©lif Cnvtrc /Ocutonut MO Term* 51.50 per Aiiiinm.in Advance. S. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editor*. Thursday Morning, December 9, 1880. OUR PARTY C REEI). The following pannages from the in augural address of Thomas Jefferson, John \V. Forney says, are the coin plotest summaries of the Democratic creed in all our literature. Never were the deathless doctrines of a true Democracy more inspiringly stated than in these extracts. There is not a present need that these two inaugurals do not meet, nor a present evil that they do not rebuke, nor a present question that they do not answer. And yet one of these great papers was written seventy-nine years, and the other seventy-five years ago! Thomas Jefferson wrote for all time ; for yesterday, to day, to-morrow, for our future and for his. How poor and barren tlui chosen exponent of the Republicans, Alexander Hamilton, in comparison with this lull, prophetic, and marvelous declaration of the Democratic leader and founder! FIRST INAI'UI R.M., MARCH ITU, 1801. "About to enter, fellow-citizens, on the exercise of duties which compre hend everything dear and valuable to Vou, it is proper you should under stand what I deem the essential prin ciples of our government, and, conse quently, those which ought to shape its administration. I will compress them within the narrowest compass they will hear, stating the general principle, but not all its limitations. Equal and exact justice and honest friendship with all nations, entangling j alliances with none; the support of j the State governments in all their ! rights, as the most competent adrainis- ; trations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-Re- ' publican tendencies ; the preservation I of the General Government in its' whole constitutional vigor as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safe- j tv abroad ; a jealous care of the rights of election by the people ; a tuild and safe corrective of abuses which are , lopped by the sword of revolution, 1 where peaceable remedies are unpro vided ; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there , is no appeal but to force, the vital ■ principle and immediate parent ofdes- i potism ; a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may re- j lieve them; the supremacy of the < civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith ; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid ; the diffu sion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason ; freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person, tinder the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of I our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone bv which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to re gain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety." SECOND INAICCKAL., MARCH 4TII, 180"). "At home, fellow-citizens, you best know whether we have done well or ill. The suppression of unnecessary offices, of useless establishments and expenses, enable us to discontinue our internal taxes. These, covering our land with officers, and opening our doors to their intrusions, bad already begun that process of domiciliary vex ation which once entered is scarcely to be restrained from reaching success ively every article of property and produce. If, among these taxes, some minor ones fell which bad not been inconvenient, it was because their amount would not have paid the offi cers who collected them, and because, if they had any merit, the State au thorities might adopt them instead of others less approved. "The remaining revenue, on the consumption of foreign articles, is paid chiefly by those who can afford to add foreign luxuries to domestic comforts. Being collected on our sea board and frontiers only, and incorpo rated with the transactions of our mercantile citizens, it may be the pleasure nnd the pride of an American to ask what farmer, what mechanic, what laborer ever sees u tax-gatherer of the United States? The contribu tions cnuhlc us to support the current expenses of the government; to fulfill contracts with foreign nations ; to ex tinguish the native right of soil within our limits ; to extend those limits and to apply such a surplus to our public debts as places at a short day their final redemption, and, that redemption once effected, the revenue thereby lib erated may, by a just repartition of it among the States, and a corresponding amendment of the Constitution, be applied, iu time of peace, to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, edu cation, and other great objects within each State. In time of war, if injus tice by ourselves or others must some times produce war, increased, as the same revenue will bo by increased population and consumption, and aid ed by other resources reserved for that crisis, it may meet within the year all the expenses of the year without en croaching oil the rights of future gen erations by burdening them with the debts of the past. War will then be hut a suspension of useful works; and a return to a state of peace, a return to the progress of improvement. "I have said, fellow-citizens, that the income reserved had enabled us to ex tend our limits; but that extension may possibly pay for itself before we are called on, and, in the mean time, may keep down the accruing interest; in all events it will replace the ad vances we shall have made. 1 know that the acquisition of Louisiana has been disapproved by some from a can- j did apprehension that the enlargement of our territory would endanger the Union, lint who run limit the extent to which the fair rot ice principle may opt rate effectively The larger our as sociation, the less will it be shaken by local passion-; and, in any view, in it not heifer that the opposite bank of the .Mississipjii shall be settled by one own brethren antl children, than by stranyers of another family t With which should we be most likely to live in harmony and friendly intercourse? "In matters of religion, I have con sidered that its free exercise is placed by the Constitution independent of the powers of the General Govern ment. 1 have, therefore, undertaken on no occasion to prescribe the relig- I ions exercise suited to it, but luive left them, as the Constitution found them, under the direction and discipline ot the church or State authorities ac- j kuowledgcd by the several religious ; societies." STEAM FOIt UIIM.KIIS. Frm th San Knttji* ' Bulletin. The steam whaler Mary and Helen, just arrived iu this port from the Arc- ; tic ocean full of oil and hones, is the : first whaler using steam as an auxil iary power ever seen in these waters. She has besides a full cargo of oil to,- ; 000 pounds of whalebone, which is , worth at present prices B'J, or a little over that figure, a pound, while the oil is worth something under •*>'• cents a gallon in this market. Another steam whaler, the consort of the Mary and Helen, left New Bedford about F MX weeks ago, and is now well down ; toward the Straits of Magellan. She will go direct to Honolulu and then ' tukc in stores for the Arctic, reaching the ground early in tlie coining season. Honolulu has at present the preference by whalers coming round from the l Atlantic, because the crews can In kept together as they cannot in this port. The cargo of the steam whaler now in this port is worth something over a hundred thousand dollars, r-p resenting a single season's work. Tin vessel cost new at New Bedford proba bly about SMio.OOO. Ih-r steam power is sufficient to drive her eight to nine knots an hour, ami she is ta-t under canvass alone. The steam whaler is not a novelty on the Atlantic side. Several have been employed in the j North Atlantic and the Arctic, or tin waters leading thereto, for some time, j The first steamers wore employed in ■ the seal fisheries, sailing out of Eng lish ports and going up into high lati tudes by Spitzhergen or the cast coast ! of Greenland into Baffin's hay or Mel ville sound, or wherever they could j find open water and any prospect of whales. When the latter were scarce, seals were taken, and very good car ! goes made up iu this way. The change ! will go on gradually until the whaling ! | fleet on this side will he mostly com -1 posed of medium-sized vessels, with auxiliary steam power, the safest craft I for whaling which ever went into the Arctic ocean. Vessels fitted in this way can take advantage of open water to work through narrow channels, and can avoid ice nips, in which so many sailing vessels arc caught. They can follow their own boat crows who are killing whales, and in tins way reduce the contingency of disaster, enabling the crews to strike whales rapidly, and secure their carcasses with greater certainty. The steam whaler is des tined to make it pretty rough for whales in the Arctic, but quite cheer ful for the owners of such craft. A qt'EES'S KINDNESS. In Naples the papers -tell a very pretty story of the Queen of Italy. It appears that as she was driving to the Boynl wood of Licalo the coach man mistook the road, and one of the gentlemen asked a countryman the wny. The man, seeing the fine car riage and horses and the servant's liv ery, and all the gay company, thought lie was being fooled. "As if you did not know !" he said, with a grin. The Queen laughed, and assured him they were lost. Then only did the country man condescend to point out the way, after which he walked off as if fearing to be laughed at again. "Give him twenty francs for his trouble," said the Queen to one of her escort, who, going after the country tunn, said : "Here, my man, is a present from the Queen of Italy, who thanks you." "The Queen 1" cried the country man, returning to the earringe. "For give me that I did not know thee. But I have never seen thee before. Thou art as beautiful as a May rose. God bless thee!" And the carriage drove off. Now the countryman who had once seen the Queen wanted to see her pretty face again, and the following day lie presented himself at the palace. "I know her, you know," lie added mysteriously. "I spoke to her yester day, and I want to speak to her again." Thinking lie had to do with a mad man, the porter was about t<> have the poor fellow arrested, when the very gentleman who had given him the twenty frunes appeared, and, recogniz ing the man, told him to wait. He informed the Queen of his presence. "Bring him here by all means," was the answer. When the man was for the second time before the Queen he said : "Yes, 'tis thou. I thought I had seen a fairy. Thou art just an angel. I did not tell thee yesterday that 1 have two little ones without a mother. Wilt thou he their mother?" -That I will," said the Queen. "Then there's the twenty francs thou gavest me yesterday. 1 thank thee, hut I want no moncv." And he went away crying and smiling like a child. The Queen has adopted the two lit- i tie ones, and they are in an institution i under her special patronage. I'l TNA.M AS A SPY. Among the officers of the Revolu tionary army none possessed more originality than General l'litnam, who was very eccentric and fearless, blunt in hi- manner, the dariugsoldier, with out the polish of a gentleman. He might well he called the Marion of the North. At this time a stronghold called Horseneck, seven miles from New York, was in the hands of the j British, i'utnani, with a few sturdy ; patriots, \va- lurking ill the vicinity bent on driving them from the place, j One morning he made a speech some- j thing to the following effect. "Fellows, you have been idle too j long, and so have I. I'm going to Bu-li's at Horseneck, in an hour, with ; an ox team and a hag of corn. If I j come hack I will let you know the J particulars. If I should not, let them i have it by hookey." lie shortly afterward mounted his) ox cart dre-sed as one of the common est order of Yankee farmers, and was soon at Bu-h's tavern, which was in pos.-es-ioii of the British troops. No sooner did the officers espy him than they began to question hint as to his whereabouts, aud finding him a com plete simpleton, as they thought, they begun to quiz him and threatened to seize the corn and fodder. "How much do you ask for the whole concern ?" asked tliey. "For mercy's sake, gentlemen," re plied the mock clodhopper, with the i most deplorable look of entreaty; ] ' "only let rue off, aud you shall have j my hull team and load tor nothing, ! and if that won't do, I'll give you my word I'll return to-morrow, and i pay you heartily for your kindness j and condescensions." "Well," said they "we'll take you at your word. Leave the team and provender with us, and we won't re quire hail for your appearance." I'utuam gave up the team, and i sauntered about tor an hour or so, i gaining all the information he wished. He then returned to his men and told ; them of the toe, and his plun of at | tack. The morning came, and with it sal ! lied out the gallant hand. The Brit j i-li were handled with rough hands ; and when they sum mered to General i I'utuam, the clodhopper sarcastically I remarked : "Gentlemen,! have kept my word. ; I told you I would call and pay you I for your kindness and condescensions." The Indian Problem. SKI RETARV SCIII RZ SAVS TH AT HF. ARK RAPIDLY NEAR INI) ITS SOLUTION, In submitting his last annual report i to Mr. 11 ayes Secretary Schurz reviews , the policies followed in some of the I most important branches of the pub i lie service under his supervision dur ing the ]>orii>i| of the present Adminis | nation. The line of action followed I with reference to Indian affairs is ' given at length, and a great degree of ! success is claimed for it. He particu larly urges the general and thorough j education of Indians, especially In dian children. He devotes considera | hie space to this subject, and says that false economy at the present moment, when the desire for the education of their children is so general and so urgent among the Indians, would be particularly unwise. "Looking," savs the Secretary, "at the present condi tion of things, it mny be said, without exaggeration, tlint, on the whole, the Indian situation is now more hopeful than at any time before." He asserts that we are on the straight road to the solution of the Indian problem, and nearer its accomplishment than gen erally supposed. The reports of the auditor of railroad accounts, the com missioners of the laud office, pension bureau, patents and education, are al luded to. The latter calls especial at tention to the marked improvement in the methods of teaching, especially in the rural schools, and the gratifying growth of public sentiment throughout the country in favor of our public school system. The Secretary, after showing the necessity for a new building to accom modate the largely increased business of the Interior department, repents a recommendation made some time ago, to buy up as much property as possi ble around Lafayette square, aud erect Government buildings. The report concludes with an earnest recommen dation lor an increase in the salaries of the department officials. A Merchant's lln rem. There arrived at New York on Sat urday morning last on the luman steamship City of Brussels, from Liv erpool, Air. Escofnlly lliptalu, a Loinhav merchant prince of almost untold wealth, who brings with him his four native wives, Yageerbal, All en Bundi, Yhohajan and Omdabia. These were in charge of another wo man, who glories in the name of Bhoonbal, and eunuch, Abdoolallu Esmuiljee. In addition to this retinue were the servants of the male sex, varying in size, height and age. They all wore either a turban or red tcz, with black tassel depending, ami were for the most part dressed in halt European costume, but their master, the merchant prince, was attired, with the exception of his nether garments, in true Oriental style of splendor. I nder a loose overcoat, which was carelessly thrown open, could be seen a long garment of pale pink, pending to the knees, on which was worked a mass of gold embroidery in a bewild erment of fantastic shapes. The party was accompanied by Mr. Harry \\ . French, of Boston and Mr. 11. Valen tine. The former of these gentlemen took the reporter below to the apart ments which had beeu specially and luxuriously fitted up, under the super vision of l'urser Collar, for the Indian ladies. Before entering the door the eunuch, who was lying on a mat at the threshold, had to be assured that the reporter had his master's permission to enter his harem. The tour ladies were sitting on a couch just like " four little blackbirds all in a row," with their feet lucked under them. In ap pearance they are decidedly pretty. 1 heir faces are round and swarthy, while their features are well marked. The prettiest of all however, is Om dabia, a wife at lour ycais, and yet whose age to-day is only twelve. Oin dabia, like her companions, was thin ly clad ; in fact she was simply envel oped in a thin relay of red and blue muslin clouds, adorned with orna meuts of gold. .Jewelry forms the j largest and most important part ot these Oriental ladies' wardrobes. Through their noses art; pierced holes, from which hang rings of diamonds, pearls and other precious stones to far below the mouth and there swing to and fro with each motion of the head. They deck themselves out with trink ets according to their individual fan cy. In some instances the ears are entirely hidden by the huge orna incuts which they almost worship, and j in all cases they wear around their ! shoeless feet one or two bands of gold I and silver inlaid with rare stones. All j these fair but dusky girls are small in stature. While Deputy Surveyor Welch was i examining the wonderful costumes , contained in the trunks of the Bombay j merchant, the reporter asked of the latter the object of his visit to this j country, to which he replied in very ( good English : " I have come here ! simply to see the Tinted Static of America. Mr. French and I are old friends, and from him I have heard so inueh of this country that I at last determined to visit it, and here I am. I am here simply on pleasure and as a private individual." " May I a.-k in what manner you find employment for your numerous servants?" "Each has certain things to do. With lis no servant does two things, and besides, when I get tired and weary, I make them amuse me. They are all good musicians. During our trip across they had an opportune ty for practice, and in that time some of our most solemn leasts took place. To the last of these we invited all the passengers and they nppcared to be highly amused. Then 1 have also my conjuror, my snake charmer, and my women w ho dance for me after dinner. When the I'tince of Wales visited Bombay,some years ago, I entertained him, ami on that occasion my wives showed him the natitch dance." A liattle Between Two Klks. Kr'm lh Wyoming L*tt*r. It was discovered that each herd of elks was controlled by a few bucks, which proved to be those animals nlde to maintain the mastery over all the other horned bucks. The proportion of large horned bucks was small, per haps one to every twenty-five animals, but there are frequently four or five bucks seen in a herd of this number, the question of siipi-riority not having been settled. Such instances, however, were always accompanied by terrific tights between the bucks for the mas tery, in which, not unfrequeutly, large pieces uro broken ofi their magnificent antlers, and in one instance, we found a buck whom contiuucd fights had left with but one solitary stump as an apology for a born, but this veteran was still game. One member of our party succeeded, by persistent labor und caution, on one occasion, in ap proaching within 200 yards of a hand of not less than KM). There were four bucks in the band, three standing out side, not vet willing to acknowledge defeat and leave the band, and yet whom the fourth had evidently driven out. The conqueror wandered proud ly around through the band, shaking his towering horns at the outsiders, as if to invite them to return and renew the combat. Finally one of the bucks advanced, ami a night was witnessed which it iit not often the lot of a hun ter, even in the far Went, to witness. The two unimals came savagely to gether, the ir heads striking with a loud report. There wan a locking of horns, several fierce plunges, a terrific ; struggle which lusted for some min utes, the outsider being again van quished ami driven out, several tips having been broken off his horns. Titc j defeated buck was completely exhaust ed, his tongue protruding and his head down, and, withdrawing to a point 300 yards from the band he laid down. Mow Shall (ilrls Kara a hiving! From t)i ISontoii lilobc. The great aim of most girls of the middle class who seek to earn a liveli hood is to obtain positions as sales women, including in the term all wo men or girls who stand behind a conn- | tcr and sell goods. Most of these po>- j itions are filled by girls of good edu- ; lion and many by those of even high ! attainments. There is a perfect rush i for such positions, and the crowd of applicants is so great that they can be hired as low as 82 per week, and this is all that many receive. The average j wages, however, are from 85 upward, ! the saleswoman in charge of a depart- ; ment often receiving 812 per week. The reasous why those places are so much sought alter are probably he- ' bausc they are the only ones of which nine girls out of ten, looking for their first employment, have any knowl- ; edge. They have seen the saleswomen in the stores well dressed and plea antlv surrounded. The work seems " light and genteel," as they term it : ; consequently it is usually their first thought when they come to look for work for themselves. They are not aware of the fact that saleswomen, as a class, earn considerably less than women who perform manual labor, while they are expected to dress far more expensively. They must do this if they would keep their places, no matter where the money with which to buy clothing comes from. Another disadvantage of these position- i- that, in most of them, good looks i- one of the strongest recommendations, and when the saleswoman begins to fade I Iter chances not only of promotion but even of continuing in her position i grow less. These, however, are facts that an inexjierieneed girl doe- not usually know, and, con-equentlv, a> has been said, the number of appli cants for these places is very large, while the chances of getting them are ! proportionally small. The question ! may be asked, how* do girls get places in stores or shops as saleswomen, bookkeepers, copyists, or in any ca- 1 pacity? The answer is, the place is never waiting for the girl. The influ- ! ence of relations or personal friend- j ship secures places for many. It might he added that too many obtain positions even at the sacrifice of mod- j estv. The honest girl who has not influence has but a sorry chance to obtain a place, unless it be one to do manual labor. Another circumstance which tends to keep her out and keep down the salaries of those, that are in is the eagerness with which many young women who arc secretly leading ; lives of shame will take a position ot light work at the mere nominal com- i peusation in order to account to their respectable friends for the money they spend on dress and amusements. New Stories of Judge Blaek. Mi Oriinoßed him as their candidate for Congress and felt sure of electing him, 1 for, ulthotigh the district was Whig by an overwhelming majority (two or three thousand, I think,) "the gentle man who was certain to be nominated by the \\ higs hap|H>ued to be very un popular. Mr. Black's father was a Whig—a strong Whig in every sense —and so were most of his numerous relatives, and this, as well as some other causes, made that party willing to see him take a step upward in poli tical life. But certain leading mem bers of the Whig party, unwilling to lose the district to a Democrat, held a conference and took counsel among themselves how they might save it. It was necessary to kill off both their own unpopular candidate aud the dangerous one whom the Democrats had brought into the field. This they did effectually by putting on their ticket the elder Mr. Black, the father of the Democratic candidate, who re tired not only with grace but appar ently with pleasure, insomuch that he was for awhile out of favor with the Democracy for supposed complicity with the manonivre. His father was elected without opposition. Here is another incident which dates later in his life, but long before he came to Washington in the public ser vice, The Ilarrisburg guards changed their name to the "(Aimeron guards," and Simon Cameron gave them five hundred dollars. Jack Ogle, a bril liant young fellow, afterwards an M. C., a friend and relative of Judge Black, was captain of the Somerset guards, a gay volunteer company at Judge Black's home. Hearing of Cameron' donation tlie captain called on Judge Hlack and insisted upon a similar gift to IIIM company, to whi-li the Judge assented without hesitation upon the Maine condition ai to change of name. "Certainly," said the cap lain, we expect nothing else," "Then d it in Mettled," Maid the Judge, "hut Jack think how the new name will Mound. May it not be po.-ibl<- that some of your men will dislike to b culled the 'Mack (iwird* f' " The rap tain saw it in an in-taut and -aid h< would not hcur MUCII a name for anv money. Our .lewlkh (Oris. The San I'ranci-co Jewish Tim remarks upon the alleged fact tha*. while it in a rare thing lor a Jewi-h girl to marry a Christian, so man young Jews are Mel<-etitig Christian women for their brides that " Jewi-h fatherf who have daughters to give m marriage, tremble at the gloomv pi peets before them." The editor ot il.< J'inifK waxes indignant over this -t.v of things, and thus relieves hi- fee 1- ings : "We have in thi- city .Fewi-h girls who areas handsome, as winning and us cunning as nature could possi bly make them. They are, as a the manly bo.-otn of Jewish youths, for no other reason hut because the Christian girl- can get up their bang-, bangles, and Montagues iu a mote crazy shajK*." He argues that since marriage- between Catholic- and Pro testants, who both worship Jesus, often lead to household di-scusiou, discord will be mure likely to ensue where those who do not worship him marry wives who do, and he advise# Jewish youths to marry among their own people and he happy. The Morganatic He treat. Kfcfn th* V *% York Tint#**. Jt is rumored that the Czar intends, iu the event of his abdication, to fix tiis residence in the Crimean Palace of l.avadia, which is certainly as de lightful a retreat from the cares of Mate as any ruler could wish. The little port of 5 alta, twelve miles dis tant from Balakiava and eighteen troin Hebastopol, lies in the hollow of a tiny buy formed by the curve of a huge sloping ridge, hall-way up which sittuds the Czar's palace. Seen from below, its dainty white front aud orn amental balcony give it quite the look of an ivory carving; but a nearer ap proach shows it to be of considerable size, very handsomely furnished, aud altogether resembling one of the lux urious villa.- of the bay of Naples. Ihe trees which encircle it, aud the vast cliff overhead, completely shelter it from the bleak northern winds, while the vineyards that cover the * slope, the trim little toy town below and the bright blue sa ail arouud make a charming picture. Since the ojK*iiing of the Crimean Hail way, Li vadia is but three day's journey from Moscow. The National Banks. During the year ending November 1 there were organized fiitv-seven Na tional hunks with an aggregate capital of over six million dollars, and to which there was issued over three mil lion six hundred thousand dollars in circulating notes. In the same period ten banks, with an aggregate capital of over one million dollars and an ag gregate circulation of nine hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars, have voluntarily discontinued business. The number of National banks now in operation is 2095 which is the great est number in operation in anv one vear since the establishment of the National banking system. Mississip pi is the only htate and Arizona the only Territory in which National hanks are not in operatiou. NOTHING in the world is so strong as a fixed habit, good or had. The seaman cannot sleep soundly on the shore, because he misses the tossing of the ship and the roaring of the wind. We heard lately of a forlorn widow who the third night after her hus band's death sat at the window watch ing the stars with sleepless eves. At last her thoughts, sad and weary, broke into soliloquy : " This trying to go to sleep," she said, "without a quar rel of some kind is so new that I can't stand it." Just then two uieti under her window fell to fighting. She watched the conflict to the eud. then quietly undressed, saving: "That's kind of homelike," ami in a few min utes was fast asleep. NAPOLBOK the First said that ag riculture was the body aud soul of the empire, ami in the height of his glory he gave the subject attention and en couragement, and established in France a department of agriculture. LORD BROUGHAM once, when he was in a facetious mood, heiiijf asked to define a lawyer, said • "A lawyer is a learned gentleman, who rescues your estate from your euemice, and keeps it himself."