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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-04-01
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National Republican., 1884-04-15

literary achievement. Ho appeared at
Chickering hall in Boston with very little
heralding, and the result was one Of the most
remarkable that has been recorded. 1t is
true his fame as an author had preceded him,
and there was widespread curiosity to see
tho man who had written "The Grandis-
simcs." But literary fame was entirely
insufficient to account for the unanimous
verdict Of delight which greeted his modest
attempt. To the charm of the subject matter
was added a charm Of personality in the man
that made the entertainment a novelty.
Nothing so new, so naive, so piquant, and so
fraught with all the tones of humor and
pathos had ever been heard in the literary
capital. The audience of highly cultivated
people listened with amusement aud delight,
and when Mr.. Cable had finished there was
sigh of regret rippled over the entire
assemblage. Tho fact is that q fresh man
had arrived, and such is the fascin alton
Of originality, either of thought or
person. that the world will forgive thousand
defects in Its behalf The special features of
Mr.. Cables reading were dramatic intensity,
pictorial color, protean fancy that passed
into each character and animated It, and a
joyous, bubbling humor that was infectious.
So emphatic was ,the success of the reading
that he was Immediately besiegod with appli.
cations. When he returned to Boston he pro-
duced still greater sensation in that literary
center. Tho audiences at Chickering hall,
in that city, fairly crowned him with the
bays Of genius. The press with unanimous
voice hailed him as a conqueror in tho plat
form field. mo one since Dickens" said The
Transcript, "has succeeded In so holding an au-
dience breathless, while every emotion and
sympathy was played upon" Mr.. Cable is
about 49, He is short and slender; has thick
black hair, q long, dark, silky beard and
dropping mustache. His face ia animated
with intelligence and feeling, and his eyes
are bright frank, and electric, His voice is
of a most pleasant character, capable Of every
modulation, exquisitely sympathetic, vibrant,
and at times powerful. In the dramatic
scenes he becomes identified with the charao-
ter aud the observer is swept along as at a
play.
THE MENDELssoHN oUINTETTE.
The Mendelssohn Quintette club, of Bos-
ton, will give concert at Lincoln hall
tonight, There are several eminent artists
numbered with this popular organization.
Madame Cora Giese, distinguished soprano,
will assist. Tho pronramme Is we'll arranged
and comprises several numbers from such
well-known composers as Mendelssohn,
Thomas, Beethoven, Schubert, and others.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
TWO MEASURES.
To Facilitate the Business OF the SUI
preme Court.

To Facilitate the Business OF tho su-
preme Court.
The senate committee on the judiciary re-
ported adversely yesterday the bills intro
duced by Senators Bayard, Mitchell, and
Laphsm respectively, to provide for tho relief
of the supreme court, and submitted instead
tho Davis bill to provide for tho establish
ment of court Of appeals, as 1t passed the
senate last year, with some unimportsnt
amendments.
two additional judges in each United States
judicial circuit for the holding of circuit
court in every judicial district in the United
States, whose terms shall be held at the same
time and place as those of the district court,
and that these circuit courts shall have no
jurisdiction in cases Of appeals, or writs of
error from the district courts, except as to
reviews in bankruptcy cases.
1t provides for the establishment in each
ofsss s'as 0 bpSsd Ss United States of
OF oil cases arising in the several circuit and
district courts within said circuit, these
courts to consist OF the justice of the supreme
court. assigned to the circuit of the circuit
judgest hereof and Of two Of the district judges,
TO be designated by an order of tho court at
each term thereof, and the same for the sue
ceeding term, any four of whom shall consti-
tuto quOruini fTOCWeu, lnat no circuit or
district judge, before whom case or question
may have been tried or heard in the district
or circuit shall sit on the trial or hearing of
such case or question in the appellate court.
1t fixes the times for holding terms of the
proposed court of appeals for tho second
Tuesday in May, 1885, and the second Tues
day In May and first Tuesday IN November
thereafter, and tho places as follows: In the
first circuit, Boston, second circuit New
York third circuit, philadelphia. fourth
circuit, Richmond; fifth circuit, New Orleans;
sixth circuit, Cincinnati; seventh circuit
Chicago; eighth circuit, st. Louis, and ninth
circuit, San Francisco
bill of Representative Poland to facili-
tate the disposition of causes in the United
States supreme court provides that the
review of equity causes in the supreme court
on appeal shall be limited to the determine
tion of questions of law arising upon the
record and to such rulings of the court be-
low, excepted to at the time, as may be pre-
sented by bill Of exceptions.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
A Worthy Nlcnsure.

In the house yesterday Hon. Mr.. Dor
sheimer. of New York, introduced bill to
restore Maj, Con. John c. Fremont to his
rank in the army and place him on tho
retired list. A similar bill was introduced
in the senate by Senator Sherman. Thus
New York joins with Ohio, through two
representative men Of the two great political
parties, in proposing measure of Justice to
democrat and a distinguished repub-
lican in the two houses of congress
should unto in doing honor to
one who has served the country so honorably
under both democratic and republican ad-
mnistrations, for Fremont received his
first commission In the regular army from
President Van Buren,, aud his last one from
President Lincoln, and between these two
administrations he rendered services the i'm.
portance and value Of which IL is impossible
to overestimate. The cast and the west
should unite in generous recognition of
those services, for more than any
other one man Fremont opened
tho way for the settlement Of the great west
and for binding il with iron bands to tho
east He first conquered California, and then
pointed the way for the Pacific railroad,
The south can unite with tho north In doing
him justice, for although o southcrner by
birth he became northerner by adoption,
and his services shed equal luster on both
sections. As long ago as 1916 the citizens of
Charleston, s. C., presented him with a
splendid sword, silver and gold mounted,
bearing the inscription, "Presented by
the citizens Of Charleston to Lieutenant
Colonel John Charles Fremont as a
memorial Of their high appreciation
Of the gallantry and science he has displayed
in his services in Oregon and California"
And the people Of the north We'd with those
of the south in doing him honor This was
nigh forty years ago. Now, old and poor
this man. who was once tho foremost figure of
his timo, lives in retirement near New York.
His deeds are part Of our history; it should
not become history that in his old age
congress disregarded an appeal for a just
recognition of his services.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
The Amended Naval Bill.

The senate yesterday completed the con.
and it now goes back to the house for concur.
renee in the amendments, which cover inn
portant matters that were not provided for
in tho original bill. Tho appropriation for
miscellaneous expenses, such as the rent Of
buildings and Offices not in navy yards, the
expenses Of courts martial, examining boards,
and courts of inquiry, the relief Of quaran-
tine vessels, &C., was increased from $375,oO0
to $4,000.
The clause permitting officers Of the navy
to be credited with the actual time they may
have served as officers. clerks, or enlisted
men in the regular or volunteer army or
navy, and to receive all the benefits of such
actual service, as IL it had been continuous in
the regular navy, has been stricken out.
The appropriation for the bureau of naviga-
tion has been increased from $4,000 to
100000; the appropriation 70, the general
expenses Of the ordnance bureau has been
increased from $1O5,0OO to $14o,oOO with
100000 added for the manufacture of modern
guns; s159s0 for machine cannon, Gatlng
guns, SC, and $4,000 for a torpedo boat.
For the general expenditures of the bureau
of equipment and recruiting the appropria-
tion is increased from $707,000 to Ss5000O: !:
for the bureau of construction and repair
from $l,O2O.OoO to $l,5oo,ooO, and for the
bureau Of steam engineering from $500, 900
to 81 l,050,000! The clause reappropriating the
unexpended balance of 81, 100000 provided
by the act of March 3, 1888 for engines and
machinery for the double-turreted ironclads
has been stricken out. The sum of 100000
has been added to complete the ordnance out
fit of tho three steel cruisers and the dispatch
boat now in process OF construction.
The principles of the bill recently passed
by the senate authorizing the building of
two cruisers, one dispatch vessel, four gum
boats, one cruising torpedo boat, and two
harbor torpedo boats, and appropriating So,
100000 therefor, have been added to the
appropriation bill. The sum of 100000
tnuing work on the double. .turreted moni-
tors. A provision is added requiring tho
secretaries of war and the navy, with the
assistance of the gun foundry board (which 1t
revives), to report to congress on the first day
of the next session plan for the erection of
q gun factory, with estimates Of the cost
OF the same. The secretary of the navy is
required at the same time to submit estimates
tons iqib 8f building war vessel of $500
The senate has stricken out the provision
of the house bill for reducing tho officers of the
marine corps by prohibiting all appointments
except by promotion to fill vacancies until
the number of officers shall bo reduced below
seventy-fve. The clause providing that no
officer on the retired list Of the army, navy,
or marine corps shall hold civil Office has
also been stricked out.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

THE discussion in the house yesterday was
extremely discouraging to tho friends of the
free bridge project. There first appeared o
great difference of opinion as to the best place
to put the bridge, and the discussion seemed
to awaken strong opposition to the entire
project. The most remarkable feature of the
debate was the constant reference by men,
bers opposed to the bill to the district COM
missioners as its most earnest foes. 1t has
been generally understood heretofore that
the commissioners agreed with the citizens
OF the district upon one point, at least, and
that was the necessity for free bridge.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN.
EIGHT PAGES, si.ss A YEAR.

Much OF the space of the weekly edition Of THE
REPUBLICAN will be given up to the News OF the
Capital but there will be In addition miscellaneous
matter Of general interest. Each Issue Will contain
Full and careful reports Of the proceedings Of con-
gress when In session.
Appointments by the President
the departments.
Abstracts OF ali laws passed
Treaties with Indians and foreign nations.
All Information Of interest to banks and bankers
Internal revenue and customs news.
Special Information for manufacturers
Valuable statistics rom the statistical bureau
Full reports from the agricultural bureau
Information in regard TO public lands
Consular reports.
Newe rom the pension Oillce.
Educational matters.
Ipterviews with the most prominent men Of the
nation, most OF whom visit the capital more or less
frequently, on politics, art, science &c.
Extracts from the best daily and weekly papers OF
the country showing the drift of editorial thought OF
both parties
lnshort, THE WEEKLY REPuBLicAN VIII contain
avast amount of interesting reading for every citizen
Of the nation, which II will give more hllly and In
greater variety thnn any other paper in the country
IL viii he paper which the readers OF other weekly
and even daily papers will feel they cannot afford TO
he without tits paper for the people and viii be
found to he worth many times the price Of suhscrp
tlon to the farmer, the mechanic, the railway man.
the banker, the merchant, the manufacturer, lhe pol
iiiclan-in fhct, to everybody.
The subscription price, per single copy is s125 per
annum, payable in advance.
Remit through your posonice by money order or
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington, d. c.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

TOMORROW the Pennsylvania republican
state convention will meet at Harrisburg
The friends Of Mr.. Blaine having carried
large majority of the districts the delegates
selected to represent the party at the national
republican convention may possibly be in
structed to urge the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine
for resident, No state officers are to be
chosen in Pennsylvania this year. and the
nomination of q candidate for congressman
at.IarGe is the only work before the conven- :
tion beside the selection of delegates to
Chicago Hon. L. +. Watson, at present a
member Of the house of representa- tives from
the Erie district, is spoken of as the probable
nominee for congressman-at large.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

elections. and Mr.. Smith ran some 5000 votes
behind his competitor. Ho is now serving
his sixth consecutive term, and was very
anxious to be returned for the seventh time.
There are few other Porter republicans who
will most probably be dealt with in the samo
way. While the debate on the Porter bill
was in progress its opponents frequently
declared that they would appeal from the
action of the house to the people In Mr..
Smiths case the appeal has not been in vain.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

UP to this time tho buds in the peach
orchards on tho Delaware and Maryland
peninsula have not been injured, and full
crop is expected. There has been no warm
weather to bring out the blossoms before
their season, and they now stand a good
chance of escaping the sleet storms which
sometimes ruin the blooming peach trees
The outlook for fruit in all parts of the
country is reported to be promising, There
Is q very general belief that when spring
weather sets in there will DO no relapse to
winter. full peach crop on the peninsula
aggregates something like 100000 baskets.
The growers, however prefer a crop of
100000 baskets, because an extraordinary
crop knocks prices down to figure that
scarcely pays for the gathering and trans.
Yorkation
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Admirable Conduct OF His Public Dutie,

UNIU MuTe VOufNuT
Mr.. Arthur has avoided the fatal error of Tyler,
Fillmore and Johnson, in that he has had no pol-
icy OF his own in opposition to the clearly defined
policy OF his party 1t has been objected that his
administration has been uneventful. This is true,
and II Is oreditahle that It is so. lie is evidently
firm believer in the sound doctrine that country
Is governed best that IL governed the least and he
has done nothing sensational OF startling because
there was nothing of that kind TO be done. lie
has performed the duties of his office with be
coming dignity and withal an absolute fidelity
that has disaTmed his enemies, and, what would
not have been deemed possible two years ago. hn
made himself one Of the possible candidates for
the succession, And this has been brought about
purely through his admirable conduct of his pub
lie duties, aud not by any organized effort OF his
own nor because of any expressed desire on his
part to be considered candidate,
National Republican., 1884-04-15

If congress should attempt to hold its legisla-
tive sessions in secret tho whole people of the
nation would enter IN angry protest. The
district commissioners bear much stronger
resemblance to- legislative than to an execu-
tive body, and when Mr.. Edmonds puts him
self and his associates in the posi- tion of
cabinet officers ho shows that he has no
proper conception of the relation which they
ought to maintain to tho people of tho dis
trict
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Glr Natiultal RGpnhlitatl
WASHINGTON. u C.

A republican newspaper, whose editorial columns
are devoted to national political and local matters,
ali subjects being viewed nom broad liberal party
standpoint and treated independently without re-
gard or favor to persons or factions.
The news columns contain full and accurate reports
of all matters at the capital, together with general
tclcpraphc news specal letters from large corps Of
correspondents at home and abroad, reports 1eing
made without color or bias the sole aim ana object
being IN every case from the smallest to the greatest
To give THE FACTS IN the most convenient ana at
tractve shape for all classes OF readers.
The editorial page Is vigorously and uncompromls-
ngiy republican; the news columns are AS unbend-
ingly independent.
Tnh DAILY postage prcpail, per year,NG9
For three mouths, 10
tor one month, %
National Republican., 1884-04-15

Mr.. COMMISSIONER EDMoNps is of the
opinion that newspaper reporter has no
more right to be admitted to meeting Of the
district commissioners than to meeting of
the president and his cabinet Mr. Edmonds
is mistaken, The district commissioners
represent the local government of the city,
and every citizen has direct personal
interest in their deliberations, The president
is an executive officer, aud the members of
his cabinet are his confidential advisers, For
reasons of state policy their meetings are
held with closed doors, although, as q rule,
no effort is made to keep secret the
matters that have been under consideration.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

THE chairman of the house co ommittee on
the District Of Columbia, who Is also the
president of the Virginia Midland Railroad
company, can scarcely be expected to wear
himself out opposing measures which di.
rectly benefit that company or the Balti-
more and Ohio, each of which intends to be
feeder for the other when they succeed in
forming junction in the city OF Washington.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Hushl A Hen On.

1--WE have been holding cloak room caucuses
all day." said democratic legislator last
night, fixing up things to make fight for
tho consideration Of the Morrison tariff bill
tomorrow. This morning we had grave
doubts about our ability to take up the bill,
and tonight we are afraid we'll have too
many votes in favor of 1t. The fact is
we've heard that there is q republican hen
on, and it looks now as IL some trouble for
the bill is to be Matched out before adjourn
ment tomorrow"
National Republican., 1884-04-15
A Few MnIcontents.

<''p''v N""'"'''''"' H"'H'tee'
These manipulaoTs OF RobeTtson's machine do
not support Blaine 30 much from love Of him as
from intense dislike for Mr. Arthur. He has
maddened them by winning public confidence as
an able, faithful President. They would have
rcjoic ed had he beon failure; as he has con-
Quoted himself with honor, and TO the nation S
credit, they can never forgive him, Such men do
not represent the really 'indeqendent" republi.
cansi they speak and work for n faction only.
And as a faction only do they declare that Presi-
dent Arthur cannot carry Now York.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
portation.

Hon. A. HERR SMITH, member ofthe house
of representatives from the Lancaster pa
district was ono Of tho republicans who voted
for the Fitz.John Porter bill. Mr. Smiths
constituents have expressed their opinion
upon tho vote by nominating John A, HE.
stand editor OF the Lancaster Examiner to
succeed him, Nominations are made in
Lancaster county by the people at primary
National Republican., 1884-04-15

WHEN members of both the senate and
house committees on the District of Columbia
are directly interested in the prosperity of
the railroads which enter the city congress
may we'll, without at oil rejecting upon tke
character of those members, act with mtsh
care and deliberation in accepting the recon-
mendations made by them.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Mr.. Dana'S Musical Ostrich,
heig York sun.

Mr., Reely, Of Philadelphia, has as usual, post.
poned the exhibition OF his alleged motor. Mr..
Keely and his apparatus have vastly diminished
interest for the public compared with the Keely
stockholders, who, for blind, unTeasoning, aud
credulily, are not surpassed by the
ostrich, which thruEts It's head in tho sand and
from that secure retreat whistles shrln defiance at
its feroelous pursues, II Keely's motor is ever
made to so, will be propelled By the faith Of the
National Republican., 1884-04-15

from the district committee ought to be on: on:
titled "A bill to confirm the en-
croachments upon private and pub
lie property already made by the Bal
timore and Ohio and Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad companies, and to grant
them further privileges at the expense of the
citizens of WASHINGTON"
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Humored Rescue or the Greedy Party.

The navy department has been informed
that rumor prevailed at st. Johns, N. F..
that the Greedy party had been rescued from
a mass Of floating ice by the crow of a
whaling schooner. In a communication on
the subject the United States consul at st.
Johns says that the report is not believed
there. He adds, however, that he will
promptly advise the department of whatever
information may be received on the subject
National Republican., 1884-04-15
The Reliance Wrecked With Minister
Osborne on Board.

Secretary of State Frelinghuysen yesterday
received from Thomas A. Osborne, United
States minister to Brazil, telegram announc-
ing the wreck Of the steamer Reliance, on
which he was a passenger on his way to the
United States. lie telegraphs from Bohia,
and says passengers, crew, and mails are
sayad
National Republican., 1884-04-15

THE good men" of Danville, Virginia,
had another day to themselves in Senator
sherman's committee room. The poor little
darky, Hence Lawson, who was so merci-
lessly beaten by Captain Noel, was proven to
have pawned a pistol for pair oc shoes on
the night before the riot.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

Now doth the husband WELD o club
And send the carpet dust in air,
And as he beats the rub.a. dub,
Great goshamighty, don't he swearl
The dust piles up within his ears,
And penetrates his itching nose;
His cheeks aro damp with muddy tears,
As each successive sneeze is snoSe,
National Republican., 1884-04-15
The District OF Columbia Appropriation


The District of Columbia appropriation
BILL as completed yesterday by the house
committee on appropriations, appropriates
S1,675, POL, few hundred dollars less than
tho appropriation Of last year.
National Republican., 1884-04-15

Col. CHARLES w. WooLLEY seems to have
sort of patent right in the bsurd story that
Mr.. Conkling intended to make speech
against the counting of the electoral vote of
Louisiana for Hayes and Wheeler in 1877.
Several versions of this fiction have ap.
peared at various times, and some two months
ago Mr. Conkling took tho trouble to say that
it was false in every detail Since this broad
denial an attempt has been made to give cur
rency to an amended edition of the story
by citing ex-senator Herman, Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt and David Dudley Field as
persons familiar with the facts. Mr.
Herman and Mr. Hewitt have each denied in
the most emphatic manner that they had
any information on the subject. Mr. Field
never saw nor heard of the speech which Mr..
Conkling is said to have prepared. He thinks
the western senator" to whom Woolley
mysteriously refers as being familiar with
the facts 10 Senator Jones, of Nevada. Mr.
Jones may or may not think it incumbent on
himself to sit down on Col. Woolley.
National Republican., 1884-04-15
Eighty Three Years or UssfuI Life.

Mr.. r. ]. Meigs clerk of tho supreme court
OF the District Of Columbia, celebrated his
SD birthday yesterday.