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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01

CHIEF CLERK MURPHY, OF THE PENSION OFFICE,
REsIGNs.-Mr. D. l. Murphy, OF Pennsylvania, the
chief clerk OF the Pension Office has resigned on
account OF fll-health. He has been appointed
supervising examiner OF one OF the flve pension
districts. The duties OF the new position will not
be so conf1ning or exacting. His successor Will be
appointed on the 18th Of March, when the resigna-
tlon takes effect. Mr.. Murphy was appointed chief
clerk when Gen. Black became the head OF the
off1ce. He entered the Pension Office as a 81 200
clerk In 1871. and has been gradually promoted.
He Is brother OF ID. +. Murphy, the chief stenOg-
rapher OF the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01
THE NATIONAL LIFE AND MATURITY
~ ASSOCIATION, OF HINGTON, d. C. :.

MRS. MARGARET BoTTOME, OF NEW
~ York, will give q "btble Talk" at the Church
Of the Cover 1t Connecticut ave. and 18th sts at
r m on TUESDAY AYWEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and
first two of March. These readings are free 10 All
ladies' who desire TO attend and cordial invitation is
extended. f27 1S I9kmhI A.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-THE GEN
- eral Committee on Fair of Nelson Division.
No =, U. r. will meet ON FRIDAY, March 2. at 80
O'Clock at our Armory, corner Sth and Sta w here
every member holding STUBS Tickets, Money Is re-
f21-its Vice -Chairlnsn
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duced from 80 per cent to 90 Flint and lime
giass bottles &C. reduced from 20 per cent TO 80
81 So sna Sa
,I9n ~ 70 - cents per foot. The duty on porce-
a,n,a lain and Bohemian glass chemic Ia glassware
from As per cent ad vaorem TO 4O
IRON.
Plg iron and iron kentledges from 81 per ton tosd
Steel railway bars &C, weighing not more than 25
pounds to the yard, reduced nom ST TO sll per
ton. The duty on saws is reduced from 40 per cent
knives and razors Is re uced from so to 35 per
cent ao vaiorem. on type metal from 20 TO Is per
oe oens & "a 'a,01em on cabinet and house furniture
VI "oou' nnisneo, reduced from 35 per cent to 30
suGAk
The duty on the various grades Of sugar is 70.
duced as follows: From 275 to l50 per cent
from 8 per cent TO 220; from 25O per cent to 2 so
staIches are reduced In duty from cents per
pound T5s d0,r 70 cent eel ,ISa per pound pound a,
cents per pound.
rdanS R1isins reau ed from cents to N cents per
pound TO three-Quarters OF one cent; sheied, from
nr ~ 70 n cent per pound; mustard, nom 10 cents
AS TO wooLEN AND woRsfED CLOTHS,
snawis and all manufactures Of wool OF every de-
scription, and having both specinc and ad valorem
duties, the specinc duty Is taken on and an ad
vaiorem duty OF 40 per cent fxed. The specinc
duty Is taken on fannels blankets, hats OF wool,
Knit goods, &C. The specific duty is taken from
women's and children's dress goods, coats, nnings
duty raised from Is AIs per @ cent az 70 '0Ip 20 psr
cent Tne specific duty Of 20 per
cent per pound is taken OF ready made cloths and
cn cne ao va,orem duty raised TO 45 per cent From
eioahs, domans. jacket. &C., the specific duty Of
outy raised from 40 TO 45 per cent
BroOms are reduced IRON 25 TO 20 per cent ad
valorein; canes and sticks from So 10 90; matches
from 80 10 25; gloves from so TO 20; human hair
from SO TO 20; bracelets braids, chains, &C. from
90 10 70; On Marble. sawed, dressed, &C., includ-
Ing marble slaos and paving tiles the duty Is re-
Sueea from ll0 per cent TO IS per cent; pipes pipe
Oowls and AL smokers articles not special
reduced from 20 per cent to SO; on common clay
pipes from 35 TO 25.
Reductions are made In the rates OF duty on
gre variety OF other articles chiefly articles used
In household and general consumption.
Ldter-The total reduction will amount to more
than $o0OO0.0OO, proDably. The reduction on
Woolen goods amounts to $4,000, 600; that on
Grockery ware, sL5OOOOO; on sugar. sll. .OO0, ,eO0
Inc reduction BY the tree list Will amount 70
81, ,250,000.
District I'm Congress.
BILL FOR RELrEF OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL ASSESS
rr rpNs<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01

THE UNDERTAKING BUSINESS OF
49, Mrs. James Bellew has not been discontinued
as nss been announced by Mr., Timothy Costello. but
Will De continued the before the old stand
cor. New Jersey ave. ana q sts. NV. Messrs CANNON
xNINsON. Furnishing Undertakers. Telephone cali
1854. f2S-6ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01
- A NEW PRINTING OFFICE.
MCQUEEN 4 WALLACE.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS.

IIVo.II TO Il NJ. u e, f5UUIH oIUe,
Announce that they ready to receive orders for
any kind of printing at the above address, Their Out
n Is Entirely New: Skilled workmen only employed
Will try to please all customers f.I5-lm
DR.. T. n. MCLAUGHLIN HAS RE-
- moved his office to, No S25 14th st. fz7-6ts
H~ NoTICE,--ro MY FRIENDS AND THE
- PUBLIC: Now that Mrs. Bellew has retired
from the Undertaking business and moved fro m the
place my friends viii find at my old stand. where
l. can furnish Hearses and any number Of Car rages
they may desire with pronlptness. Telephone to all
Cndertakers free Call 26S-2. Respectfully,
f21-6t' TIMOTHY COSTELLO 35 G 1T n. w.
BOvININE BUsHs FLUID FOOD.
- the most STRENGTHENING meat food made.
Can be had on drAught Criswell's Drug store cor
llth aud stsnw headquarters for this preparstion
f21-3m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
"LONG JOHN" WENTWORTH
A CHARACTER IN THE EARLY HIS
TORY OF CHICAGO.

"A Native Of New Hampshire's Rockbound
Hills He. Drifted to Illinois When but
Young Man and Became Potent Factor
In . New Civilisstisu.
Everybody has read Of him. II was an OF
week whom the papers failed to print some
good story about, or amusing recollection Of,
"Long John" Wentworth.
John Wentworth was one of the most
noted pioneers of Illinois. He was born in
the quiet little town Of Sandwich, N. H., on
March s, 1915, and was a descendant on both
sides from the earliest settlers Of New Eng
land. His paternal grandfather was John
Wentworth, Jr, member Of the Continental
is signed to the original articles OF confeder-
alton. Col Amos Cogwell, distinguished
officer Of the revolutionary war, was his
maternal grandfather.
John Wentworth, after having been grad
uated from Dartmouth college, began to feel
q great yearning to see the boundless west.
The desire finally grew into decision. On
Monday, Oct. 8, 1886, he left the paternal
roof tree with the general idea Of going some
where, and 500 in his trousers pocket. He
was strapping youth OF six feet SIX inches
though he did not then weigh 800 pounds as
he did during his later years. Upon his
journey he Travelled by post coach to Con-
cord, N. H.; thence across the Green Noun
tains to Troy, N. Y; thence to Schenectady;
thence, for the first time, on the cars to
Utica, N. Y; thence, for the first time, on
the canal to Tonawanda, N. Y, thence by
stage to Niagara Falls; thence ON steamboat,
for the first time, to Buffalo; thence on
another steamboat to Detroit. arriving there
Oct. H. He didn't think he was far enough
west then, SO he sent his trunk on sailing
vessel to Chicago, took stage for Michigan
City, Ind, and on the ensuing day set out on
foot for Chicago. Several old residents after
ward remembered seeing Wentworth en- route
to Chicago, tall, dusty, gritty and independ-
ent as he strobe toward the goal where he
was to win fame and fortune
He arrived in Chicago on Oct. %. 1t was
then a struggling frontier village, with q
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

The memorable speech which, the anti slavery
men used to cay, ruined bis fAme forever.
This was the speech that drew from John
@. Whittier that curious poem called "lcha,
bod" Yet history has fully justified all that
Mr.. Webster said about Utah and New
Mexico The list Of young members who
took part in that debate reads now like roll
Of prophecy Stephen A. Douglas was but
thirty six, while William h. Seward wa
forty nine and Salmon P. Chase forty-four.
The venerable Lewis Cas- represented Michi-
gan In the senate Mr. Clay, In the same
body, was In his seventy-third year Ten.
James Shields was the colleague OF Douglas,
and Jefferson Davis the colleague OF Henry
g. Foote. John Bell represented Tennessee,
William r. King Alabama, and Hannibal
Hamlin Maine John p. Hale, formerly a
Democrat, had entered the senate Free
Soiler, from New Hampshire, while Vir'
ginia's senator's were James NJ. Mason, after.
wards of note in the Mason. Slidell mission,
and Robert NJ. T. Hunter, who ranks with
Yancey and SO many more who were active
in bringing on the civil war, but sank into
6bscurity soon after it began
The speeches of that long hot summer SEES
sion read now like extracts from ancient his
tory. They have no more bearing upon hve
issues than if they had been delivered IN the
Roman senate or the Athenian Areopagus
On the 9Th Of May Mr.. Clay brought in his
noted Omnibus bill" On the 9th OF July
President Taylor died, and his successor
favored the other wing Of the Wing party.
During August and early September the
measures of compromise were separately
tho noted fuUltl va
slave law exciting most criticism In the
north. Utah territory was organized by the
act of Sept ., 1850, and President Fillmore
appointed Brigham Young governor on the
solemn assurance Of Mormon representatives
that plural marriage" was neither doctrine
nor practice of that church. At the very
time his commission as governor was written
Brigham Young had eight wives"
Out of this long session two men came
with peculiar honor, Senators Houston and
Rusk, of Texas. They managed with such
adroitness as to induce the government to
pay Texas 10000. 600 for "consenting to the
separate organization of New Mexico" at the
same time leaving to Texas the ownership OF
all lands within her borders and securing
the payment of that states debt by the
general government! They certainly de-
served we'll of their constituents. Yet
neither was conspicuously southern" in
his views, and Houston, in particular,
openly ridiculed the claims Of Calhoun and
Davis. The Texas men were in congress
"for business" as Houston. said, and they
certainly made the business q success.
No sooner had congress adjourned than
the mass Of the people north and south ac-
quiesced In the compromise measures and
testified their qualification in public sd.
dresses and rejoicings. Both political par
ties in 1859 Endorsed the acts OF the long
session Is final settlement Of the slavery
question:" yet only two years later the set
Element was unsettled and seven years after
that the civil war began. J. H. BEApLE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

them. he WAS once induced to enter into
competition with rival farmer at . cattle
sala. On the catalogue was 6ne bull with
. record that was unimpeachable, and Long
John" wanted him. To his surprise his rival
started the bidding at q, 900, and Mr.. Went
worth bid up to u. 1000, all the while increas.
ing his temper. Then the opponent bid
5000, and "Long John" nearly tainted.
Not to be outdons, he bid 5000, when the
other man Immediately went him 81 900
better. Long Johns anger here got the
best Of him.
II bid $4,000 for that bull" he cried out,
and 1t was knocked down to him. He was
fighting mad when a few minutes later he
heard the man who had bid against him say
to friend;
~ didn't want the bull, anyhow. only
wanted to draw the old man on. bought
his full brother this morning for $4,000"
Long John never got his price for that
bull, and his neighbors laughed at him for
many day for allowing himself TO be taken
in by farmer over the river
Nj. Wentworth once related that he got his
nickname in the following manner: when"
he said, ~ was going to school down in
Connecticut, l was the longest, skinniest boy
you ever saw. was IL years old used
to have habit in those days Of getting my
heels up on the seat, so that my knees tow
cred above my head. | was sitting that way
one day in school, when one of the exam
ners came around. He said to the teacher,
What's that boy doing standing up on the
benchi Why don't you make him sit DOWN.
The teacher said was sitting down. That's
the way he sits said the teacher. Who Is
her asked the examiner John Went
worth said the teacher. He's . pretty
long John, said the examiner, and ever since
then it's stuck TO me-"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

publican candidate, and j. j. Coogap, the
Labor candidate. Mr.. Hewitt is 60 years Of
age, and has been before the public for
many years. Mr.. Grant is q young man Of
"a years. Mr.. Erhsrdt is local politi-
clan of considerable influence and abil-
ity, and Mr.. Coogan has been prominent in
labor circles for some time AL the candi.
dates are men of weight and standing. and
the result of the contst Is awaited with
great interest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

patches on his person to betray him. Re
joining his command the same day he re-
NAMED in the service until the close OF the
war.
After the surrender young Martin returned
TO his parents home in Perry, Houston
county, Ga, where he devoted himself to
study and the reading of the standard Eng
lish authors.
He taught for year or two. reading law
at the same time, and at the age Of 10 was
admitted to the bar. For eight years he ed
tied and published a weekly paper and prac.
ticed law. In 1880 he was elected, without
opposition, member Of the Georgia legisla-
ture.
His inclination for newspaper work was
stronger than his taste for law, and in 1888
he removed to Savannah to become an edi-
torial writer on The Morning News of that
city. In 1885 he was offered the managing
EDITORS chair on The Jacksonville, Fla,
Times Union. He accepted and so ably filled
the position that the opposition daily, The
News-Herald, determined to secure him and
did. When the papers were merged be con-
tinued in his position
At the outbreak OF the epidemic he bravely
resolved to face the pestilence He felt that
1t would be Sinking duty to go away him
self, and chose to risk his life rather than to
join the refugees and leave his work and the
responsibilities of his position to others The
heroism shines out conspicuously i'll the quiet
f1rmness Of the man; in the fact that his de-
cision was not prompted by spirit Of bra
vado. He was not counting the bubble rep
utation, and from the first felt that the
chances Of living through the epidemic were
against him.
80 he sent his family to point OF safety
and remained at his desk night after night.
He was man of the finest traits Of char.
acter, and by example as well AZ by written
precept made his influence felt daily through
out his state. His private correspondence
showed that from the first Of the epidemic
he calculated that the chances were against
his living through 1t. On the third day after
he was stricken he had the fatal black vomit
The next day he died. Bishop Weed, of the
Episcopal church, conducted the funeral scr
vices, which were attended by the most prom.
inent men left in the city.
Mr.. Martin left widow and three children
For the benefit Of these the newspaper men OF
Savannah, Ca, have undertaken to raise q
memorial fund Every newspaper worker in
the United States Is requested to contribute
something to this fund, and the city editor or
some man on every paper is asked to take
charge Of the subscriptions in bis office AL
remittances should be made 70 J. Il Estfll,
chairman Martin memorial fund COMMITTEES,
and all other correspondence TO a. K Myres,
secretary, Savannah, Ga
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
The Virginia Exposition.

Richmond, Va, is just now crowded with
strangers, who are visiting the great fair Of
the Old Dominion's capital and are charmed
with what they find to see Fully 10000
people are reported to have been present at
the opening ceremonies, which were presided
over by Governor Lee The main building is
$50 feet long, $50 feet wide and Go feet from
floor to ceiling. The structure is traversed
by a railroad, and can accommodate whole
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
New York's Mayoralty Contest.

The mayoralty contest in New York city
is one Of the most interesting of recent
years There are four candidates in the
field, and the fight wakes hotter and hotter
each day The four candidates are: Abram
s. Hewitt, the present mayor, nominated by
the County Democracy; Hugh J. Grant,
sheriff of New York city, the nominee of
Tammany Hall; Joel b. Erhardt, the Re-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

turd by q detach'
ment from CroX-
tons command, bu;
being youthful il
appearance and un-
armed, he had the
address TO escape
by ruse. He was
riding at the time
a mare with a
young colt, and
thus he easily
passed OFF As a citi.
zen of the country
thereabouts, es'
pecially as he had
no written dis
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

transient popu | a.
ton Of $500. Went
worth put up at
the old Sanganash
tavern. 1t was kept
by a Mrs. Murphy,
who still lives. On
the 25th of October
for the fftieth time
Wentworth cele-
brated the ami
versary Of bis ar.
rival In Chicago by
dining with Mrs.
Murphy. They sat
and talked of the
old d avs over
spring chick en-,
d o u & b n u t 8 and
hard cider-though
Long John" was
always very fond
Of something con-
siderably more po-
tent than hard
cider. It has been
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

II new calicoes are allowed to lie In strong
salt water an hour before first the washtAg
the celors are less likely ~ fade
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
THE LONG CONGRESS.
ekETcH OF THE LONGEST PRE-
vlOUS SESSION, ts4e-60.

The Exciting Years is4S. 80 and 'bO-How
the Question Of Slavery In the Territories
Wa Debated-Clsy. Webster. Calhoun.
Benton. Cass. Foote. Davis and Houston.
Tho longest session Of congress ever held
under the constitution has just closed, senate
and house having slowly dwindled for weeks,
until there were barely members enough
present TO 60 through the formal motions.
Tho session held some two weeks longer than
the ever memorable session Of 1880, the
Longest previously held but in brilliancy OF
talent, in popular interest and in the i'm
portance Of the subjects discussed there is no
comparison The congress of ls49-5O was
the most important in American history, not
yielding place to any during the war; and
for the number of talented men who took
part in its discussions there is probably none
other to equal it.
In that congress the venerable and silver
tongued Clay, the massive Webster, the schol-
arly Calhoun and the rugged Benton had
their last mutual struggle, the last Of earth
for the first three. In the house there was a
galaxy Of greatness, almost every name OF
which has since become famous. Nearly all
the old and worn political issues were laid
aside by that congress; nearly all the new
questions, to be fought over for the next
twenty years, were started there; the terri
torial system received its final shape, Cali
fornia became state, the Texas boundary
question was settled, the fugitive slave law
passed, and after long and heated debate the
slavery question was settled by compromise
which both the great parties Endorsed, and
which, it was fondly hoped, would endure for
q century. The Union WAS nearer to disco
luton then than it ever again was before the
war began. President Taylor died in tho
hottest stage of the controversy, and Vice
President Fillmore succeeded
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

OPENING THE ExPosITIoN-AsHToN STARKE.
train of cars at a time 1t is given up to
floral displays, domestic manufactures, tex
tile products, etc, and is supplemented by an
art hall, a music hall, dog, poultry, stock and
other shows, race tracks, etc. OF course, the
Indian weed tobacco-occupies prominent
place in this exhibition, and TIE place may be
said to be a paradise for the user Of the plant
in its divers forms. Ashton Starke presi-
dent of the exposition, rs one Of the happiest
men in the Old Dominion, because of the sue
cess of his pet enterprise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27

He was a great lover Of high bred cattle,
but he did not like to pay fancy prices for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-27
NOW FOR TIE BRIDGE

Never in the history of Fort Worth was
there more feeling over the location OF
any institution or public Improvement
than was exhibited in the selection Of e
site for the magnificent building to be
erected by The Board Ct Trade; and yet,
when the battle wss ended, there was
never seen il Fort Worth heartier and
more general displsy Of the unity that
underlies all the actions OF this city than
that witnessed in the Merchants end Manu-
fscturers Bureau room on Wednesday.
1t was q veritable love feast, and guar
antee that this people are unit because
they realize that no public improvement
can be made anywhere in the city with
out enhancement Of property values in
all parts of the city.
Why not give the new bridge project a
unanimous vote st the outset. instead OF
waiting until vote is taken? Were all
personal and sectional considerations
eliminated from the discussion and were
men thus enabled TO view this bridge
project as the montreal estate owners
who subscribed to the Board OF Trade
regarded that enterprise, there is not q
sensible man in the city who would not
concede the general benefit to result from
the new bridge.
The unity OF Fort Worth
has been demonstrated proof
against every shock, but let
US have done with even the shadow of
disunion. The opposition to the new
bridge is essentially selfish in it's mature,
veneered as it may be by specious pleas
of economy or special legislation. Now,
while the faces of men in Fort Worth are
wreathed with smiles over the ratification
of Fort Worth unity in a manner so
marked and happy, let US emphasize the
demonstration Of it ia e unanimous sup
port OF this needed bridge, not only to
the uppuilding of the city, but to its
glory as well. And in this reputation OF
Fort Worth for unity, there is a value to
the city that may be counted in dollars
and cents-for there are men OF capital
and energy in Fort Worth to-day who
we're attracted hitler by the fame OF the
city won through unity Of purpose and
concert of action.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-27
BLSHARCRS BOYCOTT.

Prince Bismarck Is evidently entering
his second childhood II reports be true.
He has ordered boycott on the CONNER
cisl Cable Company and has the mercan-
tile beehive of the empire about his ears.
The New York Herald refuses to call hin,
the "Grand Old Man" or to admit that he
owns the earth, end the Iron Chancellor
does not feel kindly towards Mr.. Bennett.
Since the establishment OF the European
Herald in the gay French capital Bennett
has become of the French Ffenchy and
Bismarck has grown Jealous and will not
allow his people to patronize the Com
mercial Cable lines. II this is G sample OF
Bismarck's latter dsy craftsmanship he
should be called the "grsnd old woman"