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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY. APBIL 29 1884r- TWELVE PAGES.
NEWS OF GEORGIA.
Advice* from Nohunla, Wajne county, giro par
tlculars of the murder at I.ary's itlll of Preston
Man son by Iiracl Howard, both of whom are colored,
Howard bad gone to ht?? shanty and found Manaon
lying on the floor, and otooptng over biro aatd,
???Keep out of my way: If yon don't I???ll knee* you
In the head." Manaon got up and a airugglo
ensued. Howard drew a turpentine back and at
tempted to cot Manaon, but waa knocked down by
Manaon and they were separated. Howard then
aecured a large knife lying near him and ruahlng
upon Manaon cut him In the moat frightful man
ner. The Jury of Inquest returned a verdict of
willful murder. The murderer la sUU at large.
Maramta, April 31.???On the death of John
Meaier, who had been tried In the federal court, a
large number of people who bad been witnesses
against him wero served with notices signed "K.
K. K." warning them to lease the county within
ten days. Harrcy M. Luke, one of the persona
to .bom this noucj wu sent, writes a notice In
whlco no says:
I find that It Is not convenient or congenial
with my feelings, to lease this county In the short
spew of time that you base given ms lor that pur
pose, as I could not possibly get ready to do so
In ten days. Your accusation la that we ruined J.
8. Mmserand bis family. 1 deny the allegation,
aa 1 had uolhlng to do with bis psoaecutlon to any
EUtr-flnt Georgia regiment. He has beaten bis | NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS,
sword Into a plowshare, Isa graln raldng farmer, I ???
and consequently a prosperous one. Ocls no less I Occasionally we dud In America vigorous old
Honored In peace than In war. I men who continue to be up and doing, and obs*J.
The Pierce county grand Jury declares that ???fora I nately refute to lag superfluous. Two such men
number of years It nas been a notorious fact that I ]j T0 j a Washington. They aro Ocorgo Bancroft
our great and wealthy state, boasting of small historian, and W. W. Corcoran, the banker,
debt, low taxes and general prosperity, baa failed I y ew me0 ever carried the sorrows of eighty five
to provide ample accommodatlona for the lunatics winters on their heads as cheerily and briskly as
of the state, making It necessary fer the security of I jj r , Bancroft. The old gentleman not only con-
11 Ic and property In tome insistent to secure u aue a bis literary work, but looks after bis gar-
these unfortunate creatures In loathsome | doping, rides on horseback every day, and goes
prisons, and In other Instances to allow them to go I into society. He Is the only private cltlsen In
at large, to the peril of themselves and other mem- Washington who enjoys the privilege of the floor
beta of society, we hereby request our represents-1 0 f u, e aenate, and he is the only gentleman Preal-
???Ives at Ibe next tension ol me legislature to lake - , Arthur win secern a dinner Invitation from
such practical steps as to secure ample aocommo- a ' u ??? Arl, u ; wniacci.pi a dinner invitation irom,
datlons for all the Insane of our slate." There-1 outside ol the official circle of cabinet officers, for*
fore the ordinary la directed to take such steps as I gigs ministers and senators. Mr. Corcoran Is
fu e nTfmVb???tSlpta?pS)}^f*PlJrSa r0 <J??Sty? Tne P re equally wonderful. He Is eighty six, and Is hale
lsabsUoc?? la the treasurer'* office of 11,6(6 75. I and handiome, managing hi* eatate of a dozen
An Interesting point Is the recommendation 10 the I m ui| 0 ns with perfect esse, and still finding time
?? pfv*moS3.' to^wrt"huKlhM-IvUw^pJ5 n . Odesoletothe noble charities which be hssso
B it, also that the oidlnsry paj to James W. | liberally supported for many years. These two
ogarth f5 permonth toawivt film In taking care I oldmeu enjoy mental and physical health and
of hla mother, a luaatlc, until other provliluus can . ??$.?????? K ??? tl1U i
be made for her by said ordinary. tha of all their faculties because they
The grsnd Jury ol Dawson county find, a balance *??"> lived Uves ol simplicity, virtue and Industry,
in the tiessuryof one doll.r and six cent. In tbo The Uvea olsuch men retch u. many useful mssons.
general fund, and !st In Ibe paupers??? fund. The I a. Whitehall sraxgr mtn who paid fifty cents
county hss a debt of 1300. In regard to education I for fourteen Florida stmwberrleaa week ago, has
the Jury finds that the common school system la I n -ver been able to get the sand ont of bis teeth.
.way. shape, form or fashion. And If 1 ksd I would ... ??? __ ???
only bare been siding the law In tbs prosecution working satisfactory, and that the per carnage of I fn, Florida strawberry should be ecourtd and
mliT??!hi h \ZX the khoreucelsgmUylemlhanuudWflhecldsietea, ,h, n nused In seep and water,
of Ibis county for tho proof ol my I end earnestly hopi; tbo day 1* not far distant when I ?
??? statement' but ea he Is (lead, peace we can truthfully say that every obllrl In Dewson A gold coin loses welghlln consequence of the
tobi-eahcs As to Mrs. Memer, I here know, her | ctnn??V ceu reed end write, end to ml.. id we ere I wear and leer to which It Is subjected by eetlve
from her childhood, end have never known any derirousof glvlug lbs poor every dollar possible In cIrcnlB ??? on The tre unry experts estimate that a
thing detrimental to her character. A?? to my I thl* direction. I *
wife v character, 1 will only lay that it 1* irreproech* I w II C'ookaaw theatory of H C Harman r'oznake I 420 P** c ?? w^uld continue current fifty year*.
abl?? And you tay you have given ui fair warning. ... r *p 0 r. andztarted hi* bur out snake **?? e*gl?? tMrtj-flre jesrs, and $3 and $250 piece*
bunting. The boy found flee.n.kcK in a bundle. ?? ???V ??????be generally known
be pl-.oed to your credit, and the fall extent of the | tn( j ft ft cr klllii g them went buck and told biz 1 tbatlbl* natural abrailoa hubeen provided for by
????? w ',', l J . h 2,ia U , r .r,7. l0 m hL oa io???ifii.7? U n???U!f lather to go and we them Mr. Cook wont down to '??????? Tho statute wye that gold coins which have
Ureoghta^edead end InheUAhsn to befonnd here me the snakes, and found two llvl. g reptiles with I ?????????'need *?? " el ?????? b * ???????????> ?????*
better for some of i
iend*s b ys , henvf 1 A > nd > yon"???ir'"K.???i;???K'r hVd I ^ ^ T ,7o^7nw""'S^VpromrtVdUps7cbid! I ??? ore * h ?? n one half one perosntumbalowsttndsrd
borer be lu hell with the door locked and the key The son again rstnnu-d to tbespoi.aud turnip two I weight, afters circulation of twenty years, and
i^r.i??.^??r,rL w v?rpfr^ p ? p T , T? , * ,e **??? ???*- ^??v h ??? ,lbo
and tne people aro awaiting tho remit. I inA kca were not measured,but areiuppwod to baro I ????*ved at their nominal value at the treasury and
Valdoata Timei: Three Uttlo negro boys who had I been between one and two hundred l:chci lu I It* office*. It ii believed that romo plan should ???
gone iuto the ewamp In rear of Mr. Fry'* brick- I length.???Dabionega.Ga., BlgnaL I adored ??>r the redemption of uncurrenicoiaa.
yerd flold for the purpoeo of cutting bruah broom*, Vrom ,ho U??wkln*vlilo, Oa??? New*. I i>boil lime ego the leading baukera of the country
found a half barrel of appl* brandy bid away la I Some J?? 1 ??? **?? ??? pre*??????*??? wu on b!a round* In I petitioned the secretary of the tretzury In rofer-
tbe yiliberry bunhea. Mr. W. P. Renfro'* name I one of the couutlee below here, and, at thecouclu< I CDCe ^ the matter, and mggeated a standard
&??wu%^8U%??^oUfl??? d th???lSJuio{Kl d ???^! ,to * er ??? ou :J , A.^? , /^"??"^?????i^'l^u.formuUto^ silver edns, bat no action
of the find. Tbo barrel was Identified ??? ~ *' ??????
fro as bdiie hls properly and ho bad
all, lakes a midday nap, and Is moderate In diet,
alihongh partaking freely ol oat meal, milk, eggs,
coffee, bread, soup, beef, motion, vegetables, pod-
ding and frnlts In bis last trip Weston determined
to show wbstconld be done without the eld ol al
coholic stimulants. For a great physical effort
what Is wanted Is blood, and not beer and spirits.
He Is well satisfied with the result The publicans
riven In three daysaod nights. He wu tke winner
In this strange match and got the prizs, which wu
six of the finest ponies In the tribe. Ho has often
run down deer In the woods, caught
them with his hands and brought them
alive Into camp. Ho Is a good shot and a splendid
horseback rider. Speaking of the walking ma'ch
he nys that It Is very doubtful 11 ho will wlo. The
of the find. Tha barrel wu Identified by Mr. Boa- ????? }???d tiiEK!iluiy2SKaM*ffii , iK!af2!il*S?t5!ft I "** ukl ! n ' ?????d 11 *??? not likely (hat anything will
BSTRS S3223& H ???ttS&atrjf C^AZWri^ m[>>U> ,M ?????? e,r be doneior ??m??.. M ,0 come.
K Uoua and a quart wu miming. Mr- Kaufro i??y?? I The Dublin Gazette la publishing a legal citation
*t*J?? ***!? I for the eatabllihmont of a carfoua will. It uyi:
Do you know what a **<1 uppy??? laf * A duppy
the ?flUi ult. and ho I* of the opinion that tho I
half birre' ??? ??????*
bar The ^
???B^irApri, 31.???Tne csro of Fletcher Lowery I w^twriy wS^wtreml."^??? ifw^lfi^hope?? I Jupples. and on that account aro afraid logo out
vs. state, which wu disposed ol by she anpremo [ life wu gone did bid K R Wimberly, M M Burge* I alone at night The FnglUh residents of Ute Island
court a lew days ago, Isons ol the most Imporlant ??"2.To<i'i??Jl'JJ???"- k rl , ??^"?????? , *5 k ??wi > ??* e ??????havs endeavored for gcncraUona to cure Uio
murder caw. that hu ever isken piece InlAppllug. i" ???radSTbldntculd R RwSSZ?.'*M Bun ??<>*??????? ??f their absurd notion. In-regard to dap.
he bring the flint criminal that hss ever been ron- I - eM , n( j fout peU tinner bear wllne* that what I plea, but without luooe*. Tho derivation ol tho
tenet-d lobe hanged In the counly, and will doubt-1 Qie said renelope Wlmbvrly, deceased, was Iheu I WO rd "duppy" Is Involved lu lmpcuctrateblo ob-
Jss* bo the first over hang lu theoouatr, Fletcher tN , ulto _ w , k ?? , nd niter wu her lut will to-wlt- ??? Pw 1
1. a bright mulatto, and wu born and raised in I 1.1 mtni jny p.pe to have all my laod during his I * onr **T.
Kcufii tiowu, N. 0,, and U related to Ih?? I iir* * n( j death. I want Mamie Burscmi' I _ , , . .
famous ntfilswolihe ..mo place. At the Urns ol S???ldren to hsVi my ls5d;" which uld word! w Tui United States despatch boat Dolphin, Jnst
the killing he was living near that place, working I .pagan p, o,e raid I'rnclopo Wimberly, were re- I louucbcd at Cheater, Pennsylvania, la regarded ??a
awoinan'lKlug'wIth'hlm* L'y ofj.T. ???bo.v.n.couri.rof our new navy. The Dolphin
HUckor. Tbi* woman bad been Maying with him I JJJJ Pmiilope. which was freely and voluntarily I w111 not only *>?? serviceable as a dispatch boat, but
for seven or olgtat yean, and with whom ho had, I IUftl j e j, ef *he was of sound and disposing I will be in ov*ry way available as a blockader or a
I mtn<1 111,4 .?????niorr, and In poewiwlou of all her I oommerco destrojer. and her value in this respect
work on the lath dsy of July, lost year, to. bis rbsnty I mfln tal faculUt^sand without tHusussion. Influence. I . v. . ??? . . . ^
and disoovrred that Julia had disappeared. While I moau* or artifice* from any oun to induce her so to I niay be illustrated by the fact that a few years ago,
looklr.g arouud for her he suddeuly came upon I (j 0 w hich writing Is horewlth appended and I when there wts a oroipect of a European war the
Brined 4 USF 0 i y bren???cT* Fl.iXfr ffiJSSStwESlf* b ?? ??? P " W "??? ??' P u ' ch ??? #d ??? uol > *
being onrased at this, immediately rhoi I ii..*?? u*???*???*.-,*??*-??*??,*??? I f* r< tb??y?? lu commercial value. The Dolphin Is
and killed Brlueagn. Tho body of Brlneage wa/ I Th ?? *f?? nd Jury of Houston county, among other I n .- - .. Kumm of 32 foot. Bho Is rigged
ArmmmmA Inin .h* l.ramih rnrh-rn ft rnsn.l.infl I thin.* f. 1 n?? 1 h?? fnllnwlna- I mA> leCl 10U ?? Wll ??? * m Dao ??
then d ragged lut n't he branch where u remalucd I things, contains the following:
until dlsopverwd fire or si* days afterwards. Bus .. rh# prctBn i general moral status of affair* In
plclo-i polutrd to Fletcher who was arrested. The I J ?? F
a* a three masted sdhooner, Is well armored and
carries revolving cannon and galling gani. Her
liiLiu i iiuiuhu iu r iviLun wins wu ???rirstim. <u?? ??? , . ??? .... ... I MfilH lUVUillUR ut??ui
woman wu altsrwaxls arrested and told in, story I Ibe county give* us Just cause to feel proud of our I .. ... f ,,
and unlOi-d ualuit him al lbs trial At tho ltd] I oounty; and thegsuoral ntlafactton oonceralog I 1 *.
thsadmlulsuatlonol Uis laws speaks In high terms I Disnu.ap wator Ico is the latest thlngln New York
to ??tho auptems oourt'by his I ??IUto cfflclmoyol ourofflosrs. Hr reason ol tho I bar-room.. Ills believed that there Is not the
oounwl.Jrul sli cfforta to preoure a now trial ware | J???) Jhst It Is kiiowi^lo mnnbsrs of Ih's body Ural I ,i|ghtnt Impurity In ihta Ice, and Ii greatly lm-
U,?? local* option I provua cocktail or a lemonade. Of courre, "if
law now iu forco In tha oountry, ws lake Ibis occa-1 man Is not particular about hla liquor any quality
h our ?,!??!! MElftHPu'iroS'JSS o( '????? ?????> do - DIHMod water loo would bo wuted
o- 11 1 c/imi'y for more than two year., ami It Is our a-ra I on,forty-rod "ptien.??? Tho profc3slonal mixer who
I pbafio opinion that tho law hss glvni gonoral'sat- I furnished the abovoluformsttou also stated that the
??? youVuf,Sd but phyilclMsare .now taking a dedded .Und
higher Pi 1UO by the oporatliu ol ttss law, there l! against brandy for medicinal purpose*???* JThey tay
futile. Thorn will beau adjourned term of the c torts are being
spring Mipcrior court on tho lonrth Monday in abolishment ol .
M??j- next,at which Urns he will bo resentenoed. >-???
???tho Jackson Argussaja: Woasatoailmonlzh
fanners to plant corn,, plant corn, plai t cotu.HL
homeVud , Saro7 1 b 0 |io* , n , 'iali'| , nK*wbo Tsui's sue* I j 1 *)* 11 " opinion Jhat tb^a^is glvni geuoral^ai^Uurulshed the abovo lu/ormattou also stated that tho
orasfut fanner.' You may look where you '
iWhom-vcr you find an all cotton farmer, tii ^ | _ |
Cf**'?????????V[<UX(Anrii ??? .mgtli(UT?? r whoeeuouldere I 5, remnfor doubCaudltUa faciattc.ccd'ly the I that tho stuff sold u brandy ii adulitiAtefl lm
non all J othe? varieties 'of ???dabtA* ?? I hsvobim gwwlly redueed ??AbuudaIit tcstlracuy ???????'?? extent than Is the caw with whisky. 1
Ukengenewl obeervalton would teeoh * u , 7 mat Ubor throughout th5 this country Is made the host wbl.ky In tbo world
!I Ft m, ,U KzMrmnm^iehS.h 'i.^n I county haa been Rieaily tmprored aud brought I It la obeap and tho pure utlole can always be had]
and It h| d staurtfusth???^A and inrtm*eJ ^^&f2??5SsSttSSr ! s??JrS* lmproMr??? t app??llS5 ami "ben a man is willing to pay for 11. Regular
f jbrm, wathlnk II la our duly to advise our Irtsuds I me tempusUons to placed Inlhapalh ol the weak I boorerlhave found this out, aud luatead ol bum-
Mgi" and s I llld lhe unwary have reaped the greater beocBta. I lug their lnterlore with bad brandy, they keep up
rcorsatilz^^n of ???^b^Tlioarw'riw'oauiM^tliat gsvo MthemwiKaa 8 I ft k* 0 "* gentle l!revrlthlnb]Mitlcklug to whisky.
Inu?muee3 0 w!?2ffi r !id'lrem m7'oth*ol Mareh5?? not bS???*S?????blghly l *Po*eu 0 'olI??Sd ihlabody w8i Im Cenlral Africa luitead ol tea, coffee and whla-
{raWprihSftKSoifflu^^'diuMln 7^aVuhtuYn. W ?i n te U o 0 l l u*wreT.''' ?????? qUOr *bo natives use a atlmulantcalled kola. This
the trati.fcr of certain proponlea, etc., belonging to I ??? 01 1 . kola la a mil with a kernel about two Inches In
I the old grand division, jh. roorsanlasUouwl'J I Tho grand Jury ol Whitfield county was In a I, lh> when tho keruel Is perfect!} dry it le
WtritibSAttSr'ttSlnullfKt 10 J???te (S ?????????????????? ?????????? '* *b* now road law I che wod sl. If It were tobacco. It su.laln. the system
Tuesday the Sid'ltisunt lSrttsrates will bo prt'seut aBd ,u re,Uon 10 IkeestablUhmeuloI spoor farm I u , K ier great hsrdthlpz, aud treu supplies tho place
i from divisions already organised. _ ,. . of food. Kola soils at various price, from twenty
M. W.T. Kwlng, living on the farm of Mr. J. A. I The poor wo have always with us. aud ????*uowl , d .. , dollar for a zlaglonut The
Johnson, unearinnl some war retie this week "I uo hotter way to tako care ol Ih-m, or wo that V.,* 1?????????.??? ?? uouar ror a eijgienut. suo
ami brought them to towu for exhibition. Thor?? I they do not suffer for the uecessarlos of llfo, than I Africans bclievo that this atlmulant is almost acme*
wa?? tho irons fram a mu**??! and a cartridge-box I the o*ublUbm??nt of such au lusiliatlon itt the I all, and we may expect to see tho patentdfcdicine
sUri&d**wsgeiwa i -???oku,^i
tin-ir. hut perhaps tho weary roldlcr al*pa ch.o While It may not bo tho province ???r duly of Ih s ami America,
by.???Palmetto, ua., Mows. bodyto uko cogoUancsi ol that quwtlou In thrlr ???[
i i.iKts n nrwwr.ii* h.i a.i him f.ihnw*. A i,i I prwentmciits, wo would norcrtheteM congratulate I Mon* thau hill Ul g HUB UUUJUJI U1 PUJUI'UUIJ
Kyb.^SSfjft???) reXy???lhU 'yer' ???w. ;bc people of the cjl uuty upon h.v,ug qureUonsd by Ih. ll.I.bh medical auoeUUou con-
horse w.a MpturvU Irom tho Yankee In 1M3.
ernlug the contagioue uatnra of consumption, re-
yen old, but John R uys It la a gopher case, and
he muM plow II ha expects ??? ??? -
sssso i -Henry (Jaunty, "
From the Oglethorpe, Ua, Echo.
I heard a gontieraaa who wsa a member ol Uru
oral Henry L, Heautnr's ' rigade tell Ibe lollowtug:
"Use "lent during the war, while H.unlug'a brig
ade was euoamped lu tbs wlldsrneas near Chsncel
orsyllle, tbs tkcoud OeoigUs baud, which, by the
way. was oua ol lbs best bauds <???> music lu Ibe
whole arm,???II waarc lo believe tho* who llsteu- d
I, ---- _I utir Wims, H mill W HI* W??uw ??????? muua tmtuiuisg ??? . . .
???j'' ?? sopher nsssi, aud I n( ( iVllu - | u uelshburhoods, and with ;tho banish. I husband aud wile, It la distinctly stated that there
lit Weekly. P ??? e ?????? ???0? c Hqoor kaloous Irom our border, we I existed no family predisposition or tendency to
' 7 | mar rnnfld.ntly look forward to a belter state ol I , k .
Uriugi. morally aud religiously In out onuniry. I consumption lu the psrUos who caught the lufee-
ludeed the gtn d effects ul this step are already I lion. Many other casea are cited ol oommnnlce-
perccptlbloboth t our towns aud throughout tbo I Hon between vorsoua entirety unrelated. In many
rural districts, which la certainly matter for groat I lh ???,??? ,, 7 , , k .,
n Jolting to thug > k! jhhjpIo of tne country. I lnuinwi tnete was strong proof going to snow that
??? ??? 1 bcsl;hy persons contracted Ibe fatal malady from
lu vail Js In their families. Ths ohancos sro strongly
THE LECONTE PEAR,
to Ih.- awert strains??? wsnl out towrenada their uid I A visit to a iaatk Ovarsta r#ait ParaSUs to Tka*aa I * u ,4,0r0 * Iheldoa that co isumptton la Infectious;
1 thai tne gurmsol tho ???bsotUI" are oenvayed to
healthy persons In the breath ol tho cinsu mptlv*.
E nerai Tbo baud played a great many lua pli
ineir moat soooaplUnad???ityls, and loan prei_
g to mum to their blvonao, when Oeneral Bon
slug walked nul ol bis teat In a very calm and dtt
sisealf,
| From Iha Evening News
A short distance Inrtber on are ???The DIxlo??? nur.
nlfiid manner and exclaimed tarneatly: -Uoiul: I uwnedand manared bv Mr It. II. Hanford I ???h the northern slab! the coon Is a farmers
K dt good I??? Mew. boys, play ???The Ulrl I Lett Bo- I , OaoiwUn lie hsa two hundred arm Ska I I??rney animal, and reaches a greater development
d Me.??? That which made such au Imprearion I ??? *???*U*e Ucorgtau. He bu two hundred acrei, the ' In No. Hamnahlra
upon tbe soldiers who wvre wltuearing the aceae I ordinary pluc land ol Ibta resttou, eaudy aoll,easily I, ??? ???, **??? , ,n ?? ??? ouu *- IB "???* Hampshire,
??? Ths world, msy have produced belter men Wlltl n three dollars per acre. Now the same laud I rlllIer U ** u ,n * " hollT wlM coua,r J- Uo u
^ l riVw???kri d .ro I anlutprovcdcan not* bought for Isas than???forty I ^uth Am.rica. but In c.
Froo. tLe Washington, Go. Usaette. dolu l Uu principle?? he boa built up iu teu othtr Uud undw ^ Bua ??? Thei9 b??
How General John B Gordon gained tbe confl. * nA fch m. n i. nt . .??? 10 ???Ter**?? oooa banter In this section,
dencc of bl* brlatde Is told by an old soldier of this I I 1 ????????? 1 ???
oounty. who served under him. He my. that when ??? ulu *? *??? d ' rU ??? uot,h " n ' 1 ??? OjJoao.ABOC.ro. 8ai.a doe. not put lm a. much
Oeneral Oorslon was amtgned to Ihe commai d ol ??? h * 1 * U *" ,J , ???*?????? hwJ ???? k ??? Amerlcsu JourualUI.
ths brtgsds II srassmmposed ol the lollowtug Uaor-1 >!M season opened In the fall lu I do, but he leaves his competitors miles tnd miles
(la regiments: ths ltd), 36th, Slst, gfith, eodi and I 1,10 dal * ???* ???T ???rlalt. three thousand dollars, lie I out ol sight when It comes to growUng and grams
list, and was camped near Hamilton's crossing. I cultivates iiouo but well tilled fruit, tries all tbs I bring. Mr. Eats 1s paid fto.oroayear by the London
Va. The brigade bought and equipped a flue horse I htat y now liutta springing Into notice each year, I Illuitraled Sews for a page a week. Ho gete
aud presented It 10 him. When the presentation I eutUva???.ee thoroughly tho good and rsjictlug Ihe I another |l??,000 a rear Irom the Dally Telegraph for
wu msea the uoblo Uoidoo relumed I worthies*. He wu tho Hist to plant exteiistyely I an occasional column editorial. Besides Util he
ee*fence ' B oyeifiaSfed* *wl'h "'' ll eloqueow I Ul ??? "??" , ??? mou ??? L * Coine P*??? r aud 10 Publish far I bu an Income Item his books and magsalns aril-
and patriotism, auu his alter recorsl wont eveu I ??????d B,l,lr lu ???kuy sood qnallriev, and now bo tloes I clea This la vary fair pay???to fact. It Is remarkably
higher man tbe rouree Inclea'ed by his words Ihat I a larger bustueu In LsContm than any one In tbe I high pay lor Journalistic wotk. And II wUI com-
Ihsi si J. Ui ???lal s*be'csu *uo ftJSi.'S*!. 10 !*?! I l| ado. He hu au orchard ol ooo thousand Lc pare favorably with the remuuemUon ol English
and nU: '' Uentlemen and fellow sotdten: 11 Oontea, planted IblrtT feel apart and growingbaag. I literary M. Mr. Tennyson only makes 330,000 a
feel honored to bke charge ol a bitgiile that bu | tlfully. Retwsen each LcConte Is a dwul pear. I year. Mr. Ulack's novels yield him twiosu much,
have.* FTreUronond 11 to U r????Imand # ??uch' 0 |Ioldlers! I l ' b< ??? ??"' h * rd ??? h ept lu beaotllul order. The Mr. Cbarlea Read, averaged 116 a page. Mr jler-
Fal'iw ss'ldlerv. Ism here u your leader, not ui I trees are fertilised with compost and cotton Med; I berl Spencer finds It dtfllenlt to cam five shillings
*> -vd by yon. 1 would nsu ask y-u to go where 11 rrushed sugar cane Is piled sreand each tree, keep Is page. An unknown shoemaker's son receives
Ibsie werv'Jmenouundeiiwbowcnlrdbvihlur lug down wot ds and grus aud keeping tha ground ??\(n< a year from a London publisher for writing
t'dveararTim.r' lu 1 : XXSoM ~ ralc *'??'????? ipectmona huUl,
??Tn?V motif 0 4rlln,,,r4 lb<k * tlgmESSS l^luLT'^SSTlb!r% flSVtifln cuUei, U WUI be wen that Mr. S.Ua baa very UtUe
???irtucr-bie spetca. m> woms uran to be vertfi^l I ,|K --- #-.,1^ - nd tvmrr?? Th??* m mmi. I mi (m far .v.mnuini
Wb??.. the brlaade soon left wluier'camDTln'tho I '!* W ??* ,ruttB f n . 4 W 9 * V 9 m4rT#li ot I fweomplaint
epiiu* let tl, durtn* the firtt dsy s match a tcmble I of^^clmLn* I An KaxlUb reviewer Umeats tbe decline of the
???wimp bed tobeemid. and tbo mud and wa er fSSS hirk iul at l ^ff; I. A teriewer Utaenu the decline of lb??
were knee deep. The saidlen wen crowing aa I VamiJ???whit. h'n-ftSi* 1 1004 chixmctet of American baaor. He ires
!3'n!^22oMSS?^ff73. , ^?JS?mw ??? rooa ,01,0 ???" lb* amalgamation of
SSal was ImStdlnglba omreu ol *?????*- A noted blahop, atandtng In Ibe midst ol I European refinement and subtlety with the
Ihe roopa Ha dUmuunhd and* leading I **?,'I b uoysnt sellconflJcjcoot thsyaakee humorists,
his Ik nc. walked entirety through tha almost tm* Heretofore American humor.'while exaggerated
| then quoted Hague's well known Hues:
???Yu: found at lut the earthly paradise.
It smiles, a shlulrg wonder, a fairy dream,
A matchless mincus to mortal eyes."
It le worth a Journey lo thla section, si ibis ???
over Ibe tops ol his boots. Tbs boys ranesso.
ths so,tug that he would no??? ask them logowherr I
ha would dm go himself- When he started there I
nmore hist taring aud picking for high points, I
i??? ??? ??? ??? ' '
Ktfe? ssjs ir was naV king sllsr"'ihsi I One tree orihlsgroupgrew lut rosismWbnshsIs | u degraded bvthe'addraouolamostunwslcems
ihat tho name of tto second gtene-1 of mwketablo fruit, uott'n* Mr. 8 $7710 Mr e.???J???,???_. 7
wall began to he feared; and that I hu ?? DCOcuulegi of ths Easts, near srowlns fins-1 Impudenee and eoatseneaa
with . fro more Uordoo. and a law more brigadis I ly. Isa baa largo quantities of ruiasol .very choice I - .
like hl>. ard tho ytnkets would have had to got I variety growing In the open atr.rurloas and rare I A w??a finishing hla 5,ON mile tramp In England,
ir "tlnklng water o* tbs sMbor side of ths Four-1 plants from China and Japan. Then's a curious I Mr. Watt cm wae Interviewed by a Fall Mall Oaxstto
Heretofore American humor, while exaggerated
aud rough, bu been characterized by purity.
Tblsls true of Ibe writings ol Arteaus Ward,
Bret Harto, J. R. Lowell, and Mark Twain. Tha
Imitators cl these greet mazier*, however, have
thrown all delicacy to Ihe winds, and tbclr humor
???S'- what law si thru could have gMtsn there. I evergreen blackberry, a hybrid of the dew and I m .n who rrut walker takes rare rood rare ol
The >li soldier ol whom we epeahUMr. John U blMSberry, partaking of Ihe chamcterlstlos of each I ??? **???*' wauer taxes very good can of
Oatistil. of thla counly. a member ol company U, I parent.
| blase) f, smokes only cigars, drinks nothing at
of London In order to overcome the effect of Wes- garden wlU bo more or loss lull of trbxcoo smoke,
Ion's cold water trump propose to put a man up to I and walking In a circle may make him dlzsy. Tbe
walk 5,000 miles In less time, gl ring him ample sir ol tbe plains dries tbe perspiration. Moccasins
rations ol beer aud spirits. Weston Is confident I never htat on the hard ground. On the sswdnit
that It cannot be done. I track he will have to wear shoes, as dost would get
fivixr mole Chinese child is first called by hls !?^* m00cullJ * ??? d ch * , ?? ?????? *???*????? ?????? ???J*
"milk name." When he grows old enough to at- M!? 8 "?? ,r ?? m N4 ?? y# ' k ?????? Bo<r ??? 0 ??? " Wch '???
tendtcbool be Is called by bis "book name.' ^???L 500 ??? 1 ' 6 ' h ?? would get there over valley and
When be leaves school be hu another name, aud 0, ??? Ter7 other compsUtor, and Utat most
.UU another one when he marries. Many of the I ?? pod ???' rUl1 * would be riding back lo New
names used are assumed by the parries themselves I York oa ***??? ??????It two or three days,
and are adopted for their auspicious significance* I So long a* crlmlaals continue to suffer the death
For Instance, ???Hop Bing??? means "deserving of I sentence It will be generally agreed that the
prosperity,??? ???Wah Loong??? means "success through method of Inflicting it should be sudden and dls*
concord,??? "Nee Wah??? mean* ???.???integrity and har- I graceful. Hanging combines these two conditions,
mony.??? When you tee>a meek looking, almond* I and is undoubtedly preferable to shooting or be*
eyed, pig-tailed individual wearing his shirt flaps I beading. Poison and electricity his been suggest*
outside of bis trousers you need not sdddrees him I ed, bat it is objected that such sgencles would
as "Nee Wsh," (imply because that name appears I diminish the popular terror caused by ordinary
over his laundry. It would be jnst os proper to I executions. Hanging hssilwi'i been regarded as
call a member of a certain Broadway dry goods 1 a pecal'arly degrading manner of carrying out a
firm "Nemo me impune ltcessit.??? The majority I death sentence, and it has sufficient force and
of the Chinese names over the laundries and tea j brutality about it to terrify the average man. It la
???toresare not proper names; they are mottoes, not likely that the gallows will be abolished for
0/ course back of all these fancy names a China-1 some time to come. If capital punishment was
man has a regular surname. But this Is not for I ever ueoetsary, the conditions which made it so
every dsy use. g I are now In lull bloom.
Sinatob Blair, of New iftmnshirc, the author I A political boom Is a very deceptive thing,
of the cduc&Uonal bill recently adopted by tbe I Webster on two occasions felt confident that he
senate, has earned bis greatest distinction by bis I would be the presidential nominee of his party, in
attention to social questions. Hls labors in behalf I both instances he refused to consider a nomination
of temperance and education have deeply im- I for tbe vlce-piesidency, and yet in either event
pressed the public mind. Senator Blair is of Scotch that position would have given him the presidency.
Irish decent He is self educated and self made. Twice Mr. Thurlow Weed begged Mr. Webster to
As a lawyer, he has been quite successful, and his I allow bis name to be used for the vice-presidency,
record as a lieutenant coioael in tho federal army I bat a stubborn refusal waa the resalt. If Mr.
is an honorable one. He served two terms in tbo I Webster had boen willing to occupy the second
houio before entering the senate. I place oa the ticket with Harrison, tho death of the
A I.XDY of Taylorsville, Virginia, who hut Just l????et??oiil d have made the "expounder of the con-
entered her one hundredth year, declares that she I ,BMlllon president, aud later the tame result
he. drank a dosra cope of strong coffee every dsy " oold b ????? folIo "??? d lbe *??eptance of the recced
of her life for many years. The statement will not ?]*** ??? n ??? h8 llcket " l,b O c ??? cr ????? *>?????>'??? "*??? w ?? d ''
be complete until the pnbllo learns that the aged l<l????of ih.lrapurtznoe of tho vice-presidency haa
lady smoked a pipe and rubbed snuff. ,otmd ?? b ???>??? d ????t Illustration In the history of onr
I country.
Tbs horrible performances of the fanatical sect I , ^ ,
known as the Penitents, when they celebrated Holy Ir "??? dcnud ?? our blu * ?? nd * lo P** ol ,h0 ,ore,t ???
Week In New Mexico, Defile description. That " blcb lo,m ,b * ,f n,tur * 1 ???'????????????? ????? 1??? < b *??
such cruel self-tortures should bo ptroltud In a d,1 J "?? m ??T ??PesM?? tee hallo the.ou???h
clvlllzedcountryseems Incredible. On Easier Sim-1 f^ anl <! , ttslc, ???, I0d u<* d to a sterile
day the Penitents initiated a neophyte, a boy|???Jf ral ?? will wash the soli from
eighteen yean old. Tho boy was fln , Hilltops first, and then from tho slopea Tho
rammed into a pair of tin pantaloons. A n,ked nekn B0 " ???'ered with loam and olsy will
sharp punch wm lien n??d toperior.te the b??Uld bare, and will trllret the ray. of the sun
like a grater, driving the tin Into the flezhsteach ??" d Increare tbe summer heat; storm, will blow
blow. After this tho victim was shipped to tbe un ' b,t,uclcd ??* Mtbe coun1 ^' and every change
waist, dressed In a pair of cotton drawers , na of ??e wind will cause aa abrupt change It. the
marched through the .Heels. He wsa Honed J*??pgiglnre. The reinfall will be diminished snd
war by a alalwart Penitent I Irregular Periodical Irerhetz will carry
until tbo blood ran down hta aw ay Ihe best part of the soil, even Irom the val-
back. But this Is nothing. A short time ago tbe ???*????????, Tb ????? unavoidable re.ulu ol the further de-
Tcnlteul. of Rio Arriba county lied one of their T ??? uu ??? ????? tlmb4r ??re pointed out by all writer,
number with hi. own content to a block ol tro n 1 0 | forestry, and history I. lull ol warning exam-
aud threw him Into the river where ho was I pl0! '
drowned amid shouts ol frenzied dellgll irom hit I by tho lime-Mr. Tllden gets through tolling able
friends and relatlvca In Tsos county In 1580 a I democrats that he Is not a candidate It will be rime
Fenltent was crucified beesnso lie bogged to die Id hi nominate him.
that way. Tho religious Irons* of thi so'people is ih Chicago, the ladles use Ferries tugs to cover
???Imply Insanity. Tbo Catholics ol New Mexico I their feet,
are endeavoring lo stamp out the Penitents, but Tux editor who hu never received a two days'
they aro not meeting with much success, it Is I mall from Chicago knows nothing ol the practical
suppostd the sect originated In Bpsln, aud was I horrors ol Journalism.
drlveu out at Ihe time of the revolution.
Kino Joiin, of Abyssinia, demands a port on tbo
Red sea. lie Is a shabby old fellows, alggardly and
a beggar. He thinks that II he hu a port tho "ral-
Mn. Hkndxicks says bis health Is not good,
this, It will be seen, Mr. Tllden bu tho advantage
| ol him.
BBO ELECTRIC LIGHTS
tans ol Europe??? will vie wlih each other In sending I r>r |ka ???, w c.uuu.a uaiiams-Th. ontrut
him Hoots full ol costly presents,
In return lor these gifts King John thinks II sniff
Ci.red With ths U. 0, Elestrle Ltahl Stompan j.
The cuntnct for an electrio lighting outfit wlui n
dent to preaont,hls autograph appended to the for- I capacity for 350 lights wu closed between Tns Con
mul*:, ???Yon are my brother. How are you ?" HI UrmraoN publishing company and the United
majesty Uvea In same room with hla horses I states electrio light company.
He gets drank every night and rises at daybreak to I Tho United Btatescompany owns the Maxim In-
reail tho psalms. Aa a rule he Is generally mild, I eauderceut system, and an are aystem also. It It
and It ti seldom that ho relusea lo patdou acrlm-1 t ho only company that controls patents of both
Inal. Uo makes an exception, however, ln 'the I systems. The Maxim incandescent light la *p-
case ol smokers, having Issued an odiot condemn-1 proved as ths best light In Ihe world. It Is used in
log all smokers to lose hand end foot. In war this I the Now York postoflije, the Philadelphia postof-
"lion of tha tribe ol Judah,??? as ho calls himself, is I gee, lu the Palmer house, Chicago, In tk* office of
a terrible fellow. When he capture! an opposing I tho New York Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Leuls-
chlef he puts ont hlssyesend keeps him for show. I vllle Courier Journal, Wuhlugtoa Post, the New
purposes on great ccuslona. Why England ih mid I York state cspltol at Albany, on the Brooklyn
assist In maintaining the state ol such a barbarous I bridge and many other plaoea,
ally, It Is difficult to aoe, he Is Ukely to rematu a | The company will go to' work at once fitting up
prlvelcgcd pensioner for life.
the new CoNsrtrimoN building. Aa stated
abovo tho building will bo lit with
350 Incandescent lights, besides are light, hung
from the tower, 101 feet above the pavement, and
Thc Sunday law question hu received a genera
???baking up lately all over the country. Iu Haiti-
more, the other day, two young Hebrew, were I aa ] n front of tbe bullstloK- The dynamo
.treated lor working In their own room. Tbclr de- mach | no . U ppt y t ug there light, will be owned by
lenrewu that they had observed their 8* b *>??lM T u?? CoNtrrrrtmoN aud ran by tho engine that
and u Sunday, lu their eyes, wu nothing more nor I tuririihss steam for heating Ihe building and power
less thau the first day ol the week, and they saw no to0 pruuel aud elevators,
good reason why they should not follow their I Representatives ol the electric company are now
usual calling. They were working to obtain I j n city for tbe purpose of making up n slock
a support by honest Industry, aud they were not I company, such as It hu in Louisville, Chicago,
obtruding their disregard ol Sunday upon any- Detroit and elrewhore. gevorelolour most pru-
body whom It would offend. Technically, they I dont business men are looking Into tho matter and
were violating a law; morally thoy were guilty of I company will be speedily formed. ItwtUthen
no crime whatever. Looking from the window ol I jstabus!, central stations aud supply Incandescent
their room, thev uw how Christians kept Sunday, U{bu w residences, stores, hotels and all sorta ol
by running street cars, railway trains, private car- I houses. This light requires no match t lights by
risg-s-sud hacks, The Judge before whom the I tnrnlsg a screw, end Is estimated to cost
prisoners were brought, promptly ordered their dls akonl ono thlra colt o( gM _ besides making a
charge. Itwttlsoon be lmpoeslbte to convlctand I munbclosrer and steadtersnd more brilliant light,
punish such technical offenders In any state. | it is oa exhibition at ths Markham house, where
M. TIIDIN'SPlatform UDro.d enough for the exarnmed.
whole touutry. It Is this: No genuine reform can j
>ured until the most Imporlaut reform ol all,
Ihe defeat ol tho republican party, 1* brought
about.
SHORT NEWS NOTES.
JxxBosKNg oil la solidified In Rusla trad
made Into candles.
Six$10 confederate bills were successfully
Thi Cincinnati riot caused the New Yorker. <e prerednpm liquor dealers In Montreal, Canada, a
brush up their memories aud relate the story of (cw nl|(l ', M Rg0
. * - ??? *????????? *-*???* i??? jfexieo matches are made doable ended.
Alter using one end Ihe remaining portion Is laid
the I aw *J lor another time,
A Yotrso convert to Uormonism, who re
rime of their famous disturbances. The flrstgreat
ontureak waa In 1741, when a wild excitement
arose In constquenceol rumors that there waa.'on
loot a negro plot lo hum the city and
whiles. The while people .Hacked the nrgroea
and Hlled them lijdlwrJminate???f. Ihcre were * ??? prominent ealnt???a lamilf. now
fourfecu neg oe?? burned at tho Hake and eighteen I haa eight mo:heri iu*lavr.
hanse l, lo 1834 there was a bloody tiot caused by I Nova Scotia has granted electoral suffrage
b< u'dty lo tbe anil slaTcry mortment. Several I to all[widows and unmarried women, so far aa
Other dtMUtroua riota occurred during tho same I ??????ilolpaieleotlona areooiieemsd. ???
year, lu 164* the Macready and Forrest dlriurb- It is said that places can be found In New
ancao look place. Ferhsps tbe greatest riot of *11 York where what aro caUcd genolne oil palaUcga,
occurred In 18S1 when the working classes rose In I 3 <???? by 3X. are painted lu twenty minutes. They
arms to resist a dfaf t. For six days the city was In I d???d ready sale, and are made exclusively for the
the hands of the mob, buildings were burned A ???* ??? ???* rk ???-.... ...
stores were sacked, cltlseus were murdered, bust-1 Sts f. Aatt, chemical professor, says that
ness was responded, two million dollars worth of "??<*??>????? P???? d ?? ??> d * lor riles as well as
property was destroyesl aud one thousand rioter. ,or ?? ,bet Imposes. Half tho Englishmen who
viii.-.t nmrisht I foushtlu the late battle la the Soudan were blinded
ware killed outright. ^ bJ ^ lmo|(8 aud ??? wh lch ths enemy crept.
It will be strange indeed If the vrill ef the late I Six girla and a boy were inadvertently
Caleb C. Dclbtuson, of Northampton, Masa., is not I locked In when a furniture factory In Boston wa-
sela>lds. The testator waa certainly an uu mill- I closed lor the night. A poUceman discovered their
gated crank, nia near relatives naturally object I predicament, and tellingly brought a ladder and
to hls disposition ol bis fortune, some (30.000. most I pat It sfainat a second story window. But the girls
of It having been bequeathed to publletcharttle*. I protested they bad rather spend ths night In the
Delblnssm was an Inveterate woman hater. He | "Sl???5 7 , lbaB descend In that way, and ,there they
Id that women were the came of all evil, "*
e occasion he said that God made one man ......
without woman, and erald mtke another. Shortly ?????? I?? un ?? fl,b l ??? ???he hatchery on PUtte river. Col-
before hls death he purchased a woman's hustle ??"d??- ?? , ??? cked " llUsm E. Slriy, the flrit commit
and wore H. He kept the window, of his room I ??? oacr ' 1:14 whipped him terribly. After the first
???rated "to keep the devlta out.??? In U10h.d?? RS^sglMttydtaffi* MB
splsedall poor pwple. aud ha made them bUben- iround iheu the WrSsgle was kSS deMd???
cficiortcain hla will simply roipite bis rglatlvca. | Cclon* I Slaty (imply held oa until tbe bird was
I choked to death.
Ttt* relative merits ol effete civilization and tbe i 1 h# r<|| k Dlml#t
nututoresl wtlderaesi are about to be tested iu a Chicago, April il -Profe ssr Ltw. of the Treas-
novel way. At the tlx day's walking match lo New nrj . catll e commlislon, who hu been In Kansu for
York, In which Rowell, Fitigeiald and other chsm-1 a week put, carefully Investigating ths alleged
plans are entered, a young Indian chief fresh from cum q j {oot mou th dlusse Iu that region, tel
the forest la to contest the supremacy with them. hu urocUts, J H Saunders, of Ihe Breders
Tbe Morning Jonrnol aaya of this we* tarn wonder: I Gozstt??. that all attameti at communis tin* the
"Wonderful storlu are told ol hU twlfmeaa In a disease by ionoculallon have tailed. TbUtare-
ree* among Iha Chlppesras he went ISO tnilu ovet | cuded u uttling the question beyond all contrr s
mountains and vaUsya, through swamp* and across versy, chat It is not tha loot and month disease.
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
JxrrxESON Davis will celebrate his seventy-
sixth birthday ou June 3.
Kate Greenaway is building a fine honse
U Loudon with her earoinga
Mbs. Robebt L. Sioabt bas jnst given $00,-
SCO .for struggling Presbyterian churches In New
York.
Mb. Bebby Bagwelk, a well known citizen
of Raleigh, now In hit 90fit year, claims that he
hss 725 descendants.
Mas. Fbank Leslie's new husband elect,
M.iquls doiUuvIlle, psld (fi,000 for hls title to the
Portuguese goverument.
Tbe queen of Tahiti, while visiting lately
??? Paris iustliutlou far deaf mules, sMd that lnher
Island the Infirmity wu unknown.
Kloweb, of New York, hu now, so they
uy, taken .tumble,and is willing.to sacrifice him-
self far the second pisce with anybody.???Cincin
nati Enquirer.
I'besidest Abthub has a cracker and a cap
of coffee for breakfast between nine and ten, and
after that he ests scarcely anything until dinner
at eight. The dinner Is always good.
Doctobs will disagree, sod so will other
men. Hlr Lord Griffin could find no handsome or
healthy women la America. Lord Coleridge, on
the contrary, insists upon their superior beamy
end lutellect.
Db. Edward C. Sbgcin, of New York,
whoso wife killed her three children and then
committed suicide two years ago, was married lu
that city Thursday to Miss Helen Croo. Ihe bride
Is only 20 year, ol age.
A. F. Jacassv is the name of a new artist
who who wlU Illustrate Kalrwan, the holy city of
Tunis, in the May number of Harper. The Harp
ers no doubt know who thoy are engaging, but
sue name Is not assuring.
The banjo band of the Conntess Cowper,
which occasionally plays for charity purposes, Is
composed of the countess herself,Hon. Lionel Byng,
Hon. Mrs. Dslrvmple, Lieutenant-Colonel Mackln-
non aid Miss Mary Llddel.
Ladt Bbas.iv, of the yacht Sunbeam, has
a pretty, long haired pet pig. "Ho Is tho qnalateet
little animal imaginable,??? she says; "he sits np
like a dog, and was dlscivcred, alter lunch to-day,
enmfurtaoly ensconced among the pillows on tho
sola.???
Mr. Blaine is very chipper. He alights
from hls carriage like a man of bait hls age. His
pantloona are a little too thla lu the cut, and do
not display as much calf as Falitaff could boast off;
but hub as lively as a short stop in a professional
nine. >-
M. Worth, to whose mandates many mil-
Hon women bow, tumbled from a scaffolding in bia
villa at Auteull one day recently and nearly broka
hb neck. It waa thought at Ant that he had been
dangerously Injured, but there appears to bo noth
ing serious about bis hurts.
While Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt had bii pic
ture gallery open to Ihe public. In ono dsy there
were 8,200 persons admitted to look at tho paint-
Inga. Next to enjoying me pictures himself It mast
About a year ago the late Mr, Danielson, of
the Providence Journal, wrote Senator Anthony's
obituary, expecting to use it shortly In the paper.
When Mr. Danielson h'.otself died a short time
ago, and by a strange chance It was donator An
thony who wrote hta obituary.
General George Washington Custis Lee,
the eldest sou of General Robert B, Lee, has tbe
reputation of being tbe handsomest man in Vir
ginia. Bb bearing aa ho growl older b remarkably
like that of hb father. The yonagest son of tho
family Is a quiet farmer near Richmond.
General Butlee, is now ssld to have
It in mind to write a book of reminiscences. A
Boston publisher says that It he would wrlto a
book lu two volumes it would be easy to aoll two
huuilnd and fifty thousand copies through agents.
Tills at fiftyoenia a volume would give tne author
a royalty of (350,000.
Rev. Henry Wabd Eeecheb's convictions
lead him straight toward'the democracy. Hb
prejudices hold him fast to tho republicans. When
lut heart from ho was drsgjioghls anchor to tho
K lein of lnUmatlBR that wnlle hu wu vet a retoth-
???an??was not republican euougU to support
Maine. Hearj is In * bad way.
Mr, Crump, formerly steward of the white
house, and now a restaurant koeper in Washing
ton, says that Mr. Hayes wu far from being parsi
monious about expenses of tke table. l'enonaUy,
Mr. Hayes wu foud of pancakes, oeffoo. duek and
candy Mra Hayea wu especially addicted to tbe
Mud of cake oaliod "angels??? food."
An admiring American dbcovere that Al
exander III. of Russia Is physically one of tbo
strongest men In tbe world, though hb hold on hb
ihrone b somewhat week. Bnt he performs
prodigies of vigor, rides daringly on horseback,
twists gold coins with hb fingers, chops down trees
and b ready to cut stick whenever circumstances
may compel.
Aouero seems to have known the temper of
Cuba, for hb arrival In tbe blaud hu tanned the
people Into epen revolt. Tbe handful of follow,
eta with whom ho landed hu swollen Into an
H. Etl-art Woxtlxt, in Nature, tells an
Interesting story cf a eat found In the Uabkoff
with its foot pinned to the ground with a bayonet.
For two mornings ho took her to the nearest regi
mental surgeon and hid her foot dressed. On the
third morniLg tbe cat went herselt to tbe docior???i
teut, scratched tho canvas to be let lu, and thon
held up her paw to be doctored.
M.bJohnF, Slatm, of Norwioh, Conn.,
who not longslnce gave a large sam of money for
edacatlhg colored people in the south, hss been Ul
for Several months, and b now In New York dty
for medical treatment. Tbetocome from the Sla
ter fund b some (CO MM, aud b lu rhe hands of Dr.
A. U. If ay good, of Georgia, for distribution. Mr.
Slater expresses himself u highly pleued with the
progress that hu so far bwa made lu the work of
the fund.
When the critics were busy with ???Adam
Bede" In 1053, George Kllot wrote u follows to x
friend In Algiers; "The reward of the artbt Is
far removed from everything narrowand personal;
'a no peace until that le-ron hu been
. I still go on writing from n-y inward
logs, wrung whs-, f love enit believe, what
ihe true and good. If oily I can render It
worthily, and then leave all ihe ro>t to take iu
chance. ???As It wu In ths begtuulaf. Is now, and
ever shall be, 1 with those who are le proluco any
art that will Usflngty touch tne guneratlona of
men."
Cablos Aouibo, the Cuban revolutionary
leader, b a man below the medium height tnd
weighs only 115 pounds. He hu black curling
hair and a tmall mustache wbich (urns upat ibe
euda Hb smlits are grim and tkore b a look of
fierceness about hls face, but ordinarily he b tbs
most harmless peuon Imaginable In appearance.
Aituero belongs to a wealthy family lu Puero
Piloclpe. Hals not yet thirty, tn l hu been In
??? rms against Spanish authority in nubvi'mcstcon-
ituuou-iy since he was fourteen. No one who
knows him doubts hls bravery.
Queen Pomare is riding across the conti
nent tt speedily as locomotives will take her. Her
dusky highness left New York wet'.srard bound
yesisr'ty aud she will sail from San Francisco on
May l for her home la TabliL This dethroned
qnteu, Marau byname, Ii the daughter of an En
glish colonist and the queen ol Papare. She mar
ried ?? mane, afterwaro kfng ot Tahiti, but quar
reled with him and left him. France uowgoverna
Tahiti, while the ex-Mag has a pension ot <0' CO
franc-a year aud the ex queen 5,M( francs. The
ocJ*> ??? of ihe long voyage n( the Utter was to gst
her nensl'm Increased Whether she succeeded or
not b a matter yet to be learned.
CirRiAX La Gala, Ih e' ferocious and dtg
peraie brigand who bu been chained to a massive
???tone wall on the bland ol Elba for a number ol
yens. Is dead. He had been proven guilty of fifty
murders *nd numerous robberies He sets once a
dashing and prominent officer ol mt)I:la. but tbe
life was too quiet for bim. an be took to the road.
In 1SJ0 be wu choun chief of a band of 700 male-
fsci rs whom be ruled with an Iron htnd, and
msda lots ol money. He wore a long black beard
and pretended lo be very religions, attended mars
and ronleseton whenever hls duties permitted.
When convicted ol to many murders and other
heinous crimes h* was doomed to death, bnl a
warning from bb fotloarere fndnetd ths sathori.
ties to postpone ths execution Irom year lo year,
until tt lut death relieved them of wkat had
proven to be a large white elephant.