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National Republican., 1883-07-03
The Increase OF Crime.

The alarming increase in the number of
Of tho country demands somo certain and
speedy remedy. There is evidently grow
ing disposition throughout tho land, and it
seems with all classes of people, to take the
execution of the law in their own hands
and meto out summary punishment. hen
are almost every day shot down on the streets,
and even ministers of the gospel kill each
other for iancied wrongs. A family quarrel
over the boundary between two farms re-
suits in the Staying of three or four persons.
These things arc not confined to the north
tho south, tho east, or the west, but an cpl
demic of murder seems to have seized the
people all over the country. Have the people
lost confidence in the public admnistra-
ton of justice under the laws, and in that
once boasted palladium of freemen-tho trial
by jury? Or has the laws delay" worn out
their patience2
Is it not time for judges and juries to take
these matters into consideration, and, by %
prompt and just administration of the laws
against all Offenders, restore that confidence
among the people which seems to bo almost, if
not entirely, lost?
The people of this country have ever been
noted for their respect for and obedience to
law. Until within few years past tho fail =
urc of courts to execute the law was the ex-
ception and not the rule. Now it seems to
be reversed. When qualified and upright
men, "without fear and without reproach,"
are on the bench and intelligent and honest
men constitute the juries and administer the
law, respect for the law is universal among
the people.
The present condition of affairs is really
alarming, and it is in the power of the courts
of the countr, to change it and bring the
people again t. respect and obey the laws of
the land.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
DEPARrMENT DoTs.

The national bank notes received for re-
demption yesterday amount to SS6i,00
The receipts from internal revenue yester-
day were $625,623 and from customs $962, 2,514.
Benjamin f. Lloyd, of Washington, ID. c.,
recently disbarred from practicing AS an at.
torney before the executive departments, has
been reseated
The acting comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Citizens National bank OF
Sabetha, Kans., to begin business with u capi,
tai of $4,000.
Tho President yesterday signed the com.
mission of the four newly appointed collectors
of internal revenue, and issued letters of des
ignation to the collectors who have been re.
tanned under the recent consolidation OF dis
tricts.
The force which Chief Engineer Henry Lee
Snyder, the superintendent of the new STAT
War; and Navy department building, has un
der his control consists of the watch, laborers
char-women, and engineers, In all about l5C
persons. number of transfers will be rlade
but there will be no reduction, but an in
crease Of one. Francis b. Burke, captain o
the watch of the State department., has beer
selected for the captainoy of the combined
watch of the three departments Enginee
Daniel Johnson, of the Navy department.
win probably be appointed chief engineer o
the departments.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
A Disappointed ReSormer.

Some ono advertised in the columns of
The REPUBLICAN that he would pay five
hundred dollars for twelve hundred dollar
position. Mr.. c. Emma Schmidt the alleged
editor of tho Philadelphia Press, who greatly
desired the place which the civil service com.
mission gave to Deb. Randolph Keim, whom
the President refused to appoint, copies the
advertisement into his paper and proceeds to
talk morality. Had Mr.. Schmidt succeeded
in obtaining the secretaryship of the commits
sion, the poor creature who offers five hundred
dollars for place could have secured it for
five dollars, ir G. Emma could have
controlled it, The. Press editor will bo re-
mombered as the man who for years was the
creature of tho machine " in New York.
and who deserted his former friends for an
increase of seven dollars and fifty cents on
his yearly salary. Had he lived in the days
of Judas Iscariot it would have been a waste
of money TO give Judas thirty pieces of sill
yer for botraying Christ. The Press editor
would haye done it for one.thrd
that amount lie is specimen professional
reformor. When he wants to steal from the
government ho does it under covor of having
the "mails rewoighed." At five hundred
dollars a place, what disappointment it
must be to C. Emma Schmidt of the Phila-
dclphia Press, that he did not succeed in get
ting the secretaryship of the reform commits
sion
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Mexico.

Just at tho present time no country is at
tracing so much attention rs Mexico. The
building of railways, the opening up of new
mines, and reopcning of old ones, and the
erection of stamp mills in regions where
there have been heretofore no improved
methods for extracting precious metals from
the ores, which are SO abundant throughout
the Sierra Madra range of mountains, have
given unprecedented attention aud interest
to that heretofore neglected country. For
three hundred years at least the mines OF
Mexico have been worked with profit, and
have yielded more silver than the mines of
any other country on the globe. This
was even done in spite of the fact that the
methods employed for the reduction of ores
are so primitive and inadequate that the best
mines can not be said to be really opened
| With American improved machi merry and
American intelligence and enterprise, these
mines may be made to yield q thousand-fold
what they do at present, greatly to the en-
richment of the people of this country, as
well as to the progress and material interest
of Mexico.
In addition to the enormous investments
| of capital in mining interests in Mexico, her
progress in railway building in the last few
years has been marvellous. A part of the
line of road between Vera Cruz and Alvarado
was opened and inaugurated with great cere-
mony on the fifteenth of May last Tho last
session of congress approved of concession
given to W, G.. Frankling and Edward p,
Meaney for building limo of road from
Zacatecas to the northern frontier, with a
branch to the port of Topolobampo, The line
of the National railroad from Monterey to
Saltillo will be opened by the middle of the
present month, and twenty-four miles OF the
road from Puebla to Izucar de NIatamoras
nave been completed, and tho telegraph line
has also been completed on the line of this
road.
A concession has been granted for line OF
road from Camaron to Huatusco, by which
the government agrees to pay a subsidy OF
$500 kilometre for constructed and ap.
proved road, Congress has authorized Don
Manuel Saavedra to build road from tn,
port of San Benito TO connect with the Mexi
can Southern, and he gets Il subsidy of $4,000
lIilometre. The road between SalinS Cruz
aud the city of Tehuantepec is completed
and tho run between the two points is mad
in an hour,
r Tho Mexican Central ON 306 miles of road
r report $37,4l56l earned during tho thirC
1 week in April, making $114,762 since Apri
National Republican., 1883-07-03
The Thurman Bolt.
And she sent them.

NtW iOTN LtttyIuW.
The card from Mr. Allen w. Thurman, the
son OF ex-senator Allen G. Thurman, explain
ing to the Cincinnati Enquirer why he is going
to bolt the democratic ticket this year and
vote for Judge Foraker, the republican can
didate for governor, is likely to damage the
democratic campaign. The young man OBJ
jects to Judge Hoadly as a democratic candi-
date because he has not always heretofore
voted the democratic ticket. In other words,
the veteran young democrat doesn't want
his party to be steered by man
who has never been able to steer
himself politically. The first effect
of this Thurman bolt would naturally be to
draw independent voters to the side of Judge
| Hoadly. Yet 1t is to be doubted whether
that will be its ultimate effect. 1t is likely
rather that independent voters will be so
disguised with the narrow, proscriptive spirit
exhibited by this scion of the Thurman
family that they will conclude to vote the
republican ticket in his company. Should
young Thurman's father ever receive the
nomination for the presidency his only hope
would lie in his ability to attract to the
democratic ticket republican votes. This
member of the Thurman family has small
hospitality for the 100000 republicans who
last year in this state elected democratic
| governor.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
BRANCH OFFICES.

The following IS n list OF the branch Offices In
Washington Others will be added hereafter:
VS.. RoosE's News stands ut the ARLINGTON
uorEt. WnLARD's HOTEL, aud METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE K QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
B.F QUEEN ST. JAMES lloTEL
RIGGS IIousE News Stand.
EBBITr House News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand.
W. S. THoaPsoN's Drug store.
CHI. FIcKLING's Drug Store, Georgetown.
J.BRADLEY ADAMs's Book Stores.
CIR. puFoUR, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street
RIB. FERGUSON, Druggist. corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue s. L.
s.E LEWIS, Druggist corner Fourteenth and
streets.
G.G. c. s,NNs, Druggist corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
WE. SCALA, Druggist. 900 Fast Capitol street.
II. A. JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and o
streets northwest.
s. SKATERS Cigar Store. corner II and First
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Lead Seals for Car Fastenings.

The secretary Of the treasury has decided
to continue the present system Of fastening
cars employed in the transportation of i'm
ported merchandise with lead SEALS aud has
awarded the contract for supplying them for
the present fiscal year to f. j. Brooks & Co.,
of New York, who were the lowest bidders.
The new seal adopted for use in the service
will cost about 50 per thousand The price
paid during the last fiscal year was $500
per thousand. The new contract will
therefore result in u saving of about $3.50
on every thousand seals used. The expense
of this service is borne by the railroad COM
panies which are required to purchase the
seals adopted by the government Bids for
car fasteners were opened ut the Treasury de-
partment May l, by special committee ap-
pointed by the secretary. Many handsome
devices in the way of locks were submitted
ranging in price from 50 to "a each. The
committee recommended the adoption of one
of these locks, at cost of $3.50 each in lieu
of the lead seals, but the secretary decided in
favor of the lead seals, as he did not feel jus
tilted in calling upon the railroad companies
TO purchase the much more expensive tasten-
National Republican., 1883-07-03

l. Tho March earnings were $151,256. The
am mount of subsidy collected is 81 ,206,O4l.4s.
These are not all of the roads chartered
and on which work has actually begun, but
enough has been given to show the rapid
progress being made in railway construction.
The great desire for information in regard
to Mexico is shown in the readiness with
which everything touching that country is
read-the constantly increasing volume of
travel in that direction, and, above all, in the
eagcrness with which capitalists invest their
money in the mining districts of that coun-
try, when trustworthy reports are made.
There can be no doubt that Mexico is just
entering upon grand development of her
general resources, and especially of her pre-
cious metals. Mexico is destined to become
to the United States what India has
been and is to Great Britain
place where tho surplus capital
will be sent to return after fow years an
hundred-fold, and be used in Identifying the
country, enlarging its educational facilities,
and establishing new branches of industry
In view of all these facts, it will doubtless
occur to the department of state of this
country to recommend to tho next congress
u largo increase of American commercial rep
resentatives to that country. At present, be-
sidest the consul general and vice consul general
at the City of Mexico, we have consuls
at Acapulco, and at Paso del Norte, and con-
suls and vice consuls at chihuahua, Guaymas,
Guerrero, La Paz, NIanzanillo, Matamoras,
Mazatlan, Merida, Monterey, Piedras Negras,
Tampico, Vera Cruz, aud at Zacetecas. From
which it will be seen, that the consulate ut
Chihuahua is the only one in the west mining
region of Mexico. There are consular agents
at Camargo, Meir, Guadalupe-y.Calvo,M Min
atitlan, Musquiz, Nuevo Laredo, Presidio del
Norte San Jose aud Cape st. Lucas, Santa Cruz
Point, and Tehuantepec and Salina Cruz
No pay or emoluments whatever are attached
to the place of consular agents, and they may
be appointed at the discretion of the depart
ment of State. 1t is manifestly important
that the next congress provide for the ap-
pointment of such additional number of con-
suls and vice consuls in Mexico as the in
creased and increasing commercial relations
between the two countries may demand.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
FATHER BURKE DEAD.
A Sketch OF the Eminent Irish PreIate
and Lecturer.

DUBLIN, July 2.-The Rev. Thomas N.
Burke, the well' known priest and lecturer,
died to-day at the Tallaght convent.
Father Burke was born in 1890 in Galway
Ireland, and went to Rome when II years of
age He soon went to Prussia, where he en-
tered tho Order of st. Dominic and studied
philosophy. Later he studied in Rome. A.
ter five years study in Italy he went to Eng
land and was ordained priest. For num-
Der of years he was engaged ut q mission
in Gloucestorshire, and then founded in
Tallaght near Dublin, novitiate
and school for his order, where
he spent seven years. For time he was
superior Of a monastery in Italy, and on his
return to Ireland was attached TO st. Savour's
dominican church in Dublin. He visited tho
United States in 1872 as visitor to the Domin-
lean houses in America. His sermons and
lectures delivered in all parts of the country
gained him much popularity as an orator
An animated controversy arose on his series
of lectures in reply to Mr.. Froude on his
views of the relations of England and Ire
land. The first of these lectures was dcliv-
cred in the Academy of Music, New York
city, Nov. 12, 1872. These lectures have been
published in book form under the title of
English Msrule in Ireland" (1S73) and
" Irelands Case Stated in Reply TO Mr.
Froude" 1s73). Among his other publca-
tions are: " Lectures and Sa~mons" (lS73)
and g Lectures on Faith ana Fatherand'
iIH7n '' '.''
National Republican., 1883-07-03

Mr.. HERDIc, whose name is given to the
convenient vehicles which are so popular in
Washington, is New York man, who settled
at Williamsport, Pa. He is very public
spirited man, and induced the town authori.
ties of Williamsport to embark in several
enterprises for the improvement and embel.
lishment of the town and became quite un.
popular with the taxpayers. He was not
financially successful there, but his hacl,
business has been u success, and he is now Oh
the road to fortune
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Work OF the Pension nureou,

The annual report of the chief of the mail
division of the pension office shows tho re-
ceipt during the fiscal year just ended, OF
53,41l applications for pension, being an in
crease of applications over the previous year
of 35,605.
Additional evidence, pieces received, 20S,-
OBJ reports from surgeon general, 292, 35S
reports from adjutant general, 1898; mis-
cellaneous letters mot inquiries), 237,70s
letters sent out, l,154, 500; orders for medical
examination returned, 1857 reports from
special examiners to whom cases have beer
referred in the field S,S7S; letters received
from congressman, lG73S applications FOL
increase under act of March 3, 1883, 10, 73s
This is but partial exhibit of the work
done by the large clerical force of the pen'
National Republican., 1883-07-03

Now is the time whom the health author-
ties should be particularly vigiant, as care
lessnoss in looking after the sanitary condi-
tion of the city during the hot weather may
result in serious epidemic diseases. In some
streets dead cats and rats lie fostering in the
sun, and many complaints are made
that the garbage collector does not do his
duty. The streets will be swept thoroughly
now, but as the contract does not admit of L
daily cleaning of the business streets the
health officers should see that their duty il
strictly attended TO- All yards and premises
should bo disinlected when necessary, TIL,
cutters in many parts of the city want white
washing. only by strict attention to sani
tary details can the health of the city bo Sc
cured.
National Republican., 1883-07-03

THE New Orleans Times Democrat in au
editorial article on location Of our navy
yards" says: 1e'
Our navy yards ought to be equally distributed
through the sections that all our coast linecan
DO protected. If only four can be maintained,
they should be distributed as follows: One on
the Northern and one on the Southern ATLANTIC
coast, one on the Pacific and one on the gulf
which would give one navy yard to each 1000
miles of coast Instead of this, the distribution
as recommended by the Navy department is us
follows On the coast from Norfolk to Canada, a
distance of GOO mies-nye yards, at Norfolk
Washington New York, Boston, and Portsmouth
south of New York to the Rio Grande, 1900, miles,
no navy yard whatever. Is our navy to be made
as sectional as politics?
National Republican., 1883-07-03

COMPLAINTS have been made to the do
partment Sf State of the stoppago by order OF
the British authorities of certain newspapers
mailed to parties in this country from Ire.
land. 1t is held that there is no redress in
such cases, as there is reserved to the govern
ment of every country connected with and
forming part of the universal postal union
the right to refuse to convey over its terri.
tory, or to deliver as well, papers or CORE.
spondence of every kind which bear inscrip.
tions or contains matter forbidden by the
laws in force in such country.
National Republican., 1883-07-03

The French papers are disposed to blame
the English for the probable spread of the
cholera from the east to the continent and
elsewhere. The Paris Temps says when the
cholera appeared in Bombay in May the
English delegate to the sanitary commission
at Constantinople opposed the taking of pre-
cautionary steps, alleging that the CONNER
cal interests were as important as those of
public health.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Hastings Under the New Tariff Act.

The Treasury department has under con-
sideration question relating to the duty on
hastings made in part of worsted under the
new tariff act. 1t is contended, in behalf OF
domestic interests, that hastings should be
classed under the provisions relating to
Italian cloths and goods of like description
1t is contcnded, on the other hand, that tho
term goods of like description /" can only be
determined by the use to which the goods are
put, and as hastings are used mainly in the
manufacture of ladies' shoes and the Italian
like description within tho meaning of the
statute
National Republican., 1883-07-03
The letter-carrer delivery system now re
joices the people of Montgomery, Ala.
Amusements and Recreatlons.

The following amusements and recreatons
are advertised:
Miss Hattie Whtney's concRrt at the Univer.
Ralist church Tonight Miss Minnie Evan,
Messrs. II. Knoop +. Morl, and A. Maurer will
assist, with Mr., William Waldecker, US musical
conductor
The Washington swimming school offers daily
inducements to visitors,
Abners summer garden has Prof Arth's or
chestra and Arion quartette all this week.
Mr.. Ar6eeley, from Damascus, Syria, Will lee
ture In Foundry church to- night on the habits
ana customs of his native country.
The races at Ivy City give four days Of rare
sport. commencing to- day, Two heats every day
and grand concert between heats by the Marine
band,
The George Leary leaves this evening at $3.50
o'clock for Fortress Monroe, Ocean View, Point
Lookout, Norfolk, Hney Point and Richmond.
The steamer CorcOran, every day to Mount
Vernon, ana two trips on the Fourth Of July,
The Armenia makes her regular trip to. day fol
Lower Cedar Point,
National Republican., 1883-07-03

at Ocean Grove, N. j., for the 22d to Path of
this month. The circular Is signed by George
II. Stuart and John o. Foster. The object of
the meeting is stated to be: "As we wore the
messengers Of mercy TO the suffering during
those dreadful years of carnage, ought we not
to do all in our power to unite the bands of
brotherhood so ruthlossly severed?"
National Republican., 1883-07-03

MANY of the well-to-do residents of New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore have pur-
chased summer places in the country, to
which they take their families in the summer
months, instead of going to the seashore or
mountains. Here they have all the advan-
tages of pure, fresh air, good water, fresh
milk and vegetables and in fact all the COM
forts of home, without the heat, dust, and
other discomforts of city life, or the bad cook
ing and cramped quarters of summer board
ing places. Tho country around Washington
is admirably suited for such summer resi-
dences, and the lands now are comparatively
cheap. Persons who habitually leave the city
in the summer will find it more pleasant and
healthy to pass the heated terms ON theirown
farms than in hotels, and the investment In
such property is likely to prove prodtable.dpt
National Republican., 1883-07-03

AN instance of railway tyranny'is shown
in the action of the Central Pacific railroad
company in refusing to permit Mr.. Pustcr,
the county treasurer Of Santa Clara county,
Cal, TO ride on one Of its trains and carry
with him $9l,952 of state money. He was
compelled to deposit tho money in Wells
Fargo & Co.'s car and pay six dollars
charges on it.
National Republican., 1883-07-03

A CIRCULAR letter has been extensively
circulated, addressed "To all chaplains, sani-
tlry and Christian commission delegates, or
active Christian workers during the late war
connected with the armies of the north or
south" Itcontains an invitation to reunion
National Republican., 1883-07-03

THE war on the trade dollar in New York
has been so vigorously conducted rs to put
them almost out of circulation They are
refused on the street cars, and by nearly all
of the retail Dealers and a justice decided
cents. The government should at once take
steps to call them in and redeem them at par.
National Republican., 1883-07-03

THE mystery of malaria may not be with
out some solution. DR.. Albert Day, of Bos-
ton, says that the predisposing cause of in
ebriety is civilization, cntailing, as it does in
modern development so great an expenditure
oil nerve force"
National Republican., 1883-07-03

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the Society
-ofFriGnds in England have recently repealed
the prohibition of the marriage of first cous
ins, which has been in force with them for
nearly two hundred years, the bill to permit
marriage with the deceased wifc's sister did
not pass the British parliament.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Payments by Warrant,
Convicted of forgery.

A telegram was received at tho department
of Justice yesterday announcing that Joseph
I. Brown, jr., late chief deputy United States
marshal for the eastern district of Arkansas,
at Little Rock, had been convicted of fogery
and presenting false, fictitious, and fraudu-
lent accounts, and sentenced to five years
imprisonment at hard labor and to pay fine
of 81, 900.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Ra,lrond Commissioners Appo,nted

The President has appointed Samuel j.
Kirkwood, of Iowa; Silas b. butcher, of
New York; and Anthony Gilkison, of New
York, commission to examine forty five
miles of railroad and telegraph line con-
structed by the Oregon and California Rail
road company southwardly from the city of
Roseburg, Greg.
National Republican., 1883-07-03
Resignation Accepted.

The resignation of Assistant Surgeon Henry
|. Raymond, U. S. A., has been accepted by
the President, to take effect Sept. /, 1883,
aud he has been granted leave of absence
until that date
National Republican., 1883-07-03

sion Office, the major part of whom are en-
gagged in the examination Of pension claims
and in passing upon the sufiieioncy Of evi-
National Republican., 1883-07-03

THE express companies are engaging in q
new enterprise. Two children from Brazil
were delivered by the Southern Express COM
pany at Summit, Miss, a few days ago.