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The National tribune., 1885-05-28
BARTHOLDPS STATUE.
Liberty Enlightening the World.

This new Wonder of the World, which is
now being loaded on the French transport 1sere
for shipment to this country, is the largest
statue in the world. Some idea of its magni-
tude may be obtained from the fact that 4O
persons found standing room within the head.
A six-foOt man standing on the level of the
lips only just reached the eyebrow. While
wOrkmen were employed on the crown of her
head they seemed to be making huge sugar
caldron, and they jumped with ease in and out
the tip of the nose. Fifteen people might sit
round the flame of the torch, which elevation
can be reached by spiral staircase within the
outstretched arm.
The London Daily News, in speaking of it,
says: 1t is out and away the largest statue of
modern times. The Colossus of Rhodes was
nothing to it. 1t could carry the Bavaria or
the Hermann in its arms. 1t towers to the
skies from the yard of the Rue de Chazelles,
where it has been eight years in construction,
and the view from it's coronet sweeps clear of
the six-story houses and beyond the walls of
Paris"
The weight of this stupendOus statue is 440,-
600 pounds of which 10000 pounds are cop
per and the remainder wrought-iron. 1t is
expected to arrive in New York about the 25th
of May, where it will be erected on Bedloe's
Island, this being the location selected for it by
Gen. w. T. Sherman, who was appointed by the
President to make the selection. When placed
in position it will loom up 305 feet above tide
water, the hight of the statue being 1912 feet,
that of the pedestal 81 feet, and foundation
$40 feet.
This imposing statue higher than the enor-
nous towers of the great Brooklyn Bridge or
the steeple of Trinity Church, which is the
loftiest in the city of New York,-hgher, in
fact, than any of the colossal statues of anti
quity,-by its rare artistic proportions, as well
as by its stupendous dimensions, will add an
other to the Wonders of the World. A word
should be said of its artistic merit. The pose.
stride, and gesture, with its classic face, are
pronounced perfect; the drapery is both mass
i've and fine, and in some parts is as delicate
and silky in effect as if wrought with fine
chisel on the smallest scale.
The committee in charge Of the construction
of the base and pedestal for the reception of
this great work are in want of funds for its
completion, and have prepared a miniature
statuet, an exact counterpart of the original,
six inches in hight, the figure being made of
bronze, the pedestal of nickel silver, which
they are now delivering to subscribers through
out the United States for the small sum of 81
each. Aside from its being lasting souvenir
of this colossal statue, it will ornament our
homes and bear testimony that we have con-
tributed to the completion of one of the grand
est works ofnmodern times. All remittances
should be addressed to Richard Butler, Secre-
tary American Committee of the Statue of Lib
erty, No. 33 Mercer Street, New York. The
committee are also prepared to furnish model,
in same metals, twelve inches in hight, at SIS
each, delivered.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
FORGETTING Prison. Goods.

Canada has instituted general boycott"
against goods made in the prisons Of the United
States. A list Of such articles has been sent out
by the Canadian Government to the provincial
custom officers with instructions not to allow
dealers here to import articles made by Ameri-
can prison labor, and to seize any such goods
found in the country hereafter. This order
was brought about by the importation into
Canada of large number of hay forks made in
Michigan State prison, and which were entered
as having been made by free labor. The Standard
Wagon Company of Cincinnati received notice
that two carloads of buggies recently shipped by
them to Canada would have to be brought back
to the States, owing to law recently enacted for
bidding the importation of goods manufactured
by convict labor. The axles of the bugges in
question were made at the penitentary in Au-
burn, N. Y, but were remodeled after arriving
at the Standard factory
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
To Stop an Obstinate Cough.

A new medical book mentions 1872 cough
remedies. Only three are needed. Which three?
That's what troubles doctors. But the three
combined in the "Thoro" Cough Medicine sue
coed where others fail. Read this: Enclosed
is 81 Please send me the worth Of it in your
Cough Medicine. My mother has nursed in
this city Syracuse, N. VI about Is years for
the best physicians here, and she will be 50
years old next Spring, aud she says she has
never known Cough Medicine equal to it,"
This old lady is stranger to US; her testimony
is especially valuable because of her great ex-
perience and opportunity to compare the
sThoro" with other Cough Medicines We
have sent the letter to The TRIBUNE "Thoro"
modcrates cough, soothes irritation, looscns
phlegm, and clcanses and heals both lungs and
throat Sent by express on receipt of price,
81 per bottle; 6 bottles. S.. Special rates to
the trade. The "Thoro" Company, 1924 North
Tenth Street Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Canada 25; or a total of 239 as against 229 last
week and 24S the week previous.
MIsCEIIaNEOUs

SaLitu6 OT u tOtdi Oh ZsoS aS dSdluct <1c ldSt
week and 24S the week previous.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ottilla Assing, who died recently in
Florence, Italy, left about $4,000 in Hoboken
property, half of which was bequeathed to
Henry Bergh, in trust for his society, and the
rest to Mr.. Douglass. for his services in elevat-
ing the colored race.--The Worlds EXPOSE
ton at New Orleans will be closed May 81.
The friends of the Exposition have raised
$S5, 600 by subscription to meet the expenses of
carrying it over until next November. when it
will be reopened. The railroads reaching New
Orleans will subscribe 100000 towards reopen
ing the Xposition-Smal-po x is spreading
rapidly in I'll sections OF Montreal. Quebec.
The health department has broken down COM
pletely, but the Mayor, with the assistance of
the leading medical men, is endeavoring to
check the disease.-The wife of ex-Judge
Finlay A. Johnson, of Newark N. j., has sued
for a divorce. Judge johnson is fugitive
from justice, being charged with forgerics
amounting to 20,000-Cattle owners near
Wilmington, Del, are alarmed over fresh out
break of contagious pleuro-pneumOnia in two
large herds in Brandywne and Christian Hun
dreds.--At Erie, Pa, on the 22d, jury
awarded l.. Rosenswig s4S, 700 damages for be-
ing elected from Lake Shore passenger train.
Mr.. Rosenswig fell in pile of stone when he
was put off the train and paralysis was the
result.-At an anarchists meeting in Chicago
on Sunday last, one of the speakers, known as
Dynamite Dusey," attacked the memory of
Abraham Lincoln, whereupon some working
men in the crowd forced him from the plat
form and but for the arrival of the police there
would have been a serious disturbance.-Col.
L. Markbat. Assistant U. S. Treasurer at Gin
cnnati, on Sunday last removed the Govern
ment funds in his care to the new Government
building in that city. One million dollars in
silver made ten wagon loads. A strong force
of police guarded the wagons as they were
loaded and unloaded, and armed men accom-
panied them between the two points.-The
Mexican government has permitted the gar
rison at Vera Cruz to be vaccinated with yellow
fever virus. according TO DR.. Carmonas system.
Experiments were first made on prisoners who
volunteered for the purpose. Persons vacci-
mated with the virus have all the premonitory
symptoms of the fever. 1t is thought that the
innoculation will serve as complete protection
for four or five years.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
4 Tragedy About A Dog.

Early on the morning of the Goth, Louis
Francis, Frenchman, was arrested near North
River, New York, while bearing on his back
bag containing the mutilated corpse of woman
who had been murdered. There were CHASTITY
wounds about the head and also on the trunk,
from which the blood had flown freely and had
coagulated on the corpse. He declared that
the woman had died natural death and that,
being too poor to pay funeral expenses, he had
decided to dispose of the body by throwing it
into the river. The woman's name was Selma
Fehot, 80 years old, and was the paramour of
Francis, who in all probability was her MUIR
derer. He is alleged to have killed her for
losing valuable dog, which he had picked up
on the street and was holding in expectation
of reward being offered for its delivery to its
owner
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Gen. Tayl0r's Tomb.

siding at Louisville KY, and vicinity, will
pay graceful tribute to the memory of Gen.
Zachary Taylor. The tomb of the illustrious
soldier and statesman, which is situated about
six miles east of Louisville, will be the scene of
the exercises. Gen. Rufus Saxton, U. s. A.,
will call the assembly to order and make the
Introductory speech. Gems. Green G. Smith
and J. r. Ekin, will deliver orations. and Mr.
Drake will recite poem. The ceremonies
will also embrace singing by choir of great
excellence. The tomb will be beautifully
draped with garlands of choice flowers, and the
Mexican veterans who will attend in body
will carry with them the flags they fought
under on the fields of Mexico.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
A Fatal ARRAY.

During baseball match at Lynchburg, Va,
on the 25th inst, young white man, Samuel
Meredith, for some offcnse Slapped small
colored boy, for which he was at once attacked
by number of colored men. AS the excite
ment Increased his assailants grew in numbers.
He took to flight, with so or more excited
negroes in pursuit, and finally turned at bay in
the doorway of house, when Louis Adams, a
barber, attacked him with a knife. Meredith
shot the barber dead, entered the house and
escaped the mob. When the excitement had
subsidized many of the negroes who had followed
Meredith admitted that the killing of Adams
was done in self-defense, and declared it was
justifable.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Gen. Grants Condition.

The condition of Gen. Grants health during
the past week has undergone no marked
change. On Tuesday he was unusually well.
He worked for several hours on his book and
took quite a long drive. He also wrote the
dedication of his forthcoming work, which is:
To the officers and soldiers engaged i'm the of
the rebellion and also those engaged in the war in
Mexico, these volumes are dedicated.
u. 8. GRANT.
The Generals work on his book now will
be principally revision, as it was practically
finished on Wednesday of last week. He will
also probably add some incidents and anecdotes
which may occur to his mind while engaged in
revision and correction.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Plague.Stricken Plymouth.

The fatal malady which has been raging at
Plymouth, Pa, still continues its ravages, and
the people of the town and vicinity are almost
in state of distraction, as there seems no pres
ent likelihood of an abatement of the plague.
AS many as 10 deaths occur in day. There
are now A patients in hospital, and more will
be placed there as soon as accommodations can
be furnished. The physicians report that there
are apparently no cases of the fever anywhere
in the County outside of Plymouth and Ply
mouth township.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Fast Bicycle Time.

John S. Prince, of Washington, D. c., cham
pion bicyclst of America, won four-mile race
against four separate trotting horses on the
grounds of the Carolina Fair Association on the
25th, and beat his worlds record, making one
mile and four yards in the unprecedented time
of two minutes 35l seconds. His time was
taken with stop watches by three members of
the Charlotte Bicycle Club, the watches vary
ing only quarter of second, and the slowest
time only being recorded.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
An Editor is Reused by the Gospel.
[Denrer Tribune

The editor of the Deadwood Roarer attended
church for the first time last Sunday. In about
an hour he rushed into the office and shouted ::
"What the blazes are you fellows doing? ?
How about the news from the seat of WARP"
"What news?"
"Why, all about the Egyptian army being
drowned in the Red Sea. Why, the gospel
sharp up at the church was telling about it just
now, and not word of it in this mornings
paper. Hustle round, you fellows, and get the
facts, or the Snap Shot will get beat on us.
Look spry, there, and run an extra edition,
while l put on the bulletin board, "Great
English Victory in the Soudan."
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
The Markets.

Wheat was not as active when sales closed in
Chicago this week as it was last, and prices
ruled somewhat lower. May closed at $50,
June S9i and July 81 cents. Corn was moder-
ately active, and about the same in price as last
week 1t sold for cash at AZ cents, May Az,
June 46a and July 46i. Oats suffered slight
decline, selling at 332i cents cash, June 1923 and
July 1928. The shipments in Chicago were
Flour, II. 600 barrels wheat, $4,000 bushels;
corn, 10000 bushels; oats, 10000 bushels |;
rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 1000 bushels.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Boston and the Bartholdi Pedestal.

Mr.. Carl Schoenhof, Treasurer of the Boston
Bartholdi Pedestal Fund, reports the offer of
citizen of Boston to be one of 100 contributors
Of $500 each to complete the subscription Of
$4,000 required to finish the pedestal, pro-
vided the balance is raised by June l. or one of
200 to pay $3.50 each if the sum is made up by
June Is, or one of 500 to contribute 500 each
to complete the subscription by July 4
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
A Girls Terrible Fate.

The body of Nellie Brittell, of EIizabethtown,
N. Y, aged 81 years, who left her home some
time ago to gather winter green's, was found on
the 25th inst on tho banks of the Banquet
River near that place. Over so men were en-
gagged in the search. The body was nude
Pieces of the young lady's clothing were found
for a distance of over two miles from where her
body was discovered. 1t is supposed that she
strayed so far into the woods that she could not
find her way out, and that she died from expos
ure and starvation.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28
Yankee kotism.

1t was Massachusetts, man who bought a
map of Vermont. He opened it and said gravely:
"This State ought to be turned the other end
up. SO as to get more of it down near Massichu-
Sets" The clerk was clannish Vermonter
and frowned-Rutldnd ~ Herald.
The National tribune., 1885-05-28

L. d. Stilson, Secretary of the New York
Veteran Association, York, Neb., has our
thanks for copy of the roster for 1885
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EXTRACTS FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS.


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Gan meals
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New and Useful Books |!

A Classical and Neurological Dictionary.
for popular BY b. C. Faulkner. Isis the
design Of this volume 70 provide the ordinary reader 9TH
concise explanation ancient NEUROLOGICAL Clss,
Biog aphcal Historical and Geographical Illusions mosa
frequently English representations
of Classical d tiles and Heroes in news al
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The Illinois Senate has passed bill reuuir-
ing all the telegraph companies in that State to
make annual reports showing the gross receipts
within the State for the preceding year. and to
take ont a license, for which each company is
TO pay per cent. of its gross receipts for the
year.-The large iron works of the Viaduct
Iron Company, at Coatesville, Pa, will in a
few days put their entire works on a double
run, which will give employment to 225 addi-
tional men. The company has received suffi-
cient orders to keep them going for six months.
Conservative estimates put the surplus of
wheat for export for Western Oregon at $780,
900 bushels, and of the inland empire" COM
prising the grain fields Of Eastern Oregon and
Washington Territory, at 6,500,000 bushels
making a total of 12,500,000. This is an in
crease of 80 per cent. over last year. and is
based on the fact that the acreage is about 10
per cent. greater and the condition far better
than the corresponding date last year The
harvest will be about two weeks earlier than
usual this year.-The growing cane in Louis
lana promises an abundant sugar yield. Judg-
ing from the acreage the crop will amount to
100000 hogsheads. 300 employees in
the worsted mills Of Stanley Lees and Horace
Jones, ConshOhocken, Pa, struck last week for
higher wages-The Union miners at New
Straitsville, o., have decided to go to work at
the reduced rate of 40 cents per ton. Owing to
the slack demand for coal only very few of
them can be given work.-The annual re-
port of Secretary George w. Cope, Of the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Association, shows the pro-
duction of pig iron in 1884 was 4,5S9,6 net
tons; Of all rolled iron, including nails and ex-
Guiding rails, 1,93l,74S tons; Bessemer steel
rails ], 116,621 tons, and rails Of all kinds .1
S5l tons. The imports of iron and steel aggre-
gated in value $3S.2l1 500, and the exports $I9,-
902, 150.-The business failures throughout
the country during the seven days ending May
% number for the United States PA and for
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16
Music Again.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL. | was glad to
stion to hire four pianos for use in the schools was
voted down at your last school meeting. Not that
am not as much interested us ever in having music
introduced into the Belfast schools, but because the
piano is more likely to be made hn;rance than a
help. To teach the reading of music ut sight by the
of the piano, is like teaching a boy to swim by
rowing him about in boat 1t is the way not t. do
it. In Boston, teaching to read music BY use of the
piano is called examining 1t is easy way to
teach roe singing, kind of teaching forbidden in
Boston schools In the Grammar school buildings
of this city there are from ten to fifteen more
classes, each having but one teacher in all the sub
jects, with rare exceptions. As there is but one
piano in the building, and, all the classes may be
receiving instruction in music at the same time 1t
readily be seen that the use of the piano does
not enter largely factor into t he musical in
struction.
Music can be learned as easily as arithmetic or
grammar, and can he as easily and as accurately
taught. AS have elsewhere stated the unit of tone
is the scale, and the unit of time is the measure. A
know dge of these can better be acquired without
than with piano.
They enter into every piece of music that can he
sung, and really make it music. just the four
cesses.
am glad to know that musical instruction in
your schools is not to be hindered by pianos.
Yours respectfully, A. III. KELLEY.
Boston, April :. 1885.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

To THE EDITOR OF TIE JOURNAL. For the
project suggested by our new school committeeman,
Mr. Arthur l. Brown, in regard to a school in the
Dock After the reading of the essays at the High
school, or rather after the close of the school, |
was glad of the opportunity offered to confer with
Mr. Brown on the subject of scientific temperance
teaching in our schools and he then spoke of the
great importance need of school in the Dock
that the children living in that vicinity who sell
dom attend school at all could be gathered in and
instructed, not only i'll temperance principles but
in all needful branches to make of them good
Iaw-abdng citizens, eventually. The expense
need not he very great. If the city would appro
PIRATE a sufficient amount to carry on the school
for year, believe our citizens would begin to
by private subscriptions and by fairs, festivals,
etc. Our W. c. 7. L. would heartily Cooperate
and be than willing to lend all the assistance
possible. 4 school in the Dockl Why | have
thought about it much that it has come to be a
necessity, almost reality with Will our
and see if we cannot have a suitable room hired
and school opene that shall be a complete sue
cess and benefit financially and morally to our
city? | trust the measure will be thoroughly dis
cussed, not only by cur school board but by ali
who feel an interest in the well being Of the young
in that locality. A. A. HICKS.
Belfast, April 10th, 1855.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

John Swinton's Paper finds it necessary to
rebuke number of its exchanges, alleged 'la-
Dor organs" with appropriating editorials from
its columns. The alleged editors of the Offend
ing papers are evidently intent on living with
out labor, and that is the objective point Of
most reformers of this class.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago accused
Gen. John A. Logan as privy to the recent
election frauds in that city and was publicly
denounced by Gen. Logan as ga vile infamous
poltroon and liar" All of which, and more,
is true of the man the roughs, gamblers and
Democrats have elected Mayor of Chicago.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16
Grant Dying.

| think the April stars have never shot
Ger the dumb city light of such cold spell
As now, at midnight, when all is not we'll
When lingering pain is our loved here's lot!
LET us have peace" he said, while hate hot
Still in the land where he stood sentinel
And guardian of its peace, whate'er bcfell-
He that now signs for peace yet wins it not!
o thou in whom such calm and power agree,
If Immortality may ever dawn
On mortals, Of thy self it now were true
That the great spirit of Lincoln looks for thee
Where files of shaiowy soldiers DIR
Waiting their mighty Captains last review
Midnight, April 6, 1888. EDGAR FAwCETT.
New York Tribune.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16
The Sweet Case.

One of the new Democratic officials evidently
not only does not believe in civil service reform
but is under the impression that he is bigger
man than President Cleveland We refer to
Mr.. Black, the Commissioner of Pensions. Al
though but few weeks in his present position
he has been seeking to secure an election to the
United States Senate as Gen. Logan's successor
and has attempted to use the public pati onage
to further his candidacy. That is the meaning
of his letter asking Miss Ada Sweet, the pen
sion agent al Chicago, to resi- ign, his object be-
lag TO put the Office where it would do the
most good-to Black. In this letter be explicitly
stated that Miss Sweets resignation was not re-
que>ttd because of any remissness on her part
Miss Sweet, whose term of Office will not eX-
pire for a year or more, politely refused TO De
made a convenience of TO further Mr.. Black S
political ends, and instead of resignng, appeal
ed to the President. The latter, as well AS the
Secretary of the Interior, has disavowed the
action of his subordinate; but if the Presi-
dent means business in his civil reform policy
he should at once bounce the bumptious Black.
Miss Sweet Is the daughter of Union general
who formerly held this office, and when he
died in 1873. She applied to President Grant for
appointment As his successor. She was thor
oughlv acquainted with the dute. of the office
and she needed the salary for the maintenance
of her mother her brothers and her sisters.
Aud this pension agency is said to have been
one of the best managed in the country. Pen
sion Commissioner Back proposed to turn out
an efficient official the daughter of a Union
General. to make place for some ward poll
tcian who might help elect him to the United
States Senate. Probably Mr.. Black has never
heard of civil service reform.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Miss Frances Z. Willard has informed the
Alton pre>bytery in Illinois that she has receiv-
ed a divine revelation calling her to work for
the political advancement of women. and that
she now holds it the duty of the Women's
suffrage principal object of their labors.
Ii woman suffrage is to be principal object
of the Unions, temperance must be secondary.
Our local Union would hardly agree to that.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

April l. 1860, Grant turned Lees right at
Five Forks; April ,, he assaulted and carried
the lines at Petersburg; April 3, he entered
Petersburg and Richmond. April 6, 1862. the
battle of Shiloh opened; April !, Grant drove
the rebels from the tie.d April s, 1865, he had
thrown his cavalry across Lees line of retreat,
ana April 8, Lees army surrendered.