Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-13
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Miss Turner says In the preface that If Gu
rious people expect to find anything in her
story bearing directly or Indirectly on the
great "trial" in which she was a witness
they Will he disappointed. 1t may, however.
De some consolation for them, she thinks to
learn that had II not been for that misfortune
II would be possible for her TO ear a an hoaest
living In less public way than this. The
story is really very good one, aud of course
l. would DE ungallant to doubt that Bessie
wrote every word of il. The book has a good
Aibertype picture of the fair and famous
CogRTING AND FARMING; OR WHICH Is
The GENTLEMAN BY Julie p. smith New
f fS6si " " Taiie;0n 8 Co. Through Warren
A new story by the author of "Ten Old
Maids"
LITTLE CLASSICS. Edited by Ro.siter johnson.
B BcsIGn James H. osgoOd 4 Go. Through Root.
This is the sixteenth volume OF the popular
series under this head, which present in com
pact, exquisitely printed shape the cream OF
literature in the way of short tales and
sketches. The present volume supplies bio
graphical sketches of the authors represented
In the series.
HOME PASToRALs, BALLADS ANDLYRICs.
Co. Through Robert BeaI.I
Bayard Taylor in his lectures Classics
Schiller as first amongst the second rank of
poets of the world, placing Homer, Dante,
Goethe and Shakespeare at the head; so il
may be said of Taylor himself, that he comes
very near being in the front rank of Amer-
can poets. And 1t may be said of him as he
has said of Schiller, that he gains steadily in
his approach TO his ideal with each effort.
The present volume contains things that
have better chance for Immortality tla1
anything he has previously written, because
OF their greater simplicity and stronger hold
upon the heart. The volume is puSlshei in
the faultless style characteristic OF Osgood &
Co.
VICTORIAN POETS. By Eimund rlarsnce sted-
man Boston; James Il, O'sood & CO. Through
Although presented as a book OF literary
and biographical criticism, this work may,
also, be termed an historical review of the
course of British poetry during the present
reign. and also compact aat logical survey
OF the authors and works that mainly de-
mand attention.
A SENSATIONAL INDIAN INTEsPRETER-
The Warm Spring Indians, now in this city,
paid visit 10 Indian Commissioner Smith
at 1 o'clock last evening. This band has
been giving exhibitions throughout the coun-
try for several months past. Tney were
dressed in the usual Indian tosgery, and
wore superabundance OF paint anI feathers.
DR.. Donald Mckay, apparently a full-blooi
Indian, but clad in civilized attire, acted as
Interpreter. The Commissioner was evil
IDENTIFY disposed to make snort work of th,
Interview. and asked what they had to say.
DR.. Mckay, who seemed to he laboring under
temporary excitement, replied in a loud tone:
1--WE have grievances, sir; and we want to
hear what you have tn say. You know our
reeds, and can give us what we want, sir.'
The Commissioner cut the interpreter short
by saying he wanted To near from the In
dams, when DIR. Mckay rising, and exhibit
ing considerable Indignation, said, per
haps, SIR you are unaware of who we are,
We, cir, are the Warm Spring Indians; the
friends and allies OF the whites. Perhaps,
sir, you have never herd that we fought
with your troops against Captain Jack
in the late ModOc campaign. Yes, sir;
We have grievances, and they must be re-
dressed" Tire Commissioner asket where
they had been lately. @Been sir,' excla mel
DR.. Mckay, "we have been TO the norJn, we
have been to the south, we have been } tho
east, and we have been to the wesL-wa have
been (waving his hand majeSticaiiy) all over
this country, Sir" Well, sir" sail the
Con missioner, evidently getting pretty
wratby, who gave you permission to leav=
your country "The great head chief the
glorious Great Father DC Ia no. SIR rarllei
Mckay Nc go, yes! l remember nov, SAIL
The Indians then, through Klemntl.h0
sey - Man; with the old-lleat - cDnpiailel
that TIE treaty with them had no. been sIi-
filled; that they had sold their land for
song, and had been sent To land that b.
To-, ged to band OF Snake IndiaIs. their
enemies, which had involved them in war
with that band; that the gOTer meat, in
stead of furnishing guard az promised, had
not given them even n sworl; that they had
not been properly rewarded for their services
in the MOdOc war, and that fishery belong
ing to them above the Dalles had been taken
from them and sold to white man. Com
missioner Smith told them that they would
have to look to Congress for redress OF their
n aka anu ,rea9ueStesdi Dr; Mckay to
concentrations to Congress could be made,
which the latter said he would do.
PROSPECTS OF THE ENGLISH ARCTIC Ex-
PEDITIoN-Dr Isaac j. Hayes, the Arctic
explorer. thinks that the English ships Alert
and Discovery have fair prospects of success
In their efforts TO reach the North Pole. The
Pandora, which recently returned to Eng
land, found very little ice I'm Batfin'h Ray.
ton will prevail in Smiths Sound and the
adjacent waters. If such should be the case,
the English ships, if they do not sail to an
open Polar Sea, will reach very high lati-
tudes, and sledge expeditions can be resorted
to for further surveys. The English expedi-
ton is splendidly equipped for this kind of
service, which has thus far proved very eff
fective in high ATTITUDES.
INCENDIARY FIRES IN GEoRGIA.-The
commissioner OF agriculture for Georgia re-
ports That during the past twelve months
twenty.eight cOttOn-gin houses were de.
sfroyed by incendiary, and fifteen by acct
the'Savannah Morning News takes excep-
ton to IL, and shows by its files that from
LIST OF September, 1874, to 1st OF September,
1915, reports were published of the burning of
ninety: eight cettOn-gn houses in Georgia.
IN Is estimated that three fOurths of the fires
were the work of incendiaries. From the LIST
of September TO the seth of October instant,
the News has chronicled the burning OF fif-
teen additional gin houses.
. SENDING SHIPS OvERLAND.-Itisa curi
Gus fact. and one that speaks we'll for the re-
vival of our long lost and often amented
American ship building interests, that ships
are now constructed on the Delaware aud
sent over the plains to the Pacific coast.
This might be somewhat paradox were il
not explained that the ship yards in Phila-
delphfa build the hulis OF iron vessels in
pieces, which are taken in this shape 10 the