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The New York herald., 1878-03-09
JAPAN.


PROGRESS or THE PEOPLE IN MODERN cIvILI-
ZAIION.
WASHINGTON, March s, 1875
The United States Minister 10 Japan sends to tho
Department of State u budget OF dispatches showing
the STEADY progress OF Japan in modern civilization
The third annual report OF tho Ministry OF Educa-
ton for 1875 shows That within an area OF III, 900
square miles, with population OF $4,000, 600,
thure 24,2I5 elementary schools,
ploying $4,000 teachers, and having at
tendance OF l926, 900 scholars, OF whom only
onc-iourlh were females. The income of the
pubic school fund for tho year was So23S 0o6, OF
which Sl40, 900 by voluntary conr iDuiions and
the expenditures only S4,2i0,+73, leaving a
handsome balance. An agricultural college was iD-
augurated at Toxic on The 2ih oi January last der
the auspices of the Mikado, who pronounced tho
opening address. This college boasts ol san of
foreign teacucrs of whom one, Dr. j. A. Mciirde do
hvcred short address IN reply to the NJ kado
Another significant illustration OF the readiness OF
the japanese to adopt foreign discoveries Is found
tho iact that alter OF highly successful
perIments the telephone has been introduced into
practical use under direction OF the Japanese gov
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. 1878.
THE CLAIMS UNDER ANTE-BELLUM MAIL CON-
TRACTs-vALUE OF THE CONFEDERATE AR
CHIvEs DEMONSTRATED.
When tho Of SIS, 900 was paid a few years ogo
10 Colonel Pickett Tor the rebel archives good many
people thought Uncle Sam had made q bad bargain
and paid very dear tor his whistle But tho value of
lent and baselcss upon United States Treas
ury Tor losses and damagos inflicted during the war
has been made manifest IN the saving they havo Of
fectcd OF millions OF dollars Never was their
value SO clearly demonstrated as to-day when In de-
bate upon the bill TO apply the amount appropriated
by tho last Congress to pay certain Southern mail
contractors MIR. Willis, OF Michigan, quoted from the
rebel archives to show that the contractors specified
In tho bill had been paid in full and settled with by
the Confederate government Tho strangest part of
the matter was the advocacy OF these claims by Mr..
Reagan, OF Texas who the Postmaster General of
the Southern Conederacy. No charge Of bad faith Is
made against him in tho motter, but as ho
was the author and introducer OF SO important
bored what he had done in SO responsible Official
capacity as that OF Cabinet officer of the fedcrate
government As Mr.. Tucker said alter tho citing Of
the rebel records had demolished the claims tho most
importanr Incidents of that epoch of history
hai been forgotten, even by those who had taken a
most conspicuous part therein resurrection from
tho dead could not have made more CONSERVATION
The democratic side OF the House to-day this
disinterment of facts from Colonel Pickctts load Of
musty De pers
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south VINO bad hItherlo been paid BY tho conlsaeras

South who had hitherto been paid by the Confederate
government
Mr. Cox (rep.) OF Ohio, said that whatever might be
The result OF he iacts which took place during the ex
CHUNG times OF the rebellion on his side OF tho
House would hesitate accord TO tho gentleman rom
Texas sr keagan) candor his position, for ho
had Won Iher respect by ms conduct aoor.
Applause on the democratic side.J
Mr. TUCKER (dem) oil Va, SAID that a statement bad
been made by The gentleman from Michigan (Alr WIts)
from the archives OF the Confederate government
years ago. and had been concealed slnce He attri-
butcd no unworthy purpose the conceamcnt from
the eyes OF the Coniedcrates.
Mr.. CosGER, OF Mchigan-They not changed.
Mr. IpcKER-No one said they had boen changed.
Tue gentleman who suggests II must not impute 10
motive which sugges. cd itself N his mind
Continuing he saia The gentleman from Michigan
Cr. Wiliiis) had not read fuly--for he had not
ume-the documents wnicn ne proposed 10 print III
his remarks He iAlr Tucser) was not willing that
vote should he taken on this bill until II had been
committed for examination into the iacts he be-
lieved tnat such examination would clearly vindcato
honor OF the Confederate government ana OF every
Southern man VINO stood ON that side OF tho House.
He wanted that vnuication made on u clear
statement Of the facts. lie thought he knew
the explanation OF tho whole matter and
but preferred that the bill should be recommitted
and thai the acts should come out lie was tnat
tho gentlemen on the other side, who thought tney
had found u mares OF dlshonor to the Conled-
TINT that honor had been vind'cateu lie therefore
moved that committee rso ana recommtt the bill
The committee tnen rose but tho point Of order
beng raised that tho bill WAS still In Committee OF the
Whole, the motion reconmlt the bill to tho Com
mitiee Post Offices ana Post Roads could not be
tertaincd.s
The SPEAKER announced that ne would DO absent
tomorrow, AID appointed Mr.. Blackburn, OF Ken
tucky a5 speaker pro tenn.
The House then, at quarter past four O'Clock T..
M, adjourned until tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON March s, 1878.
Chief Engineer Edward Fermcr ordered to tenn
porary duty in charge Of stores ut the Navy Yard,
Boston, Mass. Passed Assistant Engineer I. }. w.
Cooper is ordered to the Plymouth at Norfolk, Va.
Assistant Engineer Stacy Potts and A. b. Willett
ordered TO the Adams at Panama Chief Engineer
Philip Inch Is detached from the Adams at Panama,
ordered to return home and report arrival Chief
ngineer e. J. Whitaker detached from temporary
duty at Now York and ordered to the Adams. CHEF
Engineer r. M, Bartlcman Is detached from duty
at the Navy Yard Boston, and placed waiting
orders Assistant Engineer Henry horwig Is detached
from the Plymouth and placed on waiting orders.
Cadet Engineers w. L. Cathcart, Charles q. kleCknor
and William L. Bo2gs de etached from the Adams at
Panama, ana orderet TO return home and report
ARRIVAL
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LOST AND FOUND.

Great excitement prevailed in Williamsburg last
evening over The rumor that woman named Henri
eta Wood, aged fifty years, had kidnapped an infant
child OF Mrs. Hathaway, OF No 65 South Second
street. Tho woman Wood, who had been pc der,
was engaged by Mrs. Hathaway two weeks ago 10
perform the duties OF servant In tho family AZ
Two O'Clock yesterday afternoon she took tho child
out Tor walk, and was givcu nifty 10 purchase
some trles which she needed hen she did not
up TO ten O'Clock last Digbt the fears oi the family
we're aroused, and they made tho charge OF cbiId
stealing against her. NJ the same iime causing "a
search Tor nor TO be- instituted Shorty before eleven
O'Clock she presented herself az the OF Mrs.
Hathaway with the child comfortably ensconccc IN
ncr arms. She was under the influence OF liquor
however, and stated, as excuse Ior her long abb
scDce that she ad called friend IN Grand street.
ana hau while there taken IA ''orOp TOO much.v Mrs.
Hathaway discharged her from her employ
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RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY THREATENED.
Alleged Petty Annoyances and Out
RACES from the Canadians.
THE VALUE or THE CONFEDERATE ARCHIVES.
Secretary Sherman on the Effect of the
Pending Tariff Bill.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

wAsnNGroS, March s, 1878.
TIE FISHERIES AwARD-AcrIoN TO BE TAKEN
BY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS-.
II Secretary Evarts does hurry up his report to
Congress the fishery award It is not impossible
that the two houses will take the matter IN hand for
themselves and Independently of Executive recon-
mendatons In his annual Message the President
spoke very briefly OF the subject, saying only
The Fishery Comm ssion has concluded It's session
at Halifax. The results Of tho deliberations Of tue
commission, as made public by the Commissioners,
Will DO communicated to Congress.
The Eastern members of Congress have been wait
Ing with mpatienco for the Official report thus
promised. 1t understood some time age that
General Butler intended to oppose the ratification OF
the award, and Mr.. Frye OF Maine. has also prepared
himself for the course. 1t Is probable that the
delay OF the Secretary OF State in sending the papers
to Congress the oil Senator Blanes
luton OF inquiry. But there is general feeling hero
that the question ought not to have been brought up
by resolution which seems to reflect upon one Of
the arbitrators
There have been rumors to-day of an intention to
Introduce in the House resolution Of inquiry gov
erning the whole question, the committee TO have
power to send TOR persons and pa and to examine
into the real value OF the fishery rights Tor which
are to pay s5,500,000 New England men here assert
that 1t can be proved that the dsherios are
in fact OF very little value to US; they
are uncertain, and more OF convenience than
apro1t Whom the Canadians demanded tonnage tax
OF 81 per ton for the from fishing vessels
our people almost entirely abandoned the fold, which
is held to DO proof that the possible profits Of
the fishery to our vessels under that sum, which
would mako an aggregate of very much less than we
are asked to pay is also asserted that investi-
CATION will bring to light constant petty annoyances
and outrages practscd by the Canadians upon our
nshng vessels which ought longer to be endured.
On the whole this question to excite lively
discussion in both houses.
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, March s, 1878

WASHINGTON, March 8. 1878
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Committee on Ways and Means to-day consid
Grad the tax on sundres. Brimstone crude, made
free; britannia ware was increased from 20 to 25 por
cent ad vaorem; card cases. pookotbooks, souvenirs
ana all similar articles OF whatsoever material CON-
posed. Increased IRON 20 to 80 per ad vaorem;
chcory root ground or ungrouud burned prepared,
reduced from 10 cents per pound TIE castor
beans soeds fixed at 60 cents per bushe OF 90
pounds; crude and cork bark made free !;
chloroiorm, so cents per pound; cream tartar
reduced from to cents per pound; Zanto and other
currants reduced IRON To cont per pound; raisins
were fixed at ia cents per pouna corsets manu-
iactured OF cotton reduced from So to S2 per
dozen. Tho iax unwrought clay pipeclay and
lrcclay Gxcd at s4 per ton; kaon, 81 per ton; I;
and iullcrs' earth, SO per ton.
IN CABINET slsSioN--EFFECT OF THE PEND
ING TARIFF BILL ON THE REVENUE
The State Department was represented at tho Cnbi-
net meeting to-day by Assistant Secretary Seward
retary Evarts being absent in New York. All the
other members were present. The Tariff BILL now
bong discussed by the Committee of Ways ana
Means, was topic ol discussion. From estimates
and tables submitted by Secretary Sherman II ap-
pcared that under the operation tho bl the
would fall of annually from Sl4 600 to sl5 0OO OOo
aud TO meet the actual expenditures of the govern.
ment It would become necessary to make up tho def
ccncy by tariff on articles now on the Tree list
THE WEST POINT ACADEMY BILL BEFORE IuE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Tho Senate Committee ON Appropriations to-day
heard General Schodeld In explanation OF the esli-
mates the West Point Military Academy and com.
pieted tue con sderation Of the bill 1t Will be rc-
ported TO tho Senate next Monday. Tho committee
viii recommend the restoration OF the item reported
from tho House g Committee but which was
stricken out the House, providing tho
longevity ply Of professors. The committee also
insert items OF S2l, 900 Tor tho hospital building
t3s,Ooo for water supply, and s66l5 to the amount
appropriated by the House Tor pay OF cadets, 10
make IL equal to the expended for that purpose
ast year. The section problDiting the appointment
n graduates OF tho Academy to second lieulcGancies
the army, except when vacancies actually exist in
fegmental organizations. is stricken out
THE cHARGEs AGAINST sUPERlNTENDENr
CHENEY.
The House Committee on Post Onces and Post
Roads to-day concluded tho Investigation OF Thomas
\. Cheney, Superintendent OF the Now England Rail.
way Mai Service. Judge y W.. Rollins, OF Meredith,
N. H.. and John Dcvcreux OF Boston, were exam ned
but nothing Of special interest was elected After tho
The New York herald., 1878-03-09
CoLoRED AMERICANS IN BRAZIL.

NEW YORK, March s. 1873.
10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD: -
AS your paper spoke to-day OF the exclusion OF
Amoricln colored citlzcns IRON tho Empire OF Brazi
and published tho correspondence between the Sec
rotary Of tho Auorican Foreign Anu-snvcry Society
ana the Secretary OF State the same matter havo
the pleasure to say that tue imperial government,
modifying the OLD general disposition, required OY the
abolition o the slave trade Brazll half "A century
ago, when Aiucrlcan c0lorcd citizens did not exist,
mas Just allowed those men TO enter The BraziIan
pOrta Tue contractors OF tho MADEIRA and MamOro
Railroad are already acquainted with this concession.
SALVADOR Dk MENDONCA,
brazilian Consul General.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, March s, 1878.
Leave of absence for one year on surgeons cortl-
cate OF disability with permission to go beyond the
sea- is granted TO Captain james H. Rollins, Ordnance
Department.
Major w. A. Rucker, paymaster, is relieved from
duty in the Department oi California to take effect rs
as ho shall nave completed his payments for
to tho commanding general oil tho Department OF the
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ACTIVITY AT THE MINT.

PHILADELPHIA, March s. 1873
There is great activity at the United States Mint in
this city, preparing FOR the coinage OF tho new
silver dollars. described az length In the
HERALD yesterday. The work OF getting ready
Is being pushed forward with much
haste possible so as to have every department
readiness as the dies uro lnlshcd There was
received oday at the Mint Two tons OF gold bars,
an1 fifteen tons OF silver. Most OF this bullion was
forwarded from the New York Assay ONCE, but
oil the gold came from California.
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VERY SUSPICIOUS chARACTlRs.

Reports have been made by the police of Paterson.
~ D., Ior some time past that Suspicious characters
were Iotcrng about The OF the better portion
Of The cIty making Inquiries as to tho number OF
males residing IN such and such houses which they
Indicated. DelcctlVes were set NJ work 10 watch
these gentry, who turned out 10 be lead
lug church, who were anxious to prevent frauds IN
lhc distribution oil Bibles, based upon numerical
system IN families.
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A DISTILLERY RAID.
WAsnrNaroN. March s. ls7s

WASHINGTON, March s, 1878.
Collector Cooper tclegraphod to-day from Knoxville
Tenn, to Commissioner Raum as follows:-
Ny raiding party have returned hero from johnson
county They seized i've distiIlores, one horse, lot
whi-key, arrests, destroyed five copper stills
and large quantity OF mash ana beer.
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SHOT HlAIsELF.
AtnAxy n v

Albany, n. r., March s, 1878.
scoas,ian NJ Craven, iormery freight agent ot tho
Delaware aud Hudson Canal Company, shot h,msulf
ana died q lew hours later. -
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21
Advertising agencies are a

Advertising agencies are a |
great nuisance to us. They send
copy, order it inserted as "per
contract with as much cofnpla-
cency as a gilt mule uses his
hind foot. Agents, we use your
effusions for pipe lighters. Send
them on.-[Vienna Sentinel.
Well said, brother Redwine.
We are with you in your repu-
diation of the offers Of all such
impudent advertising agencies,
and earnestly wish that every
newspaper publisher in the
South would repudiate all such
advertising agencies from Row
ell & Co., down. The Banner
has dropped them all in disgust
long since. Cheeky advertising
agencies, so-called, are not al
lowed to dictate advertising
rates for us. There is not a
country paper in Louisiana but
what would be better off by
dropping all Northern and East
ern advertising agencies. Take
your cards out of their Directo-
ries O and quit "filling up" with
such trashy, low-priced adver-
tisements as are generally for
warded country publishers
Halt, newspaper men, for you
are injuring yourselves as well
as the fraternity in general.
The Banner proposes to print
as cheap for Moore & Son, and
others at home, as it does Geo.
P. Rowell & Co., of New York.
There are publishers who do not
do this. They charge their local
patrons more than they do for.
eign advertisers. This is a sui.
cidal policy, besides being man
ifestly unjust.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21
The Oldest Dry Goods n
IN SHREVEPORT.
Raphael Kahn kn~

On account of the strinsencv !,
times, they are now offerrinv = =. . y
reduced prices, their entire ~:
amounting to more than
One Hundred thousand non..
and consisting of
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY 80.
Clothing and Gents Furuishia, =.
Carpets, OIL Cloth and kst.;..
Boots and Shoes, Hats ara :
This house is too well knov, !. !
people throughout this :entirs cc.,,.
to require any recommendation. =
Every one who has ever de.,t =.
them, knows that they keep onlv ...,
and honest goods, and we would ~.
our friends to give them 4 e.l, N
they will be amply repaid.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

Georgia has 1854 ,44O hogs and
l, ,264,24O inhabitants. Thus,
there is in the state one poker
to each man, woman and child,
and 200 over; enough to furnish
bacon and lard for the entire
population, if of the right breeds
and we'll fattened.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

The total amount of green
backs and national bank notes
outstanding on Feb. 1st was, in
round numbers, s67o, 900, and
our population numbered not
less than 47,714,829 persons
This would give a per capita OF
$14.O4, as nearly as can be as
certained with existing data.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

Cerro Gordo Williams, Ken
tucky's new Senator, is in favor
of the Presidents policy, wants
to pay the five-twenty bonds in
greenbackA believes in absolute
free trade and the silver dollar.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21
BELLEVUE, La,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Fl, 1873.

Bard-not the bard of Avon
but DR.. Sam. Bard the ubiquit-
Gus; the man of many changes
of locality and politics-more
particularly of the latter. Many
years ago he edited, at different
times, the Alexandria Democrat,
Caddo Gazette, Ouachita Regis
ter, and, perhaps other Demo
cratic papers. In 1856 he was
elected State Superintendent of
Public Education, since which
time we had almost lost sight of
him, until recently we find him
editing a Democratic paper
again in this State-the Baton
Rouge Herald.
We think we have heard of a
man of the same name being
Postmaster at Atlanta, Ga, un-
der the Grant administration,
from which he was suddenly va
Gated, and Fastening on to
Washington he interviewed
the Postmaster General thusly:
"What is the meaning of my re-
moval; havn'tI been an ardent
supporter of the Administration?
and [ have recently been advo-
eating Gen. Grants election for
a third term" Quoth the Post
master-General: "You have, but
in the opinion of this admins
tration, you are too d-n unani-
MONS"
But our object is not to adver-
tise DR.. Bard, but to call the at
tention of our people to the fact
that, during the starving out
process Of Democratic newspa.
pers, by Radicalism, we had oul
papers in nearly every parish,
that became so weak and sickly
during those times, for want o1
nourishment, that it has been 8
marvel that they survived at all
and it would be a crying shame
to our people if they failed nov
to sustain such of these al
weathered the storm, in prefer
ence to such as come in after tn,
sacrifices have been made ant
the battle won. Hence, tn,
old reliable Advocate is goot
enough for us. If, however
there is room left for this errati
Bard, let him Sing, Sing-as o
old-if he wishes. But, Doctor
though we love you, you ca
never again be Superintendent
of Public Education of Louisi
ana-with our consent
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

The agricultural department
at Washington declares that
Florida, California and Texas
have grounds suitable for raj
ing coffee.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

Godey's Lady's Book for
March is on our table. It is un-
usually full of good things, and
the latest fashions. Another
feature is the patterns sent out
with it. Mrs. Shields Is. Annie
FROSTY is the editress. j. q. L.
Brown, Chas. w. Frost editors.
Address Godey's Lady's Book
Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
Terms, So per annum.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

UIA1 utOl1s SUltIB VI 0sSVVs
House of Representatives, |
New Orleans, Feb. 10, 1878. |
FRIEND SoANLAND: The ques-
ton of Constitutional Conven
tion came up in the House, yes
terday, in the shape of amend
ments to the present Constitu-
ton, submitted by a joint COM
mittee, appointed for the consid-
Grafton of that subject.
These proposed amendments,
or patches, for the Internal old
concern passed the Senate with
out a dissenting vote, and now
come before our branch of the
Legislature to be, | hope, de-
feated-at any rate, we will not
be so d-n unanimous on the
subject. There is but a small
minority of US advocating a Con-
vention, and, with that objectin
view, trying to beat down the
amendments.
The question will be decided
in a day or two. l wrote back
to Bossier asking for informa-
ton and instruction on this
point, but have not received a
single response, which leaves me
with no other alternative but to
follow the dictate of nv own
conscience and judgment. I am
satisfied, since my arrival here,
that we have but a precarious
hold on the State, and that
there is no permanent safety, or
security, for us until we are
shielded by a Constitution of
our own choice-framed by US
and for us. If we cannot control
a Convention, called now, we
never can. There is danger in
delay. ALI parties have ten
dency to divide after victory
ours will not prove an exception
to the rule. We need, and must
have, a Constitution under which
no party can Cypress US nor i'm
pede our progress and materia
prosperity. l am acting, as neal
as / can, in accord with the max
i'm of Davy Crockett-"Be SURE
you're right; then go ahead"
am not positively certain that
am right, but l think I am, ant
hence l am "going ahead"
l hope my course will NEE
the approval of the people.
Il Respectfully, &C.,
ii JNO. G. VANCE.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

II When you 60 to Shreveport
be sure and call at Raphael Kahn
& Co.'s, and examine their stock of
boots, shoes and hats.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

~ When you 60 to Shreveport
be sure and call at Raphael Kahn
& Co.'s and examine their stock of
carpets, oil cloths and mating.
The Bossier banner., 1878-02-21

The net profit from one acre
of land planted in strawberries,
near Jackson, Miss, was $3.50.