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The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

appropriation bill. The facts set forth BY sou
concerning schools and farms are only 700
true, and need no colorings ana, you M'Bnt
have added, the money appropriated yesT al
ter year for the education OF lnaians hao oet-
ter be STYLED appropriation for lndlan agents
and their relatives" or else be given TO the
army which is continually being called upon
to protect these guardians OF the government
wards - while they and their sisters and
their cousins and their annts" are feaihering
their nests while the sun shines L have been
connected with Indian agencies from child
hood, and know whereof l speak when say
the system Of schooling Indian children, az
now praetised, is farce of the first water.
can recall half-dozen agencies where have
been, and whore teachers with so children on
the books and five in the school are draw
ing their pay, and scarcely child can
be found who knows word OF En-
glish, unless it is Moody and Sank
eys hymns, which seem 10 % USED
for spelling book, reader, arithmetic, geogra-
ply and everything else. / know OF one
agency in particular in Washington territory
that has been under Christian rule for ~ years,
and yet the children sing and pray in Chinook
iargon, and the few who speak English do so
mechanically, and have no idea OF the dehnl-
ton of single word. I have taught school at
several places, and my last effort was at Van
couver barracks, Washington territory. was
given charge Of Is Indian children, who were
as ignorant as they possibly could be. taught
infanxy) and Mason (4th infantry aud other
officers OF the army, can testify to the advance
ment made by them and why cannot my pale
face sister or brother teach them? can tell
you, knew gentleman who was employed at
my agency as a teacher, and he had himself
blackboard made He said he would be better
able to teach the alphabet in that way
thought it a good idea, but changed my mind
day or two after when saw these signs on it,
viz: SIS S." "e's c's." 1t showed me the
channel his thoughts ran in. 1t has been the
desire of my life that my people should be edu-
Gated not only in books, but in tilling the soil,
ETC., and have labored for years to that end,
and have met with such poor encouragement
have given it up. The only true friends the
Indians have are the army, and the assistance
rendered from time to time by the officers OF
the army is gratefully remembered. Referring
to farming. will not bore you with my expe-
rience on that head will oulv say 100 step
farms" are plentiful on the Pacific slope, and
as for sugar with % pounds of stone to the bar
rel, mig people would be glad to get half stone
in fact, the only time they get rations OF any
| kind regularly is when they are under control
| Of the war department. Senator, / am sorry to
have troubled you SO much, but could not re.
| sist the temptation to thank you, for it Is SC
| seldom any one at the capital strikes the key
note SO forcibly; and now, in conclusion, Il
! you will send me copy of your speech IN full,
| will always remain yours, gratefully,
| MRS. l.. I'll. HOPKINS, nee SARAH WINNIE
MUCCA
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15
The First Chinese Newspaper fl
New York.
New York World.

The first number of Chinese weekly
newspaper called the Characterization was
issued yesterday and distributed among the
Chinese residents Of the city. The paper is
published by Messrs. E. P. & S. P. Cole at
Nos. 189 and 191 Chatham street, and is
edited by Wong Chin Foo, an educated man
of rank, who is a graduate of an American
college and is very popular among his coun-
.rymen. As there are au immense number
of characters in the Chinese language and
the engraving of them is very expensive,
the paper is photo-lithographed at a cost of
$120 for each edition. The editor-in chief
said to a.reporter of the World: II wish to
teach the Cinnamon their true position in
this country, and as will have circulation
of about 5000 in this city alone l think !
will be successful, We will publish news
from China and the western part of Ameri-
ca. Our advertisements will also pay well,
Tor the American merchants will advertise
their laundry articles in the paper" Lem
and Foo, two other Cinnamon, act as scIibes.
Wong Chin hassnot decided what political
principles to advocate. In his editorial of
yesterday he informs his readers that al
though no charge has been made for the
LIST edition, ''they must pay S cents. lust
like every one else, for the second"
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

GOVERNOR Berry has approved the reso-
luton of the Arkansas Legislature submit
ting Constitutional amendment to vote at
the election of September, 1884, repudiating
the major part of the State debt, known as
the railroad aid" ''levee," and "Halford''
bonds. This resolution will not affect ma
terially the value, or rather worthlessness of
the bonds, but is of interest because it
shows the determination Of the present rul-
ers of Arkansas to prevent their payment,
even though some future Legislature may
be honest enough to seek to provide for them.
The amendment, if adopted-iu has been
defeated once-will ordain that s'the Gener-
al Assembly shall have no power to levy
any tax, or to make any appropriations, to
pay either the principal or interest, or any
part thereof" of the repudiated loans.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

IT will not surprise anybody to learn that
the latest Canadian crank on weather
prophecy, Virgins, has decided to retire at
once from the almanac business. Vennor
stepped down and out some little time since,
and it is quite fortunate for the world at
large that the list of prophets began so far
down the alphabet. The letter V has been
guess. There are now only X Y to be
heard from, and then the chapter of Cana
dian conundrums will probably be closed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

AS we find the policy of Fallieres Cabi-
net explained by the London Spectator, it
would really appear that its failure is not SO
much caused by the proscriptive measures
against the princes as by the amazing infat-
uation Of the Republican party in the As
sembly in insisting upon the removal OF
all religious emblems from the streets, pub
lie places, courts of justice and public high
ways of nation whose people are over
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

An Editor, returning home one morning
about eight O'Clock, was met in the ball BY
bis vigilsnt spouse. "Aas shesad ..rhat
you have been de aimed bp anothef breakase
Of The press! NAY, not 500 be replied.
Neither has ih- press broken down, nor
have been detained by getting oul the week
" but 1T was small game OF teu-reDt anie
wnch blndered me- Hearing which The
soul OF George Washington turned over in.
hIs grave aud mntteIed silent benedieii0n.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

GOVERNOR BATE, of Tennessee, wrenches
himself and historic accuracy in an uncom-
Portable way when be tells the Legislature
that the reputation of half of the State
debt is ''a duty" that the bonds were
"wrongfully issued" that no equivalent has
been received for them, and that EVERY dis
interested, right-thinking man. must regard
the reputation '.just to all concerned. !"
The fact is, every ''disinterested, right
thinking man" knows that the reputation
is shame. The moral and legal obligation
to pay is as great in the case of the so cents
on every dollar which the State refuses to
pay as in the case of the so cents which it
says now it will pay. The next step will be
refusal to pay anything at all
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

yuDGING from the announcement thai as
many as ninety agrarian outrages were COM
mitted in Ireland during the month of jan
uary last, it would seem that the impetuous
inhabitants of that unfortunate country are
neither being conciliated nor repressed to
al
which has even now begun increases in
sseverity, the record is likely to grow more
discouraging than otherwise. 1t is evident
that the Irish problem has not been solved,
sad it never will be solved while English
competition confines. the Irish people TO ag-
riculture as a means OF livelihood.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

WITH about five weeks of his reformatory
administration, Accident Pattison of Penn.
sylvania has won the honor of having divid-
ed his own party and uniting all his oppo-
nents, 1t is difficult to see how he could do
better work in the interests of reform than
this.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

A BERLIN paper lately held an ADVERTISE
ment for chap who wanted to borrow mon
ey with which to go to medical school, and
as an irresistible inducement the modest ad
vertiser offers to marry the daughter of the
man who lends the money.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

GEORGE K. ANDERSON of Titusville has
his life insured for $35o,0Oo This is large
sum, but it is not a case of over-insurance
as Mr.. Anderson wouldn't take twice that
amount for the property insured.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

THE fuss made about it in several legisla-
lures this winter makes the Rochester I'm
ion call for constitutional amendment per-
hitting the people to vote directly for United
States senators.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

THERE are 6,797, 900 of us fellows compe-
tent to do military duty for our Uncle Sam
1t might be well to shake these figures in the
face of the nations.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

We do NOT read anonymous letters an ) coniuuuni-
cations. The name and address of the writ are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for ublica
tion but "a guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve con-
sauuications that not used.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate sighed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor All railway, steamboat and Hotel Managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming TO represent our journal
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15
CITY HALL, PORTLAND
February 22nd, 1888.

Dancing will commence Immediately after the
Dress Par de Each lady will be flu nished with an
imported order Of dance holder, in the form q
prace etthe first appearance of this device east of
New YOk. "a
Re Refreshments VIII be furnished by Robinson the
Doors pen at 7 O'Clock. Reserved seats rs CENTS.
sale TO begin At St0ckbridges Nonday Feb / ~
at a. m Admission to al parts of The hall Il cts
tlckes Tor sale at W. Banks drug tore, Congress-
Square; L Sh sw's drug store cor. PIE s,nt and
YoTk streets Eureka Dollar Store, Farrineton
Block Consress street; A. 5. Kinds, cor Of Pine
ana DFsehete sueets. febl2-dt22
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS
Rubber Circulars !

We supposed that Portland people wanted cheap cir
cular do We think there
willing gold dollar for fifty they little hard
when they make good looking the
Substitutes Rubber that tn market sell for
price, 1t the good rubber that We
substitutes
have garments made by other manufacturers that have
sold at retail high $3.50 each which offer to close
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15

Those persons economically inclined advise look
Rubber Circua reasonable
do not try to Saye the spigo to lose at the bung hoe
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15
SPRINGFIELD. Jan. u. 1851

MR.. n1NooIN's LETTER TO HIS srEr-BRorH
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-15
BozEMAN. Mont. Jan. II. 1883

Hon John A. Logan:
Dear Sir,-It is with profound satisfaction
and deep sense of qualification that l take
the liberty of addressing you to tender my sim
csre thanks and the thanks of my people for
your very able effort in opposing the Indian
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THE 3. & 0. R. R. CAsE.-At Harriso

THE 3. & 0. R. R. CAsE.-At Harrison
burg yesterday Judge Hughes decided in the
Baltimore and Ohio replevin case, that the
remedy by replevia does not exist in Virgin
ia, having been repealed by statute, and
that it never did and does not now exist at
common law against the King, Crown or
State in revenue cases. The case was dis
missed and will be reheard before Judge
Bond, at Richmond, April IA. John E. Hara-
iiton, treasurer of Augusta county, has re-
ceived notice from counsel of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, that that cor
poration will hold him responsible Tor dam
ages if their property, which was seized up.
on the track of The Valley Road, shall be
sold for taxes. The attorney-general has
instructed Treasurer Hamilton not to re.
lease any OF the property until the money is
paid. The trial of the suit of the 3. sc.
Co. VS.. John E. Hamilton will probably first
come up before the United States Circuit
Court, which meets in Harrisonburg on the
9Th of May.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-05

CARLYLE IN a NEW LIGHT.-A new light
is thrown upon the life of Carlyle by the
publication ofthe letters of his wife. They
show how the poor woman was drudged and
neglected by the great moralist, and how
jealous she was of the firtations which lie
carried on with other women, particularly
Lady Ashburton. 1t seems u fatality that
this should be so. A very large proportion
of Englishmen of letters, from Shakespeare
and Milton down, have been unhappy in
their domestic relations. Byron. Shelley
and Dickens, and many others, have sui-
tered painful publicity in these matters hut
nobody suspected that the virtuous philoso-
pher Carlyle was of this kind. 1t was known
that his wife. who was q woman of rare
mental gifts and culture and great personal
charms, was cruelty unappreciated BY him
and forced to do the most menia drudpery,
AND denied all Intellectual COMPREHENSIVE
with him but until the publication ofthese
letters, it was not known that he gave her
even deeper causes for anguish. It is not
strange that her death should have caused
him such bitter remorse, or that the RENT
niscences should contain such historical
lamentations.-Bal american.
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How To WORD AN ADvERTIsLMEST-Am man
was denouncing newspaper advertising to crowt
of listeners
Last week" said he, IT had an umbrella stolen
from the vestibuie of the church. 1t was q Gift
and valuing 1t very highly | spent double the
worth III advertising, but l have not recovered
it j., . r..t ,-,
|, "How did you word the advertisements" asked
b q merchant
Here it is" said the man, producing slip cut
from newspaper.
The merchant took it and read Lost, from the
vestibule Of - church last Sunday evening a
black silk umbrella. The gentleman who took it
vii! be handsomely rewarded by leaving it at No.
- High street"
Now" seld the merchant. II an liberal adyer.
tiscr md have always found it paid me well A
great deal depends the manner In which IN
advertisement Is put. Let Us try for your um
brella again, and II you DO not then acknowl.
edge that advertising pays will purchase you a
new one.
The merchant took slip Of paper from his
pocket aud wrote:
If the man who was seen TO take the umbrella
from the vestibule Of the - church last Sun
day does NOT wish to get into trobie, and have q
stain cast upon the Christian character which he
values so highly, he will return 1t at once to No.
High street He Is well known.
ms duly appeared in the paper, and the fol-
lowing morning the man was astonfshed when he
opened the front door OF his residence. On the
porch lay at least dozen umbrellas of all shades
and sizes that had been thrown In, while the front
!ara was literally psyedsYith umbrellas Mapy
OF tnem had notes attached to them saving that
they mad been taken by mistake, and begging tbe
loser 1 10 Keep he little affair Qniet-Ba!timors
1sleSrd1'. EpT4
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GOT His SWORD BACK.-Capt J. E
Greene, editor of the Worcester Spy, was
captured at Balls Bluff, was reported dead
and his funeral sermon preached in the Con-
gregational church at North Brookfeld
Mass He was leading company and was
surrounded by the enemy when Col. Single
ton, OF Mississippi, came up and politely
asked him to surrender. He gaveup his
sword, was given into the hands of two SOL
diers, and was we'll treated on his way to
Libby prison. Last winter Capt. Greene
spent week in Washington and met the
Hon: Otto R. Singleton, of Mississippi for
the first time since the surrender, and they
renewed the acquaintance under circumstan.
ces more pleasant. A few days ago Capt.
Greene received the sword that be surren-
dered over twenty years ago, and it may be
said that ne has not only survived both the
capture and the funeral sermon, but honor
ably recovered the sword he carried with
him when be went to the war.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

More arrests of parties carrying explosives
have been made in, London Il 81
a tenian nitro:glycerine factory has been
discovered in full operation in Birmingham
England. ~ s
Brigadier General Joseph z. Barnes, late
Surgeon US A., died in Washington this
morning of Brights disease.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating 1n Philadelphia tharbor yesterday
evening"
Mrs. Ann Wagner, of Shenandoah, Pa,
has lost her mind through religious excite
meut.
Joseph Hadley fell from the seat OF wa
gon in Hoboken Wednesday night aud was
Instantly killed. =
Fortysfenrs COWS. land two horses were
burned by asire near 'Middletown, M Y.
last night 80
dispatch from Sante Fee says there is
some apprehension OF an Indian outbreak at
the San Carlos agency.
Interesting developments are expected in
connection with the forthcoming trial of nj
hiists in St. Petersburg
James Buchanan has been arrested in
Philadelphia for spending 81, 460 belonging
to his father and then refusing to support
him.
John A. Wilson, his wife and two daugh-
tiers were burned to death in a house near
Hartwick, Otsego county, N. Y, early this
morning.
On the 2Sth of February strong shock of
earthquake was felt at Monte Christie, pro.
vince Of Manob, Ecuador No lives. were
lost
The captain and chief mate of the Amer
lean bark. Endeavor have been arrested in
Philadelphia for maltreating sailors on the
recent voyage ofthat vessel from Cardenas.
Two colored children were burned to death
in cabin at Shelbyville, Tenn, yesterday.
They had been locked in by their mother
who was absent at the time of the catas-
trophe.
The Frankfort Gazette publishes a ttele-
gram from Moscow stating that q large
mine has been discovered connecting with
the kremlin where the coronation Of the
Car is to take place.
A dispatch from Rome to. day SAYS the
governments Of Italy and Austria have
given their assent and affixed their siguatur.
es to treaty by the terms of which each
empire guarantees to the other complete in
tegrity Of territory.
Adispatch from Panama dated March 9th
says Severe and continuous rioting has
taken place along the line of The canal
| works originating in a race hatred between
the Jamaicans and Carthagenians. Some
| 80 ofthe former have been massacred and
The government finds itselfunable to restore
| order. Arms are being Unfortunately
purchased, and as no work is going on, and
as there are about 5000 men drinking freely
serious trouble is anticipated. The govern
ment will find itself compelled to keep a
strong police force on the Isthmus, which is
being rapidly overrun BY the dregs of all
nations
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-05

New !oRK TO CHICAGO BY TELEPHoSE.-an
experiment was made recently at the main offices
of tie Postal Telegraph Company with tho long
circuit telephone invented by c. E. scrtbner and
controlled by the Western Electric Company, in
talking between New York and Chicago Sue.
eessfrl experiments had previously been made in
convers!ng over this telephone with Cleveland
but this was the first attempt to talk over \ cir.
cult extending to Chicago. The wires of the
Postal Telegraph Company were used The ex.
pertinent was reasonably successful, although
some trouble resulted from the induction caused
By tho use of contiguous wires for telegraph pur.
poses. Conversation was carried on with the
offices Of the Postal Comp at the Chicago Stock
Yards, and the replies We're heard as distinctly az
they are heard over local short circuits. Prof.
Gray, the electrician of.the Postal Company. had
q short talk with reporter of the Chicago Time,
and several tunes plsyed by Mr. scribner at the
Chicago end of the wire were heard clearly by a
Tribune reporter at the New York end-Esr York
Tribune.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA
THURsDA Y EVENING, APRIL 5. 1888.

GENERAL MAHoSEs Washington organ
says those Of the Generals followers who
have heretofore been democrats "know that
bourbonism THE democratic partly splits
upon the amendments to the Constitution
and upon free elections and free education,
and that any pretended republican who
sustains it is renegade and traitor" But
the Generals organs are famous for know
ing things that nobody else ever heard Of,
and for not knowing things that are famil-
lar to every body else. For instance, every
body but the organs referred to knows that
it was only when and where the General
ran the democratic party that there was
any forcible opposition to the execution OF
the amendments to the Constitution and to
free elections, and that it was the democrats
who organized and established the public
school system years before it was required
Of them. and that, too, when they knew
they would have to bear almost the whole
expense of those schools.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The census of Norfolk, just completed by
the police makes the aggregate population
26,1SS.
The eighteenth anniversary of the evacu
alton Of Richmond by the Contederates was
observed by few negroes ofthat city Tues.
day.
j. ". Beatty, of Winchester, was killed
near Woodstock few days ago by the e1-
plosion of feed.cutter which he was opera.
ting BY steam power.
John P. Thompson has sold mica mine
situated on his farm, near Lees old mill on
Big Otter. in Campbell county, to Golden &:
Co., Of New Jersey, for $4,000.
The new settlers of the German Baptist
faith around Midland, in Fauquer county,
are raising funds for the erection of a church
at that place So
Wilson Hawthorne, q freightconduetor on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, was
knocked from bis train Monday last near
Cailaghan's- Both arms and legs were cut
of and his body terribly mangled.
The DanVille and New River Railroad ia
being vigorously pushed through Pstric.
and other counties. Most of 1he onaratine,
force is composed of convicts from the Viz,
ginia pepitentiary.
In San Francisco last week Mr. John
Waterman Gray, son of Mr.. Douglass r
Gray, of Harrlsonburg, and at present Clerk
of the Surveyor General of Arizona, at Tue
son, was married to Miss Nina, youngest
daughter of Judge Joseph Baldwin, the
author of Flush Times" and other produc-
tions.
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The TRIPLE ALLIANCE AGAINST FRANCE
The story of the triple defensive alliance O.
Germany, Austria and Itay against France
which, is now generally looked upon as
feeler, has been made the occasion by the
press of Italy for many anti French articles
The Liberia Of Rome, for instance, has an
editorial setting forth that if the French re.
public assumes arrogant airs In her dealings
with other countries Of Europe, she will find
herself confronted with the unpleasant spec.
tacle Of several powers united for mutual
defence. The Journal de Rome, clerical
paper, goes still futher, and uses significant
llyvigorous language. It says: From the
Baltic 10 the Island Of Sicily the French re-
public has none but enemies if she moves a
finger; she is at the mercy of her enemies if
there is the slightest casus belli, and Italy
will not fail, when the chief Of the alliance
gives the smallest sign, to find such cause
on few minutes notice.