The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-08

ed to an open av0Wal of such a motive
as has fallen from the lips Of the SEN
atOr from Alabama. Here was a
Senator declaring openly that he
would not vote for an increase Of the
Federal Judiciary until after certain
period, when his own party would
obtain control of the body!
Mr.. Morgan, as soon as he was able
to recover from the effect of Mr..
Blaine'5 avalanche, said that the
Senator from Maine had put an ex-
aggerated construction upon his re-
marks. What he did say on the oc--
casion referred to was that after next
4th of March, the Senate being DEM
0cratic and the President being Re-
publican, rare opportunity would
be presented to make appointments
for high judicial officers without
strict reference to the political faith
of the person selected. Mr.. Blaine,
however, was not to be claimed by
any such disclaimer, and at once
branched off into review of the
dagrantly partisan judicial appoint
ments Of the Democrats for the sixty
years that they had held control of
the Government. He cited numer-
Gus cases, notably in Andrew jack
ciary had been packed with none but
the most bitter partisans. Mr..
Blaine's facts were, of course, unans-
Werable, and the Democratic Senator's
seemed greatly chagrined at their in
ability to cOntr overt the points made
against them. Mr.. Thurman, I'M.
willing that Mr.. Blaine should retire
without even having a shot fired at
him, arose and in a scolding tone
said that Mr.. Blaine was always at
tempting to give political coloring
to everything that occurs in the Sem
ate, and trying to lead Senators into
political controversies with him. If
the session was prolonged until next
October he (Mr. Thurm9n) would
answer him, but he could not do it
in the short time intervening before
the adjournment next month. Judge
| Davis, who all this time had been
flying around the chamber entreat-
ing Senators not to switch Off into d
political squabble and thus jeopar-
die his bill, succeeded at last in
inducing Mr.. Blaine to desist from
pursuing his advantage as he felt in
clined to do, and the bill was finally
passed, greatly to the Judges de-
light.
| FITTING OUT THE RUSSIAN CRUZ
sERS.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-The
Russian officers who are now in this
city personally supervising the work
upon the steamships at Cramps ship
yard, to be used as Russian cruisers,
are still rcticent in regard to their
movements. 1t has been made
known, however, through other
sources, including the Mes5rs. Cramp
themselves, that the ships have been
purchased by private citizen of
Philadelphia, who is acting through
Barring Brothers, the great bankers
of London, fol- the Russian Govern
ment in these purchases. This gem
tleman's name is Wharton Barker, of
the firm Of Barker Bros. & Co., Third
street, bankers. They are paying all
expenses for work upon the ships,
and the expenses Of Russian officers
and sailors now in this city.
TIE CHANNEL DISASTER.
LONDON, June 1.-The IRON clad
Koenig Wilhelm has arrived at
Portsmouth, where she will go into
dock for repairs. Her forward COM
partner is full of water.
1t is extremely difficult to give eX-
act information about the sinking of
the GrOsser kurfurSt and loss of life,
because all the survivors were taken
on board the other iron-c lads. and
nobody from either of the three
vessels has landed at Folkstone or
| Dover.
All the morning papers Civ diff
erent estimates of the number of the
lost and saved. The Ielegr0Dh re-
ports 1877 saved out of a crew of 500.
The admiralty statements of yester-
day is probably nearly correct. The
confusion and conflicting statements
yesterday were so great that the first
boat which came ashore at FOlkstone
reported that the foundered vessel
was the British iron-Clad Warrior.
Late in the afternoon on the beach Of
t'olkstone the highest estimate of the
number saved was eighteen. One
eye witness writes to the Mines that
the Grosser Kurfurst was leading the
squadron another that the Koenig
Wilhelm was leading, and struck the
kurfurSt in an effort to wear shin to
avoid a merchantmen. Twenty
three of the Kurfurst's officers were
saved. The Preussen was some dis
lance astern at the time of the disas-
ter, and did not come up in season to
assist in the rescue.