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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
PATTI AND NICOLINI.
Running About the World with Another
Woman's Husband.

New York Lettsr- %
Then there's Patti Everybody knows she
made complete fool of herself when she lost
her head over that idiot, Nicolini. Her entire
course of action. from first to last, has been the
cause of much surprise and comment. But little
cares she for the opinion of the world. She
does not like society, nor will she heed the ad-
vice Of friends. On the contrary, she tosses her
pretty head and says: What matters it to met
] have the money; ] have the diamonds. .
She might add: Il have the voice
of the world, and everyone adores
me-" Patti, is very sweet and lovable,
word for every one with whom she comes in con-
tact. There isn't person employed about the
Academy of Music in New York, from the ward
robe women down to the scene Shutters, who
does not dote on her, and speak of her in terms
OF honest admiration and affection. She is al
ways kind affable and pleasant to the poorest
among them, and it Is her custom to give every
supernumerary in the company land there are
many Of them) 50 each on Christmas. Her dis
position and manners are exactly opposite to the
disposition and manners of Gerster, who is
dreadful crank and has VIGOROUSLY bad tenn
per. She makes it desperately gay for her hus
band, poor Signor Gardini, who dances attend
ance on her from early morn till dewy eve, aud
from dewy eve till early morn again.
She never. in her most agreeable moments,
deigns to speak to an employe about the theater,
and even INDUCES in the nasty habit of drawing
her skirts away from them in passing as though
in fear of contamination. Consequently every
one detests Gerster and adores Patti Still the
fact remains: Patti has revealed terrible de-
gree of idiocy in her infatuation for Ncolini,
whose wife and six children still wander about
over this mundane sphere But consider the
acme of imbecility reached when she named
that horrid, hook-nosed maccaroni-eating tenor
Birdie"
Yes, indeed! That is the fair Adelina's pet
name for him, and strange to say she seems to
regard him with pride and delight Birdie" in
his turn admires her ducats and diamonds, and
so they pursue ''the even tenor land soprano) of
theiRway" with an absolute indifference to the
worlds opinion'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04

/ spoke passionately. 1t seemed incredible
that I had not been called before. 1t was no
time--there might never be q time-to tell these
people the truth; to say that Sweet Home was
dying from an overdose of-something beyond
all human doubt; chloral ] should have said
What ails my grll' The big baker
Strengthened himself with dazed dull look
She used to be healthy girl never thought
shed be likely to die"
Eren as he spoke, and bent over the poor
girl, to hold her gentle hands-constraiped by
an anguish half anger that she should die with
out her old doctor to help her-even as her
father spoke, Sweet Home passed beyond that
phase of life which we cali death; and that stage
of resolve which is within the power Of recall.
As put my hand upon her eyes l heard a
little click or thud upon the floor 1t was Pirky,
pulling off his boots and tramping in his stock
ing feet to see how quiet he could be; like many
wiser and better than Pirky, rendering unto re-
morse the things that were loves, and unto
death the things that were life's-
no BE Continued
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
ROSCOE CONKLING's SISTER.
A Lady Who Had the Peculiar Character
istics of the Family.

Rochester, N. Y, Letter.
Miss Mary Conklng the sister of Roscoe
Conkling, whose death recently occurred at
Rochester, possessed in n marked degree the
characteristics Of the Conkling family, which
were so clearly defined by her father, Judge
Conklng, and her illustrious brother, Roscoe.
She WAS a brilliant conversationist, but was a
much better talker than listener, because she
possessed remarkably fastidious tastes, and
would not allow herself to hear conversation
upon topics that in any way conhicted with her
elevated notion OF propriety. Her language was
always carefully chosen from the choicest
words, and her high moral sense cropped out in
every discussion to which she was q party.
More than one of her Rochester friends
have, however, felt the keen edge of her
sarcasm, which, like that of her brother Ros-
that made it cut deeper the longer it was
thought over. She was always remarkably cool
and dispassionate, even when engaged In con-
versation with people who advanced opinions in
opposition to hers AT such times she would de-
scend from the lofty plane of her argument long
enough TO make single remark, which, like O
sugar coated pill, seemed at first to be very
harmless, but which, under analysis, was found
to possess the very sharpest of sarcasm. In
her personal habits she to a remarkable extent
emphasized her fastidiousness and vanity.
An instance showing how particular she was
occurred while she was at the city hospital She
wore a wig and false teeth and she would never
consent, even when very i'll and weak to allow
her physician to enter her room until she had
adjusted these and peeped in the mirror to satisfy
herself that she was presentable. During her
last illness the same spirit ruled her to such an
extent that she would not even allow her nurse
to battle her. When she was unable to leave her
bed she would have the preparations all made
and then dismiss her nurse, while she, alone and
unaided performed such additions as her
strength would permit. Although tho wig she
wore was 50 perfectly made that bat few
could detect it from her own HAIR she
had new one made some time before
her decease and exacted promise from her
hair dresser that she would see that the new wig
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04

was used when the undertaken placed her body
in the easket The most striking instance Of
her extreme sense of etiquette occurred but a
few months before her death. at the house of
her most intimate friend in the city she saw
book she wished to read and asked If she could
take it to her room. Permission was given, and
several weeks she did not call on her friend, who
could not imagine what she had done to wound
Miss Conklings feelings From a third lady
she subsequently learned that Miss Conklingss
reason for not calling was that the book was
handed to her without an outer covering and
that she supposed from that her presence was
not wanted. The lady had no such idea, and
was surprised to hear that Miss Conkling SO
considered it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
A Story of Sydney Smith.

Newton told me that, at q dinner party at Lord
Lyndhursts, at which he was present. the con-
versation turned on the custom, in India, of
widows burning themselves, an instance of
which was recent. When the subject was pretty
well exhausted, Smith began to defend the prac-
tice, asserting that no wife who truly loved her
husband could wish to survive him. But if
that Lady Lyndhurst should burn herself "
Lady Lyndhurst," he replied would, no
doubt, as an affectionate wife, consider it her
duty to burn herself; but it would be our duty
to put her out; and, the wife OF the Lord Chan
cellor, Lady Lyndhurst should not be put out
like an ordinary widow. It should be q state af-
fair; first, procession of the judges and then Of
the lawyers" But where, Mr.. Smith, are the
ciergyP "All gore to congratulate the new
Chancellor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
TAGLIAPIETRA'S DEATH.
He Not Only Looked Dead, but Smeiied
Dead.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle.
The opera season reminds me of Tagliapietra.
Now that that redoubtable poker player. billiard
list and masher is gone. j may tell little story
of how he once broke up Nilsson, who played
Marguerite in New York when he was a mem
Der of Strakosch's company. Tag was off and the
other baritone was to sing the part of Valentine
in Faust Tag invited few German friends
to small and late' at Moretti's and calculated
on having good time. The ladies who have
admired Tag have doubtless got over their ad-
mration. Probably some of them have trans
ferred their hungry affections to CARDINAL At
all events they will see why 1 did not tell
this story while the festive baritone was
here When Tag arrived at Moretti's he found
that that genial and popular eating house did
not boast the possession of any Limburger, of
which he knew his friends were fond. He rushed
out to another establishment and bought a
pound. AS ne was on his way back he was met
by Strakosch, who was hunting for him. IL
seems the other baritone had been taken sick
and Tag was needed to play the part Remon-
the theater and he laid his Limburger down in a
corner while he went to Dress having dispatched
a note to his friends to keep it up till he was
dead and could join them. After awhile he be-
thought him of the Lmburger. and he found the
chorus had got away with half of it. He was
mad. He seized What was left and before he
could fiEd safe place he was called for the
last scene of his part. He jammed the Limburger
inside his doublet and rushed on. He died and
Marguerite came and threw herself prone on his
dead body She bent down to kiss him. She
kissed him. The audience thought she never
acted so well as when she raised herself suddenly
and faced them with an expression of horror on
her face. 1t was Lmburger. They thought it
was re,norSe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
Hartford Couraht.

prominent railroad freight agent in this
State is an active Episcopalian and vestryman
in the church in the little town where he lives.
One day when business was crowding, man
came in who purposed starting mill at small
town along the road which bad to pay much
more for freight than towns further along the
route paid-in other words it suffered the usual
short-haul discrimination.
The visitor pleaded and argued. but, of course,
in vain. Still he held on, and with his persist
ence he pretty well wore out the limited pa
thence of the agent, besides keeping other people
waiting who had also called on business Finally
ne left and the next man stepped up.
We'll, SIR" said the irritated agent, where
abouts is your ID grist milll7
II, SIR was the meek reply, sam the rector
to whom you wrote about conducting service
next SundaYn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
Mustaches in Curl Papers.

New OTk sun.
THAT is ore of the latest ideas in the barber
business" remarked the proprietor of q large
to several gentlemen with their mustaches
done up in curl papers THE trouble has
always been to give the mustache nice curl,
but the time in which to do it was so short that it
was impossible AT last the idea of using papers
was tried and found to be just the thing. You
see, when customer gets into chair the first
thing done is TO roll the ends of his nustache up in
papers, in which condition they are left until the
shaving and combing has been completed, when
they are taken out of the papers. and found TO
have fine curl"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
Irreproaohable veracity in Georgia.

Atlanta Constitution.
A lady Of iryeproachable voracity, who resides
in Waynesboro, says, in substance, the following
occurrence took place in prominent merchants
back yard day or ago: A COW, seeing q pot
of peas cooking in the yard, went mp TO IL, lifted
1t of tho FIRE with her horn, waited until the
pottage cooled, and then worry quietly proceeded
to feast npon her fine dinner eating all the peas
in the pot
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

WAsHINGToN, D. C.. May 2S.-Min-
lister Romero thus describes the pro-
gress that is being mede in public
sentimens in Mexico, touching the
friendly heline of that country to-
wards tie Uniied States:
alt he's been true, and to = limited
extent i yet ty7e, thatthe masses OF
my people are pre]udiced against
the people of the United States. They
once labored under the impression
that any encouragement of friendly
relations with this country would re-
suit ia an abridgement OF their lib
erty, for it will take many more
years to blot out the memory OF
General Taylor. They are fearful OF
conquest and resultant annexation.
But the railroads are rapidly chang
ing all this. The masses are learn
ing that the American people only
want their trade, not their territory,
and almost complete revolution in
sentiment has taken place. This
business of railroading is yet nov
city to our people, and there ought
to be some charity exercised, if we
have not yet adjusted our laws, cur
traditions and our prejudices to the
new order of things. The time has
almost arrived wheh Mexico and
the United States may clasp hands
over a commerce that will have no
equal on he earth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
The Monument TO Gov. snyder.

SELISs GROVE. May 27.-This
place is crowded to more than It's
capacity for visitors accommoda.
tons, at the unveiling of the Sny-
der monument, the hotels being fill
ed to the utmost, and the hospitali-
ty of the citizens overtaxed. Gov.
Pattison. ex-Governors Curtin and
Hartranft, Gen. Cameron, as well as
several State officials and majority
OF the members of the Legislature
arrived shortly before noon and
were received by general salute.
Gov. Pattison presented the gradu-
ating class of the Missionary insti-
tute with their diplomas. Miss
Mary Lillian Snyder, a great-grand
daughter of the deceased Governor,
unveiled the statue, and Gov. Pat
tison replied in behalf of the State,
the monument being received in be
hall Of the citizens by A. W. Potter,
ESQ.
The grafton of the day was. then
delivered by Ex-Governor Curtin.
Gen. Simon Cameron and others
made brief addresses. and the SER
mon delivered in German at the
grave of the deceased Governor in
1919 was read by ]. P. -Schindel, Jr.,
a son of the minister who wrote it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

Waco, Tex, Nay 2S.-All pre-
vions accounts of destruction by
storm in this city and county were
overshadoWed by the rain and tor
nado last night, lasting from Z until
10 o'clock. Waco Greek. a small
stream which flows through the
western aud southern parts of this
city, was swollen as early as 10
o'clock and hundreds of residences
on its banks on either side were in
undated.
Scenes of terror ensued in the
midst of the storm, people deserting
their homes and fleeing to places oi
safety. 1t is feared that there has
been great loss of life. J. Denning-
hoff, plumber, with his wife and
three small children, remained in
their house. 1t was washed away
and the whole family was drowned.
The bodies were found this morn
ing and inferred this afternoon
Howard Lewis, colored, his wife
sister. and three children, living on
the Tehuacana, small stream east
of the city, lost their lives in the
same manner. This makes eleven
victims, and there are uneonfirmeG
reports of five others drowned south
of the city in the Brazos bottom.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

THE bills apportioning the State
into Congressional, Senatorial and
Legislative districts, have been We
toed by his "Excellency. Robert E.
Pattison," and thus the principal
work of this long and expensive
session OF the Legislature is set
aside, and amounts to nothing.
OF course, the Governor alleges that
the bills are unconstitutional and
unfair, and calculated to deprive the
minority party of its Just repre-
sentation in Congress and in the
State Legislature, and to sustain this
view, he manipulates a mass Of fig
ures to show inequalities in the var
ious districts. That the districts
cannot be divided so as give to each
an exact proportion of the popula-
ton, is known to the merest tyre
who has ever looked at a census re.
turn. and that the majorities are sc
located as to necessarily make GER
tain districts heavily partisan, is al.
SO an indisputable fact. SO after
much twisting of figures and an
elaborate misrepresentation of the
bills, the Governor finally Come:
down to the controlling cause incit
ing his action, which is that, the
Democratic party does not get the
representation ne thinks it is en-
titled to.
1t might have been expected tha'
Mr.. Pattison's unfortunate exper
fence with apportionment last ses
sion, and his blundering attempt Il
coerce the Legislature by calling al
extra session, which brought dowr
upon his head The overwhelmin;
condemnation of the people, woule
have taught him a little discretion
but apparently he thinks his vii
should be law, that the constitution
and laws must be interpreted as. h'
understands them, that, in short, b.
was chosen TO dictate laws, not mere
ly to execute them, and therefore b.
has undertaken to bull-doze che Leg
islature into submitting to his will
That the peoples representative
will not submit the entire question
of apportionment to the Governor
and his advisors, and will not emas
culate their bills so as to gain hi
approval, is reasonably certain, ant
so it may be taken for granted tha
apportionment is again a failure fo
this session. The people are paying
very dearly for the folly of selecting
n boy TO do a mans work.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Cyclones i'm Kansas.

ATcHIsoN, May 27.-Cyclones WIS.,
tied Nortonsville, Goff's and Frank
fort, in northeastern Kansas, between
10 and II O'Clock this afternoon, do
ing great damage to property. At
Nurtonsyille, the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad depot was
lifted from its foundation and set
squarely across the track. One
dwelling-house was completely de-
molished and another damaged. and
one woman seriously hurt.
At Gofi's the Missouri Pacific de-
pot was badly wrecked, car lifted
up and turned over twenty-five feet
away. William Harte's dwelling
was wrecked and ]. T. Richardson S
barn was entirely wrecked and piec-
es of it carried several miles. Gen
eral Pickets and Frank Mayer's resi-
dences were leveled to the ground
and the household effects scattered
over the prairie. Jack Panley' s
dwelling and blacksmith shop and
Ed. Hughes and James Gibbins
barn were wrecked and other prop
erty seriously damaged. No one
was killed, but, of the injured, Mrs.
Mayer will probably die from the eff
fects of skull fracture, Miss Mayer
from the effects of internal injuries,
and George Colville from the effects
of internal injuries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Ex-senator Edgar cowan very ~.

GREENsBURG, May 26.-The end
of the long and useful career of Ex-
United States Senator Edgar Cowan
is drawing near, from the consum
ing effects of cancer. The disease
became serious about a year ago.
1t grew all last summer, but up un-
I'll midwinter it was not considered
of a fatal character. Last fall the
ex-senator took deep interest in
politics and delivered numerous ad-
dresses through the neighboring
counties. After the election Mr.
Cowan consulted the best medical
skill in New York city. After a
careful diagnosis of his case be was
informed that it was an incurable
canser and he was advised to return
to his home and take the treat
ment of home physicians. He has
since confined himself to his resi-
dence in Greensburg. His mouth
is now drawn around to one side.
He has also lost his sight. About
two weeks ago he was taken out
driving, but on that occasion was
taken sick and has not ventured out
since. He has since been confined
to his room and most of the time to
his bed. For the past week he
seems to be weaker and death is ex-
pected at any moment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Another tenement coiIapses.

JERSEY CITY, May 27.-The three
story frame tenement house at No.
76 Collegiate street collapsed this
morning. Five families occupied
the premises, including twenty-sev-
en- persons. Four were killed. Bar
ney, Nellie and Mary Anderson,
aged nine and seven years and three
months, respectively, were all snoth-
cred in bed Michael Webb, aged
fifteen years, had his head crushed.
John Coyne, aged thirty-nine, an in
surance agent, was badly injured.
Nine other persons were hurt more
or less seriously. They we're cared
for by the neighbors. The building
was known to be insecure. 1t was
to have been repaired next week.
Fortunately no fires broke out in
the ruins. The firemen and police
are engaged in the work of clearing
away the debris. An immense
crowd is collected at the scene.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

THE appointment of Zach Mont
gomery, of California, as Assistant
Attorney General has aroused gener-
al disgust, even the New York Her.
aid joining in the indignant cry
raised at a choice so maniiestly i'm
proper. Aside from having been a
rampant Copperhead, a bitter, per-
sistent, malignant vilifier Of Union
men and Union measures, and a
blatant sympathizer with treason
and traitors, Mr.. Montgomery is
one of the most virulent opponents OF
the public school system that has
ever aired his arguments on the ques-
ton. The language he uses, the
charges he makes, and his whole
treatment of the subject show him
to be man not at all abreast with
the age in which he lives or in sym
pathy with the spirit of progress
which pervades it. The public
school system is one of the bulwarks
of our liberties. and one of the suresl
foundations upon which our free in,
stitutions can rest. These sentiments
are engrained in the hearts and
minds of the American people, an6
they are not satisfied to see men ad
vanced to positions of trust, power
and profit who are not in sympathy
with them on this all-importan
question,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
Shot His Father Dead.

GREENFIELD, Mass, May 27.-Gil-
bert Prentice, aged sixty years, liv-
ing in Orange, was shot and instant
ly killed by his son William, aged
thirty-fve years, between twelve and
two o'clock this morning. Gilbert
Prentice had been on a protracted
spree and this morning,whil drunk
he seized gun and threatened to
kill his son. Changing his mind, he
put tin cup on his own head, Will
liam says, and wanted him to shoot
it off. William, seeing no cap on
the gun, aimed at his fathers head
and snapped the hammer. The gun
was discharged, shooting Gilbert
through the head. The son went
for the officers and related the par
ticulars of the tragedy to them as
above. William claims that he was
not drunk, though the general belief
is that he had been drinking. AT
the present stage the circumstances
point strongly toward murder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03
A Romance Spoiled.

LITTLE RocK, Ark, May 29.-In
the Circuit Court to-day Jonathan
Z. Kirk, of Boone county, was con-
victed of horse stealing, and his
punishment fixed at five year in the
State prison. Had the jury acquit-
ted him wedding in the courtroom
would have resulted. When arrested
here two weeks ago for attempting
to sell stolen horse. a marriage
license was found in his pocket
Susie Dukes, his intended, a hand
some country girl, appeared on the
scene and lent her aid in comforting
him during his imprisonment
During the trial she took an active
part in his defense She sat in the
cout room expecting her lover to be
acquitted, when they were to have
been Immediately married. When
the verdict was rendered Miss Dukes
wept bitterly, and bidding her un-
fortunate lover good-by, at once left
the court room. Kirk was removed
to prison to await the motion for a
new trial. The marriage license was
returned to the county clerk.