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Blaine and the Fl. S. and L. Z. !
road Bonds.
st. Louis Republican.

st. Louis Republican.
1t is not denied that Mr.. Blai1
ceived a large batch of the bonds o.
Fl. S. and l., r. railroad, and they
given to him in consideration Of ssip
rendered by him as speaker OF the y
of representatives whereby the Z
land-grant to that road was saved.
the defence and argument OF his y,
are that this compensation was gl'Jl
Mr.. Blaine without any preyion I
gan or agreement on his part ana W.
tirely voluntary and gratuitogs
part of the railroad. Concedil.
truth of this defence it still leave
Blaine in the hunliliating attlss
accepting from private benea.li-
pecuniary compensation Tor 5 w.
Torrance of public and oillclal NJ y,
But the transaction, in It's me-,
orable aspects, is tinged WIN n, II
deeper shade of turpitude than =.
volVed in mere lack Of true ~
honor and dignity. In accepaip W.. "A
gratuity, bonds and other dona ", ri,
the TT. S. and l.. Il, railroad ~, nfsvit
was thereby depriving the rosa ,' ! y
Of the bounty which the goveil.L.,' 3 Y
generously given it as un ef d
sacTedly appIied in the co1'ilT, NJ. Blain'
railroad for the public good ~ eoyert
had no right thus to diTesi - and II
ment's bounty from its P.Os d, be %
getimate uses, aud, in doiI e., wssbss
only degraded his manhood O 5sties 80
~ recreant to his pubic officer
official obligations as a sN s,l and inii
the government whose rig9's ~ prois,
ests he was bound to guard III he 4
There is no earthly way IN N..a,Ssmnsl
the odium Of pubic; oso',sibl, q
and contempt for his indelSLII o srsus
duct in regard to that ign0ON
lion.
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BALL TAKES IT BACK
Another His Charges Against
Cleveland Was Founded, He Says,
On Hearsay.
BUFFALO, Aug. 10th 1884.

BUFFALO, Aug. 10th 1884.
Editor Buffalo Commercials
would not knowingly wrong friend
or foe by public or private utterance.
The Courier of the 18th publiShes what
it claims to be part of private letter
of mine which reflects on the Beaver
Island Club. | improve the first mo-
ment after reaching home to say that
know nothing of that club personally,
though do know that several persons
the Courier says were members of it
are of good repute. What | stated
about the trip of Mr. Cleveland and
! two others down the river was on in
| formation of men who would not utter
an untruth on any account, but they
| admit
THEY WERE PROBABLY MISTAKEN
in this case. They were not alone IN
the belief, however, that Mr.. Cleve-
| land went down the river that day with
his friends. They knew that he did
not return with them and so stated to
me at the first. As to the Beaver Is
land Club, they say that it was at one
time in bad repute on account of a few
members who had to be weeded out by
some kind of a reorganization. | find
| that several other citizens have had the
same opinion of the irregularities that
disturbed the club. The Courier seems
guarded words from private CORE
spondence and herald them to the
world. The morality of such editor
ship is extremely doubtful. 1t tries
hard to make itsreaders believe that !
have been writing scaf.s of letters de
rogatory to Mr.. Cleveland. wrote to
just six editors, or proprietors of pa
peTs, and no more, warning them not
to extol him without investigation.
What / have published is another
thing ! am quite willing to be respon-
sible for that,
Yours truly, GEO. Ii. BALL.
A Sunday Nescs reporter tried to see
leading members of the Beaver Islam
Club last night to learn what actiod
would be taken against Mr.. Ball for
libel, but only one could be found.
That gentleman said that the suit for
SANDER by the club would doubtless be
brought; that it could be shown BY
such competent witnesses as Rev. VIM.
II. Hughes, Judge Haight, of the SUI
preme Court and other gentlemen a.
reputable as Nix, Ball, who are mem.
bers thereon, that his charge that ''thc
club was resort of drunkenness and
lust" was false, that the latter did not
IN his letter, which is now in the hands
OF one of Bufalo's most distinguished
lawyers, qualify the statement, though
it was
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"MERE HEARsAY;;''

that the club has been grateIy injured
by these charges, which were printed
in papers throughout the State, and that
Mr.. Ball win have to answer for them
A private club should not b. assailed
he said, Ter pDsisieai effect, and the at
tack was all the more reprehensibIe be-
cause the membership includes many
prominent Republicans who were de-
graded that a Democrat might be
reached. Papers win probably be served
in day or two, and Explanations will
not now suffice.
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Cleveland and Blaine7An Instruc'
tive Constrast.

From the New York Herald
We place side by side two documents, BY
reading which voters will be helped to de-
eide which of two candidates they Wouio
prefer to see President:
VETO MESSAGE OF
MAYOR CLEVELAND
BUFFALO,
June 26, 1882.
return without
my approval, there
olution of your hon
orable body passed LETTER OF sPEA NEE
at its last meeting, BLAINE
awarding the con- AUGUSTA,
tracts for cleaning June 20, 1869.
tba naved streets and My DEAR NJ R.
sIIeTs of the CITY for FISHER: thank you
the Ensuing five wears for the article from
10 - at his bid of Mr.. Lewis. Itisgood
four hundred and in itself and will do
twenty-tyo thousand good. He writes like
and five hundred a man of large III
dollars - telligenee and COM
The bid thus ae- prehension. Your Of
cented bv your hon fer to admit me to
orable body is more a participation in
than one hundred the new railroad en-
thousand d oIlars terprise is in every
higher than that oil respect as generous
! another perfectly re- as | could expect or
snonsible partv for desire. thank you
| the same work, and very sincerely Tor IT.
/ \ worse and more aud in this connec-
susnicious feature in ton | wish to make
/ this transaction is suggestion oil
| that the bid now ae- somewhat sci $
cepted is fifty thous- character. 1t Is TINS;
and dollars more You spoke oil Mr..
| than that made by Caldwell's offer to
- himself within dispose OF share oil
very few weeks, his interest to me.
openly and publicly, If he really desires
| to your honorable to do so, | wish he
body, for performing would make the pro-
precisely the same position definite, so
service. that | could know
The charter Of Just what to depend
your city requires on. Perhaps, If he
that the mayor, when waits till the full
he disproves any res development of the
CLINTON of your hon enterprise he may
orable body, shall re- grow reluctant to
tnrp The same with part with the share,
nj. objections, and | do not By this
This is a time Tor mean any distrust OF
nlain speech. and my him. | do not feel
objection to the ae- that ! shall prove a
ton of your honor deadhead in the en-
able body now under terprise If L once
consideration shall embark in it. | see
be plainly stated. | various channels in
withhold my assent which | know | cat
from the same be- be useful.
cause | regard it as Very hastily and
the elimination of sincerely your friend
most barefaced, inn JAMES G. BLAINE
pudent and shame
less scheme to betray
the interests OF the
people and to worse
than squander the
public money.
GROVER CLEvEI AMI,
Mayor.
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TIE HoN. ]. 2. GEORGE, who is in the
city on professional business, will short
" start on a canvassing tour through
the counties lying south of the yicks-
burg and Meridian Railroad and east Of
the Illinois Central. A list Of GES.
GRoReE's appointments viii in due time
be published by the Chairman { the
State Executive Committee.
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ing occasion, and he will have ample pro-
vision for their comfort and pleasure.
Several in this vicinity have expressed
their purpose to go, il special rates can De
secured on the railroads OF this We have
no doubt. aud we hope to be able to an
nouuce the same in next issue.
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THE Hon. ]. B. Yellowley has been
nominated as the Republican candidate
for Congress in this the Sixth District.
If it viii promote his interests to get a
good drubbing. the nomination viii nol
be without its advantages.
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raa ~, y,ce.Pres,dent Accept.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. a0-Ehe
following is a copy Of e1-tToFelIl ".
Thomas A. Hendricks letter q a.
ceptance of tie Democratic nom lhsltte'
for the Vice Presidency:
INDTANAPOTIs. Ind, August ~
GFSTIEzfEN: / have the honor 20 ac-
EnoWIedCe the receipt of your comlnn-
nication notifying me Of my no!nlIass
fion by the Democratic Convention as
CHICAGO IS a candidate for the ohce OF
Vice President Of the United states.
Nav repeat what l said on anotneaE
occasion. that sit is nomination WillelI
I had neither expected nor desired ano
vet I recognize and appreciate the mgr
honor done me BY the convention,
The choice of such body, pronouilceu
with sueh unusual unanlmlty, ana az
companied with so generous an e3IE5S.,
sion of esteem and confidence, oughl
to outweigh all merely personal deSlLes
and preferences of my own. Ii IS
also. from a deep sense Of public dutS
that now accept the nomination, ano
shall abide the judgment, OF my eoalE
trymen. / have examined VIII 49,
the declaration of principles aooPees
by the convention. copy OF WHICH yos
submitted to me, and IN their SUM any any
| substance l heartily lndorse anu aP
prove the same. am gentlemen
your obedient servant,
(Signed) /. A. EiENDRISS,hf -
/ To the Hon. " lillian +. Was, CIi,9lf
man: Nicholas N. Bell, Secretary
and others of the committee OF lu'
National Democratic Committee.
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Ex-SENAroR THOMAS F. GRADY,
Tammany member of the Democratic
State Committee of New York, who,
with his partner BoURKE COCHRAN, led
the opposition to Governor CLEVELAND
at Chicago, has rendered his resignation
to Chairman MASEISe. Kick him out.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-27

MAJ. ]. d. BURKE offers the material
of the Magnolia Gazette for sale at a
good bargain, as he is compelled by ply
steal infirmity to withdraw from the
newspaper business. His address is
MAGNOLIA. Miss,
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THE nomination of A. G. Pierce (eol.)
for Congress, by the Republicans of the
Third District, puts it in the power of
the Democrats to elect worthier man.
What say our friends?
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FOK UONGEESS-7TH DISTRICT.
E 8ARkSDALE-

We go to press before the assembling
of Seventh Congressional District Con
vention. All the counties are repre-
sented. Major Barksdale will be the
nominee, without opposition.
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GRENADA is Cup and doing r.
Sentinel gives gratifying evidence d, -
pluck of the victims of the rooo,. !, az
astTous fire in the following words, us
Nearly every man burn, out +. l..
somewhere and has his goods So, ~ located
so that they can be reached T. ,'i !; ont
they are scattered over larre 49,, = rue
the goods are all housed and rad IN a. Gui
gun again. This shows what gr;t n ,n:,, BE- e
when under the spur of necessity - p S,li Do
long faces are seen, and We Gu; D1' lev
and other similar facts the hig,ss, ,'.lg :5 this
of commercial enterprise; and /, V ,-ai
far to strengthen the credit Of onr WI va. 50
people. just as the pressure has b o-s'ge :
genius and contrivance have CON- ~ ~ Isil,
hand tc make way OF sscsr n'le !, In
drummers will not find their cns, ps, The
cozily situated as of yore bnt ' ,Sa a! a,
find them wiser, by bitter eype-i ,',e! VIII
we believe more Trustworthy ~ ,ISe' ana
readiness with which they h,yo ,'o IA he
themselves to circumstances. W. 'P .l
proud OF the'pluck OF our people vs. lee
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ARCHBISHOP RYAN was dulyinstalled
as head of the Roman Catholic Sec of
Philadelphia on the goth inst, the ser
vices which were grandly imposing,
being held in the Cathedral of st. Peter
and St. Paul.
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The Sugar Planters, from whom so
much was expected by the Republicans,
refused to endorse the Blaine and Logan
ticket. There's sweetness for you.
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1t Is stated on good aaln .'v Z
jackson viii soon be the oe go orsr
ii the State. Daring TINS " s;der
million brick win be pa. = .., s,s
alone. Il affords Us mae. ...;l1 ..lS.
note the above facts ana WI WI, Az Al
every citizen q Mississippi s y ,hst
}rely iudicious means sno ,sa',;,si ani
k6nniiiv and adorn our Y. ", q A.
hope ere long 10 see 4 rival w w,
t1s Union Hnilieaburg heis,''
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Two hundred and twenty car loads of
peaches were shipped over the Delaware
railroad on the 10Th inst. Total num-
Der of car loads during season to that
date, 2006.
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THIS time it is the First National
Bank of Albion, \. Y. The President
ALBERT S. WARREN, took the usua
course. He went to Canada.
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more than glad to greet another vo..
lady in our ranks, since it piye:5 v ~
decidedly more "at home feeling ~ y
our most cordial welcome and be.t , aiel'e
for pleasure and success are ert.rl, ishe'
Miss Apologize, of the Advance ''u &c
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DURING the month of September cleo
tions will be held as follows: In Arkan-
sas on the 1st; in Vermont on the ID,
and in Maine on the 8th.
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J.N. CARPENTER, nominated by the
Republican Committee as an elector for
the Sixth Congressional District, has
declined to serve. He gives no reasons.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-27

A CLEVELAND and HENDRICKS Club
was successfully organized at the Capt.
toll last night. The Club means bust
ness.
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The Democrats in Kansas fused with
the re-submission Republicans.
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g N.40a oilers for sal twenty
Gre bushels St tie Rn Eo0l RIel
s4 inse i.ns 5s'apls oI l|Se Second gs1f,s
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GOVERNOR BATE has offered 81 900
for the apprehension and conviction of
the men who killed the Mormon elders.
Why that's no bait at all.
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THE Michigan Democrats and Green
hackers fused.
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J. NJ. II. MARTIN, citizen of Brook
haven, died recently at Chester, I'll.
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The scandal business is about over.
All we hear of it now is the grumbling
of BLAINE's friends, because BLAINE
got less than his share of the benefit.
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PATTI will sing in America the COM
ing season.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
EMocRhTIc. CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

FoR STATE Al LAR8E-Oliyer Clifton, OF Kinds,
Chairman; James 4. Barksdaie, Of Iazoo; }. +.
Sessions, Of Lincoln; s A. Jonas, Of Monroe; Mur-
ray F. Smith, OF Warren.
FiySf DtsfIict--W. n. Cox, Jas. T. Harrison
iSecoad Dis1ict-C. Il. Howry, J. G. Kyle.
Third DistJtes-F. W. Anderson G.. H. Page.
Fourth District-S. b. Brown. J. II. Duke.
Fjtfi Distriei-E Watkins, &. ~ Harris
Si4th Distrtef-J. W. Lambert, NJ. NJ Evans.
Sepeath Diztriet-A.J Mciaurin, " e. Wilkin
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From the New York Herald
We place side by side two documents, by
reading which voters viii be helped to de,
eide which of two candidates they Wouio
prefer to see President:
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A DEMOCR4TIC DRMAND.

Atchison Champion: The Leaven7
worth Republicans at their convention
yesterday adopted resolutions-only .
small minority, as we are informed, Vot.
ing on the queston-faVoring a resub-
mission OF the prohibition amendment
This Is a foolish piece of business.
The amendment will not be re-submit-
ted this winter. The people Of this
state are firmly resolved that the effects
of prohibition shall be fairly tested by
the practical enforcement of the law.
The Champion stated at length, weeks
ago. the reasons that justify this conclu-
sion, and IL rcIterates them with empha
sis. The demand FOR re-submissiOn is q
Democratic cIamor. and Republicans do
not propose to heed or CRAFTY 1t. The
LeaVenworth Republicans will stand
alone II they propose to join in it. WedC
not believe, however, that this action Of
q small portion of their convention is 6
fair expression of Republican sentiment
even by that county. 1t certainly is moi
the voice of the Republicans Of the
1 state
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L1I WONITI HNRT

The action of Ex-Governor st. John
hardly creates ripple in the politics Of
the state, except with the handful of
Democratic editors. They predict dire
consequencestO Republicanism and tenn
perAnce. One thinks 1000 Republicans
win follow Mr.. st. John. Neither the
Republicans nor prohibitionists OF Kan
sas are led by the nose by any one man.
Neither would have anything to gain by
following st. John. Republican con-
victions are deeper seated than admira-
ton for st. John, and the
beat hope of prohibition is
70 keep its place in the Republican
ranks. 1t has gained great victories
In Kansas by use OF the Republican
machinery, and there are still other vic
tories to be gained which can best be
done through the Republican party.
This is at least the case unless unwise
councils should prevail and the party
take some retTograde step on the pro-
hibition question, which is not likely
TO be done. Prohibition Is now well
enforced through the machinery OF the
Republican party, and 1t will be better
enforced next year than IL
has been this. Public sentiment is con-
stantly growing in favor of prohibition
Thousands of people are coming to
Kansas every month, attracted by OuI
splendid Inducements and by the stand
/ h.o Nabr he
question. Both Republication and
prohibition, as well as the general inter
est of the state will go right along as 4
ST.. John had never existed. The Re
publican party made him all he eye
was and the change IL his loss and no
that OF the party. OF course we admir-,
the crocodile tears Of the Democrat,
editors, but still we must, az party
decline to he unhappy.
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1t is just as we said the OIner day. Ii
is pity Judge Thacher has to carry
Father EskrIdge and his unfortunate pa
per through the campaign. OF course
NO proof Is needed OF the truth of our
assertion here at home. Here is some
outside testimony. We clip from the
Valley Falls New Era "Eskrldge, Of
the Emporia Republican, appears to be
more in sympathy with the Democracy
If Kansas this year than usual, if that
we're possible. We are led to this con-
clusion from reading page or two on
the guberDatorial question In a marked
copy Of the Republican sent US few
days ago. II the reading of that stuff
has had any effect upon US at all, it has
been TO strengthen our convictions In ia
vor of Col. Martha"
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NOTES AND NOTIONS.

The Republicans cannot conceal their
CONSERVATION over the intelligence that
the Democratic platform will contain q
base ball plank.
An Atchison physician has obtained .
position as q driver on the street car line.
The professions seem to be becoming q
frifie crowded-at the bottom.
The bolt of the Concord school of
politicians against Blaine lie like
young colts legs. 1t was bigger when
frat ioaIed than 1t will ever be again.
The death of Vennor, the Canadian
weather prophet, should cause the
editor of the Wichita Eagle to consider
his latter end.
The Atchison Champion says that
postofice has been established at Mt.
Sinai. There has been great deal Of
progress in the world since the days of
Moses.
A new kind of monkey has been dis
covered in Madagascar, which throws
stones and other missiles with great
swlftuess and precision. 1t IL safe 70
assume that this accomplishment is lim-
tied to the male of the species.
The true inwardness of the dlsaf.
fiction among the Concord school of
politicians Is fully explained by the an
nouncement that Mr.. Blaine once smiled
while making speech in Boston.
Texas SIftings: The most trying cir
cumstances under which q boy can be,
Is when another boy is Ia the alley wink,
ing at him, and his father is offering
him nickIe to carry in a pile of wood.
In kicking over the traces Geo. vii.
liam Curtis has not proved himself to
be a practical reformer. A man who
radiates as much virtue TO the pore az
he does might have sweetened even the
Republican party by holding fast to thai
organization.
The local committee at Augusta hal
adopted the pine cone a. the emblem o.
the campaign and will send them on
10 such clubs as may apply. They are
70 be worn on red ribbon bearing thI
catch words: "The woods are full o
| them"
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GEN. RUTLER,S OPINION.

Curtis, the well know Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Inter.
Ocean, rode from New York to Wash.
iDgtOn. on Monday last, with Gen. Ben
jamin r. Butler. He had q talk with
the general and reports him as follows:
"The general thinks the Democrats
will nominate Cleveland, and that
Blaine will be elected. He compared
Blaine with Garfield, and said no man
who supported the latter could with
any consistency oppose Blaine. He
thinks Blaine is as strong with the
masses as any man in the nation that
he will have the support OF q great
many Irish Democrats, and that the OBJ
position of the Massachusetts dudes
would strengthen him among the sensi-
BILE people of that state. He never &C.
cepted Q nomination in Massachusetts,
without first being sure that the dudes
were against him. 49,
The general says that Cleveland can
never carry New York again because
of his veto of the bill limiting the fares
of the elevated railroad to cents. II
he had signed the bill it would have
put nearly i've millions of dollars an
nually into the pockets of the working
people OF New York, while his veto
taxed them that amount for the benefit
of Jay Gould and the other monopolists
who own the road. He also thinks thai
Cleveland'S position on the tariff will
weaken him In New Jersey, Connect
cut and other states, which the Demo
Gratis must carry to elect their president
Blame might be opposed by the i'm.
porters and some OF the business men
but he would get the votes of the man.
ufacturers and the wOrkingmen who
know his record and policy on the tariff
as we'll as they know the price of bread
He thought there were men in the Dem
ocratic party who would beat Blaine
but was evidently too modest to men
ton one of them, for he refused TO sug
gest any name"