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National Republican., 1883-02-27
The NIcCook Amendment.

In the sundry civil bill, which has Just
passed the house, is incorporated an amend
ment offered by Gen. McCook prohibiting
the secretary of the interior from leasing any
portion of the national park, and temporarily
transferring the custody Of it to the War de-
partment. 1t also authorizes the War de-
partment to remove by military force the
parties now at work there for the National
Park Improvement company.
1t is scarcely possible that the author of this
amendment or those voting for it were fully
aware of the injurious effect it Is likely to
have on this national pleasure resort
The Dimensions of the park were fixed in
accordance with the results of several govern
ment surveys, as large as could be consistently
done, so as not to bring within it any valuable
mineral sections, grazing, or agricultural areas
which could be hereafter utilized Any en-
largement of its boundaries would be impoli-
tic, as it would embrace areas that can be
made valuable, and thus render il more liable
to be oncroached upon by cattle grazers,
squatters, and miners.
If the park is to bo leased at all, there is
apparent justice in the idea of granting
leases on equal terms to several parties in or
der to bFing about competition but knowl-
edge of all the facts will soon convince any
one that the result of this policy would be
the inevitable destruction of some of the
most attractive features of tho park, II
several parties were to obtain leases, each
would vie with tho other in rendering his
own particular part most popular-unfortu-
natoly not so much by spending money
to beartify it as by proving it the best for
hunting, fishing, and obtaining curiosities
and when the depredations resulting from
this policy were observed, and the lessees
called to account for it, each would attach the
blame to the others OF to the guests of the
others, and neither the secretary of the in
terror nor Of the War department would ever
National Republican., 1883-02-27

picious characters, in the shape Of honest citi-
zens, were lurking around the depot. Il
seems that the price Of detective and a poor
shoemaker was the same at that time, though 1t
is fair to suppose that detectives will come
much higher in the future, even If they can
be purchased at any price. The indictments
found by the grand jury yesterday give cheer
ing evidence that the gang is TO be hunted
and jailed The community breathes more
comfortably already, seeing the prospect of
swift punishment for the thieves and their
allies. The punishment Of the allies
ought to be greatest for with honest
and efficient officers the Charles Gays would
not be so frequently met with as heretofore.
The thieves have had very "soft thing" of
it in their stealing and their dealings with
mercantile thieves who thrive at second hand,
while the detective policemen who "stood
in" with them were let alone by the news
papers. Now let us hope that honest citizens
will have chance. If they do not 1t will be
the fault of the prosecutors, the courts, or
juries; and there is every reason to believe
that there will be neither delay nor gngorly
dealing with the criminals in that quarser.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

be able to determine the guilty parties
While on the other hand If lease is granted
to but one party, by proper stipulation in the
contract the party eau be held responsible for
the depredations not only Of the lessee but of
his guests; and in this case it would not be
difficult to fix the guilt upon the proper party.
Placing the park in the custody of the milf
tary authorities would be equivalent to offer
ing apremium for the most rapid destruction
of the game, and the greatest injury to the
natural curiosities possible.
The troops which have from time to time
made excursions through the park, sometimes
as escorts, have done more to deface the geyser
cones and destroy the game than all other
parties that have visited 1t since It was set
apart, Indians included.
Not long since party of tourists passed
through accompanied by an escort from
Fort Ellis, and 1t was the boast Of members
of the party that they had " Slaughtered
many wag ons could have hauled away.
One small company of soldiers in the park
few days will do more harm in the killing
and frightening away of game than thou
sand visitors during season.
Only a few years ago Gen. Sheridan es-
corted q company of English noblemen
through that region, and the papers of the
country frequently noted the incredible num-
Der Of elk, deer, buffalo, and antelopes the
party killed with their fine English rifles,
leaving the care asses to rot where they fell
Even the Indians appealed to the government
to protect their game from such useless and
wanton destruction.
And yet this amendment would hand over
to the custody of the military arm of the gov
ernment the park and its game. The tempta-
tion to the monotonous life of the soldier, far
away from the activities of the busy world
is too great to forego.
1t is unwise to make the proposed change,
as will be seen when it is too late, if tho
amendment goes into effect
National Republican., 1883-02-27
nRANCH OFFICES,

The following Is lls Of the branch Offices In
Washington. Others will be added hereafter:
vs. RoosE's News Stands at the ARLINGTON
HoTEf, WILLARD's HOTEL, and METRoPoLGTAN
HoTEfa
RoosE & QuEES's News stand NATIONAL loTEL
i. I. QUEEN, ST. JAMES HOTEL,
RIGGs lluusE News stand.
EBBITT HOUSE News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand.
W. S. TnoMrsoSs Drug Store.
c. H. FiCRLNGs Drug Store, Georgetown.
J. BRADLEY ADANs's Book Stores
c, Il. DuFouR, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street.
II. Il. FERGUSON, Druggist. corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue :. l..
s. L. LEWIS, Druggist corner Fourteenth and +
streets.
G. G. c. siNMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W. i, SCALA, Druggist, 800 Fast Capitol street.
II. JOHSSToS, druggist, corner Tenth aud U
streets northwest.
S. sLArGn's Cigar Store, corner II and Flrst
streets northwest
National Republican., 1883-02-27
England Demands n Refugee.

Il. y. Sheridan, an lrishman, now within
the jurisdiction of the United States, Is
charged by the British government with
completely in the PhUnix park assassinations.
In accordance with the existing extra
dition treaty between the two ma
tions warrant has been issued for
his arrest. He is in New York, and will be
taken before United States commissioner or
judge "to the end $50 reads the law" that
the evidence of criminality may be heard
and considered" 1t is provided in the law
that If on such hearing he deems the evi-
dence sufficient to sustain the charge under
the provisions of the proper treaty or con-
vention, he shall certify the same, together
with copy of all the testimony taken before
him, to the secretary of state, that a warrant
may issue upon the rcqusition of the proper
authorities of such government for the sur
render of such person." &c.
The question of the sufliciency of the evil
denco to sustain the charge against Sheridan
is TO determine the magistrate as to whether
or not he shall certify the same to the secre
tary of state. This does not conclude the
latter official. The certificate is to go to him
"that warrant may issue" but he is not
commanded then to issue it if the evidence
shall appear to him insufficient.
This government may not deem the unsup-
ported deposition cf the confessed murderer
Carey, the Dublin informer, sufficient evidence
on which to deprive "any person within the
jurisdiction of the United States" of "the
equal protection of the law" which forbids
any invasion of his personal liberty without
due process of law" 1t is to be
hoped that such testimony will never suffice
to induce this government to export for execu-
tion any person against whom it may be given.
If we understand the situation, the persons
accused of the Dublin assassinatons are to be
tried before judicial commission, without n
jury-a proceeding which if attempted on
English soil, would Overturn the government.
No such remedies are attempted in this
country, although polygamists and election
offenders notoriously subvert the laws of the
land, and, when indicted, are acquitted by
partizans on the juries. This mode of trial, to
which free and presumably innocent men are
subjected in Ireland, may properly be
taken into consideration by our government
when it comes to determine whether the
testimony of infamous witnesses in foreign
countries shall alone avail to deprive
refugees from oppression of the sacred right
Of asylum in this land of freedom. Should
any evidence be brought against Sheridan,
which raises any reasonable presumption
against him, he should be surrendered as
| promptly as we would demand the like action
under like circumstances. But only upon
respectable testimony should this be
done. All America should protest against
| the surrender to Great Britain of any
man merely because ho is of tho Irish
party in Ireland, there to be made the victim
Of political excitement, and TO have his life
sworn away by a confessed murderer, who
chooses to claim him as an accomplice. The
subject will undoubtedly be treated with the
deliberation which its gravity demands.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

In the correspondence between Emerson
and Carlyle just published, Carlyle writes;
"Now, in honesty, what is the use of putting
your accusatiye before the verb and other
wise cntangling tho syntax2 If there is an
image of any object, thought, or thing within
you, for Gods sake let me have it in the
shortest way" To those who have struggled
through "Sartor Resartus" or the French
Revolution" with the aid of Websters
unabridged, the remark sounds like mel
ancholy sarcasm.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN wishes It to
be understood that it could easily guide the
two houses of congress in their remaining
labors and tell them exactly what the people
expect of thom. Indeed it would not fear to
attempt this with one hand tied be hind it
1t reirains, however, and win content itsel
with only an occasional suggestion. 1t pre-
fers to allow senators and members to cult.
vatc feeling of self.rcliancc. This ex.
planoton is made lest the readers of The
REPUBLICAN might think its neglect to in.
struct congress in all particulars, as some
other great dailies do, was 6ecause of its
inability TO govern q republic of this size and
kind.
National Republican., 1883-02-27
Give Honest Men n Chance.

If tho courts will follow up the work of
the grand jury rs vigorously and effectively
us the grand jury has followed up the work
of the citi2ons' committee, it will soon be
possible TO separate the thieves from the de-
tootives, THE REPUBLICAN began this work
by unsparingly beating at a suspicious cir-
cumstaucc until the right explanation came,
and tho citizens committee found that
it was not time TO spare the
feelings of anybody if anything was to come
of their efforts. The Christiancy robbery, as
the story is told in THE REPUBLICAN Of yes
terday, shows how readily the thieves went
about their stealing, and how easy it was TO
sell the proceeds of mornings work for
$1,000 Ii ought TO be as easy to deal out
justice to the criminals, but it is not.
In his statement Thomas DonOhue
shows that a man supposed to be
working in the interests Of honest people
against thieves was carrying stolen goods to
the depot for the party who bought them Of
the thief (who was close at hand) while an
other policeman watched to see that no sus-
National Republican., 1883-02-27
MOI so Enst.

An unusually brilliant paragraph in an
evening paper calls for the following COM
mcnt: Judge Davis does not retire from the
senate on the fourth Of March, but on the
fifth, for the simple reason that the fourth,
being Sunday, will not be legislative day.
The day which commences on Saturday, the
third, will continue until Monday, the fifth,
at 10 o'clock. While it is true that
there can he no extra session on the fifth
Of March or at any other time unless
the President cOnvcnes it, there can be an
extra session called, at which president pro
tenn. can be chosen. The republicans pOuld
be one short by reason Of the vacancy from
New Hampshire; but that would not affect
the result, as the republicans and read
justers would be in the majority despite
any possible contingency other than death
Thus, leaving out the senators from
Michigan and New Hampshire there would bo
seventy -four, of which the thirty-six repub-
licans and two ViTginians would be ma
jority, With either one fully represented the
thirty.sevon republicans and two Yirginians
would bo majority. With Michigan demo.
cratic the result would be unchanged. These
arc easy exercises in arithmetic. Not to
know them argues great ignorance, or great
inattention to obvious facts.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

Mrs. LILLE DEvEREAUx BLAKE is
after the Rev. Morgan Dix with bloody
tomahawk. DIR. Dix delivered very tell
ing lecture in New York the other day
directed against the short-haired sisterhood
Mrs. Blake promptly responded by rival
lecture in which she alludes to DIR. Dix in
withering terms as a respectable relic Of
the middle ages" Lille lost her temper and
charged around promiscuously. Fortunately,
hard words break no bones; if they did,
there would not be enough of the reverend
gentlemen left for flrst.class funeral.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

The captain and five of the Glamorgans men
were swept overheard. The Ohio of the Red
The Waldcnsian, from Glasgow to Boston, had
a seaman swept away and on board of the
Queen, Of the National line, several horses
were killed from the.violcncc of the weather.
Even those WHO weathered the storm report
it to have bccn the most terrible for years,
and some even call it a cyclone on the ocean.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

THE New Orleans Times. Democrat and Pica.
wme, both democratic, are urging the appoint.
ment J. Il. G. Pitkin of that city as minister
to Mexico, in the event ola change, in terms as
complimentary and eulogistic as those en-
ploycd by their republican contemporaries,
which are most enthusiastic.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

A "BIGER" man than old slade has turned
up-in Chicago, of course. His name is Har-
mon, he is 2s years old, tips the beam at 276,
and is seven feet two inches tall. 1t is stated
that "he has had some private fights with
friends" The bare idea of being a friend of
Mr.. Harmon's under such circumstances is
enough to send shudder through the frame
of any man cast of the Mississippi river.
National Republican., 1883-02-27
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1883.
The Weather To-day.

For The middle Atlantic states, Including he Die.
htc' Of Columbia fair Ueaihcr, norihwTst tinds sta
uon1ry o. agh fail in temperature higher brrometer
Cod dni fair weatler is iniicdtcd for New Eng.
land and the middle ARantc states to- day, t1lotCed
by sloicy rising temperature and prty CLOUDY
tcedtler on lcdHesduy. Warmer tCtliLcr Is indt
Gated for The Mississippi and Ohio rlHeys and he
lake region on Wednesday.
Yesterdays thermOmetcr.-7n o. m. $3.50; ii u. m.
Ss9' 3p. M, 4l,0'; 7p M. 37.lo II p. m, 3l.Oo;
maximum, 42.6o; minimum, 5000.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

THAT bill for free bridge across the Poto.
mac which now awaits action on the senate
calendar could be passed without discussion
If the senator who reported it would try and
call it up. 1t would go through tho house
without doubt, and become law and soon
the bridge would become fact--a consumma-
hon dcvoutly TO be wished. 10.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

THIS seems to be the day of dynamit,
Earl Spencer came very near receiving
package Of it with n slow fuse attached. i
is said to be concealed in the Krcmlin o.
Moscow, and n terrific explosion occurred
near Brussels ON Saturday by which two mel
connected with the socialist afairat Montcear
des Mines were blown UP.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

RIcHELIEU ROBINSON, while the others of
his party are on the verge of filibustering
themselves into power, makes dashing at
tempt to add Ireland to the other democratic
party in 1884.
National Republican., 1883-02-27
LONDON AND PARIS,

THE REPuBMcAN will be found on file at the
American Exchange in Europe, No. Iig Strand
London; the American Exchange in Paris, No 35
Boulevard des Cnpuoincs
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NEW YORK nFEIcE.

The New York Office Of THE REPUBLICAN, il ut
Room G5, Tribune building, where files OF TIE RI.
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
10 advertisements cnn be obtained.
National Republican., 1883-02-27
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National Republican., 1883-02-27
CURRENT GOSSIP.
THE MAanrR MASHED.


She lightly tripped adown the street
With girlish lovoliness replete,
A vision radlantly sweet.
He on the corner stood the while.
lie wore n mellow melting smile;
He wore last years well brushed tile.
He gazed at her as she passed by,
He caught her lovely, beaming eye,
Her modest blushes mounted high.
She hurried on with quicker tread.
Unto her side he 1cetly sped
"Yours bundles heavy, miss" he sald.
Up the broad street her brother came
Her spark Of hope burst into flame
She family murmured out his name.
Who is this dlslocated youth,
With broken nose and absent tooth2
Some one has played with him, gadsoothi
. Whence came he by those darkened eyes
Those Jumps aud bumps OF wondrous size
That on bis curly pate uprise2
Some meteor on him must have crashed
10 make him so supremely gashed---
What mol II isii The masher mashed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90
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National Republican., 1883-02-27

The death Of Mr. Crawiurd, the celebrated
English turlman, brings TO mind the advcn.
lures of his wife, the Dowager Duchess of
Montrosc, at last Rutumn's races. Thd
duchess is a sporting lady, and had quite as.
much to do with the stables us her husband.
She became violently angry with jockey,
and, armed with hunting whip, sought him
on the field. The scene that resulted came
very near getting the duchess into the police
court She wcpt, raved, and stormed, and
acted more like Billingsgate Rshwife than
an English duchess. Her conduct caused SO
much ccnsurc that she aud her husband, Mr..
Crawfnrd, went away from England to Nice,
where Mr.. Crawfurd died the other day.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

II Mr. Virgins bad not been so previous
and had waited few days longer before
publishing himself Il rival Of the False
Prophet Of Soudan, he would have heard
something Of tho great storm lasting from the
eleventh to the thirteenth Three vessels are
known to have been lost, so far, and every
steamer from Liverpool brings news of more
or less disaster The Republic, of The White
Star line, lost 'lan and her two hes. boasts
in re-cai-g the survivors Of tho Glanlorgau.
National Republican., 1883-02-27

bills and resolutions Guttered into. the
house yesterday during the call of states with
as much profusion as though it were the first
Monday instead of the last There were
nearly hundred of them, making 7,67s bills
ana 30l Joint resolutions introduced since the
opening Of the iorty-sevcnth congress. OF
course the passing Of bills is about over for
the session, and probably but few more will
be Introduced. Few Of all those have become
laws, and still fewer of those left should be-
some laws. The sin mentioned in the Iitany
9fhaying undono the things that ought to
aaye been done viii not be Bct down TO this
congress if il will take the time left to finish
the appropriation bills and reduce the royonue.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-25
RIVER NEWS.
steamboat squibs aud MilceiIaneouu
I,ayoA GoNHip.

Leyee Gossip.
The Abner o'Neal is laid up at Steuben.
VILE for repairs.
The new hull for the Government steamer
Lilly Is about ready to be launched.
The W. N Chancellor arrived early yester.
day morning and got away about +. N. for
Cincinnati with good trip. lD.
The Andes goes out on the Cincinnati
Ways next week to receive new guards, new
cylinder hmbers and be otherwise repaired.
The repairs to the boilers OF the @. W.
Bachelor has been finished, and the
steamer VIII leave Tor Parkersonrg at II
O'Clock THIS morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-25
nINERs, Strike ENDED.
SAD Death-PersonaI and General New
from RelIairc.

SAD ID eath-PersOnnl and General News
from Rellaire.
Cash Marsh hasa new American Star bicycle
OF 54-inch wheel.
Arthur Evans, who has been visiting
relatives here this weeks, left yesterday Tor
his home In Jefferson county.
Miss Mollie Grove, OF Georgia, who spent
some time yisitiAg here last winter, passed
through to smithfield, ohio,yesterday.
Rey. A. G. Lane and wife have been here
on visit for several days. He will preach
tomorrow at the Second Presbyterian church
on Gravel Hill.
There will be the usual services at the
n. Z, Church tomorrow, the pastor aud the
members who have been Mt the Burr's Mills
camp meeting being home.
Another large barge load Of piles for the
Ohio Valley railroad arrived here yesterday.
The contractor In charge Immediately be-
low the creek will put 10 work three pile
drivers,
James Merritt, who was some time ago To:
ken to the insane asylum, died there sud:
denly, and yesterday his body YVES brought
home to his fathers, Robert MerritPs, on the
creek, near town.
Some one awakened by bowling pack OF
dogs racing about in the. Fourth ward night
before last, fred among them, falling to hit
any, but arousing the neighhors and eieotu=
ally dispensing the animals.
A good many people from Bellaire will at.
tend the picnicof the Cleveland II Pittsburgh
railroad employees to-day at Canal Dover.
Every year some station on the road Is select
ed, and the company takes alliemployes and
their families there and back free.
Both the Wegee and the Pittsburgh coal
works have agreed to pay the three cents
asked by the miners, and the strikers will 20
TO work. At the Pittsburgh coal works some
Of The strikerS haye been spending the sum.
ner in'tents on Pineh run, as the company
would not allow them 10 remain in IL
houses.
Mrs. Malloy's talk in South BO!laire on the
prohibition amendment to the Constitution
was listened to with interest, and she was
persuaded to repeat her lecture again last
night at City Hall. After this arrangement
was made, word was received that Mr.. James
T. Minehart, who was to address the Young
Mems Christian Association, would be pres.
ept, after his coming had been given up, aud
so there IVES . double Meeting, both speakers
agreeing, however, In their views,