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THE BETHEL LITERARY.

lhe Bethel Literary and Historic
ASSOCIATION was edited on Tuesday
evening 10y an interesting and unan-
sNeFahle paper from Mr.. Calvin Dew
Johnson. The subject of his paper
vas compulsory education" The
paper throughout was beyond all doubts
I logical one. After the reading of
VT 3ohnSon'S paper, cold water was
,aIo"n on it by a presentation Of
BOOK t. the president so-called bv Miss
ANNE Gary, which should not have
,aAen place at that time Had the
book been presented before the reading
u lhe paper or after the discussion of
II 10y the association, it would have
"eeh IN keeping with common decency
ana respect. Such should not he re-
Ptdted again. Mr.. Warning, the late
t,utor OF the Afro-dmerjcdR opened
me discussion. The argument of the
gentlemen was good, but he failed to
prove, also Mr. j. w. Cromwell, that
'oohpulSory education in the United
STATES was wrong. The arguments of
neilher established good or logical
c'>lS' that compulsory education was
no' y, necessity. The BEE agrees with
Al. Johnson. FirSt--Because if COM
puSury education were established in
.ne United States, the cclored race
throughout the country would re-
ceIve better educational advantages.
9econd-The government would be
compelled to appropriate money for the
,gNcation of the masses if such system
"eme a law. Third-If such system
We're established, whatever, prtten-
SlonS State had, such a State would
nave to establish sufficient and legal
authority for its failure to carry the
system into operation, SO far as the
negro was concerned. Fourth-Il-
Lteracy in the South Would be obliter-
a'ed and thus intellectually improve
the negro.
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Mr. VIM. Bucknell. of Philadelphia,
generous supporter of many public institu-
tions, handed to the board of trustees of the
university at Lewisburg, Pa, "a Baptist theo-
logical seminary bis check for 100000, in
cluding his own subscription of $4,000,
which was made on condition thst $4,000
more should be secured.
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Forty.Eighth Congress.
SENATE.

The Senate gave a large part of the day to
discussion of the bill providing that the
farmers of the country be represented IN the
Cabinet by a secretary of agriculture. Long
speeches in favor of the bill were made by
Messrs. Plumb, Williams and George. 1t
was urged that the farmers we're suffering
from the operations of middlemen and spec
ulators; that no agricultural interest, except
sugar and rice, had been fostered by the gov
ernment that the transportation interests of
the country had been dealt with as though
the only people to be consulted were the men
OF Wall street. 1t was said that the leading
countries of Europe all fostered agriculture.
The debate was not concluded.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill providing for
the appointment of commission to conslder
the subject of railroad transportation.
Tt provides that the President with the
advice of the Senate, shall appoint seven
commissioners from civil life, whose duty il
shall be to investigate the subject of railroad
transportation in relation to the agricultural
commercial and industrial interests of the
country The commission is to inquire gen.
orally into the grounds of complaint against
the railroads resulting from unjust discrimi-
nation. exorbitant or unequal rates, INSULT
cient facilities for trafc, or unlawful combi.
nation, and in what manner existing evils
C IN be remedied by legislation, aud to report
of December next
In the Senate Mr.. Davis, of W. Va, made
an interesting speech i'll favor Of the bill 20
enlarge the powers ard duties of the depart
ment of agriculture. The tariff bill was
further considered, and several amendments
adopted.
The Postmaster General has declared the
following-named concerns to be fraudulent,
and has excluded their correspondence from
the mails: NJ. J. Carlisle & Co., of Brooklyn,
N. Y; Chase & Co., New Haven, Conn.
In the Senate, consideration was resumed
OF the Ben Holiday bill until the close of the
morning hour, when the Tariff bill was again
taken up. The amendment by Mr.. German
to increase the duty on bi-chromate of potash
to So cents was defeated. Several others
were offered, some of which were adopted.
No action was taken on the bill.
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THE NEWS.

The funeral services over the. remains of
the late Lot NJ. Morrill, took place at Augusta,
Me. The governor and council and the mem
bers of the bar of Augusta attended in n
body.
VIM. G. Morris, collector of customs al
) tka, Alaska, is confident the rich mineral
deposits Of Alaska must soon attract atten-
ton. The lodes found at the base of the
mountains, which can be traced up their
sides, arc being worked by surface;diggerS
TO advantage. Last season small force of
men made over $4,000. Little respect,
however is paid to the proprietary interests
OF Others, and the diggings have been much
Inter1eFed with. Considerable Pacific Coast
capital is finding its way into Alaska, and
has already brought into prominence lines of
mines as large as the whole Comstock lode.
A fire broke out in P. Gaffney's store at
Neenah, Wis, consuming it. The flames ex-
tended to Kimberly q Elmer's drug store on
the west, rapidly burning that, and to the
Pettibone block on the east, containing the
National Bank of Neenah, Miss Lansing's
fancy store, Paine's confectionery store,
klmballs toy store and news-room, Mrs.
Weber's dressmaking establishment and the
postoffice. quickly laying all in ruins. The
Russell House next took fire and burned out
like tinder-box. The walls are still stand
ing. Seaver's boot and shoe shop, Clausen
d Grams general merchandise store and
Osier's meat market followed. Russells loss
is $4,000; insurance $4,000. Gaffney's loss
will amount to $4,000. The total loss must
reach 100000.
Reports concerning the northwestern
blizzard in Dakota, Minnesota, northern
Wisconsin and Iowa say that q number of
people have been frozen to death and lost in
the snow-storms and that rail travel is much
delayed.
The works of the Chicago smelling and
refining company, corner Of Fortieth and
Clark streets have been totally destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Rev. j. G. Talbot, bishop of the Episcopal
church, diocese of Indiana, died of paralysis
at the residence of his brother, r. Talbot, in
indianapolis.
Robert L. Pattison has been inaugurated
Governor of Pennsylvania. At the opening
of his address he said: II adopt as of direct
application to the present time a sentence
from President Jackson first inaugural, in
which he says: The recent demonstration of
public sentiment inscrtbes on the list of e1-
ecutive duties, in characters too legible to be
overlooked, the task of REFORM His address
throughout aimed at the reforms needed to
make the government prosperous and honest.
The white population of Petersburg, Va,
is 10000, the church membership 5,263. The
colored population is 12, 900, and their church
membership is 6,713. More than half the
population of both races are members of the
churches
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100 YOUNG MEN, colored, for ac-
tiee service on the Western frontier;
good salary and all expenses paid. For
particulars apply at 1916 F STREET
jan13-1m.
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FIRE IN TIE PLANTERS HOTEL, ST. LOUIS.
The Planters hotel, one of the largest ir
the city, took fire Sunday morning, January
IL, and burned SO rapidly that two persons
lost their lives. The main building forms
three sides Of a rectangle. The fourth side
Is formed by a four-story building, forty
years old, midway of which. OH the ground
Iloor, is the boiler-room. and the kitchen is
OIL the floor above it. The two upper floors
are occupied by the help of the house, about
-. The fire started close to the narrow
stairway, and was carried up to the roof Dy
the draft. cutting off escape by the stairs.
The tiremen prevented the flames extend
ing beyond % feet from the point of origin
but in that space they burned clear through
TO the roof, destroying ten rooms. The fire
crossed the alley to the furniture warerooms
of Block. TYLER & Co.. where the firemen had
another fierce but short fight. The damage
10 the hotel is about $4,000, and to the fur.
niture rooms about $4,000, all covered b!
Insurance.
The hotel is substantial structure, pro-
:ided with fre-escapes and stairways, and
had the fire invaded it, its progress would
have been slow. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
This evening the workmen found the char
red body of Henry Blaney at the foot of the
stairway. lie had been in the hotel since he
was a boy, and was over sixty years old.
The other two dead men are Carlo Rebole, II
scullion, and Dennis Repoati. carver.
Bodies are daily taken out of the ruins Of
the NeWhall hotel at Milwaukee.
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Washington News.

In the course of the proceedings in tbe star
route trial, Mr.. Merrick intimated that the
Jury would be considering the evidence in six
weeks. Counsel for defense said that the
case might possibly be given to the jury in
i've or sixmonths.
The more important changes proposed by
the Senate committe on appropriations in
the Postoffice Appropriation bill is an amend
ment fixing July /, 1853, as the date when the
reduction of the rate of letter postage from
cents to 2 cents shall 60 into effect instead
OF January l, 1884, as proposed by the House
Ihe bill has not been acted on.
The following United States Senators have
been elected: Harris, of Tennessee: Ransom.
North Carolina; Garland, Arkansas; Frye,
Maine; Salisbury, Delaware.
The grand jury returned into the Criminal
Court indictments against Arthur Payne and
Thomas r. Foote, the former for unlawfully
and corruptly endeavoring to influence the
action of VIM. X. Brown on the first star
route trial by presenting Brown for signature
an agreement to sell his vote as Juror for
S2,5oo, and the latter for procuring Payne to
present to Brown the said agreement.
The President has signed the Civil Service
bill.
Rear Admiral Hughes, commanding the
Pacific Station, has reported to the Navy De-
partment the loss of the keg containing $50
Coz from the vault of the railroad company
1T Panama, and asks that that sum should be
It cnce forwarded for the use of the ships at
hat station. He approves Pay Inspector
Parks, to whom the keg was directed. The
government will not suffer by the loss of the
money, as it was fully insured by the express
company.
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The First Presbyterian Church at Cincin-
natl was burned just after the congregation
had dispersed. The fire originated from the
furnace. Loss 81, 900; insurance $1,000.
The bee., 1883-01-20

Halls. at 923 Eleventh street, is the
best place to 60 to get good box of
fried oysters for twenty-five cents, and
stove-pipe larger beer for five cents.
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OUR REVIEW.

THE COMING CONFERENCE OF Cor
oRED NIRGINIANs--Is IT To Re
ANOTHER SELL OuT?-H.RR1s
sTEVENs, THE RECENT TRADrps
ToooNCoCT ANoTHERPPAN TO SELL
oUT VIRGINIA NEGRoEs-WHAT
Is THE SCHEME E2-WHAT HAS THE
NEGROES GAINED UNDER THE
LIBERAL, INDEPENDENT AND STAL-
WAkr PARTIES PA FAIR REVIEW
OF TIE POWERS THAT HAVE BEFN
AND ARE Now-WHAT DOES IT
MEAN2--THE CIRcrs CoMiNG-TuE
NEGRo's EYES ARE OPENING. sc.
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VOUNG'S RELIABLE CLOTH AND SILK
Il HOUSE. Foreign and Domestic Dry
Goods, Ladies' and Gents Furnishings.
736 Seventh Street, Northwest, Washington.
Every ore dollar buyer gets red ticket;
six red tickets entities the holder to a useful
present. Cheapest place for bargains and
presents. 1t pays everybody to call.
Sc 16. 1 mo.
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Bible schools nor seem interested in them
themselves
Elwood C. Siler conducted the gospel tenn
perance meeting last night.
An excellent temperance exercise given by
twenty-three bright-faced children was con-
Quoted by Mary J. Outland. The Rotations
were selections from the Bible and various
authors both of prose and poetry. Ella ].
Davis read avery spicy paper on Bible-school
graduates.
William s. Weoton, chairman of the COM
mittee on library and literature, made his
report. A higher education was strongly
urged as one of the undeniable means by
which the church is to live and prosper.
The subject of foreign missions in connec-
ton with Bible schools was ably presented
by Jessie A. Cook. Let US work with our
might for the FORMULATION of truth, right
and Christianity at home and abroad
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Hanlan Defeats Kennedy.

BosToN, May 31.-The match race, single
SOULS, between Edward Hanlan, of Toronto,
and John A. Kennedy, of Portland for 81
500 a SIDE took place this afternoon at
Point of Pines, the distance being three miles,
with a turn. A smart rain fell just previous
to the race, yet when the men were called
out a smoother course has rarely been seen
on lake or river.
The start was effected at 645. Kennedy
soon took slight lead, which he kept for
the first mile; Hanlan, however, keeping
Kennedy well up to his work, and there
was pretty race for that distance
There were fears of a foul, and indications
that both men were going out of the course.
Hanlan was apparently the first to discover
this, and thereby gained several lengths. By
this time Hanlan had headed Kennedy, and
turned the stake boat four or five lengths in
advance. After the first mile Hanlan evil
IDENTIFY imagined he had the race in his own
hands, and after turning the stake-boat re-
duced his stroke to the minimum and rowed
at ease, while Kennedy kept nearly the same
stroke throughout. The official time of Han
Ian was 1904, Kennedy 10 50; showing that
Hanlan won by about twenty lengths. About
$500 people witnessed the race
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Minor Notes.

Heber H. Allen has taken editorial charge of
paper next week.
Jane Poe, married woman of Bedford, at
tempted suicide on Tuesday afternoon by taking
laudsnum. Prompt attention saved her life.
Samuel Cram, living near Rockford, Wells
county, attempted TO commit suicide on Tuesday
by shooting himself with pistol. The weapon
was loaded with shot, and only few penetrated
his body.
Three Versailles young ladies called at the
iee-cream saloon, the other day, aud. after eat
ing three dishes of cream and cake, one of them
walked up 10 the clerk and said she would have
10 kiss him for the pay, AS she had lost her
pocketb0Ok.
Robert Rogers, a young man who was with q
Bedford, on Wednesday,, was struck on the back
fifteen pounds. The injuries he received are Of
a most serlons nature and may prove fatal
Near LoogOotee, on Tuesday evening, n boy
named James Connor was found dead in a ditch
with two horses on top OF him. The hoy had
been narrowing iD n field, and was riding one of
the horses, and it is supposed that the animals
ran away with him. throwing him IN the ditch
and falling on him.
As the express wagon Of George TAYLOR was
returning from the cemetery with load of pas
sengers, at Aurora, OF Wednesday, a little bow
by the name of Faulkner attempted TO catch on
the wagon, but missing his hold he fell TO the
ground, and the wheel of the wagon passed over
his abdomen, injuring him so seriously that
death resulted almost immediately.
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Brief Mention.

The cyclone killed $50 crows at Oak Grove,
Dewitt county.
Andrew Mccain, miner III coal shaft az
Bunker Hill, was killed on Wednesday evening
by the fall of tub full of rock just sent up the
shaft.
Ex-Mayor Robert H. Tinker, of Rockford, was
garrOted and robbed of $3.50 in gold. He was
choked so he could not speak, and had both arms
pnioned.
A couple of small colored boys who have been
supplying the st. Charles markets with poultry,
were caught in the act of roboing the chicken
roosts % unsuspecting citizens.
A Du.chman Stark. who had one pet
p0rker. tried cutting the hogs TO prevent lis
roofing up the garden. His plan proved a COM
plete success. He cut an artery, and the pig
won't root any more.
A travelling tinker named John Smith was ar
rested ut Lincoln, last week, on suspicion Of
being about to rob st. Patrick's Catholic Church
He WAS found inside the church, and for that Of
Tense was sent up for thirty days.
Illinois has State veterinary surgeon, and he
seems to he exerting himself TO good purpose.
He has just completed tour of inspection in
Livingston and Whitesides counties, where the
horses are soreiy afflicted with glanders. Strin-
gent quarantine measures are enforced, aud in
some cases the horses are shot.
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WILLIAM L. YANCEY.
Recalling an Occasion When He Was Kissed
in Cincinnati.

Recalling an Occasion When He Was Kissed
in Cincinnati.
louisville Courier-Journal.
80 VIM. l.. Yancey is to have monu-
ment at last" said gentleman to a reporter
yesterday. We'll, it's about time" he con-
tinued: "Yancey was a remarkable man."
"What do you mean," asked the reporter,
by your remark? Was he more remar ka-
BILE than hundreds of other men the country
has producedP'
IN some respects, in many, he stood
alone. No man in the South was more ex-
IRENE in his proslavery views; in fact, he
was the antipode of Wendell Phillips. In
1S49, think it was; anyhow it was in the
Democratic convention which nominated
Lewis Cass for the presidency, Yancey offered
resolution declaring that the doctrine of
non-interference with the rights of slavery
by any portion of the people is the true re-
publican doctrine This proposition created
breeze in the convention, and after a long
and earnest debate was voted down by an
overwhelming majority. Yancey fought the
Abolitionists and gradual emancipationists
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SPORTING MATTERS.
Louisville Jockey Clubs Eighth Day, with
Some Fine Races.

Some Fine Races.
LOUISVILLE, May 31.-With two stake
races and three other events the programme
of the eighth day was an interesting one
The weather was fair and the attendance
good Speculation on the result was active
The first event was the mile dash for the
club purse, $3.50. Farrigut, the favorite,
beat his two competitors handily in 1:471z.
The second event, the Woodburn stakes,
for three-year-olds, mile and an eighth,
closed with eight entries and had four
starters. Leonatus, the Derby winner,
finished first In 2:O25l. Sovereign Pat second
Vibrator third, Murmur last,
The selling race, mile and an eighth, was
taken by Little Buttercup, the favorite, in
Los, with Major Hughes second Monticello
third. Manitou and Edison were the other
starters
For the McGrathiana stakes for two-year-
olds ten of the original entries came to the
post. The race was won by Bob Miles in
1:0414, Mona second, Granite third. Granite
was the favorite, Mona second, and Bob
Miles third choice in the pools.
The fifth race, steeplechase handicap about
two miles. for purse of $500, was won by
Guy in 4:1SA Disturbance second; Snowbok
lost his rider, and was therefore out of the
race,
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at every turn; he fought Clay's Missouri COM
promise, and as early as 1853 proposed the
organization of committees of safety all over
the cotton States, declaring: We can thu
fire the Southern heart instruct the South
ern mind, give courage TO each other, and at
the proper moment, by one organized, con-
centrated action, we can preci plate the cot
ton States into revolution He was the
boldest leader of the extreme party south of
Mason and Dixons line"
Were you personally acquainted with
YanceyT'
NO, not personally, though 1 knew of
him we'll by reputation; and | shall never
forget the last speech / heard him make. 1t
was in Cincinnati, in Pixies 0pera-house, in
1860, just before the election OF Lincoln.
The great house was crowded from pit to
ceiling TO hear the eloquent Southerner He
had talked as only Yancey could talk for two
hours. Reaching his peroration he said, in
substance: We of the South ask you of the
North TO let US alone; then we will live to-
gether as citizens and friends. We do not
ask you to be the owners of slaves, and you
ought not to insist that we shall give up that
Tor which we paid your forefathers our
money. Ifyou continue your war on our
rights we will resist with arms; and if the
worst comes to the worst. we will march
an army into your States and teach you
what the destruction of property really
means
The audience, for fifteen minutes, had sat
spell bound by the magic OF the speakers
words; the fall OF a pin could have been
heard ten feet off so still was that immense
throng. When Yancey had finished the last
sentence there was general hiss from all
parts of the house. In the coolest manner
imaginable he walked to the footllghts of the
stage, folded his arms across his breast aud
faced his dissenters. For two minutes the
marks of disapproval continued, and for as
long time the Southern lion stood cycling the
people. He was the victor, for suddenly the
misses at the sentiment changed to cheers for
the speakers daring. Soon all was quiet and
everybody was anxious to near the return
shot. Yancey, apparently without moving
a muscle, looking more like statue than an
animated being, began his rejoinder in a
tone hardly above that of ordinary converse
ton. He said: Nearly 100 years ago, when
young freedom dared not rise its head in the
Virginia House of Burgesses, when the i'm
mortal Patrick Henry demanded liberty or
death, there was a hiss, and it came from the
forefathers of those who have Kissed here to-
night The audience appreciated the point
and the house fairly shook with the cheers
that followed. l always recall that scene
when the name of Yancey is mentioned in
my hearing"
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Thieves, Work at Coatesville.

GREENcAsTLE, May 3l.-Draper Grim
holds store, at Coatesville, was broken into
early yesterday morning, the safe forced open
by means of tools stolen from an adjoining
blacksmith shop, and over $500 in money
taken. The thieves then stole a valuable
horse and buggy, which they drove across the
country to Malta, station on the Indianap-
oils g. st. Louis railroad. They there left the
horse to wander in a cow-pit, where he was
struck by the night express and killed They
also broke into the car-house and stole Il
hand-car which they ran to within mile of
this city, and there abandoned it.
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ILLINOIS,.
Ex-senator David Davis aud Wife Return
from the West.


Ex-senator David Davis and Wife Return
from the West
Blcomi ngton Pantagraph, yesterday.
Senator David Davis and wife will arrive
IN this city this morning at $50 from
south and west Senator Davis, it will
be remembered, on the 14rh of last March,
in the small town of Tokay, three miles from
Fayetteville, N. c., was united
in marriage with Miss Addie E.
Burr. wealthy and accomplished
lady. From Tokay they departed on
their wedding tour with the intention of ar
riying in this city some time insJune. From
Tokay they went to Wilmineton,iN, c., aud
from there they went to Savannah, Ga
They 3sxt visited Jacksonville, Fla, and
from there Went to New Orleans. From
New Orleans they went to St. Louis and from
that point west, visiting Kansas City,
Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco
and other cities on the Pacific coast,
and returning came by the way of Utah,
stopping few days at Salt Lake City. AT
every city and at every stopping place Sen
ator Davis and bride were received with great
ovations
1t is understood that they will go at once
to their residence and commence house
keeping. number of our citizens have
had in contemplation a reception to our dis
tinguished fellow-citizen and his new wife,
and doubles the matter will be carried out
on a no mean scale.
Bloomington dispatch, received last
night, says;
Ex-senator David Davis and bride arrived
at their home in Bloomington, to-day, from
their wedding trip in the far West. They
were not expected here for some days, aud