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No man with a good sweet heart can be sour on the world. A patch on an honest pair of pants ia an amende honorable. People who would honor a hero with a monument must strike while the Iron is hot Civilization has done its worst for the poor Indian when he will not even hunt for a living. A new novelist has written "A Girl "With a Temper." She will be a novelty in the book stores, No one has a right to say how the interior department will be conducted by the new administration. There are good grounds for believing that coffee plantations in Mexico Will be profitable for a long time to Ncome.

California has. a bright child which a poet ealls "Sweet Little Ta Ta." She lovely and should never grow up to be a Tar tar. Washington's society four hundred swells itself to as many thousands when everybody invites himself to attend a reception. The gatherings show more nerve than selectness. Coffee is adulterated With" chicory; and chicory with carrots, turnips and 'J The "crime will be ot CofnrJlete when" something is to adulterate the manselwurzel.

with. "With four newspaper in; the cabinet, Mr. Cleveland ought to get i along pretty well. Mr. Carlisle once filled the editorial chair, Mr.

Lamont was a newspaper man when Mr. Cleve5 land discovered him, Hoke Smith runs a live paper now, and J. Sterling Morton was in his younger days connected with the Chicago Times. would this country do, anyway, if it wasn't for newspapers? (Wilmington Star.) It would have moss grown all over it. She (from the window) Is that you, dear? lie Of course.

"Have you the ticketsT' MYe8. 'And thy li cense "Yes." 'Q, I am so scared Are you sure those horses "won't run' away? And and are yoa. always sure you'll love me?" "Why, darling, v.t I of course you think eo now. I' my hat on "Looks so from here. "Have you sent our pho tos to the newspaper office "I have." "Very well: I'll be out In a minute, love.

(Indinapolis Journal.) And. then the elopement proceeded. Senator Morgan attributes; his success in life to an accident, says an exchange. When le started out in his native town to practice law. he could not get a case, and was.

on the verge of starvation. He decided to go to Texas and grow up with the country, packed his trunk, locked his office door and stepped into the street, where he found Aimself face to face with a countryman, who was looking at the signs. "Say, stranger," the farmer asked, "kin you tell me if thar'i a fel ler 'bout yeres named Morgan, John Morgan?" "That is my name, sir," Mr. Morgan reified, pausing in his flight. "Air; you in er hurry, young "I'm just off to Texas." "Tex 'as, eh? Can't Texas wait a day or two? I've got er case I want looked WndeTf thought you'd do the job." The prospect of having a case at.

last was sufficient to cause the young lawyer, to turn back and hear what the farmer had to say. It had something to do with the recovery of a piece of land. "I took it up and won it," said the senator. In recounting the Incidet, "and from that day to this have never known what it was to want a dollar." Boston Transcript: There once lived tt "Washerwoman who did a thriving Business. Her own little Sack Yard soon became inadequate for the dry ing of her Wash, and she induced the unthinking Neighbors to allow her to run Clothes Lines in and about their I'remlses.

It was not. long before she had spun a perfect Network of lines in all directions. Thvn the neih bora remonstrated, protesting that the 'lines were a Nuisance, that it was Impossible to move about without having one's Hat knocked off, that the Boys could no longer. fly their Kites, and that it wasi2uite impossible for them iv to find roptri to hang out their own Washings But the Washerwoman A laughed them to scorn and straightaway proceeded to stretch out more Lines. The Neighbors grumbled a good deal, but at last accounts the Washerwoman was Mill her Lines, quite regardless of other People's comfort or safety.

Moral The made a Mistake In the first place, but they were unsuspecting People and did not suppose the Washerwoman would be so Grasping. Mor fi the Vopte do not bury the ires that is to the Lines the Lines will bury them. TILS EXD OP SECTIOXAtlSlL We may take It' for granted that the blood shirt will figure no longer in our national politics. It has taken a long time to down this' gory phantom, but it is to be hoped that it. has been done at last.

in the last days of his administration, appoints a Southern Democrat to a place on the highest judicial tribunal of the nation, while President Cleveland, at the dawn of his administration, appoints a Southern Confederate soldier to be the ministerial head of one of the military departments, of the Government. Here are two acts by the virtual chiefs of the two great political parties which not only bridge the ancient sectional chagm, but they actually close Henceforth let us hear no more of sectionalism in. 'f f. was time such a result should have been consummated. An entire generation of the American people has passed away, and another has taken its place, since the close of the civil war.

All the on both sides who were leaders in statesmanship or ia war have either paid the last debt of nature or they survive gray bent and venerable with age. In Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet there wijl be a Southern man who was only a child of 6 years when the war broke out and had attained the tender, age of 10 when it closed. He knew nothing of the; war, and yet within a few. days from this time he will be a Cabinet minister of the Government.

He represents in these facts many millions of men in the United States who have come to maturity long after the civil war had gone into history, or who even were not born until its close. There is not in the Union to day a man 40 years of age who could have had any part or place in that conflict. In the Presidential election of 1802, the result of which the country is now just about to realize, 12,150,274 men voted for the several candidates. It is certain, that quite 7,000,000 of by reason of their age, could not by any possibility, have had anything to do with the war, either by act' or sympathy, on either side or in any cause. Is it not plain, then, that the time for the closing of ihe sectional gap and for the abolition of oil sectional issues in politics has come? This is the verdict of all right thinking people, and we believe it is to be acted upon hereafter.

5 Whatever' issues are to arise hereafter in American politics, it is to be hoped they will be matters of public policy and of principle, and have no relation to geographical lines. Class hostilities in politics are bad enough, but sectional warfare is even more destructive of. the foundations and institutions of a government. We have had that; let us try something else in the way of political issues. THE CAR COUPLES MEASURE.

After a delay lasting" more than four years, the bill providing that all interstate railroads shall equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes has finally passed Congress and is now in the hands of the President, with excellent prospects of securing, his approval. The principal object of the bill" Is to abolish the present crude style of car couplers used on freight trains in this country. The statistics of deaths and injuries caused by the railroads show" that fully three fourths of the! total number of persons killed or injured by the railroads of the country are employes of the roads, and of these employes 1 killed or injured, by far the greatest number receive their injuries in coupling cars. It has long been" evident that 1 a proper regard for human life reqtiired the adoption of some coupling device which could replace the present crude and dangerous system. some roads have made efforts to inaugurate a change, the movement has not been as general as it should have been, hence the appeal to Congress.

The bill not only provides for automatic couplers, but for continuous brakes as well, as alo driving wheel brakes' on the locomotives. That no injustice, may be done to the railroads by forcing upon them a sudden'change in existing systems, thereby putting them to great expense, the bill Allows a period of five years within which to bring about the needed change in the equipment. While the measure only applies to interstate carriers, there are so few roads which are not connected in some way with interstate traffic that the exemptions will necessarily be few, if any. If the bill should bring about a reduction in the v.ery heavy death and injury rate among railroad employes, as it is expected to do, it will have proven a most excellent measure. RAILWAI CROSSINGS IN CITY STREETS Some days ago the fact was mentioned that the City Council of Chicago had in contemplation the passage of an ordinance abolishing grade crossings, and requiring the railways to elevate their tracks above the streets In certain limits of the city.

This ordinance has been enacted. it has signed by the Mayor and has become a law. The ordinance provides that all railroads entering Chicago 'shall elevate their tracks above the streets, so that all vehicles and pedestrians may pass beneath them. The work of elevating them Snust begin July.l, 1S93, and be completed in four years. Of course, the railway people are greatly opposed to this measure,) and while it is possible there may be some modification to it, the urgent demand for relief from the dangers that attend 3000 railway crossings In the streets of the city" will result in some method of escaping the danger, possibly at a lesser expense.

If the railways, instead of gridironing the city and occupying streets in every direction, would gather" their tracks into a few streets, the expense of elevating the tracks could be reduced, or the streets could be carried over the tracks upon bridges, but the trouble now lies in the great number of streets occupied by the single tracks. The roads could afford to combine and purchase broad tracts, with rights of way through the city, and feather air their tracks into The tracks there assembled could be bridged over for the street travel. If some such fore fight had been exhibited," even twenty years ago, enormous benefits would have been gained by the roads. But as the city grows the evils of the grade crossings increase, and the people become more clamorous for relief. That relief cannot be put off forever, and the time is not far away when it will be insisted Chicago is now the seS ond city in the" Union, and it is soon likely to become first.

The railways axe threatening to. remove" their terminals from the city, but that is idle talk. Their business is with the city, and business Is the sole object and end of their being. They will wisely conclude to make some arrangement by which the dangers of grade crossings can be reduced to a mini main, while' the cost of securing such changes will be as small as possible. Some such settlement of a vexatious controversy ia certainly practicable.

The situation in Chicago suggests some such timely arrangement in this city. It should be as advantageous to the railways as possible, and at the same time secure the public safety to best advantage. THE GRIND JUKI'S EEPOET, The Grand Jury yesterday mad a final report to Judge Ferguson, of the Criminal District Court, and discharged for the season. This jury has done brave and unflinching work, and deserves well of tne good people of this city. The report is given at length elsewhere, but its most salient presentments were upon gambling and the so called Leper Hospital.

Upon the subject of gambling the Grand Inquest reports that it is carried on despite the recent movement against it, and with but little effort at secresyv A committee from the Grand Jury visited a place where gambling was declared to. be in full blast, with some seventy persons, men and boys, playing at the games that were exposed to visitors. No difficulty was experienced in entering that place, and there was no reason why all that" was done there was not known to the police. When th' Chief 'was applied to on the subject, he tfisclaimed all knowledge of the. matter and expressed a doubt of his authority to Interfere with it; even if gambling were conducted there.

The existence of, numerous gambling hells of every from the highest to the was chargOd, and no effort is being made by tHr police to enforce the laws against the eviL Another crying evil Is charged against the concert halls. They were visited by aMelegation from the Grand Jury, and boys and youths were found there engaged in the dissolute practices in vogue in those places. Not withstading there is an express statute against the' admission of minors to such places, no attention is paid to the law, and minors and small boys are freely admitted to all sorts of haunts of vice. Another delegation from the Grand Jury visited Dr. Beard's alleged Leper Hospital and found, the shameful and dreadfurcondition of affairs previously exposed by the Picayune.

The report expresses the just regret that the Grand Jury saw no way of lodging a criminal charge against Dr. Beard in the premises, and so it appears there is no remedy for such a crying evil, save in the loud and emphatic expres sioflte 'of public condemnation. These should be unstinted. But even if there were a law against such abuses, it is most probable it conld not be executed. The Grand Jury has most plainly charged that the city authorities will pot execute, any laws that do not comport with their pleasure, and this indictment seems: to bring with it no power to remedy the Public indignation alone is left where the laws are despised by those who, are charged with their execution.

THE DEFEAT OF THE AXTI OPTION BILL Yesterday Mr. Hatch was given an opportunity to move to suspend the rules of the House of Representatives for the purpose of passing his measure placing a prohibitive tax upon trading in farm products for 'future delivery, and although a majority of the members present voted for the bill, Mr. Hatch fell far short of securing the two thirds vote needed to pass a measure under a suspension of the rules. While it is still possible that Mr. Hatch may make another attempt to have his measure acted upon before adjournment, nevertheless, it would now appear impossible for him to secure the needed two thirds vote with only two days of the session remaining and with so many important measures still awaiting attention of the hands of the House.

Mr. Hatch was given the opportunity he coveted, and, having bad his way, it is not probable that the House will waste further time wrangling over his measure. The final adjournment of Congress on Saturday will be hailed with satisfaction by the entire cotton" trade, as the agitation of the Hatch bill during the entire winter has had most depressing effect, upon the market and has inore any other single influence, to prevent', the actual strength of the statistical position of cotton from being felt, and, consequently, has forced the sale of. the present small crop at lower figures than "under other conditions it ought to have brought While it is possible that a measure similar to the Hatch bill may be in future Congresses, it is scarcely probable that it will prove as serious a menace to trade as that which was yesterday defeated. The personnel of the next Congress will, for instance, show mtfuy changes, while Mr, Cleveland, in appointing, as he a most pronounced opponent of anti option legislation as his See retary of Agriculture, instead of Hatch, who was believed be an aspirant for.

the post, is believed to have indicated his disapproval of such legislation. LARGE FRUIT IMPORTS. i During the forty eight hours ending last evening there arrived at this port nine steamers and one schooner laden with tropical fruit, principally bananas and cocoanuts These vessels came from different portions of Central America and Cuba, and brought in 102,000 bunches of. bananas and CO, 00O cocoanuts, These are probably the largest Imports of bananas and cocoanuts within so short a period as forty eight hours on record, and afford some. idea of the majmirude that the fruit fin porting business of New Orleans has assumed.

All accounts from the banana growing sections of Central America report that the cultivation delicious fruit is being stead'' i ded, aivd by far the greater this new develomnent adds th this city. In fact, New Orleans is an nually absorbing a largac percentage of this tropical fruit business, a the experience of the present season of severe cold at the Eastern seaboard porta has had a tendency to still further divert trade in this direction. '1 Overbearing Customs Officials. The Abbe de la Croix de Castries, a rephew of the widow of Marshal McMahon of France, wants the French government to demand from the United States 1100,000 Indemnity in reparation for Injuries that he received recently at the hands of customhouse officials at Everett, and be seems to have a good case. He has been living in the United States for some four years past, a an soma time ago went to sojourn In British Colombia.

When he returned to the states a short time ago, he. was permitted to bring in his baggage without examination but presently afterward two lnstfectors, armed with search warrants, came to tne bonse and broke open his trunks looking for some stolen wearing apparel. When the deputies started to examine the contents of a trunk containing his altar vestments and articles used In celebrating mass, the abbe remonstrated.1 declaring It would be sacrilege. One the inspectors then assaulted the abbe, who is about 50 years old, knocking him down and injuring his knil. He also.

threatened' to handcuff the abbe If he interfered again. Mme. de la Chasse tried to flee and give an alarm, but was not allowed to leave the The French consul at Everett has advised his government of the affair, and indorsed the claim for $100, 000 Indemnity, Anarchists Mob a Reporter. Alwin Burge, a reporter on a Newark, im. newspaper, bad a narrow escape with his life from a mob of anarchists th other mght.

Most has been deliver ing a series of weekly lectures for some time back. The first of the scries was attended by the police In full force, but the addresses were very mild In tone. As tne were delivered in German the Ger man paper represented by Burge was the only one that reported them. Soon the began to assume Host's char act eristic loiid tone. The one delircred on the night of Feb.

17 was especially bloodthirsty, and the report of it in the paper angered the anarchists, as they feared it would lead to the suppression of the lectures. In his next lecture Most began by referring in mst bitter terms to the way in which the press was "exposing their plans," and, pointing to Mr. Burge, said that he was the tool of the capitalistic press that was defeating th alms of anarchy. audience began to about "Kill him! "Don't let Mm leave the hall to expose our plans!" and a rush was made for Burge, but fortunately there were some cooler heads there, and they, with the aid of the police, got the reporter out of the hall before he had sustained any bodily barm. It If said that Most will be arrested if he undertakes to lecture in Newark 1 Robbie Burns Revised.

Je Boston clergyman has prepared, copyrighted and put on the market a new version of Burns' famous poem, "Auld Lang Syne." He expalns that he has done this work In the Interests of temperance, so that temperance gatherings can sing the popular song without any improper allusions to the drinking habit which they oppose. To the same end he has added to the poem three full verses. It is quite unnecessary to remark that the reviser's work Is little likely to be mistaken for Burns' by anybody that knows anything about literature, but at the, same time be baa taken a most unwarrantable liberty, not alone with the poet's literary reputation, but with one of the English speaking world's most priceless treasures. Anyone lias a perfect right to disapprove of Burns, or of Shakspeare, or Tennyson, for that matter, and he has a perfect right to compose better, poems and more his taste, if he can. but no one baa a Tight to alter or rim a pot's work to make it conform to bis own standards, moral or literary.

An author certainly has the right to have his work stand as he left it. A Trap for Negro Simpletons. A negro writes a long letter to the San Antonio Express, warning negroes ag. iiust investing money In the Afro American Stcamsldp and Mercantile Company, a scheme which. It seems, is being indes "promoted" in Texas.

Thlj company proposes to establish a line of ships between ports of Africa and America, and do a large business in the way of shipping American prodncts to Africa and bringing back the produce of that country. Tbo writer of the letter warns thn negroes thtt they have neither the capital nor experience to compete successfully with the white, men tvho nr oircidy engag. in the trade, even it tbey have the business abHty necessary to success, an 1 declares that the company "will not amonnt to a hill of beans, except as a means to fleece simpletons of cash." It seeras to be one of the grandest sublines for robbing the negroes that has yet beeu devised. a She Cares for Mrs. G.

Devide," of vNew York, Is a woman with a mission, acoading to the New York Advertiser, and aer mission is to take caie ofc homeless cats. Some dozen years ago she was about to go on the stage, but concluded that she had a higher mission, and undertook to look after the cats that made night hideous in the metropolis. At first she founded a hon.e for them where for a while she sustained at considerable cost some 300 cats, but this she found troublesome and expensive, and concluded to try chloroform. She pays a dime apiece for all cats brought to her, chucks them into an air tight basket' along with a snonga well soaked in chloroform and soon the cats troubles are past. Mrs.

Deride moves into a neighborhood, organizes a brigade of small boys, and soon the cats disappear. Then she moves on. Preparing for War. It is reported from Topeka that the populist administration Is going to give the state militia a thorough overhauling. Every Republican officer la to be discharged and a populist put in bis place.

It Is said that there are more than 100 commissioned officers that will have to go. Bedes the State National which has a membership limited to less than 1800 men, the populists are now organizing a military force greater than this country baa eytr seen, except In time of war. It la reported that fully 60,000 populists are to be pat under arms, and men are being drilled all over the state. The Republicans 'axe also arming and organizing, and it looks very much as though Kansas would bleed again soon. Why "Not Come South? It seems almost Incredible that while the.

people of, this City were enjoying; me last week with empty fireplaces and il THIS DAILY PICAYUNE KEY OltfcEANS THURSDAY, IJARCiI 2f ISO opea windows, no. farther north of WIT ew or eventually go to New York out it is not vet than Maryland the snows wer so heavy than Marvland th now as almost to block up tha railroads. It makes one feel chilly to read about a rassenger train, drawn by two large engines, plowing through snowdrifts 10 feet deep and 150 yards long, and thaf. too. In a "southern state." One would think that all the people that can would be only too glad to take refuge from such climatic severities in our perpetual summer.

Gave Him a Sword. Chancellor Ton Capri vi ci brated 1 62d birthday last week and the kaisei was the first to cell upon him and offer his He offered also at a birthday gift a habdst me sword, goldr bilted and splendidly itet with precious stones. It seems to be thought in Berlin that the gift has soaie deep warlike significance. PERSONAL AKP GENERAL KOTES. M.

J. Hardle, of Baton Eouge, is at thf St. Chart es Hotel. F. Martin, of New; Iberia, Is quartered at Hotel Denechaud.

A. N. Strenike. of Baton Rouge, Is registered at Hotel Denechaud. Mrs.

R. Nprveli; of the Md of Passes lighthouse. Is visiting city for a couple of weeks. and Is stopping at Cassldy's Hotel. The Keeley Help Club will give one of Its Interesting musical and.

literary entertainments to night at the Woman's Club, No. 2SO. Camp street. John Wool bridge, a prominent Chicago attorney, and his family, who have been spending several weeks at Pass Christian, left for home last night. O.

Gaiterer, M. of the United" States marine, hospital service. In spending a few days In the city. He Is stopping at the Cosmopolitan. Mrs.

Sara Bigstaff and daughter, of Newport, ar at the Hotel lloyal Mr. Bigstaff Is a well known capitalist and bridge promoter of that city. Lady Uordoa In her search through English libraries for books written by women has discovered a pamphlet on rights of women, published In 1606 by Mary AsselL Its title Is "Advice to Miss Kllza Sullivan Oakcy of Saratoga, la an enthusiastic vegetarian, and i she has a vegetarian cat. The cat was Taken its mother when a young kitten and has never been permitted to eat meat. It is understood that nnleaa the negotiations miscarry the New York Times will be bought by a syndicate of th personal friends of Orover Cleveland and will become really his personal organ during his administration.

FLU. Knopp, D. A. Campbell, O. Walker and daughters, D.

and wife. Miss Mary N. Wolcott, Auguste Tnneye and wife, J. S. McDonald and wle, and Miss McDonald, all of Chicago a at the St.

Charles Hotel. It has taken less than five years to complete the new edition ofj Chambers' the last volume! of: which has Just been Issued. This 1 makes It more nearly up to date than the BrifAn nica, which was ten years In preparation." Father T. F. Delaney will preach next Sunday night at St.

Theresa's church on he "Catholic Confession." The' attendance at St. Theresa's last night was very large, and. Father Delaney delivered an eloquent sermon on "The Christian Mother." The novel called "An Exquisite Fool," which bas attracted considerable attention In England, turns out to be" by Miss I'oynter. the author of "My Little Lady." The publishers thought so highly of It that they resolved oa the experiment of Issuing it anouymoosly. Christopher E.

Heydiick, who has been appointed to the vacancy on the supreme beash of Pennsylvania occasioned by the resignation of Chief Justice Pax son and the promotion of Justice Sterrltt, lives at Franklin, and is the foremost member of the Venango county bar. Tb scalp tor. It H. Park, who reproduced Miss Rehan'a outline silver for the Montana exhibit at the world's fair, is to execute a statue of Pere Marquette, the early explorer of th upper lake region. which Svisconsin means to send to the capltol at Washington.

Ha riso has a commission for a bust of lresldent Harrison. 1 he smallest locomotive ever built to be run by steam will be exhibited at the world's fair by Henry Case, a Jeweler of Gloversville, N. Y. Its construction has cost Mr. Case over three years' steady labor.

The engine Is only 8 inchealn length, and Its weight Is IV, pounds. It will run upon a track 10 feet in diameter. Richard Olaey, the Bestonlai who Is to succeed William Henry Harrison Miller as attorney general. Is sturdily built mas of uiletUum. l.eiah,t, whose physical make up lit suggestive of character.

A grayish tingtd mustache sets off a round face distinguished by breadth of forehead and squareness of jaws. As a lawyer Olney tanks with the best at the Boston bar. Philadelphia Times, Feb. 20: and Mrs. Henry Whelen, the Misses Whelea snd Dr.

and MUs Pauline Townsend have left Xew Orleans for a trip to Florida and Cuba. Ubey received a great deal of attention during their stay in New Orleans. Joseph Moore. gave a theatre party and supper on Wednesday last in honor of Miss Hern don, of New Orleans, the guest of Mrs. George Rutlcdge Preston.

Two Mexican women, the Senoras Lou lsa Leglerly and Forlunata Ronslat, control the recently discovered rich gold placer mining district at Magdalena. near Hermosllto, Sonora, to which something of a rush was lately started. The women are residents of the village of Magdalena, and were the original discoverers of the rich pla'cers. They hove secured the title to thirty five of the richest claims in the district, and are putting in steam machinery for washing the gOld. k.

The Italian Princess Vlcovaro, daughter of Lorillard Spencar, of New York, not long ago a letter at her villa near Lucerne, Switzerland, saying that if $3000 were not deposited In a certain place by a fixed time her villa would be blown up. She handed the letter to th police, who, by pretending to comply with the demand, canght the writer, a young man, who admitted ha was driven to the attempt by his intense desire to come to this country and see the fair at Chicago. Baron von Wedel, a wraltay young Ger mon, traveling In Persia, ventured to attend service In a mosque, which Mahom medana belive to be denied by the presence of a Christian. He was at first approached by the worshipers, upon whom he drew his revolver. was then beaten and finally tied by the feet to the tall of a horse, which, was.

then whipped into a gallop. When rescued; by a telegraph employe he was unconscious, and he has since became a hopeless maniac. He was lately placed In a private lunatic aylnm near Vienna. The interesting suggestion that Henrx George be sent to Manchester as TJalted States consul is only less interesting than that other suggestion that Mr. George take up his residence In London a view to entering parliament.

Many Eng. llsh radicals have given Mr. George this invitation, and assured, him that he could easily obtala a seat. Mr. Georaa recognla that his dlsdplea make up at best only a respectable minority 4n any congressional district in this country, and is not likely to become a candidate for the house of representatives.

"In England, however, there are aome parliamentary boroughs where radicals of various shadas mignt be Induced to combine on such a candidate. Secretary and Mrs. IClklns and Secretary and Mrs. Knak will remain in Washington until summer. Secretary will to liv aeierminea bow soon this i e5ected Tne aecretary of state.

John W. Foster, and his wifs left tor Europe yesterday. Promptly, after 4 Secretary Koble seeks Ms old home In St. Louis, Secretary Charles Foster goes back to Fostoria, Ohio, and Attorney General Miller resumes bis old life, la Indianapolis. Postmaster General and Mrs.

Wanamaker and family will leave on March 8 for a leisurely trip In their prlvata car through Florida, Mexico and California. Upon their return east, soma time In June, they expect to go abroad. A dispatch from Fc rt Dodge, Iowa, 26, says: "Mrs. William Wilbur, of Rowan, has been adjudged: Insane, and sent to the asylum. The immediate causs of her losing her mind was a graphic pen picture of hell drawn la the 'pulpit by her pastor.

The preacher's description of the torments of the. damned made such a vivid impression upon Mrs. Wilbur's mind that her reason was overthrown, it Is feared that she Is helplessly insane." l' The only man who. It is said, ever escaped from Moyamea. prison, died recently la JTrankford.

There was an execution at the prison the day he escaped and the door of his cell was left open. Walls the condemned man was on the caffold the occupant of the cell, who nad not yet been convicted. and was consequently dressed In his own clothes, walked out and stood among the Jurymen and others. Noticing that they had left their hats In the onica of the prison, be went to the office, made tbo excuse that he could not bear to see a man hanged, and, picking up a hat belonging to a visitor, signified his Intention getting a tittle outside air. The obliging dark on duty opened the door and the quandom prisoner walked out, and was soon out of th state.

He wss not rearrested. Ontario, CaW has a street railway that Is operated partly by horse power and partly by gravity. When the town was founded an avenue feet wide was laid out with space In the center for a street car line. This avenue Is six miles long, running from the town of Ontario to the mountains, with a steady ascent varying from 100 to 250 feet to the mile. In December, 1888, the railroad was completed and horse cars put on.

A couple of Ingenious mechanics, J. B. Tays and James Birch, decided that the horses might as well ride on the down trip, and accordingly designed a small platform car, which slides under the main car, for the descent. On this tne horses rids down, the car running by gravity. The arrangement has been in successful use since March, lasa.

The down trip Is regularly made thirty minutes, but the cars sometimes come down In half that time without stops. Colonel Richard Vose died at Nyack. N. last week. Of him the New York Tribune says: "He was born Sept.

2, 1830, at Waitesboro. Oneida county, N. Y. For forty years he had been identified with the car spring business and was the inventor of several car spring aupllances. In 18CS he established the firm of.

Vose, Dlmmiore which was merged in 1875 with the Valentine Car Spring Company, of which he was elected president. He commanded the Sever tr flrst Regiment, New York State Volunteers, In the ciril war, and did good servloe. He was the "messenger of peace" from the Seventy first Regiment to New Orleans In February, 1881, receiving an ovation along the route and a great reception In New Orleans. He ira a stanch Democrat, but cared rore for business than for political preferment. lie was married three times and his last wife and three children survive bim.

He was a prominent Freemason, and had acquaintances aU over the country." "It Is, perhaps, not generally known. said James M. Sherman to the St. Louis Republic, "that the late General Beaure gard built the fltst cable railroad In this country, it was built Jnst after the war. between Mew Orleans and Carroilton, a little town which Is now a portion of the city of New Orleans, The motive power was a locomotive raised on a frame so that the driving wheels could revolve freely.

Bolted to one of the driving wheels was a sheave wheel by which the cable was driven. The cable was an endless manila rope about one and one half Inches In diameter, which made its circuit of six miles on sheaves hung under overhead timbers, supported by posts on either side of a doable track. The cars were hauled by a short grip, which was raised up to allow it to pasa over the hanging sheaves. This arrange ment worked satisfactorily so far as the power was concerned, but the great difficulty was in the contraction and expan akn of tb BuuUi opa Xbla iai certain extent was obviated, toy aoUing Ue driving locomotive back and forth on Its bearings. Soms three weeks sines an electric road has been put Into operation on the site of this old cable road." Every day the woman's role of honor Is lengthened by the addition of names of those called to places of Importance in the professional, educational or Industrial world.

Dr. Carolina 8. Pease has been appointed as a member of the board of examiners at the State Hospital for tha ItMine at Poughkeepsle. All such hospitals In this stats mast now employ one resident woman, physician, but Dr. Pease Is the first woman to become a member of the exatninlng board.

Miss Adeline E. Knapp has been sent to Honolulu by a San Francisco paper to act as Its reprsentatlve during the annexation crisis. Should there be war she will act as war correspondent, and exen If peace prevails the commission is Important and of a kind not often given to a woman. The governor of. Missouri has appointed thirteen women as notaries public The first scientific medical Journal ever Issued by women will be published this month under the editorenip of E.

M. Rcys Gavltt, M. D. All the work will be done by women, snd Dr. Mary P.

Jacob! is Included among the contributors. The class of 14 in the law department of New York University has chosen a womau for its president. Miss Florence Danger field, of Auburn. Miss Saih B. Richardson ba been made second vice president, and Miss Emma Voos has the office of historian.

Miss Voos won the prtxe for the best essay on a legal subject. Arrivals at Hotel Schmltt: John F. Kelly, Cincinnati; W. Morris. Mobile; A.

Murray. Hamilton, Canada; T. Lambert, San Antonio; John Diamond, J. Kohlberg, Philadelphia; R. N.

Mlnter, Kansas City; R. P. Lewis. H. 11.

Waddell. Plttaburg; A. T. Wright, bt. Joseph, L.

P. Wheeler, Quincy, J. G. Markscity; C. Y.

Brownlee, Sarpy, La. E. R. Hammerer, Dallas; O. T.

Smith, North Carolina; H. McDonald, Cincinnati; W. K. Adams, Montgomery, M. H.

Landman, New York; A K. White, Cleveland; M. J. Peters, Salt Lake City; S. W.

New York. Arrivals at Cassldy's Hotel: W. B. Larkln, Oak Ridge, W. Reagan, Red River Clifford AVliey, Paris.

HI. W. E. Bowers, St. Louis; W.

J. Horner, lower coast; A. Gradewlnta, Brooklyn; Gus J. May, Natchea. Mrs.

J. A. Andrews, Baton Rouge. La. V.

M. Jackson, Bayou Sara, Barrow, P. S. Baegarn, Point Coupee, Ia. B.

F. Barrow, Baton Rouge. La. Captain James A. Andrews, Baton Rouge, Frank P.

Davis. Morgan City. La. Hotel Denechaud arrivals: W. P.

Irion. HouBton, O. H. Spcnce, Crystal springs. Miss.

H. C. Smith. St. Bernard, George Mathis, Melville, B.

McNeil, H. Watts, Mobile; Harry O. Hill, Montgomery, Geo. II. Bat tier, Memphis, A.

N. Strcnske, Baton Rouge; R. Snpple. Bayou Goula, La. John F.

Smith. Natcbes, Miss. K. W. Howard, New York city; K.

J. Doaglas, Denver. Miss Anna E. Bowling. Birmingham; J.

P. Martin, New Iberia. La. Amos Kibbs. Owens boro.

Ky. Arrivals at the Battle House, Mobile; MIbs Mary Dhrrod, England; John Evans, New York; F. Hotchklss and wife, Buffalo; R. S. Butler, Cincinnati; L.

Porter and 'wife, Jackson and wife, T. Bolllna, Chicago B. II. Holmes, New Jersey; Frank Williams and wife, Mississippi: Geo. W.

Robinson, A. Littlejohn, New York; Mrs. A. E. Pebeck, S.

J. Tennaiit, New Orleans; H. G. Si odd and Wife, Chicago; Mrs. Broce.

Mlns Broce, M. 8. Baldwin and wife, J. F. McGregory, Mrs.

L. A Richardson, New York; W. J. Cord," Omaha; Max Frank, New York; J. Cv Williams and wif.

Wisconsin; H. C. Sbonr, C. L. Leany, Alabama; W.

H. Colwen, New York; Pittsburg; J. A Carey, Trenton; 8. Smith, Cincinnati; A Uhfelder, MontgorVryr P. B.

Clark. ml ham; I. L. MAris, New York rh Kapp. St.

Lain A vnaa. Hotel Royal H. H. Godfrey CltV Geo. Audvln and.

Ce. OLicaeo nit City; F. W. Dunn, a id wife. Ix)uiaviiip.

wife, Chicago; John 1 T. Chandler, St. Louis, and wife, St. Loui; H. wife.

Cohocs. N. I Ahren, Morton and' Ja City; voodwar4 Vv ills mty. J. P.

Harrington. Erie. mlngs, Toconig; Geo. Phillips, New York Henry SchaJTer and wife, Carroilton! Jas. Fleetwood aud wife.

DenTe7 Mrs. BrayjtatT, Miss C. Braystall" Newport, Miss C. T. Baker Sl Louis; E.

B. Clark, Miss Grace E. Clark Chicago; T. K. Oglesby, Moatgomerr' Ala O.

F. Hotchklss and wife, Buffalo! Lyonr Selma, Ala. Chenny, Albla, Iowa: J. LL Udord. Mount Ayr.

Iowa; F. L. Guches. Oscelo! Iowa; W. H.

VoU and wife, Blalrstowa. Among the arrivals at the St. Charles Hotel are: G. Krlgar, Mississippi Miss Sharp, California; Ja. Mcilrata! New York: H.

D. Martin. Indianaolhi W. H. Price, Lafourche; Joe Sackmaa! J.

H. Goodman. New York; B. L. Goodwin and wife.

St. Louis; G. P. Ander ton and family, W. L.

Shaffer, Louisiana V. A Goddard. Saginaw, Theo! Welch, Montgomery: W. Beck. Detroit Mrs.

II S. Hovt. IyiwoII L. Hoyt, Concord, N. EL; Langdon Smith, Jno.

Evans. New York; Jas. B. McKee, Miss W. B.

McKee. Baltimore, Md Mrs. W. H. West.

Dong island; Jno! wooiDnuge, wue ana daughter, Chicago Miss Mary Durrad, England; Geo. Met! calfe, Cincinnati, Ohio; Geo. Seckendorf. Get tenon, New York; J. L.

Louisville; H. F. Perry, Mrs. 11. I'erry, Mary Barnett, Hopkinsville, Ky I.

A. GalJinger, Pittsburg. Mrs! Fenton. Mrs. Tatton.

Savannah, Ga. Alex. Wiggins and wife; J. K. Uobin son.

Misses Kobinsou. Miss F. Hicriria bottom, F. Floyd, Chicago; L. Hunter: H.

J. Peterson. Cincinnati; T. Sullivan. Memphis; U.

Spruaua.Chlcago; J. Cunningham and family, Rochester, N. Yl Hcsbaku's Calcined Magxksia. Fon first premiums awarded; more agreeable tha taste and smaller dose than any other marnesia; for sale in bottles only, wlta United States government registered labul attached, without which none la genuine, at druggists and country store. Wnndr of Msn Dro antam Wa Have 10,000,000 Nerves and Withstand 40.000 Pounds of Atmos pberie Preuare.

In the human body there Ire 263 bones, says the Popular Science Monthly. Ths muscles are about 600 In number. Tat length of the alimentary canal Is abont 32 leet. The amonnt of blood In an ad nil averages 30 pouids, or ful'y One fifth the! entire weight. The heart is six Inches length and 4 Inches In diameter, and biati iv umes per uiiuuie, umes per Hour.

100,800 times per day, 36.792,000 tim per year. 2,565,440.000 in three score and ten, and at each beat 214 ounces of boo4 are thrown out of it. 175 ounces per min ute, 656 pounds per honr, 7 tons pe? day. All the blood in the body passes through the heart in three minutes. This little organ by its ceasless Industry pumps eacb day what la equal to lifting 122 toot one foot high, or one ton 122 feet high.

The lungs will contain about one galioa of air at their usual degree of inflatioa, We breathe on an average 1200 timet per hour, inhale 600 gallons of air. 01 24.000 per day. The aggregate surface of the air ceils of the lungs exceeds 20,000 square inches, an area nearly equal to the floor of a room 12 feet sqnare. The average weight of the brain of an adult male Is 8 pounds and 8 ounces, of a female, 2 pounds and 4 ounces. The nerves are all connected with it directly or by the spinal These nerves, together with their branches and minute ramifications, probably exceed 10.O0O.OU0 in number, forming a "body gifard." outnumbering by far tha gicatest army ever marshaled.

The skia is composed of three layers, snd varies from one fourth to one eighth of an inch; in thickness. The atmospheric pressure being about 'fourteen pounds to th noar ac, sv ftutyott ot laedlam sisa la subjected to a pressure of 40.OUO pounds! Each square Inch, of skin contains 8309 sweating tubes or perspiratory pores, each of which may be likened to a little drain pipe one fourth of an inch long, making an aggregate length of the entire tile ditch for draining the body almost forty miles long. Man Is marvelously made. Who Is eager to Investigate ths curious and wonderful works of or 1 nlpotent wisdom, let bim not wander thsi wide world around to seek, them, but exj amine himself. .1 XiiivD.

GUZMAN At her resldenre. an bsyoa Vto i cnt, aesx BiideU. Saturday, Ffbll, 18S. at 4:25 clock a. Mrs.

J08EPEHNS i J. GUZMAN, wife of J. E. Guxman, Br and daughter of Major John B. Cooper, of Virrinla ared 63 rears.

.1 irAjjOXB On WednesflaT." Msreh 1, 1898. I I I 1 child of Anna Twomey and Alfred J. Ualooa, aged 17 months. The friends of the family are respectfully hv rlted to attend tha funeral, which will taks Thtm tTlmrmAn ft EwealOM at o'clock. from th riamce of tbe parents, 14S Eaystaai Fields street, near St.

Claude street. ARRET At p. WednMT March 1. 189. CATHERD.fi FAKRKIX.

a as tire of TIpperary. Irelaad. aal T5 years. The friends and acquaintances of th family, are respectfully lnrlted to attend the funeral, which will take plr.ee front the residence or her niece. Mrs.

J. Donovan. 64 St. Thomas strseet. at 3:30 p.

This (Thursday) Eren lns TJUVIGVAUD On Wwlray. March 1, lfm. at 1:30 a. ODETTE rTAIU.NACD, aged 10 yean, a natiTe of Ne Orleans. Tha friends and acquttatance of the fa nns respectfully Invited to sttend tha funeral which wlU tat pUce Tui renins.

March 2, at 4 o'clock, from heripts residanoe, Grand Route Bt. John, jf PRETTL On Wednerfay mornlns. Msrrh I 1S03, it 8 o'clock, A MftxXb. oldest child or Raymond Ieull and Louise Guyol. ajed years and nioaUia.

The friends and acquaintances of the DreuO Guyol and Ploe families, are respetfallj inTlted to attend the funeral, which will take place from the residence of her parents No. 629 Baronne street, at 11 o'clock Thunx day morning. Oalreston papers please copy. VTEBSTEE On Wednroday. March 1, ISM T.

ABAMrMA V. RICH, TrsV. U. 1fe of L. Webater.

Funeral on Thursday at p. from to Ute residence. No. 1S8 Ninth street, bet woes Camp and Chestnut. at 2 SO o'clock a.

to ALiXADBK 6AK. VIKR. aired 63 years, native of the Canton ot SavinWn, Coinmuue de Xoulllera, Arroa dis'iement de St Jean d'Anreliane, Depart. tnnt de CharanU Inlorieure, Frauott. .11 uamlntancA of tlk famllT also the members ot the Club de la Ieinoeru Franeaise, are respectrnuy MTiiea to hi.

hnr.i vhich will take clie Thi Thurs day) Evening, at o'clock, from his late resl denee. on Bocheblave, between Lapeyrooee and Laharpe streets. OH THIS FAKT UI 113 "A)n, After tha Picaynne OonnttBg room closed Funeral Kotlces wUl ba received in the Editorial rooms, second floor, ot la tne Type setting De. partmant, fourth floor, till fifteen minutes to 'clock every morning. IV TOD ABB CONCKVeD IN THJS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPFiIEHT of THE SOUTH.

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