The Republican journal., 1886-12-23
Generalitjes.

Gen. Butter advises the Labor party to make
separate nominations.
The 24-hour clock is to be adopted on the
Union Pacific railroad system.
Philadelphia Knights of Labor are not in
harmony on the question Of raising a defence
fund.
A democratic argument against women suf-
frage is that it would double the negro vote in
the South.
The Atlantic steamship companies are cult
ing emigrant rates. They have already been
reduced to SO.
FullgraT and Duffy, the New York "boodle"
aldermen, confess TO committing perjury and
accepting brides.
Secretary Manning has taken steps to check
frauds on the revenue by means of false invoices
and false entries.
The late Charles Francis Adams left very
little of his estate, valued at upward of a mil
lion, for public uses.
1t is sa d that the President threatens to call an
extra session unless there is action on the tariff
and silver questions.
The House has amended and passed the SEN
ate electoral count bill, and il has gone to a
conference committee
The Independent Order of Sons of Malta,
famous and numerous in ante-beum days. is
dwlnding down to the ''last man.
The President has said that he shall do moth
ing more III the Benton case, and that he does
not believe the reports as to his speeches.
The Barnes brothers, Rhode Island liquor
spoilers, confess to having given false testi-
mony and promise to leave the state for $1,000.
The Porte advised the Bulgarian regency TO
accept Prince Nicholas of Mingrella as success
sor to Prince Alexander. The Bulgarians re-
fuse to accept him.
DR.. McGlynn of New York, the ardent sup
porter of Henry George, has been summoned
to Rome by the Pope, and it is thought that he
may be rebuked for his political activity.
The sundry civil appropriation bill provides
for an appropriation of S19,1S4.112. The esti-
mates called for S31, 100000 The appropria-
ton for the current year was so .G61 $40.
It's reported that the English Government
will decline Frances proposal to neutralize the
Suez Canal, except on the condition that the
British fleet be allowed free passage in time of
war.
At private conference of the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Committee it
was decided that the Morrison Tariff bill
should be pressed energeticaly as soon as
| possible.
The sundry civil appropriation bill reported
to the House provides for an appropriation of
SD III. The estimates called for S31 $40 900
| The appropriation for the current wear was
| SD SCI $40.
| Excitement was created at the McQuade trial
| in New York, Thursday, by the confession of
eX-alderman Duffy that he committed perjury
before the Senate investigating committee and
at the former McQuade trial.
Gov Ireland of Texas has issued procla-
nation ordering that on and after Dec. I, 1885,
quarantine will be enforced against all ports
and places in South America, and all other
parts of the world where the cholera exists.
In the annual report Attorney General Gar
land devotes a chapter to the subject of United
| States prisoners and the general question of
convict labor, and advocates the building of
Government penitentiary and reformatory at
an early day. He recommends the appoint
ment of a commission to inquire into the mat
| ter.
| At Thursdays session of the federated trades
congress in Columbus, o., a resolution was
adopted forming federation of all trades and
| labor unions of Ameria, and committee of five
appointed to confer with a committee of the
federated congress was adopted. 1t urges up
on trades unions the adoption of the eig hour
rule.
1t seems that President Cleveland's visit to
Harvard College last November had the effect
to sharpen his perspective faculties amazingly.
Since that event he can see his reelection with
out the aid of New York State, and can see
Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and
possibly Maine wheeling into line to support
his ticket
Field, Thayer & Co., an old and well-known
! shoe firm of Boston, have assigned, with
liabilities set at 100000. The firm has done
business in Boston for forty years at the rate of
| 81 900 900 per wear. 1t is hoped to paw credi-
tors in full. The firm failed for large amount
after the great fire but paid every dollar of
| their indebtedness.