All Sorts Of Pen-scratches

Judcje Emerson has sustained the demurrer - much against his personal inolination, no doubt -in the divorce oase of Ann Eliza Young (Mis. Brighara, No. 17). He rules that the Probate Court and not the District Court has jurisdiotion in divoroe cases, and thus puts himself in antagonism to Judges McKean and Hawley, of the Supreme Court of the Territory, who had held that the Probate Court - given jurisdiction by statute- had no jurisdiction, because a Probate Court was a " dead man'e court," and that, therefore, the District Court, nowbera given jurisdiction, must have it. As divorces and divorce suits aro statutory and not oommon law proceedings, Judge Emerson is doubtless oorreot in hia decisión. And if Judges MoKean and Hawley are to grasp all jurisdiction which they couclude ought nut to be given to other oourts than their own, they will beat the salarygrabbera and make good their claim to the broüm. - The oolored Republicana of Ohio held a convention at Chillicothe a few days ago, and gave utterance to some ominous murmurings. They are tired of being " hewers of wood and drawers of water " for theii white political masters, and claim the same right to be voted for as to vote. More sensible and logioal than the Radical jouriialiata who palliate, or attempt to, the salary steal, they hold the dominant party responsible for their wrongs, and declare that it is time for it to do something for them. - The Kansas State Fair is to be held at Topeka, commencing September 22d and closing the 25th. Cheap fare has been arranged from Chicago, via. C. B. & Q. E. ; K. C. St. Jo. and C. B. R. ; and a. x. k . t. a., good ior twenty days, or $24 for both ways. During the week of the Pair and after ita olese daily exoursion trains with low fares will be run over the A. T. & S. F. road into the Arkansas valley. - In a little speech which Senator Morton, of Indiana, made at Athens, Ohio, a few days ago, he declarad, in answer to a direct question that he had not taken his quota of back pay, and didn't intend to take it. It is still, however, in the hands of the disbursing offioer of the Senate, subject to his order, and his good intentions may " gin eout." - It is now given out that the so-called oonfession of Kate Stoddard, the alleged murderess of Goodrich, was a put up polioe job, with the view of misleading the man Eoscoe and aiding in his arrest. If this be so it waB an unworthy and disgraceful triok, and its perpetrators have earned nothing but the severest oensure - unless it be contempt. - The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners have commenced a raid upon railroad fares, and on the Chicago & Alton, Burlington & Quincy, Toledo, "Wabash & "Western, Eook Island & Northwestern, among others, the fare heretofore about four cents a mile has been üxed at three cents. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. - The "Wisoonsin Grangera have deolared against organizing a new political party, against the salary increase, and in opposition to monopolies. As the Eepublican party, in Wisconsin as elsewhere, is the greatest monopoly now existing in this oountry, the Grangers, if sincere, must antagonize that party. - And now Ben. Butler proposes to " cover " all his baok-pay grab into the Treasury if Hoar, Washburne, Dawes, Baldwin, Boutwell, and Sumner will do the same. But what does ho mean by all the " back-pay ? " Does his meniory run back to some like "steals" whioh the people have forgotten ? - The Republican State Convention of Wisconsin, held on the 27th, resolved that the Bepublican party was " the true reform party," and then denounced land grants, Credit Mobilier frauds, and the increase of Congressional salaries, retrospectivo or prospectivo. Exceedingly thin. - " While the lamp holds out to bum' was the quotation running through the mind of Senator Morton when, so late as August 19th, he notified the Seoretary of the Senate to turn his quota of back-pay into the treasury. A late hour to do a deed he had determined upon from the flrst. - ■ In the Scott County Circuit Court (Ky.) Mary Ellen Burns, oolored, bas commenced a civil suit against Benjamin Osborne, for killing her husband, laying her daraages at $10,000. He is white and wealthy, and is in jail waiting a trial on a charge of raurder. - Hon. S. S. Cox (Sunset) has been nominatod for Congress, to fill the vacanoy caused by the decea9e of James Brooks. Cox makes a live and valuable member and is " sound on the goose." He neither voted for nor profited by the back-pay steal. - And now couie those prying and restless fellows, the geologists, and Bay that the famous lake of Geneva was scooped out or excavated by an old glacier. Perhaps ! it was before our time and we can ueither affirm nor deny. - Don üenderson, of the Allegan Journal, has been visiting Coldwater, and in Seeley's park found " a well of pure limpie! water," and surprises his readers with the announcement that he "liberally patronized " it. Oh, Don ! - In the September Scribner, Dr. Holland goes for Harper's Weekly with a vim that is truly refreshing. Cause: uncalled for and unjust attacks upon the Board of Education and the school system of the city of New York. - Capt. Jack and five of his gallant Modoc comrades and braves are to stretch hemp October 3d. Perhaps they will get no more than justice, but what good will come of the exhibition is ontirely another question. - The Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, on which the recent slaughter near Chicago took place, has commenced paying the heirs of those killed, in the sum of $5,000 for each victiui. - Philetus Sawyer, a Radical member of CongresR, " gets up on his ear " and sends up an indignant wail over the report that he had committod guicide by cutting his throat. - Gen. John F. Benjamin, member of the Forty-fírst Congress froin Missouri, was shot and killed by a drunken partner, James Harley, on the 25th inst. - Judge Christiancy, of the Supreme Court, has purchased a place at Lansing and taken up his residence in that city. - The Massachusetts Democratie State Convention is to be held on the 3d of September. The Pknnsylvania Democratie State Convention was held on the ,27th, at Wilkesbarre, and was largely attended. The Committee on Urganization recommended for permanent President, Hon. II. M. Spkar, which was immediately objected to by Hon. A. II. Glatz, of York, on the grouud that Mr. Spear was a back-pay-taking meinber of Congress. Mr. Spear defended his action and begged that he be not " stabbed in the house of his friends." Mr. J. Lawence Getz caine to his defense and also to the defense of the back-pay steal, and was hissed froin the floor for his pains. Mr. Sfeak yielded to the tide of disapproval or oensuro and withdrew his name ; a result which places the Democratie party of Pennsylvania squarely ob the record against the back-pay and inorease-of-salary legislation, much more so than by a simple rosolution of demnation. Dr. Andrew Nebinger was then elected President. Proceeding to its work, the convention nominated James I. Ludlow, of Philadelphia, for Judge of the Supreuie Court; F. M. Hutchinson, of Alleghany, for State Treasurer ; and adopted the several resolutions oonstituting the excellent Ohio platform (heretofore published in our columns), with the single omission of the following clause of the first resolution: " It insista that our tarifF laws Bhould be formed with a view to revenue, and not to tax the community for thé benefit of particular industries." How long, oh, how long will the Pennsylvania Demooracy cling to the dainaging heresy of protection, and inaist upon hanging it like a mill-stonearound the neck of the party ! It is time that the iron and coal and steel and other peculiar interests of Pennsylvania were selfsupporting, and if they oannot be made so without protection, her manufacturers and minera had better be quartered on the treasury in the same manner as other paupers. The Pennsylvania politicians would do well to open their ears to a sound which is rolling toward them from the broad prairies and fertile fielda of the West. The Grangers unanimously and universally declare against proteotion, against paying tribute to the nianufaoturers of Pennsylvania or New England, and in favor of the noarest possible approaoh to free trade. The farmers have played second flddle to the manufacturing and commercial olasses until patience has ceased to be a virtue, and politicians who have heretofore linked their fortunes with those manufacturing interests which clamor for protective tariffs to swell profits already large will do well to stand from under. The story of the N. Y. Tribune touohing the doinga of Senator Matt. CarpenTER at Long Branch and elsewhere having been denied by some of hig injudicious frienda, that journal expresses a desire to be invited into a court of justioe. It indorses the Milwaukee Wisconsiri's allegations of its peouniary responsibility, and declares that it will cheerfully respond to a verdiot of damages, in order that not only Carpenter's fair fame may be established, but the Senate and nation be relieved from the stain of disgrace refleoted upon them by the Senator's public association with a uoiled dove. And now what wil! Carpenter do ?