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THE SOUTH KtNTUCKIAN.
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W.yQUA, Mi D.,
Physf'
cian and Surgeon,
Hife,""M' irwlew hl pmfoaalonal
DENTISTRY!
OR. A. P. CAMPBELL
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Hvntl.lry.
Office on Court Street,-ucnr Main,
Jlopklusvllle, Kv. , '
wmi & unnii
Dr.R.D.Fleming
am ranHfallT tafonaa to pvblla that ha
a rtMrawd U tua oWcc o?er Meati. K II.
Houitar fcm'aooraer, where ba will ba iilaaaad
as wait a all who may itcalra kla'aarrlowa la
any and ataij 4a parka taat aDaaUatrj.
EIT1EIT I
CAELISLI, K7. p
ItECOGNIZED NY THE STATE I
lllploinm Equivalent lo Stnle Ortlfl
cntoa, Tuition Fit EE to one
person from each County.
flonrd f2 to (3 per week.' For cata
logue oi general information address
T. U. C. Vasck, Principal
fans am
.P. A. Ihmani.. rtollrltor of Aintrlmn ttml
I'orviirh l'ntrnln, Whlnstiim I. I'. MI luini.
nr ronni't'tiwl will. Pnii-nm, mht'ihcr .M-furc
the 1'iituil utiWn ur tiic I'a irl. rnit1y at
tviH.ttl to. No rhitrttr m- uulu pulcnt it
viunl. Hrut for tlrcuUr, if.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
HAS A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL AT
12.50 pcrdny.
TREMOXT HOUSE.
If. No Liquors fold.
cobs ft bice,
PREMIUM LASER BEER
CITY llREtERY.
K ANHt'lU.r. INKIAS.V
Kn. tU. iM-r Sfl'lilu "t-
fru fO'lf.
Smiling John's Saloon-
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East aide of Minn, between Nashville
I rvet jaiitl Muin Si. Warehouse,
HOPK.XSVI.Li:, KENTUCKY.
MT twrcthv brat tlranila ol . "( ';'
WO. W1IES. It St;
re to be fiMinda nm p.N.i, hihI mlwl think
r rrviitlnu(l ihn ui'int faMl-tlniM Rytil-.
Wnw't A Kl-iUrr'n ll.rr. tlio Itmt ii c
hUlr, UcoDHtaiiitl) kr I un luml. (ohio U
"a"". . 'jOHN'tKNIUAX.1
Plastering and Cistern
BTJILDXITa. '
THE I'mlrmiicnrtl tnki thU nifrtod of n-miDt-iitjr
1 Un puhlir tlmt hv hai Iih'HUmI in
lIupkhiNvHIe. antl ! pre.mnil mUo nil klmli
vf ii.Aiii ant. ,
ORNAMtKTAtPLASTERIHO,
'Kkla.OaiiBlnK.ritlTKHK-1ttMI.MM1. A. In
fnci.airkumkuT K.irk in lil Him', MaWrtl
fMrn1-lf. when rtiraMi, ti,t a work gurnii
lrl U!lir MtinIiio44., 0f public
JHI,n'awHJ(r ""HVMVUi '
f-alhl.linil.-tv AJtVKl..CHASTAlS
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J. C. Shannahan
S.
BOOT and, SIIOESAKGIt,
Riissellvillc'Slrciil, next iloor to M.
Kchniitt's Saloon, llopkinsville. Ky,
Rrpalrlne ilnnv pwimiil' with nantnass and
4l.pal. li A pvrfvit lit Kuaranuwl.
Jan. 10,1 r. . ,t .
Invantora aad PatamtaM
Rliould scnif for instructions, terms
references, At f., to Edson llndhcra,
solicitors (of 1'atents, YasliingtoD,
1). C. wli-furiiish the sanio without
vhnigo. ilson lirothcrs is a well
. kniiwn sii Kncresslul firm of large
' expciicijH having been Mtahlislied
since 10. .' ' tf.
Sapcritpdent Pttbllo Instruo
I - tlon. ;
1 takor1' iftthfMl nf snnnnncinf myself s
canilijnuf(l ' tln oftlco of Suiwriiitcitilont of
IMIil uatrluiiion. A unlive of Mnrylanil, I
' lists'I "'" ellfhWi n years a cit.
Iirof sentiicky, ami I may hu auppoacil to
lio. 5 "jiiicaiiiy nun every munn
to i ,rih.,r ti, i..ir,., .i .r.,;.7. :
7a)
'win
with vocal and Instrumental ninf j,ic,h otherwise would have gone lo
fi'nm (lift i minor Indies of that InstPnnv rent is sufficient to . keen ns com-
'' tioti 'must lmve been a truly a J,
l
tabic eiiteriaiument.
Dr. Blaekturn's Address,
At the Court-ho'uc last Tucl
night ws the l-.rst, r.iost select!
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, assembled Ih tha.bnlUllng. .
Vr. Blackburn delivered a vort
ful speech, of about ouo hour s leni
which called "forth applauses,
and frequent. His speech v is
received, iiiidcoiivincd our p
' ,1 til' imhlli'. UlV
.iiiilTuTSs'ssoilfiiuJ'l
. to i-tlffm till" pronilao,
i. . .,
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,' atMiaKTwrnit'lylo1"
f mil my cIhIiiis to 1
I lisvo am ay "i-no w i.oinor.rn.,
i' tnthatiaaicanniuie party ImiIi
narty lauli.
i to the ilooiaiou
i tlia state
'i Jiamocratlccoiivoul on
UrRHsKhBv.
.w i-r f i l
for Ticclvchlonms
VOUIME
Senatorial Good Looks Some
; the Characteristics of the
' Grave Seignors.
of
IKrom tha Chicago lnlr-li'aan.) '
Reeenl letlera from Sonili Cnrolinn
aniiobiice l lie rapid ncoverv of Gov.
Hampton, nndliU liiteutli.iii uf viH
inz Wnsliiiisrton n soon as lio is able
to (ravel. Mo will bring wltli litisi Ids
ilttiiitliter, who Is rtesenboil n poef
lug iiiiUhiiiiI boa n Iv, and whose ad
vent in society licre is expected lo be
quite a sensation, but isnbolit twen
ty years old, mid just troin school.
The Govornor himself Is large,
well-framed mnn, with face Hint is
aomewhat striking In its tout-ensemble,
if that is a proper thiuz to' sav.
hut hi) features are irregular, and his
kin is coarse, when lie comes here
South Carolina will hi , reprcseiilcri
by better looking men in the Senate
than any other Sinlo, as Hamburg
Duller Is very handsome mnn. . lie
has ugly eyes, liowevor eold; cruel,
ami sulky.
The Senate can stand n good miny
handsnme men without the flo'ir be
ing crowded with them. Luuving
Coiikling out ol the question, a glance
at (he Senate will show mnn v good
looking men, dignified, well-dressed,
bnld-licndcil. hlfih "dome of thought,"
well Ailed stoninrhs, but vcty lew
with pretentious to beauty.
You olteii sec l!iirn!de's 'form mid
face In Iho fashion plates in lailor
tores, alongside of the Marquis of
Urno, ami Ini is a man of tine appear
ance. ' lie Is Iho best dreascd mail In
the Senate, as Clnikson I'oltt-r is the
best dressed mnn In the 1 1 nine, only
I'oller looks liko a swell a eorkner
and Hiirtmiile looks 'likenn Empe
ror, no man lu me senate looks
nlserthan Unrnside. No man was
ever so wise as lie looks ;,,but appear
ances are otten acceptive.
Kerry, Allison, jlontli, Dorscv,
Jones, of Nevada. Ku-tis. Don Cam
eron, spenrer, Windoni the young
turn lu the Senate are good-looking
Hint is. tiicy are up to the stunimrd
nf iiinnly benuty, siiili as you will
Hud among business men in . New
York and t.'h'ciigo.
llaynrd, Morrill, of Vermont, Stnn
ley Mntl'iews. Wliyto. ol Maryland,
Campion, and soiiir other of the old
er-looking Senaturs' liae the appear
ance of nbilitv and pnifunilliy, and
i.. ...t.i ... i. i..
mm mi aiuii in ifiiik iiiiirt:aivt.
Ingnll looks like a collego profes
sor. ' .,
(inrdon looks like a snldtrr, with a
great snhre scar on Ills cheek.
.un ir looks like a man with a
ureal remnrae.. Ills head is bent
down, his hair uncut, 'and Ids hand
trembles.
t'hriatiaucy's appearance suggests
lh( same idea, lie Is growing old
very mat, nod his hnhlt of p.iclng the
floor behind l lie Senators' chairs.
ith his IniiiiU c!upud under Ids coat
lulls, is more mid nmro iintii-eablr.
1'hey say there is trouble oil the old
man's tuiiid.
nialuo's apprarnnrcis familiar, on
ly he hasn't lihirk hnlr loft.
Hamlin looks like an o'd New
England parson, nud Kirk wood like
nu old fashioned country dontor.
Edmunds' likeno-s to iho picture uf
St. Jerome Is well known. -
Morrill looks like Charles Sumner,
except his fin mo is not so massive,
nor his bearing so nnlilo.
McCreerv, of Kentucky looks like
Mr. Pickwick.1- , - !
Entnn, of Connecticut, like Undo
Pumblcchnok, In "(irent Expccla-
lions." . never see Eaton talking to
apngo without thinking ofPiiinhle
chook and l'ip. and expecting to hear
him, turning to Thurmnn. wno l ins
seat-male, and saying, "Now, mum,
with respect lo this boy.",. , '. '
Uarlnud, of ArKausns, iooks iikb
one of the pi losis In Vibert't pict
ures. ;
Hen Tl HI looks like Joseph Medill.
Collins of New Hampshire U the
smallest man In the Senate; Davis, of
Illinois, the largest Ferry lias the
most hair on Ills dead, ami inmcron
nviscrmsin. the lenst. tiroverand
Jlnes, of Florida, are the tallest mn
lmlln and Merrimon - habitually
nar awallow-lntl coats, and McDon.
nli) wears an old fashioned . cloak like
tli toga of a Itoman Senator.- .
A House of Our. Own.
IMext lo being married to the right
person, there Is nothing lo imptmaut
IhMie's lllo as to live under one's
oWoof. Thcro is something more
thaioctlcal In the expression of a
wlfwrlting to a friend, who said:
"Wlhave our cosy house; It is thrice
fde.iiio.ui because It is our own ; wo
have bought It with the savings of
burehrnings. Many were the aoda
foiiniiins, the confectionery saloons,
Ld iho necessaries of the; market we
jiad itjjisss; tnativ a time my noble
niialmiid denied hlmsolf the comfort
ef tobacco, the refreshing draught of
beer, Iwore Ills old clothes, aim evon
patched up boots, and 1 Omclmado
my old Jjoimet do, wore the plainest
clothes, did the plainest cooking.
Saving was the order of the house,
and to have a home of our own had
been our united aim. Now we have.
There is no landlord troubling in
with raising the rent, audi exacting
this or that. There la no fear harbor
ed In our bosom that in sickness or
OUI age we Will oe inmwn out ui
I hmise and homo, and the money
fortnble during the wintor days of
tlfn."
Autumn Leaves.
prcB8 them carefully between news.
papers, taking care to avoid lapping
ono another. Thenoxtuay takeout
- y .. ,! drv the Djires. l'ul the
'lelive, wn u press, and the next
,jny repeat the dry process.; This
should be toe three ,or four tunes
uuiu an tuu inuisiui-e is bkichuiiki
from the leaves. This is troublesome
but the resnlt is brilliant. If t!- face
ol each leaf, After the first pressih?,
brushed over with sulphuric aoid,d).
. I...J I.nlf uilll. ..,.!.. ll.onnln.
JIIIOII UllV'linil TM IVI.kl, ...KUVIV
t. ,., . ti, u-i,,ki.rt rtA M ...
- win no aim uiigiuvii
III no SIMl uriunn;i i iu nuv an ur
Varnish the leaves, as It gives them
8 unnatural gloss. They can be
(made into . sprays ot garianna uy
means of the wlro which the florists
use, twisted around their stem.
The 8tnte Commissioners, of Indi
ana, fnvor the introduction of a bill
creating a loan of f 1,000,000, In order
that the State House may he com
plctod without delay,
1. : ' ...
The&othohilds and Astors
It is soimwlnit curious that the
rounders of the two families which
stand hi the tend ol the wealth of Eu
rope and Autricii were both tier
minis, born iilliin eighty tulles of
each other thu one, Uothchild, at
Fiiiiikloi-1-oMhe-Muln ; the other,
Astor, at Waldorf, a hiiiiiII village
near llcldelzierg, in the Utichy ol
linden. Twtpty-flve years ago the
late barou Jtincs de Kothchild said
lu an Amcriitn gentleman. Mill alive,
and now in this city, that ho believed
the Astor fortune to be the largest
accMinnlatloi jof private wealth then
known in the, world. Old John Ja
cob A si or, tha rounder of the fort
une, had thon been deml torn lour
or five yearshe diod in 18-18 and
his son, the late. William It. Astor,
administered llio nKtor estates.
Twenty .years, J however, made a
great ditl'crciic; In the' relative value
of the Astor'atul liotlicliild fortunes.
Uaron Jumes dc liotlicliild, of Paris,
at iho time of his death loft a fortune
uf two hundred million dollars,
while that of lie late William 11. As
tor, who died in November, 1875, was
estimated at much less than one "hun
dred million dollars. While the fort
une ol the lule William B. Astor rep.
resented tlio sum total of the Astor
wealth, that of the Into Baron Jnines
represented but ajnorliou of tlio ltolh
child accumiilatiiiii. Oilier members
of the Itolhchld f.iuiily, among
whom the vast hii itago of two liun
dred inillioii dillnrs whs divided,
were already mutually rich, and it is
pnssl'ilu thai the jre-!iit head of thu
liimily is rh lier I linn was Baron
lames. Mr. Jolii Jacnb Astor, the
oldest sou of Hie lule William U. As
tor succeeded under liis father's will
to the bulk of! the Astor fortune,
which, iiotwifliMnnditig the great
shrinkngo in real estate, is rapidly in
creasing by the sheer force ol an cnor-
moura surplus annual income. Mr.
John Jacob Astor has an only son and
child, William Waldorf Astor. named
niter the German village in which his
grcat-grand-father was bom.
William Waldorf Astor, now thir
ty one years of age. is an excellent
business man, and takes part in the
management of the estate. Should
Ke live thirty years longer his
health Is admlrnblo and he bids fair
to attain a ripe old age ho will, from
the rise In real, estate, the improve
ment and renting of now vacant
properly and tho natural accumula
tion of the Aslor enpitnl, be in all hu
man probability bv fnr the richest
mnn in America, which position is
now occupied by Mr. William II.
Vancterlilli. This future millionaire
may he "tyled the coming Astor; he
mnrrled during the past yenr a young
linly of singular beauty and high In
tellectual attainments from Philadel
phia The founder of the Kothchild
family had sixteen rears the start of
John Jacob Astor In Iho racn for
wealth. About 1870, when Meyer
Anselin Bothschlld, Ihen Ihirty-six
years old, had fairly (darted on the
mm) In fortune, young Astor. a Ind
ofslxtenn, '!h !!" baroage hut what
he could carry, left h! villnge and
mnde his wnv to London. Five
rears Inter, in March 1874. he first set
foot on the shore of the New World.
In Baltimore harbor, and came thence
Immediately to Ihiscily. Xew York-
Savings for Old Age.
No one denies that it is wise to
make provision for old age, but w e
are not all agreed as to tho kind of
provision it is best to lay In., Cer
tainly we shall want a little money,
lor a destitute old man is iiiueca a
sorry sight ; yes, save money by all
means. But an old man needs just
that particular kind ol strength which
young men are tnosi apt to waste.
Many a foolish young fellow will
throw away on a holiday a certain
amount of nervous euorgy which he
will never leol the want ot until lie is
70, and thon how much he will want
it I It is curious, but true, that a bot
tle of champaign at 20 will Intensify
the rheumatism at three-score. . It is
fact that overtasking the eyes at four
teen necessitates the aid of specta
cles at 40 instead of 60. We advise
our young realtors to be saving of
health ror llietroiil age, tor the max
im holds good In regard to health as
to money "waste not want not." It
is the greatest mistake to suppose
that violation of the laws of health
can escape its penalty. Nature for
gives no sin, no error; she Ids off
the offonder for fifty years sometimes,
but she catches him at last, and in
flicts the punishment just when, just
where and just how he feels It most.
Save tip for old age, but save knowl
edge; save the recollection of good
and noble deeds, innocent pleasure
and pure thoughts; save friends; save
love. Save rich stores of thai kind
of wealth which cauuot diminish or
death take awny. -
, ' The Lady of Culture, '
,i ,
From lolla'a Illuslt atoU Ncwpitr.
Tho first elomciit of a true culture
is utility. The homoly uses of life ure
the strong body, without which ao
complishmonts have nothing to adorn
but themselves, and are thrown
away. lu tlio swltt fluctuations of
business, and tho terrible reverses
which so often sweep aw ay the bust
founded fortune;, none are sate. k It
Is folly for any family lo roar a girl
in the lap of indulgence lor a lite or
luxury, when a single wave of mis'
fortune may sweep the castle bonull
ful away and leave its inmates al tha
mercy of the pitiloss elements. Eve.
ry girl should be so educated Mini,
should adversity throw her upon tho
world, she will fall, like a cat, on her
feel, ready for a run on her own ao
count. . A lady of culture Is one who
can use ho." knowledge and accom
plishments for her own support in
case of need, and docs not fool that
any useful industry is demeaning.
The practical must precede and sup
port tho ornamental, and even tho or
namental should be so thoroughly in
grained that it can be made of use in
case of need. Tho worst evils of
modern society will not be got rid of
till every woman is able to earn an
hopost livelihood, and respects every
oilier woman who earns one, . wheth
er s ho is a "lady of culture," or not.
Tho late Col. Dwlght, of Binghnm
ton N. Y., left in his will ono thou
sand to the press of that oily, tha an
nual interest to bo used for a yearly
banquet
IIOPKLNSVILLE, KENTUCKY,
Prayer. '
Prayer to' lie effectual must he ac
companied by faith in him who prays.
Prayer is only the form of asking.
When children want anything of their
parents they pray for it tint is, thoy
ask for it. The kind and considerate
parent hears the prayer of his child,
though he may not answer it at once or
he not give the tiling prayed for, but
lie gives something c-W instead. '1" lie
child ofUod, believing in His promis
es, asks Him for what lie feels he
needs, If the Heavenly Parent sees
that what ia'askcjl for is not best for
his child he does not grant it; hut he
lroks down in heavenly compassion
and blesses the faithful petitioner by
making his cup run over with joy and
gladness. Prayer makes ns acquaint
ed with God just as the child gets bet
ter acquainted with its parent by con
tinually making known its wants to
him. We have numerous examples of
the power of prayer given as in the
Bible. Paul and Silas prayed and
ssng praises when confined in prison
and the prison doors were opened and
their fetters loosened and the jailer
came trembling, and he sought them
to tell him'what he must do to be
saved. An nngel went into the pris
on to Peter and smote off hi chains
and led him out to liberty ami life in
answer to a prayer.. But prayer is
not only to be used in time ef great
trouble or danger; the man who would
save hisi soul must be found duilv
praying.
Trsver l the Christian's vital breath,
lilu Christ in it's nntivrnir;
His watrliwonlal the nte orrtentli
Ha anuira honvan-witli praver."
The iNew Senate. N
Republicans (in Roman) 33; Demo
mils (in italirt) 42 ; Independent (in
small caps,) 1 1 total, 70 :
ALABAMA.
Term exp.
1885 Geo. S. JInutlun.
1883 John T. Morgan.
ARKANSAS.
1885 A Democrat
1883 A mj. II Garland
CAI.IKOHN1A.
1885 . '' Farley
1881 Newton Booth
COt.OltADO.
1885 N P Hill
1883 Henry M Teller
CONNECTICUT.
28S5 Orville II Piatt
1881 H ii W Eaton
DKLAWAIIK.
1881 2'Ao F Bayiird
1S83 EliSuuhbury
rt.OKIOA.
1885 II'iM iiio Call
1881 Chan If Jonet
(IKOMIIIA.
1885 John It Ourthn
1883 Benj WHitl
tl.LlNOIS.
. . 1885 John A Logan
1883 David Davis
INDIANA.
I8S5 Daniel W Voorlicei
1831 Jot E McDonald
IOWA.
1881 Wm B Alison
1883Sam'IJ Kirkwood
KANSAS.
J 835 A Republican
1883 Preston B Plumb
KKNTl'CKV.
1885 John 8 William
1883 Ja II Heck
LOUISIANA .
1885 A Democrat
. 16S3 Win P Kellogg
- . SIAINK.
1881 Hannibal Hamlin '
1883 James G Blaine
MAHYLANI).
1885 Jama li Groom
1881 ir .P.'mca- Whyte
HIA8SACIH18KTT8
1881 Henry L Dawes
1883 George F. Hour
MICIIIOAM.
1881 Isanc P Chrisliancy
1883 Thomas W Ferry .
MINNESOTA
1881 Sani'l J. U. McMillan
. 1883 Wm Windoni
MISSISSIPPI.
1881 Blanche K Bruce
, 1883 LQC Lamar .
SHSbOlIIII.
1885 George O Vent
1881 Franci M Vockrell
MKBIIASKA.
1881 Algol-son S Pnddock
1883 Alvin Sanders
NKVAQA.
1885 John P Jones'
1881 William Sharon.
NEW HAMI'BHIHK.
1885 A Republican
1883 Kdward II Rollins '
NEW JKHKKY.
1881 2'Aeo F llandollh.
1783 J R MoFherton
NEW YOIIK.
!!" 1885 Roscoe (.'inkling
1881 Franci Kernan
NOIITIl CAIIOLINA.
1885 Zebulon IS Vance .
; 1883 Mutt W Jiaiuom
OHIO.
'1885 Geo 11 Pendleton
1881 Allen G Thnrmun .
. OltROOK
1885 SVimim Slater
' , 1883 Laayette Grover
PENNSYLVANIA.
, ' 2885 J Donald Cameron ,
1881 ll'm A Wallace
IIHOIIE ISLAND.
1881 A E Buriisldo
' 1083 Henry B Anthony
SOUTH CAIIOLINA.
1885 Wade Hampton
1883 Mannimj C Sutler
TENNEKSKK.
1881 Jnines E Bailey
1883 Isham O Jlarri
TEXAS.
1881 Samuel D Maieg
1883 liichard Coke V
VERMONT.
1885 Justin S Morrill
, , 1881 Geo F Edmunds
VtltGtNIA.
1881 Bobt E Wither
1883 JoAm W JoAiu.ott
WEST VINUINIA.
1881 -Fran Hereford
, UMJIenry G Daoi
Wisconsin.
1885 A Republican
1881 Angus Cameron.
As nn instance of the malignancy
of the modern scourge diphtheria
il is mentioned that for two years it
tins raged in some districts of Hun
gary In one town 1,23 persons out
of 50,000 have lately been attacked,
and 1127 have died. The malady is
also otromely virulent in Viouiin.
TUESDAY, FEIMUAHY 18,
. ' Washington Letter. '
Editor South Kcntncliun:
Washinoton, D. C. February. 16.
Considerable flutter is occasioned
by tlio direction the cipher disputcli
investigation has taken, and that
which ha come out is only jnst enough
to show what magnificent rascality
would have been 'developed hail not
ti e Republican dispatches been stolen
and destroyed,. .Morton, Chandler'
and tho-other nxtnle and unscrupulous
mauipui dors were certainly lucky in
having for President of telegraph com
pany a mnn who sympathised witii
them politically, and who was not too
good to assist tlieut- in destroying the
evidences of what tiicy hud done.
And so, as it is, we have only the
proof that the Republican ciphers
were mure numerous than those charg
ed to tho Democrats; that th.'V wete
so bud ns to justify a theft which was
committed by one Bullock in Morton's
employ, and third assistant PustmnsW.
er General Brady also a peatcge of the
Indiana beiiutor. live doors ot the
committee room were locked, and only
such choice spirits as m. h. Chan-
d or an I ex-Congi'css:nan Ev.ms ad
mitted. . There the dispatch 's were
assorted, and all that could dam ige
tlio Republicans burned, while certain
Democratic messages were secretly
kept by Brady, and finally sent au
nonymoiiHly to the Now York Tri unr.
It i.i asserted that the burned cones
pondenco wjuld ha e shown that li . e
hmidre I thoiisiml dollars were raised
in New York and scut to Florida and
Luuisiana to keep the courage of the
returning boards up to their villianous
work. But the most duungitig thing
the investigation lias bi ought out is
the telegraphic coriespouduiice , be
tween Zach Ciunller, Secretary ol
the Interior, mid J. N. Tyner, then
Postmaster General, relative to the
sale of t.vo oflices tinier Chandler for
85,000. It is proven by these wit
nesses that the telegraphs per'ecting
such a transaction wove pissed, and
that the disptitclies were returned to
.Mr. Tyner at his urgent solicitation,
when the talk of investigation first
began. '.This brings down two cabi
net officers badly wounded. And yet
Senator Cliristiancy has resigned liis
Senutorship, to take an iuKigitihVuiit
Foreign Mission, in order, to tiutke
room for Zach Chandler in the Sen
ate. The same element in the Re
publican party tlmt. sent Olesby to
tho rear to make room for Jack of
Clubs, Logan, desires to bunish a de
cent man iruiu Michigan that his place
may be tilled by ono whoso unmo is a
synonym for corruption, whose life is
so redolent of all that is vile in Amer
ican polities.
But that element in the party seems
to havo cot on top again nil around
The Senatorial elections that have so
recently occurred, put some, well
known stock in that body after Murclr
4i.ii, but with a siuglu exception, they
lo not aild an ounce ol brains or reflect
any credit. Tho exception is in favor
of YY iHConsiii, where the exchange ol
Carpenter lor Howe is certainly an
improvement. The latter has been
in the Senate eighteen years and leaves
it on the 4th oi Maich bo years of ago
without a dollar in the world. . His
defeat is claimed as an administra
tion triumph, his severe speech of last
winter having arrayed h'.m on the side
of the stalwarts. Carpenter is a goud
deal ofu fuvorito in Washington. He
has no superior in either House as a
lawyor and au orator, is witty, logical
and brilliant. Yet with all that ho is
indolent and a man of too many per
sonal indulgences.
I ho election of Logan over Oglcsby
in. Illinois is not such a groat change,
though it is for the worse. They are
much the same . typo, and much the
same in lung power, which in both
cases is better htteit lor irigiiteiiing
B u Haloes on the piaiiies than lor dis
passionate argument on tho floor ot
the Senate. The greatest difference
between them is that ono is believed
to be honest, while the other repre
sents course ignorance, cupidity, and
the whiskey ring clunont. One man
in the Sennto will sadl regret the
change, and that is Senate r Booth of
Calilornia, who is the running mate
of Oglcsby. They drink their wins-
key straight together, willc together,
attend theatre togoth r, and for all 1
know sleep together,. Strange fancies
and Iriendsliips spring up among ben
ators as in other walks of life. Care
less lookerli on, or readers ot. tho rec
ords of Congress, generally suppose
from the dobates that a deadly nni
mosity exists between Senators of dif
ferent parties. But thin a mistake.
The Senuto is a happy family. There
are but two in tho body who arm at
outs Coiikling and Blaine. All the
other old gentlemen are as friendly
mid familiar aB men can be anywhere..
Tliurmaii and hdmunds, for instance,
are the best of Iricnds. ,W hen the
proceedings get rather tedious, Sena
tor Thnrman will take out his huge
red bundnns, opon it wide, then seiz
ing in the center, with his right hand
he applies it to his beuatorial nose,
gives a trumpet blast that rosoiiDils to
the utmost corners of the chamber.
Then he walks slowly out st tho door
to his left. At this Senator Edmunds
awakens, and slowly saunters out at
the door on his right. The two meet
in tho commit too room, lock the door,
fetch out an old jug and wink solemn
ly nt each other as JsW refresh.
They .return to their seatsoy different
doors, and in a levy minutes may be
hammoring at each othor itli great
voltcmence, Il Edmunds guts to his
seat before Thurmnn arrives, and any
vole is being taken, lie will turn his
head when his name iyyjlled and say,
"I believe I am paired with the hon
orable Senator from Ohio," i The dif
ference between tlio two men the
two ablest ill pnblio life is that one
is a shrewd, subtle trickster m polili.
cal maneuvers, while tho other is
blunt, honest and powerful.
That old veteran Genoral Shields,
now occupies a seat in the Senate,
though his term only lasts1 till March
4lh. He is a hem of two wars, and
ha been Senator flora three States
1879. -
Minnesota, Illinois, and Missouri. In
a recent interview he related some ja
teresiing incidents of Jiis' association
tvkh Stephen A. Douglass. They
were both elected to the legislature at
the same .time, and JchummoJ and
roomed together. Later they wore at
the same time Auditor and Secretary
ol State respectively,! and afterwards
both on tho Supremo Bei ch. Then
both were sent to Washington, all
through which thoy continued chums.
Shields evidently leeis natural mine.
Senate. . lint that body nns not none
a great deal of Work thihjw ck. The
House has spent some time in com
mittee of the Whole -oil the Post Of
fice appropriation bill.1 Many amend
ments to the bill as reported by the
appropriation' committee have been
made. A wide difference of opinion
exists among tho Democrats in regard
to the po-tal appropriations, somo ol
them holding tint it is the duty of
the Government, to furnish ample fa
cilities for mail communication and
tlmt to this 'appropriations must lie
increased as tho Country grows; others
hold that unless restrictions are pla-'od
upon the expenditures by curtailing
appropriations, ' thu department w.ll
run iulo waste and extravagance, as il
lias done for years past. Phono.
Results of Easy Divorce In
Switzerland-
London Times Lector.
The people in Switzerland, who
possess so great il variety of politi
cal institutions, ami linvo tried so
many experiments in social economy,
sanctioned, so many years ngu, the
introduction oi' what is virtually un
limited facility ol divorce. Dissolu
tion ol matrimony is decreed lor the
must trivial of causes. Tho result or
this stale of things, as disclosed in a
return just issued by the federal
Statistical Bureau, is ralhar curious
than satisfactory, nud does not speak
well for the effect of the experiment
on the domestic happiness ol the
Swiss people. The figures set forlli
in the report in question refer to
1877. In that year the various courts
of tho Confederation decreed 1,030
dissolutions of matrimony, nud l'.U
I em porn ry separations, being nt llie
rnto or 4-74 for every 100 marriages,
whilo IhOT'e per cent in tho Oram!
D noli v of linden is only 0.14. in Wurt-
etubiirg 1.71, and in Saxony 2.1!)
The proportion varies greatly in the
different cantons, mid, as might lie
expected, is lower in Roman Catholic
than in Protestant districts. ' In Uri.
Oborwalden, and Unterwaldcr di
vorccs seem to be unknown, the rate
per cent in these cantons being ex
pressed bv a cipher. In Vnlais ll is
0.33," Sell wiz 1.05, Liicerno 1.59,
Freiburg 1.64, and Zug 2 07 ; while in
Glnris It raises lo 7.32, in Zurich lo
7.08. In Berne to 4.07, and in Geneva
to 5.52 per cent. It is a curious fact
and one Hint may be useful to some
future Buckle that divorced people
marry more readily than celibate.-,
the case being In the propor
tion of about two of Iho former
to ono of the latter; that two wid
ows or widowers are married for one
divorced person, and four for one cel
ibate. Of 1,000 celibates of Hie age or
30, 99 marry ; or 1,000 divorced men,
240 marry ;'and ot 1,000 widows 4.10
marry a second time. This is the ex
perionce or Switzerland, and from it
is drawn the conclusion that, despite
the great number of divorce cases in
this country, marringo is a happier
stato than single-blessedness, inas
much as those who have tried it once,
even though they may have under
gone the pleasant experience ot a suit
for dissolution of matrlinuiiy,- arc
anxious to try it again.
First Things. .
Envelopes wero first used in 1838.
The first steol pen was used in 1830.
The first air pump was made in
1650.
Anailhosia was first discovered in
1844.
The first balloon ascent was! made
In 1781
The first lucifei . match was made
in 1829.
The entire Hebrew Bible was print
ed in 1488.
The lirst iron steamship was built
in 18(10.
Shins were first "copper bottom
ed" In 1873. ' -
Conches were first used In England
in 1569.
The first borse-railroad was built
in 1526-7.
Gold was first discovered In Cali
fornia in 1848. i
Tho first watches were made at
Nurcmbiirg, in 14.7.
Omnibusses were introduced in
New York in 1830. 1
The first newspaper advertisement
appeared in 1652.
Tlio first copper cent was coined
In New Haven in 1687.
Kerosene was first used for light
ing purposes In 1826.
The first telescope was probably
used in England in 1608. . . . ,
The first saw-maker's navil wn
brought lo America lu 1819. -
Tho first use of a locomotive in
tills country was in 1829.
The first almnnno was printed by
Geo. Von rurbach lu 1460. . .
The first chimneys were Introduced
into Rome from Padiie lu 1368.
Tha first printing press in t lie Uni
ted States was Introduced in 1624.
' The first Btcnn eiiglno on this con
tinent was brought Irom England in
1753.
Glass windows were first Intro
duced into England in (ho eighth cen
tury. The first complete sewing machine
wns patented by Ellas Howe, Jr., in
1846. . ' - - '
' Admired by All-
Every person who has used Dr.
Prico's . Unique Perfumes admired
them. His Pet Rose is charming iho
fragrance of sweet blossoms; his
Alista Bouquet, delicately delightful
tha odor of dainty buds; while
his Floral Riches surpass in rich fresh
flowery odor any Cologne or toi
let wafer ever made,
,: v av
Chestnut trees, are known, W hare
lived nine hundred years.; Lime trees
have attained b!x hundred years, in
Franco; and birches . are , su (.posed to
I be equally durable
NUMBER k
Fair-Haired Beauties-
., - Alliany Argus.
There is a class of poetry which is
remarkable lor its steady partnership
ol lair beauties. . Whenever one llncts
a popular song, a traditional ballad,
II is loud in admirulion, liko the
Scotch ballads without exception, of
yellow hair, That tint, we bolicve,
is rare in Modern Greeco, but in love
songs and short i) tiie, or the people
of the Morea and the islands,' the be
loved has always golden liiu'i mid
eyes of sapphire blue. The deserted
bride sings how her lover's hair
''shone like the sun" about his shoul
ders. In the French "Volksk-idor"
the girls are almost as in vai-iiib'y"
blonde as in the songs, uf heiue.
"Blonde is with us a synonym for
belle," says M. Laisuel do Salle in his,
in 'cresting book on tho. friends and
customs of tho people of Berry The
shncflics say pi i young nitin "li vn
voir sa blonde," thoti'.h Iho ''blonde"
has hnlr e. inlcnso black... Then. 17
oven such au expression us "ulier en
blonde (Ida wooing),'.' which proves
lire universality ot itic belief in fuir
beautlcs. Peoplo describe a child; or
a grown up person Willi reddish hair
as ''blonde romuio un bassiu" n
scoured copper basin, be it under
stood.' This saying is as old as the
time of Gtiillniiiiio do Lords, who
uses it In the "Roman de la Rose."
The peasants retain the nucieiit taste
of the court and country poets. M.
JystVeillnt says tlmt the Trouvers
used to ask forgiveness from their
audience when lliey sang the praises
of a brunette. We confess Hint we
remember no example of this firac
ice, nay, in the latter -emi-ei I : sonne
the Soldnn's d-iughtcr, who was sine
Mbednrk, always won the kniojit
from her rival, 1I10 Christian lady, lu
Ilrantome's lime the fashion lor yel
low hair provailcd. It . may hnve
come, with other ideas ol the Re
iiiiii-snlnce, from Italy, where the Ve
netian ladies used to slelch their
locks nut ocr the vnsl brims of a pe
culiar sort of hat.nud il on tho house
top exposed to the full rays of the
sun. It wns iinturul t'uit painters
should prefer and help 10 keep in
fashion the Venetian locks, which
seem to have caught a sunbeam in
their roils, and even now hold it
prisoned on 1 lie ennvns ol Titan or of
llnlmo.
ABusineBs Woman-'
Dotrolt free Press.
Few men are inclined to grant
women the credit ol having any bus
iness tact, or doing business in 11 bus
iness way, but 1 hey must come down
in the case of t lie Detroit widow
whoso personal effects arc now being
overhauled by an administrator. Mie
made no will, but her privato papi r-
ill her dc-k explained all Ilia!. The
first paper 011 Iho bundle was in
dorsed : . ,
'Offor of marriage from Mr.
Respectfully do -lined on the ground
of his stoop-shoulders nud defective
vision. Contents private.' .
The next papei" wa Indorsed:
'Schedule R, showing Unit 1 have
Just enough to bury .hp.'
A dainty looking epistle bore the
indorsement in rod ink : .
'Number 'G.' Conditional offer of
marriage from Mr. S. declined with
lliiinks.
A bill sent from a millinery! home
bore Iho following in pencil :
Paid the within. In presence nf the
cook. Iho day Mr. O. called ami ol
feied mo his hand nud heart parlor
slovo fell down samediiy. .
A bill of $28.37, sent from a gro.
eery house was indorsed :
Settled Iho within for25, ns I nev
eTltarVTrie snrdines a charged. Paid
the inonc.ylwijlay the cock fell down
stairs. KeieeteirMr- B's oiler to wed
him just before the bill iiclii.'
An official envelope roTiTrfrrii
several papers wns marked f '
'Various epistles hinting at mar.
rmgo: orthography generally poor;
grammar tcrrinio; construction very
had. Answered each 0110 kindly biit
firmly.'
A pink colored loiter without en
velppe was marked :
'Gushing offer of marriage f .0111
young Mr. Y. Ink very poor, nnd
no pathos in his expression. . Th'sis
tho second direct offer. Declined 011
account of his youth.'
A bill for seven dollars, balance
duo 011 a clonk, wns film! :
Paid this, afler a sharp dispute., in
tlie presence of Sarah, who hurt her
nose snmo dny. Mr. L wn'ln
the perlor nt thn time. Proposed be
fore he left ; gently, but firmly de
clined offer 011 account ofhis'dcaf
I1C8S.' '' ' ' '
8izt7 lilies an Hour onj the Ice.
.' . . Naw York World,) -Ico
boats have been Used at New
burg, N. Y., for the past few days in
transporting passengers across the
river. Passengers from thu Hudson
River Railroad, alter riding at iho
rate of at least thirty miles an hour,
uro much surprised lofliid themselves
scudding along on the ico at the rate
of sixty miles an hour. Some aro
round too timid to' lake the trip.
Ninety sheep were brought ncro-s
the river leu at a time. One or two
trips were mado so quickly that 11. e
bont crossed over and returned over
to the Fishklll sido bcl'oro tho next
ten sheep could bo caught and their
legs tiod. One of the lauious Ward
nirsnien rnn tlio boat, fhe sailing
masters arc nitiug incir cotters.
Many people cross over and back for
the novellv of the fnst ride.
The Cheapest. .
Reliable artinles . liko Dr. Price's
Special Flavoring lOxtracts vanilla
Lemon, Oinngtm, Ginger, etc.. that
have stood the test of the best Judge
in the country' aro the cheapest in the
long run, If health is to bo consider
ed. ; '...
Tho klncof Swcedcn has stopped
a run on a Stockholm bank, and per
haps averted a serious pani' by
opening a heavy nrcotiul " till lhi in
stiluliou whoso solvency was culled
in question. ,
Mcnny a mnn," remarks , Josh
Billlijgs, "bus reached thesunimit ov
fanio,''oiid then lookt down into the
liuniblo valley he cum from, and longed
to he back agin.'' "' , .
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. ' ' KBWSJTOTES'
Dr. Marv AVnlker has
petitioned .
Congress for a pen-ion.
Kate Field lias raised 3.00fJ for ihn
Shakespeare Memorial Fund.
Tho Einb.rnr of (ieruiiinv cpln-"
brutes his golden wedding oo Hio
th of next June. ' '
.... - v,
Si. Louis is reiioirteitj to lioiv ItOfX-'
000 for the teaching ul' 'the German
language in her schools. '"V :
Clilpmiuiks'sklns arc discovered
by Ihe people of Oregon In he availa
ble tor manufacture ot kid gloves. ..
"Young Ladies," nt Racine, Wis..'
urn Jrivou to ilrtwsiiig iiemseivett iu . :
male attire and promenading the
sircots. i. v ; V
A barber advertise hini-cll' bv ti
placard hung in. Ihe window ns 'fi
ureal capillary iibifdger and lon.-orial
rust. t , '. ' ' 1
It is staled that ihn privato coiilri-'
hii'.ioiis uf Now York t'ily to beiicv-,
oleut objects, this past year amount
o 2,000,000. - ' '
Buffalo Bill lias made 135.0!0oii ihe
stage, and hn jias brought 6.3IX) head
of cattle in. Kansas, where he w ill
live.
In his niiuiial mpMagc Governor
Bishop of Ohio recommends, thai the
Legislature make new laws to urc-
vent gravt-robbiug.
Maine pays her women teachers
less than any other of fhe Stales.
They receive only f 17.04 n month, 1
againsl $50.4jjor liie male teachers.
Fo -eign merchants ship egg lo
London in cheap i-odiua. there bcin,'
more profit in selllni Ihe cottiua than
in disposing ul other wooden pnokn-
T.io Emperor of Austria nt his te- .
Irnit nt lschil, is an inveterate smo
ke, ml Inn on ihe writing table or
ui- iindroom a number, of long coarao
t liiiuu i ignis.
I'nvurd Taylor when be died had
only begun his lite nf Oi elite. Ilu
had inline copious note's for ti c w urk,
b it limy will not p.'ove inieiligiblo..
pe '.nps to any ono else.
Ex-Governor Mnr-hiill of Mlnnco.
tn Is now in search of his sun George,
ahoy of fifteen, who litis run nway ,
from home, alter tin injudicious
course of reading boy's trashy books
1111I papers.
Thu Constitution of M issachueit,
ancient and sillied in its phraseology,
digi.i.tics Mr. Thomas Talhol as "Gov
ernor, dommauiler ln-Gliiiif of tho
Land and Sea Knives of Ihe Com
monwealth, Captain General and Ad
miral. gMrs. Mary Martcr,, or Boston,
claims lo he the heir ol' 12.0K,HK) .
wo 1 1 of properly in Maryland an I
Scoi.niiil, lull in 1772 by .William i
Mackev, ot whom she is n direct (ile
sceudi'iit, ami she has employed emi
nent lawyers lo look . up I lie case.
It is an ill wind which blows do- ,
body any good. The Fraiicusluwn
(N. H.) sonp-slonc quarry workmen
would all have been discharged if au
order had not romo in lor a large
8arcophagiH destined to contain the
remains of ex-Governor Onslow
Sjrnrns. a.-,)
Dr.'Quin, London's 'most fnmou
diiicrout inee tho time of Loia
.... -1!-., .. 4
1 ig. reel y men in mo .-yr, ,:..-.
70 years. The -f ""T1,7,eritr..l r
sparkling Irish wir,, )js vo: ,
aiilni.il spirits, foi.,1 IX'SnccnoiVaiiil
g. y and reckless un ,)im
popular ot nil fi 1
' v
A shoeniflfc-frt Wales, charged '
with lcnvuf.. ,, wi,.p 0 ,)0 p,.ish,
won rccoiiiy hunlcd up bv an officer,
"'"i 'itfiiid in a inisei-iihla hovel on
tllO Id)., ni ninillltillli. blil-rfiinirliiil
armv of trnined rats, which
valiantly (lel'cnded . tho castle and
drove the officer away. ,
Tho Sociclv'for the Preservation of
'he Irish language has meiiioriiuized
the British gnveriinieul in fnyor of
placing the leaching of the Irish lan
guage on flic regular pi-ogrnmmo of
Ihe notional schools.' ItsH.vsthe peo
ple aro desirous of learning iheir na
tive language, nud over iwofthoii.
sand teachers aro ablo and willing to
teach them. ...
The clergy of Collingwood, (hit,,
finding that there was too much cup
per coin In tho collection boxes, hit
upon the expedient of withdrawing
froni'circalaiion all Ihn cents they
could got hold of an expedient that
hail already been successfully resnrl
cd to elsewhere. But the church".-:
members merely sent abroad and gut
o e hundred dollars worth of no v
pennies, and placed llicm in circnla
liou. , "' .''''
Caleb Cushing was n tnnn of strong
passions, animal and intellectual,
there was probably not a moment in
liis whole waking life when he was
not thinking, profoundly thinking,
lie smoked like n steam engine, as
though there weru ulllilv in tobacco
He used profanity lo impart empha
sis lo somo angry expressions, but
never idly r meanlngli'ssly. lie
drank socially but mnde the nrcasiim
invariably hear fruit by starling nn
srjutiieii. or making a bushier
friend.
Qr-AKRK's . AflVICR TO MoXKV-
IU'Ntkiis' A prudent and - well-disposed
liicnihcr of the Society of.
Krieiuls once gave tho . following
friendly ailvico ;
"John," ssid lie. "1 henr thou art
going to get man ied "
i "Yes." replied John, "I am."
"Well," replied the uinn of drn!.,
"I havo one little piece of advice to
give'thee, and that is. never marry rt
woman worth nioie than thon art.
When 1 married my , wife. 1 was
worth five shillings, and she was
worth sixty-two; and whenever ,11115 ,
difference lias occirred between ns
since, she bus always thrown up tli
odd shillings." 1 ; ! .
A gootl ndyiiriiseiiieut In n'nnws
pni'i- p ,v iio fare 011 railroads ;costs
iiofbing tor hotel bills; gives away,
no bows of vigors lo customers of
merino drew to customers' wives;,
drinks 110 whisky miller ihx head). I
trnve.H.',.f ppnaej, tftit f'.icH nt onrf
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