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, 1881-03-09

TIE Democratic Dltmtncrs and their a]I(es
tho gamblers, tho dogHpry dives, ard tue house.
of-ill.famo keepers, nro calculating on being
able to rcuiect Garter Harrison hfayu7 thls
spring. Thntr hopes nro baaad on tho folly Of
tho advocates Of coereIye teetotn1ts,n. Tl,cso
people vo:rl for 1Inrrson two yenrs ngo 10 beat
Wright, bccastse ho declined to aid and nbet
their coerotvo prohibitory crusnt1e. Tho rum.
blossom bummcrs and tho skln- -gatt,o gambIcrs
aro rubbing their hards In slecful anticipation
or THO same tactics Oh tho part OF The eoerciyo
pr0hlbiionlsts being repeated at tho uuxt cIce.
ton.
, 1881-03-09
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

~,,r cr1,eAoo Tn1nuAE hns established branch
Offices far tlis receipt subscriptions md adssfa0.
n:cnts rs fonws: .......
NLW Yoxk-lsoou, . Tribute Building. II. Nc
fAunES, Manager. .-
Gl.AsGoW, scntlnud-Allans American fows
Aecncs, ~ Hauaold-st
LON1luS. EnE.--Amesfcnn Exchange, w stfFsW
1lE&nr j. UiLLlu, Agent
WARRINGTON. u. C.-l3l9 atftat
, 1881-03-09
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ., 1881.

THE clgh. days arn.lstice which the Beers
hive granted the British will eMnLle the lat-
ter to push forward their achievements
from the eoust, gnt up their artillery asia sup
plies. aud be ready to take n vigorous Initla-
tive oil tho 18TH OF March. Tho Docrs have
also agreed to Jet tho British pass eight days.
provisions through their lines to tic ilalt-
starved English garrlsons. Al This distance
1t looks as II the Brltlslier has oyerteachetl
The Dutcli,nal,.
, 1881-03-09
THE orr1cEsEEKERs RAID ON GARFIELD.

THE 0FF1cEsEEKERs' RAID ON GARFIELD.
1t Is related tint tho bswItching Circa when
she had restored tliu followers Of Ulysses to
human shape, In spirit ot mischief threw
Il handful Of acorns among thcm. There
upon, the voracious chronicler AYERS, they
fell down simultaneously on their hands nnd
knees und tcsan grabbtug will, their Hoses
for tlloir accustomed fond. Something like
tho same spectacle hns beel1 presented III
Washington the lust few days by tho drUyes
pf hungry aAlceseeliers who haye captured
tllo Capital and besieged the Executive Mali
sion. Such IN n,atl rush for the iog-trouRll"
has ,lot becn known befors for twenty ycars;
and, taking tie growth Of tho country into the
account It Is probable TINT even Lincoln wns
hot subjected to 50 severe pressure us that
which Garfield Is NOW cailotl upon to resist.
There hive been 10000 applications for oillce
put ul file; md BY actuaI count there were
GOO oitfceseekuts ut tho White uouso in per-
son yesterday. lying IN wait for tho President
mud driving him out ut all tho public ROOMS
of the Executive aIansion.
Tho chief characteristic Of the profess!o nal
otlictseeker IL ensr0ssing selllshness. Not
one of the 1000 persons who cncampe.l III
tho White llouso yesterday stopped for /.
moment to reflect, or would care If lle did,
tl!at II Ills hopes were realized he would In
nil probability turn better matl alrift.
Many a poor clerk who Inns becn struggling
to lift the mortgage Oil his house, or perhaps
needy widow, OF soldiers orphan, would
To obliged to look fur some utl.er employ
inent II half tho sturdy beggars who infested
the White Hnuse were gratiieh III their tle-
sires. Tic olllccscckers hive forgotten TINT
tho KcpublicnI, marty Is still III power. Tho
persons thoy nro sucking to 4ltsplace nre
Republicans; aid II ully class las suffered
md bled for tile good Of tho purity tho pres
ent tHoumbBnts Of tho Offices hny0 dono SO.
On wllnt grounds Of equity or common sense
should they be turned a.lrlft to make rnom
fur !.ungrlor set? Tlley have served lung
md well, hnye experience md capacity, and
their Integrity tlus been tested by years Of
service. 1t would bo foolish rs vol rs cruel
to give their ptNecs to others without good
cause assigned.
The mistuku those ofllccseekers have lnado
In undertaking their guerrilla raid on WASH
lngton IL In assuming TINT t1,u now President
is III sympathy will, the machine order of
politics. They Imagine that he il dominated
BY tl.e Bosses; that no has transferred the
! appointing power t0 the Congressman, and
has reduced l!nIsulf 10 the condition OF tl,olr
recording c!vrls. to axn commissions fur the
! follows they may appoint, and TINT llo will
tepasccl ont tho Offices down to the smallest
Gaugerships to tho "workcrs" md tho men
Of "tniooehco" who lave hacked tho cau-
cuscs with constant eya to tho lnait.
chance. There never was n greater mistake
, 1881-03-09
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

flE9rERfA l.optiE. no. al, y. +. + 4. M.-Mem-
borb aro i.cse5y notified ~ Attano g49unr Com.
nlu!cnAun nt tho Lul:y IT, Do Ao1 nt thu hhll. eos-
ntr u itndnlriI MtI !tahteA.s!s Hedna.duy dre,l.
inv Ainreh =, III 7:J tlock. Wishing Muster MnsnS
Hrts cnsAtnity nvlluA. JAMES SMITH, VI. 81.
cIlAs. H.. ultEHAS, SaCrasNr}.
, 1881-03-09

TIE Democratic donkey, says tho New
York Tribune. erected its oars In Washington
last week. and the result was plainly visible In
tho town. elections hold In Now York State. Ths
Rcpu1itc1nsm rGnihrkabie gains, completely
reversing tho voto OF lust year in some counties,
md largely reducing oll.tl1no Democratic ma-
joritIes tn other localities.
, 1881-03-09

THE Italian Parliament is almost unanl-
muus ln favor Of tho restoration Of specie nay.
neuts. Il bill nbolIshlng tho forced paper cur
roncy passed tho Chamber OF Deputies Feb q
by eG8 votes against y. italy Will atroru cou+
Bl,lerab1o outlet for tho surplus ellyer In En-
Elund which Leprosses tho bullion.
, 1881-03-09

A. CONVENTION Of Suportnteutients and
other u1llcort Of water-worka will bc held at
tho Washington University In St. Louis Tues
day, March ~.
, 1881-03-09

A New YorH paper thinks that Ti1den'a
farowoll aldroBs Is q little lnte In cutting Into
prlnt.
, 1881-03-09

AIcTtchcrss Thrntr1.
Madison ptrret between Sllta md Dcarbosn.
Engace,peut pE Lottn. "T1ic i.lttle DptcctlvG"
, 1881-03-09

Ctnrk street, hctwHcn Lake mud hnndofp,t. EH-
cneet,ent OF lIat7F WsAbes mp and Tuck" After.
uoun una evening.
, 1881-03-09

Academy uf hs,t.ic.
1lnistcd street. near sa.llsoh. Wcat aldn. Variety
entertainment. AfGernoun una evening.
, 1881-03-09


pnuco1pt tsrcct brtwvcn clhrk ind In sn1,e. En-
gnEaMent OF sal+bury's Troubnaours. "lrouk." az
ternoon md evening.
, 1881-03-09

Central a1tIstc.2fntl.
Cus1cr of Nunialp4 nlil StAte streets. Concert
" sinsicr Mirhucl Han,iur Mt pm.
, 1881-03-09

fNvcfIy'8 'ThCN3Te.
rtarpnrn street, eurner If Monroe ENLARGEMENT Ut
louis Aidrlcl, md Charles T. 1arslUe My Partner"
Attasnoun util evening.
, 1881-03-09

rtnsk street. oppuslt Mew Court-ttouse. EngaTe-
tnent 1T tho BOSTON Thcntrn Company. "Voyn7pra
III Southern Eeas" Afternoon ntld uyentng.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
subsidine waters at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May s.-The river fell thirteen
inches to-day, and most of the flats and the
top part of the levee along the business front
of the river has reappeared above the water,
and shipping facilities are much increased and
improved. In East st. Louis there is an equal
ly improved condition of things. Catokia
creek is flowing down stream again, and that
part of the bottom overfowed by back water
from the creek, is now draining to-
wards the river. All railroads are hard at
work repairing their tracks as the water re.
cedes, and it is hoped that within a week, un-
less another rise comes, business will be fully
resumed and everything moving along nicely
apain
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
TEE LAND BULL.

THE LAND BILL.
DUBLIN, May s.-Archbishop Croke, in a
letter published yesterday, says, "let the land
bill have its second reading. If 1t cannot in
committee be brought into such shape as will
commend 1t to the good sense Of the country,
or into harmony with the views Of leaders of
sound public opinion In Ireland, both lay and
ecclesiastical, let it be rejected as inad-
equate to do what 1t processes, and therefore
unworthy our approval and support
ARRESTS
The man supposed to be a relative of
O'Donovan Rosa, arrested here yesterday, is
named John Leany, not Levy. He is national,
and an opponent of the land league. It is said
several other persons will be arrested on Mon
day, and among them are prominent members
of the land league.
DUBLIN, May 8.-Michael Gibbons, James
Gibbons, and John Maraum, farmers, living
near Rosscommon, have been arrested under
the coercion act, and taken to Galway.
C3MMITTED.
The ministerial inquiry held Saturday at
Galway resulted in the committal for trial at
the Castlebar assizes, of P. j. Gordon who
is now in Kllmainham Jail under the coercion
act, on the charge OF melting to the murder
of two landed proprietors in Mayo.
CONVALESCENT.
LONDON, May s-Gladstone is thoroughly
convalescent.
BRADLAUGH.
Bradlaugh, in lecture tonight, said that if
the government failed tomorrow to secure
Tuesday for the consideration Of the oath bill,
1t would be his duty to present himself in the
House to take the oath.
Y..I9> A. II
voting on the land bill adopted at the meeting
of home rulers Thursday is almost certain to
be amended in order to enable the Parnellites
to vote for the second reading of the bill. The
party, however, will not is
sue whip for q division
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Mr. Field, retail clothier at Memphis, has
assigned with liabilities of $4,000; assets
nominally $4,000.
Rock Island special May 8: The glass
works burned at late hour last night. Loss
$4,000, insured.
Col. N. 81. Philip, of Clavarack, n. Y;
died Saturday He was an aid on Gen Frank
Inns staff in the late war.
Dubuque special May s: The safe In Frank
Nays brewery, town of Cascade, was blown
open last night and $1,000 taken.
Railroad agents at Chicago were notified
Saturday that rate on live stock, commencing
to-day, would be reduced at the rate Of IS
cents per hundred gross, and Is cents net.
A freight engine and ten cars OF the Green
Bay & Minnesota railroad went through a
bridge between Elm Lake and Dexterville Sat
urday. The engineer was seriously injured.
The bridge had been maliciously set on fire.
Mary Anderson, the actress, emphatically
denies the statement, published on the author
ity of members Of her company, that
DR.. Griffin, her step-father and busi-
ness manager, had misappropriated
funds entrusted to his care. Mary says her
personal and business relations with DR..
Griffin have been most satisfactory.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
NEWS THIEF.
Caught by a Manufactured Telegram Re
porting tho Assassination of Gar Alex
ander III.

Caught by a Manufactured Telegram Re-
porting tho Assassination of Czar Alex
ander III.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May S.-A decided sensa-
tion was created among our German citizens
yesterday by the following published among
the foreign kilograms in the Daily Iolkso!att:
| ASSASSINATION of Alexander Ill. The nlhli-
lists verify their threats. St. Petersburg, May
e.--The threats made by ~ the s,oxnndar nrnllr
III. has, on his first exit from his well pro-
tected castle at Gatzchina, been assassinated
by the nihilists. great many arrests have
been made among the marines.
Accompanying the telegram was the fol-
lowing editorial: Scar Alexander III as
sassinated. We have received dispatch from
st. Petersburg, stating that Alexander III, on
his first exit from the castle OF Gotchlna, was
assassinated by the nihilists.
For some time past the Associated Press
papers of this city have suspected that the
Tolksblatt, which receives no press report, was
obtaining our news by unfair means.
Friday night the chief editor of the Ansctger
suspected one of his locals OF
giving matter to the ToIksblctt, had prepared
on manifold the above telegram, which was
carried to the Telegraph editor for translation.
The latter on discovering the copy. Inc origin
his chief in presence of the sus-
pected party. After the report had been
traslated the original was thrown with other
copy into the waste basket. The CHIEF then
went to the newsroom, called the telegraph
editor ditto to tn that department, explained the ruse
to him, and had the translation killed. A few
minutes after their return to the
editorial room the suspected party went out
on business The copy had gone with him,
and the appearance of the alleged telegram in
the ToIksblatt confirmed the suspicious OF the
Anzeigcr people. AS result the local is on
the lookout for new position.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
CITY oLOBULEs.

An ADJOURNED meeLlne OF Inc DOar0 OF puD'
lie works will be held at o'clock this after
noon.
For the twenty-four hours ending r. NJ.
Yesterday the river declined six inches, leaving
the gauge at twelve feet nine inches above low
water.
The Liederkranz singing society and the
Great Western band held rehearsal at the
Athan@um yesterday afternoon: To-nights
concert will prove grand artistic success.
Young Mccarthy who was locked up on Sat.
urday night, charged with having pinched
$40 gold piece, confessed yesterday to having
stolen the coin and to where 1t was planted.
A nymph du pave named Fannie Richmond
was arrested on-Washington street last night
for fast driving. She was intoxicated and
after regaining her wits was released on bail.
A citizen named Henry Bienhoff was around
in great distress yesterday afternoon in quest
of his three year old daughter, who wandered
away from her parents residence on Hoffman
avenue.
Last evening, about 6 O'Clock, lady pc
destrian on West Third street was observed to
suddenly fall to the sidewalk in a swoon. She
soon recovered sensibilitY, and was taken to
her residence In hack.
The remains of Mr.. C. E. Hamilton, whose
sudden death occurred during Friday night,
were placed in metallic casket yesterday, by
Messrs. Mccarthy & Donnelly, and will be
transferred to vault to-day, to await the re-
turn of his family
About o'clock last night gentleman and
lady drove up to the italian restaurant on West
Third street, near st. Peter, and entered for re-
freshments. While inside two boys or young
men unhitched the horse and, jumping into the
buggy, drove rapidly away. At midnight they
had not turned up.
A bundle was picked up at the corner of
Leech and McBoal streets yesterday afternoon
containing regular tailors outfit. Among
other things there was coat pattern, with
lining and pair of shears. 1t was done up
in an express package marked John ID. Cut
ter, No. 127 Fifth avenue, Chicago" !" The out
fit is at city hall.
Sunday before last st. Paul divine preached
on the sensational subject of "Theaters." In
view of the fact that st. Paul has no regularly
organized company, it Is difficult to discover
the application. Last evening another divine
chose as a keynote for his disquisition the SUBJ
iect of Dancing" As the saltatory season is
about over, the powder would have been more
apropos and certainly more effective a few
months ago.
Capt. D. W. ,Marratta, Of the Coulson steam
boat line, arrived in St. Paul yesterday from
visit to New Orleans, where he purchased
another magnificent steamboat intended for
service upon the Missouri and Yellowstone
river routes. This makes ten boats owned by
the company, which are engaged in navigating
the rivers named. The new acquisition is
named the Key West; she is 200 feet long
and has a beam of thirty-six feet. The com.
pany's boat, the Dakota, which leaves Bis:
marck on. the 17th inst, is the finest and
largest steamer in the Northwest.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
GENERAL FOREIGN.

BERLIN, May s.-The bill thrown out by
the reichstag yesterday imposed tax on per-
sons exempt from military service.
PARIS, May SIN the monetary conference
yesterday the German delegates declared Ger
many recognized the expedicncy and ne
cessity of arriving at an understanding with
England in view of the direct and important
relations between the two countries, and that
the London market is the place where German
accounts are liquidated.
LONDON, May "a Paris dispatch says:
Mogrin, minister of finance, speaking before
the budget this morning, estimates the ex-
penses Of the Tunis expedition at 100000
francs, to be betrayed from the excess of reve-
nue. over expenditures, which have been Q, ,40O,-
600 francs during the last four months.
Garibaldi denounces as false the report that
one of his sons is fighting against the French,
and declares that tho war between France and
Italy, eagerly dreamed of by our common ene-
mics, would be monstrosity.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
Afairs at Kittsondaie.

Affairs at Kittsondale are moving along
very smoothly. The three year-old filly Vic
torine, by Rollo, seriously i'll for several days,
and in the hands of DIR. C. C. Berkman, has
almost entirely recovered and will be returned
to the farm in day or two. the first foal,
the colt Edmund Rice, by Marcus, son of Rol-
10, dam by Peacemaker, is beauty and every
way worthy his distinguished breeding, and
the distinguished name given him by the
GLOBE. The stock generally, both trotters
and thoroughbreds, are in good condition.
Mr.. Woodmansee is beginning to give the geld
ing Frank Fisk, and the mare Astoria, sister
to Dexter, some fast work, and both are show
ing up well. Mr.. Kittson spent last week at
Nashville, Tenn, and points in Kentucky, but
if he made any purchases the fact has not yet
been reported here. He is expected home some
time this week, and the trotting stallion Won
Aarnim and his other Kentucky and Tennes-
see and purchases will probably reach here by
the middle of the week.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
DESTROYING FENCES.
Boys Take Warming !.

The vandalism of the street Arabs has been
SO destructive, in several portions Of the city,
in the destruction of picket fences and shrub
berry, that a committee of citizens, we under
stand, has been formed to have these bad boys
arrested and punished. Out on st. Peter
street, particularly towards Rice, there are
different clans of these pests who vie with
each other on the work of destruction. Com,
plants have been made by Joseph Lee, Mr..
Sanders and others on st. Peter street. The
fence of Mr.. Williams, of the Northern Pacific,
who has recently built a fine residence in Park
place, has already been injured. These out
RACES must cease. The attention of the
mayor and the police is respectfully called to
this matter. The destruction is not confined
to any one locality. A citizen going. home, q
few nights ago, about II o'clock, discovered
three or four boys breaking off his fencing.
The perpetrators should be arrested and severe
ly punished.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
RUSSIA.

ST.. PETERSBURG, May s.-The car and
czarina have entertained at Grotzsehina the
Turkish and Persian ENJOYS, extraordinary
sent to congratulate the czar on his accession
to the throne. Gen. Skobetiff and staff ar
rived at Krosvonodski April 23d, and left the
next day for St. Petersburg, via Astroohan.
The principal leader Of the T;skes Will come
were arrested at Clarkoff the 4th inst, for
distributing revolutionary proclamation In
a religious procession. The authorities of
Ekaterionostat, May 4th, made use of the
boulevards as public promenade, because of
the persecution of the Jews. The czar has
informed the senate officers that hereafter his
sanction will be required for its laws only
where they are of especial Importance.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-09
Ne,vl Manner of OPENING Bids.

WASHINGTON, May Son the 7tb inst,
awards for carrying mails in various parts of
the country under the miscellaneous adver-
tisement of March 10th, were finally decided
upon at the postoffice department. The letting
of those contracts is not what is known as the
regular letting, but consist of
service on such routes as from
various causes cannot be advertised
at the usual time and manner. In opening
proposals for these contracts, material de-
parture was made from the usual custom in
such cases. The law requires that all propos-
ais for carrying mails shall, before being turn
ed over to the contract officers, be sopened and
marked" Heretofore with one exception oc-
curing several years ago), the custom has
been generally to open the bids and stamp
them, work which some of the officials
at the department say is practical
ly of no value and evidently
not what the law contemplated, since, as no
records of bids were made, others could be
added after opening, the bids in blank could
be filed in, so as to secure the contracts, OR
be withdrawn so as to give some fayorite bid
same purpose. Some days ago quite scandal
was created in the department by the discovery
of this practice and several employees of the
contract Office were dismissed in consequence,
but still with the exception before alluded to,
no change in the manner of opening bills was
made.
When the present opening was made Post
master General James authorized change to
be made, which is as follows: AS the bids
were opened they were stamped with the date
of opening, and with an engraved device, OF
which there is but one in existence. They
were then numbered consecutively, arranged
by routes, and a list made of them, giving
the number of the bid, name of the
bidder, number of the route on which the ser
vice is to be made, the amount of the bid and
any defect in formality or irregularity discov-
ered After this the bids were turned over to
the contract Office and a list furnished the
postmaster general with the engraved device
mentioned before. These bids were turned
over to the contract Office. They were al
ways either under the eyes of committee ap-
pointed to examine and mark them, or in the
vault, the key of which was in the exclusive
possession of one of the committee.
It will be seen that under this plan there Il
no opportunity whatever for tampering with
bids by any one disposed to do so in the de
partment, without certain discovery, and tina
no bids can be abstracted or new ones admitted
1t is so good plan that the postmaster-gen
al will probably cause it to be the plan for al
future openings of bids for. star routes ant
other contracts.