, 1880-04-15
Jpring Time-The Duello-The Chi.
nese Mission and Treaties-
Literary Diplomacy.
Private Thcntricnls and Day Receptions
Mt the Capltal-Ieturnlng Tray. =,
- :. elors-Ynnkce Visitors.
Fish Exhibit At Berlin-Bank Deceptions-
Col, Tom Worthingson-Brit-
;iah Courts.

Games 6l0Hly up ILLS WHY Out IAu thPAhoA |
WINS perfuned yesterday with the fragrance
ttte new nown grnss on Its verdant lawns,
ind tile peach trees aro III fnll blossom.
Even Congress- which has been kept by the
Democratic leaders in semt-dor!nnnt state
: ull winter, begins 10 show signs Of lite. Tho
-, rag Of party discipline las prevented tho
faithful frpm engaging In debate with the
Republicans, but they have Ind some lively
1ittlu scrlmmnges among themselves
notaby one between Sparks and ClyMer
which In past years would havc been
FotLowED DY DUEL
ut Dladensbnrg, with "pistols for two and
coffee foru11e,n Due1ling pistols used to form
II feature Of every C0ngressular,'s 0uttlt,
nick cut OIL tho stock Of pistol Indicating |
that It lad wounded man, while ring cut
clear nronnl the stock proclaimed that 1t
Ind killed inal. Some pistols had three or
four rings nnh dozen hicks on their stocks,
nnd wrre III grcat demand nMong visitors to |
Bladensbnrg.
THE CHINESE MISSION
has received tile confirming approval Of tho |
Senate. livery one expected n long debate |
OH tho nomination Of Minister Angel and !
Commissioners Swift and Trcscott. But
Chairman Eaton, Of tila Senate's Foreign
Relations Committee, improved the opportl'-
nifty Mt the end Of the weeks work on Friday
%-eyen{ng, wien every one was hungry and
III Eihll tliS ttAe0A -
little Paclfc C01st opposition they werc
confirmed in hnsse. Congress must now
pnss II law for the pnyment of the two Conf
1nlss1oncrs md then the threc-aeaded lega-
tion will start for Pektn without delay.
oEohaE st.wAnD's TREATY
;, lns already been stlrt buck to hlh, Will the
declaration that the United States Goveri,-
ncnt IL not to be fooled, II Its representative
was one, or knavishly let the mandarins
,,,n ~ IL
might DO benefited III certain COLL
1uerciai specmlntIons. This last negotiated
treaty will llaye been repudEltcd before AM
(guli Swift, and dTrescGtt.rcaci1 the Celestial En-
'prc. Their first w0rl, will be to Undo the ex-
fIstlng treaty, which was negotiated by Anson
El}nrlingAmo when he was United States Alll,-
jster but when hu 'Has laying his wires for
tic appointment Of Chinese Minister to this
and other Powers. II Ia
THAT nu,aL1SuAssE TREATY
which has made all the existing troubles, and
a1las been Il grer.t sourcu Of embarrassment
to this Govern, l,unt. When that Inns been
,rRotten ont Of tho way, tho hnrtl-pnll Of the
= Gushing trent; Will be reached, and the tlIplo-
1natio irln OF Angel, Swift a. Trescott Will
: llhyc n char tco' to measure their diplomatic
i!oisa, or tnree ot4cr iessrnel d!ssiples q Y
Coufucns.. The opinion liure Is that Angel
will ba tJutw1ttet, although lie Is II clever
man unl has q. charming wife.
THEM lATEMAMs ~ fEiA.Ehs, .s
howevt r., l,nve not tlistlngMlsned themselves
rs Ltpl Il,uts. Oil Georao =. Marsh, who IL
in his ,S0th year, Inns been Minister to Italy
since 31B9l, al,d nMly retained of latg years 9e-
cauf A hs brather.!li.law, Seilator. EHMnnus,
has jsaiu. I,e mustn't bu .Onstetl. Motley 1s
oil IL iigure-l,cu4l Mt Lontlon, III Eynrts pre-
tLa's negotiating with Sir Edward rhnrntnn
llere, a,lti Wi.ie il not more useful Mt Berlin
ihnn Uhyard IAyl9f WIS. MI. MMsnnHtTlaa ~
was Of more pSStiea! svflSe ~ snso ,S *
States NMfii!s us maplu'ih,o ats, hn, ,M, r,,"
Afis l!aai! aie us.se T !sr sf .u"a DI IT
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