The Republican journal., 1882-04-13
4eneralitieS.

Secretary Lincoln is the only one of the Gar
field cabinet who retains his portfolio.
The Wisconsin legislature has repealed the
law making Insanity IA cause for divorce.
GOV. Cameron Of Virginia, has pardoned
nearly all the recently captured oyster pirates.
1t is feared at Gloucester that two fishing
schooncrs with twenty-five men on board are
lost.
Since the end OF the war this country has re-
duced its debt SIP 900 It day, including Sun
days.
Gen. Jack Wharton, L. S. Marshal, died sud
denly in New Orleans Friday evening Of apo
pleNy.
Another Jersey man has gone wrong. The
City Treasurer of Newark is charged with
forgery.
GOV. Crttcnden of Missouri forcbly says
that par>imony toward education is liberality
toward crime.
Fast day in Boston, Thursday, was observed
by general suspension of business and usual
church services
Eugene f. Beecher, a nephew of the noted
preacher Is under arrest i'll New ork on the
charge OF fraud.
According to Prof. Draper of New York the
new comet will be visible 10 the naked eve in
about >iN weeks.
Petitions are being received in Washington
from towns in Maine. against the admission of
Dakota Il state.
The steamer AS>yrian Monarch arrived at
New York Saturday from London with the ele-
plant Jumbo on board.
The House election committee have decided
in favor of Lynch. colorcd. against Chalmers.
Democrat Of Mississippi
The coroner's Jury in the case of Cornelius j.
anderbit rendered verdict of suicide while
under alteration Of mind.
The appointments by the President to place : in
the Boston custom house are generally disap-
proved by the Boston papers.
The secretary of war and attorney general are
understood to differ with the Judge advocate
generals opinion on the Mason case.
The Cleveland, Ohio. caulkcrs have struck for
y per day. an advance of 30 to 10 cents. The
strike practically stops ship building.
General sherman expresses his satisfaction at
the passage of the bill for compulsory retire
ment of army officers at the age of g.
The Woman->utfrage bill in the Massachu ketts
legislature, which was recently again defeated.
has been argued duringevery session since so.
Go>>ips say that Jay Gould is contemplating
the erection of a S2.500,000 palace on a 81 800
600 piece of ground on Fifth Avenue. New York.
The bill of exceptions in the Guiteau case
contains - exec tion> to admission of testimony
and ruling Of Judge Cox, and IS exceptions to
his charge.
The Republicans carried Rhode Island BY the
usual large majority. electing Alfred II. l. title
field Governor. with a complete State ticket and
legislature.
For the first time since '65 the revenues of the
Post Office Department for the past quarter
have exceeded the expenditures. The am cunt
is over half a million.
The city council Of Bordentown, New Jcr-
>ey. have refused to license any hotel or
saloon. The licenses have expired and no iIuor
is expected to be sold.
senator Bayard has gained the diStinctd n of
being the first man thrown overheard from the
new Free Trade Democratic ship. under tonl-
mand of Henry Watter>on.
Lumbering operations on the Ottawa river
have almost entirely ceased owing to the great
thaw. The cut Of square timber is l500O 900
short OF what WAS expected.
Hong Kong date, of March 18th. per steamer
Bri@ic. state that there was a rum0r at Shang-
hae. March 4th. that the Emperor of China was
dead bat it WAS not confirmed
Re-. IL. W. Brecher denies the statement Of
the Boston Transcript that he contcmplatef re
firing from the ministry on his seventeen birth
day, which will occur June n. 1888
Lin Fong a Co.. Chinese merchants. advertise
in New York paper that they have located in
that city. and are doing business in importing
silks. teas and all sorts of japanese articles.
A Chicago clothing house has made a cont ract
with Sergeant Mason whereby the latter. as soon
IL he is released from the Albany Penitentiary.
Is I" become salesman at salary of $500.
A terrific cyclone in Kansas and Michigan
Thursday night did a great deal of damage, de-
>troNiu@ the village of Chase in Kansas and kill
ing six persons. Three lives We're lost in Michi-
gan.
In the case of n. NJ. Curtis. special treasury
agent At New York, indicted for making polit-
zeal assessment. a new complaint has been made
and the matter will be brought before the grand
jury.
Richard smith. the editor of the Cincinnati
Gazette, i'll 4 speech at the recent law and order
convention at Columbus, stated that s. 600 900
l. annually spent i'll Cincinnati for liquor on
sundays.
During a fit of insanity John {. Bartlett one
of Gardeners best known business men. COM
ceaetd was 81 years of age and leaves widow
and four children.
1t is understood the secretary of the war will
recommend mitigation of Sergeant MaSon's
sentence to four or five months Imprisonment
in the guard house with loss of pay and dismiss
al from the service.
Secretary Frelinghuysen informs the Pres-
dent that all Americans held As prisoners in Ire
land have been released but three. NEGOTIATIONS
will be continued with view to the release of
the remaining prisoners.
The petitions for the pardon Of Sergeant Ma
son. sent out of New York. already form d roll
over mile in length and containing l50, 900 sig
natures. Next week, 1t is thought it will have
been signed by 100000 persons.
James Ross. seaman on the schooner John
Bird, Of Rockland, on trial in the L. $. District
Court Boston for manslaughter, in killing "a
>hipmate. Geo. Dickson in Cienfuegos was ac-
quilted Friday on the ground of self defence.
The chief signal servi>e officer favors the es-
Establishment of state weather bureaus. His
theory is that leach state in the Union should
have an Independent weather service for the
purpose Of gathering and utilizing local climatic
data.
The United States Supreme Court has affirmed
decision of the lower court to the effect that
man may have the deirium tremens, and vet
not be a druukard to such an extent as to I'M
pair the claim of his heirs for the payment of
his life insurance policy.
The will of Henry W. Longfelow makes no
public requests. and after naming several small
sums to be given to relatives, it gives the bal
ance of the property to his children. Richard
II. Dana. Jr.. the executor named in the will
being dead. the poets son Earnest will be made
administrator.
The Oregon Democratic convention adopted
resolutions demanding legislative regulation of
ralroads.taritf reform, attrbuting the assassint-
ton of Garfield to the spoils system. denouncing
polygamy favoring repeal of the navigation
laws, and declaring that the Presidents veto of
the Chinese immigration bill is a public misfor-
tune.
A nmerou>ly signed memorial has been pre-
>ented to Messrs. Moody and Sankey. now at
Glasgow, to spend not less than twelve months
i'll London. Among the more than 300 names
are those of the Earl of Shaftesbury Earl
Cairns, Earl of Aberdeen, Samuel Morley, NJ.
r., Rev. Canon Farrar and Rev. c. II. Spur
geOn.
There are supposed to be 66,0S7 survivors of
the Mexican war, of which 155 are 100 Years of
age. and siXty-seven who are 102 years of age
The estimated total cost of pensionng these
survivors is 1880, 4S0. The cost of pensioning
the survivors of the several Indian wars is esti-
Il 1 I.