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The Logan Bill.

Hon. John A. Logan, the na-tions friend, the defender of theisoldier, a protector to the widowand orphans, has introduced a billin the Senate, creating a commis-sion of representative colored mento look into the coudition of therace. This is one of the bestmeasures that has ever been in-troduced in Congress creating acommission to look after the col-ored race. Let the colored pressthroughout the country advocatethe immediate passage or the Lo-gd- n

bill. Bishop H. M. Turner,Quarls, and others are men of edu-cation and character who will cer-tainly carry out their obligationsshould the bill become a law. Thisact of kindness on the part of Sena-tor Logan will ever be rememberedIby the colored race. The condi-tion of the colored race in thiscountry is bad. They receive noprotection at the ballot box, anda very little consideratioa fromthese who claim to be their friends.If we ask for protection we aregiven the bullet; if we demandrecognition we are told that wehave too much already. We be-flie- ve

that the gentlemen named inSenator Logan's bill know thewants of the colored people, andwill make a report that will startlethe country. If any body knowsthe condition of our people BishopTurner does. He is a man ofgreat learning, and one who willreflect credit upon the race. Wesay as much for Mr. Quarls, Letevery journal advocate the imme-diate passage of the Logan bill.

A Bstit.

The Democratic legislatures are,passing civil right bills as amend-ments to the blunders made by thesupreme court. Well, our contem-poraries say, that it is a bait. Wehave no doubt of it, and such baitswill capture the colored vote if theRepublicans tail to nominate theright man. The colored peopleobserve politics uow as white peo-

ple and that is, to this extent: theydiscard the motive of the acts ofthe Democratic party and look atthe principle. If the act is con-sista- ut

with the principle that is

all we ask. But we are confidentthat there will be a revocation oftheir acts just so soon as they getcontrol of the government It iswell for tne colored people to!

guard against these recent demo-

cratic measures, as there will beall kinds of inducements to capture

the colored vote. There will bemeasures introduced that will look

as plausible as the principles of theRepublican party, which we knowto be a bait, The time has notyet arrived for democratic suprem-acy. The time has not come thatwill enable this people to sup-port the Democratic party. Thereare too many evidences of the gun-shot policy and other enmities com-mitted against our people. Letus have a government where thelights of the people are notabridged. "We don't aek for socialequality. We know that socialequality cannot be forced by legis-lation, and all we ask is that webe given recognition according tomerit. We ask for protectien ofthe negrcfeiu tha South. "We askfor aid to educate the poor andhalf fed negro in the South. Giveus this and let social equalitywork out its own destiny.

A. 31. C&APP and His MOB,

The meeting of the Central Re-publican Committee that was heldon Tuesday evening at AssociationHall was one of the most disgrace-ful things that was ever witnessediu a city like Washington. Badwhiskey and rotten tobacco werefloating like water. It was evidentthat a worse meeting could nothave been held in the fourth wardofPhiladelpeia. Mr. A , M. Clappone of the candidates for the chair-manship of the Central Committeerefused to put motions when regu-larly made, which was plainlyshown that he intended to subservehis own interests, and toady to themob that was brought there fromOarsons own rum mill, who was aspecial champion of Mr. Clapp.

Delegations that had regularcredentials and duly elected by therespectable people ot the Disricttof Columbia were kept out byClapp and his, mob. The friendsof the regular delega'es warnedthem, if Clapp had the appoint-ment of the Committee on Creden-tials, he would appoint none butfriends to himself and members ofthe committee that were prejudicedto the contestants and favorable toClapp. Corruption, traud, andevery conceivable measure of acorruptable character were resort-ed to by the whiskey mob. Theelectiou of Clapp to the Chairman-ship of the Central Commitee bysuch an element, will tend to killsuffrage. Theaflairwas arepititionof the scenes in Sayles J. Bowens'time with some of the very menwho were his champions. PerryCarson, who was the chief mogulofthe Boweuites, has followinghim the same mob. A restorationof the right of suffrage while thissame faction exists, is dangerousto the respectable people of thiscity. It is ,ven dangerous to lifeand the liderty that we now enjoyin this beautiful city. If suffrageis to be restored it should be re-stricted. Property qualificationshould be one ofthe necessaries.It would be a shame and disgraceto have suffrage" restored, whenthere are men who have no moreinterest in the community than toBell their votes and principles forwhiskey. The election of Mr.Clapp to the Chairmanship of theCommittee settles him for the con-vention.

The respectable people of thiscommunity will not be imposedupon , and allow regularly electeddelegates to be thrown out by aclass of worthless men. There wasthe biggest kind of fraud practicedin the fourth aud seventh districts,notwithstanding, the fraudulentdelegates were admitted becausethey were pledged to Clapp. Themost arbitrary ruling on the partot the chair was, when an appealwas made from his decision andhe refusd to put it. This and oth-er arbitrary acts were practicedupon the members of the Commit-tee by Mr. Clapp the chairman ofthe mob, Mr. W. C. Chase hadcontrol of the organization at thetime that Mr. Clapp refused topui the motion, regulaily made.Every young man supported Mr.CbBse. Clapp knew that he wouldbe defeated if the motion for atemporary chairman had been putby the chair, he would have beendefeated. By the arbitrary rulingof the chair, Mr. Ghase declinedto allow his name to be used as acandidate for the chairmanship ofthe commitee. Perry Carson whohas heretofore opppsed Greener,entered into a combination withhim to defeat the young men.Carson nominated Greener forsecretary ofthe Committee.

Capf. O.9. B. WALL.

The charge against Capt. O. S.B. Wall, that 'appeared in the Staron Monday, to the eflect that heheld a meeting on Sunday, andadvocated himself for Chicago isfalse. The change was made by alow rate negro and vagabond, whohas no standing in the communityCapt. "Wall is a gentleman ot busi-ness principles, and one who ishighly respected by the com-munity.

The Civil Rights Bill A Bait.

Colored voters throughout thestate of Ohio will do well to re-member what Allen O. Mvers, ademocratic legislator, said recent-ly: "The Democrats do not wantthe 'nigger vote'. " No one didmore toward preparing and push-ing through the recent Civil Rightsbill than this same O. Myers. Hesees what a great help the coloredvote ot Ohio could be to the Dem-crat- ic

pArty ' his party andtherefore forgets his recent re-mark concerning the 'nigger vote,'as he pleases to term the coloredvote, and assisted his brethren invainly trying to make the Repub-lican members of the House an-tagonize the bill and at the sametime prepare a bait to catch thecolored vote. We are obliged tothem for the bill, such as it is, butnevertheless, they cannot get our vote.We would be more obliged tothem if they had kept, after onceaccepting Mr. Love's amendmentand then they could not have caughtour vote. We don't wish to forceour votes upon Mr. Allen- - nigger-vote-O'Mye- rs

because unlike Fred-erick Douglass we are Eegroes, andare proud of it. Cleaveland Gaz-ette.

The colored Press of the countrywill evince a highly commendablerace pride by supporting Hon. B.K. Bruce for Vice President he isworthy of their suppoit, he ias de-served it, bv his labors in behalfof his race. There is no reasonwhy the party to which we give amillion of votes, should not nomi-nate him for Vice President, andthus btrike a fatal blowat casteprej ud ice. Baltimore Vindicator.

Hon. UENRY G. BURLEIGH.

This gemleinan is one of the fewrepublicans in whom the coloredpeople can relie upon for equaljustice aud recognition. His ca-reer in Congress has been one thatdeserves the endorsement of everytrue republican iu the State of"New York. He was I orn atCanaan, New Hampshire, June 2,1882; he received a common schooleducation; is engaged in businessconnected with lumber, coal min-ing, irofl, Ore and transportation;was a member of the assembly ofEssex count in 1876; and waschairman of the committee oncaual; and was elected to the 48thCongress "receiving 17,000 votes,with no opposing candidate. Thisbespeaks well for a man who hadno opposing candidate. We shallpublish a pen schtch and a por-trait of this distinguished gentle-man, week after next.

Hon. Robt. T. Lincoln.

Secretary Lincolu has been busyduring the week sending off aid tothe Chicago sufferers. This distin-guise- d

gentleman is doing yeoman's service for the sufferingpeople.

The Philadelphia House is oneof the most popular, and respect-able houses in the city. Our bestpeople go there and are welltreated. Messrs. Geo. W. Wil-liams and Phil. Merridth are theproprietors. You can get the bestmeals at reasonable terms. Goto the Philadelphia House;

"What special advantage have the greatmajority of successful men had when theystarted in their career? Only such as theyfound within themselves a clear head, anearnest purpose, and a strong will. Theymade their fortunes fortune did not makethem.

Fight your own battle in life. Ask nofavors of any one, and you will succeed athousand times better than those who arealways beseeching patronage. No one willever help you as you can help yourself, be-cause no one can be so heartily interestedin your welfare.

A young lady who entered a "New Yorkmusic shop, and asked the young man inattendance, "Have you Happy Dreams ?"was astonished when he replied, "No ma'am,Em mostly troubled with the nightmare."He rlidn't know why she went out so hur-rjedl-y,

and slammed the shon door after her.

Hon. ALPHONSO HART

OF

Hillsboro', Ohio.

Alphonzo Hart, who representsthe twelfth .district of Ohio, wasborn at Vienna, Trumbull county,Ohio, July 4, 1830, was educatedin common school at Grand RiverInstitute, Austinburg, Ohio; hestudied law in Warren, Ohio; wasadmitted to the bar, August 12,1851; was clerk of the house ofrepresentatives in 1854, and waseditor and proprietor of the Port-age Sentinal from 1854 to 1857 atRavenna. In 1861 he was electedprosecuting attorney for Portagecounty, aud re-elect- ed in 1863; heresigned m 1864, and was electedto the Ohio State senate, and re-elected lo the senate in 1871; in1872 he was elected a Grant prcsi-denti- al

elector-at-larg- e for Ohio;iu 1873 was ejected lieutenant-govern- or

of' Ohio on the Republi-can ticket, and" served two years;was elected to the 48th Congressas a repablican, receiving 16,898votes against 16,888 votes for Law-rence T; O'Neal, democrat.

11 Hi: ORPHEUS GLEE fLUB

The concert ot the Orpheus Clubgiven at Lincoln Hall, is deservingof more than the brief notice wegave in our issue of last week.

It was the first concert oftheClub, and though much was ex-pected, the anticipations were fullyrealized.

The programme was well select-ed and consisted of four-pa- rt songfor male voices, the Miserere cho-rus, with sorrana and tenor solos,and Swprano and baritone solos.The club is composed of nbouttwenty young men who have beens:ngiug uuder tha direction of Dr.E. S Kimball about five months.The excellence of their singingsurprized every one and did thegreatest possible credit to theirteacher. The blending of theirvoices, the purity of tones, thenicety of finish in "shading, couldonly have been broughi about bya profe.-po- r who war a thoroughmuster of hss art, and even thenonly by the most patient, intelli-gent, aud persistent application onthe part of the pupils.

Miss Adelaide G. Smith, ofBos-ton, who assisted the Club, hasa mezzo-sopran- o voice of goodcompass, and a most beautiful vio-lin quality, lull and even from topto bottom, and she uses it as thoughit was easier to sing than to talk.Although a young woman, she isalready, beyond question, an art-iste m all that the terra iraplies-I- n

each of, the selections she gaveThursday evening, some new ex-cellence appeared. In one, UnaVoce, brilliancy of execution, inanother, Tha Lullaby, richness,sweetness and pathos, iu another,O! night fullot horror, from II Tra--vatore, dramatic force, in anotherI would wouldn't you,' a keen ap-

preciation of the fun intended bya dot very wise poet ; in all stead-iness, erarnestness and cultivatedintellectuallity.Resides possessing a phenominal,perfectly well trained voice, herstage presence is fine and her manner calm aud dignified. She in-dulges in noNe of the aflectationsgrimaces, tricks and ghastly arch-ness, which is so annoying in someofthe older and better knownsingers, Mr, Layton has a basso-cantat- a

voice, remarkable for itsfullness, power aud brilliancy,which entitles him to a good rankamong concert bassos. His rendi-tion of "Hybrias, the Cretan," wasa decided imjrvement on hisformer eflorts and shows the care-ful training of Dr. Kimball Wewould advise Mr. Layton to con-tinue his studies, and also to elim-inate from his reportoire "A jollygood laugh." It was sadly out olplace in the recent concert.

The Cornet solo of Prof Jaeger,was up to his usual standard, andwas enthusiastically receiveed bythe audieuce. He is entitled torank among the leading cornetplayers of the country.

We hope the Orpheus Club willin response to an universal demandrepeat the concert at an early day,and geutlemen, by all means en-gage Miss Smith to assist you.

A reward having been offered for aryhnie to Arkansaw, the Arkansas Travel-er Bet its machine to work and ground outthe following:

There Is a yonng man here In Arkansaw,Who can saw as much wood as his ma can saw;

But give him an ax.And with one or two whacks.

He'll chop usnore logs toan bU pa can saw.

LOUISE TO CLAB1.

Dear Clara : I have been aU the week gos-siping about the marriage of Mr, D. Thegirls are indignant and there is no way topacify them. The colored press as you wellknow is divided on this question, and I thinkthat the peess comment on the matter is un-necessary. I shall .leave for Philadelphianext week to attend the reception given by ourmutual friend. Last week I spoke abonta few of the incidences of '63 and promised totell you something of the Bank King, theLotus Club and their downfall. As I statedbefore this class endeavored to run societyand mould public opinion socially. Societywas the leading theme for discussion no onewould dare to question the right of these or-ganizations as who should be admitted to thesocial circle. The very best people of thiseommunily were objected to. The organiza-tion consisted of some few respectable per-sons. The people commenced to see how theywere being imposed by this clasB of free col-ored people from the North, which they verysoon put a stop to. There was not a memberof either organization that was worth anymoney. The leading member of the "Lotuswasj a ca8hiar, in name of the Freedman'sBank, while the white man stoled all themoney. The supposed cashier came to thiscity almost penniless. His first businesswas that of a school teacher. He taught whatwas known as Freedsmans' school till theestablishment of the Freedmans' - bank, atwhich time he was taken in and made anappoligy for a cashier. He could notBtandthe position to which he had been appointedbefore he was crazy to establish a cast so-ciety. Messengers in the department, laber-er- s

and the like could not be admitted. Bornetime had passed after the organization of thebank King or Lotus club before its downfallwas predicted. When I say Bank. King orLotuB Club I mean that it is one and thesame organization, although I spoke of themas separate organizations. The bank Kingwas the Lotus Clubproper. The bank factioncontrolled the constltutiou. I know certainman come to the city without means of sup-port, and he was taken care of by the boys,but as soon as he got little headway heturned against them. Caste was at such aheight in this community that it was impos-sible tor the Lotus 'Club to exist. The tof

the

LOTUS CLUB

was forced by the intelligence of the commu-nity. No one regreted its demise and thosewho were connected with it. The lnstltutonwas a disgrace to the comunity. Society ;wasnever in suchaconditon as at the time thisclub was in existence, The men would veryseldom select wives irom the female societyconnected with Lotus Club. Its real purposewas exposed by Prof, J. P. S. Alexandria!Vh., was a great center from which ouryoung men selected their wives. Capitol Hilland Georgetown were in bloom. The youngladies of either section weue ornaments toIhe city.

TJIE EXCITF3IKXT OF '63

wasas follows: A man came to this city fromNew .York and was introduced to a younglady as man of character and wealthy. Heboarded with one of families and entertainedthose to whom he hud been introduced, hand-somely. So great was his influence in thesocial circle, that it excited the jealouscies ofour reformed? socie.y moulders. He wasfreely discussed Iu our social circle, and moreparticularly, by the females, The ladles wereaterwarde warned against him, but it wastoo late. He had plucked from the heart ofone the most refined ladies the Beed of wo-man's affection. He got consent of the parentsof this lady to marry by fraud, which I caanottell you until some further date. There neverwas a lady and family more duped than werethose of whom 1 speak. The majrlage tookplace, the affair was very quiet, and none butthe immediate friends of the family were per-mitted to witness the ceremany. Three daysafter the marriage, the detectives arrivedfrom New York with warrant for his arresstWheu the facts were ascertained, he was abigamist and a libertine, of the most foulcharacter, and a theifof the vilest kind. Thepurpose of this introduction to this young ladywas for the purpose of disgracing her, as shewas the most ratlned lady of the social circle. Icannot give vou any more of this disgracefulaffair. It was the most distressing event thatever. happened In our social circle. The'jealouscies of the confederates of this actforced them to it. This was the beginning ofthe decay of the Washington society. Ourbest citizens got disgusted and denounced inbitter terms social rings. The bills of '61-- '5witnessed a hard time. They saw the dangerin which they were placed should they admitto their circle every stranger. It Ib a danger-ous thing to do. That event was a great warning to our young ladies of '64-'- 5. If it were inpossible for me to tell the whole story I amsure you would agree with me I only wishthat our girls would take a warning. I onlywish that the parents of this day would takemorecaiein rasing their children.

Yours, lovingly,LOUISE.

Origin of the Postage Stamp. .Quite an interesting and curious story is

connected with tha origin of the postagestamp. One day a girl came forth from aninn located in the northern part of England,and received from a postman a letter, whichshe turned over in her hand as she inquiredthe price of the postage. The man asked ashilling, a sum to large'for one so poor asherself to pay, and so she returned the.letterto the postman with sadness, although sheknew that her hrother had sent it. But asympathetic traveler named Rowland Hillstood near, and at this moment interposedand insisted on paying the shilling himself,although the girl seemed strongly averse tohis doing so. "When the postman had de-parted, the kind-hearte- d Mr. Hill was sur-prised to find that there was no Heed for hispity ; for the envelope, the young girl ex-plained to him, contained no written com-munication, but on its outside were certainmarks agreed upon by herself and brother,from which, as she held the letter in herhands, she gathered all the information shedesired. "We are so poor," she continued,"thatwe invented this mode of correspond-ence without paying for our letters."

Such duplicity set Mr. Hill thinking thata postal system which incited people tocommit petty fraud must be very defective.He argued that if the price of postage waslowered from an exorbitant rate to one thatcame easily within the means of the massofthe people, so many more letters wouldpass through the mails that the financialcondition of the Treasury would not be im-paired, while society would derive muchadditional benefit He became so interest-ed in the matter that he managed to bringhis views to the notice ofthe British Gov-ernment, which gave them a favorable re-ception; and on January 10, 1840, whichmay be considered the birthday ofthe pos-tage stamp, letters began to be circulatedin every part ofthe United Kingdom at thepostage rate of only a penny. RowlandHill became Secretary to the PostmasterJeneral, and during the next ten years so

great a change had taken place that in 1850the number of letters sent through themails was 7,239,962, against 1,500,000 in 1840.

An Hlinois schoolmistress was unabje tochastise the biggest girl pupil, and calledin a young school trustee to assist her. Thetrustee found that the offender was his ownsweetheart, but his sense of duty triumphedover his love and he whipped the girl. Notonly did this 'result in losing a sweetheart,but her father sued him for damages andgot a verdict of $50.

Rev. Josepb Cook calls Niagara a "date-less roar." He might call Courtney a date-lea- s

rower, too.

The Queen of England'a CtCmm.This was made, by Messrs. Bundle &

Bridge in 1838, with jewels taken from theold crowns, and others furnished by thecommand of her majesty. It consists ofdiamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and em-eralds, set in silver and gold ; it has a crim-son velvet cap with an ermine border, andlined with white silk. Its gross weight is39 oz. 5 dwt. troy. The lower part of theband above the ermine border consists ofa row of 129 pearls, and the upper part ofthe band of a row of 112 pearls, betwtenwhich, in front of the crown, is a large sapphire (partly drilled), purchased for thecrown by his majesty, King George IT.At the back is a sapphire of smaller size,and six other sapphires (three on a side)between which are 8 emeralds. Above andbelow the 7 sapphires are 14 diamonds,and around the 8 emeralds 128 diamonds.Between the emeralds and the sapphires are16 trefoil ornaments, containing 160 dia-monds. Above the band are 8 sapphiressurmounted by 8 diamonds, between whichare 8 festoons consisting of 148 diamonds.In the front ofthe crown, and in the centreof a diamond Maltese cress, is the famousruby said to have been given to Edward,prince of Wales, son of Edward III, calledthe Black Prince, by Don Pedro, king ofCastile, after the battle of Najera, nearVittoria, A. D. 1367. Thi3 ruby was wornin the helmet of Henry V. at the battle ofAginoourt, A. D. 1415. It is pierced quitethrough, after the Eastern custom, the upper part of the- - piercing being filled by aanall ruby.

Around this ruby, in order to form thecross, are 75 brilliant diamonds. Threeother Maltese crosses, forming the two sidesind back of the crwn, have emerald cen-tres, and contain reap'ectivery 132, 124 and130 brilliant diamonds. Form the Mal-tese crosses issue four imperial arches com-posed of oak leaves and acorns; the leavescontain 728 rose, table and brilliant dia-monds pearls form the acorns, set in cupscontaining 45 rose diamonds and one tablediamond. The total number of diamondsin the arches and acorns is 108 brilliant, 166table and 559 rose diamonds. From the up-per pars of the arches are suspended fourlarge pear-shape- d pearls with roe diamondcaps, containing 12 rose diamonds and stemscontaining 24 very small rose diamonds.Above the arch stands the mound, contain-ing in the lower hemisphere 304 brilliants,and in the upper 224 brilliants, the zoneand arc being composed of 33 rose dia-monds. The .cross on the summit has arose-c-ut sapphire in the centre, surroundedby 4 large brilliants and 108 smaller ones.

Victoria and Albert."When the august pair were first married,

although the match was one of love, atleast on the Queen's part, her Majesty couldnot always control her temper, and on theoccasion of one of those trifling quarrelswhich occur in the best regulated familiesshe threw a tea-cu- p at the Prince's head.He, excessively indignant, retired to hisapartments and locked the door.

The Queen's anger having somewhatabated, she thought him sufficiently pun-ished and knocked at his door. To thequestion "Who's there?" she replied in im-perious tones, "The Queen." Prince Albertdid not answer, and she went away. Byand by she thought she would try again,and to the "Who's there?" answered "Vic-toria." Again there was complete silence,and she again retired. With the persever-ance characteristic of a wonan alarmed atthe trouble to come, she determined to trya third time ; and in response to the "Who'sthere?" replied sobbingly, "Your own lov-ing wife." This brought Prince Albert toterms, and peace was It issaid there --was no more tea-cu- p throwing inthe happy family.

Yet Victoria always remained an exactingwife, and never allowed her spouse what isbourgeoisemejil known as a latch-ke- y. Asthe Prince presided at many public dinners,it was often close to midnight before he(jpuld possibly reach Windsor, and he hadaccordingly always a storm to-- face for"keeping late hours." Finally, the Queenordered the castle gates to be closed at 10P.M.jaid the now much monumented huiband was locked out if he happened to bebehind time.

Prince Albert was thoroughly stingyand was cordially disliked by the servantsof the royal household. He ruthlessly abol-ished tho perquisites which, from long cus-tom, they considered themselves entitled to,and went so far as to confiscate the moneythey received by disposition of the ends ofthe wax candles used to illuminate the balland concert rooms. Even in the houses ofthe smaller gentry the servants are accus-tomed to refresh with cold meat and beerany of their friends or the tradesmen call-ing through the day. At Buckingham Patace this custom prevailed. This, however,was too much for the Prince's German ideasof frugality, and he ordered the servants tobe placed on board wages so that any hos-patali- ty

they wished to offer their friendshad to be paid for out ef their own pockets.Little wonder, then, that when he died thegrief in the servants' hall was not uncon-trollable. London Hour.

The Man Wicli Didn't DrinJc Wotter.Once there was a man wich didn't bleeve

in drinkin wotter cos heed tuk a noshuninto his bed that wotter was weeknin tothe body, so he drank logger beer all of thetime and told everybody that was the wayto be a sentinarian. But one day he seenIn a paper wich said that logger was more'nninty per cent, wotter. He was mightytook down und sed heed thot aJ along thatlogger was too thin for the human aistum,and he lade in a big kag of wine. Afterheed drunk the wine most ol he told akolege professor he guessed a man wichdrank wine wud live to be a hundred and20 years old. But the kolege professor hetold him that wine was aity per cent, wot-ter. Then the man wanted to kno of thekolege professor if he didn't kno of a drinkwich didn't have no watierin it. Then thekolege professor he laft and he sed heguessed absloot aBxeholl would fil the bil.The man sed heed get some and fil the bil,sohewenttoapothekerry andbot a pintof absloot alkeholl and when he got homehe krunk it ol up. Then he laid down onhis bed and kolled his wife and childrenaround him and sed, " mi wife and childrenIme going to die cos Ive drunk sc muchwotter ol mi life. Lurn from mi sad fate toeschu drinkin wotter." Then he dide andhis widder and orfnns felt drefile bad, coshed been a good husband and father.

lievity and Cheerfulness.Between levity and cheerfulness there is

a wide distinction; and the mind which ismost open to levityis frequently a strangerto cheerfulness. It has been remarked thattransports of intemperate mirth are oftenno more than flashes from the dark cloud;and that in proportion to the violence ofthe effulgence is the succeeding gloom.Levity may be the forced production offolly or vice ; cheerfulness is the naturaloffspring of wisdom and virtue only. Theone is an occasional agitation; the other apermanent habit. The one degrades thecharacter; the other is perfectly consistentwith the dignity of reason, and the steadyand manly spirit of religion. To aim at aconstant succession of high and vivid sen-sations of pleasure is an idea of happinessperfectly chimerical. Calm and temperateenjoyment is the utmost that is allotted toman. Beyond this we struggle in vain toraise our state; and in fact depress our joysby endeavoring to heighten them. Insteadof those fallacious hopes of perpetual fes-tivity with which the world would allurens, religion confers upon us a cheerful tran-quility. Instead of dazzling us with me-teors of joy which sparkle and expire, itsheds around us a calm and steady light,more solid, wore equal, and more lasting. 1

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Standard of 7oth Meridian time.s,ern

For Chicago, Cincinnati, LouisvilleLonis, dally, at 3 05 a. m., 10 15 a m J '"J Sl'with through coaches and PnlaC6 , 'Cars to above points without chanw -- mfm. daily to Chicago, except Saturday

For Pittsburg at 1015 a.dally; 8 10 p. m. to Pittsburg. Cleveland m'Detroit, with Sleeping Curs to nJrtZ '

For Toledo and Detroit,1015a. m. daily, with s.eer L x' TWheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, ' ''

ximuBiuranaueipniaand New Yorka. m. dally, except Sunday: 30On m . , w

For Baltimore on week du88 10, 9 00 and w os a. m 12 10. i'slmlH

KorwayslatlooB between Wa,h'i8l(1 .,.10 15 p. m. For stations on llropoiton

Jt ,i ncj.iuSnju.;Maumon, and ValBraocli, 8 SO J ya. m. dam- - v..,. c..,n. daily; for Frederick, 8 30, 10 15 a. m.,4 ,and o 45 dally, except Sunday.

ForHagerstown. 1015 a. m. and 5l5p.mdaily, except SundayFor points on S. V. R. R. 10 5 dnlIyTrains arrive from the West daily, 6 'JO 7,.a, m., 2 25, 9 40 pm. 'From New York and Philadelphia, 235 S'a m. daily; S 20 p. ,. daily, e.xcept Sumlay'Prom Annapolis, 8 20, 10 JO a. m., 150. 6 3? im.; Sunday. 10 40 a, m. and 6 37 p m "A .UUi i.ejs.iugion, u a a. m. daily and 2 15 pm. daily, except Sunday.From Frederick and intermediate points25, 10, a. m., 2 15, 1 20 and s d. m. daiiv ..... . 'Snmlnv S n ,l..ll.. r...v.tV, up. jii.uuujr wuiii romtof Kock.trains leave Baltimore for Washington nt

2, 4 40, 6 30, 7 15, 7 30. 9, 9 lO.and 1030a.ni l- -''O Zll , A .1 .in ; boh - on n i ..... '"'- i, i u, u, u u, i , ii,,tuu IU l,j P. m.:on sin.days, 2, 4 40, 7 SO, 9. 9 10 a. m, 1 30, 5. 6 25, 730 and9 p.m.

All trains from Washington stop at KeluyStation except 4 30 p. m.

For further information apply at the Haiti,more and Ohio Ticket Ollice, WashingtonStation, 619 and 1351 Pennsylvania avenue.cor-ne- r

of Fourteenth street, where orders will betaken for baggage to be checked and received,at any point in the city.

W. M. CLEMENTS, M. of T.. Unltlninre- - cK. Lord, G. P, a.

npiIE VIRGINIA MIDLAND R. WAY.THE TRUNK LINE TO THE SOUTH,

SOUTHWEST AND WEST.

Schedule in eflect NOVEMBER. iss:s.

8 35 A. M. New Orleans Mad, dally, makingclose connections to all points Soutn andSouthwest, daily, except Sunday, with C.and O.Ry. Pullman Sleeping Buffet Cars fromNew York and Washington to Atlanta. Pul-lman Sleeping Cars from Wnshlntfon and A-tlanta to New Orleans.

5 10 P. M. Louisville Fast Line, via Chariottesvllie, to Cincinnati. Lonlsville, and allWestern Points. Pullman Sleeping CawWashington to Louisville.

10 40 P. M. Southern Mail and Express,daily, to all points South and Sonthwebt, viaDanville and Charlotte. Daily, except Sun-da- y,

with C. and O. Ry. Pullman SleepingCars from Washington, via Danville. Cha-rlotte, and Atlanta, to New Orleans; ulso fromWashington, via Charlotte and Columbia, toAugusta.

Manassas Division train leaves Washingtonat 8 35 o. m., daily, exceptSunday. Warrentoutrains leave Washington at S 35 a. m and5 10 p. m. daily.

For tickets and all information inquire atCompany's office. 601 Pa. ave.,or at Union D-epot.

M. SLAUGHTER,General Passenger Agent.

N. MACDAN1EL. Agent.SOL. HAAS, Traflie Manager

Jg Wanted ! A live and rel-iable agent in every district of"Washington, to canvass for theBee. Call and learn the terms toagents. We want three thousandnew subscribers for 1884.

First Romances of the Sprinff.

It is moonlight on the hill. From outthe trees a gentle zephyr creeps to rob thehyacinth of its perfumed breath, aud adownthe garden walk the whip-poor-w- ill lendshis monotone of sadness unto the balmynight. Sleep, with brooding wings, sits si-lent o'er the scene. But, hark! it is thetinkling guitar strummed by the lonelyAusustu8. He comes. Beneath the vine-cla- d

window in the ghostly gloaming hepauses, and up the flower-trellise- d wall heshoots a melancholy tenor fraught with thepassionate inquiry, "Must I leave thee herealone?" No answer returns save the haunt-ing echo and the low clicking of a distantdoor. The scene changes.

It Is the back-yar- d tableau. A white-robe- dold man bends above a chained dog,

and soothes his too eager spirit as he loo-sens the collar. A low voice says "See-w-ehim, Bull take a short cut rouudtherotf-bush.- "

A flash and the old man is alone.The clatter of a fallen guitar comes fromthe front; a sound like the rush of asteeple-chas- e nearing the hedge is bom9back, and neck and neck two figures crossthe picket fence to disappear down the dimperspective of the deserted street. Thenthe old man meets Bull as he returns outhe outer walk, and removes in a discourg-e- d

manner a dark object from his foamingmouth, while the animal retires to bis ken-nel in silence. The door opens and shutson the white-robe- d form, aud all is atJllagain. But as he gets back into bed andshoves the old lady's feet out of the warmplace, he mutters, "Bull is getting old, andserenades don't pay divydends like theyxuxd to ; but, if the business keeps up, 1think yon will be justified in startinganother patch-wor- k quilt, Maria. Thatlast fellow left real cassumer.

"What sort of sample did you get ?' ."Tolerable fair. There was a long strip

with a pistol-pock- et hanging to it, and onegallus button. JIucou Gtt.) Telegraph.

BEL KIND.

Be kind to all whom you may meet.On tbla. our fleeting earth ;

Oh, cast not down beneath your feet

THe humblest creature God gives birtiu

lt not this world Rllure your heartFrom principles pure .".nd true :Place not your love on wu:n.or ar..

Be kind to all. In all you do.

Thlch. the poor, at last must beIn common at the grave :

Death sends ns all to eternity,

"While no regrets can save;;