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9 - mices against his FRA CO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897. 11 AN OAKLAND BELLE 5 BECOMES FAMOUS Mrs. ' Tower, Nee Smith, May Preside Over the German Embassy. The Eccentric Youth Who Vis- ited This City Is Now a Renowaned Scholar. Ho Attributes Much of His Success to the Ability of His Wife. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, March 25. } It is not at all unlikely that Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, a young lady who figured prominently in Oakland society a few years ago, may be the lady who will preside over the American embassy at Berlin. A few years ago a young man from Philadelphia came to Oakland and cat quite a figure in society. Ordinarily he Wwould have been called a dude on account of his peculiar method of dressing, but acquaintance with him would speedily dissolve the iliusion, for young Tower was ry clever, amiable young gentleman. | after arriving here his engagement | as announced to the daughter of G. Trank Smith, a we!l-known attorney. Not long afterward there was a fashionable wedding and Mr. and Mrs. Tower went East. At that time Mr. Tower was the heir to a large estate, which has since come into his possession, and he and his young wife bave made their home in Philadeiphia. Mr. Tower has since that time made a name for himsel! as a writer and he is now being put forward by the Pennsylva- nia delegation for Embassador to Ger- many. He has a verv formidable oppo- nent in the person of Mr. Draper of Mas- sachusetts, and there is quite as lively a siraggle for the honor between the former Osakiand belle and Mrs. Draper of the celebrated Preston family of Kentucky as ‘there is between their Tespective busbands. Both ladies are making an earnest effort toward success, but each is said to be doing it in a magnani- mous manner, 50 as 1o win the respect of her rival. Mr. Tower, who did not create a very favorable impression in Oakland, is evi- dently more of a man than was originally supposed. After he left college he spent several years traveling as a student, and was invariably accompanied by his wife. He is now famous as a student, scholar, traveler and author, and he is very will- ing to admit that the greatest encourage- ment to study has been derived from his wife. When his father died he inheritea a fortune of several millions. During the last two years he has been lecturer at the Naval War College, at Newport, and has published sev his- toric works, including a life of Laiayette, which is described as a classie. He is now living at Newport with his wife and some e children, and though Ire moves in t ighest stratum of soc.- ety, he is one of the easiest men to ap- proach in that fashionable town. Stuce ge he has become a very domestic man, and his wife and littie cnes share with his studies all his atten- tion. AGAINST IMPROVEMENT. Amos Mecartney Protests Against Prog- ress on Bay Farm Isiand—The Other Settlers Demand It, ALAMEDA, CAL, March 25.—In re- sponse to the oft-repeated and emphatic requests of a majority of settlers on Bay Farm Island the T tees of the city of Alameda, to which jurisdiction the island belongs, have decided to undertake some improvement on a certain old thorough- fare known locally as Kilkenny road. To this-Mr. Mecartney objects. He says that he is the owner of the greater portion of the proposed improvements are carried theé property fronting on that street, and if out tiley will greatly injure his land, cans- ing it to be overflowed. The settlers who ask for the improvement do so on the ground that the road is their most conven- 4ent means of access to this city across the marshes thut separate the island from the mainiand. The City Engineer says that Mecartney has laid claim to a strip of jand that is reslly the public highway, and the settlers have had much trouble in Xkeeping the theroughfare open. They sllege that Mecartney keeps a tsbad man’’ in his employ for the purpose of terrorizing them, said “bad man” hav- ing arecord of at least one murder on his hands, and the peace-loving people of tae jsland are in great fear of bim. Alto- gether there has been a good deal of bad blood stirred up in the peaceful district referred to, where, 1t would seem, as the ola hymn has it, *‘Every prospect pleases ana only man is vile.” Itis not balieved that the Trustees will pay any atiention to Mr. Mecartney’s protest, as the im- provement contemplated is a public ne- cessity. All About a Ticket. ALAMEDA, CAL, March 25.—A little preeze was created in political circles to- sy over the preparation of the sample bailots for the coming municipal election. As heretofore stated, there is little rivalry For the varions positions, but the center of what. interest there is hangs about the contest for City Attorney. There are two candidates for that office—E. K. Taylor, the incumbent, and E. Tappan. On the ballot as sent to the printer appeared the name of Mr. Taylor first and Mr. Tap- pan second. This came to the knowledge of the last-namea’ gentleman, and he claimed that as the law required the pames to be in alphabetical order his should come first, inasmuch as “Tap"” took precedence over ‘“Tay.” A begin- ning was made toward ituting man- damus proceedings to have the order of the names changed, but the Clerk and the City Attorney did not wait for it, but changed the ticket as demanded by Mr. n. TP Pan: o Sheriff Balked. ALAMEDA, CaL., March 25.—[t ap- pears thau the Sheriff congratulated him- pelf too soon on his supposed successin gerving some legal papers upon Mrs. Olive Speddy, made necessary by a suit brought by ibe lady in question to recover damages from the Sheriff and an attorney for selling a piece of property upon which ghe claimed a homestead. The Sheriff supposed that he served the papers in question upon Mrs. Speddy a ber residence, but it now transpires that it Wwas not Mrs. Speddy atall, but her daugh- ter, who greatly resembles her, and who took the documents without a mmla leav- ing the officer to supvose that he had been successful. Claims to Have Been Misrepresonted. ALAMEDA, CAv, March 25.—George Morris, the Park-street grocer whose son has been taking up so much space in the apers for a feo been mrossly misrepresented. He says that his son is a thoroughly bad boy and Das given him great trouble by his pranks, w grime, He has stolen money and valua- hich have even gone over the border of | @ ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. bles from him, and in every way con- ducted himself as a boy shouid not. Mor- ris claims he has only resorted to extreme measures of punishment bscause driven to it. Another Blaze at the Cohen Place. ALAMEDA, CaL., March 25.—A lot of carpet - lining which had been removed from the burning Coben mansion on Tues- | day took fire to-day and the flemes com- municated with that portion of the build- ing still left standing. The chemical en- gine was called out and put out the fire after half an hour’s work. % - iy MUST HAVE A HOME The Suggestion of the Grand Jury May Have a Good Effect. OAKLAND, CAL., March 25.—The neces- sity of providing & home for young chil- dren and others who ars arrested, but who are not necessarily criminal, has been re- vived by the Grand Jury report filed yes- terday. Mrs. Sanford of the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Animals and Mrs. Lydia Prescott of the Children’s So- ciety published their views on the matter this evening, and from their experience it is very evident that the suggestion of the grand jurors was very timely. Mrs. Prescott, who has had hundreds of children’s cases come under her notice during the past year, says that such an in- stitution is an absolute necessity. ———— To Indorse Postmasters. OAKLAND, CavL, March 25.—The Re- pubiican County Committee will meet Saturday afternoon for the purpose of making indorsements for local Federal offi ces. By this is meant principally post- ma sters, and it is expected that the com- mittes will deal more with the interior NOT AN HEIR IN NAME ONLY 0. A. Lane and His Mother Will Receive a Large | Fortune. A Lease to Many Acres, Made Before the Revolution, Has Now Expired. The Property Is N:arly Out of Liti- gation and Ready to Be Distributed. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CAL » | 908 Broad way, March 25.1,§ Btories of the great wealth left to heirs on the Pacific Blope by ancestors in the East have become very common and rarely does the heir see anything more tangible of his fortune that the story. A marked change from this state of affairs Mgs, MRS. S. J. LANE and Her Son, i i \ ' s[“th i il l ‘ "" t‘l"\\\ ‘S.J.LANE. O. A. LANE, Who Have Just Inherited a Vast Fortune Through the Expiration of a Lease Made in Colonial Times. offices of the county than with the Oak- jand office, as Postmaster White has yet another year to serve. HAVE A MAJORITY. Canvass Made by Those Who Favor Annexation. OAKLAND, CaL.,, March 25.—The An- nexation League, which is seeking to join | all the northern territory to Oakland, has just completed its canvass of the neigh- borhood. 677 favored annexation, 322 opposed it and 15 are doubtfal. The report shows that the opponents of the scheme are very active and have pro- tests in circulation. J. 8. Naismith told the meeting that he was informed that Bupervisor Roeth now has iwenty-five men at work on the road who have been instructed, not ooly to vote, but also to work against annexation. It has been discovered that thereisa flaw in the petition which the annex- ationists have submitted to the City Council. Attorney Manning stated that the mistake was a clerical oae, which left out a little strip of Iand three or four inches wide by a hundred feet in length, but it was enough to give the opponents a point on which to quibble in court if they 80 desired. The error will be explained to the City Council at the next meeting end if necessary a new petition will be drawn up. — Fire on Br oadway. OAKLAND, Car., March 25.—Ffire was discovered to-night in the rear of a cloth- ing store at Ninth and Broadway. The fire was a difficult one to find and had ap- parently gained good headway before be- ln’f discovered. 'he department could not locate the source of the biaze for some time on ac- count of the dense smoke. The damage will amount to $2000, and was occasioned more by water than fire. ————— Reason for Withdrawal. BERKELEY, CaL, March 25.~The reason for the University of California withdrawing from the Pacific Amateur Athletic Association is in the new rules adopted by the association. Among them is a regulation requiring athletes to regfe- ter under the association, paying an as- sessment of $L. This, which, it is stated, was designed to protect amateurs, clared by Berkeley to be in reality a tax on amateuriem. Hereafter Berkeley will bold all sports under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Association. Easeball Games, BERKELEY, Can, March 25 —The university will play bat 1l to-morrow afternoon with the nine of the [nstitution for the Deaf and the Blind. The following are the deaf-mute players: Koch, pitcher; Daggett, first base; socond ases Murphy, Hinira.. base) Beat lefc field: Much, conter field; Baker, right fieid; Fritz (captain), shortstop; Demsrtini, catcher. On Saturday the Varsity will cross bats at Central Park, 8an Francisco, with the Banta Clara team. Brief Nows Notes. A special meeting of tne Board of Trustees will be beld on Saturday night to discuss the question of whether any changes shall be made in the Salaries of town officers. Health Officer Rowell applied the tuberculin test to nine cows, at the owner’s request, and founa two of them to be tuberculous, An aue fopsy last night confirmed the verdict of the st. A_People’s party mass-meeting will be held on Friasy evening in Soutn Berkeley Hall, As & result of O’Neill's afidavit, allegin; Ctint Frank Gimbels saloon was open il aens after 8t. Patrick’s Gimbel has been ar- rested by Marshal Lioyd for violating the liquor ordinance. It 1s said that O'Neill may be prosecuted for perjury. Spades together with scoops, are found depicied on the walls of Egyptian catacombs, and all three are fre- uently meantioned by Roman and Greek agricoltural writers. Out of 1014 voters canvassed | is the case of O. A. Lane, a resident of Oakland and one of the most prominent leaders in the refigious work on the coast. The fortunate heirs have just received | word that the family estate which has i been in litigation in New York for over | twenty years has been wound up and now awaits final distribution. All legal objec- | tions have been overcome and the case will soon be out of court entirely and the property in the hands of the heirs. Mrs. S8arsh J. Lane, who resides at 531 | Thirty-third street, is the great-grand- | daughter of Alexander Montgomery, who was the eleventh Earl of Eggleton, Scot- land, which is now beld by his descend- ants. He forfeited his right to the title on coming to this country about the year 1730, when he wasfirteen years of age. Af the time of the Revolutionary War Alex- ander Montgomery was about 60 years of age and he attained much notoriety by being an offensive royalist. Aithough he had forfeited his coronet to live ir this couniry when the rebeliion broke out ail his inclinations went toward the British side of the controversy and he was re- garded as a very objectionable colonist. His son, Arcnibald Montgomery, was the grandfather of Mrs. Lane. He ish commodore during the Alexander’s political sentiments made it very uncomfortable for him in New York, , following the old English custom of leasehold transference, he leated all his property for ninety-nine years and went to Canada. The property consisted of fiity- six acres in New York and Brooklyn and surrounding towns, At the time of the lease it was not of great value, but during the ninety-nineyearsit hasincreased many fold and is now a valuable property. Alexander Montgomery died about the year 1800 in Toronto, Canada. He was a very methodical and business-like charac- ter and left all his papers and records in good shape, so that compared with many other estates it was a very easy matter for his heirs to prove their righte, The E gleton family was ons of the most noted for its valor and wealth in the time of Wallace and Bruce. In Burns’ works mention can be found of the castles of the Montgomerys, and the heirs have absolute proot of their descenaancy running back moré than nine centuries, A letter recently received by O. A. Lane from the family’s attorney- at Buffalo, N. Y., states that the attorney has all the original leases and pnrers including the ap, and that all legal steps have been taken and everything is ready for final distribution. It is not known exactly how large a share wiil fall to Mrs. Lans and her som, but it will certainly reach six figures. 0. A. Lane is an energetic worker in Baptist circles. He has filled several im- portant positions in Christian Endeavor work, and has been in business in this city about six years. Good X for Pilgrimi OAKLAND, CAn, March 25.—Pilgrim Congregational church has extended a unanimous call to Rev. J. R. Knowdell of San Bernardino, The church has been made happy by the gift of Mrs. J, P. Agard, who voluntarily released a mort- gage on the property of $4000. 'Fh- new pastor is a native of Nova Scotia, and has occasionally preached in this city. He will assume his duties on April L. Death of M, J, Crooks. OAKLAND, Oar.,, March 25.—Matthew J. Crooks, who h ived in Oakland for twenty years, died last night at his home, of cerebral meningitis, He was only sick week, and leaves a widow and four daugh. ters. He was a brother of Jackson Crooks, who accidentally shot himself at Santa Crusz about a year ago. May Lose an Eye. OAKLAND, OAu., March 25-—Deputy Coroner Henry Quellin met with a serious accident to-day which may cause him ¢ ye. He was engaged in em- corpse, and in forcing the fluid into the body the tube burst. Some of the corrosive poison flew into his right eve and burned the skin of his face. Re- lief was speedily obtained, but there is great danger that one eye may be ren- dered useles: ——————— BALLOTS GUARDED. Many Rumors That They Might Be Tampered With. OAKLAND, CaL, March 25.—All kinds of rumors of attempts to tamper with the ballots cast at the recent election are being circulated, but there does not seem to be any legitimate foundation for them. Captain Thomas, the Mayor-elect, was in- | formed the day after election that an effort would be made to tamper with the ballots. He communicated his information to Chief Lloyd, and as there is not at the City Hall a vault large enough to contain all the envelopes, Chief Lioyd has de- tailed Officers Wood and Henderson to keep watch. These two men relieve each other, and at no time are the ballots left unguarded. “As soon as I heard of the reported at- temps to touch the baliots,” said Chief Lloyd to-day, “I ordered an officer on guard. On learning tbat Clerk Tompkins had no place in which to securely store the returns I placed one of our cells at his disposal. He, however, would not accept this, because he thought that by moving the ballots he might get them out of his jurisdiction, and he did not wish to take any chances 1n view of the threatened litigation. I have kept two men on guard ever since that time.” Captain Thomas is satisfied that no one has had @n opportunity to interfere with the ballots unless they took it the first night they were in the clerk’s custody. It was stated to-day that the papers de- manding a recount will be filed by Attor- ney de Golia on behalf of Mayor Davie to-morrow. 1 The Kennel Club. OAKLAND, CAL, March 25.—The Ken- nel Club to-night decided to give a bench show at the Tabernacle on May 12 to 14, inclusive. The evenings will pe devoted to entertainments by trained animals, and will beof a high order. Valuable cu medals, etc., will be awarded to exhibito: F. W. Henshaw is president oi the organ zation. Neurly Run Over. OAKLAND, Can., March 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Howard 8hinn of Niles had a nar- row escape while boarding the local train at the foot of Broadway. As they at- tempted to cross the track the Haywards SOON TIRED OF HER AGED SPOUSE Mrs. Marristany Says She Cannot Stand Abuse and Cruelty. Two Years Ago She Wedded a Capitalist Older Than Her Father. He Deeded to Her Vaiuable Property, but She Will Not Condone His Faults. OAKLAND Orriox 8Ax FrANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, March 25. } Joseph Marristany, the old capitalist of Alameda, has been sued by his young wife for a divorce. Great surprise was mani- fested two years ago when it became known that the bride, who was then but 25 years of age, had become the wife of the elderly groom, who was fast approach- ing 70. In her complaint the young wife charges cruelty and says that her fatherly hus- band used very hard words toward her. They lived happily together for a few months, but the wife now alieges that she could not stand the threats and horrible names that she was called, much less could she endure the blows which she al- leges were frequently and liberally ac- corded her. Mr. Marristany is an old resident of this State. For a long while helived in the Galindo Hotel, and about three years ago hisfirst wite died in the Siockton asylum. She left him a large estate, and after her death he removed to Alameda and resided on one of his properties at Alameda and Oak avenues. In December of last year wherever they could find. Somstimes they have been compelled to sleep in the cart. When they reach Nashville they expect to get an engagement with a side- show. After a good rest Hawes took bis posi- tion in harness again and proceeded on his way south, via the Seventh-street road.—Loulsville Post. UP IN A BALLOON. The Aeronaut Tells a Story Out of His Experience in the Profession. Something or other suggestsd the sub- ject, and the tall man who sat at the hotel | tuble where he couldn't see the man oppo- | site owing to the caster which stood be- | tween stuck his fork into a potato and be- | gan talking. ! I suppose,” he said, “that when Elijah | went to heaven in a hand-basket he liked it and it was all right, but as for me I'd rather go by land.” The men at the foot of the table looked up guestioningly. “By the graveyard, of course, I mean,” hastily explained the talker. “You see this serial navigation business ain't any | good after you've had a ‘rassie’ with it | that pulls all of a man’s nerves out by the | roots, twists them around a stump and then begins to yank and saw on them. Y'understand what I mean? I used to be eronaut, 1did. 1guess I must have e a thousand ascensions. Out in my State for a long time no county fair was complete without me, and I got the to- vography of the State down so fine from my birdseye view of it that I could draw a map of the whole iayout with my eyes shu. Great thing it was to be sailing through the air in them days, and I thought I never would get enough of it, until one fine afternoon a rope broke in a ticklish place and it gave me a kind of nervous fit, just as it does a railroad en- gineer when he has an accident and isn’t hurt that anybody can gee. Just the same he is hurt, and so was I, but I kept on; so does the engineer. *‘After that, though, I didn’t go up feel- ing quite as sassy as I used to feel, and sometimes as I would go shooting up- ward I'd wonder how hard the ground | was in case a man had to light sudden. I always done a trapeze act in connection with my performance, and, if I do say it myself, it wasn’t any slouch of a trapeze show. And I didn’t like that half as well | after che rope broke as I did before, either. Indeed, I begun to think tke whole dern balloon business wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. I was thinkingabout tying a rope around my waisc so asto cateh hold of things if I fell, but 1didn’t| like to do that, though there was about 100 feet of rope I had hungout asan anchor or grab, with a hook on the end to belp me to land when the show was over. “When I retired from business there was a State fair going on that week, and I went up every day. It was a fine day, with just enough wind to move the bal- ip, on_the way to the pier, came along, 1 he deeded to his wite a large lot in the bearing direotly upon them. Mrs. S8hinn attempted to jump, but seemed rooted to the spot. Her husband stepped baek to help her off the track and both were ened with death when some by- standers rushed to the rescue and lifted the couple out of dan in time. Planked Whiteflsh and Shad. Planking fish is, as a rule, confined to clubhouses, where large opeu fires are ac- cessible, but Mrs. 8. T. Rorer in the Ladies’ Home Journal tells how planked fish may be served to perfection in the smallest and most modest home in America. “The peculiar flavor imparted by the heating plank makes the fish more delicious than when cooked in any other way. If one has a gas stove the method is quite simple, but the oven of a coal range may also be used with success. Secure a two-inch plank the size of the oven, made from hard wood, oak or hickory; w! ready to use put it in tbe oven until it is 80 hot that you cannot bear your hand on it for an instant. Have the fish splitdown the back; put it, skin down, on the hot plank; dust with salt and pepper and baste with melted butter. In an ordinary love, put it on the oven bottom, the oven door and bake for thirty minutes, basting two or three times, When the fish is done take it from the oveu, garnish with parsley and lemon and send it to the table on the plank, placed on a Japanese hcfiuer tray just a little larger than the ank. hitefish may be planked in the same way.” et s SRS To Properly Address the President. Ex-President Harrison, who details “A Day With the President at His Desk” in the Ladies’ Home Journal, relates some of the amusing solutions of the perplex- iug problem as to the proper way to address the President: ‘“Sometimes ke 13 addressed by letter-writers plain Mister,” sometimes as ‘His Majesty,’ or ‘His Lordship,’ and very frequently as *His Excellency.’ ‘The High Govern- t at Washington’' was thought to be an appropriate add: Titing from Austria, and a d to the ‘White Office’ was rightly ansigned by the intelligent mail clerk to the White House. The official title of the head of the Executive Department is ‘The Presi- dent.’ All propositions to add adorning but superfluous titles were rejected in ‘Washington’s time. The correct letter address is, therefore, ‘To_the President,’ and the oral address, *Mr. President.’ " ————————— ‘Why He Marve! “It's very interesting,” said young Mr. Gigge’ tailor, “to read about some of the customs of the people in Asia.” “I suppose 80,” ply. “I haye jus in that part of the world every man mal it a rale to pay_ all his bills on the first ot "You don’t say so!” extraordinary part of it is th the people to whom we send missionaries lBl order to civilize them.”’—Washington tar. center of Alameda. Marristany, it is alleged, bad been do- ing things that should not be donebya good husband, and came home one night to fina the door locked, and it is said that the transfer was in the nature of a peace offering. It is understood that Marristany will contest the suit. No property is asked for, and no alimony, and there is no com- munity property. Marristany has consid- erabie realty in Alameda, and is also.pos- sessed of vaiuable personal property. BETWEEN THE SHAFTS HIMSELF. A Man Who Drags the Carrisge That Conveys His Family. It is not necessary to go to Timbuctoo or Chimborazo to see queer sights. They may be seen right here in Louisville, and two of them were seen this morning. At about 9 o’clock people passing along Jefferson street stopped and gazed ata spectacle that has not been seen in these parts for some time, certainly. A small, stout man, harnessed to a cart like a lowly beast of burden, passed down the street. He was oblivious of the attention he was attracting and kept his eyes di- rected to the ground, that he might avoid rough places. In the cart sat a woman. Bhe was also unconscious of the passers, but it was the unconaciousness of self- possessior At times she would loak at her husband such he was, and t| about the cart and perched in all chil- them- t style of happy childhood. The family’s household effecis ung in and onto the cart. the H family from Ohio. Harmon Hawes, the bead of the family, was the man in the shafts; Mrs. wes, the better half, was the woman who rode, and the six children were six_little Haweses, They continued down Jefferson sireet to the City Hall. Then Hawes drew around to central station and pro- ceeded to unharness himself. Hlvlnf done so he stretched himself several times, while some oi the crowd that had collected listened closely to him bray. One fresh party offered him a handful of hay. After he had drawn a few breaths Hawes told his story to BStation-keeper Busler. He said that two months ago his home in Ohio was destroyed by fire. He bad no place to stay and no way to get a fresh start. So he decided to make his way to Nashville, to be there for ihe exposition and. the revival it is expected to bring. Having no mo: for transportation and Scattered all available yluc? were six no horse, he determined to act as horse |t himsell. He has drawn this family of seven eve bit of the way from Hurly County, travel ingat the rate of four miles a d. ol sked him how_ he made a living for them. in answer Huwes took off his hat and passed it around. x The family has been sleeping at nights | loon aiong_majestic, as the papers said, | and when I shot up I was so nervous that I actually said my prayers as I saw the ground dropping away from me. But I took a brace on myself, and began my trapeze act, the balloon going up faster than 1 ever felt it. By the time I was up half a mile my turn was to swing with my knees around | the bar, which looked mighty danger- ous, but it really wasn’t any worss than if Ihad been in'atheater without a net. We'l, I give myseli the swing and I never did know why, but I lost my grip, and with a swish I felt myrelf fly out into | space. The Lord knows what I thought | about, but it wasn’t for_long, for I didn’t | know any more until Icame to in the | room at the hotel where I was stopping.” | “Come off,” interrupted the man at the foot of the table. ‘You can't tell this crowd you fell half a mile and didn’t get | killed. ~ You are a plain, unvarnished liar, | that's what you are.” *You're another if you say I said I fell half a mile,” responded the retired aero- naat, and it looked as if there might be a scrap. “What 1 did do,” he continued, when peace was restored, **was to strike that an- chor line within ten jeet of tbeend of it as it trailed under me, and by some act of & merciful providence the anchor flew around my body and caught the rope above, thus looping me in. There I hung until the balloon camedown, and as every- body below saw the sccident you may imagine that I had a big reception when I lanced, though I didn’t know any!hlni about it. I did know, though, ihat couldn’t tempt providence twice, and so I quit and went to editing a country news- puper, which is more lingering than fall- ing out of a balloon.”—New York Sun. ————— SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE. Many Who Were Famous and Many Who Were Not. There have been fifty-four Congresses. There have been thirty-two Speakers of the House of Representatives. When the term “Speaker’ originated in England it was the custom for the Soversign to de- liver orally to Parliament such comm uni- cation as he desired to make at the com- mencement of & session. The House so addressed responded to the communica- tion. The presiding officer headed a pro- cession of members of the House, waited upon the Sovereign and read the response, thus speaking for the whole body; there- from comes the term “‘Speaker,"” which wo adopted from the British Parliament. The first Congress heard Washington's address and preparea a reply, which the Speaker, accomvanied by the members of the Houg;, delivered to the President on May 8, 1789, Thomas Jefferson determined that his communications to Congress should be made by written message, and that no an- swer would be expceted. This leatoa general change in this regard in Congre: and other American legislative bod! Notwithstanding this the title “‘speal has adhered, and many of the former Sqnnkan may be included, if not, indeed, all of them, in one of two cl either they may have become celebrated after- ward in the field of National politics or they have become totally obscure. In the former class are to be include Henry Clay, who was the Speaker in three Con- xusu-é and was, moreover, a United States Senator, Secretary of State, and re- atedly a candidate for President; John oll of Tennessee who was Becretary of War, United States Senator and a candi- date for President in 1860. James K. Polk, who was the eleventh President of the United States, inaugu- rated in 1845, ten years after he became Speaker; Robert M. T. Hunter of Virginia, who was United States Benator and OConfederate Secrstary of War; Robert C. Winthrop of Massachusetts, who was an Fnited States Senator from the Bay Btal Howell Cobb of Georgia, who was Governor of that State, Secretary of the Treasury under President Buchanan and a member of the Confederate Con. gress; Galusha A. Grow, a veteran mem- ber of Congress, who, born in Connecticat in 1823, was elocted in November a Repre- sentative from Pennsylivania; Nathaniel P. Banks, Bchuyler Coifax, afterward Vice- ident; James G. Blaine, iary of State, an United Sta from Maine, and Republican candidate for President in 1884; John G. Carlisle, i es Senator and Secretary of the Treasury; Charles F. Crl.‘r of G@eorgia and Thomas B. Reed, the present Speaker of Congress. These are some—but not all—of the Speakers who have obtained celebrity. T'he list of Bpeakers who are little re- membered is perhaps even longer. In re- cent years there has been J. Warren Keiferof Obio. Before the war the: elected Governor 23 years before Bpeaker—snd there w Stevenson of Virginia, who b deliberation uccessive American Congresses, and was the only Speaker to do Few perions of the § ; i ] % Muction Bales ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. THIS DAY, Friday..... M 1057 Market Street. Op ite Jones, We will sell a Magnificent Assortment of Furniture, Oarpets and General House hold Goods, Romoved toour Salesroom for convenience. 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