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.PITTHIIUKO. TH UHSDAY. MAY 18. 1890.
WTha BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS
PATCH hat been rtmovtd lo Corner of
Smithfleld and Diamond Stroeti.
TF.M.F.K'n IIUAVK UOKDH.
Mr. Tellcr'i position on tlio illver quet
linn cannot be criticised cither Tor luck of
ileGnlteneu or for undue modesty. He ll
going to have the sliver ol his conitltuenti,
the bonanza kings, turned into legal tender
by free coinage, or ho nnd tho admlnlttra
tton rart company.
"What will hnppen when the administra
tion and the Colorado Senator are no longer
nble to remain In the same boat Ii not
clearly ditcloied. The first fear would be
that the Senator mar not have all the pat
ronage that be would like. Hut that possi
bility nlto suggests the probability that be
fore the Senator mado this radical dellvcr
nnce be got the Colorado offices pretty
thoroughly distributed to tho best of his
ability.
If the Hcnator lini not dono this It would
be tare to giro long odds that before bit
bold doflanco reaches thr country the Sena
tor has Informed tho administration that
Jili threat of rorolt li to bo taken In a jiuroir
l'lokwlcklnn tenia.
APAtmiKKT IIOUM! QUKXTiON.
The nntinuDecmotit that n building ol flfili
for bachelor apaitmautu, with tho nepur
trnanoei of billiard rooms, bathrooms and
rrttaurant It to bo erected In Pittsburg
khowi that tho progress of tho olty toward
jnetrepolltaiiltm U steady. Heretofora the
bachelor In Pitttburg has had to lead an
JihroaelllUh tut of life, camping down
wherever tho exigencies of ofllca buildings
or lodging houses left furnished or unfur
nished rooms to rent. Tills new class of
buildings promises regular quarter for that
clats, and holds out the additional hope of
npartment houses for small families whose
circumstances require them to live in tho
downtown parts ot the city. This It a class
or building which Is mors needed In Pitts
burg thnn in other cities where it it in
general use; but which Pittsburg, with its
noted conservatism, hat never adopted.
"Without breaking up the preferable borne
lite, It Is sooner or later bound to come to
the rescue of the people who are now cem
ellcd to accept the make-shifts of boarding
bouse life.
FARM AMI RAILWAY MORTGAGES.
"" General Butler's recent statement that the
mortgages on the agricultural lands of this
country amount to $3,450,000,000 still causes
a good deal ol discussion among tho papers,
mostly of an incredulous character. The
fact is that both the statement nnd tho denial
arc equally guesswork, nut when we come
to examine it, there hardly appears to be
good reason cither for regarding the asser
tion as so remarkable or lor denying it so
strenuously ns tome people seem to think.
The total value ol agricultural lands ac
cording to tho census rcturnt of 1830, wat
over ten thousand millions. The regular
ratio of grots th since then, ol SO per cent,
would' wnko a conservative esltmalo of tho
Value of farms In the United Blnte. The
ntnautit of iiioitKegei stated by General
Duller Is therefore n little lest than 21) per
cent of the total valuation which with the
rtdtlltloh tif some hundred of millions wnrlh
ol MgrleulliitMl machinery mid live slock to
the light side of Dip nwoiinl it by no meant
u hnpetPM tlinwlng of nMle aim) liabilities
Asdiiiipitied with Hie rntlrimd Interest, in
wliltdi lh iltdiln, eieeiit B0 per pent (if the
Intel miilliiliMiloii and olely Hiproxliimle
(trliml vnltie, It presents the fanning Inter'
t In llm llflitof euiiiparatlye solvency Mid
Hublllty,
The comparison utt made itiggftti that
th iiinrlpeg bunion It not thownrttntio
Hint furinnri may have In bear. Wa have
the authority nf Mr. II. V. Pnnrlhat ono-half
thu total railroad capitalisation of tho ooun
try, or four thntiiand millions, It purely
fletltlnut Inflation, That turn of nctunl ln
vnlmeiit In railways porlormt a tervlco
wliloh it beneficial to the farmers. Hut (lie
Kama amount of fictitious securities constl
tuleia flat valuation, and If tho Interest It
turned on It, the burden mutt bo levied on
agrleullure at the fundamental Industry.
Competition at present squeezes a great deul
of the water out or railroad earnings; but if
the grand purpose of railway pooling wer
attained the farmers of the country might
be forced to pay dividends on a purely
imaginary mass of capitalization 550,000,
000 greater than General Butler's total,
which lias created such a sensation.
Perbaps if this point is fully appreciated
the agricultural suspicion of corporate plana
may be perceived to be not so wholly un
reasoning as some people consider it.
THEY MIOULn BE CAREFUL.
It is stated that numerous citizens of
3ittsburg have already entered upon ar
rangements for setting up "original
package" shops, in which, as the proprie
tors fondly suppose, they will have the right
to sell liquor under the United States
Supreme Court decision. As the persons
who are doing this are generally disap
pointed applicants for license, and have by
their applications already declared them
selves to be citizens of Pennsylvania, they
are jikely to get themselves in a pretty mess.
Before going any further they should ask
some intelligent friend to read them that
part of the decision which confines its effects
to "foreigners and non-resiaent importers."
If they will do so instead of relying on
loose newspaper reports, tbey will see that
the privilege ot driving a four-horse team
through the Pennsylvania license law may
be open to the citizens of other States, but
is not for them.
IJOtV MOULD IT BO fcOt
In connection with the investigation of
that Breckinridge-Clayton election a Chi
cago paper makes it an argument in favor
of the Australian system, as follows:
la one precinct, where the ballot box con-
tained 210 ballots for Breckinridge and only
for Clayton, 75 negroes swore positively tbat
tbey bad voted for Clayton. Most or tbese
men were very Ignorant and could not Identify
tbelr ballots. In almost every cose wbere tbe
voter was unablo to read, tbe ballot bearing the
number corresponding to bla name on tbe poll
book was found to be a straight Democratic
one. Ot course, tbe box may have been stuffed,
but tho probability Is tbat tbe men voted for
Breckinridge under tbe impression tbat tbey
were voting for Clayton. Under tbe Australian
system, modified to conform with American
conditions, such a blunder could not have been
made.
But how does the Australian system pre
vent such a blunder, if blunder it was?
Take the more Innocent supposition that
the ignorant voters were induced to vote
one ticket under the impression that they
were voting another. The Australian sys
tem provides that election officers shall
mako up the ballots for Ignorant voters.
Consequently all that it necessary where a
strong party desires to control an election
Is for it to put its unscrupulous tools on the
election boards. This It exactly what has
been done throughout the South and is
what is generally tho case wherever Im
proper means aro resorted to to carry elec
tion!. Take the moro probable supposition that
the ballot box was stuffed, by taking out a
number or tickets and tubttltutlng tho tamo
number of tlcketi of the other party. Tbe
numbering of tho tickets furuiihei tho
meant of detecting tuch an offense. Some
time ago Tiir Dispatch pointed out
that the provision lor numbering tickets
iu the Stato Constitution was a safe
guard against ballot-box stuffing and
thould not be catt aside, In tbo adoption
of tbe Australian reform. To tbit a very
warm advocate of the reform replied tbat It
destroyed the secrecy of the ballot, and that
thr crime of ballot-box stuffing was suf
ficiently guarded against by tho Australian
method. What provision of that system
furnished tho safeguard was not then stated
norbat It tince been. Nor dors it yet ap
pear how, with tbe machinery of elections
controlled by unscrupulous partisans,
the matt of ignorant voteri could not
be moro completely at their mercy than tbey
aro to-day.
Let us recognize and adopt the good points
oi tho Australian system. But let ui not
aecord it virtues which it doct not possess,
nor be too suro that it will prevent crimes
against the ballot which were not con
sidered iu its framing, and discord tho pre
cautions agalntt thorn wbloh bolter export
cnot bat Incorporated In our laws.
llIUMAItCK IN A NEW HOLE.
It it announced that lilimarck'i retire
ment from publio Ufa is not to bo perma
nent. In llcrllnat well at in Vienna frlondt
of tho ex-Ohaiieellor aro taylng that bo
will toon tako hit scat In tho I'ruwlan
llerronhauien,or IIouio of l'eert.and at tho
tamo time will accept a place in the Itolohs.
tag. It is one of tbo singular results of tho
dual tyttein of Government In Germany
that a man may bo a member of the Prussian
Landtag and the Imperial llelcbstag tiniul
taneoutly. If Oltmarok It so disposed bo
may make his reappearance in polltlot
ttartllng in thlt dual role. Doubtless be will
take the fullest advantage of existing par
liamentary condltiona If be decidea to ap
pear before his countrymen at an opponent
of the policy of tbe Emperor and as tbo
leader of a new party.
What extraordinary changes the whirligig
of time may cause will bo strikingly shown
if Bismarck should become tho creator of a
true parliamentary opposition iu Germany.
Bismarck in the past has been tbe enemy
of Government through the elected repre
sentatives of tbe people. When he could
not control the Iteichttag by temporary
combinationi of parties he tried to obtain
bis end without it, and ho was often success
ful. In 18G2 and until the war with Den
mark be raised tbe funds needed by the
Prussian Government in defiance of the
Landtag, and though ho was shrewd enough
to obtain an indemnity for his unconstitu
tional acts from that body when his success
In the Bchlcswig-Holsteln episode had made
him Immensely popular, he has shown his
contempt for parliamentary institutions
whenever he dared lo since.
Socialism has never had a friend in 1Mb
mnrck, although tho Iron Chancellor found
it worth hit while during Ills struggles with
the Llhcralt to coquet with the Boolalist leader
Lnssallc. lie will llierclore be following
lilt natural beat if ho heads a party hostile
to socialism, (jlntitcelior Oajirlvl will be
hardly able toelioke off Ultuisrok, ah the
latter in hlteflleinl davt tllmtaed lilt oiio
nenlt, Willi Jtltitiarek as ill leader the
opposition iu the IteloluUfj will be iigurei
rive, retoureuful and homogeneous. The
pineiiRlity of the exGhftiioelior It still tueli
a mighty lore In Germany Unit it will
endow any onmhliiRtloii of parlies that may
be made under Jlltiuarek't leadership wllh
a alrmigth not tn he prooured other!-, It
It ion toon to basinl an outline of what
parties the opposition to thu imperial pollgy
will bo oriinmttid, The Idea if lllnimrok
entering tho Hclnlutag as a tlinplo represent
alive, at an oppnnont of the Imperial
Oovernment fur tho first time In bit life,
and ns a champion perforce of parliamentary
rights, It almost bewildering in lit novelty,
The debut of lllsmarck In this new character
will bo awaited with tho deepest Interest.
Whoever wins in the coming itrugglo,
Kniperor or ix-Chancellor, it would teem
that tho caute of liberty is destined to bo
advanced greatly in Germany.
THE RIGHT TO UINCHARGE.
Tbe action of Judge White in granting a
non-suit in tho Henry case against tbe Pitts
burg and Lake Erie railroad, to far as tbo
corporation Is concerned, ends a very re
markable suit Tbe case is striking as pre
senting a novel question as to wbere the line
can be drawn between tbe right of a corpora
tion to discharge subordinates at its discre
tion and the right of tbe employe to tbe pro
tection of his reputation against the injury
tbat is likely to result from the inference
that a sndden and peremptory discharge is
caused by crookedness on bis part.
So far as this prosecution is concerned,
tbe victory lies with the railroad company.
But it will be seen tbat even with this re
sult the abstract question remains in a some
what confused condition. The plaintiff gets
no damages; but the non-suit is granted on
the claim that no case had been made out
showing that the company had authorized
any statements derogatory to the plaintiff.
The natural deduction from the suit is that
the employer can exercise the right of dis
charging employes; but he had better be
very careful about telling what the dis
charge is for, unless he is prepared to prove
it,
The way in which the Delamater organs
are claiming tbat tbe defeat of Emery in Mo
Kean county vindicates Delamater, and the
anti-Delamatcr Organs are contending tbat
Delainater's defeat does not vindicate him,
gives tbat political event the happy aspect of
suiting everybody by beating everybody.
The movement to raise a fund for estab
lishing the Bethesda Home, of this city, on a
secure basis, is one which will appeal to all
THE
charitable people of the city on tbe strongest
grounds. No cbaritaole organization has a
field where there Is wider opportunity for true
charity in befriending the friendless and aiding
tbose who need aid. It Is to be hoped tbat the
sum of 12,000 needed for thu work will be
promptly contributed as soon aa the purposes of
the institution are understood.
Tub obvious mission ot the Hon. Elijah
A. Morse In tho delivery of his recent tariff
speech was to present the evidence that the in
dustries of Now England can produce in him
self at impressive and variegated a specimen
of tho donkey class, as New Yore has done in
tbe person ot Elliot F. Shepard.
The Philadelphia Press declares that no
ono bat a demagogue would have Introduced
tbe amendment to tbo tariff bill proposed by
Mr. Anderson for the sutpentlon of tho duties
on staples controlled by trusts, because "trnsts
cannot be reached by the tariff." This con
veys to tbe readers of tbe esteemed Frets the
Information that that paper itself has been in
dulging In detnagognery when it Informed tho
pnblfo that tbe reduetlon In tho sugar duties
w ould break up tho Sugar Trust.
assistant Postmaster General
Claukson declares that "tho Government of
tbo United btates Is a political and not a busi
ness machine." That it Just exactly the com
plaint against the present system. Jt is a po
litical macblno and It ought to bo abusinctt
machine.
California hat applied for ten aores of
paco ln'tlie Chicago Exposition. Thlt evoke!
friendly comment from tho Chicago paport to
ward California! but tho fact tbat people In
Chicago aro urging tho adoption of the lake
front tito which contain! forty acret of ground
and an Illimitable expanto of water, shows tbo
Chicago idea to be that tho proper division o(
space will be ten acres for California and thirty
for tbe rest ot tbe world.
Several big sharks have lately ap
peared in New York bay and tho rivers about
Now I'nr k City. Their appearance Just after
tbe rovlval of slock speculation In Wall street
Indicates that they want a share of tho lambs.
Two small Chicago boys wcro recently
found wandering about Milwaukee armed to the
teeth) and tho ofllolalt Jumped to tho conclu
sion that thoy were thoro to kill Indians. This
obviously doet tho Chicago boys Injuttloo.
They had drawn the legitimate conclusion that
tbe election of Dad Boy Ieok to bo Mayor of
Milwaukee snowed tbat there wat employment
In that elty for twolnduttrloui assistants to tho
city fool killer.
Itf tho tariff talkers koop on. It will soon
be tlmo for Henator Quay to address totbein
hit favorite bit of advice. Lot them look at
the National Republican Chairman and too
bow quiet bo Itketplng.
Tiir need of it lower nil-rail rnto on coil
from l'lttiliurg to Chicago li tho tubject of an
other tpeclal from Chicago In thlt morning's
Dltl'ATOIf. Tho point It a strong one and If
Pittsburg's railroads leading to tho West have
their own aa woll at tho publio Interest at
heart, thsy will mako rates which will per
mit thlt large and profitable trsuloto bo car
ried from Pitttburg to tbo Wettorn centor ot
trade.
A syndicate whloh owTii browerlei In
every Btato would teem to have matters pretty
well Axed for trado under tho United States
Hupreroe Court decision, In detpito of either
license or prohibition,
The statement that a leading firm of con
tractors in Canada paid 50,000 in tbs mat
ter of securing contracts from the Canadian
Government Is some slight mitigation to this
country. There may not be very much com
fort In the company of misery, bat about tbe
only satisfaction tbat can be got out of sueb
things Is the knowledge that other nations have
got it as badly as we have.
Now that Allegheny City has got a li
brary, a librarian and a hope of getting aomo
books, it might be worth while for It to con
sider tbe project of f nrnishlng its citizens with
puro water.
The order of Census Superintendent
Porter tbat enumerators must not accept com
pensation from local organizations evokes sar
rastlo replies from tbe ambitions cities of the
West. The most obvious retort Is founded
on tho last Quay story, that tbe only pnvilego
of tbat tort will be tbat of keeping down tbo
ctnsns of the Boutbern negro population.
PEOMINENT PEOPLE.
AN Incorporation has been effected at Chicago
to promote the erection of a monumental statue
of General BUerldan.
Tub Norfolk Club dinner to Mr. Clarkson, at
iloston, has been postponed until May 22, on ad
count of tbe death of hie father.
HltJNtm Succt made a great deal ot money
out of bis tilting feati, and put It Into Italian
rentes, He ban suddenly become & bloated
bondholder.
Uladntonh'si bead reiemblea. In IU contour,
a very fair outline of the iiisti of Ireland. That
la what keep tilm at loggerhead! with hit ICn.
gllsh eollenpei.
Til Htiaar'abi oilier, the Orahd links Alexia,
ft hoIiir to take tome friend through Mlberla
itiul show them bow like an earthly paradise a
KiiMian prison pen li.
ISi.sih Jai,t li a ijysnr old planlita from
Australia, who It attracting Atleiillnn In Ion
don, Him hat been elepled to a leholArtlilp at
the Hnyal College of Miitla,
Tiim ui fJsntral (lreley. Htimlnrof Vranne,
wat, In WP, tlm Minister nf War who ordered
that all military hanrii should play tho ")Irel.
lalsa" pn all nltlolal nooatlnnt,
Mus, UliWAlin MmiHKi.L, of I'hlladelphit,
formerly Mitt Dreiel, hat rooelvad thoglft of a
colt of tlm mar formerly owned by General
Grant and now by Mr, (I, W, OhlMs,
Ilicv, Jameh Htai.uku, of Glasgow, Hoot
land, one of tho most Itemed and Influential
men in tlm "Laud n' Cakct," will doliror tho
Yale lonturet on proaohlng next yoar,
Henatok Evahts hat three housoswhlchho
keeps open all the time one In New York, ono
In Washington and ono in Windsor, Vt. It It
estimated that it com him 8100,000 a year for hit
living expensos,
W. Cr.AjtK Jlussxr,!, It living at Hath, En
gland, in tbo honte In which Lord Chesterfield
wroto bit 'famous letters. Mr. Russell It a
martyr to rheumatism, butln tpita of bit suffer
ings is quite buoyant of spirits.
Miss Neluis An-nun, diughter of tbe late
President Arthur, hat developed into a beauti
ful young lady, with a brilliant complexion,
large, soft brown eyet and a graceful figure.
Her taste in dreta is original and effective.
THE FESTIVE C0CEB0ACE.
The Peculiar Way In Which Tbey Travel
From Ono Honte to Another.
From the Loalsvllle Coarler-Jbarnal.
It is said tbat tbe troublesome little brown
roach'es tbat infest so many kitchens, get Into
such places by "f ollowlqg the water-pipes." In
one sense tbey do. This is tbe way tbey travel:
Aplumbexissent to do some work in an ill
kept kitchen, where these bngs congregate in
great numbers. Wbile be is soldering and
singing, a pair of tho roaches conceal them
selves in his toolsack, and when be is ready to
go tbey go with him. If they like the next
place he visits, they drop out and go to raising
their family. Tbey are not particular as to
whetbertbeygetintoanold bouse or a new
one, and are not frightened off by a water
hammer. Sometimes tbey do not accompany
tbe plumber, but emigrate in grocery baskets,
goods boxes, etc. The new Constitution ' of
Kentuckey will doubtless abolish them.
From the Diamond to a Unseam.
From the Chicago Times.
Doug Allison, famous in his day as a baseball
player, is now an usber in the National Mu
seum at Washington. When a man has had
his nose set awry, his hands converted into
models of mountain ranges, and bis legs
twisted out of shape trying to elevate 'the
national game, what mora fitting refuge could
lie nave than a national receptacle of curlosi
ttett ' i
PITTSBtJUG fttgPATOH,
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Enallab a She le WroteA Too In.enleae
Way la Dlteover a Han Name If the
Rnln Goes on Strauss' Ideal on Waltz
Inc. With a highly valuable book, entitled "V
Exposition Univeraelle," by Henri de
Parvllle, which reached Tnn DiarATCH a few
days ago, came tho following letter:
ant I have the, honour to send you hereby a
copy of M. Henri de raryllle't new Publleatlon on
the fans Exhibition, containing a letter from Mr.
Alphand. tho clever Director of tha Works. (Ex
tra printed Copy for the r ss. )
Tills charming publication may offer some In
terest to your reader, and wo should be very
obliged, If kindly you may give some lines on It.
Ijolnan appreciation giving an Analyse on the
contents orthellook. I would thank you greatly
for sending me a nnmero containing your kind
notice, and I beg to accept, Sir, my highest civili
ties. J. ltOTlISCtllLD,
Edltem-, 1J, rue des Balats-l'ercs, l'arls.
A very pretty example of what can be done
with tho English languago surely.
T WASnovorso flustorod and porplcxod as I
was tbo other day," said a lady.to me yes
terday. "I was coming back from Chicago,
and in the car I met an old friend of
my school days. I wat very glad to rooet hlmt
so was be, I tblnk, to meet me, and anyhow we
Indulged In a host ofremlnltoences. But I was
uncomfortable (torn tho vory first becauso I
could not remember bis nrmo, I did romember
that at school wn used to call him 'Dumpy,' be
causo of his somewhat dlmlnutivo and stocky
appearance, but I couldn't address a middle
aged gen tloman. a woatby financier, by such a
name, ills last naroo I couldn't remombor
at all.
"I wanted to And out hit name you know
how awkward It It to keep on laying Mr. or Hlr
to a man. If ow to got it out of tbe man I tried
to tnink. i auppoto my brain got muoaioa at
tending to soveral matter! at once, for at last I
said; 'Let mo see what was your namo beforo
you wero marrlodr
The look of aatonlshment on that man't fact
I thall not toon forget. I dltoovored his name)
but It did not mako mo much more comfort
able." a rxoon in view.
If day by dar the rain doth fall,
Lot I'lttshurg will not need a ptrk,
A library or music hall,
Ho much at it will need an ark.
TDOUAiin Sthavss. who It to bo In Pitttburg
with bit orcbettra on Monday woek, la a
great admirer of American women In the ball
room. This is what bo says about our girls and
tho vatie, and surely hit wordt may bo taken at
authorllatlvo on tuoh a subject! "I havo board
tbat tha most graceful valiturs tbo world over
aro found tn America, and I hopo I will
find that this Is so. Bpeaklng from my present
oxporlince, however, tbo only place whtro thn
trade Is danced In the perfection designed by
my father, the lint Jobanu Htraun.lt at tho
Austrian court ballet. Here we have tho three,
quarter time whloh la graceful In tho extremo
traditional with danoeta and with players,
uui wtiion one cannot dotorius. It mutt bo
teen. Hardly a mouth pauea that tome dance
loving diplomat dooi not oome to mo and beg
that 1 tell him tho teoret of our beautiful court
ineainre, and I tell him and time tho meaiurti
at well ns I can, and tbey go away and Introduoo
the itep In ICnglaml, In Franco or Italy, but al
ways without luccott. Our beautiful oourt
valstH pleasant to tho tpectator at to tho per
former It tho remit of tradltluiit and tbo sym
pathetic collaboration! of dancor and player,
and It cannot bo duplicated eliowhero without
tho vory conourronce of theio tamo circum
stances." MB. VATJX'fl NOMOTATIOIT.
rniLADxi-rniA Jiteordt Richard Vaux will
Increase the influence of the Pennsylvania rep
resentation in Congress. Ills wide knowledge
in regard to publio questions and bis genial wit
will mako him a valuable acquisition to tbo
membership ot tbe House.
Philadelphia Timet Tha chief reason
for congratulation over tbe nomination of
Vaux, is In tbe fact tbat a man of national
fame, ot unsullied repute and of preeminent
abilities Is to succeed Bam n el J. Randall in
tbe House aa ono of Philadelphia's representa
tives. Philadelphia Inquirer Mr. Vanx is a
man who is worthy of tbe nomination tendered
to him, and if olected he will grace the chair
which was so ably (llled for to many years by
Mr. Randall. Ho will go to the full lengths of
the free traders, and a little further, if neces
sary, and perhaps it is just as well that It thould
bo so.
Philadelphia Vretti Out of It all tho
Democrats of tbe Tblrd district get a candidate
whose election will glvo thorn a representatlvo
entirely tit to sit In tbo seat of Randall, aud who
will be a credit to tbo city of Philadelphia. Ho
it a man of tbe highest character and ttrloteit
Integrity, who bat displayed a broad Intelli
gence and usefulness In Important publio posi
tions, and against whom nothing can be alleged
but an enduring devotion to Democracy.
I'lltLAriKLPlllA ieo!otr Neither In private
nor In publio Ufa It tbero amau of purer probity,
of chatacter than iiicnara vaux. wimo it may
be doubted whether arty person ever heafd him
repeat the now trite saying that "a publio cities
It a publio trust," ha has Illustrated his faith
In It by his work tn aduiinlstntlngan unsalaried,
highly responsible puhlle oitlee ior more than 80
years aa faithfully anil efficiently for the publio
good at ever any private trutt eould bo ailinlii.
Iitered.
CVBIIEWT TIMELY TOMCfl,
Kx-Ynmnvm C'LKVHMnn hat rented
another tuiniiiprcillst'e, All the icliirtis have
not yet been received, tin 1 la It believed that he
hat rented up lo Dale about m iciIUim,
taw
Tim llandnll printer In llm floverninanl
noire iitve been dtatiilltl'it tine Ilia emigre's'
nun's (ImIIi, 'JlieyareiHiiilsit new.
AM Ottawa, ) man hat been fined Vt-1 for
klstinv another nun's wife, Many adillilonal
Jmljias would have tn be appointed In TuiiiisyW
vtnla, tnd llitr would be kept inlMiuy busy, luo,
If all tliemun guilty of tile tame ojfsntt wire
Until In thlt Htm,
fluniinn I'liAxcie Tiuix will probably nast
through tills city on Huiulav nest nu hi way tn
Taeniae, Wash,, alter putting a vlrdla arnund thu
earth. The travilur hat a kindly feeling fortiif
ferine: humanity, aud will therefore not deliver a
coumo of lectures,
I'Al'Rim with the namo nf Benjamin Harri
son nailed to their masthead for I'rcildont la 199:,
are scarcer than hen's ueth.
A town In Kansas bat a woman who it try
ing to take care ore young baby and regulate the
again oftho municipality at one and tbe tamo
time, fine It certainly a very busy woman,
Stanley It still being bored. The great ex.
plorer thould hasten to thlt country. Uhe people
will not grumble on putting up a dollar per head
for being bored an hour or two of an evening by
Mr. Stanley.
QUAY, It ll reported, will vltlt Florida
tbortly to try hit band atlltblng again. The re
mainder of the Pennsylvania politicians will do
their Ashing In tbe grand old Commonwealth.
Chicago has been so busy for the cast few
days that she has allowed bcr bated rival, St.
Louis, gobble two cases of leprosy. Ihe Windy
City appears to be neglecting everything iu ber
anxiety to make the fair a howling success.
REV. TALMAOE says the presant Bible is tbe
book to believe In until a betterone Is written.bnt
does not tell a person when be intends to write
one.
An Oil City man named Grnber has a saloon
and keeps on tap at all seasons of the year a rare
collection of snakes. One' box contains between
25 and 30. and includes the common carter, black,
raUk, rattler and other pet species. Tbey are
kept In the barroom, and are the means of keeping
many a blear-eyed toper from entering tbe place.
DEATHS OP A DAI.
W. W. Tburaton.
Bethlehem, PA., May H. Word was received
here to-dav that W. W. Thurston, President of
the Bethlehem Iron Company, and President of
the Jnrlcaga Iron Company, of Cuba, died In
London, England, at mldnlcbt last night. lie
was returning with his family from a trip along
tbe .Mie wucre ne naa gone lornis Health. IIo
wUl be burled lu London.
Wllllnm H. Blaelonr.
,1,M,MU 4w, .UA 1. , MUMU U. lle
low, Superintendent of tbe New England ,(-
YV.wwv.tv ftf lfa. U Uftm. t. ml.
i ITBJ u.. pt v.tt, uiw;uwwj n.vv-uvvu.
THUESDAT, MAT.' 15,
GABITELD OAT IN CIVLND.
Dedication of tbe memorial Erected to tha
Memory of ibe Murdered Prealdenr.
Cl-vklakd, May 11 The Garfleld me
morial dedication will be one of tbe grandest
events that ever happened In Cleveland.
Elaborate preparations are being made. Grand
Marshal .Baroett baa decided tbat the parade
shall form near tbe public square and reach
the cemetery along the famed Euclid avenue
Tbe avenue stretches from the square to tbe
cemetery, a distance of six miles, and it will
not bo necessary to march along ony other
streets. Every mansion on tbe avenue will bo
decorated and the magnificent lawns will be
covered with flowers. At tbe cemetery gates
an imposing arch is now being erected. It is a
duplicate of tbe arch leading to tbe Capitol at
Hartford, Conn., and will contlst of two Im
mento circular pillars, 20 feet In diameter, 40
fe-t apart and ICO feet in height The pillars
will bo capped by a cone-shaped structure
UarUelu'a body now reposes, strongly guard
ed, in tho publio vault In the cemetery, and will
be removed to tbe monument In a few dais.
Amos Townsend, Chairman of tbe Committee
In Arrangements, positively denied a tenia
ttanal itory that had been flatbed about tho
country that the body It In tho vault of the
Hafo Deposit, Trust and Dank Company on
Kuclld avenue. Ex-Fretldent Hayes will be
Protldont of tho day and ex-Qovarnur J. D.
Cox, of Ohio, the orator. Pretldontllarrlton
nnd (Secretary Dlalne will tpeak briefly. Tho
President will he entertained by Mr. Dan P.
Eells, and Mr. Illalno by Mrs. J. A. Qurfleld.
In Ciiso of rain tho memorial services will bo
held In the Mutlo Hall, whloh has a seating
capacity of 8.000. Invitation! have been tont
to nearly all tho distinguished men in tho
country and many havo replied tbat tbey aro
lUStllt,
getting: beady to besv-
Ke-Eleeilon of Directors of iho Montgomery
Trust Onmpnny.
Noitmsroww, May H-It Is fortunato for
tbo stockholders of the Montgomery Inturanee,
Trutt and Hafe Dopotlt Company that William
V, BlInglulTt financiering outtlde tha lnstltu
Hon was brought to a closo early In bit wild
inoculative career. He wat preparing to float
the bonds of a Florida railroad when be was
ovortaken. Aa yet tbo railroad exists only on
paper. It Is a connecting link about nine miles
long, and tho capital stock of 100,000 Is said to
bo full paid up, Tho oompany holds a deed for
3,00 acres of land said to havo been donated
to It, The deed Is In a tafo In Norrlttown,
whero It wet awaiting the telection of a trutteo
to teours tbe bondholders at ioon ai Mr. Sling
luff wat ready to take bit hand In the game.
Tho itockboldtrs of the Trutt Company held
a mooting to elect a Hoard of Dlreotnis aud re
ceive a etatoment of tho affaire of tho company.
Thor were, told that tho collateral loans wero
teouret tha Hllngluff borrowed 1180,000 and
that hit tecurltlei wero good for about half
tlilt amount, making tho ooucorn's lost about
tt0,000. Tho itookhulden adopted a resolution
that tbe dlreotors resume payment whouovor,
In their judgment, It shall bo deomed ex
pedient. The old dlreotors wero re-elected, ox
ccpt tbat John It. Jacobs and V. O. Htluson
were substituted for A. It. Cox, deceased, and
Jacob H, O rater, reslgnod,
EMERY'S DEFEAT.
JlnAsrotiD Jtrnt The good light baa boon
fought and tho result from any itandpolnl
from whloh ft may bo viewed Is little hotter
than a draw, Mr. Kmery mado a bitter flght
and hat been completely vanquished. At a
political faotor ho is a dead duok. Ills vaunted
lnfluenoo doei not pail beyond tho tourco of
hit own voice. m
Philadelphia jnqulrtrt Tho lcnon of
Mr, Winery's defeat Is plain. Whllo all Itepub
lloans agree that tbo lsrgett latitude thould bo
given In tho discussion of tbo Availability of
candidates, thoy alto sgreo that ail tho kioklng
should bo dono boforo tho convention, and
alter It hat doneita work every Republican It
expected to do bit duty. This lesion they bavo
emphasized tn a most thorough manner by de
feating Emery in hit own county,
Mbadvillb Tribune! Senator Delamater't
friendt are content with the verdict! the Sena
tor does not need tbo MeKaan county dele
gates to Insure bis nomination and what Is
more tbey have never beon counted In hia
colnmn. Under ordinary ciroumttancet there
would have been no contest In McKean, but tbe
course of Emery forcod tne fighting which
practically ended in a Delamater victory. Wo
call it a victory, and victory it was.
Philadelphia Timet: Tbe convention
resulted In a clear victory for Btone, who se
cured tbe two delegates to tho State conven
tion from that county. Stone's friends failed
to stand by Emery as faithfully as Emery
stood by Btone and Emery was defeated for
Congress by a coalition of the Smith and Wat
son delegates, the former having been put in
the field as a dummy for Watson and to help
Delamater carry tho county against Btone.
The result Is, therefore, only a bait victory for
Emery, who won his flght against Delamater,
and lost the battlo for Congross.
AN EAELY SETTLER GONE.
A Warren Connly Lady Dice itt tbe Ago of
Ninety-Seven.
KskzUA, PA., May li At Kenzua Flats, on
Sunday evening, Mrs. Polly Marsh died at the
age of 07 years. Mn, Martli was born Itt Provi
dence, It.!., and being loft an orphan at an
early age catno to the Huiquehahna Valley with
her adopted patents, rilio came to the Alle
gheny rlrer accompanied by her husband, Byl.
vanua Marsh, and others, and settled In sight of
ber present borne over no yeart ago. Blie had
ten uhlldren, five of whom lurvlve her. One
gave his lire for his country during the lleheb
lion In 1861, Mri, Ma fsli outlived her huhand
JJ yearn, About Ave yean ego the visited the
KetiKUft vladuot, walking mils to take the
train, returning neit evening, not being over,
fatigued with the trip.
"Aunt Polly," at ilia wat ealled by old and
young, wee moil remarkable In retaining ell her
raeuitlet perfectly until her latt hnurs, Until
two years ego the voulu sew, knlf and rend with
comparative tuiie, nliswai a kind, UlirlitUn
woman,
OmOUfl AND BTA0K,
Tim Dale nfitiU' for tha three ennoortt of
the ruraius Vienna. Ornlicttr (iiienul yettor.
day morning, Although It rained all day there
wat anniitlnuout stream at tlnket buyers at
Kloher't. and by lust evening eaoh ot the three
charts for the dllferont oonnorta wu well
marked off with red Ink, At a rough caloula.
tlon It may bo tald that from one-third to one
half nf tho ontira number of reserved teats
have already been sold, Htlll, an entertain
ment of this kind dor not demand nny partlmi.
lar location, almost any aoat in tho building
allowing full enjoyment of tho mutlo, to there
are hundred! of desirable seat lift. Thorn
will be a different programme at oaoh of tbo
three concerts, Tbero baa been an abturd
attempt to excludo thlt famous organization
under this contract labor law, bnt as Mr. Curtis
has woll said! "It Is no more necessary to bear
Strauss' Orchestra to determine tbat it It a
company of flna artlttt than to bear Mr. Olad.
stone to know that he is a great orator. It
would be a publio lost If tbo law thould bo in
terpreted so at to exclude such artists," Pattl
has also had a word to say on this subjeot. Bha
wrote to tho Collector of the Port at Now Yorkt
"I know how perfectly the Strauss Orchestra,
of Vienna, under tbe spirited direction of
Edouard Btrauss, playt the Dewltcbing dance
music which has mado tbe Strauss name famous
throughout the world." The orchestra Is now
In Boston, having left New York on the day it
arrived. It Is to make its debnt there to-night,
the Labor Inspector having decided that he is
not authorized to call the greatest band ot
musicians in tbe world common laborers.
Quietly sandwiched between blood-curdling,
hair-raising deeds in the "Wild West"
department of tbeForepangb show, which ex
hibits In Exposition Park. Allegheny, Monday
and Tuesday, May 19 and 20, and East Liberty
Wednesday, May 21, Is a refreshing little act
that catches on finely with the audiences.
Four stalwart, bronzed and dashing cowboys,
nnd a like number of rosy-cheeked, fair-eyed,
rugged Western girls participate in tbe most
novel equestrian display extant. Mounted on
their swift-footed little broncos, they actually
execute all Jhe movements of tbe old-fashioned
Virginia reel, to music furnished by Bugle Bill's
cowboy band. -
"One or the Bbavkst" is followed at the
Bijou Theater by Ferguson and Mack's farce
comedy "McCarthy's Mishaps," In which there
is plenty of fun-making, music and dancing,
wbich a good company of comedians deal with
in good style.
TnK attraction at Harris' Theater next week
is, "The Celebrated Case," the remarkable
molo-drama, with Mr. Sullivan and a strong
cast.
Exbbxann, the man of mystery and magic,
will take -the publio through ways tbat are
dark at tbe Grand Opera House next week.
1890.
ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
Chief Jnatlee Fuller1 Ruling Similar to
Tbat Ild Dotvq by Cblel Jnttlce Taney
Over Forty Yenra Ago Editorial Com
ment From Vnrloun Papers.
jtje conflicting interpretations put on the
"original package" decision even bv eood
lawyers can be explained only by a failure to
ta"d the full text of the decision and consider
Wbat the court clnarlv nnd urnlleltW !,!.
Speaking for the court Chief Justice Fuller
quotes approvingly the following doctrine as
laid down In the original license cases by Chief
Justice Taney over 40 years ago.
"But although a Stato Is bound to receive
and to uorniit tbe sale by the Importer of any
article of merchandise which Congress author
izes to be Imported, It Is not bound to furnish a
market for If, nor to abstain from tbe passage
of any law which It may deem necessary or ad
visable to guard tho health or morals ot Its clt
Izons, although such law may dlsconrage Im
portation, or diminish the profits ot the im
porter, or lesion the revenue of tho General
Government. And If any State doems tho re
tall and internal traffic in ardent sntrits inju
rious to Its citizens and calculated to produce
Idleness, vice, or debauchery, I see nothing In
tbo Constitution of tho United States to pro-
vent It from regulating and restraining tbo
trsfflo or from prohibiting It altogether If It
thinks proper."
Not con tont with quoting tho formor declara
tion to the effect tbat whllo tbe oomroerco
clause of tbe Conttltutlon requires a Stato to
receive Imported articles It may nevertheless
regulate and restrict tbo uto or tale of tho
tame, tbe Court now addti
'Theio decision! reit upon tho undoubted
right of tbo States of the Union to control
their purely Internal affairs, in doing which
they exerclso powers not surrendered to tho
National Government but whenever the law
oftho Htato amounts essentially to a regula
tion of a commerce with foreign natlone or
among tbo Btates, as It does when It Inhibits
directly or Indirectly tho receipt nf an Imported
commodity, or Its disposition before it bai
ceated to become an artlcio of trade between
one Stato and another or another country than
thlt, It comet In oonflfot with a power which In
tlila particular has been exclusively vetted in
tho General Government, and it therefore
void."
This ought to be explicit enough, especially
when taken In oonneotlon with tbe declaration
which tecuros the prlvlltg of sale only to ''tho
foreign or non-resident Importer." Pertoni so
described are guaranteed tbe right to send law
ful articles of commerce Into any Btato and tho
State cannot prorent tbe receipt thereof, but It
may control the sala or any disposition after
tho original packsgo Is broken. It cannot pro-
rout Its citizens from receiving liquor from
other Htatoi, but may prohibit any salo of tho
tamo at rotall or to be drank on tbo promises.
Anything dono wltu tbe liquor alter tbo break.
log of tho original package enmea under local
law exclusively. VMoago Tribuni.
The Temperance question In No Danger,
'pil "original paokage" decision, aa it Is
called, of the Supreme Court wilt not bin.
der tho progrett of the temperance reformation!
it will ratherhelp It. Thu dlffloulty growing out
of It, whloh at tho preient looks formidable,
will be overcome, and new oaro will bo given to
tbo legislation of the future. If tho dteltlon bo
a right one, it ought to bavo been made, and
now it becomei all tuoio Interested to meet, In
telligently and earnestly, tbo emergency that
growt out of It. Thlt can bo done, and will bo.
I'ltttburg United J'retbyltrian,
e e t
All Quiet In Rfnlne.
J3 Y tub way, wo do not bear tbat any of tboto
iniM.in. urn iuvui feu mvuuih uitii-aii, -,e
"original package," bavo been opened in
Maine. Evidently tho trade doea not consider
tbo Federal Court't decision ao much of an
JRei at certain of thr newspapers bavo repre
sented It. Lewltlon Me.) Journal.
Congrese Nbould Take a Hand.
'Thb National Government cannot afford to
become a party to violations of wbolesomo
State laws. Therefore the inter-State com
merce regulations should be so amended by
Congress at Its present teuton as to prevent tbe
carrying of liquor into prohibition States.
Failure to do this would be a very disgraceful
omission of duty, and would also add greatly to
tha strength of tbo national Prohibition party.
Chicago Daily Newt.
The Government lbs Real Saloon Keeper.
'The decision is only another proof that tho
prohibition movement. Instead of being out
of place In national polities, can never be ef
fective without Federal co-operation. Evor
since the war tbe general Government has boen
tbe real saloonkeeper. It has been, tbe groat
dispenser ot liquor licenses, and has continued
to Issue them even in States that have enacted
prohibition laws. Chicago Jlerald.
CLOSED WITH A BANQUET.
Orflcera Elected for tbe Junior Order of
American Mechanic.
rtrartAL tileoham to tiis oispavcii.i
OAHTOIV, May 14. Tho annual convention d(
tho Btato Council Junior Order ol American
Mechanics closed to-night with n bnnquet to
the visiting delegates by the local councils, at
Hurford. The hex! convention will be held at
Flndlay.
The ameers for the ensuing year are as fob
lowil HUte Councilor, Hungerford 11. Corm
lng Junior l'att Mlate Oounellnr, J, A, Hul
tere, Ol Btenneuviliei senior tiob uounonur.
J. O. A. lilt'hter. ol uanti
Meeietary, J. Vr. if oaglanil,
Htam Treaiurer, W.A. (lerr
Miate Uhap nln, 1 V. Him
unmnm ninin uuunn
dun, ii( Hieiiueuviuei
((union, or Clevelandl
--- -. - - . - i.r -
nt'ine, its: i;v
war ie, ft. I'mtlllliwh "( s,ibmijiiiu jh-iiib
Hentliiel, 11. iIuIIiiirii, of North liiriuijm rep.
reiautMlvt! lo the (Jrajirt National (htiiiim,
(i, ), ftoberli, et Columbia, and U, li Tinkler,
or MMtlllnn.
re srtt-t- -e r
lllflioiill Job fur I'liiibum Imwyerti
from the llrrl'biir n.inilnt,J
Pitttburg lawyert are engaged In an erfnrt to
get rid nf the elalmrate led In the cnmpriilllnu
f legal (loaiimenle, tlm niitroin of many flan,
turlu of verbose uiiernnnii In tuoh ronneo
tlom, and tulntltiite the plainer 00111111011 Mine
way ot exprotilng the tame thing of the
pretent,
Colored Men Willi Hiieinlied Keeks.
Tho following Item from tho iinlnred intn'a
nrgan, tho ltinhmond J'ltmtt, esplalut Itselfi
"More oolo'cil men with stretched nocks, per
forated botilee and amputated limbs have as
rondedthettalrway to hoaven during tho last
Warden,
30 years than has ever been Known in too His
tory of any civilised country."
MAY IIMHtiOMS.
Tnn MUSKALONau Ann nrrino,
The muskalonge are biting
in (he damp and chilly laket
And the fishermen are writing
Jlomo touio gorgeoui "fakes."
Tho Waltons all are hieing
j'o tae toothsome fish's lair
And to each other nightly lying
In a way to curl one's balr.
for real solid Information
We would simply like to ask
Jsthe muskle's" approbation
Won by "bait" worn In a flask?
CMcago Times.
VOW IS THE enCRBY IN BLOSSOM.
.Now li the cherry In blossom, love,
lrfve of my heart, with the apple to follow;
Over tbe ylltaic at nightfall now
Merrily veers and darts the swallow.
At nightfall now in the dark manh grass
Awakes the chorus tbat sings old aorrow;
Tbe evening star Is dim for the dew,
And the apple and lUac will bloom to-morrow.
The honeysuckle is red on the rock
The willow floats over the brook like a feather;
In every shadow some love lies hid
And you and I in the world together.
Mar is. HMfn tn ilarrer' ifagaztnt.
1ITB POET IS PBACTICAL.
My Genie's fair beyond compare.
With lovely, rippling chestnnt hair;
A form that might a saint ensnare.
Has Uenle.
My Genie's clear blue melting eyes
Are like a glimpse of Paradise,
And I can't help bat Idolize
My Genie.
Bnt though my Oenle's very fair.
And has sueh lOTely rippling hair, '
bhe can't cook a steak and have It rare.
Can't Oenle.
60, as of "rocks1 I haven't got
Enough to hire an Irish pot
Wrestler I'll not to share my lot
' " ' Ask Genie.
ODE MAIL POUCH..
Tbs Goose Hoax A Reminiscence of Almost
a Half Century.
To tbe Editor of The Dispatch:
Solomon hat given advice bow to answer a
person under certain, circumstances bnt tbe
proper way to reply to your correspondent
"Anter" (Latin, goose). Is not so easily deter
mined, as ha does not appear to know anything
about the subject of his own knowledge. Tbe
main features of tho "Goose Fly." as given by
L. M. on Monday, are no doubt correct; but I
do not believe it will ever be satisfactorily de
termined who were the actual originators and
perpetrators of the hoax tho most stupendous
ever played upon the people of the Iron City.
The writer was a compositor at the time on
Tub Dispatch, tben located In a building
which had been erected after the lire ot i8i5, on
tbo spot now occupied by the Iron City Na
tional Bank, Fourth avenue, then tho center of
business. Commencing several weeks before
tbo event took place, a small Item appeared in
the local column announcing that an Ingenious
mechanic, who lived in Birmingham, now tbo
Bouthilde, waa engaged on a macblno with
which he believed he would bo able to navigate
the air. Thli woe supplemented from tlmo to
tlmo by other Items telling of tho progress
made In tbo work, and culminating In tho final
announcement that a publio trial of tho ma
chine would be mado from tho iland (now
Ninth) etrct bridge, on a certain day. (Au
gust SI, 1810). Although I waa not personally
awaro at tbo tlmo who was at the bottom of tho
affair. It was generally believed that, In connec
tion possibly with tboto mentioned by I M.,
(with all of whom I was closoly acquainted
and some ot whom wero known to bo great
jokers) a bookbinder namod James Duval, who
did business on tbe tblrd fioor of Tux Du
I'ATClf building, was the prlmo mover. I dis
tinctly remember the printing or the handbills
for tbe purpose, which wai done on the tecond
floor, then Whitney A Dumars' job oOlce.
Publio curiosity being tbut aruused.lt was no
wonder that on tbo appointed day the banks of
both tides of the Allegheny river were crowdod
with porsons males and females rich and
poor In carriages and on font all anxious
to. seo what had never before been witnessed,
a fUcceailul attempt to float In the amblont at
one's own will, prompted by tho same curt
otlty, I wat alio there, helping to swell tho lm
monio concourse.
Altera ilolay of a considerable tlmo, tho
affair took place In tho afternoon of a warm
summer day. Two or tbreo individuals wero
observed on the roof of tho brldga making
their way from tbo Pitttburg ilda (tbero wai
then a promenado on tho top of tho bridge),
and everybody wai on tip-toe to witness tho
unusual sight so long promised. Ono ot the
persons appoared tn be enveloped in what was
probably a Bpanlsb cloak, frequently worn at
tbat period (and this may have given rise to
tho story that It was Harvey lloliman, who
woro a garment of that description). To thoio
at a distance, thlt made him appear at If tbe
large wings with which It wai luppmod the at
tempt to fly wai to bo mado, wire folded at hi
tide, at Is frequently teen In plottiroi ropro
tenting angoli. Without any warning to tho is-
nmuiiu luuiiuuup, me apparent winya wero
suddenly expandod, and Instead ot tbe in
vmtpr floating out buoyantly away from tho
bridge, out Into tho ether, and tar away over
the bull whloh surround our boautlftil olty,
from tinder tho folds of the cloak slowly flew a
large-ilaod goose, which, alter vainly striving
tu keep Itself aflimt In the air, Anally dropped
Into tho river, where It wat quickly rescued bv
ono of tbo many bond of every description
with whioh the 6010m ot tho Allegheny waa
literally oovered,
It did not take nearly to long for tho vast
crowd tnelear away as It did for It to gather;
and although tho writer eaw thousands whom
he personally knew, It wai a dlrtloult matter
tho next day to And even ono who would admit
that he was a witness ot tho event, except ai
by the river bank wan tho nearest or mutt con
venient way by which bo could reach tho bust-
neat point started tor. a
Without disparaging any other writer's ac
count, tbo above, I bellove, W ne accurate at
can be given, except by an Actual lurtleloant,
which will probably now never bo done, after a
lapis of nearly tt years. Thli hoax occurred
not long after a terrible riot on the publio
ttroeti'ainnng the volunteer firemen, and as
Tjik Dihpatcii teemed to ihow partiality for
ono of the offending parties, and wat alto
blamed (or Its participation in tba flying
machine hoax, Ita circulation materially dimln.
lined, many of Its subscribers showing tbelr
foellng In the matter bv thus exercising tha
right ot what In these latter days Is called boy
cotting. Homo wai taved by a goose, This
DiarATCH wai a loser by tbo tamo fowl.
PittsbdiiO, May 11. J. F. M.
Looking: fer n Lost Urolher.
To the Editor of Tho Ulipitcht
We hare a brother and wo bare not beard
from him directly for over a year, bat lately wo
havo heard be waa in Johnstown the day be
foro tbe flood. Not knowing any better way to
learn whether he left Johnstown or not on tbat
day wo come to you for help, hoping through
your columns you will find out where he itayed
at Johnstown on tbat day. If his landlord es
caped he ought to bo able to give tbe Informa
tion, If not somo one else might.
This brother used to bo in Westmoreland
county and on tbe Monongahela river. Ho was
a cripple and drovo around with a dog and
wagon. Any one that can giro any Information
that will help us to learn whether bo got out nf
Johnstown, or his present whereabout!, will
confer a raror on his fathor and brother,
Thomas and Hobort Forsyth, Now Castle, Law
rence county. Pa.
He was called Frank Forsyth nnd his namo
w painted on tho wagon. He was a peddler
and repairer of clocks nnd witches.
Ureensburg, Irwin and Johnstown papers
win ouiigo uy reprinting tuts letter,
THOMAS AKfc IlOllEllTiFl
froHsrm
N8W CASTLE, May 11,
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Authorship of it 1'nllilcnl Letter.
To the Kdllorof 'flie lllipatehi
In 'fitfl lnsfATCJii tt Tuesday, May 0, there
appeared n tetter from Mercer making some
enmiuenlii on the political situation, ami oiler,
lug n few predictions aitowho would he win.
tier lu Iho convention, Among oilier thing!
ll wai Haled Unit Hoh, i. H, i'rult nnd lion.
Henry Hull would bo two of tbe three no nil
ndte fur Assembly. We uuilerttiiml It Is elf
t'ulld In different part! of Ihe county ilmt
Mr, Hull wrote Iho letter lu order lo help him
self, ami It It also ruiiinrml that a elrouhtr will
be mattered over the ununty stating thai hole
the author or Hie enminunleailiiu,
i neiire uittt my worn annum not be impuieii
lo anoiheri bimI, wlli in iwy.M. briefly and
plainly at jimilhle, ilmt Mr, Mail ill I mifwrile
any pari or ihe letter, nnrilul lie, either illrumly
nnri
ihat
nr iiiiiireuiir. gnes inni n iia wrncn, r tug.
Ktt Anything It imnnilnti'll nor did n lntr env
niiwlei gu of tlm i4ine In any way, illreuily nr
Indirectly, or remotely, I alone am raiiiumililii
inr inn noun; iiiiiMMoin, A, J, TAMl,
Mkjiohii, PAMayl,
HE LOST HIS LIBEL flUIT,
A Nevrtpiipir line Itlglue Which Mtn Are
llnnnil lo Kriprer.
Ht, PAirr,, MlNrf,, May il.-Tha IllinUiilt
for 110,000, brought ny Attorney Albert Kret
tlo, of Minneapolis, ggaluit the 1'lmeer-l'rttt,
was thrown nut ot court by JudgoIIIckilii
Minneapolis this morning. The point In ques
tion wai whothar a nowipaper hat the right to
lUilillsh a statement or a quettlan whan that
statement It llbelnm In itself, even though tho
Subllcatlon ot It bo actuated by no malice,
udgo Illcks decide that It has tuch right, and
that the fact of tbe matter being privileged ex
empts tbo nowsnaper from suit, or tbat tbo
paper cannot be compelled to rest Its caio on
the truth of the privileged publication.
STATE POLITICS.
Pnil-lTJ-LpniA Timet: If there bad been
a Itepubllean Emery In every county.in Penn
sylvania, Republican bosslim would bavo died
beforo it was born.
Washimotoit Pott: Tbo Hon. William L.
Scott should hasten to try buttermilk on tbo
warring Democrats of tho Third Pennsylvania
Congressional district.
Altoona Tribune: Among tbo "dark
horses" thaf are being groomed for tbe Demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination is lion. Georga
A. Jenks, of Jefferson county, whose friends
tblnk be would make an admirable compromise
candidate.
Greensburcj lribunei If ex-Senator Wal
lace is nominated by the Democracy be will be
beaten by 75,000 majority; if ex-Governor Patti
son is nominated be will be beaten by 50.000
majority, and if Channcoy Forward Black is
nominated ho will bo beaten by 100,000 ma
jority, i
Latkobb Advance: There is a pretty
strong sentiment being developed both in this
and tho other counties of tbs district In favor
of Mr. John Knbns, of Greensbnrg, for tbe
Democratic nomination for Congress. Whether
or not Mr. Kuhna would accept the nomina
tion in the face of 3,600 Republican majority is
not known, but it is thought by his friends tbat
bo will accept.
Du Bob Courier: Montooth's stock is
away up in Jefferson county, and enthusiasm
for the old soldiers is being arouied that a few
weeks ago would not bave been thought possi
ble. Two months ago had the vote been taKen
for delegate to tbs State convention. Dela
mater would have probably captured the
county with Jlttlo opposition. Bat since
Major Montooth's tour through thia section,
last month, nls following Is dally Increasing.
CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.
A North Carolina farmer has on his
farm a bealtby colt with lire legs.
At Marshall a 25-cent piece of ice, when
melted, will make a wet snot two Inches wids
and four feet long.
Two Bussian climbers of Mount Ararat
found In perfect preservation a minimum ther
.mometer which was left there last year.
A Brooklyn physician is authority for
the statement tbat tbe grip is almost as preva
lent there now as it was during tbe past winter.
There is still four or five feet of snow on
the summit road between Ellensburg and
Wenatcbee, Wash. Teams are obliged to cross
early in tbe morning, while tbe crust is hard.
Albert Haynes,va Union county, "Wash.,
rancher, being thrown from a horse, tbe bones
ot tho lower arm wero forced from their sockets
and out through a frightful gash a few Inches
anove me oinow.
In Twiggs county a day or two ago a
beardless boy of 21 was married to a lady of 87
years old, having seven children. This young
man la tbo lady's third husband. Sho Is said to
bo still quite bandiome.
Tbo piece of crowo glasi, 40 Inches in
diameter and 1i Inches thick, made In Paris
for the object glass of a telcscopn for the Uni
versity of Southern California, will reqalro two
years' labor to turuinto a finished lent.
The fint Bowdoin TJnivenlty crew that
has ever sat in an tight-oar boat wilt row at
Boston, on tbo Charles river, on Memorial
Day. The opposing oarsmen will bo represent
atives of tha Boston Athletic Association.
"Big Six," a Birmingham, Ala., col
ored man, earned $5 by butting a 3-year-old bull '
to death. After tho animal bad been batted
Ave times It foil tn the ground and In five min
utes wat dead. Tbo negro was not Injured.
A colored boy 11 years of age, living In
Now Orloant. I a musical prodigy. Techni
cally tlio bov knows no difficult!!!, and there)
items no effect, no combination, too Intricate
nr complicated for him to orercomo with per
fect ease.
A wealthy merchant of Berlin recently
celebrated his birthday by inviting a number
of friends to play ninepins. Wbon tbey ar
rived ha began io throw tbo balls and pint at
their heads, inflicting lerero Injuries. He bad
becomo lnsano.
Mrs. Catharine Brown, an old lady of
Port Providence, Montgomery county, died
from blond poisoning. Boron weeks ago, whllo
In the cellar, tho was bitten In tha hand by an
Insect. The hand and arm at once swelled to
iloublo their natural size, and from this tho
blood poisoning originated.
Tho latest experiments made with car
rier plgeont In connection with varlouiKuro
foan armlet shows tbat tbe normal velocity of
ho carrier In calm woatber and (or a short dis
tance Is about 1.210 yard! a minute. With a
very ttrong wind In Iho direction of tbe flight a
bird bat reached 1.080 yards a minute.
Practical co-operation among working
men is on trial In Los Angeles, Cat. Kitty
laborers havo formed a company, and havn
taken a largo sewer contract from tho city.
Tho men work fur IS cents per hour, for eight
bourn it day. After nil expenses are paid tho
profits of tne coniraot will be equally divided.
Tlie Kmporor of Germany has hie cards
llko other mortals. They aro very simple, al
though those or tho Gorman nobility aro gen
erally very highly deoorated with croiti and
crowns. 1 bo royal cards have absolutely no
ornamentation. In plain guthlo letter they
read: Wllholm, Gorman Kniperor aud King of
Prussia,"
A farmer lu l'ostcr township, Pa waa
arretted for an alleged assault, but waa ac
quitted. Since tbo trial ho baa potted tho fol
lowing notice lu a conspicuous place: "I'tio
herby noifv all parents of children that tlio
child or children aro strictly torbiddeu to coins
onto my premises or Into my bout unlesi In
company with tha Father or Mother."
George W. Keller, of Page county,'
Virginia, 13 years ago plunged Into tba tea
at Atlantio City after dauclog himself into
a perspiration. Ha wat telzed with ossifying
rheumatism and bas lain aver mice In bed.
drawn out ot thape. Until 1887 ha tutlered
torturing palm continually, and tince tben
halt of bis body bat apparently turned to stone.
A curious medical case was shown at a
meeting of tho Alumni of ttellevuo Hospital,
New York, last week. Tba patient was aS-year-old
boy, whoso lower jaw was locked In a
way that made eating In the ordinary fashion
nut of tba question. In fact, tha youngster
Kept blmieir anva ana apparently rainy com
fortable by poking food Into bis mouth through
a bole caused by tbo lots of two teeth.
In some experiments lately mado in
England to test the morlt of electric welding,
a IK Inch iron bar was welded both by means
of electricity aud by band. Tbo former stood
a strain ot OLD per cent of tho strength ot tho
metal Itself, and tbo latter 80.3 per cent. Tbo
electric weld, however, showed cracks wbon
bent cold at an angle of CO degrees, wbereas tbs
band-mado joint stood 13S degrees of bend.
In the town of Mayfleld, Cab. Joso
Ignaclo Aurequo has boen confined to his bed
for S3 years. Ho wai Injured by an accident in
a mine, and lias not been ablo to put his feet to
tha ground since. His only attendant Is an
adopted son, who haa deroted bit tlma ana
mount tn tho support nf tho aged Invalid. A
good woman ot Menlo Park bas contributed 18
ii month from her prlvato purse for the past V)
years.
The following Is tho Chinese remedy for
croup! "Collect from old walls several nests
of iarge-slted spiders, two of which, at least,
should ountaln live iplden, Mako them lutoa
panle with 80 grain! of alum previously die
Jolved. Then, after It It well inlseil, reduce
the paste t a-lr, and apply It hot to the
throat," Thlt, It It tald, will effeol an Instontft
neoutouieof the diteitif huwever severe tho
nllaok.
While a Jury witi out on n street iu
I'lakeni, (la.. eserellng In oompany with an
nftker, they were eiirvfehet by a minister,
who whiipredi "Wink to him buy, ttfsk lo
hlim you know 1 ni your prelir, and you
must do M 1 tell you." . (hi Ihelr return in llm
1'iiiirl hull" Ihey t'd'l the Jutlg what had hti.
iieiied. The minister wat euiiiHinneil and
iMiM"(iiil to Jul fur a mouth and to pay tlno
urtviu,
..Within tight of eaoh oilier In I.iibook
illtirlet, W, Vt live rive members nr one
family, wlmsu rmmbliiril tgtt It flirt years. Tliey
ire the iiiiikwiihi, Tlm family pontliu nf
llarnes laekwth,sued 7l , iV A. lleqUwilli,
Hgml Til MM. I A, iieokwilli. who wain eek.
with before marrUije, agadj'l Miti Jaua lliok.
with, nlrid HA, ami Unofe Tom iieakwllh, aged ,
uo, All tlm iiiBinberi f this remarkable family ;
are yet bale and hearty.
A lady while sealed In her carriage saw
aitlrlnthunmil, and looklng.over thowhaelt
taw hopping In all direction! aerosi and
iiraumt toad aiming for tho electrlo light.
Hlio got out and aired for tho lamp, too. ,
Thorn was a ring of tnaus underneath It s
ill row I r. waiting fur the fall of inntht and tha
Insects of niglit that diupfrom the life de
itroylng flame. Jtwas aourlous sight thota
creatures squatted In a circle, with upturned
hoadi, waiting for the victims to drop Into
tboir mouths.
AMONG THE IHJM0BIST8.
A Parent's Growl. How's your family?
''I'retty well, thank you."
"Any or your daughters married yet?"
'Wo, and I can't understand why Ihey don't ga
off; they use powder enough, goodnesi knows."
Hotton Courier.
"We had a monkey at our house for a pet,
but pa gave blra away, an I'm awfully sorry t"
said Jimmy to his new friend. ,,.,.,
"Did you love the monkeyT" asked his eom-
P"Sah." said Jimmy: "bat the monkey nied to
tet blamed foreTiryiblng that went worag, and
now I do.-iltrper'l loung feopU.
Cora Miss Fnssanfeather's hair used to
be black. I sea It bai turned to a chettnut. How
do you account for that?
Clara-1 bellero ihe has been, using the funny
papers to do her hair ud In. Xonkeri Statesman,
Out of Labels. I've brought you a box of
dears, George, dear.
Thank you, love. Are they Havanas?"
No, dear. I asked for Haranas, but the man
said he hadn't any Havana labels on band."
Boston Courier.
"In times of peace,"tsaid the Major, "I
frequently go to military balls."
"And In times of war?"
"Tbe military balls come to me. That's bow I
lost my leg." Stw Xork Herald.
"Your references are -ery satisfactory,
but I cannot engage you.
"Hay I Inquire why not, madam I" asked the
would-be butler. X
"Your balr Is red and my dining room li deco
rated in robin's egg bine." Life.
"Do you believe in paying as you go?"
asked HaTatter to the betel clerk.
"Yes, If you want to take your luggage along
with you."
"How much'ara your oranges, my, little
maul" . 1
Ten eents, ilr." L
What-aplecer" . "
"'o, ilr; a whole un.1' .Harper's jfMty, .
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