The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-08

stances OF extreme old age are more conf
mon among those who exercise themselves
withgardcning than in any other employ
ment.
Rev. i. w. Plummer OF Boston viii
preach at the monthly all-day holiness
meeting at the Peoples Evangelical
Church, Plain and Ashmont streets, on
Friday, March 0. Services at 1880, and
1880.
Heyman J. Hrsch OF Norwich has re-
ceived his appointment as deputy collector
OF internal revenue for the district OF
Connecticut and Rhode Island, succeeding
Frederic III. Parmalee. Hewili enter upon
his duties April 1.
Colonel Honey must acquire the COM
pulsory faculty of abbrieviating his type
written orations for newspaper publlca-
tion. His own organ is the only avenue
for the advertisement of his constitutional
research and acumen'
The click of the seamstresses' machines
vibrates on the still midnight air, for
there is only an interval of three weeks be-
fore Easter raiment must be substituted
for the sombre winter garb, while Nature
springs into gladstone being.
The dictates OF masculine fashion insist
upon the creased coat sleeves to harmo-
nize with the distended pants leg. Spare
and bony figures may have to take refuge
in the balloon shoulder arrangement
which sets off the female redingote.
The Populists will meet in State con-
vention this evening in Slade Hall. DIR.
Garvin might not decline the gubernato-
rial nomination and as p. j. Mccarthy is
not candidate for reelection, a consplc-
uous place on the ticket might tickle his
fancy.
A Bible class numbering 769 was organ
in ha
evening. The Union Gospel choir, which
has been revived since the Moody meet
ings, occupied the balcony, and Pol voices
joined in the Interpretation OF fayorite
hymns.
"Nearly half a century has elapsed since
/ visited Providence, and 1 was astonished
to witness the many strides IN progress
made during that time" Thus spoke
Robert Mclaughlin of New York, who
was here attending the funeral of his
brother, yesterday.
The joint committee on highways of the
City Council, gave public hearing in the
municipal court room this afternoon on
the resolution to lay out and widen Eddy
street, from Point street northerly to Ship
street, under the betterment act, to uni
form width of 20 feet.
The Chinese are not responding to the
polite invitations of Deputies Gilmartin
and Kavanaugh TO present their hatless
chromos at the South Main street regis
tration office with startling alacrity. They
want to be Mclean men, but can't leave
Iaundlie SO much tine.
Hugh Carroll has completed that
voucher" investigation, but ne couldn't
entice the sitting Republican members TO
rise to their defense. Representative
Blodgetts seat does not seem in great
danger of vacation after his speech on the
general suffrage bill yesterday.
Ex-Governor John w. Davis is the latest
candidate for Democratic Senatorial
honors. Ii is to be hoped that he will fare
better at the hands of the convention than
was his experience n few years ago. Paw
tucket should be able TO trot out a SUI
perior statesman to the irrepressible Car
roll.
Charles r. Godfrey, the paying teller of
the National Bank OF Commerce, was too
fly for the sharper who victmized the
Merchants National and Second National
banks with raised checks recently. 9th
erwise "Charles G. Kingn would have
been $500 in by adding two ciphers to the
figures 10.
The work of laying the cables of the
Union Railroad Company, from the power
house to the East side, was per-
formed today under the supervision
of Rigger Richard Baker. There are six
cables each weighing about 10 tons. The
work was watched by large number of
persons from the Point street bridge.
Joe Mullen did not sound the Assembly
call today from the State House belfry, but
nevertheless sundry members of both
branches materialized, primarily for the
purpose OF securing their newspapers and
periodicals. Honey and Mulholland are
resting after their enervating labors in be-
half OF the down trodden registry voter.
Judge Patterson, General Black, and a
select party of 10, are enjoying days
outing at the Squantum Club today, as the
guests of President Shepard of the Rhode
Island Business Mems Association. A
choice supply of Narragansett CLAIMS will
form one of the novelties OF the feast to
the Congressional representatives.
Now that the Senatorial problem has
been amicnbly adjusted, there appears to
be no necessity for the adjournment Of
the Legislature until just before the
April town meetings. IL may be difficult
to hustle together quorum in the upper
branch, for seed time is at hand and the
weather conditions are conducive to out
door application.
The Prohibitionists in recent years have
hit upon the secret caucus scheme to fix
nm the state nominations. Last evening
smoking room for three quarters of an
hour and conferred the Senatorial can
didacy upon the veteran Louis Il. Dun
ham. The Assembly ticket was completed
by the selection of battle-scarrcd heroes
in the cold water crusade.
A committee OF DE Morlay Commandery,
X. T., of Washington, ID. c., were in town
Yesterday, returning home from Boston
where they had been to secure headquar-
tcrs and horses for the grand tri-ennial
concIavc in 1895. The DE Marlay Knights
Templar always appear i'm the saddle and
they will use 80 horses in the Boston pro-
cession. The committee were entertained
at Providence yesterday by sir knights of
st. Johns Commnndcry.
The choir OF the Union Congregational
Church will render Staincrt's Oratorio of
the concifxion NJ the morning service on
Palm Sunday, March 18TH. instend OF at
the evening services as before announced
This change is called for by the Mills
evangelistic meetings which occupy the
church on that evening with a classified
audieuce men only. Great care has been