New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05

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blessings upon the IIoosier Law makers. one morn
ing speaker Turpic raped the desk and s"id
The House will be in order. Prayer VIII DC
offered by the Rev. Mr.. smith. of Nincehhes'
Then inst as the reverend gentleman bowed MS
head 10 begin the prayer, he was starticn W "0''7
the Speaker command nm III io"u ''0
| " Pray!'
The Geological Survey is now reproducing us mp
nv the aid Of photography. Lenses OF peculiar con
'otto, and suncrior workmanship are employed IN
| a. work Our own manufacturers have been unaO"
m far to producc these satisfactorily, and Ike o,ol
! Governments, tho United states has been coInpeHe"
70 20 10 Baslc in switzerland, where these enC '0
| emf bv a Mr. Suffer- in order to secure whaC - IT,
! ouired Mr. Suffers agent here tells me OF curious
,. h Roc roccived within the last few weeks from
tho Italian Government for Tense which i 10 uc
| emrloycd in submarine Photography. IL mas maui
necessary special studies. nasinuch as inc deu''
movers Of salt water fresh water are quite uef
| cnt This is the first time. believe thao SUI
marine photography is to be put to pracucal anu aV
| the same time scientific test
4Long Tom Fletcher IS Of the conspicuous
ncurc, in the streets If Washington. Way down
! in Missouri and befo' de wah.' the colonel VINO
| oftcrwari became the first Republican Governor VI
Missouri vas known throughout the Sti'e DIS 'h' De-.
1 shot within it. borders. lie thought nothing oil
throwing a silver halfdollar mp ia the air and hitting
Il with a pi-ol ball: and hc had so frequently com
noted with "A pistol at forty yards against rifle nj
| 200 that the country yokcls would no longer perhi'
| him to enjoy those trials Of marh-man'h "t the
comfy fairs. IN the early day ~ 1-'l' when p"''
| were rcd hot IN the state OF Missouri L'HS Loan
Fletcher wa, once billed to address q meeting IN
country town upon the burning question OF the hour
=, wa. generally understood before the audience as
/ >.ubcd thAt certain rufians IN the neithboFhoon
had pledged themselves To break up the mccuhi' ana
make things lively for the orator II the occasion DC
/ side. Evidence Of stormy times ahead was hy no
means wanting the moment Fletcher stepped upon the
plotform hut coming forward DE quiet placed 70
/ large Colts Army revolver upon the ana A'
dressed hi, audience q, follows with a ,. ~ smile
| and iu q mild persuasive tone Of voice
.G.ntl.ancn - under tind that there are some
among Won here who differ slightly from me I'm politics.
and that Won propose to start riot upon t occasion
/ Xox This is A fee country. and speech and opinions
,-c free 10 all so want It distinctly understood
| and here he significantly tapped the weapon beside
| him" that II any Of you think you can get away
with nc Won con Just wade right iu ana hclp your
/ selves"
VOL. SIR said the coloncrs friend who told me
the story Fletcher Ius. went night for 'cm. fiom the
word .o And would You believe III Those same
floy- who we're so san culinary before now DO sight
/ of that shooting iron. lying there so pcacciu! and
nrnl Ike. BEGAN presently to shout. Right you air
Clucl' Vow Jest give 'cm h, IAN "cun' u stan
r!-ht MP fer ycw every time. ycn Kin jest bct'
Ihl. incident remarked NY lIi"I"I'"'' "i'H
illustrated the curious fact that even nanimate 90
lcrte ore gifted. 40 tmc-, With remarkably p'r7ua-
/ I'VE .lolucncc.'
now hot"l WAS opened TIL, season In washington
which is run .n the most peculiar way ever heard Of
II (, kept by woman. She !, noted here -, ID
worker lu the Christian Temperance non and other
-oci,t.cs The rule, Of her house prevent any one
from having wine. beer or whiskcy under that ROOF.
It goes without saying that Of the ardent Is
sha ~
bacco ON the premises. II a man should stray into
| tho Office with "a cigar I'm his mouth be is Instantly
commanded to take DO ont. and told that the vile
habit Of smoking Is not tolerated there A few days
,go the proprietor discovered that a married couple
who had rooms DO the hotel were I'm possession OF a
bottle OF beer She demanded TINT they should V1'ac
the rooms at once. and They had 70 several }ouns
women and widow, who hold places In the Govern
ncut service occupy rooms az this peculiar tavern.
T They cannot remain ont al night after certain hour
unlc., the proprietor knows just whore they are
going and n order get back into the place they are
furnished with permits. II they want 10 20 10 the
theatre objection is raised. so II B., said, the over
pcus woman who keeps the hotel being of the opinion
that theatres are device, Of the devil. ~ a con
.~qucucc of such blue lawe' DO D, said that this
hotel has within IT., walls more "crtnk-,' male and
female than were ever collected together before in
one place IN Washington.
hear that the visit Of senator John J. Incall, 10
his home in AtchI,on during the Christina, holiday,
has been iucxprc-by -addcuci by the recent reveal
lions regarding the Hon j. X. Burton, of the kan,a,
legislature I'm connection with decidedly sensational
bribery case. Mr.. Ingalls, - doubtc-, greatly
intensified by the fact that Burton loudly hctadcd
by the local press rs absolutely certain succeed him
m the ntcd state, senate on the "a day of March,
/ l-gl.
Il can well imagine -aid friend Of the senator
lat week. " the profound regret which the great Kan
as statesman mus, feel at the alleged hortcomng II
politician so popular in hi, state. regret which
nil dcvout Christians Will doubtless share with him.
In. scandal however, recalls a story which heard
about the the other day. which illustrates his
/ knowledge Of men and things in remarkable degree.
The senator 1t appears. being consulted relative 10
an important in which some of his constituents
were Interested.
Is Colonel Blank in the case inquired the dis
tngushcd legislator.
Never heard of it, promptly responded his audi
tors. he hasn't filed brief. and haven't heard OF
his being retained consulted in any way
! That's not the question: rcoincd MIR. ingalls,
somewhat testify. what want 10 know is whether
he's in the at all not openly. perhaps, but hidden
| away In II somewhere. Colonel Blank always remind,
! me- gentlemen continued the senator. 'of that
voracio, but somewhat elusive rodent the musk
Won don't often him. bnt II YOU watch pretty closely
| for awhile. you may notice few bubbles rise 10 the
surface Of the here and there. and then you
know, for moral certainty, that he Is deep down at
! the bottom working away Just busy a a beaver.
And il proved to be-. in the end Colonel
Blank in the case, without having sus
pcctcd it
General Rosccrans who still retains his place under
the Harrison Administration Register of the Treas
ury. and who i, also the retired list OF the Army
with the Brgadier General. has for hi right
hand in the office. Colonel l.. W. Reed, Of Alex
andria. Va. Colonel Reed fought on the Confederate
side during the war and lost leg. aud is compelled
10 hObblc around cruches Colonel Reed belonged
10 West Virginia cavalry brigade and for IA time was
with McCansand's command. lie worked his way M
10 the rank OF colonel. lie appointed chief man
10 the Register of the Treasury shortly after Clcvc
! LnnmuLrat lnn md lllrnnrh LuLLcnn Of