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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-25

TINS number Of emigrRnts who len Liver
pool last year was III, 731 larger than in
any year since 1853. OF the whole number
1855, 8e2 Left for the United states, In the pro
portion Of 1880 English, 1881 Scotch,
90, 056 Irish, and 4I,Y15 "foreigners." The
comparative inslgnihehnee Of the Irish figure
ls accounted for BY the fact that the great
majority Of emlgrants in that country now
sail from Irish ports.
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The Great Opportunity.

The Young Democracy have glorious op-
porunty before them. They can now re
form the government of this city, give us
honest elections, honest voting and honest
counting, honest enforcement of the laws
honest men in office, honest taxes, and honest
municipal expenditures. They can produce
here a better condition of public affairs than
has existed within any mans remembrance.
The way to this happy contamination
seems plain and easy. The great enemy of
the Young Democracy announces that. he
VIII now do the very work he has prevented
their doing. The Grand Sachem of Tam
many proclaims himself the champion of
municipal reform Such is the virtue of a
little adversely. II has converted TWEED
himself. He will bring in charter in which
no man will be allowed to hold more than
one office in which the Board Of Supervisors
will be abolished, and its functions be cen
| tired in the Board of Aldermen in which
that Board will be elected by general ticket
| in which there shall be no Commissions, save
| possibly such as are ornamental and receive
| no pay; in which the Mayor shall be charged
with suitable responsibilities, and have pow
crs in proportion in which the tax levy
shall be fixed here without reference
to Albany, as in other counties o.
tie State and by which efficiency
will be secured and robbery prevented in
every department. Now, we say this is good
news, almost too good to be true. If Mr.
| TWEED really introduces such charter ho
will be doing precisely what the Young
Democracy have desired to do and what he
has done his best TO defeat them in. Let
him go ahead then, and if he succeeds as
well in this new character as in that he hal
hitherto sustained, why everybody will ad
nit that he is a wonderful man.
The opportunity Of the Young Democracy
is TO stand by iudicously and help the Crane
Sachem In this novel line of business. Il
matters not so much to them what individual
| proposes the necessary measures MS that they
should be radical and comprehensive III,
gallant men who have 70 far led tli
memorable combat in the Legislature neec
not fear that they will be forgotten by tn,
people because they have forced the foe o
all reform to come forth AZ the advocate o
the very changes he detests. Let Mr.. TwEEI
hurry uD his Wanted charter. and let it b.
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Tweed, the Mighty Taxpayer.

The Hon. WILLIAM MARCY TWEED has
been turned out of his Office as Deputy Street
Commissioner, and has before him an immi.
nent prospect of losing, one by one, all the
other ia. cf!,cos Vile, hc has so long en-
joyed, and out of which he has accumulated
fortune of several millions Consequently
he begins to reflect that hereafter he will
have to pay taxes instead of pocketing them,
and that he has personal interest in good
city government. This is the way he dis
courses on the subject:
81 am one OF the heaviest taxpayers in New
York and want her to have q good and cheap city
government, and intend that she shall have II.
will have charter prepared when come 20 Albany
again, and am willing to receive suggestions from
Democrats and Republicans and everybody else, TO
be embodied, II approved, IN tie charter that will
prepare have no personal snmosite- IN this mat
ter and no personal regrets. My only desire is TO
give New YORK good city government
What pity it is that Mr.. TWEED should
be kicked out of the Street Commissioner
Office and shorn Of so much Of his greatness
just as he has become such good and potri.
otto citizen Why, according to his own
showing, he lie the very man Of all men TO be
placed In supreme command. But then, un.
has been in Office, he didn't see things MS he
sees them now, and people are afraid that he
is like the old Scotch border chief, who, hav-
ing been compelled on his dcathbed by the
priest to forgive his enemy, could not forbear
adding, by way Of reservation, Mind. if I got
well, all this goes for nothing" TWEED has
had his day, and lie has his millions and now,
since ii has produced such a blessed change
in his soul 10 turn him out Of one Office, we
see that it will be good for him to turn him
out of all. Let him then become virtuous
and patriotic private citizen. and console him
self with the thought that if he has to pay
heavy taxes hereafter, it will be because 1t
has plenty of property made out of the peo
pie of New York to pay them on, and plenty
Of stamps TO pay them with.
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bcrs from each judicial district be allowed to
cast vote on the nomination of candidates
equal to the number of Senators and Assem-
blymcn which such district sent 10 the Lcgis.
laturc. lie then brought forward the name
of BARKER, and delivered TN able speech in
favor Of his motion, appealing earnestly and
cloqucntly to the caucus TO do justice to
their Democratic brethren of the Eighth Dis
trict, who because of the preponderating
majorites Of their opponents, had had no
voice in the Legislative caucuses of the
previous fifteen years, where nearly all the
great offices of the State were distributed.
Though the caucus did not adopt the novel
proposition of Mr.. CHURCH, they gave him
what he was aiming to secure by bringing it
forward. On the third ballot, after sharp
contest, BARKER was nominated over his
formidable competitors. The Legislature
then elected him Attorney General, the duties
of which position lie discharged with marked
ability for three years, when he voluntarily
retired In favor of JouS VAN buren,.
Mr. CnURCu showed so much SIX II in this
ana tl4ut NuIiitt tllc l'llhillNl'i Va NliN
sion he was usually addressed as the gen
tlcman from the Eighth District" BARKER
was the idol of the young Democracy of the
West, and CHURCH managed his canvass so
successfully that it secured for him that firm
hold upon the confidence Of the party in that
portion of the State which he has ever since
retained. BARKER died in January, 1913, but
not til he had borne a part in many Skin
mishcs preliminary to the great Free Soil
campaign of that year, in which, had he
lived, he would have carried lance not less
brilliant than that of Prince JOHN of Linden
wald
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THE cREIM or rIIE CouRrs.

suit has been brought in the supreme Court to
wind up the affairs Of the ButeThud Overland D,spAtCh
COMPANY, and motion Was made yesterday before
Judge lngraham, fol the appointment Ola receiver It's
claimed thai assessment OF SO per share was made
upon the stociholders IN 1854 upon the prctext OF pay
ing w the udebtedloss the Company, when IN fact
the money used for the purposes OF Kansas cor,
porauon subsequently formed, Drcslan reserved
Geu. Estes and H. r., Brink yesterday recovered a
Judgment for 5000 m aeut against the Republic Fire
ln.urance COMPANY upon policy OF insurance their
store and goOor IN lexington NC, which was burned
IN December, leGi The me rs Commul ltAtvd from
The Court lonsc on DE ONO side OF The street and
the defence was tuat the ll"D.u. had not used due
diligence aud made proper eHertons 10 cave the
goods
Alexander Xlnfrctta and sister, the well known
tilht-rope performers were I'm the supreme Court be.
tore JUDGE brady Yesterday, defending suit brought
tlcn by their brOthei.ulaw Francois Sicgrst
upon two notes, one Tor o. and the other for 80 TO-
They claimed that these nucs include IN settle.
rnt in winch for 81 0J was given for the bal.
ancc due ScNlst clam cd mat the 5000 Wa given
Tor osscs incurred during professional tour Verdict
tDI the deiendlut.
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Tho DnriCu Cam, Treaty.

From Washington Nc learn that the Hon.
HAMILTON FISH las impaired to the Prcsi-
dent the iml orant Information that new
treaty las lccn made between the United
States VI mister in Popota on the part of this
country, aud tie Executive of the United
States OF Colombia, fer the construction Of
az itcroccGn.c canal across the lshmus Of
PC"cma.
This treaty has probably hy this time been
acted upon by the Congress Of Colombia
The report from the Senate Committee was
TO lc sent in on the LIST inst, and advanta-
gcous 40 it's provisions are for that country,
we entertain very little doubt that, if not r..
jcctcd, il VIII lie so modified in its passage
through the two Houses as will necessarily
prcyoAt 10th it's acceptance by our Senate,
and the possibility Of carrying the enterprise
into execution.
Az our readers are aware, this is tho second
treaty upon this subject negotiated by the
United States of Colombia with us through
our representatives in Bogota. To ensure
tho confirmation Of thc fist one, the Hon.
CALEB Co lIISG was sent irols Wcrh'c Ctor
to the seat of the Colombian Government
He arrived in Bogota after the treaty Ind
been executed by our Minister in that CAPT
tnl Gen. SULLIVAN. and left that city just in
time not to be present at its untimely de-
cease in the Senate.
The example of the Directors Of the Pana-
ma Railroad should not be lost. From many
years experience with the Legislators Mt Bo-
gotta they have learned that the first requisite
in dealing with them is to put money in
ones purse. Only by cash payment of one
million dollars in 1867 was this Company en-.
ablcd to buy the privilege Of paying into the
Colombian treasury an annual tax of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in return
for the privilege of owning and running
their railroad for ninety whine years.
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The velocipede is no longer an American
institution. All the fine, large halls that year
ago were devoted TO it in this city have been sold
out and closed for want Of business. frst-rate
bicycle, new or nearly so, which cost hundred
or a hundred and fifty dollars, can now be bought
for from ten TO twenty-five dollars The passion
which rose so suddenly fell oil at once, and now
has scarcely a votary in all the land. The reason
seems to be that after the art Of the vclocpedc is
learned, It sinks TO the level of mere work. and
ceases to be interesting. For country roads the
machine proved TO be unavailable from the cnor-
nous effort required to move il over loose earth
or sand, or up hill. The exercise was too Sc
we're, except on a smooth and level floor. With
its abandonment in this country, il seems
to have gone out Of use in Europe also. From
France We hear no more Of yelocipcde journeys
and races. In England nothing is now said on
the subject, except wandering report in some
Of the newspapers that Mr. Lowe, the Chancellor
Of the EXchcqucr practses ON a vclocipede
every morning. That may be true, but we dare
say Mr., Lowe will soon exchange his bicycle for
some other folm of muscular diversion. We I'D
wise him to try hard-trotting saddle horse,
That is after all the best form Of exercise for poll.
tieians and literary men.
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Who will Make Money by tao Dominican
Treatys


The SANTANA Bay treaty ring are reported TO
consist 81 about twenty persons, follows Fresi.
dent Baez, Felix Del Monte HOLSTER Cazneau,
Gauer Curiel, OSullivan, Cole, and last not least
Gen. Babcock. These are to divide the profits
which may arise from tae enhancement Of the st.
Domingo property now held and being daily bought
10y the above parties and their agents. 1t is said
that there IL a written paper now in existence In
Wall street, New York city, by virtue Of which Gen.
Bibcock Is 10 have onetwentieth part Of all the
profits which may arise from the success OF tie
treaty and its coTrelatve specuations, The lobby
around tie doors Of the Capitol is strong and infiu
ental, and to-day they claimed TO be masters Of the
situation. Judge O'Sullivan arrived tonight, re.
paired to the White House aud had long interview
with the President
The vote on annexation In Dominica IL said to be
all 4 shan, not tenth part Of the voters parCipat
Ing in the election, and the unanimy of this small
fraction being readily procured By coercion intimi-
daton. and fraud, The Calral party hostile 10 an.
ncAatiOn il said to le large, and to suppress It
Would involve an expensive war, As nay easily be
gathered from the experience of Spain In cuba.
Whatever may be acc mpli,hcd by executive iuilu-
cncc, or by the obny in working the treaty thrOu Ii
tic Senate II Is certain that the House Will be very
reluctant " make the appropriations necessary TO
carry u out. The members are all looking to their
red lection next fail, and they well know the treaty l.
unpopular. A. tEc uVctlng OF the House Committee
on Appropriations, the members were nearly
M nimuus in u cir receive not to vote dol
lar 10 carry out the treaty even should Il oc ratified
one member only (Mr. Washburm falling 30 say how
he would vote, The fact H.. that In tli- city TIC
treaty is well known to be JOB which viii damn
every one connected with II.
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FASHIONS SPRING-TlNE
MRS. GEORGE TOBNSEND'S Srprp,
FdREWELL BANQUET

Dinner that the Gods M ubt have Epvi,a
An Am rrican Maria IN Par,s- m
Nuptials of the Millio u re Weston nnd
the Beautiful Miss Word.n.
The noted leader of fashion in this city-v,,
George Townsend--rocenty conceived the ilo, =,
a farewell entertainment to her many friends in mi
city previous TO her departure for Europe Accord
ingly about ten days ago she sent delicate card.
Of invitation for dgIeuner on Wedncsday tho o.,
inst, at her residence on Madison avenue Az m.
the eventful day approached, excitement in social
circles hiyh, and the fortunate rccirients n,
cards were looked upon by the army NJ uninvi,ea
with envy. The cards were limited to Il rt, fifteen
ladies and the same number OF rentcmcn-and wifi,
eagerness and rromrtncss the invitations were AZ
ccotcd in every instance. At O'Clock TIE guest,
had all assembled in the msgnnccntly furnished
drawing rooms Of the Townsend mansion. md ,o
many brilliant hues and coors Of the ladies' toilets
gave the scene an cir Of enchantment
Tie dJjevner was served promptly ut ~ o','oet
in that 1iou dining salon which has been tie seen,
Of many elegant entertainments. Tho guesu
were arranged in pairs around the oval table. Mrs.
Townsend sitting ut the heal Mrs Eugene L,man.
me q eever On her right and Miss Ma N,Jtye an
on her left. The dainty htue meal was served IN
that cx oedinrlv tempting stvle for which French
cook 81 the mansion Is noted.
The service was of silver lined with gold, mo
china OF the finest Dresdci manufacture, uminaied
In the most beautiful manner: and at the Mate n
each lady was choice bunch OF exoctics tied With
white satin ribbon. Two hours were passed In Dis
cussing the feast, and wren tile corgco1sly gotten
M French walters served the fnger-bowls hvI
81 o'clock.
The ladies' adjourned to the parlors, where ns5
were soon a'terward Joined ny the gentlemea, VIII
remained behind few moments to indulge in no
stronC-hlack tea.
Mrs, townsend wore blue silk and white hc.,
Mrs. LYMAN white and green silk. Miss Stuyve'ah
daYx blue eilk Mise Ashp mink silk. trimmed Wa
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The New Common Pleas Judges.

Governor HOFFMAN has approved the bill
providing for the election of three additional
Judges OF the Court of Common Pleas in this
city. The election is to take place on the
third Tuesday Of May, which falls on the
nth OF that month. The convention to
nominate candidates will probably he held
about the middle Of April, WILLIAM II.
TRACY, Esq, is prominently named for one
of the new places on the bench of this Court,
and better nomination cannot be made.
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WINS THIS the Rnrgainf

Is il true that the sale Of the Democratic
party at Albany on Tuesday last was negolia-
ted between w. NJ. TWEED and Il. f. Ma.
NIERRE2
Is it true that, as n compensation to the
Republicans for helping TWEED to break up
the Democratic party It was agreed that tho
Police Commission and the Excise Commits
sion should bc kept substantially az they ore
now so far as HENRY SMITH and d. +. Ma.
NIERRE are couccrncd2
Is it true that TWEED bound Gov. HoFF.
MAN not to inquire into the misdecds of the
Police Commission in appointing pickpock-
etc, thieves, States prison convicts as in
spcctors aud canvasscrs at the recent cleo
tions2 And not to inquire into the offences
of the same officials perpetratcd in their
capacity Ms members of the Excise Board in
licensing houses Of prostitution
Is it true that TWEED also bound Gov.
HOFFMAN, not to take amy action respecting
the frauds in the Excise Board, and not to
examine what Mr. Il. F. MANIERHE, the
Treasurer of that Board, has done with the
public money committed to his charger
If this is al that TWEED promised to pay
MANIERRE for destroying the Democratic
party, we arc bound to admit that the scr
vice was cheap. The people will also be
able to tell, from the action of Gov. HoFF
MAN toward the Police Board and the Excise
Board, how far he submits TO the obligation
of Mr. TwEED's bargain
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MURDER IN 4 sCHOOL-HoUsE.
A scho oimnstcr strikea Boy In the Tend
with n Poker and Kills him-Wby Didn't
he TO IL In BrookIyns

From ne Indianapolis Netes.
Mr. William Dunn was teaching the uuexpired
term Of school in the district where the tragedy
Cured, about four miles from Greenfeld lie was
teaching the sixteenth day Of his term OF twenty.
The young man who was killed was named Cant,
and was the son Of widow residing In that dis
trct, and was about 10 years OF age. It appears
What the teacher supposed TO be a pistol, and he
WAS ordered, just before noon, to take the weapon
Inc with him at nisht and leave it there, or stay
tere ~cnself AT noon he said to his comrades, In
hearing OF - teacher, that he would do neither I;
that he would come to school; and bring the
be must defend his authority or lose
the control .ou Q, his seho tod o him to
down, OF the same time picking up the poker and
advancing toward Cant. Cant clutchcd a heavy
billet of wood and dared Dunn TO advance which
he did, and wresied the billet Of wood from Cant,
letting II fall upon the hoor and as Cant turn.
ing to retreat 0or what purpose is not known,
Dunn strnck him over the head with the poker, a
single blow, thiukng TO knock linn down. but II
only ielioi him TO lis knees. Dunn seeing that he
had stuLne him, lad aside the poker and told him
to obey or leave. CANT took his books, walked
home. one and half miles and, not telling the cir
cumstance to his people, they supposed that he had
4 chill aud we're p1ying no special attention to the
patient until the ret Irn OF the school children made
know the cause of his ailmcnt
Doctor Howard of Greenfield. was Immediately
called but the patient had brcathed his last a, p NJ
fifteen minutes before the Doctors arrival Word
was sent to the Sheriff, VINO depulized Capt Thomas
ana others to arrest Dunn. They proceeded to his
residence about hafpast 10 O'Clock in the evening,
finding him asleep, and little dreaming that the oh
jet OF their call at that unreasonable hour was
arrest him Tor murder. They told min they came to
arrest linn Tor assault and battery, upon which he
seemed surprised, asking If CANT was much hurt
lie returned with the officers to the town. where h,
FIRST acquainted with the death OF Cant lie
VAS much Effected, little dreaming he had struck
blow sufficient TO produce such a sad result The
wooden poker used by Dunn IL thirty.threc inche,
in length and abont an inch and quarter through
at the butt end tapering to one inch n, within fouT
inches Of the other end, where 1t divides INFO tive
prongs with an enlargement at the fork The blow
was inflicted upon the left temple.
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NITIONALGU.IRD NOTES.

Wing drills Of the Twelfth Regiment are ordered
for Monday and Tuesday evenings next
First Lieut5. VIM. IL Smith OF Company f. and
John G. Moore OF Company II, Twe,fh Rcslmeut have
resigned
On Saturday evening newt the Ninth REGIMENT
give promenade concert IN their armOry In Twenty
sixth street,
Lieut.. Barr Of the First Company OF the Seventh
Regiment, whose case has excited comment has re
signed. The company claim 10 have settled their din
cutieC.
the third and last OF their Promenade concerts. A
fnc programme II offered. The las wing dril OF tn,
season 10 to be held on Wednesday evening next
The Old Guard, composed OF the exempt members
Of the Guy Guard COMPANY G, Ninth RegimenD, and
the Light Guard COMPANY A, Seventy lrst RegimenD
will celebrate the Anniversary OF their org anlzaton bJ
a fun dIest parade on AnTl y
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The Hartford Courdnt complains that the
Republicans Of Connecticut look forward to the
coming State election with extraordinary apathy.
They don't seem to think It makes much differ
ence whether JEWELL or ENGLISH is elected, and
the CoHrdat strs them up accordingly. 1t would
not have been thus had a resolution in favor
Of the independence of Cuba and tho abolition Of
slavery anil the slave trade been included in
the Republican platform. But having shut out
Of the canvass the only living question Of the
day, it is folly to expect that the people should
care much about it. Luckily, however, for the
Republicans Of Connecticut, the Democrats are
just heartcss and just as stupid as they are.
The election will be decided on the personal
merits Of the candidates, and the majority will
probably go for jewell. lie is great deal
handsomer, and smarter, and much better fellow
than his old-fogy antagonist.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-26

A telegraph operator in Florida, who is
placed in charge of an Office in the interior of
the State, where there is no local business, re.
ceives about $40 week. and finds his own food
and clothes. The telegraph company give him
a house to live in, and land on which he can
raise produce. 1t might seem that a telegraph
operator, getting only such small sum each
week, could save but little money and never
would become rich. But such is not the case.
The operators deal in cattle and hides and shave
notes, and are rapidly becoming wealthy. They
are about thirty miles apart, off of the lines of
the railroads. When break in the line occurs,
they mount feet horses, with which they are pro.
yided and ride toward each other till they find
aud mend il
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The gentlemen who are preparing TO run
HAMILTON FIsH for Governor Of New York, regard
the present circumstances as favorable to their
design. The Tammany Ring having sold out the
Democratic parry to b. F MANIERRE and Henry
SuIru, the election Of Mr.. Fish is certainly an
easier problem than it was before. Let Gen.
GRANT and the Secretary of State take courage.
1t is not impossible that Mr. FISH may be our
next Governor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-26

The weather continues TO be cool If not
positively cold and the probability is that we
shall have late spring. The northern and north
western portions of the continent are covered
many feet deep with snow, which, until it is
melted, will give us from that quarter an album
dance Of cold winds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-26

On Wednesday night the Hon. ANDREW
BLEAKLEY promised to send lot Of sugar up to
Albany for the purpose of defeating the Civil
Court Clerks bill introduced by Senator NoRroN,
which would have thrown his son out of office.
What sort of sugar is it that Mr. BLEAKtEr has
sent TO Albany Is il the kind generally used in
the Board of SupcryisorsY