Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1882, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, Bngiand and the Egyptian Situation. Bo the Editor of Tax Evrxine Star. Under the above heading there appeared in a Tate issue of your interesting paper an article Qntimating that England is generally single- fanded in her wars, and therefore will succeed {her latest step in Egypt; and, by implication, hat we should admire her exceedingly. While there ts no question about Engiand’s materia! resourcesand enormons naval strength, may be pardoned If they do not | oe is almost always unsupported, they believe that she is not invariably su ful; while there Is good ground for thi that her meddlesomeness—invariabie wh —so far from being tra been almost without ¢: . greed and th Gat her acts often go far to disprove the iy glorious, has ception induced by self- worship of trade; and at has been absurdiy called “English “Cypress and a certain control over affairs in Asia Minor.” But was she quite “alone” in this matter? She did not deliver a blow, but she had Turkey for her ally, and we believe that during that war Turkey tought,—well, “fought like a Turk.” South Africa is the next place your corres- pondent passes to, and acknowledges the ‘ ter- rible sacrifice of soldiers” in Zululand, but seems not to have heard of the campaign against the Boers and the notable fight at Ma- juba Hill. If we recollect rightly, while nego- tlations were In progress, the commander of the English forces seized one night a strong po- sition which he thought would settle the whole matter effectually. The next morning the un- disciplined Boers, indignant at this breach of faith, serambled up the hill ess of British breechloaders behind rocks, and bayo- neted those who didn't ran away. The English acknowledged the independence of their Dutch foes, and tor once, we belleve, demanded no in- demnity, being unable to enforce Its payment. agree or if lecens- inking: m she exist- orrespondent has givena nu:nber of in-} Finally, your correspondent reaches the “pres- stances in which England has, he evidently | ent imbroglio,” which he proceeds to settle very thinks, single-handed. covered herself with glory. We propose, by on Lis instances and te Commenci tary. he re! twelve or f mark) proceede @estroy her feet. was aimed a says powe your ¢ 3 all Rassin, Prussia, and Saxon: France England was by no If your correspondent was and front from the attac Robinson, he would s¢ in striking the smatt « his Jone all alone. correspondent in his admiration for pr founds two distinct occurre: tioa in 1807 and Nelson’ but i Is; ti Lisbon no at A fand and Beain and Portu: Welt ha before the end of the e; gia had formed t Your corre fra—did Trant’s I’ fn the victory which ons “supy agaiv. it was France ratier than England which ‘was acting si Your corre tent declai alone met Napoleon at Water! that of the allied s 3s that Enj ritish formed le so far from qn field before the battle began, suffered | Withstanding cavalry charges. As te th whieh Bincher contribu Which your corresp of, —histori i for the kr ze calculate moral ett At this point your nt on great stride from the fe warsto t IS54. Will he permit reference being m the giory with whieh England cover In a ceriain war of 181 » not ailu the defeats,—said to be sixt whieh sh tained out of the twenty-three pitched doesn't think ucher = upon both on ndent e, to comment me others. ning of this cen- try, = Gaubier’ coalition against in modest doubt, had in- curtly, not to say prematurely. He may be a prophet, but. on the other hand, some white power may intertere against her. ‘At all events, ther Seymour nor anyone else can re-enact on’s part at Aboukir bay, unless we give up steam and return to sailing fleets. In spite of his sanguine views, however. your correspond- ent must anticipate a desperate struggle, If England “may have to get aid in men from Bel- m and Holland, from Portugal,” etc. This would also detract trom her condition of alone- liness, of which he Is o proud. On one point he 1s probably right: that the cost “will tallon Egypt. and England will not quit the country till sie has been reimbursed ;” we can safely trast England for extorting all or and that orres- alone flanks | she can from a fallen foe, though the question esand | comes up in this connection: If Cypress was t Smith, | the price E recei teeing the integrity of the Turkish dominions, will she honestly give up the pledze now that she is about to violate that integrity herself? We think she will do so—in the milleninm. Your correspondent, with his admiration for England's action in regard to conferences, and his interest in Unglish politics. should have told your readers that it was asked i parliament the other day, apropos of the English call for a conference in Constantinople on What would we think of the itan calling a European conference In London to consider the state of Ireland?” And this leads us to remind your correspondent that he has not touched upon that fruitful proof of Eng- and’s “might and majesty.” in which she, “un- ided,” “unsupported” and “alone,” has for een- turies misruled the sister Isle. But, Mr. Editor, we will not enter upon that theme, having, as we believe, enumerated instances of England's glory enough for one day. FRrep. G. MCKEAN. Great Britain nnd Her Exploits. To the Editor of Tur Eventna Sran. Mr. Sidd who so highly sings the praise of Great Britain In your Saturday's paper, does not seem to be very familiar with history. Not Wellington was it who conquered the French at Quatrebas, but the Duke of Brunswick, who fell at the headof histroops. There is no doubt the English stood like lions; but what does Mr. 3. mean by saying “Some Dutch troops proffered aid, but Wellington had no faith in their cour- age, and desired them to quit the field before thebattlebegan.” Thatis not true, according to history. 1 know there were no Dutch on the field, but Germans, the whole Prussian army, Brunswicker'sand Hanoverians, thelatterknown as the Anglo-Hanoyerian Legion, belonging to for Hanover, at that time, was ae- it will © song” of & third-rate poet to justify the morality or true bravery of either, i h n, and put of when ustria 1. and Pi Vime- port ” Herve land sthan ne the ily in e part and much es a hat of Wie to T de 1 SUS= naval — for Je brie ungracerul surrender mand the Branswickers fought of the principle of the ht of search; but to the and Spain. La Haye-Sainte, a burning of Washi Y : loit_of the Ensiish were pers said: “The Cos Spared not the exp: To return to your ¢ “in i854 * * © Er Black Sea. The Crime factenre that a tre: between Great Bri ris, bi wards | m; als Enziand and France ent dently in company on th Your correspondent does not st: England reaped in that war; hov which threatened to be se Of Troy, she, with all tant fort,—Sevast op tic fleets, after mucit what alter a ud how ting another battle of the Baltic. in whi English bout, taking soundings at Hanzo, cover of a lay of truce, was properly fired We believe no “stirrings song? has yet written about this exploit, though it caused a reat how! at the time. Oo" the Rassian. some twenty-eizht years to have been the last white wan that Backed by three other powers, tus with only ‘one exception, to be mentioned ently, and in which England, being real supported. got the worst of the ficht ‘our correspondent zoes on to state in mm 1855 one hundred and eighty 1 that m matives in India massacred near! lish. but that in less than two yeu unaided, stamped out the militar Passing over the trifling facts tt figure exceeds % Population of British India. and th: tthe millions of pec unaided? mutiny: that not a Women and children owed th concealment and aid eiyen them Fajahs and common yx fri tre at flshting. much me frou D y dubbing their old and new ire Your correspondent ¢ m between the conditir and materially in 1Ssv & great difference India could not hw to the rapacity tent with having ruined th the country, did not even ke: magnificent water-works cx Mohammedan ralers they thus. by lack of irigation duri of the yar when there is no < fuse a8 to cause the well-known fa i t They. r nina fire n rep 1 by of their pa- @ was concluded Franes and Turkey be- fore war was declared, and the Sardinians after- ond in leneth to that captured one im- her two K of what they ing todo, returned safely to teil what they Fetbeotioue: ut stop! We were near for:ret- Mr. Editor, it isa noteworthy fact that England, struck,— iifons the total the mu- morally | which rloo, the most danzerous posi- "s line, was defended by Han- s, under von Alten and Halkett. Parts Prussian army were beaten at Ligny, and ner badly wounded, but when Wellington sent word his position was in daner, and asked forsomenelp, Blacher said, “Some help! Tell Wel- lington Tam coming with the whole army;” and hecame. Dressing his wounds, he went on horse- ck, and, notwithstending the bad roads, he ust in time to prevent the defeat of the ish line. Just w! Wellington spoke the historical words,"“I wish it were night or Blucher ut we The glory | were here,” the Prussian guns were heard thun- Sieze | dering into the French lines. How Blucher and tou met, how they kept friendship, how Blucher was praised by the English people, the worid knows. Mr. Editor, T often find in the papers articles about Germany, ete , which I could contradict, were but I have not courage to take the pen. Iam ich an | only six months here in the country, and if L under | have learned my English well in scho fear I me may use expressions which are not pro) in Eng- pen lish, therefore I bes to be excused if you find some akes. I do not hate the English nation; on the contrary, I look upon the English as a brother nation; but give honor to the truth. The great events of 1813-15 are, by the celebration of Leipsic, 1863, and Waterloo, 1565, too fresh in my memory, and my patriotic feelings could not al- low me to leave that article unanswered. The war of 1807 gave England no tame, the bombard- ment of Copenhagen, as well as the stamping out of the Sepoy rebellion in India are black spots in the history. Why not name Gibraltar, Aboukir, Trafalgar, and other bright leaves of Enzland's history. "I wrote these lines only as a “clearing up,” and I hope you will take them for that. I am, dear s: Yours, most respectfully, Waxrisn. seems pres- Hy un- effect above ee The Pharmacy Law. NEED FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT—1 ‘KLESS SALE OF , _ POISONS—BOYS IN CHARGE OF DRUG STORES. To the Editor of Tux Eventne Star. In the interest of the registered assistant pharmacist, and for the protection of the public in general, I ask the insertion of the following in your valuable paper. At the monthly. meet- ing of the board of trustees of the National Col- lege of Pharmacy, Charles Becker and W. S. son were elected delegates to represent that itntion at the convention to be held at Niazara Falls. 1 hope those gentlemen on their return will | Tepresent the interest of the pharmacists and as- < | sistant pharmacists to some purpose. Under the provisions of section 4 of the act of Congiess approved June 15, 1878, entitled “an act to t con- | rerulate the practice of pharmacy in the Dis- s Of | trict of Columbia,” commisstoners were elected ur the | to see that the law regulating the practice of y pharmacy shouid be enforced. Mr. Becker is secretary and Mr. Thompson is one of the sald commissioners. The law was enacted for the protection of the pharmacist, hts ideas, iendly wards were is jon of hanks mines asststant, and the public in general, by stop) hich destroyed numberlesslives. Jn 1Ss2there | ait persons not conipetent from practieiny Dhar are canals, railroads and tanks in w arts of | macy.and to compel the drugetstto keep abook the country—not for the sitives | in which to register the sale of poisons. Many alone. but because cotton, the growth of which | stores have never Kept such @ book and any our civil war caused to be comimeneed in India, | Must be cultivated and thi the sea-ports—not to forz muzzles of their guns and afte tt Upon the Chinese. As to education be remarkable indeed if the Parsees, Mol dans.and Hindoos had puilt al! t as inater: and acjuiring territory. Your correspondent relates that Crimean war Napoleon LiL would congress in Paris, but Fa will not come.’ That w could not be heid;” and trembling princes of the « who had wecepted t vit struck by the elory u ow, when we flud tat t nd 1858, and the te that adventure: his h’s in when we furthermore re Meddiesomeness, we are doubt this action and its al Here. chronological! ‘we should instance a r: declined to interfere In 1563 @ lovely married the Prince of Wales. fish were wild with enthusiasm, anc @ience to another “stirring song, they were all of them Danes Prassia and Anst case in which E. 1 th an eeen: it. . thet n Indian cotton nor Exyptian bonds were at Your en dent field meddling in 1875, Weainst Kussia, K. is true that Russia bad Constant'noeple nearly in her - -~aner of the Queen. Defender is rescuing the genius of Mohamed ‘Wonder, alter sach ‘that Ecgiand’s nevded the 1 brought down to * also the opium which this Christian people forced, first at the red that next year fearfal that Russia would violate the edity- from the punishment it had draws upon itself Dy the massacre of Bulgarian Christians. No - my stupendous inconsistency, | 4 cover tor that fs dead ebnscience ive of | Of bitss tnaeant never be child, who is old enough to talk, can buy poison, with but little care of the consequences on the part of the pharmacist. I can name half a dozen drug stores, and will do eo if called upon, in which boys who have been in the business (under instructions) only one or two years, have full charge, and this thing is getting more fre- quent every day. It is time forthe safety of the public and the protection of the assistant phar- toxcist, to demand of the commissieners of pharmacy the strict enforcement of the law. 1 j assert that the commissioners have never en- forced but one part of the law—that of registra- tion—and that for only about two weeks, for which each pharmacist and assistant pharmacist paid $8 or $3.25. I was a victim of the larger | amount. If the commissioners want any assis- tance, let them call on the assistant pharmacist | throagh your paper. ASSISTA: PuarMacist. A Bride’s Wedding Day Warning. From the Stephens City Star. Were married, they say, and you think you have won mel Well, t on this white vell from my head and look matter to vex you, and matter to grieve you, Here's doubt to distrust you, and faith to believe you; T ait all, as you see, common earth, common dew; Be wary, and mould me to roses, not ruet out the filmy thing, fold after fold, you have me to keep and to hold; José on my eart, see the worst of its sin- He d's i to} An, sh An “e at your's to-day for the yesterday’s winning. t 1s not mine—I am too proud to bor ow — ‘uiure will te.l us wnat shall be to-morrow. We're married! I’m plighted to hold up your pris As the turf at your feet does tts hantfut of datstes; ‘That way les my honor, my pathway of pride, ‘But, mark you, if greener grass grow elther side, Isbull know it, amt keeping the body with you, Shall walk in my spirit with feet on the dew! We're married! Oh pray, that our love do not fall! T have wings fastened down and hid under my ‘They are subtle as light, you can never undo them, You may take them your pride, you may see but to rue them. And spite of all engine. and spite of all bands, 1 = slip like a shadow, from your r obe- | The e Dan- nd the the neither stake, when srasp, of the Nay, call me not crac! dapism } 2am ‘and fear not to take mr, Or & cover, ‘oF my lover; ora token or spoken, As you shull be proven yours for my to be what you make +A naar <= i LITERARY NOTES. HEN ». _ THORE: C. By Fraxx B. Sawporn. Boegon: ouhton, Misa Oo ‘Washington: "Motion: It is hard to resist the feeling that Thoreau has occupied a place in literature aud tm the public eye entirely disproportioned to his rea! consequence. Many—perhaps a majority—hold the different view, however, and those who do will welcome with pleasure the handsome volume named above, which constitutes the third of the “American Men of Letters” series, projected some time ago by Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. But how well Mr. Sanborn has accomplished his task seems to be an unsettled question with Thoreau’s admirers. Their gen- eral verdict is that he has failed; but we cannot help the impression that the difficulty lies with the subject of the book rather than with its author. Whether there was any real need of a biography, appears to be the true point involved. Mr. Sanborn is a man of ability, and knew Thoreau well; he is perhaps as competent for the work as any one who would undertaké it, and on the whole he seems to have performed it creditably to himself, if not in all respects satis- factorily to the Walden Pond cult. The book is prefaced bya steel-plate portrait of Thoreau. which cannot fail to give it an additional interest. to the general reader, a3 well as to his admirers. ON HORS=BACK. In the School and on the Road. yy Epwanp i. ANDERSON. New York: Henry Holt & Co. Washington: J. J. Chapman. IN THE SADDLE. A Collection of Pocina on Horse- back-niding. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Washington: F. B. Mohun. **Your head and your heart keep boldly up; Your hands aiid your heels keop down: Your knees keep clove toyour horse's eidos, And your elbows close to your own.” Such was the old rhymed formula for becom- ing “‘a perfect equestrian” common in England a couple of centuries ago. All this and much more has Mr. Anderson put in his timely trea- tise on the subject. There are likely to be dif- ferences of opinion regarding the author's esti- mate of the value of what is commonly called school riding and training, for both rider and horse; but as a whole the rules laid down seem to be simple and judicious. In short. the book throughout is written with commendable hu- mane feeling for the brute creation, and bears evidence on every page of the author's fuinil- larity with his topic, as well as his interest in it. A fitting companion for Mr. Anderson's trea- tise is the handsomely printed little collection of poems, whose title is given above. Like all books of its class, its contents compr good things, but more that are indifferent, while some which many people think ought to be there are omitted altogether. It is of course hard to tell just where to draw the line, and much more difficult to please all tastes; but vhy, oh, anonymous compiler, was Bayard Tay- “Hassan to his Mare” passed by 7 EAVES OF GRASS. By Watt WaIrMax. Phila- delphia: Rees Welch & Vo The foolish raid recently made upon Walt Whitman's poetry by some of the Massachusetts state officials appears to have created a demand for a new edition of his poems, which has been met by the volume betore us. The plates seem to be new, but in peculiar typowraphical ap- pearance and arrangement it is somewhat sim- ilar to the editions previously issued. It is illustrated by a handsomely executed steel-plate half-length portrait of the author, when he was @ young man,—the same. we believe, which adorned the first edition of his poems, put in type and puMished by the author, in Brooklyn, years ago. BRIDAL MARCH, BsORNSTIERNE E STORIES. By slate 1 by Rasmus Miilin & Co, superstitions of the better class of Norwegian peasantry. As the author has ‘become more and more Interested In the great social and p< litical questions of the time,” it is anuounced that he will probably never’ produce another novel of peasant life,—a conclusion greatly to be regretted, since in that field he had no supe- | rior. The volume is handsomely illustrated by xecuted wood cuts, after drawings made tor the title story. by Tidemand, Norway's most distinguished genre painter, who died in 1876, and which give it au added value. TANIA'S PERIL; or, the Face of au Abyss. A Russian Story. By N sy X G-EVILLE, Translated by George D. Cox. Brothers. p Philadelplia: ‘T. B.'P Peterson & There is almost sure to be a strange interest in romances whose scenes are lafd in that mys- terious land, the Russian empire, and “ Tania’s Peril” is no exception to the rule. The actors are a middle-aged man, who has married a young and beautiful heiress, Tania, and a young and handsome man of fashion, the friend ot the husband. He is invited to their country seat, and immeaiately falls in love with Tania, and she does the same with him, as Russians are apt tg do. They both struggle against their passion, however, and conquer it, as Russians generally do not.’ The descriptions of peasant life and of the country are vivid and Interest- ing, and the pastoral pictures are said by those who have visited Russia to be life-like in the extreme. ANTINOUS. A Romance of Ancient Rome. B: GronGE Taytor. rom the German by Mary #4 Safford. “New “York: Wiiliam 8. Goitsberve1 Washington: F, B. Mohun; W. Ballantyne & son. Taking his inspiration from the busts of Hadrian and his young favorite, Antinons, tie author of this story has undertaken to give in a ort of romance-study the short, sad history of the latter, who ended his life, by drowning, as a Sacritice. intended to proloag that of his noble and friend. The descriptions of Ron building of the temples, the saci ‘sin the amphitheatre. and the journey to Ezypt are all admirably done, and il to be interesting alike to the classicai student and the lover of art. NG JOUR By W. D. Howrits. Haughton, Mifflin & Co. Washington: F. un. D. Howerss ACQUAINTANCE. By W. Washingon Hosta: Houghton, Mitiia & Co. A cheap but attractive edition of two of Mr: Howells’ most popular minor works. They are essentialiy summer books, and in the form now Sent out are just the thing to be put in a satchel, for reading while traveling or at a sum- ort. Both are somewhat profusely but very artistically illastrated,—the first named Hoppin, the other by Sheppard. DAUGHTERS: or, Common Sense for Maid, Yor: “Tohtr Rokndoteon & Henty Bo ntien? Wea ington: W. Ballantyue & Son. = zs The character of this volume \s pretty cleariy indicated by its title, and the reputation of the author is sufficient guaranty that the subject is treated in an able and interesting manner. That portion relating tothe health of girls is most excellent, and should be read by every mother in the land. Indeed, the book as a whole is one which might be in every household to great ad- vantage. the only objection to it being its bulk, and a little too much diffuseness at times. THE ADVENTURES OF A VIRGINIAN. By Otrvz: Tuurstox. Philadephia: E. Claxton.” = A romantic love story runs through this little book, which purports to be a series of letters written from various European cities, during the beginning of the present century. ; The quaint elaborate style of that period is well simulated. and the volume makes a half hour's pleasant, if not very mstructive, reading. A WOMAN'S PERILS; or, Driven from Home. By Brs. James C. Coox. Fhiladelphia: T. B. Peter son & Brothe: If this story had been compressed into about half the space it now occupies it wouid have been a very clever literary performance. Some of the situations are quite thrilling, and several of the characters are well sketched, but the author's style is too rhapsodical. Why anybody should want to tell the love story of a boy of fourteen and a girl or eleven is hard to understand. If there is no reason why it should not be printed, there is certainly none why it should be. It 1s a silly performance, and without literary merit. — Mr. Charles Lanman, of this city, has nearly ready for publication (by D. Lothrop & Co., of Boston,) @ volume entitled “Leading Men of Japan and Historical Summary of ,the Empire.” It will treat of many subjects quite novel to American readers, andwill contain information not only about Japan, but relating to Corea, Leo Choo and the Bonin Islands. Rinpon of every shade, design and wid forms an important part in the costumes of the day. The old-fashioned stiff bow is seldom seen, the modern arrangements being desiv. nated as cascadeg. flats, plaques, chonz or pom- pons; and a dresay or @ven a simple Moraing toilet, now looks eeenee ‘and ex- ressioniess until so1 jornt if ribbon n added. — “ es Upon some of the most. fashioi used ril the dozen |: | Episcopal miss RELIGIOUS NOTES. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS—THE EVANGELIST HARRI- SON AGAIN—DOES THE EVIL ONE STAY IN TOWN If SULY AND AUGUST?—THE QUESTION OF SUNDAY TRAVRL TO OAMP MEETING. — The festival of St. Aloysius was celebrated at St. Aloysius church on Sunday last. The festival of St. Dominic was celebrated at Bt. Dominic's church on Sunday last. — During the vacation ot Rev. J. C. Hagey, of Grace M. E. church, his pulpit will be filled by Rey. Alvin Cox, of the Methodist Protestant church. —The Catholic bishop of Nebraska (0’Con- ner) is in Washington on business connected with Indian schools. — At Patuxent, on the line of the Baltimore and Potomac R. R., a neat frame ohurch has been erected for the M. E. church, South. — Sister Aloysia, mother superior of the Sis- ters of Charity at Altoona, Pa., has purchased the Stokes’ homestead at Greensburg, Pa., for 275.000, with the view of establishing a convent there, — The congregation of the Assembly's Presby- terian church of this city is enlaruing Its lecture room to accommodate the Sunday School and the increased attendance at the weekly prayer meeting. — The 15th street colored Presbyterian church is now free from debt, having paid off $18,000 in- debtesness, 25,000 being raised by the Presby- tery of Washington. Under its present: pastor, Rey. F. J. Grimke, the membership has increased to over 600. — Bud Eagleston, at his tent near the Balto. and Ohio depot, continues to do a good work in the Gospel temperance cause, and numbers who first signed the pledge have been brought into the churches. —The congregation of the Central Baptist church (colored), Rey. J. W. Roane, M. D., pas- tor, has oceupled their new house ot worship, corner of 3d and L streets, for a few weeks, and the attendance is increasing. — The North Baptist church, of this city, the pulpit of which was fliled by Rev. Owen James for several years up to a few months ago, is yet without a pastor. The congrecation bang well together, hoping soon to procure a permanent pastor. ster Agnes Gubert, who died at St. Agnes’ Hospital, Baltimore, on Sunday last, was for- merly Miss Louise Gubert, of Philadelphia. and is said to have possessed the most wonderful voice of modern times. — The locality in this city, known for some yearsas “Hell's Bottom,” is now regarded by the police as one of the most orderly in the Di having within its borders two colored Bapt churches, one colored Methodist, one Congr ional (mixed,) and one German Lutheran, with churches of other denominations about it. — Rev. C. B. Middleton, a native of East Lebanon Washington, now the pastor of Methodist Protestant church, Baitimor f the most successful ministers of th tion, and Mt. Lebanon, under him, 1 its con tlon largely. His many friends here will regret to learn that his health is not good. — Bishop 8, of the M.E. Church, it is ex- pected, will leave Hamburg to-day, and will likely arrive by the 23d. —The new Madison avenue M. E. Church in New York, the corner stone of which was laid a a few days ago, will cost about $225,000, and ; will be made to have it’ free completed. — Bishop Foster is on a visit to the Methodist png and conferences in Europe aud Asia. — Rey. Frederick Cruciani. one of the Catho- ic priests in Rome, has left that denomination and joined the Methodists. — Henry Bayley, who is assisted by Rey. John Watts, reports the redemption of 48 persons at his mission. corner of Eden street and avenue, Baltimore, in the past three months. A number were women who had been living lives of shame. — The discussion in the Methoilist ministers’ meeting some months ago in relation to the ac- ceptance of a rebate on Sunday travel by the Washington Grove Camp Mesting Association, was followed by the preparation of a paper by some of the ministers condemning the action of the association, and declining to participate in the me it is understood that this paper was sizned by the pastors of Union Chapel, (Rey. W. TL. Weech); McKendree, (Rey. C. H. Richardson) ; Hamline, (Rev. S: M. Hartsock); Grace. (Re Metropolitan, (tev. _N. Baer . F. Downs), and North Cap! st Reed). Rev. Dr. Baer is with his family at Rehoboth Beach. Rey. Mr. Hagey has entered upon hi ing friends in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and Revs. Weeeh, Hartsock and Downs have been assisting at the St. Mary’s camp meeting. — At Bowie, the Methodist Episcopal denomi- nation will soon open a new church. This chureh is attached to Severn circuit, which is in Washington district. Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, is on a visit to Nova Scotia. —The Freeman's Journal denies the statement that the Pope is about to make the Archbishop of Chicags & Cardinal. — F. Kenan’s newest work, “Eecle been placed in the Inver expurgatoriou: — Rev. George Bachelor, of Saiem, Mass., has received a call to the Unity church, Chicago, formerly Rey. Robert Collyer's. —The Welsh Calvanistic church, of Cincin- nati, has extended a call to Rev. Robt. Evans, of Remsen, N. Y. — Waiter C. Jones, a munificent Englishman, has recently given $360.00 for missions in Japan and China. — Rev. Dr. Martin, a Presbyterian missionary, has been appointed president of the Imperial College at Pekin. China. — Rey. Joseph H. Smith, rector of St. Paul’s P. E. church, Newark, N. J., has resigned for the purpose of entering on missionary work at Hamburg, N. J. — Rev. I. P. McCurdy, pastor of the: Presby_ terian church of Frederick, Md., has under con_ sideration a call to the presidency of Oxford College, at Oxford, Ohio. 5 —The Salvation army has been provoking much adverse criticism in Peoria. Ill, by the noise it has made in the streets and by the strange character of the meetings it has held in the State house square. —In November a Baptist convention is to be held in Cincinnati, to try to settle the much vexed question as to issuing a version of the f:ble which shall be distinctly Baptist in its use immerse” instead of “baptize.” —The Mennonites of Manitoba are divided into the Hookeand-Eye party and the Button party. The former’ are conservatives and see danger in buttons; the latter are radical and progressive, insisting upon the innocence of buttons, also their convenience ana cheapness. —According’ to Missionary Butler, of China, as Buddhism has no heaven for woinen, the Chinese damseis labor with might and main to lay up merits that they may prevail with the judzes of the iower world to let them be born acain as men, #0 thatthey may have a chance to ‘et there. —Mr. Sankey, at/a recent visit to Jerry MeCauley’s mission in New York, speaking of the evangelistic work of Mr. Mogdy in England, remarked that although not as much had been said of it as during tle former campaign, the re- sults were abont twice aslarge, and they look for even more success thjs winter. —Rev. Dr.,R, A Holland, of Trinity P. EB. church, Chicago, lity at a recent conyention of that church, delivered a lecture in which he re- nounced orthodoxy and denied the infallability of the Scriptures, the orthodox atonement and eternal punishment = —Evangelist Harrison, the “boy preacher,” made such extraordinary success in his revival werk at the Jackson street church, in St. Pat that he has been engaged for another term oi service. During six weeks of special meetings about 350 converts were enrolled. Atter labor- ing at the chureh, he went to the Minnesota state camp meeting, whére there were about 200 tents and cottages, with an immense crowd of people: oe Bea ie ata bee for Best year, e is D McCabe and the colored lady crangellst eae Amanda Smith. 4 — A clergyman was @2viast week bya woman who has little rewerence for the cloth. “Tell 2ne;*eaid she, with e ben!; it sinile, which aia not, owen disguise the. acidi Y of oe gestion, why oe close your chi in Oe sumi parishio1 require be trom the evil one ia the oe 7 less acation, visit- aste,” has SOME FEARFUL FIGURES. Slow Much a Georgian Man Can Drink and Smoke in Eight Years. “That is finely colored pipe,” remarked a reporter of the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph to a well- known gentleman of Macon, the other day, as hesat on the curbstone at one of our hotels, puffing wreaths of smoke from a well-browned meerschaum. “Yes,” he replied, and it has cost me about 3500 to give it that color.” “How 80?” “Well, I kept a faithful account for eight years ofall my expenditures, and, as I have not alway been what you mi; call an upright, inoral man, the account is a feartul one.” We knew the methodical habits of this bache— lor, and hence we were not surprised at his statement. In addition to the itemizing ot his expenses, he had kept a full journal of his do- ings, and could tell how many headaches, how many days’ sickness, how many times drunk; and thus it was an easy task to Jot down at the end of the day how much whisky he had drank or how many ounces of tobacco he had smoked. No old maid 1s more precise or systematic than he. “{ stopped drinking two years ago, but have continued to smoke. And, up to the time when Llet up on whisky, I found that I had smoked up 400 pounds of tobacco in this pipe. I smoked one pound a week, and, at times, when troub- led with neuralgia, I smoked four ounces a Bey yet was a pound and a quarter a week.” What did the tobacco cost you?” ‘en years ago Durham Was shipping his tobacco In barrels instead of bags, as at present, and I paid $1 per pound to 7 cents, and then 60 cents, but, averaging the price at 75 cents,the 400 pounds cost me $300 for the eight years, or $37.50 per year.” Jow much whisky did you drink in the eight years?” “Sixteen berrels. I drank a quart per day. ‘as paying $12 per week at a certain hotel in ja, and the barkeeper has boasted on sey- eral occasions that. for many and many a week I paid him $4 per day for whisky, ginger, bran— y. ete., which makes, with the board, just £40 per Week! Now, 16 barrels at $100 per barrel is Just $1,600, but_that does not cover the cost to me, as I paid 25 cents a drink for lots of it. I calculate that my whisky for the eight years cost me fully $2,000, if not more.” The nervous system of this gentleman does not seem to have been impaired by this exces- sive use of tobacco and liquor. He holds that but few men couid stand it, and, when his hands commence to tremble, he will cease to smoke. rth American Review. This rather fascinating occupation (type-set- ting] is found to be very hard on women if they stand at the work. The testimony of Misa S— is given, who had for long beena type- It setter and foreman of a composing-room. was: “I have no hesitation In saying that I think I never kuew a dozen lady compositors who were well. Their principal troubles are those belonsing to the sex, and great pains in atements are made, with a ditt se at all familiar with the di nds upon the neryous y and manipulative dexterity required by {the processes of telegraphy will not be sur- prised that the rapidity, readiness of perception, are found to exert upon the general and ial health of the youthful lady operator a most positive and injurious effect.” A “lady many years in the business_reported: broken down ral times from sheer neryous debility. I was well in every particular when Tentered the office. Since I broke down the first time [he been ‘right,’ though much improved when out on my vacations.” Few occupations would seem so attractive to the average working-woman as the counting of money in the treasuries ¢ United States. alert- se, with the One of the oldest G ally they learn to count faster, but they continue in the work but a short time.” The counting of the rattan strands at Wakefield is found to produce the same unbe le results. or employment therein would inevi- k a woman down in a short time. Heve sewing-machine work is one of the greatest of the modern occupations for women, and it is found to be a doubtful blessing. The troubles produced by the contiaued use of the sewing-machine are classed under some gen- eral heads: First, indig ;, second, muscular pains; third, diseases peculiar to women; fourth, general debility. a Wagner. Tt has been said of Meyerbeer that he was just as clever and skilled in working the success of his operas as in writing the scores. But Meyer- beer was an innocent baby compared to Richard Wagner. He does not content himself with hay- ing every word or note he writes puffed fo the He does better. With the doleful look and ofa wronged woman who thoroughly knows elf off as the silently suffer victim of malicious zossip until she meets with the chivalrous knight, who, spear in hand, ad- vances in the arena to defend calumniated in- nocence azainst detraction—so posed all his life Richard Waxner, so does he pose at this very moment, although livi ry in adulation, in clouds of incense, he always s. and he is, the misunderstood or the unun- rstood victim. Wazner is not In the true ise of the word a great man, but he has both wreat natural gifts and great artistic acquire- 1d had he left his musical talent alone itten a8 nature endowed him, and science helped him to do, he would never have lost himselfin the labyrinthic path of unin ligible, ear-torturing intervals and harmonies that mock at their name, because they are d cord. ‘Vanitas vanitatum, omnia yanitas” is the old and wisest King’s saying. Wagner, as | said, is gifted and organized for a creat musician, with a study and genius of orchestra- tion, not, as he fancies, above Beethoven, Meyerbeer, and Berlioz, yet as high as any man of the century. He evidently is one of the glories of his country. But that was not sutlicient for him,because other people had been the glory of their country, and he wanted to be more than anybody else; he tried to do the Impossible, and as it always happens, since the Tower of Babel, whenever @ man attempted the Impossible, so it happened to Wagner, who, like the frog in the fable, blew himself so big that he at last burst. The great work of his life, the ‘Ring of the Niblungs,” according to his own words, was not only destined to wipe out of existence all other, but even his own earlier operas—‘ Tannhauser,” Lohengrin,” “Piying Dutchman,” masterworks of concep- invention and execution, and from it he dated for Germany the era of *‘a new art,” as he modestly called it in Bayreuth. This work {: with regard to the book, an amalgamation of impossibilities, and totally unnecessary series of crime, and with regard to the music a perfect monstrosity, but to such an extent that-after having maintained for six years that it repre- sented the only real music, that it buried all the old laws and doctrines, that, in fact, it was the “new art.” he now has quietly returned to the ancient gods, to melody which he had previousl; deciared to be quite unnecessary. or at Teast perfectly subservient to the words; he has given up the unnatural intervals which no singer can produce, So that the singers who learned how to produce them unfitted themselves for any other music. He has returned from his excru- ciating discords to harmonies bearable to and rejoicing the ear—he has, in fine, in his new composition ‘*Parsifal,” to be produced next. month in Bayreuth, abandoned the position of ‘THE HILLSDALES. ‘Their Treubles in England. From the N. ¥. Herald. Lonvon, August 10, 1882. ‘The Amateur Association has declined the challenge of the Hilisdales fora match In the event of the receipt of satisfactory replies from America to the inquiries touchlug the Hills- Gales’ status, the association will undoubtedly ac- cept the challenge if it ts renewed. STATUS OF THE HILLSDALES. One of the three letters forwarded by Mr. Chat- teria, the secretary of the English Amateur Row- ing Association, hag at last been discovered. This was the one addressed to the Yale navy, and bears the date of July 22, although as early as July 17 the association decided, at a meeting held on that date, “that they could add nothing to the Henley deci- ‘sion pending the result of inquiries they are mak- ing tn America.” Tne request of the English asso- clation Was answered by cable yesterday as fol- lo idor the Hillsdates a bona fide ir crew. against ‘We con: amaten: We would row ‘ourselves if both crews were in the same rexatta, YALE BOAT CLUB. ‘The question asked, to which the above wag a reply, Was whether Yale would row against the Hilisdales as far as the latter claimed t) be ama- teurs was concerned. Yale's prompt and thorough indorsement of the unfortunate Ameri cans who have had thelr plans thwarted by the “self-constituted and unauthorized association,” as Land and Water calls it, is only what was to be expected, and the replies Of Columbia and Har- vard will unquestionably be to the same effect. As the English assoctation ts bound vo accept the Verdict rendered by Its self chosen referees the trials and tribulations of the Hilisdales may now be considered at an end and thelr position as arti- teurs recognized by Uheir traducers, The annoy~ ances to which the Americans have been subjected has undoubtedly done them much harm, and the last communication received from Captain Ter- Williger Was written In a very desponding strain. When once the load ts removed, however, It 18 to be hoped that the reaction will clear any and all effects of mental depression and give the Hilis- dales a taste for the remainder of the work they have to undergo prior to the race with whichever crew Is selected to oppose them. WHY THEY WERE DEBARRED. Numerous reasons have been assigned for the action of the Englishmen, but the most plausible of all ts the following, which appears tn the Lon- don Yachting Gazette and Aquatic News of July 2: During a conversation this week with one of the Fentlemen who formed the Henley committer, and jolds a Very prominent position as an oarsman, we ascertained why that bedy thonght ft to come { the conclusion whit -h practically bars all recog- nize rclubs from competing against the Hilisdales. 1t appears that for three or four years ‘lean crew Lave been in the habit of trav- long distances to regattas in Canada nd elsewhere during the rowing season on € other side of the Atlantic, and from their tions given in the “declaration” ft 1s quite dent that they are men who are not only unable to incur such heavy expenses; moreover It 1s hardly probable that they could conventently leave Uhelr occupations for such long periods. ‘The erence, thegefore, 1s that they must be hired and paid’ for the purpose, consequently they are undoubted professionals. "Unter these elreum- "8 perhaps after ail the committee of the J association was right in coming to their ation. If the cominittee had asked the Hilisdales for their aquatic record they would at once have seen how very wide of the truth the foregolng state- ments are. There probably never was an amateur crew holding the position occupied by the Hlils- daies wita a least number of races to their credit, and eveu boatlug men on this side of the Atlantic Will be surprised to learn that they have rowed but elgat races away from Hilisdaie in the three years Of Une club's existence and but two races at home. ‘Their record 1s as follows 1870, July 5.—Won the four-oared race at the North- western Amateur Regatta at Toledo, Ohio. July 11.—Won the four-oared race at the Nation- al Regatta at Saratoga Lake. August 14—Won the four-oared race at their club regatta, 1880, June 4.—Won the four-oared race at the Inter- state Regatta at Lake Ponchartrain, New Orieans. June 24.—Won the four-oared race at the Missis- sippl Valley A. R. A., at Moline, IIL. July 9.—Won the four-oared race at the National Regatta at Philadelphia, Pa. July 22.—Won the four-oared race at the North- western Amateur Regatta at Bay City, Mich, 1881. July 29.—Won the four-oared race at the north- Western regatta at Diamond Lake, Mich. Aucust 25—Won the four-oared race at thelr club regatta. Sept. ¥.—Won the four-oared race at the Na» tional regatta at Washington, D.C. ‘The races at New Orleans, La., and Moline, TIL, in 1880 Were special events, the ‘crew being” bad- gered into the first by the Shov-wae-cae-mette Crew and The Southern’ tegatta committee while the Moline people, after the Hillsdales had won at New Orlvans, would not take no for an answer to their invitation to visit their regatta. These were exceptional events and outside of them the Hills- dales have rowed only at the National, North- western and the local Hillsdale regattas since their tirst race three years ago. ‘They have never been in Canada, though persistently urged bv the hadian association to attend their regattas of 380 and 1881, 2nd thelr rowing season each year 5 been a particularly brief one—six weeks in 1879, seven weeks {n 1880 and six weeks in 1881. In the’ first they were not more than ten and last year about ten days. Thus, one alter anosher, the alleg.tions made by the Englishmen disappear before the stern pedestal of facts upon which the Hilisdales rest their case. ————— ee The Boundaries of Astronomy. Prof, Bull in the Contemporary Review. The star sweeps along through our system with stupendous velocity. Now there can be no doubt that if the star were permanently to re- tain this velocity, it would in the course of time travel right across our system, and, after leaving our system, would retreat into the depths of infinite space. Is there any power adequate to recait this star from the voyage to infinity? We know of none, unless it be the attraction of the stars or other bodies of our sidereal system. It therefore becomes a mat- ter of calculation to determine whether the at traction of all the material bodies of our sidereal system could be adequi even with universal gravitation, to recall a body which seems bent on leaving that system with a ye- locity of 200 miles per second. ” This interesting problem has been discussed by Prof. Newcomb, whose calculations we shall here follow. In the first place, we require to make some estimate of the dimensions of the sidereal aystem, in order to see whether it seems likely that this star can ever be recalled. The number of stars may be taken at 100,000,000, which is probably double as many as the number wecan see with our best telescopes. The masses of the stars may be taken as on the ave five times as great as the mass of the sun. distribution of the stars is suggested by the constitution of the milky way. One hundred million stars are pre- sumed to be disposed in a flat circular layer of such dimensions that a ray of light would require 30,000 years to traverse one diameter. Assuming the ordinary law of gravitation, it is now easy to compute the efficiency of such an arrange- ment in attempting to recall a moving star. The whole question turns on a certain critical yelo- city of 25 miles a second. If a star darted through the system we have just been consider- ing with a velocity leas than 25 miles a second, then, after that star had moved for acertain dis- tance. the attractive power of the system would gradually bend the path of the star round, and force the star to return to the system. If, therefore, the velocities of the stars were under no circumstances more than 25 miles a second, then, supposing the system to have the charac- ter we have described, that system might be always the same. The stars might be in incessant motion, but they must always remain in the vicialty of our present system, and our whole sidereal system might be an isolated object in space, just as our solar system is an isolated object in the extent of the sidereal system. We have, however, seen that for one star at all events the yelocity is no less than 200 miles a second. If this star dash the false prophet with his “new a and has returned to the ancient, esthetic, immortal law of real art—the beautiful and simple. It is said that oy a few weeks azo an adept in theart saw Wagner at Bayreuth, and was amazed to hear in the new work, * Parsifal,” the simplicity and melodious beauty of Wagner's old operas, those which he had 80 energetically repudiated as peches de Jeunesse. and he frankly expressed to Wagner his agreeable rise to see him abandon the vhat he called the “endless the star back again. As thestar through the system, then the attractions ofall the ayes in the system will unite in one peed of the wanderer must graa- ually diminish as he recedes into space; but that speed will never be lessened sufficiently to bring retreats further and further, perme ot the attraction will decrease, but owing to velocity of the star being over 25 miles a second, the attraction can BILLED BY SILENCE. ‘Trerribte From the Boston Herald. Married for Money—Hated mess—A Noble oman’s Death. “ Aseaasination by silence,” is the latest Galt- cism. It was the verdict of the medical men and of society in the case of a French woman case had not been kept from the coroner. Noble OSC ae he in, a amp banked, i ase f a duke, married her for her money, and hated her for ber ugliness. A fortnight after her wedding her martyrdom be- gan, but not as other conjuga! martyrdome have done. The duke lavished attentions on her—in public; he was affectionate—before the servants; it was “darling” and “beloved” and “m little cat"—when any one —_ seerrys bi in private changed, and only one old nurse wat in the secret. He pretended to be jeal- ous of her, and so played the Othello. He had the hinges of all the doors so caretully oiled that they could be opened without creak, the do- mestics were trained to move about noiselessly, snares were set tn the vast gardens of their hotel, no that never the chirp of the sparrow was heard. The poor woman was forced to lve in the midst of silence, and when they went to- gether into society he scowled so fearfully at every one who approached his wife to speak to her that little by little people ceased to make the effort. And then, after th had returned and she had gone to bed, he would enter with list shoes on his feet, so as not to announce his coming, and would simulate ascene of Jealousy. That Is to say, he would pace up and down lke one in a fury who is about to burst inte re- proaches; words of anger would seem on the point of issuing from his mouth; then he would stop by the bedside and raise his hand in threat, but he never struck, he never spoke, and, re- suming his walk, would go through the same Beene over and over again until, overcome by fatin ind horror, the duchess swooned. Every night for ten years his victim watched for men- aces which he seemed about to proffer, but to which he never gave vent. The doctors were summoned at last, but the utmost they contd say was that they were In the presence of some horrible mystery, which could not be fathomed without killing the husband. And when the poor woman died and the old nurse told her story they rendered the verdict above re- corded. Some Interesting Cape May Goveip.= A Cape May correspondent of the New York Sun says: There is considerable excitement here in social circles since it has become known that exqul- site boxes of flowers, belt bouquets, and such delicate tributes have been sent to a certain lady at Cape May daily from the Executive man- sion. The lady is well known, and is accom- plished and beautiful, and the flowers she wears attract much attention for their loveliness. President Arthur fs still in Washington, and no doubt future events at the White House will explain the meaning of these delicate offerings. A young lady from Indianapolis, Ind., yester- day related a ludicrously queer belief. The conversation ran on the prevalence of fever at Indianapolis, when the lady remarked that neither she nor any of her tamtly ever had fever of any kind. Being asked how she and her folks were so lucky in dedzing the malady she replied that they all believed in sympathy. With cut ity raised she was further asked what she meant. The young lady eyed her questioner disdainfully and said, with all truth and earnest- ness: “Why, we all eat an apple before rising from bed on Easter morning; every one of us. ] Ist or SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1883. §P-To ob these Letters the Mi fois alee 3 If not called for within oue month they will be seat, ‘Dead Letter Office. LADIES’ LIST. Avalear Mrs Jennie Atkinson Mr= M. Ls tothe Curtis Edith 1 Cooper sire Coongie 3 Childe Martha Cary Mart ited Mina Paterson Marthe exman a Bell iced Aueusts I, Kobherson Arrener Ferri!’ Louisa. ming Moe Bleshinan Mile “duer Mre Adaline Smith Mres nes Mrs Frances Schmit Virginia Gray Ida Thomson Melvina Gristock Mrs Josephine Turner Nira May 3 Garnett Lulie Taylor Mrs Maxie Green Mra Lucy Yane Magy Green Maria Waring Mire Amande Gather Mary Mricht ad Green Mre Moria Wileo: ie Grove Mrs Nancy Wieing Mrs Chas vee Rome Bitton Mrs Ann te Sehnson Lizzie Jackson Mrs Matilda non SuKAN Jones Sallie Johnson Mrs Virginia Witard Mise L Kuyel Mra Widiaios Mrx Sarah Ler Waxhington Mrs Winnie Young pally GENTLEMEN'S LIST. 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I have given up this proceeding; it does not answer.” — And that he said of the very proceeding he had put his reputation at staketo uphold and proclaim— the “new art.”—Temple Bar. a She kent © boarding-house, was the mother of five romping boys, and had a nervous old bach- of the annoyance their pranks day, when they had been particularly frisky, and were galloping sings the. corridor on which his room was situated, encountered him at and observed with a teeling of lendid little Sighe grad we ou you Fora moment he Yookea like « Herod was strug- resuming bis natural never overcome the velocity; so that the star seems destined to escape. This of course, founded on our It is the fashion this summer to be sunburnt, among girls as well as among young men. 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