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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

It has been told In these columns how John
Morrissey got the name Of Smoke" BY which
he was generally known. How some other
local politicians acquired popular. but unofn.
cial titles. Is interesting. too. Dennis Burns
has been known always rs tho Member from
Sligo" He 10 native Of that county in Ire.
land. was born there in 1927 and has
been actively connected with Sixth ward
politics since 1865. when he first OBJ
s s: una. nos%Hn .m IN tho sna Count Gs.
sentsd TIC Second Assembly district for i iiyo
terms in The. Albany. Legislature. and got tho
not only from haVne BEEN born a. In sligo oS Sat
also because he underto %, to master the Gaelic
BE- a6e to address In It The Lesisiature' e liz IL
succeeded in mastering q Gaelic: but while hs
nSs Gssn 1t the wSd h hsn
?. Grote. the stout enst-side statesman. 10
ALWAYS his
pqSssnts q ~ ssyents:nsh dist5i;ft ..
me%ber 8, Tie Tsmm4ny s Sener aS''s Com:
%issse IL the FS,. .}{s d!f1rle. is hest
saiutstion OF " Happy days T" il familiar 10 ali
tSs District Il. board Tes Haasssss
and has done SO for many years; derives his
regiments during the war. Sitting Bull"
Lawson. or ex-ConRressman John D. [nwsan
IS he Is more properly called, got his title from
ponent. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Burns was
. candidate for Coroner. Lawson was opposed
70 hi. nomination. and sitting Bull. the Indian
chisttain. was prominent Just at that time
All applications for inspsctorships. poll
clerkships. or ballot clerkships must be made
to the Board Of Police before Aug. ~. The ap.
The rtgstry days this year will 30 TUESDAY.
and Saturday. ociss Il Election dsy viii e. s:
Nov. Q.
Not a few OF tho defeated candidates for ONCE
last year expect to.try again. with better PROS
poets Of Success this year. William N. Hoag.
Republican candidate for Assembly In tho
Eleventh district. and Frederick 8. Gibbs. Re-
for The n sh
SO Is Thomas Shells. Independent candidate
Tor Alderman In the Fourth district, and
Charles NJ HAMMOND. Republican candidate
The ballot rsformsrs OF the Municipal
League. who cost the people Of this city $780,
900 last year BY fastening upon thsm . cum
bersome system Of voting. are on hand again
ready for enothsr encounter ct the psoples
expense. what they want ~ Mash-liet cleo
ti2 1 ticket OF the blanket VARIETY: containing
atsly arranged. They won't DO satisfied till
they have this and they are going to bring
this mammoth reform about By addressing
the intsrior, and By raising srest disturb t.
Ance generally. 1t appears to make no par
ttcular difference to the League that no one
6 s 6s
mill OF an educational campaign will soon b
started at full head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

Several OF the Southern States are prepar-
Ing TO hold State fairs during tho coming
autumn that will be Of greater Importance and
interest than any OF those held in past years.
The Texas fair that is to be opened in October
ct Dallas Is very sure to DO tho biggest thing
Of the kind ever seer In tho Lone Star State
Plenty Of money has been raised for 1t, the
products OF the State will be fully displayed at
It, and all the PEOPLE are enthusiastic over 1t.
The planters. farmers. business people. and
wage earners. both white ana colored. in
Texas. are prosperous: the commerce OF the
State is rapidly increasing; the steamers ut its
ports are multiplying: the newspapers OF its
cities aud towns are charging their circula-
tion: Galveston is booming. 1t Is certain that
Texas has IN energetic and enterprisinG popu.
la,ion. which has nearly doubled its number
within the past ten years, and that the PROS
poets Of tho State are radiant and cheering.
Wait till the opening OF the Texas fair at Dali
las in October
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
DID HENRY CLAY SWEARs
He DID. Says DR.. Watterson, and the Lat
ter Gives Reasons fer the Assertion.

Did Henry Clay swear7 We take the affirm.
tedious iaysst!sation Of H. authorities. nor
reason from cause 70 eject. ana see WLers Il
M; nv lived Cd, At . period when !. was *.
sSs as
worthy who could not drink himself under the
table vas VERY poor sort OF fellow and not
bottle. had acquired tho habit OF INTERPRETING
ct speech. and were, not chary, in the use d
thsm when their feelings were deeply stirred
when tie occasion is proper and the time IS lit.
i istrus tina! this reasoning will not apply 10
". Clay: for 10 VAS net Go'9nel: not even
been had he wantsd to. but doa6tles. he oiisn
r! a., ths feelings which ag.ate Coz
=, Why should not Nj; Cay have sworn; II IS
Washinaton. sworo Ike the radiIopal trooper;
n fsHt stood w n his trnps and eusssdd
nobody planes him. Much rs We esteem M.
Clay, we DO not INT him him above George Wash.
y told stories TINT we're aecaedy OIL Col =, r
Il Mr. Clay never swore he , possessed d, r.
ma sey rss re-
when his Antagonist showed four aces TO ms
than ons Often sees in these degene ate DAYS.
u ths man to the peach ard h1ns sy
two NOT found in Tho wrilnG., OF Jeremy Tay-
Tor. when the base brew OF W ash.rg,un ,rcs;,
led down his throat. he was hero q h. el Err
that We do not often Sor. except Ia the cHEr'H'
And then Mr.. Clay had hi trials a. n srt'.s,
ma mn h Mhen . cone animated nun1 o, W Hst
70 procure him an appointment MS '!lh.r,",' to
Great Britain or France. 10 YOU thtnk tta' ~
Jsrsmial When ept man asked ss ioan Of hnn;
s h% ds H If. h. sS ii fs s r4S"" h g
charges OF brib"ry and corruption were n!ngg
9,"ut SO freely and Haunted in his lHr",. ~
the hene'it OF tho church We ARE 81 tho oiin,
on lh9t in s,rl, eases lie ala noI oh,eI" "l'H
Mr. Gays great antagonist, Audlew Inck.
son. swore. and :" by tho Eternal Was NOT rs
strongest oath. Inxt he az 20 iai.l 10 a.
talon OF NJ Clay e. discover ny M 'amEnsss,
had a large share OF wordl!nes, ard worldly
IA "a ptS. II you DO not want o hQte your i'o's
smnsiie to p'ores he'or. your fn"", E.me
selves is ru "rs iaya not hee" Simmer, 10 'hs
oath. Queen El2noeh. whoa no Lhsl IN
nave Set w Ia 6y hlQh icu "Aih WI. ilc nl"'L
copious aud Artistic swoarrr IN tho kingdom.
There WAS not sal or n the navy that tough,
was more proficient in this re pect than hi1
soNerlgn. That other renown ii female. aihN,
rine the GreRt OF Russia. though not Dehri"'
like the u nd 70 sen - venting. had her mog'h
iuli OF strange ltussiau an G-rGlaa "aih-
an ir"Tnan'ly ,eiii.!od he. court wHh ihe.r
yiEornGd variety.
II IIenrv lay Il d pnt swear. 10 W /, IS tho ost
Immaculate character OF Inn time II anhh
In that violent partisan uge could pass thr ugh
y hair century OF active politics without ei.It.
ling single blue streak he would be nothing
less than q saint. TOO good for earth we're hs
Hanspossd TO this period Of miller a.anaels
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

The official orders in the case OF Lieut.
ALEXANDER T. DEAN. Fourth Cavalry, show
clearly that Arizona Trimmings aud -four.
ishcs. supsraddsd to tho essentially simple
and docorous act Of taking drink. will not be
countonanccd In q service which brides itself
on quiet manners and digninsd department,
Lieut.. DEAN. early In the summer. was In
charge OF a portion OF Troop Of his regim ont,
detailed TO look after the now Yosemite Ma.
tonal Park. and to soc that no acts of tres-
pass. vandalism, or other misconduct were
committed by visi.ors. There wore two
charges and two specifications In his rocert
trial by court martial q. the Preside. and the
specification OF which 10 was found guilty
runs ~ follows:
'ln that, when IN public house, kept by Mr. Dawn
BA1rEm for the entertainment OF visitors to the
Yosemite Valley. Cal. he did WHEN bout to take a
drink Of whisksl, and without cause provocA cation
draw and IRE arsrslver loaded with powder and bal
rsnarling about or at the time Of nrinx said revolver
that that was an Arizona sccomps ninsnt' or worls
to that effect This to the alarm the guests In rud
public house In or near the Yosemite Valley Ca. about
June ~"
The court accordingly found tho L.auten ant
guilty OF corductto The rejudics oi good order
and military discipline. hut not guilty Of con.
duct unbecoming an 0acor and u gentleman.
as the charge had at first been made 20 read.
Tho sentence was that lie should be reprl-
mandsd and reduced In rank 80 THAT his
name shall appear on ths Army LEICESTER next
below that OF First Lieut. JOHN NJ. NEALL." The
reprlmsnd, as delivered by Gen. EUsys. was
not unkindly. and admonished Lieut.. DEAN
ito show by future good conduct that his mis-
deeds OF day may we'll 10 forgotten by others.
IN Wow Of his after devotion to duty and pro-
prieiy Of department. The reduction in rank
was somewhat serious penalty, since Lieut..
DEAN appears ON the Army Register OF this
year ~ No. 80 In the relative rank list Of First
Ileutsnants OF cavalry, while Lieut.. NEAL.
slso OF his regiment. Is No. l2l. drop OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
Tho Fisherman OF Greenport.

We copy In another column highly en-
Pertaining story from tho further end OF
Long Island, published yesterday by the
Brooklyn Eagle.
Tho sentiments attributed to tho Hon.
Hron MoLAuaHL1N by tho Eagle reporter
do serious injustice to that quiot fisher
man and potent politician. They represent
him not only rs deficient in the sense OF
humor. but as positively malevolent in his
disposition toward the Hon. ALFRED Z.
CHAPLIN.
When tho Hon. HUGH McLAuaHLrH
strikes. no never selects stuffed club or
Stuffed Prophet as his weapon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

forty numbers implies serious DELAY in climb
ing MP the ladder OF promotion. and. In fact
the two places wore three years apart meas
ured by the dates Of appointment
The mishap Of this otncer. who was expressly
relieved from any charge Of drunkenness on
duty. is . very clear indication to his comrades
that plain and unpretentious method Of tnk-
Ing whiskey Is far safer than putting on Arl-
yopn atvle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
Chicago's Wonderful Growth In the Next
Ten Years.

The Chicago Tribune Ia still busy con.
structlng for itself a population in 1900 ex-
ceedlng that which New York will have in
contemporary aims at this result should lie
preserved III glass case Tor exhibition at
the Great Columbian Fair
Between 1880 and 1880 1t reasons. New York
increased only from 1,20G, 800 to 1.5la sol,
while Chicago increased from sos, 1855 to
1,098.650. At about the same rates OF growth
between 1890 and 1900 New York would In
crease to ], 900. 600 and Chicago to 219s,l52
But the doubling Of Ch!cago's population
during the past ten years Is the result Of
enterprise in the way OF annexation.
Suppose that while Chicago was annexlng
the greater part OF Cook county New York
had quietly reached out across the river,
caught Brooklyn by the left wrist and Staten
Island by the right. and drawn those blush
ing and beauteous sweerhearts to its metro
politan bosom2
Then the mathematical process for esti-
mating the relative size OF tho two cities
would have been as follows: New York.
population in $780, l,20C. 800; in 1890. 2,s74,-
2Gl; and In 1000. by tho same rate O, In
crease. about 100000 against a possible
2,l9s. l52 for Chicago at the end OF the CEN
fury. including all the Armenian merchants,
Egyptian donkey drivers, Madagascans. and
Japs stranded on the shores of Lake M!chi-
gan at the end Of the Columbian show.
Tho Tribune would better send to Wash
ington for assistance from its old friend
RoBEHT =. PORTER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

According to Col. BARKsDALE OF tho Farm
efs' Alliance. the red dragon OF Wall street 10
bowling against the Sub-Treasury scheme. II
this statement be correct, the reddraRon has
moro brains than the Alliance mule
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

1t is fine new bath house that Is to be
opened to-day In a crowded quarter OF the
east side Of the city. under the auspices Of the
Association for the Improvement Of the Con-
dition OF the Poor. 1t is a credit to that body
and to the generous donors OF tho funds re-
CURED for Its erection. 1t will be OF service 70
multitudes OF people every day Of the year and
in the years to come. 1t is pleasing news that
other institutions OF the same kind are to be
established in the city,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
Ministers and Runaway Matches.

A farmer In Union county, New Jersey. has
sued q German minister at Newark to re-
cover penalty OF three hundred dollars on
account OF the alleged misconduct Of the
clergyman in performing the marriage cere-
mony between tho farmers daughter and a
farm laborer with whom she had eloped.
We infer from the rather meagre
account OF tho suit which has been
published that the charge against the
minister lie that he married the couple
without any evidence that the parents
of the girl consented to the match, although
che was no. old enough to make her own
consent sufficient under the New Jersey
law. The despatch states that the proceed-
ings are instituted under an old act which
penalty OF $500.
In this State 1t is crime for any officer
or clergyman to perform the marriage cere-
mony where he knows that there is any
legal impeachment to the marriage, but there
IL no provision for the recovery Of damages
against the offender In civil suit. Section
376 OF the Penal Code provides that "a
minister or magistrate who solemnizes
a marriage when either Of the parties Is
known to him to be under tile age OF legal
consent. or to be an idiot or an insane person,
or marriage to which. within his knowl-
edge. a legal impeachment exists, is guilty OF
q misdemeauor." This is substantially re-
enactment OF an old provision In the Revised
Statutes. The law OF this State confers
upon the minister or magistrate who
is called upon to solennize mar
rlage very full power to inquire into
the facts. Probably very few clergy
men ore aware Of the extent OF their au-
thority In this respect. Not only magis-
trate but minister may examine the parties
who desire to be married, or either OF them,
or any other person under oath In regard to
the right OF the couple to enter into the
marriage contract. The statute further
expressly empowers clergymen as we'll as
officers to administer oaths to the parties
or other persons who may bo examined. to
reduce their statements to writing and have
them subscribed, and it declares that either
OF the respective parties making false
statement under this oath shall be guilty Of
wiIful and corrupt perjury, and shall be
liable therefor" Sn9ularly enough. there
Is no declaration that false statements by
any other persons than the parties to the
marriage shall constitute perjury.
II this omission were supplied. and minis
ters would more frequently exercise the
power which they thus possess, to take
sworn testimony in respect to any legal i'm.
pediment to the union Of those whom they
are asked to marry. they would avoid a good
deal OF just criticism founded upon their
apparent Indifference as to the legality OF
the marriages which they celebrate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
Right from the Vermont HIS.

citizen who spent tho Fourth At Brattlsboro Vt
encountered ne country swain and his rosy sweet
:Ang nsT to 81. nIs. .ss n.d
ssSvsd. but Il seems to bo prslty m,ch KSS"",
Later on they brought up at 8 aods fountain where
scent will you have !" W
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

The abundance OF fruits OF all kinds in our
market this year signifies pleasant and whole.
some experiences TO myrIads OF consumers.
They are nearly oil cheap enough to DO within
the means OF people Of very slender incomes.
At this time the peaches are especially salts
focforv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

There Is no better reading In these times
than the crop reports. Those that we printed
yesterday from all the States OF the Union were
especially cheering. Truly this is a blooming
country and nll the signs are suspicious for
the United StQtes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
Tho Preacher. Wife Played the LOTTERY


Post Once Inspector Browne has referred 10 pisrIc,
Ats1rnsy h.kers case OF wrongray using the united
prit 10 the wife Of prominent minister Of ninstes
years standing in EsbrastA ', '-'''o
She Eulslesay informed The inspector that she Ia
been buying uchs!s for years and has won any
thing and she peiieves The lottery 10 fraud She viii
DO Lot OF with warming " Wv wa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
IacomparabIe New York,

Fran tie Courier. Journal
New York 10 undoubtedly much more metropolitan
than Chicago. Life is fuller and more varied there
than sire wbers In America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

"rarrows was always lucky"
Whats happened now 80
eyes ~"
ne succeeded In selling IL the o.hs. day for sll"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17

President Polk OF tho National Farmers
Alliance has given notice that lie INDUCES tho
hope that the Sub-Treasury scheme will be
adopted by Congress ut its next session. 1t is
hard Job for US to communicate to COL Polk
the lows that his crop OF hopes may bs busted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-17
THE war INTO TIE ARMT.
Revised Regulations Tor Exaninssg CaHdi
datcs Who Want In ho I.AcntenAnte.

datcs VINO Want to bo HAcntonauts.
WARRINGTON. Aug 16.-Aspirants for shout
der straps In the regular army may be inter-
estcd to learn that the rules OF last year govern
ing tho examinations OF candidates from civil
life for Second Lioutenancies have Just been
altered again. The changes now announced
seem to have been the result OF the experience
derived from the recent examination OF the
fret installment OF twenty-four candidates
from civil life. OF whom ono.halt passed.
What Is especially noteworthy 10 the section
deno,inE the relative weight to be given to tho
various subjects In which the candidate is gov
erned This is the rule for the examiners:
MARI each question according to its relative weight
anu reduce tho aggregate OF narka thus obAinsd III
each subject to scale Of 100 The result viii give The
average OF proficiency in the subject Multiply the
average In each snbiect by the number indicating the
relative weight Of the subject ami divide the OF
the producn Py The sum OF the relative weinhts the
viii be passed by the Hoard who shall not have attained
tion. and general average Of At least 10 per cent
In the example given under this instruction
tho three columns oflRures represent average.
relative weight. ana the product obtained by
multiplying the average by tho weight:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-23
uNREAsoNINe FAITH.
Examples In History of It's Inhuenc
Upon Human HapnInesa.

Examples In History Of It's influence
Upon Human Happiness
They were not wretched at all. these
early London citizens; but, on the con-
trary, joyous and happy and hopeful
And not only for reasons stated, but
for the great fact-the greatest fact Of
the time-of their blind and
ing faith.
It is impossible to exaggerate the i'm
p~ortance of unreasoning faith Is a
factor in human happiness The life
Of the meanest man was filed with
dignity and with splendor, because Of
the great inheritance assured him by
the church. We must never for one
moment leave out the church in speak
ing of the past. We must e forget
that all people, save here and there a
doubling Rufus or a questioning prince
of Anjou. believed without the shadow
of a doubt knowledge brought the
power Of questioning.
As yet there was no knowledge.
Therefore every mans life, however
miserable, was to his happy ignorance
the certain anteroOm of heaven. We
are fond Of dwelling on the medieval
he'll, the stupidity and the brutality Of
its endless torture. and the selishness
Of buying salvation with masses. Hell,
my friends, was always meant for the
other man. He who saw the devils
painted on the church wall. rending,
tearing, frying, cutting, securing the
poor souls in hell, knew these souls for
those of his enemies.
Like Dante, he saw among them all
his public and his private foes. He
looked upward for his hope. There he
beheld loving angels bearing aloft in
their soft arins the soul redeemed to
the abode Of perfect bliss. In that
soul he re sognized himself; he saw the
portraiture, exact and lifelike, Of his
own forgiven and sanctified features.
When the ambassadors of the Caliph
Haroun al Raschid brought gifts to the
great King Karl, the finest thing he
had to show them was the splendid
service of the church
This story is told literally. 1t might
be told as an allegory. In London,
Saxon and Norman-as also for many
centuries TO follow-the finest thing
they had TO show was the church, with
its music that moved the heart 10 tears;
its promises, which steeled the soul TO
endurance; its glories, which carried
the beholder far away from the waffle
and clay Of his hut and his grimy
leathern doubLet; its power, which
stood between him and the tyrannous
yer lord, and saved his home from
starvation and his womankind from
dishonor. Fortunate indeed it was for
the people that they had the church to
show 70 those ambassadors Of the Mos
lem Walter Besant in Harper's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-23
THE MASTERS COMING.


II Il a desolats night and lonely. affair In the
desolate land.
1 awaited the Masters coming-the touch Of
His healing hand.
The gates Of his house were guarded and sealed
with "a seal OF stone;
Yet stil for hi- steps ! waited and wept In the
dark alone.
And ! said. when the guards are dreaming |
viii Steal tn DIS couch OF r-st;
He viii think uf TBS weary yigls and welcome
me o. Ii. breast"
But lOi when OBJ "a vr- broken. the couch
where my Master lal
Held only Kls shining garments-they had
taken uy Lord cr-y
Then my soul in its grief and anguish lay down
ia the dark % DE.
Under a hopeless heavea. under "a sunless sky;
But my dreams were all OF the Master-dear as
my soul was dear.
And waking. 1 saw the glors 81 His beautiful
presence here.
And He said. a. 1 tcll and vorshiped: Arise.
and the Master see;
Behold the thornS that have crowned Him
the wounds thai we're made for thee!"
I wait for the Masters comiug now As in days
gone BY,
IND a hopeful heaven. un,.er a cloudless sky;
And still when the guards are dreaming. l
steal 20 his couch @. rtst.
His smile through the d-rkut-s lghtens, and
welcomes me to HI breast,
Frank L. stanton.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-23

The grammarian, the purist, the per-
nicketty stickler for trifes, is the deadly
foe of good English. nch in idioms and
racy Of the soil Every man who has
taught himself to know good English,
and TO love IL and TO delight in II, must
sympathize with Professor Lounsbury's
lack of admiration 'for that grammar
school training which consists in teach
ing the pupil how much NOR he knows
about our tongue than the great mas
ters who have nodded it, which practi-
cally sets up the claim that the only
men who are able to write English
properly are the men who have never
shown any capacity TO write it"-Bran-
der Matthews in Harper's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-23

The tarpon is the Megalops atlanticus
Of naturalists, a member of the family
Elopida, and may be considered a q
gantic herring. They have a wide geo
graphical range from the extremity Of
the Florida reef to Cape Cod, two specj
mems having been captured in the lat
ter locality IN 1874 From May to Sep
tember they are extremely common in
the northern streams of Florida seek
ing the warmer waters of the reef and
the more southern inlets during the
winter. Large ones are the rule, aver
aging $50 pounds in weight and from
five to seven and a half feet in length,
while their maximum length is said to
be over eight feet and their weight
800 pounds.
The smallest specimen observed in
the St Johns river, according TO a
careful observer, weighed sixty-eight
pounds. and its capture wa effected in
q that illustrates the agility of
the species II leaped aboard the
steamer Water Lily, clearing the guards
and landing fairly in the captains lap,
who was sitting in a chair in the middle
of the forward deck-C. f. Holder in
Century.