Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-12

-IfEnfuNW9f' AZ tAAlNANAN II
THE AhrERIoAN pRTNTrUo HoUan ron TEE
BLIND AMI, THl AnHnloAH UNIVERSITY ron
rms BLIND.-Thls is the name o., An Ano0r-
porated institution 10 be located In the Dis
triet Of Columbia, aud which had " ORIGIN 4
10 an honest effort 10 supply ssgFeat aud
lamenLahloo deficiencies ID tho fneAn1 on
amellorallnk 10 aome extent the unfortunate
condItiou 81 the blind, In tho productioo Of
a good library IN raised print, q nyutsmntio
eerles Of Textbooks, and sultablg apparatus
for q more thorough dernunstfatlou Of the
sciences, adapted % thessnse OF Touch and
meeting The varied wants OF the mental
teiiectual culture. The necessity which
called into exercise the energies of those ln.
terested In the eatab llshrhhnt or thls lnstltu-
lion is appareht, and ahould mllaa the Gym
pathy Of ali the benevolent aud humanely
Inclined Ia On earnest ehdeayor, In some
measure ~ ldasb 70 supply the phyaioaI 10.
Armitles OF this tlnfortunate class In the los
OF the use OF their visual organs, BY n whole
some supply OF mental light In the way Of
good asadennie and eollskiAte educsilpn,
thus raising thcut up pp0h fhe elevated
plane OF ssalai advancement, aud adding
that mental culture 90 essential TO their
happiness and moral welfafe. The eIpepses
NECESSARILY TO 10 incurred IN the education
Of this clias Or parsons arc such that tho
blind arc una bio 70 meet the regulate do.
ulands without tho helplng hand Of the
public, Cooperating boards have been Of
ganlEed In several Staten, and Considerable
innae Iareo on genera Aocoun, aus. nov 2
special appeal u mace 70 tho o.lnsns oi , ING
district ior contributions 20 me building
Ignd, Nn,eh may " maze 70 hSnry ~
sand dollars on thla account, Il ls believed,
will enable the, proloct 20 OrEanlEa and
commence the Institution, with good alsur-
anees o. permarepcy aud HAollitJ In thelr
undertaking. .4yIi.uL or nyri 81 -.,,c,A
Il We are Indebted for those facts 70 Mr.
Dempsey D. bhefTod, GenefHiAagsnt OF tho
Young Mems gprlshau sAsJoeiatiou m thh
ett1, wso has pcen indsiligaole 10 pro
Inoung inc snqces OF The enterprise gilg
REVOLUTIONARY CAsn.-ln 1898, nearly
~ yehrg ago, element SeNel, pr George
town, In tho ~ stfict o. coip mi 10 ! presented
memollh humbly showing thation abe itth
day OF March, t4tfg he enseted tho military
esryice OF his country ID q privtte ID Capt
Ford'h company, Of the lat Maryland fegf-
mnnt, and that on, the day Afler the baiile
OF ghrpndy vino she, was promuted 70 DO ap
snsls1, 1hsi y, he tSGE. ssf We .1yers
iafthsf sthtss that thtosrh igpoFShe, ADD
laborh 10 support himself, be neglocted 70
maze applioAtion fer Tho nHe yeHfy' fuii pay
Yoted ~ Oongrotg. He, therefore, asks
tpcclai lea lslhtlon giving y % him, and that
he mar not he lepf on lhH ths Limitation Of
tho .atatnte. He .bAsos tlisl claim 90 the
1ustlce OF his demhudh and tho hhtVfcon rem
dercd; The ststefqept .of Eptiga soNeIl u
sNosn 70 peIosa Jonn Coks 2 jasiIee Of othe
peace, ana ne sccompanying Papers boar
John b %IsoS ~ s sSs sssH ls 9As.
M, Inc mcnoFtst Ihaa been before Congreas
over i ,opty year. when presented IN pecem-
ooryiosS ~ Wa foierred 70 the Oemmlttee
On On. ~ ena FenrnAryi lo
werediscbaTged. III Is Nv essS' VA aF,is
teteFfsd 70 ne Military connltiss, and N
lSte thla committees vAHdisrhargea froNitu
in nonsldsfSaiou, and u VAS referred q
u ls,f Il va 4gSin fsIsfted Is 1bis ,iastSI
| COMM sud 1agAln1 In 1854 hIn 1855 n
went beione thaA com mites agAlu, end wa
orderen to.oo Printed IN 1b59 And IN 1857,
EuspectixseiY,, ~ WA tsft 10 thb same, com
mittee, ana row, AZ ~ arolh lapss al tho
zen years. y y again drawn trom'tho filo'
and ssetdrred 10 the oonmittssi on RdyoIu
ti1naJy OiAlS 10y Fl, .. Z. - a ~,
fhs' adverse action OF the House Yesterday
II l1fHtt =. NsssstAths f'aetA AA1lcAtsA- .tnattn'
papore WI % baokfagAln 10 she aholyes
hatasthe raadineAs with which these paper
II Stttf I'll their w9ndeftnga, WIRE referred 70
among the millions OF othcrs, show The or,
n and Ayetem with which the pap1rs 81 th,
n Capl tol ATo preserved. lilsu dfirW as'l7 on
% lisi Iol go -t.aa- l1il 2 aieuP ~,
| . THE FneRpNsSs SkytNos BISH.TlTht
H regular inputhlf meeupg Of Tho board o
ttnstees- OF The frsodmeals- savluEs -Banl
was held at theis banking hquSe, SIS seventh
shonlseoys nl1enoounA Inc report OF TIL
monthly business was read BY the aotuafy
II The deposit an onnlad 40. 40 4
The drafts amounted to-. j! ..,.... loo,5ii. n
r,.-.-...ss,e2. IL, Ls.s7e --T-
n' sN'e ioe'ne month";. '''' y o,sa
TheMhole amount on deposit, principally
invested In government bonds, e1, 500, SOS. ri
\ The asSsts OF the company being SO
oopd.. errrspsJ S,sy and ~ 4Q'a rcAl estat,
Of deposits nom the foundation OF the LSnl
has been nearly tieyo00,0o0. Where thre,
yeara age deposits were In tc1a and nftles
they arr now ID hundreds aud thousands.
Petitions, largely signeds By men without
distinction OF race, Tor branches In hatcher
and jackson, Missiesippli Montgomery, Ala
bama, and other points, were laid bafoIe u,
board. Tho progress Of Ipe spnPeRy Jhal
oeen successful from the fltst.n srhe net
gain on deposits for the,yeaI 1900 has beer
largely In excess Of thst % 1888. The In
crease In deposlts for The fiscal year, whIei
'.I.. e9a . March IN, $50, will Be abOu
rsIe ot Incfease Tor the NEXT three years will
give ths bank eaplta1 81 lgsa sAaiiba dol
| tqFe Aneee oNidencea ofthrtn aud ECONOMY
among the colored people o. the Southern
SsSteI : med no comment. The whole arBu,
m 1I % contained In tho statement OF N Q
iae's' g5a "a u.I 70
sHuuErEIH
G.. n ~, fhEshsI MISUNDERSTANDING OF Pyth
~ nail' c1LnSE seventh and ID streets; wa
o,O" ~. ~. ~. InI gnusmen last eyS'
~ lug sne ooSaslVa uelng thc presentAtcn o.
~ iaSi. ~ ~, Logs oSg' no, 10, bI
80 seSs VI snis S1tyffts Nc NJ PRESENTATION
s spest waS MADE ~ M. hnl.a King, and
noos,S ToEa,hP 10y % % W. Iodge oy r Y
nv p n a n n. SReocneS were mad
| n a. ~ a. ss.,.n.. Q, v: " N. barton
cslior ss1rli Pa.S 4na supreme Chan
800 ~ re- Heau. hotresnments were
- k anu wy Interesting eAsrclses inter