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lloSENBx. - ' • : *7 % v^m mmm WMi&% nr| fftoindcalcr J. VAN SLYKC, Editor ant Publisher. ILLINOIS. THE NEWS CONDENSED. TMUB EA»T. 5hnt mm Johann Most, who, since he ran away from Germany, has been per­ forming as head-devil of the socialist prop­ aganda in this "asylum for the oppressed scoundrels of other lands, has been sentenced by the Criminal Conrt in New York to imprisonment one year in the State Prison, ana to pay a mulct of $500. His associate villains, Braunschweig and Schenck, were sentenced to imprisonment nine months each, and, the former to pay a mulct of $250 Henry Havemeyer, the •••:• great sugar refiner, died suddenly at New York. CHARLKS A. BUDDENSIEK, of New York, ; y the builder of mud houses, has joined ^ae*me> Ferdinand Ward, etal. in Sing Sing, : ' on a ten years' sentence. The wealthy eon- V •? , tractor, who gained his riches by erecting ^' r rotten tenements for the poor, regardless of life and limb, and who reached his limit by 1 the death of a workman in the falling walls of a half-finished structure, has been ' . ̂ brought up with a round turn.... Hanr Dunham, aged 18, residing in the family of Austin Waite, about four miles south of W Oswego, N. Y., shot Mrs. Waite in the head. •;'v inflicting a dangerous wound, and then shot himself dead The "white null" of the 4 Warren Woolen Company at Stafford's Spring. Conn., was burned. Loss, $65,- insurance, $35,000. THE WEST. -"'J* , THOMAS W. PEKRY, formerly Senator from Michigan, returned to Grand Haven last wfeek in robust health, after a sojourn of some years in Europe.... Unfavorable crop reports come from the Northwest. In * ^Minnesota and Dakota but little rain has i". fallen since April. As a result grain is not .^tooling out. Chinch-bugs have also made ;* c their appearance in some sections, and are doing considerable damage. FIVE THOCSAXD citizens of Minneapolis ? ; assembled at the corner of Main street and first avenue to lay the corner-stone for an ; 3 ' txposition building to cost $250,000... .At liedalia, Mo., a lot of household furniture i(fnd other personal property belonging to '̂ Martin Irons were seized by a constable to £ ' ' "iatisfy several judgments. ^ OKE of the men who robbed the County jr~' . -^Treasurer's safe at Perryville, Mo., of $6,000, has been arrested in Grand Tower, And $1,326 of the stolen money has been recovered. He has confessed, and his ac­ complices will soon be caught. THE annual election of the Northwestern Road, held in Chicago, was attended by 1 (Cbanncey M. Depew and F. W. Vanderbilt, $40,000,000 of the stock being represented. The gross earnings of the year were about $24,300,000, the net result being a surplus of $1,255,500 Two engineers and a fire­ man were killed at Bellaire, Ohio, by the explosion of a locomotive boiler. The corpses of two of them were blown two hundred yards Fire destroyed J. Krish- ke's dry goods house at Durango, Col. Loss, $57,000. Secretary and Mrs. Manning will shortly make a month's visit to Hot Springs, Ark. AT Alliance, Ohio, the open house, a brick structure, suddenly collapsed, crush- ing in its fall an adjoining dwelling, and destroying the stocks of merchants on the street front The total loss will aggregate $70,000. THE Rev. Dr. Sunderland received for tying the marriage knot at the White House a brand-new $100 bill, which was handed him by Secretary Lamont im­ mediately after the President'# departure. The Doctor made his wife a present of the bill. Mrs. Sunderland will keep it as a memento of the occasion. The floral decorations at the White House were re­ moved and distributed among the Wash­ ington hospitals. POLITICAL THE Maine Democratic Convention, in session at Bangor, nominated Colonel Clark S. Edwards, of Bethel, for Governor, and expressed sympathy with Premier Glad­ stone and the Irish home-rule movement. .... The Greenbackers of Missouri held a State convention at Sedalia. and nominated Orlando D. Jones for Judge of the Su­ preme Court. WASHINGTON telegram: "Congressman Morrison, one of the Democrats who voted against the oleomargarine bill, says it will be killed in the Senate, and cannot possi­ bly become a law. He says he has assur­ ance from a sufficient number of Senators to satisfy bim that it will not even be pos­ sible to get it up for consideration. 'In the remote contingency that it should 'pass the Senate,' the Colonel added, 'there is no donbt the President would veto it. Such an enactment is clearly unconstitutional, and I have reason to believe the President entertains this opinion.' " JAMES G. BLAINE'S home-rule speech at Portland, Me., is ridiculed by-the London press, which characterizes it as "merely a bait to the Irish. Mr. Blaine has written a letter denying that he applied the words impudent, insolent, and brutal to Lord Salisbury, and says that they were used only in reference to his policy. The short­ hand reporter who took down Mr. Blaine's words, however, asserts that the report was strictly correct... The New Jersey House of Representatives rejected a local-option liquor bill by a vote of 22 to 31... .Illinois Republicans will hold their State conven- tioi^t Springfield, Aug. 26 The Repub- aus of the First Maine District have nominated Thos. B. Reed for Congress. THE SOUTH. Louisville and Nashville Road with­ in a week expended $450,000 in moving one rail of its thirteen thousand miles of track three inches nearer to its companion. Tha change was made between Louisville ana New Orleans in one day by a force of ten thousand men....An effort has been put on foot to remove the capital of Louis- "jana from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. *t can only be done by a vote of the peo­ ple....!^. W. O. Baldwin, an eminent physician, died at his home in Mont­ gomery, Ala-- THE revenue cutter Dix put into Cedar Keys, Fla.,with the Cuban fishing-smack Chlotilde, having 6,000 salt fish on board. She is charged with fishing within three leagues of the American shore.... A loco­ motive exploded in the round-house of the International and Great Northern Road at Palestine, Tex., killing two men and wounding nine others. A SEVERE drouth prevails in Louisiana. ... .Mrs. Hughes, a young and handsome woman of Louisville,. was followed from store to store by a detective, who saw her steal silk stockings, gold rings, and lace. When arrested at her residence, it was found that she had constructed with great ingenuity a bustle and pockets sufficient to hold all her plunder. She is from a good family in Marion County, Kentucky. W. E. WOOTEN, County Judge of Red River County, Texas, shot himself at his residence, in Clarksville, dying instantly. He had been accused of appropriating $650 of the county's money. WASHINGTON. THE decrease in the public debt for May was $8,828,566. The interest-bearing debt is now $1,220,650,312. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued on the 1st inst: INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at 4^ per cent 1250.000.000 Bonds at 4 per cent ; 737.75J.C00 Bonds at 3 per cent 154.• .V.I.IOJ Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 20\ 01 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.... 14,000,000 Pacific Kaiiroad bonds at 6 per cent. 64,623,512 ...$1,2 0,650,312 11 ,">*1,832 mmJSTIUAL NOTES THERE was a good deal of wrangling during the sixth day's session of the Knights of Labor convention. The first open at­ tack upon Mr. T. V. Powderly was made in the convention. His enemies charged that he was scheming to become Governor of Pennsylvania and that he was running the order on Roman Catholic principles. To these charges the General Master Workman entered a denial, claiming that a clique, backed by outside influences, was attempt­ ing to disrupt the order. THE workmen on the new Government building at Erie, Pa., struck because the contractors were not prompt in paying wages... .Frank Lux and James McNally, members of the Executive Board of the Knights of Labor; William F. Shroeder, Henry Vogt, John Thomas, and seven others were arrested at Milwaukee on in­ dictments for conspiracy in connection with the recent boycotts and labor troubles. THE tenth and last day's session of the General Assembly of the Knights of Labor, at Cleveland, Ohio, was a veritable love- feast, and every member who had said any­ thing against any other member extended the hand of fellowship. Before adjourn­ ment an address was offered and adopted inviting all labor organizations to unite with the Knights of Labor in the struggle against the tyranny of wealth. The address, in closing, says: We have received a communication from a committee ot the national officers of some of the national and international trades unions, requesting certain specific legislation at our hands, but as we believe that tha object sought and stated in the preamble to the communica­ tion above referred to can beat be accomplished by a conference between a committee of this association and a committee of any other or­ ganization, and as the propositions contained therein are inconsistent with our duty to our members, we therefore defer action upon laid propositions until a conference of committees can be held. The basis upon which we believe an agree­ ment cnn be reached would ne<*eK«iirily In­ clude the adoption of some plan by which all labor organizations could be protected from unfair men--men expelled, suftpendt'ii, •nnlur fine, or guilty of taking the places of union men or Knights of Labor while on strike or wlitln locked out from work--and that, AS far aw |MI*. Bible, a uniform standard of hours of labor and wages should be adopted, so that men of any trade enrolled in our order and men of trades unions may not come in conflict because of the differences in wages or hours of labor. We also believe that a system of exchanging working cards should bo adopted, so that mem­ bers of any craft belonging to different organ­ izations could work in harmony together--the card of any member of this order admitting to work in any union shop, and the card of any union man admitting him to work in any Knights of Labor shop. We further believe that, upon an increase of wages or shorter hours of labor made by either organization, a conference should be held with the organized laborers employed in the establish­ ment. When the demand for increase of wages or reduction of hours is contemplated, action upon a proposed reduction of wages or other difficulty to be agreed upon in a like manner, and that in the settlement of any difficulties between employers and employes the organiza­ tions represented in the establishment shall be parties to the terms of settlement. An address was issued denying that the "Home Club" was engaged in plotting against the welfare of the order, and say­ ing that the very best of feeling prevailed anion? all the delegates. An address was ul«o issued to the Grangers, complimenting them and asking their aid. Total »1.23 V2H7.144 DEBT OH WHICH XXTEBEST HAS CBA8ED SINGS MATURITY. Principal $7,097,5 5 Interest ain,̂ <w Total •<7U6,£j5 DEBT BEABUTO BO HITEHKST. Old demand and legal-tender notes. {348,738. (8G Certificates of deposit. 13, >55,000 Gold certificates HO.lJU, 25 Silver certificates C,914,li4 Fractional currency 6,954 0 )7 Principal 63:,S5X,727 „ , TOTAL DEBT. Principal «l.746.Gt»,544 Interest 11,8J5.6Ai Total >ss oash items available »or reauo- tian of the debt >ss reserve held for redemption at V. ML notes fl.776,5J5,',tt i 232,164,274 100,000,000 Total 13 Total debt less available cash itemsn.474.340 8)2 Ket cash in the Treasury 7,̂ 41^1 Debt less caab in Treasury June I. - 1,407.028.847 Decrease of debt during April «77o7Z* CASH IB THE TBEA8UB* AVAILABLB FOB ton'uo. _ ,, , ,, , HON OF THE DEBT. uold held for gold certificates acta. ally outstanding Silver held for silver certificates aeL ually outstanding. .." TT U. H. notes held for certificates Of deposit actually outstanding.... Cash neld for matured debt •md* inl terest unpaid "**1 Fractional currency. t80.iao.025 89.18i.123 13>9i>5,000 GE1EBAL. five refused to pledge themselves, and only three supported Mr. Gladstone's Irish measure. Mr. Chamberlain read a letter from Mr. John Bright, in which the writer vehemently condemned the bill, pledged \£iimself to vote against it, and urged others to do likewise. It is thought the letter will have a great in­ fluence in inducing members not to abstain from voting on the measure. The decision of the meeting, it is belie ved, insures the defeat of the Government. The news of the result of the Chamberlain meeting caused intense excitement in the lobby of the House of Commons. Ministerialists admitted that defeat was inevitable, and there was a general rush of members to tha telegraph offices to send orders to their election agent* lo prepare for an immediate dissolution of Parliament. The Conserva­ tive whips estimate the Conservative vote at 252, the Hartington and Chamberlain section at 90, the Liberal absentees at 25, and the vote of the Gladstonians and Par- nellites at 297, making a majority against the bill of 51." THE Shah of Persia has refused to join with Turkey in a universal Mussulman alli­ ance .... The committee of the French Chamber of Deputies having in charge the Dxpnlsion bill has decided that the measure shall be compulsoiy, not permissive, and that it be applied to all members of all families which at any time reigned in Fxammx - . ADDITIONAL MEW8> A WASHINGTON dispatch gives what purports to be a partial list of presents received by President. Cleveland and his bride: Secretary and Mrs. Whitney gave a brooch in the shape of a branch with leaves and flowers, all formed iu diamonds. Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilas' present was a breastpin in the form of a bow-knot of Btruscau gold, with its edges bordered with diamonds. Secretary Lamar gave a cut-glass smelling-bottle studded with diamonds. Secretary and Mrs. Emlioott, four massive solid silver candlesticks. Mr. E. K. Bacon, of New York, magnificent diamond star set in silver, to be worn as a pendant or attached to the gold hair-pin which accom­ panies it; Collector Hedden, of New York, a platinum salt dish on solid gold legs, with seed pearls studding the feet; Surveyor Beattti', of New York, diamond bracalet; Congressman Timothy J. Campbell, solid gold hor.-ie-radish dish; Governor Hill, of NewYork. elaborate jewel case with a French music-box attachment; Mrs. M. B. Braden, a rare-designed silver epergne with cut-glass dish for table ; John K. McLean, oxidized silver and gold ice-cream freezer; E. H. Butler, of Buffalo, a solid silver soup ladle; Mr. Edward Cooper, a silver ale pitcher and mugs ; Hubert O. Thompson, jew­ eled Chinese clock, made in Pekin, and valued at 9900; Mr. Bissell. large diamond flower, to be worn as a pin or as a pendant. ' THE Executive Board of the Knights of Labor held a three hours' session at Cleve­ land and divided its immediate work into districts. Mr. Barry was sent to Milwaukee to look into the labor troubles in that vicin­ ity. From Milwaukee he will go to Yonk- ers, N. Y., to investigate the carpet-weavers' shrike. Secretary Turner and Mr. Hayes will go to Troy, N. Y., where there is a lockout of collar-makers and laundrym*n. The conference committee of five to treat with the trades unions has not yet been ap­ pointed, and it is probable that Mr. Ppw». derly will wait until officially notified of some grievance of trades unions before naming the committee. THE demand of the Allegheny County (Pa.) brick-makers for an advance in wages of 20percent. has been granted....Mr. Pow­ derly said in an interview at Cleveland that everything he asked for was granted by the Cleveland convention: Speaking of the Home Club, he said: "So far as I can discover anything in the Home Club, it is simply a little circle of men in the order who are more intimate with one another 1 than with other members. These men claim that their object is to build a home for each of the members, and they have between $3,000 and $4,000 in their treasury." Mr. Pow­ derly expressed himself as opposed to Fed­ eral interference in arbitration. Congress might as well undertake to regulate the manner of conducting strikes. "When we have thorough organization," he added, "we can do without legislation. .The scale conference of the iron manufacturers and workers is a form of the arbitration which we advocate." JAMES BAXTER was executed at Leb­ anon, Tenn., for the murder of Mrs. Lane. Wesley Honesty and Tabley. Banks were hanged at Winchester, Va., for killing Joseph McFaul. TUB refwrt of the Committee on Indian Affairs on Its investigation of the condition of the In­ dians In the Indian Territory and other reserva­ tion* was •iilmiltted In the Kenate on the 4th <n*t. TiMtrhiiig the claims of the Creeks and HeiiiluoInN Iu Oitlah unit, and the pretenses of a right of «ntry upon these lands by bands of imlutiiMta, the committee units in the cuncltiMlo 1 t!i*t the United States has no ritllit to dlHiwiHi* of the ownership of the soil in that (ti'ihM tract without further agreement with tlio*u tribes, except for the purpose of set­ tling other friend I v Indians upon those lands. The Nonatu pasMnd t'.io Chinese indemnity bill, appropriating IM.iJ.OO) to cover damages in­ flicted by rioters at liock Hprings Wvoming. Senator Cullom submitted the "Henne­ pin canal bill as an amendment to the river and harbor appropriation bill. In the House of Representatives Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, mado a bitter attack upon Mr. Stan­ ton for his action when Secretary of War, which excited some comment Th') Secretary of War seat a communication to the House recommend­ ing that S.W.OJO of th" amount appropriated by the act of Mar^h 3, for the armament of fortifications, be reappropriated, and made available for tho construction of guns. IT has been said that "anything which will elevate the laborer must tend to make him a better workmanbut let no one for a moment imagine it is a desire to put this theory in practice that leads the employer to provide his manufactory with an elevator. la,9ai,l£7 1,9)2 Sotal available for reduction of" the debt •&>2,164,273 , BKBKBVX RANI. U- S- no<»s, acts Jan. 14, 1U75, and July 12, ^debt̂ *^* for junction of the *M°'00t)'00<) Fractional silver eoin..... Minor coin Total . Certificates held as cash... ***'"**• Keteash balance on hand.!!"! 138.912,277 455,453 •»,3.-7,73.) B-V8 6-W 7d,142,611 Total cash in Treasury as shown by tueTreasurer's general account.. 1490,406,330 SPEAKER CARLISLE reports that U,125 bill* and 178 joint resolutions have thje MMpai been introduced in (fee House...* IT is reported in Washington that an En­ glish syndicate stands ready to give $300,- 000,000 for the Northern Pacific land grani, if the railroad can get its title confirmed. .The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church has clecided in favor of the use of instrumental music in wor­ ship. A DISPATCH from Digby, N. S., says that two of the police cruisers have gone to Newfoundland to watch the American fish­ ermen. Word has been received at New York from St. Johns, N. F., that two Amer­ ican schooners, heavily armed, were in that vicinity boasting that they would sink any police-boat sent against them. The man- of-war Bellerophon has been sent to St. Johns to look these combative Americans up. The report that a large number of British troops had been sent to Halifax is untrue.... At the meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Hamilton, Ohio, a resolution was adopted enjoining all members to abstain fro.n connection with any association which might lead to acts of violence or to the invasion of the rights of property or interference with the liberty of men to work for whom they may choose... .Yellow fever is now epidemic on the Isthmus of Panama, and forty deaths daily occur. FOREIG^r THE French Chamber of Deputies has voted 100,000 francs to the fund for the es­ tablishment of the Pasteur Institute.... Although nothing is known of the matter at Washington, a dispatch from Melbourne asserts that the American Consul at Samoa has given the protection of his Govern­ ment to King Malictoa, while the German authorities uphold the claims of King Tomasese A London dispatch of the 1st inst., says: "At the meeting of the Chamberlain party fifty-four members of _ House ot Commons were present. Of these i" forty-six resolved to vote against the sec­ond reading of the home-rule bill, THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. BKBTES f5.00 @ «.2I Hoos 4.25 & 4.75 WHKAT--NO. 1 White .87 & .89 No. 2 Bed .83 ft .84 CORN--No. 2 43 ^ .45 OATS--Western 35 & .37 PORK--Men ».oo @ 9.50 CHICAGO. 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L HAKP^'FJ»» & .M c i i ? 1 * $ » * .74 & .84 & .35 .26 .26 % .57 & .59 8.00 & 8.50 .77 & M M & Jfl jsa 0 .81 .75 <a .76 jao & .32 .25 & .27 8.25 & 9.75 .74 & .76 .3674 .23 & .31 6.75 & 0.25 3.75 & 4.2> 5.00 ® 5.50 >.50 @ 4.25 8.25 (4 4.'25 .79 @ .86 .36 @ .37 .81 & .34 8.50 & 5.50 8.50 & 4.25 2.25 @ 4.25 .75 (4 .77 .82 & .34 .28 & .29 5.25 & 5.75 4.75 & 5.25 8.50 @6.00 JB1 ® .84 FIRST LADY OF THE LAND. Hi* Frank Fobom Weddod to Grow ClevQlMd, President of the United States. Conducted In an ,1M- prewlve leaner by the Rer. Dr. Suuderland. Sflsnoi and Incidents--The Pie*id«nt, *nd HU Bride Leave for Deer Park, • sr room. TmI • .mWWr JOB' •oath ena of the tookfcls . ..... eoiwna A •ofifmri litftr tint itflUMid In **** • til i delssohn's "Wedding Mareh.' whtle booming cannon from the arsenal swelled the eberus tf Band, whleh Strook up Men- MMKH bearing, and all agree the* he waaeoolandean posed, showing that tame self-poise exhibited by him on lnaoguration day. Ha was in fault- Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, and Miss Frank Folsom were married at the White Igouse In Washington shortly after 7 o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, June 2. The Rev. Dr. Sunderland read the simple and beautiful Presbyterian wedding service, the groom making his respone in a firm tone and the bride replying in a low but olear voice. The Bev. William Cleveland, the President's broth­ er, pronounced the benediction. Mrs. Folsom, showing traces of deep emotion, was the first to congratulate the newly married pair, being followed by MIBH Cleveland, the Kev. William Cleveland, and the other relatives and friends la torn. A toll report of the affair, compiled from the telegraphic accounts, is printed below. ^Instead of his asual tarn-dowiLocilar, be worn a high stand-up one, witk a white-lawn We care­ fully knotted at his throat. A white rose waa fastened to the lapel of his eoat. Upon his arm leaned Mies Folsom, who ful­ filled the role of the traditional beautlfnl bride. She never looked handsomer. Her rather tall, slim, graceful, well-rounded figure was dis­ played to its full advantage by her exquisite Parisian wedding dress. Its soft ivory color made a gentle contrast with the fresh soft pink of her cheeks. Her brown hair, curled loosely upon her graoefullv poised head, showed gleams of reddish lights through the soft tulle veil, which fell in a trailing mist over her dress. Her blue eyes sparkled with excitement. She walked well, w ith a graceful, dignified bearing. The bridal couple turned to the right as they en­ tered the room from the long hall, marching in step with gay music from , the distant ante­ room, and faced the officiating clergyman. Mr. Whitney settled his glasses once or twice more firmly upon his face. Mr. Lumar stood with his bands behind him, and gased with a look of dreamy rapture upon the bride, who, under the scrutinizing gaze of the smalfc group, flushed and paled alternately. Mrs. Fol­ som fell back to the left to meet Miss Cleveland, and her friend Miss Nelson pas Bed to the oppo­ site side of the room from the Folsom relatives. Mrs. Hoyt stood by them.' The llev. Dr. Sunderland was never more sonorous and impressive than in his perform­ ance of the ceremony. The little man inflated Arrival of tho Bride. Miss Folsom arrived at Washington in the private ear of President Roberts, of the Penn­ sylvania Road, at 5 :31 a. 111., and was met at the depot by Miss Rose Cleveland, who conducted hor to President Cleveland's carriage. Miss Folsom -was followed by her mother and her cousin. Mr. Benjamin Folsom, who also got into the carriage, and they were all driven rapidly to the White House. There they were welcomed by the President nnd his sister, Mrs. Hoyt. Miss Folsom refreshed herself, changed her dress for one of lighter hue, and joined the others at breakfast. They were a very merry party. Miss Folsom sprnt the entire day in the pri­ vate portion of the house with her mother, Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Hoyt, and Miss Nelson. Miss Cleveland gave her 'some interesting informa­ tion about the management of the domestic affairs of the executive mansion. Getting Out the License. * About 10 o'clock in the morning Col. Lamont got into the Wh ito House carriage and was driven to the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the District, where, upon the payment of a B'aud sliver dollar, he received the following permit: "To any minister of the gospel authorized to celebrate marriages in the District of Columbia, greeting: You axe hereby licensed to solemn­ ize the rites of marrioge between Frank Folsom, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo, N. Y., If you find no lawful impediment thereto; and, having so done, you are com­ manded to appear in the Clerk's office of the Supreme Court of said District, and certify the same. "Witness my hand and seal of this court this 2d day of June, 18H6. R. R. MEIGS, Clerk.". Beneath this is a blank form which, when filled out by the minister, will read as follows : "I, Byron Sunderland, minister of the First Presbyterian Church, hereby certify that, by authority of a license of the same tenor as the foregoing, I solemnized the marriage of the par­ ties aforesaid on the 2d day of June, 188G, at the White House, in the District of Columbia. "BYBON SUNDERLAND." A Rehearsal. On the Colonel's return to the White House he was closeted with the President for some time. The offices of the second floor were deBerted by all but Chief Clerk Pruden, who was preparing bills for the President to sign, just as though it was not the wedding day. At 11:30 Dr. Sunder­ land appeared and asked to see Col. Lamont. I have the form of the ceremony made up in the rough," he said, "and I have come up here to ; jerfect it. I have hardly had time to think since . Friday night. I have had so many newspaper men after me that I have had to sit up until two o'clock in the morning to be able to write any­ thing." The reverend doctor was in a most pleasantly excited condition, and almost completely out of breath. After waiting a moment he was ushered into the red parlor, where he had a conversation with the President. The rehearsal of the wed­ ding took place at 12:30. It was informal, and was not held in the blue parlor. The President, Miss Folsom, and Dr. Sunderland sat down in Miss Cleveland's little parlor up-stairs and quietly went over the services together. There were some changes made to suit the taste of the contracting parties. When the rehearsal was about over the President stepped out and called in bis brother, the Rev. William Cleve­ land. Then the President said to Dr. Sunder­ land that he had not expected his brother to be ; jresent, but that he baa arrived at the eleventh ! iour. It would please him greatly, therefore, if Dr. Sunderland could contrive some means by wbich his brother could participate in the services. Dr. Sunderland said that he did not know of any way in which the services could be split up, but he suggested that the Bev. Mr. Cleveland deliver the benediction. It was arranged that way. The President at first was averse to hav­ ing the form of the ceremony made public, but he was finally persuaded. •limed awiur to hervoom andehaacedlMr bridal robee for a heavy traveling dreaa of grwr atik, after whieh she returned and wee joined ey the President, who in the meanwhile had changed his dress suit for a txmveliiuz costume. At «ao. President and Sin. Cleveland bade their friends good-by and left the White House through a private exit flora the red-room into the sooth grounds. Iu a closed carriage they were driven away, amid showers of rice that were thrown after them, and cries of "Godspeed" came from the rear porch. ̂ The bridal party having left the White House, the guests made merry for a short time. By ten o'clock all the guests had taken their de­ parture. The President and his bride were driven to the depot, where they took the train for Deer Park, Va., for a week's honeymoon. Approaching the Auspicious Hour. About 6:30 o'clock Secretary- Lamar came lumbering up the flagstone walk, and he was followed a few moments later by the wizen- faced Dr. Sunderland aud wife. After that the guests began to arrive rapidly in the following' order: Postmaster General Vilas and wife, Mr. William Bissell. Secretary and Mrs. Endicott, Secretary Bayard, Secretary and Mrs. Whit­ ney, and Secretary Manning and wife. At­ torney General Garland did not put in an ap­ pearance. Various reasons are assigned for his absence, the most plausible being his well-known antipathy to full dress. He made a solemn vow not very long ago that he would not appear in public in a dress suit. The carriages of the guests drew up on Pennsylvania avenue near tne main entrance. The guests were shown into the state dining- room, where their wraps were removed. From there they were ushered into the blue-room, where they were received by Miss Rose Cleve­ land, and where conversation was entered into for a few moments. The blue-room seemed to have received the principal attention of the decorators, and the work was well done. The display of flowers was simply magnificent. The room was a mass of exotic plants. i There were now present in the blue-room: Mrs. Folsom, mother of the bride; the Rev. Dr. William Cleveland, the President's brother; Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, the President's sisters ; Secretary of State Bayard, Secretary of the Treasury Manning and wife, Secretary of War Endicott and wife, Secretary Wliitnev and wife, Postmaster General Vilas and wife, Secre­ tary Lamar, Private Secretary Turnout and wife, Benjamin Folsom of Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers of Seneca Falls, Mrs. Cadmar and Miss Huddleston of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon of Boston (relatives of tho bride), Mr. and Mrs. Kelson of New York, Mr. W. 8. Bissell of Buf­ falo, the President's law partner, and the Bev. Dr. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland. Miss Rose Cleveland was looking very fresh, although Hhe had been up since 4:30 in the morning. She wore an exquisite dresa of Nile green and cameo pink duchesse satin with sil­ ver ornaments, low corsage, garnished with Jiink roses, short sleevea, demi-length gloves in ight tan. She carried a fan of pink curlew feathers. Mrs. Folsom wore a dress of violet satin, with garniture in white faille, with crystal violet drops in pendants everywhere. Mrs. Hoyt, the President's sister, wore a dainty costume en 4raine of China crepe in robins'-egg blue, most effectively garnitured with rare old lace. Her flowers were La France roses. Mrs. Manning's dress was of white satip, flounced across the front with duchesse lace, trimmings finished with sea-pearls, square neck, and elbow sleeves. Diamond ornaments. Mrs. Endicott wore satin with silver and white sapphire, draped in black Chantilly lace. Bed pompon in hair and diamond ornaments. Mrs. Whitney wore a bodice of violet with white satin and tulle skirts trimmed with vio­ lets. Diamond ornaments. Mrs. Vilas' dress was a light-blue silk with long train strewn with daisies of silver, front of crystal and point lace and pearl trimming. Low neck and elbow sleeves. Mrs. Lamont wore an ivory-tinted satin dress, demi-train, with a panel of crystal and pearl on the left side of the skirt, square-necked corsage, edged with crystal and jet fringe, elbow sleeves, and a beautiful corsage bouquet of jacqueminot roses. Mrs. Rogers, cousin of the bride, was dressed In a costume of delicate cameo pink, with bro­ caded front. Mrs. Cadman, a relative of the bride, ware a white satin dress en traine, with black laCe draperies and jacqueminot roses. Mrs. Harmon wore a satin dress of light orange. Miss Nelson wore a handsome costume of corn- colored satin, with overdress of white antique lace, cut pompadour, with low corsage and elbow sleeves, Her flowers were jacqueminot roses. Miss Huddleston was dressed in pink silk with blue trimming. Mrs. Sunderland's dress was gray satin trimmed with lace, long train, square neck, and elbow sleeves. It wanted ten minutes of seven o'clock when Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, and the wedding fuests placed themselves in a cirole about the lue-room, Mr. Bayard standing at the head of the line at the left, while Mr. Cleveland's brother stood at the other end of the horseshoe. The Cabinet officers did not arrange themselves according to their rank, but stood in line just M chance placed them. Mr. Lamar was next to Mr. Bayard, and Mr. Whitney stood above Mr. Vilas. At exactly 7 a messenger made a quiet signal to Colonel Lamont from the red parlor, and the . Colonel repeated the signal to Dr. Standerlaad, himself and made the most of every inch of his height, maintaining throughout great self- possession and dignity. His thirty years of ex­ perience had prepared him for just such a wed­ ding. He wasted no time. Entering the Holy Estate. • Dr. Sunderland then said, very solemnly and distinctly: "Forasmuch as we are assembled to observe the holy rites of marriage, it is need­ ful that we should Beek the blessing of the great God, our Father, whose institution it is, and therefore I beseech you now to follow me with reverent hearts in prayer to Him: "Almighty and Everlasting God, the Father of our spirits, the framer of our bodies, the giver of every f:ood and perfect gift--Thou who canst see the end from the beginning, who knoweet what is best for ns Thy children, and hast ap­ pointed the holy rite of marriage to be sacredly observed throughout all generations, regard now, we beseech Thee, Thy servant, our Chief Magis­ trate ; endow him plenteously with Thy grace, and fill him with wisdom to walk in Thy ordi­ nances. Be very nigh to him in the midst of many cares and grave responsibilities. Day by day may Thy law direct him and Thy strength uphold bim, and be Thou forever his sun and shield. Be Thou graciously pleased to look down upon this Thy daughter, even aa Thou didst favor the . chosen Bebecca and many noble women that have adorn­ ed the world. May she indeed be a precious boon of good to her husband, to cheer and help him continually, a woman gifted with the beauty of tho Lord and shed­ ding the sweet influence of a Christian life upon the nation in whose sight she is to dwell. Wilt thou approve what we Thy servants come to do in Thy name by thine authority and under the laws of the land in which we live, and gracious­ ly assist them, this man and this woman, who are here to be united in the bonds of holy wed­ lock according to the institution of Thy words. Mercifully be pleased, Almighty God, to vouch­ safe to each of them Thy grace that they may well and truly weigh the unfailing vows which they are now about to make to each other in the presence of this company and bsfore Thee, and that they may be enabled hereafter at all times so to live together as to rejoice in the solemnization of this union with joy unspeaka­ ble and full of glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen." Turning then to the company, Dr. Sunderland said: "Marriage is honorable among all men in that a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they twain shall be one flesh. It Was constituted by our Creator in the first paradise. It was confessed by patriarch and priest, prophet and apostle. It was confirmed by the teaching and adorned •with the presence "of the Redeemer, and has been honored by the faithful keeping of all good men and women since the world began. It is not therefore to be undertaken lightly or unad­ visedly, but soberlv, discreetly, nnd in the fear of God. Intothi holy estate this man aud this •woman come now to enter. If any now cau show just cause why they may not bo lawfully united in marriage, let him KOW speak, or else here­ after forever hold his peace." Addressing himself to the bride and groom, Dr. Sunderland then said: "If you desire to be united in marriage you will signify the same by joining your right hands." The bride and groom then joined hands, and of the latter Dr. Sunderland asked: "Grover, do you take this woman whom you bold by the hand to be your lawful wedded wife, to live to­ gether after God's ordinance in the holy estate of wedlock? Do you promise to love her, cher­ ish, comfort, ana keep her in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her so long so you both shall live ?" The Groom (firmly)--I do. Dr. Sunderland--Frank, do you take this man whom you hold by the hand to be your lawful wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate ot wedlock? Do you promise to love him, honor, comfort, and keep him in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto him so long as you both shall live ? The bride answered, in a low but olear voice, "I do." Dr. Sunderland--In token of the same let the wedding ring be passed. Mr. Cleveland put the plain gold band on tho bride's extended finger, and with increased so­ lemnity Dr. Sunderland said : "Forasmuch as Grover and Frank have here agreed and cov­ enanted to live together after God's ordinance iu tho holy estate of wedlock, and have con­ firmed the same by giving and taking a wed­ ding ring; now, therefore, in the presence of this company, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of tho Holy Ghost, I pronounce and declare that they are husband and wife, and what God hath joined together let no man put asunder." The Rev. Dr. Cleveland then pronounced the benediction: "God the Father, God the Bon, and God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep you, the Lord mercifully fill you with all spiritual blessings, and grant that you may so live together in this world that in the world to come you may have life everlasting. Amen." The Bridegroom's Kiss. President Cleveland bent over and kissed his bride full on the lips. The other gentlemen present were not accorded the privilege of sa­ luting the bride, who confined her favors to the ladies; otherwise, however, there was nothing to mar-the harmony of the occasion. 'CengTmtnlatloiis. Mr. Whitney made a graceful speech to Mrs- Cleveland, and Mr. Lamar showered compli. ments upon her. He said that he had never in his life seen any one who so completely satisfied his ideal of a mistress of the White House. "You will not only rule as a rjueen in the White House," he said, "but you will also be a queen in all our hearts." This, with a low bow which Mr. Lamar alone knows how to make, was con­ sidered the bat. ner compliment of the evening. Mrs. Folsom, the bride's mother, who had shown deep emotion during the ceremony, was the first to tender her congratulations. Miss Cleveland followed her, aud then tho Rev, Mr. Cleveland and other relatives and friends in turn. While thos© congratulations were going on the Marino Band performed the bridal cho­ rus and march from "Lohengrin." Meanwliilo the chimes throughout the city weie making pleasant music, and Presidential salutes were fired by battaries of artillery near the river. The chime of bells of the Metropoli­ tan Methodist Episcopal Church rang out Men­ delssohn's Wedding March. President Cleveland and his bride led the way into the East Room, tli£ adornments of which were in keeping with its majestic proportions, and its ample space and brilliant illumination gave an excellent opportunity for a display of the ladies' toilets. The room presented i mass of exotic plants. In the Dinlng-Boom. After a brief season of promenading and con­ versation, during which tho congratulations were renewed, the company proceeded to the dining-room of the mansion, where a collation was served. There was no formal order ob­ served ; the guests sat at the small tables, or slowly promenaded the room as they discussed the menu. Tbe souvenirs of satin boxes con­ taining pieces of the bridal cake, each one bear­ ing the hand-painted monogram of "C. F.," were greatly admired. The decorations of the dining-room were also at an elaborate character. While the collation was being ssKTsd the bride A Sketch of the Bride, Miss Folsom, whose Christian name ia sot !Frances, but Frank, was born in 1864, says a Buffalo paper, and will be '22 years old the 21st of July. She was born at No. 168 Edward street, this city. As a child she attended Mme. Breck- ers French kindergarten, Later the family moved from Edward street to tbe house now occupied by Mr. George J. Letchworth, in Franklin street. At the time of Mr. Folsom's death, in 1875, they were living at the Tifft House. Mrs and Miss Folsom were in Medina when this accident happened. After the funeral they went to Medina, where Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Folsom's widowed mother, re­ sided. The Harmon family had a good social position, and owned considerable valuable real estate, including milling property. While in Medina Miss Folsom was a pupil at the High School. Returning to Buffalo in a few years, Miss Frank entered the Central School, and she and her mother boarded with Mrs. Jonathan Mayhew. While enrolled ae a pupil at the Cen­ tral School her name used often to get transfer­ red to the boys' lists, and so, in order that it should sound lesB masculine she temporarily inserted the capital C after Frank, call- NATIONAL LAW ing herself Frank Clara. This explain? why her name now often erroneously appears with the initial in. She was a regular attendant of the Central Presbyterian Church, of which she is a member. Her mother occupied Mrs. R. D. Boyd's house, on Franklin street, and from there Miss Folsom went to Wells College at Aurora. Her Central School certificate ad­ mitted her to the sophomore class at Wells Col­ lege, which she entered without preliminary examinations in the middle of the school year. Miss Folsom was a great favorite at Wells Col­ lege. Her tall, commanding figure, frankness, and sincerity made her the queen of the school. She was graduated from Wells in June, 188.'), her graduating essay taking the form of a story. The hampers of flowers sent to her neariy every week, beginning about the second year of her college life, from the Executive mansion at Albany, and the particularly abundant supply that came from the Whito House conservatories when she was graduated, were only a few of the many little attentious paid her, the knowle dge of which her college mates spread abroad on scattering to their distant homes for the summer vacations, thus exciting public gossip concerning Miss Folsom's rela­ tions to the President. Miss Folsom has always been in the habit of spending her summers in Folsomdale, Wyoming County, two miles out of Cowlesville, at the residenco of her late grand­ father, Col. John B. Folsom. It is the typical homestead--a rambling farm-house set down amid the lovely scenery of the valley. Sun­ dry newspaper reportB have made Mr. Cleve­ land the benefactor of MiBS Folsom in a money sense. Such statements are absolutely untrue. Her mother's income has alwayB been ample for their support, and any extra funds needed were always to be had from the grandfather, or "Papa John," as Miss Folsom called him, and whose rocent death will make her the heiress of a goodly property. Miss Folsom's character is that of an unspoiled, ingenuous girl, full of self-pos­ session, and with too much common sense to be overcome by her sudden elevation. Her chief characteristic is her intense loyalty to her moth­ er, who is a charming woman. Miss Folsom's life has had its deeper side. She is old for her years. One of her accomplishments is a rare gift for letter-writing. In dress her taste is very simple. Her hair is soft and brown, of a shade between dark nnd light. She wears it combed back from her forehead, and loose, wavy tendrils escape here and there. She has violet-blue eyes, and a rather large nose; her eyebrows are very heavy and nearly meet. The chief and striking beauty of her face is her mouth and chin. A noted artist once said that Miss Folsom hadthe most beautiful mouth ho had ever seen. Former White House Weddings. The White Mouse has been the scene of sev­ eral wedd'ngs, each and all of more or less dis­ play. Probably tne wedding of Nellie Grant and Algernon Sartoris on May 21, 1874, was the most brilliant of the half dozen taking place there. The East Room was the scene, and the pair stood under an immense floral bell, with a background of flowers filling the big east win­ dow. There were six bridesmaids and a noted company. It was a morning wedding, and General Grant gave away his daughter with tearful eyes and ill-concealed emotion. Later on in President Hayes' term, his niece, Miss Emily Piatt, and General Russell Hastings were married. The wedding was in tho Blue Parlor, decorated with flowers, and here also the bride stood under a bell of flowers. To go back to the beginning of the Whit© House weddings, the first one was in President Mad­ ison's time, when Miss Todd, a relative of Mrs. Madison, was the bride, and John G. Jackson, of Virginia, who was then a member of Con- §ress, was the groom. The first East Ho.'m wtd-ing was that of Elizabeth Tyler, whose father was then President, and William Waller, of Williamsburg, Va. MISB Tyler was just 19, as waB also Nellie Grant, when marrird. President Adams' son, John Qulncy, Jr., married his cous­ in, Miss Johnson, in 1820. The wedding took place in the White House, in President Adams' administration. When General Jackson was President there were two weddings in the Whito House. Miss Easton, his niece, and Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, and a relative of Jackson, were married. The other wras that of Miss Lewis, of Nashville, and Mr. Paqueol, who wiis afterward French Minis­ ter to this country. Martha Monroe married Samuel Gouverneur, who was for a while Presi­ dent Monroe's Private Secretary. This wedding took place in th© East Room, and the bride was just turned 17. The wedding of Mr. Cleveland is the ninth taking place in the White House, but it is the first wedding there of a President. President Tyler's second wife was the first mistress of the mansion going there as a bride. Mr. Tyler and Miss Gardner were married in New York, but came on to Washington and held their wedding reception in the White House. The Courtship. Major Oscar Folsom, the father of the bride, was the law partner of President Cleveland and his enthusiastic supporter in his canvaBsas for Sheriff and Mayor of Buffalo. He was killed in 1875 by being thrown from a buggy when Miss Frank was only 11 years old, and the little girl was left in charge of the father's law partner as guardian. In his position as her father's most intimate friend and executor the President has been acquainted with Miss Folsom from child­ hood. Both she and her mother have learned to respect and admire his manly qualities aB well as those fine and delicate qualities of mind and heart that charm a woman, and on his part the President has found in the daughter the characteristics which made him almost rev­ erence her father. She has inherited all tbe brilliant qualities of her father, who was for years the leading orator and jury lawyer of Western New York. After tho death of her father, Miss Frank went to live with Grandfather Folsom, of Folsomdale,where she lived until going on her trip to Europe. During her residenca there Mr. Cleveland was a frequent visitor to the house, and it is said proposed marriage, and was accepted before the inauguration. In th.>so few words can the story of the courtship be told. It is not a thing of yesterday, and the marriage which consum­ mates it has been the dream of tbe President's life ever since Miss Folsom began to bud into womanhood Tho lady of the White House is looked upon by all feminine eyes. Every social act of hers is watched, and if she be a person of originality and sets any new customs in the manner ot her dress or mode of arranging entertainments she is apprecfated, and her ways copied. Tho bride is eminently fitted for the position. The Folsom Family. Oscar Folsom, her father, comes from an old and honorable family. The first of the name came from England in 1638 in the ship Diligent, Of Ipswich. Tliis was John Folsom, or Foul- Sham, as th© name was then spelled. It is de­ rived from the town of Foulsham, in Norfolk Countv, England, near Hingham John camo with a colony from Hingham and founded the town of Hingham, Mass. The family name waa gradually changed until, in 1659, it was written Folsom by all the members in the United States. . Many distinguished Folsoms are chronicled in the family genealogy, notably Gen. Nathaniel Folsom, a Brigadier in the Colonial army. In 1774 he was chosen to the first general Congress, which met in Philadelphia. He served during the siege of Boston as a Brigadier. In 1775 he was commissioned Major General. In 1777 and 177» he was again » mefftfaeir. of f.Ymgreafl. He died in 17«, aged 64. v : . -- -r-m |- / Hams of Reycesentettvse only vaa i» •EAEIOB ON TTTE2MHTTTT, 11M day waa DEVOTED/ tneaaunMpeof the wtadettoaaMitfattaC tha •ney were determined to stand by It just aa •* e*®* from the House Committee on Agri­ culture. Ma. HARRIS, of ^Tennessee, introdneed a bill in tbe Senate, on tha 1st inst. providing for tha payment to Mrs. SUix* H. Brownlow <rf «DQ0 for Oownment advertising in the KnoxViUe WTtig, published by her husband, tha famous 'Par- eon'Brownlow. Mr. Beck introduced a bUl minimum punishment for violating its pro­ visions at a fine of 95,000, or imprison­ ment for one year. Bills were passed to prevent aliens from acqulringlandta the Territories, and extending the eight-hour law to letter-carriers. The President vetoed another pension biil ui«m the ground that It was nut based upon substantial merits. The President sent the following nominations to tho Senate: David L. Hawkins of Missouri to bo Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Georgo A. Jeuks, resigned; Josephs. Johnston of Virginia to be commissioner In tho district of Alaska, vice Clientjr Sseber, resigned; John B. Biloy of Plattsburg. N. Y., Indian School Simerintenctont, vice John H. Oborly, appoints a Civil-service Commissioned The Hotsie again wrestled with the oleomargarine bUl, ana tho opponents of the measure gained a point by securing tho adoption of an amendment reduc­ ing the tax from ton cents to eight cents a pound. Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, arose to a question of pllvilego and With somo heat denied tbe charges of an Iowa newspaper that he was unduly influenced to Oppose tho bill. He had been, and still was, in favor of tbe oleomargarine bill, aud it was false that bo had been influenced improperly in bis ' ooursa in regard to that measure. . MR. Custom, of Illinois, introduced in tha Senate, on the M inst., a joint resolution pro* ' posing a constitutional amendment in regard to polygamy. Mr. Morrill submitted a proposed amendment to Senator Piatt's open ex­ ecutive session resolution which males this resolution apply to reciprocity treaties instead of to nominations. The House of Rjpres utatives, in committee of the whole, finished the oleomargarine bill. Mr. O'Neill, from the Committee on Labor, reported a bill to legalize the incorporation of trades finions. A bill for the payment of the awards or Alabama claims was "signed by th? PresU dent, after consultation with the members of the Cabinet as to its constitutionality. MB. DAWES presented a petition in the Sen- ate on the 3d inst., from tho City Council of Gloucester, Mass., that retaliation bo ordered against the Canadian Government for the seiz­ ure of American fishing-vessels. Mr. Edmunds expressed the hope that a ship of the Umted States Government would soon appear in the northern seas to e.icourage the fishermen. The Senate passd Mr. Van Wyck's bill for the taxation of railroad-grant lands, the object be­ ing that the corporations shall bear equally with the settlers the burden of paying the taxes. The House of Representative? passed the oleomargarine bill altar amending it to make the tax five cents per pound. The vote on' the passage of the bill was 177 to 99. Of the 177 votes the Democrats contributed 81 and the Repblicans 96. The negative votes were cast by 84 Democrats and 15 Republicans. New England cast 17 votes for the bill and 4 against; New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware 48 for and 13 against; M the Southern States, including West Virginia and Kentucky, 21 for and (6 against; tha West­ ern States, including Missouri, 84 for the bill and 15 against; and the Pacific Coast States 7 for and 1 against the bill. Iowa, Kansas, and Minnesota voted solidly for the bill. Wisconsin gave 1 nay--Vau Schaick ; Michigan 7 yeas and 3 nays--Maybury, Tarsuev, and Fisher. Illinois stood 15 to 4--Dunham, Law- , ler, Morrison, and Ward voting agaiusc the bill, and all the rest of them in favor of it except Eden, who was absent. In­ diana voted 8 to 3--Cobb, Browne, and Ford voting against the bill. The fol­ lowing are the main features of the bill, as it passed: Butter is definod to be a food product made exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with or without common salt, and with or with­ out coloring matter. Oleomargarine is defined * as all substances made of oleomargarine, oleo, lardine, tallow extracts, etc., in imitation of butter, or when so made calculated to bo sold as butter or for butter. Special taxeB are imposed as follows : On manufacturers,. 9600; on wholesale dealers, $4(0; on retail dealers, $48. The existing internal-revenue laws, so far as applicable, are made to apply to these special taxes. Penalties are imposed on any person who shall. deal in oleomargarine without paying the special tax. Provision is made for the proper stamping and labeling of every package of oleomargarine. A tax of five cents a pound is imposed on all oleomargarine manufactured and sold, and a penalty is pro- ^ scribed for tbe purchase or reception for sale dt*~ oleomargarine not branded or stamped aco6rdU ing to law. A nurab. r of sections of the bin are devoted to providing machinery to oarr ̂the law into effect. • ; ; :. = ============= , r^ : A Woman with a Memory*4 Wei are not always thon^htfiol, though tliey think they are. Womea ^. do not forget. "My dearest wife," he wrote to her from New York, "here I am, all alone, away up in a little bit of a stuffy room on the top floor of a New York hotel. Of conrse, being alone, I have no need for anything more stylish, but if you could only see it as I sit in this cheer­ less way writing to vou," etc. She was at home in Han Francisco, surrounded by all the associations of the far-off husband, and she was touched, and said to herself, "Poor fellow! how L pity him." Time passed. Two years had flown by, and he went East again, and took.\ her with him. They stopped at the same hotel, and had elegant apart­ ments, of course. He was out on busi«» . ness, and she, having nothing to do, sat soliloquizing. | "This was the hotel," she said, seria l timentally, to herself, "he staid at that . time he was so lonley in New York. | "I'll go and look at the little cubby- J hole he occupied two years ago," and' i she rang the bell. . "Is 222 vacant?" A "I don't know; I'll ask." • "Will you just say I merely tpfrh to , look into it for a moment?" " * • The servant came back and asked her to follow him. He led her away to the top floor and opened a door.. m "This is it, madam. ^ "This! You must be mistaken. _ This ; can't be the room. I understood it was -i one of the cheapest in the hotel. Thia • is gorgeous." "It is the cheapest, madam. We have. no rooms in. this hotel under $8 a day ^ for the room alone." f "That will do. Thank you." J| And she went down stairs and tor®" ; to shreds a letter dated two years be* » fore, and when he came home she told ^ him he could burn his opera tickets.-- Saw Franci*co Chronicle, ;V- Big Things. The greatest wall in the w6rl3*is Chinese wall, built by the Emperor of the Tsin dynasty, about 220 B. C., as a protection against the Tartars. It traverses the northern boundary of China, and is carried over the highest hills, through the deepest valleys, ^ across rivers, and every other natural obstacle. * % Among the most remarkable natural echoes are that of the Eagle's Nest, orui the banks of Killarnev, Ireland, which | repeats a bugle call until it seems to be4* sounded from a hundred instruments, > i and that of the banks of the Naha, be- , tween Bingen and Coblentz, which re-,« peats a sound seventeen times. The greatest cataract in the world i« 1 that of Niagara. The Horseshoe Fall^7 ' on the Canadian side, has a perpeadic- i ular descent of 158 feet. The height or ; J the American Fall is 167 feet. Thet ^ Horseshoe Fall, whioli carries a larger? volume of water than the American! ?, Fall, is about 600 yards wide, and ex- -"i tends from the Canadian shore to Goatfcf - Island. . Tho most remarkable artificial echo *| known is that of the castle of fXmon- | etta, about two miles from Milan. lt§g is occasioned by the existence of twa a parallel walls of considerable length. It repeats the xepest of a pistol sixty* times, . . U ri aa M: v,