Too Funny For Anything

Here and there is a newspaper, ilmost Inviviably professing indopondence in politics, ro obliging as to select, unasked, for the Democratie party, its candidato for President in 1880. As an humble nx-mlier of that party, and always gratoful for favors, even thougb they eomo froin that portion of the press, Trhich would notgive him their support if norainftted, we look upon tho Beleotion of David Davis as too funny for anything. We incline to think it stupendous joke equalled only by the voirdupois of the nominoe himself. David Davis was pronounced a good judge when on the bnch of the supremo court, and has consistently maintained his position as member of the third, or Liidependeut party un(il a few months sinco, when he got down off the fence and identified himself with those in congress opposed to military intorferencfi at the polls. Whoever he may be, it can be safoly ■written David Davis will not be our noininee in '80. Demócrata have a memory sufficiently retentive to recall the formation of the electoral oommission when it was expeeted David Davis would form ono of its members, and, the party that eleoted its candidate in 1876, receive different treatment at its hands. In short that body was designed to be composed of seven partisans on each sido, with David Davis lo hold the balance of power, and decide disputed questions frotu an independent standpoint. But the shrewdness of Republican leaders set a game on foot, out in Illinois, into which David Davis was eninared. By a peculiar combination he was elected senator, and therefore practioally removed from the bench. The composition of the electoral commission, with David Davis, was satisfactory ; without him there was no fairness, all iijqairy into theactsof returning boards ïuled out, and victory lost. What Democrat could consistently support a man who, dazzled with a senatorial prize, deserted us in the hour of direst necessity ? This David Davis did, and it can not be truthfully denied. Yet, there is oeoasionally a Democratio paper honest in the belief that such an act will be forgotten in four years, and that he would receive the votes of people he deserted when most needed. A hero of three wars and a representativa in the Senate of three states, Gen. James Shieldsdied at Ottutnwa, Ia., on Monday. The deceased, by bravery displayed in the Mexican war aróse to a brigadierahlp. He afterwards participated in the Seminóle (Florida) war, and later, in that of the rebellion, winning distinction in both campaigns. Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri vrere represented by him ia the highest councils of the nation, the latter state for a brief period to fill vaoanoy. Full of patriotism, a l!fü long Democrat, he has gone to his grave with an enduring oonstitulion, although scarred by bullets from the sneiny one of which passed through his lungs. In lator life poverty drove him to the leoture fiold, upon which errand he was engaged when his demise oooured. WlLL Contest.- At a Grange picnic near Lansing, May 27, J. T. Cobb, seeretary of stato grange spoke in reference to the attempt toestort uioney frooi the farmers of Michigan by parties who Claim a patent on the common slidegte. Fifty-eight grangeshavepledged f 868 to aid in contesting the suits which have been begun against farmers in UTashtenaw, and many of these granges pledge additional aid if needed. He said the fight against these extortionists would be made vigorously to the end, and many of the letters received contain muoh evidence that the farmers of Michigan used this same gate many years prior to 1860,- the date of the patent under which tbe claim of royalty is made. Reporta from the Peunsylvania oil fields show a yield during March and April twenty-flve per cent, greater than in the corresponding montlis of lastyear in the same territory. A million and a half barrels a month, or a daily average of íifty thousand, aro now produced, from aboufc eleven thousand wells. The stock on hand May lst was 6,666,000. The Republican press is recreant to dnty. Beveral months have elapsed and no story haa been set afloat about another shock of paralysis ovor-taking Gov. Tilden; that he is growing weak in intellect and feeble in body. That five mile walk with Gov. Curtin in early spring was an astonisher to those who, hoping the stories to be true, were led to believe them founded on fact. The inner history of the robbery of Manhattan saviuga bank, which lost tnoney and securitios to the value of $3,000,000, has been revealed by one of the gang of burglars who makes a full confession, implicating the night watchman, entrusted with a combination to its vaults. Three persons have been arrested, ana more arrests are expected. One of the family credited with holding the purse-stringsof the world, whose monied power has boen feit more or less by the nations of the oarth, Baron Lionel Kathan de Bothschild, head of the London house and leading meraber of the house in Europe, died in London on Tuosday. Death lévela all without distinction. Judge Dillon hasresigned his position os U. S. Circuit Judge in Iowa, and Hayes' Socretary of War, McCrary has been nominated to succood him. It remains to be seen whother the Democratie Senate will confirrn a man, who is nnderstood to have shaped Hayes' first veto of the Army bilí. , The storm of Saturday in this county '', was a light affair oompared with that in : Kansas on the same day. There severa! l persona were killed and great damage done to property by one of the most c ternfio wind and raia storms kuown to ' t}it écrtion. e