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hver their expected arrival. The rapid spread
bf the disease. and the great mortality. have
Caused alarm even In England. where sani-
&rlans have long boasted their ability to con.
rol 1t. The traditions Of the westward march
cholera are too strong In England to be
silly dissipnted. and the arrival At Havre YES
rday OF cholera laden steamer from Bonn
Jay has not served to calm the public mind.
The Paris papers say that England 10 re-
sponsibls for tho outbreak Of the disease at
Damietta. and that its indiotion on Europe
sill be due to British selnshness.
The families Of Peter and James Carey
Il Dublin for Liverpool on Tuesday last
Peter 10 with them in England. and .
Dublin letter states that James Carey left
Dublin last night for England. and that
% will sail next week for Nova Scotia.
,acre he will determine whether no will
settle In Manitoba or British Columbia.
Gsrey's house has been without police guard
Aimee Wednesday morning. and 1t is complete
" coated with mud thrown at 1t by passers BY.
The Abb6 Moigno has formed company In
sris and has raised $50. 900 for the purpose
pi dragging the Red Sea and Bitter lakes In
order to recover the chariots. treasure. arms.
Ind other remains Of pharaoh's host. which he
believes to lilo there. covered with = saline de-
pt sit. The research will DO prosecuted BY
divers. The expedition is ready to leave Mar
keillos. and 10 only detained by the outbreak Of
cholera at the Rod Sea ports.
! Manager Abbey has completed all his linz
bortant negotiations for the company for tho
Metropolitan Opera House. and has signed
kcl ntracts With an imposing list OF artists: 3d.
Irsnos: okfistino Nilsson. Alwins valleris.
- ursch. Madi. and Marcela sembrieh Central
TOE: Bcalchi. Nine. Lablache and Louise La
blsche. and Trsbslli; Tenors: Csmpanini and
Dtagno; Baritonss: Del Pusnte. Guadagnini.
Nd Kaschman: Bassos: Novaro and Aaini.
vianssi. TOT Twelve years leader Of the erchss-
- ct CovsasQsrdsn. 10 IN Italy engaging IN
National Republican., 1883-01-11
william Gladstone.

Genius is gigantic power. 1t has no coun-
terpart in the physical forces. Humanity is
more affected by the action of a superior mind
than by the greatest of physical laws. There
are no great events recorded by historian or
poet which are not the manifestations of
thought. Men who move and direct the
masses are central figures. Their comings
and goings are the commonest topics of con-
versation and discussion. The health or ILL
ness of great man is q matter of solicitude
and interest to mankind. During the past
year several of the master minds of the world
have ceased to act in human affairs. At present
the foremost citizen of Great Britain is seri-
ohsly ILL., Not only do Englishmen look with
anxiety upon the condition of Mr.. GLAD
STONE, but thoughtful men of all
nations expectantly await the result of his
present indisposition. His power has been
the genius of labor. Incessant toll has made
him an intellectual colossus. His continuous
and exhausting efforts for the past six months
have caused his dccrcptude. The machinery
of the body is wearing out. 1t cannot endure
so great strain of anxiety, opposition and
labor. Full of years and of honor, he is
well nigh at the close of his laborious career.
His withdrawal from the premiership is
not far off. It will be necessity be-
cause of his inability to longer sustain it.
When GLADSTONE can no longer labor he can
no longer live. His retirement will have an
important effect upon the affairs of England,
and as TO her relations with other govern
mcnts his retirement will therein affect the
world. His triumphs have been rapid and
remarkable. Tho man who can grasp the
situation of affairs as he will leave them is
not yet known. 1t may not be supposed that
the occasion will not develop the man, but the
world wonders who he shall be. Whoever
succeeds to the direction of the governmental
affairs Of Great Britain must be a superior
man. None other can take up and complete
the work Of GLADSTONE.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Prntcntlon from smnIIpor.

This mornings accounts of the condition of
Baltimore justiGes THE REPUBLICAN, in
urging immediate action by the health
Office for the protection of this city
from a smallpox infection. While 1t may
not be possible or even advisable to
establish quarantine against our neigh
Dor, it is nevertheless mere necessity, in
self defense, to set up careful scrutiny of all
trains coming in at the Baltimore stations so
that no case of the disease may be openly
brought here. Such scrutiny, backed by
authority to detain persons as to whom a
reasonable suspicion might obtain would
give fair assurance of safety from
an importation of trouble that other
wise is almost certain to occur. The
loathsome character and virulent nature of
the disorder need not be described to excite
apprehension of its spread to this city but
they may be thus family referred to by way
of accelerating efforts to guard against it. p
National Republican., 1883-01-11

of the agents. l was told by Kansas ranch
man, who is located near the Indian territory
an the Texas border that it is common
practice among Indian agents to send the
bucks off on long hunting expeditions and
confiscate the supplies allowed by the govern
ment for their maintenance during their alb
scnce. These supplies he said, ARE
either shipped to the mining camps,
to Denver, or back to Kansas City, if indeed
they are forwarded at all 1t would be cheaper
for them to sell futures for supplies and
ring the trades, as they do in transactions
on boards of trade in making settlements.
Freight charges and the cost of hauling could
be saved by this process I do not know
what ground he had for making these charges,
or whether he could substantiate them, but
he talked with an air of conviction which led
me to think there might be something in
them -
National Republican., 1883-01-11
nRANcII nrEIcEs.

The following is list Of the branch Offices In
Washington. Others will be added hereafter:
W. s.. RoosE's News stands at the ARLINGTON
HOTEL, WnLARD's HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE & QUEES's News stand, NATIoSAL HOTEL
BF. QUEEN, ST. JAMES HOTEL
RIGGS House. News Stand.
EBBiTr HOUSE News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand.
w. S. THoMPsoN's Drug Store.
{. II. FiCKLING's Drug store, Georgetown.
]. BRADLEY ADAllss Book Stores.
RI DuFoUR, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street.
R.B. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue 5. L.
S. L. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and p
streets.
G. G. C. SINMS, Druggist corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W.. SCALA, Druggist, 500 East Capitol street.
II. A JOHNSTON, druggist corner Tenth and
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
A Hard Season.

The first month of the year has al
ready accumulated unpleasant interest
enough to load two or three years with dis
comfort. Storm, flood, fire, death, and dis
aster in almost every form are sweeping both
continents and the ocean between them. The
winter has been marked by tremendous
SHOWS both in Europe and this country.
In the beginning of December an
immense snow fall occurred in England,
which caused much disaster no less than
twenty-five vessels going ashore on the Eng
lish coast in consequence of it. In Switzer-
land the snow fall was unprecedented, and
the melting of this great mass caused the
frightful floods in the Rhine and the Danube,
by which it is estimated that one hundred
thousand persons have been left absolutely
destitute and one million have suffered loss in
various.degrees The horrors of this new del
uge will become more apparent when the flood
subsidies. All that can be done by the hand
of charity ought to be done, and no doubt
will be; but no form of charity is able
to grapple with the appalling misery
of whole provinces laid waste by the waters
In America every day for the last six weeks
has brought its story Of elemental trouble
The bottom round would seem to. have been
reached yesterday, The telegraphic dis.
patches published this morning, are exciting
in the spread and nature of the story they tell
National Republican., 1883-01-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
RHEA AS CAMILLE.


While dissent must be taken from any prop
osition that would place Rhea's performance
of the titular character in "Camille" among
the best, the judgment that would condemn
it for its obvious faults must leave out of con-
sideration the vital and yet obscure power in
it which compels tears. Acting that causes
women to weep must be good acting, even
though it be encumbered with faults. The
play itself, though a sort of apotheosis of
bawdry, touches very honest sympathies at
every turn; and to those who do not see or
those who choose to ignore the specious char
acter of its argument and its lawless appli-
cation of charitable principles, II appeals with
very direct force. No performance of the part
of Camille could quite rob it of this power and
any moderately fair representation would be
sure of at least fair success. 1t is in this view
only that the effect obtained by Rhea becomes
explicable. The methods employed in reach
ing it were not to be admired Monotony of
rise and fall in the delivery of the lines, an
occasional burst of sound unpleasantly loud,
facial expression that did not express, and
general innexability were chief among them.
The part was played almost from beginning
to end in an unchanged key. Rhea's one re-
deeming grace in it was an obvious and seri-
Gus interest in herself and in what she had to
do.
More pleasure is to be had out of refraining
from remark upon the work of the company
than from speaking of 1t in anything more
than very general terms. 1t was not gen.
orally bad, but it was not particularly brill
liant.
LoTTA AT THE NATIONAL.
"Bob" is the best play Lolita has yet found.
1t has distinct plan, to which it adheres; a
good interest, which grows; pleasing di-
versity of characters, who belong to the story
and arc very well developed; and part for
Lolita herself which brings out to the very best
advantage whatever is best in the list Of her
talents. There is rubbish enough filing the
gaps between these good qualities; but in
pieces made to order, like clothing, rubbish
must be expected. In this play there is less
reason to complain of il than TO be thankful
for its having been so we'll kept down. The
performance is very smooth one, and well
worth going to see
THE IDEAL OPERA COMPANY.
Everybody will be pleased to know that the
Boston Ideal Opera company will begin an en-
gagement at Ford's theater next Monday
night. The company is larger this season
than ever before, numbering fifty-four people,
and since its last appearance in Washington
Patience" "The Musketeers" and "The
Marriage of Figaro" have been added to
the repertory. The principal singers who
appear during the engagement are Marie
Stone, Mary Beebe, Geraldine Ulmar, Mathilde
Phillips, Lizzie Burton, Tom Karl, Herndon
Morsell, Myron w. Whitney, II. c. Barnabee,
W. II. Macdonald, and George rockingham.
The repertory for the week is as follows
Monday, "Fatinitza;" Tuesday, "NIus-
keteers;" Wednesday, Marriage of Figaro; p
Thursday, "Patience;" Friday, Pirates of
Penzance" Saturday matinee, "Mascotte y
Saturday, "Bells of Cornevile"
National Republican., 1883-01-11
ISnnsns RenubIicnns.

A regular meeting of the Kansas Republican
association was held last evening at Germania
hall, COG Eleventh street. and after other bust
ness Of the meeting was disposed of the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the present
year: President, N. G. Mcfarland; vice
president, L. J. Dallas; vice presidents OF
congressional distrcts-frst, j. NJ. Coombs
second, j. X. Rankin; third, N. b. Fithian
secretary, A. NJ. McLachlen; corresponding
secretary, ID. j. Evans; treasurer, A. A.
Thomas executive committee, Jason Yuran,
j, X. Rankin. ID. J. Evans, L Biera, .r., A. j.
Chapman; committee on sociables, William
Hutchinson, Theodore +. King Paul Berkean
NJ. Luther Reese, Ward Burlingame. The
association contemplate having sOciable next
month that will eclipse anything that has
been given within its history.
National Republican., 1883-01-11

THE recent marriage in Baltimore of a
young lady who had belonged for several
years TO the Order of the Sisters of Charity is
not SO very remarkable when it is known
that the ladies of the order only take their
vows for year, No sister is allowed to en-
ter, however, unless she declares her inten-
ton of remaining during her life; but the
actual promise is only made for year. The
reason of this probably is the excessively ac-
tive and laborious life they lead, to which
the strength of many women is unequal, and
when they cannot perform their duties, al
though the order does not repudiate them in
any way, yet they are at liberty to return to
their families 1t is not very uncommon for
sisters of charity to return to the world by
the advice of their confcssors, sometimes for
family reasons, when they arc urgently
needed, sometimes to take charge of property,
sometimes temporarily, and sometimes per-
manently.
National Republican., 1883-01-11

NOTHING Of more importance has been con-
sidercd at this session Of congress than the
shipping bill, 1t has occupied great deal
OF time and is receiving careful attention. 1t
is measure which cannot be acted upon
without dcliberation. The merchant marine
is in such n deploNbly weak state that the
best possible discretion of legislators is neccs-
sary in the treatment Of the subject. Our
statesmen have statistics and figures before
them, and are probably equal to the emergency
of law muking upon the subject, but they
cannot afford TO be hasty or in any sense in
considerate. The carrying trade must be
built up, and this end must be accomplished
without risks of any loss by correlative in
dustries. We must have if possible, Ameri-
can bottoms on the high seas, 1t is TO be
hoped that the shipping bill may tend to the
accomplishment of some measure of relief
from our present status ON the ocean.
National Republican., 1883-01-11

tion is that it gives brass great
advantage over modest merit. Brass can
not be disconnected, while merit can.
Many worthy applicant will be over
whelmed with shyness before an audience
and wholly fail to seem what he really is
while many of first-class capacity will shrink
entirely from the publicity and never apply.
1t would be better to omit the public competi-
tive examinations, and trust to the integrity
of the examiners to secure honest examina-
tions without this application of the bell
punch principle.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Hon OF the Progress Club.

The Progress club gave very pleasant hop
last night at Abner's hall, which was greatly
enjoyed and well attended. The hall was
tastefully decorated with flags, bunting, and
natural flowers, and presented charming ap-
pearance. The following gentlemen comprised
the floor committee, and performed their self
imposed duties very acceptably: NJ. Hambur-
ger, N. l.. Rosenberg, Il. Clark, NJ. S. Kahn,
and j. Weyl. Among others present were
Miss Hamhurge =, of Baltimore; Miss Eppstein, of
Denver Miss Hattie Strauss, Miss Rosenthal, of
Alexandria Miss Rosenthal OF New York; the
Misses Hennie and Cora Adler. Miss Matte Blout,
Miss Brager, of Alexandria; Miss Barr, Miss NIollie
Kaufman Miss Bertha Kaufman, Miss Iennie
Strauss, ofAleXandrin; Miss Goldman, ofBaltimole e,
Miss Ida Gusdorf Miss Emma Samstag, Miss Hat.
tie Rosentha, Miss Bertha Strasburger, Miss Nold-
linger, Miss lille 0ppenheimer, Miss Tille Kauf-
man, Miss Tillle Neumeyer, Miss Emma Rosen-
berg, d. Nachman, ]. Strauss, Il. Blout, G. Gold
smith, NJ. Neumeyer, /. Nordinger, j. Slrasburger,
A, Bukenwald, j. Elseman,
The toilettes of the ladies were particularly
rich and elegant.
National Republican., 1883-01-11

ELEcTnIcrrY is being used for submarine
illumination, Au apparatus has been con-
structcd consisting of q powerful lamp
placed in cylinder which is closed at
tho bottom by glass plate and at the
top by strong reflector, 1t has been
successfully used, illuminating II circular
space about about one hundred feet in dame
ter, The light. is brilliant and presents a
spectacle of almost indcsciibNblc grandeur
For the examination of wrecks and the
rescue of cargoes this latest triumph of sci,
cnce will prove invaluable.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
The Clyn Service Commission,

Not the least difficult Of all the duties to be
commissioners under the PENDLEToN bill for
the reform of the civil service. 1t will be for
him to determine whether men shall be ap-
pointed who are the mere advocates of the
ory or sound practical men Of affairs. 1t is
as hard a task MS the selection of q
preacher or >wife, Not every one
that sayeth Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom. Not every prim and purring
lady will makea good wife, Not every man
of regulation reform exterior and approved
reform vocabulary will prove to be earnest or
sincere. The best men to be selected would
be such as have knowledge of men and of
the clerical work required of them. These
would be sure to frame rules which would not
prevent the government from obtaining good
clerks. 1t is entirely possible for the new
law to be fairly tried, but the men who
brought it here may not be the hest to
administer it, THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
does not take kindly to the amateur statecraft
which believes that a mans honesty, fidelity,
application, adaptability, tact, sobriety and
exactness can be weighed ON patent reform
steelyards or ascertained by questions to an
applicant; but the law just passed does not
prevent the exercise of good common sense
by the commissioners, and if men are selected
who arc wise and experienced the result may
be much better than the doubling hope for
The publicity of the competitive examina-
tions is open to two objections. One is that
it looks like bringing in an audience as wit
nesses that there really was competitive
examination. This savors of the bell punch,
used to prevent cheating, The other objec-
National Republican., 1883-01-11
A oNE-HoRsE STORY.
How nn Obstinate Animal Blocked Busi-
ness on n street-Car Line.

ness on u Street-Car Line.
About sundown yesterday afternoon
street.car horse might have been seen sitting
on his launches on d street, at the foot of the
hill. On being told by the driver to "got
up" he seemed to say that pulling load up
a slippery hill might be very commendable
occupation, but sitting there was good
enough for him. The passengers looked at
the three-foot ridges of snow and then at
their watches. The horse looked at the hill
and then whispered to his yokemate that per-
haps horses could flibuster now and then as
| well as congressman, and he would like Co
see the majority behind him pass any of
their cars until he got ready. Tho
majority increased and presently there
were four well-flled cars standing in line,
| looking like idle canal boats, while few rest
| less passengers travelled from one load TO an
other giving the latest news from the dead
! lock. The driver moved the regular order Of
business The horse still objected, and, as
unanimous consent was necessary, the motion
| of the driver was defeated and the horse rolled
over without debate. Presently the four dri-
vers held caucus, and one of them had an
idea. The balky horse had been holding to
his idea all the time. The drivers idea was that
a balky horse could be forced into an attitude
where, while he might stop the progress of
one car he could not keep the whole process
sion waiting, so he moved that the hindermost
car swap horses with the foremost car The
hindermost driver balked at this, but finally
yielded, and the exchange was made, the OBJ
iecting horse doubtless consentng to go back
under the impression that he was being asked
around the corner to take something warm.
On being wheeled into line, and stood up in
front of another car precisely like the one he
had refused to pull up the hill, he recovered
his original idea and sat down in the snow
again.
One hour later than the time of the first in
cident related in this one-horse tale, horse
might have been seen sitting on his launches
in front of a car on ID street, while three cars
moved with mnfiled Mheels IN the hill
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Rewards to Detectives.

Inquiry directed to the chief of police of
the district has developed the fact that dur
ing the last four years no authority has been
given to any detective to receive reward
for the recovery of stolen property. To re-
ceive such reward without per-
mission from the board is to violate
one of the most important regulations
in the police service. If it can be shown that
rewards have been paid to any member of the
force within that time dereliction will have
been fastened and the detective will find him
self in serious dilemma. In the public in
terest it behooves anyone who has rewarded
a detective to come forward and state the facts.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Now Jersey nepnhIIcnns.

The New Jersey Republican association
held its annual meeting on last evening, al
which the following officers were elected
President, Jacob w. storr; first vice presi
dent, w. d. Segfreud; second vice president
Lee Mace; recording secretary, NJ. l., Acker,
man corresponding secretary, James Lanson
treasurer ID. S. Blue; delegates to the Inter
state association, A. p. Fardon II. b. VIII.
Jams alternates ID. w. Morrison, w. s. Fort
IL. L. Bowles. Appropriate resolutions in re-
gard to the death of Byron S. Southwick were
adopted. vote of thanks was also rendered
Hon. John Hart Brewer, the retiring presi
dent
National Republican., 1883-01-11

CONGRESS has been in session thirty three
days, and has yet forty-fve days of life re-
naming The senate and house will soon
have separate revenue bills mp for considera-
tion. The appropriation bills will demand
much of the brief time left, and the reduction
of taxation comes limping behind, 1t will re-
Guire vigilance, tact, and the use of all proper
parliamentary eXpedients tosecure the passage
of a measure reducing the revenues. If Sem
ator PENDLEToN and his democratic friends
could only have been as happy ON this sub
jcct as they were on their civil service reform
rocking horse there would have been better
prospect for the accomplishment of the desired
result If there shall be failure to legislate
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Mr.. spnuldlng Tonight at Lincoln Hall

Mr.. Spauldings first lecture in the course
on Rome has been most favorably received in
New York and other cities. The subject,
"St. Peters Church." is one about which
every intelligent person desires to be well in
formed; and a delightful entertainment may
be anticipated by all who attend it here this
evening. The Hartford Courdnt, edited by
Charles Dudley Warner, said of this lecture,
when it was delivered in that city: 1t must
have been evident to every one in the full aud
intelligent audience last evening that the
notices which had announced the excellence of
Mr. Spaulding's lectures had understated their
value rather than exaggerated it, Mr.. Spauld-
ing is an artist in the arrangement and un-
folding of his materials, and is never dull for
moment The lecture on st. Peters con-
tanned matter enough for volume, and this
was set forth in q series of the most beautiful
stereopticon views ever exhibited in Hart
ford" Reserved seats for the evening or for
the course may be had at Metzerott's.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
I1indergnrtens nnd common schnoI.

At meeting of the Froebe society in the
parlors of the Spencerian business college
last night, Mrs Anna b. Ogden read paper
upon the "Relation of tho kindergarten to
the Common School" The universal want
among little children of such care and train
will not check the joyOusness Of child life
the desire of thoughtful mothers, careful
primary teachers and philosophical educators
to meet this want, the tender heart and clear
practical mind of the founder of the child
garden, were exquisitely delineated, The
paper was discussed by Prof, and Mrs, Spen.
Ger, Mr.. Fenwick, Mrs Zorah Ford, Mr.
Poler, Mr.. Mohl, and others.