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lGEATIUs DoNNRLLY AND HIS PoLITICs. -Ig-
Mathis Donnelly, of Minnesota, in recent
speech, spoke follows in regard to his re-
cent change of politics
"a good deal has been said about my re-
turning TO the Republican party. do not feel
that ever was out of that party. | may have
got one leg over the traces, but | was in the
harness all the while. Great laughter If
there was any crime in kicking that leg out oil
the traces, my defense will have to be that oil
the boy who went fishing on Sunday. A
preacher saw him sitting on the rivers bank.
My son. said he, don't you know you are
committing great sin to fish on the Sabbath
day?' wal, said the boy, lit can't be nc
great sin, for | hain't kotched nuthin.' [Up.
roarious laughter. ran upon the platform
of Iguatius Donnelly. 1 still regard it as
good, sound, substantial platform, but there
isn't enough of it to make party out of. Ia
multuous applause. In fact, my friends,
found that the temperature was increasing al
the rase of one degree for every 81 feet dc
scended. It got so hot concluded was GO
ing to the devil. Laughter Now don't
think man ought TO go TO the devil simply to
prove that he isn't afraid to go to the devil
So took the back track. [ came up like 6
half-drowned gopher"
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DR.. s. G. HowE Too Much INrERRoaArED.-
DIR. Howe seems to have had more inquiries
about San Domingo, since the announcement
that he would pass the winter there, than he
has known how to answer. So he writes to the
New York Times, which started the storyss
that
MEN from various parts of the country ap
ply to me personally, and by letter, for infor-
nation about the island for leave to join my
party, or to offer their services in various capa-
cities. l could have a following that would
fill the Tennessee and one functionary that
she lacked-to wit, chaplain. Indeed it is
the application for such a berth that has in
duced me to address you, and say, Held ]
enoughp i am willing to give any information
in my power concerning Santo Domingo to
persons who think Of emigrating thither. Ii
the state of my health should require me to go
to the West Indies next winter, may, per-
haps, enjoy for few weeks the balmy air and
delicious sea-bathing of Santo Domingo; but
shall not want 70 take farmers, mechanics,
miners, traders, spectators, or servants; and,
although my sins are manifold, trust may
be able to repent acceptably without the aid Of
chaplain"
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The Reign Of Terror on Election
Day I'm the Bloody Sixth
Of New Work.

Mr.. Melville ID. Landon, perfectly credible
journalist, tells the following astounding story
in the New York Commercial:
The disgraceful scenes, the rufianly assaults,
the dishonest repeating, fraudulent voting, and
final surrender of the ballot boxes in this Tweed
ward cannot be described. | am not writing
about what heard or read in the newspapers,
but state what saw with my own eyes.
l saw drunken men come into the Second
Voting Precinct not with Republican votes, for
such man would have been assaulted in three
minutes, but with the ticket of the Committee
of Seventy, including O'Donovan Rosa, and
lay them on the ballot boxes.
Saw Edward Coppers, a low, vulgar seoun-
drel, acting as inspector, snap these votes off,
and before the eyes of Michael Costello, the
only Republican who dared to stay in the ROOM
deposit Tweed votes.
l saw four policemen, among whom was
contemplate seoundrel of the name of Francis
ORourke, connive at these frauds.
saw thief after thief come in, whom Mr..
Costello knew to be voting frauduently, and
their votes were received by their associate
thief, Coppers, and deposited unchallenged.
| saw brave Michael Costello challenge one
brutal repeater, and then saw FIVE scoundrels
ASSAULT him. and drag him to the ground while
four policemen stood by and saw it done. -
Then saw Francis o. Rourke march this in
nocent, brave Republican challenger to the
station house and falsely accuse him of assault,
when he knew he was telling villainous lie.
Then saw Michael Costello in cold, damp,
stone cell, looking like felon, out of an iron
gate.
Shall this scoundrel police officer, Francis
ORourke, go free-shall he still remain on the
police forcel '
After this saw the ballot-boxes in the hands
OF thieves and repeaters. Every Republican
vote was rejected, unless it was disguised
Only Tweed votes were received.
After this A. g. Leask, of the " Committee
of Seventy" sent Patrick ElliE to take Michael
Costello's place. He was assaulted and driven
away from the polls, and Mr.. Leask's son was
also abused and struck. The mob of thieves
and roughs now attacked Mr.. Leask's store
which was defended by police.
To this the writer proposes to testify when
William M. Tweed asks for his seat in Albany
next winter. This morning see this voting
precinct gave 346 votes for Tweed and only AZ
against him, when it cast AZ Republican votes
for Woodford in 1870.
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Protection to Home Industry.
SILK Culture.


The Morrill, tariff and the tariff of 1867 have
checked importations, and the propagation OF
the silk worm and manufacture of silk goods
are again receiving attention, and with the
most encouraging results.
In California a large amount Of capital has,
within the last three years, been invested in
the silk business. In one cocoonery, in Santa
Barbara county, California, 10000 mulberry
trees were planted in 1867, which produced
100000 cocoons in the following year. Mr..
Hoag and others are realizing 81 900 per acre
as the net annual profit from propagating eggs
and producing cocoons and where the selling
of silk is combined with the egg business, the
profits are largely augmented, in seine cases,
to 234O per acre per annum The eggs,
owing to the dryness of the climate, always
produce healthy grubs, and are in great de
mand in South America, China, Japan, and
France. They are sold at an average of 81
per ounce. 1t is not, however, the policy OF
eultivators to export either eggs or raw silk.
Manufacturing ut home is the ultimate object
A number of silk manufactures have already
sprung into existence at Patterson, New Jer.
sey, and in other sections of the country, and
their number is rapidly increasing.
One of the more recent experiments in the
manufacture of silk goods, is the velvet and
velvet ribbon mandatory in the new State of
iNduooo. Iu. NC DOiooiCiC, d CaplldiISG
and silk manufacturer, after our protective
tariff checked the export of silk goods from
France to America, exported himself to the
United States and brought over his silk
weavers. They have started colony in Frank
lin county. Kansas, purchased 1920 hes of
land, erected a stone building for a factory,
together with dwelling houses, q store, and an
office. The looms aud machinery are of the
latest improved construction, so much so, that
one man manufactures two hundred and eighty
yards of velvet ribbon per day, carrying
through the loom ffEy-six pieces at time,
each of about five yards III length These
goods are pronounced by the trade in ST. Louis
and other cities, where they are now on sale,
equal to the best imported goods.
These velvet goods are neatly put up in gilt
bands, and labeled and marked, Extra
French Velvet, manufactured in Kansas, Amer.
ioa." M. de Boissiere is increasing the number
of his looms, and introducing machisery Tor
the manufacture of sewing silk, tassels, and
trimmings, and if the protective tariff is con
tinued, he will include the more cost, varie
ties of dress silks and satins.
If, under the protective tariff, one such an
establishment proves to be success, why may
not thousand succeed, distributed over the
country? We annually expend $50, 600, 900 on
foreign silks. With the present protection
continued, these in few years will be made
in our own country, from American silk, giving
employment to our own people, and those from
Asia and Europe, who make the United States
their home
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Partisan TypOgraphers.

Partisan typographers, although their posi-
ton may be snubbed and ridiculed by many
strangers totally ignorant of their ability,
talent, and general capacity, form, neverthe
less, one of the most learned and able classes
of the literature loving capital, and it requires
more than the simple knowledge of type
setting and composing to enable typographer
to obtain a good situation on some leading
journal or to be admitted as member of the
Typographical Society, which, in its way, is
exceedingly powerful, and exerts a boundless
influence over the entire Partisan press. With
few exceptions they are all more or less gifted
with highly cultivated, artistic feelings, and
many, though steadfast to their chosen trade,
give overwhelming proof of their talent as
poets, painters, and physicians but their
dominant passion and pet pastime is the stage
and everything concerning theatrical matters
and often in Grammatical representations, des-
tined to alleviate some misery or organized for
some charitable purpose, they display the
animation, spirit, good will, and enthusiasm
which seem to be an appanage OF their pro-
fession.
Many of the best French dramatists have
passed through the printing office on the road
to fame and popularity and society OF typo
graphical actors exists still, who interpret the
principal pieces of the Boulevard theatres in
the most mastery, artistic manner. A mill
tary career possesses few attractions for the
Partisan type-setter, and, if obliged to serve,
ut the expiration of his time he quickly returns
to the work shop, not being at all ambitious Of
following the CORY banner of Mars and reaping
the lfe-bought laurels of war. Only during
the siege of Paris, it must be said, that the
Franc Tireurs de la Press" composed en-
tirely of typographers, gained universal praise
for their heroic conduct in all Trochu's famous
sorties, and behaved themselves in such au ad
mirable, chivalrie manner that it 10 at present
a great and merited honor to have belonged to
that valiant battalion.
OFF duty, the typographers lead pleasant
life for they are well paid, and have always
been famous as being the most reckless, dash
ing, extravagant fellows, next to the students
of literary and Bohemian Parasitic young
ones, of course. Others live more nationally
follow the classes of different phiotechnical
associations, either of music, drawing, singing,
or languages, or else devote their time entirely
to the holy pleasures of home" which is SO
seldom cared for in the gay capital, and other
distractions capable of ornamenting the mag
iuation, developing the mind, and refining the
taste.
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-Fillal affection is a virtue for which one
gets no special credit, and is entitled to none
If man under the influence of disagreeable
feelings must kick his grandmother, he pur
chases the thrilling indulgence at the expense
of public respect. j. L. Baker, the gentle.
manly landlord of the Monticello House, Char
lottesville, Va, had father, but that parent is
no more; for, although he had once been
rich man. and owned land and 100 slaves, and
although he was 80 years old, his ungratefu
offspring put him in little room over stable,
and seems to have left him to shift pretty
much for himself there. Being found dead
there was coroner's jury, and the evidence
showed that the poor old man had fingered out
the remnant of life in pitiable condition
unfed, unwashed, and unclothed. 1t is no
great honor to human nature that such cases
as these are pretty rare. There may be quite
a number OF unnatural sons who would like to
starve their fathers but these monsters are
restrained by public opinion. We don't know
that the rule applies to mothers in-law, although
we are disposed to think that they are an in
jured class, and when they do their best to
promote domestic harmony, get much less
credit than they deserve. How are we to
defend the conduct of young man in Trenton,
N. j., who was charged in court with admins
tering stripes to his second mother, and who
had the impudence to tell the Judge that it
was simply impossible for him to be bossed
by mother inlaw." 1t was apparent from
this that he still intended to chastse the poor
gentlewoman whenever opportunity offered ;
and SO he was put under bonds to keep the
peace.
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British India.
The City Of Jounpur Dessroyed-Upwara OF
5000 Houses Swept Away.


From the Pioneer of Inds.l
We regret to record a sudden and great dis
aster at Jounpur, fine native city of the
second class. 1t contained nearly 5000 houses
and more than 25000 inhabitants. The river
Gumti rose suddenly on the night of Friday,
the 18th of September, flooding most OF the
moullas south Of the river, and one or two on
the north Off 1t continued to rise all Satur-
day before noon the Rohuta Mohulla, Goolar
Chat, Jehengerabad, Welandgunj, and Joyea-
pur presented the appearance of canals be-
fore evening the foundations Of the houses be-
gan to give way, and then, one by one, they
came crashing down, dissolved by on element
as devouring as FIRE. All Sunday the waters
began to rise, and covered the roadway of the
far-famed Mohamedan bridge the fine pucka
seria was now flooded, and crowds who had
taken refuge there were driven to seek another
resting place. All Monday and Tuesday the
waters grew nightly and prevailed; the river
by this time flowed freely over the parapets Of
the bridge, of which only the shops or kiosks
were then visible, and the food was still rising
when the last tidings reached us. The whole
of the city south of the river has been totally
destroyed and as some people are skeptical
when they hear of native losses, We may add
that the post Office, mission school, and the
solidly- dispensary have all likewise per.
ished. On the north side of the city many
mohullas have been swept away, and in the
chief bazaars the largest houses, undermined
by the rushing waters, were tumblng in, one
after another, with a crash like that of thunder.
On moderate computation, between 1000 and
5000 houses have been destroyed many others
must undergo demolition. Ten thousand per-
sons have been deprived of house and home and
it will require all the energy Of district officers
and the Greatest lberality on the part of the
Government to prevent this calamity to be fol-
lowed by the ills incidental to want and expo
sure. The disaster, accompanied as it is by a
deficient harvest and second total failure of
the indigo crop, will, we fear, infict blow
from which the city and district will never
wholly recover. 1t is believed that no lives
have been lost. The people with good sense
and forethought began removing their families
as soon as the danger became imminent. Perfect
order prevailed. The magisterial officers and
district superintendent of police spent most of
their time in the city, and the exertions of the
last-named officer are said to deserve high
praise. Though the waters were still rising
when the mail left we trust that the civil
station is not in danger.
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TRADES AND MANUFACTURES IN PARIs-Of
$4,000 shoemakers before the siege. there re-
manned on the 9th of October but 1900: of
the number missing $500 were Germans. The
number of tailors had been reduced from So,
600 to $4,000. The only branches of industry
which have suffered nothing by loss of laborers
have been fiower-making aud dressmaking.
The shoemakers and tailors who emgrated
from Paris to London or Brussels during the
war were received in the same manner as the
exlled ProtestantS at the time of the "Edict
of Nantes " were received ia England Ger
many, and Holland. OF the cabinet-makers
OF Paris about 5000 have disappeared, yet fur
niture wood carvers are now without employ
meut. Many marble-cutters have emigrated to
Belgium. The manufacture of bronze statuettes
is not represented in the city, and instrument
makers have nothing to do Sewing machine
girls and seamstresses ore not to be found. OF
5000 printers, about 800 are engaged in the
newspaper Offices; $500 are employed on ''job
work, and 800 are in search of work. The
book trade has almost ceased to exist.
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North Carolina is in an unusually jubi-
liant condition at present, and justly so. She
has discovered that tobacco can be grown in
many OF the counties west Of the Blue Ridge
and so she boldly filings out in the face of Vlr-
glnia her red flag of defiance. The particular
counties in whicn the culture Of the tobacco
plant has been adopted have been noted hith-
ertO for the production of rich, sweet grass,
and for some of the finest apples in the coun-
try. In 1869 gentleman from Virginia, con-
sidering that the soil and climate ought to be
suitable for the production Of tobacco, tried
the experiment by planting two acres the
following year he tried twenty FIVE acres, and
this year one hundred and fifty acres. Each
experiment has been decided success. The
bright yellow tobacco produced has large leaf
with fine texture, and the color all that can
be desired for wrapper Since Mr.. Shelton
had been so successful several other gentlemen
have gone into the business, and it is now as
serted that they have 200, 900 pounds of tobacco
for sale this year in that State.
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A WORD FOR SENATOR HARLAN-The results
oil the late elections have been received here
with much satisfaction, with the exception of the
shade of doubt in Iowa as to the fate of Mr..
Harlan, who is regarded as one of the very
ablest OF the Senators, and whose eminent
championship of the Administration has made
him OF SO much consequence to the party OF
the country as to render his defeat little s6or,
OF public calamity In ability he is the un
questioned superior Of either of his competitors,
though both are able men. and in character
he is the peer of any Senator. He is never
mixed up with speculations and contracts, and
like Henry Wilson, never looks with coyetous
eyes upon the public money box. His expert
ence rs a Cabinet Minister has given him .
knowledge of the public service which no mere
congressional service could possibly confer,
ana it Is one Of the marveis OF the day that
win all bis usual facilities to serve the STATE
sna Keep up its prestige and honor in the
o0nase ana before the country, there SHOULD be
NY: any ao1ot OF his triumphant return. - Wash-
wealth. y Wv -10''o'' 0o"'"'o'''
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The Colored Car Question.


4 tftVh' tue Dalunlofe Aileric an.
! We think that our most intelligent mer-
ehants' as well as all others who are looking 10
the commercial and industrial advancement of
Baltimore, will heartily thank Judge Bond for
his decision In the Passenger Railway case. az
least so far as it viii cause the disappearance
from the City Passenger Railway ears of those
badges OF a dead prejudice which ought 10 have
been removed long since. The decision OF
Judge Giles, on which these placards were
based, was made Intellectual for the purpose
ln'ensed oy the almost immediate action of the
"nite people IN taking literal possession of the
colored cars, so that for more than a year past
the Company has made no attempt To furnish
adequate accommodation for them. After
waiting half hour for one of the spotted cars
they would find 1t overloaded with white peo-
pie, and scarcely room on the platform II oh.
tain footing. This was neither right nor
Just, and We think that Judge Giles in allowing
the Company thus to almost evade the spirit OF
the law, made q mistake. 1t would have been
better TO have required them 10 set apart GER
tain number of cars for the exclusive use OF
colored persons, for if they had the right to
exclude one class of passengers from certain
cars, they should have been required to carry
out the same principle with regard to the other
class.
When our city was crowded with strangers
from ell parts of the country attending the
great convocaticns here, this relic of a dead
prejudice was the subject Of constant remark.
1t had disappeared from the cars everywhere
except here in Baltimore, aud although assured
1t rather represented the prejudice of pri-
vate corporation than the sentiment of the
people, they expressed surprise that our courts
allowed them to thus trife with law and JUS
tlce. Ii Was at this time that We appealed to
the Company to cease Haunting in the face of
strangers this badge of shame, and not await
the action of the courts TO compel an impartial
enforcement of the law. We cannot keep pace
with the progress of the age in liberal and
humanitarian sentiment if such things are
allowed, and it becomes the duty of all who are
looking to brighter future for our city to
make haste to get rid of any remnant of feel
ing that would indicate that we are not keeping
pace with the spirit of the age.
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How New Jersey Col Out OF the
United States.


The origin OF the allusion to Now jersey AS
q foreign country is said to be as follows
After the downfall of the first Napoleon, his
brother Joseph, who had been King of Spain.
and his nephew. Prince Murat, son Of the King
of Italy, sought refuge in this cor ntry and
brought much wealth with them Joseph
Bonaparte wished to build palatial residence
here, edid not desire TO become a citizen as
he hoped to return to Europe. To enable him
as an alien to hold real estate required special
act of the Legislature. He tried to get one
passed for his benefit in several of the States,
but failed. He was much chagrined especially
because Pennsylvania refused. After this he
applied TO the New Jersey Legislature, which
body granted both hin and Murat the privilege
of purchasing land. They bought tract at
Bordentown, and built magnificent dwellings,,
and fitted them up in the most costly manner.
Rare paintings, statuary, &C., were profuse, and
selected with care, and the grounds laid out
with exquisite taste. Joseph Bonaparte's resi-
dence was, perhaps, the finest in America.
Thousands of people visited it from all parts Of
the country, and were treated courteously.
He was profuse with his money, and gave a
great impetus to business in the little town.
The Philadelphians, finding that he had APP
parenty no end OF money and that he used it
to benefit business generally, regretted, when
1t was too late, that they had refused to let him
locate among themselves; and, to keep up their
modification, would always taunt Jerseymen
with having a king-with importing the King
of spain to rule over them; they were called
Spanlerds and foreigners on this account.
But these taunts harmed no one, as the JERSEY
men lost nothing by their allowing him to set
tie among them, and the term foreigner"
jokingy applied to Jerseymen, has come down
TO us long alter its origin has been for gotten,
except by few men of the past generation
Many years ago-during the reign OF Louis
Philippe, We believe-toth Bonaparte and
Murat found they could safely return to Europe,
so they sold out and returned. -Netoark
Courier.