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VALIDITY OF TILE PENAL CODE OF TEXAS.
GRAVE QUESTION RAISED n An APPLICA.
T1oN FOR HABE,s CORPUS FOR
MURDERER FROM THAT STATE

MT IsDtREH FROM THAT STATE
"ashngton. May % Cspcciab.--An important APP
phcation Tor writ Of habcas corpus was presented to
Inc supreme Court Of the United states last Monday
by General Roger \. Pryor. Of NewYori. and r. J.
MeMlhh OF Texas, acting As counsel for Dick Dun
can. murderer now under sentence Of death at Eags
FaNs' Tex. The application IS important because the
point AT Issue involves tho integrity of the Penal Code
o' IeHaS and If the writ Is granted the decision will
sci rce large proportion Of the criminals In the
texas Fenlicnary. besides nvaldating the sentences
oi some who are now awaiting execution. Counsel
lr 'hc prisoner. In their petition, relate the circum
stances under which the Penal Code Of Texas for
muiatcd and enacted. The Legislature Of the state
passed law authorizing and instTIctng the Gov
crh"r 10 appoint commission to revise the laws and
MAKE dlgc't Of them. and to report their action to
the legislature The commission was appointed per-
formed its work and reported the Legislature Il
pcc codincation Of the penal and criminal laws Of the
state The bill wa, introduced in the senate,
red to the Judiciary Committee. reported from that
committee, and passed.
THIS was In accordance with the Joint rule OF tho
Legislature which requires that legislation proposed
shall be referred to a committee The bill went to
the House. but there instead OF being referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee, required by the rules. or to
any Other committee. it distributed by sections
among nambcr Of special committees, which reported
on these several sections the House. The bill thus
rcportet passed by the House. went to the GOV
crnor. va. signed. and J., thr law OF the state,
under which Duncan aud other criminals nave been
sentenced. Counsel for Duncan Hpw al!rSc tili lHc
law thus enacted valid. because the blli, az
whole was never reported 10y any House committee
ana because II not considered epar1'ly i"r ih'c
several DAY, n specially provided 'F the Lr-l'-
latlrc in ihls ca,' Under these conditions thcv
urcc that duncan /, entitled b. his lb""ty because
the houses did not upon the alleged passage of
the I'LL. or at any other time. com" 10 - t'Hi,pl
understanding and mutual agreement: nor did they
uniic Ia one common. similar Identical legislative m
bili and the bill j., therefore void and Of no valic
authority In law
The matter was - such grave importance that no
ono of the justices Of the supreme Court would take
the rc-pDn ~ltr of considering 10 without full couii.
AID 80 the matter went over to tho october rrH,
Duncan, sentence lo.n: suspended meantime. This
lholy to interfere with carrying ont sentences ot
capital punishment Ih Texas until the question dt
issue la, been passed upon.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
JoHN :. COOK.

Chicago MAY c2.-John s. Cook an old time ralroaA
man. at one time general freight and ticket AGENT OF
the p. p. and j. road. and afterward with cne ROCK
Island as general agent at Kansas City, died at jack
sonvc, H., yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23

reported that progress was made towaIu '"''-
mon ground in the matter 1t is said that the 9enaOo
conferces agreed 10 eliminate the requirements "i''
applicants shall show their dependence before recN
ING pensions il the House concrec, would surrender
ths service Pension feature OF the NORTH Dll. - -
Confcrees adjourned until next Tuesday WHICH, 4" !"
believed that final action will bc taken.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
CERTAIN CENSUS QUESTIONS OBJECTED TO.

y
Washington. May - Nr. McAdoo. of Ncw-IerNcy'
today presented in the House preamble and re,o-
lutipn n relation ~ question, to be asked by census
cnumcr.,tor,. II is rs follows:
whereas Complaint j. being made by citizens OF tho
ALLEGED llqui -nral character ~ IN" qUc-tpn~, Whl'h
gi,~i ii0r, declared - %" Incompatible with tue
right. - frr' mon and unWdriautod and unrpn>tHu
tionAl cNcsrI- Of power by the Federal Government,
Therefore.
BE u resolved That the Committee on the Eleventh
Census lr and they are hcr'hv directed 10 make IN
ouiry into th" question, proposed To b" asked ~ 't
scu- hy t'e Census iurrtu IL agents ana 10 re
port hy ll or Otherwise looaiu- II found necessary, 10
The prop. restriction ~ th' same.
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..,,r , nm, 4, Na-hinuson.

ly reason ~ the construction ot a ne" o''"s' ~
schuylklll tie jersey Central, K'aalne' ana d. Az" ~
,tiroad. arr enabled 10 oltr acceeia'rd > ,,pr
49, rains Ictwccn New YORK, fhad'phl' p',in"n,
WI,Diuut,u fastest trans hloh L"'' - ,sc
Iha fat timr rendered pra tcabl, 10y ts,nv ,>r..
,n.rnr condition the double track s' Io'u" ,-,ns
rr OF rqniuuent and elimination OF stops -. -, tim.
rarry Pullman Parlor Cars. No extra charge Io' '' ~
at!o foot Of L!bcrL-st
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
WILLIAM GOIID-

Portland Me- May Civilian Gould veil
known and prolific writer OF local history and bog-
raphy died Of pneumonia in Windham this morning 80
the age of eighty lie had served in both houses
Of the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
E.UIN'.S OUN STORI.
From Tho London Morning Post.


sir. | have TOT day received 4 long letter from DR..
rr,in p,rha too long 10 sivc IN elteh>o: nave
,'sdn extracts therefore, from II. ! send them To
,I Tor insertion in The Morning iost, and sIait
i"i obliged If you can lind place for them In your
coInnns think ii is evident lac wishes ms reasons
Lnnvn for returning 10 his people IN 'chfal Africa
Yours, etc. -. ...
ELIZABETH SUKIEESALLNUTr
- owens. Hereford, April 20.
Dear Mis-. >,.rtcca .Nlautt: Wien Mr StaIlcy AT
, 49, visit to Albert Lake had The Kindness 70 give
,' The hook and letter you kindly forwarded me- AZ
"n,e answered and tried 20 send my let'cr y way o'
I'nror, ~ | gindi aud LaIzibar but had thc uSaP
nntment to see il returned. the mcNNcllscr not Oe'
alir to make his way. \ second time ! irleu, anu
,.no,.tncd pici ny ncs,Chfcr. was hlicu' nan
,hrrcfnrc 10 wait until Nr. >t'nlcy return from
V,I,5l,a. and when at Nr. liictci = pice 81 ,ai-
hrir I finally wrote and dispatched my lr'tf' 90
, thin II ever reached Won. almost All the irt'er>
.,nt nt This time wcrc lost Then ,am' my Illness,
and IL. only today hasten to write thcsc Wotu,, IN
dr.t letter to England. - f"' s,'. o. . -, -
h,v. tro,dru a lonely path alone ana iir RON
rv,ry ono once doliehtcd Ia call tiemd' t"r years
and wears I have been deprived OF any iitfrcouF'e
i,h ihr word. and given up aEd forgotten ny h"rN
avery one Will. longcd for token ol interest anu
s.mnathy You may, thcI"ior. bcl!eNc NE tidt oar
hind letter came Heavens mission anu uHat
'iicrd 4, see how God mcrcul. had given me
,r,.nd ,,hrrc never Supposed them, then came the
icf.r, of nv l1uen.d ch"f's journal ana me dismal
,,,lc of nj, suffering, at khart0um. lhc o'hcr
itrns Won had the goodness 10 SEM me never arTlE
AZ well a, the letter YOU speaking or when never
reached me. ! am. though much netcr. sun AZ
Bagamoyo There so many eohhiouhg rcpoTS
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
, CALL oH TIE NATIONAL BANKS.

W,ehincon May 22.-The Controller Of the cur
,c,cc has issued Il call 10 the National banks for
report of t,ier condition at the close of business
MAY
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
..nn pEEyENrlNG COLLISIONS AT SEA.

Washington, May 22.-scna.or Dolph today intro
duced In the form OF bl the regulations adop'"i
by the recent International Maritime Conference LOT
preventing collisions az sea lie also introduced
bill making IT. the duty Of the master Of each vcsrc W
case Of collision at sea- ~ stay by the other Ne''
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
roxps OFFERED AND ACCEPTED

Washington. May 29.-1hc bond offers TO day
prec,tcd go 900 rs follows:
Common 4s-S2 800 at 122
Cnui,n .a-- - .OiN AT lO3 ..
RcaI,trred 4s-S23.OOo. 1000, 300 at 1c2.
All the offers were accepted.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23

anu SO iar rs can he done without serious danger
MS own vessel. crew and passengers render assist
Ncc 10 the other vessel Violation Of this require
meit Is made punishable by fine and Imprisonment.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23

Washington, May 22.-Attorney General Miller has
bad Slight relapse and was unable 10 leave MS
b"usc today lie expects 10 be at his desk again IN
q few days
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
TO REPORT A SUBSTITUTE ELL.

Washington, Nav 22-ii is the present intention o'
members Of the senate Finance Committee 10 report u
substitute for The Mckinley Tariff bin when their con
sideiation Of that measure Shall have been completed
This is deemed 10 be better than To report tho
bill IL came from the House with amendments
For when il goes into conference there VIII be only
question u settle instead myrai of differences
upon points In detail This was the cours. pursued
with the Tariff bill oi l8s3 and il vo found N r.,
suit in saving Of time. The Finance Committee
will cndeavOr t) maintain il, determination uot 10
give oral he3rngs 70 any Interested parties Iut il was
reported to-day that 1000 importers representing
several cities, will come u Washington next wec4
demanding to be heard II any snch number or even
q much small one appoars In body IL is probable
that the committee will grant hearings
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23

ANOTHER CONFERENCE on THE PENSION BILLS.
Washington May :2.-Anothcr meeting OF the con.
lsses On the Pension bills held TO-DAY and IL is
New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
FOR RIVERS AND HARBOkS.
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL
BROUGHT BEFORE THE HOUSE.

.,,rv1xc 500. oso 445-EARNEsT PLEAS FOR GEN
rro1rs AID TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
DISCUSSING THE LEvEE SYSTEM
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the raft.
Enforcing the Anti Lottery Law.

MONTGOMERY, Ma. Sept 25.-Undec
instructions from Chief Inspector Sharp
Inspector Booth to-day seized all the is
sue of the Birmingham Age-Herald OF
this cate and the issue of the Weekly
Atlanta Constitution of this week and
all othcf papers coming here for this
place, and for distribution in this sec
ton, which, upon examination were
found to contain lottery advertisements.
The officers Of the Advertiser company
of this city were also reQnired to give
bonGS for Their appearance a the No
yemDer tern. Of the | nited States Court
for publishing last Sunday lottery adycr-
tisements. although they announced i'll
the next issue, that having learned that
the law became operative AZ once, lot
terry advertisements would noc again be
inserted in their columns.
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SAD FATEOF OSMAN PASHA.
Five Hundred Turkish Seaman Drowned
With Him.


LONDON. Sept. 19.-Advices from Hi
ogo state that the Turkish man-of-War
ErtZogroul has foundeTed at sea, and
that five hundred of her crew was drown
ed. The ErtZogroul was wooden. frig-
ate-built crusier OF 2,344 tons diSplace-
ment. She mounted forty-one guns Of
small calibre and was built in 1863. Os-
man PaSha and Ali Pasha, ENJOYS OF the
Sultan 10 the Emperor Of Japan. were
passengers on the ErtZogroul and were
drowned.
Osman PaSha, whose victory over the
Russians at Plerna gave him a high
rank as a fighting general, was on board
and was lost. lie had been Oh an oflici-
al visit to Japan. having been intrusted
with a special mission from the Sultan
to the Mikado.
The progress of the steamer since she
left Ccnstantinople for the East many
months ago has been a most undignitied
and ludicrous one. She left Turkey
short of money! it being understood that
supplies were to be sent for her use to
the ports at which she was to call. The
result was that her Sojourn in those
countries WIS ilucuudltlf plOioHScu, III
consequence OF the officials at home not
being able to keep their promises. In
this way she lost some Of her crew and
her officers were many times Oh the verge
OF rebellion, induced by starvation.
The Governors Of the cities visited re-
fused to remit harbor dues and grant
other priveliages that were Of right due
her as Turkish man-of-war. on the
ground that she was not sailing in that
character. there not being powder
enough on board to enable her crew to
fire the regulation salutes.
After many adventures. only worthy
Of an opera bouffe navy. the Ertzogroul
finally arrived il japanese waters. and
it was on her return voyage that the dis
aSter occurred.
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HALE AND HEARTY AT 1O4.
4 Remarkable Woman Living at Park
ersburg. W. Va.

!'.>nNERSBURG, ". VA, Sept. III
One Of the attractions az the iourtceDJ!:
annual reunion OF the Army of West
Virginia in this city last week was the
oldest person in West Virginia, MIS-.
Jane BrungarGner. She will be l04
years cid on December 25 next. She
was born in Georgia In 1856 EsTiy in
her youth she came to Virginia and
settled in what is now called West
Virginia, near the Ohio River.
She is a most remarkable woman in
many respects. She does not use
glasses, even when doing this finest
sewing. She would be taken a: a
casual glace as q woman Of 60 years Of
age. She uses tobacco, having been
accustomed to it from Aer youth, her
constant companion being primitive
cob pipe. She ssyS she prefers cob
pipe to ANY Of the new tangled no.
tons" Her hearing is still good. Sne
had eight children. four OF whom still
live. She has forty grandchildren,
thirty-live great-grandchildren, and
three neutrality-suspicious. This
chronological table is taken from her
recollection of ten years ago. 4 fair
estimate of her descendants at this
date would not be less than two ha1-
dred and fifty people.
The Old lady has reportire Of stories
Of Seminole raids n Florida and Of
the aborigires Of this part Of the coun-
try almost century age. She was
oyer 20 years Of age when Aaron Burr
and BlenneThassett figured prominent
ly in the history Of the country. She
says she saw Burr and his victim. Her
man Blennerhassett, frequently in their
travels from the historical island to
Marietta and return. and frequently
conversed with both Of them. Mrs.
Bleulerhasset: Was, ana still is, hor
ideal of a beautiful woman. IL speak
ing Of Burr She says she always had a
natural dislike for the man. When
she settled permanently at Briscoe, six
miles from Marietta. Ohio, (the Oldest
town OH the Ohio Riyer,) that place
was nothing more than collection of
few log huts. The fort at. Hammer,
Ohio, opposite Marietta, was the only
place for many miles up and down the
Ohio River where the isolated settler
of that day could secure protection dur
ing the numerous Indian raids which
were common then.
Mrs. Brungardner's physical .condi-
tion is, indeed, wonderful at her great
age. She comes to this city unattend-
ed once every three months to sign
vouchers for her pension as the widow
of soldier of the war of 1872
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apt. 1t would have brought no relief TO
some Of those old patriarchs 10 say.
You will have only 100 years more Of
this" But life has been abbreviated oy
the cutting off of century after century
until we can console people, whether
their trouble be financial or domestic. by
saving it will not dc long before the
crooked shall be made straight.
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i;ro!ie His NacE..

NoEcEoss, Ga, sept. 2.i.-George VII
lis. 4 negro we'll digger, met with an IN
usu&i death. lie had just iiniSl!c>! clean
ing q well, and was standing on tie ecge
when. from scme cause. his fee: slipped,
and he fell to the bottom Of the well,
Lrno nrt his nnnk
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MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.
Ec Crushcc: the Skull and Sent Bullet
Through tho Head.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. i9.-The funer,
; al of Mrs. Mary J. Persons, wife OF
William II. Persons, one of the wealth,
lest men in this city. who. was supposed
20 have committed suicide Yesterday
took place to-day. The body was en-
route to the cemetery, followed bya pro
cession a mile long. when . Sherltfs
posse arrived and took charge OF tie re-
mains. \ post mortem examination was
held and revealed one Of the most autro-
cious murders ever committed. The Wo-
mans skull was crushed in three places
and contained an ugly bullet wound.
Great excitement followed these dlscl0-
sureS. The physicians who made the eX-
animation reported the case to the prop
er officers and at 8 o'clock Judge DuboSe
of the criminal court issued bench war
rant for the arrest of William II. Per
sons. the husband of the murdered WO-
man. The warrant was served and the
man placed in jail.
Persons was seen in his cell and ap-
Deared to be q man past middle age. He
takes his arrest coolly and protests his
innocence. He declares that he Will be
able to prove that his wife died by her
own hand.
DR.. Raymond, one Of the surgeons ap-
pointed to make the post mortem exam
ination. had no hesitancv III pronounc-
inc the Woman's death one Of the most
foul murders ever perpetrated. Her
skull was crushed in three places with a
blunt Instrument, probably a hammer.
and there wasa bullet hole clear through
the lead. He declared that the suicide
theory was bosh.
The COroner's inquest disclosed the
fact that Persons and his wife have had
frequent family jars. His son, a lad Sin
teen years old. testified thata few weeks
ago lis mother had discovered his father
in possession OF a number of letters which
he had received from another woman.
and that after that the two had frequent
ul,arrels, and his father would often
leave home and remain away without
giving anv reason for his absence
The Coroner's jury adjourned at late
hour until tomorrow morning. The
letters referred&o By the boy We're placed
in evidence. The Coroner proposes
not to allow them to become public prop
ertv for the present, but it is said that
they disclose Persons guilt and plot
between himself and others to remove
Mrs. Persons, so that the guilty pair
could enjoy themselves without Ter es-
picnage. 1t is said that several persons
are Implicated and that more arrests
viii follow.
TEE Boston Advertiser asserts that
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DENVER, COL, Sept 25.--NeNs OF Il
serious riot OF some sort is reported
from Bent Comfy in this state. II IS
reported that two men have been killed,
and that the Court House has been
burned to the ground.
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sEiHEs. NETS TENTS AID SPORTING GOODS.

Double Earrcl Breecl Loading Shot Guns,
choke bored, IS to $l00 Since Breech Load
ing Shot Guns, 81 to SD Every ki,d of
Breecn Loading and Repeating Rifles. 3 to
so. Maize Loading Double Shct Guns,
S5 to S35. single Shot Grns, s.. 90 to SD
Rcvo!vcrS. 81 to $50. Doable Action Self
Cookers, $3.50 70 $40 .lit kinds OF Car
trilgcS, Shells, C,lps Hads, Ioois, Powder
FlaSkS, Shot Pouches Primers. Scni =
cents for Illustrated Catalogue. Address
j. II. JOHNSTON. GREAT WESTIEN
GUN WOHn:tS, Pittsburg, Pc.
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TEE Boston Advertiser asserts that
the removal OF the duty from binding
twine. in the interest OF the Western
farmers. will ruin the cordage industry
in Massachusetts. By way OF collsol-
ing The Advertiser the News and C0ur-
ier remarks that it is not SO bad as that,
however. TIE cordage manufacturers
can employ their plants III making cot
ton baggIGg. with the full assurance
that no Republican Congress viii ever
try to reduce their profits III that field.
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We'll" says cue. "ycu don't apply
this in every direction" Yes, I do.
Take the most uncertain thing on earth
the weather. The Bible distinctly
says that prayer controls the weather.
James 9th. and 18th: Elijah was man
subject to like passions as we are and he
prayed earnestly that it might not rain.
and It rained not on the Garth ior the
space OF three years and six months;
and he prayed again and the heavens
gave rain" Do you say that was tie
weather Of folden time? There have been
instances in modern times Just as mar
yelous. There is not a Christian ship cap
tain but could give you instances Of di-
vine interference with the weather in
answer to prayer. 1t has been my good
fortune to know many ship captains.
They are in all cur services. They leave
their vessels on Sunday mornings and
JON US in worship. / warrant there are
enough fthem present this morning to
take whole feet ~ safety across the
Atlantic. Whenever have heard them
testify, it has nightly confirmed me in
what l knew before. that God answers
prayer concerning the weather. And
there have been cyclones that started
Up from the Caribbean sea, sweeping
down every sail and every smokestack
and every mast in their course. which in
answer to specific petition have been di-
verted and made TO curve around some
particular ship, leaving that in calm We
ters, and then resUming their original
path Of destruction. The weather
probabilities again have announced a
tempest and We were all ready for it, bat
to the surprise OF most people. the next
day we saw the announcement that the
atmosphe7ictury had changed its course.
The probability is it struck prayer and
glanced of. II Eiiiah's prayer effected
the weather CT Palestine f0r torty-two
months, | should think somebody now
might haye q PRAYER that would effect t
ior acouple Of days.
John Easter was many years ago zn-
evangelism in Virginia. \ large outdoor
meeting was being held in that state.
Many thousands had assembled in the
open air and heavy storn-cIouds began
to gather. There was 10 shelter to
which the multitu2cs could retreat. The
rain had already reached the adjoining
fields when John Easter cried ont:
Brethren, be still While call upon God
to stay the storm I'LL the Gospel is
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In many s. domestic lie are difficulties
to be removed. There are thousands OF
matches that are not made in heayen.
Some Of the loveliest women have been
united to some of the meanest men, and
some Of tie grandest men to the most
worthless woman. There may be 70
sufficient cause Of enforcement. but there
has never been any accord. For them
the wedding march ought never to have
been played. The twain divergent in
sentiment, the north pole and the south
pole might Just as well have been mar
r!ed. \ twist Of nett!es woald have been
more appropriate than a garland OF
orange blossoms. The unutterable mis-
take was made to please parents. o. for
the acquisition OF estate. orior helghten-
ING of social position or thorough thought
lessness. I call the attention of such to
the rapid dissolution Of families. This
thought, which is sadness to q happy
marital state, might be consolatory to
those uaequally yoked. y very short
path is the path Of lie. The rolling years
will give Quick emancipation. Every
body, for discipline, must have some
kind OF trouble, and that is your trouble.
Put in a song now and then to cheer
your spirit. Make the best Of things.
Find in God that peace which no one
else can bestow. The days and months
and years are crowding past, and the
last OF the procession, so far rs you are
concerned. will soon have gone by. Re-
member that some Of the best men and
women who ever lived have had the same
lifetime misfortune. They bore upunder
it and so can YOU The expiration Of the
life OF one of You. will, after while, re-
move the atiiiclion. Let the one that
remains make 10 hypocritical mourn
inc at the obseqUies OF the one that goes
or initiate those whom we have ali no.
ticed WHO fought like cats and dogs all
their married state and then could not
get organs 10 sound dirgos doletul en-
ouoh. or furnishing stores 10 prepare
weeds black enough. or tombstone cut
tcrs to chiscl cp!tapi;s culogistic enough.
1t is matter OF cousratu:ation that the
unhappicst conjugal relations will ter
minatc. The crooked shall be made
straight. In the ages Of the world, when
tie people lived FIVE or si:lor eight or
nine hundred years, such consolation for
any kind of trouble would have been III