Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-28

W HIN GTON:
THURSDAY.......--.F February %. 1851.
CROSBY S. MOVES. Editor.
The Evening Star has "a regular. permanent
bona tde daily circulation than treble
that Of any other daily paper published In
Washington. and equal to that Of all the
other daily paper. hssre added together.
he STAR cFc. is CORRECTED with the Telephone
TIch&use Advertisements orders for the paper 10y
Z al and otharwse int rrnation OF ousi-
fsh car he sent dsy or niSh. free O: c.arge
Congress has spent the week thus far debating
two bills. both OF much consequence. ANY legist-
uon that affects Ia comprehensive manner the
cattle interests o: the country IL Of vast import
anca. and should be passed upon only after serious
elaboration Hence present discussion, though
diffuse and Irrelevant al tiu1es, Is not waste OF
DAYS, whatever the outcome. That some action Is
necessary as preiuGe 70 Diplomatic effort TO pro-
tect cattle raisers and tealers In their foreign
markets Is becoming evident. test vote yester-
day shovel that the House 4, divided almost evenly
on the expedency OF the proposed legislation but
the chances in favor OF sdme action in the line
OF Official supervision OF the health Of our food
animals
The tendency towards district representation IN
national conventions il Of the hopeful signs of
The times While political Isschinery has grown
complicated and power has been concentrated IN
few I1en. the party conventions have been growing
more and more popular In character. The cCngreS-
Honal Caucus, the state delegations and the unit
rule have Yielded Yielding tot the principle of
local independence Of seDtiuant. In this matter
the politicians respecting LincOlns advice to
Gov. O9ieSby: 'Remember tD keep close TO the
people; they are always right and Will never mis-
lead any one" In this aphOriSm Lincoln showed
his profound knowledge OF human nature, and
politicians would do we'll u heed his words.
"N4chlnes are powerful. but they need the fuel of
public sentiment 20 make them so.
The opposition TO the false prophet has now pretty
much resolved itself into war between the native
forces and the English. The Egyptian troops are
scarcely more reliable than weTe he sepoys In the
Indian revolt, and practically ignored in the
military plans ot the English Commanders. The
British soldiers have now assumed the offensive,
and hot WORK may soon b. expected The rebels
reported to be e1ultant over The prospect OF a
triumph over the foreign Invaders and the rich
punder That their iefaat and massacre will bring.
but they Will find British army a different adver-
sary from tine tInid ,tnd half di5loyal Egyptians
whom they have vanquished and spoiled with
Old Testament thOFOuEhnpsS.
The Senate YESTERDAY passed the House bin to re
peal the test OATH without material amendment so
that one OF the last vestgP. OF LEGISLATION is TO
De wiped from the statutes. Although on the
eve OF presidential campaign Is, one carei TO
take advantage of the opportunity for making
'stalwart speech. and the bill went through With
out objection and in silence. The only limitation
on the House bill made in the senate
amendment 10 retain the oath iuirei to be taken
by persons who present claim, as test - their
loyalty during the war. This rrStTfctoD was inst
and net with objection, nor viii 1t excite Cppo-
stitch in the House
Representative Wises "kitchen-calinet~ policy
does not strike the cOlored politicians Of his plTtv
and state AT all f,vor.bly. AT RchmC.G yesterday
the negro members OF the legislature rose one after
another, and denied with heat that they were accrls
toned 10 meet Wise in the attitude OF servants, All
OF them p-ofeSSed ignorance % the whereabouts Of
the Wise Kitchen, and one ana all protested they
would lot meet the young white readiuSter In that
part OF his house. The incter.t tcklea the demo-
Gratis. but 1t IS 10 Dr. suspected that Their is some
not loud but deep swearing going on IL the read
1uster camp over this very llDOtic declaration OF
one OF their leaders
Col Ward Lamon. who announces that his second
volume o. the Lille Of Lincoln viii be published
very shortly. does his literary work htween the
hours OF TWO ana five in tne morning. You never
catch him 1T work He seeIn. to have a strange.
superstitous dad OF being aeen with pen in lis
hand When i.e IS wiring ana hears anybody ap-
preaching, h. quickly bundles his manuscript into
auraW"r ana pushes pen anu Ink out u sight
Chicago NelrS-
Ii there is any truth In the storY that the late
Jeremiah Black was the real author Of the first vol
uIne Of this alleged biography, perhaps he is dc
tating the second vo lie TO LaInOn in these mystic
Tious seances between midnight and COCK crow.
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The Lasker resolution has probably got back to
Washington by this time, and 1t d-vCves upon
the government 10 decide what 10 do with IT,
PROBABLY the whole matter will Jt allowed to drop
after few fiery speeches IL the House. Il is
pretty We'll understood That the resolution WAS no
doubt unntent1Ona!ly. OF political character and
rs such, OF ktnd wnich In International saw and
usage is considered Improper. II gover.<t nts went
about lec;uring one al Jther the work. would soon
BE In hot water.
The, House committee On railways and canals has
repdUed fav0rdGIv the Maryland and Delaware
ship canal bill. app-Upr.a,ing 100000 for adm,
IN its CONSTITUTION. IL is jlIg-d In behalf OF the
project that Vii! cneapen grain Ireigt..s 70 the
Atlantic and iereby TO the foreign market. where
our cereals are now Threatened by the products OF
The E>,s5 indies AMI cgher lands
The Danville Investigation has run aground for
lack OF fund.-, ami VIII be suspended Till Mr. Rap
dali II gooi enough ~ report back d special apprc-
priation for 1t from his coIIr-iittee A cali for
money was made nearly montl ago but has thus
lar met with no Response. ami. Judging from ;..-
pearances 1t viii no. get any far some ii.ne YET.
1t is 70 De hoped Jlat tlOs: whl. think tlev can
secure Iris. Independence by blowing up British
railway stations WITH dynamite vii con,lne them
se.veo TO Whit. C1p Ils. Gt or Wis. they VIII ~.
In danger OF destroying tue carp bags nnd carpet
oaygerS II -,EleriJ Win t.ie os-ning sorUy 1h,
.hegtra' Of travel hts e3I ne erOwts Ill the
London Stations become e2-Enopontan.
Co. Tom cchiltrca = stttlc- fanoIenr ana
fa-nouseE Th- NeIs YorS Star- prints his picture.
with glowing b. s-rip,dl .notIct'
II i considered safe TIME low 10 bet that the
Nominee Of lie CLc5gJ convention VII he elected
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