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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-10

LIEUTENANT Powell and party have re-
turned to San Francisco from Point Bar
row. He found Lieutenant Ray in e1cellen t
condition and only one man unfit for duty.
He thinks the data collected from there
will be of vast Importance. While at ST..
Lawrence Bay native told Lieutenant
Powell that after the United States steam
er Rodgers crew left on the North Star a
heavy northeast wind prevailed at where
the Rodgers was burned and drove an ice
pillow ashore upon which was body, very
black and much swollen, and without
doubt that of Lieutenant Putnam. The
people in that vicinity are of the same
opinion. The natives tried to
bring the body ashore, but another gale
sprung up from an opposite direction and
took it out to sea.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05
Internal Revenue.

Tho following is the text of the in
ii revenue tax bill as it has passed
-. lower house Of Congress:
p.;. enacted, etc, That on and after the
20 of this act, except as hereinafter
F@-;ied taxes herein specified imposed by
eternal revenue laws now in force be,
'..' LI The same are hereby repealed, namely ::
..tl. ..1. .+5nn tax on bank checks, drafts, or
i+-. t., and vouchers; the tax on capital and
gil-.sits of banks and bankers, under sec
~ in3 Revised Statutes of the United
- 80 "a ameEded; the tax On capital and
',-,r.its If national banks, under section
tItI4 Gf said Revised Statutes, not includ-
80, tsxes on capital and deposits of said
..s3Is 10 bankers and national banks for six
L.antLz D-,, the period ending in the case Of
-,,ionaI banks on the Both day of June,
ls35 and in the case Of other banks and
isrIsr- On the 3lst day of May, 1882; the
~ m matches, perfumery, medicinal pre-
,.,~. .tious and other articles imposed by
.eEsl0le 4, the following section, 3,437, OF
MD Revised Statutes:
~Ec, 9 That from and after the 1st OF
Nav 1888. dealers in leaf tobacco shall pay
gf5 dealers in manufactured tobacco shall
nav SO. all manufacturers Of tobacco shall
1ay Sc, manufacturers of cigars shall pay
ST. Peddlers OF tobacco, snuff aud cigars
-lalI pav special taxes as follows: Peddlers
.,f the iirst-class. as now defined by law,
shall pay $50; peddlers Of the second-elass
slail pay Sl5; peddlers of the third-class
-balI pay 81 p, and peddlers of the fourth
class Snail pay So 65. Retail dealers in Leaf
f7b4cc9 shall pay $3.50 and 30 cents for each
dollar on the amount of their monthly sales
in excess of the sale of $500.
SEC ,. That on cigars which shall be
manufactured and sold, or removed from
consumption or use, there shall be assessed
aud collected tie following taxes, to be
ua;d by the manufacturer thereof: On ci-
gars Of all descriptions made OF tobacco or
any substitute therefor, 81 per l,O0O ON
cigarettes Weighing not more than pounds
per 1000, - cents per 1000, and on clg-
arettes weighing more than 3 pounds per
900 s. per 1900; provided that upon
all original unbroken packages OF checks,
matches. cigars, cheroots aud cigarettes held
bv manufacturers and dealers on the pass
are OF this act on which tax has been pad
there shall be allowed a rebate or drawback
IL, the fall amount of the reduction. 1t
shall be the duty of the Commissioners OF
Internal Revenue, with the approval Of the
secretary of the Treasury, to adopt such
rules and regulations, and prescribe and
furnish such blanks aud forms is may be
necessary TO carry this act into effect.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

SENATOR Wade Hampton, in his let
ter declining to stand as candidate tor
Governor of South Carolina, says
"Wc may rest assured that no redress
Of amy evil can be had by the restora-
lion Of Radical rule, and in the present
condition Of races and parties in the
State, an Independent is, if possible
worse than 4 Radical, for heis an enemy
WHO steals the livery of Heaven to
serve the Devil IN In the great fight
VIZ are making to preserve the civiliza-
ton Of our State. he who is not with us
Is against us, and no specious pretense
If love Tor the dear people can hide the
cIoyen foot.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

THE BrookhaYen Free Press says
that DIR. H. F. JOHNSON, the beloved
President of Whitworth College, has
been offered the Presidency of Centen-
ary College, at jackson, La, and left
Monday morning for New Orleans,
where he will confer with Bishop Keener
in regard to the matter The Free
Press in common with his host of
friends, sincerely hopes that the result
of his trip may be in his determination
to remain at the head of Whitworth.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

Tur total number Of immigrants ar
rived in this country from the principal
foreign countries during the nine
months ended March 81, as compared
with the same period of the previous
f.nal vnar 1sas as fnlloWs:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

Mr.. J. NJ. EDWARDS, Viee-President
and General Manager of the Mississippi
and Ship Island and Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroads, gives notice to
contractors that bids viii be received
until July 10 for the graduation, trest-
ling and track laying of eight miles Of
Mississippi Valley and Ship Island
railroad, between Big Black river and
Port Gibson; and until July 20 for
forty-fve miles of Memphis and Vicka.
burg railroad, between Yazoo river and
northern boundary of sharkey county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05
Another CoIored Exodus.
THOUSANDS OF BLACKS EXPECTED TO LEAVE
SOUTH CAROLINA THIS FALL.
-LtLnnnr1 Times. !

Chattanooga Times.
Hon. Wilson Cooke, colored, 0fGreenville,
=. C., one OF the most prominent colored
men Of that State, an e1-member of the
legislature. and very wealthy and intlu-
rntiai man. passed through the city yester-
dav morning, en- route to Arkansas. A
Times reporter had a short conversation
with Mr.. Cooke in the car yesterday morn
inc. lie states that lie is going west to
prospect with 4 view of making extensive
purchases of land for the purpose of planting
4 large negro colony there. lie states that
h. has already purchased large tract on
taa liue Of the Fort Smith railway, where
he hopes TO have large colony in few
months. lie anticipates a heavy exodus
this fall and winter Of blaGIS, from South
Carolina. We asked whe he ascribed
this exodus TO political pu Bes, and he
replied that he did not think any one was
influenced by such motive, but it was
merely a desire on their part to find local
ity where they could make livelihood.
We will venture to predict that
after the Kansas experiment, there
will he no more exodusting into what
were called the free States" in ante
belIum times,)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05


THE House committee ON foreign
affairs on the 9th, by strict party
vote, agreed to postpone action ON the
bill abrogating the Hawaiian treaty.
All Democrats favored report on the
bill favorably at once. All the Repub-
licans wanted postponement. -Four OF
the Republicans, however, said that
they would, in December, favor abro-
eating the commercial feature of the
treaty, but wanted to try to save the
political feature of it. 1t is probable,
therefore, so far as sugar is concerned,
that there viii be a report next session
In favor of abrogating the treaty.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

TIM Internal Revenue system ought
10 be abolished. It is measure Of the
var. and the war ended seventeen years
400.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05

TRADE dollars were made for export
but about 50, 900, 900 Of the total coin
age remains in the country. The House
of Representatives has passed a bill to
retire them by making them exchange
able for standard silver dollars. This
measure. if it becomes a law, will give
tie government neat profit, for it viii
be giving 4123 grains of silver for 42o
grains. The holders of the trade dollars
will also be benefited, for they have
been below par, generally passing for
not more than 90 cents. This shows
that it is the stamp of the government,
as we'll as the intrinsic value of the
metal, thatfxes the value of the money.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
More swiftly now the hours take flight;
Col. Lafdiey

Origin. ted the breech-loading rifle which
bears his name. He was the first officer of
our government TO urge as a necessity the
Of rifed field guns for the old
which change, after long and
ridiculous delays, is about to be made. BE
was the originator of the new system of
magazines and laboratories adopted by the
government, and as early az 1868 be urged
the use by our army OF rifed mort arr, before
they were adopted BY any other country.
Now they form part OF. the ordnance of every
other great power excepting only the United
States. Some twelve years ago, as a reward
for his great service to the government, he
was assigned to the command of the arsenal
at WATERFOWL, Mass, and in that position,
in addition 10 several other minor i'm
provements, he Invented a gun lift aud
sling cart, for which he received Hthe thanks
of the department." q sling wagon and
truck for transporting heavy guns about
forts, cavalry forge, a target and aiming
stand for rifle practice, and practice rife.
All of these have been highly COM
mended by army officers at home and abroad.
But the most important of Col. Laidley's
inventions, and that which has indirectly
resulted in his retirement, is his testing
machine. AS is W III known, our coasts are
now, as they have been, practically defense
less. For long time past our government
through its Ordinances Department, has been
trying 10 determine upon the best cannon for
euch defense. Gen. Benet, the chief OF that
department, thought that he had discovered
''just the gum" when Col. Lsidley with his
testing machine stepped in and demonslr stsd
that the proposed gun wss Of no possible
use. Since then, TO use the expression of the
Army and Navy Journal, the relations of the
Two officers have been slightly strained"
The result was the removal of Col. Laidley
from his command at WATERFOWL and the
substitution in his place of an officer twenty
years his junior. Not being able to submit
to this indigniiy, the colonel took advantage
of the forty-yesrs' service clause and was re-
tired. So the service loses one of its very
he offinara
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17

any one pot familiar with the ins and outs
oil rams NE, who take up the papers of last
week ana reads the announcement that
NINE: oe may intends TO settle in En-
glano IN order 10 devote herself entirely to
Inc eoue2Esn and the future of her young
orotneI. HE same journals-tbe leading
journals Oh Paris-add that Mime. de Lansay
VIII selI an her property in France except
ner estate at Louveciennes. One might
imagine from the wording of the paragraph
mar Eng aud is about to be honored by the
presence oil notable member OF the French
arlstoclacS. In plain truth, Mime. de Lam
sAy-tne countess de Lansay, if you please
is simply new edition of Nine. MUsard,
VINO nkeTise had brother of whom she
"Isneo, above all things, to make very ex-
peri sEorosmanl 1t is the old history OF
Iona Ciofinde and Don Annibal in Emile
Augiers Arenturiee Thanks to the pro:ec-
u9n Oh Eeiiknown Portuguese hnancier OF
heOrslc descent, the Countess de Lansay has
become The Proprietor OF he celebrated villa
Of NINE Dubarry de Louveciennes. Her
inrs are unique, and she has a dinner SER
vice OF black porcelain, each plate OF which
Is worm zOOf., to say nothing of her fabu-
ious Diamonds. But these qualifications will
not suftce in England, where Nine. de Lam
say VIII Ind people less indulgent and OF
less classical courtesy than they are in Paris
happily for society
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
A,DUkE's DIFFICULTIES.
How MY Lord OF New castle was Pre-.
vented From Worshf piping.

WASHINGTON, December 16.-According
to the papers the Duke of Newcastle had
hard time in his efforts to attend church last
Sunday. He first visited the Presidents
church at the hour for morning service, and
his success is thus related by the Post: The
Duke of Newcastle has been the object OF
many laundering discourtesies since his
rival IN this city, where the attendants on
"W ashington aIistocracyo are in the habit of
judging social condition by dress, and expect
rank to be accompanied by lordly bearing.
The duke, in modest dress, and unhearlded,
went to St. Johns church Sunday morn
ing, aud unaware OF lis "exclusiveness,n
walked quietly in. He was met in the vesti-
bule by the sexton, who told him he must
arrived and were seated, and the church fill
ing with these, he was finally refused ad-
mittsnce altogether, and he returned to his
quarters very much astonished at his recep-
ton, and asked If that was the custom
of the churches of this country
The hotel clerk made some apology
for the affair, and directed him
to the Church of the Ephiphany, where he
went, after some hesitation, not caring to
subject himself to another rebuff.
A member of the vestry of st. Johns
church told Star reporter that he believed
that the published account of the Duke of
Newcastle's reception at the church was ex-
aggerated. "We have" he continued, "no
pews in the church that are not rented, and
it had been the custom for years to wait
until the peTholders had an opportunity to
take their seats before seating strangers
When the services begin, if there are any
seats vacant, cordix8welcome is extended
to any strangers to occupy them. When
there are vacant seats there is no distinction
made, and poorly-drsssed person is treated
precisely as a well-dressed person possibly
would be. Nor would we make distinction
in the case of duke. / don't believe this
duke, if he came TO the church at all, was re-
fused admittance, unless there was an un-
usually large congregation and no seats were
left vacant. II this duke made the COM
plant that he is described as making, he
himself is good deal of snob"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17

class, for the purpose of seeing newly
appointed master, of whose method OF teach
ing HE imperial highness wished TO Judge
in person. He then proceeded into the next
room for the purpose of inspecting the first
class, and had hardly entered it when =
messenger arrived with telegram summon-
ing the master Mr.. Mathias) to come TO his
mother, then dying in village near Span
dau. The crown prince insisted that the
master should Instantly depart, 10 obedi-
ence TO the last request OF his mother. But
how can / leave the childrenP objected the
master. Never mind answered the prince,
Il will take the class till IL O'Clock,
when the vicar comes to prepare can
didates for confirmation. Run away,
and may you find your mother still alivep
Thus were the Bornstedt children ex-
amined for a whole hour in history by the
heir to the throne, who possesses an intimate
knowledge of the great Reformati period,
and gave his pupils the benefit of it. When
The clock struck IL he drove up to the vicar
age, intimated the departure Of Mr.. Matthias
TO the vicar, and announced his intention OF
being present during the religious instruc-
ton. He stayed until the end, listening at
t>utively and freely distributing praise where
it was meri,ed. Before leaving he promised
the school new set of Bibles, instead Of the
superannuated copies at present in its pos
~
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
A NICE TRIO.
Clip, fanO La Gala and R0s-
siSnol, the French Assassin.

He il chained 10 the wall in the prison of
Porto-Ferrsio. No Jail is more dreaded by
the convicts than this of Elbs; nowhere is
the chance OF escape more hopeless. He is
chained to the wall, and in the courty ard
below him hears the prisoners at work, the
hammer OF the carpenters, the bellows of
the blacksmiths. He is chained to the wall,
and just four years ago he was waiting in
the streets of Naples 70 see King Hu nbert
enter the town with his queen aud his prime
minister beside him. Just four years ago,
wrappipg strip of red clolh about his
knife, he leaped upon the carriage, and Carr
oil, the minister, turning his arm aside, re-
ceiyed a wound Ia the side. On the red
cloth was a strip OF paper, death to the
King. Life TO the Universal Republic?" To-
day Passanante lies in Porto Farraio, croIch-
ing on a m attress, chained to the wall.
Two wild beasts, barely human, are
chained in cells beside him. One ia Cipriano
La Gala, chief of the Cslabrian brigands
Twenty years have gone since Cipriano,
driven from his mountains; took refuge in
the Ponti6cal States; since, fleeing again, he
hid on a French vessel, and was only surren-
dered by Napoleon Ill on condition that
his life should be spared. Neither by night
or day, during twenty years, has he been re-
leased from the chain, and yet-no warder
knows how--he Is king of the prison, and
with signal commands the implicit obedi-
euce of the convicts. His neigbbor is Ros-
signol, Frenchman. Rossignol lived at Tu-
rim, beside the Pc. He had pretty sister, and
night after night would send her to the the
alter or the opera. So pretty was abe that
all the glass would be turned on her, and
when she had attracted the attention of some
man of substance she would answer his
chances discreetly, would draw him slowly
after her from the theater, and would bring
him TO the house beside the Pc. There
Mons. Rossignol was waiting behind door.
A blow on the head would suffice for the
man of substance. His body was dropped
into the river. Fifteen citizens Of Turin
thus came by their end.
Passanante, then, is in pleasant company.
His chain is four feet long; his cell is three
yards wide. By the dim light of the window
he reads his Bible. That is his sole occupa-
ton. When he came TO the prison he asked
for the Bible; he has since done nothing but
read and mediate. When he sleeps broken
words come from his lips: "God, Bible,
Brothers, People, Universal Republic He
has no vices. Though Nsspolitan, he has
neither gambled nor drank. He scribbles his
creed on sheets OF paper. 81 belong to no
sect" he writes. 81 despise the Iuternation-
ale and all who call themselves Communists
Ny ideal is the Universal Republic. 1t is
anr ounced in the Bible and it will come
Science has decided that he is not mad. Com
mon sense decides that he is no longer dan.
gerous.
Yet, while the other conyicts ply hamme,
and needle, he lies between Cipriano, the
brigand, and Rossignol, the assassin, crouch
ing on mattress, chained TO the wall.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
s,..a..ia New York.

The New York Tribune gives some inter
eating statistics about suicides 10 that city
during the last twelve years. In mat time
1857 persous took their own lives; 1926 were
mon and 361 were women. This sustains
the old DID theory that women are much more
nat;srt Than the opposite sex, and are able
to bear, or h least do bear, suffering and
sorrow better than men. Poison was the
fsvor,te method of exit for $40 persons,
While hanging had charms for 272. Judg-
;n ~''f from this preference for the moose, We
waste a good deal of sympathy for cTimi-
nsls who are sent TO the gallows. There
were 7O1 Germans who destroyed themselves,
was 70 he expected. The Germans are of a
cold Sespondent temperament, which does
not help them 10 bear up under misfortune.
But volatile, hopeful Irishmen who come to
New York Of course do not, no. want wal, to die.
ofv;cs or wide political "inAoonce" ready
80, for The humblesfT
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
conaI.io. Of Csle..o wsrnissme..


The Chicago Tribune gives some interest
ID Extracts from the biennial report OF the
secretsry of the Illinois Bureau Of Labor
Statistics. The facts in regard to the condi-
ton of workiugmen in Chicago are derived
from statements N ade TO the bureau, in reply
to interrogatories, by 437 workingmen, repre-
senling sixty Two different vOcations in life
and of great diversity of condition. OF
the whole number reporting only one eighth
are possessed of homes of their own. A table
Is presented in the report, representing the
status of class Of persons who occupy q
middle position between the very poor and
the more prosperous among the workisgmeD,
and giving the annual average earnings in
each trade or occupation, the number Of
persona to a family, the number of rooms
occupied, and the monthly rental paid. It
appears from this table that the average an
nual income of Eorkingmen of all occupa-
tons in Chicago il sos 20. Two trades
show incomes of over $500, Eve average
more than $500, nine average upward Of
500, and nineteen upward Of $500 per an
mum. The average family Of the working
man, as shown In these returns, consists
of four Persons. The average number Of
rooms occupied BY family of four il three
and one-thiTd. Instances are given in which
one room il occupied BY family OF six.
These are, however, few. In fact, only ak
per cent. OF all the families reported from
are compelled 10 occupy one room, and about
oue-hzlf of these are families Of two. Twenty
per cent. of all the families reported live In
two rooms, and one-hah of these families
have from fsur to nine members. The aver
sge rental paid for three and one-third rooms
is SO Is per month. The greater number of
families occupy three or four rooms at q cost
of about s. per room. In order to obtain
these teDements at these prices, however, it
is necessary to live in the eutskirts of the
city. This involves the payment of car fare,
which increases the rent item about thirty
three per cent. In this way it is estimated
that the laboring man pays about twenty
seven per cent of his earnings for shelter for
himself and his family.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17
OCHILTREE, BUDD
And Others OF the New-FIedged States
men for the Forty-Eixhth Congress.

There seems to be a reasonable cert aiuty
that the next Congress will have even more
than It's full share of odd and amusing
characters. Indeed, there is for the first
lime in the memory of this generation some
nrospect that Mr.. Sunset Cox will have to
tiobt TO maintain his proud position IS prin-
cipaI lester TO the House. Since the BAN
ishment of "the bounding Beebe," that able
sou Of Sullivan county, who, during the
Electoral Commission excitement, would in
sist upon taking his afternoon walks upon
the tops of the congressional desks; the
retirement to the UoIted States law
courts OF that ancient and eminent hu-
morist Martin ]. Townsend, and last, but by
no means least, since thu change OF heart
which has come upon that once funny legis-
lator but now terribly severe person, Field
DID. Washington society, particularly that
portion of il which frequents the House gall
jeries for a livirg, has had 10 rely for amnse-
rnent almost exclusively upon Mr.. Cox. But
now. as has been intimated, he Is to have
r;vaIs. Chief among them will be Maj.
Thomas Ochiltree, of Texas, and the Hon.
Mr. lanes Budd, OF California. The major,
Whose reputation for humor, like =
oreat many other regulations, has
been made by the newspapers very much
TO his surprise, seems determined, come
what NAV, to live up to the role which is ex.
pecled of him. How much difficulty he will
have in doing so only his lntimstes, VINO see
In him a quiet, inofensive, and altogether
pious sort OF person of no particular brill
iiapcv. can ever know. Still he has com
menced bravely by declaring that ne intends
anon in honor Of his Teutonic supporters TO
Give "a german" in Washington. 1t has
been suggested that little Ratchet be enc
The faYors, but it has not YET been settled