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THE DAILY BEE SAIURDAY , JANUARY 17 , 1885. Fir t ltd slippery , Then its Moppcry ; Now iti skippjry , Now its hopperv : Jtmtiitig atid dn hing , I'lungii r ; and splaihlug , Mndttary , slmhorv , Gum dliops and guihcty , f Jo i > mcr * , wraps , Pulls and mishap ! , A > nlca. lint Words not for print. [ Cincinnati Merchant Traveller. A SYMPHONY IN MINOR. A STORY BY II. H. BOYESEN. Author of "Qtinnn , " "Taloi from Two Uemis < phercs , " "Idyh of Norway , " Ktc. PART II. [ Copyrighted , 1881 , by the Author. < rights Reserved. vr. ICondudcd. ] As the 8oas3ii was dull , the evening paperJ made the most of the occunnco. Ono oithcm nroughtltaolf into n frenzy , parading the clfiir with excited headings and capitals sn inch long. "Furious As sault An Irate Foreigner attacks a Load er of Society But is Thrashed for his Pains Arrcat of the Assailant A Woman In the 0 > ieo , " werj sorao of the pleasant things which Cathorlno read over her father's shoulder , ns the latter unfolded the paper and composed him self for his post-prandial smoko. Mr , Van Tussoll'a eye too was caught by the startling superscription as ho glanced hastily down the column. "Whatthn deuce in this ? " ho exclaimed with an amused chuckle. Romilly has boon having n fight with your friend Groifonotott , ana thrashed him too , by Jovo. Well , served him riqht , the vagabond What did ho meddle with gontlumon for ? " Catherine , with hotly throbbing face , c.oitcd herself oa the other side of the takle. She picked up a book , and stared blind'yatiti ' dancing lines. "A woman in the case , " her father went on In the same chuckling tone ; "well if I thought so. 'Men rarely como to b'owd ' novr a days , unless It is n woman that gets them by the ears. It VF.ai on Mr. Kemp's from , stoop , it seomp , they had tbeir low. It can't bo Put aKtinp they pummeled each other for. Or who kuowa ? Stranger things luvo hap pened. " Mr. Van Tassell once more became absorbed in his paper ; onue or twice ho laughed out aloud. "It is too good , " ho said , the most amusing thing I h.ivo heard of for nnny a day. But to think that that little Romtly was p'ucky enough to thrash that long-haired Gutmin , gad that Is what takes rue , Those music men are all a cowardly lot , every ono of them. " Catharine had , with a woll-nign super natural liDrr , curbed her spirit during her father's soliloquy. Now she could no longer master herself. "It was Mr. Groifenstott who thrashed Mr. Roraily , " she said , raising her ilushul taco , and mooting her father's ' eyes unflinchingly. "What do yon know about it , 1 should .I like to know1 icquhod Mr. Van Tassoll . in vagno alarm "I was there. I saw I ha whole occur rence. " "The duce you did ! " Hojampcdup upsetting the chair , and crumbled the paper fiercely la his hind. "And you you were tha old wounn thry quarrelled about ? " ho cried. ' It Is possible , papa , " aha smweml , hastenii g toward him and taking him gently by the arm , "but I am not sure of it. If you will sit down and not scold I will lull you oil about It. " "No , 1 will not ba cajoled and hum- hinged this time"ho ejaculated , angrily. ' You have been mixed up in soma die- graceful alfiir and I am bound to know the circumstances , if not from younclf , then from Grolferjstett. I am going now this moment to have it out with him. I have my opinion of a fellow who w muk-j Ic.vo to the daughter of a man who nan fortiddon him his houeo. " "Air. Greifenstett never undo love tome mo papa , " cried the girl , with blazing chefk1. "Toon you must have made love to him , wlrcl amounts to the same thing. At any rate , I shall know how to put a atop t lit. I don't relish reading about my daughter's love affairs in the uotvspa pera. " lie walked briskly toward tbo door , but nho sprang forward aud phced herself resolutely in front of him. "Unu word , papa. What are you going to say to Mr. Grolfenatett ? " "That dues not concern you , child , shall nay only what is right. " "Would you mind my going with you ? " 'You go with me ! An you mid ? That would make a pretty story for to- morrow'o paper. Mlsj Van Tasco'l visit ing her Dutch lover in Jill ! " "In Jill , pipal It Air. Grolfenstott in jail ? " There was a piercing terror and pity In hpr exclamation which almost moved Mr. Von Tassell. "Now , bo n good girl , " ho said sooth Ingly ; " 1 will got him out of jail. I wil ball him out. And I viill oven go to the pains of tjettlug the wbolo thing hushed up if ho will pioaileo to lat you alone hereof tcr. " "But I don't wnnt to bo let alone , pip i. Tie has never raaao the slightos t approach to me * , exoept at my own invi tation " Mr. Van Tasscll dropped his daughter' 3 hvndr , which in his momentary fit o f gentleness ho had been fondling. "You are mad , " ho ezclalnud ; "stark ri ini ; mad. " ' 'No , papa. I am not mad , " sh. answered , without trace of resentment ; but 1 am determined to prevent you from humiliating mo and doing Mr ( .Irmfi'iibtfltt a cruel injustice. If you will not prnmieo mo on your honor as a gentleman < o bail him out , without see ing him ir sajing a slnglo word to him , 1 wl'lgi ' myself and offer to bo his ball. " Mr. Vttn TUB i ell made an angry ges ture and swui'g about on his heel , ro lliat his coit-tulls bruihcd against his daughter's drees. "I am a fool , " ho muttered , "to allow rnyetlf to be twisted around the finder of a > silly girl. But einco I bave spoiled you I tupposo I have to tnko the cense quences. " "Then ' " you prom'so. "Yea , I promise , " H rang for his coachman , ordered o liroiigliaui and a faw minutes drove awn ) through tbo dark and drizzly night. On the wry ho swore inwardly and cursed hit foolish leniency. > e.xt tlmo ho had a ch.incc , he would severely dlcipllno the young lady and teach her ft Icuson in filla * obedior.cc. At the po.ica station he found a clerk and a couple of drowsy po llcomuu. The justice had g > no norm half an hour ago , and would not return until ( GII o'clock the next morning , Ai the inferior functionaries had no right to accept ball , Mr. Van Tassel owsod hit conscience and drove , In a mood half wa > bottrcon triumph and vexation , to hif club , where ho remained until n latt hour. VII. There was n eilcnco at llio brcakfn ) ! tablo. Mr. Van Taiiell'acigettion war bad and his conscience worse. The ono was with him dependent upon the other and ho often maintained that the stomscti was the scat of contcicnco , as with thi ancients It was supposed to ba the orgar > of compulsion , ( Jntbnrlur , in n wrapper which would have excited the envy of tht Graces ( thongb , T bellovp , they dls penscd with wrappers ) , was drinking cof fee out of a cup which seemed nrtfullj designed to make both the cofTeo and the lips that Hipped it appear equally deli cious. "Papi , " she said , in a roico which was Intended to bo steadier than it was , "hen is the money you expended list night for Mr. Groifonstutt. " She ctrefnlly unpinned n check which elm hal attached to the besom of her dross nnd pushed it aero it the table ti her father. " 1 hope you will understand mo , " abe wont on , as the latter made no motion to take the paper , "but I should much prefer it If you would allow me to bo Mr. Groifenstott'8 bail. " "Oh , what a precious geese you arol" ho muttered in Irrepressible oxtaporatiou ; ' 'don't yon know that a bail is merely n security , and docs not ha\o to bo paid ? " Or perhaps you expect your music man to nkip hia bail. " "SVherBuho inw ? " she asked with forced quietude. "Well , that's the rory devil , " ho cried , 'ho In in j il yet ! I eimc to late. The judge had gone homo. " She looked at him vrith hrgercprotch- fal eyes and roao from the tab o. "Is thuro to bo a trial. " she askod. " 1'cs , ill liovo it comes off about 10 about now. IJo felt that she was bent upon some reckless enterprise. But Eomoljow , he was afffid to interfere with her. Ho fol lowed her apprehensively with his eyes as she walked with stalely composure towanl the door. Ho reflected angrily upon his powcrlcssncss , but concluded to postpone his measures of discipline until sonic moro favorable moment. Ensconced behind his newspaper , which ho took up as a shield for meditation , ho heard bur order her carriage , descend the steps and drive ii ] ) town in the direction of Bifty seventh struct. If ho had boon as resolute as she was , ho would have followed hoc oiaiuplc. But it took him thirty minutes to persuade hiiiuelf to venture upon anything so sen sational Ho had a passion for privacy and a great dread of reporters ; already ho saw his natno in the newspapers in Haling capitals. "J'ools rush where wise men fear to tread , " ho grumbled , as ho took his scat in the brougham ; "but i-i th's case tluro is no help for it. " Catharine made conoiderablo stir among the crowd ol idlers who hung about tbo steps ot the police court. She had outnisscd her carriage at the corner for fear of stimulating the Inventive fancy of the gentlemen of the press. They had on the wrnla troUed her consider ately on the previous day , because they had happily not known cf her existence. Bat they had invented her , as it were , to give zest to their otory. Now that she was venturing right into tholr jawa , she could expept no forbearance. Though it wai early in the day , the air of the court room was stifling : The justice who was never distinguished for punctuality , was thia morning later than uauo' . An Hibernian policeman caught sight of the handsome girl who stood half bewildered in the middle of the aisle and prevented her , just in the nock of time , from taking a suat in the pritoner's box. "Bless yer dear heart mum. " ho said , "don't you ait down thor , or yo moight git into moighty onplissant company. " She thanked him and qulto irration ally clutched his arm , and begged him to Qud her a seat somotrherp , where she ctuld see without being eeen. Ho whis pered a r&omont to one of the clerks , then opened the gate to the inner sum- turn and conducted Oathaiino to a little room behind the judicial throne. A com fortable leather covered chair was offered her ; too door was lift ojar BO as to afford her a complete view of the court r iom. Her heart was on the point of overflow ing with gratitude to the obliging police man , when she caught an expression in his eye which indicated that he WAS ex pecting something more substantial. "I hlv n woifo , mum , aud eivon chil dron. " ho began. "You , " she interrupted , drawing a five dollar bill from her pcrtrnonnaio , "hero is a present for them. " The policeman stared for a moment aheapishly at the money , grinned and withdrew. Presently a stout man wi h c caking boots and a conrso jovial face entered from HOinowhe u and took his seat behind the desk on the dais Ho examined a roll of papoifl , spoke in a low voice to the elerk , blew his nosu sonoriuiisly , and then pounded the desk with his gavel , as if to rebuke himself for the noisu 1m hud made. Then the door to thu hall of iho adjoin ing lock-up was opened and a motl y o ottd entered under the escort of four policemen and filed into thepos reserved for potty nmlefacto H. With stolid , bu- grimcd faces a > d swollen eyes , telling thu tale of yustoiday's debauch , they shufllcd along , and in their midst loomed the tali fo m of Greifenstett , w ripped in ths for ign-looking capo , and with the defiant slouch hat covering his head. .His ex- p ussion was cool and non-committal. Hu stated at the ext iioiduinry company in which ho found himself in with a isto- erotic disdain , and endeavored to kco ] his capo from contact with the tags of unfortuimtu nuighbo s 'I ho strong lines of his foituu's seemed sharper , anil their alienism mom pronounced as they con fronted tbo diyl ; ght after a night of wakeful suffering. To Catharine they seemed almost beautiful. A gruaf wave of t lulerness swept througl her soul ; and she yearned to lop fot- ward , to share his degradation and to proclaim before all the world that eh loved him. After having disposed o half a dozen cases of drunkenness aud mendicancy , the judge sent a policeirm to his private room , and presently Mr , Ilomlly enter d and held a wtnsperoc consultation with his honor. Anothe policeman conducted Grelfenstett to th ittle stand in front of the dais. Take off yer hat , " sa'd the judg gruflly. Gielfenstett silently removed his hat the circumstances were si unusual tha he scarcely know what otiquett would bi in order. "What have you got to e y for your- elfl" asked the court. "Vatls&ld yesterday. This gmtle- man slapped my face , and I shtruck him with my c uo In return. " "Have you over been iu j il befort ? " "No. " Do you know that I tlull liaro to send vou up f jr three mouths for this cilenco ? You are a dangerous character to assault poaconblo citizans without provocation , in the streets. " At this moment a door cio ked behind ' .ho judge's back , and as ho.wheeled around angrily ho found himself face to ass with a laJy of beautiful and diVin- ijuished appearance. The judicial severity luatatitly relaxed. Ho arose , made on awkwatd bow and asked : "How can I serve you , madam } " "With your pcimlssioo , 1 ihould like to testify iu this caso. " A flutter of excitement ran through the court. It was what the uowerapors call n sensation. Mr. Van Tassoll jutt entered at the moment whoa the whole istcmbly wore craning their necks , and tha people in the alslo climbed up into ' .ho windows aud on the hicks of benches. Uo came near fainting. The room seemed turning around him ; the walls reolcd ; the floor undulated under his feet. lie tank down on a bench , next to a frowsy and tittered tramp , and yet heard and saw nith a nightmarish indistinctness what wont on at the other end of the room , Uo eaw Romllly's ' palo nnd frlghtonoa face in close ptoxlmity to , hat of his daughter , which seemed to sbino with a kind of heroic exulta tion. The young man was pleading with her , but the answered his pleading with crushing scorn. She took her p'aco on the stand ; her voice was calm nnd col lected. Clio told her ntory coo ly aud co herently , without physical symptoms , Tbo court asked her a few questions , to which nho responded briefly and without riiibanaismont. Romilly slunk out of sigh' nnd hurried down the back stairs without awaiting the retult. The judge , seeing Hut ho was gone , smiled aud dis missed the case Ho even took the pains to bow Catharine and Grcifcnstutt to the door aud to f rovido them a special escort to the street. Thus ended the ccolobrnt- ed whipping case ; or rather , unhappily , it did nut end here , for at noon Mr. Van TaKsell was brought homo ill , and a few hours later ho was dead. The physicians pronounced It a stroke of. appoplexy. VIII. For five years Catharine saw nothing of Max Grelfonstott. From baing twenty- ono years old aha had progrcsicd to bo twouty-slx , and thsio wan a chance that she would progress a good deal further without nny clmigo In hr condition. She Hvod jn silitary grandeur with an elderly aunt who did the honors tffha house with lugubrious dignl y. Oath- nrlno was yet the acnio fair , stately wGinm as of old , and the five mo notonous years which had glided ever her head had only given tha very faintest accentuation to her foatnto ) . But then they were such handsome foatutoi that they could well afford t j bo accentuated. She had mcurnod her father's death sincerely , but could not , after her first * anguish of grief was pait , find any cause for solf-accasatlon. And ot the memory remained like an ua- calcd wound , every touch of hich gave a pang. After the ircscribad year of mourning she ad never me do her formal entry into or old world ; and though society still now her as a more bo wing acquaintance , , had ceased to occupy itself with her flairs , ifor life deemed like a long , mpty corridor , in which every footfall ; ave a sharp resonance ; usually , however , b wai only her own footsteps that fell pen her oar ; for her aunt was a noiseless , nd unobtrusive creature who wore the ory softest of slippers. Geutlomon ap- ( arod occasionally , In dress coats and pora hats , but most of them impressed Utharino Iiks mechanical toys which ould bo juado to do anything , if you nly pressed the right spring. Her roalth , position and intellect gave her a ccuro feeling of superiority which eho carcely betrayed , but which adorers ere quick to divine. She was not sup- oied to bo popular with men , though hero wore those who had been heard swear ecstatically about her in cor- era of fashionable clubs. She was tall , so divinely serene and Immov- ble , that ono coald afford to worshiper or , oven after laving received a refusal 'ho only one who apparently bora her a rudgo for such a causa was Mr. Romll y ; > ut then ho was married , now , and owed t to the diminutive Pussy , nee Kemp , to wgh ostentatiously at his youthful rol- ies. There was not the right ring , how- ver , in the laugh a fact which Mrs. 'msy suspected. But then , she had a ally ho and was ocasionally permitted to ) low a horn , which compensated her for ho ills of life. It was a couple of days after Now i a188 - , that Catharine Van Tasto'l , muffled iu rich furs to the tip of her nose , r vo down Broadway In her stylish lan- auacd with her clerlcal-lookmgcoaohman .c'icranda flunky on the box. It was no of these days when the sunshlnoand ho keen , crisp air stimulate in the 'emale breast a desire to shop. Gather- no , who was not above the frailties of ler sex , had felt the universal impulse u d had yielded to it. She was about a ilok bolou' Madison .Square when the j IT ago came to a sudden stop , She > aned out of the window and required hit was the matter. "A maa fell down , mam , " Fletcher re- poned. "Why doesn't ho gat up ogam ? " "Ho can't mam ; ho seems to bo dead , " "Then hurry down and pick him upor o will bo run ovor. " The clerical gentleman handed the elns to the flunky and descended with luch dignity from the box. Thorp was > y this time a perfect jam of carriages , rays and stagn coaches , and It vun a lonlous undertaking fur a man of Flotch- r's B ze to venture downunder the for thy its of the horses amid the huge wheel * f the stages and the threatening car- logo poles which scorned bent upou necking him down whenever he nodged , t was therefore much to Fletcher's credit , hat ho succeeded in snatching the pros ride man from under the very noses of a .air of enormous dray horses , and after having raceivod various bumps and in depositing him oafuly upon the side walk. Then he called a policenun , who telegraphed for an' ambulance , and ro Tiounted to his elevated station. Hu brushed himself corafully after the prc- fane contmt , and seemed much disgus ted. ted."What "What kind of man was it , Fletcher ? ' hit mistress asked. "A tramp , main , " ia'd Fletcher , selz ing the reins "Did you knock hiui dowa with the cMiUgu pole1 ? ' " .No , mum ; ho fell down of h niiolt. " "Drive up to the sidenulk so I can te Urn. " FJttcher obsyed , Inwardly grnmbllrg Thfrj vtai a dense thr ng on tha eide walk ; rnon came , i tired and went through a Hidden accidental gap ia ttii crowa Osthsrno ought a glimpse k glimpse it was so terrible , so unex pected , she g vo n faint cry , wb'uh Fletcbor mituaderstood , whlppfd up the horsfs nnd druvo < in. 'When , ten mm ut-shier , ho fpentd the carr.ijjo door before her mansion on iho nveiiup , ho found his mistress ia a dosd. sxooti. SJis traa carii d up ( he stop ? . Thcro wai a attaiigo blight upon her fn'r face on the winto y glare fell upon It lomethlng pinched and painful ntotit the innuth , nnd unsuspected linen of suf fering traced with sudden dlstinutnees. But scarcely an hour bad elapsed wh n she was again in the carriage , tall , calm and roaoluto , and directed the astonished Flotcber to drive her to oil the hn > pltols tint wore connected with tvoambulauco sotvico , St. Luke's and the Prcabytorinn wore visited , bat it was at tin of the ob- aoaio dofru-town cotabllshments that her search was finally rewarded. She had made donations hero boforc , and her name procured a roidy admittance. She attted her ennnd to ono of the sistcis in charge , and was conducted to the to3m whore tko latest casualltioa wore receiving medical attention. There , grim and sallow , with his long raven locks and his lirgr burning oycs lay Qroifonatott. A doctor * ns loaning over him listening to hia heartbeat. "la ho much hurl ? " asked Catherine. She had nerved herself for the en counter , and betrayed no trace of agita tion. tion."Ho "Ho is not hart nt all , madam , " tald the doctor , with a pcrfuuctorv salute , "ho has simply boon starving ( o death. Ho dropped from exhaustion , " "I feared it waa the polo of my car- tiigo which knocked him down , " oho remarked - marked , aa If to account for her interest. 'No , " sild tha doctor , administering n stimulant , "want knocked him down. A broken life , frustrated ambition " As she atlll lingered ho turned nnd sent her n glance of professional scrutiny. Her bhod surged back into her cheeks ; the could almost fool it gashing through the capiljaiy vessels In the tips of her oars. With the warmth came a desire to weep , to Rive vent to hsr overcharged feelings. Bat she held her distraught nerves as with an iron clutch , determine ! to exhibit no weakness. She stood at the foot of Iho bed , gazing with oyeo full of tenderness and pity upon the tamillar features which by tnoir onltow owurthl- uenn worn ntrongly outlined against the pillow. Gradually she became conscious of n rosponeivo gleam In the sombre eyes , then n flicker of recognition , then a auddon intontneea of vision. "You haf come at last , " ho cried husk ily , raising himself among the pillow ? , but again sinking back exhausted. "You haf killed an immortal vork do infinites have gene to omaeh do eternities gaf up the ghost veil you left them. I haf gone to umaah too , Miea Van Tassoll. I glf up do ghost some day diminuendo rallon- tando but not now ; not now von I see you , Misa Oatharins , for uow the infin ities como rushing back upon mo again. Ah , vat music I could make with you how I could moke tl.o oouls of men rj- aonndl But how hollow , how dead , how vorthless I am vlthout you ? Yea strike mo as a belli and 1 resound. Ob , do not goldocotgo ! I hat got docavatinall Bravo ! bravieslmnl Vhcro is my pianul The procoealon oil'do now born storms do dirge of the dead planets do thunder march-from Iind to asa From eoa to land ob , God ! | and do noiseless piuan of do sap that mounts in do grass , through the tiny web of luminous green cells aodanlino grtz'csa oh , I would stake icy Immortality on dat and fling ah my salvation into do bargain and the slow march of creation through myriad eons sndano maestra : ind the boasts and blrdr. these rp'.endid ' bat-winged reptiles , with doir dissonant screams hovering ever de tepid pools. Ab , my tyodl if you had boon with mo , Catherine , how glorious I could haf made datl Bat I valted and I forgot to eat ; after dfat row all my pupils dismissed mo , and I grow rick ; I starved and froze , but you would not como to me. And I could not go to yon your father forhiio mo do benne allegro ris- oluto. I struggled year after year with chaotic sounds ; if you had but como and sat silent by mr , doy would hct leaped into immortal harmonies. " He closed his eyes and remained long lent. The doctor , summoned by u nnafrom a neighboring bed , had do- artcd. Cat a"lne seated herself at the ed-sldr , took the limp hand tha * ; mated n the coverlid , and proceed it closely in era. The whole tragedy of hia life roae eforo her , and her teen fo1 ! . alas , too atel upon bis face and hia listless hands , he sat long there and wept , as if to jmpenaato herjelf and him for tbo juted years the barren years which .ighthate been fair with bloisom and nit the unhappy years which might vo been happy. Once only once id ho awake f cam his heavy stupor. "Catlmlna , " ho murmured , ( lulling : I was a fool ; I lovoi you all do vhile , ut now It ia too lota. " The next day Max Groifocntett waa oad. The immorlal symphony was ever finished ; the chaotic chords nuror Irei themselvaa into haunonles. The nal , expiring uoto was a ciecord. [ run END ] Novels Rolled Down. HISTORY OK THItEB MVKH. NO. 1. jazlnes' , Despair , Forgottt'D. 'out , Death , 'Jhoi'oorhoutf. ffe'ffary , Xo > . uoday School , Dank Cashier , Busted. oodyGuij , J'illarnf Church , Caiuda. o Nice , NO ; i. ail Boy , Nice ( Jlrl , J.oxj In Cott9go. mokt'H , Marriw , Twins , tuj L. K , Flmnt , St. IjoulH 1'ednln. She listened for his footsteps Although his feet oo Imgc ; In fuctthu'd oft compared thtin To Captain Billy's barge , And yet * \m \ HsUncd for him , This preciuiH maiden sweet ; She knew his heart was larger , -K'en larger than his feu. CornierJcurnn' ' . BINGULAKiriKS. A Hloonuburg ( N. .1. ) woman , who was ioU dumb , LcrfBii to laugh ju.it before her ! eiith and laughed conttmioiuly until she irtatbed her last. lletwoen the clapboards of his home A. Idlings , of J.eltoy , .Minn. , found 115 piniDdH if honey , Ooo piece ot comb was 6 feet 9 uchcH long und 24 Inches wide. As some workmen were burning brush OIL , hu battlefield of Misulanary JticJgo recently , a , stump sudili-nly blazed up ana wna blown 'nto m ny pieces Invettigition showud that hreo hella had be > * n Imbedded in it , A New London ( Conn. ) boy of 6 years eats any \voolni or woistad threads he can find. He rats the iup from blankets and worsted from chair tidier , and frequently I'm seri < < u troiih'i'i ' s n n nU nf liU H'cu'lar ' dl < t. Unu nt tliu latool , J/unili.li ubsurdltlua l fo thu ownmof HuledoBBto leavolhe < log'i card with their own wht n they make ci.ll * The mrJ * are nbout an inch long , und three o/iaiterj of an inch wide , and biars thu * ni inal'd name ia full , Bomi curious nnd i ore coins havobsoote cured for th Central muitum , Madras eov ernment. One of f hi * moit reruatkable kdd' t'cm Is a e | ; > clnifn . f tha "hook inooey" i Ct'yl n , wiii h ooi.bieti of silver wire fir t doubled aid then b nt in the sbapa nt h > U hook aud rUmprd at the upper end of the thank , vhkh Ia slightly flattentd. coimcjumiFFs ADDITIONAL LOCAL KKWS. PROBING THE POLICE. Officer O'Bfieli ' is Mn Inyestigattfi , More Tuoronsbly , A Direct CliarKO of Thclt , The police committee ha * boon keeping rather qulot of late , and the publio has tad an idea that the much ta'kod of in- veatlgati'on waa a1 an end , or was bolnu whltowajhod ovor. Itnppoars , however , that the committee has run against n heavy soag ; a serious charge , indeed , against Oflicor O'Brien. The substance of It is that ono ulght O'Brien bnnght a prisoner to the county jul , 1)13 ) man was qnlto noisy and drunk. Jailor Schorls aud the ofltcor took the man's cllocts , in cluding a quantity of money , In piper and Inallvor , and laid them oa a chair right under the gaslight. O'Brion stool there while the jailor , Mr. Schottz , took .ho . prisoner inside. Mrs. Schortz and ono of her daughters hoard the noise , stepped to Iho side door of their rooms , and looking through , the door being a little ojtr , fi y they eaw O'Brien take a bill fiom the roll of money and slip it inside his vest Ho did not BOO them , and they were not so dressed that they conld come out into the hall , but after O'Brien was gene they informed Mr. Schontz. Officer O'Brion stoutly douics the charge , and is prepar ing proof to show just how much money the man had when arrested , andaho how much he , O'Brion ' , had aud how much ho spent jus- before and jutt after the al leged occurenco , ? o a < to show his innocence cenco In that way. Tha committee is in vestigating still lurtlior. UONNUBI ALITIE9. Mnskay'j dowry as I'tincosa Colouna , it ia mid , is to bo 1,510,0.0 francs. It is said that single mnn arc moro llablo to bo etilckcn with the cholera than u.arrled ones , The younp couple who before marrlago thought they could llvo on love nro now living ou corn broad and hominy. When Simpkins got married for the f < urth tiniu and bla friends teased him about it , ho Raid fci < could not help it , nihclmdlitnedicted to it for some 3 ears. Thn froot gate now la lonesome , No more It bends beneath The weight of young Angnstup , Vrliuse arms ( ! cor e Ann cnwreath. Reporters nra oftsn unconsciously mtirical , A mointng paper says in an obituary : "Air. Jones was an estimable citi/.sn lie lived up rightly : ho died with peifeit rcalguilion. Ho hud Deen recently uianiod. " The inarrioge engagement i f Master Willie Scott , aged , to Bliss Jennie Perry , aged ( i , buth of Gnrdonsvillu , V , has bem an nounced. The engagement , if carried outWill be consummated in the future , * A Georgia man was recently ridden on a rail by his Mlow townsmen because ho had married a wnnan twenty-five years older than hjmsrlf They tackled him because they didn't dare to tackle the woman. An Indicni couple waited until the ngf K of 70 and ( ! 1 before making up their miuds to wed , bur , having come to that conclusion , they were so impatient that they rode thirty miles in a tnowatorm to get a clergyman. A fair ma'den of Keokuk , Iowa , jiltad by the head waiter of n hotel , went to uhoot him , whereupon , ia the most ungallant manner possible , ho knocked her down with a most skillfully aimed piste. He mas ngay dish beaver. The young ladies of a Pennsjlvnnia town have formed a "Popping tin Question Socie ty. After a reasonable term ot membership a joung lady will become competent to prompt the faltering strain who sets out to propose for her hand. Major Rodney TvTutt , the midget , wai mar ried at the Crawfurd house , Botton , on Thurs day , to Mits Clara Corlield , a youtg woman of eighteen years , and eighteen incuts taller' than the groom. Major Nutt is forty lour years old , and has never been married until now. now."I "I was sorry to hesr of your wife's death , Ir. Isaac , " s-id a gnitlsnmn tutoring a cloth ig store. "Vo , " said Mr. Isaac , wiping tear "she tied letz . " ' ' way a : ofening. \Vill l funeral take place to-inorrowV , "Yu , to- lurrow aftori oin. You vant to look it soiuo no clothing , Mr. Schmidt ? " "There's no usa talking , I'm going to get UnicJ , " said a Imhcior the other day while usily engaged in sewiig. 'Here I have orked just twenty minitoa by the watdi .ryini } < > got this necdh threaded' ' and tnen st as I succeeded , pulled the throw ! out. 'inally I ( rot it thicaded , and now , having owed on HIM button gotd and strong , I lin find I have gut it on the wrong side , and I ve oil my work to do over. Bg in. I ni rcii- er. I see there ia Nome uae fur a woman " iV lady coarespoiulant , writinc from AVest 'oint ' , Muiisrfppi , relatta thu following : ' 'Du ing ilia ad i Initiation of Mr. Buchanan , the aughtar of a eonator WHS matrix ! in Wash- ngtim Ttui prea dent , cabinet end many nernbe'H of congrtm wern in attuudurico Vfter the cero-nonv Mr. Buchin'Ui stopped urvard to present hi * congratulations hi the n prominent feature of which wai a y libc , A member fctnmlin ? in clam > roximitylnrulred ) : 'Is it understood that I .in . to fol'ow ' unit ? ' "No , tlr , " replied the prm- doatj "it ia understood that I kiss fur thu lation' " The brldu > vai u diughter of Gen- ral Toombc , of Go rgl , the member of ougrmsn > General McQueen , of Snath Car- ilma , A resident of Brooklyn haxhad tlint'inerity i mairy his stepmother and trivkx laiiist > lf tepfiitlur to ( limix ha f brithurM and ( intern , , uil Punter Hallidny , of 1'lj month clr.irch , ; ave ecclesiastical sanction to tli9 arrrngo- neut. But this vonturBomo lover has Vttien utdona bj aPenmivlvauia > ( iutli , wlm within , he pest threw years IIJB married euciojslvelv wo sinters , who died , and is now enioyiop his tone ) in'ion ' In the mites unit kis-cs cf thdr itepniiither. If lhl Mirtsf thing goes on the oung girls will stand a poor chance i f getting iubanls , Notwithstanding the advice of lumerous Sam \\VlltM , td "bevaro sf the vld- lers , " thu bloomi g imintblul relitt stmin to lairy ovorytl in btfo'ti htrwhen him uts out n the motrimonUl uitrpath. Aest. Supt. , Ool. Roburtd. King , Bjhiruoio , Maryland , poitoflice , states : " have tided for violent coughs in my amily Red Star Gough Cure , and found t excellent. It it entirely free from the U'octs of opium nul moipMn preparations ] .Irnost Invariably uiv n ii r cougda. Thera ore 2,800,1100.000 copies of dally , frockly and monthly journals published annually in Amurii-n , ugmimt 7,300,000- , 000 copies in Europe. Many medicines now on the market what viniH they possi-sa to thu proa- enco of powerful and poitnnoui drugs [ lu.si'ti [ Kidney and Liver ] UEMKDV is purely vegetable and will not iiijuie the fdubleat airJ moat rt < llcito prnon. Jews own aud wvck nuno than 1,250- 300 aares cf laud in Riuuln and rout from the crown no rIv 1 MM 0(0 acre ) more. , llistori W4UIU iu buy Boston rtsldoncj , She his uno In London , cno la Paris and ono in Home. Mrs. Diaz , wife of the president , Is only twoutj.fivt yeiHH old. 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