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New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
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GAMBETrNs AMNESTY SPEECH.


The Paris correspondent Of Tie Times Says
AM. Gambetta's Intervention I'm the debate ON the
Plenary Amnesty bill in the Chamber OF Deputies wiu
produce excellent effect in drawing him from the baes
ground and entaillng him the responsibility whicn
alone justifes the powers he welds. The country. ~
view OF President Grevy's deliberate seifcnsee'
ment, felt the need Of secinz somo
ruling will to show that IL was mo-
drifting at the mercy OF by breaking silence
NJ Gambetta accepts the responsibility OF the amnesfys
and undertakes either to protect the country from ~
possible mischief TO bear the blame Public opnieA
will approve this pubic declaration OF his share 10 the
measure which thereby loses any anarcacai OF mon
aciUg character II is felt that those who promoted tao
measure aud great maiory Of those who vafed lor
have an equal horror OF the crimes OF the Caminune
and that m recalling the ringcaders OF that revolt they
they recalling men who will be their advcrsa
ries."
Tie Republican papers OF Paris unanimously approve
OF the speech OF NJ Gambetta The organs OF the afns
comp ient NJ Gambetta the talent he has dspiayed
In this affair." and newspapers OF all shades OF pofcs
that he much longer abstain from accep~
ing PremierRhin
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
BRADLAUGH VIRTUALLY UNSEATED.
Ina IIina DO lS4n-

Mr. Bradlaugh was in the House OF Com
night during tile time OF the presentation Of
tho petitions by Mr.. Newdegate, the Right Hou. W. h.
Smith and others against his admission. He retired -
DR. Henry Labouchere TO move that ho be permit
ted to take his upon making affirmation or declarA
ton. Premier Gladstone said in the case, "Tc Gov.
ernmcnts position is to give ADVICE and leave the dec
sion to the House." The question OF Atheism be said.
was irrelevant lie opposed Str Harl;nee GGord's
amendment that Mr.. Bradaueh be permitted neither 70
take the oath make affirmation. The matter, M
said, was u CONSTITUTIONAL not party question. -,
Tonight the consideration OF the case was resumed.
Sir Harnge Giffords amendment forbidiug Mr.. Brad
laugh either to take oath make affirmation was
adopted by vote OF 27J to 23O On the announcemens
of the vote, which has the effect OF inserting Mr. Brad
laugh there extraordinary SCENE 0i exeitenent
the Opposition cheering tremendously aud waving thef
llis
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
SUBSIDIES TO FRENCH SHIPS.

FARI5, IutbIHy, JuHt IooVs
The Chamber of Deputies to-day discussed
the Merchant Marine bill The tenth clause, which ashs
bounty for French ships in proportion to Of
voyages was opposed by n. Perrin. who regarded tho
principle involved as q serious Innovation. Admiral
reguibery, the Minister Of Marine sad one great
reason for nferoty OF the French merchant marine
was the effectiveness Of It's material which too old
With the proposed premium navigation the merchants
navy could be completely reconstructed, and vastly
increased number Of ships would be able 10 take the sea
The Government wished above all to encourage and
transform fleet OF sailing shps In short the object
was To deveOpe in every way the merchant navy and
Industries rendering possible TO transports
the products OF rhe latter to distant countries. Debate
on tho subject will be resumed Monday.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH.
LONDON. Tuesday, June ~, l60

=
Both teams were at practice to-day at Dole
lymount. The Irsbmen were early ct work The Amer
leans arrived some time later and Old not In cense'
quence fire of the full number of ROUNDS 81 tho shoTs
range Lsrd, who went down earlier than his ooi-
leagues shot the full complement at 800 yards and made
brilliant record Of fifteen bullscyes Brown made -
10 six shots Clarke SO In seven shots. Ratbbopo z0m
four Shots Scott 90 In six shots. and Jackson 46 h tan
shots Farrow Fisher and Rockwell we're not at pracoe.
Lard shot with his old Remington, with which he won
the Wimbledon Cup and which be will use In the mofen
next Tuesday. His experiments yesterday Via g
yet settled what members Of the American team III III
yards range was shot rain set In and thick haze over
shadowed the range The Americahs& & &co,.segnsnmy:
Scott made 73 Clarke IT, Laird H. Jackson IL Brown
90. and Rathbonc, who only fred twelve Shots 10 xne
following was the score OF the Ir1snmen 10 seer
/.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
THE SUPPRESSION OF KELLY.
HE EFFORT TO PRESENT The TAMMANY CREDEN-
TIALs VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE.l
CINCINNATI June 22.-Tho following is the ex-
planation given by one of the regular delegates
from New York of the scene which occurred when
John Kelly attempted to speak IN the Convention
to-day:
Immediately before the meeting Of the Conven-
tiOn. Mr. Priest, the member of the National Com
mittre from Missouri. Informed Mr.. Hewitt, the
member from New York. that the Tamanmy con
tcstants desired to present their credentials during
the session Of tho Convention, and asked if there
would be any objection to that course Mr. Hewitt
went with Mr.. Priest to the rear Of the hall, where
judge Comsocl and Judge Parker wcro in COM
panv with Mr.. Kelly. Mr.. Hewitt said to them
that for them to attempt to take amy part i'll tho
prorrcdinrs Of the Convention would be a violation
of the understanding with the National Committee
by which they were admitted to seats on tho floor
of the hall and would damage their case.
Judge Conlstock and Judge Parker both said
that il being considered n violation OF tho under
Standing they would not present the credentials to
the Committee. They also said that General Waldo
Hampton had consented to present their papers.
Mr.. Hewitt remarked that they cOnld not be in
better hands. During this conversation, Mr. Kelly
sat Immediately by tnB side of Judge Parker and
Judge Comst0ck. who standing cOnversing
with Mr.. Hewitt. The following is the resolution
referred TO in this conversation
Resolred, That tickets he provided by the secre-
tary to the cOntestng delegations ot Maasachusets
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
THE SIEGE OF BUENOs AYREs.

" LONDUN, IuIsuIy, Juut I5SV.
The Times in its financial article this morn.
ing says: "As far as we can learn President Avet
lanch OF the Argentine Confederation, has behaved
with singular prudence and frmness. He has block.
AIDED the City OF BuenOs Ayres by land and water and
that so vigorously practically shut 1t Oh from the
outside country but he has yet sanctioned no blood
shed. He evidently means, IL possible to reduce the
city to submission by tho grntlest at his COM,
mand The fact that the blockade has been maintaned
for nearly fortnight and the opposition has been able
TO do nothing to break II, Is reassuriag."
New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, Tuesday, june 1T 1880.
In the House of Commons to-day Sir Charles
Dixie Under secretary for che Foreign Department con-
frmed the statement that the subject OF bounty ON
shipbuildng 10 under discussion In France and added
that the subject will not fail to have the attention Of
the British Government during the NEGOTIATIONS OF the
new treaty Of Commerce. .
Mr. PariielI obtained leave TO bring In bill to relieve
irish dletress.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04

MANY stories are told Of the manner
in which the first discoveries OF gold in
California were turned to account by
ingenious spectators. and among them
are the following: In one district the
gold-dust was mixed with large quanti-
ties Of fine black sand. which the
miners-most Of whom were raw hands
blew off from the gold in their anx-
iety 10 arrive at the ore itself A keen
old man turned their impatience to ac-
count by shamming lameness. and pre-
tending that in his weakly state he was
not equal 10 the toll Of mining. and was
thus compelled TO resort 10 the poor
and protitless branch Of gathering the
black sand. which he sold as subsii-
tuie for emery. He used 10 90 about
on an evening with large bag and a
tin tray, requesting the miners 70 blow
their black sand upon il. and returning
with it to his hut. by the aid Of quick
silver he was able 10 extract the gold.
double in quantity to that which was
obtained by the Understanding miner
at the washings.
Tricks Of every kind were played
upon newcomers in search Of the gold
en- treasures. One story j. told Of some
American associates who had been
working al an improbable spot. put
ting up notice that their :" valuable
site was for sale, rs they were going
elsewhere. A few Germans who had
Just arrived offered themselves as pur-
chasers. The price asked was exorbi-
tant. rs the proprietors stated that the
"diggings" returned large amount Of
gold. and the following day was APP
pointed for the Germans to come and
see what could be produced in the
course Of few hours working. The
sellers went during the night and secret
ed the gold-dust in the banks, so that ii
would come 10 light, as a natural de-
post. when the earth was turned ~.
The following morning the poor Ger
mans were 80 delighted with the appar-
ent richness Of the place that they gave
large sum Of money and two valuable
gold watches for the property. The
Germans were laughed at; but they
went to work, and actually succeeded
in raising large amount Of gold be-
meath the spot where the others had
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04
SIXTEEN AND SIXTY.

on grandma sits In her oakcn chair.
AMI ~ Nif- Bessie win tangled hair
.f'm going 90 be- married. IN. grnndmam ma
Ia going 20 b. iuarrsei. liza. ma. hal ha
oh. grandma smpnths out her apron string,
$40 ven know. my dear ~ solemn
thing
..'Ti. Ssarinncr MOI -. grandmAmma.
ln going m ~ married. Ma. M ha. ha.''
Thcn grandma look through her sixty years,
And sums 49, woman hops and fnars.
~, ~ I'm liNin3 ana Two ~ 'em dad:
Grandpa helpless and tied % hi- bed.
Noslrre ~ i've when the house burned
duwn.
Years ~ fah'lnx with Dld Mother Brown.
Sinckinus a. darn ana bread - bake.
Dishes % wnsh AMI dresses 20 make.
Hut thrn the music ~ partrring feet.
trandNa Misses 40 font aud sweet
Song ard pfitfle the I've .Ong LAY,
jDy ant k.~scs ana love niNay.
On. grandma SIno'ahs ont her apron string
And gnyrs down m her wrdi ling ring.
AMI ~ffl 10 smiles ils he drops tear:
" ms suicmncr MOTTO. ler. rny dear
--fiIrsgr'N Ufglslu
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left on The Americans were thus out
witted in turn. and cndeavored TO get
rcpossession OF the place by force; but
another company Of Germans arriving.
they were obliged 70 decamp.
An old miner relates this story:
while working on Rock Greek. the
weather being very hot. we always had
near - a can OF water. and close 70 il
we put ateacup 70 hold the particles Of
gold a. we collected them. One MORN
ing a. we were al WORK a thirsty digger
came BY, who asked permission 10 lake
dranght of water. which being grant
ed. he filled up the cup, and quafied on
the costly drink. without either drink
ing our hcalths or leaving the least sed-
im-nt AT the bottom. [ suspected ut
first that some trick had been PLAYED
upon us. and he had secreted the gold;
but from the evident distress Of the
man. and the earnest manner in which
he promised 10 repay Us when he got
work. firmly believe that he had swat
lowed the gold, not having noticed il in
the cup"
Scarcely twenty-three years have
elapsed since the gold WELD in Califor-
MIA became an undoubted fact, and
within that period many mill
ions Of dollars worth Of gold-dust
has been added 10 the wealth Of the
world. But even these results have
been ecllsed by the wonderful discov-
cries Of gold in Australia So extern
siycly are the gold deposits distributed
throughout that great country. that
Melbourne. the capital. has been said
10 be paved with the rich metal. the
broken quartz rocks which have been
used 10 make the streets being found to
contain gold. -Harpers Young People.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04

THE anglers theory that fish does
not suffer much physical pain from .
hook in his gills. or mental agony
either. for that matter, i supported BY
the recent experience Of . Stratford.
Conn, fisherman. A large trout tore
two hooks in quick succession from tho
line. and was finally pulled up on tho
third, with the first two IN his stomach.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06
Light breaking in Calhoun County.


PMkersburg sentlnel.
The following is said to be copy Of an
order made by the County Court OF CAL
houn county at the March term, 1880:
"wHKREAs, It has but recently come to
the knowledge OF this Court that the pill
grims who landed upon the Rock Of
Plymouth came TO the Western hemis-
phere to offer tribute to the God Of Lib.
erty, and build up temple to the genius
OF civilization, and
WHEREAS, The political dogma OF con-
stitutional liberty, as defined by the sage
OF Monticello, and enforced by the boy
who could not tell lie," has been amply
demonstrated by the recent decisions Of
the Supreme Court OF the United States
Judge Field dissenting); and
WHEREAS, The oppressed oil all. coun-
tries Indians and Cinnamon excepted)
can here find refuge; their rights pro-
tected; their conscience free.
II is therefore ordered that James Ash
by, gentleman OF color, and very
worthy citizen, be, and is hereby appoint
ed surveyor OF road precinct No. IA on
Pine creek in centre district, with vested
powers to act in the premises in any man.
ner not repugnant to the l4th amendment
OF the constitution OF the United States.
It Is further ordered, That II any cost
i've editor in this State, whether l0cojoco.
Rad. Democrat, or Greenbacker, shall
have the termerity to make:or offer any
undue and unnecessary comments or
criticisms, on the passage Of this order,
this court, II IL knows itself, and 1t thinks
it does, will offer up for the benefit Of that
editor prayer couched in the language Of
the 100 psalm; and moreover, should that
editor in person or by proxy, ever darken
the threshold OF this judicial sanctum, his
passage "FdciiiS est decelsuS ArGni" will be
swift and easy. Amen.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06

The Greenbaek Party In West virginia
A call appears in the Charleston Courier
for estate Convention Of the National.
Decentralization party Of West Virginia
at Charleston, Kanawha county, May 20,
1880" The object is to select delegates TO
the National Presidential Convention OF
the party on June 0, at Chicago, "and
also TO nominate fall State ticket for
West Virginia in the ensuing State cleo
ton"
John A. Thompson, Of Jefferson county,
who issues the call, and who is Chairman
Of the State Executive Committee, says
that he invites "all voters Of the State,
without distinction OF party, to unite with
the National Greenback Labor party oil
West Virginia, in the selection OF State
and legislative ticket, fairly representa-
live Of the taxpayers, laborers. and pro:
ducers OF West Virginia, upon the basis oil
State reform, opposition TO all monopolies,
| the abolition Of the County Courtsystem,
noa.partisan Judiciary, reduction OF
taxation, fees and salaries, the overthrow
Of Bourbonism, and the adoption Of q
wise, liberal and progressive policy In the
government Of the State"
1t is somewhat singular that several Of
the most conspicuous Greenbackers in
West Virginia were instrumental in sad
ding the present constitution County
court included on the people Of the State.
Henry S. Walker was one OF these. BE
and the proprietor Of the Wheeling Reg.
iasr are as responsible as any two persons
that we know of-perhaps more SO. We
had good constitution before that; good
in the sense OF being more in keeping
with the spirit Of the age, and We might
still have had it but for the frantic efforts
Of these two individuals TO resuscitate
"Bourbonism" in West Virginia.
If the people Of West Virginia expect
progressive legislation they must seekit al
the hands of the progressive party Of the
state-the party that is part and parcel O.
the great progressive party Of the United
States and not at the hands Of those
whose antecedents are at variance with
progress. The Greenback party is a myth
it is not reality anywherein hecountry
resumption killed it: it withered beneath
the rising sun Of returning prosperity.
The Chicago Convention will amount t
nothing. The hotels will not buy ar
extra barrel Of flour on account Of it, mol
put cot in room. The convention viii
not fill the pews OF the smallest church ii
Chicago. The contest is exclusively be
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties, and no amount Of shaking Of dry
bones at Charleston, on the Kanawha
will in the least affect the result. Al
Count Cayour ence said of Sardinia, "it
is grain Of sand, it cannot grow" SO We
may say that the Greenbsck morus mul,
ticaulis has had its day, and, like Jonah'l
gourd, it lies withered aud dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06

The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton in the Third District is not to be held
until August, but the Greenbackers are to
hold theirs on the 26th ofMay. There is
not much doubt but that Kenna will be
renominated by the Democrats, although
sehon, Of Mason county, is pushing him
for the place right vigorously. As to
who the Greenbackers will nominate, is
not SO certainly known, it is said, as 1t was
some time ago. 1t appears that Walker
does not hold the party in the hollog oil
his hand nowadays, as he once did.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06

From the New York Sun.
The Republicans have chosen all their
delegates to Chicago in Maine, Vermont,
Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Kansas and Texas, aud part Of
them in North Carolina, making total Of
224. From the information in our pos.
session we will give what we believe to be
the Presidential preferences OF these dele
gates. We have very little doubt that
they will be allowed to express their pre-.
ferences on the first ballot in the National
Convention, without regard to the in.
structions OF the State Conventions. This
was done in the National Conventions OF
1858 and 1876, after debate and careful de-
liberation, and the majority at Chicago
will not dare to reverse such rule for the
purpose OF coercing the nomination OF
Grant or anybody else.
The preferences Of these 224 delegates
we believe to be as follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06

TAXATION OF NATIONAL BANK SHARES
Great interest has been excited in New
York by the decision Of the United States
Supreme Court in the case OF Mr.. vii.
liams, Of the Exchange National Bank OF
Albany. This decision is to the effect
that the New York act Of 1866, which had
been construed by the Court of Appeals
Of that State to refuse to shareholders in
banks the right'to deduct their debtsfrom
the value Of the shares assessed sgainst
them, is void, because Of its being in con-
flict with the act Of Congress creating the
national banks. The Supreme Court de-
cides, in effect, that States have no right
10 tax shareholders in national banks,
except 80 far as that right is derived from
the act OF Congress creating those banks
and regulating them. The immediate ef-
feet Of this decision is to leave the State
OF New York without any legal provision
for assessing and taxing shares in the ma
tional banks, and it is understood that it
affects the validity Of such taxation also in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. In New York,
however, the question further arises
whether shareholders who have paid taxes
under the law Of 1866, declared to be void,
are not entitled to recover the back taxes
illegally collected from them. The amount
Of taxes so paid, 1t is said, exceeds s20,-
100000, and If the State and city have to
refund that sum terrible rent will be
made in their finances. It Is bad enough
to have such considerable and import
ant source Of revenue cut of, but to pay
previous collections back again for o
period OF fourteen years is worse still. 1t
is expected that very embarrassing ex-
cess OF litigation will result from this de-
cislon, and suits are understood to have
been entered already.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-06
senator Henry G. Davis Versus Congress.
man Ben wilson.


We observe by slip from the Congress
ional Record that our senior Senator pre-,
scented, a few days ago, petition from q
number Of the citizens Of Piedmont, W.
Va, praying Congress to "take no action
at this session that will affect either green.
backs or silver" In presenting the pc
tition Senator Davis took occasion to say
that he fully agreed with the signers. and
that he too hoped that Congress would
"let the currency and coinage laws alone"
It has always been understood that our
Senator was not Greenbacker, but 1t can
not be said that we are indebted to him
for this understanding by reason of any
courageous words Of his during the time
when It was important to speak out on the
subject. The understanding was derived,
80 far as 1t was derived at all, from the fact
that the Senator did not speak on either
side, but was merely passive. This is the
negative virtue that he can claim on the
financial question.
We consider that the Senator's present
declaration has lost pretty much all Of
its virtue by reason OF It's tardiness, but at
the same time 1t may be Of use in the COM
ing canvass in reiuting the many here
sizes that will be promulgated by Wilson,
Martin, Kenna and Hereford in their stump
speeches on the currency question. They
are all Greenbackers, and on the record
as such, and OF course they must, Il
pressed, be able to defend their records.
Col. Ben. was fearful Greenbacker after
Col. Basel took the stump as a Green.
back candidate for Congress, and bis effort
was to show that there was no necessity
for Bassel's candidacy, in view Of the fact
that he (Col. Wilson, was as much Of
Greenbacker as he tBassel) dared be.
It would be difficult TO tell at this late
day how many millions more Of green.
backs were needed, according to Col. Ben,
but the amount was vast. He talked q
good deal about paying of the debt in
greenbacks as fast as 1t matured. His
idea was that such policy would proba.
bly, give the country enough money.
We do not presume that Senator Henry
everpromulgated any such nonsense as
this. He istoo practical a business man for
that. He knows that there is plenty Of
money in the country, and that the vol.
ume is much larger than at any previous
period in the history Of the government.
He knows that we have now more than
four times as much paper money as we
had in 1850, and more than three times as
much as we had in 1850, and that we have
three times as much gold and silver in the
country as in 1850, and fully 90 per cent
more than in 1850. He knows also that
Great Britain with twice as much gold as
we have, has not half as much paper
atioat. knowing this much, he knows
that It would be sheer lunacy TO adopt the |
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that country, which otherwise would have
the cold climate Of Labrador; and
WHHREAs, Il Is an admitted scientific
fact that tide.level canal Of sufficient
width across Panama would change the
course Of the Gull Stream, and thereby
freeze out an English-speakng nation,
WHEREAS, The United States would
tbsreby lose rs chief foreign market,
which loss would not be counterbalanced
by the new markets opened by an inter
oceanic canal; therefore
Resolred, That we emphatically reaftirm
the Monroe Doctrine, and that We will
bring II to bear against the human de-
signs OF France in thus attempting TO de-
stToy her CHIEF European rival, and injure
the commerce OF the United States.
We now expect TO see all Englishmen
converted to the Monroe Doctrine.