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Show 4. ,'; THE SALT LAKE TIMES, FRIDAY KVKSIXGt MAXMr. - I 11 LAKE EYENINniMES. "thk TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. T. A. Davis, Pres't. W. H. OIHB8, Mang'r. ' ALKKBD SOKENSON, JflUllor. Subscription to the Daily Times. 1? months ' 8 " i a.it J " 0 (Alwuys in advance.) Fk7T)AY7mAY IB, 1890. recent advices, tlicro is considerable discontent prevailing, and unless the new administration adopts a hannonia-in- g policy, serious trouble may ensue. No revolution was ever fiilly nceoni-plislie- d without some obstacles pre-senting themselves in the way of satis-factory adjustment of affairs to the changed conditions. It is safe to predict, however, that the United States of Brazil will sooner or later be placed on a (inn foundation. There is not the slightest fear that niouarchy will ever regain a foothold in that progressive and enlightened country. Bhailian affaire are. yet in a very unsettled and uneasy condition. The new government is evidently not giving general satisfaction. A small outbreak occurred on Tuesday at, Porto Algre but, was suppressed by. tlie police aud thjj military This was merely n locaj affair, but nevertheless, according to j KISSING THE ROD. Oh, heart of mine, we shouldn't Worry go What we've missed of calm we couldn'l Have, you know ! What we've met of stormy pain, And of sorrow's driving rain, Wr can butter meet again If it blow. We have erred ia that dark hour - Vfe have known. When our tours fell with the ahower, All alone' Were not shine and shadow blent As the uracious Maetar meant Let us tamper our content With his own. For. we know, not every morrow Can bo sad ; ., So, forgetting all the sorrow We have had, Let us fold away our fear" And put by our foolish tears, And through all the coming years Just be glad. James Whitcomb Riley. Salt Lake City, - " " " m vuh Huvs and sell exchange, makes telew'lhlc transfers on the principal cities of the United Stales and Kuropf, and on all points on the PlS"leMSw of credit available fn the prin T$&& to the selling o, ores "Advances made on consignments at lowest Particular attention given to collections throughout Utah. Novadaaud adjoining terri-tories. Accounts solicited. correspondents: Wells, Fargo & Co gjSgg Wells. Fargo & Co. Boston Maverick National Bank First Nation Bank Omaha First National Bank VljSJ,1 Merchants' National Bank Boatmen's National Bank. ...... . . . . . bt. Louis Wells, Fargo &Co San Fiauctsco 7. 33. Z500Xj"Sr. .A.rjren.'t. C(.)1 1 XHK ) heavy ma tfros liraiu tiiitt at II p r vara; regular price HI .40. am Black Armure Royal at $1 per Black yQjsjs Faiiie fell Ijfii SILKS Regular Pa Splendid quality Colored Faille, our regular tl.ai quality for 95c. DBBSS OOOIDS. 50 pieces very handsome Spring and Summer Dress f.nn.1 These contain a large variety ot illuminated goods and dMjBI, black, and are the best value we have ever offered at this price. " 50 pieces Wool Striped Suitings, in light colors at 27ie Mt at the beginning of this season at 40e. J 100 pieces Challie, in beautiful new designs, at 5c per yanj th gain in Challies we shall be able to offer tins season. UIJS A beautiful lot of Wool Challies at We per yard. vfoffeiot Ladies Summer corded capes at w.soand Underwent Ti. about half price. t,.W,! S1 on Bll!e 10nirzeu Ladles' Mohair Dusters at 3.S), J9, 7.50 Hibbed, Low-nec- and Sleeve!?" and upwards. lor apiece. v, Notwithstanding the enormous business Very tine Jersey RibtM we have already done in Ladies' Wraps, we White and Balbriggaus, at i '' are stl howiug a good assortment in this ' 1 line, induced prices will now prevail to - We have received a the end oi the season. - dren'sUuemps .White ApronSi We offer a lot ot Ladies' Blazers at 3.50 sizes from a to 13 yearn. and Jo. , ' Capital Fully Paid, $400,000.00 Union National Bank, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Transacts a General Banking Business. Safe Deposit Vaults, Fire and Burglar Proof. Rents from $5 to $25 per Annum. J. R. WALKER, President, M. H. WALKER, M. J. CHEE8M.AN. Cashier, L. H. FARS8WORTH, Asst. Cashier, J, R WALKER, Jr., Asst. Cashier., .GENTS' rTjxsasrisniTo OOODS Meu's Outing Flannel Summer Shirts at 50c. Men's Trench Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers at 90c per suit. Men's socks, excellent German make, in Tans and Modes, 3 'pair f Men's Socks, very superior quality English Ribbed, in Oxford Modes, Tan and Unbleached, at 25c a pair. AVe claim this to be th half-hos- e in this country. To buy them once is to buy them alffa,.s Gents' Silk Scarfs, in an endless variety of pretty styles and di at 25c. Gloves and Mitts. Mother's Friend shirtwaist Ladies' Berlin Gloves at 10c and loc per We have received hireKuhinniwt, pair. v celebrated make of Hovs' ShjrAi, Perfect flttlnK Lisle (llnves, In Suedo Outing Flannel and French Pmi shades, at 20c. aftc. 40c and 50c a pair. a Tafflta S11U Gloves at iJOc, !J.ic, 40o and 50c We call at tentina to our !iw 0i ls ' Swiss Kmbr(ildernrt'-Fll,unrin..- s per pair. ,i Pure English Silk Gloves at 40c, 75o and simply enornmns. Tim liui' i:cmt'alni I. new design and pattern in m m, Silk Jersey Mitts at 15c, 20c, 35c, 40c, 60c, son, and at all prices from to ii OOc aud 5c'a pair. yard. James H liwcon, Frank L. Holland, President. Cwihler. Bank of Salt Lake. Salt Lake City, Utah. General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Paid on . Time Deposits. Exchange Bought and Sold. Money to Lend on Eeal Estate from One to Five Years Time. WHITE CrOOIDS The popularity of our special line of Tabic Linen, of which we ar agents, is on the increase. Merit will tell. "Popular goo:ls at po prices" is our motto. " Antique Bed Sets left from lust week's sale will be closed id lk prices. In addition to our regular line of bargains we will this wcckpmci following extraordinary drive in White Goods: 100 pieces plain India Linen at 10, 12 and 15c, two-third- s actual v 100 pieces Check Nainsook at 10, 12 jr and 15c per yard. Besides the above standard goods,, a full line of Lace, Jacquard Embroidered effects arc shown. COHIT BUOS McCORNICK & CO., SALT LAKE, UTAH Careful attention given to tlus Sale of Ores and Bullion. We solicit Consignments, guar-anteeing higher market prices, COLLECTIONS MADE AT LOWEST RATES ACTIVE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. CORRESPONDENTS; New York Imp. and Trad. Nat. Bank, Chein-iri.- 1 Nat. Bank, Kountjse Bros. C.'hicuKn Commercial Nat. Bank. San Franrisco First Nat. Bank, Crocker-Woodwort- h Nat. Bank. Omaha Omaha Nat. Dank. St. Louis State Hank o( St. Louis. Kaunas City Nat. Bank of Kansas Ctt v. Denver Denver Nat. Bank, City Nat.' Hank London, Kngland Messrs. Martin & Co., 33 Lombard street. KfrMraLKJL jjjacmt National Bani-- : OF SALT LAKE CITY. Capital $250,000. A"o. 11 Eol FintHouth Street. DIEECTOKS: JJ'G-- &AJ''H " President ?',WNEY Thos. Marshall, V. K. Bckymskb, F. H. Aukhbach, n, 0. Bacon. John J. Halt, W, P. Nobi.b, J. W.Don nellan ,.. Cashier Transacts a General Banking Business in all its Branches. Sells sight drafts on tbo principal cities of the world. Issues circular letters of credit and panodstathlemoney orders on all parts of Europe Orient. Collections promptlp attended to. Loans money at the lowest rates and on the best terms prevailing in this market. "Sight and Hearing lie Care Va. - '. J' OR. G. W. TIBBITS, Oculist and Aurist, No. 16 East First Swith P.CBojc lOaO - Salt Lake CJty "Your professional skill is commended by your competence to prove It. Your record one of exceptional success." C. F. HKKK, (reneral Manager Denver, Texan & Fort Worth B. K. Dressmaking! When in want of a NICK, STYLISH SUIT don t fail to call ou MISS HARGROVE, 4th Floor.take Elevator.Scott.Auerbaoh bldg 0. M. STULL & COMPANY, FIlB - INSURANCE AGENT First-Clas- s Board Companies Represented. No. 22 East First South St., Salt Lake City, Utd. KELLY & COMPANY Printers, Blank-Boo-k Makers , and Stationers. No. 48 W. Second Soutli St. Salt Lake, - Utati Our facilities for doing First-Clas- s Job Print-in- g are of the newest and best. Books Ruled, Printed and Bound to Order Samples of Railroad. Mining, Bank and Mer- - cantile Work always on hand. Compmletoestline of Office Supplies, enibracinK the approved Labor-Savin- Lconomical and Inventions. Prices Low. Call on Us. Spencer House, 253 S. nrst &3t St. ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS AND FIRST-CLAS- S BOARD. By the Day Week or Month. George K, Dunn &0 CONTRACTORS for STEAM HEATING APPARATUS in the Folio' Systems: Either in HIGH or LOW, Pressure, or Indirect Sp cud Attention Given to Job Work, Including Plumbing and Gas fa 203 West Temple Street, Soutli. One Door South Old Eagle Foundr. Salt Lake City, - Utah Terwtor THE SALT LAKE ABSTRACT, TITLE, GUARANTY ' AND TRUST-:-COMPAN- Y, (Formerly Harvey, Neff & Co.) SSS S. Main Street. CAPITAL $100,000.00. Incorporated under the laws of Utah Territory. Mates Correct Abstracts of Title, Stow all Errors. Titles to Eeal Estate and Mort-gages Thoroughly Examined and Insured. 1NSURKS asiiinst loss by Mechanics Liens ami decedent s debts. UentH In.xes (latest Improved Uieboldl in its vault, and does an escrow hnslness Act as Kxecutnr. Administrator. Guardian! tnfs&vd'. et- - Ct- C- XeC,ltes Holding Trust Funds separate from all Other Assets of the company, $&&SZlb'at,orney ttoBB w1KCU'lnteres,' iwmneu and transacts all v? '"'""'rizod by ia charter. rlim'. 1 f"r itUrt !fely k"vt "ht Vi'If pl' tlvsidcnt. JUJtaW . KVS"? V,-- ,,"'-- l Manner and As--t-. Manager t enant . Oenter.s Alwtiavt Ofilcer 1 Utah Title Insurance & Trust C 68 West 2nd South St., Salt Lake City, Utah. - . Officer and Stockholders! ,, Jona E. Dooley, President. ' l. S. Hills, Vice-Presi- " A- - L. Thomas Secretary. P.H.Abbach. Merchant porators: R. C. Chambers Mintn. w- - s- - McCorsick. Banker. John J. Dai.y, Capital"" Ca ' W, H. Rowe. Merchant. J. E. DnousY. cashier ' Wells V James Sharp. Utah Central Ka'lrj,, W. C. H.M.U Attorney ' arK Co. K. A. Smith. Cashier Deseret Sa- - L. S. Hu.i.s. Cashier Artthtr I.. Thomas, lvernor ' JouNA.MAR.HAu,Proba;J;r1Bi,nk- - . 8 Attorney. John A. Marshall, t. r THE OULlIn; THE - Modern Hotel OF SALT LAKE CITY. S. C. EIVIMt, Proprietor. The Dread of Death. Sir Lyon riayfair, in a letter to Junius Henri Browne, says: , "I have known three friends who were partially devonre'd by wild beasts under apparently hopeless circumstances of es-cape. The first waa Livingstone, the groat African traveler, who was knocked on his back by a lion, which began to munch his arm. He assured me that he felt no pain or fear, and that his only feeling was one of intense curiosity as to which part of his body the lion would take nest. The next was Rustetn Pasha, now Turkish ambassador in London. A bear attacked him and tore off part of his hand and part of his arm and shoul-der. He also assured mo that he had neither pain nor fear, but that he felt excessively angry because the bear grunted with so much satisfaction in munching him. The third case is that of Sir Edward Bradford, an Indian officer, now occupy-ing a high position in the Indian service. He was seized in a solitary place by a tiger, which held him firmly behind the shoulders with one paw and then delib-erately devoured the whole of his arm, beginning at the end and finishing at the shoulder. He was positive that he had no sensation of fear and thinks that he felt a little pain when the fangs went through his hand, but is certain that he felt none during the munching of his arm. THE SATURDAY' TIMKS. Thk Times tomorrow will consist of twelve pages. As usual the Saturday issue will be an attractiTO number. Among the most prominent features will bo the following: Schools of Salt Lake: An article showing how the schools are conducted. Much useful information will be given. A If eat Country House I An illustrated article describing a com-fortable and convenient dwelling. Utah's Penitentiary: A description of this penal institution, and something about Its discipline, Inmates, and Boon. TUe Express: A story from the French of Jacques Nor-mau- Bmelled the Snake: A strange case of wonderful hereditary .. faculty. ...... .' , Notes of t lie Wheel: Local and general bicycle Hems. Footlight Flashes: Gossip of the local and general stage. Through t he Clouds: Canibetta's historical escape from Paris during the siege. More Room for Men: Hints to tenderfeet who contemplate com-ing to Salt Lake. A tragic and realistic . article by C. M. Jackson. Quay and "Ironquill:" The Pennsylvanlan's admiration for the hard of Paint Creek. Telegraphic News: Associated press and special dispatches from the four quarters of the globe up to 8:80 p. m. Local News: All the news of Salt Lake City and Utah. P. 8. Keep Your Eye on the Times; You will always find something In its col-- r ' umns to Interest you. THE SIDEWALKS. The Times does uot understand how the cost of fourteen miles of sidewalk pavement will fall more heavily upon property holders than the expense of three miles. The price for fourteen miles will be at about the same rate per lot as is charged in putting down three miles. If a mau owns one lot he will have to pay the lax on that lot alone. His taxes will not be increased beyond that amount, no matter how many miles of walk are constructed.- Salt Lake needs all the sidewalks she cau get, as she has none at all outside of tlie business center, and the most of these are in a very poor condition. So bad iudeed are they that they should be condemned and at once replaced with new walks. The property ow ners on the business streets should have enterprise enough to lay their walks without waiting for any compulsory action on the part of the city council. In front of some of the best buildings on Main Street they are worse than none at all. The asphalt .has been worn out , and tho gravel stones alone remain. It is actually painful to pedestrians to travel over such walks and there is a general complaint regard-ing them. It is hoped that something will soon be done by the property hold-ers or tho city council to improve the condition of the business sidewalks. As to the residence walks there need not be such a great rush, but that every principal residence street in tho city should have permanent sidewalks with-in a reasonable time there ought to bo no oucstion. It is an improvement that would add wonderfully to the beauty and comfort of the city. Condition of Mrs. J. G. Blaine, Jr. Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., has about abandoned hope. Instead of getting bet-ter, she is, if anything, a trifle worse. Medical science does not seeir. to be able to alleviate, yet alone cure, her inflam-matory rheumatism. It is not likely that she will ever go on the stage. She has not been out of her sick room in months. Most of the time she is in bed with her unfortunate leg in a plaster cast. She ia. a patient sufferer, and never complains, although the cup of sorrow was pressed to her lips very early in life. Her baby boy is progressing finely, and is a bright, healthftil looking little sprite the only sunbeam that brightens its mother's room. Some of her friends are still, loyal, but they are few. There have been times when poverty crossed the threshold of the sick room, and the poor creature would have suffered for the necessaries of life but for the interposi-tion of friends. Of the ones who have proved faithful none is more deserving of credit than the English maid-o- f who has served Mrs. Blaine with-out pay, and at times has drawn upon her savings of years to keep the wolf from the door. New York Mail and Ex-press. Forty-on- e new subscribers were added to The Times' list yesterday. Thus do wo grow. P. S. Keep your eye on Thk Times. The Parisian Eiffel tower, although struck by light ning six times in one day, still stands. The .Salt Lake Eiffel lower was struck by lightning but onco and tho structure toppled over. The Ring Begging Crusade. How many of the girls have heard of "the friendship ring," that ingenious de-vice for depleting the pockets and min-ing the characters of all mankind? The scheme is to collect a penny from each of your friends until you obtain two hundred and then invest the money in a ring. A score or more of young ladies engaged in this genteel begging in one place will make things exceedingly live-ly for the gentlemen they can catch. Their persistence is something wonder-ful, and the amount of prevarication they will commit in trying to convince a man that they haven't asked him for a penny before, when, in trnth, they have robbed him of anywhere from three to a dozen, is sad to contemplate. Cor. Springfield Homestead. ' The sum of $720 was handed over to tho stranded "Said Pasha" chorus girls as the result of the benefit. This is conclusive evidence of the generosity of the peoplo of Salt Lake city. Any attempt to use any but homo material for paving will meet with a blrong opposition. There Is no question about that. There is an abundanco of excellent paving stone at our very doors, and there is no reason Why wo should not use it, especially on the heavy trallic streets. Miss Fair's Wedding Dress. M. Arnaud, of Paris, has completed and sent to San Francisco the wedding dress of Miss Fair, who is to be married in June to Hermann Oelrichs. The dress is of white satin, manufactured at Lyons especially for Miss Fair. It is covered with rare lace, which was purchased piece by piece from the lace collectors and curiosity shops, and which is not manufactured at all now. The train is three yards and a half long. A drapery of lace trims the bottom of the front skirt, held by bunches of orange blos-soms. The sleeves are of satin, covered with lace, and the neck is finished by a high Medici collar of lace. The veil is of white tulle, to be fastened by a spray of orange blossoms. New Haven PaJla-din- " ' ' The Paeilic Short line, which is now being built from Sioux City to Ogdon, will vory likely make Salt Lake City its western terminus after all. Presont in-dications point this way. ; In the event thai this city is made thu western ter-minal, the central Pacific, it is inl'mm-ted- , will form a junction with the Short line in Salt Lake. - DISTINtiLlNIIKD VISITORS AND SOMK SlUGKSTIONS. Three distinguished visitors are ex-pected in Salt Lake. General John K. Brooke, commander of tho department of the Platte; General A. W. Greely, chief of the sig-nal service; and ( Diaries Francis Adams, president of the Union Paeilie. General Brooke is making a tour of inspection of the military posts within his jurisdiction. Ho will probably remain in Salt Lako sev-eral days. Incidentally it might be well for our leading citizens to consult with him in regard to needed improvements at For Douglas. General Greely is out on a lour of ob-servation and experiment, lie lias been for a short time In Arizona, where he has been witnessing tho troops ex-periment with tho heliograph, the in-strument introduced into the army for signaling purposes. By means of this instrument ami the sun, eommuniealipn by u series of signals caii bo kept tip between bodies of men hundreds of miles apart, providing the signalers are statioued a certain distance apart between the two bodies. Withithe aid .of the heliograph .u.,beleaguered .army can make known its position to friends many miles distant. General Greeley will probably experiment with thu he-liograph with tho troops at Fort Doug-las. Tun Times would suggest I hat a re-ception be given to the commander of the department arid the chief of Hie signal corps. The visit, of Mr. Adams to Salt Lake is one no doubt of some Importance, Besides adjusting some local official lualters, he will probably make a care-ful survey of the city as to ils advanta-geous location for certain improvements in the operatiou of tho Union Paeilie in this territory. Tim 'chamber of com-merce should hold a conference with him lu.' regard to the much talkcd-o- f and mucli-ueede- d union depot. The present depot accommodations are a disgrace to a city of 50,000 peoplo as well as to tho rail-roads. ' They are wholly inadequate. Salt Lake is entitled to a magnifi-cent unlou depot, , and it should bo begun, this season. Our citi-zens should rise up en masse and denounce the shabby treatment of this city by thu railroads, and demand that a union depot commensurate in every respect with our needs be im-mediately constructed. That a union depot will eventually be built there is no doubt; but we want it now. Let this important matter be agitated, and we may not have to wait a generation for that which we are entitled to at the present time. The. Denver News of Thursday con-tiuu- s an editorial on "How to Pave." This is u timely article, as the Denver papers for the past year have been in-structing the. people of that city how not to pave. That Is usually tho case when a quarrel arises over the question of material to be used,. . It is hoped Salt Lake will not engage in any such wrangle as has disgraced Denver. CLIPPED AND CONDENSED. After a trial of eight years with mixed schools, tho colored people of Chester, Pa., have asked for separate schools for their children. . Volapuk has received a very severe blow. An English society of scientists has decided that the German professor's universal language is wanting in many particulars, and that language most suitable for general use is medieval Latin, "adapted to modern needs." Emperor William has some respect for America. For the occasion of the entry of the- American riflemen into Berlin he gave orders that the stars aid stripes should b.e saluted with 101 guns when the palace was reached, and that a company of tho imperial guards should form an escort of honor to the ag. An oid Bolfast sea captain is credited with devising a unique barometer. It consists of a thiu strip of white pine with a number of cross pieces upon it. This is hung on the sido of tho building and when damp weather is approaching the barometer bulges out in the center, while in dry weather tho center siuks in and thu ends come out. George W. Keller of Page county, Virginia, thirteen years ago plunged into the sea at Atlantic City after (lan-cing himself into a perspiration. He was seized with ossifying rheumatism, and l.as lain ever since in bed, drawn out of shape. Until 1887 he suffered torturing pains continually, and since then half of his body has apparently turned to stone. B. F. Plummer of Indianapolis has in-vented a process of curing meal in warm weather without the use of ice, and has applied for a patent. He claims that he can cure meat ready for smoking in thirty days, and that he uses nothing except natural agencies. The pork packers are very much interested in the matter, and surprising results are prom-ised. By the thirty-eight- annual report of tho Bagged School Shoeblack society of England, it appears that the weekly average earnings of each boy is UM. Of this sum. according to the system of division, $3 is paid to the boy lis wages, $1. 1H is saved up for him ,in' his bank, and $I.1H reserved by 1 he society, w hich provides a comfortable home and an evening school. Think of the Fiji islanders reading Homer! Thirteen years ago they, de-voured their last man, and now ac-cording to the author,' who has put four books of the Odyssey into Fijian tro-chaic letrapody they show a lively in-terest in intellectual fond. In one dis-trict, says William Churchill, everyone over ten years of ago aud under forty is far from illiterate. According to a recent Japanese re-turn it appears that the great majority of persons committing suicide in japan are over fifty years of age. Next on the list come persons between twenly and thirty years of age. Of these the greater number turn their backs on the world in consequence of disappointed love. For suicides of all ages July is the favorite month. During the period of six years, from 18H5J to 830, inclusive, the number of suicides in the month of July ranged from 500 to 800, while the number during the remainder of the year averaged from 200 to 800 only, Frederick Spitzer, the collector of probably the greatest gathering of ob-jects of all sorts of arts ever brought to-gether by a private person, died in Paris two weeks ago. Born in Hun-gary in 1815 ho went to Vienna to en-gage in trade, and accidentally discov-ered an Albert Durer, which he bought and sold for a little prolit. Till that time he had known nothing of pictures or curiosities, but lor thirty years he dealt in nutiquities all over "Europe. His present collection is unparalleled, embracing "nearly every form of art. It occupies his entire house near the Are do Triomphe. Two years ago he asked $5,000,000 for it,' aud when he died it is doubtful if he would have taken less. Is this the original of Balzac's famous character Cousin Pons? A few'days ago a young clergyman of Lewiston, Me., was culled to attend a funeral in a neighboring town. Not be-ing at home when the messenger called, he did not have opportunity to inquire concerning the deceased aud, bv some means or other got the idea that it was the man's wifo that had died. When he addressed the mourners he spoke very feelingly to the afflicted husband aud sympathized deeply with him in the loss ot his wife. Ho noticed several times, however, during tho discourse, that the audieneo seemed a littlo uneasy, and he was almost horrified once to think that ho perceived some of them trying hard to repress a smile. When the casket was opened aud permission given to view the remains ho stepped lorward, and lo! the corpse was that of an el-derly gentleman, the man's father, while his healthy looking wife stood at his sido. Ten . thousand dollars is now the highest recorded price for a violin. The Alard Stradivarius has passed from France to England for that sum, logo into the collection of a Scotchman. It is dated 1710. It is described in the catalogue of the South Kensington ex-hibition of 1872 as the only one in a con-dition of perfect preservation. It was bought iu 1700 by an Italian amateur. Count Cozio di Salabue, after whose death it was purchased in 18','4 by a famous collector, Luigi Tarisio. Tar-is- o hid it away, refusing to let any one see it, till his death in 1854. A year ater it was purchased bv Vnillaume Its condition of preservation led to the believe that it had scarcely been played upon during the whole 1 50 years of its existence. Vuillaiiiinw left" it on his death to his son-in-la- Alard, who has just sold it. Onck more the Chinese must go. The goverumcut has concluded to send back to China the twonty-on- o celestials who were smuggled into tho country from Mexico aud are now in custody at S:in Diego, and to pay' tho expense of 'their transportation. If the goverumcut could do the same thing with every Chinaman in the United States, the people would not object to having the surplus reduced in that Way. Managek Buitufcss,' acting upon the suggestion of Thk Times, that tho patriotic custom recently established iu the New York theaters, of playing the ".Star Spangled Banner" at tlie close of each performance, last evening adopted the idea, and the audieneo departed from the Graud opera house to the music of the uational anthem. Mana-ger Burton of the Salt Lake theater will probably follow suit at the first oppor-tunity. Tukiuc is now no longer any question of tho value of The Times us au adver-tising medium. Its circulation for the last live weeks has increased at the rale of about 200 per week, or a total of about 10D0 new subscribers iu little over a mouth. . lu all probability this rate of Increase will be maintained for several months. So it will be seen that Tub Times is daily increasing in circu-lation, and therefore becoming nioro and more valuable to advertisers. Our issue of tomorrow will be a twelve-pag- e paper, and a much larger edition than usual will be published. THIS DATK IN HISTORY, MAY 16.' 1770 Marriage of Marl Antoinette and Louis, the French Uauphiu. 1811 United States frigate President fires on En-glish frigate Little Belt for Intercepting Amer-ican merchant veaaels. 1880 Death ot Jean BaptiaM Fourier, French nat. ural philosopher; born 17BS. 1859 lira ravages Key West, Fla.j loss nearly $3,000,000. 1890 Republican convention at Cnicago nominates Abraham Lincoln for president. 186J Vicksburg campaign; battle of Champion Hills, Miaa. Union lou, a U7; Confederate loss, 8,400. 18U Operation! around Bermuda Hundred, Va. ( Union loss during battles, l.iiOO; Confederate, 3,000. 1899 Five cent nickels authorized by congress. 1998 United Statee senate vote to reject Article 11 of impeachment ot Andrew Johnson. 1871 The Column Vendome ia Paris overthrow by the Commune. 1875 Earthquake destroys 14,000 persons at Cu cut, on boundary ot Colombia, South Amer-ica. 1861 Hon. Buncos CouUing reatsca from the United States senate. The privates of tho army and seamen of tlie navy have reason to rejoico over tlio recent action of the government in calling down and punishing oflicers for cruelty to their subordinates. A haughty and high tempered lieutenant who, without just provocation, as-saulted a private and then had him con-victed for insubordination bceuuso lie wouldn't saw tlie officer's wooil, was punished lightly, it is true, but never-theless it established tho precedent that a private lias some rights which even an officer 18 bound to respect. So also in the case of Commander McCalla of tho navy, w'ho was found guilty on all the charges of cruelty preferred against him. He has been suspended from rank and duty for three years. Bead Latin and Greek at Four. Connop Thirlwall, afterward Bishop of St. David's, could read Latin when 8 years old, and at the age of 4 read Greek with an ease that astonished all who heard him. At 7 he composed an essay, "Ou the Uncertainty of Human Life," which was aftorward printed in his "PritnitisB," or "First Fruits," pub-lished when the boy was only 11 years old. The history of literature perhaps does not contain the name of another whose first book was published when the writer was not yet in his teens. This book contains about forty sermons, to-gether with several essays and poems. New York Ledger, |