THE OEEGON SCOUT.
JONES A: CHANCKV, l'liMUIicr.
UNION,
OREGON.
A Yalnnblo Tnl)Ic.
Messrs. D. Lnndreth fc Sons have is
URil tho following table, giving the
quantity of seed niul number of plnuta
requisite to crop nn ncro of land, which
will provo valuable to fannerB and g.ir
dencrs, and to families generally who
mny havo only a small garden. t It can
always bo referred to to set ono right in
any matter of doubt connected with tho
subjects involved. Wo havo ourselves
often been bothered fcr instant informa
tion which this table would havo sup
plied :
Asparagus In 12-lnch drills, 1G quarts.
ABparaniiH plants, 4 by 1J feet, 8,000.
Uarluy, UuhIioU.
IJeans, buli, in drills 1i feet, i badieln.
IJeaiiH, ixilu, Minn, 4 by 4 foot, 2u quarts.
Uouns, Carolina, proline, etc.. 4 by 3, 10 quart.
Ifccts and inaii(:oldn, drills, '21, lout, 0 pounds.
Hrootn corn in drills, lit pounds.
Cabbage, outside, for transplanting, 12 ounces,
Cabbago sown in frames, 4 ouiicch,
Currot in drills, '2 feet, 4 pounds.
Celery, need, 8 ounces.
Celery, plant, 4 by feet, 25,000.
Clover, wliito Dutch, 111 kjuih'b.
Clover, Lucerne. 10 pounds.
Clover, Alsike, G pounds.
Clover, largo red with timothy, 12 pounds.
Clover, largo red without timothy, 10 pounds.
Corn, sugar. 10 quarts.
Corn, Held, 8 qumts.
Corn, salad, dull 10 inches, 25 pounds.
Cucumber, in liilln, 3 (parts.
Cucumber, in drills, 4 quarts.
ICgg plant, plants, I) by 2 fuel, 4 ounces.
Klidivo, in drills, '2 feet, 3 pounds.
Flax, broadcast, 20 (plaits.
(Irass, timothy with clover, C quarts.
Crass, timothy without clover, 10 quaiU.
(Irass, orchard, 25 quints.
Grass, red top or heids, 20 quurts.
Crass, blue, 2ri quarts.
Grass, rye, 20 quarts.
Urars, millet, 'At quints.
Hemp, broadcast, bushel.
Kale, German greens, 3 pounds.
Lettuce, in rows, 2J feet, 3 pounds.
IaxU, 4 pounds.
Lawn grass, 35 pounds.
Melons, water, in hills 8 by 8 feet, 3 pounds.
Melon, citrons, in bills 4 by 4 feet, 2 pound i.
Outs, 2 bushels.
Olila, in thills 2 by ( feel, 20 pounds.
Union, lu bods for sets, 50 pounds.
Onion, in lows for largo bulbs, 7 pounds.
l'lirciup, in drills 2 leet, C pouiuls.
Topper, plants, '2 oy 1 leet, 17,500.
Pumpkin, in lulls 8 y 8 feet, 2 quarts.
Parsley, in drills 2 feet, 4 iKmmls.
Pens, in drills, short varieties. 2 bushels.
Pens, in drills, tall varieties, 1 to i buehcU.
Peas, broadcast, 3 bushels.
Potatoes. 8 bushels.
Itadish, in drills 2 feet, 10 pounds.
Jtyo, bioadcast. 1J bushels.
ltyo, drilled, ljtf bushels.
Salsify. In drills 2 feet, 10 pounds.
Hpinucli, bioudciiht. 30 pounds.
Kquash, bush, lu lulls 4 by 4 feet, 3 pounds.
Bquasli, niuning, 8 by 8 feet, 2 pounds.
Korghmn, 4 quarts.
Turnips, in unlls 2 foot, 3 pounds.
Turnips, broadcast, 3 pounds.
Tomatoes, in frame, 3 ounces.
Tomatoes, seed in bdU 3 by 3 foot, 8 ouiwis.
Tomatoes, plants, 3.800.
Wheat, in drills, Vtf, busbals.
Wheat, broadcast, 2 bushels.
i. Icnehcr or rocket-ricking.
Twenty years ngo Chester established
n school in London dedicated to tho
devotees of St. Nicholas, and ho speedily
obtained many pupils. Tho most well
known and skillful pickpockets who havo
paid tho penalty of being caught, and
thosowho were clover enough to ovudo tho
clutches of tho myrmidons of tho law,
havo all been molded according to tho
Chcstorian method. And, when it is
dated that in twenty years Chester had
been able to iiinass u fortune of
50,000 sterling, tho groat importance
and eflicaoy of his lessons will bo thor
oughly appreciated. His pupils, on
leaving his institution, wore formed into
hands of ton under tho guidanco of a
"schoolmaster;" and it was under tho
regis of this over-watchful guardian that
they overran tho earth. Two-thirds of
tho " profits " wero faithfully and punc
tually paid to tho illustrious professor.
Chester domeancd himself but twice in
his career by "working," personally ; it
was at Paris, during tho last two exhibi
tions. In 1878 ho was arrested and con
demned to six months' imprisonment;
nnd ho was. moreover, prohibited from
over entering Franco again, lie has
Bineo disposed of tho good-will of his
"business" to two of his best pupils
nnd retired toliirininglmni, where ho lias
a great deal of property. Having some
verv urgent atl'airs to settlo in I'uris, ho
applied, a few days ago, for permission
to puss a week in this capita, which was
duly accorded him. Hut as it
was not deemed advisable to
allow a man of his caimcity
to roam about tho city without let or
hindrance, two police agents have been
told off to act as an escort of surveil
lance. Chester is (15 years old, and is
tho father of ten children, whom he 1ms
educated in a princely manner, and he
himself is muster of several language.
Parte Cor. Geneva (hnllnent.
Language or the Mouth.
Borne wiseacre proposes to read wom
an's character by her mouth. Hero are
tho rules to bo observed : If her mouth
is very small there is not much mind,
but overmuch shallow sentiment. It
sho hasu very largo mouth she will pos
sess iv good brain, but tho trouble is m
kissing it. Largo mouths put a man to
an urtistio test ; he will bo driven to his
wits' end whether to In'gin at ono corner
and conclude on tho other, or to nmko a
heroic dash at tho middle and endeavor
to reach both corners. Hut if you iwo a
kissing urtist it can bo covered nicely
enough. If your sweetheart bus a
coarsely formed mouth sho will be sens
tud and full of strong, course points of
character, nnd will raise iv row in the
family. If sho has a delicately formed
mout.i, with rounded lips and of a vol.
vety color, sho will havo much sensibil
ity and perfection of cln'racter, but will
not astonish by her brilliancy of concep
tion or execution. It is a good mouth
becuuso it is kissablo and submissive.
Shun bluo-lipied or thin-lipiHd women i
ii ,.;ii i.,.w in didith with litem-
turo or woman's rights, theorizo while
. . . .. i, ...... n .,,, f.iti,.
you want your uiuuer, m mit
lor by their red-hot scolding tongues.
I Samson hud but possossod the
alirnurilnmifi tit u hnhl-houdod man. ho
novor would havo snflorod bhamo and
defeat by having his hair out,
Thero nre HOG words In soino of Arel
demon l'urrur's ontonce6.
Lady Ilundolph Churchill Is said to dis
approve of woman suffrage.
Aliens owu 20,000,000 acre of American
oil.
GEN. Jl'CLELLAN GONE.
Tho Distinguished Sohller nnd Slates
man Suddenly 1'usscs Awny.
Tlic Supremo moment Ono of I'caca
l'ollowliiii Sovero SuITorlng.
Blteleh nf Ills TAfe.
Gen. GeorRB B. McClcllan, ox -commander
of tho nrmy of tho United States, died
suddenly on tho morning of tho 20th at
Orange, N. J., from exhaustion produced
by repented shocks of neuralgia of the
heart. Though ho had completed his fifty
ninth year, ho had preserved not onlj
bouyiuit spirits but a buoyant, youthful
ngility. Therefore, when .ho began, about
three weeks ago, to feel mlns of tho heart,
neither ho nor bis medical man, Dr. bow
nnl, of Orange, nor any of his family, re
garded It as serious. Ho and every one
elso believed that tho troublesome malady
was either gone for good or at least lor a
long time. In that belief tho general or
dered his carriago and drove to Orange, ac
companied by his only daughter. He saw
several gentlemen on business and made an
appointment with ono of them for 11
o'clock tliesnmo ilny. Ho returned home
in excellent spirits, ate heartily at his meal
hours, and retired to rest. About 11
o'clock tho pains returned nnd "
Hcnger on horseback was dispatched
down hill for tho doctor, who ciimo
buck with tho lenst possible delay.
When ho entered tho bedroom o! the gen
eral be found bis patient in extromo ngony.
Paroxysms returned with a rhythmical
frequency that was alarming and tho
homeopathic remedies which tho skill of
tho doctor suggested were no inore elllcient
than those which bud been supplied by the
intelligent, affection of (Jen. MiClollati s
wife and daughter, who had ministered to
him unceasingly from the tlr t alarm. I-or
four hours ho suffered most excruciating
ngony. About.'! o'clock there was a change.
Tho eyes of tho patient began to grov
brighter and his face, that had been white
with pain, begun to recover its usual ruddy
hue. llo gave a long deep sk'h of relief,
smiled faintly and said: "1 feel easy now;
thank God, I have pulled through." then
ho sank buck upon tho phlow as if ex
hausted, closing Ills eyes. Tho doctor,
who was watching bis faco with extreme
solicitude, saw unerring signs of approach
ing collapse, and whispered to Mrs. Mc
Chilian: "I fear bo is dying." It was but
too true. General MiClellan raised hiiusoll
up on ono hand, half opened his eyes, and
fell back dead.
Goorgo Urlnton McClellnn was horn In
Philadelphia, Dec. 2. 1820, and was a son
of Dr. Goorgo McClellnn. Ho graduated
from tho University of Pennsylvania, in
18-1 2, and from West Point in 1810. leav
ing both institutions witli distinction, his
commission from West Point being that of
brevet second lieutenant of engineers. His
first actual sorvlco of nolo in tho army
.was during tho Mexican war, and tor his
dashing gallantry at tbo hIpjio of Vera Cruz
and in tho battlo of Ono Gordo, Con
troras, Cliiirnbusco, Mollno del Key, and
Chapulptepec ho received tho brevets of
first lieutenant and captain. At tbe-closo
of tbo Mexican war and his brilliant share
therein ho returned to West Point. Ho ro
iiiniiie.l tliero until 1851, when ho was
assigned to important duty in tho con
st ruction of Ft. Delaware, and subsequently
in bis engineering capacity, to an expedition
for tho purpose of exploring tho sources of
the lied Itivcr of tbo North. Ho was again
placed hi churgo of n largo undertaking hi
tho preliminary survey of tho Northern
Pacific rnilron, I. In 1855 hs w.is promoted
to ho captain, and that yea was detailed
to ldiropo as a member of a military com
mission to visit tho sent of war. As a re
sult of this very important mission ho pre
pared nil ollh-ial report upon "the Organi
zation of Kuropi'iin Annies and Operations
in tho Crimea," which was published ly
order of tho government, nnd which, even
in those earlier days, showed remarkable
comprehension not only of military affairs,
but wonderful prescience and skill in the
analysis of diplomatic uiuuouvres, togothor
willi'ii decp-tlilnkingobscrviitiou of human
nature. In 1857 ho resigned from tho
army and accepted tbo position id chief
engineer and vice-president of tho Illinois
Central railroad, which position bo contin
ued to fill until ho was chosen president of
the St. Louis and Cincinnati railroad in
the latter year. At the outbreak of tho
treat trouble between tbo north nndsoutb,
however, his really largo qualities of soul
and his pbenoininiil energy and reach ol
ideas first gained any thing like commensii
ratoscope. lu 18(11 his services wore on
listed liv tho governor of Ohio lu organic
Ing tho vohmteors called for by tho first
proclamation, and ho was given command
of tho department of tho Ohio, and com
missioned major-gonerai (ii iuu wmw .....
teors April 2!1, 18(11. May 1-1 following,
tll.k ItKHU 1(1 lift t II I1IWI II toil htm a miiior
general of tho United States army anil or-
ilerul him to disperse ino coniuueruiu im
occupying and threatening tooverrun West
Virginia. Hy a movement iiispui.vins
ii i ...:ui ...... i. ...ii,. j ,. oniliini.il with oner-
lllli'ni iiiiiiiuij uv,, v..
getie action, ho met and defeated tho
eneinv-ono ol the most ineinoruiuu i mo
early battles of the r -betlion - and duly I I,
exactly ono month a tier receipt of his
orders, reported his tasi accomplished
and West Virginia cleure I of disturbing
elements. For those notable services tho
thanks of conanvs were publicly tonureii
him, and after the great Imttlo of Hull Hun
he was specially summoned to Washington
to receive conimaiKi t-iuiy
couiprising thi'departmcnts of Washington
and NortbeiiMtei n Virginia. This eminent
recognition of bis wmth anil ability as a
soldier was followed three Weeks later by
4 1 no ., . Iwiiwii.nlil,) limtnr of hoini!
,lli run iit;u ii ,..." - -
placed in command of tho department of
ixt, 'JO follinvlll'.' ho
.wiisMtill more llatteiingly. though uono the
less (lon'i-ve lly, given ooauoi oi mo uriiijr
of the Potomac.
Tho president sent tho following telegram
of coudolonro to .Mrs. .Mil. leiiau:
... I I 1 I... .1... ......... ..f lrl.,1. Itllkl
"i am suociiiMi ii.v inn in-"" ,!"
imnd's death, and while I know how futile
are all efforts to console, I must assure you
of mv deep sympathy in your groat grief,
and express to you my own seuso of ullllc
tf mi III ttio loss Ol so good n mviiii.
m niinvKIt Pi.HVKL.ANH."
Tho following oxecutlvo order was also
iSxiltMl:
1.'. tivi- ArivHinv. WasIIIN'MTON. Oct
SJl -The death of George 11. McClellnn, at
ono time uiajoi-general coniiiiiiiidlng the
......l..., r ll, lTnilxil Stales, took IllllCO lit
mi early hour this morning. As a murk
.., . ..i. il .......t tli imiiiKirv of this
in iii'im n"i'i fc - ' - ,
diHtinguislieil soldier and citizen whose
military nimuy ami service virtues mm
nih lustre upon thoblstory of his country
It is ordered by the president that tin
t .. I. .11 ...1.: .....1 tiinul
national nag ou (iiNpmjeu u .....
upon 1110 DUIIillllgS Ol 1 110 uxccuuvu
niont lii this city until after the lunoral
shall nave taken place.
Daniki. 8. Lamont,
Private Secretary
F0IIEIQN liM'ELLIOKSUE.
A dispatch from Sofia says nolthcr th
Hulgitrlaiis nor the ltouuiohans will Biibmlt
... , l... w...... 1. 1 ..f lli.i ,i I ii no n lila wit b
l I 111, 1 1'llW.i 111 i'l i.,w . ...... .....
out lighting, even if the lialkan coafoiwice
so derides.
The shah ol Persia refused to allow tho
escort of the KnulUh frontier commission
to traverse Persian territory.
Two French men-of-war havo been or
dered to proceed at onco to Guinea to pro
tect tho French interests ol that country.
A dispute growing out ol tho rival claims of
.....I ll.ptn,it fi rnrf.iiln hnrlinnn nl
1 I III I I.U ill II I 1,1 Mlp... - v -
Guinea has reached a crisis and serious
events aro feared
France and Kngland havo notified tha
porto of their readiness to take part in the
lUikiMi conference. Tho Soman minuter
snys Hint tho Bulgarian coup d'etat has
no't created hut intensified tho long-existing
tension between fcorvin and iiulgnrin.
Kvcn without tho coup d'etat, ho believes
tho Hiiluur an and Servian armies would
now havo been opposing each other.
Dispatches from. St. Petersburg stato
that tho Russian cnhlnot officials allege'
thnt Austria and Servia aro intriguing for
territorial aggrandizement detrimental to
tho Kussianrinterests in tho Halkan penin
sula. Tho information must havo been
received from what they consider a reliable
source, as Russia lias been secretly arming
with a view to Doing prepared at any mo
ment should tho contingency arise to assert
her claims In the llalkau states.
llloody fighting is reported at Baku, on
tbo Caspian sea. between Moslems and
Russians. The military had to bo called
out to restor order. In the fighting several
Russians were killed and a largo number
wounded.
Rev. Spurgoon has written a letter for
publication in which ho refutes tho state
ment of the orators who speak in defens
of the established church imputed to him.
Hi; hiivs tliat while be wishes tbo church
well, and that it will make tho best argu
ment it can, ho considers tho union of the
biirch nnd stale unscriptural and fraught
with evils nnd injustice toward dissonters,
and therefore ought to bo discontinued.
In conclusion ho says: "I am not disposed
to handle tho question with bitterness, and
cannot regret the impending change."
THE IJOUMERS AGAIN ACTIVE.
Four Thousand, W'oll Armed uul
Iiiinlppcd, on Their Way to OUlu
liomu.
Leavenworth (Ks.) dispatch: General
Miles, commanding tho department of the
Missouri, with hendouarters at Leaven
worth, received olllcial information this
afternoon that four thousand well-armed
men aro on their way to Oklahoma teni-
tory, under tho leadership of Capt. Couch,
and unnounco their intention to stay aim
fight, if necessary, for possession of the
laud. Cant. Couch has organized a stuff,
and tho main body of tho boomers arc
marching with mi itnry precision and de
termination. Thej expect to occupy the
1, mill luilil I limn mil il eoiiLM-ess declares
them open for settlement. Somo of the iu
vnders havo already reached Oklahoma
nnd staked out claims and put up signs.
"No trespassing allowed on this farm."
i!.. Mil.tu Ii ii ki iirili.rml Mllior Sllillllel' til
proceed to Oklahoma nnd eject those theie
and bend off nnd put out any on tho way.
Major Sumner can utilize, if necessary
1.U00 regular troops at r oris uono ami
Sill.
Wellington (Ks.) dispatch: '1 ho boom
ers" have begun operations with oven more
determination and vigor than wero niaiii
f.,ui.,,i ,i ... ii mill. Yi'Mleribiv mot-nine, the
day announced for the beginning of tlitf
campaign, which promises so uiucii in mu
near lutiire, covered wagons mm tuuioi
buggies, carriages and "schooners," filled
...in, ilwi rniiiillnu nt Hie eneer vet itinerant
boomers, could ho seen in droves and num
bered by tho score, 'i o-day uie crown ims
been supplemented by hundreds more, all
iv i 4 li uii i Kit 1. for the haiiDV. cherished spot
called Oklahoma. From tho earnest news
of tho boomeis and their equipments one
would imagine iney aro iieiermiiieu m
light it out ou this lino 11 it uiiics an suiu-
llll'l. Aiun, in r,,,... ...
played'hy soveral who wero interviewed
.. 'I'li.i in uniifT. lu lilt, Him il, iiin
while passing tlirougn tins city.
VflRSOXAI, ANWOVIliiitWISE.
-nL....uiit. r!n..niMil Villi H Iw rf)MHi(10rC(l
I imummivi ii.iivh.
by ollice-seekers a very hard man to get nt.
Gen. Sherman prefers Washington to M.
,ouis. Tho latter city is too slow fofhim.
ii:..i lilu InifK.iiii' were nost noued
until nfter Canada is annexed to the Uni-
cd Slates.
m.... ii,.i..,. T.rinl.-u-niul will not vite this
fail. She prefers to wait until sho s nomi
nated tor the presidency.
... v..t il,,, wlf.i nf tlui nrlist. is tall
mill beautiful. Sho is said to bothooriginal
of bis famous figure of Columbia.
It is said ono reason some girls run
-i i... ;...,i.,,,,l ,,t l.-!,iiiiii' i beciiilso it III-
rill-l-lin llini.ii. r -
Hiiiesainoro pcifect distribution of pow
der.
i'....ii.o.. i...lli.r llnVnn Hiiends most of
his time in his saw mill, but he occasion
ally tluds leisure to tulio a squint iu me
ly.
'..I., ii... uAiiuiiliiinnl utoi-v-writor. once
.lilll, mi- r-v -."
lived for several months on sparrows
hlcli he caiigut nimsuii uuiouib ms,i""
indow.
Mrs. Croly (.lennlo .luno) has returned
ii t.. ii.,. luii.t r,.iiiti nliriiiiil were
roin i n i ii. imi linn",,.... -
tiiirmiuc and delighted thousands of
renders.
Miss Chile is tho leading lady of a New
York dramatic company. She is said to
he elllcient is working up a "storm ol
applause."
mi. IV. .....! f Iti ,1 riiiMin t. lecture
r.-.iiiiiiii-i I'liKvii. . i
on the Sandwich Islands says that Captain
Cook was not amen nun a ""i
a wooden dagger.
lieu- Perley Poore, tho well-known corre
spondent, lived for nearly two years on
stale bread and skim milk to ward off a
threatened attack of Uright's diseaso.
An Indianapolis belle said it altnont
her heart when she found that pug dogs
were no longer fashionable. Somo society
illllliv- ltlllV coiniiensate licr for her loss.
Uev. Dr. Taluiage says ho owes much ol
bis success in me 10 mo Hugg""""' ,v
. . .u,.,..l,i wliii riiirii tnid llilll
liewspiliii r ii I'i'i ...... ...... ......
that "if his lecture was full of good points
the paper couldn't atlurd to leave it out.
Abundant Hair.
Japanese women aro very proud of
their hair, which is black and luxuriant.
They cultivate and nrraugo it with great
caro'bv brushing their tresses back from
tho forehead and gathering them in a
plaited topknot, covered with llowors,
spangles and hairpins of gold, silver and
tortoise-shell, lbeh and juxir are abko
proud of their coifl'mo, and tho kuli
womim in rags devotes tho samo atten
tion to her hair us any great lady. To
preserve tho ehilHirato structure from be
ing disturbed, women during sleep rest
Uieir necks on a padded fork. There is
uo ditVorouco between single and married
women in wearing their hair, as m
China; and their respective social status
Is indicated by the inwition of tho bow
iu which tho waist scarf is tied, girls
wearing it at tho buck, matrons in front.
The latter likowiso shavo their oyo-
nml ,lvrt Oinir teeth black. Girls
UlllllD. ! .J w ...... - -
use rougo freely, and sometimes gild
their lips. They are- all fond of smok
ing, and wear their embroidered tobacco
pouch ea as belt oruumouta.
GIVE US A REST.
..M.-1 f - ll'l . I II... T , . 1 .1 .. 4 tt-A.,lo l.l
J nulls M uai uie a i unniuiii imiii- a u.n j
the Horde of Oiilce SjccIo.'f.
Their NumcroMlt nnd rerslstcncy In
tcrferln AVItli llio Public Service
Oilier Matters at the Capital.
ATTENTION, OFFICE SEEKEnS.
The following hns been promulgated by
tho president for the information of the
public:
ExKctiTivr. Mansion, October 27.For
nearly eight months a lnrgo share of the
time of tho president hns been devoted to
the hearing of applications for office and
determination of appointments. Much of
tho time thus spent has undoubtedly sub
served tho public good, some of it has been
sacrificed to tho indulgenco of the people in
their national insistence upon useless inter
views, nnd somo of it hns been unjustifiably
wasted. Tho public welfare and due re
gard for tho claims of those whoso interests
in the government nroentirelydisconnccted
with oflicelioldirg imperatively demand
thnt in tho future tho timo of the president
should he differently occupied, and be con
fidently expects that all good citizens will
ncq'iiesro in tho propriety and rensonable
neLo of the following plan adopted to that
CPAftcr the first dny ofNovemher the presi
dent will decline to grant interviews to
those seeking public positions or their ad
vocates. Mondays, Wednesdays and In
days during that month from 10 to 11
o'clock in tho morning ho will receive such
persons as call on strictly public business,
and on the samo days at 1:30 in the nfter
noon ho will meet thoso who merely desire
to pay their respects. On all other days
nnd times during that month ho will re
ceive only cabinet officers and heads of de
partments. SODTIIEIIN CONSULS TO HEMAIN.
It is understood Secretary Bayard doe
not contemplate making any changes hi
tho consular service in countries south ol
the United States for somo time. It is the
policy of tho state department to cultivate
friendly relations with Mexico, tho South
and Central American people, and extend
our commercial intercourse in that direc
tion. For this reason the consuls who
have already secured the good will of the
people with whom they have to deal, It is
thought, will be of greater service just now
than would new men who would have to
dovoto much of their timo at first making
acquaintances nnd winning confidence. The
delay in filling consular and diplomatic po
sitions isduo no more to a desiro to respect
the tenure of ofllco law than to wish to
maintain high standing of tho sorvice.
TIIR ALABAMA CLAIMS.
An unusual amount of public attention
has been directed to tho court of commis
sioners of Alabama claims. That tribunal
has just received nn answer from Secretary
Bayard to tho inquiry of two months
ngo. Tho secretary recedes somewhat
r...... Il.n nvf.n,n nnuUirm n f. flrnfr. til t;on bv
IIUII1 lllUliAllUlltw j.wu.-.w.. 4
Controller Durham, and Bays that the
... 11 r. ii1tr tr-n.itnil li'mnfisM fnr
special counsel will not bo allowed hereafter,
.' . II II. -A. 4 n ...Ol ...nil.
out an expenses oi miii, uuiino nm jiiuu
ably bo paid up to tho date of the summer
adjournment of tho court. The attorneys
interested in tho ponding claims aro still
. -..!.! 41... ........... C'lfin tnr ivanlr
luruimiiui; tiiu iiiuiiuj v""!' i'i" ,-....
necessary to pay the court employes,
t.liu.i unlni'lna warn ulmt off bv tho treas
ury officials. Walker Blaine, associato
government counsel, is drawing .-us wuurj
from thoso sources and is making efforts to
earn tho money. Tho court is workingday
and night nnd will positively clear tin
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ilocKct oy tlio end oi uecemuur.
Kl-0It(iANIZIN(J THE CIVIL SEKVICK
Tho 1'rcHlilciil B'iiKlIn- IMueh IHII1
cullj' In the Work.
An intimato personal friend of the presi
dent, who talked with him on the subject,
says ho is experiencing much difficulty in
his effort to reorganize tho civil service
commission. He is aiming to secure for
that service threo men who aro well known
to the country and whoso names would be
received as an earnest of his purpose
togivosiich character to tho commission
as to givo confidence to the friends of
tho movement that ho regnrds civil service
as ono of tho most important features of
his administration. At tho samo time the
president is seeking men whose appoint
ment will satisfy tho people, whether
friendly to tho movement or not, that it is
iu the hands of practical, reasoning men
who are not doctrinaires and who will con
sider and suggest needed modifications to
popularize the reform in tho execution of
law without impairing its benefits. The
salary of tho position is only $11,000 por
year and few men of prominence who pos
sess the qualifications named aro willing to
make tho sacrifice. Tho reason why some
of tbo many persons whose names suggest
themselves to tho public in connection with
the place aro not appointed, is because
they havo already declined. No appoint
ment has yet been determined upon.
Among those who havo declined appoint
ment on the commission are L. Salto,,stall
and Chas. Codmnn, of Massachusetts, and
Judge Schoonmukor and H. O. Graves are
among those whoso names are under con
sideration. THE MARKETS.
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BEVISITKG TOST P0IST.
Gov.3Iiirinndu!to Goes Back after Twonty.
lllglit Years' Absence.
iew York World.
Governor Murmadiiko of Missouri,
who is still in the city, went up to
West Point to renew his acquaintance
with the plnce, lie having graduated
there in 1857. lie entered the academy
from Missouri, in which state lie was
born, in 1853, took the regularcoursf,
and immediately after graduation
went down to Washington, where
through the influence of Senator
Thomas II. Benton ho obtained an
appointment to a-lieutenancy in the
command of Albert Sidney Johnston,
that was just beinu fitted out ior the
Utah campaign. When he came bac k
from the west ho found tho war of '(51
ready to begin, and, as his state went
with the south, lie resigned his place in
the regular armyand went with thecon
federacy. lie had attained a higher
mark in cavalry tactics than in any
other branch ot study while at the
academy, and his tastes nil lay in that)
direction. Ho soon became an effi
cient cavalry officer in tho Confeder
ate army. He was colonel of a regii
ment at Shilo, where he fought hard
and had many men killed. Ere Ioiir
he rose to the command of nil the
cavalry forces of Price's army nnd
was distinguished for much gallant
conduct. After the war lie returned
to Missouri, and accepted the result
of the conflict with good grace. He
took a soldier's view of the situation
rather than that of a politician, and
soon renewed some of the cordial
friendships that had existed before the
war between himself and officers who
had gone with the other side. Last
year lie was elected Governor of Mis
souri, and is just now having the first
respite from severe labors that at
once devolved upon him,
A World correspondent, who had tho
pleasure of accompanying tho Gov
ernor on his visit to West Point had
an opportunity of observing how com
pletely tho war is forgotten in tho
reunions of men now who. during tlio
war, wero on opposing sides. Gov
ernor Murmuduke seemed to take as
much pleasure in revisiting the sccno
of his military training as if the great
breach of lSiil had never existed. He
was cordially received by Colonel Has
brook, commandant, who was a
'plebo" at West Point the year the
Gosernor was graduated. They had
not seen each other for twenty-eight
years, and there was a hearty renewal
of an old-time friendship. Colonel
llasbrook is a most intelligent and
hospitable officer, and betook genuine
pleasure in affording every possible
means l'or Gov. Marmaduke's enjoy
ment. After tbo Governor had gone about
the grounds ii ml through some of the
most important buildings be was ask
ed what striking changes had taken
place. "There " are no striking
changes," he taiil, "but the place,
with a few exceptions, looks just as it
did thirty years ngo. There is more
regu'arity at We&t Point than any
where else in the country. There is
the old barracks building that I slept
in four years, looking exactly as it did
when I left, but for an addition to one
of the wings. There is the chapel, the
old library, the old diniim hall, theold
West Point Hotel, theold drill-ground,
and even tho trees t-eeni to bo but lit
tle taller than when I was here. The
crass is just as smooth and green, the
Hudson (lows along with the same
majesty, and the Hag limits out against
tho dark blue of the Crow's Nest
mountain just as it did when my eyes
first fell upon it. The cadet uniform
is the same, "Flirtation walk" is the
same, and the girls are t he same
happy smiling creatures. I do
not think there is a place on
the continent that has such a fascina
tion for American girls as West Point.
It was so when I was a cadet, and I
see by the troops of them here to-day
that it is so now. No, I see but few
changes in West Point, but there have
taken place tho most start ling changes
in the people who were heie when, I
was. 1 have found but three persons
that I knew, here, Colonel llasbrook,
tho old librarian, and the local magis
trate, whom wo always called judge.
General Robert K. Lee was the super
intendent when 1 came in 1S."J. He
and every officer and teacher here havo
then either died or passed beyond my
knowledge. lint West Point itself is
the same quiet, beautiful nook in the
rugged hills that it was thirty years
ago."
In company with Lieutenant Young,
officer of the day, Governor Marina
duke went down to the dining hall at
1 o'clock to see the cadets at dinner.
There ho was met by theatl'ablo Major
Winimte, who has been in charge of all
the food supply department of the
academy for years past, and who has
wrouuht great cha imos there, it now
costs no more to feed a cadet than it
did when Governor Marmaduke was
there, but the living is quite revolu
tionized. The governor related storie.s
of how there u-ed to bo actual revoltr
actuust tho lnUorable diot afforded
the rancid butter, the burnt coffee,
the salt bread, the tough meat, the
brown sugnr, tho strong molasses, the
dry beans, the leathery cakes, and tho
pie that came once a week. The cook
then employed had a salary of S2o a
month. Now they have a French chef
who gets a New York hotel salary. His
kitchen is clean and sweetly odorous,
and lie prepares a new and delightful
dinner menu every day. There is first
a good stout soup and plenty of it;
then a roast, with an abundance of
the line.it vegetables, and a good des-
borr to close with. The heel, mutton,
chicken, eiais, butter, milk, coffee, tea,
sugar, are all of the very bet quality,
and the bread is baked in an oven built
in tho kitchen expressly for the pur
nose. It really tonipts ono to be edu
cated lor a soldier when ho stes how
tho cadets live. Yet they draw exact
ly the sHiuoallowaiicofrointhegovern
liient with which to tiay expe ies tlu-y
did a quarter of a cent in y mio. When
Governor Marmaduke M'u: into tht
library he look. 1 m .-i t he i osterof tin'
rlnss of Ib.'iT. TI.l.c k.ie about
thirty m it out nf tin- MXty v hobecu
the course wi.hh.!-. in Aicuid
4115 iu ""ic ui merit jmu uunn uv
the faculty he did not have a stand
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nin iui ei-iiuim-snip tliat p.trtlCU-
j -- - n - , iiuuiu 1 1 , . ii,.-
lows, yet he is the only man of tho
plnau nf 1 SriT u-lin line :Vn.. 4 ..n..,t
nence. rJGiiere is not a nnnn in the en
tire list that is now generally known
except that of General Marmaduke.
This is nn illiistnitinn nf .litf-.r.
. - - - - - , W4 IIIU ,11,1k .
enco between being a promising boy at
scnooi and nn eminent man in real
fe; The young men selected for West
'nmh ni'A imimrnllr "tlio iiuil-" .-.f 4-l,.
- - ' - ' ' ' - ' ' J' ' .. J l HID
community in which they live. But
ln ivttl nil flnin?iia nf pnnmiilU!,...
examination or careful choice a con
siderable proportion drop out during
the term of four years' study, another
considerable proportion can not pull
through the final examination, nnd of
tllA limit nrl lirnnni-f inn lnlf. nptllnlKf
get into the army about ono in twen-
4.. f!.. 4 ,i:4 :....i riu,:..
"ill 13 LVI KOL1I11. LIU1I. a-ilio
hows how hard it is to be a great
'man.
How Negroes Say Good -Xig-lit.
Texns Sittings.
"Pet e Wheeler nnd Nugent Trumbull,
both residents of a Texas town, hap
pening to meet, the former remarked:
"You are not looking well, you havo
black rings about your eyes, and you
look haggard. What's the matter
with you?"
"I can't get any sleep at nights."
"Perhaps you smoke too much, or
you drink too much codee?"
"I don't touch tobacco or collec."
"A bad conscience, then?"
"Haven't got any conscience that I
know of."
"Perhaps it's fleas or musquitos?',
"Neither of them."
"You sit up all night and play poker,
that's why you can't sleep."
"You are away off.
"Aro you a night watchman and
sleep in tho daytime?"
You get out."
Perhaps you live near a colored
church?"
Now, you are shouting. I don't
live near a colored church, but I might
just as well. I live on the corner of
Hickory and i'aiinerto streets, ana
that is tho corner where tho negroes,
returning from their pow-wow, break
up. borne go in one direction, and
others in another."
"Well, how does that disturb you so
much?"
"Did you ever notice how a lot of
darkies coming home from church say
good-by to each other?"
"Never did.
"I thouuht not. About 1 o'clock I
sit up in bed with a start. There is a
noise outside as if a mob were trying
to break into a jail to lynch a man.
It is those darkies saying good-by to
each other, right under my window.
They nre all huddled together, tint
you would suppose they were shout
ing to each other across a river a milo
wide."
"What do they say?"
" 'Good night. Uruddor Jackson; tell
t'nclo Sum and Cousin Lizo howdy
forme. Good night all obj'er.' 'Good
night, Sister Bones; tell Mirundy dnt
I'segot sumlit ter tell her. Tell all
the folkses howdy from me.' 'tiood
ni.rht. Aunt Sttke'v; come ober and see
me to-morrow; tell Brudder Peto I
want his wife ter bring me iiiick uac
wash-board she borrowed las' week.
Good night; come ober and see me m
do mawning.' Henh! Heah! Heali!
Hits niawnin' already,' and they keep
that tin until the old German, who
lives across the street, throws open
the blinds, and calls them verdanto
neger. J no negroes roiuri. u iimnm
remarks thataretinctured with khow
nothingism. It would makea wooden
man tired. Ihit you must not suppose
tliat when they bid each other good
night the sossion is over. Nothing of
the kind. The partinglriends Keep on
talking to each other an I sending
messages until they are out of hearing.
Just as I was dozing oil last night
a negro woman, who was under my
window, called out to a man who was
a hundred yards oft", and they kept up
pnnversation at long range for hall
an hour, his voice sounding like a dog
barking up a hollow log: 'ion, bam
Jackson, you tell dat yaller-coinplex-ioned,
goggle-eyed, culled lady wnt lives
next door to yur inudder.dat if I hears
ob her talkin' about me agm, 1 11 scald
her, for a fac . , , ,
"'G'way Lizo, you auvtgw unci
nuffin. You is too lazy, you is. ion
keep your eye peeled forthegrcen-eyeu
nionstruin. Henh! heah! heah!
"In about ten minutes another
nVnvn nf thorn aro arounti, and they
go over tho samo racket with vuria-
tions. A ve noiiiieu my iim"
I'm going to leavo on tho isc u i aj
alive. If I can't do any better I 11
camp out until thocoloredpeoplehavo
got through wit h t heir distracted meet
ings, as they call them."
Tho White AVivs of Chinamen.
From the I.'liiladolpliiii Times.
It has como to beasayingthat when
a Chinaman arrives in this city with
the intention of going into business all
ho requires is a room, n wash-tub, a
stove, two flat-irons and a wife. The
wife is considered ns much of a necessi
ty as any other article of tho house
and sho is generally chco'm with more
of an eye to business than to love. A
Chinaman is particular to get a
healthy wife, a woman with a fair
Hko of washing and. irmung w
proferabfe. but it is not imperative
that she should know nil aim it that
business. She can soon be taught it.
Health nnd strength are the firs reo
uisites. After these the rest will fob
l0Five years ago prejudice was so
strong against Chinamen that they
could not got women to marry them,
but prejudice against them ha gradu
ally died away till now a Chinaman
can got a wife, as one said the other
dny, "Alien bftinee as a Mf'i an man
In few instances they b.r wmnu
young and pretty win-, i-u mor of
ten they have chosen coinp.iiuor. leas
. beautiful than Helen of Ttoy.