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, 1880-03-25

JunGE MORAN rendered q decision OF
great moment In tho Circuit Court yosteelhy.
1ic held TINT persons not freehotders wcre de-
barred from serving on jurics In this State. Tho
common Inv provides TINT q freehold qunlflca-
tton IL necessary for Jurors nnd ns thero Is. no
provision Of my 6tato law repoaltnE this princi-
Pile. but, on tho contrary. the statute requires
that IN Juror ahnll DO FREQ from oil legal OK
ccptian," tho Judge hold that t1on- frecholtlcts
wcro mt competent to serve. Should this do
cfston DO sustained by tho higher Cpurts, 1t Will
do much to facilitate tho obtaining OF compo-
tent Jurors. and tho occupation of tho unwashed
and dishonest professional" Will hnye passed
NWny.
, 1880-03-25

TIE anti-thtrtl-term boom shows signs OF
great acttvity Ia all directions. In Now York
btate club meetings aro held almost nightly In
tho different Assembly districts, and it is cstt.
1nntcl TINT thpro nre moro thnn 10000 Ncpitl}-
llcans In tho State who will vote for q Democrat
In tho oycnt OF Grant being tho Chicago nomt-
nee. lu tho addresses issued by tho Independent
Republican Association In New York City, tho
feynote Of opposition 10 third term isBoundctl
In tho declaration that tho nomination OF
Con. Grant would be n stcp toward dotcnt.
1u New York rs III St, Louis tho hntt-thiE,f-
formers arc burning their bridges bohind
them, md rendering ret.cat impossible. Thuy
havo l'cg,,n by netting within tho Republican
party while yet thoro Is tilno for their c.Iorts
to accomplish tho object for which they hayo
organized. and 1t rests With the Republican
r'arty Itself to dotermine whether they shall re.
inafn Republicans or DO driven to tho funll-
ment OF their determination to support tho
Democratic nominee Us aEainst Gen. 0rant,
, 1880-03-25

ntsts tho temperance agitators, lIayo actch In
md through tho 1.ihcrnls to force their re-
sttfctfve measures u1,atl tho country. Tile
situation IL not unlike TINT In this country nj
times; nntl just ns thu Republican, party Inns
always been defeatctl whcn It Inns Ind t0
carry pr0libtsEontst measures, 10 the Lib
erttls were Defeated In 1a14, when tho pMl}-
Trims nbnlnlouctl them mil went over 10 tlie
rrnks Of the Tories.
IN tho conduct of m election the puhlicans
l,nvo Frcut advantage. III tho first rlnco
tley tlave n voting constituency whiah they
control rs absolutely Ms If they were cattle.
nnl tho Kin-,nlIls of Grcnt Britain arc just
rs true to the Tories rs tho r,lnl-sl,ops nro 10
the Democracy III tl,o City Of Nav York.
Secondly, rs tho London Rcufc,1 remarks,
they know lust whnt they want and they
want hut ono thing, a,nl TINT is, non.lnter-
ference with their business. They caro not
how candidate stands on bndgets, trcuttcs,
wars, or foreign relations. Al, they want to
knoM>is how lie stands MI gin antl beer. As
the Tories are sound OIL this qucatton and tho
Liberals are itot. ns llns just heun shown by
their support OF lncnl option, Of course they
will vote for the Tory candidates. as one
English paper says: "Tlte publ!cans nro
perfectly fn!r, md would p!nce tho grcnt beer
interest Mt tho disposal nf tho ficrccst Ratttcal
who would pledge himself tint the flow of ge1,-
,line ltlnor should be unlnlpcded, against tho
stanc)lcst Conservative who yc,lturcd to Lint
that check might not improperly bo if,-
posed on The mighty volume Of the river Of
beer" But the 1tadlcals will not make this
pledge, and tie "pnhltcals' 60 with tho
party TINT DOES nothing to Interfere witt.
their business. Agaln, tie puhlicans have
every advantage In the manner Of their clcc-
tfoncering. They do not llnye 10 spend any
money or make any speeches. They Ito not
even have to go out of their houses. Their
constituents cu'no to them. nnd they make 1t
so pleasant for tl,cm TINT they are Rlah they
have come, and tltey come often and bring
their friends with them. a glass of beer or
Kit, and wntcr has very modifying influence
spon the suffrage, especially II 1t Is nccorl-
panied by the al1-powerfMl argument TINT
every truo Euglisllman wifi resist party
wl,icl, would deny to tho poA wllat they cal,-
not take away from the rich. This Is n dis
crIminatton Which appeals wifi fnrco to
every I3riton, antt does not need explaining.
: Americans, therefore, who take MI interest
In tho pending canpa!gn which Lord Deacons-
field tias sprung upon .tllo British nation
should not be lnislel by the Rnngutne
prophecies which appear In tile foreign dis
patches. In elcctlon.ttme very often nearly
all signs fAfl. Leaving tho ptlblteans out Of
the question, the Liberals are fighting agninst
immense odds. They have to faco the pow
erfnl triple nllinnco Of tho Church, tho
tlunktes, nlt tho landed aristocracy. Now
II H. IT, mn
, 1880-03-25

DURING tho entire day and tho groatcr part
OF tho night tho fight Of Tuesday wlls cou-
tlH,iet!, mud 1t was not until qunEtor past II
o'clock this morning that tho House adjourned
Without having decided whether tho exooilont
licvenuo- Reform bill Of hr. Townshond should
10 tnkcn from Comnfttoo which will prumpt-
" consider ard roport 1t to thu House for ac-
u0n, aud glycn ovgr to tho custody OF
Il Committee which Inns already announced
Its determination to strangIo any antl
I'LL neasurca 0f tho kind, On ono
side OF tho prolonged struRKIo nro urrnyctl
tho high tne1, their ranks Increased for
tho tim0 by tho adhesion OF numbcr Of men,
bers who rcgard precedent Us paramount to
principle; OH tho other the men OF both parties
who earnestly ticsiru to bring ah0ut tho tariff
notifications proposed In tho Townshenti bill,
ara who very properly resent tho rupycsavo
policy announced by the Ways a1,d Mcans Conf
mttteo relative to all tariff legislation. At tho
end OF the contcat this morning nu result what.
ever hnd heen reached. tho question at tsBuo
standing precisely whore it did ut tho outset.
, 1880-03-25

The CHtcA6o Tn1nCSE has established brnnch
tsccs for tho receipt OF subscriptions ald advettlso
nsents ~ follows:
NEW YONK-ltoom - Irt1nns Building. E.T. Nc
1ADDEx, Manager.
GLASGOW Hcotland-Ailau's American Nows
Agency. 81 1tontold.st
LONDON, EnR.-Amcrlcan E1chnugc, ~ stsnnd.
HENRY +. GIr.Lto, Agent.
WARRINGTON D. Glib F street.
, 1880-03-25

The Democrats Of the Eighteenth. Ward
nominated Aid. Jonas for reelection to the
Council last evening. It Is quite probablu that
Mr. Jonas will arrive Mt sensible conclusion
pnd dec!itlo lie bus not tho fulutest chance uC
suooess against tho Itop,.ollcan canAldatu and
Ae ought not to run. The Respectable people Ut
The Eighteenth Warl nfo tired Of Jo,las, and will
rolegate hiu, to private iffc--to tannery--lt no
has thu tcuscrity 70 run. 1t Is ty no ,ncans
, 1880-03-25

THE Albany Evening Journal reached Its
ttftieth anniversary Nunday, Thuslow Weod,
Its original editor, was on hand to celebrate, md
occupied hta old chair long enough to propuro
the leador. Tho prosont editor OF tho Journal,
Mr George Dawson, was an apprentice under
Weed 1fty-throe years aKo,
, 1880-03-25

VARIOUS charitable Interpretations arc
placod by tho Now York prDss OIL Sunset Coxs
coarse assaulta upon tho Supreme Court Of tho
uuitod States. hut what IL charitable oxouae
for Mr. Cox would DO a damaging s1andeFA on
1post men; aad perhaps 1t would bo betteg 4Iot to
xepeut tho most common explanation. .t.e',
, 1880-03-25

IT Is very apparent tllat Gen. Sherman
docs not approve Of Secretary schurz's patornat
treatment OF tho Indians Tho Government,
which feeds tho savages ut heavy expense while
its soldiers fighting them ut m n,vful coet fl
prnctscin4 magnanlmlty which Tcoumgch
thinks vorgos on tho borders Of folly.
, 1880-03-25

Eu6ESE FAIRFAX WILLIAMSON, n gentle
1uau about 40 years Of ago, and q resttout Of
plttsburg, was nrrnstct In baltimore yesterday,
chnrgod With writing tho annoying letters to the
1tcv. DR.. Morgan Dix, OF Now York; Fairfax
admitted tho writing Of tho LETTERS but could
give no reason for bis peculiar action.
, 1880-03-25

THE now Legislature OF Maine provides
that tho Constitution Of the United statsa aud
tho Constitution OF the State shall ho road 81 q
part OF the exercises Of tho public schools, at
least once In each torn. by oycEy scholRf who
has reached the age OF Il.
, 1880-03-25

EVERY winter tic Maine Legislature adds
mn amendment to tho prs,hlbltnry Liquor Inv Of
TINT State, giving the tcetotat Hcrows another
tsStst but tho blhni0us appetites nf tho citizens
conttl,io to DO grntllcd NIL tho sHsno. This scs-
s[nn's nav lcgieintfon nlds r. prnvis0n ngninst
clnba, which Is pronounced unconstitutional by
many lawyers. 1t declares club where lhllur
IL Holl or gtvon aWAy common nuisnnco. for
bids tho shle OF older IA beverage, and crnpOp-
Grs the Governor to rotn0vo HhOrirs and County
Attorneys wha do not enforce Its provisions,
whllo mon conylutetl or intoxicntion receive
remission OF their fines for telling wlluro they
bought their liquor. Tho r,1tn. seller Is given Il
nne Of $l00 and costs Or nInoty tlnys In iall for
tho first otIonso, and each subsequent oircnso IL
punished with $t00 md ak months Mt hnrtl lnbor.
It Is claimed thut thore nro 100 drinking clntss
IN Portland. and Tint such organizations oxlst IN
every City and largo villnge OF tho stato. Tho
now enactment ia bnth Il confession Of tho 1Mlr-
t!al failure Of tho pTnhlbitory Inv and ilcrara-
ton that neither drinkers nor gelicEd Gull expect
quarter from tho protibttIon!sts. 1t Is true that
tho sn2o Of lhluor In public pinccs has boon
stopped. but these clubs explain whcro tho busl
hess has gono. antl King Alcohol still hns plenty
OF victims. Tho very day that tho Portland pa-
pcrs announced tho new triumph Of tho proh[-
btiontsts tfoy u!so cnntatnel rrporta Of BLK con-
yictions for intoxication by tho polleo Court.
For many ychss both parties haya Rty9n tter
Rssoht to tho prohtblt0ry tleory and for tho lust
twenty N=al Dowls,n li,ls bud full swing, with
tho machinery OF tho luw, to reform mons aIs-
pctLtcs, and what thoy huyo got to show Is Il
cessation 0t iM0rnl auasion md a multiplication
Of drinking clubs; hut 1t has rufnrne1 no ino-
brlAto. Tho Springfield tstasa.) Republican re-
marks:
It re1nans to ho seen whothor tho people will
ai,htn!t to thia lust attack on thoIr pcrsnnal
liberty. Tho Intensely reprcsslve l;quor lcgisla--
, 1880-03-25

crrdltnhlo to tho kId-Rioved yotng Donocrats
of the wafti TINT thsy should put forwart, 80
cotispfcuoualy INIT a candidate, or ore Of 40
t'r,ahTory reputation as tho man Jonas. Per.
hnrs It Was in tho Interest OF frcetfato TINT the
nomination ,ras t11nle.
, 1880-03-25

THE Common Council ut Its meeting last
night resolved to mako tho atrc9t-lamp appsu-
prlatton tho sumo us Inst year. TO prinH tho
I'LL within the required por cont limit $3.50, loo
moro WIS Topped Off. Tho bill was thou passed.
and goes to Mnyor IlarFisou, who will undoubt-
edly apply his pruning knife to some Of tho
ttema
, 1880-03-25

REPRESENTATIVE TlIoal.As, OF Illinois,
will bring In II tt'lnority report In favor Ut tho
reorganization of the Pension iturcnu OF slIr-
fereft basls FROM that agreed on By tho MAJOR
ity Of thd Committee On Puhyous. Tho Thotnas
bill would appoint Donrd OF Npvtow, tn which
'enaioueca could appell frum thu decision Of tho
Commissioner OF Pensions, the decision Of this
uoard to be tinat III MI cnses -
, 1880-03-25

Ex-Gov. PorSn, ot Wisconsin, nnd Mr..
WnAhfilrn, of Minnesota, addressed tho Com
fnlttea OF tho House ri Representatives. yestcr-
day In fnvpr nf Improving tho navigation of
tho Upper Mississippi by tho reservoir systnn,
Thoy presented tho opinions uf enlineut c,,-
Eit1ccrs In fnvnr Of tho feasibility or tho plan.
Tho cost OF constructing tho reservoirs was
estimated at s1.5N),o0 and abuut 81 foo,o ,oo0 moro
would bc required for damages and contingent
Rfnf
, 1880-03-25

1NTELL10ENcE las reached the Interior
department from Fort Peck tl,at Innny ne,n-
bers OF Sitting Dull's band havo applied ut thut
Plneo for food, Offering to surrender their uru,s
uud thetr poIt1cn II their wants weru supplied.
In this connection It may DO udded that Becsc-
taEy bchurz Expresses it as hls opinion that ail
the Indians who took any part lii tho Meuker
Massacfe will soon be captured through the lu.
Btsumentallty of Jack.
, 1880-03-25

WITH Wow to presenting 4 solid and
united front to tho Knarnoyttcs. tho CitIzcns'
Protective Union OF Sun Frnnclsco has notnt-
natod fifteen proposty-uwners ..s candidates to
bo voted for ut tho charter election In TINT city
next Tuesday. OF tho fifteen. t,!ght nro Demo-
Gratis and soyon arc ltcpuhlicans. 1t Ia thought
that tho party conventions vii! indorso those
nominations.
, 1880-03-25

YouNa Cameron md Conkling didn't 60
up to Harrisburg to 1nond fences exactly, but to
sit up with old Bfmen and Bootho and ol,ocr hts
declining years. Such tlllal devotion Oh tho part
Of young Camoron Ia touehlng.ln tho extrc,no,
and Mr, Conkltug's reverence for OLD ago ia QUO
OF tho nobfcBt tra!ts OF IN otherwise beautiful
nhnrnntrr
, 1880-03-25

THE entire business portion of the town OF
easnnna, Santa Domingo, WIS burned or tho 9th
or March. Tho fosa Il estimated Mt E, 100 Q00,
md tho space occupied by the burned buildings
exceeds SIX acrcs. Tho burning VIA caused by
tho wind blowing alout tho cmi,ers OF tirc
which sleepy scrvnnt had kindlcd In bis rnas-
ter's kitchen. There being no Insurance, nearly
nil tho merchants Of tue place aro utterly
ruined. Tho poorer classes would hnvo per-
ishcd were it not for tho abundance Of fruit In
tho surrounding country.
, 1880-03-25

TltE only suro Republican State Tint hos
even nppearcl tn fnvnr tho th!rs1 term IL rcnn'
ayivnnla: md tho revolt there is m positive nna
determined TINT good Judges tln,tbt wiothcr !.
could hu cnrrtct1 FOR ueu. Hrnnt. Lot II. hca,.
aornc moro from tho Republicans Of Kcutuctv
Nr1l1 JA1atBr,n
, 1880-03-25

THE English papers ot tho FIRST wt Ok III
March wsro discussing q Iiorin tclugrum to tho
London Standard, harLly knowing whit .icgrca
Of oredoaco to attach thBreto. II tho dispatch
has u true basls It would 1nd1cuto that Ilus,iR
lust summer triod to Induce Fxuuco to furu iii
, 1880-03-25

InoS1cA1. newspapers in Massachusetts
demand Il tux Oh tea 81 thal the Industry OF ton.
rulslng can be carried On IN that State. A good
article can 10 raised anywhere In New England
for s. a pound. This does very woIl for n Joke,
but II Lo Dues tcn-9arslena In tho snuth prosper
as ho hupos they will. a tax OIL tca WILL bo as
reasonable rs ono on R,lRnr,
, 1880-03-25

THE Ionia {M!ch.} Sentinel gives the pres
ont footings Of tts canvass for the Presidency as
follows: Jamea G. Dlulne, l50; John Sherman
100; U, 8. 1rant. %; scattering, 70. Now 1t l,a-
hooycs the third, ,turmers to giyo u f1w moro
strnws from Toxas, or Missouri, or some other
part Of tho.Solid EOllth. "s'j...:
, 1880-03-25

THE Pope Is reported to bo much chagrincd
Ivy tho response which tho Czar tnA made IN re-
ply to bis Holiness congratulations. In cclo-
brating the event with such pomp md display ns
he did tho 1loy Father has only his labor for hts
Inn
, 1880-03-25

TIE President yesterday appointed Jamcs
D. Angell. now President Of tho Michigan Uni.
vcrslty, Minister to China in the place Of MIR.
seward. Prof. ANGEL Is another Of those "lit-
erary fcltnwB" to whom Mr. Hayes has tnkon 80
kindly. Tho appointment Ia nn excellent ono.
, 1880-03-25

THE Washington Post, Democratic organ,
sayB that although Hor1,tio Seymour is not d
candidate for tho Democrntlo nomination, and
docs not wnntit he will accept II rendered the
position. OF op,,reo hc will.
, 1880-03-25

THE Radical party liave carried the cleo
tlons In Rulgaria by II largo majority, and tho
present Government Of TINT Province wilt have
to giVo WHY for ono moro progressive.
, 1880-03-25

1}EALY STDud1. Q romantic region In
clnssio bridgeport, Is trnyersed by a body Of
wnter which souse pnrttca call stream, but
tho Supreme Court ycstorday decided that II
WIS not nnyignble one
, 1880-03-25

THE reorganization Of tho Atlantic & Great
Western into tho New York. Pennsylvania i
Ohio Railroad Company was yesterday perfected
1t Cleveland. 4 lonn H 1904, 600 has BEEN matlc
with which to pny OH first mortgage Of nboltt
*a.c00 0m, tho balance to le expended IN mprur-
Ing tho limo by 1aytng steel rnits. narrowing tho
gnugo to tho standard, md ntiIfnK 10 tho eQulp
incnt. al tho officers and omployts of tho old
organization are continued, 1on. Dcvcrcaux,
late tho liccelvcr, having been elected presl-
dent.
, 1880-03-25

Mrcrr protlttng is required 10 keen the
thlrd-ter,n organs TIP to their work. They baye
lost henrt an courngo anl stomach for their u,,.
American employment.
, 1880-03-25

1ScHEputou3 nepublfcan" Inns stdn,.
Ing ntler In ONO Of tte Now York papers to he.
fi00 tint Con. Grant will not he nominated nni
500 moro that, II nominated, hu will not Ia
clnntcIl = -
, 1880-03-25

THE first Convention of The campaign II, (]hto
WAS hold In Springfield. Ciarko County, MonJay,
Tho most tho shcrmnn organs can sny Is thnt
thofr candidate has n minority" Ut tho dclo.
rufna
, 1880-03-25

TIE King Of slMn has appointed h1r.
Edwin Arnold 70 the, Order OF tho White Ele-
phuut ~ recognition OF bis services as tho
author Of "The Light OF Asla." Tho Order OF
the White Elephant IL good enough thing to
havo on ono's hands, it's the heast itself that
wears on the system.
, 1880-03-25
THURSDAY, MARCH, a5. 1880.

SEVEN noonslllnRrs have been captured
near Atlanta. Gu, and nino illicit dlsttllerics
discovered. Tho revcnuo officers have nado a
, good haul this time.
, 1880-03-25

1lEAcoN STREET R,tl other blne-h]oo,lcl rn.
Riuls of Ilosfsn nrv mitch distressed becnu.o IN,
Governor md Lieutenant Governor nj TIM stutn
havo bcon to inuk ut v,l9nr athletic cxhth,1
tfon. Tho naual dLverslot,a of Governors In
Massachusetts arc crochot-work anu nr,tstt"
ttntattn,ynrk. '"
, 1880-03-25

SENATOR BEN HILL Georgia fra.eatay)
has sent Il friend" to Senator Kellogg, 6f lou
istann, to inquire whether ho was prepared to
back Up hia words spoken In debate Southern
, 1880-03-25

n NEW 'YonK paper says flint IA bill has
been reported In to Assembly Mt Albany rele.
tive to supplying Now York with water" Whats
tho matter with tho 1uihmcn3
, 1880-03-25

THE County Conventions already held
throughout Kansas baye selected Jas nDntne del
cxates and 81 who favor Grant. It Is thought
thut Blalno will havo majority OF sixty In the
GtatR Convention.
, 1880-03-25

IN kansas ut Inst accounts III Dlaine md
~ GThnt delegates had been elected. ingalls,
nlso begins to sec TINT no hasn't snrl enough to
curry ottt bis contract.
, 1880-03-25

IAH NAtAN1AUo
T -@@=-~--7~%
snme committee VI WAYS "tl't Means nre l',-
F'sting tuat tho Whale bombed debt can bo
funded at3!!4 per cent A..
At the end OF fifteen ycars Of pence there
~ hAtural hcslre for felactlon OF 'nnhy
oi t'o eStraoftt1nAfS Waf 'aScs. various
propositions nave becf 'nn'le 70 tGnt ef'eet.
-. Ine lnf'neIs OF Iowa. i'''"o'S' WISCONSIN,
alich,eaff' ONO pennsylvania NJ" lofk.
a'la Ne" EhRlahl arc 'atRe prouucetS ot
pat'et ana cieesc 1"f EXPORT lho ohttef
n'ah''tact"Fea lor eSh"st rcsl'''res, III "raer
" ,leet .eaty sa'o ""ls'"'', u W. maoo WIN
"oesc'lPtio'' a'.u a""''ty VI s"at nut hniiu-
."c1"Eo@t III 11ns eo"htry' ohe OF Inc War
u'Hes u . 'aA ~. II'pot'esl aa!Fs.sa,t' ana tnls
I'A n''s 'aFsels 10 t'o CUM VI Pt'"tae'he tilo
put'et, ''.,u -" ptope'''o'i"'o fe""etoh ol ITS
'".'o ~ =, Ine '"''"s.s' $500.
1A"o'''c' p'op'sltl"ti lss oeet1 10 fe't"ce n1'
.'lo sscsss,'o ~ w, VI p'oa'o"orS taSes, ra1g'ns
ll.,n s,, ~ ~ ~ r 'en,, 70 !" pr ceht which,
"i,ns''sto''s teeS a!la la'hlsee!!al'eoas ctlafees
anu tile cost ut freight, wlltstll equal GO to ii
per cent Tux OH the consumers. Another Is
TO remove tie unnecessary tnxcs froln paper,
hIa patp, anu oil tlle rnw materials entering
laltn ulo ina1ln5ncttlre Of print-l'al>er. Nome
ot these articles nra NOW Imported, rs tic tux
Is prohlbltory, nnsl Is a.t'lcsl by tho pulp
and paper makers to the prlce of tic artic'c
purchased BY publishers. In country wl'cre
tic raw materials OF paper-consfst1ng VI
wood, straw. rigs, old rope, tow. old jutc,
md gitnny baga, mil w'aste from tlle cotton
milIs-arc 80 remarkably chcap and abundant,
I'm In, 1tft
, 1880-03-25

fashion. On tho same day he rnn.tc tcclnr,,,o.
or afItnvt TINT he stood Il, mortal fear NJ H."
Jessie ltaytnotHl, tho mntl1er nf hts h--hov -
he Is afri,l 0f Tint ynllnE intlys litto pistol h,
tltot ho expoct to stand before the I.oujs,nn,
ss1'nt"r's hrcceh.!on''!ns r!1le' Meanwhile tho tho
"hH'ks wonderfully like his fntt,er" nu,, bcn.,,
Il marvellous resemblance tn tho {1ot}rHu scno,n.
, 1880-03-25

Tl1E itlcn Of connecting the Baltic with the
North sca ny n onnnl nRvtRahlo for largo sca-
going ships nnd steamers has at 1ato been ngnin
MITCH discussed In Germany; and IN panlphlot
Just published under tho name 0r "Tho Dnitto
mud North Hca Cnnnl,'' tho writer maiptntns that
II such canal woro constructed by q private
company, ovon for commercial purposes only, It
would bo n paytn9 concern. A. cnnal from 81.
Margnrotcn- -1rsulabtlttcl. In tho estuary Of tho
Elho. to Kicl or Eokcrnforl. III tho I3alttc. would
saso vessels smiling to tho inter sca from tho
North Sen n tr1ubcsome dttour Of :4 NAUTICAL
MILES thrnngh tho intricate waters Of tho Catte-
gut and found: whio It wnulA shorten the voy-
ngn nf vessels smiling FROM tho cstuary OF tho
1ibo Or Wrsor by 1B7 miles. Consequently,
steamers stsin9 tho proposed canal would Bnvo
from twonty-ono to forty eight hot,rs, md sail
ing-vesacla prabnb1y Mt least Il week. From ot11-
cal returns It appears that in 1878 n, 800 eniling
vessels and 9,110 stenmcrs passed through tito
Bound, and for tho rcgsons mentioned above tho
grcat majority Ut these vcssels would it 1nny be
assumed, use tho cannl If 1t were constructed.
, 1880-03-25
TnE statement Is na.leb by tho Albany Jou,

T1t statement Is made by tho Albany jour-
nal that "tweuty or twenty-five (so,ne s,Iy
thirty" mcmbors Of tho New York delegation
to Chicago were solicited beuuuse of tlutr known
freedom from "nlachtno" contrnl. It Ia sald
tlult twenty-five members OF tho Pennsylvania
delegation aro positively, resolved to disregard
tho Instructions Of theh State Convention on
the first bHot. II these statomcnts nro true, tho
strength Ut tho leAdlng candidates thus fur de-
yel0pel ID ns follows:
BLAINE.
1iM1H
Nav YHtk fAibAtly Journal ostlmato.),
1ennsy!SnnfA lFhiladolphIu IFs$s cstlnatp). ~
!thOo lsluilt!.
Washington Terrftory..... l
District OF E0iunibtA..-. l
.b4
GRANT.
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, 1880-03-25

$. d. ANTHONY wants to hnvc her political
disabilities removed. It's merely question of
tsmo and placc. Wyoming gencro,,sly--ycry
gencruusly-ho ont opon nr1ns tn Susan
, 1880-03-25

THE worst that has ever been said against
Edfn,lnls Is TINT he hns leen collogueing with
old Simon Ctmcron at Harrisburg.