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.-' -^'.-^ THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Speeches by All the Big Par- liamentary Guns. TEXT OF THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. Further Eepresaive Measures for Ireland Promised. A London cablegram of last Thursday says: Parliament was opened to-day. The loUowing is the Queen's Siieech: My LoriiB and Geutleuien ; My relations with all foreign Powers are friendly. Affairs iu southeastern Europe are still unsettled, but 1 do not apprehend that any disturbance of European peace will result from the unadjusted controversies which have arisen in that region. While deploring the events which compelled Prince Alexander to retire from the Bul- garian throne, I have not judged it ex- pedient to interfere in the proceedings for the election of his successor until they reach the stage at which my assent is re- quired by the Berlin Treaty. The task undertaken by my Government iu Egypt has not yet been accomplished, but substantial advance has been made to- wards the assurance of external and in- ternal tranquility. Operations in Burmah have been con- ducoed with bravery and skill for the pur- pose of extirpating brigandage, which has grown during recent years of misgovern- ment. The bands of marauders by whom TJpf jr Burmah has long been infested have been dispersed. Many of the leaders have l»id down their arms, and I entertain a confident hope that the general pacification of the country will be effected during the present season. Commercial treaties have been concluded â- with Greece and Boumania. Gentlemen of the House of Commons : The estimates will be submitted to you with careful regard to the economy and efficiency of the public service. Hy Lords and Gentlemen : The condition of Ireland still requires your anxious attention. Grave crimes in that country have happily been rarer in the last few months than during a similar period of the preceding year ; bat the relations between the owners and occupiers of the land which, in the early autumn, exhibited signs of improvement, bave since been seriously disturbed in some districts by organized attempts to incite the latter class to combine against the fulfilment of thair legal obligations. The efforts of the Government to cope with this evil have been seriously impeded by the difficulties incident to the method at present prescribed by statute for deal- ing with such offences. Your early atten- tion will be called to proposals for a re- form of legal procedure which seem neces- sary to secure the prompt and efficient administration of the criminal law. Binco I last addressed you the Commis- sioners directed to inquire into c«rtain subjects of great importance to the national welfare of Ireland have been actively pro â- ecuting their labore. The report of the commission on the operation of recent Acts dealing with the tenure and purchase of hind wiH^shortly bo laid before you, and will donbtloes receive from you tliAt early and careful attention which the serious im- p'jrtance of the subject demands. Bills for the improvement of Local Government in England and Scotland will bo laid before you. Should the circum- stances render it possible they will be fol- lowed by a measure dealing with the same subject in Ireland. A Bill for improving and cheapening the process of Private Bill legislation for Eng- land, Scotland and Ireland will bo sub- mitted. You will be asked to consider measures having for their object the removal of hind- rances which exist to cheap and rapid transfer of land, to facilitate the provision of allotments for small householders, and provide for a readier sale of Glebe lands. The Commission which I issued in 1885 to inquire into tho lamentable depression under which trade and agriculture have been suffering for many years have pre- sented a valuable report, which, with the important evidence collected, will be laid before you. A Bill for altering the mode of levying tithes in England and Walei will be sub- mitted. With regard to Scotland, you will be asked to consider measures for the reform of tho Universities, for completing recent legislation as to powers of the Secretary for Scotland and for amending the procedure of Criminal Courts. Measures dealing with the regulation of railway rates and preventing fraudulent use of merchandise marks will be brought under your consideration. In the performance of these and all other momentous duties, I earnestly pray that tho blessing of Almighty God may attend your labors. THE SCENE AT THE OPENING. As early as 8 o'clock this morning mem- bers began to arrive in the House of Commons so as to secure good seats. The first to appear was Mr. Selwyn, Conserva- tive member for Cambridgeshire. The scenes at the opening of Parliament were duller than usual. The crowds about the buildings showed little if any enthu- siasm, and the members were evidently uncertain aB regarde tho future. Lord Randolph Churchill, when he first entered tho House, tried to take the coveted seat below tho gangway which hi> formerly occupied. He found though that he had been forestalled by Bight Hon. Henry Chaplin, whose hat was on the seat. Lord Randolj,!! lifted the hat, examined it critically, read Mr. Chaplin's card for a minute, then smiled and took a back seat. It is notori- ous that a feud exists between Lord Ran- dolph and Mr. Chaplam. The Speech from tho Throne excited but little interest. The weather is damp and foggy. A last (Thursday) night's London cable says : The Pamellites, after the reading of the Queen's Speech, held a conference and discussed the advisability of offering an amendment to the address in reply to it. They adjourned without coming to a deci- sion W. H. Smith, First Lord of tho Trea- sury ,gave notice of the Government's inten- tion to introduce measures for the reforin of the rules of Parliamentary procedure, and said he would ask facilities for giving precedence to the consideration of these measures, so that thoy may be at once dis- cussed from day to day. Mr. Smith said the discussion of the procedure measures would be subject only to such interruptions as might be necessary for the conduct of urgent business. Mr. Gladstone reached the House at 4.30 o'clock. He was greeted with great enthu- siasm by the people on the way from his residence. Mr. Parnell entered the House and reached his seat unobserved. Lord Randolph Churchill entered upon an explanation of the reasons which led him to resign the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. He said he retired because the Government's naval anil military estimates exceeded £31,000,000, without counting the large supplementary esti- mates. He insisted on huving these esti- mates reduced, but his colleafeues refused to cut them down, " although," added Lord Randolph, " I had been urging economy ever since August." Lord Ran- dolph then referred to the Government's foreign policy and declared amid loud Opposition cheers : " I (Hso objected to the Government's policy of needless interference in tho affairs of other nations." " The policy of this country," he said, " should be peaceful everywhere. (Cheers.) The Government estimates were too great for a time of peace. It has been said that I resigned in haste. The fact is that there were differences between my- self and my colleagues in the Cabinet almost from the beginning of the present Government. (Cheers and laughtei 1 As I did not desire to remain wrangling ii- the Cabinet, I asked to be allowed to retire, unless the Government expenses were reduced within absolute peace limits. The Marquis of Salisbury wrote in response to my request, defending the estimates in the face of possible war, as he said. There was no course left open for me but to write my resignation, stating that I de- clined to be a party iu the game for the high and desperate stakes other nations were playing for, and I have seen no reason since to regret the step I took." (Cheers.) In conclusion. Lord Randolph, whose speech lasted forty minutes, quoted from his last letter to Lord Salisbury the state- ment that he left the Cabinet with regret, but without misgiving or hesitation. Mr. AV. H. Smith said the Cabinet tried to retain Lord Randolph, whose action it was thought might have been modified if time had been allowed to discuss the differ- ence, which was susceptible of accommoda- tion. The subject was then dropped. M'. Gladstone rose and delivered an eulogy on the Earl of Iddeslcigh, whom he said he had the honor to introduce into public life. Mr. Gladstone said tho senti- ments of sorrow for the Earl's death were universal, and were based on the sterling merits of the man. Viscount Weymouth (Conservative) then moved the address in reply to the Speech. Mr. Glado. ^'le ay:p]'iaded what he called Lord Randolph Chm chill's sacrifices in the behalf of sound economic policy and tho judicious mO'Ii) in which he proposed to apply tho principles ho advocated. He (Gladstone) found no fault with the Govern- ment's foreign policy, but bethought Salis- bury 'sManeion House speech was calculated to raise apprehension and the country was entitled to be reassured. Ho objected to the severance of the Treasury portfolio from the Premiership, the» former being praclncaUy a sinecure. He also objected to a combination of the offices of Premier and Foreign Secretary, which made a man responsible for the diet tion of momentous foreign despatches. It was mast important that this dual action should be maintained as a security alike for the Sovereign, the Cabinet and the country â€" that is, that the foreign policy be conducted jointly by the Premier and the Foreign Secretary. Re- ferring to tho Canadian fisheries question, he said he trusted the papers on the subject would speedily be presented to the House. He said he thought England and Scotland very justly complained of the Irish mono- poly of tho time of Parliament, but he feared there was small likelihood of a remedy being found. He was ready to bet ten to one that tho Local Government question would not be settled this session. "The Government, ho said, also proposed to deal with the criminal law in Ireland, although they tried to make it sound better by using the term procedure. It was gratifying, he con- tinued, to hear that crime was rarer in Ireland, but in regard to the allusion to the inciting of tenants against landlords, he greatly lamented tho fact that the Queen had not expressed regret at the recent lamentable evictions in Kerry. Tho poor people thus treated were unable to f)ay their rents, and the attempts made at ast session to relieve such cases had been frustrated by the Government. Although Sir Michael Hicks-Beach had been " exer- cising pressure " upon landlords with tho view of modifying proceedings in cases of necessity, yet despite this evictions have continued, and nobody can tell how many more are in store. In conclusion, Mr. Glidstone said he hoped the sanguine ex- pectations of the Royal Speech would be fulfilled. In the House of Lords tho Earl of Erne moved the address in reply to the Speech from tho Throne. Earl Granville said tho Speech from tho Throne disclosed the fact that the Govern- ment intended again to introduce a Coercion Bill. The Government could not be acquitted of responsibility for the carrying on of the Plan of Campaign, for they had delayed denouncing it when they knew it was illegal. They had also refused to stop evictions by the measure brought into the House of Commons. Referring to the fact that tho Marquis of Salisbury had two Cabinet offices, that of Prime Minister and that of Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the same time, Lord Granville said it was bad for the country, for the Sovereign and for the Cabinet, besides being unfair to tho Marquis himself. Lord Salisbury opened the debate for the Government by alluding to tho resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill, saying the Government were sensible of the loss they had sustained through his resignation. The Premier said, however, that he thought the execution of Lord Randolph Churchill's policy at the present time would inflict an injury on the public service, because it was a time when no one could tell what crisis might happen. The Marquis said hehoped tho Consorvftiircs would soon again have the advantage of Lord Randolph Churchill's services. Continuing, Lord Salisbury said that a most unjust reference had been made to the Government's action toward the Plan of Campaign. The Irish Executive, he declared, had taken the promptest legal measures against the Plan of Campaign. The party really responsible for the origin of the plan and any success it had obtained was that section of the Liberal party which relied for in strongest support upon the Irish party, and tht lead- ers of which did not think it their duty to denounce a scheme of deliberate robbery, which the Government was doing its best to defeat. (Cheers.) Touching foreign affairs, he declared that the Gov- ernment had niver pursued a policy which had for its object tho restoration of Prince Alexander, and ' he could not understand how Buch an utterly groundless idea arose. The abiding aim of the Government was to maintain peace, and nothing known to him'gave au impression that there was imminent danger of war, or that the rela- tions between Frarrce and Germany were other than peaceful. Adjourned. The Marquis of Salisbury referred to the death of Lord Idaesleigh in the House of Lords this evening. He said : " His death left on my mind an impression which can never be effaced. It has brought home to me keenly the truth of the reflection, 'What shadows we pursue!' He was probably more beloved than any statesman of our time. His gentle temper and unfail- ing courtesy and spirit of cheerfulness made him universally appreciated." Lord Granville followed Lord Salisbury. He referred to the arduous labors per- formed by Lord Iddesleigh while member of the House of Commons and his great service to the State. A VICTIM OF THE EABTHQIIAKE. Discovery of an Almost Naked Man Waiiderliijj^ Auiid Mountain SnowM. A Wolf Creek (Tenn.) despatch says : George Caldwell, while bear-hunting a few days ago on Balsam Mouutain,[one of the highest mountains in North Carolina, discovered a man almost naked wandering aimlessly around in the snow, which was nearly two feet deep, and eight miles from the nearest habitation. On seeing Cald- well ho started to run, but was easily overtaken and captured. His clothing was found to consist of a flannel under8hirt,which was torn into shreds, and one shoe. Hisfeet were frostbitten and legs fearfully scratched by briars. He is a veritable living skeleton. By securinq his hands Caldwell succeeded in taking him to b'B house. All efforts to get him to tell his name o' to get from him any intelligent accoui:t of himself have so far failed. When sfoken to he becomes violent, tries to get away, and talks de- lirioi'sly about being a fireman on an engine in Churleston when the big shake came. His mind seems entirely gone, and ho wiU only sleep when completely ex- hausted by his ravings. It is with difficulty ho can be made to take nourishment. It is supposed he \^as crazed by the earth- quake shoek of August .'Ust, and wandered to the mountains, but how he has lived this long is a mystery. Caldwell is taking care of him and will take steps to restore him to his friends. 8TABI(KI> T<» OKATH. Cowardly Muffler of a -Man In a Saloonâ€" A Dnfpf^er ]*Iiin|;cHl Into hi» Heart, A Chicago despatch says ; Early yester- day morninfc JcJin Watts, a well-known charactof abolt fhe ducks, entered Wiloon'H liquor store, corner of South Water and Clark streets, accompanied by a male com- panion and two women. 'The quartette entered a wine-room in tho rear. Shortly afterwards tliree men entered the saloon, one of whom had a badly bruised face and eyes. This one listened at the door of the wine-room, luid then, turning to his com- panions, said: " Now I'm going to do him up." With that he drew a long dirk and stepped to tho wine-room door. Pushing it open, he saw John Watts sitting with his back to him, and, without a word of warn- ing, the murderer bent over the unsuspect- ing man's shoulder and plunged the dagger up to the hilt into his heart. Jerking his weapon out, lie ran through the door, fol- lowed by his chums, and escaped. Watts rolled from his chair, with a wine-glass clutched between his fingers, and died. His friend immediately left tho saloon, but the women were locked in a cell at tho armory, where they are playing drunk and feigning ignorance of the whole transac tion. MURDERED FOR MONEY. An Old Man Hacked to Pieces and Iliii House Burned. A Uansville, N. Y., despatch says : A cold-blooded murder was committed at Mount Morris, the particulars of which are as follows : The house of Henry Higgings was discovered on fire yesterday morning at about 6 o'clock. The department sub- dued tho flames and found the body of Higgins in tlio cellar, hacked into pieces, the legs in one place, arms iu another, and ht-od gone. Higgins was about 70 years of age and an old resident of the town. He for- merly worked at tho tailoring business, but of late years lias done little, being a man of dissipated habit. Last Friday he received a pension of 87(IO, which he placed in the hands of tho Catholic priest to liquidate some old debts. It is supposed that he was cruelly murdered, under the impression that this money was in his possession, and to cover the crime his house was burned. Two men, named Lyman Crowley and D. Johnson, have been arrested on suspicion. ^. An Army Tragedy. The Lucknow papers report an awful tragedy which has taken place in the Leicestershire Regiment. Some privates i in a detachment stationed at Ranikhct owed a grudge against tno seargeant of their company and vowed vengeance, so they actually dealt round a pack of cards, having agreed tiiat the man to whom the ace of spades w 13 dealt was to "do" for tho offender. The card fell to a young private who, when the sergeant entered the place where they were assembled, at once took up his rifle and shot him dead. Tho • murderer has been sentenced to death. I SAVED rROM THE SEA. TlirllUng Story of Shipwreck and Suffering;. A Halifax despatch says : The schooner C. Graham was wrecked last Monday night ill a gale off Dover West, and her crew of six men were believed to have perished. This evening, however, three of the crew reached Halifax and reported that two more of their numbev were at Dover being cared for till they recover from the injuries and exliaustion consequent upon their tierce struggle with the olemonts. The survivors state that the schooner struck about 10 o'clockat night, and tho foremast fell against the cliff, resting on a ledge about thirty feet above the deck. Five of the men clambered up the mast and reached the narrow ledge on which it rested. The sixth and missing man was the captain. He was last seen to enter the cabin, and it is thought that after leaving it he fell through the dck i^nd hurt himselJE so badly as to bo unable to move. The five on the rock had barely reached their plaoa of refuge when the schooner parted and was washed out of sight. From the ledge the men clambered to the top of the rock, where they remained until Wed- nesdoy morning, half clothed and without shelter, food or water. The storm con- tinned throughout all this time and the heavy sea running made it impossible for the people on the shore who knew of the wreck to make a search. On Wednesday morning, the sea having calmed down, boat crews put off from the land. The n.en on the rock attracted their attention, and lines being thrown to them they were dragged through the water into the boats. All were fearfully exhausted from their exposure to the elements, «ind had they been compelled to remain in their terrible position a few hours longer all would have perished. The mate, James Watt, was so far gone that his life was despaired of, but he is now rallying and will recover in tirre. He is being taken care of at a house in Dover, where another of his comrades also remains until he is able to proceed to Halifax. MOLTKE AND WELLINGTON. Herr Rlchter Puts Civil Liberties Before Military Glory. A Berlin cable says : The new German Liberals of the second Berlin district met yesterday for the purpose of deciding on their action in tho coming election for the member of the Reichstag. Three thousand electors attended. It was resolved to sup- port Prof. Virchow against Gen. von Moltke's candidate. Uerr Richtor, in his speech advocating this policy, admitted the personal merits of Gen. von Moltke as Superintendent ; but, he contended, it was not the duty of the electors to provide that the military interests of the Empire should be strongly represented in the Reichstag, but rather to elect to that body those who could and would defend the civil interests of the people, to the end that there might be a proper equalization of the civil and military claims put forth. Tho views of eminent civilians should he recognized in opposition to a one-sided military view. When the Duke of Wellington, continued Herr Kichter, utilized his military glory and his personal merits to override the constitution of England, Englishmen de- fiantly declared that though he had been victorious in Spain and at Waterloo he should not bti victorious against the people of England. In like manner Gen. von Moltke, though he had been victorious over Aubirin antl enrcr FiAitoo, should not bo permitted to bo victorious against the citi- zens of Berlin. A IIVRKK AND HARE CASE. Old People K llled and Their liodies Sold to tho DoetorM, A Baltimore despatch says : Tho trial of Anderson Perry, colored, for tho murder of Emily Brown was continued in the Crim- inal Court yesterday. The evidence dis- closed a depth of crime unparallelled in the criminal annals of the city or State. Perry, the accused, who was employed in the dissecting department of Marylond University, it appears from tho testimony, had told others he was in the habit of killing and selling the bodies of old people for dissection purposes. Ross, already convicted, lived in the same house with Perry, and declares he was instigated by Perry to commit the murder, assuring him that nothing would ever be known of it, but after ho had committed the crime he was advised hy Perry to leave the city. It also appeared that Perry was to have married tho mother of Ross a few days sub8e(]uent to tho murder. Perry is an old man and partially paralyzed. The trial creates much excitement, and hundreds of people, mostly colored, aro gathered about tho Court House during tho sessions of the court. CHEAP FOK CA.SH, An Entire Family S«ld )>y a Pennsyl- vanlan for $00â€" Tim \Vilo .Satisfied. A Wilkesbarre, Pa., ili -puti h says : 'The village of Nanticoke is m n fwetof excite- ment over a startling nlt'air which has just taken place. John Wa_\ lick came to the United States from Geniuun twenty years ago, and found cmploynn'iit in one of the Pennsylvania coal mim s. J'.y industry and frugality he managed loacoiiuiulatemoney. He married a bu.xoni la-^.s from his own native land and six children blessed the union. About three years ago Wayrick took to drinking, lost his li'initive positiop in the mines, his properly vmls sold by the sheriff to pay his debts, ali^l the wife was compelled to keep boiini'rs iu order to feed the children. Through the influence of friends, Wuyrick was persuaded to relinqni ii his had habits. On the first of vli.- nev/ year he swore off drinking and was ;:i veil a job in the mines. All the lui.liborhood con- gratulated themselves on ihe wonderful reform worked iu the Iil'li tofere hard- hearted husband. Wayrick is now on his road west, however. Having fallen again he bought a ticket for Chiiigo on Satur- day. On Friday he sold lii-i whole family to one of his boarders, Philip Mauer, for the sum of »90, S50 for tl,.: wife, and $20 apiece for the two boys, njrrd 14 and 12. Mauer refused to pay anytiung for tho four younger children, as he sai i ihey would be a burden on his hands. Tli.' original con- tract was that Mauer was ; • ) give his three younger children to his sis! . â- â-  for safe keep- ing, and Manor pay him Â¥1 jO for the wife and other children, who «• i c old enough to work, but in consideration "( Mauer taking the whole family, a reducti'iii of SCO was allowed. Mrs. Wayrick suys she is satis- fied with the bargain, as M â-  uer is a sober man and will be good to il'. m. Wayrick was once a member of th^ Town Council and an influential man. CRUEL CHICAGO l:MCT10NS. An American Railroad roiiipany Worse Tlian Irish Landlords. A Chicago despatch sayb ; The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Raihvuy has of late kept men busy tearing down someoldframo houses on North Green stml, near its right of way, in order to made room for a pro- posed now freight-house. It is said that yesterday morning, without warning, work- men commenced to demolish a three-story frame structure occupied iit the time by three families â€" the Cummings family, with two children, occupying th": top floor ; the Walsh family, the middle floor ; and the Gillespie family, the bottom floor. They had seven children, the oldest not more than 11 years of age. Suililinly the steps were cut down, and tho Walsh and Cum- mings families begged tlial they be left until they had removed tlieir furniture. The workmen, however, did not oven put up a ladder to aid them in t;< tting out. 'The men succeeded in cutting I he foundations so that the building was st't'i I to rock, and then came down with a crr-sh, completely demolishing the under stors . Mrs. Cum- mings, who had climbed on; dragged Mary, Maggie and Annio Gillespie from the debris of the first floor. All these t;uslained bumps and bruises. ANOTHER " MAXWELL" CASE. A HeoiUess Trunk DlftcoTcred in a Trunk, A Baltimore despatch says : A largo trunk shipped by express from New York, and directed to " J. N. Wilson," this city, arrived on Sunday. There was no call for it, and yesterday afternoon such an odor was emitted from tho trunk that the police of tho Central district were notified. The trunk, when opened, revealed the body of a man with the feet and legs and left arm cut off and packed in with tho body. There was no head. On the body was a calico shirt, which had on the name " C. Kaufliold." There were also several cards found in his clothing bearing the name " E. D. Siogel, butcher, Throof avenue, Brooklyn, E. D." The body has tho appearance of a young man of about 160 pounds, but intheabaonoe of the head there can bo no conjecture as to the age. The express people hero have no idea by whom the trunk was shipped from New "^ork. Hail to tho Bruce 1 It isMiss Catharine W., daughter of the founder of the Bruce type foundry, who has just given 850,000 in cash to the Now York free circulating library. Miss Bruce inherited 91,000,000 from her father, and she is a cousin to Catharine Wolfe, the many millionaire spinster who has been near death's doors for some weeks past. One of tho girls working in the mills at Biddeford, Me., gets more letters than any other woman in town. She is theyoungost of thirty-two children born to the same pbrenta, and twenty-three brothers and sisters who still live write to hor every week. How she manages her share of the correspondence has not yet been printed. Paul Williams, the 12-year-old son of G. B. Williams, of Mendon, Mass., has neither arms nor legs â€" only stumps from his shoulders, about two inches long, and stumps, about eight inches long, for logs. Yet he is a fine writer, holding a pen or brush between his chin and one shoulder stamp, and moving it with his head. He is a good artist, and is also a pupil of high standing in the Mendon high school, ALIVE IN HER < OFFIN. A linhy'H Timely Notice li> Her Parents Tb»t She Wiw Not ItouU.v Lo be linrl«<l, A LouisvUlo despatch says ; Two months ago William Sperinfogel, a stone masrn, came to this city with his wife and their two children, and moved into a little cottage en Fetter street. On Wednesdoy night their younger chill, a little girl noorly a year old, was tnkcii sick with convulsions, and on ThursJi'.y night to all appearances she died. A neighbor assisted the mother in preparing tho body for burial while Sperinfogel went to the nearest undertaker's and bought a cheap coffin. Yesterday they statted in a hack for the St. Louis Cemetery, and \,lieii they had nearly reached it a peculiar noise, which was at first thought to be tho creaking of the carriage wheels, was noticed. A moment later it was discovered that the noise came from the little coffin. The father, tearing off the lid, found the baby alive. She was carried back to their home in her father's arms, and now lies seemingly dead with tho exception of an occasional moan. Scvi^ial physicians visited the house last night, but made no effort to explain the condition of tho child while it was being prepared for burial. None believe that it will live, but all unite in saying that the case is a very peculiar one. Odd Itema from All Around. A Polk county (Ga.) man is living pleas- antly with his eighth wife. Mrs. Fishor, a lirunettf, with good features, fine eyes and a rtndy tongue, runs an cighty-horse-powerHania-Corliss engine in Providence, and does it well. A. v. Pingsley, of Leslie, Mich., found a large musket-ball near tho heart of a tree and eighteen inches from tln> surface of tho wood. It had probably been there for a century. A Michigan farmer, digging for water, struck a springing well at a depth of seven- teen feet, but tho water was unlit to drink. While ho was oursinghis luck a better-posted resident directed his attention to the fact that tho black adulterant was coal. She Forgave Her 01<1 linliy, " He is my boy, and it is hard for me to say anything against him, but he don't treat his old mother right," said the mother of John Dougherty at tho Central. "He's a pretty old boy." "He's only 52 years old." " How old are you ?" " I am 82, and I think ho ought to repay me for all I've done for him." " I think so, too. Don't you think you could reform if you had a chance, John ?" " I know I could. I'll take the pledge and will keep it, too." " Will you trust him, Mrs. Dougherty ?" "Oh, yes ; I don't want him to have any trouble. He's my baby, you know." The old boy took tho pledge and left the court with his old and happy mother. â€" J'hiladdphia North American. t \ \ ^ Since 1880 Philadelphia has had but two Democratic Mayors â€" Daniel M. Fox, elected in 1808, and SamuelG.King.elected in 1881. -iirt ^'^ "^Mi. 'i â-  '"m^. :'W L