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WASHINGTON. APRIL 3, 1880.
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PUBLICAN.
THE Democrats are the demagogues.
VENEZUELA had better pay those claims
and save trouble.
THE Washington World says: JOHN
"SHERMAN has never shirked" Ask JOE
MEDILL.
THE Metropolitan Museum, Central Park,
New York, had 4,797 visitors on last Thurs
day, the opening day.
THERE is . growing suspicion, says the
Buffalo Express, that BEN HILL is the father
Of SARA BERNHARDT's children.
BLAINE and FOSTER is the latest pro.
posed combination for the fall campaign
SHERNIAN's consent is somewhat important.
No system of educating children has ever
made such rapid strides in this country as
that of FRoEBEL, known rs the Kindergar-
ten.
WHAT has been done in Alexandria in
the way of suppressing a newspaper shows
what would be done if that people only
dared.
Two or three of our steam vessels of war,
with strong body of marines, will be all
that is necessary to have those Venezuelan
claims settled.
THE Democrats had the cheek to rob
Minnesota of Representative, but it had
to be hardened a trife before they dare to
seat DoNNELLY.
FRET as they will, fume rs they may,
Yirginians cannot conceal the fact that the
quarrel between the Readjusters and Fund
ers is beyond all healing.
THERE will be no bloodshed in the quar-
rel between Secretary SHERMAN aud
MEDrLI., of the Chicago Tribune. Words
words-words-che and harmless.
APRIL FOOLS DAY has its compensations
Brook trout escaped from the protecting
hand of the law and became prey to the
angler, much to the delight of the epicure
SENATOR BLAINE has been designated
rs "the plumed knight" but, after all, he
has felt called upon to instruct his secre-
tary to inform the country that he is not q
Mason.
WHENEVER BLACKBURN essays TO speak
upon any question of importance in the
House there is dismay among the Demo.
Gratis and rejoicing on the part of the Re-
publicans.
THE New York Journal of Commerce has
advanced its subscription rate from $12 tC
S15 per annum, under the advance in the
who care very little about the news, ant
who continue to read it from habit, regard
less ofexpense.
IT is said that April-or Aprilis in Latin
is supposed to derive its name from
aperire, because it is the season when the
buds begin to open. We are moved to ask il
that does not depend somewhat upon the
latitude2 April is not the budding month
all overthe world.
A SMALL speck-no, a speclc of small
fight with Venezuela would probably re.
liovo our country of goodly proportion Of
the fighting element in our midst, which
might be called "good thing" as this i.
Presidential year and more OF less bad
blood will be stirred up.
THE Sentinel clings TO the opinion thai
"if the Democrats do not make fools o.
themselves GRANT can be easily beaten
If the Democrats can increase the measure
of their folly they have greater resources in
that direction than even suspicion has con.
jectured GRANT cannot be beaten.
SENATOR VOORHEES, is not the first man
who has created an atmosphere about him.
self that he cannot endure. He complains
that the cOmmittee-room in which he con.
duets the exodus investigation is not suf
fciently ventilated. HIS coored witnesses
come 'twixt the wind his nobility" Give
him fresh air
THE Chicago Times thinks that it is use
less for the Democracy to hold BLAcKBUR,
back any longer Nothing but an adjourn
ment will prevent his explosion, He i
surcharged and must burst. lie must b.
permitted to wipe out something, and tina
something is pretty certain to be the Dem
ocratic majority IN Congress.
DOES Congressman BUTTERwoRTH thinl
that he will throw tho earth from its axi
by refusing to stand canvass for Congress
if General GRANT should be nominated
Such petty and spleeny threats will accom-
plish nothing beyond making the author o