National Republican., 1885-12-12

he extremely low figure of 2 cents per
pound. And even ut such prices the de-
mand Is limited indeed. We would advise
stockmcn not to sell one head more than is
aDsUlutciy~ inpctotiro, G"ol. ppises nrn
ruinous, and another year will witness n
much sitter market and greatly reduced
SUPPLY Nebraska Nugget, lIoldrcdgc.l
Among the interesting facts disclosed by
the recent census Of Iowa are the following:
Iowa has 342, ,40i dwellings and 1853, ,Oj9 fam
lilies. Her entire population is 1,s53,0SO.
or these 906,1 ~ are white males, S3IsJ3
white females, G,0s2 colored males, ABS
coored females. She has 3lO,iOi foreign.
born citizens. OF her entire population
G39,773 are married, and Loss, ,l05 single,
55,S17 widowed, and 322j divorced. She
has 320,G3 men subject to military duty,
and 429,79i voters. There are but 1925
persons 10 years Of age and upward who
cannot read or write.--I Bellevue (lowa)
Leader.
George William Curtis, the boss Mug
wump, in an editorial in HarpCr's Weekly,
denounccs and belabors "traitOrsn In the
Republican party for the defeat Of Dayen-
port at the late state election. "Trators ~
does he call themP Possibly this great,
good, and pure man forgets the presiden-
tial campaign OF last year, bC. We doubt 1t,
and are inclined to agree with the India
napolis Journal that this Is the most mar
velous piece Of gall in the history OF Amcri-
can politics. Marshall Mich. Statesman
Nearly every prominent Democrat who
comes to Washington complains bitterly of
the way the President conducts business.
Not only do they critlcisc his public course,
but they are displeased with his personal
reception Of them. They do not know GX-
actly what to do about it, Although the
situation is intensely interesting aud tenn
pestuous times are predicted for the winter,
the approaching Congress, 1t Is thought,
will he the most exciting one that has been
known since the war; [Piscataquis Obser-
yer, Dover, Me-
The length or quality of Grover Clcve-
lands forthcoming message to the Congress
can scarcely be conjectured. Too young
and inexperienced to know as much OF gov
ernmont as one should In his position, and
sadly wanting in his knowledge of men as
shown In his appointments previously
made, we may apprehend Il lengthy docu-
ment abounding In redundancy. 1t seems
to us that In this regard wisdom would die
tate brevity.-LWest Fork (Ark.) Republi-
can.
Dakota is more especially young mans
country than any Of the western states could
ever boast of being during their territorial
period. Her representative young men are
sons of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, and Ohio farmers, and of mer-
chants, professional men, and Others, who
reside in those states and elsewhere In the
west, and further east, in Pennsylvania,
New York, and England Pioneer Regis
ter, Salem, Dak.l
II our home industries are protected
against the product of foreign labor, all the
articles for the use of man--whether they
ha RnmfnFt
use in the arts, and trades, and his divcrsl-
fled pursuits-will be cheapened by c0mpe-
tition. This will give employment TO home
labor and a home market for all that the
farmer has TO SELL This is the sure way to
secure thrift and Independence Virginia
Protectionist, Lebanon, Val
The mistake committed by Mr. ClGve-
land was in announcing with n loud voice
from the hilltops thut he would attend the
funeral Of Mr.. Hendricks and then flax
out. Mr.. Cleveland's foresight is not adj
justed TO suit his hindsight, by any means
The President of the United States should
move with dignity and grace, and not go
plungng about the white house like bull
In china shop Mount Vernon (Ohio)
Republican.
The widely known aud much lltlgato l
pGTUum wire works, this city, were burned
this (Thursday) morning, between u and
O'Clock. As the building, machinery, and
stock are totally consumed, the loss Is esti-
mated at what these items originally cost.
MIR. Bamum estimates the loss Mt S3OO,OOO,
and lloyt Post, attorney for accompany,
agrees In the estimate Wayne County
| Courier Detroit, Mich,
Advance sheets Of the eighth annual re-
! port of the bunrl Of railroad commissions
| ers show he condition Of railroad business
| IN Iowa In a better state than last year, aud
! give Il large amount Of valuable inlor-
| nation concerning the capital stock, debt,
earnings, general traaic, and condition OF
! the roads doing business IN this state, The