Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-10
The bride and her bridesmaid, with

tween h persons In mo procet sion
we're not awkwardly great. A very
pretty effect on the flowers and smllax
was produced by covering tho pulpit
lights with rose.tinted globes.
The agricultural commission il tho
same old fraud as the agricultural d.
partment under a new disguise. II
only an appropriation can be got from
congress-, to be used directly with the
former, 1t Is of comparatively little
importance whether DE-. L9rinp ge'p
tho cabinet office for whichhe 'hones'
as the nelr0ts say, or not. Three
commissioners can distribute tho Iuud
just as well as u secretary, and even
oet.er. II would raise the hair Of the
gentlemen now assembled in Wash.
%ington, and constituting the Irrational
agricultural convention, TO hear them
%etlves CALLED n national agricultural
LIBBY. A truly remarkable set of ag.
riculturisio they are, tho. If DIR. Lor.
lug were to tell what no does know
about farming it would make o book
DE-. John Randolph Page, also ecu
Gated FOR the medical profession, Ia on
hand. He Is professor of agriculture
In the university Of Virginia, and ia
n~otoriously the poorest farmer In the
state. The Others are Of the same or.
der of bucolic 6ilettsnti, Ben Psrley
Poore, Gen. N. M Curtis and iona
than Chace being amoug the number
But all thu gatherings Mt tho capital
pale before the national woman suf
frsge convention, which has assembled
In order to make it's annual sortie upoI
congress. They are all here, with
Miss Anthony at the head. On Tdes
day they organic &C at Lincoln hall. A
few reporters entered shortly b,f)re
the meeting was called to order, and,
making themselves as small as posei
BILE got behind some scenery on the
stage. But, like Miss B,tsey Tot
woods instructive knowledge of the
proximity of donkeys, the ladies felt
tho presence of msaculinity In the
air,
81 know" said Miss Anthony, de.
cisively, THAT there are certainly two
reporters Ia this hall, ana perhaps
more"
The reporters became breathless,
and orGwled back further into their
corners. Miss Phoebe Co2zsns spied
the too of II masculine boot sticking
out, aud swoopeddown on tho offender,
who was ignomin!ously dragged forth
and exhibited to Miss Anthony. Miss
Anthony survey cd him with mild dis.
approval.
Young man." she said, "this is all
executive session. Wo want to have n
little family talk, and we don't intend
TO have 1t published in the newspa.
pers. So"
The reporter interpreted the look in
her eye to mean "skip," which he
proceeded to do without any loss OF
. time. Mss G zzans 10 the fvorite In
Washington of all the sisterhood. On
, Tuesday bhe wore an e lthetic gown Of
! pale gray, with blue trimmings. Mrs.
:. May Wright Soweli was very striking
!, in a handsome black costume, with a
bouquet of pink roses on her breast.
Lltie Devereux Blake, chalrwoman of
: the committee on r~esoluti ,ns, got q
a point on Judge Black. After an or.
nate preamble and resolutions, No. 8
on the lat was reashed, in which
- political rights were claimed on the
authority Of Judge Blacks remarks or
= the E Imunds bill, aud he was quoted
, as speaking of ''the Infamous aud de,
grading penalty of Acknowledgement
- The offi ,srs of tho army are in
continual state of excitement with re,
gard to the disposition of the sppointiv,
\ places In the services. There has JUS
been begun q contest which promisel
. . to be one of the most famous and bit
= ter of the many which have disturbed
the social circles of Washington fol-
years. IT Is oil about the succession
to the ofije of qlartermaster general
q The matter has peel kept 10 the beck
q ground as much as possible, and
n great deal Of what is called "quie'
work" has been done with the inten
q ton Ct having the matter settled with
out duplicity. General Ingalls, mus
y retire next July, and he desires to q
. out as msj1 d general. A bill to rstir,
To- him witch this rank was introduced
- few days ago. He not only wishe
!. to retire with M increase of pay, blu
: he wants to dictate who shall be hi
successor. This desire has resulte,
70 in a contest for the place which ha
i. involved the president, the secre
tary Of war, secretary of state
10 General Grant and Generals Sherman
r. Sheridan, Hancock, Mcdowell an,
IL q large number Of naval ofi ,ers, Tn
next eff GER In rank who should hav
the place Is Colonel Hslabird, who
at stroDgly backed by Sherman, Sheri
dan, Hancock, Secretary Lincoln an
General Logan. Added to this In
a, fdence there is his brilliant recor,
as q soldier In the army, and hi, pre-
motion is earned ty merit. tn
candidate of G,noral 1ngslls and tn
no state and navy department. cliuues
cd Lieutenant Colonel Perry, who Is no
Within q doz en places Of being mex
In order of promotion. The socil
connection of Colonel Perry's wifi
Il give him great political irfuenc
-. among the democrats, while he hin
self Is on the proper basis with tn
ii. republicans. A desperate sttemI
- has been made to induce Generi
Grant to Interfere, but so far he h.
10 written no letter Ia Perry's behnl
although the intercession Of nj
~ DreIel, the banker, and George v
bo Childs, Ct Philadelphia, has bse
N. sought to bear upon him.
20, This Is the opinion Of Hon. Cart,
ng FL Harrison, mayor of Chicago, Ills
'er concerning st. Jacobs Oh: ''When
,st found myse { suffering from rheum
I'D tism, l used st. Jacobs Oil and four
20 it excellent for tina ailment."
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