Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The United States leads the -world i Joint of height of building. The princ pal heights of known buildings wo ? follows: Washington Monument, 55 feet; Cologne Cathedral, 520; Roue Cathedral, 490; great pyramid ofEgypI 478; Cathedral of Stra-sburg, 4G? Cathedral of Vienna, 442; St. Peter's < Rome, 433; Capitol, Washington, 28 S spire of the Invalides, 344. California carries on a large business i sea shells, which arc gathered on its coa; and shipped to Europe. One firm ha? contract to ship forty tons of shells ever sixty days. They are worth from $7C to $1,000 a ton. They are used in a kinds of decorative industries, returnin to the United States from France vast] increased in price, when transforme into pearl buttons, broochcs, shav clasps, knife handles, or inlaid work ^Tahita shells, large, fat, mother-of-peai shells, are worth from $1.50 to $4 each and the finest jelected pairs are some times sold for as much as $50. 1 A gentleman who has recently returns from Eastern Oregon gives an account o a rather singular procession he saw ii Umatilla county. It was an Indian fu neral procession. The defunct had bee set upon a horse, and a stick had bee lashed along each side of his body, t keep it in an upright position. The heai was not supported in any "way, and a the hor.-e trotted along, the bodyseeraci bowing in every direction ana tne neai shaking in a horribly grotesque manner .. The 'widow, dressed in her raournfu paint, trotted along behind on a laz mule, to which she kept vigorously ap plying the whip. The copious outpouring of oil in th< Washington County (Penn.) field, ac cording to the New York World, i nothing particularly remarkable in this age and country, but it serves as a gentli reminder that the natural resources of th United States arc nothing less than mar vellous ?a fact wc are very apt to forget Just north of these productive oil fields, in New York, lies a mass of the best ol solid salt in inexhaustible quantities The Syracuse salt springs are a mere hini of the depositus not long since discov ered west of them. Our coal ana iron, says the World, are limitless, and oui gold, silver, lead,copper and zinc plentiful. It is a country worth taking care of, all things considered. Patagonia has disappeared from political geography. The Panama Star and Herald announces the results of the agreement, in regard t:> this region, by Chili and the Argentine Republic, who have absorbed it. To Chili has been assigned all the western slope of the Cordilleras to the southern extreme of the Continent to the Strait of Magellan and all the islands off the coast. The eastern slope of the range and the vast pampas extending to the Atlantic are now the property of the Argentine Confederation. The Strait of Magellan is declared neutral and free to all nations. The chief island of Terra del Fuego is parted equally between the two nations. Chili taking all the other islands, including that of Cape Horn. "Some of my very best trade," said a Chicago tobacoonist recently, "comes from women. You would be astonished if I gave you names, but it would ruin jny business with them. Do they use the tdftacco oi>enly? By no means. They all smoke in secret, and the husbands never guess the vile practice of the wives of whom they are so proud. Often several women assemble at one louse, shut out the outside world, put on their hubbards and enjoy a regular old-fashioned smoke, just like the men at the club room. Most of the women smoke only cigarette', but after a while these are not strong enough, and they must have cigars. One customer in particular I have, a wealthy widow, who would be deeply offended did any gentleman smoke in her presence, and yet I venture to say no boy, man or woman enjoys ? good cigar better than she. Mauy ser ' * .1 vant girls get to loving iuc wccu nun seeing the mistress indulge. When ever the husbands find out the habit thei there's fun in that household, and oftci he threatens me with personal violenci if I do not quit selling to his wife." A missionary writing from Japan t< the New York Observer gives currency t( the report of a Kioto paper that th< various Buddhist sect-? have agreed t< join their forces to combat the inroads o: Christianity, and even to begin a cam paign of aggression by sending mission aries to America. England and Franci to propagate their religion. Perhapi they were encouraged, says the Observer' correspondent, to attempt the conversioi of people in other lands by the recen addition of two American professors fc the Buddhist ranks. Both are men o culture, and one is a graduate of Harvar< University. The latter has been a teache in the university at Tokio for some time and was always an avowed infidel. Th other (a physician) is reported as havin; said that his reasons for uniting with th ?suaanists were: "i. mat us u tuuu u morals he detected but little differenc between Buddhism and Christianity. 2 Christianity is lacking in philosophy Buddhism is not. 3. Christianity i opposed to science. Buddhism is nol 4. Buddhism teaches other things beside the ordinary branches of learning, n clectro biology and occult sciences. An 5. Christianity has reached its zenith while the advance of Buddhism promise to be perpetual. If such reasons wer< honestly given, it is evident, says the coi respondent, that their author knows littl of what he speaks; but it is intimate* that these two neophytes are simply tak the means of gaining information in re gard to the inner life and history whic is open to them now as it would not b otherwise. n "These Senators are as a rule bij i- men," says a Washington correspondent is "Their average height is over five fee 3 nine, and their average weight about 171 n pounds. The fattest and heaviest Scnato is Philetus Sawyer, who, though he i >; short, will pull the beam at 250. Stan ){ ford, of California; Eustis, of Louisiana I; and Beck, of Kentucky, will aggrcgati at least GOO pounds, while Palmer, o Michig.in; Jones, of Arkansas; George n of Mississippi, and the doughty West, o Missouri, have each about 180 pounds o: a solid flesh in their anatomies. Johi y Sherman has not an ounce of fat, but hi: 10 bone, brain and muscle weigh about 1G( 11 pounds. Chace, of Rhode Island, th( g Quaker, weighs 150, and John C. Spoonei y about 125 pounds. John A. Logan ha.1 d grown fat lately, and he now weigh; "i about isu, wnue liigaus, wno sits uaci> of him, though he is six feet tall, will no! "1 weigh more than 140. It would take i, twenty Mahoncs to make a ton, and the - weight of these twenty would not amount to as much as that of eight men like Senator Sawyer. M;ihone is the cl leanest man in the Senate, though El f Saulsbury, of Delaware; Henry B.Payne, a of Ohio, and Ingalls, of Kansas, crowe] him very close." n ?? a ' 'Mahogany," aavs the New York Even 0 ing Post, "has become the leading and ^ fashionable furniture and cabinet wood s in this country, as it is now and has been 1 - - ? - n 1 ? -3 1 r Mr two centuries in ?.ngiunu unu x,uiujji;. ^ It is already largely used in house trim* mings and doors in our large cities. It ^ is a woo:l which does not crack, warp, ^ swell, or shrink, and is famous for hold~ *ng glue- It improves with age in color or tone, and therefore gets more beauti} ful as it gets older, where is other precious woods) look their best when new. So s great han the increase in the use of mahogany become in the past few years in 2 this country, that many manufacturers, especially in the Western States, have been making goods of cherry, birch, and other cheap and inferior woods, and staining them to imitate mihogany; but [ these imitation goods very soon begin to fade as well as to crack, warp, or t shrink, to the disgust of the purchaser. Walnut is very rapidly going out of fashion, and as this wood is now very r sc.irce, and getting more so every year, its use is necessarily diminishing, and mahogany is taking its place, as also of rosewood. Mahogany should not be varnished till it has grown dark to suit one'? taste, as varnish is said to st jp the natI ural coloring process." The following extraordinary story comes from St. George's Bay, on the west co.*st of Newfoundland: A French vessel put in there recently from St. Malo bound to Port au Choix for the purpose of landing Miss Louise Journcaux, who was picked up at sea about twenty miles off the Island of Jersey. The lndv, with a gentleman named Fame, went boating one Sunday. While rowing her companion let one oar slip, and in attempting to recover it lost the other. Being a good swimmer, ha jumped overboard to recover the oar. The wind, meantime, was freshening, and there was a strong current setting from the land. The boat fast drifted beyond his reach, and he was compelled either to swim for the land or sink. Miss Journeaux, alone in the boat, driftel to sea. The boat almost filled with water, and for forty honrs she lived in solitary agony. At length she was rescued by the French vessel. The violent off-shore winds prevented the Frenchman from reaching Jersey, and the lady was carried across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Fame reached St. Hila;re3' harbor safely, b'lt his s'ory was disbelieved. People from the shore af firmed that they heard cries of murder from sea. Fame was arrested and indicted for homicide. His liberation, of ! course, followed, Miss Journeaux having ; cabled her miraculous escape. t The season of the year is here when the j body is subjected to many of the abuses i which actually invite disease, and a ref. erence to a few of the plainer rules 1 for the preservation of health in the . warm weather, given by the Philadelphia ! Call, is of special interest. The first ! essential preventive of disease is clean2 liness of body and of the surroundings ol dwellings. A good, nutritious diet and regular habits of life are indispensable, ) but temperance should be observed above > all other things. Too great care in the 2 avoidance of excesses of all kinds cannot j be exercised, ana constant vigilance is f necessary to guard against the many - causcs which at this season of the year - have a tendency to disturb the stomach 3 and internal organs, thereby depressing j the nervons system and diminishing the * power of the body to resist disease. The 1 drinking of immoderate quantities of ice t water, and the keeping of the mind under 3 a constant Btrain should be especially f avoided. Continued excitement, whether J produced by business or otherwise, i3 a r dangerous thing, and an unruffled tem: perament should be cultivated. The e ventilation of dwelling houses, par:t ticularly of sleeping apartments and ol e cellars, is also of great importance. Venf tilation is as great a puiiGer as water, e and never be afraid of a little pure air. I. People in their natural weakness are t prone to indulge in excesses, and the is person who really appreciates good health should ever keep before his mind :g the value ot temperance in all things, [g ! ' jj The first fire insurance company in America was the "Philadelphia Contri' butionship," organized in 17;>2. Thi* 3 grew out of a system of private under2 writing through brokers, which began at least as early as 1721. It was not until 1792 that the first marine insurance company, as such, was organized?the 11 Insurance Company of North America, > also of Philadelphia, which has jusl >. published a history of beginnings ol jj underwriting in America. e English is taught in Mexico's publh schools. J ? CLETELMD-FOLSOI t ? 3 Marriage of the President in tli r White House. 9 " Interesting Description of a Memc J rable Ceremony, f S? 'j jr rPV7 THE BRIDK. The original date fixed for President Cleve land's marriage was changed upon Mis Folsom's arrival from Europe to the 2d inst Full details of the interesting ceremony an as follows: President Cleveland was married on thi oroniniy nf t.Vio of flifl 1VrV?ifrk Wnnco fn TVfid Frank Folsom, of Folsomdale, N. Y., th< ceremony being performed by the Rev. Dr Byron Sunderland, of Washington. Ir accordance with the personal wishes of th( President and the bride the wedding was private, only the following specially invitee guests being present: Mrs. Folsom, mother ol the bride; the Rev. W. N. Cleveland, the President's brother: Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, the President's sisters; ThomasF. Bayard, Secretary of State; Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mrs. Manning; William C. Endicott. Secretary o( War, and Mrs. Endicott; William C. Whit ney, Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs. Whitney; William F. Vilas, the PostmasterGeneral, and Mrs. Vilas; L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior; Daniel S. Lamont. Private Secretary to the President, and Mrs. Lamont: B**niamin Folsom. of Buffalo. N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, of Seneca Falls, N. Y.: Mis. Cadman and Miss Huddleston, of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, of Boston, relatives of the bride: Miss Nelson, of New York; W. S. Bissell, of Buffalo, N. Y., the President's former law partner, and Dr. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland. AttorneyGeneral Garland, although invited, was not present. BEAUTIFUL FLORAL DECORATIONS. The Blue Parlor in which the ceremony took place, is an oval apartment, the south side of which was a solid bank of dark green foliage dotted with red and white blossoms. Towering palms formed a background, and red azaleas, pink and white camellias formed the middle brea lth. Between the windows and the mantels there was a break filled up by two sofas, almost the sole pieces of furniture" left in the room. Beneath the mantels the fire-places were closely filled with potted plants, the polished andirons peeping through them. The mantels were covered with oblong cushions of flowers, that on the east side mautel being of rich purple pansie.s, bordered with a lino of the same flowers in yellow, a lino of roses and a deep fringe of ferns. On the deep purple bed, in letters six inches high, formed of pure white pansies, was the inscription: "June 2, 188*i." In the fireplace beneath, the scarlet blossoms of the begonia blazed above a line of the dark gray oentaureas. On the west mantel was & bank of rich crimson roses, shaded off at the edges through red and pink into white, ending in a border of maiden s-hair fern. In the centre, in white moss roses, was the monogram "C?F." Great ropes of garlands of many-colored roses hung around the mirrors. Between the mantels and the doors the base of the wall was hidden from view by clusters of flowering lilies, azaleas and other plants. A huge palm on the I other side guarded the triple doorway leading to tue nan. Against rue iwo dividing pauels of the doorway had been built a pyramid of rich green plants,each topped with a broad palm. Above the centre door was a tri-colored floral scroll, the blue and white in narrow lines, the line of red beneath broad, formed of rich pinks and bearing the motto: "E Pluribus Unum." The Green Parlor was not elaborately trimmed, but in the East Parlor the decorations were superb. Thev were almost entirely in foliage, tne only flowers being banked upon the two east mantels and above the door on .the west leading into the main hall of the mansion. In the window spaces magnificent palms rose to an altitude of fourteen feet The side decorations of the diningroom were of the same character as those in the East Parlor. Approach oV tbfi bridal party. It wanted ten minutes of S9ven o'clock when Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Folsora and the wedding guests placed themselves in a circle about the Blue 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 as chance place! them. At exactly 7 o'clock a messenger made a quiet signal to Colonel Lamont from the Red Parlor, and the Colonel repeated the signal to Dr. Sunderland, who immediately took his position directlv in front of the great bank of flowers at tne south end. A second later the Marine Band, which was stationed in the ante-room, struck up Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," while booming cannon from the Arsenal swelled the chorus of sound. Then the movement from upstairs began, and the bridal party appeared. All were anxious to watch the President's bearing, and all agrw that he was cool and composed. He was in faultless evening dress, his coat fitting like . a glove. Iastead of his usual high collar he wore a small turn-down, with a white lawn tie carefully knotted at his throat. A white rose was fastened to the lapel of his coat Upon his arm leaned Miss Folsom.who - inn.JiL. 1 ,41 ksmitirnl iunuiea iae row ui iruo uaumuuu ^uuv,.^ bride. She never looked handsomer. Her rather tall, slim, graceful, well-rounded figure was displayed 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 gracefully poised head, showed'gleams of reddish light through the soft tulle veil, which fell in a trailing mist over her dress. Her blue eves srarkled with excitement. She walked well, with a graceful, easy, dignified bearing. THE CEREMONY. A hush fell upon the assemblage as Dr. i Sunderland stepped forward to his position fronting: the President and Miss Folsorn with the Rev. William Cleveland, the Presi dent's brother, at his left hand. In a distincl tone of voice and with a deliberate utterance, the Doctor began the simple and i beautiful wedding service as follows: "For as much us we are assembled to observe ' the holy rite of marriage, it is inedful thu' we should seek the blessm? of the great (rod our Father, whose institution it is, and there fore I beseech you now to follow me witl i reverent hearts in pi aver to him. A1 , mighty and everlasting God, the Father o ! our spirit, the fratner of our bodies, tlx I giver of every good ami perfect giftI Thou who canst see the en 1 from tin ^ beginning; who knowest what is best for u Thy children, and hast appointed th3 hoi; rite of mirriage to be sacredly observer throughout all generations?regard now wi 1 besvoeh Thee Thy servant our Chief Ma^is trnte?endow plenteously with Thy gra:< , and fill him with wisdom to walk in Thi ordinances. Be very nigh to him in th mi 1st of many care-! and grave responsi 1 biiitics. Day by day may Thy law direc I him and Thy strength uphold him, and b i Thou forever his sun and shield. And b graciously pleased to look down upon thi Thy daughter even as Thou didst favor thi ' chosen Rebecca and many noble women tha ? have adorned the world. May she indeed b > a precious boon of God to her husband t cheer and help him continually?a womai gifted with the beauty of the Lord and shed , ding the sweet i ifluence of a Christian lif ' upon the NoUon in whoss sight shi is to dwell. Wilt Thou approve what wo Thy servants come 'to do in Thy name, by Thine authority and under the laws of the laud in which we live? and graciously assist thorn?this man and e this woman?who are here to be united in the bonds of holy wedlock according to the institution of Thy words. Mercifully be pleased, Almighty God, to vouchsafe to each of theru Thy grace that they may well and truly )- weigh the unfailins* vows which they are now about to make to each other in the presence of this company and before 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 unspeakable and full of glory through Jasus Christ, our Lord, Amen." Addressing the company, he said: "Marriage is honorable among all men in that a man shall lea ve his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife and the 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 R.edeemer. and has been honored by the faithful keeping of all good men and women siuce the world began. It is not, therefore, to be undertaken lightly or unadvisedly, but >. soberly, discreetly, and in the fear of God. ; Into the holy state this man and this : woman come now to enter. If any now can ; show just cause why they may not be law: fully united in marriage let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace.'' J The minister then addressed tho bride and hririejroom: "If you desire to be united in marriage you will signify the same by joining your right hands. ' The bridegroom and bride joined hands. The minister?Grover, do you take this woman whom you hold by the hand to be K your lawful wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the ho.'iy estate of. s wedlock? Do you promise to love her,cherish, comfort and keep her in sickness ai id in health, B in joy and in sorrow, and forsaking all otheni keep you only unto her so long as you both shall live? 3 | {The bridegroom (firmly)?I do. s Dr. Sunderland?In token of the same let 3 the wed ding ring be passed. The bridegroom placed the ring on tho i bride's linger. J Dr. Sunderland?Frances,;do you take thin man whom you hold by the hand to be your I lawful wedded husband, to live together af te r ' God's ordinance in the holy estate of wed? lock? Do you promise to love him, honor, comfort and keep him in sickness and in health, in joy aucl :in sorrow, and forsaking all others keep you only unto him so loug a:i you both shall live! The bride responded in a /low but clear voice: I do. Dr. Sunderland (solemnly)?For as much as Grover and Frances have hero agreed and covenant 3d to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estata of w.?dlock, and i have confirmed the same by giving and takinp-a weddine- rin2. now. therefore, in 'the presence of this company?in the name of ' the Father and of the Son and of the Holy ^ Ghost, I pronounce and declare that they are husband and wife?and what God nath joined together let no man put asunder. 1 The Kev. Mr. Cleveland then pronouncoi the following benediction: Goi the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost bless, preserve and keep you. The Lord mercifully fill you with all temporal and all spiritual blessings, and grs.nt that you may so live together in this world that in tha world to come you m:i.y have life everlasting. Amen. AFTER THE CERE MONT. At the conclusion of the ceruraony Mrs. Folsom, showing traces or cieep emotion, v an the first to tender her congratul ations to 1,1 ie newly married pair.. She was followed hv Miss Cleveland, the Rev. Mr. Cleveland and the other relatives a ad friends in turn. While the congratulations were in progress the band, under the leadership of Professor Sousn, performed the Bridal Chorus and March from Lohengr in, and, to this music, tho President and his wife led the way into the stately East. Room. The adornments of this noble hall were in keeping with its majestic proportions; and its ample space and brilliant illumination afforded an opportunity for a fit,ting display of the ladies' toilets. From the East Roam the company proceeded, after a season of \ promenading and conversation, lo the family dining-room of the Mansion, where the wedding supper was served. There was no formal order observed in the supper room, but a collation was served and the guests sat at the small tables or slowly promenaded the room as they discussed the menu and chatted over the event of * the evening. This elegantly designed i souvenirs of Batin boxes containing dainty slices of the bridal cake, and each one bearing the hand-puinted mono- 1 gram "C. F. " were received with great admiration. When the orchestra was playing one of its happiest selections, and the guests were gathered about the tables, the bride quietly slipped away to h.-r room and changed ner wadding dress ? VionvTr o-rnv silk traveling dress. I W UVt** J &"* ?/ o She the a returned to her comnany and was soon afterward joined by the President, who had in the meantime changed hie dress suit for a traveling costumj. This was about 8:30 o'clock and the 1'resident and his bride said a hiisty "Good-by" to their friends and left the house through a private exit from the Red Room into the south grounds. A closed carriage awaited them, and as they entered and the horses started off a shower of rice w as thrown on the carriage and their friends waved them a final "Godspeed" from tho ree.r porch. THE BRIDE'S TOri-ETTE. The br ide wore a wodding dres? of ivory satin simply garnished oc.the high corsage with In" <U1/1a on/1 pfl T* I aia mu sun crosseu m ui cuau ivuw . I riediu oxquisite falls of simplicity over the petticoat. The ora nge blossom garniture beginning upon the veil in a superb coronet is continued throughout the costume with artistic skill. Her veil of tulle, about five yards in length, completely envelope"! her, falling to the edge ol' the petticoat in front and extending the entire length of her full court train. She carried no flowers, and wore :ao jewelry except an engagement; |ring, containing a sapphire and two diamonds. NOTES AXD INCIDENTS. A special train carried the President and his bride to Deer Park, Md., u popular sum- ' mer resort in the Alleghenies, about 3,00C ' 1 feet above sea level. There "he newly-married pair expect to remain a week and then return to the White House. The wedding presents were many, but they wero not exhibited, nor will my list be furnished. This is in deference to "the wishes ol the President. The bridegroom's gift to his bride was a handsome diamond necklace composed of a l single string of brilliants. The presents from ! Cabinet officers and their wives were mostly ; articles of jewelry, though there were several beautiful presents of silverwiire. ' Tie gentlemen present at the wedding wen 1 not fortunate enough to receive a salute froir the bride, who confined her kisses to th< * 41 a ? ladies. Uttierwiso me ceremony was uimv 1 dox in form. A MARRIAGE LICENSE. Copy or the Document Which Permitted the President to Wed. i In Washington persons desiring to wed > must secure a marriage li on-e before any j minister or just:ce of tho peace can per. j form a ceremony. These licenses cost one I dollar, aud rich and poor, white and black, 3 must go through the same form of questiont ing. The name, birthplace, residence and age of both contracting parties are asked, ! and the clerk ot' the court then affixes his t signature, puts on the proper steal, and the . way is clear of a ll legal oL-sta-les to liapp.f ness. Following is a copy of the license * j granted to Presidont Clovel m I: - To any Miniit-r of thr Goxprl authorized e In Cf.lcbrat Marriu-jcx in the District of s Columbia, (jrei'timj: You are hereby licensed to solemnize tho 1 rites of marriage between Frank Folsom, of a Buffalo, N. V., und Grover Cleveland, of [. Buffalo, N. Y., if you find no lawful imjjoclia ineut thereto; an J having so done, yoti are commanded to appear in the Clerk's office of e the .Supreme Court of sa id District and cer1 tify the same. t Witness my hand and the seal of said court 0 this 'Jd day of June, l&Sti. 9 R. J. Meigs, Clerk, s ~ 9 Augustus Fulton, the only colored stu(. dent ever sent from the United States to the ? Propaganda in Home, has been ordained, and 0 will return to this countrv to take charge of 1 a colored Catholic Churcn in New Orleans. e Tffi shipment of gold from the mint at 3 Charlotte, N. C., tmsyea/-, is larger than at am time since HSH JOHN KELLY. Death of the Noted Leader of Tammany Hall. A Sketch of His Long and Eventful Political Career. John Kelly, dictator of the Tatnmany political organization from the downfall of Tweed to the election of Grover Cleveland to the Presidency, died et his residence in New York on the 1st insi. He had been ill, with various seasons of apparent improvement, since just after the Presidential election of 1884, and had boon confined to his house for six months or more past. He was born in New York city April 21, 1821, of Irish parents, and received the rudiments of an education in a Catholic parochial school nnd in the city's ni<rht schools. As a boy he worked for a while in the New York Herald office, and afterward learned the trade of grate setting. After mastering his trade he set up in business for himself. When a voune man he also became - i.l_ - V TT 1_ TT.1 i. TV a iiicuiucr uL luo iicw ioi k volunteer rire Department. In 1853 the prosperous young grate setter first entered public life, being elected a member of the Board of Aldermen in that year. He bad before that become a leader in his district, and thepartv rr.a-iagers in State and city had recognized in him a clear-headed, able politician whom it was desirable to have in their councils. He served in the Board one year, ana tben his constituents nominated him for Congress. Mr. Kelly was chosen by a large majority, and took h:s seat in the House of Representatives in 1855. Mr. Kelly took rank among the ablest men in the New York delegation, and soon became one of the most influential members of the House. He was a member of the "Wavs and Means Committee. Mr. Kelly's first term in Consrress expired in 1857, and he was re-elected in time to take his sent with Buchanan's Administration, which he had labored earnestly to bring intc power. He was the leader of the Administration party in the New York delegation. His warm friend, Lewis ^Cass. was Buchanan's Secretary of State, and the New Yori member became a power in national polltics. It was through his influence that his old friend. Augustus Schell, was nominated bv Mr. Buchanan for Collector of the Port of New York. William H. Seward and Preston Kiner, the New York Senators, attempted to defeat the confirmation of Mr. Schell, and a hot fiprht ensued, in which Mr. Kelly, with Lewis Cass at his back, came out ahead. Mr. Kelly retired from Congress at the end of his second term to take the nomination of his party for Sheriff of New York, the mosl lucrative and influential office in the county. This wns in 1859. He was elected, and afteT serving his term, went abroad for the benefit of his health. Mr. Kelly returned from Europe much improved in health, and at once reassumed the conspicuous part he had formerly played in politics. The movement for the reorganization of Tammanv Hall hnd been begun, the Tweed element had been driven out. and the Democratic leaders in the city wanted Mr. Kelly tc be the head of the new organization. He took hold of the work with energy and enthusiasm, the district leaders rallied around him, and ho soon became the One Man Power. He became the dictator to a solid organization 75,000 strong, and the embodiment of "the bo83" in American politics. The o<lium thai Tweed had brought upon Tammanv Hall still clung to it in a measure, however, and the One Man Power, although it was John Kelly instead of Tweed, was distasteful. Men like Samuel J. Tilden, who did not acknowledge Mr. Kelly's sunremacy, were sineded out foi violent opposition, and it was not long before the Democratic party was rent in twain. In 1874, in spite of Mr. Kelly's strenuoui ooposttion, Mr. Tilden was nominated foi rn J. TLT- frvllw cruvcruur. xvcuj uuu uuavnuiuuiy thrown hi? strength in favor of Sandford E. Church. Tammanv Hall supported thi ticket, however, and Mr. Tilden wos elected Tammauy was content with the election ol Mr. TVickham, its candidate for Mayor ii New York and other county officers. The opposition to Tammany grew. Ii 1875 the Anti-Tammany party effected t combination with the Republicans wherebj Mr. Kellv's friend, Gunning S. Bedford, wai defeated for Recorder by John K. Hackett and the Republicans ebcted Ben iamin K. Phelps District Attorney This was the first ssrious blo^ at Mr. Kelly's party. In tin followinf vear Mr. Tilden Decame a candidate for President, and John Kelly sought to preven his nomination. He made an unsuccessfu fight against Mr. Tilden's endorsement bj the State Convention. That failing he wont to the National Convention ii B*' T-niiio rs now t.hft flcht He trtld the Convention that Mr. Tilden'a nomination would hopelessly divide the party in New York, ana that the State could not be carried for him. The Conveution nominated Mr. Tilden, Mr. Kelly got the anti-Tammany support for his city ticket, headed by Smith Ely for Mayor, and the full Democratic vote was cast for Samuel J. Tilden. In November, 1876, Mayor Wickbam nominated Mr. Kelly for City Comptroller. The Board of Aldermen confirmed the nomination, and Mr. Kelly at once entered upon the duties of the office. His administration was successful, but his troubles in the party multiplied under the aggressive policy he had adopted in dealing with those who differed with him. In 1877 Kelly's friend, Augustus Schcll, was defeated for State Senator by John Morrissey after a bitter contest. In 1878 Schell was again defeated, this time for Mayor. In 18<9 Mr. Kelly refused to abide by the action of the Democratic State Convention in nominating Lucius Robinson for Governor, and himself became a candidate for that office. He made an active canvass and polled about 70,000 votes, thereby defeati ng Robinson. Mr. Kelly's bolt lost him regular standing in the party, and he knocked in vain for admission to the State Convention of 18S0. Neither were his claims to admission to the National Democratic Convention of 1880, at St. Louis, recognized. It was claimed at the time that in order to save certain Tammany candidates in New York City Hancock was sold out in favor of Garfield. Kelly had a row with Governor Cleveland, and strongly opposed the latter's nomination for President at the Democratic National finnvAntion. At the election in 1884 the Tammany local ticket was badly beaten, and shortly afterward Kelly retired from active participation in politics, although still the nominal leader of Tammany Hall. He was twice married, and leaves a wife and two children. A WATERY GRAVE, A. Clergyman. His Three Children and a Friend Drowned. The Rev. P. C. Jerome, pastor of tne Congregational Church of "Wolfborough, N. H., with his two sons and daughters and a young man named Davis, went out on a lake on a fishing excursion the other afternoon and failed to return at 3 o'clock, as expected. A steamer which arrived at 4 o'clock reported having seen an overturned boat near Jannistown Island. Search was made, and late in th9 evening the bodies of the whole party were rerovered. Mr. Jerome was a wealthy gentleman, own ing about $250,000 worth of property, no came from New York about two years a^o. PROMINENT PEOPLE, Ex-President Arthur's weight has d&treased from 250 pouu is to 130. I'Sam Jon^s. th" revivalist, is a small eater. He is foud of oatmea, linlK, fruit, lemouade, and ouly drinks co.u-e occasionally. A monument to General J. E. B. Stuart to be erectel on the Yellow Tavern battle- i field, where he received his fatal wound. Samuel J. Tilden's ! yacht, the Viking, ! has been fitted up for a cruise which her owner is going to undertake this summer. The ''father of tho House of Commons" is Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, of Glamorganshire, who has just completed his eighty-third year. G. D. Patterson, who becomes postmaster at Home, Tenn., at $240 a year, is a son-inlaw of ex-President Johnson and was once a United States Senator. James G. Blaine and Stephen B. Elkins have together purchased a 500 acre tract of land on the great natural gas belt in Allegheny County, Pena Senator Berry, of Arkansas, is the only Congressman in the Upper House whose injuries in the Civil War cause him to walk with a crutch. He lost a lea at Cocua$h. NEWS SUMMARY Eastern and Middle States. General Clinton B. Fisk, of Seabriglil was nominated for Governor by the Ne\ Jersey Prohibitionists at their State conver tion in Newark on the 2Sth. Mr. Carnegie, |the millionaire, has prt sented for library purposes $?50,000 t Allegheny city, Penn., ana $503,000 to Pitts burg. A negro died at Danbury, Conn., fror lockjaw, caused by a white man biting hi thumb during a fight. "Sir Roger Ticiiborne," the notoriou "claimant," arrived in New York fror England a few days since. He proposes t lecture in tnis country on me lamous i ici borne case. James G. Blaine was the principc speaker at a large meeting in favor of Iris! home rule at Portland, Me. Employes of the planing and sash mills ii Philadelphia struck on the 1st to the numbe of 2,000 tor nine hours a day. South and West. The Valley City Mills, of Grand Rapi Is Mich., a huge structure, collapsed suddenl; a few days ago. The building at the time con tained about 20,000 bushals < wheat am 30,000 of bran, and all these, together wit! costly machinery, plunged to the bottom in; shapeless mass. The damage is estimated a 8100,000. The Knights of Labor, in their Clevelani Convention on the 31st, adopted resolution demanding that Congress should preserve th public lands to actual settlers, protestiuj against alien landlords and demanding tha the present ones shall be bought out and tha fresn grants be denied to would-be nev alien owners; insisting upon the removal o barbed-wire fences; advocatin g a system o graduated income tax; asking that Electioi Day be made a national holiday, and tha provision be made for the punishment o bribe-givers and bribe-takers, etc. Apaches attacked Jones Brothers' ranch, near Hooker's Hot Springs, Arizona. Th< owners made an effective defense, killing three of the Indians. Four men were killed and three injured bj the explosion of the boiler in a carriage lac tory at Quincy, Mich. Washington. Antonio Nardello, an Italian, wa? baDged in the Washington jail on the 2?th. The motive for the crime was robbery. The Canadian schooner Sisters, recentlv seized at Portland, Me., for violation of the customs laws, will be let off without paymenl of the fine incurred, the Treasury depart ment having decided to be lenient toward the captain of the detained vessel. The President has nominate! David L, Hawkins, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secre tary of the Interior, and Joseph B. Johnston, of Virginia, to be Commissioner in and for the district of Alaska. The estimated'cost of the White House wedding cake, made in New York, is $1,70j. The House Committee on Postofflces and Roa-ls has reported favorably a bill amending the statutes relative to the transmission ot lottery advertisements through the mails. The bill prohibits the mailing; of any letter, circ ilar 'or writing concerning a lottery or gift enterprise or any paper containing an advertisement of any lottery or information regarding its drawings. Violations of these provisions are made misdemeanors punishable by fine and imprisonment. Foreign. Premier Norquay, of Manitoba, was called a "contemptible liar" on the floor ol the Provincial Parliament at Winnipeg, and felled the offending member with his fist. The Salvation Army Congress has been is -e si in for a week at London. Two thousand officers and many thousands of soldiers of the Army from all parts of the world were present The volcanic eruption from Mount Etna is subsiding. In pursuance of instructions from the United States Government, Minister Phelpj has had an interview with Lord Roseberry, the British Foreign Secretary, on the Canadian fisheries question. It is stated officially that the British Government is rather glad than otherwise that the trouble nas occurreo, as it is thought the present dispute will hasten a lasting settlement. The Australian steamer Lyeemoon, from Melbourne for Sydney, has been lost. Seventy persons were drowned. Mr. Chamberlain deliverer! in the British House of Commons on the 1st a long speech reciting bis objections to the Gladstone Home Rule bill and sharply attacking its Nationalist advocates. LATER NEWS. Herr Most, the Anarchist leader, was sen tenced in New York on the 2d to one year'.' imprisonment with a fine of $.500; his colleague, Braunschweig, to nine months and a fine of $250, and Shenck, the third prisoner, to nine months without any fine. A fire which originated in a gambling 4irm In Pancomln TTlfl hnrnfv] thirtv btlild' ings. The loss was -<60,000. At the Knights of Labar Gensral As?mbly in Cleveland on the 2d the opponents ol Powderly, of the trades-union3 and of arbitration and peaceful methods of labor agitation?the radical element of the Order?were in the ascendency, electing three members of the Executive Board amid great excitement, The public debt during May was decreased $8,828,566. The President has vetoed three more private pension bills. John* Bright is opposed to Gladstone's Irish Home Rule bill. Three thousand houses, comprising nearly the entire city of Akita, Japan, have been destroyed by fire. The Maine Democratic State Convention, held in Bangor, nominated Colonel Clark S. Edwards for Governor. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, in session at Pittsburg, Penn., adopted resolutions congratulating President Cleveland upon his marriage. Engineers Johnston and Hammond, and Fireman Vandervoort, all of Newark, Ohio, were killed by a locomotive boiler explosion near Beliaire, Ohio. Copious rains have broken the long continued and damaging drought in Texas. Nineteen persons were injured, severa seriously, by the explosion of a keg of pow< der in a general store at Ecrosse, Mich. The store and an adjoining residence were blowr to fragments. The General Assembly of the Knights of Labor ended its meeting at Cleveland on the Sd. The session lasted nine days. Addresses to trades unions, the fanners and the public were issued, and six auxiliaries were elccted on the Executive Board. Of these four are said to favor an anti-trades-union policy. A committee was also appointed to revise the constitution of the Order. Twelve detectives guarded the cottage a1 Deer Park, MJ., in which President Cleve. laud and his bride passed their honeymoon, Tue cottage secured for them was untenanted save by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and one servant for ca?h, their meals being sent from the hotel near by. President Cleveland rereived the fol lowing cable message from Queen Victoria on his wedding day: "Pray accept my sincere congratulations on your marriage, and my best wishes for your happiness.'1 Leading London papers are considerably excited at the sympathy expressed in America for Irish home rule. NEWSY GLEANINGS, The Chinese have appropriated $7,003,00C to strengthen their navy. Joseph Knox, of Lyndon, 111., captured nine wolves under a straw stack. Tobacco in Virginia is selling for less that the cost of fertilizers U9ed upon the land. A well fourteen feet in'diameter and 25( feet deep has been dug at Norcatur, Kan. **Okb containing silver-platinum and copper fias bean found in the foothills north of Maior Valley, Nev. TRIBUTES TO GRM;: 1 s, Tlie Dead Chieftain's Tomb I Buried in Flowers. o Every State in the Union Sends " Floral Offerings. t s The centre of attraction in Riverside Park, New York, on Memorial Day, was General ^ Grant's tomb on the heights overlooking the 0 fair and placid Hudson at the northern end l- of the Park. Soon after daylight the people began to come, and by afternoon the throng ^ could be numbered by thousands. The tomb in which the remains of the General lay waa 1 fairly bidden with the floral offerings from all ,r parts of the country. The iron cross sur- "* mounting the facade of the tomb had been transformed into a cross of roses and liliee. The cornice arch was covered with a ground of ivy, upon which appeal ed in flowers the ' words: "Faithful Uuto Death" Just bey neath this sentence was a crown of flowers, ' thus completing the cross, crown and prompt ise. On either side of the crate, and in th? 11 centre of it, were wreaths of flowers. The a casket and interior of the tomb were fairly hidden l>y rare exotics and also flowers sent by the Grant family and President Clevei land. s About the arch of masonry were, tier upon e tier, great wooden platforms, which were X completely covered by elegant flowers, made t up in beautiful designs, and rare palms and t lerns from the regions of the tropics and the 7 East. Every State was represented in these A f memorial offerings, and mot>t of the leadf ing cities sent their tributes. l The ladies of the Grand Army of the Ret public posts of Illinois sent from Chicago, an * f open book, the pages composed of white im- . >'? mortelles, with eages of gold and red, and running across them in purple letters the L words: "They That Rock the Cradle , Rule the World.?U. S. G.n The ' widow of the late Pr^-sidenl Barrios, of; Nicaragua, sent a large floral eagle of vari-. ^ " ous colored immortelles with outstretched wings measuring six feet from tip to tip. Near by this was a quaint and striking contributiou from the Robert E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, of Richmond, Va. . The words: "Lot Us Have Peace," appeared in blue letters on a gray ground, on the oat- " t side of a hollow pillar, in which was a Jarge and elegant Virginia cedar, surrounded with r brieht Mowers. > Scattered all about the General's tomb 5 were tributes bearing the names of men ' and organizations who participated in the 1 civil war in the ranks of both Federals H Confederates. They were wrought into every conceivable device and bore all sorts of inscriptions. There were wreaths. and swords and columns and cannon, and [ every implement of war that could suggest the career of the dead. Last, but not least, , or rather first, for it looked one in the face as approach was made to the tomb, was. a large cannon of flowers, stationed immedi> ately in frout of the gate, sweeping the decivity that extends to the bank overhanging the Hudson. The tomb was under a military guard, while Park Police Sergeant Flock and a detachment of his men were on duty among the throng. On the left of the masonry near v.- iV; the tomb extended the platform and semicircular stand from which General Logan' spoke. Just below this and in front were the seats for the press, and on the level below were arranged hundreds of settees for the Grant Post i and invited guests. Two lines of palings en! closed areas for the accomodation of the milL itary and Grand Army representation. At 'e sunrise the ensicns on the men-of-war of the . , North Atlantic Squadron anchored in' [ the North River off the foot of West Twenty-third street wore hoisted at halfmast. Booms were also rigged in and the yards and gaffs cock billed. At 1 o'clock they were joined by the Tallapoosa, which had on board Rear-Admiral Jouett aud Grand-Marshal Isaac C. Catlin and his staff, who were transferred to the flagship Tennessee. Then the / entire squadron, consisting of the Tennessee. - > r Brooklyn, Swatara, Galena, Yantic and * Tallapoosa, steamed up to Riverside P&rk, On their arrival there minute guns were fired during the exercises at the tomb. The firing concluded with the national salute of tweuty-one guns from each of the ships. U. S. Grant Past, No. 327, of Brooklyn! U. S. Grant and George C. Meade Posts, of Philadelphia, and uT S. Grant Poet, of Boston, left Jewell's Wharf on the Columbia immediately after the parade in Rnw'jlvn At-. Wpsf-, Twentv-RAonnd utrftftt. New York, a stop was made to take on President Cleveland and Cabinet and General Sheridan and staff. The party then proceeded to Riverside. Visiting delegations from Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Iowa, California, Delaware, Maryland, Canada, New Brunswick, Virginia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri and Minnesota awaited them ' at the tomb. The exercises were in the following order: t Funeral March Chopin Arbuckle's Military Band Ritual of the G. A. R.... "Comrades, the duty of to-day?" &c. > Commander J. P. Howatt, U. S. Grant Post, No. 327. Hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee." Amphion Musical Society, under the direction of C. Mortimer Wiske. Prayer Rev. R. S. Storrs, D. D. . Responsive Service....From Ritual G. A. R. Hymn "Ye Heroes Who Immortal Liva" Amphion Musical Society. Address Gen. John A. Logan Funeral. March Beethoven Arbuckle's Military Band, i Salute of the Dead. First?Battalion of Marines, U. S. N. Second?Salvo. First Battery, N. G., S. N. Y. Third?Minute Guns and Salute by North Atlantic Squadron, Rear Admiral Jas. E. Jouett Commanding. Hymn "My Country, 'Tisof Thee:" Amphion Musical Society. Colonel Fred D. Grant, his wife and chili dren, were present during the ceremonies. Other grandchildren and their parents and 1-4.: a iu. r? ? ;i~ tnnwk aIoA nfflO. relatives ui iuo uiaui. laumy iroio auu y* w enfc. Mrs. U. S. Grant was the only exception to the rule, her health not being regarded as sufficiently good in warranting her to stand [ the strain of such a demonstration. The procession of veterans during the day ? was reviewed at Madison Sauare by Presi! dent Cleveland. Among those gathered immediately in the rear of the President in I the reviewing stand were Secretaries Whitney, Endicott and Lamar. Postmaster-Geni eral Vilas, Generals Sheridan and Scofleld i aud others. The morning procession in Brooklyn was also reviewed by the President. At the New York Academy A ' of Music in the evening Postmaster-General Vilas delivered a memorial oration in pres[ ence of President Cleveland, his bride-elect, who occupied a private box, General Logan, members of the Cabinet and a large assemblage of public and private citizens. I ~ BOGUS BUTTER i ' Passage of the House Bill Taxing Oleomargarine?Its Features. i On a final vote in the lower branch of i Congress the bill defining and taxing oleoi margarine has been passed by 177 yeas to 101 nays. The bill,as it passed the House,contains the following features: Butter is defined to ! be a food product made exclusively from . milk or cream or both, with or without common salt and with or without additional col[ oring matter. Oleomargarine is defined as "all substances made of oleomargarine, oleo, oleomargarine oil, butterine, lardi ine, suiue and neutral: all mixtures and compounds of oleomargarine, oleo, oleomargarine oil, butterine, suine and ' neutral; all lard extracts and tallow extracts: and all mixtures and com- , pounds of tallow, beef fat, suet, lard, lard oil. vegetable oil. aunotto. ar.d other coloring matter, iutestiual fat ami offal tat made in iinit ition or semblance of butter, or when so made, calculated or iutended to be sold as . butter or for butter/' Special taxes are imposed as follows: On manufacturers, $<>00; on wholesale dealers, ' $4SO; on retail dealers, S+S. The existing internal revenue laws, so far as applicable, are made to apply to these special taxes. I Penalties are imposed on any person who shall deal in oleomargarine without I paying the spe.ial tax. Provision is made for the proper stamping and labelling of every package of oleomargarine. A tax of five cents a pouud is imposed on all oleomargarine manufactured and sold, and a penalty ' is prescribed for the purchase or reception for fale of oleomargarine not branded or > stamped according to law. A number of i sections of the bill are devoted to providing machinery to carry the law into effect. - :S;"'