Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1879, Page 14

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY- ZULULAND. Its People, Its Government, and {ts Army. Cotywayo a Faoile Monaroh, Who Promisea Without Performing. How He Adopted the War-Tacties of Ciilizatton, nad Rejected Clvilization Tsell Neto Tork Herald, ‘The recent tecrible catustrophe to the British arms on the Tugela River bas nroused a publie intercst in Zululand which wlill be maintained until the termination-of what now promises to e the must scrious of England’'s many wars In fouth Afrlen, Compnaratively little is known in Ameriea ot Zululand proper, though that large vortion of the Zulu natlon settled within the toundaries of the Colony of Natal hina for many years been the object of auccesstul misstonary cffort on the part of the Amerlean Bosrd of Commnulsstoners for Forelgn Misstons, From the personal communications of a gentleman who resided nbova twenty Years ns 4 nisslonary in Nata), aud from many printed sources of in- formation, the following data have been ob- talued: ENGLISIT TERRITORY AT TITH CAPE. The British colony of South Afriea now con- gists of Cape Colony proper, with its depend- encles ot Kaftenrla, Basatoland, Flugolamd, Griquoland, and the Transvaal, the Iatter hav- ng been annexed in and the settlement of Walfish Bay, on the Atlantic coast, far to the morthward, the anncxation of which was can- summnted by s prociamation of Queen Victoria Iast month (Jnnunry, 1870). Kaflraria stlll en- joys a nominal fndependence, though large por- tlons of ft, which wera thie scene of the war of the past year, have lately been annexed, and {t is an open secrot that the vast region of Bechunna Land, north of the diamond reglon, will shortly bo absorbed by the voraclous (iov- ernment of Capo Town. Eastward frowm Cape Colony, nnd separated from it by the lately independent province of Kaf- fearin, les the Crown Colony of Natal, fronting on the Indlan Ocean, and bounded on the northeast by Zululand, the present scene of hostility, Natal {8 vizorously indenendent of Canpe Colony, from whicl It was scparated in 1850, when & constitutional charter was granted, which was essentiully modifled fu 1875, “At that. tle there were not a thousnid white settlers in Natal, and the native inbabitants—the fine race called Zulus or Amnozulus—were ulso few in number. ZULU EMIGRATION TO NATAL. Zululand proper was then, 18 now, o vast re- glon stretebiug along the Indlan Ocean, sepa- rated from Natal by the Tugula River (the scene of the receht disaster), bounded on the north- west by the Transvial Republic and on the northenst by the Portaguese Colony of Delagon | Bay. "The northern portion of Zululund was - )me)m:d by o race Kknown ag the /\mnan:ls, o!| klmllrud lerl;.:)l;x u]x]nlmlrn- guage, but. owing_only a_feeblo, alleglance to “the Zulu LKIW Siuge 1850 “thero hun been a steady stream of Zulu emigration southward aeross the Tugels River into Nutal, and the Zulu povulation of that colony has [h- crensed from Jess than 50,000 fn 1850 to 290,000 ‘“ at the Inst census, token in 1857, Probably they now number above BU,000. The white yoputation of Natal comprises but 22054 per- sous of Eurovean descent, muvy of them Duteh bocers, more or less disaffected to the British Government, Nutal 18 whmost the salitary {n- stance of a colony established by Great Brituin without vost to the Imperlal Tressury. In its enrly days it had o loan of £10,000, Which hus loug pinco Leen repald, 1t bus an cstimated area of 18,750 equare miles, with n senboard of 150 miles. It comprlacs’ seven countles umdt uine unorganized districts. Thera arg hut two cousiderable towns, D'Urban (or Durban), on Port Natal Bay, aml Pleter- maritzburg, the Capital, some sixty miles porthwest, The woly railrond in the catony is onc which was contracted by the Natul Government {n 1875, 1o councet the Capltal with the seaport. 1t §s to be completed in 1880, and 18 now In operation some twenty milcs, ‘There are four monthly steamers connecting with Europe,—one Hoo” of three steumers vin Cope Town, the other of a shngle steamer vin the Suez Canal. The principal srticle of export from Natal Ja wool, of which wearly 9,000,000 pounds wers exported In 1877, beluge inore Lthan double the amount 1 1870. Next in fmportatice are raw hides, suear, and cotton. CHURCIL AND STATE. The Government of Nutnl is sdminiatered by nLicutenant-Governor, appojuted by the Crowa, asslsted by an Exceutive uud a Lewislative Councll. The preseat Governor is Sir Heury FErneat Bulwer, appoluted {n 1875, The religious dnterests of the colony are supervised by two Anclican Blsbops, onc of them the cele- brated Dr, J, W. Colenso, being the Crown Bishop of Natal, the other, Dr, Maccrorle, be- . Iz Blshop ol Pletermoritzburg, by appolntinent of the lato Blshop of Cape Town (Dr, Gray), who ‘pssumed to be Metrooolitan of Svuth Atrlen, . und, a8 such, to depose Dr. Colenso for heresy manifested In Wia nmous book on the TPenta- teuch, ‘Plie fntelligent Zuly, commonly ealled “Willtam,” who enjoys the credit of havin, converted Bishoo Colenso from Chrlstlunity," 1s stiil 1fving, but relupsed into barbarlsm several years ago. ZULU CAPFRES AND THEIR COUNTIY, Zululund proper, 1he vast region under the Government of Cetywayo sorounmmzd Ketah- wayo), 18 inhablted by sonio 300,000 putives, who are admitted to he thie 1l awl most powerful race of Bouth Alrica. “Fhiele couutry is a fine upiund reglon, of uncertain extent, the northern boundurles aving never been determined. The territory on, the Blood River, or Transvaul Vorder, was for many years fn dispute berween . the Zulu Klng und the lately annexed Trans- vaal Repubille, “Fhls quarrel was the proximate eruse of the present bostilities, SBome years oo Cetywayo offered to cede the terrltory in dispute, not” to the Boers of the Transvaut, bue to the English of Natal; but his oller was not then ncceoted, The war between Cetywvayo nad the Boers uving resulted fu the annexution of the Transvaal ta Cane Colony on the plea that the ittle republic wua unable to defend ltseif and preservo the peace, the rights of the Hoers were, of course, transferred de facto to the Colanial Government, and the boundury guareel wes referred to n contmlssion, which qulte rec- ently decided {n fuvor of the Zulus, | ‘Uhat decls- fon, howover, 08 will bo seen, was sceompanied by other terms In the nuture of an ultimatim, which led to the present war, ‘e Zulus aré popularly sald to Le “n brapeh of the greut Cuflre nation”; but fn. this statement thero i nuch confusion of terms, ‘I'hie word Calfre 18 nol properiy o term of nu- nouulu{ but an Arabic word signifylng *nil- del” There are Caflresund u Catlreland on the Lorders of Afehanistan, ‘The term was adopted by the Boers of South Afriea to destignate nll the warltke ruces on their northeast {rontlers, “he Cufires call themselves by vacious teibal nuwmes, such as Gallas, Galekas, Fingos, and $ondos, the latter belg the most generle term for the people of the reglon Known as Catlrariu, CETYWAYO ENOLAND'S SON, King Unpandl, or Panda, the father of Cety- wayo, dicd 81X or cight years sgo, The events attenaing the suceession of the nresent moarch uru ofllclally narrated us foltows by Sir Heury Bulwor in hls ulthuatum of Jast Dectmber: .S Afer the death of Panda the sons of the late Kime uud the head mun of the Zulu natlen as- sembled nnd sent messengers to the Governor of Natal, saving that the nation found ftsellf wandering beeause of the death of fta King, “There was no King, they satd, und thu messcu- gevs brought from the tutlon four oxen repro- senting the “head of the King* 1o the Goveru- ment of Notal, ‘They further asked that Mr, Buepstone, who had been present st thu noii- nation of Cetywuyo, mfeht go wmt establish whiat was wantéd, and at the same tine brouthe bt apirit by which the nation shonid ve gov- cried; ‘They sald, moreover, it wus the will of the natfon that the new King should be tlie son of the Pritlsh Guvernment. 'The Giovernment of Natal bul no wish to mix ftself up with these arrangzements of the Zulu people; but ceventually b consented, aud seat Mr.Bhepstong to take part i the nstsllation, 1v was Lhe wigh of Cetywayo that this should ve done; it wus tho Wish' of the whule Zulu putio 1u condenting to this the Uritish o erpment hud no seltlsh obfect of uny kind, It did not seek ta obtain u stugle foot of o for ftself, nor any advantague, uor any priv i whatsoever, 1t wanted bothing tor lself, atd It domanded uumlnr for {tsell. Its ooty snotive In complying with the wish of the Zulu wistion, winl i takluge part In the coronatlon of Lhe new King, was that Ju doing o it mizht help Lo nsative Whe peuce ol the Zuln country sl protsote in some degree the wetlare ut the Zantu people. In taklng part, thersfore, the ditions 16 wade wera [0 favor of the itof the veople. At fornial revious Lo the installution, be- i, wione il Cebywuyo and the e OF Wi Zulu natlon, several juatters were discussed, ehief auong which wers certalo Fexvlutions or Jaws wilch were t be brocluinied ©i by ovvcasion of the fuatallativn. Bubses quently, on the day of (he fnstailation, those Tawa wera formally proclaimed by Mr. Bhep- stone, TIITAIN'S ATTRMPT AT CIVILAZATION. *¢ It was proclaimid: (L) That the ndlacriminate shedding of hlout ehould cease In the land, “(2) Thiat no Zulu should be condemned without open telal ntil the public examination of witnesaes, for nnd ngainat, nnd that lie should have a right of appeal to the King. *(8.,) That no Zulw’a life ahould be taken with- out the previons knowledgo and eonsent of the King, atter such trial lad taken pinee, and the rl;zlhl. of appeat bad been allowed to be ex- erelsed, W H.% ‘That for minor crimes, the loss of prop- erty, all or a portion, should be substituted for the punisiment of death. W Now, theee Jaws wers formally proclaimed be Mr. Shepstone, who represcnted the Dritlsn tovernment fu Natah, aud - prociaimed with the formal nucnturvuli'\vnyo of the chilef men of the natfon, mid of the uatlon_there nssembled. 1t was not done as nmere fdle veremony or form, withont any meanlyg or intention, Jt was ot done In sceret, but §n publ; I was nut douein thedark, but i the open dag, ttwas riat donn in o solitide,but at the Royal keaal, n the presence mind hearingof the K, the Chiefs, and-the assembdled peopie, They were lawa tor the gond govermnent of the Zuln people, ‘Fhe subject of them biad been carefully and dolibier- ately diseussed beforehand Letween the British represcntatives and Cetvwayo uml bis council- lors and osereed uoon, and then afterward, fu the hearing und presence of the people, the Iaws had been solemniy aflirmed. *‘Tlieso laws for the wellbelng of the Zulu people were the counlitions re«}uln.-u by the British Qovernment {n return for the vountenance and subport glven by it to the new Zulu King by the presence of Its representative, nud by his takinge part fn the Kiug's coruuatlons aud,” once spoken as they were, they tannot be hroken wlhthout comi- rl'om[!lllll the dignity, the good falth, and the ionor of the Britlsth Govermnent. JONN DULL'S CONDITIONS VIOLATED, % The Britlsh Goveranment now aska, How has 1 been In this matter? Have the promises then made been kepti Have the laws which were then proclrimed been observed? Let the Zuiu King angwerl Let the chio? men of the nation answerl® Let the whole Zulu peopte unswerl 'The British Government caunot, then, allow that the words which were once apu};eu on -its part should bo etpty woras, or that the promlses which wers made to dt, nid for which it beeamo the mouthplece and the gharantes to the whole Zulu nation, should be treated ns if_ they were mere fdieness und empty round. But for tive years they have been so treated, and now it ean e no longer su. ‘Fhe promises have 1ot begn kepti and how is 1t possibla they van be ke, 8o long us the present avatem of guvernment js wantained by the Kind ‘The preseut system of governimeny 16 destrosing the countr All - the young meny all the ab) bodied men i the country are taken a3 soldiers. They are taken from their homes at un szo when they are becon useful to thelr parcurs, and are kept for s the compulsory service ot the King. ey nre not allowed to marry na the men of other tribes grownd them, as in Natal, ns wmonge the Awsaswazd, us among the Amuponds. They cannol warry when {hey desirs to do so, but they must wwalt the perniission of the K, and they sre Keut often lur years without the por- mission to do so They are not allowed to Iavor for themsclyes, or to plant, or $o reap, or to live in quict und in peace with their famiies wd velatives, They nre vonstantly stmmuoued wp to the King’s kraals as If for war, althongh there {8 10 enemy to tight with; und thus they cote to fight among themsclves, and blood 18 shed, vnd there iy distress ad mourning In the land. . Or they ure sent out in parties to sur- round the kraals of persons who have piven uifense to the King or who are accused by ori- vate enenies, and’ who then, without trlal and without a word, are killed, their kraals Jald tesolate, und thelr famllics wud all that they have earried off or destroyed.t DEMANDS FOI IMMEDIATE REFOR. This foreivle statement of the erlovances felt by the Colonial Guvernment wus followed by n demand for Cetywayo to abollsh bis present military sygient, and adopt. such military rean- latlaps #s “miay be decided upon by the Orent Connell of the Zulus on consuttation with the represcntatlves of hie British Govermnent, ‘The present Zulu army must be disbanded and the men allowed to return to thelr homes, Everv mat must be freo to marry without 1he King's permission, now often rerused. No Zulu can hereatter b punished without a regular trial Lefors the * [udunas,” or moglstrates. A Brit- ish Reshient must he admittedat the Zafu Caple tal to wateh over the fulllllment of theso condl- tiong, nud *he the eyes, und ears, nnd wouth of the British Government toward the Zulu King ansd the Great Counell of the Nation.” Missfon- arlos must aguin o permitted to settle in Zulu- land umder the protection of the British Re dent, no nutive must be molested for lsten- Tng to them, CAUSE OF THE PHESENT WAR. Along with this ultimatum the award of Sir Bactle Frere on'the boundary questlon with the Transvanl wus sent to Cetywayo., By [ts terms it vestores to the Zulus thicle natural boundury line of the Bloud wisd Pongolo Rivers, Thefni- mediate causes of the complleatlons between the British Goverument und the Zulus sro two-fold, =—the redress demanded for overt twstlle ucts comnitted srainst Natal, uud the chango fn e method of the Zulg Governmont demanded fn {he ahove terimg, Regarding the tirst mentioned point In July, 1878, tho volony was invaded by an armed force of Zulus, ucting under the orders of twool thesons of the favurite oflleer of Stato of the Zulu King, Cetyway It wivaneed somo miles nto the colbny, il Then surroundul n natlve village where two refuges women had found shelter, foretbly setzed them, and under elrcumstunees of the utmost bratality— 80 brutal that they can only Lo mentioned generally—drageed “then neross the Buifulo, the boundary river, and murdered them on Zuln teeritory fu cold blood. Suchan act could, ot courae, not be passod over fn silouce, striiong, as ft did, at the very groundwork of British power in South Africa. It wus ovigently fmpos- sble to wdmit o precedent which, it 3t meant nnything, meant that the natives who clulmed the protection of Britlsh sofl agalust the tyranny of thelr own Coiels might bo forelbly reclaty by them, Once sdmitted that the Zutn I nleht follow uny of bis ruouway subjects lnto Uritlsh territory, the lves of almost the whole of the 300,000 “natives living tn Nutal would logically bu ot ity merev, conslsting, as they do, principatly of refuges fudividuals wud tribes. The Government, consequently, took thy only coursy open to them,—they demundod the sur- render of the two deiders of the fnvadus force, Cetywayo roptied by ealllng out. hls urmy, aud at the snme time oflering to pay o flng, thus adaitg insult to ey, CETTWAYO'S AIMY AND IT3 DISCIPLINE, In reeand 1o the forees whivh 1he Znin Kty muy put into th fleid themost authuritati formation now sccessible 13w handy little lmnumlu complied sunl tssned tn Novenbor last ?‘ur\l\!r of Lord Chielmsford for U fnformn. tlon of those w his eommand, whici 118 o obtali w very aceurato hloa of the (o the disvosul of Cotywayoe, ‘They may ho s comptise the Whols male strength of the Zuln nation. At fatervals of from two to five years all the luds who have during Dt tine actidned he ago of 14 or 16 years aye tormed fnto n res- ment, which after n'vear's prabation fs sent to u wilitary keaal, When the reglmont (s n strong one—iint iy, When Ve years Wnve elapsed sinea the luat Jove—thicy forim @ corps by themselves; when It 18 o weak one it 18 wnalganiuted wity ot of the old existiv netite) thus, b though somy vorps ure composed entirely of men gbout the snme aee, oibers contan a mixture of old ol youssr At present there are, Inoally fourleen corps o r ments, Phey vaey I strensth, from the Udukuza corps, which consists — hut of one rechuent nubering 500 men, to the Uy, which contalue tve reghments and mm- hora 0 men, Tho totat strength of the fighting foree of o wider G yeurs of uge b5 put down ut J040L - OF tnese 22500 uro ho- tween 20 wnd 80 years of are, 10,00 tween 80 und (0, 4,400 between g W, wnd 4500 between B0 and 60 ye old, low grievousiy this mlitury service must bear upon the people, amd bow wreat muat b the eneck given to tho fncreuss of population iy by judeed by the fuet Uit the Kinz dovs t allow Is soldiees to marry wntil feave is en to the whole regtment to do so, und _ths s ot wenerally wranted antil the uge of the wen average 40 years. According to thils there ure 323,000 wiiarried men fu Zaluland, all under thy age of 40, and only 7,500 narried men, all between the ages of 40 and N As feave Iy given to reziments which have sncelutly distigulshed themacives (n war to warry atder tho usual ur thy system fo fores tends to muke the whole of the getive mea at 1he natlon eger for war, and romtees Ll eX- tremely damgerons aud quarrclsome nelehibors, Its this fact which has rendered the war un ubsolute necessity, - e —— drots GiftmA Magulficent Tock for the Wihlngton Senamont, Washingion (D, €2 Pa, Thero fs now lylng ut ier No, 41 East River, New York, o massive block of stony, wiiich is 4 Kift from the Easperor of Brazil te the National Wasnlugton, Monument Conimlites at Wash- Ington, ~"The stone In sddressed 1o e Braziiiun Lezzution ut the Capital, in care of the Bruzitfun Consul-teneeal bt New York, It arrived by aneof the Koueh stewmers, lats i December, w18 now awailngg transportation to this ey, while seurch 18 behig wnade for some sailiug-vess sel or caunlboat strong epouih to carry it whep rlver navigution opens. The block 18 about tive Teot squuro, uud I securcly packed 1o a stout onken easinz. Tt welghs 18,000 pounds,—a welght which noue of tlie steamers plyinz be- tween New York and Washington can bearupon fta decka, amd lwace LeresafLy of sending the Ewmperor’s zilt Ly canalboat or saiting-vessel, ‘the stono ‘fs sail to be magniticontly carved, and hears an-aoproprinte Inscrivton a4 coniiug from Dom Pedro to the Monument Committes a8 his offerlng *In perpetunting the mentory of the fllustrions of l‘luyelm'fll‘fln Republie, for whom hie Majesty chetished the warmest nd- miration.?_“Ihe block of stong 19 very valuable, aml the Conaul-Gieneral i hils subordiuates have boen lustrueted by thele Government to observe the greatest earo fn fts transfor to this eity, While In titts country the Emperor mado atrip to Washington's tomb at Mount Veruon, und with his own hamls planted a aycamors tree by the siie of the tomb, over which ho also scottered flowers. WASHINGTON SOCIETY. Entortaimmonts ot the White 1ouse=A FProsldentint Reception, Who Wore There, and What Wnsn WorneA State-Dinner. with s Life-Saviug Siation—A 1alt At the Beltlah Logatton=Entortninment of tha Sons of Now npshico=Tho unta= wen's Quadeitie—=Itoception at en Bute 1or's=Dining and Winkng=The Lvenlng Partics of tho Inat Weusk—Exerelsos by tho Literary Cluba=A Faun Vall In 1 bryo—Weddings to Come~The Winding- U of the Senson, Sneetal Corresponitence of The Tribune. WasntsuToy, ), C., Feb, 16.—The Exceutive Mausion has been, durlug the week just closed, the seene of two elegant entertainments, which® far surpnssed any given In those blessed ante- bellum days about which “Soclety” loves to prattie, nnd exceeded anything the ages catled valrous ever witnessed I the Ol World, ‘The first one, on Tuesday evening, wos HE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION, which was u successful repetition ot what has heen 8o often witnessed since President Georee Washinzton Insugurated in New York this wholesomo manner of recelving visits from the people. It was n stormy night, which prevent- eil & erowdl, mul the elegant npartments of the Whito House, brilliantly Hehted, were comfort- ably filled. Mr. Webb ITayes presented the vis- itors, as they came fillng nlong, to his father, the Prestdent, while Col. Casey, a few feet beyond, made the presentations to Mrs, Hayes, The President {8 not very demonstrative in lis greet- fugs, unluss lic recogulzes the person presented as an old sequalntance; but SRS, WAYES 1AS A WORD FOR EVERY ONE, and strangors are Invarlably charmed by her frank, cordinl manner, It was noticed, too, that nearly every lady who was fntroduced to her puused, after passing-along, to natice more par- tienlarly *what sho wore.™ Well, it was a dark winc-colored slik dress, cut high fn the neck, with long sleeves, and quite a trainy=~a single rose belng 1he only ornament in her plalnly-ar- raneed hair. Passlnyg on, the visitors found themselves In the famous Eost Room, which 8 rezarded ns THE NANDSOMEST BUOM ON TIHR CONTINENT. 1t s clghty fect lone by forty-fiva feet wide, and the frescoed cefling s twenty-two feet above the vieh carpet. Portralts of the Presi- dents by, your Chlcago artist, Healey, ndorn the walls, with huge mirrors; which reffect the light of hundreds of gas-burners In crystal chunde- Hers. A framosork of spuctators encircles the room, und thero was n dense mass fn the centre, leaving an oval-shaped promenade space be- tween, around which elfreled a kalelaoscopie procession, moving In thue with the music of the Marine Band, statloned Inan adjacent cor- ridor. ‘There was benuty triumphing in the consciousncss of admiration, and there weros secondary stara pining at belng outshone. ‘There wero gallant OFPICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, some of whom hnd stoud shoulder-to-shoulder 1n hard-fought struggles or bloody deeks; whilo others *oover set a squadron fi the flcld," bur were respiendent In their gorgeous staff-uni- forms. ‘There were SBenatorlal graybeards, nnd scores of Congressmen fu the prime ot Ilfe, with a few younger gatlants, fretting ab every smlle cast by the falr sex on others, aml which fhielr vanity, it no warmer passion, woukl huve engrossed to themselves. SOME OF TIE LADIES' TOILEITES were very heantiful, while others were of alpaca, or sonie similar material, clumsily made. Lady Thornton, who {s recognized ns the leader of “5oclety,” wore o hall-dress of Haht-blue bro- cado nud gk, with exquisite laces. Madanmne Hegermnn (formerly My Moulton, the cauta- trice), wore o lemon-colored sifk dress, with nn overskirt of striped zauze of the saine shade. Mrs, Swann, of Margland (whoso first hushand was Senator Thampson, of New Jersey), wore o ball-dress of pink slik, elaborately trimmed with the sume materfal. Mra, Nason (the daughter of Martin I "Townsend), wore a dress of cream- colored silk, trimmed with broeade of the sanie colar, and declked with bows of bright scarlet vibbon, Mra. Arthurson, of Chicago, wore wine-colored sllk, trimmed with luce. But I will not prolong a catalogue of mantua-making whieh might be extended over columnsg, ‘I'he Exceutive Manston wid azuln the scene of o brilliany_entertainment on Thursday oveniug, when the President gave THH FIRST STATE-DINNER, Thirty-six cuests assembled fn the TParlon? where llm{ were wweleonted, by the Prosident and Mrs, Tlayes. Eseh one had on ontering recelved u eard, on which the positiors alt were ta oceupy au table were printed; und there was, consequently, no ditlenlty in choosing partuers when the Marioe Band the aute- chamber struck up the marceh which called the party ta the table, “8actety ! vequires that the host shali hand-in the lady entitled to the posl- tlon, at his right hand; winlo the hostess, with her esvort, remaus untll alt of the others have ung, then brites up the rear, Buo Men, Huyes led the wn{. escorted by Viee-President Wheeler, and the other guests [ollowed. TIY BANQUET-HALL ot the Whire-House Is in the southweatern cor. ner, sl is no very cheerful in un})ur table 18 broad mul nolding thiel plaweaw, or mirror sct In a lramework of gllt snetaly ocenpies the centre of the tuble. und on it are several orpamental pleces of silverware, witht bouquets ol flowers, 8o Tow (hat (he muests can logk over them and see whint 18 golng on aeross the able, “Thoe President slts to the mid- dle, on the vlrbt slde ol ‘the tuble, nnd Mrs. HNayes site 4?monlln to bim, on the other side, ‘The bil) ure wis o st elaborate produc tlan, requiring twvo hours to gothrougn with the varions voursey, from the souy to the small enps of black cotfee, ‘Pl varied slzes of wine-plasses which have nider provious Administrutions en- clreted each plate were not to he see, snd WATER WAS VILE ONLY BEVERAGK, ‘This was neeoptablo to the temperaneo-men prescut, but ity sald liat others looked as though a glass ot champagno or . of birgundy would have added to the attractions of tiw re- Senntor Edmunds, howoyer, is reported fanthy remurkeds, 't Know ter conld bo madd go delichtiul witk- In tacty 1 never knew befure that 80 good ut table” 1t was notieeable, er, that ot 8 gnest refused the well-cote pounded Roman puneh, walch was served, ubout tho mididie of the repust, 0 orange-sking, nnd which were Jocosely ealled TUE LIPE-SAVING KTATION tatmment, But Mrs, Iayes and her friend, Mys, Stanloy Matthews, perals Vot goul-nsturedly, adhore ba theivhone-views on temperance, Thele husbands mny not object to taking o wtasa of wine elsewhere, hut they will not haye any intoxieating beverages on thelr wwn tubles, Atter dinner, (he guests atrotled through the congervitory, which wus Jlzhted up, suid then— after fes adieux—nearty all of the went to A BALL AT TIE BRITISI LKOATION, Ihis spuciotis edifive was plunned fn London, wind 8 admirably calewlated tor grand entertalu- wments, Carrlages drive bencath annmple porti- co, 50 that pacsts cut alicht without ol ex- poged to the weatliers wmd thu coup d'aal, un entering the portal on ‘Taarsday night, was su- verd, & broad stasrease, which rises (rom the il of the watn hall awd branches off to 1he viizag nnd lofg, waa Hued witl' potted azaleas, while beneath thy 11 uw portrall of Queen Victoria on 1ie Landing wua a bed of red nzaliuge Anklea of the extont ol the house gy e formed from the fuct 1hat, o an o mumn"lh 5, when some 400 suests are preseat, the bed- ehambers Gu wt bave o be converted luto dresyutzroomd. ‘The library wus® used by the udtes, umd the offive by the wentlemen, us dreasing-rooms; aml, a3 thesy apartuents sro on thy lower flgor, no guest went up-stulrs, Another notivesble Juce wigy that the spacions drawing-roums, tho batl-rootn, wud the ik roun wero bellltautly Hilamingted with wax-cait- dics, which cast a mellow Nghit, far superior o he bluze of Las, TUE DUHISKY OF TUE LADIES were, alwost without exception, superb, Lady 4 Bluye- g FEBRUARY 19, 1879--TWELVE PAGES/ Thornton wora a_ballalress of white silk, trinimed with scarlot velvet, ent high in the neck, with lour aleeves, n w:nnlms train, tud o profusion of ductiessc luce, The Misses Thorn- ton und Miss Boyle, who {8 thelr guest, wore wiito ailk, with gauze overdresses, trimmod with flowers, Mine, Outroy, the wife of thy French Minlster, woro it court-dress of parnot. velvel over a while satin petticoat, trimmed with point laco, M denatorelect Carpenter and daughter wore deesses of whito allk trimmed with lace, Mra. Henator Cameron woro 8 lav- ender-color silk dress, triunned with crimson velvet und lace, Mrs. Senator Davis wore a wiet-colored yet very wenteel dress. Ars, Represcutative Kimmell, of Maryland, svore a cream-colored sflk dress, exquisitely trimmed with ruby velvet und Valenclennes ice, But it wonld bo trpossible to deseribe even the most striling tollettes, or tho good cheer with which the tables were' loaded, with an sbuudance of champagne and sherry, The next evoning—Friday— THE GNANITE STATE was woll renresented at the hospitablo manslon of ex-Mayor M. (i, Emery, n son of New fHamp- shire, ‘T'he diplomats danced the same nlohe nt the Italian Legation, when the loatess, the Baronoea Blane (who was Miss Terry, of New Yurk), wore n dress of heavy white satin, with the front embroldered with white and steel bu- eles, and n train und eleeves of ol powd hnee, Among her old New Yorlk [rlends who had come on to unjoy the occaston was Mrs, Lordllard Spencer, who wore o cream-colored sat(n dress, the entire front of which was embroldered in uny colors, while the sleaves and ncck trimming were of old point,Jace, Anotiier New York Iml'y. Miss Wolfe, Wore n eritson veivet. bro- cule, which gave offect to her rare laces umd arkling g dinmouds. Mme. Zamaconn, the wue ol e Mexiean Minlster, wore ‘s cranson velyot dress, profusely embroldered with gar- vets amd trimmied with white Iace. At the asssnibly of the Army und Nnv:{ Club, Mrs. Alenreld veeefved the guests, and every one had a splendld time, althuugh Till HUNTSMEN'S QUADRILLE was not danced, 18 hod beew expeeted, It bad Been rehearsed nt Gen. Beals’s Tuesday-evening reception but the youngs people found 1t [n- iricate, and feared that they misht not suceeed In getding safely through its mazes, That sane ovenlng Mrs. Charlton (n Washington bella wiio married n young English diplomat) Invited o dozen of her fricnds to visit the theatre with her, nud, after the performance, to sup at the residence of her father, Mr. Archle Campbell, formerly of the Department of State. THE AFTERNOON REOEPTIONS of the past weck have been brilllant und nimer- ous, Prominent among thein twas one b the castle-like residence of Gen, Butler, on Cupitol Hilt—the fivst cntortsinment there sinee the denth of Mrs. Butler, threg years slnee.. The (eneral’s nlece. Misg Heard, who preskdes over Iiis hougchold when his daughter, Mrs. "Ames, 18 not here, recuived the many guests, nsalsted by o daughter of Benor Zumnacona, the Mexiean Miuts wml Miss Carpenter. ‘Vhero was dune- oz, nn: enjoyable lunch, and a tine display of dresa toflettes, THE WEEK'S DINNER-PARTIES have kept the couks und walters busy. The chamulon dinuer-giver of the season 13 Scaator Blatne, who has the piquait chet of Uatl Iiaunl- ton to exliven his repusts, und who {s himsell n most. entertainlig host, Beceretary Sherman dined and wined tue lending diplomats on Tues- day evenlog, and on Wednesday a distinguished company sarrounded the tavle of Mrs, Redfera, Sonators Morrlll, "Thurman, and Bagard, who 1lve in their own houees, huve had dinner-partics durine the week; and Mr. Sum Ward—!"Oncle Nam of every one, and King of the Lobhy—hus hud two spréads at Welcker's restaurant, A8 FOR TUE EVENING-IRECEITIONS, they hove been wiven by the seore. Those which linve been the most talled about wera by Uon. Stnal-Servico Myers, in the Knan Housei Gon. Licalo—who owns eattle und shoen i Californlu oy the thousands—in the time-lonored Decatur ouse; Seuutor sum)u{ Matthews, whose niatronty wife was alded In recelylug by ber chnnining daughter; Scuator Blaine, at whose house the Stalwart Republicans clustered Nk bees around 8 hive; George W. Riggs, the banker, who patterns s hospitality after the sotid men of London, nnd pives uis guests old port at.lis refreshment-tabies; Payiaster-Gen- eral Cutter of the Novy, whuse . parlors were graced by the old salts and younz milddies; Gov, MeCormick, who has retirned from Parls covered with glorys Commodore Whitlug, who occuples Admiral Goldshorougl's old o I fawyer Wobb, who invited his brother-men heve of “he Bar to wmect the newly-uppolute Judge Hagner. TIIE LITERARY OLUDS Lol thefr own awld the whiel of gayety, Libra- rinn Spolford, who furnjshes the pabitlum for Cougrosslonal orators, yead o paper, un Friday evening, befors the Uilty Club, un * Uere- monfals.”? Dr. Doring, the Representacive from the Essox District of Massnchusetts, read paper, st Horatlo King's ‘Hierary reunlon, on “Lite ina New-Englund Villaza.” Mra, Cary Long read a paper on “ Caucer,” at Mrs, Dahl- wren's lust Saturday reception, which was bigh- Iy complimented. - 'The Literary Soclety will uot et azaln until Wushington’s biythday, tl a3, whet Mra, Lander, -the trazedienne, Chle Justlee Drake ot the Court of Cluims, unad Co), Clark will read papers appropriats to the oc- caslons PREPARATIONS FOR A FANCY BALL, which is to be kept very sceret, aro now stir- ring- the beart ol *saclety. A hall in o part of theeity which is terra-incozuita has been quiletly entged, the musfcians und tho caterer ara awarn to gecrecy, ntid the programimes have been ordered from Philadelpbia, Meanwlilo extensivo autlquarlan regearches have been made to sceure approprinte costumes, and Spofford, the erudite Librurian of Congress, ins had his time fully occupled 1a hunting up prints of blstoricul dresses. No clty has so mnuy Chi- uese, Japanese, und Indian costumes ns Wash- fugton, snd the ball will ben brilllant affale, even should the correspondents gennrally not bo abie tu snnounce In advance who is to be there, and what they will wear. Meunwhile'we ary %o hear TUE MERRY, MERKT, MARRIAGE-DELLY, Henry D, Cooke's deughter, Miss Kittie, will b married on Wednesdny nlisht to Johnnio Ma- gruder, who—although a I%, F. Vi—went into a muchine-shop at Georgetown, tearned how to bufld and toran n - steameengine, then went into o Colorado mine us a worklng engineer, andnow fs o wealthy mineowner, She las licen n regular Ledy Bountiful, nid, although she might ut one tiwo been Mra, Col. Fred Grant, yet, after hor father’s bank went down in the Northern Pacilic Raflroad ¢rash, she dovoted hursei! to works ol merey, Another notable wedding will bo that of Licut, Greone, ot the army, a great-grandson of Gen, Nathaniel Greene, of the Revolution, to Miss Belle Chevallle, The Licutenaut was or dered to Russiu Lo report on tho war waged agalnat Turkey, mud the Senate yesterday voted him permitsslon’ to aceent from thy Czar two decaratlons ziven him for bravery fn action. NEXT WEER'S AMUSEMENTS will be numerous, including the fumaous Charity Hul, un amatewr erutso in Ho M. 8y Ploafore, o furewel]l Geran by the Bachelors” Clab, and three of Col, Mapleson's aperatie performaness at Baltimore, with special trafna, Tt will boa gay and feitivo weeld; but will soon be followed by Ash-Wednesduy, with Lenten ‘wnhmwu. RacoNTEUH, e ——— World's Falr ut Now Vork In 1880, On tlie lust day of April next New York will formally @mve notieo Lo the world that she * pre- empts e year 1839 for the purpose of hold- gz u ereat Workd's Fate, The day named {s the wigetleth suniversary of the nauzaration of (eorzs Washiugton ‘as first Prosideot of the Republie, wid it 1 the centenary of that event which §s t0 be commenorated by the exhitbition ten years ater. An influential committes hos been formed to conduet the arsmzenents, wid it I8 comemptated to make the alfale national, The Bxeeutive Comnlttes, of which Jwlze Henry Hilton 13 Prestdent, comprises tie follow- Ing wentlemen: Cliarles L, Tifuny, of Tilfauy & Co, Jonn G, Stewart, President Unied States Truat conpady. Abrun &, Howltt, of Caoper, lewitt & Co. anlel . Apvleton, of Robbins & Appleton, David Boww, or David Dows & Co. Oiuetes Cloevelunil, Presidentdosoph Dixon Cruct- bl Company, durasy City, N. d, Horeo Patier, of Pallntan Pafoce-Car Company, Henry Wy Alexander, of Aoxandor & Groen. Fleienee arper, of Harpur lirotiers, Uhoman C. Acton, United States Avaay Olice, Hlewnru M, Voo, 0f R, thos & Co, dnekron wultz, af sehnltz, Southwick & Co, award Clark, of Bluger Manufacturiug Compas orvin Green, President Weutern Unton Telo- erapn Compa Willlam Company, Denute O, Wiicox, President Merldon Hrltaunla Camanny. "uunlamln B, Sherman, Presiuont Mercuants® AUk, Bamyel I, 1L Vance, of Mitcholl, Vance & Co. Nauel 1), Babeoek, Prestdent Cosmber of Cout- muree, Dinsmore, Presdent Adams Bxpress ———————— Turklsh Proverbi, Never a slzh fulls to the ground, Gud wakea the blind bird's nest. A suille auawars eyery tear, Whera thers 1s o soul thers is o hope. Au orderty house 13 bleased, Al are u sifent prayer, ‘1o heurt £ a ekl thut wants what 1t aces, Tvery accldent grives advice, . Chunce {6 te best Introducer, AMuu withiout Judguicut—stlp without aachor, CURRENT GOSSIP, JAYLY THE 'ti:{OUBADOUR, Rurdette. , O king of the fiddle, Wihelmj, I truly you love me, Just talim]} . Just anmwer wy slth Iiy the glance of your eyo— Be tionest and don't {ry to setim], < With raptire yonr music dld thrilim}, With pleasnre suprome did ¢ Altn) 5 And, Af I coutd bellove ‘I'hat yon meant to deceive, Wiihelm), 1 ¢hink it would killm). THE LINN-STREET RIGI-SCAIOOL. Canetnnati Areakfust-Table, ** Dar'a gwine ter bo a pow'ful sarchin’ 'quicy *naugerated roun’ heal,” sald Mr, Copernleus, Iast Monday tmornlgg, as ho pulled off hisgloves sl vanped on the desk for books, *I'm mak- in? some remarks, young uns, and I want yer to hol? de flaps o' yealis In perpindiculons perst- shon. Stop dat snickerin’, Ben Blackinbox, fes'n Tput nbox *la Aive hundles Yong slde o dat souse meat on de slle o' yer head. Now, *cordin toall de information which I has ob- talned fum de preacher and one o da dekuns, dar was a hoy, dat *longs to dla scliool, dat went to do ch'el yistlday, and ‘stead o' llstning to de preachin', ns ae offspeing ob 'spectable pa- renta bad orto to do, he *ployed histime in fixin® o pin on de bench in front ob him, so dat de plnt would hol' ftself up stealizht, and wait for de re- vort ob decommitt7, An’ Mr. Moreluss, de preactier, say dat Jus ns he got 1u de nlddie ob du first hymie, 2 fat woman® como o in a con- siderubul ob o Inteey an’ drapped ’erself on de piug o’ iueavs dut sha seemea 1o sorter rise up ke o stenmboat ‘splosion had tik place under de beneh, an' made sev'ral loudible remarks wot 'zactly In ’cordance wid de s'roumilgs, an' which ’easloncd constderabul ob an upsturbance. lowsumever, _onder all de circumstances ob de affalr, do un- udly words ub de slster was passed ober, and (o Deckin apoke to mo dis mawnin’ "bont it, nn' lowed as hwow I'd better pass a resolution ap- pintin’ mysell an investigatin’ committee, wid power to sen for pussons un' papers, an’ cn- deavaor, as far a8 in my power lay, to discover do lump o’ sin dat was de "easton of ull de trouble. Do committy {s now organized, au' de lnvestiga- tion will commenca, 4 Bill Bosin, whar was you yestiddyi" “Sorg? 3 # Yes, you," “ I—~1 as out ter Cumminsvllle, fishin® in de canal, and nebber cought uullin but o little mud-turkle, 'dout any tafl.” And Bl beganto leak out of the cyes, Dat'll do; yer needn’t commence fo git up ‘er wet spoll here In Linrvest time, Turn dat book right side up, an' set down on dat patl kez outer de wav. Stan' up, Jim Johnsing; whar \nui'uu yeatiddy “ 1 weut out to do base ball, an’ peeped froo de l.'l"il\.‘kl in do fence. Iwara't at de chu'eh ALl rlght,” sald Mr. Covernicus, and ho smiled just the lenst bit. * Whar wes you, Tom Lkens? You wasat chwehi™ " No, sir'eg, 'twasa’t me put no pin on or sent, ('Lkin prove by Johnnie Simson dat, ma an’ il went out ter Mr. 8tont’s orchard an’ kot some apples; didn'v we, Johnnlei" “Yes, we did, nn’ o Stone like to zat us an’ Heked us, an' wo hid frum him in the gallberry patell, an' staid thi mos’ aight.” “Dat'll do, boys, dat'll do, Here, Joe John- slug, run s sprout in do hot ashes wind kinver lem]mr it, till { get oft my coat an’ propar’ to reetlly some ob do morils ob dis heah gang, [ kinder eoteh up wid you, buys. I Jes' mudo up unt tale ‘bout de woritan an® de piv, an’ 1 found out all *bout war yo was vestiddy. Bill was out to Camninsyille, Ushing in de “canal on de Lord's d"f" un’ never cotch nuthum? but o littls turkie; Jlin Jonsing ke went to n bage-lalty an' Tomny Lukens aa” Jotney Jimison was helpin® deysefs to Mr. Stonc’s apples, an' lke to got votel Al right, boys, de testimony is alt fn, un' de verdic's made up. We ssill noiv proceed to pass v sentence on outraged law.” “And in abaut o minute a sound like fire-crackers on the Fourth of July was heard: in the temple ot knowledge, and o weeplig and a howling 1ke o menayerie and w thunderstorn went out ou the attrrounding atmasphere, until old Aunt Dinuh, who llves over the way, leaved on ler serub- blug-brush nud remarked, * Brudder Copernicus "tirely tou sevlgerous when he gets ataried," A BIRD=COMDBAT. Avuletons' Journat, That trim, zentle-looking, drab-colored bird, erroncously ealled turtle-dove by dellers fn the United States, nnd generatly deemed so utterly Innucent und pure that to kill it for the table or any other usu [s branded ug helnous fn the ex- treme, 18 not go lanaveat aftor oll. Its moaning, sud-sounding volca Is a mockery und achent. Its soft, dark c¢yes aro ushamj its sober Quuker garb fs ealeulated to deceive; Its timid movo- inents ore not to be trusted. Whea It lins oncs Leen [nsulted or Injured by one of Its kind the dove becames va crucl und outragcously heart- leas u8 any murderer con be. Somo years aeo [ witnessed a fight between fwo female moaning doyes which, for utter barbarousness, could not he exceeded. I was angllng n a brook for sun-poreh, hall proue on o prossy bank lost in n brown study, with a eclgar between my lps, when t lmunonml to seo a dove allght on a gaerled bough of a plane-tree a fow yards distant, Imamediatoly it beran to coo in that dolefully-plaintive straln sa well known to every lover of Nature, and wus soon jolned by a male, who perched himself withio a foot or tivo of her. Tesvied their uest, not yet flnlslied, tu ihe fork of an fronwood near by, ‘The birds muade very expressive signs to each other with thelr heads by o serles’ of bows and sidowlso notions, of which 1 understood anough to know thut soine intruder was near,~—perhaps they meant me. Tho flsh were not biting any too well, but tho shade was pleusant and the grass frugrant, the sound of the water very soothing, aund the flow of the wiud steady and cooling, so I id not eara to move just to hunor the whim of u pair of billing doves, It proved, however, after ull, that I was not the causs of alarm, Aunother female dove presently dropped llke o hawlk from a dack, dense mass of Jcaves above 1he pairy and struck the first on the back with beak amd wings, A fight cusued, witnessed it calin Juldrest oy myselc wnd the niale dove, AL Nrst the combatants struggled desperately togetlier on the bough, flercely beatluy cach other with theie wings, nnd plucking out the feathers from breast und neck, all the thne atterbng low queralous, notes, differing from any thing [ bnd ever before iicard, Pretty soon thev both fell off the bough, and came willrling down upon’ the wround, where they continued the battle with vonstautly tncreasiugt fury, their eyes fatrly llashing thve, and cutting and lhmsb g with thele beaks like swordsmen, Blood began o show itself about their beads, and in vlaces thelr necks were quite barg of feathe When at last ono of them beeany 8o exhaust that further strugele was linpossible, the other proceeded to take fts stand upon its helpless opponent, snd would have quickly niade an end ol dt hud I not tuterfered, 'Ihie vanquished Dird was minus an eye, nod was unablo to fly for some minutes, ‘The secret of the battle” was Juulumr. ‘The male sat by awd watched Ina nonchialout woy until it was all aver, when ho \-urer loyingly atrutted upto . the victorlous dove amd began coolng [n a low, suothing tone, Frum that day to this I have repudiuted the tigure “lunocent i3 u dovs PIIE PLANETS IN FEBRUARY. Cincinnats Engquirer, Venus, in her now rolo of evenlng-star, will bs ha most Interesting planet for observation due- Ing the month, much to the disgust of some othera, who would like to be notieed, On the Gth of Deceinber, as our Celestial correspondent telegraphed ab the time, she was o superlor conjunctton with the sun, wien she passed to Lals harboard stde, and eaught on, so to spenk, for a promenads aloug the milky boulevard, ‘Phey separuted soon after this, but what the traublo waa we huve uot been able toascer- tain, uud Venus ls now lruvullnlf rapldly across lots, bearlng, apparently, toward’ Ostikosh, Bowe astronomers will Lell you that Jupiter ls £00 near the sun to be visible during the month, but this 18 ull fv your eve, ‘Iho roal trouble with dupiter 13, he bas o boil on the end of his nosy o b e 1 grouseepcge, and wants o keep shady until v blows over, " No uge but a stony-hearted viltuln witl tind fault with him for doing so. Buturn Is now receding from us at the rac of nanition mites wousinuge, and, when we consid- er the hiel price of rents, wo don’t blame hin, e lwlll probably nover bo seen ln thls scetion uzabo, Mars Is noa morning-star, sud Is too proud to ltye. ilo risus nbout 4 o'cluck n 1he moraing, tukes o drlnk ot of the bluck bottle in the :-luulalmml. kdles the five, und—takes another riuk, Urunus comes 1nto opposition with the sun on ho 20ik, witel i3 consldered quito presumje- uous on his part. Wy wish (hio overy success, howuver, und will do all wo can to bolp hin break up the monopoly. It (3 his Intention to attend striccly o business during the duy, but alnost any nlght bo can e fouad near Ko Le- ous, whera hils sweethoart Hyos, urliug the moouh & geodual shifting of the stars towards the weat will bu notleed, ‘They gve coucluded thut Mr, Grecley's adyice Is sound. Aldebaran, a bright star with a bigh forehead, will bo abont 45 dex, high, with a fagk In his cont-tall pocket, at 10 o'clack in the morning, Castor and Pollux, in Geminl graclons, will be near the marldian of the great cirele, pussing north und south through the zenith, with thelr wheols locked, nnd both running under the whip, Regulus, in Leo, toward the close of the monta, wifl be about 25 dcv below zeros and Spica, tho brilliant star In Virwo, Iike Pollu, Aldebaran, Rigel in Orlon, and thie Potter Com- mittee, \vlfl be dilffeult to distinguish with the uankad eyo. : BULLDOZING A BEE-IIUNTER. Detrolt Frea Press. Charles McQulre," bezan his Honor, as he looked over the desk at a slim-walsted man who Lind evidently mut & polar waye and been worst- ed, *“the pollceman telda me that he found yon walking up and down the streat, beating an old tin pan und shouting at the top of your volee, DI Benator Biaron make his great wealth by fndulglng In suck practlces? Do we rememboer Homer and Milton because thoy disturbed the peave? Look me In the eye, prlsoner at the bar, and heware how you answer,” “You sce, I heard n swarm of bees poss g avery und | wanted them to scttle on my fence, um\l\y replied the man, ‘Hees! Uees in the month of February! Boces swarming such westher as thist? exclaim- ed the Court, as ho grew pale around the mouth. ¢ ‘- “Can't a bee come out In winter It ho wants t’m" argued the prisoner, warming up tu his de- ense, " 1o can, but he don't," eaid his Honor, “Every beo fn tho land is bow in u dormant atate, and wilt be for weeks to come,? Hut T honrd bees in thie alr, 1 know what [ hear a8 well o8 the next man, ! ** Charles Mcluire, you had nbeo In your b pety or a llea fn your éar. What alled you was too much whisky,” “ May-bee that was t,” thoughtfully ob- served Dijah. ‘The Court gave him one Iingering, trembling lauk, culeulated to bring on congestion of the Jungs within twenty minutes, and turned to the prisoner und sald : “ This Is your first timo here, and t can over- look vour offense, Let me tell you, loweyer, that noy further bee-hunting in Detrolt {n the winter will put you along with people who don't smcll honey from onc year to another,” “But If Laey bees ta-morrow ——" ‘“But you won't. If you do I'll send you up for thirty days,” “*But suppose n bimble-bee should come ——"* nn: l,I' you say bee to me agaln I'll send you uo The Fmonnr hated to give up 80, but he final- Iy made hbls way out, muttering: “'To bea or not to beo & bumble-beo,? FAME AWAITS M, Suan Jose (Cal.) Herald, Many poresous are evidently born to fill exalted positlons, the buds of eculus showing them- selves almost as s0on as the choson ono fs out of his nurso's arms. Many of our most eminent statesmen gave evidence fn thelr youth of the possussion of superlor talents, which eventually placed them upon the very vlnnacle of fame. A 8an Fernando strect boy has a brlitiaut future before him, nnd If bic I8 not one day ranked high amont the noble army of newspupor paragraph- ers, this deponent has ntterly }ulluu to read the sigus aright, 1le came bounding into the house m; gumr day, und, approaching his mother, asked: 4 Ma, wilbcandy rot folkscs tecthl? ‘“Yea, Willie, it will indecd, and I do not want you to eat any of the Injurlous stufl.” The embryo laugh-builder was silent for quite o while, evidently rehearsing fn bis mind the continuance of the conversation, and gotting his queries 1n o shupe thut would enable him to ateer clear ot all plefalts, Finally, be con- M2 1 o gire! et + \WIlL [t rot girls' teoth, too?"? * Certaluly, l’\’:‘y dear Another silence, aml more mental fieuring, and then ho asked: i * Ma, Rotterdam fsn't o bad word, {s (£ ** Ob, no, Willie, thut (s 1he nume of u foreign clzg4“yY|?u wh Ihulldlt'l‘n"\'(‘){ur ?clnizrunhy." cll, yon wouldn't lick a feller for 1KIny about it, w{mm youi T alklog *¢Moat certaliily not.” ** lonest [njun’you wouldn’t? and his faco bore un expresston of deep earnestiess. “Of course not; why do you ask such ques- tlousi” . *+ Well, Mary Dawson {8 coming over hors to tell ou e, Bho had o whole two-bits® wortl of candy wiul wouldu's zive mo a bite, so I told her to Jist eat ¢ herself an’ I hoped 18 would * Rot- ferdnm teoth ot Ho eseaped chastisement, but the moral lo;son read to him will sorve as & gusdupuse turougl all s tuture e, PARIS NEWSPAPER WIT. New York World, Mothier to bier clilid—' Now, then, Arthur, do try and eat your broth? Arthur—'* T cant,” Mother— Nonsense. One can do unything one wants to do.” Arthur—+ Woll, then, I don't waut to,"” Baby was playing with the sclssors, and his motber, perceiviug thls, snatched them away, crving: * Do you know thut If you play with those sclssors und etlek them Into yourself you'll be Killed and die, nud be dend, und inomma'il huve no more little boy{? * Yes'mn.” # Aud do you kanow that when uny one dics it's for a loug time{” * Yes'm, for all ang’s li¢e,” Ounce upou a time, when a young and unex- perienced lnwyer was conducting the defense of & murilerer Sn'n manner whieh cast 8 gloom over the apponents to capltal punishment, when be hud concluded Ins speech the Judge sald to the prisoner in the ususl forin: * Aceused, do you deslrs toadd anything to that which has been suid In your defensef® Bereyer, who wos present, whispored very audibly: ™ Advise him to cast his luwyer upon thumerey of the Court,” A poor devil 1smet on the boulevard, ina very thin overcoat urnamented with a tremend- ous hole ou each side. > I say,” says o friend, with complacent compasslon; * vou ought to Ireeze todeath ina cogt lke that,” ¢ Not gt all,” replies the other, with a cheerful shiver; * this cont'a all right. ‘The vold Just comes in ntone bole und goesout atthe other, pud I never feel 16" % Quols Jamalst” % Nou; Jomafs.” * Quoi—jmuulaf"” Eh blen; pres- quo jamals.! AN AGREEABLE COMPANION. A good story [s told of ex-Gov. Magoitln, of Kentucky, who 18 a mood talker avd likes to do most of the talking bimself. Recently, in maklog the Journey from Claclunat! to Lexing- ton, be shared Lls seat fu the car with a bright- eyed, pleasant-faced gentieman, "The Governor, after o few connonplacs remarks, to which his companion smited and nodded assent, branched into a description of the scones that ha hud wit- nossed In different parts of the country, grow cloquent over the War, deseribed with glowlng speech the horse-races ho lind witnessed, talked Tearnedly of breeding, uud told theitling stories of hiy buttles with the Induug In the Novtn- west, “Ihe hours slipped rapdiy away, wid - when the tealn was nearing Lexe ington the two exchanged cards und e, The lmnwl with a cordiul shake of the ha duvernor drave ta au fuw, nad ta a wwmber of friends he reinarked thut the ride bud vever seemenl so short hufore, - *Then you must have had pleasaut company aboard,” +You aro right, 1 met a gentieman of unusual wtelli. wenee, We converaed all the way over, T never* wiig brought fn contact with n inore acrocable mun” *ludeed! Wno was het” asked his friends, *“Wait o minute; ¢ havo hia curd, and the Governor felt in his pockets, and pro- duced the bitof pusteooard, *flis numy is Kiug,” “Not Bob Kingt" shouted a dozen In one breath, **Yes, contlomen, Robert Klog; thut fs the way the card resds,” was the proud reply, A roar of laughter followed. Wiy, Governor, Boby King 18 us deal wia post; be was born deal und dumbl? QUIPS, Boston Corsmercial Bullelin, The cheapest light—I'hosphere-cent, A bill-bead—Tho bust uf Shaksprare, 11, M, 8, Plouaforu svems to be apron ounced Suceess, Wicked young mon style acarlet stocklugs # fire-lose,” More weather.~Y, Y, Com. ddv, Mutton for dinner aguind - 2 The firat fire-alarm is sald to bave been when Cain struck A bel, Drawers of chiecks and drawers of clgars aro kuawn by thelr stuts, A married inan sometimes finda himsoll to bo au Aprll foo) soon after the weddiug Mareh. Dreakfast {s tho sole rupast of many English- men. N, B—*Bolo " s tho naine of u bsb, A soap-factory fn Cambridgo wus damaged by the wind Jast weok, 1t wus 0 case of wiuds or soap, When the Corouer caunat nd his writing mu- teriuls, why then be buolds u Coroner's luke quost, ‘There 18 an article in_the New York Times on “ Rearing Black Bass,” We never knew thut black bass ateod up gu their lilud legs, although tatlona on they " golng through ll‘mln]m;‘;: wo havoacen represen of “Binck Bess ance, Miss Kellopg, havine decideq the avora feld. will o o e {he ouora fedy il dovots ths reuf o o ** Ananymous articles wily tlon, ' tha edltor ons by o it o b front-door stop, el when abaty vig i Poverty brings some stran, awnbrokers, A P ages to K window the nl‘hn';ul?x:)'.c arpeiter Waliored Bk 1L 18 extronioly aunayi {:clv at church, I{ut Jl:n't 'filil:kzflflnmlhew ave felt in the whalo's pew, Custom-House decisiy —1When sleds arrlvo ntm:h{xn !;wa? m] iaters shall bo ontitied to a draw.pack” °F * M they There 18 & Journeymian., m:mm!ng-mom Who |n}'|r“;|‘::)::m:=l"hmm cllt 8 0no of the old stay Jops'* 0 e jours 1t I8 estimated that g %\3 dnut:m n and w[nte.ru \fr‘fli'n'&'v'?fiflfi'uk,‘.‘" ot 000 damage, and Gail Hamilton yet to liesr” “Things are lookin, ng Al 2| 0 iRt & ring about s dov-flzht in Bow ] 2] Whon Katherlne's hush ng“t‘lnnznm lmlz Wlllhlfl“n':gn“ 2 pity that a man gl bis skate. PRl The party who wrate toa B gene fr Aot e e ca of the use, rCop tionof theusg; 1 00t of tho orthogry Pointing horse-shocs is now femaole nmusement; and " ours s nn(lunvurln;,'z 1o hnv‘: lgfl‘r]u'ylxwu'xn;:yx take Jessons In paintl ® e vainting mule-shocs—gy by What Is the difference betwe: ting his sloigh on the 1 R ptel g to bl . the msas Touainy S o 5 o & In ong ey m.! nll!epn‘.m bis drive, and In dm other drigey With dentists charging 85 an h era 460 0 dag, W, 1. Vangerhye e bl zg:{ npg:cl:;: fi{;nmllmsnumry that can afford 1 the samo time. % S waler plps meuled e — CABLE CELEBRATIOY, SBllvor Jubllee of Subninrine New York iferald, fev, 13, On the 10th of March next Mr. Cyrus\y, Field will glve a grand dinuer party in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the formatfog of the company, by New York merchants, to estabe 1sh telegraphle communieation across the At lautle Ocean. Invitations for this most foger. esting jubllee, handsomely engrayed on beaul. ful cards, bave been seut to distingulshed peo- ple lu all parts of the world, 'The festiral vl Ficld ;‘!4::-‘),: }flncu at Mr. Field's resldevco, Qramery Weareso familfar #1th the usoof the tefe. zraph across the ocenn that, we arg apt to fur-* how yecent a thing it i, and that the originaters of the gryear enterurise are still amongus. Jils only o quarter of o century since the project was flrat concelved, ‘Pho 10Uh of Mareh 153, 18 the date ol its birth, nnd 50 of the birth of deep ses telezraphy, On thut duy wos sizned the agrecinont Lo raanize the * New Yorg, Nowfoundlund & London Telegraph Conpany IC certaln privilezes could be obtatned from ewfoundbid), the object of which was stated In the very first sontencs of Its charter to ba {*to eatablish o luo of telegraplie commnunles. tion between Amerlea und Europe by way of Newfoundland,” ‘The Company was formed In n private house,—thut of Mr., Cyrus \V, Field— and composed of but five individuals: Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Cyrus W, Field, Mare abail 0. Roberts, tnd Chandier White! My, David Dudlu{ Field was present aa the Jepl adviser of the Company, wid went with i brother wmd Mr, White fo 8t, Johus to obtaln the charter. Mr. White died soon after, aud was succceded by Mr. Whson G. Hunt, Thess fivo gentlemen are all still living to sea the grent results of the experiment thea firat mude to carry the telegraph across the veent, Small attémpts bad been made fn Europe to transmit mesenzes under water,—fnt across the River Ri but hinlf a lle wide, and next neross the Britlsn Chinonel. ‘The frst attempt to unite Englund and France was made In 1 copper wire, covered with guus vercha, was lafd between Dover and Caiafs,— about twenty-ono miles, but communlcation wa kept up but’for a vers brief perlod. The next year It was reptaced by a cable of four wlres, which is stitl perfect,” A few other seacabled were lald, but only in shallow wateruul for ghort distances,—the Joneest, that to iolazd, being but 130 miles, und In water onlya few futhoms deep, This Amcriean company was 1he lirst to propase to span the ocean, A8 soon 18 the line had been completed to Newlouod- hund Mr, Cyrus W. Fleld went to London, and there, In 1856, urganized the Atlantie Telegraph Company. - " Its firat attempt was mado in 1857 but tho sltios had eailed but a fittle over 300 miles from tue coast of Ircland when the cable broke and the expedition returned. The next year (183) the attempt was renewed fn a different mabner ‘Tho Auteriean and English ships-of-war, tke Nlagara und Agamemuon, safled for the middio of thie Atlantfe, whera they were to Joln \'nhlts' and aail cust wl west to earry the tvo cods of thelr respective shores. But before tbey reached mid-oceau a storm avose, and the Aps: mamimon bad a parrow eseape from founderingi anud when ut inst the cable was fofued 1t 538 broken several times In the attenipt to 18y It aul the expedition returned to Eogland almost in despair. Oue more cffort, however, was made that smmer, amd with suceess, 'Flie cable was stretehed from shore to atiore, nnd messages vnssed between Karopa wind Amerka. Bab communieation continucd only thres weeks, nor was It re-catablished till elzit years later (n 1808), after two - new cables had been maute fuctured (ono of which, after being pald ost 1,200 miles {n 1505, was brogen in mid-vcosn winl dlshied up 1o yoar after and cacrled to the shores of Newloundlund), muinly by the u:;i tions of the same indefutizuble splrit which o urluluuudlmfi pn){ccl,' mull lllil.’ull it filnrwnnl in spite of all obstucles for twelve vears, pum. thesuceess of that first Atlantic leIcgra:hl in 1859, briel though 1L wus, ot demons’ “‘l o thy pussibility of croesing the ocean, amd lnll the way for all after triuuiphs fn deep-sea ‘f»ffid raphy. 1t liad proved that s cable vversd o mites long coukt be laid In wumnwu{nl'lf deep. After that nothing scems lmnulall:.f; Cablcs werg lald fn the Mediterranean. . Red Sea undd the Perslan Gult, aud thenee fimn! the Arablan Sea to Indis, aud gerose t a!,' s Bental to Burmaly aid dowa the Malavan Pt tnsula to Penaurr and smfiauarm Al castern const of Asia to Chioa, sud mu:;m Japan, while southward lines were cnmndm" Java und ueross thut lelund and the surrout P sens to Australia and Now I:cnl.lml.‘ vb““ Western Tlemisphere vables wvrulnldlu o and the other West India Istands, unid d u:“Ar- const anSm!.u&: An:urlm to Brazil sud the genting Confederatlon. B it withina quarter of acenturs, subimsrisd telegraphs have been earrled ueruss aluld s the seas and oceans of thy globe (exeedd B broud Pacllle, which yet remalns '"M“fl"l"m ed), briuging wto cloge rommuuieation ol vl?uw al the clyitized world. Many who bore g e orable purt in thess great uebicyem A0 Dy pussed away, Their memory 18 *"“’I'”,, o iole their survivors, who flnd piuny sUreils o fections reculled whenever they mmu,m i as they will coutluue to doso m"‘-:“u:l £ those wha wers actors i thesy scenes 8 main upon the BaE Selling Chin: New York Tunen, The Chiness nr‘c, ns {8 well known, in ll‘):‘_h:':“ of selling thelr women fu theirowis coul Bas, ; they cont{nue the plessant custom, ‘-ha\\‘u\nen apenly, after Immigration tc our shurcs, KA are 80 plentiful w the Celeatial L:‘xnlpn;’u“ 8 et constantly fu excess of the demund; t sty {s, therefare, regularly elutted, ,u::t ::I::i 'iu et bow Jously .m;{ 28 artest; Py e o) fld:f: ed for strappig fashlonsyy, Tolegraphy, article brings nothing; udeed, © okrn fnstauces ba piven away. ummmm:ll:nd' biere, because Johin, on l“lllllln;,' his nat o leaves Iifs suffron sister beliud a2 8 x'me vl cumbrauce; bug he often regrots it nd“lrfi ] owing to their feminlno scarcity, ""A:.]chu e quen‘i‘. demaud at very falr prict piincisco, 18 commercial Mongollan 1 Hau TRECCE anxfous to get rid of his wife—the FE assigue fn his fuabiity to keep n.' et e ductive luxury on handt,—uid ||u;|ar¢' don e will soll her for #350 to auybo btk some of her relatives promptly ulnr;lmnmnu smount, A Chingso woulan will nd ho stich a tigure lnr:lulzry, honest pt unfortunste creature, threatened with, has appealed to :::Jer e family to buy licr, prouialng to re h at the tle servico for the'advance. It S0 D Chiuese sell their wives fn overy }uu v 18 on the Pacitic Slova (thelr own mnmm ob purchasers) whers thoy have gnl!lt . 8 soon a8 thuy grow tired of thewt By yuls money, In somo cascs lmr_mg“w” a they biypotheeato thelr women, un‘ 8 0 rate per day fur the .vmnmud_nh;s:l;m it Jender keepiny the petticouted ol e atively redeomed, Only the youmg und kluml»'fll'“"‘lu goud-lookiug can b pawud, 08 the # Know that o other kind Wil o Mauy of the Californla nuwipapc 0 s clumorivg for the wbolitiou of slavy trade,