THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOORAT.BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COL NTY, PA.
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B80SSWAY& ELWELL, Editors.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Friday. Juno 1, 18 77.
ms.UTi:criux.
1'hcro is troublo ahead for Mr. Itulbcrforil
It. Hayes, Wo print clsowhero a letter from
Senator Morion, written In tho crisp, forci
ble stylo of that eminent partisan, which is
remarkable for tho contradictions It con
tain. Mr. Morton is decidedly disgruntled
by matter political ami gives his opinion
concerning Southern alfairs with exceeding
frankness. He professes In believe that the
Republicans Hre entitled to tlio Governments
of Louisiana and South Carolina, and that
they were forced to yield to "an armed mi
nority." Holding these views, be supports
the claims of Kellogg as United States Sen
ator and will doubtless work for his admis
sion. Hut he believes In tho patriotism and
high' Integrity of Mr. Hayes nevertheless,
and Implies that he will not oppose Mm.
Whether he thinks that advocating the ad
mission of Kellogg, who stands on the same
platform as Packard, Is supporting Hayes,
he does not make clear. To the minds of
most men It hardly looks that way.
Mr. Morton endeavors to justify Hayes for
not supporting Chamberlain and Packard
on tho ground that his efforts to keep them
in power must havo failed and that, there
fore, ho made a virtue ol necessity. Tho
New York Timet bitterly assails this reason
ing and asks, if this is true, what credit
can bo accorded to tho conciliation policy
of Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Maine, of Maine, is on the war path
and tho chances are strong that at tho extra
session of Congress in October, there will bo
warm work for tho White House dignitary.
Mr. Morton dees not look with kindly
eyes on tho movements of his opponent for
tho leadership of tho Senate and supports
Mr. Hayes, or rather straddles tho fence,
and may give Mr. Maine something to do
to take caro of himself and his own some
what damaged reputation. 15oth Blaine and
Morton look forvnrd to the Presidency ami
though both wavo tho bloody shirt, Morton
hauls down the ensanguined banner occa
sionally, and hoists tho Hayes flag when
be thinks it will pay. Ho has played his
card well and by securing his man Tync
in tho possession of tho Post Office Depart
ment has letaincd thousands of supporters
through tho Northern States.
Morton's letter will repay perunl, as it is
Ingeniously framed to suit both the friends
and enemies of the Administration. It is
reported that his adherents in office in Wash.
Ington are in a quiver of anxiety, deeming
it a direct assault on Mr. Hayes, while that
gentleman is pleased with it and thinks it
means a hearty support. It is very likely
that Morton thought of these different effects
when he wrote it. He is far from being a
fool.
CHIMES.
There has been of late a decided increase
in three kinds of crime, embezzlement, sui
cide and murder. It is impossible to take
up a paper without finding two or three
cases ol one or more of these offences. The
embezzlers belong as a general thing to the
t respectable class and include bank officer?,
book keepers and trustees. Speculation in
the endeavor to acquire sudden wealth is the
main cause, with a desire for expensive es
tablishments, fine dress and jewelry as col
lateral aids. The suicides and murderers are
of all classes, poor and rich. Business and
family troubles are and always have been
the reasons assigned for self destruction and
the hard times of the present day have driv
en many oi these weak men from the an
noyances of this world to the unknown
punishments of the next. There havo been
many murders recently of so cold-blooded
and unprovoked a nature as to fairly startle
the community. Men have killed utter
strangers for no assignable reason and, ap
parently, with no object in view save the
gratification of a desire for blood. Hum
has furnished many of these wretches with
the animus for taking life and there have
been wife murders not a few.
The humanitarian may well pause aghast
at the list of horrors chronicled in print. If,
as Is alleged, there is a cycle of crime, to bo
followed by a season of comparative freedom
from excess, it is to be hoped that tin pres
ent one has nearly run its course.
Liquor and extravagance may bo safely
asserted to bo tho principal causes of most
of tho outrages that aro perpetrated against
the peace of society. A determined and ap
parently successful crusade against the use
of intoxicants is now going on, but who has
or can do anything to stay the accursed
greed of gold which has dragged to destruc
tion many fair reputations and blasted hun
dreds of lives.
A CUISIS IN FliANCK.
On Wednesday, May ICth, tho entire
French Cabinet resigned owing to tho disa
greement of President MacMahon and M.
Jules Simon, tho head of the Cabinet, rela
tive to the ripc.il of tho press law of 1875.
A new Jlinistry was formed with the Duke
DeBroglie as chief, and tho other members
having strong Monarchical tendencies., This
was done, too, In the face of a resolution of
tho Chamber of Deputies, declaring that the
Chamber will only place confidence in a
Cabinet free to and resolved to govern in
accordance with Republican principles,
which alone can secure order and prosperity,
which was adopted by tho decisive, vote of
355 to 154.
This act of MacMahon is looked on with
distrust by other nations and a very slgnifi
cant fact, in relation to this, is the prompt
recall of Bismarck by the Kmpcror William
It is not at all probable that France content'
plates a war with Germany or any other
power at present, but there may be hidden
designs looking towards a reestabllshment of
the Empire.
The new French Ministry are busy dis
placing Republican officials and it is said
that the lionapartists are getting the lion's
share of appointments. It is understood
that the additional changes In the adminis
trative staff will number 270. The Legiti
mUts declare that Marshal MacMahon's
pof eminent is influenced by party motives.
An Important Decision,
Judge Pillsbury, of Pontlac, Illinois, has
ueciueu mat tue Ulrectors or a public school
have a right to dlctato what books klmll l,.
studied and used, aud can, therefore, order
me uible to be read as a text-book in con
nection with other studies. TM d
was rendered iu a suit brought by a lloman
Catholic, who had instructed his son to pay
no attention wlien tne lllble was read in th
school, but to L'O on ttudvlmr M ,.,
The lad was expelled, and the action of the
school mistress was justified Loth by the
'trustees ami tue court.
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SIMON.
Wo havo never entertained a high opinion
of Simon Cameron, cither as a man or a
statesman, and, outsldo of tho party which
he has ruled and led these many years, there
lia not existed a strong belief In his politi
cal purlly. Ho has written a letter tn the
editor of the Onncnr.i. N. H., Hfonilor In re
ply to a communication fiom that gentle
man, which reveals so lofty, high-toned and
altogether praiseworthy a conception of po
litical duty that wo present it to our readers.
It Is presumed that in his allusion to "that
now school of politicians," tho venerablo
Simon refers to "them d d literary fel
lers," for whom ho has so forcibly expressed
his contempt. Taking it altogether, tho let
ter is quite a rcadablo one, and as an exposi
tion of faith In tho reputation of his party,Is
really remarkable.
HAitr.l8BURa, May 21, 1877.
Dear Sir: I have received your letter
asking mo whether any nrrangement was
made with my knowledge, whereby the Re
publicans agreed to make certain concessions
to the Democrats during tho sittings of the
commission, on condition that the Demo
crats should refrain from breaking up the
count for President, In reply I have tho
honor to inform you that no such scheme
nor anything llko it, in any conceivable
wnv. was ever dono with my knowledge. I
further assuro you that if any such baseness
had come to my knowlcdgo it would havo
thereby insured completo and utter failure.
It is not my custom as a victor to enter into
compromises with those whom I havo fairly
defeated ; nor do I permit any coward to do
so if I can prevent it. I have seen tho state
ment printed that such an arrangement was
made. I cannot believe it. And my disbe
lief grows out of constitutional incapacity
to realize a baseness low enough to cither
Riiggest, or carry to completion, n bargain so
disgraceful as tuo ono to which you refer.
If any such bargain was ever made, it
must have been negotiated by that new
school of politicians who indulge in modish
scutitncntaliMu and cowardice, calling them
statesmanship, and go about sneering at ob
solete courage and political conviction, call
ing them "radicalism." This is intended
for your waste-basket or your columns, as
you' may elect. It is primarily intended to
auswer your polite note. Very truly yours,
Simon Camkiion.
The War in Europe.
Two of the Turkish monitors on the Dan
ube havo been destroyed by the Russians.
A fortnight ago one of them, which is re
ported to have teen one of the largest on the
river, was blown up by a shell from a Rus
sian mortar on the bank, which chanced to
go down the funnel into the engine room
and powder magazine, and nil the crew but
one man were killed. Oil Friday last anoth
er Turkish monitor, reported to have been
of the largest size, was blown up by tho ex
plosion under her Bide of two torpedoes
which were placed there by tho Russian
gunboat officers. Both these explosions took
place near Ibrail. Tho fleet of Turkish
monitors aud gunboats in tho Danube are
locked up and unable to get out. They
cannot pass the Russian land batteries and
torpedoes at Ibrail and Qalatz, and the Rus
sians are anxious to destroy or seize them,
so as to prevent their iuteriering with tho
army's passage of the Danube.
No important military movements havo
taken place on the Danube. Greece is assum
ing a more hostile attitude towards Turkey
aud demands guarantees for the protection
of certaiii points. Iu Servia the war feeling
runs high and will doubtless force Prince
Milan into active measures.
In Asia Minor there are contradictory re
ports which are so conflicting as to destroy
all laitli in rumored movements. Jt seems
probable that the town of Erzeroum will
fall into the hands of tho Russians as they
are marching in two converging lines towards
tho place. It is without fortifications and
the force iu it is small.
One reason why the reports are so meagre
and unsatisfactory Is that both the Turkish
and Russian commanders are unwilling to
allow newspaper correspondents to accoru-
pany the armies, and as a consequence most
of the dispatches have to be written at some
distance from the field of action and from
the reports of interested parties.
A weekly newspaper says it understands
thatSir Arnold Kimball, British military
attache, in hW reports last received, gives a
most deplorable account of the Turkish ar
mies in Asia, which he represents as lacking
in everything an army should have, except
courage and patience. Sir Arnold appears
to anticipate that, as things were and still
are, the Russian armies will not find any
serious military resistance in Asia, and that
the only real difficulties they will have to
encounter are those of tho country and the
climate.
A Significant Fact.
This is the twenty-third Presidential term
Ince tho Government was organized, and it
is a significant fact that until now it never
has been assumed, by any Administration,
that the army could be kept on font, trans
ported, or supplied in the absence of specific
annual appropriations. When, during Prcii-
ident Tierce's administration, Congress fail
ed to make an appropriation for the army,
he issued his proclamation for n session
without the delay of a single day. The au
thority for public expenditures ought to be
clear and specific, and a public officer is
never safe when he cannot furnish such au
thority for his acts.
The financial editor of tho Philadelphia
Ltdger iu reply to a question concerning tho
working of the new Stay Law, pays :
It n (ititto impossible to snv what tho re
cent Stay Law doe ors docs not, in the ab
sence of judicial decision by tho Supreme
Court of tuo State. It is all obscuro : some
jKirtious of it seem to bo unconstitutional ;
there aro conflicting decisions already by tho
comity courts ; aud no authority but thoSu-
r.rmi.Ar'nnrl tn I,-, non iln.i.ln '
It is to bo hoped that such a decision may
be mado speedily. If the Law is unconstitu
tional tho fact may as well bo known at onco
and confusion aud troublo averted.
"Timo at length makes all things even,"
Attorney General Devens has annotated
Thomas Slmms a messenger in his depart
ment. During the administration of Presi
dent Fillmore, Simms, at that time a slave,
escaped Irom Ms master in Georgia and fled
to Boston. Mr. Devens was U. S. Marshal
in that city and In obedience to the r moire-
ments of the law. arrested Simms. wh n was
subsequently returned to his master. Vnr
thus carrying out the duty which tho law
imposed upon him Mr, Devens was lately
assailed in the most outrageously abusive
manner by Wendell Phillips. Now Simms
is an employee under Mr, Devens.
Haves, at the New York Chaml!r(if Com.
incrco banuuet. said "Notwithstanding thn
unfottunato array of figures which has been
disentombed, wo may look lor better tunes."
What iigurcs did ho rcler to, tho 206 elccto
rol votes that Samuel J. Tildcu elected but
never received, or Joe Bradley's mysterioun
8 to 7 f Both of theso will provo very un
fortunate" before the close of tho present ad
ministration. Pottsnille Standard,
It Is a fact that never in the history of the
Government have the offices been made such
matters of bargain and sale as they are made
under Hayes, and never before bus tho prln
clple been boldly and unblushlngly announ
ced that they are the stock In trade of an
Administration,
Tlin Army lo lie Madn tin Element In Politics.
'Tho United Slates cannot exist without
tho maintenance of nn army," said Oeu,
Sherman at the Chamber of Commerco din
ner.
This alonishlng lifler.tnee has n double
significance. It Is tho opinion of n West
Point graduate ntul army officer. It Is tho
opinion of a prominent official, who holds
political relations with tho present Adminis
tration personally, and through n brother
who Is n Cabinet officer nnd Hayes's confi
dential adviser, For the first timo In Amer
ican history has a responsible public man,
on a public occasion, iu tho presoncoof tho
Chief Lxecutlvo and Secretaries ot Depart
ments, proclaimed a principle which, In ef
fect, marches tho army into Federal politics
and camps it there permanently as n pait of
tho government ol tho United States.
Gen. Sherman did not limit tho mon
strous statement to tho contingency of a
foreign invasion, a sectional rebellion, or n
partisan effort to overthrow nn existing
Administration, lie well knew tint with
the abolition of shivery, tho enfranchisement
of the negroes, and tho destruction of the
old slavo power, not an element of dizitnlon
aud civil war was left anywlicro. Ho knew
that thero was not tho shadow of u prospect
of military Invasion from Mexico, Canada,
Spain, France, or England. Ho well knew
that the party cheated out of the last elec
tion through fraud would not resort to nrnis
to assert Its tltlo to administer the Govern
ment, but would seek justice through tho
forms of law and take vindication from timo
and tho ballot boxes.
Regarded, therefore, in tho light of the
Constitution of tho United States, and tho
forms nnd habits of our political life, Gen.
Sherman's declaration that tho Union cannot
oxist without an army to hold it together,
is revolutionary and wholly without excuse,
savo in so far (u it foreshadows ii new politi
cal departuro fitly supplementing a fraud
which put into the Presidency a candidate
not elected by tho people, but unquestiona
bly beaten at tho polls.
Tho most chnri table construction that can
bo put on Gen. Sherman's utterance is that
it is an old soldier's convulsive screain for
tho perpetuity of the army. But Gen. Sher
man believes what ho says. He spoke with
forethought and preparation ; for ho had
been assigned to reply to the regular toast,
"The Army." He is tho head and repre
sentative of the army. His utterance,
therefore, may fairly be accepted as the sen
timent of the military order; and it fur
nishes an argument for the abolition of tho
army, instead of its reduction to ten thou
sand men merely.
Tho Sherman doctrine is utterly offensive
and intolerable. It upsets and defies the
constitutional and popular conception ofnn
American army. The use of this is to over
awe, control and punish the hostile Indians
of tho Plains, and give protection to tho ex
posed border settlements. That is all. Thero
is no other logical excuse for its existence in
a timo of peace. Rut Gen. Sherman tuiro
buked by the Fraudulent President, his Cab
inet ministers, and tho Chamber of Com
merco, deliberately turned tho army into a
political force, made it a part of the civil
government of the country, set it up as u
machino to enforce cpmpliaut civil life, anil
maintain subservienco to the party in pos
session of power. His doctrine that tho
army is a necessary element of our politics,
would, if accepted, overthrow democratic
government in America, It would bo the
end of State sovereignty. It would bo the
end of popular sovereignty. It insolently
tramples on the conservative force and virtue
of our Constitution, our laws, tho morality
and good sense of the people, their common
and mutual interests, their habit sf demo
cratic public action, and their patriotism.
Theso are tho ligatures that tio tho United
States together. Cannon are not tho foun
dation of our Union, nor are bayonets and
ball cartridges its saviors.
To narrow and shorten tho shadow flung
over the political future of our country at
the Chamber of Commerce dinner, tho in
coming Congress should without delay re
duco the army to 10,000 men. K Y. Sun.
Tho Ikiahl publishes what purports to bo
an interview with Mr. Chamberlain, lato
Governor of South Carolina. If the JferaM
account is correct and we havo no reason to
supposo it is not tho fact is mado very
plain, by Chamberlain's own statements, that
tho State of South Carolina has abundant
reason to congratulate itself on his deposition
and the accession of tho Democratic party to
power. Indeed, from his testimony, a good
administration of tho Stato Government by
tho Republicans would seem to havo been
a practical impossibility. "I regard tho igno
ranco and inexperience of the masses of the
Republican party in South Carolina," says
Mr. Chamberlain, "as ono of tho inherent
and great difficulties iu the political problem.
was under the political necessity of making
political appointments to offices, from a parti
whtch, as a rule, mis not able lo furnish com
petent officers to represent tho government,"
Tho deficiency of tho black people is stated
by Mr. Chamberlain, tersely and conipichcn
sively, in a single sentenco : "They only want
brains." They way bo men and brethren ;
but if such is tho testimony of their most in
timate associates aud friends, it must bo con
fessed that there is a sorry prospect for tho
political equality of'Samlio.
The Xational llepublican, of Washington
comments iu a double leaded editorial on
Senator Morton's letter, in a most bittor
vein. The following is an extract;
"Among tho things both naiufut and niniii.
ing to witness is to see a prominent politi
cian cast oi a shoal in tho straits of public
opinion, not knowing whither to direct his
craft, aud then to note bis terror, trepidation
and tergiversations, Just such an exhibi
tion we have been treated to iu tho grand
and lofty tumbling of Senator Morton In tho
political arena last week. Big with Presi
dential aspirations, and fearing either to
sneak or keen silent, lest utterance or kIIphpa
shall destroy his prospects, afler months of
anxiety mo worm Knows not or, tie breaks
forth, as has always been done in such cases
from time immemorial, in strains to please
ears prone to every sense. He comes dash
ing Into the ring attempting to ride two
horses, each cavorting in different directions,
flying tho pale flag of peace and tho ensan
guined shirt, and playing the harp of a thou
sand strings, Determined to bo on every
side, and to be champion of every view, he
declares himself to be in full sympathy with
tne i'resiuent in ine enu sougiu to be ob
tained by his policy, while ho solemnly pro-
tests in every word ho speaks that the meaus
adopted to secure the end were wicked in
their iudifference to the wants and welfare
of tho Republican party and tho ma jority of
uemocratic party.
It looks a little as if there might be soma
interesting news from tho Ilio Grande beforo
long. Within a few weeks largo quantities
of arms and ammunition have been shipped to
ban Antonio aud Matuiuoras and many expo
rienced military men havo taken their de
parturo for tho tamo places. It is rumored
that theso movements are mado in the inter
ests of Lcrdo do TVjada, tho deposed I'rcsi
dent of Mexico and that they will icsult in
tho overthrow of Diaz and the re-establish-
uicnt of Lcrdo. If tho Mexican thieves and
cutthroats who for yean havo ravaged tho
iexau borders can bo exterminated the citi
zens of Texas will rejoice.
A New I'arly Motcincnl.
Upou what appears tn bo tho most relia
ble Information it may bo stated that n well
organized movement Is now on foot looking
to the formation of a new party, to bo com
posed of the conservative and moderato men
q both the Democratic nnd Republican
parties, under Ihn nnmo of the Nntlonal
Union party, and that at nn early day n con
ference will bo held in tho cityof New York
as a preliminary step. It is also said that
quite a number of prominent and iiillucnti.il
citizens tiro identified with tho movement
consisting of the warmest supporters of the
present Administration, as well as many of
thoso who havo heretofore been Identified
with the opposition.
Tho statement must not bo confounded
with tho canard published n few days ago,
purporting to glvo nn account of a meeting
which was nlleged to havo been held de
nouncing President Hayes, nnd giving sym
pathy and support to Senator Blaine. This
movement is not, comparatively speaking, a
recent one, prominent persons having for
several weeks past been iigllaling the matter
secretly, and, while many were admitted in
to tho confidence of tho enterprise, nono
dared discloso a word concerning it. With
out mentioning nnnies, it may bo significant
to recall tho act that during tho past six
weeks some of tho most prominent men from
tho Fast, West, and South havo visited
Washington, presenting every diversity of
public opinion. They did not nil come in n
body, but separately, and, without any flurry
or excitement, quietly saw tho President and
members of his Cabinet. Of course, the
President cannot bo said to bo in any way a
party to tho enterprise. His acts speak for
themselves, and hispiomiscs aro few. What
ever steps, therefore, are taken in tho prem
ises will bo entirely without direction from
him, being based solely upon his announced
policy and tho good of tho wholo peoplo
Subsequent to tho preliminary meeting to
bo held in New York, it is proposed to hold
other meetings in Southern nnd Western
cities, nnd tho Old Lino Whigs of tho South
aro to bo specially invited to join tho move
ment. A'uionafTftyju&rieun
Tho "Heathen Chinco" Style.
The National Board of Firo Underwriters
has issued its aunual manifesto against the
uso of fireworks and fire-crackers in tho cel
ebration of tho National anniversary, and
submits an ordinance, which it recommends
for adoption by all cities and towns in the
United States. Tills proposes to prohibit
altogether tho uso of comhustiblo fireworks
or explosive preparations, the selling of
sucli fireworks, except in original packages
as imported, and the mauufacturo of com
bustible fireworks within city or town limits.
flio statisticaljofhccrs of the Board havo col
lected a vast amount of information showing
the great destruction of property resulting
Irom our "lie.itlien Chinee" style of celebrat
ing the Fourth of July, and, in their report
of last year, say, that every dollar's worth
of fire-crackers imported into tills country
has occasioned a direct loss, by fire, of moro
than one hundred dollars. It is scarcely
necessary to array statistics on tho subject ;
it is an indisputable fact that fireworks are
dangerous and destructive, and that almost
incalculable suffering is entailed upon the
sick nnd dying by our noisy method of cele
brating tho National holiday. But it is
equally true that our people, old as well as
young, have becorao so infatuated with tho
abominablo custom as to mako it most diffi
cult, if not impracticable, to enforco at onco
a law prohibiting the uso of fire-crackers
and fireworks. Both facts should bo recoc-
nized, aud legislation should proceed iu view
of both. Fireworks displays might he pro
vided in a place or places where they would
not be likely to set fire to property, nor to
injure tho public, nor disturb tho sick. And
if safe public displays wero thus substituted
fordangerous private displays,the law prohib
iting the latter would find more favor, and
thus in time, as customs change, it might be
rigidly enforced. A completo eradication of
a deeply rooted custom cannot bo made iu n
year by an unwelcome prohibitory law ; but
a restrictive law with a degree of safe indul
gence may win its way in tiio public regard
in the course of a few years that might dis
place the absurd and dangerous part of tho
custom altogether. Phila. Ledger,
Chandler Leaves Washington.
Tho N, Y. World publishes tho following
from Washington :
"Ex-Senator and ex-Secretary and ex
Chair mau Zach Chandler turned his faco
yesterday towards 'his home In the bright
setting of tho sun.' No man with sadder
face or heavier heart has shaken the dust
from ofT his shoes nnd commenced a more
weary pilgrimage from Washington theso
20 years. For tho first time in fifteen years
ho has closed his house hero, ono of tho
largest in tho city, aud shipped his furniture
to Detroit. Neither will ever return. The
great chairman of tho committee on the mis
conduct of tho war goes back out of pocket
with the Republican committee and out of
mind with the administration. Since that
awful day in tho kalends of March, when he
heard that Schurz had succeeded him in tho
Cabinet, ho has not been himself, though
known to havo remarked 'that he had lived
to see tho greastest travestioin tho history
of American politics.' For weeks past his
favorite reading has been Philips' lecture on
tho 'Slave-hound Cabinet,' with its graceful
reference to the reward of tho 'Swiss Soldier,'
whlcVimproved his mental health not a little!
but his taking off at the closoof a public life
in Washington of 0 years has been that of
ono unwept and unhonored, if not unsung."
A Correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun
states that a venerable southerner recently
called on Mr. Tilden and told him that tho
wholo country would havo sustained his
claim and made him President had he taken
a firm attitude early after tho election nuJ
insisted upon his rights. In reply Mr. Til
den said that ho had thought carefully nnd
most conscientiously over the subject in all
its possiblo phases j that ho had become con
vinced that should he adopt the course sug-
gested it would bo resisted by the radical
party to tho extent of drenching tho land in
blood ; that ho shrunk from the responsi
bility of precipitating another terrible civil
war upon his countrymen, and consented to
the compromise which averted so dread a
disaster. He felt as keenly "as nny one the
Impropriety of the means by which the pres-
ent result had been brought about, but for
all that he did not regret his own action. As
It was, the peoplo of the United States uu
derstood it; the Democratic party to-day oc
cuplcd such a proud altitude before the
country as it never occupied before, and no
mortal power could resist its triumphal
march to success In 1880,
On the 2 1 th of May an order was issued
from tho office of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
reducing tho salary of every person in tho
employ of the road ten per ceut on the pros
ent rates. This order took effect June 1st,
and affects all roads owned or controlled by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Tho
P. fi K., Northern Central and New Jersey
lines are of course Included, The Lehigh
Valley road has reduced the wages of engl
neers ten per cent.
SenntorMortoii on flio Situation.
kelxooo's niour to x sr.Ar in inn sekatk
MOT IMl'Aim:!) Al'Ol.OOl.INO
ron IIATK1.
Indiana voi.iEi. May 25, Senator Morton,
fo-day, publishes n long letter, of which tho
most salient features aro given In the follow-
ng summary !
" At tho meeting of tho Senate on the 6th
of March last, William Pitt Kellogg of
Louisiana prcsontcd himself for membership
upon credentials that soino weeks beforo had
been read beforo tho Senate and laid upon
tho table.
'In argument, It was shown by tho jour
nals of the Legislature that each House of
the Legislature which elected Kellogg hadn
quorum of members certified as such by tho
Returning Board. A quorum of persons in
each House thus certified as elected met on
the day fixed by law and organized each
Ilouso of tho Legislature. Altcrward, on
tho day fixed by net of Congress for tho elec
tion of n United States Senator, n majority
of the wholo number of members relumed
elected met in joint convention nnd elected
William Pitt Kellogg to tho Senato for the
term of six years, beginning on the -1111 of
March, 1877.
"Tho Committco on Privileges and Elec
tions met, nnd the Republican members
united In a report that prima facio S. B.
Packard was tho lawful Governor of Louisi
ana, the Legislature was the lawful Legisla
ture, and that William P. Kellogg had been
elected in conformity to tho act of Congress,
nnd was entitled to bo sworn In nnd take his
seat. No subsequent breaking up of that
Legislature, combination or nrrangement
can affect his title or destroy tho legality of
what took place at that timo. Though the
very members who proclaimed tho election
of Packard and made thatof Kellogg should
subsequently dechro that of Nicliolls, nnd
take part in tho election of Spofford, it is too
clear for argument they could not take away
tho rights which had vested, or make that
unlawful which had been beforo lawful.
Unless Kellogg voluntarily withdraws, the
Senato will havo to decide the question of
his election as it stood at tho timo of ad
journment.
"Tho Republican Governments of Louisi
ana and South Carolina havo yielded to
force. They havo gono down beforo un
armed minority, whoso threats of futuro vio
lence wero guaranteed by a long train of
bloody deeds in tho past. I regret that tho
real character of tho transaction should bo
obscured in tho least by pretended investiga
tions or negotiations. Stripped of nil dis
guises and pretences, tho simple fact is that
Packard and Chamberlain wero not able to
maintain themselves in authority, aud the
Government of tho United States, in tho ex
ercise of its discretion, refused them its sup
port. Assurances wero given that the rights
of all classes should bo protected nnd tho
Government administered for equal benefit
to all. General promises of this kind amount
to little.
"President Hayes was urged to give up
Louisiana and South Carolina at once, nnd
was told that it was only a question of timo;
that nt tho next election they would go as
Mississippi, Alabama, and other States had,
and it would he better to give them up at
once. However repulsive this nrcument, it
was unfortunately too true. Tho same
crimes and violenco which had wrenched
Mississippi and Alabama from tho Republi
can party, and had so nearly captured Lou
isiana and South Carolina, would certainly
succeed next time. President Hayes but
accepted tho situation ns it was bequeathed
him on tho -1th of March.
"A Democratic House of Representatives
recently withheld appropriations for the sup
port of the army on condition that it should
not bo used iu the Southern States. It was
clearly unconstitutional to put such a condi
tion to the bill, but it did so, and was likely
to uo it again nt the extra session thus made
necessary.
"There are and havo been for years many
Republicans in tho North who havo depre
cated tho use of the army to support Repub
lican State Governments in the South. The
Republican majority in the Senato upon the
Southern question is but nominal, if it exist
ed at all. hive Republican Senators voted
at tho Into executive session ngainst sealing
Kellogg, and to refer his credentials to a
committee thus refusing to recognizo tho
Packard Government ; and n number of
Republican Senators, sufficient when added
to the Democratic members to constitute a
majority, havo steadily refused to recognize
the Republican Stato Government in Louis
iaua since 1873 by voting against seating n
Senator chosen by it. The Democratic
House has power to destniy the army entire'
ly, nnd from my knowledge of tho Senato I
am euro the Republican majority of that
body could hardly bo relied ou to support
him In such a course
"I do not believe that President Hayes in
tends to destroy tho Republican party and
attempt tho erection of a new ono upon its
ruins. I believo in his patriotism and high
integrity, in his undivided purpose to make
the administration n beneficence to the
country. The lnngungo of his inaugural
was strong aud beautiful, and the declnra
tion of his devotion to tho great doctrines of
human rights which constituto tho founda
tion of the Republican party left nothing to
be added or desired. Mr. Hayes was elected
as n Republican, and 1 believe he will be a
Republican President, not in n mere parti
san way, but in the senso of devotion to He
publican principles and the maintenance of
tho Republican organization by placing the
political power in tho hands of worthy and
qualified Republicans.
"As the Democracy havo acquired a solid
South by force, the Republicans should uc
quire a solid North by their vigilance and
tho eternal justice of their cause,
O. P. Morton."
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes
special from Nebraska giving an account of
a fight between tho Sioux Indians under Sit
ting Bull nnd tho troops, probably those of
Captain Ball of tho Second Cavalry. The
battle lasted all day and resulted in tho dc
feat of the troopswho lost twenty-five killed
These were scalped and mutilated by the
savages. Tho scene of tho conflict was on
tho Rosebud a tributary of the Yellowstone,
Tho troops at last captured the village which
they burned together with its contents. The
Indians claim to have lost only four men
but this, considering the duration of the
fight, hardly seems credible. If there Is auy
truth lu the report at all, and It is said to
havo been confirmed by others than the first
who brought the news, tho soldiers wero the
greater losers.
It Isn't considered expedient to retain
army officers at tho White House, so the
dispatches inform us, and Colonel II. O,
Corbln, who was detailed as one of tho rres
Ident'a Secretaries, is to bo ruthlessly remov
ed aud "assigned to important duty in the
War Department," next door. Corbln is
entitled to our sympathies and civil service
reform Is again triumphant, Reform in not
very strong on its legs yet, but it may be
and then perhaps Corbiu may be moved as
far as his regiment.
Important to Surveyors.
An Act to provido for tho cslablishnient of
truo meridian lluo3, and of standard measures
for surveyors' chains j nnd to rcgulato tho
practice of surveying in tlitr Commonwealth.
WllEllEAFiJt t knownlthal onnccounlnf Iho
variation of the magnetic needle from tho
trim pole of tho earth, much difficulty nnd in-
convenience) exist in ascertaining nnd tracing
the lines of old surveys i
And ichcrcas, It is also known that survey
or s cliaius, by being worn, nro lengthened
beyond tho truo measure, fo tliat but few sur
veyors of a county havo chains of equal
length, nor havo they equal or standard meas
ures to mako their chains of length, nnd thus
rendering uncertain the truo boundaries of
many tracts of land whero tho former land
marks havo been obliterated or removed ; and
inasmuch as it is believed that by establish
ing truo meridian lines, and having standard
measures for two or four polo chains in every
county of this Commonwealth, and having a
ptopcr regard to them in making future sur
vey.", much of such difficulty may bo avoided;
therefore,
Sep, I. Jle il enacted Uj the Senate and
House of Jlcprcsenlaticcs of the Comvxonweallh
of I'cnmyloaniain General Assembly met, and
t is hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, Iliat tho county commissioners ol tho
several counties of this Commonwealth are
hereby authorized and directed within two
years from and after tho passage of this act,
to cause to bo marked and established, on
some inalienable property belonging to tho
county, or ou such property as the commis
sioners of tho county may hereafter acquire
for that purpose, at or near tho scat of justico
of tho several counties, a true meridian line,
and a fixed standard mcasuro of a two or four
po'o chain, agreeing with and mado after the
fashion of tho standard yard now in tho office
of tho Secretary of tho Commonwealth ;
and tho cost whereof to be paid out of tho
respective county treasuries.
Sec. 2. hen tho said truo meridian lines,
and tho measures of tho said standard two or
four polo chain shall havo been so marked
nnd established as aforesaid, tho said county
commissioners shall givo public notice there
of, in one or moro newspapers, of their respect
ive counties, or otherwise, for nt least three
successive weeks ; and it shall bo the duty of
every land surveyor in this commonwealth,
after such notico has been given as nforesaid,
in tho month of April in each year, to adjust
nnd verify his compass by ono of the said
meridian lines, and to ascertain the variation
of its needle fiom the true meridian, and his
chain by ono of tho said measures nftho said
standard two or four polo chain ; and the said
surveyors shall thereafter, in all their returns
of surveys, or writings concerning surveys of
land and lines run by tho compass, nolo tho
bearings or courses of such surveys and linos.
so as to show the truo and not tho magnetic
bearing, together with tho date ofsuchsur
vey or tracing of lines.
Sec. 3. Any surveyor, oftcr notice given as
required by the provisions of this act, who
shall neglect or rofusoto comply with tho rc
quireiucnts ol tins act, by making any survey
with an unadjusted compass or chain, hcbhall
for every such neglect or refusal, pay tho sum
of ten dollars, on complaint mado by any per
son interested iu such survey, beforo the jus
tice of the peace nearest to tho tract or lot of
land so surveyed, to bo recovered as debts of
like amount are now recoverable ; the one
half thereof to tho person making tho com
plaint, and the other half to the treasurer of
tho school district in which such survey is
made, for the uso of said district.
Sec. -1. It shall bo tho duty of tho eomuiiS'
sioncrs ot tlio several counties alnrcsaid to
procure a book to bo kept iu their office ; and
every surveyor, on haviug adjusted his chain
nnd compnss as aforesaid, shall enter therein
the variation of his compass from tho truo
meridian, whether east or west, and the day
on which ho ndjusted his chain and compass,
and shall subscribe his name thereto, for fU'
turo reference.
J. S. M'OALMONT,
Speaker of the Houseof Representatives,
V. BEST,
Speaker of tho Senate
Approved The twenty-sixth day of April
one thousand eight bundled and fifty.
WM. F. JOHNSTON
The great speculation iu breadstulTs which
recently caused such rapid advances in prices,
overreached itself. There has lately been a
steady decline, nnd, under the influence of
favorable crop reports now coming to hand
from tlio grain growing districts, tho decline
promises to continue. Thero is no reason
why Americans should permit the war be
tween Turkey and Russia to inflict on cousu
mors hereabouts two or three dollars moro for
a barrel of flour, and nearly a dollar moro for
a bushel of wheat ; and tho speculators who
caused theso unwananted advances aro now
paying the penalty in losses caused by thede
clino. Prices advanced at a much greater ra-
tio in tho Atlantic ports than was warranted
by tho Europcau market and thero was not
the corresponding advance at San I'raucisco.
Hence, the Californians, finding theyjcould
uuderscll tho Atlantic market for European
export, began to avail themselves of tlio op
portunity, and tho San Francisco wheat mar
kct which had been almost dormant, sprang
into sudden activity week beforo last, witl
larao engagements for shipment to Europe
It is quite possiblo that tho discovery of
this may havo accelerated tho declino
wheat aud flour here, but whatever may havo
been tho cause, it is Dono the less true there
is a steady downward tendcuey now in bread
stuffs prices everywhere. Not very long ago
there was almost a plirenzy toshipbreadstuffs
to Europe, and all vessels engaged that could
bo got, to carry cargoes that wero sent out on
ventures, hoping that futuro necessities would
enable them to bo sold at largo profits. It w
probablo that somo of tho shippers of theso
cargoes wifh now that they had not dono it.
The grain growers will not suffer by tho do-
cliuo, for they got none of the advance. It is
gratifying to find that tho prospect now is
that our own peoplo aro not to pay so much
for wheat aud flour, and that if any future ad
vauco shall como about, they will eharo tho
benefit of increased prices. Ledger.
An application was presented recently to
tho Supremo Court for a quo warranto, by
Attorney General Lear, for Judgo Riddle, of
tho common pleas court of Philadelphia!
having for its object tho determination of a
question in dieputobctween Judgo Riddle and
Judzo Picrco. Tho former claimed that as
his commission is older thuu that held by tho
latter, ho should be entitled to preside in tho
absenco of Judgo Allison. Judgo Picrco held
that as ho is tho oldest iu servico ho is enti
tled to tho liobition. Tho Supremo Court de
clined tho application on the ground that it
had no jurisdiction in tho matter.
During 1870 there arrived in the United
States 167,440 Immigrants, of whom 51,480
were females. 31,353 came from Germany,
21,310 from England and Wales.21,218 from
the Canadas, 10,870 from China, 10,600 from
Ireland, 11,235 from Sweden and Norway,
C787 from Russia, C713 from France, C512
from Austria, 4383 from Scotland, 2080 from
Italy, 1C84 from Denmark, 1672 from Switz
erland, and tho remainder from forty-six
other countries and provinces. 40 were born
and CO died at sea.
llnvo Wo an Army '
It becomes a very serious and very impor
tant Constitutional question whether Mr.
Hayes, iu his proposed attempt lo support
tho Federal army upon credit until Congress
hall make tho needed appropriation for its
sustenance, is not assuming nn authority
wholly unwnrrnntcd jiy tho Constitution.
By nil express provision of tho Constitution
no appropriation of money for the uso of tho
army shall bo for a longer period than two
years, and we believe that at least one mem
ber of tho Supreme Court has expressed tlio
opinion that the moment the monoy appro
priated for tho uso of tho army is exhausted
there is a virtual disbanding of it,
But Mr. Hayes, in his superior wisdom,
views matters in a different light. Ho Is
fully cognizant of tho fact that no money
belonging to tho Government can rightfully
bo appropriated to tlio army, and yet, in
view of this fact, and with tho hope of es'
caping tho political firo which would cer
tainly bo drawn down upon his head by thn
assembling of Congress in Juno ns proposed,
resolves to postpouo thnt meeting until tho
middle of October, trusting to providence,
good luck, or whntovcr else, to provido tho
means for tho sustenanco of the army, which,
according to the opinion of tho Supreme
Justico already quoted, has no constitutional
existence.
This is a Tiold proceeding, nnd ono that
ought to set tho people to thinking. Wheth
er nn extrn session would or would not havo
been popular, and whether it would or would
not havo interfered with tho rest nnd quiet
for which the country is longing, aro ques
tions that should have a rightful placo in
the consideration of this subject. The sim-
plo point to bo decided is, whether President
Hayes or any other person shall bo permitted
to cxerciso powers which aro constitutional
ly delegated to Congress only, and it needs
no nrgument to provo that ho should not
invo such permission. Congress should
have been convened iu extra session ns pro
posed, and doubtless would havo been, but
for political reasons in winch only tho Ro
publican party and not tho country has n
particlo of interest. I'hila. livening Chroni
cle.
The New York World gives the co-t of a
first-class sowing machine retailed nt $70, ns
but Sin, tho piolit to tlio manufacturer $13. ,10
or ncaily ono hundred per cent.; yet leaving
fe-ll.AO, or ncaily three hundred percent to bo
divided among agents, appropriated to tho
cxpenvo of sub-agencies, or absorbed iu inter
est and costs of collections. This leaves an
opportunity for a reduction of at least one-
half aud Iho publio should not bo satisfied
with loss. A; colcuiporary justly says, sewing
machine, instead ol depending on the tenac
ity of agents, Aon running into nn encroach
ment on private rights should beeomo ono of
tho regular art ides of trade, and if sold with
i fair living profit only, their s.ilo would bo
argely increased and they would find their
way into thousands of families from which
tlieu co-t has hitherto shut thcni out. While
tho price has been sreatly cheapened, thero
will doubtless bo decision for their saloon the
installment plan to poor women and others-
tho very competition iu tho Undo will main
tain this or other plans equally aeeommoda
ung. v.very one capable ol doing so is now
at liberty In manufacture machines, though
there nie of couiso yet soinu patents in con
nection with dillerciit kinds of them. Tho
competition will bo likely still further to re-
duco the price. Even if the extravagant cost
hitherto has been compensated in part by
cheapening clothing and other articles, now
that it is likely lo be placed within the reach of
every family it may bo expected tn confer un
told benefits, not only on thoso who uso the
necdlo for a support, but in every household
and in various brandies ot trade." ISalhmore
Sun.
A SucoEssruii and a Defeated Swin
I) lb. The truth is that both Hayes aud
Packard wero beaten in this State fairly and
cgally by a majority averaging 8,000 votes.
Tlio difference between tho two is, that the
Amorican people, including Messrs. Tilden
and Hendricks, wero willing tn acquiesce in
tlio fraud, and so acquiesced in the iuaugura
tionofMr. Hajes, while tho people of Lou
isiana were resolved not lo submit to the
fraud, even if they had to losort to revolution
to defeat it, and hence it was found impossi
bio to inaugurate Packard without tho aid of
tho army and navy, This is tlio sole and only
dificreneo between Hayes nnd I'ackaul. Let
Hayes say what ho may, Packard was ns fair
ly elected Governor of Louisiana as ho was
elected President ; and let Packaul say what
ho may, Hayes was elected President as fair
ly as no was elected uovernor. IJotli are
frauds tlio difference being that one got away
with tho swindle, and the other failed to
do so. lYem Orleans Democrat,
It would seem as if Minister to Russia
Boker has been shabbily treated by Hayes
and Evnrts. Mr, Boker came homo recently
on n visitand win preparing to return tnhis
duty.when a paragraph appeared iutho papers
to tho effect that ho hod resigned. Ho traced
this back to Washington nnd found that
it was semi-official and that his position was
needed for somebody else. This was con
temptible. If Mr. Boker was to bo removed
ho should havo been so informed and his re
signation would havo been promptly tender
ed. The disgust of the swallow-tailed Re
publicans must be great, for if a prominent
man, a wealthy man.andn poet can bo kicked
out in this stylo tho country must bo going
to destruction fast.
Charles O'Uonor did not insult Gov. Tilden
and disgrace himself by uppeariug at tho
Chamber of Commerce dinner to Rcturniug
Hoard Hayes. Neither of tho New York-
Senators weralhcrc, Coukling declining with
out giving a reason therefor. No representa
tive Demociat of New York could bo trapped
by William M, Lvarts into recognizing a na
tional fraud which tho Hayes movement on
New lork through the Chamber of Com
mcrce was gotten up to tauction, Omaha
Herald.
The Secretary of the National Rlflo As
sociatlon has received a cablo telegram from
Captain St. John Mlldmay, Secretary of the
British National Rifle Association, which
was to the following effect : "Tho National
Rifle Association will send the United King
dom team to Creedmoor this year." This
will result in the gteatcst rifle match yet
fought, as tho British team will havo the
pick of the Scotch, Irish and Euglish
teams,
Tho curiosities of politics aro innumerable,
and post tho comprehension of ordinuiy
minds. Hero now is tho wholo country under
a debt of gratitudo to John A. Logan.for that
distinguished blatherskite has actually refus
ed a foreign mission. Think of it that this
peoplo should arise as ono man and bless Lo
gan for saving them from being misrepresent
ed at tho Court ofllrazil. I
South Carolina Chamberlain fancies that
his views are still a matter of public interest,
and writes to the press thnt he is not a sup
porter of tho 'resident's Southern policy, It
is not iu the na'turo of things that a certain
class of persons or their aiders and abettors
should feel the halter draw with good opinion
of the law. Phila, Timet,
Items.
Hon, Georgo II, Jlokcr, Minister fo Rus
a, has resigned,
Tho oldest cod fishers say that this is th0
best year for thoso fish slneo 1830.
Tho ,'Grnnd Commnndcry of tho Kntchts
Templar of thoStato met at Lancaster Tues
day night.
Ten thousand Cnnndlnns hnvo nfl'rrcl
their services to tho English Government lu
tho enso of wnr with Russia.
Tho Mission to Brazil has been twlco of-
fered to ex-Senator Logan, of Illinois, and
ho has declined it encli time.
Within tho past two years tho valuation of
Boston for purposes of taxation has been
reduced $100,000,000.
Fletcher Harper, tho last of tho well
known firm of Harper Brothers, died, on
Tuesday, in New York, nged 72.
Ten Ilnock, tho famous running horse, has
lade tho best 1 mile, 2 mile. 3 mile and
4 milo time on record. His two mile timo
at Louisyillo ou Tuesday was 2:271 tho fast.
est by threo Bcconds ever made.
A freight train on tlio Pennsylvania mil.
road, just beyond tho Hackensack, river in
New Jersey, backed into a hand car, on
Tuesday, nnd killed four men who wero
distributing ties.
A warrant was issued, on Monday for tho
execution of Thomas Duffy, of Schuylkill
county, on tho 21st of Juno. On tho samo
Jay five other Molly Mnguires will bo hanged
at Pottsvillc. and four others nt Mnuch
Chunk.
The little schooner New Bedford, 20 feet
long, and n little oyer 1J tons burthen has
sailed fiom New Bedford for London. It is
tho smallest vessel which has over attempted
to cross tho Atlantic. Tho crow nro Captain
Crapo and his wife.
It was decided at tho Cabinet meeting on
Tuesday that the Secretary of Stato should
notify tho Mexican Government that it must
provent tho raids into Texas, othcrwiso our
military in Texas will bo instructed to pur
sue the raiders into Mexico.
Tho Hanover breaker, owned by tho Le
high and Wilkes-Barro coal company, nnd
worked by Chas. Parish & Co., at Hanover,
soven miles from Wilkcs-Barre, was burned
on Wednesday afternoon. It was valued
nt $85,000. It is believed that tho slructuro
was fired by lightning.
Tho Republican Stntn nnmmittcn met In
Harrisburg, last Tuesday, and selected that
city lor tlio placo for holding tho Republican
Stato Convention on tho 29th of August
next. Efforts wero mado to have Williams-
port and Wilkes-Barro chosen but they wero
unavailing.
Ezekiel Howell, chief engineer of tho
Pennsylvania railroad, is charged with em
bezzling from fifty to one hundred .thousand
dollars of tho company's funds, which ho
sank iu privato business ventures. Ho hasi
been suspended pending a full investigation
of tho charges.
A telegram from Corpus Christ! reporti
that eight Mexican robbers have murdered
Francisco G. Flores, a prominent citizen of
San Diego, Texas, and his boh Tobarcio.
Tho murderers secured seven hundred dol
lars. They also stripped and robbed U, Lott,
President of the Corpus Christ! and Rio
Grande Railroad, and a gentleman named
Mays. Tho couutry is aroused and the peoplo
aro hunting for tho ruffians.
T. Hatch, editor of tho North Troy (Vt.)
Palladium, was assaulted on tho street on
Friday evening by a Miss Haddock, who
threw red pepper in his eyes and then cow
hided him without mercy. Hatch had pub
lished au article reflecting on her and her
family.
A Russian commissariat officer at Odessa
was detected adulterating flour about to be
sent to tho army with limo and other sub
stances. Ho was immediately tried,and shot
within twenty-four hours after tho discovery
took placo. The Russian Government trust
that this summary execution will put a stop
to theso practices, which caused so much
suffering to tho Russian soldiers during tho
Crimean war.
A frightful disaster occurred at Chester
on Tuesday of last week at tho launching of
the largo iron steamer Saratoga. Seven
men wero killed and threo wounded. When
tho ship was ready to glide down tho ways,,
tho order was given for the men to get out
of danger, but, unfortunately, this order was
not heard or not understood and tho terrible
results ensued. The hugo blocks crushed
and mangled tho bodies of tho unfortunate
victims. It is rumored in diplomatic circles at
Washington that tho question of postponing
tho Paris Exhibition is under consideration
of tho French authorities. No official action
has yet been takeu in tho matter, but tho
Russo-Turkish war and tho political crisis
in Franco itself aro supposed to furnish suf
ficient reasons for a postponement. Tho
Eastern war, it U said, will prevent Russia
and Turkey, and perhaps Austria and Eng
land, from participating in the Exhibition.
Wido Awako for Juno 1877.
lHcfc Awake for Juno opens with "Ty
rant Tom," a decidedly jolly story by Mary
L. Bollcs Brauch, for which Robert Lowls
has drawn a spirited frontispiece. Enunllv
jolly and equally suggestive to papas and
mammas, is a "nocturnal Lunch." "Flossy
and Boy" find their way into and out of
"Oreat Tribulation."
Tho poems of this number are especially
good. Mrs. S. M. B. Piatt wiites "A Book
About tho Baby," Mrs. Whjton answers tho
universal query of children, "What shall wo
do?" Mary E. O. Wyeth contributes a poem
for tho country boys, "Sheep-washing atflw
"Miltladcs" has one of his most amusing
adventures, most amusingly illustratid by
L, Hopkins. T '
And thero i3 a delightfully funnv ll..
ted paper, by Mrs. Nellio Eyster about
"Tong Sing Kow," a real little Chini hoy of
Ban Francisco, Cal. , ,
Perhaps the most uoticeablo article is No
X. of the "Poets Home Beriea.'l'concirnliiir
William Dean Howclls, edltopf the At.
lantic. Four artists illustrate thenar,,,, ,'t.,'.
views of tho homo oxteriorandnae,tti(jy j
terlor.a fine portrait and ,om '
panning oy u. r. urancu.ioPH nalacoi
nomea oi jur, noweus wucn conful to VeT
nice. I
;Theschool children wilirindiu,Ji',VDrcainVne7
ot me uentunes" something speulally ndapt
cd to their closing exhibitions.
Only 12 per annum. Ella Farman, LMi
tor. D. Lothrop & Co., Publishers, Bos-ton.