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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

wealth NV the r,ossessiOn of horse that KNOWS
Tho r;obt time for losing race. Free'and anu
Miss Woodford will meet again tomorrow as
Tho owners of the celebrated mare are not yet
convinced that she has met greater 'han
herself in Freeland, and new race ne'wecn
them has been arranged. Perhaps our western
friends may leave some OF their money hero
yet.
Tn EXPRESSING his contempt for " scholastic e4-
ow;natiops.r Surveyor Beattie mas pnt hfmseit
IN rather a ridiculous attitude. When no
wanted TO get rid of two assistant gaugers ne
conducted a priyate SCHOLASTIC examination p"
mich more severe apparently than that pro-
v,ded by the Civil Service Examining Boarn Tor
entry into the service. On the result OF 'n''
priyate examination the Surveyor arrived at tlie
conclusion that men who had serveu sa.is-
factorily for six months 3must co." According
tn his theory "a scholastic examination Is
humbug when applied TO persons seeking ONCE
Int Il is a good thing to apply in the cases OF
oxner;enced men whom he wants to get ont or
ofece The Civil Service law, however, wisely
nrov;ded additional means for ascertan'ng the
fitness of applicants. After passing the iirst
test applicants are required to serve SIX months
on probation when, if their work has been
satisfactory, the law requires them to be re-
tanned. Mr.. Beatte disregarded this require
ment and substituted scholastic examina-
ton for the report of the gauger on the SIX
months service of his assistants. The charge
that Mr.. Beatte has in this matter disregarded
the law seems we'll founded. That there Is
settled purpose to evade the law altoeether Is
apparent in the method that has been followed
in getting rid of the old and competent ex-
aminers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

~. o,;lo 70 England Turkey and Italy. If
a. c,',.an CON no prevailed upon to send troops
=. CT Inn ond IN exert his authority inland, he
" w, 49,. ,roIc,me the presence of Italian
80. ~ Massowah and Beiul, even if they
~ ,oo,ected TO recognize his suzerainty
, 10 ossuo,ed IN collect taxes in the inter-
est of the Khedve. 1t is complex SITUATION
and the meeting of the Prime ministers
a"u n,;ses 70 be a novel and interesting episode
In EuInnean politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
DANIEL IN EXILE.

yon York Correspondent OF The Boston hsrdn
saw q close fe I'd or Mr.. Manning Yesterday. and ~
gave mo important which you can RELY upos
as absolutely veraci1us and az absolutely new. Me-
Manning IL very III at ease in Washington. He speaks a
himself always exile" and longs 50 get back y
private life tn his resis and to the comDaniousap q
his wife, be expected to resign at any momenss
though In all probability not intil after the antuma
elections He tells his friends that this Is tho cass He
SAYS that private reasons he long ago
never to hold public office He was FORGET to TAKE the
nositiop he now holds but IL only the strongly
convinced that he right In keeping aoof from sncl
trials in the past Moreover thu private reasons stu
hold good and strong and viii fo-cs him back to Albany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
DOESN'T THINK TIE WAR KUcH
r. the Ef,t0r OF TIE Tr,bHY,

SIR: When in the year 10 81 one after another
OF the Southern States seeded and the question o. oo'
ercon was still debated Horace Greeley uttered tn
memorable warning: "wayward sisters. depart ID
psacew He never questioned at tho ssns tine tnst 10
had perfect constitutional right insist these
States staying in Union Did he then foresee suohs
state OF things as has upon US now. whom through
tho total OF the laws OF Union tbese ssre
stats return solid phaanx OF Presidential ecctor. 70
washin gton which enabled these and small minority
Of their former synpathzers to defeat the wishes OF
our loyal peOpef
And did he also foresee that 1t wou come topsss
that President thus elected should shower up'n ttsss
same forgiven rebels the highest ho1or' In the gift Of
the people through his loci Moreover that loyal
defenders of hearths and ali u not only brrs
moved from all the 0ces In thsr possession no matter
how efficient they proved to be. bu the stigma Of
offensive partisan" dehar them OF ever receivins aay
more honorable dstInetonf
Thus much we know. but to the future W can ~
Judge by the past; and doubt Mr. Greeleys prophsk
vision went further than this whsa no +, thu
cuson that 1t would be better to let Them depart n
peace trusting that in the Of time self interest,"
would PROMPT them 10 ask for resh nishon into or
ss Of life and property tho Govern nent ono. more 70
their power. no matter BY what means legislation fsS
indeed, hut neglect OF our Vital interests would D
Did he slso rorssos that had and hostile legislation ana
successive Democratic Administrations MIGHT MAKO
ntolerabe loval paoDe as 10 change the tSru
OF ofensvn partisan" into the more definite of a.
frnsive rebsl But God forbid that such stat. q
things should he the consequence Of our mistakes
ienienoy after successful coercion n II should NJ
weeping widows aud orphans will ask u.s. WHY did
YOU not heed Horace Greeleys prophetic utterance
.wayward sisters. depart In peacer" Yours. respect
fully, ARhNtuA
NEG York. July 25. 1885.
Tine phrase "wayward sisters. depart in peace"
was not Horace Greeley's but Gsferal Winfield
scott's. Tho reuark by Mr. Greeley which our COS
doubtless has In mind, Is that he hoped
never to live In a U1ion whereof one section was
pinned to the other by bavonets.-Ed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
NOT AFRAID OF rue MUGwUwPs.


Postmaster Richardson. OF Quincy who came
into office very mildly few weeks a.o appears to %
sans. on assuming charge Of the Office only or I've
changes de. but lately he appears t. have com
mencrd systematic process OF w"etrg out Rrpinlraa
subordinate TO make room TOR Democrats. Following
the example Of Mr. Burn OF BLOOMINGTON. he. q lev
days ago summarily d. IN ssed two three letter.
cnyrIes when seeing bs tho fate OF ALL three
Others promptly resigned their places and Il now s
pears the Quincy papers that there " confusion IN
tie post Office, and no little disgust the part .
patrons OF the office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

The captain OF the steamer Polynesia. having
been oaught In a cyoone. and his vessel having
sustained much damage from phenomenaliy heavy
seas. thought Of using oil to keep down the sea-
and applied It with considerable success lie slnng
An oil tank over the side Of the ship and allowed IL
70 leak OF course tho film of oil. spreading over
the water all round the vessel. would have ten
dency to prevent the waves from breaking WITHIN
tho circle 80 caused. Tho oil could not aheot the
formal on. of tho gigantic waves whose impact
threatened to crush In tho steamers deck, but u
tended To- make such waves pass under and beyond
th, vessel instead Of breaking m her side or deck
Tho Polynesia perhaps owed her safety mainly II
not altogether to this device. and seeing how ire
ouont;y oil has thus been employed with good
effect IL Ia somewhat strange that II Ii not moro
generally used for tho purpose of preserving
measurably quiet area around vessels when the sea
is dangerously high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

NO HOPE OF REFORM Fkod TdE BOURBoNss g..
<ndr,,c 10 Vhis reDorfed Letter 70 f' w.
York Evening Post. .,.,,.a.d
think that many Republicans VINO wero s..r ara
with the way party affairs were going vs. ~, tnas
becoming convinced that thoy must ar al LOO eavo
s,ts6shcd President Cleveland himself may ~ much
disappointment To them He h doubtless uo,n. nsct OF
him. He has personality which tends ~ .no - wsrd
recan It reusns to % s"en how ,ss , ny 20 y
serycs sef.,rm Wo have now lave well atxpnS1 nor
forming the Civil servce by givins n " Slpssi
IL d,sposrd bsleve TO execute thoec Avs 80 nut
same ndey that sntsrtsins ~ person
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
CANADA oRJEcrs To wuELAN.

From The O'fdpd free Pres.
The case of the Whelap- appointed as American
Consul Fort Erie Ont. tsdecidedy one In which
the duty OF tho Do Union authorities TO notify the
that they cannot acceDt Tho Dominion Governmsas
has right refuse through the proner channels sanc
ton to this appontnen and the British Minister
washington ought to be- advised 10 that effect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
A sQUARE BACKDOWN.

Prom the Peoria (Tll) Traaseript
This arrangement with Roach Is ac0mplste and square
hackdown on part OF Secretary whitney, and an In
direct snub TO Mr.. Garland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
amnsemenis.

Es,oS1 OPERA HOUSE." AdoniS
e,SsIso-"Nanon."
EpIs MussEr " TTnarss. willow copsa"
r cnn.,s % THnArRE-MinstrclA
pn.n f;RoUNDs--BasebalL 1,,,...
SD .c1psTRg-" Romeo ana Juiie"
E TIAS 1TassrRs-" siberia" ,.s..
TIL, anLsx santsF THRArRE-" Tho Mikado.
xv.sn. Sx THeArRE--" Chatter; .x,s..
rInI sTRFHr THRATRE-" Mixed f'chlos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

Tho intimltion that Mr.. Kelley Is to draw his
sal,ry-Sl2,OoO per year-as Minister to Austria
until he grows weary of the JOYS Oh faris ana
comes nom, aud resigns, isa cieertui ono oheer-
ful for Ksiley. He will probably not % In
any hurry to 90 ne ho no. ant wn'n hna''y no zoos
so ha viii an routs call on Lord rsnnyson aud con-
crntpIate him on having written that " The ing
ling OF the guinea helps tho hurt that Honor fees.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

STILL. ITS AN AsrFUL DODGER
From The Syracuse Standard. -.
Only the future can till whether The Nec York Ttnio
is able TO dodge the uplifed Denorratc boot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

Summer Hotels are Frequently aesi1aateF by
the Government as regular Post Ogces. BEFORE
forwarding their orders for TIE TRIBUNE
readers at summer resorts wiH do 'oeb TO ascer-
tain the errct Official title of the Post Once ut
schich they expect to receive their mail. Delay
and correspondence wiu be aroided by so dong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

The Boston police seem 20 have struck broad
trail ia the Charles River mystery, though they
have great deal to do before they can CLAIM
to have cleared it up. The man arrested may DO
the murderer, but it will be necessary to identity
tho body of the victim before the crime can DO
brought directly home to him. aud this must BIO ex
tremeiy difficult if he retains his presence OF miDd
Perhaps tho thing most be hoped Is that the sus-
peotsd man, If guilty, may be.ray himself BY some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

The committee OF the State senate appol"oeu
70 investigate the various departments of the
c;tv government has shown no great energy in
beoinnin, work; but it is not certain that any
thing has been lost by its inactivity. The COM
mittee is now about to determine whether or
not 1t will proceed with its work. 1t is appar-
emit that there is no great public desire for an
affirmative decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

Mr.. Thompson is not the " local boss under the
present Administration. Oh! no! not ior @9oo
against 100 cents. lilo is ONLY a politlcai agent II
You please. THIS Ia reform Administration .na'
Keeps its hands tightly gl"ved us swa''ow.tais
Happing in the breeze. and its tongue always In i'S
cheek
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

Once moro The Buffalo Courier informs listening
u,rld-which sat I'D long after its regular bedtime
TO hear the news-that it was Samuel ). lilden ana
not Rutherford b. Hayes who was elected In 1875
A few months ago. when our esteemed contem oorary
male this novel aud interesting assertion Tor the
274s7th time we took the liberty to suggest that IL
,honld dramatizo it. Since then We have carefully
p,rnsed thedranatic columns OF The Courier hoping
and expectng TO 500 some such an announcement as
this
It ls rumored IN tho hisronic circles OF 5o &
maj inc Leading Democratic newspaper OF Bunao MI
SHORTLY publish drsmaLon Of u views ~ regarn 70
Tie bnnv of the Electoral Co pmission ~ 1871 IL In 10
ia called The Fraud OF Is76. Competent critics VINO
Is 70 been IN, ored with glance at ndvalce sheets
unlte In saying that more roaring 'a'oo was "o'o'
pr,pinccd Ia Western New YORK
Perhaps such an item did appear and we have
oyerlooked IT, II So will The Courier be so good rs
TO seud us marked copy of the paper containing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19

IL is surmised that of the 1000 invitations issded
for that reception and ball to be gwen In Wsu
kesha. Wis.,, tomorrow evening In honor OF Fice
President Hendricks not more than ooo nave Deen
sent TO Mr. Cleveland.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
The soudan Bueaboo.
Moncs Penoy in the Revue il,EtbnoQraphie

Monca Peney in the Revue d'Ethnographie
know the Mahdi personally. Isaw
him for the first time on the island Of
Abe (White Nile), about nine years ago.
Mohammed Ahmed is to-day q man
about forty years old: he was born at
Dongolah, and is the third son of poor
parents, called Abdellahi and Amina.
When seven years old Ahmed frequent
ed Mussulman school, and at the age
of twelve had completed the study of
the Koran. Thanks to the devotion of
his brothers, established carpenters and
boatbuilders, he was enabled to con-
tinue his studies in the neighborhood
of Khartoum under two clever masters
Ell Gourachi and Abd-el-Ayim, son
of the Sheik Ell Tayeh. 1t was then,
having completed his studies, that he
came to live on the island of Aba, on
the White river. He lived there about
fifteen years, revered by the Bagarahs,
when he undertook to pass himself off
for the Mahdi, that is to say, for one
sent by God to regenerate Islamism.
Mohammed Ahmed is man of medium
size, of light copper color, with q
very black beard, and has three parallel
scars on each cheek. He is extremely
thin, for he undergoes very rigorous
fasts. Before making his appearance
in public he inhabited hole UNDER
ground, where he wept continually over
tho universal corruption. The Mahdi
only wears shirt and drawers of
damour, or heavy cotton cloth, sandals
for his feet, and small turban on his
head.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
TobogganinR.

A late letter describing the winter
sports of the people of Montreal says,
the sport they like best is tobogganing.
A toboggan is nothing but thin, fiat
board, curved up in front, and provided
with handles at the sides. The young
men build slides on the snow down the
mountain side, coat them with ice, and
then ride the girls down them for hours
at time. One youth said to-day that
having to drag forty-pound toboggan
up the mountain, hour after hour, was
what drives the men to drink. Up on
the top of the slide, which is decked at
the sides by evergreens and lighted at
night with torches stuck in the snow,
the girl gets on to the toboggin, slows
her legs under the roll of the board
ahead, grasps the side handles, and
holds her breath. The young man gets
on behind on one haunch, with his right
leg free to steer with. He edges the
slender board to the edge of the precip-
itous alley of ice and gives a strong
kick, and down they go like
shot from gun. There is seconds
pause, then q whirl and roar, and
minute of bated breathing as the slen-
der sled shoots in its grove of ice be-
tween the black line of spectators. It
is dangerous sport, but there is se-
cret about it. A ride on teboggan is
like galvanic shock. The friction of
the rapid motion on the thin board over
the rough ice electrifies and thrills the
rider. Every nerve tingles, and every
muscle becomes rigid. Though it lasts
but few seconds, they are seconds of
strained enjoyment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
The Statue Of Gen. Leo.

A bronze statue of Gen. Robert E.,
Lee, ordered by the city of New Or
leans and executed by Mr.. Alexander
Doyle, was on exhibition for day or
two at the works of the Henry & Bon
nard Bronze Manufacturing company in
New York. The contract was awarded
Mr.. Doyle about year ago by 9 COM
mittee composed of Gen. Beauregard,
Gen. Early, Mr.. Royal and other prom
inent citizens. About $40, 900 was
guaranteed the sculptor the
fund being raised BY volun-
South. The statue is fifteen feet seven
inches in height. It represents Lee in
military dress, wearing a slouch hat and
top boots. His arms are crossed over
his breast. The statue was shipped
from New York the 9th inst. The col
umn, which is ninety feet in height, has
already been erected. The dedication
of the monument will take place on the
22d, and will be the occasion of gener-
al gathering of the old chiefs and sup
porters of the confederacy. Officers
and soldiers of the Union army have al.
so been invited,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
The Han Who Hurried.

From the Herald of Health.-The
bustling, hurrying man, as matter OF
fact, is poor worker. Too much Of
his steam is expended in kick ing up
dust. The habit of hurrying and feel
ing in q hurry is fatal to good work,
and diminishes the amount of work q
good man can do. The friction is too
great. So little Of practical value is ac-
compished that he cannot go home at
night with sweet consciousness of q
duty done, of q days work completed.
The men who accomplish most never
seem in hurry, no matter how much
they have to do. They are not troubled
for lack of time, for they make the most
of the min utes by working in q cool,
methodical manner, finishing each job
properly and not expending their ner-
vous force in hustle. They never COM
plain of overwok, but are more likely
to hunt up new work in order to give
their faculties more varied employment
and to exercise some which are not sufi.
GENTLY used.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
A Dakota Blush.

A Dakota girl who went out to the
gate after dark, to meet her beau, met
q bear by mistake and the bear, after
the manner of bears in assailing human
beings, proceeded to hug her, and she
murmured: ooh, John; you're Just
splendid" and gave the bear hug in
return that nearly broke his back, and
the mistake so embarrassed the bear
that he was all broken up and got away
from the girl and made for the woods
blushing like a schoolboy, while she
was mad at being left and yelled at him
to know why he was crawling off on all
fours. And when the real lover showed
up there was war till an explanation
was made, and then the girl blushed to
think she had given herself away to
some other fellow, and the lover swore
he'd kill the other fellow, and got q
lantern to look at his tracks and found
q bear had been mistaken for him, and
then he blushed, and she blushed, and
there was q blush all around.-[Boston
Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13


4 II ssaniIaator Of Jasass Cunningham,
shaEUsa wtlA licity in causing the recent
9raosiqe = ~ 1ewer Of London, was begun
b - Bssn street police court Monday
eenG ISLAND, the solicitor, in opening
- ee9s FOR the crown, said the government
1eed to prove that the prisoner was an
I've agent in the conspiracy which
? eliminated in the horrible outrage
lated the facts in regard to the prisoners
movements at Liverpool and at London from
tho time Of his arrival at Liverpool from Amer
lea up to tho date Of his arrest at the Tower,
few minutes after the explosion occurred; hM
travelling under the assumed names Of Gilber,
and Dalton, and many suspicious cilcumstano-
es connected with his stay at both the above
terioue disappesrancs Of . peculiar box from
tho prisoners lodgings in Scarboro street i'm
mediately after Cunninghsm's arrest Poland
laid stress upon the facts in order to show that
Cunningham was in league with others who
must have been instructed in the line of action to
be taken Of his arrest Poland further said that
witnesses could be produced to prove that
the explosion been seen lettering in and around
the Tower of London. He then produced
: small detonator found In the prisoners
baggage, and said it was similar TO
those used in the previous dynamite out
RACES, indicating that the prisoner might
have been connected with those crimes. In
conclusion Poland asked that Cunningham b
arraigned under the explosive act ons charge
Of conspiracy, and said he might possibly, st
later day, request that the charge be chang
ed to high treason, 70 that the penalty Of the
latter crime would meted out to him, - the
dynamite outragcs could be construed as
sctsin the war of Y rebellious people.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13

hra Yseult Dudley, who attempted to kill
oDonovan Rossa in New York, was brough,
up from the station where she was confined ia
the Tombs police court, guarded by four po.
icemen, and was committed to await the
result Of Rossa's wound The house surgeon
of the Chambers street hospital sent co m
munication to the court stating that on exam
ination Of Rossas wound he found that the
ball had entered over the center of the left
scspula, taking an upward and inward course,
passing beneath tho skin for four inches.
He was in good condition, having passed .
comfortable night and slept quietly,
suffering no pain, and no unfavorable SYM
ptoms having developed yet
English papers trace Mrs. Dudley's history
tn that country, and show that she was Of nm
sound mind, and had attempted suicide She
was discharged from the asylum some months
ago. While in LONDON she described herself
sometimes . widow and at other times stated
she was divorced from her husband. Accord
ing to another account, Mrs. Dudley VAS the
victim Of mock marriage to an English cler-
gymsn, already married She WAS subject to
moods Of intense love and hate Letters writ
ten by her indicated that the loss Of her chill.
dren unhlnged her mind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
Preaching to an Audience Of Two

Bishop Pierce, of Georgia, to an Interviewer
The smallest congregation I addressed
during the first years of my ministry
consisted of six persons, three men and
three women. One March day after
ward rode ten miles through a drench-
ing rain to Flatrock Chapel, in Putnam
county, only to find two persons there
"a man and boy. was wet to the
skin and benumbed. After waiting q
few minutes, and no additions coming,
I said:
1--WE might as we'll leave here, as
there will be no congregation"
The man quietly responded: Through
five miles of pelting rain I have come to
hear preaching"
I saw at once my duty, and replied:
"You are right; you are entitled to it. {"
For one hour I addressed my little con-
gregation and was never listened to
with more attention.