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New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
Mr. ELKINs's SKILL AND CONSCIENCE.
Cfarksoa, Iotee member OF he National Republtea
n4niif

He went into this campaign whole length, be-
cause OF his warm personal friendship and personal
faith in Blaine His great ability as organizer
largely gave direction to the public sentiment which
the party to Chicago warmly for Blaine and his
equally great skill as manager was made plain in
Blaine success In the Convention In the campaign he
rendered great service with great ability and
step that he took every act that he did clean hon
Qrable and right Instead OF being reckless doubtful ia
hs methods, he is one OF the most scrupulous Of
There not action his part in the campaign
which he need fear, would fear have made public
He WAS not willing TO night the fire OF the Democratic
methods by which NewYork stolen by them by any
thing like return OF similar tire, and agreed with Mr.
yonee ana the rest Of the campaign committee that 1t
were better lose the State and the hOnoaby
than to gain them by any doubtful dishonest
measures. II all political managers as clean
banded and resolute In keeping within such fair meth
2ds - Mr.. EIkins the quality OF American politics would
~ improved very large per cent
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
TO IyygsTIGA TE A PRISON.

HARTFORD, Feb. A (Speoial)-There was an
exciting debate in the House Representatives to-day
upon the matter of appointing special committee OF
two Senators and Ave Representatives to investigate
crave udas afost whsh nvoive snsirs IN the sAte
Prison at wethersfeld This motion was made by Mr..
Troup of New Haven. who In bringing 1t up created
ripple of CONSERVATION by declaring that inc
a, ,.s an the nrison ho had been informed, OF so
atrocions and re- Voting character that he couu nos
mention them whilo ladies were present Mr ulom
nosed MIR roups motion for time. ana there was nuoa
excited depate upon the matter. An Hnsno@ens "so
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
Ing was kept up until nearly daybrsak Mayor Low was
among those present.
THE PRESIDENTS FINAL STATE DINNER.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO TIE Tribunal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The President gave
h,s last State dinner to tho Justices of the Supreme
Court this evening. It elaborate
and tho floral decorations Of the table surpasseo "'
Of the two preceding dinners given this seasoh'
canoe Of red and white carnations severai icea ,on
rested on the mirror in the centre OF the table.
laden with pink crush and had sail OF s'"
lilies Of the valley The mirror nad a 90. Do,ue little
way from the canoe, at either emu; Nth these
were eiIt stands OF Ion stemmed Marechsl Seiis a.
ends OF the table were large oval cushions OF @ for
tbe lade. we're Of cloth roses In Individual WI
ors tied with long loops OF blue satin ribbons
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05

tribune OYPIcE Feb. 81 n ma large area or
low barometer whose center has been moving slowly
eastward over the Great Lakes, has overspread the
country east OF the Rocky Mountains for two days pro-
ducng light snow rain 1t is followed by Increasing
pressure and lower temperature In the Northwest Inc
movement OF the barometer here yesterday was Slowly
downward Clouds and fog prevailed, with o02 inch OF
rain ot night The temperature ranged between 26o
and 80 the average $3.50 being l2ls' higher than on
Tuesday. -. ,to,.a arr
temperatre growing colder aud perhaps clear AT hlsh
may be expected to-day in this city ana Nlclnity'
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
Mr.. CONANT NOT IN FLORIDA.

Mrs. S. s. COnant, whose husbands mysteri-
disappearance occurred two weeks ago. Tuesday
night received letter from friend In jacksonville,
Fla which said that strikngly similar In appear
ance TO the miss editor took dnner at hotel there
last Saturday and registered "S. Conant Vermont"
But though he a COnant, and wonderfully like the
man for whom search is being made their identities
clearly different
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
NR. BANCROFTS GRANDPA UGHTER.

- Washinoton eorrespondence Of The Chfeaoo Ttmy
Years ago son of Mr. George Bancroft.
whose very existence Of his friends had come 10
forget went to France and took up his residence He
married French wife, and spent the last years OF his
life there His death was followed by his wife
And there was left behind an orphan girl half French
half American, who has now come to live with her
American grandparents. very bright aud charming
maiden she has proved to be, and Miss Suzanne Ban
croft with her broken English speech her graceful
hors and her bright interest in the world she has
o0me into Is quite the most attractive young lady In all
the west end OF Washington.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
LORD GARMOYLE SNUBBED.
Frofn I'hs PhiL1aelDhfa 7Ysasf

Prom The Philadelphia Time.
Later some one took him Lord GarmoyleJ
over To the Fortnghty Dancing Class where
like an eagle In dove cote. He introduced to a
few Mr. Cairns but 1t quickly got that he
lord and the majority Of the anitering young Quaker
buds were afraid and ran OF to seek shelter under tho
wings OF their chapcrones
Lord armoye was seen late last night slipping brandy
and soda at hls hotel He said
Philadelphia ! Ah-loyely girls. those 7 saw to-
nght-calied them buds-but they dance too stiiiy."
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
MARRIED

ALLEN-LAFLIN-On Tuesday evening February 2, 18sD,
by the Rev Charles Cuthbert Hall Latin dsu htec
o. the afe Addison IL. Ladn. to william H. Allen jr all Of
Brooklyn.
DENNIS rON-FLYNN-OnT Tuesisy evening. February 3,
az tho residences OF the brides parents By the Rev. ~.
Martng Robert f. Denniston Of Jersey city aud caron,
Flynn. daughter Of Joseph Flynn New.York
PURDY-McCRACKAN-O Tuesday. February 3. a. tho
Church Of the Nessh Brooklyn by the Rev. c. B. Smith.
rector OF St Jamess Church NeVYork, assisted by ts
Rev r. Baker rector, Edward Lawson PURIFY and Iarj
Jarvis McCraekan.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
OBITUARY NOTES.

DR.. Edwin C. Rushmore, age sixty-six, of
Hampstead l.. found dead I'm his office laet even
ing. Pnrlly SIS OF the heart caused his death.
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TO BE PERMANENTLY oRoAyIzED.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. a (SpeoiaD.-The Blair

THrHhDELrHIN, FtD' lFPtoIutI' no D''fo
Club has pettioned the Legislature for charter ana
has secured large and Handsomely furnished building
ct Barng-st and ianeaster-aye for permanent head
QnarterA
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
DANOTyG IN SUPPORT or ORPHANS.
fontague-st., Brooklyn, was crowded Las

evening the carriages OF persons going to the Forty
seventh Annual Bail Of the Emerald Association the pro
ceeds of which are the support OF the Brook
lyn Roman Catholic orphan sylums. The Academy OF
Musc wa gay with musc, lights and aewsrs aud danc-
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Edwin Booths presentation of Rieheiteu mas ora"h
crowds at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, for the ast ioo
nights Indeed the prosperity which has a''enueu n
engagement from the opening nlght Ssnn'. no
.,ght Mr. Booth win present Tom Iaylors " b most
~1he Fools Revenge in when ne sine & is amended:
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
TIE WEATHER. REPORL.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-FOr Ncw-England,
the Middle Atlantic States. Ohio Valley, Tennessee and
Lover Lake region cloudy weather with local rains or
srows with falling temperature toward night, and clear
ing III tho Southwestern districts.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
TRIBUNE LoJiL OBSERVATIONS.

Tn. di.zr. shows variations in this city ey tnths
for The ~
the
ths duns The broken dotted hns pia.nt
thernoAe<d
ssss phAI Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
DIED.

AHnOticss Of marriages must be iadorsed pi faH asms
and address
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How Much they Drink in Eu
rome

A Government report by the British
Committeeman, in Germany, points out
certain serious facts. The adult male
German drinks annually on the average
about seventeen gallons of spirituous IL
quors. In the Kingdom of Prussia, the
whole expenditure in 1882 on wine, beer
and spirits, amounted to nearly 1927 ,00O,-
900. In Sweden and Norway the con-
sumption of spirits has been declining for
some years past; but in Denmark the evil
of spirit drinking has reached terrible
pitch. In Holland, in 1878, there was a
drink shop for every ninety inhabitants,
including women and children but a
restrictive law, passed in 1881, has re-
duced the number about quarter. The
worst statistics in regard to the consump-
ton Of alcoholic liquors are those of Bel
GUM where, in less than half century,
the drinking of such liquors has far more
than doubled for each person. In 1881
there was public house for every dozen
adult males. In France the amount of
drunkenness has been reduced by the
passing of salutary law. In Switzer-
land, between 1870 and 1880, while the
increase of population was but 6 per
cent, the increase in the number Of pub
lie houses was % per cent. In Austria
the condition of affairs is similar. And
all this drinking has its effect. There is
horrible array of figures giving the sta
tistics of delirium tremens, suicides lu-
macy and accidental deaths as the result
Of drunkenness. In Denmark "a per cent
of the arrests were for drunkenness, or
for crimes committed under the influence
of drink. The inspector-general Of Bel
gian prisons reports that four-6fths of the
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Travelling in l7OO.

From an illustrated paper on "Social
Life in the Colonies" by Edward Eggles-
ton, in the July Century, we quote the
following:
1.-The Virginia planter of the richer
sort, who was said to live with more show
and luxury than a country gentleman
in England on an estate of three or four
thousand pounds year, showed strong
liking for the stately six horse coach, with
positions; but it was not until 1920 that
wheeled carriages were recognized in the
legal price-list of the Virginia ferries.
In the other colonies, also, the coach was
valued as sign of official or family dig
nifty, and some of the richer Carolinians
carried their luxury SO far as to have
carriages, horses, coachmen, and all, i'm
ported from England ; but in Carolina,
and everywhere north of Virginia, the
light open chair or the covered chaise
was generally preferred. These were
better suited to the roughness and sinu
osity of the roads than the coach. The
chaise was kind of two-wheeled gig,
having top, and drawn sometimes by
one, and sometimes by two, horses the
chair had two wheels, but no top; the
sulky, which was much used, differed
from the chair chiefly in having room but
for one person. Ali these seem to have
been hung on straps, or thorough braces,
instead of springs. Boston ladies in the
middle of the eighteen century took the
air in chaises or chairs, with Negro
drivers. Boston gentleman also affected
Negro attendants when they drove their
chairs or rode on saddle. horses. But in
rural regions, from Pennsylvania north
ward, ladies took delight in driving about
alone in open chairs, to the amazement
of European travellers, who deemed that
paradise in which women could travel
without protection. Philadelphians were
fond of long, light, covered wagon, with
benches, which would carry dozen per-
sons in an excursion to the country.
Sedan chairs were occasionally used in
the cities The Dutch introduced sleighs
into New York at very early date; but
sleighs for pleasure, though known in
Boston about 100, only came into gen.
eral use In the nerthArn provinces at a
somewhat later period. The first stage
wagon in the colonies was run from Tren-
ton to New Brunswick twice a week,
during the summer of 1888. 1t was a
link in the tedious land and water Jour
ney from Philadelphia to New York, and
travellers were promised that it would be
fitted up with benches and covered over,
so that the passengers may sit easy and
dry
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The Church Army.

The New York Sun has published
editorially the following fair statement
of recent ecclesiastical movement in
Great Britain which may possibly develop
into large proportions:
Distrust and fear of the Salvation
Army and its methods have led to the
formation in England of what is called
the Church Army, the friends of which
recently held meeting in London, with
the Bishop of Durham as their presiding
officer.
Z" In his opening address the Bishop
spoke of the wonderful energy and en-.
thusiasm of the Salvation Army, but ex
pressed fears that it would prove to be
dangerous to the Church. Its very
rigid and stubborn organization is SO
unbending and so exacting that, whether
idea of being a Church or a sect, they
really are so. 1t would be very difficult
for any man to be loyal soldier of the
Salvation Army and at the same time a
loyal son OF the Church of England.
1t is true that the Salvation Army is
becoming more and more a distinct re-
ligious party, and it was apparent from
the address of Gen. Booth at its recent
annual meeting that he looked forward
to the time when it would be far more
powerful than any Church. We are,
therefore, not surprised to find that the
Churches look on its progress with doubt,
suspicion. and alarm, for its methods are
such as are likely to prove extraordinary
ly successful among the people to whom
it appeals. And, as the Bishop of Dur
ham said, in these times when there are
so many voices-intellectual, social, po-
litical, and artistic voices of all sorts
clamoring to be heard, it is necessary
to be more demonstrative, to adopt new
methods in our religious teaching, and to
have new forms OF service, in order to
attract public attention. Therefore,
Churchmen in England take lesson
from the Salvation Army, and start an
army of their own to stir up popular in
terest in religion.
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Beneficial Effect of Boiling
Water.

Spencer F. Baird, of the Smithsonian
Institution, writes to the Washington
Star
" l wish to call the attention of your
readers to the beneficial effect of boiling,
in increasing the portability of water, a
fact which does not appear to be gener-
ally appreciated or understood. Had
this practice prevailed on the first out
break of the typhoid disease at Plymouth,
Pa, it is very probable that the number
of cases of illness and of deaths might
,-a9ve been very greatly diminished. In
>Ol,lolera seasons this treatment is especi-
ally important, as water is largely the
medium of introduction of the Injurious
influences into the system. During the
Centennial Exhibition I was stationed in
West Philadelphia, near the Centennial
buildings, for six months, and although
cases of diarrhoea were prevalent all
around me, the use of boiled water ap-
peared to be an absolute preventive
We had several cases of illness of this
class before We began to use this very
simple precaution, but none afterward
The fishy taste of the Potomac water al
the present time, due to the solution in
it of decomposed vegetation, or of fresh,
water sponges, can also be in.great meas
ure removed by the same process.
have usually enough water boiled in the
morning to last through the day. This
is placed in large water cooler, without
ice, and drawn from when required tt
fill ice-pitchers, etc. The water should
boil actively for half an hour, in order t.
kill the germs of disease. OF course THU
is only effective in cases of organic i'm
purities, as mineral poisons would not b'
destroyed thereby"
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The God of heaven requires and ex-
poets fruit from those who have place
in his vineyard. He has his eye upon
those that enjoy the gospel, to see that
they live up to it he seeks evidences of
their getting good, by the means of grace
they enjoy. Leaves will not serve, cry
ing, Lord Lord blossoms will not serve,
beinning well, and promising fair there
must be fruit. Our thoughts, words, and
actions, must be according to the gospel
light and love-
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crime and social misery is attributable to
intemperance. In Austria the hospitals,
lunatic asylums and prisons all testify to
the advance of drinking habits. And
Continental workmen generally-even
those who do not become absolute drunk
ards-spend a large proportion of their
earnings in drink. The foregoing state.
ments, be it observed, are not the froth
of a temperance harangue, but the cold
statistics of a government report. They
show that earthquakes and cholera are
not the most terrible evils of Europe
They should be studied by those who
suggest that spirit drinking can be extir-
pated by introducing the free use of beer
and light wines. In the very countries
where the milder drinks are used, the
consumption of ardent spirits is increas-
ing at a terrible rate. The temperance
question is growing question, and it de.
mands attention here as in other lands
Independent.
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Emperor William.

Emperor William, of Germany, is said
to be failing, and rumor asserts that his
life cannot be prolonged beyond a few
months. Reports of this character have
come one day, and been contradicted the
next, for a fortnight almost. 1t seems to
be certain that the venerable monarch is
becoming feeble and that his hold on life
is 30 weakened that the announcement of
his death on any day would be no sur
prise. Declarations are already made of
the policy to be adopted by his son, on
his accession to the throne. Prince Fred
erick William is not only the son-in-law
of Queen Victoria, but a very cordial
friendship is said to exist between him
and the Queen and the Prince of Wales.
An intimate alliance between Great
Britain and Germany, and hearty coop
Grafton in foreign policy, in colonization
in Africa, in the administration of the
affairs of Egypt, and in checking the
advance of Russia in Asia, it is claimed
is to be one of the first results OF his com
ing to the throne. Such combination,
which would also probably include Italy,
would be the mightiest the world has
known 1t would probably by it's coloniz-
ing schemes soon change the face of the
world, by rapidly reducing the area now
held by paganism and barbarism. Such
an alliance would probably also win many
friends on this side of the Atlantic and
have great influence upon our foreign
policy Christian IntelhgenCer.
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Sickness, the mother of modesty, puts
us in mind Of our mortality, and while
we drive on furiousIy in the full career
Of worldly pomp and jolity, kindly pulls
us by the ear, and brings us to proper
sense Of our duty. Pliny calls it the
foundation and corner stone Of true phil
osophy and indeed if we were only to
practise in health, what we promise in
sickness, we should be completely happy.
1t is a bright day of health that brings
forth the adder of uneasiness, for what
sick man was ever covetous, ambitious,
envious, cruel or malicious?
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VTIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY.
ITS OBJECT

ITS OBJECT:
To scatter the Wor Of God over all the State
by selling the Bible at cost price to those able
to buy IT, and give it to those who cannot buy it.
ITS METHODS
To circulate through its own special agents
and through the colportage agencies Of all the
churches and the ministers who will aid IN the
work.
ITS SUPPORT:
The contributions Of Christians Of all denomi.
nations.
ITS BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Well known ministers and members Of all de-
nominations.
ITS EXPENSES
Are reduced to the minimum, that every cent
contributed may 90 towards its work Of giving
Bible 10 all who have none.
ITS APPEAL:
1t begs all who are interested in the cause Of
the Gospel TO contribute TO it according to their
means.
REV. G. MINNEGERODE, ID,
President.
RICHARD IRBY, Secretary,
No. 821 E. Main st., Richmond, Va.
DEPOSITORY with Messrs. West, Johnston
& Co., Richmond, Va. ju17-1y
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
The Issue Met.

In 1882 the New York Tribune
said:
"The curse of alcohol is blight
and scourge more degrading and
deba8ing than the curse of slavery
or polygamy. Have the leaders Of
the Republican party the foresight
to see the danger ahead? Have
they the courage to meet the
is>ue?"
Yes, they have the courage to
meet this issue. AL the Republi-
can organs and leaders in the
country have met the issue by
declaring in favor of the liquor
traffic.-Scotch Irish Picket.
Both the old parties can truth
fully say, eve have met the
saloons and we are theirs.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Il Means Something!
THE PROHIBITION PARTY
HOLDS THE BALANCE
OF POWER.
They Gain In Every County in
the State.

(The following compilation we
take from the Cincinnati Post.
1t will be found especially inter-
esting to Prohibitionists. No 9TH
ers need read it unless they desire
some very wholesome and encour-
aging facts and figures, ED
The appended table of Democrat.
ic and Republican losses and Pro-
hibition gains in October, 1885, as
compared with October, 1884, will
be found interesting to the politl-
cal student. We compare 1885
with 1884, because in that year we
had fair measure of party strength
on a full vote. 1t will be seen that
the total losses sustained by the
Repu blicans and Democrats aggre-
gated 74,139, whereas the vote only
fell off 56,861 from October, 1874.
This apparent discrepancy is ac-
counted for by the Prohibition
gain of 1924, drawn from the two
parties and helping to swell their
losses. The Democrats lost in ev-
cry county. The Republicans
gained in only one-Adams.
The Prohibitionists gained in every
county in the State, nearly always
quadrupling last years vote.
The losses and gains by counties
are as follows:
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
Liquor vs.. Labor.

Once in a while we meet man
who argues that Prohibition will
do great harm by throwing the
men engaged in the Manufacture
of liquor out of work.
Of course it is sufficient to ans
wer that such men had better be
thrown out of work thar to be
allowed to produce a substance
which does SO much harm, but let
us examine the matter from a
purely business standpoint.
According to the census of 1880,
the value of the annual product of
malt liquors was placed at $18,273,-
102. Of this amount, $1,004,54
represented wages of labor, $14, 321,-
423, the cost of the material used,
and the balance, interest or the
capital invested.
In brick making the total pro-
dlct was $50, 1888 ,587, of which $13,-
443, 1882 represented wages, $9,774,-
S34, material, and the rest, inter
est
In watch making the product
was 1921 ,244, of which s1,712,2
was wages, $685., 224, material and
the balance interest.
Now by comparing these figures
we find that out of every dollars
worth of malt liquor, only a frac-
ton over five cents represents
wages paid to labor engaged direct
ly in it's manufacture, while every
dollars worth of brick represents
between forty and forty-one cents
paid to labor, and every dollars
worth of watches between fifty-two
and fifty-three cents. Taking the
product of all our manufacturing
industries, including liquors, every
dollar, on an average, represents
between seventeen and eighteen
cents paid to labor.
Thus we see that the manu-
facture of malt liquors furnishes
proportionally less than one-third
as much remuneration to labor as
the average of all industries, only
about one-eighth as much as brick
making and one-tenth as much as
matchmaking.
Aside from any question of
morals, these figures prove con-
clusively that the transfer of the
capital now invested in the manu-
facture of malt liquors to other
industries would result in giving
employment to several times as
many laborers as are engaged in
the business of mailing. Every
laboring man should be Prohi-
bitionist. Will.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11

An intelligent inspection of the
above table will show that the Pro-
hibitionists drew their increased
vote almost equally from the two
parties. Where either fell off heav-
lily the Prohibitionists gained most
largely. These figures also show
that the Prohibitionists hold the
balance of power in the State.
And what is still more ominous,
reference to the official vote cast
will show that they hold the bal
ance of power in the following
couties,