The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-05-31

retained boyish look and thus differed from
looking boy, and was not unlike IN appearance
the Prince of Wales, his brother, as he was in
1860, when he visited this country.
On the oath the Prince visited the Executive
mansion and was presented to the President
and later, accompanied by the British minister,
he went to the Capitol and occupied seat in
the Senate Diplomatic gallery for some time.
But five Senators were in their seats and the
proceedings were unusually prosy. He after
ward visited the House and was followed thith-
er by so large number of persons that many
thought the Senate had adjourned. In the eve
ming he attended a dinner party given by MINI
lister Thornton, at which were present Vice
President Colfax, the members of the Cabinet,
General Sherman and Senator Sumner. Later
reception was held, which was attended by
the families of the Cabinet and the Diplomatic
corps
A cpored woman in a fit of jealousy cut her
lover nearly i'll two with shoemaker's knife,
causing his instant death. 1t is a singular coin
cidenfe that this woman's name was Mary Har-
ris. 4 few years before Mary Harris shot
and killed a Mr.. Burroughs in the Treasury de-
partmPnt Both were white and the woman
was acquitted on plea of paroXysmal insanity.
The STORY of both cases is exactly the same. The
black Mary's lover Zone Alexander Mouten)
had proved false to another after being false to
his sweetheart. The other Iarv's lover Dur
roughS) had been guilty of like wickedness and
had further refused to marry the woman he
had lived with.
The long travail over Virginia ended on the
25th. when the bill for her admission having
passed both Houses was signed by the respect
i've Officers and sent to the President. It re
ceived bis signature on the 26th and on the 9th
her Senators and Representatives We're sworn
in, and for the first time ir nine years Virginia
had Il Voice in the Natioral Congress.
The jpnkctiug in honor of Prince Arthur cul-
minated in ball the night of the Doth to which
everybody couldnot be invited. and the jealousy
and he prtburnngS may be imagined. Two
hundred dollars was publicly offered fora ticket.
The Prince devoted himself exclusively to the
brunettfs, and brunette was declared the
belle Of the bali. The blondes We're conse-
quently devoured by envy.
hNtlf, Ile COlOrGu senator eject rom Mis-
Sissipp}. made his appearance on the floor of
the Scnate on the 2tsJ. He is described as short.
stout, thc color Of guinea, and W0tr snuff
colored b|ercoat. Out of one corner of his eye
he lookefl curiously at the seat formerly occu-
pied by Jefferson Davis which it will be bis
pleasure to fill. This win give him for neigh
bors Kentucky on one side and West Virginia
on the other. Ehe new Senator seemed quite
at his ea4e and moved about under the escort
of Senator's Morton and Drake, who made
much Of him He was surrounded while in the
Senate Chamber by It crowd of pages and news
paper mdn to whom he was very afable. He
disappeared when the Vice Presidents gayel
descended on the desk to call to morning prayer.
Subsequently Mr.. Morton introduced a bill for
the admi9 9siOn of the State of Mississippi, which
was readily title and referred to the judiciary
Committee.