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I;' -*"f :*y'-^"ix^. j*u_••£. :••* ?*r£**f ̂ V«|f ^"s*^ ,*&*< ,; ?|i ̂ ̂: TRUE SVOBT OF THE LETTERS. KULUOAIf . .: (Washington Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. The nomination of James O. Blaine as the Republican candidate for President of tthe United States recall® the famous and exciting scenes of June, 1876--overweight .years ago. Blaine was then a candidate for the Presidential nomination. He was a member of the House of Representatives. He was acknowledged to be far in the lead in the Presidential race, and but for the ex­ posure of what are known to history as the 'MniKgun letters he would probably have fbeen nominated. THE BEGINNING OF THE PLOT. Some time in April or «arly in May pro­ ceeding the June in which the Republican ^convention met at Cincinnati, Mr. J. D. .Harrison, of Indiana, an implacable enemy ithen as now to Blaine, caused to be printed :in the Cincinnati Commercial a charge •which very seriously affected Mr. Blaine's integrity. Harrison was a director, repre­ senting the United States, of the Union •Pacific Railroad. The burden of the •charge briefly stated was that the Union iPacific Railroad had charged to some one ;$64,000 of the bonds of the Fort Smith ;.ind Little Rock Railroad of Arkansas, and "that the real beneficiary was James G. .Blaine. A quadrilateral of newspapers, which are now, stiange to say, zealously -supporting Blaine [because they believe ithat his innocence has been fully estab­ lished), rung the changes on the charge •until public opinion forced Blaine to ask ;for a committee of investigation. The in­ vestigation was ordered by the Judiciary Committee, of which the Hon. J. Proctor IKnott, of Kentucky, was Chairman. As the investigation proceeded a sub-committee itook more active charge of it, of which the Hon. Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, was Chair- jnan. Nothing of any special importance de­ veloped until one Warren Fisher, of Boston, .•and the now famous Mr. Mulligan were •summoned. Fisher had in his day been •quite a prominent speculator in railroad :securities. In the Little Rock and Fort • Smith Railroad transaction he acted as the •confidential agent of Josiah Caldwell, who, :it was charged, was the man that gave Blaine the $64,000 of stock. Caldwell was :at the time in Europe, and it had been im­ possible to secure a service upon him. Mulligan, of whom more hereafter, had .been bookkeeper for Fisher. Up to the •time of the arrival of Fisher and Mulligan, Blaine had met every accusation against him, and the bent of the investigation com­ mittee was to make a report of exoneration. Fisher was first placed on the witness-stand. It was evident at a glance, whatever might have been his capacity herefore, he was re- •duced through alcoholism to almost a wreck. His mind seemed to be gone. His .memory was impaired, and his testimony wholly unsatisfactory. MULLIGAN. Then «ame Mulligan. As his name indi- •cates, he was a terrier, chuck full of Celtio '.blood. He was a spare built man, with a malicious look in a blue eye well back in his head, a small red face more oval than .-angular, with an intensity of expression de­ noting hate and malice. At first his inclina­ tion was to be evasive. Then questions were put to him which gave evidence he had been well coached. He was itching to unload, but his cunning had planned so as to make it appear that secrets were being extorted rather than confessed. One day in Tthe course of his testimony he indicated he had some very interesting documentary tes­ timony. Following this a day or two after Mr. Mulligan made his appearance before 4he committee in a state of great excitement. He said that Mr. Blaine had twice called upon him at the Riggs House; that at the first meeting Blaine, on his bended knees, ( had besought him to give him the letters he 'had in his possession. This was a corre­ spondence between Blaine and Warren - Fisher, which Mulligan, as Fisher's book­ keeper, had stolen out of the latter's safe. After some hesitation, and upon the prom­ ise that Blaine would return the letters. Mulligan gave them to him. Blaine kept tliem a few hours and returned them. The igucceeding night Blaine again asked to see the letters to refresh his memory as to the ^contents of one of them. Mulligan iagaiu gave them to him, when Blaine placed liliein in his pocket and refused to give them up. When Mulligan made this statement to the committee it created a sensation. Blaine did not deny that he had taken the letters, but he justified himself on the j-ground that the letters, having been stolen by Mulligan, were not his property. They belonged, either to himself or Fisher, and the latter declared that he was anxious that Blaine, and not Muliigan, should have them. THE INVESTIGATION. The committee, then, through Chairman Eppa Hunton, demanded the letters. Blaine first asked time for consideration. A day was given him. The demand was -again repeated, and Blaine pjumply refused to give them up. Then it was that the -quadrilateral of organs now supporting Blaine, which then were hounding him, ad­ judged him guilty because of his refusal to expose his correspondence. The commit­ tee, too, had a long executive session, and had agreed to report Blaine to the House as a recalcitrant witness. Thus matters stood until the 4th day of June, 1876, when Blaine made a dramatic scene in the House •of Representatives, which suggested to Bob Ingersoll his term of the "Plumed Knight," -afterward applied to him in his famous •speech at Cincinnati. Blaine arose in his -seat to a questien of privilege. He was , the very embodiment of rage and passion. His face was pale and bloodle.ss No oue who sat within his hearing could have failed to surmise * that something •was coming. Thereupon he reviewed suc­ cessfully what he deemed his persecution at the hands of the Judiciary Committee, his refusal, under legal advice, to give up the Mulligan letters, and said : "When the famous witness, Mulligan, -came here loaded with information in re­ gard to the Fort Smith Road, the gentleman from Virginia drew out what he knew had no reference whatever to the question of investigation. He then and there insisted on all of my private memoranda being al­ lowed to be exhibited by that man in refer­ ence to business that had no more connec­ tion, no more relation, no more to do with the investigation than with the North Pole. And the gentleman tried his best also, though I believe that has been abandoned, to capture and use and control my private -correspondence. This man had selected out •of correspondence running over a great many years' letters which he thought would be peculiarly damaging to me. He -came here loaded with them. He came here for a sensation. He came here primed. He came here on that particular errand. I "was advised of it, and I obtained these let­ ters under circumstances which have been notoriously scattered throughout the United States, 'and are known to everybody. I •claim I have the entire right to those let­ ters, not only by natural right, but upon all the precedents and principles of law, as the man who held these letters in possession held them wrongfully. The committee that attempted to tike those letters from that man to use against me proceeded wrong­ fully. They proc?eded in all boldness to a jnost defiant violation of the ordinary pri­ vate and personal rights which belong to •every American citizen, and I was willing to stand and meet the Judiciary Committee .-on this floor. I wanted them to introduce it. I wanted the gentleman from Kentucky and the gentleman from Virginia to intro­ duce that question upon this floor, but they •did not do it. Mr. Knott (in his seat)--I know you did. Mr. Blaine--Very well. Mr. Knott--I know yon wanted to be made a martyr of. [Laughter.] Mr. Blaine--And you did not want to, and there is the difference. [Laughter and applause.] I go a little further; you did not dare to. "Now, Mr. Speaker," continued Mr. Blaine, "I say that I have defied the power of the House to compel me to produce those letters. I speak with all respect to this House. I know its powers, and I trust I respect them. But I say this House has no more power to order what shall be done or not done with my private correspond­ ence than it has with what I shall do in the nurture and education of my children-- not a particle. The right is as sacred in the one case as it is in the other. But, sir, having vindicated that right, standing by it ready to make any sac­ rifice in the defense, here and now, if any gentleman wants to take issue with me on behalf of this House, I am ready for any ex­ tremity of contest or conflict in behalf of so sacred a right. And while I am so I am not afraid to show the letters. Thank God Al­ mighty, I am not ashamed to show them. There they are (holding up a package of letters). 'There is the very original pack­ age, «nd with some sense of humiliation, with a mortification that I do not pretend to conceal, with a sense of outrage which I think any man in my position would feel, I invite the confidence of fortv-four millions of my countrymen while I read those letters from this desk." [Applause.] Blaine then read the letters with dramatic fire. • C, BLUFFING PROCTOR KNOTT. The scenes attending upon the reading, were those of the wildest excitement. The Speaker was powerless to preserve order or to prevent Blaine's partisan friends from cheering to the echo. The sympathies of the galleries, which were packed, were with Blaine, and these added to the tumult and disorder. The letters read and the excitement hav­ ing subsided^ Blaine walked over to the Democratic side, and, standing directly in front of J. Proctor Knott, precipitated an­ other sensation. This was really more startling than the first, because unexpected. Mr. Blaine said: " There is one piece of testimony want­ ing. There is but one thing to close the complete circle of evidence. There is but one witness whom I could not have, to whom the Judiciary Committee, taking into account the great and intimate connection he had with the transaction, was asked to send a cable dispatch, nud I ask the gentle­ man from Kentucky if that dispatch was sent to him?" Mr. Frj-e--Who? Mr. Blaine--To Josiah Caldwell. Mr. Knott--I will reply to the gentleman that Judge Hunton and myself have both endeavored to get Mr. Caldwell's address, and have not yet got it. Mr. Blaine--Has the gentleman from Kentucky received a dispatch from Cald­ well? Mr. Knott--I will explain that directly. Mr. Blaine--I want a categorical answer. Mr. Knott--I have received a dispatch purporting to be from Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Blaine--You did. Mr. Knott--How did you know I got it? Mr. Blaine--When did you get it? I want the gentlemen from Kentucky to answer when he got it. Mr. Knott--Answer my question first. Mr. Blaine--I never heard it until yester­ day. Mr. Knott--How did you hear it? Mr. Blaine--I heard you got a dispatch last Thursday morning at 8 o'clock from Josiah Caldweljj completely and absolutely exonerating me from this charge, and you have suppressed it. [Protracted applause upon the floor and in the galleries.] I want the gentleman to answer. [After a pause.] Does the gentleman from Kentucky decline to answer? Mr. Knott--I will answer that when I get ready. Go on with your speech. Mr. Blaine--The gentleman from Kentucky, in responding, probably, I think, from what he said, intended to con­ vey the idea that I had some illegitimate knowledge of how that dispatch was ob­ tained. I have had no communication with Josiuh Caldwell. I have had no means of knowing from the telegraph oifice whether the telegram was received. But I tell the gentleman from Kentucky that murder will out. Mr. Glover--That is true. Mr. Blaine--And secrets will leak. And I tell the gentleman now, and I am prepared to state to this House, that at 8 o'clock last Thursday morning, or thereabouts, the gentleman from Kentucky received and re­ ceipted for a message addressed to him from Josiah Caldwell, in London, entirely cor­ roborating and substantiating the statements of Thomas A. Scott, which he had just read in the New York papers, and entirely excul- Ea ting me from the charges which, I am onnd to believe from the expression of that report, the gentleman is anxious to fasten on me. It was this scene which Bob Ingersoll had reference to when he spoke of Blaine as the "Plumed Knight" hurling his lance full and fair in the face of his enemies. Mr. Voorhees says nothing about the mental qualifications of his candidate. Probably no special ones are needed. The ability to stand the strain of distributing offices is all that is required. Statesman­ ship is superfluous; national policy is noth­ ing; all questions of principle are relegated to the background to consider plans for a rapid distribution of the spoils. Nothing could better show the difference between the two parties. The Republicans have put in nomination one of the greatest statesmen that America has ever produced --a "man of affairs," familiar with weighty matters of state, with questions of na­ tional policy and international law; a man known and respected, not only in our own wide land, but in every foreign country with which we have dealings; in short, the foremost statesman of his time. He is em­ phatically a "brainy" man. He is a gentle­ man of commanding presence and fine physique, but there is nothing about him that suggests a horned quadruped. His neck and head do not recall those of a bull. Strength of intellect is stamped on every feature, but there is nothing to suggest Taurus. Mr. Blaine is mental, not animal, in temperament and appearance. He will make his mark for brains, not beef, as President--Toledo Blade. THE NEW TORE FARMERS. A Greenback View of Cleveland. [From the Centcrville (Iowa) Iowegien.] Tho following specific charges against Grover Cleveland are made by the labor or­ ganizations. When proven false our Dem­ ocratic friends may then hope to win, and can truthfully say "our candidate's record is clear." 1. He vetoed the bill abolishing contract child labor in the charitable and reforma­ tory institutions of the State. 2. He signed the bill reducing pilotage fees 20 per cent.--a bill in the interest of foreign corporations. 3. He approved the law compelling work­ ing engineers to pay a tax of $2 a year for the enrichment of a pension fund of a lib­ erally compensated body of public servants, 4. He vetoed the five-cent fare bill--a measure calculated to enable working- men and their families to reach the suburbs away from the tenement districts at all" hours 5. He signed the civil-service bill--a meas­ ure calculated to eucourage only college- educated citizens to reach the public ser­ vice, thereby creating an aristocracy of of­ fice-holders. G. He appointed a man to administer the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the State of New York who was an opponent of the re­ forms whith the labor interest (whose in­ fluence had created the bureau) had de­ sired and formulated--a man wholly unac­ quainted with its wants and indifferent to its welfare; and, in this connection, we cite as a contrast the fact thit President Arthur has selected a laboring man for the position of Chief of the National Labor Bureau, thus recognizing the interests which are to be benefited, and to whose efforts the cre­ ation of these bureaus is due. 7. He vetoed the mechanic's lien law, designed to give labor the first lien on a building in course of erection. 8. He voted the bill limiting car drivers* hours of labor to twelve hours per day, thr^s confessing himself ignorant of the grave national question underlying the national movement. 9. He failed tg advocate, in his message to the Legislature, prompt and practical legislation to meet the wish of the people expressed at the polls last election against the system of contract labor, which was de­ clared "shall go" by a vote of 139,000 ma­ jority, brought out by the. State Executive Committee of the labor organizations, and the success of wh ch was largely contrib­ uted bv the members of this delegation. 10. His appointment of a majority of the members of the railroad commission of New York who were hostile to the interest which treated that board, thus deflating the object for which the commission was established, and making it a tender to tho corporate monopolies of the State. Bruins or Beet , So far as the two most promi­ nent candidates for the Presidency are concerned, the question is apparently one of brains or beef. Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, recently said, regarding Cleve­ land1, that "it is rather providential that we have nominated a young, vigorous man, eighing 250 pounds, with a neck as big as j They Will Hot Support Clmland titer Any Circumstances. The following address recently issued by the New Tork State Farmers' Alliance speaks for itfelf: To the Farmers of theState of Ne* York: Two years ago Mr. Cleveland was chosen Gov­ ernor by % majority of 192,0*0 votes. A considera­ ble part of tnia majority came from the support given him by large numbers of farmers, who re­ lied on his pledges of fidelity to the principles avowed In the Democratic plattorm of 1882. For the first time since the days of Silas Wright the Democratic party In that year had a majority of votes in the agricultural counties and towns of this State. Mr. Cleveland is now ^ candidate for the Pres­ idency. ) t is therefore proper that his oourse as Gov,!!! r .t1-" of facts, that the' ' 'j1'""!?, and there is very little his<es of his ever being any better. jjTlille M certain, young Miss and her oft" W*re lak,n* a Prom*n*<le one en?1,n? not ,0"K they snw a. real has ghost, with a lighted taper In its pe«l, paaslng an upper wimKMi* Ho* , f true. fie- ' ^ WAUCONDA. ROEBITOR PLAINDKALF.R-Rattlesnakes 5fbe.reappearing, Tlteron Oakea do •»ohn Daly killer) one last week gfr the liver. It Was about tw« feet pnband had two rattles. tion l"\ a .1 l,Ar|l„ , , than Gov. Cleveland himself received. This is a matter in which the farmers of Western States are interested equally with the farmers of New York. In making a Board of State Assessors Gov. Cleveland left the great agricultural inter­ ests unrepresented, though this is a subject of especial importance to farmers, who are obliged to bear an unequal proportion of the burdens of taxation. Gov. Cleveland di t this in disregard of the request tor the appointment of a farmer who, by thought and study on economic ques­ tions, was especially fitted for this position, and who was recommended by all the farmers' or­ ganizations in this State. Gov. Cleveland has identified himself and hts candidacy, with the corporate monopolies. In his veto of the five cent fare bill for the New York elevated railroads, in defiance of the de­ cisions of our highest courts, he avowed the ex­ traordinary doctrine that the Legislature in granting a franchise to railroad corporations ex­ hausts its powers; that it relinquishes the sover­ eignty of the people and makes a contract which no futnre Legislature can change. If Gov. Cleveland's veto of this bill is round law, the people of this State and of the United States have no rights which the corporations they haye created are bound to respect. This veto marks Mr. Cleveland as j>re-eminently the candidate of the monopolists in this coun­ try. It is from railroad corporations, the Stand­ ard Oil Company, and other monopolies that the money is to come which is to conduct his canvass. It is important that the mass of citi­ zens who intend to preserve their liberties usa very honorable means to insure his defeat. This is not a party question, and we do not appeal as partisans for any candidate. Two of the members of our committee are Democrats and none of them voted for Gov. Cleveland's leading opponent two years ago. None of them can or will vote for him as President, and in this we fairly represent the feelings of the great ma­ jority of farmers of the different parts of this State. It is certain that this opposition to Mr. Cleveland for President will extend to the farm­ ers of other States when the facts of his record are fairly presented. The nomination of Mr. Cleveland makes an issue which as a political quesnon sulxjrdinates all others. It is, whether the sovereignty of the people shall be overshadowed by the corpora­ tions which they create. It is impossible to doubt that the result of such an issue will be his overwhelming defeat. If Gov. Cleveland took this position isnorant- ly, the fact will not and should not help his can­ didacy. The people of this country do not want a man as President who could even through ignorance make a mistake of this character. But any one who closely watched the Chicago con­ vention could not fail to see in the combination of Standard Oil and other monopoly iutiuen-e against such reputable Democrats as Judge Thurman the signs that the ruling forces in the convention worked with definite aim. Thurman, Bayard, liutler, and other lifelong Democrats and representatives of popular rights were set ::side to make way for this new man, of whom nothing was known outside of the State except that he carried New York with Repub­ lican help by nearly 2<R),ooo majority, and of whom in the State we knew nothing politically except that his course as Governor has falsified all the pledges by which his fictitious majority of two years ago was secured. We luve no recommendations to make with regard to candidates other than that every hon­ orable means be used to make Mr. Cleveland's defeat certain and overwhelming. This, we do not doubt, will be done. This will be a result which will have a most wholesome effect on the political future of our country. HON. HEMAN GLASS. President, * LVMAN F. Clio WELL, Treasurer, WILLIAM J. FOWLER, Secretary, JAMES G. SHEPAUD, WILLIAM G. WAYNE, Executive Committee. WiAlNFS 1ABRIAUE. Statement of an Eye Witness. [Richmond (Ind.) special.] Isaac B. Purnell, of this city, who* wit­ nessed the marriage of James 6. Blaine, in the little town of Millersburg, the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky, says if there was everji breath of a rumor in any way discreditable to Blaine or his wife he would have certainly heard it in the village gossip. Mr. Pumell will be GO years of age next November. He was born and reared in Millersburg. and con­ tinued t j live there until he came to this county nine years ago. Blaine, he said, taught in a military school at Blue Lick Spring, not far distant from Millersburg, and the President of that school was also the President of the female seminary in Millersburg, in which the Stanwood sisters were employed. One of the girls married a merchant named William McKim, and the other married Blaine in the parlor of the seminary, which was on the opposite side of the block in which his parents resided. Like most of the other villagers, he was present to witness the cerer-ony and the departure of the part}- in hacks for Paris or Cynthiaua, where they took the cars for their wedding tour, lliere was nothing hasty or sub-rosa about the marriage, nor did he ever hear it even intimated that there was the slightest indiscretion con­ nected with the courtship. Hence he has not the slightest hesitancy in branding the charges of the Indianapolis Sentinel as an atrocious slander. Isaac R. Purnell's son says that his mother. Mrs. Pnrnell, remem­ bers the marriage just as distinctly as his father does, and that Mr. Pnrnell is correct in everv detiil. A TIMELY DOCUMENT. The Stewardship of the Two Parti«ja» [Washington dispatch.] Secretary McPherson has secured a state­ ment from the Secretary of the Treasury giving a recapitulation of the losses of the Government in the collection and disburse­ ment of the public moneys since the foun­ dation of the Government, comparing those of the various administrations and under the two parties. It shows that under Re­ publican rule the per cent, of loss has been portant campaign documents they have, as it answers most effectually the senseless cry of "turn the rascals out." THE REPUBLICAN PARTI. Its Thirtieth Birthday Fittingly Celebrated hy the People of Maine--Mr. Blaine Makes m Speech. The thirtieth birthday of the Republican party was celebrated at Strong, Me., on the 19th of August. Five thousand people, says a dispatch from Strong, the largest crowd ever gathered in the county, were present. The town was decorated with Hags, streamers, and banners, on which were printed the original platform of the convention of 1855. An innovation upon the custom of the Grand Army of the Re- Eublic in not participating in political cele-rations was made, six posts being repre­ sented in full regalia and the procession, followed by forty-seven of the 288 dele­ gates present thirty years ago. Several large banners were hung in conspicuous places bearing the following: "We accept the issue foreed upon us," "In the defense of freedom we will co-operate with all, of whatever name or party." The meeting was called to order by J. W. Porter. A list of officers, including Congressman Dingley as President, was read. Mr. Dingley took the chair and made an address, reviewing the growth of the party, Mr. Blaine, accompanied by Hannibal Hamlin and ex-Gov. Robie, arrived at 2 o'clock, and was received with enthusiastic cheers. Gov. Robie first addressed the meeting in a brief speech. He caused j considerable merriment by calling for all in favor of Blaine for President to raise their hands. The whole assembly apparent­ ly responded. "And now," continued the Governor, "all those in favor of any one else raise their hands." One man held up his hand amid roars of laughter, whereupon the Governor exclaimed: "May God have mercy on his soul." Blaine was loudly called for, and upon coming forward was ful ^ved with wild applause. He said: P)LJ IJLLOW-CITIZENS: The place pnd time where fiepublican party was first organized will, I line, remain like the birthplace of Homer, a I n»ct of unending dispute. Seven cities Tliatedthe latter and seven States may claim ormer. It could hardly be doubted that a thcught common to the minds of a million lie Wen could find expression at the same time ThtlP Places widely separated. But I think it Kt -j Jtorically true that the patriotic men who " vln this town of Strong in 1864 were the to aoersof the great movement which resulted plis!fe organization of the Republican party. » _men of that day buildtd better than ' knew, and initiated a movement whose and lenr and whose destiny could not ian jjbe measured. Great parties never come by ,im:iJreas and a rule. They grow. Parties can- • »e improvised or extemporized. They come 'I'll an instinct of the mass, B of the people and _.ot the product of political labors. Thus it was with the Federal party, wit h the old Kepub- lican party, with the Democratic party, with the Whig party, and with that great party whose existence we celebrate to-day. I am here to ex­ change congratulations with old neighbors and old friends; congratulations on all that has been accomplished; congratulations on tne spirit and courage of the party to continue its great works in the future. Mr. lilaino's speech was frequently inter­ rupted by applause, and he closed amid great enthusiasm. (Jood Blaine Witnesses. Touching the Mulligan letters, the late Judge Jere Black, a Democrat, but also a profound lawyer, who would be likely, if anybody, to detect guilt in them, said: "Mr. Blaine's letter proved that the Mulligan charge was not only untrue but impossible, and would continue so to prove until the Gregorian calendar could be turned around and October made to precede April in the stately procession of the year." And, by the wav, it is a curious fact that those who know Blaine best-believe in him most. Judge Hoar, of Massachusetts, said he believed ii^ his honor and integrity because "he knew him." Such is also tho uniform testimony of Blaine's different pastors, his neighbors, and his old asso­ ciates, wherever found. It is not credible that he can be a corrupt, bad man and none of these know it, before, whom he goes in and out daily. Here, "Tor example, is a passage from the address to Mr. Blaine, given at his recent reception by the best citizens of Portland, his old home: "Many of us have enjoyed the privilege of a personal acquaintance with you, and although we have not all been able to agree with you upon political questions, we have all had con­ fidence in your integrity as a man and your purity and ability as a ntatesman; and we are united in the conviction that should the jwople of the United States rati tv the choice of your political associates, you will give the country an administration unrivuled in its wise solici­ tude and practical measures for the promotion of all our material interests, and for itn pains­ taking care for the purifieation and i erfectionof all departments of the public service." This is not the style in which American citizens address any man whom they have reason to believe is immoral in his private or corrupt in his public life.--Cincinnati Gazette. Blaine's Popularity in New Tork. It has turned out that there never has been a Republican candidate for the Presi­ dency who had, so long before the election, so near a certainty of carrying New York as Mr. Blaine has at this moment. The Re­ publicans of all the rural districts of the Empire State are for him with unexampled unanimity and warmth, energy and confi­ dence, the whole forming a magnificent mass of enthusiasm. The Republican dis­ tricts of New York have been for Blaine for President for ten years; and they are for him when at last he comes before the countiy fairly nominated for the great office, with a realizing sense that they are in the enjoyment of a high privilege.--Murat Hal- stead, in the Cincinnati Commercial. mv thigh and a head like a bull." Mr. I less than at any other time, and that the Voorhees went on to explain this startling j losses have been regularly diminishing with statement by saving: "In ease he is elect- each succeeding administration until during ed he will be able to stand up against the the present they have been reduced to the horde of office-seekers and live. The pres­ sure would have killed Hendricks or Thur­ man in ninety days; and, as for Tilden, he would have been snuffed out instantly." * . minimum. The statement, together with the letter transmitting it, will be printed by the committee and put in circulation Mr. McPherson says it is one of the most im- Campaign Notes. THE Occident, the Israelite paper of Chi­ cago, advocates the election of Blaine and Logan. IT would not be exactly true to say the Cleveland nomination fell flat. It fell cornerwise, and the sharp edges cut off a million and- a half of votes from the Democratic party. THE Socialists, who usually act with the Democratic party in Presidential elections, will not stand Cleveland. They denounce him as a monopolist and say his nomination is another Dem­ ocratic blunder. THE Liberal Democrats are acting with the Republicans in North Carolina, and there is good reason to believe that the Democratic majority of G,300 can be overcome this fall and that the State can be carried for Blaine and Logan. THEBE is a general bolt against Cleve­ land among the workingmen of New Jersey manufacturing town. An independent paper published at Trenton says "the Democrats have lost their grip on the State." The R ^publicans are rapidly organ­ ising- „ THE Central Pioneer Blaine Club at New Orleans h is inaugurated a movement to se­ cure the votes cf the sugar planters and la­ borers for Blaine. George Drurv, Col­ lector of Internal Revenue, has resigned his office, and is going into the sugar parishes to organise the people for the Republican ticket and protection. « IT is quite probable that tl* Greenback vote in Maine this year will be a very sinail quantity. The juirty was composed mostly of seceding Republicans, who are now re­ turning to 'their old allegiance, and who have a strong personal liking for Mr. BLiine. The disintegration of the Greenback party will help the Republican State ticket in September. GEX. LOGAN, it is reported, has mapped out a plan of campaign which he will soon submit to Mr. Blaine. He advises that a vigorous campaign be made in Ohio, West Viginia, and Indi­ ana on the tariff issue. Col. Snowden, of Pennsylvania, will speak in Brook­ lyn early in the campaign, also in Ohio end "West Virginia. Gen. Bingham and Wilson Morris, also of Pennsylva­ nia, will speak mostly in Indiana and Western New York. SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE. DISCOLORED ivory may be whitened •y rubbing it with a paste composed of fcurnt pumice-stone and water, and then place undt>r glass in the sun. Ir A shirt-bosom or other article has t been scorched, in ironing, lay it where., bright sunshine will fall directly on it. It will take the scorch out completely. BOOKS that have been handled dur­ ing recovery from scarlet fever should be burned after they have served their pnrpose for the patient, as such books frequently become charged with the germs of the disease. THE strong light of the sun should never be allowed to fall directly upon a mirror. Tiie amalgum or union of tin foil and mercury which is spread on glass to form a looking-glass is eas­ ily ruined by the direct continued ex­ posure to the solar rays, causing the glass to look misty. To REMOVE a tight glass stopper hold the neck of the bottle above the flames of a lamp not letting the blaze touch . it, and turn the bottle steadily and rap­ idly so as to bring all parts of the neck equally under the influence of the heat, when it will be rapidly expanded, anil the stopper may be withdrawn by a steady pull and twist. IT SEEMS to be an unknown fact to most of our domestic assistants that platters and vegetable dishes are sure to crack, sooner or later, if they are set in a hot stove. If they are left there a moment only there is danger of their good looks being spoiled. It is a good plan to have something on or near the stove where such dishes may be placed. Of course, if one has a shelf above her range or stove, there is no excuse for the annoyance mentioned above; but if there is no shelf, a brick may be kept in the heater and used when necessary, or an iron flatiorn holder will be found useful. A GREAT convenience in a humble kitchen which can not boast of all the modern improvents is made with so lit- little expenditure of time and money that almost any one may have it. If the sink is small, as nearly all sinks are, have a piece of board the width of the sink and auy moderate length, say three-quarters of a yard long; have it placed at one end of the sink and let it rest upon the sink; have a rim of board around the edge about four inches high, and this should be firmly screwed in place; this should be fastened to the wall and propped so that it will be well supported; the end furtlierest from tho sink should be slightly raised so that the water will drain from it. To assist this process two grooves may be cut in the board, though not deeply. When the dishes are washed set them on the shelf, rinse them and drain them th«ie. It is really an important matter that groat attention be paid to dish­ washing. Always seek to inspire a new girl with zeal on this point. One excellent way of doing so is by provid­ ing a liberal supply of wiping-towels and dish-washers. Have a variety of these of different qualities for different grades of dishes. Another point is never to allow the dishes to l>o cleansed with soap that is sticky and has a bad odor; it is not lit to use in disli-wasli- ing, and sometimes no amount of rins­ ing will remove the offensive odor. Mr. Cottle Withdraws. When Mr. Albert Cottle conceived the idea of running for Secretary of State, he at once decided that the prop­ er thing to do was to convince the farmers of the country that he was in­ terested in the great work of stirring the lace of the earth. Adjoining his yard is about a half acre of land. This, after much deliberation, he decided to plant in peanuts. This conclusion was t!ie result of two objects. One was to show the farmer that he had given so much study to agriculture as to be famil­ iar with crops rarely raised in his neighborhood; the other was to induce the cultivation of a highly productive and remunerative article of luxury. In planting the peanuts he closely follow­ ed a clipping taken from a Georgia Siaper. A few days of fine weather fol-owed the planting. Mr. Cottle was glad of this, for he greatly desired to show his little field to the farmers' con­ vention, which was soon to meet in the city. When convention day arrived, Mr. Cottle with satisfaction noted that , the peanuts were coming up. He met the farmers and talked learnedly of crops and tho noble aim of the agricul­ turist. "Gentlemen," said Mr. Cottle, "I think that the&Secretary of the great State of Arkansaw should be familiar with agriculture, for without this knowledge, no man can find that affin­ ity which should exist between high State officials and the bone and sinew of the land." The farmers cheered Mr. Cottle. "I was raised on the farm, my fellow- citizens, and I am proud to say that I have followed the plow. A man who follows the plow, follows the emblem of honesty." The farmer clapped his hands. "I have put in quite a fine crop of peanuts, and I would like very much for you all to go up to my house with me and see under what a high state of cultivation I have placed my little farm." The agriculturists would go. They were anxious to test the future Secretary of State's knowledge of their art. "You see they are coming up nicely," said Mr. Cottle, when the delegation arrived at the lot. "I don't see that they are," replied old man Spitslow. '"Don't see ?" pointing. "No, I don't. Them's weeds." "To be sure they are," replied Mr. Cottle, coloring. Mr. Spitslow scratched into a hill, took out the peanut, and said: "Whar'd yer get yer seed?" "Bought them from an <?ld Italian." ' "I 'lowed so." "Why ?'* "Becase, yer see, they've been roast- sd. Xer'd jest as well ter hatch a boiled ?gg. Come pn. boys, this feller don't know nothin'." Mr. Cottle has withdrawn his name. --Arkansaw Traveler. CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS. Their Letters Accepting the Nom- . ifiiUons for President tai Vice President. Jerusalem Filled with Fanatics. Jerusalem is described as now full of fanatics. While the Holy City is the abject of the most solemn and tender regard by all Christians, it is at the same time a magnet to attract religious peculiarities. In this way it has become the place of a thousand and one oddi­ ties. Some are rank hypocrites and some are worthy Christians. These various enthusiasts have organizations for the furtherance of their views. Each clique lives in a certain rut of thought, and never gets out of it, even so much as to crawl up to a point where they can look over into the rut imme- tiately next to them. Thus it is able do harmonize everything in tho Bible with its strange theories and wonder at tbe stupidity of the in the same way. Cleveland. Gov. Cleveland's letter formally accept­ ing the Democratic nomination for Presi­ dent of the United States is as follows: GENTLEMEN : I have received your communi­ cation dated July 28, 1884, Informing me of my nomination to the office of President of the United 8tates by the National Democratic Con­ vention lately assembled at Chicago. I accept the nomination with a grateful appreciation of the supreme honor conferred and a solemn sense of the responsibility which, in its acceptance, I assume. I have carefully considered the platform adopted by the convention, and cordially ap­ prove the name. So plain a statement of Dem­ ocratic faith and principles upon which that party appeals to the suffrages of tiie people needs no supplement nor explanation. It should be remembered that the office of President is essentially executive in Its nature. The laws enacted by the legis­ lative branch of the Government the Chief Kxecutive is bound faithfully to enforce. And when the wisdom of the political party which selects one of its members as a nominee for that office has outlined its policy and declared iis principles, it seems to me that nothing in the character of the office or the necessities of the case requires more from the candidate accepting such nomination than the suggestion of certain well-known truths so ab­ solutely vital to the safety and welfare of the nation that they cannot be too ofteu recalled nor too seriously enforced. We proudly call ours a government by the people. It is not such when a class Is toleaated which arrogates to Itself the management of public affairs, seek­ ing to control the people instead of representing them. Parties are the necessary outgrowth of our Institutions, but a government is not by the people when one party fastens its control upon the country, and perpetuates its power bv cajoling and betraying the people Instead of serving them; a government is not by the people when a result which should represent the intelligent will of free and thinking men is or can be determined by the shameless perver­ sion of their suffrages. When an election to office shall be the selec­ tion by the voters of one of theft number to assume for a time a oublic trust, instead of his dedication to the profession of politics; when the holders of the ballots, quickened by a sense of duty, shall avenge truth betrayed and pledges broken, and when the suffrage shall be altogether free and uncorrupted, the full reali­ zation of a government by the people will be at hand. And as a means to this end, no one would, in my judgment, be more effective than an amendment*,o the Constitution disqualifying the President from re-election. When we con­ sider the patronage of this great office, the al­ lurements of power, the temptation to retain public place once gained, and, more than all, the availability a party finds in an incumbent whom a horde of officeholders, with a zeal born of benefits received, and fostered by the hope of favors yet to come, stand ready to aid with money and trained political service, we recog­ nize in the eligibility of the President for re­ election a most serious danger to that calm, de­ liberate, and intelligent political action which must characterize a government by the people. A tiue American sentiment recognl7.es tho dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Contented lahor is an element of national prosperity. Ability to work consti­ tutes the capital, and the wages of labor the in­ come of a vast number of our population; and this interest should be jealously protected. Our workinamen are not asking unreasonable indul­ gence; but as intelligent aud manly citizens they seek the same consideration which those demand who have other interests at stake. They should receive their full shaie of the care and attention of those who make and execute the laws, to the end that the wants and needs of the employi rs and the employed shall alike bo sub­ served, and the prosperity of the country, the common heritage of both, be advanced. As related to this subject, while we would not discourage the emigration of those who come to acknowledge allegiance to our Government and add to our cltb.cn population, yet, nsa means of protection to our workingmen, a different rule should prevail' concerning those who, if they come or are brought to our land, do not intend to become Americans, but will injuriously com- {>ete with those justly entitled to our field of abor. In a letter accepting the nomination to the office of Governor nearly two years ago, I made the following statement, to which I have stead­ ily adhered: 'The laboring classes constitute the main part of our population. They should be protected in thi ir eit orts peaceably to assert their rights when endangered by aggregated capital; and all stat­ utes on this subject should recognize the care of the Btate for honest toil, and be framed with a view of improving the condition of the work- ingman." A proper regard for the welfare of the work­ ingmen being inseparably connected with the Integrity of our institutions, noneof our citizens are more interested than they in guarding against any corrupting purposes which seek to pervert the beneficent induenoes of our Govern­ ment; and none should be more watchful of the artful machinations of those who allure them to self-inflicted injury. Iu a free country the curtailment of the ab­ solute rights of the individual should only be such as is essential to the peace and good order of the community. The limit between the proper subjects of governmental control and those which can be more fittingly left to the moral senso and self-imposed restraint of the citizen should be carefully kept in view. Thus laws unnecessarily interfering with the habits and customs of any of our people which are not offensive to the moral sentiments of the civilized world, and which are consistent with good citizenship and the public welfare, are un­ wise and vexatious. t he commerce of a nation to a great extent determines its supremacy. Cheap and easy trRnsi>ortatloii should therefore be liberally fostered. Within the limits of the Constitu­ tion, the General Government should so im­ prove aud protect Its natural waterways as will enable the producers of the country to reach a profitable market. The people pay the wages of the public em­ ployes, and they are entitled to the fair and hon­ est work which the money thus paid should command. It is the duty of thoso intrusted with the management of their affairs to see that such public service is forthcoming. The selec­ tion and reteii tion of subordinates in Govern­ ment employment should depend upon their ascertained fitness and the value of their work, and they should be neither expected nor allowed to do questionable party service. The interests of the people will he better pro­ tected; the estimate of public labor and duty will be immensely improved; public employ­ ment will t'C open to all who demonstrate their fitness to enter it. The unseemly scramble for place under the Govornimnc. with the conse­ quent importun ty which embitters official life, will cease,and the public departments will not be tilled with those who conceive it to be their first duty to aid the party to which they owe their places. Instead of rendering patient and honest return to the people. » I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of ad­ ministering the Government in (he honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its cliaracter and purposes. They ha^ learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require con­ sists in honesty and frugality, a prompt re­ sponse to the needs of the people as they arise, and the vigilant protection of all their varied interests. If I should be called to the Chief Magistracy of the nation by the suti rages of my fellow-citizens I will assume the duties of that high office with a solemn determination to dedi­ cate every effort to the country's good, and with a humble reliance upon the favor and support of the Supreme Being, who, I believe, will al­ ways bless honest human endeavor In the con­ scientious discharge oi public duty. GROVER CLEVELAND. To Col. William F. Vilas. Chairman, and D. P. Bestor and Others, Members of the Notifica­ tion Committee of the Democratic National Convention. _____ Hendricks. The following is a copy of ex-Gov. Hen­ dricks' letter of acceptance of the Demo­ cratic nomination for the Vice Presidency: - GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication notifying me of my nomination by the Democratic con­ vention at Chicago as a Candidate for the office of Vice President of tho United States. May I repeat what I said on that occasion, that "it is a nomination which I had neither expected nor desired, and yet 1 recognize and ap­ preciate the high honor fjone me by the convention." The choice of such a body, pronounced with such unusual unanimity, and accompanied with so generous an expression of esteem and confidence, ought to outweigh all merely personal desires and preferences of my own. It is, also, from a deep sense of public duty that I now accept the nomination, and shall abide the judgment of my countrymen. I have examined with care the declaration of principles adopted by the convention, a copy of which vou submitted to me, and in their sum and substance I heartily indorse and approve the same. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant. T. A. HENDRICKS. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 20. To the Hon. William F. Vilas, Chairman; Nich­ olas M. Bell, Secretary, and others of the noti­ fication committee of the National Democratic Covention. ABUSE of tobacco may injure the eye­ sight, but scientific investigations demon­ strate that its moderate use does not affect it. MOBE schools have been established in North Carolini during the last four years than during the previous twenty years. AT the beginning of August wheat waa cheaper in England thunlt had been for 100 THESE are few reolly beautiful women in Turkey. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS. --James McElhannon, for fifty-fouf ..," years a resident of Washington County, fag % (bad, at 73. », „ --A Jacksonville physician was fined $]# f * * 4 tot not reporting to the health officer a "f scarlet fever under his care. --Matthew Bigwood, of Galena, who lttt * V Just celebrated his 87th birthday, witnessed / }^i the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte, white * - »n the English navy. . ">$| -Father J. P. Smith, of St. Mat/* ^ . •s| Church, Edwardsville, fell into his well ait v| 10 o'clock Wednesday night. His bofy " ' i| was not discovered until Thursday noon, v" -* *fl --Susan Alice Bane, of Chicago, began* .'A trespass suit for $20,000 damages against , John B. Waldo, for a skin-disease contract- \ ed from sewer gas in a house she rent#! - , * < j§ from him. _ --At Sullivan, Moultrie County, Bev. #, H. Huber, Methodist minister at Tolono, was married to Miss Anna Everett, daugh­ ter of Bev. B. B. Everett, Methodist mi$- - ^ ister at Sullivan. , --A Bloomington little girl who was at # party one evening a short time since looked at Hon. David Davis and pertinently in­ quired: "Mamma, why didn't Mr. Davit put a little of his big on lengthways," --While a small cannon was being fired at a political meeting in Xenia, the gunnea ran out of wadding, and used handfnls of mud. The piece was blown into fragments, and a lad named Mandlin was instantly killed. --The land covered by the water Meredosia Lake, 280 acres in area, was sold last week for 10 cents per acre by the County Clerk of Morgan County. It was the last tract of unsold public domain hi that county. ' 4 4 --A Cincinnati paper reports that John R. McLean, of the Enquirer, is negotiating for the purchase of the Chicago Times. It is stated that one of McLean's foremen has been in Chicago inspecting the type-setting department of the Times. % --Jacob Hannaman, a clerk in a clothing ' • store at Franklin, in turning around sud- I denly struck his foot against his aukfe, which was injured during the war, burst* • ing the artery. The flow of blood was nek stopped until half a bucketful had run froaa him. --During the Democratic National Con-• vention at Chicago, ex. Senator W. H. Bal»l - > ^ nnm was robbed by John Bright, a Palmer * House bell-boy, of thirty annual passes over different railroads, twelve convention tickets, a scarf pin, and a small sum fit \ money. Bright has just been arrested. * , > f.r? --Xear West Springfield Tom Henchle, who had been recently released from an in­ sane asylum, jumped into a wagon in which were three men, cut the throats of Julius Perkins and John Colvin, threw them from the vehicle, and escaped. One of tit# . victims is mortally hurt. --Mr. Eben F. Colby, who went to Cook' County in 1843, died recently at the resi­ dence of Judge Bmdwell. Mr. Colby was the brother of Mrs. Myra Bmdwell, and for over thirty years had been an active and in­ fluential citizen of Chicago. He was % member of the Constitutional Convention of 1847, and of the four representatives of Cook County in that oonvention was tbfc , last survivor. --Mrs. C. C. Smead, who has lived in tj» : lead-mine region about Galena since lftff, . has been called from earth. ^ ^-Concerning the M H < - • *kil The new Mother Hubbard Must stay in the cupboard In the Illinois town of Matioon; If it's worn in the air ' The police'll be there, « * And the wearer be jugged mighty soon. - • % --New York Mail and Espreat, --Gov. Glick, of Kansas, assured Gov. v Hamilton by telegram that there Was no danger of Texas fever being introduced into Illinois by cattle shipped from Knu^ sas. No Texas cattle, he assured Gov* Hamilton, would be permitted to be shipped through the State, and he asked that quarantine regulations be not enforced against Kansas cattle. Gov. Hamilton's reply implied that if proper precautions were taken, and if Gov., GJjcVs assurances » were strictly acted on, there wonld be ij$j- 'f* quarantine. 4 --A petition has been filed in tne Wilbur F. Storey case, at Chicago, asking for the* removal of the proceedings now pending in' the Circuit Court to the United States Circuit Court. It is filed by Mr. and Mrs. Storey, and is based upon a statute of the United States which provides that a con^ troversy which is actually between citizens of two different States, and in which ad­ judication determining the rights of citi­ zens of two different States gives the legal rights of all parties, may be removed into the Federal court. An intervening petition. is to be filed in the Probate Court on the part of Mr. Storey's relatives in regard to the appointment of a suitable person for conservator. --The Rev. Mr. Heilman spoke recent^ in the Grace English Lutheran Church cC Chicago against cremation. Sepulchers, he said, had been held sacred from time mmemorial. Christ wept over the grave of Lazarus. A disregard of what comes of the body after death shows both lack of re­ finement and a weak religious sentiment. The arguments urged against the present mode of sepulture, tbat it was productive of disease, costly, and led to body-snatching were not sufficient. With moderate pre­ cautions inhumation was not dangerot|g the expense of cremation could easily bo made as costly as that of inhumation, and the dangers from body-suatching were largely imaginative. --Omnge Judd, of Che Prmirm ftrnr, made a short visit to Elgin, last week, was absent twenty hours from his sanctum. He gives the statistics of what the Elgin Butter and Cheese Board of Trade 1MS been doing. It has been organized twelve years. The sides are mSile on Monday of each wtek. The transactions are on a large scale for an inlaud, non-commercial tovm^ of 8,0 H) to 9,000 inhabitants, as will be seen from, the following figures, giving the amount of reported board sales of butter and cheese each year: Sales. \ 'Yeir. ' Sal**- f ISTO. ....... 21!'.i:s I8M). ......... i 3W..W WW 'i.il'.MW . 4WiU W-t .'.til.att. ....... 76X-40WSI 6,;HA,AAT v. l.'J&V'S*!) Year. 1872.... 1H7&... 1ST*.... 187S.... 1KT&... isrr.... urns.... Total.... M*,i --Mr. O. C/Lalhrop, a p:omine&t tamper of Free port, died last week.