Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 20, 1883, Page 1

. - 1. THIRTEENTH YEAF A GREAT MAN CONE. Juige Jere Black, the Distingaished Jurist, Passes Peacefully From Earth, “How Can I Fear to Cross the Dark River When My Father Waits for Me?"” A Beautiful Christian ages of Condolence—The Death -~ Mess- uncral, WasniNQron, August 19.—The has information that Judge Jere ied a’ 2 o'clock this afternoon. York, August 19, —~Judge Jere k died at ten minutes past 2 o'clock this afternoon. Though not unexpected, his death: was a sudden shock to the com- y morning he seemed somewhat better, but the improvement was too slight to justify the hope of re- 9 The unfavorable change began about noon and he gradually grow worse but remained conscious almost to the last and died peacefully. From the ning of hisillness the judge believed ne never would recover and was perfectly resigned. Mrs, Black, Licutenant Gov- ernor Chauncey F. Black and wife, and Henry Black, Mr. and Mrs. Hernsby, A. B. Farquahar and Dr. Neissenhelder were present. Many telegrams of con- dolence have been received. The funeral will take place Tuesday at b p. m. The remains will be interred at Prospect Hill cemetery. Dr. Powers, of the Christian church of Washington, will probably officiate at the funcral. Shortly before Judge Black died he said to his wife, ‘‘How can I fear to cross the dark river, when my father waits for me on the other shore,” and added, Post Black leave behind unfinished in this world,” and then breathed the following earnest prayer: “Oh, Thou most beloved and merciful Heavenly Father, from whom I have my being_ and in whom 1 have ever trusted, if it be Thy will, grant that my suffering end, and that 1 be called home to Thee, and, oh, my God, bless and com- Thee, my Macy. A RIFEPL The Recent Tragedy at Beatrice 1 the Probable Consequences. Special Dispatch to Tik Ber. Bearrice, Neb., August 19.-—There has been much excitement here the past four days over the shooting of Mr. Mil- ler, proprietor of the leading meat ket of the town. A young man named Riffle, u painter by trade, who has been in town about two months, visiting at Miller's house last Tuesday evening, and was quite profuse in his attentions to ono of the butcher’s daughter When Miller returned home that evening, he ordered Rifile to leave the premn instantly and Some hot words passed between the two. Riflle started to leave, and as he did so Miller made a motion ag if to boot him. At this ment Rifle turned: with a never return. a hole to Mille in the fleshy portion of his fell where he stood, and Riflle w arrested and taken to jail. The wound was necessarily afatal one, and Miller died Saturday. Previous to his death he made a stateinent to the dis- trict attorney, to be used on the trial. In it Miller says he made no movement to strike Rifite, and was ten feet distant when the shot was fived. Miller h sided here forseven years, and was greatly respected by all. He leaves a wife and eight children, the old- est sixteen, Riffle is a hard looking is said to have pulled his s abdomen and lodging Miller a8 s001 customer, and un on citizens more than once. He is said to have “*killed his man in Ohio.” S DOUBLI Suicide and Murder at Nebraska City An Insane Woman's Work, Special dispatch to the Bir. Nenraska Crry, August 19.— About 7:30 o'clock this evening Mrs, Eaa Douglass quarreled with her husband and shot and killed him. After the shooting she carried her husband to the sidewalk, where he fell dead. She then shot her- self twice, killing herself instantly, Mrs. Douglass has made three attempts to commit suicide within the last year. The coroner's verdict is that she was insane, o — THE CHATAUQUA ASSEMBLY, The Exercises of the G Class of 1883, duating CnATAUQUA, N. Y., August 19.—The closing procession Saturday ¢mbraced of- ficers, guests, childrens’ classes, graduates of the assembly normal course, graduat- ing class of 1883, and members of the eclasses of 18! 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887, marching feur abreast. The pro- cession was half a mile long, After the reading of the ritual, admission of 300 graduates of the s of 1883, and greet- ings and public recognition of the ser vices at the hall and in St. Paul's grov the procession reformed and march: | ed to the ampitheater, Grand Mar- shal William A, Duncan, of Syracus introduced President Miller, who as sumed charged of the proceedings, Rev. Lyman Abbott, of The Christian Union, delivered the commencement address on | the democracy of learning. On reassembling at 2 o'clock in the | amphitheatre President Lewis Miller, of Akren, Ohio, a leading American manu facturer, addressed the class, Brief ad- dresses were made by Dra. Lyman and | Abbott, and Rev. J. H. Vincent, D. D., superintendent of instruction; Rey. J. M. Gibson, D. D., of London, England; Bishop Henry W, Warren, D. D, of At- lanta, Ga.; Rev, Wm. Clover Wilkin- son, D, D., of Tarrytown, N. Y.; all counselors of the Chautauqua literary and scientific circle; also from other géntle- men from varions parts of the world, | “‘would I were as comfortable about all T| A | the approach of a policeman. mo}| terms they can return to work. | pistol |* in his hand and fired, the ball plowing |} | | | ber, {E5Tins qualificationsTotaplia | e B Diplomas were dis. to 300 grad uates of 1883, The Chau.auqua Literary and Scientific circle has 705 local circles in the United States and Canada, with about 40,000 students, about 1,300 of whom are in the class of 1883, and will graduate before October, the beginning of the next year of study. One of graduatesis from China. The C. 8.8 C has students in England, Scotland, the Hawaiian Islands and Japan. The Soci- ety of the Hall in the Grove metat h o'clock, and the members of the Order of the White Seal at 7 o'clock. The Athe nian watch fires were lighted at 8 o'clock | and the camp fires were lighted near the hall of philosophy. About 15,000 people (were on the grounds, THE OPERATORS. A Few Additional Facts Relative to the Stike aud the Retarn. President Gre Thanks—Other Lems, THANKS. New York, August 19.—Dr, Norwin Green, president of the We Telegraph company, arrived home to-day from Europe. To General Eckert, acting president, Dr. Green expressed himselt as well pleased that the strike of tho operators had been brought to aclose, and in hearty terms he thanked General Superintendent Tinker and Superinten- dent Humestone and other officers of the company for their able management of the trobulous question. HELPING THE UNEMPLOYED, New Yourk, August 19.—At a meeting of the central labor union to-day it was resolved to aid the striking operators still unemployed. There was an_ excursion of operators to.day up the Hudson. 1t was organiz American Rapid telegraph company, the proceeds will be given to the fo strikers who have failed to obtain ployment. AN OPERATOR THUMPED. MoNTrEAL, August in the Great Northw England, was attacked this morning on Lis_ way home by four strikers, who | knocked him senscless and then tried to | staangle him, but were frightencd off by England’s wounds are dangerous, but it is thought he will recover. nd o em- tern oftice named A BL > AGO. 0, August 18.—Despite the atti- aken by the local assembly of tele- araphers last night, this morming wit- nessed what appears tobe a decided break in the ranks. Up to noon to exceed fifty had made personal application to Super- intendent Taffs for reinstatement and thirty-mmne had been given places. Super- intendent Cloury lias reports from Indianapolis and Cincinnati to the e that all opposition from the workmen is ceasing there and that full forces had been on duty last night AT OINCINNATI, CrxeiNsaTs, August 18.—The striking received-no oflicial notice of the a nt of the strike yesterd but this morning they sent a committce to Superintendent Miller to know on what He howed them the form of a contract they | would be requircd to subseribe to abjur the Brotherhood, and the to report. One of the strike the tendent Miller wil plications, 1CAGO. AT PITTSBURG, PriTsbur August 18, Hughes says he has notified all assemb! to return to work, In den collapse of the strike he was very ticent, but said he was satistied thr after the strike it was a failur therhood attribute the defeat to the Knights of Labor, who, they say, failed to give them the support promised. CAMPBELL ON THE FAILURE. New York, August 18.- in the ranks of th phatically asserted, will have nothing to do with the acceptance or rejection of former employes who may apply. The sume course will be pursued by the B, & (03 1)} /estern Union expects to have all its branch offices in the city running Seer Prominence *The other side had more than we had,” was the reason tersely given by Campbell for the failure of the strike. The strike cost the operaters, he suys, 8400,000 in wages lost and money ex- pended, and he cstimates it cost the Western Union in direct, indirect and future losses a sum in excess what it would have cost to have paid its operators the advance asked for ten ye The moral effect has beento show the pub- lic that not only operators but the public at large are at the mercy of two or three men, 50 far as telegraph business is con- cerned, and has shown the public the danger of being at the mercy of monopo- lists, The Western Unton will recover quickly from the strike, but in his opin ion it has lost to rival lines a large amount of business never to be returned, AT PITTSBUSG, Pirrsnuna, Pa., August 18.—Manager Lloyd, of the Western Union, was busy all morning receiving applications from strikers for reinstatement. Out of s five who quit work at the beginn the strike nfil but fifteen were taken | upon promising to renounce the Brothe hood, AT NEW YORK, 18.--The main Union Telegraph was besieged from an early hour | g by nealy 100 operators | reinstatement. © About thirty | nd girls were among the num- | Superintendent Humestone was busily engaged in discriminating between compa this mor sceking women {the ~applications from first class | workmen and those who w considered second and third rate, | only the best women being taken ck and quite a number of operators were disappointed by being rejected. Those operators whe wero taken on after the strike commenced will be retained by the company in thewr present positions, Since the strike was declared ended yes- terday only twelye women have been re- ceived back into the employ of the com pany. The total number of women who have applied for reinstatement is over forty-five, so that thirty-three of that | ern Union | 1 by the employees of the | An operator strikers, it is cm- | OMATA, | number are loft without work. Superin | tendent Humestone men had been taken back yesterday afternoon. About 30 more first-class men were reinstated | this morning. He said all branch oftic | will be open for business Monday morn. {ing, and everything will be in proper | working order by that time. | | — > ARTHUR, CAM Progress of the Presidential Party Toward the Yellowstone, < Vestre River, W Washington, Wyo., Aug ‘elock this morhing the presi wrty mounted their horses and started from camp Isham. We marchod down the valley of the s Ventre, crossing that stream togghe north side about ten miles from eur camp of last At 6:30 dent anc night. The trail lay away from the river | through canons d over moun- tains of considerable elevation, although the grades were not very {steep. After marching about fifteen |miles we armved ata low wmesa on the river, which was atteective that the whole party voted we shou d main hero to-night. In lonor of the president n. Sheridan has called the camy, Camp Arthur. Shortly after the arrival, rods and reels we tten in shape and the entire Vest next and the president third, Capt. Clark came in this evening from a two days’ hunt after elk and bear, but little success. All the party welland enjoying themselves hugely. e — A Kailroad Seeking an Outlet. Sr. Lours, August 19.--A from Dallas, Texus, s Mr. Davis, treasurer and director, Mr. Crowley, master of transportation, and Wm. Ten- ple, chief engineer of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road, were in that city yes terday, and their presence is interpreted to mean that the question of a northern Loutlet for their r is receiving earnest consideration, It is asserted on good authority that there is a scheme on foot to extend the road from Dallas through Northeastern Texas, Kansas and Missouri to connect with the C. B. & Q.; that representatives of that system were cently in Texas consulting with the Santa management for such arrangements. 1t is serted that the Atchison, Topeka anta Fe folks have been negotiating with the Gulf & Colorado company to build a connection with them. It is very evident some important move will be made soon. e The Chinese Question in Court. rox, August 19, In the United ircuit court to-day, Judges Lowell and Nelson nopion in the case of Captain Douglas, of the bark *‘Eme, charged with unlawfully bringing Chinese labor to this country, in the person of Ah Shong, who canc as ship carpenter. The opinion reviews the varic with China and the pre ed by congr t| of thie opinion that the inhibitions of the actare not to 1 istrued as applying to persons of the Chinese race who are not and never were subjects of or residents within the Chinese cmpire, As Shong is a person of this description, de- fendant cannot t the act, and therefc cuilty of violation of isentitled to be dis- o Herald 0, August 19.~The mysterious capitalist who has been trying to pur- chiage The Herald of this city, is publicly declared to he John R, Welsh, the 1 hd energetie exceutive e Western news company. Ho control of the p M, sell, an many y New Hands, Martin J. omplished editorial writer, | for conneeted with T Times, becomes responsible editor. He f{will change the tone and improve the char: of the paper. It is under- stood that several of the irresponsibly and reckless hohemians who have con 1the paper fora year or two will be relioved. The new” management as- sumes control to-day, i The Yeilow I Garvesron, Texas, An 19.—A ust, evening print publishes the following “The belief is current in this city {among some persons who have been in mmunication with friends in New Or- leans, that there has been most one e of yellow fever in that city within u few days, although ther ofticial announcement of the fact | Crescent City authorities, 1t is merely a rumor or supposition, but it is strong enough to cause a very merked sen ment in favor of quarantining against New Orleans, Lack of confidence in the board of health and physicians at New Orleans ds to strengthen faith in the rumors of yellow fever that come from that city.” ———— The Black K, on the Coast, Ariaxtic Crry, N, J., August 10.—An unknown schooner is reported to have sunk off the beach Friday evening and the affair is surrounded with considerable mystery, She was of about 300 ton bur- den and said to have been pursued by a steamer. The report says both vessels were butting for shore under full sail and steam and when about five miles out the schooner suddenly sank and all on board were suppesed o be lost. The steamer remained at the spot where the schooner sank about half an hourand then steamed away. The sclooncr is said to have car- ried the black flug — Texas Storms. Sour Lake, Tex., Angust 19, Hora- tio Parsons was killed by lightning Fri day. a large tree on the prair probably was secking shelte Waco, Tex., August 19, —Information | just received here that on Thursday ternoon a cyclone struck Oglesby, d ishing the station house and store, scat- tering the goods all over the prairic, A | man was blown a distance of 200 feet A young man named Harris, at Pecan Grove, in Correyell county, the same ternoon, was struck by lightning, Ho | and his horse were killed, — where he Consecration of Father Rierdan, Ciicaco, August 19.—The consecra- tion of Father Riordan as coadjutor to the bishop of California, will oceur in this city, Sunday, September 16, Arch- bishop ~ Feehan being consecrating pre- late, assisted by Bishops Ryan, of St, Louis, and Fitzgerald, of Little Rock, Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria, will preach the consecration serinon, He had | » [ that' e His body was found to-day under | " [ tantalizing glimpses of dark-c ures, and | NEB. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1883, LIFE IN MEXICO. {Why So Little is Known About Onr Sister Republic. Americans in Monterey, Mexiocan Market, the Servant. System, Difficultics ot Traveling in Mevico Al Hospltality, | . | | Special Correspondence of Tun Brk. | Moxrerey, Mex., August 1 {1 wish 1 could present this queer city. | { the capital of Nuevo [ mind’s eye asit really is. 1883, Leon -to your But we can judge of things only by comparison, you kuow, and as there is nothing like it any else in the world, 1 fear 1 shall be convey but a vague idea, It o that so little should be known of 8o old and interesting a country s Mox: wh le to seems strang o. Until very recently, since the railroads have begun to somewhat losson the difficultios and dangers of travel, the LAND OF TH JACTUS AND PALM | was almost terra incognita—except its ancient capital, aud the half dozen unim- portant ports its whole water line can boast. Not only was there no means of getting about--cxcept by donkey power, with hece and there a short stage line near the principal cities, over the worst roads it is possible to conceive--but the anguage offered a no less formidable bar- rier than the strange habits and customs of a totally different race. Besides, for more than a hundred years, frequent rey- olutions made human life of little valuein | Mexico. To-day, on all the roads out- side of towns, the traveller finds frequent rude crosses, each with its pile of stonoes, telling of murder. True, a fow travallers {came and went, lured by love of gold or adventure, but’ were generally of u class not troub! with cacocthis seribendi, and fow 1 findings were given to the world. The average nows- paper reporter who comes hero to-day (and his name is legion in the vicinity of the mines and railroads) rushes through the country so quickly that he knows little more of; THE REAL M when he gets through thanwhen he b and his readers learn even less, a sepsitive, proud, exclusive race is this, v trace of the home life of the her classes is sacredly exeluded from the public gaze, and it is as diflicult— nay, impossible-—for the stranger to pen- etrate this reserve in a spirit of idle curi- osity as to gain admittance within the wills of a Turkish harem. prising reporter aforesaid judge of the people by the peons (sexfs) whom he meets, and he wanders through these narrow streets with no means. of knowing what is behind the solid walls. The streets of most Mexican ciigus w as nearly ali 50 many pens, on story houses of adobe or plastered stones with a thick, unbroken line from end to end, the side of cach hous i tition wall for ver any trace of door-yard or fenee appears, the front wall of the house coming close to the sidewalk, the cden being in the ntral court within, Usually the outside fronts are colored in the plaster—sky blue, strawberry red, or bright yellow, with painted patterns at top and bottom o ations; while others a striped, plaided or fizu | cisely like printed ealico. The ronds are the worst in the world, paved with sharp, ivregular stones piled in pell-mell, {and as the sidewnlks aro consequently all {ups and downs, no fwo houses are ever texactly the same height. The effect of the long lines of flat roofs, plumb,”is enough to drve a mason crazy However much a Mexican's taste n ran to decorated adobe, he has no eye to { painted wood work. Each house has but | one suter door, an enormous one, which serves also as a gate to court, corral, and garden, It opens in the center, both ways, like that of a barn, but is gencrally | such a very shabby door that a well-to-do farmer would scorn it for his barn Sometimes, especially in the ancient | houses of the older towns, the doors are luborately carved, but are always guilt- less of paint or varnisly, They are neces- sarily s0 wide, because guarding the only passage, alike nted in d patterns, pre- FOR GUESTS AND DONKEYS, provender and household stores, carts and carringes. Think of it, ye dainty housewives, of driving a cart-load of veg- ctables in at your front door, or a train of donkeys laden with sacks of charcoal! The windows, also, are immense, reach- ing from floor to ceiling, always with heavy iron or wooden bars befor them, and “rude unpanneled inside shutters. Such modern frivolity as glass is seldom indulged in, in the brand new windows of upstart *‘veneerings.” The walls be- ing of enormous thickness, the adobe window-ledges form decp wide recesses, wherein the mistress of the nanse and her daughters are wont to squat in the cool of the day. Pardon the inelegant word, expressive of sitting on one’s heels, Luse it advisedly, for chaivsare consid- ered almost as superfluous a luxury us window glass, Well, all this looks gloomy and desolate enough from with out, and one can only guess at bloom, verdure and human life within, by great fig trees and broad-leaved banannas tow- above the house tops, the scent of s and orange flowers i the air, and 1 seno. ritas imprisoned behind the bars, The Mexicans have other reasons than their pride for extreme reserve toward forcigners, and especially—I regret to add—toward Americans. Perhaps it is the case with all countrics, that the men and women who drift over the border are, a8 @ rule, the scum of society—the fail “cranks,” and disappointod ones, if not those whose actual misdeeds have exiled them for their country’s good. The Yankee natien has been pro verbial for its abuse of hospitality, since the days when King Philip saved the Puritans from starvation by his generous gifts of maize and was repaid by fire and sword. Mexicans are by nature extreme- ly hospitable, but again and again has their generosity been abused, their trust betrayed, by forcigners whom they have [ business, but the principal foreign ele gomething like our inside fresco decor- | » “out of | hold | upon - i | have been forced to the wise determina- { tion to admit none who are not vouched for beyond question. Naturally this fecling of distrust has grown to undue proportions, and as in the Bible plan “In Adam's fall, | Wo sinned all." | The innocent are obliged to suffor for the Ising of the guilty. Should I undertake to tell you, ever so delicately, the doings of some Americans (of both sexes) in this city, our good editor would refuse to print, and you to read, the recital. There are o fow Americans, chiefly southerners in Monterey, engaged in various Kinds of ment in Northern Mexico is French and English, All the numerous drug stores, the hardware ostablishments, and the furniture depots in Monterey are monop olized by Germans, who, in point of on y and money invested, rank in the business the town. The dry soods trade is generally conducted by Mexicans, they being most expert in evading the enormous duties--not forg ting SENOR PATRICO 0'DOWD, ould Treland's sole representative, pro- prictor of a thriving dry goods house, who has unsuccessfully endeavored to dis guise his nationality under o Mexicanized name. Smuggling is a fine art and a profession here, as well as a profitable amusement, and even the holy church of Rome and the custom house officials themselves sometimes have a hand nit. This statement is not mere guess work on wy part, but can bo ‘ally substan tiated. " As to grocery and’ provision houses, which form such an_ impoy branch of business elsewhere, there are none deserving the namo anywhere in Mexico, or anything worth calling “a market,” as_compared to those of other countries. Tn every Mexican town there is a plaza (public square) devoted to buy ing and selling, where all manner of commodities are daily offered to the pub- lic, from cheese to jewelry, dry goods, vegetables, shoes, pulse (an_ intoxicating beverage tade from the aloe), pottery, Hnll]ll'.\. and goats, alive and cad. cte., ete. In the cities the mu- nicipal government has rented buildings to shield buyers and sellers from the tropical sun, In the smaller towns if anybody wantsashelter he must set it up for himself, which he does by driving two poles into the ground, tying two cor- ners of a blanket to them, and holding the other corners down by placing stones upon them, thus forming a- sloping roof. Monterey boasts of a fine market house, with a spiral staircase leading to its tower, and an adobe roof, four feet thick, supported by Coviuthian pillavs. THE MARK the are among most picturesque sights in Mexico. Not only are the trop- ical fruits and vegotables, the national wares and commoities, strange to sce, but the inhabitants are stranger still. Tho vender, whother man or woman, sits on the ground, with legs sticking straight out, the wares areanged in little piles on small picces of canvass. wman, he is silont and taciturn, (but never neglects to cheat you out of a centor two in change) a wide old sombrero pulled down over his shaggy brows, sandals laced with leather thongs, on his dusty feot, and o huge bright-hued zarapa (woolen rug) wrapped ciosely around his Mhoulders; however hot the day. 1f the seller be a woman, sho is _garrulous and coquettish, her long, black, matted locks uncovered, a loose chemise, not in the least disguising her figure, to the waist, and a scanty red petticoat half covering her brown legs. ry warket place s always o fountain, or gr stone well, and to it queer fi s are constantly coming, un whole,” since the serfs far outnumber the masters in Mexico. A gentleman never travels from town to town on business or pleasure, without one or more mozas in attendance. When he disports himself on horseback & moza rides—just so many paces, no more or less—behind him, and every duty in life which another can pos siblyy perform for him is done by two sérvants. A crado considers himself in affluent circumstances if ho receives “‘dos reales” (20 cents) per diem for his services, out of which princely income he clothes himsolf andsupports his family. Gentlemen who are not housekeaping and therefore cannot feed their servants on the refuse of the table can find any number of servants who “jump at the " of omploymen at & madi o [six s) & day, which is suflicient to buy all the tortillus and red quired for food. As for other necessavies the Mexi can valet bedecks himself in his master's cast-ofl clothes — than which Soloman in | all his glory was never 8o arrayed —de pends upon his own nimble fingers and aking” ways for the indispensible garettos and sleeps the sleep of the just at night, rolled up in his sarapa, on the hard stones of tho court, with the blue sky for a countorpanc, Even such a “‘lone lorn,” second Mrs Grummage, as your scribo must perfores defer te popular prejudice and set up A FEMALE CREADO to follow her about—a picco of furniture neither useful nor ornamental (the creado, please understand, not the serito). She is the torment of my life, pilfering my choicest possessions, experimenting with my toilet articles, distributing my rai- ment among her friends in frequent Dursts of generosity, and when not other- wise engaged, sitting cross-legged upon the floor suggestively seratching with both hands among hor raven trosses! At firat, liko St. Paul, 1 *“‘kicked against the pricks” and vowed 1 would not submit to such an infliction. But 1 came to it gracefully in time, just as you would, my most fastidious friends, under similar cir cumstances. Aside from the matter of good taste in conforming to the customs of the ceuntry one is living in, and the natural desire to be considered * able,” oven by strangers, this con to the tyranny of tho Mexican servant system is absolutely necessary, in order to gain admittance to the “best society whose mysteries 1 am here on purpose to explore. . That you may have a faint idea of some of the simallest HE WAY LIONS 1N of my mission, you must first unders that for a lady to be traveling alone, un- der any circumstences, is of itself an al- most unpardonable crime in Mexico. To, iido for a day in a hotel is deep disgrace “live down,” and pri- vate houses there are none. Well, one must eat now and then, despite popular prejudices, and lifo s too short to set up housckeoping with a retinuo of viners in overy town, 1t is a wise old saying, “Of all evils choose the least,” and thero sits my chosen evil upon the floor, seratching away as usual. She at- tonds mo “‘to mill and to meoting,” to the cathedral services, on my visiting and exploring expeditions, to the res- taurant for my meals (where I could mot go “alone withou daily insult), as inevitable as my shadow, and as uscless, Perhaps I do her injus- tice in saying she 18 neither “useful nor ornamental.” Considered simply in the latt ity she is as eflective as much of our beloved bric-a-brie, and old Japanese jar for instance, with I that shone like stars and skin the cold of an old shoe! Upon the soles of he tiny brown feot she wears sandals of he own manufacture (out of the leg of an nything out of t. Mischioy vly nude hoys, cach with a long | s shoulder, and pails suspend- | from either end, o infinitc ns to | deluge stray dogs, and filt a littlo water | upou the p for *boys will be boys” even in Mcxico, Burciooted wo- | men, in ety bright petticoats, strike | attitudes worthy of a painter’s study, one hand pon the hip, the other long, | slender arm stretel the great the shoulc far Orient, centuriesa tebecen earried | pottery, in just sach fashion, | ob fell in love with her at the similar when well. In Mexico nobody goes to market ex- | 1ts and sight-secing tourists lady or gentleman of social standing would no more be seen th than would you, dear reader, theater comique, In traveling this country, a lady finds hersel€ annoy- ingly hampered on every hand, by cus. toms as unchangable as the laws ot the Medes and Persians, which she must conform to if sho aspires to any social status, or even to ordinary respect. A Mexican femalefaristocrat is seldom seen upon the strects at all, and never unat- tended. If she walks to church at noon-day, & male reative must accompa- ny her, or a servant follows close behind, and she may not even ride in hor own carriage with only the coachman, THE PLEASURES OF SHOPPING. with which ladivs of other lands divert themselves and drain the pockets of pater familias, are unknown to Mexi- can women-(poor things!)—a few of them have never seen the inside of a “gtore’” in their i When any arti- cle of dress is required, some male rela- tive purchases it (which perhaps accounts for tha venerable tasto displayed and the tly combination of colors) or a ser. vant is dispatehed for samples, and runy to and fro until negotiations are com- K pleted. A charming little senorita, who rejoices in the ponderous cognomien of | Guadaloupe (a favorite name for girls, Santa Gaudaloupe being the patroness of Mexico), complained to me the other day, of great difficulty inmatching trimming. averring angrily t “all men are color blind!” “Why don't you go and match | it yourselfd" I continued to suggest. A | look of horror crept over her face, ac tually a blush under the dwk skin, and with many vivacious gestures she ex- plained how venguenza (ashamed) she would be to do that, A Mexican gentleman would no more | be scen carrying a package of the smallest size than he would a hod on his back am confidentially informed, ; that it is considered no especial humilia tien to carry a book, providing it be a small one and is not wrapped in paper, but there they draw the line, Some gen- tlemen occasionally condescend to eall at the postoftico for their mail, but usually all such onorous duties are delegated to servants, Therefore the smallest family must maintain a retinue of *“‘mozas” and “oreadas’ (servants), which perhaps is received into their homes, until they one must remember to allow a wide m old hoot) laced round and rouna her hare ankles with bits of string, In doors and out she always wears a long blue rebozo (the national cotton shawl) which with toss ehe winds arovnd her and shoulders with a g which no woman not “to the manor born” could imitate if she tried a life time. As to usefulness, she watches for centipedes and tarantulas, and the de one light she takes in torturing the poisonous creatures, sticking pins into them, pulling their legs off, and then grinding them into the ground, is chavacteristic, Having once gained the the confidence of Mexican avistocrats, one finds them most charming people, generous and hospitable to a fault—but din for the exuberent gallantry of south- orn races, For example, when you visit L family for the fivst time, your host will sure to say (in musical Castillian, which loses its fine shades of meaning in translation to our colder language), sidor this house your home; all here is at your disposition. My casa is yours, and T am your ruest.” You are not expectod to take him literally at his word, but must have some equally polite reply at your tongue’s ond. If you chanco to’ ex- press admiration for his horse, his watch, the garment wpon his back—anything but his wife or daughter he is sure to say instantly, “Take it; it is yours,” and the situation is sometimes very embar- ransing, They love to worry and drive you, and load you with extravagant gifts, always, however, expecting an equal return, And then they will pet you toan unprece- dented extent, and open their hearts so tirely that you may read the innermost ccesses of Mexican characterlike anopen book—and vastly interesting reading it is. Butbe very careful that the fur is never “‘smoothed the wrong way!” That velvet exterior covers the sharpest of claws, and under those suave manners are hidden depths of passion, anger, jeal- ousy, revenge, pust all sounding —as eruel and relentless as the grave, Fax Bricias Wann, Bowels at the Bat, Quiney, August 18.—The fat men of Jucksonville played ball with the fat men of Quincy yesterday. ‘The visitors ave- rage in weight ove ) pounds, and the home nine about 236 pounds. The game was the sporting event of the season, and was won by the Quineys, ** to 16, The two nines are composed of the leading citizens of the two citics. After the game the two nines ran a foot race, which was won by Captain Hacking, of the Jacksenville nine; weight 307, Last night the visitors were serenaded at the European hotel, and all Quincy is doing them honor, — Grant aryland, Disi Park, Md., August 18,—Gen, Grant and party visited Elk garden mi ing regions yesterday. On returning (16, Giant held » receiilan s Pladmonk In the evening the general was enter- tained at the cottage of President Gar- woll “in the grand economy of the rett's of the Baltimore and Ohio, NO. 5. THE TEMPLARS' TRIENNIAL. The Golden (}atci Tfirnwn Open 1o the Plumed Warriors of the Bast, The Bernards of Chicago Singled Out for a Brilliant and Hearty Ovation, A Great Crowd and Crush During the Religious Services, 19.—The ar- Commandery of t of Saturday. A Sax Fraxcisco, August rival of St. Bernard Chicago was the eve delegation from San Francisco command- ories proceeded as far as Truckee to wel- come them in behalf of the Pacific const. Special honors were tendered them last ovening. They were met at the ferry landing by the knights of this city in commanderies, and accompanied by the knights of 1llinvis now here, all in full dress uniform, Aftor exchango of greet- inga the knighta foll into line led by the Hawaiian band, followed by the Califor- nia commandery mounted, Presidio band, Golden Gate commandery, St. Bernard band, St. Bernard commandery, hringins up the rear. In this order they marche to Baldwin's hotel, sclected as the head- quarters of the Chicago commandery. As evidence of the marked attention vaid them, one detail may be mentioned. Each cigar purchased for their use was 1.r..n.|.-fl with a band on which was paint- ed in colors the name of thejeommandery, while each box specially made was em- blazoned with the device of Ber- nards. Mrs, Moulton, wife of the com= mander, presented them with a flower picco three feet long and two in breadth, representing every variety of the choicest flowers in California, ~ Including the K nights of Oregon and Washington ter- ritory, it is estimated that 3,000 persons arrived in the city in the last 24 hours. A RELIGIOUS CRUSH Even the weather is doing its best to make the eastern knights feel at home. The thermometer this morning was sev- onty-seven with a prospect of further viso for the procession to-morrow. The religious service this afternoon in the pavilion was a terrible erush, for many almost a fatal crush, There was eight thousand in the building and four thou- sand left outside who continued to put forth every effort to obtain entrance. Although there was a large police force prosent it was unable to control the crowd, the greater number of the officers being employed i carrying off fainting women and children, The pavilion was 80 hot that before the services were half over the people commenced streaming only to Aot way for others anxious to stroam in. Expressions of thanks were ropeatedly heard from those who had managed to get out, in not being crushed to death, This is the first evi- donce of any mismanagement on the part of the committee, who permitted twico too many tickets to be issued. The scene inside Was imposing, the floor of the pa- vilion g:u‘ing a mass of handssume uni- forms Ind flowing plumes. The oxer- cises were conducted in the usual Knights Templar order, opening with the processional hymn, “‘Onward, Christian soldiers,” rendered in such a grand style on the pulses of all who heard ices terminated at b o'clock, caeh commandory seeking its own head- quarters, S The Remains of a Murder, SAN Fraxcisco, August 19,—The body of Nicolas Sterrett, a well know real estate dealer, was found in the closet of an empty house beloning to the deceased. Ho is supposed to have been murdered by three men who were seen to enter last Monday for the purpe promises, Wright Leroy, an ex-conviet and for- merly attorney at Oakland, Cala., was arrested to-day, charced with complicit in the murder of Sherrett. Leroy ad- mits complicity in aplot to herrett to sign chocks for money deposited, but claims he knows nothing of the murder. | The Fatal Fever, Prxnsacora, August 19, Civilian Sur- weon Hargis reports that Naval Surgeon Owens is very low, and nearingthe crisis. Surgeon Owen’s case had nev protounced yellow fever officially. has been sick for weeks. Dr. Hargis ulso reports two new cases ab Wolseloy, at outlying village at the navy yard, THE DISEASE SPREADING, Private information has been received froni Pensacola to the effect that Surgeon Owens is down with yellow fever; that thero are five cases in the yard and three outside, and there is danger of its spread- ing. Assistant Surgeon Madden and a civilian physician are looking after the sick. 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