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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
PELLLF ZOE C1PTALN Eds.

The report Of The Board Of United States Engi-
necrs on the Mississippi JctIcs satisfactory in QUO
respect II dlspOscs of the vexed question Of bar
advance Before this great work was undertaken,
and at every stage Of its progress prominent army
engineers havo contcndcd that although deep
channel might be secured. IL would DE rendered
utterly useless by The formation Of now bar &C
the mouth rhc report of the Commission distinctly
states that. instead Of any advance Of
the bar, tho channel has been deepcned
in front ami ~ ihr sea ends of the jetieS and pre-
diet, that when these end, built uD and cOnSol-
llltcd a channel from twenty-five 10 twcntY-slX
feet in depth will be maintained. 80 far as the per-
nancnce Of the work /, concerned. Captain Eads
conId not have stronger certificate than this re-
port.
Yet III the face on the great results which have
been accomplished the Board draws back
and hc-itates 10 recommend that Congress
.inn grant such measure OF relief ~ the
necessities OF stree work which TIN, distinguish
engineer has undertaken really DEMAND. Tho con-
tract which ho originally made with the Govern
,uent WAS unreasonable in tins respect The appli-
cation Of tho ~ 81 stem to the South Pass was
parded by Congress az doubtful experiment, and
fine law was framed 80 As To protect the Government
AGAINST loss in case of failure. Eat there has been
no failure. Tho genus of the engineer has tri-
umphcd and 1t i, only common Justice. now that
the success Of the icttles Is established
and tho necessity for these protective
measures has ceased. tLai some aid should be- ex-
tended to he man whose faith IN hs work has been
80 supreme. The Board. however Is beat upon
prrs,rue the quest on: is II 80 nominated IN The
LondE Captain Eads IN an exhaustive review Of
the report OF the Commission. sarca~ucliiy accounts
Tor the meagrcnc,e of the recommendation by the
fact that he is not a member OF the corps. Inc
work. are nearly completed and he has not yet re-
ceiyed onc-third Of the price which the Govern
ment has agreed to pay. We have no hesitation in
declaring that, in view of the admitted facts, Cap
tain Eads is entitled To relief from Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

in the payment How could they ha;o
done such an amazing thing, unless they uad
been bribrd by the other side TO do It'll
81 declare, before God and my Country,
"that it Is my entire belief that the votes ana
"certiGcates of Florida, South Carolina anu
/" Lonislana were DOUGHTY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

The lovers Of ,arc books, and especially OF such
as relate to American history, will read with inter
est the article which We pint this morning upon
the library of the late Mr. George Brlnley soon 10
be sold IN this cIty. In That article II Is assorted
and no doubt with truth that there LA, never been
a sale in tins city Of any collection containing SO
many rare and important books illustrative OF Ancr-
can history this. cursOly examination will con-
vince the iDerest tyro in bOok-coccting that such
an opportunity OF obtaining rare volumes hardly
occurs once in generation. Hero are books which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

everybody knows TO be scarce and almost priceless,
even IL they know no moro about them. Early
printed American books, IL goes without saying.
must always DO difficult TO buy. and as years pass
must become scarcer. 1t Is not merely a matter of
princeps editions Here works which never
have been reprnted and probably never will be.
Every collector knows that It is almost impossible to
buy them for any money and how valuable they
are 10 the student of American history. They have
political, religious. scientific interest Many OF
them Illustrate the beginning of the Typographical
art in America, a. well a. the discovery aud colOn-
zation of the American continents. Many nearly
enough unique to be called 80. Such sales must
become more and more uncommon, because the
tendency Of such books is to drift into pnblc ana
permanent collections. Books of tins stamp are
equally wanted by collectors in England and this
country, and they supply particular and distinct
department Of tho book market which Is never
overs ockcd and never can be nor need any one be
prevented from attending the sale ~ the costly
character of many of the lots While gentlemen
with fu purses ara competing Tor the rarcst ana
co,tlcst. there Is usually an opportunity OF picking
upat moderate price some interesting book, worthy
OF purchase and preservation; while man learns
a good deal at such q sale which he could learn no
where else.
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ct the National Board "i Agriculture Wh''" "o
proposes To- crya' s'l" b'iu - CONSIST VI '"r '''
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years 81 as ana SECS" pli''''''' ".''" 20 ,''
science q "h''hi'uI' I"' primary i"'' '''
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the fields OF a".icuiurc and how they may reap tH7
"prornoto the rrrrrl welfare aud the clcvo-
ton. pro.3crity and happiness of the. people"
Mr. lie Duc is 20 be made president Of said National
Board aud the Board i, to make recommendations
10 Congress concerning 81. lie Dues depart
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

ury in return for property selzed and destTOyed
during the war. These are the grievances of thu
Southern brother. and he II Mt present rouudlv
abusing Bragg. Bayard, Thurman aud Others ~,
being 20 cowardly as to decline 10 grant IA, re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

reau of the Coast Survey, and to place
that Bureau under the control or the
Interior Department. The scheme involves
the abolition of the costly surveys oil wheeler
HAYDEN and Powell, and systematic prose-
cution of the geodetic survey that has already
made considerable progress across the CONT
nent Mr.. Atkins shows a liberal appreciation
of the claims OF great scientific work that Is
not always found IN Congress. and has pro-
duced an argument in its favor which should
have weight.
Tho Zulus of South Africa have again vcTi-
fed the traditional estimate which makes
them, IN times Of peace, the most ailcctlonate
and gentle, and, IN war, among the hrrceNt'
OF the savage blacks. The British expedition
SEM out u suhdue them has met with literal
annihi alton About 500 soldiers were met
bv forty times their number of these ne
crocs whom the rage of battle Is sud
to convert into demons. The h'tie army
seems to have been utterly swept away, ana
all the stores which had been provided
for long campaicn were captured. That
the struggle was a bitter one is shown by the
extraordinarily large number o. the Xuiu>
engagements. There seems TO have been Il
real panlc in th, British colony when news Of
this dIsa,tg. VS. received, but The Subsequent
rcpul>e Of the victors revived a hope OF Sc
curly.
Commi -sioncr Erhardt's letter certainly re-
moves from him tho suspicion that hc mad
pubhcy preferred charges against his col
l,a.Ues and the Police force and had then r.
fused or neglected TO substantiale them. The
statements made III this letter show that h"
has several times draw the attention OF the
Mayor to the condition of the Department.
and has privately stated TO him. while urging
IN investigation, the details and particulars
for winch the Mayor called in his letter, the
alterations hcing confirmed on one occasion
by another Police Commissioner who wHs pres
cnt TO tina Mr. Erhardt now adds that while
he will not act a, prosecutor, he is " officially
the Mayors witness. and 1t is evident that he
means 10 bc a thorough one. An investga-
ton must follow his explicit declaration, a.
much for the sake Of the Commissioners col
leagues, AGAINST one of whom he brings a very
grave charge, as for that OF Mr. Erhardt him
self, who has right to demand that his ac-
cusations be tested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
Guslnc5e SouIes.

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Buy always '
a CorGu. a cold or fOarScrc~>, instantly re-
reycd ry Tire ,c up BROWNS BHp> Dial lH9ouls 20 CENTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
4 CIPHER DISPITCH.

Joseph Surface is ms name,
Israel Is my nation;
Moses Is my surname,
Aud ciDhering nv damnatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

Senator Bayard objected. in thc Democratic
caucuS, to one proposed legislative measure as
being revolutionary" and yet the caucus de-
cared. without u division. that they would
secure its passage or stop the wheels of Gov
eminent. Dir. Bayard must be disagreedbly
reminded now and then what kind Of party
il i, to winch lac belongs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

The Senate in passing the House bIA pro-
viding for the Issue Of certificates Of deposit
raised the rate of interest to four per cent
The increase Will undoubtedly make the Ger
tifcates more attractive Ia small investors.
and is equivalent to putting the four per cent
bonds within the reach of every man able 10
save ten dollars. The House has yet to act,
however, upon the change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

Did Nj Tilden include Moscs among the
moral forces upon which he relied 80 tIIIst
fullys
Mr. Randall expresses himself with great
emphasis III opposition TO an extra session.
The fair Inference is that Randall stock on
the Spcakclship is not 30 high just now as it
NIGH; be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

Tie speech of Mr. Atkins, chairman Of the
House Committee on Appropriations, dealt
mainly with the recommendation Of thc
National Academy Of Sciences made in puI-
suaDcc of a request from Congress to trans
fer all the scientific surveys and the surveys
Of ihc General Land Office TO the Blu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11

In his elaborate catalogue of the Wants Of tie
Educational Bureau" which Mr.. John Eaton pre-
sented TO the Department Of superintendent the
othtr day, he neglected to include the most crying
want Of The concern to wit: an intelligent and
straightforward man at the head Of if.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07

AN ATTEMPT TO SCALP THE NEWS
PAPERs.-It is said that the commission
for codifying the laws of Kansas mani
tests disposition to scalp the newspa-
pers of the state by cutting off all legal
advertising where it is possible. by hook
or crook, To change legal proceedings so
as to give the lawyers the fees now given
to the newspapers. The state cannot af
ford to suffer this injustice to be done to
class who do the state more good than
all others combined. The change Will
not result in lessenIng the aggregate
costs in civil and criminal procedure
nor is il calculated to do so. The sole
object is to benefit the pockets of the
lawyers at the expense of the publishers.
-kansas City Journal, 2Sth.
As the lawyers in the legislature seem
to think they know good deal more
about the necessary cost of publishing
papers than the publishers themselves do,
the printers in that body had better un-
dertake to fix legal fees without needing
the advice of any lawyer on the subject
There are plenty of men at the bottom of
the legal ladder, or not yet on it, who
would no doubt take cases at a fourth or
a tenth of the rates charged by lawyers
in good practice. If the rag tag and
bobtail of the printing business are to be
quoted as authority for advertising rates,
then let the irresponsible and incompe-
tent dead beats of the legal profession
set the fees that lawyers are to charge
for their services. What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander. We hope
the newspaper men in the Legislature
will insist on rates that work both ways.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
ANSAS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY z, 1879.
THE THO GLASSES.

There sat two glasses oiled to the brim,
On q rich mans table, rim 70 rim;
One was rudy and red as blood,
And one was as clear as the crystal flood.
Said the glass of 2 inc to the paier brother:
Let US tell the tales of the past to each other;
can tell of banquet and revel and mirth,
Fell under my touch as though struck By
blight,
From the heads of kings l have torn the
From the height Of fame 1 have hurled men
have blasted many an honored name,
I have taken virtue n given shame;
have tempted the youth with sip, taste.
That has made his future q barren waste.
Far greater than king ami
Or than any army beneath the sky.
have made the arm of the driver fail.
And sent the train from the iron rail;
have made good ships go down at sea-
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet to me;
For they said. Behold how great you bel
Fame. strength, wealth, genius before you
fall
And your might and power are over ALL
scan you boast of deeds as great as miner"
Said the water glass, 'T can not boast
OF q hing dethroned or 8 murdered host;
But can tell of heart once SAT-,
BY my crystal drops made light and glad;
~ thirsts I've quenched and brows I've laved !;
OF hands have cooled and souls have saved !:
have leapeh through the valleys, dashed
down the mountain,
Slept in the sunshine and dro ped from the
sky.
And everywhere giaddened the landscape
and eye.
have eased the hot forehead of fever and
pain;
1 have made the parched meadows grow fer
tile with grain;
can tell of the powerful wheel of the mill,
That ground out the -four and turned at my
will;
can tell OF manhood debased.by you.
That have lifted and crowned anew;
cheer, help, I siren CITIZEN and aid;
gladden. the heart OF man and maid;
set the chained wine captive free.
And all the better for knowing me''
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass of wine and its paIer brother,
As they sat together filled to the bIim,
On the rich mans table, rim to rim.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
The PENSION LAW.

The new pension law is easily explained.
The former law provided that all claims
for pensions not filed within five years
from the time when the right accrued
should, when granted, only begin from
the date when the last evidence to COM
plete the claim was presented. A part
of the pensioners, therefore, have receiv-
ed pensions from the date of their dis
charge or disability, while another part
have only received theirs from the peri
cd when their claims were proven. The
new law places all on an equality and
dates all pensions back to the day of
death or their discharge. Those whose
pensions began from the day of death or
discharge, Will, of course, receive moth
ing additional under the new law, but so
many pensioners will be benefited by it
that the total amount to be disbursed to
them is about S30,OOO.OO0. This will be
soon scattered all over the country, and
as most of those who will receive the
money need it, they will soon expend it
in various ways, and it will permeate
through the various channels of trade
and stimulate business little. The pen
sioners will not object, either, to taking
all the silver dollars that the treasury
may have to spare, and the new law will
therefore relieve Sec. Sherman's appre-
tensions that silver will accumulate in
the treasury because nobody wants it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
LAKE SUPERIOR SILVER MINES.

Lake Superior is in a fair way to be-
come as noted for its silver mines as it
has been for those of copper While
prospecting at Silver Islet, on the north
western coast of the lake, in 1857, for q
Canadian company, John Morgan saw
streaks of shining white in the water,
and diving down, brought up a rich
specimen of silver ore. The Canadians
had neither the money nor the pluck to
profit by the find, but sold out to an
American company. Silver Islet bears
the brunt of the terrible storms which
sweep across Lake Superior, and when
Capt. Frue got to work in the last months
of 1870, he took out $4,000 worth of
silver ore in twenty-nine days, but had
his works and breakwater twice destroy
ed by tempests in that time. Next spring
everything was ruined again, but that
year yielded 81 ,OO0. 600 worth of ore,
which was taken out of rock that yielded
81 500 per ton. In 1872 the mine ship
ped $500 600 in ore and in 1873 1926, 900,
but in the latter year it sprung q leak
from subterranean fisSure, and for three
years it barely paid its way. In 1877
the company was recognized, and
work continued, which proved fairly
profitable. In March 1873, however, q
richer vein was struck than anything
yet found, and during October from $780,
600 to $103, 900 worth of ore was sent to
the smelling works at New York, per
week. Fighting tempests without and
floods within, the work, says an ex-
change, has now q prospect of continu-
ing beneath the surface of the lake at
its former rate of profit.-ChIcago Journ-
al of Commerce
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
FURNISHING PRISONERS WITH ELRc-


Some philosophers contend that cleo
tricity is life, the cause of all things.
Every month or two we see that it is ap-
piled in some new way as a helper of
mankind. Recently it has been used as
a punishment in the Ohio penitenitiary,
at Columbus, and the method is thus de-
scribed: The apparatus is in a box ten
inches long, three high, and three wide,
and contains an electromagnetic. The
prisoner is taken to the ducking- box for
merly used in the insane department; is
stripped and blindfolded before coming
in sight of the water-box, then led around
corner of the interior cell building and
put in the box handcuffed, though not
shackled at the feet. He sits down-the
room is warm-in three inches of water,
in which one pole of the battery is
placed, sponge being fastened on the
other pole. While crank attached to
the apparatus is turned, the bare flesh of
the prisoner is touched with the sponge,
and being blindfolded- he has no idea
when or where he is to be touched, and
consequently is not nerved against it.
The application often makes the convict
scream, though it does not hurt him, and
has proved so effective as to reduce, it is
said, visitors to the room as per cent.
The dungeons in the prison have been
diminished to five, about one convict a
been substituted for the ducking-tub and
the report that prisoners exposed to it
suffer more than by ducking is authori-
lively denied. Physicians say that its
application is often beneficial physically
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
A FREE FIGHT IN COURT.
Louisville Courier Journai

At Toledo, the other day, the case of
Laban Lake vs. w. II. Tayloy, Burt Tay-
lor and Frank Taylor was on trial, when,
as it was about to be given to the jury
by the Judge, one of the Lakes went up
to the counsel for the defendants and
wanted 10 know if he had said such and
such thing in his argument The law
yer replied he had. Lake called the law
yer liar. The lawyer called Lake an
other. One of the Taylors advanced at
this point and demanded of Lake what
he had said. One of the Taylors was
called d bad name by said Lake, where.
upon, then and there, against the peace
and dignity of the State, they sailed into
each other, and in q flash Lakes and
Taylors and lawyers, and women were at
1t in good style with fists, claws, teeth,
chairs, pokers, etc. The Judge yelled
for order, and frantically commanded
the peace in the name of the State of
Ohio, dog-gone-yeri A law book
doated by his head, and the Judge hur-
riedly left the scene through a window.
The tide of battle rolled glouriously on.
One of the jurors, true to his oath to
give the parties fair and impartial trial,
pulled off his coat, rolled up his sleeves,
mounted the bench and shouted: "a
fair fight! fair f1ghti dang 'em! I'll
lick the first man as interferes,' The
conflict ragged without interruption until
it was finally quelled by the police.
The Commercial, in summing up, says:
THE results, as far as can be ascertained
are: One missing attorney; another at
torney with a double head on him, badly
cut hands and considerable renown; one
constable, either killed, wounded or
missing; two jurors missing and three
badly demoralized; one judge total
wreck of his former self and plaintiffs
and defendants pounded into q blue
iellY."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given thar a petition has
been presented TO the Boari OF County Com
missionersof Lyon county, Kansas asking
for the vacation Of county road as follows |:
Commencing At the n. W. corner of the n O.
quarter Of section %. township Is and range
IL; thence in . southeasterIy direction to
where said road crosses the east line OF the
southeast quarter OF section -, township Is
and range IL. and re establish the same as
follows: Commencing at the northwest cor
ner Of the south half Of the southwest Quarter
Of section q, township Island range II thencC
north on section line 20 the northwest corner
OF section Is, township Is and range IL; thence
west on the section line one-half mile TO the
quarter section corner on the north line of
section =, township Is and range IL and
whereas Robert Roberts. Thomas Armor and
Geo B. Cooper were appointed and ordered
to meet in coDjunction win the ounfy Sur
Veyor At the beginning of said roa,i, on the
10th day OF February, A. D. 1873 At 10 O'Clock
.. M 20 view. locate and vacate said road
according to petition, and to give all parties
Q hearing.
By order Of the County. Board.
WA +. EWING,
W5t2. County Clerk.