The Republican journal., 1886-04-22
Generalities.


taking place in Chicago.
The special mail delivery service does not
meet with popular patronage.
The Canadian restrictions on Chinese immi-
grafton will remain as they are.
Richard Arnold, of the firm of Arnold, Con-
stable n Co., of New York City is dead.
The half-holiday movement for Saturday is
rapidly gaining ground in New York city.
Greece celebrated April 9Th, the tifty-seventh
anniversary of her national independence.
Governor Robinson of Massachusetts has re-
appointed Insurance Commissioner Tarbox.
General Grants saddle has been presented to
the Chicago Commandcry of the Loyal Legion.
Gen. Logan's bill to increase the efficiency of
the army was defeated in the Senate, 81 to 49,
Measures for the abatement of the Salvation
Army nuisance have been taken in Fall River
Mass.
PoStma>ter-Genera Villas is to make the Dec
Grafton Day address ut the New York Academy
of Music.
BY japanese process, Seaweed is made into
paper 50 transparent that it may be substituted
for window class.
In the municipal election at Fort WORTH
Texas, recently, every alderman elected was
knight of Labor.
Mr.. powderly GETS only $500 a year for
deyoting his entire attention to the interests of
the Knights of Labor.
Mr.. Cleveland grows fat on White House
fare. lie is fortv-one pounds heavier now
than this time last year.
The Italian ministry resigned April Sth
This ministry was formed June %, 1880, with
>ignor A. Derrctis as president.
The National House on Thursday. debated
the bill for the free coinage of silver. The bill
WAS defeated by 126 yeas, to i6l nays.
Petroleum V. Nasty has got office at last
ndcr the name of d. Il. Locke he has been
elected temperance alderman at Toledo.
Rubin~tcin, the pianist is reported to have
refused an offer of 100000 for 100 concerts in
this country on account Of his dread of Seasick-
ness.
Caleb W. West of kentucky, who has been
nominated for Governor of Utah, served in
the Confederate army, and has been County
Judge.
The Connecticut House last week passed bill
providing for secret ballot by envelopes; also a
bill giving women the right to vote at school
meetings
Patrick E@an denies that the American Irish
League has threatened to stop supplies unless
ParncIl labors for the separation of Ireland
from England.
Virginia. having refused to take her debt
coupons in payment for Il license, is sued by
the drummer for 100000 damages for false
Imprisonment.
Rhode Island, at the State election. April
!, adopted Il prohibtory constitutional anend-
ment hy vote Of 9oO for the amendment
to 1000 against.
The people of Norristown, Pa. the natal
home of General Hancock, are taking active
measures toward the erection of Il suitable
memorial to the dead soldier.
\ fire in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, at Philadelphia, destroyed the northern
picture gallery and some of the finest paintings
and >tatuary in the collection.
\ bill is now before the New York legisla-
ture which requires that all the stone used in
the construction of the public buildings of the
state shall be dressed in the state
\ third member of the party of wof-bitten
Russians Who came to Paris to be treated by
NJ. Pa>teur, lies dead. Like the other two, he
showed symptoms OF hydrophobia.
Among the ingredients used in artificial but
ter are sugar OF lead, glyccrinc, sulphuric acid,
cau>tic potash. castor oil, chloratc of potash,
y. Il.
Many towns in Ma>sachusett, have voted
ON the license question. and the Traveller de
claleS there was Il much stronger expression
i'll opposition to license than was manifested
last year.
Iowa women have held Il convention at Des
MONIES and resolved THAI thereafter we will
abstain from buying any plumagc where the
life OF the bird is sacrificed TO obtain the
ornament.
Al fair held in ,jack~onve Fla, not long
arc, WAS exhibited Il strawberry plant from
which ripe fruit had been picked four times
this season, and it still carried l0i berries and
blossoms. ..
The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
agreed 10 report farorably Representative
BpuIclIc'> bill to relieve appointed or enlisted
men Of the Navy and Marine Corps from the
charge of dc>crtion.
Recently fishing dory. from the Banks of
Newfoundland, drfted into Loui>burg (Cape
Breton. Two Of its crew. of four, We're dead,
and the others had sustained life by eating
portions Of the remains.
The Connecticut Senate has passed Il bill eX-
emptng wages to the amount OF 800 from at
tarhment: also bill requiring corporations,
when So requested by employees, to pay weekly
eighty per cent. Of the wages due.
Four miles from Eau Claire, Wis, III Il log
cabin in the brush Mrs. Laa>caindahl, aged 81,
gave birth sunday to four male babie, weigh
ing five pounds each. They are all alive and
well. The mother is also doing Well
Mary Anderson is computed to be worth
5000 900, which is said to be safely invested in
real estate, gas stock, and railway shares, both
i'll England and America. i small portion of
ii is i'll American bonds. She expects to clear
this wear Sl10.000.
In the Cunard company's annual report the
value of the 'orcgon' on the company's books
was t2UJ.Ol) or about 81 100000 about half of
| which is covered by outside Insurance, and the
| balance will be charged against the company'>
| insurance fund during the current year 1856.
| The drink bill of Great Britain for 1883 was
| less than that for 1854. The amount Of this
| drink bill Is equal to the Nations expenditure
| for bread, butter and cheese, is not much less
| than the rents paid for farms and houses, is
| three times the amount spent for tea, sugar
coffee ana cocoa and six times the amount
| spent on linen and cotton goods.
| \ certain NJ. ID. in Wyoming Territory want
| He was recommended for the place by per
son Of some influence, and might have got the
| office if he had maintained ludcious silence
| but he wanted TO boost himself along, So h,
| wrote to W. +. Smith, Assistant Secretary o1
| the Treasury, Offering him 800 for his trouble
! if he would secure the office for the applicant
| That NJ. ID. has received rebuke instead of al
| office.