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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-15

EDUCATION IN THE ARMY.-BreYet Major Gen
eral A. Med. McCook in charge of education in
the army, has submitted to Secretary Ramsey
consolidated report OF the post schools for the
month OF october, 1879. The report shows that
at number OF posts there are no teachers, it
being almost impossible to procure them under
the present system. General McCook will rec
ommend that proper number OF teachers b .
enlisted, with the rank and pay of commisSary
sergeants, and that these teachers will also b,
required to do the duty OF post librarians and
lave the care and preservation OF the libraries
and OF the property and literature sent to tn /,
pests The greatest difficulty in army educa.
tiCn is in procuring sufficient number OF en-
listed men OF required Intelligence to teach 10
the rate OF pay now allowed, which Is the pay
private soldier, with per diem extra OF 3J
cents when teaching. These teachers are as
agned to companies at the different posts, and
SHOULD the company to which they are assigned
be dered to field duty or change OF station the
teaeEer goes with 1t, and the school is broken
up Until another teacher can be obtained. The
enlistment of proper number OF teachers, as
General McCook recommends, would remove
this diffknlty. II is rather curious fact that
at the western posts, where schools are main
ta1ned theTs are large number of children In
attendance. there being often no school accom-
mOGatfonS osltside Of these furnished by the
army. The Ieeapitulation of General McCook's
report for october shows the following attend
ance: Enlisted men 692, children OF enlisted
men 5g7, children OF officers 16S children Of CIV
ilians 20I total children l,172; total attendance
during October, 1879, 1884; total attendance dur.
Ing September, 1879, l,ss3-gain 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-15

PROPOSED STATUE TO REAR ADMIRAL DUPONT
MFR. Bayard, in the Senate to-day, introduced
bill to appropriate $40 O00 or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to be expended under direc-
tion of the Secretary OF the Navy in the prepa-
ration of the base and pedestal for the proposed
statue OF the late Rear Admiral Samuel Francis
Dupont of the US. navy, to be erected in the
circle at the intersection Of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut avenues, Washington city.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
EOURRON BALLADS-No. As.

sung oE one Of A' cOssSt' De'"O'Tae'' ''"a'a0'|'T
Alasl good times are bound to be NV ruin!
That people are prosperous l. strange;
II crops were poor. and there was nothing dom,
They might elect mo III the hope of change.
Hard fines are over. Discomfort Is ended
In breaks the heart and biights the hope within
me -,
To see Resumption triumph. haryests SPLENDID
And Providence undoubtedly agin mel
Along at first fondly used TO cherish
The hope tha- cotton would he killed by drought; I;
That hapes fields. rust assailed. would perish
Aud grass dry up, and rice be flooded ont.
Bnt woe is our folks! Not a crop Is blghtedl
Nv dearest hopes are shrivelled W. within me;
Republicans are certainly delighted,
Aud Providence appears to be agln MEL
Along at first how ioyousy reckoned
That graSshoppers would gobbe up the whoat'
They used 10 lay some fifty eggs second
Which hatched into some fifty mOuths 10 eat;
But now they all are gone-and I'm goner!
The schemes of glory nursed are dead within me !;
Before me yawn disaster and dishonor,
And Providence appears TO be agln me!
The bhthe potato-bug-alas, where Is hef
Aud where hs picnic in the blooming heldf
No longer his melodious jaws are busy,
Or acres radiant with his striped shield.
?otato-hugs reasons Democratic.
And when they re gone Hope pershes within me;
Their absence now affords proof emphatic
That Providence intends to work agin me.
If crops were smittcn by the locusts' orgies,
And mObs were clamoring their mad intentS
And laborers stood idle at their torGes,
And dollars were worth only sixty cents.
Then could point around me at the rum,
And say. as joy aud hope revived within me-
"See what the rule of Radicals is doln'"-
But Providence is awtully agin me!
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02

hough the cost of articles fell % per cent from
1851 to 1872 the cost to the buyers at retail ac-
tually increased. This illustrates the extreme diff
Guilty of getting any reduction In retail prices, as
long as eheap money is still used, and habits of in
fatIon prevail But wholesale prices have declined
IL per cent since 1872, and retail prices have
also declined Al per cent In Time the use of good
money will bring back retail nearer to whole
SAX prices and force retail dealers to abate the
ira charges which, during seventeen years of cheap
money they learned to make for their defence.
That it is no easy thing, retail buyers well know.
II is rs if dealer had become used TO putting
sand in the sugar and water in the whskey that he
could not break the habit. But all who buy chiefly
at retail may we'll think whether they will again
permit cheap money to give excuse for n return
to that ha5t-for another initiation of retail
prices.
There is no land on earth in which labor ought to
prosper more surely and steadily than in this. Yet
formary years labor has been tossed in the air.
again and again. falling each time with rude
shock. as hazing students toss a victim At times
high pay has prompted much waste and extrava-
gance. At times skilled wOrkmen by the thou
sand have gone back 10 England in search of bet
ter living We stand on solid ground Mt last La
Dor is now well employed In Massachusetts, ac-
cording to the Labor Bureau. ont of 5S5.OOo male
and female laborers only 23, 600 are ont of work
less than in 100. Probably the proportion was
never smaller even in the most prosperous times
Nor is there any other time known. i'll which the
wages of workers would have bought as much of
things needed for the support of family as their
WAGES have bought since October last. Men who
could live on their IN 1872 can now live
equally we'll, and one-third of their earnings
Now. too, the dollar In bank meaps dollar 1t Is
not liable to lose part of its value at any moment,
1n,nr IL tS IA txrira pr,ah
as II was in 1867. IL will buy at retail as much
81 rs bonght in 1872. All this a return TO honest
money has done for the laborer already. Would it
not be amazing lolly If we should insist upon 90
ing back TO the wages and prices of choaP-dollar
fimesf
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
rHE RAILROAD INVESTIGATI0M

WHAT TIE INVENTORY or THE ERIR RAILHoAD
COSTA DECEPTIVE REPoRT-THE INyEsTIGA-
TIoN TAKING WIDER gANGE--OTHER CoRfo-
HAIIoSs TO BE EXAMINED.
SARATOGA, n. T., Sept. 1.-At the railroad
yes.gation this morning Colonel George L. Bach tes-
tinea That he aloh) was not authorized 10 make and
,vas incoinpetcut TO make the valuations Of the Erie
ronerty referred to. Mr. Jeweu told witness that Mr.
noao was to send to the Division superintendent
an inventory OF property IN their respective divisions
and he desired Witness upon the coming OF these
norris 10 colate them, remember distinctly one report
coming IN from superintendent OF the susquehanna
Division In hich a large amount OF betting was men
toned also a steam engine -, 800 Witness called Ar
Jewets attention this not giving tho particulars
~ the engine and asked him whether 10 was satisfied
with tbls loose way OF making report, and asked him
~ no wished IL critically done. The value, we're stated
M the time and he saw the report and made DO OBJ
,ect,ons to it, never heard anything leading
witness. TO believe that ho did not want
ths values attached. witness employed experts
to value the different portions Of the property.
The values OF stock bonds owned by the company
were founded upon the report OF Mr. William p sher-
man. treasurer OF the conpsny this report cost the
company about $50 900. and included all the property
OF the company, besides that held by the receiver
Stephen Little testinod that be Is. and since Mr..
Jowets appointments hhs been the auditor of the Erie
Railrosdj bad not brought the kris aoc0unH with
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
SUMMER LEISURE
NOTES FROM COyEY ISLAND.


The arrivals at COney Island yesterday. the
first day Of the Fail, than is tine
usual case Monday Tue mercury also was above the
usual point and Indicated SOo the shade But sign
Of the approach OF the OF storms noticed by
all interested. the opening OF the United states
IIe--aying Station No 81 wrch stands about quarter
of a mile cast Of the Manhattan Beach Hotel
new sensation Is promised the visitors at the island
to-day in sight of dropping from the top OF n
pole eighty feet high. into anconcussion arrange.
mcni made a Of nets. The pole will Dee erected
nj the cast end Of Brighton Beach Bathng Pavilion
ard the man. after dropping in u sight OF thc GuIt-
tude will disappear through the top OF tent which con-
cenis the nets.
Pavilion ha- been Completed. aud the work 0f removing
the temporary railroad Used iof conveying "a sd rom
tie bsa. begun yesterday. The small building IN
front tc Iron Pier. IeG bs L. Leopold and occupied
IA. aurant, is 10 he replaced nj the close the
ee4 son by A handsome hOtt expense of Hl9.OuO
A. = O'Clock There only IO1 Dahers IA me water
west of Brighton Beach. The arrivals at The hotels
vrstcriay included tn following
Nauhattsu Belcii-H. rayers. Mr.. and Mrs j. ".
Dame Chicago II. :. Wilcox. Mrrldep, Conn; g.. W.
Green. Baltimore; T. l.. Howell. G.. X. Young, f. {.
Weaver. P,nia tel Dhia; Hammond aud wiie DeBrucr,
y. y: Mrs c. {. Burnap. Marietta, Ga.i Thomas VIII
SON and wle. Washington, -. e.; j. Leonard Hoffman.
Baltimore II. q. ParBly, Chca2O; captain a. :. lley-
land Il. A. Ireland. Daniel D'ughery and FAMILY, Phla-
Grlpns, the Hon. Horace Rnbiec and family. Wisconsin,
and H. Cornmg, Hartford.
Iloiel Brign,ou-James y. Locke. Wilmington W.
H. Hnwnsrnd ami family Milton, y. Y; A. Il. lcndle-
Ton David RanKon, 1r., st. Lous Mrs. W. u. smith
Cincinnati: T. f. Walter ana WIFE, Mauch Chunk, PENN
Ba iilnoro Joan siaiiery and a I. Banigan, Provi
II. Il
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
NOTES FROM LONG BRANCH.

Lose BRANCH, Sept. lit was warm until
II O'Clock to-day. and ladies the piazzas and III
the paIlls piled their fans encreeiicly. but at the
hour named refreshing breeze sprang and since
that time the day has been most enjoyable one
Tae temperature Of the air at 10 O'Clock this morning
was sl7 and that Of The water ESQ; the former fell 70
- ON the arrival Of the sea breeze.
The departures this morning large. but not NJ
all uniform among the several hotels some of which
lost the greater part Of their guests while at others the
outgoing number was small one. Tn Ocean Hotel has
remaining after this mornings departure $40 guests
and 100 gre expected to arrive during tire day. The
West End will have 45O after the evenings arrivals
the HoNlaud bas 1-O; the Mansion about 7J ana the
Brighton about 2aO. The UDlted states Las about 60
guests to-day. but expect SO close Tomorrow
The HOwlaud RdvcriIsos 10 keep open until the S;n
inst. ana the Atlantic ana Ocean WI 7 main open
through AT lcast part OF October The former of these
is stii full and parties WHO have engaged rooms are
still awaiting their chance TO get IN them
ON Saturday evening the guests ~ the Mansion House
showed their appreciation of The bousekeepef, Mrs.
Stout ly presenting her with handsome gold watch
ana cham one oi the guests, Mr. Hammond. OF New
York presented IL Informal way. Tne head
waiter at tho HOUland Hotel also the recipient or
"A valuable gold chain on the same evening rom tue
TIbnc opinion is inclined TO censure Holmes. the
bsnncuasJrr at The Wes End. for the drowning acct
def there on SATURDAY, II scaimed that he sh0nd have
gon. 20 the assistance Of Colonel Iarde sooner, even
drowniug II is very properly claimed that to TO the
ssistanc, o 100 persons wien assistance Is not needed
were than ~ leave one 10 perish because ruse
- suspected 49,, ,.,, ~. l.. J.,
The conductors excursion to Mauch Chunk Is to be
repeated N the lJfh INST.
fnn Adelaide took only about 800 from the pier this
morning on the excursion To Coney Island.
SIR John W. Garrett. president Of the Baltimore aud
ono 4 4. roal, arrived at the West End to-day. Ex-
Alderman :. Y. L. Cooper. Of New-York. and MI. III.
seymour aud .mily Of Hartford. are at the Ocean
HJici -.
Two rival musicians, Mr. R0ssner, leader OF the Ocean
Hotel orchestra, ana Mr. NJ Manh. baum. an oxe.dtr
nj hc came AOtci got INTO dspufe at tue pier On sat
urday which culInlnated In Fight An officer Inter
frrod escorted UoR TO the Police Court wnero they
were ,ih lined. -,
None Of the cottage residents think OF leaving the
Rr men vet all OF them Will doubtless, remain through
Srpteu Der, and many of them well - IN OCTOBER.
~. season ut Ocean Grove and Asbury Park "a
r.niIly nearing IT. end Most OF the hotels at both
lese " fing places will close during tie present
Housc. the leading hotel OF AsDury
pars' viii close on raur-day. The mas been n
M
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
san FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.

1t was pleasant to see Messrs. Birch, Backus
md wambod again in their familiar places surrounded
by the merry companions OF their innocent and SEEM
ingy everlasting sport. The audience vas large one
which saw them last ngbt at the Opera House OF the
San Francisco Min-reIs-reopencd this occasion for
the new season-and greeted them With almost afec
tonae applause and derived from theil performances
an enjoyment pleasant to see. to feel and 70 re-
cord In the character OF these performances there
s. no new trait be specified in the detail OF them
there was no striking novelty This latter attribute
tndecd scarcely expected. II i enough that the
Songs meu!Ous. the cOoques grote esque tbe antics
facstiors sable farces fun OF character au
ma spirits. and OF plantation re. Every
reasonable anticipation Was amply fulfilled Dy ue
bright and varied programme with which the minstrcls
began their One OF It's amusing features was
skt Mr.. Rowc's play, IN wnich MI 3ackus pre-
sided over WOufcrt's Roast MI. NainbOld's pres
euce gave the satisfaction since y dispe!ltd
apprehensious lately excited by rumOr Of his serious
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02

the ages OF eight and fourteen years must be adopted
education free IN public schools aud all books paid fof
by the state. We Will. when IN power establish IN
connection Herewith departments for industrial eduoa-
tion. Foreigners Ineligible to citizenship shall not ba
ter throughout the State OF California Interest On
money should not exceed @ per cent per annum.
States. and United states Senators, shall be eiected by
direct vote OF TIE pee2le and 90 nan should , 9ss
states Tor two Consecutive terms. The National Bank
law should DC repealed ana al moneys issueu oy tsc
or private. CONGRESS ought 10 pass fares and reght
abuses in management or the overland routes Charges
for reghts aud fares on railroads aud for the use oi
discrimination between persons and places, and that
capital actually In railroad, water and gts rights should
yield greater income than capital invested In farming
and other productive industries.
The legislature pass laws into effect the
tation of Chinese aud Congress should abrogate all
treaties that come I'm conflict with the loth Article
for Judicial positions shall take part IN party
politics Stock gambling must be prohibited and stock
stealing tans ne Isgnda'ea Ia & ,aes
e passed to purge the communities OF tue presence OF
hold among The present rate OF taxation ia unrea-
sonable, and must be reduced at least one-haL The
man who owns the labor must be given as perfect lien
the thing produced or improved thereby the
who owns the capital Is gwen on his Investment Jus
men and men of limited means, by of the cost
bills exsctcd from them We demand reduction Of
these expenses
NEW CONSTITUTION PARTY.
The New Constitution party cannot have. and Ia not
intended to have, any influence whatever on the Ma
tona politics OF individual. In IA republic. where
the people the OF all political power. and
where avenues OF wealth and promotion open ana
free all alike, there not and cannot be room
for agrariansn s0c alism or com Hunsn. Everything
that be done shall be- dOn0 10 make the Chinese
coming, and those here TO speed "
depart The state and County Central Committees are
directed print their tickets ibe words against
Chinese immigration" Our principles arc embodied IL
the Constitution and II Is FOR them alone We are
cOntcndng The Of freight and fares OF those rail
road companies California which have received Gov
ernment aid should be reduced onohird. The party
pledges itself that vii stand hTm as the miners
friend
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
Die.

ANDERsoV-on September !, Jobt Wright Anderson
Rsia,ly- ends family invited 70 attend his
dansr Sns, G m I'i pasSs 4 sn DesScy % '" '' ''
ArWAIEnAt I.aea - " o. Aag1;t ~ % chocTi a IN
Inierment.at ithaca
AKGUIMBAU In Brooklvn, sunday August 81, Avnes ~
VIE Of J9LD Arsmmoaa aud eniT daughter o; me aso
Fures si ke place on wednesday september g. from 81
PEERS cldrch corner Hicks aud warrea-,is. 10
BARKER-On SUNDAY August 81 1879 william jay Bar
in his 50th year after short illness al hs ate resi-
Funeral place Wednesday september g. 1873.
Relatives and friends rcspcotfully invited
BERNACRI-on SATURDAY 18Th INST, residence OF her
ssr ssrE ~ %is Of T. Gsrnas 81 h; eys s'' '"'
FuLLER R-sgdicny. o: heart disease Aagr-r 81. 1879
Relatives Invited to attend iho nuera from
his late residence 2oJ BrOomesG Tuesday september ?.
suddenly. st Lake Mohonk. August 81. An.
Rsyss @ aud iEss. are ayte % ateHG & 6' funeral at
The veterans OF the IVA AssimcnI N"uouai "Han are also
IByitsi - attali.
IVEs-Iu Greenwich Conn August 81 IarOli, infant
OF Theodore NJ. aud Anna W. Ives.
JOHNsoA-In BTooElyn. on SUNDAY. August 81 q pneu.
lSn ,Dn. IN n fns s ssh yeaS Of ms ae@
FD. services at The rasacnce Of his parents 80 sidney.
RSsi RoTsirS 81 "'''''''' ''''''' :" - UNIV
KAsMIRE-on Monday september !. George =. Kasmlre.
axei 80 years u months
Nouce OF funeral hereafter
LOwREY-At Al Monr ouih Beach, NJ August 81. Laura
Frances. we olosvenor Porter Lowre, aud dinsnter
,sG Late fs % dsSp u ., 20 sG sSe yea on q % & 0
tHmber g. At II fcDck.
Burn sleepy Hollow Cemetery, TafTytown arrival OF
train leaving Sewiork at 2oeip'E Friends sre requested
q send flowers.
MACLAY-At Yokohama, Japan. July 2s 1879. Henrietta
Caroline sperry. wife q; the Roy. DI. Il iaei@,. aud
missionary undtr the ~ the MetLOust Episcopal
Society In China since 1870
sHEPAKD-At bridgeport. Conn, MONDAY. september !,
Nelli, Adaliue, child Iucion " and NclLc Sand
ford shepard, aged months ana II days.
wednesday, at o. IN. AT Net parents
residence. lat Washing On-ave., Bridgeport. Conn.
IuteTme q at sbe cOnvt nence of the fa1iiy.
PERRY-In Westerly X J.. Au ,ust ID is7s. George How
August q, Charlie srol both OF spinal inelngiLs
mOnth-, twin children OF Charlie. Perry
and Clara '. lf0steri Perry
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02

with the great rctormer In the dsvs OF his canddacy
ba information startling that could not con-
ceal my lncrcdpty although II was PLAIN that my IN
tormant who honest yrntlcman, was In sopcr earn
ast and thoroughly believed the story nOtwiths,arcing
tIs admitted AIR cf improbshity called tor dHisls-
how aid he know He related how friend of nis
fom the fer W. active politician but not an Othcc
holder or ufce-seeker. aud strong Grant supporter
hanpcnei be IN New-YOrk quite recently. where he
by Brlst q diuncr al
AZ dinner nc nct Henderson and others oi brstoW ~
sate friends aud Old ndhercnts. over The COED
heer thew avOwcd their preferences aud the Mosterner
sound himself 10y himself Grant man among entnusi-
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
TIE MURDERERS or CHISOLM

scooBA, Miss, Sept. 1.-The September
teru OF the Circuit Court OF Kcmpsr County opened at
pe kaib the county to-day. Judge Hamm, able
and iupartia Judge presided The state docket s set
for tomorrow when the trial Of the cases OF The ste
.gainsf Henry J. Gully. Virgil Gully, Houston Gully
md siocumb Gully indicted Tor the murder of W. W.
Chisolm Miss Chenlla Chsoln aud J: T. q imore on
tbs aath az AurII 1877 will begin. The prose cntiOn
viii De oopaucted BY the distinct A itorney Thomas
Ford assisted by Stewart L. Hoodord, OF New YORK,
Morris. Of ViokFhuTs and ex-Chan
csoI Ware of Jackson. Misc Over 300 persons mostly
htes are i attendance. While there is excitement
resr in,crtst Is felt IN W n. Gully one OF
Tbe defendants h as cied since he indicted
New-York tribune., 1879-09-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
HARD TINES IN ENGLAND.
REDUCING wAGks-MORE EMIGRANTS.


LONDON, Monday. sept. !. 1879.
The earthenwars and china manufacturers
o. Stafford shire resolved reduction OF wages
Of employees, which Will affect over $4,000 workmcn
This reduction partly attributed to the American pro-
tectve duties. TAc EMPLOYERS desire to return 10 the
scale wages paid IN ISL and IL Is expected that the
men Will submit 10 the reduction.
Tao oOery propretors at the Burnley coalfelds
notice on Saturday last of reduction I'm the price O
coal and reduction Of per cent N the wages Of col
lors.
Another party OF farmers, numbering about twenty,
left Liverpool Tor America Oh Saturday last.
Thomas ". Booker Il Company sheet-!rOn ana tiu-
plate works, Cardiff. winch have been IA constant
Operation since l14O, closed saturday last Oy
an order Of ne ocia lquidaOr Oi the West OF England
and South wales Districts Bank. The l,5OO workmen
employed there were pad OF Three villages had
grown up around tho WORKS. the GOOD Inhabitants IN
which working people and their families. All
these destitute.
The fustl1u wcavers at Oldham numbering 3.OVO, re-
to-day reduction in their and
t II expected fnut The splnners VIII follow SUIT.
The farmers who sailed IN the steamer ONO on Satur
day were bound for the Western States The o 10 also
took eighteen Durham ana Northumberland miners for
H.tsburg. Penn. and Lancaster ONO.