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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Under the call of the States the following among
other bills, were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. HENDEE; Amending the laws and regula.
lions concerning the District Of Columbia.
Also for tho benefit of the public schools Of the
District Of Columbia,
by Mr.. WAIT Approprptlng So 900 for the relief
Of the Central Free Dlspensary Of the District of
Columbia.
by Mr.. CUTLER; Approprating slOO,OOU,OOO for the
payment of arrearages of pensions
by Mr.. ONElLL: Defining the Jurisdiction of the
United States over the navigabe waters of the
United States and for their maintenance pnd pro.
lection,
BY Mr.. WARD: For the erection Of range lights
between Deep Water Point aud League Island. In
Delaware Bay.
Also for the erection OF q lighthouse ut Joe Flag
ger shoals, in Delaware Bay
By Mr.. KIsINEL: For the purchase Of site and
the erection of new post'Oillce In Baltimore, Md.
BY Mr.. BURCIiAnD: Authorizing the issue of per
cent bonds to the amount of siO,01O,OO0 the pro-
Ceeds of the sale of which shall be devoted TO the
payment of arrears of pension.
Br Mr. FoRr; 10 establish the national board Of
agriculture.
by MIR CLARK (Mo); For the relief of persons
whose lands have been or may be washed away
tOres [Ihe bill authorizes the location of an equal
amount Of land, not exceeding 60 acres, anywhere
upon the public domain.l
ny. Mr.. REAGAN; For the construction Of mill.
Ary, commercial, or postal highway nom the mill.
lary headquarters nj san Antonio 10 the Rio Grande.
by Mr. WILSON: For the relief Of witnesses and
other persons attending the United States District
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GORGE TRUEsDELL, Auotioneer,
~ CO. seventh street northwest.
TRUSTEES sALEoF Two VALUABLE DWELL
ING HOUSES AND BUILDING LOTS IN

TRUSTEES SA LEOF TWO VALUABLE DWELL
GEORGETOWN.
By virtue ofa deed of trust, dated July 1, 1876, and
recorded IN Iber 80 folio S. &c. of The land records
o. the District OfCOlumbH, and Of decree passed by
The supreme Court ofsad District on the 18Th day Of
December, 1878, In equity No. 5sy3. and at the
request ofthe party secured Will sell ut public au
ton, ~ front of the premises, MONDAY, the lnih
uny OF February. 1871 ut o'clock y. the following
described real estate and premises situate in the city
or Georgetown, IN the District OF Columbia, to wilt
Lots numbered twenty eight (2Sl, twenty.nine 600,
bered tNenty.seven ~ aud thrty-two (J), of Hol-
mend's addition to Georgetown, beginning for the
same at the corner lot twenty-nine (2D and Of Gay
anu MONTGOMERY streets, thence running south one
hundred ntd forty ND feet, thence east three 'un
dred Iao0 feet, thence north hundi ell and forty
tiO leel thence weH along Gay street three hundred
(ao) ieet TO the place OF beginning excepting that
part 81 the above described property which was con-
Neyod March Is. 1870 by George r. Fisher and wife 10
frank burrows fronting twenty COZ feet on Cav
street by depth Ofone hundred and forty 4l feet;
beginning on Gay street ut point ~ feet from the
northeast corner of To- whcreon Is laid stone foun
dation for dwelling thence south 40 feet, thence
east 20 feet thence north TO the line of Gay street 40
feet thence west 20 feet to the place oil beginning.
Terms OF sale: Onethrd cash and the balance IN
one and two years for which the notes of the pur,
chaser secured by deed of trust The premises and
Will be taken. tbs purchaser may pay all cash. ut
his option A deposit OF 600 Will be required at time
Ofsne and IL the terms Of sale shall not he compiled
with In ten days, the properly Will be resold at the
risk and cost OF the defautlng purchaser.
ian 2gWFMtd - X. BOND, Trustee.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
FINANCIAL.
New York Money Market.

NEW YoHt Feb. 8, 1879,
The specie imports for the week amounted to
t3iO,s63.
Money was easy to-day ut 293 closing at 212IS.
Foreign exchange active and strong at Isi'(G4s5
for long and 1874 for demand
Government bonds were quiet
State bonds duh. louisiana consols sold NJ So
and District of Columbia at 70A.
Railroad bonds were generally firm. Chicago and
Northwestern consolidated gold coupons were in brisk
demand and advanced TO 1914, against Gadi06's on
saturday. Cincinnati end Springfield iirsts (guaran-
teed by Lake Shore) rose from g7l 9s and C&T
consolidated from esll 10 100. American Dock I'm
provcment Company nssented rs sold up 10 w.. Den.
yer and Rio Grande fTsts fell of to " and New York
Elevated frsts to i05k. The New Jersey Central is
sues about stendy. st Paul Lacrosse division)
sold ut l09 do consolidated sinking funds ut 1 syria.
cuse, Binghamton and New York ilrsts Mt lOj, Erie
seconds AT 1855, Union Pacific fiTsts mt 1914 do sink.
,ny unds at iOo'S aud Toledo and Wabash seconds at
The stock market irregular throughout the day
on moderate volume of business. In the early deal
ing9 prices huctuatod within range OF ta0lta per
cent, the coal sSres being notlceably weak. during
the afternoon firmer tone characterized the dealings
ana prices advanced is@ia per cent, but town the
close II weak tone again prevailed and the improve
lowest point of the day The transactions aggregated
ls3,OOO shares OF which IlCvO were Erie u 100 were
Lake Shore. 600 were Wabash 1900 were Northwest
ern, 25O0O were - Paul, 90 Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western 1900 were New Jersey Central,
600 were Western Union, 1000 were Delaware ami
100 We're 81 Louis, Kansas City and Northern.
The following were the closing prices:
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GEORG ETOWN NEWS.

John Grnham, New York; George Decrlng, Lees.
burg, Va, aud X. d. Goodloye, Pennsylvania, are
al the West End Hotel.
Last night Crossley's Han, corner OF Bridge and
Congress streets was crowded to witness the public
installation Of the new officers of Heber Tent, No.
10, !. o. X, The following officers We're installed
Walter Crouch, shepherd Joshua Thorne, L. c. II. ;
James Clements. G. r.; W. A. Hudson, d. r.; II. IL.
Il. Howe, Treasurer; Q, A. Litlelohn Recording
Secretary; r. L. Smith, Financial Secretary G.
Decker, Levite (; II. Z. Dean, |. G.i Charles Host
o. e., and H. Hudson, Chaplain. The
programme included addresses by T. c. r. q
Keaty, Mrs. Litchfcld, Captain George Decker, r..
Sebastian, and Rev, Richard Norris music by
Heber Tent and Howe's band and Bates band and
singing by the Heber Quaretto and Messrs Howes
and Proctor; reading by 7. G. X, H. Hudson. Dur.
ing am lnlermlaslOn relreshmemLs Were serYed.
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United STATES MARsIIALs SALE.

BY Virtue OF witt Of herl facia issued out of the
Clerks Office Of the supreme Court OF the District Of
Columbia. and 10 me directed will sell ut public
shle for cnsh at the cOurthuuse door OF said District
on MONDAY, the 10th day OF February, 1879, at II
o'clock n all the right, title, claim and interest of
George NJ Rider In and to the following described
property, 70 witt Part OF square $50 Washington, H.
avenue ~ feet IL Inches from tue southwest corner OF
said square. running thence with the line of New Jcr
scy avenue II feet thence northenscry ut right
angles with said avenue Nv feet inches, thence
Southwnrdly II feet 81 inches thence at right angles
1906 feet to the place of beginning together with all
ana singular the improvements thereon, seized ard
levied upon as the property of George n. Rider to
satisfy execution No l5l63, ~ law IN favor OF Alex.
Sharp fRED'k DOUGLASS,
u. =. Marshal %. G.
JOHN SlEHAiA n. AuCtiOuegr. Ilts
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SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT.
District Of Columbia vs. Washington Market Com
pany submitted. Morton vs. Ward; submitted.
CRIMINAL coURr-JUsrIcE wYLIE.
John Daley, larceny Of buffalo robe belonging
to the United States, Withdrew his plea Of not
guilty and substituted one Of guilty; one year in
the penltertiary.
EQUITY COURT--JUsrICE MACARTHUR.
Tho February term Of this court commences TO-
day but as the presiding judge win be engaged in
the general term probably nothing will be done be-
You'd calling the calendar.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY.
Supreme Court of the Distriet--No 121 Strong vs.
District of Columbia No. 30, Georgetown College
VS.. Districtof Columbia No. "a, Tucker Il Sherman
VS.. Boston; No. %. Robinson vs.. Wall No 30 FAINT
w. Duiief: No. 81 Wake VS.. schooner Zoe No. 20
Trimble VS.. Irwin No. 80, Ingersoll VS.. James No
30 Lewis VS. Fraser; No. 30, Smith vs. King.
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DuNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.
SALE OF nnEM 1. NO. /

TRUSTEES SALE OF PREMISES NO. 1929 T.
STREET NORTHWEST.
by virtue Of deed Of trust, dated October 90 1876
land records for the District Of Columbia and at the
request OF the party secured thereby will sci At
public auction, in front Of the premises on Monday.
FEBRUARY u, 1879, at o'clock p. n the following de-
scrbed real estate IN the city Of Washington District
Columbia to wit All thai piece parcel Of ground
ana premises lying and being IN said city, and known
ana designated on tho ground plan of said city as lot
numbered five (5), In square numbered Two hundred
and ty1uur (25i, the sad lot fronting seventy feet
on y street north aud running back with that uniform
width the whole depth Of said lot one hundred and
my nine feet, except that part Of said lot which may
ne occupied or covered by rick wall intended 10
separate and divide the same from lot numbort SIX
g) IN said square, together withall improvements
thereon
Terms OF sale: Twenty-six thousand seven hun
ured ana six dollars and twenty-five cents, To-
gether with the expense of sale IN cash. ard the bal
nnce IN six twelve and eighteen months, for which
me notes Of the purchaser bearing interest from the
day of sale Hnd secured by deed of trust OH the
property sold, will be taken. deposit Of five hun
ured dollars viii he required OF the purchaser mt the
Time Of sale, and all conveyancing shall be ut the ex-
peisc OF the purchaser
This property VIII be sold subject to NOR tgage
corded IN iIber ~ G. n q, folio and also subject TO
deed OF trust recorded IN Liber So, folio 49, of the
land records Tor the District of Columbia
ian 30 Trustee
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GEORGE TRUEsDELL, Auctlonocr.
TRUSTEES SAFE OF IMPRQyyED PROPERTY


IN WASHINGTON.
BY virtue OF II deed of uust, dated November .,
1870 and recorded IN Lber sol. folio al, Of the land
records of the District OF Columbia will sell at pub
iic euct0n, In 'front.' of the premises, on MONDAY,
the lCh day OF FebIu uy 1870 ut O'Clock y. M. the
west half % OF lot twentyeght t2s) IN Drrys sub.
division OF square two hundred und nine (.0l IN the
CITY OF Washington, In said District with the house
and improvements thereon.
Terms OF sale Onehalf cash md the balance In
SIX and twelve months, secured by notes of the pur
cbser drawing eight pee cent interest and deed or
trust on the property, all cash. purchasers OPP
lion deposit Of e9j will berequred at time orsale,
ana II terms of sale are not complied with In ten days
tue trustee reserves the right to resell at tho risk and
cost OF dpiaultng purchaser.
jan30.FMwtd S. II. BOND, Trustee.
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Baltimore Cattle Market.

BALTIMORE, Feb q. 1879.
Catile-The market was slow, drovers holding hard
and obtaining ls6Dkc higher prices Very best, ia6O
59sc; first quality 46DISc; medium, 393ic; ordinary,
2le63c The most sales were at 3Ai3i'4c. Receipts,
] O59 head Sales Sss.
Swine-The market was lightly supplied ana prices
We're &c better. Quotations. 5Gy5c. Receipts, G,di2
head
with inlrly active trade.
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FUTURE DAYS.
GEORGE rRuEsDEM Real Estate Auctionecr.

by virtue Of deed OF trust dated March II, 1873,
and recorded In nber su, folio 49, of the land
records for WASHINGTON County, District of Columbia
scs, at $50 o'clock y. M, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
U lsp the following described real estate situate in
Washington city. and known Lot d, subdivision
OF square SS3 together with the Improvements there
OF, consisting ofn Three-StOIy Frame Dwelling.
Terms One-third cash balance In six twelve, and
eighteen months or all cash, rs The purchaser may
prefer. The right Is reserved to resell the property,
nj tile risk and cost of deiaung purchaser II terms
aIe not complied with In days after sale one
hundred dollars down az sale.
BHAINA 4 u WARNER, Trustees.
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Georcctown CommercinI News.


VEON1ETOWNl TtD, II IbIV.
GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat-There is apparently very little doing in the
market for wheat and we still continue TO report Il
limited supply, with only occasional sales of unim-
portant lots, principally furnished from wagon re-
ceps OF the range OF Spi % Or good to prime FultZ
and II 0jdI % for Lancaster,
Corn-The supply of corn continues liberal and the
loo u milling demand is fully supplied for the next
fifteen days and there is necessarily quiet m .rket at
IL
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
GREAT SALE OF
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,

Desiring to retire from business will sell my en-.
tire stock OF Books, stationery. aud Fancy Goods, ut
the old stand corner Seventh and u streets, COM
mencing on MONDAY, the 10th inst, ct 10 o'clock d.
N. and p m, and continue the same from day 10
day until all s disposed Of Seats provided for ladies'
GERMOND CRANDELL.
TIIOS. BOWLING, Auctionecr. fed 60
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TRAKELER0' GUIDE.
l3ALTiMoRB AND ONO RAILROAD,

The great doube-track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
NORTH. oRTnwEsf, WEST, AND SOUTH.
SUNDAY z 90 EAEF f +, 1:1sI a, $40
AN Leave washIngtoni
TON EMPRESS Elcott City. ON Sundays to
npgi6g Sd Junction, Iess,ps Hanover aud Elk
o,o h t,a1,; ~, Breakiast at Relay ~, NJ.
SItrasburg Winchester, Hagentown, and Way VIA
lto-tBH frIMoRE AND LAUREL EXPRESS.
slO-Pont Of Rocks, Piedmont, strasburg, Win.
NEW YoRK.O T Piif fi DEL PHiX, BOSTON.
AND BALTIMohE EXPRHss. parlor Car 3,
New YORK and Philadelphia. stops ut Annapolis
S I5MR 52yl 1 f}T4sSpRd GHH.Gsgo pt S
erick Hngerstown, and Valley Branch, except
70 Cincinnati daily. Grafton 10 sandusky daily,
81 except Saturday
Goo0ioh sunday 'only-Baltimorc. Annapolis and
1900. niLTIMoRE EXPRESS stops at Rladens.
nnrs' college. Belsyille, Laurel, Annapolis juno
N ,uon' Jessups, and Hanover.
lilo baltimore Annapolis, Eilcott city, and Way.
i''lrt I'm w S x2,Rk PlLILApELPHIN,A AND Boss
1SS.ion Sunday only for Baltimore and Way sta
4SO-BALTIMoRE, BLADENsBURG. AND LAU-
hhL EAPitlsSS Frederick via Relay stops at
Ia5-fPoint Of Rocks Frederick. Hagel stown. Win.
SeeieE and W9y sa,qn on sundays to Pou
SSf PS xS Sy s.Si,o@ anS Nav stations
o-tPHILADELPHIA, NORFOLK, AND BAL
cept sunday. Norfolk passenger iaEen in the
cars direct To boat at Canton. STOPS at Bladens-
G5oDfiiaiimd i aud WAY Stations
7!3O-tCHlCAGo AND COLUMBUS EXPRESS
sioi flisR' iFi nc L H E&FREss.
s XXX Of Rocks and Way stations ,.,s,,r,
4Nb FgTshuR66 ExFR lPPH t5Srs e.
IoiSNfNEW York. PHI, a pEIPUIA. AND RAJ
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COMMERCIAL.
Washington River Front.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 8, 1872
ARRIVED
Rlley's whaTves-Schooners John Francis, Evans
Rough & Ready. Kelly, and John w Gray. Bundicll,
all from the Chesapeake hay, with oysters to market,
CLEARED.
Riey's wharves-B 4 Rigan, Marshall, aud Grape.
shot, johnson. all bound down. light.
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PROPOSALS.
pRoposAI.s Fon iron WORK.

i VI w WYNN"
OFFICE or THE 81 PEHvtsING ARCHITECT
TREASURY DEpAR MENT,
WAsiiISuTON,.D. g., Jan. ~, 1871
Sealed proposals viii be received at This olice until
II ~ on the 10th day Of February 1870 for furnishing
delivering, Hitting, aud putting in place piete the
rolled iron beams, for second ana third floors and
casi-rOn column for first and second stories Of the
building for the Bureau of Engraving aud Printing In
TINS city, IN accordance with drawings specification
and schedule, copies of which, aud any additional In
formation, may be had on application ut this Office
the onico Of the Superintendent.
JOHN FRASER,
la2l.0t Acting Supervising Architect
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FORTHWITH CONGRESS.
Large Number of District Bills Acted
Upon.

Reports from the Senate Committee ON the
District--District Bills Introduced in the
House-story of the Colored Peo-
pie of Louisiana Census Bill
TO be Called Up To-day
A Flood of Bills,
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Judgment affirmed by a divided court. Announced
by Mr. Chief.Justlce Waite.
Adjourned until Monday March next at
twelve o'clock.
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1873
GREAT
1873
nrN.NySv

1879 GREAT 1879
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
..,... .DouBLETRACK, aTEiI RA rs
SPLENDID SCENERY Mt: MNAAeNlflohNr E0oif'
n EEEE 6 PE4TARERi a., Is .ro
For Pittsburg and the West 1910 a m. daily, with
Pisburs TO cineinnat st. S"I LOUIS and chcaS S
S II 69iy WItb P PnsSs G ac x ShiGo
For CanAndalgun. Rochester, Buffalo. niagara Fnlis
and the North nj $40 D. m daily, except saturday
with Palace Ours to Canandalgua. For Williams
port Lock Haven and watkins, Mt 1910 a. M
. daily, except sunday
VI d Palace Cars attached. Limited Express Of
Pullman Parlor Cars, 80 IL m. daily except
For Brooklyn, New York NIL through trains connect
az Jersey lily with boals OF "Brooklyn Apnex"
hhOrtllng direct transfer 10 Fulton street, avoid
ing double ferrage and journey across New York
For Philadelphia 1880, 500, and iol5 n m daily. Linn
, tied Express 800 .. m daily, excepl sunday.
For Baltimore, I, 1895. 800 u M and 4:2O y. M daily,
except sunday 1910 a, me- lSO, $50 $40 and lO'l5
For Popcs Greek line, a. m. and 40 p, m. daily
For Annapolis. n m. and ii2, p m. daily, except
Wy AND AiEXANbRiX AND WASHING.
. TON RAILROAD
5, G9i, :, and 1890 y. NJ ON Sunday, n. M, liIS
For Richmond and the South ESQ e. NJ and $50 p, III
For chesapeake and Ohio RAILROAD 500 p. m. daily.
Irahs ,eSve Aieaandria ior Weshngto1' GiS 5iS,s,
on Sunday ut and 10 n. IN. and d;l5p. IN.
Ilckels. Information, sleeping aud parlor'car ac'
east corner of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northeast corner Of street and Pennsyl-
wanna avenue, and at the depot where orders can be
eit for the checking Of baggage 10 destinations from
L. p FARM ER General Passenger Agent
tRANk THOMSON General Manager.
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AUCTION SALES.
TODAY.
John SHERMAN & Co, r
~ Real Estate Auctloneers

~ Rcal Estate Auctioneers
81. Cloud Building,
TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY on PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
STREETS WEST, NO. s57.
BY virtue oftwo deeds Of trust recorded spectivey
In Libers No sos, folio 4.3 and No. 2 70 10 a., ct seq
Of the land records Of the District Of Columbia, we
VIII sell NJ public auction, In front OF the premises,
Tuesday, the 18th day of February 1879, at o'clock
D. M all that certain ren estate IN the city of WASH
inaoD D. G., designated lot No. ~, I'm reservation
\ o. 10, With the improvements.
Terms of sale; One.fourh cash, and the balance at
SIX, twelve, and eighteen months, for which the notes
Of the purchaser bearing interest from the day OF sale
and secured on the property sold, wiz be taken.
A deposit Of 500 will DO required Of the purchaser
at the time Of sale All taxes aud assessments to De
ccmbcr 1SIs Will be PAID out the purchase money
WILLIAM II. MATTING1Y, Il rr,,,s,eos
e. II. pRENTISS, iiua'eV9
w. NJ. SM1T n. Salesman. iRn2,27 90, febi,i
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WILLIAM HELMICK.
SAM NJ. WILCOX,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
AND ATT0RNEY.AT-LAw
willy $50 Fourand-a.hnlfs street northwest.

a NHAhLEo WALIEI - - =
~ ATrORNEY-AT-LAW,
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER,
NOTARY PUBLICANDJuSTlCEoF THE PEACE
No. $40 street, opposite City Hall. Resldence 4l9
Third street northwest Washington, ID. O. jy1l.ly
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A sPLENDID oppoRTuNIIY no WIN A FOR.
IA TUNE. SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION,
CLASS h, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY,
February II ls10-lO5th Monthly Drawing.
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The great doubletrack
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
TO the
NORTH, r0RTHwEsr, WEST, AND SOUTH.
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SUNDAY, NovEIBER IL, 1875, at $40 A. NJ
The daily gazette., 1879-04-05
Mob Violence In Iowa.

Davis City, Iowa having been distur
bed by the violence and crimes of a gang
of roughs, led by two men named Tuck
er and latter, the citizens banded togeth
er last Monday and seized and hanged
Tucker. Tartar, being also caught, said
he was ready to die If they would allow
him TO kill two citizens named Toplif
and Frisble against whom he had a
grudee, but he was taken from his cap
tols by the police and placed in Jail.
The disappointed mob thereupon reliev-
ed their feelings by tearing down a dis
reputable house. Meantime some fiends
of Tt cker and Tartar set fire to the Com
mercial printing flee by way ofrelation.
No further particulars are given.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-05
War I'm So a b A mn erica.

Chill now finds herself embroiled in a
war which promises to be of considers
Bile magnitude before 1t ends, possibly
involving halfthe nations ofSouth Amer
ica. The open entrance of Peru into the
quarrel between Bolivia and Chilli vastly
enhances the importance of what has
hitherto been merely local wrangle
about strip of seacoast. The unfortu-
nate affair at Valparaiso announced yes
terday has precipitated Pera's action.
The defacemeut of the Peruvian Consul
late by the populace of the Chilean sea-
port added the only provocaLion that was
wanting and Peru has not delayed to
avail herself of 1t. The represen ations
which Chill fastened to make evidently
had not the effect intended. Peru and
Bolivia can together make showing on
the sea and in the field. Chill is seek
ing an alliance with Brazil, the induce
ment offered to the Empire being strip
of territory at the sources ofthe Amazon.
On the other hand, the Argentine kepub-
lie has an old grievance against Chill
and will be very likely 10 improve the
present moment to acquire coveted
piece of Patagionian territory. The aid
which Brazil would be expected to render
Chile would only be indirect. If the
Empire can spare troops enough to occu-
py the portion OF Peru desired, she can
in all probability secure it without any
seve e fighting. Chill will be 'beleagued
along her entire eastern frontier line,
and with the aid of the Peruvian fleet
Bolivia may teach Chill severe lesson.
The people OF Chill make the best d sht-
ing material on the Pacific coast Of South
America, and the plucky manner in which
they seized the towns and islands lying
in the disputed territory left no doubt of
their determination to settle the dispute
by an appeal to arms. A glance at the
map will show the hazardous situation
in which Chill 10 liable to find herself
should the Argentine Republic decide to
become openly aggressive. 1t will be
seen that all land lines of communication
could be cut by Argentine troops whi e
the Peruvian war vessels blockaded The
Chilian ports. There Is one ground for
satisfaction, from q humanitarian point
Of view, and that is that, as all these re-
publics are wretchedly poor and their
credit already gone, there may soon be
an end FROM sheer want Of powder and
guns.