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The Irving Park Camp Meeting,

Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
CAMP AT IRVING PARK, August IA, 1884
At II q m. to-day the services were opened by
Rev. E. W. S. Peck, D. D., who read the 9Th Psalm
and offered q short prayer. He was followed by
Miss Henrietta Waters OF the Sharp street church,
Baltimore, who spoke on the subject Of "How to
Secure Attendance at Church"
Miss Annie Curry, OF the Asbury mission Sunday
school, made practical address on "Mision Work y
which was listened to with much attention
Rev. A. B. Wilson then addressed the aSSemblaCe
after which the congregation Joined In the doxol-
ogy, and the benedictl0n was pronounced by Rev.
n. VI. Carroll
The evening services were opened with prayer by
Rev MIR. Carroll.
MIR. VIM. R. a. Palmer, Of the Asbury mission,
District OF Columbia, was then introduced, and
spoke on the subject OF 1.-THE Bible"
Addresses We're also made by Rev. P. Rider, Rev.
P. G. Walker, Rev. E. w. L Peck, d. D., and Messrs
Cooper and Harris
Rev. John A. Holmes of New York. made the
closing address, which was able and appropriate.
Rev. s K Hughes acted as master OF ceremo-
MES.
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Utes on the WarDarh,

GOV. MURRAY, OF UTAH, ASKS FOR TROOPS.
Gov Murray, OF Utah. has telegraphed to the
Indian department that the Ute Indians are on the
warpath in Colorado and Utah. and asked that
troops be sent to p. otec, the whites.
Acting Indian Commissioner Stevens. when asked
oy STAR reporter to-day abut the Ute trouble,
said: ~ here is nothing in il. We have report
Just received from Inspector Patton, who has nveS
tigated tine whole matter. Those people out there
persist in doing It, despite the protests OF the
Indians They have Kept 1t up. and the Indians
are doing just as you or | would do. They are
driving other peoples Cattle of their lands and the
Cattle owners are trying 10 make fuss about it."
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increase Of Cholera Deaths.

MARsEILLES, August 15.-Durng the twenty.four
hours ending at O'Clock last night there were 20
deaths here from chOIerL The Increase is due 10
intense heat The patlent at Part bon has recoy.
ereL There was one death from cholera yesterday
at SpeZzia one at CastlenuoyO one at villa Franca
and four at Bercele.
PARIS, August la-The record OF the ravages OF
cnosera In Various French towns during the last
twenty-fOur LOUIS is follows: At Toulouse
deaths occurred; at CarcaSSuDe there Were deaths
and 10 nesh Cases. at Mines death, at Cette and
at VOguea ~
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Cattle Disease in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, August t5-Cattle men are meet
the Texas lever the disease stil exists In diner
ent parts OF the state. The Cattle Growers asso-
clatlon mas kept the state veterinarian cops,apty
OF heavy mortality among herds In northern and
southern counties which are constantly being re-
cslved ana puDuSned In evel instance SO far he
mas found them greatly exaggerated, and In some
cases wholly taIse. The disease has not made It's
appearance In any OF the large herds on the ranges
imminent
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Beaten by a E2fghwayman.

As Edward Nj. BayIe residing at 2102 Ilth street
northwest, was leaving his home about O'Clock
this morning he was approached from behind by
an unknown man, who dealt him a heavy blow, ap-
parently with some heavy instrument, knocking
him down The assa1lant then continued his blows,
following. them with kicks In the side
and abdomen. and then robbed him Of
OF all the money he had, about 325, and made on
Bayne was LETT senseless, but was taken to his
house and 1t was found necessary to send him 10
the Freedmans hospital He had cut over the
eye and one in the jaw and is badly bruised about
the body. Fears are entertained that he Will die
No clue has been obtained OF the miScreapk
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Army Of the lennessee BANQUET.
GEN. SHERMAN AS TOAST MAsTER-MoNs caPEI. PRES

ST PAUL, Mlnn, August l5.-The annual banquet
OF the Society or the Army OF the Tennessee took
place last night In the hotel Lafayette at Lake Min-
nelonka. Four hundred were present Monsignor
SHERMAN added much TO the lvelnesS or the occa-
sion by humorous remarks as Toast master All a
taoe upon raised Platform and Underneath q
beautiful canopy ol ia IS sat Gen Sherman, COL T.
r; Dayton, ex-Secretary Ramsay, Gov. Hubbard. OF
minnesota, Senator Sabln, Gen Hammond, Gov
hSk, VI Wisconsin, and eX-Cuv. Davis 81 he loastS
were not reached until alter midnight. and th .
speeches made In connection with them were as a
rule short and entertaining.
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The Blaine Libel Suit.

WHAT THE POLITICIANS THINK ABOUT IT.
Mr.. Blalne's libel suit against the Indianapolis
Sentinel provokes considerable discussion in polit
Cal circles today and the opinion is general that
his prompt action in the matter will Cause the story
to react in his favor. There was disposition In
effect, the trial to be after the election but this Is
sllenced by the assurance that the case must be
tried In the October term OF he Indiana courts and
will be disposed or before election day.
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A British Bark Burned az Sea.


BOSTON, August ia hitter from Capt r. s.
Young, OF The bark Edmund Phinney, or Portland
Me, IRON Caleta Buena, May 5Lh, TO Boston,
daied ION the Faulhlani Islands. June l4th," !" re.
ports that he was waiting Tor daylight and for the
log TO clear up TO enable him TO land the ofYcerD
aid crew, twelve in number. or the British bark
". n. Harkness, OF and from Swansea for VAL
paraiso, whom he had taken from the latter YES
sci on Cape Horn, she being on nre. The vessel
sunk In fifteen minutes after her crew were taken
off
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Military Marksmen.

SHOOTING AT THE FORT SMELLING RANGER
ST. PAUL, MINI, August la-The.weather was
warm at the Fort Smelling range on Tuesday, but
the shooting was good al the short range. At 2OO
Yards there were ~ competitors Out of possible
az, three markSlnen made 81; four made Ga five
made 62, and eight made 81. In the ,krmiSh match
eight lnen beat the best former record OF o. The
nrlng began at 80 yards and ended at 2cU yards:
nve naltS being made. out OF a possible $50 the
following scores were made: Capt Blunt l44 Lieut.
Kern, l3O: Lieut. Sage, ll9: Lieut.. Emery. u.s. Ser
geant Muraszko, lis; Corporal Jelelt lO9 Sergeant
ROgerS, lO5, and Pr.vate lynch, lQ3
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Sergeant Cross, Remains.

TEE MOTHER AND WIDOW OF TIE DECEASED OP-
POSED TO OPENING TIE CAsKET.
The widow OF Sergeant Cross says her mother-1n-
law joins her in opposing the opening Of her hus-
bands caSket, and she thinks the remains viii not
be disturbed Sh' thinks her husb md died too
early TO have fallen victim 10 cannlDaLsm; and II
not she does not want 10 know It,
1t was rumored about This afternoon that Cross
remains were to be eXnumed late TINS afternoon,
but up 10 the time OF our going to press noLnlng
was known oft at the cemetery.
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NEW YORK, August Is. Wall street, II g. m.-Tn0
stock market opened about steady, and then ID
vanced i TO IL ler cent, Union Pacific and Pact1e
Mall being most prominent In the rise. After 1oao
a. IN. there was reaction OF u TO per cent, and
at the present time the market is steady again.
Noon.-1he stock market has been generally
strong, with an advance OF \ 10 IL per cent, tho
latter FOR Erie, which 10 I71 on buying orders
from Saratoga Missouri Pacifc was an exception
TO the general list and declined from 98k TO o1k.
The Imports OF dry goods al the port OF New York
for the week ended to-day were &264l, ala and the
amount marketed s2.92l .236. 1he total impnrta
since January were az 3d. .as against e6l .06e0S0
for the same time last year. and the amount mar.
keted S74 5S0 against $50 for the aame
time In 1873
Kiernan agency says: It is generally anticipated
among well-informed cotton people that the croD
will reach 625O,o00 bales IL Is stated that shir.
ments 10 Liverpool are being rapidly abeorbed by
spinners and that mills Ia England are WORKING On
tull time.
Mr.. s. L NJ. Barlow says, regarding the reported
reorga zation OF the Erie hoard OF direcforx mn
further than ihe matter being under Siscnssan0
there are no new developments. Everyth,nQ +
working fsarmoniously, and there Is every 0tspo
siton u accord the English stockholders repreaent
atom Ia the board. Such action win prohahiv -
taken within q short lime ~
The Ohio and Western Coal ana Yror ncr,.,,
have mortgaged all their property.
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PARIS, August 15-The advocate for Ma
dame Patti presented petition to-day for
de Caux- The balance OF opinion expressed
by the bar is that the court VII. refuse
TO grant the great prima donna a divorce, on the
ground that the Law reserves the right OF divorce
TO such applicants as have received Injury In The
marriage relation
An application for divorce was also nled yester-
by the Due de Beauffremont The ground on
which this Is based Is the alleged rutnous exIrava-
gance or hIs wife.
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Starter. for the $4,000 purse.

HARrroRD, CONN, August l5-The starters In
the $4,000 pur e, for 2 20 horses, at the Charter
Oak park meeting on August 9th, will be: Maud
Messe niger, Phil Thompson, Harry wflkea, Ade-
iaide, onward, King Almont Felix and Captain
EmmonS
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Fire I'm New York.

NEW YORK, August l5-1he Adler veneer workR,
at Nos 229 and 23b East 43d street, were damaged
&25,0O0 by IRE last night Hartz Brua, who occu-
pied part OF the building q manufsctory q Der.
forated chair seats, lost about 5000.
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The Earthquake and q Railroad Acct.
dent.

HARRY GILMORE READY TO FIGHT FuLLJAMRs-
Harry Gilmore, the lightweight champion Of Can
make match with F1llJames, TO fight to nnish,
with KID gloves for $50 side, eight weeks from
The signing OF the articles or will meet him In any
number Of hounds with sort gloves for the receipts
OF the house, four or six weeks from data
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Gen. Gordon Still Safe.

CAIRO, August 15.-The mudir OF Dongola has ne
ceived another letter from Gen. Gordon, showing
that he Is still sale.
GIN. STEPHENSON TO COMMAND THE GORDON RELIEF
EXPEDITION.
LONDON, August l5-Gen. Stephenson fas been
nnally lnStruc; ed to take command OF the Gordon
relief expedition. Ii Is reported that King John Of
Abyssinia will assist the expedition by q nank
movement on Maribriner.
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Pugtiists Terribly Punished.

PrTTsBrRG, August l5-En George and Buck
Gehrhart, engaged in bare knuClle prize fight In
Lawrenceville last night for q purse OF 500 The
nght took place In tenement house. and was won
oy Gehrhart In twenty seven rounds Both men
were terribly punished, but George was % weak
that he was unable 10 leave the room.
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TROY, N. T., August 15.-Wbile family picnic
party were returning To Crown Point, Essex county,
last evening, the horses ran away, demosning The
wagon. Mrs Isaac Spaulding was Instantly killed
and her daughter probably fatally injured Several
others We're seriously hurt.
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New York Striker Jubilanv Over q
Mine Hour VictOrv.

NEW YORK, August la-The bricklayers claim
this morning that they have virtually won the night
for the nine hour rule Contractors Peter and
Schaener, who conceded the union 8 demands yes
terday, employed 100 men, and another large con-
tractor, who is expected to surrender to-day win
take 100 more AS this win leave only small rem
nant out OF work, the strikers are 1ubilant over
their victory.
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n ROCHOS. CORCOgAN BUILDING,
- . 1lhSf CLASS HAIR DRESSER. FROM PARlA
Three lSteIts ard tlEe MesAis IEvin kxVositolAS
Ham Lyons and Vienna.
sslLsctufer sld importer ~
HUMAN HAIR AND FINE HAIR WORK
lfdhs hpe Hair Cutting and Hair Sresainx
ftG Cyra AID snaIiIl l-U<<l i nTst ASST niupSc
NSs 10
c. IS fITE Nth SrkEEr NORTHWEST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-15

Mr. h W. CoPFM, Of Hamilton county, Ohio
has been appointed by Commissioner Butterworth'
chief clerk on the part OF t1e Interior department
for the Louisville and Cincinnati exposttions and
the worlds fair and cotton centennial &C New
Orleans
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MEMoEAsDuu Or New BusIssss
EEcEIvEp RI rHg
ACTCAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION
From ,Le I4th 10 2eth inst. inclusivec
$lc3NO

The Association uots its business ths
Aent pan Assessments ere made bi-monthly. to wit
% tne Ftrst Week Days of February Aprn. june An
se 0ctooer and November Que assessment produces
over $4,000 sufficient TO cover shtxa us, average
oeatn Claims bes;dss setting apart over S2ou0 the
credit q the Reserve Fund
Once IN Washington ISO9 street
1a1 ENIsur ,.rr .oo,.
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A Steasmship A1row.a

NIw YORK, August la-The steamship nsvo.
,or biistoi, While proceeding TO sea at II 0cioc2
,ast nignt l4th grounded close TO- but inside buf3
NO IA On east bank lower bay, where rhe ssaii -
p,s sanS sc sea running lies very eaSY; Wni Drooo.
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Writ of Execution for Nearly Half q

PITTsBURG, Pa, August IA writ OF execution
has been issued on Judgment received by the Ale
gheny Valley railroad company against the heirs OF
William Phillips, deceased, for sS75,0W, and levy
Will be made on the property OF the defendants
The famous litigation between the railroad COM
pany and the heirs OF the deceased president has
been In the courts for years and has attracted w1oo
spread attention.
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Gen. Eresham,s Wife a.d Dan,

CoNCoRD, \. H., August l6-The wife and 0auGh.
ter OF Post master General Gresham arrived here
from New York last evening. They 60 10 warner
to-day 70 Visit Secretary Chandler and family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-15

PosrMAsTRRs COMMISSIONED. - The following
postmasters were commissioned to-day: Virginia.
u. b Bard, Beardsville, Bedford county (new Of
nce); Jacob Anderson, Dublin, Pulaski county.
West Virginia; Philip J. Bailey, 1.-THE Rock
Mercer county new Offlce.)
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BISMARCK, d. T., August l5-The harvest is
nearly completed on the Missouri slope and thresh-
ers are now at work The yield is better even than
expected, wheat being 20 to q bushels and oals IS
to 90 bushels to the acre
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NAVAL ORDERS.-Commander Edward Hooker
has been ordered to temporary duty at the League
Island navy yard; Lieut.. Com. c. F. Goodrich has
been detached from the torpedo board OF which
Capt Beihnap is presluent; Assistant Engineer z.
A. T. King nt> been detached from Lhe passaic and
paced Il SICK leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-15

WV b. VRDKN, Of Lewes, Pa, has been
awarded a contract for constructing Q temporary
quarantine hospital at the Delaware breafwater
Tor $1,9S419.
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IHE U. s. s. HARTFORD, flagship Of the Pacific
squadron, arrived at Panama Yesterday from san
Francisco, and will sail tor Payta about the 2Otn
instant.
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Mr.. Blaine Taking a Rest.


letter from Bar Harbor, Me-, last night says:
Mr.. Blaine has been pretty quiet to-day. He has
shown but little fatigue from his long trips through
out the state. He does not intend to leave this
place again before Monday next He was not able
to devote much time to-day TO his regular work,
but rather threw open his house to general callers
During the afternoon he took long ride with Vim.
Walter Phelps. MI. Phelps has a cottage here, but
he takes his meals With MIR. Blaine. He viii stay
here, and accompany the special party next week
to Strong. Among Mr.. Blaine's callers to-day was
ex-senator Patterson.
The Earthquake and q Railroad Acct.
dent.
At4 O'Clock on Sunday morning an earthquake
shock was felt in New Jersey. Ten minutes later
coal train on the New York. SusQuehanna and
Western railroad, opposite the Delaware Water
Gap, was thrown down bank by big rock that
had fallen on the track. II Is believed that the
rock was Jared down by the earthquake Henry
Post, the engineer, was killed, and William Court
effects OF his Injuries
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ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAvY-Commodore
Earl English, Chief OF the bureau OF equipment
and recruiting, has been designated to act as Sec
retary OF the Navy. Rear Admiral Nichols, who
mas been acting in that capacity. left Washington
ths morning on an inspection tour or the northern
navy Yards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-15

The archbishop Of Tuam, to whom the informer
Carey made his confession OF false-sweartuG has
asked that an inquiry be made into the iactS
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The Scott Temperance Aca I'm New
RSrQumS wick.

81 JoHN, n B., August lS-Tbe SCOTT temper
ance act was carried In Aolct0L, T.. B., yesterday
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BosToS, August I3-The delegates 10 the Irish
national league OF America 10 tie number VI pearly
go left here to-day al oS0 Tor an excursion down
the harbor on the steamer Empire State ch apeoped
by Col McGlennan. The steamer has been espec1-
ally decorated Tor the occasion. The excursion was
given by the Boston City government
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THE EVENING STAR
TEAS

MARTIN GILLET & co.'s loF BALTIMORE.
HE NO ADVERTISEMENT for the week
ending 18th August.
WHAT IS this,
SIMPLY
tea in It's natural Ition. that Is without arti
fetal colJriIg polishing Or funz up to
give il fne pear nee. in wocd it Is the
kind the Chinese drink themselves in China
Evidence Il any. That tis no. another huInbug.
catch penny? Who endorses it.
Thousand people in Baltimore who use it. It is
also endorsed and guaranteed by
MARTIN GILLET CO.
Importers o. Teas. established at Baltimore
III 1911. the present members o! the firm
beiilv the de+celdents OF the founder In the
third generation
Tea for sale BY grocers in the original metal lined
P~czages- x h.. y H. and lb. szes-The
trade supplied by
MARTIN G1LLET CO..
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kilograms to The Star.
ANOTHER SPEECH BY GEN. LOGAN.
FUSION OF IOWA DEMOCRATS
AND GREENBACkERS.
RELICS OF DE LONG FOUND.
GEN. SHERMAN AS TOAST MASTER
PATHS PETITION FOR A DIVORCE.
A sroUTLY CONTESTED FRIzE FIGHT.
A SPEECH BY GEN. LOGAN.

SAFETY OF GEN. GORDON.
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Mns Sr1u. RrpprRr.
tte 9TH STREET. Opposite Patent OHacs
Complete and hands me lire OF
BLACK A, d WEITE LACES. EMBROlDERIES
FIOU NJ JNGS. ALi-OVEkS.
IN Swiss and NaLeOOk
srSe stock Ct ZEfbY and SHl It.AND SHAWIS
fistr and Eulbrui1ered NULL fICHJS at half their
value. ~
aides and Children's HOSIERY SUMNER UNDER
WAR. Sll X and Isle ThkE d CLOVIS aud NIT
lens. at CuCtU priCeS I'll
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A Pro.pcctiNc Hride nroxrn.A.

WAiERTowN, y. Y, August i5.-On Point Vivian
StLawence I1ver, last evening the stea Rothesay
ran down skin. Mss Belle Ives. OF Marlb borough
Mass, was drowned, and her companion, John
LaInoie, OF Theresa. y. r., Was saved. lhey were
10 have been married soon
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ARCTIC RELICS ON An ICE FLoE.
Documents Signed BY Delong-A C0ak
MaHk I'd leannsiae.

PHnhrEtrHia, PA, August ia-Capt wilson. 0
the oarQue Fluor1ne, at this port rom lvtgtut FUR
nsheS the following: On June on JuliaueShaah,
lat 90 SO n long a6 o. W. the lower part OF tent
was found ny an EsQumaux on a piece OF doe or
1llII ICE, the upper part OF which ssemed TO have
oeen olowp away; the ends oi store provision
cask marked "'eannette," contents In store also
marked; charter party and check book On Bank
OF Sallornla, both signed by belong; q pair OF
olieo trowseTs or LOUIS Noras; a bears akin. which
covered something Of the size and shape OF q human
corpse, oul the ESqulnauN could not remove rhe
SKIN 10 ascertain W hat Wa. under II
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PHILOSOPHY as Chau,auous

CHArTArors, \. Y, August lS-About three
Thousand people attended the devotional exercises
tnis morning, which we've conducted by Rev. Dr. B.
Nj. Adams. OF New York; Rev DR. A NJ Fairbajrn-
PRESIDENT of the Airedale college, England, lee.
tureu on Herbert Spencer 10 a very large sudlencs
IN the han OF philosophy. The lecturer said Her.
ert spencer was the most influential OF EnNlish
thinkera lie Is. however, rather a scientific ihan
pnlnosophlcl authority. The age Is more In
clined 10 believe than diSoeAeve Spencer in the
Hegei or empiriCisn: spencer Is self-taughI ana he
ana heSel are representative OF evolution the idea
Oh Mhcn Involves The doctnne OF creation spen-
GERS method Ia utterly unsCientinc and unhistor1-
cal The lecturer wa frequently applauded-
, 1884-11-05

whole educated class against the
Government but the secondary eff
feet is to revive the old system Of
secret colportage. Books are wholly
suppressed, but prohibited newspa-
pers are struggled in from beyond
the frontier in thou ands, just rs
Herzen's "KoIokoP' was. AS a pre-
caution against the diffusion of new
ideas, the measure is, of course, Who'll
ly iIlusory, all the great creeds, except
Professionalism, having struggled up to
victory without assistance from the
Press. One wonders if Count Tolstoi
thinks that printers spread abroad the
Gospel, or that instructions began
with Gutenberg.
, 1884-11-05
Prince and King.

Whatever may have been the es'
capades of the Duke of Clarence as
Lord High Admiral, there were
many CLEANS of happy light in his
life, both as prince-mldshipman and
, 1884-11-05

The cholera is reported TO be every
where declining. 1t has not made
its appearance in Paris, rs expected
it has not struck Rome, where the
Municipality is intelligent and has
superseded wells by a good water
supply; and in Naples tie deaths
have fallen to ffty-fve. Even in
Genoa, where the outburst was sharp,
the new cases have sunk to sixty-iye,
and in the country districts there is
no increase. Every day now brings
us nearer to the cold, the great enemy
Of cholera, and it ia for the next year
that approximations should be enter.
tanned. Cholera rarely ceases in less
han two years. There is time, there
fore, for the two improvements which
alone are of immediate use-the III
PRODUCTION Of a good supply Of wafer,
and the amendment Of all drains till
water viii really run through them,
instead of peycolating into the soil.
, 1884-11-05

trouble; and Admiral LeSpGs is at
tacking Tamsui, the neighbouring
port which give access to the coal
mines. The French are determined
TO have these mines, which are more
important to them than any province;
and the Chinese arr defending them
with unusual vigour. All this does
not look like peace, but it is possible,
if the indemnity is ranmWeI Tor a
lease of the mines, r|edeemabIe by GER
thin payments, that the intrigues
within the Palace may lead to peace.
Two parties are fighting for ascen-
dnncy in Pekin, and the pivot round
which they fight IS the negotiation
with France, 1t is probable that no
decisive step will be taken until the
Chambers have met on the i4th inst.