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National Republican., 1880-02-19
ClDLE SPARKS.

PARIS, Fob l0.-The Grand uke NIuholas
will leave Paris to-day for ST. Pete rsburg.
MADRID, Feb. lS.-The law aboishing
slavery Ia Cuba was promul gated to-day IN
the Ogcial Gasste.
MADRIp, Feb. l5.-Foods are reported In
the provinces of Leon, Humors and CoTunnA.
Portions Of the railway in Leon, Astarias aud
tiNlicia are submerged
PARIs, Feb. lS.-The Bishop Of Autuu has
ordered collections to be taken for Irelaod.
The Institute Of the Christian Brothers hGs
subscribed 1000 francs for this purpose.
MADRID, Feb. ls-Iu tho Chamber of Depus
ties to-day. SUnor Orovis, minister OF hnauoe.
announced that lie would continue the monthly
redemption OF the consolidated stock.
PARIS. Fob. lS--M Spullor, on assuming
the presidency of the group of tho advanced
Left Of the Chamber Of Deputies today,
urged them to act IN cordial cooperation with
the cabinet,
LONDON, Feb. l0.-The Standards Madrid
correspondent reports heavy gales yesterday
on tho coasts of Gslca, Asturas and Biscay.
Many hshlng boats with their crews were lusb
and several shlpwrocks have occurred.
PARIS, Feb. l5--The Cote Europe ErOpecaas
says: I've hoar from Copenha thIt u nov
steamship company has been started there for
the purpose OF establishing direct communi>
cation between Copenhagen and New York"
CoLoGNB, Feb. ls.-News from Merry has
boon received at Odessa that the rurcomRn
chiefs recently met near Morv aud resolved "
send messengers to Persia and India asking
for support. They also determined upon tho
military measures to be taken.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH.

meaning of tho word, q candidate but do
not hesitate TO say that he will accept tho
nomination if IL is offered TO him.
Rep.-What do you think Of tho position of
tho present Administration
Mr.. MI don't hesitate to say that 1t is
actively hostile to him, though he has nu-
doubtodly friends uaIcr IT, but tho
people who undor Grants regime were
looked upon with dstrust and sus'
pciOn. aud were by Grants friends con.
sidorcd untIustworthy, both Washington aud
elsewhere play first flldle under Hayes.
Rcp.-WhHt position did Grant take about
the wOikingmeu aud tho labor question:
Nr. MI can say from personal experience
that under his administration the day-labor
system for worltingmen was always favored
aud carried out. except in cases where from
tho nature Of the work IL was impossible to
employ men by the day when the per cent.
system was used. Thissystem was adopted with
General Grants full approval, because it gave
oaCh laborcr full market wages for his day.
work aud the benefit of the cight.hour law.
One OF Shermans first acts was to annul all
such contracts and make others which have
increased the contractors profits from fifteen
per cent TO 300 or 500por cent; hy this neither
the Government nor tho workingncn were
benefited, only the contractors. Tho work
mems day WAS also increased TO ten hours,
and their pay in some cases WAS cut down
from $500 to $3.50 per diem.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
What Next?

The action OF the House Committee In re-
porting bill prohibiting the advertising OF
lotteries OF anything connected Herewith in
tho newspapers Of this Diatrict, or the pub
fishing of anything connected with lottery
scheme, would subject Messrs. Carpenter and
Money, Of the Senate and House respectively,
to i'm prisonnlemt for printing and publishing
briefs in tho case now pending in the courts
OF the District OF NJ. A. Dauphin VS.. the Post
cr.Gencral, wherein the plaintiff seeks to
prevent tho defendant fiOm iorclby sGi2ng
and retaining his mails, no matter whether
the letters thus seized related to lotteries or
not. In other words, tho letters of his wifO or
children can beseized and hold without redress.
This sort of legislation is perniciouinnd uucon.
stitutiOnal. As was remarked yesterday,
gambling In stocks Is "a thonsand.lOId more
hurtful than lotteries, hut the passage Of y
law to arrest the publisher of II newspaper for
printing the card of stock broker or bank
er's quotation of stocks would bo considered
Il gross Ou trage.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Tho Board of Indian Commissioners.

Tho Secretary of the Interior yesterday sent
in communication in answer to n Senate
resolution calling for information whether any
member of the Board Of Indian Commissioners
had been Interested in contracts for furnishing
Indian supplies. The communication contains
copies of letters received from the mem.
hers of tho board. all eXcept Mr. Bdrstow,
the president, denying having any conncc.
tion with such contracts. Mr.. Barstow says
in his letter that he Is interested in sev.
oral manu- featuring establishments that fur
nish goods such as ure generally supplied to
Indians, but that no cnnttaGts of this kind
have becn euiored into except with the Bar
stow Stove Company. He consented, he says,
to enter into competition TO furnish stoves,
provided the price was put down to the actual
cost, because it was dull season aud he did
not want to discharge his workmcu. He told
the other mcmhers of tho board OF this al tie
time of the bidding Letters from the other
commissioners sustain this statement.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Death of Mr.. George meL.ane.

The Laadvllo JOarnal hns tho following
notice of tho death oil well.llnown native of
this city, who wis born on Capitol llill, aud
will b. remembered by mauy of tho citizens
of Washington;
General G. W. Mclane died su Ideally on Tuesday
nt The sisters hospital, whore he had been taken
on account OF very severe attack of acute pneu.
monia induced by exposure. Deceased had been a
resident Of Leidyille for several months, and was
especially well known 10 the newspaper maternity.
lie was at ono tno lcNlins ciuzuu of Kansas,
where he published one of tho brightest papers Ia
the State. fIe served through the war with such
distinction that. entering Us captain, he LEFT
the army as brigndIcr general, und was on
the high road to honorable distinction In civil
life But misfortune Ia business matters overlook
him, and he rosOrtcd 10 drink, and in few short
years he had lost fame, position, hOns and friends
and ho drilud with the throng To LenlYlllc. Not
withstnnlIng his habits, which he acknowledged
md dcprccated. but which had obtained complete
mastery over him, his amiublG disposition and
great abilities made him hosts uf friends. by whom
lie was cared for us well az possible. HIS remains
viii be inferred IN Evergreen Cemetery next sun
nay morning, under the auspices of,hc Union Vet
Ab,OgluklDl.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
operetions of tho Health o6ice.

Tho following is Health officer Townshend's
report Of the operations OF his Oillce for tho
week ending February IL, 1880: Nuisances re.
ported, 32l; abated, 297 referred, 35; referred
to Commissioners, q official notices issued, 2S;
citizens cOu. plants l6 deaths from all causes
reported, 90; cases Of death referred to cor.
oner, q, burRs at public expense, II; investi.
cations for local Gauss OF disease, 4; tons OF
garbage removed, III; dead animals removed.
10. Marine products inspected 800 bushels
oysters, l,i30 punches fish, $4,000 clans
4 ,55S crabs, 758 terrapus Marine products
conference.-the crabs, is bumches fish. I'm.
wholesome food condemnel-52 pounds beef,
279 pounds mutton, 20 pounds pork O3 pounds
yoal 8 pounds bacon, 2 turkeys, chickens,
lj2 cabbages l6 pocks potatoes, 3li pccks
turnips, AZ pecks pusnip5, lS3 pccks apples,
II pumpkins 10 pounds fish, 2 salt tongues,
l3} bushels miscellaneous vegetables, Report
of Physicians TO tho poOr-330 patients were
treated, of which 90 were white and 23l col.
orcd 395 visits were made and ~ Office con.
sultations held; 81 orders for food were issued
to sick poor persons.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Mnntcd To be an Indian.

A small bay about fourteen years Of age,
who might bG mistaken for an Indian, found
his way to the Indian Office yesterday after.
noon, and represented that ho belonged TO the
Sioux tribo, came from the BLACK Hills, In.
dian Territory and wanted to DO put on
board q ship. As there was no one in tho
Office who could talk in the Sioux language, it
is probable that the youngster would have i'm.
posed upon the authorities aud bad his case
seriously considered notwithstanding his
blunder in geography, If messenger in tho
Department who happened to come iu, had
not identified him as 4 colOred boy named
Harry West living in tho northern part Of the
city, The application was then quickly dis
missed. The boy went out looking crostlallcu,
but still asserting that he was Sioux. What
his oljoct was IN placticing the deception it is
hard 10 toll
National Republican., 1880-02-19
TUESDAYS Election In ph,lsde,,s,o

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S,-In the election in
this city yesterday for mn yiStrates aud CITY
COuncilmcu rather more interist was taken
than is usual in municipal elections. owing TO
the number Of candidates in the field. Twcn-
ty.thrce magistrates wcro to he chosen for
which there were nominated fifteen Rupubli.
cans, fifteen regular Democrats and eight
Democrats by an independent convention
The election resulted In the choice OF Tho nc.
teen Republicans, seven of tina regular Demo.
Gratis and one independent Democrat, OK.
Judge John K. Flmdlay, who received the
votes Of II number of Republicans. For nom
bcrS Of select and common council thoro were
in number of the wards nominations mnde
by the Republicans in opposition to the rcgu.
lar conventions, and tho contest was carried on
with considerable bitterness by the opposing
factions. For select council In the First ward
HUuseinau. regular Republican nominee, was
elected. In the Nineteenth ward Albright
(Regular) WAS elected over iImicy, who was
supported by both the Democrats and lndc.
pendent Republicans. Ia ihs Twenty. rot
ward Charles Thompson Jones tRsgulal) was
defeated by john 3. Davis, independent Re.
publican.
Tho above aro all strong Republican wards
and tho Democrats generally assisted the lu-
dOpondcnt Republicans. The select council
now stands 20 Republicans and ) Democrats
For common council tho interest centred in
the Ninth, Fifteenth, Twenty. fourth aud Thr-
Lieth wards, whore the Independents mado u
strong fight against tho regular nominees of
the Republicans, and were successful in the
thrco latter wards, the regular nominee being
elected in the Ninth ward.
The vote for common council resulted in
the election of - regular Republicans, 5 Iu.
dependent Republicans and Democrats, aud
with those holding over tho common branch
will stand ~ Regular and Independent Re.
publicAn5 aud l2 Democrats,
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Matters in Virainin.

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has iniOrma.
tion that Mr.. Bowlen, the collector of Gus.
toms ut Norfolk, Va, has been in this city
within few days, and in conference with
Secretary Sherman in regard TO tho political
situation in Virginia. Mr.. Bowdeu Is repre-.
sentod ns having stated to an acquaintance
that a very important point was gained ia
calling tho convention at point remote from
the uhucuro of the Readiusters, us that
power is rapidly destroying tho hold Of tho
old Republican leaders ,tho Federal olicials)
ON the colored voters.
1t Is also stated by this nformln Mt that Mr.,
Dv29udulf, who is tho natural loader Of the
Republicans in the Norfolk district, and was
candidate for Congress in that distdoI In
National Republican., 1880-02-19

1873 still stands uncompromisngly for Cen
oral Grant. aud who gives assurance that If
let alone by the olice-holders that the State Is
unit for Grant. A strong effort hns been
made to win him from his allegiance TO
Grant, but that failing, lie has nevertheless
been quito recently commissioned as Internal
Revenue agent, and assigned to duty in Nuw
regards this as u movement to got him out Of
his State, and will decline tho appointment If
the Now York assignment IL insisted upon,
II Is further stated that Collector Dowden is
now IN training for Congress next fall If Mr..
d. zondorf can be got out Of the way.
These nro the on dts Of the hour relating to
political affairs IN Virginia. 1t remains to be
seen whether or not the Republican party Of
Virginia propose to have anything 10 say
about these matters. 1t is about time the Rs.
publican masses considered aud sottlod that
question throughout tho State.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Tho Rcd i,anIs IN. u Eire.

FREEHOLD, N. j., Feb. 1S.--Jacob Mattel
on trial here for arson, WAS examined to-day
and admitted leaving Red Bank early on New
Years Day with his wife aud children, and
returning to Red Bank on tho 6:js p. IN. train
lie says he went to the store, fred the place
and lighted the lamp, and thon went TO O
neighboring billiard-room. 1t was shown that
after Naftel's safe was dug from the ruins oil
the fro it was found 10 contain valuable loi
Of jewclry, silver. policy Of insurance and
other valuable papers. Counsel summed ny
and tho case was given to the jury, but they
have not yet agreed upon verdict.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
sc. PatrIols'. Day Parndes.

NEw YoHE. Feb 15.-At a stormy meet.
ing of the convention OF Irish societies to-
night the question was discussed whether the
societies should parade on st. Patrck's day or
devote the money heretofore used in thut way
to tho needs of the suffering poor in Ireland.
II was finally decided 20 hold the parade.
PROVIDENCE. II. l., Feb. 1S.-A convention
of delegates from fifteen Irish American asso-
Citations met this evening aud voted to have
no parade on st, Patrick's day, but to have u
famine relief demons ration instead,
National Republican., 1880-02-19
New YnrIs Larlsintnrn.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 1S--A resolution was
offered in tue Assembly to-day by Mr.. Gwluup,
of Warren county, declaring against the elec-
tion of a President of tho United States for a
third torn, and that our Senators and Repro
sentatiycs in Congress support M amendment
10 the Constitution limiting the occupancy of
the office OF President by any ono person to
two terms. Laid over. A resolution was nj so
introduced requesting the Senators and Rep.
rcsentatives in Congress TO vote in favor of
The passage OF tho bill now pending to remove
the duty on paper imported to be used In
printing. Llid on the table
National Republican., 1880-02-19
snmuel strong,s CIailns.

WAsulNGroN, d. G., February 10, 1880
To The Editor Of The National Republican:
SIR: As AM stopped on the streets every
day by almost every acquaintance meet, and
detained from my business and forced TO cutter
into minute detail OF how much the District
owes ME, publish for general information
the following statement. after reading which
| trust my friends will allow mo 30 pursue tho
even tenor of my way unmolestcd. Cut the
statement out aud put II In your memorandum
books, and don't you forget IT," This state.
nlent comprises tho present or first suit:
National Republican., 1880-02-19
National Baseball Ass citation.

New YoRK, Fob. lS.-The convention Of
the National Baseball Association met to-day
The Albany, National, Baltimore and Jersey
City clubs were represented The constitu
tum and bylaws Of tho association will b,
altered 50 IS to make them conform TO those
OF tho LoagNe.
dent, W. H. Garfield, of Albany; vice prcsi
don't, II. d. Bennett, OF Washington; socro
tary and treasurer, j. A. Williams, Of Colum
bus, Ohio, and judiciary committee, II. Is
Bonnet, of Washington, and NJ, Staples, o
Jersey City, The Maher ball WAS unanimously
adopted,
National Republican., 1880-02-19
RaIlronAs A,nnIgnmntod.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. ls.-The rumor Of
the nmalgamation of the st. Paul & Sioux City,
Chicago & St. Paul aud Minneapolis & North
Wisconsin railroads Is confirmed on authority
of one of the directors Of tho flst.named road.
Tho consolidated road will he mainly con-
troled by New York and Chicago capitalists,
the chief of whom are David Dvws and IL. II
Porter and Mcssrs. Drake and Wilder. The
president aud directors OF the Sioux City road
will remain in the directory, the president OF
which will he m Eistcru mnu. The head.
quarters and shops will remaiU at St. Paul.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
A nI,tInrul.hoa d nlnnor rarty.

The trustees of the Peabody Fund gave a
dinner last evening at the Riggs House,
at which were present President and
Mrs Hayes ChierJustioe Waite aud wife,
Secretary Eyarts aud wife aud Miss Eyarts,
General Barnes and Wife George W. riggs
OK Secretary Fish, Hon, r. q. Winthrop aud
daughters, Of Boston; Mrs. Gardner, Of Boston;
Dr. B, Scars, of Virginia. Governor william,
Aiken, Of South Carolina; Mr., A. II. II Stuart
and son, of YirginlH Mrs, Hoakley, Mrs Ful'
ton, Miss Blmes, Mr., Fulton, Miss Cook and
Colonel Theodore Lyman, OF Boston.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
A WenIS Invention,

Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, yGster-
day received n letter from a prominent Ger
man citzon of Cleveland, Ohio, stating that
memorials protesting against tho nomination
circulated among tho German element by n
few men, and they will get mp heavy
memorial. but the writer alleges that some OF
the signes never voted anything but the
Democratic ticket aud he closes his letter
with the remark, that IL we lthe Germaus)
"have got to be consulted every time, think
we had better ask Bismarck to come over and
rulp -
National Republican., 1880-02-19
THE STORY OF THE CABLE.
German Assurances of Friendship
TO Austria.

Signlncauco Attached to IA DInnor-An EE-
libIt OF German Finanoes-Tho East
Attempt on the Life Of the Clar
Congratulations Sent from
European Rulers -- The
Distress In Iroiand.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Inj,ors AInitcra

SPRINGFIELD, MASS Feb. 1s.--Eight spin.
ncrs NJ D,labarre G Hackstatf's woolen mill,
Conway Mas, struck on Tuesday, throwing
nearly II hundred hands out of work. They
have been receiving seventy five cents day,
and now ask for ninety cents. The firm
offered cighiy.fve cents, but tho strikers re-
fused to yield.
NEW York, Feb 1s.-At meeting of piano.
f,rtc manufacturers hold hero this evening
the conclusion was roachcd that an increase OF
wages TO employees would result disastrously
to tho trale
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Contract No
Total to 1st ult................sll7.G .G6j 90


l bavo a suit 10 come on, now on tho docket
before Justice MacArthur, amounting to Sl62,-
l1I 76. The balance due me is Sl20,00O and
two other small contracts amounting to about
$4,000, n total of Sl26,0O0, which il duo me,
with interest, from September, 1874.
did over n half million dollars worth of
work for tho Board Of Public Works, furnish
accepted aud taken on my hands, and is now
in public use. The District has not paid ono
dolar for repairs or damages aud there has
only been received $4,000 for all my work.
WhsL bus been given mo has hcun Auditor s
certificates OH account Oaken by mo under
prOtCsD at their market value, when they
were only worth from forty to fOriy'6vc cents
on tho dollar.
This last suit will not occupy more than Il
week. as tho claims have already been proven,
and tho District can ol0r no serious resist.
ance. SAMUEL STRONG.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Moro Money Needed for ireland

PuILA pELPHIA, Feb. 18.-Mr. John Wanna
maker. chairman OF tho Irish relief committee,
having teegraphed to Dublin that doubts
were expressed here rs to further need Of help
and nskiug for "A statement Of the condition OF
tho famine in Ireland, to-day received cable
dispatch from Archbishop McCnbe that the
distress was increasing aud the famine extend
ing in some districts, aud that money was
urgently required for food and seed.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
cowley, "rhe Good shepherd," Convlete

NEW YoRK, Feb. 18.-Rev. Edward Cow.
10y, manager OF the Shepherds Fold, who was
on trial for tho past eight days in the Court
of General Sessions Tor starving and cruelty
il-treating children under his care in that in
stitution, was to-day convicted of the oiiense.
The prisoner was overcome at the announce
ment, and wopt bitterly. His counsel moved
for arrest Of judgement in order to mako a
motion for now trial, but the district attor'
ney pressed for sentence. Tho court finally
remand ed the prisoner until Friday next, and
no was taken to the Tombs prison by tho
officers. The eXtromo penalty Of the otfense
is q year in prison and $3.50 fino.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Combinations,

The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations;
To be Supervisors Of Census-Georgia, Sec.
and district William II, MGWhuTtcr; Third
district, William Clifton; Fourth district
Charles Il. Johnson; Fifth district, William A,
Harris.
TO be Postmasterat Rock Island, H., James
NJ. Beardsley.
To be Register of the Land Office at Darda.
nellie, Ark, Thomas NJ. Gibson.
The Senate rejected tho nomination Of John
b. StiGkuey us United States Marshal lor
FIoridA
National Republican., 1880-02-19
ovation at tho sixth AudIto, - Office.

The appearance Of Hon, J. NJ, MeGrew, lhs
sixth Auditor of the Treasury Department ~
his ollite yesterday, for Lh FIRST time since his
late s,Yero illness, was tho Oconsiou of a spOn-
laneOus and hearty ovation among the large
corps OF clerks WHO came into his room in
crowds to congratulate him and welcome his
return, Mr. McGrcw seems now entirely
convalcscent and will undoubtedly bo ablo 70
return 10 his regular duties IN q short time.
IT must be gratifying to him to tud tho cur.
rent business ortho ollGu IN perfect working
order; aud this is due 10 the tact that It's or.
Lilley as acting Auditor, aud his assistant
Mr. Boone Chembors, have rs VIC lcGrl, por-
formed their dnties With onlinout sItisIGctiOp
In tbs mpuuGinlo,
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Tho ArlAnsn. Cnntestod Election Cnse.

The publication yesterday that the sub.cOm.
mitlee of tho House Committee on Elections
had unanimously agreed upon report in the
Arkansas contested election ease Of Bradley VS..
Slsuons, giving the scat to SIemons appears
to have been an error. 1t Is nov stated on
good authority that the minority, composed
Of Mr.. Calkins and SIr. Weaver, tho latter u
groenbacker, will present minority report
h favor Of Mr.. Bradley, whom the sub,Gom.
mitteo report 10 the full committee which 1t
is expected will DO on Tuesday next, that day
having boon a.signel for Lhat nnrpOss.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
IIIlnIt DIstlIlors RaIded.

Deputy Collector Ncalon at Atlanta, Ga, in
telegram to Commissioners Raum, says that
Deputy j. G.. Hondrlx and party scizad the
disillery of Anderson 4 Mitchell, In Doug.
lass county, last night while it was in full
operation. Tho still was guarded by Gvc men,
who wero defiant resisting tho officers with
weapons presented. Fifteen hundred gallons
Of beer and mash were destroyed.
Special Deputy r. d. Bolton is reported as
having seized tho disiillcry Of William Nor.
ton, in Milton county, on the nth instant,
aud destroying l 200 gallons oil beer aud mash,
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Disastrous Wind storm In Cincinnati.

CINCGNHATG, Feb. le-Durins tho wind
storm which occurred here at AN early hour
this morning frame house occupied by John
Dolteubach, his wifs and three children was
blown completely over, burying tho inmates
under the debris. Dellenbuch was fatally in
jurcd his wifS and the two eldest children
were slightly hurt and his infant child was
crushed beneath tho fallen timbers, a raltoI
lying across sncck whom tho child was found.
Tho infant was takon to neighboriug house
where, in q few minutes, Il died.
National Republican., 1880-02-19
Abraham Lincpln,. nounty Lnna.

Among the thousands of unclaimed land
patents held by the Land Office one has ro-
ccutly been discovered, signed by Franklin
Pierce in 1850, for forty acres Of land, issued
IN Abraham Lincoln for services in the Black
Hawk war. This patomt, now that its exist.
ouce is known, will doubtless be claimed by
his heirs, and, whether located or retained ns
relic of the great statesman, will DO very
highly priced by them.