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THE DAILY PICAYUNE IVBW ORLEANS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, N1CHOLSOX As COW: PROPRIETORS. KM. WCaoLgQIt. 68Q. THE PICAYUNE Has the Largest Circulation in the i TCBJtS OP; SUBSCRIPTION.

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OBAXD OPERA HOUSE "Mexico." Milton ftoyle and Selina Fetter-Boyle. LEE CIRCLE Cooper Ten Cent Circus. ST. CHARLES THEATRE "The Cotton tSa." A. Brady's Company.

WASHINGTOX ABTILLEBX HALL The fouro Pair. 01 PICAYUNES. Everybody wants to take some of the ner bonds. 'Society, and gold keeps going and coming across the ocean. Elevator boys know what it is to give a lift to a weary pilgrim.

The poor man is as good as the rich" one when he behaves as welL The storm has been too swift for comfort in the New England states. The reserve fund of gold decreases daily in coin and bars both. Some means should be provided to keep the bar up. A hotel waiter, who is constantly going back and forth from kitchen to dining-room, gets to some of the ins and outs of life thoroughly. Straws tell which way the winds "blow in politics best in the julep season, when there are more straws than appear in the straits of whisky.

In his toast at the St. John's School dinner, in London, Canon Duckworth said: "England rejoices in America's prosperity He is a Duckworth having. At an annual dinner In London, where Ambassador Bayard presided, the band, played "Yankee The music took the place of a Yankee Doodle speech. When the president has anything to say to congress he writes to the assembled It is not proper to become too familiar with the rural representatives, i There is one glorious sight that big matinee hats cannot hide, and that is a beautiful rainbow that comes out smiling through tears of the sky. Not many others have a show.

New York is so much nearer the seat of government than the south or west is It can be expected she TjjJ catch, most of the new govern-uuui Jurfds when -the grab is opened. amateur singer's great: desire is to sing so pathetically that people in the audience will cry. (Exchange.) People cry when they have been roped Jn by, charity to buy a ticket to hear the singing. Judges in murder cases, with night sessions on, think they have hard times. Let them try being judges at a baby they will know what trouble Is.

They might say: "The mandamus of a supreme court is nothing; but at a baby 'show all the -women condemn us, but one, and it is tough r- Tv. at 1 i a 9 ton refused to entertain "one of the ablest and most distinguished bishops of the Methodist church for no other reason than that he was a colored "man protecting themselves against the operations of law by Baying they full. Massachusetts is still agitating and shouting about the alleged persecutions of colored people in the south. f-y'f- Idaho must be a healthy country for jack rabbits. The people who haven't much to do out there in the "winter season hold jack rabbit socia- bleav round 'em up and sometimes murder 4000 to 6000 in a single round.

The other day they bagged 2000 and shipped them to Salt Lake City-to feed the hungry. in the great west has become mighty smalL It has. dwindled down from buffaloes to rabbits, and may soon reach the chipmunk stage. More trouble between, the Indiana and the white settlers is to be brewing in Jackson's Hole. Game laws are not likely to stand in an Indian's way when he is starving, and there is a good deal of injustice in the way the natives have been treated for following the as their instinct Impels Ithem.

(Exchange.) The "game must be preserved for the foreigners who come over to this country to hunt. The game of the only original Americans the American Indiana must be stopped. -VV: A fellow named Phelps has been ar rested in Harriaburg for practicing the cure of the sick by "laying on of hands' without taking ou a license. If all the persons who get a livelihood laying on of. hands at the state capital should be arrested there would be; lively times in Dauphin county.

(Philadelphia Record.) There is no doubt about the wickedness of Pennsylvania; but the man who is laying on hands is not practicing medicine, he will be made to pay for it If he does good, while a real doctor many slip' tip on his case and still be able to collect a "Gimme ten' cints wort beer, demanded a buxom servant girl, as she stepped up to the desk in the Lehigh avenue police station one morning recently. "Give you what? shouted Lieutenant Wolf, who. was snugly en-conced behind the railing, reading he morning newspaper. Teri cints' wort beer, sure, and good measure Zot- kapin' me- waiting," replied the IrL Thls is no. beer saloon! yelled the "Who sent you here? "Sure, sir, we're move In on the Somerset strate, and me mistress' tonld mo to go to corner.

0, It's dry she Is. "Well, you are in the wrong corner, remarked the lieutenant; "this is the police station. The beer saloon is on the next corner. Don't come here a pain or I'll have on locked up. Then the girl left In disgust (Philadelphia.

Record.) Meeting the1 policeman, the poor: girl struck a prowler ie could cot work, i A WORD WITH MORTON AID BOWLER, Congress now has before It two cases of subordinate executive officers of the Federal Government setting up a right and power to disregard, disobey and nullify any law enaeted by Congress that may not suit the notions of such officials. of these persons Is Comptroller Bowler, of the Treasury Department. The other Is Secretary of Agriculture Morton. Mr. Bowler, as the people of Louisiana know full well, took it upon himself to refuse to pay to certain sugarmakers in the United States, but chiefly in certain moneys which Congress had acknowledged to be due from the Government, and for the payment of which Congress had provided by appropriating the necessary funds.

But an act of Congress duly approved by the President carries with it no authority when it encounters Bowler, and when the bill appropriating moneys for the payment of the debt due the sugar men reached that supreme personage, he simply cast it aside and refused to give it the least attention. So far his dictatorial action stands, and he has established his power to nullify and set aside the acts of Congress. If a mere clerk in an executive department can make such havoc with an act of Congress, there should certainly be no restraint on a Cabinet minister, chief of such a department, and this is what Secretary of Agnjf culture Morton thought and acted upon. Therefore, when General Morton found a law requiring him to distribute agricultural and garden seeds to the farmers of the country, he made" up his mind such a law was not in accordance with his ideas of should be his consequently, without the slightest ceremony, he resolved not to send any seeds, and he acted promptly upon his resolution. It has now come to be a settled fact that officials of the executive departments at Washington can and do set aside at their pleasure the acts of Congress duly approved and certified.

Congress so far has -submitted, and it is not known that any formal objec-tiona irill be urged, although the matter has been somewhat discussed, and notably yesterday in the Senate. FOR HONEST ELECTIONS. Of course, no public election for State, or municipal, or Federal officials can be conducted without expenses which involve the expenditure of money; but beyond the ordinary and necessary expenses, large amounts of funds are expended by the candidates and their friends at such times. It may be asked how it is that so much money' has to be spent in such cases. There are speakers who are sent to address public meetings for which halls or other places and lights and accommodations have to be provided.

Brass bands and fireworks are also ordinary subjects for cost in such cases, and, If the speakers have to travel through a State or all their traveling expenses must be paid. These and other matters are among the ordinary charges of a political campaign, so that, no matter how honestly it is conducted, considerable money must be spent. But there are extraordinary expenses, many of which would come under the denomination of corruption, and they embrace pay for acts which not unfrequently are criminal, such as the buying of votes and the bribing of officials to falsify election returns In one way or another. The prevalence of such criminal acts in elections in England brought about the enactment by Parliament of the corrupt practice act and penalties against the use of money for any improper purpose in public elections. This act was passed in 1883, and it set an example which was followed to some extent -in this country by the Legislatures of Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas and California.

Of course, there are in Louisiana, as in, probably, all the other American -States, laws against bribery, intimidation and other such acts in elections; but the English law forbids many practices which are commonly current in the political campaigning of this State. The English act not only defines the corrupt practices of "bribery," "treating," and "undue influence," and adds a fourth, that of "personation," and not only declares the conveyance of voters to the polls an Illegal practice; but it strictly limits the candidate and his authorized agents in regard to the number of hired helpers, the number of headquarters, and the total expenditure for all purposes, and forbids absolutely any expenditure for flags, torches, banners, cockades and other marks of distinction. It would be impossible in this as well as in many of the other American States to make a law against carriages, torches, banners and the like, for these are considered mere personal rights with which nobody can interfere. But the English act does not stop with a definition of crimes and prohibitions, but it goes a most important step further, and requires every candidate and his agent to file a sworn detailed statement of all expenditures for campaign purposes, as well as of all receipts, and these must be filed within thirty-five days after the election, and are accessible at all times to the public. Every payment over 40' shillings must be vouched for by a receipted bill, and election expenses must be paid within twenty-eight days.

The penalties for violations of the act are various and severe, ranging from fine and imprisonment to the loss of office and disfranchisement. But if it be necessary to surround with strict and severe limitations public elections by people who have always been who are fairly intelligent and who have a reasonable knowledge of the great principles of their Government, and of the responsibilities of citizenship, how much more is it necessary to provide safeguards for elections where one-half the voters are Illiterate, where they are steeped in the moral Degradation which is the result of many generations of slavery, and where this vast body of the population Is wholly shiftless and propertyless, contributing nothing directly to the support of the State and its institutions? -There are, indeed, no regulations that can make an election among such a population fair and honest. These ignorant, shiftless and degraded voters are constantly -subject to- be bought, or Intimidated, or otherwise corruptly dealt with, and the only way In which honert elections can be assured under euc Htlons is to eliminate this and unfit political element from the voting population. It can be done by the adoption of" the suffrage amendment which is to be submitted to the popular vote at the next State election, and it should be without any default by all citizens who have at heart the good of the State, AMBASSADOR BAYARD AND HIS CRITICS; The attempt being made in Congress to censure Ambassador 'Bayard, the diplomatic representative of the United States in Great Britain, does not appear to have injured that gentleman in the estimation, of the people of England. The ill-natured and purely partisan censure by the Republican majority in Congress has not only disgusted all fair-minded men In this country, but has, shocked public men in Great Britain, and has drawn to Mr.

Bayard himself a greater share of faTorable public notice and official attention than he enjoyed before. At all banquets in London and elsewhere Mr. Bayard is invariably accorded a distinguished place among the guests, and an opportunity is made to do him special honor. This exhibition of friendliness is due quite as much to a desire to honor the Ambassador himself as to placate the people he represents. There can be no denying that there is developing In England a growing spirit of friendliness towards the United States, and that, Irrespective of the course of the Government, the people of England would gladly accept any reasonable compromise of the Venezuelan matter which would preserve the friendship of the United Jtates without the sacrifice of honor on the part of their own country.

While the people of the United States are firm in insisting upon the maintenance of the true spirit of theDbnroe doctrine as recently outlined by President Cleveland and Secretary Olney, they would gladly welcome a settlement of the trouble by- arbitration. They are quite willing that impartial judges should pass upon the merits of the boundary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela, and fail to understand the objections which Lord Salisbury makes to arbitrating the trouble, If, indeed, his case is as strong as he professes to believe. The demonstrations in honor of Mr. Bayard are, therefore, serving the twofold purpose of causing his enemies in Congress to pause and reflect upon the absurdity of their partisan course, and of fostering a more friendly spirit between the people of the two countries. THE LAWS DELAY.

The lawyers now contend that the law under which the juries that have been trying criminal cases since August, were drawn is null and void, because said law never was properly enacted, if, indeed, it ever was enacted at all, by the General Assembly. The law in question is act 170, of 1804. Under it many criminals have been tried, condemned and punished, and now the courts are told that there was and is no such law properly In existence. In order to Bupport their contention, counsel can summon all the persons now living who were members of the General Assembly when the law was passed to appear in court to testify, and by this device they can gain a large measure of delay. Then, in turn, they can challenge every other statute on the books that may serve their purpose, and there is scarcely any whimsical contention that may not be used to further their design of putting 'off the trial of criminal charges on their merits.

It appears that the courts must entertain any proposition that is placed before them, and there is no such thing as deciding instantly on any claim. Any pretense is sufficient to cause the side-tracking of a criminal case, so that it is a matter of extreme difficulty to bring offenders to trial, and, after a verdict shall have been rendered and sentence pronounced, it is well-nigh impossible to get it executed. Once on a time it was exceedingly costly to keep cases in court for such long periods; but now that lawyers are able to secure the attention even of the Supreme Court of the United States without having to pay costs, it would seem that these great tribunals, which were originally organized to enforce the laws and to execute justice, are fast being converted Into Institutions for shielding offenders from punishment. DEMOCRATIC DEFECTION. There are men who will profess any creed or doctrine in religion, morals or politics for personal profit, being wholly devoid, of conscience and utterly indifferent to principles or any fixed standards for the regulation of conduct.

If a report recently made by a subcommittee of the State Democratic Executive Committee of Louisiana gives the real political situation in the parishes of St. Landry and Acadia, then the alleged Democratic bosses in those parishes must be of the sort described above. The report referred to sets forth the following: Under the rnfce of Democrats and Democratic organization they are trading the purely party offices to the opposition for local office for themselves and friends. Notwithstanding the fact that they have pravtlcally surrendered their functions and refused to give the Democrats of their respective parishes an opportunity to express the Democratic will, tbey still keep up the semblance of representing the organisation of the party, thua enabling them -to mislead sincere Democrats, who have neither the time opportunity for investigation. This is a most discreditable state of affairs, and it is strange that the honest Democrats of those parishes, men who are really devoted to the party, will submit to such a state of things.

The unworthy leaders, the barterers of the public Interests for their own personal profit, ought to be condemned and driven out by popular censure and by the authorities who are competent to speak in such cases. The State Executive Committee should lose no time in taking action in this important mat A NEW NOTION ABO CT TREASON. A mighty uproar raised in the House of Representatives of Congress yesterday upon the most absurd and flimsy pretext possible. Congressman Talbert, of South Carolina, In the course of debate, said that, at; the time the civil war broke the Southern men. who took part in it then held to -the right of their States to secede from the Union, and they were honest in their belief on subject.

They felt that theyhad donebut their duty, and had nothing to apologize for. He was attacked by Con gressman Barrett, of Massachusetts, who accused the South Carolinian of treason. matter caused a great hubbub, and, after the House quieted down, Mr. Barrett's accusation was referred to the Judiciary Committee, which will try to find out If Mr. Talbert has committed treason.

Hothing could be more ridiculous than the entire affair. If Congressman Barrett were not a "tenderfoot," serving his firstiterm, and if he were as well as he ought to be, having been connected with a newspaper, he would know that there was. not law enough in the 'United States to warrant the trial of Jefferson Davis for treason, much less a man who has only repeated concerning the action of Southern men thirty-five years ago a declaration which has been pronounced in Congress by Representatives and Senators scores and, perhaps, hundreds of times without prejudice. This fresh young Congressman from Boston Is only making himself a laughingstock for the country, and he will probably be benefited by finding out what an ass he has been. THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

Yesterday the Iresident sent to Congress the report of the special commission of engineers appointed by resolution of the last Congress to go to Nicaragua and report upon the feasibility of the Nicaragua Canal. The report was unaccompanied by any recommendations by the President. The main features of the report have been known for some time; hence the publication of the official document will occasion no surprise. As there are three bills now before the committee of the House of Representatives providing for the building of the Nicaragua Canal, the report of the expert commission will be valuable in the data that will thereby be furnished the committee in considering the bills before it. According to the findings of the commission of engineers, the approximate cost of the canal will be, in round figures, $133,000,000, or just double the estimate made by the Canal Company.

This fact of itself is not astonishing, as there was no one misled by the rather low estimate furnished by the company. If the canal can be built for the amount named by the commission of experts, it is worth building, as the benefits which the world would derive from it would warrant many times the cost mentioned. The engineer commission also reported that, in order to secure complete estimates as to the cost of the work, and at the same time to make sure of the most practicable route, a careful expert examination and survey of the proposed route should be made, extending over eighteen months. The cost of this surveyis placed at about $300,000. As the request for a further Buryey of the route appears reasonable, Congress will no doubt make the requisite appropriation.

The mere question of the additional expense shown to be necessary by the expert commission should not discourage the 'advocates of the building of the canal. The commission reported that the plan of the canal was feasible, althoagh Improvements and alterations were pointed out which, while involving increased expense, cast no doubt whatever upon the ultimate success of the canal. The construction of the canal is of such great importance to the United States, and its benefits would be so vast in proportion to the estimated cost, that there should, be no hesitation about aiding the enterprise as soon, as Congress becomes convinced of the accuracy of the working estimates and the entire feasibility of the detailed plans prepared for the work. Internal Photography. Photography has now become the wonder art of the world, and almost every day one Is called on to marvel at some fresh discovery in it.

One man claims to have found out a process by which he can photograph right into the human body, and obtain a correct likeness of one's internal economy. This will save doctors a lot of guessing about what organ is really diseased, and will be valuable to susceptible young people who are often in doubt as to where their hearts are. The latest achievement in photography, and by far the most wonderful, is the invention of Prof. Halleck, of Columbia College, who thinks he has found a way to photograph the voice. This seems to add a new complication to social amenities.

Every one knows that one of the most trying ordeals In the world is to look over a photograph album with a member of the family. Fancy what it will be when, instead of Baying This is Willy as a baby in long clothes," or "Willy in Knickerbockers," a fond mother remarks, "This is a full-length "photograph of "Willy's voice as a baby," or "This expressive photograph is Willy's college and winds up with calling your attention to a lifelike picture of her husband's silver voice on the occasion of his making a political speech? It may be convenient to buy a cabinet-sized photograph of the opera, instead of going to see it; but, on the whole, the new discovery is open to grave objections. It will be answered In the negative. They Will Write. Not even royalty is exempt from all the ills of life, and it is said that even so august a personage as Queen Victoria cannot escape the amateur poet.

One of the banes of her life In the enormous amount of original 'poetry sent her from all parts of the world. On the occasion of the birth of a royal grandchild, which occurred recently, she received a half ton of manuscript. After seeing what sort of poet she thought worthy of being made poet-laureate, the poetasters can hardly be blamed if they thinjc that any sort of doggerel would go with her. The queen knows how it Is herself, and should' sympathize with editors who have to deal with -spring poetry half the year and reflectiona on the dying year the other half. But the queen wants it understood that she has on salary a man who can write all the waste-basket poetry that may be needed by the royal family.

Too Particular. is objection in Paris to painting the town red. A number of business men have instituted suit against a rival across the street who painted his store front a flaming red, the reflection from which makes their rfxida sbtnv to disadvantage, and r--- -i it Impossible to distinguish some colors from others. Those shopkeepers are too particular. They 'would object to a red-headed man walking on the sidewalk in front of their aesthetic establishments where red flannel shirts and French millinery might be on sate.

Going to Church for Tips. During a revival in a Nebraska town, the wife of a banker who became converted remarked in her confession that she had abandoned the wearing of jewels as siniul pride, and when she came to church she left her jewels on her dressing A burglar man who happened to be in the church, acting on this information, proceeded to the residence, effected an entrance and yanked about $50,000 worth of diamonds and other truck. If the miserable, sinning burglar had the decency of Robin Hood, he would cdntribute "liberally to the expense fund that is carrying on the revivals. He could afford it. PERSONAL AND GENERAL NOTES.

Mr. Jebb, of St. Tanl, has been sentenced to pay $1 75 apiece for 2000. 6Cirtptitlous kisses. The elevator accident on Thursday did not occur in the famous old Galller court building, as the police reports stated.

Senator Tillman Is called the "Sam Jones of the senate," but not with the idea of complimenting either of them. The South Carolina legislature has passed a bill permitting the state treasurer, to loan the sinking fund at his discretion. Ex-Governor Hoadley, of New York, has refused to take the case of the An-neke Jans heirs, telling them that they have no case. Justice Morris, of the United States court of appeals, has ruled that while intoxication may be a disease, it is, as being voluntary, also a crime. The Illinois Republicans are arranging for another "love feast" at Peoria, to get rid of the bitterness generate at the late "love feast" et Springfield.

Dr. J. H. Barrows has. presented the University of Chicago a complete set of the Buddhistic Sacred Scriptures in the original language.

It nils 400 volumes. Francis Schlatter, the healer, was last seen two weeks ago, following a dangerous trail through the Colorado mountains, and it is feared that he is lost in the snow; Chicago proposes to have a carload of crack troops from each of the thirteen southern states to take part in the opening of its Chicago southern states exhibition next summer. Mr. W. W.

Astor's editors on the Pall Mall Gazette were too anti-American" for him. It is said, and that is why he fired them so peremptorily, but the report seems hardly credible. Fond Du Lac, Is so beset with tramps that it has been holding a mass meeting to consider nbw to deal with the evil. It has 10O tramps in Jail, and has to pay $2D0 a week to feed them. The Portland and Oregoniaa thinks that Gorman is burled, and that Maryland la evolving a new boss In the person of Senator Wellington.

But the "eastern shore" is. furious that it has no senator, and something Is likely to happen soon. Lord Duuraven, It to said, thinks the New York Yacht Club's committee as crooked as be thought the management of the Defender, and has no apology to make. Besides, how can a lord apologise to a mere plebeian American gentleman! Clarence S. Bement, of Philadelphia, has been warded a silver medal by the Royal Academy of Science at Munich for his untiring services in advancing the cause of miaeralogy.

He la said to nave the finest mineraloglcal collection in the world. The United States district court of Chicago has decided by a trial by jury that tbo Chicago Dispatch, is an "obscene, lewd, lascivious and Indecent publication," and convicted the publisher of 'Violation of tae law in. sending it through tho mails. The literary societies of New York are trying to persuade the small parks commission to purchase the cottage and grounds which used to belong to Edgar Allen Poe, and establish there a park as a memorial of the poet under the name of Poe park. Three small boys, armed with started from Oconomowoe, a few days ago, for Arizona, to capture the "Apache Kid" and earn the reward of 10,000 offered for him.

They got as far as Burlington, and now they want to go home. The whirligig of time has brought In its revenges In the case of Tennyson and Austin. Some years 'ago. In response to an attack made on him by Austin, Tennyson wrote: "Tennyson is no giant: all men know it; for so says Alfred Austin, dwarf and poet." Many friends of Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Born will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Thomas W. Coleman, who was Mrs.

Bora's father. Mr. Coleman was one of the pioneer cattle men 'of Texas, and died on his extehslve ranch, on the 6th Inst. He was well beloved, and will be widely mourned. The ghost of Mount Pulaski, 111., which has been frightening the superstitions for some time past, has been captured.

It proved to be a skeleton painted In white on a black cloth, and Illuminated with the rays of a dark lantern. It was manipulated by three prominent business men for their amusement. The Southwestern Presbyterian begins its new volume with a new and improved appearance. It now comes out In the form of a thirty-two-page, sewed, quarto, 1th two and three columns to the page, end presents a very pleasing aspect- As usual, it is well filled with religious news, general and local, and with other good reading matter, and Its opinions are conservative end charitable. Mr.

Hlnrlchson says that the Illinois Democratic convention will declare for the free coinage of liver at 18 to 1, and will instruct Its delegates to the national convention to support colonel William B. Morrison as' a presidential candidate. Among the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians of Oklahoma a great majority of the men have more than one wife, the Tule of the government to the contrary notwithstanding. liev. Mr.

Dixon, of New York, must have been into some queer places during his late visit to Chicago. He says that he knows by personal experience that it is the wickedest city in the world. J. B. Schreyer, a South Dakota farmer, fell sick of a fever the other day, and his wife asked a Christian Scientist to treat him.

The "doctor" does not require faith In the patient, and Schreyer did not know that he was under treatment. He got well, and the "doctor" sent -in a bill, which he refused to pay. The healer threaten to sue, An up-to-date transcendental wedding took place In Washington the other day, when the Adelaide Johnson, married A F. Jenkins, of New York. The groom bad his name changed to Johnson, so that the bride should not lose her identity.

He was arrayed la white broed cloth, while the bride, who Is 20 years his senior, wore the regulation costume and a far-away look. The wedding was celebrated by a medium in a trance state, and Immediately after the ceremony, the groom went back to New York and the bride to her lodgings in Washington. The survivors of the 168 persona who left Paris In balloons during the siege have organised themselves into a society. Sixty-six balloons reft the besieged city, carrying these 169 persons, with 8,000,000 letters, and pijeons, which were use In carrying dispatches back to Paris, besides a good deal of dynamite. Fifty-two- of these balloons alighted In France, five in Belgium, four In Holland, two- In Prussia, and one In Norway.

Two were lost at sea. Eighteen of the balloons fell within the enemy's lines, but only five of them were captured. The Bel ma. Ahu, Journal. Feb.

6, says, editorially: The press of the country has sustained a great loss in the death of Mr. George Mcholson, the distinguished proprietor of the New Orleans Picayune, which sad event occurred at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at his in New Orleans. The press of the south has felt the beneficial Influence of the high standard adopted by this distinguished Journalist in his management of the Picayune, which has made it such a welcome, safe and Instructive visitor to so many southern households. Superintendent Pierce, of the Westchester (X. "home" for destitute children, is being "persecuted for righteousness sake." his friends say, but the evidence produced against him shows a diabolical brutality and cruelty in his treatment of the unfortunate little ones under his care.

Flogging with a cat-o'-nine-talls on the bare back till the blood flows Is a very ordinary thing, inflicted on children guilty of the heinous offense of speaking to others after going to bed. or during meals. A dozen or boys and girls come in for this gentle conectlve every morning and night. They are telling a good story on Prof. Mason, of the Smithsonian.

Some time ago he received a phonographic cylinder letter from Prof. Garner, of monkey-language fame. He put it on his phonograph, and was surprised to find that though the machine gave clearly articulate sounds, they were wholly unintelligible. He concluded that It was seme of Prof. Garner's monkey language, and called In a number of his scientific friends to hear 1C The cylinder was again placed In the machine, but this time it gave intelligible words In Prof.

Garner' voice. He found that before he had put In the cylinder wrong side up. S. B. Crockett has been telling how he used to keep himself" warm while a poor student in Edinburgh.

He lodged near a coal yard, and used to go out in the evenings to pick up the coal, which dropped off the carts In the street. Sometimes, when the snpply was small, he used to throw something at the drivers of passing carts, who Invariably picked up the biggest lump of coal on the cart to throw back, which suited him very well. Not Infrequently he got enough coal to have a little to sell, but he says that he never, never took any off a cart unless the horse was manifestly overloaded, when it was a merciful thing to do. S. D.

Rossi, of St. Louis, obligingly identified Mrs. Eliza May, with whom, he had a passing acquaintance, at a bank, and wrote his name on the back of a check for $975. The next day he received notice that she was not the Mrs. Eliza May In whose favor the check was drawn, and found himself out the $975.

The Ocean Wave la the name of a neat little paper which has co.ne.lnto being this week at Ocean Springs, Miss. The editor and publisher is Jules Soule, and he has "come to stay," and also fills long-felt The. first issue Is well supplied with local end general news, and is well-printed. Long may she -Wave!" Says the Morning Oregonlan, of Portland. of Feb.

1: The New Orleans Picayune Is celebrating Its entrance upon Its 60th year. When the Picayune was born, in January, 3837, the only states of the union were, besides the original thirteen, Vermont, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine and Missouri in all twenty-four. The Picayune has welcomed twenty-one states into the union, and seen the population of the country Increase from 15.000,000 to 70,000,000 people; while the railway mileage has grown In the, Picayune's lifetime from 1500 to Then all the practical history of the electric telegraph and of all Industrial electricity has been realized in those eventful fifty-nine years. Notwithstanding its age, however, "Old Pic." professes to feel as young as ever, and so It looks. There are few brighter and better papers.

NECROLOGY. William H. Ema-lUh. (By Press.) Indianapolis, Feb. 7.

William H. English died ac his rooms in the Hotel English to-day at 12:35 p. m. Mr. English had been ill with the grip for two weeks.

Several daya ago rheumatism set In and the heart's action became bad. While his naturally strong constitution gave Mr. English's friends strong hope for his recovery, bis condition has throughout been considered grave. For the past three days the patient had lapses of and since last night' he has been able-only at long intervals to recognize those about his bedside. Those present when death came were Mrs.

Walling, Mr. English's daughter, and her husband; Dr. Franklin Hayes, the family physician, and Mr. English's private secretary, and Will II. English, his son.

It was announced after the children-had consulted with friends of the family that the funeral would 'take place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It was left with Mr. Walling to arrange the details. The burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery, where Mrs. English Is buried and where Mr.

English, some time ago, erected a beautiful family monunment. Early this forenoon a consultation physicians was held and Mr. Will E. English was notified that bis father's condition was well-nigh hopeless. The end came sooner than wan expected.

During the forenoon the patient was unconscious, but it was possible to rouse him for an Instant, and once or twice he spoke. Hte talk, however, was Incoherent. Mr. English died in his room In the southeast corner, of his hotel which he has occupied so long. During bis last house his two children were with him.

At 8 o'clock Mr. English rallied for a few minutes and calling his son to his bedside, spoke his name. He was unable to carry oa a conversation and soon passed Into unconsciousnes, from which he did not recover. The end came gradually and peacefully. The watcher said he died as one going to sleep.

All forenoon friends of the family were constantly calling at the hotel to make Inquiries about the distinguished patient's condition. Several times last night Mr. English rallied suuiclentiy to talk to his children. He realized that he would die and told them so. Later in the evening be talked over bla business affairs with his son, and left some instructions in reference to the of his vast fortune.

He died In his workshop. Ever since ho erected the hotel he has had his office In the corner of the hotel iu which he died. The bedroom was Just off the large room in which he managed his estate and in which he worked on and completed his history. Within five1 steps of where he died were great stacks of papers relating to his private business and other stacks pertaining to the historical researches he made during the last few years. The news of the death soon pawed over the city and within an hour many clti-sens arrived at the hotel to offer their services to the bereaved family.

Dr. Wallin. accompanied by his two sons Mr. English's grandchildren). Enziih Walling, aged 18.

and Willouchby Walling, aged 16, arrived from Chicago at 3 o'clock test night. When it became apparent that Mr. English could not recover, they were telegraphed to come Immediately. Loula FliilHp Denour. (Special to the Picayune.) Mobile, Feb.

7. Louis Phillip De-mouny died at an earlv hour this morning at hie home on Dauphin way. He was a native of Mobile, having been bom In this cltv In 1S37. He was educated at Sprlnghlll College and at Harvard, and wai an attorney by profession. He was for two years city editor of the Register, and for the past eleven years has been a clerk in the office of Special City Tax Collector Kennerly.

He was a very erudite bat very modest and retiring man. He leaves five brothers and two sisters, one of the latter, being Mrs. John L. Rapier. John W.

H. -J (Special to ttie PicayBiie.) Natchez. Miaa-, Feb. 7. Mr.

-oha W. H. Arrlght, a popular and well-known gcn-tleman, and brother of City Tax Collector Arrlgbt. was struck with paralysis early this morning and died this evening. He was a native of Natehes, 51 years of age and unmarried.

Cfcavrlea Web.mwtlu LJ -f Burlinstuu, Iowa, Feb. 7. Charles denly to-day, aged 2 1 in scientific of the Mississippi iaf. mountains. I Vv Har EvU, '05y Aawcutiir New York, Feb.

7 50 years old, an Artist's Model" at th. i tre, died hist nl'ht it from morphine poUeni been Buffering and his physic morphine. A CeT. 1 was found besldeaV the police to believe i dentany taken ta oJew t. 1 Everstield had beeTouV he- was 12 years old.

of the original Gaiw, Fred LeslirXnd UaJ marr ed about twenty Bncault, daughter WY PIf.wif nd two chlidrm land. Mrs. Eversfiela 1 cable of the death of her J. Davis Keur, (Special to tin rk Kesclusko, Feb. 7-j ly, the yocngest son of MnTV proprietress of the Kelly rt' place died here last HeV o'clock.

He wa. la the here and was a tamt mam The remains will bVin'te remetcry to-morrow at 1 Methodiat church, thefunmiV be conducted by J. 1 HYMEXKaL, Lewis-Hardin-. (Special to ti Rctynrt Water Valley, Mlsa. Feb, T-Lf- Mr.

John Lewis, an esteem Lena Harding, an accompli i lady of thls.city. were qnu c-marriage. Key. J. A Bowta PEttKL-3-L0OA-Oa Tbmtoj 1896, at the rcidenca of tU No.

2702 Su.CLarlea arena, tj fiewama, satiated by Bv. rn.nk I ChrUt church, Vr. BOBEST J. aad aiisa MABY v. IOGXX PIED.

WET5T0RE Ob Feb. B. 1804, lf Pw.v., kuro BMSOJi WETiiuii, Interment at Wetinors Springj. LouUwula and Kaahrfilvptpere pieut BLOCK On Friday. Feb.

7, ISOt i--USTCS BLOCK, la tbo SOU jiauiiti Hla friend are rvqnmtcd to tttaj funeral, from No. 1719 Second itreet. i Baronne. ea Snnday, Feb. 9, at TrtJCLArX Thursday, Feb.

im. o'clock p. ANNUS area IT iiiOTth, i 10 days, daughter of Georj Ducmi i 1 the lata Annie E. Murray. 1 Funeral from her lata retideoca.

So. Elyslan Fields atreet, near Cudbome, rZ (Saturday) Morning at 10 o'clock. Internet private. EGBERT Oa Friday, Feb. K0, it 13 p.

JOS. X. ROB EST, aged jut, 1 tire of this i The friends and aofnalntaacM at tbt t- are respectfully Invited to attend to tuan, which will vake place Tola Stniij) noon at :30 o'clock, from all Ut retldcaca, 'o. 410 Ex chang aBey, oetveea CooS kA St. Louis streets.

DB VERGES On Frfdav, 7 to. is it 4:45 o'clock p. ALICE DS Vfl-GE3, daughter of Paol Da Vergd u4 thilda Cruzat. aged 18 yem aad I tmsa, i native of thi The friend and aoquahttancM et tbe ftxTj are respectfully invited to attend tbt fntnl, which will take place Thii (Sttirdiy) Hut-noon at 4 o'clock precisely, from th lit r-ldence of the deceased, So. 1851 die itrte, without further sotioe.

CLARK Pasted to apuit life JW'T. 1S96, at 5:20 o'clock p. XKL i OLARK, yongeet daughter ef Jam i and -Mary Ana iMeGntre, aged 10 jer anu daya, a native of Sew Orleans. The friends aad aaeaauitaaeM ef tae turTj are, respectfully laMed to attead tat natal, which will take place This (Saturday) noon at 3 o'clock preclaely, mm tie Utt residence of the deceased, comer W3a tat Willow streets, without farther aodee, KEXXET On Friday. Teh.

T. 1SSS, tt p. ESTELUS RKAOA.V, wife of Etorr Kenney. aged 328 yeare and awntlia, Dad of Hammond, and a teakUot ef tola tut for the past thirteen year. The friend aad acquaintance ef ier band, and tboea of hi oeln.

H. J. Wctxr. are respectfully Invited to attend tmtni, which will take place at o'clock TMi (8 tar-day) Afternoon, from her lat wtMesc. St 2024 Pardido, near Wear street RETO-TVIday, Feb.

1891 it tl MART FLANAGAN, widow of Joh Beii native of county Antrim, Ireland. o4 ttf dent of thl city forty-eevea year. Friend aad acquaintance of 8 respectfully invited to atfeni th tnaml which will take place from her tat rttliw comer Cppertlno and Ham tet, CarroIIton. This (Saturday) Morning o'clock, without farther cotlc. THOMAS BUCKLEY, aged 85 JJ" of Obarleaton, S.

C. nd a resUew et city for the past thirty rr The relatives, friend, and the Buckley. lViroux.Twf families are respectfully funeral which will take pl Mornlng-at 10 o'clock, from of the decead, comer Mrlpr street. MARTTS-Ob o'clock Widow 5A aWc IW and five years. The relatives, inaw tisZa the are Sterken, Pfefferle which 4 'dock p.

from IL sra tt. sterkea. earn on Peters and conrreaa p. AEM ANTI ryllslU aH TAINO, Wife ot J. B.

iwcaai and Conrreaa jear. Th friends and aUJv tM P.A of 'her trot. and also uoae or mann i famine uM jm- the funeral, wUc TTVcloct froa (Saturday) X' lte residence, Iv attend Thl the near r7-TTnraFrMar. Teh. X' rDrrai snscBi wife or aninuiaM a sr VPlia mil I in us mtm IZCU 2Zi.

T-ddaat Of Genua my forty-four" year -W past The the relatives, h. Doerrie, Galer. Anderaoa Sohmals members LT, the Third nectfaiiy funeral, which -Ul the nrdav) Afternoon U09 residence 'corner St. Claode et avenue. KTACSCT-" an n'eloek.

rtJAOOB of 19 an SI yeara 1 yr-iw and fnr lend. I Ut The friend and also Golf Lod oajs and sister lodge, ana i 7 a Lodge are re toeetfully take puco which wm nu. from th. I o'clock a. deceased.

omit flower. TE 11. -i-r-m at officer. eV re hereby tfmole. corner yei o'clock a.

rJ 1 purpose t-eepeet NEC Hi of to CHAOSER. fnnD rap- iiv. at 10 cioca residence of itce street. Members lnvitea 10 By orue. i.