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II DOUGLAS C0U2OY.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1879.
NO. 16.
(jLAS
B. R. MULLER,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
OAKXAXD,
Onto io Dr. Page's Drug Store.
CanyonviUe Hotel,
D. A. LSTV1SS, . . PROPRIETOR
HAVING RECENTLY PURCHASED THE
Ca070nvi.lv Hotel, I ain bow pre pa mi to
fara'su travelers with the beat of accommodations.
Feed and etabling for Mock. D. A. LEVINS.
W. D. WOODCOCK.
K. W. CHTJBCH1LL.
T7cs3cotk & Cfcnrebl.I
XTRTLX CnilK,
OREGON
TEAM8TEB8 FROM JACKSONVILLE
.. and the residents in Myrtle Creek will find
the best bormhoers at this establishment. In
this line we claim to do work equal to any in the
Stat. New : work manufactured and repairs
made on the shortest notice. Give us a trial, and
if we cannot suit you none can.
WOODCOCK CHURCHILL. "
W.W.Hall's;,
REQTAU R A U T .
This popular Rtstaurant bow under Compe
tent management la prepared to ae
commodate lb. poblte In a man
ner nasarpaaeed la the city.
Sapper fer Balls ud Private Parties.
furnished on short notice.
Qlre as call.
W. W. HALL.
J 4.8. THOBKTOIT.
W. H. A1XIKSOJI.-
JACOB WAOSER.
': . K. ANDFJtBOH
Ashland Woolen ManufacturirF
' Company,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Whits & Colored Blanket
Plain an Vaney CMaauna, Doeaklna,
Flannels, eTiic." alsa,
OYER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING
' ' Made to Order. ''
W.H.ATKINSON, Sec'y
ASHLAKD. Jackson County, Oregon.
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in
Staple Dry Goods I
- Keep constantly on hand a general aasort
1 tnent of ,
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD. WILLOW AND QLASSW1CEI
ALSO
Crockery and Cordage
' : A full stock of ' ,;"
SCHOOL , B O O K 8
Such as required by the Public County Schools!
AU klnda f STATIOaTKRY, TOYS and
FAHcir ARTICLES
To suit both Young and Old.
"OUTS A YD SELLS LEGAL TENDERS
furnishes Cheeks on Portland, and procures
Warts on ban jrrancneo.
r.lAHONEY'8 GALOOT
Xaareet to the Railroad Depot, Oakland.
Jaaj. Mahonoy, l?rop"r.
21m antst of wines, liquors and cigars in Doug
las county, ana me Mac
BILLIARD TA11LB
la lb Stale kept in proper repair;
partial tmveflug on the railroad will find ibis
place very aaUray to visit during ue siop
ping of Uu train at the Oak
taad.Depoi.GiTe meacalL
JAS. MAHONEY.
SAIiEM
Fcdry and Uaclune Shop
. W. DRAKE, PraBvlcten'.
BAL&H, . ORKOON,
Mtesvm Snglhes, Saw Mills.
Orlat SIllLa, Reapers), Pumps)
end sail kOnds) and Htrylee ot
XlAoUlnery made to Order.
XXeoblnery repaired on
Hhort Ctotloe.
Tattara tasking done in alt its various forms,
aad all kinds of brass and iron eastings far
jslsfced ra abort notice. Also manufac
turer of Enterprise Plainer and
Mateher, and Suckers and
Sharpers.
PATTCnSOtTG
WaUiWiJ
aTas. XI. Tipton Prop'r.
ALL KINDS OF LUBBER,
, . . Including
egiTQrai Ptae
Pine andOak
-"" Lumber,
Alway,?
. A d Order. pfoiW1 on
the tmorteet otlee
All kinds of dressed lumber tMnsUntly on
band. Lumber furnished t any
point in Roseburg without xtra
charge, and bv application VS
me it will be found that
My Luesber Is ' not only the best - but
the cheapest in4 the market. Try
- we and serT Address all letters to
JAS. W. nPTok. Pattewon'a Wills. Or.
BLAOilSWlTHUIS,
1VADKINS BROS.
XTM -mirm the puUie that they have leased
Si. lw Jliacksiniihiug shop lately occupied
fc re Mickle, and that they are
. prepared to do j
All IXind of BlacScsmiadns
.V t ' r srabelaas style, "
. . . ' ih.n the lowest. They have
Horso. Shoeing:!
... the trade, they
":'J:tdohTbt of workthe
faction of r".- '
ilacbiuery rrjind. How
Work, Br.. -t
Shop oJiw o- Jiri
Co.
tasta..
Jtf.
Furniture Store!
JOII1V GILDEItBLEVE !
U AVKG PURCHASED THE FCRNI-
tare Establishment of John Lehnherr, is
now prepared to do any woik in the
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
He it also prepared to furnish
In all stylet, of the best manufacture, and cheaper
than the cheapest. His
Chairs, .
Table,
Bureaus
i WnshstandH,
ETC., ETO,- ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low or.t cannot be
equalled in uie etate. i ne
Finest of Spring Beds
And the
Most Complete Sofas
Always on hand. Everything in the line fur
nished, or the bostquality,on we soonest
notice and at the lowest rates.
COFFINS MADS AND TRIMMED
And orders filled cheaper and better than can
any other estaousnmeuu
Deeirinr a share of public natronaee, the un
dersigned promises to oner extra inducements to
ail putrons. uive me a irtai.
JOHN PHASER,
mm e mm. 11 ! I
aOZZlB aUSAS aV UIUI W UXHf
WILBUR,
OREOOS.
Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses,
Etc.,
Constantly on band.
FCEHITUBE.
I kin tata beat stock
lurnlture south or Portlan d
And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
Residents of Douglas county are requested to
give me a call before purchasing elsewbere.
j- ALL WORK WARRANTED.-
DEPOT HOTEL.
OAKLAJTD,
OREOOS.
Richard Thomas, Prop r.
rpHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
-- for a number ol years, and has become very
popular with the traveling public. I irsvciasa
8LCCPINQ ACCOMMODATIONS.
,nd the table supplied with the best the mark
affords. Hotel at the depot of the Railroad.
Fine Liquors and Cigars.
The undersigned hss purchased the saloon form
erly kept by Mr. Tibbets, Oakland, and
with new brands of wines, liquors
and cigars he is prepared to
hospitably entertain all who
may give him a call.
" Fine Billiard Table
i
is kept in constant repair.
DAVID BAKFR.
T. C. 8MITH CO.
Chemists and ; Pharmacists !
Patton's Block, State Street,
SALEM, - i- ORKGOir.
Particular attention ginto prescriplions, and
ail orders by man ; or exprew
promptly and: accurately.
Thysicians and country dealers will save money
oy exainiaiug uui
All tWIMl. hefore iturchasinc else-
Sugar Pine Mills
located at Seupur Pin Mountain,
Post Office addressfLooking Gbus, Oregon,
The Company owning these mills would aay they
are prepared to furnish the
BEST OF LUMBER
tt tbo most reasonable rates.
Hujrnr Pino,
Fix- nod Cedar
Lumber always on band, and all persons wishing
t purchase Lumber will do well to give us an
pportunitjr if filling llieir orders before going
eyewhere. . : i
VT. H.-T. KKfc'. f " "v u.t Tyn-'irr
Oregon and. callfarnla
STAGE XIIVE2!
TEZCUSH TO 8AM FRAKCI8C0
FOUR DATS.
THE
QUICKEST. SAFEST AND
EASIEST ROUTE.
TAOIS
LEAVC
ROSEBURO
Dar a
P. M-
Kakint qoick connection at Reading with the
. i i r i t
cars ok uw k m v. aw m
Tor full parti culars and passage apply to
PERKINS A HEADRICK.
dgent.
MAMMOTH
UVERY fiflD FEED
STABLE.
This estabifsbmenti is the
Bestnn the State!
. "end eeatteeted with it is a large
Wagon Yard and Shed Room !
Capable of
aeoouimodutihj: jany
bones sud wa$t.
number of
Beat of Hay-mitt jiitnia
. i ,
always in lull snjy an at li v'mr praics.
sad ao one is allowwl - V !'Ty ilinfitialW.
Dou't fail t i(ive in a ml' Hut .' ra
deteriiiirwil Ui su.ty iii ;'in
tily,'llity ail I r.c.
wkiui' .'
NOTICE.
fJOTICE IS HEREBY G1VE3T TO WHOM IT
may concern that the undanigned has bn
awarded the contract for keeping tba Doughs
County paupers for a period of two yuan. AU
persons in need of assistance from said county
must first procure a certificate to that effect from
may member of the County Board and present it
to one el the allowing named persona, who are
authorised to and will care for those presenting
ueh eartifieatea: Button k Perkins, Roeeburjr; L.
L. Kellogg, Oakland Kra. Brown, Looking
Glass. Dr. Woodruff is sgtborixed to furnish
medical aid to all persons in need of the same and
who have been declared paupers of Douglas
County. v , W. a CLARK.
isiRTnntiAfinTfl
Ajaiifiuruarniu.
HA STERN.
Ftltt betwtta T;-SSpe aad Sisux Indiana
Dkadwood, July 22. A Fort Keogh
special says that an engagement took
place near the month of the Beaver creek
on the 17th inst. between two companies
of troops and Lieut. Clark's Indians of
Miles' command, and 800 hostile Sionx.
The troops lost four Indian scouts killed
and two soldiers wounded. When Miles
main column, which was twelve miles
behind, came up, the Indians were pur
sued a distance of fifteen miles, but made
their escape to Sitting Bull s camp. It
is verv probable that another fight has
taken place before this. Bear Wolfs
band of Crows, who are at Terry s land
ing report 300 lodges of Sioux on this
side of the Missouri on their way to
Keogh to make friends with the whites.
Mile' " Kxcarston" after Kitting Bull.
St. Paul, July 22- An officer who lias
arrived at headquarters here from Fort
Benton gives the particulars of Miles
start. He left Benton a week ago Mon
day with 800 men, leaving a guard at
Fort Peck and four companies at Muscle-
shell, and started north with the rest.
He should have reached a point where
Sitting Bull was reported to be hunting
buffalo by last week, and unless the In
dians have retreated, ' a collision has
doubtless already taken place. On the
journey down the river the officer report-
' . i in l . 1 ;.i vi
lli ItntriltHl UMb O WXtB VUIUIUCIBUIO
activity among straggling hostile, who
were apparently rapidly joining with Sit
ting Bull's band.
Centennial Celebration.
Uoshxh, (. I.), July . xiie nun-
dreth anniversary of the battle of Mini-
bidk, in wiucu a ui uu) autw uiuiua were
I killed by Indians and Tories, under
Brandt, on the mountain opposite Lacka-
waxen. fa., was celebrated here to-day
with a large procession and public exer-
oises.
The Strike
at
Fall River One
tabbed.
Fall River. July 22. The striking
spinners report receiving $550 from sym
pathizers. James Humes (nobstick)
has been stabbed by strikers. Another
nobstick fired upon nis assailants and
fled.
Gtmat'a Future Mwrentemta.
Washington, July 22. A gentleman
of this city has received a letter from
General Grant by the last mail which is
dated " On tne road to t'ekin, May ')m.
In that letter be mentioned October as
the date of his arrival in San Francisco,
He said nothing of going to Australia
and the Sandwich Islands, and of not re'
turning home until after the republican
convention had been held. Another mail
is exnected from him on Thursday, the
steamer from Hongkong, with mail from
that plaee to June l&Hh, having arrived
at can Francisco on Thursday last.
The Grain Demand of Europe.
New Yoke, July 23. The Herald to
day, commenting on the estimate that
six countries in Europe will this year be
compelled to buy three hundred million
bushels of wheat, and that France and
England will need three-fourths of this
quantity, says tne operations tnis year
will tend to greatly stimulate uie cum
vation of wheat lands, and that there is
an unsettled district in northern Texas
which it is believed could supply alone
as much as Europe needs this year.
Murders by Sioux Indiana la Montana,
Chicago, Jnly 23. A Fort Peck spec
ial to the Tribune says : Joseph Lam
bert, a well known interpreter and scout,
was with his wife and four children kill
ed on the 20th inst. by Sioux. Three
other persons who were returning with
him from the Yankton camp were also
killed and one little girl was taken cap
tive. A Desperate Fight frith Horse Thieves.
Omaha, July 23. For over a year past
a noted outlaw, Doc. Middleton, and his
gand of horse thieves have been operat
ing extensively in northwestern eDras
ka. raiding on cattle herds of ranchman
and running off Indian ponies. They
been ths terror of the frontier and have
bulldozed settlers into becoming their
friends and protectors through fear. W.
H. H. Llewellyn, a detective of tins city,
has been on his track for some time, de
termined to capture or kill him, having
government commission to ferret out
horse thieves who steal from Indians,
On Sunday afternoon, according to a
special received here to-day from Grand
zen and another man, ran into Middleton
and four associates, near .Niobrara river,
1 40 miles north of the Union Pacific rail
road, and a severe fight ensued, in which
Hazen was seriously and probably fatal
ly wounded in three places' Another de
tective fled and reached Columbus on the
Union Pacific, while Llewellyn started
off for a detachment of soldiers 40 miles
distant, intending to return an renew the
attempt at capture. Middleton was so
dangerously wounded that he sank to the
ground amf could not be removed. His
men gathered ayound him, and others of
bis numerous friends rallied (to hjs pro
tection. The fight was a sharp one, there
being several exchanges of snots, Mid
dleton may be dead by this time, and
Llewellyn may also have returned with
the soldiers and renewed the fight. Fur
ther particulars are awaited with a great
paj 4 mmen.
Death irf SB Old Veteran.
Cleveland, July ai.--Cen. Donald
McLeod a veteran of the battle of Wat
erloo, died st bis residence in this city
last night, ago 100 years, 6 months and
'i days.
Pwrehaea Silver fcr Oor"ment-
Western Hatdera Heiase to bmi as inare
net Rates.
Washirotoit. Jnly 24. Bids for supplying
U. 8. mints with silver bullion were opened
at the office of the director of tne mint yes.
terdav. About 600.000 ounces were offered
All offers for delivery at Philadelphia, which
wars not above the market rate were accept
ed, and those above rejected. Tne oners re
ceived from ao frranils.30 were all in excess
of the market rate, and vera iacljped by the
department. Tbe bidders. However, wefa or
fered a price regarded by tbe department to
be tbe market rate, but they all refused to
ascent, hence no oarcbases were made for
deliver? at San Francisco. all those made
neino- for the fchiiadeinbis mint, which ea-
srae-ata about S00.000 Lunt&i. The depart
ment aniir'oatei hiving to do lbs Urges
nmnnrtlnn nf .i'IvAF COlnSeS daring IDS
ninnth nf Ananut at the Philadelphia mint.
owing to their inability to procure silver at
market rates for western mints.
Anathav Steamer Car f h Oregon Trade.
Philadelphia, Jnly 24 -4 contract
was signed on Tuesday by J. C, Hender
son with the Delaware iron ship build
ing works, of Philadelphia, for another
stumer for the Oregon Steam Naviga
tion It will be the largest of any in
the company's Hafit, aa ieet long, oos
tot beam, andTW tW FCjpster.
Tee Michigan Wheat Croju
New Xon, Inlj 2.r-Careful estir
mates of the wfceaf prop of Michigan
give the yield per acre a J9 bushels,
which will make the probable yiam tdf
th. iMunn almost 81.300.000 bushels.
hja is more than double the yield of
the yieia oi e377. - v
Branch mt the Harthena Bacifle.
Paaao. July 25.-Th Northern Paejj
no xwuiroaa sjwbppwj "
i . - Mii. annn.
ing t
ton i
Ln mnAivAil at Duluth. and will be
laid down in time, to transport the crops
Of the large farms lying north of that
point,
i branch at UiBir roaq irom v?801-: 1 Mn,l.TWr inlected Will bo
aorthward, mbfcb uio foe "ommeted without a prqier
r.ll fnr a ritctant Of W lieS Slieast, 1 li. tw-,l At ItAAlth. '
Marder Toy Chlnasnen.
Boston, July 25. Wm. Hubbard and
Wm. Woodard, milkmen of Sumerville,
while intoxicated last evening entered
the laundry of Hop Lee, at Charlestown.
A dispute arose about the payment of a
bill, and four Chinamen assaulted the
two white men With axes. The men fled,
and the Chinamen pursued and killed
Hubbard. Woodard is badly qut. The
Chinamen were arrested. :
Butler will Try Again.
Gen. Butler has announced his willing
ness to contest again for the governor
ship of Massachusetts.
A call Has been issued inviting those
favorable to the nomination of Gen. But
ler to elect delegates to convene at Wor
cester September 2d, for the purpose of
ratifyiug such nomination and selecting
a general state ticket.
Cowards Carry Arms."
New Yobs. July 25. In proportion
their numbers, the Italians and Chinei
have figured more prominently in on:
criminal records of late for the use of
deadly weapons than other foreign na
tionalities, aam Jjee, a Chinese Jaundry-
man of Jersey City, was arrested yester-j
day for firing a pistol at Martin Kelly J
This is the fourth case of a Chinaman
using a pistol or other deadly weapon
within ten days.
Fast Pacing Time
Chicao, July 25. Sleepy Tom won
the deciding heat in the pacing race to
day; time 'Z:V, the fastest on record.
Mattie Hunt, who started a length and a
half behing him, came under the wire in
2:13.
Troublesome Reds.
Washington, Jnly 25. The Indian
agent at Fort Belknap reports to the com
missioner of Indian affairs that a camp
of twenty-two lodges of British bloods
recently crossed the line and camped
near his post. They were supplied with
meat and were very impudent. They
waited upon the agent in a body and de
manded a feast, and upon his refusal set
fire to hay on a meadow and exhibited
other hostilities. They are now camped
five or six miles from the fort, and the
agent says that they intend remaining
there some time. He suggests tnat the
military take the band in hand and show
them across the line at an early day.
A telegram from Gen. Sheridan at St.
Paul, received at the war department
and forwarded to the commissioner of
Indian affairs, says that the commanding
officer at Custer telegraphs that .Lieut.
Lapoint, 2d cavalry, at Berayo landing,
reports Wolfs band of Crows at the land
ing with information that thirty lodges
of Sioux are south of the Missouri on
their way to Tongue river to make friends
with the whites.
The Late Beaver Creek Fight.
St. Pattl. July 24. The depot near
headquarters has received particulars of
Lieut. Clark's fight on Beaver Creek.
Two companies and fifty scouts engaged
with 400 Indians. Several hostiles were
killed. P. M. Hardman, Company C, 2d
Cavalry, was wounded. Three Indian
scouts were killed and one wounded.
Scouts report that Sitting Bull, with
8000 warriors, has moved over from
Frenchman's creek to this side of the
line.
The Indian Situation In the Sorthwest.
Washington, July 24. Secretaiies
McCraiy. Thompson and Schurz consid
ered to-day the Indian ontlook in the
northwest. They are unanimously of
the opinion that every precaution to pre
vent hostilities with the Indians should
be taken, and anticipate no serious con
flict. It is thought to be the intention
of General Miles to reconnoiter Sitting
Jiuli s camp.
YELLOW FEVER,
New Yobe, July 22. A Nashville spec
ial says : Dr. E. W. Wright, U. S. sani
tary inspector, arrived here from New
Orleans this morning under orders of
the national board of health. He says
it is the almost universally expressed
opinion of those familiar with the yellow
fever that there is great danger ol the
fever spreading over the Mississippi val
ley. And there is a very generally ex
pressed demand lor the establishment ol
an intelligent quarantine under the rules
of the national board, which everywhere
meets with approval, with exception of
its application to particular localities
where fever has heretofore prevailed. At
these places physicians and health au-
tnonue iammar wun yeiiow zever, au
vise such quarantine as will prohibit the
stay of people coming from infected
places.
The Ttmes Memphis special says : fe
ver is now scattered over the city, and
indications are that before tbe week is
ended there will be no part of the city
without its quota of sickness. Many of
the doctors still maintain that the disease
is a mild type of yellow fever, while
others contend that it is something else.
Memphis, duly 'i. five new cases
were reported to the board of health this
morning. Four deaths have occurred
since last night. The two colored mili
tary companies, McClellan Guards and
Memphis Zouaves, have volunteered
their services to protect people in the city
if the necessity arises,
Two more cases were reiwrted to the
board of health this afternoon, both col
ored. Two additional deaths have also
occurred. .The Howard association held
a meeting this afternoon and detailed
two of their members to ascertain from
physicians where nurses are required
which will be furnished, but the organi
zation as a whole will not begin opera
tions. They do not think the situation
at present sufficiently alarming. Under
the direction of J. D. Plunkett, president
of the state board of health, John John
son, a resident member, to-day put into
practical operation ail rules and reguia
tions of the national board of health
All baggage will ba disinfected under
the supervision of the sanitary officials.
Kules as applied to passengers, freight
ana uaggage, wm w jjijiuij1 bihm"":
The city authorities find it difficult to se
lect a site for the establishment of a camp
owing to the fear of citizens living in ad
jacent towns that persons removed from
Memphis will bring lever in tneir miust.
Camn Father Mathew, under the sup
ervision of Father Walsh, is to be re-es-tabiisu'ftd
Jit once. A requisition has
been made for 100 tents uhicb will be
furnished as soon as those senfby the
srovernmeJt arrive. It is anticipated
that 400 people will by this means be re
moved from the city. The steamer Hard
Cchih, which left this evening for St.
Louis, fias a "full Jifct pf passengers. The
Louisville and Nashvllld railroad to-day
refused half rates to city authorities
points beyond McHenzie s,
Little Rack ituarantlae against the Fever.
Washings, July 22. The following
telegram from 'the agent of the railway
mail service at Littje Hock was reciyd
at the postoffloe department tqrday j
" ThA Little Rock board of health say
emphatically that the fumigation of mails
makes no difference, and that no mails
must tass St. Louis. If so no mail mat
ter wfll lj $ cllowed to be taken from the
cars or agenia uauuukg tv v t -
' Pensaeola Closely ttuerantlned.
lrMr.i. July W.-rrBy order of
the board of health. Pensaeola wasnuar
ahtined against all points west of Mobile
and including all points and places in
excenlinB - plses in Texas.
i No werson or h&ihuv f "
I - . . i i . . .1. :
allowed to en-
permit from
SCaaa sew Cer rew
Memphis, July 23Thiitfien new case
of fever and one death were reported
this morning. The ly seems to be
I DUn sarW at.a--- -T--
.1 11 1! ,1
ore
uuu oi uie vny, ana uneisea, which up
to yesterday had been exempt. The au
thorities are still looking about for a site
to establish a camp.
Heath Iran Yellow Fever fa Bretaklvn.
New Yore. July 23. Dennis Mannino-
fireman on a steamer plying ; between
Havana and New York, died in Brooklyn
to-day of yellow fever. The board of
health have taken precautions to prevent
we njireau ui ui- disease.
rrlval ef Fugitives at Cairo 4aarantlae
)J Enforced.
Caibo, July 23. The steamer iSZ. Oktw.
tieve, arriving here to-day. had nearly
400 passengers from Memphis. No sick
ness. She anchored below the city
and received supplies by a tug. At a
special meeting of the council today
the board of health was authorized to
employ a sufficient force to strictly carry
out quarantine regulations.
Mew Caws and Deaths.
Memphis. July 23. Six
reported to the board of health this even
ing ; two additional deaths, livery sta
tion along the line of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad between Memphis
and Grenada having quarantine against
this city, no more trains will be sent out
on this line until the fever disappears.
Twenty-five tents were given this after
noon to r ather Walsh, who will reestab
lish Camp Father Mathew. One hun
dred additional tents will be furnished
as soon as those sent by the government
are received. The city authorities will
to-morrow select a site for the establish
ment of a large camp. It is thought
that a spot seven miles distant from the
city, on the Paducah railroad, will be se
lected. All the sick are progressing fav
orably except Viola Godsey, Miss Eva
w-r -t ' , -rl nn ,
u rang ami u on n wneeian.
Rome, Ga., July 24. Borne has es
tablished strict quarantine against Mem
phis and all infected districts.
Memphis, July 24. Enquiries among
physicians concering the progress of the
fever reveal nothing new. Some insist
that we have a varied type of malarial
fever ; others that we have genuine yel
low fever ; but not nearly as bad as in
1873 or lY8. Visits to different relief
organizations disclose no new cases and
those under treatment are doing moder
ately well. The Howard visitors report
only three cases needing assistance.
x onrteen new cases were reported this
morning. Two car loads of tents fur
nished by the government have arrived
and the city .authorities will to-morrow
establish a camp at a point seven miles
north of the city on the Paducah railroad.
The Howard association yesterday placed
a few nurses on duty, f our deaths from
yellow fever have occurred since last
night.
The Fever In Louisville.
Louisville. July 24. Mrs. Carrie
Eckers, a refugee from Memphis who ar
rived here last Sunday, died of fever at
the residence of her father on Story aven
ue this afternoon, and was buried soon
after. Miss Essing, also of Memphis, it
is thought will die. There have been no
new cases of yellow fever reported here
among the refugees, and not a single
case among our citizens. Mrs. Paradise,
Oi mempuis, who nas so iar oeen tne
only inmate of the yellow fever hospital,
is getting along very well and is now out
of danger, and will be able to leave the
hospital about the last of the week.
So New Developments at Memphis.
Memphis, July 25. One new case was
reported to the board of health to-day.
i lve deaths have occured since last night.
meeting of prominent citizens was
held this morning and a sub-committee
of four was appointed to name a perma
nent committee of safety who will aid
the city authorities to preserve the peace.
Col. John i . Cameron has been appoint
ed on the governor's staff and ordered
here to take charge of local troops. He
arrived this morning. The authorities
are still unable to procure means for
transportation to the site which has been
selected for the establishment ol a camp.
It has been raining all forenoon.
FOREIGN.
Chelmsford has Defeated the Zulua.
London, July 23. It is said that the
government has information that Lord
Chelmsford has defeated the Zulus, in
flicting immense loss.
Victory over the Zulus.
In the house of commons to-day, the
government announced the receipt of a
telegram dated Cape Town, July 8th,
stating that Lord Chelmsford remained
in camp till the afternoon of July 3d,
awaiting the surrender of cannon and
1000 rifles, captured by the Zulus at ls-
andula. These not arriving, he advanc
ed and was attacked in the open country
by 15,000 Zulus, who fled under a heavy
fire of tbe British. Lord Chelmsford
then advanced and destroyed Ulindi.
Zulu loss, 800 ; British loss 10 killed, 53
wounded. The battle was fought on
July 4th. Zulus, variously estimated
at from 10,000 to 20,000, surrounded the
British troops, who formed a hollow
square on all four sides. After they
were broken by the British fire they were
pursued by cavalry and utterly routed.
liord (Jhelmsford burned and destroyed
all military kraals and returned to his
camp the same evening.
Chelmsford's Ofllelal Account of the Rout.
A detailed official telegram from Lord
Chelmsford says; Cetawajo not only
failed to comply with my demands for
the return of cannon, etc., but fired on
our watering parties. I consequently
returned the cattle that he had sent in,
and ordered a reconnoissance by Colonel
Butler's horse. This caused the Zulu
army to advance and show itself on the
morning of July 4th. My force consist
ed of General SfewdigatQ s division and
General Wood's column, aggregating
4000 Europeans and 1000 natives, with
12 cannon and two gatUngs t orossed the
UinQolosi river at 7:15 A- M- The force
reaohed an excellent position between
Evadwengo and Ulundi about 8:30 A. M.
The Zulu army -had been observed leav
ing its bivouacs about 7:30. An engage
ment was shortly after begun by mount
ed men. By 9 the Zulu attack was fully
developed. By 9:30 the army wavered,
and the lancers, followed by the remaind
er of the cavalry, attacked them, and a
ceneral rout ensued. The prisoners state
lihat King Cetawayq was personally oqm.
mandiBg and witnessed tne ngnt irom a
neighboring kraal.
Zulu prisoners state that twelve regir
meats, aggregating 20,000 men, partici
pated in the attack. Lord Chelmsfqrd
estimate that the Znlu' loss could not
ImAn 1.a. fTian 1 flOO man. T M n n tl i
UHTO WSii , T " k
was burning at noon. The steadiness of
onr trcoos. who at one time during the
engagement were under a complete belt
of fire, was remarkable. The dash and
enterprise' of the cavalry was all that
CQuhf b) willed. Qu fortified camp
had been left in charge" ol 000 Europeans
and 250 natives. A portion of the Zulu
forces at one time threatened to attack it.
A large body of Zulus surrendered after
fiia hafiin tIiott am also coming in
large numbers on Gen. Crealock's line of
advance.
""' ' A Amerleaf Wins.
Milton Farrow, an American, won the
Albert prize at Wimbledon, score 70.
-- PACIFIC COAST.
' Claeea the Vf man's Walking Watch.
Sas Francisco, July 23. The ladies!
walking ' match 'closed last evening.
About 8000 people were present. Mad;
ame LaChappelle made tb? last mile in
v:o, aaua great appiaua, Tnematca
ursuuiuiv Hureutiiiiir in r.na TiArttiam
has been well attended throughout, but
not interesting as a pedestrian contest,
LaChappelle having really had no com
petitor" for the first position and but little
uncertainty' regarding the second, third
and fourth places. The scores are as fol
lows : LaChappelle, 306 miles and 5 laps ;
Edwards, 262 miles and 1 lap ; Donley,
248 miles ; Maynard, 228 miles and 2
laps ; Walton, 134 miles. At the close
of the contest the prizes and belt were
presented and the crowd dispersed. A
number of matches are likely to follow
for the belts.
Dlsaatroua Fire la Seattle.
Seattle, July 26. At 9 o'clock this
evening an alarm of fire was given.
Flames was discovered issuing from the
roof of the American House. The fire
spread rapidly and in a few minutes a
whole block consisting of wooden build
ings was one mass of flames. The fire
then extended across the street to Yesler's
sawmill, which was as quickly consumed.
Schwabacher Bros. & Co.'s warehouse
next came ii the way of the flames and
is a total loss. Hall & Paulson's furni
ture warehouse, Crowford & Harring
ton's large warehouse, stored with mer
chandise, will prove a heavy loss. None
of these buildings are very heavily in
sured. Goods being so hastily removed
from many stores will be a cause of heavy
loss to many. This includes everything
on Mill street, as far up as the postoffice
building, which was saved. It is impos
sible to estimate the loss, but it will be
very heavy. Although the American
House was well filled and scarcely fifteen
minutes elapsed from the discovery of
the fire until the whole block was one
mass of fire, no loss of life has been as
yet reported. At this hour (11 P. M.)
the fire is pretty well under control and
hopes are entertained of confining it to
its present scope. The following lose
heavily by removal : Geo. W. Harris &
Co., druggists ; S. Gross restaurant ; W.
H. Pumphrey, stationer ; Kelly & Young,
druggists ; L. Bienig, grocer ; Chilberg,
Bros, grocers ; Boyd, Poncin & Young,
drygoods ; S. Kenney, merchant tailor ;
Fred Barker, confectioner.
Farraw'e Seout.
Boise Crr, July 27. A correspondent
of the Idaho Statesman writes from Sal
mon Meadows, under date of the 26th,
that Lieut. Farrow with his Umatilla
scouts, have struck the " Sheep Eaters"
renegade Indians on the Crooked river.
They had passed over from the south
fork of Salmon, and Farrow struck their
trail and followed it up and found them
100 strong. Crooked river empties into
the Snake river nearly opposite Grand
Ronde river. The Indians have their
stock across the Snake, but are on this
side. Farrow says that he will attack
them if he can get a favorable position.
He does not know where Bernard's or
Lieut. Calley's commands are. There is
srood deal of excitement in Council
Valley, and they are raising a company
to help 1- arrow. .Bernard left tne middle
fork of Salmon by way of Bear valley,
for the south fork on the 17th. He
should be 100 miles from Crooked river
at this time. Lieut. Calley's whereabouts
are not known. Farrow's camp is near
the Seven Devils on the Salmon, which
overlooks Crooked river on the south.
The country is as rough as it can be
made.
The Days of Jackson.
OLD HICEOBY'S LAST NIGHT IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
When Senator Allen arrived in Wash
ington he found the city filled with
strangers who came from all parts of the
country to be present at the inaugura
tion of President-elect Van Buren.
Among them were a number of leading
men from Ohio, and they occupied so
much of their newly-elected Senator's
time, that it was not until late on the
night of the 3d of March that he had an
opportunity of speaking informally and
freely with his life-long friend, President
Jackson. On that night, however, he
went to the White House, a Senator of
the nation, to see the man who, little
more than twenty years before, in the
Lynchburg tavern, and laughed over his
boyish curiosity, and wondered at his
ready tongue. Without ceremony, be
ing well known to the attendants, he
was shown into the President's bed
chamber, Chief Justice Taney and Sena
tor Forsy the of Georgia, afterward Minis
ter to Spain and Secretary of State, were
already in the room, and Jackson him
self active, and to a certain extent rest
less, as usual, stood in the middle of the
floor smoking a short corn-cob pipe. He
congratulated Allen warmly upon his
election to the Senate, and then calling
to a young Irishman who acted as his
body-servant and waiter, turned to his
visitors and said:
41 Gentlemen, I think the occasion will
warrant me in breaking over one of my
own rules. Let us drink a little Ma
deira."
The wine was brought. Jackson took
a small glassful it was the first liquor
he had been known to touch for seven
months and then, asking his friends to
excuse him for a few moments, he nn
ished writing a letter upon which he was
engaged, sealed, directed it. and light
ing his cob pipe again, took a whiff or
two, and stood watching the face of
great, tall, old-fashioned clock, which
stood in the corner, It was five minutes
before midnight, five minutes before the
beginning of the day upon which An
drew Jackson would cease to be Presi
dent of the United States. Slowly the
minute hand moved round the dial. The
silence in the room became almost pain
ful. It was broken by the clear, sharj
bell of the clock striking the last hour of
a day which bad gone forever. Then
Jackson, starting suddenly and looking
towards his mends, Bald, with a quick,
nervous laughs !
Qentlemen, I am no longer Presi
dent of the United States, but as good
oitiaen as any of you."
Subsequently he expressed to them a
feeling of great relief at the prospect of
escaping from the official cares which
had begun to weigh most heavily upon
him. saving to Allen, among other
things of the same sort. " I am very glad
to get away from all this excitement and
bother." I
That day Van Buren was inaugurated
President of the United States, and Jack"
son, at the end oi his second tenn, left
the White House-Jeft tt so poor that he
was obliged to borrow from his friends
$5000 with which to re-build Hermit
age," his old family mansion, which
aqme time before had been bu.rnedj to
the ground. . 1
" After the short executive sessiqn of the
Senate which, followed the inauguration
of the newly elected President, Senator
AIIah returned to his home. Of his ser
vice in the Senate, which is a matter! of
nnblic record, nothing need be said here,
Jnt. hpfoM the expiration of his first
term he went behind the Legislature, if
I may be allowed the expression, and for
the first time announcing the doctrine
that a United States Senator was a popu
lar representative, went directly to the
neonle as a candidate for re-election.
The result was that the Democrats had a
lianasome majority iuwjatute,
and he was re-elected without any oppo
sition. In the meantime, Harrison had
been elected to the Presidency and had
died. Tyler had gone into the White
House, and, with the help of Allen and
two or three others, bad broken up the
Whig party. From a Sketch of Wm
Allen, m the Mew York 'nmet.
Mr. Loo. of the Chinese delegation at
Washintrton. uses a fan with writing on it
ww years old.
Arnolds the Traitor.
THE HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED IN NEW HAVEN
A SECRET STAIRCASE AND A PECULIAR
CELLAR. :
New Haven Register. ;
Jast before the revolutionary war, and
during tbe first part of it, Benedict Arnold
lived in this city. The bouse in which he
resided is standing on Water street, the
third door below Olive. It is one of the
roost interesting places that people can
visit on the Fourth, for it must be remem
bered that while he lived there the great
American traitor was a true patriot.- It
was there that he organised the Govern
or's Foot Guard, and lent all his energies
against Great Britain. If we cannot for
get that he tried to sell this country for
British gold, let us remember that be lost
a leg in defense of the American Repub
lic, and bury that with honor while we
consign his body to everlasting infamy.
Time has already harrowed bis name.
Tbe traitor who died in a London garret,
and of whom Talleyrand exclaimed : "Ar
nold, the traitor!" as he sank into a
chair at the announcement of the visitor,
has a memory that the lowliest of man
kind never envied. The house in which
the American General lived is a frame
building two stories in height, with dor
mer windows. It is in a dilapidated con
dition, but the evidence of past respecta
bility is not entirely obliterated. The
spacious halls and rooms remain, although
the grounds, which extended to Arnold's
drug store on Fair street, are sadly cir
cumscribed by the pressing demands of a
modern lumber yard. Piles of lumber
peer into the rooms where the druea-ist
ate his meals and compounded his medi
cines. The front yard is devoted now to
beds of flowers.
This morning a visitor to the building,
which is used as a boarding and lodging
house, looked up at tbe building with that
feeling of reverence which ought to in
spire one in gazing upon anything that
has attained tbe age of 130 years. He
lifted the latch the same latch perchance
that Benedict himself lifted when return
ing for his evening meal and saun
tered through the small yard to the front
door. There could be no doubt that the
portico was the ancient one. Tbe pil
lars declared that from their ancient ap
pearance. Tbe door was the same that
the colonists opened many times. Per
haps it was at this door that he left for
the last time before bartering with his
country's enemies. Tbe knocker is miss
ing and a modern bell one of those
clanging monstrosities attached to the
middle of the door usurps its place. No
one answered the impatient summons,
but the door opened almost to the touch,
and the visitor entered, passing into the
spacious rooms which had lost their mag
nificent appointments at the hand of
Time, the despoiier. After a brief period
he retired to the side door and there met
the lady of the house, Mrs. John Nichols,
wno is possessed oi tne smnt or the anti
quarian in a remarkable degree. She is
not a native of this city, neither of this
State, but still tbe life of Benedict Arnold
had strong attractions for her as one in
terested in the history of the United
States. She came here from Pennsyl
vania and took the house as a residence,
Decause, among other things, there was a
history connected with it. She is imag
inative, but not unpleasantly so. The
other day a lady was looking through the
nouse ana seemea to snrinlc, during the
entire visit, as if afraid of the shades of
departed ancestors. "How do you live
I) ere" she asked Mrs. Nichols ; I should
be afraid that Benedict Arnold would
spring up in every room." Mrs. Nichols
replied that she was not afraid that such
tilings woma occur.
Airs, nichols took the visitor this morn
ing over the entire bouse, from cellar to
attic, and the trip was a very pleasant
one. .
First, as to the cellar. It is a huce
thing, about twice as high as cellars are
nowadays. The first floor, oak timbers,
are conspicuous. They are supposed to
be as sound as when they were put in,
130 or more years ago, by L J. Trow
bridge, fer whom the house was built
He disposed of it to Arnold. It has an
additional attraction, in that Noah Web
ster, the great lexicographer, once lived
in iv. uimcr catuui uie nuge cDimueys
is an arched place, that thev mav have
used for a wine-cellar. In the front part
f the cellar are two larce incloeures
built of brick. These mav have been
used for the storage of valuables.
There are three stairways into the cellar
one from the outside, another about in
the center, and a third toward the rear.
As one enters at the rear stairway be
alights in an apartment much higher than
me uouom oi tne main cellar. At one
end of it is a large fireplace and oven. It
is supposed to have been used bv slava.
The only remarkable feature of an exam
ination or the cellar is the manner in
which the solidity of the structure is re
vealed. The timbers show very little
dry rot, and the stones are as perfectly in
position as wnen they were laid. The
reason is this, that they were laid in lime.
A rat is unknown about the house. Mrs.
Nichols, since her brief sojourn iu the
Elace, has made it much more preseni
le than it was before.
On tbe first floor the rooms show a
great deal of old-fashioned panel work.
in the Sink room IS an old stone aink
We would mis it very much If it were
removeu, said Mrs. Mchols. Another
stone sink is shown in the back hall. In
what was probably the kitchen, and alonir.
side the fireplace, with which nearly
every room in Uie house is provided, is a
secret stairway. The bottom section of
steps runs on a track so that it can be
pulled OUt into the room wlmn ni-nwin
The flight lands a person In a larva rlosnt
atutcued to a front room on the first floor
a very nandy method of retreat. Ar
nold S Stationary shoebnr in thalittlA hall
at tne siae aoor is shown with some de
gree of satisfaction. It i anaciotm and
could probably have easilv held all the
boots and shoes the General had in use at
onetime, mere are Jabmv closets a II
over the bouse, which circumstance alone
would make tbe old dwelling a paradise
for some women. If the kitchen is pro
vided with a brick oven of immense ca
pacity, thus taking the lead, there is an
other large oven in the back-room, direct
ly opposite it. It is built in connection
with a huge fire-place, and may have been
used in the preparation of medicines.
In all the sevond-storv rooms there are
fireplaces, suggesting home comforts of
which ordinary folks are in these days
enureiy Dereit, out they cannot bosst one
hundred-year old andirons in the first
floor parlor. These andirons, however,
are small, and have no brass heads; the
picture oi Horace Greeley's Chappaqua
hoaie, with the old philosopher in the
foreground passing down the walk, which
adorns one Of the fire boards nnstairs.
equals them, perhaps, in historic interest.
Behind the open blinds of many of the
chamber windows birds have built their
nest. "If the blinds must be open to let
the glorious tun burn the old walls," the
birds are supposed to have reasoned,
"where, instead, subdued light, flecked
by the foilage of shade trees, ought to
play, we will, in our humble way, try to
make the aged mansion pleasant by rais
ing our fledglings at the windows and
warbling our songs to the memory of a
departed generation." An inspection of
iue aiuc is valuable, Decause, ss a clergy
man of the city observed, "There can be
no doubt that these (pointing to the ob
jects alluded to) are the original rafters."
Relic-hunters of coarse have long be
fore this obtained and catalogued much
that is of interest in connection with Ar
nold's life iu ew Hayen-even his drug
gist's sign adorns the Historical Society's
room but Mrs. Nichols can show a few
relics of interest. In the back yard re
cently a souu stiver teaspoon was aug up.
it bears the initials " i. A . T. the Trow
bridge for whom the bouse was built tbe
English arms, a King head, a mark of
the quality of tbe silver and the maker's
initials. It was found about a foot below
the surfaee ef the ground, beneath the
sick-room window. Af hard scouring
failed to remove all the tarnish of tbe
more than 100 rears it had been buried
in ,ba frost yard the bowl of a clay pipe
was found, which, from the crude figures
upon it, is Deuevea to nave been the
property of Indians. Mrs. Nichols also
shows a dressing case, or something that
approximates mere to, which is very
nearly, if not quite, 200 years old.
Whisky bottles found in the attic are also
exhibited. They are supposed to be such
as were used by Arnold, because tbey re
semble those that were used a hundred
years or so ago. 7
Seasickaess.
HOW TO ESCAPE THE DI8TBSgnrO DISORDER
PALLIATIONS.
Now is the season when many people
begin to make arrangements for a trans
atlantic voyage and when others mourn
that they cannot go because they are un
able to bear up against seasickness.
Others again, who have been putting off
the trip for years, have at last decided to
go to Europe this summer. A lady of
this city, who has always had a horror of
seasickness, is numbered in this compa
ny. She does not expect to escape an at
tack of the malady, but she intends to
fight it by every means in her power. In
order to do this with intelligence she
consulted an eminent physician of this
city, who has made many voyages across
the Atlantic, and obtained the following
rules, which were originally prepared for
a man whose business obliged him to go
to Europe every year:
1. I have every preparation made at
least twenty-four hours before starting,
so that the system may not be exhausted
by overwork and want of sleep. This
direction is particularly important to la
dies. 2. Eat as hearty a meal as possible be
fore going on board.
3. Go on board sufficiently early to ar
range such things as may be wanted for
the first day or two, so they may be easy
of access; then undress and go to bed be
fore the vessel gets under way. The neg
lect of this rule by those who are liable
to seasickness is sure to be regretted.
4. Eat regularly and heartily, but
without raising the head for at least one
or two days. In this way the habit of
digestion is kept up, the strength is pre
served, while the system becomes accus
tomed to the constant change of equilib
rium. 5. On the first night out take some mild
laxative pills, as for example, two or three
compound rhubarb pills. Effervescing
laxatives like Seidliz or citrate of magne
sia taken in the morning on an empty
stomach are bad in seasickness.
6. After having become so habituated
to the sea as to be able to take your meals
at the table and go on deck, never think
of rising in the morning until you have
eaten something, as a plate of oatmeal
porridge or a cup of tea or coffee with
biscuit or toast.
7. If snbseauentlv durins- the Torom
the sea should become unusually rough
go to bed before getting sick.
lhese rules have been used in many
cases and have always proved successful
in preventing seasickness. But, besides
these rules, Uie physician said, there are
many things to be considered. There are
few maladies which produce such an a.sr-
gregation of human suffering as seasick
ness, and there is no malady which the
medical profession has done so little to
relieve. There are several popular errors j
with regard to seasickness. For exam-
pie, there is a very general belief that it
is otten beneficial and is never perma
nently injurious. But the good physi
cian has never been able to convince
himself that any one ever was benefited
by seasicEness. Improvement in health
Irom a sea voyage is. as a rule, propor
tioned to freedom from seasickness. His
advice has been given freouentlv to those
of depressed vital powers, whose experi
ence has demonstrated an innate liability
to seasickness, to avoid exposure to it.
Another error is that seasickness is never
dangerous to life. It does not often re
sult fatally, but sometimes does.
Home seasick patients suffer only from
headache and a binding feeling across
the forehead and over the temples dur
ing the whole voyage. In these coses
nausea and vomiting are absent. Others
do not suffer much from nausea, but are
suddenly seized with vomiting. After
the contents of the stomach are dis
charged they are entirely free from all
unpleasant symptoms until the next re
currence of vomiting. With many the
nausea and vomiting entirely disappear
after a few days at sea. There are some
persons who can never become habitu
ated to the sea. Some persons who in
early life have been martyrs to seasick
ness have ceased to be so when they have
grown older, while others who have been
exempt from the malady become liable
to it. Strong mental emotions, like ap
prehension and fright, will suddenly and
completely cure the most violent sea
sickness.
Some of the most prominent and com
mon of the conditions which cause sea
sickness are an exhausted and depressed
state of the nervous system, the conse
quence often of loss of sleep, want of
lood, excitement, emotional causes and
bad air. People who are badly prepared
to resist seasickness bring it on by stay
ing on deck when they should go below.
It is bad to take cathartic medicines
before beginning a voyage, as a preven
tive of seasickness. In short passages on
the American lakes, and across the Eng
lish and Irish channels, all that can be
done is by way of prevention. Those
liable to be sick should make a hearty
meal two or three hours before going on
board. They should select a spot as near
as possible in the center of the vessel
and lie down before she gets under way.
The horizontal position should be rig
idly kept during the voyage. The per
son should be well covered, not only as a
protection from cold, but to keep out
disageeeable sights, sounds and smells.
On the English Channel packets it is not
advisable for persons to go below and
wander in a wilderness of sick passen
gers and basins, but to secure by tele
graph one of the cabins on deck. For
ocean passages one of the most essential
points is the selection of a stateroom as
regards position, size, light and ventila
tion. The nearer the room is to the
center of the ship the less motion there
will be. In going to Europe it is better
to be oq the starboard side, and on re
turning on the larboard, which will be
the sunny side. In the screw steamers
the "inside" rooms as tbey are called
are preferable, because they get plenty
of ventilation from the deck, and the
nearer the gangway the better ventila
tion since fresh air descends by the
gangway.
Ui palliatives lor seasicxnesa were is
m ' . .a a . a
no end. isome travelers suggest tne
drinking of a gobletful of salt water.
which will cause immediate vomiting.
bnt prevent the malady. Others recom
mend vinegar for the same purpose,
while porter is extolled as a gentle stim
ulant, mere is a iasnion in remeoies
for seasickness as for all other maladies,
Formerly it was the fashion to take a few
drops of a solution of camphor in chloro
form, both of these drugs being valuable
in ordinary cases of vomiting. Then
came bromide of potassium, and now
chloral and nitrate of amyl are declared
to be sure cures. Chloral, given in doaea
oi irom niieen to wirty grains, is said to
produce a tranauil sleep, on awakeninor
from which the patient, if not cured, is
in a state of comparative comfort. The
insatiable thirst of seasick persons often
cause the immoderate use of ice, but
this irritates, the stomach and enves
sensation as of a hot iron on the throat.
Of all liquids load champagne is the
best, in taulespoonful doses given every
text or nrteen minutes. :
Billiard balls, resembling ivory, are
maae irom potatoes, ,
Melancholy and High Spirits.
- Saa Fraaclaeo Bulletin.
Since the days of the melancholy
Dane there baa been a great crenon.
deraoce of low-spirited men in tbo
world. Hypocondria is a disease- 4-,f
civilization. It cannot be said to be
a feature of savage life. It is true
tbe Maylay runs a mack. But he is
half civilized. Moreover,,his craze
ia not so much from depression of
spirits as from a desperate exalta
tion. It is not easy to understand all
the phases of savage life. The more
familiar phases indicate a joyous Deo-
pie. x ne savage oi tne tropics has lew
cares. Jio thing seems to him more
ridiculous than the thoughtfulness
and earnestness of civilized people.
In bis estimation they are slaves to
conventional usages. Why should
they be forever at work? Why
should they go through life carrying
tremendous burdens all their days,
when it is easy enough to recline un
der a cocoanut tree and let the fruit
drop down as from an opening
heaven? What is all this-enigma of '
store clothes, laces, broadcloth and
gloomy houses from which tbe sun is
shut as if it were an enemy? Is
there to be do freedom from care in
tbe world? Just as these men have
accumulated their millions, tbey die.
They could have lived happily with
out their millions; lived lives of
dreamy indolence without a thought
for the morrow, and lived longer by
many years than tbe average dura
tion of civilized life. Then as to
the food of civilized races. There
are no dyspeptics among savages.
Ths sun anc the free air of heaven
work wondors upon him. He can
cat food which would kill a white,
man, and that without inconvenience.
At the same time bis roast pig in
Elan tain leaves, cooked by means of
et stones in the bottom of a bole in
tbe ground, may be a dish fit to feast
the gods.
Melancholy ia the diseasa of Civili
zation. In its mildest form it is sim
ply low spirits, depression, undue
anxiety touching trivial matters.
There is tbe harassing desire to sup
ply the long list of artificial wants
which civilization has created. And
the worst phase of all is that civili
zation goes on creating these wants.
It cheapens many commodities, bat
it inserts now desires aud creates new
articles which a long time only the
wealthy few can attain. The ideal
standard of living for thousands is to
attain as many luxuries as tbe rich
possess. In nino cases out of ten the
attainment ot great wealth has been
made at too great cost. It has in
volved loss of health, and the otter
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capacity to enjoy it. What is chiefly
to be noted is tbe absence of high
spirits among the mass of the people.
Civilization ought to bring morejoy-
nnanABa nf 1ifi TW.nKl. r
haps, is that tba very manner ofNii-1
ing is too complex. There are too
many secrets, too many burdens, and
consequently too many anxieties.
me insane asylums fill rapidly. Too
many dio at just that period when
tbey have got ready to live. They
break down just past the period of
middle life, when the faculties are all
ripened and the individual ought to
oo ai nis oest.
This absence of high spirits is &kn
fatal to wit. It is not likelv that
there will be an utter extinction of
witty people. But they at times be
come so scarce that the poorest apol
ogy for wit is accepted in default of
something better. A writer quoted
in tbe Nineteenth Centura holds the
following opition:
- ihero is now no fun in tho world.
Wit wo haves and an abundance of
grim humor, which evokes anything
kn nit. Vi.r ii r
vu. uiiivu. .fuming wouia astonisu
us in tba Midway Inn so much as a
peal of laughter. A great writer
(.though it must be confessed scarcely
an amusing one), who has recently
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describe bis animal spirits depre
ciatingly, as being at the best but
vegetable spirits. And that is now
the way with us all. When Charles
Dickens died, it was confidently
stated in a great literary journal that
his loss, so tar trout affectine "tbo
gaiety of nations," would scarcely bo
felt at all; the power of rousing tears
and laughter being (l suppose tho
writer inougntp so very common.
That prophecy has by no means been
fulfilled. But what is far worse than
there boing no humorous writers
amongst us, tbe faculty of appre
ciating even the old ones is dying
out. There is no such thing as high
spirits anywhere.
The melancholy of the educated
English is the topic of a leading
article in the same publication.
There are hints of over-education.
It is said that when an Indian comes
in contact with our civilisation be is
a sadder man. This may be tbo re
sult of a contact with the vices of
cirilization. The wits of tbe world
have been men and women of high
spirits. Dickens, Thackeray, and the
circle of English wits who flourished -a
few years ago, were notably men
of great buoyancy of spirit. ; They
bad found tbe secret zest or Uie.
People will go night after nigbt to a
negro minstrel performance, not so
much for the music, which is gen
erally good, as for the jokes and
repartees of tbe end men. Tbey take
the medicine of laughter as a hearts
ease. The apostle of laughter is now
wanted in tbe world tbo witty man
who can drive away the first symp
toms of insanity, and who can keep
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from breaking. No donbt be will be
considered an irreverent fellow, and
one to be lightly esteemed by stolid
people. Just now on may count ap
all the English-speaking wits of the
world on his lingers. The bel tr
tbem bave the world at , tbeirT bock '
and call. A witty dramatization in
tbo bands of a good actor will run at
a single theater a hundred nights. It
will be juBt as fresh for the next
place, as so keep its place on the
stage for years. Tbe actor makes a
fortune more certainly than he would
as an owner of the best gold mine.
The writer of a dozen witty stanzas
becomes famous all over the world.
Tbe fever patiei t does noi more cer.
tainly need quiclne than does a joy
less people need tbe medicine of tbe
man of wit. Therefore, let him come
and not stand n tbe order of bis
coming.
The IS-mdtUl is a campaign paper pu!
issued ia Nevada rity.