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L 1 - . k 'THE EEDCLOUD CHIEF. A. C HOSHER, Publisher. RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA THE TWILIGHT SONG. ys,c1in? by an humb'o dwelling Hidden in tin- foliage ilccp. Itierc 1 heard a mother Binjrltur A 'she rocked her t.ubo to bleep: soft and low the note were blendcfl. Hv nn unseen choir led: M"Ube-rm 1"a"r' l'"" ft-t-H-1 a-n-d 9-I-u-m- II-o 1-y a-n-K-e-1-s p-u-a-r-d t-h-y b-e-d!" oft the coom? baby answered, .J . l,u haPI, felhs f love. ' '" aJOw " ' HHxmbeams quivered Watchers from the world above. JJiit the tnotlier -uidt unhoudlnir, I.lps pres-ed to the domiy head: Hu-s-h my d-e-a r. l-i-o s-tH-l a-n-rl s-l-u-m-b e-r. Jl-o 1-v a-n-K-e-l-a g-u-a-r-d t-h-y b--dr 'rio-e.1 andd.irk the casement there, -nl above the humble threshold JIunif the black tlaic of despair. But in muie sott the mother -SiitUT be-ide her baby dead: H-u-j,-h. m-y U-e u-r, 1-i-e s t-i-M n-n-d s-l-u-m-I b e-r, Cl-(-l-y a-n-s-o-l-s p-u a-r-d t-h-y b-e-d 1" roon mj restless footstep wandered In a Krave)-imr- tranquil space. 1 here, m the dark. pari) ot borrow, -Fuw 1 that f.tuil.:ar lace. -n 1 the te.ir-ehoked voice was sinping 'v a srave with roea spread: t-H-u -h. m-i d-e-a-r. I-i-c s-t-i-1-1 a-n-I s-I-u-rn- l-e-r. 31-o-l-y a-n-K e-l-s g-u a r-d t-h-y t-e-d:" "Yesterday I walked in sadness ) Jly that home v li.-re nef had been, JSut the mother s von- wa silent, -And In death her face pn-ne: I'arawny 1 heard the whi-jM-r Of a homrthtUHcavciiw.ini sped: ""H-u- h. m-y. d-e-a r. 1-i e s t-M-1 a-n-d e-l-u-m- le-r, I-o-l y u-n-;r e-l-s ir-n-a r-d t-h v l-e-d '." JIit.M.L.Kayiu. in Detroit FkcPtcs. OUT OF THE l'KYIXK.PAX INTO THE FIKK. Neither tall nor short, neither dark i"r fair, with liair between blonde and brown, and eyes that left a doubt as to whether the were gray or hael. She -w:t jn-t -uch a little bundle of uncer tainties and contradictions as led the imagination captivv at the first glance, and oflcred a constant lure to anticipa tion. Whether she spoke or remained si len, whethei .she walked or sat, expec tation hung breathless upon her net word, her net poe. Her eyes, vary ing as seemed tlie:r hue. shone, none -i "the less, w.th a candid ra that seemed the very light of truth, and her lresh mouth, w tli its milky teeth showing between the not too-smiling lips, irre-si-tibh sijfrjrested the sweetest uses to -.vhich lips can I e put. hen the heavih -moving vessel had plowed thiougli half the great Atlantic rollers, and the few passengers had all grown heartily tired of each oilier, when shesuddenh appeared for thelirst . time upon deck quite alone, yet calm and seli-centered as the small birds that sometimes po scd themselves upon spar or bulwark to gather breath tor fiesh Uight. It was Julius Ililder who had tirstdis--covered her, leaning against the com jianionway railing, with the air of hav ing just come up or down, be could hardly delennine which, looking ab--sently at the tumbling waves. .Julius and his fr.eud, Austin Drake, were secedcrsfroui a gay parly who had juade the ton- ot Southern Europe to gether. It was Julius who had ins'ti .gatcd his couip.vjion to desert the otli crs and take 'Ae iJermau steamer for JNew Orleans direc-t, which thentoueh-'d -at Havre, instead yf crossing In a Cu aiardcr. and it had all grown out of the -obstinate deterniinatuni on the part o: Jiis sister to attach hor party to that of !Mrs Smollett. Mrs. Smollett was his choicest aver sion, a pretentious, intriguing woman, in whom the match-making instinct had been so developed b the effort to es tablish "her own live daughters that it -could not rot satisfied with the ac complishment of that gigantic task. She seemed to have an endless supply -ot nieces, adopted daughters, or prote-e-s oi some sort, w horn she dangled os tentatiously belore the eyes of all eligi ble bachelors bhe had improved a chance meeting with Julius to announce to him a new acquisition, a lovely young creature, whom she was taking home -with her from a Swiss Pension. "Mr. Smollett's, own niece, Mr. Ilil--der, and quite like my Fanny at her age. You remember Fanu ? She was Tour fir.-t love, 1 believe." she had said, with her ogling dowager smile, and , Julius had leit hiseif seizeil at once ''-with an insurmountable aversion to the fair oung niece of Mr. Smollet. In'the lirst heat of his indignation against his sister he had conceived this notable scheme of crossing by the Havre steamer, and though it had not iu its development proved to 1h eminently -amusing, he had never omitted to con gratulate himself and his companion, night and morning, upon the good sense they had di-played in adopting it. "No chattering girls or designing -vlowagers," he would s:vy, as he yawned over his book or the dull game with -which they strove to believe they were amusing themselves, "gives a man lime to pull himself together and take ac count of stock, as it were.''. Stid, when on one ot those aimless pilgrim ages below which formed the only break iu the monotony of his occupation, he had nearh run over this pretty young creature leaning against the rail ings, a thrill of undeniable pleasure had -coursed along h.s nerves and he had felt himself blushing with pleased sur prise. " . v Fortunately, the sea-tan had rendered the blush indistinct, but over the light that shot into his gray eyes the sea-tan had no power, nor yet over the tongue that stammered as he tried to convey his apologies for nearly upsetting her, .and Ids oilers of service in conducting lier tr a seat. "Thank you," she had answered coolly, "oudid not startle me, as I saw vou "convng and J am not sure that I vant a seat." T'Lero was no more to be said, and 3ier maul appearing at the moment with a bundle ot parfi-colored wraps. Julius could oim lift h s bat again and earn out his pin pose of going below. As he had no reason tor going except that lie was tired ot staying on deck, and as the Meek hal now a quired a paramount at traction, he was soon back again. In the meantime the young lady had made up her nnd about the seat, and , dad found one lor herself close against the ship's side, on the weather quarter. I It was not a pleasant location, but as she had chosen it. and had wranncd a large shawl about her in an exclusive sort of way, he saw no plausible ground , pliliud that on ean hardly expect mo for interfering, tobi'sati-lied witli that meager answer." Nothing could have been more :l:s- "Amplified! I don't understand." creel and retiring than Miss Elton's be- Tlio-e two ingenious hypotheses, for havior, but the perseverance of a man instance were they both pure 1 cton, who finds himself bored by too much of or wni -h was the Jrt'e statement?" his own and his alter ego's society. is; "Both wire inventions," she returned, an incalculable force against whicn no J laughing and b.u-hing again. "I am woman can successfully intrench hi r- not tliat brilliant creature, a Governor's self, and so it was not long bcforc Drake niece, nor yet that more useful and re found himself eliminated, as a super- , spectable one, a teacher of inusie. lluotis factor, from the sum of his The Governor's niece was just a bit of friend'a enjt nicnt. whenever Mi'is El- satire. I traveled a few weeks once in ton appeared above deck. His uc ess, company with such a person, and the however, was more apparent than real, constant iteration with which she dwelt for although he knew her name, and t upon her title, and the amount of re was allowed to carry hor book and her i spect it seemed to inspire in the minds shawl, and arrange her chair in the of those w ho heard it, gav c me the im most comfortable position with refer-' pression that it was the highest rank an eneetothe wind or the sun. he had . unmarried woman could attain in Amcr rcally made no great progress in her ' iea. I think the impression must be conli'denee. Who she was, or why she ' well founded, too, as I'noticed it pro- had chosen to make the voyage in this unconventional and eccentric way, re mained as great a invsterv as it had been on that memorable lirst dav. It , was the close of the tenth dav, dating - T - 1 from that of his discovery, and Julius sat beside her iu i hat intimate fashion bred of the isolation of the sea. He had been reading to her, but the story was linished. and a silence had ensued, -die appearing to be wrapped in thought and he watching her lace with half-ei!ed glances. "Three more das and we shall be at home," she suid. rousing herself. "YoiM'otmt the days,' lie said. "Are you e.iger to be there?" "No: neither eager nor reluctant. The voyage has been pleasant, but it will be nice to be on shore again, too." "What, or rather who is going to make it nice? Anybodv in particu lar? ' She put the question aside, with a little wave of her hand. 'You are curious." she said, mis chievoiislv. Julius bit his lip and this was not the He was curious, lirst time she had foiled him. You want much to kno w jut w ho and what I am," she went on. ""toil have mule a do.en attempts to lind out. Tell me tvhy. What dillerence would it make to you? If I were to tell you thai I am a niece of the Governor of Ken tucky mind. I'djift say that lam," she cautioned, as Juhus made a gesture of stirpr.se. I say if 1 were to tell ou so, and idd that I am mistress of an independent fori tin, would that en hance mv value in our eves?" Julius drummed upon the arm of his chair, and looked at her in silence. "Suppo-e. on the contrary." she went on, itnpetuouslv, and with a ceitaiu warmth of tone that s emed to spng ! frimi 1iii!itiil iir;ili I wore tn toll villi that I am an orphan without fortune. that I had just monev enough to carry i me thiougli the coneratorv at Paris. J and that I am hoping and expecting to make mv living ov teaching music. would that lower me in vour regard?' Julius still remained silent, perhaps a little abashed by the results of his own temerity. I see that I have embarrassed yon," sh said, laughing. "I shall not insist upon an answer. I leave ou to adopt whichever hypothesis best suits ou." he gatheied up her shawl and hook as she spoke, and made a motion to :, but Julius laid a detain ng hand rise upon her arm -. no. vou mustn't go et." he ex- cla'med, and he lancied he per oived a dewiness in her oes. as she turned them toward him, which touched him inexpressibly. "I am embarrassed, not so much by your hypothesis as by some thing in myself, runce you leave me to choose between these Irypotheses, I will take the latter. You are. then, an orphan without fortune, hoping and ex pecting to make your liv ngb teaching music. To prove to you how little I de serve your implkd reproach. I will con fess w fiat I should have concealed from the Governor's neice. Miss Elton, I adore vou" "Mrl Hihier!'' she exclaimed, spring ing to her feet, with flashing eves. "Well," he said, quietly, -vou chal lenged me." You are impcrt'nent, sir," and sho swe.nl awav with d5niitv s.i. -..,;...! ,.in .,.!.. It,,, : i., . 'iiv; i Liii.tiiji.il i,ii-i.ii .-Mini in jivi uu ' , , -., - . cabin during the remainder ot the af- omh sought. He stood near the com ternoon and until quite late the next ' I,!lI"on Ws,y. Aching furtively and morning, when Julius, who had main- j lart n ? ever-v r,,T- J?he, d" "ot tained :fn anxious and impatient watch ome- neither was he :lt thti breakfast on deck, found her in the saloon sip- i ,! , ,.,,,.,.. ping a cup of tea and nibbling a piece I , Ihe honrs Sll,,c,! b-v- the Clt" roie i1" of toast bv wav of breakfast to Ve paengc Viunu " u-''k,wi"h I hope you have forgiven me," he said, taking a seat beside her. "Hut I have not," she answered with, decision. "Which have I offended the Govern or's niece or tho oqdian music-teacfl-er?" he asked, with a saucv smile. " Hoth. It was a daring impertinence to the one and a piece of insolence toward the other." "Well, I don't see what I'm to do about it It isn't the sort of thing you .. can expect a man to take back.' "No." she said, looking absently into her cup. then suddenly realizing that .this was not just w hat she should have said, she hurried to add, amid a 'con fusion of blushes: "That is, of course, you must tak- it back: at least vou musn't sav anv thing more about it.' "Never?" "Never." "But that's impossible." "Mr. Hilder" "Miss Elton." "1 think we've hatl enough of this. It was my fault, I am willing to admit that. It was wretched taste on my part and I've suffered all sorts of things in consequence." Sh waved her hand toward her cabin as she spoke, indicating that it was thus her hours of retirement was spent "Let me go back to the lirst question," she continued. "You asked me whether there was anybody to make it pleasant tolIIIIj ,jms0lt gaimr'iuto the spectacled for me on shore. There was no reason ! eVes of Mr. Smollett, but my own perveisity why I siioulll Onsttlpidest of stupids!" h ex not have answered at once. No. n- claimed, as he thrust slipners ami ;,ody that I am at all sure will care, to j brushes into his valise in the privacv of make it pleas-iut for me, I have a dear I ,;s cab,. j;a.r.-ed bv the irmol ell old uncle who has nhv.i.s been verr ! ogress .-.ftnr -ill "1V .rmnt...!" h.. r..1.l...l good to me out wneii ne hears no.v iiaughty I have been I don't, know what he will say to me." and shepnckeVed up her white torehead into a:i expres sion of compunctious perplexity. "Well.1"-he said, after wait'ng some time for her to resume, "is that all?" V "That answers your question, does ft not?" .My question as originally put yes. I believe it doe.';; but it ha3 been so am duced quite an etlcctupon vou. "Xot the ellect vou imagine. I was startled for a moment, 1 confess, but simply because of a slightcoincideuce." "-. ..-' i t "l oinciilence: Do ou Know hcrr ' and a hot blush and a look of conster nation sat together upon the fresh, young face of Miss Elton. "Never saw her; but there was a plot to make me cross the ocean with such a person and a lot of other women, which 1 defeated by running away." "Oh! on ran away?' she breathed the words out in a startled, half-whisper. Yes, they went in a t'uiiarder, and mv friend Drake and I slipped oil" and ' took the steamer at Havre." Mie looked at him with widely-opened eves for a moment, during which liede- i cided for the littieth time that the eyes w ere brown and not deep gray, as he had decided the other titty times. " Why did you run away?" she asked, after a moment's amused con sideration. " ell. you sec I was w ith my sister and two or three others: just a nice lit tle partv. all the ladies married: so a fellow didn't have to be always on pa rade. We had a jollv, comfortable t.me until we got to Paris on our way n inie. and mere sister iook it into ner head to join a woman who had been ioaming.ahout the continent with a lot j of girls on an extensive husband-hunt one of those women who never look at a single man without picturing him to her.-elf walking up the aisle with a ' white tie, with hah a dozen groomsmen . at his back, and who has always just j the giri on hand who will walk up the j other a;sle in while satin and meet him demurely at the altar. I had no fancy j for being cooped on a steamer with slier an experienced old angler." "And the Governor's niece was one ' of the girls?" ' "Some Governor's niece, so I heard. ! 'v- ."v,,:lt 5i tho naughty thing you've tiiwiti ilfvttir Como, confidence for cou- lidenee." For sole answer, however. Miss Elton leaned back in her chair and began to laugh immoderately. Julius looked at her for some moments, then catching the infection began to laugh, too, much to the editication of the waiters, who were beginning their preparations for dinner. "I have no doubt it's awfully funny," he added, as she -qed tho tears from her eheeks. " but 1 could eniov it more " " " ! f I knew just the point of view from j wh,c H sCt-' ' " remaps you could, " sue replied, demurely, checkinan impulse to laugh again. " We seem to bo in the way, suppose we move." -Come on deck," he exclaimed, ris ing w ith alacrity and offering his arm. " Thank you. no. I don't feel quite equal to the deck this morning." Siie made him u eeremon.ous obci sauce, and her cabin door had closed bemud her before he had lully realized her purpose. .she d d not reappear during the day. It was their last dav at sea, and Julius was in despair. The jetties' light was in siht when he retired, and when he awoke in the morning the smooth glid ing motion of the ship announced that they were in the river. He was in no haste to see the low shores of the Mis sissippi, in fact he felt at the moment ' that he hated them: ct he sprang up. ! dressed with dispatch and mounted to the deck. Evervhodv vvas there but the j sacncis ana umurei:as, prepared ior ! i-nTiir nullum lmt ct'll tliit nftrtinnlfir cabin-door remained cloed They were at the wharf, the staging was run out, and a docn or more citizen.. j rushed across with that strange eagei--ness so inexplicable to the voyager, I whose eagerness impels him in the op posite direction. Julius still maintain- sng his watch at the companion way, I felt himself g ntlv put aside by a tall. gray-lnired gentleman, iu a brown c.oat, lo Ment With a careful haste down the brass steps. He heard a little cry, and peering through a sky-light he saw Miss Elton in the arms of the gray haired gentleman, her head pressed against the brown coat and her eyes upturned to 'meet his "spectacled gaze. "Her uncle!" he muttered, peevishly "who the dickens is he anyhow?"" He moved discontentedly to the side and looked at the people hurrying ashore. "Hello. Julius! Going to spend the night aboard?" cried i)rake, coming up with a duly chalked valise in each hand. "Oh, Mr. Hilder, exclaimed another and more musical voice. "Wait, uncle, I must introduce you: Mr. Hilder his been very kind to "mo." "What, Julius! Whv. mv dear bov. iioh it ir .uv wni! w oie me .'. ! f .. vou were coming over with her.' His hand was ! ',r:i.Ili-il witli o he-irlt- uriicnrn ml liu :is he gave a last twjst to his fair mus tache before the misty minor. A. U. Toacs-Dcmocrnt. IV. McCosh, of Princeton, Xuo.ts somet! "ng about colleges. Ho has at tended liu and graduated at six. Report of the Senate Commit loo. The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, in relation to to the Co piah branch of the investigations which that Committee has been making, has sii'miitted a report which bears the signatures of the live Republican mem-bcr-i. The report says the Committee cn teied upon its task with almost inex pressible repugnance. Nothing could be more justly odious than to use such investigations and disclosures as parti san instruments unless it be to commit, profit by, or screen crimes which are investigated. But the rights invaded were rights declared by the National Constitution and which the National Congress was bound to secure by ap propriate legislation against infringe ment or violation by any State, It the powers a'readj- conferred upon Con gress by tho Constitution were not am ple for their protection, it would be come a dutj' to propose granting further powers that the blessings of liberty and the right to vote without distinction of race or color might not fail through tho neglect of any Mate in its duty. The proposition that the pro- tection of the .right to vote secured by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution is of concern to tho whole people needed jio argument. The report points out the number of members of the House and Electors given by former slave States by the col ored population, and quotes tlie provis ion of the Constitution relating to the reduction of the basis of representation when the rights of suffrage are abridged, and declares it to be the duty of Cougnas and not a matter of discre tion to take action in the premises whenever the conditions warrant it, and adds: "It is to be hoped that the re turning conscience of Mississippi, or such laws as Congress may enact, may prevent such a condition of things from becoming permanent in that State as shall compel Congress to enter upon a discussion whether her representativ es in Congress must be diminished. The Committee can not doubt that the methods which determined the election of county officers in Copiah in 18.5 will be in full operation so tar as they may be needed in determining tho vote of Mississippi for Presidential Electors and members of Congress in lSSt." The Committ-e then review the testi mony of alleged outrages iu Cop'ah County. Fiom the facts presente 1 them they conclude that a conspiracy organized by representative young Democrats, with the countenance of that party in Copiah, was entered into to drive their opponer-ts from the polls. To that end a mob was gathered, sys tematic outrages perpetrated ending in murder, one of the victims b'ing a wealthy and generally respected white man. During the whole time these out rages were going on the Democratic State and county oflieers remained pas sive, and thus allowed the eleclion to be turned into mockery. In conclusion the icport says the Committee had not the time to o into the investigation of the security of con stitutional rights in Mississippi. It can only refer to the evidence of witnesses who think Copiah a favorable specimen of the counties of that State, to docu mentary matter brought to its atten tion, to the evidence taken by tho Sen ate Committee in 187G, to the testimony in election cases in the House of Repre sentatives, to numerous declarations in the Democratic nrcs, and to crimes well known and unpunished, such as the murder of Chisholm, of Dixon: of Foolc, United States Collector of In ternal Revenue, and three others in Yazoo, whose biood-stainod hands Co piah is so eager to grasp. No legisla tion dealing with Mississippi alone should be enacted without an investiga tion which should cover all parts o.f the State. Before such an investigation a National election would have taken place, at which the temper and respect for law of the peop'e ot Mississippi will undoubtedly be made fully manifest. Jf the Constitution has iiot power enough in its arsenal for the protection of all the rights it confers or recognizes, the people, on being satisfied of the fact, will confer others. Each house of Congress is imperatively required by its duty to refuse seats to persons whose election is directly or indirectly due to crime, either of violence or fraud. The Committee recommends the pub lication, for the use of the American rjeoplc, of the testimony taken. They further recommend the pass-ige of .'en ate bill No. l., which is designed to furu'sh a remedy for some of the evil disclosed. They further recommended ;hat after the next election iu Missis sippi, unless the same shall be unques tionably fair and free, there shall be a full investigation of the condition of things in that State with a view to de termining the question whether Repub lican Government exist there and whether it is entitled to its exist.ng rep resentation or has forfeited it in whole or in part by reason of denial or in fringement on the right to vote of any of its people. The question of future legislation the Committee reserves for further consideration. Cheering Prospects. ' Jfe is conceded on all hands that the prospect of Republican success in the next National electionns very good and steadily improving. In factC it is al most a foregone conclusion that unless the Republicans make some great mis lake in party management of in their nominations at Chicago they will elect Ihe next President This is asserted by Republicans, confidently admitted by Democrats, and freely talked every where. It is in the air. Contrast the political situation of now with that of two years ago. When, by the act of an assassin and tho opera lion of the Constitution, Mr. Arthur be came President the Republican party was divided into factions and torn by internal dissensions. The organization ot the party was shattered, its spirit was broken' its morale destroyed. The Democracy were so confident of suc cess that they thought they had ctily to wait for the next general election to scoie an easy victory That this was the situation two years go no one will deny. That it is now entirely changed and com pletely reversed is equally undcn'able. The Iiepublicans. from Le'ng demoral ized, discouraged, and desperate, have become united, aggressive, and con- ! lident of success. The Democrats, from a state of perfect confidence, have been brought to one of almost uttei hopelessness. It would not be possible to tell just when this change began, the processes by which it has been brought about, or the stages by wh ch it has progressed. But the change has taken place, and the results are as plain a: the noonday sun. No person can tel! just when the season changes from winter to spring or Iroiu spring to sum mer, but the change comes, and the ditference between midwinter and mid summer is not greater than that between the political situation two years age and that at present What has caused this change? Be yond any doubt it is mainly due to the clear, conservative, and dfgnitied Ad ministration of President Arthur, to hii excellent appointments, and to his uni formly impartial recognition of all ele ments of the Republican party. By hii course ho has healed party dissensioni and won the respect of the entire peo ple. He has made Republican succesi possible. He might as easily have pro longed the situation of two years ag and made defeat inevitable. The Presi dent has organized v ictory out of de feat, and, we repeat, has made Repub lican succe-ss possible. To refuse to rec ognize this fact wonld be blind stupid ity, to denv the President the full meet I of honor which it implies would be un spciKably mean, and lor Republican: to make war upon him is base ingrat itude. National Republican. How it Looks. "The old ticket" sounds well, but it is all sound. Clear-headed Democrat! are not numerous, but every clear headed Democrat knows that "the ok ticket" would suit the Republicaui better than any other that could lx named. We should have a jovial, laugh ing campaign from beginning to cud, with plenty of ciphers and taxes and other things to make life enjoyable, atuf with no worrying sense of anxiety. Among the few clear-headed Demo crats who arc aware of this stato ol facts, we may safelv mention Mr. Sam uel J. Tilden. He ha- some influence w ith his party in most matters, but ir one matter "he is absolute dictator. "The old ticket" will not be nominalec if this one clear-headed Democrat see as much as wo suppose he sees. What ever else he may be able or unable tc do. he has power to pi event his own public dissection while there is life ir his bod-. We doubt if his interest it anatomical science is sufficient to in duce him to give himscii cp for ante mortem examination. "The old ticket" looks like a cloak, therefore. Beiiind it there may be either of several thiugs, but one ot the things probably behind it is a ticket pleasing to Samuel J. Tilden. If it can be determined what he would like tc have done, it can probably be deter mined what the Convention will do. It may be, for instance, that Mr. Tilden will consider himself dead, and request Mr. Hendricks to act as his successor, but we doubt it. We doubt whether either end of "Jhc old ticket' will prefer McDonald. It seems im probable that Mr. Carlisle will be pre ferred: and if Mr. Morrison is suggested, he will be laid out as "horizontal" a? his Tariff bill, to sav- the least. The preference might be Mr. Randall: it might be some New-Yorker: or it might be the three-ban clcd Mr. Payne. The clear-headed Democrat who has some reason to consider the "old ticket" delegates as his personal property, be ing human aud remembering some dispatches sent by Mr. Randall in 1879, might be more willing to see him Presi dent than anybody else. But to nomi nate a man is one thing; to elect him is another as Mr. Tilden tardily per ceived eight years ago. Mr. Randall has placed himself in such a position, with respect to the tariff question, that free-trade Democrats might like an op portunity to express their leelings about him. The votes indicate that they num ber about three-quarters of the "party. It is a lesson vvh'ch some men are slow to learn, but the fact is that a Democrat who believes in even the most modified form of protection is a leper and an outcast, when that party is trying to make a President Randall's position is more objectionable to his party now than it vvas four years ago, and at that time the remnant of "the old ticket" judged it wiser to nominate "a good man, weighing '2i 0 pounds." Not long ago, Mr. Tilden spoke ol Mr. Payne as being, in his judgement, the best candidate to nominate; and, strange as it may seem, there is a chance that on the occasion be spoke what he thought. JBut Mr. Payne is a somewhat clear-headed Democrat also. He has observed the tendency of Con gressional votes as respects Ohio opin ion, for he has written a letter on the wool question. Having-his mind turned that way, he may have observed that Ohio votes in October, and that an ad verse vote in that month, by a candi date's own State, would be apt to terminate his anxieties prematurely. When a man consents to open his oil or other barrels as a candidate, he natu rally wants the interest of the thing to lust until November, if not longer. It is conceivable, therefore, that Mr. Payne may conclude to remember that he has withdrawn his name several times already, and is not a candidate. Thus there is a possibility that "tho old ticket" may signify a New-York candidate for the Presidency. There is a difficulty, however. Some of the can didates who might be named would fail to arouse the enthusiasm of Mr. Kelly. We therefore suggest to the parties In interest the nomination of Mr. Kelly himself. He is honest: he is a great deal more capable than most of the New-Yorkers who might be considered, and wo suspect he would run as well as Governor Cleveland. N. Y. Tribune. General Toombs refused to sub scribe for the purchase of Alex. Ste phens' residence as a memorial hall, "because." he said, "I want the peo ple of Georgia to buy the property, and when they do I will endow it with enough to make it such a college as Aleck would like to see there if he were ahve." Louisville Courier-Journal. The bill prohibiting the manu facture of oleomargarine has been signed by Governor Cleveland, and is now a law in New York. It is abso lutely prohibitory of both sale and manufacture. N. J". News. Hark Twain's Search for a Rare Cook At a meeting of a literary club held in this city some months ago. Mark Twain wasthe essayist of the evening, and. for the purpose of fully illustrat-i:i- the sub eet uiaL'r consii erntion, ha ivad numerous extracts it our a rare book which had been lent to him for t he occasion. It was a very rare volume and it had come into Mr. Clemens" hands only by accident and for u short fine. It" happened that Mr. Cable was then Mr. Clemens' guest, sick at his house. Mr. Cable had the book, and he had borrowed it from a gentle man in New York who valued it so highlv that he had repeatedly besought Mr. Cable to treasure it with the utmost care, and return it without fail. Indeed, Mr. Cable was so careful of it that ho hesitated to let Mr. Clemens take it with him from the 'house that evening and was tineas- until he brought it back in safety. The reading was a complete success, and the book vvas heartily euoyed. It was found that the Hon. Henry C. Robinson had a copy, which had be longed to his brother. Mr. Lucius Robin son, but to almost all present the book was entirely novel. Mr. Clemens determined to have a copy, and lie wiote to a New York book-buying horrsc directing them to buy it for him legardlcss of cost He must have it Time passed, but the book did not come; and finally a letter came instead, saying that careful in quiry and long sesrch had simply de monstrated that the book could uo't be had. It vvas out of print and out of existence. That ended the matter. Rev. Mr. TwiteheJl. who was at thfl gathering, remembered that he had seen the book on sale in New Haven when he vvas a boy in college, and a few weeks ago vv bile in that city ha stepped into the old store where he had onee seen it on the . helves. The same old proprietor was there, and remem bered his visitor. "Do you recall such-and-such a book?" asked Mr. Twitchell. "Oh. yes," vvas tho reply, "and I re member so-and-so (the author) when he was in college," and a pleasant How of reminiscence followed. Mr. Tvvich ell timidly asked whether it would bo possible to secure a copy of the book now at this late day, and hardly dared to ho pe for a favorable i eply. "Well," vvas the answer, "I under took to put my cellar in order the oilier day, and I found about a cord of them down there, and I think I could supply yon if you wanted quite a number. He inquired the price of the book ffor a copy of which an unrestricted of fer had been sent out) and vvas told that the were ten cents apiece. Ho took a dozen and came back to Hart lord. Tying up six of them, he put them in "his pocket a few days later when he was going to walk with Mr. Clemens. Introducing the sutjject of the raro volume, Mr. Twitchell casually inquired of his companion if he had ever found a copy of it "Never," said Mr. Clemens. 4,There are none in existence. The book is something wo must go without" "What would you give for a copy?" asked Mr. Twitchell, and the answer was that it wasn't a question of money. He would give whatever was asked. The price vvas for the owner to set then he would pay it But it was idle to talk about it, as the book was unob tainable. "Well, Mark." said Mr. Twitchell, produ -ing the package, "if that's the way you feel, here are six to begin with; and, if these aren't enough I can get vou a couple of hundred more." The unlimited order for one copy at anv price has been rescinded and it will take a bonfire to make tho book a rare one Hartford (Corm.) CouranL t Changed Relations. "Now that we are engaged," said Miss Pottleworth. "come and let me in troduce you to papa." "I believe that I have met him," re plied young Spickle. "But in another capacity than that ol son-in-law." "Yes er. but I'd rather not meet him to-night" "Oh, you must," and despite the al most violent struggles of the young fel low he was drawn into the library, where a large, red-faced man, with "a squint iu the eve and an enlargement of nose, sat looking over a lot of papers. "Father," said the girl. "Hum," he replied, without looking up. "I wish to present to you " "What!" he exclaimed, looking up and catching sight of young Spicule: "Have you the impudence to follow me here? Didn't I tell you I would sea to-morrow?" "Why, father, you don't know Mr. Spickle, do you?" "I don't know his name, but I know that he has been to my office three time, a day for the last week with a bill, a know him well enough. I can't pay that bill to-night, young man. Come to my office to-morrow." ""I hope," said Spickle, "that you dn not think so ill of me. I have not come to collect tho bill you have referred to, but" "What! Got another one?" "You persist in misunderstanding me. I did not come to collect a bill. I can come to-morrow and see about that. To-night I proposed to your daughter and have been accepted. Our mission is to acquaint you with the fact and gain xour consent to our marriage." "Vfell," said tho old fellow, "is that all? Blamed if I ddn't think you had a bill. Take the girl, if that's what you want But say, didn't I tell you to bring the bill to-morrow?" "Yes, sir." "Well, you needn't. Our relations are different now. Wish I had a daughter for every bill-collector in town." Chicago Tribune. Mrs. Edward Mix. a negressof Tor rington. Conn., is dead. Many claimed to be healed in answer to her prayers. Her correspondence was vast "There i- no doubt of two things." says tho Christian Athocalt", "that she vvas sin. cere, and that many recoveries took place. Also, many "for whom slip prayed did not recover. Also, many who supposed themselves cured re lapsed and died. Facts arc one thing; their explanation is another. On tha lattor. at this time, wo say nothing." i ; & .VI ( i k' s il .. i Ml M " t ' .. if. j S& 1 "fl I vra.ll In ljjjjjjH'l 'jjjjjjjjjjH L. "TT" i'S',3j VM- ajg53&SSR-J:',t , ,f.-V Tffl iinnwiWrr ic'f Ir.TVan TV rficr . i ..-. .