New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-25
PERSONAL.


Louis Blanc were conducted on March by a large
asscmblage of Liberals at Fukui, Echizn Japan
The building In which they were held was deco
rated with lanterns inscribed with the word "jIyu"
-" liberty" An altar bore two wooden tablets, in
scribed with the names of the men who were to be
hOnored Five priests cOnndctcd religious services
and then speeches were made, chiefly on public ed
ucation, By leading men Of the province
What is believed 10 be the last letter ever writ
ten by Thomas Jefferson-to Mayor Weightman, of
Washington declining, because of sickness, an in
vitation to atond the Fourth of July exercises in
that city in 1S2G-has just found in an Old
family Bible in Baltimore. Referring TO the event
about to BE- commemorated it runs as follows {:
" May It be to the world what believe It will be
TO some parts sooner to others later but finally TO
alb the signal of arousing men to burst the chains
under which monkish ignorance and superstition
had persuaded them to bind themselves, and 20 as
sumo the blessings and security Of selt-goycrnment.
The form which we have substituted restores the
free right to the unbOunded exercise Of reason and
freedom Of opinion. All eyes are opened or opening
to the rights of man. The general spread OF the
lights of science has already lald open TO every
view the pa paOle truth that the mass Of mankind
has not been born with saddles their backs, nor
a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride
them lcgltnately, by the grace of Cod These are
ground, Of hope for Ohers-for ourselves let the an
nual return OF th, day forever refresh our recOec
lions OF iuclI rights anu uiiIilIInlsucu
to them
A correspondent of The CteUelapd Ledder relate
the following anccdote of the late Amasa stone and
his visit years ago to one of the commandments of
the High School of Cleveland: " callod at the
office OF Mcssrs Stone * Witt, for them to go up to
the High School. had been to the Auditors
office and ascertaned the amount of taxes paid by
each and then took the amount of school taxes paid
and asccTtained the cost per scholar IN tho schools
IN Cleveland including the cost the High School.
Mr.. Witt was not in and asked Mr.. stone To go up
to the lgh School to attend the examination of
his children. md see how well they could pass
animation in the several studies He saddle had
no children in the High School told him he was
mistaken aud asked him what amount OF tax he
paid in Clevelaud7 lie SAID he could not toll with
out looking at his receipts | then handed him the
figures had taken from the Auditors books, with
the calculations had made and the number of
children his taxes kept IN school in the city. This
a new and a very gratifying revelation TO hun,
and lac said he should pay his taxes more cheertully
IN the fu than he had done. he believed
i'm educating the children He be would go up,
but could not stay more than a half hour Soon
after he went into the room he became very much
Interested in the class IN algebra and the rapiIty
with which they made their demonstrations III
mathematics on the blackboard Inc half hour
soon passed, and l SAID to him: Mr. stone the
halt hour 10 up, and he replied: shall not so
until the exercises for tho afternoon are finished
Those are too interesting 10 leave lie frequently
referred to that visit, ID the ability exhibited by
the scholars and 20 the thOroughnoss of the teach
lug OF the principal of the High School,"
Lieutenant Wissmann, who explored the Congo
country with Dr. Togge. found the Old doctrines of
metclnpsl Ghosts an exceedingly valuable and
venient when travelling among the TuSchi-
anges. one OF the Baluba tribes. The two chiefs,
lschngenge and Mukenge, each wanted the
strangers, and each threatened to make war upon
the other unless Iosge and Wissnann visited him.
To prevent this it was decided that Iogge should
visit Mukcnge, while Wissmann went to stay with
the young chief Tschingclge Here the two
travellers made the objects of an extraordinary
worship. The natives have q belief that all the
pretty things that come TO them from abroad such
as bead ornaments, brlght-cOOred su1s, and SO on,
are fetched ont of the sea in the Far West by SUI
pcrlor white beings. Now, the predecessors OF the
two kings had gone to the West and not boon heard
OF any more. and the natives believed that their de-
fuuct kings spirits had in the OF transmira-
ton entered white bodies, and that
they were reyisiting their old countries
in the shapes of Togge and Wlsmann
VINO were treated with royal hOnOrs accord
ingly. Ischlugcnge put NlS,mJnn on a high char
while he himself took Il low seat, covered himself
with dust and addressed him as Kabasu Babu. a
few DAYS later the mother of the latter. Old |
n gro woman, arrived 10 greet her son, who had !
come back from the dead. NiSSmann of course re- |
Ceiycd her very aiteCtlUnatoiY. As kissing Is not |
the fashion with the negroes he gave her "A broad |
necklace Of beads IN re urn whereof she promised
to send him his property as soon as possible. THIS |
consisted IN forty OF fifty wives and some ivory |
lie told her not to hurry. and to keep his treasures
under her care for the present
HELENA. Mont. May Ex-Governor Crosby, who |
has been appointed visitor to West Point by the !
President. started eastward yesterday. He will he
absent sixty days.
WASnINGToN. Nav 24.-Count Lippe, of the
Austrian Legation was to-day presented to the !
Acting Secretary of State ard Charge d'Afiaires
during the absence of the Austrian Minister. Baron |
Schaf,r. Mir. De Bilt secretary of the Swedish and |
legation also presented as Charge |
ii AnaTes OF that Legation during the absence of |
Count Lewcnhaupt. II IS understood that these !
Ministers Will sail from New-York next week on a |
visit TO their respective countries