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The New York herald., 1875-03-01
CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE NAVY.

FULL ACCOUNT OF THE coIoRED CADET A1TAm
At TANNAPoIIs-ooNDuCT OF YOUNG c1AuDH--
THE ORDER OF ExpuIHox COMES FROM wAsH-
noToN.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. 25. 1875
The presence Of the colored midshipman at tho
Naval Academy Is having one erect, at least, and
thar Is to cause the expulsion of white youths who
DO not ike his society. Only the other day two
cadets. Welton, from south Carolina, the ap.
polntee OF Congressman Elliott, colored, and
Hood, OF Georgia. both midsntpmen, were expelled
from the Academy on account OF an assault made
on this colored boy, which, II 1t had been perpe-
trated on white one would have been, 1t ts prob.
able, easily atoned ior.
One day this week Cadet Engineer Gordon
Claude. OF Annapolis, was ordered Dy the fencing
master to fence with the colored cadet. He re-
fused, and was reported to the officers OF the
Academy. Mr.. Claude was required to apologize
before che whole class and then make public ex.
htbition OF himself by fencing before the whole
class with the colored cadet. Tnts he refused.
He was asked to resign This ne also declined to
do, ana obtained permission to see his parents
for consultation.
His father, DR.. Abram Claude, Of this city, put
the matter In such Q light that the son thought he
was desired to make the apology. He then placed
letter OF explanation IN tue hands Of the author.
tiles. When his father learned that he had been
Influenced by him he st once told his son, VINO Is
about nineteen or twenty years Of age, that he
desired him to act as his own Judgment dictated.
The young man Immediately withdrew the
apology. In this statement he had used
the words 'colored cadet" This Commander
Edward Terry, Commandant OF Midshlpmen,
consldered ''dlsrespecttuln adding tnat the col.
cred boy Was ''nts equal tn every res. ect.n Mr..
Claude replied cit was the first time ne knew it.D
Tue letter had not reached the superintendent,
Rear Admiral Rodgers, out when 1t was with.
drawn young Claude was sent I0r, and the Super.
intendent informed nlm that ne would make It
90 hard with nlm." 1he y0unR engineer replied
he was very sorry about the affair, but 1t was Q
matter Of conscience with him. The nuperin.
tendenL tnen said tnat he was opposed to the COL
ored cadet Delng there, but he was nn officer and
under the law. lie then said that MIR. Claude
would take col0re0 people cunning with MIN and
tnus put them on q social equality. Mr.. Claude
promptly replied, mo, Admiral, Will explain to
you the dlnsrence.n At rnis the Admiral brnvely
took refuge Dehlnd his bars, saying, "a did not
come here to % lectured, sirI"
Dr. Claude Also went to see the Admiral and
said to hin that has sou was raised as South.
erner ana opposed to social equality with
negroes In the course OF the Conversation
win the iatner. Admiral Rodgers remarked that
his son was An honorable young man. "Yes,u re.
pied the Doctor, "and would not have MIN put
one stain upon his nonor for the highest social or
political POSITION"
AND, II 10 presumed, were returned In hot haste,
as inc utirnatu tum was reached YESTERDAY evening
In the expulsion OF Cadet Engineer Claude from
The New York herald., 1875-03-01
How May the Pole be Reached
BY Water or Land?
THE SMITH SOUND PASSAGE.
Mild Prophecy of the Com
ing Summer.
Reasons for Doubling tho Theory Of an
Open Polar Sea.
THE CLIMATE AROUND rHE WoRLDs nB.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, 1875.
1t Is proposed TO provide q small sum in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill for an Arctic ex-
pedirion. The Secretary OF the Navy favOrs IL,
and 1t win have the favor also OF number OF Sem
ators and members. The Navy Department.
VIII he authorized In the bill to provide and
TO ut proper ship, and to man it
with officers and men already under pay and
awaiting sea duty. The extra expense will be
small, not more than $50. 600, to the government.
but 1t Is proposed TO make action by the govern
ment contingent on private subscriptions to
the amounnt OF SIS 900, and it IL hoped BY friends
OF Polar research here that the New York
Geographical Society will use Its influence to raise
this money and will give timely notice II 1t iavors
an expedition.
1t Is said here that we ought not to let other
nations dad their way to the North Pole BY the
channel which is peculiarly American. without
making an effort ourselves.
The New York herald., 1875-03-01
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The iollowin record Will show the changes In
the temperature curing the last twenty-four
hours, IN comparison with tue corresponding date
last year, as recorded at Hudnuts Pharmacy,
HERALD Butlulng:-
The New York herald., 1875-03-01

Average temperature lor corresponding date
last year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 32k
Average temperature Tor the month IN le12 10. ia
DEG. In B1s, 2s.2o6; IN lsTA sO.sA9; IN ls1b,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26

NJ On May 81 OF this year the Su-
preme Court Of the United States de-
livered 40 opinion Ia What Is called
The eapitation IA case" sustaining the
constisuliOnality OF that provision OF
the Sct OF 1882. chap ~ i7j, which re-
quires the y. & O. railroad to pay the
state ons-dnh OF the whole amount re-
ceived for the transportation ct pas
sengers on the Washington branch. The
amount OF the Judgment thus affirmed
with interest wsz Si24,2 2s 81, which
was paid % the state treasurer after the
.g.pt NJ TIC opinion Of the court.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26
Shop.
Soliga,

rs>i size Public Squsr,. JAsPfR. IND.
Has opened "a barber shop for the shaw
ing VI YOUR faces. in Mr.. Erny'> build :
ing. next door To TroNler'> Saddier shop
and will do Shaving aud Hair Dressing
IN The latest style. and With dispatch.
tie will also furnish 10 balls or parties
the music of m excellent string or brass
baud. upon application.
January LIT. ls75.-V
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26
DIX. a. W.. BIGnAW,
& Surgeon

IT AvING located 4 Jasper efsrr hs professional
services % tkr ciiisen- q i.~a and sHrreand.ng
country. A long prsctl,ein SnntArrn tndiana has given
hitn akfaat.lgs Of tbs treatment ~ diseases incident
90 10. climate ~ this lattud..
oFfICE--at the Odd Reliable Drug store Of
". FRIEDMAN a CO.. Corner Of Main and
West streets. Jasper. Ind.
90 " al. Residence On " rst street.
feh. - ls7a -sm.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26
JASPER L. 1.OO(. ODTEE
stage AZ Mail Line !.


ERASK GERHART. % Jasper. anil Franz Afford. ~
\ Lnoguptee aFr no~ running a failv hus - Stage
b~fw-su jasper sud Jnogoofee. rith god scrpuimod--
ton. Cor express msif.r ard passengers. They -
xariahlv make connection ~ifh The cars ou the q. 4 ~
X. n rniur Fast pr West. This v the shortest sud hest
road T. the q. ". X ". and y > have none but sober
snd careful drivers snd good teams. A stage leaves
the Pos, once In each town every morning At g.
O'Clock.
Each person slso gives notice that they will not BE-
respauslhi. Tor money or money packages 70 10 sent ~
express. carried ~ The other. ~ ~ any ~ fh.ir en-
piavee-. Such packages must be given " the principals
themselves. This a. the only stage line upon which
either one receives .Apre-~ wsuer.
Passenger will be called fof II requested. ~ hotels
OF residences. May 2l-i. 1s5s-ly
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
Forty wear, tlas tested the value Of
ar. 4. =. IOdd's Anti-Biiiious ana
Liver Pills.

PRUPRIETORS.
Sold by Druggists aud Deaie's every
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
HARD MONEY PRESS COMMENTS
on THE ELECTIONS.

The comments of the Press generally
on the recent elections, are interesting
and instructive. 1t will be noticed from
them tia. the Republican papers ofthc
East, as well as the entire hard money
press everywhere are endeavorlng to
fasteu it upon the minds Of the people
that it was the SOFT money position OF the
Democrats OF Ohio and Pennsylvania
which brought defeat upon the party, and
the only hope of future success lies
in abandoning their position, and
ranging themselves on the opposite SIDE.
1t appears rather strange that this view
should be- 50 decidedly expressed in face
of the fact that the Democrats who dit
make the quc-tion the issue going even
to the extent of waging warfare with
those of their own party who differed
with them, thus threatening u serious
schism in the party have met with a
virtual defeat Most a,surcdly those who
desired So earnestly to abandon old Is
sues and take up with this one idea,
have nothin. To crow over. To carry
New York. Il State that gave Us 10000
majority last wear, by less than 5000,
and 10 lose the State Legislature, cannot
ba rs He'd much DF ~ victory for those
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
NATURAL Gas FOR FUEL..
Pittsburgh Manufacturers Inspect
the Butler County Gas W'n>-
4 New Gas Line To Ic AT Once SUR
N"Ncd-
Snccinl TO Tho niSnltch.

spcciol TO the Dispatch.
R,.7rrp November "A large party.
,,a,nr;.,r,, IN. rr,ncrp,L r,pIt.I.,s'. Ell.
,,.rdJ IN ron u,Du.n.,ur,nr IN Pitts
53mrgb arrived here TIN, afternoon. for
tbn nYrro.n Of m.,iiuo urr.ural and pruc-
tira| ,rtn.r,ion of the On, wells. with "a
view ct introducing the new fuel into
,hair r..,,rt,ye establishments and tnihr
' ."o', ,,,t r,rs..r. l,..ir.r, hem, t.r irdu
,-,.f nrrr.s,s m ptt,hur,n.
a. Tn. w. Ilrr,,.I ,,b.u. four o'clock ,h,-
afternoon and under charge o. Mcs-rs
Kirk and D.lworth, owuers of the ia
mons Burns and Grltuatrr gas wells
t,,L carriage, for the scene %. :hrs terri
bile out How. After fully inspecting the
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05

MAS I.wc Merritt Siu-cva lair type
Of a progressive American lie "as
famous inventor; he made the Singer
scwing-muchsmc lie Also made Il me- MY
fortune, fourteen million dollars # which
remain behind hjm. What more would
YOU have? lie had five wives and was
divorced from ali except one. Is that
enough? He had tweuty-tour children,
and be leaves tA,m all ms money. Was
he not a truly good man? What shall
be said on his towb,tonc'-b.>',H Pilot.
PA, ! CUES oar MS" i'".ph is good
Christian. How 81. my boy: Nv ny,
pa. l read in the Bible ,ha, the wicked
Shall not 1--we out half his days; and Ralph
SAWS he has lived out ever since be was u
little bov.-N, Y. Tribune.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05

The result OF the New York election
was victory for Democracy, though Il
defeat fer ~Tldenisrn.' 1t shows that
the people OF that State believe in their
party. under all circumstances, but that
they do 10, believe in any one mans
attempting 10 take hold OF it to run the
entire national organization for his per
sonal advantage.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
NOTICE.

To Daniel f. Zane, lSTac Irwin, Trustee for
Daniel L. Ilur. ludIuuua T.. Mc~wurdS,
orion \. /tuc, james W. Zane, Edwin
+. Ilnc. Clark l.. Zane. Ann J.. Philips,
Ur.I Crtumcr, Edward r. IIu", L. G.
Burr, guardian al Item OF Edward f..
Itu,. tho children OF Noah /tne. deed,
and all other persons having any claim
orlut.r,>t IN the north portion of a tract
at land situate ON IuurS Island IN the
Seventh ward of the city OF Wheeling.
Oulo county, and known rs the Daniel
Ztur homestead tract of land:
You aud each OF YOU viii take notice
that the application of the city OF Wheel
ing has been presented 10 the IrruIi Court
OF DIlu county, state OF West lrSlnln. Tor
INSTRUMENTATION of a potion OF that GER
lain tract of land, situate on I1ueN Island
ia seventh ward OF the city OF Wheeling,
IN said county, known as the Daniel Zane
homestead tract OF land, for the purpose of
intending ONO street through SAID Iand
r,t>twJrjiy 10 low water mark on the east
branch ct the ohio river.
The portion of the SAID land intended Ia
hr taken toy the said city of Wheeling for
said street, l. bounded and described aS
follows. that i 10 >HN: tonmrnclnS M
point i'm the east line of south Front street,
where the south line of ohio street, eN-
tended cas-. warilv, would Iu'erS"ct said
point: thence north ST., ESQ lcet, Ia low
water mark ON tho east branch of the ONO
river: Theme III t~trign' line nnTlhWaid-
Ia with low water mari, of said branch 90
thence south So W. 80 feet To the
ra>I line OF south Front street: thence in
a straight line % feet To the point OF be-
ginning.
That plat Of the land intended 10 he
taken hv the said city OF Wheeling Is now
ON lille in the Office ot the clerk OF the
County Cuur. OF ohio county,
That the city OF Wheeling VIII ask for
hearing ON sand application before the
Circuit Court OF ONO county, on the --ud
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
TIsU WEEKLY REGISTER

l. the largest ana altogether the most
complete news and family paper printed 10
West Virginia. Il Will Dr sent To any al
d!e>s one year Tor 500. Valuable prtml-
UNI, To- CIuu agents and to SUBSCRIBERS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16

And now comes a plan to use the Centen-
NAL to stimulate intellectual culture. as
well as increase material wealth. PROBES sor
j. l.. Tracy, of st. Louis. proposes 10 util-
iZe the Centennial silver medals and some
beautifully executed testimonials of hon
or" to turn the spelling fever into a chan
mel that will benefit both the schools and
the Centennial Exhibition. 10 this end he
proposes that. on the first Friday afternoon
in May, the schools that may so choose,
shall have spelling exercise, dividing
the scholars into such classes. grades or
divisions as shall give to all better
chance to obtain honor, and that the ex-
ercise be in writing. so that the examina-
ton may be perfectly fair, and place the
more timid on level with the more con-
fident pupils. Where IL il desired, fifty
words will be selected by Superintenden mt
w. Il. Harris, Of st. Louis. and sent un-
der seal, not TO be opened until the classes
are seated for the exercise. The plan is
simple. and the results can only be good.
while the extra stimulus will cause as
much improvement in this important
branch In single month as would ordi-
narily be made In "A whole term. We
learn from Professor Tracy (who should
be addressed for circulars. list of words
and full information) that the plan meets
the hearty approval of the State Superin-
tendent, and of all teachers and friends OF
education to whom 1t has been submitted.
The medals cost 50 each, and the testimo-
mails fifty cents dozen, and we learn that
a gentleman Of means and liberality IN
this city, who loves both the schools and
the Centennial, has subscribed for one
hundred medals to be given to the first lOt
schools that order five or more Of each, foI
the proposed spelling tournament or fol-
any other examination.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16
A New Story ofthe Creation.

Mr.. George Smith has written a letter
To the London Telegraph concerning his
efforts TO read the Cuneiform tablets.
which were procured by him in Assyria
and deposited In the British Museum
These tablets contain the Chaldaic account
of the creation and fall of man, and Tins
al this comparatively late day of the world,
their report comes To strengthen or IN
weaken the Mosaic history "a recorded in
the Bible of the same great events. Mr..
smith, after giving an account of the dis
covery OF the tablets, says that when com.
plete they must have numbered nine or
ten, and that the history as recorded on
them of what occurred "in the begin
ming" was much longer and fuller than
the corresponding report in the Book of
Genesis. He continues rs follows:
1.-The narrative on the Assyrian tablets
commences with a description of the
period before the world was created, when
there existed chaos or confusion. The
desolate and empty state of the universe
and the generation by chaos OF monsters
are wildly given. The chaos Is presided
over by female power named Tisalat and
Tiamat, corresponding TO the Thalatth
OF Berosus: but as Ii proceeds the Assy-
riaa account agrees rather with the Bible
than with the short account from Berosus.
We are told, in the Inscriptions. of
the fall of the celestial being who
appears TO correspond TO Satan. In
his ambition he raises his hand against the
sanctuary of the God OF heaven. and the
description of him is really magnificent.
He Is represented riding in chariot
through celestial space, surrounded by
the storms, with the lightning playing be-
fore him, and welding thundcrbolt as
weapon.
"This rebellion leads to a war in heaven
and the conquest of the powers of evil.
the gods in due course creating the uni
verse In stages. as In the Mosaic narrative.
surveying each step of the work and pro.
nouncing II good. The divine work cul-
inmates in the creation of man, who is
made upright and free from evil, and en-
dowed by the gods with the noble faculty
Of speech.
"The Deity then delivered a leng adj
dress 10 the newly created being. instruc-
ting him i'm all his duties and privileges,
and pointing out the glory of his state.
But this condition of blessing does not last
long before man. yielding 10 temptation,
falls: and the Deity then pronounces up
on him terrible curse, invoking on his
head all the evils which have since afflicted
humanity. These last details are upon the
fragment which | excavated during my
first journey TO Assyria.
IL have at present recovered no more of
the story, and am not yet in position TO
give the full TRANSACTIONS and details but
hope during the spring to find time TO
search over the collection Of smaller frag-
mcnts of tablets. and to light upon any
smaller parts of the legends which may
have escaped me. When my investiga-
tons are completed will publisha full ac-
count and translation of these Genesis
legends, all of which have now been for
tunate enough 10 find, some I'm the old
Museum collection, others by excavation
In Assyria."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16

lying, having received fatal blows "a ho
chest, causing, IL Is thought, paralysls Of
the heart. "
james Sanderson, of Black Wo,e
WIS, "A wealthy farmer, took the train .,
Oshkosh one evening recently, and. IN M
tempting 10 get of while the train wasin
motion. he was thrown under the wheel
On the next day pieces of his body werc
picked mp along the road, scattered oynr
more than mile. The deep snow proha.
bly, prevented him from getting on ,he
track; and the accident was not discov-
cred until six or eight trains had passed
over the track.
"A prairie fire swept down upon phn,
Creek. Dawson County, Neb.. recently
which for some time threatened 10 destrov
the entire town. In the effort TO stay M
flames the son of Mr.. Bobbitt was SO Ind.
" burned about the head that his brain
became affected. making him insane. And
he wandered of on the prairie. Alter
some time he was found, but so wild that
hc had To be confined i'm the. Jail. While
her son was absent his mother also he.
came partially derangcd Mr.. Bobbtt
also lost a new house just completed N
$1,000. Several persons lost number of
cattle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16
Odds and Ends.

"A handkerchief of VIM. Penn Is To b,
on exhibition at the Centennial, and cu'
rious correspondent writes 10 ask Ii IL Il
the original Penn wiper.
An Albany clearinghouse mistress
has discouraged the practice of changing
among boarders by throwing vltriol on one
who proposed To leave her establishment
--Paducah bets heavy on a negro man
who seizes the chime OF an empty flour bar.
rel between his reeth, swings II three times
and then throws il over his head a distance
OF ten feet back of him.
The ghost of Noah Webster came to a
spiritual medium in Alabama, not long
since. and wrote on "A slip OF paper: sit Is
tite times Noah was right, but we are
sorry To see he has gone back on his die
tionary.
There are young men who cannot
hold sken of yarn for their mothers
without wincing. but will hold l25 pounds
of neighboring family for the best part
OF the night with patience and docility
that are certainly phenomenal.
"A bashful Connecticut drug clerk was
puzzled the other day by having one OF
the female jubilee-singers ask him for
:, nesh-colored court plaster" but after
some thought he handed out black and
lodged under the counter for safety.
An incbriate precipitated himself down
stairs. and on striking the landing re-
proachfully apostrophized himself with
III you'd been a-wantin' TO come down
stairs, why'in thunder didn't you say so.
you wooden-headed old fool, an I'd a
come with you. an showed you the way ~
"A good thing was perpetrated by a
well-known Main Street merchant the 9th
er day while dining at Barnum's. Said a
companion TO him, reading from bill of
fare, "What Is this 'Srloin of beef Ia
FinanciereY' Our witty friend replied,
" | suppose that is a cut iroma Wall Street
bull ~
A few days agoa couple from Iowa, on
their way East. had 10 stop I'm this city,
owing To the wife's illness. They went TO
a hotel, and for the first day or two the
husband didn't complain of the cost, but
when his wife grew worse--a doctor called
in and nurse employed--be began TO
hang on TO the dollars which were demand
ed. On the fifth day the doctor looked
serious. and said that the woman would
probably die. The husband consulted
with his hotel clerk and with freight
agent, and going back to his wife, he lean
ed over her and sobbed: "Oh, Sarah
Jane, you mustn't die here!' IL don't
want to leave you, Phletus ~ she replied.
" but fear that my time has come"
"Don't, oh, don't die here. :" he went on.
" If my time has come. ! must co. she
said. les, suppose SO, but II | could
only get you back home first I'd save at
least forty dollars on funeral expenses I;
and forty dollars don't grow on every
bush."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16

II seems hardly right 10 call Polar Bears
land animals I; they abound here ITO geo.
graphical miles from the nearest land
upon very loose broken up ice, which Is
steadily drifting into the Atlantic at the
rate of twelve or fourteen miles daily. 10
remain upon IL would be TO insure their
destruction were they not nearly amphib-
ious. They hunt by scent, and are con-
stantly seen running across and against
the wind, which prevails from the north
ward, so that the same instinct which d.
reefs their search for prey. also serves the
important purpose of guiding them In the
direction of land and more solid ice re-
marked that the upper part of bruins fore
paws are rubbed quite bare. Peterson ex-
plains, that to surprise the seal bear
crouches down with his forepaws doubled
underneath, and pushes himsefnoiselessly
forward with his hinder legs until within
few yards, when he springs upon the
unsuspecting victim, whetheri I'm the water
or upon the ice.
The Greenlanders are fond Of bears
flesh, but never eat the heart or liver, ana
say that these parts cause sickness. No in
stance Is known of Greenland bears at
/ lacking men except when wounded orpro-
voked; they never disturb the Esqumaux
graves. although they seldom fail TO rob a
cache OF seals flesh. which Is n similar
construction of loose stones above the
ground. A native of Upernavik, one dark
winters day, was out visiting his seal nets.
Tie found seal entangled, and while
kneeling down over 1t upon the ice to get
4 1t clear, he felt slap on the back from his
companion, as he supposed; but a second
and heavier blow made him look smartly
round. He was horror-stricken to see u
peculiarly grim old bear instead OF ms
a. t.tssf IaAr
| tlce of the man, bruin tore the seal out OF
! the net, and commenced his supper. lie
was not interrupted nor did the man
wait to see the meal finished. Captain
McCintock's Voyage IN search Of Sir Jon"
/ franklin.