The Republican journal., 1883-04-26
General1tleS,

Saturday week.
The New York courts decide to continue the
injunction against the Passion play.
Sitting Bull will soon be admitted into the
communion of the Catholic Church.
The improved new five-ccnt nickeIs have the
work "cents" stamped under the ''N."
Senator Cameron will go to Europe after
good health as soon as poor health will permit.
The family record of Joseph Thompson of
summons Gap, Ga, lists nine wives ard 50
children.
A negro girl in Chicago is suing an English
man for breach of promise of marriage and
lays her damage at $4,000.
Mr. James c. Flood of Bonanza fame. will
build one million dollar house on the top of
the highest San Francisco hill.
Plaised the Boston oarsman, has gone into
training on the James river. VA, for the regat-
ia at Pullman, HIS, on June 23
The Macon Telegraph declares that with co.
900 majority i'll Georgia, the Democracy cannot
carry the State on free trade issue.
The Postmaster at pipersville, Pa, has been
arrested for af1iNing cancelled stamps to letters
and retaining the money paid for postage.
Postmaster General Gresham took the oath
- once " Weunesday morning llth INST and
'''''iii''' '"0 iotiidi oh'ise Oh the department.
1t costs England Sl,250,000 to build one Of
M Miiel iarSe war vessels, ana the expense Of keep
ing them ut sea afterwards is about 81 900 a
day.
A disastrous fire, caused by quarrel over Il
~ 40 ano ~ lillcteu loss ol Two ttS ana
in,to s5 u property or 'le 'oWh Oh west
'ii'hs'oi' NV
Franci. S. Street. one of the proprietors Of
1,. 95,e NeM 1ork .;, "efk'y aled at MS home IN
a. 50n 6nn' ApAi i''ii' LIS oe'"'e IS N"iueu ~
~i'o00'o00
The project of the whiskey men TO shin their
goods to Mexico has been abandoned. oWinr 70
the+ the absence OF bonded warehouse system IN
'''"' >o'''''
Reports from the various parties observing
the transit of Venus, received at the Naval
Observatory, show that the most satisfactory
'N'''''9 "'A> "~ i'0 ~"
Heavy gales and storms are reported in Ar
kansas, Kansas Missouri. Iowa, Minnesota and
other Western States. Considerable damage
was done in some localities
Although the election of Governor in vi, does
not come off until 1884 Repuhican candidates
are being spoken of bv the papprs. Ey-Renre-
sentative Grout is mentioned
NV
and others holding checks on which the Two
cent stamp is printed, is agitating the banks
and treasury department Just now.
rGs'lliasteF ' uenSral uresham, TldaH placed
~ tit ~ u lr,,llus the name oi ne thalhnel-
IAN OF A'hol' Mass who has been operating
~ lhaueiphla' hnurSuaI, y banquet was
given Congressman W imam u. heLey, on thc
occasion 81 us ,lAtf-nihih plrlhdaE' SpeecheS
were liiaue oS hf. heiley ana Others
Thomas II. Rlvthe died last week in San
Francisco leayino a forrunn of four millions
Cliy three women nave mus 1ar claimed to be
IL IL "Ncs' o,t tLe pach towns nave hot yct
0e'n ne"Io lioi1'
Several detective nolicc officers ore on,,,lovnd
at Ottawa. Canada. TO guard AGAINST thr }In.s
sibilitv of the pyrcution of anv 1,Int ~ drrn.-
mite or otherwise TO cause iniurv to thr nomjn-
ION SoNerhl''eh' VI 10 persons
Poor Jack Cole, the seaman of the ,Jnannette
expedition who went insane. is becoming rani,l-
y worse at the Government ASYLUM AZ Wash
ington and has recent, been so violent that he
has assaulted several physicians
shire, Vermont and Canadian rivers RaIroad
bridges have been swept AWAY at Rarrr Junr-
ton, Vermont, SoreI and ST. Hyacinthr, Oucbrr
and near Ottawa, Ontario.
The estate of Peter Cooper amounts to about
Two millions. His will has been filed for pro-
are appOinted administrators If heoncaths
100000 to Cooper Institute The nrinrinal
part of the property goes TO his Children,
Edward Cooper and Mrs. Hewitt.
Inc directors OF the Dome Steamship Com
pahy say that the report of the failure of their
project is based entirely upon the dcfectiycncSs
he is in the wrong. He viii furnis% :, new r,i,,,
engine withont eytro cbargn ana i've III vnignI
ready for sen i'm siytv dovs
Inc important documents of the G.. 4. Il. de-
partlnent of Maine have for years been Kept in
q common trunk in a confused mass The Ad-
Jutant General has invented a chest that is per
lection itself. 1t is as compact as a safe, and
dsturbin@ even an Ink ink hpttIe pLe - p''' i'0"
The physicians of New York gave Il dinner
last Thursday night at DeImonro's 10 Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, and every physician
whose duties did not forbid was present. Dr..
Holmes read poem. which was a concentration
of himself. and there were brilliant speeches by
several other prominent literary gentlemen.
aine county, Ohio, the 10Th inst. building,
and crops are badly damaged. 4 farmer named
Nicholas Gcra, was blown from thc roof of h
house where he was at work and instantly XIII
led. Several others were injured 4 man
named Spereon was killed at Chicago ,Junction
\ Boston paper says that within the last tif-
Teen menths wholesale dry goods firms in that
Guy DONG an aggregate business Of $1,000, 200
annually, nave gone OUT OF that trade, and
is growing of giving credit for from six TO
eight months bv the process of dating bills
ahead
Inc improvements at the W hite House, which
nave been made since President Arthur's abb
sehce, consist IN completing the stained glass
decorations IN the Vestlbule, and the insertion
OF glass Ill the upper panel OF the Solid mahog-
any front doors. Glass of the same attractive
design is to be placed IN lile semi-circuar light
oyer the entrance, ana General Arthur's bed
Gov Butler nominated Clara Barton Is
superintendent Of the prison for women and
she was at once confirmed, under suspension of
the rules. The lady devoted long and unWeali-
ed labors during the war in behalf of the
sodlers n the helo, III efforts for discovery of
the missing and in procuring and publishing
information respecting the locality of the
graves OF those that fell on the various fields of
battle
The entarnris:,9 citizo,s Of Do,,.o,. ,.,
ox,,not - ,pl 81 Z si'lIon, M "a lehNtI eol.
strangers within thelr gates the coming sum