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AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. DICKSONS' GRAUD OPKRA-HOCSE-The RcntzSant ley Burle*iue Comp^uy. ENGLISH’S OPERA-HOUSE— Baylie# & Knanody’d “Bright Lights.” THE DAILY JOURNAL. BY JNO. C. NKW X SON. For Rat*B of Subscription, etc., so© Sixth Pace. ■OTWAY, MAY 21, 188S. THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL Can tie found ftt the following piiicee: LON DON—American Exchange in Europe, 419 Strand. PARlS—American Exchange in Paris, 35 Boulevard do Capucines. NEW YORK—Fifth Avenue and Windsor Hotels. WASHINGTON, D. 0.-Brentano s 1,015 Pennsylvania avenue. CHICAGO—PaImer House. The enormous amount of $627,000,000 has been collected as taxes on tobacco since the Internal Revenue bureau began operations. Governor Foster says the Democrats of Ohio cannot carry the Legislature at the next election, but that the Republicans can, and willeiect the successor to Mr. Pendleton. It is evident that Kentucky Democrats don’t use the great Louisville organ as a text book. Perhaps the best explanation is that the average Kentucky Democrat can’t read. The reports from Beauvoir, Miss., indicate that the illness of Jefferson Davis, while not immediately alarming, is certainly serious, and with a person of liis years, liable to result fatally. Lk Boutillter Brothers, of New York, with no appreciation of modern thrift, nipped two of their clerks in a scheme of peculation before they had enjoyed its resources three weeks. American enterprise has received a severe set-back. The attempt of the Democratic ring 9 to knife each other under the cover won’t win. They can go on with the knifing, but the public shall promptly be advised of the result. The pretense that all is quiet and hnr tnonious at the Insane Asylum is too transparent to deceive any one. The monkey and parrot hold the fort. It now seems probable that a second Suez canal will be constructed at the expense of French capital. The job sticks out so plainly that it is a marvel anybody can be pereuaded to invest. It is exactly the same theory that prevailed upon a man to buy two improved stoves. One of these stoves would save half the fuel consumed by an ordinary stove. If one would save half, he reasoned, certainly two would save all. De Lesseps must have got his idea from Limerick. __________ The reason Archbishop Woods, of Philadelphia, declined to allow the celebration of mass in the Catholic churches for the souls of deceased comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic, and refused to permit the members of the different posts to appear in church as organized bodies, was because of the rule of the church against all secret societies. It was not any discrimination against this patriotic association, for which the prelate expressed the highest personal esteem. The Cincinnati Times-Star is authority for saying that the liquor sellers of Ohio have resolved to postpone the decision on the Scott law until after the October election, if it can possibly be done. The avowed purpose of this is to induce the nomination of a candidate, by the Democratic party for Supreme Judge that shall be pledged in ad-, vance to declare that law unconstitutional. That sebeme may w'ork, but it may work in a way not contemplated by the owners of the Democratic party. The new Pennsylvania law relative to the care of the insane prov ues that all houses in which insane persons are kept for a compensation shall be subject to inspection by the board of charities, ft further provides that admission to the insane by members of their own families, personal friends ami attorneys Is to be permitted; that no patient shall be received into any asylum without a certificate from two regular physicians in practice for five years and not related to the patient, and the patients are to have unrestricted freedom to write to any member of the committee once a month. Irish papers are taking up the people’s sause against the position of the Pope regardng popular agitation in Ireland, and it is becoming apparent that the influence of the Pope will be seriously weakened in a land where hitherto his most devoted and unquestioning adherents have been found. The disposition seems to bo to give unswerving allegiance to local priests, but to ignore all political utterances emanating from Rome. The final result is apparent. The people of Ireland will be relieved of one of their greatest drawbacks in all efforts to elevate themselves, and the Pope will find it necessery to loosen the reins a little on a people arousing to a sense of their manhood. The city of Elizabeth, N. J., has a debt of seven millions of dollars, upon a portion of which there has been given judgment in favor •f the creditors against the corporation. It seems impossible for the city to pay its obligations, whereat the New York Herald says: •‘Moral for enterprising young cities: Pay •s you go; never run in debt.” We should like to impress this truth upon the people and authorities of Indianapolis. Highflyers and sky-scrapers think it a great thing to run wildly and blindly into debt. It is very “enterprising,” and all that; but they do not think of pay-day. In their

own private affairs they may enforce com- , promises or take advantage of bankrupt 1 laws without any great trouble or danger; but! a city cannot glide out of its obligations so easily. It must pay, or suffer worse possibly than the task of paying, severe as that may be. The only * safe course for a city to pursue is to keep within its revenues. To some this may appear to be “old fogyism,” but it is old fogyism that will pay better in the long run than ballooning. What is killing American cities to-day is the terrible load of municipal indebtedness. The figures arc fearful. The people of Goodspeed’s Landing, Conn., form a very circumspect and doubtless thrifty community. None of the dizzy dissipations and extravagances of life tempt their meager souls from that narrow path of Connecticut virtue that is harder to walk in than on the top of a tight board fence. A frightful calamity happened in the sound near that place, on Friday, the burning of the passenger steamer Granite State. Four lives were lost, among them that of the eolored cook. The tender-hearted denizens of Goodspeed’s Landing found the body, but were careful not to bring it to shore lest the expense of burial fall upon the corporation. So it was attached to a cable and anchored in the sound, until the coroner could be brought from a neighboring town to determine where he belonged. This was finally accomplished, and the natives were greatly relieved. Goodspeed’s Landing seems to have entered the sweepstakes race against Tewksbury, with good chances of coming under the wire a neck ahead. The survivors of the wreck were probably very hospitably entertained after paying for it. Possibly the authorities did well not to permit the landing of the negro’s body—the two coppers on his eyes would have been in imminent danger in that village. Mr. Bernard J. Kelly, president of the Sons of Liberty, an Irish organization in New York city, is still at large, though giving unmistakable evidences of imbecility. He issued a call for a meeting of the order, to be held yesterday, to take action to prevent the “infamous bridge trustees from executing their traitorous purpose” of opening the bridge on Queen Victoria’s birthday. Mr. Kelly, not having brains enough to be insane, occupies the unenviable position of a first-class ass. Such puerility as has been demonstrated over the fact that the big bridge is to be opened on the Queen’s birthday is disgusting in the extreme. There is neither sense, .dignity nor patriotism in such rot a3 Kelly and his kind give utterance to. It is to the everlasting discredit of Irish societies that such noodles are called to preside over them. Kelly further show’s his animosity by requesting that the Queen be burned in effigy in various parts of the city on the 24th. If he and his coadjutors were paddled until they got red in the face it might have a salutary effect. They are not manly enough to deserve dignified consideration, and it is gratifying to know that no attention is to be paid their idle gasconade. By authority of the Legislature of Dakota Governor Ordway has appointed a commission of nine to locate the new capita!. Governor Ordway and the chairman of the commission reside at a little town on the Missouri river called Pierre, very near the geographical center of Southern Dakota, and it has been given out that seven of the nine are in favor of making Pierre the favored town. Asa result of this there has been a great boom in real estate, of which the Governor and his fellow townsman, the chairman of the commission, are reported to be very liberal owners. Lots that were on the market a year ago at S3OO are now selling at $3,000, and the present owners are unloading briskly at these figures. Meanw'hile someone has detected a scheme to locate the capital at a new’er town called Ordway, where the same parties are said to own 20,000 acres of land. This land is to bo divided into 180,000 lots, and the syndicate offers to donate 160 acres and SIOO,OOO to the State for state-house purposes. The remaining lots are to be put on the market at an average of SIOO per lot. It further investigation confirms this conjecture the scheme will probably fail before fairly developed. A Washington special says that on Saturday a letter was received from Indianapolis which says, among other things: “A great undercurrent effort is being made throughout the State to boom the Hon. Isaac P. Gray for Governor, and a like concerted movement is afoot to boost ex-Governor Hendricks for the presidency instead of exSenator McDonuld. There is a feeling among many strong Democrats of the State that the Hendricks boom will have fully waned, and the reaction in the decadence of the McDonald boom will have thoroughly begun when the time comes for the presidential nomination, so that the fresh remarks for Hendricks may now emanate from the McDonald faction for the purpose of doing away with the former.” It was Joey Bagstock who was devilish sly, and it is possible our Democratic statesmen have been studying up tue tactics of that eminent character. Brady was a cold-blooded, vulgar murderer. There was nothing in his life or death that calls for eulogy. It were vain to attempt to make a saint ot him. It is equally futile to attempt to canonize Curley. His parade of Spartan virtue on the eve of death was but the bravado of despair. He wus proved the originator of the infamous plot of the Phoenix Park assassination, so that he was steeped in the crime. More than that. It now appears that he was infamous enough to turn informer, and only failed in the at-

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tempt because Carey had forestalled him. 1 Daniel Curley, having led his fellows into 1 crime, was base enough to offer to betray them in order to save his own life. It is necessary, therefore, to seek still further | for a saint, hero or martyr among the Dublin conspirators. Neither Brady nor Curley will do, and Carey has already been anathematized. The whole business was bloody, inconceivably brutal, and without redeeming feature. “The Indianapolis Telegraph, the leading German newspaper of the Sta e, is very much disgruntled at the enforcement of the law in Indianapolis regarding the Sunday closing of saloons.”—State Exchange. This is a great mistake. The law is not enforced against the saloons in Indianapolis. Lydia Pinkham is dead. Who oan pioture the miugled emotions, the surprise, the shuck, which this simple but fateful annouDOomeut must bring to many, many hearts in this broad land. In every corner where a valuable and widely circulated newspaper oan reach there will be found those who will mourn for Lydia. Bosoms not wont to be touched by tender sentiments—the bosoms of advertising agents, for instancewill heave a sigh of regret that she is no more. Lydia had mauy frleuds. Though not before the public as a speaker or a literary character, few women were so widely and favorably known. Especially did she endear herself to the newspaper fraternity. However estimable other women may be. it is seldom that one of national reputation escapes adverse criticism; but not a word of aught but effection has ever been whispered of this admirable creature. In her relations with the press Lydia showed wonderful tact. The kindest treatment and most substantial favors were, with great discretion, bestowed ouly upon those Journals having a wide circulation; but Instead of coldly turning from those of little character, that had come to stay till they died, she allowed them to hope and to die easily. In a single year Lydia speut SIBO,000 in advertising. It must not be supposed, from the mention of this fact, that this tribute is inspired by sordid counting-room motives. Perish the thought! Business managers loved Lydia, but their editorial brethren loved her likewise. William Nye was ill for months after a uiariiage engagement broken by bis own fault, George W. Simpson, Murat Halstead’s hero, loved her tenderly. But why parade their grief, or that of others who never told their love! Lydia is dead, and we shall see that benevolent face, that mild eye and Saratoga wave of “Yours for health,” no more. Friends far away may wonder where the elixir was which her name has rendered famous, and wnv a bottle was not “handy upou the chimbly pieoe," that she might touch tier tins to it at the critical moment, aud so be rejuvenated. It could not have been there, or the sad announcement of her demise would not have gone out to the world. Let us hope that the combination has not died with her, and that her likeness will not be snatched suddenly away from eyes to which it lias grown so dear. Literary admirers of Lydia have become too much addicted to the elixir, as their writings often show. Especially is this true of the funny men. Tne compound is warranted to dissipate every vestige of humor from the system, and their works aro a triumphant proof of her skill. Funny men should avoid the elixir, but they need not mourn the loss for its author. There are, it is true, those persons who have believed that Lydia was herself a humorous production, exietiug ouly In type or blown in the bottle, but this was au error. Lydia Pinkham was a philanthropist, a lady aud a scholar, and she lived and died in Massachusetts. Rev. Arthur M. Randolph, D. D., elected assistant bishop of the State of Virginia to Bishop Whittle, is a low churohman and one of Bishop Pinkney's cabinet, which is little by little endeavoring to root out ritualism lu Maryland. He was born in Winchester, Frederick county, Virginia, in 1836. His father was Robert Lee Randolph, an extensive planter and slaveholder of Fauquier county. His grandfather was Colonel Robert Randolph, and his great-grand-father Robert Randolph, a prominent soldier of the revolution. Edward Randolph, the first president of the Continental Congress, was one of his ancestors. He Is a graduate of William aud Mary College and of Alexandria Theological Seminary. Among his olassmates in the semiuary were the Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston, aud the Rev. Henry C. Potter, of New York. Ilia first call was to Fredericksburg, Va., aud he was stationed there when the city was shelled during the war. His ohuroh was slightly damaged. He made bis escape through the Confederate lines, having with him bis wife and ills babe, which was only a day old. He then entered the Bohthem army as chaplain and served till the close of the war. In 1860 he was called to Christ Church, lu Alexandria—the church In which Washington worshiped. The next year he went to Baltimore as rector of Emmanuel Church, and has remained there ever since. He has not yet signified his acceptance of the episcopal ottioe. The fifteenth annual reunion of the society of tlio Army of the Cumberland will be held in Cincinnati on tbe 24th aud 25th of October. Indiana gave to this army thirty-eight regiments of infantry, four regiments of oavalry and twelve batteries of artillery. Every surviving member of these regiments who received an honorable discharge is entitled to membership in thin society, aud it is deemed desirable to call the attention of those who were members of the grand old army, to the approaching reunion of tbiß society. The corresponding secretary, General Henry M. Cist, of Cincinnati, will send blank applications and give any desired information to those who may vrish to become members of the society. Lieu-tenant-general I*. H. .Sheridan is its president, and it is expected that the meeting in the reat Music Hall in Cincinnati, will be a large aud brilliant oue—a grand rally of patiiotic and brave citizen soldiers. Many new members, who have not seen each other since the musterout, will there shade hands, renew old army friendships, aud, perhaps, drink again out of the same cauteeu. Tiik sixty-seventh annual report of the American Bible Society has Just been ui.ule public. Only a single year, the last of the olvil war, ranks the one Just closed in the number of volumes distributed. Three hundred and eleven colporteurs have labored in this country and 276 in foreign lands. The receipts have aggregated $598,641.91, und the disbursements $599,206.89. For the foreign work of the society, to lie expended during the coming year, the amount of $164,986.85 has been appropriated. The number of copies of the Scriptures issued during the year is 1,676,232. Tbe issues of the society during sixty-seven years amount to 42,083,816. Tracks of tno puritan spirit crop up unex pectedly every now and then in New England. Violent opposition to the running of Sunday trains Is being raised in several Massachusetts towns. Public meetings are held at which resolutions of “regret” and “alarm” are passed, protests against such desecration of the Sabbath are signed by the oltizens and a general state of agitation exists. Malingers of railroads knowing bow similar opposition has subsided elsewhere, are uot much disturbed by these demonstrations. In other countries the same wordy conflict took piaoe, but when tbe train finally started ail ob-

jections were met and peace reigned. Now Englanders are slow, and could not see why a traveler should wish to take the cars on Sunday when Monday came next day, but with true Yankee thrift, when they found the Bunday train would take their supply of milk, which had hitherto been wastea, they at once caught on,” aud accepted the situation and the proceeds. Judge Tourgke, in the current number of tbe Continent, says: “The Civil Service Commission, by their very first act. have demonstrated that the millennium did not begin with their appoiutiuent. Mr. Dorman B. Eaton takes two newspaper columns to explain w r hy this is the case. 'He needs not have done so. The work of sorting men by rule is one that the merely impractical doctrinaire may dream of and talk about with a zest that would seem to promise miracles, but itisone that has never yet produced good results in any branch of life or thought unless supplemented with a tact that overrules formularies and wins its way aoove rules by the multitude of the exceptions. The method of civil service appointment that has just been inaugurated is but the beginning of a long and doubtful experiment. It is an attempt not to purify the sources of power, but to fix an iron rule by wbfch its improper exercise shall be balked. Wo do not believe that the system can be made a success under our form of government, and we believe that it would be a national calamity lfltshould. At tbe same time, we are very willing the experiment shall be tried, honestly and fairly, and its operation and tendencies fully demonstrated. A bad system, like all bad laws, is best overthrown by a strict and literal enforcement.” Any one with lingering doubts as to the advanced civilization of Japan should be informed that during last year 148*091 applications wore made in that country for the right to prepare and sell that number of patent medicines. The proprietors of the medicines are bound to present at the public laboratory a sample f each, with the names of the ingrodieuts, directions for use, and explanations of its supposed elficaoy. Should the mixture prove to have any remedial value license is granted to the applicant, as is also done in oases where it has no curative properties, but is harmless. Only where the medicine is positively dangerous to health is the sale prohibited. The Japanese method has the advantage over the American plan of not depriving the people of cherished luxuries, aud of permitting their enjoyment of these in safety. Here is another statement concerning Mr. Tilden’s health. It is from a geutleuian who was a member of Tilden’s staff when he was Governor of New York: “It is very true that Mr. Tilden is not and cannot be a candidate for the presidency, because he is physically disabled. I was at his house a few weeks ago. He shuttled into the room dragging oue leg after the other painfully and slowlj’, aud supporting his palsied aim with his one good hand. He was always a whisperer, you know; but ou tbiß occasion ho had to put his mouth close against my ear to make his weak voice heard, and even then I could not catch all he said. I was compelled, in the same way, ulinosr. to shout in his ear to make him comprehend what I had to say. Oh! Mr. Tilden is not physically capable now of political leadership, and he himself thoroughly recoguizes it.” In an address read before the Kansas Editorial Association the other day, Mr. F. G. Adams, its historical secretary, said that State has more uewspapers to the population than any State east of the Mississippi river, blit uot us many as some States west or that river. For, while Kan sus has a newspaper to every 3.000 persons, Nebraska has one to every 2.400; Colorado oue to every 1,900; Dakota one to every 1,800, and Arizona oue to every 1,500. That eligible men are becoming frightfully scarce is daily more apparent. Here, now, is 8. F. Durand, an umbrella meudor in New York, who comes up to court with two well-de-veloped wives. This state of affairs provokes a problem in mathematics: “If au umbrella mender, with ten oents and a pants button in his pocket, can get two wives, how many hundred wives oan an active plumber obtain, allowing 10 per cent, off!” * : 8. M. Shoemaker, of Baltimore, has paid the sum of $5,150 for Khedive’s Primrose, a Jersey cow. That is at about the rate of SIOO a pound, hoofs aud horns. At the auction where this sale was made 119 cows and heifers were sold, bringing a total of $113,370, an average of $952 each. Each of these animals has a pedigree as long as a Democratic township platform. “A lady' says that Mrs. Charles Dickens once remarked to her: ‘l suppose the world needs a few geuiuses to live in if, but it's a dreadful fate to have to live with ouo of them.’ ” —Exoliange. That is what Mrs.ThomasOarlyle thought and said, in substauce. A geuius is a very incompatible animal. “Now that Dan Voorhees, of Indiana, has a raee-horse named after him, Donaldson :s getting superstitious and uneasy about the presidency. —Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Donaldson, did you say! How would you like to have us speak of Geutlemau George as McI’eadle! The Rochester Post-Express says that the fact of New York’s paying $7,000,000 a year fur its religion, and $22,000,000 for its drinks, goes to show that the average Gothamite is having more fun in this world than he oan expect in the next. “Much to the chagrin of Rnpubltoar. bosses and newspapers, we have the pleasure or assuring our readers that all the benevolent institutions of the State aro in good condition.” This is from that side-splitting comio newspaper, the Indianapolis Sentinel.. The New York World pokes fun at a schoolma’am who committed suicide on account of the disfigurement of her nasal organ. No wonder the poor girl coveted death. A sohool-ma’am’s salary depends on what she nose, John Collier, a Nashua, N. H., octogenarian, has married Miss Belle Duprez, who is only fifteen years old. This is a case of May, the ourreut month, and December of year bofore last. Finkrty shows b.v his bull that be does uot Intend to be oowed. To Die Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: When will tho township assessors be next elected! An Assessor. Carlisle, lnd„ May 13. The existing law provides that, beginning In April, 1882, township assessors shall be eleoted every two years, ut the township election. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Joiwnal: Will a person not becoming of uge until after the middle of April be required to work on the roads next mouth! n. w. a. Yes; if the auditor notifies him after he becomes of age to do the work. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journali Is each county in this Btato entitled to a representative! v. M. Paragon, May 17. No; the State is divided into one hundred representative districts. New Asteroids. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: The quarry of suiull planets betweeu Mars and Jupiter has not yet been exhausted, At least two more have been found since the beginning of the current year. Number 232 was deteoted ou tbe 21st of Juuuary by Herr Pullsa, of the Vienna observatory. It is of the twelfth magnitude and is the thirty-ninth first seen by this same fortunate observer. The right to seleot a name was delegated to to Dr.Engelhardt, of Dresden, who, strangely enough, has oallsd it Russia. The last discovery, Just announced by cable, was made on the 11th of the present month, by M. Borrelly, at Marseilles. The name of this astronomer first appeared In the list of planetfiuders lu Novomber, 1866, and the member now

brought to light makes *als number twelve. It is a small body (of the eleventh magnitude) and its elements have not yet been oomputed. All the larger members of this interesting group have doubtless been discovered. It seems not improbable, however, that an indefinite number of very small bodies belonging to the zone still remain to be found. The diameters of tbe smallest known have been calculated at about twenty miles. Accepting this estimate, we find that it would take more than nine millions of such bodies to make a planet as large as Mars. The process of discovery, however, is becoming more difficult and laborious as the known number Increases. The fortunate astronomer, for instance, who may discover No. 234 must know tho simultaneous positions of tbe 233 previously detected before ho can decide whether he has picked up anew planet or merely re-observed an old one. Daniel Kirkwood. Bloomington, May 18. ABOUT PEOPLE. Tiir Crawfordeville Journal Intimates that Hon. R. B. F. Peirce is soon to be married. J. Payne Collier, now ninety-five years of age, is the oldest member of the English newspaper press living. A London correspondent says Lady Florence Dixie aud her husband are known as “Ludy Sometimes and Sir Always Tipsy.” President Seelyk, of Amherst College, and Mr. A. A. Rauney are named by Republicans in connection with the Massachusetts Governorship. C. H. Gray, correspondent of the Cleveland Leader, has been appointed a speoial agent of the Treasury Department and will be located at New York. Paul Matthews, sen of Justice Matthews, who was dangerously ill for some time, basso far recovered as to be able to take short daily walks out of doors. Judge Lociikank, of Georgia, has given up his residence in that State and now lives In Chicago, where ho is general counsel for the Pullman Car Company. Col. Washington A. Rokblino, the Brooklyn bridge engineer, is ill at his home in Brooklyn and does uot expect to be able to take part in the opening ceremonies. Hon. Will Cumback declines to deliver a Memorial Day address at Terre Haute, inasmuch as bo has engaged to deliver an address on that day at Nashville, Tenn. The uavul battle flag made famous by the heroism of Commodore Oliver H. Perry in . 1813, is now in the possession of Professor A. B. 1 Watkins, of Adams, Jefferson county, N. Y. The Empress of Austria while at Baden-Baden rises at 5 o’clock and takes a boxing lesson before breakfast. In the afternoou she rides horseback five hours und dines on corned-beef and cabbage. A Montreal clergyman was too 111 to preach on Sunday, but he wrote a sermon, and by the use of a telephone heard it delivered in his church by uuotlier preacher as he lay ou bis sickbed in Ills chamber. Josh Billings informed Joaquin Miller that he had once received S4OO for twelve words. A wealthy New York mercantile house paid him that sum; It wanted one of his quaint sayings for an advertisement. Some things, says the London Truth, appear to be better managed abroad than in the mother country. Tbe following announcement appeared last week: “Stary—April 19, at Colombo, Ceylon, the wife of John Helps Stary, of a sou. By telegram.” The late “Unole Tom” Henson had a shiny black skin, keen, restless eyes, and Intelligent face framed by u full silver-gray beard, a bald bead only a little way back from the forehead, and oovered for the most part with a wealth of suowy wool. While making arrangements for a trip to Europe for his health’s sake, the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, formerly Premier of Canada, was surprised by the advent or a party of friends who presented him with a purse of SIO,OOO as “pooket-money that might come handy.” John Pearson, a trembling old man, who has been a resident of Fort Smith, Ark , for fortythree years, claims to be the actual inventor of the revolver patented by Colonel Colt. He says that in 1834, while be was working in Baltimore, Colt hired bun to make experiments, which resulted In the prefeoted revolver. Count Von Moltke received the news of his sister's death while on his way to attend his nephew’s wedding. Curiously enough, six years ago he got word of bis brother’s death just as he was starting to attend the wedding of another nephew. If the groat Count doesn’t want to lose all his relativos, he nad better stop going to weddings. The widow of tbe late Congressman James O. Smith, of Alabama, has married her nephew. As the laws of Alabama aro againßt such a marriage, they wont to Kentucky, and as the same laws were found to prevail there they went immediately to Galatin, Tenn., where they were married. After overcoming these obstacles the coirnle returned to their plantation, near Seiran. People who heard “Life on the Ocean Wave” sung to threadbareneas a quarter of a century or more ago, may not generally know that tbe man, Henry Russell, who composed and first sung it in publio is still living, hale and hearty. But he Is, and walks London streets and Ramsgate pier and sands like a ghost of the past, albeit a happy, genial aud substantial ghost. He has a comfortable fortune, and lives ooutented in the growing fame of his son, Mr. W. Clark Russell, the novelist. Ok Miss Chamberlain, the young lady from America whose beauty has been so much admired by the Prince of Wales, a Philadelphia Te'ograph correspondent writes: “I found her a very lovely girl, simple, natural and unaffected, and apparently not in the least spoiled by the attention and adulation she has received. Tall and slender, with brilliant dark oyes, delicate features and au extremely graceful carriage, she is very much In the same style as the Princess of Wales, though there is no actual personal resemblance.” The death of General Grant’s mother oalls to mind a letter which he wrote to her forty-four years ago, when he was a West Point cadet, expressing a hope that has been wonderfully fulfilled. “Your kind words of admonition,” he wrote, “are ever present with me. How well do they strengthen me In every good word and work! Should I become a soldelr for my country, I look forward with hope to have you spared to share with me In any advancement I may gain, and I trust my future oouduot will prove me worthy of the patriotic instruction you aud father have given me.” Mr. J. Proctor Knott Is a florid, genial, portly man, with a very large head aud a broad, high forehead. His hazel eyes are shaded by Drown, high-peaked eyebrows, of whtoh he inskes great use in his “points,” and his mouth Is hidden by a white mustache, making a striking contrast In coloring. He wears his hat slouched knowingly over Ills left eye. Though hls habitual expression is grave almost to solemnity, once launched as a story-teller, he acquires an irresistible comio force. Ills conversation Is fascinating when he Buffers himself to be drawn out, but he is a good listener, and at times even taolturn, Mr. Knott was married In 1858 to his relation. Miss Sarah K. McElroy, whom lie met and fell iu love with on a 'bus. Thoy are ohildlese. Mr. Edward A. Freeman declares that for a long time he has believed that Parliamentary oaths and affirmations should be got rid of alto gather. “The promise, whether in the shape of oath or affirmation, made by members on tukfng their seats, seems to answer no good purpose,

while it is always possible that it may be a snare to the conscience. I should extend this remark to all oaths or affirmations taken on admlseton to office, or the like, that is, to all promises to aot in some way not very well defiued, for some time not very well defined, for the term of one’a life, or an long as one holds a particular office. Oaths or affirmations of this vague kind have nothing in common with oaths or affirmation taken in a court of Justice, where some kind of solemnity does seem needful to distinguish the solemn statement of a witness from ordinary talk.” THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. The Southern States have begun anew career in the establisment of manufactures, und it is one of the man:’ strange results of tho great war that New England finds in the South a very promising rival in her own industrial field.—New York Herald. As long as public taste Is aa it is the exclusion from the press of criminal news somewhat freelywritten is impracticable. It must appear, and tbe narrative must be readable. And It Is singular to note that the people who object to the matter show in their criticisms that they have not refrained from reading it.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Until the leaders of the latter are willing to denounce in a clear anil unmistakable uiauuer those who are guilty of barbarities, It will be impossible for a Roman ( atliolio priest to serve the two musters mentioned above. He cannot be a Conservative with the Pope aud a Re volute nist with O'Donovau Rossa at the same time, —Boston Herald. With the Kentucky Democracy and Kentucky’s candidate for speaker cutting loose from the free-trade insanity, hadn’t Watterson better call a halt on Wattersou and take his political latitude afresh! If lie doesn’t do it soon, he will be likely to find himself on one side of the question and pretty much everybody else on the other side.—Philadelphia Times. In Kentucky Mr. Watterson has made a manly fight sot an honest and fearless declaration of tax-reform doctrine. He has now been defeated. What will he do? Will he and those Democrats who agree with him now meekly accept their defeat! If so, this convention is the triumph of Carter Harrison, and the party had better nominate that illustrious person for its President ou an old-fashioned swindling platform.—New York Herald. Just now there exists a more hopeful prospect of reunion (among Presbyterians) than fur several years past. It is to be hoped that the obstacles which have been raised by certain brethren who are very much set in their way will this time be surmounted. Christianity at large will clap Us hands with joy when this union shall be accomplished. The next union in order after that will be between the two longsundered bodies of the Methodist Episcopal brotherhood.—Philadelphia Press. The government of Russia is so personal that blows on its head are felt through the whole body politic. Not so in tbe case of England. Tlie government, tnere is representative despite the l throne; so it is a hopeless waste of time and strength to kill chief secretaries and under-sec-retaries so long as any other Englishmen are left to fill their places.—New York Tribune. In nothing has this baleful influence, tbe use of foreign gold In our domestic affairs, been more conspicuously felt or recognized than iu the long, persistent, and systematic efforts or intrigues of the British trader, through corruption, fraud, and lying to uproot or destroy our system of protection of home industry. These efforts even antedate the adoption of our present form of government. They extend far back into our colonial period, continuing through all tbe intervening time up to the present.-National Republican, The English government this year practically encourages emigration by denying outdoor relief, save in exceptional instances, the alternatives to suffering being thus restricted to emigration or the dreaded work-house. It is vastly better for these poor peasants of the west of Irelaud to leave a land in which there is always inure or less suffering than to remain in it, in tho vatu hope of “independence” or “home-rule,” and the equally vain belief that either independence or home-rule would improve their condition.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. When the Democratic party, South and North, turns its face to the future and its hack to tho past, and exhibits that spirit of progress whioh, under Repunlican rule, has made the country what it is, it will be safe to close the pages in which the history of the Democratic party, aud especially the great big Southern end of that party, is written. Under the circumstances the country will bo apt to have something to say about that undergarment which, in States like Kentucky, where Democrats are not afraid to speak out or act out, is kept afloat.—Ciuclunatl Commercial Gazette. It 1h hardly to be believed that we can get through another presidential canvass without a division or the political forces on the Issue of a commercial policy for the Nation. It is a question ou wiiluh the sentiment of the people is divided, but the line of cleavage runs athwart the party lines. There will be efforts to prevent the split from coming, but the people cannot remain divided into two political parties which do not correspond with the division of sentiment that exists among them on the chief polities! issue of the time. The position is a strained ouo which can hardly be held through another presidential struggle.—New’ York Times. Public school teaching is bow done almost entirely bj young women of between the uges of eighteen and twenty-four. Probably lees than half of them have a complete high school education. The standard of preliminary education will be gradually raised, but the actual work of the school-room will continue to he done by young women, and, to do them justice, they do it very well. Yet, we need never expect them to make our children either philosophers, or, “as gods, discerning good from evil.’’ There Is no possible remedy for imperfect family training but in a reform at that very point in individual families. Parentage by proxy will not work. —Chicago Herald. When a man dishonors his wife, if he give uo promise of reform, she ought to leave Idm—for a marriage where affection has died out is the most galling of yokes. The woman ot to-day is a sentient being. She has thoughts, feelings, tastes and desires of her own. She must be dealt with according to her marked intelligenoo and her deep sentiments. Her domestic honor is as dear to her ns it le to her husband. Bho herself Is the protector of it. And In ninetynine eases of a hundred it is the husband who first casts a stain upon tho brilliance of the family escutcheon by some folly or selMndulgenoe which, being a man, he is not called upon to ao* count for.—Louisville Commercial. Lydia Pinkham’s Death. Boston, May 20—Mrs. Lydia Pinkham died at her home in Lynn, from paralysis. She was of Quaker parentage. Her maiden name was Lydia Estes, and she was born in Lynn, Feb. 19. 1819. She was educated at Lynn Academy, and in early life was a school teacher in the neighboring town of Wenham. She married Isaac Pinkham, who still survives her, together with one son and a daughter. Some sixteen years ago Mrs. Pinkham became possessed of the recipe for the medicine which has made her famous, and began its manufacture and sale in a small way. Persistent advertising—to the extent, it is said, of SIBO,OOO a year—coupled with her natural business tact, energy and prudence, enabled her to build up a business of over $300,000 a year. She was stricken with paralysis in January last, and has since been an invalid most of the time. Mrs. Pinkham was a spirituulist in her views during her later life. Kentucky Crop Prospects. Louisville, May 20.—The Courier-Journal, to-morrow, will publish crop returns from every county in Kentucky, 117 in number. Summarized, it is as follows: Wheat acreage, compared with last year—ll counties report more, 50 report the same, and tho balance less; the condition of crop, fortysix good, 59 fair, the balance poor. Corn acreage—Twenty-seven counties report more, 76 the same, the balance less; condition, 70good, 27 fair, the balance poor. Oats acreage—Twelve counties report more, 05 the same, the balance less; condition, 54 good, 41 fair, the balance poor. Tobacco acreage—Twenty-seven counties report more, 30 the same, 15 less; condition, 22 good, 80 fair, 3 poor. Fruit prospects, all report good except four. Illinois Wheat, Tommjo, May 20.—Messrs. Reynolds Bros., pf this city, exhibit a large sample of wheat stalks taken from fields of the growing grain in the principal parts of the wheat-growing region of Illinois. It shows that a marked improvement has taken nluce in the condition oi the crop during the favorable weather of tlie last few days. Their reports, which eiubruee a wide territory, say that many fields that were reported as worthless or greatly damaged now present a promising appearance.