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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
MIR. MOONS ENGLISH.
From hnOirle1ds.


We do not know Ar. &. " ashngton Moon. the
self appointed guardian of the English language,
personally. but We should imagine he must be a
troublesome person TO converse with. If not, his
works Delie him. We picture HIM speaking-in the
ordinary converse OF lIfe-sOmeWhat III the fol-
loving imaginary sccne;-
Traveller injecting Mr.. MOOn).-Can yOu tell me- sir.
Mr. Moon CoSiGeJ.-He should have said. "If you can.
,cdI you tell met" (Ai0HdJ Sir the road does not 70
Trayeler-PaIdDn me- should have said, "Wherc
MI Moon-To Lead, sir is to 20 bcforcto guide ride
Webster, Worcester, and Walker, especially Walker.
Tn road cannot 20 before you.
TIaveer.-I perceive sir, you precise. ] want TO
know where shall arrive If follow this roadi
Mr. Moon;-Iou cannot follow that which is at rest.
Trayellcr-Excuse me, my Zine is limited where
shall arrive IL travel on this ioadi
Mr.. Moon.-YOur query is wanting in precision. Where
you arrive will depend principally on the duration Of
Traveller ,afer pause. Surprising should walk upon
this road Of say, four miles per hour, during,
Let us suppose TWO hours what ere the Iaous places
through near which my walk VIII bring met
Mr. MOOn.-Ihis Is very painful There are no lees
have just spoken. Your use Of the word
"supposing' Is quito Inaccurate VINO are supfosing!
Then having already used the word once. you should
not have used II a@ain IN tho same sentence Again.
what does say" mlgni Also why use the Latin word
per- when ain an Would have served your purp6sef
You speak OF rdriOus places But the word various
used Is quite uuIneanlng II 1t not redundant 1t
the objects 10 which II is applied vary from each other
Now The places through which you have to pass may
should not have SAID my walk" but "my walking"
The word bring" also Is inappropriate. win go
and write an essay each of the questions which have
raised respecting your incorrect language; and
Trayeller-ln the meantime, Will you kindly tell me
what want 10 knOYi
Mr, Moon aside He does not Z" in the mean
time but before haLl AiOudJ No. sir that is what
you should tell me- Not to speak OF telling you how can
| even learn what YOU want know when YOU fail TO
express yourself in terms AZ once clear and accurate
Permit me quote for your edication passage from the
preface 70 my treatise on the Reyisers' English" The
mind which allows itself complacently 10 delight
traveller How about tautologyf lie goes Upon
has ody
MI. hoon.-ASide. most lnexact expressionD In
dofstand sir, that in what write has ever yet
detected imPerfectons - complaceny TO delight" |
say trdisng his rooel in anything below the highest
standard OF excellence, thereby dwarfng its faculties
Tor Vonder1 we become assimilated that which we
worship and shouting twe ennObed or dobased by
the influence OF that upon which cur minds dwell with
satisfaction" Ho Ia beyond hearings l will write
series OF letters for Public Opinion, ana point out his
multitudnous errora piH DO heardi no sha saxon,
sesaian) listen to me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
LIKE THE IVY.

True love is like the ivy bold, ho,a,
That clinqs each day will frmer hol1i'
THAT qroweth on through good ana III
And mid the tempest clingeth SUB, o,,,,hs
What though the wall on when IL clilnpS
Have lost the grace Of former times,
Will then the Ivy loose its hold'
Forget the sunny days of oldt
Nav. rather II will closer clng
With loving clasp, remembering
That il had hardly lived at all
Without the kindly sheltring wall.
True love is like the ivy bold, Ia,
That olings each day with hriner l i,pu
That groweth on through good ana ILL
And mid the tempest clingeth stiu'
TINE love is like the IVY green,
That ne'er forgetteth what hath peen'
Aud so, till life itself be gone,
Until the end 1t clingeth on. IL,
What though the tree where II may chns
Shall hardly know another spring
What though its boughs be dead ana oaio
The twining ivy climbeth there
And clasps il with firmer hold,
With stronger love than that of ola,
And lends il grace il never had
Wben time was young and life was giad'
True love is like the ivy green, -,
That ne'er forgotten what main oeeu'
And so. till life itself be gone,
Until the end it clingeth on.
GEORGE WEATHERLY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
HOW DEAEMUTES CONFUSE IDEAS
From Moemill0n's lfoqazine.

There can be no doubt that pupils who
learn abstract truths through the medium OF yes
ture which can but describe the neffaDle nv MEAS
OF the yisiblethe infinite by things crc nmsctivos
often obtain very confused ideas ON such suOeeA
Professor Formal of Milan mentions some etrkIns
nucet by Such means Before the oral method was
introduced into Italy he always felt much din.
Guilty III conveying abstract truth. One day PUPIL
in the fourth year of his instruction, fell ILL Whea
the professor visited him, he found the pooi I'D
weeping bitterly, IN the deepest grief thaI Woud
not be comiorted," nor could he be induced TO tel
the cause OF his distress the sight of which was pitt
full. The tender hearted master used all the arts Of
pantomime to draw the secret forth. lie tried 70
make the boy understand that he loved him Ike
father, and, pointing to his casSock, showed hin
that like his mother, he wore the gown, and felt
for him as she did AT length tue poor chlll ven.
tured to tell his secret. Covering his eyes with bis
hand in token Of shame he signlicd by gestures
and repeated it by the manual alphabet, that 10
had thrown up his soul!
lie had confused the sign commonly used 20 ex'
press the soul, with that which meant seknsS
Ano, her time the same gentleman found papI!
buslly engaged in drawing crosses on slate ana
blowing upon them. lie Thought thls an oua
amusement.
"What are you about :" he inquired
The boy sgnfed that he was drawing likenesea
Of spirits
But these are crosses not spirits said bis inter
locutor
The boy was perplexed -,
s.' The teachers gave me this sign for the spiriu
lie replied. and inwardly always picture lnel
to myself thus"
Professor FoInaii states that these AZ swers were
to him q great revelation showing him how
widely the best intended instruction might sloos
from the mark, and how unreliable was JUG NV
dium through which he had taught.
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THE COQUETTES TEARS.

Rivulcts from violet eyes
1Trmbte down glowing cheek;
ShOw'rs are they from summer skies
vending through - hcathercd creek.
Weep, o mad; from the pain
Lightly lauen pleasure gam.
How I'd soOthe your grief, if great!
But | know the pearls but pranco
Like Outridcrs to the state
OF your smiling rOguish glance.
Weep, q maid; tor there appears
Sweetest sadness in your tears.
Were | not as coy rs you
L would deem the weeping sad,
Coax you as / sometimes do,
Kiss you TIL we both were glad;
Bur I'll lose a kiss to-day,
Watch you weep and waste away.
All. your hands now hide a laugh,
Which your voice too well betraysl
Come, then, mingled wine we'll quaff
From the cup-lIke lips YOU raise.
There, O maid !-ah. HOU you cry
There, then there! and 30 DO |!
WILLIAM TIREBUC
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One mornina the most broughtlme orders to !" move
on.j Instead of grrmblng, hailed them with de,
light. For we seldom got decent nights rest, ana
nv wifes nerves were beginning TO be weakened
by the constant strain upon them. ,
The Old Lodge had been for years IN the charge
of Mrs x. who had borne the character OF 2
highly respectable old lady, with the drawbacks OF
being somewhat misanthropical and very aVari-
ciOus. " III.
am perfectly aware Of tho ridicule with which
stories of this nature are generally received can
only repeat that have related an absolutely true
experience for which | am utterly unable to ac-
count. / have no theory on the subject: have
always felt strong dstaste for socalled spiritual
ism perceive the inconsequence and even child
ishness OF my story and yet il will always remain,
to the story-teller, serious Fact Macmillan
MaUa1Inp
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VIRTUE ITS OWN REWARD.
From The Texas Strings.

q tells yer, Sam, dat dars a heap In dat sayin
about do arly bird cotches do wum. Dis morning
got up jess about day to get tonic at do saloon
and de lust obleo sot eyes on when got outen in
do Btr eet was portmanap
what new disease am dat ars'
A portmania you cussed fool, an q money puss
wild $40 In hit"
OATS dc berry puss dars dollar reward offered
for ut dc newspaper olice."
=" know 1t. Sam, but Use not gwine ter take hit
dar- bekase den all my frienQs will say dat 1 10.
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turned TINT puss jos ter hab FOLKS say dsr vas ~
self pulled In de papers, and hab folks talk ahny;
my hOnesty-dat was boastful niggah RsJSy
den hab my motives misunderstood By dIs Mt
Austin public. III sqGander de Las dollar Of ~
money in rotous libinp
"rll do all 1 KIN, Sam, tor help yer outen -,
diemmer.' '"
They disappear, TO slow music, In the drect,o, -
O barrel housc saloon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

EDITOR 10 In possession OF the Of the author o
die folio singular narrative ana Of tho place at which II
happened and has 10 be satisfied Of the entire
bona des e the writer clergyman OF the Church of Eng
and.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-23
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Maine Republicans in State Con-
venton nominated the Hon. Frederick Robe
for Governor and Thomas b. Reed. Nelson
Dingley, Charles A. Boutelle and Seth D. MILL
ken for Congress.
The Rhode Island Legislature re-
elected Henry b. Anthony to the United States
Senate.
Gen. Rosecrans was interviewed, at
Washington, in regard to the letters from Gen.
Garfield TO Secretary Chase, recently published.
He stated that his information of the actual
incidents connected with the conference be-
tween Stanton and Garfield at Louisville came
from Gen. Arson Stager, who was present, who
says that GARFIELD literally reversed the facts Of
the interview
The Greenbackers of the Eleventh
Indiana district held their Congressional Con-
venton at Kokomo and nominated Evan Thomp-
son, a farmer, of Huntington county, for Con-
gress, by accamation.
The Republican State Convention of
North Carolina Endorsed the nominees of the
Liberal movement, and passed resolution re-
questing members of the Legislature to vote
against prohiLitory liquor laws.
The Democracy of Arkansas have
nominated for Go 'ernor James II. Berry, now
a Circuit Judge, who lost a leg In the Confed-
crate army.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

Crop reports from France, Holland
and Germany are highly favorable.
The Russian Emperor favors the
founding of bank to aid his peasants in 40
curing land.
Forty-four lives were lost during the
recent flood at versicz, in Hungary.
The German Parliament, after lively
discussion, in which Bismarck spoke for over
two hours, rejected the Tobacco Monopoly bill
The number Of Europeans killed in
che riot at Alexandria is now believed TO be $50.
The Khedive says 430 ringleaders in the riot
have been arrested, and will be kept on board a
shipin the harbor and he hopes that a force Of
$4,000 Turks will shortly start for Egypt Ad-
miral Seymour seized the steamer Marengo to
carry British fugitives from Alexandria.
An incident occurred in Dublin,
which, if correctly reported, places Earl
Spencer the new Irish Lord Lieutenant, in an
unenviable light. AS he was riding, he was
approached by Miss Anna Parnell and ques-
toned as to the truth Of the report that the
authorities had again stopped the erection in
County Limerick of huts for the shelter of
evicted tenants. Earl Spencer pretended not
to hear the lady, and told her she must call at
the Castle il she wished to speak with him.
Miss Parnell was justified in the conclusion
that the Lord Lieutenant did not want to hear
her humane appeal, and that the subject
was extremely embarrassing and distasteful to
him.
Egyptian affairs are not attracting the
sole attention OF Europe. cable dispatch
states that the powers had moved for the imme-
date assembling of the conference. and had
given Turkey forty-eight hours to consider
whether she would participate or not. Der
visch Pasha advised the Sultan that the foreign
fleets were a hindrance to the restoration Of
order, while England and France were making
preparations to reinforce their war vessels.
Foreigners are quitting the country as rapidly
as possible. The whole American mission en-
barked on board the United States steamer
Galena.
Gladstone declined to introduce bill
in the House of Commons for temporary
suspension of evictions in Ireland.
Oppressive plans against the Irish
secret societies are beng perfected by the new
criminal investigation department. Investi-
cations pursued in America are made the basis
of the projects.
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LATER NEWS ITEMS.

For the new Alabama Claims Com
President Arthur has selected ex-senator Jas.
Harlan, of Iowa, and Judge Wells, member
of the former commission.
At Washington, on June 10, Justice
Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court,
to whom Guiteaus counsel applied for writ
of habeas corpus filed denial of the applica-
ton with the Clerk of the Court. Justice
Bradley holds that the Court of the District Of
Columbia had full jurisdiction of the case, and
that no reasons exist for granting the writ
Advices from Chihulhua city state
that the Mexican troops had another fight with
the Indians at Encinillos in which fifteen In
dams were killed and twenty taken prisoners.
Five MeXicans were killed.
A dispatch from chihuahua, Mexico,
states that twenty-seven Apache prisoners,
captured in the recent fights with the Jesus
and Maria bands, were taken out in field and
shot. They behaved with wonderful bravery,
each one meeting his fate with wonderful cool
ness and looking defantly at the executionerS
The new Egyptian Cabinet has been
announced, and of course includes Arab Pasha.
The latter, in presenting prizes in the Italian
school, said public security would be guaran-
teed. but meanwhile has given orders for the
purchase of a large amount of torpedoes.
Every seat in the Academy of Music
at New York was filed to hear an address by
Michael Davitt which was almost entirely of a
personal character The audience received
him enthusiastically, and cheered until they
were exhausted.
Mr.. Gladstone stated in the House of
Commons that the International Conference
will deal with the condition Of Egypt, and not
with the Suez canal. ~
The police of London found in q
stable in ClerkenweH 100 OOO rounds of ammu-
milton, 400 rifles with bayonets, and twenty-five
boxes of revolvers.
Editor Cowles, Of Cleveland, was fined
the costs in the case for his assault upon the
private secretary of Bishop Gilmour.
Therailway lines between Chicago and
Omaha, which are working under pool, have
notified the Postmaster General that they cam
not put on fast mail.
Capt. Ross and his command of fifty
Texas rangers followed the Apache trail into
Mexico, where their arms were taken from
them by Gen. Reyes for an invasion Of Mexican
soil, and they were compelled to make their
way home without weapons.
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DE LONGS SAD FATE.
7 The Discovery and Burial Of the Rod
les OF the Brave Lieutenant and
His FeIIOw-ExpiOrers-T Were
Found Under Eight Feet OF SNOW.

The New York Herald correspondent, with
the steamer Rodgers, sends the following dis
patch from the Lena Delta, under date OF
April 70:
Melville found the bodies of Belongs party
March %. They we're in two places, 500 and
1000 yards from the wreck of the scow. Mel
vIlle's search party first started from the sup
ply depot there two words are uninteillgiblel TO
follow the Nlndermen route from Usterday
to Walvev. and aiterward from Walvey back
toward Yesterday. the following SEN
stopped at the place which Nindermsn and
Noros passed the first day after they left De
Long, feeling sure that the others had not got
much further. There they found the wreck,
and. following along the bank, they came upon
a rifle barrel hung upon four sticks. Here Six
words are uninteligible.] They set the ma
tives digging on each side of the sticks,
and they soon came upon two bodies I'M
der eight feet Of snow. While these
men were digging toward the east Melville
went on along the bank twenty feet above the
river, 10 find place 10 take bearings. He then
saw a camp-kettle and the remains OF fire
about a thousand yards from tent, and, APP
preaching, nearly stumbled upon belongs
hand sticking out of the snow about thirty feet
from the edge OF the bank. Here, under about
foot of snow, they found the bodies of belong
and Amber about three feet apart, and All
sam lying al JneI leet, HI pdIlldlly CONtTeu Nv
pieces of tent and a few pieces of blanket. All
others except Alexa they found at the place
where tho tent was pitched. Lee and Knack
were close by in a cleft in the bank toward the
west. Two boxes of records, with the medicine
chest and flag on a staff were beside the tent.
None of the dead had boots. Their feet were
covered with rags, tied on. In the pockets
of all were pieces of burnt skin and OF
clothing which they had eaten. The hands
Of all were more or less burnt, and it looked
as if when dying they had crawled into
the fire, Boyd lying over the fire and his cloth
ing being burned through to the skin. which
was not burned Collins face was covered with
cloth. All the bodies were carried to the top
of a hill 200 feet high, about forty versts to the
southwest from where they were found, and
there inferred in a mausoleum constituted
of wood from the scow, butt in the form Of
pyramid twenty-five feet long and seven
high, surmounted by cross twenty-five feet
high and foot square, hewn out of drift
wood and conspicuous at a distance OF twenty
versts. The mausoeum was covered with
stones, and is TO be sodded in the spring. The
cross is inscribed with the record and names Of
the dead, cut in by the search party.
After completing the tomb the party sepa-
rated TO search the delta for traces of Chpp's
people. Melville went to the northwest part Of
the delta, and west as far as the Cerek river.
Ninderman took the center and Bartlett the
northeast. Nlnderman and Bartlett found
nothing. Melville has not yet returned.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

BY order of the Attorney General,
leased from custody
Present indications do not point to an
early adjournment Of Congress, and the near.
est date now fixed, in view Of the amount Of
legislation yet to be considered, is July Is.
Mr. Blaine was again before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee last week,
but contributed nothing new or interesting in
regard to the Chili-Peru affair, under investi-
CATION. w. III. Prescott, the Commissioner
sent down to South America along with Mr..
Blaine's son, was also examined by the COM
mittee. He said, in general terms, that the
object of his mission was to attempt
TO bring the belngerent states OF Chill, Peru
and Bolivia together, and, if possible,
make peace. The witness knew nothing what
ever of the correspondence of Shipherd; never
saw him bat once, and none OF his papers ever
came into his (witnessO hands. He had no
knowledge that any Minister of the United
States was corruptly influenced III connection
with the Credit Industriel, or any other CON-
pany; never saw or heard anything to indicate
tnaJ the late minister HuilDut WAS IN any way
corrupty influenced. The CHILEAN Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs told the witness that the CHILEAN
Government had no charge whatever to make
against Minister Hurlbut.
The Director of the Mint reports the
gold product for 1881 at ss4, 100000, and that
of silver at $43. 900, 000 Colorado leads the
list, with California second, while Nevada shows
less than s9,OOO,OOs
John L.. Hayes, of Massachusetts,,
will be Chairman Of the Tariff Commission.
The vacancies have been filled by the appoint
ment William II. Mcmahon, of New York, and
Alexander r. Boteler, of West Virginia.
The Utah Commission, agreed upon by
the Cabinet, is as follows: Alexander Ramsey,
OF Minnesota ex-senator Paddock, of Nebras-
ka q. f. Godfrey, of Iowa Ambrose b. Garlic
ton, of Indiana, and James r. Pettigrew, of
Arkansas. In politics the board stands three
Republicans and two Democrats
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

Favorable crop reports have been re-
ceived at Pittsburgh from the surrounding Sec
tons of Pennsylvania, Ohio aud West Virginia.
Wheat was never more promising, and, with
good weather, corn will yield above the aver
age.
The flames broke out in Miller's
bookbinding establishment in Victoria
square, Montreal, and quickly spread to
the dry-goods stores of s. Greenshields, Son &
Clendinning's stove warehouse and the cabinet
house of Henry j. Shaw. The block was the
finest in the city, being five-story stone. The
loss is estimated at Sl,450, 900. The round
house Of the Philadelphia and Atlantic City
railway, with nine locomotives, was burned, tho
loss being 800, 900. Baer d Co.'S grain store
at Galveston. valued at $40, 900, and the WOOL
en-mllls at Branchvllle, N. j., worth s75, 900,
were also swept away.
The crop reports from Minnesota and
Dakota continue TO show very promising out
look for spring wheat and other grains. In
Kentucky the prospect is excellent for wheat,
corn and tobacco. In the northern part OF ILL
under the circumstances" and there are
hopes Of fair yield. The reports of the OPP
erations OF tho army-worm in Ohio continue TO
show great devastation in ripening fields OF
wheat and barley. From Michigan the show
ing as to wheat is extremely favorable, and the
great boom in Kansas crops is undated. In
Wisconsin timely rains have improved the pros
poets in localities previously suffering from
drought.
DIR. Jules Crevaux and party Of sew
enteen men, who were engaged in exploring
the northern tributaries OF the River Plata,
we're killed by the Obah Indians in Bolivia.
Trinidad Charley and Thomas Wall,
two bad characters, who had been numbering
people promiscuously out West we're hanged
by a mob at Rico, Col.
The legal hangman swung off James
Vaughn, at Pinckneyville, ILL.,, for the murder
OF William Watts also, Milton Yarbery, at
Albuquerque, n. NJ, for shooting Charles
Campbell.
Lieut.. Flipper, the only negro officer
in the army, has been dismissed from the SER
vice for transportation Of funds.
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the cabin being swept on by q swiftly rising
Hood.
A negro was hanged by a mob at
Mount Sterling. KY, for acriminal assault upon
respectable white lady.
A battle with Winchester rifles, in
which fifty shots were fred, took place at
Llano, Texas between two squads OF citizens.
One man was killed. one MORALLY wounded and
three others injured. The District Court made
. requisition on the Adjutant General for q
oomnany Of State troops.
The license tax imposed by New Or
leans on commercial travellers has been de-
clared unconstitutional
The wheat crop in East Tennessee, the
best for ten years, is nearly harvested.
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There was an immense labor demon
stration In P.ttsburgh. Delegations were pres
emit from all the surrounding manufacturing
districts. and there were $4,000 workingmen in
procession, while the parade was viewed and
cheered by 1900 spectators.
Fire caused damage of S75, 600 to the
publishing house OF Hunter, Rose 4 Co., OF
Toronto, and like amount to the saw-mill Of
O. p. Hazelton, near wausau, Wis. Twenty
five houses were burned at Gadsden, Ala, the
loss being $4,000.
Michael Davitt landed at New York,
June Is, and was quietly driven to hotel, all
the projects for reception having miscarried.
He expressed regret that he had left Portland
prison. and will not again enter Parliament