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q great sensation in the city and University at
the time, only meagre accounts found their
way into the metropolitan journals of the day.
The Argosy.
SAPPHIRE HUNTING IN SLAM. Siamese
ENJOYS who have just reached this country
from the continent may expect to have many
questions put to them respecting the recent
discovery of sapphire mines in their native
land. Perhaps these intelligent gentlemen
have brought few specimens with them to
indarhe western covetousness. The mines
first became known to the outside world in the
earlier part of last year, through the instru.
mentality of q few Burmese and Bengal
sprospectors, who then returned TO their own
countries from Siam with a valuable freight
age of sapphires. No sooner did the news
get spread abroad than gem-hunters hurried IN
thousands to the spot from India and Burmah.
and, a., the strangers almost invaribly carried
arms, the Siamese were at first inclined to re-
gard the influx as another invasion OF their
old enemies, the Burmans and Peguans. The
report, however of our consul at Bangkok,
Mr.. Newman, states that this alarm soon
Quoted down when the natives discovered the
willingness of the new corners to pay fancy
prices for all sorts OF country produce. Sap
phire hunting then began in earnest, and there
seems little doubt that some of the searchers
found valuable prizes But what with the
exhalations from the pestlferous jungle, and
the total absence of sanitary appliances in the
several camps, immense numbers died OF
Jungle fever" and even those who got back
to their former homes alive presented such an
emaciated and diseased appearance that the
rush to the Siamese Tom Tiddler's Ground
was nearly stopped. Owing to the reticence
of the natives, it is impossible to form any
trustworthy estimate respecting the out-turn
from the mines SO far. Some magnificent
gems, however, are known to have been
found, the largest weighing $40 carats in the
rough. but being reduced to III carats by cut
ting. One native digger pickek up large
stone, for which he was in vain endeavoring
to obtain 1000 rupees at Chantaboen, the
nearest town. No sooner did he show it at
Rangoon, however, than he was offered 49,
600 rupees for his prize, while he finally OBJ
tanned twice that sum at Calcutta. When
Admiral Coote was staying at Bangkok, our
consul called upon some of the returned
miners to show what they had got. One-''a
poorly-cla and miserable-looking individuaP
produced, after much pressure, very large
sapphire in. the rough for which he asked the
modest sum of 90, 900 rupees. Many of the
lucky miners have turned their newly acquired
wealth to account for the purchase of Siamese
wives, with the result, Mr.. Newman reports,
that ''the value of marriageble young women,
who are at all good looking, has gone up to
very high figure"
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, 1880-12-23

TmE CHICAGO TRIBUNE compiled and
printed on tic ed Of September Inst II table
showing tbs population Of Illinois by col,,-
ties, acc0rtltng TO tho new census. Tho Of
tsc1at foottugs have now been obtained from
Washington, through the courtesy OF tho
Census Bureau; md THE TnnuSt: Is
cnnblcd to present them. MS 1t believes, in nd-
vance 0f NIL other newspapers In tlle c1un-
Try. Tic total population rs shown below
differs from the collnt inatlo by yT11E TRIBUNE
threc months ard Il lsalf ago, under circllm-
stances Of peculiar difficulty, only J.o53 In
an aggreg'.te Of 3,0so,soi. TIE TmuuSl:'s
total WIS 3,077,77l. Tsla variation is barcly
olo iii every LOCO ut population. Nearly 500
of tho difference, or 0ne.Etl, OF tho whole, IL
duu to corrections III thu returns from Cook
County made nftcr TIE TK1nuNE's tablow wns
published. When II Is remembered TINT tho
results given III this table were announced
lis tlnys before they were arrived ut by the
G crslls Bureau itself, a,m1 within sixty tlnys
Of Tie time prescribed BY law for tho closing
OF tho enumeration, it will DO confessed that
tho accuracy and enterprise Of 'fI1E Tni1lUSE;
In ILLS matter have becn nbuntnntly ylntll-
Gated. Up to this time no other tnblc pur-
porting to 10 complete l'as bcen presented to
Tho public. except by tl,ls journnl. For the
convenience Of the public the official returns
Of nuu,t(ntlOu by counties Is herewith gIyau.
, 1880-12-23

atroclnus, shon1d feel grateful 10 tho law that
Will euabla thom by 'ncre proof Of tic facts
10 acAlltt themselves Ut thu crimo 0f rnm,
and cscnl'o tho peril In whlcl, theynre placed.
1t Is no case for tloltcncy. II tlsesa ,nen nro
Innocent Of violence, ln,locent Of force, anil
tho prosecutor coMscntlng wa1,ton, then nil
these facts ara susceptible Ut proof, md i,otl
Ink less than n full, public trial can yliMl cntu
the prisoners or satisfy public Justice. Why
nre the ncc,,se,l discharged, and the accuscr
practically ,ralldnd will, infany, without n
wortl Of testimony being heard III their do
fe',sc, Or Without ono worl Ut tho story Of
the wrongs alld oulragcs committed oil her
being submitted to either court or jury?
II this girl bo Il fraud and At, i,upostor,
anu these two men nothing moro than two
vulgar blnckgunr.is on a drunken spree, then
these facts Should bccstabllsltctt by testimony
offered In public court by sworn credible wit
nesses ANY otlor disposition OF tic cnse Is
unjust to MI parties and nn Insult to the pub
lie sense Of Justice.
, 1880-12-23

1'rucc, Of Mississippi, Inns legal right
10 b0 IN tho United Ssntes Scnnte Rmt to
take purt i.1 nil Its o11cinl prnceell-
ings. lia had tho sa.nu right 10
"faal I'M alongside my wl,ito catlct In tho
institution that bruce has to occupy soat
In tic Senate 1tall III tho nciglborhond Of
Senators Burnside, lltIl, md rlatt. Tl,osc
Senators are not bound by Inv or ett1,tct to
"put their arlns round" Bruce cvcry nnorIi-
tng when thoyecntcr tho hnlt, nor Ia Bruce
bound to "pMt his arms rotln.l them. Thu
white Senators nrc not bound eytt, to srcak
io tho black Scnatnr, but II they arc gentlc-
men they will treat lin precisely rs they
wt,s,l.l trent h white man under slniEar cir
ettilistances. Senators nr0 not bound to De
socially intlmatp witt, cach otller inside Or
n,tsido tic scnatc Halt; neither aro West
Point catlets. But both white Senators aild
while catlets nro bound In honor, when
brought In contnct with co!osel SEMI
tors and colorctl catiets by Official
association, to give thom official rccog-
milton md extend to tl,em tlle courtcsies
common between gentionlel Curtain of the
white cadcts at West Point III tho caso of
Whitaker violated this rule Of proprlety,
mt to say dccency; and il,cro fs good reason
to believe TINT no very strong effort WINS
,aa,lu by tho officers and tcaclicrso Ut the lnst
tuition to prevent tho petty annoynnccs to
whicl, tho colorcd cadets were constantly
subjected. GGn. Sherman says: "Now, wo
tlo not keep up West Point to cqualzo the
negro with the wilto nlail, hut to make soi-
tlicrs." Aye. Hut II Wo refuse to tolerate
the negro III the institution we aro in effect
not "keeping 1t up" to mako soldiers. but
10 mike whftc caste, and this Is n departure
from Gen. Shcrmnu's own definition Ut tho
object Ut tho Academy. 1t Is plain from
Gen. S.crntnr's "talIt" tllat lIe Is OBJ
posed to thu black nlnn in West
Point. But tic law allows Him to
enter there Why does not the uencrai Of
the Army, with his accustomed frankIless
lrge tho passagc Of IL statute prohibiting tho
appointment Of coi0rcd hnys 10 catetships9
lie will not TO this. lie ltns q strong sellse
Of Justice, anil such Ill net wnntl shock his
sense Of right. hut llc practically indorses
the opposition Of thu whole ar1ny 10 making
professional soldiers Of my but white lle,.
And thus tho West Point officers aiMl tho
General OF the Army mite to place themselves
above Congress. Senators and 1sepresenta-
tLyes Gun endure tho presence, In their IT.
spectiye lalls, Of colorc.l assoctates,-call
even trent them politely. But army officers
scorn tho c0lDred 1naf, even rs n cntlct. They
PROPOSE to nullify tic law which provides
fur his education as a soldier, not 81 1Iluch
because they object tosllcll education, but be-
cause 1t would compel association with him
on terms OF of1icta! equality rs MI officer In
tho army upon his ulllergcnco from tho
, 1880-12-23

TlIE City Council passed OIL Monday night,
with little Or 10 objection, tic ordinance
grnnttng The rtg'lt-of-way md other priyl.
lcgcs to the Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy
Ilatlroal Company, lna,1e necessary by tho
trnlsfer nf thu passenger depot of tIlat road
fr0ln tho lnke shore to the station Of the Fort
Wayne lload OIL Canal street. This cl,nngo
will tako p1nco within n few weeks. Tho
lmsscnger-traIns Of tic Chicago, burlington
4 Quincy 1soutt nov cross all the streets md
avenues lying between thu Suuth DrnNch Of
tlle river nnd tho lake shore, and the removal
OF tho passenger station Ut tho Company to
tic west side Of thu river will be grcnt re-
lief 10 travcl OH Michigan and Wabash nyc-
1liscs. State street, alli Ciafk street. All these
traiNs will be withdrawn from TINT route.
Tho freight business Of Tic Cosnpanyls al-
ready mainly tl0ne OIL tho west side Of the
river, atA thu crossing over tho streets OF, tho
South Slllc will hereafter ho confined to tho
transfer business III freight between the
r0nds entering nn tic different stdcs Of tho
river.
by tltts change Of the Misrepresentation,
we understand tlmt Mt lGast twenty minutes
time will bc saved by nil passc,,gcr-trains
oil the Chlcago. Burlington Il tulucy l.oud
leaving md entering the city. They viii all
ayo!a tile possible .leluys Mt tho river. md
will also ayoli tho frequent delays In rcacl!-
ing tho lake shore from tic west side OF tho
river.
The chnnRc, so convenient to the Chica-
co, Burlington s. Quincy Rallroad will
be welcomed by the cltfzens who use
tho sirress nntl avenues OIL the South
Side. A largo portion Of the business now
done over tile crossing will lenccfortll
DO discontinued. Tho bridge over tho lna!u
river, cast Of Rush street, can soon be used
hy nil tho roa.'s entering and leaving tho city
by Klnzfs and Canal Streets md tic travel
by tho Sixtccnt!l-strcet crossing rlay be so
reduced as to feasl To the ultimate nbantiot.
tnent Of tint route, aid thus wholly relieve
tho streets Ut the South division from that
great Injury nllh public inconvenience.
, 1880-12-23

somewhat hy Tho emil of ypns nuti unya which
puts ,ncu,bers IN tho record, That settled
tho matter for nil tine. II was IN lamc md
inlpotcnt conclusfnn," n cass of iaborlnK
mountain TINT pro,lucctl ridiculous mouse,
Ills point was wcll mndc by SONG mcn,-
bcrs, turing tho r.Fusiyp defense Of tho dig
nifty Of tho liousc, Tint It was unfair for tint
l,o,ty to cutlcnyor to locate tho entire respo,t-
sjblltty OF the scandal upou tho shoulders
OF two members. wien nll the members wpre
nlure or less involved. rhts was tho PROPER
view OF tho casc, but tho ilousc lla,i not The
"dtgni.yn 10 ass,,tne It. 1t would bc still
more currcct To say that tl,e Dctnocratlo nm
torlty OF The House was directly responsible
fur tho tlsgraceful alteration, not merely
brca,lse It encouraged the ncglcct OF l,,lsi.
,.pss Tint primarily led to tlle cuntlet, but
because It writlett under The punishment
which Weaver dealt ttpon the Democratic
party, and en.lenyorcd, IN a cowur1ly tas),-
lon, to nut him dnwn by sheer furce
, 1880-12-23
Mr. WArrERsos, In tie Co,trtcr,Jo,trua

Mn. WArTERsoy. In the Co.fricr-Jour7l0l,
strongly urges tho confirmation ol Judge
Wouds ns Justico Of tho supreme Court, afd ro-
markcd on tho silly attempt to prosori',a him
becauso hc lived north Of tho OhIo River ntteun
ypArB ag0:
10 us IT Ia auprenoly absurd. whon wa arc
dcprecntlnK seetIonallstn and arc cnd1av0ri,g to
Av0d tho fc4rful tyrnn1,y of such unjust doc
trlacs as wtro formerly Implied Without mercy
by tho RcpNblIcnn party. 20 Ndv0oate thu aanu
IDEAS ut this critical condition of tho country,
and tn !nyIto tho ynry prescription under which
VIC have so long suffered. Suruly the Republican
purity bMa ~ much reNsnn tn oStraujsp Southern.
iupn through political hate us southern bcnntnra
hAse to prescribe .Nartherf lneu bccauso thoy
ar1 not born withfn tho limits uf the old s1Avc-
holding Suites. We Will not by our voice Of BY
our silence encourage my such noMsoneo. II
wG wcro to 10 su, Wo nre alir1 the Republican
Sonatars would !auYh at tho minority for IT.
tempting. hy such l.lle t!evices, 10 pr6scribe Il
1n,tjnrity and rGstrlct tho Irsrogative pnHer
vesloh Iii tho Pscsant If tho Unitod btntrs 10
exGrolEo ptilAry discretion Mnflar the CunAtl-
tuition. without reAnrh to sAcG, color, ur section,
III appointments 10 bftlcc.
, 1880-12-23
GEN. SHERMAN ON THE NEGRO.

Gen. Sherman usually speuks to tin point,
bit ln his Inte "ta'k" aEout tho Whitaker
case he Is very wIu OF tho mark. 1lal ho
tried how not to s!o 1t lse could not have
succeeded better. 1lu says:
"Now. wedo nut keep up West Point tn cQunl-
izo tho utgeo with tho willie tnstn hut tu mike
soldiers. Thu. nrgru has tlIo sntlle right as y
any trade or Uccnpatnl mud enjoy hsnksftt Just
na ttlo white Inn.t Hut II ynls wnnt TO compel
S a,s 81 S S'S' 5 M1sY s,c i to S9 hn ~ @ y % @ r.
tas a Ts c1o to rs"a G HffS"' INV" .Ss ss .@
Weat Point ~ i whto MIN, b'lt yu.l cunt co,,'.
sSas; s;; ~ %s;t ! %ssy II ,sSSS
n'o1nent. antl It WIZ suggested, "Nnt for
S9I%,a1epa!lnE VIZ, tho negro. s.,staily speaking"
not. ii il mol Il Volii!cal question: ii Is d
fash!on. .Tnn negro will not hu received In a,-
S,G,y' ,ny' W. i1ystra t. dtnGs ~ r. yo@r housa and
rlle presumption il tint Gcu. Sherman
wished to 10 understood In this passage US
describing the Whitaker case. a persu,l
ignorant Ut tic sls.ails III tlie Whitaker casu
would naturally excai,.,, after listening to
the Gs''cral Of tlo Army, "Oh, Thu negro
cadet, Whitaker, wanted tn 6luep will q
white catlet, did he? liu waited to bc intro
l0cel to white c'ldet's sister, did l,e? liz
demanded to bo Invited to spend yaca&,o,l Ut
tho hunlu OF whltu catlet's tlster 0n thu
Hudson, did her llo wanted ull the white
cntlots fil the institution, to embrace hun
every morning beforo brcakfast, did hoY
Good enougl, for him to tsnye haa his ears
cut 0frl"
W. suspect TINT Qcl,. Sllermnn's Judgment
IL warped By tho fact tllnt Ills friend {;et,.