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Convening thoZiORi lataro <
WiirnnAi , The constitution of the ft .t
of Jseliriuika provides thnt the KOYerno
nny , on extraordinary occiwon , canvcn
UIP lfi { < lnture by proclamation ; nnd
Y/iir.REAi. Important public interest o
Bn extraordinary character requires th
exercise of this authority ;
Therefore , I , wMMntw ? uco , governo
of the stale of Nebraska , do hnvuy con
vcne the legislature of said ntwte t mco
in cpucial ftntnlon at the cnpltnl In Ijlncoli
on Wednesday the 10th of Mny , 188' ' , n
12 o'clock m. of * nid day for the purpose ,
herein Untcd n. follswp , to-wlt :
First. To apportion the state Into thrc (
con ( 're Monal districts and to provide fo
thfl election of representatives therein.
Sccvud. To amend an net at provec
March Ht. 18SI. entitled "An net to in
corporate cities of the first claia nnd regu
Jstion of their duties , powers and gtncrn
ment , " by conferring additional powei
upon cities of the first claaH fur the pur
jxweof paving or macadamizing fttreeti
and hllcyiand also providing for the creit <
tion unrf appointment of a board of public
works therein.
Third. To assign th" county of Custei
to some judicial district in the ttate.
Fourth. To amend ccctlon 09 , chaptci
14 , of the compiled utatuteM of Nebriwkr
entitled "Cities of the second class and
villages. "
Filth. To provide for the ex pe in en in
curred in iupprcftsing the recent riots nt
O.imbk anil protecting citizen : ) ot the
etate fr.im domestic violence.
Sixth. To give the nwnt of otntc the
to the precision of an net of congreJi tt
extend the northern boundary nf the state
of Nebraska.
Seventh. Topro\idefor the j > aymcnt
of the ordinary and contingent cxpenxei
of the legltlnture Incurred during the
special tcssion hereby convened.
In tettlrmmy whereof. I have hereuntr
eet my .band and caused to be affixed the
ireat ; seal of the ttate.
lone at I/ncoln. this 20th of April , A.
D.,1882 , the sixteenth year of the ktate ,
end of the independence of the United
Stater , the one hundred and sixth.
By i he governor : AuiiNus NANOK.
S. J. ALEXANDKU , Soiretary of Sta.e.
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PA UN ELL ia now the "uncrownci
king of Ireland" nnd "Buckshot" Fos
tcr takes a back scat.
'I'm : Dutch captured U oil and cun-
turiea a o , and it now looks on if thoj
had similar designs on Dakota.
Twelve thousand Hollanders are preparing -
paring to immigrate to Dakota this
teaaon.
Miss Piioiuiu COUX.UXH has a now
lecture entitled "Some Mistakes
about Eve. " A rest on the Mormon
fl CommisMon would oiler nu excellent
opportunity for extending the acopo
of the lecture.
THC first business before the legis
lature nexc week will be to forward
the persons nnd papers which the com
mittee on judiciary have naked for , to
sustain Tom Majors' claim to a seat in
congress.
A TELEOKAM from DCS , Moinea
-states that Uov. Kirkwood has not
definitely decided Whether or not hu
trill enter on a canvass for congress ,
Aa noon as ho makes an allirmativo
decision other candidates will Htand
from under.
OMAUA'H police force will have all
they can do to repress the tramp cle
ment which is becoming dangerously
numerous in this city. Four burg
laries have been reported within a
week , and it begins to look ua if
unother organized Rang , like that
from which this city auflored a few
ycara ago , was forming in our inidnt.
KANSAS CITY is calling for an an
nual license for the street curs nt the
rate of from § 30 to § 50 per car. The
city ordinances already contain some
tringont street railway legislation.
Companies are compelled to lay the
flat rail , to pave the entire space ba-
twoon the tracks and for eighteen
I I
incites on either side thereof with
utonu or wood block , and the right of
taxation upon roadbed franchise and
peasonal property U inadu inherent in
the city.
TH 1:111 : ; is a strike impending in
Nebraska that the niilitiu reinforced
by all the troops under General
Crook's command can't put down ,
More- than fire thousand politicians
are organizing for a utriko for higher
places ranging all the way from
United Status uunator down tn mem
ber of the legislature. There uro
already abcut throe hundorod caiuli-
.dates for the aeven state oilicos and
M three aeats in congrc&o. But we
don't hear of a uinglo candidate that
'
r't "wauts , to be nominated contingent
congressman.
CONGRESSIONAL APPORTION
MENT.
A number of editors in various sci
tioiis of this state are trying to act s
a "steering committee" for the legii
Inturo , in connection with the pr <
posed division of Nebraska into cor
grcesional districts.
All thcao fresh water mariners liv
in mortal dread lest our ship c
sUto shall spring a leak and co dow
in the political maelstrom that surge
in and around Douglae county.
Foremost among thcao is the Hlai
Pilot , which claims credit by rigl
of discovery of the only channel the
cm bo followed with perfect safot
since it avoids the dreaded danger b
circumnavigation , Wo quote froi
the Ulair mariner to show his jewele
consistency :
The Pilot pronounces unhesitating ! ,
and emphatically for u division of tl :
state into ( ongrcflHonal districts , ii
the milliner designated in tlioao-calloi
"Dump bill. " This is the only divis
iun that can bo made in justice to the
political rights of the several counties
and with duo regard to the popula
tion of the several counties nflected
it is the only plan that will satisfy
the people. * * *
The line would run between Doug
las and Washington counties west to
IhoIMntto river , up the river to the
( rest line of Saunders , and
south on the west side of Saund-
crs , Lancaster and Gage to the
Kansas lino. The territory south nnd
3ast of this line would constitute one
listrict , with a population of 171,000.
The territory west or this district and
louth of the 1'latto another district ,
irith a population of 150,000 , and all
; ho territory north of the 1'latto , ex-
: ept Douglas and Harpy , would con-
itituto the third district. This gives
hu most densely settled counties to
ho district having the most popula-
.ion , and as the west and north must
loccssarily increase in numbers the
aatcst on account of their extreme
iize , the population would soon bo-
: omo equalized.
* * * #
Of course it is desirable to have the
listricls da nearly equal as possible , if
longrcss had not so ordered it. It is
il o desirable to equalize the political
tower of the several counties in each
[ ( strict , as nearly as may bo , in justice
0 all. This county has had the ox-
wricnco of being one of several com-
laratively weak counties placed in a
udicial district with a strong one.
. 'ho result la the strong county mon-
ipoliz s the politics of the entire din-
rict. No nomination has been or can
to made for district officers out-
ido of Omaha , and oven with the
ither counties supporting republicans
if Omaha in good faith , she has forced
democratic judge and prosecuting
ttornoy on us for many years. The
ame would bo true of u congressional
[ istrict.
Douglas county can cither rule or
uin the whole North Platte country.
? he name also will bo true of Lancas-
er if placed in a western district.
L'ho interests of the western and
lorthern counties are scattered , and
fill bo gathered up by a strong com-
nnud interest and ruled with a rod of
ron. Wo want an end to this
yatom.
The Blair marine has been looking
hrough an inverted telescope. Doug-
as , Sarpy , Washington and Buit
lountics constitute the third judicial
listrict. Population , according to the
lational census of 1880 : Burl 0,041) ) ,
iarpy1,2311 , Washington 8,050 ; total
0,8158 , against Douglas M7,870.
Majorities rule in 'thin country.
Vith nearly double the population
nd more than ton times the litiga-
ion than all the remainder of the dis-
rict , Douglas county is entitled to
ho court officers whose time ia mostly
aken up in Omaha.
The district has elected a democrat-
is judge because the republican can-
lidates happened to bo men that did
lot enjoy popular confidence and re-
pect. Integrity and ability are ro-
ardcd as more essential qualiGcations
or judges in thisdiatrict thanpartizan
hip. When the republicans nomi-
into upright , competent nnd roputa-
> lo candidates they will elect them.
But ho > f would Omaha andDouglaa
ounty rule with an inm rod
1 a congressional district that
onUins 150,000 or 100,000 population ?
touts any sane man believe Douglas
ounty with her 37,870 people will
cminato over and out vote the re-
naining counties with their 125,000
iuople ?
Has Douglas county ruled with an
ron rod in our onngresssonal nomina-
ions durintr the last ton years ? How
amo it that Washington conn-
y , with loss than 7,000 people ,
en years ago could dominate the
rholo stnto mid beat , Douglas county
ut of a congressman in 1872 , and
gain in 187-1 ? How huvo Douglas
nd Lancaster dominated over the
tale ever since , while little Madison
nd Cumings county were furnishing
ur congressmen ?
Why has Douglas county , with her
ron rod , failed to secure a single state
fllcor ainoo Nebraska's admission into
lie union/ /
Will thosu.political horse marines
hat want to act as a steering com *
ntteo for the legislature explain how
> ouglaa county , with 11,500 ropubli-
an votes , will dominate over any
istrict that must contain at least
0,000 republican votersf
IOWA carries off the honors in the
ontwst for the secretaryship of the
opublican central euunnittce. JIou.
) . U. Henderson , of Dubuque , ia the
: wn agreed upun to take charge of the
rand distribution of campaign aiiiniu-
lition , It is understood that ho will
10 the next member from the Du-
iuque district , but Iwa pledged him-
t'lf to give Liu whole time to the work
f the commilteu , and will bo in
Vauliingtou ull summer in connection
with his duties. He is spoken of 1
the Iowa senators and members aab
ing a person extremely well fitted f
the duties of the position , and th <
guarantee tint the selection is a wi
one. Mr. Edward McPhcrson , clci
of the house , who made an active ca
vass for the place , says ho is well sa
iaficd with Mr. Henderson , as his on
physical strength is not equal to tl
labor. Your trained politician alwa ;
comes up smiling after a knock-dan
in tha prize ring.
HORACE MAYNARD.
Tnu telegraph announces the deal
at Knoxvillc , Tenn. , of Hon. Horai
Maynard. He was born in Mass :
cliusctto in 1814 , was graduated fro ;
Amhcrst college in 1838 , and short !
afterwards emigrated to Tenncssci
where ho became a well known an
successful lawyer. For six year
from 1857-1803 , he represented tli
last Tennessee district in congrcsi
incl during the first two ycsrs of th
tvar was the only southern congress
nan that kept his scat withoutretun
ng to his district for re-election.
lie was re-elected to congress in 1SGC
cmaing in his seat until 1875. Hi
vholo congressional term was sixteoi
roars duration. In 1875 Mr. May
mrd was sent to Constantinople a
American minister to Turkey , return
ng in 1880 aa the successor o
Fudge Key as postmaster general
nd holding that position until Gen
tal Garflcld was inaugurated. Mr
ilaynard received thirl y votes fo
'ice ' president at the Chicago convon
ion in 1880. Before tlio war ho was
icxt to Parson Brownlow , the mos
> itter political opponent of Anuj
'ohnson , but when Johnson pro
ouncod for the union they made up.
it the close of Johnson's presidential
arm they renewed the old feud anc
aught it out to the bitter end , May-
ard at representative of the radical
opublican and old whig element , anc
ohnson aa defender of "my policy1
nd expounder of the constitution ac
ording to the old bourbon version ,
ilthough a Massachusetts Yankee bj
irth and education , Maynard wa ;
ersonally a typical southerner ,
warthy aa a Spaniard , with long
ot black hair and the make-up pccu-
ar to the scions of southern chivalry.
; iko General John A. Logan , ho had
oine Indian blood m him. Up tc
lie outbreak of the war , Majnard
ras just aa staunch a defender and
hampion of slavery aa any slave-
olderand if he entertained free aoiloi
bolition sentiments , ho was discreet
nough never to give them voice.
Jut after the emancipation proclama-
ion had been issued Maynard became
pronounced abolitionist.
It will bo remembered that Lin-
oln's so-called emancipation nrocla
nation did not emancipate the slave ;
n East Tennessee , the district which
laynard represented in congress , anj
ioro than it emancipated the slaves
11 Kentucky , West Arirginia , Dela <
. are , Missouri , Maryland , and
cctions of the confcdorato otatea in
- Unioc men predominated , and
rhich were occupied byfederal troopa.
laynard had , however , become more
ixdieal at this stage than President
ancoln himself , and he labored in
nd out of congress for absolute
mancipation nnd the comititutional
mendments prohibiting slavery.
KNTiKfl on ttio recent dynamite
zzlo in New York , The Cincinnati
'onmiercial , which nobody hii evoi
ccusod of sympathy with communism
r socialism , ays : "Superintendent
Vailing assumes that one of the infer-
al machines , which eot fire to a
eighbor'a door mat , was intended foi
im , and was the contrivance of some
nu or more socialists because ho had
i > rbdden ( n street socialistic parade.
Ipon that hint the leading Now York
owspapors proceed to declaim
gainst the socialists and the dan-
erous conspiracy they have
) tmed against the livbs and property
f the great capitalists of that
ity. AH a fact , however , there has
ot yet boon produced a single bit oi
videuco justitying such a conclusion ,
r going to show that the sending of
lie internal machines was the work of
ther than aomu ignorant nnd blun-
ering miscreant. It has boon , how-
ver , tolerably well established that
lie address of the parties to whom the
tiroo machines were sent was in one
nd the same handwriting. They
ere also wrapped in copies of a Or-
ian newspaper , from which the astute
ditora jump to the conclusion that
lie whole thing was the work of Gor-
mil socialists. It is a wonderfully
) gical sequence.
TUB New York senate is still de-
atiug the bill for a railroad commis-
ion passed by the assembly , which
rovlded for the election of the mom-
era composing it by the people. The
iimto , which is strongly influenced
y the corporations , will probably
mend the bill by providing for the
hoico of the commissioners by the
orornor , whom it is hoped can in
jrn bo chosen and controlled by the
louopoliea ,
THE Philadelphia Kecord thinks
lat the "small minded swindler
rreated for stealing railroad passes
usorvea the severest condemnation. "
f ho had simply ttolen the railroad
self he might have become an
onored and respected member of the
I'all street board of brokers.
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.
The withdrawal of the cooicic
policy , the release of the suspect
including Parnell , Dillon and Davit
and the resignation of Mr. Forster i
chief secretary for Ireland , are sue
radical chances in the policy of th
Gladstone government that it is r
wonder that England and her tw
parties are nervous over the atartlin
departure. Mr. Gladstone's chanj
of policy was foreshadowed seven
months ago in his speech admiltin
the coming possibility of homo rult
for which he was so Kravc' '
taken to task by the toriei
In his views upon the failure of coci
cion he has had all along the suppoi
of the radical wing of the liber !
party , who were anxious to dispose
the question as soon aa possible. Tw
weeks ago the retirement of Foratc
was rumored in Downing street , an
it was understood that negotiation
wore in progress between the Ian
league and the liberal govcrnmen
looking to a speedy solution of th
difliculty. The secret is finally die
closed. Mr. Gladstone declares Fore
ter'a policy of coercion a failure
throws open the prison doois , an
nounces broad nnd liberal measure ! o
relief for tenants , and pieces in th >
seat of his former secretary for Ire
and a noted friend and advocate o
enant rights and homo rule
There are hopeful prospects for thi
[ rish people resulting from this ilanl
movement on the tory ranks. Thi
iboral party will at once reccivi
icavy reinforcements from the Par
nollitcs and homo rulers , which oughl
o more than balance any losses fron
ho whigs. In the mutual inter
: hango of civilities between the fo !
lowers of Mr. Parnell and Mr. Glad-
itono in parliament there are strong ,
indications of an alliance which wil
snablo the premier to carry oat hii
) lan of peasant proprietorship at ar
> arly day. Arrears of rent caused bj
, ho "bad years" are to bo released.
Every tenant , by having his account
iquared by the government , is to be
) ermitted to take advantage of the
and act , and with the general adop-
.ion of that measure throughout the
: ountry , the greatest of Ireland' (
wrongs will bo in a fair way to be
ighted. Mr. Gladstone announces
.hat Parnell has given him his asaur
ince that the "No Rent" proclamation
vill now be rescinded. This it
) ropcr. There should bo a prompl
: casation of outrages , and a determl
lation on the part of the Irish people
-o take every advantage of the oppor-
.unities offered.
Siberia seems to have been traduced
) y travelers who have represented ib
) ne vast inhospitable desert waste
Mr. George Kennan's late lectures ir
: his country afford a very clear insigh
nto the resources of Siberia , as wel
is the occupations and condition of ib
nhabitants. He says the populatior
s now about 5,000,000 , and the pco
) lo are settled mostly in the fertile
.one , for it must bo remembered thai
he area is 0,000,000 square miles , iff
ength 5,000 and its width 2,500
nilofl. Ho shows that tobacco is
aised in portions of Siberia , while
English authorities would have us be-
iove the country is desolated by per-
ictual frosts. Between 1827 and
1847 , 159,7155 exiles wore sent tc
Siberia , ( if whom only 443 were
ixiled for political purposes ; ol
heso 443 , two-thirds belong to the
lobility. From 1807 to 1872 01,274
> oraoiiH were exiled ; of these 5OOC ,
voro sentenced to hard labor and the
ither 1)2 ) per cent , simply banished
md allowed freedom within a smallei
ir larger district , in proportion to the
jrnvity of their crimes , Mr. Kennan
ays there , are 9 nly two mines worked
> y convicts in Siberia , one a COB ]
nine and the other a placer mine.
Che transportation of exiles is can-
luctod by rail , by boat and by wag-
ins , and they are supplied with the
iccessities of life until they find work
ir got into business for themselves.
The trade between China and Siberia
s large , 2,000 merchants beinc ; en-
; uged in it. The day will come when
ho trrain of Siberia will bo sold in
Competition with the grain grown on
he same parallel of latitude in North
America.
France is a nation of rural propri-
lors. There are 5,000,000 , of whom
t least l,000,000actually cultivate the
oil. Some of these owners also rent
and other than their own , and M.
lo Lavorgne estimates that more than
' 52,000 peasant owners are also
onnnts. Ono case ia cited in which
no farm of fifty acres was rented
rom nineteen different proprietors.
Vhilo this subdivision of land prop-
rty secures the moat thorough cul-
ivution , it aUo somewhat increases
he burdens which land has to bear ,
or the general expenses of inheritance ,
ubdivision , transfer and leasing are
u'gh in proportion to the value of the
Toporty convoyed. The average
mount of land owned by UOCO,000 of
lie rural proprietors is less than two
nd one-half acres apiece.
The llorzegovinhn insurrection
till continue but it is evident that
' ithout the patronage of Russia the
isurgents must sooner or later sue-
umb to the Austrian forces. The
trugglo goes on , however , with the
line varying results that attend an
udian campaign in this country , and
10 Cnvotcians , fortified in tl.eir
mountain fastness , familiar with evei
path nnd advantage of defence , waj
a warfare aa continuous and moi
dangerous than that of the Siou
against our regular troops. The Au
trians have a task on hand that the
bravo opponents will prolong to tl
extreme limit of endurance.
The salvation army in England hs
proved lo bo such a financial bonan ;
to its originators , one "General
Booth and his family , that other sin
ilar organizations for the saving <
souls on a paying basis have sprun
up. "General" Booth , therefore , aj
peals to the people not to patronh
his rivals , notably a "King Jcsu
Army" not Ha might bo supposed b <
cause they do not furnish the saw
quantity and quality of "salvation ,
but because they are not the brigade
and regiments commanded by th
simon-pure inventors of thii way c
marching to glory.
Alexander III has again postpone
his coronation. The discovery r
Moscow that the patriot charged wit
illuminating the Kremlin during th
coronation ceremonies had arrange
an ingenious plan for blowing up th
fortress has caused consternation ii
the Imperial palace.
A mutinous spirit seema to provai
in the British navy , and its officer
have been getting into trouble of late
A. midshipmax on the Northumbor
land was attactod by two sailors of thi
tame ship , and thrown from the land
ing stops of Gibraltar dockyard intc
' .ho water , and then subsequent ! ]
; hey tried to drown him. The moi
nero court-martialed and sentenced t <
ivo and seven years' penal servitudt
: ospectivoly. On the Bachanto , th <
ihip in which the royal sprigs hav <
teen sailing around the world , there
laa also been some unpleasant anc
ligniiicent ( igns of discontent. A
ihort time since one of the ratline ;
nas maliciously cut , and , in splto ol
.heir protests , the whole watch was
nado to suffer by having leave stop
ped and extra duty imposed. Subso-
juently some rope was missed , and
igain the whole watch was to be
punished , but the men flat-
y refused to submit. A court-martial
vas the result , and ten
nen were sentenced to vari-us terms
> f imprisonment , from three to twelve
nonths. The vice-admiral submitted
he official report to the admiralty
vith the indorsement , "That the mis <
tonduct of the men was largely duo to
he injudicious conduct of Lord
Jharlea Scott and Commander Hull ol
; ho Bacchante. " The matter has been
: onsiderod by the admiralty , and , as a
: esult , they have remitted six months
) f the imprisonment m six of the
: ises. A short time ago , it will bo re1
nembercd , the men on board of the
Duke of Wellington protested in 8
, 'ery vigorous manner against beinp
Iraftod to sumo of the ship ) in the
Mediterranean , and this mutinous
ipirit is undoubtedly due to the fad
, hat there uro brutes amongt the olll
: ers in that snrvico of the same stripe
is those who disgrace the United
states navy.
The Suez Canal company figures foi
1881 ar < s of much general interest.
Che nationality of ( he vessels pausing
hrough during the year was as / clown
own : British , 2,250 ; French , 100 ;
Dutch , 70 ; Austrian , 05 ; Italian , iil ;
Spanish , 40 ; German , 40 ; Itussian ,
! 0 ; Belgian , 14 ; Danish , 13 ; Egyp-
ian , 11 ; Turkish , 11 ; Norwegian , 10 ;
Chinese , 4 ; Portuguese , 4 ; Liberian ,
Jiameso and Sarawak , 1 each. Total ,
1,727 vessels. The proportion of
3ritish tonnacro has steadily increased
inca the canal was opened. In 1870
t was 04 per cent of the whole , and
n 1881 it was 82 per cent. The
ibove figures have another molan-
; holy significance , in showing that not
L sinclo American ship pasied through
ho Sue/ canal last year. The foreign
arryinf trade of the United States is
mquestionably a thing of the past.
A peed deal of money is now being
onsinnod in hunting for disabled
Lrctio search expeditions , Ono of
ho mose foolhardy of explorers is
jeigh Smith , who went yachting for
ho North Pole , and is supposed to be
n the ice oil the Siberian coast. He
tad no special qualifications for the
rork , but probably undertook it aa
nuch from a spirit of adventure as
rom any other motive. Now Sir
Ulen Young has fitted out a steamer
o go in search of the yachtman.
The German government intends to
Uach architects and engineers to its
Qgationa abroad , with a view of being
: opt informed of the improvements
nd inventions which may occur in
oreign countries.
lloviaed returns of the census in
ranco place the population at 07 , -
21,000 , or an increase of 410,000
inco 1870. Nearly all this increase
times from towns having a population
f 30,000 and upward.
GCXKUAL SiiKRiiux has olluially
ongru tula ted Ganoral Pope , whose
eadquartcra have been transferred
rom the saddle to Fort Loavenworth ,
it the brilliant achievements of his
Ilicors in the Apache campaign ,
Icneral Pope is more interested in
10 trail loading to a major-general-
lip than in Chief Loco's whcrea-
outs.
AMERICAN JEWS.
A Calm , Dispassionate Revie-
of Facta as They
Exist To-day.
Tliolr Love of Liberty Compare
Vith Tbnt of Other Races.
Hounded nnd Robbed In the Ol
World , Tnoy Become Faithful
Citizens of the New.
Mr. Louis R. Ehrich , an America
Hebrew now in France , writes to Tl
American Register the following ropl
to some uncomplimentary re-marl
made by that paper upon his race :
"In your issue of March 11 , unde
the heading of "Here and There ,
you published some remarka with rei
bronco to the Jews against which
most earnestly protest as infinitel
unjust and calculated to spread ii
juritius and unbounded prejudices
To your doubt as to the advisabilit
of colonizing Russian Hebrews in th
United States , I take no exception
That is a question which time alon
can &olvo. But when you go furthc
nnd say "it is very seldom wo see
Jew engaged in agriculture or idon
ti lying himself in the national welfare
faro oi the country in which ho is so
journing ; a Jew in England is not ai
Englishman , one in America is not ai
American' , nor docs either care a jo
about the welfare of the couutry ii
which ho lives , " etc. , I maintain tha
you , doubtless through misinforma
tion , very gravely misstate the truth
I am an American-born citizen o
Hebrew descent , and I am naturallj
icquaintod with hundreds of Ameri
can Hebrews of all clauses , collegiate <
ly educated and self-made men , pro
Fessional and business men. On the
ather hand I graduated at Yale wher
there were only two Hobrowa in thf
college , so that I had an abundant op
portunity of studying the temper anc
ieolings of our Christian young men ,
Comparing , now , the two classes with'
jut favor or prejudice , I can truthful'
! y affirm that among the majority ol
\merican Hebrew citizens of my ac
quaintance , there is as high an appre.
iiation of the privilege and blessing
> f American citizenship , as fervent ti
eve of country , as lofty a patriotism ,
ind as great a readiness to offer sac-
ificos for the general good , as exists
imong the most patriotic of New Eng-
and stock.
If this bo BO , the problem presents
tself how it comes that so many in-
olligent men , including even liberate
> f the stamp of Prof. Uoldwin Smith ,
have such striking misconcop-
ions concerning the Hebrew race.
Phis problem has frequently engaged
ny attention , and I otfor the follow-
nij explanation , promising that I
peak only of American Hebrews :
The first cause of misconception has
krisen from imputing to the Jews of
he present time ideas and foelinga
vhioh were , in great part , true of
heir grandfathers. The Jew of even
.wo generations back felt that he be-
onped to the nation of Jews. His
veekly prayer was that the temple of
Jerusalem might bo rebuilt , and he
, 'aguoly believed that the Jews would
igain reassemble as a nation in Pales-
, ino.iThis belief is dead , The reform
(
form congregations ( vastly in the ma
jority ) have erased thia prayer from
heir prayer book. The orthodox con-
{ rogations , who retain it , interpret it
n a figurative nonso aa expressing a ro-
; urn to a stite of society in which ull
ihall worship one God. The prcpon-
lerating majority of American He-
srowa under 50 yeara of age , including
ill who are American born , have lost
ill conception of a Hebrew nation.
1'hoy recognize that they are descend-
ints of the Hebrew race just as the
; arl of Beaconsfield recognized it , and
ust aa the sona of Mayor Gi-aco might
ecogniz9 that they are descendants of
, ho Irish race. Nothing more. Their
lation is the United States. They
dontify themselves , body and soul ,
vith it. Before all else the wish to
)0 and they are faithful American
itizens.
A second cause of misconception
ms , perhaps , naturally arisen from
ho clannishness of the Jews , their so-
ial shyness , oxclusivonesa and seem-
ng want of sympathy with their
Christian neighbors , To reproach the
lews for this fault is as grossly unjust
A it would be to put out a man's eye
, nd then reproach him for blindness.
? or some eighteen hundred years the
Iowa were compelled to live apart ,
oinpollod to be clannish , compelled
o seek sympathy and society in their
iwn narrow circle ; and now , after a
ew years of perfect liberty and
quality , they are reproached for be-
ng clannish. Why , sir , not even a
[ uarter of a century has gone by since
ho "Jewish disabilities bill" passed
n the parliament of liberal England.
3aron Rothschild was returned t
wrliamont for the city of London four
[ ifforent times before ho was allowed
o take his seat in 1858. Strange ,
erily , that this people should bo ahy
nd exclusive.
And , foraooth , the Jews are not
armors. Strange reproach ! The
Esquimaux are six feet high. Is
leredity nothing ? Can you confine a
ace in certain conditions forcenturiea
without expecting inevitable results ?
' 'or moro than seventeen centurieo
he nations said to the Jews : "You
laro not till the soil. Be doctors ,
iierchants , money-lenders but you
.are . not bo farmers. " It might be
ifiicult , think you not , to farm land
[ one could get no land to farm ?
> nly the last few conorations of Jews ,
ven in progrfssive England have had
lie right to possess land. A few do-
tides cannot undo the work of centu-
ies.
ies.Indeed
Indeed , when I at times glance
aek over the history of my race and
eilect how its every step has loft a
rail of blood behind it , how it has
eon hunted , banished , robbop , and
lassacrcd for centuries , when I real-
: e that even to-day , among the en-
ghtencd class there still exists a
tigering , unfounded prejudice a ninnt
ows , 1 wonder almost that a fierce ,
ndyiinj hate has not been born in
icir hearts , and that they do not
iot for a revenge which centuries
Duld not glut. But when , in con.
: oat , I call to mind numbers of Jew-
h men of my acquaintance , men
vettlowing with a wide , all.ombracing
liilanthropy , whoso love of humanity
nowa no difference and no limit ,
hose every hope and thought ia for
10 ennobling of the humnn family , I
icl , indeed , that they give expression
anew to that spirit of forgiveness ,
which said : "Father , forgive them ,
for they know not what they do. "
The third and principal cause of.
misunderstanding the Jews , and oner f
which , to a great degree , justifies the / '
charge of tribalism , ia that they do
not intermarry with Christians. I
confess that , in the past. Jewish
parent ) had an aversion , almost in
describably intense , against having
their children matry out of the race.
They felt that their religious ideas ,
habits , customs , ( tc. , wore so wholly
different that intermarriage muat
mean either unhappiness for the
married pair , or apostasy and consequent
quent separation from the parent
house. 'Ihia feeling , in a measure ,
etill exists , but there is a largo and
growing class of Hebrews who lament
it , who regret this isolation of the
race , who understand the necessity
and advantage of mixing with the
blood of other races , and whoaa only
objection to urging their children to
intermarry with Christiana lies in
the same practical consideration
which would prevent a Protestant
father from giving his daughter to the
son of a bigoted Catholic family. Har
mony and happiness in the homo cir
cle is a sacred heirloom among Hebrews -
brows , which all shrink from sacri-
icing. But the day is approaching
when thcru will exist in all rncna a.
argo educated majority , who will at *
tach nil value to goodness and moral
ly , ana none at all to dogmatic ro-
igious profession.Yhen that day * ?
shall have come , Hebrews will inter-
nurry with Christian ? . I , for one ,
> eliovo and sincerely hope that , with-
n n few centuries , the Hebrews , as a ,
separate , isolated race , will have dis
appeared from oft the face of the
ho earth.
Let it bo understood , Mr. Editor ,
hat I perfectly understand the faults
if the Hebrew people. Wo have n
argo class who have enriched their
bank accounts without enriching their
nanners and brains ; who mistake dis-
> lay for refinement , and who think
hat the value and enjoyment of *
ivealth lie in the show of wealth. This
lass , not at all confined to Hebrews ,
s as irritating to educated Jews aa to
ducated Christiana. Kindly patience
nust be had with them. The majority
ive good educations to their chil-
, ren.
ren.Wo have dregs , vile drotts. What
ace has not ? But statistics compel
he admission , that , of all races , we
ontributo the least proportional per-
pntage to the criminal classes of so-
ioty.
On the other hand as a type of the
loble , liberal , educated Hebrew , let
ne instance those who , with liberal
Christians , have united in the forma-
ion of the "Society for Ethical Cul-
ure" in the city of Now York. I in-
orpret the lessons of their eloquent
eader , Prof. Felix Adler , as meaning
'God * An hoggter ? I know not
rhat ye are. T my belongs to us ;
nd the children of men need light
nd help. To work , then , brothersl
\.nd when the lasb hungering man
tall have been fed , when the last
altering man shall have been relieved ,
fhon the last benighted man shall
ave been educated then , and not
11 then , let us take time to pry into
he infinite and unknowable. " This \
ociety nurses the sick , it feeds , \
lothea and educates the children of \
10 poorest without knowing , or car- \
ns to know , their religion or nation- '
lity. It represents the flower of
.inorican Hebrews.
You must acknowledge , dew air ,
iflt I have discussed the Hebrew
ueation in all frankness and without
eserve. If my words have led you
o believe that your remarks were
atty , and that they did an injustice
o very many of your fellow country-
non , I trust that you will have the
lanly generosity to admit it.
Gambotta Since His Fall.
Coming from the chamber the other
ay ( writes a Paris correspondent o
1ho Now York Post ) I saw M. Gam-
letta on the bridge opposite the Pa-
sis Bourbon , urging hia portly per-
on usrainst a wind which churned the
ieine into a whirlpool , and made
ioat pedestrians clutch their hair
lespairingly. The great man had
rpwn old with almost alarming rap-
ility , but not since his fall. On the
ontrary , it ia only from the moment
f his departure from power that hia
ye has brightened and his step has
rown comparatively ligh't. His face
i flushed and hia eyes are sunken ,
ot , aa a reliable informant who was.
rith me when ho passed told me , bo-
ause of dissipation , but because of
vorwork. Never man toiled as
iambetta toiled for twelve or four-
pen weeks previous to hia rcaigna-
ion. Hia doctor gave him the choice
o die or to stop work , and before ho
'M compelled to admit publicly that
is phymcal energies were lagging caruei
lie political crisis which gave him
oposo. Ho wont down to the Cham-
or on the day that I saw him with
lie air of a man who still had an im-
ortant place there ; and I obflorvod
liat hata were doffed on all sides aa
o went along. Wicked De Blowitz ,
lie Paris correspondent of The Lon-
on Times , says that GambatU atil !
eops the tri-colored cockade , which
elongs to the prime minister's equip-
KO , upon hia coachman's hat , which ,
_ true , might bo considered aa an in-
ication of great expectations. Gam-
etta ia more frequently seen in pub-
c at the theater , in society now
liat the strain of hia labor is relaxed ,
[ o is now visible in a box at the
'rancais ' , now heard of at a dinner
arty whore the company is brilliant
nd gay. "He is not a man of the
prld , once said General Galleflat oj.
im ; "he cannot boast of tonue , buc
o can say a neat thing : from his corer -
er of a sofa after dinner lie some-
mos seiida forth a flight of A'itty and
matio sayings , auro to bo long re-
lembered. " Every one who has * ,
oard him in the tribune knowa what
remarkable faculty hovpossesses for
uahing an adversary with a sharp re-
irt , which stings for many days.
Hopn Ou , Hope Ever ,
o matter what the ailment may be ,
itu'imthui , neuralgia , lawc-neB * , asthma ,
imchltu-U other treatments havc-
Hed houa on' KO nt once for 'J'jiOJUb'
LUvruii'Oii , It will * ecure jour im-
utliato relief.
Incredible.
V ; A' t.crrtchdraFsUt ? , Huthvou , Out. ,
riUk : "I liaxa the greatest confidence in
> ur UUUIKXK JJiooi ) Uim-iis. In ouo
se with which 1 am t > erfunullyacquatat-
1 their tuccetn waj almat incredible ,
no lady told me that half a little dlil
r more good than hundred * of dollura'
.irth oJ mediums ate hnd previously
ken. " I'rico $1.00 , wS-dlw.