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JjSgnaa'Coriett, of Tampa ibegipi^to fern-black, a a man a hand having nbs-and body, J?bY v e r a n traces o f i g Banglci H on, Jacob T. Chi^d, U nited State* M in iste r to fciam w ho recently passed g h San hTaneisco on h i t w a y to kok, Siam, in conversation w ith - a Chronicle representative related to h im a great many interesting facts about the customs of Siamese and th e ir country. M r C h ild said ‘ Siam is a la n d of Wonders M any o f the custofhS seem shocking to us, and y e t the people are h ig h ly civilize d B u t th e c iv iliz a tio n o f all O riental lands differs m so many Ways fro m ours, at firs t one is lik e l y to body, v e r a n y traces o f SIAM S l i t t l e q u e e n\ a g e d 2& t e a k s ll I ' i . ■b \ I A J .I.«« W A M M M la* VP A a i .l4 A H f lll A I M A t I M look upon any variation from our ! 800 times ip says , i t once. icanismsays fa , i icanism so fa r as.' s, b u fcre a lly nofe- a .survival o f an old* c o u fte w .-■* n f ifn w Other day;.*: fee’c a rto fa m o V r s e ijoyer h in ra o d j tehiS placcagain j Jfofe*eratche<L cS ym o re j H an , - aVes aU ...N fc ia fu g g rmffecetttly c h ^ l;> p h n jqiSiftfi.-poitoned ^ f p f s ^ jj f ^ s lf e i l ti o t i j ats,. u f-L o n d o n , has ict-wife«an iro n com- troughs \fpi s a p t qttite oTnamental, : w h ite enamel and let- t scene was th a t o f t h e recent Colohel H a m farm , •p ro p rie to r was out •two acres1 to cu t, v W Hte fiaahfni a ^ h |flO m * h fe t SWorda are a ll th a t are used tfpiferftw conversation, .e fflv re rd a /' e ie h tfo ra ll J '* WFdoer-<curtaiigitird rto u i be'sm w rialhvd. & to . ru ii-*way ox ••fee spcitr where i t \Wtth’ th e b lo W O t a s ® sue equal ip size, ita s p id e r , ery-stro n g and is covered w ith a l l O f. a d a rk ' are lik e a w ou ld ,h a lf WSf® terribleWSf® terrible , >o f th e e^Gtftofflon large tu n n in g “und2.ioxeveryhou3e in i f t t t i t w ad d d»% ed koKHfe? a p ld e r -ought to _§£>; small fejird. oram ouse. 'ffl 6-r f j j\> ■» rfj.V-i, . i . I A J .I.«« W A M M M la* VP A a i .l4 A H f l A I M A t I M ' look upon any variation from our W est- ern customs as barbaric. One; o f th e ir most shocking practices is th e way they dispose o f the bodies o f poor people and crim inals a fte r death. Every Siamese whose friends pay th e cremation fee o f about'$1 is cremated, but there are many poor people w ho cannot secure even th is small amount. The.bodies o f those fo r w hich nj» fees are railed are’ taken to w h a t lsmslled sw at, or-temple; f o r the poor, -This is a1 large structure W ithout a ro o f, and i t i? usually b u ilt m, aome great city, as at Bangkok. Trop.cal trees grow w ith in the walls o f the dismal inclosure, and sometimes the trees a te .fa irly black w it h savage vultures, The body is laid upon the fioor, w h ich is merely a rough piece of ground, and w ith in au l io t ir thO vultures -have to ra every particle of flesh from th e corpse. “T he w at fo r the poor a t Bangkok is upon a h ig h h ill, called ‘ Gold H il l, ’ because of th e enormous sum o f money w h ich was required to g e t a proper foundation fo r tho temple.* The people do n o t seem to care what becomes of th e ir bodies, i f they are poqr, and in stead o f regarding the ‘poor wats’ ft?' h o rrible plaeesi J believe they regard therix as wise provisions m ade-by the King, and they are th a n k fu l fo r such a fa vo r as having evfen the w a t Is a final resting plaoo, - »• * 'The cretnation ceremonies. - * 'The cretnation ceremonies. over ro y tl personages are the most expensive and elaborate forms o f d o ing honor to the dead th a t th rw o ric k h a * ever seen. Xaat J fa y .th re e .c h ild re n o f the R in g we»e.. eMmated. The bodies were first' embalmed in, oils, gotns apd a placed , in a casket and l e f t fo r f i x or .seven months, Jtn . the meantime m any htgh'prielttffcSllea i t Vhe'-pklaCd -116 6 ffer up pTayerSl f o r the; dead. Provisions Were then set o u t-in . the open Si? to p fo p its le the s p irifs o f e v il. Then fo r months th e best bauds o f music th a t could be h ire d Were procured to give -Uir concerts free. Siamese lacoas ■hose jiTgglers and, Chinese' actors loyed to g iv e d a ily e a te rta in - i amusement Of the people. --—neso, employe th e Soda water, ice cream,'cake, fra ita and tabr& substantial articles o f diet were\ givep away f o r raonths, to a ll who called lo p a y respects to the dead. These cere-, monies Were a ll p ro p itia to ry to the . sp irits and to please the departed, who were supposed to hover n ig h and par- take i'n the general jo y . . \W h e n th e tim e arrived to t the c re - niataon of th e bodies o f th e princes, a premian, 6r palace, was b u i lt at enor- lnous expense and gorgeously decorated.. The remains were conveyed fp the pre- main on it golden chariot, surrounded by priests, and when Hie altar was reached the embalmed bodies were carefuily p u t fn a golden urn, w h ic h . Was suspended above the h ig h altar. In the altar-was b u ilt a great furnace, ! 000,w h i!e each in v ite d -guest refeeivsd i ; valuable present draw n on a number marked on his ticke t, somewhat_ after the fashion Olt Cur American lotteries, •'W hile f and •'W hile speaking o f temples and cere, m o m e a jmay us vfell la y t h a t 'f h il e . f haTa seen most o f the grand architecture o f the O ld W o rld I never saw anything t o compare w ith a tem ple in, the Menain Ghopea R iver at B a n g k o k ,b u ilt to honor th e spirits o f the water. I t is a h a n d some spiral dome of purest w hite, w ith tw o wmgs, w hich are crystal palaces. Abe temple standing there in the p ic tu r- esque mother p f waters is a poem in its e lf The combination o f handsome architecture, and s tr ik in g natural scenery, was never, surpassed. . ' ‘ '•The f in Siam never, '•The system o f jurisprudence in Siam strikes oneT as c.rdde, V ' ,'Thefe' afb uoi many lawyers, and w hile they go through the form o f a tria l and have judges, whc receive petty salaries, they* seldom ' give a case the thorough v e n tlla tiu g a t would g e t in-an American court. There are some English Ahd Herman lawyers there w ho are beginning to make money. ’ Thoxr system o f ’ca p tu rin g crim iuab w o rk 5 well; . «lthough i t strikes one at ' • ■\ - <r \ well; . «lthough i t strikes one at ' • ■\ - <r \ ................ 'THE GOLGOTHA OP SIAM. Very u iifa ir to innocent persons. W hen a crim inal escapes h is fa m ily is at, once arrested, p u tin c h & iu s an d mado to w o rk bnt the streets Or elsewhere w ith the ‘chain gang’ u n til he is apprehended. T he crim inal usually comes in and-sur, renders him self rather than have his w ife , parents or sister to rtu re d fo r h i* , misdeed. “The Chinese are the upper business\ class there. fh and class there. They keep fh e stores and conduct the great business interests of Siam. The Siamese low er classes are usually peddlers' and boatmen, and th e y are in a great measure slaves to the Chinese. I believe th a t the people respect the Chinese and encourage them. i I remember th a t a young Siamese, a- relative j i f the K in g , who g o t his educa- tio n in London, asked permission to s ta rt a newspaper. He was allowed to ru n it, and When he asked the K in g w hether he w o u ld be allowed the p r iv i- lege o f freedom p f th e press, the jo lly K in g replied i n a, jo k in g manner: ‘ Yes, b u t i f you say what, does h o t please me I’ l l bamboo you,’ O f course tho K in g d id. n o t mean th a t be w ould carry out h is threat. However, the young man . th e n .began a vigorous .a tta ck upon the Chi- --—neso, and he advocated restriction of Chinese, im m igration; The K in g n o ti- fied him to l e t lomo one else.'print the newspaper and to report to his palace, where he w ould be detailed a; position i n the Foreign Office. “B u t the n.ing and Queen are Usually q u ite liberal w ith th e ir subjects, and of jessamine wreath, w h ic h they habitually w ear pn th e ir heads, \The present Sism eseKing, Somdsch P lu s Pharam iadr Mshe, know n as Qhu- lalongkorn, is a hsndjiome man, th irty - twovyears old; He hewabselate power* ’b u t a v a ilrh im s e lf O fa councilbfnobleS . H p is o f i k in d disposition, easily ap- prdaOb'able, and is very’ p p p iila r among h is subjects. X once attenued a grand garden party given b y mm , , at w hich more th a n 6000 guests were present. There were n o t more than, 500 foreign residents in B angkok,' b u t the most elaborate ' preparations , Wore made fe r th e ir entertainment, E n g lish and French cooks were employed, and European wines flowed lik e water,-the champagne especially being received w ith great fa v o r by the natives. The* K in g movfed about among his guests w it h perfect freedom. H is crown i f ,w orn only on rare occasions,as i t is a very uncom forta- b le headgear. I t is o f solid gold, about eighteen inches high, and runs to a p o in t. I t is th ic k ly studded w ith jdwpls Of the largest size and first, water, atld is o f great value. I r is so heavy th a t the monarch is i l l at ease w hile it, is upon hiS head. T he K in g ’s , bed- chamber, baths apd other apartments are w o rth y tho abode o f royalty. His couch is made ot rare wood and carved i n the .most p -fis tic designs, draped w ith rare lace fringed w ill! g o ld ; a gold-em- broidered spread covers th e bed; the p illo w s and bolsters are-also hemmed w ith lace, and above the couch swings a handsome pumha to keep m ip cool. “The army is w ell organized, the offi- cers being trained in W caaef si-hool un- 'der charge o f M ajor 'Walker, an olficer o f the Bombay m ilitl a,, Kangkok has a laTge and efficient police force, w hich has lit t l e w ork to do, a? fhe people are neither inclined to th e ft or idleness. They readily adopt European ideas and are p a rticu la rly cordial to Americans. There is - field fo American trade p There is a - great; field fo r American trade i n Siam, 'and I liope to see them brought in to closer union w ith us.” A n E q u in e C u rio s ity . > A genuine Chinese horse has been dis- covered b y a N ew Y o rk World reporter ,in a small stable near A b ingdon Square. • T h is curious animal is the o n ly one of i t s species in th e United States, and has certain peculiarities w h ic h make i t an •interesting curiosity. This remarkable animal has the head, neck jind body of a full-sized a nd rather large horse. His legs, however, a lth o iig h Correspondingly .sto u ta n d stro n g , aTeveryshortand every one of them double-jointed. H i* coat [iaveryf sleek and black. The only ‘ spot o f w hite upon h im ’is a pre tty diamond ;Upoa his forejiead. H is ta il is long and silk y , b u t strange to say h jf main refuses Ito grow longer than tw o inches. Here i t stops and remains as coarse and stub- iby*as a scrubbing brush. - loyed Were employe m ent* fo r th e recently endowing and g iv in g large sums t o w ell know n charities. The Bangkok Tim e), a semi-weekly newspaper edited and owned b y 4 remarkable Englishman insmedFWilfiSm Efe, Who speaks seyen- teeU languages, has never b*een molested b y the Government. There are a great m anyEnglish' speaking people to patron- iz e h is paper, b u t b y fa r the greater part o f the foreign population is German. T he ifs lf is h althful fo of T he c ity ifs e lf is h e althful fo r a place of OQd,’000 population. W e have d a ily mon-* loons, In d a d a ily rise o f ten feet in the tid e water riv e r Menam Ghopea, A large The funeral ser- p b f:K b e r k tt t t f * u; r-|faOll m s *\ . th is ,,k ,,k u ttk r-and, u »» r AUV4 . ,,k u ttk r-and, ‘plik&ppi^ lfect^d i ' ould finA • i t o f l h u »» r AUV4 i on mule*, he started south i q * . o f ' K il caravan. B i ' insand there awaited Ivsd In due time, b u t bo f minerals. The clim b in g , to make thrown that id u p M r, eastern f o r k OKOWir IfREWO* vice* th ta be, days, They cdils th e w o rk s o f] and m ourning aloud, . women, enrobed in .w h it*;*'5 '; v ito fs and V iv e * war While th e h ig h pries b r filip n t yellow robes, th a ‘t h i r l • ' day the of th e h ig h priests tbs palace the sam b y \' •e q u it# Itm h a t* to m * I t have operated - , t Jb * upper lip o l- tepnpaieher dow h twt#’. Oth-' id s.tsaulrisid a t a a a a p i t v e a r s, for tbreea . it*;*'5 '; v e r s, for tbree O ffS adlngs' from ‘ rlests, b y groaning, by \' \1 tho ser- in w hite* clothed m end of and one jb t from fire xn :a “-The m asI'O ? |Wk4 If e U j f - tible* in ih o fd ra ifle , and the Ssd vited w Ssd T h e ^u ria«ipim bles and vited jjr t Ssd w ith scandal-* a-foot las had been *- t h in e x t T h * henis mm and h ^ t a a l t w s f A s cm 9 m « f rthe • f t k a , V S llt *• WStl m m * * * to “The Siamese people re closely the b e tte r tribes 01 • esemble American dians than Of the people re closely the b e tte r tribes 01 • esemble more American In dians than any Of the neighboring O rient- a l nations, although th e ir resemblance ie very fe in t. The f e l l blooded Siamese is copper colored and n o t usually more than five fe e t five inches in h e ig h t, They are a le rt and active,, reasonably muscu- la r, and decidedly a handsome people. N o th in g o f the Chinese cast-o f feature is to be found among them . The popula- tio n o f the Empire is about 10,000,000, b u t th is ismere guesswork, f o r no census has ever been taken. “The costume o f the people is simple and graceful. The clim ate is warm, not h o t lik e tb a t o f Singapore,'but about lik e th a t o f Jacksonville,'Fla., w it h less Severe winters. N o very heavy clo th in g is required, and the garments are there- fore lig h t and flow ing, M enand women dfes# about alike; They wear the penang or-pantsloons, made o u t Of s ilk , lin e n Or cotton, as th e taste o r fortune o f the .WCarer. may , determine. U nder the prirang thqy w e a ra .ve iy enriou*; p a ir o f drawers, th e legs n o t being more th a n a f o o t long, and in some instances very handsomely embroidered,; the Siamese dudes, o f whom. there afe not a fe w , pay p n rticn la r a tte n tio n to this, p a rt p f their- a ttire . B u t one Upper garm ent is w orn, a sort' of j acket maae-of s ilk , velvet or lin e n . ■ T h e ’jackets Worn b y the ndbies and r ^ e r 'jn e ju h a n is are handsomely embroiderad,, .great a ttention being paid to the buttons. F ew are so poor as not fa be able to afford silver, w h ile among tb e upper daises g o ld .buttons, Very in * TKKFLW OK m cfikB lK V lB t. t r i q l t r i y w r ir a d In * b # w t9 W filig r w at» went. T h e a rid * * nas dia- l s buttdns, some o f tb« * very liM W astfi vMoabt*. A roanfi the w a k t is a geld-«mbrt>id*r«d b s lk Which in the \ , o f t h * nObles ia a b e lt o f fi*x lb le flufiM bd wdtih a ietge diamood- ofesp. Tble fin s * 1* very pfe- eaa esceed lny iy besoming. jn c IM w U m a m m sbeafc* ” ........ A CHINSfe UOIt^E. ‘‘Old T ony,’’ the.keepey o f th is re- m arkable horse, has christened his charge“ Yum Yum .” - 'A t thereporter’s request Tony brought th e horsefrom the s ta ll and tro tte d him around, the stable yard. The g a it of the hoMc 'is^ve ry pe- c u lia r and.’Cannot be-cOmpared - w ith th a t o f any other animaL xBeing doubler jointed, when he turns a corner his legs sw ing around lik e pivots, g iv in g the appearance o f being hung o n h in g e i. . ^ The double joints o f ^ u m . Yum’ ; knees are so large that th e , reporter laid h is forefinger almost out o f s ig h t between them. -So peculiarly are thoy formed t h a t they do n o t figure a s 'a deform ity. T h e , horse is very stro’ng and makes a. b e a u tifu l saddle horse, although i t is a very fe n n y s ig h t to see a fe ll uxan upon h is back. The reporter thenasked Tony t o measure the different parts o f the horse. t Yufe T urn’s head is 2« inches long. I t is very f u l l and w ellform ed. ~ The neck is U inches lo n g and lo inches thick. H is h e ig h t is 4(> inches. H is front, legs measure ju s t 29 inches, while fee hind legs are pile-in ch higher. ‘ H is body is ju s t 5 feet, Or (it) inches long. T h is con- cludes.a set Of measurements w hich, fo r being; i n direct opposition fn fee laws of nature, haye never'yet beep equaled. The head, according to fee measure- ments, is that o f a perfectiy^developed horse. H i3 body is ju st a f it t le behind, w hilp the legs,are thelengih o f those-of.a small pony. Hisffeet are injkeeping w ith h is .legs, as lie wear* a very d ainty shoe, urn Yi ‘ ' M r. Taggort.X’ m um's o ner, gave fee porter a very interesting b story of fee horse. H e said that Y u m ' 'um was bom in Hong Kong in 1888. i b o u t a year a nd a h a lf later a sea capta E bought him and to o k him to Boston, \ here he was sold. - ' A fte r a short stay at t ie VHub” he was transferred to New Vo -k, where the late General Lee Yu Doo fe 1 in love w ith h im and bought him a t a b g price. The General had h im kept in ( range, N . J., and used to go out once or twice a week and spend a d a y id hors b a c k rid ittg . T h General lfe tobk fe T h e General a lfe tobk a ljk r a g t o fe e farm er fe a t ke p t Yum Yun fo rh im , and said th a t i f he ever, diet fee farmer Should have the. horse. 1 he man was pleased a t fee offer aud p i ira ile d upon th e General to p u t the nati re o f his g i l t upon p a p e r.. W hen fee General died, thcrofore, an e ffo rt Was ; ffede by his friends to get possess!*? EM fee Chineso horse, h u t fee farmer held Y u m Yum under th e General's slgpatips, — KnsVIy-M ri-Taggertj whorresidos in Orange, saw the horse one day and b o u g h t h im fro m the farmer, a t a con- siddrabiesum ,1 -,! He b rought h im td{ New Y o rk, and when occasion requires it, file s h im on one o f h is Wagons.. H r . Taggert has a llp had a lig h t sull/ey feade fo r h i* curious horse and afiirns t h * t on a good Conntry YUm Y u m hsi frequently made a m ile m 3.dp o t ]ess. ,[His double jo in ts a llo w h is legs a very [Wide s tre tc h and h is speed x* s u rp ris ia * ’ ' ’ Homes o fH te J h r u g tiiy a n g . The homes o f fee Paraguayans would seem comfort*6** tqns. nnfc meet fe e it simple tequiram entl T h * ' parlors, or “ company roOins,” . f fee bust ito u m i are never carpeted, 1 id have o n ly a few cheap chairs and *s fa, Which is slways [bests. NonH honor foilguest member • Tn» centennial celebration, o f tbe naming o f T & y 'has just been held. The city was a mass of flag? and hunting.. Xho parade con- tained about 8000 men in lino, Including Governor HUl, the Mayor, , tho Common Council, and m ilita ry and elvio organiza- tions. A n . immense crowd, ot spectators thronged the'stroots through which the pro cession passed. The celebration was brought to an end with another parade and a blaze of fireworks. Hundreds of men and team?, are idle in Fuitojt County w aiting for tb o snow b-fore beginning work getting out lum ber. Many families Ore destitute in consequence of no iwork, An t x io n .v Bj u o if of Amsterdam, an Italian, hits just sailed for Ita ly ; H ois ona of eight who havo fallen he ir to an estate, Valned a t $500,000. Boggio has been con : ducting a peanut stand. , Upto January-1, 18fi), 88.5:27 people wero buriodm WpocUawn Cemetery, New York. A l a r g e nnmber of wild cats are being killed in Sullivan Connty this winter. Soma idea of the number may be gathered when the fact is stated tb a t in th e past month fifteen w ild cats havo been le f t at the County Treasnrer’s pfllce in .Monticello, and this, of. fcdurse, does not represent perhaps more than half o f the number killed,-as the small bounty o f $1.50 does not draw custom from remote parts of tho county. Many o f these destructive beasts have been killed under the Very siiadow of the Monticello Courthouse—- something never known to have occurred be- fore, - Ata meeting pf th e Order of American Patriots, secret society, held a t Buffalo, the sentiment of those present th a t, inasmuch as the order proved a failure, i t was better to disband. The members are composed prin- cipally o f manufacturers residing in Little Falls, Cohoes, Albany, Troy, Amsterdam, Schenectady, and F o rt Plain. The order was organized feo years ago in opposition to the K-nights. I nconsequence of a^i outbreak of smallpox in the Onondaga County Een’itenttary, that Institution has been quarantined by the loca l Board of Health, Tbe health officer refused to allow the removal o f smallpox patients to ■ the pest-house, and hence i t was decided to convert one of the workshops a t tho penitentiary into a hospital. Bo fa r flvo :prisoners have been attacked b y the d isease. ;The report of trouble among the convicts is unfounded. Th einembers of the. State Medical Society ;w ill meet in Albany on tbo second Tuesday in February and the State Hommopaths dur- ing the following week. Ha t u b a l gas has been struck at a depth o f 700 feet at Elmira. On eo f the odd feature? o f a Kingston thoroughfare is the fact th a t twenty-five Widows and marriageable women live on a short block. Th e Executive Committee of tbe State Firemen’s Association will meet at Piattss- burg this year. New s from Clyde, Wayne\ County, is to the effect that there have been eighteen cases .oft smallpox and. two deaths at Lyons, and the ^disease is said to have started ton family of rag peddlers named Thorpa Re p o r t s o f damage by th e storm show that many thousands of 'valuable fruit, shade, and forest trees in Jefferson and St. ; Lawrence Counties have been badly dam- aged. Telegraph and telephone wires are down. Many poles ore broken, and some, wore pulled out of tho ground by the heavy weight of ice and snow upon tb e wires. A c u r io u s fa ta lity befell little Neille Bradley; the nine-year-old daughter o f a Centra^ avenue merchant in -Albany. She was playing with a to y balloon, which had a whistle, attached to i t . Ilf drawing in her breath suddenly she drew in th e toy w ith it. I t slipped in to the larynx, open end down, and tbe child's breath inflated it there so that death from suffocation ensued before a physician could be summoned. - Th e Erie Railroad Company has dis- charged over 100 men a t Troy, owing to dull business . Thirty were laid off, tomporarfly, it is claimed, bnt no one knows wben they wiU bo re-instated. A prominent railroad official says theopen w inter has had much to dd with the depressed state o f affairs. The road's main-business during the winter months is carrying coal, and this source of income has decreased two-thirds by the mild .weather. [bests. NonH th e »e*t o f honor foilguest member o f tlie.lamxhr ■would th in k o f occupying it i f stronger* wera reseat. The M * t * f Jhe h o u i* U fe ra l bed lh a p ly , and iu m ost cn*e« rudely, \\ c o t* or in hsmoxod done w it h charcoal, m in g le d w ife f e * onftus, ar* M A n ttie a n Mogari: Of which, Vtouaa v xnre. The cod o f maintaining tho common schools of the State in recent years will be seen from the following table ' T e a r . c t tiM .. ' T o w n * s ta te , I8t)5,. , , $>S.Oh j ;357 $2,»i51,li)J $5,7.5.400 1875.;,, .,fi kfl--787.5,100,010 ii',4&Uf'853• e a r .. ' . 18'*5.,.,. 7,031,155 6,485,;'IX l.-i,4tiO,:ai7 1888..., 9,'Z00,404 6,771,377 14.981.841 Abput-.$7(ni,O0q beyond, tbo amounts above indirated Is annually expended for uoruml schools; Indian schools, ’ spliciul instruction fo r tho doaf and. dunib and blind, teachers' institutes, salaries pf school c-otnmissioners, etc, The grand total of expense o f the >8La to School system fo r the last' school year was $t5,iiUd,Ot‘d. '.l'.i. Tbo cost per capita of chil- dren of school age from the State appn pria tion of $ .3,T»o,()Oi) was $ks.',. Taking into account the grand total o f expen-cs yi/,, $ lh.hlin.OfJ 3:1, and the total attendance of 1.0'hS.'.’fiU, wo find that the real rust per lapila o f children actually attending the schools was $1.V1U i The expense of pul*l>c education per capita of total population n in.us of 1880) was $3 .08. T wo S noce * n fu l C l i e a o f« .U i f f i c u l * S u r g i c a l O p e r a t io n . the remarkable accidents One of the meat remarkable accidents pn record occurred afew days stoco at Greent« boro. N. C, A young tad named Orrell, fix running through afield, ran against aeucklo- liu bush, and, tie drawing in his liu rr bush, and, as tie was drawing in his breath at tho lime, of the burrs was.in liu bush, and, as tie was drawing his breath at tho lime, one of the burrs was.in- haled into tbo larayx, producing pain lime, haled into tbo larayx, producing great pain aiid danger of iinflieditate suffocation:, rhy- larayx, producing great pain aiid danger of iinflieditate suffocation:, rhy- siciane were summoned and found i t ueoes- danger rhy- siciane were summoned and found i t ueoes- sary to perform tracheotomy so tho patient could breathe. A t lost accounts tho sary could breathe. A t lost accounts tho boy was doing, well could breathe. doing, well Little Annie doing, Little Annie Riley, aged four, /i at the Children s Hospital, Philadelphia, in as com« Riley, aged Children s Hospital, Philadelphia, in as com« for table condition child be who for table a condition a-a child can be who hpd a throe inch shawl pip with a.large brass' head the inside Of her throat for eleven hpd a throe inch shawl pip with a.large brass' head on the inside Of her throat for eleven days. Annie, swallowed the shawl pin on days. Annie, pin Christmas Day. She did, hot say’ anything aLuut it fur fear of puuishiuout by her Day. say’ anything aLuut it fur fear of puuishiuout by her mother. So sharp this fear that when puuishiuout by mother. So sharp was this fear that when the doctor called into her father’s house sharp the doctor was called into her father’s house she said it was only/a little pin she had swal- luwod, and that i t iouger troubled her. only/a pin luwod, and that i t no iouger troubled her. Spasms of coughing conthi ied, however, iouger Spasms of coughing conthi ied, however, and tho little girl. Was taken to the .hospital. Spasms coughing and tho little girl. Was taken to the .hospital. she There,.as she grew no better, tracheotomy performed, and vioent fit of coughmg There,.as she grew no better, tracheotomy was performed, and a vioent fit of coughmg supervening, tho tube which had been in performed, coughmg supervening, tho tube which had been in- serted after the operation wai removed. The supervening, serted after the operation wai removed. The point of the pin then revealed itso'.f to tho operation point of the pin then revealed itso'.f to tho astonished doctors. Jt was easly taken out, point pin astonished doctors. Jt was easly taken out, and the child ill be out of the and the child w ill soon be out of the hospital. school in the cities has increased 78 per cent. ‘ w hile the number 1 a tte nd in g in the towns has decreased 9 per cent. In other words, th e attendance upon ' th e schools, when compared w ith th e number o f children of school age. Is 57 per rpnt. leas ’ th a n i t was in 1 861 in the cities, w h ile in the tow ns i t has fa lle n o ff 7 per cent. I The to ta l attendance upon th e schools, I w hen .compared w ith -bo whole num ber o f ! ances to Louisville. A g serious. to receive $20,000 MUSICAL AN1> DRAMATIC, ' Th e au tho r o f“ Madame A n g o t” h a s a n e w Loutie nearly ready. M a rie Van Zaisdt, the Am erican vo ca list, is sm ging In Portugal.' Ed mo n d Ai d rAn, the French composer, has about completed a new comic opera. Ru b i n s t e i n has finished a new g ra n d opera, ‘ ••io rivska .” ona Russian subject. M s . Wh k t h e r i l l , the husband o f E m m a A b b o tt, the Am erican p rim a donna,, is dead. La w r e n c e Ba r r e t t is afflicted w ith a g la n d ular sw elling th a t is lik e ly to p ro v e serious. Th e musical colleges o f Chicago are said to be unsurpassed b y those in a ny o th e r Am erican c ity . E d w in B o o th and Lawrence B a rre tt a ro to receive $20,000 cash fo r seven p e rfo rm - to Louisville. cluldren o f school age, has grow n less and less w ith straDge u n ifo rm ity . M r. D raper urges upon the Legislature the urg e n t need of some action for securing the attendance a t school o f the ch ildren of in d iffe re n t parents. THE STATE LEGISLATURE. T h e Senate. 2d D a y .—The Senate m et a fte r the e ig h t days' recess.... A num ber o f reports fro m various societies and organizations were re- ceived A rm n g the reports presented w a i one from the S tate Board of Canvassers declaring th a t Thomas F; O rady is en- title d to th e seat fo rm e rly occupied by M r R e illy. . . . A number of b ills were introduced .( . . .A b ill which provides that a t registra- tio n the age and th e place from w hich the person la s t voted m ust be given, was in tro duced; a b ill a llo w in g the Centennial Celebration Committee to erect arches in ', in certain streets in New Y o rk c ity , w ith the concurrefice of the Mayor, was in tro d u c e d : Mr. M urp h y introduced the b ill p ro v id in g fo r tbe erection of the $25(1 ,(100 soldiers’ and sailors’ memorial a rch in the plaza at th e 1 if t y nin th street entrance to Central Park in New Y ork. M r M ur- 'p b y introduced another tall p u ttin g the Recorder. Surrogate, C ity Judge and tbe tw o Judges o f the General Sessions ( 'o u rt in New Y o rk c it y .oo th e same footing, so far as s a la ry is roncerned, as are the Judges o f the Supreme C ourt. The Electoral College b ill w h ich was defective was recalled from the-Assembly and amended li tail recalled from the-Assembly and amended Langbein intro- tail recalled tail a n d passed p e rfe c t M r, duCeu-a resolution c a llin g upon the trustees o f the M e tro p o lita n A r t Museum to fo rw a rd p t o the Leg isla ture ,reasons' why the Museum is n o t open' on,.Sunday.* M r. A rn o ld seat up a b ill w hich, in effect, prevents the accept ance o f a plea o f m u rd e r in the second degree. degree. S». Pay.—A fte r the opening prayer Thomas F. G rady was sw orn in as Senator fr o m tbe S ix th D is tric t. . . .M r. Pierce a-ked Six cases of smallpox are reported Wyoming. Rev ,Ge o r g eS . Ra r e, of Poughkeepsie, presiding older of tho district, is dead. Th eState Association of School Commis- missioners and Superintendents has been holding, its annual sessions,in the Museum of Natural History, Novv York city. Various papers relative to' educational matters wore read and discussed. G overnor H i l l has appointed W. B. Es- tcrbrook County Judge of Tompkins County. Sc a r l e t y e ve ris epidemic ln.Middletown and Montgomery, Orange County, and the - public schools in both .place? have been closed . R e p o r t s from different parts of Dutchess County show that th e great wind tore up trees ahd destroyed telegraph poles. The large poles of the Long Distance Telephone Company suffered considerably. Se r g e a n t a l b e r t A. Th u r s t o n , o f th Buffalo police, was struck and killed by an engine at fee Seneca street crossing. Th e d ry plate manufactory of Eugene Van Voorbis at Rochester, has boon burned. Loss, $15,000. • Th ebody of Rev, W . L Parker, who com- mitted suicide on November SO, has ju st been found to Lako Ontario at Oswego. PbOf e s s o r MELvrLLK De w e y, formerly - of tbo Columbia College Faculty, now-' con- doctor pf fee State Library, has declined to serve w ith State Engineer Bogart arid ex. State Engineer Sweet as a commission o f ex- perts to examine the condition of the Assem- bly’s new ceiling and report results to the Legislative Committee. Su r r o g a t e Ab r a h a m Lo t t ,of Brooklyn, is dead . AN investigation w il l be mhde into the con- duct of feo contractor who honstructed the ceiling o f fee Assembly Chamber at Albany, the work on which is reported t o be dafective. th e th ird time, his Graded. License b ill . . . . M r . M u rp b y presented a measure c re a tin g some new offices m the N e w Y o rk Police Departm ent. I t prbpoem ^to elevate th e sergeants and detective-gergSants (to the ra n k or lieutenants aOiTEhe roundsmen to sergeants, fix in g th e salary o f tha fo rm e r a t $2500 and the la te r a t $1500 M r. Robert- son introdued a b ill amending the la w s relat- in g to children under sixteen years o f age. I t p rohibits thetr entering a da lice-house, concert garden, opium jo in t, museum; skating r in k or any place where in to x ic a tin g liq u o rs . a re sold, and makes i t a misdemeanor M r a p a re n t or g u ardian to p e rm it a c h ild to ob- ta in liq u o r in any way. The b ill also pro- h ib its pawnbrokers from loaning money to children under sixteen years o f a g e The o th e r bills introduced were Increasing the s a la ry o f Justices o f the Supreme C ourt f r o m $bOJO to $8000; am ending th e Penal Code by p ro v id in g a m in im u m punishm ent o f five years and a m axim um o f fifteen fo r ra p e ; amending the Revised Statues relative t o m arriage by raisin g the age o f legal con-I se n t for females to fifteen years. ' I Iopera ) 1 • T b e A s s e m b ly . I 2d Da y . —The Assembly convened after a ' recess o f eight days. Speaker Cole an-! Committees which th body nounced his Committees which th e body : beard and then adjourned. I Sd D a y .—The d a y was consumed in re-| ce iving and re fe rrin g bills, o f w hich 101 were ,presented. C hairm an Saxton o f the J u - d ic ia ry C om m ittee introduced the B a llo t Re-i fo r m b ill, w hich vanes Iro m last year's b ill, w h ich the G overnor vetoed. The State, by i counties, p rin ts a ll the ballots and exclusive- ly holds a ll those printed on w h ite paper. Specimen ballots printed on colored paper m a y be d istribu te d , so Ib a t ig n o ra n t voters m a y have such a b a llo t m arked f o r them b y th e ir frien d s; b u t they m ust copy th e marks o n to the w hite ballots themselves, unless th e y are incapable o f so doing, in w b irb case th e y w ill be allowed to ta k e a frie n d w ith th e m to m ark th e ir ballots f o r them. ; ■ I ! A l l the • m arkin g m ust be done in a secret apartm ent. The object of th is b i l l is t o prevent b ribe ry a t elections, as th e m an who pays the b rib e w ill, have no guarantee th a t tbe bribed m an voted as ho was paid . A bill was introduced to repeal the Saturday H alf holiday la w and to confine th e holiday to a whole h o lid a y in the fo u r slim m er months. A b ill somewhat s im i- la r to th is was passed la s t year a n d vetoed b y tbe G o v e rn o r Tbe Assem bly Ceiling Commission appointed State Engineer Bogart, ex-State. Engineer Sweet and M e l- v ille Dewey a committee to examine I t is said th a t Joseph Jefferson intends to engage both Jo h n G ilb e rt and C. W .C o u l- dock fo r next season, W . J. Florence, the comedian, is con- tem plating a big r e v iv a l o f one o f Shakes- peare's plays n e x t season. Th e Ixmdon papers are unanimous and enthusiastic in th e ir praise o f H e n ry Ir v in g ’s impersonation o f Macbeth. W il s o n Ba r r e t t, th e English tragedian, w ill p la y fo u r weeks a t the F if th Avenue Theatre, New Y o rk , n e x t season. M is s He l e n Ha s t r b i t e r sang re c e n tly in Rome in an opera by a Greek composer, ! Kpiru Sauiala. I t was a very gorgeous spec- [ tacle. “F ra n c e s c a da R im in i,” an x p e ra b y 1 Cagnom, first hro u g h t fo rth in I t a l y ten years has been revived ith fa g l y years Iago. has ju s t been revived w ith fa v o r t o iM ilan. Iago. o iM ilan. “Ja c k” Ha y e r l y , the ex-amusement ' K in g , is wielding a p ick and shovel In a rntoa ; at T rinidad, Col., and is said to have s tru c k ( i t rich. j H e n r y I r v in o 's production o f“ Macbeth” in I.ue d ’>n is the j n r y I production in I.u n d ’>n is pronounced the most gorgeons ,th in g ever seen on a stage, i t cost o ve r ,$20.UUU. f Ro s e Co o b l a n is m aking an extensive ito u r o f the South, w here the fa v o rile actress i is appearing in her new play o f ‘ •Jocelyn’’ to crowded aud fashionable audiphces. i Th e T urkish Censor absolutely refused to a llow Sarah B e rn h ard t to play“ Theodora” : in Constantinople, having more respect fo r , play“ : in Constantinople, having more respect fo r Constantinople, having respect 1 tbe memory of the Byzantine Empress than M. Sardou bad. M. Sardou bad. ’M essrs. De M i l l e and Belasco, au tho rs j of“ L o rd C b u m le y 1 and“ The W ife ,” a re now a t« j r k on th e ir play, w hich w ifi, be called“ Tbe C h a rity B a il.” I t w ill not be ! produced before n e xt summer. i S i n c e“ Little Lord Fauntleroy,” the play, j has been a success, no less than fifty stages j struck children havq offered themselves to j success, fifty stages j struck children havq offered themselves to play the part of the hero. And the manager havq play the part of the hero. And the manager that most of them thoroughly j says that most of them were thoroughly I for the says I competent for the part. He l e n Da i \ r a y is to be a m ember o t J o seph Jefferson’s company, w h ic h w ill' p la y “The R ivals” n e xt soason. A t present sha I is in Europe a w a itin g the r e ta in o f her hus- band, John W a rd, the hall player, v ia th a Suez Canal fro m th e Antipodes. Jo h n P. So u s a, the leader o f th e M arine band o f W ashington, has sold to Francis W ilson, th e comedian, a new com ic Iopera called“ The W o lf.’’ - U nder the.con- tra e t M r. W ilson agrees to produce i t in N ew ) Y o rk c ity w ith in a year. The scene is laid. | in -.Spain. , 1 Mr s. J a me s Br o w n Po t t e r the society 1 actress, has appeared at Palmer's Theatre, • New Y o rk , in a gorgeous re v iv a l of“ A n tony and Cleopatra,” in w hich she assume? the of Cleopatra, and Kvrle Bellew tony and Cleopatra,” in w hich she assume? the part of Cleopatra, and Kvrle Bellew supr her Antony. Mrs. Potter received part Cleopatra, supr | ports her os Antony. Mrs. Potter received scant praise from the critics for her rendition ports Antony. scant praise from the critics for her rendition of the praise of the part. i Co n r e i d'snew opera,“ The K in g 's F oo l,” has le in con-I i g has m a le an enormous success in Chicago, iwhere the firs t week's receipts were close to , $.i|>n I. There are n in e ty -six people in th e I cast, and yet not a single supernum erary. The whole lo t are tra in e d singers, and tbe pro- I duct ion pro- I duct ion is regarded, as one o f the best e ve r j in thi3 . ' I duct ion is regarded, j seen in thi3 c o n n try I . BotTo's new opera.“ Nerone,” has b jfe Icompleted and ill probably be produced in opera.“ jfe Icompleted and w ill probably be produced in Milan during the winterprobably of lHin .f l J. Icompleted produced ; Milan during the winter season of lHin - .f l J. ■ The work is in six short acts, each having a : ; during l ■ The work is in six short acts, each having a character before : I special character Boito, before presenting the musical settings, intends to submit the special character Boito, before presenting I the musical settings, intends to submit the I libretto to the judgement of the public settings, I libretto to the judgement of the public as a ! literary work by having it represented ' Re-i judgement public ! literary work by having it represented m a theatre drama. The libretto is said to literary by having represented theatre ns a drama. The libretto is said to j be a splendid work of poetical art. i stro y s i fey fire. Hundrwls o f mon labored, h u t w ith poor success, to subdue.it. Th eoldest anti-hore® thief association in th« ceuntry,-the M o u n t Hope V ig ila n t So- ciety fo r fe e Detection Ot Horao Tlilsv**, has ju s t held -its seventy-aewtid annual meet- i»*> iN O E N D fA R l** oire At w o rk in Hudson. T h e y ha re b u ra s d tw o buildings, own«d by Thothss K ir b y and J, *T, R ider, respectively. The firemen had h&ftd -nhrk to Save adjacent jptopsrty. A s ta n d in jt) rew ard has been offered f o r woffle time rafflt by t h e authorities f o r the arre st o f“ firafeugs.\ T )»« Sotioojfe« f fe ffl B u t f fl ,- Tbs a&total .re p o rt «tt h * ’ Has. A , f t 1 Pm* M U M itts d NEWSY GLEANINGS. B o s t o n has 101 c lu b s Sk a t i n g is in fu lls w in g in Paris. Be r l i n is to have rub b e r pavements. Or e g o n apples are shipped to China. Br o o k l y n has S0,0u6 school children. Th e Patent Leather T ru st has suspended. 1 I n France last ye a r 701 wolves were killed. T H g English c a v a lry are w o fu ily short o f borsea J000 professional tramps in persons died in Connecticut the ceiling and discover whether the work conforms to the specifications work conforms to the specifications „„ A joifit resolution was adopted providing for | without railroads, On l y eight A joifit resolution was adopted providing for a committee of five Senators and nine As semblymon to arrange for joint services in the Assembly Chamberarrange ift honor f the late semblymon joint the Assembly Chamber ift honor o f the late General Sheridan. In making his-motion Assembly General Sheridan. In making his-motion General Curtis referred to General Sheridan making General Curtis referred to General Sheridan native of Newreferred York. General Husted General Curtis to General Sheridan as a native of New York. General Husted begged to state that General Sheridan was a native of Ohio. Then there denials, hut begged native of Ohio. Then there were denials, hut Mr. Curtis stated that General' Sheri finally Mr. Curtis stated that General' Sheri- dan.-had himself, stated that he born in finally dan.-had himself, stated that he was born in Albany, N. Y. Th e r e are C alifornia. I n is.-—62 fro m o ld age. Th e r e was a decline in tonnage last ye a r th canals.e e r on th e canals. Th e V irg in ia peanut crop is almost a to ta l ilu this peanut l fa ilu re this year. „„ without railroads, On l y eight counties' in Kansas are - now h in Nortb Th e r e were eight-lynchinigs Carolina last year. • i )v e r a million tons of pig iron were made) the South .in 1888. i )v e r a million tons in the South .in 1888. Th e Southern ‘Pacific Railway earned about $47 ,0uu,uu .i last T e Railway about $47 ,0uu,uu .i last year. T Th e winter in Franco has thus for been . the sov rest in fifteen years. . i ' . M a i n e ' smackerel catch for last year Is in the neighborhood of 25,000 pounds. a i n e ' the neighborhood of 25,000 pounds. -jY A s Am erican g irl, who has married a n Englishm an, gives some o f the rea- sons xfeich.inflTtonco such matoheg as - g id i f e e - W v o i i t a t home, and fee young m arried •women i n England. T ho r ig h t th in g to do is to he born in th o States and m a rry here. W ith us m Am erica the g i r l gets a ll th e attention fro m the men, in Xiotfflon society the g i r l is no- where, a nd fee yOung wives are tbfe a t- traction. Men w ill n o t be bored to t a l k to g i r l* . 1’ ' -jY A Kansas m an has been in th e h a b it O f v is itin g * n o b lig iiig d fegK i*f, Wtd o rd e rin g d rin k s fey w in k .Ain enter- p rA m g tin ty p e taker eatne along and photographed h i t t in t h *a c t o f ta k in g »howl, D ra g ffis t ,*wi fM to ra e r w *ra to ile d . ' o t; may be incinerated in Philadelphia noyr—after you aro dead—fo r $38. , T here wore neatly fifteen thousand wed- in New Y rk last dings in New Y o rk c ity last year. -J F h w s a t is ^ x c it9 fc ^ ^ th e .fltM tn d B if f tu» , StBtes ^ f e a \P«nagyj 3.>pa L“ ue»-- Be p o r ethe now yfear was fifteen minutes old murder was oommitted to New Y o rk city, _,a -( ' A to w n o f Gklahbmafeeumei-s grew from f i fty tnhabitants to •five tfeusand in sUteen day*. f i fty day*. T h eh o xt Legislature o f North Carolina WUl^havo about l4UO justicas o f thepeace to Th r e e h u n d r e d a n d rirTY-oNE patent* Were mode out a t Washington to. one day rtf- cently. ■ cently. - ■ .Th e records o f Kansas show fee amoaat o fla n d in o rlg a g ta iu the State fo Oe $ * 5 , - o n o rlg 000,900, i .• T h e United State* hog cholera bommseio* is traveling through fee South Oeekinc. ..for intorfiaiitioo. intorfiaiitioo. T s a w t w ifi baiflxteen RepuhKcou IU p r*- re h ta fe fo i to fe e next Co a ft m tipamf e * MKW j * M * T feo* X6'S -puhUo *fe«d*, * ■ * pfflytowDUt teecbsrs ahd l f f f j -puhUo pfflytowDUt teecbsrs ahd g l r f e f f — I p W lM J . ' T ' W lM ' T ' ■ ! The whole num ber of children in tbe S tate o f .school age 'five and tw enty-one years' was reported in the several years indicated as follow s; J 'e a r .1881 ........... 1871........... 1881 ........ 1888*......... t \it ne, ....423, UTS) ..... G4.V13* ..ms.cM TfMCllX915,088 h'.r.'i'o 814,0‘ ,8 775,8113 T n ta li I 1...3',l*,7 | 1 ,50 - 1 . 1)84 1 .082.I22 1 1,772.058 I Since 1881 the num ber o f children o f school 1 age reported in th e cities has increased 135 p e r cent, while the num ber reported in tbe towns has decrased 15 per cent The increase in the one case and the decrease in the other hasbeen going on continuously and almost ' u n ifo rm ly . D u rin g the same period the 1 number o f children who have attended !
