Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-28


1917, and May II, 1915, regulates, under
,ultablo penalties, the ratio OF passengers
10 tonnage in the transportation Of
migrants to our shores, aud prescribos tho
means and measure Of space, ventilation,
provisions, cooking and cleanliness which
hey are to enjoy The act OF July 4, 1854,
also created u superintendent Of immigration
At New York, to look after their overland
and to sec the passenger act
enforced; but the last law was repealed, and
The former has been greatly impaired In ell
cheney through the opposition Of the Authori-
ties Of States having omigrant systems Of
their own, by which lucrative offices are
and large gains made from the
The existing evils Of the cmgrant system
are the sale In Europe Of through Tickets
to the Western and Pacific status at cXorbi-
tant rates, to cover the cost Of agencies and |
advertising; the swludling practicOd upon the
passengers in the purchase Of their Outnt-
the table utensils, especially, giving dht and
leaving them helpless at the very beginning
Of tho voyage; the nOn.lulnllment Of the
printed promises of separate rooms for
women, or Of any accommodations for the
maintenance Of dCcenCy aud privacy; the
want Of female stewards to attend to women
and children when sca-sick or otherwise dis
ablrd; tue oyer-crowdlng OF sleeplng-berths
and tue pestilent air Of the hold IN conso-
qucnco; the abominablc cooking and careless
and filthy manner Of serving the provisions
supplied by the companies, the tea aud the
ccfTee--thUse mainstays OF sea voyage-be-
my especially nauseous and bad the lack Of
proper washing facilities, the neglect aud In
science of the ships employees, aud tue en-
cOuragcmGnt Of vice and immodesty in the
young through the absence Of proper means
of protection for the virtuous and Innocent.
Once ashore, the yoyagcrs II they land at
New York, find many excellent arrangements
provided by tho State, but they are allowed
10 bc taken to licensed" boarding. houses,
unfit for any body shabitatlon, and for women
terrible, where they are subjected to various
evils and hardships, as well as the dccclts aud
frauds of the runners for railway ticket
agents. Safe At last on board the emlgrant
trains, they are vigorously charvcd at high
rates for the transportation Of every pound
Of baggage over the small allowance, and
shut up for days In uncomfortable and dirty
cars, which drug their slow length along by
the feeble impulso Of broken. winded locumo-
tiyes and are switched of aud laid up by the
way without ceremony Or consideration, aud
for indefinite periods, for the passage even Of
cattle and freight trains.
| What Is herein described has been the cx.
percncc Of thousands Of our allon.bo citi-
Zens who have risen to position and power In
the land, and 1t Is the daily experience OF
thousands whosefuturc contains their fortune
and their hopes. II there he not a develop
mcnt Of public sentiment In native and for.
eigu born alike sufficient to carry through
great reform, then has popular government
failed In some Of the highest duties dictated
by humanity and sound policy.
PERMANENT RELIGIOUS CAMPING GROUNDS
The public hail with pleasure every project
for doing good. To multiply facilities for
this purpose Is to promote public morals.
Various opinions prevail respecting camp
meetings. The class OF roligiouists amongst
whom they prevail seem to have no doubt Of
their value. Accordingly II must have been
observed that recently new impetus has
been given to these great gatherings of tue
people. A policy has obtained which varies
the old style Of them. Associations now pur.
chase and put up permanent grounds with u
view TO their annual occupancy. These are
located near some avenue Of public travel,
and the railroads arc supplying easy and
cheap access to them. The grounds are fixed
up with pleasant walks aud avenues, springs
arc walled, fountains arc erected the under
growth changed, trees trimmed or additional
ones planted, cottages are built.
In fact, summer resorts, recreativc and re-
ligious, FREQ from the extravagances Of fash.
lon and the frivollty Of idleness, arc estab.
lishcd. Thus far Washington and George.
town MethOdlsts have been occasional occu.
pants OfrenIed camp grounds. Now, however
we are Informed that plan has been pro.
jected of something permanent, A large and
most influential committee frUm all the Wash.
lngtOn and Georgetown churches It Is said
are at work, and propose to arrange with
some road leading out Of the District, and
when satisfactory terms are obtained pro
pose to buy large tract of land and at i
up, so that at tho smallest possible expens,
all who wish may oucamp for several week.
II they choose. We trust they may make
such terms with the railroad companies as I,
make the project a success.
THE COMMISSION charged with the codiR
/ cation Of the laws Of the District have com
pleted their labOrs, and will be dissolved b,
the Governor on the LIST Of October. The Ia
Dor was an arduous one; but, thanks to tn
knowledge aud experience of Messrs. Caper
ton, Phillips and Musscy the majority OF tn
commission, II has been thoroughly accom-
plished to the entire satisfaction Of the bencl
, and baI.
Col, ROB'T J. STEVENS, with his family
has returned from an extended tour throug
his old home In California and Oregon an
the Yosemite valley, Salt Lake City and VII
glnla City, Nevada. At the latter place tn
Colonel visited the famous Sutre tunnel, nov
completed to the depth Of nearly 1000 feel
and informs us that 1t Is In the lull tide q
successful experiment having the carncs
wishes of nearly the whole people Of Nevad
as an Undertaking only second to the Centru
Pacific railroad in magnitude aud Importance
"Who Would Have Thought III"
, Tho old established house OF ]. u. LlppincOt
n Co, Of Philadelphia, whose speciality Is t,
publish only books 4 merit, have issued wOrl
bearing the above quaint title. Tho title pag
, gives no Indication as TO the authors name, bu
by an accident It was discovered that Mrs. Bur
ton, widow Of Gen. II. s. Burton, Of the MOI
army, and granddaughter OF Don Manue
Ruiz, Governor Of the Territory Of California
was the author.
Mrs. Burton Is a native Californian, born IL
LorotO, Lower California, and Is about fort!
years Of age, preserving In a remarkable dc
gree the extreme grace aud beauty which dis
tingulshed her In her youth. Tho book, who's
tito heads this article was written by her stun
ply as an experiment, but It was an experiment
which succeeded we'll, tho irst edition belnl
already exhausted. II is not merely a story
eapitAlly written, original In thought, rAcy IL
expression, and graphic in Characterization, bu
II Is satire directed against certain exhibition
Of hypocrisy and shoddy RTlstOcraey, and mus
| ba revnF,led nR n nORt effective HatiFe Va mn