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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
INFANT Suicides.

Among the most serious features OF tho
present decade is the alarming increase OF
prccocity on the part of the infant populatioh
of the civilized world. and the rapid disap-
pearancc of that innocence and thOughtlcss
paycty which constituted the most attractive
and captivating characteristic Of childhood.
The mind shrnks from the contemplation OF
the possible bahyhood of hundred years from
now-that is. if the present rate OF progress
is to be maintained and in that case our
second childhood will probably become our
first, and infants will end by being born old,
dignilicd. their brain stocked with every kind
of science and learning. and disposed to regard
with Multiplying indulgence the playful
antics of their frisky and frivolous grand
parents.
Ii is open to question whether childish pre-
cocity in the matter of accomplishments and
attanmcnts ought not to be diScOuntenanced
and wprrsscd instead Of being fostered and
encouraged For while it may possibly he
gratifying to the pride of parents to see their
infant display it's talents az n reciter, as
musician or as an artist. yet the performance
is apt at times to exercise doplorable effect
on tho mind Of the child. 1t frequently rem
dcrs the latter sclf-conscious and supcrsensi-
tive and that, too, at the most impressiOnablc
portion of its life Is it not perhaps, to this
oversen>itveness that should be attributed the
appalling list OF infant suicides which have
taken place since the beginning of the year :?
It is only few days ago that the suicide was
| recorded of little girl of eight at Manchester
! n. H., while in the Pr'lssian capital alone
sixty-two cases of sclf-inflicted death by chill
drcn are officially reported to have occurred
during the last eight months. In France a
| number of such tragedies have been recounted
of late in the columns of the metropolitan
press arN in Spain the tribunals are at the
present time engaged in dealing with the sur.
yvors of band of twelve boys, not one of
them over eleven, who had eagued themselves
together for the purpose Of putting an end to
their lives. Armed with pistols they had
taken up their position in row. and. accord
ing to preconccrted arrangement No. had
blown out the brains of No. !. and No. 3 had
performed q similar Office for No. ., when tho
police. attracted by the noise OF the shooting,
appeared upon the scene.
In none Of the suicides referred to above
! do the unfortunate children appear to have
had any serious grounds for destroying life.
| In each case the cause is reported as having
been a real or fanced slight. Yet how in
tense must have been their mental suffering
] md childish despair to drive them to such q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

the debt; during four years OF Repuolican
mic S19,644,773. A few years ago. when
tho Democrats obtained control OF the Legs
lature, they were expected in accordance WIN
their prof,,se promises, to make an hones.
effort to solve the prson.abor problem. Wha'
they did do was to wash their hands OF the
question by referring it to popular VOTE mus
confessing their inability 10 deal with it. Inc
law under which the prisons are now being
administered was the work OF Republicans
What have the Democrats of New-lork, con-
sidered as party organization, done for tenn
pcrancc reform? Nothing, worse than moth
ing, since they have fought all the worthy
measures which the Republicans have pro-
posed without bringing forward any OF their
own. What have they done for ballot re-
form? They endcavorcd, as everybody knows
to defeat tho Saxton bill until the overwhelm-
ing force of public opinion compelled them to
support it,
Mr. Reed is right. The Democratic party
is a do-nothing party. 1t is not charged with
public progress. 1t appears to best advantage
in the rear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
PERSONAL.
punishment.

Senator Plumb looks though srorrS OF newspapers
every day with the dIligcnc VI an exchange reader.
Lord TennysOn Is said TO rave rcItcd The Charge
OF the Light brigade and Tie lode on the Death Of
tho Duke :f wellington int; phonosrapn 50 th r.
the vibrant melodie, n his Voice may be- heaI III
summers that We shall not ses.'
On ST. James's Day--thc rope's name day-Lco
XIII received the usual visits from the members Of
the Sacred College and his Cont. several members
Of his family and other di>lns,i.hed persons were
In the chapel when hc satd mass The Pope also
ordered several charities to DO Distributed In his name
to the poor III Rome.
Tho ex Emperor Of Brazil aud ais daughter. the
Comtessc dEu, are vt Baden. BadcA for q stay Of
several weeks.
The two villas which Mrs Lor!lhM spencer l.
having constructed for herself and her daughter tho
Princess Vicovaro Cend. az Lucerne, In switzerland.
arc nearing their completion. far the ,hcll-'
are concerned. The situation on tho "ThTc Linden"
ground Is the most delightful IN Lucenr. hut II Is
With tho eatortioDstc bill she has been asked to
for the laud and building contracts
Justice bradley OF tho Vfitc states Sulremc Court.
does not remember his first BE as a lawyer 81 did. y
he says 90 lot Of small jobs before got big ones.
taught while In college. End while Ha> study ing
law at Newark n. j., edited ar short imo u news
paper there. sent BY IL " Trenton rs It, corrc
spondent, and there By reporting tho legislature
acquired a good acquaintance with men Ill over the
I Il '1s Oar '"'S '''''' ''N "'' '''"'''" ~
Tho Danish Kings crown Is worth $4,000. the
Queens crown sI7 800, and the sword Of stst I'll 900
The Rev. J. W. Dadmun, who WIS for u quarter Of
century chaplain Of the public institution. Mt Deer
Island Boston, was u musical enthusiast ii was
much to produce song OF any kind from tic rough
thruots OF tho waits and strayS Of humanity. and to
bring 1t out Us Chaplain Dadmnn did vas work. OF
genius. He was Is shrewd imprcsarlo tho, uni knew
how to make the most Of the talent which came under
his hand. really remarkable alto voice was among
his discoveries there some years ago, while thu duets
and solos with which he varied the choral performances
would do no dlscrcdlt to some crack chu'ch doirs
Long before Mrs. Shaw was heard Of Mr. Datmm had
q whstling girl whose performances. with organ a.
compartment, astonishing In addition q ms
skill as a conductor. Chaplain Dadmun HAD 2 aSided
popular talent ~ y composer OF music. vi tn re-
which are destined survive the-his have fa the
greatest popularity. "HOmeward BOund Is a. cessic
In the music OF evangelical revival meetings a. 'Ohh
Browns EOdy" Is among war songs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

may 40 express It, for the cketagent This gentie-
van arrived few minutes later but went away
At hslf.past 8. Mrs. Jefferson closed the ioio-
ing bed, removed his trunk, and hung o"' VIC
doctors sign This able practitioner came w .
and STAYED until IL. Mrs Jefferson then removed
his books. took in his sign and set out the paie
vounp mans pipe aud tobacco, shuffled his Manu-
script and scattered it about on the ta"'e' lac
soon came and worked for three hours some
times meeting the returning electric expert U" ''
corner. Each one OF the four paid ~ per weeH
for the exclusive use Of the room. anu 40 we
said. everything moved like clockworK.
Unfortunately last Wednesday was the pes,"'
ming of the electric experts vacation. He w
termincd to celebrate it by sleeping I'LL "'o."-
ing. Mrs. Jefferson knocked warningS az uitu
night, but he only mutteicd ana t"l"ru o'e
The ticket-acent cane as usual Mrs. JEFFERSON
retreated. There were high WORDS oe."ee" W"
agent and the expert. each Of whom 'ooHeu o''
the other M an intruder. 1t was finally settled
bv the agent snatching the quilts OIL the eSper.
and rolling up in them on the lounge. The expert
wound himself in the lower sheet. and eacn vowe"
thai he would starvc ont the other. Mrs. Jeher-
son kent in retreat Nine O'Clock came, anu WIFI
1. +ho doctor carving O new case OF s'rgl-
col instruments under his arm. Tic was as.o"-
;sbod and angry at the intrudcrs, bur as they
rofused 10 20. he sat down to bcselge 'hem'
At half-past IL the pale playwright walked
in. lie had intended killing the villain IN ii'
play that afternoon, and was cross anu 'rr'a''e
lie shouted at the expert and the ticKe',aeen, !,
and made q dash at the doctor. All three ieapeu
up; all four seized a surgical Instrument MrS'
Jefferson screamed for the police from an upper
window The officers came ana arres'ed 'he
four occupants of the front parlor. IN court
each told his story and the whole thing came
ont. The clerks and the telegraphers heard OF
It. got together and compared notes, ana their
situation also came ont. To-day Mrs. Jefferson
has only two of her ten rooms renfcd-one 70 a
man with the rheumatism, who las his meals
sent in. and the other TO woman with pair
Of twins.
All OF which tcAchcs us that the full board
ing house is not always to the craftcst landlahy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
TIE TALK OF THE DAP.

The other day . clergyman got on West shcs
train at Tappan, says George Van wormer, one u
the most popular conductors Of that road Tho tran
was crowded. and tho clergyman refused to snrrrnde
his ticket until he got scat. Ialfjoknsly the col
ductor suggested to young lady sitting In the vcinlt
to give her seat to the dominic. To his am"zcmcn
sho did 30, and to his still greater amazement TN
clergyman promptly slid Into 1t. The Missing pas
sengers soon provided tho young lady with seat
and II Is 10 be hoped that the clergyman felt thorough,
ashamed Of himself for his unsallant behavior.
wh,ia aseoursine upon Bunyan and his works,
cacrryusn csused utter among Ids bearers BY givnl
utterance to the iollowing In these days. my pretn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
TEE DEMOCRACY AZ INEFFICIENT PARTY

In the course Of his brilliant and trcnchant
speech at Portland Speaker Reed remarked:
"Thc Democratic party wants no legislation.
1t is not charged with the progress OF the
world When the Republican party
comes into power it has work to do" These
few words clearly indicate one Of tho essential
differences between the two parties. The
Democratic party is a do-nothng party. The
Republican party is the party that works.
Holding fast to this proposition, MIR. Reed
propoundcd the searching question: "Tcll me,
any one of you, what measure adapted to the
increasing growth of the United States OF
America has been due TO the Democratic
party any time during the last thirty years."
Unanswered such question is Il mercess in
dictmcnt OF the Democracy, and it will not
be answered. since it is nnanswcrable. Dur
ing the war that party made itself notorious
as q stumblng-blOck in the path OF public
progress, and it continued to fill such II role
with marked success during the era Of recon-
str,iction. Returning tO power in Congress
in 1878, it made record which proved that
it was incompetent to administer the Govern
ment. It chiefly distinguished itself by re-
opening sectional questions and endcavoring
to make itself agreeable to unrepentant and
lawless rebels. Its course in recent years in
National affairs hos not tended to improve its
reputation. What was its chief achievement
under the leadership Of President Cleveland
The adoption of a tariff policy which was an
amazing blunder-a policy upon which the
people set the seal of their disaprobation.
And what is true Of National is equally true
Of the public affairs of this State. The DEM
ocratic party has been do-nothing party in
New-Y0rk. The great measures in which the
common progress is involved have been passed
by Republicans. The important amendments
to the Constitution providing for improved
canal and prison administration were first pro-
posed by Republicans. encountered strenuous
Democratic opposition, and ultimately would
have been defeated but for Republican per-
sistency in their behalf. The immense bounty
debt-one OF the cgacies to New-York from
tho Democratic rebollion-was nearly all liqui-
dated while the Republicans managed the
fiscal affairs of tho State During four years
Of Democratic rule s5.t4e.744 was paid on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

terrible STEP 1t Is possible that. their mnds
having been abnormally developed the lahss
of their SORROWS. either imaginary or real. nau
become wdcned thereby until too vast 'or
their poor little bodies to contain. has no.
death in their case perhaps been the result
of too great precooity?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
MRS. srOKEyS BALL AT LEyOI.

Lenox Mass, Sept. (special.-Mrs. Arson Phelps
stokes rave the most brilliant and successful ball
last night which has taken place In Lcnox for some
wears. The grounds and cottage were brilliantly
lighted And tho rooms were deliberately decorated with
flowers and cvergrcens. Tho great ballroom was
especially brilliant 1t has Just been completed ana
is considered the handsomest and most costly oaII'
room In Lenox Tho guests Included oesue' '"s
co,,oo.rs. MANY other society people from New'Yorx
ana o,hsr cities who came especially to be present
at this bali Lsnders orchere furnished the ns' an
and Mrs. stokess chef vas he catcrer .ss IN
q Sesutfu1 farsien toilet. The dancing Son''nos"
TIL long after mtdnisAS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
4 sO,vEyrR BOOK on BEAU BRCHNEL.'

Richard Mansfield appeared in " Beau Drummer ~
tho Madison square Theatre last night for the 1ootn
fine and the house was crowded. - 1t has been AZ
many OF the previous ninety nine performances. Is
OCCASION was marked bv the appearance OF MISS
C,r,cr,n rs Mariana Vincent and by some other
change, I'm the cast. The souvenir which was dis.
trbutd consisted Of pretty little book OF twenty
three pages printed on heavy paper and tied with a
silk cord. II contained sketch Of the life OF Beau
Brummei by william Winter and some notes on the
MAY nv two or other writer's Well as urteo
niciuyws of Mr.. Mansfield the ieau and few OK
Tie other actors In the play, including Miss Cameron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
vJsS yARIE TEMPEST BETTER.

Miss Mario Tempest who has been absent from tne
cast of The Red Huzzar" at Pslmer's Theatre for
short time Oh account Of a severe throat trouble
was said to be much better yesterday. ana IT wss
,'"%t Mis- Maud Hollis has been playing her part
~ Kitty Carroll while she has been absent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

The malcctons which Democratic newspapers
ore hurting at Speaker Reed because he has left
his place In the House for a few days after many
months Of uninterrupted work, are about as
ridiculous an exhibition OF petty spite as has been
seen in recent times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

The author Of the Figaro charges OF trcarh-
cry against General Boulanger has been chaSnged
TO fight ducls by seven ndhcrcnts Of the bankrupt
adventurcr. In case VI. Mrrmcix accepts the
challenges, he might save time and Inconvenience
by stipulnting that oil seven Of his advcrsaries
should fire M once, and that aftcrward he should
be allowed 10 pick them on in succession. His
peril would not bc materially increased. and the
combat would bc novel aud cXhilaratng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

Every person who il tit 10 live will rejoice TO
hear that thc Ncw-York Central officials are hope
ful Of arrcsting the tends who wrecked the
Montreal cypress on Thursday night. 1t would
BE- an unspenkabc pity. ard disgrace TO the State
os we'll. If they should escape detection and
lislu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

Although apples are few and peaches are
fewer. and "plcnty as blackbcrIicS" is for tins
wear bitter irony, the ho,lSekecpcr is not left
al,oactber desola,c. IL is announced that this
wears cranberry crop. from Cape Cod to Cape
May, is the largest in quantity ana hhcst IN
ouality that has ever been known. Ordl-
narily, such crop would clut the market
Rut the scarcity of other fruits will SO aug
ment the demand for thcs" humble bnt oe
Icious berries that the producers will obtain
excellent prices. and the 100000 bushels wh'ch
New.Jerscy will send to town will realize t"
the farmers a round million OF dollars
If the unexpected return OF the excessive
humidity and heat Of last July Is IN any way
connected, as many affect to believe, with the
presence in this city of General Greedy, VINO Is
ON his way home from thrce-weeks vacatioh
in Maine, the sooner the Chief of the Weather
Bureau proceeds on his journey to Washington
the better pleased the people OF New-l ork
will be. For while in ordinary times the
friendIicst feelings and most sincere respect
preyal here with regard to the gallant en-
nlorer whose name is connected with so much
;ce snow and other rcfreshngy cold things.
vet during the last two days the moist heat
has been so intolcrablc as to cause the ICY anu
,efreshincly cod memories evoked by the men,
tion of his name to appear to citizens OF New
York in the light of hollow lnockery, and to
transform into intense irritation their scntl-
mcnts toward the General and his Weather
Bureau.
Yesterday three generations of native Cali
fornians Joined with the last OF the ArgoIauts
to do honor to the fOrtieth anniversary OF the
admission of California to the Union. In those
forty years the thirty lone States have grown 10
forty -four, the number of Americans has been
multiplied by three, and the number OF Gan,
forrians by fifteen. The sleepy Mission ana
the indolent Preside have been swallowed
ND in the marvellous growth OF the great
city. The mountains and the vast I'm.
known deserts are bridged and double-bound
with bands of steel. The miner. after sllic'
inc away the Sierras in making tame the
tabled wonders of Ophir has gone his way, rs
moor as he came or poorer new agriculture
has arisen, the richest and most remarkable
tho world has ever beheld. And on tho BAN
.ass that went up MaEket-st aud down A'nt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

We congratulate the President upon his escape
from the Potomac bottoms 70 pennsylvania
mountain-top. Ncw-York has been bad enough the
last two days, but Washington must have been
worse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

Tie collision between two Sound steamers in
the East RIVER was apparently not due, as most
collisions on the water nre, to n msundc rstanding
OF signals or q difference OF opinion to the right
OF way The trouble seems to have been that
the boats did net have room enough in which 10
c\tricat. Themselves from difficult situation. so
many other craft we're crowdng upon them. THIS
suc gcsts the inquiry whether vessels ought not
Ia bc required 10 move more slowly along the
water. 'front.' SO that II chance contact would be
harmless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

II the House Of representatives had done
nothing else at this session il would not have
existed in vain, having turned the beneficiary OF
| Mr. Clayton's murder out of the seat that he had
| tsurpcd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07

rhc latest news from the brick fight looks les
like arbitration and more like Il general. proonce
and 1rrdlcss disaster Sooner ar later the NOR
sensibl. men on both sides will acknowledg
that they were culpably foolish.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02
The Equality of Death.

Death comes equally to US OIL and makes
us all equal when he comes. The ashes Of an
oak in chimney are no epitaph Of that to
tell me how high, or how large, that was; it
tells me not what Gocks it sheltered while ii
stood, nor what men il hurt when it fell. The
dust Of great persons graves is specifies, too
it says nothing, it distinguishes nothing. AS
soon tho dust O. a wretch whom thou wouldst
not, as of prince whom thou couldst not, look
upon, will trouble thine eyes il the wind blow
it thither; and when whirlwind hath blown
che dust Of the churchyard into the church,
and the man sweepsout the dust Of the church
into the churchyard, who viii undertake to
sift those again, and to pronounce, This Is
the patrician this Is the noble lower, and
this the plebeiau branp-John Douuc.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02
FEMALE WHITE CAPS.
A Married Man Gets Too Gay 10 Suit His
Wife and Her Friends.

A Married Man Gets Too Gay 10 suit His
Wife and Her Friends.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, April Q. -
Sunday evening at Alamo, few miles
west Of here, William Grimes was as
saulted by a crowd Of womN and given
whipping He had deserted young
wife and child and was paying so
much attention to other young ladies of
the neighborhood that public sentiment
was aroused almost to the point of
White Gaping him.
Sunday evening he accompanied a
young lady to church. and as he was
seeing her home they were waylaid by
a party Of indignant females. His wife
was one of the attacking party, and be-
labored her recreant husband with a
board as hard as she could. Harmon
Deets, neighbor, was with the women
to see that that they did the case full
justice. Monday morning he was fined
for assault and battery, although he
only seconded the fight. Quite crowd
was attracted by the cries of the victim,
but did not offer to interfere with the
castigation.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02

tered the Virginia legislature, and in 1855
was elected lieutenant governor on the
ticket with Governor Henry A. Wise
This place he resigned on removing to
Chicago, where he resumed work at his
profession and gained an enviable stand
ing at the bar. In 1859 he became chief
editor of The Chicago Times, and held
that position until the paper was pur-
chased by the late Wilbur f, Storey. He
went to Nebraska in 1873, and finally To-
Gated at Fort Scott, Kan, where he died.
The later years of his life were devoted to
literary work.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02

lature and was in GEN. R. c. SCHENCK.
congress as a Wing from 1912 to 1851.
He spent two years as minister to Bra
I'll, and at the breaking out of the civil
war entered the conflict on the side of
the north as a brigadier general. He was
in the field two years, and then resigned
because of his election to congress from
an Ohio district. He served three terms.
He was minister to England in 1870, and
in 1871 was one of the Alabama claims
commissioners. After his retirement
from that board he participated little in
public affairs.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02

The third coutrivauce is an Imitation cigar
designed for pipe smokers who dislike TO he
seen on the street with apipe proUunihg from
their mouths. 1t is made of asbestos the ex-
act shape and color of a cigar, the deception
being carried even 20 an imitation OF ashes at
the burning end. II Is inrcality a mere shell,
which is filed at viii by the smoker with fine
smoking tobacco. After 1t Is loaded, II
NAV be smoked like an ordinary rolled weed,
and the difference is only detected upon eiost
inspection. The holder, for that is the proper
name for it, being mado Of asbestos, will NOT
burn and may be used again and again. -
Cincinnati Times Star.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02

the captain of the vessel, appeared as
defendant, has called general attention
to the severe and often unlawful pun
ishments inflicted on seamen. Confine-
ment, deprivation of shore liberty, or a
reduction of rating are the only SEN
fences lawful under the laws of the
United States, yet ever and anon stories
reach the land of the terrible treatment
received by Forecastle Jack at the hands
of his captain or some other magnate of
the quarter deck. The illustrations given
show some of the "milder" sorts of pen