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National Republican., 1883-02-20

cities is moro readily understood now than IL
could have been yesterday. There is no need
for going into q consideration Of the work
now, for the reason that IL has
had oil that before, by report from
Philadelphia and New York. 1t is enough
TO say that the report of its merit is justified
albeit barely. Astounding in melody, It is
deficient in the like Of those touches Of sem
timental sound that abound In "Pinafore T"
and "Patience;" and the value of the libretto
is less than any other Mr.. Gilbert has
yet written. OF course IL is pointed, and
drives home at It's object. It would not be
Gilborts else. Bat IL has not the happy and
obvious satire Of Mr.. Gilberts elder
pieces. To an American audience, in
deed, it is apt to seem bit
fat This impression will wear away as the
music grows familiar and the text clears itself
up with acquaintance. The music is true
and alive. 1t will make its way.
The performance is highly creditable one.
Occasion will be taken later on TO speak of IL
more in detail.
FAELTEN's PIANO REcITALs.
The third piano recital Of Prof. Carl Fael-
ten was given at Marini's hall last night,
and although the attraction of the italian
opera had some effect upon the attendance,
yet the audience was of goodly size, and was
decidedly demonstrative in its appreciation. OF
Prof Faelten's ability as pianist something
has already been said. 1t need only be added
now that in his performances last evening of
q programme, in which Beethoven, Raft
Chopin, and Liszt were represented, ho en-
phasized the favorable impression he had
heretofore made. Prof. Faeten was assisted
last night by miss Susie Macauley, who was
well received, and exhibited soprano voice
of good range, well under control, and Of
pleasing quality. Mr.. Faelten, by his series
of recitals, has afforded great qualification to
lovers of the best class OF music, and his
return to Washington will always be well
coined.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THE outlook in the western country is
truly appalling, but the people in the regions
not affected by the floods arc pouring their
treasures into the laps of the houseless and
homeless. The receding waters are develop
ing terrible cases of destitution and suffering,
National Republican., 1883-02-20
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1888.
The Weather To-day,

For The Niidie std'cs, Including The District Of
Columbia, generally fair tUediher, tigh Vdridble
unds, agH rise 70 lolosd byfdltng barometer, colder
'ni N,r lo-I and slight rise IN temperature in The
souhcrn portion,
The indications are that c,oudness giR Increase IN
Ntr EHg'und and he northern portion Of The Mtddlc
Ardnfc states during Tuesday night, Jolloip6d bJ
hgh snotU on Wednesday,
Yesterdays thermometer.-7a. m. 25.0o; II n. M,
a,30; 3p m 1889; p. M, dO2o; II p. m. $500
maximum. 1919, minimum, 23io
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THEY do not "thrOw up the sponge" as a
signal of distress in a Chinese prize fight,
"Me catchee plenty" was the watchword
that stopped the Celestial belligcrcnts in the
prize ring at Philadelphia. The moon.cycd
Iaaulcrs observed all the other proprietes of
the listic code
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THE French senate stood firm, and the
president has brand new cabinet. France
for all Frcnchman will be better and soon n
more popular sentiment than Punishment for
all connected with the national history before
the republic.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THIRTY burglaries are confessed by one of
the gang which has infested this city during
the past two years, If the men upon whom
our citizens relied for protection during
that time are allowed to so unwhipt of jus.
tice, we can have no guarantee of safety from
these midnight manudcrs in the future.
There must be no hesitancy or faltering in
the matter of their prosecution.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

The states should care for and train thosowho
are to become citizens. There should an
effort be made to provide trades and occupa-
tions for lhe coming generations. Excuses
for wrong doing should be abrogated by the
provisions of humanitarian law.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THE democratic party of Virginia is beg
ging the readjusters to be bourbons again.
But they never will. At the same time the
democratic leaders and editors are awfully
afraid it will hurt the republicans to have
anything more to do with Malone.
National Republican., 1883-02-20
Thanks 10 Melville.

The joint resolution rendering the thanks
of congress to Chief Engineer George w.
Melville describes his brave and meritorious
conduct in the Arctic regions, and authorizes
the President to increase his rank and pay to
that of chief engineer, with relative rank Of
commander in the navy to take rank next
after Chief Engineer Andrew j, Kiersted.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

MEXIco now has telephone lines water and
gas works, horse cars, gamblers, and sand
baggers. Annexation is evidently one of the
probabilities of the near future. Mexico is
rapidly improving.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

trude as to the choice of president pro tenn.
1t merely desired to show that the rather well
worn imaginary republican leader" above
quoted is mistaken in supposing that tho
senate is restricted in its choice.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

TENANTS need have no fear of scarcity of
houses during the coming season, notwith-
standing the warnings of interested parties.
Good houses are obtainable in Washington at
all times, and rents cannot be made cxorb-
;tont
National Republican., 1883-02-20
To cIrY sIrnsCRInERs.

THr DAILY REruRucAN delivered by carriers to
nny port Of the city and suburbs, regularly and
early, at the following rates!
Ter Month. ..''....''''.''''''''''''''' ~
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National Republican., 1883-02-20
GENERAL GOSSIP.
LENT.

LENT.
do not go to balls OF parties,
To theaters or opera;
Ihave no trace OF the esthetc,
And am not tinged with lah de- dahI
lam not filed with piety,
And so on holy thoughts intent;
Yet am glad that now at last
We have our forty days of lent.
The children beg me in the morningf
'Please, papa, let mo take your knife,"
And Husband, would like some money"
Adds to their plea, my gentle wife.
I'm very glad for brief season,
need but say, 1--WE not cent,
Nor can let you take my knife,
For the same reason, IL Is lent"
My neighbor comes across the way
To borrow my REPUBLICAN;
He wants to hear Of flood or FIRE.
Or how the sheriff hanged a man.
Inject him with a smiling face,
I'll have no need now to invent
A lie, but l will Just remark
The simple truth, that 1t is lent.
The clouds hang lowering in the skyj
go prepared for stormy weather;
Az o'clock come dancing In
A lady fair 10 ask me whether
I'll let her take my new umbrella.
mind me how the last one went,
And that the rain will spoil my beaver,
And gravely answer, " 1t is lent"
National Republican., 1883-02-20
NEW NnnIx nEEIcEi.

The New York Office Of THE REPUBLICAN Is at
Room 6, Tribune building, where files Of THE RE.
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
10 advertisements can be obtained,
National Republican., 1883-02-20

THE roll of living war governors is
short one, embracing only Curtin of Penn
sylvania, Kirkwood of Iowa, and Blair of
Miphiunn
National Republican., 1883-02-20

Sample copies sent on application.
Remittances may be made ut our risk, either by
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Ter. Money sent in any other way is at the risk Of
the person sending 1t. Address
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FoRD's-" IoLANTHE."

The production Of Gilbert and sullivan's
latest opera was Il matter IN itself important
enough to call out ]uiuo audience al I'ord's
last evening. The Ero.ua,vl lHu ,ho piece
has had In three o.. the wi.ci.I e4al..n
National Republican., 1883-02-20

Ben Perley POore is already at work on
his next Congressional Directory" His
biographical sketchwork sprogressing slowly,
but as he has all summer to do it he is feeling
quite easy in his mind over the prospect.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

Senator Kellogg is growing thin distribut-
ing Louisiana patronage. He will be the
only republican in the next house, and his
constituents are all here to see that he makes
no mistakes. Cage, Allaine, DeMas, Pinchback,
Herwig, Mcmillan, Drury, Merchant, are the
spokesmen of the visiting delegat ion. They
constitute noble senatorial guard.
National Republican., 1883-02-20

The senate committee on claims will meet
some time this week to pass on $275,OOO of
" Fourth of July" claims, as they are called.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12

G4ENN's SULPHUR SOAP is a reliable
remedy for local skin diseases.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
Vicissitudes of an Aristocracy.

In the number of the Recue des DeAs
4NOndeS for December 10Th there is an eX-
tremely interesting history of the French
peerage, in which the vicissitudes of that
institution since the revolution are by no
means the least curious part. In 17S9 the
convention abolished all titles and
forbade all crests ana liveries, and
Louis XVI. and his wife became thence
forth Louis Capet and Femme Capet
respectively. The word "Ecitoyen'' was
the official appellatiOn all through the
Consulate, and it was only in 1904
that Josephine became Nine. BOnaparte
In effect the word s'MOnsieur'' had reap-
peared Immediately after the Terror, and
titles never fell into much allowance ex.
cept during that period, With the En-
pire Napoleon founded fresh aristoe-
racy, Just as Lord CORVALLIS in India
founded an aristOcracy of landed prOprie-
tors, whose position is now giving so much
trouble to the authorities. In this Ney
became Due d'Elchingen, and other Gen
erals, Dukes RiyOli, Danzig, Castiglione,
etc. Any one who has read the novels
OF Balzac knows well the inten-
siye riyairies OF these two aristO-
cracies of the Faubough st. German and
the Chaussee d'Antin and the manmuyres
OF Napoleon to induce them to intermarry,
On the accession of Louis XVIII, tbey
were both officially recognised. It was
not till after 1876. ia Louis Philippe's time,
the present. decentralization of titles began
to take place. This was extremely easy.
as the old parchment pedigrees had heSn
made into gun-wads during the reyoltls
ton, and ae this became more ap.
parent the imposters grew holder.
Then came 1s4S, and titles were again
abolished, but revived by the Prince Presi-
ident in 1892, and the 4th of September.
1870, did not attempt to again abolish them
though various proposals have been since
made to tax the bearers of titles. assumed
I'11 real: AZ present, as in England, any
can only persuade other people TO do to
the same, so much the better for his title.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
BOLD THIEFs SUCCESS.
Most Daring Robbery in the Brook
Iyn Post Office,

Most Daring Robbery in the Brook.
lyn Post Office,
A most daring robbery was committed
in the Brooklyn post office, in Washington
street, about noon recently. At the
hour named. Assistant Postmaster Charles
B. Morton went into his office, which is
on the second floor ON the Washington
street side of the building, to make up his
cash account, preparatory to depOsiting
the money received during the day in bank.
He had just completed the sorting of
the bills, and had placed all the pack
ages in his desk, when he was called
into the Money Order Department
to attend to some business, which occU-
pied his attention for a few moments.
William I'll. Debevoise, the Chief Clerk,
was the only person in Col Morton's
room when Col Morton went into the
Money Order Department. When the AS
sistant Postmaster returned to his private
office he noticed that the money ON his
desk had been disturbed. He Immediately
turned to DebevOise and said: ''Did YOU
go near that money while ] was away 90
DebeYOise said he had not, and, in answer
to further questions, said he had not sent
any of it into the Money Order Depart
ment,
Colonel Morton then asked if any per-
son had been seen in the office during his
absence, The chief clerk replied that
well-dressed stranger had entered and in-
quired about missing letter. DebeYoise
could not give him the necessary informal
tion, but he sent him to the department
where he could get it. The clerk hardly
looked up from his desk and the stranger
staid only few minutes in the room.
Colonel Morton and Mr.. DebevOise then
counted the money over and found
that $1,000 had been taken away.
There was originally $4,000 on the desk.
The Assistant Postmaster had been about
fifteen minutes absent from the room.
Postmaster McLeer was informed of the
robbery without delay, and at once went
into the First Precinct station house,
which adjOins the post office, and told the
facts to Captain Campbell. That officer,
with the aid of the headquarters detec-
tives, was at work on the case all day
yesterday. Notwithstanding that fact,
Acting Superintendent Wilmarth denied
last night that he knew anything of the
case, and a similar denial was made at
the First Precinct station house.
One of the clerks of the post office, who
had seen the stranger go up stairs, ex-
amined the picture in the R0gues' Gallery
yesterday. That fact also was concealed
by the police, and the fact of the robbery
only leaked out when description of the
supposed thief was teIegraphed to police
headquarters in New York city. Col,
McLeer was in his private room at the
post office late last night, engaged ON the
case, He would not say whether he sus-
pected any of the post office employees,
and he did not think it wise to give for
publication a description OF the stranger
who visited Col. MOrtOn's office about the
time of the robbery
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
RecInrocitv with Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-After the Mex
lean reciprocity treaty had been signed
and sent to the Senate, the American
commissioners desired to amend it by add
ing a number Of articles to the free list,
and it was proposed to the Mexican Com
missiOners to have the treaty recalled and
the articles inserted. The Mexican Com
missiOners did not have the necessary au-
thOrity 70 make the desired changes with
out communicating with their govern
ment. The treaty vas therefore with
drawn from the SenaIe and held un-
der advisement until Senior Romero
and General CanedO had obtained
further instructions. Itwas then amended
i'm the manner proposed by the American
Commissioners and returned TO the Senate.
Ii is now i'm the hands of the Senate Com
mittee on FOreignRelatiOns. and that COM
mittee has invited eX-President Grant and
Mr.. .TrescOtt, the American Commissioners
who Negotiated the treaty, to appear be-
fore them on Tuesday next. when its pro-
visions win be considered and discussed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
THE HOUSE THIS WEEK.
speculations as to What May or May Not
be Done


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE con-
sideration of the House bill to reduce inter-
nal revenue taxation with the yOluminous
tariff amendments agreed TO by the Senate
committee of the whole, will be resumed
in the Senate tomorrow, and will be
pressed to a conclusion possibly by Tues
day afternoon. The Senate will next be
called upon to dispose of the navy
appropriation bill, which in turn will
be followed by the army and
District of Columbia appropriation bills.
These measures seem likely to consume
the entire remainder of the week. Action
upon the repudiated IanktOn county
bonds in the proceedings of the House this
week will depend largely upon the nature
of the determination yet to be reached by
the Republicans concerning the proposed
amendment of Mr.. kassOn to the rules.
The object of this proposition is in brief
to place 1t In the power of simple major
ity of the House (during the remainder of
the present session. to suspend the rules
for the purpose of immediate action on
any revenue or annual appropriation bill
that may be pending in the committee of
the Whole or on the Speakers table. If
the proposed amendment be fayorably re-
ported by the majority of the Committee
on Rules, and its adoption be immediately
pressed by the Republicans in
the House, a strenuous con-
test will ensue between them
and the Democratic minority, the dura-
ton of which cannot accurately be pre-
dicted. If no such controversy arises, the
sessions OF the House throughout the
week will be occupied with the slow pro-
gress of the Ways and Means Committee,
the tariff bill each day, and the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill each evening.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
MEXICAN TROUBLES.
Real Indian Warfare in a Far Western
Territory.


TUCSON, Feb. l1.-Reliable information
has just been received of two fights with
Apaches on the south side of the Papi-
gOchic river, in the foot hills of the Sierra
Madre mountains, chihuahua. The
tights were between Apaches and the cit
liens Of the town of Temasachi and sur
rounding district. Last fall Governor
Luis TerraZas authorized the people of
that section again to organize company
Of citizen soldiers to pursue,
fight, capture, kill and scalp
the marauding Apaches. On January %
the company surprised the camp of the
Apaches. 4 fight, short and quick, en-
sued, in which twelve Indian camps were
taken, thirty-three Indians, including
men, women and children, were captured,
and fifty horses, with saddles and brides,
and thirty-eight pack horses, loaded with
provisions and equipments, were cap
tured. 1t appearing to the citizen
soldiers, from the large quantities
of provisions. arms and ammunition cap
tured that a large band of warriors be-
longing to the captured party was tenn
pOrarily absent. a consequently hurried
march was begun TO reach Temasachi in
safety with the prisoners and supplies.
The citizens were oyertaken by a superior
number of Apache warriors, who attacked
the company savagely. The citizens
fought desperately, and finally sue
eeeded in holding all the prisoners,
but lost six Of their own men and had a
few wounded citizens. They took four
scalps, and the Indians recovered ten of
the thirty-eight loaded horses. The COM
pady arrived at Tecumseh, 315 miles
west, on the right bank of the Papigochic
river, with sixteen scalps, twenty-eight
old and young prisoners, war horses and
twenty-eight animals loaded with proyi-
siOns and arms
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
How Judge Underwood Found Himself
in a Minority,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Further dis
closures of the doings of the late Tariff
Commission are developing. They show
that the commission worked with one
common end in yiew-proteetion for
friends and taxation for the people. The
secret records of the commission, which
have leaked out, show that there was
predetermined plan organized by which
the free list was to be largely increased
ON articles not wanting protection,
in order that those sustaining mo-
nOpOhes were to be accommodated,
In this way it was hoped to hoodwink peo-
pie. Of this scheme Mr.. Kenner said at
one OF the secret meetings of the commits
sion: ''We must frame measure which
can be maintained before the people. We
can do this by increasing the free list,
without injuring any industry"
In Justice to Judge Underwood, the
Georgia member of the commission, it
must be said he did not coincide with this
scheme. He said at one of the Sc
cret meetings.: Il have general
idea of what Georgia would want.
desire to raise money to de-
fray the. expenses of the government,
to pay of the national debt by duties on
imports, and get rid as soon as possible
of the un-American system of internal
revenue taxation. Putting certain arti-
cles on the free list would not relieve the
consumer at all. 1t would simply throw
away over a million dollars. / do not
want to do that, because do not want to
incure the tariff on anything The re-
suit of the commissions work shows
how hopelessly Judge Underwood was in
the minority,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
COTTON TIES.
The House Refuses to Reduce the Duty
or Increase IT.

The House Refuses to Reduce the Duty
or Increase 1t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The House to
day, after a number of Intellectual at
tempts in that direction, refused to reduce
the duty ON cotton ties and hoop iron from
IL cents per pound to even go per cent.
ad YalOrem. and Mr.. Randall, the candi-
date for Speaker, and Mr.. Speer, who will
be District Attorney at Atlanta, lodged
every vote on this subject. The Pennsyl-
vania Democrats, as a rule, did likewise.
The Southern Representatives, except Mr..
Darrall, of Louisiana, voted to reduce the
duty on cotton ties. 1t may be stated GER
taInly that there will be no increase of
duty finally on cotton ties over the present
rate.
Opiniens among members of Congress
as 10 whether there will or will not be any
tariff legislation this session changes
almost daily. From what was enacted in
both houses to-day the impression among
the best informed members is that bill
Of some kind will be rushed through at
the last hours of the session. The best
informed members of both houses think
the debate will continue almost up to the
last hours of the session and then the
Senate bill, after conference, will, with a
few changes, be put through
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12

Diabetes, Bright's Disease, Kidney, Uri-
nary or Liver Complaints cannot be con-
uaeteq by YOU or your family if Hop Bit
ters are used, and if you already have any
of these diseases Hop Bitters is the only
medicine that will positively cure you.
Don't forget this, and don't get some puff
ed up stuff that viii only harm you.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
LORD TREVELYAN's SPEECH.
lie Jgstifes the Prosecutions of the
Irish Press.

He JGstifies the Prosecutions of the
Irish Press.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-TreVelFan, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, in a speech in
Scotland yesterday, said that 10000
farmers in Ireland had taken advantage
of the arrears of the rent act, He
justified the prosecutions of the press
for the publication of articles attac king
the judges and parsons, which he said
were just as much part of the machin-
cry of murder as the sword, cane or pistol.
He defended the policy of prOclaiming
meetings of the National League and the
arrest of reporters at LOughrea, on the
ground that there has lately arisen a class
of men who are living on criminal
agitation, and the sO-called reporters were
such men. Some of them who had been
imprisoned as accessories to murder were
there to advise the people not to disperse.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
The New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-At the races
to-day the weather was clear and pleas
ant. the track good and the attendance
light.
7fbe first race, five-eighths of a mile
for beaten horses, was easily won by
Eva X, PeytOna Berry second, Joe McMa-
hon third. Time 1:04z.
In the second race, three-foartlas
a. mile, a selling race, Lara
Minta x,or by three lengths, Annie
G. second. Bilfy 6, third. Time 1:11;
In the third race, one nile, Lutte Eogle
won BY a half length, Ballast second, Nan-
ifou third. Time :4615.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-12
Gustave Dore,s Passoort

Il is related OF Gustave Dore that many
Years ago, while on a tour in Switzerland.
he happened to lose his passport. Arriv-
ing at Lucerne, he asked to be allowed to
speak to the Mayor, to whom he gave his
name. ''YOu say that you are NJ. Gustave
Dore," replied the Mayor, ''and 1 believe
you; but" he added, producing a pencil
and piece of paper, ''you can easily
street. With a few touches, he cleyerIv
reproduced the homely scene. and, ap-
pending his nane 10 the sketch. pre-
senfsd II TO the Mayor. ''Your passport
is perfectly in order,'' remarked the
official, ''but you must allow me to keen
it as a souvenir, and to offer YOU in return
one in the ordinary fOrm.''