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yV * V 1»« ..ijfv-^ » -•« t,»3Jjiliti'AWk...fct,J»«**5y,.*> ». * -. • •* • F* 8 *W- M**» •»*'»•-'*»<••'. <•««* S-J." ̂ !|L-W * >.-*S ,K«-. « */•«»»' ,'•»*««•»» I*W|. '- » -» •» ---Y. *.«,»<>»* * PAST INADGUMTIOSS. TO-DAY AND TKSTEBDAT Dl THE NATIONAL HBTKQFOUS. ?ev«f 'sSjjSX "*V» ? ,. ®11* from VmhiBftim to Har- K - rtson--The Great Capitol Building--The - •' White Hons* »nd it* Spacious Ground*-- ^ InugiirstioM of the i'ut inauguration of President Harrison V • revives many memories of a past age in the f,-^4 ri mindB of those who have visited the Capitol City for the ilrst time. The United States , is a weak bantling in matters of antiquity 'i„ *?'•? in the eyea of dusty England, with its ab- % beys of the fourteenth century, its statues f • iof twenty Generations, and its time-worn £;,|> archives; but in Washington, if anywhere, . i8 exemplified the fact that our people are w learning to cherish and revere the tokens ;; that cluster around the birth of a nation. ^ and at every step in the crowded city will V. ' * k® met reminders of the lust century and ' connecting links of suggestion down through the deeados to the present time. These are manliest more particularly in the great Capitol Building and tho White House, both of which structures glow forth _• resplendent throutrh the grime and wear of nearly a hundred years, and present within ^ . more than one treasure of antiquity, sa­ credly guarded through storm, the elements and war. The entire city aspect is tinged with historical semblance, combined with an effort at the attractive and beautiful. From a mere town-site, containing 3,(KJ0 people, it has grown to a 14-mile circuit. .. covers nearly ten square miles, and. from its huadred-foot elovmion, looks down four .miles of Potomac fronta<re to a circling range of magnificent wooded hills. Boast- * ing a population of nearly 150.000, its twenty-one tree-shaded avenues of sweep- ing widtn present surprises in mall, squares, circles and triangles that in- i' *»;' cliide the groat liotaiiieal Garden, the , ,VA 1 Smithsonian Institution, the Department of • Agriculture, and statues, lofty and massive, commemorative the men who helned to :.make great the Government which tho . lovely city represents. In bronze. Jackson looks down from his charger at La ayetto Square: Lincoln scans Judiciary Square in dignified poso; the heroic statue of Rawlins C'rests on the tract that bears his name; ' Washington greets the passer-by at tho circle; Scott guards the White House to the north; and, the gift of the colored race, the writer of the Emancipation Proclamation, looms over Lincoln Park in colossal bronze. At every turn there is a suggestion of the past, and no visitor will leave the city without having seen in some guise or other the counterfeit presentment of each one of tho Presidents who have guarded tho destinies of the United States since it burst the bonds of dependence and bloomed forth the free nation of all man­ kind. The group given herewith includes every President from Washington to Har­ rison--a period of exactly 100 years. learn they are a mile and a half apart, the PrMidwt b house being in the w> Btfortiofi w j u* -nn. . „-,on,y two stories in height, 170 feet long, and 86 feet deep, with a beautiful north portico supported on eight Ionic column*, and a semicircular colonnade on ttie fouth^ith six columns. It is huilt of Virginia freestone, which is very porous, and to protect it from the weather it reoeives frequent coats of white lead, which keeps it sr. clear, striking color, in harmony with its popular designation. Its history embraces five epochs of note: corner stone laid, 1792; edifice occupied by President Adams. 18,xi; burned by the Brit­ ish. 1814; r.'sto ed and reoccupied, 1818. Its grounds smlTiico auras. twen- "8ir, the Senate and House of Represen­ tative# of the United States are ready to at­ tend yon to take tho oath required by the Constitution, which will be administered by the Chancellor of the State of New York." Washington responded: "I am ready to proceed." Then they passed to the open porch at the south end ot the hall, where Chancellor Livingston, of New York, pro­ nounced the oath, and Washington, holding up his right hand reverently, in a clear, strong voice, eaid: "I. George Washington, do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend tho Constitution of the United States." f ABBiEiH LIKCOLH. jfaesMeat Liaooin. on the oooasion of his AFFAIRS IN ILLINOIS. ESTIXG mifg e&TBIBkD FKOM VARIOUS SOCBCUk THK CAPITOL BUILDING. What Our Neighbors Are Doing -- Matters of General and Local Interest -- Mar" riagrs and Deaths--Accident* and Crimes --Personal Pointers* A TRiriiB TBAOXDY. --The day before Christmas, 188T, Mrs. Ida M. Macau ley, a handsome and pre­ possessing woman of Chicago, shot and instantly killed her hnsband, proofs of whose infidelity were aggravated from the fact that his companion in guilt was the |wife of Mrs. Macaoley's brother. At the Coroner's inquest the woman was ad­ judged temporarily insane and irresponsi­ ve for her acts. Since that time she has nt times been depressed and at others un­ usually bright and happy. Doubtless, ty of . which, handsomely laid out. are in­ closed as the President's private grounds. The nearest Government building is the Treasury, just east. The White House grounds lie between Fifteenth and Seven­ teenth streets, iind extend to the Potomac River, and besides trees andishrubbe; y have a fine fountain. The interior is kept in modern order acd elegance, despite the an­ tiquity of the edifice, which has the merit of roominess and solidity. SOME NOTABLE INAUGURATIONS. QEOBGE WASHIKGTON. George Washington received every elec­ toral vote for President, and, as far as can be known, every individual votj in the United .States, But there was no such unanimity in the choice for Vice President. John Adams receiving little more than a majority of the electoral votes. Owing to the badness of the roads, and not a little to what now seems criminal neglect, themem- flrst inauguration, rode to the Capitol, be­ tween double files of cavalry, while upon the roofs Of tho houses lining Pennsylvania avenue were stationed squads of riflodien from tho regular army, ready to shoot down auy one who sht.uld fire on the Presi­ dential carriage. Just before the cere­ monies besan a strange historic group was accidentally forme;!. On one side was Senator Douglas, late Mr. Lincoln's chief rival for the Presidency, holding Mr. Lin­ coln's hat. On the otMr stood Chief Jus­ tice Taney, author of the Dred ScJbtt deci­ sion. and close )to Jthe latter Presi­ dent Duchanan. Tovtfya frbot ana center stood Abraham Lincoln, President-elect, thus grouping together tho principal characters in the most momentous era of American history. When the loud and pro- ' longed cheering had subsided. Senator Ba­ ker briefly introduced Mr. Lincoln, and, stepping forward, the President-elect, in a firm, clear voice, every word being heard by every one of the audience, read that re­ markable inaugural. When he pronounced Our Presidents, from Wasliington' to Harrison. TO m 1 § BRIE? HISTOKY OF THE PBESIDENT8. Mo. Nauie. George Washington. John Adams Thomas -Ioffer-on James Miidison........ James Monroe John Quincy Adams... Andrew Jackson . Martiu Van Buren..... iwm u Harrison...... . John Tyler .jjatnes K. folk .l/.achury Taylor, . Mulard Fillmore....t., .jfrauklin Pierce........ James Buchanan. Abraham Lincoln* Andrew .Johnson....... Ulysses 8. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes.. James A. Garfield Cuester A. Artnur...... Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison.... State. Born. Died. Virginia 1732 1799 Massachusetts 1735 1820 Virginia 1743 186 Virginia 1751 183(i Virginia 175 < 1881 Massachusetts 1767 . 1848 Teanes-eo. 1767 1843 Kew York 1782 1862 Ohio ............ 1773 • 1841 Virginia 1790 1862 Tennessee. 1795 1849 Louisiana 1784 1850 Kew York 1800 1874 &ew Hampshire. 1804 1869 Pennsylvania. 1791 18GS Illinois 1809 1835 Tennessee 1806 1875 Illinois 1822 1885 Ohio 1822 Ohio 1831 1881 Kew York, 1830 1883 New York. 1837 Ohio 1833 Term of offiee. Bywhom elected. T wo terms, 1789-1797 One term, 1797-18J1. Two terma, 1801-1S<» Two terms, 18JM-lt317 Two terms, I8l7-l(fia One term, 182T>-1829. 'Two terms. 182.)-1837 On;) term, 1837-1841 ,One month, 1841 3 yra 11 moi, 1841-1845 lOiieterm, 1845-1849 |1 year 1 mos, 1849-1850. 12 yrg 8 moe, 1850-1863......... One term. 18 >3-18.57 One term, 1857-1861 One term 1 month, 1861-1866.. 8 yra 11 mos, 1H*>5-18G9 Two terms, 1869-1877 One term. 1877-1881. 6 mos 15 days, 1881 3 yra 5 mos 15 days, 1381-1685.. One term, 18a5-188'J. One t*>rui, 1K8.» IWhole people, Federalists. iKepublicans. .......... iltepublicaua ..... ...... 'All parties. . House of KepiesentaUvs* », Democrats. ........... oorate. Whius. WhiR#., Democrats. AVhigs. \VhiR«. DeiKoaratB. ........... Democrats. i Republican*. ...». Itoiuib'ieans. Heiublicans. ,.. Itepuolinm. » t.*.-.. Kepublicans. liepublicans. Demoirats. li publii aa». President Harrison is the twenty-third joitizen who has risen to the highest honor In tho gift of the people. The scroll of national famo accords equal reverence to fthe direct choice of the people and to acci- gental successors, and death has given five f the latter class a place in history. The •official summary condenses the lives of ithese great men to a historical line, but it is thrilling with eloquent deeds cherished 'in the hearts of a people. THE GKEAT CAPITOL BUILDING. • The Capitel Building hardly shows its age, *nd It is difficult to imagine that it lacks only four years of being a century old. The taocompanyiag picture gives a full front •view. Facing east, ou the west brow of a 'plateau, its 751 feet ot length afTords a frand and pleasing prospect, while over alf that amount of depth enables the {building to very comfortably crowd nearly lour acres of ground. Its history may be Ibriefly summarized: Cornerstone laid by "Washington Sept. 18,1793; north wing ready lor tho first sitting of Congress Nov. 17, J1800; south wing finished. 18'J8; interior of {both wings burned by the British Aug. 24. •,814; reconstruction of wings begun. 1815; foundation of main building laid March 24, 11818, and the whole completed. 1827. An "extension was projected twenty-three years lister, and its corner-stone was laid by [President Fillmore and Daniel Webster July (4. 1851. This addition saw completion only (after sixteen years' work. The entire •structure, with its Corinthian columns, >rojections, coupled columns and recessed jortieos. presents a striking look, the cen- ral sandstone being painted white and the {marble extensions just streaked with faint Jblue. Several groups of sculptures, the Jcast-iron dome in the ceuter, 135% feet in (diameter and 287% loet in height, and the igreat bronze statue of Liberty at tho apex, iiend graceful finish to the most noted struc­ ture in America. Inside, the rotunda forms a circular room jninety-six feet in diameter, and rising to •the dome nearly double that distance, con- "taining a number of line decorations and (historical paintings. The Senate Chamber, ttheHallof the House of Representatives. [Supreme Court rooms. Court of Claims, and •library of Congress take up the interior of the edifice, and look out on tho beautiful Canjlol grounds, comprising 51% acres, !hairdsomely laid out and containing a va­ riety of trees, the colossal marble statue of " Washington to tho east being a majestic jguard to the great statues, paintings, and ^archives stored in a structure which is the wonder of every new-comer to the Capitol City. HOME or THK PRESIDENTS. Perhaps not one ont of ten visitors ! arriving in Washington neglects to'look first and foremost for the White House, which is here ilu^trated. Strangers get the Executive Mansion and the Capitol fBuiiding sadly mixed in the mind's •^eye, but, once seen, .the White House •is never forgotten. So accustomed are people to seo the two buildings in en­ gravings near together, tha\' thy bers of the first House did not assemble in sufficient numbers to form a quorum until the 6th of April. 1789, and on that day the votes of the electors were opened and counted. Officiai mformation was immedi­ ately communicated to Washington and Adams, and preparations made for an im­ pressive inauguration. On the 14th of April Charles Thompson. Secretary of tho late Congress, eonveved official notice to Washington, and he set out at once, his journey being a continued triumphal pro­ cession. As they drew near the city of New York, it was tean that all the vessels and boats were highty decorated and crowded with spectators, and his progress was accompa­ nied with the music of many bands, the roar of cannon, and loud acclamations of the people. Landing at Hurray's wharf, he was re- the closing words, "I am loath to close--we are not enemies, but friends--we mnst not be enemies--though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection," etc., the people broke into aload and prolonged cheer. GENERAL GRANT. The inauguration f>f General Ulysses 8. Grant on the 4th of March, 1869. aroused a great display of popular enthusiasm in which all parties joined. OBOVEK CLEVELAND. The" inauguration of Grover Cleveland surpassed all previous ones. For a week before March 4th the two Washington de­ pots were crowded with peoplo night and day. It -is estimated that 250.000 persons from other places were present. How to accommodate them had been one of the problems for the Inauguration Com­ mittee, who appointed several hundred TH* WHITE HOURS. ceived by the Governor, corporation of the city, clerey, foreign ministers, and the mili­ tary, and escorted to his residence. On the 30th of April service was held in all the churches of the city at 9 o'clock in the morning, and soon after noon the commit­ tees of Congress and the heads of depart­ ments waited upon uWashington, and a grand procession was formod, the military in advance, the committees next, then the President in a coach accompanied by his Aid-de-Camp. Colonel Humphreys, and his Private Secretary, Tobias Lear. After them were various civil officers and citizens. Ar­ riving at Federal Hall, they were conducted by Marshal Webb to the Senate Chamber, at the door of which the President was form­ ally received by Vice President Adams, previously inaugurated, and conducted to his seat. Both houses of Congress occupied the Senate Chamber before him. Then the Vice, President, addressing Washington. men to make a-canvass of the house­ holders who had room to spare and would be willing to receive one or more of the tourists. In spite of the pre­ cautions all tliev available space was occu­ pied two days bWore the inauguration, and the thousands who arrived on the 2d and 3d of March,were left to shift for themselves. How they shifted is still matter of amuse­ ment to the Washingtonians. They sleptin hallways and collars and in the public parks. The procession was simply enormous, occu­ pying six hours in passing a given point. The President delivered his inaugural ad­ dress in a clear, resonant voice, from mem­ ory, making only an occasional reference to the notes in his hand, and then Chief Jus­ tice Waito administered the oath of office. THFJ man who is willing to give yon pointers is not to be f ound at the bench •how. VICTIMS ornUt TSAOBDT. grieving oror her tyonblo and feeling re­ morse at having shot her husband, led her to the last insane act of her life. She was found dead in her bed, clasp­ ing in one arm the body of her 3-year-old son, "William Walter, iu the other the body of her li-year-old daughter, Ida M. The bodies were all covered by the bed-clothing. To a gas bracket at the side of the bed was attached a rubber hose, whi 'li ran under the coverings. The gas was turned on, and its deadly fumes es­ caping under the bed-clothes had asphyx­ iated mother and children. When found the bodies were in a state of natural re­ pose. There were smiles on the inno­ cent faces of the babes, who had entered the sleep of death nestling to the breast of their mother and murderess. There were no traces of agony on the features of Mrs. Macauley. A smile played across them, the first that her relatives had seen there since that December day when she brought her truant husband to account for his neglect by sending a bullet through his brain. --With the object of holding an. annual exhibition yearly in Chicago, the National Dairy Fair Association of America has been incorporated at Springfield, the cap­ ital stock being $ 100,0J0. --'"Cliff " Carroll, the well-known ball­ player, was ma ried at Bloomington to Miss Addie Wood, of that city. Mr. Car- 10II has purchased a farm near Blooming- ton, and intends turning farmer. --The Woman's Belief Corps, which met at Springfield with over 1G0 delegates in attendance, unanimously re-elected Mrs. Sarah Bradford, of Augusta, as Depart­ ment President, and also elected these other officers: Senior Vice President, Mrs. Mary 3. Stadden, of Springfield; Junior Vice President, Mrs. William L. Distin, of Quincy; Treasurer, Miss Ada Carlton, of Bloomington; Chaplain, Mrs. Mary B. Fletcher; Executive Board, Miss Sue A. Sanders of Delavan, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Ward, and Mrs. Sino of Bock- ford, and Mrs. I. S. Hughes of Springfield. The following were elected delegates and alternates to the national encampment at Milwaukee: Delegates, Miss Bross, Mrs. Bend r, Mrs. Pitkin, Mrs. Kyle and Mrs. Gales; alternates, Mrs. Torrence, Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Eldred, Mrs. Newburn, and Mrs. Davis. The reports of 'the officers showed that during the year there had been a gain of thirty corps, and the 126 now existing represent a membership of 4,020. Only four corps were delinquent, which is some­ thing unusual. The receipts during the year were ¥3,412 and the disbursements $3,215, leaving a balance in the treasury of $190. There was expended by the corps for the relief of the families-of sol­ diers the sum of $2,700, and relief other than cash to an amount equal to that sum. --The contract for the erection of a new Appraiser's Warehouse at Chicago has been awarded to L. L. Leech k Son, Chicago, at $218,732. --Jacob Wendler, a well-to-do German farmer of Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, hanged himself because of the cost of foreclosing a mortgage on a neigh­ bor's farm. He left a wife. --John J. Teefey, Representative from the Thirty-fourth Senatorial District, died at Mount Sterling. His death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage, after an illness of forty-eight hours. Ha was buried from St. Mary's Cutholio Church by the Western Catholio Union, of which or­ ganization he was a member. Mr. Teefey was born in Newport, Tipperary County, Ireland, May 11, 1849, and came to this country with his parents in 1850. He had lived in this country sinoe that time. He had often been elected to positions of honor and trust by the Democratic party, of which he was at the bead in his county, and would have represented the Twelfth Congressional District in the National Congress had his life been spared. He leaves a wife and three children. --Jim Silz, alias "Navajo Jim," a noted Indian horse-thief serving a six-year term in the State penitentiary, from Wyoming, has been released from prison. Jim is a full-blooded Navajo Indian," who has been, a terror to Western sheriffs for years, in spite of the fact that he has no feet, the lower part of both legs below tke kness having been frozen off in attempting to escape from the Canon City, Col., prison. He got away, but, while crossing the plains, was overtaken by a blizzard and nearly frozen to death. --Frederick Gund, one of the most prom­ inent eitizens in Stephenson County, died at Freeport of typhoid-pneumonia after a three weeks' illness. He had been Secre­ tary of the German Insurance Company from its organization. He was also Vice President of the Water Works Company, Secretary and Treasurer of the Telephone Exchange, President of the American Loan and Trust Company of Sipix Falls. Dak., a director in the Building and Loan Asso­ ciation and the Henney Buggy Company, end a director in the Minnehaha Bank of Pioux City. He left an estate Veined at JF100,000 and life insurance of 920,000. --The George Washington Centennial Inauguration Carnival Company, of Chi­ cago, with a capital of $100,000, has been incorporated at Springfield. The com­ pany wjll hold an interstate exhibition in commemoration of Washington's inaugu­ ration. A wild freight train on the Illinois Central struck a broken rail near Freeport, causing a bad wreck. Eighteen thousand gallons of kerosene and an immense amount of general merchandise is included in the loss. A car of horses was thrown down an embankment, b«t none wwn killed. The State Board of Health has called the attention of the Mayor of Springfield to the fact that typhoid fever is again prevailing at Concordia College in the northeast part of that city. This is the second outbreak of this disease in that in­ stitution within a year, and it is due pri­ marily to defective construction and neg­ lect of ordinary sanitary preoautions by those iu charge, and secondarily to want of adequate provision by the city of Springfield to enforce the sanitary ordi­ nances. --Jacob E. Goodman, until recently cashier of the Cook County Treasurer's office, has in all probability joined the American exiles in Canada, and his bondsmen, William T. Johnson and Jesse M. Allen, both ex-County Treasurers, will have to make good some $6,500 of the people's money which Mr. Goodman is supposed to have taken. --The funeral of the late Frederick Gund was the largest Freeport has ever seen. One thousand persons followed the remains to the grave. The services were conducted by the Bev. W. C. Dewitt of Chicago and the Rev. J. J. Jauett of Freeport. Mr. Gund left an estate valued at $200,000. --The twenty-third encampment of the department of Illinois Grand Army of the Bepublic was held at Springfield, with 560 posts represented and between 1,100 and 1,200 members in attendance. Com­ mander James A. Sexton delivered his ad­ dress, which was received with approval. He said that the hard-fought campaign just finished was one of the best evidences of the non-partisanship of the Grand Army. The financial report Bhowed re­ ceipts of over $7,000 and expenditures of over $6,00(1, The committee on the Soldiers' Home Recommended increased accommodations and the exclusion from the home of habitual drunkards. A com­ mittee was appointed to,, investigate charges of maltreatment of inmates brought against the governor of the home. The following officers were chosen: De­ partment Commander, J. S. Martin, of Salem; Senior Vice Commander, H. 8. Detrich, of Chicago; Junior Vice Coin- mander, A. E. Munger, of Princeton: chaplain, the Bev. G. W. Gore of Bock Island; tnedical director, Dr. T. L. Mc- Kinney/of Moline; council of administra­ tion, J-. F. Herroll of Aurora, A. F. Avery of Pontiao, W. F. Clendenin of Moline, William Venable of Macomb, and N. V. Thistlewood of Cairo. The following were elected delegates to the National con­ vention: L. B. Crooker of Mendota, W. L. Distin of Quincy, H. H. Evans of Aurora, H. G. Beeves of Bloomington, James Far- rell, H. H. Thomas and B. F. Wilson of Chicago; W. D. Andrews of Bockford, W. W. Bean of Streator, Joseph Goudy of Aroola, William Hill of Chicago, C. C. Jones of Bockford, C. B. Loop of Belvi- dere, James I. Neff of Freeport, J. O'Donnell of Chioago, Ben F. Funk of Bloomington, George Hunt of Springfield, George Lill of Lake View, A. C. Matthews of Pittsfield, L. Morris- sey of LaSalle, and B. B. Longenecker of Bobinson. The next convention will be held at Quincy. A resolution was adopted memorializing Congress to establish a national asylum for incurable insane vet­ erans, and another declaring thnt the Na­ tional Encampment take up the cause of colored soldiers in Louisiana who are barred from membership in the G. A. B. The encampment asked the Illinois Gen­ eral Assembly to appropriate $10,000 for a State monument on the Gettysburg bat­ tlefield, and $6,000 for a monument on the Winchester road where the Eighth Illinois Cavalry met Gen. Hill's forces July 1, 1863, claimed to be the beginning of the battle. A resolution was unani­ mously adopted, asking the State to ap­ point a custodian of Lincoln monument and abolish all fees. --Go vernor Fifer has sent the following nominations to the State Senate: J. S. Wheeler, Isaac N. Phillips and W. L. Crim, for Bailroad Commissioners; John J. Browne, for Commissioner of the Southern Penitentiary, and Cha.-les Bent, for Commissioner of the Northern Prison. --Bev. Dr. B. M. Harrison, pastor of the Vermont Street Baptist Church, of Quincy, in an attack upon that cit^ from his pulpit, made eome statements in rela­ tion to the character of H. L. Leavitt, who figured conspicuously in the Haddock murder case at Sioux City, Iowa. Leavitt has entered suit against Dr. Harrison to recover $5,000 in damages for defamation of character. When seen, Leavitt stated that he had grown tired of the manner in which he has been treated in Qumcy, and proposes to make it hot for the preacher. Leavitt has been in Quincy for nearly a year, and is engaged in running a Variety theater. --P. J. Laughlin, a stockman from Bryant, Iowa, was walking on the Chica­ go and Eastern Illinois tracks, in Chicago, when he was struck by an engine drawing a. passenger train and instantly killed, Laughlin had three . carloads of cattle in the hands of a Stock Yards commission firm. --C. Fred Clark, a druggist, residing on the corner of Hermitage avenue and Har­ rison street, Chicago, was shot and in­ stantly killed in his store by unknown persons. --The Bev. 0. B. Stone died at Bloom- ingtdnt aged 67, after an illness of nine years. He had been pastor of Baptist churches at Xenia, Ohio; Nevada City, San Jose, Cal.; Lafayette, Ind.; Maren­ go, and Bloomington. He left a wife and four children. --Walker W. McCreery, Republican, has been appointed Postmaster at Ben­ ton, *vioe A. M. Brownlee, the late incum­ bent. --Mrs. Lizzie Huling, of Bloomington. has obtained a verdict of 91,150 against her father-in-law, Nathaniel Hulittfc for persuading her husband to desert her. ̂ imNOgLAWjlAKERS:] CAPITAL MEATFI^ A BILL for the examination of mine managers was referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the Senate on the SSPth ult. The following bills were introduced: Making it compnlaory upon atsesiora to reqnire taxpayers to make oath to their lists of taxable property; to regulate primary elections; establishing a State board to regulate the practioe of veterin­ ary surgery; amending the police pension law so us to provide \hat alf persons who have served t wenty years as policemen, regard­ less of their age, shall hava the benefit of the pensions provided by law. and so pension shall exceed per year; i>rovi<Kng for the estab­ lishment of public libraries in cities having 20,- (KXJ inhabitants or over; permitting tne Mayor in certain cases to appoint an additional mem­ ber of School Board ; amending the school law so as to do away with district school trustees and permitting the election of three township trustees instead ; providing ttiat. school houses shall not bo situated within a mile aud a quarter of the school district lines. To re-district Cook County. The bill codifying and amending the road and bridge law was taken up on third read­ ing in the House, and was pas a. d without oppo­ sition. A bill providing thnt when employes are compelled to sue for wages, the employer, if judgment is obtained, shall be ccmpelled to pay the claimants reasonable attorney fee, was passed. A bill amending tne law in regard to the administration of estates was read a third time and passed without opposition. It provide# aa follows: In all public Bales of such property the executor or adminis­ trator may employ necessary clerks and crier, who ahalt be allowed such compensation as the court may <item reasonable to be paid by such executor or administrator, and charged to tho estate. A bill to enable corporate anthorities in certain cases when public streets have been or may hereafter l>e taken and become a part of a public park, to provide for the improvement, maintenance and repair thereof by a special tax. or special as­ sessment on contiguous property, was read a third time, and parsed without opposition, Suitable resolutions uixin tho death ot Hepre- sentative John J. Teefey, of Brown County, were past- d by the House anil the Sj>eaker ap-- pointed the foilowiug gentlemen a committee to attend his funeral: Messrs. Wells, McDonald, McCreary, Quiun, McE'.ligolt, Myers of Dewitt, and McDowell. The House then adjourned in respect to his memory. THE following appointments by Governor Fifer were announced iu the Senate on the 2."th ult.: For Commissioner of tho Southern Penitentiary -- John J. Hrowue, of Fayette, to succeed F. Koberts. For Commissioner of the Northern Penitentiary--Char.es Bent, of Whiteside, to succeed l'rank Amb rg. V or Humane < Mlicer at East St, I jonis - Archibald Spring, of Kichland, to succeed Kmil J. Kgcman. .Among.the bills intro­ duced were the following: Requiring street-car companies in cities of over so.noj population to sell tickets for twenty-five rides for #1; enabling 1'nrk Commissioners to submit, to the people propositions to increase the lew for park pur­ poses ; requiring a vote'of three'-tourths of the land owners to dissolve a drainage district; providing for the payment of a bountv of two cents a pound for all sugar made in Illinois from sorghum or other canes grown in Illinois, said bouuty to be paid for a i>eriod of ten years, provided the amount, so paid shall not exceed ft'J >,t>i'0 per annum. A bill appropriation to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for money expended in revising and codifying the school laws wa3 passed without debate or amendment. The Senate by a rising vote de­ cided to adjourn as a mark of respect to the memory of John A. Teefev, a deceased member of the House of fopresentatives, A long and animated discussion took place in the House o\ er the Merritt and I<ester anti-trust bills, which resulted iu their b"ln;; recommitted. A bill providing for the disposal of unclaimed moneys in the Hands of guardians, was passed. The bill authorizing the st tte Treasurer to re­ ceive from the United States Treasury a l money due the State, of I llinois by reason of having established a homo for invalid soldiers and sailors was read a t hird time and passed by an almost unanimous voto. The bill secures to the State Treasury about £8t>,00t). The Lin­ coln l'ark driveway bill was read a third time and passed after some discussion. The object of this bill is to enable the extension of a lake shore drivcwuy from Lincoln Park to Kvanstou. The JoneB bill to regulate stock yards and stock yard charges, which came up lor passage ou the order of third reading, was defeated by a vote of 5.1 yeas to 62 nays. A mo­ tion to reconsider was laid on the table, not, however, until after an exciting debate be­ tween the friends and opponents of the bill. The vote by which the bill was defeated was as follows: Affirmative-- Allen ;£cott!, "all, Blair, Bray, Breeden, Cochennour, Cochran, Coon, Converse, Cox, Craig, Delashmutt, Enilow, Farmer, Gill, Gould, Ureen, Gregg. Hart, Hill (Christian), Hill (Macon). Hunter (Winnebago), Hunter (linox). Hurst, Ireland, Johnson, Jones, Kellar, Kennv, Logsdou, I,you, McGee, Martin, Oglevee, l'adon, Parker, Pepuon, Prince, i'ugh, ltice (Douglas), Fohuwerk, Scudamors, Simpson, Sloan, Siooksy, Stoskopf, Sullivan, Telford, Tilt on, Towse, Tyler, White (Tazewell), Wilke (Willi, Wiileford and Williams. Negative--Allen (Vermilion), Allen (Warren), Anderson, Maker, Bartleson, Bowler, Brokoski, Brown (Piatt), Buchanan. Buckley, Carmody, Carstens, Chott, Cole. Crafts, Ecton, Farrell, Ford, Getman, Graham, Haines, Hawley, Hayes, Honpin, Hunt, Kretzinper, Dee, I.\innn, Mc- Claiiuhau. Mci.aughlin, Marshall, Merritt.Meyer (Cook), Miller iCooki, Mona-han, Morris, Myer (Livingston). ODonnell, O'Tcole, Paddock, Phil­ lips, Pike, Pollard, Barney, liamsav. Keynolds, Moss, hcLncider, Smiley, Smith, Southworth. Sparks, Stinson, Sundelius, Terpening, Trtnch, Walker, Walsh, Whitehead, Wilk (Cook), Willett, and , Wisner, Not voting or absent -- Bralshaw, Brown (LaSalle), Combs, Cooley, Crawford, Cros- sette, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Eddy, Fisher, Fowler, Keut, Kunz, Lacey. Lester, McCtill, Mc­ Creery, McDonald, McDowell. McElligott. Ma- lioney, Mieure, Juiiler (Stark), Mooney, Morrasy, Meyers (De Witt), Partridge, Quinn, Bloe (Perry), Spltler, Updike, Wells, and White (Whiteside). THE Senate went Into executive session on the 2rthult., and condrnud without dissent the ap­ pointments made by Governor Fifer, Among the bills introduced were the following: Reducing the salary of tho Supreme Court Reporter from S*>,0 > to .S3.SOD a year, and reducing the price of the Supreme Court reports Irorn S2.iT> to ; repealing the act by-which the Illinois and Michigan Canal was ceded to the United States; removing tha limit aa to the amount which may be recovered in suits for damages lor loss of life; providing, in canes of suits against the receiver of any corporation, service of papers nmy be mads by delivering copies to any agent of such corporation. Making tho per diem of the Canal Commissioners pay­ able out of the earnings of the canal instead of the State Treasury. A joint resolution, re­ questing the United States Government to co­ operate with the olty of Chicago iu Im­ proving the oliannel of the Illinois Hiver, was referred to the Committer on Waterways and Drainage. When the House met a joint resolution was adopted deulorlng tho dentil ot Hon. John S. Lee, an ex-member fo the General Assembly, and extending te the family of the deceased the sympathy of the House in their bereavement. " The House con­ curred in tho Senate resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of three Senators and five Ilepresenta ives to take under consideration the joint resolution of the Kansas Legislature In regard to the suppression ot the great "beef and pork combine." A County I.ocal Option bill went out of the usual ooui BO, and was referred to tho Committee on County an 1 To .nsliip Or­ ganizations. Anions the bills introduced were the following: Appropiiat ng ^."iii.ooo tor repairs to the National Lincoln monument at Spring­ field ; amending tho law in regard to the State Board of Agriculture -- it provides that the state Board of Agriculture snail consist of twenty-one members, one from each Con­ gressional district, who shall be elected at the same time in the same manner as members of Congress; the first eleotion shall take place in the year 18,)t', at the general November election. The Speaker announoed the appointment of Representative Fitrrell, of Cook, as a member of the Committee on i i- eenses in lieu of Representative Teefey. de­ ceased. The action of the Committee on Judi­ ciary was repudiated after a long discussion over Mr. i ike's bill, repealing a portion of the medi­ cal practice act. A county and ward looal-optian bill heretofore introduced in the Senate by Mr. Bogardus was also Introduced. 80CXBTY DISPORTING IISKtf » 1KA8 AUD DINNKBS* piopriiiely commemorated by the Stroke ef 1 resident's Cleveland's pen, Ctoaeral Horrlson and Party's Slllsal in' The Vigilant Professional 'VITTIT TSGH Wiw Amenities in Which 'Ckmm0m IM Bl ckburn Are C<aspteBos»-1he| "Mia -ejr Farm." OrEcnx, coBBurovDzxcml WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.- We an bjrfM* a grea er Union than we were last irssk: and the i irt I of the Father of our Country < 1 by the st . which threw tli» i st bar between our four waiting listen and t>t< tehood. What matters it to the States o; orth an ! South Dakota, Washington Md Montana that their new honors have mad* ob- voi* te all the geographies of the country aMi mat many a paterfamilias will grumble sut : «-i timber over "the everlasting buying at mm se. ool books- ou account thereof! Mr. Springsr hopes to get the new Territory of OklahonMC created before March 4, in which case the ouyt of Indian Territory and Texas will also tMte be revised because the fenerons geographer*, taking pity upon the meagre proportions of Texas, nave generally credited "No Man's Unt* to the l.one Star State. The Illinois CoogMH- man will next introduce a absolution ia tpw House making the Territorial bill just passed applicable to New Mexico; and he has tm> heard to sigh tor a mouth longer of CongirtMS in order that he might also make it apply to Ari­ zona. Idaho and Wyoming Territories, Democratic iw hag set fiyias by and Mills over the Cowles tobacco-tax bill, i the former will doubtless carry his point coalition with tho Republican*" of the HooM* Mills guys the fight must be made on tfaa 86» Louia pla form That • 3 where he and his aM»> ciates stand, and if any Democrats want to If. pudiate it and stand upon the Chicago platltarm . of ropealing internal taxes wilhout Kifutiulug the ;ariti it is their affair, but whether they own do so and remain Democrats is somethiim tat their constituents and the future to decide*. There are fewer protectionist Democrats In tfa> i'iftioth Congress than in either of the two pi»- ceding ones, but a number of them believe it !»etter to pass the Cowlts bill than to have aa open pnrty rupture iu the House, while the mem­ bers from the tobacco-growing States favor It- for loc al reasons. The dignity of the American Ho.use of Lords received quite a shock tho other day, when Sen­ ator Chandler was imprudent enough to call Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, a "slava- driver;™ whereupon the little New Hampshire man found his right ear in a veritable vise b*> tween the hentuckian's thumb and finger, aid his body swayed to and 1ro under his em-aged colleague s treatment, like a young and tender sapling before a winter's gale. Senator Faulk­ ner in: erfercd and rescued Mr. Chandler 'root his woful plight, somewhat the worse for wear. The Senate has exhibited a predilection for bickering lately, noiicoable in debate of the sundry civil bill, in which Gorman scored Messrs. Saulsbury ana Hoar rather ho;ly. An­ other outbreak occurred when Mr. Hiscockaf- fered an amendment appropriating >nM\OJO for the expenses of an adequate preparation for aa appropriate celebration of the centennial of tfen Constitution of the United States. Mr. Edmunds said he did not feel willing to vote #;WO.OOO for a mere glorification. Mi. Hoar expressed his surprise that such aa objection had been made by a Senator who has tried to put on the bill an item of il, iM.mX) fflK a collection of monkeys in the neighborhood ot his house. If the day" of the Oelebration v on ridiculous iu the eyes of the Senator from Ver­ mont, ho mii'ht spend it in his zoological pack in the company of his monkeys. Mr. Kdmunda* said he did not know when he oiTered an ment p.oviding for a national park that he was to be a near neighbor of mon­ keys, or of their oausins, uncles or desoendsato. But even that would not necessarily prova that the Senator from Massachusetts was right in supposing it to be necessary to spend *300,000 for a oingle day's celebration, in which tba Chief Justice should read a dissertation on the history of the Constitution, «nd the Senator from Massachusetts should furnish theifuss and feathers for the occasion. The vote thereunon nliowud the want oi a quorum, which in by"no menus the first time there has not been enough members present io transact business, ifr. Harris lias been compelled to give notice that tf such a thing occurs again during the expiring hours of Congress he will insist on a regular roll-call of the Senate, and have the herg*ant-at» aims send lot the absent members. The House Committee which has been ooa» sidt ring bills whose object was to put a quietat to gambling in grain ou Change or Board ot Trade, conclude that Congress has no jnriadlo- tion in the matter and that if the States want legislation iu this direotion they must --»a¥nt it themselves. The House Committee on Naval Affairs Is dl termined not to yield anything to the Senate j regard to new ships. As the naval hill ] the House it provided for the construct two new vessels, which, wit a the eight who-- building was authorized during the last session of Congress, would make ton to he laid dos the next year--as large a number as any Seel tary of the Navy has accomplished completion of iu that length of time. The Senate want* more ships and smaller ones. So do the navy officers, for the more ships the greater nnmhoc of commands to be filled. An invitation to the several members of the Parliament of Canada and the Premier* ana Cabinets of the several provinces to visit ths United states on May l, lhSti, sad be the gneeto and partakers of the hospital ty ot the people ot the United States, is contemplated by Congress. An appropriation of * M ,DJ- Is to be made to carry out the provisions of the resolution, anA a joint oommittee of the House and Senate pro­ vided for to receive and entertain the nation's guests. entertainments crowd one on another until; there Is very little enjoyment to be had in tha crash and, pus i that characterize society her* now. One i.-i hardly able take a breathing spoil between receptions and dinners, germans an4 teas, mut hiess take rest enough to make lilt - pleasant Nevertheless Senator and Mrs. Hearst's "c4» Ionia! tea" was a great success. The young peon* pic assembled iu quaint cos amies, not a few 40 wliich had adorned their ancestors at the Gov-, em.Ms bal s and assemblies in colonial day%' when the ri h brocades were first fasbioned far ttae cour ly dam s who trod the stately minuet* bowing and smi ing to their cavaliers in silksn hose and handsomely embroidered costumes. The hostess stooa to receive h«r aiiuste g| ̂ door of the back parlor opening out from tha b>oa I hallway, and wore a colonial gown ia the fashion of 1790 of old rose brocade, with train gathered to a low neck short waist ovor • pet t coat of white satin. Around the lowss part of the petticoat iu half eirolea were afe* ranged deep garlands of piuk multiflora xoeeSU from which depe nded a fringe of grasses stndAsa with puma violets and ).unties and caught with b iws of white satin ribbon. of the gown were modo tight 1 ct the rich brocade at ti e top. deep cuff was fastened with six bolt tons. A broad collar of lace wired to stand tq| high finished the neck of the elegant gown. The brilliant reception given by the JapaneSO Minister and Mme. Alutsu to celebrate the pro. mulpation of the Constitution of Japan was a notable event of the week. Mme. Mutsn has proven herself a lady of no mean ability anA made for herself an enviable soeial rrpntatlna during her stay here. Since the season 1m she has ma le over 1,-200 social calls. Lastsr she could not speak a word of English. SI now a good conversationalist in onr tongue^ The residence of Secretary and Mrs. Wntt* ney was th> onaed upon the occasion at their last card reception. Mrs. Whitney's gown was of white satin hrocadwd in silver, with train and draperies' ou the side of siSi bolting cloth. On the low corsage and in tha hair Mrs. Whitney wore diamond stars, while % triple row of large solitaires was fastened about her throat. After midnight a large party of specially invited guests remained to enjoy tha dancing, which lasted until the small hoars the morning. Mrs. Whipple's Ws party, Mrs. Ira Davenport a receptif of Mrs. John E. McElroy. sister ot lota •'it" / >ss .. n is lenate to II nassoa stionot n. Ttae long siaeve# it fitting, with a pnfl >p. At tho wrist ths imus «re sse Tour Shoes. Shoes tliat are worn regularly, if cared for, will last much longer than If neglected, as is too often the case. A Freticli-kid shoe, if carelessly cared for, will not look as well nor last as li.ng as one of an inferior quality that is looked after properly. When shoes are taken off they should be thor­ oughly brushed, to remove all the dust that invariably collects in the creases, j tions t»"caii on him. smoothed out with the hand, and placed away in a shoebag or box away from the dust, and when wanted for use they can be taken out ready for wear. Where there is not a box or bag for this pur nose a closet is the ' *[ho6e clu*e" ̂ Td ?XOi• i;ent . p p r t unities toe i » .«• -Q , the concealment ot pluiidUr. He a bMtte next best tiling. Shoes Will last much in a and the Cthet longer if, when new. they are rubbed have g<;ne to sleep and the n.dse of tha •with fimlni- oil fmT1t „/ tram is deafening he goes throu h them. If hff Wltll castor Oil. xlolu tneni in iront of is caught, he has merely mistaken his *-- President Arthur, were other pleasant aCaira. The President-elect with liis party i to-day. Their temporary residence is Iteverdy-Jobnson aune.x to the Arlington ] This has been a day of great aetivity. tiuuous stream of carriages arrived at t! _ Cf the annex, tor it is the etiquette of tho SitaSfc Tion that all the Kepublicans in pnbllo life tS this city must call and leave thoir cards. T*. day they did not ask to be admitted to firesence of the l'resident-eleot, but stmpls eft their cards on the salvor in the hSkU. WMS the President-elect wished to see say ot these callers he exercised ths fmidtottil prerogative of sending for them. It Is hullsistj (•tn. Harrison has pu-pos»dy dame early ts Washington that he might have an opportunity to consult with pro mm ut Kepublicans befMS inauguration day. He has live days at hjn command, and naturally there is a good duality curiosity as to who wiU be favored with InvitM There is a new stylo of crook who erttl proba­ bly play his game to.- all th*re is in it during o* na\t few days. To be successful at his work ha must have lots of money, he i.b'.c to dross ia act genteelly a good judi'e i f jewelry, and lis s» serve. His tleld of opeVation is the sleeplnd* car, aud he usually has a female companies a fire, and rub the oil well into the leather. The oil makes the leather This sort of a thief is particularly hard to sp>« ure, for as soon as the train s-rives at its dejK i* 1.1 nil .. ax- tii a.ion he boards an outgoing traiu and fjt pliable, fills up the pores, and prevents miles away, perhaps, before the thett it from cracking. Where boots are ported to the police. The inauguration* ___ i. • i . • __a *'i I be tl.e best and cleverest in the ce e^ery day once a fortnight is not eu i every possible gsme from bunko toi too often to Oil them. At first the oil, baling will be worked or as eiupted. Some after standing, will give them a^ gray ^TtCtf^ai^VdSf.*^ C*B ^ look* but when dressed it gives them a nice soft finish.--Exchange. Something Stran«re in Minnesota. A rather strange affliction happened to a Minnesota couple who were sleigh- riding. The young man's right ear and the young lady's left ear were frosted, while the ether two were not cold at all. Why all four ears were not frosted ia a problem which has been submitted to the high school class in physiology.-- liut it aa much care is exercise 1 in kx> after the welfaie of tha President-elect now on as has beeti observed recently, less than an otfice-s ker a; t;.e very bosl Approach him. At lu'tiari.'ip.'lis fur rocse I before his departure, ( en. Harrison ted a 1 gnrd, as it were, of se^ r^t-sirncn 4er the personal direction ot John S. Bell. Blaine is surely to be secretary of Stsia sn4 before the week is ended the truth abMt thft selections for the otlur member* of thoOsMM§f Will doubtless be known. I'ntil Mr.. consults with leaders oi the tarty 1 best adantsd to know say the tnm «S1 notiiMvoeahly mans op Ms ptta£sa I ~ - • ---- •»--(K4i tteMi Wyrtwt matter, *xcn* la*a*