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Notifying as was the result of the SIT
TING BULL embassy, il is TO be hoped that
llAYIs'a amba sailors have at least brought
back from their Canadian friends some hints
in the art Of dealing with Indians. II they
have learned that good faith and justice are
eurer foundations for peace, between red
men and white, than fraud, violated treaties
and the baNOnct, even the contempt with
which the Sioux chief, rejected their prof
irr7 of kindness and cows can be borne
with patience
To manage the vast northwest territory,
with It's scores OF Indian tribes and hun
dr'dS of rowing bands, the Dominion finds
II only necessary to employ II few hundred
mounted polio" purely ciyll force, under
military discipline, the highest officer being
ld"ut'-'ol MCLEOD and next under him
MAJOR WALSH, the inspector. This petty
force, with its simple and economical sys-
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separation was for any cause arising after
marriage, unless the cause was adultery. In
which case the minister may solcmnize tho
new marriage Of the innocent party Now
there arc many causes OF divorce, other than
adultery. which are allowed by the law of
all States. Some Of them are certainly
good and proper causes for divorce. and
all Of them relate to n civil contract, which
it is both cxpcdicnt and necessary for the
civil power to regulate according to its sense
of right and cXpcdicncy Tho safest and
best rule for any CHURCH to adopt IL to leave
it, ministers To be governed by the law Of
the land, in this matter Of sOlcmnizing mar
riagcs. Take the ease of u marriage dis
solved on account Of dcscrtion, or cruelty,
or any cause other than adultery, which il
allowed 10y the civil law How is a minister
to know that the party desiring to contract
a new marriage has divorced husband or
wife still living Il he To presume
that the divorced husband or wife Is
alive, or is dealt l. he to question the
partyY He or she may not know whether
the former husband or wife is alive or dead.
Such eases are not uncommon; and the only
safe and just rule Is to follow the civil law,
and where that allows of another marriage,
to solcmnizc it, leaving the parties to their
own responsibility if they violate the law.
We are inclined To think upon the whole
that it would bc an Improvement upon our
system. If the power to solemnizc marriages
as civil contracts were taken from the clergy
of all denominations. and the civil contract
were required To- bc entered into before
magistrate the religious part Of the cerc-
Ga. lao A. l,ts "a mr.
denomination a. it might think IT. This is
the practice ia most Roman Catholic coun-
tries. and it has this advantage. that it
recognizes the civil relation Of marriage as
something distinct from religious ccrc-
uony. while it leaves the parties whose
conscicnccs ubliCc them to regard II rclg-
iuu- sanction H. II necessary part Of n mar
iiagc. to seek that sanction according To
their religious belief Some persons would
object that To- the vulgar and ignorant it is
we'll To- unite the civil and the religious cerc-
mony. by giving the priest or minister
power to perform and attest both. But We
believe the fact to be- in general, that n
large part of the public attach very little
Importance Ia the religious ceremony; and
we are quite sure that parties who have any
sense of religion at all would toe quite a.
likely to wish to add the religious sanction
To the civil contract. II the two ceremonies
were separated. as they are whore they are
performed by the same functionary
There can bc no doubt that in consequence
Of the different facilities for obtaining
divorces allowed by the law Of different
: atcs i'm this Union. and the uncertainties
ari-tn.- out of the conflict between the laws
Of different States a. Ia the effect to bc
given to divor' ss, many evils arise. But
Church legislation ,suI not remedy these
OWLS
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DcpO-tors in the Union Dime Savings Bank
need not bc in n hurry t. draw out their
money Immediately. The examination which
Mr. BEST Is now making will be completed
in u few days and whatever may be- it, re-
suit the dcpositors will be- protected. II it
shall appear that the bank can pay a hun
dred cents on the dollar, they will of course
be entirely safe. lit shall appear that it can
not pay in full, a receiver will undoubtedly
be appointed, and an equal distribution be
made all round. The weak spot in the bank =
assets is its bonds and mortgages and real
estate; but the depreciation ON these j. not
likely TODD more than eNtingui-h the surplus
without harning the deposits. II j. "A foolish
standing in the street, and forfeit SIX
months interest, for the sake Of guarding
against loss which there IL no reason to
believe will be more than one or two cent $
CA the dollar, and most likely will be- mo-
thing whatever,
At the same time. We cannot refrain from
expressing our condemnation II the officers
of the bank for letting II get into such poo
stion that its solvcncy could be doubted.
The wild rumors that are anoat affecting
their integrity are probably very much cx-
aggoratcd but they have also sufficient
basis Of truth to ruin the reputation of the
bank and to render a continuance Of il
business impossible. The deposits are SURF
t. Ice all withdrawn sooner or later. and the
concern may ns we'll 20 into lquidation at
once and stop the salary and expense ac-
count
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Gen. sherman and the Army.

After turning Chief JOsErH's position at
the Yellowstone, and saving his scalp by u
forced march. Cen TrcuMsEH SHERMAN is
again in Washington at the head of his
magnificent and costly stan lie tclscvcry-
body there is NO danger of any serious In
dian trouble; but ne would like to have n
long military line established and well
manned To do this. his plan IS to fiji up
md enlarge the companies. 50 a. To add
fifteen thousand men TO the present maxi
mum. and Civ" him the command ~ an
army of forty thousand. If Ice could have
his own way entirely. he would prefer eighty
Thousand.
A. the General has little clsc 10 do than
draw his eighteen thousand dollars year
md wear hi7 fine feathers. it is perhaps
natural lac should seek to enlarge the area
vi his grandeur. after having travelled over
Europe and seen the great armies Of tlcOld
World lie thinks We ought TO do things on
grand scale, and hat it is small business
10 be counting millions in country like the
United States
This Is the tone Of the military chiefs
who hang about Washington and are well
fed at the public expense. Economy is
mcanncss in thcireyes, aud reform Of abuses
especially in the army. is n humbug. The
suffering condition Of the people, the pow
rrty. distress. bankruptcy, and ruin which
Hlllict hundreds Of thousands all over the
Union. do ,,.,t concern this favored class.
They have come 20 think this Government
was created for their benefit exclusively,
and that complaints Of taxation for their
Support are quorulou4 and il-fou>lcd.
al f,..s "A /
In preventing the reduction Of the army
two years ago and i'm obtaining the tempo
rary increase Of 300 cavalry. In the face
Of that experience. and of the events that
followed it, the House Of Representatives is
not likely to be deceived again. The Flee
toral Conspiracy was made successful by
the regular troops that were collected AT
the capital to enforce its decree If necessary
by blood~hcd. The presence Of this force
was an integral part u the plot from the be-
ginning, which Gen SHERMAN personally
managed in all it, details, with the full
knowledge and cooperation OF GRANT.
Different motives operated to bring about
this harmonious action. GRANT aud the
Republican leaders knew II TGLDEN came
into power. the enormous frauds and corrup-
tiun oi the last sixteen years, which have
never yet been explored In the Treasury,
would be brought to light, to the utter de-
ttruction Of many who now stand well be-
fore the country. 1t would be like the reve-
lations of TWEED on n national scale. The
sHERMANs had their grip on HAYES, and
would control his Administration If the
Crizc was secured. Patronage and jobbcry
operated on others.
3
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Nar,iagc aud Divorce in the Episcopal
Church.

r.. fln,yfn,aro ,yoof tho sections Of a
,,rot,,-.J ca,on an u,urri,,.,. and ,iiynrc.
which la- boon t,a--.,l in, the House of Dele
pnto. of th. Eni-rnrnl Convention. but
which ,,a- NOT couclrrr,i i'm bv tho Hlu-. Of
Ii-l.r-. and is NOW before n committee Of
Conferences
VII, lf a. D... wur4 d,il allow. tne.r n.ffiu.ei-
hot "".u.
,.',, i',.I.,l .'''1I,
IN .n.uD u-le.a or vI. ha. been i-it ava, ior nu,
t'" a'.r marriage h"' gus Gang ''''I h'i lr
.tu.. t.,.t.,..',,., l',,',, ...l.,.li..l. ',.,t
ga.
The first section Is Of n very uncertain
m,tnIu... Docs ID intend to refer to the law
Of tnrllnI. orto the stw Of tine Chulchf In
Nyh.t ...u-,. i- ID marriage lnln,yful when the
nan ,- yri.. iDinr,l together otlorAi-o than
n con, N.rl nllnw-t "Gnu's Wnrdn
nio...-. of ,,ur-,. fha Hu,l. N,y tbn lave
th,. ihl.r.O..r ti,.. Christian s,rinturc- h.
rr,. n.t..,,..i-. -. tI,,. l,,. ,r ,l. land ,.-
n.,.l... t.,.,,.,, l,.',,'.I''.,',I..,.
o,,..,..l la, ,Lo ,t,u la,r.,,oll,,'., ,..o..,'
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INf SEMEN Is.


Mr.. 5. q. Pratt. who announce himself as
" laic ~ Berlin ana London. gave q piano rce-
tai y"~t r'lay afternoon AZ Chirkorius Hall. H.
wos assisted hy NJ is, Henrietta Brcho.
Mr., Pratt is not pianist If IN" first order.
though his playing shows that he has horn
under the guidance Of good masters and that
he has been dili-out and pcrscvcring in con-
lurring the many difficulties of technique with
which his instrument is surrounded.
In light music Of a lravura style. such a. his
own compositions, he h. tolernhy at ease. hut
tho larger and more digninod works of Chopin
ana Srhumaun he did not appear To- grasp with
a great Intelligence nor interpret with original
ity. ON the contrary the " Brrcruson and Bal
lnd" Of Chopiu were poorly played aud In the
ilr-t especially he appeared ~ ho ON the verge
Of nds'o, having cYldnntly forgotten what
cam" alter certain phrase. which h" repeated
many times before hr recovered himself
MS compositions show some iAncy md n
good knowledge If OiprIgios and brilliant
llng'r pass Ises, and tho DESCRIPTIVE romurk-
win when IN" accompanies them ON the pro-
Elnnn" dlsplnv appreciatlve icclng and Il
Miss Brehe has seldom been heard to less
advantage than M this concert. The Ave
MARIA OF Gounod. which she chose As her
0N W0rff1r. needs n much richer and more
SYluphih"tlt voice than hers is oven ut its host.
ana yesterday she sang with such decidedly
nusnl tones Hs 10 give very little satisfaction to
hrr hearers. MhHt'Nrr the plrasurnhl" results
on hrr foreign trip may have been. il certainty
METHOD Of singing.
Miss Borbc is in her proper and probably
also most rnngrnial sphere when singing mad
rls,lS ana luGllsh part songs where her pure
and where tn" lowers vninrs MI M the void
which is left by her cold, clear. but thin tones,
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In the mountains. Tho Indians traccd him
until the canon split into three or four rocky
dcfles, and then they cump"d down With the
dcterm nation To wait tall hunger and hurst
Midnight came. and the wat hers had board
With the soft tread " n wolf almost. for
sol" upon the Indians shopping una ~ Oh Walls
uf the Fort. Strui strp' sf"pl rnd white OLE
Jet stood within ten icot OF thu first sie"pgr7tni
rc"rcd this way and that II was " 4 OWL
Tie red mon were still wdtiul. in th" dark
canon. hut the hurs" had "wrrwd from the
range 10y some dcillc known and rs II b lore.
The sentinel ui the gHt" hnnNrd sNttll % ,-n,
-'W the smouli,r N brands NJ the dylng rttnip-
fires lung high ~ III" air.. aud ~ ~ moment tue
Iudi3n H. were yrlilug and screaming in uliri-iit
Back and forth Charged the lOrso. s,rikiug,
Isl king rnd MI ring wild n"iris. and hr did
not disuplt az uni.l the roll OF the drum called
the soldiers go arms.
The Indans lad suffered such damages that
they were determined To Nil the straHL, tor
life had heretofore hrtu held sacred. VI WIS
heard racing M and down while night last"i
aud whrn morn. NJ broke ne was IN pam siG,tl
Tho In lisu heart almost rflrnt II ni Si2ii ~ TN
strong limis. milk -Whitr cont. aud silver eyes,
tut White DcVil dared them To The attack Ivy
pran"ing up and down and ilnsin, his heels
about.
Separating into squads ~ ten. the rod mon
rodr out on thc prairie. White Devil stood stu.
cai~ = 10 g. US 'mah lip down. and On" i9rei"Vt
within pistol shot they halted. aud thirty rifics
covered thr brave lone horse. While they were
thus held lac Gath red his feet like a eat and
dashed NJ the poorest hOisfiu,u. \ roar OF
r Is and n volirv al bullets stopped him.
struck 10y scor' 81 balls. he halt,l. reared up,
sAook his beautiful head in agony of pain. and
fell and died without 4 eronn. TIA" Indians
gathered around, hut they did not rXult. A.
they Strpkcd his GLOSSY neck and sleek sides
they said to one anuthrr:
lie was hraycl We will paint his picture on
our war shields md the body shall be buried
from the wolves ~
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UAsHING ROY NOTES.

a., .......... - ~, M, ,.,.,
NAsHiN6IoN, 'rt. 2i-lhc 'hhlm'h OF
the most important committees ~ the Senate. To
,,b,n, ,..,,,ir.,i, il, ..,i.f,.,.r,, form, L,,,
""'" n''''''''''"S )" 9"''a'"''iS '''"' nav
been relerred' do not seem I" be- ia any hutry
10 report upon them. or even To call the COM
,ni,,o.s ,o',,,b,r Thrv mr., ,r,1otI, ,,..tit,t-
- ~ -,
INK on uho phfWlhi'h u'"rS' hhu are S'ar'h-
ing for a conn,s ton between Il and Haycss
Motley II il NOT u,tnl tn keen "A nominee for
,,t., -. 20 a.. .,'.....,'. r.,,., 80.
''7',' ~ W W., '"n' INV N'",'
pended Ike M"hamni"d : coiiin.sprrihllY II ne
be thought III To- M that station. or all the for
,i,,r ,,,,,.,in,,,,.,,s I.n,,s,o, tho ,,torod MIN
''''" "f',,''" NC "-'' Wv '''' "
isi"r 10 flaytl. aon" passed muster ~ inc
last executive session and he only because a
.t ,.... -, a.. ...n g.. ,,,. ,.t.,,.I A., Ina,
N'ss'i WIS "p""' =" san '"' ''o is'hu' Al '"s''
that was the reason assigned Tor the exception
in his ease.
A, - ...,,. e. l., ,.,,.t. ,,,.t.. ,,,o ci,.u
an ISSUE must s"ph w ii'''' uh''r .le ',N'i
Tenure act. to test tn" sincerity OF the Fraudu-
lent Presidents professinns in regard To the
.n -. n i.i -. 81 II. I'll
'lNll service IL" III" "o"h ui' run "'H'Ih''Iy
and cmphHti oally that no public officer should
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A very beautiful, interesting. and valuable
volume l. Mr. James Parton, -, ta,e anil Ohs tu,i,
in IN Al Tim" ami Nnuy L,nL ilarpcr Brother. II
gives the history Of cancaturc among the Romans.
"ir'ks' Egyptians lndoo. Mrnush the Middle Ages IN
the Reformation, IN the Puritan pcrpl the Une OF
llosarih IN the English rcNnlution in the Preach re- ,o
uon, ami In nearly all modern countries hi, written
with great care abounds in anecdotes and is copousy
and hcauuuy illustrated The letter press is in the
highest s,l. al the art
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The petition OF the National Rifle Associa-
ton and of citizrns Interested in the improve
mcnt 81 craftsmanship for a Government APP
propriation in aid of ril" practice in the regular
army and militia was presented in the House
yesterday 10y Mr.. WILLIS. 1t should have proper
considerations
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Some Of the petitions brought to the n,

'''ih' 81 the l'llllNnS bTbuSUt 10 the no
r'o of the Use Yesterday are out of the com
mon run. Two hundred "olored citizens. be-
hoNns that It If HOMELESS for them 10 try To-
compete with white labor in this country. ask
Congress 20 help them remove their families to
Liberia. Their request is modest. only sloO
apiece. White mechanics Of this city complain.
through Mr.. Cox. Of the moons istency Of fixing
the wages Of Government employees 10y law
while leaving the wages Of all other en-
ployccs to be fixed 10y the caprice or avarce
of individual employers. Tweuty-one thousand
workingmcn, living or irving 30 live within the
limits Of single PENNSYLVANIA Congressional
district, ak Government help to enable poor
men Of their sort o. settle on the public domain
in the rs yet uncrowded West. Lastly. WILLIAM
d. kELLrY petitions for such changes in the
iingncial system Of the country as shall make it
possible for these men 10 earn a living and
trns W their families where they are.
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HAYES will turn upon cx-Ministor WASH
RrRNE. if WAsHBuENE continues his suggestive
praises of GRANT. ScHUEz looks askanre 'on
WAsHBuRNE. because NAsHBuENE. with
Kaiser WlIHgLN'S portrait in his house and
Kaiser WIIHrINs letter in his pocket. may
take some OF the Gcrman-Amcrican votes out
Of soHURZs pocket.
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If your pockets are crnmmcd with green
hacks aud any dappor fellow near Union square
asks you to drinh. don't do it. 1t is part Of tho
city in which "a man should not lose his head
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The concern shown by Mr. PLUMB of
Kansas for the morals ii the army does him
credit. H. wants 10 have gambling made n
court-martial offence. punishable by dismissal
from the service. Whether Congress will graft
~ him by amending tn" Articles II War TO that
effect remains To hc s"ru. Although gambling
il no longer the epidemic vice ii once
was at the car tai. rumor asserts that
there are several $ nators and Representatives
who know the difference between 81 full" and
" a flush Should Mr.. PLuMn's bill pass the
news will carry di-mny into many n frontier
post. and even near army headquarters there
Will he ruciul faces. As for the dead and buried
West Pointers II the old school. the mere sug-
gestion OF such an innovating measure is
enough 10 make them uneasy in their graves.
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The accident to Miss BLAINE will lessen
the popularity Of the toy pistol" Perhaps
something Of the sort was necessary to deter the
gifted inventor from browning his career 10y the
production II n toy earthquake"
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1--WE have the best army In the world,
considering its strength" once moro observes
Gen. SnEEMAN. but W. need moro soldiers"
II IL supposed the General thinks 1t necessary
TO repeat this sentiment as often ~ he gets n
chance. in order to prevent the people from re-
garding 1t ~ "A Joke.
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The House yesterday sent the Colorado
CONTESTANTS With all their papers. to the Com
mtee on Elections. All the Democrats present
voted for the reference and all the Republicans
n.,uIn.l IL
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ScHrR2 m-tructs those Washington quid-
nunrs who take their cue from him that the
failure of the Sitting BULL conference is to be
regarded ms a shining success But the country
Will hardly pronounce the attitude assumed be-
furrth Sioux chiefan, and stinFngly rcbukcd
10y him. emincntly satisfactory With such
makcshlhs HAYES seeks to atone for the lack of
firm, Mol-dcnncd. and humane Indian policy
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been committed nfty-sevcn times. and WINS ap-
parcntly as far as possible from reformation.
short term of Incarceration. although II may
free the prisoners system of alcohol docs not
destroy his appetite for stmulant. Not less than
n year Of total abstinence il necessary for any
lusilng benefit in that direction. Tie Commits
soncrs therefore say:
Thus by the substantially unanimous voicc of 'lc MN
who have hat most cNl rriener ~ dealing with iWuri
nr~. judges ohc' r. o police and .up,rin mruis I" atN
cit, Govcrumont new departure in the treatment Of
dtuutatis hruu-ht he ore the tutrt without n all en-
term w on the question ut their cfimnahN or WuHl d
s'ris ihrN 20 ruriD mi that m treatment ~thll ann pr
lust punishment H. he ncidennilv hunsh necessarily.
involved To this end wtn hruul M before tnr courts,
thrA viii not hc sentenced tu gwen un nrni. l't
committee n m asylum such irotftctd ~ ri"i, one
Ncur ur more eNptrcco has proved TO b. nrcrs-ar
with discretion IN the hands uf The proper nrh"riii'- 10
attended, perhaps. by continued hrlriul oversight
In other words. tho Commissioners rccom-
mend that the punishment for confirmed drunk
ards br made Imprisonment for ono year or
more: for such Imprisonment would he punish
mcnt. whatever the intention Of reforming the
prisoners might be. Tho Commissioners evil
IDENTIFY regard drunkenness us II disease. and
aim to use Incarceration rs a means OF cure
but. in that view Of the subject. they put them
selves in the attitude Of forcing one class OF sick
men into durancc for treatment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-15
RytTIER AND THE PRESIDENT.
An inquiry Into the Mississippi Massacres

Il
Gen. Butler gives lively account Of
his interview with the President. It
must be given entire. for condensation
would ruin it, Eyes, sir, have had
very delightful interview and under
standing with the President. | told him
| was delighted that lie had postponed
the session, and that 1t would eventuate
In our being able to organize the House.
| told him that II the Southern people
behaved themselves and kept their
pledges IL would be the first time they
ever did so, and that they should have
due credit for their good faith from me.
But thought he ought to have the re-
cent murders in Mississippi inquired
into, as was one of those who were of
the opinion that they were outrageous
massacres. caused by political hate.
lille said the matter was being inquired
into. ] gave him to understand that
I had learned an effort was being
made to displace DR.. Parker, postmas-
ter at New Orleans. He Is my brother.
| in-law. Gen. Key was in the room, and
| he was at once reminded by the Prest..
dent that Parker was not to be touched
| for the present. | told the presldent
| that Samuel Bowles was In the ante
| room. and that, perhaps, Adams was
| also somewhere around, at which the
| President looked alarmed, and / fol
lowed up my advantage by just giving
the President my opinion OF Samuel
| Bowles. | think ] have baked any
game he was after. The President asked
me about the seven schooner loads ot
| paving stones from Cape Ann Quarry,
| now lying at the Washington wharves,
and | told him they were purchased 10y
| contractors, and that It was the best
stone In the world. ! did say ~ good
word for Mullet, for he would always
buy the Cape Ann stone when he was
architect. The statements that ! am
on bad terms with tho President are
false. We will show the Democracy
| next fall how we stand. ! am going TO
| join in the campaign in Ohio in Septem
hnr next "