, 1879-06-01
r. 7. Claimed He Is Killing Himself
with Excessive Use of
Tobacco.
xhot 4 Personal Friend Of the Senator
Discoycred in Washington.
,r,,o Conflict Between the Gam
blcrs and Police OF
ticialS.
. Decision Reached upon the Cham
ber Of Commerce Question.
Paragraphs OF a Personal and
General Character.

SENATOR CARPENTER.
s<rfaf Correspondence Of The 7stbu..e.
vuw,uKEa, May 31.-A few days since th,
..,anr,nh brought the intelligence that Senate
r..nen,cr had been nd vised by hts physicians II
~, Ftor;da for the benefit Of his health. Thi
.a.rs u.s received with genuine surprise here
rh.ne be numbers MS friends and supporters b.
49, .honsands, because few either knew OF sup
avon him to be tn other than the best of health
fnd sn;rits. They were aware that he was suf
tar;nc from au ailment at the time OF his secouc
a,sction to the United States Senate, but at
trh,ted the infrfnity to severe cold, tla
ronld wear of in q very short time. Now, how
,s,rsr they begin to manifest anxiety concerning
IT. Carpcnter's condition and prospects o1
or,ntuu restoration, the recommendation o1
.ho rhvsiciaps of q visit to Florida having giver
+ha matter a very serious aspect in their minds
Tue TRIBUNE correspondent encountered {
,ersonsl friend OF the Senator, few evenings
s,nce Who opened q conversation concerning
him With the remark: "Matt Carpenter is sick,
.nd fikelg to die. BE is 4 very sick man, in
a..an The scribe ventured an inquiry Us to
tbp nature Of Mr. Carpenters ailment, and re
ce]yed this as an answer:
81 tell YOU that no man can smoke twenty
11..a s'. a;yor. dav and keen m The practice,
ri,hout epcounreriny certain death. 1t is q
hsrsrdous thing to do, and Matt CARPENTER is
do;nr it. You observe the consequences Matt
Il siaye to tobacco, and it is killing him slowly
Int surely. He has wasted SO that his limbs
aa'e ..n1ss ussVA'S rher ca1I IT. 7h.nmatism. Rah
npe-stssuua' ps aai -oth;,g a,so: thot has wasted
T. T. = .ooae' ~ +h;c .Trent and will continue the
,s Mm away ~ Jae+rnct;on . nntil Death stems in
Wo,A ~ us aro.,,ar ric,;n ros mos
and cams auu - 1f,,s;o who, Mott moio
en- ID l.e aeau ~ ~ ,n,1;6ca+;on Tnaet;nc sat
us spessn @ al =. n nv s;f an5 te1 ron candid.
oehlne mn Sa,n ~ W." ,s aI shooa1 ~ 90. him
y pug s.ui; a;.en @ ba hod 5n;eha1 sno.,,.inc'
1aluea.a3 asn;a3 1ho ecsnas and I;1ht a cicar
step "ia9 w. ~. .,aSt .~aat- ~ woeh;nTton -.
t'. a1cu9 u nnn % h;e ret1rn ro the c;tv he tol me-
. esous. ,;s!to5 Sys 10 sena.a chamner ;lnrnr his
l1al he 'la1ea 'ue s: atns Gor,,a,,.a. ,..ns r
stay. 1aeu ha ua-1;ad Mi rns rent,,ra1 ~ osI
'uele, wv oe lcp!seo 80: -a..asoa " a1.
Mna1 ats "as oon ;. a.b .;',a, ~ -; h;e ,a,,,h
lns he t t2lne IL taS "in ~ H. A4e $50. ~
eslu m5 a'eua' --,,t ~ or~o,,, uha, ho ~
asooiI tiuse, M a.1u e1 49, aa ag stiti =
1o1nea NJ oarpen'es M was ss.i, nh..,s.. -
presume W. W. a.s eatu ~ ;ntaErn1,ti,n ~ eo %
fenaIA ~ u "ai q hae.ed ~ % ~. 4,a 40
nos saM 1s a4euu l T1.;a Ia. ,1 a W, .,,a+
tor nau I!snteo dIesa o 5 ~. ~ :. ~ d.as
sseu oet"eea u - u e ,S
Iolumes 70 me. L. Sonnrmen nae impression
s1ealnauou u ny Motse isns. ats ~. Satpsu @
teF's aalmenL can oe teacsu ulrectlJ 70 uue lnor
oioate use u topae9o* : Aooh LUIS oeause !
na4e IeAu 81 ~ ote oeet ausnot!tes In
upon Ie suo]ect ana atn nere!ole
lnotoue9ly, conVc1sane WIN ule oeetel19us 9
nacco possesses an ansloloas ana oesIruct1se
powe1 seconu Oily 20 taas .: 1ptu.a. nnen II
sLt1Aes sivIAa ~, u, IL Is sule oeatu. NAL ealpen-
~ 81 US s.eas " a4a, uoss no1 Aaon LUIS,
40! lne el.nple Eeasou ii1a1 4e nas 40. !akea tne
ssa, ~ ~ ~, .a,S;,, nInSn + e s.o"y mas1
f,;a.- aao' ~ !; i.;t,; IL t;,f 4 Aeeps on
euI h;s 1h,e;e;.a - faaE 1-n u.seH Nh .opacco,
~ a9u aS a pI5sctans, s. iea keep nlm - ignorance
nts 4 sss ~ us ussaoh!tt. lne
than rhfetr es - W, ~ sen s oie injurious
~. ;saa."' ..,.'- -. 81 W nn5 ',ie "
MI +hn+ 1o,-: ,,-o-,,-t;a no =, ~, .atu, sou
haa,,,,a n-a ~ 49,. - ~ o y. ~ !notee na'c
ne S azs tin mvm 1nG .uo1u'naIe % use Of topac
~ cert - Wn;s11 onde ~ ta.as na - " .aS ~
insana asrrn,.s +t;ar +oha peop,. @ " <ae ue
arnnE anS eiaa,, n@ ~" aT1a, t9 an ssn ~
IL nan aa rra+ h,,1,-, ~ LII =. niS
~ can eet nupGIF ~nue drunk ana ear. but
thr ssne tima i,,o,r dao1a ~ ci1aSa .sa az
tobacco in this city Who will Certainly
become insane unless be stops smoking.
but have not veatured to ap-
baooeaa paoaen nn W Iae suo9see, uecause ne snt
me down: and an miid-mannered man 80" ro,1
know, one Of the kind who will avoid quarrel,
q anything that promises to occasion an IN
p.easaatneSs. ihat Is my reason lot refusing
IT, n ia ~ e ahonnnt e nof oIr ~ asa+
partially. Of HE habit Of smoking that has
grown SO strong upon him. The condition Of
Aatt Carpenter, as the result OF his fondness
sm aost Moaeco' Is source Oh Lne most Sl4cele Re-
oifer for sneaEnt1 a 70 10 ron N The snh;ect j.
It remains to Be slated that the gentleman
quietly smokeda fragrant Havana While he
sooke, ana cleared his throat with an occasional
Of tnh.c.o y, ana s. ~ az heI ~ 1.arv S uSo
vars smoking. wnire ~ sometimes he NAV be
found doing both at the same time. In fact,
oosc during the conversation he had both quid
tha 1ha IN MS mouth, ana ev1acnLlE enloyco
psrenthetca1!r ~ tha az av ea1;nc NJ M hat be had
used tobacco in nearly every form FOR years. but
It never appeared to affect him as it did some
people, particularly his bosom friend Matt Car
penter.
DALZELL AND GAMBLING.
The douhle arrest of Frank na17eJ1 fhe mr.
u,cto- ~ 49, r.-,- t
fr<t $500. ~ 'e nehsuchs 'oe1eFs Poncs supp
1oe selling lottery tickets. and second, Tor
attempting to deter the Distrct-Attoruey from
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