Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1880, Page 2

(For Tae EvENine SraR-) MAY-DAY. ‘The world is centuries old to-day, Yet holds us in its arms of Ma; As old as night, and day, and a'r: As Lew as latest lisper's prayer, — No wrinkled brow, no hair of grey, Fashioned to die and pass away! A thousand years ago this day, ‘The Robin sang his roundeiay ‘The woods were sweet with tangled bloom, ‘The hil's shed blossoms of perfume, ‘The valley sifted sunshine through Her violet lashes, wet with dew. All nature drank the wine of May; ‘Man only came to pass away! And centuries hence the sur shail bring Back to the earth this emerald ring: Shall set it where soft skies shut down, And arches bend with starry crown,— Where smyphonies of music break O’er hill, and vale, and rippling lake, — Where golden seas of summer sir Veil Beauty's presence everywhere :— And nought shall dim that full-orbed day, But God's decree—‘*To pass away'” ‘Yet man shall, 'mid those glories, find Sweet recompense for heart and mind,— Shall ses how mercy veils the way In which he walks from day to day; ‘Thro’ nature, trace those upland heights Beyond earth’s circling days and nights, Where God’s perennial forests plume ‘The everlasting bills of June,— Where Heaven’s immortal fountains play, And nothing blooms to pass away! Tone. een Affairs in Georgia. DECORATION DAY AT THE SOUTH—UNION OF BA AND HEARTS—THE LATE REPUBLICAN CONVE! TION OF GEORGIA. {Correspontence of the Star.) ATLANTA, Ga., April 27, 1850. Southland is now a paradise of poetry and ‘Song. The forests are out in their full spring dress and birds of brilliant plumage and melo- Glous voices are holding their high concerts in the branches of the trees. The orchards are Tobed in a mixture of purple and white and the gardens are green with every variety of vegeta- ton. The air isfilled with fragrant odors and the soft sunshine causes the hills and valleys to rejoice on every side. This wondrous scene of beauty and enchantment’ is a faint picture of "hat celestlal land where “everlasting spring abides and never withering flowers.” ‘The agricultural prospects of the south so far are very flattering. Large crops are being planted and golden ‘harvests anticipated. Tne vealth of this section is not now equal to that “tthe north and west, but there need never be searcity of the necessaries and comforts of fein this rich agricultural region. The soil here produces alraost spontaneously. Yesterday was decoration day to the south, and rich floral offerings were laid oa the graves Of the confederate dead. There was not much Public display in Atlanta. The military com- panies marched to the cemetery in the after- noon, led by the U. band from McPherson Barracks, a Short prayer was offered and an in- teresting poem read, but there were no tnflam- matory harangues to arouse sectional resent- ments. General Hunt and other officers of the army were present on the occasion. and the tlag at the garrison wasat half mast tn respect to the day. There ts perfect harmony here be- tween the citizens and soldiers, and not the slightest disposition to interfere with each ers rights and privileges. Indeed, the trouble is they love each a hen ie” asa con- Sequence, courtship an are more a. than parades and Inspections. tain Hams, our young quartermaster, led the Way by wedding the accomplished niece of Sena- tor Gordon, and others of the “boys in blue” are inclined to do likewise. So that the north and the south are determined to unite on this new basis. The late republican convention of this state numbered about 300 delegates, a large majority of whom were colored men, who controlled everything. They proclaimed their purpose to control, on the plea that the white men of their ret them a rightful share of the loners and emoluments of office. Republican- ism in the south will hereafter rest matnly on ebony and not on ivory lee A Blaine man, Major Smythe, was elected to preside, but the de! == uninstructed to the Chicago vent he southern negroes are naturally for Grant, but powerful iniluences are at work in behalt of other candidates, and may succeed. = publicly declare their determination tn the future to support independent candidates in those counties where they are in a hopeless minority. This is a bright augury for Felton and Speer. All the colored voters support Mr. St because they regard him. and justly 80, a8 an honest man, & pure patriot. wise Statesman, and true friend of every rank and race. President Hayes is the most las repubil- Can in the United States with the white people Of the south, and they would support him above = Other man in his party for a — erm. ve (For THE Star. Who Has “Cleopatra’s Needle }"" ‘This question, pertinent as it is to common Sense and common knowledge, is now attempted to be dodged by the response, that ‘Cleopatra’s Needle” was not one thing, but two; that fs, that both the standing obelisk that has gone by this name for so long—that Is always looked out for by every traveler tnat visits Egypt, the Pa of which. with Pompey’s pillar, is found every child's phy, and always called “Cleopatra’s Needle,” and never “one of Cleopatra’s needles,” and which our sailors are bringing home with them, and “the obelisk” that has been lying on the ground in the same vicinity, were equally call- ed “‘Cleopatra’s needles ;” now when we make a = on our British friends, let us hold it le name is altogether a misnomer, of course, end modern; that ts, inan Egyptian sense of the word; but “words are things,” and worth contending for. “Cleopatra's Needle” signifies the standing obelisk, and the British have “hardly ever” called the one they bore away anything but “the obelisk.” “Cleopatra’s Nee- die” was still standing after that event, and Many photographs of it are to be seen be: this name. In 1549 the Enclyclopedia Americana says: “The Famous obelisk called ‘Cleopatra's Nee- die’ was given to England by the Pacha of t in 15%," at the same time telling of the other “obelisk of Alex- andria, lying on the ground,” which the British so recently carried away in lieu of the one ceded them more than a half century In 1552 Brande, of England, speaks of “Cleopatra's Needles,” one standing and one ing onthe ground. The French, espectally lorace Vernet, said also, les aiquilies de Cleo- The heedles, etc. Scientifically, per- | the name might be applied to both, but common usage, long established, has tixed the bame “Cleopatra’s Needle.” to the one so long known and So famous in the landscape at Alex- andria, and which America {s to possess. Let us never speak of it as “‘the Obelisk,” but as “Cleopatra’s Needle.” Other cities have Obelisks, oply New York is to have the spe- cife and not the generic name, of the articie, “Cleopatra's Needle.” Antiquarians and pe: dants may talk as they please and cite author- ities to show Chat both the obelisks of Alexan- Gria bore this name. Still, common parlance mnust rule, and geographers and travelers will always continue to talk of “Cleopatra’s Nee- @le,” which still remained at Alexandria after the British got their “obelisk.” What the true DamM< s Of these obelisks are is unknown, except as the Gay ee of their hieoroglyphics can determine; but let us Americans continue, with our encye — to say. “The famous obelisk known as Cleopctra’s Needle,” ts now the '¥ of America. i fo a ee A Fearful Leap. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF 4 LADY 8CHOOL TEACHER. A Cineinnatt Enguirer special from Pitts- rome ay Eva Ernest, %6, : the Third ward schodls’ of Mine reet bridge, which crosses the Alle- river. The height of the bridge from isabout forty feet. The girl climbed fore 9 of the ign | at a point about the Middle of the river and plungea head down- Ward into the swift current. I out 150 Teach it. 5né was bridge and ae eee ~ aga Boyle pro- wagon, and th? womin, In was conveyei t the and soon afer to the 5 fe i tf iN 5 EES e gs ‘| ae ag Ee a i 5E tf 53 F i d t i : i i ; a HH Z a in B A | gE EE: iH RS 13 A] 5 3 ; s FASHIONS FOR MAY. but in modified ered Intoxicating Effects of Color_How | ig brick and dandevion plaids ae Ree ee ad Cees it omal Goe- | Shades of blue or Mac with white or gray and Natural and Conventional Ces- tm the borders are lines of red or gold. or pink, Games Summer Silks and Gren&- | tne latter being associated with dines—The Handkerchief Dress, blue and gray, and white. Twelve hal & Farasels, and Odd Spring Fam | chicts make a dress, aud for the teat ot the Ne ne hous Oie } overskirt or fplonaiee Seo) oy ee ae v0 Corresponient. laid , thus convet border New York, April 30. a incet cans or robing. The border also form’ One may become intoxicated with many other things besides wine. Color, grace, beauty, are all intoxicating and one can quite understand the remark of a lady, who, after walking on | a bright day down one of the principal thorough- fares, and seeing the windows aflame with jew- els, radiant with spring fancies in brilliant col- Straight around and 0] the sleeves half-long, ors and delicate laces, and sidewalks terraced | and ‘both were finished with the border which with incense bearing flowers,expressed a strong | formed ruffles. With these dresses it Is de desire to rush madly into this sea of light and | 7igeur to carry a sham parasol to match, luxury and perfume, absorb all that was possi- | and wear a coarse straw hat trimmed with bie in one wild, brief season of extravagant in- hedge roses, or violets, or pink and white auigence. and—die, having exhausted strength | datsfes, the tints corresponding to those of the and hope. | costume; or a “handkerchief” bonnet, with a ‘There is undoubtedly a very strong sense of | bunch of the flowers in the folds at the sides. exhileration in the presence of bright and | These gingham outfits are charming for coun- varied color, but one soon tires of It and desires | try wear, and the flower ornamentation may be back tosomething more subdued. Doubdt- | repeated most effectively upon the boddice and less we shall find a more permanent pleasure in | upon the border of one gore of the parasol, but it when we know better how to use it; when | care must be exercised to carry itso that the there Is less of incongruity and more of har- | flower will occupy the left side. mony; less of indulgence of crude tastes and A pretty idea for morning wear in the country more willingness to follow natural methods | {3 an apron made of gingham handkerehlefs and and achieve agreeable and lastiag rather than | trimmed with two or three rows of torchon lace striking effects. | and ribbon bows. In some cases the gingiam eh nature masses high color it is fora | !s ruled with the border and the bows are Very temporary purpose—a sunset, for exam- | omitted, but the lace and satin ribbons add very Ple, or a sunrise, elther of which last onlya rew | much to the dressy appearance. Another style moments. Usually nature uses high color in | {s made of the plain handkerchiefs, to which the small quantities, and with an {illuminating et- fect, as in the woods among the rocks, and the | dered. In these the lower left-hand corner of like, The general tone of the sky fs obtained | the apron ts turned up with a satin bow, and from a mixture of blue, gray and white; of the | the right-hand corner oI earth, from a mixture of green, gray and | W.th a second bow, the reverse side of the mate- brown. When these tints and shadingsaad | rial being of course in gingham the same as the combinations are carried out, the effect 1s | front side, and therefore offering no obstacle. charming. = SUMMER PARASOLS. Tre most elecant dress seen this season was a The new parasols are very costly and very trimmed skirt of dark leaf brown satin de Lyon | fanciful. It is almost impossible to find one and a deep, handsome, all-around basque of | plain yet elegant. They are mad? of the tig. brown brocaded in shades of dark pure moss | ured satin foulards, in rich figured silks {n salf- en. The front of the brown tabiter was | colors, and of chintz satine and bordered sulla3 rimmed diagonally, with many rows of a nar- | woven for the purpose. Thos? elaborate fab Tow shaded moss chenille, and the brown straw | rics are further enriched with wide whit> bonnet with brown satin de Lyon anda great | black lace, or with particolored frinz crush of woody moss and leaves, and berries, tn | the latter containing the colorsof the fabric. the natural shades of green and brown. The cos- | Sticks are of white and light woods, sometimes tume was an absolute refreshment to the eye, carved, sometimes painted; the former show and ft seems strange that effegts in nature are | not more closely studied by those who profess ert original designs and patterns for dres3 and trimmings. ‘The rage for embroldery fs doing a great deal Re flounces and flat bands for belt and trim- ‘A fiandkerchiet dress of pink and white was bordered with a flounce and had an overskirt Which was shirred upon the front and trimmed to form a robing which was carried around the k as a dol insects, flies, a wasp, or garden bug, are fastened. White silk parasols are worn plain. They are always of the brocaded fabrics, and are bordered with wide white Spantsn ‘lace; the to develop this taste, and fs therefore an educa- ning ts perha) ‘shot” with gold. “Sunset” tor in a certain sense. Very little of the em- | silk—a brilliant red and gold changeable or broldery now used Is imported, except that which adorns special imported costumes. There are embroideresses in the city of New York who require no pattern, who will take the natural leaf, spray or branch of trailing vine, draw the lines with a pencil upon the fabric as they go along, and reproduce the object with the most accuracy and delicacy, and without any of the conventional stiffness.’ A drawing room Was recently panelled with embrolderies exo- cuted upon very rich pale blue silk. There were wonderful peacocks and birds and butterfites, pondlilites and rushies, seaweed with corai Sticking to it; but the beauty of it all was that there Was no incongruity, that each panel carried out Its own idea with wonderful truth and force and beauty. Three thousand dollars Was paid for the execution of the needle work alone. SUMMER SILKS AND GRENADINES. ‘There ts a return this season to the plain taf- fetta silks In light clear shades of color, such a3 lilac, biue, heliotrope, English violet, ash gray, Wood, and fawn, which were fashionable many months ago, and in the neutral tints made such modest Quaker suits with drawn silk bonnets tomatch. In those days the fintsh to the cos- tume was a white crape shawl, which was con- Sidered the ne plus ulira ot elegance, but now it fs a little mantelet of the same, or small visite, diminutive in size, but trimmed richly with “shot” silk—is used as a lining for some black pesos but is not so objectionable as might imagined because it 1s not extended to the interior edge of the parasol, but stops about haif way. Still one can hardly imagine any- thing more exasperating on a hot day than to have a blazing sun repeated to the sense of sight under the cover of one’s parasol Imita- tion Mechiin lace is the new trimming lace and 4s used for cotton-satine parasols in preference to Britonne. Satin foulard parasols in which yellow and some shades of red predominate are bordered with black lace and trimmed with satin ribbon of the two colors. The handles are black pimento, ornamented with brilliant crawling or flying insects and a ring of black Pimento, to which ts attached a cord and a Unick tasselled ball of silk 1s passed over tie top. This isthe revival of an old fashion. The plainest parasols are of ecru Ponnee lined with pate blue or white and wing lovely polished handles of white wood; and the cheap- est are the country parasols of gingham and cotton-satine trimmed with torchon or imita- tion Mechiin lace. Of course these are plain and cheap sun umbrellas but these offer no points of difference to chronicle. SPRING FANCIES. Ladies are ordering for the coun try half niga Shoes, which eae comactsb imitations of the sant shoes worn by the women of the Black fringe and ruching or silk menteries, with | Forest, Germany. Some are made in prunella, meanene rice, amber, or clair de lune intermixed but those for young ladies are ot kid and the with the mesh. Knife pleating of the same 1s more Le eee ones for thelr mamas, of black satin. e best are trimmed with ruching and with a bow which has a diminutive dog's head upon itor tiny antlers. Another decoration, the favorite trimming for these silks, sometimes headed with satin, but nothing is so really sult- able for them as knife plaiting and pinkea out ruching of the slik, and bead fe, hand- | the successor of the “‘alsatian” bow for the some, but in small ccmnte nat one hair, is the “fly” Dow which is made of black color, This sort or if produces the | lace or silk and imitates the unspreading flower effects, which are so pretty, and {s ap- propriate to the fine texture of the’ silk, while the application of satins makes the dress look too heavy, and deprived it of its individuality. ‘The white balayeuse, which was so universal, has been replaced largely, and especially by high class modistes, with’ fine interior knife Pleating of silk matching the Walking Costumes do not need filling up with stiff white Pleating, and the uniform color and richer material at the edge ts considered more elegant than the flimsy cotton which isso easily Solied and torn. The fashion began with the combination tollettes of black ana gold or red and black satin, and the high contrasting color Was not only used asa part of the mounting and garniture, but as a narrow interior plaiting at the edge of the skirt, the color show- ing unless the edge turned over in walking. ‘The effect was so good and so much more satls- factory to the majority of wearers than the usual white muslin that it has been, as before wings of an insect precisely on a larger scale, while the way in which they are seton the head renders the “flare” allthe more uncom- promising. A dull lustrous silk is considered Much more becoming to fair haired wearers than a shining fabric, and when lace is used It is always A quaint little head-dress is a cornered kerchief of satin dotted with Uuny flowerettes in gold or silver filagree. This is worn with two point extending to the fore- head and fs pinned down to the head with gold or silver headed pins, precisely as a lady would pina nandkerchief over her head in the days when ladies did such thin; ee of the ker- ing and dusting. ebief the hair is arran; in flat rings, and at or loops. Flowers are the back in long brat now beginning to be worn low at the side of the head as formerly,and there is a prospect thit the “side” curis or ae worn behind the ears halt a century ago will make their appearance. One of the queer freaks 1s the sudden rage for remarked, largely abandoned. No prettier or | yellow, or yellow and red combined—fortunate- fresher spring totlet can be ‘conceived tnaa a | ly, insmalidoses. A “eruat” of yellow butter pale wood-colored silk, complete, well-made, | © cowslips, daffy-down-dillys, or red and and accompanied by a straw bonnet, with, | yellow roses combined, isa feature of spring perhaps, a small straight cap-crown of the silk, | Costume. It is the most striking adornment oi and for trimming, a full wreath of white | Dlack silk or satin tollettes, and the shade is flowers or mignonette and scart of white Bre- tonne lace for strings. and heliot oe are SUH More attractive to some, but of Cours: color is a matter of taste. The point I want to impress is this, that distinctiveness in thiz Style of dress*is lost by combination. Every thing is “combined,” so that all dresses look alike and character 1s lost. There are plenty of hatr-striped silks and there are the soft and useful Louisines, but these have been used so much, and mixtures of one kind or another are so universal, that te plain, clear, delicate coloring of the fine self- colored silks is a welcome change. THE BLACK GRENADINE, as such, isa thing or the past. All grenadines | Dow are figured or strt and combined with satin or satin de Lyon. e usual mode Is to Mount satin flounces ona wpe toulard, o> Diack French twilled skirt and drape figured grena. dine over it, either as trimming or polonaise— finishing the latter with satin collar (doubie ecilar) and cuffs or bands, and mounting upon the skirt. The “French twill” is a silk fnisaed cotton lining, which costs about the same as silesia, and, being white on the underside, does not “crack” white skirts as other linings do. Black grenadine dresses are not this season the fashionabie uniform they were some years age. The revival of colors and the use of biend- ed colors 1s gradually retiring black to the back- und unless brightened and illuminated with jet. and much of this ts intolerable in summer. Some very beautiful and costly grenadiae dresses, however, have been made lately of rich —— grenadine, with no tntermixture or com- bination except lace and broad bands of fine Jet, embroidered closely and in fern and other designs upon a black net foundation. These dresses are demi-trained, the fronts shirred to the knee, where there ts perhaps an ascend! seale of narrow flounces. Tne sides are rol with jet, the back is draped in narrow, a ee lar ft , and there is a fine interior plaiting round the edge of the skirt of Diack satin. The cut is true Princess, and the neck is usually a Sri nae aS white thrown from roal mass of jet would seem to make such toilettes | _ Coaching has become an institution in New very heavy, but these are not. The absence of | York, thanks to the enterprise, the liberality, satin in the trimming, and the fact that the jet | aud the persistence of Mr. Delancey Kane, the is hollow and fine, almost as seed pearls, ac- Lg tees of the “ Tally-ho” and the president counts for the lightness, while the effect must | Of New Rochelle, where he has established a be seen to be appreciated, for as yet they are eines ee corey ote SES ci name e “Castle Inn.” 3] Tia nn tm the Heties; Tose etlecHive mate, (Metre Ccomunine pin irene Ge tie great events carefully regulated to the complexion of tae Wearer, the most delicate blonde being able to wear the buff and straw yellows, while the deeper orange and nasturtlan tints can only be ventured upon by a most decided brunette. One of the stylish effects produced tn trim- ming by clever dressmakers, is ia lines of black und yellow to imitate a wasp’s back, and when luced in gauze it 1s almost too suggestive. ow and arrow combs are a pretty concert in which the arrow ts crossed by the bow, which Sparkles with crystals. The metal is gold or liver and on the silver combs the ornamenta- Uon fs pearls, mock or real. One of these combs 45 made still more elaborate by a chain of cryst- als, forming the bowstring, which hangs as if relaxed. Seldom isa comb so prettily fashioned and ornamented. The arrow alone and the bow alone have both been worn richly jeweled as hair ornaments, but this graceful combina- ton dresses the hair with effect even when worn quite plain. Arrows of gold fllagree tipped with sinall rubies are worn,and bows of silver en- riched with tny topaz. ‘Three rows of black velvet, beaded with ie crystals, form a hand- Soie beac handing: for the flat styles now so pular. ‘The skull-cap is a bonnet fitting close to the head like askull-cap, except that It opens at the back to admit of the diagonal puffs in which the hair is dressed. The front of this bonnet has a fringe of jet, and this decorates the bead- ed black lace covering the shape. For further trimming there is an ostrich plume, black and yellow, which ts set u p high and curls, jauntily forward, so as to form a helmet-like curve, in ‘the holiow of which is a yellow rose. Here and there in the ae ig what ia called a * gold crystal,” a glass underlaid with gold, which very greatly heightens the effect of the black beads, making the crystals the centres of the stars which they form. One of the skull- cap shapes is closed at the back inadeep curved prolongation, which admits of dressing extremely low. This, however, ts less becoming than bringing the Quits at the top high above the feather. COACHING FASHIONS. ¥EW DINNER COSTUMES, of the season, not only on account of the bril- The exquisitely iovely brocades which have | lant ‘spectacle they present, but the elegance made their ap nee, particularly the figured. | Of the assemblage which it calls out, and which Surahs have doubtless * ‘styles po dion occupy Fifth avenue from Madison Park to 59th pg which do not ut ‘destroy and ruin the | Street. ‘The tollettes of the ladies of “the coach- fect. of the fabric. und is shot or | {Dg parties are matters of interest, but they are excelled those in private equi One made for tte occasion was of gold cal foulard Pompe Sel in two colors Or shades oft color, and a fam hd tn shades of deep red and olive brown. and a favorite Diending 1s ale hetiot ” rcup, or primrose with white. ‘The bro- damask The front of the dress was formed of alternate jovely shadings and enfeae’ quowing the most | Tonnces of pleated satin and Diack lace" ho made with plain ti shirred fronts, moyen- | Dlack was draped and surmounted by a deep bodies and elbow sleeves, and are trimmed | Square of insertion of pleated lace set into the lace only, and a few fine bows and interior The hat was a lack chip, the Pleating of satin, in the contrasting color. This with gold satin, the exterior trim: Pleating, it must be remembered, Is thick, but | With folds of the foulard and five always fine, merest suspicion of’ the edge is Shades of gold, ruby and brown. visi! Mechien lace 1s in favor—not the gen- The parasol was satin foulard trimmed uine, only a very fine linen imitation, wate With black lace. Brown and red satin ribbons makes a beautiful lace, were used for ture, the hot hter dresses are Another was of le mastic almost made of white eur de the and ‘mall, ond white wool, trimmed with and gold thread which are thin delicate fab- The bonnet was a mixture of the col- rica. are a mere mass of narrow bag en exhibited an enormous sunflower, while flounces, shirrings, drapery, bows and lace, of | % nd was displayed low at the side of the which immense ‘quantities are used. For hot oe ‘: wi ex climates they are lovely, the tint of the fabric | _ The multi-form Be agen ree x sulting the creamy of the southern ‘bonnets and parasols, ani are enna Gomplexion, while the taste for color ts sattsfl by the Ligh of immense aes of tne by the striking effects afforded ia the ed a — ies poppy red, or mingled colors of the satin tr/a" ance oun mig tn beaded ‘nee scnen seasonal north which was singularly sisted el rant or hele or ff ep dbrendheig jet with ruby and amber Cy ee fringe being of silver or gold brocade, confined wholly of fine cut ‘This introduc. brilliant threads el ‘interwoven with | tion into the = mteries, Wey bp ohahies the shades: the of the satin and also | 8nd of a beau! lige ‘with white, so ie combination Jewels, and was the color ted rich is not showy. a thick, fine Pleauing Tuby and amber A dress worn at the recent wedding reception | Satin around the bot he skirt. The hat of the son of a distinguished litterateur con- | Wasall black with the exception of the feat! sisted of ivory saten with shirred front and | Where black ruby and duli gold, and the {nterior panels of white and gold brocade; sleeves of | edge of the brim, which Saeroy ecnees Striped gold lace were, worn to the elbow, and the beaded passementerie. Pelee beck which we wes cut oquare tn front. Around | Tas Law ng che m of bust Sees ReesearLanoe ss | Soest eee eat pendant. ‘The a was very simply dressed man on Sunday subscribed $25 toward butlaing @ la Grecque, the bandelettes being composed a chureh, and when called po to meet his 00- of astring of gold beads and the cb:1 surmounted | ligation declined to ay olding that asthe by an ivory comb. -All out the cos- | contract was made on Sunday it was vold. The tame was ivory, white and law, moves, Sve works of necessity and THE HANDKERCHIEF DRESS. charity, and court ruled that the subscrip ‘The “bandana” dresses of last year have re- ' tion was a work of chairty. 7 | with the border on each side the shirring so as | uble border. The boddice was | b rder Is attached and a bib added, also bor- | the bib is turned down | natural leaf and vine designs upon which metal | RELIGIOUS NOTES. English — The Christian Leader intimates that “The Church Times and other journals. tramps who call themselves the Salvation Army were sent to New York as a reprisal for the affliction of Talmage’s visit to England.” — It seems probable, from the action of the Methodist conferences recently held through- out the country, that some provision will be made at the general conference in Cincinnati to extend the pastoral term beyond three years. —Judge Biddle, of the Supreme Court of In- diana, has decided that it 1s no breach of the laws of that state for a hotel clerk to sell cigars on Sunday. He maintains that it is as neces- | Sary for a hotel to furnish cigars to a man who is in the habit of smoking as to supply tea and coffee. —It is difficult in China to say to what rell- gion a man kon as the same person may profess two or three. The Emparor himself, after sacrificing according to the ritual of ; Confucius, visits a Tas-sse temple and after- Wi bows before an image of Fo in a Buddhist chapel. — The Christian Intelligencer says that “NIck- | elism is the next thing to Nihilism; it comes | Within a nickel of putting nothing into the con- tribution box. The disease is not confined to religious aeuipe and repeaters, but attacks well-to-do pew holders, who thus keep up ap- pearances at the smallest cost.” — “Has your husband shown any encourag- ing signs of growth in the fear of the Lord?” asked a clergyman of a New England woman, as they shared a social cup of tea. “Well,’’said the woman, “I kinder think he has, for { have | lately noticed that he never out on the | Lord’s day without a shotgun." Tre Hour. —The Presbyterian Journal says: Chure’: mortgages ought never to exist; but if for any Teason they have been allowed to spring into | bene. they should without delay guished. They area disgrace to the house of | God, an incubus to the congestion: and a great source of unrest and disqutetude to the pastor. |. — The Jewish Messenger makes the following i Es against Ingersoll: “A recent dictum of | Mr. Ingersoll Is that God needs nothing from | Us, and hence the worship of God ts supertlu- | ous. It ts true that God needs nothing from us, | but we need something from Him, and as lon; | as that needs is experienced by mankind He wil | be worshiped.” — The Journal of Jurisprudence and Scottish Lavo Magazine has an account of a curious case of Sunday !aw, where a servant refused to clean a gig on Sunday, and was discharged in conse- | quence. The sheriff’s court held his dismissal | Justified, on the ground that in domestic service it must be very much with the master to deter- mine what is necessary Sunday labor.—Alvany Lar Journal. ¢ —The Church of the New Jerusalem, com- monly known as the Swedenborgiar, has 116 CoD: ions in America, including five tn Canada. In Pennsylvania there are 11. Con- Siderable attention has been attracted to the doctrines of the Church by the lectures of Rev. Chauncy Giles in Horticultural Hall last winter, and his present series of sermons on Genesis in hischurch, at Broad and Brandywine streets. — The Rev. Robert Collyer preached a ser- mon last Sunday morning in New York “for good! times,” which he announced is at hand. ie combated one prevalent notion that men should leave large provision for the families as apersonal duty. He hit one point well when he said: “Rich men’s sons are not likely to be worth more than their fathers give them.” Sometimes that is all they are worth in every Sense, and If that is Igst they are the poorest of the poor. —Awriter in the Bpiscopal Recorder calls at- tention to the marked division of topics in the Lord’s prayer. "ln one part we pray to our Father in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done; in the other We ask for our own wants, and ‘Us’ takes the Place of ‘Thy.’ Both in the ten commandments given on Sinai and in our Lord’s recapitulation of them, our duty to God preponderates over our duty to our neighbor, and is placed first. In the model prayer the saine order Is preserved.” —The Eptscopal council of Wisconsin have been holding heated meetings on the subject of a cathedral, with a canonical cathedral organ- ization, but a committee have made a report, which the council will probably accept, to found the cathedral. It 1s not to be considered as a regular parish, but the congregation wor- shiping in it are to be liable for all dioces as- nents, etc.; like the different parishes in the diocese. ‘There will be a dean, eight canons and five laymen, who will pompose the chapter Sepoined ne the bishop. Further legislation is to be in the hands of the bishop, who will take ‘Steps to further it as occasion may require. —The ordinance of the city of Louisville Which makes @ misdemeanor any work done on Sunday for which pay 1s taken, if strictly en- forced, would close all the churches. Cle! men receive salaries mainly as compensation for the services they perform on Sunday. Tae Quakers are an exception to this rule. They do not believe in taking for preaching. But there are probably few if any Friends or Quakers in Loutsville. {t 13 a paradoxical proposition to close the churches in order to promote morality: Indeed, it is only a strikiag Mustration of legis- lation run mad, of which the illustrations are growing very numerous.—X, ¥. Sui, — Next month the quadrennial conference 0 the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at Cincinnatl, and 450 delegates, representing the subordinate conferences in every part o: the country, will assemble in that city to discuss and decide important questions of worship and discipitne. The old question of fraternization with the Methodist Church South will probably be revived, and the election of several new bishops will give additional interest to the pro- ceedings. A number of important cl in the discipline of the church will be advocated. One of the most Leena of these will be the ad ee to extend the limit of the pastoral erm. At present a Methodist minister cannot remain at one place nee than three years. The question of having lay representation in the annuat conferences 1s also likely to give rise to an animated and protracted discussion, and @ strenuous effort, it is said, will be made to change the present system of presiding elder- ships. Uncle Remus’ Folk-Lore. BREK RABBIT MERTS HIS MATCH AGAIN. “Dere wuz nudder msn dat sorter play it sharp on Brer Rabbit,” said Uncle Remus a3, by some mysterious pi he twisted a hog’s bristle into the end of a pleceof thread—an operation which the little boy watched with great interest. “Indem days,” continued the old man, “de beas’s_kyar’d on marters same e7 fokes. Dey went inter fahmin’, and I speck ef de troof wuz ter come out dey kep’ sto’en had der camp-meetin’ times en der bobbycues w’en de wedder wuz ‘greeble.” Uncle Remus evidertly thought that the little boy wouldn't like to hear of any further dis- comfiture of Brer Rabbit, who had come to be asort of hero, and he was not mistaken. “I thought the Terrapin was the only one that fooled the Rabbit,” said the little boy dis- mally. oMi's des like I tell you, honey. Dey ain’tno ‘smart man, cep’ wat dey’s a smarter. Ef ofe Brer Rabbit hand’t ter got kotch up wid de na- bors ’ud er tuck ’Im for a h’ant, en in dem times dey bu’nt witches ‘fo’ you could squinch yo’ eyeballs. Dey did dat.” “Who fooled the Rabbit this time?” the little boy asked. | By this time Uncle Remus had the bristle “sot” in the thread, and he proceeded with the story. “One time Brer Rabbit en old Brer Buzzud ‘cluded dey’d sorter go snacks en crap togedder. Hit wuz a mighty cera hond en de truck tu’n out monst’us well, but bimeby, we'en de time come fer dividjun, hit come ter light dat ole Brer Buzzud ain’t got nuthin’. De crap wuz all — en dey want nuthin’ dar fer ter show fer fc rer Rabbit, he make like he in a wuss fix’n Brer Buzzud, en he ore ronny, he did, like he fear’d dey gwinter sell out. “Brer Buzzt he aint sayin’ nuthin’, but he keep up a mons’us thinkin’, en one day he come ‘long en holler en tell Brer Rabbit dat he done fine rich gole mine dea’cross de river. ‘You come en go longer me, Brer Rabbit,’ sez Brer Tukky Buzzud, sezee. ‘I'll scratch en you kin grabbie, en ’tween de two ua us we'll make short wuk erdat gole mine,’ sezee. ~ Brer Rabbit, he wuz high up fur de job, but he study en study, he did, how he gwineter git ’cross de water, kaze ev’y time he git his foot wet all de fambly kotch co’e, Den he up’n ax Brer Buzzud how he Brer ud ’n say dat he'd Deputy 2, on turning id sitting bolt i seg NG, hang it T slejt all througa the discussions to-day.” ‘Sanctuary shoes” are advertised in the ‘THE Seog is ecclesiastical THE HOUSEHOLD. gradually replacing the boot for out door as well asindoor wear, especially in Europe. Wartcu FOR THE Rosk SivG.—A few applica- tions of whale ofl soap, when they first make their appearance, will entirely eradicate them. Cocwrry DRESSES for summer wear are mate of light flannels of various colors—navy and = blue-gray, olive, maroon. and cardinal Piants that have been confined in rooms all winter should be placed in every warm rain shower And then replaced in the room, The effect is soon seen. - NICOTINE IN HER SMAcK.—I wonder how any woman who has ever kissed a clean man can go through the pretense of ever kissing a tobacco- chewer, Did you ever see one suffer the pen- alty? This is how she does it: There is a pre- hard, holds eon dip at and then, her breath, and makes a little pig- the foul lipsof the grinning Pale with horror, files to the Deast, kitchen, where, if you follow her, you will find her dis- infecting with soap and water. Many of the blessed little hypocrites pretend that they ike | the smell of a cigar, but even cris} sy is powerless to force from a woman the confession of afondness for hanging like the bee on a flower to a tobacco-worm’s lips—Mrs. Gar SON, ‘SOOTHING THE CHILD. “The time of teeth- ing arrives,” says an English journalist; “frac- Uchess and peevishness distract the upper re- gions; fretful cries ring in the nurse's ears; her sleep is broken, and she is aware that it is the rule of the house that the nursery shall ever be at peace and smiling. When so readily obtained at the nearest chemist’s, how eaay {s an appli- cation of some powder or siruj laden with death giving properties: how delightful to find that a few the family nee Will loctor understands what has hap- uurchase rest! But only pened when he sees the dulled eye and fatal drowsiness, and hears the heartbroken cry of the Roane other sobbing her heart over her dead chil Bxalstnc.—By this process more than mere tauGing | 18, of course, intended. In bratsing, the meat 4s fust_ covered with a strong liquor of vegetable and animal jutces (raise or mirepoir) in a closely covered vessel, from which as little evaporation as possible is for a considerable ermitted, and 15 ex- me to a surrounding eat just short of boiling. By this treatment fey fibrous flesh, whether of poultry or of catt le, or meat unduly fresh, such as can alone be procured during the summer season in towns, is made tender, and Is furthermore impregnated with the odors and flavor of fresh vegetables and sweet herbs, Thus, also, meats which are ary, or of little flavor, as veal, become satu- rated with julves and combined with saptd sub- stances, which render the food succulent and delicious to the palate.—Catere: BROMIDE OF POTASSIUM IN RURALGIA.—Ac- cording to the Currespondenz Blatt, a patient who for several years had suffered from an in- tense neuralgia in the face came under the treat- went of Professor Peters, of Paris, who put him under a treatment of six grains of bromide of potassium, the dose repeated thrice daily for the lirst month, four grains thrice daily in the sec- ond month, and two third months, the result rains thrice daily as reported being the highest degree satisfactory. Great success, also, is claimed by Professor Gubler In the use of aconitum napellus for the ordinary form of facial neuralgia, particularly when congestion ts pre=- ent. A case {s also related by Professor Paris, where a patient of his, after a provracted Tiod of some thirty years’ suffering from this kind of malady, got quickly rid of his pain after a few daily administrations of eight-grain doses Of silicylate of soda. ADVICE ABOUT GIRIS.—It fs told of the late eminent surgeon, Mr. Cline, the teacher of Sir Astley Cooper, that when he was consulted by a lady on the question how she could prevent a girl from growing up misshapen, he replied, “Let her have no stays, and let her run about like the boys.” I gladly re-echo this wise ad- vice of the great surgeon; and I would venture to add to it another suggestion. to mothers, Let your girl I would say dress just like your boys, make no difference whatever in respect to them—give them knickerbockers, if you like— With these exceptions; that the under gar- ments be of a little lighter material, and that they be supplemented by an outer robe which wn or il take the place of the outer coat of the boys, and shall make them 100k dis- Unctively what they are—girls clothed cap a vie, and tvell clothed from head to foot.—Rich- ar non “Ill Health from Dress.” Wasnine Lace Curtatns.—French or profes- sional laundresses use bleaching powder which makes the lace beatitifully clear, but injures the fabric. It is safer to do up curtains at home. Once understood the work is as See as any Washing, and curtains can be made look as well as if done up at a laundry, and will last much longer. frames should be made and co’ size of the curtains. curtail lace Yara and with a duster a = in oped full of WO main ‘iteen ally, and Shake all the across two lines in the brush tly. fenid fede with of pees Over occasion- oe with the hands After jueezing which, equecre out and place in another tub containing the same mixture, and &, throuch the same process. From this place the cu: in clear water. a bag or pillow case and scald in clear soa} When removed eeze from this and put into uuds. from this rinse through two Waters, blueing the last one. Then starch, making the starch blue water and stare! juite blue, (Strain both that it may contain ro specks.) Then stretch the curtain3 and baste on to the frames. Dry out of doors if possible. Room GARDENING has progressed probably faster than many other branches Coie B Itis not necessary to havethe tender things that require skilful greenhouse treatment. There are numberless green things which re- oui) little heat and are not afraid of shade U sight crow bites Relaiedvhys neues = mu; health are erable to t in- vals so often petted to so little purpose. Many kinds of annuals also come well into lay; amongst other thin; iE alyssem, collinsia Ei Sweet phlox Drummondii. color, schizanthuses, mignonette and nemophila. Fuchsias, after being exhausted with blooming, should have the terminal shoots of all their branches clip- ped off; then set aside for two or three weeks, giving very little water; then repot in soll com- of well-decom: with a sprinkle of nails ant the flowers fresl a layer o} t to secure weeks new shoots fi off, Serene ney. leat mould, mixed gone garden soil, a few rusty charcoal at the bottom of drainage. In a few of flower buds will start A good way to keep cut is to lay them in wet cloths. Take them out of the vases at night, sprinkle with cold water, and wrap them fo clothes made very wet with cold water. The weight of the cloth will not crush the most delicate flowers, while it keeps out the air and falling to pieces or opening tings, as well as those of further. Rose-cut- e Oleander and/many other plants, root freely in bottles of soft or rain water. RG CaRPETs.—My hew one—new two years ago—tis almost worn out now. And yet, thought this one has not done very think more of rag carpets than I used service, I to. It is not because they are especially fashionable, for Ihave seen only one rag Ca ‘besides ‘hat other mine’since I one, in the has since colors an yut It upon the floor. tting-room of a near neighbor, ven place to a cotton cary pattern. costing half a dol ot as gay When I “run in” to see my neighbors, i us- brackets. But when I go home and “hit-or-miss” my Tag Carpet strewn with the little girls’ dolly work, and the little boys’ whittlings, a ve oe noc and gl only obliged to worry about: or n to a nice cal daily hap) rel of SST Ae Poe ete very gay Anyhow, It plain sitet or tht PI Iam and that f am not et where five Guild hele hours. an the seme of my onizes better with very like nice would, Brussels carpeting and if ever Fortune gives them to me, I T hope, as Tam now for eee eee eee ies and for and for the experience of a mother I believe I will make one more sel it will be “nit or-misa® I think! will put tt down as I ‘breadths, but ‘inches over the the at least, I think ®, Of | (For rar Evextxo Star. THE TIME OF BLOSSOMING. Tn the sweet, fickle time of blossoming, Indoors I cannot stay. Thore is for me Subtle attraction in each budding tree, Andevery flower bids me adore the Spring. Lure me the birds’ low muric bourgeoning, jusory ; 4 and of lea, And flight of butterflies that first take wing. For nature new the charm of being young Wears, and re-tells the tale ao often told Of love and youth, and faith and hope and Joy; Nor all the songs by poets ever sung Can make what she relates to them seem old. Nor repetition stale it or alloy. April, 1880. W. L. SHORMAKER. ———__-see- . OUR BEAUTIFUL ‘ROCK CREEK REGION tt Should Be Made a National Park. Editor Star :—On several occasions I have seen communications and references tin THe STaR to the Rock Creek region being set aside by the government asa national park. 1 have been @ frequent visitor and explorer of that locality for several years, and each visit has tn- treased my love for its beauties, and my con- iction that it was designed by the Creator for the rest and refreshment of Uhis nation’s oficial slaves, I feel constrained, therefore, to raise my volce in support of the proposition. More than twenty years of study in the line of my profession ought to give me some knowlege and appreciation of the subject (aowever poor @ practitioner I may be), and whether my voice be loud enough, or my judgment sound enongh to meet with any support from others. I have examined nearly all the celebrated parks and many fne private estates of the worlt, and yet I can freely say I have never seen in the vicinity of any city or town or place, envi- rons of such a capabilities for picturesque and romantic embellishment, as the Rock Creek region affords, In view of this fact, with our customary short-sightedness, or utllitarian pro. clivities, we are allowing such a wholesale destruction of rock and forest to go on in the midst of it, that in a few years nothing will be left but a gravel heap and a stone quarry of all that beautiful landscape. Two or Uhree new quarries, I notice. have been peel during the past year, and whole acres of primeval forest have been cut down. How strange it is our Commissioners should be so blind as to let such opportunities slip by! If the authorities in New York had selected the site of the Central Park a few years earlier mil- ons and millions of dollars ‘would have been Saved in the adornment, and many of the hills now bare would be ‘shaded with grand cid forest trees that no end of care and jabor will require for centuries to replace. Most of the land needed for the park ts useless jor cultivation and valueless for city lots, and Wwe should suppose could be obtained at a mere nominal figure. Indeed, It would seem as though the owners would be glad to dispose of {t for such a Purpose, as tt would shut them off from molestation by tramps (a serious objection to living on the outskirts of any city), 2 greatly enhance the value of the remainder of their farms as building sites. The stream itself offers every inducement, as does tae con- figuration of the land, for every variety of scenery and adornment. There are fields and meadows for level walks and drives and ; high, steep hills for castellated towers and look-outs; solid ledges and plied-up rocks for grottoes, caves and water-falls; deep shady nooks for rustic seats and arbors. ‘There are many springs of cool water for drinking fountains and spring houses, deep pools for bathing houses, broad amphitheatres lu the hills where little dams would make lovely lakes for boating (and skating when frozen over.) In fact, I can think of no sort of rural adornment that could not be se cured by the most trifling expense, compared with what those thin teboes | 3 | cost In other public grounds. I have worked and dreamed so much 1n this region, I know almost every inch of It, as well as every rock andtree. Except at Windsor Castle and Inverness, I have never seen finer oaks and beeches and chestnuts than are in this locality; then there are golden and silver birches, pines, hemlocks, cedars, elms and maples, holly and laurel, and almost every other forest tree In- digenous to North America. I know rocky ledges where a day’s biasting, or the moving of one or two giant moss-grown bolders a few feet grottoes, cep rocky pools where trout and pickerel would flourish, and could be grown in safety; there are shallow sandy flats where children can wade and sail boats; there are min- ature cascades, which, with an artificial supply of water would tempt any watersprite or ; there are miniature islands that, 1 rustic retreats and approached with rustic bridges, would woo even a politician from fame to love; pas traverse the whole region, trod _ on! y cows, tresspassers and_ be! nin it here and there widened; walled up in a few places, and protected with in others, would serve as Most delightful promenades for the weary, dusty-brained statesmen or merchants. ‘There is not a §] from the P street bridge to — Ss that could not be utilized in a park, and, ata trifling expense, be made beautiful and picturesque. Where aré the eltizens who srt exert the influence andare #itling to doit? Who will enter heart and soul in the matter and res- cue this paradise from total devastation? Where are the guardians of the nation who will awake vo the importance of this work e179 ft be seer and the cost of the undertaktt ere ‘a U:ts Work for the pubiic weal, can they not see iu It a chance for many of their hungry const- tuents ai d friends to get employment? A nar- row-gauge K. R. (like the one at the centennial extibition in Philadelphia) starting at P-street tikige, following the course of the creek lo Piney ch, thence along that and the lane leading to the Soldier’s Home, thence to the Na- Uopal Fair 1d and back, via. the Boun- dary, wot be a splendid investinent for capitalists, and bri all the Northern suburbs in close connection with the city and the horse rail roads, and open thousands of — of fine building lots to sale and occupa- ion. What we want is a beautiful, safe, convenient, place of resort for our families, and the pleas- ures and attractions of picturesque scenery pre- served for the public use. Give us this, and the capitalists can make what filthy lucre out of it they may. Very truly yours, ARTIST. Ameri cans in English Society. {L. J. Jennings in the New York World. ] ‘The American cousin is asked to theaters, concerts and picture-shor if he comes with judicious recommendations, he may add to these amusements any number of evening par- before he ie day’s work. When once a Stranger has well introduced and “taken up” in London the world is all before him where to choose—noble lords crowd his room, and noble ladies invite him to dinner, or to their most exclusive of parties. Ip this re the american is always the most favored of mortals, for there is no prejudice against him on the score of nationality, as there is Frenchman, and Rese liberty to ask him anywhere. It requires a little time anda sponsor to get aman into the proper set. Still more time to get a woman there, Yet i have seen ft done with rable repre- sentatives of their countrywomen, and we all ne to see a few ship-loads like them in the of the summer. The new Paris’ when they die, and who go there too frequently while they live. A Conclusive Answer. Dr. Murphy was boasting recently that the climate ot ‘Minnesota beats the climate of Call- fornia ‘The Colorado Mining Country. ~- {Oorrespondence af The Evening Sar.) Siuver Curr, CoL., April 22, 1859, Dear Star:—It was quite late in been too often desert others to need ‘UniDg additional from ed Sweet-scented peact blossoms and fast advancing verdure were ail left’ ‘behind. and the nearer 1 setting sun the more barren and late every Unipg In nature sopeares. Miles and miles areary lains were traversed, and at lengih the city of Pueblo, Col. This is eprom. ising town, a railroad center; Dut to one ovmntne from the middie states it is a picture of desola- on. My objective point was this particular m #. ing camp, but before coming here I desired ta see the metropolis of Colorado, which is D. ne Ju ver, I therefore made my way ‘thither, of my surprise to find a city of which an ern state would be proud—a city of 4.000 me babitants—splendid dwellings, maguitic mt Dusiness Diocks, streets thronged with peo Ig and alive with’ trafic and business on ev. ry hand. Six or seven railroads already cen er there, and more are being constructed. | Ville “bonanza kings are lavishing mc every hand in beautifying the city with palat al residences and superd blocks. Hotels of gron + Proportions are being — completed, a it accommodations for tourists and travele are of the very best. Of the troai our to five thousand enter the clty by the di ‘erent railroads every week. It is sald thi Denver has doubled her population in the la two years, and it 1s confidently predicted tha in less than five years 1t will show a populatio of one hundred thousand souls. The situation of the is very fue, and the citizens hay taken great pains to beautify tt by dining all t! @ Streets with shage trees, with churches. The siructing an imposing cathedral nominations, not willing to be left bekind, are Preparing to build better temples of worship than they now have. Newspapers of metropoll- tan proportions are issued from the pres day, and there ts litle lacking to con: Denver a first-class city, Having done Denver, 1 took my leave for thy!s mining camp, passing Colorado Springs, tlie next dhest city in the state, and arrived {ime at the farthest point west which th ver and Kio Grande railway has reached, City. There I took the stage for Sil passing some of the wildest spots and y the grandest scenery I ever beheld. A rid thirty miles, made ‘tedious only by a vik Wind that blew continually in our faces, broug Us In view OF the most imposing range of moun- on. and otber d= | tains tn the whole chain, known as the Sangre de Cristo range. I 18 here where the Stretch of SnoW-clad mountains 1s to and the sight is grand beyond description. They: burst all at once upon the vision upon enterin, Silver CUM, and stand out boldly, in cold mag- nificent deur, and ai this season of the year are in snowy mantles from summit to Se. Silver Cli is about 18 months old. It ts not longer than that since the first shanty was erected, and now it has a population of about 5.000 souls, ‘The streets are regularly lald out and clean. The houses are all very small, a the most of them built of rough board other adornment. it bas four ch greater pretensions of archite nd tints than the dweliing-houses. It is expected that before tour months have rolled around at. least two rallroads will enter the city. ‘There is, no doubt, a great future before thts camp, and a pi Prous one. Two stamp mills are in worklug order, and others in course of construction and projected, as also smelting . WIth no nes with. furnaces. Silver and gold ore underlies” > this region for miles around, and the Whole “country is honey-combed with mining shafts Silver ore ts found wherever a shaft is sunk, but Uhe most of it runs low in value, although there is a great quantity that runs up into the hundreds per ton. We hear of new strikes every day of gold, lead, copper and silver, and I belleve thal the great mines are yet to be found in the Sangre de Cristo range that seems only a mile but which ts from 10 to 15 miles distant. Sliver Clif ts lo’ for situation, betny uated in a broad vailey called the Wet Moun- tain valley. My experiences thus far have not been very pleasant. The wind blows more or less here at all seasons of the year, but it is especially violentat about this time. ‘But being 5.000 feet above the level of the sea the air is light, and however strong the wind blows scarcely any damage is ever done. A gale Blow- ing at the rate it does here would raise an east- em village from its foundations. More anon, T.S.M. tS The California executive committee of the away, sit green labor party has elected Capt. H. 0. lowe, of Santa Rosa, and J. 8. Loveland, of San Berni », delegates at large to the national convention. IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN TH! Li WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFIOE, a Saturday, May Ist, 1880. §2-To obtain any of these Letters the applicant must call for **AD’ Larrens,” and ive the ate fade <p willbe ect te the Dead Letter OBisee ene er LIST. 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