Pittsburg dispatch. (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, March 29, 1889, Page 4, Image 4
PITTSBURG DISPATCH, PBIDAT," MARCH 2'9, 1889. - 3aiSa E e Bigpfalj. ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 8 1848. Vol.44, lio 50. Entered at Pittsburg Fostoface, November 14, 18S7, as second-class matter Business Office 97 and 09 Fifth Avenue. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street Average circulation of the dally edition of The Dispatch for six montha ending March 27,988 Copies per Issue. Average circulation of the Sunday edition of The Dispatch for February, 1SS9, 45,144 Copies per Issnc. TERMS OF TnK DISPATCH. POSTAGE TREE IX THE UNITED STATES. DArLT DISPATCH. One Year 8 00 Daily Dispatch, Per Quarter 2 00 1aii.y Dispatch, One Month TO Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, one year WOO Daily Dispatch, including Sunday, per quarter !W Dailt Dispatch, Including Sunday, one month. . ... .... ............ 90 Se-day Dispatch, oneyear 150 eekly Dispatch, one year 1 15 The Daili Dispatch Is delivered by carriers at 15 cents per week, orlncludlngthe Sunday edition, afJJ cents perneck PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, MAR. 29, 18S3. C01OIENTS ON THE NOMINATIONS. In general, the comments on President Harrison's nominations for diplomatic serv ice are a gratifying tribute to the President's perception of the fitness of things. Even the franker Democratic papers, such as the New York Sun and Henry "Watterson's Louisville organ, feel obliged to join in the expression of approval. If the Evening Post of New York is rabid because so many newspaper persons figure on the list, the country will not necessarily go into convulsions. There was once a tradition that the Post was edited in heaven. Celes tial wisdom it may demand from the Presi dent, but that he can hardly do betterfor his missions from the material offering will not gerionsly be disputed. The choice of Lincoln meets with stronger favor as a fit remem brance of a name great in the nation's his tory, the nomination of Halstead had the approval of everyone but the Senators who felt the sting of his just criticisms on the Payne seat-purchasing business; the com pliment to the Irish Republicans, through Egan, ofiends nobody but the British Tories, while it will signally delight the leaders ot the Liberal party of Great Britain; and the capacity of Thorndyke Eice to carry him self well at St, Petersburg is notquestioned. Yesterday five Republican Senators aided the Democrats in defeating the confirmation of Murat Halstead. A determined effort will surely be made to re verse this unreason able decision, and the motion to reconsider is still under debate. . Should the United States Senators finally reject Halstead on the pitiable ground that his strictures on their votes offended them, they will cover themselves with public con tempt. Nothing else is alleged against the Field Marshal. It will be a queer commen tary on the state of mind of the Senate if it comes to be recorded that had Halstead kept quiet about the notorious bribery of the Ohio Legislature, the vote for his approval as Minister to Germany would have been unan imous; but because he denounced the abuse and opposed the beneficiary's admission to the Senate the country has no use for him. The petty cowardice and mean revenge of such a decision would well evoke such scathing comments as Henry "Watterson has already made in anticipation of the contin gency. THE PIGHTHf G GOLD MTNEBS. A fight for the possession of valuable ter ritory is reported to have broken out be tween the American and Mexican miners in the newjgold region of Lower California. According to the dispatches there has already been bloodshed, and further trouble is imminent It is a wonder that some thing of the kind has not occurred sooner, Fire and water are not more unlike than Americans and Mexicans, and it could not reasonably be expected that representatives of the two nationalities, each feverish with the thirst for gold, could work peacefully together very long. The Americans, it is reported, began the firing and intend to keep up the fight by battling with the Mexican cavalry. If they want the symathy of their own people and the aid of this Government in defending their interests (a contingency by no means remote or improbable) they are pursuing a course not likely to secure either. The United States is bound to protect its citizens as long as they behave themselves, but when they turn adventurers and defy the laws of a sister republic their conduct is scarcely likely U be upheld. EPIDEMICS OF CHIME. It -is a singular fact, which philosophers have vainly sought to explain, that crime, like disease, seems to be epidemic at cer tain seasons in certain localities. Many a day passes without a single murder or sui cide being chronicled in the leading news papers, while at -other times a dozen hor rible crimes are reported in a single issue. No one who reads regularly the current news can fail to have noted frequent instances which prove the truth of this statement It seems almost-as if some strange, secret influence, working at certain periods and resting during others, controlling, human action and inciting men to desperate deeds, must be held accountable for the pheno mena attending these recurring cycles of crime. But what the influence is, if it ex ists, is a mystery as yet uncomprehended, ' Just at present one of these singular epi demics seems to have broken out in this country, and particularly in the city of Allegheny. For nearly a week the colnmus of the local papers have teemed with accounts of shooting af fraj s, suicides, plots to murder, and other shocking deeds. Can it be that the popu lation of these two thriving cities has steadily degenerated, until appaling crimes have become things of everyday occurrence? Certainly not A number of offenses have come in close succession, as they frequently do in the world at large. Why it is so is inexplicable. If the result is to arouse the officers of the law to greater vigilance and to teach courts, and juries the folly of leni ency in dealing with crime some good may grow out of it THE COtfNTBY E0AD QUESTION. In the House at Harrisburg yesterday Mr. Brown, of York, made the just observa tion that the country roads through the State were "a sham and a disgrace." If -the member, as is to be supposed, based this strong language on his experience in the Eastern counties, it can be imagined that he wonldjoe at a Joss for adjectives to describe the condition of the highways in the "West, particularly at this season when the thaw m makes a universal 'puddle in the country districts. There are several proposals before the Legislature for better roads; but there is only one way of getting permanent satisfac tion. They must be macadamized. This will cost something at the start; but in the end it will give valuable results. Less money and labor than are now expended will keep macadamized roads in excellent repair. The saving of horse power, of vehi cle wear, and of the human temper, will re pay tenfold the investment Has any doubting farmer ever calculated that the horse-power he has now to employ to bring his load to market, or to the railway sta tion, is that which will haul the burden over the most difficult part of the road? "When the energy required to get over the worst part? of the average existing country highway is considered, conception of the enormous waste becomes easy. The in creased value of farms, particularly where within fifteen or twenty miles of large cities or thriving towns, will many times over compensate for the initial outlay in macad amizing. If the Pennsylvania Legislature of '89 were to do nothing else than provide for a system of macadamized roads through the Commonwealth it would earn a just fame. Thb Dispatch hopes that the sitting body will on no account lose this chance to earn an honorable distinction. BOYCOTTING LlftUOE'S FOES. now violent the battle between the Pro hibitionists and the liquor men is likely to become was indicated by the speeches and results of the meeting of the Brewers and Agents' Association held yesterday. It is hardly a new thing for the representatives of the brewing trade to be talking of carry ing the war into the Prohibitionists' camp, nor is it to be expected that men whose busi ness depends upon the granting of licenses to retail dealers should view the course of the present License Court with unmixed ap proval. But the outspoken declaration of the boycott upon all firms and individuals tinged with prohibition tendencies, which was the climactic event of the Brewers' As sociation's meeting yesterday, is a departure fraught with very grave responsibilities. A list is to be prepared containing the names of all persons in Allegheny connty who are hostile to the liquor interests, and the members of the Brewers' Association will be required to oppose and boycott these persons in trade, in politics, and in every possible manner. There was naturally some objection on the part of the more con servative portion ot the association to such an extreme measure, but even this opposi tion was argued into acquiescence before the meeting ended. , "What the brewers are at liberty to do in this direction, and what would be wisest for them to do, are two distinct things. On the face of affairs at present the liquor men can hardly decide, when their blood is cool, that a war of retaliation, which is likelyxto intensify existing hostility and arouse it in new quarters, is a prudent measure for them to adopt A MUCH-HEEDED DEFINITION. A bill "defining what shall constitute a tramp" is on its way through the Pennsyl vania Legislature. This is important Dictionary makers, naturalists, philanthro pists and students of sociology have wrestled with the question in vain; their definitions of this strange, but by no means rare, human creature, have been vague and un satisfactory. Thus far, in all the learned '.treatises, detailing the results of critical analysis and careful observation of this peripatetic biped and his ways, no rules have been laid down which would enable the average citizen to "distinguish a tramp from other individuals of allied species. Every householder, if asked, would doubtless acknowledge that he had occasionally mis taken book agents, peddlers, and even those in search of work, for tramps, thus jgnor antly and unintentionally wronging men who were trying to earn an honest living. Now, thanks to the wisdom and foresight of our solons, no Pennsylvanian need suffer humiliation or embarrassment from this cause hereafter. The tramp is to be given a legal status, and any perin who can read can supply himselt with full and authentic information on"the subject with very little trouble or expense. By all means, let the bill pass. Ladies and politicians will find it invaluable. Merely by looking over a page of the statute book and then examin ing the face of the person ringing the door bell, they will know whether to admit the visitor or set the dogs on him. BETTJBN OF THE BALL T0UBISTS. The American baseball players who have been making a tour of tlje world, are now on the Atlantic, homeward bound. They have played their last game in the Old "World, but the sea is likely to play a-fairly exciting-game with them before they reach America. Tfley will have- considerable practice in sliding and curved pitching, and they will probably become adepts in throw ing up from base in the course of the voyage. There is not much to be said of the tour; 'the players.found no contestants in the lands they visited; they had to demonstrate the beauties of the American national game by exhibition contests between the two teams in the pfrty, and probably the great object of the expedition, the harvest of hard dol lars, is not up to the expectations of Mr. Spalding. Even the old guard of baseball cranks, we believe, feels more interest in the result of a single game in the League series than in all the objectless marches of the tourists. APPLY IT BOTH WAYS. It is as good as a comedy to find a Dem ocratic paper like the Detroit Free Press gravely quoting the evidences froniBepub-t blican organs that the clamor for place at "Washington is something remarkable and thence arguing that Republicanism must be wholly corrupt and vicious. The rush for office is not to be denied; nor is the conclu sion which our cotemporary draws from it wholly unwarranted. But does the Free Press apply the same reasoning to its own party? Let us do it the credit to recognize that it was not an advocate of the wholesale spoils policy jpn the Democratic side; but when the Democratic politicians made a dead set on"Cleveland for a clean sweep, we do not remember that it deduced therefrom the conclusion of Democratic corruption. "When the -Free Press argues the vicious ness of party organization on both sides, that makes the bread and butter the chief thing at stake, its position will be unassail able. It was hardly fair of the License Court yesterday to ask that Allegheny saloon keeper why there had been falling off in his trade with theological studentB since their patronage of his house had been thoroughly advertised at last year's license granting. The reason is so yerv clear. After athe Chattanooga Tinies had been printed on "Wednesday last in "its usual color, it was run through' the presses againi and the following legend in red ink and circus poster type was spread upon .the front page: "Vote to-day for streets and sewers and health and prosperity." Is it possible that the Times intended to make the bloody shirt an issue in the local election? Lobd Dunraven is going to have a yacht built to snatch the American cup from this country. The race is expected to take place in October. Americans will welcome the British yacht and defeat it with customary enthusiasm. It has cost Viscount Dangan 550,000 to trifle with the affections of Phyllis Brough ton, the London burlesque artist The English aristocracy is being taught that it is expensive to break promises made -to ladies of the ballet and chorus. The' can still hold other vows cheap, however, the divorce courts keep on proving. It has just been discovered that Mr. "Washburn, recently appointed Minister to Spain, writes poetry. Luckily for him the Senate was not aware of this fact or it might have prevented his confirmation. Yestebd ay's session of the United States Senate was in several ways extraordinary. Perhaps the Senators would have behaved more rationally and in a more charitable spirit if the chaplain had read prayers as usual. The chaplain was absent It is to be hoped that he will be on hand to-day. The Senate needs praying for. Ten men received votes for United States Senator from Bhode Island. The little Yankee State hasn't much territory to boast of, but she has jnst as many office seekers to the square mile as any of them. Me. Bbasheab has once more received a high compliment from notable authorities in scientific circles. This time it is in the shape of warm praise from the directors of the Sheffield scientific school of Yale Col lege for a number of instruments constructed by Mr. Brashear for measuring light The peach crop is safe, and Delaware men don't seem to care whether they get offices or not How happy Matt Quay might be in Delaware 1 "Whtxe Americans are seeking to raise money to alleviate distress in the famine stricken districts of China, they should not forget to ask the Chinese Emperor to con tribute. He may have something left out of those 10,000,000 which he appropriatedor the purpose of a wedding celebration. PERSONAL POINTS. Lobd TzircrrsoN has been suffering from rheumatic gout, which incapacitated him from holding a pen. He. Charles R. he Teoilon, a famous French veterinary surgeon, Is In this country examining our methods of treating the dis eases of animals. He says that he is astonished at oar progress in veterinary science. The New York World says: Gossip is the name of one of the chess experts now in this city. Naturally it is very hard to chcckGossip. It is an odd fact that Jay Gonld, rain or shine, winter or summer, always carries an um brella. SATS Edmund Yates: "There has been a great deal of stupid, malicious and ignorant gossip abont the Duchess of Marlborough's presentation to the Queen. I am" enabled to state that Her Majesty has expressed the opin ion that there is nothing whatever to prevent the Duchess from coming to Court at the next Drawing Room, or whenever she pleases." The "American Duchess" is said to he spending her fortune royally in reviving the artistic glories of her husband's thouse. An English observer writes of ber: "She is a hand some woman, and has improved in appearance since she came to England, while her toilettes are dazzling, and much more elaborate and thought out than those in which she first ap peared last year." It is significant of the man that among tho portraits on the walls m the late John Bright's study is one of Gladstone, one of Lincoln and one of Washington. He did much of his work, with the reminders of congenial spirits around him. He recently gave evidence that the political separation between himself and Mr. Gladstone had not changed his confidence in the fundamental worth of the latter's charac ter, though he had previousl v given way to im patient utterances concerning his home rnle attitude. The inventor of the "Pigs in Clover" pnzzle is Moses Lyman, a farmer living near Waverly, N. Y. He has a large number of children and keeps a great many pics. One day he wished to amuse his youngsters and the idea of his famous puzzle came into his head. He there upon made out of a piece of wood and a little pasteboard the original of the "Pigs in Clover." A toy-manufacturing firm at Elkland, Tioga county. Pa., heard of his puzzle and made him a handsome offer, which he accepted, for the exclusive right to patent and manufacture the plaything. A fortune has already been made out of the fascinating little device. HE WANTS HIS EEWARD. A Councilman Sues nn Electric Llsbt Com pnny for Services Rendered. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Buklington, N. J., March 28. Recently the FEdison Manufacturing Compauy.of New York, sent its agent, George-Sitsby, on here for the purpose of inducing the Council to put in an, electnc lighting plant, or else to get some as surance that in the event of a local company being started it could secure the contract from Council of lighting the streets. The scheme was a success. A local company was formed, and everything went along swimmingly. Dr. R. B. Glasgow, as Chiinnan of the Lamp and Gas Committee, advocated the giving of the contract to light the streets for five years, and it was so ordered. The next event on the programme was when Sheriff Harbert served a writ of attachment on the treasurer of the Burlington Electric Light company, anacning in ms nanus sow or the money dne the Edison Company by the Bur lington concern. The plaintiff in the suit was Councilman Glasgow, who says the money is due him "for services rendered." What the nature of the services was he declines to say. The Worship of tho Antique. From the Hew York World.: There is now on exhibition at Hartford, Conn., aft oil painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Thousands come to view it, whisper that it is beautiful, smile in a hypocritical way and then go away wondering why the old mas ters Insisted upon using so much black paint This same sort of thine is going on in different parts of the country constantly. The worship of the antique is sometimes pushed to ludi crous extremes. Down to Bntlncss. Mr. A. B. "Wigley, manager of the Mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun & Co., in this city, states that a business nurvlew these times furnishes nothing more than the hard dry facts given in the weekly reports. The crop reporter isn't doing much just now, and there are no excep tionally interesting features in trade at present. Hanging Around Quite Handy. "Washington. March 23. Mr. Huston, of Indiana, and Mr. Parsons, of Ohio, the leading candidates for the United States Treasurersfalp and the Controller of the Currency, respective ly, are in Washington, and gossip says their nominations will be sent to the Senate in a few days. w Prohlbltloniata' State Meeting. Joseph Weeks, of this city, left last evening for Philadelphia to attend a meeting of the Prohibition Central Committee. The meeting is to be held for the purpose of comparing notes, looking over the field at what has been done and dense ways and means to carry on the work for the Constitutional amendment. An Effect It Might Hnrc. from the Louisville Courier-Journal. 1 Should this thing of women voting on School questions continue, no doubt lady teachers in many parts of the States will soon be abolished. THB TOPICAL TALKER. Judges Who Pay Their Fare Converting Heathen Bones Illinois Disgruntled Tvro Mnrats Set Together. The Judges of this county do not travel on railroad passes as a general thing. "Whether they are all averse to accepting the courtesy of the corporations at all times I can't say, but I know of my own knowledge that Judge White travels to and from his home in Sewickley upon" a commutation ticket of the ordinary sort to bo bought at a fixed price. Judge Hawkins also pays his fare on the Pennsylvania Rail road, and Judge Over has to buy his ticket on the Fort Wayne. Judge Ewing lives in the city, and so does Judge Slagle, and it is only fair to them both to believe that whonthey take unto them the wings of the. locomotive and fly to the nether most part of the land they pay their way as" they go. I have been assured by a number of people that Judges Ewing, Slagle and Collier always pay for their railroad tickets. . The importation of human bones from Africa into this country suggests new hope for the heathen. The bones of Africans and Arabs which have been lying in the sand of the Sahara for goooness knows how long, are to be manufactured in various ways for onr benefit. And in this, as I have said, there is hope for the heathen, for we know that while: A Yankee missionary can, "VV 1th his melodious tones. Convert the living African, Who worships sticks and stones; And now a shrewd American Will eke convert his bones I A Republican of some prominence in Illi nois politics who spent last night in Pittsburg said to me: "Personally, I am very glad to see such a thoroughly American ambassador sent to St. James as Robert T.Lincoln. He is not likely to forget, no matter how long he stays In England, that he is an American representing the American people. Bnt when you say that as an Blinois man I ought to rejoice Pm hardly with you. The opinion is gaining ground with ns that President Har rison and his advisers are not going to give Illinois a fair show. It looks more like a shake than a show to me. Our Senators and Con gressmen are of that opinion, too. But we shall see. This Mnrat Halstead business is likely to make the administration tread softly for a season, and Illinois stock, may get a boom before all the good things are gone. That's what Senator Cullom said yesterday." . A flock of wild geese containing several hundred birds was observed flying northward at several points on the Ohio river between Pittsburg and Sewickley yesterday. Accord ing to the superfine hand-woven Superstition of the country this flight of the birds who are never happy unless it is a cold day for them, would indicate that no more winter need be expected hereabouts. It was somewhat disturbing for the trustful believer in the veracity and straightforward behavior of wild geese to observe the down ward course of the mercury last night. At 9 p. m. a sharp frost was fairly on the programme. i When the brave General Murat, who was so faithful to the first Napoleon, was captured at last and condemned to die, his captors offered to bandage his eyes and give him a chair. But Murat replied: "I have braved death long and often enongh to face it-with my eyes open and standing." That Murat Halstead will receive his doom from the Senate as his namesake did his death sentence, anybody who knows the great editor will believe. AN INTERESTING FEATURE. Tho Twenty-Six Best Orators In the Coun try to Assemblo at the Centennial Banquet. From the New York Snn.3 An interesting feature of the Washington Centennial banquet will be the 13 toasts. Tbey are being prepared by "a gentleman of national fame," as a member of the committee puts it. It is whispered that the distinguished gentle man hinted at is Dr. Depew, but the committee refuse to say. The toasts will be proposed by "13 distinguished speakers," and will be replied to by "another 13 distinguished speakers." When asked whether these 23 distinguished speakers would represent in pairs the 13 orig inal States, the committeeman said no. The sentiment of the speeches might do so, but the speakers would be the best 26 orators to be found in the country, and in the choosing some of the original 13 States might get no represen tation at all, while the other States might have four or five sons each on the programme. If the intention is carried out, and the 28 best orators in the country actually assemble at the banquet, the comparison will -be wonderfully interesting. A question of thrilling interest which may then be settled is tbis: Who Is the second best after-dinner speaker in the world? RETIRED OFFICERS SLIGHTED. Army and Navy Officials Deeply Incensed at an Apparent Oversight. Washington, March 23. Army officers in active service are joining the naval officers in the criticism upon the New York Centennial Committee. Tbey hold that it is not courtesy to Adjutant General Schofield, who will com mand the military forces, to place at the head of the demonstration, in a position where there must necessarily be concert of action between them, not an army officer who is upon the re tired list, but one who comes from the low branch of the military service. They also complain that on the committee of which this officer is chairman, there are sev eral reputable naval officers and a grandson of Admiral Farragut. It is hinted that little act ive assistance lor the demonstration can be ex pected from Secretary Tracy, under the cir cumstances. Lost 12,331 People by Drought. Washington, March 23. The United States Consul at Pernambuco, Brazil, reports to the Department of State that the province of Ceard has lost 12,331 inhabitants on account of the summer drought, most of tbem emigrating to the Northern and Sonthern provinces. For the Exposition. Frank Connelly, of this city, left last evening for New York to make arrangements for the dramatic benefit performance to be -given in April for the Exposition fund. He (will try to secure the services of Minnie Palmer, Minnie Madem, Lillian Spencer and Burr Macintosh. William Is All Eight. Des Moines, Iowa, March 28. Mr. Edgar W. Nye "Bill" Nye who has been sick at this place, has so far recovered as to be able to continue his journey next week, and his condition has not been as serious as bag been reported. What the Oklahoma Opening "Means. Washington, March 28. It is said at the Interior Department that the President's Okla homa proclamation, issued yesterday, will throw open to homestead entry on April 22 about lfiOOfiOi acres. DEATHS OP A DAY. Braddock Taylor. The death of Braddock Taylor at 6 o'clock Wed nesday evening, March 27, 1839, removed one of the brightest scholars of the Oakland M. E. Sun day School. He was aged 12 years, and belonged to the class taught by Mrs. Millie L. Eoberts. Some of the incidents connected with his death are very touching. The class Is composed ofpoor boys, and one little fellow thinking to give some relief, nut a solitary cent, hlsalUuuderthedoorof the little dying scholar. Another offered to wheel coal to keep his room warm, which was done. The manner in which the poor boys of his class en deavored to lighten the passage or Braddock across the river of death was very affecting. He was the youngest child of Margaret and the late James Taylor, Funeral services at 10 o'clock this morning from bis home, Bouquet street, Oakland, conducted by the Bev. B. F. Beazell. ' Thomas Kvegnn. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. HOLLtDATSnUBO, March 28. Thomas Keegan, an Irish resident or Juniata, township, was burled to-day at the advanced age of 108 years. Re car ried a pike in the Irish Kebelllon of 1798, and came to this country 76 years ago. His first vote was for Andrew Jackson and his last Tor Cleveland. Dr. R. P. Howard. MONTBEAL, March 28. Dr. B. P. Howard, Dean of the medical faculty of McGul University, and one of the most distinguished medlcalmen on this continent, died to-day. Richard Hlscock. STBACUSr, X. Y.. March S.-Klchard Hlscock, father of United States Senator Hlscock. died at l'reble, Cortland county, yesterday, aged 91 years. Dr. John Swinburne. ALBANY. N. V., March 2s.-Dr. John Swln- .ouroe, meeiuwea Burftcuii, uieu at ms residence 'here at 7.(5 o'clock this morning. SILK CULTURE'S RAPID GROWTH. Gratifying Results of the Attempt to Keep Millions at Home. Washington, March 28. The report of the President and Treasurer of the Women's Silk Culture Association of the United States for the past year, made to the Commissioner of Agrleul ture,has been printed. The Government appro priates for this association 55,000 annually to foster and encourage the development of the silk-growing industry. Mrs. John Lucas, the President, says: To the intelligent observer, the rapid progress of this Industry is impossible. Orchards of mul berry trees or hedges must be grown to a per fection that will admit liberal picking of leaves before the first real start can begin to the Indus try. Daring the past few years much of the work has been da desultory character, yet leading to food remits. Inasmuch that even with few trees be people have been learning to raise cocoons, and tree planting is becoming a systemlzed part of the effort. Until this is general no increase of product can occur. The United States could, in a ery short time, raise not only Its own silk, but much more, and this accomplished, at least (30,000 000 per annum would bcgalued. Yettbe protection of the few raises a hue and cry against this new Industry, though there is no reason, climatic, mechanical, or otherwise, why It could not be successfully planted. The report of the Treisurer, Mrs. H. P. Tay lor, shows that during the year nearly 2.500 pounds of cocoons were Tioupht of 168 persons in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Blinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mlonesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyl vanl, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Vir ginia. There were distributed 2,636 mulberry -- tftlflRt'ltaa toll.--. T,1J- -I....!- Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Kentucky, Maryland,. iuHuuiuochw, iiuuiean, oiissoun, new ioik. North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. A SERIOUS SITUATION. The Report ns to Colored Preachers In White Conventions Doesn't Settle It. ISrXCIAL TELEQBAU TO THE DISFATCnj CHABLESTON, S. O., March 28. The report of the special committee appointed by the diocesan convention of the P. E. Church to try and arrange asettlement of the color question, 'which led to the secession of nearly all the Charleston churches two years ago, is pub lished to-day. The report recommends a com promise whicb proposes to admit such colored clergymen to the convention who have been in connection with the church for 12 months prior to May, 1889. It also proposes a separate con vocation for the colored churches under the ministration of the bishop. No provision is made for the admission of colored lay dele gates. The diocesan convention meets at Anderson in May. If the report of the committee is adopted, which is doubtful, three colored clergymen will be admitted to the convention, but no lay delegates. A prominent vestryman of St. Mark's, the aristocratic colored church here, said to-day that the terms would not be accepted. "We will not secede from the church," said he, "because we are in the church and propose to Btay there. We shall simply wait, and if we are barred out of the diocesan convention we will carry the case to the general convention." As to whether St Mark's would continue to pay its contribution to diocesan conventions he was not prepared to express an opinion. The question promises to be a burning one at the coming convention. At the convention of 1887 most of the lav delegates from the city churches and several of the city clergymen left the hall and have not attended a convention since then. The situation, viewed from a canonical point of view, is serious. MERELY A WORD TO THE WISE. Secretary Winilom Tells Applicants a Few Things They Need to "Know. Washington, March 28. Secretary Win dom has received a large number of applica tions for appointment in the steamboat in spector service, many of which come from per sons who seem altogether ignorant of the qual ifications necessary for fuch service. In order to meet these cases he has prepared a letter specifying the necessary legal qualifications for the different classes of appointments. Super vising inspectors are required to be persons of long experience as masters, pilots or engineers of steam vessels, or persons eminent in the de signing and construction of the same, and such persons should have held a first-class United btaies license as master pilot or engineer for at least five years. Local inspectors of hulls on the sea coast should be navigators them selves, but at inland ports either masters or pilots of inland steamers are eligible. Local inspectors of boilers must be practical marine engineers. Local inspectors, whether of hulls or boilers, are required to have held a first-class United States license for three years Srlor to appointment. Assistant inspectors of nils and boilers are required to have had three years' practical experience. A LETTER TO HARRISON. The Washington Centennial Committee Want a Proclamation Issued. New Yoek, March 2a The following tele gram sent to-day explains itself: New York, March 28. Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States. The Committee on the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as Presi dent of the United States respectfully ask that yon issue a proclamation calling upon clergymen to hold a special service of thanksgiving lu the churches throughout the country at 9 o'clock on the morning of April 30, the same hour In which services ol prayer were held in the churches of this city on the morning of Washington's Inaugu ration 100 years ago. The clergymen of fcew York, through a special committee, liai e Issued an ad dress to the clergymen, ef the United States, sug gesting that a religious service oelield similar to services on April 30, 1783, Our committee would renpectfully ask you. Inasmuch as the day Is n na tional holiday, to suggest In your proclamation that the day be made memorable throughout the United btaies by the decoration of buildings, the display of fireworks and the meeting of patriotic citizens. Hamilton Fish, president. Hccn Ubant, Chairman. A GOOD EXAMPLE LOST. One of Ex-Secretary Endlcott's Precedents Good No Longer. Washington, March 28. Army officers who are not so luckv as to have had staff appoint ments have taken alarm at the action of Major General Schofield in appointing Ins brother an ald.de camp on his staff. It was Secretary En dlcott's policy to distribute these places, which be regarded as educational, among officers who bad previously been employed in connection with their regiments. When their appoint ments as staff officers expired he held that they had acquired all the benefits likely to be re ceived from the places and that tbey should give way to other officers. Secretary Endlcott's position in this matter gave rise to some fric tion with army officers high in rank, but was generally well received bv the line. In the present instance the aid de camp has already served a number of years In that ca pacity and it is feared that bis reappointment will establish a precedent which will be seized upon by the other major generals as an excuse for overturning the practice established by Secretary Endlcott. A REAL RIPE OLD AGE. James Habbert, a Hoosler, Celebrates His 104th Anniversary, ISriCIAL TELEGBAtt TO THE DISrATCILl Indianapolis, March 28. Ono hundred and four years ago yesterday James Hubbert was born, and yesterday nobody enjoyed the cele bration of that event so much as the old gen tleman himself. A crowd of friends called on him at his home, near Mapleton, a snburb of this city, and wished him fnany happy returns of the day, and so far as appearances go he is likely to fulfill the wishes. Mr.Hubbert's three children.77, 75and73years old, were present, together with many of his 47 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren, and half a dozen great-great grandchildren. A Flock of Geese Struck by Lightning. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. Gonzales, Tex, March 28. During a heavy rain and thunder storm this morning, a flock of wild geese flying over this town was struck by lightning and 78 were killed. They were picked up by boys and sold on the streets for 10 cents each. Some of the geese were badly torn up by the electric current. The incident was a subject of universal comment here. Tonng Republicans Meet. The Yonng Men's Republican Tariff Clnb at its meeting last night initiated 45 new members and elected 38. The new clnb house on Sixth avenue will be opened on April 18. A set of resolutions on the death of George A. Morrow was passed, condoning with the bereaved family. . A Meeting of Faming. The members of the W. O. T. U. of this State had a day of prayer and fasting yesterday, in the'ltlngham street church on the Southside'. Rev., D. George, of Beaver Falls; Rev. C. Rid dle and Rer. J.' K. Milhorn made short ad drcsfes during the' evening, and Rev. R.T. MilUar presided. ODE MAIL POUCH. A Correction From California. To the .Editor of The Dlspatchs A copy ot your valuable paper, under date of March 10. 1889, has just been received, and among other matters ot interest therein found is an artiole purporting to come from "a Pitts burg gentleman who has just returned from Ban Diego, Cab" To people who do not under stand the condition of things here, the article In question has a misleading tendency and many would at once presume that "Coronado" and San Diego were anything bnt desirable places in which to reside, by reason of so many financial wrecks, etc. The gentleman's statement as to tbis being the scene of one of the most remarkable booms of modem times and tho collapse thereof, is true in more than one respect, but the most re markable circumstance to me, who have spent two years in San Diego, is that this favored spot was not "boomed" and built up long years ago. While I admit that suburban real estate was boomed, far beyond its Present value, yet that same boom has built up hundreds of flno residences ana business blocks, and also the means of devel oping a system of water supply, costing mil lions of money, whereby 100,000 acres of the finest and most productive land the sun ever shone upon can De Irrigated; to say nothing of the increase of our population from a town of 10.000 souls three years ago to ourpresent popu lation, of 30,000 souls and still increasing rapid ly. So all things considered, the boom is and has, for the general welfare of this section, been a good thing. As to Coronado Beach and its fine $1,500,100 hotel, let no one for a moment suppose it a failure. The hundredsrof happy homes there in full view of the shining waters of the Pacific ocean, clothed in perpetual sum mer, as well as the hundreds of guests crowd ing the "Hotel del Coronado," are surely evi dence of prosperity. We have quite a number of Plttsburgers hereboth as permanent residents and as visi tors. Among the latter is one of your million aire iron manufacturers, whose faith is such as to cause him to invest heavily in San Diego real estate. Hoping that The Dispatch, which is read by all Plttsburgers here, will give this space, I am, an ex-Pittsbtjegee. San Diego, Cae., March 19. They Want Gns. To the Editor of The DIspatcn: I am induced to address you asking for in formation in gas matters., First Can natural gas be piped 15 miles and the probable cost per mile? Second From experience in 7onr vicin ity is natural gas giving evidence of giving out? Such is the rumor here. Three Can fuel gas be made cheaper than piping natural gas 15 miles. Will you please give us information on these points and oblige the residents of a town of 3,000 inhabitants who want gas. S. V. Hopkins. North Manchester, Inc., March 22, First Yes, providing the pressure at the wells is high enongh. It too low, use gas pumps along pipe line. The cost depends en tirely upon the size of pipe used. Second Our gas fields are practically inexhaustible. Three The practicability of luel gas has not been determined, but it is subject to experiments. Goodbye Jim. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Can you tell me where I can get a copy of the poem which Sol Smith Russel recited in Pitts burg, in which the following appears quite fre quently: "Good-bye, Jim; take keero'yerself?" Johnstown, March 23. T. P. W. The poem in question is doubtless published in one of the volumes of James Whitcomb Riley's works in verse. Mr. Riley Is the author of the poem, the title of which is, we believe, "Good-bye, Jim." The delay in answering your question is due to the endeavors we made to ascertain the desired facts. 32 Tesey Street, rfew York. To the Editor of The Dispatch i As a constant reader of The Dispatch, I write yon to do me the favor of sending me the address of your faithful correspondent In Ire land, Mr. Edgar L. Wakeman. J. O. M. Meyersdale, March 27. LAW AND ORDER IN GEORGIA. It f-iprves as a Cover to Attack Seventh Dny Adventlsts. Chicago, March 28, The Rev. George B. Starr, Superintendent of the Central Bible School for Home and Foreign Missions, com plains that the Seventh Day Adventists are being horribly treated in some parts of the South. He has received from Elder JL G. Huffman, of that sect, for transmission to the General Conference of Battle Creek, Mich., the following letter, written at Alpharet ta,Ga.: Brother D. Conklln, of Michigan, who, with his family, has lately moved into this neighborhood, has been reported to the grand jury and a bill found against him for working on Sunday, and all he did was to cut a few sticks of wood to build a fire. Just what I have seen many others doing since I came to the'State. The penalty for violat ing any portion of the law In this State is very seere. They have what Is known in this State as a "chain gang, " where those who violate the law are taken, and bail and chain fastened to one leg, and they arc made to work on the public roads and railroads, and those who arc put there are, many of them, treated worse than brutes. Many have been whipped to death, and doubtless If he should be taken there for working on Sunday he would be compelled to work on the Saboatb, or whipped. What Is your advice? Should we be beaten in the Circuit Court would you take the case to the Supreme Court, and if so can you help us.' We are all poor here. A NEW WAT TO MAKE MIRRORS. A French Mannfnctnrer Has a Patent for a Simple and Efficient Process. A Paris correspondent says that a French manufacturer, Mr. Sory, has recently taken out a patent for silvering mirrors by a very simple and efficient process. The plate of glass is first carefully cleaned and laid on a perfectly level table, whicb must be kept at a temperature of 25 to 30 degrees centigrade. To silver a plate of one square metre two liquids are prepared, the first consisting of ten grammes of double tartrate of soda and potash, dissolved in one litre of distilled water, and the other of five grammes of nitrate of silver dissolved in three grammes of pure ammonia, and diluted with one litre of water. The two liquids are then intimately mixed, and a small portion of the mixture is spread evenly over the glass, when the remainder Is poured on. In the course ot 30 or 40 minutes the silver is precipitated in its metallic form, and adheres closely to the glass, whicb need only then to be freed by tilting from the superfluous fluid, slightly rinsed with water, and placed upright to dry. A coating of varnish is afterward ap plied with a brush to protect the mirror from damage and the action of the air. A MIX IN COURT, Who Objects to His Pretty Wife's Picture Being Taken. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. New Haven, Conn., March 28. Henry Mix created a scene in the Supreme Court tbis afternoon. His wife, a beautiful yonng woman, was testifying in the contested will case of Mrs. Adeline King, of Detroit. The court stenographer, S. W. Cogswell, was sitting near by the witness box, and on his desk lay a detective's camera. When Mrs. Mix struck a particularly bewitching attitude, Mr. Cogswell aimed the camera at her. Mr. Mix jumped from his scat and approach ing Cogswell, told him that no one could take pictures ot his wlfo. There was a wordy dis pute between the men, during which the court had to suspend. S20.000 for n Calf. ITrom the New York Tribune.! Another decision in the Jones county calf case comes just in time to restore our faith in human nature. So long a time bad elapsed at least a month since any phase of that litiga tion had been brought to public notice that we feared that either the plaintiffs or the defend ants had ignobly betrayed their trust, and re lapsed into a weak and pusillanimous inactiv ity, lbe last decision, which Is to be appealed from at once, carried costs of about 35,000, and the total expenditure on a J3 cslf is now esti mated at $20,000. Jndge Chnndler to Get a Flam. WASHINOTON, March 28. There are indica tions to-day of a very positive nature that the President will nominate Judge Chandler, of Independence, Kan., to be First Assistant Sec rotary of the Interior. Spring Fashions la War Clonds. From the New York"World.T The spring fashion In European war clouds presents a small pattern of a lighter shade than last year, with bright spots scattered here and there by war correspondents out of a iob. Why So Many Marriages Aro Shaky. From the Iew York Herald.) A correspondent wants to know why so many marriages are "shaky" nowadays. Perhaps be cause that little rogue of a Cupid keeps his ar rows in a quiver. " t j :. . ... t . - A"- , s firf.. . . ,, V ii . sJfes, . . 38.J2KSL,-.. .- .. Jfc-ssl A GREAT CITY'S SMALL TALI. Success of a Chinese Lawyer. rNIW TOBK BUBEAr SFZCTALS.1 New York; March 23. Hong Yen Chang, the only Chinese lawyer in the State, pleaded bis first case in a Brooklyn court to-day. He appeared in behalf of two New York China men who had loaned 36,661 to a Brooklyn Chinaman who keeps a Mongolian restaurant at 363 DeKalb avenue. The delinquent debtor did not appear in court, and Hong Yen Chang, who was dressed in Caucasslan clothing of fashionable cut, and spoke English excellently, gut judgment for the full amount claimed, with costs. Big Bills for Bagging Boodlers. J. E. Wilkinson, a- private detective, has a bill against the city for $5,069 for professional services during the Kerr boodle trial. The Mayor won't sign the warrant until the claim is thoroughly investigated. Wilkinson claims that he had at the last Kerr trial fouf detec tives shadowing Kerr and James A. Richmond constantly for 43 aays. Six others were de tailed to-day. The jury and 50 men looked up and reported on the records of the talesmen. Wilkinson's bill for the first Kerr trial was $9,121, and for the Cleary trial $1,800. Other detectives have also received largo suras in connection with the boodle trials, and a total of $50,000 is said to have been expended by the District Attorney's office in payment of its pri vate detectives, while it baa also had the use of the regular police detectives. Mistook a S3 Gold Flece for a Cent. Sobbing and wringing her hands, a hysterical woman rushed into the Fourth precinct police station in Jersey City this afternoon andJm plored Captain Farrier to arrest the members of an Italian street band. She had thrown them a $5 gold piece in place of a cent, she ex plained incoherently. She discovered her mis take after the band had departed. Captain Farrier had the Italians corralea in the station, and the pennies in their cashier's hands exam ined. The gold piece was found among the pennies and returned to the owner. Drowned His Grief In Drink. A yonng Englishman with light, curly hair, and a downy apology for a mustache, was ar rested in Brooklyn for being drunk. Wnen arraigned in court to-day be said he was the husband of Bertha Errington,the pretty young actress of the Gaiety Company, who was buried from an undertaker's shop on Wednes day. After the Interment the young widower drank to assuage his grief, and has been drunk since. He was fined only $L Henrietta Manner Dies of Consumption. The death from consumption is announced of Mrs. Clarence Perry, who under the name of Henrietta Manrer was well known as a pianist. She was born in Boston some 30 years ago, and received her musical education from Rubin stein, in Russia. Many years she played with concert companies In this country and Enrope, accompanying such smeers as Clara Louise Kellogg. She married Clarence Perry, a law yer of this city and nephew of Judge Daley, of spiritualistic notoriety, about four years ago. The past year she lived on a farm in New Jersey. She leaves a babe. Mayor Grant's Descent In a Backer. Mayor Grant inspected a part of the new aqneduct to-day and went down several shafts near the Harlem. For hair-raising effect he puts at the head of his experiences the descent of the 400-foot shaft at the Harlem river. He went down in the bucket. Quite Too Yonng for a'Brlde. An Italian wedding party was disappointed at the City Hall to-day. despite the fact that it was the most goreonsly attired, the most numerous and the most wealthy party, judging from the extravagance of six carnages, that has called at the hall for some time. The ex pectant groom was Saverlo Cappucilli, a shoe maker at 14 Market street, and the bride of his choice was Mary Garito, of 53 Norfolk street She is a pretty child, apparently not more than 13. Alderman Rinckhoff said she was over young to marry yet, and sent her home to her mother. Mr. Simpson Blew Ont the Gas. Vernon G. Simpson, son a produce farmer near Norfolk, Vjl, came to town yesterday to see the elepnant, He visited Mr. Brautlgam, of Vogel & Brautlgam, and Mr. Brautlgam and Mr. Simpson went out driving in Hudson county. New Jersey. In the evening Mr. Simpson went to Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theater with G. W. Young, of Brautlgam & Co., and then went to his room in the North western Hotel. This morning Mr. Simpson was found dead in bed, with the gas turned on. Suicide was evidently not intended, because both the transoms and the window were open. Mr. Simpson blewout the gas. RANDALL CLUB MUSICAL. A Large Crowd Attended the Event The Programme nnd Performers. The Randall Clubhouse was taxed to its ut most capacity last evening to accommodato the large crowd of visitors who had gathered to attend the musical rendered by tho Ewart Orchestra and under the auspices of the club. The event was one of the many social gather erlngs that has given the club a name for enjoy ment. There was no formality, and the mem bers took good care that their guests enjoyed themselves. Before the musical programme- was begun a business meeting was held. The Reception Committee reported progress. Everything is in shape for tho banquet and reception to be given in New Turner Hall April 23. A limited number of tickets are to be sold, and over half of tbem have already been asked for. The even; will without doubt be one of the finest that has been given in this city for a long time and will be a fitting close to the season's festiv ities. A number of national public officials have signified their intention of being present. The programme last evening was as follows: Overture Gavotte, "Orange Blossoms." Ser enade, for flute and violin. Mcsrs. Van Osten and Ewart. Selection "Pearl of Pekin." Patrol "Comlque." Gavotte "San Sonci." Trio, "Die Lantenschlcgim" Messrs. Ewart, Van Osten and Hoffman. The closing number was a galop, and included Profs. H. H. Phillips on the violoncello and L. A. Schmertz on the cornet. After the music Profs. John Rice, William Finuerty and S. J. Hemingray sane a number of songs. The event of the evening was the recitation of "Barbara Fritchle." by W. C. Riley, of Chicago, who came all the way lrom the "Windy City" to attend the musical. Close of the Series. The Y. M. C. A. of Twenty eighth street gave the last of their series of winter entertainments at the Pennsylvania Railroad rooms yesterday evening. A long and well selected programme was produced. Miss Emma Grimes, Mr. George Murphy, Miss L. F. Hoag and Miss Clara Smith sang solos, and several organ solos were well received by the audience, being ren dered by Mr. W. H. Haid and Miss Lena Brown. A few recitations, which were inter spersed, served to enliven the performances, making a very enjoyable evening. HIIIer-Blackbnrn. Yesterday at noon the wedding of Emma B. Hiller, daughter of the East End milk dealer, and Arthur Blackburn, of Westmoreland coun ty, took place at the bride's home, the cere mony beincr performed by the Rev. G. W. Chalfant. The bride was tastefully dressed in white cashmere and silk and carried a bouqnet of roses in her hands. The couple departed last night for their home at Stewart's station. A Farewell Party. A farewell party was given at the Concordia Clnb last evening to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Klee, who will leave for New York this week. About 30 persons were present, and a pleasant evening was spent. Dinner was served at 8 o'clock and Toerge furnished the music Dancing was continued until midnight. At the Lotas Clnb. The members of the Lotus Club held another of tbelr social evenings last night. The rooms were crowded with guests and friends of the clnb, and a very enjoyable evening was passed by all. The club treated their guests in the usual hospitable manner to a very excellent lunch. Tough on Tramps. Detective Cook and Hpeclal Officer Lange, ot the Lake Erie road, left the city on the 10:30 train for Coraopolis last night, where they ex pected to pick up another crowd of tramps. Tbey expected to return about 2 o'clock this morning with a number of prisoners. The Coroner's Cnrcs. Coroner McDowell will hold the inquests tbis morning in the case ot John Maeder, the Alle gheny stock dealer, who committed suicide by putting his throat and jumping into the riven also in, the case of John Patrick, who fell down aeau yesteraay in vr est .ciizaBetn, i 'A ! A PBOMINENT citizen, aged 92, of Dayton, Tenn., was married last week, to a woman 33 years old. , A ?6. bill of Virginia State currency, issued In 1777, is a curiosity in the possession of a Dal ton, Ga-, gentleman. Aburglararrestedin Boston, bad on his breast an India ink picture of a gravestone, on which was marked: "In memory of mv L father and mother." In the southern portion of New Hamp shire, where a year ajo there were two feet of snow on the ground, farmers are planting peas and gettinz ready for spring work generally. Gad's Hm, Place, the "grave red brick bouse," which Charles Dickens bought about SO years ago, and in which he died a dozen years later, is said to be now on the mar ket. Ernest Hull, of Lyme, Conn., caught a big striped bass off shore in a novel way. The fish was floating on the waves, seemingly be numbed with the cold. Mr. Hull thrust an oar info Its gills and towed it ashore. It weighed 41X pounds. Installment dealers are aghast at a re cent decision by a Louisiana Judge that in that State title to any goods passes upon the pay ment of the first installment, and that after that is made the purchaser may do what he pleases with the goods? According to a denominational paper it costs this Government $1,848,000 to support 2,200 Dakota Indians for seven years while they were tIPSS.3 After they were Christianized it cost 3120,000 to care for the same number for the same time, a saving of 31,723,000. Mobgan county, Ga., has a curiosity in the shape of a balance rock. If is a large boulder somewhat the shape of an inverted' cone and is in a perfect state of equlpose. The ' base upon which it rests Is so small in propor tion to the size of the boulder that a man can' shake it. Mail carriers in Morocco are said, to avoid risk of losing tbelr places by oversleep ing by tying a string to one foot and setting the end of it on fire before they go to sleep. The string, they know from experience, will bum so long, and when the fire reaches their foot it is time for them to get up. There has been a great developing of lumbering in the South since 1880. There are 160 per cent more sawmills now than then, 107 per cent more hands employed, and 100 per cent more capital invested. Syndicates aro rapidly buying up all the Southern timber lands that they can get their bands on. There are said to be more than 100,000 varieties of butterflies. One of the finest col lections of butterflies in the world is owned by Berthold Neumoeen, of New York. Only two others in the world can compare with it. Ope of them Is in the British Museum and the other belongs to a pnbllc institution in Paris. Mad dogs seem to be thriving down 'in Georgia. In Cove City one appeared recently and seven dogs that were bitten by him have gone mad. As a result dogs are being killed regardless of race or distinction. Clay county is also having its share of the epidemic. In one small town 20 dogs have been killed in the past week. One of the sleeping car companies pro poses to build and run second-class sleepers, plainly furnished, but provided with good beds and good service. They will be run in addi tion to the nr3t-class sleepers, bnt with a de cided difference In fare. First-class fare from Chicago to San Francisco is $1350; second-class fare will be $4. Spooks infest South Orange, Jf. J. Several persons state that they have met the ghosts, and one man reports that an airy -form materialized In his kitchen and asked for something to eat. It melted Into mist when he approached, but reappeared, still hungry, when he went away. On a policeman being summoned, the apparition vanished and did not again return. Gbeenville, S. C, has two colored curiosities. One is a colored woman who was 12 years of age when George Washington was inaugurate as first President, and the other, an aged man. makes the following statement: "I am the father of 19 children. I have a sister who has a family of 24 children. My mother and father had 31 children. I had 30 brothers and sisters." The big "raft that is to float from Puget Sound down to San Francisco will be made of longer logs than were ever put Into a raft on Atlantic waters. It will have but 5,000 logs, as against fie 25,000 in the big Joggins raft of last year, but none will be less than, 100 feet long, and the- great size of the- the- sticks, it Is thought, will bring the amount of lumber up to the amount of the Eastern raft. One year ago B. C. Kells, of Marysville, Yuba county, California, pnt out quite a num ber of peach seeds at a nursery owned by G. W. Elder. Esq. From them have sprung up a number of seedling trees, all of which are of surprising height and dimensions. One ot tbem is 7 feet high and measures 2 inches in diameter. It has a dozen roots which measure from Kto 1 inch in diameter. Tbis is the largest seedling that has ever been grown in that locality, and doubtless cannot be sur passed In the whole country. One of the" attractions in a cheap circus that showed at Albany. Ga., the other day. was a large baboon thtt proved very interesting to a lot of little uarkies. From admiring it they fell to teasing the baboon, ana were having great fun, when the big monkey, worried be- i- CUKIOUS CONDENSATIONS., yond endnrance, grabbed a brick and flung it 3U? at one particularly aggravating negro boy. The f baboon's aim was good, his strength great, and s, the brick, hitting the boy behind the ear, ? knocked him senseless. For a long time it was . thought be was killed, but be got over it. fr,- At Lafayette, Ga., recently Captain J, " W. Head heard an unusual disturbance in his horse lot. He hurried out, and found his horses and mules huddled together, and trem bling and snorting from fright. They bad been attacked by a mad cat, which was hard at work, clawing and biting tbem. The captain attempted to drive it off, when it turned on him. It took active work to protect himself. His son promptly reinforced him with a gun and the frantic animal was shot. Four head of stock were bitten. All of the cats on the place were promptly killed. JUDGMENTS. Inutility. Husband This is a pretty go' Wile What Is the matter? Husband bomcone has gone and daubed ink on my new penwiper. Not Fair. Heard from the platform of a city horse-can , Conductor Get In, ladles: get inl But there ain't no seats unless yon can stand. First Lady-No seats? Well, we'll not pay to ride if we have to walk. A Question of Degree. Physician I think from, your symptoms, madam, that your liver must be quite torpid. Mrs. Hacelde Land sakes alive, doctor! Isuess you mean frigid Instead o' torpid, for I'm Jist about froze the hall endurin' time. Criss-Crossed Understanding. Hollys (who is selecting a part hack for his wife -She seems to need touching up a good deal, Anderton. Anderton (the dealer) She Is a bit pale com- , plected, sir; but. Lor' bless yerl the hxerclse 'n 1 redden them cheeks like roses, sir. ' v Notes of Pashions. Sermons are limited tO eiftht minutes in all fashionable churches. Matches are considered delicate little suggestive favors at a german. Gentlemen are wearing fur gloves large enongh to accommodate their partners' hands Just now. Giving the Old Man Away. Fond father What are yon going to be when you grow up? Son A man, sir. Fond father What Will you do when you are a man? Son Do the sam as you do, and kiss the servant girls. Life and Death. Master Tommy had not yet fathomed the great mystery, death. On re- . celvingfromhUmother an explanation salted to j bis childish comprehension he exclaimed, as inei new Idea struck him : ;, J "Why, then, when you die Its for all the rest ofj vonr lire, isn't HI" 4j$ Barnum's Pernicious Example. Miss' Trevenor-Awfully sad abont Bessie Menard, Isn't it? if Miss Ekelman-Why, I haven't heard. Is she ill! Miss frevenor A thousand times worse than that. She told Charlie Morton that three'rlngs were au fait this season, and he broke theen-T, gagement. i$M A Trifle Exaggerated. Young author" Do you receive much rejected manuscript now-, days? Old author No, not very mneh. i Young author I suppose there was a time wheni" you not a good deal of It back? A-'i Old author-Oh, yes. Indeed; when 1'ibegan writing for the press I used to receive back more than I sent. . fi An Unknown Species. Yountr Mrs.Le Doctenr (being Initiated Into tho mysteries of her husband's private offlce)-Whatdreadrol thing Is Is this, Harry? bee how It rattles. Le Docteur That's a mounted skeleton, my pet. 1 onn? Mrs. Le Docteur (studying it attentively) -Ob, a mounted skeleton. What a queer looking animal! Did Ton shoot It in the Ptfnlanb last sum mer?' - ; ' js.ssw h- "AU front Juag. :&& I - ..All from Juda. TS IE J 4mtMiik-4hf-rPm,'ifirf' teafeL',Tt r i iJSftiTtM ffarn - :&".. nak isssssfeaawis.) --&3Mx:8&t$&, . JslM IIsHHHisHhH