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, 1881-03-22

light yotc; between early closing and late
closing On elcctton.tlay; between liberal aud
scant contributions To tho campalgn funds.
We hnye never knnwm MI Instance In which
tho business community WINS thoroughly
aroused II, any locai election Of fato years
when they have not carried tho day; we
hayo known several WHEN they wcro not
deeply Interested, nnd tho Republican party
WIS tlsastroualy .iefeatutt
1t wilt bo a fatni mistake for the Oonvon"
Tim to-day 10 undcrrate tho strength Of
cnrtcr Harrison. lfe cnn defeat any weak
candidate THO Republican party can nonll-
nate. 1Ie call hc defeated By nny strong
candidate. But the Republican candidate will
need to 10 ttrst-rato mtn. M soeuhtt-rato
,,lnn will In. No ono upotl whom the Whole
party cannot unite; no ono who laoks
capacity for tho place; no ono who Is little
known, OF who Is III my why objectionable,
cnn liopc to tlO It. Such MI one, II any there
be before tho Convention, Will save himself
and Ills party modification by getting out Of
tlls way now, before It Is too latu.
, 1881-03-22

r-..r crrcAan TRIBUNE has established branch
oEccs for tho receipt subscriptions nud adTortsa-
mcnts an followa: ,.....
NEW YoRk-room . Tribune hu.ldlnR. Eft. Ac-
FADnES Manager.
GLASGOW. Ycotiand-A,lan's American News
Arcncr. 81 HenNold.ut
LONDON, EnR.--Amerlcan Exchange. ~ strand.
HENRY F. Gff.Lld. Agent
NAsulAulUN. ID. E.--i3r1 p st-aet
, 1881-03-22
Tho States having tho larRaat o0loTctl papuia,
ton ranked ns follows In 18sQ. 1870. md 1850.

tn the Inst decRdo Alabama has fail1n bohlnd
MIssisstppE ind South Carol'n4 Ia oo1ored popu-
lattuu. rcxaa has Rano ahead ut Kentucky,
aud Arkansas ot AaryIsnd. Tho Northern
States rink ~ folIows In point OF cOinred popu.
latiun, ~ Pennsylvania, ~ 0hio, t3} Now York.
~ Illinnls, 80 Kansas. Tho Southern oxaluu TO
thu las.-.,ameJ btata must hAye boon grpatly
oxaggerated. ~ 1t has xailod hut \, Goo III tou
ycar1. ~
Its remarkabio fpct TINT who tho increase
Of tho eolore4 population IN the lust ten years
has been - per cent, tbat Ut tho white gopula'
ttou haa boon pnly 70 por cent.
, 1881-03-22
This tswl,at Yonpor, the Canadian weather

prophet. predicted regarding tho lata storm:
81. Fntr!ck'a Dny will nrrlye during tho cold
Btntes, who rain. s1li,w. a,d s1uct will prevail
sonthwarti as far % Washington. and SNOW and
iticcs. with tho beginning nf the third Wouk Of
this mnnth general snowfalts fratn tho !nwer
prorncos westward tn Chfca9o nro likely 10
prcvi,i They Will be st,corcdeh by mild and
HprInyike weather. with t.t!Icattons 0f ruin and
snow. while hcavy ralN-Bt0rnls VII! prsbabiy set
L, IN tho lnwcr rt1,vinces OF tha Unteil States;
During tho lust week hGavy rains will prevail
throughout Cnn8ta, With probhhc snowfall in
this direction nf st. Isollla and Blstorly ga!cs In
tho uulI Of st. Lawrence.
, 1881-03-22

TIE London Patt Mall Gazette of Batur-
day Is strongly Of opinion that war will break
out hetwcon lraoco and TAFkoy it statos the
cuso u goIlows:
Tho 1ews from tho East il ominouR OF war.
Croto Il ths INA x!mutn which tho IHrks Dtfer to
ccde THO casalnn Ut Cretb nhd Th0ssaly Is tho
minimum which the Powers Will nccept. Unloss
1ncans Gun be fotind to bring tho minimum
nearer the maximum tho 1rceks Will cFnss tho
fronticr. and Il war will begin, whInh may not
closo n,ltil 1t has sprua,I fur beyunh the ltmlta
Of tho Qttuulau Enprc. II tho Powers, 0ven
at the euyHnth hour, would not With decision,
war would nut hcYIn. II war begins, 1t Will he
because ttrnssun for II hAa betn given by nnD
or more Powers to wh0s0 refusal. however dis.
Hufsed, to participate in tho co1fectlvo acton OF
tho unnCert, the war will Ra dug. ID tho fa1a OF
tho XrArp possibilities Of \ KallbSnl war fasutt-
tug fr0ln any serious tisturbauaa OF tho paacp
in ttle Eust, wp neel not, oyen nav. absolutely
despair uf the adoption OF vigorous menauras
which Hlnno Gnu prevent war between Qrchce
and Turkey. Tho fnwors can secure reaco by
cling. 1t noed t,e. by the dapntch 0f troroEads tn
lslrC.ls, It's nccepfanco by Oracue; or thoy eau
f,efnn their nwn boundary line, Nnd. BY Inlper.
AtfYV euunEels Ut EDnst0NtluOpta, ehfafcUl, II
need be. by tho dispatch af ironetsas to tho
lioAphOsus, secure tks epsilon by tho Sultan.
Thoru is nj, third way Of preventing war. Tho
responsibility for tho fnI1nre to adopt one Or
tho other 1T these Hlathotls will not la ut tho
ADar OF England. Whitn any opportunity ro-
1nnIus pf cunlbInId mud collective antiou tor tue
prespryattpn OF peaGe. LAIRD GRANVILLE and MI,
Dosahen wilt not lptoriN!t tha!r excrdons 10
soetra its adoption.
, 1881-03-22

Colored Population Of the United States.
'rho following tabls shows tho cplored
Population Of cnch OF tho Statcs and TorritorI0a
In 1B md In 1890, tho increase in ten yours, aud
tho porcCntage of frCrcaso:
, 1881-03-22
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

A9IILAH LODGE, NO. HI, A. r. h A. M.-HpGctal
meeting iha evening" in llIeir hn ii Hnnroe-st for
ltupurtant work. Ali mgrlbesa requested to bc prem
Inv A'D''''>' 1. Ii. CRANE. Secretary.
, 1881-03-22

ronnc,tv sor tho rlnee. mn nne who IL lttt1o
knn,v,,. mr. who 10 In my wnv obiact,onal,lo,
MN Inn, IN Il, H. Snct, Al, onc. n any thero
In l,ofnre tho Convention. Will save himself
aud lila no,tv n,ort,ncn,i,s, hv rettlne mt of
lin ,yov ,,n,v ,afnro n ia I'm lain.
ruF ryTRA sRssfnN Ann pE7UNn1Hg,
1t will be conceded that the only legitl-
Congress, which IS now sntA TO be uetcF-
tntnr,1 upotI. Is Tic dcstrabttjty That n Re-.
funding bill shall bo cnactct Ia provide for
thu s por rent md per ccnt bonds tint be-
cotne subject to call May | md July l, ro-
srcotlyely. ruE TRIBUNE has already cotl-
silcrcd tho bad political aspects Of tho pro-
posctf extra session, and there arc stronger
;,,,.ott,na that n ,vtt1 In nntttIcnllv hurtful
tlinl tint 1t VIII be poiltich!ly bellehclal. IL
may ntse 10 demonstrated, wa think, that
rcfundlng nny be postponed till next fall
witt, lcss lass to tho Government than to
Incur tho cnst OF an extra session with
doubtful result as to refunilfn9.
The /, per cent bonds which become re-
tlcelnnbto July arc as follows:
Loan Of July and August. 1884,. .$1th7aa.f10
Loan OK july lea1 1io6ls}." '.''''s'' o'''o',soe
Total. ...,.,,,,. go, ...... i ssaEs ITO
II is believed that tho Secretary OF ths
Treasury will lIaye n,npp resources to tako
III atl these outstanding 9 per cent bonds,
rho surplus revenue for tho next fiscal year,
as estimated by Secretary Sherman before i,o
went nut of Office. and fully verified BY tho
Treasury officials since Secretary Window
caue into ofl,ce, Is something moro than
SQO,O0o. 900. 'The Secretary has further the
authority to sell $40. .oo0, 900 uf 4 per cent
bonds under existing la,ys. .Thvre Is no rea-
souab[c doubt of this. Secretary Sherman, In
discussing the rcfundlux question in his Inst
nuu,,al rcport. md in contemplation of tho
tailuro OF Congress- to agree upua any bill to
that end. saId:
1,,,dor oxlst,nR Inv. thoro aro stlIt invaluable for
thls purpose per cei.t bntl'l4 author!zsa by TIC
;,,.,,,,,t ~ - In. IT. III. hase @ "I,i nv ba sai
at lnrgt premium. und. u ite aistnce af ftgfs1-
to; s ne .ae III r. t,1 cemi. n
uppIv dc pTrpeeta 10 ,s redemption 6j sl!ch Lops.
1t Is understood TINT tho Treasury Depart.
mept, rs now organized, il advised on alt
sides, and IL under tho convlotlon, ttsat it l,as
the authority thus c!ntmed. II there werc
my question of this tho sa,no result might bo
brought about by using 100 millions OF this
surplus In the Treasury for tho redemption
Of tho maturing bonds, and making the
amount good by the sale Of 100 millions of
,,er rnr,ts: nbOEtk tho right to sell 1 uer CCnts
for this purposu there can bo no qucst!o.l.
THE per cents can l,e sold now at, say, 113.
| Tie fund, then, TOR tic redemption Of por
cents would be- as follows:
SURPLUS revenue. 5000, ,ooo
, 1881-03-22

Academy of Music.
ua!pecd slraat, noar Madison. Went 8lda Variety
entertainment.
, 1881-03-22
ntrv1n1r Tf,enfw.

GRIND Dpcrn-faouse.
fjark street, oppost now Conrt-lfouso. "a Mo'
srn Arabian SAhEH
, 1881-03-22

olympic Thenfre.
f1nrx street betwuen Lake ntd 1tAndn1ph. En-
Enuement Of tho STEPHENS Dramatic md enFety Com
bnntlou. "Bwfft and Sure"
, 1881-03-22

T1overty'a Thentre.
rctTborn street, corner Of Monroe. haudtfel GU
tertatnmcht
, 1881-03-22

TcVtcker's Theatre,
Madison street, tctWcen Stntn md nearborn'
Engagement OF De ueauplan'a French Opera Com
pauy. ala juive."
, 1881-03-22

1footey's Thcntre.
nanao,pl street, between Clark md In aA1te. EN-
rarcue9t Of Mr.. nnd Mrs. Mckee Rankin. "The
, 1881-03-22

Total, god, ,06
In this way tile nvaAnbie resources Of tho
Government are ample 10 RETRO the per
cents, alid there would bB only tic S4f0-
Is, 900 Of + per cents to be refunded ltoxt
fall. Meanwhile tie suy[ng Of Interest would
DO ~ follows:
L.,sa per cent Oh SlUA 00 O10 ........ 4,lfD6Oo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
Mr.. Cash's Little Joke.

An old peddler named Cash we'll
known to most of the citizens of this
city, hit upon novel plan one day last
week to regain the affections of his wife
and step children, which he had lost by
going home very drunk the night be-
fore, when they drove him from home.
The next day the old man went to the
house and knocked at the door, and his
wife appeared, to whom he stated he
was ill and begged her to let him in.
Believing he was really sick, the wife
admitted him, when in few moments
he fell over on the floor apparently
dead. The neighbors were called in
and the old man was pronounced gone,
sure. They began to array him in his
best suit and fix him up for burial, the
old lady, in the meantime, CRYING and
calling on the dead man to speak lust
once more, and accusing herself of
hard .heartedness in turning him out of
doors. All of a sudden the supposed
corpse turned over, and, seeing his wife
crying, called to her, saying he forgave
her and asked forgiveness for himself
which she readily granted, and at last
accounts they were getting along
smoothly. - Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
The Towers and Columns Of Paris.

Been doing the towers and columns
of Paris. Tower St. Jacques, Column
Vendome, Column of July, Place Bas-
tile, Towers of Notre Dame. Tower St
jacques is stone tower. Very ancient
Once part of a church. French Revo.
luton tore it down. Ascent by stair
case in one corner. Stone steps. Very
narrow. Not room for two to pass.
Met persons coming down. Some per-
sons large. Several females. Over
whelmed. Looked down on Paris from
the top. Nothing else to do but look
down. Statue of saint on top. Stone
saint. Stone only material compatible
with saintliness in Paris. Iron handles
in back of stone saint. To assist sin
ners in elm bling saints back. Handles
reach to his head. Climbed up the
saint. Dizzy elevation. Fearful saint
might fall. Felt myself load of sin
on the saints back. Climbed down. Dc
not wish to climb any more saints.
Paid custodian of Tower St. Jacques
two cents for privilege of climbing
tower and sainJ. About 800 steps in
all. Seemed 5000 before reaching top.
AS job, wouldn't do it for less than
$3.50 Strange how much labor people
do perform while travelling for pleasure.
Strikes me sometimes Pm travelling for
pain. Next did Column of July, Place
Bastile, Column of iron. Hollow, of
course. Resembles big steamboat
smokestack Trembles and vibrates at
top. Unpleasant sensation. Gained
the top. Looked down. Nothing else
to do at the top but look down. Column
of July q sort of iron monumental tomb
stone. Inscribed on it names of those
killed in some French revolution. Paid
four cents for privilege of ascending
Column. AS job, wouldn't do it for
less than $500. No saint on Column
of July. Too modern for saint. Saints
in France gave out many hundred years
ago. Tried the Column Vendome. Top
as usual. Looked down. Nothing to be
done but look down. Last were the
Towers Notre Dame. AS pleasure.
did the Towers by payment of six sous.
AS a pain, wouldn't climb them under
$3.50. Am glad I've done the towers
of Paris. Got 'em off my mind No
more pleasure of that sort to agonize
through, thank heaven! Still, foreign
towers must be assembled by all tower
lists. That's what they're made for.
Of what use would be to the crowd in
Stun Gulch were / to return without
having climbed all The towers of Parish
Prentice M@Jord, in San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
The Arctic Winter.

Lieutenant Schwatka, the Arctic ex-
plorer, gives some interesting facts in
regard to the character and duration OF
the Arctic winter. He says:
''The generally received opinion that
the Arctic winter, especially in the
higher attitudes, is long, dreary one
of perfect Opaque darkness is not strict
ly correct. In latitude eighty three de-
grees twenty minutes twenty seconds
North, the highest point ever reached
by man; there are four hours and for
ty-two minutes of twilight on Deem
Der %, the shortest day in the year in
the Northern Hemisphere. In latitude
eighty-two degrees twenty-seven min
utes North, the highest point where
white men have wintered, there
are six hours and two min
utes in the shortest day, and 1923 geo.
graphical miles from that point must
Vet be attained before the true Plutonic
zone, or that one in which there is no
twilight whatsoever, even upon the
shortest dav of the year, can be said to
have been entered by man. Of course,
about the beginning and ending of this
twilight it is very feeble and easily ex-
ting1ished by even the slightest mists;
but nevertheless, it exists, and is very
Improbable on clear cold days, or
nights, properly speaking. The North
Pole itself is only shrouded in perfect
blackness from November 10 to January
20, periodic of seyenty-seven days. Sup
posing that the sun has set (supposing
circumpolar sea or body of water unlim-
tied to vision) ON September "a, not to
rise until March Is for that particular
noint, giving period of about fifty days
of uniformly varying twilight, the Pole
has about 1888 days of continuous day
light, 100 days of varying twilight and
se1yenty-seven of perfect inky darkns IS
Isaye when the moon has a
northern declination) in the period OF
a typical year. During the period OF a
little over four days the sun shines con-
tinuously on both the North and South
poles at the same time, owing to re-
traction, parallax, semi-diameter and
dip Of the horizon"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
Use Of Postage Stamps.

A correspondent of the Public Ledqer,
Philadelphia, attributes the first use and
issue OF postage stamps to John Lori
mer Graham, postmaster in New York
IN 1872. These stamps were, he saws,
about the size of the stamp now in use,
bore the head of Washington and were
OF the value of three cents The post
masters of st. Louis, Baltimore, Alex.
andrla, Va, New Haven, Providence,
H. l., and Brattleboro, VT, followed
about in the order named in 1S45 and
lS4o. According, however, to the rec
election of an old employee of the New
hork postotlice, stamps were brough,
INTO INTO use first by Postmaster Morris in
lo4f or 1913. He issued stamps of his
own at five and ten cents apiece, those
peing the then current rates of postage
out the postmasters throughout the
country refused to recognize them. In
tSol an act of Congress was passed
winch led to the. introduction of the
'ates and stamps now in use.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
The Width Of the Door.

81 want a piece ov q board sawed
of, planned on the outside" said Mr..
Donlevy; WED few friends in at
the house last night to a christenin',
and the lower panel av the dure got
kicked out in the merriment."
elbow wide do you want the piece
cup" asked the carpenter.
The width of the dure, av course"
replied Mr. Donlevy.
And how wide is the doorp''
"Well, it as wide as a chair is long,
iist. Ye kin iist lay chair acrass it to
kape the childer in an the pigs out, an
it fits as though it wur matched fur it. +"
"But all chairs are not the same
size," said the carpenter.
"Aw, thundher an turf yer thicker
headed nor railroad spike; the chair
comes up jist even wild the edge ov the
windy SILL"
"But how high is the window SLIP"
asked Mr. Chips.
Bother the badgerin tongue O ye,"
growled Mr.. Donlevy, "it's only the
witness av me hand barrin' the thumb
higher than the rain wather that sthands
outside, and av We can't make it from
that we lave the Job an I'll take it to
some carpinther that understands his
business and knows the measure av a
dure in his head widout maxim chaty-
chism av himself. Say, can We cut me
the pace aft the size av that ye leather
headed wood butcher, We, or will | go
find a man yer craft that has half the
sinse he wur born wid?'
And he had to go find one. Burling-
ton Hd,Ck-EQe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

Tn sixteen hundred and something,
Thomas Button, sailor boy, was cap
tured by the pirates off the coast of
Barbary and sold as slave. After en-
during the most dreadful cruelties he
was released on the payment of a
oratuity to his master, by the tender
hearted Captain of an English mer-
chairman, and offered free passage
to England. On reaching the deck of
the vessel he fell on his knees and
poured out the most touching thanks
giving to Him whose good providence
had led to his release, and vowed that
if ever he should become wealthy
he would devote the money to charita-
BILE uses. On reaching England he
found situation in merchants count
ing house, and afterward engaged in
the Turkish trade, acquiring considers
BILE wealth We have not the date of
his death, but his will, under which the
controversy arose, is dated in Hexton
Square, London, February 10, 1884
las the dates run before the civil year
was changed), and was duly admitted
to probate By this will, after a few
small legacies, he bequeathed his prop
erty to the Ironmongers' Company in
trust, one-half of the interest and prof
its of his estate yearly to be devoted to
the redemption of British slaves in
Turkey or Barbary; one-quarter to the
charity schools in the city and suburbs,
of London Gncluding Shoreditch, he
own parish), where the education shofiId
be according to the Church of England,
and the other quarter to the lronmon-
gers Company for their minister, poor
freemen, widows and other objects of
charity, to pay them for executing the
trust. The exact amount of the orig
inal estate is not given, but for several
years about 50, 800 was given to the
schools, so we must suppose che prin-
cipal represented in the trustwas about
$3.50, 1000, Of course, as time wore on
and no British slaves could bs found to
whose redemption the fund could be
applied, tnat part OF the beluest accu-
mulated, and in 1887, an accounting
being ordered, the trust was found to
include an unappropriated sum of $685.
600 in Government stocks, and a realty
in Essex, let for over 81 900 per annum.
The Court of Chancerv then ordered
S35, 900 in stock to be set aside for the
slavery redemptions and the interest of
the residue to be appropriated to En-
glish parochial schools throughout En-
gland and Wales, as likely tobe as near
the views and wishes of the donor as
the circumstances of the case would adj
nit. Under this about $4,000 year
is divided among the schools IN twenty
six dioceses, ranging from $500 to
$500 a year, according to their needs
and population. ~ Y. J0ur2ul Of Com
lnprcP
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

iceland women have several priv.
leges which are denied the sex in othe,
lands. For one thing, they are allowed
to ride horse man-iashion. They are
likewise permitted to work in the
fields and load coal with the men, and
when two men have each drawn a bao
OF coal down an inclined plane to q
dock the woman there is permitted &c
carry both bags at once and dump them
into the boats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
THE EARLY FALL MOSQUITO.

'Tis not because he hummeth
On airy wing,
That you may know he cometh,
Your flesh to sting.
He bobbeth up serenely
To take bite,
So quietly and meanly,
With silent spite;
And thus you furnish meat to
The early fall mosquito.
Atbars and screens he laugheth.
SO 1.-the and small,
And blood he freely Quatfeth,
In spite of all.
His sharp phlebotomiZing
BY day and night,
Corpuscles Analysing
With keenest sight,
Maketh existence sweet to
The early fall mosquito.
The crime that he committeth
Is shocking, too;
For while your blood he letteth,
He poisoneth you.
No station he respecteth,
If low or high;
No person he neglecteth,
Or passeth by
He stings both rich and poor, too,
The early fall mosquito.
N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

English newspapers are very inter.
esting-to those who read them. 4
recentnumber OF the London Times oives
SIX OF its eight pages to Parliament. two
columns to court reports, a column and
a half to telegraphic matter, and the
remainder to advertisements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

The savants of France declare that
such high temperature as of this SUM
,oer was never before registered ID
Poris.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

The cattle-bells in the Hartz Mount
aims are made so as to harmonic with
one another in sound.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

You will seldom find an attorney at
lAw-he knows better. - Yanttu Fair.
National Republican., 1881-12-12
REpORTERSJ NOTES,

The police have Been duly instructed, MS ordered
by the Commissioners, to prevent all driving Of
cattle through the streets Rfier next Wednesday,
and to arrest all parties offending Judge Smell
has expressed himself US very much In favor Of
tiis movement and his determination 10 show no
lenienCy To parties prosecuted for the oiiense as
he regards the practice as not only dangerous but
In many ways detrimental to the welfare OF the
city,
viii Curtis and Reuben c. Kelly, who have long
been the right and left bowers In the management
Of the New York Avenue Skating Rink, leave this
morning for Mexico to look amer certain mining
interest, Curtis has worn an eleven-inch bOwlo
down the back Of his neck ana Reubc has skated
with pair Of self. cooking reyolvers In each boot
leg for week past TO practice in getting the drop
on skate.boy and get accustomed TO handling
the tools"
A gentleman named Paul Jones, residing at Fair
fax Court House, got on the wrong train Saturday
afternoon 10 go to Point of Rocks. lie discovered
his mistake in u short time and jumped of the
train at the corner of First and streets north
west. In doing 50 he fell TO the ground and broke
his right arm, besides being badly bruised about
the body. The police ambulance was summoned
and he was removed TO Providence Hospital,
where surgical aid was rendered.
William Stone Albert Saturday filed bill In
equity against Thomas q, Stone and others, heirs
at law Of William j. Stone, asking an orderof the
court TO enounber lot TO- square 823 with u debt
OF 1900. This Is the property known as Metro
pOliuan Hall or Theatre, on Pennsylyanla avenue.
lie states that the property has not made sunicient
TO cover the taxes and annual expenses upon 1t
that improvements from July 10 November, 1851
have cost SI4lSA and will require the additional
$4,000 10 complete them When finished the house
will pay rental ofSi60O annually,