Chief-Justice Jesse Knight, of the Wyoming Supreme Court, aged 55.
April 10.—Judge Lawrence Weldon, of the United States Court of Claims, aged 76.
April 15.—General John Palmer, former Secretary of State of New York, aged 63.
Ex-Congressman Halbert E. Paine, of Wisconsin, aged 80.
April 21.—Senator O. H. Platt, of Connecticut, aged 78.
April 23.—Joseph Jefferson, one of the best known actors on the American stage, aged 76.
April 28.—General Fitzhugh Lee, soldier, statesman and diplomat, aged 68.
The Paramount Issue
“AR-HAR!” wrathfully ejaculated the honest agriculturist, who had detected a gentleman of color in the act of embezzling sundry of his hens at the dead hour of night. “So I’ve ketched you, you infernal black rascal, have I? Well, now, what have you got to say for yerself?”
“What I has to say fuh muhse’f,” replied the colored brother, with overpowering dignity, “am a plenty, sah; and when I feels declined to say it, I sho’ly says it loud and coa’se! I may be black, sah, as yo’se’f has done specified, sah, and comin’ plumb down to the pinch I mought be infernal, and all dat; but I neber was one ob dese yeah moufy pussons, sah, dat am allus pow-powin’ about deirse’fs. Nussah! nussah! De question dat am digitatin’ de American people at de present time ain’ whedder I’s black or blue or green or yaller, sah, but what about de trusts?—dat’s de burnin’ prognostication, sah, what about de trusts?”