The Republican journal., 1881-12-08

The pension rolls for December demand s. 900,
600
The decrease Of the public debt during Novem-
Der was : 2i9 l2625
Governor Foster of Ohio, has subscribed 81 600
10 the Garfield Monument Fund
1t is announced that the Mechanics Bank of
Newark is t. be revived aud the depostors to be
paid
\ canal across France, connecting the Atlantic
with the Mediterranean is project mooted in
/ Paris
The Treasury receipts for November where
alb ut 900 and the disbursement about SIG
uJHnth
Victoria Woodruff who is back in New York.
announces that she is still a candidate for the
presidency
The mourning drapery in the halls about the
Chamber OF Representatives, Washington, has
| been removed.
The stockholders in the Kelley Motor Company
have taken their grievances against the alleged
inventor into court
The circulation OF the national banks is now
over Sol 0000Oo and they hold S243 300 900 of
the W indom bonds.
Secretary Foger has issued the l06th Treasury
call-S20 000,00G United States bonds Extended
slxes) for redemption.
The lSth annual report of the Boston Maine
/ railroad, shows the net earnings of the year end
ing September Both to be s626. 563
Four cranks arrested in Washington We'd
nesday. One Of them insisted on going on the
stand 10 testify on Gulteaus behalf
Mechanics pushing the repairs and reftting
OF the White House. which will be ready for oc-
culaucy by President Arthur this week
Daniel H. Eels, Cleveland Bank President was
robbed Of Sll7 900 worth of railway bonds Oh Sat
urday by gentle stranger who called at his priv
| ate office
There white frost and thin formation Of
/ ice III San Francisco, November 10, and at the
| same time, orange trees there laden with
ioWerS and fruit.
Jordan II Marsh have filled their big show
| windows in Boston with unique Christmas
masterpiece, Santa Claus visit" illustrating a
| familiar Christmas poem.
Mr. W. D. Howells has been seriously i'll with
! rheumatsm-an alarming trouble, for he felt it
! about he heart He is recovering, but has given
up his proposed visit to Italy in January.
The official Republican pluralites IN New ork
State election range from o. III for State engineer
| to 1884 for State comptroller The Democrats
elect the State treasurer by 2O,942 plurality
Gen Sam Cary of Ohio went to Washington to
counsel the greenback members to stand out and
! prevent the election of Speaker A little more
then year ago he was urging greenbackers to vote
fer Gen. Hancock.
John Roach addressed the tariff convention at
! New York Nov Both, on ship building. The re
solutions adopted declare in favor of protecting
home industry, revision Of the tariff, and legisla-
/ ton in favor OF American shipping.
Langdon W. Moore the noted bank robber, who
is serving out SIX years sentence in the Massa
chusetts State Prison, has received seven years ad
dltional all growing out of the attempted robbery
| OF the arren Institution for Savings.
A report has been made on the investigation
| into the alleged frauds in Philadelphia showing
that the city has been swindled out of large
amount Of taxes received by officials but never
paid Tito the treasury. The investigation is still
| IN progress.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has been stopping at a
| private MOTEL III New York and it is said that the
only gentleman among the friends of her husband
who called to see her was General Grant who call
ed to pay his respects and cheer her. She com
plains Of poverty
President Arthprs policy of Diminishing all of
feers of the army found guilty by court martial Of
drunkenness is highly commended in army circles
Since he became President he has approx ed the
sentence Of dismissal by court martial against
four officers for being intoxicated.
Princess Beatrice who has consoed herself il
her solitude, as the only child of the Queen who i,
not married or engaged, by a successful attempt
at art-autborshlp is making money out of hel
Birthday Book and has given $4,000 of her earn
ings to childs hospital in London.
Secretary Folger has rejected all offers of ccm
promise heretofore received in the case known al
the Chicago whskey case" which arose from the
violations of the internal revenue laws and ha
been pending before the Department long time
This action does not finally dismiss the case but il
still held in anticipation of further propositions.
Arthur LEROY the murderer of Mr. Gold wa
hanged at London Nov. % 1t will be remembered
that he killed Mr.. Gold on railroad train, and BIZ
trial caused great excitement. LEROY wasfs man o
considerable culture, but was one of thos~ terson
who seem to have monOmania for murder 1t il
supposed that he killed several persons. In Eng
land people do not escape the hangman on tn,
ground of emotional insanity"
A marble tablet was placed in the ladies' waitinl
room Of the Baltimore and Potomac depot a
Washington Nov. Both, to mark the spot wher
President Garfield was shot The tablet is o
American statuary marble and consists of sil
resting upon two corbels outside of which tw
pilasers representing the axe and fasces. Tw
draped flags form a canopy over the inscription il
gold letters "James Abram Garfield, President O
the United States, July ID, 1884, The whole i
surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wing
holding in his talon bundle of arrows an
laurel leaves