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4 STEAM C1IAMARAN.
A NEW VESSEL NOW BUILDING AT POUGHKEEpsEE
WHICH Is EXPECTED TO SURPRISE THE PUBLIC,


A NEW VESSEL NOW BUILDING AT POUGHKEEPsEE
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SURPRISE THE PUBLIC
OR lis BUILDER.
PoUGHKEEPsIE Aug. IA steam catamaran
is building mere. the model being entirely different from
ANYTHING ever before designed 1t is the result of the
theories OF Mr.. William r. Merritt, the owner and the
practical experience Of George T. Polk the builder In
some res peos il IS similar to ordinary catamaran
the hull beng in effect ordinary hull split in two the
halves being placed about fifteen apart and the boarded
perpendicular sides being exactly parallel TO each
other These two halfhulls are Joined together by
heavy The width Of the deck thirty feet and
the length seventy. The bulls of Mr.. Merrtts catama-
ran will be 81 feet the keel with only feet beam
and feet depth that while the deck almost hafa
wide as II Is long, the huls very long and narrow
and will dsplace little water aud offer no more resist
auce than "A single narrow hull. In each hull will be
placed twenty-five horsepower engine operating two
wheels that the vessel viii have four wheels two
he cen and outside or the hulls The wheels Them
selves are of peculiar construction being feet in dI
arneter and OF the kind knewn as the "feathering'
The paddles are not hXed but are movable, and by q
simple atching and unlatching process held at right
angles the water while plunging iHto w. and while
coming out are tdgeW Thus all the power Is directly
applied to forward propusons. and none whatever Is
wasted In lifting depressing the vessel. Other feath-
ering wheels have been oOutriyed but none have VET
proyed OF practical utility The arrangement here used
is the invention of AR Merritt himself and it, simplicity
Is expected to insure success. The vessel Will be
launched in a day two. The name mas yet been
determined upon, but II she shows an astonishing speed
the marine wonder viii he dubbed the surprise6 IL
has been thought che may make thirty miles an hour
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WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.
From The Woodsto,0n ~. ~ Reg5ster OF JUN
fIUVurHNrr-


THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, under Horace
ey the great political organ mas OF late recovered
the confidence OF the Republican party, BY proving
itself reliable aud most elective Ia Marty
work. Even while NOT the political a few wears
back the paper power in the intellectual world
In scientific and literary matters, 1t was ALWAYS ont
with the freshest niormatiol. Ihis feature It yet re-
talns while champion of the Republican cause N has
no peer ON tho 1911, TIE DAILY tribune contained
besides It's meNhaIsbe store Of late from every
where and about everything worthy OF note the follow
ing valuable contributions good showing
dayi "Lite Of the suran Age" illustrated, Dy s. W.
Fordi Tue Fan Of slavery keeollecuons OF ADo-
Agriculture (seeoud paprr DJ solon Robinson g. W.
Smallcy's account OF Grand French Fair" Professor
MerOse, ScOtand another correspondent gives an ac-
count OF the Fruit Crop alOug the Hudson" aud the
everyday Letters from the People occupy about two
columns The Bourbon Ballads" continue, and the
series even now would mako good Republican cam
pa IN sOug-UOOk. A wrller IN Texas aud auOtner ia
Colorado have been giving fun account OF The sOl
products, mining ana oter interests, these faT-away
tunes OF mental actlstY. can 10 atlas IN having TIE
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INITIATING OLD OAK.-In a recent commune
cation to the Muhausen Gewerbycru, Herr schoen SAID
he had tried to give oalCn objects Old look by rub
bling anne oil them, but without good results the
wood took a color which rather reminded one OF ma
hogany and was but very superficial. On the other
hand he got dark brown similar to that OF old
oak by saturating the wood first with a solution OF ami
line salt suphate of anine) and then with caustic
soda. Similar results obtained with walnut aud
pum-tree wood etc. Caustic potash alone OF course
gave somewhat similar action. but inferior to that with
simultaneous OF anilige salt Herr SchOen further
attempted to color wood black by treating IL success
sively with anne salt bichromate OF potash and caus
tic soda tho wool being dried after each operation
Tue color thus obtained is regular. The experI-
ment succeeded with all the kinds OF wood tried-the
most impOrlaut home species and foreign These
cooring methods quickly and easily carried out aud
are very meXpeuEYe.
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ENGLIsH and GERMAN School for Young

~ Ladies' West End Iuftitutc New-llaven Conu Mrs
= l. CApl, PnncpaT weknown school l. patronized
by those Who desire Tor their daughters the Instruction
boarding pupils limited terms 1928 per quarter, Fall
opens september IL send ior circular
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. n. Y.

VACANCY for two little boys at the Home
School Orange Mountain; accommodation during
vacation terms for school year $3.50 Address Box 2l5,
South OTanRe. n. j.
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.IESDEMOISELL CHARBONNIER'S

VA French Protestant boarding and dayschool for youns
ladies' rs 3Jth-st formerly ~ Avenue du BOue Neu
T Paris will reopen Thursday. September %. Thorough
aud comp Of studies in French IN English Adj.
dress above until September when Mdles CharDOnnier
Will be al home
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MRS. SYLVANUS REEDS

Va Boarding aud day school for young ladies' Nos and
East 53d st.. reUDens october / French and German
languages practically taught thorough training In primary
secondary and collegiate departments: singing tsoege
painting and HeedleW6rk included each pupil
ceiyts the personal aud supervision OF Mrs Reed
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MIR. CHURCHILLS SCHOOL
For Young Ladies-CltY.

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A DAMS ACADEMY, Quincy, Mnss.-The
~ Hon. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. chairman ~ Man
Thirteen pupils ogt OF fourteen passed, the
ton al Harvard college This year, Wluon 500 year;
board IS ~ circular apply
Lon " MA. ENEAslI. PHI ~.
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HI 6tbaye.-FOrtyirsy begins September - Appli-
cants classified pa ana 25d Special for classic
scientific also music painting and drawing. Has
Academic Department. Boarders accommodated Rev. :.
d. BU CHAI.D. d. D.. President
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ELMIRA FEMALE COLLEGE.-A college of
A. the hghes rank has eclectic and preparatory Depart
mt ana superior adVanas music aud nod
eIate Address Rev. A. W. COWLES, ID. D. Elmra, \. Y.
~ Next session begins september TO.
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DINGHAMTON LADIES' COLLEGE, and
I'D College OF Music and Oratory $500. Opens September
H. Rev, r. A. PATERSON A. NJ, President. Binghamton
BTOOme County. y. Y.
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For Young Lames-Countrv.l

Okla A YEAR board and tuition. Bur-
qp EsPO hDgton College Burlington ~ J. Fine situation.
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9neIrucilon.
CUARLTER INSTITUTE.

a 7 7 z
~ On ENTRAL PARK, Eev-NOrk City,
For Boys Young Men from 10 o. Prepares them for
al Colleges. Scientific sch oils West Point Naval Academy
business French German, spanish SPOKEN ana taught
thor ughy New building erected purpOseya model OF its
kind The Prospectus contains tul details Twenty hfh
year will begin on september 10. next.
Professor Ellie CHARLTER Director.
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A LEXANDER Institute, Military Boarding
"A School hc Plains y \ Principal, o. X Wills Pm d.
A HEALTHY HOME in the COUNTRY for
"a lev boys wishing thorough instruction. ATCO
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drew Ladies' Seminary, Carmel n. Y.-Health-
II tui, h0meliGe, thorough musical advantages msur
passed rates iow begins sept Geo Crosby smith A. NJ
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COLLEGE,,


w Wholly devoted College work All departments unde
control OF experienced Professors tuition $50 year boar
SO 900 distributed annually in schO srshiBs
prizes Fail Term begins sept 3. For catalogues OF add
tuHal information Apply TO p A. CHADBO RNE President
WilliamstOwu. Berk shire CO., Mass.
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4 MRS and MISS STEERS'S SCHOOLS, Nos.
As IL East t7tn-st. ard 30 West l6th-st
GARDNER INSTITUTE.-B Boarding and
~ day school for young ladies' SOB 5thave Twenty.
year The most eminent professors and lecturers
gagged The Rev. Dr. and Mrs c. "a. GARDNER, Principals
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

now, and the Republicans not only hope but
believe that they Will carry the State ticket
by clear majority, haye ten of the six
teen counties, secure nesriy two-thirds OF
the Senate ard majority Of not less than
twenty Or twenty-five in the House. 1t
must Of course be admitted that this is a
very sanguine expectation, but Its realizs-
ton ia believed bv Maine Republicans to
ne among the probabilities. Nevertheless,
the Republicans might fall a good deal
short Of this estimate and still win a graft
fyIng success. If they overcome the Demo
cratic and Greenback coalition by the
merest msjori,y and regain the legislature
by the slightest ascendancy. they will have
10 cause TO think otherwise than we'll Of
the achievement. The result cannot fail to
exert a marked Influence upon other
State, and il it is such az ell the indics-
tious promise, will largely swell the Re.
Publicsn wave in Ohio, and elsewhere
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

should not understand tire So r,riaoi, le
when asserted In b. half OF Canada.
The intrinsic value of propertydestroyed
on the occasion of the Fortune BAY irsc, s
is s mere trifie as compared with the one
hundred and three thousand dollars; and
as that Gum is the American estimate of
some two or three boats being permitted
from making a single catch OF b b, it looks
a. If the 6-hing privileges granted by the
treaty of Washington were OF greater value
than the people of the United States have
been hitherto willing to allow. Ii Is sat
isfsctory to find that the government at
Washington repudistes all intention OF ask
my any reconstruction OF the Halifax
award On the ground OF subsequent Ill
treatment OF Fishermen. Were the Fer
tnne bay claim the only surviving
diilcui'y IN connection with the fisheries
question, II would serve to show by its in
significance the dlmensions TO which for
| midsble International matter had been re-
duced. Unfortunately, while the question
will soon come up sgain, any further ar
engagements on the Halifax plan, unless
preceded by final and conclusive settle
ment of the head-lands dispute and the
rights of American fishing vessels in the
British North American ports, would be
unsatisfactory. Seeing that the fisheries
| question is a. cd as the war of lSl2, and
that IL is unhsppily one grave question be-
| tween two countries, surely II Calls for d.
| plom attic action 10 settle II Immediately
| and forever"
The statement OF the Times ia thought to
embody the official view of the question.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
NONE TOO STRONG

The Chicago Tribune states the case none
too strongly when il says tina; the Demo
crat who assumes the task of instituting a
parallel between the shooting OF Kalloch in
California and the murder of Dixon in
Mississippi is ''either a knave or a fool "
Every feature of the two csses, instead of
showing parallel, exh bits a striking con-
trast. In the case Of the shooting of Kali
loch, De1oung alone is guilty. In the case
OF the assassination OF Dixon, the Demo
cratic party Of the State of Mississippi
stands accused Of murder. The assailant
OF the former is sure to be punished, while
the ASSASSIN of the latter in all proba-
bility will be permitted to 90 scott free
Men Of all parties demand that DeYoung
shall meet his just deserts at the hards OF
the law which he deGed, while the South
ern wing OF the Democratic party sustains
both the mob which threatened TO kill and
the ASSASSIN who shot Dixon-and the
Northern wing Of that party, charged with
the guilt Of completely IN the crime Of
murder for political effect, is afraid 10 speak
ont in unqualified condemnation OF the &c
liberately planned and coolly executed as
ssssination lest it should be taken at It's
word and challenged TO aid in the suppress
sion of hnlldCZ;ng.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
\ Profession OF Promises.

What encouragement will the Democratic
leaders give to citizens who believe in local
self government, equal rights for all citizens
under the laws, anu a civil service conduct
ed on business poinciples % Boston herald
For those who believe in local elf-govern-
ment, the Democratic lea1ers offer every
possible encouragement. Ii they can secure
the Presidency next yesr, 30 as not to be
hsrra.sed BY obstructive ve.oes, they will
repeal every statute by which the national
authority in any way interferes with local
self government. South Carolina can stuff
her ballot boxes, and Mississippi can xiii
off her Independents, without any discour-
spemeut in the shape of supervisors or msr-
shals, or any fear Of the army. The ma
tionsl arm that nov brushes the liberties Of
the bulldozers, and ohstructs local self
government throughout the South, will be
lifted forever. What more encouragement
do the local self-governments want? To
those who believe IN equal rights for all
citizens under the law, the Democratic lead
ers protier still heavier Inducements. How
can the Herald doubt with the heroic doiugs
before its eyes, and the enthusiastic endorse
ment thereof by the South, that, with the
government in the full possession of the
Democracy, "equsl rights for all citizens
under the laws" would be amply gusrsn-
teed? As for those who believe in "a civil
service conducted on business principles"
the Democratic party, wheL ii has been in
power, always meant business" strictly, in
dealing with government Offices. The late
Mr.. Jackson taught them all about that
Boston T'ncreler.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

The reports received from the coming
harvests during the last few days enable
us to gain a tolerably accurate idea of the
food supply FOR the world for the next year.
Accounts are discouragipg from every grain
producing country except our own AID
Canada. The yield Of grain in Great
Britain is one third less han the average,
amounting to loss of Sl2l $50 900 to the
farmers. The failure in the potato, bean,
pes snd rye crops is estimated at q loss to
cul;ivators of So $1,000 tits stated that
the crop Of cereals is better in Ireland and
Scotland than in England; the turnips,
however, on which the Scotch depend so
largely, are almost q complete failure in
that country. 1t ia from En-. LAND that the
accounts come of the comparatively good
condition of the Irish crops; from ireland
We hear of approaching famine. Perhaps
the safe plaza would be to take the middle
course between Enslish jndifference and
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

which permits TIE association to demand
only q email sub criplion, thus making the
burden upon the father ~ small ~ possible.
He is consequently eoabled to look forward
with tranquility to the future Of his dsugh-
ter, knowing that, in any case. she will have
3 comfortable home and sufficient Income.
This association has been successfully estsb-
lished in Copenhagen for sixteen years"
Suppose a Young lady to take shelter in
the establishment al the stated age. She
receives her annuity and her set OF rooms,
and Is q non-productive, and, indeed, a
radidly consumptive-wem mean consuming
member Of the association. But, if the
association can succeed in getting her mar
ried within one, two, or even three YEAR,, 1t
may still make a very considerable prof;
out Of her. Thus the establishment will
naturally become home of gsyety and OF
all social delights. 1t will, of course, be
under the control of q committee OF expert
rienced stch-makers, and it might be we'll
if q system of payment by results were
adopted ia the case Of these ladiss-so
much being allotted them for every
marriage brought about through their
fundamentally. All eligible Young
men would be invited. There would be a
eiNIhtas
and picpics in summer, Of SKATING, rim x
ing and indoor tennis in the winter. Balls
at least three times n week would be sbso-
lutely necessary, and boxes at opera and
theaters might be INDUCED in occasionally.
The establishment would become to the
young men of the neighborhood sort Of
sirens island dreaded yet Irresistible. Ulys-
ses-like, they might resolve to fill their ear
with wax and exclude the voices OF their
charmers. but in nire cases out OF ten the
wax would find its way to the tips of their
mustsches instead. Nay, to encourage
matrimonial enterprise, a tariff OF sur
render values" might even be arrar ged.
A young lady married in the first yesr OF
her residence might receive as dowry, saw
fif.y per cent. of gross sum paid by her
father to the association; if married in the
second wear of her residence, she might re.
ceive thirty per cent in the third year ten
per cent, and not until the fourth year
would she become absolutely portionle--
Thus the fair ones themselves would be
stimulated to exertiOn and the swain-
would be kept from shilly --hally by
having it made their clear interest to come
quickly to the point.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
IMPROVING THE CAPITOL.
More Perfect Accom- IN OdatiOns from
ised for the Next Session

More PerIert Accom- s'EOut-
ised for the Next Session.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "A great many
changes are being made on the House side
OF the capitol building, with a view of pre-
pairing it for the more perfect accommoda-
ton for the members next session. The
several small rooms which abutted in the
lobby have ali been thrown into one large
room. This viii. include the old speaker
room (which for two years has been Occu-
pied by Hon. Alexander Stephens), the
room heretofore occupied by the official re
pOrters and the seargent-at arms room.
The spacious apartment thus made will he
fitted up with furniture and desks for writ
ing purposes AID also be used a. a smoking
ami retiring room for members. The ser
geant alarms office is to be removed To the
room nov occupied by the discussing clerk
Of the House, and the latter will move
his headquarters to the sub-bs-e
ment near where the superintendent Of
the folding room had his office. The fold
ing room of the House will be removed to
the basement below and on the other side
Of the building. To speakers room will
be the one heretofore occupied by the
superintendent Of the folding room ard will
be Handsomely fitted up. Access to it will
be had by the stairway descending from
the rotunda connecting it with the sub
basement. The official reporters will be
a-7igned quarters in the room heretofore
occupied by the index clerk OF the House
The ladies reception room has had an arch
cut away in it, so a. to allow communlca-
ton yiIh the appropriations committee
room. and both will be used by that com
mittee. The facilitate the removal Of
books into and from the sub basement,
where the folding-room il located, car
elevator will b, placed about the centre of
the west wing of the old hall Of the House
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
q GRIM. .lsbk&

The Stste's rights fo0lishness Of the last
session OF Congress is being brought home
directly and severely to the people who
perpetrated it. The same law which ties
up the hands Of the general government
to prevent it from suppressing bull
doLers, also renders it powerless 10 aid vel
low fever sufferers. Nevertheless it is
thought the President will take the respon-
sibility Of doing all he can TO relieve and
succor the people of The plague stricken
districts. A Washington special TO the
Globe DemocrGt states the situation as fo.-
lows:
state Treasurer PoIk, Of Tennessee Is in the
city ana Will, with Postmaster General Key,
to- morrow have an Interview with the PT.sl-
dent The object OF his visit is TO induce the
President to direct the Secretary Of War 10
issue rstions 10 the sufferers from yellow
fever at Memphis until the epidemic is over
He says suffering there il beyond deScrIpIio
The state would provide tor the sufferers ne
says, but II cannot do without authority
from the Legislature, ana To convene that
body In extra session would fa- exceed the
cost of issuing the rstiOUs. An appeal is
therefore made 10 the General Government,
~ the National Board of Health can only pro-
vide for persons at quarantine. the President
Will, IL is thought, do requested. but as
Tennessee is pronounced States rights
Commonwealth its appeal to the Genera!
Government in its hour Of distress is regarG-
ed grim joke.