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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
HOUSE.


In the house, on the 18th, under the
call Of states bills were introduced and re.
fsrred as follows: By Mr., Frye-For the
exchange of silver coins of the United States
for limited States 'nOtes. By Mr.. Ward
Reducing the number of customs officers and
regulating their compensation NUMBER
ofbills on the calendar not objected to were
nassed By Mr.. Vance-AuthOrizing circuit
and district judges to fine and lmpriso,n1. AZ
discretion in cases OF convictions OF llliclt
distillers, in lieu of the punishment now
required, By Mr., Sayler-Providing for a
cIsssidcation of mail matter, and fixing post
ace rates. BY Mr.. Pollnrd-ApproprlatinIg
$sSo 600 for deficiencies in the interior de-
nortment for the fiscal year ending June oV,
iS76, By Mr.. Turner (by requestl-To repeal
tbe law imposing tax on medicines or med'
;oal nrenarations. BY Mr. Stone-For q
water route to facilitate transportation Pc
tween Lakes Michigan and Erie. by Mr.
Cibson-Providng for commission to SUI
0erv;se the construction of works to improve
ihe navigation Of the Mississippi, By Mr.:
Williams mich. TO establish board OF OF
6sh commissioners to regulate ana protsTC,' T,I
the fisheries on lakes. BY Mr. Potter-:lo
reOulate immigration, also TO autn,,orizs, ,,l',
hondholders and other creditors OF railroad
cnrnorations TO elect receivers in SUITS OF
eouity pending in the United States courts
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, on motion o.
Mr.. Eden, the senate amendments 10 ln'
house bill making appropriation Tor the pay
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The Frlgate Bird.

| see small blue point in the heaven.
Happy and serene region, which has
rested in peace above the hurricane In
that blue point, and at an elevation of
10000 feet, royalty floats little bird
with enormous wings, A gull? No its
wings are tlsck. An eagle? No; the
bird is too small. 1t is the little ocean
eagle, first and chief Of the winged race,
the daring navigator who never furls his
sails, the lord of the tempest, the scOrner
of all peril--the man-ot,war or frigate
bird. We have reached the eliminating
point OF the series, commencing by the
wingless bird. Here we have bird,
which is virtually nothing more than
wings; scarcely any body-barely as
large as that of the domestic cock--while
his prodigious piuions are fifteen feet in
span. The great problem of flight i;
solved and overpassed, for the power Of
fight seems useless. Such bird, natu'
rally sustained by such support, need but
allow himself to be borne along. The
storm bursts he mounts to lefty hights
where he finds tranquility. The poetic
metaphor, untrue when applied to an
other bird, is no exaggeration when ap
piled to him; literally he sleeps upor
the storm. When he chooses to soar hi
way seriously, all distance vanishes h,
breakfasts at the Senegal; he dimes il
! America, H. Michelet,
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nen can not y
he Cinnamon,
made against them IS prs
,ble to the nOn.executlon OF
That much of Chinatown is a four.
IN The fair fame OF this city can't "
Questioned. m The dense population; the
1ncleanliness OF the Chinese quarters;
the crowded condition # many of the
apartments; the FAC. that plague ard
pestilence is often raging in this quarter;
the fact that portions Of the town are
nositiyelY unsafe that miles of thiev!ng,
robbing men inissl this quarter; and the
baseDess OF women who rrowl around at
night must be admitted. For all this
the government Of the city is alone to
blame. The execution OF the sanitary
lava, the putting in force OF the m0Fs'
statutes OF the city would in a week put
to an end the Objectionable teatules o!
Chinatown. The city IS not 0ohgel 10
hsve Duissnce in us mid,t
unless ii wishes to- A bone-boll-
ing nuisance or a glue factory IA the
city hall or in the palace yard would DC
abated in an hour. Treaty or no treaty,
Chinatown could be leveled in a
day-the Chinese be compelled to OBJ
serve the sanitary laws. They coIId
be scattered in week and be obliged TO
dwell in small communities in the bills
that surrounded the city, and be pun
ished if they were not decent Ihc
public hatred of the Chinese crops out
everywhere The hOodlums are thel!!
special foe. This class were represented.
| in earlier times under the appellatlCn OF
hounds They are an organized Dano
of mischief makers, composed OF the yag'
abonds of all nations. They are between
seventeen and nineteen years OF age
They rendezvous on the corners OF certain
streets. Their principal amusement ls
attacking unprotected and quiet ChlneSe;;
As an illustration: raw an undeTslzeui
Chinese boy staggering undera basket OF
clothes that he was taking home to tne
owner. For some fancied insult a hood-
lum gave chase. One hundred men
looked on. 1t was clear that the ooy
was to be overhauled. The Chlnamah
dropped his basket, drew a flexible rsPleIf u
out Of his bosom, and made a stand All
these men 90 armed, and often shooU
wilG. The hoodlum fell back. StagSeI-
ING moment he renewed the chase
Rough men, fifty in number, Joined IN
the hue and cry. The Chinese dropped
his basket, darted into wash. house.
while the crowd gathered up the clothes,
distributed them among the company
and vent their way. The Chinese nave
never been known to betray one OF their
number in court or out Of it, but Will de-
fend the Chinese with their lite.--l Bur
leigh's San Francisco Letter.
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How Plus Abolished the Salt Tax.

Now that Pic Mono is dead the gossip
ers are busy picking up cana" about
him. Here is one, which, although per-
iectly true, is not 10 general circulation
Shortly after his election to the papacy'
and when Antonelli held his first once
under him, that OF finance minister, the
Romans meeting their pontitf in ihe
street, complained to him of tax on salt
The lax was a monopoly formed by one
of the speculators who thrived in carrier
days. Pho Mono sent for the speculatoI'
&c J suppose that salt tax is very valuable
to you" said he. The Spectator trem'
bled, fearing the price of the monopoly
was about to be raised protested that IL
was dead loss. How much would
compensate you for being relieved ct
your loss ?" asked his holiness. The ialt
tax farmer named ridiculously low
sum. "Then," said the Pope, you
shall have the money!" and calling IN Ter
Antonelli, ordered him to pay it. lhe
rogue of speculator refused but on
being informed by the Pope that ne
weuid publish the fact that he had Of
iered him his own price for the monop.-
oily, at last took the money and went
away sadder, a wiser, prospectiveiy, q
more honest man. The day afterward
the salt tax was abolished
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NIB areu 1U1-11er fIIte'-tsasosl 's---I1ry
omIw"", ond n,a. ",,h l am grandmother, sir,
ANU Sas.a,'> Wv >>ehen, though not looking it J
ueaseE being married very young. She !
never knew it though Size never got
hef reason at all, and not even the little
babes cry-it was a girl and looked no
more like her than \ did-not even its
cfy-ss came from strong pair lungs,
| insure you- could seem to bring
anything back to her, but Just that one
moan, so mournful and weary
like, while she kept turning her grest
blue eyes this way and that, lookin' anc
lookiu', though with no meaning in then
at all, Just that awful wild stare as ifsht
was seeing straight through the wall anc
hundred miles away. And So tossing
and turning and never resting, but al
through the night till morning, and still
through the day till night again, and
never changing. only getting weaker and
weaker, she never lett of twisting hel
hands and crying 4 loved him SO oh,
did love him so "
"The little babe was just a week and
one udN OIN Wien cllC sd!O ~ lOl lhC ldD'
time in the world, and she had never
seen it to know it.
Owe buried her out under that old
beech, and not knowing what else to put
on it, we Just wrote on the board, as you
can see for yourself, the date of when sht
came and them words of hers.
"'Aud the little one? That's her il
the garden out there, seven years ole
this month. She'll bear our name anC
never know as long as Pm alive, no
after I'm gone, hope; but what it
her own by right.
ayes; it's a queer and very sad story
sir, that's SO, an awful story, and it make
me feel very sober when think of it, a
| often do when I'm alone, and neve
90 into that room when Pm alone in tn,
dark, we've never used it sin seven year
ago, but what | seem to hear that poor
dear child's heart.broken and dyin' wall
"'I loved him 50. Oh Il didlove hin
so.'"
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ny R, II. sroDDARD.
when the winds Of March were blowing,
ANA the low-hung heavens we're showing,
As souls were coming and going,
There came one day to poor wCman's bed
A wee little thing With hairless head
u CRIED, and Its father sighed in It's need,
heres one moIe mouth to feed, 10 feed !"
When the winds Of May were blowing,
and the apple blossoms were showing,
As birds were coming and gopg,
Ihere lay one day on his mothers hreast
NJ, dear little pet in dieamiess rest;
II smiled, aud It's mother was proud indeed
Thank God, here's one more mouth TO feed :,
Mhen the winds OF December we're roaring,
And the swollen streams were implorinr,
Al ana the choir in the church were adOring
lhe Lord Of storms and the Lord Of calms,
a a poor woman wept and wrung her palms
100 woe-begone to count bead
There was one less mouth to iced, to feed
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"WHAT becomes Of good people when
they die F' asked Sunday>school orator
who was addressing crowded anniversary
assembly. "They go to heaven" was the
prompt reply of a numbero of the children.
The correctness of this answer being
beyond controversy, the orator naturally
brought on his next, which was, "What
becomes Of the brute5 when they die 2"
There was n momentary pause, which
was broken by loud-vOiced youngster /;
Make 'em into soap grease" The buzz
of enthusiastic mirth which followed
punctuated the speech with a full stop.
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MISCELLANEOUS,

Arrangements are making by which
postmasters throughout the country are to
receive subscriptions for the pedestal Of
Bartholdi's colossal statue of liberty en-.
tightening the world, to be erected in New
York harbor.
The experiments which have been car
ricd on ut the state agricultural college Of
Maine for some years, to test the relative
values of cooked and uncOoked meal in feed
ing hogs, are still continued, the verdict thus
far being in favor Of uncooked food.
Silkville is the name OF new town in
Kansas. where Il Frenchmau Of wealth has
established q silk-raising colony. The most
complete success is crowning his efforts, the
product of his colony being known in En'
rope as Kansas cocoOn9, and bringing the
highest market price.
The result of an attempt to restore
the models in the patent office, Damaged by
the late fire, bids fair to realize more than
expectation. Absut five thousand models
have already been restored, and from press
ent indications the whole number capable
of being put in good condition will reach at
least five thousand more than the commits
sioner's estimate, or about fifteen thousand
Much objection against the proposed
elevated railroads in New York was based
on the idea that they would prove unsightIy,
but it now is said to be the general opinion
that when completed they will add much to
the fine appearance of the city. The plans
for the stations submitted and approved are
said to be extremely picturesque, the stairs
bv which the accents and descents are to be
made are wide and handsome, and the finish
is to be modern, thorough AMI artistic.
The inquiry into tire alleged massacres
of Russian prisoners by the Turkish troops
at Plevna is being carried on quietly but
without interruption, and NOTWITHSTANDING
the military honOrs which were so readily
maid to the commander Of the besieged
town, Osman Pasha, as being responsible for
the discipline of his soldiers, will be tried by
a Russian rcourtmartial, together with all
his officers. This will says a correspondent,
be no novel proceeding, and Russia Will
be only acting upon the same principles. as
were adopted by the German staff during
the war of 1870 with regard to the French
irregular troops, and more especially the
irancstireurs.
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there will be another revolt which NAV
really exhaust the resources of the
Madrid government Courier Journal.
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pplgue for over three
bcen declared a bank
bland HersId remarks Ks
A, bis deserts he will
ver for breaking stone
kyr of the Providence
from Cork, says; " The
4, among some of the
hea States that Fenian-
4 this country is all a
ic.t, denounce it from
he Judges are fearless,
charges with an i'm
harness which arc un-
he people themselves,
I'm, are convinced that
gained by such foolish
Terful government"
l.
ooklyD, who has made
fleet, makes the rather
icement that not one
b legs Of equal length,
as a general thing left
4. This will no doubt
kEcnlty that men some-
ting home late in the
Ference in tho length OF
10 be 4 quarter of an
bbably one of the rea-
4 describes a circle when
h has opened a penny
very neatly furnished
buudred customers can
Bread and butter, one
b, with milk and sugar,
II ,ny kind, one cent;
R!ion stew, one cent
cent; mush and milk,
10 the end of the bill.
b five cents, will give a
ltagger any healthy ap-
Peyen cents, a repast is
i quantity, would utter
h iemcious eater.
'in a communication t
|erald that a subscri.
d " Ross fund" for I
|Of Mr.. Christian R,, 1.
! unfortunate Charl a
hr. Ross has expep4ed
Efforts TO find US ld st
poor, compeltd to ear h
lng as a clerk or agent,
! no doubt that thous.
Eould be happy to give
Pir sympathy by the
pms from ten cents to
|this object,
b OF forest tree seed is
lions in this country.
10000 worth per year.
|rChases are made for
ia, England, and the
llia and New Zealand ;
e demand exceeds the
fs of the Oregon pine,
be yellow fir, are the
The timber OF that
b the British oak for
has been found sound
p use for this purpose.
onies are planting the
Pd tree extensively.
I when they are inter
Fellings and swampy
|own to exercise a puri-
Pm the atmosphere, and
Conducive to the health
lg such tree.protected
rt thirty years ago
prthwestern India, was
|thy place. A mango
N, and the miasmatic
Peighboring wet land,
gtion, made the place a
Peans. The grove was
p grow, and the salu.
Pm was restored. The
Y of babool trees at
@rted a pestiferous sta
ere the death rate is
Pds will be pleased to
y York Tines scientist
p electricity produces
llof the honest house
|erched on a back fence
p the axis of the earth,
pn of the earth currents
gls because he-or she,
le-is undergoing acute
fslbly cats pass over
Pm north to south quite
they do over fences
lfection of the equator,
cases they experience
+ do not attract atten.
Ptcries. The moment,
Pat finds himself on an
r he is racked by inter.
to relieve his mind by
lnlty, and he thereby
i hfn
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h. used in Alaska is a
almost transparent
pngi aii''' uL;to
fat being pure "hlce
The Indians dry this
# tbe tail, and it burns
rlior fame, which the
Iineuish,
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. chief of police AYERS
!. always weep and be-
and mental distress,
\, are indignant but
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public is in a very bad
leaders h2e44.%slbeen
rrender ss It y'sral
Maxine D WfYCen.
1 and GeriaasI atomic
lnghtiRgeenerals, who
uepa rtEeGt, and swear
le last ditch and con-
warfare. General Ces-
lhe head of the Cuban
ne lack Of war material
bring about the col.
herce effort after Gu
r. Generals Jovellar
an opportunity to be
treatment of the un-
and they should urge
fnment to offer to the
Pnent approaching au-
L DO not believe Spain
or even observe any
zee she may subscribe
|aS been plundered mer.
|ss'ul Spanish officials,
|ely that the fetters will
Eer than ever. If so,
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tooklyD, who has made
biect, makes the rather
cement that not one
/ legs Of equal length,
as a general thing left
\. This will no doubt
imculty that men some-
ting home late in the
Ference in tho length Of
10 be 4 quarter of an
bbably one of the rea-
describes a circle when
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|.,orp fame, after alb
Ioojrcd thousand dol
IN, people, and after
IN. wearing diamonds
I,n,ppe for over three
Feen declared a bank
Rrand Herald remarks
4, bis deserts he will
liver for breaking stone
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lns as a clerk or agent,
; no doubt that thous.
FouId be happy to give
Pir sympathy by the
pms from ten cents to
This object.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
The New Opera, "Carmen.,

The sad fate of Georges Bizet, the COM
poser Of the new opera, Carmen" adds a
melancholy interest to it's coming produc-
ton by Mr.. Mapleson's company. The
opera was originally written several years
since, and, like other ambitious attempts of
unknown composers, long remained under
the ban of hard hearted managers, who per-
sistently refused it q hearing
Finally Paris manager, more venture
some than his fellows. took pity on the
composer and promised him q hearing. The
opera was accepted and in due time pro-
duced It was unsuited to the company
enlisted in it. and was, rs well, incom-
pletely presented. It proved, not unnatu-
rally, failure. The unhappy composer,
unable to withstand the crushing mortifca-
ton of his disappointment died shortly
afterward of a broken heart. Fortunately
for music lovers Miss Hauck had witnessed
the representation of Carmen" in Paris
and had become interested in the role OF the
rypsy heroine which seems to have been
created for her.
Taking advantage of her great popularity
Brussels she used her powerful influence
to secure the production of the opera there.
The management, remembering it's failure
in Paris, lent but an unwilling ear; but the
artist backed by royal intercession, pre-
vailed over all obstacles, and the opera was
produced, achieving signal and over
whelming success. which secured to Miss
Hauck the greater honor of an engagement
by Mr.. Mapleson for the recent London
season.
There Carmen" with q cast Of soloists
and an ensemble rivalling its successful rep
resentation in Brussels was produced,
after two months of careful preparation,
including frequent rehearsals, and achieved,
rs is well known, the great hit OF the
season, seats being at large premium on
every Carmen" night
Not only did Miss Hauck conquer in one
night public slow to accept or admire a
new conner, but Campanini found in the
powerful dramatic scenes of the tenor part
| u ripper opportunity for his powers than had
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01

Besides publishing Mr.. Garrison's letter
yesterday we have further shown our con-
siderate spirit OF fairness toward the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad by sending q
reporter to interview it's officers and give
them an opportunity to make any state
ments or explanations which they might
wish to communicate to the public. The
result is the very full interview which we
print this morning. On that branch OF the
subject which was covered by Mr.. Garri-
sons letter we are entirely satisfied for the
present.. Although we did not in the
least distrust his statement and frankly
accepted it as true without examl-
nation, we deemed it considerate toward
the road to remove the objections which
might be made to it as an ex parte represen-
tation by sending an agent Of our own to
make an actual inspection. The result is
that Mr.. Garrisons statement is fully veri-
fed in every particular, and that the work
of construction is in state Of commenda-
BILE forwardness as far as Eighty third
street Of it's early completion to the Har-
lem River there can be no reasonable
doubt, and we trust that the whole twenty
miles may be constructed within the time
required by law.
The statement of the Vice President of
the road respecting the issue of bonds and
the Credit Mobilier method Of construction
is ex parte, and must for the present remain
so. Mr.. Navarro expresses willingness,
or rather a wish, that legislative COM
mittee may be appointed to inquire into the
facts and satisfy the public. He says that
the road has active enemies who invent and
to its inj jury, and he would be glad to have
their falsity demonstrated by an impartial
investigation. 1t might, perhaps, be better
for the Legislature to create permanent
railroad commissioner, the Office to be
filled by the Governor and Senate and the
officer to have a general supervision over
the railroads Of the State, as the Bank
Commissioner has over the banks 1t is
important, on the one hand, that the rail-
road companies should be protected against
injurious calumnies that impair their
usefulness, and, on the other hand,
that the interests of the community
should be protected by compelling
the roads to fulfil their obligations.
This could be best done, not by
spasmodic legislative investigations, but by
steady, alert and responsible official super
vision. A railroad commissioner, being in
Office all the year and clothed with power
to inspect ut all times the books and exam
inc the transactions Of the companies, could
great progress. Meanwhile we invite atten-
ton to Mr. Navarro's ex parte statements
without either indorsing or questioning
their accuracy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01

disclaimer. but the fact that he thought it
necessary to make one shows that even he
is sensible that this kind of Cesarism is
disliked by the community. If all our citi-
gems were of the mind of the editor of the
Commercial that it is wise aud salutary, Mr..
Kelly would have been under no neces-
sity of making denial which nobody
believes. The one-man power is really
odious. and Mr.. Kelly knows it to be SO; but
since he undoubtedly possesses it in the
Tammany organization his best method of
reconciling the public to its existence
would be by putting forward candidate
for Mayor as able, vigorous and popular as
Mr.. Bonner, if he is not quite prepared to
indorse Mr.. Bonner himself Unless he
does So and acts soon, the Bonner move
ment will have got under such Roadway as
to smash everything with which it comes In
collision.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON, August 81, .lS7I

WASHINGTON August 81, lists.
Epsgn william winder 10 ordered 70 the reosivine
sw,p wabash, q. Boston, Masa Commander Mortimer
l. johnson Is dstachea from tho receiving ship Wa
bash and erosred 70 Temporary duty ~ inspector Of
ordnance At tho Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. Com
mandsr Edwin NJ. shepard, from the Navy Yard,
Portsmouth, aud ordered 70 the Naval Academy
Lieutenant Commander N. Msyo from shs Navy
Yard, Boston, and ordered TO the rsosrv'ng
shin Wabash m executive heutsuanf; A. 3
snow from the rccsiv,ng ship Wabash, aDd ordered
70 tho Navy Yard, Boston; Ensign J. M.iiisan,
IRON tho Receiving ship 81. Louis Lssrue lsiana'
Newell from special duty IN connection Win me
Qun uebaug and placed waiting orders.
The Uuiled states corvette Alliance, Commander
T. Kane, arrived at Gibraltar August IL from Havre
and Chsrbcurg, and left OF the letn for csv"s
yecchta.