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CRIME.
Scheme of Pomcroy's Friends to
Insure tlis Gafcty.
Shawnee County to Refuse Payment
>'' of the Expenses Of
f.. Els Trial.
City Criminal Observation-Disclosures
- :. neou9.
Now Dodge in tho Eoaneroy Cnnc-'rho
Way Open for nj Nolto rroscrni,

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e"..,., % nt.-.r. M ~ ~. .'u o,.'s r.''. o.t"''
onee'" nt'casn g ame -, eG,saoo ;n, i1.o"ne
..as..,.' ',. na''., N.Y. ~. 'n4o,Ala1en Is I
:. ra,ts ~ snas so - 1ot
saaa S'I n,s. ~ W. na,,'. oaA o'aps1s
na,,., 'a"" ~ ~, s'a.' 1pa :, uoe. eu,n.
nttan1,na 49, o"1 a.oaa",.,sa nu,. .nso
"on,n,n;r - ill., rs tcan, asa.. 49,, 49, rnva..,
ronn,,sa,ono-a ahomt Ja,nra,;na., As, ~ rc
onast CoMntv Attornnv WV nvan I H. nhanton ~ lin liz
caso. rllB is anid'to bo tho InYontion Of q
Bhrova trlond OF pomcroy's, man Of aomo po-
iileal nnnnneo. anu member occt o. to Leg
nn ~ nort ~ ~ III Tan,,;"s. M ~ ue''u @
sured tho county ! anthdritiesa that ho
will socuro tho passngo OF bill ID tho Legislature
mating tho State responsible for tho expense
y aIeaay lIl inellrrcu ". 5naWnee county. IL tAla
nc,ene ialst tIoromoEoY manaeGee Will SOCK e.
i.nlaef.a iuonsu 1uo o95 Aa.e!uu5.e4sgs "mo VA.
mram IT. raaan ~ t hss arar
da.:Jan, .ne pfo.sent County Attofnoy' has mover
ccn a, iio tae porsoIanco o. n1s p.am onsy.
aal 9'Su'py ~. ~! orn9a taas SVorS lnnnence pos-
oa,o os oo o ,,f III -
s,.a l.s " uooa Mt.nouE saeoesa W III"
ouoe na" u entef q noilo PROS
u,.., ..p.,,- - = a,:,.,u,.s.,
n."oM1 hEnsctly 1e;u nstHe"scnoo.- .s
+. a Young MIN !fil4fa pX tho SlaNaer-
or or HIS s1secr-21Glu 10 l{nt4-i1n
.spee'at Dtspatch to Tho CHICAGO Tribune.
QUINCY, H.. Nov, 23.-saturt}ay nirht }aBt d
h,oo1v traoodv occurrod Mt A anc;nr.sc1,ool Mt
ms,o n,s,sss, H., Ts.s. Ta'..s1,.,s ~
~ ua.on ouaA'n, ~, ~ !sooao o"uon.p' .1a -
ahis~- county, Inc partfoa engaged were TWO
yon1g men named Cyrus BarRcr and Robert Nc
Ginloy, tho lattor being killed. It appears that
two wno1fa nfovioua Tarror Ind ,nsultcd eiator
=, ,,r.rt,11s. 80 - H. .,,s;,,- a.,,sst c..
day night, during rocous, mckinley called
Dargor out, and demanded an explanation.
Dargor admitted tho insult, but rofusoa to
, 1874-11-24

Accidentally Tsilled EThilo E7Hntir~.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 23.-:Whits II young mAn
named Isgrigg and y compsuicn were out hunt
ing yoBtortay, Itgrisg WA accidentally shot anA
instantly kiled by lis companioa, who Stumbled,
~load ontering SIr. Ierrjss' head. Tho body waa
brought to tltis clty lust night, and internal to-
day.
, 1874-11-24

Sptcfal Nsnafth to The EHicu0o TttbHn|.
ERIE, Pa, Nov. PA Hnnil tlsn-bunt cnn-
taiuiug' two inon was wrecked near Barcelona.
NJ y, IN tho terrible storm that IL still prevail
drowned. Names not ascor,aincd.
Tho Dritiahschooner Naw Dominion beat into
port yesterday In disabled condition. tho gale
carrSing OIL her forotopmast, head-gear, etc. Sha
goes into ri nter. qunrters hero.
4 small .sc0w, nasno not aEccrtAlncd, Ya5
bcaohod outside Of tho lighthouse pier Inst eyen-
Ing. Tugs Succeeded pulling her Oh this morn
ing: ia 3 - =
4eyoral pthor disasters ara roportc1, but not
rot confirmed 80" "
, 1874-11-24

RIoHMoND, Va, NOV. 23.-The State Board Of
CanyassDra haya declared Crude, Conservative.
olocted In tho Second Congressional District
over platt Republican, BY 10l majority.
, 1874-11-24

Tho Second Minnesota Dfstrlct--Strntt
Declared EtectGtls

The Second minnesota O1S1FAC&".SI8stlA
Declared Electetl.
Special Dispdtch to TAt CHICAGO Tribune.
Sr. PAUL, M,,n., Nov. 29.-Ihe State Board
of CanyaHsors, taking up tho Second Con-
grcssional District first. after bearing the OBJ
joctions to tho returns from Kandiyohi, Lincoln,
mud Lyon Counties, and arguments By Gilman,
OF St. Paul. for Coz, and Brown, Of ehakapce,
for Strait, lave decided against Cox, and find
Straits majority to be 22s. As to Kaudiyohi, the
decision. delivered by Gov. Davis, was that tho
Canvassora were bound to canvRas tho votea
cast within the territory designated by tho
Legislature as the second Distltct, Mononsalia
SSn in TINT we efsatEo asx asts ss
in oil official records, been recognized
"a consolidated with Kaudiyohi County.
and tint consolidation never having been
quostlouod tall now, there could bo no doubt Of
tho intention Of tue Lcgislaturo to include what
was Monoagalia County in Kandiyohi County
mud the Second Congressional District, hence
tue objection was overruled. IA TO Lincoln aud
Lyon Counties. tho objection being, that tho
returns wero made from precincts having no 10.
power to 60 behind tho county resurna. lts dr-
ties we're Simply 10 CANVASS tho votes returned
from certain designated territory, and hscertain
WHO was elected tlloraby TO Congrcss. TO
rogativo Of Congress- to judge Of tho
election NJ we'll as qualification, of it's mombcls.
1t ia reported that 3lr. Cux will still make Ills
contest before tho House Committee, relying
upon the same facts aud arguments presented
tonight, FROM which appears lio could not claim
an election except by throwing out towns for
mery In Alouongalia County, nj yoll as yotea ro.
turnod from disputed prec'nctn in Lincoln and
Lyon Conntica. 1liH Claim rests upon tue fact
TINT countios iu tic Tl1st and Second Districts
arc enumerated in tue Apportonment act. all
other counties being cot in tho THIRD District.
Alonongalia, tho claimod, bud then and now q
, 1874-11-24
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.--For Ohio Valley md
Upper Lake region, cold woathor, north or
west illtis, rising barometer, and snow during
tho night uoar Lakcs Hurou mud Superior.
waukee. Grand Uayou, Escanala, Marquette,
.:Alpoi,a, Port Huron petroIt. Toledo. Cleveland,
'Erio, DuTalo, Roccstor. aid 'Oswcgo.
LOCAL OBSERVATION.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-12
DIED

NETRR--on Monday evening. August lotA,
1874, a ~ O'Clock, AIHNu, daughter Of Ch1slei
days
FunerAl from the residence Of her parents No
G24S Main stEett, "Wednesday afternoon At ,
O'Clock. Friends OF the family are invited to
attend.
CoPP.-Ou Monday evening, August 10, lsTL
~ > o'e:oeS, sEoRSE d. Corr, aged IS years.
The futeEAl VIII take place from his late resi.
dsaee, eoEne Of soutA Penn and Zane streets,
lslAnd, Al ~ O'Clock. Friends Of The family an
invited 70 attend.
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A few days Hgo We printed in our tele-
graphic columns the following cable dis
- 49,. ,nInn.
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WI. HALtER, AasssS SSses o0ani'''0 ri
TRUSTEES SALE OF TRIADRL.
PHIA PROPERTY

TRUSTEES SALE OF TRIADRI,-
L PHA PROPERTY. b..
By virtue OF deed Of trust made BY Henry
Quo md wife 10 the underStSred, tTnstee, dated
september !, 1853, ard recorded IN the once d
the Clerk Of the County Court Of Ohio county.
West NirPtniI, in Deed Book No. 81, iolIo III, /
win ofeE a. pub,ie sale ~ the front door Of The
Court Hoase OF Ohio county, West VIRGINIA, On
WEDNESDAY, August 81. 1884,
Beginning II 10 O'Clock A. Il, lots nuubSrtd s.
s.. 81 md s., n the town OF TTtacel2hiG, Ohio
uo1nty, West NtrgniA, and Aleo The following
parcel Of land In sIid county and STATE, on TIE
EHterS Of Little Wheeling Greek, thFoseh which
land two streams OF water dow, which streams
are not 10 Be diverted from their present channel
BY any penpn or persons Whatsoever. and boand-
ed - follow. Beginning ~ . stone conner 10
eAId Henry Otto. IN Crunny's line; thGneeN. S
degrees v. 2o54 feet o. l35 II 20 e 70 . stone
corner % Grumpy on The east side Of the EpSing
rE1; hencsE IS degrees W III feet OF u SSSS
poles % stone corner 10 Grumpy on the Heat
eide Of sid FpCtnE run; thence s. IS degrees z
2o5H feet or u ill poles 70 . Etone eSYner 70
Grumpy; thence N. IS degrees Z. ga let or
u = = pois 70 the begtnhing, containing one
are.
fE1u or sAII-Siooo eaih In hEnd, ihs mi
d1e payable eight months from The day Of Plle,
with Interest and security satisfactory 10 The
Trustee. HENRY q. MORGAN :.
Irusee for American Building Association
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MUSIC AND AIT.

The GIsses DoddridRe. recently Of The wle,l.
Ing FeinAie College, viii opSn elllses IN Musk.
Drawing and Painting. N ne Neisl NuseAl
bsr Let. lSIt. They will also give instEuetioa IL
HElie 81 thetr residenee, No. Is Ohio street, j..
land, and win Be Prepared 10 receive ltniiet
number Of boarding papllk Hoars Of Lessor
win b EFfAnged 70 EuiT Tie oo1vUlienee ofyOuh I
ladies Attending other schools. ly.s
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T MDsLEY INSTITUTE.

Instruction given IN al branches s,u.llv
iAaRht IN preparatory schools and Geadtmie.
The Department Of Modem LngaIges l. Urdei
thseonirol d tie e1ineutty sneeetsfal teaeAef,
DR.. nAyeT. Tee Pail Se1llon Of 4ilesn well
eoun6neos HontAJ 8gptGmber !, 1874 POI
tEEnS Of Admiration. Tuition. e., eAl 4, u
Institute. corner E0E and iSlh Itrests, O. a
dFeSs J. n. Hutehleon, wheeling. ", Va
JESSE Q. BRUCE,
AaRi in. HUTCHINSON.
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acknowledgements
o. Q. P.-FUNERAL NOTICE.

II o. o. R.-FUNERAL NOTICE
Ths nGmbers q Whosling Losgs No. :, Ihds.
pendeal Oete. q oda Psli0WS, no hereby no
tiAsd % net 81 tho LOdRe Room hl1 LhRnooa
at o'eloek, 20 pay the last tfi6ete o r1peet .
sitter LodFes % The eity and al SolOuFniaH
btothffl IN rood Standing are cordially iHyittd
70 ne6t Win - And AssisI In rendering StAe last
"a onees Whieh the hTinR nay render 70 the
deAa." JOHN O MORRISON, n. @.
JAS. HoLLIHG5W0RTH. see'y. Gall
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WHRRLING FEMALE COLLEGE

~ AID HUtICAL CONbBkVATOKI,
VII open IuIspAY, seplembsf I. ls7t The
tnfship Of Prof HernHn EbelinF and Pref A. ;
koe, jf., with capable assistants, Ihe Faeu ~
Of distraction Will ihelndo ne eTpSfiCnted
tpaehefs q the pat ycAF. Pnpils WI b n.
Ing. Painting, Preach O. GOrnGn. ToF isfnS al
adnialio1, talton, Se, can o. Or addreSl M
PreIid1t Hey. VIZ. n. NORTON, Or ~ RSV,
]. B. CLARK. Hela Of IhStrnfti0 Isl
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Hand Book Of Politics for 874,
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON,


This AocuRAFE and nRLEsI1L voluns gives
he PULL EIcoED On The Increase q SAlGTy
Act and Its repeal, % Transportation, Civil
Hghts, and FtnAneh Qaeitionl, ineluainS The
act Of 1854 creating Legal Ttn6e1" and coin
interest on Bonds, and he various Expanding
and Contracting acts Itnee. President Giants
Messages and Memorandum, Interviews, Let
ten, ProelE1StiunE, ard Action IN AlAhAnA
Afk1nGsS, LOuiIiHrA and TsIAA Supreme Coart
Dedh1L Illinois Ead WIScnnsin Railroad
Laws. COastitltionl AnenaAenta, made and
pending, In States, md NEiion- "Baek.ray'
Statistics. Tables Of Appropriations, Debt,
HeetOn', Cureney DiStIibutioa By States and
sections &C. InTLlnIb:e for campaign. Cloth,
& 50, postpaid.
Address GEO. PRS. DAWSON,
aslo 20. Box 81, wGIEusroX, D. C.
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THE PEoPLEs MoNTHIY

5 1 AStTSt. Also olheE popaIr Noahlie. re.
Son 49, e Esp On hAnd several Ietting Lon.
Sot o. h4nd flFniahed 70 or6eF. $500 10.
~. gIIsS % isrniaking lEnhefs o. pSriodI.
S 80 Aeo ooon not N sore, an q pabishsrS'
saas No. hii Market ST., WhssaSS, ". Va.
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ETHANY COLLEGE
WIlfOpen her
THIRTY.FouRTH SESSION,

TH1RTY.FouRTH SESSION.
Monday, 4slh September, ts7L Courses Of str tr
ne adi0sied % s1it the varied Purposes Of ~
deptS, and degrees are conferred Indicative Of
proa slGnt GeAalGIaAlp In ATts, Beienees and Ii.
tEeA. special courses are arranged for PfoIF,
Hlonal Students IN Rngtneering, PrLetieIi PR
bes AAd CheniGry, with ample training IL u.
NE Of inStTunenlS and apparatus, both Il Tag
Voek and IN he laboratory
BoIrding IN clubs from q 70 g per UeeE, Al
q private boarding houses from ti.o TO 8 +, Ie:
week.
Yor particulars, send Tor CItaioee 10 Pr,f c
l. IOOS, or W.K. PRSDLBToN,
lIS PrtsIdent
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EducatlonaI,

MRS C.E sMYTHs SCHOOL FOR
Nl GIRLS-Lindlley Institute BuildlnF. COZ
Of EoG and ttlh ttFoeti, win roOpen Ssplembtr
~, isil tan eopfse o. int1uetion in H
LAngaAgts taught By d. Mayer. Classes IL
Drawing and Pkbting By NrL NiIkihann.
For further InioEmltou can u The Tssidstee
o. Ms. snyth. eOEner Of Byron and 18Th sutti,
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CLEVELAND PEIALR SEMINARY.

A FAMILY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
~ Anords superior Advantages in The EnEi.t
branches; Music. Instrumental and Vocal, Mud
ern Languages, Drawing and Printing; With no.I
eAreiul attention 10 the beSlth, social cnlturs.
mental and moral tmpruTenelt Send fog CAis-
OF L BUTFLkS, AetuAEy, CLEVELAND, Ohio
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-02
SrlttttO Storp.
THE STORY OF
JOCK WILLIS L . y

"Some Of our folks 20 over to the
Island to meeting o.d,y; youd like 10
. goa.oHg. maybe 2" qacried our host at
breakfast, on the morning OF our second
Sunday at L..
To the I,lluda Delightful! Let Us
| 30, oi course"
'.lrs a sood piece of walking from ihc
I lauding TO the church, You know
GLOW hr?'
about ,wo miles-up hill and down
dale"
"On'y two miles, \ mere nothing -
we chorused, smiling q. each other as VIC
remembered how impossible two miles Of
our native pavement might have seemed
on that midsummer day. But here, with
The wooiug note Of ,hc sea in ouI ears,
and Tie strength OF the salt air tinging
through our veins. whI, might We no, DO
and dare?
So light was the breeze, IS we stood
waiting on the beach, that we scarcely
. tell it strike our raised hands; yet the
little boat which came 10 take us off
caugh, the soft breeze in her sails. and
waited Us across the channel gently and
noiselessly as a spirit.
need not pause to describe the walk
that followed. although We remembered
it loug at,crward with keen delight. The
unJulaliug slopes ioted with spruce
ana ir OF marvellous symmetry and color /;
the gray outcrop Of limestoSe rock rend
ing The crisp carpet OF short grass, and
dry. brown moss spread along the roaG-
side; the halfscorc little coves OF won
dIous beauty, where fleets of small boats.
+ Ike white winged water fowl, rocked
lazily ut anchor. and the blue water
splashed soGly upon liny isletS, whose
quain. rock-work was veied aud garland
ed By creeping vines and nOddmg hare
bells; aEd-far oti-the line where sky
aud ocean met. embracing all with sug.
/ ges,ions OF infinite harmony all these,
then almost unprofaned, are grown
familiar in these later years, even 10 most
careless eyes.
The small, white church, with It's odd
cupola and slowly swinging bell, came in
sigai at length. crowning tue sOmmiL Of
"a gentle elevation. Catering, we took
our places among the worshippers.
The greater part of The simple discourse
have long since forgotten, but the clos
ing words. spoken in the low, musical
voice of the preacher, as he bent above
the pulpit rail, sound in my memory still:
"Hear, then, once more, the words OF
the text: That was the true Light. which
/ lirhteth every man that comeIh into the
world Sometimes, my brethren. we
/ look long Tor the brightness oil that ris
/ ing. Even the eyes that watch ior the
moraing may scarce discern night from
dawn. Yet there is no soul but some
mewhere-stauds in tho shining
Of that Light Every sacrifice OF sell,
every victory OF love. is bnt its broken
reelection. God forbid that ANY of you,
having lell The divine radiance, should go
away again into the outer darkness"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-02
NUMBER 20.

fell over the ships side. They picked
him up in lcss'n minute, but he must "a
struck his head somehow, for there was a
great bruisc on his temple, and he never
brcathed nor stirred.
81 knew when first set eyes on him
that he was dead. must "a felt, alter
they'd tried Tor hours TO bring him TO. and
given up at last, something rs Elisha did
when the sons of The prophets came back
from huntin' everywhere FOX Elijah. and
he told them. Said | not unite you, Go
not p thought the Lord had come so
near in takin' poor Jock that we might n
seen the chariot of Israel aud the horse
men Thereof.
ale looked the image of his father in tho
coffin. Mr. Devereux couldn't leave his
bed then, nor for weeks and weeks after.
but he made Deacon Price 60 10 Portland
aud get the best that money could buy
all rosewood and silver and satin and
vclvert. And such funeral mover was
seen on the Island. reckon that thOus'
and people stood in The grave. yard and
around the church, and scarce dry eye
among them all.
There was no end OF fine spun talk
among the doctors. Three OF 'em camo
to talk with me ono day, sccin' that Jock
had been with me so much, TO lind outall
they could about him-the nature ol his
disease and So on. But | just made
answer
"'Il's no use, gentlemen Beggin'
your pardon. you've no cause to medllo
with this thing. It's the Lords don's,
and its marvellous in our eyes"
"And SO they went away.
"Mr. Dcvercux had the stone set UP.
but twas Mabelle that told them what 10
put Oh it. The old gentleman is dead.
now, but Mabelle is married and lives in
Boston, and every summer she comes
down to the Island and brings her little
boy, aud when the afternoons are pleasant
YOU oan see them sitlin' here in the grave
yard on this very seat. She tells him
over and over what I've been tellin' you.
and he never gets tired Of listenin'.
always. when she's done, he says:
$50 that's why you named mo Jock,
mamma p
but bless me there's the bell. ma'am.
How I've been IGnnin' on. But you'll
excuse IN Old woman whose life is most.
lY in the past"
From The ALDINE for April.
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4 hymn was sung, the icrvcnt blessing
asked, and. passing out with tho conGre-
CATION, we turned aside into the church.
yard, TO spend the hour oi MONDAY
intermission Strolling about among The
quiet graves. many OF which, especially
the resting places of little children, were
strcwn tendery with bright hued shells
aud pebbles, my attention was arrested
by the contrast betwcca the lny plainly
carved stones around ma, and a tall sion
der shaft OF lhe purcst Italian marble.
rising from a solid granite pedestal at a
little distance beyond. Drawing nearer.
read in beautifully embossed characters:
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and laughed That laugh o ma'am |!
all tho rest was rs nothin' to that just
sunk down into chair, and groanol, %
Lord have mercy on his mother Not
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will have one. Can the colored leaders
of South Carolina have any higher political
aspiration than to make their State an honor
to their race? If the best class OF white
people hold aloof, they must be shown that
their pride has no Qualification in any mis-
management Of State affairs. Our people
must administer the government with justice
to all, and in the interest of freedom. Free
schools must be supported, and property
owners must pay the taxes. There can be
no injustice in that. If the white people
own the land, colored people perform the
labor by which the land is made valuable,
and the profits that accrue is the result OF
that labor. There can be no injustice in
compelling the land-holder, who receives all!
the profit of the laborer's toll, to pay taxes
to educate the children of his workmen, so
that they may become valuable citizens. 1t
may be that it costs more to carry on the
government of the State in a condition OF
freedom than in condition of slavery. But
the compensation is to be found in the in
creased value of humanity, and the new i'm
pulse given to enterprise. We hope tor
| everything good for South Carolina from the
result of the ensuing election. United effort
an untiriny zeal and determination on the
part of such men as Hons. r. B. Elliott, r.
H. Cain, J. II. Rainey, A. J. Ransier, in
their Congressional Districts, will no doubt
secure the accomplishment of the best hopes
Of the honest men in the State.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-08-06
Cadet Smith.

We give our readers in this issue another
letter from Cadet Smith. The natural in
capacity of the negro for the acquisition of
knowledge is the favorite allegation Of that
class of negro-haters which opposes every
effort of cOlored men to advance. The lack
of faith in their own opinions will, no doubt,
account for the extraordinary and brutal
endeavors of the class to which we refer
and to which the white Cadets at West
Point belong--tO prevent the negro from
acquiring knowledge. Fear of Cadet Smith,
base, disgraceful cowardice added TO an in
sane hate impelled the treatment of which
he writes. If Smith were naturally incom-
petent, it would have developed itself much
earlier than the examination of a few weeks
age. No, he was not incompetent. He
must be prosecuted into incompetency. The
powers controlling West Point must assist in
the persecution to bolster up the favorite
theory of negro-haters. The 'nigger Cadet"
''the moke" was insulted outrageously, and
reminded that he must be careful about COM
planning, as veracity was matter of import
dlSC ab VCSt L UNI. hC uAoNO "hltC
cadets united in one solid phalanx of lies
against his complaints, and the niger ca
det's" word was as minie-ball against
an iron clad monitor. Out-tanking
the baseness of cadets and the ill-treatment
Of years, Cadet Smith has been made the
victim Of examination strategy, and has fall
ell back, in good order, on his reserve-the
fairness, enlightenment and honesty of the
people of the country. The cowardly insult
to the colored people of the country will be
fully understood by that reserve. The dis
missal of Cadet Smith will be instanced as
still another evidence of the Negroes inferiori.
ty by nature. No account will be taken Of
the constant and unremitting effort to insult,
belttle and degrade him by those who will
be the loudest in denunciation of his race on
the alleged grounds Of incapacity.
| While we do not ask any favoritism for
Cadet Smith, we hold that the persecu-
ton this young man has had to endure should
not have been allowed by the Government
of the United States. In view of all the
circumstances, he should have been allowed
re-examination. Instead the cowardly
cadets find what they will no doubt deem
encouragement in the refusal of the Score.
tary of War to allow Mr.. Smith to be re-
examined. Certainly the Secretary of War
must know of the hellish spirit Of prejudice
that meets the negro at every turn. 1t can
be found in the War Department, in which
no colored man has ever been able to obtain
clerkshp outside of the Freedman's Blu
reau. The dismissal Of Cadet Smith is the
triumph of negro hate; and that cowardly
sentiment was made powerful by the impuni.
ty accorded it from high places.