Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1880, Page 4

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Horne and Katharine Corcu- ran, “Hoarts of Ont.” = Hamtin'« Thentre, * Clark street, botween Washington and Randolph, Hnangemont of Miss Katio Putnam, “Lona, the i Badeap."* THURSDAY, MARCIE 25, 1880, SEVEN moonsiiners have been captured noar Atlanta, Ga., and nino illicit distilleries *} discovered, The revenue officers have made a {| good haul this time. pala 4 ‘Tnz Radical party have carried the elec- tions in Bulgaria by a largo majority, and tuo present Government of that Provinco will have togivo wuy for one moro progressiye. Tne County Conventions already held throughout Kansas have selected 148 Binine del- egates.and 9£ who favor Grant. It ts thought that Blaine will hayo a majority of sixty in the 2 ‘Btate Convention. MeEALY Srovan, a romantic region in clnssic Bridgeport, is traversed by a body of water which some parties call a stream, but tho Supremo Court yestorday devided that it wns not 9 nnviguble one, : ee 4 Tar Washington Post, Democratic organ, 4. Says that although Horntio Seymour is not a eandivato for the Domoeratic nomination, and docs not wantit, he will accept if tendered the Position. Of dourso ho wi e ‘Tne Popo Is reported to be much chagrined i ‘by the response which tho Czar hna mado fn ree 4! Ply to bis Holiness’ congratulations. In eclo- brating the event with such pomp and display as he ald the Hoty Father bas only his labor for bis pnins. - ‘Tu Prestdent yesterday appointed James . B. Angell, now Presidont of tha Michigan Uol- versity, Minister toChina {nthe placo of Mr. Seward. Prof. Angoll 1s another of those lit etary fellows" to whom Bir, Hayes has tnkon 80 kindly. Tho appointment ta nn excellent one, eens Ir {s very epparent that Gen. Sherman docs not approve of Scorctary Schurz’s paternal treatment of the Indians. Tha Government, '- which feods thesavages at a heavy expanso whilo its soldiers are fighting them at an awful cost, is practicing a mnagnanimity which Tooumsch thinks vorges on the bordors of folly, en f i Euocrse Famrax WiL.iAmson, 2 gentle yonn about 40 years of axe, and a residont of é Pittaburg, was arrested in Baltimore yostorday, ty cburgod with writing the annoying lettors to the ** Itov. Dr. Morgan Dix, of New York. Fairfax “ tdmitted tho writing of tho letters, but could o give no reason for his peculiar action. ———— ‘Tne Common Council at its mecting Inst night resolved to mako tho street-lamp appro- priation the samo ns Inst year, To pring :he ‘Dill within the required 2 per cont Mmit $190,000 more was lopped off. The bill was thon passed, and goes to Mayor Harrison, who will undoubt- ely apply his pruuing-knife to some of tho tems. | ‘Tre Russian Minister of Instruction seoms to have an amount of good horso sonse not usu- : ally possessen by tho rulers of that country, He 4 thinks that wore tho Nihilists given an oppor- tunity to discuss their princtptes In the.public Presa they would bo shown to be so untagonistle to true morality that they would reccive and morit almost unfversul cundemnation. —- Wirn a view to presenting a solld and united front to tho Kearnoyites, the Citizens Protective Union of San Francisco haa nomi: natod fifteen proporty-owners na candidates to ‘bo voted forat tho charter elcotion in that city next Tucsday. Of the fifteen, eight uro Domo- crate and seven are Republicans. It te thought that tho party cunvontions will indoreo those nominations, 2 ; | "Pur students of the Queen’s College, Cork, who presented Mr, Purnell with an address, havo been summoned to appear before the Col- ft jege authoritics to anawer for thetr conduct, It A is not at ull Improbablo that the students will be + expelled. Mr. Parnell, though a member of the Uiritist, Parliamont, {9 considered by the land- Jord Government a rather dangcrous exemplar for young men. REPRESENTATIVE ‘I'OMAS, of. Illlnots, ., WH bring tnamlnority reportin favorof the % roorgunizatiog of the Pension Burcau on a alt a feront ‘basls from that ayreed on by tho major ity of ttid’Committes on Peh#oos. ‘Tho Thomas bill would appoint a Board of Rovlew, to which ;' whaloneracould appeal fram thy decision of the ‘ommissfoner of Pensions, the. dccisiun of this Soard tobe finatin all cases, © ** os Ox account of the Ice famine of the past . winter in this region tho vessel-ownors thought Ag thoy mlght du a very profitable busincaa by } ringing here large curgovs of {co from Suuito- {, * woo and other places, only to tind, howoyer, that they cunnot ell {t to such advantage wa they deemed probable, The avernge prio offered Js only about 3 per ton. Tho {ce is puld to he ‘ Mbt and so tmpuro us to be uvallable for pack ing purposes o1 Department from Fort Peck that many mem. bere ot Sitting Bull's band have applied at that Pluoe for food, offering to surrender their army and thote ponies if tholr wants were supplied, 7( Inthle conncotion it may be udded that Becro- tary Beburs cxpreseca it as hls opinion that all the Indlans who took any part in the Movker wussacre will soon be captured through the {ue “ strumentallty of Jack. 1 Sas: i Tux Democrats of the Eighteenth Ward nominated Ald, Jousa for re¥icction to the Council) inat evening, It is quite probable that Mr, Jonas will arrive at w sensible conclusion und deciine, He hus not the faintest chance of success ayguinst the Hepublican candidate, and hw ought nottorun. The respectable peopto of ; the Highicenth Ward are tired of Jonas, and will '* yulogate him to privute fife-—to a tanuury~If bo bas thy temerity w run, Jt ts by no meus INTELLIGENCE has reached the Interlor TUL CHICAGO creditable to the kld-gloved young Doimoernts of thowand that they should put forward so conspicuously unfit a candidate, or one of #0 ‘unsavory a reputation as tho man Jonas. Pere hapa it was in tho Interest of free-trado that th hom{nation was made. . eee Tar LBintne Cotored Club of Chieago, an Ormnization already numbering sixty+threa mombers, and rapidly increasing In strength, 1s out fn an address on the Prestdontial question, The Club takes na deotted stand in opposition to athind term, and although prepared to support the nominco of the Chicago Convention, protests against tho selection of Gen. Grant ns tho Ro- publican standani-bearer, and expresses 5 strong preforanca for James G, Blain. Ex-Gov. Povs in, of Wisconsin, and Mr, Washburn, of Minnesota, addressed the Com- mittee of the Houso of Hopresentatives yostor- day in favor of improving the navigation of tha Upper Mississippi by the reservoir system, Thoy prosented tho optnions of eminent cn- aincers in favor of the feasibility of tha plan. Tho cost of constructing the resrrvolrs was extimated nt $1,500,000, and about $5,000,000 mora Would be required fue damagos and contingen- cies, ‘THF State Supreme Court has decided that tho bondsmen of David A. Gage as City Trens- urerare Hable for tho full amount of his do- falention, thus reverslig tho decision of the Appellate Court, which helt that, as Gago had not slyned the bond at tho proper time, the bondsmon were not Hable, ‘That n mere teehni- | catlty should not relense the bondsmen from lin- bility ta very satiafuctory, and there should be no delay in recovering into tho Treasury, If pos oe the full amount of the dofaleation, —- Tur reorganization of the Atlantic & Great Western into the Now York, Penusyjyania & Ohio Raltrond Company was yesterday perfected At Cloveland. A lonn of $8,000,000 hns been mado with which to pay off a first mortgage of about $5,200,000, the batanee to be expended in Improy- Ing tho Iino by laying steel rails, narrowing tho Bnugo to the standard, and adding to the equlp- anent, All the officers and omployés of the old organization aro continued, Gen. Devereaux, Inte the Receiver, having been clected Presl- dent. ie = : | THE entire business portion of the town of Sarmana, Sante Domingo, was burned on tho Mth of March, Tho loss is estimated nt $1,500,000, and the space cteupted by tha burned buildings exeecds six eres. The burning waa caused by tho wind blowing avout tha embers of a fire which a sleepy servant had kindled in bis mns- ter'skltchen, There being no Insurance, nearly nil the merchants of the place aro utterly rufned. Tho poorer classes would have per ished were tt not for tho abundance of fruit In tho surrounding country. ———— Tre Queen, through the Lord Chancellor, Prorogued Parlinment yesterday with a view to immediate dissolution, and took occasion, as ‘usual, to thank the members (there were only twenty-fiva presont) for thoir zeal and ability, drew a rose-tinted picture of the Internnl affairs of England, and predicted a speedy ending of | tho Afghan war.';'Tho writs for elections will ba fasted immediately. The nominations for tha boroughs will tako placo In tho enrly part of next week, autho elections towards Its close. The conntios or shires will clect membors a fow days later, —_— Jonor Moran rendered a decision of great moment in tho Circult Court yesterday. He held that persons not freeholders wore de- barred fromserving on jurics in thia State, Tho common law provides that a freehold qualifica- tion [s necessary for jurors, and os thero 1s, no Provision of any Stato law ropoaling this princl- ple, but, on tha contrary, tho statuto requires that “na juror shall be free from all legal ox- ception,” tho Judge hold that non-freeholders wero int competent to servo, Should this do- cision bo sustained by tho higher Courts, it will: do much to facilitate tho obtaining of compo- tent jurors, and tho occupation of the unwashed ‘and dishonest *profoasional” will have passod away. Tre abominably filthy condition of the down-town streets during the spring and winter, and tho clouds of blinding dust which have pre- vailed there for tho last fow days, have again led to tho discussion of plans by which tho streets can bo kept in somo kindof decent condition, ‘Tun Trimune has frequently urged tha paving of all the streets of tho South Division north of Twolfth street as boing not only a good schemo but avery feasible one. Tho accumulated mud of the business district is now brought by tho wagon-wheols from the adjacent muddy un- paved streets. With all theso paved oa far south as Twelfth, the wagon-wheels would lose most of their muddy incrustations before reach- ing tho principal thoroughfares, Tho Common Council ahoutd Investigate this plan and avo if It will not work. ‘Tne antl-third-term boom shows signs of great notivity in alldirections. In New York State club meotings nro held almost nightly in tho different Assombly districts, and it is esti- mated that thoro are moro than 60,000 Repuh- Neans in the State who will vote for a Democrat in the ovent of Grant boing tho Chicago noml- nee. Tu tho addresses issued by the Indopondent Rypublican Asscclation in New York City, tho kbynote of opposition to atbird term issounded in the devlaration that tho nomination of Gon. Grant would be a step toward dofent, In Now York ag in St, Louls the anti-third- formers ara burning thelr bridges bohind thom, and rendering retreat {mposalble, Thoy havo begun by acting within tha Republican party while yot thoro {s tino for thelr efforts to accomplish the object for which they have organized, and it reats with the Iepublican party itself to determine whothor thoy eball ro- main Ropublicans or be driyen to tho fulfitl+ ment of thelr determination to support tho Donocratic nominco as againat Gon. Grant. Dunia the entire day and tho gronter part. of tho night tho fight of ‘Tucsday wus con- Unued, and it wax not until a quartor past 12 o'clock this morning that the House adjourned without having docidod whether the excollent Revenue-Roform bill of Mr. Townshend should be taken from a Committoe which will prompt- Jy consider and repert {t to the Houso for ac- Uon, aud givon over to tho custody of & Committee which haa already announcud its determination to strangle any and all measures of the kind, On ono side of tho prolonged strugulo aro urrayod tho high-tarif® men, thelr ranks Increased for tho timo by the udhosion of a numberof mem- bers who rogurd precedent us paramount to Principle; on the other the men of both purtica who earnestly desirv to bring about tho tarilf mailfie.tions proposed in tho Townshend bill, and who very proporly reaont the represalvo Polley announced by the Ways and Means Com- Mitteo relative to all tarif logislation, At tho end of the conteat this morning nu result what- overhad been reached, the question at {ssuo standing precisely whoro it dfd ut tho outsct, eres BENDING BILLA TO A HOSTILE cuMMIT- ‘The action of tho House of Representatives on Monday has attracted considerable atten- tion throughout the country, Mr. Town- shond, of Ilnols, deserves the thanks of the country for the exposure and’ conyetion of tho Ways and Moans Committee, of Speaker Randall, and of hls purty; for thg oxposure of nacheme by which exclusive and absolute control over some of the most linportant leglalation of the country waa committed to a special squad of seven members, united for the common defense of some of the greatest iniquities that ever disgraced modern legis- lation of any free country, ‘That squat was specially ‘selected by the Democratic Speaker, Randall, who was bhuself se lected by the Democratic House; and Mr, ‘Townshend, a8 Democrat of Hilnols, with a fearlesness which did him honor, success- fully exposed and denounced the betrayal of the public interest by the Democratic Speaker and the canting hypocrisy and false pretenses of the Demoerntle majority which has mado this. sama Speaker Randall its officiat organ and Fernando Wood its prophet. ‘The present tarlif was framed and adopted under the exigencies of the War and tho consequent demands for revenue to meet the National obligutions, Sincd then one fourth of the National debt fas beon pald, and the amount of luterest on the bonded debt has been reduced one-third; the Gov- ernment credit 13 so established that this same Committee of Ways and Means are Ine alsting that the whole bonded debt can be funded at 3!¢ per cents At the end of fifteen yenrs of penee there Is a natural desire for a reduetlon of many: of the extraordinary Wor taxes, Various propositions have been inde to that effeet, The farmers of Iowa, Uilnols, Wisconsln, Michigan, Ohte, Pennsylvania, Now York, and New Engtand are largu producers of butter and cheese for export. ‘he butter manufactured for export requires, In order to meet ready sale nbrond, to be made with pence ian and quality of salt not manu- facturod fn this country. Ons of the War taxes Is 9 tax on Imported dalry-salt, and this tax adds largely to the cost of producing the butter, and 1s 8 proporttonate reduction of Its value to the farmers, Another proposition has been to reduce all the excessive or prohibitory taxes, ranging from 55 to 124 por cont, ta 50 per cent, which, with enstoms fees andiniseellancous charges and the cost of frotght, willstill equal G0 to 65 per cent taxon the consumers, Another Is to remove the unnecessary (axes from paper, and pulp, and all the raw materials entering {nto the manufacture of print-paper. None of these articles are now Imported, ag tho tax Is prohibitory, and is added by tho pulp and paper makers’ to the price of the urticle purchased by publishers. In a country where the raw niaterlals of paper—conalsting of wood, straw, rags, old rope, tow,’ old jute, and ginny bags, nnd waste from the cotton wills—are so remarkably cheap and abundant, and whero the machinery ts driven. by inex- pensive water-power and the Iubor cousists mainly of girls, women, and boys em pldyed at low wages, the continua- tion of the paper duty on publishers is & wanton abuse of power without a shadow of apology or justitieation, So with other speelfic taxes Imposed by n taril® which at this time, aud andor present circumstances, 1s but a license to privileged persons to plunder und rob other classes of manufact- urers and the great mass of tho people. Measures looking to the repeal or modifi- cation of thege excessive taxes were referred to this Committee of Ways and Means; 1 Democratle committee, appoluted by the Democratic Speaker of the Democratic House.’ That Committee, by a. majority of 7 votes to 6, decided by yeas nnd nays to re- port none of these bills back to the ITouse, where they might bo voted upon by the repre- sentatives of the people. Under the Constl- tution, no revenue bills can originate in the Seqat ey under Speaker Randall's rulings, all such bills must be re- ferred to his packed Committee of Ways and Means; so that the Spenker’s chosen seven members selected by him. to centrol that Committee assumed the power to bid the whole country defiance, and to refuse the House the privilege to vote for.or against any Inoilification of these taxes. That was the condition of affairs when, on Monday Inst, Townshend of Illinois in- troduced a Dili to repeal certain specified sections of tho revised code,—being tho sections, covering these abominable and onerous taxes,—aud tho billwas referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws. On Tuesday Mr. Garfield and the others of the seven dictators discovered «what lad been. done, and the day was spent ina ferce debate to undo it, and get the bill into the possession of Randall's Strangulation Com- miltteo, i There is a fundamental rule of parilament- ary proceedings that no bill shall he referred toa committes known and declared to be hos- tile to the proposed measure, Ifow far this sound principle has been destroyed by the new rules of the Iouse we do not know, but tho justice of the principlo 1s indestructible. Nevertheless, scores of membors of the Tlouso of both parties, who would not-dare to face their constituents after voting agaist a mod- {feation of these barbarous duties, evaded that Issue under the protext that the Dill ought to bo sent to Speaker Randall’s Demo- cratic Conmnittee, which Committee, as they well know, happens to bo packed with ma- jority which has refused to report nny of these bills amending or nmeliorating tho more oppressive features of tho tariff, Hero {s a body of 203 members of the House of Representatives, charged with the exelu- silva authority under the’ Constitution of originating all legislation pertaining to rev- enuo and taxation, actually giving to seven members the exclusive authority of permit- ting or refusing the House to voto for or against any bill on that subject. No greater exhibition of craven submission to extortion: ate monopoly or hypoeritien! pretense of subserviency to tho “vested rights” of a committeo ever disgraced the procecdings of the Amerlean Congress, Why not vote open- jyand fearlesly upon the direct question of the passage or rejection of these bills? Why resort to the cowardly pretext of protecting Speaker Rundall’s Committee, of which For- mundo Wood Is the appropriate figure-head ? ‘Townshend had the satisfaction of putting on reeurd 9 majority vote declaring an utter wautof confidence and respect by the Demo- cratic House in the Democratic Spenker'’s Democratic Comimittes on Ways and Means, If the members of that Committes had any self-respect, if thoy were not tuo closely de- voted to the Interests of thelr clients, thoy would resent this declaration of contempt by resigning. After the exposure of ‘Tuesday, the Committee can only expect the universal contempt of the whole country. GEN. GRANT'S FU: Inquiry fg muds of Ine Triwune as to the fate of tho measure proposed ut the opening of Congress to crente the office of Marshal or Generalissimo for Gen, Grant, to be held by him during his Iife in retiremout upon half-pay, unless recalled into active service to take command of tho army In the event of war. No such measure was actually Introduced into Congress, Gen. Singleton, member of Congress from the Quincy District of this State, went to Wash- ington with some such bill In lis pocket be- foro the session opened, It was announced as Singleton’s purpose to organize Con: grcasional sentimontin favor of this measure, ‘but It was also understood that the bill would not be Introduced extept upon assurance of Its passage, ‘Lhe fact that tho bill was never presented warrants the Inferonce that Gon. Singleton did not find sufflelbnt encournge- ment to proceed with the project, and he may have been induced by party pressure to withhold the measure. The preelse influence which prevented the introduction ot this proposition cannot easily ba determined. It is-falr to presumo that Gen, Singleton yielded to the judgment of his party associates, but It cannot bu sald with any cortainty just what the Democratle motivo was for suppressing the Dill, It muy be that they felt in a genoral way that the subject would be embarrassing to them inthe fave of Gen. Grant's poasible candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination, ‘They may have concluded that any move- menton their part to give Grant a life posl- ton as nominal head of the army would bo coustrucd as an evidence that the Democratic party feared hin as tho Prestdential candidate of the Republicaiz and took thls meana ofshelvirg him, Ort} may be that the Dem- ocratic managers belloved that Gen, Grant would be the weakest candidate the Repub- Jeans could nominate, and did not on this account want to du anything to get him out ofthe way. At all events, Gen. Singleton was not permitted to bring his proposition be- fore Congress, and 1t has undoubtedly been ‘TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCIL 18s. “5, laid aside until after the: Presidential nomt- natlons sinll have been made, or unttl such tine as Gen. Grant shall declare that he Is not acandidato for a third term. ‘The proposition to Hberally penslon Gon, Grant as tho nominal head of the army would certninly be Ji order if he had ot been placed !n the attitude of a candidate for the Presidency by those who are anxtous to have him elected to that position fora third thie, About the tune he was to return from his trip nround the world, there was a very general sentient throughout the country that some adequate proviston shontd be mada for him, It ia understood that ho ts not % man of Jarge fortune, and he fs at an age when ordinary ree tiremont into private Ife without ample means would be Irxsome and out of keeping with the exalted positon he has held. Various suggestions were ninde as to tho best plan that could be adopted for bestow- ing upon the great hero ofthe War suitable compensation for his eminent services, A National subseription was proposed for one thing. Another proposition was to pass x constitutional, amendment making all ex- Presidents United States Senators for Ilfe. ifs name was assoctated at one time with the Prestdeney of the Texans Paelfic Rallrond, and still more directly and conspicuously with that of the Nicaragua Interocennle Canal Company which Adiniral Ammen had projected. ‘Of oli these propositions for placing Gon. Grantin an Independent posi- tion commensurate in. dignity and emolu- ments with his past services, Bone was re- garded so flt as the siiggestion that n new inllitary title be created for him, and that he be retired undor that ttle upon such a per ston 03 woukl do eredit to the Amerl- enn people and show that Republics are not alwnys ungrateful, Thoofllee of Licutenant- General was created for Washington after he had retired from the Prestdeney, and had set the precedent agalust a third term, which was followed by Madison, Jefferson, and Jackson, Washington accapted this honor, and it would serve as a proper precedent for rewarding Gon, Grant. whose services to the Tepublis as commander of the army that erushed out the Rebellion were second only to thoso of the man who commanded the army which’ achieved American independ- ence, The recent association of Gen. Grant's name with active puiltical life has undoubt- edly strangled for the time being the propo- sition to pension him, though it fs probable that such 1s proposition would meet with all but unanimous support wider other cirenm- stances. While Gen. Grant is placed in the attitude of sceking a party nomination for political preferment, no one could ‘urge tho- creation of a new army position for him without being suspected of self- ish motives. If the Democrats were to move in the matter they would be charged with a desire to get ri of a formidable op- ponent. Ifany Republicans wero to revive the project It would be said that they wore working In the Interest of some rival candl- date for tho Republican nomination. So long as Gen, Grant is belleved to bo, ready or desirous to rednter politteal Ife, the time for & unanimous bestowal of. National honors upon him, and for definitively fixing his place in history, must be postponed untt! his active career shall be finished. Thore is only. ono contingency In which the proposition to pro- vide for Gen, Grant in a becoming manner ean be renewed—viz.: in caso of n formal and authoritative announcement that he will notretnter public life except: upon the call of the people for the defense of the Nation. Some utterance relatlve to his candidacy for the Presidential nomination may be reason- ably expected from Gen, Grant when he as- certains what has-been done to forward his political interests dnring his absence in Cuba and Mexico. In 1876 he accepted the dec- Iaration of the Ponnaylvanta Convention against o. third’ term as a. suftelent warrant for his letter to State Senator White declaring that he was not a candidate for a third term. Now that the two great States of New York ond Pennsylvania have in- | structed thelr delegations to support him at Chicago, he will probably recognize tho pro- pyoty of an explicit declaration whothor or not ho now favors tho third-term movement. If Gen. Grant again declines to bea candi- date In the face of the precetont against a third term, It is altogether probable that tho movement for pensloning him as Marshal of the United States Army will revive spon- taneously. If, on tho other hand, he slinll en- courage the third-termers to proceed with their plans, the project for n new army posl- tion anda Hfe pension will necessarily be postponed until the Chicago Convention shall have decided whether or not It Is éxpediont to recall Gen. Grant Into political life, TEETOTALISM IN ENGLISH POLITICS, The dispatches from England for several days past have represented tho Liberals as very confident that.the pending campaign will result in the overthrow of the Tory ascentency in the Government and tho shelving of Lord Beaconsficld. Desirable ns this consummation seems In the {nterest of reform and progress, contidence is not always n truo sign of success in an election. On the other hand, itis many tlmesa mero bluff to hide weakness and uncertainty, and to prevent people from looking below tho surface, Unquestionably a Liberal success would bo hailed with sattsfaction by tho Amaeriean people, especially by that large class who havo no sympathy with the op- pressive exactions practiced by the Janded arlatocracy, and it may be that thoy have set tled down with a quiet sort of delight over the prospect of a Liberal triumph, ‘There are some elements in this English: Parlia- mentary election, however, that must bo taken Into account as sorlously unfavorable to Liberal prospects, and one of the’ most potent of these Is the influence of the “ pul- Means," or, in our moro direct American speech, “ rumsellers.? This widespread and powerful atcoholla element has recently beon roused to unusual activity by the Issue of local option which has been sprung in Parliament by the Lib- erals, As the London Saturday Revicw ox- presses it, A Liberal candidate has to think how he is to get Into Parlinment, and when he finds the publicans lost to him ho sgpks his new world to redress the balance of the old, ‘Local option’ is the new world which he usually calls In.” In this case the bill introduced was a very vague ong, and even the Liberals themselves woro befogged In their ciféris to explain whether the measuro meant to restrain tho, sale of Nquors within certain bounds or to prohibit it altoguther, ‘The result was that the bill was shelyed by 1 vote of 134 in favor to 348 agatnst It, and thus the prohibltory side of the House, which Is the Libornl, sustaincd a sweeping defeat, white the Torles secured additional favor with the publlcans by casting thelr yotes on that side. : Prior to 1674 the publicans acted with the Liberals. ‘They area strong power in Great Britain and carry many yotes whlch thoy ab- solutuly control upon grounds which may bo sufficiently explained by the relations of debtor and creditor, ‘There are probably something more than 200,000 of thein In the United Kingdom, and, as {t Is estimated that each one of thom controls un averagg of flye | votes, It will be seen that they exercise a very Important fntluence upon ‘elections. ‘They have turned agatnst the Liberals dur- tng. the past six years, because their antago- nists, the temperance agitators, have neted in and through tha Liberals to force thelr re- strictive measures upon tho country. ‘The situation fs not unlike that in this country at thines; and just as the Republican party has niways been defented when tt has had to enrry prolibttionist measures, so the Lib ertis were defeated in 1874, when the pub- Means abandoned thom and went over to the renks of the-Tortes, u In tho conduct of an election the publicans have no grout adyniitage. In tho first pinca thoy have n voting constituency whiah they control ns absolutely ns if they were enttle, and tho gin-nillsof Great Britain are just as trie to the ‘Torles as tho rum-shops are to the Democracy In tho Clty of Now York. Secondly, us the London Review remarks, thoy know Just what thoy want and: they want but one thing, and that is, non-Inter- ference with thelr bustuess, ‘They care not how a candidate stands on budgets, treaties, wars, or forelyn relations, Al they want to knoweis how he stands on gin and beer, Ag the Torles are sound on this question and the Liberals are not, as hias just beun shown by thelr support of toeal option, of course thoy will vote for the Tory candidates. As one English paper says: “The publicans aro perfectly falr, and would pines tho great beer interest nt the disposal of the fiercest Radical who would pledge himself that the flow of gen- ulne Hynor should be unimpeded, against tho stanchest Conseryaltye who ventured to hint that a check might not fmproperly be ‘im- posed on the mighty volume of the river of beer.” But the Radicals will not make this pledge, and the “publleans” go with ‘the party that does nothing to interfere with thelr business. Again, the publicans have every advantage In the manner of thelr elce- tloncering. ‘Chey do not have to spend any money or make any speeches, They do not even have to goout of thelr houses, Thetr constituents come to them, and they male It so pleasant for thom that they are glad they have come, and they come often and bring their friends with them. A glass of beer or ain aud water has a very mollifying influence upon the suffrage, especially if It 1s accom panied by the all-powerful argument that every true Englishman will resist a party which would deny to the po whint thoy ean- not take away from the rich, ‘This is a dis+ erlmination whieh appeals with force’ to ‘| every Briton, anc does not need explaining, Amerleans, therefore, who take an interest in the pending campaign which Lord Beacons- felt has sprung upon {the British nation should not be misled by the sanguine propheeles whieh appear in the foreign dis- patches, In electlon-time very often nearly all signs fall. Leaving the publleans out of the question, the Libernis are fighting aguinst immense odds. ‘They have to faco the pow- erful triple alliance of tho Church, the funkles, and the landed aristocracy, Now add to these the 200,000 or more pubiicans, With thelr absolute control of votes, and the ranks of the Tories appear ntinost Irresistl- ble. The recent defeat of the Liberalg in Southwark, a precinct of London, was vu triumph for the publicans, and there fs noth- ing to indlente that the Southwark election will be exceptional in Its results. A Liberal triumph would be a result over Which Amer- feans would rejoleg, but they should not jump at tho concluston that 1t is so to be because the Liberals anticipate It without estimating the Influence of the powerful factorin English polities to which we haye alluded, Eveny winter tho Maine Legislature adds An amendment to the problbitery Liquor Inw of that Stato, giving the tcetotal acrowa another tiist, but tho blbulous appotites of tho citizens continuo to bo gratified all thosnmo, This scs- ston's now legietation adds a. provision against eluba, which ig pronounced unconstitutional by: many lawyers, It declares club where Iquor is sold or given away common nuisinco, for- bids tho aule of cider aan beverage, and empow- ors tho Governor to romove Storiffs and County attorneys whodo not enforce [ts provisions, whilo mon, convieted of {ntoxieation receive a remission of thelr fines for telilng.whero thoy bought thoir Iquor.. Tho rum-seller is given a fine of $100 and costs or ninety days in jail for the first offunso,and cach subsequent offenso Is punished with $100 and alx months at hard labor, It Is claimed that thore aro 100 drinking clubs mm Portland, and that such organizations oxist tn every gity and large villnge of tho State. Tho now enretment is both a confession of the pur- tial failuro of tho protibitory law and a declara: tion that nelther drinkers nor seller cun expect quarter from the prohibitionists, It is truo that tho sate of quor in publie plnces has beon stopped, but theso clubs explain where the bust- ness has gono, and King Alcohol still bas plenty of victins. The very day that .tho Portland pa- pers announced the new triumph of tbo prohl- bitiontsts thoy ulso contuined reporta of Bix con- vietions for Intoxication by the Polleo Court, For many years both parties have given their axsont to tha prohibitory theory, and for tho last twenty Neal Dowlsin has bad full swing, with tho machinery of tho law, to reform men’s ap- petites, and what thoy huye got to show Is a cessation of moral guaston and a multiplication of drinking clubs; but it bas reformed no ine- briute. Tho Springileld (Mnsa.) Republican re~ marks E It remains to bosecn whothor tha peopte wilt subinit to this list attnek on tholr personal Mberty. Tho tntensoly repressive Nquor legisla~ tion wis no doubt one of the chief causes of the recent uprising in Maine, The extreme pro- hibltory policy cannot gu on forever without furthor uphonyals, political or social. And what bave you Malne reformers got to show for your horol efforts? You have been raining your sledgchuimmer blows on the monstor’s boud for a generation, and he still stands erect. Possibly your weapons und mothoda are not the best, $$ ‘Tris: statement Is madeby the Albany Joi nat that “twenty or twenty-fva (soine Buy thirty)? mombors of tho Now York delegation ‘to Chicago were svlected because of tholrknown freedom from machine” control. It is snd that twenty-two members of the Ponnsylvanin delegation are posRively, resolved to disregard tho instructions of thelr State Convention on tho firat ballot, If theso statoments nro trne, the strength of tho leading candidates thus far do- veloped Is as follows; BLAINE. law York (A an fuurnal estimate Pennsylvania (Phitadolphia Presa Rhode Istund, Washington Territory, District of Columbia, Totalssssreseees. Now York... North Carolla... Pennsylvania... oe District of Columbia,.. Total ssoerveeees. Indiana... so00 North Carolina.. BUENMAN, TOL. srrrrssseoorseeesssevernevcsssereneneseed Bo) Du. VOrMOUtereserseees a raetcsoreeaneeeveeees dO os Aw observant correspondent of tho Boston Herald, now traveling through tho South, com- Plutus bittorly of tho want of hotel accommodas ons inMontgomery., Ho says; . Onc-hulf the houses of tho city aro. probably. boarding-houses, but then, one-half of the population board in thom, willie tho other bult cep them. Those bourdiny-hotscs: gem pita tho grandest mansions in tho South, In which, before tho War, hospitality wus unbounded and luxury thorule. Tho oll ownors in many cases atlll mulntaln thom us boarding-houses. “Other wiso one could hardly reconcile himsclf to sev- ing, when he asks for the bourding-mistress, 0 grand-luoking lady uppronch with silyory hatr, whose very movement ts perfect grace ani! goml breeding, ani whoge inunner Mogora a geatio Sourteey and reffnomoent most striking and luexpiicable in her proseut occupation, But, aocordipg ta thle count, ono-halt of tho houses arv still upprovided for, while alt tho population ts disposed of. ¥ t Tint English papers of tho first weed in March wero discussing 8 Horliu telugrum tu the London Standard, hardly knowlag whut degree of oredonce to attach thereto, 1f the dispatch has a true basia if would indicato‘that Russia dust summer tried to iuduco Franco to form an nitinnco with her to Nght Germany, Tho Lon- tton Spectator makes this roferones (o the matter: Tho Herlin correspondent of the Standart, whomn for many rersona We belleve to have realy neeess to the German Forelxn Onlice, forwarded ouThursday night a tost sero telegram, Io. declares that. “ho is fron position to contribute {ho following anthontic Intelligence towards the better, apprecintion of Russo-Gerinan’ roln+ tons." In the summer of 187, tho German Govarnmont. having refurad to realst tho Aus- trian ovenpation of Hosnin, the Russhin Go ernment rubmitted to Xf Waddington a alstinet proposal for a solnt attnyk Gormany. President Urévy nnd M. Wad: dington” rejected it though Thily was nob unwilling to join, Prince Blsmarek henrd of this before rotting out for Gasteln, and in defense concluded the “decisive known a tho Austro-German Protocol.” writer observes that this is the expian tho recent compliments pa by the Emperor Wiltinn fan ey and tho Fretich Government. (M. de Freyetnet having been in M. Wadding- ton's Cabinet), and that the German Emperors letler to the Czar must he understood to be “tho forvent expression of n hope, rather than the utterance of 2 firm and confident bellef.” Wo need aay nothing of the extreme Importance of this communicntion, even If it only oxprosses Brinco Ulamarek'a view; or of the light which, iC true, it throws on tho situation, Tho most antisfuctary fenttre in It is that France declines tho Russian alliance. ‘That would seem to bo confirmed by Prince Gortachakoft’s recent ut- torunces, on ‘Time {den of connceting tho Baltic with tho North Sea by a onnal navigable for largo sen- soln ships and steamers bas of late been agnin mitch discussed In Germany; and ina pamphiot dust published under tao namo of “ Tho Baltlo aud North Bea Canal," tho weiter maiptatns that ff such neanal wore constructed by a private companys, oven for commercial purposes only, It would boa paying concern, A:cannl from Bt. Margareten-Brunabiittel. In the estuary of the Elbo, to Kicl or Eokernford, in the Baltic, would save vessels sailing to the Intter sea from the North Sea -n_ troublesome détour of 204 nautical tailes through the tntriente waters of the Caite- gat and Sound: while tt would aborten the voy- age of vessels galling from tho estuary of the Elbo or Wesor by 987 mites. Conaequently, ateaniers ttsing the proposed ennal would save from twonty-ono to forty-eight hours,.and sailt- Ing-vesaols probably at least n week, From ofll- cial returns it uppenrs that In 1878 27,500 aniling- Veasels and 9,170 stenmers passed through the Sound, and for the rensons mentioned above tho Brent mnjority of these vessels would, it may bo Assured, use the cannl if It were constructed. oe - Onn of the newspaper correspondents who recolyed Gen, Grant at Galveston pretonds to have Had au interview with Gen. Frisbte, for- merly of California, who was ono of the Grint purty In Moxico, relative to the Gonoval’s al- Jeged Presidential axptrutions. Frish{e ts repre- sonted ng saying that Gon. Grantremurked inthe course of nconvorsution in the Clty of Mexico that ho hoped the Convention would not noml- nate him’; but Frisble ia furthor ropresented ‘8 volunteering his own opinion that Grant do- sires to bo tho nominee, but will not remain be- foro tho Convention if not nominated on tho firat ballot. We fenr that tho country will be no wiser as to Grant's candidacy after reading this Interview thun It was before, Tow much Fris- blo's opinion fs worth is not within every man's Dower to estimnte. Whether Frisbie said what ho {g reported os saying, or whether Grant sald what Friebio fs represented os crediting to him, aro matters of which everybody must judge for himself, The only purporo whieh the Prisblo Interview serves {a to Mlustrate nnow the fact that nothing short of somo porsonnl declaration by Gen. Grant will satisfy the country that ho 4s, or that he fs not, a willing party to the recent third-term inovement, ee “Ir” Soymour had not had s paralytic stroke which rondera {t certain that he will havo unothor ufter somo oxcitemont, and that that willend him; and if ho hod not already once ran for tho Presidency ond boun disastrously do- fented; and ¢f ho wero ten years younger, that is, {f ho wero, under 60 insteatt of ovor and ff hewere not worn out physteally and in adoticate condition mentally on uccount of the puralytc atroke, he would be not only an ayall- ublo but formidable Domooratis enndldate for President. Sbhakspeure says thore fs much yir- tuo In an ff," and calls it tho only ponco-mnaker. It certainly. bas strongth enough to bar Sey: mour's way to the White House; whothor thore- by it makes peaco in the Democratic party is moro uncertain, 9 ns G, 1 Mannre, Chairman of the Republic- an ‘own Committco of Wobster, Muss., has made n cnnynss of tha Republicans of his town, with a viow of ascortaining tholr Presidential preferences. Ho has recolved 36 written ree sponses. Blaine Js the fitat choice of fifty-threo, Grunt of twenty-nine, Edmunds of twenty-six, Bhorinan of sixteen, aud ‘Ifayes of ton, It is very significant that fully ono-fourth of those whoresponded declared in tho most positive terms thoir opposition to tho nomination of Grunt,and that among these pronounced anti-Grant men one-half auld, in almost so many words, that thoy should not under any circumstances vote for Grant, —— ‘Tre Boston Herald saya that while'prices of goods have como to a standstill, and in somo classes have begin to decline, the agitdtion for higher wagea continues in nearly overy branch of manuficturlng business, and also among workmen of othor classes. Strikes for higher wages on o stagnant or falling market aro ale ways failures, and it is time that the leqdors of trades-nolons bad learned at least thatono prine ciplo of political evonomy, Tre Washington Post alleges that tho res- ignation of Georgo F. Beward, Mlulater to China, Kins long beon in tho possossion of tho Pres!- dent; und that tho intention has been to accopt it Instantly if the Houso mado any movement toward impeaching Mr, Seward, Whethor thla statement Js trug or not, the detay in noting on the Seward onso is cortutnly u mistake. Mr, ‘Evarts {a safd to be solely reaponslble for it. a InoxicAt, newspapers in Mitssachusetts demand u tux on ten ao that the Industry of ton- rulsing can be carried on in that State. A good article can bo raluod anywhoro !n New England for $5a pound. This does very woll for 0 joke, but if Le Duc's teu-gardens In the South prospor us ho hopos thoy will, a tax on toa will bo as reasonablo ns one on sugar. SSS Youna Cameron and Conkling didn’t go up to Harrishurg to mond fences oxaetly, but to lt up with old Simon and soothe and choer his declining years, Such fillal devotton on the part. of young Cumoron Ie touching-In the extreino, and Mr, Conkling’s reverence for old age ts ono of tho noblcut trultsof an otherwise beautiful character, er Davin A. Wetts and J. 8. Moore, In a lot- ter to the Now York Times on tho sugar duties, rooommend in ad valorem duty of 40 per cent on all kinds of sugar, which would give a roy- cuus of $2,000,000 on $80,000,000 worth of sugar now importod,—all that is needed for revenue and more than enough for protection. ——— Tim Albany Evening Journal reached tts Nftleth anniversary Monday, Thurlow Weod, ita orlginal editor, was on band to celebrate, and occupied his old ohalr long enough ‘to proparo thelendor. Tho prosont editor of the Journal, Mr, Goorgo Dawson, waa an approntico under Weed Ofty-throo yours ago, ——— ‘Vantous charitable {nterpretations aro placed by the Now York proas on Bunsot Cox's coarse assaults upon the Supremo Court of tho’ Uultod States, But what ta charitable oxcuvg for Mr. Cox would bo a damaging slandgy.on most men; and perhaps it would be bottegyot,to ropout tho most common oxplunation, +: 6! ; ‘Tre Ionia (Mich.) Sentinct gives the prea- ont footings of its cunvass for the Prosidency.as follows: - James G, Blulne, 150; John Sherman, 103; U. 8, Grant, 90; scattering, 26. Now ‘It bo- hooves tho thirdytermors to giyo usa féw moro straws from Toxas, or Missouri, or some other part of thaS8olid Bouth. ot od Tie King gf’Slan -has appointed Mr, Edwin Arnold to: the, Order of tho White Ele- , phunt fy‘ recognition of his services ag tho author of “The Light of Asia.” Tho Order of the White’ Elophant js a good cnough thing to huve on ono’s hands; it's the beust itself that wears on the system, ——____- } Tuy pow Logislature of Maina provides that tho Constitution of the United Stutés and tho Constitution of the Btate shall bo road as 9 part of the oxercises of tho public sctiools, at least once in cach term, by ovory scholat who has reached the ago of 4. . “4 Senaton Ben IiLu (Georgta renter) has sent a;'* friend" to Benator Ketlogg, &f Lou- taluna, to dnquire whether bo was prepared to back uphis words spoken Ly debate Bouthern fashton. On tho samo day ho mate dectirntion oramiavit that he stood tn mortal foar of Mie, desslo Haymont, the mother of his b—toy, ho ts afrnid of that young lady's Uittlo pistol, hare dbes ho expect to stand before the Loulalang Senator's breceh-londing rite? Meanwhile the Washington speotala aay that tho boy Tommy “looks wonderfully Ike his father," and henry ‘maryclons rosombianes to the Teorglusenaten = ee Tur only suro Republican State that Tina even nppeared to favor tho third term Is Penn. aylvanin: and tho revolt there fa go positive ang dotormined that good judges done. whother fr could bo cnrrled for Gen. Grant. Let usheay fome more from the Republicans of Kentueky and Alabama. Tinacon srnuet and othor blucbloaded ro. sions of Boston ary much distressed because ths — Governor and Lleutenant-Governor of tho Btuto havo been to look nt a vulgar athletic exntys. tton, Tho usual diversiong of Governors tn Muassnchusotts are crochot-work anit Attlstio needlework. —— “Isenmpurovs Republican” las a stint. jug offer in one of the Now York panera to her. $100 that Gon. Grant will not bo nominated, and $100 moro that, If nominated, he will not bo elccted, —— ‘Tire first Convention of the campatan inOhto was holt in Springfeld, Clarke County, Monday, Tho most the Sherman organs can suy fs that tholr candidate baa “a majority". of the detos gatos, s te 8. B, ANtuony wants to havo her politteal disabilities removed, It's merely a question of ttmo-and pluce: Wyoming ‘generously—very sencrously—holds out opon arms to Susan, [rs t A New Yonr paper says that “n bill hng been reported in tho Assembly at Albany rela. tivo to aupptying Now York with water.” What's tho matter with tho mniitmen? © —— Meer proddlig is required to keep tho © third-term organs up to thoir work. They have lost heart and courage and stomach for thelr une Amerienn employment. Ix Kansas at Inst accounts 111 Blaine and 0 Grant delegates had beon cleeted. Ingallg niso begins to sce that ho hasn't sand enough to carry out his contract. iy THE worst that has ever been said against Edmunis {3 that he has been collogueing with old Simon Cumeron at Harrisburg. The daisies aro growing over Palmer's boom. It waa about two spans and 2 half long at tho time of its demise. PERSONALS, Great speech of n Democratic Congresses man: "Some of that out of tha old .bottio, Jim,” Americans traveling In Europe should be ecreful ubout accepting Invitations to dine with tho Czar. “Tnm now satisfed that there ig,a marked difference between the cigar-storo Initlan and his brother of tho plains,"—Secretary Schurz. Bob Ingersoll is going ta: ’Fexas, and if ho runs neross a party of cowboys out for a lark ha may conchido that thoro'Is such 1 placo after all The boy sat on the other deck, Whence all tho kings had fled; ‘Tho game is o'er, that little boy Of tho rest is fur ahead. . Miss Carrio Eastman and Mrs. Asa Adams dre to rond a paper on “ How to Make tho fifo of tho Farmer's Wifo Less, Monotonons and More Socini and Attractive" nt tho noxt mects ing of the Hnmpshiro Agrioultural Socloty at North Amhorat. Without desiring to beat all forward in tho matter, we aro confident thata new spring hat on tho head of almost any good looking farmoress will start the ball rolling. If this faite, import a yonug “ministor nnd lot bim Pe oelt going homo from church with a young indy. Mr. Froude is still with us, and sonds in tho following: . It was a beautifut day in Rome. ‘Thia waa quoer, because at Watortown (tho other ‘ond of tho Frond) tt had beon ralning for throa days. It wns also protty pleasant In Washington, too, that clty of magntficont distances and imposing hotel bills. ‘The sun of a batmy day tn spring sont down itd motlow raya in golden tloods, while the sou of a Cony grossman put down bls ralao In red obips, It ts hardly necessary to say ho was called and benton. He staggerod from tho gaming-tablo, a bilge gard look on his palo faco, but presently camo back with a cold deck, and broke tho whole party. - “'Among tho Brenkars' {8 a good play,” ho enid, witha mocking Jaugh, “but among tho broke !s no play nt all, It ts dead carnost.” Thon he strode haughuly from the room, his box-tood boota striking tho marble floor with nn incisivonoas that betokenud tho firm nature of the man, That night tho theatre was crowdad from plt to dome. [Asn mattor of fact, there was no pit In the house, and tho roof was an ordinary tae-und gravol amalr, with not a suspicion of a domo; but. architect. ‘ure must ever give way to pootio Mconne.) It was ta bo tho Initin! performance of a now play: "Who Is tho Father?" Nota Senator wasabsont; but fortunatoly the story of tho drawn was Inld in Europo, ‘Tho horoino of tho play was n lovely matdon, who found a tiny infant, dressed In tho richost of clothes, concealed ina majolica jar, which wns teft on tho doorstop of her father's house, No ‘clow to Its Adontity could be found, although on ofo ‘corner of the satin rove In which tt was anvolopod was plannd, aploce of papar, on which wero tho letters "5. HH. 8." A little Inyostigation devolopod the fact that It was @ laundry mark, moaning “Sond home Saturday." ‘The part of tho horoina wns taken by a young und beautiful actrons, who throw hor whole soul into the Work, ‘Thntsho was of gentle birth bacame appnront in tho closing scone of tho third act, whore, aftor stormy scone with hor’ batrothed, sho funy to th floor In scorn his preaonts, saying: “ Tnka’ back, por~ Adious crontara, tho baubloa that your pampored cheek-book has purchased! You havo burr-okon my heart with your honoyod words and chocked panta!!’? During this sconu tho closust obsorver was unnhid to detect tho chowlng-gum grasped firmly betwoon hor poarly teeth, None but 6 gront actress and a woman of culturocan chow gum and scenory at the samo time, Aushe uttored the Inst words of hor lincs and strode tragically away omoug tho flats st tho stdo of tho stago, tho other onca In front cheorod thamselros hoarse, whilo tho “bravos” of the parquot circta ‘wore milngiod with tho "Stamp on his mock, sis!" of tho gallery. - B t In the lobby of tho theatre stood o young man, Gcross whose faco rapidly Mlittod, now e smile, now e look of puin or sorrow, and again an oxprossionuf fnoffuble penco, as tlie young and lovoly debutante depleted in Noturo's tolrror the varying phases of tondor nature torn by conflicting omotions, Th young man's eyea wera never lifted from the boau> teous vision before bim, uid whon the doscending curtuta shut It from vlow 5 pulnod look avtttod on his countenance, Could it bo puxsiblo that—— ‘ ‘Yor, ho was mashed, . : When the purformanco was ondod tho young ning started up the blin joy loading ta the staxe door, Jt wass dificult and dangorous journey, but.Jove can surmount all obstacles, —avon oxsh-barrota ingeniously lurking In places where nobody would expect to fing them. ‘The young man anrmounted aoveral of them, butho invariably foll with a dull thud on the other aldo, Finally ho renchod a frienily watorspout that clung to tho walloftho hie bultding and stratchod away Into thedarknyss above, Enaconcud behind It ho ould aco tho staga door, Presently bis idol came out and propared to enter the carriozo In waiting fof bor, Aa sho ratsed hor Gross to atop inside, the mag babind tho waterspou! caught = glimpsa of hor ,of foot, Ono look wi enough, r “ Hoaver holp me, she 14 from #t. Iouls!" ho ‘with a dospalring cry, and stole allontly away, But love urged him on, and he wooad and won her! ‘Uappily sho loft the stage, and he was spared thi necessity of siooting anybody or appiyiug for » dl: vores. Tho years rolled on. The walking was goo honored custom, A child bad boon born to our hi and heroine, It wasn little dimpled, falr-halrad, bluo-eyod doy; Tb ta well to be particular, becauso thera wore otha: boysarquod atthe same ume, One sunny day | Juno or July It was playing in ite mothers boudol ite merry, rippling iaugh bringing Joy Into tho bear! of all upon whom tt fell, 1 also brought Nalian — organ-grindor, who calculated make a qiodest stake playing front of the house, Whon the notes ‘of the orgs! reachad the boy he ran gloefully out of the dou: 4nd down the front stops. Hts mother, visions of ab- duction Hashing through her mind, sturtod after him, ‘The reountly-scrubbod atepa wero but procarlous fou! ing, and shu fell, Quickly recovoring her foet ahd Started towards the boy, who was rolling on the grouny Sward next to tho aldowalk, A fateful bensnasty ‘wesln frontof bor, but sho heeded it not, As ab Tesched It one foot went wildiy into the alr, and for Qn ioaant sgother fall soemed iuevitable, Khe avoided the catastrophe by bringing hur fout ylulonty ly to the ground. ‘i 8 boy lay Aquivoring mass of what had once boon before her, he bad stepped on ber child! <f A week later she wont to tho County Court, thenca toan fusane ssylum, - ‘The child had been swept up and baricd, and in bis MUtle grave lay thy happluces of » onco proud family, *Bhould 8& Louis girls got niarrigd?” psks tha To; Unloss they are bebblog when ta prose: No, unloss they are hobbled whon tn the Oe of children,