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Year: 1879

THE MAJORITY OF THIN AT THEIR OWN HOMES


THE GREENBACKERs BID FOR VOTES AND AN


uIIANCE-A FIERY DECLARATION By BECK


GENERAL NEWS.


1t is stated that there are only about eighty
congressman in Washington at present. the
rest of them being away. The Greenbackers
have published an address to their colleagues
of other parties in the House, suggesting sew
eral names for the Speakership and expressing
willingness for an alliance. Senator Beck says
that the standing orders to which THE TRIBUNE
has called so much attention of late Will be
reneoled in three minutes A serious detect
hos been found in the Internal Revenue bill
obout the tobacco tax. Secretary Sherman
has not said that he will not pay the arrears
of pensions. He will, on the contrary, do the
best he can.
Year: 1879

rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


WASHINGTON, March l4.-lndustrious efforts are
being made by the Democratic press to manufacture
party capital by circulating the story that Secre-
tary Sherman will not pay the arrears OF pensions
granted by the recent Act OF Congress VI course
this absurd rumor has no foundation in fact. Sec
retary Sherman has said nothing which could be
taken as a basis for such a story. On the contrary.
he believes and has said that the pensioners are
among the most deserving of the Nations creditors
and that their claims should be satisfied at the
earliest possible moment. The unfortunate feature
Of the affair is that Congress not only refused to
provide the means TO pay the pension arrears but
by the reduction of the tobacco tax destroyed more
than one-thrd of the surplus revenues which would
otherwise have been available for the payment OF
the pension arrears. If Congress provides the
means the pension arrears can be paid as fast as
the Pension Office can adjust them. II Congress
takes no action in the matter and at the same time
Year: 1879




Secretary ScHURz pleads an aliJi in re-
gard to the attack of his paper, the Wesaiche
Post upon Secretary EvARTs in this wise
through the columns of an evening cotem-
pornry:


If that paper has made an attack on Mr..
EvARTs so ilagrantly and grossly unjust then
it is time for me to repeat, what anybody who
cared to know might have known all the time
that when | entered tho Cabinet il WAS pub.
licly announced in the WesHiche Post that
from that day all editorial connection on my
part with that paper ceased, and "that would
be as little responsible for its utterances as the
paper would be responsible for my official
acts"


If Secretary EvARTs is satisfied with the
size of this plaster to cover the wound in
ilicted upon him and his Department by
publishing TO the world that the State De-
partment is "a department in which ras-
"cality earns promotion and honesty is pun
ished, then no one else, perhaps, has right
to complain As we said before, when Sec
retary SCHURz ascertains that the Vest
Hche Post has made the alleged attack, of
which he now seems 10 be somewhat in
doubt, if he shall then fail 10 rebuke the
attack by a journal of which he is part
owner upon another Department of the
Government, he will be regarded as tacitly
approving it, The future will decide that
feature Of the case and we await develop
ments holding the aiibi under considera-
ton
Year: 1879

abolished, colored citizens must be recognized
upon the jury lists. OF course, this special
pleading in the interest of a direct attempt
to evade and destroy the spirit and intent
Of the Constitutional amendments cannot
be construed otherwise than as a point
blank reputation of the obligations of re-
stored Southern citizenship; but the Dis
patch devotes halfa column to an editorial
exultation over the discovery.
Year: 1879

THE eight electoral votes of Louisiana
may be saved to the Republican cause, or
from Democratic misuse, in 1880, if the
Bourbon legislative ticket is defeated in
that State next month. This inducement
. TO earnest campaign work is sufficient to
command the attention of the best men in
the party. We shall accordingly expect to
be able to record the fact in few days that
Messrs. GARFIELD, BLAINE, LOGAN and
fifty or hundred more of our leading Re-
publican speakers have started for the Peli-
can State.
Year: 1879

THE efforts of the Democratic organ and
its kindred sheets the country over to
detract from the purity of the late Senator
CHANDLER's reputation by reiteratng the
ISLANDERS they were wont to charge against
him during his lifetime will prove futile.
Among these is the assertion by the organ
that Mr.. CHANDLER attempted or intended
to bring suit against it for libel last spring.
The truth is, and everybody knows it, Mr..
CHANDLER never contemplated such an
idea for moment. His utter contempt for
his sssailants,comb with his sound JUDI
ment regarding the utter lack of influence
exerted by these assaults, persuaded him to
avoid the mistake Of increasing their noto-
nety by paying the slightest attention to
them.
Year: 1879

THE mention made of the death of Sena-
tor CHANDLER by his admiring friends is
like gall and wormwood to the Bourbons,
though it is difficult to see what they can
do about it beyond the rendering of them
selves ridiculous in the public eye by their
ill-natured and ill-timed croakings. So far
as we are concerned, we say: Let the
heather rage"
Year: 1879

Now we'll have a rest from active politics
for more than three weeks-until Congress
meets-only to be broken by the earnest in
terest felt in the Louisiana election, which
occurs the first week in December.
Year: 1879

Since the new Pennsylvania tramp law" has become operative at least 300 iramps. who had been proving around Northampton and Carbon have crossed the Delaware and taken up theIr abode in New Jersey.
Year: 1879




From the Partisan.


Maurice was wandering aimlessly
IN the depths of the forest. 1t had
ceased raining, but the drops of
water were still rolling from leaf to
leaf with the light sound of a nearly
exhausted fountain trickling into
its half-flled basin, and in the dis
tance the dark path opens out into
a wet glade of a deep green of ex-
quisite softness. The trunks of the
trees were very black, their branches
blacker still, andethe massive boughs
of the chestnut trees above the
young painters head seemed ike
the high arches of cathedral at the
hour when all Is dark in the church,
and when the colored windows cast
into the gloom CLEANS of light so in
tense aud so mysterious that you
would think them lit up by a fire Of
live Goals from without.


Maurice loved this hour at the de-
cline of day, when after the rain and
sun has not shone out, and when a
gray tint is cast over everything,
blending outlines, softening angles
and investing every shape with
smooth and exquisite roundness. He
walked slowly, discovering every
moment in the well known forest
some beauty till then unknown, and
was thrilled to the very depths of his
being by that tender admiration of
nature which is one of the character
istics of genius.


Having reached the glade, he
looked around him. The grass was
green and brilliant; the delicate
leaves of the shrubs, shining beneath
the water which had washed them,
formed a fine, lace-like network
against the dark back ground of the
great forest beyond. He stopped in
order to see better the impression of
the wet forest, more impressive and
more human, Sc to speak, in its great
shadows then beneath the sunshine
in all the splendor of the day.


The pretty and graceful figure of
a young girl stood out against the
foliage of the birch trees. She ad-
vanced with a supple movement,
without perceiving Maurice, who, as
immovable as the trunk of a chest
nut tree, was watching her. When
two steps from him the young girl
perceived him. She started, and let
fall a few twigs from the fagot of
wood that she was carrying on her
head.


"You frightened me-" said she
smiling, and her large black eyes
shone out merrilyIbeneath the tangle
of her blonde hair.


He looked at her without answer
ing. A complete harmony which no
words can render relgned between
the slender figure, the laughing face,
the lace like foliage of the glade
and the tints of the landscaps.


"SLand STILL" said the young man:
81 am going to take your portrait" s"


She wished to push back her hair,
Year: 1879

brought to him whole world of re-
grets of remembrances of bitterness,
stirring up within him an unspeaka-
bic sadness, and a more complete
disgust with everything he had
sought up to that time. When he
had reached the glade he sat down
on the spot where eighteen months
before he had made the sketch which
had since crowned his renown. The
cold stone seemed to laugh at him
ironically for all that he had suffer
ed.


A peasant girli a eoquette! a mat
ter of great consequence surely! She
would have loved me if l had chOs-
en-. Many others have loved paint
ers, and have followed them to Paris,
and then have disappeared in the
scum of the great city without load
ing with chains the one who has
initiated them into the mysteries Of
art and of intellectual life.
He is fool who sacrifices to chime
ras the real good of this world; the
love of beautiful girl, the glory
which talent gives, the fortune for
which success brings.


While he was thus denying the
gods of his youth, he saw coming
toward him, in the well known path,
the young girl of other days, who
had grown up and become a woman,
in one word. She was not alone; a
rustic was walking beside her hold
ing her by the little finger; a fine
fellow for that matter, strong and
well made, and richly dressed for a
peasant. He bent towards her, and
from time to time wiped away with
his lips a tear from the young girls
cheek.


On seeing Maurice they stopped,
confused and surprised.


"And it was for that" thought
he, shat respected this flower"


And he was thinking with con-
temptuous pity of his folly when
the young girl addressed him:


"They will not let US marry, sir, "
said she, her voice broken by sobs.
81 am poor; he has some property,
and his mother will not have me for
a dsughter-in-law. She talks of dis
inheriting him."


"And you two do not wish him to
be disinherited, do your" asked Mau-
rice ironically.


"Indeed!" answered the lad, "we
must live"


'That is only too true! Ipity you
my children"


They went away, Maurice, left
alone, with his head bowed down on
his hands, thought for a long time.


His idle fancy had flown away
nothing remained of the slender
young girl but a peasant who was
still handsome, but very near be-
coming an ordinary matron.


$50 it is with our Dreams" said
he rising. "The only sure thing
that we can gather from them is to
do a little good with them.


The same evening he wrote to
Paris and few days later he pre-
sented himself at the young girPs
house.


81 have sold your portrait" he
said to her in the presence of her as
tonished mother; 81 received a large
sum for it. 1t is quite fortune. ]
have brought it to you in order that
you may marry your lover"
Year: 1879

Mrs. Eaton always spoke of her
life abroad as being very delightful.
With a husband loving and indul-
gent, with her children with her,
in afhuent circumstances, and a po-
sition of honor, she had the essential
elements of happiness. At one time
during her residence in Madrid, dur
ing the war in Spain, their house
was fairly besieged. They were
compelled to remain closely indoors,
not daring to open doors or windows
for fear of shots. The United States
being neutral in the matter their
house became a refuge for all par
ties, and for weeks soldiers of both
sides came to them. Provisions
grew very scarce in the city, the
country people not daring to bring
anything IN. "We should have far
ed badly, but the Queen sent in pro-
visions from her own palace, said
Mrs. Eaton, and she recounts a din
ner party given by the queen to
General EsPartero, just after he had
won a battle for the Spanish arms
and was in high favor of court. 1t
was on this occasion that Mrs. Eaton
was first formally received il the
palace. A Spanish court dinner was
lengthy and laborious ceremony,
and Mrs. Eaton, not feeling very
strong at that time was somewhat
reluctant to go. 81 kept hoping
that my dress would not come from
Paris" she says, "but it did come, a
beautiful pale blue velvet, and it
was made so small that I could only
wear it by the old fashion of fasten-
ing my corset lace TO the bed post
and walking away from it." This
feat of physical self torture would
be hardly worth recording but for
the fact that later in the day, in con-
sequence of tight lacing, she tainted
away and had to leave the dinner
table. II was an innovation. No
one else had ever been known to
faint away at a royal dinner party.
The barriers of spanish etiquette
had never been so carried away as to
allow any one to leave the table be-
fore the queen rose.


'It cannot be done," SAID the ladies
in waiting 'such thing was never
heard of.


"But it must be done," said Gen
eral Eaton, ''my wife is i'll and must
90 home" And he himself spoke
to the queen, ana was granted per-
mission TO retire. So annoyed was
be by the innocent cause of this con-
fusion that he took knife and cut
the blue velvet to pieces and the use
to which its remnants came at last
was to be remOdeled into a May day
costume for one of Mrs. Eaton's lit
tie grandsons. Once again on that
eventful day Spanish court etiquette
was shaken to its foundations and
this time it was General Eaton who
achieved that result. As they were
making the grand tour of the rooms
the ermine mantle worn by the
queen slipped from her shoulders
aud fell to the floor. There it lay.
No one attempted to pick it up.
The official whose special preroga-
tive it was to restore the fallen man.
tie to the queens shoulders seems
not to have been on deck, and Gen
oral Eaton with the ready and sensi-
BILE politeness of an American gentle
man, replaced it, and received gra-
oious acknowledgment of his courte-
~ from the queen. Afterward one
of the ladies of the court told Mrs,
Year: 1879

During the Exempt jubilee
Thursday night the following letter,
highly complimentary to our Fire
Department, was received from the
Board of Underwriters of San
Francisco:


BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS, l


San Francisco, March 81, 10. !
To the Firemen of Los angeles:


The Committee on Fire Depart.
meDts and Water supply of the
Board Of Fire Underwriters of San
Francisco is informed that on the
Sd Of April you intend celebrating
the anniversary of the organization
of the oldest company belonging to
your Department, and is pleased to
unite in the congratulations you
will receive ON that occasion, and
to express its appreciation of your
past services and good wishes for
the future success and efficiency of
your Department.


AS underwriters, we are much
interested in the condition of the
Fire Department of every town and
city on the Coast, and endeavor to
inform ourselves thoroughly re-
garding such matters. The reports
received OF your organization have
always been most favorable and
encouraging. There is an interest
and zeal displayed among the fire.
men Of Los Angeles that is most
com mmendable, and such as we
should be pleased to see in every
Department. of the State.


The frequency of fires in your
city, many of which are of incen-
diary origin, has caused much
anxiety among the companies in
suring property there. Were 1t
not for your watchfuIness and work
in guarding this property from
destruction there Is no doubt but
that the companies would have
Withdrawn largely from your field.


We desire to thank your able
Chief and every individual men,
Der for the protection you are
afording US, as we'll as the property
holders of your city. We hope the
interest in your Department will
continue and that the anniversary
you are about to celebrate will
unite you more firmly in your
noble and courageous duties as
Firemen.


Very Respectfully Yours.


NpT. ". J. fAsDs, HAsDsss, Committee.
Year: 1879

a few years ago large drug firn' adver-
,ised for a boy. The next day the store
was crowded with applicants, among them
a queer-looking little fellow accompanied
By woman who proved To he his aunt, In
lien OF faithless parents, by whom he had
been abandoned. Looking at this little
waif, the merchant in the store said
Cant take him, places all foil besides,
he's too small


II know he's small said the woman.
"but he's willing aud faithful"


There was a twinkle In the boys eye
which made the merchant think again. A
partner in the firm volunteered to rrmarh
that he did not see that they wanted such
a boy-he wasn't bigger than a pint OF
cider" But after consultation the boy
was set to work. A few days later u call
was made on the BOYS IN the store Tor
some one to stay all night. The prompt
response Of the little fellow contrast.d
well with the reluctance uf others. In the
middle OF the night the merchant looked
In TO see If all was right in the store, and
presently discovered his youthful protege
busy scissoring labels.


What are you dolngI" said he, 81 did
not tell you to work nights"


IL know you did mt tell me so, but
thought might as well be doing some
thing.


In the morning the cashier got orders to
"double that boys wages, for he is will
ing"


Only few weeks elapsed before show
OF wild beasts passed through the streets,
and, very naturally, all hands in the store
rushed out to witness the spectacle. A
thief saw his opportunity and entered at
the rear door to seize something, but in a
twinkling found himself firmly clutched
BY the diminutiye clerk aforesaid and after
a struggle was captured. Not only was a
robbery prevented, but valuable articles
taken frsm other stores were recovered.
When asked by the merchant why he
stayed behind to watch when all others
quit their work. he replied, ''You told me
never to leave the store when others were
absent, and l though, I'd stay" Orders
were Immediately given once more,
"Double that boys wages; he is willing
and faithful"


To-day that boy is getting salary of
$500, and next January he will become
q member of the firm.
Year: 1879

There is a species of singing scorp-
ion found in the river bottoms of western
Texas. immediately after the birth Of her
young the female places them in a basket
shaped receptacle on her back, where they
al once attach themselves and begin suck
ing her blood. OF course, the mother sue
cumbs to this unfilial treatment, and begins
TO droop. The young ones are by this time
sufficiently nourished to demand more sub
stantial food, and they kill their mother and
devour her. Should one OF the young ones
become detached IRON the living nest. 1t is
at once killed and feasted upon by It's
mother. Thus it seems that while the fe-
male willingly sacrifices her life to her or
spring, yet she does not hesitate to kill
them should they be so devoid Of instinct
as to refuse TO remain where she places
them after birth. While this is going on
the male parent stands around as usual.
Year: 1879

Quite recently we have been enabled, through fortu
ous circumstances to make arrangements for procuring
large supply of those beautiful little gems, of nickle
plated clocks, with heavy plate-glass fronts and stem
winding which exceedingly popular in the
East and wherever used (See illustration above) All
the movements of this clock perfect They
factured of the best materials with polished steel springs
and all the plates screwed together In short this
clock state, is gen. thoroughly reliable time
keeper and admirably fitted to grace any mante shelf
stand in any parlor, dining sleeping Now,
clock, which designate the NATIONAL TRIBUNE -
Clock beg leave to impress it upon the minds of all
readers that owing to special arrangements,
abled 20 offer TO any and all the National Tribune
Clock and the NatiGndJ Tribune Newspaper for the
unprecedented low price of One Dollar and SereRsfoe
cents. In clubs of ten subscribers will allow
extra clock and paper for the getting up of every said
club of ten The clock and paper will be sold under
circumstances for less than dollar and seventyve
cents whether in orders for hundred and in all
of ordering parties must pay the freight, the
amount of which will be but trie No fears need be
entertained breakage the clock or
of its parts by transportation Thus give you
perior clock and excellent newspaper of special interest
TO the thousands of soldiers of the country concerning
their patriotism their rights and their pockets while the
general it publishes relating to matters at Washing
ton its social gossip, lively sketches, choice selections
&c. will render it welcome guest i'll every family circle
Now here is prospectus for good profitable busi-
ness which soldiers especially could make great
Almost every householder would buy of these clocks
if he had several hand and those who have
would surely buy. Go to work then and get up your
clubs. Think of it, A beautiful family clock entirely
reliable, and interesting family newspaper both for
dollar and seventy five cents with clock and
ira clock and newspaper for every getter up of club OF
ten Eeoen clocks and eeoen newspapers for secentee dot
lars and ffty cents Remit by money ORDERS which can
be obtained at almost every Y. s. Post Office by regis
tered letter, by draft on New York, or by express


Specimen of paper sent free.


Address at once,


GEORGE E. LEMON s. Co.


Washington, D. c.
Year: 1879

Mr. Bridges, of the House, has presented
bill to prevent the receipt of &c parte athdavts
letters, statements or written communications
by the Commissioner of Pensions, under an in
junction of secresy, against the allowing of
pensions"


This proposition is in the same line of thought
and action as the bill offered by Mr.. Mcmahon,
and forbids the Commissioner of Pensions from
Withholding from any person interested any
secret communication affecting an allowance of
pension, but requires that all such communica-
tions shall be open to inspection of the parties
interested, their agents or attorneys.


We do not know the precise reasons moving
Mr.. Bridges to the offering of this bill, but pre-
sumo that he knows of some case just In itself,
in which the claim has been disallowed on some
secret communication of the kind referred to.


Such things have undoubtedly often hap
pened. 1t is somewhat difficult to draw the
line in the police power which ought to be
delegated to the head of the Department.


AS a rule it is safe to say that the requirement
of secresy in a business communication of this
nature, is an unsafe one. Yet it may be that
valuable information is thus rendered as the
basis and motive of an examination; for this
purpose, and this purpose alone, it would seem
to be advisable to admit it. Then if subse-
quently developed evidence, which can and
ought to be open and free to inspection, sustains
the case made in the secret paper, it will be
right to act upon such evidence, but in no case
and under no circumstances ought final action
to be had on any communication whose writer
is afraid to avow his name and purpose.


1t should never be considered as anything
but preliminary evidence, Of no Deight IN itself,
but whose indications, if followed and sustained
may he used fairly and honestly to support or
defeat any pending claim.


The more publicity is given to examinations
the better for all honest purposes; but there
must be some discretion as to suggestions which
may or may not lead to examination and de
csion.
Year: 1879

This is the most economical plan you adopt to Sc
cure valuable and interesting reading this winter
Send your subscriptions at once in money-order
registered letter.


We can furnish any other leading papers magazines
in connection with the NATIONAL RIBuNE and when
you think of subscribing to any paper not the above
is just write to us and you may rely upon securing
upon the very best terms and that it will be forwarded
very promptly No subscriptions received for less than
one year.


Now specially call upon the soldiers to help us in
the work of enargng subscription list by the
here presented 1t readily be done if they will put
their shoulders to the wheel Ii they regard their
paper-which it is most emphaticallythey will feel
pride in it's


The larger subscription list the money we
afford to expend in making additionally attractive
sheet.


We would like to hear from any soldiers North, South,
East West who would be pleased to labor in the
Let us hear from you, boys.


GEORGE E. LEMON s. co.