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THE TIGER SAKE, J. (C ca''1 sTD rvvYTr-TY i I20UIS 05l-l5paity aWu'e before picking out our man." It seems Ihatwhen an editor reaches his sixtieth tided to Mr. ll. brie of the most, Important and responsible positions in their gilt, and, if hi9 past acts and words are a fair sample of the character of trie man, I think tne trust has been well placed. In the apparent apathy now existing among our municipal officers in regard to the Sain; predion gambling his course stands out in bold reliel and his brave words give encouragement the law-abiding people of this city.

He has on his bauds and J. W. Paynei llav. W. E.

Wilson was announced transferred to the Kansas Conference. The Tenth Question, What 1 cal preachers have been elected deacons?" wis asked. The St. Louis, Kansas City and Sedalia districts had none. Reverends A.

A. Law son and Sam. Waruer were elected to deacons' orders. Rev. Frank Lening and Rev.

Sam. Warren, local preachers, were recommend' for examination lor the first year. Rev. R. L.

Hill, of the Missouri District, a colored local preacher, was recommended by Presiding Elder Small, but Rev. J. L. Wesley Johnson reported that the brother's education was not at all up to the standard. A discussion nshed.

Rev. Mr. Small inMsted that Mr. Hill had done far better in the circuit than inanv an educated preacher who had been admitted to full fellowship. Other argued that the standard lor colored brothers should be advanced.

The rfesultofthe vote was that Mr. Hill was not elected. The third question. "Who rernin on on trial?" was called. The brothers eo remaining are the Reverends F.

Thomas, D. W. Crow, J. II. horrible "with blood and" rapine, is told by LVEsclot and Amaki.

There was no limit to the license, no bound to the excesses of the conquerors, and on Eister Sunday, March SO, 1282, when a religious procession was walk-. ing to the sanctuary of Monreal to take part in the vesper devotions of the day, it was net thought strange that a French soldier should grossly insult a young lady who was one of the celebrants. While his hand was yet upon the girl he was stabbed to the heart by her lover, and the work began. The people turned upon the garrison and killed every Frenchman in the town that night. On the next day the Sicilians throughout the island were all ablaze, and in a week the French were goae.

Gen. Garibaldi's presence at this centenary ii And tlie Police linable to Enter His Lair. Circuit Attorney Harris Hellercs the Fight Must be Made in the Criminal Court The situation ol the gamblers to day Is ex actly where it was last Sunday when the warning edict went out from the office of the Chief of Police. The keno urns roll without interruption at Fourth and Walnut and No. 12 North Fourth, while the queen continues to win and lose, and ece to lose and v-ln as usual at Ike T-eadway's, No.

North Fifth. None of the gamblers have been arrested, with the exception of two young follow who tried their Ine at iitsuo and l'id into the city treasury for the same. This morulas; Circuit Attorney Harris was eloseted in tlm inner chambers of the Police JJepartment for some time. After he had mounted ton steps and was safely In his own office, a reporter closeted himself there. Intepeafclng ot his reported view on the gambling question.

wherein he was created with saying mat ne would "break doors and bones," etc. he aid that when asked the question which received that answer he was soeaking only of an ab stract prinjiple of law, and no reference had been made to the gamblers. "WiJl you officially notify the police of your views, or have they, asked you to do so?" "I do not care to say anything, about that, for I do not believe it would aid the cause of justice any." "It may not have any effect on the cause of justice.butit would be an almighty satisfaction to the public to know." "I have spoken to some of the Commission ers about this matter, and many of the steps taken alreadv have agreed with my views." "Have they omciaiiy asked your "I don't care to say anything one way or another about that. But do say that the Board of Police Commissioners have done everything in their power to furnish the evidence in some 225 cases now standing in the Criminal Court, and I venture to say the testi mony will reveal evidence enough to convict in every case. The gambling light is really in the Criminal Court, and I venture to say that after the nrst conviction the gambling- houses will be closed The only thing that remains now is to find the sentiment of the peo ple as it wi'l be discovered in the Jury-box.

"Will gambling go on uninterruptedly in the "My duty is confined to the Criminal Court, where, in my estimation, the whole matter pdw lies. They now have over 200 cases found by the different grand juries. I don't see what difference this makes. 1 hope to have these cases tried at their next calling." "The question is this: Either the police cannot or will not suppress gambling. Now, according to your views in the lor an increase of bonds, if the police had made 500 or 5,000 cases instead of 225, would it not have closed the gamhling-houses?" "I don't think it would.

But I venture to say. after the first conviction they will bo wiped out." Gov. Johnson was asked to-day if he had read Circuit Attornev Harris' views in favor of raiding, as published yesterday, and said: "Yes. In this Circuit Attorney Harris gives the citizens assurance that the law will be executed. Mr.

Harris, who is one of the ablest, if not the ablest, Circuit Attorney we have had for years, says the gambling-houses can bo raided. He is ttto highest representative after the Attorney-General, and as Circuit Attorney of the Eighth Judicial District his opinion should guide the action of Vice-President Cupples and all the other officers. He has the determination and ability to suppress gambling." The gamblers have been in the same condition tor six days, during which time no arrests have been made, aud, if the present policy is continued, the indications are that the can continue for six months to come. The officers have been unable to effect an entrance, and without this no cases can be made. On next Monday Judge Laughlin will deliver his opinion on the constitutionality of the law, and in the meantime the "tiger" is safely housed in his lair.

COLD-BLOODED ASSASSINATION. Postmaster Terger's House Set on Fire and He is Shot by an Assassin. Information was received in this city last night of anether assassination in Southeast Missouri. The scene of the murder was the little town of Antonio, thirty miles from St. Louis, on the LamI Ferry road, in Jeffsrson county.

The statements are to the effect that between 12 and 1 o'clock at night the residence and general merchandise store of Joseph Y'erger, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Antonio, was fired by an incendiary, who had covered the store front with petroleum. At the alarm of fire Mr. Yerger rushed from his house to the large pump In front of the building and began to draw water to extinguish the flames. While engaged in this employment a shot was fired from the darkness bevond, and Yeraer cried out: "I'm shot." The next instant a bullet pierced his heart aud a third ball passed through his leg. Neighbors hurried towards him and started lor the blacksmith shop adjacent, but before reaching it Yerger expired.

Deceased owned the largest stoie, saloon and mill at Antonio, was largely interested in lead mines and occupied the position of Postmaster. He nad resided In Jefferson county for thirty five years and left a wife and five children. Y'erger was estimated to be worth $50,000 and did an extensive business in loans, and it is declared that harshness the collection of interest had some-thinsr to do with the crime. Suspicion points to one Tressler, who had purchased a team of horses from Yerger, giving a mortgage on his farm, and then lan away to Kansas City with the team. Yerger hail him brought back to Hillsboro and sentenced to jhu tor ix months, and Tressler is alleged to have declared his intention of kiliing his prosecutor as soon as released.

An inquest was held yesterday by Dr. Brewster, the Coonty Coroner, who had Sheriff Jones, Treasurer Clark and Prosecuting Attorney Green in attendance from Hillsboro. The po lice ot this city have been furnished with Tressler's description. Mrs. Yerger offers a reward of 500, the County Court $100, ana citizens lor the apprehension and arrest of the murderer.

1 HE THIRD DAY'. Proceedings of the Louis Conference ot the M. E. Church. The sermon by the celebrated California preacher, who Is known all over the United States by the familiar soubriquet of "Califor nia" Taylor, was the feature of je9terday afternoon's session of the St.

Louis Conference of the M. E. Church. Mr. Taylor's btyle of preaching is forcible and novel, and much at tention was paid to his remarks by all the brethren present.

The evening's session was taken up by a fermon by the Rev. Mr. Tevis. He spoke feelingly and beautifully of tne wonderful work accomplished by the Christian Missionaries, in concluding his ad dress he said that he believed that the next year would be more prolific in good results than even the past one had been. Rev.

Mr. Jackson, who was called on for an address In place of Rev. Mr. Hiuihu, of Sedalia, al-to spoke on the subject of missionary work. At the conclusion ot Mr.

Jackson's address Rev. tr. nm-rinotnn retwirte.d the amount of Dinner collected from the five conference districts of sr. Louis, Kansas Springfield and Missouri (colored). The amount collected this year is $5Mi ahead ot last year's collections.

The meeting adjourned after the announce -ment of to day's programme with the doxol-ogv by the congregation and a benediction by the Rev. A. H. Tevis. TO-DAY'S The meeting opened at a.

m. with prayer, Rev. Dr. Jacuson conductor. The roll of absentees was called.

A number of ministers from Southern Illinois were introduced. Rev. John II. Gillespie whs added to the Committee on jdernotra; Tne reports Carleton institute, of and Marion ville Collegiate Institute were relerred to the Committee on Education. The Twentieth Question: "Wut the character of each preacher examined?" was tatft up.

The colored eiders ot the AJissontl district made individual repoits; Rev. Fred. II. Small preidlug. Rev.

J. Is. Walker alo read the report of the Avilla Circuit on behalf of Rev. Jasper A. Smith, who bad been absent the dav belore.

Rv. F. M. Stlckney was ad ded to the Committee oh Memoirs. Under the Twentieth Question he followlnft were passed: R-v.

J. w. Unities, j.ij. Kvnns, A. c.

Coleman. Win. Wheeler. A. Auaratha.

Jays, U. Suiib, 11. lictd, JC. 1'ilttf, U. Smith i year he begins to feel the effect his ex perience.

Even if we do keep up our high tariff and internal revenue taxes it will be possible for Congress to spend the money. There are i2" bills before Congress for appropriation for public buildings, the aggregate amount of money asked being Five States ask more than $1,000,000 each. New York demands $3,150,000, of which $1,000,000 is desired for the erection of a Government building on the site of the old Post-ofiice Nassau street. Brooklyn wishes an Post-office; Ilochester one to coat Troy $0,000, and Syracuse $200,000. Buffalo asks $250,000 to enlaree her Cnstom -house.

Texas demands Kentucky Michigan, $1,025,000, and Pennsylvania, $1,005,000. Louisiana stops with an even $1,000,000. The States asking more than half a million dollars each are 'California, Illinois, $750,000 Ohio, $703,000, and North Carolina, The burning of the steamboat Golden City yesterday morning at Memphis was one of the most terrible disasters that has befallen our Western marine for years. The fire was occasioned by a spark falling into a lot of jute stored on the lower deck. This hempen product is as inflammable as dried pine shavings and is almost as dangerous as gunpowder on the deck of one of our river steamers.

It is a question whether steamboat-owners have a rightto imperil the lives of their passengers and crews by carrying such stuff. Our Anchor Line boats, we believe, prohibit it entirely. If the first reports that reach us concerning the burning of the Golden City are true there was gross carelessness in the way in which this jute cargo was stored. If a watchman with a lamp could set fire to it and fill the vessel with flames in an instant there was somebody to blame most assuredly. The dangerous stuff might, at least, have been covered with tarpaulins.

They are developing a new leader for the Democratic party over in Ohio, to take the place of Mr. Bookwalter, the wealthy gentleman who sprained his political ankle last year. His name is Calvin L. Brace and he resides at Lima. He has made a fortune in railroads and coal lands and is now inclined to the dissipation of politics.

He will take the Governorship, by way of a start, and will eventually drop into Mr. Pendleton's Senatorial seat if there is no serious objection. It would. seem that the Democrats of Ohio have had about enough experience with money-bags. They have been hu nting around every year since the war for a standard-bearer who could put money into the campaign and they have found a few answering to that description.

The result has not been satisfactory, but the boys who run the machine are not disposed to waste time on honest and intellectual poor men. Mr, Brace may succeed in purchasing a Demo cratic nomination for Governor, but the voters of the State will hardly be persuaded to play against a "brace game." The general activity of Circuit Attorney Harris in prosecuting the gamblers and interfering with the "skullduggery" which virtually enabled them to give straw bonds when arraigne for their felonious acts, has not only given great offense to the gamblers, but to some of the legal gentlemen who are paid to look after their interests. It is charged by an alleged attorney of the sporting fraternity, who is in reality only a pensioned keno table parasite, that Mr. Harris has transcended his duties in taking pains to see that the laws are enforced and that Justice is not turned into a jade in the court which he has the honor to serve. It would accommo date the gamblers better if Mr.

Harris would confine himelf exclusively to trying the cases that are brought before him allow iogtbe attorneys for the other side to practice their little tricks at will. This legal spokes man for the sporting fraternity has gone so far as to threaten Mr. Harris with ven geance at the polls. He is given to understand that if he manifests hostility to the gambling industry the men who have grown rich off this sin will turn their hirelings loose on him in the event that he asks for a re-election. Mr.

Harris does not strike us as a man litely to be intimidated by threats nf this character. He has the appearance of an honest individ ual filled with a desire to perform his public duties. It is a part of his business to aid in the suppression of crime through the en forcement of the laws. There are enough decent, honest men in St. Louis to protect him from the wrath of gamblers and other criminals, as expressed through the ballet box, and they will be likely to do it regardless of politics.

The felons who suffer when the legal thumb-screws are applied may have Mr. Harris waylaid and beaten by hired scoundrels, but if he continues to perform his plaia duty they won't be able to depri ve him of the proud vindication of a re-election In fact it may be said that Mr. Harris' manly course is one that is likely to seat him on the bench of the Criminal Court, where a man of his mettle is very much needed. The telegraph reports the arrival of Gen Garibaldi at Palermo, where the sixth cen tennial commemoration of the Sicilian Vespers is now being solemnized. Sicilian bis tory has no brighter page in its annals than the story of that March day in 12S2, when ihe French power in the island crumbled away in a night before the wrath of an out raged people.

From the year 1039, when Lthat hardy old Viking, Rodert Guiscard bad made himself master of the two Sicilies, the people were chanced about between the rulers of France, Spain and Germany like so many cattle. Pope Urban IV. bestowed the kingdom on Charles of Ahjou in 1203 and his lawless French soldiery held the country id subjection for almost twenty years. The tory vf this owux'aiiou, wh c'a i dim aad BT JOSEPH PULITZER. (filtered at the Pbst-Ofllce mi l.

Louis, ai teeond-class mail matter. TERMS OP THE UAILY. me year, postage, paid 00 fix months. 4 SO 1'hiee i. 2 BC One month (delivered by carrier) fs lis tee week loeilveed by carTier) 15 TOE WfiliKLY.

Oneyear, poBtaKe $100 Six months, postage 60 All business or news letter or telecrams should, be addressed: POST DISPATCH, 515 and 817 Market street. Tlie Post-Dispatch guarantees to each advertiser that itt regular, actual, paid city of Pt: Louts is on each of publication, more than twice and laearly tbrice as large as that ot the Advertisers are at all times welcome to call and satisfy themselves about the exteatof our editions. Our press room is always open, and fo are our books. This Is an office without secrets. The price of the paper delivered by carriers in any part of this eity, Carondelet, East St.

Louis, Belleville, St. Charles and the suburban towns is only fifteen cents a week. All advertisements "required to be made by law" must, under an award of the five Circuit Judges, be inserted in the Post Dispatch, or they are invalid. Advertisements, subscriptions and Items of news maybe transmitted by telephone. Legal advertisements, to insure insertion, should be handed in the day before publication.

Advertisements in the Want columns, not of a business character, can be inserted for the very cheap rate of ten cevtsfor three, lines. We have the best police in the country-certain people. -for What a magnificent opportunity Judge Li4.ughi.in has to retrace his steps and regain public respect. Will he do it, or will he cross the Iiubicon? Police President Cuttles is evidently a believer in the efficacy of prayer to suppress crime. That, perhaps, is the reason for his contempt of the law.

Ctp.us W. Field's monument to Major Andre, the British spy, has been finally "done for." A patriotic vandal blew it up last niirht with a can of dynamite. It is easier to cheat and steal in putting down macadam than in laying granite. Almost any contractor knows that. Perhaps this explains the attitude of some of the City Ilall people.

Mr. Hagertt, an ex-Councilman, says that there was a granite ring in this city years ago and there is one here now. Very good. Let's have a change. We are all growing tired of an exclusive macadam diet.

Another invoice of challenges to mortal combat has been received by Gen. Ekobe-lkff. This is a cheap and harmless amusement for the German officers something like draw-poker with a ten-cent limit. If Mr. Harris will continue his present fearless course, he will be the most popular man who ever held office in the Four Courts.

119 trains a hundred friends to every enemy he may make. It may be Judge Harris very soon. The Cincinnati Times-Star is now printed from fine large type such as they use in the school primers. In the fragrant summer time the anxious subscriber can sit on his front stoop of an evening and commence reading the paper as soon aa the carrier turns the corner. The pious Police President, Mr.

Cupples, is understood to be highly pleased with the peculiar efforts of the Chief to suppress gambling in St. Louis. He has an idea that if his mind had not been taken up exclusively with religious and benevolent thoughts he would have suggested something of this kind himself. The Frost-Sessingiiaus case is still in progress, and in all probability it will not last the term for which Mr. FrosT was elected to Congress.

Supposing Mr. Sessinghaus should be seated, will the Forty-seventh Congress have to begin all over again in order togive him a shy at the Republic, or how? TnE freedom of the press seems to be as hateful to our Police President as it is to the police in Russia. What a glorious tewn this would be for some people what a perfect paradise for some fools and some knaves, some bribe-givers and bribe-takers if the newspapers here could only be suppressed as they are in some other countries. Referring to the proceedings that are being taken against Gen. Raum, the Globe-Democrat of this morning asks it it is not "about time to abolish the Grant test from the Republican party in estimating the present attitude of men and their services." This is a rather significant eymptom.

We have understood all along that our contemporary had a decided leaning toward the Grant test. P. T. Bajcnum is delivering temperance lectures in New York to crowded houses. Ho says he has not tasted liquor for twenty-four years.

And yet thousands and thousands of good men who visit his show every year go home drums in the evening. They can't stand the excitement created by the calliope and the roaringglions. Mr. Barium has been the cause of a great deal of dissipation. We dislike to 6ay this because I.

T. is a good advertiser, but the truth must ooze out. TnE editor of the Cincinnati Comnicrcta) has had a strong destre all his life to make a President of the United States out of raw material. Being asked recently to name a good man for the place, he responded: "We are sot prepared at this moment to name the next President. We have two or three times been somewhat premature in President-mak og, and we shall bee the boys rui.

a herculean taste, but his mends ana admirers hope hihI believe he will win In the end. He is you lg, able and ambitious, and his employers, the people, are with him so give him encouragement and aid In, his good, work. It requires brave men to fight and we need such in St. Louis. Party lines break and niclt awir, like snow under an April sun, when the people are called upon to rally under the standard of a man liko Joe Harris.

"Them's roy sentiments" Vox POPCLI; Col. Sljback Not a Bolter. St. Louis, March 30. To the Editor of the Post-DUpatch If it ba correct, you assert in an editorial article this afternoon, that the Second Cou-gressionai District was lost to the Democracy In 1878 because Slayback entered against the regular nominee, you cast very severe reflections upon the objectionable weakness of the person whom you assume to have been the "regular nominee." or else the Democrats of that distriat were very reproachfully derelict In duty that they failed to support the gentleman whom you describe as the J' regular nominee," no matter who entered against him.

Perhaps, as you were absent from. St. Louis at the time, you would do well to ask the members of the Democratic Association of that pe riod who was the "regular nominee" and what influences led to his defeat. If the remainder of your arguments against re districting are founded on historical, data as faulty a9 this the State had better bo re districted according to law as soon as possible. Respectfully, Second District Democbat.

Katlier Scattering. St. Louis, March 29, 1883. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch: Without wishing to encroach too much on your valuable space, I would be greatly pleased to receive an answer to the following queries: 1. What Is the population of Sedalla, according to the last census? 2.

What is the number oi square miles of the province Baden, Germany, and the number of its inhabitants? 3. A friend of mine asserts that an ounce apothecary ia equivalent to an ounce avoirdupois, but I say in is not. Please give us light on these Subjects, and greatly oblige a constant reader. J. A.

W. 1. Sedalia claims 15,000. 2. Baden has an area of 5,912 square miles; population In 1871, 1,461,428.

3. The avoirdupois ounce Is 42 grains (troy) lighter than the ounce apothecary. Ed. Frankenstein. St.

Louis, March 30, 1S82. To the Editor of the Post-DlsDatch: Who is the author and what is the character of the book Please don't refer me to the Public School Library. Godwin. "Frankenstein" was written by Mrs. Shelley, the poet's wife.

The story Is a weird one. The plot turns upon the discovery by a medical student of the secret of life, and his construction out of the material ot the charne house of a monster, which he forces to live. Tne adventures of this creature form the ground worK of the tale. Ed. Economics.

St. Louis, March 29. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. I am a young man contemplating marriage. 1st.

How much money must I save to furnish four rooms nicely, but not extravagantly i 2nd. What salary should 1 get to support a wife who i not extravagant? A Daily Reader. You ought to furnish four rooms very nicely for $200. Families are being supported in this city on $1.25 a day. It is much easier to adjust your wife to your Income thau your in come to your wife.

Ed. Tile Two-Honse System. St. Louis, March 30, 1882. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch: How long prior to the operation of the Scheme an-i Charter was the city governed by two houses? old scuscribek.

fThe City Council has always been composed of two houses, except In when for less than a year there was but one house. The one-house experiment did not prove satisfactory, and the very next Legislature repealed the change. Ed. Who Wrote It? St. Louis March 29.

To the Editor of the Tost-Dhpatch. Can any of your readers fntoim me who is the author of the couplet: "Journey's end in lovers' meeting Every wise man's son doth know?" Querist. Longfellow's Mantle. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Boston is discussing the question as to who will succeed Longfellow.

We have a whim that Longfellow's mantle will hang on a peg for some considerable time before Boston will be entitled to it. Only Ievlce. From the New York Sun. The proposed Tariff Commission is nothing but a device to put off every change in the tariff. Keep up the taxes Millions for plunder! It all comes out of the pockets of the people.

An Earnest Champion of John. From an Interview with Wendell rhllilps. Yars ago I published in California my detestation ot all restrictions on Chinese imtni-grution as inconsistent, absurd, unjust and wicked. A Good Creature. From the Philadelphia Times.

President Arthur ought to explain why it is that he fears public opinion, l'ubiic opinion never molests anyone who does well and right. Sneers of tlie Wicked Half -Breeds. From the Cincinnati Commercial, Rep. It is now complained of the President that he is more fond of pudding than politics, and thinks moie of his cook than bis country. TnE great sacrifice sale of MERMOD, JACCARD Fourth and Locust streets, means POSITIVELY' that every article in their magnificent ART department Is to be eold at DISCOUNTS that vary from one-HALF the regular price, one-THIRDoff of the regular price, one QUARTER off of the regular price and TEX per cent off of tlie regular price.

Avail yourself Immediately of this opportunity, as the CHOICEST goods will doubtless be first eelected. Bigamous Urown. Kate Brown wishes to be divorced from Richard Brown. She Was married to him Juiy 8, 1874. They lived together until Novem ber 1, 176.

Mrs. Brown discovered that her husband had another wife living, and she at once withdrew. An order of alimony is prayed; Mr. Brown being possessed of property. Mrs.

Brown ho. 2 would also like to have her maiden uame Kate Cnsta. A Modified Sentence. Under the modified sentence William D. Wynn; the young man Imprisoned lor em bezzling the mail at the county seat, was re-lAAtieri from custodv to-dar.

Hu sentence was orisrinaHv twelve months in jail. but in aifirmiHg the Judgment few day mnce the I'hited States Court modified the deration of sentence I tvuiOer. strikingly appropriate. It is the fcreaS festi val of the Italian people. It recalls the most glorious episode in the old life of the nation, and the Sicilian Vespers has been the war-cry of humanity in Southern Europe, as Garibaldi has been its warrior.

We have fallen into the habit in this coun try of strenuously objecting to the execution of a murderer unless he can have four or five trials in the courts and no end of appeals. An American resident of London, one Lam-son, a practicing physician, recently poisoned his brother-in-law. He was promptly tried and convicted and is now under sen tence of death. Less time was wasted in preparing the doctor for the kind offices of the hangman than would be consumed in this country in securing an indictment and a jury. A lot of people in New York have been shocked by the swiftness of English justice and a petition has been drawn up and numerously signed beseeching the British Government to let up on the doctor until an invoice or testimony can be forwarded relative to his alleged consanguineal or hereditary insanity.

Our distinguished Attorney-General, Mr. Brewster, says that there is no improprietv in this movement, and it is understood that Mr. Frelinghuysen has telegraphed Minister Lowell to ask for a stay of proceedings in Lamson's case. The English Judiciary has never taken much stock in the theory of hereditary insanity. Every deliberate murderer and professional criminal in the world has a diseased mind, and there is scarcely a person living who can't trace back to some ancestor who was "a little queer in his ways." In fact, there are very few healthy, normal minds in the world.

The English people have an idea that there is no better use to put an abnormal criminal to than to hang him. They have no mawkish sentimentality on the subject of mad dogs and mad murderers. All the evidence goes to show that Lamson has been a wicked man for years. He has committed a number of offenses, not to say crimes, which entitle him to the severest punishment, and it is altogether liKel that his New York friends will fail in their efforts touch the symp'iies of the British Home Secretary. It is announced in Chicago that John Went- worth, who has been in Congress and dined and supped with Henry Clay, has cousented to be a member of the City Council.

It is quite a common thing here for a citizen who has graduated in Congress to serve the city in Council. Cincinnati Commercial. This probably accounts far the low tone and general purchasable character of the Municipal Legislature of Cincinnati. It makes the old Congressmen prick up their ears to see a representative of the gas monopoly smiling in the lobby. They feel at home.

TEKSONAL. John B. Gough is suffering from neuralgia of the stomach. The estate of a deceased hacknian at Niagara is returned at $33,000. Judge Blatchlord expects to take his seat on the United States Supreme Bench next Monday.

Mr. Beecher prefers the Chinese to the Irish. Most married men would prefer both tne Chinese and the Irish to Beecher. Sullivan, the puailist, like Jay Gould, has shown his assets several thousand dollars and a pair of fists. Exchange.

If Sullivan's fists are his capital, he can double it at will. "I notice that Carlyle is to have a monument. For a steady job, I don't know of anything that lays over being dead and waiting for your monument." George Hatchet Washington. If Chili has four hours to snare, she should watch our navy officers as they pass a given point, marching in solid column. Why, vou rush South American insect, our navy is a standing army.

The company supporting PattI in opera in Boston was grotesquely weak. A spectator said of one of the performances: "I felt as it I was sipping Chateau Yqftem from a tin dipper in a saw-mill. Mr. Longfellow was in the habit of giving pennies to every hand-organ grinder who appeared before his house. On the afternoon of his death no less than three of the grinders halted at the house and had to be shut off.

It is said in Paris that M. Gambetta has, besides resuming the direction of La Repub-liqne Franeuise, purchased La France and Le Petit Journal, the former his bitterest opponent, and the latter the most largely circulated newspaper in the world. The will of Mr. John Jones, the London tailor, has jmt been sworn to under a personal estate Of more than 359,000. His beauest of art objects to the South Kensington Museum provides that the articles shall be kept in one collection and be not lent for exhibition.

Answers to Correspondents. Fred. D. The Speaker of the House of Representatives receives $8,000 a year and he has only one vote his voice as a member. The Vice-President receives a year.

He presides over'the Senate, but is not a member of the body except in so far as the deciding vote is concerned. Fkke TitiE. The statistics that you ask for are not on hand. It would take some time to hunt them up. 1 Honest Joe Tlarris.

St. Louis, March 30, 1332. To the Editor ot the rost-Dlsnatch: I think the course persued by our excellent, most worthy and able Circuit Attorney, Mr. Joseph R. Harris, in the gambling business, deserves something mote than a passing notice, and I am iurprlsed that such stalwart Ifaden, F.

S. Borkraft. c. W. Keeton, Sam.

arrcn, iieynoias. B. V. TAihrt. Frank: Lernhg and B.

r. January. The probationers' name? veie called nd rtquirti to giro nn as-couiit of their ttbifc. thou wjf hircw. The re ports of the Lxaminliig Committee.

as to thetr standing, were made, and the rreslding elders tn their character. The result was as above. A report of Lewis College was, on motion ot ReV. T. H.

Hoggetv, referred to the proper committee, rne thirteenth question, "Who are the traveling deacons of th class?" was asked; About this time there was some talk concerning the methods of exam. inatioR hitherto pursued. Rev. Dr. Jackson said that the result of oral examinations was too often dependent on the good or bad humor of the examiner.

It was finally resolved that futuie examinations be upon written questions prepared by committees. The morning's exercises concluded with an elonuent nlii es hv the Rev. Mr. Sto we, representing the Metho- aist jjooie concern. At hall-past 2 o'clock to-alay the anniversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society was celebrated, followed at 3 o'clock by a sermon by "California' Taylor.

This evening the anniversary exercises of the Church Extension Society wifl be held. To-morrow afternoon there will be a sermon by Rev. Mr. Neff. In the evening the anniversary of the Freedmen's Aid and Edu cational Society will beheld.

Addresses wilt be delivered onitbis occasion by Bishop Warren uiu xjc. uarizeu. MARRIED BY A JUDGE. Conclusion to a Charge of Seduction In the C. O.

C. When the ease of the State vs. John White was reached on Judge Cady's docket this morning, he adjourned court and went into his private chamber. The case against White was the seduction of Susan Arm-knecht, a young German girl of pleasant appearance and about 18 years old. White ingratiated himselt into the affections of the girl and about five month ago accomplished his purpose under the promise of marriage.

He tailed to keep his word, having made promises from time to time until the parents of Susan, learning the condition of their daughter, determined that her honor should be saved. Accordingly White was arrested under the charge of seduction and offered himself in marriage to the girl. The proper license was procured- by the parties, and, accompanied by the girl's parents and a few of the court officers the party repaired to the Judge's room. Judge cady gave the voung couple some very good and fatherly advice, finishing his remarks by telling them to be good and true to each other ana to fty to forgive and forget the faults of each and live happily. LEGISLATIVE VACANCT.

election Will Have to be Held in the Thirtieth District. The local Democracy discovered this morning that avvacancy existed in the Thirtieth Senatorial District of the city, represented by Hon. Ferdinand Gottschalk, a Republican. Mr. Gottschalk was elected in November, 1878, and then resided at No.

1030 Winter street, but his name Is entirely omitted from the directory of At his election the vote cast was as follows: For J. G. l'rather, Democrat, for Ferd. Gottschalk, Republican. Jacob StrauO, Independent Republican, itis; Charles Conlon, Greenback Democrat, 344.

Gov. Crittenden was to-day notified of the vacancy, and will doubtless issue a writ of election immediately. Even if Mr. had not removed from the district his position would be vacated by the facs that he has accepted the appointment from the City Council of a directorship in the Board of the Mullanphy Emigrant Relief Fund, contrary to section 12, article 4, of the Constitution, which declares that "no Senator or Representative shall, during the term for which ne shall have been elected, be appointed to any oflico under this State, or anv municipality thereof." The Democrats talk of renominating Capt. Pruthcr for the vacancy.

Court of Correction Notes. The cases against John Haggerty and James E. llaggerty for Viol atlon of the game laws were continued generally In the Court of Criminal Correction this morning. The caso of Pierre Lambert for the same offense was continued until the 5th of April. The cases against the Haggertys are virtually dismissed by being continued generally.

The William Carroll caso was continued until the 4th of April by request of the Prosecuting Attorney this morning. The cases ngainst A. Stauffer, Stephen A. Wheolock, Louis Hake. Louis Hake, Jr.

and Samuel Gillespie, for selling ollattiu substances' were continued udtll the 15th of April. A Judicial Difference. A certificate of division on the bench of the United States Circuit Court, Judges McCrary and Treat, has been prepared for the Supreme Court of the United States in the caso of Wil liam Gworge, alias Petit, arrested for having a lot of counterfeiting material at hia residence last year. The point on which the Judge disagree Is whether the United States could proceed by information Instead of Indictment to try a defendant chyrged under section 557, Revised Statutes; whether tlie offenses declared in said section are "Infamous crimes," to be prosecuted' solely through indictment, pursuant to article 5 of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Selling Directors Out.

The Sheriff o-day, at the Court house stepn, sold several city lots under executions obtained by depositors against the following directors of the defunct United States Savings Institution: Jacob Tamm, Henry WJe-busch August Eichele, Nfeh. Cuor-rtn and Theodore Sessinghaus. The nrorertv of the several directors was root t- the following gentlemen purchased lof I I 8 Maclionaio, Wtt; iiuia noviscnam It. Mattfeldt, J. P.

FairJey, a leasehold lor $105. Colored Man Ilobbed. A colored man named Tbm Jonel. wfl gsged In playing a game called crab fh -loon of Joe Swan, No. 10 North Iev morning, says he was assaulted and ro in cash.

During the struggle Dillon and Gardner trid to get mto im but they say tne uoor and they were unanie --v ru Officer Didon stste- that tne pi ace is one and given over ro gambling. lie bavin the proprietor an umj-i gambling ordinance. Indicted. Richard Turner was Indicted by tl Jnry to day on a charge of grand larci cording to the testimony of the fooMce, has been In the habit of driving off horses while grailng; about the west. Hon of tne city.

lie wai arrested Harrington and Jailed on the above MB. W. C. STKIOKIW Will call ron merchants desfrln i information about advertlslns in thi D16 patch. ions Louis Spyer, Louis and Bod Thornton, all colored, were each in the second District Police Conrt tor playing whisav poker or fr-ss-iut saloon ol Louts' Ungues, Ho.

1116 aY organs in tin interest ot tne hup-presion of crimn a your own and the have not before called a'tention to it. 'i'ue people of the community have con i Vr.B-n"a i.