The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-29

secured. The Commissioner invited the
submission Of additional plans to secure this
object, and the Official advertisement had
great publicity. The day arrived when all
plans OF applicants should be submitted,
and then the Commissioner selected q com.
mittee, composed OF the best men OF his bu.
reau, to examine and report upon the varied
suggestions and Inventions presented. That
commission OF experts have had several
meetings, aud will soon report on this i'm
portaut subject.
The only demand the country eau make
upon the Commissioner |. that he shall
promptly act upon remedy for such gross
frauds as this letter indicates has existed 10
reference to stamps. Gre.
The Catholics aud Father Hyaciaths
While the Protestants are in doubt as Ia
the present position aud future purposes oil
Father Hyacinthe, the c tholic papers Of
New York speak OF him with positiveness
that 10 undoubtedly inspired by high author.
ity In that Church. The 7dblst OF wcdnes.
day says;
II Pere Hyaclnthe has come here expecting
to nud sympathy among Catholics with the
views expressed In his letter to the general
Of his order, he is destined to woeful dis.
appointment.
The American Catholics whom he may
have regarded as working for the ends he
proposed to himself, he vii; hnd to be behind
none In their sincere and earnest ceusures OF
his spirit aud conduct. The distinguished
American Catholic on whom he may have
counted, since no IL held by Professionals to
be Liberal Catholic, assured us personally,
nearly two years ago, that he feared for Pere
Hyacinthe, whose Views were very unsound,
and who was evidently yielding to tendeu.
cies. the nature Of which he did not under
stand, and which, II not resisted 10 time,
would lead him out OF the Church.
This is q poor country for shaky, especially
renegade Catholics. II Pere Hyaciuthe
comes here expecting to induce any consid-
| cradle number OF Catholics, or even q single
Catholic, to accept him as a leader, or to
follow him 10 his most iutemperate and silly
attacks on the authority Of the Church, he
will fnd that he has come on fools errand.
| II he comes as Protestant seeking sympa-
thy aud glorihcation from the enemies Of
the Church, he will no doubt be welcomed,
but not with much warmth or respect; for
they see that be comes without any follow
ing, and has only his bare self to offer them
They already see that by leaving the Church
he haA lost his power to serve them, and that
they have no further use for him.
The Freeman's Journal, another Catholic
paper, says Of him:
He has sought to oil bis belly with the
husks the swine eat; and these swine OF
brutalized men that renounce Christianity
deny him even a share OF their husks. The
Liberallsts Of France laugh at him. As
Monsieur Loyson, he falls out OF all public
observation rs completely as II he had re-
tired TO the remotest cell In Carmclite gar
den. II he pretends 10 be still "Pere Hya.
cinthe," mon Of honor, even II without re-
lgious sentiment, will look on him as play.
Ing false character, and will treat him with
more contempt than they do the blatterlng
idiots who, having wormed themselves into
the mock mysteries Of Freemasoury, leave
It and seek notoriety by trumpeting what
| they suppose they have learned. We say,
advisedly, that men Of honor will treat him
with more contempt and more disbelief.
| Poor Monsieur Loyson, late the Pere Hya-
cinthe, but now the uufrocked Friar, and an
communicated priest, (seatentid tdtd,) will
dnd no motive OF human seduction to pre-
| vent his speedy return to his deserted con &.
vent. Knowing nothing against his morals,
we suppose be has nothing 10 this respect,
outside Of his disobedience to solemn prom
ises, against him. But years ago, after read
Ing some Of his earlier con ferences at Notre
Dame, there are friends OF ours that remind
us We said he was only "a big bag Of wind"
The same consideration makes us the more
doubtful Of his ever returning to his duty.
IL he were man Of thought and of convic.
tons, and not merely man OF words and Of
expressions Of other mems ideas curiously
wrought into captivating phrases, and so.
norously given forth by a studied and must.
cal information, we would have more hope.
| Dry Goods.
| The past week has been q dull aud unsat-
isfactory one to both buyers and sellers Ia the
domestic dry goods market. Those who
have been holding of waiting for lower
prices, now that lower prices are reached,
| still hesitate to purchase. II Is a strange
thingi but 1t Is true Of dry goods, as of other
things, that when prices are down there Is
always less disposition to buy than when they
are high aud active.
In brown shirtiugs and sheetlngs prices
have fallen on an average about l \ cents
a yard, Appleton A standards being held
by agents at l5X cents. The demand Is
Inactive and transactions on a very limited
scale.
| The demand for bleached goods partakes
OF the same general decline that peryades the
whole line OF domestics. There is some con.
siderable demand from houses engaged In
shirt-making, and an increased business from
this source Is anticipated. New York Mills
sell at 81 cents, and Wamsuttas nj 20 cents
Cotton fannels sell 10 limited quantities at
| quotations; but there Is not much demand,
though prices keep steady.
Printing cloths have dropping tendency;
there 10 very little animation 10 the demand,
and no attempts at speculative purchases.
Sales Of "a standard quality have been as low
as 7ss cents.
In prints there Is less doug than might be
reasonably looked for at this season, and
prices have fallen Oh about 4 cent q yard;
but some Of the new styles sell freely at full
| prices.
Ginghams are not so active as reported
last week, but though the demand has
fallen of, prices remain steady.
In other descriptions OF domestic cotton
goods there Is nothing Of moment doing
| which calls for remarks. The market is
generally dull and prices are barely steady.
Muslin dc LANES are still In good demand,
and prices are fairly maintained; though
there Is perceptible dimnution Of the spirit
which characterized the trade In these goods
earlier In the season.
Woolens are generally lower, but In shawls
the stock In first hands has been SO largely
reduced that prices of desirable STYLES
are still well maintained.
Fine grades OF cloths, cloakings, and
overcoatiugs continue In pretty good de-
mand; but sales are In small lots. For lower
grades OF cloths the demand is light and
prices weak.
In cassimeres and satinets tnere Is very
little doing, except for styles adapted for the
season and for city consumption. Black
but for the poorer qualities prices are merely
nominal.
Flannels are slow Of sale, the demand
being confined to single bales, to make up
assortments.
Blankets are without notable change
The transactions are on a scale and about
equal to the usual demand at this season.
". Y. indepsadsnt. Oct. 2s.
PEN, PENCIL AND SCISSORS.
A BOOK against capital punishment falls |
upon the market at the moment all Paris is |
fermenting over the Pantin massacre.
OSB late issue Of the London Times con-
tained 1900 advertisements, from as many
different persons.
NEW York paper suggests to Father
Hyacinthe, as protection against utter
viewers, that he converse entirely 10 Latin.
A STATUE Of Mr.. Peabody Is to be erected