Great Falls Tribune from Great Falls, Montana • Page 1

SUN RIPT Agents of the $un. River Sun. l' rfulluwln' named nrPeenti Printing a 8pLcialty. qle end her la tlor: ruAo i Th mntrl.al for Will dm rtiau ba Ul dlin 1wtlrll with Irenl s'na i rn t---d-, o.v kinld it Job Work with anb IjaddI "I wn it. Uur lint the latVtit Stll i Onrr i.nwl," r.ei: Inen ed fdi i ir nolII i id.

eeo V0L 1, SUN RIVER, MONTANA TERRITORY, T'1HURSDAY, JANUARY 15 1885 N8o8 49, te Weirt.t nitoh ill SlilJm 1 om r.l.,. l'akl ulm lt I1111 lt -i PROFESSIONAL CARDS. B.NEWMAN, PHYSICIAN AND BUOnaON, Son liver. Matoawm I7IO11AB ROSE, JUSTICE OF TlE PEACE. All kinds of legal lttnment8n prnoperly and pro.mptly oez (ted on alde andl romlttancee prolmnply mulde.

SUN RIVEI, MONT. ISAAC D. McOUTOHEON, ill peciad yon i j. cOlAQ.s~ll5 wIterOC Iaand anst sesin Is the Utnited utales Leand oe. 3L00o, MLMaIA.

THOMAS H. CARTER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ocee: Main Foot of Broadway, Helena, M. T. DN. A.

F. FOOTE, DENTIST, Broadway, Helena, Meot. (ASOVE HERALD oIIICI) JOHN W. WADE, V.e. N.

TT LAND AND MIN.EAL e.RVaao0. Orders for land sarvoyrin at RunlRiver and vlcinity.will recoive prompt Oei0n: IHelen. Cor. Broadway a Jackson, o. WOODS.

NOTARY PUBLIC A U. S. LAND ATT'I. BSurveyng promptly att.ndod to. Florence, Montana.

2-141 On1rATUS D. D.OEITO2N. IL8BIT D. EDGERTON ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, The Law of Eem.1 ttao sand watWr rights mnude a peocialty. PAaOR BLfOCK--COR.

MAIN AND BROADWAr, HELENA, II. T. OoC, MORTSON, Notary Public. HAND COULEl, Legallustruments of overy d.ocriltion proper. ly exceuttd.

GRIFFITH INGERSOLL, Civil Englneers DeD. U. S8 Dsp. MINERAL Irrisating ditchei and ranch surveys a Ipoclalty. 8ON IDETON.

DR. A ALLEN, Surgeon Dentist The doctor has at the of a number of our citizens, drlcided to perltctl vlsta to Eun River. Due uotico will be given. JOHN KERLER, NOTARY1 PUBLIC, pFlot and Lan4 tries up to date rhowint land open for oult). hun 1lr1, Jlonl JOSEPH RCENT, MISSOURI IANCll.

Horses Dstnred at $1.50 a hed Der n0oah. Hay fed wbhn required at u0 centa.per hber per day. Good hay for 1. 0. Sun River H.

L. HULL, Carpenter, Builder. Wishes to Inform the public that ha will sea. tinuo to Irks cont rsct end general lobbing. Plane and speelfimutlun furnltlh ernd senifas.

taon guaranted. Apr. r2 ld. A COMFORTABLE HOUSE FOR RENT 011 SAE! The undorslbned offtrs for rtnt or salt, hI irperty in Sun ilivvr, a crJufuttaHlouse and Thrlee Lots! For further particulars at this of itc, or address eeMRS. V.

W. 0111MOORE, Dearborn Mont. THE EXCHANGE Finoest a poiUnted etNttdlislieont in Mutltua. None But the Fluest Goods Kept nl Stock. Recognized Hoadqtuntrtlts of the Sporting Fraternity.

ELEGANT CLUB ROOMS Next door fr'om teell Co. Fresh Lime GEORGE WHITE Has freshl whit. liitm' for salo It the kiln in Frank's Canyon, in the South Fork. Lime dlivered or sold at the kiln. JOHN LARCENT, IIAN MIMC DESIIABL TOWN AND RANGIt PROPERTY For atle at runnonablo ratel.

eorretpondo-eu aoJlilt d. Unn River. 11. T. 2.14y F.

WELHOUSER, Gardener and Dealer in DAIRY and GARDEN PIROI)UCE I ou reon in ntd of Milk. Butter elsetlabels, yolt will do welail to give him a call. llorkley un River. JAMES MANIX, SONTR1tOR AND BUILDER Of Brick and Stone Work. pecial attentolun given to phlstering In alli.R aranrhei.

Eatimate furnisehd on application. Sun River, Mont. Bird Tail House lest of trrommtdnallono fnr tilo trnveling pub. Ic. tirod und attt and hry.

Meal. at all hours. SanooN and Billiard Hall attached. Giveo a call. JA8.

LEE, l'rprictur FirstNat.Bank FOIT BENTON, MONTANA. Oapital, 100 000 Surplus, 870,000. WVa. G. CoSNIAD, l'Prs.

JON W'. Powlra Vie' ED. liA(CAY, Cashier. I. A.

LtKE, AN'Nt Do a General Banking Business Ctoarrespmdk, nee oaliaited. ti'lnterott alluwced aia time ST-ur. River ftageo Three trips it week letwocn Sun Rliver and Old Agency; Tuesday, Thursday and Maturday. RAPHIEL. MOlImAN, Ptroprietor.

I elen Belit011Sttage Lille Coach for Helontt loaves Sun Ilivcr every cwvhllig itt 8 o'clock, except Sld un my Coach for Fort 13ienton leavc Sun lRiver every morning at 4 o' clock, except morniug POWERS, Manager. NEW HOTELI Augusta House! AUGUSTA. I. T. The patronage of the public respectfully solicited.

1IFVRY, FED AID SALE, Stul.le in connection. IIHENRY WIEGAND, Proprietor. SUN RIVER Steam Laundry. IRS. WM, MORGAN, Proprietor, Tho of the abovuu namd ILmundr wolld uIIunun0 to th puoplu tJlin plueU lihit ohUo will du ISI-CLASS 1A DiY illORK At reasosablo ratesn.

Family Washing SATISFACTION Guaranteed, II. COTTIFREL'S RESTAURA' Meals at all Hours. 'J'TLbles Sappllid with the best the rf'oltl' is iat till i ethA ('Lttel rnl'i: BIalls and Paril sppeeiall)y uttentded to. John Devine's Block, Sun River. PATENTS )htinu'd, iud tdil Pt 'I'.

I' hSN Lr- Hilo I I It" fr al, i ns' tOI J' 1110 IL fr i i i. 'ie t' tou iiLL iiiIi I. Lll, i LiIU. 1 01 i'ILuLY, writ to LI SN) ijppoit0 I iL (H10i(. lltn OUR NEWSPAPER MEN.

The Crime of Being a Young Man not Without its Palliation. It is not necessary to acquaint the majority of our readers with the fact that Montana has an remarkably fine array of neatly printed and successful newspapters. The amount of money iuvested in this business presents a notable feature in the list of invested capital of our territory. In what follows we have attempted no biography or flattering notice, but have given in as few words as possible the journalistic accomplishments of each, as far as we know, and endeavored to prove that the newspaper business in the the territory is in the hands of young men, who are constantly alive to the wants of their patrons and energetically building up a lasting business. Although, it is fartherest from our thoughts to reflect discredit upon the older members of the profession, in behalf of many who have been sneered at "as young and unoxperienced, we point to the papers with which they are connccted and ask those who sneer to do as weLl.

Be at Bozeman, Malt W. Alderson, business wanager of the Avant Courier comes under the head of young men. Mutt is married, has a costly and comfortable home and other plloperLy. All of this he has ac. comuplished by hard woek on the Con As a business man Matt has few superiors, and the success of the Courier is a pertinent teotimonial in behalf.

The Livingston Enterprise, owned and operated by Wright IHendry, is another proof of the powers of young men. M1'r. Hentlry is about twentyeight years old, was formerly connecteodwith the Minneapolli press and since comning to Montana has gained an enviable reputation as an editorial Swriter. Mr. Wright is an active bus inuess nml a praclical lrinter.

and runs the busine. lportion crib thelirm's affairs a imanner eidu l.ated to mnlnae mty for the ou ners. At we flind anuther firt of young nuen. D-vinLe of lleraul. With Mlr.

M1cFarland we atire uiquainilted, buit of "-A hleck" D)evine cllan say that he lhas anl basin, training. At prosentt "D)o" ilers; a college graduate, who also Ihears ithe soft impleachnLouit of being a young untu, is in (harge of the ed- itorial department. "Doc" is a Montanian in every solse of the word, knows how to write and will add much to the value of the Herald, Knight of the Miles City Journal tookholdof that paper when it wail kicking its last kick;" he brought to it experience in Washington journalism and business manalgenient of a Black Hill paper He made the Journal pay big from the start and has sustained it through quiet times and witnessed the demise of two adversaries, surplanting his ouifit with the latest, improved machinery and finally printing on yellow paper. Knight is from Maryland and one of our youngest journalist that is married. At Glendive, Mr.

Maybes, not yet thirty, started the Times with but a few dollars, at a time when the town was but a few weeks old. He has made his paper pay, helped build up the town and stands a living demonstration of what a young, energetic man can do. At Maiden, Fell Vroomen, two young practical printers started two years ago, the Mineral Argus. The town was young, and no doubt their struggle has been a loud one. hhler men would have givel uip the fight, but with the develophnint of the Maiden mines their nsuccess depends.

Fell is a thorough rusthir and exactly suited for the self-imlosed task. As an instance of his nerve we repeat the followilng. In speaking of one of the citizens, Charlie r.eferred to hit" as "'ilarvation (eoruge." iu his )pper, the only nane by which this personage was known. Mr. "St arvat ioni" resented this familiarity amld muado a boauit that he would throw the youtg editor out the window.

Aerdlimgly he went to the oflice for that pulrpose ailld his iuntution. Charlio turned in his chair and brought on a hlevel with his asr.ailtnlit's head a cocked compenlling the yoalrnillg I dt.eprad. to bhut a hausty re trolnt. (uy X. Finilt.

forwerly of the Hlona 1 dpenudelnt is-i lso a unn lllt.riod luanu. M. i'utt the I cil work on te Bltte II'ter out uzio, all duoe' it well. Le'e MaIt Io, the bIm imie iii nai.l tll Iljoltl the editor tlOe Irll ith "'I'tu 'e and stand formost in mho of th ir rof! l1 Mills, oditor and propriotor' of the 4miaeonIt eieiw, la IotnW not yet is o(e of n'tS and brightest writers. He is a priintand hns an enviable repultation as a fast complositor.

John was schooled in the business in the oftice of his brother, Captain Mills of the NorthWest at Deer Lodge. John is a rapid, terse writer and while working on the Bozeman Courier and Butte IlterMountain, as local, seldom suffered a "scoop." IIehals made the Review a paying prolert. 1 Mr. Spaulding. of the Missonla 1 Times, is also a hard working energetic young nmon.

J. E. Stevens, proprietor of the Townsend Tranchant. is also young and a printer by trade. The proprietors of the Sun River Sun are young men, and considering the size of their town have obtained success rarely secured.

Tom Baker, owner of Madisonion at Virginia City is "fat. fair and forty." wields a "trenchant blade" and also graduated at the case. The Fisk of Helena, who placed their Herald, on its road to success when they were young men, ore all prhiters, and not aged or gray yet. Captain Mills, the chief of Montana journalists Iilt the foundation of his slccess when a young man on the Montana Post He holds in kindly regard the younger members of the craft and is always ready by word and to extend to them his hearty good will. The writer and business man of the a Dilo I Tribune, we undertmand is on tile sunny Hide of life.

fact is plainly evident by the sparkling of theirb 'ght little papqtr, a welcome I guest in every ed'torial room. They too, have met wirh gr'utifyin; and lately added new to their ouitit Dy these agrapllhs we think 1 that we have proven that the I Montanta press i in ie hands of young inno. By conmpa 'son it is he: for in I every way than the press of the sister 1 To': itorics, and whel peoplle a'e o' ciuelid to reaer at It jol 'st She is y.lim; we havey but to look at the gilaxy of younlg ni in iht- buhi to sie that fact need be no If to, hil ulthontl ltucess. Aside Sfrum Daniel Sarlh of the Miier, FwPtrf. potl ellop (dint WV.

V. Alderson of the Avant Courier, the renimlildtr reo nit youil ntg en0t1. J. MatLeson of the Billings Post. Armstrong of the Missoutlion.

SCapt. Mills, the editors, Tom ll Baker, and the of hi lhusbandman, are not youths, we ti admit, but ithutit them tihe majority of Montana p)ublishors will found Sto be under the hge of' thirty. Boze.a man Chroniclo. "Olbsrver," ill the Dillon among otlhr senlsiblo oil sulbjcts of legislation, uffers tho following: If tho statntes at lpresent do not grant tiher county couniiisionitrs the right to complel parties fencing to leaveO all olOning at lthe entl of tevry section for the piurlpe of crossing water places for stock. it would be well to puss a law giving countly conmmissioners that Ljower.

It would be well to pass law coimpotlliug miners and prospl.ctors to cover over all opeitlings ntldu by thlmn in plrospectiung or otherwise as security against accidont to matin or beast. A law should he passed against the lpAolluttion of our strrtoias with the carcasses of animtitls, principally doad sheep, around shet'ep corraii taid othter dead aninuals. When it is known who the' owlr is het shollid be compelled to i'retIve the 'irea'(tsseH iIude' It lty in the way line and imtprisotiitt-ttt. Our stock asseintions sent to thinlk of gaturditg agatinst stock being stolen mtoto thtu antything else. Thlis is well oltough, Ibut it.

ill! t'Ers that stock iintt ought to tako sC tllt stops to glluird tlgaiiltst loss by xpsurlll'. It seemtls st(ran'ge to see storktlloll who hatvo tlargo hlrtds of stock on thle ratges ft''nte their' stock out frot, all chanlce of g'ettintg anty water1, it looks as tlhou1gh they were trying' (to seet how imuch the poor brutes couhl stand without ft is thought that it will bhcoino Inece'ary to anlltlptte ato or I(botht of Cottnto'sftefe', whicth tit'oer't frozentt it few day'ltys atgo while' ht wats atttmpt illg to esettp0 from the Itvterhoad county ofiers I. Tlh, safeist place, to lnitkt I utlutatttio caui 1) fontlot just bolow the culprit't) oars. rted. 11.

Fosto.r, of is ta rtominont for chift the Te'l'critorini tu'e. The Post etinlate but thet of has ed: int il i ing ogeratiuot in B3iltinugs during the past yet'tl'. 'rihe that th, rlo l.th ig, vii, i t.t. t.c i i within it rtuliu. of fifty of Maiden.

Delivered by.Tug Wilson on Being Ask eJ to Sign a St. John Petition. -t "I won't do it! I declare war; deed yes, so I do! The champagne has begun and I will hire to the licentious wine merchants, I will. (no less) to I)ittherly to opl)pose ye St. Johnny partition, and to tuthralize the sseartions of the ininy which are breathing out dosato and false signatures.

(No less) Me and Charley will foite this thing separately and togither and two at a toinme (no loss). This partition for infernal soberiety has got to Ibe athamped out (no loss)! So me and Charley will introjuce the sthamp act (no less). Luk out fur schqualls, me trinds, 1 (no less). I hev niver heard a solitary argument in faver of timperance and I niver will if cotton batten in the ears will prevint it (no less). We will labur in behalft of the constitution and them bulworks.

first breakquest, second dinner, third tay, in all their solid and liquid mnagnificense, if I knows anything about bulworks or constitutions (no less). The inimy has tuck to the offensive practice of calling us drunkards lately and not only brutally assarting it, bnt proving it, bedad (n loess). No cause can proslphur by such manes. What we call jovilety they caull plain common drunks (no less). Niver moind yez, though, ume and Charley can show by mathamuatic that prohibitation is the skorge of civilezalion, (no less).

Now. min frinds, Tog, and that purl of rhetoric and diffidence, Charloy, can projuce argumints from history, flha bottomy, ghollowy and the double rule of three backwards to show Ioeyamt the shudder of a doubt that foetointed liquor is the mither of wit, the faither of invention and the ilder brother of arguablility; also that Guilt Edge and Ilen.nessey is the glat of fashun and old Thomas (Giln the mould of fourtn (no I yIn. that all the hioemsty 1tll, vransity will as cont ite is int thei ex'clusive lproperty of the tiay-tipplers. I apprihohnd that and Charley and h.ahksper and Napuolyo l1uou1cart count fur sntlllthing (no And, hbead, none of us iver died of drtoath or timpleraI yet. If a gintlemutin has a talent for the craythur flet him slack hi Iirist in pace (no less).

I lift uiy vicot, liy tinlder vico, ill favitr( of thei dowvnt throhden dIrlllkard. Ch'arley is going to raise his savory tonos il favurt of the uaumi articlo. Flix, we'll git a riso out of him Iechuxt us (no less). What man wants is illivation, and if that faithful craythur, whine won't illivate himn, throth, nothing hut the sheriff or cowboys cud do the work (no loss). Tinlptrance, I say, is the parlm't of ploverty adl illiousness, gintlehen, and I ilanto to lit the people know it! Lt themn know that Charley is on the sthiunp sthrugglin' wid advarsity, pullin' hard agin the sthrnioa! Unial terms, board, bitthers and $3 a woo(k.

Washiinig no object. Hang washing! Duds is for dudes; honesty and intempnlranco for Tug tand CharlJoy. Hooray! No loss. 'TEIIllTll I A I'liSS '1')TOPIS. The following excelluet art icle fromI theo oditorial columns of the Salt Lake Tribune, is so good we are compellod to give it.

a cospiuoltous p1l)o with )1ur higlihest alpp)r'oval. 'Those wh1o think M.itnuet it hard plula' to mrke money a1dl that timos lire h'arl il this ''Territory, hlave had fortatntu lno "The your j301 closeod lhas been il mttana blyondl nethiing over expl)oritncld ill its plst. It justly boasts tl hofisecond i )t thI, voLy fir.st mlining camp in the world: its output of gloll ridl silver and (Ojer)l' ha- lIon' lnttrvoluous: its tunequlll.ld hilvo been to its lIt ()It tol, of (of 'rgrollltld, Ihu.II lIt' tich0 grow whileh they shlt. Frml awily oll on the frol tlier, it 11has 'uldhnly lion p1la' witlhin only days' trh'avl froum it (a.n raiso 1ear'ly all h11 ntehcossul '51o, of liif sIlliciet for its Iopl; it the very Iiest ralges in tw tid o'llilt e0 xtu whil-h is 'lllmost su1ableh; but its Ihieftu 0ut(reo (ii' wculth'111. They are somlethilng trl'euiilellSdo I tli tlhe hl.t IOk lav, that ithey 11t11 vI'u inoVw.

Thilt i5 riclh its without its mines: its mines would sptport and make rich its l'eopl) without its pnsttures: as it is, it will hie a mighty purchaser of the goods of other States and Territories, and its payments will always hbe in It is lpeopled b1y strong c. and brave race: the habits of the jpeoplle, coupled with the clinmit'o, mitu( conditions, which, in all countries Iih where they allbnnd, result in an in- ol tense love of hIomd and country. and in the strength and courage to beI a11 country's defense. No land on earth has brighter prospects before it than ti Montana; no people are more sure to guard with schools their children; the t1 whole future of the Territory stretches out in thought a strangely favored land. It is a Territory where the boys do chores before they go to a school, and have to work fast lest their ears and fingers got nipped with the frost.

That is the kind of country that boys expand into groat men in; that is the kind of country where the home fire is bright through the long winter evenings. In such homes girls mature until, when the sacred mantle 1h of wifehood is drawn around them. and they step into homes of their own, they go as real queens anld are worthy to wean the title. Montana is a mighty land." i As the hlte Governor John Schuyler Crosby. Acting Postmaster-General, has many friends in Montana who would not like to mortify hium by omitting any nxurk of respect or in any way hurt his feelings, we publish bhe following splecial to the Chicago Times, which gives a peculiarity of i the ex-Governor which somo of our people may not have discovered: "The new First-Assibtant Postmnaster-Gen'l is not satisfied with that long title alone, but, like the Misso)uri patent medicine doctor, who was a member of the Fort3 -so tenth Congress, wants his namone ornamentted with titles before and behind.

Mr. John Schuyler Crosby, hlving held the oflice of Gtuv riior of Montana Territory before he Ibecame 1irst-AsistliiIt 'PostmasterGeneral, insists upon retaining the title of "governor." The earnestness with which lie clings to it has afforded ia grebat deal of amusement to the whole Last week a handsolte memmolllraltdumn-book was sent up from the stationery room, labeled, "Jollh Schuyler Crosby First-Assisttuot Postm n'ster-(General of the States." Governor Crosby retlurned the bodk a reqtust that the word "governor" be Iprelixed to his name oni the label. Oni another occasion when tile official directory was being prepared ai proof-sheet was sent to hint for correction of his city address. He told the clerk to before his nonme, and it was donie, but when the proof wnt to Plstnt.sterGeneral Hatton, he drew his lpenI through tho sulperfluous title with the. remark that he would not allow such While Mr.

Hatton was ahsent in the south recently Mr. Crosby acted as chief of the department, mind it is sanid that he drew up an llorder ready for issue prohibiting smoking in the bnilding and signed himself "Gov. John Schuyler Crosby, acting postmaster-general." The officers and Sand emplloyes of the department hail much fun in a sly way at the expense of the and have got to addressing each other by that title as they pass by, when it can be done without reaching th eaours of that dignittairy. Asiiitttuit Socreuhoy Joslyni, of the Iltterior Dthlpsarto it, tiit did hot itiaku itnty lea'LeO of IliiiIttians to nlak( thoiuit if thOy lit. lie rt'thir slays that.

Ihe thinks it best Iolic'y for the Illitis Iti litIoas till their auIds that they do niot need for thecir ulist; that it limnn tu'iiipioyiitt't niIull lmlis of saLiiiltd; that thlly will luarii how to cait for Mtock. 1I111 will hattv stock of own tzii carte of tit th oi th, liiitips. -jei ft-ther say's that lsdli lillltl tiso ho nlliliio fot j()i'ph1. loiti11 tiull koth (lith hOI 1. itot 000111 I1for lho tlrt of thll Lliiiis for thiist'li's it Iotuld btiakoi hny ith ofiit tolld.11 to jostdocdrllyoh It andti tuti 1.2 Ii diti te food oltili0111o of (iait rsitVN (4 linttti Binll Io Xliilt- ill 1111 Collti hjIttl BillIng Pillst lllo 1'1 ih hogst -11 -lllt 10 tout-1lei ne or Flt titroth of histuty.

NUTON LETTER.i~;UI our Ilegul1r Jan. 2, 1885. Christmas at the Capital came and went with all the customary observrn.cs; with church celebrations and inumerabrle festivities at schools, charitable institutions. asylums and homes: and alas! with its usual record of intoxication and crime. Charity cont.laiuted freely to holiday happiness by gathering together the children of the poor, and giving them turkey, ice cream, Kris Kringles anS amusing entertainments.

In this work the President's little daughter Nellie, Miss West, daughter of the British Minister, and the daughter of Chief Justice Waite, may be mentioned as active participants, besides many hers who were equally efficient, but whose names lack the accident of fame. But the chief event of the week was President Arthur's last New Year's reception. The official pageant was brilliant, and the President Lad a long list of assistants, including the ladies of the Cabinet, of the Supreme Court, the wives of many Senators and Itepresentattves and other 1Ide oflsocial distinctionu. The assistants stood in the line by turns, fatigued, to the rear of the receiving party, while others came forward and filled their places. Promptly at the hour for the opening of the reception President Arthur, in full morning dress, white kid gloves nd button-hole bouqueot, stood at the lhand of the line, and received first his Cabinet and next the Diplomatic The Chief Justice and Associato Justices followed, then Senators and Rlepresentatives, Judges of the Supremo Court of the District of Columbia, Judges the Court of Claims, oflicers of the District Judiciary, Commissioners of 'the District, ex-members of the Cabinet and exministers of the United States.

Then came the officers of the army and navy, the assistant secretaries of Dep tr mnents. hlads of lureaus, the asD.istant Postnaster-Oeneral and Attorney General, the Solicitor General, and various other heads, superintendents, and assistants. veterans of the war of 1812, and of the Mexican war, wre, followed by the soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Oldest Inhabitants Association of the District, and then the doors were thrown open to citizens and a throng boIth colors, who were neither judgeis, nor generals, made a steady procession through the parlors Suntil the reception closed. The White Honeo was decorated With tropical plants, the Marine band stationed in the vestibule, filled it with music, and the scnme in the famous East room was striking, while the representativnis of foreign countries mingled their gorgeous court costumes and decuratoins with the gay tinseled uniy formn: of army and navy officers, and 1 the sombre dress of the Supreme Court Justices. The day was observed in Washington regle.

Carriages, hansoms and cabs whirled along the streets with their freight of callers. Ladies handsomely attired received them in gas lighted parlors. Gentlemen paid the compliments of the season, supped tea or coffee, nibbled sandwiches and cake and departed, and the first duty of the now year was fulfilled. Many will never see their hostesses again, because by Jan. 1, 1880, the official l0id so(iil personniel of Washington will be ahlnost entirely changed.

'i'hore is nIo end to innuguration talk in mad several steps towvnords prepeatrtion for the event have Ieeoon taken( during the past week. Wntrar(rooom, halls, and evlrylhilng that can't be utilized for lodtging lprposes are being fixed up for onrganizations that are coming, and nort lhen firtms hive contracted to furnish thousanids of cots. The ComIlitl Publi'. olinfort, whose duty ii is to quarters---either at hotels or privrte, houses for persons dliuildg thenj, giill endeavor to keep plrices for every variety of service down ordiniry r'ates, and can, it is hopled, be rielied upon to prevent extort onte challrges. IMr.

Cleveland's letter on the Civil Service has boon the chief topic of colnversaltion here for several days. In the departments the widest digeroncec of opinion is experienced iti gard to it. Many officiids regard the letter its insuring a thorough enforceierent of civil service rules, while othors a.ssert that the wording 'of it will permlit the removal froth offloe of over MV Ihli I(made it doittributior for political pur'posecs or delivroed a politieal speech. 'J'he clein-0p ait the Maginnis mill itamunlltts to $300 per day, with nnehalf the crushing capacity at work..