National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-05
Tho standard Of the rroph.,.

| o"F tuttTah Columns.
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Tho Standard Of the rrophst.
| frlm the ChicsEo Times;
| The statement that the Sultan viii not I'm.
nri the "standarj ofthe prophetr until all other
| means have failed, implies that the nnstieai
spirit Of 1slamism is as intense nov in the Sui
,irs. dominions as u wss IN the time Of the Ga.
the barbaric Inhabitants OF northern 4 frica such
e very likely the case. Religious fsnatieism,
tion, thriyes In soil Of Ignorance aud persists 10
sta,s o. s,vaysry. The statement further I'm.
Of the prophet, the hosts 81 Allah would spissr.
swarmlng from the deserts OF sis aud sprrsdia N
determination in their march among the "Ohris,
Ion. hut such q notion Il oaly the ertrayaxnpee
o. an oriental Imagination. Though the nsp Der
n MGh s,,. in relation TO the humber Of
time OF Hsroan al Raschid, and though the spirit
OF islamism we're the same new then, the pioss
successfully prosecuted can never IN any degree
be repeated. To unfurl the standard Of the
religious i,natieism, nor 10 renew 10 Europe ths
old combats between different religions. The
armies Of the crescent would not be met by armIe.
armed with needle gue.. The battle cry Of the
old caliphs would be answered in a very scientific
ny S sa ksg TsS Sr
on behalf OF Christianity; but there Is reason 10
believe that Won Moltke would eousider the
decalogue. Uniurled on behalf Of a religious
continent, the standard OF the prophet would no
rope armed Sr po,es ssS Ses Sr nnss aa
purpose. Regarded In the light q modern times,
.he stsSasTd q the proIse, Is only tue Mo,em
consider It an instrumeptsiity OF the supernaiurai
Us power either to erasPsrsic or to terrify Europe
is.simpiy nh
Unreliable War News.
From the New York Time:
A. n.
the remote regions OF Asiatie Turkey, the read.
ers Of war news must expect war Of coutradio-
lions. Yesterday reports BY the way OF Vienna
were to the effect that the Turkish army, under
Mukhtar Pssha, had been attacked I'VE miles from
kars and utterly routed. To-day CONSTANT
was Of no consequence whatever, and that Nukb
tar was twenty miles wet Of the aforementioned
city. Next, y Is said that the Cireassians. Who
were expected to do great things for Islam under
the Juaior Schanyl, refuse TO be organised in
military style, probably ,preferrinx to practice
on their own account. Such as II 10. the war in
Asia Minor Is really all that the eorrsspondeats
have to report. On the Danube thsreis no rc-
rlous ng hitting, and erratie rsnors concerning the
relations OF other European Powers To Tarkey
serve to swell the dispatches. There is nothiss,
sS. e sa ss' :G
steps OF Russia
The Spanish Lottery swindle.
From tse New York Sun:
This demoralized Institution, the Havana
lottery, has been for years very profitable sp-
Pesdsgc to tbs Spanish colonial treasury. The
Spasish Government sells for eseh Iottery-they
are drawn on dates nnsen days apsrt-2, ooJ
tickets; the price OF each ticket 10 go In Spanish
bssk bills. making %, paid iuto the isttery
lars the Government regularly iakss one quarter
Tor itseli. and from this sum the moderate eI-
penses Of the lottery are paid. Thus the Govern.
which. multiplied by twenty. four, the number Of
Iortnishts In the year, amounts to an annual In.
s Spss o. sSG in s.IsF Besides s there ar.
each year, which leave net profit OF over a nil.
lion OF dollars each. Thus the net revenue Of the
,res;pry from ,his source may be set doun as not
Great difnculty and delay are now experienced
int IN SSnvs,'nE Tickets y.sh h.,s dawn prime.
colonial treasury have been so pressing that the
authorities have kraooed the lottery naad. and
TO walt for the cashing Of their Tickets until Inc
Government has collected the mosey 10 pay them
by the ,sie Of tickets FOR the succeeding drawing.
terry drawn under the spssish Veyirs on this
isiand-and that date may be very cicss at hand
all This Sssssynsns method o. ..lIsS n mo.s =.
intrastsd TO the GovsrnHent In good faith, and
the certainly that the lottery must soon DO Ut
plainly shows the terrible straits TO which the
authorities In Cuba arc reduced. They throw to
600 cash in Ssnd h%eriean o. .sesSa,srs .S ~t 90
well TO avoid buying tickets In this Havana lot.
tory.
North Carolina and the New Fsrsy Move
ment.
From the New Iort Herald:
A Raleigh correspondent gives . curious
account OF North Carolina politics. Gsv. Vance
he declares, has alisnated from himself the best
OF his own party and Is seeking support among
the colored voters. Numbers OF the white Demo
cratic voters sre ready TO leave their party and
enter new organiis,ion; the negroes will, in
the best part OF the Population have Welcomed
President Hayes new policy and are full OF con
denunsI.tions OF tho new sdministraticn. In
short, North Carolina seems reader for new
party movement than any other State from which
Democratic, ald oar correspondent asserts that
In the election OF next year. with proper and
Hayes policy and the Republican party by
large mAlsrity, and that majority largely OF
wni,e , yStsr. But he adds that the FEDERAL
strongly disliked and ousht to DO replaced by
better men.
The Female Clerks.
From the baltimore sun:
There has been another mournful scene In
Washington among the poor Treasury girls who
have been turned out Of employment without pre-.
yiess notice. They are mostly meritorious young
ladies who have faithfully and honestly dis.
charged their dsties. The integrity which has
bten ehhfActcTituc OF women the service of the
aovernmcnt has been matter Of special notice
riot In varcus branches OF the public ssrvies not
one woman has ever been accused or Suspected OF
the prevailing ofneial crime. OF the millions
which have passed through tho hands OF Treasury
clerks not the smallest fractional part Of dollar
has ever adheredto the hands Of a woman Ills
not to Be wondered that they sought elerkfhips
for these positions have always had Vaccinations
even for men, and the female clerks have proved
themselves as capable and reliable In every way
a. those Of the other II is to be regretted for
their own sake a. we'll as for the public interests
the last administration than tho requirements OF
the departments really demanded. 1t is better
Tor both sexes TO seek places In some OF life
10 which they can be Independent OF the @ prices
OF politicians and the chaBges OF parties. Moth
Ing Is more unreliable than dependence u non
public employment for support
PRESIDENT Hayes and the People.
From the PhIladclphIs Press:
The Republican masses arc too wise, what
ever some Of tho Republican leaders may say, to
allow themselves to lose confidence because our
Republican President, Mr. Hayes prayeIy full
nils his prouises and comes up to popular expsc-
tation. In looking over some Democratic Soath-
era pspefs-for there are now no Wings, either
North or South-we notice Wild, incoherent cry,
that President Hayes contempiates q division Of
the Democratic party In this section; but this cry
dangerous because he Is sincere. Now n the
President can educate both parties 20 as to teach
his own that he must be true TO his promises and
TO assure the other that he Is resolved to be true
TO them. IL will be quite respectable to be Demo
crat or Republican In the coming future. When