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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Hho CORNERSTONE OF tho New Edifice
1.Mi0 L4nst Evening

Tho CQrnor-StO11o of tho Ncrr E,aiflco
LniH r.n.t rwn.,,,,,.
Tia corner.a,on, ~ 1s,,I., r,,iaao,o, o,rr,,,
20 DO located at tho corner OF Twonty"sl1th
street md Michigan avonno, wnB placod In posi-
tionNat half.past ! o'clock 1aAs ovoning. Nearly
ono t1nnpnn, ,,sraorn wi,nnasol, III, attoni,,nr
eete1nonloA "nu TOOK part III 'lc .' osorcAoH ING
hour solicited for commencing tho proceedings
was half-past 0 O'Clock, but It was Doforo
Dishon Wh,tobouse and the clorgyp,on of tho
IT, .,,...,,aa H. 5o,,,,o eJo n In tornororv
wy u'"sol'o' ~ o."D,u ~" N,a ~ ~ " ,.a, 'poy w. my
PLATFORM ereotea loF snotl' 10 ataao On. !he
Bishop aud hts aBalntants wero arrayod III full
canopicalg. THO stand WAS handsomely 1eco-
rolo,1 viii, Amoricnn flacs. Withont furthor in.
,.s .,o T,o,,o, 1,o1,,, H. ,,roa,~,hna aa..,,aa1
iny, 'nv neop Ies"'. Wv piusolAooa eef,1oos,
aud, inter Our Iaiher VINO art IN Hoavcn" " Ind
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Another smart woman has recently como to
tho surface,-a Mrs. T. NJ. Doreland, OF Toxaa.
This lady, who is now In 1T. I4ouia, owns about
1000 head OF cattle, ind accompanied the hprd
pty, doing at loast two mons work ln tho way OF
driving and managing.
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BOARD WANTED.
BOARD by GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE,
ID bounded by 1!aisted. Union Park, Randolph and
Aaamast pryno family rsorrad; will furnish room
neeeesary AdLress stangt eE1,s l6. Tribune nlco:
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FINANCIAL.

baldwin, WALKER 4 co. HAVE IN HAND To
- losn tor years. MnprnyBd city rea estate. CUo
~, 0oo T.. and a., eco. Monty IN hand; no delay
No. ltawluy building, southMost Dearborn aud
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TOR sAIE-NEW COTTAGE AND TWO CORNER
IL LOTS books from horSe oars, gu BOO 1893 down, #33
month. @. W. DEAN, l3a Unrk-st., Roam 10.
E'On BALE-OR EXCHANGE FOR FIRST GLASS
L. central 5osty and would Hssgne an lncumbranco Of
Thirty fifth and WaltAre*ts., uniucMmhercd md
title diroot from Csunl Commissioners. Il. II. OuM-
EAkf 2hn1nl
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INFORMATION WANTED.
INEonMATlQN WANrEu-DE WILLIAM g. NOh'
alnt. VIII ho gratefully roculsod by g. H. FRY DaVg''
inrt, Inwa.
INFORMATION WANTED JOSEPH II. IIALT.EN'7
a onco ia Mrs. KATE MITUnNLI4 Wosthlngton,
t}hu.
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mercy enough among legislators to adopt
them as the means of getting nd OF the Grim
inaf whose death il simply deemed neces-
sary for the safety Of the community. To
be sure, there would be less of sensation,
less to excite morbid curiosity, no occasion
for public show, as in Kentucky, where, a
few days ago, a murderer was hanged, in en-
inently Southern style, on the public square,
and the murdered mans wife witnessed the
execution IN a carriage; but the alleged OBJ
ject would be as securely reached. The
retention of the old manner Of inficting the
death penalty is ample evidence that the old,
yindictive spirit that originally established
it, is still alive and rampant; II, however,
the masses are not yet up to the highest
mark of the civilization and humanity of the
century, it is for the legislators to help to
lift them to higher level by abolishlng cap
ital punishment altogether, instead Of foster.
ing their brutal disposition and catering to
their morbid taste as has been done up to
this day
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Evil Conjunction of PIaneis-kt-
mOspheric Miserirs.

DIR. II. I. Trail, in the PHILADELPHIA stu.
IS a very cheerful prophet. lie says tia, ...
are approaching the climax Of q pcs.i,cLt-.
period. From 1850 10 l.s5 the planet. Jun
tier, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune viii az
proach the earth nearer than they have Ie.g
for leo0 years. Whenever any one II d..
four have como near enough for US % feel j..
influence, pestilencc, famine, and cxtref.
OF heat and cold have been found the result.
Now, we are TO have the influence 81 OIL.
four combined, and he predicts that ia .a...s
years from now all manner Of evil wi...t
grows out Of atmospheric changes VIII B..
upon us. To lessen the calamity the wo..t
Is urged TO use the strictest sanitary meas
ures, and by health and cleanliness counter
act the effects Of our unwclcOmc nei.hhur-.
The world Is so much better able 10 care o..
itself than it was two or three hundred wear.
ago, that by care we NAV avert much Of tie
danger. To the followin. classes hc give
very cold comfort: The dissipated, the s,Lt
ton, the dcbauchec may calculate on benz
among the first victims. Young men who
devitalize themselves BY tobacco using,
young ladies who destroy hall OF tht.s
breathing capacity by fashionable dress and
tight lacing, will never survive the Eerihel!.n
Of all the large planets of the solar system
and perhaps il will be best ,hs. they should
not
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strength Of Caste.
Murder Of Sister by Bro,h,r-He GIorIr.
LA the Deed.

n correspondent Of the London Ii,aa. WIT
Ing from Colombo, Ccylon, tells Us that a'
though caste has been rudrly shaken. r~Iu-
clally III the towns, il is wonderful h0W
strong is its hold even in the CcylOH CoUutr,
districts. In VILLAGE ofthc KandIan-, Sons.
time ago, he writes, the daughter ola miuug
chief having fallen in love with the son Of %
wealthy trader OF a lower caste, with whom
she had become acquainted when rs boy and
girl they played together, resolved to brave
the anger Of her parents and other relative.
and agree to his proposal to appear before
the English magistrate to be registered as %
married couplc--all the legal ceremony rr-
CURED here in the case of Buddhist. TIL
girls younger brother, lad Of sixteen ng so.
discovered the elOpcmcnt, and followed tllu
couple to the court door, where he found
them, amid the usual crowd Of pros pecti,,
lltlgants for the appearance OF the Mage
ttatc. Iiau2htily commanding his sister, d..
elder by a year or two, To return home, ami
receiving Il refusal TO repeated pcrcmptprs
calls, he ut last suddenly drew "A knife iron!
his breast and plunged i, into her heart, g.
she chung TO the side of her lover. Th,u
drawing the knife lac waved il round hi. head,
saying This is how defend the honor 20,
my family" The cOncOursc Of natives a,-
plauded rather than CcnsurCa tic deed, anal
the young lad went 10 the -calold sofa.
weeks after in Randy, 9lorying in what De-
had done. In respect Of intcrmarr.n-r-,
caste certainly still retains It's hold. cur
wealthest Clngalesc miliiOudires, i Is aver.
rcd, could not for their money secure o..
daughter Of 4 house Of higher caste, thou.
possessing neither land nor money, for a..
the riches that might be offered. Bu, rY-
mantle cases occasionally occur Of Tgnaway
marriages between different castles as u,..
as between different races and religion On
or two instances Of MaiIOH4Cddu- clopiug
with Cingalesc girls have occurred, and The
last has attracted notice because Of the sad
termination Of the marriage. The husband
was 80 provoked by bis wife persistent.
calling for pork, in a iii of temporary iu,l,-
ity, after the birth Of their Gr-t child, n SCI,
as by incompatibility Of disposition othc,.
wise, that he, like another Othell0, hal l.-
smothercd ono night with pillow. Tf.d
and convicted before the Supreme Court, OBJ
Mahomedan or "Moorman" fas the c.a.s
called in CcylOn) was sentenced To twlu'.
years. pcnal scryituIe
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

E-y' y number Of gentlemen OF this city
spent a pleasant evening and enjoyed fine
repast at the Club House Of John \. Gray,
on Tuesday evening Of last week. A mum
Der of the enterprising young coIored men
of Baltimore were the guests in the appre-
citation Of whose enterprise and industry the
gentlemen had assembled. Mr.. W. T..
Mathews, graduate Of law at Howard Uni
versity, presided. Toasts were read and re-
sponded to by the different gentlemen pres
EFT, the want Of space precludcs their pub
LEGATION. The guests were DIR. Winsey, Jas.
7. Bradford, merchant; Burwell Banks, mer-
chant; Cassus Mason, manufacturer; al
Of the city Of Baltimore.
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We take the following excellent article
from our new contemporary-th New Cai-
sea-and commend it to our readers all over
the country. The great drawback to the
advancement Of our race is TO be found i'll
no small degree in lack OF union among
ourselves. Could this he remedied speedily
our progress which has been unprecedented
since our emancipation would be far more
surprising and encouraging than has been our
upward tendency during the past eight
years:
The path of the Ner Citizen to the Amcri-
cans goal or haven of prosperity is rugged
and difficult. 1t is much like the westward
journey of the early emigrants, through un-
broken forests, over hills and mountains, the
SUBMITS of which they reached only by as
sisting single one of their number to scale
some steep rock, in order that he, in turn,
extending helping hand, might liz the en-
tire company to his level. AS a result, the
fertile plains beyond the mountain were soon
presented to full view. The obstacle would
never have been cleared had each hestated
first to elevate the other.
The city of Washington presents fine field
for the application of this thought. We de-
sire, at this time to use 1t in connection with
single profession, namely: that of mcdi-
cine. We have in this city, not to mention
many others, two able, skilltul, aud expert
enced colorcd physicians, gentlemen of eX-
cellent character and recognized standing /;
who, among thirty or forty thousand colorcl
citizens, do not secure sufficient patronage TO
keep them busy. This fact is sad cOmmcn-
tary upon the devotion of the colorcd man to
his own elevation. There is no good reason
patrons by the hundreds. They have spent
years of hard aud unrcquited toll in preparing
themselves for professional usefulness, and in
contributing i'll this way toward the repuia-
ton Of the race. They need the incentive
which comes from the generous aid Of SYM
pathetic Countrymen. They should be hand
sOmely supported in practice, and thus given
every opportunity and every facility to take
rank among the valuable men of the medical
profession. From such success no harm could
come to the colorcd American. We owe it
to ourselves TO begin at once the accomplish
ment Of such result. Wcnecd the training
which comes from disintercsted and unselish
labor i'll the elevation of our countrymen,
whether or not they happen to be our per-
sonal friends. We make this appeal eSpc-
cially to our leaders, who know so well to
what extent the future success and standing
of our people depend upon united and Wig
orous efforts who know so well that their
failure to secure deserved power and place in
the nation comes from weakness and division,
disposition on the part of each to hinder Cat
least contribute nothing toy the progress of
| the other unless both rise together. We ap-
peal to them to take the initiative both in
doctrine and example. Begin the good work
| by patronizing our doctors. In individual
elevation is involved the elevation of the
| race.
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Peter II. Clark.

We see by the Cincinnati h. l.sr, tDt,..
Republicans Of that city hl,c placed ia ,,.-..
ticket Of candidates for membership A. III,
convention TO amend or revise the STAT. .r.
stitution, the able Irin ipll ot The Cain
High School, Mr.. Peter II. Clark. 4 NOR,
fitting representative of the colorcI people o..
Ohio could not have been selected. Below
we give the speech Of Mr.. Clark mon a..
cepting the nomination:
M. fTesife1a and Gc.ificSi.l If f-r Caaraf.s..
1t Is customary, believe. for gentlemen .r
my position. when they have received n nom
ination at The hands %; a convention. To- >s.
that their hearts are too full Of gratitude a.
words to express. | am sure no words .
any tongue would be able O. cyr-r.s IL.
gratitude l feel for the honor Won hlv, .r,.
conferred upon me by this am not g. g..
understood, though, that | receive tie come
pliment 10 myself personally. ra,,r,.r- ~
that might be; but | construc il in a ,,.-
higher sense in that you have placed on you-
ticket representative of the Coloyci race &.
which belong. lChcors.l do not leauy.
in any discrimination in favor of race or go,
IN the bestowal Of Office, hat when r...-
slider the past history of the race 90 which /
belong its two hundred years Of suhiu-a:. q.
its being denied the right, ug citizenship
generations, and its total and complete on
thrallment until SO very lately, believe r..
that recognize the compliment, and ,'au.
You from the very bottom Of my heart joy
lChccrs.l Rest assured. gentlemen. tea.
am elected To The o.irc fur - l.,h tag has.
this day put me IN nomination my ,e>r en-
beavers viii be devoted 10 sc,ir,n. iEstjc,
ami equal rights 10 all in sho,t. T., N, fur
nerancc of the very sentiment that have To-
day led You TO place my name on Your ticket.
Again, gentlemen, | thank You ilv this honor
Mr.. tlark's speech was received with llug
cheers. and before lac had fairly flushed
dozen or more were standing aioguI linn ..
the STAGE tu congratulate him.
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Post M asst ership ut Macon, Georgia

Edwin Belcher, Esq, a colored gentleman
and Union soldier, has been nominated by
the President and confirmed by the Senate
for the position OF postmaster at Macon,
Georgia. In nominating Mr.. Belcher we
think the President acted wisely. Mr..
Belcher has served successfully as United
States Internal Revenue Assessor during the
a graduate in law from Howard University,
and is one of the men our race can point to
with pride for his honesty, intelligence, per-
severance, and industry. Now that Mr..
Belcher has been confirmed we understand
that efforts are being made to induce the
President to withhold his commission. These
efforts arc said to be instigated by Senator
Gordon, an ex-rebel General. To it seems
impossible that the President will allow the
rebel General Gordon to influence him in a
matter where it is quite evident that this
rebel Senator is moved only by an insane
race preiudice. 1t has been said, with
what show of truth we know not, that the
President has soldierly feeling for Gordon.
Ii may be so We feel safe in asserting that he
also has soldicrly feeling for the brave men
who fought on the side Of the Union. Mr..
Pelcher went into the service Of the United
States as a soldier under the call for Is, 900
men at The commencement of the late war,
and at the age of nineteen he became captain
Of mis- company. Mr.. Belcher is very fair in
complexion and readily passes for white
man. Taking advantage of this he seized
the first opportunity to assist his country.
We do not believe that tbs rebel General can
have any weight with the President in an
tagonizins a man who has fought for the
Union. IfGordon should succeed in his at
tempt to keep Mr.. Belcher out Of the post
Office there will be much rejoicing among the
Ku-Klux of Georgia. Should they be thus
gratifed?
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The Foster Execution Horror.

No more glaring and forcible illustration Of
the barbarity and cruelty of the death PEN
atty could have been found than has been
furnished by the execution of Foster and the
incidents that accompanied it. When the
wretched man, who evidently had been hop
ing against hope for Communication Of the
sentence, saw himself disappointed in his ex-
pectations, he determined to end his life by
his own hands, in order to escape the dis
grace and the horrors of the gallows. He is
discovered in hopeless, dying condition from
the effect Of the poison that some mercilui
friend had furnished him, and ii would seem
to require but small degree Of mercy and
humanity to have allowed him atleast to die
quietly, since society had concluded that his
death was necessary for its own security.
BY no means! The gallows must not be
cheated of its prey; every effort is made to
prolong the wretched mans life, as if it were
most precious to the world, and he one Of the
greatest benefactors of mankind. He is
dosed, ducked, walked, tortured, and as it Ia
evident that his moments are counted, the
time fixed for his execution is changed, it is
fastened on, lest death might come to his
relief in anticipation of the executioncr. Half
senseless from the combined effects Of the
poison and Of horror of the gallows he is
dragged out to the scaffold, where, as has
been asserted, he was actually dying while
the hangmen completed their preparations,
and thus the ends of justice were reached and
the majesty of the law is indicated!
How is it possible to deny the malignant
and vindictive character Of the death penalty
when confronted by such facts? Even if it
were conceded, what, however, we are far
from conceding, namely: that the security of
society demanded the death of the murderer,
why is he not dispatched in the easiest, most
painless manner; why is he rigidly prevented
from taking himself away through his own
hands, unless society-though hypocritically
denying it-wants to crafty desire to
avenge itself on him? In old times this de-
sire was raised to the honor Of principle By
the aid of the Bible doctrine, Eye for eye,"
etc, and those horrible modes of capital pun
ishmsnt as breaking on the wheel, quarter
InS, Ioaslius oh Il Blu" He, anu Inc iike,
were the legitimate fruits of that de-
sire and that doctrine. A more hui
name age disclaimed the principle Of re-
venge and retribution consequently, 1t
did away with those horrors, and only the
less painful modes Of execution were retain Cd,
which are still in use. Even the guillotine,
which afterwards was made the means of
such terrible wholesale slaughter, was sub
stituted for the sword on account of Its quick
ness, it's unerring precision for the object Of
lessening and shortening the agony Of the
victim. Yet, that which in those days
seemed comparatively humane, appears bar
barous and cruel in the eyes of more ciyi.
lized generation. The an9sthetics have since
been discovered, but there has not been
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

Ia Is stated, but we don't vuuch for it,. ,...
rcctncss, that misunderstanding the repeal 70.
the trankins privilege, the appropriation aus
the Post Office Department for the next ---
cal year exceeds that Of the previous Yea.
by si,0O0,oO0 This, il the statement hc true.
is what the country gains by that great "rr-
iorm'--a reform which cuts the people vi,
from all the public documents printed at Tia.
expense of the Government. We Lave un
doubt, at any rate, that the expenses of the
department will be quite as large now as he
fore the repeal, for no man who had looked
into the matter believed the ranking priv
legc cost it anything.
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MEMBER of the Arkansas Legislatur

A MEMBER Of the Arkansas Legislature
gave some very vulgar exhibitions Of breed
ing the other day, as many of his colleagues
had done before. But he CHANGED to be a
colored man in this case. And straightway
the affair was telegraphed all over the coun-
try by the rebel agent Of the Associated
Press, in all its profane details. A white
man might have committed any imaginable
outrage without exciting the censure Of this
press agent. Possibly, though, it was be-
cause such performances by a colored law
maker are SO rare that he gave it SO much
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

The New York Central Railroad Company
having persistently refused 70 pay the Gov
ernment the three or four hundred thousand
dollars due for taxes, the Collector Of Inter-
nal Revenue seized and sold several engines
the other day. But as they only sold for
FL 900 piece there Is still large balance
due, and other personal property will be sold.
When that is all exhausted, if insufficient,
the real estate Of the company will be sold.
The company will, therefore, pay rather dear
for its obstinacy in the end, as there will be
quite bill Of cost added to the original debt.
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Indignant COIOred Republican,.

The cOlorcd gentlemen who few days
ago met in New Orleans to express their in
dignation at the cooincsB exhibited toward
their race by the party in power cannot be
blamed for their feelings. There is a dspo-
sition on the part Of Republican Senators
and other officials to quietly ignore the
negro, encouraged by the gentleman who
was recently elected President pro tempore Of
the Senate, and the warning 10 the party
given by the colored gentlemen in New Or
leans may be proltcd by, if the party really
desires TO retain its colored allies.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

GEN. SHERIDAN has placed Lieut.. Grant,
the Presidents son, On his staff. The act
has aroused the alarm Of the whole "indc-
pendent" press Of the country, and they are
all bowling in concert at the dangerous pre-
cedent. Their cutlery and abuse Of the Presi-
dent for alleged nepotism, during the late
canvass, had such q damaging effect upon
his prospects, and 30 nearly defeated his elcc-
ton, that We are not surprised they are en-.
Outraged " renew the warfare. We wish
them much joy Of all they make by il.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

SOME of our readers may possibly rccollect
the terrible howl raised by the independent
and Copperhead papers over alleged Rcpub-
lican frauds at the Gubcrnatorial election in
Pennsylvania last fall. They turn out to be
as well founded as their charges against
General Grant and his administration. Every
case Of fraud which has been tried shows
that they were perpctrated by the Copper
heads and Liberals. In Luzern county the
certificate Of election was given to the Cop
pcrhead candidates for county officers and
members Of the Legislature. The claims Of
the former were sometime ago tried by the
courts, and the Coppcrheads were declared
to have been elected by fraud, and their
places given 10 their Republican COMPETE
tors. The other cases came before the
Legislature, and that body has just unseated
the Democratic members and given their
seats to Republicans. This is a fair speci-
men Of the truth of Coppcrhcad and Liberal
charges against Republicans.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-03

SANO CORpORE.-Thc influence of the
stomach on the brain should be carefully
needed. Let the stomach hc in slight de
gree disturbed, and the entire nervous sy--
tenn becomes a sufferer. Bring the stomach
to healthy tone, and the nervous machinery
promptly resumes its perfect running order.
Happily, there is no necessity Tor any Ion,
disarrangemcnt of the functions oC the etuig-
ach, since, in Ayers pills, we have SO per-
feet Il combination, admirably adapted l"g
relief. They have stood the test of wears.
and have exhibited stomach, pr"pcrtic, most
wonderful. Their wise use, 10y keeping the
system i'll perfect order, promote, longevity.
and what is far better, ensures the fall en-
joyment Of the time spent here. Wcu-r
them and know their value. Ftouucr .hu..J
Pioneer
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Dangerous Power or Railroad
M0n0p0lics.

The policy which some Of the great rail.
road corporations of the country have been
SO steadily and successfully pursuing for the
last few years of buying up, leasing, or form.
ing combinations with all rival or connecting
lines, has already concentrated in these CON-
panies a power which renders them, to q
very large extent, independent Of the people
and almost literally dictators Of the laws Of
Congress as well as Of State Legislatures.