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, 1881-11-26

No class requires the aid of Eng
FISH female doctors like the ladies Of
India. They have fairly skilled native
midwives, butfor the cure ofany grave
disease they have absolutely no skill
led help whatever. Men cannot at
tend them, and except as midwives
the native women have no medical
skill, beyond a knowledge, often, in
accurate, Of few simples. So strong
ly is this grievance, which is both gem
uine and dreadful, telt by some among
them, that the Maharanee of Punnah,
in Bundelcund, recently implored
Miss Bellby, the female medical mis-
sicnary in Lucknow, to take a mes
sage from her to the Queen, begging
her Majesty to try to help Indian
women in the matter. The message
was conveyed, and very kindly re-
ceived, although there is a fancy
abroad, based on some statement of
Sir W. Jenner, that the Queen is
opposed to female doctors. If the
Queen really wishes to remove, or at
least alleviate, n of the big miser-
ries of the world, the road is paIpa-
bly, open. There are at least two
thousand Indian ladies belonging to-
the families of tribute-paying Princes
who r less cared for in. severe ILL
ness than English paupers. Why
should not four female doctors be adj
ded to the Indian Medical Staff, with
the distinct understanding thattheyare
to attend the native ladies, as other
doctors attend native gentlemen!
, 1881-11-26
Carl HQttenSen.
Proklafna.

a LIE og Enhver, som MATTE
GsS have Noget at fordre efter min
afdode Mand, fhv. Kj0bmand paa
st. Croix r. J. Robinson,-etter
hvem leg hensidder i udskiftet Be-
indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel til at anmelde og bevislig-
gj0re deres Krav enten for mig
eller Prokurator J. P. Jorgensen,
St Thomas.
st. Thomas den 27de October 1881.
JOSEPHINE ROBINSON.
, 1881-11-26
From the Spectator 20 Oct

The German elections came oil on
Thursday, CT Oct.) but ofcourse, with
such masses Of votes to be counted,
the results arenot known yet. The pro
vision, too, that a candidate must be
supported by a clear half OF the cleo
tors causes much delay. All that is
known as we write is, that in Berlin
the Progressists have wen four"seats
in six by nearly two to one that IN
other great cities a second ballot has
been calied for, the Liberals having
split votes which on the second occa-
sion will be thrown together that
the centre has carried the Catholic
cities. like Cologne; and that Hrr.
Bebel, the strongest of the social
Democrats, has been elected. This
indicates that there has probably
been little serious Ct ange of parties
which, as before, Will consist Of three,
the Bismarckians, the Liberals,
and the Catholics. The latter have
becomemore Liberal in. their journals,
but still announce that they hold it
necessary to retain by amity and
separateness their hold on the balance
OF power. The general result, there
fore, will probably be, as we have
explained elsewhere, that the ne w
Parliament will only reject reaction
AIRY measures, but otherwise remain
passive.
, 1881-11-26
Carl HattcnScH.
TRANSLATION.
Publication.

@AsHE public is hereby informed
- that Money Orders exchanged
between the Post Offices of the
Danish West India Islands may from
this date be issued for amounts not
exceeding $3.50, which is the maxi
mum amount that can be sent in one
-mailfrom one sender to one addressce.
Government Of the Danish West
India Islands.
ST. Thomas, 10th November 1891.
c.. II. ARR NDRUP.
LII TL-LI-A
, 1881-11-26

and NJ. de Billing is not a Republi-
can, but his speech increases the
necessity for a Parliamentary inquiry
into the Tunis affair. 1t looks very
much as if the French Government,
or at all events part of it, had been
usrd to crafty certain private inter
ests, anu to give Nj. Roustan a dip
lomatic victory over the Italian Con-
sui.
, 1881-11-26

The Baron DE- Billing, formerly
French representative at Stockholm
and at Tunis, has made some extra
ordinary statements, at q reetng
CHILLED in Paris to denounce the i u
MS Expedition. lie declares that NJ.
GrGvy declared to him that he would
not accept yunis as a present, and
that NJ. Gambetta wished the Tunls
question chIoroformed," saying that
If no Bey existed, it would be neces-
sary to invent one, and repudiating
any action whatever in the matter,
little or great, for at least six years.
He also states hal the Bey offered
of himself a much better treaty in
January, including the %disbanding Of
his army, the admission of a French
column, the cutting of the Isthmus
of Cabes and the transfer of the posts
and telegraphs TO France, if only VI.
Roustan might be withdrawn. The
telegram with this proposal was stop
pei, either by M. koustan or the
French Foreign Office, it is not qui,e
clear which. One is bound, after re-
cent experience, TO distrust state
ments by diplomatists out Of work,
, 1881-11-26

The American Government has
published a letter, forwarded by Mr..
Blaine on June oath to Mr.. Lowell,
the American Minister i'll london,
about the Panama Canal. In this
letter, President Garfield protests
against the European Governments
combining to guarantee the neutrality
of any canal to be constructed
through the Isthmus OF Panama de-
cIares that the canal will as regards
the United States have "a domestic
Junction." AM that consequently, the
works must be protected by the
Union alone and intimates that any
other view will be regarded "as an
Indication of unfricndly feeling" La
plain English, the Washington Co
vernmcnt says that the canal will be
the main highway between the At
lantic and Pacific, and that it means
therefore, to obtain a sovereign con-
troll over the passage, and to shut 1t
when it is at war. The answer to
that is that the claim in theory is
inadmissible, and that Washington
might just as well demand exclusive
rights IN the Strait Of Magellan but
that the dispute is not worth a quar-
rel, and that the Union should there
fore reconcile all claims by cutting
the canal Tor itself. If America cuts
the canal AMI owns it, and takes toll
of passing ships, nobody can object
to her shutting it when she thinks it
convenient.
National Republican., 1881-07-23
CoRSETs.

Why do hotel clerks put on so many
airs?
--Bernhardt has two hundred silk
dresses.
The boys in Utah, we learn from
the Salt Lake Tribune boast Of the number oftheir
mothers.
New Haven, in Connecticut, seems
good place for women to stay in. II contains no
fewer than eight corset manufactures
There is q spasmodic newspaper
published in Maine which has got to be tri weekly
II comes ont one week and tries to come out the
next.
1t is now stated that Mrs. Langtry
will arrive in America the first week In septcm.
ber. In order to avoid any rivalry Mr. Tilden will
leave for Europe the last week in SeptGmber,-
NeD Orleans Pcdpine.
-Schoolmistress- What was the fate
of AbelY" Boy" Killed by Cain in club"
schoolmistress-"N No with club. Do you know
what club isg' hoy" Yes mum sorter free
and easy, like father goes to O. nights"
Two Italians were standing in front
Of "a thermometer which hung on tho street while
the crowd was watching the weather on It, and
one of them said Hot weather, 60 up mnccaron
stem; cold weather, come down mgccaroni stem.'
"A drummer, who had never dined
anywhere but at table d'hotc, is invited to dine
with one of his most important customers. who is
no end Of swell. The soup being removed and u
clean plate placed before our commits royagetr he
instinctively brushes its surface clean with his
napkin The host mods severely to the servant.
who removes the plate and substitutes another
one, which Is similarly wiped Oft and removed
and so on. AZ the sixth renewal the drummer
says conhdentially to his neighbor "say, does the
old stem, wnder expect me to polish all his crock
for nim ~
National Republican., 1881-07-23
ola Enemies FraternIuIn..

There was pleasant reunion of cx-
soldiers Of the Union and the confederacy at Lu-
ray, Va, Thursday, Captain Caldwell Post No,
20l, q. A. r., Of Carlisle Pa, came down the Shen-
andoah Valley Road, reaching Luray at eleven a.
m. bringing their wives and daughters with them.
Fully three thousand people had gathered there,
most OF them cx confederates of the Shenandoah
Valley, 10 welcome the Pennsylvania visitors,
When the post arrived II. j. Smoot mayor of Lu-
ray, delivered an address of welcome and Mr..
Broadus, editor Of the Page Courier, delivered an
address full Of frnternal feeling. He called upon
tho ex confedcrates and the Union soldiers 10 for
get the war, reminding them that only towards
bear malice and that brave men forgive. He OK
pressed the hope that from this meeting of repre-
scntatives of once hostile sections there would go
forth an influence through the North and the South
strong enough to resist and defy the efforts of par
tsan leaders who, to promote party ends OF selfish
interests, would keep down the cry for peace that
comes from every section. Judge Il. NJ. Hender
son. ON behalf of Caldwell Post, responded and
urged that they should forget everything except
the lessons of the past and use these to advantage
in future A general haudshaking followed the
speeches. after which the csyerns were visited and
the day spent in pleasant manner,
National Republican., 1881-07-23
InrersnII aud RInrIr.

The general impression left on the pub
lie mind by reading Of the contention between
Judge Black and Colonel lngersoll in the North
American RerielO seems TO be that on the whole II
would have been better II u more discreet cham
pion than Judge Jerry b. had been set up against
the doughty Colonel. Everybody knows that
Judge Black is what they call out West moss
back Bourbon. He is still pro- slavery Northern
Democrat, and in the course OF his yindcauon of
the Christian religion we are not surprised TO find
q bold defense OF slavery also. When lngersol
brings up the existence of slavery among the
ancient Jews as proof that they could not have
had Divine direction and government Judge Jerry
boldly denies that slavery is wrong and insists
"the doctrine that slavery is crime under all cir
cumstances and at all times was FIRST started by n
political faction in this country less than forty
years ago !" and Judge Jerry distinctly intimates
that the members Of this faction were not very
respectable" and that they exercised bad effect
upon public morals, Imagine Bob lngersolls
chuekle whep he came across this passage in his
advenarys philippe !-BuGaio Commercial Aduer
National Republican., 1881-07-23
a ADoublc.nnrrcIed Iohe.

The other evening, round at Meow
erns saloon, the boys were putting up an elaborate
practical joke on somebody, and they asked old
Captain sklddy, who had just happened in, to take
hand.
"No, gentleman" said that estimable old citizen
dooisively "you don't catch mo taking part in
any practical Jokes. went out of that business
for good over ton years ago."
"How was thatg asked the group Of beer ex-
ternnators.
"well 1t was in the winter of 1870 may be 1871.
i Twas living at Davenport, Iowa, and man came
round there giving balloon ascensions One day
II was advertised that the mayor of the town was
going up with him. Now, the mayor was u big,
fat man, who always wore light suit of clothes
and white hat This put me in the notion OF
working off a joke on the people. Igotacquninted
with the aeronaut and.he' agreed to assist In the
scheme We then got an old suit of light clothes,
and fixed up dummy, which we filed with sand,
so that II weighed about two hundred, and would,
therefore, drop straight and heavy like a man.
The day of the ascension there were over thirty
thousand people on the ground, and the excite.
ment was very great, as there was high wind
blowing at the time. After the balloon got up
about mile, and may be that far south Of the
town, they dropped the dummy over"
big sensation then, chr
"Well should say So But that's Just where
lost my grip. While the crowd was shouting and
BolHB Win WIN hOIroT, L just lhiu uoWH OH tuc'
ground, rolled over, and laughed until was just
sick"
"should think the crowd would have taken
tumble, too" suggested the audience.
But just wait. OF course, the crowd made a
break out of town to scrnpe up the remains, aud I
rushed home to get my fishing tackle for 1t struck
me that the most healthy thing could do would
be to go fishing for day or two. Before left the
house, however, was arrested for murder"
"For murderT
Exactly. A lot of the boys, accompanied by the
sheriff, rushed in and collared me- They claimed
that the dummy had fallen on farmer and driven
his skull clear into the heels of his boots. They
said that the balloonntic had turned States evil
dence, and the chances were I'd be hung by mob
before night"
" That was rough"
"Well so Yth6ught. ! was Just scared plum TO
death, and begged the boys TO stand by and pro-
tectme. ponied up $50 for legal expenses, and
they hid me In the garret OF q neighbor's house.
They kept me there ten blessed days, and there
wasn't day but they struck me for twenty or
two for contingencies. One night the whole gang
came around full Of beer-on my money, mind
you-and said that they had concluded cs ad-
dional precautlon, to hide me in the hollow Of an
old oak tree about three miles out in the woods l
saw through the whole business then and drove
'cm out with club II was a good, square case OF
the bitter bit, know, but they never let up call
ing me Dummy Skiddy' after that, untll they
actually ran me out of town, and had 10 emigrate
TO this jumping on place of creation" and the cap
tain shook his head with disguised air as he paid
for his hot Scotch and walked out.--Dcrrick Dodd
In San Hdncisco Post
National Republican., 1881-07-23
New York General, MARKET.

New York, July 22.-Cotton firm; sales
to-day, l,4l4 bales; uplands, IL 1l-16; Orleans,
II Bile; weekly net receipts, 157 bales; gross re-
ccipts, 1888 balcs exports--Great Britain, 4,s50
bales the continent, $500 bales sales, 9i60 bales;
stock 1S2SOs bales R1our-Southern steady and
quiet common TO fair extra, s. 25@5 IS; good to
choice do, IS soG17 6g,9. Wheat feyerish and un
settled, closing H@ISc lowcr rejected spring, SEC
ungradcd do, 81 0S0i "a; ungraded red, 81 1870
1 27 mixed winter. 81 2j No. ? red, july 81 275z
al %. closing at 81 2s1 August 81 2sal 29lI, clos
ing al 81 2Sl4 September, 81 29@l sO19. Corn u
@i4c better and more active; ungrsdcd. i7G55l4c;
No. . July, J7c August, 57lf@51Mci September,
5S3{659JS0. Oats heavy nnd lower No Q, i3@iS4c.
Hops quiet and about steady. Coffee firm and In
moderate demand Rio, 9A@9Ic. Sugar quiet
and weak fair TO good refining, 79SdSc; refined
weak standard 0lSc. Molasscs dull so test rein.
ing, NlBc. Eico quiet and steady. Rosn frm at
81 2O7lk@2 10. Turpentine firm at i2l8A2ilc. Wool
dull and weak domestic fleece, 3i6ti5c Texas, IA
@30c. Pork opened firmer; closed weak more
doing; new, els Goals 2j; middles quiet and
stronger; long clear, 91sc short clear lOc. Lard
opened a shade higher, closing dull, heavy, and
lower at Sl2 0jd12 TO- Freights firmer
National Republican., 1881-07-23
DISTRICT COURTS.

EQUITY CoURT-JUSTICE HAGNER-HaucwinclIe
VS.. HauCwinckcl; sale ratified aud referred to aud
itor. Hoffman VS.. Wheatley; pro coniesso set aside
and answer filed 18th instant 10 stand Barker vs.
Penn; trustee authorized to make private sale of
property. McChcsney VS.. McChesney alimony ofSl6
u month, commencing Augustl Grimes vs.. Smith !;
appearance OF absent defendant ordered Cres-
well vs., Brown; Knox substituted as trustee In.
stead Of Creswell, Lewis VS.. King trustee au-
thorized to make private sale Thompson vs.
Shepherd; Knox, comptroller of the Treasury,
made defendant, Henning VS.. Starr; pro conlesso
as to d. G. Murdock Knox VS.. National Savings
Bank; leave TO amend file Connolly VS.. Con-
molly; time of publication extended TO August 81
Moshcr vs. Mosher; same order. Brown VS.. Smith;
sale finally ratified Coney VS.. Coney; pro con-
fcsso ordered. Welch VS.. Wclch appearance Of
absent defendant ordered. Rumford Chemical
Works VS.. Daniels & Simmons restraining order.
PROBATE CoURT-JUsTICE HAGSER.-Estate John
Wagner; order opening executors account aud
referring II TO Register Of Wills for reSta,c ment
Estate J. b. Harris; will admitted TO probate and
record and letters Of administration issued 10
Edwin Harris; bond 5000. Estate Henry d.
Cooke; will admitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary issued TO the widow bond 5000. Estate
Alfonzo f. De Gomez; administrator qualified, and
gave bond in $1,000. Annie W. Israel, appointed
guardian TO orphan of Elizabeth s. Barr: boud
$1,000. viii oil Enos Ray; fully proved and ex-
ecntors gave bond in $1,000. Adjourned till next
Friday.
CRIMINAL CounT-JusTICE HAGNER.-Smon Levi,
perjury; released on 5000 bonds with Isaac Levi
surety,
National Republican., 1881-07-23

Western mixed, spot and July, b79fS571Sc; Au-
gust, 575Sa57sf; September, 5SSS65S3c; steamer,
bic. Oats higher; Western white, 43@4fc do.
mixed, 4Q@i1ci Pennsylvania, 43ai3c. Rye dull
at SOC. Hay dull aud heavy prime TO choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland si3 00al6 co. Pro-
visions firm, with active iobbiug trade demand I;
mess pork, SIS OO@lS 50; bulk meats-shoulders
and clear rib sides, packed, Jl4@lOc; bacon
shoulders, SIC; clear rib sides, 1024c; hams i24
@i3Zc; lard-renned, 12zc. Butter dull; West
ern grass, l3Gl7c. Eggs easier and dull nom
iually l2c, Petroleum nominal refined. I3fc. Cof-
fee firm Rio Cargoes ordinary to fair, 9Hm1lAc.
Sugar easier; soft, 9JFc. whisky quiet ht 81 III
al 70. FrciHhis to Liverpool per steamer quict
5d. Rcccip,sEnour, 1895 barrels; wheat, i0253
bushels; corn, 1,5l5 bushels oats, 2lO0 bushels
rye, 100 bushels. Shipments-whcat lOl,362 BUSH
els; corn, S,5T bushels Saes-whcat, 7S9 gY7 BUSH
els; corn, 3i7,6l5 bushels.
National Republican., 1881-07-23
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
stock and bond Quotations baltimore
ana New York Produce Markets.

Thefollowing observations on the trans
actions in the financial market yesterday together
with opening. highest, lowest and closing quota
tlons, are furnished by the banking-housc Of II. d.
Cooke, ir., & Co., 1920 + street. Washington d. c.:
NEW YORK, July %, 8 p. m.-The stock market
opened about rs It closed last night and declined
on the statement that the trunk line presidents had
not been in session Yesterday during the day the
market rallied slightly at times, but closed at de-
cline from yesterdays closing of 4 to per cent.
There were few rumors affecting The market<and
the days business was without particular feature.
There Is fair borrowing demand for most of tho
active stocks at rates ranging from fatt percent.
to carry Money continues 10 rule at ~ TO 3j per
cent. Governments to-day lost the improvement
of yesterday, and the business in them was lin
itc1
National Republican., 1881-07-23
PRODUCE MARKETS.
nnItImore GeueraI yTarhet

BALTIMORE, July 22.-Cotton steady
middlIng, ll]<9llssc. Flour firm; Howard street
and Western super, Ss 5OGb4 q; do, extra, "a $50
5 % DO family, IS 6O@6 30; City Mills super, 50 so
@4 SO. do. extra, sA 75Cs5 % do. family. So 75@
: 90; do Rio brands, Sc 5Og6 62i Patspsco family,
e. 25 Wheat Southern easicII Western irregular
and unsettled, closing steady Southern red. q %
al 261s. do amber, 81 25&l 40; No. Western
winter red, spot and July 81 2iYi H% August,
0Dl S0L .CoTn--Southern higher; Western higher
and strong, Southern white, &C, do yellow, $50 |;
National Republican., 1881-07-23
MINING STOCKS.
BANKERS EXCHANGE.

Tbreeday bills .. IS5s Six,y-day bills ..... 1885,
NEW YORK. July 2l.--Tfe leading stock operators
at the branch nstnight, including Sage, Seligman,
Woerishofler, Kennedy, and even Joe Dickinson,
were rather bulish, and looking for higher prices
this morning. There was decidedly improved
feeling prevailing Mt any rate, and Sage snid the
market probably touched bottom on Wednesday,
The latter, referring TO the elevated railroad mat
tiers. said he thought some kind of nn agreement
would be made with Mr.. Field, on the part of the
New York Elevated, whereby n new Manhattan
corporation may go on and guarantee 6 per cent.
OF the Manhattan people believe the new company
may be formed by rs ssSsmcnt of the old stock-l0
per cent at first and lOmore afterward, II required
WOerishoher's people were reported to have
bought 25 900 shares of ST. Paul common yesterday
and the day before. Messrs. Seligman and Ken
nedy said their houses bought largely Of the gem
eral market yesterday and on Wednesday. Dick
inson bid 4aIG for any part OF 1000 Erie in 900
share lots.
The Jersey Central bulls are greatly elated over
the final authoritative statement that the thrice
amended traffic contract and extension agreement
was last finally signed yesterday by the Penn
sylvania Central Company II had been signed al
ready by the Wabash ana Jersey people. IL Is un-
dersood the Jersey receiyership is not 10 be dis
solved inside of two months nevertheless, IL Is
stated by parties who know that strong parties are
buying Jersey Central stock
An important Union Pacific meeting will be held
here to-day or Tomorrow. The Union Pacific re-
ceirts the FIRST sixteen days this month increased
over 100000. The Manhattan Elevated are in
crcasing 81, 500 per day over 1850,
A dispatch from 81, Paul, Mimi. to the president
of tho Produce Exchange this morning reports
enormous damages TO the grain crops in Minnesota
yesterday by the storm. which was very severe. In
Wisconsin also the losses win be heavy, the storm
extending throughout the whole grain section.
lli0 A, Nan intimate friend OF John Newell
the general manager Of the Lake Shore road, has
received telegram from the latter, stating that the
railroad war viii be settled up.
225 +. MA Chicago dispatch TO grain house
here says an expert who has just returned from n
trip through Minnesota and Wisconsin reports the
situation somewhat critical. Four days Of drench-
ing rain followed by hot sun. have played havoc
w IN n
o-dAy IN Milwaukee, thermometer SO, ST. Paul
clear, thermometer G2o: Chicago. cloudy, 67o; St
Louis 7g', rainy, and Omaha 73o. rainy The train
men on the Chicago and Omaha road report wheat
looks well, except on the lowlands.
National Republican., 1881-07-23
REAL ESTATE.
The OnloInI Transfers OF Yesterday as Re.
corded.

Mr. j. i. Olmstead presents the follow
ing transactions in real estate in the District yeser
day. as reported to him by the Recorder of Deeds;
on Sampson street. corner of Fifteenth street
west sublot IL and part of l6 go by 30 ecO square
20g; George d. Todd to James NJ. Toy, 5000.
on street north, near tJrner Of Fourteenth
street west; sublot ga by 1876 fccO, square 2lI;
the heirs OF Sarah r. Bailey 10 Cornelia W. S. Baird
$4,000.
On North Capitol street, corner Of o street north ;
all OF subos 70 and n and part Of sublOt - az feet
inches by 100 feeO, square 8; William j. New
ton, trustee to Matthew Leimbach, $500
Sublots 81 3 G3 Al, a. a. a. 49, 46, 49, 40 80, and
81, in Moses Kelly's subdivision of square S3l; H.
D. Cooke, jr Ct al, trustees TO Martin NJ. Rohrer,
trustee, Sl,ll0.H
On Eleventh street east, between and o streets
south part lot II % by 100 teeO square 97s Maria
Spicer ct al to William A. Hutchcrson, S37S
GEoRGETowN.
On Congress street, between Bridge and Water
streets, part of lot 63 22 feet inches by 06 feet
inches) in part called Old Georgetown; Joseph C..
Foertsch to William 7. d. Dixon, $50.
COUNTY.
sublot 8, in II. H. Barnnrds subdivision oflot1O,
Of a tract known as Chichester; Thomas J. Put
nam to Francis NJ. Lee, 81 500
National Republican., 1881-07-23
Rumnr Lnnlan.

Now that the grand jury has adjourned
and the court taken lis vacation, room SO may be
expected 10 resume its prosecution by newspaper
The newspapers never adjourn. But the supply of
clerkships in the Post ONCE Department may run
short, Mr.. James should include in his report 10
Congress q recommendation for about forty ad-
dihona clerkships 10 be filed by females upon the
recommendation Of newspaper correspondents
The qualifications should be not the efficiency OF
the clerk, but the assdnty Of the correspondent, IN
pufhng Mr., James, Etsnn9 Critic.