davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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LIVE STOCK.

CAT1IE-1n raluos tlicro no quntab1a change
compared with tho dny BEFORE but tetn wna de-
cldedy moro life In the trno, md bottor healthier
fcenx presailck llenoEts from tho East did not In
stcato m1tch change for tho bator. but 1uyers ar-
reared to anticipate favorable Act!un there, and
they took hDld with moro show Of c0nlacnc0 than
lAs characterized their movements Of late. Ekpott-
orn nts0 bought rnther mora fFGoy, and howe1n tie
two tho bulk nf tho offerings Of ft cnttl0 werO puk0l
up. Tiero no porc1ptiblp chnnSO In tho market
for b,tcIors' stuN and stockcrs. ~ for RomS time
,ast tho dumund for those descriptions consernhly
exceeded tho supply nnd soGrs found no dltcnlty In
closing out nt fully former pr!ccM Tho arrivals did
uut cmbrn1u quite uool class Of stock ns on Son.
s.ny nnd Tucalay. There wcro fcwer extrh aAd a
lurger perceutIRv Of low nnd medium zr1tdDs- Tho
general nyerngc, howoY0r, wns Enna fur tho time 0f
ycar, and thu offerings wuro rs wclf suited TO tho
wnuts Df tho trade tho TWO previous duJs eatcs
runKcd frOm E.2l3W for sc11nwaaA 10 st. 7h& tM for
ri sIl61IW for 6Iiehorx kook and Ut sluty,. 10 tor
tHIi,pIt,E ttcerr. VIrrD not much inquiry for
stuckerA. but tho donand uxoeodc!l tho anpty and
Tiers was ~ snltonH ct Grluvs Not muoh Stua was
QUOTATIONS.:
Extrn 1tecvos-{}rnded atoers, weighing lao
cb"iss s ri i'll
wctuhlnx l.W 70 !a10 0nt...;;.::.:....;.::. 4eS@ao
ing ,SS 10 i,j hs ,.............,,.. &Do9teo
ii. sIssi Ia i.0 H.. asoot0Q
ncl!ers 10 cm; t,n nj s3S9rs Mma
SuiRhlns I'D to l;sl ~. aopolu
iS aoeaa7s
S: ySs! sS3 saa rs S
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UY T1sLEGftApu,
NEW ynttk.

rn..,o, 1,,.r,,sn IN Ths ch,,oo, rrth,,pA
cpseu'' N"pa's'. 70 - = "' s"'s.n' 1''us ."
new YoHK, april ss.-stocks continue 20
manifest n disposition to ~ down. Rnd every
rally onr hnH the elect Of bringing In another
t.;,. mr.. ...r,>,, ~ .,,o,,,nt,o.r Tim
ucoinu Inv tc"pu. ~ ,o"Itu.',.. ,s.n ~
best informed ID urift.nR INTO q dceluenlS oe"ts
iah conviction. nnd tho belief Ia that hopes Of
imuroyemont hayo been pitched IN. too high a
I.t, Mnrv hotirrs hrvo hnl their t,attcncc cx.
ssy: s m 1as n sna.,", uso ,rn,nrn n" ~ stnmo Tho
ha1sfcd ny the thot'cs enp'oyoa 70 snnpn W.
current of feeling downward, md now como IN
ut every rise In prices rs free sellers Of
lowe, atoc,r An nctncnt in spcc,,tation
MY shn,,,d nat ,,o ovnrlunke,l ia
found IN many legislative bslla to
infect money. aud thetr purpose, evidently mis-
rhpyul,s, ia huyiur grrat Influence. Agents for
outside cnpltNi Nre Ecrluisly nnr1nctt Mt n bill
which having passed. tho two Houses, nnW
mWuits tho uoycrnor's signature discriminating
nHtlinst foreign IIot,uy II the extent Of bur
iicnsDnlo tux, Fully sl, ,00O,NM Of outside money
wuH cnllcd In to-day in consequence, nrla there
viii bc f,lr,her tinily unlls to Il hcnry amount
until tho fntc uf the hill IN settled. Il stroHg n-
iit,oylcf will bo required to prevent tho net from
Dccnining II law. -
rho fcntIire OF tho market to-day IN general
wplkllcss was n depression III cO1l stocks, which
yielded severely. -.
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Tho following were tho receipts ind shipments
OF the lcatllng articles OF psot,,co In this city
fnrlng tho twcnty-t0ur boura ending Mt o'clock
Wednesday, morning, and thu lecarrcspoudlng tl1uc
lust yutr:
, 1880-04-29

ruiLApxLpntA. April 3.-FL0ut~ln lau a.o,. u.
tor chotco epstpR and wtutSt wheau Mlhnss nE
ssas In lol4, medium ts26t good. sa1; choss, .su
tancy, tao}t Ohio. good. tass1 cho!ct1 ~: tl.IEk
patent pFoeess. S7al Rys nouf quios a. y - ~
GnAIk-Wheat unsettled and fovsfisnf ~, ~ nsH
April. sL1 bk1 alN askpdi May. N19s yu,x I'm u
asked; June. tLlo3& bid, tl-N &kcdt !1{' sL
, 1880-04-29

Fl+DuR-Wna DUN md unchanged. hea1esa com.
plun0Q that oxp0rlers only oHNstd J0ns 1t July
prlpUA, whilo thOy hare 10 pay April prces for Tho
wheat thoy grind and selling Dn Epch tGtns IL out Ut
thp aucson. BAteG itattod u 46 bss sprnga ut
tAtb3da4 and 1lD bfla rye hoar On private tOr.aA
Export tiuurs IN kncka quSt0d At N.bl4AtQ for
extras, aud &il0tea.4 70 for choice d0.
Urllxh URkADBTUYYa-HAlcs wefU reported Of I
cara brn At el1t2l3dui Cits uiddi!nss ~ aG3&4
a7A Coarsa oosn-nesl was nominal A. s!175 pur ton
On lsneh. ,
SPRING WlIHAT-Wss ulpdarntefy A0tvs and worry
Irregular but averaged l1wsr. May declined io, but
closed Change ouy No bssvw the latest quo to-
uun Ut Tuesday. whi'e juno closed ko hIKher. Tho
BrsAh markets wero dull and aasteF, quotations Rspk-
aging about I'd pur quarter lower. New York was
vi. nnd lha weather In tho West WA favorable u
tho csops nvws Of Fata In kanaas) but our rsoe pts
9fsloss Tue % ,orssn nSxs , xsaksnsd " "s:ly I'D ed
weather. In fftnee The ch!ot fs.tals IL t9a masket
hS,s " snr sat1es seys oas@s %ho ofa @
ias po.sd .'p q Operating uf fot .hoss ' sis 1hs
Gnutrol things, aud tho result WA 4
luItl1S narrowing Of u4a juno DISCOUNT llWas "
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MAVERICK NATIONAL DANKt
f1NN&rN

cu1.LECrioNs a apeoiatty. nuslncas from Banks
and i}nnk0rA solioltod
satisfactory i,ustness Paper discounted. Corre-
YurhcBcN 1nyltod.
, 1880-04-29
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal April as.-The following
nr the ci,yaI,lR quotations ut tho Stock tlONrl.

Assessments levied un tho Utah e: Mexican,
81; Argcnta, e5 cents.
uOST1v.
DosToN, April s8.-E0ppHr stocks'
t,n3unrt 1teelu.. I'll Quincy. ..........
t,oppar Fa's"..".... ,hlYs. aN
Fftt.kn..... ~ IAln4hQnt t..ut.t.sss+ss
pNNAIQ frQN stQck1,. 914l
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Totn!. :. ........,....... .&Ai. .uMIS7 HtAML:M
OulSldv Egm fUck,,...., xa14tlpl4 lHl,MSkAH

Tho gatn ut Chicago Is prul'nt'y duo in part tu
havu 6ue,l worry lMrau, whlo Vt Nuw York tlesu
was less si,calAtlyS aotivty last Wssk thin dur
titjns VT tha athor chief cities 'butukeH U very
large nl.d heatihy increase In tho volume of
business. ana It ultlst bo remembered thAt tlo
grcat ustvuncU In pr'cos lust year hl farly com
lncnccd. while tho fowcst point yet touehed th!s
most branches 1t busnnss, tho increAs6 at sey-
erl maui fneturinx cities IL respectfully 1ncouruK.
Ing nna significant. mud tho iMpsovcnlont Ut
New Orleans, wo Judge FROM gnlis reports, Is in
part due tn tho unusually largo shipm0uts by tho
river rcccntly.
BOSTON.
6pte1al Dhpatth to Th1 .Dhkaao Irtbuns,
NosToN, April 28.--Tha stock market wna
fairly Rct1ve, but moro or lees weak: lts chief
l60 000o sbaros of Hartford 6 Erie 70 boinE sold
ut SGtsotsGt55t. Railroads, With ono VI
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New York Stocks Decline Under
Heavy Pressure.
A Slight Rally at tho Close, but No Signs
Of Much Improvement.
Patriotic Taxpayers 1snying Government
Bonds-I4ocnl Finances.
Tho Produce Markers Not Very Ac'fse-pro'
visions Weak, but Recover Tho Doolfae.
Wheat irregular, Owing 10 European stns-A 0oed
Demand for Spot apd 1lay Corn.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
pro,, TIM oncnfnr the stock market was E1ll1.
tectcd 10 n rrrHe,irr that borc prices down stent-
1ly. and tho decline WIS IN Bonlo Cnscs quito
sertotls. Tho cou 6iocks had to tnkp tho Ur1fnt
OF tho onset. Thoro wns less Appearance OF mn.
p]pl,iatlon thnn on some preceding days, and
tho drop In prices scon'ed cnllsel n'nl1'lypy
offerings Of stucks for which willing buyers wero
not easily found. Tho heaviest loss OF tho day
was rnalo ey Heading, which went frnn
s4 10 co, recovering Nfterward to u,
and closing at o1I. Hudson run Town |
from so.s to TsA. scllus Mt tho close Mt
w. Lnckawanna WIS pushed from edH TO S's1. |
bit recovered 1H, to S5f. Jersey Central OPEN
ed at TON. roso to r., drarped to TX, md closed
at 70. Illinois Central, which mover hns any re-
sIsting power IN time of stress, WIS among the
weaker stocks. ar,a gave way IN, TO loth. An
other ct tho woakest WINS san francisco COME
mon, which dropped lh, 10 ~
Tho other losses were smaller than tho Tore
going. C., C.. G. 4 !. was or 4, to 75h; Morris 4
Esscx |, to 1OG; Now York EcntrTl II, to lsoA:
Michigan Contrnl 4, to 10; Luke ehoro II, to
10fh; Eric X, tn 42az: Erie preferred Il. to 64H;
Northwestern preferred y. to tosaf; ST. Paul u,
TN; Wabash preferred u. TO BT; Ohio Y, to ~;
the prcfcrrod l. to 70; st. Joe ", to sa{; tho pre-
fcrrcd y, To Ii.t; Kansns 4 Texns X. TO 1h;
Pueblo Mali ", to A0h Enten Eaeftso ], to 8ih;
Louisville Nashville !, tn 13s; s;Chattnnoogn h,to
74n; Texas Central !. to w; Lake Erle q
Western IN, to N19; Northern Pacific y. to es;
tho preferred II, to 6a!i; Nan'iattnn X, tn Wh;
Sioux City Il. to 4s'i; tho preferred 4, 70 'ua;
Chesapeake & Ohio 4. to @}h; Mobile " ohio !,
to 20; and Chicago. st. Louis Now Orleans !, to
8IX,
Canadn Southern, mat1c IN, to GIN; Westorf,
Union r. to l0sa;; Iron Mountain u, to 4oA; md
&C. I'll. G, Il, to 1bs.
Tho markct hns been sinking, with occasional
-. tkIf tfd 1JfkNh
point nt tho Cnd Of February md tho beginning
Of March majority of tho list had not recov-
crcd tho prices during tho Rrcat rlso Of lust
ycar, which eliminated In November. The MIR
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TIH KlAsT NATIONAL BANK
HAS t0N SALE
CHICAGO NOItVlIHE'N Lat AI~TQE Il u. NUHuA
GIL, MIL h ST. PAUL
Lincoln Park u, South Park q and II,
Cook County and CitT7a,
Wrxi 1uNu5 ~.
District Columbia 3Gea.
, 1880-04-29

fNyESTMESTB.
In addition 10 dealing IN GOVERNMENTS. wc offer
ltnu oE chufce ~ 4, T. md per cent MUNICIPAL.
md SCHOOL. BONDS. Including Weat Chicago and
Cuok Cp,nty. Wo n.o deal In EofoIxn Exchange md
I.Ottara OF Credit.
PRESTON, KEAN 4 CO, DASKERa,
ln1 East yYnAhnHton.st.
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TOLEDO,

d ToLEno, D., April ta-UNAlS-Whcat va ". nM
Atlvaukee. elldl M. do. spot aud Ap,t p.1 rha
May, tLlJli Juno. sl.etls July. &iGt hnan,s A. Se,
Weston aubar. tl.15, No. 4an,los lil!npp ~ u4t;
red mixed. &i4 Corn sieady1 hlsh m.aS as,t,
No. I. spot HB<ul May and Jane, aes !e!!' y. on
No. white, To, rojucted. ns1oi damsssa w.
quletl No. =, a5Ac.
Z. ctuvEA.SYEu-Dulli prime. Nm ,u.. Nln
Ctnaed-Whsat enstufI No. rod April T., t,,S IT. smiIta
9!,ttNs June tll3l July, tl.D coEn uf"i p@' -,
.Isekip1s-S9hsas, 4aap bu, corn. aop ea' 0'''s.
tdU hu. ann buI ~
tgy, A40 bu,
, 1880-04-29

CHARLES IIENNUT1M
TOT wsshngton.tt.
On hand good assortment Of
WEST C1lluAHu s rEtl GENT 1iOSD9t
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. raul per cent atat mort
. gage Donds- o.-
District of Columbia 5I5 Honda, guaranteed by IT, z.
stpoks bought on Nnv York, Ban francisco. md
Clcnga Stock hrd Mining flnnrds.
, 1880-04-29

..H
nALTENoHE, ktd,, April B.-FLopE-sleaoy -
fairly noivat Western supcrtine, h?s4+oos ~ 'eA"
HssaS.0i do family, saeaadn ..r,.,
uAAlN-Wheus-Westorn loror but nrm o. uee.s !. IN
No. Woatorn wln.eF rod. spot und April. e+1 *,
l.2N, May, ~, Juno, NlaalpAi s,sa ~
tl,1QH@t.l05f Curn-Wcatorn guleti western e"e ii
spot and April, 4s36a ts3lc MuJ, |i7ic tane,A All,
&479so, July, ts5 isfci ateancF, 4a4c o.,u,,I.
Mgt!a5,n rho tltaa, q q. sM!teds S's''' s'A
tiAf..l.Hw%nr % and 9ussst prime 70 oho'eo 10A''
1'HSvisi0Ss-Fir Meas pork. sliesslL'ss sitI ~ II
meats.L2oae s,loudors. St el9ar tlb IL, .HeA cf ns
suas, NO lInns, 1u>f9llJ4e Lafd-ltonnea u''''
~nHrrEn-yteadyI prime to oho,ce Wesle'n p@SA'"
katAkt do ru!I, 4ad4So,
Ea0H-llNil ht h% lUc, ~.
EKTEoLKUMGcI0do,n nomlnnls rcnnod' n1e' S cslso..
WlIHkY-I3nlt ut $LlU4 .luk. -,- ,,s,t oot4
FMk!NnTn-1u Liverpool, p1r steamer Q"'0''
ton. 9 -lAii Hour. "a OIL Ern, vi. ), IN hi, cor4
saH n! oass, @ S4 PVT tys ~ b.; ~, s,sb bu,
HALkn-Wheat, 7E, ,l1l bui Cotu. Jul WI pa'
, 1880-04-29
J.TfhfIK7tn.

pas woEo SMALL consisting chiefly Of piece stun,
e.sl lohds OF which wore sold II e5 Other kinda os
lumber wo5o nomlnAL Considerable stun Ia moving
through 10 tho yardA which was &otd sone time ago
10 arrive Quotations for cargoes run about ~ fol.
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DOWNING. Aucnoneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE MILL
PROPERTY NEAR GEORGE IOXN d O.

PPsoFPEaIY. NEAR GEORGE Own Own. D. 9.
day of November, A. d. 1874. and duly re- -
corded in Iiber No 764. foie sSS, one of the -
request in wrns of the party secured thereby, the
undersigned Trnstses viii SELL lao ON SATURDAY.
following described property, situate in the county
part or section of the Foundry property. lying
west of GeorTet1wn, District aforesaid, which was
of General John Mason, deceased, said part being
bounded as follows: BeEinnins for the same at
Mill below the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. and
running eastwardly from said cor"er north 34i4
western gable wall of said Old Boring Mill and
by line south soa degrees west to the Potomsc
river, 1.-THE above two lines form the northwestern
and for
is understood to be limited BY line drawn south
the center or eastern face Of the wall that sup
ports the end Of the wheel shaft said line being
boring Mil, and extending no rtherly to the south
line of the towing path aforesaid, and southery
provemepta, consisting OF large Stone Flour Mill,
with six 60 runs of burrs, capacity about hun
Terms f Of sale, as prescribed BY the trust deed
The amount of Indebtedness secures by the trust
ten per per cent from May 18th, ISIS, and the e1-
penses of the sale. to be paid in cash; and the
sshteen monhs, for which MI the notes Il the par
chaser, bearing interest from the day of sale, and
D of to BE- Psd by
purchaser at the time of sale. and all expenses and
terms Of sale are not Complied With in seSen days
from the day of SALE the Trustees the right
faulting purchaser, on five days advertisement.
The property viii be sold subject to taxes and prior
encunlbrances- -
Nm: 2 2: S StsSISti Trustees.
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DIED.

DIED.
BAkT beSve April Sh 1880 q
eight years.
Der funeral will take place from the residence of
her mel hew. W. II. Barnes, No. 2i2 Four-and- a.
haif 4: sw on SUNDAY APRIL 18TH at 2cclock.
FRIENDS and relatives invited 10 attend. 2ts
BEILEFERILLE. On me morning of April
10th, 1850 after q long and painful illness. which
ne pore with CHRISTIAN forttude, aged thirty seven
years LOUIS BELLEFERILLE (soh in law of the late
August Hosch).
The funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence. No; 602 Twenty third st. nv, on SUNDAY.
fully invited to attend. -''N' ''' A' Il:
GIANT. On Saturday. April L. 1880. at 10 a.
NJ EDWARD MARTIS, son of Martin and Kate
Grant, aged eight months and two VT ks:
Funeral on Mon DAY 18TH, at p m; from pa
MANKIN. On April 16, 1880. by accident JOHN
FREDERICK MAsKIN. ssed thirty -five years.
Remains by steamer to Portsmouth. Va. at p
RITTENHoUsE. On the morning of April IL.
1850, at his residence, Georgetown Heights, CH.s.
Z. hITTESHoUsE. in the sixty seventh year Of his
age.
Funeral from his late residence on Monday. 10th
instant, at O'Clock ,. m.
STEWART. April 18th, 1880. at o'clock a. m,
Mrs. SUSAN STEWART. daughter of the late Thos.
and Francina Birch. and beloved wife of John W.
Her funeral will take place on Sunday evening.
street. No. 6l7, near @ northwest. The relatives
and acquaintanoes are particularly invited without
THOMAS. Entered into rest Thursday, April
18th, 1880, III p M, Mrs. HOPE THOMAS. in the
ninetieth year of her are
Funeral from 22l5 st. n. W, Sunday, 18th inst,
pm. 2
WILLIAMS On April Is. 1880. at PM. of
typhoid pneumonia, JoHNTHoMAs WILLIAMS. aged
thirty five years.
Funeral viii take place from his late residence
1422 st. NV, Sunday, April Is, at 2 80 O'Clock
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to at
tend.
her brother-in-law, z. T. O6utt, this (Fridayl
April L. 1880. at half past O'Clock JAN.
seven.
=, Funeral Sunday. April 18th. at O'Clock pm.
from St. Patrick's Church.
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VNHOS. j. FISHER L CO.. Auctioneers.
IL 1928 street u. W.

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOTS EAST OF THE
By virtue OF deed of trust. dated May 9th. ~
1879, and recorded among the land records of 5(&
the District of Col um ba, in hber 9l7, folio rs, -A
will offer fer sale at auction, in front Of the
spective premises, all the following real estate in
On THURSDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF APRIL, 1880,
AT O'CLOCK p. NJ , Lots l, and &, in square
northwest of square 033, dot situated corner Of
north street and T. ntucky avenue and lots 2 and
a6joining.)
square l. 033 (situated corner of and 14th street
On the same day. ATS O'CLOCK P. NJ, Lots 10
and Is. square 1883, (situated 18th street east
near north street.
On the same day, AT 80 O'CLOCK p. NJ, Let's l,
2, ), II and l8, square ]. 069, dot situated corner
of 18th and streets n. e., lots 2, 3. II and IL ad
joining.
On the same day, AT O'CLOCK F. NJ, Lo, {, square
$50, (situated on corner II and 18th SITS. n e.
On FRIDAY, the BOTH DAY OF April, 1890 AT
fit. in from front to rear of Lot ). square 1868.
CLot situated corner of 14th and g SITS e.. lots
and ad joining; lot being on l4th st. near s.e.
On the same day, AT O'CLOCK P. NJ, Lot square
946 situated 10th street east street south and
On the same day, AT O'CLOCK PM, Lot IT,
square 743. tsituated on South M street, near LIST
Terms of sale One third Of the purchase money
in cash the residue in two equal instruments at six
and twelve month";, with interest at per centum
per annum. secured by deed of trust on property
sold. deposit of 800 on each lot required ut time
of sale. If terms OF sale are not complied with
within ten 90 days from day of sale, the property
will be resod at the risk and cost Of defaunx pur-
Star. hEGINALD FENDALI.,
ap17-dSds Trustee
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Some New ROOks

lord Strings stand and other Poems I" by
W. ii. Baocock. (Phils. J. r. Appincott A 90. \
Is collection OF sio minor pieces. giving. alto
seaner indlca,ions OF considerable promise for
me future OF the young poet
W. II. @. II. Morrison send ,sThe Jnstices,
Manual" by Charles 5. Bundy. OF the District
OF Columbia bar. This volume furnishes a com
pflatton OF statute judicial and elementary
law with appropriate forms for the use OF ius
tees OF the peace, constables notar1es COM
missioners. lawyers and business men. and sup.
plies want.
.'our Homes Qrom VIM. Ballantyne a son,
is the title OF one OF the recent Health Prlm
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IL treats upon the situation construction light
warmth, ventilation, water supply, drainage.
&c, OF Dwellings
''only waif" by r. A. Brsend'e (.Pips',.
published by Sadlier & Co., New York, is a story
In which the heroine is an actress
From the publishers (Honer Lee & Co. New
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captain Fracasse. by Theophfle Gautier. is
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amongst The best OF Gautiers picturesque ro-
"Rough Ways MADE Smootn." bv Richard A.
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by Mohun. This is A series OF familiar ESSAYS
on scientific subjects by the distinguished AS
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same followed successfully by this author I'm his
'Tslence BY ways" and other works In which
science has been populariIed
fluctuations OF Chlnaman," by Jules
Verne. Boston: Lee q Shepard. In this story
the prolific and much-read author makes China
the scene OF adventure.
From James Bellew we have Lectures on
the ReaSonableness OF Christianity and the
Shallowness OF Unbellef," by Archbishop
Vaughan.
From Mohun we have the following puolica-
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Strome." novel, by Julian Hawthorne (son OF
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TIE CRAWFORD WILL CAsE.-Specal CORE
spoDdence OF the Baltimore Gr:etfp from Upper
Marlboro. Prince Georges county, April I6,
sayS:-"The trial OF the famous Crawford will
case was commenced yesterday In the county
court, In the presence OF a large number OF
spectators, attracted by the unusual interest
which attaches To the case. The caveators are
represented by Judge Tuck, Joseph X. Roberts.
lr., and c. {. Magruder, tr.; the cayeatees by
Judge W. NJ. Merrlck, +. Snowden Hi and Johu
d. Brook. After opening arguments by Messrs.
Tuck and Merrfck testimony was commenced
by the cayeateeS 10 prove the legality OF the
will-o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-17
THE EVENING STAR.
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West Point ACndesRy-ls Il Ncces.
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tCncinna6 Gazette.

tIanclnna9 Gazette.
The exhibit OF caste at West POintfn the case
OF Whitaker has called public attention to that
establishment. and has raised the question
whether It's existence is necessary or beneficial
rational inquiry would quickly go to the bottom
Of this affair. The academy Is an ulcer OF
favOrttism class ar1StOcracy and virlilent caste
set In the midst OF democratic institutions
Upon the pretended necessity of an exclusively
military education in rudinentS which are the
same In the education OF citizens, IL creates
ciple is to keep themselves as caste into which
no person shall be allowed to enter through
any other gate than the academy, no matter by
what distinguished military services.
In democratic form of government it sets UP
an artstocracy which makes promotion from
the ranks practically impossible In a war
which called out million OF men such things
have occurred but the academy caste madeit the
chief business to weed them out. No man who
comes through any other way than West Point
can expect to be treated by the So-called regu-
lar officers as an equal, or to have any service
done by him recognized. The existence of this
establishment in democratic government is
the StrangeSt anomaly. AS to its necessity,
every man of sense knows that IL the govern
ment should fix a standard OF educational quail
1cat1onS as high as the graduation rank at the
academy. and should admit cadets eligible to
commission such applicants as could pass its
examinations. the other schools OF the land
could furnish enough. 1t may add to this all
tnat the graduating cadets now know of tao
tics
The rudiments OF education for all professions
are the same. The special military studies
womb be acquired Ii government would admit
to the army those qualified in them. This would
aoollsh the political fdvoritiSm which is now
the foundation of the academy and OF the regu-
lar army class. This would abolish that bar
r1er OF caste which now separates the military
class from the citizen. This would permit of an
increase of subaltern officers upon the demands
of war. This would encourage military studies
In multitude who might not apply for CON-
missions In time OF peace. With this free and
equal means OF bringing cadets into the army.
West Point. as school Of rudimentary educa-
ton, could be abolished, while 1t would be re-
tanned as training camp for military eXer-
clSeS. This Is the way to remove this ulcer of
caste, whose influence upon our great vOlun-
tcer army was most un Just and disaStrou and
to make lhe academy far more useful