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Day
9
Month
July
Year
1880
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Public Domain
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Whist I Jofferson Davis lias dcolarcd Cor Hancock and Kngliob. President Paul A. Chadbournc, of Williaius College, lias resigned. Are we, or are we not, to havo any fraud huwlcd at us this oampaipn ? Wc lcarn that thc Blissfiold Advance has been purehased by F. Sampson. Why don't Kolloy o to " Griuimircy," :ti)d shake with Sarumy himsolf? At the Yalo comroencement the honorary degreo of doctor of lawa was conferrod upon President llayes. Tlie democratie state convention to nominate átate offioers, is callcd to meet in Detroit, on the 17th oí' August. (en. Garöeld, becausc of bis excellent simnd monoy principies is favored by tbc business men of the country. Because Garficld once drove upon thc tow-path of' a canal, the democrats now term him a "mule-whacker." The Cliippcwa county Nowh, publishcd' at Sault Stc Mario, has moved into a nico, iiow office of its own. Glad to hear it. Who will condono the unpardonablo insult the Cincinnati convention gave the south by placing a unión soldier at the hcad of the ticket? Thc democrats have accuscd Garfiold of almont evcrything undor tbe sun except being a horse tliief. Tliat charge is cxpected soon. It is said that tbe Koman Catholics are coming over (rom the dimiov.racy by scores to Garficld, Secauso of Gen. ITanoock's connection with tbc Surratt ali'air. l'rof. H. S. Tarbull, forinorly superintendent of public instruction of Michigan, has been re-engaged as superintendent of the Imlianapolis city Hchools at $3,000 per yoar. Much of the glory Gen. Hanoock won in upholding republiuan principies during tbc war liaH been tarnished by his toudying t the firo-eating element of the denjoonilui party. Win. II. English accelerat;d his start in the world grcatly by loaoiflfl out monoy Ui hirt fellow clerks, a government clerk u SVoshington. He ia lite h sponde, ui sorbing all thc wualth in reacl) luit givtng out none. The story so persiatently circulated by the deniocracy that Gen. Hancock is a descendant of the f'amous revolutionary patriot and signer of the declaration of independence, John Hancock, ín falso. Ho had no descendant. The gross reooipts from interna! revenuo for tho fiscal year just endud will be in tho neighborhood uf $123,000,000, an incroase of $10,000,000 over the receipts for the previous fiscal year and $2,000,000 over the estiuiates of tho düpartmcnt. Kvery insurance coiutuissioner of ncarly evcry Htatc in the unión has his lling at the eo-operative insurancc societies, yet they go right along, flourishing and progressing and doing good in the world, just u if nothing had been said ugaiust (hem. Another libel suit against a newspapcr lias ended ia a verdict of " no cause of aotion." Thiü time it was against tho Gratiot County Journal, published at Ithaca, by Robert Smith. Tho case grew out of an allegod larcony of a suit of clothes by a doctor at St. Louis, and was brought by Dr. O. S. Case and one Suydam, a clerk, each claiming damages to the extent of $10,000. The jury couldn't seo it. Geo. William Curtís, the king of the "soratohers," who representa 20,000 voters of his ilk in New York state, says that Gen. Garfield will earry New York, and that Gen. Hancock, though a distinguished General of the regular ariny, does not excite great cnthusiasin, and that he "representa nothing but the inability of his party to unite upon some one of their distinKuiahed leaders." Hal hal how'o that, Mr. democrats ? Ex-postmaster general Marshal Jewell.of Connccticut, has been ohosen chairman of tho national ropublican committce. He was one of Gen. Grant's cabinct officers, but not a Grant man, however. The secretary, ex-senator Dorsey, of Arkansas.waa a supporter of Gen. Grant at Chicago. Both are admirable officers and will push the campaign with vigor. Senator Logan, of Illinois, takes the chairmanship of tho excoutivc comniittee for the western states. Gen. Butler has been interviewüd rospecting the coming presidential canvass, aud says : " I think it will be a fair test of the full strength of both parties. Each candidato, both Garlield and Hancock, will oarry the full voto of either party." He tlimks that both are "politica! accidenta." Tbat's all right, Ben., but how about your candidato ? How many votes will the redoubtable Gen. Weaver poll ? Are you giving him away by totally ignoring his presenco in the field ? Another terrible disaster on water has to bc recorded. On the 28th uit. , the Seawahako, n largo boat which loaves New York daily for Rooslyn, L. I., took firc from an explosión ncar the boiler and was burned to the water's edge. Thero were 500 passenger8 on board, and about 150 wero burned to death or drowned. The captain of tho boat, Chas. Smith, stood at the wheel until ho grounded the vossel and nearly lost his life thereby, but did a noble deed. Chas. A. Dana, of the N. Y. Sun, wan on board, but was aved. There is soniethiiig bewilderinK about the rush of loyalty to tho uuion which now Qlls and overflows the 1k)soih of Uie average democratie patriot, lie prances around and vociforates so loudly for somobody to deny that he ever opposod the war, that tho unobtrusive rcpublican citizen almost has doubts whether he has been right in hiti views of what happened a few years ago. There was once a countryman who ventured to dnubt the ntegrity of sonie sausages which wore offered him at a tempting figure. When a volloy of vituporatiou and protanily was poured out in their defence, hc was nducod to modify liis opinión : " I don't say notliin' agin them sassengers. I only notice that where thein sassengers is plenty dogs is skearso." The terrifio Hancock booms get all warped out of shape some way, when they are ifted down to bottom facts. Kor instance tho Free Press Ptatcd that D. Bethunc Duffield was of the opinión that Uen. Hancock would be elucted president, whcrcupon that gentleman sonds that paper the following note : To the Editor of The Pree Press. I was surprised by a local aiinouncoment In voor paper of thfs morning, that I was "of the opinión tliatOcn. Tlaiuock will be elected president."' Suffer me to ?ay in reply that aomc dcmocrat ujust have draamed tliis item; and "drcums," you know, "always go by contrarie.'" Oertalnly I never lield such au opinión ; could therefore ncver have cxi)iessed it; do Dot believe it tkiw; and nin too true a repuhlican not to rood MUM and abidinii loyulty of the American pcople lias not yet gone to wreek. Kespectfully yours,