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CASUALTIES,

The village of Great Chenko, Russia,
on the VolSa, was totally destroyed by fire,
April so.
Senator Conkling's daughter Bessie, was
married at Utica the other day. The Senator
was not present. 1t is said he is bitterly
opposed 10 the match.
Fires more or less destructive occurred May
5, at Providence, r. L.; Bridgeport, Conn. :;
Boston, Mass; Denver, COL; Milwaukee,
Wis, and at Hillsdale, Mich.
Tue city Of O1enburg, Russia, on the
Ural river, was nearly destroyed by fire April
20. More than half of the population are
destitute number of lives were lost.
A passenger train on the Whitewater
Valley railroad May 1st when near Brookville,
Ohio, ran into a wagon containing Henry
strawmicr, his wife, their daughter, aged 90
and young son. The wagon, after being
carried $50 yards, was thrown beside the track
complete wreck. Mrs. Strawmier was in
jured internally, it is supposed fatally. The
daughter was found covered with blood, and
piece OF wood diven into her flesh. She
will probably die. The father and sonreceived
slight injuries.
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ment of government. The enactment of this
Dill into law will establish precedent which
VAL tend to destroy the equal independence of
the several branches of the government, Its
principle places not merely the Senate and
executive, but the Judiciary also, under the
coercive dictation of the House. The House
alone will be the judge of what constitutes
grievance. and also of the means and meas-
ures OF redress. An act of Congress to protect
elections Is now the grievance complained of,
Due me mouse may, on the same principle, de-
termlne that any other act of Congress Already
made, that nomination or appointments to
o1hce by the President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate or that decision or
opinion OF the supreme court, is q grievance.
ana that II measures of redress be withheld
the offending branch Of the government be re-
fused. Believing that this bill is a
Il I DANGEROUS VIOLATION 81 :.
of the spirit and meaning Of the constitution
l am compelled to return it to the House, in
which it originated, without nv approval.
The qualified negative with which the consti-
tuition invests the President IL trust that in
wolves duty which cannot decline to per-
form, and in conscientious purpose to do
what can to preserve unimpaired the consti-
tutonal powers and equal independence, not
merely OF the executive, but of every branch of
the government which will be imperrilled by
the adoption of the principle of this bill. | de-
sire earnestly to urge upon the House of Rep
resentatives return to- the wise and whole
some usage Of tho earlier days of the republic,
which excluded from appropriation bills all ir-
relevant legislation. BY this course you will
inaugurate an important reform in the method
OF Congressional legislation, your action will
be In harmony with the Fundamental princi
pies of the constitution and, the patriotic sen
t1ment of the nation, which is tb Il. firm sup
port, and you will restore to tie country that
feeling of confidence and security and repose
which are 40 essential to the. prosperity Of all
our fellow citizens. - nj - "
Signed) RUTHERFORD B. HAyEs-
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CONGRESSISUM

SENATE, April 3O.4.Consid Grafton
was resumed of the House bill pro-
viding for certain expenses of the present
session OF Congress. The bill to prevent the
introduction of Contagious diseases wss con-
sidered and discussed, after which tho Senate
went into executive session and sd ourned.s
y House, April 3Q-Immediatelyaa after
the reading of the journal the speaker present
ed the veto message of the President, upon
the army appropriation bill, and it was read
message, which Consumed thirty five minutes,
Mr.. Sparks offered the following order:E "Or
dered that the message of the President, lust
received, be entered at length upon the jour
nal. as required by the constitution of the
United States, and that the House will to-
morrow proceed to consider said message.
and thereafter to reconsider the bill making
appropriations for the support of the army for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, and that
said message be printed.'' The order was
adopted. Mr. Washburn, from the committee
on pablo lands, reported a bill extending for
Two years from October 9Th, the time for the
payment OF pre- emptions on certain public
lands IN Minnesota. Passed. The bill TO pre-
/ vent the INTRODUCTION of diseased cattle was
considered. Some attention was given to
Ito amend certain statutes relating to
coinage and coin bullion certificates, and the
House adjourned.
0INAALIs u1dy 1.-U1dtt6ES poECA1Q11G-
to postofices and roads, also in regard to
! revenue from Imports, contagious diseases.
and bounty and back pay were briefly coEsid-
cred. The contested seat of William Pitt
Kellogg was brought UP but received no
action. Some enquiry was made in regard to
the legislative appropriation bill, and the
Senate adjourned
= House, , May 1.-the coinage bill
came up, and it's consideration was
postponed until Saturday TIE con-
sideration of the army appropriation bill
| came up,and the House refused to passit over
the veto of the President, Yeas 100, NAYS ITO.
not the necessary two-thirds, adjourned until
| Saturday. = y
SENATE, May "A bill was introduced rel
alive to the construction of the Texas Pacific
railroad. Referred. Senator Kellog's con-
tested seat case came up, but gave place to
the bill touching the introduction of contagi-
! GUS diseases. The bill was recommitted, and
after an executive session the Senate ad-
burned.
HOUSE, May 3.-Mr. Stephens from the
committee On coinage &c, reported a bill
which was referred. Mr.. Springer reported
back the bill relating to contested election
cases with few unimportaRt amendments.
MIR. Harris opposed the bill and it went over
for future consideration. Consideration of
| the bill was resumed relating to coinage and
coin and bullion certificates. Mr.. Warner
submitted an amendment ard supported it by
an arguement of some length, after which
he House adjourne
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Gen. Grant hiss reached Hong Kong in
good health. ..,' ,....-
The widow of the sculptor, David Dangers,
has committed suicide. '-i.-
General Felix Donay, inspector gen
eral of the French army is dead.
Gen. Sheridan and Gen. Terry, reached
Yaukton, April Both from Bismarck on their
tour Of inspection. ,tI .
The wife OF Secretary Sherman, their
daughter and a daughter Of Ex-Governor
Denson, OF Ohio, sailed May for Europe in
The steamer Adriadic. = 3H'. .....E vi.
At Des Moines, April 30th, a salute Of
fourteen guns, one Tor each Of tie original
thirteen States, and one for iowa, 'was f red in
horor Of President Hayes Veto 4lf H. Wi
Tic I. 5. Senate has confirmed Edwin
w. ,Keighlcy, Of Michigan, third auditor Of
the treasury, and w. f. Ilwell Goidsboro,
Baltimore, Nd, Us. Consul at Amcri. W
Mrs Roberts has been indicted in Chicago
for the murder Of F. 3. Weber she alleges
that she shot him because he had scduccd
her, Weber hada wife living but no children
The wife is in Europe, and Weber was about
to join her tlierc.
Mrs. Sarah J 3. Hale, for over half 6
century cditrcss Of Godey's Lady's Book, dice
atFhiladelphia, on the morning Of April 80
She was over so years old. II Il &1gs. gl-sc5
Lieut. Dubronia, arrested near Noygorot
on suspicion CT being chief member of thu
revolutionary committee, was hanged May 9
at St. Petersburg en- the glacis Of Fort Petro
pauIorski.' 49,: ~ ..g WI ri
The joint Republican caucus at Springfield,
ILL, May 2, adopted a resolution endorsing
the Presidents veto of the army bill, and ap
proving the course Of Senator Logan in tn
controversy with Representative Lowe.
A dispatch from Rome says the vatica!
has instructed its delegates 10 Chilli, Peru a.,
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Prior to the discovery OF this continent
by Columbus, says contemporary, there
was no cereal in America approaching in
nature the wheat plant. It was not un-
til 1880 that wheat found it's way into
Mexico, and then only By chance. A
slave of Cort$z found few grains of
wheat in a parcel Of rice and showed
them to his master, who ordered them
to be planted The result showed that
| wheat would thrive we'll on Mexican soil,
and to day one OF the finest wheat valleys
in the world is near the Mexican capital
From Mexico the cereal found its way
to Peru. Maria D. Escobar, wife of Dor
Diego DE- Chtuyes, carried few grains
to Lima, which were planted, tho entire
product being used for several successive
croos. AtQuito, in Euquador, a monk
of the order OF st. Francis, by the name
Of Fray Iodosi Rixi, introduced the new
cereal; and it is said that the jar which
contained the seeds planted is still. pre-
served by the. monks OF Quito. Whea;
was introduced into the present limits 9
the United States, contemporaneousl
with the settlement of our country by tn
! English and the Dutch nd ME&G Tia.@
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Bolivia to intcrpose their good offices with
view to ending the war, or at least causing 1t
to be waged with the least posi- bly, cruelty
: Most remarkable precautions were
taken during the czar's recent journey to
Livadia. sentinels were placed the whole
length of the line traficwas stopped and all
access to the lines prohibited for tweenty.tour
hours before the departure Of the royal train.
May 2, the Senate has rejected the nomina-
ton OF Thos. Mason to be collector of customs,
Bangor, Me-, vice F.. L. Fox, whose commits
sion has expired. This is the second timet
the Senate has refused TO consent to Collector
Fox's displacement, the previous nomination
and that of Mason being alike rejected unani-
mously upon tho ground that the present in
cumbent has served faithfully, and his dis.
placement would he extremely dscourteous
to Senator Hamlin. 5's''.l ''' .-.5 ''.'
Orders have been issued by the secre-
tary OF war to Gen. Pope, commanding the de-
partment of Missouri to furnish such military
force as may be required to enable tho Indian
department to keep trespassers out OF the In
dian territory and enforce the Presidents re-
rent proclamation on the subjdct The force
N the Indian territory and vicinity is ample
for the purpose, and the administration is de-
termined to enforce the present orders
ST. l protect the treaty and other rights Of the
Indians.
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L:HIRuNDELLE.

Oh, swallow! say that thou has been .
To dwell beneath the hanging caves
OF my loves home, where ivy green
Around her lattice trails fresh leaves.
She saw thee, and she said to thee:
"Oh, swallow! say the years are long,
And bid him come again to me,
Ere thou return with, the springs song
To her go when winter hoar9 - ss:ssss
Shall pass and bring the coming yea, -
To lead me swiftly to her door ~ssSS
To welcome love and Danish leari T@s'7s
Cdsselps Hago=iae
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/. Mrs. Brown, who 'iknew it was some
Thing Of that sort" added to her recent
invitations, iii. N. S. F." Imagine the
dismay of her sisters and her ousins and
her aunts.
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NEWS OF THE w EEK.
CRIMES ANH CRIMINALS.

Hezekiah Bradley, colored, was hung at Gal
eston, Texas, May 2, in the presence OF 6,ooo
people for the murder OF a negro named fol'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-07
Origin Of kissing.

The correspondent of an Indiana news
paper gives the following account of the
origin of the osculatory process: "Some
Trojans with their wives ecaped by sea
from Troy when twas taken andsacked::
The wives being horribly sea.sick, when
they landed with their husbands. in order
that the latter night by bunting, provide
provisions fors theremain6er of their
journey, to avoid again going tosssa and
at the instigation of lady named Roma,
burned the ships The husbands on their
return being fercely angry, to stay the
torrent of abuse heaped upon them, their
wives pressed theif Fps to theirs and
chung about them. These lip9pressings
were the first kisses, and the novelty was
SO successfully employed that q the
husbands left off scoldinp and fell to kiss
ing, until they were kissed by their wives
into good hnmor sspds complete forgive
ness sEusfs ySnHEI.S s3issGt
This account may be the true one,
although it appears to have escaped the
notice of the learned Burton, who makes
no mention OF, it in his ssLoye Melancholy"
! Ben johnson evidently approved of kiss
ing, although he may not have known its
origin, as stated above. He saws:
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struggle Of two hundred years for the COM
mons of England to secure for the British
people.
From this brief review Of the subject it
sufficiently appears that under existing laws
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-07
T. First give, a hundred, at1l
Then a thousand. then another
Hundred, then unto the other
Add a thousand and no more.F

/ Ifkissihg was invented BY thsTpjana
and not by Adam and AEge, as~e6,nm only.
reported, tt is no wonder that our first
parents found the Garden of Eden slow
place, or that Eve ga,lavanted with the
serpent TO while. away the time. Az ssg.s..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-07

A few square inches of ice scattered
around On the steps make front stoop
more formidable thsa csgc ofhyenas.
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civil authorities, I am forced to the conclusion
that it ought
: NOT TO RECEIVE NY APPROVAL. ,fi 3, ..,r
That section is, however, not presented to
me a separate and independent: measure,
but as has been stated, it is attached to the
election laws of the country, which is in no way
connected with the use of the army. It pro-
hibits under heavy penalties any person en-
gagged in the civil service of the United States
from having any force at the place of any cleo
tion prepared to keep ORDER to make arrests,
to keep the peace or in any manner to en-
force the laws. This is altogether
H.. FOREIGN TO THE PURPOSE
of an army appropriation bill. The practice of
lacking to army appropriation bills measures
not pertinent to such bills did not prevail un-
til more than forty years after the adoption of
the constitution. It has become the common
practice, and all parties, when in power, have
adopted it. Many abuses and great waste of
public money have in this way orept into ap-
preparation bills. The public opinion of the
country is against it. The States which have
recently adopted constitutions, have generally
provided
@IE-@ REMEDY FOR THE EVIL II 80 ri
by electing that no law shall contain more than
one subject, which shall be plainly expressed in
its title. The constitutions of more than hall
the States contain substantially this provision,
The publlc welfare Will be promoted IN many
ways by a return to the early practice Of the
government and to the true principle Of legis.
lation, which requires that every measure shall
stand or fall according to its own merits. II
it were understood that to attach to an appro
priation bill measure irrelevant to the genera
object of the bill would imperil and probably
prevent its final passage and approval, an
IsvAIUA8I4E EEFoEM ''''
in the parliamentary practice Of Congress.
would be accomplished. The best justifcatio,
that has been offered for attaching irrelevant
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the polls or ordering them anywhere else where
there ia no election going on, to prevent dis
orders or suppress disturbances that should be
suppressed by the peace officers Of the State, or
if they must bring others to their aid
they should summon unorganlzed citizens
and not summon the officers and men of the
army as q posse committus to quen disorder,
and thus get up feeling which will be
DISASTROUS TO PEACE AMONG THE PEOPLE
of this country" In the House of Represent
atives the object of the act of 1873 was stated
by the gentlemen who had it in charge in sim
| liar terms. He said: But these are all minor
! points and insignificant compared with the
! great principle which was incorporated by the
| House in the bill in reference to the use of
armed men in peace. The Senate had already
included what they called and what We might
| accept AZ principle, but they had stricken
4 out the penalty and had stricken out the word
expressly" so that the army might be used
| in all cases where implied authority, might be
intcrfercd with. The. House committee plant
4 ed themselves firmly upon the doctrine that
4 rather than yield this .Hfa1s @&E a5fsfa IA
/ ~i.,...y FUNDAMENTAL, PRINCIPLE
for which for three years this House has strug-
I eled.thcy would allow this bill to fail NOT.
withstanding the reforms that we had secured
regarding these reforms, of but little conse-
quence alongside the great principle that the
4 army Of the United States in time of pence
il should be under control Of Congress and ohc-
4 dient to its laws. After long and protracted
negotiations the committee have conceded
the principle in all its length and breadth.
including the penalty which tho Senate had
stricken ont. We bring you back, therefore, q
report with the alteration of q single word
which, lawyers assure me is proper to DO made,
restoring to this bill the principle for which
| we have commended so long and which is &C
yitnl to secure the rights and liberties Of the
people. Thus have We this day secured to the
people of this country the same great protcc
tion against \ standing army which cost
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SUPREMACY or THE CONSTITUTION
replaced by the onnipotsnce Of any depart
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-29
A New Advertising Racket.

Messrs. Walden and Hofpenny are introduce
ing in this city a new and unique system OF adj
vertising that has worked like charm IN
Lewiston, where they have already issued one.
What they propose to do is to give the people
of Portland a first class numbered checker
board on the other side of which will be a
backgammon board. This board will be neat
ly vanished, and durable in every respect.
The virtues they claim for it over all other
advertisements is that it has some intrinsic
value other than that Of an advertisement as
it will be kept as long as the board lasts, which
in most cases will be years. The advertise
ments are to be printed on every other square,
which will leave them always exposed to view.
They will give away in this city over ton OF
these boards, numbering over three thousand,
one in every house and hotel, and board,
engthened by brass binding, with full
set of checker-men, is to be placed in all the
smoking cars and steamboats, running into the
city. All will see at glance what advantages
this medium has over the average clap-trap
advertisements the country is flooded with.
Mr.. c. w. Waldron of the Lewiston Ga
zette who introduces the chess, checker and
backgammon board into this city, is a gentle
man in every way entitled to the confidence Of
our people. Whatever he promises may be re-
lied upon. He commands both capital and
skill.
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Death Of A Soldier Of 1912.

Mr.. William Colley died in Belfast Sunday
afternoon, at great age. He was born in
GRAY. Me-, Feb 26th 1888, and consequently
would have been 90 years old if he had lived
until next February. He was soldier, and
served for time at Castine. After his dis
charge, he entered the service second time at
Woolwich For these military services he
drew pension. He left his native place soon
after he was 81, and took up his residence IN
Albion, where he married. subsequently he
resided in Portland, Augusta and Belfast. Mr..
Colley has been a citizen of Belfast for about
% years. He was carpenter by trade, and IN
his younger years was an industrious energetic
man. For the past ~ years he has been total
" blind and very deaf. He possessed pleas
ing personal appearance, and in later years did
not show his age; on the day he died he did
not look over Ibis face having few wrinkles
He left three sons and two daughters living
and 10 grand children.-Belfast Journal.
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Mr.. EDITOR: l desire, for the advantage OF
some of your city readers, to call attention to
the free lectures on Literature, History, and
kindred subjects, given on Saturday afternoons
at o'clock, at ST. Stephens church by Rev
Asa Dalton. These lectures are designed to
give information upon these subjects, which
will be especially helpful and valuable to the
young. 1 am deeply in sympathy with the pur..
pose of the lecturer to aid that large class OF
earnest and thoughtful minds, which needs wise
counsel and healthful stimulus, in their search
for truth. 1t is not often that clergyman
finds time and inclination to attend to the in
tellectual needs of the community, and it is
seldom indeed that one possessing the ability
and culture of the Rector OF ST. Stephens IS
willing to freely give to the public the fruits OIL
his own study and thought.
= Rev Mr.. Dalton will speak this afternoon
upon the claims of the classical and standard
authors Of the world upon our attention over
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-29
A Gard from Manager Frank Curtis.

In Justice to myself, / find it necessary to
enter into a few explanations respecting the
dissatisfaction expressed at my thanksgiving
entertainments 1t was furnished me i'll good
faith, and l knew nothing of the lack OF re-
sponsible people in the company until they
arrived, which the manager accounts Tor In
this wise: Three of his principal members
left him at the last moment to accept more re-
munerative engagements. Had known how
unsatisfactory it would be L should have closed
the theatre, leaving the Hidden Hand in It's
announced obscurity. Miss Joyce is as lnno-
cent as myself in the pronounced fraud, not
knowing the weakness of the support until the
mischief was done. She had no interest what
ever in the management of the same, being
simply under salary. Now word TO those
parties and have heard of number who ex-
press themselves rather strongly, that If Frank
Curtis CONT ued to give such bad shows he
would soon kill himself (they spoke metaphori-
cally hope). Will the above friends please
overhaul their pocket-list of the entertain
ments given by me during my management OF
Portland Theatre, and see how many DAD
shows [ have furnished them; and also how
numerous have been the trSt-claSS perform
ances they have failed to attend. No one is as
great sufferer, both in reputation and imam
cially, as myself, in consequence OF the failure.
What was made by large receipts last evening
is sure to be lost in doubtful speculation as to
the merits of coming attractions All L can
say is that / shall continue my endeavors 10
furnish the best companies travelling, and II by
an unfoPtunate mschance [ should be taken
in. handle me as easy as possible under the clr-
! cnmstances. Respectfully,
FRANK CURTIS.