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era ESTABLISHED FOB THE DISSEMINATION OP DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND TO EARN AN HONEST LIVING l THE SWEAT OF Oil BROW. WHOLE 0. 555. EUGENE 1T;OR.;SATURi)AY! JUN) 22, 1878. $2.5Q per year IN ADVANCE. TP1TT CITY GUARD 111 ill M B U A f, JU ALKAKDEB, W. H. .ALEXANDER. ALEXANDER BROS Publlaiiers and Proprietors. OTFICE-Jn Underwood' Brick Building, OUB ONLT ftVTKS ,'OF"ADVKUTlSlNa AUVWWaWiwtsw "nu A in linM ap Ipbr. ntiA lniutrtinn 93; true BiAta o - i . , .each subsequent insertion $L Cash required In T?meftdvertiBeni will be charged at tha fol- lowing rates;- - ; -- - . 'One square three months .. o " " aix month 8 " one vear 12 00 00 00 Transient notice in local column, 20 cants per line for eacn insertion. Advertising bills will be rendered quarterly. All job work must be paid ipb on delivery. fosTorriQE. mi. TTmm-Fmm a. m. to I n. m. Sundays 'frm:K)toS:SOp.m. " ; Hail arrive, from the south anil leave, goinfr north 10 a. m. Arrive, from the norrh and leaves going . wath at 1:33 p. m. ror iuiiaw,"ranaiin uu uuug " T..m, close at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. For Crawford. ville, Uampureea HMurowmimou Letter, will be ready for delivery hajf an hour after . .rival of trains. Letters should be left at the oflioe iu hour before mails depart. -' A. B. PATTERSON, P. M. SOCIETIES. ; t ... w IV A. T and A. M. .Meets first and third Weloesdays in each month. jiVHS'Mt, 8pEMrr.B Btrrr Tajdoe No. 9 I. O. fyf- tO. F. Meets every Tuesday evening. WlMAWHALA EnCAMPMEHT No. 6, meets on the 2d and 4th Wednesdays in each month. CLEAVER & HENDERSON, DENTISTS, Eugene City, Oregon. TOOMSOVER GRANGE STORE, first IV door to the right, up stairs. Formerly office of C. W. Fitch. ' Nitrous Oxide Gas for painless extractions of teeth. ' Millinery and Dress Making. Mrs. S. A.".McCain Wishes to call the attention of everyone to her new stock of Spring Goods, such as HA TS, BONNETS, Etc., Etc. Dresses of every style made to order on short antiee. Give her a call before purchasing else where. - aprl3:tf CENTRAL LMA.RKET BOYD & RENSHAW, Proprietors. will KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, BEEP, VEAL, POBK AND r MUTTON. Dried Meat, of Ml kind. Trd, Tallow.ete. Will 11 Beef n chunks fro i to 6 cent. J. C. Bolorj, BUCCKSBOB TO VVKI.SH & BOLON- OFFU'li -In Underwood's brick building, over tile express oltice. Nitrons Oxide Ga for painless extractions of teeth. - ' A. IK PATTERSON, ll'vsiUIAN AND SURGEON, (liter n Ninth Street, opposite the St. little Hotel, and at Keaideneo, I J. .Hl.VJK CITY OREGON. r; J. O. Shields Offers . his Professional ser vices to the citizens of Eugene City and surrounding country. Special attention given : to all OBSTETRICAL CASES and UTER IXE DISEASES entrusted to his care. 0:Bce at the St. Charles HoteL H512PH P GILL VN !?3 FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or re- l,.a . vaen not professionally engaged. U'lre :.t t!ie ! i.ST OFFICE DRUG STORE. V i Kt-e n Etith street, opposite Presby- .pri.tii I'ji'.re'u. Purchasing Agent, li. LAKE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL IKWELRY ESTABLISMEST. J. 3. LUCKEY, DEALER IX t locks, Watcnes, Chains, Jewelry, etc. I ;.-;iiring Promptly Executed. .TAIIWork Warranted.. . . . ' 'J.S LUCKKT, Ellsworth t Co.' brick, Willamette Street DR. JOHN HERRBOLD, SURGICAL 15D XEdUMClL DESTIST, HAS REMOVED TO ROSEBURG, Ore iron, where he restctfullv offer hii er- vice to the citizenU of that place and vicinity la all the branches of ma profeeeion. . If yon wish to buy your good cheap, yon must go to the (tore of LURCH BROS., COTTAGE GROVE. ' They keep on of Qi. largest (tocki ot ,General -(Vlerchandise i ( Outside of Portland, ad they tell good eheap- v mi n eaa M rjoogbt anywnera in 111 n u tlaroett) valler. ' The in of Larch Bit consists of Aaron KTJGKNK CITY &USINESS 3T3IRECT0RY. ALEXANDER, J. B. -Justice of tha Peao Houtli Eugene 1'recinct; office at Court House. ABRAM3,'-W. H. & BRO.-riaining mill, ' sash, door, blind and moulding manufactory, r-etjiau tirvn, easi or mm-raotj. i,veryinui, in our liue' furnished on ' ehcrrt notice ani reasonable terms. ' ' BENTLEY, J. "W.-Private bearding bouse, 1 Sbuthwest corner of Eleventh and Pearl at. BUSCH, P.-Boot'and shoe maker, Willam ette street, aecond'door south of A. V. Peter & Uo. BAKER, R. F-Wine, Uquore, cigar and Billiards V illume tt e s tree one door north of St Charle Hotel ' J . ,. r BOLON. J. C SunricalandMechanlcalDen fast, UiKjerwood s bnck, over Express Office. BOYD 4; RENSHAW Meat Market-beef. rauiron, porx, veai ana lara- Willamette street, between bighth and Ninth. COLEMAN, FRANK-Wines, liquor, cigars and miuarrts, Willamette street, between street. Ek'hth and Ninth. fr.P4vir.il j w r.r. n'.t. . J agricultural implements, southeast corner of , i . r Willamette and Seventh streets. CHAPMAN,- E. F.-Gunsmith repairing promptly done and work warranted, Eighth street, between Willamette ana uuve. CHRISMAN, SCOTT-Truok, hack and ex pressman. All order promptly attended to. Office at express office. - CRAIN BROS. Dealer In Jewelry, Watch es, Uuclu and Musical Instruments Wil lamette street, between Seventh and Eitrhth. CALLjSON, R G. Dealer in groceries, pro. visions, country produce, canned goods, books, stationery, etc., southwest corner Willamette and 9th Sts. L0RRIS, B. F. -Dealer in Stoves and Tin ware Willamette street,' between Seven tn and Eighth. DURANT, WJL Meat Market beef, pork, veal and mupton constantly on hand Wib lamette street, between Seventh and Eighth; ESPBY, W. W. -Carriage maker and black- nmth, Lightn street, between Willamette and Olive. ' ELLSWORTH k CO. Druggist and dealers in paints, oils, eta Willamette street, be tween Eighth' and Ninth. FRIENDLY," S. H.-Dealer in dry goods, clothing and general merchandise Willam ette street, between Eighth and Ninth. GUARD OFFICE Newspaper, book and job printing othce, corner W illamette and JMghtn streets, up stairs. GRANGE STORE Dealers In general mer- chandise and produce, coruer Eighth and Willamette streets. GILL, J. P. Physician, Surgeon and Drug- ut, rostomce, Willamette street, oetwoen eventh and Eighth. HENDRICKS, T. G. Dealer in general mer chandise northwest corner Willamette and Ninth streets. ; HYMAN, D. Variety Store and dealer In furs and skins, Willamette street, between Eighth and Ninth. HODE3, C Lager beer, liquors, cigar and a hue pigeon. hole table, Willamette street, be tween igntn ana ss iran. HARRINGTON, FRANK-Barber. Hairdres ser and ba n rooms, east side W illamette bu, second dour north of St. Charles HcteL HORN, CHAS. M. Gunsmith. Rifles and suot-guns, breech and muzzle loaders, tor sale. Repairing done ill the neatest style and war ranted. Shop on Oth street JAMES, B. H. Stoves, and manufacturer of Tin and Mheet -iron ware, Willamette street, between Eighth and Ninth. KINSEY, J. D. Sash, blinds and door fac- tory,-' window and duor frames, mouldings, eta, glazing and glass cuttijig done to order. LYNCH, A. Groceries, provisions, fruits, veg etables, eta, Willamette street, nrat uour south of Postoffioe. LAKIN & ROONEY-Saddlery, harness, sad dle trees, whips, etc., Willamette street, be tween Eighth and Ninth. LUCKEY, J. S. Watchmaker and Jeweler; keeps a mie stock ol goods in nis line, Willam ette street, in Ellsworth's drug store. McCLAREN, JAMES Choice, wines, liquors, and cigars Willamette street, between Eighth and Ninth. MELLER, M. Brewery Lager beer on tap and by the keg er barrel, corner ol JMinth and Olive street. . McCLANAHAN, E. J.-Tmck and Draying; All order promptly attended to. nead ouarters at Robinson k Church's. OSBURN k CO. Dealers in drugs, medicine. chemicals, oils, paints, eta Willamette st, opposite o. Charle ilotej.' PERKINS, H. C County Surveyorand Civil Engineer. Residence on i if th street. PENNINGTON. B. C Auctioneer and Com mission Merchant, corner seventn ananign streets. POINDEXTER k RUSH-Horseshoeing and general jobbing blacksmiths, JLighth street, between Willamette and Olive. PRESTON, WM. -Dealer in Saddlery, Har ness, Carriage Trimmint, etc. Willamette street between Seventh ana i.igntn. REAM, 3. R. Undertaker and building con tractor,- lorner Willamette ana oeventn streets. ROSENBLATT k CO. Dry good, clothing, I groceneff and general mercnanciuw, wuuiwen corner Willamette and Eighth street. SHIELDS, J. C Physician and Surgeon- north side Mntn street, nrst aoor ea oi ou Charles HoteL STEVENS, MARK Dealer In tobacco, ci gars, nuts, candies, snot, powner, nouum, eta Willamette street STEINHEISER, S. Dealer in grocrrie, pro visions, vegetables, finite, eta W Ulamette street, between Eighth and Ninth. THOMPSON k IlEAN-Attorneyi at-Law- Underwoods brick, Willamette street, up stair. VAN HOUTEN, B. C. -Agent for the North British and Mercantile Insurance iompany, Willamette street, at.Expres office. WINTER, J A.-Photoeraphic artist, No. 79, Willamette street ricture en in me finest rtyle of the art, at low rate. WALTON, J. J.-Attorney-atLaw. Office Willamette I street, between- oevenm km Eighth. ' - , WITTER, J. T. Buckskin dresrtng. ih ilghest price paid for deer skin, ugnw at Bridge.- ' UNDERWOOD. 3. R -General brokeraga v.naa and mirmt tnr tn Krunrcirai 111- urance Company of Hartford-Willamette rtreet, between Seventn ana i-muw. " FARM FOR SALE. A WELL IMPROVED FARM OF threa cultivation; all tinder fence and the toproye menU in good order, which we will asU at a . a - inniiwi ami airrv aTM. iuu acre bub Situated ire mile aotith of town, and ha a gondwteangatoratoefc. Appiywuu PmJrTS-EWI)ESIGN3 OF STAN JOHN M0RR1SSEY. Brmlniscrneei of the late Politician and Pugilist, as Related by Himself llow lie went to taurornia in '4. 1 ' From the New York Sun. I'Well, it's a Ions story," he replied "but we might as well pass the time in that way as any. When tne Cali fornia gold fever broke out I was in New York, engaged as a runner tot passengers. And great times we used to have then hardly a day without ngbt. 1 was tough as a knot, ana ten- joyed iu The great bonanza of the runners was the Lalilornla emigrapts, both those going out and those corn ing home, They wertf i jolly lot 01 cusses, as a rule. Young,' full of blood, muscle, and courage, generally with a tew hundred dollars in their pockets, thev alwavs made it a rule, unon strik ill xt tr 'i t .... ? . ft' i tog ix ew xorK, wueiuer going 10 uui- ltornia or returning, to nave a little fun in the city, and yon' may be sure the sharks who got hold of them while in this city, saw to it that their tun cost them dearly. Wcll,.seeing and hearing bo much about the discoveries of gold in California, and how easy it was to pick up a tortune there, 1, too. got tho fever, and made up my mind to go. But how to get there was the question. It would dost in the neigh borhood ot $500 for a ticket and out fit, to say nothing of other exponsos, aud I hadn't a dollar in the world. Then I remembered how I used to stow away on these boats when oom- mg down from Albany, and resolved to try the game on the next steamer bat sailed for California, trusting to luck to get so far out to sea. before I was (liBcqvered that I could not be sent back.' I told Dad Cunningham ot my intcntion.and he swore he would go with me. So the night before the steamer sailed we sneaked on board. , All the money we had between us wbb $7.50, and our baggago consisted of the clothes we had on our baoks, ' '"'We did not show ' ourselves for three days. By that time we were so hungry that we were forced to come out for something to eat. Of course (here was a gr&at hullabaloo as ebon as we were discovered by the officers, and the Captain swore he would speak the first vessel be met. and send us back to the city, or else land us at the first port. triod to reason the mat ter with hirrj, tollirgliim that it would do no good to send us back ; that we were young and strong and willing to work our passflgo if he would give us a chance. But-he wouldn't be paci fied. He did set us at work, however, and I tell you he made us work mighty hard, too. But that we didn't care for, and as good luck would have it tho vessel was a little short-handed and we made ourselves useful. We mot several vessels, but the Captain did not hail any ot them to send us back. ''When wo arrived at the Isthmus, fearing that the Captain might try to keep us aboard ana take us back to New York with him, Dad and I quiet y dropped overboard the first night and swam ashore. We still had our $7.50, but that wouldn't go far toward paying our way' across. Ifrom the the place where we landed, passengers had to go about 20 miles up the river before they could get across the Isth mus, We invested all our" money in' 8 few loayes of bread, a lot of dried herrings, ' some tobacco, pipes, and matches, and started to walk across Ibe original tramps in that section of the country, I reckon, said the Sena tor, with a quiet laugh. ' "Well, when we got to the other side we found there over ten thousand people waiting for a chance to get passdge to California. 'The Chagres fever was raging among them, and they were dying like'dogs. Provis ions were worth their weight in gold, and there was not house-room enough for the sick, let alone the well. This didn't trouble Dad and I much, as we were used to that sort of thing, bnt we did pot take so" kindly to going hungry, Which w were forced to do many a day and night, we skirmished around the best we could, however, and managed to keep from fetarving, though it was a mighty close squCak sometimes, and waited for something to turn up by which we could see our way out. One day I met with an old acquaintance from Troy who tad money, and he loaned me 8300." Of course this wouldn't get us to' Califor nia; tickets by the first steamer were at a premium of 11.000 in gold, there being a great many more thin could go on any one itearcsr, and of coarse those woo bad been waiting thfl long est were the first to go.' Time ran along until two days be fore the day fixed for the sailing oi the steamer. I had about $100 left, and resolved to try the chance of win ning enough with that to pay our D&ssage to San Francisco. Dad and I went into one of the numerous fafo backs aud tried our " lack. In about an hour we came out without a dollar in our Dockets. v "'What are you going to do now? used Dad. "'Stow away on the steamer to- night,1 1 replied. So after dark we went down o the bcaoh, got a boat, and rowed 6$ to the 'steamer. -Cut they were keeping a sharp lookout for stowaways, and as we camo withm hailing dtetarfjje we wore hailed by the lookout, bflimade ho reply. Thon he hailed again, but we kopt still, and the next minute bang went an old musket and & ball whizzed 6vor our head"' " 'What are you going to do now?' saiu A,'aa. 44 'Going ashore I replied, and yon may bet your lite we pulled away )retty lively out of reaoa of tbet fel ow'a, musket. But I was determined not to give it up so, and told Dad we would try it again next night. For tunately for us it was a storniy one. and in the confusion of tho coming aboard ot tbe passengors and getting rear& to sail in the morninc. we crawled up under the lee of the steamer. I boosted Dad atoard.kicked our skiff adrift, pulled myself up af'tor mm, and we were soon stowed away "I here was 'A terrible crowd on board, and as soon as tho sloanior started we mingled with the steerage passengers treely, picking up some thing to eat as bost we could. On the second day I put my foot in it by coming vo loggerheads with tho Cap tain. A little boy was running about the deck when a man who was pass ing kicked him Out of his way as ho would a stick of wood or a dog, caus ing tho little fellow to ory. " You ought to be ashamod of your self,' 'said I, 'to kick A small boy like that.' "Who tho devil are you?' ho said. The best thing you can do is to mind your own business, or you may find yoursolf in itous before you are awaro of if " " 'That's a job you had bottor let out at contract, . 1 replied, 'tor 1 11 make it unhealthy lor the man that tries it' ' ' , " 'All right, ny young fellow,' he replied, walking oflj 'I shall keep my eye on you.' ' ' "From one of the passengers who overheard us I soon loarned that this man was the Captain. Of course, I knew that this little affair would not improvo my cnanoos wun mm wuon he came to end out that I was a stow- away. ' ' " "Tho next day they took up the tickets. The passengers were drawn up in lines on each sido of tho vessel, the Captain passing down ono side and the mato down tho other, gather ing -the tickets. I saw the Captaiu was coming 'down on the side whe.ro Dtid' and I wore, and I concluded the jig was up. I knew he would be mad enough to thro w mo overboard. Pretty Won no reached mo, and, holding out his band, said: "'Ticket?'' " 'Hain't got none,' said I. "'Whatyfsaidho. ' ? " 'Hain't got none,' I repeated. M 'How did you get aboard?' '"Sneaked aboard in the night, I replied. ' '"Got any money r " Not a cent.' "'Has your triend got a tbket?' said he, pointing to Dad. "'Nary a ticket, said 1. " 'Has he got any money ?' " 'No more than I have.' " 'I thought so,' said the Captain (8tow-aways 1 You come - down to my office after lam done collecting' tickets,' he said, and passed on. "'It's all up now,' said Lad; 'that feller'll drown us, if .he can.t get rid ot Us in any other way.' "Well, after they had got done col lecting the tickets, I went to the Cap tain's oflioe, and he didn,t look very pleased to see me. " " 'Whore did yon come from V he asked. '"New York City,' said I. "'I thought so. ' How did you get across on th other side ?' ' "'Stowed away.' "'I thought so. Is your friend a stow-away, too ?' " 'He Is. " 'How much money did you have when" you left New York ?' . " 'J ust ?7.or) between us, "At this he looked at rrie for a min ute and burst out laughing. But he soon got over that, and give mo the roughest talking to l ever took irom any man without knocking him down, and wound up by swearing that he would out us ashore at Acapuloo, and give us a chance to try our hands at beating the Mexican greasers. "But there was something about this man that made me think be wasn't so hard-hearted after all, and I tried to coax him to let up on us, " 'Captain,' says I, it won't do you any good to put us ashore at Acapul- m Wa are willin? tO WOlk And do any thing we can to earn our living while on tbepsage. rsup pose you have lota of promises made -you, and don't believe any of them. I can on ly say that if you will take us through to San Francisco, I believe I cao get the money there and will pay you. "But be only laughed at this pro- noaition. and swore wt should I otb J get ashore at Acapuloo. ' "There was a pretty rough crowd aboard tho steamer, 1 tell youi There wcro parties from Indiana,- Arkansas, Texas, Illinois, and, in fact, almost every State in tho Unibu. Evory gang had its bully, aud some of them two. Evory day thero were boxing matches on the deck, and it wasn't long before it bocame understood that Arkansas had tho boss big and little man on board tho vessel. Dad and I had kept perlectly quiet, not taking any hand in the boxing bouts, and -no ono know any thing about us. Ono da the Cantain was walkinir on the bridge, and the Arkansas party were suputiug out tor sorao one to put on ' the gloves with their me'n' Finally Dad got his maa up, and says ' '"John. I'm going to put the gloves on with that liltld rooster, aud give him a dressing out.' "All right Dad,' says I, and in five minutes they werealit. Icouldsee that the Captain was taking the whole thing in on the quiet, though pretend ing not to. It wasn t long botore Dad had the little bully all anookod into a ueaD. j ust men. tue mrr dui v steps up and hits Dad a cuff alonsido the head which keeled him over. " 'You ought not to do that,' said I, stepping up to him. " 'What have you got to say about it?' ho replied, turning fierooly 'upon me. 'Perhaps you'd like to tackle tne tor satisfaction ?' "I assured him that I would be verv clad to do so. and we stripned for business. I cast ray eye up to the bridge where the Captain was, and saw that ho was becoming dooidodly interested, thouglLtrying not to ap pear so, and 1 modo up my mind to give him a specimen of the stuff I was made ot. At it wo wpnt, aud I tell ou I never hit 1 a man harder in my ito than 1 did that Arkansas bully : and it wasn't long before his friends bad to lug him away in a badly dam aged condition, and totally oblivi ous ot surrounding events. " "Tho supply ot provisions on tho ship was not sufficient to last to tho end of tbe voyage if full rations were Issued, arid, besides, what there waa was not ot the best quality. Ihore had been a good deal ot growling about it among the steerage passen gers, and a few days after Da 1 and I had laid out the two Arkansas bullies, tbe feeling threatened to break out into open mutiny, tboso two bullies being among tbe ringleaders. J ust at this time I was sent for to come to tho Captain s office. " 'Young man,' said uo wu you fight ?' ' "'1 reokon i win 'tnai s my pusi- ncBS.; 1 about vour friend ?' said the Captain. 'Will ho flight, too ?' ' "You bet he will,' said I, 'for that's his business, too.' ' "'Well.' said the Captain, 'tbore are some people on board here who are trying to, create a disturbance. I saw you and your friend dUpose of a couple1' of the ringleadeis a day or two since, iou want to go to can Francisco ? If you and your friend will stand by mo in tho ovont ot any trouble, to San Francisoo you shall ... . , Ol.' go. v nai ao you say r '1 told tho captain uiai we were his men, and he might rely on us. " 'Go bring your friend bore,' said the Captain . . a " V.I St. "1 went and got Dad, ana tno cap tain rigged us out with a cutlass aud two pistols, each gave us a stateroom, and U WUS uuu uuuumiuuu iiiuvugu- out the vessel that tho two New York fighters had formed an alliance with the Captain, and would fight on that side in tne event oi irouuio. There wasn't any mutiny, and tbe result was1 that Dad and I, who left New York with a capital of $7.50, and without tickeU or baggage, sailed into the harbor of ban i ranuisoo as first-class cabin passengers, occupying our stateroom, and eatinrj at the Cap tain's table" and the -burly, good- natured Senator lolled 'back in his chair and laughed heartily at tbe rec ollection of that episode in his life. "Once ashore, he continued, "I soon found lots of acquantances whom I bad known in New York, Iroy and other parts of the kast. 1 bad no difficulty in borrowing tbe amount necessary to pay tor tue passage oi Dad and myself, but when I offered it to the Captain he refused to take it, saying that our services in prevent ing the mutiny were sufficient com Densation. "xwen.y-one years aiter mat, ne continued, "I was standing in the Hoffman House in New York City one day when a gentleman approach ed me and eaid : v " ,1 presume you don't remember me. Mr. Morrissey?' " Yes J do, I replied. 'You are Capt. Hudson of the steamer tireat i.ivi:. v j r.i.:,.i, -... Ikcpuimu, vu uvaiu vi w uiv.u vau vuu- ningham and' myself stowed sway over twenty years ago on our trip to California. "Time bad dealt less kindly witk him than with me, and I have had the treasure of rendering him assis tance when be stood quite as much in need of it as Dad and t did when we wor-t from. : New ; York to San Francisco on a" joint capital of $7.60,' and I was mighty glad of an oppor tunity to do so." THE OREGON AND MlSSfSSim PRETENCE. S. F. Examiner. The Radicals are ' endeavoring to make capital against Democrats in Congress for not accepting an amend ment to the investigation resolution, as to tho election frauds in Florida and Louisiana, by which to inoludo also Oregon and Mississippi. As to tho last named State, it is notorious that tbe charge of fraud was simply a pretence Of tho late Senator Morton's; to gain a point against Tilden and in favor Of Hayes. ' The Democrats car ried the election there as fairly as the Radicals carriod Massachusetts. Gen eral Butler's son-in-law, the carpet bagger Amos, showed tho fact plainly onough by his flight, to save himself from deeper disgraoo than mere escape from the socne, and thero is not a rea sonable fact on which to bang a doubt as to the overwhelming Democratic seutiment of that State. And as con' corns Oregon, thore is, really, eyen ess cause tor investigation. The vote of the Stato was filially counted for Hayes, and thcreforo an investigatiod oould in nb rospcot affect the rcsulti Yet, in any aspect, thero was no fraud. This was substantially and inconvcrti bly provod by the searching investi gation of the .Morton Commission, in tho Urovor case, and it was proved so conclusively that the Radicals in the Seuuto oould not make anything what ever of advantage from it, and so were only too glad to wash their hands of it. No one ever deniod not even the most blgotod and unreasoning Radical that Dr. Watts, the iladi oal Eleotor who was a postmaster at the time ot bis elootion, was lor that reason ineligible. It thon became an opon question whether tbe two other Electors or tho Governor of the State posscsspd -the authority.to appoint an Elector to fill the vaoanoy. On ' that question some of the first legal minds ot the whole oountry then differed and still differ. It was the silly and singular oouduot of Cronin, the Eleo . tor auDointed by the Governor, who seemed to blunder and place himself and' his party in a wrong position U evory step ho took, which caused alt tho subsequent trouble in that respect Ot course, Radicals took advantago of every straw which camo in their way, to uso as a float for Hayes. JJut, at worst, there was nothing thou- in the case by which the Radical cause could be bettered, nor is tbore anything now to hotter it. 1 '.' In regard to Florida and Louisiana, however, tbe onargca ot iruua anect the election itself. The Electoral vote of either State would have justly giv en the elootion to Tilden. And now, the parties who confess to the frauds in Florida are the' Very men who wore implicated in the iniquity by which' 'Tilden was counted out ana laves oounted in. Not only this, but also, it should be remarked, the agi tation of tho subject, wbicb led to and forced the aotion ot Congress to make , investigation, was the work of Radi cal leaders in and out of Congress - Conkling, Blaine, Ben. Wade, Zack Chandler, bis nephew and namesake ot New Hampshire, Wm. Lloyd Gar rison, Wendell Phillips, and last but not least, senator uoweot VViscon- 810. x ne parties to tne irauu, iucAun and Dennis, who have confessed, are Radicals, and'- Hayes, since bis elec tion, endorsed them as men worthy of public confidence and respect. lie nomiUavcU jmuljiu iu a juuCBuip- ui one of the Territories, and, upon bis rejection by tbe Senate, secured him an SDi)intment from his Treasury chief, John Sherman, in the Internal Revenue service South. Dennis ta a Massachusetts Radical, who went as a carpet bagger to Florida, where be became conspicuous ior ins muaeo smartness. There is not a Democrat connected with tbo fraud in any way. All who are involved in the villainy, and the exposure of it by confession, are Radicals, and it is equally true that from the Radical side -has come the severest condemnation of the fraud. Even Justice Strong, although he was one of the eight of tbe Elec toral Commission who voted to give the place to Hayes, has since admitted that Tilden -was rightfully elected President. And how,1 in view of all these facts, tbe Radicals can now de nounce the investigation, is one ot tne problems whion eaa never nave rea sonable solution. ' They very well know, themselves, that Hayes wars not fairly elected by the votes of the people. ' . i . A little'boy in a Sioux City Sunday school put t poser to his teacher. The lady wa telling her class how God punished-tbe Egyptians by causing the first born in e:h household to be slain. The little boy listenod atten tively,' and at the proper interval milJIv inquired: "What would God have done if there had boon twins?' . Lrora and lien Larch,