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Lognn and the IslaIne senator..

Republican Senators are alarmed at
the bitterness Of the fight that has
sprung up between Logan on the one
side and Hale, Plumb and Teller on
the other, in the Army bill debates.
The Army bill is only the pretext for
the row, and not its real cause. The
fight is really prelude to the Presi-
Dental contest Of 1888, and the three
Senators who are opposing Logan are
all in the Blaine movement. General
Logan is aware of the purpose of his
enemies, and he has been in a wild
rage over it for the past fortnight.
Last week he boiled over at Hale and
stated very ,emphatically that he knew
somebody was behind Hale in opposi-
ton to him. Everybody within hear
ing of his voice understood him to
mean Blaine. His language, as the
Record gave it next day, struck every
body as having been materially
changed and softened.
Mr.. Teller, in cutting speech. ex-
pressed very uneomplimsntary opin-
ion of Logan, and made the Illinois
warrior exceedingly angry. He re-
piled in an aggressive and personal
speech, attacking Teller all along the
line. He said the Colorado Senator's
speech was Glow, dsspica lie, and
mean" He denied that he eferred to
Blaine as behind Hale in he attack
upon MIN, There was an e fort on the
part of certain members Of the Senate
to make trouble between himself and
a man to whom he was a better friend
than they were. Such an effort could
not succeed.
1t was apparent after Logan's speech
that the controversy would surely lead
to the dragging Of Blaine into the
arena if it were kept up, and SO old
Philetus Sawyer, the universal peace.
maker, and Don Comeron, who saw
that Logan was likely to get worse
hurt in the contest than Blaine and
didn't want that to happen, put tteil
heads together and agreed to see what
could be done toward bringing aboui
a reconciliation. They let Eugene
Hale alone, and used all their powers
of persuasion on Plumb and Teller.
They found Plumb good natured and
tractable, and Teller very well salts.
fed to let Logan alone for the present
He felt that Logan had not treated
him courteously in the first place, but
he had had the satisfaction OF express
ing his sentiments toward him very
freely, and would call it quits.
The peacemakers are now at work
on Black Jack. His wrath is very
slow in cooling, and it win be difficult
to convince him that there was no
significance in the movement Of the
Blaine Senators. The other seven
Presidential candidates have all kept
out of the row except Allison, who
has had one little tilt with him. It Is
worthy Of note that all the Blaine
Senators are opposed to increasing
the army to 10000 men, and are great
friends Of the working men,
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Enlnrging the Vvhite Tfoaae.

A bill providing for an expenditure
Of 100000 in Onlarging the Executive
Mansion has been favorably reported
to the Senate.
There are many reasons to believe
that it will be strongly supported in
that body.
Gen. John A. Logan of Illinois
doubtless thinks it would be well to
make the White House as comforta-
BILE and commodious as possible before
the next Presidential election.
The Hon. John Sherman OF Ohio,
President pro tempore of the Senate, is
probably also more or less solicitous
as to the quarters to be occupied by
the next President of the United
States.
Since Vermont enjoys the dsstinc-
ton of sending o Democratic Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the court of St. James's, it
is within the range of possibilities
that a son eff Vermont may yet reach
the highest station in the land. Sen
ator GEORGE F. EDMuNps may there
fore be expected to take some interest
in this bill.
AS for the Hon. William Maxwell
Evarts, why, of course, he favors it.
not because he wants to be President
but because it is right, and he would
rather be right than be President.
The measure is wise one. The
capacity of the White House ought tC
be increased, but, after all, the capaci
ty of its chief occupant is the main
thing.-M Y Sun.
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The A,nusements of Presidents.


President Cleveland Is the only
President in our history who seems to
have no amusements whatsoever.
George Washington was noted for his
muscular development. He was fond
of jumping, and to the last day Of his
life kept pack of hounds for hunt
ing. He could dance upon occasions,
and he was careful enough of his
health to go to bed every night at 10
O'Clock. Jefferson was a great horse
back rider, and he rode throughout
the country about Washington daily
during his Presidency. He usually
spent two hours in the saddle, and he
was fond of mixing with his fellows
At his home at Monticello he paid
great attention to farming, and he
often walked about the streets OF
Washington while in the White
House.
When Cleveland was inaugurated
the press was full OF wonder at his get
ting up for breakfast at 8 o'clock in
the morning, and the whole nation
patted him on the back for it, as it
were. Still Washington got up at
daybreak, and Jefferson crawled out
as soon as the light struck his cham
Der. John Adams, who was as fat
proportionately at Cleveland is, used
to take walk from the White House
around the Capitol before his break
fast, which, by the way, he took as
early as Cleveland, and his son, John
Quincy Adams, was wont to go down
to the Potomac and take @ swim be-
fore his morning meal.
Both Of the Adamses were great
walkers, and while John Quincy
Adams was President he used to walk
out to the race course, two miles
from here, and back again whenever
any great sport was on hand. An
drew Jackson was hard worker, but
he was q democratic fellow, and he
liked horse racing, cock fighting, and
a good social smoke. He often at
tended the cock fights on the Wash
Iington Heights, above Sixteenth St.
and at one of the great races Of the
| days Of his Presidency he had horse
| of his own admitted in the name O
| his private secretary, Maj. Donelson
President Harrison was great walk
er, and he did much of his own mark
citing during his short stay in th'
White House. He would get uP ant
go to market before bereakfast, ant
though he was an old man, he Otter
went about without an overcoat
Frank Pierce was another great horse
back rider, and he was accustomed h
: gallop through the streets Of Washing
ton at midnight ON u fine bloode'
: horse. Buchanan was great beal
socially, and he did some walking
Lincoln drove about somewhat, and j
was not uncommon to see him on th
streets here. He liked the theatre
!. and box was always reserved 70
him. Grant walked up and down tn
broad pavement in front of the Whit
House for an hour or two every morr
} ing, and his love of horses and dri,
ing amounted almost to a passion
! He was not averse to having fellow
t call on him in the evening, and b
t partook of much social enjoymen
9 Arthur kept his house filled wit
r guests, and took long drive into th
g country daily.--CleveIand Leader.
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The President is said to greatly en-
joy the Congressional dinners which
are given at the White House on
Thursdays
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Eclectic Magazine.

The February issue OF the Eclectic
Magazine contains an excellent exhib-
it of the best contents of the foreign
magazines. The heopening article, "The
Origin of the Alphabet" by A. II.
Sayce, the eminet Orientalist and his
torian, will be found highly interest
ing to scholars. Poetry, politics and
Conservatism, by George N. Curzon,
is a bright and entertaining criticism
OF recent politics in England, and
The Coming Contests OF the World,
from the Fortnightly, is full OF meaty
sugg" "stions. Huxley is represented
by vigorous paper under the title of
'The Interpreters of Genesis and the
Interpreters OF Nature Prof. Seely's
paper, oar Insular Ignorance is
worthy Of the authors fame, which
may also be :, id Of Max Muller's So
lar Myths There is a suggestive pa
per on Low 3 Labor Lost, by Walter
Pater, a0d very spicy criticism on
'SupertIo English, from Cornhil.
Merlin and Kentegern, from Black
woods, is vigorous ballad-poem,
treating one of the grand old British
legends. The Magazine has its usual
supply of readable and suggestive
short papers. The number is worthy
Of its high reputation among intell-
gent and thoughtful readers,
Published by Il. Il. Pelton, % Bond
ST., New York. Terms, IS q year
single numbers As cents; trial sub
scription for 8 months, 81. Eclectic
and any "a Magazine, IS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

Political courtesy has not yet gone
out Of fashion. In his inaugural ad-
dress last week, Governor Foraker, OF
Ohio, paid this graceful tribute to Ills
predecessor Governor Hoadly, al
ways kind and generous, was never
more so than he has been to his sue
cessor. Itwould be a pleasure to thank
him for this under any circumstances
but it is especially SO when it is recall
ed that Notwithstanding VIC have OPP
posed each other in two heated polit-
cal contests. not a single unkind or
offensive word has yet been uttered
by either OF the other. The friendship
of years seems to have becN made on
ly the stronger by the toss to which
it has been subjected, and no one
more earnestly than / entertains the
hope that there are in store for my
distinguished predecessor many years
Of life, health and happiness, to be
spent in wider fields OF usefulness and
honor than any he has heretofore oc'
cupied.
Ex-senator Thurman, OF Ohio, in Q
letter to his intimate friend, O. B
Ficklin, oi Charleston, ILL.,, says: "YoU
will never be gratified by seeing me
again enter public life. am now on
the retired list, with my own full con
sent, and with no inclination whatev
er for active life, except as private.
1t is announced apparently on thu
Fauthority of Secretary Bayard did no
either protest against Curtin's reap
pointment to the head OF the Foreigr
Committee, or suggest his retiremen
to Speaker Carlisle. This report mus
be an invention, and unjust to boil
Ravard and Carlisle,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28


A New York man has invented a
snow-melting machine, which will re
move as much snow as fifty men. As
soon as perfected, the machine will be
sent to the rescue of James G. Blaine.
Columbus CO., Times.
Ethel Spooner, aged 10 years, while
crossing the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western railroad track, at Orange
last summer, had her foot caught in
the rails and was run over by the train.
Her leg had to be amputated and today
she obtained verdict of $4,000 dam
ages against the railroad company.
The severely cold weather OF last
week did immense injury tothe orange
crop in Florida. In some places the
trees were killed whilei in the northern
part OF State the crop will be badly
set back. About one half the preseut
crop has been marketed, leaving about
one quarter gathered and in the pack
ing houses and the other quarter still
on the trees. The loss to growers from
damaged fruit alone will probably
reach 100000.
A Sing Sing convict named Smith,
who escalt' from that institution on
the 10th i.oJant, came to New York,
committed burglary on the nightEof
the 10th, was caught in the act of car
rying off quantity Of plumber, and
the next day was returned to prison,
where he is now enjoying dietof bread
and water. His excuse for return
ing to his old burglarious tricks were
that he wished to get money enough
to pay his passage to Europe.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Th9
ways and means committee to-day
divided into the following sub-com-
mittees On public debt, funding and
payment thereof, Messrs. Morris,
Breckinridge Of Kentucky and Kel-
ley; on revenue provisions of com
mercial treaties, Messrs. Mills, May
bury and Hiscock; on amendment
of custom laws, Messrs. Hewitt, Breck-
inridge of Arkansas and Mckinley
on relief bills and claim, Messrs.
McMillin, Mayhury and Reed; on
amendments Of internal revenue laws,
Messrs. Harris Breckinrige of Ken
tuckey and Browne; on importation
OF fish, etc., Messrs. Breckenridge Of
Arkansas, Maybury and Reed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28
Outward Bound.

l sit and watch the ship 60 out
Across the widening sea;
How one by one, in shimmering sun,
They sail away from me,
know not to what land they sail,
Nor what the freight may bear;
l only know they outward so,
While all the winds are fair.
Beyond the low horizon line
Where my short sight must fail,
Some other eyes watch win keep,
Whcre'er the ships may sail;
BY night by day, or near, or far,
Der narrow seas or wide,
These follow still at loves sweet will,
Whatever may betidc.
So round the world the ships will sail,
To dreary lands or fair;
So with them go, for veal or woe,
Some dear ones everywhere.
How will their speed each tagging keel
When homeward it is laid,
Or watch will keep DER surges deep,
If there grave be made
o human love, so tried, so true,
That knows nor mete nor bound,
But follows with unwearied watch
Our daily changing round
o, Love divine, o, Love supreme,
What matter where sail,
SO but know, where'er go,
Thy watch will never fail,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

Roscoe Conkling will, it is said, be
invited by Congress to deliver the eu-
logy on Gen. Grant some time in
March. % a.-..
The Encouragement OF Kansas has
begun proceeding to oust the Leaven-
worth officials for completely with the
| l-liquor-Gealers.
The box efice receipts at a lecture
delivered by Stephen A. Douglas, Jr. in
Chicago the other evening, we're at
tached by party claiming aboard bill
of $3.50.
James G. Blaine's new house at Bar
Harbor will be completed by June,
and is to be called Mossly Hall. The
roof is spoken of as curiosity, having
"twenty-three valleys and fifteen
hips"
Congressman Beach, Of New York,
proposes that the eulogies upon de-
ceased members shall be delivered on
Sundays, ana save all the week days
for work. He proposes to introduce a
resolution to this effect in the House.
1t is stated that one of the House
Committees which has jurisdiction OF
private claims received eleven large
sacks full Of Bills and accompanying
papers before the first call of States
was concluded at the present session,
! The House Committee on River,
and Harbors has resolved to limit the
appropriation for improving rivers
and harbors to $11,000,000. Blu; il
is thought that the Senate will in
crease the amount byseveral millions
The cigsr-manufacturers of New
York city, with a view of compelling
their recalcitrant workmen TO accept
reduction of wages, have ordered {
lockout in all their factories, throwing
some 10, 600 persons out OF employ
ment
After President Cleveland has in
formed the Republican Senator VIII,
!, he removed some ofiieelolders it vii
be in order for the Democratic Sena
tors to ask him why he did not remov,
more Of them-Pafersop G,tardion
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

street, 4 Confederate Lleutenant-Gen-
eral, was selected by your Republican
Administration for the most impor-
tant Office in Georgia? Why is it, /
will ask the gentleman from Maine,
that VIC have not heard howl from
thtt ico-bouud region about these ap-
pointmcnts?' ( Laughter on the Dem
ocratic side.
Does the gentleman desire areply?"
inquired Mr. Boutelle,
"No, sir" exclaimed Mr.. Wise. "Go
read the speach Of the Senator OF the
United States who, with all kindness,
is, in the estimation OF the whole
country, better man than you are"
GO, read the speech Of Charles
Summer Of Massachusetts. Ii | mis-
take not he was the first in the coun-
try who declared, some fifteen years
ago, that the time-had come for peace,
and that the war should be removed.
And mark the contrast between the
leader OF the Federal army and the
gentleman from Maine The last
words spokenby that great leader on
his dying bed at McGregor were that
he thanked God that he closed his eyes
on the earth believing peace had return
ed to distracted country. Applause
ON the Democrotic side And yet,
and yet the halls of legislation are to
be annoyed by the backbiting OF such
men as the gentlemen from Maine.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, | want to say one
word more to him while We sit here
and vote pensions to your soldiers"
"Our soldiers" exclaimed Mr.. Bou-
telle.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Wise, "our sol
diers. We are in the house OF our
fathers, and we have come to stay.
Applause on the Democratic side. !
While we are ready and willing to vote
pensions to honorably discharged SOL
diers who served their country in time
of war, we will never consent that it
shall be held and proclaimed on high
that one who happened to have been
in the Confederate army is forever
disbarred from the service of his coun.
try. protest that these honorable
soldiers OF the Union army shall never
again be subjected to the treatment
they were subjected to under the last
Administration, when men who had
fought bravely for the Uuion, under
the circular bearing the name of Viii
liam Malone as Chairman and James
d. Brady, the present member Of this
House, as Secretary---'
"There was no such circular" inter
rupted Mr.. Brady. | challenge hin
to produce the circular"
"When," continued Mr.. Wise, moi
needing the interruption, "they were
required, under the whip OF a master
to give money for partisan purposes
required like slaves to hold their bal
lots up that their bosses minion'
might see whether they voted right
Oh! what an attitude in which to place
a discharged soldier OF the Union
under the whip and the lash OF Con.
federate Brigader" Loud and con
tinued applause on the Democratic
side and in the galleries..
The resolution as amended by thu
Committee on Naval Affairs was ther
oJon4n1
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28
WHOLE NO. 95
PRESS NOTICES.
Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag
aZine

Evidently understands the taste of the
more religious portion of the commun-
ity. The February number begins
"Paulina 'or The Days Of the Apos-
ties A Story of Rome in the First
Century" by the Rev. Alexander c.
Haverstick, which promises to be
deeply interesting, "Burmah and its
Capital, Mandalay,' tells us OF Eng
lands newly acquired provinces.
Miss Nanny A. Mathews continues
her "Dill9tante Days"-delightfnl
sketches OF travel, told with pen and
pencil. A very attractive series of pa
pers on "Instinctive Architects" by
Prof. Henry w. Elliott, begins, and is
well illustrated. There is more about
our Sacred Musicians" "The Para.
bles of Christ" "New English Church
at Copenhagen" "Bavarian Homes"
"The Church of st. Genevieve, Paris, F"
DR.. Talmage's "Home Pulpit" "The
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion," with stories, poems, matter for
the young to read or heSr, "Recrea
tions for Sunday afternoons" "Relig-
ious Notes and News" Personal Notes
and Comments" and a selection Of in
teresting pictures, sketches and no
tices, make this magazine the largest,
cheapest and most thoroughly inter.
esting magazine published in the
country-One that ought to find a
welcome in every Christian home.
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WIN. -. IseaI4es mot "a Terger.

NEwBURGH, Jan. GA special to
the Register says 81. H. Howe, of
New York, says that the note issued
by Wm B. Beakes, OF Cornwall Driv-
ing Park, that bears his name, is gen.
uine, and that all the other notes said
by the Newburgh Journal to be forg-
cries are also genuine. He says also
that Beakes has gone West on busi-
ness.
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Tales of Type.
MARK TwAIN's SPEECH AT THE DINNER
OF THE TYPOTHETIC
SOCIETY.

At the dinner of the Typothetic So
ciety at Delmonico's, in New York,
Monday night, a large number Of old
printers and publishers attended.
Mark twain, after a complimentary
speech OF j. H. Bailey, said: 81 am
staggered by the compliments so law
ishly poured out upon me, and | am
proud, as well as staggered. 1t is the
first time that any one has stood up
in the presence Of a large and respect
able audience, such as thisis, and con-
fessed that l have told the truth once.
Ii ! could return the compliments I'd
do it. The historical "reminiscences
Of the president have cast me into the
reminiscent mood, for l also, in my
small way, am an antiquity 1t may
be am among strangers, and that
the printer OF to-day is not the printer
Of thirty-fve years ago. | knew him.
| lit his fires. | busted his Office and
drew his water from the village pump.
| picked the type from under his stand
in the mornings, and if he was there
to see, put the good types back in
the case and the bad ones in the hell
box; and if he was not there I dump
ed the lot with the "pi." / used to
carry around the papers, and was the
enduring target of all the dogs in the
village. / wish | had a nickel for ev-
cry dog bite have got on me,
could keep NJ. Pasteur in business for
a year. The subscribers for our paper
paid in groceries, and the country
ones paid in cabbages or cord wood.
That was, when they did. When they
did, we always mentioned it in the pa
per and gave them puff. ii we fail
ed to do this they stopped their paper.
They all directed the policy of the pa
per. One man paid in cash and he
owned us body and soul. He chang
ed our politics every which way, and
changed our religion four times. II
we attempted to reason he threaten.
ed to stop his paper and that closed
the discussion. We used to take out
the telegraphic items and lay them on
a galley. Then we'd change the dates
and shove them into the paper day af-
ter day, until public interest in them
was worn to the bone. / have seen 4
t. d. advertisement OF sheriff's sale
booming along serenely two years af
ter the sale had taken place. Oul
yearly "ads" were patent medicine
electrotypes and we used to fence with
them when the column rules were
worn out. When we pied form We
suspended until next week. We al
!
ways suspended when fishing was
good. The editor was a poet. Wher
his intellects suppurated and discharg
ed a poem he would read it to tht
printers and ask them what they
thought of it. They always scrapet
their rules on their boxes while he va,
reading and when he was done the!
always said it was hogwash. The,
were very frank and candid people.
can look back now and see that ole
Office with its candle in the 'k" box
But perhaps 1 sing the glores of a for
| gotten age to unfamiliar ears and
will stop"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

whip Sullivan. Let him be vaccinat-
ed from virus taken from peaceable
Quaker, and Sullivan would become a
man of peace, and any of the boys
could go up and swat him in the
mouth, and he would go off and cry,
and say he would tell his mother.
The only thing am afraid of is that
they will get to using vaccination in
politics. Suppose all the democrats
should be vaccinated with virus from
republicans, and it should work, the
voters thus operated upon would vote
the republican ticket, and ruin the
party in power"
(To be COntinued.)
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

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Judge Brewer, OF Iowa, has ruled
that the Prohibitory law, so far as it
relates to breweries already in opera
tion when the law was passed. is an
ca post facto law and unconstitutional,
which is a decision by Brewer that
is eminently satisfactory to some other
brewers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-28

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