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WINDY WILSSOiN.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 12 1886
FRICE FIVE CENTS
He
ittemps to
Against the
Arr-y the People
President
mil P*l»lln Farir or llio St-
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• IBM rollryol ill- Airmlulifrnilaa.
Brcc'fl to Enquirer-Bon.
Washington, March 11.— Ham
mond, of Georgia, from tlie commit-
lee on Judiciary, reported ! aek ad-
vcrsrly the resolution directing tl a!
committee to h quire into the
rl|;ht of the United S'atre to oancel
patents for inventions and dies
covcriffi. Laid on the table Parker,
of N:;w York, obtained leave to file a
minority report.
The bouse in committee of the
whole returned cooBideration of the
Indian appropriation bill.
Weaver, of Iowa, occupied almost
the entire session fr< m this point in
an extended critiehm of the Indian
policy of the present ednflnis'ration.
Whatever part was taken in the dos
bate by other members was in the
natoreof questions and suggestions
to W.aver Pending the discussion
the committee rose.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the appointment of a comml’>
tee of seven members to join with a
committee from the senate in escort
ing the remains of Senator Miller to
California.
Adjourned.
SJDMATB.
Hawley, from (he committee on
civil service, reported adversely
Vanoe’s bill for the repeal of the
civil service law. Hawley said the
committee was not unanimous. The
bill was placed on the calendar.
L gap, from the minority of the
committee on military aflairs, sob
mltied the views of the minority
members on the Fitz John Porter
bill.
An Iowa land grant forfeiture was
takea up, but at 2 o'clock the matter
went over.
The chair then laid before the sen
ate the resolutions reported from the
judiciary committee as to the right ol
thestna'eto papers on file in a de
partment. Tne galleries presented
their usual crowded appearance and
their occupants seemed to relish the
change from the disposition of a land
grant to one involving the consider
ations of the executive prerogative
and constitution law.
Wilson, of Iowa, addressed the
senate In support of the resolution
reported by the majority of the corn-
mil tee.;
Wilson (aid for the first time In
the progress of this government its
executive power is now being used as
a means of assault on the character
and reputation of its citizens. He
stated a fact and would not now stopr
to determine whether it was the re
sult of purpose, inexperience, want
of thoughtful action, or other cause
whatsoever. It was an unexpected
fact and doubtless would have been
guarded against if tte framers of the
constitution had believed such a re
sult possible In an administration of
therxecuiive power under the pro
visions of that ins'rument as prepared
by ttem. With this intro-
duotlon Wilson proceeded to
argue that the contest bes
tween the senate and the president
was one in whloh the senate rought to
protect the character and reputations
of the olDzena from the assault by the
president, such assaults being rtmov
ai or suspension from office and the
protection beiDg the eflirta of the
senate to obtain knowledge of the
reasons for such removal or suspen
sion. Tne existing situation. Wil
son described as a carious prliiical
phenomenon, the result of an equally
curious political evolution. He then
attacked the president upon the
ground of inconsistency between bis
civil service reform utterances and
his notion. Who o uiri have antici
pated, said Wilson, tbatlrom a polit
ical protoplasmic presence which
fl isted on the bosom of
the democratic platform of
1884 and whose indt fiultenevs
was ixpressed In the words, ‘‘We
favor honest civil service reform,”
could have brought about a result so
harmful to the character and reputa
tion of cliizet a as the practice of the
present national administration ?
Wilson then traced the develop
ment of the political evolution which
took its start in the protoplasmic
presence upon that platform, mark
ed us various stagaa thenceforward
In Cleveland’s letter to George Wi)>
liam Curtis, bis letter of acceptance,
his inaugural address and his first
annua) message to oongress, and pro
ceeded > “Tuoae utterances of
Cleveland as the president
ial candidate, the president*
elect and the president, contained
many things which thoughtful men
approved. Amerioau politics would
be greatly improved if the test whioh
they induced could be oarried on
wlibout regard to the possession or
acquisition of the thousands of offioes
created by our .lav. Eliminate this
faotor from the case and let the minds
of our people be given to publ o
measures, polioies and the Interests
with whioh onr political activities
deal, and I don’t doubt that the most
beneficial results will follow. The
belief that ibis would be so was
entertained by many thousands and
tens of thousands of our most
oonelderaie oitizms. It was the
knowledge of the fact that caused
the demooratio party to put into its
platform of 1884 the protoplasmio un
certainty which said: "We favor
honest civil service reform,” and it
wa-this knowledge which impelled
Cleveland as the presidential candi
date, the president-elect end the pres
blent to give u' e anoe to ilie expres
sions which he had quoted. The
c inveition gave him a bad start by
its meaningless (xpresshin. and so
we need not wonder that he hue react
ed a like result The political evolution
whose siv rsl sieges the president
annouuctd bed not produced a new
species. Ii bud not even Improved
in old one The proems did tot pr. m-
Ise anything better at the beginning
whl'e the end had given eomeihlr g
Infinitely worse. The high e< uod
irg phr»ees and g nerous platitudep
which had been thrown out at d
around the uncertain and meaning
less exnressim s of tbe platform, had
not changed in the least It was the
same now that it was then It wae
einiply a poliiical heimii crab stored
away in au appropriate shell i f that
better political organism called re
form, which bad increased in s’z
and elaborated its ugliness, bu : hud
nor changed i s species.
The people, Wilson contir.usd, had
given Cleveland generous credit for
sincerity. They had listened to his
professions of r form and studied
th*m They had appreciated tbe
d ffl cutties surrounding bis assump
tion of the executive piwer, but they
could not reconcile his actions in sus
pending c mpetent and faithful pub
lic < ffleers with his rrpta'ed assurau -
ces that such things would .not be
done He said ibat men would not
be discharged for partisan reasons,
but only for cause. The people
had believed that he had
the courage of his convictions.
This resulted in the universal belief
that charges other than politioal
should be odged pgainst a public
officer before bis suspension could be
assured. It had logicrliy followed
that whenever an < ffleer was bus
pended tbe people believed that some
grave charge bad been made against
him. Indeed, every suspended offi
cer was by the president’s own deola
ration made to stand before the coun
try as unworthy of trast and confi
dence. If this were net the necessary
conclusion,what must be tbe estima-
tfon placed by the people on tbe word
of tbe president, and if it be the cor
reot conclusion, what must be the
president’s idea of fair ('ea)ing with a
oitfie- ? He had suspended 643 pub
lic officers atd marshalled them be
fo;e the country c-s persons uuworthy
of trus* or confidence Many of those
persons had reques el to t einformed
of the nature of the charges made
against them. This bad been denied
to them In this way the executive
power was being usrd as a means of
assault against the character and rep
utation of the ol'izms of the repub
lic. No such outrage had been
infl cied on our cil'zens from the
first. year of our national existence
until the incoming of the present ad
ministration, its pomp and circum
stance of reform to the contrary not
withstanding. To proteot tbe char
acters thus insidiously assailed,
Wilson held to be the duty of the
senate, ai.d in this was to be found
tbe Im. e’ling motive of tbe
majority of the senate judiciary
committee in its attitude
concerning these suspensions,
In bis lurtber argument, Wilson
followed the line of Edmunds’ speech
on Tuesday, that the law and prece
dent were against tbe poeition as
sumed by the president and his cabi-
vet, when they affirmed that the
right of suspenaion was diatinot from
that of appointment, and was inde
pendent of rtvision by the senate
Adopting it, however, to his usiump-
iton that the protection of the char
acter of suspended officials was the
prime faotor in the oomeet.
Kenna obtained the fljorto speak
on the resolutions.
Edmunds said he would next week
prees tt^e senate toatick to these reso
lutions so as to ge them finished and
out of tbe way of other business He
did not feel disposed to press them to
a conclusion now, while one of our
members lies unburied.
Tbe senate then adopted resolu
tions of rsgret at the death of Miller,
of California, and previdir g for lie
conducting of his funeral by a com
mittee of both hous s, and went into
executive session at 3:45. The doors
were rtaopened at 6 o’clock, and tbe
senate at once adjourned.
Tallow ravai,
Bpaalalto Kcqalrer»Baa.
Chicago, March 11.—A special
from Key Waal, Fla, says, in con
nection with the arrival there of tbe
Unite! B'.ates steamer Galena and tbe
supposed flilibusterer, the City of
Mexico : "There are several oases of
yellow fever on board the Galena.
The oommander of the Galena was
approached to-day by your corres
pondent with reference to tie fever
on shipboard and the filibustering
expedition. Tbe commander dis
played tbe following report, which
was submitted to the health office of
Key West:
"My attention hae been called to a
statement in New Y> rk that there
were fifteen oases of yellow fever on
the United States steamer Galena. I
beg leave to deny emphatically this
statements On arrival here we bad
but one ease of that Unease, and he
-had been convalescent since tbe 15 h
ult, having taken sick on the5:n.”
WASHINGTON WAIFS
President *1< relat'd Vitoes His Flr-t
Bill
« Jjdti'lkl VMS Null, Intel IMI*.
Il«n- IsHfor* rt«»tu »rmurj
-th • uni ti Ovasldorlag A* ratna»tl<»ns
tt>« Bale.
Special to 3tauair«r«Bnn.
ft Louiii, March 11 —The South
ern Pacino railroad company ye>'er-<
day made the rate from here to Kan
sas City |5 and to Chiosgo 610 for
both limited and emigrant tickets.
Tbe Atohlaon, Topeka and Ban'a
F e oompa-y has met the cm.
to Brqnlr<»r*Bn*i
Washington March tl Siore
tarv Manning has sent to Senator
M ’mil sere-al let en», identical in
suns a ce, rein it g to the -nspeneion
of i fficials whose successors' uomina
lioi s ».re -till under consideration by
'he finance committee, and stating
brii fly, bui more tmpba'ica'ly than
anything hitherto uttered, the viewi
of the administration in re-peot to
eu peusii ns. B >' ti the sender a d the
receiver are willing the letb rs should
be made public, but the courtesy held
to be due from each to tbe other pre
vents either from giving t en out.
THE EXECUTIVH SESSION.
In me executive se sion of the
senate to-diy, the nomination of
Commatlore TruxtoD to be rear-
admir'd, was reported favorably from
tbe nsval committee. An (Sort was
made to have it acted upon at once,
because of the fact that by the ope* a
tion or law, the nominee goes unon
there'lrei list to-morrow. Action
was oi j :cted to, however, and under
tbe rule tbe cane went over.
The nomination of Dement to be
turveyer general of Utah was con
firmed after a long and heated debate
by a vote of 25 to 22 L gan advo-
oated bis coi flrmation and six Re
publicans vo'et with him.
HE VETOES THE BIEL
The pres deni returned to tbe
tenate to day tbe hill to grant to set
tlers on tbe D.'t-M lines river lands
in I iwa, wim a message informing
tbe senate that he declines to approve
the bill and giving bis reasons there
for. Tbe pr sident say-: “This pro
posed legislation grt ws out of the
grant of land made to the territory
of Iowa in the yeai*1846 *n aid iu the
improvement of tbe De- M ones river
I tiave carefully ex mined tbe legis
lation upon the subject of this grant
and studied the decisions of the court
on the numerous complicated ques
tions whioh have arisen from such
legislation, and the position of the
parties claiming interest in the land
oovered by such grant, and I cannot
but think that every possible ques
tion that can be raised, or at least
that ought to be raised, in auy state
rela'ing to tnese lands has been de
termined by tbe bigbest judicial au
fhori'y in law, and if at y substantial
ohji c ion remain y»t unsettled, I be
lieve there ts no d tficuitv in present
ing it tithe proper tribunal. N >t-
witbsUnding the fact that there may
be parties iD occupancy of these
lam’s who suft-r hardships by tbe
application of strict leg d priucip ei
to their claims, safety lies in nou-
interference by congress with matters
which should tie left to judicial oog-
niziuce, aud I am unwilling to con
cur In legislation which, if not an
encroaobmenl upon judicial power,
trenches so closely thereon as to be of
dnubtfut ex;etienoy, and which at
tbe same time increuss the elements
of litigation that have heretofore ex
cited and endangered a vested right.”
fBftliul* Pelioaiiif*
Sp°ol*l to EnqulrertSnn.
Lebonon Pa, March 11—Tuesday
eveulL g about eighty inmates of the
alms house were seized with vornit-
tDg and severe pains. Dr Weiss, the
attending physician,was nattily sum
moned and at once pronounced it a
case of wholesale poisoning. Meas
ures were promptly taken to coun
teract the poison. To-day most of
the victims are suffering severely
from nausea and twelve of them art
in a critical condition. An
investigation revealed the fact
'bat all who drank of tbe
ooflee pretared for Tuesday noon
were s ck and tbe doctor soon full
that the ocfi-.e'-pot was lined with a
thick sediment of Paris green. Thi
vessel holds a barrel or more and into
this some poison had been thrown—
almost four pounds of poisiu. The
doctor is of thncpinitn that had t
not been that the poison wa tot-
strong, causing instant vomiting,
mti’e than half the inmates of the
alms bouse would now be dead.
A Crtw Hocucd.
gpealal >o *Lqfjlrer*«nii.
Baltimore, Match 11 —The Brit
ish steams. Wilton, arrived to dry,
rescued, March 4 b, and brought to
this port a crew of eight men and
tbe captain of tbe bark Muigurita, ol
Elsinore, from Wilmington, N C, for
Liverpool, with roeinand turpentine,
They were rescued with great diffl
culty, at there was a very heavy sea
running and half a hurricane blow
ing. Great credit ia due to first t (floor
Lewis for Dravery and coolness in
commanding tbe life boat during the
rescue.
A B»»U Im trsaklt
New Brunswick, N J,March 11—
Tbe Dime tiavtr g-i bank tu this city
is in trouble, and nas been closed by
the secretary of state. The directors
are now in session. They refuse to
give any information as to the trou
ble. Arthur G Ogilby, secretary and
treasurer, is said to be short in his
accounts to the amount of 680 000.
Ol ’ChMft.
Steel*1 U laanirer-Baa.
New York March 11.— 1 The stoefc
market continues to ruu along in
Senator Jones has urgent business In
Detroit, to-wlt, to woo,
tbe a.iiue rut into which it fell abt u
a week »g>, being very dull, with
fiuc’na ions gsnerallv within a range
of one cent, with final changes of
only small amounts The opening
was gemrsily a s' ale lower, and in
>arly dealii g? in many cases further
smalt declines were e? abll-hrd, but
from that time till the close of the
board the market was firm to s'rong,
recovering all tbe ca.i er losses ami
advancing (radons by two o’clock
I t Die last hour the prices were about
dead.} until thn close, when there
wa* another email rally and the fiiisl
figures ’or all active s ock* are J to l
higher than yesterday—the lattei
Rsadlt g ami Pac fl *. M >t!—but Lack-
avAauna wen* up § »n I T<xa- Paclfl •
I'tfl Lake Shore each j Western
Union, however, is 1 lower on ac-
count of recent unfavorable rumors,
Biles 279,000 ebar s
jfttprblU’KH IMam itit ill© n«rrl»
•UB Bill,
Washington, March 9 — The
ways aud means committee will hear
the rep:eieutatives of tbe sugar in
terests to-morrow, beginning at 11
o’clock. Tne Louisiana congressional
delegation, including tt e two sena
tors. will be present, as well as the
delegation ol plao'erB, headed by ex*
Gov WarmolLt Gov Warmoth will
address tbe committee in behalf of
th«» latter delegation.
Ye-terdsy, af.er Colonel Trenholm
bad addressed the committee on the
subject of rice cuHute, he retired to
an aijicent sofa and opened up a
conversation with Judge K-dley, oi
Pennsylvania
Presently Mr Hiic ok, of New
York, wheeled around in his chair
aud congratulated Colonel Trenholm
on tbe clearness of his stanment to
the committee.
"You know, of course,” said Mr
Htsejck, that we are going to put
both rice and sugar on tbe fiee list ?”
•‘No, I did not,” replied Col I’ren
holm
"Yes,” continued Mr Hisco'k,
"When we get Into the commit e:o'
the whole iu the bouse, we will move
to put both articles on tbe free list,
and we’ll carry that proposition.
Then when we come out of Die com
mittee and the house is called upon
to p-iss tbe bill," we’tl try the southern
representatives on a motion tos'rike
out the ecactiug clause. They c*n
take their choice then between kill
ing tbe bill or their own industries.”
Mr Hisoock was not j sting, bu'
giving the r°publio»n t r gramme as
regards the Morrison bill.
Mo ClooB Haw.
U* Erqntr«r‘8an.
Ottawa, Ont, March 11— In the
house ol commons to-day Mr L tndry
made this motion • “That this bouse
feels that it is is duty to express
deep regret that M><> sentence ol death
passed on Louis Riel on conviction
of high treason wus allowed to be
oarti'd into i x cutlou.” Mr L >ndry
tben made a speech in support of hie
motion. Sir Hector Ltnguviu said
Riel had every chance i fl rded him
lo defend himself, and that the ix
penaes of his wltnesi-es were paid by
'he crown. Every delay asked fjr
had been granted and the govern
ment had only done its duty in allow
ing the law to take tte course.
A r.tul UolllllMM.
AvadsI to tke CDanlror-Snn. I
Montreal, O, Murch 11 —Three
passengers, tbe engineer aDd guard
wsre instantly killed iu a collision
on the railroad between Montreal.
Ontario, and Mentone yea'erdsy
Twenty- six of the passengers were
injured, thirteen very dangerously.
Toe collision happened on a sharp
curve which the two traits, both
filled with travelers, tried to round at
the same time on a single track. Tne
traiua were badly telescoped ami
were thrown ofl tbe truck.
Stftcimi I#
Danville, Va, March 11.—The
Baptist congress now iu session here
is largely attended. The congress to
day discussed points ot d fisteuce and
agreement between tbe Baptist and
other denominations bb to tbe Lord’e
supper. The fiuatcial problems of
the church were also discussed, and
Dr J W McCown made a sensation
by saying some severe things tbiu'
ohurob lairs as a means ol raising
money for church put poses.
■silsss.
London, March 11—Henry La
boucher, rtdical, during this alter
noon’s debate in (ho house of com
mons on tbe government’s civil ser
vice estimates, moved to reduce tbe
grant for tbe maintenance of park:-
belonging to tr used exclusively by
the 'oyaity or members of the royal
family. The motion caused a lively
discussion, but it was finally carried
"gainst tbe government by a vole of
131 to 114
Th« Haiti Bior* t oaferen©*.
Staunton, Va, March ll —At the
session of the Baltimore conference
of the M E Cburcn south to-day re
ports from the elders showed a grati
fying condition of tbe conference.
Not Only were the accessions ’a'ge,
but the financial standing good and
tbe future hopeful.
Tbs lUaeork Fund
New York, March 11 —Seventy
dollars from K bert E Lee camp No
1, confederate veterans, was added to
day to the Hancock fund,which tow
aggregates 637 361. M:s Hancock
has received letters of administration
on the estate of the late general.
"Why does tbe dootor smell f bis
oane t" asked the little gtri invalid of
her wicked brother. "He is probably
miking the dlagnoae-ita,” said the bad
ooy.
LABOlt AGITATIONS.
Th Conflict rs umI Englu ers Ket.df
for Work.
The Trad«e Hintons OtU’tm'a® iw**lno •
hr thf 3 i iAoii Tito Klinwtlou on ths
Uojro’ted It At I ro uda.
ipeo'sv! to IC-’qutrrr*Bust.
Galveston, Maroh 11 —A pedal
to tlit N ws from Dtllassay j United
S'stes Marshal Jsekmar telegraphs
to R oelver Brown from Big Springe
that everything is quiet there aud
that tn flic is open. Twenty-five
mechanics, who were brought from
New O.'tans, were sent to B'g
Springs last night to taka tlio places
of the strikers. Fre'ght trains a-e
now moving. R cetvei Btcwti re
(solved a telegram last night from the
engineers on (he IVxis C.mtwil divis
ion of the Texas Pacific road staling
that they deHired to cornet the re
port that they had refu-ed to go out
on their engines and deciar
Dig ti at they held them
selves in rend I ness to respond
to the < rders of the receiver anti were
not supporting the strikers. To thie
welcome message, R oeiver B'owu
replied, saying: “I wus prepared to
rtc-lve just such a manly, frauk
telegram, for I have regarded you all
the lime us entirely faithful to your
duti< s 'o the railway You will net
he compelled to relit qutsh you posts.
Y >ti shall have ample protection from
the United States court, through its
marshals aud deputy marshals, and
through a more potent it fi teuce if it
become s neci s mry ”
THE CONDUCTORS READY
Sedalia Mo, M-rcti 11 —The
railroad conductors held a meeting
ast night and the following is a
copy of the proceedings furnished
the rrasg:
Queen City Di-ision. No 60
Order of Railroad Conductors
Thu inflowing re.-oimions l ave been
unanimously adopted :
Wnereas, we, as a- conductors and
employes of Hie Missouri P.'O'flo
railroad, ceutiring at 8 ria'iu, Mo,
are entailing hardship and valuanle
time by lending the present s riks
our recognition, and cannot help the
grievances of the knights of labor or
their treubte with tbe Texas Pac fij
railroad in Texas, we hope no pe:B >d
will be i tfuudeii at tbe stand we
have taken in this mat er.
Therefore, be it resolvid, That we.
as conductors, stand ready to per
form our respective dutt> s in tbe
fo'ure as we have done in ibe p»Ht.
[Signed]
C mmitte on Resolutions
THEY WILL WORK
St Louis, Mrro/i II — A confer
ence was ti eld this m idling between
ttie freight engineers and General
Hiipprluteuueui K-.riigau aud Master
Mechanic BuiluU, ut which the en
gineers elated they would stand at
their pi s s when u was decided to
run truim; that when the engineers
are prepared in a proper manner for
work they would run the irams ac
cording to orders, but further than
this they would not go.
IN FAVOR OF STRIKES.
The trades couveutiou of ibis city,
which is composed of reguli r y ap
pointed delegates from a 11 trade
unions, have held a meeting and
adopted a resolution rccign'ztng the
railroad strike as a stiugglelor the
right of tbe workingman loorgardze,
declaring tbe position taken by tbe
railroad managers is inimical to tbe
rights of the working men and tbe
public good and should bedencunco i,
aud expressing hearty sympathy
with the strikes. Preliminary steps
have been taken by various business
men with a view to holding publ'c
meetings of the merchants and me*
chanlcs’ exchange and other organ!-
zitione to devise some means to
bring about a settlement of tbe strike
aud restore business to its normal
condition.
PETEY AND JAKEY-
Bp/<nt II..d'i* Two lft*bj Boja Thai
IrnobM Ntr«i>v«ai (l|«n WJih
Pleaaaif,
Two terrible scumpslive in Spring-
field, Ohio. They are Petey atd
Jukey, the belovid sons ot John
Hpangenberger, a saloon keeper of
that city. Pe’ey is five and Jak< y is
three years ■ 11. ar.d Ihiy are famous
on acc urflof their smoking habits
A short account of Petey’s ranking
was published two or three years ago,
but now that J >key has cemo and
Joined him the Cincinnati Commer
cial Guzatte telle moreabout this pair
of kids.
The constitutions and nervous sys*
terns of these two boys re?m to be as
impervious to the evil effsc's of nico
tine as a salamander lo fire. Not
only do they smoke tbe stroogeet
cigars with tbe greatest relish, but
they chew the strongest tobacco as
well. Their father is immensely
proud of their accomplishment, and
supplies them with alt the cigars and
tobaco they want. Their accom
plishment Is worth a great deal to
him in a business way, since many
curious persons are attracted to the
saloon to see tbe boys, and wbeu
ttiere spend considerable money for
drinks and cigars. Petey toddleuuto
the drug stores aDd cigar snops ab >ut
town, and there Is hardly a merchant
In tbe business but wbat will baud
him a cigar every time he ocmes In.
Oj Buodays Mr Hpangenberger
drives out la tbe afternoon accun-
psnied by bis eotire family As he
ami his four boys all smoke, and the
twoiu a its puff away like veritable
chain ofl factories, the coming of this
uuiq’te family ucniut ia heralded by
wreaths t f smoke, ami BOente the air
like a pi ralde cif,a ship.
Tlie origin of iho habit seems to
have been au follows: When Pstey
was nn Ii I ant in the arms, fourteen
mouths of ago. a cigar wns once given
Inm in (uu hy one of Ihe customers
In li e saloon. Instead of growing
deadly sick Etui Grot ping i', Die little
follow clutched It with tits bahy fin
gers and seemed to er j <y it, as he
. inolud it to the very end.
From thi firs' cigar ills (■ s'e for
i-m king commenced, and friui that
day the child cied (or cigars as an
ordinary child cries for candy. The
taste 8«i rued to lake such teriittc hold
of his baby appetite that ho was soon
smiklrg all the lime, one cigar after
another, until he reached the appall
ing number of fi' e oj cigars per day.
Nothing else wou d satisfy him, and
lie cried bitterly uuless he got his
dally supply >f cigars. Though the
parents could see uo evil efieois from
Hie us a of the weed, they grew
alarmed, arid called tu a physician,
who made a complete examination of
the boy’s state of health, and all the
organs of his body, aud, finding no
evil ifl.cts from the uao ol the tobac
co, told the parents that the habit
would do no harm.
R manured l.y this statement the
parents allowed free reign to their
child's appetite aud he has b eu a
hahitua' HUioker from that day to
this. Pipes, cigais, cigarettes,chew*
lug tchtcco and everything of a
s(linkable or thewlog ua ure were
eagerly oonsumtd. Now that he is
older he smokeH fewer cigars, but
smokes slower aud seems to enjoy it
more.
“I shall have lo send him to sohool
soon," said tbe father, "aud I hardly
know what to do In regard to his
smoking anil ohewiDgj he will want
to smoke and chew constantly in
school” His little brother Jakey,
now three years old, commenced the
habit almost aH eaily, and ts as inde
fatigable a 8inok‘ r »s his brother.
He sometimes tries to sm >k«
the huge G rinao pipe belonging to
his father, and is forced lo climb on a
chair, and let the pipe lia- g down
like a cistern pole, to enable him 'o
reach tire mouth-piece. N lther of
the boys v e ■■ ever made sick or nau-
seatid oy inoacco, at.d ven tbe*fl-ot
of tbe nicotine poison of chewing
tobacco on their baby stomacbB seem
to be entirety harmless.
They aro tat, chunky little fellt wi,
with a pronout c d G rman appear
ance, and 'ire fat hanging In ropes
from their olretke. I - ,isindesoribab y
amusing to s e the little fellows
toddle into the bar room and call f >r
oigsrs. Thi lr father will hand
them two huge etogies Blowly
aud deliberately (toy will bite
r,fl the end? of their cigars, light
their maiotne, and, tn'er turu'ng
their cigars round and round to get
them iLioroiighly lighted, will re*
lapse into a q iiet “pud, pud, with
tlie air of olu men of Any. It is esti
mated that Peter tins smoked nearly
5000 cigars up to date, which, at five
cents eacn, would co-t 6259 It is said
that a female reformer once went
down to lcc ure the boys on the ho r *
rlble depravl y of smoking. Tho
babes itnmedia ely grabbed two or
the largest aud most ratal cigars trey
c< u'd fl id, aud so efleotually smoked
her uu'. that stio struck her green
cotton umbrella and made tracks for
home.
■ arl. au d ifc* Bewlvjl*.
Huntington, Pa, March 9 -The
people of Trough Greek Valley, this
county, sre of strong religious pro
clivities, nebrly all of them being
members'of the church and Meth-
ndinm being the prevailing belief.
They inidst upon tlieir public schools
being oper ed with the readiog oi the
sciipiuies and prayer, but a kiud of
religious (Xircse hss be*n lDtro*
duotd Into one of Ihem b> li e female
teacher Hist has caused the most In
tense excitement and Indignation
through! ut the valley. Bhe and her
pupils ut thefpeuing of hcrbChool
in lie morning have beim imitating
and burlesqueiug tlie revival meet
ings, several of which have recently
been in progress ut Casevliie, Galvin
and other points in the vicinity. Tne
exercis(s were quite prolonged, con
sisting of preaching, the (exi being
takeu from the spelling-book; ol
singing, Die hymns being found in
the urllimetlr; of prayer, in whioh
the words, "Toe bey stood on ih«
burning deck, ea'ing peanuts by th«
peck,” were repeated of loud amens,
and of shouting which exceeded in
force and firvor that which had
uighily been heard at balfadczeu
churches along the banks of the
stream, from which the valley takes
its name. The Indignation at this
Bucrlligious conduct is general, but is
greatest among tbe Methodist, whose
children have been taught to ridicule
their religion, and they have de
manded ot the directors a change in
the n ansgemeut of Chat school, and
It will doubtless be immediately
made.
Th« llouiiaiod Law.
The find homestead bill was pre
sented "i congress by Andrew John
son, of Teunessee. Ha pushed it to a
pi sisge In tbe thirtys3ixth congress,
and It was vetoed by Bucuanan.
Andy kept at it, however, and it
passed again in 1862. a few days after
he left the senate to become military
governor of Tennessee.
"Waiter, this chicken fs very tough.
Ii’s all I oan do to get my teeth through
t..” 1 Horry, sir, bnt I haven’t time to
ohew It for you now.”