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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

WHILE Owen McSorley, of Slater
Island, n. Y, was out driving. Sept. II
some strangers called at his residence and
informed the serving man the coach hat
been broken down. The man hurried to tn,
assistance of his employer, and during hi.
absence the house was robbed of 1900 ir
bonds.
THERE was $4,000 fire in Crock
cit, Texas, on the 18th.
A YOUNG man named Dickens i:
awaiting trial in Memphis on the charge Of
| having stolen cattle. sheep and hogs from
the farmers Of Shelby County, Tenn. Dick
ems friends have made several armed de.
monstratons in his favor. Dickens ha.
threatened the life of the prosecuting wit.
ness, one John Hall.
THE latest sensation in Paris is the
attempted suicide of Russian actress
named Feyghine, in the rooms OF the Due
de Morny.
THE Crescent Mills and Elevator al
Denver, Colo, burned on the 18th. Loss,
1925, 900.
A UNITED STATES registered $4,000
ter Of the United States Treasury some days
ago. The secret service force have thus far
failed to recover the bond or discover the
thief.
THE Richmond (Virginia) Banking
and Insurance Company suspended bust
ness the other morning, with liabilities re-
ported at $6O7 200. Charles E. Whitlock
hac haop pfa ODD fruc Tha +of
deposits is 5000 900, one-half of which be-
longs to the State of Virginia. John B. Da-
Wis, President of the defunct concern, was
also at the head Of the Planters National
Bank, which fact caused a run during the
forenoon on the latter institution. Davis
resigned the presidency Of the Planters
Bank and Charles E. Whitlock was elected
his successor.
THE work of improving the Missouri
will soon be under way. The river has
been divided into three sections. Their
limits are from Charleston to Atchison, At
Gibson to the mouth Of the Kaw, and Kan
sas City to Lexington. D. W. Church is
In charge OF the St. Joseph Division, H. S.
Younge Of the Leavenworth Division, and
j. W. Nier that extending from the mouth
OF the kaw to Lexington. Special points
along the river have been assigned as fol-
lo"s: Vermillion, Oak, G. E. Thackery,
Omaha: Charles Spease, Nebraska City; A.
5. Potter, Glasgow ard Cedar City; tor St.
Charles, F. NJ. Harris. The appropriation
for Missouri River Improvements is $4,000
OF which about 5000 will be expended on
the divisions above named, and the balance
on local improvements. The general work
will be under the supervision OF board,
consisting OF Messrs. j. w. Nier, H. s.
1ounge and D. w. Church. Mr.. Nier has
organized his engineering force as follows:
Chief Assistant, j. w. Peace. forme, "
United States Assistant Engineer at Broom.
vile, Neb.; Survey Assistant, B. v. simp.
son, formerly of Lexington; Chief Clerk,
j. D. Hills. late OF Omaha. The division
Of which Mr.. Nier has charge will be d.
yided into two parts, NJ. A. Diaz, late As
sistant Engineer at Kansas City, will have
charge of the upper division, and w. II.
Byon, late United States Assistant Engi.
neer. at Pine Bluffs
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

always active aul ou tic al,ti aud nothing ESCAPES
their notice. Wherever h"y see uu opportunity of
advancing hcit Interests thvy do not hesitate 10 az
peal 90 Congress, while the introduction ot any
measure tcudiug to thelt iniuty at once raises vide
spread alarm among them, aud scores OF active, ear
nest mcuarc promptly on hand to defeat It,.
But how Is It with the nrmersP Are they active
vlgtlant united II Is with deep regret that We
answer The history of the past few years shows
but too surely that whore the farmer should have been
active he has teen slothfnl; where lac should have
spoken IN trumpet tones, he has been Silent Hence
this same history contains unhrokeu record ot the
encro,chment ot ranoal monopoes upon the tights
ot the producer resulting Ia the Impoyerishmcnt OF
tue farmers and the enrichmeut OF the corporations.
u Is time Tor people to awaken, and resist with
all their strength, any further corporate encroach-
ments, Cheap transportation should be the farmers
watchworl aud cheap transportation can only be se-
,urcd through the medium ot competition.
Never did the farmcrs ot the country have better
opportunity to strike blow In their own interests
than at the present time Captain Eads shp Raj
way project, now pending before congress, Is an en-.
tcrpGse distinctly In the Interest of the producers.
ship Railway at rehuantepcC will not only secure .
water competition which will forever Je bar to the
oucrous cNaclous uf the trans continental railroads.
hut It Will also open up new markets where the
products VI our soil viii hnd ready and lucrative
sale.
We appeal to farmers with all oaInCstueSs In behalf
of this great project, which promises much to them
and their children. We ask you, now that you have
the chance To help yourselves aud do 1t In practical
way Write to your Senators and Representatives In
Congress, forward to them petitions, and urge upon
them In every possible way the necessity VI giving Ia
the ship Railway project their hearty support,
u the farmers would only act as unit In this mat
ter their power would be SO felt In Washington that
the project Of Captain Fads would he ulumph,nty
successful,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

The law governing cases like those of the
American citizen imprisoned as 'suspects'' In
Ireland has been very clearly laid down by Alexander
Porter Morse, of this city, In his rreatise Cih-
2enship.n The question Is one which grows In H.
tGrest yearly as the Inter communication between tie
subjects Of different governments increases and NJ
Morse's able calculation Of 1t has special bearing
our recent diplomatic correspondence. lie says:
Whatever may have been the rule or practice ,n
other times under other stems Of government tie
answer VI one state TO the demand of another State f
indemnify and satisfaction On account Of Injuries to
her citizen or subject, that the individual has bee,
treated no differently than her own citizens or sul
lerts, Is not nowadays accepted as satisfactory. II IL
said that whoever comes voluntarily into a country
subjects himself to the laws Of that country, and
therein 10 all remedies directed by those laws his
particular engagements. This Is undoubtedly correct
as general proposition. II is however qualified
by that principle Of modern international law which
Insists That allen friends Commurant In foreign terri
tory shall be entitled To and shalt receive protection
To life, liberty, and property, Independent of lOca'
custom, usage or prejudice, that Is compatible with
the safety of the state before this latter evgency all
demands must yield-SdluS reipublicdG Suprend ler,
This insistance by the state on ehtf of the citizen in
foreign territory Is not based upon selfish narrow
motives hnt upon considerations of public policy and
principles of international Jurisprudence which 1t Is
the interest of all States TO maintain nbiis policy
suggests that the presence OF every allen friend ina
territory means Just 50 much material wealth or
physical SKIN and industry added to the resources Of
the state international law Insists upon the alop-
tion of comity OF rule which admits and applies
which suggest that it ought to become operative.
III cases where International law may
not he sufficiently determinate anl explicit II Is the
practice Of modern States to enter into conventions
and treaties with view to indemnity past injuries
and to SECURE guarantees for the future. And Ii
great duty of diplomatic Intervention to secnTc pro-
lection to this descriptions Of persons T1 origin of
the right which one nation has to adopt as Its own
claim and TO demand Indemnity from another ma
tion for tile injury done tO individual Is that the
Individual being member of the body polite and 4
representative pro fIHtO of his nation the latter re-
ceives an injury whenever the person prOnerty %
such individual suffers wrong lLiu,tce but it the
Injured person is not Its citizen is not under I
protection everything that occurs Is to the nation
res inter diiOs dctI, TO which the principle of law
applies, aus nee Hocet nee protest.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

THE Bragg amendment to the Army bill,
restricting the longevity pay of retired Off
GERS, would work great injustice to a large
and deserving class OF otfcers--;hose who
went TO the front, and having incurred disabil-
ity in the service We're retired in consequence
Congress seems disposed to be more generous
to the Army than has been its custom in
recent years. We should regret to see its
praiseworthy course in providing for COM
pulsory retirements marred by being coupled
with an act of injustice toward those retired
officers to whom the country owes the most
the heroes who liave lost arms and legs in
battle.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

SENATOR PENDlFToS's bill for reform in the
Civil Service will come before the Senate
shortly for action. This measure has been
carefully prepared by the leading Civil Ser
Republicans, and has their full approval,
including the strong advocacy of Mr.. Dor
man b. Eaton, president of the present Civil
Service Commission. 1t applies the reform
carefully, cautiously, and in manner to
give it fair trial in the Departments here
and the larger Offices throughout the coun-
try. 1t rests on the principle of competitive
examination. If no more can he gained at
this session, and permdnence Of tenure cannot be
provided for, Senator Pendl-tOn's bill will
be great improvement over present meth
ods. 1t will he antagonized, however, by a
hill presented 10y Senator Daw es, of which
the mildest thing to be said is that it is not
entitled to the least possible attention or
respect. Mr.. Dawes was saying last sum
mer that "no more law was needed" that
il was fault of reformers to rely on legis-
lation," and that " an omnipOtent public
opinion - ought to do everything. 1t is not
wonderful that Mr.. Dawes motives in offer
ing his present bill should be more than
suspected, ON the ground that he wants TO
prevent any legislation whatever, rather
than aid reform.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

TnE Tariff Commission ~ bill is hovered
over by the ghost of Mr. Tite Barnacle, who
systematized the circumlocuton office, and
pointed out the way of " IIow-not-to.do-it." :"
If the tarin question becomes a serious issue
the Republicans can point to this Commits
sion and say TO the people of this country,
who would rather be fooled than not, 1--WE
have initiated reform our Commission is
" at work let us wait for its report" And
if there should be report, who believes
that it will he unanimous What will it
he hut a majority essay and minority essay
ON free trade The bound volumes of the
Record are full of them; we need no more.
For the first time in the history of Republi-
can Congresses we find one without com
bined energy and courage, without leader
ship, without confidence enough in itself and
constituents to make or meet a national
issue squarely, and 60 before the country on
it. "The wicked flee when no man pur-
"sueth but the righteous are as bold as a
''lion."
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09
. ElRNERE- lYILNIION.n

That there are large classes Of people in the
United states who are becoming aroused to
the necessity Of active governmental atten-
ton to the needs Of our interstate and inter
national commerce, is increasingly evident.
Boards Of trade have frequently come for
ward with spontaneous Inducements of the
Tehuantepec ship Railway, and now we find
the following article, under the title we have
adopted, in the Patron of HnJaudrg, the ON
cial iounal Of the State oranges OF Alabama,
Arkansas Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Members Of Congress representing agricul-
tural districts know how extensive are the
ramiBcations OF the Oranges and how
numerous their membership. The Patrou
says:
In vain VIII the farmers look for rellei from the
burdens resting upon them unless they put their
" shoulders to the wheel ANA help themselyes. An
legislation IN favor Of the manufacturers Of the
country has been the result Of the earnest and united
action Of the manufacturers themselves They are
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

New YoRK is to have cheap cab system.
The capital stock of the Rapid Transit Com
pany which will have a thousand of these
vehicles running in June is a million dollars,
most of which is already paid in. The Mail
aUd Express says:
The plan upon which the cabs will lie run resembles
closely the famous hanson system Of London The
fare viii be twenty-five cents for person for every
two miles fraction thereof Travelled, with fifteen
cents for each additional mile. The cabs VIII he Of
the best material, drawn by swift, good-l looking
horses. 1t Is the Intention of the company to keep
the cabs and horses looking nicely and good deport
ment from the drivers will he Insisted upon. Each
cab will hold three persons, and Is to he drawn by
two horses. special feature Of the system win he
the depot cab, which can accommodate four persons
and the rates Will he the same those prevailing in
the other vehicles. There Will lie place top for
passengers baggage. Tickets for the depot cab will
be sold In Chicago and st. Louis that person ar
riYng In New York may be conveyed To his distina-
ton in or about this city without having to purchase
his cab ticket here system OF electric call bells
Will form part OF the GIN system. householder
may summon cab to his door IN an instant. The
company cab stands viii be located at Intervals of
one-halt mile all over the city. The cost OF placing
these call bells in the houses VIII be merely nominal.
If the wealthy property-owners in Wash
ington We're not the most backward in the
world, they would not allow year to pass
before the present extortonate system of
hack charges would be supplantei by a cab
system, differing from that outlined above
only in having but one horse to do work
which one horse could easily do on the easy
grades and smooth pavements of Washing
ton. This is peculiarly residuum city and
and winter resort, its prosperity depends
upon its being made attractive, and nothing
woud do so much to bring people here and
keep them here as a cheap cab system.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

TuF same day little Charlie HELEN was
run over hy a bob.tail car on Capitol Hill,
and so horribly mangled that his leg had to
Je amputated, another child was knocked
down and its collar-bone broken by car Of
the same line in Georgetown. The majority
of children have no playground but the
street, and vehicles Of all sorts should he so
driven as to guard against killing or maim-
ing them. Nothing ia palmer than that a
man cannot play conductor and at the same
time give that uninterrupted attention to
his horse and brake that the public safety
requires.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

We congratulate the service upon its good
fortune in the appointment OF William L.
Chandler to be Secretary of the Navy. lie
is young, energetic, able, and familiar with
the organization and needs of the naval
establishment. lie is just the sort of man to
put at the head OF the Department, If new
ships are to he built and period of progress
to succeed the period of decay. THE SuNnAY
HERALD had no sympathy with the influences
which procured Mr.. Chambers rejection Tor
the Office of Solicitor General. The reasons
which led many Senators to vote against his
confirmation FOR that place do not apply to
the office for which he is now nominated, and
we have no doubt of his confirmation.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

THF VHNTpt dbdITI1I UtIIrTdI III NtaTOTi III
New York OF doctorlng his collection Of Cypriote
antiquities produced u particularly painful impress
sion, not only because fraud Is unpleasant In Itself
but because New York and the country large were
proud of securing this collection against the compe-
ttion Of Europe, and anything initiating against It's
genuneness aud value brought down our vanity with
AN abrupt shock. II Is gratifying to learn that the
trustees In charge 0f the museum deny the charges
absolutely, and court Investigation by placing the
statues said 10 be patched up from IncOngTuous
fragments - In place where all may for them
selves that they are mOnoth!c 1t further said
that this Is malicious revival Of old charges made
aud exploded when the collection first came 10 this
country. Inc value Of these antiquities. aud 0f
Gesnolas patriotic offer OF them to this, his adopted
country seem therefore to remain unimpllred.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

The House Committee on the Judiciary
has reported a bill to fix the salary of the
reporter ofthe Supreme Court of the United
states, and hereafter TO issue tho volumes
by public authority at a small advance on
cost, like the statutes. The present arrange
ment is a curious illustration of what snug
nests come to cling around the caves OF the
temple Of justice and have to be knocked
down by the besom OF legislation. The re-
porter ofthe Supreme Court now gets a salary
of "a 600, when he issues two volumes of
the reports yearly, and in addition is al
lowed 10 make any contract he pleases with
firm of publishers, who enjoy a practical
monopoly in these reports, 30 indispensable to
the profession and 80 important to the peo-
pie. A. result, s. and s6 per volume
has been eXtorted from purchasers for books
which could have been sold at a profit for
Sl.5O or -. Last year, under the scare Of
threatened legislation such as is now pro
posed, the price was hastily reduced to So.
The attorney for the present publishers re-
fused to Inform the committee how many
copies Of each issue are sold Or what royalty
is paid to the reporter, but il may be
imagined that out Of an edition Of several
thousand the profits to be divided up are
quite handsome. Several Of the States are
already far in advance Of the General Gov.
ernment ia this matter. The reporters Of
their courts are salaried, and the report;
belong to the state, to be issued at the most
moderate price for tue general good. But
coarts themselves are generally either un
able or unwilling TO introduce any reforms
of THIS kind, judges being TO often governed
by a strong spirit Of claunishpesE, Or fel
low feeling OF kindness toward all their ap,
pointees and dependents. The committee
bill, twould seem, ought 10 pass this session
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

We understand that the harbOr improve
ment bill will come up in the House to-
morrow. This is a measure that ought to
meet with no opposition. Ii Legislators do
not care enough for the honor of their
country to make its Capital healthful as well
as beautiful, concern for their own health
ought to be sufficient to pass the present
necessary measure The provisions of the
bill are we'll guarded aud iuiicious ani
there does not seem to be any ground for
opposition except from chronic ohiectors.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

TuE retirement clause of the Army an
preparation bill has our fullest approval The case is
very clearly stated In tho New York rhnsg, which
says;
But uf the general wisdom aud value Of the com.
pulSOty retirement clause there can lee no question
The Senate should not fall to ntfy the action Of the
House In this particular. ludeed u would not be
only cruel disappointment to at least nue-tcnths Of
the oTcers of the Army hut blow to the efficiency
Of the service, " project SO important, 81 deeply
cherished, and now, after years Of overon somesriy
accomplished, should he defeated la that branch or
Congress which has hitherto been most frisndly tn tbc
Army. Undoubtedly the Senate. as a body whose
members are Older On the average than tho,i Of the
House, viii he inclined o sympathlze with onicors
retired unwlllingly under the pending measure.
some ot them may be moved perhaps unconscolsly,
10y personal vanity as II retirement OF Army ufcers
at the age ot sxy-two were reflection their own
capacity for public service at that age. Hut II would
he grossly unjust tn defeat urgent measure
through any false analogy between the duties Of the
camp and those OF the forum. Even In the judiciary
Itself, where bodily activity Is the least of all
requisites, some of the states have statutes
OF compulsory retirement for age; and I'm Nav
York this enforced withdrawal Is prescribed In the
very constitution OF the state, fundamentally in-
poItant is 1t considered. II retirement FROM active
service Is thus Imperative Judge at the age Of
sNty-hve or seventy, what injustice rs there In max
Ing 1t Imperative on soldier at SiNty-two2 The
senate ais" should remember that every ono ot the
officers who Will he retired at very soon under
THIS Till has had unusual opportunities uf promotion
during the long War of the Rebellion, aud has beet
thus promoted; that, after all IL cannot he called
hardship To receive three fOurths of the pay one
grade for the rest OF life without doing stroke of
work: that those officers who nnuear To- bs mn At cap-
ble OF going with their military duties viii also he
most competent To turn their faculties and fame
account In ordinary civil pursuits, thus largey
Increasing their lncOme that the age lNrd upon hy
the House provision Is the fruit nf hasy expert
| ment but of years OF study; that the Navy has for
many years had compulsory retirement At sixty two:
ano finally that the stagnhtioh produced in the
Army 10y the condensation of regiments some years
ago, and the consequent check at promotions uught
| bsfeleNed In the way now proposed for the good
| uf the service.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

The overtaXed and underpaid station
Keepers Of various police stations have presented to
Congress petition largely signed by residents OF the
District Of Columbia asking that their pay he II-
creased to equal that paid the priyates Of the police
force. These perfOr twelve continuous hours of
service each day, and responsible for all money S
taken from prisoners when arrested recovered from
rObberes. They also responsible, In the absence Of
the lieutenant for both the public ana private property
in the on-houses, aud altogether hard
worked and poorly-paId class of men. Formerly 1t
was the rule TO promote these to the force; now
1t Is prohibited In consideration Of all the facts
Is u be hoped Congress viii grant the relief asked
for
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

PRooFREApERs are beginning dOubtfully to
tolerate small initial letter for german, - mean
ing the dancing party presumably, In its original,
" German cotillOn - and it is certainly convenient
distinction from German, native Of Germany
In French national adjectves Of this all spelled
with small initial letter. and the practice has been
adopted here by Librarians Ia catalogung, since a
multiplicity OF capitals ORends and confuses the eye.
been sought, and 1t seems 1t may he found far at
least analogy goes, In 'guinea, - the old English
coin evidently named from the Guinea coast gold,
but which for long lime has been written without
question with a small ''g.n
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-09

WHAT is to be done. finally, about this
matter OF designating the wives OF distinguished men
and ClhClas-a matter which scars 10 Importance in
Journalism in Washington, where 50 much - soci-
"ety' chroniclng Is to be done The practice Of
Inserting the husbands titles or dgnitlos between
the Mrs and the name, although perfectly iustl-
fed by the practice IA German, the language most
akin 10 our own, Is greeted with rldicule whenever il
appears aud It is asked whether are going to Say
" Mrs. Corporal Jones and Mrs BaiiG 1odgers''