New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

| LIE 1ALh Of 1hG ia
It has been currently reported that the honest nhsh
tants of Hoboken have said all along that they would
condone the present Administration II only 1t would l
Hoboken alone The result therefore, Of snatching Mr.
Edward Parke Curtis Lewis from among them may b
! highly disastrous to the country.
member of Congress to whom was sent free pass m
one of the horse-car lines in Washington has returned L
the company with the request that be given sous
poor man. as he the member referred to- receives such
large salary that he well afford to pay his fare.
| alexandria Va) Gazette.
When, soon after the war, the United States sent
convey to the Gar the resolutions Of Congress
congratulating him his escape from assassinaton
the officers Of the American vessel were gorgeo1sly
tertained st. Petersburg At great banquet in tho
Winter Palace the enthusiasm so high that faii
young princess tore the diamond necklace from hss
throat and threw it down the table toward the oicen
exclaming Aux Americainsw The string broke and
| the diamonds scattered the floor. The officer
picked them up pressed them to their lips amid shoua
| of " vve la Russell yive les feinmes Russesp
Senator Colquitt is of the few members Of CONGRESS
| who once adorned pulpit He was formerly Methe
dist minister and as Georges member ssid Yesterday
as story-teller to the South what Abraham Lincoln wal
to the North and the whole country Every once In
hn ie saa e stary that mV father told him foy o.
! fifty years ago." Washington RepuDncan
The newspaper stormcentre has shifted to Minnesota
The st. Paul and Minneapolis papers are now fighting
| over their circulation.
Administrations are ungrateful An unknown manh
Kentucky, who probably didn't make one vote for Ceve
land is given lucrative position abroad while the
vices OF the Chairman of the Democratic state Commit
Republican majority In this State down to el'Oo0 as
entirely observation-disclosures Herald.
The Ohio idea of 1t Just now is that offices going
be small aud few in hill this year-Chicago Herald
Why not incorporate Higginss photograph il the new
| storm signal
One Brockton family OF four persons devoured 500
pies last year. There must have been Determined hem
for pies; perhaps the old year shut down
the family before the other two members had got
their full work on the days allowance'-Lo"e ven 'Sen
The missionaries. It is said. have not been very sae-
cessful in making converts in the Fill Islands but Tany
OF them have succeeded In getting rich The Rev. ME-
Langham. Wesleyan missionary owns nearly all OF the
City Of Leouka.
| Sits criminal to kiss"
Said the beautiful miss,
And the yoath. with edrontery sublime,
Kissed the maid and said
"There! II I'm hanged declare
II viii be for capital crime -, -
Some interesting discoveries have bsen made ~
Florida by Professor Lawrence johnson, OF the United
County line found several specimens and skeletons
animals which relatively belong TO not far distant
remains OF mastodon. two or three specimens OF tho
hrnSiSn Camel Sat in Structure more allied to the smsi
also tapir very mach like the south American tapf,
which lives In Places two teeth or some carnls-
animal allied to the tiger and panther one set OF
teeth and Zones OF hippop0tamus several crocotilss
Apnarenty the territory south Of Alaehua was one
time large fresh water lake-lPhadeiphia Inquirer
The people OF British Columbia declare that the
Chinese must go.
Smith keeps dog on his premises, aud near ~
kennel board is displayed with the warning In Largo
letters, Beware OF the dog"
Il suppose said Jones' pointing to the warning. yoa
have painted that sign In large letters so that
/ RIM m read '"
No" said Smith, but that lie who reads may run"
Boston Courier
Comanche County. Kansas. now has eight news
| papers within its borders Five weeks ago it wsm
unorganzed territory and less than year ago ws
"howling wilderness"
We have kept our ear to the telephone hut han
not heard Mr. Cleveland call any Kansas Democrats
walk up and draw the salary Of fat once Wna' A'
here for anyhow f-lAbilene (kansas Chronicle
All the Inhabitants OF Block Island claim to be con-
verted ana no sinner be found until the summer
season opens.
During the prevalence O, the great plague o: London
1865, there notorious body searcher or pun sla
OF dead mems clothes, ETC., named snscss The prSgie
the disease rapidly increased bis business shas
perform aud therefore offered halt his profits to any oa
Who accepted his oner were said to go with snscss
Hence the origin of the expression. Mercury
In describing tho ovation rendered TO Miss Emma
Nevada the other might, The San francisco Chronss
says: Everybody cried when Emma Nevada sans
: Home, Sweet Home Even IL Q mezzanlne boxes wen
in tiers"
This morning large covered wagon, loaded with os
lahOma boomers, passed through town. The oa,m
attracted much attention by reason OF Its genesay
quaint appearance. either side OF the wagon mghW
seen, painted in large letters, the somewhat SUCCESSIVE
words, In Cleveland trusted. In OklaholhA :"
busted."-I Wilmington tkansas) Press
The wheat prospect Kansas this year is reporfed
very poor and many farmers are: already ploughns
their wheat crops
"Did woman clean up rented house when sw
moved out of iti asks 1eras Stffngs And III shsa 1
did another woman ever in without declaring inS
the house was perfect mess" and iinnedia'ev
proceed to give it another thorough cleaning f-lNcT
town Herald
We tnew he would dc II. Colonel Mapeson has jas
won a suit In San Francisco-a sort OF spnnA
suit as It WERE The learned judge decided that Us
not responsible for the failure of his singers TO sing anu
the gallant Colonel smiled expansvely and adiusea
boutonniere when he heard the decision.
The magicians OF Constantnope. whose stuaios c. 80
be seen In many q street, have been foupn VI ~
greatest benefit 10 that city. They are preieI"u
doctors do large business In love charms ana nhu' ""
said, more thieves than the polce.-iIroy lines
MISTAKES CORRECTED.