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By Early Spring Tramp to Lire. June 6th, 1884. The balloting commenced this morning at ten o'clock amidst great excitement. The storm was raging without, and the Edmunds-Independent forces were raging within. On the first ballot the assembled delegates came to the conclu- sion, not unanimous, however, that four years of financial de- pression was necessary to the country’s welfare, and Mr. Blaine | polled a very large vote, leading the other candidates. munds then left for home in an ice-box. Mr, Ed- The second ballot, polled at 11.30, showed that in the minds of | many the peaceful relations between the United States and other nations ought to be ruptured, and the leading light of this new | school of thought, Mr. James G. Blaine, received more votesthan | any other candidate. A telegram was received at this point from Senator Hawley, stating that ‘‘ indications pointed to the nomination of a d minus n-e-d lively wooden Indian.” When the roll was called for the third ballot, it became evident that a still larger numberof delegates than in any preceding ballot were for the hero of the Mulligan letters, and desired to give the | country another dose of humiliation in the shape.of James G. Blaine, of Maine. Gen. Logan, Senator Sherman, Secretary Lincoln and_Presi- dent Arthur became excessively preoccupied at this stage, and in- formed the Convention that they were only “‘ foolin’, anyhow,” and would n’t take the nomination at any cost. At this announcement demoralization swept ruthlessly over the | Convention, and a majority of the delegates cast their votes for corruption and Jingoism, They arose en masse, and assassinated the party to which they | owed allegiance. They nominated James G. Blaine for President. Thus ends the Republican Convention of ’84, and thus ends the Republican Party ! CARLYLE SMITH. URENDER: VNTO SCISSORS THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE §CIS§ORS - THE SILVER LINING. Mrs, BLANK—“ Ah, Jim, our—”" Mr. Blank—“ Oh, Mary, the news is—" Mrs, Blank— Why, who told you?” Mr. Blank— I saw it in the paper; the bank has—” Mrs, Blank—‘‘ The bank ; why what has that to do with——” Mr, Blank—“ Why you know the panic will—” Mrs. Blank—"‘ Who’s talking about panics? Who cares for panics? Baby’s cut a tooth.” Philadelphia Call. —The United States has nearly three times as many doctors as En- gland and nearly four times as many as France in proportion to the population. Does this redundancy of Doctors in the United States account for the small proportion of the population ?—Boston Tran- script. Ir is estimated by those who think they know, that an Episcopal clergyman can put one little idea into more words than any other per- -son on the footstool.— Transcript. A MISER’S SCHEME. ‘*YEs," said one of the company, when the conversation turned upon misers, “Smith was the most miserly man I ever saw.” “Indeed !” “Oh, he was dreadful. count his money.” “What for?” “So that he would see double, you know."—Somerville Fournal. He always got drunk when he was going to The Most Popular Novel of the Year in England is CALLED BACK. By Hucu Conway. 16mo. Leisure Hour Series, $1.00 ; Leisure Moment Series, 25 cts. HENRY HOLT & CO., N. Y. No one can furnish GRADY & McKEEVER, LATE RENNER & COMPANY, DEALERS IN FINE ARTS. Designers and Manufacturers ot EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PICTURE FRAMES. No. 719 SIXTH AVE., FACTORY, 218 W. 42d STREET. Cavanagh, Sanford & Co., Merchant Tailors and Importers, 16 West 23d STREET, Qpposite 5th Ave. Hotel, NEW YORK. New York. All the latest London Fabrics regularly imported. “Old Crow” Rye Sour-Mash Whiskey unless purchased from us. H. B. KIRK & CO., 69 Fulton St. & Broadway and 27th St. uN 7 Thoto | i ° We have taken every barrel ‘Engraving made since Fanuary, 1872. We have also HERMIT- AGE three to seven years old, all sold absolutely pure, uncolored, unsweetened. GEORGE MATHER’S SONS, PRINTING [NK, 60 Joun St., NEw York. This paper is printed with our cut ink, OYAL \t ae BELFAST IRELAND weRoses *A'N ‘Aempeoig z& ‘ssOu ‘H AUNAH