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ENGLAND annually Importi from lias-
Bin nbaut § 00,000,000 worth of grain and
Hoar , which ia ono-fifth of all the grain
andlbur that John Ball buys nbroad.
This explains why wheat rose when the
report ot war between the two countries
camo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IK Omaha only had a mayor llko
Vangnan , of Council Bluffs , this city
would got moro f tea advertising than it
' has had for years. Vaughan'a card is a
model for any mayor. Ho has Invaded
Washington , and when ho sent his care
to Grover Cleveland the president at
once ordered the usher of the Whlto
House to admit the Council BlaiFj curi
osity as ho wanted to gaze on him.
TUB Now York Journal continues to
grow In popular favor at such a
rapid rite that its circulation will sooi
roach 250,000. In anticipation of sucl
an enormous circulation the Journal has
just put in four now perfecting protsea
at an ozponso of $100,000. Those presses
will bo capable of handling a dally issno
of 250,000. No paper In the world over
attained such an Immense circulation aa
the Journal has , in so short a timo.
SECRETARY LAMAU will bo suppartot
by the popular volco if ho makoi a clean
swoop of the land department In hia
bureau. The Incident of the Southern
Pacific railroad tract , some forty mile
by twenty in extent , is most suggestive
of rascality. The late acting commls
sloner is acquitted of any wrongful pur
pose , "having signed- the order , \vit1
hundreds of ether papers , in & routine
way , " the Hw clerks falling to call hi
attention to it and nobody knowing ex
nctly where it originated. Bat it will be
conceded that an office in which a tract eland
land two-thirds as large as the state o
Rhode Island can be disposed of in till
fashion Is ripe for reform.
THE Now York World , which evident
ly thinks that Bartholdi's statue o
"Liberty Enlightening the World , " wa
partly Intended as a compliment to tha
journal , has undertaken to raijo the
necessary fands to complete the pedcsta
for that statue , and the indications are
that it will succeed in Its enterprise , bu
it is a disgrace that the great city of No\
York with Its dozens of millionaires , anj
one of whom Is amply able to build th
Bartholdi pedestal out of his pocke
money , should go begging dimes arouni
the country and allow a newspaper tc
constitute itself the begging agent fo
those dimes.
TUB Now York election law 'provide
that after the counting of the balloti
they shall bo burned , the object ; bslnj.
to pravent any access to them by th
"fmo workers" after they have beer
officially counted. The law has boei
demonstrated to be a good one ; particu
larly In the recent presidential election
when it was shown that a majority of i
thousand in a total vote of over a mil
lion was as secure as a majority of a him
drod thousand would have been. Ate
recent mass mooting of respectable citl
zans in Chicago it was resolved thatfraud
in elections were made possible "because
of the deficiency in oar state election
laws , " and the legislature was petitioned
to pass "an efliciont election law simila
to the ono now In force In Now York. '
This is a deserved tribute to the Now
York law , which has withstood the
Buvoroat possible test that of a close
vote In a presidential election.
WUATKVBI ; may be thought of the ad
vantage which Mr. Paxton has gained ia
exchanging his lots on the corner o
Eighteenth and Farnam streets for the
old court house property , every Intelli
gent penon must admit that the exchange
between county and city is of Incalcula
ble advantage. In the first place , wo
shall now h vo a safe building for the
archives of the city which certainly need
protection ag in t postible fire , In the
next place , the controversy between
county and city is settled forever. Mr.
Paxton will doubtleis go right on and
erect a largo and coitly building on the
old court house site , thereby adding to
the taxable property. Had not this ar-
rangementbeon consummated the property
would have lain idle for year * until the
Bupromo court rendered a decision. The
city can now fp on and make all
preliminary arrangements for building
A fire-proof and much-needed city hall on
ground that la in every respect as eligible
and desirable as the old court
house location. It la opposlto the now
court house and within a stone's throw of
the county jail. Last , but noUetat , the
county commissioners ara now able to
take the nocostary steps to protect the
new court homo by building a retaining
wall that will seeuro It agnJmt possible
damigo from land-slidoi. The commis
sioners deserve a great deal of credit for
the care and diligence which they exhib
ited in conducting the negotiations , and
finally getting them settled amicably and
uatlifactorlly to all parties.
THE THREATENING WA1V-OLOUD.
According to cable advices the Anglo-
lasMan war-cloud grows moro threaten-
ng from day to day. The London Daily
\'cwt of yesterday says that if "Gen.
vomirofT's reports were ( ho only answer *
lussla would give there would bo little
need of the formality of declaring war.
Guns would go off themselves , Wo have
rather to fear * a bland-cvaslro answer. "
This opinion , which cannot bo considered
otherwise than correct , is based on the
experience of the past. The mistrust on
the part of the English is accounted for
ay the manner in which the Rneslana
have pushed their advances In Centra
Asia. For fifty years every advance has
boon' preceded by an assurance that II
was not to take pi see. Whou Khiva was
captured by Gen , Kaufman in 1873 , in
spite of solemn assurances that nothinj
of the kind was in contemplation , the
cr.ir declared that ho had givoi
him strict orders to evacuate the
place Immediately , but ho aftorwart
acqnoisced in'hegonoral's rcprcsautations
that this was Impoislblo , as if ho did , the
Khanate would become a prey to the
wandering Turkomans. * Similar aiaur
ancos were given aubaoanontly , that Motv
was in no way an object o ( Russian do
tire , but within three or four years thi
too was seized on , the reason bolng the
turbulence and [ [ aggressiveness of the
Tekko Turkomans who had their head
quarters there. All this , and a gooi
deal moro , has produced In England a
sort of passionate belief in Russian per
fidy which Komarofl's fighting withou
orders only Intensifies.
England regards Russia as her natura
enemy. It is the general belief amen ;
the English that Russia has formed an <
maintained the purpose io aggrandlz
herself by the acquisition of the territory
adjoining her , and that this aggrandize
ment so threatens England's possession
in India that a war , at some time or another
ether , is inevitable. The Indications ar
that it will bo precipitated at an early
day. Such seems to bo the opinion o
the leading newspapers , the promlnon
military men and officials of England. I
Is believed that Lord Duflerin , the vice
roy of India , entertains a similar opinion
The evidence concerning htm is that h
thinks the time for war is at hand tha
the advance of Russia menaces Indiaam
that it must bo mot , now.
On the -other hand , the Russians ar
anxious for war. The growth of th
empire in Central Asia Is the aim am
object * of tho. war party , which is vor ;
powerful in Rnss'a ' , and which has boei
preparing for a conflict with England
and walling for a favorable opportunity
That opportunity seems to have com
with the fnilnro of the English in th
Soudan campaign. If the Russian wa
party can influence the c/.ir , and It i
very likely that it can , there will bo war
and war on a gigantic scale. Meantlm
England indicates her readiness for th
conflict by the most active preparation
for strengthening her forces on land
and sea. She does not propose to b
deceived by any "bland-evasive" answe
from Rnsslo , but intends to bo proparoc
for qny emergency , and thorough !
equipped to check any advance that ma
be stealthily attempted while the wa
correspondence is pending.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN
OMAHA.
IF there Is to bo any reform in the clt ;
government , the fundamental princlpa
should bo the appliance of the same rule
to the affairs of the city that are applloi
to the affairs of businesi men. Competency
toncy , honesty , and sobriety should b
the main requisites for every publi
oflicer. There Is no good reason why
there should bo any change In the pollc
force or in the office of marshal , or In any
other office in the city , every iimo th
people elect a now mayor. The main
question is , are the m < m who are holdln
oflico competent and honest , and other
wise qualified ? Take the police , for in
stance. There Is no moro reason wh
policemen , who are trained like soldier
by years of experience , should bo dls
mlesed every time a now mayor como
into oflico , then there- would ba fo
dismissing army oflicors and the
rank and file every time a now
president comes Into power. Prl
vato employers always give preference to
old , tried and trusted employes. They
pay them higher salaries than they do to
men who are untried , and who have jut
entered their service. Suppose a bust
ness firm should change proprietors ,
Would that necjssarlly involve a dis
missal of all the clerks and of the mos
reliable salesmen , traveling agents am
book-keepers ? No sensible man would
consider it to his interest to dismiss
everybody in the cstabliihment that ho
has just purchased , unless indeed the
employes are all found to ba Incompetent ,
dishonest and worthless.
Mayor Doyd is indebted to ward poli
ticians and political strikers , but there Is
no reason why the city of Omaha should
pay his political debts , The only proper
way , under the circumstances , to satisfy
this class of people is for Mr. Boyd to put
ills hand in his pocket and piy them.
This would bo a great deal moro satlsfac-
xDry to himself as mayor , as it would al
ow him to bo moro Independent ; and It
certainly wonli be moro desirable so far
as the city la concerned. It Is the only
way in which ho can be free to make a
; oed reco'rJ , but he cannot do it with a
ot of barnacles hanging to him. There
are some men in oflica , it is true , who
an be repla'od with bettor and mor < 3 re-
lableones , whohave had'moro experience ,
n all such cases the council will-doubt-
ess ratify the mayor's choice , but if civil
orvice reform is to ba the tula in our
Ity government the council should'resist
very effort to displace tried , true and
ompatent officers by men who are sm-
> ly seeking oflic ? , either as a reward for
heir political work , or because somebody
'
las a splto against some official , or b
cause some clique desires to find a place
or a man of its own stripe.
WYOMING'S WEALTH.
Ex Governor .Iloyt , of Wyoming , de
serves well at the bands of the poole
) lo of that territory for the ndver
tlalug ho Is giving Its resources , In a
roflont lecture In Now York , which has
all r AC ted considerable attention at the
hands of the press , ho told the people of
Lho metropolis of the Immense natural
wealth of Wyoming , which only awaits
eastern capital for its development ,
Wyoming , eatd ho , equals the area ol
the states of Now Yotk , Now Jersey and
Pennsylvania together , and ia half again
larger than all Now England ; the larger
portion of the 100,000 sqnaro miles ol
territory of Wyoming Is a perfect gsrdon ,
supporting at present over 1BOO,00 (
head of cattle. In the mountains are
gold , silver , tin and immense deposits ol
ooppor. There are two iron mountalnstho
ono rod hematite and the ether magnetic
ore , the smaller of nhlch is 1,000 foe
high , and contains 1,300,000,000 tons of
iron. Immediately below this are im
mouse fields of lignite , a species
of bituminous coal , laigo enough to
supply the world , There are also largo
soda lakes , one of which alone contains
4,000,000,000 tons of soda which is worll
$50 a ton. Then , tbcro are untold miles
of petroleum fields which contain 1,000 ,
000,000 barrels to the square mlltf. To
his audience these tales of natural wealth
and resources , although true , soemei
moro wonderful than the stories of Alad
din and his lamp. It is an indisputable
fact that Wyoming affords to eastern
capitalists a magnificent opportunity for
the profitable investment of money in en
terpriscs that can easily bo dovolopet
into the most gigantic wealth-producing
Industries that this country has over
seen. Wyoming certainly has a brigh
future if capital can only bo secured. Wo
know of no other section of the west tha
offeia so many tempting fortunes fo
compiratlvely small" Investments.
LAND COMMISSIOXEU SPAUKS proposes
to follow In tha reform footsteps of Sec
rctsry Manning , who has tabooed novels
and other light and recreative literature
from the treasury department library
Mr. Spaiks has intimated in a an unoffi
cial way to the employes in tbo genera
laud oflico that they will be'st consul
their own comfort , nnd possibly their of
ficlal safety , by subscribing hereafter fo
none except democratic newspapers. He
says that If he concludes to retain "on
literature" ho shall change its politics
and food his clerks on such sound demo
cratlo pabulum as ThcWashlnglonPost
In the good old democratic days , when
Thomas A. Hondrlcks was commisslone
of the general land oflico , libraries fo
the mental Improvement and recreation
of theemployees In the various depiri
mcnts were unknown and probably no
desired by the clerks. They wore re
quired , however , under pain of dlami-si
If they dared to refuse to subscribe for
even if they did not read a dull daily
organ of the administration published in
Washington. Commisslonnr Sparks seem
to bo inclined to go back to the good oil
days. Ho reminds us somewhat of th
bar-keeper in a mining camp , who , when
an eastern tenderfoot called for a cham
pigno cock-tall , pnjlod out a revolver
end pointing It at him , exclaimed
"W-h-a-tl A cock-tail
- - - champagne -
You'll take whisky straight in your'n , o
nuthln' . " The tenderfoot took whisky
straight , and so Mr. Sparks proposes to
make bis employes take Bourbon news
papers straight , or off como their head ?
THE district attorney of New York City
proposes to institute proceedings agains
Fox and Harding for the part they are
taking in arranging a prize-fight between
Sullivan nnd Ryan. It is to bo hopet
that such'ttepa will prevent the JNrou
York sports from Bonding the two bruls
ers to some remote- point to hammer oacl
other , not that the prize-fight will bo dot
rlmental in any way to the men ongsget
In it , but because it will bo moro or less
demoralizing , wherever It may toke place
to the whole country. Such an oven
awakens on unusual interest in prize
fighting , which ought not to ba tolerated
anywhere. The New York Times , whlcl
urges the prosecution cf Fox and Hard
ing , the promoters of the proposed fistic
enterprise , rays :
The instigators of a prV.3 fight are
much worse than the fighters. Sul
livan and R.yan ara so ignorant and de
graded that they doubtless regard their
profession a praiseworthy ono , and them
selves as heroes who are not afraid of
hard fighting. The well-dressed , pros
perous , and comparatively intelligent
scoundrels , who induce these poor brutes
to fight are Infinitely moro contemptible.
They want to make money out of the
broken bones of the fighters , and they
take pleasure in watching men pounding
ono another with the pluck and endur
ance which tbo cowardly patrons of the
ring do not possess Were it not for fel-
Ions like Fox and Harding prize fighting
would become obsolete ; ana the way to
bresk up prize fighting is to send Richard
K..Fox and William Harding to the
society of bolder law-breakers on Black-
well's Island.
THE British government has requested
that tbo Alert , which was used In the
Greoly relfof expedition , bo sent to
ax where- she will bo received by the
English authorities , Under the recent
act of congress the vessel is to ba returned
o the government of Great Britain with
he thanks of the United States. The
vessel is now In Now Yotk , and will bo
oady to sail jon receipt of orders from
Washington. It Is evident from this that
he British need every available yowl in
law of the earning war with Russia ,
IK 1871 Mr , Klelley , the now minister
;
.q iUlyJ nn'do speech in Richmond in
he denounced the occupation of
tome by Victpr Emanuol'Rs a - crimeand
aid that "tho cause that triumphed
when King Victor Emanuel crossed the
toman frontier was the can so of the
octal Is ts and Infidels of Geneva no
moro , no less. " It is a little singular
bat this almost forgotten speech should
now bo raised against Mr. Kiclley , but it
las been reproduced in print , aud it may
DO possible that the Italian government
will refuse to receive him , ni It has a
right to do. Had Mr. Kiolloy boon ap
pointed minister to some ether country
we would probably never known anything
about his opinion of Victor Emanuol's
course. The incident goes to prove tha
printed words never die.
A LETTF.I ; containing $5 as a contribu
tion to the conscience fund liai boon ro
colvod at the navy department. This Is
the first conscience money known to have
boon received at the navy department
and it Is suspected that it comes fron
John Roacb. Now , then , lot Secretary
Whitney do the fair thing by at once ac-
ciptlng the Dolphin without any further
rod-tape ceremony , as Roach says ho has
boon offered by Russia § 100,000 moro for
the boat than our government has agreot
io pay. Mr. Roach , however , may nebo
bo allowed to toll his boat to Russia
oven If ho has an opportunity.
Urnut'a IJOVG for Horscp.
When General Grant first entered the
Whlto Uouso as president nf tbo Unitoc
States ho owned ever a hundred head o
horsos. The loromsn of the stables in
which thesa horses were kept was Alber
Hawkins , who is now coachman for president
idont Cleveland. No ono knows better
than Albert how devoted General Grant
was to horses , and some of his rominls
cencos on the subject of General Gram
and his stock may not prove uninterest
ing reading at this time. Albert says
General Grant was an excellent judco ; o :
horsp'Jesh. ' It was a difficult matter to
deceive him in a horse trade , because ho
is familiar with all the points that are
considered In examining them. Ho coulc
look into a horse's mouth and toll his
exact ago within a few months. Ho
always insisted that his horses
should never bo ill-used , either in or on
of the stable. Any man who was
known to ill-treat or misuse ono of his
horses was immediately dismissed.
The general took a fancy to Albert be
cause ho was always kind and gentle in
dealing with tbo stock under his charge
After 4 ho general became president , ho
sold many of his horses in St. Lenis am
directed Albert to como on to Washing
ton and assume control of the president's
stables.
nfs FAVOUITES.
The general's favorite horses were Cin
clnnatus , Egypt and Jeff Davis. The
former was as gentle as a lamb , and ho
know and obeyed the general at all times
and under all circnmttanccs. Cincinnat
us was a good saddle horse , in addition to
being a nrst class horse in harness. The
general could ride him to any point in the
city , jump off his back and leave him
standing for any length of time un
hitched. No matter how long the general
al rsmalned away , , when ho rcturnoi
Cincinnati was watting for htm. Ho die
not paj any attention to circus parades
rados und was not to bo frightened b ;
noise and confusion in the street. When
the general directed him to stand am
wait for him Clccinnatcs would no
budge until the general had mountec
him.
him.During
During the general's second term in
the White House arrangements were
made for an equestrian statue represent
ing Grant mounted on his favorite wa
horse , Cincinnatns. Albert says ha
cannot remember the name of the sculp
tor , but he recollects the circumstance
distinctly. Every day tor nearly a montl
the general would go down to the stable
have a bridle and saddle put on Oincln-
natusand off ho would go to meet the
sculptor. On several occasions Alber
accompanied him to a beautiful spot In
the vicinity of the Soldiers' Homo , where
the cast was made ,
JEFF DAVIS.
Gen. Grant frequently visited the
presidential stables , went Into the stalls
and talked to hli horses , just as
though they were human beings ,
and were capable of understanding
every word ho aiid to them. The Jcl
Davis horse was a terrible kicker and a
bltor , and the stable hands were afraid to
go near his stall. His feed had to bo
ppssed into him from an adjoining stall.
The general , however , hsd complete con
trol over him. Ho conld enter hia stall ,
handled him ns ho desired , and , In fact ,
do anything ho wanted with him. "Olc
Jeff" know his voice , fcr as soon as the
general entered the stable ho would
throw back his eats , and move arounc
restlessly in hfs stall until the general
showed Lim some attention. On several
occasions the stable hands tried to de
ceive Jeff by Imitating the general's voice ,
but as soon as ho discovered the decep
tion ho made his heals play n lively tune
on tao sides of his stall. Albert has re
mained at the white house during the
administrations of Grant , Hayes , Gar field
and Arthur , and will probably bo retained -
tainod by President Cleveland , Last
week ho took a trip up in Pennsylvania
tn look at a team of hones wbioti Pres
ident Cleveland thinks of purchasing to
drive to his private landrtu , which is now
being built in Now York.
General Grant'a Modesty ,
St. Lenis Globe-Democrat.
It is generally hold that to be a great
eoldier a man must ba Inspired by a very
decided fooling of personal ambition ; and
the history ol mast of the famous military
chieftains seems to jasUfy such a view.
But the career of Gen. Grant Is a shining
'xsrnple in the opposite direction , There
s nothing In all the wonderful story of
ils life to show that ho ever for a moment
sought to compass 'a given end for the
3nrpoto of exalting himself. Very likely
10 often felt in presence of enterprises of
great pith and moment that a certain
noasure of credit would and should come
to him If ho should succeed , and it is
only reasonable to believe that ho felt a
brill of pride and delight always when
lis victories were recognized and ap-
ilandod ; but It was not to gain popular
iralso in tha first instance , or to achieve
loner for the mere sake of honor , that
10 pursued his steadfast , porsaverlng ,
self-reliant course. He never asked for
> romotion , ho never intrigued for advan-
sge over a rival , ho never complained
bat thq government w&a slow to appre
ciate his serrlcos , ha. never murmured
even when bo must have felt keenly that
DJustico had been done him.
Ia all the range of military biography ,
nclont tn modern , it Is not possible to
ind another record so free from suspicion
t sslCihnoss and so consistently modest
nd unassuming. Where others were
mploylntf influence of every kind to
orward their individual Interests , to to-
core Increased rank and enlarged com.
Hands , Grant was content tomovo qnlet-
y along , doing his bostwhcrovor ho hap *
penod to bo placed , and saying as little
about it as possible. It would bo curi
ous to contrast his plain , practiral re-
porta of battles ho fought and gained
with the pictnretqne , jubilant and tolf-
celebrating documents prepared by ether
noted commanders under such circnm *
stances. If ho was over known to call
the attention of the government or the
people to any particular service of his
own n a boastful way or with any sug
gestion that It deserved special notice ,
wo have not hoard of it. Ho was moro
likely to ignore points of that kind en
tlrelv , or to disparage his personal still
and bravery by generous commendation
of those engaged under htm in bringing
about profitable and splendid results.
The concurrent testimony of all Lis per
sonal friends and associates , during the
war and afterwards , is to the effect that
ho seldom spoke of his achievements in the
first person , or by cnmpuieon with those
of anybody else , and never without obvi
ons embarrassment. Ho tslked frequently
nnd with oiiplmtlcpraiao of thlngsaono by
othois ; but there Is only cue instance reported
ported where ho over took direct credi
to himself , and that was hon ho sale
with regard to the criticism that his
successes were mainly duo to the f < c
that ho had so many soldiers aud so much
power , and that any man of ordinary
capacity would have succeeded with the
oamu opportunities : 'Thoro ia only ono
answer to make to that. Uon. Leo stir
rendered to me. Ho didn't ' surrender to
any other Union goncrjl , though I believe
liovo there were several effoits mndo ii
that direction before I astnmod com
mand of the army" . And the saruo
answer In substance may bo made to al
the criticisms of his military operations
His victories are his vindication * ; ho
could not have won them over the able
adversaries with whom ho contondec
if ho had not known his business thor
oughly.
There was no lack of envy among the
officers of the Union army , and no lack
of personal scheming and misrepresenta
tion ; but Grant never permitted himself
to Btoop to anything of that sort. He
suffered from it moro than once
but it was nat in his nature to
retaliate in kind. If chicanery
and falsehood could have arrested
his triumphant progrots , his career wonlc
have ended at Shilob , If not before. The
wonder now , when all the facts are
known , is that his tradnccra did not sue
ccod in milting him down and depriving
the country of his invaluable services a
a time of sorest need. Perhaps they
would have done so but for the discern
Ing judgement and saving confidence anc
friendship of Mr. Lincoln. Certain ! }
Grant could not have circumvented those
who were working to accomplish his removal
moval If ho had been obliged to rely up
on his own talent for tha * ) ordar of con
troversy. It is doubtful If ho wonlc
have tried to defend himself according to
the ordinary methods. Ho was there to
do his duty simply , and not to scramble
for place and power ; and that contlnnoc
to bo his attitude throuhnout he war.
The same signal modesty charactcrizec
him after peace came , and a trusting and
grateful natlcii insisted upon adding to
his superior military reputation the high
cst political honor in its gift. Ho did no
seek the presidency ; the presidency
sought Mm as it sought
Washington. If ho could have
had his own way , ho would not have ac
cepted it. When notified of his nomina
tion a nomination that wa a sponttno
ous tribute from the people ho said can
didily that he would prefer to remain
with the army , not only bocacso his posi
tion was agreeable , but also because he
distrusted his capacity to perform snc-
cetsfuUy I ho duties of a president.
It was only in view of the facl
that the country seemed to ask
It of him in' a way , that left
him no choice that ho consented to take
the place. There was probably never a
time In tbo next enctoodiag eight years
that ho did not feel the same way abonl
the matter. He had no politics ! ambi
tion , and his honors In tint line , like
thosa In his military life , were in n sanso
thrust upon him. It can bo said cf him
more truly than of any other man in the
whole list of Lcnotrned soldiers and rulers
that fame came to him , not because ho
longed for It or planned for it , but be
cause ho went straight ancad serving his
country , unmindful of himself. Possi
bly that is the only way after all in which
fame really worth having Is to bo se
cured.
Secretary Whitney's
Eaatbnmpton ( Conn. ) Wilhstonian ,
Gon. Whitney was n man of great abil
ity , of very genial manners
and generous nature , &nc
from him his distinguished son inherits
his moet marked qualities. It was while
Gen. Whitney resided in Springfield that
William and bis elder brother , Henry M.
( the donor of our Whitney prize ) , wore
students in Willltton seminary. Henry
was on the scientific side and William on
the c'a'.slcal. Henry is now tbo agent
and principal owner of the Metropolitan
steamship line , ono cf the leading buei-
ness mm of Boston. Mr. Whitney was
notdlstingulshodforscholanhlpatechoo ) ,
although ho had fair rank both bore and
In college. _ That model teacher and gentlemen -
tlemen , Principal Clark , was accustomed
to say In recitation. "Whitney , a little
less attention to the morning newspaper
and a little closer application to tbo Vigil
would be an improvement1 But ho ex
celled in literary work , andwasespecla'ly
attentive to the duties of the Adolphi
society. It may with truth bo said that
to u succession of such men aa Whitney
the Adelphl owes Its preeminence as a
literary society. He was also active In
the social life of the tchool aud ia athle
tics. In his recent leotura here , Dr.
Bltchcock spoke of him as being a mom-
jor of the committee who first laid before
Mr. Willlsteu the de lrbllity of a gym
nasium for the school , and Whitney acted
11 the chairman of tbo committee ,
During the greater part of his throe years
course here ho roomed and boarded at
ha homo of Mrs. Wells on Havson ave-
me : but ho occupied No 1C In South ball
or A time. Ho is remembered hero > a a
young follow of fina figure , vigorous
ihyslque , and cultured bearing , Ho was
lot popular , In the too-common accept
on of that word to-day , but ho el trays
Maintained his self-respect , and forcnd
ho respect of others. The esteem in
which ho was held by Principal Clark is
hewn by the position given him on the
innlvorsary stage , the latt speaker , next
.0 the valedictorian. This was a tribute
o his ability as a writer and sneaker.
At Yale bo maintained his repntitipn and
was tbo cUts orator of G3. Mr. Whitney's
crest rival litre at Wllllston wes Olurles
) . Adams , a fine scholar and excellent
i'orary ' man , tha valedictorian at Amherst
n G3 and for years past a foremost law-
ret in Inow York Mr. Whitney Is an
nstancn of a child of wealth who was not
polled by his money. While hero at
chool he bad ample means , bat this never
weakened him or dulled his ambltlcn "
A telephone Una Is to be constructed ba-
weon Alniworth and tbe county scat of Kcyo
1'ahtt county.
AN ASTONISHING INVENTION.
Threatens to Supersede Both the
Mono HjHtoin mill the
Telephone ,
PiitUDEi.rniA , April 11. An Inven
tion has recently been perfected hero
that bids fair to revolutionize all exist
ing systems of electrical communication ,
bath telegraphic and telephonic. The
secret of it has boon carefully guarded by
the inventors , Mestra. George M. Hath
away and James U. Llnvllle , and by the
small company of largo capitalists who
control it while it was bolug f ally cov
ered by patents , both American and for
eign. Now that all is secure , tt Is
to bo suddenly sprung upon the public by
an exhibition at the Continental hotel ,
probably during the present week , as ono
of tbo gigantic scientific surprises of the
century. To state In brief what it Is , it
is nothing less than making telegraphy
as simple , rapid and easily within com
mand of everybody as is the operating of
the callgraph or typo-wrltcr. Effecting
what is claimed for it , it Will ba the
means of groitly reducing the cost of tel
egraphy , of enabling the opening of some
40,000 now tolpertph stations in railroad
and express offices throughout the United
States where there have hitherto
been none , and of taking tUo
place generally of the tele-
phono. Any person ulio can pick
out a word on the koya of n typo writer
can transmit n message by the II nth a way
system eccnratcly and with rapidity , only
restricted by the spaed of the picking ,
whllo , as for receiving messages , the In
strument does that automatlcilly , whether
there Is anybody superintending Its ope
rations or not. Thcro was a private ex
hibition of the syttem to-day at the com
pany's olllces , IJo. 427 Walnut street , the
results attained at which seemed to fully
sustain all that is claimed for this mos
remarkable invention.
The instrument used Is both a trans
mlttcr and a revolver. The two Instill
ments used in this exhibition won
connected by about ono hundred miles o
wire coiled about the offices , Each appeared
poared In Its front part to bo simply an
ordinary typo-writer , with the letters
numeralsetc. , on raised keys. Bohim
this rises a small column , with blanl
paper wrapped around it , in i moved n ;
line by line as required by a simple do
vice. Inside that column is a smal
hammer that strikes outwardly , so as to
whenever a key is touched , press thi
paporagalnstthoperiphery of a horlzonta
wheel that lies between thokeybeatd ant
the column. On that periphery , In higl
relief , are tha letters of the alphabet
numera's ' and paints for punctuation
The wheel spins around with lightning
llko rapidity as the keys are successfull ;
touched by an export. When It has ti
rotroccdo in the alphabetical order it flics
back to a fixed point , as does the whoe
of a gold and atok Indicator , but much
moro swiftly. All the delicate and intrl
cato electrical attachments necessary ere
below , and whoa understood , are much
loss complicated than they seem
their apparent complication being causei
by their multiplicity. A separate who
loads from each key to a single commoi
wire , and each of those key connected
wires serves either for transmission or reception
ception of messages. The sending or receiving
ceiving of a particular letter or figure I
governed by the strength of current re-
quirpd for just that Individual ono , anc
for no othor. It seams very s'ringo tha
nil thcso various impulses should bo
flashed along a wire even in opposite di
rocrions at the same time without jos
tling each ether or getting mixed up , bu
they do. Many messages were cent auc
received in to-day's test by uon-experls
at a speed of from forly to fifty words
par minuts with greater asouraoy than Is
usually shown by expoit Morse "sound1
operators , and that speed , it was aflirmec
could bo groitly increased. A noticeable
and valuable feature of this system is
that it prints clearly in the sight of the
person transmitting a message just whai
Is being sent to the receiver , so that er
rors are avoided , nr if committed aio
readily corrected- The messages Bent
over a wire by this Instrument
cannot bo rosd by sounc
so that it is much moro
favorable to the ptivacy often desirable
In bnsincfB than either the Morse
system or the telephone. Inasmuch as
the Hathaway Instrument can bo ad
justed to any system of wli'o coiaraunlca
tlcn and will work to as great distances as
is required In telegraphy , it will bo of In
estimable to railroad and express com
pauies , banker ? , brokers , merchants am
the general public. There are no f ormid
nblo complications In their construction
and expert electricians who have exam
hud it pronounce it one of most wonder
fill achievements of the ago. Should I
only do half what is claimed for it , anc
that It shown It can do , it would prasti
cally revolutionize telegraphy.
The company controlling this great in
vention has been organi/.od upon a capi
tal of $2,000,000 , but no stock is for ialo ,
all bolng held as an investment. The
officers are : President , Thomas Oochran ,
prcsdontGaaranteo ! [ Trust nnd Safe De
posit company ; vici-prealdcnt , J , 17.
LlnviUp , 0 E ; treasurer , Tnomas T.
Butcher ; secretary , Wm. H. Wile , secre
tary S. M. R. R. Co. This parent com.
pany will simply dispose of territorial
rights and supply Instruments.
A Letter Written by General Grant
In 18(11. (
The following letter , written ba General -
oral Grant from Galena to his father-in-
law , Frederick Dent , then cf St. Louis ,
has never before been published , and la
of special interest at the present time ,
when the illustrious writer ia the object
of a whole nation's ' sympathy. Wo do
not remember any ether letter from tbo
general written at such an early date in
trhlch the whole subject of the war is so
fully tr.atod :
GALEIU , April 19,1801. Mr. F. Dent :
DKAH SIR I have but very little time to
write , but as in those occlting times wo
ire very anxious to hear from you , and
enow of no other way but by writing first
; o you , I most make time. Wo get but
ittlo news by telegraph Itov St. Louis ,
) ut from all other points of the conn-
ry we are hearing oil the time ,
Hio times are indeed startling , but
now is the time , porliculirly in the bor-
lor slave states , for men to prove their
eve of country , I know it Is hard for
nen to apparently work with the ropnb-
ican party , but now all psrly distinctions
honld be lost sight of , and every trua
mtrlot be for maintaining tha integrity
if the glorious old atari and ttripes , the
constitutionand , the vnion. Toe north
s responding to the president's call in
such a manner that the rebels may truly
rju&ko. I tell you thera is no mistaking
ttio feelings of the people , The govern
ment can call Into tbe field not only 70-
)00 ) troops , bat ton or twenty 11 runs 75-
100 if it should bu neca > sary , and find
ho means of miiataining them , too. It
s all a mistake about the nortnorn pock-
its being so sensitive. In times
Ike tbo present no people ore moro reidy
to give their own time or of their abund
ant means , No Impartial nun can conceal
from himself the fact tint in al ! these
troubles the Southerners have boon the
aggressors , and the Administration has
stood purely on the defensive moro on
Lho defensive than she would dared to
have dbno but for her conscloiunoiH of
strength and the certainly of right pre
vailing In the oud. The no .i to-day is
that Virginia has goiio out of the Union.
But for the influence she will have on the
other border slave States this is not much
to bo regretted. Her position , or rather
that of Eastern Virginia , has boon moio
reprehensible from the beginning than
that of South Carolina. She should bo
made tobcnr a heavy portion of the war
for her guilt. In all this I cm but ecu
the doom of slavery. The North does
not want , nor will they want , to interfere -
fore with the institution , but they will
rofaeo for all time to glvo it protection , ,
unless the South shall return seer I o their
allegiance ; and then , too , this dis
turbance will glvo such an impetus to
the production of their staple , cotton ,
In other parts of the world , that they
can never recover the control of the
market again for that commodity. This
will rodtiQO the yaluo cf the negroes so
much that they will novcr bo worth tight-
ing ever again.
1 havp just received a letter from Fred.
( Fradcriek Dent , Jr. ) Ho breathes
forth the most patriotic sentiments. Ho
Is for the old Hag as long as thoio is a
Union of two states fighting under Its
banner , and when they dissolve ho will
go it falonts This is not his languigc.
but It IB the idea not eo well expressed ,
as ho oxprcHEts it.
Julia and the children are all well ,
and join mo in I eve to you nil ,
I forgot tfl mention that Fred 1ms
another heir with some novel name that
1 have forgotten. Yourc , truly ,
U. S. GUANT.
NK\\ai > Al KEIt OUTFITS.
TO
The Western Newspaper Union , at
Omnhn , in addition to furnishing nil
sizes nnd styles of the best roruly printed
sheets in the country , makes n specialty
of outfitting country publishers , both
with now or second-hand material , sell
ing at prices that cannot bo discounted
in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle
about everything needed in a moderate
sized printing establishment , and nro
solo western agents for some of the best
makes of Paper Cutters , Presses , Hand
and Power , before the public. Parties
about to establish journals in Nebraska
or clscwhero are invited to correspond
with us before making final arrange
ments , as wo generally have on hand
second-hand material in the way of
type , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which
can bo secured at ponuino bargains.
Send for the Printer's Auxiliary , a
monthly publication , issued by the
Western Newspaper Union , which gives
a list of prices of printer's and pub
lisher's supplies and publicly proclaims
from time to time extraordinary bar
gains in second-hand supplies for news
paper men.
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r
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