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TRENTON. \. j., December l6-The New Jersey
stee ana iron works. In this city, have given notice
| 20 their employees OF a 10 per cent reduction I'm
wages after the 9Th Instant
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NAVAL ORDERs-Lteut. Commander X. D. Hitch
cock has been ordered to hold himself In readiness
for sea service on a cruising vessel Lieut. Chas
town.
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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Plumb, Van Wyck, ingalls, and Nc
MILAN, and Representatives Brown and Evans
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A Newspaper Offtce Rurn ed.

lNpEPENDENCK, KAN, December l6-A brick
building. occupied by the Star newspaper and by
several business firms, was destroyed by IRE here
last night The loss is s., 600. Insurance e4,cO0
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Washington News and Gossin

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $202, ,672; customs, $566, ,22a
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Gg FRENCH CATERER
CHARLES F. RITZ,
Successor to j. p Crutchet
1904 H street northwest.
Is ready to send toevery part of the United States his
exquisite Stewcd Terrapin the national dish of this
country con which is the deilght in Dinner. Reception
Jelly Pstes-de fcesgras and Game. Chicken Croquetts
and others Paties Shells, and Vols Vent empty or
garnisiilIg: Oysters in every STYLE and sandwiches
leti AID Chicken Broth Con>onmes and Soups Meat
Jelly &c, always on hand by the pint quart and gallon
Delivered promptly ly telephoning to the house Call
1T. d6.2m
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lsTH AND STREETS; ALSO. 1lTH BETwEKN
AND cSxRxETs NoRTHWIsI. n7A
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

nFS CARD Il HEREBY EXPRESS MY
80 thanks to the iremeu for the extraordinary care
used in extnguishing tn. fire my place this morning
December l6th). r. A. GOLDEN It,
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A STATIC RUSSIA
On the Evening of FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1884.
GEORGE KENNAN
will begin at
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
Cor. Of 10th and G streets NV,
Course of Six Lectures ON
ASIATIC RUSSIA.
The Subjects and Dates Of the several Lectures will be
follows:
l. Camping Out in Kamchatka-Dec. 19!
2. Winter Life on Siberian Steppes-Dec. 26th.
3. The Cossack Conquest.-Dec 3Jst.
4. The Siberian Exiles.-Jan 9th.
g. Bride Paths of the Eastern Caucasus Jan 10th
Highanders of l,aghestan.-Jan Goth
All tie Lectures except the Third and the Last will
be given Friday evenings. and all will begin promptly
at 8 o'clcck.
Tickets for this Course with seats 3d. with
out reserved seats. So 60 since admission, with
served seat 30 cts without reserved seat so cts
Course Tickets will be for sale at Brentano's and
after Monday, December 18th d13-1m
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GkOCERS-NOw Is YOUR TIME-LAMP CHIN.
nsys az naif price medium small large 40c
ne5 sr t.ia1a. @ Soe: large SOC leader medium zoe
sI3 per dozen. wicks &c. 3Gc Soc Per gross; coal
OIL &C soNNENSTRAHLts.
"a lla2 9Th street northwest
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LECTURES.

7 ECTCRE ON THE ART OF MEMORY.-BEFORE
II leaving the city abou. January 1st, Prof. A. 8
the opportunity to all who may desire to
Lecture at Y. NJ G. A. Building 149 W York avenue
WEDS ESD AY EVENING De- eInber IT, at 1880 o'clock;
to which all ladies and gentlemen are invited
Office: 922S F street northwest. dI6-2t
Mrs. POLLOCK'S FREE LECTURES ON THE
w Care Of Little Children Wednesdays. from to
O'clock at the free Kindergarten 924 street Positions
secured for those nursery maids who take the whole
Course. Mothers are invited d15-3.
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The annual meeting of the stockholders of the WASH
1ngton Market company will be held at the Office of the
company in the city OF Washington at IL O'Clock
on the FIRST MONDAY being the 5th day OF January.
1885, for the choice of thirteen directors for the
ing year and to act any other subject within the
power of the corporation.
SAMUEL W. CURRIDEN, Secretary
ID nher1 n tux
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REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY CoMNTTTER
In the Senate, yesterday, MI. Ingalls,, from the
judiciary committee, submitted a report on the
resolution adopted on the 11th OF last February,
directing that committee to examine and report
what legislation is necessary, any, to restrict
the appointment OF special assistant attorneys and
special agents. or detectives In the Department OF
Justice. sJScE
The report sets forth that as the law now stands
the Attorney General Is authorized TO employ such
special counsel as In his judgment the interests Of
the United States may require and Is authorized
cause examinations to be made OF the conduct and
accounts OF maTShals district attorneys and clerA
"Ifn say the committee, sit be desirable to with
draw this authority from the Attorney General It
Is only necessary to repeal these prov6ions Of law
and TO enact that hereafter he shall have no such
powers" It would, In addition, require careful
estimate OF the number or officials needed under
the Attorney General The report concludes: "But
the committee Is OF the opinion that It is essential
to the due adm1nistrationOf OF Justice and the proper
administration OF the branches OF tao public 6er-
vice cOnfded TO the Attorney General that the dis
cretion must be repoeed somewhere, and almost
necessarily In him, In respect to when and to what
extent he shall employ the classes Of persons re-
ferred to. . II abuses occur, ft Is thought
that the remedy for them u not by abolishlng the
necessary discretion, but BY dealing with such on
cerD - may - guilty oe abu1oAs -
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z ~ THE NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC COMPANY
SS OFFICE OF THr. SECRETARY,
1420 New York AvenLe.
WAsHISGTON. D. c., December TO- 1884
DIVIDEND NOTICE Holders of the stock of this
company are hereby notified tha stock divide d has
bsn declared by the Boar Ct directors payable at the
l9t, 1884 The books the transfer of stock will be
closed at O'Clock pm on Wednesday. the 18th inst
di0-1w SAML H. DR. AN. Secretary.
fSo HAVE FORMEDA COPARTNERSHlP WITH
N~V Mr.. ". + q yer 4CS C. st. W, for the purpose
OF carrying general Carriage Mannfactory and Iv-
cry business shall be pleased to my friends ut my
new place Of business.
dlC-6t ALEX. DAVIDSON
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THE THIRD SUBD!vIsION OF THE AS.
- soclated Charities would call the attention of
the citizens residing In the West End (between l5h
street. avenue. Rock creek and boundary
to 18th street. down to street. thence to lh) to the
efforts being made in beh,lf of the sick and suffering
poor IN their midst. Already many such Cas- are
known to the board of visitors, showing the imme-
da necessity of action This appeal is made to all
who are Interested nthls excellent charity Riggs Il
Co. kindly consented to receive through their tel
ler. Mr. ktsenhouse any money contributed, record
ing the name of donor i'll each case.
JUDGE WALTER y. cox.
ADMIRAL THOMAS o. SELFR1DGE,
1.Ef lo%Io-
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~ CRANE, PARIS CO,
- BANKERS (ERBITT HOUSED,
Dealers in Investment curites and Foreign Exchange
We offer for sale all classes of District of Columbia
Bonds. Gas and insurance tocks Also, Washington
Light Infantry six per cent bouis. dI3-3t
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P. NAFHR HAVING ON THE
S-S fifteenth December. 1884 made to me an assign
they hereby notified to esent their claims to me Ut
my office, room 19. Corcoran building. See FRANK
MOREY Assignee dI6-Sts
National Republican., 1884-02-23
chnraeterlstIe Imtolerance.

A large number of the "best citizens" of
Danville, Va, have been summoned before
Senator Sherman's investigating committee
as witnesses to prove that liberal, tolerant,
and pacific spirit obtains among the bourbon
democrats of that city. Such of them rs
have been examined have denied all knowl-
edge of any intention or desire on tho part of
those whom they represent to interfere in
any way with the civil and political rights
of the colored people, or to hinder them in
the exercise of these rights. They have
further said that great deal of forbearance
was practiced by the democrats toward their
political opponents for the sake of main
tanning tho peace, and that sensitive and
courageous men submitted to insult rather
than engage in quarrel which might glvo
rise to a charge of political intimidation. 1t
is true that some Of these witnesses admitted
that they had fred into crowd of Colorcd
people without any regard as to who might be
killed, but they coutundod that this was
done in self-defense aud from high sense
of public duty.
While these representatives Of the bost
citizens" of Danvillo are in Washington testi-
flying to the absence of political intimidation
and social Ostracism, tho white mayor of the
city is vainly struggling to get his semi
annual report before the council, The law
requires him to present this document, but
the council declines to receive it, As is gem
orally known, Mayor Johnson was elected by
tho readjusters, and for this reason he is held
in low esteem by the bourbons, altho ugh the
high toned gentlemen who applied insulting
epithets to him in their testimony before the
Sherman committee could specify no bad act,
except that he had killed one of the "bes
National Republican., 1884-02-23

citizens" some two years ago. Tho fact was
subsequently brought out that Mr. johnson
had been tried for this homicide and ac-
quilted, because il was proyon that the
good" citizen was attempting to kill the
mayor Mt the time he lost his life. This
homicide however, is not tho reason given
for returning to him his official report
This document is simply statement of tho
receipts and expenditures of the municipal
government for tho six months ending Dec.
81, 1883, with a schedule of tho outstanding
debt and an inventory of the property of the
corporation appended thereto. Tho mayor
also makes some recommendations concern
ing the refunding Of tho bonded debt of the
city, and suggests that committee be ap-
pointed to prepare certain amendments to
the city charter This thoroughly formal
and commonplace report winds up with
brief reference to the riot of Nov. 3, in which
four Golored men were killed and four
colored and two white men were wounded.
There is not u word in the mayors comments
that tho most sensitive bourbon could con
strue as offensive to himself or his party
unless it is found ia this paragraph;
In my judgment this conflict was altogether un.
necessary and ncvor should have occurred. It
hus greatly damaged our town in reputation and
character throughout the civilized world, where
ever known
On Jan. 10 thiareport was handed to
the president of the council to be laid before
that body The president broke the seal,
read the report and communicated the con-
tents to others Tho document was after
ward road ut meeting of tho council, and,
on motion of Mr.. Gerst "a resolution was
adopted that said report be returned, because
it contains matter not relevant and that
ought not to be considered" The mayor
was anxious that the people should SEQ the
report, and he accordingly took it to tho Office
Of tho Ddiiy Register and asked that it be in
serted as an Advertisement at his own per-
sonal expense but the editor refused to pub
lish it,
The only way in which Mayor johnson
could get his report before the people was to
have it printed in pamphlet form and pri-
vatoly distributed. And yet we have good
citizens of Danville tostifying before the
Sherman committee that tho democrats OF
that town believe in free discussion and un-
trammeled political action.
National Republican., 1884-02-23
MIR. MoRRrsoN's SUBSTITUTE.
A New scheme for the Relief OF the Over
loaded Whisky Men.

Mr. Morrison has offered in the ways and
means committee substitute for the bill
under discussion in the committee on the ex-
tension of the bonded whisky period. The
substitute provides that the bonded period
shall bo extended not exceeding two years
from tho date tho tax mas or would have
fallen due. 1t further provides that such ex-
tension shall not be made in any case unless
new warehousing bond in penal sum, not
less than the amount of tax, and with sure
ties satisfactory to the collector of the dis
trict in which the warehouse is located, shall
be given, conditioned that the principal
named in bond shall pay the tax on the
spirits specified therein, and also interest on
such tax at the rate of Al per cent. per an
nun for the time of the extension, and
within five years from the date of the origi-
nal entry of such spirits for deposit in ware
house When any distilled spirits upon which
the time for the payment of the tax shall
become extended under the provisions of the
act arc regauged for withdrawal from ware
house the allowance for loss shall be no more
than is now authorized for n warehousing
period of three years and the tax and interest
on the tax at the rate above named shall be
collected also upon any excess Of loss found
upon such gauge at the time of the with
drawal of such spirits.
The committee will probably vote upon
Mr.. Morrison's bill to-day.
National Republican., 1884-02-23
The Old Gsniloman's Mistake.

JerSeymdn.
. UNice child, very nice child" observed an old
gentleman, crossing the aisle and addressing the
mother of the boy who had Just hit him in the
eye with wad of paper. "How old are you, my
son % "HOne of your business" replied the
youngsteT, taking aim at another passenger
" Fine boy.' smiled the old man. as the parent re-
garded her offspring with pride. A remarkably
fine boy, What is your name my SOM" "Pud-
din Tame ~ shouted the youngster, with giggle
at his own wit 81 thought So" continued the
old man, pleasantly. "Ifyou had given me three
would have struck on, Now, Puddin', you can
blow those things pretty straight can't you ?n
"Nou bet" squealed the boy, delighted ~ the
compliment, A" See me take that old fellow over
there" "No, no |" exclaimed the old gentleman,
hastily, "'rry II on the old woman was sitting
with, She has boys Of her own, and she won't
mind" "Can You hit the lady for the gentleman
Johnny" asked the fond parent. Johnny drew
bead and landed the pellet on the end of the old
woman's nose. But she did mind it, and rising
in her wrath scared down on the small boy like a
blizzard. he put him over the line, reversed
him. ran him backward till he didn't know which
! end of him was front, and finally dropped hun
| into the lap Of the scared mother with benedic-
tion whereof the purport was that she'd be back
in moment and skin him alive, She didn't
seem to like it, Puddin'," smiled the gentleman
! softly. She's perfect stranger to me, but un'
dersland she is matron of truants' home, ano
! / thought she would lika II little fun but wa'
mistaken" And the old gentleman slghec
sWeetly as he went back 10 his seat,
National Republican., 1884-02-23

THERE is a bill before congress for the
pensioning of all members of the metropoli.
tan police force and of the fire department
disabled in the line of duty. There is now a
policemen's fund of over $?5, 900. Since $50
there have been over thirty policemen re-
tired from the force because of disease
contracted or injuries sustained in the ser.
vice. Would it not be well that this police.
mems fund he distributed pro rata among
these hitherto disabled men as an amend.
ment to the pension bill There are anumbcr
of these retired men who, by reason of their
bulldog fidelity to duty, have been cast, so to
speak, like old horses on the commons to die,
1t shame to the government and much
more a shame to the district authorities. There
is but one course OF justce-either make the
pension retroactive as TO these men, or other
wise give them share Of the policemen 5
fund, which, after the passage of tho bill, will
be made q kind Of general fund for the dis
trict commissioners TO deal with at pleasure.
Indeed, ii will be one of those loose funds,
which like the wind in the Holy Writ, Blow
eth where it listeth, but caus'L not tell whence
IT eometh"
National Republican., 1884-02-23

the Indifferent soldiers they triumphcd over
at Trinkil,at, Sinkat and Tokar, and will
probably receive a lesson that will mako q
profound impression in the Soudan. The
effect of the fall of Tokar upon English pub
lie opinion will force the government to send
their troops out in search Of Osman if the
latter should prove too shrewd to lead his
followers to attack Suakin, for when John
Bull goes to the trouble of sending out such
an expedition as the one sent to the Red Sea
littoral under Gen. Graham, somebody is
bound to get hurt before it is allowed to re.
turn
National Republican., 1884-02-23
An,e-,rort,m Probate Of wills.


A bill is now pending before the New York
legislature which provides that testator
may bring his last will and testament into
court aud have it probated and put on record.
His testamentary capacity will be passed
upon at the same time, and if he is found to
be sane and competent to make q will this
question cannot he raised after his death.
There seems to be good deal of merit in the
proposed law. Estates are frequently wasted
in litigation over disputed wills. The issues
involved are generally as to whether the
will is genuine and whether the testator was
free from undue influences and was of sound
mind at the time he made it. These ques-
tions being settled during the life of the tes-
tator, his heirs and legatees cannot impeach
the record after his death The unpleasant
family secrets which are frequently dragged
into light during the contests which often
arise over disputed bequests and legacies will
be allowed to remain in the grave, and the
scandal mongers Will be deprived of many an
unsavory morSel.
There is possibility that the eminent
lawyers who make q business of breaking
wills may find reasons why the mental con-
ditions Of a testator should not be inquired
into during his life, but persons whose occu-
patton is imperiled are not always able to see
things in their true light. The most obvious
objection to the ante-mortem probate ofawlll
is tho fact that the testator may change his
mind before he dies, in which case he will be
Obliged to go to considerable trouble to amend
his recorded will, and if he happens to be
approaching dissolution it may be impossible
to carry out his wishes. If tho original in
strument can be changed or annulled by an
unrocorded codicil, nothing will be gained,
because the same questions will arise with
regard to the codicl that would have arisen
with regard to the will if it had been exc
cuted at the same time.
National Republican., 1884-02-23

II is now twenty years since the democracy
held a national nominating convention in
Chicago. For that purpose it has always
been a favorite city with the republicans
and every candidate selected by them there
has been easily elected The one convention
held there by the democracy during the dark
days of "a was marked by its infamously
cowardly and disloyal platform-so
disloyal that Mcclellan repudiated
it while accepting the dubious
honor of the nomination. The younger gen.
Grafton of voters who nowadays hear northern
democratic leaders, when occasion serves,
claiming that the northern democracy of that
day was first and foremost in defense of the
union cause, should hunt up that platform
aud compare it with their professions OF
twenty years later. 1t is very interesting
historical reading but of a sort concerning
which northern democrats think the less
said the better.
National Republican., 1884-02-23

vented by the courts from bringing out the
Passion Play" of which he was the author, in
New York city, after he had made elaborate
suicide yesterday by jumping into the North
river. While the contest over his play was in
progress he was frequently called "crank,"
and the manner of his death will confirm the
very general belief that the term was not
wholly misapplied. Although a man of fair
ability, his strange infatuation with the
Passion Play could only be accounted for
on the theory that his brain was disordered
National Republican., 1884-02-23

THE Virginia legislature is so busy with
its partisan schemes that it could not afford
to adjourn over ON Washington's birthday.
The election of two readjusters to the house
of delegates from Norfolk breaks the two.
thirds majority by which the bourbons have
been overriding the governors veto; SO it
was deemed important to get the congressional
spportionment bill out of tho way before the
new members had time to appear and qualify,
and the twenty-second of February was ac
cordingly devoted to railroading the bill
through both housls.
National Republican., 1884-02-23

SIacE the fall of Snkat aud the massacre
of its garrison England has been making
strenuous cx9rtons to prepare and send au
expeditonary force to the relief of Tokar.
So far as the main Object OF the expedition
is concerned il is failure, for the telegraph
brings the news Of its surrender to tho rebels
IL does not appear from the meager particu-
lars that the garrison was SO hard pressed that
its surrender was military necessity. A part
of the defending force seems to have
even refused to join in what was
probably treaoherous action, and mad @
their escape successfully to Suakin. The
news of the surrender caused great excite
ment in London and led to hasty meeting
Of the cabinet TO consider the situation. One
effect no doubt will be the closing in of Os-
man Digma's successful forces around Suakin,
for that is now about the only point of i'm
portanco in that region left uuconquered by
the doughty Arab. His successful career, so
far. has given him q large following, hut the
British have now, OF will have within few
DAYS, quite formidable force at Suakin,
and when Osmans hordes come
in contact with British troops
they will face very different material from
National Republican., 1884-02-23

THE New York HcrdM yesterday had n
sombcr appearance on account Of tho broad
black lines between its columns. The paper
was in mourning for tho victims Of the
Jeanette exploring expedition, whose bodies
arrived by the steamer Frisia on Wednesday.
Inasmuch as these men lost their livos in an
undertaking devised by the HeraM for the
promotion of science and its own glory, the
exhibition of the cmbloms of grief over the
disastrous failure was entirely appropriate.
National Republican., 1884-02-23
The MnPherson BnI.

The house committee on banking and cur
rency yesterday agreed to take final vote
Tuesday next ON bill identical with the
Mcpherson bill now under consideration in
the senate, 1t was intended to have voted
on that measure this morning hut as it had
not yet passed the senate and as it was
thought tho bill might ha amended before
final action is taken by that body on Mon
day, postponement was deemed advisable,
National Republican., 1884-02-23
Tnn NYnYs OF Iown Girls.
St0uG Fdiley Neus

FIJNL TWtU NtUt,
When Marcus girl wants her fellow to go home
she takes down her back hair Le Mars girls take
oil their shoes. sRnborn girls says "I's time for
my dearest Charles to unclasp his orcliag arms
aud HE away to his paternal domlcil." Cor
rcctouYle girls are more practical and less
demonstratiyei they simply say, Sonny times
up giLH
National Republican., 1884-02-23
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