The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

Such proceedings Will be further de-
precated, because they indicate that
the pacitiCation of the South is not
yet complete, and because they cast
reproach upon and endander the in.
tegrity of free institutions.
The subject will be earnestly pre-
seuted to the consideration of Con-
gress for such action as the circum.
stances demand, with view to pre-
venting recurrence of such wrong,
and to secure an absolute exercise of
the right Of suffrage. Owing to the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court that the Enforcement act was
unconstitutional, it not being in
specific accordance with the fifteenth
constitutional amendment, and the
failure of the House in the Forty
third Congress to pass the Senate bill
designed to m ct the Judgment of the
tribunal, there is no law to punish Il
class of cases affecting colored men
which the act was intended to reach.
The law relative to the election of
members of Congress, however. af.
fOrds a remedy for some of the re-
ported wrongs, infiicting a fine of
$500 and imprisonment for one year
on any person found guilty Of ille-
gally preventing or obStructing the
free exercise of voting, and a fine of
$4,000 and imprisonment for not
more than ten years on those engaged
in conspiracy for the same purpose.
A SOCIAL ANXIETY IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, November 10
Senator Bruce, who has been travel
ling in Europe with his bride since
his marriage in June, is expected to
arrive here soon, and has engaged a
handsome residence on Capital Hill
for the remainder of his Senatorial
term, which expires on the 4th OF
March, 1881.
There is some social agitation here
with regard to the manner in which
Mrs. Bruce will be received by the
swells of Washington. She is a lady
of fine personal appearance, an octo,
room, and is, perhaps, better educated
than most of the women who intend
to snub her if she preSumes to enter
society. She was a school teacher in
Cleveland, but her husband has suffi-
cient wealth to crafty any taste she
may have in the way of personal
adornment, and it is whispered that
a wardrobe purchased by her in Eu-
rope would be priced by any of our
bellies.
1t is requirement of official Ell
quette here that all the Cabinet ladies
and the wives of Congressman shall
make the first call upon a Senator's
wife, and the wives of the older Sen
ators always make the approach to
an acquaintance with the wives of
new Senators.
The only colored Senator's wife
who ever attempted an entrance to
Washington society was Mrs. Pinch
back, six year ago, and being both
beautiful and accomplished, she was
not only treated with civility, but
made quite li0neSs.
AN ALABAMA POsTOFFICE CLOSED.
WASHINGTON, November 90
Postmaster General Key to-day Or
dered the Spring Garden (Alabama)
Postof1ice to be discontinued and the
mails for that place to be sent to the
neighboring postotfice at Ladiga, on
account of riOt0us demonstrations
and threats made by portion of the
inhabitants against special agent of
the Department who had discovered
gross frauds in the stamp sales of the
village Postmaster, and procured the
latter's arrest upon a warrant from
the United States Commissioner at
Jacksonville. The agent reports that
in consequence of this action (Which
was proceeded by some of the riotous
demonstrations referred toy he was
himself arrested on a charge of libel
and bound over for trial next April.
After nights detention by the
Sheriff he produced bail from Jack
sonvilIe, and is now at liberty, but
he informs the Department that the
friends of the Postmaster declare they
will "fiX the jury" when the case
comes to trial, and are already ex-
ulting over the prospect of seeing
him set to work ON the county roads.