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THE FIRST NEGRO MEMBER.

DIR. +. :. u. MILLER CHOSEN TO MEM
BERSMIP IN TIE METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART.
Among the names considered 10y the
nominating committee of the Metro
politan Museum of Art for election to
annual membership last month was
that of DIR. t. 5. p. Miller, a colored
man living at 124 West Twenty-siXth
street. DIR. Miller was notified of his
nomination, and on the 9th of July
wrote letter accepting it. He was
elected at the meeting held last Thurs
day. He is the only col0red man that
has been elected TO membership in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
DR. Miller was born in Charleston in
1916. lie was slave, although his
mother was free born. She was de-
frauded out of her free papers. When
Port Royal fell into the hands of
Northern troops he, with other boys,
ran away and Joined the Union army
there. lie became the servant of Cap
tain \. ~ Elfwing. who has since been
United States Minister TO Sweden.
After Captain Elfwing came North,
Miller went into the service of Colonel
Ellery of Portland. Ne, and accOmpa-
MED the colonel to that city. There
he became the office boy for DIR. Sam
uel Tewksbury. He attended the pub
lie school 10y day and commercial col
lege at night. He WAS at one time a
student under the Rev. DR.. Tucker
man of Portland. In 1873 he legan to
read medicine with DIR. TewkSbury.
lie also took the regular course of
medical lectures at the medical college
of the city. In ISL he entered the
Howard University at Washington.
lie completed the course in 1874.
Il feel specially proud of this diplo-
ma" said DIR. Miller, as he exhibited
the Howard University sheepekin. 1T
contains the names of three colored
professors. 1t is signed by DIR. John
NJ. Langoton, then yice-president, act
ing as president; Charles B. Pervis,
professor Of obstetrics, andIA I. Au-
gusta, professor Of descriptive anato-
my."
Immediately after graduating, DIR.
Miller came to New York. He WAS
cordially received 10y the profession
here, and was elected Il member of the
gnuptv Medical S.,nintv nnd his nr:ln-
tlce Is not confined to his own race.
DIR. Miller is tall and slender. His
features are regular, although his color
shows but little mixture of white
blood. lie has closely trimmed side
whiskers. He speaks without negro
accent. His home, at 124 West Twen-
tr-siXth street, is neatly and tastefully
furnished, and his manners. dress, and
surroundings are those of any educated
gentleman OF means.=N. !. .Snn.
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has been the people will be satisfied.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR

appointed Judge Edmonds, and he did
not appoint him to be abused by Il
class of renegades President Arthur
made good appointment, although
the Central Republican Committee
don't agree with us on this question.
We have received their abuses because
we have seen fit to endorse President
Arthur's appointment. For the good
of our schools we advise harmony. We
advise Mr.. Johnson to take off his
war paint before he is forced to take
it eff.
The economist who is opposing
Senator Malone in Virginia is the
same individual who was convicted in
our courts for forgery. lie is the
Washington correspondent for the
Banner enterprise, and is well known
in this city. The Post must be very
hard up for matter to edify its readers
to allow such character as that to
occupy SO much space. We advise the
Banner Enterprise to drop this
notorious character. He has no
standing in this community.
The outlook for Republican success
in 1854 is good We shall carry the
country without any trouble.
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OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

For the last fifteen years our public
schools have been conducted by class
of men who have had no other interest
than to satisfy the personal whims of
Il few favorites. The taxpayers, who
have been earnest supporters of our
public school system, have been denied
the privilege Of having their children,
who have received an education, to
teach: but it has been the
desire of these men who have here
tOfOre controlled the schools to i'm
port teachers in this city, in total
exclusion of our home talent, and es-
tablish what we may style star cham
Der aristocracy, and place incompetent
teachers at the head of our schools, to
the exclusion of well-quaiified edu-
Gators. We have endeavored for the
last ten years to establish system
which our people would appreciate,
and remove from the board of trustees
such men whose vindictiYeneSS and
treachery have been ruinous to this
community, But it seemed that, when
ever we got class of commissioners,
it was their determined purpose not to
listen to the appeals and wants of the
citizens.
Our teachers have been kept in fear,
and a policy of tyranny was estab-
lished which, if it had continued, would
have destroyed the usefulness of our
teachers. We have cause to thank
President Arthur for the appointment
of Hon. J. B. Edmonds on the board of
commissioners, who knows no man by
his color. He is liberal man, and
recognizes the fact that he is public
servant, subject to the people, and he
wants everybody else to he and feel
so likewise. Commissioner Edmonds
says that our teachers need not have
any fear as to their positions SO long
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TIE LEADING COLORED MAN
OF AMERICA.

! From, he Boston Herald.
B. X. Bruce is signature found
upon every greenback and national
bank bill now issued by the govern
ment. writes Washington correSpon-
dent to the Chicago NetCS. Bruce is
registrar of the treasury, a very hon
orable office, previously held bv Glenni
W. ScOfield, who was transferred from
this place to the bench of the court of
, claims. Bruce is the most successful
colored man ever produced in this
! country. He is to-day the most prom
inent man of his race, not even except
ing Frederick Douglass, who is grow
ing old, and at tiueS shows signs of a
second childhood Bruce has accom-
pliShel marvellous success at an early
age. Born slave-he is now only 43
years of age-yet look at what he has
accomplished in spite of the fetterS of
! his original condition. He has edu-
Gated himself, made comfortable for
tune, has served one full term in the
United States Senate, is now the pos
SCISSOR of an Office which pays a salary
of $4,000, and is married happily and
fortunately. Indeed, there is scarcely
any one in the country, black or white,
who has had a career upon which for
tune has smiled SO completely as upon
Bruce. Bruce's luck is proverb
among the colOred people. His record
as an honest man is unimpeached 10y
his enemies. Although he was in pol
itics when the BourbOns charged all
sorts of corruption home to the men,
bers Of the carpet-bag government,
Bruce has always borne an honest
name He invested his savings in
lands in Mississippi just after the war,
and continued to do SO while actively
connected with the Mississippi legisla-
ture. He OWLS handsome plantation
of LOCO acres, upon which he has Il
number of comfortable buildings. Now
that he is confined in Washington, he
rents out his plantation to various
tenants.
lie was born a slave in Prince Ed
wards county, Va, March l, 1871.
His master was genial, kind-hearted,
careless old man who had an only son.
Bruce and the son were playmates.
The white boy had IA special instructor
Bruce was very quick. the white boy
cry duh. SO the colored lad reaped
the real benefit of the instruction.
Bruce says he cannot remember the
time when he could not read. lie
never knew any of the dISagreeable
features of slavery. He was always Il
>3et. lie was permitted to do as he
pleased. When he was grown. if he
had asked for permission to 60 North
for a visit, he would have had no
trouble in going. Several years before
the war, Bruce's master removed TO
Missouri. At the outbreak Of the war
the old man died. and the son went
S0nth to enlist in the Confederate
army. Three Bruces went over 70 the
Federal side by going TO Hannibal,
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Lifetime Of Various Animals.

Camels live from forty to fifty wears;
horses average from twenty-five to
thirty; oxen, about twenty; sheep
eight or nine; aad dogs, twelve to fif-
teen. Concerning the ages attained
by non-ll,ne-ticateI animals only
few isolated facts are known. The
East Indians believe that the life
period of the elephant is about 50V
years, instances being recorded OF these
animals having lived I30 years in con-
fnement alter capture at an unknown
age. Whales are estimated to reach
the age Of 400 years. Some reptiles
are very long-lived, an instance beng
furnished by tortoise which was con
fined in 1888 and existed until lI55'
when'he perished by accident. Birds
sometimes reach a great att, the eagle
and the swan having been known 10
live one hundred years. The longeyl-
ty of fishes is often remarkable. The
carp has been known to live 200 years
common river trout fifty years; and the
pike, ninety years; while Gesner-a
Swiss aturalist-relatcs that PIKE
caught in 1897 bore a ring recording
the capture of the same fish 2jI years
before. Insects are very sh0rt-Hyed,
usually completing the term OF thef
existence in a few weeks or months.
Some even perish within a few hours
after emerging from grub state anu
die upon tie very day of entering upon
their new life As q general rule not
to be applied too closely, larger types
of animals live longer than smaller
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After the Fruit.

Baby is very eXacting at table. HeE
mother has, in consequence, been OBJ
liged toforbid her to ask for anything
One day there was adish OF magniu-
cent Strawberries upon the table Ba-
by coveted them with longing eyes
She threw a suppIicating glance at her
mother aud another at her father ou'
this characteristic mmicry was unSuC'
cessful.
Baby was disconsolate. She uttered
a deep sigh, and, leaning over to net
fathers side in q way to be well hei'Fu'
she said
PA, tell ma that | have not aSA7N
for any strawberries =
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Special notices, so cents each.
Ten lines constitute an inch.

All communications pertaining to business
must be addressed TO the Business Manager
Matter for publication and on private business
must be addressed to the Editor and Proprie-
tor. In conjunction with the BEE, the mana
gers have established q News Bureau of the
Colored Press. We are prepared to furnish
biographies, special correspondence and news
items at a reasonable price. The object OF the
bureau is to furnish cOlored journals with
81 ecisl Washington letters when they have TO
special correspondents. We have come Of the
best writers in the country connected with the
bureau, which will enable us to furnish truth
full ispicy and concise correspondence. Give
the News Bureau o call.
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LINCOLN AND BRUCE.

The great struggle of 1854 is rapidly
approaching and the republican party
must, as usual, furnish the nation with
President and Vice President. Our
party must continue to do this for the
nation has not sufficient confidence in
any other nor all others combined to
allow them to get the chief reins in
their hands.
The Colored Press throughout the
whole country seem favorable to Hon.
Robt. T. Lincoln for President of the
United States and Hon. B. X. Bruce
for Vice President. The Weekly
PjIof, Ala. says This would be most
excellent ticket for the republicans TO
nominate for the great struggle of
next year. That this ticket has many
elements OF strength, not possessed 10y
any other two men Of the party, is
patent to all thinking men"
The BEE-W Washington, ID. c., says !:
1.-THE CoLoRED PRESS
throughout the country seem TO be
favorable to Hon. Robert T. Lincoln
for President of the United States.
Whether Secretary Lincoln is made
President or not, in 1884, we are as
sured that he will enter the convention
with United South and strong
Southwestern faction. The name of
Lincoln will be living monument to
posterity. Hon. B. K. Bruce is spoken
of either for the Nice-Presidency or the
Cabinet. The nation honors Mr.
Bruce, and the South will enter the
next convention strong for him. The
colored press will WELD a great deal of
influence in the next republican Goa
vention, and both Secretary Lincoln
and ex-senator Bruce will he impor-
tant factors" Whatever else the col
ored people may prove guilty of We
very much hope that they will never
prove 50 diSloyal to themselves, their
children, their country and their
Maker as to vote against the repub-
lican party. We believe with the
"BEE" that, the republican party, not
withstanding the blunders of some of
its leaders, it will have the colored
vote in the next Presidential election.
What the negroes of the country want
is protection in the enforcement of the
laws OF the Constitution of the United
States. The colured man Is satisfied
with the principles enunciated 10y the
republican party ii they are enforced
to a etter-People'S Weekly I1yormer.
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TIE NEW BABEL.
The Strange COmmInEIinR Prssau...
Life at san FrancIscc, IN

The Strange Communicating Pressnf.a .
Life at san Francisco. IN
Here are airs OF MarseilIes and Of
Pekin. The shops along the street,
are like the cOnsulates Of different NJ
tiOns. The passers-by vary in feature
like the slides Of q magic lantar,
For we are here in that city of GOLD -
which adyenturers eongregated out of
all the winds of heaven; we are in .
land that, till the other day, was rulod
and peopled by the countrvmen of
COrtes; and the sea that laves the nio,,
of San Francisco is the ocean of tho
east and the isles Of summer Tbo..
goes the Mexican unmistakabIa. thor,
the blue-clad Chinaman with his wbita
slippers; there the soft-spoken. brow,
Kanala, or perhaps a wmf from h,
away Malaga. You hear French
German, italian, Spanish and EDoE,b
indifferently. You taste the food of
all nations in the various restaurants.
passing from a French prix hye wbara
everyone is French. to roaring Ger
man ordinary where everyone is Ger
man; ending, perhaps, in a cool and
silent Chinese t-a-Louse. For every
man, for every race and nation that
city is a foreign city, humming with
foreign tongucs and customs. and vet
each and all have made themselves at
home. The Germans have q German
theater and imumerabIc beer gardens
The French fall of the lastile is cpIo.
brated with squibs and banners. and
marching patriots, as noisy as the
American Fourth Of July. The ItaL.
ians have their dear domestic quarter
with italian caricatures in the win.
dows, Chianti and polenta in hs
taverns. The Chinese are settled &in
! China. The goods thev offer for saIe
are as foreign as the lettering on the
sign board of the shop; dried fish
from the China seas; pale cakes and
sweetmeats-the ike, perhaps. once
eaten 10y Badroubadour; nuts of m-
friendly shape; ambiguous, oUtlandish
vegetables, misshapen, lean, or bulb
ous-telling of q country where the
trees are not as our trees, and the very
back garden is a cabinet Of curiosities
The joss house is hard by, heavy with
incense, Packed with quaint carvings
and the paraphernalia OF foreign
ceremonial. vi these YOU behold,
crowded together in the narrower ar
teries of the city, cool, sunless httle
mOldy, with the unfamiliar races at
your elbow, and the high musical sing.
song of that alien language in your
ears. Yet the houses are of Occident-
al build; the lines of a hundred teIe-
graphs pass, thick as q ships rigging
overhead, q Kite hanging among them
perhaps. or perhaps two, one European
one Chinese, in shape and color; mer.
camille jack, the Italian fisher, the
The bee., 1883-07-21
COMMISSIONER EDMONDS, EN-
DDRSED.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., July 20, 1873.
10 HE Hon. Commissioners o. The Djsbi@ q
tolumbtd:
GENTLEMEN:-In compliance with
the expressed will of the people in Il
meeting of colnred citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia, am directed TO ten
der YOU gentlemen their sincere thanks
for the deep interest You showed In
their welfare 10y the appointment of
Messers. Smith, Purvis and Brooks as
trustees of Public schools. Your kind
and earnest consideration in this mat
ter and the conclusion you reached, /
am directed to assure is greatfully
cheherished by many of the colored
people of the District, who 10 not be-
lieve You could have made better Sc
lections.
Very respectfully,
J. BELL, President
ARTHUR ST. y. SMITH, Secretary.
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O'Hara is the only colored man now
in Congress but he is business all the
time and will no doubt do more than
a half a dozen of the others we have
had put together. North Carolina did
herself an honoriwhen She elected him,
for he represents the Tarheel5 with
credit TO himself and the state.
The bee., 1883-07-21

We welcome vol. l No. j. of the
Boston HUI, seven colum folio well
gotten up and edited 10y Mr.. b. r,
Wilson. Long live the Hub.
The bee., 1883-07-21

The supremacy of the silk-worm is
seriously threatened if the report of
the discovery of new textile fibre
yielding plant in Mexico is authentic.
Mexican newspapers declare that this
plant, which is of the vine species
yields brilliant, fine, strong fibre, that
takes dyes readily and is extremely
plant and durable. There are said to
be no difficulties in the way of its pre-
paration and manufacture, and the
fabric made from it closely resembles
silk. If correctly described, this new
vegetable in addition to the list of tex
tiles will add largely to the already
abundant natural resources of Mexico.
There is hardly doubt, however, but
that the plant will flourish in other
lands of like latitude and temperature
if transplanted.
The bee., 1883-07-21

We regret that the BEE staff could
not attend the private picnic given 10y
the popular Assembly Club at Con
cove Grove on "Wednesday July Is.
The bee., 1883-07-21

There are few notorious negroes.
and paid hirelings of the bourbons OPP
posing the liberal movement in Vir-
ginia. The Post of this city allowed
them grant of space this week. We
are not surprised at the country being
disgusted with democratic supremacy
when such notorious negroes and
white convicts are supporting it.
The bee., 1883-07-21

We call the attention of our readers
80 the article from the Boston Herald
IL speaks well for Senator Bruce.
The bee., 1883-07-21

Hon. Fred Douglass viii return to
the city in few days. Mr.. Douglass
has had a pleasant time.
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Hon. ]. E. O'Hara. of North Cara

Hon. ]. f. O'Hara, of North Caro-
lima whn hac I,no,4 =, NJ -,
some time looking after matters con
cernining his state before the depart
mets, seems to have got his business
fixed and left with his family for
Nags Head, \. C., where they will
stay until August when they will go
north.
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OF r RENIE W.

j. u. EDMONDS AND
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HENRY
JOHNSON AND HIS COHORTS VIM
DICTINENESS-WE WARN HIN TO BE
QTIET-lIIS DEFEAT ENDORSED BY
THE COLORED CITIZENS-h LETTER
OF THANKS SENT TO TIE COMMIS-
SiONERS-IF HE Is ANXIOUS To
KNOW TIE REASON THAT HE WAS
NOT APPOINTED, TIE BEE" CAN
INFORM HIN--TIIE SCHOOLS To BE
CONDUCTED UPON \ HIGHER BASIS
THE MINED SCHOOL QUESTION
DISCU USSED-JOHNSONS : LETTERS IN
THE REPUBLICAN-IF Ills FRIENDS
HAVE ANY REGARD FOR HIN, WE
WARN THEN TO KEEP OUT OF
PRINT-NEWS, ETC, ETC.
The bee., 1883-07-21

The Prince of Montenegro is prac-
tical reformer of the heroic style. Some
time ago he closed all the cafes and
drinking shops in his dominion. re-
garding them as schools of effeminacy,
extravaganza and corruption. Then
he abolished all titles, so that while
formerly every other man in MOntene
gro was an Excellency." now even
the ministers have to be contented
with plain "Mr." And now the prince
has issued an interdict againgt all ''lux-
urious wearing apparel" including
crayats, gloves, walking sticks, para
soils and umbrellas. And no one dares
complain, because the prince himself
lives up to the strictest letter of his
laws.
The bee., 1883-07-21

The board of school trustees have
been appointed, and to the satisfaction
of the people Of the District Of Colum-
bia. For fifteen years have our public
schools been conducted by hellish
faction, to the detriment of our public
school system. The opposition side
are dissatisfied, and are setting up all
kind of pretenseS. Mr.Henry JohnSon's s
letters to the RepubIjc0R will not in
fluence the people of this city to de-
nounce the commissioners. We advise
him and his friends to remain quiet,
and take their defeat like men. Com
missioner Edmond's interview in the
Post of the 18th explained his position
on the school question, and to the
satisfaction of the colored people.
Consistency,
The bee., 1883-07-21

All the light and delicate tints come
in ladies fine silk underwear Tor
summer.
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" THOU ART \ JEWEL.

Where is the consistency in the ar
gument made by the other side? Is
it not true that Prof. J. NJ. Gregory
has suit now pending in court pray
ing admission for his children in the
county schools. Now the question is
raised that a certain man sends his
children to the white schools. That is
true, but where the consistency is be-
tween the argument and the opposi-
tion we cannot see. If
The bee., 1883-07-21

According to our best knowledge,
the laborers who built the great Pyra-
mid received sum per day equal to
the purchasing power of two cents of
our money. The laborers employed in
building the East River bridge re-
ceived an average of $3.50 per day.
This contrast is the best illustration
of modern progress it has made work
men 125 times better off than they
were when the great Pyramids were
built. This does not mean that they
are now too well off, or not well enough
off; it simply shows where progress
most improves the material condition
of mankind, and that is in the field, the
forge, the shop, the mill.
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In the French do
men /; in the English
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MIR. JOHNSON

can afford to rush into print and keep
up howl because he was not ap-
pointed. we can afford to meet him.
The citizens are tired of his course.
and we advise him to remain quiet be-
fore it is too late. We regret to see
our friends led aStray by this man. but
we are satisfied that there are Il few
of our friends who heretofore have
supported Johnson have withrawn
their support. after having found out
that the people did not want him.
COMMISSIONER EDMONDS
has the congratulations of our citizens.
and the colored people endorse the re-
moval of Henry Johnson from the
school board. We are confident that
our schools will be conducted upon a
higher basis, and to the satisfaction of
the commissioners and people.
THE MINED SCHOOL
question has been explained by Com
missioner EdmOnds, and We are more
than inclined to believe, that if Com
missioner Edmonds continues us he
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

An organization under the name OF
the National Horse Show association
of America proposes to hold a preli-
minary exhibition in New York city,
during the fall. At this exhibition re-
presentatiYes of all classes of horses
are expected to be present. The asso-
citation claims for its object the i'm
proyement and exhibition of horses in
America.
The bee., 1883-07-21

It would be a most curious calCula-
,tion which would establish, even APP
proximately, the difference between
the population of New York city dur
ing the day and the night. 1t must be
somewhere in the hundreds of thous-
ands, and it is quite possible that it
will reach half, or even three-quarters
of million. 1t is doubtful if in any
other city in the world so many work
ers by day leave the hive to sleep in
other cities. Brooklyn alone, if ferry
statistics can be taken as the bias of an
estimate, must accommodate at least
100000 persons at night who swell
the metropolitan total during the day.