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Tho nice little sum Of $500 disappeared
mysterlousy not long ago from tho snfo Of tho
cashier OF the Government printing ONCE in
broad day and in part Of the building 10
which strangers are not admitted without Civ
ing their names and the object OF their visits
The statements and explanations published in
regard to this alleged robbery arc not only I'M
satisfactory but highly improbable and tho be-
lief obtains Mt Washington that tho whole affair
was an inside arrangement. Suspicion points
very strongly to the guilty parties who pocketod
this money, and then raised an cutlery OF rob
bory TO escape detection.
1t is now proposed however to appropriate
two days OF the labor OF all persons employed
IN this Office. male and female to make up tho
loss II thcro was really any loss in tho case, az
Is very much questioned by many. Tho cash
Ter is under bonds, ana so ia the Government
printer, for tho safety Of the public money in
their keeping but It is thought moro convcn-
lent to tax tho labor OF poor working people
who live from hand to mouth to mako up this
deficiency than to hold tho suretes answorable
who are legally bound to mako it good. Like
the assessments levied on ofllcohoders to carry
elections, OF course tho tax Is TO be- in tho form
OF voluntary contributions" This PROPOSE
ton is oil tho more outrageous. because after
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-23

Foundation was laid in the Assembly yes
terday for much important legislation. At the
head, in point Of desirabity. should be placed
the proposition to reduce the salaries OF officials
in New York city. Men who are paid tl2 600 or
over. a year. are. under the proposed act. TO re-
ceive thirty per cent. less. Eight thousand dol
lar salaries are to be reduced one fourth. five
thousand dollar ones ono-nith. and three thou
sand dollar ones an eighth The bill prohibit
ing tho convict labor contract system. which for
several sessions has been unsuccessfully before
the Legislature, made its appearance again.
Brooklyn member wants a law prohibiting tho
construction Of an elevated railroad in Fulton
street. BROOKLYN. and New York Assembly
man desires the Legislature to prohibit the
building OF the Manhattan Companys Elevated
road in Division street and in Second avenue.
Mr.. BodAN's resolution relative to the Bowling
Green and the Guardian Savings Bank calls for
an accounting OF receivers dividends. and tho
details of the winding up Of the institutions
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terday. as his proposed amendments to the
Naval Appropriation bill looked to n partial
correction OF existing abuses and extrava-
gances. He wanted Congress TO refer
tho question Of how many supernuous
naval officers and useless navy yards.
which afford snug berths for supcrfluous naval
officers can be disposed Otto whom? Not to
tho Naval Committees Of the two Houses. not to
any special committee for tho purpose. but to n
board OF naval officers That was an extraor-
binary way Of getting Mt reform, and II Is Just
as we'll that Mr.. BLArNE's amendments came to
shipwreck on a point Of order He has now
embodied them in bill.
Having said what no had to say about the
navy. Mr.. BLAINE launched into n defence Of
the railroad subsidies Of the past and plea for
steamship subsidies in the present and future.
Mr. BECK replied. denouncing the present tariff.
and incidentally predicting that tho Pension
Arrearages bill. just passed. would take hun
dred millions OF dollars out Of the Treasury
Tho exciting episode In tho House was
speech by Gen. BRAGG Of Wisconsin on South
ern war claims which delighted the Republican
members as much as It irritated the South
erners. Gen. BRAGG is one OF the
Northern Democrats who think that. II
war claims are 10 be paid. Northern ones should
have the preference. and he spoke his mind
freely. ELLIS OF Louisiana got the floor to reply.
He had little to say. and said 1t very loudly.
Tho debate is TO DO continued.
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solldity, and general condition Of the two Is
sufficient to convince any ordinary observer
that the older road does not come up to the
requirements of public safety. Its vibration
beneath heavy evening trains, and tho In
CAPABILITIES that wear and tear have produced
in material too light for the service, show
clearly and Enthusiastically that 1t should be
removed altogether, having its place sup
piled by more suitable structure 1t is UNI
questionably kept in high state OF repair
Noloose bolts, spikes, or rods arc observable,
and the ties are, in the main, in good condi-
ton. The trouble with 1t Is not that the
management has been careless or that the
property has been allowed TO decay; 1t is
that It Is case Of Inherent docrepitude, for
which a due regard for the public safety re-
quires n prompt remedy. It would be vastly
better II the contract for the new iron for
tho Second avenue could be extended 50 rs
to embrace this portion of the west side road.
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IN 10 HIlU VNI NJ NHHI TAt VNOIo UIl IN LUfU aud
results OF his abors show the following Yearly pro
-tinn Of dNAths ont Of nNorN fhnnslnI .nnIs.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
A Chinese Proclamation Against
Christians.

We fnd in the Northern Christian
Advocate. a Methodist paper, the follow
ing alleged proclamation by Chinese
against some foreign Christians, who
propose TO settle among them:
rho Chinese gentry of kea- Hing send
cut the following;
Notice is herHy given that during
the sixth and seventh months of last
year people have been bewitched and
their cues cut of by iInps. 1t is reported
that these things were done by repro
bates belonging to the foreign (Christian)
religion. Now, those who attach them
selves to that religion must first swallow
the medicine that is given them, and ut
terly destroy the tablets of their ances-
tors and the kitchen god After death,
when the corpse il being dressed, none
Of the relatives are allowed to he present,
but it Ii said the eyes are to be scooped
out in compromising this medicine We.
the inhabitants of Kca Hing, all follow
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius,
which change not for ten thousand ages.
and we viii never accept any such re
ligion as the above Recently some of
these fellows came from Ningyc, and are
searching about evcrywhere to rent
promises, their object being to spread
their religion here Henceiorth the cue
cutting, bewitching the people, destr-uc-
ton Of ancestral tsblets, abolition OF
proper distinction between men and
women, and tho Abandonment OF the
teachings of the ssges, threaten univer-
sa! contamination, and tho local mandar-
ms will not exercise thor control, which
is truly deplorsble
But Che great mass OF the people have
agreed with one mind that they viii not
allow houses TO b. rented for the Chris
tisn religion. either in the city or vii
lagos
Should any be enticed into that relig-
ion, we must not beat them, bat We
will pull down their houses, and ever
after the place shall be abandoned
ground
Or should any one sell vscen. ground
for the use Of that religion. we viii shoot
rubish there in heap that viii cover
it, we shall certainly show no forbear-
ance.
A special notification Issued by tho
gentry and people
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
Death Of Lord Byron's Physician.

Next to the death of AT eminent per-
sonage who has played leading part
upon the stage Of life, the event which
is most apt to awaken hest Of rem
inisoerces and stir our interest in the
yexed personal and public controversies
OF :. bygone age, is the departure Of
some one closely linked by intimate asso-
citation TO the great names that have
passed into history. Few among those
who ouce kenw Lord Byron III the flesh
are left alive after the lapse of Fifty sly
years that hive i1:orYanaa since his
premature dean ID M .oueA. An
other of the small y AZ G. sD~. 'vo~s &C.
parted on the lst OF the month, IN the
person of DR. Mil!ingan. who c!ed ut
Pera, the European suburb Of C-orstan-
tinople, at the age of seventy eight. He
it was who attended Lori Byron IN his
last illness, in consequence Of the fatal
termination of which he was accused of
having displayed lack Of Judgment
and adopted treatment which fastened
the poets end. 1t was understood that
d.. Mlllingem had prepared for pubica-
ton an exhaustive account of his inter
course with Lord Byron, which might
have INDICATED himself from the charge
of unskillfulness as well rs thrown \
light upon many points connected with
the poets career, but unfortunately all
his papers were destroyed by fire in
1870. Dr. Millingen was tho oldest
British inhabitant of any province of
Pera, and being very communicative and
full of Byronic "reminiscences, was visit
ed by most English tourists who passed
through Constantinoplc He seems to
have been strongly impressed with By
rms practical talent FOR affairs and his
close attention to matters of economical
detail 1t is contrary to the usual CON
ception of the poets character, but not
withstanding his recklessness and lavish
expenditures OH occasions, Byron was
habitually frugal TO the verge of parsi-
mony in household matters. He had
clear idea of the value of money-or
credit, which for the time amounts to
the same thing as the sinews of war,
and never ceased to impress on the
Greek leaders the necessity of making
by their unity and moderation favorable
impression in England, with the object
of securing a loan. He even contem-
plated visit TO America for the same
purpose DR. Millingen lived To wit
ness the realization of Byron's dream of
Hellenic independence, and TO note
changes in Turkey that none would have
then considered within the range of pos
sibility He lived through the reign of
six Sultans. The only remaining sur
vivor of note Of those who were person
ally acquainted with Lord Byron IL MIR.
Trelawny Boston Traveller.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
StonewallJ ackson 8 Death w ound.

General Jubsl A. Early contributes 70
the December number of the Southern
Historical Society papers az elaborate
article on the wounding of Stonevall
Jackson, which will be read With pain
ful interest by every eX-Confcderate II
includes long and plainly written mar
rative BY Capt. +. X. Wilburn. of Mis-
sissippi who was the only officer actu-
ally with General Jackson at the time
he was wounded In the words of Gen
eral Early Ills account of che whole
affair shows how very erroneous Are the
generally received accounts; and it now
appears THAI instead of riding TO Tie
front to reco, noitre the enemy and then
imprudently gallvping back toward his
own line, General jackson was slowly
riding 90 the front, while making every
effort 20 hurry forward the troops, when
he was fired ON by portion of his own
men on the night (sorth) of the road,
and ooliquciy from the rear, and that
then the horses OF his party that wcro
not shot down wheeled to the left, and
he ga!loped into the woods or the left
to escape the fire, when he was fred
upon by another body of troops on the
north side of the road 1t was by this
last fire that General jackson Was
wounded One ball struck him in tho
left arm two inches below the shoulder
joint. SCATTERING the bone and severing
the chief artery; second passed through
the same arm between the e.how and
wrist, making its exit through the palm
of the band, and a third ball entered the
palm of his right hand, about the mid
die, and passing through broke two OF
the bones. All the circumstances sur
rounding the wounding. as we'll "a those
Immediately preceding and succeeding,
are told with graphic hstinctness and
picturesque detail, and General Rarly's
article, although apparently intended
only as reply to some erroneous state
mcnts OF General Reverb, in his book
entitled Keel and Saddle, is really o
most valuable contribution TO the history
Of the wsr--Charieston Is. CO. News.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
The Racket Above.

Citizen Hans occupies lower rooms in
house on Antoine street. There's no
one but himself and wife, and when
evening comes and the night wind means
around the gables he loves to spread
out on each sine Of the stove and smoke
his hsg pipe and fall into d pleasant
revere.
And to dream OF tn hills Of Bingen
Which slope to the River Rhine.
OF eating his pret1els in Hamburg
And drinking the cool Dutch vine
All this would be very nice, but for
the family with seven children up stairs
When dusky shadows gather the chill
dren play ''pull-away' across the floor.
When tired of that they play circus and
other games, and citizen Hans is inter
r,,pted in his revere and knocks his
left knee against the hot stove AID cries
out:
'Py dunders | moot oudt of dis
house so queek as makes somepody S
head schwim,"
Last night when the racket sss AT its
heighth Citizen Hans rushed up stairs
and waded through the entire family.
After recovering from their surprise
they rallied on the left center and
pitched Hans down stairs into the street,
and he was throwing mud and fighting
like a saw-mill when arrested.
81 expect dat | schall go home and
moot oudt right away" ne explained,
when the officer had finished.
you will do that, viii you asked
the court
"By Shorgc Will Den, ven GEN
shilders makes all dot Eoise somepody
won't hear it, un deir fun viii all pc
gone.
'If YOU agree 10 inoye ont III lct yor
GO
81 schall be oudt Xix sorne lisntnings
Shudge scha.l got some room on del
top floor of some odder house, und al
night long l schall pound or der fool
nit club and kick init my feet, ana my
frow she schall roll some tin pans al
ofer der room. Good pye. Shudge !
wish you some happy NV Years mir
your Christmas stocking. '-Detroi. Free
Press
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30

'1ife for life"
$50 be it" said the Colonel gravely,
"and you, by Mussulman law, are your
fathers destined awenger. Therefore,
let the engineer be taken back to the
very spot where his victim was standing,
and do you go up the top of the parapet
and jump down upon him"
Tcnnee de cell what roar of
laughter there was The very Arabs
couldn't help joining in AS to the
young villain himself, he stood stock
still for moment, ..ud then flew out of
the court like mailman; and that was
the last of him. We gave Eugene a
famous supper that night at the Cafe
Militairc, in honor of his escape; and
the story was in all the papers next
morning headed ga Judgment of Solo
mon.' And from that day to the end Of
HIS life, Colonel Malet never went by
any other name among us but "Solo-
mon the Second-Lippincott's
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
Two Pairs of Eetter,.

Eighty years ago fierce war ragged in
India between the English and rippoo
Sahib. On one occasion seversl Raglish
officers were taken prisoners, 81 r. them
was one named Baird One CAV d ma
tive officer brought in letters 70 be put
upon each of the prisoners, the wounded
not excepted Baird had been severely
wounded, and was suffering from pain
and weakness
A gray-hairei Office sold to the ma
tive official, ''you do not think Of put
ting chains upon that wounded man g
'rhere are just AZ many pairs of fet-
ters az there are ceptives,' was the an
swer, land every pair must hs worm"
"Then," said the noble officer. "put
two pairs on nc. viii wear bis az
well AZ my own" This was done.
Strange 60 say, Baird lived TO regain his
freedom lived to take that city. but his
noble friend dicd in prison.
Up TO his death he wore two pairs of
letters. But what If be had worn the
letters Of all in the prison. What if
instead Of being captive himself, he had
quilted a glorious palace to live in their
loathsomc dungeon, to wear their onains
TO bear their stripes, to suffer and die for
them, that they might GO free forever 7
Friend, such thing has been done.
"There Is one God, and one Mediator
between God and man, the man Christ
jesus, who gave Himself a ransorl for all ="
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The remains of prehistoric village
on piles have been discovered in the
Barmsee "a small lake in the Bavarian
mountains), much like the Swiss Lake
dwellers' habita,ions.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30

Who ever Jaw oysters whoop.
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Eighty years ago fierce war ragged in
India between the English and Tippoo
Sahib. On one occasion several Raglnh
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-03-06

The idiots at the colleges are once
more getting in their work There is q
rebellion at Trinity College, Hartford
Conn. The parents of the imbeciles have
been telegraphed for, and many have ar
rived.
At Annandale, New York, there is an
institution called ST. Stephens College,
where young men are educated for the
ministry. Fifteen or twenty of the stu
dents got drunk and had a carousing g
time One Parkerson, young blood
from Louisiana, accused boy of nine
teen, named Wickes, Of telling on them
Some twenty-five of these hopeful incip
lent ministers of the Gospel. led by Park
erson, took Wickes and held him under
the College pump, and pumped water
i upon him until he was nearly drowned
They also caught another student, and
Parkerson and two or three of his gang
held him, while others beat him on the
head and face in a shocking manner
What the end will be, is only conjecture
Perhaps few years in the penitentiary
or the asylum for idiots, would give {
more satisfactory training than college
and more fully prepare these young mer
to teach the way of salvation to sinfu
world
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-03-06
VETO.

President Hayes has maintained the
honor of our country against the de-
mands of the California mob, and the
action of the demagogues in Congress-
All honor to President Hayes, The veto
is an exceedingly able document but its
great length forbids our publishing it, as
it would fill about three columns of the
Standard 1t very ably argues the ques-
ton of treaty obligations, and national
honor and good faith.
We take the following from the report
of the proceedings in the House. 1t will
be seen that Mr.. Neal from this district,
maintained his consistency, and again
voted with the hoodlums and small dem
agogues:
The Presidents veto message was then
read. At first it was listened to with
close attention, but before half was read
few members maintained even the sem
blance of listening The message having
moved and seconded. Mr.. Butler OBJ
tained leave to print some remarks
TSpeech made by him in Woodstock,
Conn, in 1870 A like privilege was
granted other members.
The question was then put, Shall the
bill pass, objections of the President to
the contrary notwithstanding The
vote resulted-yeas 100, nays 95, so, there
not being two. thirds in the affirmative,
the bill was rejected. Most of the mega
tive votes came from the Republican side,
but a considerable number came also
from the Democratic side.
The following Republicans voted in the
affirmative: Messrs. Bayne, Brentano,
Butler, Cole, Davis California;, Deering,
Errett, Evans Indiana,) Fort, Foster.
Hale. Harmer, Hays, Hazelton, Hubbell,
Jorgenson. Majors, Marsh, Neal, Page,
Shallenberger and Williams, of Oregon.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-03-06

ley entered the room to arrest White, he
sprang upon them with a pair of shears.
Riley was cut in the hand, and Rounds
man only escaped thrust made at his
breast by knocking down the shears with
his club White resisted with despera-
tion until he was locked in his cell
Catharine Erichsen, who cut her throat
at No. 1913 Madison street on Sunday,
still lies at the New York Hospital in a
precarious condition Her husband, a
fair haired, soft hammered, mild temper
ed Swede, was visited last night by a
| Herald reporter and briefly related the
story of his married life Kate was a
pretty Irish girl, whose bright eyes had
been his beacon when he sailed the seas
He married her for love, and no honey
moon was fairer than theirs They put
by their little savings and sent them to
the sailors aged mother. far away in
Sweden. Then, as they grew more pros
porous, they took liquor store in Cher
ry street and child was born to them
Their saloon was popular with mariners,
who made it ring with oaths and coarse
jests and introduced to it women of more
than questionable character From this
day the ruin began. The women swore,
smoked and drank, and dared their hos
tess to match them in these arts, and
| Wnen FRANK ErlchSOn came nome one
night he stumbled over a senseless body
PROSTATE upon the floor. Itwa his wife
Thencetorth her nature slowly changed.
Her grace and winsomeness gave place to
low cunning. To buy drink she would
steal from her husbands purse as he lay
asleep. She threatened him and his
brother with an axe. She swore to kill
him unless he gave her money. She sank
lower and lower, and was at last arrested
and sent to Blackwelps Island Her
term expired, Erichsen received her back,
but expecting to give birth to child she
made it an excuse for drinking more
deeply than ever. The baby was born, -
said this sturdy, accomplishing husband,
"and on Sunday night as | lay in bed, |
heard strange pattering in the djoin-
ing room, and then sudden cry.
found my wife calmly seated, a mirror
set coquetlshly before her, razor in her
hand, a deep cash in her throat, The
blood was pouring out in torrent. 1t
splashed the floor, the furniture, the wall
paper, and few drops fell on our poor
little neglected baby, which turned in its
sleep and moaned. l then knew that
our ruin was complete. Kate had threat
ened to cut her throat. and she had done
it," As he spoke note was brought
from his wife at the hospital 1t was a
scrawled, blotted, i'll spelt appeal that she
might see her baby. This touch Of hu
man nature, the cry of motherhood sc
tardily awakened. utterly unnamed the
strong Swede, and voice died away in 8
: husky sob.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-03-06
"BY HEAVEN HE'S GONE"

The great and eloquent Methodist
preacher, Whitefeld, in one of his SER
mons, described the fatal course Of the
sinner by comparing him to blind man
walking with cane in his hand. AS he
stepped slowly and cautiously, he would
put his cane down in front. thus feeling
his way Unconsciously he was ap-
preaching great precipice. At length
he put down the cane over the edge, and
it dropped from his hand. He stopped
down to pick it up, but he could not find
it. He supposed that it was just little
way in front, and he raised up and pre-
pared to take another step. He raised
his foot to make the step, and the raised
foot hung over the edge of the rock, ano
he was just commencing to put it down
So great was the eloquence of this won
derful man, that his hearers were lean
ing forward in the greatest intensity o
excitement, when one great, stout mar
sprang to his feet and in loud voice
full of terror and warning cried, "B1
Heaven he's gone"
Senator Blaine has been exceedingly
anxious, for years past, to be Preslden
of the United States. Like Henry Clay
he has become so anxious that he woule
consent to a great wrong to accomplish
that end, and wher he spoke and votee
in favor of the infamous anti Chines'
villainy, his best friends saw that he wa
setting down his (politicaD foot over tn
edge of the great precipice, and the.
could only exclaim, when too late, "B.
Heaven he's gone.