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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08
FOREIGN NOTES.
A correspondent of the New York Herald
furnishes the following gossip from London.

correspondent OIL the New York Herald
furnishes the following gossip from London.
INCONVENIENCE OF ROYAL RELATIONS.
Here is good story which has not yet found
its way into print, but for the truth of which
can vouch. Lord George Gordon, a young
man of four-and-twenty, wishidg to marry
certain young lady, went quite recently
to ask the permission of his father, the Duke
of Argyle. The Duke, pompous little man,
replied in effect, "My son, since our house has
been honored by being united with the royal
family, have thought 1t right to delegate a
decision on all such matters to your elder
the Marquis of Lorne. Go, therefore, and con-
suit him." The Marquis of Lorne, on being
applied to, said, "My dear brother, in case Of
import ance like this, I should think 1t right to
ask the decision of tho Queen. the head of
the royal family into which have married"
The Queen, on the matter being laid before
her, declared that since her terrible bereave-
ment she had been in the habit of taking no
steps without consulting the Duke of Sake
Coburg, the brother of her deceased husband.
To the Duke, then, the case was referred, and
from him letter was received telling his dear
sister-in-law that recent political events had
induced him to do nothing, even as to the Civ
ing of advice, without the express concurrence
of the Emperor William, before whom he had
laid the mattsr. The Emperor William wrote
long letter, declaring that though he was
surrounded by counselors there was one only
who had on all occasions proved himself cor
rect, loyal and faithful, and without whose ad-
vice be (the Emperor) would give no decision
he had fba L;
faithful Minister, Prince Bismarck.
And 1t is narrated that when Prince Bismarck
was made acquainted with the subject he
roared out, "Gott in Himmel, what fuss
about nothing Let the boy marry whom he
pleases so long as she is young and pretty"
THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH
seems to have fallen into her new life very
quickly and comfortably. She is said to have
been very much impressed with Windsor Castle
and to have described it as right royal resi-
dence. At present she and her husband are
quartered at Buckingham Palace, as their own
residence, Clarence House, is being altered and
redccoratcd, and will not be ready for them
until the autumn. Even when an has been
done to it the Clarence House is a poor place;
bgt i has the advantage of being next door to
St. James Palace, with which It has direct
communication. In the event, therefore, of
the Duchess giving any receptions the State
apartments of the palace will be placed at her
disposal; though, hitherto, the Duke has not
shown himself of a very hospitable or generous
turn. Meanwhile the Duchess drives daily In
the park with him amid the salutes of the pub
bile. A series of grand entertainments is being
organized, the first of which came off last night
at the Albert Hal, where Mr.. Arthur Sullivan's
oratorio, "The Light of the World. was per-
formed in the presence of the Royalties and an
audience 1900 strong.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

In the interest of the National Capital and
of that vast and productive region which
lies between Uniontown and the Chesa-
peake bay 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Morey' S
railroad bill, introduced Monday last will
be passed Immediately. Washington can
never become really prosperous until that
road is built
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

THE vexed South Carolina question re-
ceived more attention at the hands of the
President yesterday. A delegation of Re-
publicans from the State had an interview
with him yesterday, report of which will
be found in another column.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

The postage on the DoUBLE-sHEET
DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is tho
cents. # only onS-esnt stamp is affixed
The paper sOiH remain ip the Washington
Office
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MORNING. :::::::::APRIL 8, ls7I
CONTENTS OF INSIDE PAGES.

SECOND PAGE-Distrlct Investigation, continued
from FIRST page.)
THIRD PAGE-1nteresting Home Paragraphs
Auction Sales; Legal Notices;
FuTniturei Business Direc-
tory sc.
sixth PAGE Sketch of Don Carlos; Aimee
Desclee; Brave Iceland
Girl; Patience; Mexican Curl
oslties; Interloe Adornments;
Household Furniture; Groce-
ries; Wines and Liquors; JOB
Printing; Business and Profess
sonal Cards.
SEVENTH PAGE-South Carolina Affairs; Para
graphs about Women; Church
and State in Brazil; The Cas-
plan Sea Ice Cream and Con-
fectiOnery, Dry Goods, Mer-
chant TaIlors, Groceries, W God
and Coal, Insurance, sc.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

: CONNECTICUT was carried by the Prohi-
bitionists-for the Democrats
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

The grave matter Of disturbing public enter
tainments by talk, says the Boston Transcript,
has been treated quito too lenently heretofore as
9 sort Of privileged question. It Is not such. but
comes under the familiar head Of nuisances and
disturbances generally. For SO gross an infringe
ment Of private right there ia Q remedy, and we
look to see some person held In such esteem by
the community that his motives will not be ques-
toned, proceed to the vndication Of this private
right in an emphatic manner. The man who pays
for seat at concert Is entitled, not TO the occu-
patton Of the seat merely but to the quiet enjoy
ment Of It. He is not called upon to spend the
evening in keeping his neighbors In order This
is guaranteed him, either By the parties selling
the seat or else by municipal law. II this Is not
SO, then the old systems Of head-punching and
personal violence will be revived Sensitive peo-
pie will not much longer submit to paying the
now ruling prices Of popular entertainments with
the chance Of even the possibility Of sitting next
some bore Of an elbower, who beats time with his
heels through the pianissimo sentiments, and
glggles with inane but audible delight at every
nery outbreak Of, to him, unfathomed passion.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

A Providence (R. L. paper says: $50 far Is
the Rhode Island statutes are concerned there Is
absolutely no limit Of age at which parties may
contract marriage. 1t is not unfrequent that
children Of fourteen or ifteen years Of age are
married In this State, and for all the laws TO tho
contrary even more tender babies than that may
be united In marriage without the knowledge or
consent Of their parents In Q State report or
registration we find the marriage mentioned, in
single year, Of couples Of the following ages:
Eighteen and fourteen, seventeen and fifteen,
sixty-one and hfteen, seventy-slx and thirteen.
And yet such outrsges upon common decency and
public veal are strictly In accordance with the
laws Of this State This defect In our marriage
laws has had the effect to make Providence
Gretna Green for runaway matches OF minors
from all the surrounding States. Scarcely week
slspses that applications are not made for an ex-
animation Of the records by distracted parents
from this and from other States to ascertain II
thar minor sons or daughters have been married
here. Much too often they find their worst fears
realised"
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THE REPUBLICAN, has LARGER CIRCU-
LATION THAN AMY OTHER MORNING PAPER
IN TIE DISTRICT OF COL UKBIA.
The Largest Single Sheet News
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The agitation OF total abstinence BY the women
has evolved many plans for the suppression or
restriction Of intemperance, none Of them more
ingenious than that Of tbs New York Tribune,
which proposes to abolish the peculiarly Ameri-
can custom Of treating" It Is safe to say that
II the custom Of each man paying for his own rum
Of the country would be greatly diminished. Not
one steady drinker In ten would stand before the
bar and il himself up, on OCCASION IL the feature
Of conviviality were eliminated from the process
"Fill thcm up again" has foorsd more men than
the insradicsble appetite for any kind Of spirit
uous beverage.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

The amusing blunder which started the story
that Longfsllow was TO spend the summer in Can
ada had the effect Of calling out warm Invitation
from the Governor General Of the Dominion, Lord
DuEsrin, to the poet to visit Ottawa and partake
OF his hospitality.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

THE REPUBLICAN, has LARGER CYRCU-
LATION THAN ANY OTHER MORNING PAPER
IN THE DISTRICT OF COL UKBEA.
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squares at two cents foot; but the Board OF
Public Works reduced quite number OF
squares that had assessed something over
that down to two cents foot, so that there are
over eleven squares standing now at that rate.
Q. Did you assess this property at what you
estimated It's cash valued \. l did, sir;
aimed to assess the land according to its cash
value.
o. State the character of this property,
whetherit is improved or unimproyed, and In
reference to building purposes. A. This at two
cents per foot Is, most of it, unimproved, al
though there Is q little of IL that Is improved.
By Mr.. Stewart: Q. Was It covered with
water, or was It dry landl A. This assessed at
one cent foot is wholly, or partly, overfowed
Q. swampland, is it, A. Most of it is swamp
land.
Q. Who owns itl A. It Is owned by various
parties. There are Q very few owners who OWE
more than one, two, or three squares.
O.. Is It worth anything for building purposes
without drainage and reclamation A. viii
refer you to one square,
Q. mean the main part of It. A. The main
part OF Il viii have TO be filed up before 1t can
be used for building purposes; that Is, all thii
at one cent foot. There are some banks, fol
instance, where 1151 is-about one half of II ID
overfowed by the tide, and the other half Of II
raised up, probably from ten to twenty feet on
bank.
Q. Do they not have the ague down in that
part Of the cityi A. Yes, sir; sometimes.
Q. Ia IL not q fact that the land-swamp gre
ates ague and drives people away from tnas
part Of the town. A. suppose tnat = ons
reason of iss being as low priced as u si ano
there are other reasons.
Q. That q one Of the principal reasons-tnst
it Is overfowed with water, AMI that tne,e -
agus in that part of the town; that IL neeos re-
q Can that land be drained into the Tiber
Creek ssveri A. No, SIR; not any Of Il At all.
II would be impossible to turn It into the Tiber
Creek sewer. do not think any portion OF
thai district could be turned into It.
o. Is Il worth anything for any use In the
World Is II liesi A. The most of It Is not.
q. There Is . large portion Of the ground
there that Is good for nothing except to facili-
| tate the ague and fever In that part Of the
townl A. There are some portions used for
cutting grass. It is . kind Of wild grass; but
there is but little Of that that is assessed at
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

COMMISSIONER OF the sinking fund % fund the
liabilities ofthe city Of Washington, consisting OF
the floating debts and trust funds found to be due
by the auditing commission on the LIST Of June.
ISL, not exceeding one million one HUNDRED and
my thousand dollars, and to issue bonds there
for, in the second section, empowers
1.-THE Legislative Assembly to eau 80 to be levied
and collected from aitaIable property Of the city
OF Washington, within its limits, q tax annually,
the said bonds, and TO create sinking fund sufa.
Client TO retire the said bonds at maturity the said
tax TO be collected at the Same time and In the
isassd in the SAID District Providss That the
aggregate amount Of taxes In any one year er-
eepttng. srch additional assessments az may Be
made for improvements specially sufhortsed by
loo, shall not exceed two per centum on the as
sessed cash valuation Of property in said city"
On the contrary, It e special tax which is pro-
vlded for in this section, Is well IS In the 4Oth
section or the organic act. And Il 10 clear, first
that q general tax may be assessed and collected
the government Of the District Of COLUMBIA, and
second, that In addition to this special tax may
be levied By It for local improvements authorised
BESIDES aSsss special I may Ss srsasd
pay the debts Of the old governments. And Is
these taxes are for distinct objects, 70 include
would be In conflict with the nth section Of the
organic a5t, which provides that
8No act shall embrace more than one subject,
subject s :ha BE- g in an act which shall
not be expressed n the title, such act shall be void
only as 70 90 much thereof a. shall not DO 30 ex'
And while Il may tend to correctness Of legisla.
ton TO levy the several taxes 10 separate bills
will facilitate the collection, and impart cearness
and fairness TO the records Of the collector ONCE
Indeed the levy and collection should not be made
In any other manner.
Fourth. The general line Of distinction between
obligations Of the old governments, and their pay
ment, and those Of the present government, is sim
ply this the latter IL In no respect liable Tor the in
debtedness OF the former, and cannot be rendered
so by any legislation, Of the District; and while
the existing government must provide means for
the payment Of the obligations Of tho previous
governments, II can only do 30 In the limited
mode prescribed by Congress.
Beyond that It cannot 90. On this point rels-
want and forcihls extract from an opinion Of the
chief justice Of the Supreme Court Of the District
may Be cited. II Is this:
sfhe hrst section Of the organic act provides
that that portion q the territory Of the United
States within the District Of Columbia, with the
population thereof, shall be created into . gov
ernment. Not that the city Of Washington, the
city OF Georgetown, and the county shall be trans
migrated Into q govcrnmeut, but that the Terri
tory and the people OF the District Of Coiuupia
shall be created into government, and, OF neces-
sity without debtor or creditor, either Of which
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11
Sabbath ConeVntIon,

A convention was held in the MethO
dist Church in Geneva. Ashtabula county
June Esd, to consider and protest against
the prevailing and increasing Dissertation
of the Holy Sabbath. Rev. II. KinsIey
was chosen President and Rev D. z
Steele Secretary.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted:
Believing the desecration of the Holy
| Sabbath to be an alarming and increasing
evil, and the furnishing of milk for the
cheese factories on Sabbath, and the
manufacture of cheese on that day, and
the running of trains upon our rail roads
upon that day. TO be wholly unnecessary
work, and desecrati1n of the day which
demands the attention of the Christian
Church; therefore:
ResOlced-1st. That we earnestly entreat
church members and all others who re-
gard the Sabbath as holy day, to diseOn-
linue the practice of sending milk. to the
factories on the Sabbath, and thereby re-
move the stigma that now rests on the
Church for the violation of Gods com
mand TO " Remember the Sabbath day to
kerp il holy"
ResoLUed-2d. That committees of twos
equal in number to the number of laciO-
ries in our bounds be appointed, whose
duty it shall be TO visit the prOprietOrs
and induce them, if possible, to cease
running their factories on the Sabbath.
ReSolSed-3d. That a committee Of
three disappointed TO prepare an appeal
10 dairymrn, and especially to Christian
. dir
factories on the Sabbath.
ResOlCsd-4th. That We view the viola
ton of the Sabbath by the R. R. corpora
tons as 4 sin against God and man.
ResOIUed-5th That a committee of
lish an appeal to the officers of the L. S.
& NJ. S. r. R. in regard TO the desecra-
ton of the Sabbath by the running of
trains upon that road
ReSOlCed-6th. That a committee be ap-
pointed TO call a convention for Eastern
Ohio, to meet sometime between this and
the first of June, 1875, to consider the sub
ject of Sabbath desecration.
ReSOlVed-7th. That each minister pres
ent pledge himself TO preach especially on
the sanctifcation of the Sabbath during
the year.
The committees called for by the reso-
lutions were appointed as follows: To
visit proprIetors of factories. for the
town OF Thompson, Rev. B. c. Warner,
Rev. W. c. Williams and Rev. o. P.
Parmley; for the town of COuneaut, Rev.
R. F. Keeler, Rev. R. NJ. Keys and Rev.
1. Childs; for ths township of Perry, A.
L. Orcutt and Alonzo Wheeler.
To prepare an appeal to dairymen, Rev
D. z. Steele and Rev. J. F. Brown.
To prepare an appeal to the officers of
L. s. g. N. s. R. R., Rev. II. G. Hayden,
Rev. Henry Baker and Rev. s. w. Dun
can.
To call convention, Revs. Cyrus Pryn-
die, l. Childs. A. S. Hayden, Mcdonald
D. K. FlIckenger, c. S. Parmely. J. A.
Daley, w. W. OrwIck and Frederick
Brooks.
In the evening the convention listened
TO an able address upon the Sabbath, by
Rev. J. A. Skinner, of Cleveland, which
the convention requested him to publish.
The convention requested the Secretary
to publish the proceedings.
D. K. STEELE, Sec'y.
WillOughby, June 80, 1874
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11
Down THE ONO RIVER.

Mr.. Editor-Ap old song says, "Time
is on the wing /" it is true, and time flies
fearfulIy fast. Two weeks of visiting is
actually past before good start has been
made. The day of departure has arrived
a skiff ride across the Ohio, stage coach
ride from Rising Sun TO Lawrenceburg
and once more we are on the oars, bound
for indianapolis. Standing on the rear
car platform, a., the train moves rather de-
liberately from the depot, we get good
view of the new court house. Its harmo
ny of proportion, its graceful beauty of
outline, and the exquisite purity of the
architectural effect, is remarkable. Itis
not difficult tO-fnd public building on
which public money has been expended
with lavish prodigaliiy but It is difficult
to find q large public building, so con-
structed that Il creates In tbs mind the
impression of purity and grandeur. This
the court house In Lawrenceburg does.
Another object claims passing notice:
It's dwelling house-plain and small.
but it was the home of old Mr.. Lane, the
father of Gen. Jim Lane, the renegade
Kansas Senator. who shot himself to es-
cape public censure.
While taking a seat within the cars, we
come face to face with Gen. s. F. Carey,
an old acquaintance and life long tenn
perance champion we take a seat TO-
gether and the conversation at once runs
upon temperance. The Gen. short time
ago, finished a temperance lecturing tour
through England, during which time he
delivered over one hundred temperance
lectures. He says Sweden is tho most
drunken nation In the world, and Eng
land ranks next to Sweden. Drunken
ness Is shockingly prevalent In England
among both sexes and In all classes of so
ciety. Prohibition has been tried in two
or three places with excellent effect. 1t is
the only real cure, the General said, for
the temptations and evils of public drink
ing houses in England or any where else.
Speaking OF the temperance interests in
our own country, Gen. Carey declared
himself opposed to license in any form.
because 1t creates an aristocracy of iiquor
sellers and because no licepse, human
or diYlne, can make a wrong right, and as
saloon keeping Is one of the greatest Of
wrongs, we might as well license stealing
or murder. The General lie sangulne
about the results Of temperance progress
at home, and sees In prohibition the Anal
victory Of the temperance struggle. The
fact that the effects Of prohibition have
been mIsFepFesen:ed by false figures, and
that prohibltory Laws, when enacted, have
not been carried out by whisky jurles and
dlstillery judges, in no way initiates
against prohibition.
A"sF ride through. eighty.fve milel
Of beau,,, ,tul pouHtry-rather nat, bu, fine
" cultivated. cod well stocked with good
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11

visitors are desired 10 enter their name
and place OF residence, and make sueb
remarks as they see proper, each in its
appropriate column For example, here
is one entry, copied from the open page
"Charles Mchugh, Louisville, Ky. we
air plesd."
The influence of the battle-fi flags on our
mind, makes Us in no mood to be amused
at the blundering stupidity of this Ken
lucky ninny, and we pass out of the old
State House with a mingled feeling OF
pity and contempt for the barbarous ip-
norance fostered by slavery.
A short walk brings us to Military Park,
a beautiful piece of ground and a rich
combination of trees. grass, flowers, grav-
el walks and fountains. A long walk
brings us to Woodruff Place. This is a
private enterprises suburban addition
to Indianapolis. The streets are very wide
and paved with Nicholson pavement.
Down the centre of each street is a grass
plat twenty feet wide, which is planted
with trees and flowers, and ornamented
with fountains and statuary. The streets
are laid off at right angles, and in the
centre of the street crossings are large
fountains. The effect on the mind of these
beautiful streets. with their trees, grass.
flowers, fountains and statuary, Is more
like dream than reality.
There are many very costly churches,
denominations seeming TO vie with each
other for the great structures. The whole
number of church buildings in Indianap-
oils is three hundred.
Evening has drawn her curtain over
the city, but darkness is vanished by gas
lights and the glare of fireworks, for it is
the Fourth of July. We hasten to the
center of the city to see and hear what IS
going on. The crowd Is dense, and the
noise distracting and if the combined ef-
feet of frecrackers, Roman candles, spin
ningwheels, rockets, pistols, guns, cannons
laughter, shouting, cheering and Brass
Bands can make a glorious fourth, In
dianapolis enjoyed very glorious one.
There is one band playing with grand ef-
feet from second story veranda of the
Bates House, on the N W. corner of
Washington and Illinois streets. There is
nothing remarkable about that verAnda,
only this, that it was from this same veran-
da that Andrew johnson President of the |
United States, hic-coughed his drunken |
when he swung round the cir |
Gle" and presented the Constitution to the |
disgusted people of indianapolis, and |
while the surging crowd below were ut
ierIng their execratiOns on the drunken |
President. and Justify shouting for Grant,
he befuddled Andrew blandly reappeared |
IN this same veranda and thanked the |
;rowd for their cheers.
The name of this beautiful and growing
md promising city is frequently mispro-
and we remark to all whom it
nay concern, the name of this city is not
Indianapolis, but Indianapolis. Tc