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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
THE UTAH. COMMISSION.
A Reply to Some Charges Made Against
That Body.

WASHINGTON, September 4.--The fol-
lowing communication. was received to-day
at the interior department: C..
%-SALT LAKE CITY, August 30.-SIR ::
In the absence of my associates of the Utah
commission, who are on few weeks vaca-
ton, / take the liberty Of addressing you in
their behalf as well as my Own. Hitherto
we have paid but little attention to many
false statements of the press emanating from
this city, but find in the newspapers what
purportS to be q statement made by Hon
Edwards Pierrepont to President Arthur
at the National park which ought not to go
unnoticed. These statements 1 find In q
telegram from Chicago, dated August "a,
which l enclose herein. II the honorable
gentleman made these statements he has
certainly gathered an immense crop of mis-
Information during his brief stay in this city.
The source o, his false information is well
known to us, and is plainly indicated In
conversations. The commission will some
time before meeting of congress make a
full and detailed report of all our proceed
ings since we entered upon the discharge Of
our duties in this territory, from which
Pierrepont will see he has been badly i'm
posed upon. Without taking time to notice
the numerous errors contained in this con-
yersation, only wish to say now in, behalf
of the commission that every charge or in
puendo that the gentlemen composing this
hoard have been improperly Influenced, or
have failed to discharge their whole duty
under the law, to the best Of their ability
and Judgment, liz based upon information
wilfully and wickedly false. This board is
charged under the law with the duty OF ex-
Guiding all polygsmists from voting and from
eligibility to office. This is the full extent
Of our authority under the law, and in this
our work las been completely successful.
We have excluded some Il, 900 polygamists
from the polls, and at the November election
of 1882 and many municipal elections since
that time and at the general election In Au-
gust, 1883, embracing about 800 officers who
were elected. We have excluded all polyg-
amists from eligibility. In short that COM
mission has strictly and stringently executed
the law of congress, and has stretched the
legal tether to its utmost tension In order to
make it as perfect as possible, inasmuch
that the Mormons have sued members of the
board in ten several cases for what they
allege to be excess of authority against
them. l wish you to consider this as an
officia communication, and bring it to the
attention of the president as early as prac-
ticable.
(Signed) A.. B. CARLTON,
OF Utah Commission.
HENRY NJ. TELLER,
Secretary of The Interior.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
Spanish Bellies.
saratoga Letter.

6AatOSb LtttcE.
almost think that the finest beauty
in Saratoga this summer is Cuban or
Spanish, and there are many of them.
They are worth watching in social IN
tercouse, having slight fire and more
affection. They roll off the Castillan
language like Il battle going on in a
sea-shell; it comes from such lips, too,
and such lashes release the amber eye
to do its flashing, and the nostrils swell
as if they also ought to have eyelashes
to modify the translucence of their
sehsibility. l hear that their beauty
does not wear. 1t wears on me from
year to year. Some of these maids are
white rs snow. You think they are
going to talk to you in the Vermont or
the Iowa tongue, till suddenly they
shoot out Il sentence which sounds like
go hoto poto, cas- ada tornado, bang!"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
sundayism IN England.
Cithohc Word.

In the United States there has been
tightening of legislation in regard to
certain observances- of the Sunday, but
in England we seem inclined towards a
loosening of the bonds which still unite
the Sunday with Christian sentiment.
1t is true that the proposed changes are
but apologize; they are regretful even
more than they are concessive; nor
would they appear to the ordinary
American to make more demand on the
conscience than they do OH the purses
of the Britisher. The American wag
who said that "Sunday in New York
used to be kept like any other day in
the week, and rather more so," might
see nothing TO be complained of in the
very mild propositions in regard to the
museums and the picture galleries
Looking at the question from the social
point of view, it is not impossible that
we might be gamers by the change.
From the religious point of view
we should have to argue upon first
principles; and these will not allude
to at the present time. Socially the
English Sunday has become so deterior-
ated into mere lounging-day, among
the masses of our countrymen and
cOuntrywomen, that not even the Sal
walton Army can do more than tickle
the humor of the thousands of strollers
who won't be bored by religion. And,
socially, the upper classes are to blame,
for decadence which their good ex-
ample, their self-denial, might have
prevented. The selfishness of the up
per classes,iin thinking chiefly of their
own comforts and caring little for the
bred a popular conviction that Sunday
ism, like responsibility, is designed
chiefly for those who can afford both.
And further than this, the vulgar
worldiness which has led the rich
classes to GUST the poor
classes from all the best seats
in all the misunderstanding the poor
classes to sit, like alms-people, on back
benches, from which they may contem-
plate the bright toilets in the best seats
has led the Door classes to look on
churches as the Sunday show-places of
rich people, who cannot even on one
day give up their good things to the
poor, nor, in Gods house, put them
selves in the back seats. There is some
ground for such an irritable mood of
Inference. The silk dresses and the
velvet jackets are swept majestically up
the nave, graciously touching, perhaps,
the cotton garments of the plebeian;
and from the ivory purses are taken the
shillings or the half-crowns for the
front seats which should be devoted to
the poor. Has this Scandal had no So
cial fruit or complement, no ethical or
political results worth the naming? 1t
has made radicallsm to come out of the
churches, from the observation of the
worldly selfshness which has walked
into them.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
The Consul and His Wife.

A Protestant Bishop who had just
been appointed to a missionary see in
China wished to pay visit of ceremony
to the Tao-tai, or Chinese official who
was in charge of the city which was in
trusted to the bishops spiritual care.
As the British consul, who was to &C.
company him, would be in uniform, the
happy thought struck the bishop that it
would be we'll for him to appear in his
episcopal robes and lawn sleeves. This
was carried out, to the great bewilder-
ment of the Tao-tai, who had, of course,
never beheld anything similar. He
treated his visitors with the usual Chi
nese politeness, and talked to the con-
sui about the weather, but could not
avoid chances of curiosity at the strange
addressed being at his side. Next day
an Englishmln who had business with
the Tao-tai made his call, and was thus
addressed: 1.-The consul was very
polite and amiable during the visit he
paid yesterday; but tell me, why did he
bring his wifeP Why did he bring his
wife?'' 't+,-<
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
A Negress' Romance.
Kansas City Times.

KANSAS lily I1meS.
81 was born at Nashville, Tenn
said Matte Young, "and, though am
unable to count or to reckon time,
think I must be about sixteen years old.
When 1 was something more than a
year old l was stolen by Robinson g
circus. They made dancing girl of
me, and l got so l was good per
former. We went to Cuba, finally, and
after had been with them about seven
years, l should think, was put up for
sale on the block at Havana. Henry
Grandson, who owns a coffee planta-
ton about eight miles from Havana,
bought me, and went to his place as
his slave. They have no mercy on
their slaves in Cuba, and l was treated
like a brute. When first went there
Twas branded on the back with eigh-
teen names, and as often as the scars
would dim was branded again. The
names were Spanish, and included the
name of my master and his slaves.
81 was made to pillow, like horse.
They would hitch three women in har-
ness, and make us drag the pillow along,
one of us carrying regular bit in the
mouth. The food they gave us con-
sisted of cats, dogs and grasshoppers,
and they made us pick tobacco worms
and eat them, too. We were some
times whipped as often as three times a
day, and we never knew what Sunday
was.
"Two months ago while was at the
house of my master, one of the little
children got mad and declared 1 had
beaten her. They wouldn't hear any
thing I said, and told he the queen had
ordered my throat to be cut. begged
TOR time to play, and they gave me till
the next morning. In Cuba our god is
a big snake we call Sarah, and we pray
to it for mercy. I believed would be
killed, for had heard of slaves having
their Threats cut, and | had been struck
on the head with knives before. So
that evening planned to run away. 1
got a life-preserver from ship where l
was sent to carry coal. When night
came 1 put the life-preserver around
me, climbed over the wall, and jumped
into the ocean. was a good swimmer,
and wasn't afraid. But the Cuban SOL
diers heard me splashing in the water,
and they began hrlng at me. The first
ball struck me in the thigh, the next
hit my foot, and before they quit shoot
ing they hit me seven times. My arms
were not hurt though, and l kept on
swimming. Finally reached an island
and stayed there five weeks, living ON
whatever l could. My wounds hurt me
terribly, but as they hurt me worse on
land than in the salt water kept my
life preserver on, and swan along the
shore of the island most of the time.
At the end of five weeks ship came
along bound for Galveston, and was
taken aboard. When we reached Gal
weston was put in the hands of some
colored church people, and, as had
heard that my mother lived in Nash
vile, was sent there. At Nashville 1
found that my mother had gone, they
said, to Kansas City, and SO got help
to come here.''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
The President in Chicago.

CHICAGO, September 5.-President
Arthur passed the forenoon quietly at his
hotel, receiving u few callers. At 2:3O,
accompanied by several members OF the re-
ception committee, he appeared on the
trading floor of the chamber Of commerce,
where he met with splendid ovation.
Fully four thousand we're on the floor, and
10 the galleries, and the appearance of Mr. i.
Arthur was the signal for roll of continu-
Gus cheering of several minutes. He was
introduced by Vice President French as
chief magistrate of Union enjoying the
greatest prosperity ever known in the his
tory OF the world. President Arthur spoke
as follows:
A"GENTLRMEN: l thank you for the
warmth of this greeting. l am glad to have
the opportunity of greeting SO many OF the
representative business men OF this magnlh'
cent CITY. / shall always recall with pleas
ure the warmth and cordiality with which
have been welcomed, and leave you with my
best wishes for your prosperity ana well
fare.''
Secretary Lincoln said he had been trying
for two years to convince the president that
Chicago was the center of the nation, but
this magnificent reception was an argument
he could not withstand.
Att O'Clock the president held q reception
at the Union League club, and at 2 O'Clock
sat down to dinner at the Calamet club, ten
dered by the Illinois commandery of the
Loyal League.
Between the hours Of and 10 o'clock the
Ipresident held reception at the Grand
Pacific, to which the general public was in
yited, The invitation was largely accepted.
The president and members OF his party
occupied position in the general parlors OF
the hotel. The crowd, which momentarily
increased from the hour of the opening OF
the reception till 8 O'Clock, marshalled into
line by the police and military. kept moving
steadily past him. The movement was SO
rapid as to render impossible the harbarism
of two hours Misunderstanding, and the chief
executive was, therefore. spared that int1ic-
ton, except in special cases of friends and
acouaintances, or of those personally pre-
sented to him. In spite the steady stream
passing, there was no diminution in the vast
crowd, and when the chief executive was
compelled to end the reception AMI prepare
for his Journey, hundreds still thronged the
corridors and stairways leading to the parlor
floor.
At the close of the reception the president
stepped out upon the balcony, in response
20 calls from the large gathering OF people
outside, and addressed few words to them,
saving that he was very tired from exertions
of the day and evening, and that he was
obliged to ask them to excuse i'm from any
extended remrrks, as he was obliged to pre-
pare for the coming journey.
Secretary Lincoln was then called for. As
he appeared some one shouted,' ''Three
cheers for the next president. Mr.. Lin
coin said he hoped he would never be as
wide of the mark as the man who proposed
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13

What fate imposes men must needs
abide.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25
England's Newest Fighting Ship.

\ naval officer who returned from duty in the
European squadron few days ago visited the
naval establishments Of England before start
ing for home. He said yesterday: Z" st no time
has there been So much activity at the Chatham
dockyard, at this season Of the year, as now.
The British Admiralty are for some reason,
perhaps because Of the present Irish troseles.
pushing forward the armored vessels which are
building, and will have them completed at an
early date. The mechanics are emplOyed on
extra time. The greatest amount Of attention
Is being given to the powerful twin screw,
steel armored steamer HdrSpiis, which is al
together an exceptional type of vessel 1t is
intended that she shall be the fastest armored
vessel aiioat, and, while she IS TO be employed
on cruising duty, her offensive and defensive
equipment viii be equal to that Of any vessel
she will probably ever meet. She is over 800
feet long, with q displacement Of 1890 tons.
Her armOr plating will be steel faced, ten inches
thick, and carried five feet below the water
line. Her armor IS laid Oh q ten inck backing,
with the usual iron skin plating, thus present.
ing a solid Thickness of nearly two feet of steel,
iron aud timber against the impact Of shot and
shell.
above the fighting deck will be a tower
protected by steel amor, while her weather
deck will be protected by steel-faced armor.
The armament will be unusually heavy, con
sisting Of four Is ton breech loading rifles, be-
sides the usual machine guns and torpedoes.
The rifles will be capable of piercing sixteen
inches Of iron armor; or thirteen inches of
steel armor al a distance of 900 yards. She
will also have a number Of six inch breech
loading rifles for effective work at range Of
five miles. Her cost, when completed, Will be
about 50, $50 800, her hull and machinery alone
costing about s., 100000 This together with
the other armored vessels, viii be completed
during the present year. N 7. Sun.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

Agents aud Managers Of Paniauons Shipping own
efsr and Iradesmen and all employers who desire
careful attention 70 their business would
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25
IDLE GoSS".

THERE Is NO IDLE GOSSIP HOW
Il ever that the undersigned viii take Portraits in
any style views order IL the best style OF the
Photographic Art and the most Reasonable Terms
but II j. idle gossip which says he viii not Try TO
please forhe always was and viii be willing TO please
everyone who be shifted; and treated anyone
ont OF the way, and never VIII treat anyone otherwise
than in proper Do not listen 10 gossip but
and FOR yourself-there is always two sides to
a story. (g6l 3m) II. l. CHASE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

may OF may not be painful, according as The
miserable wretch drops straight and crackshis
neck, or twists and strangies. Choking is he
worst agony Of all. The blood departs finn
its regular channels and ponrs through he
body fruitful source Of a uaillian ssaina .-'h 1
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

AND FOB SALE /.
W e Il - - =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

In crowd" Who is that man p sob,
be is one Of the most prominent Irish-Ameri-
dams" ''Who is that other one?" He is q
distinguished German-American. And that
one p " A well-knowu French-American."
" And that one over there with bundle under
his his arm" "oh, he's nobody-no.hing
but an American American"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25
& JOHNSON,
No. 1O5 & 1O7 Fort street.
POST OFFICE BOX SO. TELEPHONE No. I79.

LYCAN JOHNSON have Just received upholstered
HOth IaelOh and Reps that they will sell
the lowest prices possible
LYCAN JOHNSON have just Folding
Steamer Chairs that should be inspected contemplating sea voyage
AT1YoAN JoHNsoNs can be found all of the hes, Music, just
Suez and Australia
LYCAN JOHNSON Of and
Rocking Cradles, Cribs high ando little folks.
LYcAN JOHNSON very cheap expensive
LYcAN JOHNSON have the only assortment
LYoAN& JOHNSON have the only assortment fPIANos and ORGANS
found in this Kingdom
LYCAN JOHNSON sell Pianos thar all tho other dealers because they sell
allowing the rental to be applied on purchase
LYCAN JOHNSON keep everything n Music Line
1YoAN JOHNSON have the celebrated Herring Patent Burgnproos
Safes to sell.
and Clock Shelves side andco Bracket,
LYCAN JOHNSON large everything
put on the Centre Table
LYoAN only Japanese Dishes
LYCAN JOHNSON Toys Dolls Chests Doll Carriages
LYCAN JOHNSON the only large Moulding
be found in Honolulu.
LYCAN JOHNSON have very large Paintings
cravings sand ohromos, they vHiI below prices
LYCAN JOHNSON W. G. WOOD
consult him.
LYCAN JOHNSON manufacture LOmb COrus keep
ing, poles and rings in Brass. Ebony and Walnut
LYCAN JOHNSON will furnish estimates complete partial Furnishing
of Residences
LYCAN JOHNSON sell and rent Chairs cheaper anyone
LYCAN JOHNSON propose by only fair
profit and not at the high figures usually asked for Goods their line Honolulu
LYCAN JOHNSON have the best Sewing Machines family manufacturing
purposes, and sell them at from $40 to $45 each
LYCAN plainly justly every
5 5 t R TeS d Camping P5 u " inc % 958
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25
Meteorological Report months April May June 1883

to
fee but aevsR
furnished the
rainfall voudbe To reduce TO sea Level add 90 readings
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

ally as when sleep approaches. Intense cold
lays seige to the brain, cuts off communication
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-07-25

--------Iss sIzaIIteu area IN
which it may be probably grown. But Of
late We have begun to hear new version of
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-18
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Secretary Yosemite Commls
Alameda, January 10, 1888.

D. Barnard. of San Francisco, is in the city for
few days.
R. H. Magil of Oakland, came to the city on last
nights overland
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Perkins have returned to
their home in Oakland.
Reuben Leach, of Grass Valley, twice an Assem-
blyman from Nevada county, is in San Francisco.
G. Messic, the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the State
Senate, was formerly superintendent of Bodie
mines.
Nearly all the people from abroad who came to the
city to attend the inaugural ball have returned to
their homes.
The Undine Boat Club will give select invitation
party on Friday evening, February 3D. in Mrs. E. B.
Crockers Art Gallery, the lady having kindly placed
the rooms at the disposal of the club for that
evening.
The Young Bachelors Club gave their regular
social entertainment last evening at st. Jacobs
Hall. There was a nice attendance, and very en-
joyable time was mad. Dancing was one of the
leading features.
Arrivals at Golden Eagle HOTEL A. N Harrison,
Boston J. F. Brown, Denver; Captain and Mrs. j..
NJ Keller, G. II. Ball, City Mrs. Emma S. Wright,
West Oakland; L. Graves, G. J. Russell, San Luis
Obispo John Hackett, Oakland G. A. Wetmore,
Pieasanton L. Flagg and wife, Mrs, A. Starbird,
Rhode Island DR.. J. w. Hoyte, Nashville, Tenn
James Dennery, George Dennery, st. Johns John
Harrington, Colusa II. G.. Williams, Thomas Ag-
new, John Gardner, Murphy Graves, P. T. Graffey,
j. H. Cowell, W. F. Baggett, ]. NJ. Hixson S. NJ.
Freldpg, II. P. Llvermore, r. II. Magill, G. E.
Zevisler, G. J. Carpenter, San Francisco.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-18
CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN puBL1sHEp
REPORT.

EDS. REooRD-UNIos Loan me little
space to explain. The report of the Com
missioners to manage the Yosemite Valley
and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove was sent
to the Governor in MS, from whom it went
to the State Printer. l wrote to the State
Printer, expressing my readiness to correct
the proof. Mr.. Young promptly and po-
litely answered that the foreman pronounced
my writing so legible that there would be no
need of sending the proofs to me. This
fiattering land very unususl) compliment to
my chirography would have been received as
ample compensation for any number of un.
important errors, but on examination l dis
cover some mistakes which affect the sense
too damsgingly to be passed without correc.
ton.
For instances: In the third line from the
top of page 4, 1.-TWO" miles is made to read
"tep." l could stand mile or two, but
eight in ten is excessive.
Farther down the same page, for "then
safe and durable bridges, read three"
Still lower, on page 4, for which came
boiling down" read (which come"
Near the top of page 5, to fifty yards or
80, add being completed" to finish the
sentence.
On page 8, for "there the stream fails
early" read true the stream fails early"
In the name "Tooloolweack please omit
the after the second |.
On page z. third paragraph. put the dash
after mentioned" and comma after "val-
ley"
So far as l have had time to examine the
financial part it appears to be correct. Per-
haps it should have been stated in the report
that the terms of Office of J. p. Jackson, w.
q. Mills, George S. Ladd and M. c. Briggs
expired in April. 1882. jackson, Mills and
Briggs were reappointed, and J. II. O'Brien,
of Stockton, was commissioned to fill the
vacancy occasioned by expiration of term of
Mr.. Ladd.
tits not ct sill surprising that, under pressure
and with MS not above criticism, the COM
positors should have misread in few in
stances. I do not complain, but only ask
permission to correct SUCH errors as vitality
modify the sense of what was intended to be
conveyed. Very respectfully.
M. G. BRIGGS,
Secretary Yosemite Commission.
Alameda, January Is, 1883.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-18
DIED.

tsE0s
Sacramento January 16-Rosa wife # John Black
land sister of officer P. Leavy), native Of Ireland,
81 years.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
her late residence, Front street, between and L,
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clockl
Sacramento January 17-Elvezio Carroll, native
of Switzerland, 16 years.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
the undertaking rooms Of ]. Frank Clark, to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3o o'clock thence to st.
Rose Church. where funeral services will be held. |
Near New Helvetia Cemetery, January 17-Henry
Thomas, son of Daniel ard Helena Glotz, months
and days.
Friends and acquaintsnces are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
the residence Of his parents at the aboVenamed
place, this afternoon at o'clock.
Woodland, January 14-Naomi Chandler, 70 years,
months and Is days.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Republican National Committee = The
Arrest OF Prince Napoleon = French
Billiardist Coming-The House In which
Lincoln Oiea-Parneli's Farm Flowed
The Governership OF Alsace-Lorraine-
Gladstone Takes an "Outing Tho
Scotch Railway strike-Decrease in tx
change-Etc.