Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-17
" MORNING. MARCH IT. 1880.

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 the chances for his getting Connecticut del- egation at Chicago are not very good. We should say not if this is the real state of the case.
 Librarian Spofford is quoted as saying that the law did not bar out Gilbert and Sullivan, as aliens, from copyright. They could have laid just claim to a residence while preparing to produce the opera of the ''Pi- rates of Penzance." The possession of a copyright is not final settlement, but merely prima facie evidence which the Librarian rec- ords without regard to the ultimate validity of claim, which must be determined by a suit In United States Court.
 General Longstreet attacks the opinion gen. eralIy held that after the battle of Seven Pines on the Peninsula, Gin which Joseph E. John ston fell wounded, the command of the army of northern Virginia passing to Lee, General Mcclellan could have gong on to Richmond if he had pushed forward instead of waiting nervslessly in the swamps of the Chickahom- iny. General Longstreet groups formidable
 
 the Chickahominy and the battles on both banks of the stream left the Confederate forces still able to hold the lines of defense around Richmond.
 Dr. Erastus Wilson, who is travelling in Mexico and Central America as the agent of the United States Board of Trade, writes to the editor of America, New York journal, that his negotiations with the Mexican Gov ernment are proceeding favorably. He says: My propositions include the free admission of samples of all American products to the principal commercial towns of this republic, the Mexican Government to furnish free of rent suitable and permanent accommodations for their exhibition, open to all who shall choose to send samples with proper person to display them and explain their merits to the wholesale dealers. My propositions are in the main already accepted, but subject to satisfactory arrangement of details now under discussion"
 The French Government is about to in- augurate colonial enterprise of considerable promise. The rich province of Tonkin, be- tween Anam and China, is inhabited by a strong race which has always resisted the en- croachments of the Chinese, preferring nom- inal dependence upon Anam. The district has been investigated chiefly by Frenchmen, and although Anam has concluded treaty 1 with France which excludes all Frenchmen from Tonkin, the Tonkinase insist upon con tact with Europeans for the purpose of devel- oping the resources of their country and in
 IL For both purposes they prefer the Europeans to Anam, and knowing the Frenchmen best the latter have been invited to become the protectors of Tonkin.
 There are at present in Europe 719 princes and princesses, each having claim more or less remote to 8 crown. The one with the greatest number of titles is the Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph. In addition to his title as Emperor he is nine times king, once archduke, twice grand duke, eighteen times duke, four times margrave, five times count prince, twice prince, and many times count and lord. His cartes de visite make the for tune of photographers. The King of Portu- gal has eighteen first names, his eldest son has twenty, and his youngest twenty-nine. One of the Kings of Portugal, according to a Spanish story, got lost In the woods while hunting. Coming late at night upon a little country inn, he knocked and demanded shel- ter. The landlord put his head out of the window and asked who was there. His Majesty replied by giving all his names and titles. Excuse me, sir" said the landlord, 'I haven't room in my house for so many bao 4I,o Iafk | King out In the cold. The title of King of Jerusalem Is borne by the Emperor of Aus tria the ex-King of Naples, and the Prince de Lusignan. A similar conflict exists between King Oscar of Sweden and King Christian of Denmark, each claiming to be King of the Goths. Oscar also calls himself King of the Wends, and Christian King of the Vandals. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg- -Streltz is 8 General of cavalry in the Russian army, Colonel of infantry in the Hungarian army, and Doctor of Laws in Oxford University.
 It is painful to think that Congress will not adjourn until some time in June, but 1t is diff cult to see how an adj ournment in May eau be had if the necessary business is done. AS yet it has hardly been entered upon. None of the large general appropriation bills has yet been reported to the House, and several bills have not yet been touched by the Committee on Appropriations. More than one of them will evoke considerable discussion and con sume much time in both branches of Congress. There is other business, however, that must be attended to. The Democratic party can- not very we'll afford to adjourn Congress with out enacting some measure to provide for the of that part of the public debt which will fall due next year. No law on this subject can or ought to be passed without careful deliberation and full discussion in both houses. There are also several measures pending before the Committee on Ways and Means upon which the country is clamorous that some action shall be taken. At least a score of other measures of general import ance which demand early action, are on the calendar or pending in committees. This is saying nothing of hundreds of bills regarding which special interests are anxious or thou sands of private bills, each of which has it's advocates. Add to all this the President making that must be attended to whether anything else is done or not, and the prospect of an adjournment before the middle of June is not bright.
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 Hand-organs will soon be in bloom.
 Blackmail-A full blooded negro man.