Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1885 — Page 3

MR. CLEVELAND'S CABINET.

The narrow, restricted, and provincial character <jf Grover Cleveland is significantly shown in the selection of his Cabinet, the official announcement of which confirms the list precisely as given in yesterday's Journal. The Alleghenies seem to be the boundary of Mr. Cleveland’s horizon. The territorial distribution of his ikl- - even more than the question of their characters and capacities, wulatonce arrest attention. No such Cabinet, we venture, has been constructed sintfe Mr. Jefferson's Northwest Territory has become the real heart of the nation and continent, with its vast resources, its teeming millions, its pressing demands, its supreme political importance; and its steadily increasing greatness. To the entire territory of the country west of a line drawn north and south through Baltimore, making a debouch on the 35th parallel to take in the “South,” Mr. Cleveland has assigned ono man. Col. Vilas, who is known to the country simply and solely because of a speech he was fortunate enough to deliver at a banquet in honor of Gen. Grant, a man who.jfl not so known and honored, even iq his own State, as to have ever held public office, and who must be taken entirely on trust, even in the purely executive department to which he is assignea. The surprising features of the new administration —though the surprise has been discounted by several weeks’ well-grounded rumors—is that three members should be from the State of < New York. With “Dan” Manning in charge of the Treasury, Whitney of the navy, and the President as chief executive, all from the same State, it has an appearance es centralization not often seen. These three will undoubtedly constitute the poweT of the executive branch of the . Government. We do not separate the President from the others, for the reason that the arrangement is undoubtedly a personal one, above all other considerations. The “chums” will work in harmony, and with the palpable advantage of having one of their number to cast the decisive vote, Of Mr. Manning little can be said, for the reason that but little is known beyond the fact that he has been “offensively active in partisan politics. ” He is better known because of his manipulation of State polities, and latterly of Mr. Cleveland’s interests, than for anyjjiing else he ever did or undertook. But for his prominence as a political manager he would probably never have been dreamed of in connection with the Treasury portfolio—a recommendation fitting him equally well for appointment to the court of St. James, or for the head of the army in the field. What is true of Mr. Manning is largely true of Mr. Whitney, the obligations of chumship, added to the known influence of Mr. Tilden, overriding all other considerations. We have, therefore, two principal places—places to be of unusual and extraordinary importance—filled without special regard to the demands of the duties pertaining thereto, and quite evidently as personal compliments from a confidential friend, just as one might ask either to act as ticket-taker at one's benefit.

The 6election of Mr. is more in conformity with the fitness of things. Ho went “with his State” in favor of section; but he stopped “with his State” justjphort of open treason. His appointment is, therefore, to be credited to the “South.” While Mr. Bayard has a good reputation as a sound, conservative, and honorable man, he has never been regarded as a great man. His name is not associated with any important public act or measure; he is a respectable gentleman, has made a good average Senator, is in harmony with the high-stock, silk-stocking traditions of the aristocratic elements of his party and State, and that is all that can fairly be said of ‘ him. The history and legislation of the Country will be searched in vafo for any act of his that lias made a ripple in the current of events. The State Department will be kept in the same rigid respectability it was under the grandfath-. erly care of Mr. Frelinghuysen. Mr. Endicott, for the War Department, is an eminently respectable man—a kind of Massachusetts “Mr. Litimer”—a man whose ancestors came Over in advance of the Mayflower, so that, if possible, his respectability overshadows the respectable respectability of the most respectable respectables of the Bay State. It is to be presumed that ho will make ai respectable and acceptable man far the place. Vilas, for the Postoffice, is, as has been said, the only bit of sop thrown to the ‘rowdy West.” McDonald, one of the ablest, stanchest and most consistent Democrats, was passed over, presumably because of the jealousy and fear of his more adroit and less scrupulous “ friend, ” Thomas A. Hendricks. By this division of honors, New York, with a plurality of 1,200, gets two places, in addition to the President, while Indiana, with a Democratic plurality of nearly 7,000, gets nothing except ridicule and contempt for the better elements the party here. If there be any doubt of this, one needs but look at the following that Mr. Hendricks has at Washington, and then at the--men mortified by the treatment accOfded Mr. McDonald, from the time his name was suggested for the Presidency and the machinery of the party in the State was Operated to his discomfiture, the crank by the hand of Mr. Hendrioks. personally, at Chicago. ' The remainder of the Cabinet, containing some of its most important elements and functions, is given over to the “South.” The Interior Department is placed in charge of Senator Lamar, a representative Southern statesman of the first class. Since at least one place must of necessity go to the “solid South,” it is hard to see how Mr. Lamar could possibly have been set aside for any other man from that part of the country. Yet, when the duties of the office are taken into consideration, demanding, as they often will, the keenest business tact and discernment, the thought occurs that Lamar, of all men, is least fitted for it. For while Ids scholarship and culture, and even the excellence of his deliberate judgment, are readily conceded, he is too much of a dreamer, too impractical, to make the ideal officer to fill that important position, and he may consider himself fortunate, and the country may be congratulated, if he succeeds in getting through the term without seriously impeding its functions. Of his scholarly attainments and moral worth, however, there is no question. lie significance of the selection of Senator Garland for the Department of Justice is not so great as it might be. Some things, it is believed, have Been settled since last the laws of Hus nation were in the keeping of the Democratic party.' But the appointment of Garland puts the supervision of the national authority in its relations to elections into the hands of the South, and that is practically a nullificatipn of any official effort tcKsecure to the ffeedmen a free ballot and a fair count For the new Attorney General it may be said that be is an able man, well equipped for the discharge of the duties pertaining to the office. The Cabinet is made up of “blue bloods,” and aristocrats, and “chum*,” and it is sectional to a degree never before equaled. Three of the seven come from the immediate vicinity of New York and eastward, three are chosen from the old stave States, and but one, a man comparatively unknown, is selected for the vast territory west and northwest—the center of population, the sea{ of national empire. It is to be a close communion of

millionaires, “chutes” and “gentlemen, sah, ” with the greatest portion of the nation hopelessly and insignificantly in the 1 minority. Tlhe a mistake of overlooking Mr. McDonald *is growing significantly apparent, anti it may be remarked that Indiana Democracy is strangely constructed if it is to be soothed in this most extraordinary manner. By exactly the same course of reasoning, it may be inferred that Democrats of this State would be gratified to even a greater degree should the President continue to ignore Indiana and the West while passing around the good things now supposed to be at hand. The great interests of the West ate practically without adequate representation in the new administration. Mr. Hendricks, now shelved for four years, will be of no value whatever in determining the course of public affairs; the East and the South have their feet in the trough, and there is little show of any intention to let any of the feed get away in this direction. — Indianapolis Journal.

CIVIL-SERVICE “REFORM.”

An Extremely Bad Beginning by (he New Administration. [Washington special.] The nomination of Gen. Black, of Illinois, to be Commissioner of Pensions is favorably received, so far as Mr. Black himself is concerned, in all quarters where he is known. Gen. Black undoubtedly will make a good Commissioner of Pensions, and will be popular with the soldiers, but his appointment is not in the line of civilservice reform. The present Commissioner of Pensions, Col. Clarke, is also a Union soldier with a good record, is a most excellent administrative officer, and, moreover, has the advantage of an experience of many years in the Pension Office, where he has risen, on his own merits from a subordinate position to the highest place. But Col. Clarke is" a Republican. Col. Clarke, moreover, could not be classified as an “offensive-partisan.” He has, in fact, taken no part in politics. He has been so absorbed in his official duties in YVashington that he has not generally gone to his legal residence to vote, and two weeks ago, when on the stand before the Pensions Investigating Committee, was not willing to swear that he had any politics. Col. Clarke manifestly, could not property come under the designation of the Cleveland letter to George William Curtis, that he is an offensive partisian. Yet so colorless a Republican as Col. Clarke has had to go. His removal is the first of the Administration. “They do not propose,” said Mr. Reed of Maine, in his savage sarcasm in commenting upon this removal, “to leave a single lamb to bite at them. The officeholders will have to go. It is right enongh, perhaps, that they should. It is the fortune of war. The only point about the matter is how much hypocrisy there is to be about it. Not a single lamb, I tell you, is to be left to bite at them."

THE CABINET.

The Manning - Whitney Crowd to Bun Things, [Washington special.] The old-stagers of the Democracy are not satisfied at the political situation. A prominent Southern man, who, to the time pf the nominations, was continuously talked of for the Cabinet, said to a friend to-day: “Do you observe any nitro glycerine elements in the Cabinet—any dynamite? I do. When you say the Manning-Whitney crowd you have struck the keynote. Those two gentlemen are the Cabinet. It is a New York combination. They intend to control things. They will manage the politics of the administration. S§e how they are preparing to organize every department of the Treasury in the New York interest; and if Mr. Bayard, with his peculiar notions, and Mr. Lamar do not like it Mr. Bayard and Mr. Lamar will simply have to go. The others will not go. There will be a disruption, I predict, before the administration has run a year. ’’

Badly Left Indianians.

Of course there is sadness in Indiana. Mr Hendricks is “there at last,” as the comic artist has so aptly put it, but he is alone in his satisfaction and glory. McDonald is left, as usual; English has failed of resuscitation, and Holman has not been “called” to protect the treasury from landsharks, as he had evidently earnestly hoped. But the Democracy of the Hoosier State will live. They have thrived so long on husks that a very little grain from the Eublic crib will go a long way. and it will e scattered about after awhile.—Philadelphia Telegraph.

Discouraged.

Hlinois officeseekers at the National Capital are discouraged for two reasons; because there are not enough places, and because Mr. Cleveland seems to be in no haste to make appointments where there are no vacancies. “The trouble is,” says one of the leaders of the Chicago delegation, “we Want the earth, and Cleveland really seems to have some very fixed notions about what he calls civil service.” —Chicago Tribune. They are coming. “Brick” Pomeroy, famous for his bad grammar and anti-Union newspaper of war times, and later for a mining scheme, tonneling a mountain for silver, which brought him to discomforture in Colorado, proposes now to start a Democratic newspaper in Washington, one “to herald the rising of Democratic reform and the era of public decency.” —Chicago Tribune. v The just-elected Democratic Mayor of Utica was arrested as n rebel spy during the war, and, it is alleged, in order to get free swore that he was a native of Canada and a British snlject. This suggests a question as to his eligibility, which will have to be decided before he takes his seat.

Texas gave Cleveland a majority of 132, - 168, and New York but a plurality of 1,047, and yet the Empire State gets Manning and Whitney, while the Lone Star State still has her Gov. Hubbard on hand spoiling for a good situation where he can give advic,e. —Inter Ocean. As Oyster met a Mouse in a Clark street restaurant. The Oyster put on airs, swelled up, and declined to sit beside the Mouse. “What ails you?” inquired the Mouse. “You need not put on such sirs over me. You are only an insignificant Oyster.” “I am not insignificant,” retorted the Oyster, tartly. I am of immense consequence to the people of this country. I haye decided the destiny of the nation for at least four years. Had it not been for me, no Democratic President would have been inaugurated this year. Probably you don’t know what style of Oyster I am?. You shall be enlightened. lam the New York Count l” Then the Mouse, being a Democrat, took off his hat and bowed reverentially. _ ■

MUST “DO TIME.”

Judge Blodgett Imposes Sen* fence on Messrs. Mackin and Gallagher. They 6* to the Penitentiary for Two Tears and Pay a Fine of Each. [Chicago telegram.] Two yean’ imprisonment in the penitentiary and a fine of ss,<k)o was the sentence which Judge Blodgett imposed upon Mackin and Gallagher, convicted of conspiracy to tamper with the returns of an election in the Second Preciqct of the Eighteenth Ward. The case of Gleason, 'convicted of a like offense, was not considered, and the probabilities are that he will be let off with a nominal sentence. After listening to arguments by prisoners’ counsel urging a new trial, the Judge ordered the defendants to come forward, when Deputy Marshal Jones, who had taken a 6tand behind Mackin while the colloquy between the attorneys had been going on, gave the chief defendant a little push, at which Mr. Mackin looked very angry. His face assumed its usual expression of defiance, however, and he marched np to the judgment seat, followed by Gallagher, who was the calmer of the two. As they stood facing the Judge, a physiognomist of the keenness of a Lavater could not have told what passed in their thoughts, so perfectly had they themselves under self-control. The Judge never glanced at them, but read rapidly from a paper which he had prepared while the arguments were not yet finished; “The sentence and judgment of the court is that yon, Joseph C. Mackin, find you, William J. Gallagher, be nojv remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal, and that that officer of the court convey you to the penitentiary at Joliet, within the period of ten days, to remain there committed, each of you, for the term of two yeais, and that each of yon pay a fine of $5,000." There was a dead silence in the room when the Jfidge ceased speaking. The defendants never flinched. Mackin heaved a convulsive breath, but his face did not move. His eyes were almost completely hidden by his shaggy brows. Gallagher looked straight ahead, as if he saw Sear through the stem Judge, through the massive wall, and out into freedom, which had just been cut off from him for two years. “The punishment does not commence,” Judge Blodgett broke the silence, “until the defendents reach the penitentiary. There are ten days till then, during which the defendants are in the custody of the Marshal, and will be accessible for any legal steps immediately to be taken by the defense. With reference to Gleason the case stands as left by the jury. His attorney is prevented fey sickness from pressing any immediate motion, and the case will come up in its regular order. ”

Then Judge Blodgett quickly slid from his seat and hobbled into his private office. The defendants, now prisoners, were taken charge of by the Deputy Marshals and were rapidly marched off toward the Marshal’s office. Thevorowd followed, jostling each other, some silent, some triumphant, and some cursing until the air was streaked with blue —all were eager to catch a glimpse at the stolid faces of the prisoners, but they were thwarted in their efforts. People in the Marshal’s were ready for the emergency. The door of the apartment was open when the column appeared, and it was locked as soon as the prisoners and their escort were fairly within. No one was allowed to enter after them. There are some forms of legal procedure yet to be gone through, but none of the friends of the prisoners expect any favorable results from these formalities. Executive clemency now seems to be the last anchor of hope for the ex-Secretary and his friend.

JOHN CHARLES BLACK.

Appointed Commissioner of Pensions.

John Charles Black, the new Commissioner of Pensions, was bom at Lexington, Mo., in January, 1839. He received an academio education, and graduated at Wabash College, Ind. A short time afterward he entered the army in the Thirtyseventh Illinois Regiment. When he left it in 1865 he held the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. His next step was to procure admission to the bar. He entered the office of a prominent firm in Chicago foi this purpose, and in due time was admitted to the practice of his profession. His home is at Danville, HI. General Black has been active in politics as a Democrat, and has been frequently nominated for office. Several unsuccessful nominations for Congress, the last only last fall, have maintained his prominence in local party struggles, and are significant oi the respect in which his ability is held Gen. Black wafL the Democratic candidate for lieutenant Governor in 1872, and when Gen. Logan was sent to the Senate in 1879 Black was the democratic caucus nominee. He was a delegate at large to the last Democratic National Convention, before which an attompt-was made to pat him in nomination for the Tice Presidency, which he prevented.

Bayard’s Civil-SerYice Rule.

A correspondent writes from the national capital: It is said that Secretary Bayard has annotmoed in a very positive manner his intention to adhere to the strict letter of the civil-serviee law. He sent his messenger into each room of the State Department with the proclamation to the clerks that they need have no fear of losing their positions through the mere change of administration, as he did not propose dismissing any ene except for neglect of duty. Thebe are nineteen kinds of metal mors precious than gold. ——-~

ARMY AND NAVY.

Portraits of the Secretaries of the War and Nary Departments.

WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT, SECRETARY OF WAR.

WILLIAM C. WHITNEY, SECRETARY OF OF THE NAVY.

THE NEW SENATE.

Boster of the United States Senate, as Now Constituted. The following is a list of the members of the Senate of the Forty-ninth Congress, together with date of expiration of their terms of service. Republicans are indicated by the letter R, Democrats by D, and names of Independents are printed in small capitals. A stir (*) indicates that the member has re-elected recently. The dagger (f) is affixed to names of new Senators. Mr. Teller of Colorado has seen service in the Senate, but on account of the break in his term caused by his selection as a member of the Cabinet he is not classed with those re-elected. The list is as follows: * ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI. ♦James L. l'neh, D. 1891 Jas, Z. Georee, D.. 1887 John T. Morgan, D. 1889 E. C. Walthall, D... 1889 ARKANSAS. MISSOUKL tJ. K. Jones, D 1891 ♦George G. Vest, D. 1891 CALIFORNIA. NEBRASKA. ILeland Stanford.R 1891 C. H. Van Wyck. R. 1857 John F. Miller, R. ..1887 C. F. Manderson, R. 1889 COLORADO. NEVADA. Henry M. Teller, R. 1891 ♦John P. Jones, R.. 1891 Thos. M. Bowen,R. 1889 James G. Fair, D... 1887 CONNECTICUT. NEW HAMPSHIRE. ‘Orville H. Platt,R.lß9l Inenry W. BJalr, B/1885 Jos. R. Hawley. 8..18871 Austin F. Pike. R.. .1889 DELAWARE. | NEW JERSEY. Eli Sanlsbnry, D.. .1889 J. R. McPherson,D. 1889 FLORIDA. NEW TORE. ♦Wilkinson Ca11,D..1891 tWm. M. Evarts.R..lß9l Chas. W. Jones,D.. 1887 Warner Miller, R... 1887 GEORGIA. NORTH CAROLINA. ♦Joa E. 8r0wn,D...1891 *Zel>. B. Vance, D. .1891 AIL H. Colquitt, D. .1889 Matt W.Ransom, 8.1889 ILLINOIS. OHIO. S. M. Cnlloro, R... .1889 John Sherman, R.. .1887 INDIANA. OREGON. ♦D. W. Voorhees.D.. 1891 ~T. —. 1891 Benj. Harrison, R.. .1887 Jos. N. Dolpb, R.... 1889 lOWA. I PENNSYLVANIA. ♦Wm. B. Allison.R. .1891*Jae. D. Camerdn, R. 1891 Jas. F. Wilson, R. ...1889;John L Mitchell, R.. 1887 KANSAS. | RHODE ISLAND. ♦Jno. J. Ingalls, 8..1891 N. W. Aldrich,R....lßß7 P. B. Plumb, B. . 1889,lJonathan Chace, R. 1889 KENTUCKY. SOUTH CAROLINA. tJ.C.S.Blackburn.D 1891 *Wade Hampton.D.lß9l James B. Beck, D. .1889 M. C. Butler, D 1889 LOUISIANA. TENNESSEE. tJas. B. Eustis, D.. 1891 H. E. Jackson, D.. 1887 R. L. Gibson, D... .1889 Jsham G. Harris,D.. 1889 MAINE. TEXAS. Eugene Hale, 8....1887,5aml B. Maxey, D.. 1887 WilliamP. Frye,R..lßß9lßichardCoke, D.... 1889 MARYLAND. | VERMONT; ♦Jas. B. Groome, D.. 1891 ■♦Justin S. Morrill.R.lß9l A. P. Gorman, J>. ,1887 G. F. Edmunds, R.. 1887 MASSACHUSETTS. I VIRGINIA. Henry L. Dawes, R.. 1887 William Mahone. .1887 George F. Hoar, R... 1889 H.H.Ridi>leberger ’B9 MICHIGAN. I WEST VIRGINIA. Omar D. Conger, R.. 1887 J. N. Camden. D.. ..1887 Thos. W. Palmer, R. 1889 John E. Henna, D. .1889 MINNESOTA. i- . WISCONSIN. 8. J. R. McMillan,R.lßß7 tJohn C. Spooner.R.lß9l Dwight M.Sabin, R. 1889 Philetu* Sawyer, R. 1887 , The seats of Bayard of Delaware and Garland of Arkansas are vacant hy reason of the appointment and confirmation of those gentlemen as members of Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet. The election of a Senator to succeed Henry W. Blair, Republican, of New Hampshire, occurs in June, bnt Mr. Blair has been appointed to serve ad interim. Jonathan Chace of Rhode Island was chosen for the unexpired term of the late Henry B. Anthony. After a long and exciting struggle the Legislature of Oregon failed to elect a Senator before the session expired by limitation.' There is a vacancy in Illinois, althongh more thin two months have elapsed since the State Legislature began the task of organizing and electing a successor to Gem Logan. •<- The New York Legislature has been memorialized to revoke the charter of Trinity Church, New York, in favor of the Anneke Jans heirs, who claim property worth $50,000,000 held by the church. TOE bust of Robert Burns in marble by Sir John Steel to be placed in Westminster Abbey is finished. It is the outcome of a shilling subscription among Scotchmen in all parts of the world. The Tallapoosa is again afloat and ready for a trial trip. This wDI give Secretary Whitney a chance to take a boat ride. A Westebn paper has discovered that it Is a good woman makes a good hns band. Western papers are generally right Thebe were 142 deaths from pneumonia in New York in one week.

THE BOOMERS WARNED.

Rrtoting Treaties with the In- /' dians Not to Be Ignored. (Washington dispatch.) The following proclamation has been issued by the President! Whereas, It is alleged that certain individua's, associations of persons, and corporation are in unauthorized possession of portions of the territory known as the Oklahoma lands, within Indian Territory, which are designated, described, and recognized by treaties and laws of the United States and by the ex*, utive authority thereof as Indinn lands; ntad Whereas, It is further alleged that certain other persons or associations within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States have begun and set on foot preparations for an organized and forcible entry and settlement npon; the aforesaid lands, and nre now threatening such entry and occupation; and Whereas, The laws of the United States provide for the removal of all persons residing or heing found npon such Indian lands and territory without permission expressly and legally obtained of the Interior Department: Now, therefore, for the purpose of protecting public interests, as well as the interests of the Indian nations and tribes, and to the end that no person or persons may be induced to enter npon said-territory, where they will not be allowed to remain without permission of the authority aforesaid, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the Upit d States, do hereby warn and admonish all and every person or persons now in occupation of such lands, and all snob person or persons as are intending, preparing, or threatening to enter and settle npon the same, that they will neither be permitted to enter upon such territory, or, if already there, to remain thereon, and that if due regard for and' voluntary obedieree to the laws and treaties of the United States and this admonition and warning be not sufficient to effect the purposes and intentions Of the Government as herein declared, the military power of the United States will be invoked to abate all scch unauthorized possession, prevent such threatened entry and occupation, and to remove all such intruders from said Indian lands. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and cansed the seal of the United States to be affixed.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

By the President: T. F. Bayard, Secretary of State.

Oklahoma.

In view of the proclamation of the President relating to the Oklahoma country, Gen. James B. Weaver, Congressman elect from lowa, and ex-Congressman Sidney Clarke; of Kansas, representing the Oklahoma settlers, have sent the following telegram, dated at Washington: W. L. Conch, Arkansas City, Kan.; The President is of the opinion that further negotiation with the Creeks and Seminoles, as contemplated by the recent action of Congress, is necessary to authorize the settlement of Oklahoma. His proclamation is intended to eject cattle syndicates on one hand and suspend on the other the settlement of the country pending negotiations. We have earnestly urged upon the Secretary of the Interior, in view of the exigencies of the situation, to proceed at once to conclude negotiations, and to place upon the commission a representative of the settlers. We deem it best for all parlies to await the contemplated action. It must be understood that the corrupt conspiracy by which lands in the Oklahoma country-and the whole o Indian Territory have been illegally occupied by cattle kings is strongiy defended here by powerful financial influences. This conspiracy has been for years, and is now, represented here by persons holding high positions in the Government. These men, having access to the avenues of public opinion, and the privileges of constant communication with all the departments of the Government, are persistent in their misrepresentations. They who attaek here any of the great wrongs which have fastened themselves upon the Government undertake a task of great magnitude. But we shall continue to urge, with confidence, upon President Cleveland’s administration a reversal of the bad policy of former years. The only safety for the peoplo is sharply defined public opinion, rising above all party distinctions, and demanding that the Eublic domain shall be held sacred as a eritage for actual settlers. Sidney Clarke,

Manning Swings the Ax.

Secretary Manning swung the ax to-day in a sweeping manner (writes a Washington correspondent). By it there is a decided and material reduction of the force in the special agents’ division, where it is expected SIO,OOO annually will be saved. The services of forty persons in various parts of the country have been dispensed with, and notices to that effect mailed them to-day. The list includes six special agents, twenty-six special inspectors of customs and ten employes, whose names are borne on the so-called “fraud roll.” This action reduces the number of agents to twenty-one, inspectors te twenty-five and “fraud roll" employes to fifteen. It is stated at the department that these changes are made solely in the interests of economy and that no new appointments will be made to fill the vacancies created. 1 Secretary Manning has also decided that hereafter the appropriation for the prevention and detection of Hands upon the customs revenue shall not be used for the puipose of making permanent appointments, bnt shall be confined strictly to paying for Information received concerning revenue frauds, and to enable the department to employ persons in special cases where it is believed frands are being perpetrated.

HERE AND THERE.

Six hotels have already failed in New York since Jan. 1. Eating forty-two oranges at one sitting was the feat accomplished the other day by a man at Crescent City. Fla. Among Bhode Island’s exhibits at the New Orleans Exposition is a heavy steel chain forged by a female blacksmith of that State. A tebfect skeleton, to, which was attached a ball and chain, was lately unearthed twenty-five feet beiow the surface of the earth, near Savannab, Ga. The clerk in areal estate office in Philadelphia who executes the handsomest deeds that reach the City Recorder’s office, writes always with a stub pen aud with the head of the blank toward him, thus writing Upside down. The story is being extensively circulated that an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Burgettstown, who is a great domino player, was leading in prayer, and instead of finishing wi h the usual amen, closed by saying ‘domino.” At.t. the horse cars in Montevideo and Buenos Ayres come from the United States.

J. B. WEAVER.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

IN anticipation ox tne uoTcrnor a proemra*tkm calling an extra session of the Legislature, but little was d one In either house op the 9th test. A slue die adjournment was taken, and the proclamation read which convenes the Ix-glslatnre in extra session. Gov. Gray an pointed O. H. Adair proseentin* attorney for the Judicial district composed of Jay and Adam* Counties. He also reapt otntcd and recommissioned all of the members of the Board of Commissioners of the additional hospitals for the Insane, namely: I)e Fae Skinner, of VaiMtraise; John C. Robinson,of Spenoer; J. B. Gray.; of NobtesvUle; and William Gross, of New Castle. The Governor approved the following bills: An act for the relief of Mrs. May; an act to protect all persons in their civil rights; an act regulating weights and measures; m not rotating to the removal of obstructions from highways: an act for the incorporation of building associations; an act preventing the ownership of lands in Indiana by sliens; an act authorizing colleges to own and sell real estate; an net to amend the act relating to the presentation of claims against counties. The Legislature began its extra session on Tuesday, the 10th test. The Senate held but a brief session, and transacted only snch business as was made necessary by the extra session. Ail the old officers were re-elected on motion of Senator Magee, and the Lieutenant Governor announced that the old committees would be continued. On Senator Fowler's resolution to adopt the rales of the regular session. Senator Youche offered an amendment to return to the original rule requiring a two-thirds rote to suspend the regular order of business, ami it was adopted, it being generally agreed that there was no necessity for the majority rale, as all the political legislation was finished. The committee clerks were ail discharged, as the secretary and assistant secretary had agreed to detail their assistants for such work. It was resolved that clerks be not allowed per diem for days when they were absent. Bills were introduced designating the second Wednesday of April of each year as ‘Arbor day," and making snch a holiday for pnpiis of the public schools. The Senate adjourned until Friday, the 13th. In the House the Speaker announced that the old officers and committees would be continued, there being a provision of the statutes for the retention of the former without special action by the House. He also ruled that leaves of absence could not be granted to members until after they had answered at least one roll-call. The rules governing the last session were adopted. The regular order at business was then resumed. and the first measure called nji for consideration was Senator Campbell's bill providing strict penalties for buying or selling votes. After long debate, the bill passed, with barely enongh votes.

Thebe was no session of the upper branch of the Legislature on the 11th test. The House went to work earnestly to pass the bills pending on their final reading. The first taksn up wag that Introduced by Senator Fonlke, which provides that, when corporations or municipalities become insolvent, the claims of their employes for wages to the amount of <6O shall be preferred over those of other creditors. It was passed by a vote of 76 to o. Copeland's bill limiting railroad passenger fares for adults to 3 cents a mile and children half-price was passed by a vote of 74 to 3, the author explaining that there are twelve railroads in Indiana—generally small lines—which charge fare in excess of that proposed. A spirited discussion was held on the passage of the bill which provides that German shall be taught in ungraded schools only when petitioned for by twenty-five patrons,and giving colored children equal rights with the white in all the public schools of the State. The Republicans generally voted for and the Democrats against it, and the bill was defeated by a vote of 33 to 48. Senator Winters’ bill limiting the tax levy in Marion County for 1886 to S 3 cents on the sun> of valuation for current expenses, and 10 cents to pay interest and snch extra expenses as were Incurred to building the workhouse, was called nn. Mr. Pendleton explained that it waa a restoration of the act of 1879, which was repealed by implication, as some people Insisted, by a subsequent enactment, under which tile tax levy had increased to 66 cents. At present, he said, there was a deficiency of SSe.OOO. and to pay this, as well as interest on the bonded debts and their expenses, it was proposed to allow an extra levy of 10 cents, which, in addition to the 83 cents, would provide ample revenue for the necessary expenses of the county. The bill passed by a vote of 66 to 9, several gentlemen voting against it for the alleged reason that it was special legislation. Mb. Rtvebs' bill providing that county offices shall be declared vacant when the officers thereof shall have been absent from them without excuse for sixty days, was called up to the House on the 12th, and Mr. Reeves moved to recommit it to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to make certain amendments. After a heated debate the matter was allowed to drop Mr. Pendleton offered a resolution that when the House adjourned that day it should *» Monday “MW®*?? Jhhf Mth). and this was carried tor a vote of 48 to 24. The regular order of business was then resumed, and the first bill taken np wks that at jfr. Overman, providing that taxes on mortgages on real estate shall be paid by the mortgager, and that the mortgagee shall pay taxes only on the assessed value of his land less the amount of the incnmbr nee. Twenty or more members discussed the bill at considerable length, many of them arguing that if enacted it would not afford tiie relief desired. The bill was defeated The Senate held a brief session on the afternoon of the 18th. Several House bills were read the first time. The House was not in session. Speaker Jewett U of the opinion that it will take about two weeks longer to finish up tile necessary business; but the probabilities are that an adjournment will not be reached before the middle of April. A bill was introduced in the Senste on Saturday, Much 14, providing that in all courts except justices’ expert witnesses may be called npon to testify npon the petition of either party to the suit, snch witnesses to be selected by the court and paid for their services whatever sum the court may deem just and proper. A bill was also introduced providing that no person shall be confined as an Insane person in any private asylum in the State unless such asylum shall have been licensed by the Board of Trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane, and that said board shall visit such asylums at least twice s year, and shall appoint in each county a board of three or five visitors, whose duty it shall be to inspect the asylums at frequent intervals. The most important provision of the tell is that which allows all persons confined in asytams to consult or communicate with any friends or advisers, medical or otherwise, outside, and to write such letters as they desire. Senator Fonlke introduced a concurrent resolution proposing aa amendment to the State Constitution that any voter of good moral character may practice law. The object of the proposed amendment is to give future Legislatures an opportunity to place greater restrictions npon legal practice. The House was not in session.

Electricity Instead of Tweezers.

“Yes, air, I am a depillator,” said a man in an office in Brooklyn, “and my business is to eradicate hairs from the faces or arms of women. The torture to which women subject themselves by using tweezers upon disfiguring hairs, which spring up again stronger than ever, suggested my business. There are cosmetics which burn off the hair and spoil the complexion, but leave the roots to spront out afresh, and experience has shown that they are dangerous as well as useless. I make use of electricity. It is the only remedy. I apply a minute spark of electricity to each individual hair, and thus kill the hair permanently, without any perceptible blemish to the skin. About 10 per cent of the. roots retain life after the first operation, but a second destroys these stragglers. The process is also applied to moles, warts, and birthmarks of all kinds. I destroyed a pretty autumn leaf on the face of a young lady not long ago. Painful? No more than the application of tweezers!” —New York Sun. , “It am de walk over man dat siles his character,” says Opie Bead, author of “Plantation Philosophy.” “No matter how clean er rooster may be, let him follow er duck all day an 5 at night he’ll he muddy.” Thebe is a land suit in Germany which w»s begun in 1604. They must be poor lawyers there not to have gobbled that land over two centuries and a half ago. A “paint mine* has been discovered at Corinth. Me. ' • *■ <.