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Gen. Grant Provided For.

One OF tho last acts OF the Forty-eighth
Congress was to vote $13,5O0 year for the
support OF Gen. GRANT. This was done by
means Of bill enabling the President and
Senate to restore to him his rank as General.
and to put him on the retired list with the
full pay Of that rank.
The Retirement bill was passed by the
House, under a suspension OF the rules. on
tho motion OF Mr.. RANDALL, tho leader Of
tho Democrats. Soventy-eIght members
voted against the bill. We trust that their
motives will not be aspersed. Considerations
OF sentiment and charity aside, they were
right and tho majority was wrong.
Nevertheless, we do not think that many
citizens will be disposed to blanc Congress
for straining point for Gen. GRANTS bene-
fit. There Is no doubt that recent reports as
to the condition OF his health have largely
affected tho opinions Of those who doubted
the propriety OF such legislation In his behalf.
He is now. in fact, General GRANT once
more--thc title By which he will he longest
remembered and most highly honored.
We hope that he may live to enjoy for
years tho honors and emoluments OF bis
now post In the army.
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Two eminent Granite State Republicans
now deserve q little attention. The Hon.
WILLIAM Il. CHANDLER has gone down the
gangway of tho Navy Department and tho
Hon. HENRY w. BLAIR has ceased to be
Senator in Congress from New Hampshire.
: Light and darkness are not more sharply
separated than BLAIR and CHANDLER. Tho
Senator is n sound, homeiy, homemade, we'll
intended sort of blackberry wine person.
while tho ex-S"cretary is very highly
charged champagne, full of livclincss and
pop, and yet having considerable body and
effect. But this comparison must not be
pursued further for Mr.. BLAIR il u Federal
prohibiiionist.
In politics n fuil-pockoted, froc-hnndcd.
very pa,ornn Government, with conscien-
tious scrup'cs against minding its own bust
ness, is he ideal of Mr. BLAIR A more ill.,
dustrious and lopgwindcd legislator never
sat in Congress. IIn Is an interminabe
talkcr n champion Of all crank measures,
and bore Of magnitude.
1t remains to Ia s"cn whether the Governor
of that State will appoint him to fill the va
cancy. now existing. 1t has been suggested
that MIR. CHANDLER might be glad to he Il
United States Senator till tho New Hump
shire Legislature chooses n successor to Mr..
BLAIR; but probably Mr.. CHANDLER doesn't
care for haublcs. Nothing less than full
term will satisfy his aspiring spirit. Unless
his hand has lost his cunning. he will try TO
pull down BLAIR's fences; and indeed there
are plenty of other New Hampshire states
men, including the oily PATTERSON, to help
Mr.. CHANDLER in such work Of destruction.
But Mr.. CHANDLER has enemies enough,
| and Mr.. BLAIR Is by no means such u fool as
| he talks. 1t can't be forctod with certainty
which, II either, may succeed. But New IIamp-
shire must be in bad case IL she can't find
better men than these to send to the Senate.
| Still. we suppose that Brother BLAINE will
| try to checkmate CHASDLER'S ambitions. and,
moreover, to give BLAIR boost. For BLAIR
| was Peruvian too.
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the MAHDr; but ten, perhaps twenty times a.
many would be required to cope with Russia.
Whether such huge aocessions to the present
inadequate and overworked establishment
will DO forthcoming at tho hour Of need de-
ponds, Of course. altogether on the degree Of
energy and ardor awakened in the British
nation. But tho seal evinced thus early by
Its colonial dependencies Is q most suspicious
omen. 1t may DO expected, too, that English
statesmen. while welcoming the increase Of
strength derived from colonial support. will
bethink themselves how much their power
would DO augmented by Irish loyalty. Had
England quarter Of century or even a
dozen years ago treated Ireland with half
the kindlness and Difference which she has
shown to Canada, she would not now DO left,
In tho stress Of tho approaching crisis. with
her flank naked to her enomics.
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The inaugural.

Mr CLEVELAND inaugural address is very
properly confined W setting forth in n broad
md philosophiG way the general prlnol-
pies by which he proposes to be guided; and
those who have been expecting from him
minute AMI specific declarations upon Ques-
lions Of pubic policy will be disappointed.
After stating with that serious and i'm
pressivc moral tone which we have become
accustomed to in Mr. CLEvELAND'S public
utterances. his sense Of responsibility In
assuming the Presidency, he proclaims his
determination to observe with unvarying
care the spirit and the letter OF tho COnsti-
tuition and he urges tho necessity OF remem-
boring that, while those who hold public
offices hold public trusts, each citizen and
each voter lives really under the same
solemn obligation.
Economical administration and the en-
enlargement Of plain way OF living among
citizens will be objects Of vital Importance in
tho conduct Of the new Administration. To-
ward foreign nations the traditional policy
Of tho republic will BIZ strictly maintained:
peace with oil. cntangling alliances with
none. Tho finances OF the Government
should be kept upon sound and sensible
basis; in collecting the revenue there should
of capital invested In American industries
and OF woikingmcn employed in them.
should be duly regarded; and no surplus
should be allowed TO accumulate in tho
Treasury. The public lands should be pre-
served for settlement and protected against
purlominS schemes and unlawful occupa-
lion. The Indians should be treated
fairly as wards ot the Government.
and educated with view to be-
coming citizens. Poiygamy should be
rcprcsscd. Tho immigration OF Cinnamon
who come hnro to compete with our labor
ers md without any intention OF becoming
citizens, should be prohibited. Business
principle should be applied to pubic affairs,
and to this end civil service reform should be
enforced. Office should not be made the TO-
be tempted to surrender his honest political
opinion by tho hope Of public employment.
The rights VI the freedmen, under the Con-
stitulion And its amendments, should be pre-
SERVED and respected.
These are tho points of Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS inaugural. 1t is very we'll writ
ten. There Is nothing now, or original.
or brilliant about 1t; but the passage re-
latiag to economical government and q
plain mode OF living will be welcomed with
satisfaction BY a great proportion of tho
people; and there is 70 doubt that the whole
docum2nt expresses plainly and sincerely
The ideas and purposes Of its author.
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Scaling Mount Roraima.

The top OF Roraima, perhaps the most re-
markable mountain In the world. has at last
been reached by Mr.. EvERARD +. I'M THURN,
who was sent to South America last October
by three OF the leading societies OF Great
Britain to study the famous mountain and
Its wonderful surroundings, and to learn II
it's summit was really inaccessible, ns other
travellers had reported A telegram from
him announcing that no had reached tho top
has Just been received in England.
HUMBOLDT once said that no rock /, 600 feet
In perpendicular height had been found in
the Swiss Alps. Roraima lifts above Its
sloping sides solid block Of red sandstone,
about 1000 feet high, some OF the faces OF
which. according to Sir ROBERT SCHoM-
BURGK. are las perpendicular as II erected
with plumb line" 1t is the highest and
most wonderful Of a group OF table-topped
mountains situated In an almost iDaccssi-
BILE part OF British Guiana. Its fiat top was
believed to be about seven miles square, but
Mr. I'M THURN's dispatches say the nearly
level summit is twelve miles long, and that
1t Is covered with vegetation.
The mountains sides are sloping and
wooded to height OF 1850 feet above the
sea. Then rise the vertical walls OF the vast
sandstone formation. Cascades pour over
the edge, the water falling 1900 feet to the
forests below, forming tho sources OF rivers
that, starting from the same place, separate
widely and flow to the Orinoco, the Esse-
Quibo, and the Amazon. Other cascades
break out from the sides OF the mountain a
little way below It's summit. In the rainy
season some OF the streams thus formed are
impossible. The rivers that fall from its
crown surround Roraima with perpetually
moist atmosphere. which explains in part
the remarkable development Of Its fora
The three botanists who have visited the
mountain found many plants there that
We're new to science. or about 200 species OF
ferns growing on the slopes OF Roraima.
nearly one-halfare peculiar to it.
From 1885 to 1882 seven white travellers
visited the mountain All OF them left 1t,
owing to lack OF provisions, before they had
surveyed 1t on all sides. All but two pro-
nounced its summit unattainable. WHITLEY
said perhaps 1t was accessible from the west
side. which he had not seen. Another visitor
refraned from expressing an opinion. Only
MGTURK md BoDpAM- WETHAM ever saw
the west side OF the mountain. They caught
glimpse OF 1t, and thought it was
repetition OF the other faces. 1t was this
sido that Mr.. IN THURN hoped to SCALE
though he thought the north side would
perhaps. offer means OF ascent. He said he
would not employ balloon in his attempts
to reach the top. 1t will be highly interest
ing to learn how he gained the goal that
crowned his labors with perfect success, and
to get tho results OF his scientific studies on
the Isolated but verdure- crowned table top,
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Would There Were Many More Such

fTUW INC WHetWHJ RrglNef.
Mr.. Randall for the past month has been
working day and night day in the week. Sundays
not excepted As a result. he 10 nervous somewhat
pulled down, and looks like rho has been carry
Ing great load Randall Is ono OF tho few who
work perpetually, giving time to what's called social
life, which has few charms and for him. He
is an early rser and by half past O'Clock every
ing he Is hard at work in his committee room Toward
the end of the session. the chosen time for putting up
jobs and raidng the Treasury tho strain upon him 10
terrible. Then the final plunge is made and 1t takes
of iron to stand the assault The attacks made
in many ways and from every quarter Every sort of
means 10 rssortsd to- and the power OF rascaty 10 ex
hsusted.
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WASHINGTON. March i.-Secrotary Teller yes
te'day revoked hii ruling Of last October IN what 4.
known AS the ontonagon land grant case That decision
was that large purchases OF timber lands In the north
ern peninsula Of Michigan irregular AVID illegal be-
cause the land after being granted railroad comm.
MES and revertng TO the United states had not been
put In market by IN onicisi announcement from the
Secretary of the Interior few years ago Angus smith
al old Milwaukee Spectator. sent sGusters to the On
tonagon lands and It was the question their rvbts
that Secretary Teller ruled against the purchasers OF tho
land There are nineteen rich iron and copper nina.
ana several PROSPEROUS growing villages on the traut
frotabiy SHuDpuJ Of property is involved in the as
oision; PARAGRAPH was put in on the preSmp,ioG re-
pea IN the Senate To settle the title the 80
& bqt ne ren.a n the speakers waste basKIt to-
ni us H,enas eou!d not g-tat Speaker Carlisle
amend the House rules 80 A. to allow the bill 10 be an
w enu IeIerIeu 10 committee to the Ontona
amehdment or but they saw they could not pass lbs
'u'e' Aua would 10 Upholstered crazy II they tried Wv
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II has frequently been urged that Presi-
dents Of the Unked States, on retiring from
office, should receive n handsome life pen
sion, sum, for instance, equal to half their
pay whi,o in The White House. The tax, say
the advocates OF such bounty, would be light,
and The money would enable them to llccpup
style Of living bciittlng the dignity Of men
who have occupied place So exalted, and
save them from tho necessity Of engaging
In the vulgar scramble for livelihood.
But such pensions would be inconsistent
with tho theory OF our Government and out
OF harmony with thcspirit OF our democratic
society ana institutions. If a President Is
to be pensioncd, then must all public officers
In their degree be pcnsioned also; and we
should have amultitudc Of men living In idle
ness ut the expense OF the rest OF the citizens.
Besides, how much more dignited is it for
President ARTHUR to resume his old profess
sional work like any other lawyer, than to lie at
rest as n pcnsioncr on the people. He was APP
pointed to perform certain high duties. and,
having rendered the service, ho becomes an
ordinary citizen again, clothed with no rank,
and having no peculiar privileges He has
no other position 10 maintain than that OF
such citizen, and however no lives ne can
neither degrade nor elevate the dignity OF
the great Office he has held
Nor has any man hero a position so high
and peculiar that II can be furnished by his
working for living. We have no dignitos
which cannot b. maintained without keepin.
up costly establishments, and no man suffers
in public esteem because he retiros from
Office without tho wealth which would enable
him To compete with those who surround
themselves with Injuries and ceganccs.
President AkIliiR, too, Is in the prime Of
life. strong, capable, and ambitious. Such
man wants 10 pension. He docs not wish
to be shciycd, and SGT up TO be- looked at as a
former occupant of the White House. He
requires nothing in tho way Of the peoples
money 70 enhance hi dignity, aud no mate
rial grandeur To impress his fellow citizens
with his worth and Importance. Hc will look
out for himself. ani his dignity, being in
trinsic, will care Tor Itself
We welcome President ARTHUR back to
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WASHINGTON. March An the baggage that
left the White House to-day coop OF prairie chick
the gift of Jesse Spadin4 Collector Of the Port Of
Chicago. to President Arthur Mr.. Spulding trapped
them down in the Indian Territory. about the only
region the United states where it is now possible TO
trap them Years many were caught in kansss and
Nebraska but settlements thcken tho birds become
educated to know every sort OF trap. Mr. Ar,hur's
coop OF chickens has been tho back porch OF
the White House for several days and has attracted
almost much attention the President himself 1t
will 60 to Mr. FrenKhuysen's farm at Rartan. where
Mr. Arthur will ree his chickens from time 10 time In
tho future, II they live.
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The Hazen Court Martial.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-The court martial
Of Gen Iiazen II the Administration will prosecute IT,
revives the old question whether the Secretary of war
10 quasi commander Of the army simply the civil
clerk OF the President The point raised when
Gen. sherman clashed with Secretary Rawns In 1863
Gen Grant In that averted nnal decision by order
Sherman ST. Louis and detachnz his ofcers
1t is regarded significant that charges against
Hazen for conduct prejudical to good order and
military discipline rather than for conduct unbecoming
o0icAr
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bicycle Riders.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sn: viii you
kindly furnish with Information the bicycle
league formed in this city during the past winter
nonthsf understand tho city Government Ia In
Central Park. BIcYuIE
No bicycle league WA formed in this city during the
past winter There several bicycle clubs hero Any
member " any club can obtain permission to ride
through Central Park on certain routes BY paving so
cents to the Park Commissioners for big tin badge.
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Supporting the Administration.

We are gratiticd to find thnt our val
ued contemporary, the SrginaNc Gturer,
a frank and ablc journal of Michigan,
is pleased by some recent observations in
our columns. "One OF these days" 1t says
confidently, Eve shall find THE sun sup
porting tho Admins ration"
or course you will. We shall support the
Administration In every case where we think
it is right; and where we don't think 1t is
right. We shall endcavor to give good rea-
son for condcmninx 1t.
Every lawfully elected Administration
should be cordially supported. rs far as pos
siblc, by every patriotic American.
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The Ages or tho Presidents.

When Grover Cleveland becomes President OF
the United States he will lack fourteen days Of being
years old. Only younger has nau gurated
President aud that 10 Grant, who lacked six weeks
Of being ~ old when he entered the White House
Franklin Pierce was three months a. and Arthur
and Garfield were each tribe less than So All the other
Presidents have been older. William Henry Harrison
with his 90 years being the oldest Of them all at taking
tha atho NJ nh,,
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Florida Orange Groves.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sr: Would
you consider IL advisable for resident OF New Engaid
with $3Up to go to Florida marion county and start
an ornny" grove OF I've ncresi What 10 the principal
drawback In orange culture, II Auyl y. X. j.
FALL RIVER, Mass, March =
Before any resident OF New England iuyests anv
an orange plantation he should work from one
to three seasons laborer for ono already en-.
gagged In the business. He would thus learn the bust.
ness and run no risk OF losing the money which he had
previously saved in other occupations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05

Gen. Hicke nlooper tells u good one on Gen.
Corse II wnsnt Ala'oona TINT rifle ball took Corse
alongside OF the head. Gen, sherman received word
from den Corse that his ear and portion OF his cheek
bone We're gone but that he WAS s able to hold his
position and nght 1t out.
As soon as possible sherman got him. full
OF anxiety for him. He found Corse with HIS head
swathed ~ bnndnsea and in his anxiety TO know the
nature OF the injuries n,patIently ordered the
to remove the cloths This was dore slowly aud with
great fo,msy. aud there was revealed sxht scratch
of the cheek and u hole in the
sherman looked nt.ntiy ut II, and calmly remarked
"Why, COrse. they came damned near missing YOU
lidn,t theY ln - -" '-'
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New York as an honored citizen. and honor
able not because Of the oflce he has held.
but because OF what he IL and what he has
done; nor do We doubt that he will always
remain commanding figure In our society
and our politics
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05
The Last Gasp OF "a Humorl.t.

The Hon. Tim Tarsnsy. who succeeds Horr
in the next Congress, ia IN the city. lie Is modest
Young lrlshnhn with dreaming eye and head full of
brains lilo visited tho House one day last week and
during the temporary absence of the corpueut
occupied that gentl-man's seat. When Mr. IIorr re-.
turned he was .-nnshed tn Tarsney, and exclaimed
III al apparently excited manner:
For heavens sake. mani You are not entitled to
occupy that seat until the 4th Of March next"
Tarsney began to explain, when Mr.. Horr laughed and
said: ~
81 WAS only Joking. my boy, You may sit there AZ
long as you please; welcome you To tell the truth
have no hard feelings tow ard because
In fact am 4lad I'm out. was tired Of public iifs
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DAILY Arp SUNDAY. N cent. line ordinary sdv.rtis
ing; large type, 81 cents aai rrferred positions 10
eents TO ~ 80. according to ella isifcahon
wEsxLY. so ceris a line; no extra charge TOT large
ypA Preferred positions from 10 cent? 70 f.
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The Op,niou or . Free Trader.
From the Chtcdgo Herald.

Whatever may be thought of Congressman
Sam Rsndas attitude on revenue questions It cannot
be denied that he has great capacity for leadership in
Legislative body. IL there was tariff question or
there being one IL Mr.. Randall was. that ISSUE lead
of the people instead OF tool of monopoly he would
be the best Of tho Congressman Of tho present day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05

70 TIKI EDITOR OF THR SuS--Sir; wish To
Nv olhth 2ir from to 10 years old have re nI
thh many such kris sent To tie ost by soo,rty i'm
Hr~ YORK TO whom shall apply ~
MILO. Lincoln county, Kansas Mrs Lucy s,.yp
write 10 the children's Aid Society, 10 East Fourth
street New York city.
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Nautical Intelligence,

,To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: VIII you
kindly inform Inc % whether the Mischief ia n c,i,t.r
OF t!"np ahd say ~ whether not the Boston Don
MAig6t ' '''' A'''t' .'er
IA Tho Ms"hisf is t. sloop, t2, We do not know:
write to McMahns Son ssilmakers nnston
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05
The Old Joke on Chicago,

Washington Girl Ito her cousin. whom she Is
their hsnisr SO
Chicago Girl" Oh ordered pair OF shoes the OF her
day. and they are the shoemaker and his assistants
coming TO take my measure"
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M doubt among the voyagcrs to Washing
ton a good many heads ache this morning.
The time for heart aches among the faithful
will come later There are bound to be n good
many cases OF the latter malady. civil service
reform or no civil service reform.
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TTVO' wv Hl'FlW JONFTNI
All ahy ana hh!t the might luy wife todd
"a plan q and TOLD and slAvd our hills 10 nax,
A,ns was but weak when WAS bold
ihe nIIard chalk upon my sleeve gave mo AWAY
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WInnlnx q w MRrr.

Poor John was so fond OF gambling" said a
boreaved widow His last bet was $50 that he could
eat 800 CLANS IN twenty minutes"
- DID he win the betty
Yes, he won tho bet" sighed tho widow, but the
TO bury him." " ~
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Brother Mills OF Texas was rather pre-
vious about that Inauguration business.

For those whose chief entertainment con-
sists In watching the peculiar intricacies Of
politics. it is a great pity that Congress- leaves
Washington just as tho new President onters
the White House. The situation will not as
sumo its greatest interest until the opening
session in December. Then we may look for n
little decisive action on the part OF tho Execu
tive. and for whatever 1t may imply.
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The Biahop's Visit,

country minister recently made tho follow.
ing announcement to his congregation;
~ on next Sabbath morning the Bishop will bs with
strengthen W al" .' Wv S"so no'p AMI
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There never was finer Inauguration Ball,
and there never WAS n ball In the country TO
compare with it In respect to the general splen-
dor OF the scene. tho magnificent proportions
and character OF tho ballroom. and the brill
liancy OF tho decorations. Never did the
women look lovolier or tho men more gallant.
and. as to the spirit andfeeling OF the occasion.
it was rs gay and joyous n spectacle rs heart OF
man could desire. or woman's either. 1t was
al immense success from every point OF view.
an uspicious ending to an suspicious day. and
thousands enjoyed it. We hope. however. there
was no lack of cold Apollinaris this morning.
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1t looks rs II thore might have to be
stern reckoning with some OF the Democrats
as we'll as Republicans OF the late Forty eighth
House OF Representatives.
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and on the slopes below which his latest de-
spatoh says are - very garden OF orchids
and most beautiful and strange plants"
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From TIE Philadelphia r

from the Philadelphia Press.
They say that President Arthur retires from
the White House with not more than e75,oO0
BssideA he has had lots Of fun