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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-10

Gen. o. o. Towards friends are said to
be confident that he will be promoted to
be Major General when Gen. Pope retires,
on March 10. They have considered it
necessary, however, 70 place before the
President what they believe to ne salts
factory reasons why the Freedman's Bank
and Freedman's Bureau scandals should
not detract from his character as an officer
and gentleman. II injustice was done
Gen. Howard be ought 10 be INDICATED,
but 1t is hardly probable that any mere
ex psrte showing will set aside the verdict
OF public opinion which has been recorded
in the cases alluded TO for nearly twenty
years, without any steps having been
taken TO set IL aside. Gen, Howard and
his friends may have ignored public opin.
ion. 1t lie to be hoped that the President
will not do likewise.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-10

A number OF whales have been beached
at the whaling station at San Diego, aud
it is considered quite the thing 70 be
photographed while sitting on one Of The
huge carcasses.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-10

A Washington special contains state
ment of a fact that may yet create a sem
satiOn in the country. 1t SAYS: Com
missioner McCalmOBt, Of the Customs
Bureau, Yesterday recommended pro-
ceedings to be begun against ex-Collect-
oTs Arthur and Robertson, Of New ork,
for $7,473 and $13,U94, respectively, claim
ed to be due the United States in the ad-
justment of their accounts. In both cases,
it is understood, no official responsibility
is claimed, and it is altogether probable
that should suits be brought the claim
would be sustained by the courts. 1t is
by no means certain that legal proceed
ings will be resorted TO In either case. In
no ease will Secretary Manning be likely
to take action in the matter until after an
investigation and report by the solicitor
OF the department" The eX-Collector
Arthur named is no less important per-
sonage than ex-President Arthur. If he
owes the money il is to be hoped he will
settle up with as little delay as possible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

-
riss should BE- paid them once per
month By warrant Of the Stste treas
urer. This regulation Is based on the
simple principle prscticed BY gu men
conducting business, who do not ALLOW
clerks to take out their salary % they
sell goods over the counter, knowing II
IL not safe to mix the two.
3. There should be . travelling auditor,
whose duty II should be to visit every
such collector or treasurer IS often as
possible and check up his accounts, so
that IL . default is discovered the de-
faulting officers bondsmen may be mo-
titled and the defaulter removed whilst
the shortage is still small.
Regulations Of this kind would save
thousands of dollars to the people ;
bills to relieve bondsmen would not
chemically appear at every session OF
the Legislature money would flow from
collections much more rapidly into the
State treasury to stop interest, etc.,
and efficiency in the public service, |
think, greatly promoted.
Hastily yours, r. d. II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

from our own State should refer 70
rates by tho carload or The 100
pounds in both instances, and not COM
pare carload rates from the West with
rates by the 100 pounds here. Butthe
main reason Of high local freights Is
that the railroads passing through
sparsely settled districts have not found
work enough to employ them to one
tenth of their capacity, and have been
obliged to saddle the cost Of their
maintenance upon the districts through
which they pass, and for whose benefit
they were constructed, and who have
no other outlet to market. And,
singularly enough, the very thing which
is frequently complained Of IS griev-
ance-the lowrate ofwestern freight-is
the best remedy for the evil Of high
local freight.
The vast bulk of freight from the
Mississippi Valley will seek its outlet
to the Atlantic coast, like water, by the
lowest level. 1t is simply 3 question Of
rates whether that freight shall pass
through Virginia, or 60 north and south
Of her. And every dollar of profit our
railroads make on this through freight
goes towards the cost Of their mainte-
nance, which otherwise would fall en-
tirely on local freights and make these
still higher:
More than this /: A vast stream Of
traffic and travel cannot pass through q
country without leaving its benefits and
rendering it more prosperous. Shops
and machinery are required for the
manufacture Of rolling stock wharves
and warehouses to hold the grain and
cotton. All these take men from the
field, where they are competitors Of the
farmer and make them consumers Of his
products.
Surely the railroad companies ought
to see that it is to their interest to build
up and develop the countrys and to that
end put the rates on freight and travel
as low as they can afford them. The
new management Of the Norfolk aud
Western railroad seem to have been in
fuenced by this consideration, for one
of their first measures on getting con-
troll of the road was to reduce both
freight and passenger tariffs.
There may be instances where rail-
way corporations, who are not supposed
to have any souls, have imposed unjust
rates upon local traffic. 1t is no harm
to watch them-with a friendly eye.
But the general principle holds good
that it is we'll to encourage and foster
enterprise and capital, and not to drive
it away by restrictive legislation. X.
APPoMATToX COUNTY, VA. JAM
uary %, 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
Cost OfFree chO0l-BOOks.
n the Editor of the DisDatch

To the Editor OF the DiSpdtch:
If State-Superintendent Farr had
earnestly desired to report to the Le-
gislature the approximate cost of free
books, it seems to me that he could
easily have procured the necessary data
on which to base his calculations. He
could have instructed the several county
superintendent to ascertain from few
reliable teachers in each county of the
State the average cost per pupil in
school of books in use, say on the LIST
of December. Then it would be entirely
fair to combine these averages as re-
presenting approximately at least the
average cost per pupil enrolled for the
whole State. This plan was adopted
by me voluntarily for the county of
which l was superintendent for several
years. The teachers applied to gave
sl.75 as the average cost per pupil Of
the books necessary to equip the schools
at the outset.
As there were 100000 pupils en-
rolled in the State during the last
school-year, the usual rate Of increase
will give at least 10000 for the en-
rolment of the current year. Then
sl.75 multiplied by 10000 gives
$542, 500 as the amount necessary to
make the first purchase. This estimate
probably falls below what would prove
TO be the sum actually required, for the
county taken as standard includes no
large town or city. In cities pupils, as
a rule, are more advanced in their stu
dies than those in country schools, and
would demand more costly books.
Hence, l think, we may safely conclude
that 5000, 900 would be about the sum
required for the first year, and not less
than half that sum for each succeeding
year.
This heavy expenditure, il subtracted
from the school fund, must greatly
shorten the school term, already too
short; and il withdrawn from other oil
the objects to which appropriations are
usually made, must cause weakness al
some important point in the affairs Of
the Commonwealth, else an additional
tax must be levied.
It appears to me that wisdom would
dictate at least . little delay in th'
matter. Let US wait till the State deb
is more fully settled; or till Congress
passes the Blair BILL" or somethin.
similar, that win give Virginia sun
from the National Treasury sufficient I,
buy ihese Stree books"
Ey.CoUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
Clerks or Courts, &c.

To the Editor of the Dispatch
We ask that you will publish this
On the 18th March, 1884, the General
Assembly passed an act authorizing the
boards of supervisors in the twenty-six
counties mentioned in the act to allow
annually to the clerks Of the circuit
courts in their respective counties sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars for
annual public services. At the subse-
quent special session it passed al
amendatory act on 22d November.
1884, allowing the same thing, aud
amending the former act so far only as
TO add three other counties. And now
there is a proposition pending for the
Legislature to still further amend the
act by leaving out several counties and
substituting others. Why such special
legislation? In fact, why any legisla-
ton on the subject? What are "the
public services" Of the clerks Of the
circuit courts? We will here mention
them:
LIST. Annually on the LIST day ofFeb-
ruary to make off for the commissioner
Of the revenue list showing divisions
Of real estate and allotments Of dover
under DEGREES Of the court and devises
by will for the previous year, and also
q list Of all moneys under control of the
court and bonds in the hands Of the re-
ceivers Of the court.
I'd. Annually on the LIST Of Septem-
Der TO make of and forward to the
Clerk Of the House Of Delegates report
Of the business Of the court according
TO the simple form prescribed la the
Code) for the preceding year.
These are all sths public services -
performed by the clerks Of the circuit
courts, and can be easily performed ID
Three days at fsrthest. The Law making
the annual allowance Of $50 paid by
the Stais) to clerks Of circuit courts for
public services, had, previous to 1884,
been in existence for more than forty
years, and no one murmursd. because the
allowance was enough. aud ofteu (in
small counties) more than was deserved.
Previous TO 1873 thers vas : good
deal Of 0ommon wealth. busiaess trans
acted IN tie circuit courts. Gsnos tbsn.
with ~ exceptions u rear - tWo,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
DEATHS.

Blunt Died at his residence. 10 south
Fourth street Monday morning AZ O'Clock,
IRA ". BLUNT, alter an Illness OF two
weeks aged fifty-fOur years.
The funeral will take place from broad
street Methodist Episcopal church THUS
Tuesday, AFTERNOON, January 2bth. nj
2 O'Clock.
HAIL-Died. at Beaver Dam. Hanover
county, at 4 o'clock, January IS, 1885, ~
the residence Of her husband. George ".
Hall, Mrs CASSIIf 4. HALL. Ia the nfty-
She leaves four children Mrs. Alexander
puyal, OF Seottsyihe widow OF AleNaRier
4. Hail. OF Richmond and Mrs. g, u. loses,
of Hanover: one beloved son, =. F.ercr
Hall. with her beloved husband, To mourn
her loss
We mourn not as those who hGve no nope,
for We hope soon 10 meet her y mere there
will be no more death nor parting.
S'eep on. mother, take your rest;
We viii not weep, for God kDo"s o'si.
We miss thee, wife ON. no" much
Our God alone can tell.
He took thee nom our loving arms.
He doth all things well.
Good bye, graudma, dear,
Thou hast gone ana leit US her'
Ne, too soon VIII come
And meet you IA your happy home.
she will be buried Al her home, NJ h
o'clock A. NJ, IT ESDAf, January 70.
McRAE.-Died, at the residence OF her
father. 4I2 west Main street, January 70.
lss6. BETTIE KANDOl.Pb, eldest dsusnter
of colonel Sherwin Mclsae.
Funeral services AZ the First Prestyterian
church corner Grace and Madison streets
TN SDAY. 26th fnsta nj, at . cock l.. VI.
Friends snd acquaintances OF tue iamuy
are invited 10 attend.
TURNER. Died, at half past O'clock
Monday morning January 35th. AUSTIN
A.. TURNER, In the seyenty.sixth year %
bis age. -
The funeral will take place ~ Ia O'Clock
To DAY At the residence VI his son-in law
John q, Pettus, No. $40 Park avenue.
M floral emblems
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
A Northern Democrat.
To the Editor ofthe Dispatch:


/ am aware that many northern peo-
pie from pure ignorance of the true state
OF affairs believe the South to be hor-
nets nest for northern emigrants. l
give them credit for mistaken honesty.
There are others who know better, but
who, for political reasons, seek to keep
up the strife between the two sections.
There is still another class who have
come South to make living among the
people they traduce who are treated
we'll, but whose hatred Of better peo-
pie is so despicable; who are SO blinded
by prejudice that they condescend to
the meanest falsehoods to keep up the
old discord. When | came to Henrico
county, near three years ago, one Of the
latter specimens came to my place, gave
me what he called timely warning,
and told me | must stand shoulder
to shoulder with him and vote the
same way we shot, or we would not
stand any show among those ignorant
southerners. 1t is just such as he who
keep up this miserable sectional feel
ing that has existed so long between
the North and the South, but which,
happily, is being allayod by the major
ity of the people of both sections.
Heaven hasten the day when it shall
disappear from our land forever. That
man expected to be elected to Congress
or Governor of the State Of Virginia
by the negro vote, but as he failed to
catch on he is about to return North.
He cannot be an honest, conscientious
man, else he would certainly be aware
that be was doing more harm than
good. There is not one word Of truth
in his statements, as | have failed to
find a southern man that would
criticise a man from the North,
and the majority of northern men
that | meet are gradually becom.
ing good southerners, not from
any fear, but because they soon find out
that the southern people are honest in
their political course, and they would
rather act with the intelligent white men
of the country, who are bound to rule
the South, because it is white mans
country because, too, he cannot con-
sent to surrender his ideas of the su-
peIiority Of the sturdy ADglo-Saxon
race to the ignorant negro. There are
hundreds Of northern and western men
scattered throughout the State of Vir-
einia; they enjoy perfect liberty of
thought, speech, and action, and not
man thinks the less of them for that they
enjoy their political and social rights as
much so as the old Confederates, who
are their neighbors, and with whom
they live in perfect harmony. They
realize that the issues over which they
fought were settled by the war, and are
willing to forgive and be forgiven.
d. j. VAsBINDER.
Formerly of Company D, lO5th Regi'
ment, Pennsy lvania Veteran Volun-
teerS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

To the Editor of the Dispatch::
l heartily agree with you in the stand
which you have taken against furnish
ing free books to free schools, and ask
space for few thoughts upon this ques-
ton, which is of such vital importance
to the public schools in Virginia.
There are but two ways by which
these books may be furnished-either by
increasing taxation or taking a part OF
the school funds.
Times are hard the finances Of the
State are in bad condition, and 1T would
be bad policy for the Democrats just hay
ing gained the executive and legislative
departments of government to increase
taxes directly or indirectly.
To furnish these books out OF school
funds would cripple the free schools in
the country. The school system is very
imperfect. We need longer terms for
the schools We need comfortable school
houses and nicely furnished we need
an increase of schools throughout the
State; We need competent superinten-
dents and paid trustees, and we need
better and higher.salaried teachers.
There are many ways in which money
could be spent more advantageously,
and would better suit the people, than
in furnishing free books. venture to
assert that not half Of the voters know
that the Democratic party pledged
itself to furnish free books to free
schools, and l have not yet found
a man who is in favor Of
this pledge. The people, however,
do expect the Democrats, who founded
the public schools, to improve the
schools and cause them to keep step
with the educational progress of the
times. The people. in the country
especially, are clamoring for more
schools and lot for free books, and the
party that fails to befriend these public
institutions will be condemned by an
overwhelming defeat at the polls.
Some people in the " Black Belt" hold
that it is unjust to tax the whites
heavily to educate the negroes, and are
opposed to free schools for this reason !;
but if you tax them to furnish free
books the howl will be but greater, and
they will be more bitterly opposed to
the system.
Admit that we were able to furnish
free books, it would be hard to settle
upon a plan that would suit the case.
The bill presented by Senator Williams
(if mistake mott will not work. 1t
would be impossible before the session
began to form an estimate Of the books
that would be needed. Scholars would
not take care Of public books half as
well as if they were their own. lfyou
wished private term when the public
term was out, the children would have
to get new set of books. If children
in the couRtry did not get any educa-
ton except at the public schools, they
would never learn much.
The plan Of buying books by the
thousands and selling to those able to
buy and furnishing them to those not
able las the law is now is good one
and would take well.
If you will allow me to digress a
little from my subject, | would like to
know what has become Of the Blair bill,
which the House of Representatives
was going to pass so fast? SUSSEX.
January "a, 1856.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
B. +. Pulliam, Secretary.
Press Comment upon the Bouteiie.
Wise Debate.

wise Debate.
Savannah Neps 1t is net probable
that Mr.. Boutelle will care to stir up
the Virginia congressman again soon.
Wilmington IN. C.) Star: Mr.. George
D. Wise, of the Richmond district, de-
serves the thanks Of the whole country
for the exceedingly prompt, felicitous,
and effective reply he made to the bloody
shirt shrieker from the ice-fields Of
Maine-one Boutelle.
Philadelphia Times The Republic
cans Of Congress made sad misyenture
on Friday in the double effort OF few
bloody-shirt leaders to investigate the
Norfolk nsvy-yard and precipitste a
violent sectional debate In the House.
Had they known how the proposed sec
tiopal debate was to pan out, they
would have spared themselves the hui
initiation of employing extreme psrlia-
nsntary tactics in defence of a ladicrous
blunder.
Boston Herald, The desire Of Mr.
Boutells and bis bloody-shift colleagues
for information in regard to the Norfolk
navy-yard was cooled q by Dakota
blizzard by the proposition Of tn,
Democrats to include in the inquiry an
Investigation into the management Of
the yard under the combined rule Of
Chandler and Malone. The resolution,
- smepdsd, became boomerang that
biz its author IN the stomach, "snd the
subssqusus proceedings interested him
20 more"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

oplv ! v,ry ~ Of The circuit courts
have had any. We beg to call special
attention to the annual reports Of the
bus;psss Of the circuit courts made to
the Clerk Of the House Of Delegates for
the last twenty or thirty years, and
more especially since 1879. Almost
all tho Commonwealth business (pro-
secutions for felonies and misdemeanors)
ia transacted in the county courts.
Now It is proposed to allow the circuit
court clerks Of the counties named In
the bill q sum not exceeding $500.
The clerks In the omitted counties per-
formed the same "public service" as
those in the counties named. Why
leave them out?
The truth is, Mr.. Editor. the whole
move for increase Of allowance Is
wrong. and should be wiped Oft the
statute-book. Thirty dollars was am-
ple allowance for all public services
performed by the clerks, and it any
change should be made. reduce the
amount. Pretty much the same thing
applies to the annual allowances to the
Commonwealth attorneys in the cir
cult courts. There ought not to be
any. Under our present law, the at
torney elected for the county is the at
torney for both Circuit and County
Court of that county. Formerly this
vas mot so. Yearly each county Com
monwealth's attorney draws his $50
from the State for his "public SER
vices" in the Circuit Court, when in
fact the reports before referred to show
that in almost every county he had no.
thing to do in the Circuit Court. The
present is q time for retrenchment, and
not for liberslity and waste.
We appeal to Mr.. Koiner, senator
from Augusta, to take this matter in
hand and to sift it to the bottom.
STTRRETT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
70 the Editor Of the Dispatch /:

70 the Editor Of the Dispatch
The high cost Of freight, taken in
connection with the low price Of grain,
is very serious mstter to the farmers
Of this State. When wheat Is about
eighty cents . bushsl, IS vas the mar
kct price after the last two harvests,
nearly or quito one tenth OF the value
ofihs crop 10 Piedmont Virginia Is ex.
pended in getting II to market, to say
nothing ofths cost Of commissions and
handling afser II gets there: and from
the VALLEY the proportional cost Il still
greater. One cause Of this IL that our
farmers do not oombiss, IS they might
frequently Do, and shlp ia carload lots.
- b doss from The West, by which the
COST offfsjeAtis materially lssssnsd. And
airy ccnpssativs statement Of The cost
q sbipneats nm ~ 6s West and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26

The Philadelphia Press tRspu blicsu)
says:
"Ths awakening energy Of the South
Is full Of promise for the industrial de-
velopmsnt Of that region"
Correct. And it may not be out q
place 10 remind the Press that the
awakening energy Of the South has
naaiitsted itself just In proportion a
abe has been able to shake of Rspubli-
can rule. the claim Of the Press that
Dsnoesacy Was the blight Of the South
70 The contrary Notwithstanding.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
ARfsIAssES.

HAII-WREN.-M Married, az the resi-
dence OF the brides slater. Mrs. A. X. Var
brough. on the 18Th instant al $50 O'Clock.
by the Rev. Dr. Sprigg Miss FANNIE ".
HALL, Youngest daughter OF the late iach-
ard G. Hall. TO WALTER VI. Wl,EN both
Of Richmond. Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-26
Horsfo,d's Bread Preparation.

:. 5. ADAMS, VI. D.,
Townsville, Ga, says: :" consider IL
the best Baking-Powder. IL is excel
lent and healthful, and indispensable to
every hOusekeeper.
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