The Republican journal., 1883-10-04
Generalities.

A direct cable line between Brazil and New
York City was opened Friday.
The new Guon line steamer Oregon on her
trial trip made twenty knots an hour.
The experimental tests on the steel for the
new cruisers have been very successful.
The secretary of the treasury has issued call
for fifteen millions of per cent. bonds.
A miner at Butte City, NJ. T., fell down a
mine shaft 800 feet and was crushed to jelly.
Courtney rowed three miles against time for
a wager of s 900 at Union Springs, and won in
19m. 21s.
4 terrible earthquake occurred at Nassau, n.
F., Oh the Sth inst. Fifty vessels were wrecked
and sixty lives lost.
Two men are dead and one is very i'll from
imbibing from bottle of liquor purchased in a
drug store as 'bitters."
Naval Cadets James r. Tuggle. of Ken
tucky, and c. f. Hawkes., of Wisconsin, have
been dismissed for hazing.
The Haytian rebels still lold their own. The
government has purchased vessel in the Unit
ed States for war purposes.
Jay Eye See, made the mile in 2.1l4 Thurs
day week at the Mystic Park, Boston. The best
time ever made on that course.
The Prohibitory party of Massachusetts at
Boston, recently, nominated Charles Almy
Of New Bedford as candidate for governor
Of the Sl00, 900, 900 appropriated for the pay
ment of pensions Tor tie fiscal year ending June
80, 1888, S39 ,000, 900 remained uneXpended
1t is said that America and England are about
to urge China to come to an understanding with
France the outlook is more favorable to peace.
The Kentucky conference Of the NJ. =. church
has decided to prohibit the holding Of camp
meetings if the desecration of the Sabbath con-
tinues.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
forbidding the delivery of money orders and
registered letters to NJ. A. Dauphin, of the
Louisiana lottery.
Director Of the Mint Burchard thinks that
there will be slight decline in the yield of gold
and an increase in that of silver during the pres
ent over that of last year.
Nordenskiold's expedition has penetrated in
to Greenland further than any of its predcctS-
sors, and has attained a height of 1000 feet
above the level of the sea.
The total value of our exports to the Sand
Wich Islands in the seven years since the treaty
was signed is about seven millions more than
the amount of duties rcmitted
The report of Lieutenant Greedy to the Chief
Signal officer shows the dangers and difficulties
of Il voyage to Lady Franklin Bay under the
most favorable circumstances.
Advices from Halifax, n. S.. report the wreck
of the English bark Britannia on Sable Island
and the loss of fourteen persons, including the
captains wife and four children.
The London correspondent of the Evening
Telegram gives an account of banquet to cN
Postmaster General James, at which cheaper
hptWppn E'nuI1nu d.
VOcated.
Prominent naval officers at Washington cX-
press the opinion that an increased naval force
in Chinese waters is imperatlvely necessary for
the protection of Americans and American in
terestS.
The presence Of officers wives on the Asiatc
station has beena fruitful source of scandal and
given much dissatisfaction to the bachelors,
who have had more than their share of dsa-
grecable work that the Bcnedicts may be with
their families,
Secretary Folger thinks if among several
names handed him by the civil service commits
sioners to fill vacancy in his department,
there is the name of an honorably discharged
sailor or soldier that man should receive the
appointment.
Mr.. W. II. II. (Adrondack) Murray began
his career as Il lecturer in New York, on
Sept 30th, taking for his topic "Chrstanity
versus Theology, or the true method of recon-
cling the religion of Jesus with modern and
scientific progressive thought
The temperance people will have something
to do in Washington next winter. The District
Commissioners have issued nearly one thou
sand licenses to sell liquor. The attempt to re-
strict the sale of liquor by the glass by ncreas-
ing the license has not proved successful.
Mrs. Mary A. Lvermore says that Mr.. Rob-
nson's nomination is ''entirely acceptabe'
to the temperance women of Massachusetts
''beCausc he is a consistent prohibitionst in
practice and only differs in opinion regarding
the best way to bring temperance principles to
the 'front.'"
A company with . capital Of $l,000,000, of
which Secretary of state, Henry Il. Pierce is
president and eN-CongresSman Harris and Col.
Taylor of the Boston Globe members, has
just completed the largest purchase of land
ever made in Southern California. The COM
pany will engage in raisin growing on whole
sale scale.
Mailing an indecent etter has lately been de-
cided in two cases before United States courts
at the West, Il crime under the postal laws. 1t
is held. however that the post office author
tiles have no right to open Il suspected letter to
obtain evidence of its unlawful character. 1t
must be sought from the receiver or in some
other lawful way.
The State temperance alliance of Iowa has
sent circulars to the clergymen in the State.
asking them to deliver Il special temperance
sermon, and to take up collection in the
churches to aid the alliance in its work. 1t is sug-
gested that each church might make its pastor
or one of its members life member of the al
lance by the payment of $40.
The COrean Ambassadors We're presented to
President Arthur at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York Sept. Is. On entering the room
where the reception took place they performed
an obeisance such as is only allowed to the SOW
eregns of independent nations, according to
Corean ceremonial usages. Speeches express
i've of great national good will were made on
both sides.
According to the Commercial and Financial
Chronicles figures, the amount of cotton used
by Southern mills during the year ending Sep
tember | was three hundred and thirty-one
thousand bales. This shows that the consump-
ton of cotton in the South has considerably
more than doubled within the past four years,
and that ii is more than ninety thousand bales
larger this season than last. The figures furth-
ermore show that in recent years the consump-
ton has increased at far greater rate in South
ern than in Northern mills.
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