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Epfefat Dispafch 10 jht Tribune.
WAsll1NoToN, March 23.-Ilc Capital today
publishes d private letter written TO DontfTiatt.
from San Francisco, March 2, BY Ctara Morris,
in wici, sllo enthusiastically tndorscs tho post
tlou hn has taken on the Chinese question, and
at considerable length, but With cptera1nmattc
yigor, discusses soma features Of tic subject
from tho standpoint Of her own observation ia
California. She says, among other things: ~
know it must bo iard for you In tue East to
understand the exact stuatton, but caunot
llYo hero cyen for short time without secltg
the state Of danger, without feellng that,
Andromeda-lIke, Culifornfa stan1s cfafncu a''d
helpless befors the threatening Chinese dragon,
ai,l III sore need Of rescning Pcracus." Putt
nlso publishes today n column editorial on the
snnc subject, in the cours0 Of which ic says
with rcfcrutlcc to thu rumur that Senator JONES
is preparing another bill to restrict Chinese tts,-
migration: "'rhls bill ah0uld he destGnatctl us
am act entitled M act To tupcal all net cutitlcd
popular superstition"
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DC congressman hltnseI' At ut o'eots, 70
has informed several gentlemen that. IN tic
next House, io will represent the Second
rtIno,s DI.trtet.
A''"o'0 .,.
Mh H. II pEhioAboS'
Of Chleago, arrived here this morning, and will
sec thu Sccrotcry Of tho Treasnry Tomorrow In
tho mnttrr or Tim st,;t OF tlo United Status
sva,n.t t,o 1Jeun Nn,,opn, 1,an,x of Tho Vrst
asal9t '''u t'o"a .,a'o""' na''A ~ sao vs.
to have been deposited there By Gen. Atchrthur
wien Postmaster. 1t is understood that tho
Mrrrtnrs nf t1,e TIomc Na,fnuu1 l,ou,, intend to
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INFORM tlle Government '"n1 II. ~ " taattef ~
law "nts loct' 11lefo arc aaY luhds III lhat pat'N
which belong to tue toVcfhlncht, t'ey eau oe
obtained without tho cxpclso or delay OF Il suit;
upd thai, II tue Government chooses to appoint
s,rc df.Iu,er,stcd persou rs Referee. who will
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u acc"ttaolo 10 1"e oanM, ~ "'est'shsa luz
subject, tile hank authorities are prepared to
nav tu tic Government, without my suit What
cvrr lin Sill. which ,uay bo deemed to r[rlt.
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1a''Y ooto"H " t"r 'to'e'
orhEA on1scIs'
hfr. Dcrlckson dccltues to talk On the sub
,cct Ut his mission hero. From other sources,
hnwevcr II IA I.arncd Tint. us ,hu rrnresents.
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ilie aGsion Ut W. q. Cloudy, specsa' counsel ior
the uovert'tslent, all'! aGaanst tl.e onpos!tnh a
,l'e Attnfhey'lenefas' III li,e nlattcF q t!s, s4.t
a5alhst tilc ta1k on account OK tto Alieacu az
Arthur tNuoGtct1.ltss. ltte cnat-e appeara 10 oe
made that 00lnly rcortscuts combination a.
Yersu t" tho Interests of te ha'l. anu sfnt. nay
iuI: been anpolhtett special Govcfnlsht colt!lss,
he u asi9s t!!e position r. msl'Ge5 no. ~ a.!
Attorney 'tlcueEal, too, 10 lringlns Jug t.,tt
without olerll's roasonab!o opportnntY InF ltin
bapk to adjust tl,n ulilercnce bctween ltsct aai'
iha Government, Ia also to bo subject oI coll-
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IIICIlEIfS.

h1nAAAlNH AOAsNoi AAR tHN 0hHUELos
Special Dtspatch tn The Tribune.
WAsMiso7os, D. e., March 23.-Thcrc Inns
loug been talk atnoug Republicans Of tl,c part
which Tillen lad been playing In Washington
affairs, but tho Democrats, through fears Ut
,!oinE anything to Jtsorgan!zo their purity, haye
bccn careful not to gire thia subject public cur
rcncy. To-day, however, tho Washington !saa-
dav Mra'd, ONE OF tho Democratic newspaper
organs here, In All artic!n entitled "Tlie Randall
and Tiition tamc," gives form to great deal
Of tic current Democratic talk. The Herafd
says:
Is renoricd to be the desire Of Speaker Randall
not to appoint tho lIonse Comintteca at this extra
has been r9cn uy " osy
legislation other than thu passage Of tho two Ap.
psfas!on Bills which failed. 1'ut thrn the pcoplo
nt ali. 1t ts their custom 10 nsauNln avery.
Thing nB mn casy, and spnctlmes prl.bont. mrihnd
Of avoang 1 l., 1 whie tsy tEt e.
f1ntae of Representatives should ~ orgaufzad
rcady for business are 80 numerous and ot-
or wha. revset sensons the spcakcg-nnd what
we s1ay witlnut vloleuce style the undcmoetsltc
pagt OF thu 11ousurcalIy hase for wishing to keep
lion. There are other reasons which may Or Mhlcl,
nny not cxlst III thu minds q Mesrrs. 1landal nnd
Whon the Hons. undertakes 10 transact bu.'ne:a
without committees the spcnkcr becomes not only
Speaker but Dictator. 11c eau control tho entire
course Of affairs by sluply recognizing IL, Or net
i III. ilsndall aas. Mr. Tllden. ean hoqld
e comes % aes St knn
definitely what Representatives can be depended
upon for snbsesyirlicy tn tho l!andall.fiiden pro-
asprants to Chairmanshpa NJ TO pnees on ths in:
poriant Committees, and ~ view VI the fact thnt
~ e IT, r. es ast L s sg e. q suecs a1
importance in carrying Out that programme TINT
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II other tuoonsh!ners can he sworn In as turora
10 try him.
TIE 1n1kT HIfcuk Or nEMnCnATa


mny be held Tomorrow night, though 1t Is
thought more probnblo TINT II will be delayed
until T,icsdny. It ia helIeycl BY tho TEoilso
members vino dcstra to bern general bnelucss
enough @ 10 ovcrco1ne i The ev,ent ro!uctansc % o
The ,nrt Of Tic scnate to have business 60 on.
III the ff0,lsc. amost the entire antt1lamla!l
force fav0rs scvcrnl weeks Of general work. The
Intention In the sellatc Is to fayo the election Of
UiIlcers taku placu tomorrow. ThC transfer NJ
all the oltlcrs to tho newly elected Will probably
take place oil Tuesday.
WHERE sTErttENs STANDS.
Alexander stephrns to-1ay says .llc reports of
tlln caiicus on tho 2ot lid mt report hin fully.
lie fs Tor q perpetual sessiou III Congress,
broken only BY short rcccsscs; fur at,oltshlnE
The cr'lnrcvenltr system; for taxing articles
On the fec list; for ecrrasg pro1lit,!tory tutfca
ntd fur stamping bullion MID Issuing Treasury
cnrtftlcntcs for It, AMI for the removal I'll all
prohibition upun State banks.
, 1879-03-24

plr7snuHG, March :s3.-At tanquet Saturday
by lbs Gcrtuau resitltnts'In honor ot tue Esnpe.
Tor Williams birthday, 0cu. pon ssbwenltz,
thu ucrp,au Ambassador, cncrgettca'ly declared
that tho friendship " tlle Rasssaa aud ustmAn
Etuperots Ia 1lrtaer tlIan cytF. =,
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NOTES AND NEWS.
THE STEAMBOAT HILL,

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aoat oll', MHici' nas oeep bo 'ons Au"k W ~
Mr. EopkElng III tic senato committee Oh Coua-
1nerce, Is likely to bo acted upon. 1t has passed
lin 1Jnueo snv.ro1 ,tmrs. and would hare nos.ci
a., e"na,., ~ t.nntiintr tr;,A..,r ,,cr.,s.e1 for
l>c eena'a IL 1oHkl1.R tt% sAet pet"l7seu lus
years IN stopping IL III his committee. IL VIII
now he Introduced II, each Aouscia'ld,if general
,ass ot tc t,roscn,' scsetou
Puae ~ '.s'...' NV p so."s oes'
TUE eoat1aa"ek W oss'oo'"a!o o1"n1o@e
IN regard to those subordinate officers WHOM II
Ia thought best by some to rCsain has not yet
rcnr,,cu a i1eclsion. There ia a dtspos!tton. 40
f9r IN i"nnra % il,e nracttee of i'm lSnnmllfrans
,,ndcr th, t,iG DIuncrntic rulu in retrurd to re.
,,"vals so m Il, ailnw rnses w],erc cianres arc
stoa1 ~ th.. vfrc.presi,i"nt. AZ Ina ecn fIlr n-
s,'rotIa IL Wo,nt,iirnn n,,sInr, ~. inntratiomn
oro tlmt t,n Tir,,,'cras wtlI mu,,o n. short wor
~. nossfhir wIth thls rSvil.Seryirn ruo. whtch il
~ ~ Gn}tci s,ntns ~. 't'''' '''s'' :"
NV ~"''~>> '1s''~s' -
Hho"Ns'lILE'
Tic business OF tho l3rownsy1llG fost"onlce.
Representative A!drlcl recently had established,
Inns so tntei, Increased IN tk!s, the third quarter
stllcu thu office was opened, that tic Postmaster
General llus dccIdctl, OH July next, 10 mako
th"t ONCE Mohes-ofaes o'hec'
COMPLAINTS AGAINST AMERICAN PETROLEUM
nent Of State from Jatnes Il. Weaver, United
Suites Consul at Antwerp calling attention to
the GeriuuA aIIl growing dissatisfaction now felt
iu EUROPE with regAst to tho quality OF refined
petroleum imported OF late frOn this country,
ind expressing, fears ihat7 unless some sat,siac-
inent III belgium Will be called upon to restrict
tlo importation Of refined otl BY tllc imposition
It comes up to u higl, liked standard. Either
OF tlicse regulations would 10 disastrous
to tl.c American petroleum trade, An expert,
American oil.re!iatng companies to Investigate
a, I o t s oaoS u td ofs o ba t
from the f4et tint tho oil now obtatucd, par
ttculaely iu the uratturJ dtstrlct, dtters .nl~
tcriaiy In lis charace eristtcs from tllat hereto
furo exported, especially In specific grayity, aJ,
reautrps different wtcks nntl burners. He nf-
firms lint tlle oi now pruluecI Is mort Ilable
to explosion than the earlfGr quality. ,. that 1t
ca1,uot bc Improved by noro thorough re.ne-
nent without great additional cost. llle whole
question ie ubuut to rcCclva specIal attention at
f}rut1len wbtre general ASSEMBLY Ut Delegates
from various purts Of Europe Will shortly be
cunyctlva, Sir, Weaver sarls American rrfn-
crs u,,d exporters that unless they take solno
stems Ia rvnye tho urcseut uttllssatts(acttun turu
Ia rreat danger TINT they will lose a larCe part
OF tl1ctr present European trnde.
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otuluGMa! % sse .as teH t's.t ptu
uusta asaaoa i ~ e"a, ax,ta"p
thv mo'u "a,i,or p ~ ,ens ~ W uMsa aus
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St. I.outs, March a9.--Ahoat 400 fnore OF tho
plantation negroes recently from the South lott
last ptght for Kausas, and about zoo arrived BY
tls steamer Helena from Mississippi this after
nVun+
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Snw Yonx, March 2a-ArslYed, tho City ct
Richmond. from Liverpool. = =:
LONDON, March 2A-'l'he steamships City OF
Berlin aud Herder, from Now York ::itha iittef
fur lluinburg) hare N1lyed cut. go
, 1879-03-24

PEsT1u, AIarch aJ.-Stonn las again da,n-
aged tho dykes protecting Csongral, Szentes,
Vasarlely, Zo1nbog, and Tottol.
Du1SED TO DEATH.
VIENNA, March a:.-I'ho Dreher brewery
burned. Several lives were lost.
, 1879-03-24
SPAIN.
ftAHTEf.A}t,

MADRID, March 23.-Zsenor CASTELAR, mud
100 former Deputies Of the Cortes have
isyuod manifesto to the Democratic party.
They announce as their programme sincere
return 10 tho Constitution of 1860, which
proclaimed religious and educational liberty,
freedom Of tho press and liberty Of meeting
md association. The manifesto nlso declares
In fayor Of universal suffrage, the inviolability
OF Spanish territory, and the payment Of in-
terost on tho public debt, and recommends q
policy avoiding nliko reactionary exccsscs
aud do1nngogio utopias.
ABOLITION,
MADRID, March 23.--At banquet given
to tho advocates Of tho abolition uf slavery
Inst night, it was resolved that tho society
for the promotion of the total disappearance
Of slavery from Spanish colonies should be
roorganizod.
, 1879-03-24

LoUK OUT FUR ANOTHER GoBp1.H.
CALCUTTA, March 23.-Completo anarchy
prevails at Nlaudalay. Tho hulk Of tho ill.,
llobitants would welcome British troops,
1lopea TINT MI explosion will bo aycrted are
growing faint.
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las ret t,een he will bc permitted 10 retain hts
of!Icu until his commission flaa expired.
WHISKY.
The flnnt argument In tie first batch Of whisky
suits will b. n.ado tomorrow by Charles IL.
Reed.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
Woman's Devotion.

Almost every day the newspapers bring us instances of woman's devotion to man under circumstances that one would scarcely expect. To-day we have two such stories. In St. Louis, ayoung man laboring under temporary aberra- tion of mind, caused by sunstroke, endeavored to kill his wife by shooting. When the poor fellow saw what he had done, he fell upon his knees by the side of the wounded woman, imploring her forgiveness. She threw her arms around his neck, forgave him freely, and told him she loved him only.
 Anything more pathetic than the let ter left by Mrs. Josephine Colton, who shot herself in New York on account of her husbands assertion, cannot we'll be imagined. "May God forgive you for your treatment of your poor wife. I have not the courage to meet the cold world alone. You can never know how lonely I was, and how I have loved you." It is the vail of broken and desolate heart, and this heart man had spurned. But she in her coffin is more to be envied than he in the flush and 7igor of life,
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
His First Winnings.

"The first time that I ever made money by fast walking," says Weston, the pedestrian, "was while acting as messenger boy in the Herald office. There was to bea great fete in Washing ton in mid-winter, and the elder Bennett was anxious to send on a magnificent basket of flowers from his conservatory that morning, so that it would reach Washington in the evening. The flowers arrived at the office too late for the ex- press messenger. While MT. Bennett was berating his dilatory servant, I saw that the basket was properly labelled for the party in Washington. Glancing at the clock I also saw that had about five minutes time before the boat left the ferry to connect with the train in Jersey City. Grabbing the basket I dashed through the door, hearing MT. Bennett yelling something about that "dom boy" Darting down the five pair of stairs, and out through the mid dle of the street, I ran around from Ann into Fnlton street, then to Broad way, t2s0wn Broadway to Courtlandt, and through Courtlandt to the ferry, just in time to spring aboard the boat. Iplaced the flowers in charge of the express messenger in Jersey City, and they were delivered in Washington in time for the fete. When MT. Bennett learned what had done, he turned to young James, saying, "James, double that dom boys salary"
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
He Thought So.
healthy.

The man in charge of the big engine at the water works in Detroit, the Free Press says, realizes that he has a curi- osity for most visitors, and when callers express surprise and interest he feels pleased. The other day stranger came in for look around. and his general makeup satisfied the engineer that he was person of deep thought and man to appreciate the merits of monster machinery. The stranger viewed the engine from every side and angle, and sat down. Then he reviewed it and took another rest. Then he walked around the building in a wise way, and came back for another inspection. For two long hours he hardly had his eyes off the ponderous machinery, but was at last ready to go. Taking one last look, he walked up to the engineer and said ::
 "Say, mister, this ere iniine runs by steam, don't it?"
 "Why, of course," was the amazed answer.
 "Well. thought so more'n half an hour ago." continued the man, "but it s just as we'll to be sure about these things. There are so many windmills around nowadays that one can't be cer- tain of nothing."
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
Wanted No Longer.

A conductor who is noted for his great height, about six feet and a half, was accosted by young son of the superin- tendent of the railroad with the remark {: "My father don't want you any longer i; if you don't believe it go up to the office and see him." Thither the alarmed con- ductor immediately went, and, accosting the superintendent, said "What have I done to merit your disapproval?" The superintendent assured him that he had performed his duties satisfactorily, and there were no complaints. The con- ductor then related the statement of the youngster, when the superintendent laughingly assured him that it was true j; he wished him no longer than nature had made him. The conductor felt that he would still punch with care.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
The CurculiO.

Dr. Huffman, of Iowa City, has been trying new method of attack on the "little Turk" The material used is in- expensive and easily procured. Some of our readers may wish to give it trial. He says:
 "During the summer of 1874 I pro- cured from the gas house several gallons of coal or gas tar. put about quart into long-handled stew-pan, and with few shavings and match, soon had dense, black smoke. This I carried under my plum tree, so that the dense smoke pervaded all parts of the tree. My first efforts were very gratifying, in seeing insects of all sorts hurry out of the tree. Ants came running down the tree, various kinds of worms and spiders let themselves down by their webs, and all winged insects flew out, leaving the tree deserted of all insect life. I spent about half an hour in smoking Az trees and this I repeated three or four times each week, unless rain had washed off the smudge, when again repeated the smoking. After my first efforts I tried the shaking process, but invariably failed to catch or see a single specimen of the CurcuIio. continued this pro- cess until near the time of ripening, and got my first crop of plums, over 30 bushels. The whole cost of coal-tar for those Az trees during the summer was less than g.. I began the smoking little too late, after had tried for some time the iarring into the sheet /; there fore, some of the fruit had been stung !; and had it not been for this, my crop of ripe plums would have been still great CT. During 18751sthe plum crop was an entire failure, and had no opportunity to continue this experiment but the summer of 1876 brought a large plum crop, and I at once resorted to my fav- orite remedy. I commenced smoking my trees as soon as the plums were the size of hazel nut, and continued up to the time of ripening, and not a single Curculio sting was to be seen on my fruit, the trees of which were treated to the coal-tar smoke. I purposely left trees of different varieties unsmoked, and all the plums, excepting one sort, were stung and dropped off before ripening,"
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
The Young Mans First Hat.

The Burlington Haa0keye says: "The first time you wear stove pipe hat everybody looks at you. Not, as you may vainly imagine, because you are the first young man who ever wore stove-pipe hat, but because it is appar- ent even to the old blind man who sits in the back pew, without any cushion, away back under the gallery where the poor have the gospel preached at them, that it is the first time you ever wore hat of that description. Your old father claps one on the back of his head, puts his hands into his pockets, holds up his head, and walks off down the street in gale of wind and never thinks of his hat. But you, son, you pull yours on at the most graceful angle it can be posed, and you go teetering along, both hands ready to fly at the hat at the slightest provocation of the ghostliest phantom of puff of wind. You don't look comfortable, son. Your hat is al- ways trying to come off; you bump it against everything you pass; you rub it the wrong way when you try to brush the dust off it; when you carry it in your hand up the aisle, everybody smiles, because you first hold it by the brim and let the crown tip gracefully over your arm, and by the time you have hit three or four worshippers in the head with it, you change and turn | 1t under your arm and trY to carry 1t that way without touching it, and the first thing you do in that pose, you put a woman's eye out with your elbow. Then, when you sit down, you put the hat on the floor, setting it on the brim; fatal mistake. And then, before the sermon is half through, you put your feet on it three times. But never mind; you have to learn some time. Only don't imagine that people never saw any thing of that kind before, because they
 have.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16
Small Vessels for War.

A letter of Hobart Pasha to MT. Brassey, M. F., is published in Lon don journal, reiterating his opinion that small vessels are best for fighting pur- poses. He says: "What we want are small, heavily-armed, fast vessels, that can, as it were, 'hop round their enemy like cooper round cask, hitting him on every vulnerable point, shelling his decks at long range, and worrying him to death. Of course, the small vessels would be liable to hard knock now and then; but you cannot go to war in kid gloves. As to bombarding forts, rely on it, in these days of 35 tons in masked batteries, or batteries cased with 30 inches of iron, the idea is obsolete-no sane man would think of such thing. Fleets guns can only be used against land defenses in making diversion while landing troops. Remember, also the immense cost of losing by torpedoe' or otherwise, one of the new monster such as Italy has built"
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16

terested in the news stood by the tavern door and every now and then said Curus."
 Finally at tea o'clock he delivered himself of these words:
 "When I see um at the picnic they were as safe and well as any of um. Sich is life."
 "At the picnicl' shrieked female relative of the missing Trot. "Where? 1? What? Tell me P
 "To the picnic at Muskadee Island" ," replied Poke. "As I was a-coming away with my basket I see um both asleep on the grass, as well as any of um."
 After this several people remembered that they had seen Isaac throwing stones into the water, with a forlorn hope entered boat at once and rowed through the rain to Muskadee.
 It was just black mass in the moon less night.
 The lightning flashed and the thunder rolled over it.
 It was hard to make landing, hard to hear each others voices, but the mothers ear is sharp.
 The poor little women who had come with the men because they could not stay at home listened intently.
 "Hark P cried Mrs. Jacobs. "I hear something. It IS Isaac's voice-he is calling Trot."
 But Mrs. Jones heard something else.
 She scarcely waited for safe footing she rushed wildly towards the sound.
 Mamma, mamma ["
 There yonder glimmered something white.
 Close down by the water stood some- thing that moved, and from it came the little shrill voice.
 l want mammal want papa P
 And shrieking with joy the mother gathered Trot into her arms.
 She was soaked through, her golden hair was dripping, but she held her doll in her arms.
 At this moment Mrs. Jacobs, in 8 water proof with peaked hood, uttered shriek and bounced upon Isaac, who took her for ghost.
 The men with their lanterns approach ed more slowly. Ali were relieved-rejoiced-but the mothers cared for nothing but their children.
 "My angell" sobbed Mrs. Jones.
 Why did you do this? Who made you do it?" asked Mrs. Jacobs. "Isaac, you have killed me with fright"
 But rain and hunger and Trot's yells had robbed Isaac of his romantic fancies.
 He was now utterly ashamed of them.
 "Why did you go9" repeated Mrs. Jacobs.
 "To take Irot to the picnic," said Isaac "and the boat left us"
 So ended Isaao's elopement.
 He buried the secret in his soul and rather avoided Trot's company for the future.
 Indeed, being regarded from that time as a dangerous runaway, he could not have had it if he would. And he grew up smart, shrewd young fellow, with no romance about him, went into business and married Miriam Moses,