THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THtFBSDAY, IFEBRTJABY 21, 1889.
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PITTSBURG, THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1889.
THE GERMAN BLuTF.
The statement of the Cologne Gazette that
Germany will demand of the United States
the arrest andjpunishment of Klein, indi
cates the possibility that Bismarck is ready
to resume the game of Huff on the Samoan
dispute.
The Cologne Gazette is well known to be
semi-official in its utterances. But it is by
no means unusual tor the functions of
official organs of European Governments to
include the announcement of intentions in)
excess of the real purpose of the Govern
ment, in order to see how they will be taken.
It is safe to predict that the "announce
ment" will be drawn back, unless the idea
that our foreign policy can be bluffed to
almost any degree, is corroborated.
Of course the supposition that Klein will
be arrested at the orders of Bismarck is an
absurdity. Supposing the German allega
tions to be true, he had just the same right
to direct or aid one of the contending
parties at Samoa, that the Germans on that
island had to support the other side. It is
hardly credible that the German Govern
ment is so ignorant of the principles of
international law as to suppose that any
political offender can be arrested in this
country at the orders of Germany,much less
a man whose offending in the German view,
has been wholly committed in a country over
which Germany has disavowed any intention
of claiming sovereignty.
It is, therefore, impossible to regard the
reported demand in any other light than
that of a wild bluff It remains to be seen
what will he its effect on our diplomatic
epinal columns.
OPPORTUNITIES FOE "WORK
In place of wasting time trying to find out
wbj one candidate was elected or another
beaten at the city elections of Tuesday, the
public will be right glad if those who are
called to Councils devote the time they have
for politics between now and the first meet
ing to thinking how they can best serve the
city.
Since the distribution of patronage has
been taken from Council committees, the
Councilmanic mind is left free for dealing
with matters of larger and more general im
port than the appointment ot city employes
and the awarding of city work.
Occasions are not few nor are they unim
portant. The city's dealings with the cor
porations which supply necessaries and
conveniences to the public; the regulation
of rights to use the streets; the improvement
of the wharves; the encouragement of the
Exposition; the consideration of more
judicious methods for raising the revenues
required to support the city; theagreement
upon some plan by which safe grade-crossings
can be secured without shutting off
new railroads; the wisdom of inviting more
railroad lines to Pittsburg; the close and
business-like supervision, all the time, of
the workings of the several departments
which are vested with executive authority
these are a few of the particulars on which
Councils can make themselves intelligently
usefnl during 1889.
The readers of The Dispatch must have
noticed that in regard to several of the mat'
ters mentioned, as to which City Councils
Ehonld ordinarily be the rightful and com
petent judges, the Legislature has already
this year been called upon to act "When
Councils show an interest in these topics
they will acquire more influence with the
public and with the Legislature than they
have hitherto had. It would certainly be a
safeguard to all classes of interests if the
custom were established of discussing bills
regarding city affairs in the City Conncils
before bringing them up for final action in
the Legislature.
IT OUGHT TO HURT.
The defalcation of the Indianapolis agent
of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company occupies a prominent position in
the report of that companv. It is urged
with a good deal of prominence that the
loss of nearly half a million does not injure
the company more than a loss of $10,000
would a bank with a million of resources
and a surplus of 5100,000. The assurance
that the loss "will not affect the dividend"
will doubtless be comforting to the policy
holders; but that is not the view that is
most likely to prevent the recurrence of
euch peculations. It is when it is under
stood that any loss from mismanagement
will hurt the company that we may expect
sufficient measures to be taken to prevent
them. One of the great troubles with cor
porate management at present is that the
penalties of dishonesty and incompetence
are not so direct and severe as to insure the
survival of the fittest.
FRANCE WAITTS CASH.
After all there is an ingenuous frankness
about the Frenchman, even in his most pa
triotic moments, that is very charming.
Here is half the French nation burning to
overturn the present system of government,
and the only reason advanced by them for
delaying the revolution is that it would cer
tainly keep away a great many visitors
from the Universal Exposition at Paris
""""-daring the coming summer. On the other
A2lae the Republicans, who are satisfied with
things as they are, keep saying that they
would make very short work of General
Boulanger and the revolutionists if it were
not for the approach of the Exposition.
From all accounts the man or party that
imperils the success of tbe Exposition courts
his own destruction. The Parisian shop
keepers and the hotel proprietors are con
stantly denouncing as unpatriotic, poli
ticians of all stripes who show the smallest
sign of disturbing the councils of the na
tion. Paris will reap a bounteous harvest
if peace and order are maintained. Strang
ers will flock there from all quarters of the
world. Nobody knows better how to take
in the stranger than the Parisian. The
lips of thousands of shopkeepers water at
the thought of the flood of francs which the
Exposition will turn into their tills.
It is not the Bepublic that is in peril, bat
the Exposition. Patriotism of a conserva
tive kind is in order in France to-day. Till
the Exposition is over, politics must take a
back seat. After the Exposition the de
Inge, if you please. Then the oppressed
can rise against their oppressors; then the
war of revenge can proceed to the tune of
the Boulanger March. Just now the world
will kindly take notice that France is in
the Exposition business, and all she wants
is good, cold cash. Glory, patriotism, re
venge, and the rest of the grand ideas can
keep company with the Gallic eagle in a
secluded spot, until after business hours.
THE OHIO SLACEWATEB.
The report of the board of engineers on
the snbject of slackwatering the Ohio
makes a very strong argument in favor of
the construction of the four dams neces
sary to provide permanent navigation from
here to Beaver. "We fully support the gen
eral tenor of the report; but it seems neces
sary to point out that one argument which
it makes will hardly be sustained by
practice.
The report says that the danger of ground
ing the coal fleets that gather in the Pitts
burg harbor preparatory to a rise renders
it necessary to delay lowering the wickets,
often until the dam at Davis Island is
clogged by ice. It is argued that, if there
were three or four dams.coal could be moved
down as it comes from the Monongahela,
the harbor would be no longer crowded, and
the wickets could be lowered before the ice
has gorged.
This is very good in theory,but how would
it work in practice? "Would it not at most
be changing the location of the difficulty?
If the most advantageous place for the coal
men to hold their tows ready for a rise were
tho last dam down the river, the same diffi
culty would be experienced there as here.
"When the Ohio is improved so as to allow of
constant coal shipments the difficulty will
disappear; but so long as it is necessary to
await a flood in order to ship coal, so long
the coal men will be apt to concentrate their
fleets at the point where it is most conven
ient to ship.
There are plenty of other good arguments
for the extension of the slackwater system.
The only question is whether the order of
proceedings should not make the Govern
ment purchase of the Monongahela slack
water precede it
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RECKLESS ACCUSERS.
How completely the London Times' case
against Parnell and the other Irish leaders
has collapsed may be inferred from the ut
terances upon the witness stand yesterday
of the young man, Houston, who engineered
the now famous publications. Houston ad
mits that his sole reliance was upon Pigott,
a writer who had at one time been on the
side of the Rationalists, and who turned
against them through personal spleen and
disappointment. He admitted that his
faith in Pigott was shaken when he found
the latter dickering with Labouchere; but
coolly says it was restored when Pigott
made a sworn statement He knew noth
ing, for certain, as to how the letters came
into Figott's possession; nor did he think it
was necessary to be any better informed.
Comment on thi3 sort of evidence is a
waste of words. If the British public are
not stirred to indignation and somewhat to
disgust by the draft on their attention and
upon their pocketbook to keep up this in
quiry since the agitation began last June,
we are very much mistaken. They are
shown how little research and judicious
consideration were given to these letters by
the Times and by the Tory Government,
even after they were denounced as forgeries.
"While Parnell and his associates were
avowing in the House of Commons and out
of it that the letters were spurious, the
Thunderer and the Cabinet were content to
go on organizing a costly commission for
trial, and repeating the charges, without
themselves making the rudimental inquiry
as to the genuineness and source of the
letters, which would commend itself to any
reasonably cautious person.
It is almost inconceivable that a gov
ernment, even of prejudiced Tories, would
lend itself to a course so malignant and
riskily stupid. Yet the signs now are that,
while the Parnellites will succeed in estab
lishing a clear case of forgery, the TtmeS
and the Government will not be able to offer
even a plausible excuse for ever having in
sisted on treating the letters as genuine.- An
administration in which might makes right
and which can allow its prejudices to con
trol its actions, so clearly as has been the
case in this matter, will surely not much
longer command the confidence of the
English people.
OH) HE GO!
It was reported in yesterday's papers that
James G. Blaine, Jr., had been seen at a
dog show in New York. This was not, per
haps, very important news; the nation took
it calmly, at all events. But not so the
friends of the young gentleman, who seems
to have inherited nothing in particular but
his father's name. They were excited, and
so were the friends of Mrs. James G. Blaine,
Jr. Denials of the report that young Blaine
had been at the dog show were numerous.
In some of the negative reports it was in
cidentally remarked that Mrs. Blaine, Jr.,
was still hard at work preparing for the
stage.
"We do not see the necessity for all this
excitement Possibly some people may
think it singular that J. G. Blaine, Jr., ap
peared at a dog show. If he went to an ex
hibition of donkeys or apes we fail to see
what singularity there would be about his
conduct Did he go to the dog show, we are
satisfied, if the dogs are; did he stay away
from the dog show, we are perfectly happy,
if the dogs can stand it As to the report
as an advertisement for the .new society
actress, Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., there
may be different opinions. The manufact
ure of notoriety from domestic discord can
not be a pleasant spectacle to anyone, we
should imagine.
Anyhow, it is better for the youthful
Blaine to go to a dog show than to the dogs.
ANNEXATION TALK.
The talk about annexation has not been
so fashionable as it is at present with many
journals and politicians of this country,
since the days when Cuba was wanted for
the extension of slavery and "Walker's fili
busters were invading Central America.
The annexation of Canada has been a widely
discussed topic ; a resolution has been intro
duced in the House of Representatives for
buying the peninsula of Southern Cali
fornia; the old dream of acquiring Cuba
has reappeared in its most glowing colors ;
and the debate on the Nicaraguan canal
brought out more than one expression of the
hope that the Central American republic
would eventually become a part of the
United States. In short the doctrine seems
j be spreading that it is our manifest des
tiny to snap np any unconsidered trifles in
the way of outlying territory that may be
obtainable, at any expense.
It is worth while in discussing these
things to tako into account the value of the
proposed acquisitions in the way of strength
ening or keeping up the average intelli
gence and self-governing power of our
citizenship. The inducement advanced in
'most cases is the natural wealth of the
countries which it is proposed that we shall
buy or grab, as may be most convenient
But a government like ours cannot annex
countries simply because they produce large
amounts of sugar, mahogany or the precious
metals. It is easy enough to buy those
staples; but the addition to our population
of really valuable citizens is at the best a
work of time. Now it is -the fact that the
population of Cuba, Nicaragua or Southern
California would be a distinctly undesirable
addition to our citizenship. Canada is the
nearest to us both in location and the in
telligence and self-governing qualities of
her people; but Canada, it is well-known,
cannot be annexed to the United States
without the consent of her people, any more
than the United States could be annexed to
the British Empire once more.
It will be time enough to consider the
project of spreading ourselves all over the
American continent when our neighbors ask
for admission. Canada cannot be obtained
before that time, and Southern extensions
in the present state of those populations
would be dear as a gift.
The information that "a member of the
royal family of Spain is visiting Chicago for
the purpose of disposing of his father's col
lection of paintings, which comprises two
Murillos, and works by Velasquez, Rem
brandt, Eeniers, Van Eyck and other mas
ters" should be a warning to tho pork pack
ers aud other members of the Chicago aris
tocracy to take a tight grip on their pocket
books. It is a eafe wager that both the
royalty and the Murillos are of the same
specious spuriousness that attaches to
"strictly pure Chicago lard."
The "Whitney boom for President in 1892,
has been taken up by the esteemed and
brilliant New York Sun. The omen is
favorable for the permanent retirement of
the Secretary of the Navy to private life.
The authorities who are certifying to the
Legislature that oleomargarine is all right,
if sold for what It really is, are stating the
truth correctly enough, no doubt, but they
mistake the issue. "When oleomargarine is
manufactured to be sold for what it really
is, it will be easy to secure a change in the
legislation affecting it So long as it is got
up for the express purpose of a sale under
false pretenses, the public will not be par
ticularly anxious for a change.
Ex-Civil Seevice Commissioner Ed
geeton's letter has convicted President
Cleveland of a grand and fatal error in
policy. It was in failing to bounce Edger
ton before he appointed him.
Evert new warship is called "the pride
of the navy," which indicates a mistake
as to the proper objects of pride. The pride
of the navy should be the old warships that
have accomplished great deeds. Until the
new vessels have done something equal to
the passage of the forts at New Orleans and
the destruction of the Alabama, the real
pride ot the navy is located in the worn-out
timbers of the Hartford and Kearsarge.
This is the Congressional season when
bills are railroaded through, the bad trying
to get past with the good, and generally
succeeding a little the better of the two
classes.
The news that a Philadelphia family has
been poisoned by eating imported Wiener
wurst, warrants the United States in retali
ating for an old slight by forbidding the en
croachments of the German hog, both in this
country and Samoa.
The trunk line association completed its
agreement yesterday to enforce thelnterstate
Commerce law by a combination to violate
some of its most vital enactments.
The last Chicago defaulter is a China
man. As he only caused the disappearance
of 51,500, the opinion is stronger than ever
that Chinese immigration is unable to as
similate with our customs and most cher
ished institutions.
Forty-two Stages in the American
Union now if President Cleveland does not
interpose his ye to, as a last and Parthian
shot
The statement that Max O'Eell is mak
ing excuses for his book on this country in
dicates that the witty Frenchman is indulg
ing in a work of supererogation. The book
itself is an apology for a work on America.
PERSONAL PACTS AND FANCIES.
The Rajah of Kooch Behar will visit
En-
gland in May.
Mr. Labouchere genially describes General
Lord Wolseley as "a perfect gasbag of self
conceit." "Peace! peace!" were tho dying words of
Bishop McTyeire, President of Vanderbilt
University.
Mrs. Margaret Deland, author of "John
Ward. Preacher," is a great favorite in Boston.
She is hard at work on a new novel.
When M. Carnot visited the big tower in
Paris tho other day, be made some compli
mentary remarks to its architect, to which, it
is gravely stated, "M. Eiffel replied in lofty
language!"
Prince albert Victor, eldest son of the
Prince of Wales, has excited comment by
dancing at a ball at Yorkshire the day after the
annonncement of the death of the Austrian
Crown Prince Rudolph. -
Marshal ton MoltkewM on March 8
complete his seventieth year of active service
in the Prussian army. The anniversary is to be
kept with much ceremony. The late Emperor
William L was the only person in.this century
who has yet celebrated it, as Field Marshal von
Wrangle, who lived long enough, retired from
active service before the 70 years had expired.
Dr. Frithjof Nansen, the Greenland ex
plorer, who is awaiting the end of the "ice
period" at Godthaab, the largest of the Green
land settlements, will be taken back to Den
mark by tbe steamer Icebear, which will leave
Copenhagen on March 15. Dr. .Hansen intends
to publish a scientific work dealing with the re
sults of his journey. It is to be published in
Danish, Swedish, German and English.
To a correspondent who wrote to Whitticr
asking if the words often attributed to him,
"Identify yourself in youth with some right
eous, unpopular cause," were quoted correctly,
he replied: "lam not sure whether the quota
tion is among my writings, but 1 fully indorse
it. The truth I know by my own experience
and that of my early friends. "We have all had
reason to thank God for the privilege of advo
cating unpopular truth."
A monument has been placed overthegravo
of Jenny Lind at Malvern. It was designed by
Mr. C. B. Birch, R. A., and consists of a highly
polished Swedish granite cross,about eight feet
in height, and in the center there is a marble
medallion bearing a representation of a wreath
encircled lyre. Beneath the medallion is the
inscription: -"In loving memory of Jennie Maria
Lind, wife of Otto Goldschmidt; born at Stock
holm. October 6, 1820; died at Wynd's Point,
Malvern, November 2, 1887."
He'll Have to Flay Second Fiddle.
l"rom the Chlcaso News. J
General Harrison will cut but a sorry figure
in. Washington on March 4, after all, In com
parison with the numerous drum-majors who
are to take part in the lnaugura, ceremonies, "
THE T0PICAE TALKER.
Changes Are Few in liie Criminal Court A
Stroll Among rho Hails of Justice,
The courts of justice In this city are vastly
changed, nut the same faces are to bo seen
there that you might have seen In the dismal
old rooms four years ago. Strolling Into the
Criminal Court room in the forenoon yesterday
I found Mr., William Reardon getting off
speeches at the rate of six an hour in behalf of
a frowzy-looting man charged with petty
larceny. Judge Collier, the personification of
patience, sat on the bench and didn't even look
bored.
Mr. Reardon kept stirring up the spectators
to mirth by addressing his opponent, Major
Montooth, as Governor. Round about the
room I noticed dozens of familiar faces. The
beauty and cleanliness of the great room were
all that seemed strange. Somewhat, too, clean
liness seemed to have spread to the occupants
of the benches at the back of tbe room. These
seats are set apart for the general public, and
are usually kept warm by the loungers and
loafers of the city. Many of the faces had
blossomed in the same quarters four years ago,
and I remembered them, though they appeared
to have been washed lately. Can it be that the
sweetness and light of the new courtrooms
have impelled tbe regular visitors to them to
occasional use of soap and water?
V
IN the front chairs which are nominally re
served for lawyers,but which'yesterday seemed
to be filled with witnesses, prosecutors and de
fendants out on ball, I observed two youDg
women of very respectable appearance, who
seemed to be engaged in the extraordinary task
of taking down Mr.Reardon's speeches in short
hand. Upon inquiry I found that the girls
were practicing stenography.
"Wouldn't it be a kindly thing to allow tho
girls to sit at the big counsel table, as I under
stand is often done in other courts? These
young stenographers had their writing pads in
their laps, and so were forced to lean forward
in a manner which must have been far from
comfortable. , .
One face I missed. The venerable Mr. Smith,
for 60 years doorkeeper of the Criminal Court,
was not at his accustomed post I was told that
hundreds of people'ask for him every day. He
is very ill, but the doctors even yesterday enter
tained the hope that his marvelous store of that
indefinable spirit, vitality, might yet bring him
to his feet again.
You can't encounter a dozen lawyers in any
part of the Court House bnt one ortwo of them
will ask you if you've heard Dick Johnston's
latest, and proceed straightway to reel off a
story of a humorous kind. Mr. Johnston does
not tell all these stories, but he tells so many
that are good that it has become the fashion in
legal circles to attribute anything funny in nar
rative shape to him.
.
In speaking of the few changes that have
taken place in the personnel of the Criminal
Court of late, I forgot to say how much one
misses the sharp, eager face and small but omni
present body of John Coyle. Tho powerful de
fender of the poor man In the Criminal Court
filled a pretty big place, which nobody seems
likely to take since he died.
A SCRAP of conversation in the cable cars:
Young woman with brown bonnet and bine
eyes Did your hear about Miss Loraly?
Young woman with bine bonnet and brown
eyes Who is Miss Loraly?
"Oh. she's leading lady at Toojnst &
Mackey's;and I heard she was engaged to
marry Mr. Chilton."
"Who's he?"
"Oh, he's walking gentleman at Twiley &
CrimminsV
The slang of the drygoods store Is very much
like that of tbe stage, it appears.
OPPORTUNITIES IN ARGENTINA.
Some tMgnlOcant Facts Tnken From
the
United btntcs Consul' Report.
It will be observed that tho great increase in
our imports has been in lumber and kerosene,
the atticles for which the Argentine Republic
is entirely dependent upon the United States;
bnt the steady growth of our trade in agricul
tural implements and machinery is deserving
of notice. The increase in these lines is en
tirely owing to the fact that we furnish far
better or more serviceable articles than can be
obtained in the markets of Europe; and, after
trial, ours are forcing themselves upon the at
tention of this country in spite of the factthat,
owing to superior finish and style, it may cost a
little more to putthem down here. Besides the
increase in nearly all the above lines of goods,
the returns show in many others the very
healthy beginning of a considerable trade
such as American beer, salt and canned fish,
shooks or barrel staves, pianos, cotton duck,
cooking stoves, eta
But there are some articles, which are a spe
cialty with us, that are entirely supplied from
Europeau markets. Among these may be men
tioned cheese. Out of more than 1,600 tons,
valued at ?1,073,629. the United States last year
furnished only 16 tons, valued at $1,013. And
the same with hams; out of 216 tons imported
into the Argentine Republic last year onlv 13
tons came from the United States direct, nearly
all the rest reaching here by way of England.
We have quite lost our trade Here in refined
sugars, the bulk of the imports now coming
from France, Belgium and Germany, which
countries furnish a cheaper article made from
beet-root. I have heretofore referred to the
fact that if the cheap machinery-made furni
ture, which comes from the United States,
shows no increase in amount, it is perhaps ow
ing to the fact that several establishments have
recently been started here equipped with all
the necessary appliances for turning out the
same class of work, and tbe same is the case
with reference to starch.
A COLLEGE CENTENNIAL
Celebrated nt Georgetown by Prelates,
Priests. Students and Alumni.
Washington. February 20. The centen
nial celebration of Georgetown (Jesuit) Uni
versity, for which arrangements have been in
preparation for many weeks, begun this morn
ing. All day yesterday and this morning Arch
bishops, Bishops and priests were arriving at
the University from almost every State in tbe
Union. The University buildings were elabor
ately and tastefully decorated with flowers,
flags and banners bearing appropriate legends.
At 9 o'clock a procession, composed of the
various bodies of clergy, students, cadets and
alumni, was formed and marched to Trinity
Church, where Pontificial mass was celebrated
by Cardinal Gibbons. The Cardinal, the Arch
bishops and the Bishops all wore their richest
costume, and the brilliancy of their attire, tue
gray uniforms of the cadets, the priests with
their white cassocks over their long black
robes, the students and the alumni, all wear
ing medals commemorative of"the occasion, all
combined to present a picture rarely wit
nessed. father Healy, an ex-President of the Uni
versity, delivered the centennial sermon, in"
which he reviewed the history of the Univer
sity from its establishment by John Carroll, 100
years ago, to tbe present day. The evening
programme included an address by the Chan
cellor, Rev. F. H. Welch, S. J., and the award
ing of degrees.
DEATHS OP A DAI.
Captain jScclcs Robinson.
Captain Eccles Robinson, one of tbe oldest resi
dents of Allegheny, died yesterday at his home,
No. 76 1'cnnsylvanla avenue. Captain Robinson
was for 40 years la partnership with Mr. Stephen
Mercer in the grocery business. During his life
he made a great deal of money, and he Is snnosed
to hare been a millionaire. He was 82 years of
age, and a nephew of General Robinson. The
Eropertyleft behind by the deceased will go to
is sister, Mrs. William O'Hara Robinson, who
u.ca in i un.uciiiiuiit auu ills lie
iDh
onn of
whom is Eccles Koblnson. the
-known tem-
perance man and labor leader.
Jndge McMnnnmn.
Louisville, February M.-Judge p.' D. Jfc
Manama died at Frankfort, Ky., to-day. He was
noted as the presiding Judgeln the trial of Thomas
Uuford for. the murder of Judge Elliott, of the
Kentucky Court or Appeals. Ills charge to the
Jury was commented upon by the press generally,
Including tbe London Timet. JudgeMcManama
was S3 years old. He was a Democratic elector In
1372; and bad served in the State Senate.
Justin Jones. '
Boston, February SO.-Justin Jones, an old
time Uoston editor and publisher, and long a
resident of Brookllne, died yesterday at Cromwell,
Conn., aged 74. He was at one time publisher of
tbe Cleveland Herald.
Milton Barnes.
CAKOJAiUbie, N. Y... February 20,-MIIton
Barnes, a prominent citizen of Fonda and the
most extensive lumber dealer la the lake region.
WV -V-....J, bvv.
IN ITS DEATH THKOES.
The Fiftieth Congress on Its Last Legs
AH-Nlght Sessions to be Held-The
President's Little Veto Republican
Tariff Policy.
rSFECIAI, TILEGBAM TO IHB DISPATCR.l
Washington, February 20.-Tb.ough Con
gress may be said to bo in its last days, and
there is a mass of important legislation that
should bo enacted, there is no attempt at haste
on the part of tbe majority, but rather the re
verse. The postofflco appropriation bill has oc
cupied days longer than was necessary, and
after that there is the Indian appropriation bill
and the general deficiency bill, the latter in
variably consuming a good deal of time in its
consideration.
As there are practically only eight days re
maining of the session, Friday being a holiday,
it is plain that there will have to be some long
night vigils to get through with the necessary
work, to say nothing of important legislation
which cannot be touched. The members look
forward to all-night sessions tho latter part of
noxt week and an all-day session on Sunday,
the 3d of March.
Afraid of tho Cowles Bill.
The sluggish movements of the leaders of the
majority in the House are explained by the de
sire of Mills and his colleagues of the free
trade faith to prevent if possible, the consider
ation of the Cowles bill for the abolition of the
tobacco tax, which is in charge of Mr. Randall,
and will be called up the first opportunity.
Randall is very anxious to have this bill con
sidered, but doesn't desire to antagonize ap
propriation bills for that purpose. If he ever
succeeds In getting it betore the House there
will be no nonsense about its consideration, as
he will speedily force it to a vote. This is what
is feared by the Mills faction, and so they pre
fer to let their own revenue bills go by the
board and keep dallying over appropriation
bills to the last moment, rather than give op
portunity for consideration of the Cowles bill.
His Little Pocket Teto.
The direct tax bill and tho Territorial'bill
were both disposed of to-day with a hurrah,
the Republicans getting practically what they
wanted in both measures. It is said that the
President will veto the former and possibly the
latter by a "pocket veto," that is, by holding
until after the close of Congress, partly be
cause they are objectionable to him and partly
in revenge for the conduct of the Senate in re
fusing to confirm or act in any way upon some
00 nominations which are before it, some of
them having been there for weeks and some
for months. It is known that the President
has expressed himself as opposed to both tbe
bills, and it is believed that in his bands they
will die the death.
While Mills and his friends declare that they
will attempt to call up tbeir substitute for the
Senate substitute for the original tariff bill,
they are allowing the time to slip away without
doing so, and it is now a general opinion that
there will be no further tariff legislation this
eession.
Tnriirto be Taken Oat of Politics.
No attempt has been made to pass any of the
many bills for the regulation and abolition of
trusts, and none will be made. The antagon
ism of the Honse and Senate toward trusts in
the early days of this Congress was little less
than savage, but it is now tempered to a lamb
like resignation, and nothing more is heard
of the subject The same may be said of
the feeling in regard to the Gould telegraph
monopoly, which resulted in tbe Introduction
of at least a dozen bills for the establishment
of a Government telegraph. That movement
for the relief of tbe people is also tossed aside.
After considering tho matter for a whole term,
or pretending to do sp, a Senate committeo at
last concluded to-day that it is not within the
constitutional power of the body to interfere
with gambling in the necessaries of life, so that
tne question is dropped.
But better things are promised when the Re
publicans are in control of both branches of
Congress and of the Executivo as welt En
thusiastic members of that party declare that
many of the failures of this Congress to enact
laws that were plainly intended to benefit the
people at large were due to the desire of both
parties to make political capital or to prevent
the opposition from doing so, and that with
the entire machinery of the Government in
their possession, they will take steps in the di
rection of certain radical principles that are
advocated by the masses, and that amongother
things such wise and equitable tariff laws will
be enacted as to put that vexed question out
of politics practically for some time to come.
California and tbe Cabinet.
Nbw that it looks as though President Har
rison bad decided on nearly every member of
his Cabinet, and that the position of Secretary
of Agriculture is in more doubt than any other,
Calif ornians are making a long and strong pull
to secure that place. Swift and Estee are tbe
two persons named, either of which would be
acceptable to tbe Pacific coast, and belief is
growing that the President-elect will recognize
the claims of a section which responded so
unanimously to the demands of the Republican
party.
Senator Stanford, speaking of this matter,
said to-day: "We ought to be represented, and
I believe wo will be dealt with justly. Ours is
a great country so great that but few of the
people in the East realize tbe immensity of tbe
area of the country west of the Rocky Mount
ains. General Harrison knows what we are
and what we deserve, and he is going to treat
us fairly and kindly. As to who may be tho
lucky man who will bo chosen to represent us,
I know nothing. I get all my reliable informa
tion from the newspapers!"
left 111 to the housekeeper
Bnt the Relations Kick and Will Fight in
the Courts.
Chicago, February 20. The will of the lato
Charles J. Hull, a wealthy landlord, worth
hundreds ot thousands, was offered for pro
bate to-day. It was a document filling scarcely
one-half of legal cap, but it disposed of prop
erty estimated all the way from $2,000,000 to
$5,000,000. The will was made October 21. 1881,
and it leaves the entire estate to Helen Culver,
who was for many years housekeeper for the
deceased, and who is now living in his late
abode at 31 Ashland boulevard. Mr. Hull left
no children, and no natural heirs other than
nephews and nieces.
Tho natural heirs will contest the will. There
are 15 of them, and all are nephews, nieces,
and grand-nephews and crand-nieces of the de
ceased. After some discussion the will was ad
mitted to probate, and Helen Culver made ex
ecutrix under an individual bond of $2,000,000.
The heirs took an appeal to the Circuit Court,
and will set up a plea of undue influence.
A WOMAN ELECTED.
Fayette Honors the Weaker Sex Resnlt of
tho Balloting at Uniontown.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch.
Uniontown, February 20. Bridgeport has
the honor of electing the first woman to office
in Fayette county. She is Miss Irene Bar, a
popular young lady who was elected to the
school board on tbe Democratic ticket, al
though Bridgeport is a stronghold of Repub
licanism. The full count of the borough elections in
Uniontown shows that the Republicans elect
Edward Chick in the First and Jacob Onsell in
the Fourth wards for Council, while the Demo
crats elect M. K. Frankenbcrry in the Second
ami W. C. McCormick in the Fourth wards.
This evenly divides the next Town Council be
tween the two parties, each having four mem-,
bers. The Republicans elect flveschool direct
ors. The proposition to Increase the debt of
tbe borough $20,000 to improve the streets was
Daaiy aownea, tho vote standing 4u to Ira. In
some of the wards the people quit voting on
this question at noon, knowing it was defeated,
THE FATHER OF SfEEL,
Dr. Wm. Garrard, a Pioneer Manufacturer,
at Death's Door.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
Beaver Falls, February 20. Dr. Win.
'Garrard, the pioneer steel manufacturer and
tbe first person to successfully produce tool
steel la tbe United States, is now lying at his
home, in Fallston, in a dying condition, suffer
ing from paralysis. He is well known through
out the country. He first began making steel
in Cincinnati fn 1840, but never succeeded in
accumlating the fortune that others of less
genius haye acquired. His picture was recently
sent to the Smithsonian-Institute at Washing
ton and during the Centennial at Cincinnati he
was a guest of tbe Exposition Committee.
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Pittsbiirgers Get n Contract.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch.
Washington, February 20. The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day awarded to the Penn
sylvania Construction Company the contract
for tbe iron roof and so forth of the Govern
ment building at Denver, Cob The amount of
thebidwasS29,700.
To Save the Schcnleys.
Special Telegram-to The Dispatch.
HABBiSBtma, February 26. R, B. Carnahan,
Esq., of Pittsburg is here, and labored to-day
with members of the Judiciary General Com
mittee and others who were in town to con
vince tbem of the evils of Mr. Robinson's alien
'the committee to-morrow. I
proDerty uuiuer dui. sxo will diqdsdit taix to i
AT THE SOCIAL SHRINE.
A Plttsburgcr Wedded Near Atlantic City
Other Festive Events.
A special telegram to The Dispatch from
Atlantic City last evening said: The pretty
little town of Absecon was tbe scene to-day of
the most brilliant wedding in its history. The
high contracting parties were Miss Lovene
Kline Cordery, youngest daughter of Judge
Enoch Cordery, and Mr. William Warren
Dickey, a wealthy young Pittsburg lumber
merchant The ceremony took place at the
Absecon M. E. Church at high noon, the Rev.
C. It Fleming, of Atlantic City, officiating,
Prof. Fred F. Baker, of West Chester, pre
sided at the organ. The bride wore a beautiful
faille silk Grecian gown, en train, corsage cut
V-shape front and back, and carried a bouquet
of brldo roses and lilies of the valley. The
maid of honor. Miss Mattin TTIrtz-of Roi-
bury, Pa,, wore a white china silk dress.
Mr. McWattey, of Pittsburg, was best man.
and the ushers were Joseph D. Haines, of
West Chester; L. B. Long, Brookville: M. W.
Dickey, brbther of the groom; J. W. Cordery,
the bride's brother: S. F. Jacquett and Dr. H.
Manlove, of Philadelphia.
After the ceremony a reception was held at
the residence of the bride's parents, which was
attended by many well-known people from a
distance, among them being ex-Senator J. E.
Long and tbe Misses Ada, Lou and Myrtle
Dickey, of Brookville. Pa.; Mr. M. W. Wise, of
DuBois,P;y Miss Nettie Kirtz,of Philadel
phia; Mrs. Captain Townsend and daughter
ueorgie, Richard Doughty and wife. Captain
R. Babcock and Miss Lydie Lewis, all of Abse
con: Dr. and Mrs. Fleming, and H. E. Tletzen
and wife, of Atlantic City. ,
An elaborate collation was served to over
100 guests. The presents were unusually rare
and expensive. The bridal party left in a
special parlor car attached to the 4:10 express.
They will go to Old Point Comfort for a short
stay, after which they will locate permanently
in the handsome residence which is in readi
ness for them in Pittsburg.
A SOCIETY BANQUET.
How a Prominent Catholic Organization
Entertains Its Members Once a Year.
A Greensburg special says: The fourth an
nual banquet of the St. Thomas Library and
Dlctic Society, a prominent Catholic organiza
tion, was held at the Fisher House here to-day,
and distinguished guests from ail sections
were in attendance. New York, Philadel
phia and Baltimore were represented.
Among the prominent- gentlemen pres
ent from this locality were P.
Vincent Huber, O. S. B of St. Vincent's Mon
astery; Rev. P. Dominlck.DIrector of St. Vin
cent's College; P. Mars Kirchner, Prefect of
St Joseph's 8eminary; Revs. W. C. Kelly. E.
P. Griffin and J. A. Conway, of Pittsburg. The
following toasts were responded to: "Honorary
Members," by J. M. Whirle and President J.
Fauguan; "Our Flag," by Rev. Vincent Huber,
O. S. B.; "Our Society," by the toastmaster.
Robert Brown. Tho banquet was pronounced
one of the most successful ever held by the so
ciety. Hon. Chauncey M. Depew was invited
to be present by the society, but an earlier in
vitation to an entertainment at Yale College
to-day prevented him from attending. A letter
of regret frqm that gentleman and ones from
other prominent people were received.
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss
May Rliller and Dr. S. N. Bcnham
Join Hearts and Hands.
No. 18 Lincoln avenue, Allegheny, the resi
denes of Mr. Wilson Miller, was brilliantly
lighted up last evening, the flood of light that
came from the oft opened front door and tbe
sound of music and muffled gaiety from within
denoting nothing less than a wedding.
Such was the case, the bride and groom-elect
being Miss Mary Miller, daughter of Mr. Wil
son Miller, and Dr. S. N. Benham. Rev. Mr.
McKay, of St. Peter's Church, performed the
ceremony. Toerge's orchestra was on hand
with their best selection, and Caterer Hagan
with his best menu.
The decorations were furnished by Mr. Smith.
of Mt. Washington, and were exceedingly
pretty.
About 100 guests were present, and after the
ceremony, bade the bride and groom bou voy
age on their wedding tour to the East. Tbe
bride wore a white silk, with lace coverings.
On their return they will reside in Pittsburg.
Tho Adage May be Altered.
The silly old adage about "whistling girls
and crowing hens" will evidently have to be re
vised now that there is a whistler so charming
as Mrs. Alice J. Shaw. She is to whistle, and
her accompanying artists are to provide other
nice music at entertainments under the aus
pices of tho Pittsburg Press Club, in Lafayette
Hall, Saturday afternoon and evening. The
reserved seats will evidently have to be re
served early, if at all, at Kleber's.
Jnmes-Mnnin, In Brooklyn.
Mr. George Martin, of this city, who is one
of the cleverest correspondents at Washington,
where ho has done important work for some of
the great journals of tbe country, was married
last eveping to Miss Alice, daughter of Hon.
Darwin R. James, Congressman from one of
the Brooklyn districts. The marriage took
place at the home of the bride, 96 St. James
place, Brooklyn. They will abide in Washing
ton. Railway Men's Entertainment.
The Pennsylvania Company Employes' Asso
ciation will give an entertainment at their
building, 125 and 127 Sedgwick street, Alle
gheny, this evening. Among those who will
participate are Prof. A. T. Lee, Miss Mamie
Sawyer, Mrs. Minnie McHunt, Mrs. Lizzie
Reed and others. This entertainment will be
free to railroad men.
Cnpld at Uniontown.
A Uniontown special says: Miss Louisa, eld
est dauehter of Mrs. Amanda Beeson, and Mr.
Hugh Mather, of Sidney. O.. were married at
noon to-day at the residence of the bride's
mother in tbe presence of a few friends. They
left on a Western trip tbis afternoon, and will
make their home at Sidney.
To Celebrate Their Golden Wedding.
Mr, and Mrs. Alexander Cupples, of Law-
renceville. will celebrate their golden wedding
to-day between 11 A. St. and 7 T. M., at the resi
dence of Mrs. George W. Markell, Forty-first
street. About 100 guests havo been invited.
A Reception Postponed.
The reception which was to have been given
by the Concordia Club last night was post
poned until a week from last night, on account
of a lecture by Rev. h. Mayer, of the Eighth
Street Tabernacle.
The Day-Rees Nuptials.
At the residence of the bride's parents in
Memphis, Tenn., last evening, Mr. James H.
Bees, formerly a resident of Pittsburg, was
married to Jennie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
K Day.
A Shndyside Bazaar.
A bazaar will be held in the Shadyslde chapel
to-morrow afternoon and evening. From 2 un
til 5 o'clock will be devoted to the children es
pecially. AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE SEASON.
SPBING FANCIES.
I.
The Young Man.
In the spring the youth his person in the latest
fashions decks.
And begins to cast admiring glances on tbe other
sex;
In the spring a nameless yearning, something that
he cannot trace.
Comes upon him when he meets a maiden with a
pretty race;
And tbe fluttering of a ribbon, or the perfume or
a glove.'
Thrills bis pulses, and his "fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of love."
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The Young Woman.
In the spring the maiden doffs the glossy sealskin
sacue she wore.
Which enables her to don a bigger bustle than
before.
Then she puts on lighter garments, snowy laces,
ribbons gay.
And a gorgeous hat the climax caps of her-new
spring array.
All the secrets of the toilet uses with a woman's
skill.
For her heart, too, is responsive to the season's
magic thrill.
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Both.
Soon some strange mysterious process brings to
gether youth and maid ;
There are meetings In the moonlight, there are
whisperings in tbe shade,
Wanderings in secluded places, often till the hour
Is late,
Loving glances, sweet confessions, stolen kisses
at the gate,
Fetty quarrels, over nothing, that with misery
fill life's cup,
Pride's surrender, explanations and delicious
makings up."
When the tender grass Is springing and the open
ing buds appear.
When the birds are gaily singing, and the skies
are bine and clear,
Thus Its conrse in spring love runneth, culminat
ing in the May,
With parental blessings aad the naming of the
wedding day. Boston Courier.
THE CONUNDRUM SOLVED.
The Question, Is Marriage a Falluref An
swered by- the Offlclal Figures of the
Commissioner of Labor In His Report to
Congress.
Washington, February 20.-Carroll D.
Wright, Commissioner of Labor, to-day sub
mitted to Congress his special report on the
statistics on the laws relating to marriage and
divorce in the United States, from 1867 to 1886
Inclusive.
The statistics of marriage in this report
cover only 66 per cent of all the counties In the
country. Tho reason of this incompleteness is
that the counties not reported have no record
of marriages.
The statistics relating to divorce, however,
are very complete, and cover ever 83 per cent of
all the counties in the country and more -than
98 per cent of the population. The whole num
ber of divorces granted in the United States Is
given by vearsasfollows: In 1S67, 9.937; 1868,
10.150; 1869. 10,939; 1870, 10,962; 187L U.686; 1872,
12,390; 1873, 13,156; 1874, 13,989; 1875, H212: 1876,
14,800; 1877, 13.687; 1878, 16.089; 1879, 17,083; 1880,
19,663: 1881, 20,762; 1882, 22,112:1883,23.198; 18S4,
22,991; 18S3. 23,472; 1888, 25,535. Total for the 20
years, 328,716. .
Tbe report shows that in but five States and
the District of Columbia can the number of
marriages be obtained with practical com
pleteness. The States are Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont
The number of marriages celebrated in each
during tho 20 years covered by the report so
far as returned is as follows: Connecticut,
96,737: District of Columbia, 34,065; Massachu
setts. 808,195: Ohio, 614,662; Rode Island, 49,593;
Vermont, 64,913.
Tbe statistics of marriages are fairly perfect
in several other States. Although but 22
States have State registration of marriages.
During the last five-year period of the 20
years, the States of Connecticut, Maine and
Vermont are the only ones showing a decrease
in their divorce movement. Dakota shows the
largest increase during the last five-year
period.
Of the 328,716 divorces granted in the United
States for tho 20 years covered by the report,
216,738, or 65 per cent of the whole, were granted
to wives, and 111.983 were granted to husbands.
The causes in which wives are the petitioners
more largely than husbands are cruelty, where
the wife seeks divorce as 7 to 1; in desertion,
where the ptoportion is over 1J to J, and in
drunkenness, where it is 9 to 1.
The husband is shown to have sought divorce
for the Infidelity of the wife in 38,155 cases,
while the wife has obtained a divorce in 2S.480
cases for the infidelity of the husband. The
cause for which the greatest number of di
vorces were granted is that of desertion, being
126,557, or 38 per cent of the whole number.
The Commissioner says it is apparent that
the divorces granted for drunkenness", the
total being 13,843, cannot in any sense of tbe
word represent tbe total number in which
drunkenness or intemperance is a serious
factor. This number is only 4 per cent of the
total number of divorces. While jn a few
representative counties, where investigation
was carried outside of alleged causes, it is
shown that intemperance was a direct or indi
rect cause in over 20 per cent of the whole
number of divorces granted in such counties.
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
w He Won't Marry tbe Princess.
tNJEW TORE IHJBXAU SPECIALS.!
NewYokk, February 20. Lawyer Luther
Marsh suddenly appeared to-day to denounce
the authors of the story that he was married,
or intended to marry, Odelia Diss Debar, the
spook princess, who painted spirit pictures for
him. He said that while he was convinced of
Diss Debar's powers as a medium, he was done
with the "vile thing," and would not think of
marrying her, even if she brought a "message
from his dead wife."
He Had No Nerve.
The police were searching for a young man
who entered Broker Walsh's office, in Wall
street, yesterday afternoon and wanted change
for a SO livre Italian note. The bill was a
counterfeit. Walsh discovered it, but the
owner bolted -before tbe broker could catch
him. In his flight, he left behind a valise con
taining $20,000 worth of bogus Italian bills.
Too Many Tronbles.
Mrs. Rosa Fell was seized by a f ellow-tenaat
in a tall flat building early this morning, just as
she was about to throw her infant child down
the long flight of "stairs. The woman had been
driven insane by hunger and trouble. A" hus
band sick in the hospital and five starving
children bad proven too much for her. She was
gent to an asylum and the children provided for
by public charity.
Could Not Live Without Work.
Sophie Heinecker's mother saved her life to
day by forcing the girl to eject a dose of parls
green from her mouth, as she tried to swallow
It. The poison was wrapped in tissue paper
and did the girl no harm. She is 19 years of
age, German, and had grown despondent over
lack of employment, and her father's re
proaches for her idleness.
Lost Parents and Money.
Agnes Schmutzer, 17 years old, a German
servant, was found dead in bea this morning at
her place of employment. An Investigation
showed that she had committed suicide by
swallowing arsenic. She was robbed of $50 in
January, and the death of her father and
mother since then made her despondent.
Beneath tbe Wares.
The British ship St. Joseph, with a crew of
25, left Fleetwood, England, for New York,
October 3, 1SSS. She should have made the
passage in 30 days, but nothing has been heard
of her. There is little doubt that the vessel
was lost with all on board.
ELETATING THE AFGHANS.
How tbe Ameer Proposes to Give His Sub
jects a Taste of Civilization.
From the London Globe.
Civilization is at last shedding its beneficent
light amid the dark valleys of Afghanistan.
Not that the Afghans have quite given up
tbeir ancestral relish for bloodshed and rob
bery; national pastimes are always difficult to
uproot. But their sagacious ruler is evidently
determined to "elevate the masses" without
creating any suspicions in tbeir Intelligent
minds. It is true, the Ameer has. from time
to time, done something a considerable some
thin? toward the "elevation" of his loving
subjects, by the ancient method of hanging.
His present process is entirely different, and in
finitely more refined. Instead of sending for the
accomplished Berrytogive lessons in the art of
scientinc strangulation, ne lately directed the
European superintendent of his workshops to
obtain from England the plant required for
distilling and coming. This machinery is now
on its way to waDui, ana great expectations are
entertained as to tbe miraculous effect likely to
be produced. With cheapened drink and an
increazed supply of currency, the Afghans
ought to make rapid progress in civiliza
tion. Abdul Rahman Khan may, perhaps, have
been influenced by a secondary motive of a less
elevated sort. It Is possible that be aspires to
establish a royal nonopo!y of the drink trade,
norwonlditbe surprising were tbe new coin
age to be of less intrinsic worth than the old.
But that would only be a form of indirect taxa
tion, while it is not possible that the drink
manufactured at the royal distillery could be
more deadly than tbe awful stimulants now in
use. It looks odd, nevertheless, for a Moham
medan potentate to start in business as a rival
to Mr. Bung
THE LOCAL STAGE.
TruxIbish Hearts," an excellent melo
drama, is on the bills for next week at Harris',
"The Wife" Is a refined comedy and the
company producing it is one of unusual excel
lence. Numerous curiosities and a clever specialty
company are delighting Casino patrons this
week.
Habbt Williams' Academy has had big
audiences every night this week.' Tbe show is
a good one.
Next week Murray and Murphy will be at
the Bijou. The sale of seats for tbis engage
ment opens to-day.
Every seat in the Bijou Theater was occu
pied last night. It was the final production of
"Nad jy" by Aronson's company. To-night, and
for the balance of the week. "Erminie" will be
given, with the same talent in tbe cast, and
with elaborate stage setting. Tbis opera is a
favorite here, and it has never been produced
under better auspices.
Maboaret Mather, supported by a com
pany of well-known players, will appear at the
Grand Opera House next week. This an
nouncement ought to insure a much larger at
tendance than usual. The repertoire will be
as followsr Monday and Thursday evenings
and Saturday" matinee "Romeo and Julie:?
Tuesday and Friday erenings'Leab;" Wednes
day matinee, "Lady of Lyons?' Wednesday
evening, "The Honeymoon;" Saturday, even
ing, "Peg Wofflngton.'' The advance sale of
seats begins to-day.
CUKIODS CONDEHSATI0B8.
George Davis, a Newark man, felt so
bad about signing his will the otherday that ha
went out and shot himself.
A scarlet geraninm leaf that measured
47 Inches in circumference was picked at Han.
ford. Cat., a few days ago.
A mnch-atrased man in Palatka, Ha.,
wrote to one of his enemies, calling him an ass,
and thoughtlessly signed himself, "jours fra
ternally." The finest single sapphire in this
country Is owned by Mrs. William Astor. and
ber necklace of emeralds and diamonds is
among the costliest jewels in America.
A Chicago broker wo3 called worth $5,
OOftOOOthedayhedied. A week later his assets
were only $2501000, and when his debts were
paid there was just enough remaining to put
him up a 4300 monument
Mrs. Mosley, the wife of an English
army officer, and a former American heiress,
has been creating a sensation in Monte Carlo
this season by ber reckless play. Two weeks
ago she lost $50,000 at a single sitting.
A mischievous youngster in Milton, N.
H., saturated the tail of the family dog with
kerosene and then applied a match. The dog
ran off frantically, and, rubbing against a hay
stack, 8150 worth of property was burned.
The custom of tolling the hells of steam
boats while passing Grant's grave on the Had
son river has been adopted by a few boats. In
imitation of tbe custom among steamboat men
on the Potomac when passing Washington's
grave at Mount Vernon.
A mischievous youth poured half a
pint of giant powder on a railroad track at
East New LondonConn., and then waited for
the train to see the result. The train caused
an explosion, which badly frightened the boy,
but, fortunately, no serious damage was done.
A perfectly intact tomb was discovered
at a well in Rome lately, and Signor Lanciani,
the well-known Roman archaeologist, at ones
proceeded to inspect it. It contains 19 vases.
They are of a rather common pattern, "with tbe
exception of three, which have red and white
decorations on a black background.
Local in a Springfield, Mass., paper:
Michael Long was before tbe police court yes
terday for biting off a good share of Thomas
Foley's ear". It was quite a mouthful, but Foley
says that the true meanness consisted in Long's
refusing to give back tbe piece, that it might
be sewed In place.
Soapstone reduced to a fine powder and
mixed with oil is said to be the best possible
preservative for wood. It is also an effectual
preservative from rust when used upon metals,
and as a protection to stone work of any kind
it has no equal. It is largely used in China for
the protection of obelisks, etc
The manual training bill of the House
has a paragraph which will not be particularly
reli3hed by the ladies. This provides, "That
after the first day of April, 1S90, no certificate
or diploma for teaching shall be granted by
any normal school to any student or other per
sons, who shall not have completed a course of
training In wood work."
A curious phenomenon was discovered
last week, in the bills of Dry Run. O.. by a fire
clay digger. He was digging, and when about
four or five feet below the surface a stream of
hot air broke ont of the ground. "The beat im
parted was sufficient to produce steam from
cold water." A thorough investigation of the
phenomenon is to be made.
The Emperor of Russia has distributed
small tokens of gold to all those who were with
him In the imperial train at tbe time of the
railway accident near Borki in memory of tbeir
miraculous escape. The keepsakes are min
iature copies of a sacred picture which was
found quite undamaged after Jhe accident in
the dining saloon of the train.
One of Scotland's rare marshy plants,
tho Scheuchzerta palustri3, a genus of the
order of arrow grasses, has, according to Prof.
Hillhouse, become extinct. It was to bo
found only on the.moor of Methven, in Perth
shire; but some 300 or 400 blackbacked gulls
have settled down on this moor and annihilated
every trace of vegetation.
It is said that there is a white woman
of the "hoodoo" profession working the
negroes of Fort Valley, Ga., for all they are
wortb. She tells them that for so much she
will sell them a charm that will Insure their
winning at cards, cure any ailment they may
have, prevent their enemies from harroinjr
them and win tbe affection and confidence of
the opposite sex, either black or white, and
many other things too numerous te mention.
Few people would believe that there is
a section of the United States where the result
of the Presidental election will not be known
until July, 18S9, eight months after the official
returns are published to the world. The set
tlers of St. Michaels, the Sea Islands and those
domiciled along the banks of tbe Lower Yukon
will remain in uncertainty as to the outcome
of the contest until after the midnight sun has
come and gone during the midsummer of next
year.
The returns published by the Swiss
Confederation with reference to the develop
ment of telephonic communication in Switzer
land, show that, since the establishment of tba
first telephone in 1880, 61 towns have been pro
vided with them and there are now 6.W1 tele
phonic stations, of which no fewer than iSOO
are in Geneva and its suburbs. Most of the
Swiss towns are now connected with ona an
other, Geneva communicating not only with
Lausanne and other places on the shores of tue
lake, but with Berne, Zurich and St. GalL
A young man and a young lady of
marriageable age of Sumter county, Georgia,
had a singular coincidence to befall them. Tha
young man visited his sweetheart in another
county, one day; the young lady's lover from
another county visited her the same day. Tha
young man and his girl set the day for their
marriage, and tbe young lady and ber beau set
theirday. It now turns out that they set tha
same day to celebrate their marriage, and both
parties selected the same minister to perform
the ceremony, and it is to take place at tba
same hour. Tho two ceremonies take place in
two different counties about 20 miles apart.
Mrs. VanDuzer, of Elberton, Ga., has
a great curiosity in tbe shape of a silver spoon
that is 212 years old. This spoon was made in
France, by order of a gentleman of that
country, who had six daughters; and to each ha
presented a spoon, with the request that they
be kept as relics, and handed down, from gen
eration to generation, to the oldest daughter.
Mrs. VanDuzer is its rightful inheritor in her
branch of the family, and is anxious to know
if the descendants from the other daughters
have as sacredly preserved tbeir keepsakes.
This spoon was made before anything butpura
silver was used, and it is now half worn away.
It has never been in a fire, and fortunately
escaped the fingers of Butler during the war
and tbe newly enfranchised since. Its owner
keeps it securely under lock and key, and in
obedience to the reqnest of her ancient ances
tor, will, on her death, leave it to her oldest
daughter.
TAKEN FROM LIFE.
The brain is out of sight, but not neces
sarily out of mind.
The mirror, unlike many of its adherents,
doesn't force its reflections upon us.
Honesty is the best policy. The reason
we don't hear more about it is probably because It
has expired.
A Perilous Style. "Bless my soul, Algy,
why havo you got your trousers turned up? It
Isn't raining." "Big trousers, dear boy. I'm
afwaid of twipplng on tbe heml"
Klobenglobbski, the great Russian ex.
plorer, having traveled all over the Arctic region
without an accident, comes to New York and
almost breaks his back on a bit of ice the size ot a
tea-biscuit.
FowEn of arcsic.
My sweetheart sang; the organ pealed
Sweet music I'm no scholar in.
Yet all my senses seemed to whirl.
And lot 1 dropped a dollar int
Sympathizing with the "Wrong One. She
What a shame 31r. Ivlson should be so Intemper
ate, lie's Just ruining himself by it.
He Ruining himself, it is the brightest thing
he ever did lie is just engaged to a half-a-mlllioa
girl, who Is bent on reforming him.
Intricacies of the Language. Paper
walte How are you getting on with your English,
Count?
Count Chartreuse Ver' well, indeed. Las'
night I ask ze hotel clerkwho U ze what you call
"Whltechapel flend, " and he say to me "He ees
dandy?" 1 look In ze dictionary, and I And me
zat ze dandy is ze lady-killer.
A Shorn Adonis. Mrs. Fairfax I'a got
tired tryln' fer ter brung yo up Iail a Jonnlem'n,
Cale-Fairfax!
Cale Whad's I done now?
Mrs. Falrfax-Whad's yo' done! Whad's to'
done, yo' brack, trash I Ifo's went an' shaved'oZ
dem bangs 1's alius been so p'tie'lar 'bout, soyo
kin git yo' pop's hat onl Da-i whaa yo's done.
"I trust, Robert, when vou grow np you
will show yourself on the side of temperance and
morality by voting the Prohibition ticket."
"Ob, rats! Why,. Aunt, water's killed more
folks 'n liquor ever thought or doing."
"I am ashamed of you Robert! Can you think
of one Instance in which water judiciously ap
plied, has caused death?"
'Well, what's the matter with the flood?"
All from. Hft,
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