The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08
eUs WAaHISGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. May 1.t 1873.

| WASHINGTON. ID. g., May 1~t 1878.
The weather is rapidly merging from winter to
summer The theTraoIerer indicates the mercury to
twenty degrees. 1t is sixty-nine above zero
The dry-roods merchants here, who have anticipated
a good spring trade. chop fallen.
There was large crowd at the Capitol yesterday,
To witness the sale of the furniture in the Hall OF he
House Committee Everything sold beyond
its intrinsic yane notwithsi anding the most vaua-
lie furniture had been disposed ofat private sale
The city is nearly empty of temporary residents.
The great Philadelphia George Bates, Of Baltimore
Convection notoriety, is honoring with visit.
What political Judas Iscarotism he may How have on
hand. we know not bur it is he hoped that such
heartiess Iul attic and street preacher does
to come back TO the fold of the Republican party
The very Opposite of Bates and also from Phi .adel-
rhia. Is Hon II. Har1ner, member from the 5th-
District who ssIso a visit here He is staunch,
reliable trustworthy and able. the other is weak.
vacillating and deseitfdl. His amiable character
always commands for him a warm welcome in Wash
ington.
Prof A. P. Martin, an American who for several
years has been active worker in Introducing mod
ern civilization aud science into China, and is now
president OF the University of Pekin, writes very
interesting of his University to the Bureau
Of Education. He states that the University was or
eauized five years ago under the special effort OF
Robert Hart. Esq. Inspector General of the Inpe-
rial Customs. 1t occupies a strategic position. and
though the more superstituous and conservative na-
tyes believed the institution its establishment, TO
be the cause of earthquakes, anime ard other calam-
itcs that visited the empire. it has been sustained
10y the Government and is nov ieginning to be Iat-
ronized by the more active I. has So stu
dents and 10 professors OF them being natives and
foreigners The institution is divi ed into two de-
pgrtments; i'll the fl st. the English, French, German,
and Chigese languages are taught; IN the second
mathematics physics chemistry and medical science.
All the students Govern me nt stipend OF from
So to SIG per month, and like Hest Point gradn
ates are expected service of the Govern
ment their graduation.
President Martin remarks that. while the prospects
Of the University the future continually brghens
still rapid growth cannot be expected
Hon vi FIeeming Superintendent of Public In
sruction for Tennessee writes TO the Bureau of Ed
ucation THAT thirty-fve counties in the state have
elected school superintendents aud are going with
the work OF organizing and opening schools in ac-
corlalce with the provisions OF the new law restnr-
ing Tree schools under the control patronage of
the state government
The files oI the Agricultural DepaI tmeBt note Il
SPECIAL wheat uterprise OF Nj Charles Reed, near
Knights Landing, Yoio county California The gem
tlenin has now 00b of NEST promising wheat.
A year ago his land WAS from five ten feet under
water, beiug late swamp. 1t has been reclaimed,
and III probably yield l5t 90 bushels, worth at 81
20 per Uushel siSJ coo This is quite handsome
single years enterprise. The present iudi-
cations that the California crop oi 1873 will lie
30 Oop bushels equal to last years crop.
California papers talk very c0mpiacentiy OF supply
ing the whole world with bread
The Treasury Dept. has nipped in the bud an at
tempt foist a watch of European manufacture IN
der the American watches BY act OF ISL
foreign goods purlU ting TO be OF American man
uiactures, Initiating ARTICLES of American MANN
iacture can pass the custom l"use. Tie piece of
I,lscalty is explicit recognition of the superiority
. American wateh-s. Other branches of mauuac-
lie brought the degree perfection
secured from the crushing cumpet ition of foreign
products. Tie invoice o1 bugus watches above lnsn-
has been reshipped by order of the Secretary
the Treasury. LIE