How An Elector Once Went Back On His Party

Should Gov. Tilden or Gov. Hayes be elected by a majority of one, or even of three or four, in the Electoral Ooilege, there would be no little anxiety regarding the lives and health of the individual electora, who, by their votes, are to decide who is to be President of this great and glorious counjry. In connection with this thought, an historical fact of considerable interest at present is brought to mind, which shows that in the year 1821 a Presidential elector chosen by the Democratie party in New Hampshire changed his vote, went back on liis party, and voted against the party candidate in the Electoral College. The Preeidential elector referred to was exGov. William Piummer. The candidato of his party was James Monroe, then President of the United States, who was running for a second term. In November of 1820 the party was successful, and the Democratie electors were chosen to a man in every State in the Union, among them Mr. Piummer from the Granite State. The Electoral College met on Feb. 14, 1821, and the vote was unanimous for President Monroe with one exception. To the surprise of every body, Gov. Piummer voted for John.Quincy Adams. The latter, in his " Memoirs," says he was surprised and mortiiiedthat Gov. Piummer should have cast his vote for him. He had thought that, of all the electors, none were more certain to vote for Monroe than Gov. Plummer. Anothor writer has averred that Plummer's motive for voting against the candidate of his. party was, that he did not wish to have the vote unanimou8 for any President after Washington. No comment on his action in the papers of the day can be found. Whatever may have been his object, it may be safely asserted that his action provides a historie precedent which would be sufficiently striking to seriously agitate a candidate whose success depended on a majority of one in a vote of 300. Supposing, for instance, that Gov. Hayes should obtain 185 electoral votes, and one of the Bepnblican electors should take it mto his head that Gov. Tilden would be a better President? Would there be any appeal against his decisión if he should decide to vote for the candidate of the Democracy? - Boston Globe. Man Proposes, But One of our Nevada ranchers sent his wife East to see the big show in Philadelphia, and folio wed in about three months himself. The worthy couple stayed with their relatives, about ten miles from Philadelphia, for six weeks, and, upon returning to the land of sagebrush were asked for particulars in regard to the Oentennial. "Well," said he, " I'Jl teil you how it was. My wife was visitin' round afore I went, and didn't git to the city, and when I got there brother Jim was jest thrashin' his buckwheat, and they kep' us so darned busy helpin' 'em that I didn't git to the show at all."- Reno (Nev.) Oazetle. Mekchant's GabgiIsg Oiii. - This standard liniment has been before the people for over forty years, it having been first manufactnred in 1833, and it is safe to assert that no preparation in the market has so fully stood the teet of time, and been received with such universal favor as the Gargling Oil. It is found in nearly every household in this country, and is also sold extensively in Europe. From a very small beginning the Gargling Oil Company has been obliged to steadily increase its facilities for manufaoturing, and aow employs an army of men, and occupies magnilicent buildings of its own. Much of the success of the company is due to the carefnl and efficiënt management of Mr. John FTodge, who for some time has held the responsible position of Secretary, and who is also the proprietor of the Hodge Opera House, one of the flnest buildings in'Lockport, N. Y. The Garglinsr Oil is for sale at all the drug stores. - Quinoy {UI.) Whig. The Australian Eucalyptus Globulus promises to be profitable timber in the South of Ireland. At Muckross, Killarney, there are specimens thirty to forty fee.t high, which have nover been injured by frost, and in Wicklow a proprietor finds it succeeds so well that he contemplites extensive plantations of it. If it can only be iuduced to take to bog soil, it will bo invaluable to the country.