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Close Senators.

Indeed very lew congressman entertain
In the sense In which the term Is used. Da-
vid Davis, who was six years In the senate
and htesn years on the supreme benco, al
ways lived at Q secoad-class hotcl and saved
money on his salary. He is several times u
millionaire, and tor many years before he
left Washington he had no family. He was
beyond donot, considering his great wealth,
the closest man ever In public life. He
would dispute with the woman at the Pie.
stand In the hall OF the senate over the
price OF an apple. During the last session
Of his presidency OF the senate, however,
he branched out q little, aud every Saturday
night he had big dinner at Wslcker's.
How he must have groaned in secret over
this great expenditure, Another very close
man In the senate was poor, great. big baby.
nstnred, sweet-nstured McOreary, OF Ken
lucky, now dead. He lived in the cheapest
place he could fnd in Georgetown. three or
Jour miles from the capitol and had pass
IN the street cars. On the occasion OF q
late session OF the senate, when the street
cas- had stopped, he would walk the whole
distsncs 1t any time between 12o'clock aud
day break, no matter how the weather was,
rather than pay so cents for carriage. For
luncheon he would eat stick OF candy ,un.
less some one asked him N join in some
thing more substantial ia the senate restau.
rant. Al such time his appetite va, most
healthy.
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Why Printers are Cynical,

Tho other day stood within the COM
posing-room of q great daily newspaper.
There was nothing to delight the eye-no
pictures, statues or sumptuous furniture.
Serious looking men were standing before
their cases so fixedly that nothing less than
the falling ot the roof would have distracted
their attention. Scarcely sound was au-
diole but 'he faint click Of the Type falling
istQ place. 1 never before realized so fully
the cause SHY gspayeS pristeris are, as IT.
Is said, naturally cynical. To-day they set
up the type that tells the world Of rejoicing
and iestivity; tomorrow the same type is
made to proclaim disaster and mourning;
the same type which carries to 10000 homes
the inaugural message of the ruler of So
000, 0O0 OF reopie has not time to loss its
sharpness by use before it is employed to
report the funeral grafton in the capitol in
memory of the same man. The moinentary
contrsc ion Of the forefinger OF q despicsble
wretch levels exalted hopes and robes the
whole civilized world in sable. II there be
a spot on earth where the instability of hu-
man affairs is epitomized hourly, it ia the
composilg room OF daily newspaper
TBoston Traveller.
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Naturally Polite.

The Trinidad News pays well-deserved
mpliment to our native citizens, Ms fol-
low:
P,liteness is supposed to he acquired
either by education or association, but did
IL ever occur to any ono chat the most ig-
norent of our MEXICAN male population ore
inslinctively polite2 One cannot find one,
no matter how drunk he 10, who will not
make room for q lady to pass on the walk,
or who ever forgets to rsiss his hat whom he
is addressed by a lady or gentleman in a
lsdy's company. Politepess is as natural
20 the Mexican race as tina sun is TO New
Mexico; they are always deferential in ad.
dressing each other, and old age commands
a respect with them that should put TO
shame their English brothers of all classes.
The unrecognized practice OF standing on
rect corners and staring at and making
remarks about ladies who chance to be
pssging they also leave entirely to their ed
ucated English brethren For the idea Of
bandying a woman's name about In o
crowd among them is unheard of and one
conld go throug. the whole category of in
snlts to good manrers without finding the
Mexicans, untutored though they be-,
guilty in any Instance Of disregardng the
laws of etiquette that are taught in polite
society.
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Tho Criminal Abroad on Long Island.


HIcKsyILLE, Jan. 25.-At G:30 his nOrn-
ing Selah Sprsgue, = well-to-eo farmer Of
East Meadow, went, az Usual, to the barn
TO milk the cows and feed the horses. He
had Just reached the barn when q tall, slim
mul alto attacked him with fish. plate
used in coupling railroad tracks, and strik-
iSg him several murdsrous blows on the
head left him for dead ard made MS way
to the house. Here he saw Mrs. ppragHs
in the kitchen, struck her one blow aud de.
mauded money. She told him to get IL out
of drawer and then ran from the house.
Before she had gone very ter the man over
took aud psssed her, soon getting out OF
Mrs. Sprague's cries, hurried to. the
spot and found Sprague lying in
pool of blood near the barn. General
alarm was sounded and the farmers of
Farmingdale hitched up their no-ses and
try for the assassin. The man whom Mrs.
Sprague descr bes, is a tall, slim, young
looking mulatto, supposed to be the same
who attempted burglary at South Oyster
lay Wednesday night and IL su posed 10
be hiding in the Leighborhooi. All points
of the island are furnished with bis oe.
scription. Great excitement prev,ils all
through Queens county in Gods quence OF
this third and similar outrage following so
quickly upon the Maybe and Townsend
affairs. MIR. Sprsgue and vile ar, about
60 years Of age. The physicians give no
hopes tor the recovery of sprsgue.
LATER-Tbe tDulatto has been arrested,
Identified jailed.
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TIE COURTS.


Texas d 81. Louis Railway VS.. Gilbert
Gone e. Co.,, from Wood county. On re-.
b sarirg. Appelees obtained judgment
against appellant in the lower courf. Pend.
log the appeal, they compromised The same
with the counsel for appe!ees, but said
counsel bring up the record in due form
and esk an stfirmancs OF the judgment.
Held: It Ia well settled that in order Tor the
opposi, party to avail themselves of ouch q
plea, they must show authority in such
colnsel to make the co promiss. and how
ever uch the counsel tor the appellees may
have acted in bad faith, the record b'ing in
due form. we can do nothing out affirm the
judament on certificate.
Welder vs. Dunn, from Bee county.
Opinion by Wilson, j. Where the petition
legged the obligation entered into by ap.
peliant, aud the duo performance thereof
on the part of the sppellee, and oreach Of
its conditions by appellant, and the dam
ages consequent thereupon, held, sufficient
upon general demurrer. The petition al.
legged that appellee had mail contract
wi b the government and sublet the same
to one Taylor to carry The mail as per the
contraH. wi the government. Held: This
beurd TAYLOR to carry said mail for the full
term specified In the contract With the gov
eminent. In case of a breach by Tayl
appellee had the right TO employ some o h.
er person to carry out the contract, and any
sum that ne was competed 70 pay eucu
person In excess of that which he was to
rsy Taylor, he could recover from Taylor.
Tue evidence in the case fai 8 to show that
any damages accrued for which the judg
NEST IL reversed and remanded.
Gomez vs.. the State, from Duvsl county.
Oppion by Wilson, ]. Conviction for
III urder of the first degree aud sentsnce of
death assessed He'll: n ydevolvAd upon
The STATE 10 prove by competent evideDce
beyond reasonable doubt that the homi.
eide wss COMMITTED with exprsss malare.
Bot 1t is not required that express malice
be mathematical certainty all that Ia re.
qnired is thst the evidence OF its existe CO
bs such ~ might reasonably be sufficient
To satisfy the minds Of the jury that Vt
existed- Suoh proof rosy be entirely cir
cumssntiai. ~ Texas. 265; Texas, 644).
TIE proof In this case Is amply sutticienl.
Vt rmed.
pustor d Texss Central railway w.
for use, 500, from WashiIl
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TOtI.aDAY JANkHY ~. issd.

ffHimsnf atd hw s,snlnes aHefgstd,
NaY NJ W. 1879, fukm n gsa ~ nilhf V
iffinfe M the house N fgefstf Ode, a.
funfna sheh The ftll anf. lHmah,
rulhf ~ me- dO0f, sas confronted nv fhfop
tniHff ono arrested lhn, dfe hlm IN "
rtfiisre hnd c1nVeyed him 10 White rIAiha
4 ifthsfsed thst M the nef div, without
rsd iafned the warrant fr his nffsat,
hN wHs taken 10 T. icr and pihO 4 in The
sitte lunatlu yum. lie wts detained flil
AIsus, %. lssB when JUG" Bniunfd d..
Olafltl bim uu the rfOuni that ne vas mt
Insane or NJ usspuud mlui ana that his ~
ftfAint and imptlsuument were unlawful.
THE papers have Just be- n served IN u suit
hfruFnt M tha suprsme court Ia West
ClvHisr county ny Jsnes q, Silkmau aGeinat
Du,u, q, Gro by, in which tbs latter Il
rhsrged vito ipstiEatlrg and procuring
Sdkmsn's incarceration In the iunsiiU
a,ylum, aud damages 10 tho amount 81
325, 600 claimed,
The most interesting part OF silkmsn's
co tplaiol, rs that In which he
been incttcerated ut Utica On entering
the asylum be was locked alone In small
cell OF bedroom NJ s y, IN with no light,
separated from all bodily comforts and
fiends, and no opportunity gwen him TO
communicate with any person IN his inter
est. while In the mad house he was com.
pallsd 10 associate with the ordinary poor
house pstieut, and those who were really
insane, TO listen to obscene language, TO
endure tho privst.on OF all decent sanitary
arrangements, to eat house fare, such rs
wretched butter, sogRy potatoes ana Long
islaid coffee under threats OF re.
sort TO the mouth screw and
stomach tube Ia csse OF revolt
o. such unsccustomed and disgusting food
while plaintiffs chronic internal ailments
called Tor specific articles OF food, which
were refused 10 him. Ho was compelled to
make his own bed, sweep tho room and
halls, 20 out with squad Of patients daily
and hoe garden vegetables and manure In
the barn yard, where sixty cows we're fed :.
He WAS forced TO 10 into the public streets
OF Utica under guard, sweep the sidewalks,
pull weeds ont Of street cutters and road
ways and hoe the cutters out. He was forced
10 take from three TO five doses OF dru IS
daily under threats OF punishment, and
perform servlle and mental labor In cold
winter weather. He charges that a letter
which he wrote to intimate friends, contain.
Ing Information concerning important pa.
pers. was sent by the asylum officials to
Crosby and that the papers mentioned were
taken from the safe In his Office and used
In the effort +, prevent his release, after
being altered for this purpose. Mr.. Silk.
man 10 one OF the managers of the Society
for Promoting the Condition Of the Insane.
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The Romance of Rascality.

NEW YORK, Jan. .25.-J.mes b. :Silkman
who is now over GO years of age, has lived
for over twenty years in Yonkers. His
family consists of his wife and four child
rem, one son and three daughters. Mrs.
Slkman died over five years ago and be.
quse'bed to her children her house and
lots valued at $4,000. The husband was
appointed trustee Of the estate, in which
be had life interest. The brother Of Mira.
Snkman, Darius Crosby, Is n weslihy law
yer of tho city and member OF The firm of
Lockwoc s. Crosby. Mr.. SIlkUan's son,
Theodore II has for some years been euh-
rloysd In the Office Of Lock wood d Crosb5
He fs row about % years old. At
~ his uucls, began 10 INV -
1.-The house which
nsyeathed to her ch
father, and in
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Mrs. Lsngtry has given "Freddis" the
cold shake and concluded to become an
American. Rbe has bought a pretty lutte
house Ut 100 West Th rteenth street, New
York, And furnished it beautifully Tor a
pern snent residence. Among the curious
things taat EN- betlsh her home are several
rugs from Mecca sent 20 her by the khe-
dive OF Egypt, snd fifteenth century
carved cshinet, executed by the great
sculptor. VerbrageD, OF Antwerp.
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State Capital Notes.

AUSTIN, Jan. rs -[Special. ]-Senator
Gibbs, in discussing the bill authorizing
counties to issue bonds fsr road and bridge
purposes, made manful fight this morn
ing tor the bill, but was overcome by sena.
tors from portions OF the state where roads
arr not badly needed.
MIR. Gibbs su,ges ions relative to the
bill will probably hs adopted Ivy he house,
and il 80 tn. sen to will likely concur no.
wishing @ prolong the fight.
MIR Gibbs watches The inherent Of the en-
tire state, but j. pariiou srly wide.a-wake
when his own d,striC, is concerned.
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TOkQUIN ADVlCEs.

PARIS, Jan .25.-Admiral Courbet has tele-
graphed that he has established the block
ade Of ToIquin, preventing the Ell ~ o.
material con raos1d Of war. L-gi I'M ATE
trade is unm ol-s'ed. The French expedi-
ton south against the insurgents was un.
successful.
WELL PROvrsIoNED.
CAIRO Jan. rs -COionel CoetIogon writes
thai there is food enough at Khsrtoum to
last 600 men five months, and the usual
grain supplies are arriving.
FOUR DIR wERD.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Tbe schooner Luther
wen, tn pieces on the Welsh coast in .
gale and four OF the crew drowned.
STARING AT STARVATION.
KINGSTON, ONT., Ian. Is Settlers In the
rear townships are in dagger of starving.
The snow is stopping trart1c. lumber
dealer telegrsphs that unless he gets pro-
visions ne will be obliged to close do sD.
Such state of an,irs revsr obtained III
This looaliy before
How COLD 1T rs IN CANADA
TORONTO, Jan. rs. Last night was the
co,d' 81 OF Inc season IN Canada. Toe ther.
momctsr ragged from 10 TO 80 bsIow zero
A BITTER BOOK.
BERLIN, Jan. 25.-A book containing n
series of blttsr 8rllcIss upon The Berlin so.
cieiy, II ST appesringitn the Neuveiie Re
vue, OF Paris, have bean seized Ia this city.
The ar ices are grossly iibelous Of the
the emperor, the Imperial family and the
German minisrrr. The book causes great
irritation al the German court.
DIR. LAssEE's REMAINS.
BRgMgR HAVEN, Jan. 3D. rns body of
Herr Lasker WAS landed this afternoon and
carried to the North German Lloyd hall,
where relatives. friends, offioisls OF Bremer
and citizsns OF Biensr Haven were wait
ing. A band performed tue dead marns,
1T L.. 49,
mouse Of burguesses delivered GO sulDgy on
the deceased and welcomed the return Of
even toe bsdy OF thu dead statesman to
the German shore. Baumbach, mem beaI
1kuu;As German reichskag, applSual
so,iyity aud wo N w
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f..fIf ffnt. rffUt.. tmfl pHrti shom
eli fNtffd WIN tie f.u ~ frfffW iu
laF tui Hfd detfINf aurh fnafa N me-
FfHiff' hdvfniarN ir iNa priIl7 ft ihHf
Ne fffun tfn b. IffrrI FII reftaiftYt AIt
hfl NNife ~ HIf tuffef H.d nfsofildint
~ me frsl shall hH l1f'uIfl No his fspnr
~ me JOS, Hu' ~ rI.r. fe1ufiei Do
iia WlHufef NJ N1 r uu.s. .I.f.H rUuftt
~ Nrsb-Au HmufUutui fdIirf
Auioo tlin. rUliiinF thA' sng section
Inc M direct I've through my enclosure u'
l,.si HCfra Gf mUff she'll b. dec rf.i % pub
lic liIhWty A|I loft lU.r uHl ffr| IIt M u'i
obstruction irf q rsru f''i uu tarI sis ui
surh ltnds Adopted,
By hon't- Amual meu' rirylirV
Thai lirny rNmmlssinuH. ln any r'n.inis.-
ipUers court 20 any county shHu 'Il 10
4 srhArre any dgNUs provided w article
1870 { } nj the bill me shall he DEEMED nlily
niA mndtmr1uOT md tuhitCt to . hur Of
fTlmSlO to sil therefor,
Foster ui GRy.Au proposes iGf'N"'
amendment nddiEg articles ldil anu l,ui
amending the law relating - a"essmtuts
Oi DAMAGES 20 land owners On op'uing ne"
rlud', The ObIsot Is 10 simply sssesi'
menIs by Jury or irerholder., issulpg
notice 10 the owners, who may ME the
| claim Tor damages, Appeals In court
are not 10 prevent the opening
OF the road In tho mesniime, IL also pro,
vides tor the condemnation ~ rperclosed
lands not heretofore provided for, Adopted.
GA motion ~ Foster OF Limestone, the
emergency clause was added.
by WI bscn - Requiring reuorts TO be
sde to the first instead OF the last term OF
the year. Adopted.
An amendment by Armistead, providing
that appeals should DO only for the puT'
pose Of having damages decided, was
adopted.
DINER amendments Of slight Importance
we're adopted and the bill finally passed on
the thlrd reading,
The house then adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
AusrIs, Jan. 25.-tSpeciall-Mr. Evans
for Judiciary committee No. 2, reported
back the bill to punish the unlawful killing
OF stock, with substitute red uclng the pen
atty.
Mr. Gooch tor the same committee TO-
ported unfsvorably the bill to remove limi
tstion In cases OF feuce.cuttiDg.
| Unfavorably-A bill regulating ence.
with n substitute prohibiting the fencing OF
herding Of stock on public lands and against
fencing streams thirty feet wide.
Mr.. Randolph. Tor the same committee
reported unfavorably tho bill making It 4
misdemeanor to order person to leave his
county.
Mr.. Patton, for the same committee, re.
ported favorably the bill preventing per.
sons from fencing land, not owned.
Unfavorably-The bull prescribing pun.
ishment for fencing land not owned or
leased without the consent Of the owner.
Mr.. Perry for tie committee on roads,
reported substitute bill providing
that in the sale Of lands hereat.
ter made by the state there shall he reven.
ne land for road purposes. provided that
If more than one road 10 laid out that the
county shall pay for right of way.
Mr.. Pfeuffsr, for the finance committee,
reported favorably the bill to authorize
counties to issue bonds for the purpose Of
funding their outstanding Indebtedness.
Mr. Fleming presented q re solution from
the Northwest Wool-groMes., s.,otstiop, OF
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ss.CfdtlOD,Of
"a law com.
Pages caused
Irrespective

III to iurther res9Ia,e me CORRECTION
oftaxes, with Mr.. Traylor's amendment,
pending since yesteroHy, was takaa u ana
the amspdmeht lost on the amenomeht
provlding 'hat Wheh tne wnoIo tract Is not
sold tor taxes tbe remainder shali revert 10
the owner, which was adopted ana the Dill
passed. ,,,,,,
WAS amended so as to provide $4,000 to
pay attached witnesses ana 20 wv 10 pay
the shtr II and = 'torneys, ana passed.
Mr.. Terrell offered resolution request
log the governor 10 SUBMIT 10 the ieels'
lGture the proprlety Oh appearing AL laws
permitting corporations 10 ACQUIRE lands
for other 'han iheo,an i pLoI'o il'Pf1 I'VE
ment or trsh-porta'ioh purposes he-
ferred..
Mr.. Matlock ohereu resolution request.
ing tue governor W suonn.s que quts.lon
of repeating the law pfeventinf the heads
OF departments rom nelng menusmuheo.
Mr. Johnson, OF oheiny, introduced
bill providing Tor the SAFE Investment OF the
school fnno.
Inc OH au,hof ~, GounI'es u ISSUE
bonds TO purchase 'or roam purposes, oelbg
called up, mr.. Zones S sU odsfen an a ;d
ment van 1atlhS the pohus aireauy lssueu'
Adopted. ,
Mr. ouesiey unei 20 on en- I ~. ~ ihene 10
ducing the tex to ~ cents ard the time In
which to nquldale The ponds 10 ten years.
Adopted.
DIR. Jones oftered an amenoment Striking
out all the Dill referring 10 ROADS, giving
counties authori'y 10 issue oonos ior pfiuae
purposes only; Adopted.
Mr.. Globs; decmlng tne OIL "ortnless as
amended, oHeteu 10 s,rik, out proos es.
Losf, ana the OIL eh@rosseu-yeas, 10, nays
o..
Mr.. Gibbs offered rea0'ution requesting
the goSeraor not 10 submit other ma
tiers unn The peudlng business before the
legislature !. disposed OF. referred.
Adjourned 10 O'Clock.
AFrERNooN:
inc SUBSTITUTE W mr. iefreh OH WAS
takeI up. ,..
The committee amendments were
amended, striking out me right OF settlers
III pastures 10 Craze stocS thefeln, ana
adopted,
Mr.. Davis amendmen', str,kleG OUT SUI
perln'end-nt ~ pnniic 's'os, was aoop'en'
Nj. Evans offered an amendment, max
ing 1t five years after me passage OF lhe aGt
before IT shaii be unlawful 10 Craze STOCK
on public lands.
Pending discussion Oh the amehdmeht
the senate aoJourDed.
u. ho 1esh.,,, MI ,,
AUSTIN, Jan. N.-[Speciall-The house
met AZ III .. m
After he usual proceedings OF eXcusihs
members from non.attenuahco, ETC., veg
house took up the business pendlpg on al
journmebt, the SUBSTITUTE ior mouse bliis
Nos. 80 and "a, to prohloit unlawful ienc'
ing, etc.
The pending amendment, otered by
Brown, was discussed py brown, cochran
and Upton, and was iost:
DUN oHered tns ioiioMins' a.heuu Wy
adding to section l, nothing In this sec.
ton shall be so construed as to prevent
persons from enclosing lana owned
by them which surrounds lana owned ny
other parties; provided that the person
thus inclosing his land snail renee tne tract
surrounded OIL from the land thus inclosed,
giving the owner Thereon ree ingress anu
egress to the same
Scott hoped that the amendment would
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A n.sy phJ To- n''h il'n't' uood
W0fi.
sslmsi,d y. "a. .loo ard q stride
Howard solnilOp
1 OF The y,x'd Questions und'r L'sl''
! la,i,r tunsidrrnllsa.
n,r 1he NorlhW II Wool Growers
Ash rnluir ludemaiij.
Road Bones BIZ, Considerably
Crippled rasse'.
ae: Debate on Honse VII 37-
Many Amendments
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ANTlDOTE TO NAL
HE rEELE LIKE A NEW

HE FEELE LIKE A NEW
81 have had Dyspepsia, with
ton, two years, and have tried Ten
kinds of pills, and TUFTS areI
that have done me any good. ~
cleaned mo out nicely. My 4
splendid, food digests rcndi.y,y
have natural passages. i feel u
man." W. ID. EDWARDS Pall
Arizona silver belt., 1884-04-26

Charles T, Hayden, of Tempe, re- gently celebrated his 59th birthday. Messrs. Wingar and Peters were the moving spirits of the occasion. Toasts, speeches, supper, music and dance gave zest to the occasion. We re- member Charles twenty-one years ago, in the Mesilla valley before the hand of time had planted crows feet in the corners of his eyes; when he was the perfection of vigorous manhood and as ,jocund as house full of children on Christmas morning, and, withal, a painstaking business man, whom thrift has followed with hands full.