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National Republican., 1883-04-03
A sight for Enlcnrns.

New York, April 2.-The trout season
opened here to-day, The usual opening ex-
hibition took place in Fulton market, where
trout of all species and sizes were shown.
Among the exhibits were trout from all part
of America and Canada. The California FISH
commission sent trout, weighing sixteen
pounds, and several weighing ten pounds
each. The Southside club, of Long Island,
exhibited 200 live trout in tanks. The man
ner of Matching trout was shown, and there
was n jar of young trout Matched from eggs
sent from Germany.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
BARNUM ARRESTED.
The Great Snowman In the Police Court
for Cruelty to Children.

NEW York, April Am agent of the So
siety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren applied to a police magistrate this morn
ing for warrant for the arrest of Phineas 4.
Barnum, the Snowman, and his managers,
James l.. Hutchinson and j. A. Bailey, and
James Elliott, the father of tho Elliott chill
dren, ON the ground that they had violated
the provisions of section 229, of the penal code,
in permitting the Elliott children to perform
feats during the exhibition that are calculated
to injuro them The warrants were issued
and made returnable this afternoon. 1t was
stated that the children performed only on
the bicycle, aud their performances consisted
only Of riding it. In the correspondence that
passed between President Gerry, of the so
ciety, and Mr.. Barnum, the latter stated that
he had been a Snowman sufficiently long to
know what was injurious to n child, and that
he was human enough to prevent children in-
juring themselves.
In the police court the defendants were
hold for trial in 5000 bail each Mr.. Barnum
becoming surety for all. Late in the after
noon the children gave q private exhibition
before about 400 guests, among them many
physicians, Judges Brady and Gilderslceve,
Assistant District Attorney O'Byrne, and all
the police justices. The physicians present
united in declaring the performance harmless
and healthful
National Republican., 1883-04-03
nALK RILLtARDs.
Morris Defeats wniinoo-vi viEnnux's won-
dcrfuI Victory Over sexton.

dcrtul victory over sexton.
CH1cAGo, April 2.--Thc billiard game be-
tween Morris aud Wallace this afternoon was
devoid of interest, as Wallace did no fine play
ing. Morris ran away from him and won
easily.
Score-Morris, GOO average, 10 3.57; highest
run, 50. Wallace, 1856; average, o 2O56;
highest run, 35.
The night game between Vignaux and
Sexton drew q very largo audience, includ-
ing many ladies. Sections strong play in
his game with Schaefcr doomed his
stock, aud he was freely backed ut 40 against
100 In the main he failed to justify tho
estimate, for he opened the game very weakly,
50 that In the fourth inning the call was Wig
naux 223, Sexton 80, and in the sixth, Wig
nauX 302, Sexton 80. NignauX showed him
no mercy, but from the very first shot went
for big results and got them. The result was
TO smother Sexton, so that for the first four
teen innings he averaged less than 5 against
an average of over 80 by the Frenchman
The call Mt the close of the fourteenth in
ming showed NignauX 4i2, Sexton GO. With
fifteenth inning Nignaux brought his
score up to 53S, Sexton having but g.
A miscue in the sixteenth ended Vignaux's
run of Al. He missed an easy two cushion
shot in the seventeenth, and in tho eighteenth
halted on very hard shot. Indifferent play
was now the rule with Vignaux, who seemed
disposed TO allow Sexton o chance TO reach at
least n total of 100, but the New Yorker could
not improve his opportunities, and in the
twcnty-frst inning Vignaux put an end TO his
misery. Score; Nignaux 600; average
% 1921 highest run 1i6 Sexton 81; aver
age 3-2l highest run 90
National Republican., 1883-04-03
FoR SWEET cnAnrrY,s SAKE.
Grand supper and BOIl for the Benciit OF
the German Ornhnn AaYInm.


Both sitting and standing room at Abner's
hall was taxed to the utmost last night to
hold surging mass of people, mostly belong.
ing to the German, in attendance at the grand
supper aud ball given by the ladies connected
with the German Orphan Asylum in aid of
that institution About fifteen hundred peo-
pie are estimated to have been present.
The following ladies who had arranged and
supplied the substantials for the affair were
in attendance upon the tables: OF the Ladies'
Aid Society, Mesdnmos Lissmann, Holtz-
schulz, Schacifer, Hermann, Kettler f. Alb
ner j. Walter, Falknor, Ruebsame, Thai
berg, and Others OF the Ladies' Sewing So
cicty, Mcsdames Emma Poesche (presdcnt),
Wolf, Frank, Sautter Fischer Caron Schcyer,
Kimmell, tho Misses Poesche, Roberts,
Briehl, Gutenson, Thalberg, Dictz, and
Schuch.
Tho dancing was thoroughly enjoyed, not
wthstanding the crowded condition of the
hall throughout the night, and kept up until
u late hour. The floor was under the capable
management of Henry +. Bauer, with Geo.
Breitbarth. i. 9. Giesoking Charles G. NJ.
LoJtilcr and w. l.. Lcuterle rs assistants.
A handsome sum Is known to have been
realized for the charitable purposes of these
societies, approximating about 500. The
present officers of the orphan asylum are
Messrs. i. Kettler, president; Charles Graf
vice president; John l.. Vogt treasurer; g..
llarting, corresponding secretary Maj j..
Weiss, recording secretary, and eighteen
trustees
National Republican., 1883-04-03
Appointments.

The President made the following appoint
ments yesterday; Martin S. Chandler, of
Minnesota, to bo surveyor general of Minne-
sofa, vice Jacob II. Stewart whose term of
Office has expired John G., Gasman, of Ne
braska, to be agent for tho Indians of the
Grow, Creek and Lower Brule agency in Da-
kOta, vice William Ii. Parkhurst suspended ;
Adam L. Bloom, of Michigan, to be receiver r
of the land Office at Detroit, Mich, vice Jo-
seph b. Bloss, deceased; Warren G. Willis,
of Colorado to be receiver of public moneys
at Denver, Col, vice Samuel Il. Thomson,
whose term of Office has expired.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
"The snowboII - al LInooIi, Hall.

Lincoln hall was filed by a large aud fash
ionablo audience last night, the comedy of
THE Snowfall" " being acted by number of
society, people for the benefit of the central
we'll sustained, and the frequent applause of
the audience attested the satisfaction which
the performance gave. The following was the
cast Mrs. Felix Featherstone, Miss Alice
Maury Miss Ethel Granger (her sister,, Mrs.
O'Reilly; Penelope (maid) Miss Alice Riddle;
Mr.. Felix Featherstone, Pierre Stevens; I'm
Gle John Thornycroft, Mr.. McKim; Mr..
Harry Prendergast, Il. r. Freeman.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
A pnintcrn, Strike.

A large attendance ofKnights of Larbor was
present at the meeting of the painters last
night at Shea's hall. The representatives of
nineteen different trades unions were present,
and expressed the determination of their
lodges to support the painters in their strike
for SO per day. which is an advance on the
present rates of fifty cents per day. This is
less than painters receive in Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, and New York. II was announced
that five different bosses had acceeded to the
advance, and would employ union hands.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
El Dorado.

W. T. Gibbs, president of the FL Dorado
County society of California, sends to friend
on The REPUBLICAN an invitation to the
ninth annual reunion of the society to take
place at Oakland in that state, on the nine
teenth of May. The list of officers and COM
mittees on the card of invitation embraces
men who were the first TO settle in FL Dorado,
the county in which gold was first discovered
in California, nearly thirty-five years ago.
Since then an empire has grown up on the
Pacific, and before another winter three lines
of railways will connect it with the east and
with the great ocean steamers to the orient
National Republican., 1883-04-03
which Navy Yard Tor a Foundry,

Secretary Lincoln and Chandler yesterday
afternoon selected the following named ofli-
GERS as board to select from among the navy
yards the one best adapted for tho location of
a foundry for heavy ordnance, as provided
congress: Com. Edward Simpson, U. S. N;
Capt, Edmund o. Matthews, U. S, NJ. Col.
Thomas e. Baylor, ordnance department,
u. S. A.; Lieut. Col. Henry l.. Abbot, engineer
corps, U. S. A.; Mai, Samuel s. Elder, I'd
artillery, U. s. A.; Lieut.. William II, Jacques,
u. S. N. Tho names will be submitted to the
President for his approval.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
nIr. Mounds,s PartlalitY.
TO he Editor.

am in q position to know what am talk
ing about, when say that the public printer
has shown partiality in giving employment
to people at the government printing Office
TIE roster Of employees will show that he has
made discrimination in favor Of tho ex-union
soldier, his widow, and his orphan children
The members of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public in this city can testify to his discrim-
ination in this respect All things else being
equal, he has always adhered to section 1854
of tho Revised Statutes, a section that is
almost dead letter in some of the depart.
ments, It's the right kind of Partially to
exhibit. Keep il up, Mr.. Rounds. b.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
s,ol, with tho Typbus Fever.

NEW YORK, April Am ambulance wa
called tonight to 626 West Twenty-sixti
street. The ambulance surgeon found {
young man suffering from typhus fever, anC
refused to take him to the hospital, The po
lice were notified, and word was sent to The
health department, but its office was CLOSED
and the sick man was left where he was. The
house is tenement and there are over fifty
children residing in it, Much alarm is felt il
the neighborhood.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
Northern Paclnc Hallway Commission

The President has appointed John Kelly,
of Oregon; William b. Dean, of Minnesota; !;
and Isaac Brandt, of Iowa, commissioners to
examine twenty-five miles of railway con-
structed by the Northern Pacific Railway
company in Montana territory. lie also ap-
pointed Aaron II. Cragen, of New York Al
bert Ordway, of Washington, ID. c.; and G.
Pomeroy Reese, of New York, commissioners
for another section of fifty miles of tho same
railway in Montana territory.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
The NVlse-ATasssy Deposltions.

George w. Lash deposed on Saturday be-
fore Commissioner Austin at Alexandria, He
said ho had been a native in the third ward
eight or nine years and judge at the polls
for five years, and he believed that if it had
not been for the railway employees and police
men, John Wise would have carried the city
Of Alexandria. Augustus Ramsey, read.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
ALEAANDRIA AFFAIRs.

In pursuance of call of an adjourned
meeting of the Virginia Dairyman's associa-
tion between twenty and thirty farmers met
Mt the custom house in this city yesterday,
Robert L. Roberts presiding, Thomas B.
Graham secretary. A permanent organiza-
tion was affected constitution drafted and
adopted, and about twenty of those present
became members of the association. 1t was
the sense of those present that the Wholesale
price of milk should be advanced from the
last summer rate There was much interest
manifested throughout tho meeting, which
adjourned to meet in this city again the
twenty-frst instant.
The Alexandria Light Infantry fair will
open at Armory hall tonight under most
favorable auspices.
The commissioners in the Washington and
Western railway case have been authorized
by Judge Wexford at Richmond to postpone
the sale of the road, which was to take place
on tho fourth, or modify the terms.
The market opened quiet with light re-
ceipts of grain, and prices remain about the
same as at the close of last week. Small lots
of wheat sold at 115 for Fultz and 100 for Ian
caster; LOO bushels of corn brought 81 for
best white and yellow. No rye or oats re-
ported. Country produce has downward
tendency.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

iustor, testified that Mr.. Rock, a funder, was
specially demonstratvc IN keeping colored
voters away from the polls He knew of forty
OF fifty rnlnrnd mon who did not vote.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

the Affirmative, and the fifth, sixth, and
eighth questions in the negative. Opinion by
Justice Woods
National Republican., 1883-04-03

WE say, without hesitation, the stock in
our tailoring department surpasses any we
ever carried. EIsEMAN Bros,
The most popular tailors and clothiers, corner
Seventh and r..
National Republican., 1883-04-03

ELM GROVE, N. CDR, G. N. Robertson
says: al prescribe Browns Iron Bitter and
find il all II is recommended to be-"
National Republican., 1883-04-03
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28
cEsMASr Va FRANCE.

Another case Of offense has been civer
BY Germany to France. This time. AZ
before, the glove has been thrown dovr
from high quarters. and the indionity
may Be felt, IN national sense, TO q
greater degree. Mai. Gossler, Count
Won Moltkefs first aide. has made a pri-
vate report to his superior of the details
OF the autumn maneuvers of the French
cavalry. This report has. unaccounta-
bly,, Just been published. and has caused
great sensation in military and politi-
cal circles In it he states that the
thoughts and time Of the officers of the
French army are taken up far more
With politics than they are with the
study of the arts of war; that their
knovledge OF true military science is
Superficial IN the extreme, and that
their Generals do not possess the sound
judgment nor the cool calculation ne
cessary under trying circumstances
Hesitation and instability. according to
Maj. Gossler, are the prominent charac-
teristics which render the Generals and
superior officers of the French army al
most worthless in the face of the enemy.
These failings are readily perceived by
the men, and render the discipline which
comes only of confidence and respect
almost impossible. He further states
that the transport service is wretch.
ed beyond description, confusion
and contradictory orders making
that branch conspicueusly inef-
hcient and totally inadequate for the
wants of the namber of men it was in
tended to supply. The physique of the
officers is commented upon at some
length. Their effeminacy and want Of
hardihood are mentioned, and the re-
port concludes with the statement that
the bulk Of those holding commissions
In the French army are not fit to sustain
the tension of campaign. and that
hardships such as must be endured in
every prolonged struggle would incapa-
citate such number as to DESTROY
efficiency, and probably lead to defeat.
The put licati.n of report of this char
acter, evidently intended by its author
for the eyes of Count Won Moltks alone,
has caused a feeling of bitterness in
France. which will undoubtedly tend to
still further complicate the already un-
relations between the two
countries. Major 6ossler's opinions
would have hardly seen the light with
ont the cOnnivanoe of some one high in
and their publication is little
better than an insult, which must be re-
sented. To cap the climax, a decree has
been issued at Strasburg by the Gov
ernor of Alsace- Lorraine directing that
the German language shall be obliga-
tory in the courts of justice and in the
councils of those provinces.
This action is strongly resented " the
press and people, and they consider the
act of the imperial government toward
Teutoaizing them as coercive
in the extreme.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28

Orndorff and Kidd, the greatest Irish
team on the Pacific Coast, are now play
ing an engagement at the Bijou Theatre.
Also, the Tuzets, the champion ath-
letes and Rymnasts have been engaged
for short season and will appear each
evening hereafter in their remarkable
and clever fsats at the Bijou Theater
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuzet are both nagnif-
cent performers on the trapeze, and
perform feats that have never before
been eqaalled by any of the travelling
performers that have visited Seattle
No one should fail to see these people
during their short soiourn in this city
JAMES w. SMITH, Proprietor Bijot
Theater. 16-6
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28
mAMLlN,s NEW STORY or DANIEL
WEBSTER.

"What public man. Mr.. Hamlin, was
the ablest that you ever found?"
"Daniel Webster lowered head and
shoulders above any of them. He was
one of those few men who became
greater as you approached him. That
can be said of few men in this world.
The nearer you came to Webster the
more you saw and acknowledged his
greatness. / can remember q little
speech he made which has never been
referred to in print, and as both the
parties to it are now dead, don't OBJ
ject to telling you about it. You re-
member James n. Mason of Virginia,
what patronizing, supercilious man he
was. He had no love for Webster, and
en- one occasion he rose in his place
with little pamphlet which ascribed
TO Mr.. Webster certain language, and
on that Mason proceeded to make q
speech. Webster listened to what Ma
son was saying, and then got up as he
proceeded to raise one hand and after a
while he raised both hands, and he
heard such a speech as think never
heard to peel an opponent all to pieces.
He called for the pamphlet after a
while and Mason sent it over to him.
He held it up with look Of contempt
on his great rugged countenance and
turned it over and said: Ne title page,
anonymous. No author, the poor thing
is fatherless, niotherless. This you call
a document Mason watched him with
apprehension. Then Webster ad-
dressed himself to the language as
cribed to him in the pamphlet, and it
had seemed to all Us senators who
heard Mason that the language was ca
pable of the Interpretation he had given
it. Indeed, there seemed no other in
depreciation. But Webster, with that
logical, legal mind he had, in a very
few minutes convinced everybody pres
ent, Mason included, that the language
not only did not mean what Mason
read, but that it meant the very oppo-
site. As soon as he brought this out,
Mason wanted to apologize, but Web
ster. towering up, told him TO take a
seat. We saw by Mason's face that he
felt he had got himself into a place that
would do him no credit. Then Web
ster continued, and the excoriation was
something iudescribable, yet all the
while severely contemptuous: Just in
the manner to cut Mason to pieces and
make him feel it, for you know he was
nothing, il not lord over somebody.
AT the end of the speech one of the
senators said to Webster: You have
used him up; let ii not be printed in the
public debates Very WE'LL said Web
ster, let the dog co."
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28

Among the excursionists the other da
vas tat man. incased in an immens
linen duster, accompanied by q scared
looking wife whose weight would no
have balanced one hundred pounds. A
they came up the street, the man vipin,
on his heated brow and limping on hi
sore corn. they turned into q store ana
the fat man said:
I'VE are excIrsionists. We hay,
come to view the points of interest IL
Your city. Can you direct me to th.
State honse?'
We have no State house hare. sir
Lansing II the capital, you know
Al, so she is, of course. Wife. why
didn't we 60 to lansing? I expected
some such trickery all the way in. Well
We want to go to the morgue and see the
dead bodice
There are no dead bodies in there
now
NO, Wife, what do You say to that:
If that isn't downright robbery on us
then I'd like TO know. Where is the
grand aquarium
Il guess it's down in Lake Erie.''
"You have no public aquarium? Wife
bow does that strike you after coming
eighty miles! Maybe you can pot ur
with it. but l WON'T
Maybe they have catacombs here?''
she tremblingly suggested.
No, ma'am."
No, of course notr' growled the old
bear. mot catacomb in the CITY,
and We expected to see at least forty.
NV whole county shall hear of this
swindle.''
"Isuppose there is no mountain round
here?" she queried.
mo, ma'am."
Just as expectedr' blurted out her
husband, as he again mopped his red
face They haven't got a mountain,
precipice or avalanche in the whole
town. Mary, We have been outrageous
ly swindled."
There might be some good ruins,
Richard"
81 don't believe itr'
No, ma'am. All the ruins we have
at present are undergoing needed i'm
pr0vements, and won't 10 in running
order for sixty days"
Didn't tell you so, Mary? / knew,
the moment we landed, that they hadn't
consumed ruin in town. Let's 90
home"
The Cooper Institute isn't here, is it?'
she asked, as she rose up.
No, ma'am."
"Just as l expected Just exactlyw
roared the enraged lion. "When You
woke me mp at two o'clock this morning
and said that we must net forget the
Cooper Institute, / just knew that you
were preparing disappointment for
yourself. Come on"
We have beautiful river" suggest
ed the citizen.
ais it the Bosphorus?" she asked.
"No. ma'am."
No, of course not; come along!-
We've been cheated and tricked and
swindled and mopped in the gutter.
The pyramids Amt here, they hain't got
no volcanoes. and I'll bet a hat agin
ten cents they never had an earth
quake. Wen 60 back to the depot. We
amt rich. but We know when We are
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28
A woMAN's OPINION OF LAxCrRY

A New York correspondent (of course
none but women could say such things)
frees her mind regarding the departed
English actress in the following vigorous
terms:
Thank Heaven. we are rid of Langtry.
Not that the fri9htfully formed person
was personally offensive, but she was so
necessarily on parade, and so unceas-
ingly bepuffed and beslobbered in the
newspapers, that, In common with vast
majority of readers, / sickened ut the
sight of her name. She came, she saw,
she conquered. What did we see?
A we'll shaped head, violet eyes, dolly
face, an expanse of gums, a scrawny
neck, no bust, knotty elbows, siRewy
arms, no legs and enormous feet. As a
curiosity she was an attraction. Her
stage performance was amateurish but
profitable. With her domestic life, if
any, the public hrs no concern, bat with
her ostentatious display and her breach
of every recognized rule of propriety
the public couldn't very we'll avoid hay
ing much to do, because she perpetually
thrust herself and her affairs before the
General gaze.
Freddie paid dearly for his debase-
ment. In one great jewelrv store he
spent $4,000 in presents for her: one
item being $25, 900 necklace. Aday or
two before she sailed he bought in the
same establishment 5000 present. She
made quite a number of purchases at
the same time; one item being a $3.50
gold chain-for herself. As Mrs. Lang
try pobllcly announced she was going
homo to her husband and other family
fpsnuAa hok v,Acstr<xn n kh,s al
youth imagine he occupies? He cannot
we'll be her sutton. He probably wouldn't
care to be considered her valet, as she
had a little black andtan before she
came here.
She has done more to bring the stage
into disrepute during her brief tarry
here than a dozen professionals have
done in a lifetime. She says she cleared
$125,OO0 by her playiag-a good term,
for she certainly did no work-and she
bagged a: least $45, 900 We know of in the
guise of imperishable jewels from her ad-
inirers. Discountlng little for bounce,
let rs say she carries with her-to hel
dear hus0and-a net 100000!
What is the suggestion made at once
to i've hundred younger, prettier women
now on the stage? Who il Mrs. Lang
tryf Amarried Englishwoman. What
is she? A woman made notorious By
the public attentions of the Prince Of
Wales. What induced her to go ON the
stage? The fact that managers, be-
lieving her notoriety to be merchant
able commodity. offered money to ex
hibit her alleged charms. How has shs
kept herself before the public? Ash
Freddie. In other words, abe has hal
more money as the fruits of her disre
pute than two hundred first class ac
tresses could make by their combine(
attractions in year. N0toriety, supple
mented by cast iron gall and brace O
Freddies-this did the business. Phanl
Heaven she is gone!