The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-02

CtViiNNot tHS'iiA'So Va wiz
table feeling prevailing throughout
all England towrad him and the ma
tion whom he unofficialIy represents.
The leading articlein the NeVS speaks
of him as questionable one of the
greatest soldiers living.
GEN. GRANTS RECEPTION ATLIvER-~
POOL.
LIVERPOOL, May 2S.-EX-Presi-
dent Grant arrived here on the
American line steamer Indiana to-
day. Mr.. Badeau, U. S. Consul at
London and the Vice Consul here lin
Consul Fairchild's absence,) with
several prominent Americans, went
in tender to meet the ship. The
Mayor of Liverpool, with a number
of prominent citizens, received Gen.
Grant at the landing stage on the re-
turn of the tender.
Hearty cheers followed the tender
as General Grant and his family left
the steamer. Many members of the
Common Council and large crowd
of citizens received the tender with
cheers. The Mayor formally well
coined the eX-President and extern
ded to him the Inequalities of the
town. General Grant returned
thanks and accepted the invitation.
The party then drove Off in the
Mayors state carriage. To morrow
morning General Grant will visit the
docks at invitation Of the Dock
Board, and at two O'Clock he will
lunch with the Mayor at the Town
Hall. He purposes going to London
ale in the afternoon.
END OF A LONG CONTEST.
WAsHINGToN, May 25.-At the.
Cabinet session to-day it was decided
to appoint General E. B. Tyler to-
the position of Postmaster at Balti-
more, and his commission as such.
will he signed by the President withI
out delay. The Cabinet was in ses-
sion for over two hours. The dis
cussion related almost altogether to-
appointments, and it is understood
that several Important appointments
+, ceiVed consideration, without def
mite action.
| BREAD AND BEEF.
NEW Work, May 26.-Three staa~
mers sailed foY Europe to-day, viz:
Celtic for liverpool California, for
Glasgow, and Nectar, for Bremen.
All were laden with Sail cargoes. The
demand for freight is sC' great that
some has to lie over Bates, have
advanced fully two per gent. Nithin
six weeks Tbs carg0es taken out
consist principally of Wheat Bacon,
pork and fresh beef.
LAST or THE HARPER BROTHERS..
NEW YORK, Nay 29.-FIctcher M.ass.
per, of the firm Of Harper Brothers..
died this morning of gastric tever
lie ms the last surviving member'
of the frm, of four brothers, who.
founded this Well known publishing
house.
! FIIE DISTRESS IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA. May, 30 The number
gratuitously relieved in Madras
during the week ending May 10
shows aD increase of A, 39l, it is be-
iieVed that the numbers on the relief
works have also increased, but the
returns are incomeplete. There was
y heavy storm of rain in Madras on
Thursday and Friday, which extern
deG fifty miles inland and saved
NellOr and ChinjIeput from water
famine. kilograms from various
other points on the Madras coasts
pepost rain Official reports from
Mysore state that prospects are I'M
improved The increase of the num-
bers On relief work is about 10000.
Official reports from Bombay say the
increase Of numbers on the relief
works is 29,4333.
! DIRECT EUROPEAN TRADE.
ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-A project is on
foot here to open direct grain trade
with Liverpool. The plain is for
railroads centering here, the eleva-
tor companies, the Mississippi Valley
Barge company and the ocean steam
ers to pool risks by combination and
send cargOes of grain, especially corn
from New Orleans through thejetties
to Liverpool and other European
ports. This plain will divide the
risks of shipments among the
parties most interested in building
such trade. 1t meets with their
hearty approval. The prospects are
that it will soon be carried into effect.
An ocean steamship company has
already named several large grain
carrying steamers which can be put
on the route as fast as cargoes are
ready for them, and it looks as