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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

sippi does not deserve the attention of
the Senate OF the United States. or the
censure of all good people. generally, to a
greater or less degree than the crime Of
whipping, stoning and driving the negroes
from public school in Alton, Illinois,
deserves.
The state Of Mississippi is as capable,
as willing and as prompt to deal with
local crimes as the state of Illinois Bat
granting, for the sake Of argument, that
the state Of Mississippi and all other
states Of the South are net as quick and
just in dealing with crime as the Northern
states what remedy can the Senators
offer.
They offer partisan investigation
with double-headed reports, the majority
report showing that the Southern people
are still In rebellion, that they murder,
intimidate the negroes and deprive the
Republican party Of the domination Of
the Southern states which they would
have If they could herd and control the
negro vote The minority report would
assert that the alleged outrage was the
result of local causes which might hap
pen anywhere under the same circum-
stances.
The country has been afflicted with
thousands Of such reports, and then, after
the campaign was over, the matter
ended
The Senate has no authority to do more
than investigate and the investigation
does not, aud cannot, lead to any correct
I've legislation. II only furnishes politi-
cal texts for bloody shirt speeches, Of
which the country is weary.
The legislation that was attempted
under the Force bill and the Civil Rights
bill was declared unconstitutional; the
troops were withdrawn from the South
because they melted rather than allayed
crimes; the entire reconstruction scheme
Of the Republican party failed and was
abandoned. 1t was found to be impossi.
BILE TO preserve the autonomy OF the
states and keep them under the reguls.
tion OF the authorities at Washington at
the same time The Reconstruction
laws instead Of enabling the negro to
maintain a dominant position caused his
defamation at the hands Of the KuKlux
aud brought a bloody and horrid train Of
evils Of witch the whole country rejoices
to be rid now.
The southern states must have home
rule" said President Hayes and he with
drew the troops. The Yates must be in
dependent or the whole constitutional
fabric will fall,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
me Mailed Hand.

AHF NANtAN~ 1MNHs
Philadelphia Timee.
The ENABLED hand" with which Sena-
tor Quay has announced that the Repub-
lican party will hold its power Ia Soon
gress was displayed yesterday, when the
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
reversed the unbroken law and custom or
a century and the concurrent rulings Of
every one II his predecessors and declared
a measure passed without the participa.
ton OF constitutional quorum. The
Democratic members did not exaggerate
when they declared this ruling revolu-
tionary. The idea is not new,
but it has been uniformly
condemned by every party as
IN violation Of the letter and the spirit
Of the constitution. 1t was SO denounced
by Garfield when suggested in his time,
and no less eminent a parliamentarian
than Mr., Blaine. when speaker OF the
House, dismissed il summarilv when
urged upon h m in period of heated
partisanship. Mr.. Reed himself is on
record as declaring that constitutional
quorum is not determined by the mere
physical presence Of a majority Of this
members, but by a majority Of the mem
bers present and participating in the
business Of the House, and the weakness
Of his present position Is shown whel
the only preeedants he can find foi
it are an obscure case IN Ten
nessee and a ruling of the thei
Lieutenant Governor Hill Of New York
which was denounced by both parties a
unconstitutional and wrong Thu
Speaker had evidently determined Z
push his ruling through without allow
ing any debate, knowing that it woul
not bear argument. When an appeal wa
taken he refused to recognize membe
of the opposition, but entertained mo
tion to lay the appeal on the table, whicl
! would have applied the gag Mr.. Butter
worth Of Ohio had the good sense TO res
cue his party from this additional wrong
but the success Of this daring schem
remains simply question Of the discil
line Of the caucus. A more serious cor
stitutional crisis has never occurred
our Congressional history.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01
INVESTIGATION TRAvEsTIEs.

We print two short but admirable
speeches Of Senator George Gray in
au@kher column.
The subject under discussion was the
whipping Of q tin peddler, FAM. citi-
zen Of Indiana, in Mississippi. Senator
George made an able and convincing ar
eument. showing what every lawyer and
every intelligent man knew already, that
the Senate Of the United States had no
authority to interfere in the punishment
of crime in Mississippi OF in any other
state. Senator Spooner pretended to
xeplv. not with an argument, but with a
general arraignment of the South for
every crime In the catalogue, and partic-
ularly the crime of burning an efigy Of
Secretary Proctor.
Now. Senator Gray and all other calm
and sensible men who have arrived at
xnasrsre age and sound mind admit that
4he hanging OF 81 etngy Of Secretary
pro<asar - i iss saippi. was no more dis-
nised than rhv hanging OF an e1flgy OF
President HarYisoE In Indiana
vha crime II whipplag F&nz il M.ssi--
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Yes, squire, bought this farm OF mine
jest after the war was done.
And, though say IL, a purifier farm
The sun 4on't slime upon.
paid three Thousand dollars down,
ANA I've worked both night and day.
An figkrred an twisted the best knew
Ter make the blamed thing pay.
My wife and get up at five
And work till nine al night.
We've done the best that we knew how
Ter make things como out right,
Bnt things some aow have backward slid
Instid Of goin' ahead.
An I'm be dashed III | don't wish
sometimes that ! was dead.
They say our butter Is the best
That's made in this ere town,
But ! we gitAt Jones' store
Is thirteen cents poun'.
Our waol's down 10 twenty-five,
Our beef il TOUR cents, dresser;
An eggs so cheap they hardly pay
For the wear and tear Of the nest.
The speakers In he last campoi'n
All promised better times.
An said II the pesky Dimercr to wAn
Our dollars would turn to dimes.
They said Pertec ion would Fix as right;
But experience teaches me
That the more Perfection we farmers git
Tne wusseroif we be.
I've alters been Republican,
An voted the ticket streight.
An hlowe1.for Ben amin Harrison
In eighteen eighty-eight.
Tim q can't be wuss II we have a change,
So now what I'm going to do
Is ter vote Tor Grover Cleveland
In eighteen ninety-two.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01
WELL-kNowN PERSONS.

The death of tie Dnke of Aosta was
very great blow to the Vatican.
President Harrison will open the Pub
lie Library and Art Gallery presented by
Andrew Carnegie to the city Of Ale
gheny, Pa. The ceremony will take
place about February II.
Edward Grieg. the Norwegian composer,
is the rage of fashionable London must
Gales at present. His wife sings his Morse
songs while he accompanies, and is
greatly praised for pathos and simplic-
ity.
Colonel North, the nitrate king of Lon
don, has dog house whichis perfect
canine palace, filed with costly animals.
The best dog cost $3.50 There are
a dressing-room and cloak-room filed
with dogs coats
The widow of Schuyler Colfax lives
very quietly at South Bend, Ind, with a
son, Schuyler, Jr. Young Colfax is a
fine. manly fellow, not much over twenty
one, very popular with his fellcw-towns-
men, and devoted to the study of music.
Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and
| other more or less prominent women,
have organized the Lucy Webb Hayes
Temple Association. Their aim is to
| erect in Washington monument to the
late Mrs. Hayes. They want 5, 600 mem
bers at So member.
George Augustus Sala has married
Miss Bessie Stannard daughter Of Rob
ert Stannard, O. +. Miss Stannard has
| for sometime acted as an occasional
amanuensis to Mr.. Sala, and is herself q
clever writer, whose work is welcomed
in more than one London newspaper.
In the pockets of ] G. Ditman, whose
body was found in the rivers at Philadel
| phia few days ago, were slips of paper
on one of which this stanza was written
The world is full of beauty
When the heart is full of love.
While another contained these words:
In the worlds broad field Of battle,
| In the heroism of life.
BE not dumb. driven cattle,
Be a hero in the strife.
Representative HIT of Illinois has ap-
pointed James g. Blaine, Jr, to be CLERK
| of the committee OF which he is chair.
mantle Committee on Foreign Affairs
The place pays So. 100 year, and people
think that young Jim" ought TO now
provide for his wife aud child, whom be
| deserted for no cause whatever. This
appointment comes rather soon after
Young Jim's determination to make
man Of himself as a locomotive engineer
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

AS fitting close to the pleasant and
highly creditable work by the Grace
Jubilee chorus during the services in
honor Of the twenty fifth anniversary of
the church, N. D. edward, the musical
director, has arranged for the choir 70
give a special service Of song tomorrow
evening before the regular church
service. An interesting program
has been prepared, consisting Of the best
selections sung during the week. The
services win start promptly at o'clock
and will conclude in time to allow those
20 desiring, to reach their own churches
in time for the regular Sunday evening
service. The program is as follows;
Choir.
9 ale Was Despised" ...... ....+..... Messiah
Miss May Thielman.
Choir
A. " Waited for the Lord" ~. Mendelssohr
Quartette.
3. ~Hark, Hark. My Soul' ............ Schellel
Choir.
&. Solo. Selected ......... Miss Lille jackson
Z. NEARER My God TO Thee. ...... Schneider
Choir
s. Duet, 20, Holy Father
Misses jackson and Thielman
3. 1.-THE Heavens are Telling" Creation
Choir
Doxology.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

WHETHER Great Britain pays subsi-
dies to ships Il not debatable question.
1t has never been a debatable question
with honest or well-informed men. Even
II It were true, however that Great
Britain does pay subsidies to ships that
would not furnish an argument to the
subsidy grabbers Of this country, because
it would be single provision only Of
Great Britains commercial policy. II
would be manifestly wrong to advocate a
single provision and neglect everything
else in the splendid commercial
policy which makes Great Britain
the queen Of the world. II could
not be possible that the amounts Of
money Great Britain pays for carrying
he. mails give her the commercial
supremacy Of the world any more than Il
could be possible for the trade between
the far western states and the East to be
dependent on the amounts paid by the
United States Government for the Star
route mail contracts, But Great Britain
does not substitute ships to promote trade
Mr.. John C. New Of Indiana is now,
BY appointment of Mr. Harrison, Consul
General at London. He probably went
there with the idea that Great Britain
was keeping her merchant marine on the
ocean by means Of subsidies. II So he
has learned something since.his arrival Il
England. and has FASTENED to set his
Republican brethren right. In recent
report to the State Department he says:
The British Government does not grant
subsidies. ia the general sense Of thai
term, % any steamship company, but tb,
Post Office authorities make contracts
for the snveyance OF mails to the differ
emit parts Of the world with the steam
ship companies having steamers sailing
10 those ports No paymen
other than fer the conveyance Of mails
specially made for maintaining commun
cation between Great Britain and Centri
sad South America and the West Indies
Mr.. News words show that he is a
unwilling witness against a pet lie (
the subsidy gyabbers in the polite
partxawhicb maintains that the govern
ment should support certain priv
Legged trades. Still he cannot torture
payment for carrying the mails into
subsidy. No one else who is honest Al
well-informed can do 80.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Jay Gould spent Wednesday last visit
ing friends in Wilmington. It is said he
is about to sell his yacht, and was con,
sulting with the 81 and H Company. OF
that city, for the construction Of smaller
one.-New Castle Star.
The great railroad and telegraph mag
nate has not been in Wilmington this
week. and the Harlan and Hollingswortf
Company has not been in consultation
with him about a new yacht.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

tremitv. They are stronger for the fight
than they will be at any time hereafter.
If the Republican caucus program of
usurpation is TO be carried out, it should
only be done by the presence ia the
House Of the majority in whose name the
outrage is perpetrated It will be a
matter Of astonish nent If out of the
whole number of Republican Representa-
tives there shall not be found enough
who. manly love for fair dealing viii
prevent the shameful contamination
which the proceedings Of the last two
DAYS have shown 70 be imminent.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

IT us announced by the Courier
Journal that bill will soon be offered
to the Legislature Of Kentucky changing
ahe jury system In civil cases so as to
make two thirds Of the vote s91ace Tor a
verdict This u 9 sep In The right direc-
ton. The benefits that win follow a
change In the jury system for civil cases
will likely influence change in the
criminal practice.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

BURGLARS took advantage Of the alb
@enee Of the family from indianapolis to
rob The Harrison residence Some evil
minded persons have started the suspi-
cion that the burglars were friends Of
the President who wished to capture and
burn his speeches ION protection. he
is for revision now
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Judge Grub appointed the following
commissioners this morning to assess
damages in the matter of removing the
houses outside of the building lines at
Front and Shipley streets. and Fifth and
Walnut street Edward L. Beilah, Joseph
L. Carpenter, ST.. Richard D. Gibbons,
Robert II. Jones and Caleb p. johnson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Mr. JEFFARDs, an American railway
engineer. read paper before the Glove
land Institute Of Engineers in London
showing that by the use Of light rolling
stock OF large capacity American railways
are worked 67f per cent. cheaper than
English Another instance where there
Is no need Of protection for American In
Cuekrv
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

TO an audience which is reported to
have been small but aristocratic" IN
London, Earnum told funny stories, Mrs
shaw whistled, and banjo solos were
played With the efforts Of American
sovereigns TO cultivate love Of art In
the British breast and the efforts Of the
British scions to marry the daughters q
American soap manufacturers, there il
not likely to be a war between the two
countries.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

40 annoy your said suicide Louns
berry 70 his wife. Then be shot himself
That may become cheap. quick and fash
ionable method Of divorce II the Presby-
terians should settle that little difference
with Bob. Ingersoll
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD.
I'D Schedule In effect Nov 10 1889
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AR DEPCT
EAST BOUND.

baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD.
A., A. Schedule IN effect Nov ~, 1889
EAST BOUND.
NJ new ~ Io sSs week days ~is, TW.'
NEW YORK, Sundays, 2 10. = 90 m. f12 o..
q 43, % 10, IS SO pm.
Il 90, I 90. Z 90 IS 3d. 3 %, 10 IS 10 Is, III "a
a. m; ~ 6s, co. Y a. O0, 10 Is L. IS, SIC.
'e59, Tto@7 So, 10 y D. m
PHILADELPHIA, Sundays, y u, 100 II 90.
80, 905, Il 20 9. m; +1208, %, = "a, 500.
4 10, IS 70, Is, 8 10, g 40, SO, 40 10 p. m.
SH y a "a w .s s. d n ala sO 100
~, 600, 10, @6.ia, tb.s6, e.l0, % 46. 7.OOs
& SSHIEIsTEk, ssaSsys,, j .s 90 .T % 20.
5.25. 8 10. Is 4B. 7.5o, 40 10 >. m.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., week days.
2 OO a M z % & 0 p sa apir,Sn
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. - 81,
IS AZ. sl1.45 a. m; 2.4b a lb % IT, g 81, +el8
All daily; 7.40 a. M. 2 10 m. daily except
baltimore and principal stations on Phils-
delphia Division, 10 p. m, daily.
CHICAGo Is AZ a. n., .eS p M, dSiiy.
CINCINNATI AND 81. LOUIS. III 40 a. n.
Ai sdIN n Il N AaCcoMMoDATIoN. 30 ., N.
daily and ~ 25 a; m. daily except Monday.
1920 .. M, sunday only.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION, wee&
days. %. II 20. a. m: 40 and % p IN. SUE
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET ST. STATION.
For Philadelphia and way stations. week
days, so 40 IS 30 40 s. m, " 81 90, 3b54 ~
D. M. Sundays, AZ, z 80 m; IL -, s., 55p.m.
For Baltimore. week days, 90, - 5l, 2.
m, 2S5, % s. "A IS p N. Sundays, 80 a m, % y
| and "a So D IN.
Baltimore and principal stations on Phila-
delphia Division, 3 IS p. m, daily.
For Landenbefg and way stations, week.
/ days, so 10 IS, a N; 80, 55 IN. SUM
/ days 9 % a N; IS m.
| Chicago, rs 90 a m. daily, except Sunday;
| Pittsburg, 1880 a m daily except Sunday
1 "A So p m. daily. - -
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Daily +440, tS.15, l0.00. lilo r. NJ 1900 noon.
lao AGO, 70 20, '4.4o Il 'e.o6. $50. "7.4O. sio,
! 10 10, p. N.
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\ a m, 70 pm,
I Telephone. No. l93.
Rates to Western Points lower than via any
!. n. 0DEIiI. @. o. sCULL.
Gen1 Manager. Genn Pass. Agers
| III n.MINGTON AND NORTHERN RAIL-
4 wv ROAD. Time-tabie In effect Nov. %, l6sts
GOING NORTH.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

In the Presbyterians dislike TO condemn
Ghe infants and the heather to 50 much
hot hereafter they might substitute
Speaker Reed. His claims are growing
surprisingly strong
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Boston Globe.
Speaker Reed treats the House as If it
were schoolroom Of unruly boys. He
uses the ferule at his discretion and will
not allow the pupils to talk back. Speaker
Reed should remember that the big boys
sometimes combine and wallop the school
master when he becomes too bossy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

James q. Blaiue, Speaker. 1875.
There can be no record like the call Of
the yeas aud nays, and from that there is
no appeal. The moment you clothe your
Speaker with power to go behind your
roll call and assume that there is quo.
rum in the hall. why gentlemen, you
stand on the very brink of volcano
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Philadelphia Ledger.
From the arbitrary course pursued by
Speaker Reed, in which he now seems TO
have the nearly solid backing Of the Re-
publican majority of the House, and be-
cause Of the many headed incapable lead
ership of the Democratic minority, 1t was
almost inevitable that the House should
De disagreed by the scenes OF yesterday
and the day before. II seems now to be
certain that the extraordinary policy Of
keeping the House without rules is part
Of a deliberate plan &c aid the majority in
their purpose to decide certain contested
election cases on party grounds ak
clusively, whatever their merits may be-
This policy in itself was sure to excite
/ the Interest resistance by the Democrats,
which was bad enough situation. and
it had the incidental disadvantage OF
giving to Mr. Reed, who is a famous
guerilla fighter on the floor, q chance to
carry his bushwhacking tactics into the
Speakers chair unchecked by the usual
parliamentary restraints. The result has
been course OF rulings by the Speaker,
backed by strict majority party votes,
which were mere manifestations of party
force OF members, and in which the mi
nority were deprived Of all the usual pro
tections to their rights. This has been
carried to q degree that actually does
border on the tyranny" it was denounced
by the Democrats to be. In the
midst Of all this we're fierce denuncia-
tions and threats, cries Of Caesar" CIV.
rant, corrupt usurper" and the like
all Of which is a practical commentary
upon the tallacy Of supposing that be-
cause man may be an effective Skin
misher in a party tilt on the floor of the
House or a brilliant debater, that ht
must therefore, be possessed Of the rar,
qualities that go TO make up the capabl.
Speaker-keens sighted, fair spirited, self
poised, impartial, with command Of al
his senses and, above all, with absolut,
command of himself. There never was
greater mistake, as those who elected
Mr.. Reed have already found out.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

SENATOR MORGAN of Alabama, wishes
70 abolish the negroes and General West Of
Mississippi wishes 10 abolish the Fiji
teenth amendment
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

Colonel William H. Stevens Of Cover
nor Biggs' staff, who It is said. has guber
material asp.ra ions, said the other day
1.-The governor must come from Ken
this year ID Is her turn.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

We have not knowna shooting season
during recent years when so few quail
have been On sale, remarks the Milford
Chronicle Gunners say they are very
scarce, due, it is said, to the warm
weather.
William II. Highfeld, who has been
living on E. V. Vineyards farm, East
Marlborough township, Pa, will move tC
the farm Of Stephen Mitchell, Mill Greek
hundred, Del.
Rev. Joseph Bell of Laurel. Del. re
tired clergyman, died on Wednesday in
his 7Sd year. A few days prior to hi
death a young couple desiring him to
unite them in wedlock, he was propped
up iA bed, aud. though hardly able to
speak, performed the ceremony.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

French street ga Of IL 81. O'EO 90 ~"
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Saturday only.
Lave Reading ~ % noon. Arrive birdsporo
% ss1 !, ~ Leave Montcnanin 10 p. m, New
1890 Sd - ao n M Arriye Wilmington ] So p.
~ -, lave Newbridge 90 p. m. Arrive b. a.
o' Junction Z ~ y. m. Arrive Wilmington
q p. m. b. xrrs,...s.,..4... ,.s.,, d w
q. Il RI RI. at b. a. o. junction with y. ~
n II. RI, at Chadd's ford junction with p,
W. e b. r. r. At Coatesvilie and Waynsss
boro with n Il. r.. II. r.. and p Il. r., at
Reading with p. q r. r. r.. and P II. NJ
see timetables at all stations.
BDWNhss BRIGGS. tell. Passenger A0f
A. a. Moo pSIaAND. AunerintendeDt
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-01

SPARE the rod and-catch no fish. -
Judge.
SOMETIMES the Office seeks the man
but generally the man knows when the
Office is on his track. Rochester Post
Express.
John. thieves are in the house. y
mo" returned John, YEARLY. there
may be thieves in the Senate, but none
in the House. "-Munsey's Weekly.
FAUsT-"I say, Mephistopheles, do you
belong to the four hundredY" Mephistc
mo, Fausty. The -four hundred
belong to me. Life.