The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-01-30

New York, January 25 1879.

poraneOus human interest there has
been little or none this week in the
No terrible murders, &C
cidents, fires, or scandalous divorce
suits. The cold weather has inevita-
bly, brought much suffering to the
large classes ofneedy people, coal COL.
tinuring at such an exorbitant rate
that they with difficulty can procure
sufficient fuel to cook their scanty
food.
While there is unusual distressand
poverty prevailing here this winter,
there is also a good deal of gaiety
going, for the families of Fortune, for
"Some must work and some must play; =
So runs the world away"
The Witherell and Smith nuptials,
which lately were held in Trinity
church, gave rare display of wealth
and fashion. Miss Smith being a
niece of Mrs. A. T. Stewart and the
groom an Episcopal clergyman. We
often hear much of the privation
among clergymen's wives, and for
this reason it is gratifying to hear
that at least one is we'll provided for.
The bride appeared on the happy
occasion with train three yards in
length, and among other jewelry
wore necklace consisting of seven
strings Of pearls, with a diamond
cross as pendent, also two clusters
of diamonds at the throat, to which
was attached diamond dove, from
whose beak hung another diamond
cluster. The bride will certainly want
an:angelic body guard to protect thes-
jewels, whose description is enough to
awaken the ambition Of all the sneah
thieves in the city, as well as excite
the envy of Minnie Fitch (eee Miss
Sherman) who wears the largest dia-
mand cross in the world, the gift Of
the Khedive of Egypt.
Conckling, the magnificent but not
always magnanimous, has been re-
elected to the United State Senate
as everybody knew he would be, and
the administration Republicans ex-
press themselves as satisfied with the
result. The Tammanyites and the
Anti Tammanyites, the political lions
and lambs of this metropolis, have
made an amicable adjustment of theil
animosities, and after having had q
good fight are said to be warme,
friends than ever. Mr.. Cooper the
new Mayor, and John Kelly Comp
troller, and"Boss" of Tammany, met al
a dining at the Lotus Club, mutually
admired each other in the most ap-
proved manner long practicedat such
gatherings, and now everything in
the future looks lovely. Our city is
to be governed as it nevas.xas before
office holding bummers are to re-
ceive their walking papers, excessive
salaries are to be cut down and
the municipal expences reduced to
o sound business basis. These are
fair promises, and if carried out, we
may congratulate ourselves that the
political millennium is at hand.
Montgomery Blair, who edited the
Union, one of the numerous defunet
newspapers of Washington, has re-
Gently attacked Senator Lamar in q
two column article in the San.
Mr.. Blaire seems to have for
cotton, that, in his paper at the time
of the late Presidential embroglio-
in '76, he made this same charge
against Mr.. Lamar, whereupon Mr..
Lamar sent friend to Mr.. Blair
pronouncing his charges false and
demanding retraction of the same.
In reply to this, Mr.. Blair stated in
the columns of the Union 1--WE were
misinformed respecting Mr.. Lamar
on the points in question; that from
first to last he has entertained di-
rectly the contrary opinion, holding
that is settled beyond controversy by
The terms of the constitution, and by
The uniform usage under it, that it
belongs to Congress to count the
electoral vote, and that the duty of
President of the Senate extends only
20 the safe keeping of packages, and
20 breaking the seals in the presence of
he two house of congress. We make
he correction with unfeigned pleas
Ire, and regret very much having
'een misled to do Mr.. Lamar inius-
ice =. We had no distrust
# Mr.. Lamar, and approve entirely
he liberal course by which as much
s by his great ability, hehas attained
is high position in the councils of
he nation"
Your correspondent is no cham
ion of Senator Lamar, for we did
ainsay his right to ignore the wishes
his people--on the Silver bill
onveyed through their chosen rep
but do not approve of
lis attack of Mr.. Blair who simply
,iterates what he once SWALLOWED"
MONA.
By a late act of the Georgia Leg {
lat ure the punishment for persons I
of murder shall be death. l