Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-07

amount 20 800 pounds went east Of Balti-
more.
LIVE SAVING SrArIoxs.-J. j. Kimball,
chief of the revenue bureau of the marine ser
vice, and Captains Faunce and Merryman are
absent on . tour of Inspection of the northern
coast Of the Atlantic for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the necessity of the establishment OF
sites for life saving stations, under an act of
Congress appropristing 500 600 for that pur-
pose. They will shortly commence an examl-
nation of the Paciac and lake coasts. 1t is ex-
pected that the entire coast of the United States
will be inspected. and report prepared in tin
report of the Secretary ofthe Treasury.
PERsoNAL.-It is now announced that Con
gresham Dawes has declined the offer which
he had to leave public life and engage in BUSH
ness. '''' Mr.. Schuyler Colfax was the orator
on the 4th at St Joseph, Mich Several thou
sand persons were present -. Martin Evans,
and instantly killed in Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, on the 4th. and it was at first thought
he had been murdered, but II has since been
woman was at the bottom of it. Levi P.
Luckey, private secretary to President Grant,
returned to Washington this morning. '''-It
is stated that VIM. d. O'Connor will be ap-
pointed chief clerk of the Light House Board.
New AND IMPORTANT POSTAL LINB.-Since
the list instant the postal railway service has
been in operation on the Baltimore and Ohio
w
The railroad company has placed five hand
some, frst-class postal cars on the main line,
and on these the pouching and distributing of
al matter intended for poinls south and west
Of Pennsylvania are done. The service between
this city and Grafton is double (day and night
and from Grafton TO Cincinnati single, might
This will be one of the most important postal
lines in operation in the United States, since 1t
will be an outlet for all mails west of Pennsyl-
vania, from Washington and Baltimore, aud
will relieve these offices of the larger part of
the work of distribution.
SENATOR SUMNER ON EQUAL RrGHTs.-Mr
Sumner, under date of July 4th, has replied to
the complimentary letter addressed to him last
September by President Saget, of Hayti, for
his efforts in behalf of the colored race. After
returning his thanks, the Senator continues as
follows: "ln the history of mankind the crime
against the colored race will stand forth in ter
rlble eminence, always observed and never
forgotten. just in proportion as civilization
prevails will this enormous wrong be apparent
in its true character, and men will read with
establishment how human beings, guilty only OF
being black, were sold into slavery, and then
such was the continuing injustice towards this
unhappy people, how, when slavery ceased ,
they were still treated with indignity by per-
sons whose lordly pretensiOns were founded on
the skin only. As these things are seen in in
creasing light, they will be condemned in no
uncertain words; nor will the denial of equal
rights, on account of color. escape the Judgment
awarded to slavery itself. Human conduct on
this question Is measure of character, where
the African race is enslaved or degraded, where
It is exposed to any indignity, or shut out from
that equality which is primal right of hu
manity there civilization is still feeble. To the
certain triumph of civilization look with con-
slant hope. 1t is sure to come, and one sign of
Its arrival will be that prevailing sentiment
which recognizes the perpetual Obligations of
equal Justice to all men, and the duty to repair
past wrongs by comPensations in the future. In
the great debt of the whites to the blacks there
Y bank from which, for generations to come,
the latter can draw"
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W. Riggs and his sister, Miss Tennis, win spend
the summer at NarragansettP Pier. MADAME
de Noailes, wife Of the French minister, is at
Newport. This is the acknowledged summer
headquarters Of the diplomatic corps. Mr..
Barreda, late Peruvian ambassador, has mag
nifcent residence at that place. Admiral Por-
ter and family are expected there in few day..
..'-Col. James @. Berret has gone to Saratoga.
snph Ssrsss y VA eAs e White
and her daughter, Miss lizzie, leave for Car
Isle, Pa, this week. .-"Gen. b. Batter and
family are cooling off at Fire Island. '-rOoi.
the Monterey springs Of Virginia. Fired.
Watts, commissionerof agriculture, and family
have gone TO Carlisle, Pa, for the summer
domiciled for the heated term ct Cape Eliza
beth, Me. Mrs. Admiral Sands and daugh.
tiers have removed to their farm q few miles
Chase, are At Ssiragansett P s MS. 6 sfs
viii be Joined by several members Of her fam
lily from New York. MRS. Stewart, the niece
Of Gen. Hunter - has gone to Nafrag anset.
Later in the season che will be Joined by Mrs.
Hunter. Mrs. Albert Ray and daughters
will spend the season at Berkeley springs
Gen. Edward Beale and family are at West
End hotel, Long Branch. Gen. Beale will oc-
cupy, during the coming winter, the old De-
catur House, now being fitted mp for him
Among other Neutrality-suspicious. at this famed
hotel are DR.: John c. Riley, Mr.. Vaux and fam
lily, and Mr.. Wilson and family. - ~
SURRENDER OF HOSTILE InnIANs IN RI