Daily globe., 1883-07-09
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d stamp TAX as proprietary medicines. are
not to be relieved entirely of tax, as has
been supposed. Many of these decoctions.
although nominally classed as medicines.
are known to be consumed largely as bev-
erages, and are kept on sale in bar rooms.
1t is understood that collectors of internal
revenue will be instructed to make investi-
cation as to the manner of sale of all such
articles ii their respective localities, and
where they are found to be used as bev-
erages to regard them as compound
liquor, and collect the tax accordingly.
These compounds are now dealt in with
OUT question II localities where prohibi-
ton Is III force.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
In accordance with the resolution of
congress Of March 3 1888, directing the
president 10 notify the British government
Of the termination O. certain articles of
the treaty Of Nay S. 1871. relating to the
fishery question. the British government
has beeu notified through Mr.. Lowell, the
American minister at London, and these
articles wiu consequently terminate on
the "a q July, 1885.
COME INTO FORTUNE.
The sta route Juror Vernon, who fell in
what was called fit in the court room, is
said to have fallen heir to an estate of
$4,000 through the death of his brother
IN Arizona. 1t is not ascertained that any
of the other star route jurors have fallen
heir to fortunes, although one or two
jurors are said to be building houses.
A FAMOUS LADY CLERK
There is a young lady in one of the de-
partments whose nerve and thorough
familiarity with the various sporting
games is truly remarkable. In addition
she is quite pretty, and being but twenty,
has score of admiring followers. Her
aparCm9nc are elegantly fitted out and
amoug the adornments can be noticed
beautifully carved walnut table which is
mainly used for the dispensation of the
pleasure only attaina6Ie at faro game.
Her leyees are held twice each week, on
which occasion the chief pastime is an in
dulgence i'll that NEST fasinatipg of all
sports. The law being so stringent at
present and she pensioDer on Uncle
Sans bounty it requires great
secr6c. and limited number
of invited guests Each person asked Is
required 70 respond b- note signifying
acceptance or expressing inability to at
teno. "aeu the party is collected tho
us0ai Preparations for oneuing the game,
such a. procuring ana arranging the lay
Out, cue cards, bo1. etc. are made aud the
fair ha--e~7, ASSUMING her position behind
the tab.r, the fun begins. Her rnanipula-
tion o. The cards would DO credit to any
professional and 5he alertness with which
she pa and lakes is A treat 10 those ac-
quainjed with the difficulties of the per-
forma1ce. female assistant aids her in
her duties and dispense5 cooling draughts
to the players, feyerishwith excitement The
limit Is $40 to doubles" and half that
sum 10 cases." being half of the amount
allowed by the large banks throughout the
country, and sum at which $1,000 can be
won or lost in an evenings play with ease.
Quite number of the visitors are of
course ladies, and the manner in which
they bet their monthly earnings
suggests an abundance in reserve.
to have won several hundred dollars in an
evenings play and frequently to have lost
as much. Besides this she understands
what are known as short cards, such games
as euchre, seVen-up, casino, ETC., and will
readily wager almost any sum on her skill
She Is good judge of horses, also, at the
late races here having backed her iudg-
mpnt n
on She spends her money very lavishly,
alwaya being surrounded by host of
friends ever ready to enjoy her hospitality
and wI;cisms.
THE SENATE RULES.
There Will be rafting among the dry
bones or the senate if the revision of the
rules Of that body, which has just been
prepared to be submitted to the committee
on rules, at Bar Harbor, Maine. next week.
shall be adopted The scheme involves
the previous question, the destruction in
part OF The principle of seniority of COM
mittee service. which helps to perpetuate
the senate oligarchy, and to give inferior
men great advantage; the adoption of
something like system in the
PuOllC DuSlu6SS,
the Limitation of service on
important committees, the driving Of lob
byists from the floor, and other important
reforms. Several members of the senate
COMMITTEES on rates will meet in New York
to morrow, and from there will proceed
direct to Bar Harbor, to commence the re-
vision of the rules. Charles B. Reade, the
clerk of the committee, has greatly facili-
tated the committees labors by preparing
preliminary revision. This embraces in
parallel columns the existing rules and
the proposed new rules. The latter en-
body the amendments made since the last
revision in 1877 with suggestions which
have come from different members of the
committee and other senators. This pre-
paratory draft also includes a proposed
code of joint rules, together with a history
of all nat rules from the First congress to
the end Of the Forty third congress. since
which there have been no joint rules. The
journal clerk of the house, Mr.. Harry
Smith, has co-operated with Mr.. Reade in