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, 1877-06-23

TESTING THE APPLICANTS In the last
few years the reader has heard grea' deal
about the enforcement of civil service rules.
The law was laii down, aud kept down, as
dead letter. Senators and Congressman
disposed of the Government patronage TO
suit their caprices. and paid as little atten-
ton to reform as If it had never b-en declar-
ed by proclamation. Indeed. brfore the in
coming of The present administration civil
reform was broad farce. Affairs are differ
eut now. The phrase has come to have c
specIfic meaning. 4 naval paymaster WAS
10 b. appointed. There were. thir'y-eight
applicants for the position befnre the News
had got to remote parts of the country.
These greedy asp'rants all imagined that il
would be the Old thing over, III whirh the
man with the most Influential hackers would
win. They found that they were mistaken.
The ordeal of an examination AS % qualtica-
tions had to be passed, and this Was the rock
upon which most OF thr frsil vessels founder
ID. Twenty were thrown out 10y The med cal
examiners at the start. OF the eighteen
who got a certificate of physical merit, but
twelve had the courage o face the mental
test. To the utter cons ernatiun of these
twelve, a knowledge Of the German and
Spanish languages Was required. Then 'h-
number Tell off TO three, the fortunate one OF
which has not yet been named The sad
plight Of the T jre'ed squad may be easily
imagined In r-ferring to their case, an
E4st-rn u liS'ic contemporary jocularly
marks: The thir five sad yed III i
who left Washington that night have enroll
ed themselves III the au'i-eiviis-rviee ranks
ani are relentless foes 10 reform that Is de
Srrncfive of the highest privilege OF the
American ti,iz-n, TO hrld office without
doing any work or eomprr heuding lis du'ies. ="
, 1877-06-23
Clippings .rom Exchanges.

GROVER INVESTIGATION. = The Senators
TO investigate the ways aud means" by
which ex Governor Grover was elected 70 ,h.
o. S Senate will be here in few dAys
As We have heretofore stated, we DO no, be-
lieve Mr. Grover guilty of bribery !; for IN
dependent Of being a gentleman, be is too
shrswd TO resort 10 any mAnoeuvers thai
might result In ship wreck We give
senator Grover the beuefi, OF oar doubts.
and cs,didly admit hat if the charges of
fraud against him are substantiated, no one
will ibe more surprised, if Tot diSappain'ed
than the writer. Senator Mitchell himself,
ON introducing the motion TO have rhe
charges against Grover investigated said that
be did itrelucrantly and with little idea they
would b. subs,antiated. But he had to obey
the wishes Of his constituency. and they
urged on by semi democrats. NhO could not
elect their man to the Srna,e. bclieved all
they were told and signed the petitions
There ara republicans, We are ashamed 10
say, who are So illiberal that they not only
deny the exisiencn of anything good in Il
democrat, but when a charge Is maze ,sainst
one. no matter from what irresponsible
source, and bow ignorant they may be them
selves of he accusations, they are willing to
sign their names 10 documents 10 the etfsc,
that they are true. We bear that one Of she
petitions TO investigate .ae charges against
Senator Grover was passed through the cars.
and many signed 1t without reading, bvins
told 10 affix their na.nes AS It would deprive
Grover of his srat. No one, We believe, viii
accuse us of being Il democrat, but in taking
g.. 4 ID, Il,
what We honestly feel 10 be our duty, and
ibis consideration with us shall always be
above party y.-Oyrg0a City Enterprise.
, 1877-06-23

LIQUOR BELL STKIKER.-The tull extent
of the Mutfett Llquor Law of Virginia,
which wenr into OPERATION last month, -how~
tha. In one respect at least, 1t Is a curiosity Y
in Legislation. The attempt TO b. made u
colI-c, tax on liquor, or more properly, Ia
determine the aE3ount 10 be collected by
machinery. In addition 10 payment OF he
usual amount for IA lYceuc-, each barrO0m-
keeper or retail liquor dealer Is required Ia
hire from the revenue commissioner Of his
dis rict an "spparArus. oaId to resemble
gas meter Ill appearance, and termed
" barrCom register" 1t operates IN man
ner analogous 70 that of the familiar " bell
punch " or indicator of the street raIl
ways o: our large cities. The law directs
each barroom- keeper Immediately upon
the sale of each drink of wine, ardent spirits.
malt liquors, or any miz'u'e thereof, IN the
presence Of the purchaser or person to whom
it is delivered, TO turn The crank Of The
proper register until the bell has struck once,
and rhe Indicator on IT, dial has moved one
poiut or number for each drink sold by him.
The registers are 10 be Inspected monthly
and the tax imposed is , i cenis Tor each
drink or half pint OF wine Of spirits, and
half cent for he sane quantity Of malt
liquor. The INTRODUCTION of the apparatus
is rhe only novelty in this law with 'h-
exception of the iuformers who are allowed
one-rhird of the fire imposed for di,obeying
the law. and possibly also the manuta9'urer
of the indicator, no one can b. particularly
interested in It's enforcemen and every
regular topper may he expected TO connive at
the breaking of law. the direct tendency
of which is to raise the cost OF the drinking
, 1877-06-23

HEAVY Loss OF SWINE Mr.. Dodge,
the Sra,istician of he Department of Agricul-
ture, reports. as the result of an investigation
Of the losses from diseases of swine during
the past twelve months, the destruction IT
4 .000, 900 animals OF all ages, and a money
los of more than $20.0n0,0 900. One firth of
the reported loss occurs in The State of Hi
nois; next in prominence are Missouri. Iowa
and Indiana, hich together lose SIC, 600. 900.
Florida, Alabama Mississippi and LOni-iana
hsve nearly as large a perceutage OF loss IN
numbers, aggregaring in value Si.5UG. 600
The reported losses are very small in New
England, the country burdIring on the great
lakes, and the Ptcifc coast. OF the remain
ing disiriets, West Virginia comes nearest
exemption, and Ohio aud the Atlantic coast
s a;es stand bitter than The slluvial disrric's-
The apparent loss is equivalent to third of
the snm of experts OF pork products last
year
, 1877-06-23

GENTILFs ElATKD "A Salt Lake dispatch
dated june 10, says the news is confirmed to-
drv hat the government at Washington has
decided 10 'rengihen the lands of the United
States officials here in Utah produces a pro-
found depression among Mormons and cor
resp ,ndIng exultariOn among Grntiies. No
one who understood the tenor of the tesii-
monV which District Attorney Howard car
ried h.nce TO his official chief was greatly
sururi=ed by the result Of his representa-
tons 10 the department and the President.
They were 50 sustained by facts that they
could no, have failed TO make an impression
Al Washington Here in Srlt Lake il is hop
Cd by nor what l. called federal rings, but
by merchants, k-rs and owners of mInes
aud o:her gentlemen responsible for more
than one half the capital invested IN Utah,
that the problem, now more than ever pub
licly discussed, may BE- solved. The solution
lies NOT merely with the Attorney General
but with Congress. The suppressed "xciI'-
men, here oceas-ioned by promise that the
government Is at last taking real interest IN
Norm IN affairs and the punishment Of mis-
creanis IN Utah ia impending, and District
Attorney Howard il The lion of the day
, 1877-06-23
Rules for Making Good Bread.

DR.. Holbrook offers the following
excellent hints on the above-named
subject, which may interest AID bene-
fl some of our readers
With good flour, a good oven,
aad a good, sensible. interested cock,
we can be pretty sure of good, whole
some bread. Yeast bread is consider
ed the standard bread, aud is, per-
haps, more generally found on every
table thar any other kind. Hence it
Is important to know how TO make
good, sweet, wholesome yeast bread.
Good flour is the first Indispensable ;
then good. lively yeast, either yeast
cakes 0: bottled /; the former is prefer
able IN all respects. Then, of course,
there must be the proper materials 10
work with. A bread bowl or pan
the pan is easier kept clean; stone
or earIhen jar for setting the sponge
a sieye-fuur should asways be sifted
before making bresd of any kind, first,
10 be sure that it is perfectly clean;
secondly, Sitting eniivens and aeraIes
The flour, aud makes both mixing and
raising eaiser and quicker clean,
white cloth TO cover the dough, and a
woollen blanket 10 keep the dough of
even temperature while rising bak.
ing pans, deep and shallow, a large,
strong spoon for stirring, and little
melted surt or fresh butter for oiling
the pans; never use poor butter. 1t
you wan; shortening, rich milk o,
cream scalded and cooled will answer
the purpose and be most wholesome
But thorough kneaiing is better still,
and should always be done effectually.
Scalding a portion of the flour makes
4 sweeter bread and speeds the work.
Water, mix. OF buIter-milk may be
poured boiling hot on a quart or two
OF the -four, stirring well, and cooling
to a moderate temperature before ad-
ding the yeaSt-this makes the sponge.
Scalded Hour always makes little
darker bread, unless we use butter
milk, which makes a rich, creamy,
white. bread. Yeast is fermented
flour or meal-the first stage # de-
composition or decay.
Understanding this, every baker
will comprehend the necessity of reg
ularirg the extent OF the fermentation
with the greatest of care for sponge
or bread fermentcd or "raised" TOO
long Is decomposing, spoiing-actual-
ly rotiing THIS is the language of
an experienced English baker TO us
only a few days ago, during a talk
about the delicate, foamy loaves
{" yeasied TO DEATH" which so many
f III les are eating and calling 1.-The
staff of iife," quite discarding The firm
sweet, substantial, homemade loaf
which our mothers and grsndmothers
kr eade5 with their own skilled hands.
Bread-making should stand at The
head OF domestic accomplishments,
since the health and happiness OF the
family depend incalculabiy upon god
b cad there comes time IN every
true, thoughtful woman's experience
when she Is glad she can make nice,
sweet loqves, free from soda, alum,
and other Injurious Ingredients, or an
earnest regret that she neglected or
was not so fortunate as t. have been
taught al least what are the requisites
of good bread making.
, 1877-06-23

GRAST IN ENGLAND. All accounts agree that Gen.
Grant : receiving distinction never before accorded
by English royal and iiiiy 10 a.y one VIII" las
not worn Il crUwn the dct rmInailOn OF The court 10
treat hun as ex->Overegu being Iul I'D IN letter
a i ) irit at Nal pugi House tav Primo OF Walks
gave the hero OF NIeKsburg and Appcn .ttoN prl-
yate auiirncr introducing HIN 10 his household Ia
the most sl uDer and It Is given out that the
Queen has ordered the Lord Chamberlain to waive
the usual rld presentation monies out OF regard
to the nations guest ant 10 extend 70 the Gvueiai
,nd Mrs Grant invitations 10 all the curt and eI--
tertainmeuis Th,. Gen nal already has an engage
tnent for every day III June, and II he lutnates an
intention 20 stay so long will probably have one for
every day until Christmas. these high compliments
are freely spoken of by the British press maniies-
t.ios OF respect and gOOt will towards tie Unlte1
States and " II te 50 received ia this country, Mar
tin Van Buren, and Mllhrd Fillmore were not 50
highly honorei wnen they YIsitei Iondon sIrnultane-
uusiy some twenty five Years ago. tut this Is Svtt-
ar country than 1t them anc the two nations IN
derstani each other better Besides, that was betore
the Prince of Males our guest Mr. Hayes aud
his successors will probably turn the precedent set II
Grants case 10 god aeoOu Z indeed We should Lot
be surprised 10 end trip 70 Europe become The rg-
ulation thing Tor an eX- President. Meanwhile the
average American will feel inch two taller IN
view ui the only living ex-Prvsidents trumphal pro
;Iess and right royal entertainment-IimeS
, 1877-06-23

JEWISH STATIsuCs.-At a meeting of
Jrwish delegates recently held in the city of
New York. number of facts were elicI'ed
especially interesting to that '' peculiar peo-
pie" 1t was stated that there are about
250, 900 people of tbe Jewish creed in this
country. having fourteen public institutions
under their control, and fifre-n newspapers
and periodicals devoted TO Jnlaism. There
are atout 800 Jewish congregations IN the
Unit, d States. the earliest churches establish
ed b-ing Sheari'h Israel, of Nrw York,
founded prior 20 1854; ShaaraY Shoomayim,
of L4ncas' or. Pa, prior to 1776 aud Rhodef
Sholem, of Philadelphia. prior to 1850. Re-
ports from ia of these congregations show
a Jewish population Of lS9 $40. and church
properry valued at Sj,S97, 400 There are
four Jewish secret socieries, that of nai
Birth having membership of 20, 900; the
Ke-her Shem Barrel. 10000; the Fee Sons
of Israel, S604; aud The Improved Order OF
Free Sons of Israel, 1882.
, 1877-06-23

THE CASE or MoYAUX OILY for the
political crisis, attention would have beeu
fixed On Moyaux c1s'. S-vertl Psychological
doctors were ready with di-quisi'iOns on his
crime-that of killing his little girl. five
Years old, by dropping her into dry we'll
over ninety feet deep. The ia her. it h sheen
SaId, dO4rrd upon bis child. What 'h' n
wonld have bern the results had be defes'' d
h-r? H disSembled his love Strangely
AT er hu Sh,ng his billiards he took up he
child aud carried her sleeping in his arms,
for two hour-, 20 reach the selected spor, and
then squat;ed for three hours at the well, ex-
pec,ing 10 hear hrr last gro4n. This, how
ever, wss rendered in the hospital twenty
four hours later. Moyaux attempted 10 xiii
his wifi on account rf her iEtideliiy. aud to
pain her be destroyed their child; but he uu-
for uaaieIv desired TO 1--we with n mistress
who Was willing to cohabit with him,
provided he sent the little giFl away. The
iury deelined 10 sceede to the prisoner r--
quest to be guillotined. They recommended
him TO be cunt-nr with transportation for life
a French jury leans 10 husband when his
ife is in fault, aud vice versa,
, 1877-06-23

The Four FORTREssFS--The four for
,r.sses of Rustchuk, Silistria, Nsrna aud
Shurnia are likely 10 give the Russians sume
troubl, before they get past them. The first
TWO are on the river, Varna Is on the Black
sea, with a railroad cu;ring across the low
country 10 Rustchuk, and Shumla Is back
under The shadow If the B4lkaus. All are
old pniuts of com bat, and have been wrrs'led
over by Turks and Russians many times.
Rnsrchuk is IA town OF sc. 600 inhabitants,
md has large trade with Vienna. The
banks Of The Danube aud the plateau above
the town Lrisile with earth works Sili-'ria,
lower down the stream, is sn almost equally
strong puint Varua Is the only fort Of cOu-
s qnence on the wsst cost of the Black sea,
and Is We'll fortified on the seaward aud land
ward sides. All three of these points have
ten at cue time or auo' her reduced by the
Russians after more Jr le>s srduOus slrges,
bnt Shumla, although b-sieged four times IN
the last hundred years, has never been Ia
ken. The town is the seat of Vac; fortIil-
ed camp, from which the other fortres-es are
reinforced as OCCASION reqaires. The Rus
SLAMS have got TO turn or take at least two OF
these places in order to get far into European
Turkey. and it is not likely to BE- any boy :
play to do it. An invading force is at a
great dis4d vantage.
, 1877-06-23
Al PAIRING.

lSam L. Simpson, of the graduating class of 1856
furnished the following song which WAS sung by III
,rsGuaJing class 10 the tune Of "Cantllena, an
With 1t vent out the commencement week OF 1877 d
he Willamette UnIversIty-l
Beside the mystic river,
At hnly even fall,
Where golden hhes quiyer,
An! rvely murmurs call
We pause, dear hearts, at starting,
Zach les,DIug on h.s oar,
And never knew till parting,
How beautiful the shOre
ChorUs-Touch hands with love
Touch lips with tetis
The golden lilies chime,
And ell us 20 the RIVER,
And down the tide OF time.
The brow of Alma Mater
Ne'er shown with such light,
Ard We know ;hat later,
When Iempes 5 come, aud night,
That .lght forever shining
Along LIES troubled mann,
VIII cheer Us, though repulDg
In darkness and In pain
The stars march on-uIe cleaning
OF every diamond crest,
AID whiJe plume iiHly streaming
Above The world nuIest
Tel US the H:lrtEti story
That rules thc pain ~ space
The COR, bI; AMI the glory
HeTUIe hives may Lace
The last word must lie spoken.
he las, song must lie sung
Yet q, give NO I ken
OF h " our hearts are wrung-
And here b-siie he TlY=r,
" e lean, and LOOK and sigh,
Aui On our faint !p> quiver
The lous, long words, Good bye!
, 1877-06-23
No Tu,pn P,RTy-The Nashvil

No THIRD PARTY.-The Nashville
c ,rrespondent of The Philadelphia
Times says: As TO third party l see
n, evidence # it here 1t is democrat
On one side and republican on the oth-
or with a few uncertain fellows shit
ino about between them, with 10
pace TO 90 and call home, and as apt
to land in one party As the other when
the pinch comes. Was there an cleo
tion next week between a straight re-
aublican and straight democrat, l
think every Southern State would De
found on the side Of the democrat.
Behind all the good feelingrfor Hayes
which We find on every side. the truth
remains that as between the Two par
ties the South is democratic And 1t
will he solidly on the democratic side
in 1880. if the Northern democracy
stick together and look down this
yay for assistance
, 1877-06-23

The AsTOR IDIOTs. OF families,
one Is led 20 notice peeuliarities which nTe
beaueath-d from father 70 son Thus II Is
said that the AstOr- have an IDIOT IN every
generation. Old John jacob As'Gr's eides
son. who bore his OWn nam, sp-ut thu larger
part of his life ia Il private asylum built Tor
him by his father. THIS was, no doubt, fhr
finest institution Of :he kind in Am~rica, and
consisted of an entire square walled IN.
con aiming residence for the keeper, With
stables. TIE patient was never left IN
watched. He wss driven ont IN a coach ID
foe weather, and was treated With all pos
sible attention. The cost o! taking care OF
him was about six thousand dollars year,
including interest on the ProPerfy Abon'
six years ago the patient did, being then
about ssEeDiy-fye years of age. The presen'
IDIOT is Henry, son of ihe late Wi'iiHm D.
A-tor. As soon a. his ct-e was fonnd 10 De
bop-Isss he WAS placed on 'he farm near
Rhiuebeel. The manager OF this establish
msnt had the care OF him; all went W-A
upt,l H-nry got acquainted with country
girl of low family and was som deooy-d IN
m a marriage The expectation OF wealth
led 20 this, but it was disappointed. Tor 'he
:. ,b., Izfr Henry a psnsioner, on biz brother
Si,oa then Henry Vas accused or striking
child il cruel manner, and damages 20 me
,r,onnt Of 500. 600 were TtoOI cred. LiHe
All ,aio,., be Is cruel; hut this verdict
only -xpIained by the family wealth l, n".
never even bsea eouslled IN the r-e'r 9 oi
inr;sprud-nce The brothers Will NOT pay ~
I'D al th., can b. done Is TO arrest the idiot
and place him on the - lIni's
, 1877-06-23

Commodore Yanderhilt's widow. it is said,
is already uatrimonialy spoken for. Before
her marriage, it seems. she had passing
ssntinent for cne of her first cousins. Vir-
ginia doctor, and il WAS generally believed
by their mutual friends that they would
marry. The CommOdOre's millions inter
veued, however,-she hec-me Mrs. Vand-r-
bilt, and the young Yirginian married a
beautiful wol.lsn of bis native country. The
doctors young wife died giving birth to her
first child, and the child soon followed her,
Lift free again, the Virginia docicr aud Mrs
Vanderbilt have renewed their interrupted
intimacy and cJrrespondence. and it Is re-
ported by those who ought 10 know that
when decent interval has elapsed the ccus
ins will Be uni ed In marriage.
, 1877-06-23

TIE SuLrAN AND HIS 10TH There is no doubt
whatever that the Sultan earnestly exeTted himself
% prevent war, but, finding hmsefobige3 70 choose
between revnlIton, with probable loss Of power, aad
measures which were sure 10 make Russia declare
WAL choose ihe ztter Reluctantly and with
fnre6oliugs- The character Of this man may be
estimated FROM the following incident: BE sufars
frcn decAyed tooth, and, having, been ADVISED TO
consult q dentist, summoned one. The dentist ad-
yise the extraction Of the tooth and the request
Of the Sultan. explained the mOdus operandi The
Sultan summoned slave and directed the 6entl=t
10 show HIM how II Was done Tie slave lost his
tooth, bat the Sultan unnerveG by the sight of
blood and deferred the Opera ION himself. 1t Is
stated on tbs best aGth1ty that the Dentist has al
ready teen summoned eight tlmts and that eight
slaves have lost teeth each but that the
Sn tan ssIll suff=rs from tOoihache Tins incident
night well serve - Iar4ble TO Illustrate the way
in which Western Enrup= has dea { with the rotten
fabric kLOWn Is The OIIOmaL Empire
, 1877-06-23
Professional Pride.

Memb-rs of the lesrn-d PROFESSIONS age
Jealous of innovations They will stand by
each other In maintaining point at times
when other people are disposed to dispute the
Justice of their claims. We have seen. for
Instance. when a lawyer has Il suit In court,
in which his fees were disputed. how easily
he could procure witnesses 10 sustain his side
of the question. The figure that seems
enormous to the client or patient. has moth
ing alarming about it in the estimation of
him who may some day be suing for the ex-
travagant sum himself, and rvQnire the testi-
mony of the man be has favored to help him
cut OF he emergency,
Professional men of good standing are al
SO jealous % quaekery and those irregular
practices which bring an honorable calling
Into disrepuie. In this they have the public
sympathy, and will never DO blamed for
Adopting measures Of redress and protection.
1t there has been fault with our professional
men of reputation, 1t Is because OF their tor
bearance to weed out the empires. BY NAL
practice in the one, human life has been en-
dangrred In the other, disgrace has arisen
from the irregularities of shYsters. " Their
warfare upon these obnoxious classes is Il
thlDS Sxf)cCAetl, anu Al every suCCte,
they achieve will be applauded-
ST.. Louis has recently had a case that
gives this subject some prominence. An at
torney short of business. aud not over scru-
pulous as to his methods of obtain ~ il, Ad-
vertised his ability To procure divorces with
out exposure. There Was bnt one way Of
dispupting the martial relation known TO the
law, and that WAS by prosecution IN open
court. It was therefore evident that this
encouragement contemplated fraud, which the
bar association of that city felt to be Its du;y
to bring to exposure The offender was
rested aud taken before the court. He pleaded
guilty to the charge, but contenGed for the
right TO solicit patronage III this manner,
inasmuch as 1t WAS Justified by preeedent-
Iu delivering its decision, the court thought
80 it would be extending the privilege beyond
due bounds to allow publications of the
character involved iu the proceedings 10 pass
uuchallenged By the courts or the profession,
for the reason that they reflect inlurionsiy
upon the courts and profession, and tend TO
bring both into disrepuIe."
Thv Judge further remarked that the o, urts
ought TO have the power 10 restrain attorneys
from inserting such advertisements III the
public papers, and that the statutes confer
red it In view Of the fact that two Years
had elapsed since Ihe otfenne had been com
mitted, the court would be lenient, and In
stead of ordering the name Of the defendant
to be stricken from, the rOlls, il decreed his
suspension from practice during he terin-S.
T. Cal.
, 1877-06-23
TIE vAiLaY BRIDE.

What need of elamo7ous bells or ritands gay
lhese humble nupu. Is 10 proclaim or grace
Angels Of love, IoUk down upon the Pine;
Shed on tie chosen yale suabTight day
Yet no proud gladneSs would tie bride display
kvsn tor such promise serious Is her face,
Moiest her mien and She whose th ughts keep pace
W ith gentleness, IN that becoming way
W I thank you. Eau tless doe, th@ maid appear;
No disproportSon in her SOUL no strife;
But, VIXEN TIM closer view OF welded life
Hath shown hat nothing buTnar can b- clear
From fraiity, Tor that insight may the wife
10 her lndulgent lord leeume more dear