Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1880, Page 4

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Me- Fappen, Manager. . ! GLASGOW, Scotland=Allon'y Amortean Nowa Arcrtuy, 1 Rentiold-at, Ts -Atncrican Hiehango, 41 #trand, te L OFVICES. Tr C om Unyerly's Thentre. Nenttorn streat, toner of Monrov, Tncagement of A.M Palmore Unlon-Square ‘Theatre Compiry, “The Danichems.” MeVicker’s Theatres, treot, botteun State and Hearborn, “All Hooteyta 'Thentres Iandolph street, bet Mark and Liq Salle. En engement of Miles’ Juvenile Opers Company. of Corneytille, Olymple Theater, Cinrk atreot. between Lake nnd Randolph, Engages mont of Thiclmun’s Burlesque Troupe, “The Lucky win ‘“ tutorinime on street, Aquatle Enter- er lndies und it 8p. tt, to alle Mand 401 We: taimuent at 10 SOCIELY 3 uinr mueting tls Tatailoent. CUAL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1880, Art eforts to harmonize the Democratic factions of the Sixteenth Vistriet of this State have so fur proved umivailing, and it is now certaln that both Filer and Eden will zo to the poll, Tha reGlection of Conzressniin Forsythe, tho Republican-Greonback candidate,aany now be counted un us certal Winve a battalion of troops were passing sOver-t woolen bridge which spans tho River Ebro, near Logruno, Spuln, yesterday, the structure gave way, precipitating the soldiers into tho river, It Is known that ono Captain, threo Lieutennnts, and seventy-ilve men were drowned. ‘Tho full oxtent of the luss of lifo hus not yet been aseortalned, ‘Tun Hox. doun C. Strenwtn, who has very neceptably represented tha Mourth District of this State In Congress for the past two yenrs, was yesterday renominated by the Republican Congressional Convention beld at Elgin. The othok candidates were Gen. Dustin, of DeKalyy + and the Hon, Jon U. Garver, of Kane County, ; Congrossman Shorwin will bo reblueted by a mn. Jority of 10,000. Anotnen riflroad aceldent is reported from England, where it appenrs stich occur- Toneesare as frequent ately ts in this country. ‘The pnssenger-tratn on tho Midland Itallway ran of tho imek between Liverpool and London, near Manebester, and two couches were badly S smashed and several passengers Injured, 81x so gorlonsly that they hud to be conveyed to the neurest hospital. Tne Touso of ‘Commons Inst night re- fured to concur in thy Lords’ amondinenta to the Employers’ Lfubility Bill, but adopted an amendment offered by ony of the members, Almiting the operation of tho bill to seven yeurs, instead of two, as was proposed by the Bencons- iletd-amendment In the Lords, The bill goes tuck to the Upper House, where It will probu- bly bo rejected, Tu steamer Hardwiek, whieh plled bo- tween Odessa, on the Uluck Sea, and Hrlstol, England, foundered at sea, and wi on board but one fireman were tort, ‘The ship's enrgo, barley, shitted during tho curly part of tho voyage, and hence tho disaster. ft was to prevent seb ucel- dents that the Grain Cargoes bill, which passed tho English House of Lords yesterday, was ine troduced by tho English Liberals. PRESIDEN sand party, which in- oluded Mrs, Huyes, Gen. and Mra. Sherman, and about w dozen othor distinguished people, ure rived in this city yesterday morning, and after n Blight ropast at the Grand Paeltio and a short re- ception took thelr departure for tha Paelfle’ Blope, At all stations on tho road Westward President Hayes was cuthusinstleally reeelyed, by vory larze gathorings of people, _—— ‘Ti striking machinists of the Milwaukee & Bt. Paul shops at Mibvaukee express great confidence in tholr ability to compel the Mult- rond Coinpiny to grant thelr dumands, hey buy that, if it Is necessary to compel compliance, thore will be a general stricto wimong the eine ployés of tha Company. The ollleersof the rom donot aeem to be inthe least seared by these threats, and there ts probably no geason why thoy shoutd, Ir Is stated that tho British Parliament™ will bo prorogued noxt Tuesday. Mr. Parnell hus not been consultedeabout the day of ade Journment, and with his obstructive followers: ho may render vw postponement absolutely hecussary, Ayoob Khan way also be up to gome tricks during tho next fow days, which may have tho eifect of prolongiug the Ives of the grouse which the SI. 1's ure so desirous of Popplog at. By the bursting of an exposed water-matn lending from a water-reservoly situated on tho top of the blll which overlooks the Cliy of Grand Raplds, Mich, yesterday morning about: Ho'ctock, 6,000,000 gallons of water were poured into the elty, Hooding the houses and cellars by the way and doing much damuge to property, lee loss ia verlously estimated nt from €&5,000 to $10.00, ‘Tho people of Grand Maptds are eagerly discusslug who a responalble for tho uceldont, . yl wb Convention reno: {nated Gey, St. John late Wednesday, and coms Dleted the Stato ticket yesterday as follows; -Lioutenant-Governor, DLW, Finney; Sceretury of Btate, Jamos Sulth; Auditor, Ud, Hones brake: Treasurer, John Francia; Attorney-Gene eral, W. A. Johnson; Superintendent of Pubilo Instruction, H.C. Spear, Shere gvems to be soine dissatisfaction with Guy. St. dobn on nes count of bis extreme temperance principles, Dut the election of the entire teket by aw larga tunjority ts curtul * in consequence of the fnelemency of the Woeathor not more thans,0 peoplo lured atte bear tho Jolnt political discuawiin between Mr, Landers and Judge Portes -ut Bouth Hend, Ind, yesterday, The Republican cundidite was int ¢xcellent trim, and elfectnally ‘denolished Mr, Fenders’ arguments ft favor of the su. cede Of the Lumoerey, aud showed that the charges brought. ugulnat tho Mepub- Mean purty were utterly baseless, Me. Landers huving charged the Iepudblicuns with detmonctizing allver, aud with having dauugure ated the use of the troops at the polly, Judge Vorter astoutshed Mr, Landers und the Demo crate present by showing that it was w Demos eratle demonetizing silver In this country, and that It swnatho Molized Democrat, Gen, McClellan, who inaugurated the use of troops nt the polls when in 182 he would allow no Marylander 10 cust his ballot until he first took the aath of allegiance. tudge Bor- tor carried the great majority of the nudrence with him, and mate ryescellentimpression, white Landers was lame nid halting in his Ulecourse, and beenme quite confused at tines, fo mich so that he went to reading a book white he bebl it upside dowa, Tho digestion will be eontinied at syne this eveniig. s. Avoow Kian’ ts represented by English mijitary nuthorities as having only 4,000 regi. Is, four rewimonts of partly-armed Ghazis, O00 cavalry, and twenty-elht sunset this report $s true, notwithetanding the advantage of. position is with Ayoot) Khan, Gen, Roberts will have Ho ditentty tn dislodging him from his present position, Previous reports, hows n wave the Afglun Chief as many as 100000 soldlers, and tt mus bo that he Is now oF felgning werkness tu order to entrap Roberts’ forve ns he did Burrows’, Grant has revently written to Sena: Bone of his plihy, charnetertstic letters, phives timselt at the diaposnl of tho Repube Venn party tn tho latter part of September, [to says that the country cannot afar to allow the Demovrntic party to get into power until every: voter in the United Stites ean votens he pleases, und ean have bf pie connbend ps it wasonst, Tt is probable that the ex-Mresident. wilt preside at one meeting to be. held In some partof this State, and nt the meeting tobe addressed in ine dlunapolis by Senater Conkling, Neve Chinamen who have been employed on the Canadian Paelile | Ratlrond narrowly: exenped with thetr lives reeently.. A rock neny oron whieh ‘thoy stood was blasted, and they were hnrled into tho air ina way whielt they ‘Two of the men Ind their skulls badly red, and) the other even were more or Jess Injured. Some Cetestials who were at creat polnt on the rend eusy wd that the ‘orem of the Job wat a dlaetple of Dents std that the binsting was a vnin trick They teled to reach bhin, but he wus too pet att iting chase, AN Insignificant and juconsegtential faction of tho ‘Tory purty, bended by stich feathers welghts aa Lord Itandotph Churehitt, 8ir Henry Drummond Woll, Lord George Hanilton, and others who owe thelr polltical existence to thelr fathers’ purses amt patronage, propose cel brathug the gadfly annoyance which they have elven Mr. Gladstono aud tho Liberal leaders during tho sexsion by n grand banquet. ‘They have invited Sir William Hureuurt, Mr. Forster, Sir Charles Dilke, uid Labouchere to the bane quet by way of a Joke. Tho Joku partakes Of the stupidity und tnsolence of its silly authors, ‘Tie Iowa Dentoerats. met in Convention nt Des Moines erday ‘ant resolved that the Clnelaant! Convention dtd wise thing In noml- nating Gen, Hancock’and Mr. English; also that Stavted with commendable good senso In adopt- ing the platform written for it by Uenry Wate terson. Tho Democrats then went throngh the form of nominating Presidential Electors and State olticers, The gatuerig was unusually burnonieus, principally becuse tho nomina- tlons wore not much sought after, The ticket will be benten by some 6,000 majority, notwith- standing the sop thrown to the tquor-dealers by tho adoption of nn anti-tempermicy resolution, ‘Tur following Congressional nominations wero made yesterduy: Tho Hon. Jon it. Rea gan (renominnted), from the First fexas Dis- trlet by tho Demoerats; Gen. Philip Cook (re- nominated), by the Democrats of the Third Georgie Districts George W. Coyhigton, by the Firat Maryland Demoerats in the place of Con- gressman Daniel M, Henry, also a Demoerat, The Deluware Itepublieans nominited tho Hon, Jolin W, Houston for Congress from that Sttte, and tho Fifth New. Jersey epublieans nom- {unted tho Hon. John MHL to: stiececd Congress inun Voorhls, alzoa Republican, Tho on, James ALM alo was renuminuited by the Second ’ 1Na of the National Board of Steam Navigation was held at Norfolk, Va., yesterday, and resolutions were passed in favor of memos rlalizing Conyress to establish a National Smeg Harbor for worthy: seumen and ollicers who bo- came perminently disabled while at tholr posts, tho eatablishinent of trilntig-ships for the edus eation of young men tor the naval and merean- Mle marine service, and also tocnact laws to regulute pilotage so ng to bring about a unlform ayatem and unlform charges. In reference.to the establishment of trilalng-ships the Bonrd pertinently remarks that ittsadisgrace that Amerlenn vessels shoul be tnanned by other than American seamen and officered by yentlue men not eltizons of the United States, Gasmerca fs again on the rampage, Tle flercely denounces tho reported agreement entered into between the reprosentatives of (he Homan Cutholls congregations and Premier De Froyelnot, and says that nothing less thu tho expulsion of alt rellglous congregations will bo sutlsfuctory to tho Trench ttepublieans, There ia overy indication of a spit in the French Cabinet on this question. Curlousis: chougt, M. Le Pere, who resigned his position as Miulster of Publia Worship rathor than enforce the Jaws aguliat the Jesuits, [snow the princi pal supporter of Gambetta, and has reeently made several violent speeches Indoraliyg the most radical Ideas of his leader, M, Coustuns, Le Pore's nuccossor, [3 also a strong adherent of Gumbotta, Mi, AND Mis. Winntam BSpleituniists hailing from Nostyn, visited Bn- gland recently on business connected with thelr © profession.” So deftly did thoy ply thelr youn Mon that thoy munayed to obtalin large sum of money and a considerable anount of proper ty from’ a Mies Davies, of that country. After she parted with ber coin and yalunbiesitdawned onthe Brutish Indy that sho was swindled by the. Spiritualists humbuge from Boston, Bho visited that elty recently, and yesterday hud the Fleteh- era arrested. Thoy then turned over to her the greater part of tho money and gools, Biss Davies returns to Hugland a sadder but mayhip av wieer womnn, and the Fletchers will hye to hold their séances In a Boston Jal cell fur some thu to come, ——_— Q Epwann S. Braga wag nomiunted by the Democratic Convention’ that met yester= day at Sheboygan as the candidate for the Fifth Wisconsin Distelet, Gon. Beayy hea practiced haw in Fond du nie slice 18), exoupt four years spent fn the Union army, which hy entered 1s a Cuptatn tn 1861, and enme ont as a Mrteadlore Genvral after Leo's surrender, Me commanded fora time the famous ald fron Brigade, that took part In many of the Licodiest tights of the: War. Bragg has always been nn actlye Demo- eratio pollichan, bls Nest appeurauce in oles bulug ad b member of tho Wiseonsin Senate, Ho wits a candidate of the War, Demovrats and tes publlenns for Congress fn 1802, aud a delegate ta tho Nemoeratio National Conventions, fa ANS and in li, Tn 1875 tha Demueratic mem bora of the Legislature supported Mrage as tholr candidate for United States Senator, amalnat Mate I Carpenter the Republlean eutiens nomics, until a fusion was tally made between the bolting Republicans and the Demo. crate, when the hitter droppod Bragg and yeted for Angus Cameron. Hag was frat elected to the Fi Mfth Congress, wil again te the Forty alxth, recelving 12380 voles, against 10285 votes for Smulth, Kepublican, aud 1,187 votes for Gude, dings, Greenbueker. Gon. Henge 1463 years of age youd lawyer, shurp debater, and’ the amaltest mn, physically, fn the present Cans Arvss, except Alexander IL, Stephons, He ls une Popular with tho Demo-Confedurates In Cone gress beeutise be, as Chnfrian of the Commit. teoan WareClulins, bas Bet hia fico resolutely: Gguinst therm, alt and siigulir, [ets persone ally popular in hls district, and bls releetion fs highly provable, Frerenrn, Mu. O'Connon did not tind a very hearty support or a Very Lirge backing tor his antl Mouse-of- Lords resolution in the British Louse of Coynmons yesterday muruing. Only four Irie sacmbors and wlno Kuglish members yuted tor tho miotion, tts ta by noted, howoyer, that the English members who yoted for thu resulutton aro sume of the ablest and wost intliential men, of the Kudlcal scution. Hesides Itradtaugt and Labouchore, who ure well known, thery were Sir Wilfrid Lawson, at tho ame time tho wit and the temperance apostle of the House; Ashton Dilke, brother of Sir Charles, and Pruprivtor and editor gf tho largest che culatlig weekly pauper in Englund, tho Loudon Dispatch; Mr. Urhied who see cepatully Id the oppositivm iu‘tho Housy to tho erection of a statuo te the Imperial in Westminster Abt Broadhurst, tho workingman, who took Dr. Kenenly's place in the affection of the miners of Stoke-upunt- ‘Teont; and Whalley, eon to the late Popery-hat- Ang, desutt-dronding member of that name, The thirteen members are probably the represenine tives of a lurger svetion of Britiah feeling than all the other members of the Monee combined. ‘There sno doubt but they will soon receive many necessions, shold the Lords continue to obstriet the texldation demanded by tho British farmer aud the [eltish workinginan, Tue meagre support given to O'Connor's: resolution it tho Commons yesterday meray, tloee not by any menns express the Indignation of the Commons at tho mutilation and rejeetion by the Houso of Lords of mensures pursed thromrh tho popiuiar assembly, Mr Arnold, a Liverat member, had given notlee of a motion of censure on the Teers for havi ted the Irfstt Compensation bil, anid ys jay, when Mr, Parnell was about to give notlee of a mos thin to make the Irish Hewistretlon bila part of the Approprintion bill, he changed his notice of matlon, toone promisiig nt resolution remon- strating awulnst tho rejection af the bill by tho Lords, at the auguestton of the Marguts of Mure tington, ‘This indicates that the Ministers will support Parnell's resointion GARFIELD ON THE TARIFF. The Pittsburg Post has recently compiled and published a statement of Gen, Gartield’s votes In Congress on the tariif, to establish the fact that that gentleman wasa Free-Trader, a Revenue-Reformer, and an AnthProtectlon- Sst, and thorefore an unsafe man for the peo- ple of Pennsylvania to support for the Presl- deney, Ever sluce the publication of .this compilation by the Post that paper hag been Diovinthrg after the usual Demoeratte rate, and echattengiag all Republican orators and newspapers ty publish tt, and thus expose Cartel as aT rader, One of tho mipers this ddattened nereed to republish the Post's reeord, and in so doing wmunerel- fully attached to: It Garfield's record on the tari prepared by the National Demoeratic Committee; the jwo documents rend very: strangely when placed «stile by stile, The Post's record seeks to proye Garfield to be a Free frader, while Gariell'’s record, as prepared by the Democratle Com- mittee and published in the Democratic caut- paign text-book, proves him to be a raseally Protectionist! ‘The fact is, the Democrats of Pennsylvania ave all Protectlonlsts, and, hay ing trothing else to nectise Garteld of, declare Hin: to be at Free-Traders; on the other hand, the Democrats a3 a party, and outside of Pennsylvania and oother a manufacturlug States, are Free-Traders. ‘The National Democratic panphilet was not Intended for distribution [nh mantfacturing States and dls- triets, and therefore assalted hime as an une wodly Protectlonist, ‘The publieation of the two recorls—both Issucid by Democratic an- thority, one denounelng Gartield asa Free- ‘Frader and the other as a Protectionist— have rendered the Democratic twaddle on that subject completely ridiculous not only in Pennsylvania, but alse tn all other parts of the country, Tho Aimertenn tarlif has become a question to be determined notby abstract theoriys, but upon substantial extsting facts, “No person In the United States advocates that Free ‘Trade shall bo made tho National policy fin this country, As aitheory and as a ques- tlon of abstract prinelple, it tins its admirers, nud there are persons who think If the world #enerally, aut fuman interests, hopes, and minbitions, were much nearer perfection than they are, that universal freedom of trade would ben material advance towards the mll- Jennlum, . In the absence of such s condition of perfectibility, intelligent men, scholars, ud practical statesmen address themselves to the conskleration of 9 taritl DIL just as they would to any other question of practtenl taxation, Pennsylvania does not tex farm: lands inor mortgages, “and in both particulars Pennsylvania shows her wisdom: but Penisylvania, having coal and. iron and steel to sell, demantis. the most pro- hibitory taxation on all coal and iron and steel produced outs of Pennsylvania, New Engtand manufactures cotton cloths and Is setting them in England, Germany, and Belglum at prices which give them preference over the cotton cloths produced in those countries; at the same time New En- gland demands prohibitory taxation on all cotton manufactured. outsie of New Ene gland,. but would by inunensely gratified If she could fmport coal from Nova Seotia free of tax, ‘These Instances will serve to tlus- trate the wonterful variunce of tnterests which are Involved in the preparation aud ad- Justment of a tarlit low, ‘The question whether we must have taxa ton bya tart is not an open one in this country, ‘That question was closet by the Denveratle party In 18c0," In that year the majority of tho Democratte lenders and a majority of the Democratte States concluded that they would dissolve the Union, and if thelr purpose was opposed thoy would Lnstl- tute a war and accomplish the end: by fores. ‘The War took plrce; ahatt nilllion of yes were suerifeed, and the Unlon expended six nd imiiiions of dollars to preserva an Nutlonailty, Tis “immense ex. venditure necessitated oing, . creating 0 debt,.and required the payment of interest on tint debt, and an annual expend ture exceedlig thirty millions of dollars for pensions, Vho last Domocratte President, In turning over tho Government to his Re- bubjlenn successor tn 1861, also turned over a elvit war, with twelve of the present States in deélured rebellion, and the, functions of the Natlonnl Government wholly suspended, Within their limits, ‘lo enrry on thnt War, to pay Its expenses, to pay prinetpal and titers est on the gigantic debt, the Government was compelled to resort to taxation to an ox tent previously unknown to the American people, It was the vost of getting the Goy- ernment outol the possession of the Demo- eratic party and Democratle traitors, and of preserving the Union to bless the present mul future generations of Iberty-loying people to whom It had become thu Jast hope and the Tost asylum from general despotism, ‘Tho tariif, as a menns of ralsing revenue, was neeessintly enlarged both as ta the ob- Jeets of taxation and the rate of taxation; and ateach session the original seals of duties Was oxtended to include now objects, and the rates of duties were also Merensed, In thls way there grow wpa tariif of enormous proportions, which of necessity was protect {ve even to prohibition In many things, After the War, the necessity forrevenue cone tluuing, tho duttes were -further Increased, Stee 1870, however, thore have been imodifi- cations, but principally by fits and. starts, ‘Tho frue Nat has been hicrensed, wise some fustances and stupidly In others. ‘The average rate of duty has been considerably reduced, but the tarlif as It stands Is an exe truordiary and disgraceful plece of legisine ton, made up of shreds and patches, and de- annul, Independent of all questionsof pro- tvetlon, a thorough reviston to relleve tt of Inconsistencies and absurdities, Jn dealing with auch a question Gen, Gare Held has acted Mntelligently always; he has voted to, relieve the Jaw of many crudities and ditculties, and generally endeavored to render the tarlif more perfeet ag a system for ralsing revenue without doing ylolenco to the existing Iiterests which were dependent on {t, Ho has not voted to make the tari a incre legbslallye prohibition of tinports; but ho hus voled to mike it productive of the largest, possible revenue consistent with the Jeast possible disturbance of -exfating conditions of trade, labor, and the yarlous bie terests of the wholv country, For these votes led by all the extrem whose tea of statesmanship means anim hestlating agreement with thelr particular opinions, ‘Thus the Southern Free-'frade Democrats and some of their Northern asso- ciates pertinacionsly insist upon the repeat of the taxes on whisky and lobaveo, beeause these are necessaries of Ife, Inreely pro: duced fu their acetion; white, on the other hand, some of the extreme Protectlonists of Pennsylvanta of both parties favor the re- peal of tho taxes on the same articles, and they do thls because, to proditece the needed revenue, the defcieney will have to be made up from additional dart iaxes on coal, fron, steel, and othor articles. din Congress made up of men of these op- posing oplulons and representing opposlig Interests, Gen, Gurtield’ has devoted his ef- forts to procure fntelligent and consistent leagtstation that had forfts general object the hest interests of the whote country and the protection of the speetal Interests of all see. tions against studidon, violent, and unjust disturbances, Such is the dietate of that fue telligent statesmanship whieh Ins marked the whole public tte of Gen. Garfield, A PIECH OF PARTISAN FOLLY. A certtin amount of enthusinsin is com- mendable in a party organ, and a good deat of exaggeration may. be tolerated compla- cently during a political campaign, But netual lies and gross perversion are alivays evidence of malles or Ignorance. Mr. Trune bull has not matertally alded the Democratic ease nor contributed to his own chances for election by givitg currency to statements which ate promptly refuted by the reeords, nor will the State Register, of Springtield, earn the confidence and gratitude of Demo- erats by publishing such silly stuil as the fol- lowing patagraph contains: All the appenrnnecs Indicate that the Demac- racy will sury, Hitneds this fall | We shall cere tainly dose if the Demvcrats of the State do thelr whale duty, whieh Is to sus, if they tnke. Palys to get tho Tull strength of the party to the vil. Some Democrats are doing what thoy cult auiet work,” which is nif well enou Tt nos mxly should be deluded with tho Idea that tho Republicans are not awake to tho full tmpor- tings of the election, or with the iden that any portion of the Republican vote will not be polled. ‘The otivhotders and thy oflive-hanters are busy In the campaign now, and thoy will not cease thelr efforts until the polls vlose on the night. of th lection. Their elforts must be resisted by Democrats who are willing to work for the suc- cess of thelr principle: the State ft will b iudividual Democrats in ench town, ward precinct: 1Cwe fail to carry the Stute Iwill be becuse this work 1s not done, ‘The State of Iiinois ts in control of the Democrate, and thoy ean win it or logo it as they choose, What ts to be gained by absurd predictions of this kind? ‘They do not earry with them the alr of conviction and they are so palpably in contilet with all the probabilities that thoy deceive noboily. Hardly any politleat event Is less likely than that Hilneis will go Democratic this fail, ‘Tho conditions of this yen are hot nearly so favorable to Democratic success in this Stata as they were In 1870, aut It Ig.searcely necessary to recall that re- sult, Indeed, It fs not worth while to go Inte any figures to demonstrate tho needless ab- surdity of sueh a prediction, If tt be the purpose of the Democratie organs In Mtnols. to galn votes from that class of eltlzens who seek to range themselves on the winning side, they will find such effect of thetr ritientous nulaelty completely neutralized by the loss of tho votes the Democrats will incur wong citizens who are {ntelli- gent enough to recognize at lirst elince the emptiness of this vain boasting, Indeed, we have given the Regiater’s prognostication nore prominence in this Issue than it woth have if It were kept standing in the columns of tho Springtlell newspaper throughout tha entire eampulgn, beeause wo believe It will netually reduce the Democratic vote. Ity glaring improbabillty ts of slgnifleance, be- enuse It will cnable Intelllgent people to put a proper esthnate upon ‘tha Democratic brag- glug thatis golng on all over tho country, ‘Asa rule, It all has about tho same basis that the above paragraph has, Moreover, partisan folly is always dlsgusting te hnpartial peo ple, and, as a speelmen thereof, we wish ‘une bounded cireulation might be given to the Reyleter’s brillant effort in that line, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DEMOORATIO METHODS. There appenrs to be little or no difference In the methodsof the Southern and Northern Bourbons in their conduct of the pending polliical campaign, ‘Lhe Northern wing have not advanced so far in ways and means to dlsfranchiso Republicans as the Southern, because they have a class of men to deal with who will not tolerate il, nor do they dare to openly and unblushingly stuf ballot-boxes, having n wholesome fear of Election laws, which aro not tead letters In the North as they are in the South; but in vielunce and personal assaults thelr methods are precisely shnilar, a8 0 fow MMustrations will show, In Alabama, during the recent canvass for State offlcers, not only the Republlean but the Greenback meetings were broken up, tho speakers driven from tho stands, and the listeners dispersed by armed mobs, ‘he sane tactics are now pursued in Georgin and Misslssippl, and no Republican enn ad dress n mevting except at the peril of his life, We have already printed the statement of the United States Inspector of Customs ut Brazorla, who was driven out of ‘Texas for daring to uddress a Republlean meeting, In South Carolina, where the campalgn Is Just openhiy, the Red-Shirt organizations aro: bee {ng revived. ‘The Alken Joernal, published in a lovality where those Red Shirts were peenllarly successful In thelr Infamous busi- ness two years ngo of attacking ant break- Ing up Republican meetings and driving prominent Republicans out of tho State, re- contly says; The Itadicnls hayo called fora State Conven- Hon, to meet at Columbia on the 2d of Septems | ber, ‘The Convention will put outa Ktnte und Congressional tleket. Immediately thereafter ‘y county in the Stato will ple aefull county Mekeb In the fehl. Alken County, in point of white and black population, belug one OF tho closest In the State, will como in tor a irge shure of attention, When he dealres ta bo #0 the negro is notoriously rceret. fle does everything at night, when the whites are asleep, Mis fondera tro still-hintors. ‘Tho Garileld a arthur Clib in Alken nukes consuterable buatie, wutitatekes us that all thistle but part of 4 deep and well-lald scheme to attract our atten: tuon to them, and keep us decelved ny to the rent orgunizations, Tho negrocs aro forming ull over the county, It thon behooves tha Dempe crate ta xo to work wt once nnd forestall tho pling of tho Hadicaly, ‘Tho test thing ta be done fs to reorganize the Hed-Shirt, mounted cluba, Let overs niceting, Domovratioor Hade feal, be Cully attended by thon, ‘These Ned-Shirt organizations are made up of mounted and fully armed compnntes of the ex-Confederate soldiers, who ride about from place to place wherever a Republican meeting is ta be held, and break it up by force, and visit’ prominent Republicans at night In squads and drive them from thelr homes, and usually out of the county where thoy reside. They aro recognized by the State Government ag militia, and uo penalty attaches to thelr Jawless acts, In these re speets the Bourbons of the worth aro closely following in. the footsteps of tha Southern Kuw-Klux. In statue, the other day, a Repub- lican procession was attacked by a mob of Democrats armed with sticks and stones, aud dispersed.” At ‘Toledo, O,, nlght before last, ®& ward organization marching to a Re publican rally was attacked with yol- leys of clubs, atlcks, stones, and brick- bats, thrawn by o crowd of Demoerats who yelled, “Sing ’em, boys!” “Hurrah for | Jancock and English??? In this disgraceful, business Indlana outdoes even Yazoo. At New Albany, the athor evening, gangs of Bourboris left a Landers meeting and com- menced an dndiseriminate attack upon Re- publivaus, knocking them down and beating 1 1 them, In Pt have been broken up. Speakers have been knocked down and beaten, A prominent hela of Petersburg, who was so dls- usted with the roflanty conduet of his associates that le enme over to the Repub- Heans, was driven from ils home by an armed mob beeause of Is change of polit- feal views, No nexro ts safe from violence {n Southern Indiana who dures to utter his pulitical optntons, and very few of them are even allowed to work for a Iving upon the farms, ‘These ure tho men who re si porting Landers for Governor, applaud his ranting, and usually close thelr meetings by gelling drunk ant assaulting peaceable cll- izens, In somo parts of Indiana whenever a Republtean meeting ts to beheld thespeakers fre notified, Just ats they are in Alavania or Mississippi, that they must not attend, If they do, then'the meetings nre broken up. ‘The mettiods of the Northern and Southern Bourbons ave very slmitar, but the results Will bo different. The Northern Bourbons ard dentlng with 0 diferent sort of inen, and thetr violence will react upon themselves. It makes no votes for the Bourbons, but it adds yotes to the Republicans, x8 will be shown by the result in November. ‘There ty & large class of voters, even In tho Denveratle ranks, who will not patiently folerate the Yazou methods in Northern poll- tics, ‘They may be suceessfully practiced in tho South, where, Republicans are too weak to defend their rights and the ninss of them too Ixnorant to assert them, but in the North there will bea protest. It may not be felf tn the return of violence for viotenee, for the Republican party Is the party of law anil orders but it will be felt where It will have the most effect, ant that is at the polts, ‘These methods only’ show how desperate and hopeless ts the condition of the Demo- cratic cutse% the North. A party that has to resort to clubs and stones fur arguments Is already beaten, —_—. S0HOOL-BOOKS IN THE SOUTH. Tne Triuxe has already directed the nt- tention of Its readers to tho character of the text-books prepared especlally for the use of the sehouls, both public and private, in the South, ant given some signifleant extracts from the “New School History of the United States of Amertea,” written by J. S. Black- vbura, of Virginia, and W.N. MeDonnid, of Kentueky, and published by W, J. G. Dulany & Co.,, of Baltimore. Among other things it teaches the Southern youth to venerate Jotin C. Cathoun and revere the prinelples he ad- voented; to rank Lee with Washington; to regard the German and Irish eltizens who fought for the Unton as * European mer- cenarles” and tho “trash of Europe,” aud to belleve that the Southern people wero “struggling for liberty, and only falled In thelr glorlous effort because they were nob united, ‘These few references will serve to reenll the churnecer of the “I Istory,” which deliberately perverts feta unl endeavors Uroughout to fnenleate in the minds of the Southern chlldren the same prejudices, and the sane animosity te the people of the North and the National Government, which thelr fathers cherished, ‘The Cinelunath Conuneretat has recently expose nyother of the Southern text-books, which Is a fitcompanton to the Istory”? from which we have quoted. It Is edited by Jolin G, James, Superintendent of the Texas Milltary Instliute, and entitled “'The South- ern Student's Mandbook of Selcetions for Reading and Oratory.” It Is made up of ex- tracts from specehes, poems, and essays by publle men and writers of the South, and thexe extracts have been selected with a view to firing the inflammable mind of the South; ern youth, ‘The openlug selection ts by Alex- ander H, Stephens, in which he yaunts the “unsyllied public character” of the Southern, people with. refreshing Indiiference to the taint of treason and the disgrace uf repudia- tion which rests upon several of the Southern, States, “Southern Reconstruction”? is the title of a contribution trom Mr. Linton Stephens, In whieh tho-vatidity of tho eon- stitutional amendinents ts disputed on the ground that they were notlegally ratified, Mr. Stephens hotds thatthe Southern Legistatures which Jomed in the ratifeation of these amendments were “spurious,” and that, sch belng the ense, the amendments did not re- celve tho requisil approval of three-fourths of all the States, It is not at all impossible that Mr, Linton Stephens, If alive, may be one of the new Supreme Judges In the event of Democratic success, tor It Is the wel known purpose of the Southern leaders to order such reconstritctlon of tne Supreme Court as may be necessary to set aside the constitutional amendments adopted since the War ond sueh other Natlonal legislation ns the South desires to reject. In the menn- time the youth of the South must be edu- ented to lovk upon these amendments as null and vold, In order that, at any (me when tho Deinserats shall como tnto power, the neces- sary Influenee my be at hand to uproot the results of the War. ?Ben HM also figures in this schvol-book In n,speeeh declur- Ing that there are no Confederates tn Con- gress, and that the Southern’ people alone have been true to the Constitution, A cons tribution by W.C. 2. Breekinridge predicts that the tine will come when men who are how regarded ag traltors will figure tn Amer- {ean history as the real patriots uf the coun try, and Leo will occupy a higher place thgn, Cromwell does In Engtish history, “Con- ‘federate Soverelgntics,” “inajestic Ideal of n. Sovereign ‘Stute,” “equals among equals,” “Hex sovereignty,” tho “Godlike Juck- son,” aro samples of tho expressions which abound In this volume of Southern oratory, served up to the youth of the South as a joel of rhetoric and principle, If an American svbool reader were com- piled from the Union speeches exclusively, the peaply of the South would point to {tin confirmation of thelr favorlt delusion that the Northern peopte hate them. Yet there would be tnilnitly more justitication for such 1 text- book than there ts for fts Southern counter- part, A Northorn reader constructed upon the sane plan would have the justitication of promoting the Natlonal scuthnent, inewleat Ing a devotion to the Unton, condemning hu man slavery, and denouncing secession anit treagon, whereas the manifest purpose of tho votune In question {3 to bring the National Idea into contempt, foster n false pride in the effort to destroy the Union, and fnstlll In the youthful minds of the South an enduring sectional hatred of those wha preserved the Government, Is tt safe or prudont to com- mit the administration of National uffairs into the hands of a people who are Instruct. {ng the growing generation to dispute Nu onal sovereignty ? Ann now Germany Is sick of the excluslyo gold standard, In:Germany gold and silver were legal-tender money, equally, until after the French war, when her statesmen permit. “ted thomselyes to be seduced Into tho de monetization of sliver, and Into making Rol tho exclusive standard, In 1875's opera- tlons under this change began, Tho silver of the country was called in and was sold for gold, and this gol was colned for the new national standard, ‘The sudden offer of several nundred millions of dollars’ worth of silver As bullion Msturbed the relative value of the two mictuls, and enused that decline in silverwhich has to some extent existed ever since, The loss to Germany on tho exchange from silver to gold has been yarlously esti anated at from forly to sixty iilliona of dollnrs, At all events, the losy was so great that the Government censed to call In the silver, leaving some one Iundred and forty millions of — silver thaters still outstanding, and which were continued as Iegal-lunders, Tho attempt to keep up the gold standard has been a fatture from the first. The gold as fastns it was coined was drawn away from Germany, and a limited isste of legal-tender paper was authorized, The German export trade has been ninte- rinlly injured by the new tariff, ‘The con- tinued shipment of gold to the United States ns been of some trouble to all the States of Europe, but the drain of gold fram Germany has so reduced the stack in that country that the banks have been conspelled to ayall them- eelyes of the legal option, and are now pay- ing ‘out to their creditors the legat-tender thaler pieces. In the menniine, Germany ig disgusted with the single-standard abor- tion, and there Is a general demand upon the overnment ta undo the folly of the past sive yenrs so fur as Is possible, and to restore not only tho bimetallic system, but also to resume the coluage of national silver of full legul-tender value, Tim New York Hrentuy Post has an ap- preciytive nottco of Sanford 2, Gifford, written evidently by one whe know him well. Mile methad of punting was to study hla subject well, tuake alt his preparations, and then watt fora favorable day,—a time whieh bls physieal condition, bis inood, and the werthor all com bined to make sultatle, When that day came he entered his studio soon after sunrise, locked. the door, and worked until just before sunset, resting only a few minutes at noon for a frugal Juncheon of bread and colfee. If any visitor called there was no unswer to his knocking. Nelthor friends ner potentutes could gain ade inission te (ifford’s studio on that first. grent day when for ten, eleven, or twelve consecutive hours he was getting his pleture on canvas. He was tho painter of tho Indlun summer, and it ils subject wis Europenn it was the beauty of 0 Greek day, or of an Talla sunset. But whon on an occasion he heard that somebody had sald he could not patnt snything but warmth, tho charge so nettled hhin that he tminediately pro- duced the inpreasive “ Kaaterskill Cove 'Twl- Ught." Buccesaful, howover, as this venture was, ho ald not care to pursue It furthor. a Emsny Stonns gave the sober sides of Philadetphin a spechnen of what a political speech cun be, Munday night, Sume of bis good polnis weres Fama Repabilenn. The publican. ‘The Lord was postponed my birth so. hite I ntover had woe casion to vote the Demueratic tleket. Your Chalrmun 1s right tn saying Fwas a sup. perter of-Gen, Grant. | was, wid in enlliug me a Kudwart foam. LAnpli know fu more always been a Ite- y good to me, and degrees in Republicanism thin in eggs, [Laity ter} TL re Ja no atich thing as a middling good. mit tuighter.} ‘There is no relative anism, Ho conservitian, no radicalism, Ime the poole want a change. 80 do dane thore, A china p Gariekd. 1 would like this aw ndlxtinetion, u clear tine of tween tho Demoeratio purty and 3. ‘There isn grent distinction to bedrawn, There ure thousinds of Democrats better thin their purty,-nono worse. ‘There is ngreat diference betweeu having the simall-pox and being the small-pox. — To the Estttor of The Chicago Tribune. Ciicago, Sept. 2-—-WIl Tie ‘Trimuss please tell us (1) what Democratic State Legisin= (tres, If any, voted to adapt tho ‘Toirteenth Amendmentto tho Constltudon of tha United States? and (2) In what States were tho resol tions of former Repnbiican Legislature: ‘proving the umendinent repeated or att to be rescinded by succeeding Democratic IsIntures? G Repunsican. ‘Tho answer js direct. (1) No State Loglsluture In whtett tho Democrats had a mnnjority in elthor Thousy voted to ratify tho Thirteenth Amond- inent. Inno Sinte Legislature did the Demo- eratle mumbora as a body, or beyond a few ox ceptions In a few States, vote to ratify tho tunendinent, (2) Tho Democratic Legislatures of Ohio and of New York, at a subsequent time, pussud resolutions withdrawing the ratification whieh had previously been adopted by iepul ean majorities in tho Legislatures of those States, a Atnunt D. Siraw, the United States Con- sul at Liverpool, now homo on a visit, told a res porter of tha New York Zrilame whut, in his Jitdgment, were tho special advantuges pose seated by Englishmen In the manufacture of textilo fabrics. First, tho humidity of tho ell- ninta Is fayorable. Secondly, the construction of their mills Ie better than thit of American manufacturers, They build weaying-sheds one story tn hight with glass roofs, The faunda- tlons ure solld and substantiil, Theso sheds give p bettor ight than cin be obtained in any butting in stories, and tho sotld foundations prevent the vibrution of the machinery, ‘Thirdly, there Is a distinct class of operatives, content to follow the business from generation to generation, and thelr skill is consequently higher thin Umt of American —Inborers, Fourthly, ehoup capital keeps the mills moving ata yery low rite of protit. a Cor. Mosny writes home to a friend thathe has been treated sn desertor by his Southorn acquaintinces and neighbors ever .sinee ho Jolied tho Republican party, The South his Inutated Saturn in devouring bls own children, Longstreet 1a another who his sufered, Col, Mosby continues: * Gen, Longstreet—who In the last dcone of the great drame might have sald, with almost ag much truth as Ney did on tho frozen banks of tho DBercsina, ‘1 am tho rear guard of the Graud Army "hug been discovered to huye been nosoldler at all, As Longstreet Is now 8 Republican and hte great antagonist on that event{iut fleld ts the Democratic candidate for tho Presidency, [ have no doubt but that bee fore tho close of tho campaign tho Southorn People will be persuaded to believe that it was Hancock and not Lonystrogt who ted the Vir- glalans in that fmimortal charye that will forover rank them on glory’s page with those who won, the trophies of Marathon and Thermopyhe,." ‘Tits following letter was written by Gen, Grant to Gen, John A. Logan, not long? ago, in response ton Invitation extended to the ex- Drealdent to preside nt a Garfield and: Arthur imngs-mecting to be held in New Yorks b SPRINGS, Colo, Aug, 12, 1880,—M¥ Logan: Ulett this place two wooks axo tor extended tour through Ban Luts Vark and tho Gunnison country, and hence have only Just received yeur fetter of the féth ith of duly.” Lwillbe golng Rust tho latter part of September, und will gladly attend any meeting tutuaided to furthor tho Buccess of tha tckot headed by Gurtleld and Arthur. 1 agree with you thut twill not de to be beaten now. We should never bo beaten untll every tan who counts, or represents thoso who count tn the eniineration, to give representation ju the Eleetort College, can cast his vote. Just as he plvanes and can buye it counted Yours truly, : os Crnvus W. Finn, In explaining to a re- porter why be had withdrawn from tho Directo- ry of the Munhattan Rallway Company, told a good story druwa from the Reccher cuse, It svome that during tho progress of the triul one of tho lawyers asked Bir. Beecher if be would be willing to hold # eonferonco on Bunday, “O yes,” he replied; “and 1 haye good warrant for that, because the Holy Buok justifies tho pulling of tho ass outof the pit on Sunday, and Lam suro Ll know of nobody who could have got into adeoper pit or baye been a bigger ass than I have been tn this case.” Mr, Field wouldn't go into particulars, but be did consent to any that, while ho was selling out of the Manhattan, ho wus buying inte the New York Company, —————— Grex, Burnen's affection for the BSolkt South (sof recent date. In 182 he wrote and had publicly posted In New Orleans the fullow-" ing orders Heanquantens Derantaent ov run Guir, Nuw Ou.“ann, Muy 1, 1502,—General Order No. 24? As tho oltcers and wdldiurs of the United States huve been subjected to repeated Insults from tho women (calling themselves: faaion of Now Orleung, in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our pitt, It ie ordered that Hereafter, when any femule shall, by won, gesture, or movement, Insult or show contempt for any oflicer or soldicr of the United States, sho shall ba regarded and held tinblo to be treated us an woman of the town plying bor vocation, By command of dfuj.-Gen, Butler, Grondy C. Strona, Assistant Adjutant-Guneral, Chief of Stam, ——————— ‘THe great-granddaughter of Patrick Henry isin distress, itis ead that tho yreat-grand- daughter of Patrick Henry 1s In diatreas, But gratitude ia not any more hereditary in this country'than government or genus, a it ns ho wast 8. Grant, Kevr.en has an extra-good cartoon in the lust number of Puck, Hancock, Lamar, Don Mill, Wade Hamptoa, and Wiliam H. Barnum ure represcuted inspecting “The Democrutio Curlosity Shop." In tho foreground stare th Homoeratta war-horse, aheudivsn donkeys yee ing two ends and tails, one jube urth. Initution,” and tha other “gorth— rlyhta and sewed togethor tn tho middle. Haneock, at sight of this monstrosity, exelatn Seott) Am 1 to he the hend of tate” tleles In the museum are repadinn elaye-tracking blood-hound, lamp-po: for negroes, rails ridden by Unlon men, dlapatches, the rag-taby, Andersay wos Bovth's pistol, dell Divs’ hi ote. treat. Other are U bunts, eallowey Cipher. VINE wisotee Peskin ote, —— ‘Tur heads of the two great parties hava who have tailed the beon measured by hattera, reautlta thu J, A. Garfield... Chestor A. Arthur .., Total Repubtt I W.R Tyuneueke. eesti W. HL Engllslives Total Demoerntio bead. ) Repabiean majority Since learning that Mr. English has at hicad, Indlann ttepublicans believe tu phrenolegy, Drowto Exantai, of {ndianapolis, do clined an tnvitation to a politienl barbecue with tho remark: “Circiimetances will huedly: tuhalt of my Ieaving this post ot beer" £0 tt ie post of danger.” Ie tds, We aro contdentty counting on the vote of tho great Empire State." Just so; and the Democrats In the wreat, Empire State aro “eonttdentiy counting” on tho voto of the grent Hoosier State. It's surprising how Democrats * edpiitently count" on States ata distanco, whieh they don't personally: know anything about, Cart, Eans fs urged by the Californians to try his ship-railway schoine ono simul sen eon, the Columbia River, whero the Government jg, grubbing ata canal that will require ten years for its completion. Tho ships required to be transported there would be of only 40 tons buy. den, If Capt. Ends coulda't euery them hy would not be able'te do anytitng yhih ocean steamablps. The Government might give ping trian! on a small scale. * a Tint chief objection to Capt. Howgnte, who has been urged for the head of the Signal Serv. fee, eeema to be that he did not come out af the West Point red-tupo faetory. Neither did Gen, Myer, for tho matter of thats Judging from experience, the leas red-tive thre t4 nour the Weuther Burean the better, It {30 growlng ine stitution, and ought not to be crumped by old fogy prejudices, = ——<——<— Vermont will be taken in out of tho eotd next Tucsday. The canvass bas been very active, The Republican mujority was 1st, and has ranged from that down to 1878. Anything more than 20,000 will be publenn gain, The Green Mountain State can be dopented on to plteh the key right for tho musio of tho future in Noyembe CoLLoguy of 2 Philadelphia Press reporter with Judge Jeremiah 8 Muck, Aug. 30: “Do you look upon Ger. Gaetlelt as being ag Atrong jemitn a his purty could have vominuted, Jul 4, dntellectualty be ts the strongest man, and mente he is tho equal of any man Intho party." ed “Avartand free ballot is the pledge of tho Demouracy to this country."—en Buller, And how has that pledge been redeemed? Ast, d. WH. Randall, Gen. Wenver, and the other Greenback oritors who stumped Alubata in duly. Ask uw half x milllon distranchised colored votors in tho Southern Sta’ ee Tum Inte Dr. Jackson, of Massachusetts, was awarded # prize of 2,600 franes hy the French Academy for tho discovery of otherizas Hon, but an equal prize was given to Dr. W. T. G. Morton for the application of etherlzation to surgical operations; and neither of tho benelle clarics was satleticd with the result, a ite bs Tris suggested that a singular phenome non connected with the famous statue of Meme hon nt Thebes, which has been tho cause of “much speculation fur centuries, finds a setentifiar solution fn the prper rend by Prof. Alexander Bell on the production and reproduction of sound by imenns of Ight. ———— "A FEW days since m voto for President was tiken on board of 2 train of curs on the way from ludlanapotiste Colmbua. ‘Tho poll stood: Garilekl, 31; Mnncock, 27; “Oreentnck,” t Upon inquiry, it was ascertained that Gen Weaver was aboard the train. “Tr is the educated few who do all tho mischief fn polities,” says Gen, Butler, A cun- ning apology for tho Solid South, but will not answer, Tho Ignorant many there ure epithe leans, and tho educated feWFare bulldozing Democrats, A connesrospest of, the Graphite in At Jegbony City tas culled bis tom-eat Afacheth, be eituse: + Moethought Cheard a voice, ery Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep, ——— es Tur Prince of Wales has written to Lady Coutta that “he hopes sho will not clo brilllant carcer by a gravo mistake." The young seapegrico hus becomo moral, The idea of murclage {8 shocking to hin. Miss Vad ir saw or heard sonic thing about Viscount Dupplin in London that made her change ber win Papa doesn't ol Ject to buying a title, but he davsn't care to buy «rake along with It. Bey Burien says: “My experience hot been that in giving a man a Federat oltieo one makes ninetyentne enemies and ane ingrate,* Can Boss Slinmons be the “ Ingrate “D—x the man whe won't stand by his friends!" is an objurgation Mr, English should have saved for tho duy after ulvction, Iris a long time since Coffes-Pot Watlace has prophesied that funcock would surely carry Pounsylyania. ‘THat was a good jest of Storrs’ about his destring 0 change—from Hayes to Guruivld. Dub will Mayes like it? PERSONALS, “Spenking of fences reminds mo that mine are down."—H, F, Huticr. * Sim THden would be s better man In my Pinco,"—Ashmead Burtictt, One Mason will never cheat another! vompotitiye drills be excepted. We are afraid that tho mastodon will tum out tobe oflly a St. Loula girl's slipper. “T seo that Maud 8, fy nlrenly playlng ny okt gumo of n farewoll tour,"—Goldsmith Matd. ®The Unton must be preserved, "The last bateh of bait you aunt works splundidly,"—"icor President Wheeler, “Tt Is cheaper to keep a cow than: to boy milk."—2, Franklin, It 18 ntao cheaper to ive upagirithan to keep her in cundy."—Cyrw Field, Mr, Webb Hayes has not “been heard of lately, and thero fs tn dmpreaston abroad that his pass botweon Toledo and Washington bes explred, : Miss Sara Bernhardt will be accompanied to thisvountry by her eon, 1f anybody who reads this Item wants an oxplanation of it they must welto to Kara, The business of this columa Js to etute fucta, not to give oplitons. An American youth has gained tho first prize ut tho Parts Conseryutolro of Musto for Playing on the trombone, It tam grent credit to this country thut peo plo baye to cross tho occes to cupture prizes of that churuotor, Mr, Henry Irving, tho “English actors offered to come to thlgcountry for §2,500a lhl, but hia torms wore not accopted. Mr. ie bus oyidently mistakon hiv profession, Suc unlimited cheek Is lost outstdo of tha map bude ness. Mike Tobin, a retired prize-fghtor of Troy J duscribed by a loval paper as living peacefully hu little cottage With an uged aunt, * Selonled suld: “Go to the unt, thou stusgant,” bat tbls Is belleved to. be tho first {ustunce of » slugwet golng to his auut. ‘The Marquis of Anglesey, on whose a count Ini, Wetmore died at Paris, has been ree siding since bis marrluge tu Albemarte street, Piccadilly, bride da a pretty, plump wounds with blue eyes, Llonde hulr, and a wild aul aintuble expresstou af countonauce. As for tho Marquis, be bas the scusuul look of most of the é