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Year: 1878




WASHINGTON June 2j.-Tbe bill appropratng
$4,000 in furtherance of Captain Howgate's Po.
lar colonization scheme, which was introduced
early in the last session Of Congress- aud favOrably
reported by the Naval Committee failed on the last
day of the session not only TO get the twO-thirds
vote necessary 60 carry it through under suspen-
sion of the rules, but TO get a majority in its
favor. Notwithstanding this dlscSuragng fact
Captain Howgate, who seems TO have put his whole
life into the work of Polar discovery, has not lost
heart He believes the bill to be in favorable po-
sition on the calendar to receive early attention
when Congress reassembes in the Fall.


Whenever the bill is considered its merits, and
is not antagOnized with measures which have po-
litical significance, Captain Howgate feels conf
dent that the friends Of his project will be found to
form a majority Of both branches of Congress. Some
Of the members who voted against the bill have
since called upon him and explained their opposi-
ton which, they said, was not based upon enmity
to the project itself but was made necessary by
Of the circumstances under which it was brought
forward at the very end Of the session.


The failure Of Congress to make this appropria-
ton will delay the expedition for another year. and
will compel the return OF the preliminary expedi-
ton under Captain Tyson, which was sent out last
season. Such an event has been provided for how
ever as instructions were given to return II the
main expedition should not reach Disco by the lat
Ter part of August. The Esquimaux whom Captain
Tyson was instructed TO engage and prepare for
vice with the colonsts who it was hoped would
be sent out this season, and the dogs which he was
~ nTocure and train during the last Winter, Will be
iofp bebind Such of tho stores which Captain
Tvson took out with him as are not OF pershable
StnTe will also be deposited and left for use next
wear in case tho project meets with the success
which Captain Howgate anticipates; lie considers
he failure Of his plans during the last session
esecially unfortunate as tho season is thought 10
he exceptionally favorable for Polar travel
Year: 1878




WAsHNGToS, June 25.-Ex-Secretary Robe
sons friends say that there is no just ground for the
public impression that the House Committee on Naval
Affairs recently made report charging exSocretary
Kobeson with malfcasauco IN Office. or recommending
that he be prosecuted behalf Of the Government aud
they request the following statement Of the facts:


The paper recently read in the House by Mr.. Whit
horne of Tennessee OF which the misapprehcnsion
arose was not authorized by the committee. IL Was
presented without authority and against precedent Ds
purely personal paper The recent pay by order O
Congress all the bills contracted by Secretary Robe
son was tho result Of exhaustive examination by q
Democratic committee OF the House Of which so acute
gentleman as Mr. Carlisle, OF Kentucky, was member
The only dissenting member OF the committee was hI
WnitthOrne, made his adverse report as memoir
OF another committee entirely The Robson bills
were ordered paid by an overwhelming majority
in the House and by unanimous vote ~ the senate
This RubpsOn's friends here regard as his conclusive
yindcation They think II due 10 Justice to call alten
on also TO the fact WhitthOrnes paper referred 10
points Of administrative discretion which were decided
In Robesuns favor by the last House Of keiresenta
tyes when the judiciary Committee decided that thty
could not be made the basis OF charges.
Year: 1878

GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I


WASHINGTON, June 25-At the Cabinet meeting
to-day the Hot Springs Commission was
a prominent subject of discussion. As
result of the debate, the President
has directed that the late commissioners
shall take charge of the records of their proceedings
and proceed to the consideration of the testimony in
all the contested cases in which testimony was
taken relation to the rights Of the respective
claimants to any part of the Hot Springs Reserva-
ton and to perform such work may facilitate the
early adjudication of such claims; and also TO
report to the Interior Department what measures
may appear to them necessary to protect the rights
of all parties upon said reservation as well as the
interests Of the United States. trusting that Con-
gress at its next session will adopt such legislation
as may be necessary to confirm the acts done by
the commissioners in the meantime, and provide q
due compensation for their services.


The subject of Indian troubles was also topic OF
considerable conversation. The Postmaster Cen
eral read n telegram received 10y him this morning
from Baise City, Idaho. stating that five sta
tions had been raided, the stock driven
off, and ono driver killed by the Indians
the mail routes from Boise TO kiton ana BOISE 10
Winnemucca. The guards had been withdrawn,
and the routes were again subjected to raids
from any squad of Indians that might DC
met and men could not be kept on the roads.
The Post Office Department will direct an agent TO
investigate the condition Of affairs along the r0ute,
aud report TO the Government


The Cabinet had also under consideration several
appointments which had not been confirmed by the
Senate Ii probable that the President VIII reap
point some OF the nominees
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, June 25.-An effort was made at
the last session Of Congress to increase the pay of the
members Of the United States Signal Corps. It was
successful in so far to get a clause inserted in
the Army Appropriation bill fixing the pay of the
Signal Corps at the rate as that Of members Of
the Engineer Corps of the same rank which for
sergeants is an increase Of about $17 a month. 1t
is now discovered that Congress at the same time
cut of the extra-duty pay and allowances of the
signal men IN such way that their total pay now
amounts only TO about the they have
received heretofore. One old feature of the Signal
Service which was repealed four or five years ago
has been revived and gives great encouragement to
the men, and will be a means Of keeping good men
in the service This is the provision by which Sig
nal Sergcants are selected every year by competitive
examination 10 receive commissions in the regular
army as secOnd-lieutenants. The examination for
admission 10 the ranks Of the Signal Corps is very
rigid and only those who possess much natural in
telIigeuce and good degree Of education can pass
Indeed many signal observers are young men Of
high scientific attachments, who remain in the ser
vice merely on account Of tine opportunities II offers
for study. Their pay averages, according TO rank,
from $40 to $50 month.
Year: 1878

~ We recently spoke of men taking moro
interest in voting and working at elections for
spite than principle. We have just heard of an
other pointed example. There is denomina-
tion called Adventists, having some membership
in this County. They generally hold it to be a
sin to vote or to take part in politics. As most
of them are Republicans, they generally abstain
from voting Ut is well-known fact that Dem.
ocratic members of such societies never think it
sin to vote.) One of them, who has everal
times expressed to US his belief in the utter sim
funess of taking part in politics. although he
used to be strong Republican, was construed.
at the late election to do violence to his con-
science by voting. His reason was, that be held
a grudge against one of the candidates on the
Republican ticket, and wanted to defeat him.
Now, the wonder to US is, that men who become
pure and ethereal that they hold it sin to
cast a vote for the welfare of their country, can
find room in their snless breasts to treasure up
q spite against q neighbor.
Year: 1878

II We have received copies of the Biennial
Reports of the State Auditor and Treasurer
They are documents of considerable size, ani
crowded full of valuable statistics. These Re
ports show that the financial condition of Kan
sas is better than almost any other State in the
Union. The bonded debt is comparatively small,
and mostly in Kansas hands, while the bonds stand
so well, that those held by outsiders cannot be
bought except at izrgssprsnium. The school
fund is nearly all invested in safe Kansas school
bonds. So that the State debt is but trifling
and the State permanent funds are mostly in.
vested at home. When we remember that Kan.
sas has always been under Republican control
and Democrats and Reformers have never had a
whack at running the machine, this is doug
well enough for the people to think of.
Year: 1878

n few months ago, it was discovered that
Brown County was greatly in need of Demo
cratic paper. One Gordon determined to supply
the want, and Q stock company Clipped in and
purchased press and types. The thing starved
along, until last week, when Gordon seized hil
grip-sack and lit ont, on short notice. Now O
company have taken hold of the Kansan, and
will prolong its feeble existence for brief time
when it will flicker again. 1t is good invest
ment for those who put money into it. And We
dare say number of persons paid in advance
for the paper, who were too poor to take the pa
pers already established there. So it goes. Pa
pers that have shown an ability to live, receive
Q meagre support, while adventurers are encour'
aged to start new papers, and fools are found
to invest their money. By the way, how is that
new Republican paper in Troy getting along
As the editor of the Bulletin seems to be th'
sole depository of the secret, We advise him t.
hurry it up before its prospective manager gets
kicked out of all the boarding houses and sa
looms in town.
Year: 1878

II Last May, three horses strayed from Sher-
III Vanderslice, of this County. He made every
effort to find them, but they were not recovered
until about ten days ago, when they were found
in Atchison County, where a farmer had taken
them up. 1t cost Mr.. Vsnderslice about SIS to
get them back. During the time they were lost,
he examined every number of the Kansas Farm
er, for some notice of their being taken up, but
found none. The very reason assigned for CIV
ing the Farmer q monopoly of the stray adver-
tising, and for holding it, was that it would be
o great aid to farmers in finding lost stock, as
they would know just where to look for an-
nouncements of strays taken up. Not one farm
or in thousand finds his stock by this means;
yet the monopoly Is perpetuated.
Year: 1878

Several weeks ago the Emperor of Ger
many was shot at and narrowly missed /;
some days ago he was shot at again and
not missed Immediately on the heels of
this comes the announcement that the
Prussian Cabinet with the Crown Prince
at it's head would like to submit to the
assembling European Congress the impor-
tant question of Socialism and its suppress
sion. We are informed by telegraph that
even the Turkish question is paling before
the frightful issue that Socialism is pre-
senting for solution.


The fool hath said in his heart there is
no God, and, of course, he must pluck and
eat the fruit of his folly. Superb, disdain-
full, contemptuous scOffers, like Bismarck,
virtually cay there is NO God. They
look sternly upon the religion around
them. If they find it false. illogical, hypo-
critical, they say: Thou may'st remain,
beggar, but get thee back with the scullions.
II they find it true, sincere, incorruptible,
unconquerable, they open the door OF
their house, not to bid it welcome, but to
say: Begone. Aud when the ambassador
of God is gone they find their house ac-
cursed,


In Prussia and all Protestant Germany
there is virtually no religion. The miser-
able efigy called the Evangelical Church ia
merely q galvanized corpse, tolerated hith-
Year: 1878

We are informed that large number of
Irishmen of this city have lately organised
themselves into Q committee, in order to accu-
mulate fund for Irish National purposes.
They were led to do this in conseq uenoe of the
receipt Of well authenticated information of
N understanding between leading Irish Ma
tiOnalists and the Russian Government This
agreement will involve the expenditure of q
large sum of money on the part of the Irish
the moment war begins between Russia and
England, and Irishmen are already ut work
throughout the United States, quietly bat rap
idly accumulating the necessary funds. Should
there be no war between Russia and England,
the funds are rot likely to be needed. In that
case the local committees are to apply the fund
to their respective local charities, in suoh a


manner as they may decide. The members of
the committee decline to disclose any further
facts in relation to this matter.
Year: 1878

The Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon of
New York, has been severely handling the
management of some of the Protestant
Benevolent Societies, especially of thoea
which have recently been holding their
anniversaries. he says that their plan of
organization is such that the society is prsc-
tically nom -existent, as IL never meets and
never acts. The officers of the society are
q close corporation, and irresponsible to
public sentiment, except as they work on
that sentiment by the preparation of q
fulsome official report setting forth their
good deeds. He says that there is so little
voting done by the members of these
societies that the boards of each really
manage the whole thing. and thus perpet-
uate themselves in Office, and that by
skilful manipulation q handful of donors
might come to an election, and possess
themselves of the whole concern. Mr..
Bacon forgets, however, that almost all Of
the societies have saved themselves from
this possible catastrophe by providing that
only one third CT one fourth of the, board
shall retire each year. Skilled manipula-
tors might this year fill with their own
men the places of the members whose terms
expire, but by next year the old managers
could probably wake up sufficiently to
keep things in their own hands as before.
Year: 1878

AMONG THE PAaANs.-Japan seems to be
a country where men never lose their tenn
per, where women and children are always
treated with gentleness, where common
laborers bow and beg pardon of each other
if they jostle each other accidentally, where
popular sports do not inflict suffering on
the lower animals, whore paper screen is
a sufficient protection against all intrusion,
even that of burglars, and where cleanli-
ness takes such q high rank among social
virtues as to be carried almost to ludicrous
excess. Japaneee manners are certainly
very different from our own but the
Japanese are athoroughly we'll bred people.
"Manners are not idle )" urbanity, gentle
ness and consideration for others are not
superficial qualities; when such national
characteristics are found com bined with
courage, energy and intellect, they may
surely be accepted az evidence of an sd-
vanced civilization. Foreigners, after liv-
ing in the interior of Japan for q consider
able time, on returning into ''civilized
society,"" have even stated that the manners
of their own countrymen appear to them
vulgar and almost brutal, accustomed IS
they have become to a courtesy singularly
free from servile or mercenary considers
tions.-Fortnightly Revieto
Year: 1878

Elizabeth West, thirty years OF age, was
found yesterday at No oz west fortie'hs,''
from the effects of quantity Of carboc acid which she
nd taken for the purpose Of killing herself The young
Snmsn S Was removed 10 the New-York Hospital Disap-
in love is said have been the cause OF the
Year: 1878

act Miss West was servant, and has no relatives In
this city, She said yesterday that she was tired OF ie
and bad therefore, concluded to seek RELIEF from her
troubles III death. She will recover.
Year: 1878

The appearance of Miss Fannie Da-
venport at the Grand Opera House, this
evening, as Rosdlind in Gas You Like
It," will be rare dramatic treat which
should be generally enjoyed. Of her
performance a writer in the st. Louis
Republican says: at is scarcely two years
since Miss Davenport made her maiden
essay as Rosalind, and according to the
tradition OF the old school of acting, she
has since had hardly time to mellow in
the part. Yet to-day she is the peeress
nf any representative of the role that
lives. 1t has been the good fortune of
the writer to have seen every celebrated
Rosalind that has appeared on the
American boards from Anna Cora
Motfatt to Miss Davenport, and her
performance Of the part last night,
taken az whole, has never been sur
passed by any OF the ladies he has seen
play it.
Year: 1878

Special Dispatch 70 THE TIMES.


WASHINGTON, May 8.


The Washington Post will tomorrow
publish q double-leader editorial, the
points of which are here indicated,
General Ben Butler is understood 10
have suggested the identical plan here
outlined, and he may be the lawyer re-
ferred to. 1t is generally believed, too,
here that Tilden did privately take the
oath of office on March, 4, In New York,
and that IL was administered by Justice
Field, of the United States Supreme
Court, brother of David Dudley Field.
1t is not difficult to see that the purpose
of this article is to force anti-Tllden
Democrats to vote for an investigation.
The Posts points are: According
to one of the most cultivated legal minds
in the House of Representatives, there
need be no apprehension in the minds
of the anti-Tllden Democrats that al
investigation Of the electoral frauds,
even through 1t should result in uuseat-
ing Hayes, could have the effsct of in
stalling the New York rrformer in his
stead. The eminent lawyer makes the
following declaration "Under all
laws governing successiens under con-
stitutional forms strict observance of
these forms is requisite to a perfection
OF title. 1t Is necessary that a Presi-
dent should take the oath on the fourth
day of March, which, it is asserted, Tilden
failed to do. His friends besought him
to go through with the form of taking
the oath to perfect his title.


Tilden al at first intended TO take the
oath IN a public manner, but abandoned
his design as soon as he learned of
Grants determination to arrest him on
the charge of treason and throw him in
to Fortress Monroe as an instigator of
sedition rebellion, upon his appearance
at the Capitol for that purpose. That
Grant was prepared for such action
and would have seized Tilden's person
Is well known to many of both parties,
and that Tilden was restrained by his
knowledge of such a peril is equally
notorious in private circles. The conse-
quence is that if Hayes and Wheeler
should be disposed the succession would
be vacant and the House would proceed
to elect, the same as if there had been
no choice by the Electoral College, the
presiding officer of the Senate discharg-
ing the duties of the Presidedcy simply
dd interim between the disposition OF
Hayes and the election by the House.
Year: 1878

H'O"t "e feTTy county Democrat.


Now let Congress do its duty, investi-
gate, and then declare that linden and
not Hayes was duly elected, and the
people will see that the one goes in and
the other gets out of the White House
speedily.
Year: 1878

Counterfeits of the new silver dol.
lar have appeared. They are pro-
nounced a good imitation; bat il does
not require a great genus,i is thought,
to make a good imitation, The most
material difference between the real
and the counterfeit coin is the weight;
the counterfeit being much lighter.
Year: 1878

There are just sixteen candidates for
Governor in the present Legislature
OF Kentucky. Why not pass a bin
dividing the State into sixteen Guber.
Material Districts. with one old Billy
goat Of a Governor TO live at Frank.
fort and boss the rest, so to say? That
would he characteristic and consistent
with the legislation previously under
taken "by your honorable body. =
lCmrier-Iournal.
Year: 1878

The Detroit Free Press believes that
man who can invent a smooth pave.
ment which will not rot or pulverize,
can become millionaire in u few
years. And while he is inventing the
pavement let us suggest, for the bene-
ct of those who have not signed the
Murphy pledge, that he pu, some sort
of an attachment to il that will pre-
vent il from flying up and hitting a
man on the back Of the head.
Year: 1878

FArTENISG CATTLE.-A change of
food will lie OF great help in quicken.
ing the appetite of stall-fed cattle. A
pint of molasses, mixed with a feed
Of cut straw and meal, will I've taken
very readily. This may be given
once day, and one or two ounces OF
salt with an alternate feed. Roots
sliced and sprinkled with either cotton
or linseed cake meal, will he very
healthiul. A few apples will he use
ful between meals. A pound of meal
stirred in the drinking water will
help. BY varying the food in this
way one can hardly overfeed faiten-
ing stock SO as to pail the appetite.
Year: 1878

TuE man who has heretofore collidsd
with plate Of soft butter when feeling


around in tho cupboard in search OF
somsthing to eat after dark. now eipe-
risnces q relief from the monotony by
sticking his fingers into pumpkin pie.
Year: 1878

New York Tribune. lSth.l


+. W. Schroeder, the inventor of
an air ship which has attracted
wide attention, arrived in this city
Saturday, intending, he says, to
build here a large ship of the same
pattern in which to journey,to Eu-
rope in September next. At Hart
ford, Conn, he has exhibited lately
his air ship. The machine consists
of a balloon shaped like a cigar,
with a light car for passengers be-
meath. The balloon is to be 81
feet long and 20 feet in diameter,
to be constructed of silk, lined with
lndia-rubber. Filled with carbonic
acid gas, the balloon can be kept
inflated for many days. In the car
is to be an electric engine of one
half horse power, with the ma
chinery for working a screw pro
peller and rudder which are to be
attached to it. The balloon is
driven by the propeller and by a
pair of wings at either side OF the
car. The ship can be held almost
stationary in the air by the use of
its machinery. The inventor is
confident that in such a machine
he could go to Europe and return
in five days. The cost OF the shir
is $4,000.
Year: 1878

AR AuAccOmplished American Abroad


l crossed the British channel with


party of about twenty who had


crossed the Atlantic together, being
from New York and New England.
Among them was a New England
soap boiler, an exhibitor at the Paris
Exposition, | believe, who was much


looked up to by his companions,
owing to a singular talent he pos
sessed-that of snoring. lie car
ried about with him in his pocket
book a clipping from an Iowa news
paper, descriptive of the exploits of
an inveterate snorer in a sleeping
car, and this extract he was made
TO ptoduce and read in all com
panies with full sternutotory ac-
compartment, and very amusing it
was. He had developed snoring
into fine art, and, indeed, there is
no wonder that he bad attained con
siderable perfection, since, as he
confded to me, he had been made
to go through the performance at
least six time a day on the voyage
across. AT Dieppe | lost sight
Of this accomplished artist, but not
Tor long. About thirty minutes tc
eleven the same evening had just
gone to bed in my hotel. My room


along with about a dozen others
opened upon a covered balcony.
had just dropped off to sleep whtr
a sGentorian snore awoke the still


ness O. the night and me with it
Then came a burst of laughter
then another snore and more laugh
ter. / at once recognized the me
liAuoas notes Of my saponaceou


friend. Getting out Of bed, | Islippe'