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, 1879-06-29

The New York elevated railroads, while u
great accommodation for 'sup-toun" people in
hurry to reach their places Of business or resi-
dences, arc terrible n1isances to those who use
the streets they occupy, and very damsgtng to
the owners OF the real estate on those streets.
In reeard to the agitation OF the spectators for
more elevated railways, tue Nation remarks:
We hope there are very few residents OF New
York who relish the idea Of any further extension
Of the elevated railways, even the most just1aole
1t seems incredible that anY one should be content
to surrender another rod ofs:reet OF avenue to
system which no amount Of use can make ANYTHING
buta necessary nuisance. 1t may have 10 be done.
but it ought to tie done with wry face; aud, wnea
it proposed to destroy one Of the three remain
ing central avenues. we ought not to be expected
to forget that it was the comparative fnferiorty Of
Third and sixth avenues and their connections
which made the existing railways seem at all -tol-
eraole. But with rapsd-trans1t osnncction at the
Grand Central Depot it cannot oe pretended that
there is any necessity for Fourth avenue lne. the
result OF which, II not disastrous to property values
OH the avenue, could have but one effect on the
blocks intermediate between it and Third avenue.
As for The Fiity-ninth street foute past Central
Park, it condemns 1taclf
, 1879-06-29

other Federal census will, be- taken, and if
475, 900 inhabitants are found: in Chicago we
shall have no grounds Of complaint, when
the backsets by fire and panic tho city has
sustained since 1870 are taken into considera-
ton. Our suburban towns VIII exhibit a
very large increase, as there has been q
heavy overflow into them from the city since
the fire Thus, Hyde: PAX numbered but
3,644 inhabitants in 187o,--but next year it
will show between 10, 900 and L, ,000. The
Town of Lake returned only $500, but will
next year return moro than Il, 900. Cicero
had 1,545; it has twice that many now.
Lake View, Evanston, and jefferson will
each show large gains. If the suburban
villages Of this county whose citizens find
employment in the city but sleep in the
country" were annexed to Chicago they
would raise the total population to just about
half million. ... a.:
, 1879-06-29

In regard to the rumored intention Of Mayor
HARRISON to veto the Michigan Avenue Boule-.
ward ordinance, bis attention should be called to
the fact that 50 pc. cent OF the whole South Park
assesessment is paid by the property holders of
the South Division and only Is per cent by the
property-owners Of Hyde Park and Lake. In
view OF this fact, 1t would be monstrous inius-
tice to the taxpayers of South Chicago to pre-
vent them from having decent driveway to the
parks which have cost them so much to pur-.
chase, improve, and maintain. They have already
expended some millions Of dollars for those
purposes, and they don't feel like being exclud-
ed from the use OF those parks and bouleyards.
, 1879-06-29

There Will be another extra session of
Congress. Tho President is determined
upon his position regarding the employment
Of United States Marshals in case of trouble
at elections, and will veto the Judicial bill
which the Senate passed yesterday. This
bill appnpr1ates money for the payment OF.
Marshals, but prohibits their being called
into service at the polls. It is the Presi-
dents determination that the bill shall 20
through without any political riders, and he
proposes to keep the members at the Ma
tonal Capital until the Southern Democracy
will concede the fact that law must be pure
and simple, without partisan bias or brist-
ling with sectional hatred.
, 1879-06-29

.rhe examinations for admission to Harvard
held in this ci.y during the past week were more
successful than the authorities of that iDstitu-
tion supposed would be the case Nineteen
candidates presented themsclVes,-au unusually
large number, In view OF the fact that this is the
first year Of; the examinations aud that Chicago
is not strong Harvard city. The examiners
brought on only twenty sets Of papers, SO Ger
tain did they feel that the number Of candi-
dates would be many below that number. As
it Was there were only one set OF papers to
spare. The Yale examinations in Chicago were
also held last week. There were only fourteen
candidates this year; not half SO many as last
year, and probably far less number than may
be looked for in the future.
, 1879-06-29

third. <lerenth, tsestfth and fourteenth sections
ef this chapter.
The applicability of the sections quoted
both from the State statutes and the city
ordinances, is neither strained nor far
fetched, 30 far as the pool-rooms go. Checks
and other devices are used in those rooms as
q means for parcoling out and determining
the risks taken on horse-race or baseball
match, SO that the language applies tech
nically as well as III spirit to this particular
kind Of gambling. The decisions of the
higher courts relative to the breaking in of
doors and arrests without warrant do not
weaken the power OF the police in this case,
because the gambling goes on with open
doors, and the police may arrest on oieao any
one who is caught: violating the law. The
police may raid these institutions at any
time and arrest all they find present, but they
do not. The Mayor mny revoke the license
Of the men who own and run them,
but he'does not. The religious agitators and
reformers who are stirred to the very depths
by the question as; to whether horse-cars,
shall run on Sunday nigh: do more service
to the cause Of morality by concentrating
their influence against gambling but they
apparently prefer the useless crusade against
harmless md almost necessary pursuits. The
whole community, with the exception Of cer--
tain business men who fear robbery as re-
suit of the gambling and debauchery in
which their clerks are engaging, seems to be
callous to the real extent OF the disgrace and
49, -
Endorsement Of the easiest, the most allur-
ing, and most dangerous Of all gambling de-
vices. This condition Of things is. now
scandal, but, if tolerated much longer, it
will prove an injury to the material welfare
as it is already to the moral welfare Of the
city.
What is Mayor. HARRISON going to do
nhout it2-
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THE WHEAT DEAL.

I Another HalE-Cent Squeeze on tho Bears,
| No disappointment Tas exnerienced m
,t,hanoe vastar1,v whar +ha h,,,, a,;o,,e ..a.
= a.ts s.s..a ~. 80 .e A.. I''uo ulaoo ~ .
anotuer aos4nce u one-hati cent on NO. .
sortng wheat, either for Immediate OF seller-the-
LARGER than was ernected Id c,ts ~ .sont
* 10 t-s,.,~ tea:ast'.- .,e sa4s, -. aDou]
os;ooo ousael', 4uuiea@n's 'aaE u,e country
snippers aad put their scrapers and tanning
| mus TO eooa use put the combination was not
| 6lt dlsnayed and took everything that vas
! offered at the price " hch they made. In their
| hbetaitty they we're willing to sell 5,o0l
| Du6ne! lots at the same pr7ce- 4 large
NUMBER OF the outstanding deals we're settled
On this basis, and an easier feeling was mani
| tested than at any time during the past three
or four days. To-morrow ends the option,
, 1879-06-29

The new City Directory for 1879 is out. It
contains 1877 more names than that of last
year, the number being 16l, ,2l2. against 1885,
607 for 1878. At three Inhabitants for each
name, the present population of the CITY
would be in :he neighborhood Of 1888, ,63G,
which estimate is probably too hi gh. A reg
ular census, if taken, would find in the neigh
borhood Of 100000. We think not more.
Tho usual method Of directory computation
Of three and one-haf inhabitants Is a laroa
exaggeration, that may answer ii the latitude
Of st. Louis for purposes Of Blasting. But
next year the Federal census is, taken, and
ebloviation claims Of population viii bs e.
posed We notice that the Journal estimates
the present population at $4,000, which is
nonsense, as there is no such number of peo-
lie residing in this city. Previous to the
census Of 1860 all the blowers put down
l5o, 900 as the very least number we had.
INT ihe United States Marshals could only
ind 100000 names. Again, in 1870 the
directoiiy-makers claimed 375, 200 to 400, 600.
md would not listen to 35o,0o0 as being =
liberal estimate But the census-takers Eere
1os able to find even 800. 600, and only re-
1rned 2s8,S77 names. a year hence an |
, 1879-06-29

Mr.. BERGH attempts to demoIish Dr.. ELLIOTT
CouEs, the distinguished American naturalist,
who, ten months ago. recommended the de-
struction Of the English sparrows which have
been foolishly imported into this country.
BERGH hopes CoUEs Twill be the frat sparrow
shot''; declares that 'sGoD has not created any
thing needless}y-not even ELLIOTT CoUEs u;
says that CouEs is an t'enemy to GoD, whether
be be Zulu or an American savage y; and ill.,
dulges in much other twaddle Of the same sort
Mr.. BERGH has hurt himself more by this pub
lication than all bis enemies could hurt him By
their combined efforts.
, 1879-06-29

The manner in which t,e Indian Ring
caused the removal of tle Ponca Indians
from their lands to the. Indian Territory,
against their strenuous potest, and in face
Ct all law and justice, j told elsewhere by
one who has thoroughlyinvestieated the SUBJ
ject- It is but anothe' instance of the dis
reputable doings Of 3arty; of men who, un-
fortunately, have the infu uence to command
Government aid in esrrying ont these nefari-
Gus schemes for petsonal profit, at the cost of
national honor:
, 1879-06-29

The County Commissioners have been
struggling for week or more over the mat
ter of letting the contracts for the completion
of the Courthouse. Seemingly an effort
has been made to anticipate and eyado the
law which takes effect on the 1st Of July.
and which requires two-thirds vote to let a
contract Of this magnitude. A mere majority
may act tomorrow, and the awarding of the
contracts has been set for tomorrow,
There are two, classes Of bids pendino
u Those which include all. the work speci-
fed, and (2) those which are limited to each
particular kind Of work. It is admitted that
q number Of the bids for detached portions
of the job are not bona .7i7e, or made by per
sons irresponsible and without the means of
doing the work at all. Some Of this class Of
bids are probably honest, but others are eyi-
dently put in as riders, to be used
in cases of the failure Of other designs.
or to be sold out for consideration. Of
course the old Ring is present in force, even
If its hand is not visible. Itispossiblo that,
as the work to be don6 is finishing the
interior, in almost every particular there
WILL be variations and alterations Of the
specifications, involving that most demoral-
ling branch Of all building operations, the
allowance for extras. We have, no know1-
edge or interest in this matter which is not
open to the public. It is stated in the de-
bates in the Board that there are bids by
several responsible and competent persons
for the whole work. 11r. SEXTON, who is
already. G contractor on the building, .andw
s' re suppose, fully responsible, is a bidder
Tor the whole work; and it may be, perhaps,
ar more economical for the Board to male
contract Of this. kind with. him or some
'ther person, and thus have one responsible
nd competent contractor, and only one firm
o deal with in the matter of extras, than to
'arcel the job out among twelve or fifteen
mall contractors, each in conflict with the
thers, each doing business in his own vay
nd at his own time, and each having his
lain for damages end extras. and: all the
, 1879-06-29

The Hartford Coarant observes that the for
eign trips Of railroad kings like GARRETT, scorr,
VANDERBILT, GowEN, and FIELD seem to have
most e1hilarating effect on the stocks OF the
roads which they own. But the trips are inVaria-
bly, made s'for health and recreation onlv.''
These railroad Kings, it should be understood,
though they be On pleasure bent, have very
frugal minds.
, 1879-06-29

Mr. ApoLPu BoR1E's frantic efforts to dis
suade Gen. GRANT from running for third
term are good deal laughed at in the East. 1t
will be remembered Mr.. BoRH said he went to
join Gen. GRANT especially to warn him against
taking 'tthe internal office" again; and now
Mr., BoR1E says that during 3 trip around the
world he did not find time enough to mention
the subject to the General.
, 1879-06-29
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

THE CHICAGO TK1rrxE has established branch Offices
for The receipt OF subscriptions and advertisements as
follows:
NEW YorE-Soom - Tribune Building. F. T. Nc
FAppEx. Manager.
PARIS France-So. 18 Rue dc Ia Grange -Bateliere.
Il. MAILEEs Agent ...
LoNDuS. EnG.-Amcrtcan Exchange, ~ Strand.
HESEy F. GILL1G. Agent.
WASHINGTON u. C.-13lo street
, 1879-06-29

The strike at Fall River began Thursday
morning: The Boston ADVERTISER says: 'tIt has
been forced against the judgment OF three
quarters Of the operatives Of the city, and
against the interests Of all of them. Unfortu-
natcly the men who understand their interests
have no voice in the Uuon.''
, 1879-06-29

f: Dr.. BEILows, Of New York, Vas very easily
elected one Of the Harvard Alumni Trustees At
the election Wednesday. This is the first excep-
uon to the rule which has required all. the
Trustees to be residents Of Massachusetts: It
is presumed that decision OF the Supreme
Court will be sought in order to make the cleo
ton precedent for the'future.
, 1879-06-29

The matter Of asleset Irregularities in the
management Of the lasa German National
Bank Of this city has, say:the COMPTROLLER
Of the Currency, been full; looked intoby
the Government, aud it now amaips for tie
local Courts to investigate tb.'e<srges. \
, 1879-06-29

BEN: PERLEY PooRE, the veteran Washing
ton correspondent OF the Boston Journal, is to
be made Inspector Of Public Buildings for New
England after the adjournment Of Congress
Mr.. PooRE has grown gray in the newspaper
business, has had an intimate acquaintance
with the most distinguished members of the
Republican party, and has done the cause OF
Freedom much service. If it can be said Of any
man that he deserves an Office it can be said Of
, 1879-06-29

All the papers Of the East Indian Company,
from its start in 1899, have been saved. They
have been turned over to Dr. B1RDwooD, an
English scholar, who has already unearthed
some curious facts. He has discovered, for
instance, that the Company WAS organized be-
cause the Dutch raised the price Of pepper from
three shillings pound to Six. j..
, 1879-06-29

The gage on 700 miles of track te1one
ing to the St. Louis, Iron MounAinE
Soati:rn Railway Company WAS oha,ged to
the regulation width yesterday i. about
seen hours. It was certainly cry e1pe
@tious piece Of work, and has created
grcat GOAL Of wondern1ent in 8. LOUIS; in
the vlcinity Of which town. sui feats have
heretofore been unknown, f.. -.
, 1879-06-29

The subject of transmission of disease BY
books again occupied the attention Of the
Public Library Directors of this city at their
.neeting. yesterday. A lengthy report was
read showing that extensive correspondence
had been entered into with eminent: pby-
sicians and librarians in various parts Of the
United States, and not one Of the scientists
~ho. Ind responded nineteen in all-set
forth any fact tending to show that "a case
Of contagious disease was ever imported by
book from o circulating library and
only one had ever read or heard
Of any such case. Still nearly all the
correspondents unite in the opinion that, to
guard against anxiety, it would be well to
refuse to allow BOOKS to 60 to houses
".where there are any so-catt;9l contagious
diseases" It will, no doubt, be on the side
Of safety for the Board to cafiry out the
recommendation of the Committee to loan no
books to residents in. houses in whicl, there
are such diseases, and to Thoroughly disin-
feet such as may be returned from families
where diseases may suddenly develop. =:
, 1879-06-29

The Mayor having begxn the zQod> work
Of rd1asing licenses,sae casas in5s7 5s7assssion
being, -.thoeo ..ef -:Tsome very disrepuable
saloons,-sho...d. continue and purge the
city Of othe, resorts which are co1ruptiug
the YQufh. -
, 1879-06-29

IA colored man named Cox, with tfnge OF
rose in Ills cheeks,' is the Nation's euphemism
to describe the mulatto vino murdered Mrs.
HULL This is really high-class writing. The
Nation evidently does not despise the reporters
SO much as it pretends to.
, 1879-06-29

Mr.. ALBERT WEBER, the pano-rnaker, who
died in New York the other day, MAS the
first professor OF an art that every newspaper
desires to cultiyate,-that Of controversial ad-
Yertising, ".''-
, 1879-06-29

The Nation declares that Journalism ia not
Profession. Then Mr. Wn1rELAw REID is not
Professor. The aosurdity Of the conclusion
proves the error OF the premise.
, 1879-06-29

Mr.. BoR1E saYs that the Presidency is s'an
Internal ofhce.' There seem to be good many
American statesmen, then, who think it Is bet
ter to rule in He'll than serve In Heaven,
, 1879-06-29

The chain Of cfrcumstantial evidence which
the police Of New York were weaving about the
aged Dr.. HULL was almost completed when the
true murderer was discovered. Had the aearo
, 1879-06-29

The Senate weud not pass the Vzsr Silver
resolution yesterday, and the matter had to
10 over until some fltura morning hour.
, 1879-06-29

The corner grows more contracted, and
sQueeZes harder.
, 1879-06-29

Harvard must gtye Yale half mile start to
make things even.
, 1879-06-29

II speech we're silver, Mr. HARRISON woul
already have more than paid the ctr debt.
, 1879-06-29

Iii. bAYARD's little pet about the Silver bill
promises to be rulnou5 to his Presidential pros
, 1879-06-29

coRINTHIAS CHAPTER, 30. SO, r. A. NJ
sptcal c9ny9caon ~ MG9ay % Gssnine Sn9s 60 & a.
panpns are cordially invited 81 order OF the H. E.
3. 2. J. o. UICkERS0E, Secretary.
, 1879-06-29
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, 1879-06-29

BLAIR LODGE, NO. 500 At d L. M.-Resulsr
Communication Monday evening. june su at o'clock
Ffecn.4sons' Hall, IS Mpnroe-st.- for bugness md
work visiting brethren cordially invited. Dy order
Ct the ". HI. c. n. O'D0NNElL, Secretary.
, 1879-06-29

vAt RENSSELAER, GRAND LODGE OF PERFEC-
T1ON will bold regular assembly on Thursday even
40 AMOS PErrIBoNE, T.. P.-.G.:.M..
Ed C1G0DAAE, Grand Secretary.
, 1879-06-29

ST. BERNARD COMMASDERY.: NO. IS. Z. t.
Stated Conclave "Wednesday evening, July 2 At
O'Clock. Work the X order Visiting Sit Knights
are corrteously invited By order Of the :: G.
- j. o, D1CkERS0N. Recorder.
, 1879-06-29
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

APOLLO. coMMANDERy. NO. I. K. Especial
Coaclave tuesday evening. July !. at $3.50 0lcera
pless the hour. The Order Of tho Temple Will be
at O'clock. Members Of Apollo who have equipments
expected to appear equipped Visiting Str Knghta
1nander. Il. S. TIFFANY. Recorder
, 1879-06-29

PLE1ADE6 LODGE, No, 47a. a. F. "A. H,-ReRu-
1ar Generalization THURSDAY evening. july 8. In.
portsnt buspess. AL n,emberF are requested to be
present. WM- G. GOLDMAN, r. n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-13
DIED.

at the family residence Hopkinsville, Ky,
Seqpntem5sr $o;h, 1879; in his 79:h yesr. the kev
GIDEON B. PERRY, d D.. LII D.. late rector
of Grace (EpiscopaD Church, in that CITY, for
metly rector Of Trinity Church, Natchsz. Miss,
hrst rector of st. Paul's, Cleveland, Ohio; for
some time at Grace Church there, and founder
OF st. James Parish, Cleveland also. The Rev.
DR.. Perry YVES the last surviving kinsmsn co.
temporary of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry,
the hero of the battle of Lake Erie. Both were
natives of South Kingston, Rhode Island and
born under the same roof the Rev. Dr.. on Oct,
I'm, leCO, some yesrs junior of the other. DR..
Kerry, for more than ffty.seven years in the
christian ministry, was a prominent divine of
the Church, and stood high, especially for force
and pulpit eloqrence. The Rev. Henry q. Per
~, of the Episcopal City Clergy Chicago, ia 8
son of tho deceased. The Rev Dr.. Perry leaves
family, his widow ard three children surviving
him,
At the residence o. his father Madison Fletch-
or, OF RsppahRnnock county. on Septembcr 30
1879, JOHN M. f. FLETCHER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-13

TEACHERS MEETING. AL the public school
toachcts o! the couuty Of Alex andlia aud all
tnosa Ct the ely but Two assembled st Peabody
lls on Saturday ntroirg, OF 10 O'clock, at
tho request Of Superintendent Csrpe. who gave
them destruction On the Word Method of
Teaching chi!df:n TO read which was afterwards
discussed. lie nnnouuoed that hereafter subj
mectiors woui be held on oae Saturd, 10 eaoh
meath, a1d that oil teachers failing to attend
10 Gu line would be reported TO the school
h'a,d aHpOniine lfom. The SUI! CT appointed
tor TIC lecture and jl-ou-sinn at the next meet
iag L. "fhe TcaShiuG Ct English Grammar"
and all toachc;s private as We'll as PUBLIC, are
invited TO at. cLd TIE mHtting will BE- held on
the 18Th ni November.
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HE CHARLOTTESVILLE AFFAIR The re-
Wrtcd kli!i0g OF Ihpmas Gay, at Charlo,tes.
'H!c' o. Saturday night last, by Roger jacobs,
u ms ciy, c7catc6 some excitement here yes
,efdsy, ard c!uscd much Anxiety smong his
''eudS. |! appears that Mr.. Jacobs. who is
fireman CT lie Virginia Midland Railroad,
'a1 retired 10 tie top Of bis eogine cab for the
purpose & taking nap before leaving for this
gSiy, "hcn Gay aud Others begau to plague
IiH, throwing water on him and punching him
with sHcsS, tryl!g 10 prevent him from going
10 sleep. Jacobs r,q1estod them to leave him
Us II vas necessary inat he should take some
f+st, but Trey persisted in aggraVatiog him,
"hen he, probably ectlOg apgry, picked up a
coupling link aud throwing it, rot lnteudiog IT,
tlIlke any one periicu arly, bit Thomas Gay,
az emp'oye in the rouDd Louise OF the Midland
road at Charlottesville. in he head, just above
lite eye. koorkirs him to he ground 10 90 up
GASEOUS conc ition. Fra time it was thought
ltat Gay Vas oeso, but he 5000 recovered con-
sN.utn SIS. D.. Laws. o. Charlottesville, al
tenoed the WUunGcJ mar, aud pronounced tic
wound !rlc urc Of tie skull. Gay is still l.
very c:iicai c2Idlior. Jacobs was locked
up 10 Jal! i agait au * ninaton, but il is
'hough. he will b. relt ased to day. as efforts
Viii tc med hY his friends to tia. effect
Jacobs Is not c5uG mrod By those who were
PRESENT and witnessed the affair. and it is sale
tde wounded man himself exoueratos him
'rJm q biarc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-13
LOGaL RREsYTEES.

The Msyor has placed policeman on duty
q! the grsveysrds.
The Alexandria Library will he reopened 60
Iig5t for the fall and winter.
Mr.. James L. Mills has received The contract
Tor building the brick culyert on Henry street,
near King.
, 1t Is thought Genera! Beslo will not address
The citizens of Alexandria on the Goth instant, SO
formerly announced
The Virginia Midland Railroad is doing a
large freight business. Ore hundred carloads
OF stock passed through this city over ths. road
Saturday night.
The Cuipepar Fair, which commence, 10 NOR
low, prom ses to be decided success, and it is
expected there will BIO many present from this
city.