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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
BILLS INTRODUCED In BOTH HOUSES.
PROPOSED LENGTHENING OF LEGISLATIVE
TERMs-BRooKLYN MEASURES

PROPOSED LENGTHENING OF LEGISLATIVE
TERMs-BRooKLYN MEASURES,
Albany, Jan. 10 (Specia)-The Senate was In session
less than hour tonight. few bills were intro
duced, and an early adjournment was had until to-
morrow morning. Senator Laughlin introduced two
important amendments to the constitution. cne
amends Article X, providing for holding elections Of
city, town and village officers separate from the Ma
tional State and legislative elections. This proposed
amendment provides that after 1896 election Of
city, village officers shall be held on any day
on which Senators members Of the Assembly are
voted for
The other proposed amendment increases the term
OF the State Senators from two to four years. The
terms of the members of the Assembly are also length
ened from TO two years. The terms OF
the Governor and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are increased
TO four years The first election Of Senators
under the amendment is TO take place In 1893, and
the senators then elected to serve for three years
In 1896 they are to be elected for fouryear terms
Members Of the Assembly under this amendment, arc
to be voted for in 1894 From 1896, members OF the
Assembly TO be elected for two years The whole
plan of the amendments is to have the elections OF
city, village and town Officers the odd years and
to have them terms of two and four years and
the election of Legislative State and National officers
in even years.
Senator McCarren, of Brooklyn, introduced bill
authorizing the issuing of 100000 In bonds to buy
park lands and Senator Jacobs introduced one pro
vding for the expenditure OF SlOOO.ooo lot paving
Brooklyn streets.
Senator Chase, from Albany, had measure an
thorzlng the Governor TO appoint three experts 10
draft and present to the Senate uniform state
building law and he also sent to the desk measure
taking away from the Supreme Court funds now held
by it. and placing them in the hands oil the slate
Controller
The following were among the bills introduced In
By Mr. Ward-Approprlatng 100000 for con-
tnuing the work on the new CapltoI. ,.. y,
armed men associations of men into the State to do
police duty. ,, ,,-.. ,,,,
BY Mr.. Rice-Amending the Weekly PAYMENT bill
by excepting from it's provisions ohcials OF munclpal
corporations WHO receive stated salaries The term
corporation is defined to include joint STOCK COM
panies or associations.
| T. F. Byrnes-Providing for salaries of Park Com.
mssioners Of BrOohypS3 900 for the president. and
s. 800 per year for the other members
Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING for an enumeration OF
the Inhabitants Of New York state.
Mr. Earl-Last years bill for the CONSTRUCTION OF
sewers in the Twenty sixth Ward, OF Brooklyn.
Mr.. Webster-Empowering the Commissioners OF
Public Works to expend $500 900 for the pumping
hachineiy, ETC.. needed to deliver water at higher
deviation In New York.
Mr. Aoker-Appropriating 100000 to carry into
effect the law for the State care Of the insane.
Mr.. Brodsky-A cable railway bill for New-York
CITY, practically the same as introduced last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
RAPID TRANSIT AND THE sENAToRsHIf DIS
CUssED-NO ACTION TAKEN.

Albany, Jan. 10 6pedaD.-After the adjournment
Of the Senate tonight caucus Of Republican mem
bers of the Senate held in the Senate library
were discussed together with the amendments to
the Constitution which introduced IN the Senate
during the evening session. No agreement as to any
particular policy the Rapid Transit measures was
reached. The Senators present expressed their IN
dividual opinions and it the general feeling that
the Stewart bill, with some notifications would
eventually be the measure that they would support
What these notifications is not known, but they
are supposed to be in tile direction Of filing vacancies
in the Rapid Transit Commission when they occur
and in the number required to constitute quorum
Senator Fassett said that that measure, when CON-
pleted, would be one that ought to be acceptable
to all interests.
The question Of taking action in the senatorshp
fight was considered in all its bearings While no
definite course 10 be pursued agreed upon 1t Is
evidently the determination Of the Republican Senators
10 wait until Governor Hill has shown HIS hand, and
then to follow the best plan possible under the cir
onmstAncos they aCse. In AL likelihood, II Gov
ernor Hill become the unanimous choice of the Demo
Gratis, senator Evarts viii receive every Republican
vote On the other hand should the Governor attempt
to force upon the people a man against whom Demo
Gratis themselves viii rebel honest and independent
Democrat may possibly get Republican support for
the place. - e,-,... III,
probably be held TO morrow afternoon. senator Cog
feshan said tonight that IL his intention as
chairman of this oommitee 10 get the Kappa transit
bills back into the Senate as soon as possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
AN AGED WIDOW OVERCOME By SMOKE.

There was FIRE last evening in Joseph PAINS furnl.
ture store No 6S2 Tenthsye He occupies the
floor and the four stories above cut up small
apartments On the third floor lived Mrs. Ellen Costello
q sixty-eight year.old widow. who sick bed with
rheumatism. She crawled fire escape and was
overcome by She rescued BY FireInen Muir
ray and Kane OF Hook and Ladder. No 81 and taken
Roosevelt Hospital She not burned. The damage
to the property is SO 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
GOVERNOR HILL NAMED BY. EVERY ONE.
PRACTICALLY THE ONLY CANDIDATE FOR sENA-
roR-ms TAcTCs-A RUMoRED HILL
fsY rxLEeRAPn TO THE Tribune

Albany. jan IL (specal).-Smith NJ weed mas nv
Jet come to Albany 10 push along his senaeOrship
boom. lie will not come. in all probability a' ira.
M aud mis- first lieutenant John Is. Riley, pre'ehd
he absolutely In the dark as 10 his intentions Ia t'
respect This Is generally taken TO mean tna' -dr'
Weed has gwen up the fight. almost before one was
t-gm, and has left the field open TO Governor HILL
Al the politicians tonight point toward the Governor
a. us successor Of Senator Evarts 1t IS known tha'
The Governors friends have been trying IN various
ways 10 prSh some one else into the canvass, evI
seisly to set up q fight In which conditions "o"'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
APPROVING MRS. o,BRrEy FOR PRINCIPAL

APPROVING MRS. O'BRIEN FOR PRINCIPAL
Tho Committee Teachers Of the Board OF Education.
at the meeting yesterday afternoon, approved the action
the school trustees OF he Twef Ward in recommending
Mrs Agnes Oren for ohe place OF principal OF Gram
mar School No. a. o'Brlen II at present assistant
principal u Primary School No. 90 The vacancy In Gram
mar school No AZ was caused by the death Of Mrs. Han
nah eraser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14
ANIMAL REPORT OF THE STATE TREASURER.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE TREASURER
Albany, Jan. 13.-Elliott Danforth the State Treas
urer has transmitted TO the Legislature the annual
report Of his department for the fiscal year ending
.September 80, 1890. The receipts of the different
funds under the supervision of the State Treasurer
aggregated s1s,212 800 40 The balance on hand oc-
tober l. 1880, was S5.4266O9. making the total re-
ceipts during the fiscal year $23,e39,oos The pay
ments from these funds during the fiscal year amounted
to SIT, 446,s64 20. The total amount OF the state
tax collected, from The various Corporations in the
state during the fiscal year $115s,976 Al. The
FIVE banks paying an annual state tax paid in all
s52 400 &c. The amount collected under the Collat-
eral Inheritance Tax law during the year was S1117,
637 20. and under the Organization Corporation Tax
law S220,710. - A.. u,,u,,,a -.
January l. 1891, was "a, 3d5, 1876 95.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-14

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The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
Armstrong aud nooth.

DR.. Armstrong, who died in Atlanta a
few days ago ofapoplexy, led peculiar
ly romantic career. For years he fur
nished newspaper correspondents with
material for wild stories, and numerous
efforts were made to prove that he was
identical with j. Wilkes Booth, who as
sassinated Abraham Lincoln. James H.
Payson, of Sidney, o., who is in this city
at present, knew him intimately in for.
mer days, and in referring to the matter
said:
Dr. Armstrong spent several years in
Sydney as a United Presbyterian preach
err, and was noted for his eloquence and
for the theatrical methods which he
employed In the pulpit. During the war
he mysteriously disappeared, but came
to the front few years later as an Epis-
copal clergyman.
He continued in the latter zpacity
until made the subject Of two assaults
by persons who believed him to be j.
Wilkes Booth He then went to Cincin-
matt, where he achieved through the
newspapers an unenviable notoriety. For
ten years nothing has been heard from
him by his old associates. There is no
doubt that he bore remarkable resem-
blance to the assassin of Lincoln He
limped with his right leg and wore long,
black hair, which those who suspected
him claimed was utilized TO conceal o
scar resulting from a wound inflicted by
Boston Corbett, who claimed TO havs
shot Booth. San Francisco Call
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
HOW a creal steelyara. sal. Enaed.


Two Penobscot county farmers had
bought AN old fashioned pair of steel.
yards, each paying part of the cost, and
both used them for weighing their
produce for market. After time dis
pute arose and both claimed to own
them. The matter was carried into
court. A trial was held before jury,
and the jury disagreed. Then the case,
on some technicality. was sent to the
law court, and was again sent back for
trial. The costs up to this point had
reached about $500, about hundred
times the original cost of the steelyards.
When it came up again Judge Peters
was the presiding justice. He told the
counsel that, if continued, the costs
would be increased to such an extent
that one or the other of the parties
would lose his farm in order to pay, and
advised them to enter it neither party"
and divide the cost as it was. After a
consultation the parties said that they
were willing to do chat, and it looked as
though the case would be settled.
All at once one Of the contestants went
over to his counsel in the court room
and asked: "But who is going to get the
steelyards? I'll be hanged if he shall
have them" The other contestant made
the same declaration. Then the COUNSEL
rose and said the case was just where it
was before any talk Of settlement had
been made. They were willing to stop
litigation and divide the cost, but what
could be done with the steelyards?"
"rll fix that, said Judge Peters. Let
the sheriff of the county take the steel
yards at night and go down and throw
them into the middle of the river, let
ting nobody know the exact spot, so they
never can be recovered by any one. !"
The contestants agreed to that PROPOSE
ton, each paid his proportionate part Of
the cost, and the case was dropped.
Lewiston Journal
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
Apropos Of the Season.

Ah-h-hl
That's about as good description as
could be written of today's weather.
1t also serves the purpose of describing
that very vague and uncertain thing a
person would like to do under the newly
felt influence of sunshine. Perhaps one
would just like to expand himself-a lit
tie and slowly, without putting too much
effort in the process.
This is day when the pleasantest
thing possible is to stand about and ex-
list. II would be much less troublesome
to lie down and exist, but unfortunately
that can't be done-at least not in the
sunshine, and a person has a lazy hank
ering after the sunshine Summer is
as yet only skin deep. The lawn looks
very attractive, but under 1t oozes damp
pneumonia. Faint traces of winter are
still felt, though the temperature has
reached 20 dogs, and the season has not
yet lost its nasal twang, so TO speak.
The man who imagines he has the grip
is still present, describing the 529 aches
in various parts Of his frame.
One of the strange features of this
weather is the sudden change. One can
not see to scrape yesterdays mud off his
possessions because Of dust in his eyes.
The mud Of the streets seemed one Of
the most permanent phenomena Of nat
ure, and that the sprinkling cart should
be felt necessary so soon after the skys
efforts seems incredible. indianapolis
News.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16

A pet bear belonging to Dewitt Nc
Dowell, of Arkansas City, which had
been taught to open doors, shake hands.
dance, ETC., escaped from his cage one
night recently, and for a time created
CONSERVATION among large number OF
people.
A fashionable bali was in progress at
the time, and bruin was attracted by
the music. There was funny scene in
the ballroom when he entered, and, rails
ing himself on his hind legs, volunteered
to shake hands and then began to dance.
There was grand rush for the doors,
and several ladies attempted to jump
out of the windows.
After he had finished his waltz the bear
was coaxed from the room, and then be-
gan to paint the town and succeeded in
frightening half the inhabitants almost
out of their senses. Entering the st.
Charles Hotel he climbed the stairs and
wabbled into one room after another,
routing out the guests in their night
clothes and incidentally damaging the
furniture Having had all the fun he
wanted with the guests, he returned to
the street and proceeded to amuse him
self by trying to enter the residences of
the solid citizens Being closed to unin-
vited guests, he was unable to effect an
entrance into any of them, but he con-
WINGED the inhabitants that burglars
were at work, and one alarm after an
other was sent in to the police station,
until every officer on the force was on
the trail of the marauder
Meeting one Henry Foster on the street
he struck him playful blow on the side
of the head, knocking him down and
making some ugly wounds Finally he
entered the National bank building
through a side hallway. climbed the
stairs to the third floor, and walked into
the room of julius Behrend That gem
tleman jumped from bed. prepared to
shoot burglar. but when he saw what
it was he rushed into the hall and shut
the bear in. where he was soon after
ward captured. Kansas Cor Philadel-
phia Press,
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
An Ahnsed Language.

1t is curious to note what yulgarisIns
creep into the American language even
the language spoken by well educated,
not to say cultured, people. just at pres
emit the ear is narrowed by phrase, or
rather a word, much used by our bellies
who assist afternoon hostesses at that
function called "tea "My dear, "
says one girl to another. ''pm invited to
pour for Mrs. Commonwealth next
Wednesday" "Oh, are you? Well,
abe asked me to turn, but had another
engagement" Heavens and earth,
thought, what is the meaning Of pour
and turn It was some time before
the verbs and their implied noun made
a connection in my brain, and then the
desire 10 stand these young women in a
corner was so intense / retired to avoid a
demonstration.
The century has indeed grown old and
lazy where the tongue finds so small a
word as ~tea" difficult OF utteranee. To
pour tea is about as simple phrase as
can be spoken, and to drop the final
word Tea is to render it intolerably vui-
gar. The custom at large afternoon re.
ceptions here Of having two good look.
ing girls perform this service, generally
imposed on servants ia well appointed
houses in London, Is thoroughly Amer
lean, and 20, too, Is the Accountable fault
which has grown out Of il. Boston
Hareid
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
This Dog Has Another Day.

On Tuesday morning, as was his Gus
tom, Mr.. Littlefield, of Valadosta, went
into the house where his puppy had
been put to bed at night and found him
dead. He took him by the collar he
wore around his neck and laid him on
the ground outside. Mr.. Littlefield
went in to breakfast, and his wife in
quired after the puppys health, asking
If he were asleep. Eyes, sleep from
which he will never awaken" Mrs. Lit
tlefield sent a servant with warm
blanket. with orders to bring the dog in
her room by the fire. So soon as the
servant saw the dog she replied, "He's
dead, sure"
Mrs Littlefield believed the same
thing, but placed the dead dog by the
fire, where she rubbed, rolled and patted
him, pried his mouth open, blew into it,
trying to initiate the lungs; placed him
in a hot bath, rubbed him dry, put
whisky down his throat, and was re-
warded by groan and movement Of
one foot and breathing This treatment
by Mrs. Littlefield of his body was kept
up for three hours, when, to the delight
Of his owners, he could hold up his head,
and is now well.-Savannah News.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
DEDIOAT0RY EXERCISES
OF fhe worlds Fair to be Held Ffom ocz
taber IA 20 IA, 1890.
President Harrison VIII Appoint Proper
0Aicers to Take Command Of the
Trocps--An Elaborate
Programme.

Information from Chicago says:
Plans for the dedicatory exercises Of
the Worlds Fair from October Ii to
14th, 1892, have been adopted by the
committee on ceremonies. The
military encampment will last
four days, and the president
OF the United States will be
asked the direct proper officers
to assume command OF troops
The military parade and review will
take place Tuesday, October Ill,
and subsequent days Of the encamp-
ment will be devoted to regimental
and brigade drills and other military
features OF an attractive nature, in-
Guiding Friday, October a. Illus
trations of attack aud defense OF
the position with alarms OF service
not q sham battle, as ordinarily
conducted, but on military principles.
During every evening there will be
magnificent display of fireworks in
jackson Park and on the lake along
the entire front OF the city. Wednes-
day, October ~, will be the day of
dedication by proper and memorial
services, which will be of a brilliant
and imposing character and will be
held in the main building at jackson
Park. During Wednesday evening
the president of the United States
win give reception to distinguished
foreigners and invited guests. Thurs
day, October IS, grand civic and in
dustrial display, which is to be one
OF the browning features of the cele.
bration, will be formed by 10 O'Clock
and move directly to Jackson Park
through some principal streets OF the
city. 1t is designed on this display
20 give the representation of the
principal events in the life of Coluu.-
bus, and Ct the first 800 years OF this
country subsequent to its discovery.
There Is TO be grand dedication ball
Thursday, october 13, in the even
ing. Friday evening, October IA,
officers of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition will give reception in
the administration building. Further
details will be elaborated from time
to time.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
h lRUSSELLVILLE DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ny
Democrat Printing Co.
RuSsELLvILLE, ARK.
ENORMOUS CAVERNS.
An Exploring Party's Discovery In jose
phine County, Ore.
MAMMoTH CAVE EouALED.
The Main Body Estimated TO be 1900 Fee
From the Surface of the Noun
tain Beautiful Passages

A recent San Francisco special
says Examiner announces the
discovery OF enormous caverns in
Josephine county, Oregon, twelve
miles north OF the California line and
about forty miles from the coast.
The Examiners exploring party,
which visited the caverns, reached
them by the way OF Grants Pass,
Oregon, on the line of the Oregon
and California branch of the South
ern Pacific. From there the party
travelled thirty miles by stage to
Kerby and then proceeded into the
mountains with pack trains and
horses. Two openings in the cave
were discovered. These openings
look like small assures in great
limestone bluff. This limestone ex-
tends for miles and appears massive
and solid outside, but is honeycombed
within with cracks and crevices
which extend for miles without any
apparent order or system.
Many of the passages within the
cave arc described as of great beauty,
containing in them semi-transparent
stalactites, giant milk-white pillars,
pools and streams of pure, clear wa
ter. A creek flows from the mouth
of the main entrance to the cave, and
it wac here the party entered. They
spent week in exploring the cave
and found iDnumerabie passages and
chambers, and, several miles from
the entrance discovered 6 email lake
OF clear water and water fall
of thirty feet in height, All kinds of
grotesque figures were found in
various chambers. A large number
of fash light photographs were taken.
The only Sign OF any animal life was
found short distance from the en-
trance, where few bones indicated
bear used it for their lair and carried
their prey there. 1t was estimated
that the main body Of the cave was
1900 feet from the surface of the
mountain, and the cavern itself ap-
peared to be fully as large as the
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16


There Ii something the matter with
tie small boy Just uow. Perhaps that
isn't lust the phrase to ilses because that
seems to imply Shat be y 10 some way
guilty Of blame, whereas possibly his
present condition zaay simply be the
natural one, which an urlsindly civiliza-
ton has thwarted and kept from being q
permanent one, as nature intended. He
no longer walks on his feet with his head
ia the air: he walks on his hands, with
his feet swinging clumsily above him.
He wsllld walk on his head. If be could.
In default Of that, he stands there when
he is obliged to stand at ali. He turns
handspfings, he jumps, he flies. He
makes another boy subservieilt unto him
self and enthrones himself upon his
shoulders. He rigs up a perilous trapeze
across the fence tops in the back yard.
He plants long row Of inverted bottles
in the soft earth and essays an unsteady
progress down lifeline.
The policeman is in despair. The genus
common boy lie has understood in every
subtlety Of his thought and variety Of It's
manifestation. But this special creation.
that ii half vertebrate and half inver-
tcbrate, part boy and part devil, that
cuts pigeon wings under his ves,g nose
and flies to safe distance to jeer AZ him,
this is something he never knew before.
At least lie thinks he never did. He
thinks so every year. He viii 60 on
thinking so every year, probably, as
surely as the year rolls round and the
circus comes again.
The small boy never knows the whole
az himself, never gets all there is ont Of
himself until then. The days of his life
60 alcng, and there is The school and the
play Of an ordinary prosaic kind. But
when the circus comes he comes into his
full inheritance He realizes for u brief
while all that it means to be "a soarine
human boy" The circus strikes him ia
the right place, as he would say. And
it strikes him right while he is there,
lie came into the binding in two
legged propriety. He goes out Of it
wheeling along in hand and foot circles
on the ground New York Evening Sun.