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WASHINGTON, b. U., January 25-Tbe
House Committee on Foreign AfT.irs had
another hearing this morning on the sub
jeCt' Of the I1terOcesnio Canal aud the
Monroe doctrine, and was addressed by
Mr.. S L, Phelps, a representative OF the
Nicaragua Canal Company. The point oi
Mr. Phelps, argument was the danger to
be apprshended from the subjects OF a
foreign power gaining fnot hGld on the
American Continent. Mr.. Phelps said
that It would be desirable ior the Govern.
ment to become q subscriber at once ior
one halt OF the capital stock, so as 10 be
able always to maintain control Of II.
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The editor of this paper begs leave to
return hip acknowledgement to the Repub.
lican members OF the Legislature for the
high compliment paid to him yesterday by
their unanimous vote for United States
Senator 1t was an honor for which we
feel profoundly grateful to the Republi
can brethren. The quality Of the vote
amply atoues Tor its lack Of quantity. As
Mr., HOrner would say, "uearly oil the
good people" voted that way.
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KANSAS Cry, January 25 Eugene Ma.
hone, a swilchman 10 the Fort Scott rail.
road yards, this city, was killed to day by
a backing train running over him. lie
had caught his foot ID the guard rail and
could not exlFicale IT, His body was hOr.
fibly crushed.
Kansas City has opened up lively trade
with Galveston by The importation Of large
quantities Ot Louisiana sugar, and prepa.
rations are nakil K to add salt, coffee and
tropical fruits from Mexico.
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TME L ISr ~ r""n No OrmgRN.

where are tIiS GIDrs SOW, HiS GanbOlS,
HIS Flashes Of MeFriIn. NJ, that We're
Wont 10 set the TnbI" In u KOAI?
L,NDUN January 70 The remains Of
the la'e + A. Sthefn, the actor, were
buried to-day at Southampton, in accord.
aDCe with bis own request, IN the grave
containing the remains Of his sister, Mrs.
Gwyne SJthern had ordered that his iu.
neral sh0u d be strictly private, and no
body was invited The funeral party let
Sothern's late h"me In London a, o'clock
this morning, ard arrived at SOut amptUn
at ll:3O The six private carriages follow.
ing the hparse contained, amOug others,
Lyttleton SOthern, Samuel SOthern. + iW Ia
Bjnih. Dion BuCciCau I, Sir John Reid,
AID Edgar PemberOn Ribert Wyndham,
personal friend, re- d the burial services.
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SCRANTON, Janusry25 Daniel O Brien,
famiIiarly known as "UnCIe DAn," whe
settled fn this valley when Scranton was
hut hamlet, died Yesterday at the Poor
House. BY well authenticated data It Ia
learned that he was III years Of Pge.
Forty years ago he VISA wel.'". do reSi.
dent Of this locality aud up to 1870 was a
draN man. 0 account OF bis aye he was
then Obliged to give up all work and few
wears ago was admitted TO the Poor II use
He was well.preseyed old man aud az.
Ter his admission to the ilmshOuse paid
occasional visits to this city to meet his
aCquaintaDCes He had remarkab o
memory and never Tired Of relating irCi.
dents Of the revolution in Ireland IL 1908
and WAS anxious to live long enough to
participate In Eight for her freedom.
Always attired in a blue coat, he created
considerable interest whenever he came
to the city by reason Of his old appear
anCe and sprghtly Ripp.
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MEMPHIS, January 25 Gray varneIl,
aged 81, justice Of tie peace for this
Cunty lor the past fifteen years, was
found dead at noon to-day vt his grocery
store In the northern part OF the city. A
large dent in the aide Of his head, from
which the blood was still oc2ing, II ilicted
with hammer, which was found by hia
eide, told the story OF the murder Some
unknown pefton had doubtless ere Ved
IN a quarrel with the old man and struck
him the blow which Cauatd his death,
In the safe, which stood behind The
counter, wNs $3.50, proving tha, robbery
was not the cause Of he murder. This
afternoon negro nsmed Rhnsom Ben.
yard was arrested on suspicion Of petpe.
traiinR the horrible crime. The deceased
had lived in Memphis more than twenty
years,
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WHAT FORS,ER SAID
In Moving tor the Passage OF the BIII TO
PFOIecI LITn and Property IN Ireland.


PFOIecI Ltrn and Property IN Ireland.
LoND N, January Blu moving the
bill for the protection Of life and property
in Ireland last evening, in the House OF
Commons Forster said he hsd never been
clearer about anything in his life than ss
to the necessity OF the measures intro
duced, but il he had ever expected that
such an unpleasant duty would be forced
upon bin he would never have become
SeCIe'a'y tor Ireland
Mr. Dillon, Home Rule member for
TipperAry, decla'ed the relroapt tctive
clauses Of the first bill were evidently
aimrd vt the trsversers.
Mr. LittOn, Liberal member for Tyrone
county, urged the governments pending
remedial measures should be introduced,
The bill suspendng the evlCtious in cases
where the rent Is excessive
Mr. Shaw, who leads the secession from
Parnell, was hOOted in Dublin, and the
CWsituenls Of other members have pass
I'd resolution calling upon them TO re-
sgn.
TUE CHARGE TO TUE Jury IN TIE STATE
CASES
DUBLIN, January % Judge Fitzgerald
conc uded his charge 10 the iury AT twenty
minutes past twelve o'clock. He asked
the jury to perform their duty with tine
courage apriDging from desire to act
ConsCienliously, without fear or favor,
Psrlyin, N ,bo oorrooI tos s,bo,ro,a,.o,o
me- JnJse said ,bst II bis di,cc,ionS ~ the
Inv wo,e w,or" in no;n, of Isw bo could
ba mr. ,iHht hv an annaoI ~ svn.ri'r
norr, rS' ''s"' - -" "FF'"' ~ S'F'''O'
NJ MoDorornb Lo,or M 0r,ru.,.
or",irn'on,hn,;S;so h;; wbsn A. p'tnoII on
I'D 10 co",, arJ wsa Iorjiv ohaosod by
~. ,,ol o,v Tta,a rraa w n.nn' ono;,.n,on, ~
/" ,hs c"yr, y ' Voc s's"' 'NU'''"'oN'
Id ~ E;",.,.,il J., .i, 49, .
snsci,fIy oauS!a " on ,ba ioianonnt up ,os% "J
mo memburs % and M M a,sn,s ,vIT ot ,hs ' Iond
aoona it,bo ;,rv nan,1J n"1J naJ III n ,ha
cN"rnoa mn ~, 10 nrt T. woriJ Lo ,ha;,
Jn,u ~ acn,,;. " ,ho 'u ,soro.ao "o ,u ntba
C,bor Lsnd ,h.v lad ohasnoa snrah,
bo,na ~ AZ, oi,So tr",,o,.oos' iii ooo. IL,
Nv IsU " ,Ssrn U"o oora'Iv "NiI,S conUoc,;oH
with this poiEt Se lid he inTv II wNs ior
tbe conpt @ t 70 inv ~ dSwn AVN % ~ liz w%icr %Go ~ 4
wrong, could be- amended elsewhere.
The Jury did not return into the court
room IutiI sent for by the Judges az five
O'Clock. The foreman said that they had
not agreed, nor were thew likely 10 agree.
The iurv again retired. The Jury we're
a. 7:45 o'clock, the foreman
stating that il was utterly impossible they
could gee. A Irnr lad previously stated
they we're leu u two, but the Judge said
hp could only receive a unanimous ver.
dict. Grent txci enent preysiIed. and il
was helph,enei wheG the Judge sad after
the the pxhibIiOn of today Ia the court
he could not expect that there would be a
fee and unanimous verdict. Immense
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WARRINGTON, J"nuary24 = The decision
ot the Supreme Court to day, to the effect
that the Income tax is constitutional, will
he bad news tot Tllden. He W not have
known 1t, but Stewart l.. Woodtord, U s
DistriCtAttorney, h ~ been waiting to hear
from the Court befjre proceeding with the
suit against Tilden for the large sum he
owes the Government This Is the f1rst
time the Supreme Court has had the
qnestion fairly before II, and, az was ex
peCted, the decision Of the lower Court is
tliirmed, and all chance for Quibble aud
objection is oNvlAted. Tllden two years
sgJ made the Government proposition
TO settle, which was r. jpC'ed. lie proposed
through bis COnnpel to confess judgment
In the sum Ct S. 900. 80 as To hiring an
issue before ,the.OOurtR, on condition that
II the decision was against him The 9 w..
ernment would not ask more than the
So 900. This offer was rejected, aud the
decision now leaves clear field Tor Mr..
Wnodtord to advance upon the claimant.
A foolish Camnaign story was started last
y ear to the effect that the prosecution was
holding of, expecting Tiden 10 be nOmi
mated at the Cincinnati Convention, when
The tax case would have been pressed.
The truO reason Of the delay Ia given above.
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wAsHlSoToN, January 25 The House
COMMITTEES on Judiciary to day decided
4hat the Senate hasa constitutional right
Ia originate bills making appropriations
nj nublic moneys. The COMMITTEES alec
had under coEsideratton representative
Pounds bin mabibs the term Of the Pres'
dent ak years and DECLARING them inelig'
bic lot two CONSECUTIVE terms. AMet
ONE discussion the uill Was laid on the
able.
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httIGInr Nllln tolorndn.

DENVER, January Is Several days ago
the Grand Canon t)oal Company struck
oil at depth Of 445 feet, near Canon
City, Boring had 10 be stopped until a
pump could he put In. The we'll nov
yields from five o eight barrels I I oil per
day, and II ia thought that by boring II
deeper 1t will yield greatly increased
volume,
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An Attempt 10 dHH1 n Body From IN,
House Before the uuFInI,


M"uSe Before the HHrinI.
COLUMRus o., January "a The boldest
body sns ching yet heard OF in this sec.
tion Ia reported to have taken place near
Wor'hingtOn, twenty miles north Of here,
last night A man named JDseph Bowers
died yestsrday, and last night the b dy
was lett In charge Of two watchers, as Is
The custom In the country. Durirg the
night the watchers, who were In room
adj inirg the one In which the dead man
was laid out, heard noise, and upon en-.
tering the room found that a window had
been raised from the 0u side. aud thieves
had the Corppe hall way out Of the win.
dow. A horse aud wpg N waited at con.
venien, distance. Fitdlpg themselves dis.
covered the ghouls jumped into the wagon
and drove away.
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Tue Philadelpbia Times has placed US
under obligations for copy of its valuable
political and statistical sImsnaC for 1881,

Mr. 6. W. ATKINSON has shown by his
career in the revenue service Of the Gov
ernmeut that he will be the right man in
the right place as u S. Marshal Tor West
Virginia. We know OF no man in the
State better qualified to perform all the
duties ofthe Marshal's Office, and for the
performance Of some Of them he Is es
peGiallY qualified, We congratulate the
public on his appointment.
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Probable Outcome VI the creek MN,
emile.

LONDON, January Is "A dispatch from
Vienna to the ines ,ay 8 that Italy h,s pto.
posed TO the Powers that Greece be adj.
miued to the new conference on tn. a ,sst
question al Conslantlnopls. TIE Cnniss.
ence meets IN a week 1t IL bpcotnint,
apparent that the d al campTomiss g,iIf
be that Turkey k'epSJ Aniua AID M,a.nvs.
Whlle Greece will gain LAtisss, win 4
nlrAteRic frontier wy" /"
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ainiIrv III, n AtllI.h l,nsit

New YoHK J'nuaty 25 TIE British
bark Souvenir, Captain Ackland, which
8 'tled trom this port January lAth Tor
q ieenstown has tetnrnd Od the 20'h
the crew mn'inied, and taking the wheel
from the mate put the vessel about and re.
turned TO port.
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An EdIci AHajUsi Nnund nonsss

CiScISSATt, January 25 Bishop Elder,
Ooadjhtor to Archbishop PutceIl, who has
been drawing the lines closer and closer,
has again 9fea ed something Of a sensation
by Issuing an order prohibiting members
Of the Catholic churches IRON INDUCING
In round dances,
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PEDEsrMI1N POINTS.
Progress or the RHcs for the OLear
Aaif.

Helt.
NEw YoRK, January 25.-Lewis, wto
had announced his withdrawal from the
race for the O'Leary belt has re.entered
The score at noon stood: Hughes, 177t;
A len, 1885, X. Moore, lot; Mgnault,
1BG; Cox, lG7; Feeny, 1914 X ohno. 1917;
hr%a'd, l63; l,avonse, l4t!; Peg'an,
llrl; Vent, 1909; Brnck, 100; Cur,en,
l3Oi; B"ber III; Dsftene ilB1; Gam.
p "a, 1894 nauRnlin, 1lG!; Bltke, 1861 ;
Philips, lJGt Dillon, lO24; h Snn, l4O4;
Bu,nB, 1851; a d Fi'a4etAld, ll3l
FllzsetA Il Burns, Prgran and Moore
have retired from the contest. AT two
ocoCk IIdghes had made 1856 miles, and
AIbeft lSg
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A pAFtisn6 Hebott

WASHINGTON, January % The Com.
mtttee on Elections Of the Il use decided,
by strict party vOto, TO report In favor
Of unsea'ing Representative Martin, the
Republican Hittlng m mber, and seating
Yeates, the Democratic eonlsstaRh
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1NDtASAP Lis, January %. HIn. ]. s
Hinton has received notice from Hon.
Milton Turner, Of 81. Louis, that delega.
tion Of o1lofed men from that city, | lined
by q delegation from the other Oities, will
visit General Garfield at Mentor, this
week, to infer on the condition and needs
ol the Colored race
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DALrlM IRE, January 25 Eliza, James
and Mary Moses, owners oi a house on
Huntington avenue, have brought suit
against Charles Q. Fulton, proprietor Of
the American, Tor $4,000 damages, lof
stating that tner hnuA- was haunted.
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TmE MAINH NENAIORsIIIp.
senator Elect male Ihinks TINT 1
Frye will Re HIRIne'H successor.

senator Elect HRls Thinks TINT Mr..
Fry" will Be BIHinc'S successor.
New YORK, January 24.-The Tribune
says: "SenatOr elect Eugene Hale, Uf
Maine, arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Saturday evening on his way to Washing
ton. He was apked by Areporter whether
It was generally understood in Maine po.
litiCal circles that Representative Frye
was to succeed Senator Blaine in the Uni.
ted States Senate. Hereplied that in case
Senator Blaine went into Gen. CAT Ids
Cabinet no other man than Mr.. Frye
conld be thought Of as Mr.. Blaine's sucCes
sor."
"This, said Mr. Hale, twas due TO Mr..
Frye for his manly and honorable action
during the recent contest for the success.
orship 10 Senator Hamlin.
nv was understood at the close Of that
contest" Cnntirued Mr.. Hale, "that In
case Of MIR Blaine's retirement, Mr.. Frye
should become Senator, and that person.
ally II would be agreeable to Mr. Frye to
receive the SenatoTahip. Then It was un.
derstood that Mr.. Frye should Withdraw
from tho contest for the Speakership Of
the mex, House Mr.. Frye has 80 indiCa.
ted. There seems to be no secret OF this
fact, among bis friends at any rate
us there any doubt that Senator Blaine
can have, the seCretatyship OF State II he
desiresP"
"Ths newspapers state that General
Garfield has not made any Anal selection
for any Cabinet position as yet. I have
not talked with Mr.. Blaine about II. The
general understanding In Maine, however,
Frye 10 the United States Senate. Tue
Republican deltg,tion from Maine will
work Tor this. shall Use my influence
for Mr.. Frye, at any rate"
BLAINE AND TnE BOSTON ADVERTISER.
BosroN, January %. The /drrriistr de.
Clines to accept the statement oi Mr.. T
". Nichols that Gen. Garfield has not Of.
iered cabinet position 10 Mr.. Blaine, but
says In unqualified terms that he has been
offered the State Department, and that It
has been accepted BY him, II this Is true,
1t Is accepted on al sides here as involving
a sharp and persistent opposition from
both Grant and Senator Conkling, and
here are a few who d not believe that II
will inevitably array all the leading friends
nj those two gentlemen agsinRt Gen. Gar.
deld The Democrats are rubbing their
hands with glee over the prospect, because
they see change in the near future ol
unCoveting those chapters In Mr. Blaine'S
record ubch they have kept wRitinV
since 1876 when a lev Of their points, and
lew Ony, we're brought out meanwhile
Gen. Gatiit;.a4's friends are giving out that
he will neuttalize the iScssTn personal hos
tiity Of Grant and 3 ains by the seitCc::..'" IN n
nj one OF the members Of Gen. Gtan''s
cabinet for his own, aud that he will alsO
make distinctive appointment Tor Conk.
ling Of one that he will cordially accept
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wAsuISor N, January 25 Assistant
Justice sSAyne, o. The United STATES So.
p'ems Court, handed bis resignation to
the President today
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A N.auIl ol lhs Isii.,I..

DUhLIS, JanuAtS2b Sub cdptions are
being taken Icf the relief Of the labo,eta
y. every town In County Clate, The
Work Houses are crowded,
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MILWAUKEE, January 25.-The tive
houses Of the Legislature voted on the
United States serator today, the Repub.
l,cans voting Tor PhiIGtus Sawyer, and the
Democrats lpr ] mes g. jenkins. The
Houses will meet in Joint Convention to.
morrow, when the vote will be confirmed
aud Sawyer declared formally elected.
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CHICAGO, January 25.- A horrible case
Of neglect and disease came under the
observation Of the Health Department To-.
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Feide and Eve children,
living in pquslid tenement house on the
North Side, were recently s,icken down
with the smallpox. The parents rtcoveid
quickly, but the Ctldren were mote serious.
ly III, and last night one Of them died, after
two weeks suffering without medical at
tention. The O,her four are In a critical
condition. The lac were fl at made
known TO the ofFi 'iAls through the neigh.
bora, who lived above them, maxi ar.
rangemen's with the undetluker for Inter.
ments and they were at once rem wed
TO the proper place. Small pox diph.
thefia and a disease which ia summer
would probably become A.latic cholera,
are inCteasiuR materially the city's mlr
tally. There seems TO be no well estab.
liShed cause for the tint'utl am bnnt ni
sickness, and physicians are puEz ed by IL,
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VFVFVHEIWU III ""E' "''V'' WUVVVTFF'
ST PETERSBURG Januat! % Thornton,
the English millionaire, and owner OF one
Of the largest cloth manufactures In the
world ,diSchAtged 1900 wsavers at a stroke,
and announces that the mill Ia be closed In
a iss weeks II the trade don't improve.
AdviCes cay that the other cotton mills
are on short time or closing because Of the
aCcumulatiOns OF stock and The stock trade
failure OF the last year. The harvest de.
ptlves the peasants Oi means 10 buy cotton
goods. The cloth trade ls In a similar con.
dilion,
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E.,.i po,I.s C.n,..,..-

PESSAO Ia, January 25 The steamer
Minnie exploded a boiler on Perddo bar.
Capt, Engle snd a fireman we're killed,
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BosroS, January 92 Oscar Lee Ri3s,
some years ago internal revenue collector
for Louisiana dls'tC', has heen arrested
on charge I emhtSzing $i3, 900.
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VIBSSA, January 25 Another g.eat
earthquake has occurred at Agram, and
its effect has been disastrous,
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GALVESTON, January 25.-The Na@'
Austin special Gays that Maxey was
elected Senator on the first ballot. The
vote of the Senate stood: Maxey, %;
ThtoCkmorton, S; Davis, Republican,
Hnuse-Maxey, 5li TnroCEmorton, "a;
Davis, 5; Reagan,
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NEw JERSEY ELECTS A REPUBLICAN,.

TRENTON, n j., January 25.-rhe Legis-
lsture to-day voted Tor United States Sen.
ator, Senate, Wm ] stwall, Republican,
l3; Tbeo, +. Randolph House, sswal
33 and Randolph 90 A proclamation Of
tho election Of Ssw4ll will be made TO.
morrow,
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Ghe GnteIligtncer.

O""' NoN, "a ana "a TOurleenth SIreeI
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sENAU,RI,L STRUGGLES.
Latest from the seen" Of War IN Harris.
burg and elsewhere.

HARRISBURG, Pa January 25,-Anothel
inedeCrual ballot was taken to day foE
United States Senator. Wallace 50, Oliver
30 Grow 55 Hewitt AZ, McVesgh 8, Baird
|, SnoWd-n |, Agnew |, Allison |, Carter
/. Tie Convention Rdj rurHed.
TENNEs EE STILL sENAToRLRSs
NAsHvILLE, Tenn, January %. Senator
Bailey's name was Withdrawn on the
twenty.sevsRrh ballot. Maynard Al, R
L Taylor 81, Blight 8, f. A James 9,
Samuel WATSON ., Jone. 9, Nathan Brand.
son |, r M ), Judge R, L. Caruthers |, W.
NJ R,hdolph l. jordan S 0kes !, W, O
Whiuhone !, East !, and ELherdge l. Il
having been announced that James E
B ,iley was now for The first time within
the bar Of the House the House took q re.
cess Tor Eve minutes to give him a CIrdIa
greeting, which was done, The Conven
ton recessed until SP NJ.
The twenty eighth ballot for Senator
stood; Maynard, 49, Taylor, 3S; Oaruth.
ers, 2; Jarvis, 8; Jones, |; Brandon, |;
Muse, !; WhitthVrne, /; necessary to q
choice, ~
The convention adj ,urned till noon to
morrow BJth parties are sanguine Of
the result.
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AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

We endorse the Harrisburg Patriots
remarks in regard to the new Speaker
of the Senate. The action Of the
Democratic members of the United
States Senate in manfully accepting
the responsibility of choosing the Pres.
ident of that body, meets the approval
of the Democracy Throughout the coun-
try. That responsibility was devolVed
upon the Democratic Senators partly
by accident and partly by the blunders
and dissensions of their political oppo.
nents. 1t was not of their seeking or
making, but as men who dare 10 do
their duty in whatever shape it may
come, the Democratic Senators could
not shrink from the responsibility thus
imposed upon them. And they have
met it in the choice of Senator Bayard
as their candidate for President of the
Senate in manner entirely accepta.
BILE not only to their own party but to
the conservative and fair minded men
of all parties. The new presiding Off
Ger of the Senate has the confidence
alike of financial men and the working
classes and what is perhaps still better
his character as man who loves jus.
tice, hates fraud and proceeds with the
utmost care and deliberation in bis
treatment of public questions is so well
established that the propriety of his
selection cannot be doubted. In q
mere political point of view the De-
mocracy might have profted by the
election of David Davis as President
of the Senate and the retention OF Mr..
Bayard's services on the floor, but in
the broad sense of the public welfare
their solution of the matter is doubt.
less the wisest and best.