, 1875-03-21

! has oten E}QKe1 htr Wild kae 1oE1oIH uo}es 20
hapa, that sone day, it might develop mi
comethiag honorable and satisfactory. 1t is nj
! veil to speak .r1everently Of tue dead, n4thoug
from CHsar's day unto tho present moment t..
evil that men do live after them, and the Civi
Ssrv'ce is no exception. On oae occasion,
lady OF education and good connections apple
for position in one 6f the Departments 4
ter pasaing through the prehminariea t,
qcisite, such as certificates Of good chara'
! ter. abilitv to read and write, etc., al
| entered upon Qua OF the examinations, afsf
which. she received the folloaiDg pote: "Mif
| Blank: you have passed very creditable o.
animation, averaging 95>S. Now bring vcur il
coed in procuring position!" Aud the Clvi
Service Reform rested it's unfaithful feet on
foundation supposed to be created OF impartit
justice and intelligence vs political II
| tluence! 4 gentleman Of very finished educs
| ton, bat oue OF the many too theoretical to
fought BY the practical workera, "wert mp" fo
| An exa1niua:lon- His papers showed a renarka
j bly, successful result, but his appointment va
not forthcoming. Meeting ono of the "Doard
! afterwards ever eooai g:ass, from the effect
| Ut which be became too communicative, lie Con
| successful wes entirely on political grounds. !"
| overheard you expressing sympathy With th
I South, and that sealed your dooa." Hero Ar
!; only coupe Of illustrations Of the biased an
unfair manner in which Civll-So1vice Reform
daily doled out Justice! aud the ,nass OF in
stances which might be gathered together woul
Show more corruption than uneartaed BY tue Pa
ciio Mail Or Credit Mobllicr scandals.
THOUGHT FOR TIE to1R,
The Irish Of Georgetown and Washington an
out in iuls forca to-day, orramcn'ed With
emera]d-green feathers and badges. aud brayel,
bearing the;r banners before tue wind, al,hougi
that element bows strongly enough to brin{
Eo'ian strains out Of tho goldoa Harp Of Fri,
embossed on the verdaut elk. These kind
hearted Irish laddies Lays custom Of pa1adins
before the various Celtic charitable Institutions
for the little oaes, and stretching forth geuer
GUS hands filled with funary grecnbacEs, c,
pennies, to tne outseachins palms Of many ex-
pectant children, who look ,rwarj to this day
Of donatou aid parade As \ Mohammedau
dreams Of the abode Of the blessed.
TIE COMING MAN,
Bcoth the new Senator from California OF
Thon no have heard unvaryiug praises for tbs
past two years or nore, is not as remarkable in
pereouA appearance as III reputation. In fact
lie is rather ordinary looking than otherwise. Ia
speaking Of my disappointment to q gentleman,
lie told me something OF Booth as he know him
years ago Il kuew Newron Booth very veil in
1913 or g. whi.e we we're both law-studen:s at
Terra aaute, Ind. He was then about IL years
Of age, rather tall, with fair complexion aud
smooth, round. boyish face. His eyes vera yers
handsome aud lighted by the Intelligence Of an
earnest student. He wore his ha,r. which WAS
hight bEown and fine io quality, long. as was the
fashion in those davs, aud brushed smoothly ba-
hind his ears. OF flung back flom TO- ehead,
broad mud veil developed he w-s remarkably
quiet. gentle, ret1cent, and hi:h-toned and never
joined in such hilartles as 'chock-apron Dances
camp meetings, Or tue midnight gies indulged
in By the Young fellows, busy sewing their Wild
oats, but much preferred writing poems for DAYS
Donald OF Judge Conard. He studied law with
either Judge Grtswold or Judge Kinney, Who
wilh Thompson aud Scott, Ueher and Patlcr-
son, Judge Law, and 3 few others divided the
practice At Viga, aud the adjoining counties in
Indians and Illinois.
soME arEN OF NOTE.
"a lot Of US youngsters, Chiefly chips Of the
Law or Medicine, used to meet occasionally to
'serenade the girls, or get up picuic, snd at
ent. There Was s. ]. .. Young, then ssuden:
9ith lis brotheE-iu-law, Dr. Reade, and
Charley Dewey, since an Honorable, son Of
Judge Dewey, OF the Massachusetts Supreme
Court, and nephew OF the Rev. 0ryifte Dewey,
;ac celebrated Unitarian preacher. Charley Was
tom. His law 'shingo' was hung out opposite !!
he Court House door. but he driite3 eastward |
between 49 and 80. Old Or. Patrick, one OF his |
Farnest friends, left about the same tins |
Or the gold mines, "a the yellow (golD fever !
nd brosen out in all its vifulence.
"Then there mas Gus Osborne, whose beat
ifnl sister, Hiss Hannah, Was the pride and |
oast OF the village, aud contrasted strongly with |
be undersized stature and bomety visage OF |
er brother. And big Beach and Little
'each, the former ce:et atnounting to anything
aye biliissd-p|ayer. and the latter very tdcil'
fun md mischief Ho it Vas who inaugu1ated |
uong Us tho Order Of Afinera.' tho principal
sfemony OF which was to march Iodl2u-fia
trough the streets at 'miduish:'s holy hour
ith hshted candles ID tie rims Of our hats,
3wling like de1y1shes and giving calathumuian
II lenades. Booth. ae I before stated, nsycr
,inoa in these Noc.cs A,nbrosiane, but be could !
ot have failed to hear them!
81 Little Beach ia now President Of tae Prai-
e City Bank, tine business nen. VITA Golfers
Ill to running over. He used to board At the
rown House, and was heap thought Of BY
uptiu. tho proprietor.
" THOMPSON and Scott, with whom / studied,
ave since been sent TO represent the Sixth Dis
ict; John 2. Usher has occupied the position |
Secretary OF the Interior. and Cboriey Crnft,
1en young limb Of the Law, has earned undying |
ute!s at the ha.lds Of Fame on our Union battle |
eds, and none deserved the titlo Of General
lure than ho. His name is US familiar ut !
diana hresides as household words ara wont !
be.
SENATOR BooTHs PRETTY SISTER.
:" Miss Lizzie Booth, ths Senator's oaly sister,
cd the soil Of Hooserdom. Il saau ne 'er for
IT. till the dsy dec, tho 'Dsnce Of ths Graccs'
tue great charity bal, Jnly, 1s49. given at 4be
rairla House, which vas as large for Terre
aute then, with it's COCO Inhabitants. AZ was
10 Vicar OF Wakeaeld's celebrated picture fer
8 house. Miss Lizz,s Booth, Miss Lanrn
sdam, and Miss sedolla Madison, were the
,ausies and graces comuned, rho gkded
rough the o1quisitely dreamy measures Of this
setry of motion, and wen sucL applause aud
sasant remembrance. that the name ct suat
.uca is identical WITH them"
Booth IL already spoken Of as
THE COMING NAN
ao wll.-not "beat Grant" but succeed him, !
ou1d it not bo peculiar coincidence if a man |
aose name ia Booth should Occupy the ptesi-
ntlal chair, from which the murderoug hand Of ]
10th hurled tho grand Lincoln7 Who in Tho
,rld would have di canned That in the quiet
odast. 1isht-haired Hoosier 10y Of - was w.
6 dormant the reslsticas energies which lsyo
tt'cd with lie in oil its p6ases aud issned /,
erefrom ever victorir1s; Who haa trodden
on the hydra. headed dragon-haiiroad Mo-
noly-and, booted snd spuf1ed, ridden it, obed;-
t TO the bit, first into tbs Gubelnatorial chair.
n into the United States SAn .te, and which .
rhaps viii hear him to greater honorsl Mean |
i!e the champion has behaved II cooiug and
Id as sucking dove Ouisr1.
CHICAGO entertainments.