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the session, however, he thought 1t hardly
advisable. 1t was tto late 60 secure the
sppointmenfoS OF a representative committee,
He did not, moreover, know any war
which the committee could release Grew Il
they wished to do SO. He therefore made
the purely formal motion that the letter Of
Judge Lawson be placed on the table. 4
passing reference Of Gladstone to at. ad~
dress to the crown for the removal az
Judge Lawson, as one Of the possible al
| Tentative courses, was received by loud
cheers from Irish members.
Sexton read telegrams reciting sffiaayits
sworn TO to-day declaring that several
jurymen who convicted Hynes we're drunk.
| and repeated the accusations Of Jury pacs-
ing In Ireland. sn-
Sexton attacked Judge Lawson for nse.
venting Grey from making any defense,
The proposal Of Gladatoae sinpiy means
to defer the matter untll Grey'a term ex-
pires. .@.. z4-... .-z..a -
Grey has telegrsphel 10 tho speaker and
Qladstone informing them OF his coinrntsta1
and the refusal Of Judge Lawson TO erant
him an adjournment OF his case.
Wm' johnson, attorney general Gor Ire.
land, stated the details Of the compoait1nD
Of the jury, with view to rebut the acc1-
sat1ons made. He declared that nothing
could be worse than Grey's conduct. He
added that now that the statement relativa
to drunkenness Of the jury that convicted
Hynes had been repeated Ia parliament,
Earl Spencer, lord-lleutenant Of IRELAND
would investigate it with regard to carry
ing out the capital sentence passed unon
Hynes. Plunkett supported the govern
rncnt. He considered that In consequences
Of Grey's high position, 1t was right that
MS punishment should be exemplary. The
debate was continued until the suspension
OF the afternoon sitting, Irish members re-
peatIng Sections accusations. After tha
resumption Of the sitting, debate relative
to the sentence imposed alron Grey wsa
not resumed, owing to the total absence OF
Irish members. Gladstone moved an ad-
journu1eat from tomorrow until the s4th
OF October, which MAS carried without
division.
EELIEF FOB THE gvIcTED.
DUBLIN, Aug. ia meeting, at which
Lord Mayor Daweon presided, WAS held at
the Madison houae, for the purpose Of
starting fund for the assistance Of eyseted
tenants. Parnell and Dillon were present.
The attendance was large. The Lorsa
Mayor read letter from Grey, dated In
prison. lie enclosed $50, aud declared
that their cause H.sa one Of justice aBa
progress.
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4 FORWARD MoyEnE ENT.
The Forts at AbouP1xip TO be At.
tackled immediately by
the British.
The 2reneaaas ygall BomaSar&a am& she
Tro@p@ .Sya12 L@2sd end
Attack
FaDB ETa3H NOTES.
Egypt.

!
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. ia combined
Land and sea attack on the forts at Abouki,
is imminent. The attack viii be made
Sunday morning The Thirty-eighth
Forty-sixeh and slxtleria regimente are
breaking camp at Ramleh and preparing
| TO embark. The khedive to-day visited
| Gen. Woleeley and remained several hours
Gen. Wolseley will make the attack posi-
bly, on Saturday morning, la two columns,
one along the route Of the last reoonnols-
ance and the other by way Of Lake Abou-
kir, taking Arabl at the point where hia
right rests on the 1ahmoudieh canal.
The dsst division will embark to-mor-
row, after the hombardment Of the forts at
Abobkir, for which all the nen-of~war will
be Withdrawn from Alexandria. It is In
tended to land the first division under the
personal command Of Gen. Woseley, while
the second division under Major Gen.
Harnley, with Major Gen. II. Woods and
Sir 4. Alison, commanding brigadea, will
cooperate from Ranaleil.
It is reported that negotiations are pro-
ceeding for the surrender at Meks Of 1000
Bedouins l,ow with Arab Pasha.
Arabi Pasha is said to be negotiating for
his escape in case Of need to the residence
ofa fanatical Mahomedan dignitsry OH the
borders Of Tripoli.
Deserters from Arab pasIla's forces give
a graphic description Of the misery pre-
vailing In the latter'a camp, where the
wounded crawling about, their sutferings
unheeded, present q sad picture Of distress
and neglect. Some Of these poor creatures
are said to have been shot by their com~
rades to free them from their agony. Many
Egyptians are compelled againss their will
to fight.
A naval council Of war was held to-day
On the Uellcon.
Arab Pasha Ia said to have Il hundred
guns in position ut Kafr-El-Dwa: The
English staff credits him With eighty at
least. 45
Riaz Pasha has embarked for Alexandria
in obedience to the request Of the khetlive.
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a keHa eaekY gesaaeeea.

cATrLErsnuko, Ky, August 19.-oa
election day in Pike county bloody ae.
fray occurred between the Mccoy and
Hatfield families, ia which one Of the Hat
fields was shot and cut SO bad that he died.
His friends banded together, caught three
Of the AcCeys, tied them to trees and shos
them dead. More bleodshed ID expected,
as the families are numerous aud Tindic-
tive
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Caught oEs eRse Fly.

IAoTlDESeE, Aug. 1a,--seephen HatA-
burn, formerly clerk In the oG1ce OF the
Geneva Voolen mills and who was dis
charged on suspicionof stealing, appeared
at the office, this morning, disguised, and
applied for work. While the clerk was aE,~
sent he made his way into the rear Office,
where there was $5,oOo and attempted 30
run away. = 1ntlkn'an tried to stop him,
Due he drew revolver. Rashharn was
finally. caught BY ttle secretary and treas
uref Of the mill, after firing sWo silo&a as
him.
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VOICES FROM THRONES.
The Sultan Hur1s the Koran at
the Head Of the Rebel
Arabis
Engn@n0 ameases that Gen. Wellesley
Shall Guide Turkeys Troops.
az78CEALANEOUs NOTES.
TIA UgaGy. .
THE KORAN HURLED IT ARABr.


CoNeTANT1NopLE, Aug 12.-The sultan
has directed that an addition be made to
the proclamationa declaring Arabi Pasha a
| rebel unless he shall submit, On the ground
that ia resisting Arab acts contrary to the
precepts ofthe Koran. Importance Is at
tached to this express mention of the Ko-
ran against Arab. -.~
URGENT REPRESENTATIONS.
The ambassadors, upon invitation of
France have made urgent representations
TO the porte in regard to the agitation
against Christians in Syria and other paris
Of the Turkish empire.
FRANCE has now accepted, under certain
reservations, the proposal for cvllettive
protection of the auez canal.
WHAT DUFFER1N INSISTS ON.
What Lord Duferin Insists upon In or
der 10 secure harmony of action is shat 40
movement Of Turkish troops when ,ht.>
are In Egypt should take place without tt.e
preliminary consent Of Gen. SIR. Garnet
Wo]EoleY.
THE TURKISH TROOPS.
The Turkish delegate to Tie conference
has Informed Duittrin thac~no troops will
be landed in Egypt until the arriva: Of tie
Turkish special commissioner.
OTHER NOTES.
The ministers sat throughout tue night
discussing the terms Of the procIanlation
against Arab Pasha. Dutftrin telegraphed
to London the porte's notifications Of the
military convention, and Granville sent a
reply accepting them.
Dervish Pasha is mentioned as the
Turkish member Of the future internation-
al commission to consider measures for
protection Of the Sue< canal, which COM
mission will perform functions similar to
those of the Danubian commission.
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Kse10m m sa :
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lnE MATTER IN PARLIAMENT

@11s
LONDON, Aug. lin the commons this
affernoons the speaker read letter from
,Jndge Lawson announcing the eommittal
OF Grey. Gladstone stated the precedents
in cases slnilar to that Of Grey showing
that the appointment OF q committee is q
proper course. At the present period og
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Tarlkey. :
AxSCELLAEEOUs NOTES


CoSsTANTNopLE, Aug. 17.--Dufferin,
the British ambassador, has been instruct.
ed not to press the porte for reply concern
Ing the military convention.
The porte has reiterated It's Instructions
to provincial governors TO take precautions
to prevent disorders in their respective ter
ritorjes.
The Aral, sheikt1, Abasllah, chief OF the
Kurd tribes, has disappeared. The gov
ernment Is endeavoring to ascertain hls
whereabouts. ...s
The communications OF Lord Dufferin
with the porte the last few days refused
the transportation Of mules and oxen to
Egypt, which is reported the porte is In
cIined TO prohibit from The TurkisE iornin-
ions.
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o=PORT TR Y 90
THE ULD HOMESTEAD.
By ALICE CARY.

when the shes are growing warm and bright,
And in ,hs woodland bowers
The sprDg-tiIne in her pales faint robea
Is calling up the flowers;
When oil i!h naked l!ttIc feet,
The children In the nom,
10 forth and In the burrows drop
The seeds 0f yellow corn
What beautiful embodiment
OF case devoid Of pride,
/. the good old- faabioned Homestead,
VIA doors set open wide!
But when the happiest time il CONS
That to the year belongs,
When all the wales are 1lIed with gold,
And all tn air with songs;
Whan fields Of yet unripened grain
and yet ungarnered stores
Remind the thr 1tv husbandman
Of ampler thre8hng floors,
How pleasant from the din and dust
OF the lhoroughfare 2loo1.
Stands he Old-last Toned homestead.
With steep and nlossy roof.
Wnen home the woodman plods with axe
Upon his shoulder swung,
And in t2e knotted apple tree
Are 8cytha and sickle hung;
When lew about h>r clsy-built nest
The mother su allow trills,
And decorou8ly a'0w tbs cows
Are vending down the hills;
What 4 blessed picture Of comfcrt
IN the evening sh ,doN8 red,
II tlls g0od old-faehoncd homestead
with its b4unte Us table 8proad!
And When The winds moan wildly,
When the woods arc bare and brown,
And when the aWGllo0S clay-bult nest
From ihe TAtteT ruHlb1es down;
WtUn all the un'rod garden paths
Are heapcd with frozen Leaves,
And icicIea, like silver spikes,
Arc 8et along the caves:
Then, when te book IRON thn shelf Is brought.
And he irc~ligh 9 shine and play,
In the good olf-tashioNed Homestead,
II tho t2rrner's holiday
But whether tbs brooea be fring6u with flowers.
Or rwhetheT the decd dleaycs fail.
And whether the eir full of songs,
Or nevcr q song at &II,
and whatbcr it rain or whether it shine,
Il al to me ns oro;
For bright rs the brightest suu8ht1G
The light u memory streams
Refund The 0ld~fashionad Homestead,
Where dreamed my dream O dreams.
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Ena nagAaaads
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.


LONDON, Aug. 12.-The Standard says
that several Irish mem bers Of parliament
intend to address their constituents during
the recess, with the view Of testing the ex-
tent to which the government will allow
freedom of speech.
THE LAND LEAGUE.
/ Some 300 delegates We're present at the
sitting ofthe annual convention Of the Irish
land league at Manchester to-day. A res
olution Of sympathy was passed relative to
The death OF Miss Fannie Parnell. A re-
port was presented stating that the high
lands Of Scotland are rife for land agita~
ton. It was resolved to alter the title of
the land league to the land and labor league
Of Great Britain. Upon q resolution for
enunaersting the. peasant proprietary as
among the objects Of the league, an amend
ment was proposed embodying the princi-
plea of the Davitt land naturalization
scheme. but after AZ animated discussion
the original resolution was overwhelm-
ingiy carried. A resolution was passed
recommending to farmers In Ireland the
justice and expedIency of aiding the cause
OF labor and recommending payment to
Irish members Of parliament for their SER
vices in the cause Of the land league.
NOT BUYING TELEPHONES.
In the commons the ostmaster-general
stated that there was not the slightest
chance that the postoface department. would
ever purchase the telephone lines.
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France
a BAD GANG PUNISHED.

q BAD GAG0 FNN4SaEOs
VERSAILLES, Aug. 12.-The court here
has sentenced TO death Fenayron, a retired
apothecary, who murdered his wife's lover,
another apothecary named Aubert. Fen
APRONS wife, who, at her husbands insti-
CATION, invited Aubert 20 visit her on the
night OF the murder, was sentenced to
penal servi,ude for life, and Fenayron' -
brother, who aided in the crime, to seven
yeaIs' servitude. The trial excited extra
ordinary attention. The public prosecr-
tor did aot press the extreme penalty in
event Of the jury considering that Fen
ayron was actuated solely by Jealousy. It
appears that the jury must have adopted
the view favored BY the prosecution, name
ly, that Aubert was murdered to prevent
his divulging the guilt of Fenayron in
eoune case Of felonious use OF drugs.
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Egypt.
THE ENGLISH.


ALEXANDRIA, Aug. I2.-The Coldstream
gnarig and the grenadlers have arrived
here.
The British government has purchased a
large hotel and mercantile premises at Port
Said for use of g hospital.
THE GUARDS LAND.
The scots guards and the grenadier
guards landed to-day and marched to Ram
leh. Thousands Of Arabs collected along
the march and were much impressed by
the appearance Of the troops and their hav-
ing TO meet such an unworthy foe, IS 1t IS
believed many must fall victims to the
rifles OF the Arabi Pasha troops, who are
now entrenched in such strong positions.
AGGRESSIVE REBELS. 8
sUEz, Aug. 13.--Rebels in great force
have taken up positions Immediately
threatening the canal. An English admi-
raj has occupied the water works. He
will not allow any interference whatever
from ne Lesseps.
FRANCE.
PAR1a, Aug. la meeting OF Bonn
pastlsts To-day Was attended by 4 900 per-
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sons. Resolutions were passed favoring
the the eplacing Of Prince Victor Napoleon
upon the throne Of France. DeCassignac
made speech in which ne declared that
the imperialists we're ready for power and
meant to take it.
National Republican., 1882-09-20
Mr.. Blaine as a Bourbon Recruit.

Mr. Blaine as Bourbon Recruit.
Mr.. Blaine has given his open support
to the waning cause of Bourbonism in
Virginia earlier than his dearest foe I"
had dared to hope. He will not be able
to serve it. He Is too late. Frye and
Hale, Blair and Rollins, Hoar and Dawes,
Morrill, and Edmunds, Hawley and Platt
of Connecticut, Anthony and Aldrich,
Sherman, Conger, Sawyer, Allison, Win
dom, and, indeed, all the leaders
of the Republican party who did not sup
port Grant at Chicago have given their
approval of the Liberal Coalition in vir-
ginia, and are the warm supporters of
Malone. President Garfield was COM
mitted fully in the same direction. This
Mr.. Blaine knows. These gentlemen
are better able than Mr.. Blaine to
represent the elements which in
1880 opposed Grant. AS for the
rest, Grant himself is an outspoken
advocate of the Coalition. 1t has the
cordial support of the Administration,
including every Cabinet officer. 1t has
been indorsed by all the leading Repub-
lican press. Mr.. Blaine will create no
diversion. The mighty movement of
restoration will 60 on. Every step ofprog-
ress it makes will, of course, be re-
sisted as heretofore by the Bourbons
and by Mr.. Blaine. 1t is not in the
power of any man to stop it.
The friends of the Treasury of the
United States have. moro cause for
alarm at Mr.. Blaine's Chicago interview
than have the friends of the Liberal
movement in Virginia. If heard Alright,
Mr.. Blaine proposes that ten millions of
dollars shall be lifted from the United
States Treasury to relieve Virginia from
the payment of an amount she
does not owe, and to bestow
it on those who have, according
to statement made by the United States
Supreme Court, surrendered all claim to
it. This ought to bring together lobby
in December, the like of which has not
been seen for many years 1t is not un-
likely that the benevolent scheme of Mr..
Blaine to pay some millions to indi-
viduals will more engross the public at
tention, as well as his own, than any pos
sible bearing his interview may have
upon the political future. The Virginia
Bourbons are past Mr.. Blaine's help.
What he may be able to do for Virginia
debt brokers and adventurers is yet to be
ascertained.. When his interview in full
comes to hand we will more fully dis
cuss it.
National Republican., 1882-09-20
The Campaien "Republican.-

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is
the best Liberal and anti-Bourbon cam
paign document that can be circulated in
the South.
The weekly edition is handsome
double-sheet of eight pages and fifty-six
columns.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN will be fur
nished during the campaign, from Sep
tember up to and including November
8, for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS each subscriber,
postage paid by publisher
No other paper in the country has been
such an effective champion of the Lib
eral and anti-Bourbon movement in
the South as THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
and the remarkably low rate at which it
is now offered during the campaign
should secure for it a very large circu-
lation. Now is the time to subscribe.
Sample copies free.
National Republican., 1882-09-20
Publicity as q Remedy.

1t is claimed that railroad abuses are to
q considerable extent remedied in Mas
sachusetts by the operation of law
which causes them to be made public by
the State railroad commissioners. That
means that decent regard for their own
interests causes the railroad managers to
avoid any practices which, being made
public, will offend the people. Why not
apply the same remedy to abuses in the
civil service? A former surveyor of GUS
toms of the port of New York declares
that during his term one of the most per-
sistent and greedy clamorers for spoils
was George William Curtis Curtis was
the Republican Boss at that time in the
assembly district in which Staten
Island is situated. He was as expert
q trickster, too, as any that could
be found. One of his associates was
heard to boast of some of the sharp
tricks practiced to carry primary there
against some strong opposition. Curtis
was right on the ground always, working
like beaver to get himself sent as q
delegate to the State convention or to get
his man into the legislature. The "work-
ers" who were employed by him were
of the regulation pattern, and for these
he badgered and importuned the custom
house authorities at New York for places
as rewards for their "work" at the
primaries. Now, if there had been a law
requiring the New York collector to re-
port all changes to the Secretary of the
Treasury, with statement under oath of
the names of those who had orally or in
writing, directly or indirectly, indorsed
the new appointees and then if the law
had required the Secretary to transmit
this to the President to accompany the
annual message to Congress, the public
would have had light on the subject.
Again: if all the officers in the depart
ments in Washington, and all the officials
throughout the land were to furnish an
nually, under oath, reports like those
above described, the public would see a
great deal of hypocrisy unmasked, for
they would find the very men who raise
the loudest hue and cry in favor of re-
form descending to the lowest kind of
lTlCkS III OIucT 10 ODldlH SDOllS WIN
which to pay their political debts and by
which to support those in some way
dependent upon them. Now, we believe
that no man ought to make a recon-
mendation which he cannot afford
to see in print. The influence of
Senators and Representatives in
matters of appointment will never
be harmful if they are made to face the
public with all they say and do The
publication of sworn reports on recon-
mendations for appointments would not
only reform the civil service, but it would
also reform the so-called civil-service re-
form. We hope the press will consider
and discuss this simple remedy for the
secret and improper manipulation of
government places by politicians and
sham reformers. Those who recommend
only the unworthy for removal and the
deserving for appointment cannot be
harmed by it.
National Republican., 1882-09-20
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Hts Decrease since Secretary FoIRer Took
Chnrne OF fhe Trenaury.

ChnrHe OF thf Trcnnurys
Under tho administration of the present Score ary
of the Treasury, during the period OF ten months
from tho lst OF November, 1881, to the 1st Of the
present month"; tho following reductions have
boon effected
OF the interest bearing debt.. .s129 9035, 900 90
OF the total debt, less cash in the
lIehsury. l2biOOS,Zyl VI
or the annual interest charge....... 4,5l5,766 10
Under the administration of Hon. William
Window, during eight months from March 1 to
tions made:
OF the interest. bearing debt St0S 200, ,250 0e
or Che total debt less cash in the ., ~, ~. o.
lIeusury sss.....,..s.........s-..s yl4gl,ylo o.
OF the annual interest charge...... 15,ssS,692 25
This large reduction In the annual interest
charge was largely the result OF the exchange OF
six and five ner cent. bonds into bonds bearing
three and halfper cent. interest
Under the four years term of Hon. John Shor-
man, from March !, 1871 to March l, 1881, the re-
auctions were as follows.
OF the interest bearing debt. $50 762 500 90
VI the total debt, less cash in the o 49,, -,o. 49,
Treasury. ............... 2osSA ISo "a
Oh the annual interest charge. i,5577O8 90
Prior to the 1st of March. 1877 and since the 3st
OF August, 1865, when the debt was at It's highest
point, the reductions effected were as follows;
of the interest bearing debt. S669 S32 79i 06
VI the total debt, less cash in tho - 80 .
lreuSury IZ3,oolU3O %
OF tho annual interest charge ...... 56,574O52 81
During the entire period since the 3lst Of Aug
ust 1865. the debt has been reduced as follows:
The interest bearing debt has been reduced from
81, ,SSl $50 2oi 90 to 81 i37 6037 75O reduction of
S9l3, ,SS6, 5i496, or 40 per cent,
The total debt less cash in the Treasury has been
reduced from 81 8l2 ,662 1892 estimating the in
terest due and accrued on the 3lst of August at
$50 230, ,607,49, which was the amount due and nc-
crucd on the 1st of July, 1869, when the interest
was stated as part of tho public debt TO 81 65S-
92617.06 reduction of 81 1853, ,736, ,00696 or Al per
cent
The annual saving of interest payable on that
portion Of the public debt bearing interest Is
represented by the reduction from sl50,yT7,607SI
to 1850, total of SOL 53l 2093 or about 63
per cent
National Republican., 1882-09-20
Henry George.

There need be no doubt that the letter
of Henry George to the President, detail
ing the indignities put upon him in Ire
land, in the name of the English govern
ment, while he was visiting in that coun-
try, will have the attention to which his
high character for veracity and his rights
rs an American citizen entitle him. In
ternational obligations are not based upon
tho caprices of sojourners in foreign
land, or of the petty officials in that
land They are based on the sensi-
government which does not disavow
such outrages as those perpetrated
on Mr.. George by English officials can
not expect to make the nation whose
citizen;hip is thus contemned believe in
the sincerity of her profession of good
will A good neighbor does not allow
his servants to beat his neighbor's child
What is needed is an assurance from
England that not even the insurrec-
tionary condition of Ireland is to be
made the cloak for uncalled for and
wanton outrages on quiet and well-dis-
posed American citizens by spiteful
brutes who wear a constable's uniform.
1t would be very easy for England
to provide for an instant appeal to
a higher authority than a constable
to determine whether any American
citizen has forfeited his right to be
at large in Ireland. Those Americans
who are the hot partisans of Eng
land on all occasions when the rights
of an American citizen in that country
are involved will not of course be able to
s,e that Henry George could have had
any rights which an English policeman
was bound to respect But men who
have a spark of real Americanism in
them will begin to think that the time
may come when the question will not be
who can best represent our government
at the court of ST. James, but whether it
is worth while that we should be repre-
sented at all in a country which treats
American sojourners as public enemies.