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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-27

of 10 gallons each, of crude petroleum
above ground i'm the oil regions. This
vast amount of heat and light is going
begging mt 60 cents barrel, and every
hour adds to this ocean of oil, and in
spite of the enormous consumption the
stock accumulates. Every new use to
which petroleum is applied possesses in
terest to producers, and that day when
crude oil will take the place Of coal for
steam producing purposes is considered
not far distant. Experiments have been
made in this respect, with small
steamship, with the best results, and as
thus burned no smoke or Odor is appar-
ent.
The work of laying the pipes for the
new system of heating is going on rap
idly in Troy, n. T.. the contractor fex-
pecting to have them all down by the
middle of September. By the middle Of
August the company had over 800 sub
scribers booked. According to the Bud
act, the estimated cost of fittingup three
story brick house with necessary piping
and radiators was about $500, and the
expense of heating such house by steam,
using all required, day and night, will
not exceed $40 per year. Nt5t4I
The new industry of getting asd
shipping pine tags, or pine straw, as
they are commonly called, says
the Wilmington On. c. Star, is gradu-
ally assuming proportions, the article
being baled ready for shipment faster
than freight room can be found for it in
New York steamers, to which place, we
believe, all the shipments are made from
here. Further South, from Pensacola,
Fla, for instance, IT is shipped to West
ern cities, in considerable quantities. In
those places it undergoes a steaminsg;
process, by which thestrav iscenverted
into fieecy fiber which is used for STUFF
fling mattresses, cushions, etc.
| There is no real economy in buying
ready made Undertaking Of poor
quality. The cotton, soon wears out
and is more easily disoolOred in the
wash. Its cheapness is often attractive
! but in the end it will prove expensive
Neither is it economical to purchase
\ cheap cottons or calicoes to be made up
lin the family. The highest priced will
always prove the cheapest for there
! are Just as many stitches peedful to
make up fye-cent cotton cloth or,cali-
co as eight or ten-cent goods, and the
latter will twice asr long as ~
former. ItiS poor aonorny y empldy
young saaHlliaexperienced servants ii
low wages. Their board is the same as
that of more competent servants, and
they will destroy, break and waste fal
! La, for
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Amherst.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church II Marysville, o., have taken aH
original way of raising money for church
purposes They have published COOK
book, and made profit OF $500 on
their venture.
-TonahatchO, a young Seminole In
dian, has -been attending the public
schools at Fort Meyers, Fla, and stands
at the head Of all his lciassesl He us D
bright and intelligent Indian. and ap-
pears to adopt readily the habits Of the
whites. .-T ~. Il. i.,.,si...1,l ..iaf
The New Testament Revision Com
many. which meets in Westmipster ABB
bey. have advanced SO far in Their work
that they expect to publish Their, New
Testament from the University presses
early next year. Two editions Will be
issued: a large octave, and smaller
and cheapervOlume for general use'atl
/ The New York school system Is the
largest in the country. 1t has sittings
| for l24,353 pupils and an average at
tendance Of los, $50 The yearly eSpend-
iture for teachers salaries is. S2,S23,-
900; and the machine il run By a crack
Drained spiritualist whom the atlthci1-
ties can not make up their minds to dis
pense WITH zalholIdJt ga -
The first Protestant Church in Alaska
was organized ono August 3, at Fort
! Wrangell, by Rev. S. Hall Young, mis-
sionary, assisted, by, Rev. Henry Ken
dau,D. D.; Rev Sheldoh jackson. ID.
D.; Rev. 4 L. Lindsley, ID. D., and
Rev. w. II. r. Corlies, NJ. ID. Twenty
three members were received, Is OF
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Foreign Notes.


An English Lord recently attempted
to evade, payment Of, q debt of e Is.
for coal BY pleading the privileges Of
,peer against arrest He sports SIX titles
10 his name, which is the honorable one
of Sir Philip Sidney. ''' ''il -
Prince Pierre Bonaparte.i nephew
of the first Napoleon, is said to be living
in abiect ,pennry at Versailles, For some
time past he has been supported by the
charity Of 4 few friends, who have at
last failed him. He is the first Of his
name who has lived upon aims isiib ,
,b-nLeontine Nicolle. the French woman
who takes the Academic prize for. virtue
this wear, is said to have been the means
of restoring the reason of no less than
500 insane men and women She en-
tered the Asylum Of La Saltpetriere
twenty years ago to care for her insane
mother. The latter died a year ago.
. Sir Curtis Lampson is about 40.
He has conducted the fur business about
AZ wears, and is supposed to be worth
-ffon 81, 900, 600 to S2,500.000.e SirCur-
Is (who is a vermolter by birth, as also
Is his wife) has very handsome house
in Eaton Square, London, where MIR,
Peabody long resided with him. - "
The Hon. Ivon Keith Falconer, a
popular Dissenting preacher in London,
is famous ,bicyclist, and on Sunday
mornings rides to church on that vehicle.
accompanied by crowd of friends, also
on bicycles. On arriving at the church
ttpor, each rider takes his instrument
mo the vestry, ami gives it 3 rest until
the services are concluded, when theya
roll themselves home again. 49,, p. Z
1.-The Grand Hotel of Paris, one Of
the most celebrated in the world, was
recently sold ut auction for no less than
S4,272,0Op, This magnificent structure
is situated on the Boulevard DIES Capu-
| cires, in the very center Of fashion and
eavety in modern Paris. 1t IS entirely
isolated from all other buildings, covers
an area of about 3, 00o square yards, has
| a frontage on the bouleyards Of 800 feet )
its facades contain 40 windows in addi-
ton to those in the court-yards, ground
floor, and entresol and il has about 700
! rooms, all furnished in the most luxuri-
Gus style. Its dining-roOm is saidito be
the. most magnificent in the world ban T.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-27

The AVisconsin State Normal Schopas
have dropped Greek, trigonOmetry and
astronomy from their courses OF study.
Prof. John Tyler has Just returned
from his tlipse years Of study IN Ger
many to take the chair of biology at
Amherst. --e---
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whom were Indians. Among the latter
were several chiefs of the Stickeen Ma
ton. 80.
Statistics Of tbs ST. Louis public
schools: There are IS schools, held in
50 school buildings. 80 Of which are
owned by the School Board These
school buildings have seating accom-
modations for $1,000 pupils. The en-
rollment last year was 47,273 pupils,
and the average attendance 42, 900 for
the last quarter. These schools give
employment to about 1000 TEACHERS, in-
ending officers and principals. The
schools are divided into higher, district
and colored schools, there being three
white and one colored Of the first class,
g. of the second and twelve of the third
class. ,Twenty-seyen of the district
schools have kinder-gartens as part OF
their educational work, and one Of the
district schools has class for mute
children 1.-The aggregate value Of all
the school property is about %, 0Oo.ooO.
The annual expenses for this year are
estimated 1T about 100000. 1t is esti-
mate that the expenses for the current
year will be S691 900 for teachers, Off
GERS and janitors' salaries, $4,000 for
supplies, repairs, fuel and -miseellane-
Gus, and $3.50, 800 for exclusively de
partment or School Board office ex-
penses. .f.,.. T.. .f.-..l a.. g.. 81.
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I, nov presented 70 the public without fesr ., Goa
tradicrion = the besss Rsers,iv ~, I'D bess;l1er
tie uair the world has eves produced - -
rice. ONE DOGIAR peT botsls
sid by ALI RrNggtNssi1 z1i Z 81 sFi 2
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
1000 C0l0red Emigrants in Kan
SaS.
Prescription and Persecution the
Cause of their Flight.

NEW YORK, April S.-A dispatch from Leayen-
WORTH Kan, says: About 1000 negroes from Missis-
sippi and Louisiana in this state, and othels
are arriving by nearly every boat. They are quar-
tered in Leayenworth, Wyandotte and Topeka. A
few have scattered out to other parts Of the state
seeking work as farm hands, or at anything else
they capable of doing, but the main army is still
encamped in the three towns mentioned. They are
willing to work. A few of the men find work at odd
jobs about about town, and some of the workmen as
house servants. They have no plans for the future
They started with the intention Of coming to Kansas
and having arrived here are completely at
sea. They have not money enough to provide for
themselves while crop might be growing, even if
they could purchase land, and the citizens are try
ing to assist them in various ways but they will re-
story and give the same reason for leaving the
South, "poitical and social prescription and perse-
cution.' They are afraid to express or entertain
sentiments contrary to those of the white majority,
and say that polica rights, far the black man is
concerned in the South, are mockery. In addition
to the political prosecutions, of which they complain
they say it is impossible for colored man under the
present condition of affairs to make even passable
living for himself and family, everything being con-
sumed by the laudlord aud storekeeper. They
say they had rather die free in Kansas than remain
where they were with nothing before them better
than living death and worse condition than that
from which the war released them.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. April 8-Evening r-recepts
itH9 bbs; strongly in buyers favor and dull sales
tS,ooo bbls; No2 at 1850 30o;, Superfne Wes-
State at 50 co. choice Western and State at s5
q 80; White Wheat Western extra at 50 a 5 25;
Ohio at 10 a OOSsextra St Louis 8 SO "a 7b Pa
tent Minnesota extra at so q 3d. choice to double
extra at 50 g. including 1900 bbls City Mills
bbs Winter Wheat extra at 8 90 a Is; $500 bbIs
Minnesota extra at 8 70 @ rs, market closing dul
and weak. u. Southern Flour is unchanged and
5 40. Rye Flour steady at 50 q % for SUPER
fine. CornmeaI is unchanged; BIandywine at
SS5 Co. IS 100 bush Spring
dull; sales $4,000 bush, including $4,000 bush on
the spot rejected Spring at 7Sc; No do c;ungrad
ea 40 At SsG M9 70 90 a. RS q vi NS
DO at oss q 0ss; No do at 14l q 114i; No do
at 143; ungraded Amber at 10 q III. No 2 do at
NJ do 5us as = %hts state
q ~; No White for April; $4,000 bush at 70,
closing at ~ bid, 12t asked; do for May. $4,000
Amber for April, is 600 bush at 70; do May, 1sSoo
bush at - 1s4 latter in settlement, closing at
14, closing lat bid, 14s asked; do for May Sc GOO
bush at Is, closing at Is bid Isl asked do June
IS oOo bush at l5t ,5a el1snglat Ia bid Isl
State at &c. Barley is steady. BARLEY Mali
dull. sjorn-rece1pts 150,372 bush No 2 firm; other
kinds shade lower; sales 25S 900 BUSH including 1876
44s q 44sc; steamer at AT q 44ac mo at isl 4,c
round Yellow at 4Sc; steamer flor April at CLOSING
at 4ic bid 4sc asked do May closing at 44c bid, 44te
asked; No for April 45A g 45ac, closing at 45lc bid
45sc asked do May at 45lc closing at 45Ac bid 45sc
asked. Oais-receipts $3.50 bush; market firmer
and rather quiet sales 5000 bush slac Tor No 81 3i
White; Mixed western at 81 q 92ic; White do at 35
q 861c; White State at So q 3sac including 10000
bush No Chicago at 32ac. sugar is quiet and nn.
at 81 "a sc; prime at 81. lMoiasses unchanged
Petroleum very firm; $4,000 bbls united at 8ii a
s21. TaIl0w is steady at 81 e s.. Rosin Is nn-
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Oliver i'm the Lecture Field.

Mrs. Oliver i'm the Lecture Field.
WASHINGTON, April s.-Mrs. Oliver starts out
on tour southwark to deliver lecture entitled
"What know about Simon Cameron" She will de-
liver the first lecture in Alexandra.
The Rives Coles Case.
Chief Justice Waite announced in the Supreme
Court today that the court will hear the Attorney
General of Virginia on Monday next in support of
petitions for habeas corpus and certiorari in the
RivesCoes case, and especially upon the questions
Of the power OF this issue the writs prayed
for.
The National Banks.
= The comptroller of the Currency has called for
report of the condition Of the national banks to April
4,
Depositories of Government Moneys.
The Senate today received from the Secretary of
the Treasury letter giving the information called
for concerning public moneys deposited with nation
al banks since March, 1877. In addition the Secre-
tary says: 1 am not aware of the terms on which
moneys are held except that they must be proper
ly secured and at all times subject TO CALL and all
duties connected Herewith must be transmitted
without expense to the government
The Rules of the Houee,
The report of the House Committee on Rules, to
be submitted tomorrow, recommends athree-fourths
majority for suspension of rules, instead of two
birds, and an increase Of the Judiciary Committee
from eleven to fifteen.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
BUTLER ON POLITICS.
The Battle to be Fought in Maine
What the General Thinks About
the Negro Exodus.
Especial to the Press. I

LOWELL, April SIN conversation here General
b. F. Butler expressed himself with considerable
freedom and characteristic vigor concerning the leg
islation contemplated by the Democratic majority in
Congess the negro exodus, and the prospect of the
next campaign. When spok en- to the General was
striving to pass the tedious minutes between Boston
and Lowell by recourse to the delights of his youth,
and sucked lobser-caws for the first bad quarter of
an hour CT the dreary railway ride. On being ac-
costed by reporter he, with his usual uTbanty,
forsook his esh-pots and courteously answered the
questions put to him.
The negro exodus, he thought, will continue until
Southern employers become alarmed at the flight of
laborers. and offer inducements sufficient to stav the
flight of the blacks. He does not apprehend peper
al migration, but thinks the negroes will slim awav
family by family. to the old free states or the new
Western territories. The migration cannot continue
long without being severely felt by Southern employ
ers and then frightened at the prospect of abandoned
plantations, they will compete with the North for
the services of negro laborers. The result will be
far better treatment than the black has yet received
in the South Gen Butler admitted that should a
leader like Toussaint arise, (and that event. be said
| be had been long looking for) wholesale exodus
might take place.
Being questioned as to the practcability of the
plan of colonzipg the doubtful states with negro
voters the General said the result of the plan would
be great Democratic majorties in those states. The
Northern aborer, he said, would resent the intrusion
of the negro the Californian resents the intrusion
of the Chinaman. Those who now condemn the
Chinese bill would quickly change their minds, and
acknowledge that the best place tor bell is the
| other man.
Gen Butler had little to say regarding the merits
of the measures now before Congress, tnough he
thought bad generalshp had been displayed on both
sides. Gen. Garfield, he thought, had at the start
given up the Republican claim that the riders to thu
appropriation bills unconstitutional. At the SAINT
| time the Democrats could more easily accomplish
their purpose by inserting proviso that the monies
voted should not be expended for the pay of super
visors and marsbals. The contest over the army bill
is only skirmish, brought about in order to discip
line the forces. The real fight will be over the legs
| lative bill.
The contest in Maine, this fall, the General said
will be the most significant fought in that state
If business revves, and it will not he added will
considerable emphass) the Republicans will carry al
before them. But if business does not grow bette
the Greenbackers will carry both Senate and Hous
and give the National party grand sendof for 1880
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
THE ZULU WAR.
A Supply Train Cut Off by the
Znlus.
Forty MeM Killed and Twenty
Missing.

CAPE Town, April ga convoy Of supplies pro-
ceedng to the PeDgola River escorted by 104 men of
the 10th Regiment was attacked at daybreak of the
14h on the banks of the Itombe by 1000 Zuus under
Umbelini. The British were under arms but we're
overwhelmed by superior force. Capt. Morarty
and 40 killed and 20 men are missing. The fate of
wagon drivers is unknown. One hundred and fifty
of the sOth Regiment subsequently proceeded to
the scene and recovered quantity of rockets and
ammunition and bnried the dead. Twenty wagons
containing supplies were 10 st. relief column for
Ekorve star ed March Goth. A party of volunteers
visited the battle field of Islandalo and found left
100 wagons, but removed guns and ammunition.
The City Of Paris with a battalion of the Dist
Regiment, City of Venice, Lady Margaret with the
army service corps, Olympus with engin GERS and
China with the Gath Regiment have arrived.
large and enthusiastic meeting was held the 24th,
and expressed confidence in Bartle Freret and
thanked the government for sending reinforcements.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
REFUNDING OPERATIONS.
The Closing Out Of the $50
Bonds.
Secretary Sherman's Views OF the
Financial Situation.

NEW YORK April s-Secretary Sherman states
that the amount of subscriptions for the four per
cent bon DIS for the uncovered 20 bonds on the 4th
of April was $50 sos 700. The amount taken up to
O'Clock was S6,5O2,750 At that time received sub
scriptions from the Bank of Commerce of New York
amounting to $4O.O00,000 This was accepted. From
other banks in New York received subscriptions to
1900 900, and this with the $1,000 900 which the
London syndicate had the option Of, made $50 5O2-
$50. This closed subscriptions as far as the 5-2Os
were concerned. In the meantime subscriptions
were submitted that had been received in different
parts of the country. amounting to over 81 900 900
but these were of course too late for accep. auce
From to O'Clock on the afternoon of the 4th 1
received subscriptions from New York banks
amounting to between $5O,OOO,O 600 and $780, 900.
These of conrse, were also too late and lad to be
rejected. These ofeIs will be utilized, arrange
ments will soon have to be made for the sale OF $780,,
100000 worth of four per cent bonds or the 104os
but what those arrangements will be do not at pre-
sent know and therefore am unable to speak defnite-
ly on the subject.
The ten.dolar certificates are very popular in
deed. We have sold altogether about $750,0O0. We
have arranged for the sale of them at every money
order office in the country. Congress was asked to
extend to public officers the privilege OF becoming
agents for the sale OF these certificates, and the
response is very encouraging. I think that before
the close of the present year all the remaining per
cent. bonds redeemable, amounting to S7s,O79,-
300, will be converted into these certificates, into
per cent bonds mainly held by our own people. 1t
is this distribution OF the nations securities among
the people generally that is to matter of great
satisfaction. do not think that people allowing
their money to be invested at four per cent is any
indication Of want Of business enterprise by which
their money could be more proftably invested Il
must not be forgotten that these ten dollar cerif
| Gates are absolutely safe and are untaxed. This
makes them almost equal to six per cent. security
| for taxation many other securities is nearl,
equal to two per cent. then it must be remembered
| that this is movement in the direction Of Iarg
reduction of taxation in the shape of interest and
is in that way putting large amount of money il
| circulation.
Mr.. Sherman says he has no fears ofhostle legisla
ton by Congress, and the subscriptions show that
the people are with the Government. He also says
no favor has been shown any of the subscribing
parties.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
THE NEWS In A NUTSHELL.

The Republicans carry Michigan by over
$500 majority.
The Western municipal elections, especially
In Ohio, show large Republican gains.
Secretary Sherman thinks that before the
close of the year all of the remaining pei
cent. bonds will be converted into per
cents.
So far about 1000 negroes from the South
have settled in Kansas. They assign proscrip
ton and persecution as the reason of their de-
parture.
The widow Oliver is going to lecture on
"What know about Cameron"
A British supply train has been cut off by
the Zuus and 40 English killed. Reinforce
ments for the English are arriving in large
numbers at Cape Town.
The Secretary of the Treasury has called for
statement of the condition Of the national
banks.
Thirty thousand miners are on q strike IN
England.
France will send squadron to Egypt.
In the Senate yesterday Senator BslPs case
was further discussed but withous action. The
army bill was reported as it passed the House.
In the House Mr.. Frye presented letter from
the editor of the Okolona Southern States
(newspaper) declaring that he ives native
Southerner and not carpet-bsgger. The leg
islstive appropriation bill was discussed il
committee of the whole.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09
EUROPE.
10000 Miners ON a Strike.

LONDON, April 8.-About 10000 Durham miners
| are now a strike. Many who voed against the
strike will probably withdraw and the strike become
general but the poverty and distress are already SO
great that it is believed they cannot hold out more
| than week or two The iron masts0s have in many
instances provided extra stock of fuel. 1t is be-
eved in the Cleveland district that they can run for
fortnis ht longer without fresh supply.
The French Elections.
PARIS, April 9.-Louls Blanc imprisoned for con
spiracy against the government in 1870, received
$500 votes in Bordeaux. Two radicals polled 1900
each and if these second ballot are counted for
Blanc he will probably be returned. 1t is considered
significant.
1t seems certain that Godelle Bonapartist) will be
elected from the Champs Elysees district the Sec
ond ballot.
More Communists Pard0ned.
President Grevy has pardoned 232 more Commun-
lists.
Alarming Epidemic i'm Morocco.
MADRID, April ga terrible sporadic fever is
raging at Asablanca. Morocco, among both natives
and Europeans. Business is at stand STILL
Constantinople Becoming Rebellious.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 9.-Inhabitants are
showing sedtious spirit and have refused to pay
land tax except in paper.
The German Tariff.
NEW YORK, April 8.-GermaDy expects to realize
from her new protective duties hundred thousand
marks Bismarck is understood to have abandoned
his intention of imposing surtax on foreign vessels
but instead proposes sur-tax of II marks per cwt
on transmarine goods, to be heavier on goods not
shipped straight from the country where they are
produced.
Foreign Notes.
It is authoritatively denied that Germany will in
crease her silver coinage.
The horse "Peter'' has not been sold to Amer
leans and will not leave England.
1t is stated that the whole capital of the Querer
Cable Co., 40, 900 900 francs, has been subscribed
The Pope contributed $4,000 to the Catholic school
fund.
King Humbert has visited Garbaldi.
uDirectors of the AngloAmerican Gable Co. will Or
qanize the French Cable Co. to prevent the Quertier
scheme
DR., Butt is worse
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-09

In answer to many inquiries wish to state that
Dr. Albert Evans who has been3associated in dentis-
try IN this city with Dr. Strout and Others and Dr.
w. 4. Evans are two different persons. apSsntf