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VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1883.
VOL. I. NO. 16.
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A WEEK'S NEWS.
Ictus by Telecraph aad Hall
CBBni(a OF 00NGBBS8
TBt senate met on the i7ta and at (be eloss
hour tlx consideration of the
PJ 8"k w" was resumed, ltMque.tion bo-
"r Hawler's amendment Drohibitliur
Citi!!-. k "lor coll!t'" ol political coutri-
T wnww. u ine tioverameot iron
maer lioveraou nt omoer or employes. An
amendment .h aim adopted that no person
Bamtually uelng Intoxicating bevenwres in ex
"" pa appointed to, or retaiued In any
" scj wialneee ar employment to which the
proriatous of the act are applicable. The MU
wa tuau j named or a rote of W to &. The
noma met but no quorum being present ad-
Th Senate tba iSttt at th eloae of the
awrriing hour oa motion of Mr. Edmund, took
P the MU reported by him from the Committee
SB Judiciary, to prevent tae Government of.
J B1 employe collecting from or paying
f outer money for poiltioal purpose.
' wa oaeree: a a autetitute to Mr. Bd-
committee bill one hitrodiieed bv him
fe li-MWiPQer !. foe th Mmn.M(alnhiM4.
bat a -tuiiuiir Government omoer and ent-
r""-irora coutrtbutiug money for pol tii-al
p-a. iaee to any person, whether Government
rawoer ar employe or not. The aubstitute w
fnjectea or a vote of IK to Xi. The Fit. John
Porter bill waa then taken up and diseuaaed
nam adJoummouL ...... Ike flouts waa not la
In tke Beasts the 29th, after the lutrodue
Uoa and reference of several bills, on motion
f Mr. Genome, tke MU appropriating f 10,000
for tke erection of a monument to Huron De
tain, at Annapolis, Hit, pawed. The bill to
regulate tae r residential auceemton waa taken
up and diacuaaort until t o'clock, when tke bill
for tae relief of Fill John Porter waa taken
up, and Mr. Logan addressed tke Senate at
leneth in opposition TbeHouae waa not lu
Tba Senate waa Dot ta esaloa the SOtta.
la the House, oa not on of Mr. Kaseon, the
billa to reform tke civil eervloe and pre-
nllcai aeaeesraent were taken from tke
ker'a taMa mi pmtmI tn Ihn I 'iimtnillM
oa Civil Kerr ice lteform, and leave granted the
wvwiHf hi rewin lata si an uuie. . mi i no
vxaon of Mr. Marak, of Illinois, tke Penale
bill waa pasted eiieiulinir the time for lilinar
ekuma for horaea and equipment kwt by om
fere or mliaied men in the aervloe of tke
United tkate witk an aiaendinent liiiiitina tke
wleualoa to one year fnnu the paMUure of tke
Mr. aunina, 01 aiaaawnuM'tia, onerva
a resolution retiuodins' the Attorney (ienfral
In bifnrm tke liouae what neueaaity exlstid for
the appointment of Jaa. H. t'halmera as Ae
aistant Uiafrict Attorney for tbe district oourt
of the l ulled Htaua for tbe northern district
f MlaaHMliipi, and to forward to the Hmiae all
Borreapuu deuce la regard hi suck an appoint'
WallHINGTOJI NOTES.
A bill has been Introduced lu tbe Senate
pen tiii a; to witnesaes In Uia Star Bouta prose-
eutloB In the criminal court of tbe District of
Columbia living west of the Mississippi river,
t per diem ol 12.50 and mileare at Iba rate of
trvea cent per mile cumins; and ruin-.
Tba Commissioner of Aurrliull ure has pre
pared a revised table sbowlna; the (fralu product
tf tbe country for the year ending Uecember
I, to be i Corn, l,M5,ft.i0,OX) buthrla; Wheat,
110,000,00) bushels; Oats, ;0,0U0,OUO busbels;
Barley, 450,000,000 bush); Rye, SO.OUO.OOJ
busbels Buckwheat, 12,100,000 bushels. To
tal jrrsiB product of the country, S,ilJ,(U0,WW
twihela.
The renat on th tS(h dlsruasca tbe Po
litical Asfeasmeut bill, and Sually by a rote
I SI to au took op the bill for the relief of
Ft I Jobs rotter. The llouae was uot to ses
sion. Postmaster General IT owe addrnwd a rora
muulcat i to tbe Chairman of the Fenate Ap
' proprlatlon Committee, rallin( his attention
to I he fact that grower of seeds and bulbs In
th States along- the Canadian border forward
their vo;'s to Canada and hava tbrm sent
tbrourk tba m ils to person In the
United Plate, thus obtaining- the benefit
of cbeaier tantdan otaii rate oa
uch matter. Th IVatmaalar Geaeral
after referrinf to the fact li st the Veiled
Btates cfaargrs twka as mark r ounce for
carrying producer' seed a It doc for car
rying tie rlieuUr which advertise seeds, con
clude his letter by asking whether w cannot
afford to transport for right rent per pound
seed which tba farmer bays, a well a to
traBtport seed for nothing which the Uorera
ment burs, and If we cannot afford to carry
teed for one cent for two ounce paid tela
our treasure a aril a carry them for tbe
Sams price paid into th Canadian treasury.
Th proceed of th recent tale of article
aocamulated in the D.a J Letter Office amonnt
rd to (4,4 7, which aum ha bee deposited la
the Treasury to tba credit of tba I'oatoftice
department.
Th ratlncatlon of tba Convention ol tba
CbII1 state and Belgium for the exchange
of money order after January t, was formally
u ti Hand beta era tba Post master General
aad tba Belrtaa Minister a few day lee.
It la said that at tbe last Cabinet meeting
tae appointment of ferrets ry roljer a Min
ister to England was determined upon, aad
that be has accepted.
Cea. Poi ta reported a hsvlng algrncd a
raqarat ta Crmgress asking that th prayer ol
of Oea. rorter b granted.
Th Ways aad llaaa Committee havw com'
parted th ronstderstioa of tbe aehedule of
wool aad wooiea maaafacture and advanced
rate about tea per cent, oa the average over
that recommended by the Tariff Commission.
Tba report which leave the rat a Bird by
tba Committee, I reduced anoat tea per cent.
befarrth axtaUar one. This sit ranee was
apoa wooiea cloths and ready-made clothing.
At th PrraMeat' reception oa New Tear's
Day great nciteaseat wa created try tba sud
den death of the Hawsliaa Mlnlater. After
being preae-ited to the President, and while oa
Id way to tbe anta-room, he wa attacked
wtth rertlgo aad spasms. Ha wa promptly
attended by tbe phrtcians, but shortly after-
Ward died m one of th ante-mom at tbe
Exacatlva Manama. Wbea the MtnlHer waa
take sick tbe music stopped, and after tba
ajmoojicemeBt of his death tbe rcceptioa
against Dake I so Intense that it would ra
,uir Blight aataUoa to csMue a lawless out
break. Kew deve!opmenU show that to as
persion against th charactar of Capt. Nutt't
daugbter is Dukes' utters ar abameiut.
Soma of these letters will be presented wbea
the trial some on.
Tba polio of Trenton, N. i., report that
Jacob and William Rusk drowned themselves
In a canal there to escape arrest oa eharg of
tabbing Officer J arris, of Philadelphia
Marcus Pike, of New Tors, aged eighteen,
nicked ap a toy pistol, and ta a playful man
ner pointed It at his married sister, Anni
McKeou. An explosion followed, and the
woman was shot fatally.
The mala building of tba Somerset Fiber
Company at Fairfield, Mains, burned recently.
A bug digutar heated by the Same ex
ploded, throwing tbe macbln ta all direc
tions. John Pooler waa killed by tba falling
of an (ron pipe. Loss, fS5,0U0; injured.
Twelve kundrad arm and individual of
New York City bars signed a protest to
Congress against tbe passage of th Bankrupt
act
A Are at North Attleboro, Mass., recently
destroyed 75,000 worth of property. '
Christian Tiraman, who rescued two girls
oa th occasion of th late Calendar Budding
Are at Providence, Rhode Island, waa called
to tba Mayor' otnc one day last week, and
Biade the recipient ol a puree of money ag
gregating f87! wliils the father of on of the
girls gave him a suit of clothe.
Two children, of Meriden, Conn., aged
eleven and eight years, acknowledge that they
placed an obstruction oa tba track recently.
to wreck tbe New York passenger train, and ssy
they did so because an employe of th road
drove them off th tbe track.
Nelson Kaymoud, H Worcester, Ma., aged
sixteen years, wh la playing with a revolver,
killed his brother Joseph, aged ten years.
TH BAST.
Th will ef Edward Clark, ef Ofaege) Coaa-
tv, Krw Tork, bequeaths to hit heirs tl.SW,
Oua. There Is eowaiderabie ef lb property ta
Hear To k City sod else here. Including the
f eraleigk aan:oa and thtrtr-lv acre of
hand hi th village ef FernleUrh, oa tbe o
aBehaaaa. lis aloe beeaestha tjtl.OO) to tbe
gtwual f dof Waiiams College, and request
hi eea, Joba H-, to bar swlTtctect mterest la
tin Stager Maawfactwvag Company a as be
tier ted Director to watch ever aad protect the
family mterest la that eoacera.
A eeafereae ef the rerar refiners end tm
fJorteraof Boatoa aad vtrinity waa held re
caaMly. Every bowse waa represented. Tbe
mxlkif waa eaTled peeiaDy to pcewewt tbe
arw ef the trade as meiahsis of Congress
Bowiaaa, Camdler,
id to aeTre to
the assessment of
ft was Intimated by tke
slhfersBcre esnowg
llgaais had hit' arte
ff a plaa rowid be
1 tana thin iras a bee ef aecwrtag a
) espitaHsts hav
mad ta Powtswrw
seiling asmlB
Jasam Uark afeot aad kfOrd ha wife la a
r-h bibb at baavte la Pittxira, Pa-, lately.
( aik ta tmeer ef well known family,
BWd Mi srUe baa, far year, borne a bad iepa
vaa) were ataaean.
jaiiaa. Eaaaaw awd KasaeO,
ta yiasmia that the
Bar sr apporter i
peaeBBted Beaatavi
A aartraf la.), (N. T
IIUMub arxas ef
wkarh they
Tas Tobaree Trade AmortaOoa of noade
fJa feeeaarr adnied resotottoa arriat Gbs
ayaas te s dj arHtioa of the mterwal rev
aaaat tax ea toeacee.
la SyTamae, Tf. T, Aaaa O'Brlea feB tote a
aaahEra. wk Je arawtng a pall ef water. Her
aseeher ran to her teat a and feB ta alsa.
laa wee dieaasst The lather dtaimmd
i he tetfif sea freea work
lb exrtteaarwt ever the Nalt traa-edy at
rwtoatewa, P-, b) aaabateA aad tbe feelief
TUB WEr.
Tbe operators of the Masslllon, Ohio, dis
trict coal oiliics bars agreed to reduce tbe
price of mining from ninety-five to eighty-fly
cent a toa, and hay appointed a eouuultte
to confer with the miners.
Henry C. KIsselL City Treasurer of Tucson,
Arizona, and agent of the Budweiser Beer
Company of St. Lou la, ha gone to Mexico,
defaulter for 13,100, Th city, the Budweiser
company and several psrties ar th lor.
At Pioneer, Csl- a few day since, W Ullsm
Hartley stepped up to th bar of a saloon to
take a drink, when Thomas Kerr, wlthoat
provocation, knocked him down, and drawing
a pistol shot him dead. Kerr wa disarmed,
and a jury of twelve held sn informal trial.
Kerr asked for an hour's time to ar-
rauge his business, sat do an aad with per
fect coolness wrote to his mother at Lexing
ton, 111., requesting all hit effects to be rlvt
to ber, and then asked for severs! drink. The
citizens then took him out to a sycamore tree.
wbea be requested that his boots be taken oil
si be aid not wish to dl with bis boots on.
II o wa then promptly hanged.
Peter DcaTsron, a carpenter, of Rockfora,
W. T., recently shot hit wife aad himself
through the bead. Cause, Jealousy.
Messers. Ilsrris and Watson, men ofeX'
perlence in the ttewsnsper business, and hay
lug capital, bare been In consultatioa with
Capt, Payne, at th office of tba Ok labors
colony la Wichita, has. They design ac
companying tbe Oklsboroa colony from that
point on th or at day of rtw'.ae!t, and
a 111 rata' llah a new paper called th Oklaho
ma War Chief. Tba drat two number will b
published in Wichita, the next number upoa
the territory II n, and Ui next and all subse
quent publications from the Oklahoma tows
site on tba North Canadian Hirer. These
gentlemen It I rrpoi ted, hay already obtained
about 7U0 aubscrtber lor their paper. I'ayna
sari that there a bow 0,0U0 wagon ready
to atart for Oklahoma. .
Chris. Han ton, of Lebanon, Mo., aged
about thirty year, a blsrksmith a few months
direct from Denmark, died recently from th
effect of a spree, during which he drank
half pint of alcohol at oa drink. II left
AX) which h brought with him from the old
country.
Tbe C'htcsgo Lumbermen's Exchange, la their
monthly meeting recently, decided to continue
tbe old price-Hit, except fur kiist and scantling
two by lx Inches, twelve to fourteen feet.
which were reduced in price 11.00.
President Morse, of th Kansas City Fat
Ftock chow, baa selected . Menrs. A. B.
Matthew, William Epperson and M. R. Phut
at th Execotlre Commutes, which commute
shall bay charge of tbe detalla of tbe daty ef
making th arrangement for the ahow. it is
proposed that special premiums, beside tbe
regular one, b given, and that these awards
be arranged for tba different cute aad Ter
ritories a follow: low, Kansas, Wyoming,
Nebraska, Colorado, Mexico, Texas aad tbe
ladiaa Territory. -
rergi. Rnfus, formerly of the girth Cavalry,
committed aulrlde at Fort Lowell, Artsona,
recently, shooting bimelf with a carbtn ia
the prrseBC of tbe company. He waa a gradu
ate of West Point, and formerly Lieu tenant
of tbe Sixth Cavalry. Ha was compelled to re
sign oa account of drunkene and misconduct
The Ntlctd I attributed to drink.
Win. Walton, a coal miser at West Belle
ville, III., the other morning ahot J arte MU-
boara beraasa b would aot marry him, aad
thea shot himself. Both died almost Instantly,
Joba Parry, bookkeeper for BeverUg A
Dewey, private banker of C blcago, baa bees
arrested oa the charge of forgery te the ex
tent ef e,M0, by a system ot fraudulent
ehecka, ta coUasloa with a bar-tender
large saloon. Tbe bar-trader wa not s nest
ed. Tbe senior member ef tbe firm la aa ex.
Governor ef 11 Knots.
Three weeks ago, a yoaag msa hi Monro
Coanty, Mo., named Grahea got married and
took hi wife to hta ssotber's bonne to lira- A
yoaager brother viewed tba Bsarriage with
great dtafarer, and after brooding ore the
liter two week he roes from bed early oa
aternlng last week, and wlthoat drese-
tng, went to his brother's rooaa, ahot
and killed him wSil asleep by his wife' side,
and thea ted; bat, hi a few hoar later, re
turned aad aarrewdered to tba aatborttiei.
Threats ef lynching tbe marderer were made.
bat aa tnveeUrmtio developed the fact that
the yoamg maa was aaaaae.
The Cincinnati laeaei refase to Jota the
CUcage aad Milwaukee brewer la adeaaring
the price of beer one dollar per barrel, and the
rseae ef the two former due ban receded
from their resolattoB.
Tare aVisptiate character war recently
tracked a rsyaevDir Crook Ceasaty, Orsama.
Ia trrtag to thaw owt soaac giaat pewder at
Portlaad. Orarow, lately, aa exrsnaiaw aeek
t.taT mere Ckmiaii a badly toyar-
mg tare others.
A hey Baaaed Tyrrell, aged revra year
while ptarteg with a Wtorbeater rile at Maat-
Keb ewe rvewlasr mat week, aertdesjtally
dtorbarged the gun sad wa kales, tbe wbote
top ef ks bead betng Mewa eC
Barry ae the nalag ef Dae-, gist, a Bra
brake owt la Friend Brethers' barge hole ml
doth .- awtaMharaWBt ta Milwaakre, Wla,
Tba tre origissted ia the tauwawat, from
either as overheated or ee'ectre fttrawee, aad
worked Its way aa the sloriaa ef the mrg
BtrBctarc throng the elevator. The latency
was completely gat ted. eestrrrring tbe un
mease stock by water aad smuba as nrweh a
by Bra Friend Bi otbeiS Mas Igwrm ap $na,
tX tnenred fer ah mi tT7.0B) . Ia addtttoa.
arrersl other estaWlibmiuta snlfcred te the
eaBoant of IM 000.
J arses TMHt wa re-res tly kBVrd at Tipae
eaaea, iasL, by fslling hi front of a rtrraiar
Keymui reai bed tbe Indiaa Bwreaa Irwm the
Cherokee crrontrr, ladiaa Ten limy, te tbe
efert that wait mew are weHif bafldtra
Ski feectng at aastaawtbi the LoereAe eat-
let. Commisiloner Pries recently addressed
a letter to Agent Tufts at Muskogee to warm
whit herder to remove,wtth their atocx, from
th reservation, allowing twenty day for tbe
cxU. It tbe herders tail to get out in that
time, the agent 1 authorized to call on th
military and eject them. " -
California baa been visited by th heaviest
now storm the past week ever recorded in hey
history. . -t
TBtB BOl'TH. ;
Charles Branch, a negro, who outraged and
murdered a nine-year-old girl near Varnei
Button, Ark., on the Little Kock and Missis
sippi River Railway, was taken from his guards
by an armed mob and banged to a telegraph
pole.
Six book of record have been stole from
the safe of the county clerk's office at At
lanta, Ga. As nearly all th original deeda to
Atlanta property are redsaled In the atolen
books, tba authorities offer f 1,330 reward.
Fix colored persona Were dr6wned twalvs
miles above Darien, Ga., a few daya since.
Officer McCarthy was shot dead Christina
day at Deulaon, Texas, by a man named EUls,
whom be was attempting to arrest.
Revenue Collector Lewis Buck or, of th
Louisville, Ky., District, states that the re
ceipts from tbe sale of tobacco stamps In his
district hay fallen off about two-thirds since
the discussion of the reduction of taxation be
gan In Congress.
English dt Huguenesr warehouse at Macon,
Ga., contaiuiug bales of cotton and a
large amount of guano, burned recently. The
grocery of Early dc Bhearwood waa also con
sumed. Loss, 1110,000; Insurance, 185,000.
Two brothers, named Bullard, were killed
recently at Lebanon, Ala., by two brothers
named Jacoway, In a quarrel. All are mea of
prominence. - . . q
During a light in Staples' grocery store.
Owensboro, Ky., Christmas night, between
man named Norria and a negro, James Mont
gomery hearing a noise, stepped in the room
lust as Norria fired, lb ball (truck Mont
gomery In the abdomen, causing bis death.
At Columbus, Texas, a son of Capt Stafford
was shot and badly wounded, when the friends
of Stafford banged the man who did the shoot
ing..
A Ire at Presoott, Ark,, lately destroyed two
entire blocks of business house. Lost 1100,
000; pai Uy Insured.
Clarence Veight stepped Into the cigar store
of Mrs. Liixie Swim, at Fort Worth, Tex.
ens evening recently, purchased a cigar and
after lighting It applied the atlll burning
match to some fireworks In th store. An ex
plosion followed and the atore and adjoining
building were consumed and Mrs. Swim waa
burned to death.. eight fled.
Aa expres train going east collided with
freight train near Owingsrille, Ky., on day
last week, killing both engineers, a brakeman
and a baggagemaster. Several of the passen
ger were Injured. Th trains were almost
totally destroyed.
Dsvid Ferguson and George Levi, the City
Hall official of Louisville, Ky., under Indict
ment for fraudulent appropriation of tbe city
funds, are In JsiL Ferguson confessed and
surrendered to tba law. Levi waa surrendered
by bis bonda men. Hiukee, City Auditor, la
the only one Indicted now out of Jail.
A riot occurred at Oconee, Ga, lately, when
Asa Lawsoa killed Marahal Webster and Lou
William wa etortaliy wounded. ' All wars
white men. Three colored men, brother,
were dangerously wounded. Several ether
of both races were Injured.
CBifKBai
Russia and th Pope have arranged a modua
vlven.ll. The Pop will reappoint Catholic
bishops In Poland. -
Klug Alphonso lately expressed tbe hop
before tbe Chamber of Deputies that the con
centration of Imgwrtant publie force around
hi throne and dynasty was a sign of, an In
creased feeling of attachment to th tradi
tional monarchy.
At Bradford, England, a tall chimney fell
apoa a building full ot operative. Tblrty-
sil persons are known to bars been killed and
fifty Injured, mostly women and children.
The damage ta estimated at over (-100,000.
About 3,000 persons are thrown out of employ
ment.
Arald Pasha and his fellow exile embarked
a few day since fur Ceykra, There waa no
demonstration of any kind In connection with
their departure. Sentence varying from on
year' police urvclllano to twenty year1
banishment were Imposed on eighty-tout
prisoners. Twelv of th richest prisoner
were ordered to deposit a guarantee ef 5,000
and lesser amount for the faithful observance
ef the Government order. ,
Th buslneat failures of th country last
week were IM, of which sixty-thre were In
the Western States.
M. Gambetta died at hit residence at Vlll
d' Array, In France, at midnight, just at th
advent of tbe New Tear.
TUB aVATBIT.
fa th Senate January Mr. Logan contln-
ad hi argument against the Flu John Por
ter bill. The business transacted by tbe Hon
waa of no general Importance.
Tbe eirest of exports for twelve month,
ndlng November SO, 1483, waa 1,434,835;
exres of exports of gold and silver cola and
bullion, 'same period, wa 133,701,307: vain
of Import of mercbaadi Into th Called
Btates for twelve month ending November 80,
1750,517,205, tncress of 190,400,295:
vain ot export of domestic and foreign mer
ebaadla lor twelve month, ending November
SO, 1H, was 1758,082, 461, a dearease of 1105,
&,03a.
The public debt statement for December
bow total debt, SI.W0, 7,o93.Bl; total cash
to tnasary, 31s,9M,01AOO; debt tea cash In
treasury Jsnuary L, ISO, tl,O7,54.r67.00;
December 1, 1883, t,era,mW0; eeerreaee
ef debt during the month, 115,411223.00; de
crees of debt since Jan 30, 1882, tSl.STO,
KS.00.
Th Board of Manager of the National
Soldiers' Home ask SL,l21,0r for next year.
Five hundred mora Inmate are expected than
year. Six hundred and eighty were ad
mitted laat year. The atanagnr recommend
that worthy, destitut soldier, even though
they can not trace their till to origia tn the ser
vtre, should be admitted. The Inmate ot tba
boms number 13,000.
Mrs. Stilwen, wife of Jay Stilwell, employed
oa the Chicago, Burlington aad Qnlncy Kail-
road, has made a eonfcasioB on her death bed
of thre m orders. Her f rat victim Was
Beajsmia Swlgart, ber I rat husband, who ah
ays, she killed at MaryriUe, Mo., tn March,
1S77. wtth tae aid of ber anther sad brother.
The aecoad was a stranger, whom tbe mm
killed for BBoney. The third waa her
whom she strasated oa the
ef hw another at Kulo, ties , la May,
a. See asao eewfrased to terse atiamrta to
kJ berarewent has be ad to obtain Ms Hf ta-
rraaee- She ia dytnar ef ronsnapUoa at tba
aaf remtrre to Kaox Cbaaty, Ohio. ;
Mha Josephine C Meeker, danrhterof the
to X. a Meeker, who waa tartared and
k'led by the Lie Indians In the am. tarn of
lbit, aad who was herself raptured, died hi
Wssbmgton last week of paenmoeia. She
wa a clerk la the Treasury Department at the
time of ber rhialk ''
Mayor Colby, of Salem, Maa., wboas term
of ofbee expired the let, hanged himself oa
the day his term ef office expired. He lost
his wife shout ooe year ago, since which time
been a subject of despondency and
melancholy.
Pme Bra ft, Ark., was visited by des trac
tive are oa the M. The loss is estimsted at
H,om
Advice from Care Town, Africa, to tbe
National Board ef Health state that during
the past two month t.0M people bare been
etrtcken with small pox, aa that t,M have
died. The nes-roet object ' vacctnatlo. i
CIV1L-SEUVK E REFORM.
Panax ot the l'enillrtoa Bill ta the
United State Senate The Bala Feature
ef the JCnactuientCooipetitiv zasut
satioa rrovided Far, aad FoUUcal As
asuneat Forbidden.
Tba (oUowing are the provision of the
Jlvn Kervioe Ht form b il as finally paeaed by
the United State senate: The bUlto eatitlod
"A Ii.U to Itegulate and Improve the Civil-
wrvicsoi tne united olstoa."
It providea for the appointment by tbe
President of three persons, not more than two
sf whom shall be of the same party, a Clvll
Serrlce Commissioners, who shall constitute
tbe United btates C.vtl Service Commission.
Power la given tbe President te rvmuve any
Oommlasioner and .. fill any vauancy, by
md with the oonauut of the rweata.
The salary of said Commissioners h)
axed at &l,Su) each, par rear, and all necessary
traveling expenses. . s ? - ' ' .
Seet.en 1 pre.-eribc tbe dutlee of said Onai
miseiouer, which are. briefly, to aid the Presi
tent in preparing auitabla rnJe fweairf-iag
this act iuto effect; and wbea said rti It s shall
Have been prornuhated. It shall be tbe duty of
all oifcour of the L tilted States in depariment
aud ottics to which any auch rule may rotate
to aid in . all proper way in carry
ing said rules and any modification
itr reof into effect, raid rules shuli
firvide for open, ompct-tiveexiimiuatioa
or testing- the tito" ot applicants fur pubtlo
fervice: such exsmiiiatioiui suall be pruolical
ia their character, and, so tar aa may be, shall
relate to those matuirs which will fairly cost
the relative capao ty and fitness of persona
liHMiu -d to diSL-barge the duties of that serv
ice into which they sot-k to ba apMintoil.
It luttnui-proviuo tor tbe ciHS-iticiit.onof sit
dthecs, plaois and employments, and that
tuch plaoja eh-ill be ttlb-d by seluctions ao
)rling to grade from amongthoae graded the
aighestas the result otuoh competitive cx
Also Drov14e tor tbe annortionmont Of
aiinolnbiiieiils In the A ntirtiiioula aniomr the '
ievorni htatc cud Teriiiorie upon tho baais
af popuhttMin, and evary application forea
ainiuailon snail coutulu, Sflnonjt omcr inuura,a
itutemeut. under oath, setting forth hie, or
her, actual bona fide rt sidt-noe at the t.m of
making application, sa wuti a-i how long ae, or
be. has boeu a rcsid(4it of said place.
It further provtilesthat there shall be a period
at prolMitioii before auy absolute appointment,
and also for Ihe promotion from lower to higher
grades upon tne baaW of merit and eotn
petitiou. i'rornlos thai person in the public
service are thereby uiiiler no obligation to
oontribute to any political fund or perform
any political sei-vloo, and that he shall n-t be
removed ot otherwise prejudiced fir refusing
to dose. Korbids the use of oJhciil author
ity tiintlucnce or oocroe the political actioa
3f any appointee.
It ulo provldai for non-competitive ex
tmlnation in oases where conipctcut persons
do uot apM-ar after notice, a d in ease, where
oouiuetuiou may uot be found pi aeticabln.
A so provides for the n.ititlcation to the
Omunigsion by thewppoiutiuir power ot those
ieiocToa lort-mpioyuictitsiuouinoee esamiir
ed ; of the place of residence ot such persona: of
the roji o.ion of any sucli persous alter pcobs
lion; of trtiupfers, roHiirnaiiona and removals,
and of thu dais thereof, and a rvoord of
tne same shull be kept by siiid
t'ommianion. ba.d Comiuisaton shall
tie subject to rules Hint may be umde by the
President; make reauliiioua for and hat
ooiitmtot such exniuiuatien-i, aud through its
mcuibora or eannmt rs It Shalt silpervie and
i-cMAi vit the r.u ..1,1 1. II t LllM .rtiiittl Slid aiuiJi
teen the minutes of It own urueecdiiiHS;
make annual report to the President, tor
tnuisinl-ai.m to Consresa, ahowing its owns
ton, rules and n-iriiiatiun auif exceptions
thereto in fone, tbe practical eltccta tucreof,
uu any aur-caiioiie h may appruv a.
rectloii X i-rovldea, tor the empieyment of
a l nicl r,x inilnor wuoanaii rcoeivea aataiy in
tliil (J par yanr, and a tteorauu aia salary of
fi.'HU per year, and also, ben necessary, a
stenographer and lucsscng -r. Tne t'mimis
slon shall Ulcet at tt aahiurton and in onn or
more p.aeea in oaeh ntute and Territory where
etumiuati ni are to tnk place, d 'al-iiate and
leet a ault ilile nnintier of persona, not I'-as
th in throe In the elheial service of the I n ted
Suites, rea ding in said hlalo or 'i'emtoiy,
after conaulting said depsnment, orolht-e, lu
whirw each Demons seti a, to la use member it
IliHiniaol t:suininer.and inay.al any titnc.siib-
atilutc n.ny other per ma in said ae1-! loc.liviug
in such territory, in place of any oui s i
si'l-jcted. Such Hoard of i:ain ners shall
be a., hi a'ed aa tn make It reauil.l) yonven
leet and lnexM'ns.V4 for appllouuls t. atteud
bofiirc them; and where thcie are -rsona to
be eiamiiMhl i anv Mtato or Territory examl-
natlona aball be held therein atXt twice in
each year. 7'he uae of any room in any public
Duil'ltng 1 allowed tne toiuiniaaiou or auca
It tarda of Kxamincrs by the provision of the
sect Ion.
Section S direct the Secretary of the In
terior lo pro kin suitable rooms In Washing
ton tor heeaiiuartere, ana to euppiy tn - uoc-w
my atstiouery and printing fur Uio Commia
Bli in.
Meetton 4 auwrtdee tnat any tmm awioner.
Kiainiiier. e.Hiviat. or moaaemrer. or any per
son in public a n ice a ho shall wllfuily and
corruptly deceive, or obstruct any pernon in
respect to his or her right or examination, or
who shall wilfully, corruptly and falsely
m irk. iriedc, estimate, or report upon Urn ex
amination or nroner standing of any person.
or who hall wilfully and corruptly make any
false repre -illation concerning ihasam", or
oonoeniing tne per a exam nod, or who ahall
wilfully and corruptly fumlsh to any person
any apociitl or secret Information for the pur
pose of either impiovirut or liijurlny tbe pn
p-ctsorchanoi-a of any peraon so examined
being appointed, e.npioyed, or promot 1, shall
lor each such ollense be deemed guilty of
mladcmaanor, and upon eoMvkt.on thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not lca than
f 110 nor more than f 1,00 1, or by Im priaonineul
mit lose than ten dara nor more than one year.
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
rvctloii t direi't tne cecretaryoi tne Tree-
n rv w. thlu sixty day after tl e pnsmjr" of tne
bill 1 1 el lasitv all officer In the emuloymi ni '
of the Treasury Department, and rep-irt
sstne to the I'riwldent and instruct the
matter-General and th hi-a-ls of all othc
partments to make similar tiaaaihcaUou,'
reports.
Section provide that after the ernl
of six months from the pstre of th t
officer or clerk shall be appo.nted. and t
son shab be emiiloyed to ent'-r or be p-r
In el hnror Mid clashes now exiatinr
may be arranged hereunder pursuant
rules, until he has tHed exatnim
shown t i be spectnlty exemp'e I I rom
aintnatlon In conformity h rewiih: I
Ingcon-sined In Slid net ahull b - com
take fr in tlHiee b'moraiily d sehar
thf- military or naval service anr tr
conferreHl by the l,7iHth s ti-m of the
httttiltes nnr lane rrom tne I'reselent
tborlty not Inconsistent with this act c
by the L'i5"d section of ssi t soitu
shall any officer not in the exicutii
of the tiovemmeiit, or env pcrw-n a
pi lyedss s tnborer or workman, here.
beclHesirted bereu-ider: nor, unless
tkinortr.e r-enale. snail any person
bc-n nominaveat for connrmiitlori r
lXo re roi ui red to be classified or p
naoon. .
Heation T nrovmrs ta ic not more
member of a family shall be eligible I
menttoany grade.
Bf-cllon tiroi wei tnat no re-ex
of riewatoewer K preaeatatlrea, ere.
charactiT and reid-nee, ehH be eoi
In making examtnat oas or sppoiatw
aect'i a s arovKiee mat ao pj-raon
- uaina In oxicntlnar bei-eiwat-s tn-
shsll be apfiointed to or r.-tnine i tn ait
busmea or employment to wum-b tae
ions of till" act are appt-eabie.
section rs dtia ine tnnt no renator
reeentative nor any emfioye of eitbet
ant at executive. Judicial, military e
oleeerof the t'nttod litatea, and ne
emokirecf any detmrtment. branckot
of the exerwtive. Judicial, or military,
service of the Cnib-d Stutes, siiail. din
Indirectly, eoticlt or reeeive. or be m anr
tier ccflceroed in eotietting or re eiiii
assessment, aubsertptloa or enwtr-tbtfti
anv nolitieal wumose whatever frm
flit v-r. clerk or employe of tbe fritted
or anr department, branch or bureau I
or from any person receiving any sa
core penar Km trom tvwen fieri ve. II
Treasury of the i'nlt-d Biste.
Sceticat II I rev ei - that n rwheef
ptovea of tbe t'nited States shall c
rromote. oreewrade. er te.ny manne
tbe onV-tal rank or onwipenaat oa of r
otfteer or employe, or promise or th.
te do. for rivma or witbhoMirar er a
to make any e -olrlrmtion of money
vahialde thing for any y"lit 'Wl pary
neetion II wmhlhiu the riving e
to lenatora and ketawaewtativca t
pollteal obtecta.
Snciion l provMea that anv -ahall
b fonnd aw y of vmlailna
-tb of tbe fowr i-irev -ins ectl
deemed gnltvv ef a m-adewieanoi
eonviction tXMreef. be puni-h-a.
exceeding are thousand doliara,
prtsoament for a term we ri-e
veara. or ov nea in sa x napx
in the discretion of the court.
TBE FIEE AT KINUSTOX, JAMAICA.
A Graphic Description By a lady Ke-
Vt itness Thrilling Incidents.
Tke wife of aa omoer ea the stoamer Alva
rave the repor .er a sketch of what bad come
andcr ber personal observation. She waa ia
the oity from the time tba brat alarm wa
given until the found refuge on tbe ship at
aiidniget. She said:
"I wa out with aom friend when erl a
of Bra were heard sni eohoed along the street.
We at once learned how the fire wa supposed
to have occurred. J. boy wa in a lumber
yard araokmg. Hi father had repeatedly
threatened him for being there, and only a day
or twe before he had been flogged for the of
ferae. But the punishment did a A aeem to af
fect him maun, and on this day he wa amok-
lag a uaal oa a pile of shaving with ton
companions at the gate watching for hi
father. Ia a spirit of fun they suddenly
yelled 'Wolf I Wolf I your father hi coming.
The boy hastily scrambled to his feet and
flung iba lighted pipe on the shavings.
gt "Thawews hlowinr, the tinder kindled,
aot S tnent later the yard waa on fire, with
bo. waning away as fast a their legs could
of
. -: u-re is another thing about this bM
tv muj not been noticed, and it may ao
f the sudden primring up of fire
r night far away f r m the general
a negroes have long been in a state
ent at the policy of the Government
nry hava chafe! under its tnereas-
bns. Now, it it well known ia
at anonymous letter were etrcu
ig that the towa would be de
t'ae threats were thrown in certain
pensively discuued, and in many
Uoturht of aerioua moment.' ilow
! eaa rumors may be, the conduct of
luring the fire showed remarkable
I In an exceedingly abort apnea
jt th. first alarm wa gives (anoke
house far away, and the atreett
(wk'-d with a miscellaneous mob
k b Thi- amok wa so thick that
d no safety in any quarter.
farmed and tried to foroe my way
t i The attempt we a a failure, for the
t im along toward that part of the
e. I Indescribable scenes were being
eh ijvttutn. r-olitlers, balf-breeda, ne
gro mea, children and offli lal formed a
closet, peeked multitude tbat i urged against
the 11 nc of houses so either ti le of the street.
Ne owe amde any effort to sava-the building
except a few of lbs hand capped fir J brip-aile
that vainly tried to get hydrant-water Into th
Same with iiM-faah toned pump. 1 finally g-4
out of the thickest of the crowd and Into the
park, wh -re M her een were taking place.
Girl rushed iutothi open (quare with bundle
on their h-uidi, but the bundle were on fire.
and many of the poor ereaturca loit tht Ir
brautiful king hair In the ahower of
biasing htnglea that were caniei through
th city by lh! wind. Troops of wear
ing mea and bowllag boys tramped
the streets. Thea there were women who
rave way to crisi for wstor and merry.
l ord God. sen 1 ruin on the-w poora nnenr
oricd one worn in. taakedherwbysbedld not
go for water. ' lie you 'aios I'd pit water
with these hxndsr I'd die Bis. I'dsesKlnr
bia sunk 'fore Id tots water.' Another
woman howled plaintively: 'O blesaed Lord,
havem- cyl I know'd all de tin edutd ia-
Hiru If no dav of 'peutanoo wa put
' atrem de Lord, de day ot wrath
'A maa want d hi plana moved
pxm houaa to house In ai-arch of
Vnli
nerwo
off U-f
am L
and help,
ture -dnt
wo
the fr
whet
-Ply was: 1'se a t moviu' furnl-
ho, sua, not me I Me no do
e pian i was finally earrird by
thf street with other effect,
-d an hour later. It was
.fere ordoml not to io-
woir
"A
thea.
and
c-gdo. but a
io city,
"'e tti
a rule they
erisp
hor a
gangs
ruin, t.
te lik
down f
tore. -
throuirh
ht fir
'd coo
itroom, 14.
-d to a
child In
... . .cent down,
s tbe smoldering
ked Db, which they
eiilbalt a 'thea- marched yelling
-ta. A lady was shopping la a
4ear I the alarm, and ran to see If
her house waa safe. The lire wus half a mile
away; before shegd there It was ia flames
hear woe of thy Government buildings
nc-r i a oman fell upon her knees shouting:
O mass i God, aai. the p w women! Klnss
toa is sih h a wicket plaoa. I bad a friend;
i he sultl she would repent. She put it og one
day too long, and aow th firs takns the rich
and poor.' It waa said on good authority that
his Kxcllency the Governor of Jamaica ia an
much disliked ty tke n cymes I bat wbea he
appeared on horseback with ks private
score Uiry to hk after the fire be waa
grerti -4 w.th sticks and alone, and retreated
to a rMaoe of safety.'
At last, after a lorg stnirxie of tour or Sr.
hour tba lady ruBuhed tho wharf aad got a
b-iat hitake her tn -he te-ner Alva Sh
r e grate- -weouni or the im-xv-nta of the
arht Are brought oa board with
wir via, but without money or
a turnip in ai clinches
fom hia etore. Hefureos
5 eeii eitleena h ave their
'-inr thnms h ihe f treett
(Hie man who had tost
at when he left tne bwrn
; were taking away tanre
"-iffee still smoking and
.it for bread. Near the
V it among a pile of
he had saved from lbs
their valuable to lh
i n that edinee burned,
I, diinnx the nirht were
Mothers came without
: l-t I hem tn the crowd.
I steamer with three
came to herself ah
re ma her chl dren. la
f-n a nelnhbor a rbiidn-a
4 nd In the boose, and It
er mother waa take, oa
Me thing at her breest.
bread tn eat. After
fA alwet the refugees
rae lower part ef the
pnds ef men searched
garden were tn a sad
t ees warn mere charred
a roaated Buns fr
I hlrh ihme l he e ty
-r-1 vulture. Impetiewt
mr 10 wtw tvi eu-t. -m
.jltants ef iamaiea da
rj I J oarrioe the bua-
incy are very tame,
in lu Betrbt these silent
r-ale beeame ao terrified
ire oa the shin la th"
fnerstrtioas aailers wnw-d
I y even when the nssnnr
asournful plumes. Ji. 1 .
I Seeds by lbs Kerrrw
I meat.
AHtiawma, Decemlwaa. .
t tnt Agncultwre, ta his re
V-bi'i w le the work of h a de
"'-Idahleeihlbtlloe of tht
". I'adiw the special
V ef $- for needs
loiilbera - districts.
tlJUt: Held enrw.
,5;; etd beera,
: field eettoa, IM. The
seeds seat eatt by the
V-,irii Mmfwflttarei4 wrnirr
I lll1lrtl 4?orTv- iryt-as UtH.
I trTtcd hr prnvl friw
UfK-ta. IfhiXA pv k nrr, tn
4-ant. if ti,9 t.H'1 nun-
I 1 IV
A MoitTUax, man sent revera
Canadian apple to Qw-ea Vic to
tone, Lord Luff Tia and Oeaeral .
He re-rlrcd letters ef acceptat o-
except the Qseen, whoa secre
'Her aiajeaty com wands me i
fnlfy apfreciates your kiadae
apples, but H is s rnl ihi"
tare shall not be acceptet
count of the p- risbabW
cannot be letulued." f
wajBot rpla nei. .f.
Till eit'g?aa of Tore
snaking rrerarat'ons
that (tty's semieeiiV-
layt sr to be j-ivca t
.'.l were cotton seed, tr.wd
- -- e
-etetalea. SLris tonae--i
strawrievry. These
Twr-" were "T7 kines
f wheat. M kmds of
sr. H of stwwwum. Twe
y ever grata packages ia
sing of bnitdiaa- a rest-f-agzectel
Flnh to owe
, 'Te. I tbeagirt I
aiBSTbith tlto.' "What
a-e Gothic, or Doric, ar
p, a little of every-
ti b the lirr-taa
I genuine Betey-
i si! arenad M
f have beew k fried by
dt mnwtha, and there
tbe toliea. CM-
: frhaldn Claim i gent.
WsmuaoTox. December SL
Commissioner Dudley has written tne fol
lowing letter to a gentleman of this city who
wrote asking whether there wa any real ne
cessity for employing penaion attorney, and
for a brief statement of the method used by
dishonest attorneys to swindle soldiers:
DxrsBTiiairr or ths Invshior.
WsamkoTox, December la. 1W
Dxan Sib: Tour oommuuicatioBof the 14th
Inst, is at hand! You ask ma two questions:
First, "1 ht absolutely necessary that aa boar
cat claimant for a pension should be repre
sented by an age'r" and t-sui, 'What are
tne principal device by which dithoorat
areola fleeoe soldiers r" In responsa to the
am questioa I ahould say tbat Sea. 4,Tta of
tba He vised Btatutea prorldei that I
Commissioner of Pensions, on appllcattoa
being made to him tn person or by letter by
any claimant or applicant for pension, bounty
land, or any othv allowance required by law
to be a ljua ed or pa d by the Pension Ofhce,
anau ruinisk to am a person, free of Ml ex
pense, all aush printed instructions and form
aa may b necessary in establtahlng and ob
taining aaid olalm. I hand you herewith a copy
of the pamphlet of law and Instructions la
med In conformity with said law, and sent out
on application or freely distributed on ceil.
When the claim, properly filled up and exe
cuted, to filed, tha receipt Is acknowledged,
the number of the claim given, and claimant
aot i Bed that tha earns wilt be taken
m us om r. At the same time sn ex
tract ol aad pamphlet I forwarded
contain" y full and eompiets lusi mo
tion. JVeersiarily considerable delay occur!
between the time of filing the claim and
lu being taken up In IU order, which delay
tne claimant 1 sdvised to employ la procur
ing the necessary evidence. When the case
la reached and la taken up, if the evidence
all in and sufficient the claim la settled at once.
Otherwise the claimant ia called upon for the
paiticular kind of evidence required, aud
the circular c lit are au woe ed that they can
not be misinterpreted or misunderstood by
any one. The evidence of record 1 obtained
by Iba otto d root, as Is also the medical ex
amination by the medical boards in different
parts of the country. I will only add that
the aarvioss of sn agent are moat ef ul to th
clamant when he devotes himself
th preparation ot tha required evident
(mtnediauly upon the filing of tbe eialu)
er before. An agent well p a ted In the law
and the requirements of this orfloa can thui
anticipate the calls of the office and greatly
shorten ihe time consumed la the adjudica
tion of tba claim, aa well aa aave the oflice
much labor A to the absolute necessity ol
the Intervention of an agent, each must Judge
lor himself.
In response to your second question, I would
ay that the criminal files of th s office show so
many and various prosecution agalnatdishon
est agent that I ahould be unable to clasniry
and enumerate the different violations of law
endthedovioo used In defrauding pensioners
within th? limit of such oomniuntoation a
this, but the prine pal vioUtaone conaiat in
the collection, under some guiae or upon
ome pretext or another, of more than th foe
allowed by law, the enforced eal lection ol ao
called "expenae fees" or "postage fees" fa ad
vance, addressis" th calls of this office fi r
medical examination or other evidence by
"C. O. II." packngu, the collection of fee ia
advance and the abandonment of tha claim as
anon as th fee Is received, advertisements
holding out iiiTiucemeiitt not warranted by
law, by which honest soldier an led to prefer
in tici claims, tbe only advantage in such
eases being that which accrues to tha agent,
who gets a fee.
Su h facts ar prlnelpally predatory upn
the ctaJmaut rather than upon the Uovora
, but ars Just as mcritrtcloua and biaia
Wurth. Very respectfully.
w. w. Di Di.rr, CoeimlsaloMr,
A Remarkable Nlery.
The St. Thomas (OnU a'txasnv Jeto-nol tells
the following exceedingly wonderful story
eonoerninga Michigan man:
On Kunlay mnr.iinr aa tha CI B. B. express
going east waa a- aring Fletcher, a man whe
waa a paaaengeron oneoi the coach s Jumped
from hia seat and ran hastily along the aisle te
tbe platform and Jumped from the dying
train. The speed1 of the train must hare been
furry-five miles an hour, and those who saw
the Bxaa make his terrible leap thought there
wat not the slightest chance t r hi
life. The rope was pull- d by the
brakeman, tbe engine reversed, the air
brake put on, and the train backed
np to tbe point where the man mad
h t sudden exit, the train mea being all ready
to ov-k up tbe fragment of what waa (un
to be a era xv paaaenrer. However they
were mistaken, and the train was met by tht
said pasaeng-w hoofing It down the track at
lively rate. He was almost aninjured. and aa
aoon as he was aboard and the train making
headway toward Buffalo agaia be waa besieged
with questions, traiamen, conductor and pa
seng. rs all being carer to know the reason of
bis hasty dlaembarkattou. lie
name wa K. A. Cimcry, bis age taenty
two, his bwtinea locomotive aremaa
on the Grand Ilapids A Indian
Hallway. He wa going home to Buffaw
after a two year' absence, and had gone rc
sleep la the eoaoh, a one naturally would at
three o'clock In the morning. While he tepf
he arcane that be waa In tbe cab of hia en
gine and hi mate shouted to him! "Tht
throttle tt stopped, if yon want to save yottt
Ufa. Jump!" And be Jumped, as baa been de
scribed. It I a good thing he did not lamp
minute Boone r, or be would hav landed in
tae stream below the txrtdg this side of TH
bury. A it was. he waa scarcely Injured at
at, Bis ana Being snraiiy nrursea
crab-bed. He did not wsam am tdl he struck
the gf d and discovered A train long
way
ft Writer Lctler.
The Id lowing r- w from the report af
the Postmaster Wirral, mid shows ths nwm
ber of lettrr wvittan and mailed In each State
of the Union during the year, aad tha) per
cent ajre per capita of p-ipulatkmi
Srsras sac Tciuu-
voMiaa. Re. IWrsrs.
Alabama ,"!. XT
Alaska. .... MIX
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PEUSOXAL AXD LITEItART.
The new Governor of Colorado is
sn!)' about thirty years old.
Senator Bayard is ranked by Georen
A. SaJa as the best story-teller in tha
eoumry.
Milton received 25 for his "Para
llel Lost," and Tennyson $5,000 for hia
Troniise of May."
Mr. Bill Nye, of ths Laramie Boom
erang, speaks of Elder Cannon as a four
ply j aterwamilias.
Mate. Kilsson, speaking of Oscai
Wilde to a Cn.cago reporter, said: "Ha
ou;ht to have been taken by the eat
and taken to the boat and driven out oi
Ihi country."
In the opinion of the Philadelphia
Vets Mrs. Langtry could have "got
into" her critics in the most cruel way
by saying: 'How much money did you
fellows earn while I waa making (62,
000. It is now said that (iorernor Cleve
land is a direct linear descendant of
Henry Sex ell, i'gq., who, in the dul l of
tjueen Elizabeth, was several times
chosen mayor of Coventry.
M l. Charlotte Carpenter, who be
came tbe w.fo of Walter Scott, wrote
before marriage tbat she did nut ap
prove of reSeetinar, and bade adieu to
all thoughts, for she meant to have a
good time,
Hie London correspondent of the
Manchester (Juardian says tbat Her! ert
Spencer looks well, but protests tbat bis
uron.ea iook is only a temporary conse
quence of the sea vovasre, and that he
fee's in reality the reverse of benefited
oy u i trip.
The prospective Mrs. Cleveland,
who is expected to preside over the ex-e-'titive
mansion at Albany, is Miss May
linri.uirame, a liiuy residing near Utica.
Tbe Governor ej K-t has been about six
years making up h i mind to it, but tho
question is said to have been popped at
iatw
August Belmont, although be has
been a "Wall street man" lor a good
many years, has never been drawn into
stock speculations. No one has ever
heard of Be'inont's name in any "cor
ner ' or street speculations among th
bulls and bears. He has confined him
self closely to bis original apecia ty, and
has bunt up an immense banking busi
ness.
Sergeant BaUantinc, thouslf a celo-
brated and eloquent speaker, is rattier
awkward in manner and has an odd
war of alluring his phrases like a law
yer dictating ait important brief to an
amaniicns a. tie has spoken six noun
a uav In court lev three sucocoillnguavs
without notes, but says that ho is afraid
to a dil less an American audience.
Edward 1). Cooler was only thirty-.
nve years old when be aieo, at n est
hpringncld, Mass.. and yet he lived
one in so poor a hovel tbat it was
assessed for taxation at only k'2 while
bank books discovered since bis death
show that he bad about r.'o.OOO at in
terest Ho was a graduate of Amherst
(Villcge. and it is said that a love affair
first maiie intu a recluse. 11 is u e was
very solitary and his nearest neighbors
had no ac uainianre with him. A few
books and a gun were his companions,
and he was contented to live in rags
ana squalor.
MlMOKOt'S.
Has any one found otit how mucb
waterways.
Question In natural History V hat
does a catamount toF
Aminadab says the balance of trade
is generally some two ounces short.
An exchange thinks that when a
man cuts his throat a new term should be
employed in place of "from ear lo ear."
How would "from the knee to the
elbow" doP That would be a change.
"Julia, my little t herub, w hen does
1
Blunders of Ignorance.
It has been said that if there were not
to many ignorant people, the world
would be less agreeable place to lire
in there would be such dearth ol
mirth-provoking blunders. There is
something iu the assertion, for ignor
ance is the mother of blunders. Who
would not pardon the ignorance of the
Irish servant, who, being sent for a bot
tle of capers, asked the astounded cleric
for "a bottle of them 'er actionnf But
the ignorance which begets ludicrous
blunders is found among those who do
not rank themselves with the common
people.
home twenty years ago there was a
famous divorce case tried in London.
The parties were an aged nobleman and
his yo:mg wife. ,1 he presiding Judge,
Sir Crcswell Creswetl, remarking on tbe
disparity of their ages, said that the case
was another instance of the evil effects
of "marriages contracted between May
and December."
Could it be possible for any educated
person to misunderstand this familiar
allusion? Yet the secretary of a Scotch
statistical society sent a letter to the
Judge askin; tor a statement of tha
facts on which he based his opinion as
to the in'elicity of marriage solemnized
between these tw o months of the year.
( erta n members of the society, added
the secretary, wished to put the infor
mation in the shape of s paper to be
read before the society.
There are few persons ot education
who do not know of the Koman Emperor
who, because bo renounced Christiani
ty, is known as Julian ths Apostate,
let an English Judge, Kenyon, who
subsequently became a Lord Chancellor,
in a charge to the jury at a tr'al for blas
phemy, said:
" Above all, gentlemen, need I name
to you the Emperor J ulian. who was so
celebrated for the practice of every
Christian virtue that he was called
Julian th: ApotileV
A Western jury once brought in a ver
dict in a caso of alleged stealing: "Not
guilty, but he'd better not do it again."
Their ludicrous ignorance was matched
by an English jury which tried a man
charged with having house-breaking in
struments in his possession, with intent
to commit a burglary.
"Wo find, " said the foreman of this
intelligent jury, "the prisoner guilty,
with the benclit of a doubt."
(In tbe Judge refusing to accept such
a verdict, the foreman explained that
there was some doubt in the jury's
miud, but they thought the prisoner
waa guilty. He'ng font back to recon
sider their verdict, they failed to ajree.
After a long trial of a case involving
one hundred tuousan I dollars, the Judge
said to the jury: "(ientlciiicn, before
you retire for consultation, if there are
auy terns of law used during tbe trial,
or any rules slated, which you do not
understand, the court is prepared to ex
plain them."
Upon this a bald-headed juror a roes
and said: "I believe 1 understand all
tbe ru'e of law laid down; but there
are two term of law that have been a
good deal t-.sed during the triit', which I
sbonM like to know the tueaiiingef-".
"Wei1, sir, what terms of law do TOU
allude toP" asked the Judge.
I mean Iho words ulniHtiff and uc-
feirtaul."
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Ulsgusi ami amusement strove naru
to overcame each other, as court and
bar bean! this model juror's request.
louU i i Cuii'jiamon.
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ItABT VasBTO- parents, of Lebanon, O,
thoaghl wotkiai of I heir dsarhter's ptarfa
remarks aa she stitched tndustriowsiy away
Bpoa a btarw velvet dress far ber ewa wear,
bat when they beard agonised rroaaa aro
ttredirtg from her room tbe etber right
and lottad her past lewrety from the eHecta
af at ry chaise, they realised that aha waa aert
msif la earnest wbea she bad remarked:
Thi It the hM. drees I hJl ever make, aad
I shall wear It but owe." Her Hack wires
treat serves) tor her shrewd.
Taw Srst lefer seat borne by a grtstiag
fr!irea: Pater, eaaihe veto mesne
autre pt aewttemel Era urcttb last cent
Taws stations hare JotmnaM
your sister Emma return?" Julia:
dun t snow." "IMdn t she sav anv
thing before she went awavP" Julia
'Mie sa a. If you raroa to see ber. Ilia
he d be gone till dot mulay.
Mr. J. J. IL Gregory savs that an
acre of land may contain six tons of
worm. So it may; but, if Mr. Gregory
ever tried to dig a bag of bait on ten
minutes notice ol an invitation to go
fishing in a dry time he know it don t.
'Lowell Conner.
A Kew York physician offers lo
cure men of snoring lor ten dollar.
Ax. Men who are in the habit of snor
ing for ten dollars should consult him.
e never snore for such a small amount.
It doesn't oxt any more to snore for
ten thousand dollar. XurriMown Ut r-
ald.
"Whv. John, where nave Ton been
all night f" wa the greeting, as he
stumbled up-stairs. "Comet jsxrty. my
dear, xtial a all." "t omet iiartvf
Whr, it ought not to take all irght to
see tbe comet "if you xbee as many
comets aih 1 did, 'i would take yon.
poor, weak woman, a whole week.
Tt sh it would."
An old darky said lo hit wife at tbe
circus "Look abere, suae, yer jest got
to make np yer mind: ef yer gwine to
take de isoes yer can t go to de circus,
an' ef ver is gwine to de circus yer can' I
get de shoes. Just about this time
the ban t struck up a lively air, and
nse told Ihe oil maa the would ro
barefooted a while longer, roe was
bound to see de circus.
A coentrrmaa stepped into a ft nit
store an I invested in a nickers worth
of chestnuts In half aa hour he re
turned an I baade I the proprietor om
of tbe nuts. What does this tneanr":
asked tne dealer. "Well," remarked
thescustomcr. "that is tbe only sound
chestnut I found in tbe pint, and no
thought yon bad pat it in by mi-take I
am an honest man. and don't want to
take a mean a ivaatage of a fellow."
Aa o'd la.lv ia the ctwantry had a
dandr from the city to time with her on
certain occamow- tor aeeerl there
anpened to be aa eaot-nsotM apple pie.
' La, ana' am! ' aaid be, bow do von
manage to band la socS a pir"' "Lay
enough," was tbe reply; "we make the
crtK up in a wheelbarrow, wheel it nn
derthc spp'e tree, aad tbew shake tbe
fruit (towa into it"
Tbe Hunrwriins employed as labor
ers oa tbe railroads near El'mira, X. T.,
have a ctsstom tbat they are tbwtght to
have tmnrrht with Ureas from the old
eotmtry. Wbea they wab, which, te
judge by tbeir appearance, is a boat
once per month, they fill their mnothi
with water, pipit that water into their
bands and rob it ever tbeir greasy faces.
Dr. David Psraeaa, the old-time
par or of tbe c-hnrr-h in Ambert, was
anted for bis exirmtricitie. aad, among
etber vafariea. ned to bare a plate iH
at bis table for a f avorf cat. rue day,
while ask Bg a bleirg at the toorwing
mead, be w as taken with a fit of eout-b-iag,
and before tbe paro it sm was over
the eat mewed. As boob as the par
sow could apeak be tinned to tbe cat
and rtri!tnd: "Shut ap! I ran get
along witbrwit yowr belpf and then
prnck ia w Here be bad left o3 aad tm
bed tbe blessing.
rhespharcsrent Beetles,
The beet'et (ela'er) are the most re
splendent forms of the South. Over
seventy distinct species of them are
known from Chili to the Southern Slates
of North America. They have two yel
low phosphorescent spots upon the back,
and two other bidden under the wing
caiet, which are only visible when the
insect flics. We have frequently read
by their light; allowing tbe insect to
cling tj the linger, and passing it along
tbe page, a spot two Inches in diameter
would be rendered luminous by the dor
sal lights. The sight produced by these
tropical fire-flics is often extren-ely
magnificent, and has been aptly de
scribed by routbey:
Sorrowing we beheld
The night come on; tut soon did night db
pier
More wonders than It veiled i lnnuaxsroo
tribee
From tbe wood cover swarmed, sod darkness
mate
Their beauties v'flble; one while they
streamed
A bnirht Mue rad:anre upoa Bower which
el.siod
Their gorse mi col ra from theeve of dayi
Now, nt-H I- ntca a n't tn rfc, ei ele.i aearea,
Sclr-enr-Mtd-it: and s-.wn, s tarring the sky,
Koee like a shower of tire."
Now a red glare dashes by, followed by
an intermittent blaze of rich orange
yellow, while in the foliage all about
tbe brilliant green light of the pboturis
appears, d. ing away a mimic revolving
light. At times these attract others of
golden hues, and a bevy of fashing in
candesceut bodies circle about each
other for a moment, and thea dart
away like flaming meteors to illumine
the gloom beyond. One. tbe pyro
pbortia, emits, wbea at liberty, a rich,
ruddy glow, aad again a yellowish
orange, I nt in captivity H seems dif
fused with a pale, green glow. These
are tbe insects tho early Spanish in
va iers to .k for the lights of an im
menae army aa they advanced apoa tbe
ancient capital of Mexico. At th;f
time they were t sd by the natives at
night, numbers of them being tied to
the feet, bo they refers to this ia the
poem a) reads otioled. Wbea Coate
was guiding Madoe through tbe
cavern,
Fhe beck, w d. and dwieewded, and deeW awl
From MO'i !- k her vrwt a care, or tt-S
It r ter m rat he ealied. sn In Ike twiea
WhieB kait it, where, cmftned, twe Sre-Siea
rave
Their luster."
Ia parts of the South to this day they
are in common ase at a decoration by
tbe ladies; aad among tbe peasantry of
Italr and Greece a gala toilet would not
seem eotnple e witboat a diadent of
Baening lire Dies that srleaais aad acta.
tillates like a veritable halo about their
beads. As evening falls these maids sat
tbe ana follow tbe gleaming inae-cta.
ami bedeck eae another with living
F-rrit that only Nature can pmdoc-e.
poa oae occa.i I- a Dnmingo Ccade,
of Cole mb-a. a?peare1 apoa tbe evening
protDeviade with as enorroors hve txeeuo
aa a catch to his Panama hat, which ia
ttrra was ornamented with a loop of
blazing- trre-fies: and in his palace
cages of silver wire hung, impr.wniug
mvriads vaf tN gleaming invert.
Chart ea F. BMtr, t Ha per' i ilng-
rtae.
Where a chap gets ahead rT old
Father Time is wbea be dreams. He
caa dreara of going to England aad
fooling around for a year and returning
home agaia ta ten " necowits It also
saves evpenes. iHtrtM Free Yvwa,
Tbe rerdict of tbe Coroner's inrvat
Tunbridge We'!s oa the death of a
chiid was: Tbe child was stiff ocated,
bat there is ao trridewce to show that
tbe mffocatioa was before or after
aeata."
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