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JUDGE DAVID DAVIS LETTER.

Judge DaTiu DnFls las written 4 letter Ill
which he suites that, willie tho training and
habits of his life naturally lead him to prefer
civilians to soldiers for great civic trusts, tlo
llas ITO hesitation In supporting Hancock,
"because Ills election will put IN end to Sec
tlonal strife md sectional partles.''
1t will be difficult for any Intelligent mind
to discover tho reasoning by which this COLI
cluslon Is reached. In tho first place, Gen,
Hancock has been soldier al1 Ills life: wns
educated as ao]st1es, antt las mover had any
experience rs civilian Iii public ntfnirs. On
tho othor haiid, Gen. Garfield has been, since
l,o entered public lifo twenty years ago,
directly nnl actively engaged iu civil duties.
Except for tie two ycurs ho served In the
army, he has served Ills country In Congress,
and TINT during the most important md
momentoug period Of tile history Of Alnerl-
can Legislation. Gen. Garfield Is not merely
II civilian statesman, but n man t5f ripe expo
rtonce in tho political history Of tho Govern
lnent, all ablo lawyer, MI accomplished
scholar, md an urntor Of rare ability. 11o
unltcs all the rcquslts which no to make up
practical. experienced, and thorough
statesman.
What Is 1t, thcn, that induces Judge Davis
to reject tho training nill habtts Of litc-
tlno which teach him 10 prcfer civilian to
a soldier for n great civil trust? Why is 1t
TINT llo turns asfdo from tho accomplished
civilian, and prefors the solely military
man for tho great civil trust? ,I1e states
that tho election Ut Hancock wilt put
III, end to sectional strife nnl sectional par
ties. In THIS he assumes TINT tho country Is
now afflicted with sectional strife anl sec-
tionat parties, and 1t follows tint he assuines
TINT II Garfield be elected then this sectional
strife will be continued. What is the char-
actor of tho sectional strife now prevailing In
tho country? ls it not confined exclusively
to tho forcibie union ct all tho late slave
holding States into what Is called tic "Solia
South" tho purpose Of which Solid South Is
by thu political force titus acquired In botl,
branches Of Congress to control and direct
the National Government Never in the Ills
tory Of American politics has there been ILL.,
til now such NIL organization known Us tho
formal consolidation OF tho people OF my
section TOR tho purpose OF governing
and controlling tho Natlonni Government,
Not even In tho very hour Of actual
war for tho preservation Of tho National
Union, whom there was Ill army Of half q
million Of soldiers under tho immediate
command Of tho Government, was 1t possible
to nuke 'Soli1 North" TAo sectional
strife In this country has alwpys been begun
nnd wagcd by tho minority ut tue country,
located In tho only part OF tho country which
l.as oyer been Justly called a section n; this
strife having for Its purpose tho supremacy
OF tic minority over tue majority. The fail-
nre OF TINT minority to obtain possession OF
tim EnVnrn1uf.nt IN tEit xpna fo1tAwnd },y pnc.
, 1880-08-11

CosfMopoRE 'JErFEns, who In tho absence
Of Secretary Thompson is In charge Of tho
Navy Department ut Washington, snys TINT u
Quilted staios vessel will 10 kept In Spanish
waters 10 sce TINT no outrage or inltgnLty Is
offered TO American merchant yosscls. At tho
sumo timo he says ho Ia OF oplnlon TINT nono
will 10 attempted.
, 1880-08-11

EMPE,:on WILLIAM OF Germany mud En-
pcrog Francis Joseph Of Austria mot Rt ober-
trunn yester4ay. Thvy proceeded during tho
duy 10 fscal. q fashionable watcriuR-place In
Upper .sustrIa. whero they will compare notes
ftr HOtt tt{nG.
, 1880-08-11

CATS. CAlsrEN and Co.lonhead, Of tho
1toyuI lselRiun Exploring Expedition, have not
bccn 10 fortunate as Stanley. They are reported
to hnyo beun murdered In Centsal Africa bY q
celebrated robbor chIof natnud bturcanllo.
, 1880-08-11

Mr. WILLIAM q. NAYuuRy, Of Detroit,
hnB beus4 humtuntnd for t:nngrcas hy tho Demo-
crats Of tho First bf!chfgus, District. Tho dis
tr!ct ~ NOW represented by tho Ilou. John H.
Hrwborry, who Inns hcell rcllo unlimited by tho
, 1880-08-11

=. KANSAS justice IL a queer nrtlcle. Tho
pcopte Ii, Labstto County proposed first 10 lynch
tho trainps capturcd in Nebraskn bconuso they
woro the Donders, nud deserved to do. Now
taoy propoRc to lynch thom because they ato not
tho Dendors. md havo deceived md outraged
tho senslhfIftlcs Of tho whole community. Though
tho Old man has protested all along that he Wi
not 1lender, he nay now bo 'lyuchcd because ho
has deprived honest mon Of chance to let Of
their IudjknAtlon. i.
, 1880-08-11

accordance viii. tho resolution CotpuItt wns thcn
recommended, but nut nominated. An lnlcpu,,l-
cnt ticket will do,ibIcss he placed III tho Held.
On tho question OF Presidential Electors tho
Convention VIVA Unanimous. It ,ncots to-day to
cOmplcto tho ticket,
, 1880-08-11

Nh. LEVIN. an tr'sh Justice OF tho Peace,
nIl presumably landlord, was shot at near
Tuain. In tho County Galway, ireland. yostor-
day, bir. IowIn woro q coat OF mall and the
three hulvts which wore .neant to do hlm injury
fullsd OF e0cGt
, 1880-08-11

ALEXANDER LUST, fnrlnor living near
Angola, stcuien County, 1nd., shot hia wife
fataliy Monday night. Jealousy Is said to hayc
pteu tho cause,
, 1880-08-11

AN italian mechanic who was recently
ecntuncei to four ycara' imprisonment for sou,u
oIons0 determined to ssarvo himsclt to death,
and died at tbs end Ut u thirty tiays' fast, Ho
had not the endurance OF pur Tanuee.
, 1880-08-11

AN organization has been formed ut RoMo
for tue purpose Ut soliciting subscriptions Ia
meet tho necessities OF tho popu. Al dcvout
Catholics will bo aske4l TO subscribe ak SOUS per
month.
, 1880-08-11

CoSoNEss,tAN W1r.1.rTs Was renomfnat-
ted by the Republicans OF tho Second D!striot
OF Michigan yesterday. Tho nomination Is e9ulv-
alcnt to IN election.
, 1880-08-11

THREE nttaclits Of tic Bellevue Hospital
New York, wero drowned by tho cnpslzlng OF i
boat OIL tho Shrewsbury River yesterday.
, 1880-08-11

EDrsoS's clcutric engine mny prove to bc
porl,aps like Lo puo's tea a-oulturc.-pcrtcatly
practicable, but too expensive for common ,uso
lie Duo has succeeded in raising good article
Of toa In Georgia for about 20 q poundt and
Edison may In tin,e draw freight by electricity
ut tho ratio Of 81 por ton per mile. Dr. G. II.
Haskfns. Of Milwaukee. writes to tho Sentinel:
>, Mnro than quarter ct q ooututy ngo rrof. 9.
e. page ct wa.hlngto.i, .lFow eai.load q pas.
miles i,r hottr. Tno electricity waa ec.le lstoil
by a bnttery earrcl By the cnglnc: II was found
faoturcs lis current by converting tho powGr ot
stonm-cngino Into electricity, through tho
sun r. Of t., ynS,naGhe s ~ +
hut mot With Edison. Prof, ,Blununs, Of 1ierlIn,
exhibited lhst wtnter an eteotrtcal railsond IN
Il sttlt running h!s road IN Berlin and arranging
III operation n,!nIaturo euEtnus running on n
track tn Iron ttbcs aupportNd on posts, c4rrytug
tho mill between tho main aud branch post.
otf!ccs. Tho ecoAofny Of tho system Ia not set
Goonra na he S 81
not to Edison.
Prof. Sawyor, tho electrician writes to tho
Now York 1{erall on the Batne subject: From
oortnlu causcs, sono cxpfulnublo nnd others not,
electric engines slctcrornso moro rapidly than
other motors" II hat not for years boon sup
posed TINT electricity could 10 utilized except
for cnrryIng light articles and It Is moro than
doubtful now whether even this cnn 10 done.
For not only do tho engines datorIorato rapidly.
but their tlrst cost ts two to one moro thnn that
Of steam engines for ca,inl power, and tho wast-
ago OF power Is four tlnts grcatcr It In COM
puted thnt tho best stcnin- engines, nfter little
use, develop but 10 por cent tani nnny lcesj Of
tho Y 600 o00-f foot poundH Of energy In n pound
Of coal. Thu best electric. .ongnc, supplied With
otcctro1ty from tho best generator ct clcutrcj-
ty, driven by tho hest steam. engine. will fail to
develop moro than 2h por cnut Of tho energy
stored up Ia pound Of coal.
, 1880-08-11

ClsclaaAT1, liku st. Louis, ts dissatisfied
at the cossus Eeturns believing that It bus snoro
people than they Indicate. Tue Chamber Of
CouImeroa of TINT city yesterday appointed n
Committee 70 Investigate matters, aud TO ep-
, 1880-08-11

Mn. PETER CoopEH the venerable philan-
throplst, Is lying dangerously Ill at his country
residence noar 1itngwoot1, N. ].
, 1880-08-11

THE desire Of the Independent Senator
from Illinois for u change "isn't surprising.
rs ho lns boon sitting oh fonce In QUO position
for tho last four years.
, 1880-08-11

: THE st. Louis mngples demand recount
In Chlougo. Tbs GLOBE magpio shrioks:
Shall wo wait ton ycars In uncertainty before
discovering tho fraudulent character Of tho
consus Of Lh1cngo7
Whit Is tho hnrdship hcrc7 The Globe is not
in "uncortalnty." It knows, or protonds to
know, that tho census Is fraudulent This ls
enough. It should ent!sfy everybody. Thd Re-
publican 1naKpl0 scroums:
We arc Inclined tu think tho people Of Our Sis
ter State Will not tncCkIy ACcept thls deduction
frcm tho Chicago CENSUS. They would not Oh
MILLION. or even tive millions population, so lnnY
rs only rival cities were 10 pu AFFECTED by it, md
tho stAto !tsolt would rro0t by tho o1nEgcration;
hut when Cook County comes into tho LegIs-
lnturu nnd dcuautls thfeO moro Senators and
nine moro Representatives, tttoy Will prt,bably
begin to think whnt tho rest of tho world al-
ready .thnks,.-thnt tho Chicago enumeration Is
prattgiouB fraud, determined on ton years ago,
md executed with all tho enterprise and spirit
With which thnt irreprcsslble city Is accustomed
to do things.
Tho tonder solteItudo Of tho st. Louis peoplo
on behalf If tho Illinois people, who do not
complain, is touching in tho e1trcmc. An caey
way to settle 1t would br for The st. LouIs Chnm.
hcr Of Commerce to tako q census OF Chicago
At tllor own expense: Of, 1t thoy will furnish
tho money, n committee OF Chicago busIness-
men. OF un!mpcaclnbln character, Will doubt
less Rrutffy them by giving tho city thorough
counting. Wo ought to hnyo II. COZ more pcoples
anl by next November, It the st. LouIs chatter
hoxcs nru still Of tho sntun mind, they can poss-
bly, Iguro cut as many poople hero as In Drook-
Ign.
, 1880-08-11

GEN. AuGun has been ordered to tho Now
port tKy,} Durraclts, and will rcsumo comm Md
or tho Department Of tho South.
, 1880-08-11

JUDGE DAVIS was elected by Dcmocrat,
md has always voted with Democrats ln tho
scnntc. Hos not halt 10 "indcpendent" u
I'LL Springer.
, 1880-08-11

VT. BERNARD CoatstAS1>nHf, No. III X. T.-ny
d!spcn*Atlona cuncnvY "Wednesday cyrntng. AnE. i.
1Ip. S0tCplhn RerprtIur hMs, " order ut tho Cum
nusltGn iGIidns IN liz iii; ma received iroui thu
Ghnjtnan uf lilo Executive En.sn,ttec our pEDpoE-
IA tbs Sr Enlxhts ut tts Assembly. This I'LL 10 sn1.
tic enl uf tho 4onland and sMpn!y. ny Ir,tur
j, ., DlCKEttsDN, llocnrfler.
, 1880-08-11

AnouT 200 Knights, accompanied by the
BANJO number of Ladies', loft Bar Francisco yes.
tol.lny to uttund tho Trlcnnlal Conolnyo In this
city.
, 1880-08-11

PRESIDENT HAYES left Washington yes
tert'ny to bo prosont ut tho Soldiers Reunion at
Columbus, o., today.
, 1880-08-11

ATTENTION. FIR KE1GlIrs.-aiembers Of Emit.
ncnt Commander Norman II uesretto's sta{ n!o *.
b:Np.n Renlezv1uh nj EdKcrt0n'a burn. Foutteonth-
IT., bet Hcgn Wnllth md atchEnM.nvH.
EAltlkES q. rultDf, Ch!ef-0f-Stn1.
, 1880-08-11

CONGRESSMAN GoopE has been rcnomi-
nntcd by tho Straight Democrats Of tho Second
Virginia District.
, 1880-08-11

"Wno'IL trade old lamps tor new ones?"
Is tho lust Dourbon cry. Now, Aladdln'a lahp
was worth al! tho now ones sutng.
, 1880-08-11

toni Tic nfHtulurH hrn rcuGpatGA 10 fncGt at tllt
Asylum for drill On Wedne@t!My, Thntsdny. md Ell
dny evenings, AuK II, Il, ut II. Mt OaInok AlArp.
4, j. q GuILEQikn, Gni,l. uuIlk
, 1880-08-11

POST ~ e. 4. R-Hcq,ilnr ncetinG nnd tpec!al
muster tuHiKlt, 4 full attendance ls lcNiro1. Hy
order Of CUInulnl!d0T. WM. II. REED hd1t-
, 1880-08-11

CoS0EEssst.sS THOMAS .. REED las been
rel,otnlnatud by tho Republicans Of tho Second
MAino District.
, 1880-08-11

A1I- JAMES Sl'lA1sEr,, u prominent banker
Of Naw York stato, tliut yesterday.
, 1880-08-11

TIE Hos. LEoyArn SWEET, of this city,
rloqunntIy addressed tho people nf DO Witt
County, this Btatp, at Clinton, last evening,
, 1880-08-11

CIu,fr.Er, tho policeman sl,ot by Col.
snepbakcr ut Cincinnati sundny night, died
ynafprftny
, 1880-08-11

THE IloS. MI6UEL OTEno present Dele
gato fron Now Mexico, hns been rouomtnntet
by the Democrats Of TINT Territory.
, 1880-08-11

lcnvor to mike ont that thcro arc moro ClncIn-
nRtians than tho Unltel 6tntns cnumcrhturs
faa4ait
, 1880-08-11

E1al1T cascs of sunstroke occurred Mt Now
York yesterday. Fix cases wcro fntat.
, 1880-08-11

receives acarccly nny immiQrants TIM ,r,-
fortho sattcrclty seems ~ DO nearly rnrroa etRee
eatpo oorrcapondont snys; at IA t,. MT 49,, lha
1raw conllnrisons between Cincinnati ana 'ms !, 70
Louis Or Chicago. Chicago Ia bubtIlnp r" o',. u:
temporary lwcllcrs, with porhaps lsec,a ~ ot
IONS WIN nro nothing hut ooincrs md poo.s ~
employment hnd fortune scckors.- st to'S..
shu ,hat gone s to-inofrow Cincinnati hns arrived !,
Bhn ehns'ld not any moro DO cnssod nrToa's "oen
rushing. olan,or.ng frontier cities, nor h. ., .ao
teotcd to comparison With them III ony vnsn a"e'
, 1880-08-11

GEN.. BEN HAn1slsos IL of th4 oplo,on H..
tho Democrats will suffer moro tbnn sho t,sE ME
ltoana BY the Flattst vote In Tnana. fh's ,.spae-
In 1876 WINS about 18,o00. Two years H.. t.,.te ,o!e
wont up to nearjy c1,poo. Con. ffarrI,on ss ,sss Il
for falling on this year. lie eays. .Tnl .ss.s
alnsses OF mon constitute tho Qreeubnct ,..s NV
Ono clnss Is nado up Of theor,sts, and tha oi
OF men who have suffered IN consequence =, aes ~
panic. Tho panic ia past md tho dcprcs,,as .ae -
fcla1ing and those who sought relief in rha',,a y
Grecnbnckiam now SEQ their &nstakc." Th,ut Thasts
Isn't much IN tho candidates nominated al yss ctas
qlnnatl to oxclto tho enthusiasm Of Indian,
Democrats. English ia precisely one asa4 n, .as
skinslnt bHnkors and usurcrs that yonrboo. ta sua
been dcnounctng up a1d down tho gfotn W. W.
yc1rs past. Hancock IL military nun. and iy ~.
cinss, next To tho bondholdcrs, 1as como IN w. w.
tho biggest share Of Democratic vitupcu,ion1 w. i.
indiana. III
, 1880-08-11

l,andolr, stscct botwceu CLARK md la SaIlo. En-
EaEpu. ont Of the Ecw Ybrk Crlter!un CoMedy Com
,uny, "Iranssn Afternoon u,,t oyun.ng.
, 1880-08-11

MGF1cLcF"H IheAGfEs ...
MADISON streat. totwaun atato and DenrboEn. aAH
tho 1taau.H Afternoon n1sd evening.
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THE YuBa DAM.

Yesterday about shutdown the last layer
of poles was placed upon the portion of the
dam across the channel from which it was
so difficult to turn the water. This morn
ing the newly completed portion will be
faced with 5000 sand-bags, and when
enough dirt to keep few teams busy for
half day is hauled upon the earth levee
at the north end, the dam will be COM
pleted in every respect SO far as the con.
tract is concerned. The wing dam placed
above the gap became almost water tight
by reason of the cement-like slickens that
was piled upon it and caught by the
brush. The river then ceased to run to
the gap and went northward, and yester.
day there was scarcely any water in the
old channel, which was shoaling rapidly.
A small wing dam placed just above the
gap was almost buried by the sickens
which it caught. Yesterday a laborer laid
some brush in q sluggish current with the
tops upstream, and directly afterward it
required the exertion of his utmost
strength to pull the brush from the
mud. in which it had SO quickly
been buried. Where the current,
after being turned, first struck
the dam, the facing of sand upon the
brush was washed off, leaving the brush
exposed, but when the water became still
the cement that rolled along settled there,
and now oxen could not pull the brush up.
Director Searles has authorized the con-
tractors to lay a few rows of sand bags
along the slope of the dam to act as weights.
Nothing else is to be done The contract
ors and engineers are more than delighted
with the apparent successful completion OF
the work, and have no fear of its future,
and their opinion is worth more than those
of all the croakers who would almost be
willing to see the dam washed away that
their predictions might be fulfilled. The
water has piled to about one-third the hight
of the dam, and is going through in about
forty places without washing. 1t is filling
crevices with sand and slickens just as was
expected, and carrying but little matter
through in solution. Yesterday Engineer
Dolsen took elassful of water from above
the dam and another from the stream after
it ran through. The deposit that was
made by the water taken from above the
dam was six times as much as that made
by the water that had passed through the
great brush filter Marysville Appeal,
November l4th.
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

There are 1880 Chinese in Oregon.
San Leandro is to have a -four mill
Heavy frosts in portions of Napa valley.
The Arizona fever has appeared on the
Comstock.
A large warehouse is being built at
Marysville.
The indications are for mild winter on
the Comstock.
Only twenty-five deaths occurred in
Bodie last month.
There are 4,274 Cinnamon in Idaho and
l, $40 in Montana.
Virginia City. New, schools have l,5l4
attending scholars.
The Stockton Ice Company are shipping
ice to San Francisco.
The Woodland Democrat is to be issued
as an evening paper hereafter.
Government agents are in the southern
counties buying mules for Arizona.
Daily flow of water from the Sutro tun-
mel, in standard gallons, 3, 593, 272.
Ice two inches thick was found Thurs.
day morning in pools in Alameda county.
oIochtou 10 uoW Iii vi SiHdii- pO&, uo
new cases having been reported for several
days.
Too many tramps in sonoma county
The citizens are organizing to get rid of
them.
A great deal of summer following has
been done in Douglas county, Oregon, this
season.
1t is proposed to start large ostrich
farm near the Peso Creek ranch of Messrs.
Haggin & Carr.
Sonoma county papers claim that the
wine product of this year will amount to
$50, 600 gallons, or more.
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GENERAL soHoFeLD ON tbs WHIT
TAKER CASE.

General Schofeld has discussed the
Whitaker case at some length IN his an
nual report on West Point affairs. He
appears to have been influenced by strong
feelings of resentment at the public treat
ment of West Point in regard to that
affair, and it must be confessed that he has
had grounds for protest. The conclusion
of the Whitaker case made it apparent
that that cadet had imposed upon the
country and the authorities of the Academy
a fictitious plot and outrage The note of
warning which he pretended to have
received, and which was proved to
have been written by himself, settled
the question of his guilt. The question
of the position of colored cadets at West
Point is, however, larger one, and it is
necessary that it should be dealt with.
General Schofeld intimates that the col
ored race cannot be expected to hold it's
own at so early stage of its enfranchise-
ment, and he suggests that the wisest
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ANOTHER CONDEMNATION.

General Pope, in his annual report. states
that all the trouble with Victoria was due
to determined purpose OF the Interior
Department to effect the removal of his
band to the San Carlos Agency, Arizona,
and the General says: 81 do not know the
reasons of the Interior Department for
g insisting upon the removal, but GER
+" family they should be cogent to justify
/" the great trouble and severe losses
" incurred by the attempt to coerce re-
f" moval." Here we have an intimation
that the protracted struggle with Victorio,
involving so dreadful loss of life ON both
sides, was attributable to an obstinate and
senseless caprice on the part of the In
terror Department, and might have been
avoided if the diabolical Indian policy
which has become so fixed in our govern
ment had not been adhered to in defiance
of reason and justice.
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course would be to send n, more colored
cadets to West Poiat. No doubt this will
provoke gool deal of the same kind of
esnsure as was vented SO recklessly dur
ing the. Whitaker case, but cool consider
atlop- is required here, and there is one
aspect of the matter which no amount OF
Theoretical sentimentalism touches or ex-
plains. We refer to the fact that the col
ored race has nowhere in this country been
admitted to social equality with the whites.
No one can gainsay this fact, yet because
the white cadets at West Point have not
shown themselves superior to prejudices
which their parents are controlled by,
West Point government has been de-
nounced as bad. 1t is of course simply
ridiculous to look to military school
for the inauguration of social reforms
or advances, or to expect that boys
ill be more liberal in their ideas
than the men from whom they
| derive those ideas. Whether the
colored cadets who go through the social
purgatory of West Point really derive any
compensation from their experience may
also be doubted. They are isolated and
ostracized, and it is impossible to see
how their condition can be changed for
the better. OF course coercion is Out OF
the question. They must win their way
to more endurable position by slow
degrees if they can do so at all But
the presumption of their intellectual
inferiority is against them also, as
General Schofield points out, and there
seems no remedy for this. Abstractly
they have every right that the white boys
possess. Practically they cannot be put
/ upon the same level That is the whole
situation, and so far as can be seen it is not
in the power of either the Government or
the people to amend it. II, therefore, col
ored cadets still go to West Point, they
! must be regarded as in a sense victims
to the ambition of their race,
and it must be expected that they
will not have very pleasant experience.
No doubt this is to be regretted, but We
cannot perceive that it is condition of
things which entails blame upon the
authorities of West Point, upon the white
cadets, upon the Government, or upon the
people. 1t is simply the natural outcome
| of the existing circumstances which hap
pen to be more influential than the desires
of philanthropists. The only cure for
whatever is unsatisfactory in the situation
| ia time