The Republican journal., 1886-07-01
Generalities.

Home. the noted Spiritualist, is dead
The Chicago Anarchists are said to be drilling
privately.
The crop prospects in Southern and Western
Nehra> ka are good.
The middle of July is now talked of for the
adjournment of Congress.
More small bills will be issued ere long bv the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The pope decides that good Catholics cannot
become Knights of Labor.
Fair reports are received of the condition of
the wheat crops in the West
But five presidential post-otfices in Massa-
chuscttS remain to be filled.
Wholesale removals are reported i'm the Treas
ury Department at Washington.
The Pope-Overman suit, involving velocipede
patents, has been compromised.
The Government PAYS in rent for buildings
in Washington $4,000 annually.
llanlan easily defeated Hosmer in the three
mile single scull race at Lake st. joseph, near
Quebec. saturday.
Judge Stanley Matthews was married last
week in New York to Mrs. Mary II. Sneaker
of Cleveland, Ohio.
EN-President Arthur has gone to his summer
cottage at New London in hope that his health
will be benefited by the change.
At PATHS wedding breakfast, according to an
old French custom, the bride presented to each
OF the guests piece of her garter.
Secretary Whitney said Thursday that there
is no truth ill the report that he has resigned
and he added that he had no such intention.
The report of the Receiver of the bankrupt
firm of Grant ~ Ward shows that Ward car
rlcd on the entire business of the firm. his
partner being Il mere tigurehead.
W. ii. ii. Murray says yacht of eight or ten
tons can be sailed four or five thousand mile,
in America without passing out of inland wa
ter, and ''nevcr once pass over the same course
twice.
1t is said that Henry b. Payne's election to
the |. ). Senate from Ohio cost $3.50 900, vet
only two Senators, FRYE and Hoar, of the COM
mittee on privileges think it best to attempt to
investigate the case.
The sum assumed and paid by the United
states Government for the war of the ReyOlII-
ton was $4,000, 900: the war of 1872 cost S115,-
0o0, 900, the Mexican war $135, 900 900, and the
war of the Rebellion IS, 1S9, 920,905.
1t is stated that the Chinese G Government is to
build palace in Washington for the residence
and official use of its representatives to this
country. The cost of the ground and proposed
building is placed at half million dollars.
The last state election in Missouri came So.
near resulting in a democratic defeat that the
republicans are encouraged to make thorough
organization of the party. The belief that the
Missouri democracy are inyincible seems to
have been dispeled.
Judge Fullerton, who has undertaken the
task OF securing payment of the rebel debt,
argues that because Constitutional amend
ment was adopted declaring the debt to be
illegal and void, the United States thus commit
ted stupendous bunder, relieving the guilty
party from just liability and wantonly destroy
ing debt it did not own, and with which il
had no rightful concern. Thus the amendment
creates new liability for damages against the
United States measured by the value of the
property so destroyed. And Democratic Con-
gressmen are considering bill based upon this
claim