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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

envelopes, showing that there has been no uni.
formiiy In tho Use OF the daingstamps at the city
of tile letters dnted February a. 1880 corresponds
exactly with the one In Use at tho present dale. A
REpUBLiCAN reporter called at tho rooms Of this
committee last evening after the card appeared,
found seyernl of the members busily engaged on
various papers and was courteously received by
the secretary, Mr.. Lawrence Gardner.
u would like 10 sec those envelopes" remarked
tho reporter. explaining the obec, of his call.
~ don't know whether you can see thcm or moi"
said MI Gardner, and stepping around the table
he held consultation In Il low voice with Brother
Ralbfus.
As the result Of the conference Mr. Gardner In
formed The reporter that the envelopes could not
DC seen that night, but could be inspected to-day.
A card
VI Mr.. William Dickson will produce nlcitcrbcar.
ing the postmark of the Washington city postof.
flee Of date In January, 1850, that is identical
With that on the alleged Garfield Chinese letter,
Will pay him $40 for his trouble. Let us have IN
ID. ID, AfNgER.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
MARYLAND NEWS.

Hometown is preparing to celebrate Its second
centennial.
Montgomery county farmers are complaining OF
the appearance of the wecyil In the wheat
State Senator SteinerSf Frederick county Is can.
vassing Connecticut for Garfield aud Arthur.
Mr.. L. ". Ash, q prominent citizen Of Flinstonc
Allegheny county, died on Thursday last and was
buried on Friday,
Michael Emmcrt, native Of Montgomery county,
but now resident Of California, raised $1,000 bush
els of wheat this season.
sylvester M0catec, one of the oldest and most
popular citizens Of Marshal district, Hartford
county, died Wednesday.
The dwelling of Martin L. YOukns near Bolivar,
Frederick county was entirely destroyed by drc
last week together with portion Of its contents.
Atwelvc-ycar-old son of william lynch living
near JGrrcttSvilio, Hartford county, fell from a
chestnut tree last Saturday, and received injuries
from which he died in q few hours.
William Crimes Michael Shea and John Dona-
hue are in jail nj Cumberland, awaiting trial on an
indictment for an assault with Intent to Kill l., n,
Dewitt in a recent republican procession 1T Frost
burg
Samuel h. Ebert, Of the firm of Ebert & Sons, of
Frederick died on Saturday in tho fory-sixth year
of his age. He was an honUred citizen, three times
a member OF the common council and three times
Supcrlntcndent of the water works,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
TIE LOUISIANA FRAUD.
A Piain violation of The Law.


The following telegram was received yesterday
NEW ORLEANS, October &c, 1880
Hon. Jay 4. HubbcH Chairman Congressional Com
Hiittce, Washington, D. C.:
send statement that you and department there
may fully understand the case. The constitution
Of Louisiana defines the qualification Of electors.
Article s0 vests in the legislative power to provide
for the proper enforcement Of tho provisions Of ar
tce 1856 ond establishes IN terms the Office of SUI
Pervlsor Of registration for the parish Of New Or
leans The legislature of 1880 passed an act rcla.
tive 10 registration, the last clause Of which pro.
yides thai the supervisor of the parish of New Or.
leans shall make revision OF the, registration
shall Close his Office ice ''" len days U' prior "to to
make ysfideatlgn q '' the same inc 0A IN Accord f
notice that registration would close the 22d of
October, and that no person not before registered
would be entitled to vote; but to meet the present
tons he will continue TO register. For many
years the law of Louisiana relating to registration
has required that Al oilces be closed ten days
prior 70 election. The present is The first instance
In which the law has been violated. The state
inspector Of registration and others have been ar
rested and are 10 be examined before the United
States commissioner to-day. W. p. KELLOGG.
Registration Onlcers Held TO Bail.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2G.-Inspcctor of registration
Cavanac aud his clerks, Henry ANTI, i. Il. Fischer
and George W. Flynn who are charged with lille.
gally registering voters, were examined before
United States Commissioner Lane to-day. Ailer
hearing testimony they were sent before the United
States circuit court under $500 bail. AS these per-
sons continue the work of registration 1t is stated
that they will be arrested again tomorrow. An.
davis are being made against all persons who
have registered since the 22d instant charging
them with illegal registering. There being no
Judge of the United States court here q restrain
Ing order against .Cayanac cannot be obtained.
Cavanac now denies that he threatened TO use
force to prevent arrests and interference by the
United States authorities, and says the statement
made that he is registering white votors and re-
fuses to register colorod voters is untrue and that
no distinction is made.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
THE POLITICAL WIIIRL.
Two nanswerable Speeches by General
Grant Yesterday.
Jmpotency of Northern Domocrnts-A FRO
test Against tho Principles Lee and
jackson Fought For.
why Republican principles Should win.

Why Republican Principles Should Win.
SYRACUSE N V, oct. 2G.-At n republican mass
meeting here this afternoon General Grant said If
he did not feel deep Interest in the republican
party and believe that II for the interest of all
parties and sections that II should succeed at this
time, he would not be present. If nll the democrats
IN the north we're good and patriotic men, which
he did not admit, we would not be secure under
democratic administration. The bulk of the
democracy was IN the southern states, aud 1t was
impossible that the limited number of democrats
IN the north could control the party II II once
got into power the southern element would be 30
powerful that 1t would sweep down OF ouc stroke
all Of your industries and prosperity, all OF
your banks, and your manufacturers aud
your industries of all Sorts and descriptions. We
don't want to sec this We all know that the
north, with its great intelligence, its free schools
Its energy ana itS industry. could not be stricken
not TO rise again but IN rising would suffer years
Of toll and disappointment. We want to avoid
that aud to do that we want to elect Garfield and
Arthur In November IApplause.l
In closing General Grant alluded to the speech
OF southern orator who recently told q cocred
audience that they were laboring under great
mistake In supposing that Lincoln had enamel
pated them.
The Principles OF Leo ana jackson Must lie
Surrendered.
AUBuRN, N. V, Oct 26--Goncral Grant arrived
here this evening aud was welcomed by q large
concourse Of people. He made two addresses, and
said: 1--WE ore not ready ut this time TO surrender
the interests of this country into the hands Of
those who have for twenty years cudcavorcd to
destroy II. They must give up the principles for
which Lee and Jackson fought before we will re-
ccivc their system of doctrine. Applause. Be.
fore It will be safe to surrender our convictions
they must give up the doctrine OF state rights The
democrats felt sure OF 13s electoral votes at Cincn.
natl no matter what nomination might be made.
The democratic party does not care cent for q
platform II n republican had been sent TO the
Cincinnati convention to dictate platform they
would have accepted 1t. Any platform that would
secure ~ electoral votes was what they wanted.
Tile republican party permits ballot to be cast by
every voter and when beaten by q ballot so cast
they will surrender and submit to what may hap
pen. IAppause.l
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
VIROINII POLITICS.
Trouble In the Eighth District.

For some time past the fact has been patent TO
the republicans of the eighth Virginia district that
there were influences In the p1stotiicc and custom
house at Alexandria decidedly hostile to Mr.. Bay
ley. the republican nominee for congress. So
marked has this opposition now become that the
attention Of the chairman OF the congressional
committee was yesterday called to The fact that
A. A. Waricld, the collector OF the port t. Z. Cor
bctt, clerk IN his Office and Mr. Mckenzie the city
postmaster, were busily engaged in antugopizlng
the election of Mr. Bayly and the ques ion was
asked whether it was the policy of republican
administration to permit oflce.holdcrs to utilize
their positions to defeat the election of republicans
TO congress member Of the committee yestcr-
day visited Alexandria to investigate the question
aud found That the collector and postmaster had
formed strange sort Of combination, IN which II
was proposed by them TO trade on this and
several other districts In Virginia In which the re-
publicnns have q fair fighting chance for votes for
the republican electoral ticket. III the consultG-
ton Which took Place Mr.. Mckenzie, the post.
wns purely personal In It's character, and he be.
licyed the course pursued by him in the matter
was for the best Interests Of the republican party
The attitude ofMr. Warneld and his clerk will be
brought to the attention of the treasury depart
mcnt, and as the commission OF the former rs col
next February, the probabilities of his reappoint.
ment VIII depend In great measure upon the cX-
cuscs he can produce for what is regarded here as
treachety to his party or at least such temporz-
ing with the enemy as leaves him under very
grave suspicion.
There is also but little doubt that when Assist.
ant Postmnstcr- General Tyncr comes to review the
position OF Mr.. Mckenzie In this matter that gem
tlemans official peace of mud will undergo some
rapid and startling changes.
Orange CHI, Va.
The republicans held q full meeting at Orange
Courthouse, Va, OH the 2jth. A. W. Harris, Gar
field eector for the district A. j. Eslcn and II. l.
Harris spoke for the republican presidential and
congressional tickets The funders and readiust
ers also held discussions, which were well at
tended. The republicans are well organized in
Orange county.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
rho Yotc of Sow YorIs Clly.


Democratic organs have hastily assumed that
the large increase In the number Of registered vo-
tiers In this city means corresponding increase in
their majority over that Of 1876 on a surface
view, and without any close examination Of the
figures, they have claimet a majority for Hancock
of from 60 900 to 1900 In New York alone. With
no other basis of computation than the table of
registration II is easy 10 show that these figures are
much too high. The total registration this year
is 2iGO20, against lG7S37 last year, An analy.
sis of the table shows that the rate Of
increase has been much greater in republican than
in democratic districts. In the seventh, ninth
eleventh and thirteenth assembly districts, Rl of
which are republican, the rate of Increase over the
registration OF 1879 is 30, per cent? In the remain
ing districts, all democratic, the rate is 23.iG per
cent. If the total vote bears the same proportion
to the registration as in 1876 there will be 100000
votes polled next Tuesday Adding TO the vote
cast for president by each party In 1870 its
due proportion of the increase rs indicated by the
above percentages we have a democratic total in
round numbers of l30 G0J and republican, total Of
72OO0 giving Il democratic majority of $4,000
This Is what the table shows If IL shows anything.
But the real increase in.tho republican strength in
this city does not appear ON the registry lists.
Democrats who take an interest in such matters
will find an accurate statement Of It's extent and
effects In the Times on the morning aierelecIon,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
Personal.

SENIOR ROMERO intends to return to Washington.
SECRETARY SHERMAN delivered all address az
Cooper institute last night before 1900 people
THE French steamer Amerique from Havre
with Sarah Bcrnhurdt on board, arrived at New
York last night
GENERAL LoNGsrREEr recently appointed min
ister TO Turkey. was yesterday the guest Of Consul
Packard at Liverpool. He will go TO London to-
day.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS made n rousing speech at
the Cooper institute New York, ON Monday night
The immense hall was crowded to its utmost Gu
pacity
CAPTAIN 4. HART Of the interior department and
colonel Of the Boys IN liluc, has been absent sew
crol days making speeches for Garfield aud Arthur
ia PeunsyN0nip, aud is making many converts
from the uncrriliCd. lie speaks IN Piusburs to-
night.
liENRY EyANs IT,, q baltimore merchant aged
iity.'iN, has Lccn missing for six weeks In May
last he went west with his wife aud three daugh-
ters. In September he sent his family back aud
started FOR Denver, intending TO stop az Lincoln.
Ncb 10 zee customer Siucc that time nc has
not been heard from aud every lUft to trace him
has milcd. lie did not reach Lincoln and IL is
feared that hU has been murdered
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
The warren Inquiry.

NEW York, oct. 26.--The first witness before the
Warren court Of inquiry to-day was Breyet-MaJor
Alexander S. Webb, presiden Of the Free college
Of the city of New York and chief Of General
McGdc's staff in April, 1865. He identified the
books containing the dispatches to and from Gen.
eral Meade headquarters, verified by hmsclfa
few DAYS after AppumattOx, General Meade gave
Instructions that connection should be maintained
with the Finh corps. Captain \, n. Martin. late Of
the United states volunteers, was examined. lie
heard the conversation between General sheridan
and General Warren when the latter came up after
being relieved OF his command and requested
General sheridan TO reconsider his orders, GEN
orGl Sheridan answered with profane monosyl-
Iubln
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TLiELICENSE .iGIT.iTfoN.



Postmaster General.
At tho meeting of the liquor license board
yesterday license was granted to John
HOwscr, No. 1920 G street northwest, making
the third license granted. The following were
put on tho suspended list their applications
being Informal or defective in some respects:
b rnard A. Mcdonnell, Marco Laurcuz,, Z.
H. Reuter-, Mrs NJ. Lynn, Philip Brodrccht,
William Dict1. Louis Phillip, Lurcuzi Simi,
Mary Blnnhgan, Edw. Beuchest, Charles G.
Godfrey, Margaret Calvin Levi Wa, dbury,
Eugene Fugitt and DAILY & Cunningham.
The following is q copy Of the letter sout to
the District commissioners by Postmaster
General Maynard aud referred to in the reIort
of the preachers meeting In yesterdays RE-
PUBLICAN:
GENTLEMEN: The squares fronting Oh the gem
cral poslunice building ure now occupied by
various beer rooms ana drinking saloons which
are, In my Judgment highly prejudicial to public
Interests and morality. The business Of large
numbers of people requires their attendance In
person at the general postuoce department, and to
many IeOple whose upinious aud feelings should
not be dsrcgnrdcd II is offensive ~ make their way
To this department past su II places. The cstGb-
fishing OF places for The sale Of intoxicating liquors
IN close proximity to the department. is also i'll
furious to the pubic service, by presenting teinpta-
tions In the way of the employees Of the govern
mCnt aud, in the event OF their yielding to tile
same, uniting them Tor the discharge OF their
Official duties. l therefore, respectfully and car
nesily protest against the reissueof any license now
in force, or the issue of any new license for the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors upon the sides OF the
squares facing the general pCstuilcC building or
contiguous thereto. have the honor T. be. very
respectfully, etc HORACE MAYNARD,
PuslmasteT-Generul.
The officers and members of the Y. NJ. G. A.
have sent to the commissioners strong pro-
test against renewing the license Of Alr. Ed.
Abuers saloon, No AIS Ninth street, two
doors above the Y. NJ c. A. building, on
the ground that the work Of the Y. NJ. g.
A. is Of II refurmatory character, and all the
reasons to forbid the continuance of Il Dar-room
in the vicinity of II reformatory, school or
church obtains in this case.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

DENVER, Col, oct, 25-Dr W. w. Rowan one Of
the witnesses in the Berry affair, arrived here this
morning. He denounced the statement that two
companies ofmilltla had gone to the reservation
to aid the sheriff in making arrests untrue, and
says II would have been oolhardy, as the Indians
We're on the R,ort aud knew every movement OF
the state officials lie lur,GGrsays they had orders
TO send detail 10 escort the messenger with the
575 900 Ute money to the agency, but the order was
recalled before he left so he thinks the money was
returned to Washington, and says Berry is en- route
from the agency to Denver and that accounts Of
trouble have been greatly exaggerated,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
AN ACCOMMODATES PRISONER.
ossian Aldrich Appears IN New aud More
Favorable Light,

An Incident occurred at tho Arsenal few days
ago, which probably has no parallel in history.
Mr.. ossIan Aldrch, the signal corps sergeant re-
Gently courtmartaicd on various charges aud sem
fenced TO imprisonment for two years has been con-
fined at the Arsenal pending hlsremoyal to the mil
itary prison. He was imprisoned in the guard house.
A few nights ago, having Whitfield n key out
of n block Of wood, hc opened the door Of his
prison, and when the guard was some
distance away slipped ont. He came
up town aud went on spree, becoming so Obvious
to worldly affairs that he failed to return TO his pri.
son before daylight appeared, aud his absence was
discovered lie then very obllgiugly returned to his
prison. An account ol his lark coming to the ear5
OF the commanding officer, charges were preferred
against the soldier on guard. Aldrlch here again
showed an accommodating spirit by appearing Gs
witness In behalf Of the soldier. lie ngain went
through the process Of whiting out key, and 80
coucuslNcly proved his ability 10 liberate himself
that the guard was completely cNOnOrp,Cd,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

ALBANY, n. y, oct, 26.-The first day Of the
second fall meeting at Island Park. Two races
took place in the 2iO and 2;2l classes. Neither
race was finished.
In the first race Furctte won two hcats-timc
2:37, 2.37la; Flora i. one-time 2.3jlI, aud Kit
Carson One-time, 2.3ll4,
In the 2:1I-cass race CNStlcton won two heats
time 227l5 227lq Dan Smith oue-time 227l5
and Emma B. ont-time 900.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

Rev, W. II, Doolo Of New Jersey delivered an
eloquent lecture on temperance last night at the
Hamiinc M. j. church. Mr.. Boolo came with
splendid testimonials from leading papers, the
Louisville Courier journal giving him precedence
ever John u. Cough rs q temperance orator. The
church was well filed last night, ouc tile burning
words OF the imprisoned speaker were eagerly
listened to. lie spoke mainly from prohibitory
standpoint and said that the church people Of the
l0ud must rise up aud crush out the liquor power.
iustlG applause aud an unusual interest was man
ifCSlnh Lv his nenrers
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

New ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-The Southern Pacific
railroad party composed of Hon. Charles Cro3kor,
president of the Southern Pacific and vice-presi-
dent OF the Central Pacific railroads; Thomas W.
Peirce and r. 5. Spoiflrd of the Galveston & sam
Antonio railroud, and George CrOcker and Colonel
James Gamble, general Superintendent Of the
Western Union telegraph lines on the Pacific coast
left to-day via the Morgan line for Galveston and
San Antonio. Mr. Crockcr is looking for an outlet
to the gulf for his rO0d, which, he states will ccr-
Minly be completed within two years, possibly
plf
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Tho Goyornmont prIn,lng.O mcc club.

A business meeting Of the Government Printing
oflice club was held last night at their hail on
First and II streets northwest, with Charles VI.
Robinson in the chair, and r. KingsmOn secretary
Several communications were received aud read
Those members who are not going home to vote
will attend the demonstration OF republicans at
Hyattsvillo, Md, on next SNtur day evening. Ar
rOngcmcnts have been made for this club to re-
ceivc election news next Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings The meeting was quite an enthusiastic
one. and was addressed in Il few appropriate re-
marks by President Robinson, ultcr which II nd.
iOurmel 10 "Wednesday eNenmE NOYcmbur B. 1850.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

The case of Bcnj,min Kurt2, charged
with assautng officer Lombardy, in Lafay.
ette square, was dismissed by Judge Smell yes.
terday Tho case had some very peculiar ica.
lures. Tho officer went TO arrest u drunken
woman, when Kurtz soil d the officer and
called police, under the impression that Lop
hardy, whom he did not recognize MS an oil.
GER was assNultmg The woman. The court
concluded that Kur,2 had made mistake
aud did not intend TO assault the officer,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

GALyEsToN TEN, oct. 96.-1he cotton In the
hold of the British steamship Dhbealtc, which
cleared for HNyrc was discovered to be fire this
evening one hundred and fifty bales were thrown
overheard ana recovered by tugs, which CEtil-
guishcd the flames, Yesterday the cotton IN thc
hold Of the steamship josephine OF the Morgan
line twenty-five miles ont from lGdiuuJlu, was
found to be ON fire, and lhc flames were CXtin,
guishch with the utmost difficulty The Josephine
arrived to-day and discharged the damaged cotton.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27
capo Cod Canal Laboror, Leaving.

sANDwfcH, MASS, oct, 20-sxty Italian laborers
left Sandwich this morning for New York, Sixty
after A meeting was held by the contractors and
-subcOntraCtOrs and bosses Of the Cape Cod ship
canal this afternoon 10 see what steps would be
and Goddard. Nothing definite hos yet been NScer-
tanned regarding the action taken, All excitement
is at an end
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

The clerk of the court has issued tho fol.
lowing marriage licenses; Robert Il, Simms
and Mary T. Keefe; Frederick Friedman aud
Sophia Homischer; Edward Jones and Mary
Swear George Humphreys Of Mon lgomery
county, Md, aud Charity Scott Of this city,
George Il. Stenz and Mary NJ. Il, Haugei John
Crawford aud Rose Il, Booth.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

CHICAGO oct 26-The democrats Of the fifteenth
Illinois district have nominated s w. Moulton OF
shelby county for congress, John Il, Elem and
Colonel Fcr previously nominated by the oppos.
Ing factions having been withdrawn, The repub.
llcans have renomlunted A. Z. Forsytho
New NORK, O1t. The Kings county demo
cratic congressional convention Of the third dis
iriCt tonight nominated Rev, J' Hyatt Smith for
congress In that district,
The Kings county republicans Of the fourth dis
trict tonight nominated Daniel W. IallmOdge Tor
congress in that district
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Registration In Cook County, Ill.

CHICAGO, oct, 26.-lhe registration for Cook
county closed tonight at o'clock, The figures
are not yet oblainable, but II is calculated that
registration this year equals the total vote In 1876,
which was TO- 5O}, and upon this basis II is esti-
mated enough Unregistered votes will be cast 10
swell tho total this year to 10000, or far beyond
any vote ever polled in this county Unregistered
voters all allowed to vote when the fact Of resi-
dence and identity are sworn 10.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-27

THE sculptor, Wilson Mcdonald, Is modelling
General Haucock's bust slightly larger than
life, aud has produced a remarkable likeness.
The bust Is understood to have boon ordered
by number of gentlemen who perhaps design
IL for clubhouse, or some say, for the Get
tysburg battle field.