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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

Lerd Lytsons biography of bis fathel meets with no sale in EnglAnd. The price is too high, the york is bulky. and there appears to be little Englsh interes, tn the work of the great novelist.
 Mir. John Hahber,cn IS to deal with important social questions in a serial novel which he has nearly completed. The publication of this story will be be. gun In the spring in the Chicago Csy- yea9
 There are only !, $ pages of the Ms autobiography oi Aeine. which Is to be published immediately. The an,obiog- raphy is full of personal reeollectlons and impressions of the poets youth.
 The Elder Publishing company. ot Chicago. has lately issued lives and Graves of our Presidents, a large. hand some volume. ffhm ehs pen of Rev C. \. Weaver, a well-known Universal,st mn ister.
 A new and complete edition oi Hans Rreitmanns ballads will soon be brought out by T, B Peterson X Brothers. Tkere are hi,y-siN oi these ballards which will thus for the tirs, time be published te. gcther. 4 portrait of Mir Leland will be prehAed 10 the poems.
 Edwin Atnold's Light c. Asia w;ll be published in mos, stump, ,eus style by Trubner X Co, early next y,ar the long interval between announcement and publication being rendered unavoidable by the elaborate nature oi the edition. Copies will cos, several hundred pounds
 The Bread Winners has rece,vea more attention from the American news papers than has been bestowed upon any other work published during the pas, five years. Even the small locai sheets which do not usually presen, book notices d, all have long original rev,e~s oi the work Much ot this criticism is severe
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
A Parsian swordswoman.


 What training may accomplish with woman IS perhaps bes, shown in Ni- seanis account of lean Louis daughter II were hard indeed to say whether the Chevaller de St. George also of San Do mngo origin CT lean-Louis was the more perfect master ot the art but we may be- lievc with NIgean, that the latter will al. ways femain the greatest figure m the history Of the nineteenth century fcnc- ing. Nigean,'s father studied long un- der lean-Louis-who only died a lSos- md Nigeant himself. now one of the greatest lving teachers of the art. ae- snowiedges having disciplined hmseli according to ean-l.ous rules for ten years without in.ermiss,on What iean- Louis himself was capable of our readers have alread, learned from the story of the famous duel agains, thirteen fencing m ls;efs. which was not long since pub lished m these columns He was one of The great eenetae,ors of fencing, 10 use Nisean.s term haNing suppressed all useless sword play, all fancy fencing ana reduced the French system lo its pteSen; matehless severity. which pias es + far above the Floren,ine and other iar- elgn scheo systems
 fhts severely perfeo, mode he taught 10 hls daughter partly indeed. 10 gfatlty nef own wishes. but chiefly no doue,. fo show what his lessons could accomplish even with young girl Afier two years training he considered her Eientiy expert ,o invite some of the best iencefs n l'aris to witness an exhibition of her skill. Her tirst adversary was profes- sional fencing master. who was SO cha grned al being shaineiully wors,ed by a glrl of nineteen that he only scknowl. edged his detei, when Mile. Iean-Louis proposed io remove the buttons from both foils. The best amat .uYs sh lred his defea'. and the young woman showed such extraordinary skill that she was even regarded as capable of succeeding her father as teacher. Bot some time after these remarkable victories she married a Dr. eillard. of Toulouse. and abandoned the foil forever. The marriage was hap py. but of brief duration for the young wife died within the year. Bu, she was not forgotten. Among the icncers oi Montpelier among the s~otdsmcn who still boast of having studied under can l.ouis her memory Is held in almost as much veneratlon IS that of her father. and the old men still speak of her with chltairous and admrng respect,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
A Pie Deteotor

Derrits bodd. In SAn 1 tanef.ro Pow
 The following ferfeeiiy true ins,anc z Of animal sagacl,y ls respee ,fully referred 10 the cd'iors of Harper's Ye1nr Pseele. /hf Boys Gum, eie.
 Yesterday morning Iady stepped into a Market street restauran; 70 look 4, the directory As she was leaving, large Newfoundland, belonging te Inc pro- prietor, began snIffing around her d,esa and barking in mos, yoelierons man nei. Inc i4dy waS s, once selxed by the walters, secured, bound hand and foot. heavily mAnacied. plnioned, and despite her iran'ie aruggies. dragged into an eastern-o, sters-fos -t~o compar,uen; and searched. Ca hef person wzs seere;ed A valuable aince pie. She xas then un- bound, and bound over to keep the piece we mean the peace. The proprietor explained to the t~en,y-six reporters who focked to the seene tha, the faithful dog had been rarefaYy trained for ,he duty of acting ss sof, of a pie desector. so to speak
 You see, sad he hash dispenser, there Is ssch ,t Of cheap polltici ans and journalists eofnlrg here that I'm ob- hged 10 gei the dr p of. them IT some way ?
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
. psAyER FOR THE DEVIL.

-s..x Aoninas. q good Catholic saint .saavocatc of orthodoxy Catholic doctrine, - nevertheless very humane man, and :. hsI;-ved il possible that Gods mercy -s, he suficiens for the devils salvation. k ..i,,ed of Aouinas that he spent one .,ls nirh, kneeiirg on the stones n prayer fa. he eventual saving Of the enemy oi man "a This prayer has been rendered into e.-<e by Francis w. Newman, brother o' s i. celebrated Cardinal Newman. Francis 'y Srwnan was a pronounced liberal and a [.,x excellent man. This IS the rrsyer oA God. he said Il cannot be.
 Thy morning star. with endless moan. St.il Tiff his fading ores 10 Thee.
 Aud Thou be happy on Thy throne |, acre not kind, nay, Father, nay [, .ere no, just. Oh God say, pray for the devil, Jesus, pray. ao. can Thy kingdom ever come.
 Nhile the fair angels howl below A holy voices would be dumb.
 aiI loving hearts be filled with woe, --, ,hink ,he lordliest peer of heaven, Ta. s,arry leader Of he seven, srould never, never be forgotten. Say for the devil. Jesus, pray. Oh World that made thine angel speak TurA from thiae own bright world away,
 D,ay God, not man alone is weak. Wh4tis created stiil must fall, Ard fairest still. Me fraiiest cal, M not Chris,'s blood atone for d.. gr~if not vii rot dc i, more
 Restore him 10 tls throne 3ga.n. q. open wide that dreadful deor,
 Winch presses on the soul n pain, 50 men and angels all Sil5 say, 0s.r God k good. Oh day hy day. eray for the devil, Jesus. pray. A night Aquinas knel, alone
 Alone. with black and dreadful night,
 n, before his pleading moan.
 The darkness ebbeG asay n light. Ten. ros- the saint. and God, said he, :. darkness turn to light with thee. ... deyi! may vel ar angel be
 -t .i.s.fa5 HaAsm44.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
Game For Gourmands
! onGon Soc ir,y

Five thousand cats are sad 10 have been eaten IT | aris during the las, serge According tn the same authority the cal IS do~nrsh, good eating A young one well cooked Is better than hare or rabbit IL tastes something ike the American gay squirrel. bat ls even ,enderer and s.eeter - le thousand t~o hundred dogs, i; IS stated, were eaten in Psrs during the late seige, and the flesh fetched rom two 10 three francs per pound. According to p,iny, puppies were regarded as grea, delioacy by the Roman gourmands.
 Tue bear supplies food to several na- ,ions of Europe, and its hams are con- sidered excellent The flesh oi the brown or black bear. which IS eaten by ,he com. mon people of Norway, Russia and To- land. is ditficui; of digestion and Is gen. erally sal,ed and dried before |, IS used Two bears were eaten m Paris during the seige and the flesh was supposed to taste like pig. The Indian tribes O. ,he interior of Oregon eat hears. The hedge hog Is considered princely dish in Bar bary, and IS eaten in Spain and Germany IL IS frequently eaten by the sick among the African Arabs from the belief ,ha, the flesh IS medicinal Nice and rats are eaten ln Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand and considered delicate morsels. The iase of rats IS considered 10 be something like ,ha; of birds The Chinese eat them. and to the Esquimaua epieures are real bonne bouche. Rats and mice were eaten in Paiis during the siege.
 The porcupine is reckoned delicious food in Amerea and India. and resem- bles sucking-pig. The Dutch and the Ho,tento,s are fond of Il, and 1t is fre- quently brough; 10 table a, the Cape of Good Hope. The squirrel IS eaten by the natives Of Australia, the North Amer ican Indians, and IS f4vorite dish in Sweden and Norway. The flesh IS ten der and said to resemble that Of a barn. door fowl. lt IS sometimes eaten by the lower classes in England and the United States and IS sad 10 make excellent pies The fiesh of the beaver IS much prized oy the Indians and Canadian traders, es- peclAlly when T has been roasted in inc skin af,er the hair has been singed off
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

Ache thev ws,aN he sfuest rt ssslsss ta thsss whs saa. fr n tA.s aistsc-sing complaint. but fesss' uAicly their s,rees sl.ss e.,t sd kste, a1d shsss W Ao aus ,ty tk..sn m and th.~e littis Iiss ala .hie ia -a many ways that thy ~shnrt ts iians la do w itA.,ut ,hsa4 Fat aftet all sl,k hsai
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

Tap, how old was Adam when he was born
 Adam wasn't born. He ~as made by the Good Man. and he was made a young man.
 Well, I'll De doggone if l wou!dn | Ike to know why the Good Man didn i keep On maxim 'em young men when they're borned. and then feller wouldn, have 10 rock the baby every time he wants to 50 O., 10 play.-KenfE ky .S,zft iearsai.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15

Come in again. boss and when ! SC; well ~,li come ever to the ssoesry snd talk 10 you till you are sick, and the bad boy rolled over to gc so sleep ~h'le the gro. eeryman wen, out believing ,ha, nothing less than cannon ball would k [ the bad boy reers >ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
A SENATE RESOLUTION AGAINST THE APPROVAL on
CERTAIN SELECTIONS.

SENATE RESOLUTION AGAINST THE ArPRoyAL OF
CERTAIN SELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the Senate to-day
Mr. VOORHEES, offered the following preamble and resou-
ton, which, under the rule, was laid over one day
Whereas 1t Ia alleged that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company has selected in lieu OF lands claimed to have
been lost to said company within the granted limits
established by the act Of July 1854, lands within tho
ten mile indemnity limits circumscribed by said act'
which said lands selected occupied by homestead
and presumption settlers at the time the line of said road
was deAnately fixed namely October L. 1880 ana also
az the date OF such selection, and
Whereas It IL alleged that the withdrawal from sale ana
settlement OF the odd numbered sections within said IN
dennty limits October g. 1850 by the Secretary OF inc
Interior was unwarrned by the act OF July = 1851 or
by any other OF the aets resolutions amendAtory
thereof and that said odd numbered sections were 81
cc to entry under the public land laws OF the Ohed
States until the date OF actual selection BY said corpora
ton. therefore , /, s,o.,o "A
Resoed That the Secretary OF the Interior be dreceu
to withdraw his approval OF the selections nane WITH III
the Indemnity limits Aforesaid. and TO suspend an
action thereon until Congress shall determine tne passS
tOns involved in the claims OF the settlers upon the a
selected by said corporation.
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THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION.
ArETTER FROM HENRY HOLT & CO.
ULor or fhsTrib une.

III h,Edttor OF rheTrfbUne
Stp. I'm your issue of this morning, and IRE
ty IN TuE TRIBUNE and other important papers, the
term Publishers Bill" Is used to designate propo-
stion for international copyright which, In $780, WAS
ngned by Iongfellow, Holiness Emerson, Whittier.
HoTes and over fifty other prominent authors and ny
most American publishing houses. including our own.
The proposition quite generally spoken of at the time
a. tho Harper Treaty"
We now wish protest against the application 10 thas
document OF the current term, PUBLISHERS Bub po-
cause:
Lit was signed by moro authors than publishers.
u-There were features In it--tho requiiemehs VI
American manufacture, aud the requirement that COW
right should be taken in brief tme-whch were .'u-
damned bv most OF the authors who signed II and ny
some OF tho publishers Therefore II Is unfair 10 '"'oN
uuou tue publishers as whole the responsibility io '
features OF tho plan which the press has Senoia5 w
| leoted. ,,,,cy ,.
aligned bJ Mcssrs Charles seitbners sons u r. i"E
! ,n,,. sons Roberts Brothers and ourselves:
A our names are signed to this petition ana as soe "
IT'S recommenda are at Variance WIN oIv seaord
that we signed not to express ap PlYhdi " bat An
restrictions suggested but because We oeese ihe
Sto s., nrrent aainsbie and proposes great improve
ment on the present state OF ahAifS' ,,,,,, coov-
As most OF the discussion touching interim 49,.
right In which the publishers have heretofore
| bas hacn lay force of circumstances rese'o'0" "
whether there should bo lame measure " O'
We have deemed the part OF Wisdom 70 ~ 80 a.
than that quiet disclaimer bu' h'" '' ", -.
']D ,,rer wa shall have a wise and liberal meas
n a, mona at all. we wish, while we arc on tho S"De''.
IN rcco that during the nearly twenty years since oui
senior partner an officer OF inc earl .eS WITH bai
S"sisbt Association NO have oeeh sasnva VIA an Ak.
oa 'reeoumen daon on tho SUBJECT Wucn a , Ii,ed
v,r.sei Via; For the words citizen o. t me word
States 10 present. copysnt law % sis these
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
A NEW SOUTHERN ROAD PROPOSED.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 13.-The capitalists COM
prisng the Thomas seuey' syndicate OF NewYork, arc
preparing 10 build road Of considerable Importance ana
OF great commercial value In this part OF the South
stock company was formed here year ago to build
city TO be called Sheffield Al tho head OF navigation on
tie Tennessee River, the town OF Tuscumba The
enterprise proved unusually successful, ana MAJOR
Gordon of this city, the head Of the Sheffield Company
b,s at made an agreement with tho Thomassency syn
dlrate % build railroad from Sheffield 20 Brinngham
Ala which l. Of the Great mineral district OF
Ilabama Work on the new road will DO begun at an
early y and II will be constructed under the superVi
sion OF Major W. " McCracken. NJ one time connected
with the Nickel Plate road. Tho limo WILL Oo about
ye miles long and will conneot tEe Memphis and
Charleston Iailroad-whcl 10 owned Ny the seney poo
nlewL the Georgia Pacific which Il part OF the Roli.
n,ond and Danville uysteiu. At sheffield the iron and
Goa, az Alabama will be oxoh angefinr tho grain OF tho
AurthMesl whleh wiz como 70 51ellea by post tae
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
THE ALDERMENs CONFIRMING POWER.

| MIR. RoosEvELT's BILL TO BIZ PUSHED IN THE SEN
ATE BY Mr.. GIBBS.
fPIoM TUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIIE TRIBUNE
ALBANY. Feb. 13-Alr Roosevelts bill depriving
the Board of Aldermen Of New York OF the confirm
atory power would have been reached by the
Assembly to-day and perhaps passed If 1t had
not been laid aside at the request ofts author who
was suddenly called away to New-York. MIR Roose-
welt not OILY desired to be present when vote
| was taken on this bill, but also feared that
owing to the absence of several of its supporters 1t
might fail to receive the constitutional number OF
votes. There were only 81 votes recorded in favor
of ordering il to third reading and 50 votes are
| required to pass It, No attempt will be made
TO pass it until there is full attendance Of
the members of the Assembly. Probably such an
attendance will not again occur until wednesday
next. In the meantime. however. the people OF
NewYork will express their hearty approval at the
Cooper Institute of tho bill; and such O support
will gain the measure votes.
THE MEASURE FAVORED BY THE GOVERNOR.
To-day the bills chances of becoming law were
greatly increased by the declaration Of Senator
Gibbs. the sole Republican Senator from New-York.
publicly made in the Senate that he intended to
spnnorr II. Mr.. Gibbs's support cannot but have
great influence with the Republicans from the in
terror of the State. forming a majority of the Sem
ate. The bill although almost unanimously opposed
In the Assembly by the Democrats, wili pave tho
snnnort i'm the Senate of two Democratic Senators.
NJ pRobb and MIR. Newbod aud may also receive
other Democratic votes. hat Governor cieYean,I
intends to sign the bill is an open secret lie VIII
si9n il y sad one of his intimate friends as soon
as lac can get his fingers upon it," The Governor, It
is said thinks that he can strike deadly blow AT
John Kelly by deprvng the latter OF ms power 70
oyerawe Majors by his control of tho Board OF
Aldermen. -, 80,
Senator GiIbs's speech In favor OF the bi,l was
drawn out by sta elnenL that he had entered INTO
a deal" with Tammany Hail 10 defeat he meas
ure, and that as one means OF Impeding inc
progress of the hill he had introduced his several
bills providing for tho election VI the Controlef'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
THE STATE APPROPRIATION BILL.
THE TOTAL ABOUT 100000 IN ExcEss OF LAST


YEARS FIGURES.
A,pANy. Feb. 13.-Mr. Littlejohn, chairman
of The Assembly Committee Ways and Means. to-day
admitted to the House the annual Appropriation bill
II will he considered on Tuesday morning next
Tho following the appropriations for the various
departments OF the State Government Executive Dc
par.men S37 800; Court OF Appeals $50, 500 Supreme
Court S3393O0; Attorney General, Sit3o0; Board OF
Claims S24 700; Secretary OF State, 10000; Controller
g39sOO; state Treasurer $lS,S00 Public instrucuou'
SI1 61O; State Engineer, S13250; Railroad Commission
$4,000; Bank Department, $4,000; Insurance Depart
ment $40 0O0 state Assessor $1,000; state Entomo-
ogist go OOO State Auctloneer $1,000; Quarantine
Commissioners, $500; Land Ofice $4,000; Public
Buildnes 1885, 900 Regents Of the UnversitySll
State Library 80 900; State Cabinet OF Natural History
500 900; Agricultural Department. $4,000; Legislative
expenses 1878, 1000; State printing. $GOOOoi sta'e
prisons, $3.50 400; discharged conyicts S19oO insane
criminals, $4,000; indians, $685. onondaga salt
Works. 100000; National Guard, 100000;
Civil Service Commission. $4,000; labor stl,
tistics, 5000; Fisheries Commissioner SloOOo
poriaon Of public documents refGnGins p 1a
advances $35,sO0; soldier ana sailors h9ne @nIyVS'
$23 5O0 deaf and dumb institutions $40 Ihomas
Asylum $1,000 blind asyiqn o; Pcac go
idiot Asylum, 100000; Custodia Asylum S1YVeg 90 no
i4Gd Asy TiS,Tg 600, Bagbamon Asylum,
81 500; Buffalo ASy lup 5000; state bOaru oi Cna
ties $1,000; Comm sSS Plot commissoner
81 500 Inspector Of GasMeters. $1,000; Washngt0ns
Headonartcfs Newburg. $1,000; Fish and Game TO
teeiors s1oo5o; supper, Of common school, ~
Natural History 81 1000; Teachers Institutes @lsVOO
Commissioners of Common schools, S9OooV; scnoo,
Fund for Investment $4,000; dividends to common
schools 81 900; Indian schools, $1,000; tor arrears
OF school taxes $1,000; dividends 10 a s s,
$4,000; from United States deposit fnnd Tor invest
meut. 1872 COO Cornell University. $1,000 mIntHy
statistics SO 500, and Emira Female College S3,OoV A.
Tue bill is not complete, but Mr. LttJohn Is OF tne
opinion the the total appropriation VIII e1Geea ta
OF last year by something over S2OOOoO IN TO- Ioun
fgures the total approprated reaches SIOOOOOo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
THE DEATH OF EVAN D. HUGHES.
THREE ATTENDANTS HELD RESPONSIBLE By TIL
CORONERs JURY.

THREE ATTENDANTS HELD RESPONSIBLE BY THE
CoRONERs JURY.
UTICA. n " Feb. 13-In the case of Evan ID.
Hughes of Nelson, Madison County, who died from
the effects of illtreatment received in the State
Lunatc Asyiam. the coroners jury to-day concluded
the inquest. paperhanger who was at
work on the hall, testified that
Hughes was struggling with an attendant, Franklin
Bills and another patient and seemed to be getting
the better of them, when Bills struck Hughes once
in the abdomen. They both went over on the floor
and Bills put his knee on III ughes and held him by
the neck Afterwards he put Hughes back in a
chair. Attendants Brown and Weirwere cross-ex-
ainined at length. The jury rendered the following
verdict:
We find that Evan d. Hughes came to his death on Fri
day February 1884, at the New York state Lunatlc
ASYLUM al Utica by reason OF injuries inflicted upon him
by attendants James Browu Franklin Bills and Aiexan-
der g. Weir while restraining said Hughes who was in a
state or frenzy aud that the acts OF said attendants were
in violation of rules of the asylum aud without excuse
or Justification"
Attendants Brown and Weir have been arrested
on warrants issued by Coroner Spencer, and Attend
ant Bills will be arrested tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
4 BOSTON, MANS REQUESTS.

THE LATE Y. V. ASHTON LEAVES MOST OF HIS
PROPERTY TO THE POOR.
BosToy, Feb. 13.-The will of E. Y. Ashton,
OF this city, who died Tunbridge Wells, England.
January a. contains a large number OF public bequests
To the city his estate at Nos 259 and POI
Washingon-st Is given in trust the income to be e1-
pended for fuel coal and wood for poor needy and 70
spectacle widows OF American parentage This trust is
10 be managed by the Howard Benevolent Society. All
the rest of his estate left trust and the income is to
be paid 10 the widow during her e After her death the
income Is to divided among the following named soc
cites and charitable Institutions The Boston Society for
Prevention OF Cruelty 70 Animals The Boston Chdrens
Aid Society," The Boston Pilot Relief Society, The New
England Hospital for Women and Children. The TEN
porary Home for the Destitute, and large number OF
other charitable and eleemosypary institutions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
LEGISLATION IN BOTH HOUSES.

ALBANY, Feb. 13.-The Senate Committee on
Commerce and Navigation reported today adversely the
storm King Bridge bill. which was agreed to-
The Committee Oh Cities reported favorabH the BROOK
lyn Water BILL with amendments excluding Suffolk County
from its operations; Mr.. Campbes bill relating to con-
tracts in New-York City and the bill providing for the
audit of the claims of anors Of District Courts In New
York
Senator McCarthys bill 10 put an end to the unDa-
onced hid system in the Department of Public Works
OF Ncw-York was reported favorably by the Senate
Committee on Giles to-day. Few amendments were
made to the hill.
Mr. Coggesha read an argument in support OF the blu
abolishing the paper The bill was ordered TO a
third reading
Mr. Howe introduced I bill 10 the Assembly amending
the Sunday laws OF the Penal Code to allow Hebrews
to keep their stores open on Sunday. -
Tho bilI exempng land planted with 600 forest trees
to the acre from taxation for thirty years, was passed