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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
COLONEL VENABLE.


Colonel Venable, who received an
ovation when he took the floor, in
happy manner presented the keys Of
the observatory to the president Of the
Society Of Alumni. who thereupon pre-
scented them to the rector. During the
exercises a telegram was received from
alumni in New York who were at that
time holding a meeting at Delmonico's.
1t was addressed to Colonel Vensble,
and was signed Francis r. Riyes. 1t
read: 1.-The alumni at Delmomco's OBJ
servatory send greeting to their bro
Tiers at the University, and regret that
they cannot be present. They expect
TO see stars here tonight"
The telescope, which is mounted on
brick pier under the centre Of the
dome, is mate to that of the United
States Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, d. c., having, however, the ad-
vantage of all the later Improvements
in its mounting and arrangements. The
focal strength is thirty-two and half
feet, and the clear aperture of the OBJ
ject-glass twenty-siy inches. The glass
was cast in Birmingham, England, by
Chance Brothers & Co., and finished in
Cambridgeport, Mass, by Messrs. Al
van Clark & Sons, who made that at
Washington, and now have the contract
to finish the glass of the Lick Observa-
tory, California.
THE OBSERVATORY BUILDING.
Tn, observatory building is situated
on Observatory mountain upwards
of 800 feet above the surrounding low
lands, and about three miles around by
the road from the University of Vir-
GINA. Upon this same mountain
small observatory was built by
Thomas Jefferson in 1925. but il
decayed and was removed in 1856.
The site is we'll situated for an CD
servatory, and the surroundings are quite
picturesque. Looking toward the south
is a broad valley extending as far a
the eye can reach, and to the west arr
the Southwest mountains, upon which
is the historic home Of Thomas Jeffer
son. To the north and west lie thu
Blue Ridge and other mountains, ant
to the northeast one gszes upor
another lovely valley, beautiful
homesteads, villages, etc. The obser
vatory consists of a cylindrical buildins
surmountod by hemisphcrical dom
IS feet in diameter. The walls Of tn
building are brick, the circular portion
heavily buttressed and bearing at tn
top coping Of Ohio stone. On thi
rests an iron track on which the dom
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A FEMALE RECIUSE.
The Romance and Wrong that Drove Miss
Sarah Landreau to HermitS Life.

NEWMAN, Ga. Sept An small cabin near
Fayetteville lives female hermit Miss Sarah
Landreau with curious history. She is over
sixty years of age, and for thirtyfve years has
occupied her present abode, refusing all associa-
ton with the people around her, and living in
the rudest manner. She belongs to one of the
richest families in South Georgia, and thirty five
years ago was one ofthe bellies who graced Sa-
vannah society. She was sought in marriage by
young gentlemen of that city, and the arrange
ments for the wedding elaborate. Her
toilets were ordered from New York. On the
appointed night she was doomed to dsappoint-
ment, for the groom came not.
When the news was received next day that he
had eloped with a lady who was visiting his
fathers house, it found the disappointed bride
at the point of death She recovered, however,
and, with the strong will which had character
lied her lfe declared her purpose to live
recluse Thus she has lived ever since, stoutly
refusing aid or comfort Only once did she hear
Of her recreant lover, that he had entered
Georgia regiment during the war, and was shot
dead before Petersburg. In his coat pocket was
found a picture of the girl whom he had so
wronged
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THE CIVlL-SERVICE LAW.
A Suit Brought in the United States Court
to Test Its Constitutionality.

NEW YORK, Sept 4-Suit has been com
menced in the United States Circuit Court to
test the constitutionaliy Of the civilservice law
On petition, to-day, of the United States ex. rel
James A. Hinkley, a quo warranto order was
granted by Juage Wallace, returnable on the
25th inst, requiring Dorman B. Eaton
and other civil-service commissioners to show
cause before the court why defendants exercised
unconstitutional powers. The petition sets forth
in the complaint the acts and duties Of the
commissioners under the civiservice act and
urges that the defendants under color of the act,
are limiting the powers Of and divesting the
President of duties and responsibilities vested
in him by the Constitution, limiting his power
and choice of nominations to persons presented
to him by the defendants, and prohibiting said
President from appointing any other citizens or
person TO Office, and SO compel the President to
submit the qualification and fitness Of nomina-
tions of persons for public service to them, in
stead of to the Senate of the United States after
nominating as required by the Constitution.
1t is urged in the petition that the
stitutional power TO appoint in his
discretion Defendants, under color of the
civil.servce act, supervise the conduct of the
officers of the government mentioned In sections
IL to Is of the act, usurped and ex
ercised powers and duties which cannot be
the citizens of the United States. The com
plainapt then asks for writ compelling
the commissioners to answer by what right they
exercise or claim to exercise the right power,
or do the duties, acts or things set forth, and
that rule be made that this information be
filed, and that defendants aforesaid show cause
why the aforesaid information should not be
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A JOB FOR MIR. EATON.
Attempt to Collect Campaign Funds from the
Department Employees.

Attempt to Collect Campaign Funds from the
Department Employees.
WASHINGTON Sept. 4.-The Commissioner of
Pensions has transmitted to the Secretary of the
Interior the following communication from the
chief of the mail division of that bureau:
September 4, 1885.
Gen j. j. Black, Commissioner:
Sr-I have to report that this Office is to-day in
ceipt of one hundred letters to its employees,
NIT sample.
Three letters are incosed. of which the follow,
ing is sample:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, }
ST. CLOUD HOTEL PARIoR G, 7
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. z.
Dear Sir-We desire an early subscription to the
State committee, and as liberal as you can afford to
make 1t. Ii the Republicans of Pennsylvania win
decisive victory this year it will prevent any agitation
disastrous change of the tariff by the incoming Con-
gress, and pave the wa for the overthrow of the
Democratic State and national administrations. We
propose to push the work of the State committee with
the utmost vgor until election day. Please send your
subscription as early possible by check, money
der, or call at headquarters. THoS. V. COOPER,
Chairman.
To J. Frank Miller, Pension Office. Department of:tho
Interior, Washington, d. q,
A number of similar communications were
received by employees of the Land Office. Act
ing Secretary jerks has transmitted the circu-
lars to the Civil-service Commission for such
action as they may deem proper 1t is main
tained by officers of the Interior Department
that the Pennsylvania State committee have, by
directing the letters specifically to employees. to
be delivered by carriers, in the government
buildings committed breach Of Section IL Of
the civil-service act which read as follows
Sec. 12 That person shall in any building oc-
cupied in the discharge of official duties by any officer
or employe of the United States mentioned in this
act or any navy-yard fort arsenal solicit in any
manner whatever, or receive any contribution of
money any other thing of value for any political
purpose whatever.
Sec. IL of the same act expressly forbids such
solicitations by any persons in the service of the
United States in any place, and it is probable
that examination will be made to ascertain
whether any of the members of the committee
fall within the scope of this section.
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was decided. in view of the ipformality of the
call for troops, not to disturb the President with
the question, but instead to issue orders
for United States troops to proceed to
the scene of disturbance for the purpose
are to keep open the route over which the mails
are carried and prevent any interference with
them. Adjutant-general Drum therefore tele-
graphed General Scnofeld, at Chicago, to order
two companies to proceed Immediately to the
scene of the disturbance for the purposes indi-
Gated. 1t is expected the presence of the troops
will tend to prevent further trouble. Under the
law the President can only recognize appeals for
federal assistance when made by the Governor
and Legislature of State or Territory or when
made by the Governor alone, when the Legisla-
ture is not in session, and cannot be convened in
time to meet the emergency. In the present
case Governor Warren alone made the appeal,
but neglected to give the desired information
about the Legislature.
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Personal and General.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Stanley NJ. Landry, OF
Indiana was one of the fourteen candidates for ap-
pointment as cadets in revenue marine service whe
passed successful examination here. There are but
to be appointed from fourteen successful com.
petitors, bat Landrys per cent next to hign-
est--95. 6--and twelve of them are below him. he
will doubtless be appointed.
Postmasters' commissions were to-day issued for
the follow ing Indanians: Mary R. Barton, Hills
boro James s. Adams Lett's Corner; Nathan F.
Clark, Marmount; Thos. o. Jones' Moores Hill; BENZ.
Jenkins, St Paul; Jacob Rosenbarger, Veedersburg.
After the 18th inst. Cleveland, Hancock county,
will be omitted from the star mail route extending
from Westland to Cleveland The route will end az
Greenfield.
Hugh j. Mshan of California, agtator of the
anti-Chinese question, and Irish orator of local
reputation having the reputation of the Cowboy
Orator" has been substituted in place of General
Rosecrans to stump Ohio for the Democrats He is
brawny fellow and has attracted some attention here
by wearing unusually large white sornbrero talking
loud and freely. and making himself knownAmong
the boys. He leaves for Ohio next Tuesday.
S. w. Peck and Henry Gers have been appointed
members of the pension board at Washington, Ind.
Heretofore this board has been composed of
Der only-John A. Scudder-but will hereafter be
full board Scudder being retained
new pension board has been organized at Nash
Vile Brown county, and Alfred j. Ralphy, James p
Moser and Arnold S. Griffith appointed members of
it. The appointments all made upon recon-
rnendation of citizens there. Indiana, it seems, is to
be well supplied with pension employees Besides the
creation of number of medical boards there viii be
numerous special examiners and agents appointed
from that State Already several have been selected
The following fourth-cass postmasters We're ap-
pointed to-day:
Indana-At Glezen, Jeremiah D. Downs; Aims
F. Bentonvllle
Illinois-At Peotone William Young; Morton,
Louis Masche Wieman, A A. Aluter; Rutland, Il.
w. Kelly; Hennepin James ii. Seaton Bartilso, John
L. Jantzan. go
Colonel McCaskl of Mississippi. qualified at the
Department Of State, oday as United States consul
at Dublin.
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If He Yields to German He Will Lose His
Throne; if He Doesn't the Country
Will Be Ruined.
Amsterdam Socialists Making Trouble
for the Burgomaster Again.
Cordial Greeting Extended to the New Arch
bishop of Dublin by His People
Trial of Duff, the Fenian.
THE CAROLINES.
King Alfonso in a Peck of Trouble About
the Controversy.

King Alfonso in a Peck of Trouble About
the Controversy.
LONDON, Sept At is reported that King
Alfonso will ask the Emperor of Austria 10
his influence with the German government in
behalf of Spain, and to persuade Prince Bis
marck to abandon his scheme Of occupation of
the Caroline Islands. King Alfonso, it is fur
ther reported, says that the affair has SO aroused
the Spanish people that he would lose his throne
if be should recede from the claim of Spain to
the islands, and that Spain would be ruined if
he should push his claim.
The Spanish iron-clad Aragon has landed
troops on the Pelew Islands, and the Spanish
Admiral has been ordered to likewise occupy
Yap Babelthnap, Ponpi and other islands of the
Caroline group. The German officials in those
waters have been instructed not to interfere
with the carrying out of the Spanish Admral's
orders.
A Madrid dispatch says Germany's
reply to Spain's remonstrance against Bis
marck's seizure of the Caroline Islands, reached
King Alfonso to-day.
The Times's LaGrange dispatch says: Ger
many sent note to Spain dated Aug. 29 notify
ing that government of the intention of
this note Germany made specific
reservation in favor of the claim of third party,
provided Spain was able to show by acts of pro-
lection or possession that the right of sover-
eighty was vested in herself. In that event
Germany would be willing to withdraw all claim
to the Islands
The Standards Berlin correspondent says that
the Spanish high government erefuses to submit
the Caroline matter to arbitration.
The Spanish government to-day assembled
the editors of the newspapers of Mad
rid, and asked them to observe pru-
dence in commenting on the action of
Germany in the Caroline matter. The tele-
grams of foreign correspondents will be stopped
unless the correspondents give up their cipher
kpVc
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MINOR MATTERS.

If Naval Officers Entertain Public Officers
They Must Pay Their Own Bills.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-Judge Maynard, Sec
ond Comptroller of the Treasury, decided an
interesting point, of rather wide application, lin
considering an item of $400 in the accounts of
Pay Inspector Stevenson, U. S. N, for expenses
incurred by Rear Admiral Jouett, of
the U. S. S. Tennessee, in en-
tertaining the following public officials at
the New Orleans exposition: Director general
Burke, and party, Governor McEnery, of Lou
isana, staff and friends Governor Bourne, Of
Rhode Island, staff and friends, the Mexican
Commissioner and party, Governor Cam
eron, of Virginia staff and friends. The
accounts were approved by Secretary Chandler.
Pay inspector Stevenson certifes that the articles
used in the entertainment of the above guests
were regularly purchased. in open market by
order Of Commander Stanton, commanding the
Tennessee. Rear Admiral Jouett acknowledges
the receipt of money to pay the bill. The
Second Comptroller says he can find no
law for these expenditures, and that
there is no statute or naval regulation
which compels naval officers to entertain public
officials at government expense. LIE they do so
they must do it at their own expense. AS the
paymaster paid the bills in good faith by order
of his superior officer, he must be protected.
Recommendation is made that it be charged ur
against Admiral Jouett, advance upon his
salary.
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Ttnnessee's Interests Are Pushing Her Into
the Protectionist Column, Where She
Will Be Likely to Stay.
Addition to the Clerical Force of the
Chicago PostOffice Recommended.
Complaint from the Departments that the
Pennsylvania Republicans are Trying to
Collect Campaign Funds from Clerks.
THE SLY MIR. LAMAR.

How He Gained a Reputation for Economy
Which Was Not Deserved.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4-The economical tide
which set in in the Interior Department on the
day after the induction into Office of Secre
tary Lamar took shape in the disposal of the
old hack horses, which had done duty as car
riage motors during many Republican admins
trations. Secretary Lamar gave out that he
thought that department officials should walk
or purchase their own carriages, and, in conse-
quence, every bureau official in the department.
was deprived of his means of locomotion. The
horses and carriages were sold at auction prices,
and in many instances failed to bring onethird
of their original cost 1t was no new idea Of
Secretary Lamar-this method of obtaining
little cheap notoriety. It has been practiced
before. Zack Chandler, when Secretary of the
Interior, played the same game, and it worked
to a charm Column after column was printed
in the newspapers of the country when he sold
the department horses, and he was lauded to the
skies for his economical ideas. It did not last
long, for Chandler wanted new horses. and he got
them, one at q time. The fact that the sale was
made IN lump, while the purchases were made
in installments, very naturally attracted more
attention for the sale than for the purchases,
and while the credit all attached to the former,
there was great chance to attack him for his
second action. The Chandler idea is being
followed by the present Secretary of the Interior
to the most minute degree. First of all, the
Secretary tried a street-car. That did not suit
him. Then his majestic form was seen astride
a saddle-horse. Later, horse and buggy made
their appearance and finally it is the old
fashioned coupe again. The Interior Department
is not quite so we'll supplied with vehicles and
horses to-day as it was'six months ago; but there
are few vacant stalls in the stables, and these
will undoubtedly be filled before the snow flies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05
TARIFF TINKERING.

Tennessee Coming Forward as an Advocate
of the Protection Idea.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-There will undoubt-
edly be a renewed agitation of the tariff ques
tion in the coming session Those members of
the Democratic party in the last House, who
are now here, are nearly ali of the Morrison
Carlisle school, and each gives it as his definite
opinion that the tariff issue will be boldly seized,
and the business of the country, in consequence,
badly disturbed after the holiday recess.
The conditions have changed since the tariff bill
of 1883 became law Then there was very
little assistance from the South. OF Tennes-
sees representatives, for instance, not more
than one two favored the protection policy of
the Republicans Now however, there is
change. The mineral deposits of the Tennessee
mountains have been discovered to be
wealth producers, and all through the
wild regions of this wild State there
is a disposition on the part of the people
to favor tariff that will afford protection to
American industries Tennessee" said an old
observer from that State to-day, twill be in the
protective column three years hence We can
make pig-iron there today cheaper than you can
in any other place in America; but even the
Tennessee people, with their great facilities ir
the way of ore and coal. do not care to compete
with the labor of Spain, and for this reason
alone will favor a protective tariff" 1t is the
opinion of those who have taken some pains to
forecast the situation that there will be modifi-
cations in the tariff laws during the life of the
Forty.ninth Congress, but no one thinks there
win be any radical material reduction so long
as Randall controls such an important wing in
the Democratic party The tariff laws could be
modified to very great extent, and could be
simplifed so that it would not be necessary to
decide SO many knotty questions in the Treasury
Department. without materially reducing the
protective nature of this law; and should the
Carlisle Morrison party be willing to adopt some
such course as this there is no doubt that they
would receive the cordial support of four-ffths
of the Republicans; but that they will show any
such statesmanship is doubtful.
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Testimony for Mrs. Walkup.

KANSAS CITY Mo-, Sept. A morning paper pub
fishes an interview with Dr. c. w. Scott a specialist
tleman introducing himself as Mr.. Walkup, an alder
man of Emporia Kan, called upon him for advice,
saying that he had suffered for some time from a
chronic disease and had been treating himself for it.
using arsenic both in solution and pills. The visitor
appeared somewhat under the influence of liquor and
after receiving advice from the Doctor took his
leave and the latter has lot seen him since He
states however that he visited yesterday by Mrs
Walkup's attorney and recognized Mr. Walkup's pho
tograph among dozen others. Mr. Walkup during
his call, was accompanied by whom the Doctor
did notsknow. This testimony will probably be used
by the defense in the trial of Mrs. Wakup, who
stands charged with the murder of her husband.
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THE CHICAGO POSTOFFICE.
The Inspectors Recommend a Liberal In.
crease in the Working Force.


crease in the Working Force.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-On Aug. A, Postmaster
Judd, of Chicago requested the Postofice De-
partment to have an inspection of his Office
made. Postofice Inspectors Small and Childs
were assigned to that duty by the Postmaster.
general. Their report states that the general
organization of the Office is excellent. There
has been no addition to the roster of clerks since
the reorganization in 1884. with the exception of
a stenographer at $1,000, and an auditor
at $4,000. In the mailing division the
inspectors recommend the employment
of one clerk, at $1,000. for newspaper
distribution; one filer at $3.50; two newspaper
dispatchers, at 5000 each, and two stampers at
5000 each. 1t is suggested that these positions
be filed by promotion of employees in lower
grades. In the city delivery division the report
recommends the employment of five clerks at
$500 each, for letter distribution; two stampers
at 1880 each; one directory clerk, at $500; three
flers, at $780, for city papers and one clerk at
$500 for the newspaper department, general
delivery At the North Division station the
business has largely increased. and the employ
ment of $3.50 clerk is found to be necessary
and the same necessity exists at the Southwest
station. Business at the Union Stockyards
Shows heavy increase, and the inspectors
recommend that the postmaster be authorized to
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Reception of Archbishop Walsh.

DUBLIN, Sept 4.-Archbishop Walsh arrived to-day
and was given an enthusiastic ovation He received
an address of welcome from the Lord Mayor and the
municipal authorities. The streets crowded.
Upon his arrival at Kingston the Archbishop was
met by the local bodies of Parneltes who presented
him with an address of welcome The Archbisbon re-
plying to the addresses, said: He placed before
the Pope the wants. wishes, aims and
desires of the people, with whom the Pope expressed
himself in full sympathy. The representations of
Irish prelaes to his Holiness made impossible in the
future misrepresentation of Ireland's cause The
presented him in Dublin. When he entered his car
rage the enthusiastic crowd removed the horses and
dragged the carriage to the archepiscopal residence
Archbishop Walsh afterward appeared on the balcony
of his residence and blessed the assemblage Bands
paraded the streets until late hour playing national
nj