The Republican journal., 1882-05-04
GeneralitieS.

Emily Mestayer, the actress, died in New
York last week.
South American a,lvices state rich find of
silver has been reported in Tarapaca.
Within three weeks. fifty thousand immigrants
have been landed at Castle Garden. New York.
W. d. Howells will sail from Boston for
Europe on July 30. His family will accompany
him.
Some of the young ladies who 90 to Florida
bring home young allgators. Others secure
husbands.
The Senate passed the anti-Chinese Immgra-
ton bill in nearly the same shape As it came
from the House.
Edwin Booth made s10o,0oob by his last tour.
of which he gets $4,000, and Mr.. Abbey. his
manager, $4,000.
DIR. Lewis Swift of Rochester saws that the
new Wells comet will, at its perihelion, be ysi-
BILE in full sunshine.
A concern in New York known as the Cont
mental Electric Light Company is believed to
be gigantic swindle.
The Republican State Convention. assembled
at Nashville, laid down a comprehensive plat
form on which everybody may stand.
Prominent California Republicans have sign
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signature to the restricted Chinese bill.
Gen. Martin Burke, of the army died in New
l ork, recently, aged eighty-tWo wears. He was
IN command of Fort Lafayette during the war
The board of visitors of Andover Theological
Seminary have rejected the appointment of Rev
Dr.. Newman Smyth to the Abbott professor
ship of systematic theology.
Representatives of Boston and New York
houses are TRYING TO reorganize the Chicago
branch of A. 7. Stewart & Co.. and continue
the business under new name.
A Boston drummer named Eben f. Swcctler
msulted the wife Of eXMayor Saunders of Law
renee Monday night and rcceiveda severe drlb-
bling from the indignant husband.
There is plan on foot for using the hydraulic
power Of Niagara Falls rs means of generating
electricity to illuminate several Of the large
Eastern cities. including New York.
The marriage of Prince Leopold. Youngest son
Of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena of Wal
deck took place at Windsor Thursday. The
Archbishop of Canterbury otticiated
The national House of Representatives Satur-
day. 125 TO 50. adopted the resolution giving
Lynch the seat from the sixth Mississippi dis
trict Mr.. Lynch afterwards took the oath and
was seated.
The London News i'll its obituary article on
Ralph Waldo Emerson. SAYS no history of de
velopment of intellect in the nineteenth century
will be complete which takes no account of En-
erSon's works.
So far as Mr.. Longfeow had an; distinct re-
ligious creed, he was. Ike his brother, samuel
Longfellow, liberal Unitarian. lie was not Il
church-goer but his family have usually attend
ed the college chapel at Cambridge.
The threats and >waggcr of the liquor interest
,,,h ~ l. -,
ton is said to be offensive to the decent law
abiding people that reaction favorable to the
Republicans has already begun.
A fine feat in great gun target practice WAS
witnessed by President Arthur at Fortress
Monroe, last week. where Col. loderS detach-
ment of nited States artillery cut away flag
staff at 5000 yards range with an eight inch
rifle.
In August last President Garfield told Dr.
Boynton, in the presence of Mrs. Garfield. that
Or. Baxter had been his physician for many
years. and that he had no knowledge of ever
having placed himself under the care of Dr.
Bliss.
The free rum advocates in Dayton. Ohio, have
undertaken to boycott the journal newspaper Of
that place by Withdrawing all their subscriptions
and advertisements. because it approved the
liquor laws passed by the Legislature few
weeks ago.
Pension Commissioner Dudley reports that
the number Of pensioners On the rolls is 269,-
sol. the annual amount of whose pensions is
$29.263 1863 The Third Congressional district
of Maine in the district to which the largest
amount is paid.
Mr.. Randall said, i'll the House of Represents
tive>. that he belonged ito Il party that. when
the surrender occurred at \ppomattoX ceased
to fight" Republican Congressman deemed
this unconscious admission worth Ill the partisan
turmoil the debate and caused.
The Star Route people are very particular.
Mr.. NJ. G. Rerdell pleads that the Indictment
against him is defective because his full name is
Montfor c. RerdclI. Yet he always signed his
name, NJ c. Rerdell in the transactions which
are now the subject Of judicial investigation.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's funeraltook place al
Concord Sunday. Addresses We're made by
Judge +. X. lioar and James Freeman Clark.
\ large number of people Were present. The
remains We're Inferred in sleepy Hollow cemc-
terry, near the graves of Hawthorne and Thor
eau.
Further intelligence from BaIta, Russia, gives
details of the anti-Jewish riots there on the 18th
instant. The town was destroyed. six thous-
and families are homeless. Children and a,lultS
are dying from starvation. During the pillagc
the authorities of the town refused their protrc-
ton.
The grave of Longfellow. in Mt. Auburn, is
situated on Indian Ridge path. not far from the
entrance, and although the lot is unmarked bV
any memorial stone, ii may be found IL the one
numbered $50. on the left, as one passes along
from the entrance going eastward. There are
two large elm trees just outside the lot toward
the north.
In Iowa Il few years ago there We're thirty or
forty Greenback journals. whereas there are
l,,t ~
paper in the State. the Sioux City independent,
suspended publication few days ago. Gener-
al Weaver, who once figured in IL small way Us
the Greenback candidate for the Presidency is
IA resident of Iowa.
An attempt was made Saturday on the lives
of William II. Vanderbilt, CYRUS II. Field and
John |. Davenport by sending them explosives
through the mails. The Nandcrbilt package cX-
ploded en- route, scorching the contents Of the
mai bags. The Davenport package exploded
in the hall OF Davenport's house, setting fire to
the door mat. There is no clue.
The forestry congress at Cincinnati elected
the following officers President. George b.
Lorlng; one vice president for every state, in
GLIDING George Sawyer from Maine and George
W. Riddle, New Hampshire: Recording Sccrc-
tary, ID. ID. Thompson of Cincinnati; Cores
ponding Secretary, b. B. Warder of Cincinnati :;
Treasurer. John A. Gano of Cincinnti
A Washington dispatch to the Boston journal
says: Representative Walkers able report on the
French Spoliation claims has been printed and
is exciting some attention. 1t makes With the
accompanying documents 4 pamphlet Of 30
pages, an interesting feature of which is the
statement of Mr.. VIM. GRAY of Boston. Ac-
complaining the report is Il bill by which the
whole subject is relegated to the Court Of Claims
which is authorized and empowered TO hear
and determine, within two years from the pas
sage of the act, The validity and amount of all
claims for spolations committed BY the French
prior to 1901 and that when all such claims
shall have been heard the said court shall report
the facts and it, conclusions thereonto Congress
for its final action.
FISH AND FISHING The Massachusttt,
Legislature passed a law some time ago forbid
ding the taking of Holsters off the coast Of that