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, 1873-06-08

The necessity for checking the dangerous
practice OF carrying concealed weapons has Just
been Illustrated simultaneously in New York
and Chicago. couple Of youths in New York.
both under the influence Of liquor, got into a
vordy alteration in the presence OF the mother
of one Of them. Revolvers we're speedily whip
ped out by both, and one of the young men
fred, killing his mother instead OF the compan-
ion st whom ho aimed. The dispatches bring
the information that this youth has been dis
charged With mere censure for carrying . deadly
weapon. asedemandedsometh thing more than
this. The altercation was OF nature that would
have passed of in trivial dispute, OF at most
in few blows; which would have sobered both
combatants, had they not been possessed Of
weapons at hand, offering constant temptation
to use them. Tbs result was, that q aon Killed
his mother. 4 case ID point Kas presented in
Chicsgo q few days ago, in which hsek, con-
tanning four Of tiye loafezs, deliberately ran
down and overturned buggy, IN which gentle'
man and 1ady we're riding. Tho outrage was sc
lpalpsple that some persons who saw It followed
~
, 1873-06-08

Il is stated that there are already 600 claims
m file before the Commission on Southern Loyal
Claims. This Commission was appointed under
An act Of March 8, 1871, authorizing citizens OF
the seceded States who had remained loyal to
tba Union cause to present bills for property
unnecessarily taken or destroyed BY United
sta+aa forras. The time for the presentation Of
these claims was limited to two years originally,
but it is now intimated that Congress will make
an extension, so that the List may yet be
materially enlarged The Commission: is now
issuing pamphlet containing list and descrlp-
ton Of the claims presented thus far, IN
order that the Federal officers in various parts
Of tho country may report on such cases as they
may be familiar with. It is probable that there
will be many efforts to swind1e the Government
under the cover OF these claims. The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Boston Globe says that
many Of the honest advocates Of secession are
acandalized 1T seeing 60 many people who acted
with them now coming forward to disc1aim thei1
Rebel attachments in order to take advantage q
the present opportunity. He cites one case, u
which 9 Virginia lady was expelled from South
ern Method,zt congregation for thus forswear
| ine her former sentiments. The aincare e1
| Rebels NAV now do the State sonae service b.
| expoaiug these ahams wherever they find than
, 1873-06-08

In commenting upon the late Boston fire, thd
Springfield Republican supposes that the NM
sard will come in for the anathema usual in such
cases, but suggests that it would be more sp'
prop1iate to blane the practices Of solaratlns
great furniture establishments in the densest
business portions OF large cities: 1t Vas n on'
Of these repositories TINT the late Boston drs
originated, and also In similar establishment
thnt the fire broke out which swept = block
Of stores On Wabash avenue, in this city, Mon
day afternoon. There is no doubt that thara
would be great protection against f1e In eat3
regulations that should prescribe limits tor al
great storehouses Of especially combustible ma
te1iaL In the large furniture establishments : II
is customary to do the finishing part OF thu
manufacture, and the work is Of . character to
seriously jeopardize surrounding property. fof
selling purposes it would not be necessary 70 90
this work or to keep on hand 80 large az arnouni
Of iufla1nmab1e material On the same premises
with tho stores. :.
, 1873-06-08

bricks addressed letter to the President setting
forth these facts, and suggesting Mr.. Franklin n
g. johnson, Of New Albany, as fit person TO
represent Indians. Mr.. johnson waa then ap-
pointed in Mr. Boyd's place, but, when he pre-
scented his credentials to the Executive Commit
tee 1t Philadelphia, he. was Rejected and M
Boyyd was accepted AZ the Commissioner. The
Indiana people claim now that there is "con-
tennial Ring" in Phi1adolphia. The incident
does not warrant SO broad a charge as this, but
If it has been properly represented, the action OF
the Executive Committee WAS certainly very
singular and ought to be explained. ]
, 1873-06-08

4 few days aimee, TIC credited tho Government.
with an economical streak in saving the Treasury
several Thousand dollars by the consolidation ot
several diplomatic representations to the petty
Central American Republics. There is evidently
room for still further economy. The Treasury
Department keeps two wagons to carry it's msiz
and other packages. One Of these is tTo-
horse of1co-vagon, and the other one-horse
wagon. It appears from the report made BY the
Superintendent Of the Treasury building, on
Feb. 8, 1878, that !" the care Of horses for mail
and otice~wagons and repairs Of wagons and
harness" for this Department cost the Govern
mant, during the last fiscal year, S1, ,6S7. .46.
Out Of this amount, g., 69s.e3 were expended 1ol
repairing these two wagons, and the repairs ot
harness, s1.1s1.88. In the aggregate, it hsa
cost nearly $1,000 month to keep. these twa
wagons running, and s225 per month for repair
alone, although the work done is very Light u
character. The amount saved in the diplomatic
department is almost Offset by the amount
wasted in the official stable5i ~-'.
, 1873-06-08

a Washington dispatch to an evening organ"
in this city, at present representing the Pension
Agency, says that the Treasury Department
contemplates fink movement on Messrs.
Phelps, Dodge l. Co., and intimates that secre-
tary Richardson would bring criminal proceed
ing against the firm, which has not been barred
out by the compromise, il it were> not for "the
desire Of the Treasury Department not to render
itself liable to charge Of persecution in this
Case" a dispatch OF this kind, communicated to
m Administration newspaper, looks as though
there were persecution indeed. It is much more
OF persecution Of Measrs. Phelps, Dodge d Co.
to spread abroad the impression that the Gov
eminent might bring criminal suit, and is de-
tered by motives Of charity, than If such suit
we're actually brought. II the Government
thinks that it has good case against these gen.
tlemen, or any Of them, why does it not come
into the courts with it ? Shall the Government
set the example Of compounding felony7 Or Is
it fair OF decent to take advantage OF ITS
nosition to calunniete mems characters
while it refrains from coming into court
and making good it's insinuations BY
proof? We have had enough Of this irresponsl-
ble blackening Of character in the Phelps-Dodge
case, The Government will not make itself any
more liable to the charge Of persecution it it
brings criminal suit than il it remains under
the present strong suspicion that it has lent it
self to help informers, detectives, and spies
carry out an infamous blackrnalllng scheme.
Tho court is just where this case ought to have
coma long ago, and the Government should
have no hesitation in bringing it there II the
Government fails to do so, Messrs. Pheips'
Dodge l. Co. should take the initiative :
, 1873-06-08

Of the movements Of the principal star.
Procyon Is the leading star in the constellation
Of the Lesser Dog. The existence Of the com n
panlon-ssar to Sirius, the brightest star il i the
Greater Dog, was similarly suspected for many
years bsforo the minute speck Of light was first
seen, in 1852, through the glass: now in the
equatorial refractor at Chicago Since the arrival
.of the glass in this city it has done NO such;
work. In the hands Of our Astronomical Society
it is unused and unusable. . i. ,.....
, 1873-06-08

Being whose attributes INFINITE, nur "nA Ioos @to
svo cannot loa1u nor what the pr7nc1Qlea o1 aa
government exeant that the highest human InorautJ
doee not sanction them; convince me Of it, and Will
bear my fate IL best 1nay But when am sold tna'
must believe this and at the sane hms call th1f Bang
by the names which express the highest human morat-
1ty gay in plau terms will not. " Whatever power
such Being may have over me, there Is ono unng no
shall not do; He shall not compal me 70 "ossop ta1
will call no Being good who Is not ~nat neau "neu
apply that tar1n to my fe1low-craaturo7 hno Has
Being can send me to hell for not SO calling Him. TO
hell will go.
This is anything but utilitarianism. The self
interest, or "greatest-happiness principle
which eliminates in sending man to hell OF
his own accord, has no place in the categor'es OF
Bentham OF Hobbies, or Helyetius, OF the Illus
trious sire Of John Stuart Mill.
The general tendency Of Mr. Mills poltlca
and social writings, though making the largest
account Of utility, and Of the "greatest-happl-
ness principle, ia not Ut1litarian. "utllltaraan
ism," as Prot Blaclde justly observes, Is
Il misnomer for the system which it rep
resenta. "Externalsm " is the proper phrase
to designate 1t. Christianity Il utilitar1an' In
the sense Of being useful So are stoicism, and
Platonism, and Buddhism. A system which de-
rives moral ideas from those things which are
external to us, az opposed to the system which
makes account Of innate ideas, should be called
Externalism. By adopting the word utili-
tartan, it has, in some measure, stolen q
march upon the world. Mr.. Mills eth
les, On the whole. nre not based upon
E1ternalism. To tell the truth because it is
true. not because the greatest happiness Of the
greatest number Is promoted by it, nor because
you will 60 to hell if you don't, is the strongest
impression left upon tho mind Of his readers
He could not otherwise have acquired his great
influence upon the thought OF the present age.
We close by quoting passage from the last
chapter of Prot. Blackie's q Four Phases Of
Morals:
Among living thinkers there is none who stands be-
fore the public prominently the exponent Of
the Uhlitar1an eth1ca than John Stuart MIL. BIZ
whatever may be tho merits Of this distinguished
writer in the domain Of logic politics. and economies,
which seem most cognAte to his genius, there can be
ttle doubt in tha minds Of thoughtful persons that
bis book on Cdlitarianisna has done more to under
mine than to sustain the doctrine which It professes to
e1pound And the OF this lies In cause which
is not less condemnatory Of the doctrine than II as
complimentary to its champion. Mr. hill Is too good
man to be tho consistent advocate Of asyBten which,
| as compared with other systems, is fundamentally
bad He ts too earnest apostle OF the
real moral proRreas Of man to be thoroughBo1ng
champion OF school whose natural element is eps-
cusean ease sensual indulgence, and prudential calcu-
1ation His heart revolted agnins the degrading ten
dency Of philosophy which gavo primary imFor-
, 1873-06-08

The Maryland Diocesan Convention o1 =: =
Protestant Episcopal Church, now in sesnm >. !.
Baltimore, has taken an important step fo1Ha43 :
in repeating tho. canon Of lay discipline ~ =:
bidding theatrical exhibitions and @nef ~ ~.
and light anusements. The action Of ths COZ
yention meets with the approval Of tho Ivy
but the venerable Bishop Of Maryland snoaa:
got too old to enjoy amusanents OF any h'nu' Y
has fled protest against the repeal ana ~.
clares that he ahal1 not consider hlmsel1 po'4
by the action Of the Convention
, 1873-06-08

This tax Of e1B.20 paid by the servant-gid
since 1865 amounts in the eight yeara to s145.6o,
while the contribution Of the woman Of Charenta
WAS $50. What is paid By this one girl is paid
by all the other women OF the country; accord*
ing to their: expenditure. Under the French
law, the $50 Of the woman Of Uharente went intc
the Treasury; while, under our law Of the
S145.6o paid by each American woman; only $40
was paid into the National Treasuzy,-7the 70.
1nainde1 being paid over to swell the profits Of
the manufacturers ~:
, 1873-06-08

The New York Tribune having held up as ~
example to the American women who are :visiR
ing Europe the lady Of Charente who hired OUT
az servant one year, sending her entire wagsa
man indemnify, the New York World calls At4
tent1on to the fact thatthe average contributions
OF the American: women since thu war far ex<
coed those Of the lady Of Charente. It taxed
the case Of the annual expenditure OF sarvsntf
pirl in Nav York. as follows: 't
, 1873-06-08

We printed last weak an account OF en IT.
tempted killing Of one editor at Atlanta, Ga, BY
another. Mr St. Clair-Abrams undertook 10
shoot Mr.. Cary Stiles because Mr. Cary Stiles
had said to somebody else that Dir. b. clnr-
Abrams had negro blood in his veins Ihe k1u-
ing waB postponed for the time being. On the
same day that this affair occurred at Atianta'
there WAS an actual homicide at Opehka, Ala
Mr. Thomas Phillips, who had held Var1oua
offices in that county, and was most estlmaole
and honored citizen, was shot and killed by one
John Hooper. The story Of the causes leading
to the killing runs that 3lr. Phillips and
his wife and d number Of colored per
sons we're involuntary Witnesses to some
act Of indecency on the part OF Hooper
and q young woman ]; that, next day, Ph1lllpa
admonished Hooper on his conduct; and that,
while Phillips mada no further mention OF It,
the affair was soon made public; whereupon
Hooper sought Phillips and shot him, killing hlm
instantly, The lady involved was Of respectable
social standing. The Atlanta Herald published
| a full report Of this affair; and now another
Hooper, brother Of John Hooper, has written
| letter denouncing the HeraMs correspondent a
| a fals1der, and demanding his name. The ed1
| tor of the Herald is the 1lr. st. Clair-Abram'
| who figured in the other SANDER case; and
ho refuses to give up the name OF the corre
| snondent. he will LaYe to deal with Mr.. Hooper
and. if ho gives tho name, then the correspond
ent will probably hive to attend to COM
| ahootinr :
, 1873-06-08

Prot. Otto struve has succeeded in. obtaining
. sight Of the companion-star to Procyon, the
existence Of which WIS announced eleven years
sao By D1. AuHers. after : careful calculation On
, 1873-06-08

An important decision Was rendered recently
In the Council Bluffs Qowa) District. Court,
which will be Of interest to the order Of Odd Fel
1o1,a..' The casa was substantially as follows:
National Republican., 1873-06-25
pRoPosALs FOR SUPPLIES.

OTTIoE CuIEE QuARrERMAHrGh,l
DEPARTMENT or TEXAS, :
Ban ANTosIo, TExAs, May ~, ls7a }
Sealed proposals, duly indorsed a. such, subject
TO the usual conditions, will be received al this Of
noe and at the ofcet Of the United States Quarter
Galveston Texas, and Gaddo Station. Indian Ter
20 supply grain at places and In quantities more or
less. a follows.
National Republican., 1873-06-25
PROPOSALS.
d RoPosALs FOR RFREs4 BgEF AND yEeE-

orrioENAvb rAysA,IatSS; lcn,a Snns mays fARsn'E kss
5ss R ss 4 : 4. ,ss X; Ks i ,sS
s 'Ps e gspssy sSctssSs s.Ss'PS SSuSSs RSSns
Srs.s ysrs,sblss1 s pI q ,bs PsnssSOis ssTy Yard
u: .s: & S:: s' e. "a ms. :s's T.
.a oss s.fs,sIIs Z. %as yisSSs' SafS. *. &. ma s
Vegetable must be offered for by the pound. ~
IN msSad ons ss ssn.tss e
ir.S, s2d twsD, Bcr oens i'm IN saa,Sn ~ q oo II
oontrscL which rs.eryatI9n vi l.pOt be paid until
Esery Oder mgsl be accompanied BY written
n sa on %Srs vi. Il. OF
Sid 8e scceg,ed enter =, int1 sn % 9ess,tcn gtsin f
10 propossI m % Vii be considered upie.. ,ccompa.
s,sa * u. .ISs c is iss sn
respopsibiiiiy "a the spsrsntofs q certified oby
ssPcs ,Ss. the siSd.riss rssui.r as..s q De y
sfsS says"ssssoS.i q y. 3 apysrS%snt srSHt NV
II: y ,Ss SIcss y ,Ss s:ss ss.s saSas SIsS y
Without sssg 70 se .ss wal9n spnas
Sa,ntiy o. either article shall b dsllyetsd bsters
sPsic lie sonirsc, may Ss soRsdsrsd @ Ia as aS coIS
pe'cd In fni at ne 2gif2EPM e ihs RsDS.Ipss%sSt
Approved ITssts5L & SSGLssS. Gs:e cSSssnSsnt Ss @
PRoPosALs.
NAVY YAnp, MlnE IsIAsD,l
Sealed p-opos.ls, indor,ed "Proporsis f6r Eics
SE py p i g Scocf 5sfsEss noon " S
DAY the lat day o. July. isA for tbe eIc.y.ti9n q
he pry poei q "a yspd 'o" '"' sue O'
The contractor i 70 farnish all the necessary
said Dry Dock. He h. tp erecuis the yorh In stcA
Son o SS IL Is s.
directed BY ,Ss g,yil Eps,nssr in charge of he
DRAINING euiysrts, % mes, ,6is CONTINGENCY, bid:
s, sSs s SsS
ssSaPs square fsst The Sost q Sransss SRs lie .icavs @ q
ton is in progress will be borne by the Govern.
sia VIII Be- Tsc:iv,a from spy gs.,Ic. sso.p.
and of Whose rsscnsbiity the Comma pdsnt sh.ii Be-
sSs % q np PeffSra s % he ~ors sna
ihs Soysrsm.g, reserves tho right to rs,ec, any
Que fourth o. The woth h g. ptrfHTmsd. snd The Re r.,
The whole SuTk are respeciiveiy completed Pay.
ments Of q per centnm of the am4un, due will bs
until the whole work iS eompieted.
| Bidders are requested TO name the time In which
x VIII tss Ot csrss'e .s'a
two guar Ant2Is who viii beconlo responsible each
said biddsrs The certificate 70 The susrsntors' ~
sponsibty must he certified 10 by the Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the district In which they re
No portion NJ the. above edsscribed work will b,
othsr iSfofmstIon % w vii be Be farnisssd on spplica
T1s Sfs sFfaipas fs 9ssd
National Republican., 1873-06-25
DRoPosALs FOR SUPPLIES.
oYpIcE OHiEY oUARTERNAsTEn J
DEnARIMLNI OF INNAA

DEPARTMENT. Of
BAN ANTONIO. TENAz, May u, ls71
conditions heretofore published. will be received
At this ofce, and also at the ofnces of the United
states OuArtermAsters at the several posts named
below, until u m on the Sth OF June. is1a for fur
nishinE Charcoal for the hscAl year ending June
partment OF Texas;
boo bushels; Port DAVIS, TeIasl ~ bushel.i Fort
Grimm, TexAs, 30 bushels: Fort Mclntosh, 1e1As,
70 bnshe 81 Fort Quiiman, TeIas, 9i6 bushels:
Fort Su i. T., l,bo bushels: HinRsold's Barracks,
TeHas, l.2O bushels; Fort brown. TenAs. Lou
bushels; Fort Coneho, Tsnss, ,soo bushels; Fort
DUNCAN, IenAs, on 6nshela; Fort Gibson. i T.,
LOO bushels; Fort McKhyett, TeTAs. 80 bushels;
Fort Richardson. Texas, Is bushels; Fort stock.
bushels,
The shove are the estimated quantities that will
Be required at each post aecoruins TO the present
distribution Qf troops, hut the 0oyernment re.
serves the right TO Increase or diminish the same
at any time during the continuance Of the contract
Blank proposals. and any additiCn information
can be had on application to the undsTaiEned or 10
named
by order OF the DEP artment Commander
John p. HATCH,
Lieut. Colonel tth y. \. Cavalry,
m rha n( ANi
National Republican., 1873-06-25
pRoPosALs FOR STEAM sLooPs OF WAR.
pr,,,,o,c.xsAy NAVY DIrsaIMssrl


Sealed proposal, will be received at this Bureau
until " O'Clock noon, August !, lsl8, for the con.
struction, including materials, Of the hull
ehinery, complete for sea service, OF either
both OF steam sloops OF OF about 80
measurement. Plans and specifications In detail
for the hulls may be seen aud eKAmined At this
Burean, and at the CommAndAhrs once At the
Navy Yards at Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Charles.
town; and plans and specifications for the stesm
nachin1sry may De seen and eIamined At he Bn
above stated, on and after the lst Of July NEXT.
PToposala will also be received at the same time,
and under the same conditions, for the conatruc.
uon. including materials, Of the hulls, complete
for sea SERVICES OF either or both Of the iron vessels
mentioned above, separate from the steam ma.
The vessels must be completed in all respects &C.
cording TO the contract and specincations: the
mAteriAls must be Of the best quality aud the wSTk
vessels be delivered at such Navy Yard on the At.
lantic coast As the Department may direct In seven
months from the date and ngninT of the contract
PAyments will be made as The work progresses In
propOrtt rttonAte amounts, reHerytng tho usual per.
ccntAse until the hnal completion and acceptance
Tho bids must be accompanied With the guaran.
tee required by law, that II the contract IL awarded,
Will be promptly executed, and the names Of the
parties who sro TO become the sureties 70 the
The Department reserves the right 10 accept
ther TO m Of proposal, or to reject any or all Of
them as N IL opinion the public interest requires.
Bids viii only be Accepted from parties who
known 10 be shipbuilderp. and to have tho pe,es.
sary facilities for doing the work. jenMtw
National Republican., 1873-06-25
PROPOSALS.
ID HOpUsALs FuK FHEsn BKEF AND vBok-
L TABJEg. -.

NAVY PAY OTTIcE.l
wAsuINaror, ID. ", June u. is1A 3 .
Bealed proposals, tndUrHed "IroIOsAls TOT frysh
Beef and teselabies Mll be reociy.d ~ ihn Smes ~.
the supply OF 400 twenty .nve tnOuaano) pvtinds
"a fresh Beef and zbugJ ttwtnty.nvu tbousandD
pounds Of fresh Vegetables At the Wellington. n.
u, hAyy Yard and station, as required.
The grade beee.,afy 70 male The ycss mes 5eei,
and be delivered IN equal proportion ot ivre ana
hind quArteru. Ihe ysEeiabtes must be VI the btst
quality the mArkct anvrds, and the betf and vese-
tables must be offered fYr BY toe pound
in ono quarter the esumated afnount Of the con
tract aud tventy per cent IN aadition Will be with
held frUm the ainyuut u each payment, A. cd.
lateral security for the due performance 81 the
CONTRACT winch reservation viii Dot De paid uhui
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty, signed by one or more IespQnsible yer
sous, that the bidder bidders wi II his Or their
bd be accepted, enter into obllsnioD within nve
dhsys hy Mn good and 'uheient sursues' 70 iurnish
No vrOposal w1ii be considered unless secom.
panied Ry such guaranty. and the Department re-
serves the rsht ~ reject any propo~Ai unigss the
responhieility Of the guarAutois y ceftned 20 By
the coector Of Internal revenue Tor the district m
which thu reside. aud unesa satisfactory evidences
that the bidder II regular deaIer the
Offer 70 supply II furnisned the proposal,
well ~ TO reject any proposal not considereo ad-
yAntageoua TO tine Government.
It's 70 be underIiyod that the contract viii eI.
pire At tho close Of tho nsoal year ending June ~.
ls7t, without regard 10 the quantities which may
have been delivered, aud, Ia case the stipulated
quantity " other article shall he delivered before
The contract may be considered a. completed IN
fun, at the option Of the Dcpartment
leHN Fay Inspector, U. \. hAyy.
National Republican., 1873-06-25
RAILROADS.
ND ONO RNILRoAp.

EHOm BhLTIhOhE fOH WhhHlNoTONs
Lave h 4 - ., . lbt pIB and u ilS a. m; and
FOR ANNAPOLIS
NsGSa m. and se N, hni not on Sunday.
FOR NORFOLK
At 15 .. m, but not on sunday.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
From Baltimore The % stopping al Relay and
Laurel only; the 8 2oa m, and - Q. m. stopptns
at Relay only; the 20 y. m, without stope; the
m; -. p and - p N storping At All staiions
9o 2, m. trains Stopping ~ all stations the -
without ntopa.
ron POINT OF ROCKS, AND NTERMEDnrE
,Ms!ghm, and 8, and sSP m. Returning leave
Point Of Rocks At SIS and IS T. IN. and 9sbp. m
H2 local !rains on Sunday,
Washington Station Ticket Once at All hours Of the
day; also, At the CompanY's ONCE, - PennHylyauia
avenue Passengers purchasing Tickets At the Ave
nle Office can there Arrange 70 have their bA1AHc
called for and checked a. their residence, taken tn
the depot, and put into the ba,Nase car.
For New York, PhiAdelphia and Boston, see ad.
THOs, n SHARP,
Master q T6ppyortstOu.
QenerAl Ticket Agent
0EO. z. KOONTZ,
lea, General Agent, Washington.