Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-02-12

| Isle. He boldly asserted, without
shadow of proof, that Speaker Carlisle
was elected in the interest of ring.
A Kentucky member demanded that
4he words be recorded, but Speaker
Carlisle generously suggested that no
attention be paid to the assertion. The
| utter insignifcance with which he was
treated seemed to turn Mr.. Whites
head. From that time, he has labored
under the delusion that Speaker Car
Isle devotes all of his time and power
| to schemes intended for his (White's)
| political destruction. Last week the
! House was treated t. another chapter
of Mr.. Whites Congressional career.
A resolution, which had been intro
duced by Mr.. White, was, under the
rules, omitted from the Record. Mr..
White took the floor and with copious
religious allusions, virtually accused
Speaker Carlisle of suppressing the
resolution through personal motives.
Mr.. White, as is his custom, wander
ed in his remarks, and called upon
MY God" frequently, The laughter
of both sides accompanied him. He
concluded. with the startling assertion
that the government was centralized
in the Speaker. Mr.. White is accus-
tomed--to startling assertions. Last
year he made the startling assertion
that the appointing power is vested in
the President, and insisted on impress
ing the fact upon the House. It is al
most unnecessary to say that the House
was fully and deeply impressed. Dur
ing the episode last week, Mr.. White
collided with Messrs. Springer, Black
burn and Cox, IN. Y. who ably de-
Tended the Speaker. The House was
considerably amused, as it always is
when Mr.. White speaks. Mr.. Black
burn indeed, was eager to 'let the cir
Gus go on" but public business inter
fered. Mr. Cox found aourishment in
likening Mr.. White to ga crumb of
bread" which sticks , III the throat.
Many Of Mr.. Whites antics may be
due to ignorance. He may be kindred
to the Western member who last year
asked Speaker Carlisle whether mo-
tion could be made after melton to
adjourn had been passed
MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL.
played at Albaugh's Grand Opera
House, the Washington Light Infant
ry Armory, last week to large audi
ences. In addition to her well-known
characters, she produced her new play
maggie, the Midget" AS has been
repeatedly said, this is Miss Niitchel's
last season. She reaches her 50th
birthday during the year, and has de-
cided to retire on that occasion. How
firmly she will adhere to her decision,
time only can determine. Her name
is q household word in every city
where she has appeared. Although
she has played, season after season,
nearly one-quarter of century, the
, general public can scarcely realize
that she has grown old. We saw her
play "Pearl of Savoy" 15 years ago,
and yet, when we saw her again last
week, there was positively not no
ticeable change. She is perhaps the
only one who fully realizes that old
age has come. In the young charac-
ters which she assumes, the auditor is
easily deluded, and sees only the grace
, full acting Of a pretty young girl,
scarcely out of her teens. Her new
play seems to have been selected to es-
pecialIy display her wonderful ability,
her peerless talent, in personating
| characters which, compared with her
own age, are mere children. Miss
Mitchell will retire from the stage,
| which she has loved so long and wise
, Fly, with the good wishes of all. She
: is a famous actress; she is a noble,
, great woman. Many are the stories OF
her origin. The one which has the
most foundation, is that she began life
: as what was commonly called pea.
, nut girl, selling peanuts and fruit in
: Baltimore theatres. The truth is Miss
: Mitchell's early poverty, and indolent
, drunken supporter, compelled her tc
, resort to this humble but honest means
I of a livelihood. But she was pure and
brave, and fought nobly until she
reached her present independence. She
is worth not less than 100000, own
r ing ..one share of $4,000 in promi
nent theatre. Life, however, always
: has its stings. Her greatest sorrow j.
near relative who drinks excessively
|, She, it is said, once established him il
. profitable business, but he repaic
: her by. squandering everything.
: "A negro, named Richard Lee, or
1 DICK LEE,
J. was arrested here last week on suspi
: cion of false pretences. Investigation
II developed that he was the Richare
g Lee indicted in Chowan county, N. G..
: for forgery. He was fully supplied
K with forged checks and drafts of ey
e cry description, credentials of Episco
: pal ministership, and authority to so
I licit subscriptions for the benefit of St
c Johns Church, Edenton Dick hat
n swindled a tailor, and several others
9 and was promenading in new suit o
|. clothes.
e HON. JAMES W. REID
+ was presented to the House last week, an,
v at once took the oath. Gen. Scales, his pre-
:. decessor, was a familiar figure in the Hous
and will be greatly missed. In argument
he was keen and decisive .Sunset' Co.
collided with him once, but all of the powe
of that gentlenian's wit could not break tn
n argument which Gov. Scales welded witt
o the force of a sledge-hammer. 1t is not ex
" pected, indeed, that Mr.. Reid will prov
!. another Scales, but it Is hoped that he vii
: Ie 4 credit to the Old North State, as all q
the Democratic N. G. members are.
Z SHADOW.
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