The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-27

House d Representatives, he addressed The House
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Gsnusmsa-I need mob ray 70 yoo the. II am
ne, q, that from my 10 NJ thank you--to Do -
you ooovey bus feeble ides of chs iseiogs which
prize NOR Lbs nv Than asy ohes Ia tas 8i of tho
House osshs people the ,nor u presiding over TIA
hest House IT representatives, In Kansas Ter is,ry.
10 hsve iItinssso eco year ego taas euco rssa
We nd be wrought out ons would have bse3 call d :
visionary 10 have )rsdict ed tAAt to-day Legtsls-
slavery ard 9th myself tsr Speaker, would have
been thought mad. For tAese reasoIs, and becsuss
Of The fscs that toe destniea Of our glofoua U0on
bang upon our actl0ps-becsuse the eyes OF tho
rant enemies ara cloiely Watching No thu eyes Of
sympsthix,pg hieDcs ara snx1ously fixed upon U.s.
fsr t6sso fea Ops, anc keeling that IL 10 high and
responsible trust you have cOndted 10 me, fesi
low me 70 hope, gentlemen tnat in our deliberations
cnur,ety shd csGdor may mark our urse. so tina,
nothing unpleasant may In erru,t shss harmony
which hope VIII ever subsist among u.
Tho Charmed Girl aud tine Snake HuuAbug.
ARREST or THE FATHER OF rHE CHILO-ExHIBIrION
RIsskD DOWN BY AN INDIGNANT PUBLIC.
From the Boston Bee July 70
Tho public are slresdy familiar with the pArtlcu.
lara OF - ory about . hetIe eti being charmed BY
back snakes In the town OF Gilmsnsoa, N. II. IL
mp, esIs tpa& tie father was iadussd (at,es the In
seiest Of tie people had been aroused by the indu
epce Of the plessS 10 visit Boston, and since Friday
last the girl snd make has boon on Exhibition y,
Coca!fuste HAD. With feeling of abhotrencs for
exhibitions Of this still pdimiuished, yester
dsy s'terI ooD we yielded - the request OF friend
sDd visited the hall. On arriving .. the entrance
We found sbe hail nearly flied with men, women
and children. We we,e sagn informed that war
rant bA1 been issued during the early par. OF the
afternoon by Judge Gushing, Of : Q Police Court,
for he Nrst OF Mr. HID. toe father Of the snake
charms girl, for assanit aud tns. oficsr rAiisut
b just convey the party 70 tho Cambridge street
jail. The mplamaLL 10 DR.. w. Aver, aud the
compliant acts crtn substaBtiI ly tina the father
spsks, ~he eby the reptile biz her, the marks of
the same bsifg visible spop her finger.
ls further fess forth that "a h Is cruel and u1-
Lafursl expu IRE, o. dan germ the heath and hts
Of tbe ciha and abhoircnt 70 The so,d.eose Of The
The snts.of the father was known I, but few
present, end the audience waited, with becoming
patience, for the e2blbinon TO Commence. In sne
me shtinc, however, tho mother, q large sized, ig
DorsIt OH & woman, exhibit herself add her
ycnpRest nd, fat, healthy looking boy. Sort
y sfttr tbs sifl appeared. She u o pretty little
brig eyed gr', aad has every appearances Of beiag
. CO Of beng nj be a!thy, ~ has been represented
She seated herself by the box containing the saAke
ard IL required much persuasion on the part OF the
D0;her and = man Who seemed to b. connected with
ire exsibition. before sho would have anything -
90 With IL. On the box b.ing opened tbs girl eau
riously seized the SNAKE by tho DEAD and drew It
from che box, coiliDg II Ia her lap. For several
mic u'es she Md II IN this position, betfayng the
nj most fear and newcomers. She thsn took Il aad
laid 1t over her shoulders and i'm nediatey after
cropped & reptile into its cage, but never for On
instant letting 60 her arm grasp Of tho serpent's
neck.
During this time the mother set near the plat
form, ard before the entire audience nurSei her
bspe. Such an exhibition Of to Absencs OF tbs
ccnmon delicacies OF human nature We never bsforo
teheid, and We regret ~ say tnss she found tIose
Of ber own az sno unb.ushingly sat thrbugd N
exhibition which wAs bad enough 70 roodes tho
party subject 70 On arrest for indecent exp sare Of
persos. universal hiss, and cries of "Hambas"
70 arose from tho audience. several proposed 10
throw the snake INTO the street, and arrest tho
Who party Interested In the matter. Amyug tie
mobt iDdigi ant Of thoss press Mt the members
Of the ptea, several Of Tho city journals bsipg
rpIess MED. The entire audience LETT toe nell feel
Ing ttat Trey had been Suped by one Of the most
rv0ltirg and bArefsced hunbug exhibitions thai
ever ongrsced this or any other city.
IL Wa the unsnimous opinion Of many intelligent
gentlemen ptesent tnAt not ths Eig ntost assic
II fDence nov exists between tho child aud The
snake, but on the contrary the chile seems 70 fear
and dread . communication 10 revolving 70 hum An
nature. The case will como bsfore the police court
% day, when It 10 70 be hoped that the parties viii
b restrained tn N further exhibitions either here
or elsewhere. Those who we're .. esent on Monday,
when The sbske bit the child. should endeavor 70
BE- present at the trial this morniog ~ their owl
deDce will DO Of imoortancs In ming wha,
IL duef CO exists between the two.