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Year: 1879

The Baltimore AmGricaR assumes to speak
for the people of the District of Columbia,
about whose views it evidently has but a
limited, if any, knowledge, and to say:
| The affairs of the District have been moro
satisfactorily managed By the District Com
missioners than by the previous government,
and the District inhabitants seem to be satis-
fed with this arrangement. In fact, most of
them feel peculiarly free, and are thankful
every day in the year that they have no eau
cuses, primaries and elections to bother them.
Before the risks and responsibilities Of the
franchise are thrust on the people of the Dis
trict it had better be inquired whether thoy
want il.


1t is but charitable to attribute such q
bold misstatement of fact to ignorance rather
than impute it to any intentional perver-
sion of the truth. 1t is one or the other.
The affairs of the District have not been
"more satisfactorily managed by the Dis
strict Commissioners than by the previous
government" though that was not with
out its faults Thegovernment as admins
tered by the Commissioners during the past
year has been arbitrary, oppressive, and to
some extent lawless, and has excited wide
dissatisfaction bordering upon disgust. The
wishes and interests of the people who pay
the taxes have been disregarded and trifed
with TO degree that one of the Commission
erg, and the most tyrannical and offensive of
the three, has been literally forced to vacate
his position by an outraged popular senti-
ment that has found utterance through the
public press, on the street, In the hotel cor
ridors and even in the city buildings, and
which he had not the courage to confront,
for the reason that he knew he had not
the quar- rel just, and hence succumbed and
threw up thesponge.


This fact should satisfy the American
that it does not reflect the sentiment of the
people of this city and District to any con-
siderable extent when it represents them
as contented and happy under a form ol
government which, instead of recognizing
citizenship, reduces the Taxpayers to q
system of vassalage unknown in any other
city of its size in the United States, and
which is abasing, humiliating aud insulfer-
able. The people Of the District are tired
of this rule, and when proper opportunity
il afforded them they will indicate their
dissatisfaction in expressions that canuot be
mistaken. All that is asked for them is
that the question may be put to test, and
then our Baltimore cotemporary will be
taught that ii does not speak by the card
but has been betrayed into gross misrep.
resentation of the case.
Year: 1879

are fleeing from their homes and the land
of their birth. How long will it be beiUre
the same influences will fnd development
to the prejudice of the whites themselves
and to the utter overthrow of any possi-
bility, however remote, for Southern re-
Opnprafion
Year: 1879

BY the time Congress returns to its duties
after the holiday recess, the arrangements
for grand demonstration in behalf of a
restoration of suffrage in the District of
Columbia will be completed. That body will
then be called upon TO act definitely in the
premises and either crafty or reject our pc
tition for self-government OF course, the
Home Rulers from the South will be the
first to give US aid and encouragement in
the premises.
Year: 1879

THE Greensboro IN. c. North State, one
of the leading Republican journals in the
South, discusses the question Of Southern
"Honor" at some length, taking as o text
the following very truthful assertion;


There was day when pledge, backed by
Southern honor, was really worth relying
upon but 1t seems that slavery, treason, mean
whisky or meaner political ethics, have so vi
tiated the honor of the men who undertake
the lead Of the State in our days, make it ut
teTly unreliable.


This is plain talk, very plain but none
too plain as applied to this question in con-
necti0n with current politics In private
affairs the pledges or agreements of the
average Southerner are possibly as sacred
now as they ever were; but in political mat
ters us the history of the past six or seven
years clearly shows, they are worse than
worthless And, we add, this deplorable
situation cannot fail sooner or later to de-
moraize the entire body polite in all aud
every respect The community, section or
State that gives itself over to dishonesty
and unjust prescription in the conduct OF
lis public affairs will eventually find the
rotten leaven of corruption aud the destruc-
tive tendencies Of usurping tyranny pc rme-
aiing every avenue Of its social aud COM
mercial life. 1t is TO escape from this fright
ful decentralization in politics and in busi-
ness that the colored laborers of the South
Year: 1879

THE House has passed the Pension bill,
in strict accordance with the estimates OF
the Administration for necessary appropria-
tions. And the Democrats are growing
over this achievement, the same as they do
over the passage of the Forti6cations bill, as
an indication of the celerity with which
Congress disposes of the public business.
To affirm the correctness of Republican es.
Inmates, and respond to Republican requests
for money with which to conduct the affairs
of the Government, seems to be the correct
thing just now in Congress. But we fail to
see wherein the Democrats are to gain any
glory by this proceeding.
Year: 1879

THE solid men of the District are nearly
all in favor of a restoration of the right of
suffrage to the extent of recognition of
the right of self-government. The pro-
moters of the recent movement in this be-
half, however, have up to this time been
Republicans. But the agreement has been
reached that it shall not be treated us a
partisan project. The doors have therefore
been opened TO Democrats and all hands
who may be in favor of Home Rule. In
short, the idea is that the entire people of
the District Of Columbia are interested in
obtaining q restoration Of their municipal
rights, and it is therefore proposed to make
the impending demonstration for citizen
ship strictly non-partisan affair. Let all
hands join in the effort and start the move
ment of with big boom
Year: 1879

A black hornet was observed one day
a few weeks ago flying in sitting-room
in this city, and the occupant of the
room noticed that the insect deposited a
small reice of mud on the wire support
ing a picture-frame. 1t was not disturb
ed, and it repeated the operation five or
six times day until it had built a cell
about one inch long, with a cylindrical!
cavity three-eights of an inch in diam
eter, in which an egg was laid, and the
end then closed. This process was re-
peated until six cell had been completed
in a like manner, when the hornet laid
aside its trowel and betook itself to other
fields of labor. Yesterday the nest was
removed, and was found to contain larvae
in various stages of development, from
the full-grown chrysalis in the cocoon to
the young Larvae just Matched: There
were three larvae partly changed to the
chrysalis form, and in these cells were
the remains of several spiders. In the
cell with, and placed above the youngest
larve, were "A spiders, eome of them
quite large, and the larvae appeared
large enough to have eaten half dozen
l-Lawrencc, Mass., american.
Year: 1879

Recently humming birds nest was
found by some persons who had suffi cent
natural curiosity to overcome their
compassion, and who captured the nest,
two young hummers and the old one,
took them home and had them stuffed.
They are to be sent to museum of nat
ural curiosities in London. The nest is
built on little twig, and scarcely the
size of half an English Walnut. Both
nest and twig are covered with little
patches of lichen until it is almost i'm.
possible to tell one from the other, and
the nest looks like a natural excresence
on the twig. The nest is pliable, like a
tiny cup Of velvet, and the inside is lin;
ed with white substance, as rich and
soft as white silk. The little birds are
about the size of humble bees, very pref
ty, and they sit on a little perch just
outside the nest, with open bills, while
the old bird hovers over them to feed
them.-Fyozn the Elizabeth (M ~ Jour-
sanL
Year: 1879

London official returns show that twenty
officers and four hundred men died of
cholera and other diseases on the return
march from the Afghan campaign, while
only about one hundred men were killed in
action.
Year: 1879

Death from Hy0f0phOb10.


A horrible death from hydrophobia oc'
CURED at Cleveland, O., on the LIST instant.
James Henderson, 13 years of sge, had
handled dogs all his life and had been bit
ten several times. About year ago pup
clinched on his upper lip, and up to three
days ago no suffering ensued. He was then
taken sick and grew rapidly worse until the
end came. It took two men to hold him
and in one Of his paroxysms he bit an aunt
in the arm, but his teeth did not penetrate
the flesh sufficiently to cause much danger
He imagined himself dog and declared
that hair was growing all over his face. BE
showed all the usual symtoms, and died in
great agony.
Year: 1879

Washington Special to the Chicago Times.l


Several days ago it was announced
in these dispatches that the govern
ment would in all probability proceed
against the entire tribe Of rebellious
Utes in case those who were actual
participants in the recent crimes are
not surrendered. This policy was
practically the unanimous voice of the
cabinet to-day in the discussion of the
Ute outbreak. This discussion was
the main business of the afternoon.
Secretary Schurz frankly confessed
that he expected nothing from Peace
Commissioner Adams beyond the re-
covery Of the captured women aud
children of the White river agency.
He had hoped that Gen. Adams might
have influenced the surrender Of the
guilty hostiles, but Gen. Sherman had
about convinced him of the emptiness
of this hope. 1t is not believed by
the war department that Ouray has
authority enough to compel the sur
render of the criminals. In his good
intentions the government has, how
ever, the fullest confidence. A few
more days will be given to waiting for
the results Of the peace commission,
out of courtesy to the interior depart
ment. Then the war department is to
be given free rein, and war against the
entire branch Of the hostile Utes is to
declared. Three generals will con
centrate their forces upon these erim-
inals, and if need be exterminate the
whole tribe.


General Hatch has been ordered to
join Generals Crook and Merritt.
Additional troops haye been ordered
to the scene Of action, to follow Gen
eral Hatch. After long talk this
afternoon it has been concluded that
pothing but the sternest means
should be employed that the govern
ment should, in this case, make such
a notorious example of retributive
punishment as would teach the In
die9s Of the plains lesson that they
will not forget what it costs to rise
up against the government. A mem
Der Of the cabinet, in speaking Of this
new and decided action Of the gov
crnment, said that o war of exter-
mination against the rebellious tribe
was the only way of settling the Ques-
tion. To hunt about for special
criminals when the whole tribe was in
arms with equally guilty intent was
absurd. Prisoners captured are to be
tried and punished by the military
authorities only. When General
Adams CONCLUDES his useless work
sharp and decided action will at once
begin.
Year: 1879

The freezing point of Fahrenheit s
thermometer is 32'. The temperature
here has not yet descended below 380,
and while this has given us a good
frost, it has not been cold enough to
warrant the return of families and the
indiscriminate reoccupancy of resi-
denoes. All now in the city should


be especially careful not to use Sleep
ing rooms until they are thoroughly
fumigated and ventilated. An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Year: 1879

was" Gen. Chalmers has given us in
this address one of the most interest
ing and thrilling contributions to the
history of the late war it has ever been
our pleasure to read. With the most
scrupulous devotion to the truth of
history, even in its minutest details.
the glowing pages before us read more
like romance than reality. The keen.
vivid, yet thoroughly realistic analysis
Of the personal and public character of
ten. Forrest, as given by his second
In command, presents us a living like
ness Of one OF the most remarkable
military geniuses that ever lived.


General Chalmers shows us. in
glowing words, how Forrest, then un-
known, and commanding but three
hundred men, completely checked
General Sherman's attempt to pur-
sue the depleted Confederate infantry
after the disastrous second day at Shi-
lob. He lets in a food of light on
that Federal generals Meridian cam
paign, clearly establishing the fact
that General Boynton was right in
his criticism of General Sherman S
memoirs, wherein the latter claims
that he was entirely successful in that
movement. He also publishes, for the
first time, General Sherman's letter Of
Instructions to General Sooy Smith,
and while the latter is not relieved
from his defeat by Forrest, with q
greatly inferior force, it contradicts
many Of the statements in the Sher.
man memoirs. This letter has been
heretofore mysteriously hidden away
from public inspection, and will doubt.
less prove mighty interesting read
ing" to the student of military history
Year: 1879




Sailors say that birds slake their;thirst
at sea by following storm clouds and
catching the drops as they fall.
We touch net wire but it vibrates In
eternity, and there is not q voice that
reports not at the throne OF heaven, 4.
The Boston Transcript offers reward
for the author of the phrase '.uraccusi
toned as am to public speaking" 92s
"A Toronto magistrate has done no.
BILE thing for bored humanity by declar-
ing that button .holing man Is assault.
ing him. mul3 lag si,..7 -
A Michigan farmer supplied himself
with six dogs to keep the place clear of
tramps, and then found that the dogs
ate as much as ten tramps. cd H5i ~ s,
Wouldn't you rather lose seven dollars
and half than to 60 up stairs in the
dark and find the top stair one lower
than you thought it was ?" a@loa'1
!. The New Orleans Picayune says that
men on the Pacific slope are beginning
to confess that they stole the Stewart
body in order to gel free transportation
East.


1T cannot be too deeply impressed
upon the mind that application,is the
price to be paid for mental acquisitions,
and that it is as absurd to expect it with
out as to look for harvest without
II Col. .Ingersoll or anybody else pro
poses to undertake an Improvement on
the work of the Creator, we wish they
would figure out some way for man to
dispose of his underneath arm when be
lies down. f'74ii.s 6ei'q Eisi
Year: 1879

Should Mr.. KNOTT's Printng-Ofice bill,
which takes from the President the consti-
tutional right of nominating Public
Printer, pass both Houses of Congress, there
will be another most excellent opportunity
for exercising the veto power on the part OF
the Executive. The best constitutional law
yers of both Houses of Congress and of both
political parties came 10 the deliberate con-
cluson, when the appointment was last
changed from the Senate to the President
that the Constitution had not fully justified
its transfer to the Senate. This view Of the
case induced the Republican majority in the
Senate TO consent to the transfer and it was
done Now, because the Democrats have q
majority in Congress, and some partisan
wants n rich slice from the Government
cake, they propose not only to divest
the President OF conceded right,
that party ends may be subserved, but
they propose to do what it takes courage TO
do-make a bold and barelaCed attempt
under the forms of law, TO seize and appro.
pirate to private benefit nearlya million oi
dollars worth of the public property-all os
tensibly in the interest Of economy, but
really in the interest of the Democratic
party and its henchmen. We donot believe
that the Democrats have the courage Il
consummatc this piece Of plumber but i


they have become sufficiently desperate t.
make such an attempt seriously, then i


will become the imperative duty of tn
President to do all in his power to head OF
the wrong, and save the public propert,
from spoliation in the interest of venality
and party plunder.
Year: 1879

1t is possible that Attorney DEy-


EMS may have a sufficient excuse for his in


reference to protect M. j. FLOYD KING, of
Louisiana, from immediate trial by the
United States courts in New Orleans If he
has, it is probably based upon the assump-
tiOn that KING can be reached at any time
after the adjournment of Congress, and that
the Government does not desire to raise
once again during this session the question
of the privileges and immunites Of alleged
Congressman in matters of this kind. Nh


KING, who is another Confederate Brigadicr
by militia appointment, is the notorious
person who tclegraphcd to Governor NICH-
Oils during the last campaign: 81 have
crossed the Ouachita with 1000 men!"
and to whom NICHOLS replied with
the question: "By what authority?"
The immediate occasion of this
was one of those frequent sensational and
purely imaginary negro uprisings in the
Ouachita region which always result-as it
did in this especial instance-in the killing
of several negroes, and as invariably wind
up with the stereotypcd information, No
"whites were injured" The indictment
under which ur KING is to be tried is based
upon his alleged participation in one OF
these characteristic Bourbon attempts to
quell bogus uprising, to fight n windmill


as it were, in which several innocent Re.
publicans were murdered. The Copids fol
his arrest here in Washington was is.
sued several weeks ago by the United
States Court, then in session in
New Orleans but its service has been with,
held or delayed by the direct interference
of the Attorney General otherwise there
would have been great parade over The
matter, and the newspapers would have
been full of news and comments regarding
il as they were few months ago with tho
details of the arrest, or attempted arrest, o.


Senator PATTERSON and Representative
sMALLs, upon requisitIon of the authoIi'
ties of the Great State Of South Carolina
In those cases there was no reason to be-
lieve that the accused would attempt to
eyade trial, anymore than there /!
that Dr. KING will now; but


the Democratic managers took The
matter in hands and gave it every pos
sible publicity their object being to make
all the political capital they possibly could
out of it. In the case under consideration
however, General DEYENs seems to have
aided these same Democratic managers in
keeping its details from the public eye and
in preventing the Republicans from making
any political capital out Of the affair II
Jerk Democrat out Of the seat he llaudu-
lently holds in the House and take him in
custody for trial under an Indictment o


the disgraceful kind which rests agans


this sham Brigadier KING, would serve t.
illustrate in the most telling manner tht
truth of the charges of bloody iniquity mad


against the Southern Bourbons Genera
DEygNs, no doubt, feels that he is justiile,
in having prevented this illustration; bu


we are of the opinion that he should no
Year: 1879

the wild dogma Of state Rights, advocated
by MORGAN, MAXEY, and Others in the
Senate, and by GooDE, HOOKER, and BLACK
BURN in the House.


This is Democratic quarrel but all the
people of the country, North and South, are
Interested in the passage of an effective
quarantine law, aud these Democratic rows
should not be permitted to interfere with
that. So far as Memphis is concerned, we
would advise its people to send good Repub-
licans TO the Senate and House to represent
them, and then there will be no question as
to State Rights" SO far as Messrs. HAIR
RTs and YoUNG are concerned, they would
do well to migrate TO some other locality
and seek Republican constituencies. The
Memphis Democrats do not appreciate
them
Year: 1879

We need hardly call the attention of our readers
again to the performance ofthis sparkling comedy


tonight at Fords Opera House. The popularity of
Miss Mcconnell and the reputation attained by the
Shakespeare Club in the production of frst-class
pieces will unquestonably fill the house to over.
flowing This is the second performance of this
charming comedy in Washington. 1t was given
several years ago at one of the complimentary en-
tcrtainmonts of tho club, and Miss Mcconnell at


tanned gratifying success in her portrayal of the
character of Marie, the heroine. The cast has been
strengthened in several important particulars and
the play VIII be given with great perfection OF de-
tail Professor Schroeder will direct the orchestra.
Year: 1879

hundred that he received over both his
Democratic and National opponents. lie
will work into highly respectable position
as legislator when his mental powers are
sustained by riper experience His con-
stituents have occasion to congratulate
themselves that their interests are in safe
and efficient hands and will be carefully
fostered
Year: 1879

AMONG the new members in the present
Congress who promise to make a creditable
mark on the slate of craftsmanship we
count the name of tho Hon. HENRY II,
BINGHAM, from the first district of Penn
sylyania. Mr.. BINGHAM is of a stock which
has already distinguished itself in Congress
and which is connected with prominent and
highly respectable families Of the Quaker
City. lie brings with him into public life


n fine record for integrity and purity OF
character-is a Republican of sound radical
yiews-a ready and eloquent debater, and,
what is more, he is sustained in the dis
charge of his duties by n strong and culti-


waited intellect His popularity may be es-


bmated by the large majority Of thiriy-two
Year: 1879

THE newspapers continue to talk or write
about Senator CHANDELIERS application of
the prodigal son smile to the return of the
Southern rebels to the threshold of the
Union. There seems TO be some confusion,
however, in the minds of these commenta-
tors regarding what IL was that has re-
turned, the prodigal or the calf, in this in
stance. Judging from the impudence of the
Confederate Brgadiers and their refusal TO
ask forgiveness for their worse than prodi-
gality, it would seem that it was the son,
unrepentant and prodigal as ever; but,
viewing the case from the standpoint OF
statesmanlike results accomplished or at
tempted by them since then, the conviction
is very strong that it is the calf
Year: 1879

Ir now comes to pass that SAMUEL J.
THDEN denounCes the late speech of Sen.
ator THURMAN as the most preposterous
document that ever saw the light. They
are both candidates Tor the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency, and behold
how they love one another.
Year: 1879

THE movement 10 do away with the sys-
TEN of treating" is making progress. The
Brooklyn club follows the example of the
Moderate Drinkers Association" and the
members are signing pledge not to drink at
any one else's expense and not to ask any one
to drink at their expense. With some peo-
pie this is equivalent TO total abstinence.
Year: 1879

MIR. j. FLOYD KINGS claims to a seat in
the House are based upon the most outra-
geous and false assumptions-frst that he
received helegitimate majority of the votes
cast; and second, that he is n citizen of Lou
isana, when it is capable of proof that his
alleged majority is fraudulent and that he
is a resident or the State of Mississippi, In
few months however, all this will be of
very little consequence Louisiana will be
willing by that time to have him credited
in his then representative capacity to Mis-
Sissippi.