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w. TUESDAY MOKNIXG, DEC. 27, 1S9! "Amasenients This Evening. JboADEirr Mrmic "The County Fair. lUuUnlBMb lyjjjtscH Opera.

Horsa "Faust." Mauge'a Fwnott Opera Company. rr OARDEir District Thkatub Prof. Dan iorth's Light Stereoptloon. OajkTO Opera houbb "Little Pnek. Frank i Charles The atm Maple eon Opera Company, tTsbs's En.

'tertalament. i toolcatlona lor to aay are ftfuv jfor JoaIHaua Jflasr Texas and Ark aa Xalr; nortJi wlnda, Decom in 'cast In Texaa; rising temperatore, except In eastern portions, pt and ljoulRiona. ''J. 'or Okianoma and1 Indian Territory fp nenrally.TXair; ids, ibecomlBS OUli riUAXUJS The tteTCurr got the wp on Christ "imaa weather la New York, rStamlbnl was the' horse of He brought at Ci Chicago wiU now be able to buM an, iofrpalaotf tojkeop, tiid north pole in. jreathei Is when tho r.

v.rennemeter; has taken a drop too V'f Sl' "There' are iaen "who will get a little i off themselTea foFthe aake of taking a crooked green jroods come from 'few. Tbrk. Cold weather does not nip the stuff la the bud. Santa Claos worked hard to make people bappyand he Will have his" re ward in the sweet by and by. 1 Pack last night was' think Ing of, inriting "Fadett to in ifthe "Count Fair wlth hinv: ,:1 Blizzard' report from "the north, east west indicate' that'Christmaa this year haabeen' anything but a green .1 Jay GouW'a successor, as the of.

Vall 'street has not yet been selected. an election that will "require 'Vhair cutilTbcre "was nvthing "jjlt is jBaldUi.aa 'uaish pianos as. well Without The race scene at the "County Fair' iJ a big attraction. The play has not bada 'week ret that' did' mot pay run f' IT. ThelvKnrds, Afghans and Fersians the Chinese goat skins mak ing rugs.

The Kurds are also probably familiar with' the goat 'I 1 lnifa.oatlonlia'it society whose mem is becoming more desirable year. Persons who want to join I should be a required to pay a liberal zee. (Portland Oregonian.) stop the admission of. foreign pauperis needed. Ererything ofca ih this 'world mast be worked on a money basis.

Detroit Free Press: 1 1 don't stoop to Tnlgarity, said the irate Visitor w. the editor. "Yes, I had observed responded the editor cheerfully. 'Tm glad you have, sir." "Don't men va tr i a wu js, wggeu we etucor, Diancuy, am Bare person of your character neVe'r stoop to Talgarity." sir; no No, of course 1 inte. ruptea tne eaitor; "iiei wouia nave to reah; up to' it There used, to be a'clauise ia the cojostitution: of Massachusetts declar Ing that no man should be elected gov pernor nnlees he shall, declare himself to be of the Christian, religion.

But lll 'i l.yp' 'Toted; that' years ago, and" now there' is nothing in the con stltution to prevent a Mohammedan or a Confucian or an infidel from being elected governor.Lowell News.) Of va3rcouree but there ia aomething in the constitution of voters that will prevent i Republican from; becoming, governor. jaasuer xleese, a 1 wlVoung gentleman of 3 years, went to i i'Bunday school for thel first time two weeks. ago. asked what 1 he learned there, he quickly answered. God.

was bom iha horse trough Ib a. jrtable." hen was he. born. Austinr On Christmas. came.the anawer.

Then tha conversation, nat 1 urally: turned to Christmas stockings Cla'us. When r. lf he had written a letter to ask Santa 'to come, the youthful philoso pher. quietly replied: "What's the use vJOZ writing Santa Claus Jetter to comewnen he coming anyhow. iew York Mercury: "If you can't earn more than ono square meal a day ,1 ttighten, the atrapHof "your, trousers, put zaitn in providence and try again," 1 5laid Uncle Amos.

"Persevere, my hoy. i persevere. A chipmunk will sit a whole iuui nuu gaaw wrougn tne Ditter rind Of? a hickorjaut without making a wry faces. Don't get discouraged be cause you dont strike it rich while you we lUviue raeoues. xtemember Jacob.

'fL Jacob had eleven sons before he met the angel and got the. blessing. And ne naa to nustie for it at It was when he came to' the river and he hia family over the ford of Jabbok; or 1 he saw the angel and "determined to have it out 'wlth him then and there. 'In the daak 1 It waa eatch as catch can. Great Scott! wnat a wrestling match that must have been.1 There was" no one to call t'T and they cept it uptill the gray dawn Wtxeaed.

the east, and the angel see Ing that Jacob could not be thrown, 'ti. fioade a tremendous effort and broke the poor man's leg; bnt still Jacob kept his hold. 'Let toe go? criod the angel; Wr' ncurijr' daylightr'' Not until you givr me your blessing answered that brave man, and then the angel weaken ed and gare ia and Jacob got hia blcss THE DAILY PICAYUNEEW ORLEANS; TUESDAY. DECEIJBER 27. 1892.

THE MEAXDTG OP KEPITBLICLIN DEFEAT. 1 Some of the Democratic papers, commenting on the magnificent victory of lMr, Cleveland, are disposed to attribute it to his personal popularity. There is no doubt about Mr. Cleveland's popularity, which is due far more to a widespread, confidence in his high character for honesty and integrity than to, any special magnetism in his personality or to peculiar gifts of geni ality and good fellowship his disposi tion. The fact is, Mr.

Cleveland was no more personally popular in 1S92 than he was in 1S8S, when he was defeated for the presidency. To many who consider the situation with more attention the election Democratic president in 1892 did not turn on anybody popularity. One personality of the candidates really had nothing at all to do with the result. The fact is, the defeat of the Republi can, party was an. overwhelming pro test against, the profligacy ana joDDery of Renublican domination.

It was an uprising of the American' people against political corruption: and' prodi gality, and nothing else. Here was the popular vote: Cleveland. Democrat. Harrison. Repabllcam.

.5,176,611 Weaver, Populist. .1.025,000 If we read the lesson taught by these figures we shall learn that not only was there a popular majority of 391, 379 votes given for the Democratic over those cast, for the Republican candidate, but wa must add to them the vote cast for General Weaver, the. Populist candidate. Ilia 1,025,000 votes added to Cleveland's 91,379, make a total of votes of "citizens who were protesting against Republican methods. It is well known that the greatest strength of the Populists was in the Northwestern States, which have heretofore always gone" Repub lican, and therefore the bulk of the Weaver vote Was a direct loss to the Republican party.

If we do pot recognize this fact, we have failed to com prehend the real meaning of the Re publican overthrow. Accepting the facts which the elec tion figures infallibly prove, it will be a' great weakness on the part of the Democracy to assume that Mr. Cleve land's victory was due to his personal popularity, and that in electing him everything has been done that was desired. So far from this it is only the preliminary expression of an urgent demand for a sweeping reform in po litical methods, and Mr. Cleveland was, by general consent; put forward as the man to inaugurate them.

That is the whole, meaning of the election. "Thus, it now devolves on the Demo cratic party to put in operation needed reforms in the conduct of the Government, and the Democracy must not shrink from the duty. If ever there was a time when the Democracy in the United Stages was on trial, that time will on the 4th of next March. The notion that there is nothing for the Democrats to do but to follow a waiting policy and give the new Democratic officA holders' an op power, will, if persisted in, prove a fatal one. This is no longer an' age of 4 waiting.

The people are tired of wait tog." They a change from the "policy that hasnbtained for the past thirty years. They want a decided change and they are demanding itat the hands of the Democrats. As we have this is no longer a time for patient waiting. It is a time for ac tion; it is an age of revolution. It will be wise to note this.

THE HOODLUMS XGm. THe hoodlums are again at their mur derous work. Their immunity from adequate punishment for their many wanton crimes, and particularly for the murder of police officers, seems to' have emboldened them to new outrages. In the early hours of Christmas morning a gang of three ruffians endeavored to force their Way into a ball that; was in progress at Washington Artillery Hall, but on being prevented from unlawful entry, they violently dis turoed tne peace, and when a police officer interfered they set upon Mm and tried to kill him, one of the miscreants placing a pistol against the person of the officer and snapping it several times. From the published accounts of the affair it was a deliberate attempt at murder, and failed, in spite of persistent efforts to accomplish a bloody crime.

No punishment which the law provides for these criminals would sufficiently 'requite their crimes, but there are so many snares and devices to cheat, justice that no good citizen can feel any confidence that the hoodlum evil will be "dealt with as severely as it merits. Fortunately, the courts have lately addressed themselves to this important task with great firmness and determination, and the police have been aroused to the necessities of the situation, and have acted with commendable seal and energy. If these do not suffice to conquer the evil, there is one last remedy which, however to be deplored, may become necessary. These gangs of outlaws who commit crimes for the fun of it must be hunted down and exterminated. THE CONSULAR SERVICE.

There has recently been a demand Iroin some of tne JNew England manufacturing' centers for a change in the American consular service. It is asked that American consuls representing" the United Sta tes in foreign countries be requested to give a larger share' of attention to the promotion of American trade in the in which they take no their ofiicial deuce, with a view of establishing Better trade relations between the country to which they are accredited and the merchants of the United States. This desire that oar consuls abroad should become, in commercial agents as well as auasi dmlom.it ir. representatives is not a new thine bv any means, as the annual reports from tne aurerent consuls to the State de partment Drove that the irnthArino nt trad statistics is an important part of the functions of the consular service. Great Britain, some years ago, real izing tne useiulness of this system of consular reports on trade cided to adopt it, and now the British consulates give considerable attention to the duties of pushing British trade interests in the localities in whiMi are stationed.

Other European coun tries nave adopted the same system. The demands from Xew Knciin therefore, call rather for an improvement of a long established custom'thajj for the inauguration of an innovation. At a recent banquet of the Boston merchants a good portion of the epeech naaking waa devoted to this subject. According to" the ideas of one of the prominent, speakers, the American Consul should make it his constant aim to promote, the lawful trade of the United States by every fair and proper means, and to uphold, the rights and privileges and promote the advantage of American merchants. As a natural and logical correlative he should be fully posted as to his own land, know its resources and products, and their adaptability to the people among whom he has his official home.

It should be his duty to acquaint jthe people with what the United States can supply. He is a Quasi partner of American merchants, and should be in full sympathy with them and their interests. If the Congress will have the courage and patriotism to make more' stringent and protective Immigration laws, saving us from imported ignonance, pauperism, crime and disease, we shall have to rely for the beneficent enforcement of anch laws verv lanrelr upon the vigi intelligence and integrity of our consuls. These important duties win require officers of high qualifications and. energy, such as the coming administration will appoint.

THE MEXICAN BOEDEB TROUBLES. Recent reports from the Rio Grande bring the information that, tne can troops have again been attacked by the so caned revolutionists, and a small detachment of the soldiers has been defeated and put to flight. This time the attack; was made by a large band of revolutionists or bandits, and there is no indication that the raiders have either re crossed the border Into the United States or intend to seek shelter there, although it is reasonable to "suppose that, when hard pressed they willjiot hesitate to seek an asylum in American territory. Whether or not this fresh attempt Is really, a revolutionary movement or merely a raid of outlaws, bent simply upon plunder, the only interest this country has in the matter is the fact that this raid, like many others of similar character made during the past year, has evidently been planned and prepared on this side of the Rio Grande. The United States Government cannot in justice permit American territory to be used as a base of hostile move ments against a friendly State, and the authorities at Washington are in duty bound to guard our frontiers against such movements, as well as punish the violators of the neutrality laws, even if it should be necessary to send a large force into the disturbed district.

1 The attempts which have so far been made to capture and disperse the, marauding bands which have made the Texas border the base of i operations against Mexico have been with so small a force that it has been impossible to thoroughly guard the extensive frontier line, and as a consequence the revolutionists or bandits have been able to successfully baffle every attempt to capture or disperse them. It is therefore evident that more stringent measures must be adopted, and that instead of a few companies of troops a cou eiderable force must be gathered in the disturbed, district and the border thoroughly patrolled. Mexican Government, it is said, ia about to ask that an agreement be made permitting the troops. of either country, to pursue the tiolators of the neutrality laws across the thus preventing the outlaws from using the boundary line as a means of baffling pursuit. Thereere many objections to this not the smallest being the rather summary methods in vogue among the soldiery; which would more than likely result in damage being done to American citizens.

But while there may be valid objections to the Mexicans being permitted to pursue the revolutionists into our territory the United States cannot shirk the' responsibility of effectually preventing American territory being used as a base of hostile operations against Mexico. Such practices must be stopped, no matter what the expense and difficulty of the undertaking may prove." HAXDLIXG BICE IN BULK. Elsewhere Jn this issue of the Picayune will be found an interesting article from the American Grocer, a reputable trade journal published In New York, commenting upon the unsatisfactory results of the sale of the present rice crop. The journal referred to greatly deprecates the attempts which have bjea made to ascribe the low prices which have prevailed to overproduction, and asserts confidently that the present largo as it is, will not exceed the demands of the country, and that before the season is over supplies will be comparatively scarce. The ascribes the low value of the rice to attempts whichihave been made to market a twelve months supply in a third of that time.

This is exactly what the Picayune has pointed out on several occasions during the past few months, and bur New York contemporary, singul irly enough, suggests identically the same remedies outlined from time to time, in these namely, a more deliberate marketing of the season's yield and the adoption of mere economical, methods of farming, harvesting the crop and storing tie surplia, coupled with intelligent efforts to increase the consumption and stimulate speculation. 'T Among the economical methods of handling suggested by the Grocer is the chipping of rice in bulk, the establishing of standard grades, storage in elevators, and in a word, the treatment of rice after the same fashion adopted in the marketing of wheat and the other leading cereals. It has always been held no standard grades could be established for rough rice, and that consequently each lot had necessarily to be sold separately and on its merits. This alone has stood in the way of all attempts to reform' present complicated methods of handling; If, however, the development of the domestic rice industry is to continue it is evident that an attempt must be made to establish and that re form once accomplished, shipping in bulk, storing in elevators and the adoption of the other facilities suggested would become enough. The matter is certainly worth a careful investigation.

Thr great floating baths, which form nn eonsplcaous a feature of the Spin in Paris, will before long cease to exist. She Would Take an Organ. Since the collapse of the Homestead strike many pitiful stories of destitution In the homes of the unemployed have been set afloat, and they have had the effect of starting many relief subscriptions in various parts of the country, and a committee of relief has been established at Homestead. It has had some fanny experiences already. Many of the without waiting for the committee to offer what they have, make bold to state their wants, and not a few have sent la a written list of the things or which they stand In need, which of tea are luxuries rather than necessities.

One woman went to headquarters and, asking for the chief, told him that she understood that they bad an organ to give away, and that she would be glad to have it, as her daughter had marked musical ability. When she was told that the committee half no organs, and that its mission waa to supply bread to the needy, she was highly offendedt and took her departure, saying that she did not want any of their bread. i Attacks General Miles. Chicago has not forgiven General Miles for refusing to march his troops several miles through the streets of that city oa the occasion of the dedication ceremonies 'to make a show of them for the civilians, and the Chicago Herald is now taking particular pains to call the attention of tne Government to his. "sensational utterances" as to the recent additions to the British naval force on the great lakes.

It thinks that, if the British Government should see fit to take notice of his remarks, our Government could hardly avoid the necessity of disciplining him for trenching on the province of the civil portion of the Government. Any discipline Inflicted upon the General on this account would not meet the approbation of the larger part of the American people out of Chicago. Not a few think that his remarks were very well timed and quite to the point. And If they were not, in this land of free speech a man may apeak his mind, even if he be a military officer. Got the Spirit's Treasure.

A man named Thrua died recently In Wisconsin. He carted an Insurance of $59,000 on his life, which the companies Interested now refuse to pay. He was a poor man. to all outward appearance, but the premiums on Ms policies cr promptly paid, and the companies are questioning where he got the money. The widow now says that about four years ago she was visiting some friends at Neenah.

La that state, wbo uve la a "haunted house'Ooo evening she went Into the yard and saw a my uteri pale, blue flame near the grouud In oue corner. She picked up a stU and went to poking around In the ground there to make out the cause of the appearance, when she uncovered a box. She dug it up and carried it privately into the house, where she opened It and Xound it to contain SI 1,000 In gold and bant notes. The Dog Ate the Money; An Italian laborer of Detroit, was paid some money the other day, $23 in all, and took it homo to bin wire. After couitlng the money over together they laid It on the able for a' moment while they adjourned to the corner gro rery.

to celebrate their wcaltlu Returning la a few minutes, they found the money gone. There was nobody In the bouse bat a mangy yellow cur, and after lot king high ar.d low for the funds they concluded that be must have stolen them, especially as on examination they found a bit of green paper adhering to his teeth. Accordingly the dog was sacrificed and a post mortem held 'on his remains, with the result that all the money was found In bis stomach. It was torn li. to pieces, but these were carefully fitted together and forwarded through a bark to the treasury for led.

eruption. The Worm Turned. The worm will turn. Even suburban residents will kick when they are goaded too far. They did at Chicago the othe evening on the Chicago and Kaqfern llll sols Railway.

After the suburban train of twelve cars was crowed beyond its utmost capacity with Christmas shoppers and. their purchases, the conductor came through and notified the occupants of the last two cars that only ten of them were going out on that train. The passengers crammed themselves into the ten, but when' the conductor came around to collect the fares they locked the doors of the last roach end told him that bo would take no fares there. However, the kick was la vain. He put the recalcitrants off.

Suburbanites have no rights that are bound to respect. They Will Keep Their Lands. Sam's commissioners do not find the Nez Perces Indians of Idaho quite so ready to part with their unallotted lands as some of the other Indians. A great council to consider the matter has been held lately, aad although the Indians were offered $3 an acre for the lands, they refused to selb It is said 'that the council was wholly composed of the wealthier members of the tribe, who have large herds of cattle and horses, and realize the value of the land for grazing purposes. They think that If the land Is worth S3 an acre to the.

white man. It is worth quite as much to them, especially as there are plenty of white men who stand ready to rent the privilege of grazing cattle on the land. How the Conspiracy Was Started. It is now stated that the "conspiracy" against the life of the Czar lately "unearthed at Lemberg, In Poland, was the work of a member of the Russian secret servlco rimed Heudlg3 y. He went to Lemberg and Introduced himself to the Pcles as a victim of Russian oppression.

Gaining their confidence, he got an Introduction to General Schebeka, cUief of the terrible "third section" of nihilists, and proceeded to hatch up the conspiracy. In due time he denounced it, with the result that many Innocent persons were arrested, many of whon wtre sent to Siberia, and a number were put to death. For this job Hendlgery received something less thaa 5000. These monsters work cheap. Want to Forget the Past.

It is said that the good people of Salem, are decidedly averse to the memorial monument that the Hssex Institute proposes to erect on Gallows' Uul to perpetuate the names of the people who were there executed as witches. The Salem people do not take kindly to all this Joking about the witchcraft of the, olden times, and would prefer that the' memory of their forefathers superstitions huald be allowed to go down to posterity, "unwept, un honored, and unsung." They wul oppose the monument by every means In their power, oblivious of the fact that by so doing thiy win make themselves as ridiculous at. their ancestors were. A Grave Offense. A Grand Army of the Republic court martial, at Fairfield, HL, has found Captain G.

IL Hodges guilty of violating a rule of the order by carrying a G. A. flag in front of a procession of Democrats and sentenced him to be reprimanded. It Is said that the fact that he had been a gallant soldier during the war, and had actually smelled gtapowder, moved his judges to deal leniently with him. If the flag bad been carried at the bead of a Republican procession, perhaps no notice would have been taken of the offense.

II Appointed from Louisiana. First Lieutenant Parker W. West, of Company Third United States Cavalry, who made such a handsome demonstration yesterday against the border ruffians on the Rio Grande, is the son of General JT. Rodman West, who was conspicuous In Louisiana politics twenty years ago. Although born in California, he was appointed to West Point from Louisiana In 1878.

He attained his present rank in 1SS7, and has always borne the reputation of a gallant and judicious officer one wbo has reflected credit upon Ms State. Captain John G. Bourke, of Company passed through New Orleans Sunday, on his way to Washington, under instructions to communicate with the ar Department on the border problem, thus leaving Lieutenant West la command of the company. River Lore. The Picayune has received an later.

sting publication containing maps of the Mississippi River from St. Louis ta the sea. These maps are compiled from the surveys of the Mississippi River Commission, from charts of the United States Coast Sarvey and from the maps prepared by State engine officers in the commonwealths where rubllo works against overflow are In use. In addition to the maps, which are drawn with care and show the features of the riparian region with much minuteness, there is much informs tlon la regard to the hydraulics and hydrography of the great river of Nortb America. The work was complied aud arranged by J.

A Ockerson, an eminent civil engineer and member, of the American He waa assisted by Charles W. United States assistant engineer. It was published at St. Louis and will prove of great value to all persons who have to deal with the Mississippi River, either for purposes of navigation or for fighting the floods. The Ghost Will Not Let Him Alone.

Mike Ryan, a member of the Chicago pclice force, wants to have bis beat charged to get rid of a ghost that follows him about. The ghost is the spirit, be says, of an unfoitunate named Gallagher, who was to fond of Ms tipple. Ryan arretted him for drunkenness not long ago, aud he was condemned to serve the city on the streets, not having the necessary $25 to pay his fine. In the prison he could not get bis customary drink, and for lack of it be soon pined away and died. Ryan Says that since then Gallegher has appeared to him several times, and that a great many people.

have seen the ghost arotod him at times when he has not seen him himself. At one time a man asked him who it was that "nil been sitting in the chair beside him, when he was positive that the chair was empty. Again somebody bad spoken of a man following him, when he could see nobody. These things are not to his taste, and he wants to be changed to get rid of the ghost. in Delaware.

It Is reported that several women have been arrested recently in Delaware oq the charge, of witchcraft, for 'which offense In that State the punishment is fine, imprisonment and the pillory. Delaware does not seem to be much In advance of the Massachusetts of two hundred years ago. Luckily it does not hang or burn these unfortunate old women, but in point of superstition It seems to be quite as debased. PERSONAL ASP GENERAL NOTES. sfone Ware, of Ascension parish.

Is in town for. a few days. Herr Krupp has, according to recent statistics, the highest declared income in It is 6,780,000 marks per annum, Senator CockreH'a brother, the congressman elect, is of heavy build, the senator being spare and wiry. Both were distinguished confederate soldiers. Miss Lena Mai Brown, from Hacle burst.

Miss Is now stopping at Mr. H. A Hamilton's, and will be glad to see her friends during the holidays. Congressman Cheatham, the only negro in the present house, was defeated for re election, and next year will make a lecture tour of the north and west. Mrs.

Mary Sheldon Barnes, wife of Prof. Earle Barnes, of the chair of education in the Leland Stanford University, is assistant professor In modern history in the same Institution. Dr. Chas. Keys, assistant state geologist of Iowa, has discovered nickel ores near Keokuk, which is the first discovery of the kind ever announced xtom Iowa.

The ore Is "very rich. At a depth of 500 feet water was struck the other day by a railroad company boring for an artesian well in the desert at Walter's Station, 100 miles west of Xuma, A. T. The supply was bountiful. Kate Field Indorses Ex Senator Ingalls statement that Atchison, is the dearest spot on Sbe once bought a lot there for $3000, and it was sold at auction for $236 when the boom collapsed.

Ir. SigU a Bavarian statesman of more than provincial reputation, proposes to be a member of the incoming landtag or know the reason why. He will run in five districts and expects to be elected in each. Representative Butler, of Iowa, has been making a canvass of the house oa the question of opening the world's fair on Sunday. Out of275 members questioned he found a majority of three in favor of Sunday opening.

During a run of salmon in the Kehalem river, Waslu, the other day, the people living' along the banks killed, thousands of the fish by spearing. So plentiful were they that one man found no difficulty in killing 200 a day. Dr. Morris Gibbs contributes' to Science an Intesestlng paper on the food of humming birds. He has carefully dissected many humming birds, both old and young, but has never found anything to convince him the birds live on insects.

Tacoma bas received nearly 6000 car loads, or about 8.000,000 bushels, of wheat during the past two months. The indications are that the receipts this year will reach 5,500,000 bushels, as against 4,000,000 bushels last season. Miss Selena Harris, of Frankfort. has been asked to sit for a picture of Kstber, oue of the characters In "Ben Hur." General Lew Wallace met the young lady la Crawford srille, and was very much impressed with her beauty and loveliness. One of the branches of learning in American colleges which has never been signally developed la nothing leas Important than the study of English.

Tale now announces that in 1S34 examination in KcgMsh literature will be required for admission to the academic department. When Ex Secretary of state Blaine went to a New York photographer last summer he is reported to have remarked that It was the last time he would probably ever alt for his picture. There was a tinge of sadness In hla utterance, and superstitious persona attributed it to a presentiment. Arrivals at Hotel Royal: Henry E. Hardtner, Alexandria; J.

W. Webb.Mln den; A Monby, Mississippi; T. N. Brawn, MInden; Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Jenks, Miss Ireland, Mobile; D. Lombello Clure, Dur denas, Cuba; Mrs. O'Mally, Louisiana W.

Edwin Sclater, Florida; J. B. Allen and wife, Louisiana. St. Xxtuls Post Dispatch, Itec.

0: Mists aisunee, after a delightful visit to her meads, left a few days ago to return to her home in UrleansT Mrs. Kats Chapln leaves soon after Chrlstmaa for the south, when sbe will snake quite a long visit to Mew Orleans and other points. The French royalist ladles do not like the idea of having, when invited by .1 tne comie ana countesse ae aris on visits of three days to Stowe, In England, to take six dressy dresses with them. Three of the toilets are to be worn In the daytime at the; rate of three a day, and three oa the co responding evenings. Henry W.

Lucy attributes the origin of the phrase "j.he Grand Old Man" to Sir William Harcourt. "It will be found in one of bis early addresses to bis con. stltuenta la Derby, and bad Ita birth amid the exultation that followed on Mr. Glad stone's return to power in 1SS0, on the ruin of Lord Beaconfield's government." Prof. ii.

Dana, of Yale, is quoted as saylng JLn regard to the attendance upon chapel: The whole thing resolves Itself into the question as to whether Yale is TOiiegw or a aniversuy. IX. It 19 a college It may be a proper thing to compel students to attend religious exercises; but a university demands a more liberal spirit." The only man In the world who lives la a mansion built In the air la Mr. Fay, an American' millionaire. The building in question is situated at Guanajuato.

It Is over SOO feet high, and is supported by massive Iron pillars. Access to the building Is by a gigantic elevator, and communication with the town is by telephone. If Prans Liszt and Christopher Columbus looked enough like each other to be brothers, the New Yorker Staats Zeltung thinks if not strange that the' head of the great composer was put upon the Columbian half dollar souvenir coins. It was the Evening which made the discovery that Liszt's memory had been thus honored. On the evening before a specially important social day Mrs.

Noble, wife of the secretary, malls herself a postal card with directions for everything that should be done, thus providing a sure reminder for the morning. The notes are written In an abbreviated form only understood by the writer, and are laid beside her plate on the breakfast table. The death of oni of the noted characters of Vienna Is reported by cable Bratflsch. the whistler, singer and magician, who was a close friend of the late Crown Prince Rudolph, and his companion on many hunts and larks. Among his personal effects are many gifts from the prince, with whom he was at Meyer ling at the time the prince' committed suicide.

M. Brlsson, the man of the hour in France, la 67 years old, a prominent Freemason and a bitter enemy of the Jesuits. Under the empire he was an obscure lawyer, who became talked about for his advocacy of universal suffrage, and afterwards, when Gambetta took him up, became a power InN French politics. He is brusque in manner and is more respected than liked in the political world. Speaking of the marriage on Dec 23.

of Miss Janet to Mr. James Babied, both of New Orleans, the El Paso Herald says: "Miss Marr for some time has been the efficient assistant to District Clerk lEscaJeda, and is well and favorably known fin nv 1 friends, Mr. Babied being one of the trusted employes of the Mexican International Banking Company "at Juarez. Mr. and Mrs.

Babied will make El Paso their home." Creighton Webb, of the well known Now York family of that name, is said to be booked for secretary of legation to St. Petersburg. His brother. Walter W'sbb, knows a good deal about railroad ing, but Creighton is your all round man, with tact enough, for instance, to get a New York clergyman to marry the duke of Marl bore ugh and Mrs. Uammersley, the point being that city clergymen rather object to uniting divorced people.

But the Baptist brother got $500 from the duke. General Henry W. Slocnm, who was giand marshal of the inaugural parade when Cleveland was first made president, has been invited to officiate in the same capacity on the 4th of March next. Hla selection has caused some surprise, for he Is not a Cleveland man. did not vote for Cleveland In the Chicago convention and was absent from the polls on election day.

He was, however, a distinguished officer of the civil war, and Is. of course, well fitted to act as grand marshal. Carroll Connty (Illinois) Mirror: Mr. W. H.

Tnnm, a commissioner of immigration of. Roseland, has been In town a few days in the Interest of Immigration to that place, tte has some samples of cotton, corn, potatoes, from there. He is a former resident of Illinois, and Is much taken up with that couFtry. a number of our readers are Interested by the climate and other advantages of the south. By Invitation he consented to send us an occasional letter for publication, which, we trust, will prove Interesting.

St. Louis Post Dispatch, Dec Tbree suits la partition were filed yesterday by John' II. Gay, against Andrew li. Gay aid Gay, his wife, and the other helrs at law of the late Lavlnla Gay, widow of Edward Gay, of the parish of lbervUle, In lxmlslana. Mr.

Gay died In oa Nov. 21, liil, leaving no will. Valle Reyburn was appointed administrator of the estate, but has not, it is alleged administered upon the realty, A by a special commlssloaer of the real estate Is therefore prayed for and a division of the proceeds among the heirs. The two most remarkable epitaphs In the United States are those of Daniel Barrow, formerly of and that of Hank Monk, Horace Greeley's stage driver. The former reads as follows: "Here is laid Daniel Barrow, who was born la sorrow and borrowed little from nature except his name and his love to mankind and bis hatred for redskins; who was nevertheless a gentleman and a deadshot.

Who, through a long life, never killed his man except in self defense or by accident, and who, when he at last went under beneath the bullets of his cowardly enemies in Jeff Morris, saloon, did so in the sure and certain hope of a glorious and everlasting morrow." Hank Monk's epitaph read thus: "Sacred to the memory of Hank Monk, the biggest hearted, and best known stage driver in the west; whd was kind to all and thought ill of none. He lived in a strange era and was a hero, and the wheels of his coach are now ringing on the golden streets. A dispatch from New Yorx, Dec 24, says: Sylvester JTranklln Wilson, the manager of female baseball teams, who has been playing hide and go seek with the detectives between stays for the past week, was captured last night In "Starvation Hall" in West Twenty third street, where he was holding an Indignation meeting with Citizen George Prancia Train, Alexandre Jacques, the faster, and Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, who had give? ball for him. WHsoa was arrested by Detective John J.

O'Brien, who took him to the ponce central omee. There waa some confusion, and Citizen Train ex Claimed, "Thla is the biggest thing on earth!" It lsTror.abia that Wilson, who is under a seven years' sentence for the abduction of Llbble Sunderland, will eat bis Christmas dinner in Sing Sing. Hotel Denechaud arrivals: Sett Jack son, Paducah, A. Fxisa, Lumber ton. B.

P. Wails, Birmingham. Ala; Tbos. Thlbodaux, J. B.

Phelps, New York; Jerome Peters, Chas. tally, San Francisco, CaL; W. A El liott, W. H. Moody.

Mobile, Tbos. S. Price, "Houston, M. E. Hilliar Cincinnati.

Arrivals at asatdy Hotel: J. Mar low, J. B. McLaughlin, Mississippi; as. Cleary, H.

Jr. Teed, Kansas City, B. Bar bee, Memphis, Michael. Roach, 15. N.

Barlow, Concession, G. W. Peyton. Grand Cane, J. Kaufman, Port Gibson, T.

J. Miles Baton Rouge, R. p. Bam aion, La. Caa Arrivals at the Battle BJ J.

Kindrlck. W. W. Joata, P. Quarles.

Baltimore er, J. C. Lange. w. New York; J.

aldaonvllle. La R. W. CM eEa. Strauss, Baltimore; "vv leans; li.

Powers, Nashville A. era and brother, Chlcaco A Lowell, Mass. Arrivals at St Charles Barnett, Ohio; Wm. GreZT Wm. G.

DeAVItt, New York son. Louisiana; G. Byron ..7 Nashville; D. Ohlen, AtW. Hatch and wife.

New York McAbee, New Orleans; 'tf New York; Miss Iren jLZlt' pleson Company; F. Morgan. W1 Samuel Isaacs, PhIladelpblaic 7 Salem. Masa; E. S.

Froudfttv W. W. Wbltaker. OncU. Floore, Texas; J.

Bathbooe. tt Coombs, Chicago. I Arrivals at Hotel Schmlttr Denver, A. Tbeakstoa. B.

P. BlackalL New 'f1: son. Boston; Miss Clement, vLV Dooson, urvisDUYg, p. gT crsvllle. John ic hn E.

Mooney. iT XL H. McCarVer, Lexington, Ky. Prank O. Blnla Cleveland, Ohio; E.

L. Garner Fix; R. B. Garrett. Orrtunaa 't well, St.

Louis; M. Child. T. A McGrath, Atlanta; HeiuvT Kejtucky; R. M.

Stokes, H. Andrews. Michigan; E. Brooklyn; A L. Shuraicher.

BiT! P. P. Martin. San Francioof Ecroyd, England; Henry pi TT bee, Canada; Mort H. Cohen.

x7 J. AngelL St, Louis. 4 A PRm WEDIJIKO, I Miss Mamie Pottevent Married i Pearlington, Dec. reDecll This morning, at 11 o'dockTitfT Methodist Episcopal church, south, Mamie Poitevent, daughter of Ctr John Poitevent, prealdeat of dt PT vent A Pavre Lumber Company Mr. Gordon S.

Orme, of New Oriei were joined In the holy bonds of lock by the Be v. Thos. W. Adama. pit Inent among the wedding guests Mrs.

Ellen McAvoy, sister of the tad father; Mrs. Beld, sister of Mr. Nicholson, proprietor of the New Orla Picayune; tolas Helolse E. Cenaa, of timore; Miss Albertlne Bartia, of Orleans; Misses Clarice aad Frances nas. of New and Miss Afc vrruie, sister ox tne groom.

The ceremony was very grand tnj presalve. Instead of bridesmaid! groomsmen, as is the usual enstoa, couple were attended by Captaia and Wniie Poitevent, father ana brrl of the bride, tosether with run, 6, and Helolse, aged 4, alsten of bride This waa an innovation of time custom, but a very beauufal Impressive one, which indicates tie will of all the parties concerned where the father becomes the factor In the august ceremony, test panled by his children, the brotlm i sisters of the bride. Congratolaucai re received from Havre, Prance, ui parts of the civilized world. THE COLUMBUS i FOUNTCSv Mr. John Blake's Gift to the CUf i Chicago Presented.

Chicago. Dec 26. The Bursts: Columbus fountain, the clrt Jeeu Blake, of the Grand Padfie hr.d. the city of Chicago, was Ov ar to the municipal them evenlr.g. The exercisea? Owlcf tt severity or tne weainer, were le the city chamber, when ar Washburn made a graceful sol quent address.

Quite a crowd stood i the biting wind at the Wasklnrtoa ttn side ox the jury nan ana ut to re white and "blue covering pollen tvi that veiled the fine heroic bronse flrai of Columbus, the most conspieoooi tea ure or tne memorial. Tne peecn tor donor waa madey Thos. B. bryu, president of the world ua. i No Christmas and New Year Uble be without a bottle ot Angostura Biur the world renowned appetiser at flavor.

Beware ot oonntarfeia. The Picayune charges Flftsea Cestt 1 1 for publishing obituary, notieca. Sena vtr constitute a line. No one Is aotborised art' for the Picayune for adverUseneia at chaiacter. DIED.

BCHLATBS Tn the Karlsh ot Tbnradar. Deo. '21. 1882. GKBVA1 THE.

mpVd 70 years, a Etlv sod aeiu ox was fuiao. vat laneriv ai jibitm. S0HMTTT On Moaflay. TJe. IS.

1 youngest son of Francis Scnmltt mi Nelson, aged 18 years, a resident of Uui The friends and aeqnaintaacM at tt tear nnMeUolly nrrttad to attea atitae which win take plaae tram his lattntKc 697 St. Thomas street belvsei wsusr and Sixth, at 3:30 o'clock, This (TaetdJ lag. Tuesday, eo. 27. 1892.

JBTA.BBIS BON, aged 69 years, a nattr of BumU resident of this elty lor the last tvlTr.i The friends and acquaintance of flfc are respectfully Invited to attras th tue whlen wm take plaoe at 10 Coloek, WWf morning from tne residence ot dim Nicholas Ellas, No. 498 Canal. bta blave and Dorgenols atreeta New York aad Philadelphia tP opr. BOSCH On Monday nmlng, T. at 1:15 o'clock, BEUiNAIiD BOSCH, of Baden, Germany, aged 6 yeanv The friends and acqnaintances ot fa i and also those of the Brunet and Plp' and Minerva lodge No.

662. K. respectfully Invited to attend th which will take place from his lr7 No. 815 Poydras street, comer of o'clock Tuesday Evening Martoo, s. Louis.

and Milwaukee, papers pU" i BTtXrNGTON Monrtav. two. 11:30 o'clock a OLIVE B. BtLU a eoond. ehild ot P.

I. Billington i Buauoi, aged 2 years aad Taonti of Grand fiapioa, Mich. The friends and aoqoalntanees sf are respectfully invited to attend 'r gl which wul take place Tuesday. I o'clock p.m. from it parents.

No. 2S4 Caroadelet stre Grand Rapids, Mich, papers plat CHKEVXRS Monday. rec 2. 'c o'clock p. nu.

MATHEWS J. Ci aged 38 years, a native ot this cKX The friends and acquaintance are respectfully Invited to attend f' which wlU take viae Tuesday. sVl, o'clock t. nu, precisely, from the of the deceased. No.

109 Cvprw tween Willow and Clara, witionifarBw HAWVICHORST Oa Mrifii' 1893. at 3:15 o'clock a. 'SlJ Atla MAKN, widow of the late Job ared 68 yeara a naUvo ot Germaarjf aeat of this city lor the past IftfJ1 The friends and acquaintances of ehorst and Kitta families aad the ln Uw, Ed. Benoit. are respectfnny attend the funeral, which win day, Deo.

27. at 8 o'clock a. a reaidenoe ot the deceased, Jfa 60 The friends and ncouatataace are reapeclfully invited to "DrJi whloh wlU take plaos Tuesday, o'clook p. from the late ceaaed, 4s VUlere, near St. Ioei After the Picayune CXntin Puneral Notices win be reeelvedUiwe roams.

second floor, or la the partment, lourth floor, till fifteen e'etock every wue, li. Kent and 7 glnia: E. a Zedek. Mexico and Wife, Chicago; Chas. tL JTELDEB On Monday.

Dee. o'clock a JOHN, eon of Ida Uemeinhardt. aeed 2 year 8.