Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-22


MRS. SRRAGuE tells this about her eldest boy:
One day lately at the breakfast-table Senator
Sprague said to his son, "you must understand,
my boy, that you are the son OF a poor man,
and will have your owl way to make in the
world. have fifty cents in my pocket not
cent more, so after breakfast think III take
you out ana get boot backing apparatus for
ike poor mans son, you know"
The little fellow listened intently, then said :
We'll, papa, can't black your boots, too, and
save something"
'.oh, certainly, if you wish, )" his father an
swered.
After breakfast the investment was made and
next morning the eDterprising youngster rose
at daylight, and before anybody was up and
could interfere had blackened every boot and
shoe in the Sprague mansion, including pair
of his mothers, which had been bought re-
Gently for S19, and which, Of course, were ut
terly ruined" Ntss GrNndy," in the Graphic.
TIE POLITICAL SITUATION IN TKxAs-The
Z. s. SendtOrship.-A special from Austin.
Texas, states that the president of the senate has
discharged all the assistant sergeants- at ar ms
there being no further use for them. The re-
turns of the vote for other state officers have
been counted and the majorities averaged the
same as the governors, which now reaches
$4,000. The returns of several counties were
found In the office Of the secretary of state
Returns OF about forty counties have not vet
been received. The contest for United States
Senator increases in interest. There are now
five candidates, as follows: Messrs. Throckmor-
ton, Reagan, Dumorse, Maxey ana Flourney.
FROM THE LEGISLATURES TO PRrsoN.-As
ex-state senator VIM. II. Graham was being
taken through Albany a few days since to the
penitentiary he pointed to the senate chamber
in the capitol building and said: az sat there
two terms, and will be there again before /
de" On arriving at the penitentiary he wept.
he was handed over to Superintendent Pills
bury, who placed him in the hospital where
Charles L. Taintor, the Atlantic bank default
er. performs the same duties that are assigned TO
tweed on blackwells Island. Graham's sent
ence is for ten years. His family live in style
in Middletown, n. Y.
THE FAT MEMS BALL in New York was an
exquisitely funny affair. The march was led by
Samuel McGraw, weighing 1863 pounds, and his
lady was OF very small build. The largest lady
IN the ballroom was q school teacher, who
weighed 209 pounds avordup0is Just previous TO
entering her carriage to go to the ball She
was much admired, and foated in the may
polka redowa as II she were gazelle. The
supper was q very solid one,-a turkey per fat
man.-and the only thing light about the enter
tainment was the music, which embraced In its
champagne-like strains gems and diamond
drops from Offenbach.
LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL AMRNpNRsrs
The proposed constitutional amendments limit
ing the Louisiana state debt TO SIS O00, 600 and
tssso1 9 for ali PURPOSES to sis guaran-
consolidated bonds to be issued in funding the
debt, and providing that the revenues OF each
year derived from taxation shall be donated
solely to the expenses of that year. assed the
house by q unanimous vote. Thew had pree
viously passed the senate.
SUICIDE OF CRININAL-At Salem, n d.,
Tuesday night deputy sheriff won't to arrest
george M Ward for . crime. Not finding
Ward in the house, he searched the yard and
found him with his throat cut from ear TO ear.
de ie still alive, but cannot recover.
~Prof. Goodwin Smith, in his speech at IN
educational meeting In Manchester, England,
Tuesday evening. explained and commended
the common school system OF the United States.
0ID Joint convention Of the general Assem-
bly, Of the state Of Maryland, yesterday, Barnes
Compton, Of Charles county . democrat, vas
two house, wereLComPton, g; Henry A Colds