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PENNYWITT.-On Thursday, May 1, 1852, at 1880
A. NJ, John Pennywitt, In the seventy second year
Of his age
CAMERON.-May 1, Mrs. Isabella Cameron, relict
OF the late John Cameron In The slxtythird year Of
her age. Funeral from her late residence No. 339
ID street southwest, to-day, at 2;3O +. NJ.
MIDDLETON. May 0, Mrs. Amelia Middleton.
widow Of the late Theodore Middleton, in the seventy
eighth year of her age. Funeral from the Epiphany
lhnrCh tO-laY, At o. clock.
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PEBEICIoUs READIEG.-There seems more
and more reason to doubt whether the Invention Of
the printing press was unmixed blessing. Not 10
speak Of those aDOminatiOns that be dealt with by
the police Whenever detected there a. least three
other classes Of debasing literature which do not
seem 10 fail under the ban OF positive law, though
they are doing inoalculabe harm. One class consists
Of tue Ueasy ana vulgar illustrated sheets that pro.
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VERY little attention has been paid in
America TO an event which promises to be of vast i'm
pOrtauce 10 France the putting into operation Of
the Compulsory Education Act. From our Western
point Of view the lack Of general education among
the Is what constitutes the chief danger 10 Re-
publican institutions Ia France. When education be-
comes universal among the French people as in
dustry and Unfit now are, may expect to see
this foremost branch Of the Latin race take new
leap forward IN the march Of human progress.
Two principal organs Of the Catholic party the Jgt
Gers and the Monde have engaged IN heated aud Bit
tel controversy the law The former denounced IT
as " auOolOus and cOuuseled open IeyoH against II.
But tue Bishops and the Monde took the ground that
Catholics must obey IN order 70 get what good
they can out of the law, 80 that - the Compulsory
4" Education Act, 80 as the Journal deS DeLats Of
April 49, In summing up the controversy, says, win
(" doubtless be put IN operation without exciting any
f" serious trouble among the paspe, even a serious
"pTOtest 80
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II the railway monopolies are left in pos
session of an acre of public land which they
have not earned by strict compliance with
all the terms of the grant, the Grangers will
have something to say about the reelection
of Congressman who have been so recreant
to their trust
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Nor satisfied with their trumphs in the
wholesale Dutchery Of hogs, the Cincinnatlans want
TO ret up wholesale Duchery Of Shakespeare In their
Music Hall next autumn. Sealed proposals Will
doubtless be received from amateur clubs that want
to go on as Roman citizens, armies, ETC. Booth,
Barrett Mccullough, Jefferson, and others have al
ready been engaged-in the minds Of the projectors
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THERE has been considerable quiet lobby
ing for the last two weeks against compulsory
Army retirement, but there is still Il fair
probability that this much-needei measure
will become law.
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THE cunning baby elephant made the con-
quest Of the city last week. Judging from the number
Of people who rashly wanted to abduc It from Its
mother and adopt IT, Mr.. BaTnum aud his partners
made mistake in not arranging to remain longer IN
Washington for many persons would have gone
than to study out an the details Of the show
The other amusement was In trying 10 guess the
height Of Jumbo, which seemed as deceptive, on
larger scale, as that Of stOYepipe hat. Estimates,
backed by bets heard by representative OF this
paper high twenty feet and few less than seven
teen 1t might have been observed by cool calcula-
tor however that the monster Is about twice high
as his keeper IN other words, his height Is only
claimed % he actually eleven and one half ieetAOugh
that rs wonderful enough when faiTly considered.
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THE AMERICAN IRISH, aud their Influence on
Irish Politics. BY PBiLr II. BAGESAL, ID. A.,
O8on, AuthOr6 edition, Boston; Roberts Broth
ers For sale BY Francis b. MUhuu,
Mr.. Bagenal we believe,a Tory landlord
and this monograph Is 20 DO regarded as Of au
alarmis cast though II IS written In studiousy i'm
partial aud elevated tone Ills idea Is apparently 10
show that irish discomfort derives ts great force and
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lLAcnLNE MEN .Sc1RED.

An unexpected good comes ont Of the
wraugle between the stalwarts and indie
peudents in Pennsylvania. The conference
held last Monday in Philadelphia unani-
mously recommended to the Republican state
Convention the adoption of the following,
among other resolutions
/. That we unequlvocaly condemn the use OF pat
Tonnage to promote personal political ends and require
that all offices bestowed within the party shall lie upon
the sole basis Of fitness.
.. That competent and faithful officers should not
he removed except for cause.
q. That the non-elective, minor onces should he
filled in accordance with rules establishedby law.
l. That the ascertained popular will shall he faith
fully carried ont In State and national conventions,
and by those holding o1ce by the favor OF the party
3. That we condemn compulsory assessments for
political purposes, and prescription for failure TO re-
spond either to such assessments to requests for
voluntary contributions, and that any policy Of pollti-
cal prescription Is unjust, AMI calculated to disturb
party harmony.
6. That public Office constitutes high trust to be
administered solely for the people, whose Interest
must Ice paramount to those OF persons parties,
and that 1t should be invariably conducted with the
same efficiency, economy, and integrity as are ex-
pected IN the execution of private trusts.
This is anti-spoils doctrine of the strongest
sort, and it almost startles one to see such
names as those of NJ. $. Quay, John +. Hart
ranft, and other Cameronians affixed to such
declaration of sound civil service principles
Bossism will be at an end as soon as this
preaching is fully and fairly practiced. There
is distinct gain in this declaration, for
when public men no longer dare to dispute
such thorough and sweeping reform doctrine:
as these it is possible to hope that the necessary
legislation to cure the evils of patronage
will in time be obtained. 1t is true that wher
machine politicians make such professions W,
cannot help recalling the lines of Rabelais
''Ihe Devil was sick the Devil a monk would be
The Devil was WELL the Devil monk was he. 3
The signatures of stalwarts to this admira
ble reform creed may mean only that they ar
badly scared, and ready TO hide behind re
form masks till the storm against bosssn
will blow over. But such admissions, mark
ing the abandonment of the open fight agains
civil service reform, are the surest of all sign
that the reformers are really making head
way.
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UNDER THE DOG STAR; From the Dog-Latin
OF lock. For Boys and Girls. by MARGARET
NANDEGRIFT author OF Glover Beach,
Philadelphia: Porter 4 Coates. From William
Baantyne
This is one of those profusely and beauti-
fully illustrated stories for children that almost
too handsome be subjected the rough usage books
must take from the careless hands Of children. The
eter press appears to be well suited for Its purpose
as the highly cOored pictorial covers. 1t is one OF
those volumes which make doubt whether in these
nineteenth century days the bookmakers are not Civ
Ing the children all the best OF their work
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If members of Congress will only inform
themselves, they will discover that the Gar
field Memorial Hospital movement had its
origin in the real want of general hospital
to complete the list of charitable institutions.
sense of the tax paying element of the com
munity. 1t is supported by the District Com
missioners and the leading physicians. But
for the remarkable inclemency of the
weather the reception in the Rotunda last
night would have been an even greater sue.
cess
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THE " immense success - of Colonel Bob
lngersol as a lecturer gives an American a
high idea of the sense and sobriety of his fell
low-countrymen. The reports read some
what like this:
There is no God. Loud laughter and applause.
Talmage says there Is, but we know better. Laugh
teri Here Is the Bible they talk so much about.
LReads the parable of the Prodigal Son. Well that may
be so but 1t happened good while ago, and l,
for one don't believe 1t. [Uproarous laughter:and
Look at Applause. All you've got to do is tC
make lot OF money-it doesn't matter how-get fat
and be comfortable and let your children do as they
please. Applause, continued for several minutes,
especially from the rummes and fast women In the
back seats Who says there Is heaven? Laughter.
For my part had rather go to hell and l would adj
wise you 10 do the same so As TO be In good COM
pdny. ca LGreat enthusiasm Clergymen may lie,
as to get money out of you to waste on churches
and poor people, but We can de happy In the assur
ance that there is no hereafter, heaven hell,
no Immortality of the soul, anythIng-unless per-
haps am wrong In the matter, and the
rustling of a star, the gllmmer Of wing .Shrleks
of laughter and tempests Of applause, amid which
the hat is passed aroundl
This for profundity and conclusiveness is
about on par with the great orators new
way of arguing cases in court. I" Bet you a
"thousand dollars it isn't so !" "You are
" a liar, sir; you are liar !" Great is free
thought, and Bob Ingersoll is its prophet
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THE SOCIAL LAwOF LABOR. By WILLIAM u.
MEEpEN. Boston; Roberts Brothers. For sale 10y
Francis II. MOhun
Mr.. Weeden has thrown into this treatise
the results evidently OF an immense amount of study
aud Independent investigation, making his volume u
treasury Of facts fo the student aud debate whether
or not they agree with his conclusions and Views lie
uses the synthetic, the historical and the nduetive
methods the only fruitful ones In such researches,
where analysis and pror reasoning have been
fairly done to deathtraclng the history Of the in-
dlvidua, the family the guild and the State from the
earliest tmes and considering the play these forces
upon the great question between labor and capital
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suNNETs AND CANZoNETs. By A. BRONSON
ALCorr. Boston: Roberts Brothers. From +. u.

The Concord sage is so striking a person
alty that the fruits OF his ocogenaran muse have an
Interest apart from their literary merit. The volume
also brings up by the tender tributes the author pays
to friends, all but passed away-Channing, Emer-
son, Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, Theodore Parker
and others-a literary circle slngularly illustrlous
Besides being pleasing as graceful evidence OF a
vigorous and serene old age whose loving "reminiscences
have no melancholy, " the poems are really good.
They are gracefully prefaced by a audaory essay by
Mr.. +. Il. Sanhorn.
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THR., FISHER MAIDEN. BY BJonvsrIrnxr

THR. FISHER MAIDEN. by BJonysTIErSE
BJORSsOS. Translated from the Morse by Nas-
mas Il. Anderson. Authors Edition. Boston:
Houghton Minin Co. From Balantyne.
welcome addition to our stock of agreea-
ble fiction Is this revision of charming Morse story
which has already appeared in four German and two
English transatlOns. The author In this volume vim
dicates the theatre place both of amusement and
Instruction, and also gives enigmatc picture of his
own personality and 1t is highly pOctlcal
and vigorous work, and the present version has had
the advantage Of Mr.. Bi6rnson's personal cntion.
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r~,i5s r. A. A. M.-THE MEMBERS OF
YS ASACOSTIA LODGE NO. u
Are hereby notified to meet at their hall, AnacOstia
D. c., at 1880 O'Clock TODAY, to attend the funeral
Of our late Bro Thomas NJ Garden. Members OF Sister
Lodges fraternaly Invited. by order OF the ". NJ.
JNO. II. KING.
my7-It
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Spefial Antifrs.
5.-UNION yETER.NCoRps,

- The officers and members of the Corps VIII as
sembe at the ArmOry this sunday evening, at clock,
TO receive definite orders with regard the fun era
Of tbs late Mai. W. D. Twining, US BY order Of
Capt. 5, +. Thomson. ROBERT NELSON,
lrats Mt
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aalisffllanfnns.
JOHN r.. BEALL,

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS for every state and
Terrltory U, $. Commissioners Examiner, and No
taty Public. Always in ONCE from A. NJ, to r..
NJ. Room 4, 1i20 New York avenue. my7-u
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THE
THE STANDARD Of THE WORLD.

The OGls ELEVATORS have been erected Ia tn q
larger FftiUn Of the hst-Class buildings throughout
the uIatcl states and IN many foreign cities during
BEEs IsIuRED rroS oSE on THESE PASSENGER
ELEyATORs When We stated that It Is
| estimated that upward of FIFTY MILLIONS
on rEOpLE Ans ANNUALLY CAuRIIB on
| orH FLLvATons ~ NEW YonK ClIy AloNt
the extent % which they been introduced can be
better understood, aud tho hdelIy with which thoy
| have performed theli duty appreciated.
They are IN use In Washington In the following
| buildings;
Census Bureau Budlug,
C0rrOran Buildlng,
Ebbilt House.
Evans Buildings, "a
Executive Mansion,
Ferguson, T. H., lktsidircej
Hamilton House.
Metropolitan Hotel.
National Hotel
state War ana Navy BunliaP, 50
The Portland, 80 Ap. House.
u. s. Capitol, (2.J
u. S. Treasury building, t2.J
Vernon Row.
Washington Monument.
| Wizards Hotel
| Wormley' Hotel
OTIS BROTHERS & CO.,
NEW YORK CITY.
Philadelphia, KELLY 4 LUDWIG,
$@;s5ss; S!@;ssi". Ss;;s''' We. HArr4oo.
rsIii. rsaaoH rnE AMEmoAN ELEVATOR co,
! q cc week In your own town. Terms aud % oulat
DIDO free. Address ii. HALLET CO., Portland,
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THE GRAPHIC ARTS. 4 Treatise on the Nlrie-
ties of Drawing, Painting, and Engraving In cone
poiisou with each other and with Nature. By rutir
t1tBERr HAMERTON, Bostoni Roberts Brothers.
For sale by Francis u. Mohun
This edition of the invaluable English
original is without the Illustrations Of that and there.
fore much cheaper and not nearly so large, II seems
Indispensable to every artist amateur critic, and per-
sol Of culture who has any concern with for the
graphic arts. such q wonderful amount Of informa-
tlon criticism, and Egcstvo comment has seldom or
never been gathered II to Ave hundred pages Of course
set oil throughout by MIR. 1lamcrton's clear,
running, and correct English, which really
Il one OF the models Of style at the
present day. II does not come within our scope
to repeat any of It's contents further than heartily tC
commend their reading, but the following viii CIV,
some idea ot the Interest and variety OF Its chapters
OF outline, Drawing by Areas, Drawing 10y spots rer
and Ink, the silver Point, the Lead Pencil Sangulne,
Chalk and BLACK Stone Charcoal, Monochrome, on ras
tel, Tempera, Frcsco Water Colors, Engraving Etch
| Ing, Aquatnt aud Mczzotnt, I.ithography aud man!
others.
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effect from the leverage It has In the masses Of Irish
birth or descent In this country though as he goes
along he himself |ccomcs conscious that 1t Is easy to
cx1ggcratc this, after ALL tor very many reTons
o,sy TO I've stated Tho historical part of his WORK, In
spite OF tho "tcndeuz, " as Germans say, With
which 1t Is biased, is Of more interest to American
readers than his deductions thercfrom. lie repeats
too lucluu6usy, also many of the street rumots
picked UP during = recent visit to tho United states
some OF them highly unjust aud offensive to our clu
zcns rs Tor Instance that the Federal Government
hal TO Import Irish taud other) mercenares to rui
down the Rebellion. hut with these due cautions,
the little book has Its value.
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NOTICE.

All persons In Washington purchasing q bottle OF
pATAPSCO BAKING POWDER,
Largo size, price 10 ccnts wrecoive free OF charge
apackageof our Patented Dry Lemon Powder. II sthe
finest Lemon FlavOrng made. This offer viii only no
made for 30 days can on your groCcrs Tor ", DO not
tako the Biking Powder without the Lemon Flavor
ing. SMITH, uANWAN 4 co,
RATTTMpuT. Anil opqO-
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9-92 DIsIRIGI OE COLIMHIA.

WAsuISGToE, May o, 1852,
ADJUTAET GRSERAL's OFFICE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-03
The Chinese Bill.

The second Chinese bill which passed
the House passed the Senate with some
amendments, somewhat modifng, the
bill that was vetoed The suspension
under the new bill is for ten years instead
of twenty. The new bill changes the
passport system in the interest Of the
Monaghan. Under the old bill the pass
port oftheCoolIy immigrant was vised by
a diplomatic or consular representative
of our country, and it was made
the duty of the diplomatic representative
to refuse to wise the passport if on in
quiry he was satisfied he was not entitled
under the treaty to come. The new bill
does away with the vising by our consul
lar or diplomatic representative and
leaves the whole matter to China. So
that under the new bill any Chinaman
may come at the option of the Chinese
emperor or any Of his mandarins or
officials. The old bill punished the
master etc. of vessel for bringing
Chinese laborer within the jurisdiction
of the United States, and the new bill
provides that the master must not only
bring the Chinaman within our juris-
diction, but must also permit them to
land before any penalty can be imposed.
This provision, it is said, was intro
duced through the influence of steam
ship companies that are trying to defeat
the bill This will enable these COM
panies to employ on board their vessels
Chinese laborers, for they can bring
them and take them away as long as
they do not land them.
The bill notwithstanding these objec-
tions, received the support of the OPP
posers of Chinese immigration, for the
reason that it was the best they could
do The following is the Senate vote
on the new bill
YEAs.-Messsr Beck, Butler, Call, Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, Chilcott, Coke, Davis,
of Illinois, Fair, Farley, Garland, George,
Grover, Hale, Hampton, Harris, Hill, OF
Colorado Johnston, Jonas, Jones, OF
Nevada, Maxey, Miller, of California, Mil
Ter, Of New York, Morgan, Pendleton,
Pugh, Saunders, Slater, Vance, Van Wyck,
Vest, Walker, and Wiliiams.-32.
NAYs.-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Conger,
Dawes, Edmunds, Frye, Harrison, Haw
ley, Hoar, ingalls,, Lapham, Mcmillan, |
Morrill,, Platt, aud Sherman.-15.
The bill went back to the House on
the goth.
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LETTER FROM HON. t. A. MAGgE.
BILL - RAILROAD SUPERVISION - AN
ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.
Brookhaven Free Press.
NTrNrrsC CDrr ~

Brookhaven Free Press.
McCALL's CREEK, APRIL a.
l have noticed, with much regret, many
comments of various newspapers throughout
the State condeming the Legislature for its
actions during the last session, in the mat
ter of redistricting the State in congression-
al districts.
While l freely admit that the Legislature
committed a creative great blunder in
forming these districts as they did, vet |
see no reason why the press should condemn
all members for the error, as it is well known
to them that a respectable minority Of at
least the senate did all that was within
their power to defeat the bill. Great credit is
due Senator Smith of Madison, Dalton of
Union, Martin of Claiborne, and HUMPHREYS
of Lowndes, who were the leaders in oppo-
sitioh to this obnoxious bill. They were
unttinching in their opposition to the meas
ure and with their followers never gave UP
until every exertion within their reach
was exhausted It was not until then, that
those who so opposed this measure, reluct-
antly yielded, and do think that injustice
has been done them in the criticisms Of the
press.
am also astoniShed to see some news
papers charge "every Democratic member
OF the 9enate, with violating q pledge made
ia regard to Railroad supervision, and
the mode Of selecting the judiciary. It is
true the House passed. By large majority.
Railroad commission Bill, supervising
Railroads, which was defeated in the SEN
ate, | think by two or three votes. There
were in the Senate thirty four Democrats
and three Republicans, all | believe voted
upon this Bill Now We will suppose that
the three Republicans voted against the
Bill, with eighteen Democrats. If this is
50 then there we're Is Democrats who stood
firm to the pledg made to the people
during the last canvass. Now Mr. Editor.
II majority of the House is entitled to
praise for passing this Bill why are thos,
10 Democratic Senator's denounced for at /
tempting to carry out the express will Of |
the House?
In the matter of the proposed amendment
to the constitution, changing the method |
Of selecting the Judiciary, | admit that If /
did not receive the support that in NV opin- /
ion it should have received, but it Is clear
that very respectable minority ofthe Sem
ate did support the measure.
La conclusion, Mr. Editor, / will say that
= far as Democratic platforms are concern
q, stood upon the platform adopted in
1917 and 1881, and every vote 1 cast
the Senate will verify this, and more
over never lodged single vote.
Respectfully,
TH0s. A. MAGEE.
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A General Bankrupt Bill.

Washington kilograms announce that
Messrs. Manning and Humphreys, of
the House Committee ON the Judiciary,
have, after two months labor, reported
the draft of a bankrupt bill. This
exempts farmers from involuntary bank
ruptcy for non-payment of their paper
when due. Under this provision
bankers, brokers, traders and merchants
are liable to involuntary bankruptcy in
case they fail to pay their debts. 1t
requires a bond to be executed by the
creditor before he asks for a writ of
sequestration to cover all primitive as
well as positive damages in case he pro-
ceeds improperly or fails to make his
debtor out a bankrupt. As already
stated the remedy for damages in such
a case lies in the court where the bank
rupt proceedings are fled. The third
amendment is in reference to the tribu-
mails before which bankrupt suits are
begun and the courts wherein assets
are to be marshalled.