The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
IELEGRAPHIC.
NOVEL SCENE IN THE SUPREME

NOVEL SCENE IN THE SUPREME
COURT.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-On
Monday afternoon a motion was
made in the United States Supreme
Court room for the admission OF
Hon. Joel Parker, of New Jersey,
to the bar of the court. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Parker was at
one time Democratic candidate for
the Presidential nomination. Mrs.
4 Belva Lockwood, who was admitted
to practice before that court by speci-
al act of the last Congress, rose i'm
mediately, and in a shrill. piping
voice, moved the admission Of a
lawyer from South Carolina, who,
she testified upon honor, possessed
the necessary qualifications for prac-
tice before the Supreme Court OF the
United States. The lawyer, whose
admission she moved, roseand prov
ed to be a negro. Joel Parker, the
Democratic candidate for President,
and the negro stepped forward to the
clerks desk, placed their hands up
on the same Bible and were sworn in
together, standing very near to the
niche where the bust of Chief Justice
fanny, the author of the bred Scott
decision, is placed. The most vision
airy prophets Of the last decade would
scarcely have yentdred to predict
that negro, upon motion of a
woman who is a qualified coun-
sellor before that colrt, and a
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, would have been enrolled
among the counsellors Of the court
together.
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN TO BE MARRIED.
SCRANTON, February 3.--The mar
rage of Hon. Samuel J. TiIden and
Miss Fanny Ranck, of Lewisburg, is
announced to take place some time
this week. Miss Ranck is the young
est sister of Attorney Ranck, of this
city, and her acquaintance with the
hero of Gramercy Park dates from
the Centennial summer in Philadel-
phia. The affair will be conducted
very quietly, and the ceremony will
take place at LeWisburg.
REGISTRATION IN DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, DEL, January 3d.
Judge Bradford, of the United States
Circuit Court, has denied the appli-
cation of the GreenbackerS of Sussex
county, praying that supervisors reg
istration be appointed for them in
stead of for the Republicans, the
latter having had no ticket in the
field at the last election. The judge
has now confirmed Democratic and
Republican supervisors for the
whole state.
THE LAST OF THE FUSIONIsTs
YIELDS.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 31.-P. A.
Sawyer, Secretary of State, who es-
tablished an Office and retained pos
session of valuable State papers, has
at last yielded, and, under protest,
given up all State property in his
possession. AT 5 o'clock this after
noon Mr.. Sawyer delivered to the
Republican Secretary of State the
State seal and the return of votes for
governor, county officers, senators
and Representatives, the council re-
cords and all reports Of the execu-
tive council of 1879 relating to the
election returns. Mr.. Sawyer was
unable to find the key of the safe.
He holds himself entirely response
BILE for his actions in the premises,
and says he received legal advice
yesterday to hold out in his position,
but as he was satisfied the sheriff had
a warrant for his arrest, he did not
choose to make martyr Of himself.
and has therefore given up his claim
to the Office, and will not attempt to
exercise its functions further.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
New YORK, Feb. 2.-Bishop w,
Fl. Hare, recently from Spotted Tail's
camp, among the Sioux, in Western
Dakota, addressed large congrega-
ton at the Church Of the Transfigu-
ration last night on the work of the
government and the missionaries
among the Indians in his Jurisdiction.
He said the work was slow, the op-
position strong and persistent, but
steady progress was nevertheless be.
ing made, and he would answer the
question of, What is the use of try
ing to reclaim these tribes to civiliza-
ton? by saying that it was the
Indian's only salvation. His views
of the best method of solving the
Indian problem are summed nm in.