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Early in the session Mr.. LAMAR intro
duced into the Senate bill for the ostab-
lishment OF Department Of Health. We
took occasion at the time to show how,
undcr the plea Of furnishing remedy for
nj evil, that vicious measure inflicted n far
worse evil on the country. As the American
Public Health Association, in session at Bal
timorc, subsequently resolved, lit provided
for concentration Of power unknown in
any other department OF the Government"
Mr.. STANLEY MATTHEWS on Tuesday in
troduccd 81 iii for the creation Of national
Bureau Of Health, 10 be under the control Of
the Treasury Department, which is open to
like objections. OF course, both this bill and
that Of Mr.. LAMAR are results of last years
yellow fever epidemic; but If Congress shall
BE- guilty Of the folly Of passing either Of
thon, the evil wrought by that pestilcnce
will be- made permanent.
Mr. MATrHEwSs Bureau Of Health Is TO
have Dircctor-Gcncral and seven members,
Including the Surgeon General Of the army
and the chief Of the Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery OF the navy, The supervision of the
Marine Hospital service Will be turned over
10 It. 1t will have power over all quaran-
Tin" regulations, and the Consuls at foreign
ports must, at its requisition, make weekly
p, ats Of the sanitary condition Of the
ritir- ana countries in which they are sta
TONED. The Hurt-u is also 10 appoint a
health officer at each port 81 entry who is to
have the charge and enforcement. OF all sani-
tury AMI quarantine regulations. This Is
thu substance OF Mr.. MATTHEws's bill, and 1t
will be socu that there is a good deal OF it.
II - simply another step toward central
lzntlOn ami the multiplication Of Federal Of
hcrs. II is another effort to give Washing
ton an opportunity TO Interfere in the az
fair VI The states.
Moreover, there is no excuse OF necessity
for the establishment OF any health bureau
Mt al, particularly Of bureau Of such cx-
telsiyo power, which may easily and must
. inevitably be directed TO mschevous ends.
TIL" States are entirely competent 10 frame
and enforce quarantine regulations SUM-
GENTLY rigorous for the protection OF the
health Of the country, and the experience Of
the late yellow fever epidemic itself proves
that this is the case.
The yellow foyer did little mischief at any
other Of our ports than New Orleans. 1t
was imported into New York as well as into
that city; hut here the strict enforcement Of
The quarantine regulations and careful at
tentlon TO the sanitary condition u the city
prevented the spread OF tie disease. If
similar measures had been taken at New
Orleans, the result would not have been
very different unless rs some Of tho ply
sicans there contend, the disease Is lndg-
onous and not imported, in which case no
mere quarantine, State or national, would
avail against II.
As DIR. VANDERPoEL, tho Health Onicor Of
this port, remarked in recent letter, the
quarantine appointments u New Orleans
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ings-that there IL no conceivable act OF q
British Minister which would not acquire
validity upon the joint sanction OF both
Houses and Of the Crown.
In view Of the prompt and cordial support
afforded by Parliament, Of the unvarylng
assent which has ratified tho measures OF
Lord BEACONsFIELD, and OF tho majOrities
swollen on moro than one occasion by ac-
cessions from the Liberal ranks, II is idle for
Mr.. GLADSTONE TO raise the cry Of dan
ger to the existing Constitution. He may
lament, il he plcascs, the compliant temper
OF the House of Commons; he may accuse IL
OF breach OF trust; may charge IL with n
disloyal or short-sightcd abdcation of it's
legitimate control. But that Is rhetoric,
or Mt all events matter OF indi-
vidual opinion; certainly 1t IL not law.
No doubt it is also open 20 the Liberal ex-
Premier TO assert that the present House OF
Commons docs not fairly represent the poo
pie, and he might accordingly advocate q
shortening Of the legal duration Of parlia-
mcnts. II Is well known that MACAULAY
favored such a change, and that In 1887 1t
was rejected by n majority OF only nine.
But under the existing law 1t is glaring
fallacy, contradiction In terms, to describe
as violation of tho British theory OF gov
crnmont any act in which Minister has
had both the Crown and Parliament for his
accompllccs. No recent measure is COM
parable with the summary abolition Of pur-
chase In tho army by royal warrant in the
teeth Of the House of Lords. But for that
instance of entertainment on the essential
principle Of parliamentary rule we must 70
to the public career Of Mr. GLADSTONE, not
TO that OF the Earl OF BEAcoNsrIELD.
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Street. Here and Ei.ewhere.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-ST: After
an absence of several IN Europe returned here
about fortnight and not little surprised at
the outrAgeousy hlthy condition Of streets could
not rcahze how ihc citizen. Of city important could
tolerate this shocking nuisance.
How that while our streets are not cleaned at MI
Comparatively sreakingl. there Is twice the sum Of
money appropriated here q At there y IN Paris city
twirc a. arc IN which every street Kept as clean
~ WHISTLE snow or Pc sn0wf
Just lnok az thOrunghiares az present Can there
be any thing disgracrfuL Never have streets
alty IN any sccoud rat town Ia Eutuie aud behcv
they have I'd weather abroad now aud then Telegraph
poles or street distractions -eitom n ia
large cities abroad Have telegraph companies legal
right 20 plant their rycsorcs where they WIZ noticed
ON lover Broadw one block four ugly and crooked
poles hni directly IN mont n New Norh's Nno II arc
uciura work, Suppose COM nnies place eight nr tn
poles ON block what theni Arc there not euoush ci.
gems here. who rkc PRIDE IN the cl'ys welfare, willing
tu -op orw ard and put stop 10 these abuses and dc
something toward beauufying the mciropohst
A
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Tho weaker the tenure Of public Office, the
less the tendency to establish II class dis
tlnctlon, not republican in it's character,
between those who hold Office and those
who do not. Great as are the Inconvenience
ola general change Of subordinate officers on
the incoming of new Administration, such
change Is not without largo compcnsating
advantages. Undoubtedly, when sweeping
In its extent, as 1t had grown TO be under all
parties, too much regard In making sclcc-
lions for appointment was paid TO mere
party services, and too little TO qualillca-
tions and fitness. Still the practice exorted
wholesome influence in making public OIL
cers realize the brevity OF the little author
lty I'm which thcy are dressed
The present Administration Processes
reform faith. a disposition to reverse the
former order OF things, and 20 be governed
only by considerations Of fitness in making
appointments, and in retaining or removing
incumbents. In the face OF these prctensons
u undertakes to remove the Collector OF this
port So far is it from having any substan-
tial grounds for this proceeding that, &C.
cording to the Washington correspondence
Of our esteemed contemporary, the Times,
WV WI oNNp va NhiNh ~ NbihHihihSf VII NAAN
part OF Mr.. ARTHUR, were performed under
specific instructions from the Secretary Of
the Treasury. This puts the Administra-
ton In a most humiliating and dishonored
position. Were man To get anything Of
pecuniary value in the same way that Mr..
HAYES and JOHN SHERMAN are trying to OBJ
tain control Of the New York Custom House,
ne would bc sent ~ the State prison FOR OBJ
tanning goods by false pretenses. II is a
hagrantly dishonest proceeding.
Is there any good reason why any honest
man, Republican or Democrat, should aid
In such an attempti We think not On the
contrary, II seems TO us tho falschood and
hypocrisy OF the Administration should be
shown up by Senators. We confess we
should have been better satisfied II both our
Senators had pursued the course Mr.. CoNK-
LING has taken in this matter. Something
more than passive Indifference might have
better become Mr.. HERMAN on this interest
Ing occasion. 1t is not enough that the Ad.
ministraton should be defeated. Such
charlatanry should be made conspicuous
mud memorable by the denunciation 1t dc.
serves,
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Deacon RICHARD SMITH of Cincinnati Wig
orously opposes bill introduced in tho Ohio
Legislature creating the Office Of State Hang
man, md providing that all tho hanging shall
bc done inside the pcnitcniiary Deacon RCH-
AAp SMITH objects 10 the measure on tho broad
democratic ground that q Stnto Hangman
would presumably hold the oflco for life. and
that life Offices arc inconsistent with the spirit
Of republican instltutIops. Tho truly good
mans argument ia sound yet no reason APP
ponrs why the State liangmnn should not be
elected at tho same timo Is the Governor and
Secretary Of State. From the knowledge Of tho
subject Of hanging displayed in the columns Of
the Cincinnati GdsrHe some short sighted per-
sons have inferred that no man could be better
qualified 10 be Hargman than Deacon Richard
SMITH himself and accordingly we hear that
his name is urged for the olll'c, should it
be created by the Legislature. We hope that
the peoplo of Ohio v IN not fall into SO groHt a
mistake. Although IL may Seem fitting Tint tho
oXtrcme decree Of human Justice should be OK
ecutod upon tho bodies of s. ROMEO REED md
tho piraucM KIDD. or KYD-whcn their time
comes by tho hands Of tho truly good man
whose peace of mind they have Indignantly
and persstcnty outraged, yet for tho general
work Of Il hangman. Deacon RICHARD SMITH il
disqualified by the very qualities which win for
him the admiration Of mankind. In his tender
mesa Of heart he could not crush q ny. much
less LAUNCH ipto eternity human being Of
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The DETERMINATION OF the cheyenne.

Ternblel terrible terrible!
Dark crime OF q Christian asel
sorrowiul. shameful the record
Would we could tear out the page
ITO him that hath shall be givcn,r
Surely The saying is traci
We know that the bountcs Of Heaven
Fan on IA IS freely as dew.
From him that hath not shall be takcn.r
W. read It with piuiul eyes
with our trus; In Providence shaken
DwVlls justice not there m the skn.i
We have all that mortals can ask for.
And nothing at all have they,
They iadc like the mist OF the morning,
Their Skeletons pave our way.
Only for lite they implorcd us
ASH II were something 10 hive
And nov OF their lives We have robt.d them,
lsit better TO take than to givei
Flying disease and starvation.
Worst woes OF the broken and lost
sull scornod they the word ri the white man,
lIs ialsohood they knew To their cost
Far better the death giving bullet
And the winding sheet OF snow.
THIN the word OF the Washington Father
Whose yalno so well they know
Far better their WIVES should perish,
And chdrcn 80 dearly loved,
Than listen 70 terms whose deception
80 h.iwrly they had proved
Par better To aic an lhc apcn
N,th ANN. IN their hanis like braves
Than sickcp In camps and prisons
Amt saryc a. the white mans slaves
More honor that pitiful remnant
ll,s rol from 10, death ami despair
Than the great and powerful nation
That conquered AMI crushed It there
Amer ans, wake TO your duty
49, honest and true at last,
Atnins by iusuce ami morcy
For some of the crimes of the pastl
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One Man. Way Of Getting Along.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sn: l have Just
lcu New York. after avery successful canvass among
offices ami business men, TO whom sold an article In
general ue. Some days have gone to one hundred
laccs going thoroughly the territory and sold only
70 three or our yet cleared from - o F. dav
pleaded poverty. ami always spoke piece Qus Mn
~ not TO oecupy purchasers time believe man 81
ordinary ability selling matches. SOAP pens, going
from place to place Sew York could make ordinary
wages WHATEVER the article, sell the best aud don't
misreuroscnt am Western man and not familiar with
Nrw York, but have no reason 10 complain. and viii be
tack
Nonru AnAas d
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A Que.tIon for Mr.. WALTON.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sw: have
read aricos concerning Mr. Waltons invention g. stop
elevated railroad noise. by placing panks along the rAs
anu GOVERNS them with sani. tar and cotton covering
entirely the bottom u the rails and the spikes which hold
the rails last the s'cepcrs How will ~ lee possible
then tor Oh, rail inspectors To whether the spikes are
lni~' Iis - cnanserinf tho lives Ut all the opie
travelling ~ the road Railroad men know how hnpur.
taniitis that the spikes be examined constantly.
EN.fSAKu
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To-day, Il all goes we'll, the lonS-post-
poncd drawing Of tho French lottery will DO
begun. Some people from the uroylu,es. who
have rrid'l themselves on their forcthought
and good fortune In securing ticket or two.
have been somewhat "haErined. on visiting
Paris e. i.ul inih"shon Windows such placards
as. ~. - Purchaser 81 goods 10 tho value Of
81 will rer'lv" u lottery ticket grntis." But.
despite sr h occasional reminders. the number
Of those ticket hold, D.. who look upon their par
tIcdiar hilicts ms precious treasures. nnl conf
IDENTITY expo tthem . draw big priv. Is doubt
loss great Ouo Of the revelations watched for
will ho the winnings of whutarr snpposrd t. be-
lucky npn,rr- such. FOR example. "a 7. or n.
or TT. NOR vet 7.717. and especially 77777. but
above al. 777.777.
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Unhonored and Unsuug.


or tho iorty-nine Chcyennos who escaped
from Fort Robinson ami held tho United States Army AZ
bay all but seventeen were killed and accounted tor ~
battle. hnd seventeen lost II had occurred
1000 wears IN Greece II would have been the subject
OF great poem which would be- TAUGHT IN our uniVrrSi.
ties Poor thtycnuesi They NAV hght ~ well as con.
ldnr or Ache- hut there Is no llerodotus Homer 10
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whose guilt he wnspersonally Ignorant. JudR-
ing from the frequency with which this truly
good man has shoudered responsibility for tho
dcpravcd acts OF his wicked partners. and man
fully borne opprobrlum without finchinR. II 10
possible that no might break down upon the
gnllows. 30 far even as to voluntarily Offer to
DO hanged in place OF his victim. More than
all, tho ofllcc Of hangman is not and can never
DO n popular ono. and tho fact that il was held
In Ohio by Deacon RICHARD SMITH would tend
to bring truo goodness into discrcdit all over
the land. We cannot support Deacon RICH. I'D
SMITH for State Hangman.
It ls n startling fact that in n single year
fifty American preachers should havo been
found guilty Of crimes or misdemeanors by the
secular courts. Tho list OF these reverend
offenders printed by tire Cincinnati Commercial
is an interesting contribution 10 the statistics Of
1878. and deserves tho serious attention Of tho
class chiefly concerned. Naturally the larger
denominations furnish more black sheep than
tho smaller ones; thirteen Of the 1fty were
Mcthodists and eleven Baptists.
Is it any wonder that tho evangellzailon OF
tho world Is such slow work. or that unbolef
thriycs and spreads in the very shadow Of the
churches2 Let them purify themselves first
Then thoy can return 10 the attack on the
heather and the scientific unbelievers with a
better chance Of success
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The Prospect Of n New Trial for Mrs
Cobb.

There is reported 20 be newly discovered
evidence in the Norwich poisoning case A
respectable woman, with whom CHARLES n.
Com took drive on the first Of March,
1863. is ready TO testify that Mr.. COnB then
told her, IN confidence, that he was in the
habit Of taking an arscnical preparation,
which a friend of his, who was u drugg ist
had prescribed for him. II Is notorious, and
was fully shown on the trial, that " CsLrY
W. BISHOP was on intimate and confidential
terms with CoDB, and BisHor Is supposed
a. ho the friend 90 whom he referred.
II seemed to w. from all We saw II the evil
dcncN in the ease plausible theory, not
50; ,factorily disprovcd by anything, that
Corn died OF ar~enicdl poison, administered
by BIsuDP, without the aid II Mrs Conn.
1t 10y no means necessarily follows. a. it
seemed tn hc assumed ON tho trial that. even
II Mrs. Corn was unduly intimate with
BISHOP, She united with him in poisoning
her husband.
If exceptions wcrc taken on the trial
wherever they would lie, we think the dis
tncuishcd counsel for Mr.. Conn will bc
able to get a new trial, without regard TO
tn" newly d. covered evidence.
She ought To- have now trial If sho Ne
guilty, let scr De- convicted; but let il be- on
uudoubtcd. legal proof.
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Thus far tho row Pope has rot been MS
fortunate in tn matter Of PETERS pence rs the
old one. According to tho UnNi Cdr0G,d. tho
rsceipts last yoNr footed up only the insgn.n-
cant sum Of $4,000. Another Italian ncwspa-
per publishes "A stat mont that LEO XIII. re-
Gently chilled upon the r..h chapter Of St.
Peters 10 set apart from its revenues 5000 n
year FOR PErtR's pence. nnd a like sum for tho
Vatican seminary; that the canons showed
strong reluctance to comply with this request.
and that the matter will probably b. compro.
missed. This ncws needs confirmation
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The new Charity Commissioners Of Kings
County, Mossrs. SHlrAAN md HLNEY. without
making any loud noise about their intentions.
hnye got rid 81 the notorious MlChAELs the In
spco,or Of Supplies. This follow Ind allowed
the contractors for furnishing food for the poor.
the pnuper sick and the insane TO furnish
twelve quarters Of putrid boof, twenty quarters
OF poor beef such as tho contract had expressly
prohibited, pollack instead OF Georgia Bank
goldfish. sinkers Instead Of good mackerel. and
frouly butter instead of sweet. Although MI
cuAELs promised to do britcr he was forced to
70. Now Mcssrs SHuMAS and HtERY are nc
cuscd Of breaking up tho Democratic party Of
kin%s County. Ii the party there depends upon
such fellows rs MIcHAELs, and il based on Civ
ing rotten food to tho poor. and swindlng tho
taxpayers 70 enrich contractors aud politicians.
the sooner 1t is broken into pieces and ground
Into dust the better.
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A. reported by the Committee, tho Post
Oni,o APPROPRIATION bin called for nearlS thirty
Ave milLon- u d.llais-a million more than
lt-t year, bill. Tho thrcr Amendments voted
by the House Ia Committee OF tho Whole yes
trrdny call for t4jv.010 more. and the end Is not
yet. Mr.. CHALMFps Il Mississippi took occa-
sion 20 cNprras his ut'mpt for" tallow-can-
d. re;rrnchmont," aul Mr.. CnrITuNDg y " New
Nork ntim.ied his desire not to hear any more
" ornuktnr"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-21
VAUDEVILLE.
FRIDAY, il

FRIDAY, June 20.
Rep ublican caucus Saturday evening.
II $50 bill which was passed on Ed. Kel-
ley f Fairfield, and pronounced counterfeit,
pr yes to be genuine.
Tickets for Barnum's will be sold at J. S,
Carriers at a slight advance, to those wishing to
avoid the crowd ON the grounds.
A special train will run tonight from West
Waterville to bring those who wish to attend
Pinafore.
A concert will be given at North Vassalboro
Saturday evening for the benefit of the Catho-
lie church at that town. Some of the best tai
ent from Waterville will take part. The en-
tertainment will close with farce entitled
"Aunt Betsey's Beaux.''
1t is reported that Braham's troupe has dis
banded. They were advertised to play here
Saturday evening. Quite disappointment to
those holding complimentary tickets.
The students of Colby University held their
first annual meeting for contests in athletic
sports today The weather was fine and great
interest was manifested by the students. In
the morning game of base ball was played on
\ the campus between the Scare Crows and
Pumpkin Vines. The players were students
who had never played ball before. 1t afforded
great amusement. But two innings were
played. Next came game between the Col
UyS anu JuG COHS lOll6TdteS Ol w dUerVllle,
which resulted is to in favor of Colbys. TAX
ing into consideration that this is the first time
the Conglomerates have played since their or
ganization, they play good game. In the af-
ternoon those participating in the contests as
sembled at the trotting park, where the follow
ing programme was successfully carried out:
Five mile go-as-you-please, three'entries, won
by j. E. Chase in 34m. 14s. Putting shot
weight "a lbs) won by Worcester, 10ft 2ain.
Hop, skip and jump, won by Collins, 37ft. Bin.
Standing long jump, won by Worcester, loft.
Ain. Running long jump, won by Worcester,
loft. lin. Three standing long jumps, won by
Worcester, 29ft. Tin, One mile walk won by
Clark, 9m. 23s. Throwing hammer weight Il
pounds) won by Bailey, 60 fit. 10in. One hun
bred yard dash, five entries, won by,
101sec. Standing high jump, won by George
Andrews, Aft. Bin. Running high jump, won
by Geo. Andrews, Aft. Yin. Quarter mile run
won by Phillips, 1min. 2sec. Throwing base
ball, won by Judkins, 2S7ft. Three legged
race, won by Crawford and Dennison. Potatoe
race a entries) won by Worcester. The tug OF
war was omitted. Referee, A. L. McFadden
w. A. r. Boothby and D. Blinn Fuller acted
as Judges and gave general satisfaction in thei1
decisions. The admission to the grounds be-
ing but Is cents quite number of people and
carriages were present in the afternoon and all
seemed very much pleased at the Inauguration
of Field Day at Colby.
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RICHMOND.

FRIDAY, June 20.
Quite an excitement was created here to-day
over series of burglaries perpetrated last
night. The thieves enter ed Mrs. Sarah
Hagar's house on Pleasant street, by way of
the cellar, and carried off about 800 worth of
silver ware. They also obtained entrance to
Mr. McFad denis boarding house on Center
street, went into his sleeping room and took
his pants into another room to search but
found only knife which they took. Mr..
John Perkins house on Front street was
visited: entrance was effected by forcing the
door. They took his watch and the contents
feet of where he was sleeping to get the
articles. When they retired they put one Of
Mr.. Perkins stockings under the door to pre-
vent it squeaking. Capt. Jas. Theobald's
h ouse on Front street was also entered Capt.
Theobald and wife were out to an entertain
ment during the evening and on returning
home at late hour found the doors open but
missed nothing. Mr.. Samuel Odiorne's
family were awakened by hearing some one
moving down stairs, but investiga ton failed to
find anybody.
A young man returning home from the
strawberry festival at late hour reports
seeing two men returning from Mrs Hagar's
yard, and some suspicion attaches to two
men who were put off the down Pullman last
night but aside from those no definite clue to
the burglars has been obtained
f. w. S. Blanchard of this place is going to
run his steamer Una from Skowhegan to
Norridgewock to connect the Maine Central
Rrilroad; two trips to be made each way
daily.
Capt Willard of Dresden fractured two ribs
while wrestling with Frank Call, Wednesday,
and Capital Island sojourners, was in town
TODAY,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-21

PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for ScurborO, SacO, Biddeford, Renne-
bunk, Wells, North Berwick, South Rer
wick, Conway junction, Eliot, kittery,
Portsmouth, Newburyport, salem, Lynn,
Chelsea and Boston, AT S.45 n. m. and
LOO p. m.
Night Express with Sleeping Car, for Hos
ton, at 2.OJ a. mn. every day Except Mondays).
RETURNING,
Leave Boston at 5.3O n. M, 1870 and 2 90
p. M, connecting with Maine Central
and Il. e. N. A. Railway for 81. j ohm and
Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car attached.
Through Tickets to all Points South and West at
lowest rates at Depot ticket Office Commercial street.
and at Aliens Union Passenger Office, % Exchange
street. Pullman Car Tickets fol- Seats and
Berths at Ticket Office.
fe14dtf A. p. ROCKWELL, President.