The Republican journal., 1881-01-06
Editorial Notes.

Gen. Chalmers, of Mississippi, admits the truth
of the Republican charges with regard to the man
ner in which he secured a certificate of election to
the next House, and his position is boiled downto
this statement.
My opponent is niger; therefore he has no
right to the seat, if he did have the most votes
Gen Chalmers will find that sort Of al argument
won't go down in the North, nor will it be accept
ed by Republican House
NEWSPAPER NOTES The Pennington Chron-
Gle has an entire dress Of new and smaller type
THE publishers of the Boston journal invite
their patrons to call at their establishments On
Washington Street, Boston. and behold the won
derous working Of their new printing press.
Messrs Hoe q Co. now making second Web
Pertecting Press for the Boston journal similar
IN every respect TO the one now in use.-..S Secre-
tary Sehurz will return to journalism on his retire
ment from the cabinet The Drigo Rural has
| completed its seventh volume
Gen Grant made a capital speech at the New
England dinner in Brooklyn Dec. 3lst Referring
to the talk about carpet baggers be said
| The New Engander believes that when he is
citizen OF one State he is citizen Of the United
States, and that he has right to 90 into any por
ion of the country with ali the rights that he had
at the place of starting Cheers
Referring to the enterprise of New Englanders.
and to the fact that during his travels he was not
ii any place where the Now Eugander was no, Or
had not been, Gen. Grant said
50 AIN decidedly in favor of tho principles Of
| New EnglandcTs they obey laws wherever they
70, respect the rights Of others and urge the right
| of free and full enjoyment Of their political and
religious liberties making ~ distinction on ac
count Of personal nativity
\ The Hon. Amos T Akerman, attorney General
Of the United States during portion Of President
Grants first term, died at his 4ome IN Cartersvie
Georgia, Dec. II, aged y years He was native
Of New Hampshire, but moved to Georgia before
the war and engaged il the practice of law there
| He sided with the Confederates during the war
4 but when the struggle was over advocated the re
construction measures and acted with tne Repub
| hcan party. He was not man Of great ability or
| prominence, and when President Grant nominated
him for Attorney Gene al it was a surprise - the
country at larre which had never heard ot Nj
| Akermeqn The Washington correspondents cf
4 time have cause to remember him from their
pt"&Eertons to htaiE the details Of Lis life
ana career called for BY their respective papers
/ George Eliot the novelist died suddenly in Lon
don Dec. 22d. She was taken i'll only The Sunday
previous and. Judging from WI, SYMPTOMS ler
death was caused bv diDhtberja TIer RAIL name
was Marian Evans; she was united to the late
George Henry Lewis Lwho 5el Id s7Sj under pe-
culiar circumstances. which need hot now Ne ge-
peated and On tbc lth Of Nav last Was married
as Marian Evans To Walter Cr2ss ali En.Hsb rnar
chant many wears her iupjor VI hcr Gterarg
fame and works it is not necessary to ,ocak AM
rea4ers Of English literature are familiar With bcr
books. which had placed Her c7 A pinnacle of fane
attained by no other woman writer Her last
novel D'll'eI Derohaa was OF metaphysical cast
anu subsequently she Puols1ea series ct ehaTae
81 7Ne'1le7 uIueF w tiu1 q AAe impressions
Oh AneoI'''' 's'"S '"cn' As II "aS announced
S0ine TWO " 'Hi7e ears ago t1dt She hau ceased
literary Iaooi y + not ProDaoie Mrs JroSs has LETT
/ any posthumous works.
TIE success Of American beef III tbe EngIish
market has been 50 pronounced That ! comnarr
has been formed to extend the traffic The Ilou
ster Slip the Great Eastern. which has hitherto
brought disaster ou all connected with her, has
been chartered for a period Of ten years to carry
cattle and meat from Texas OF from The River
Platte to London. The company thinks it can
/ place prime beef on the English market at the low
rate OF about six cents pound. The beasts viii
be slaughtered on board, ana number Of trained
butchers from the Chicago stock yards Ll,e been
engaged torthat purpose Refigerators are being
constructed which will hold about 5000 carcasses;
each one will he susDendod betw4nn decks and
,r,.
- l"lA'' ""e on ~ o'neI q a. present lh'H
plan viii admit OF a more uniform freezing pro
cess than is at present possible The company
b,r,os J., lr,o1- - H.
0' 50 '''HN "P 'Io l'IHS lu"- a. HtcHe1ll i'!eS