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A TEST CASE

VIII EftlCIsnt poStmRSters bO Removed He
fore the Expiration pfThsir Terms, Not.
withstRndipg Their Political ACtiyity9
WASHINGTON, D, O., March l9.-one
Of the matters considered at the Cabinet
meeting to-day was the case Of an ILL
nois postmaster whose removal was
asked by one Of the Illinois Congress-
men because ofthe postmaster's political
activity, 1t was admitted by the Con-
gresham that the office was well man
aged and the matter called
to tho attention OF the Cabi-
net for the reason that action
taken In the case might constitute u pre-,
cedent hereafter, Postmaster General
Wanamaker said tonight that he did
not feel at liberty to talk about what
took place ut the Cabinet meeting,
There isrGason to believe, however, that
the result OF the meeting was adverse to
the wishes OF the Illinois Congressman,
but II Is not known whether or not any
fixed line Of action in cases OF this kind
was determined upon.
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NDRl G0OD MEN NAMED,
President Harrison Still Grinds
the Appointment Mill,
wHITELAW REED, OF N, Y,
The Famous Editor, of tho Tribune,
Nominated for NIInIsterto France,
Combinations by the Senate,
OIhcr Washington News,

WwnISGroS, D, O., March l0,-Pres
iJept Harrison to-day sent the follow,
nominations to the Senate;
Andrew G. Bradley, Of the District ol
Columbia, to be Associate Justice OF the
Soprrmc Court Of the District Of Colum.
lia John r, McFee, Of New Mexico,
n be Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Coprt Of The Territory OF New Mexico
Frank A. Aikens, Of Dakota, to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
Of Aercuitory Of Dakota,
po,,mastcrs-James S. Bradley, at
W,Useon, ohio; Charles s, Mccoy, at
C1Ik Ohio; John A. Fellows, at Pom
,ia, Illinois; Mrs. Lucy Bowers, at Pip
tan I IoFa; Charles u. Everett, at At
isHta. I Iowa; VIM. +, Carpenter, at
Manning Iowa; Frank 7, Poe, at shen-
im Iowa; Edwin 0, Shaw, at New
Ayro, Michigan; Edward McGlachlin,
At spy,ns Point, Wisconsin,; VIM, 4.
Culver q at Las Animas, Colorado Henry
R, Saylsr at wayerly, ohioi Adelmal
N, Andrews, n Plankington, Dakota,
Whiplaw Reid, OF New York, to be
Minister to France.
Julius Goldschmidt, OF Wisconsin,
Consll General at Vienna.
The nomination Of Eugene Schuyler,
Of New York, to be Assistant Secretary
Of State, is Withdrawn, he having deClin-
ed the appointment.
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CALLED THEM CATTLE.
Mary Anherson's Assistant Manager Bru
tally Insults Her Company,

Mary Anilerson's Assistant Manager Bru.
tally Insults Her Company,
PHILADELPHIA, March l0.-The Eng.
lish Company which has been support
ing Mary Anderson has been sent out OF
this city to New York. There were
over so in the party and they left with
vinegary feelings towards Marcus Mayer,
tho assistant manager. The cause for
this lay in the following interview
which Mayer had with a reporter Satur-
day night. Mayer was asked "What
will become Of the company"
whats that got TO do with it2" he
asked. "You might us well ask me
what is TO become OF the bill stickers.
Tie company Is nothing. You make
me mad by asking such question. Sup
posing the company should appear at
the opera house Monday night. who
would 60 to see them? Nobody. You
newspaper people consider these cattle
and ignore the star half the time. That's
no proper way. I'm newspaper man
myself. AS matter OF fact Mi. Abbey
will ship those who want to go home
back to England. A good many sup.
pose will try to catch on in this country
until next season, when Miss Ander-
son may engage them"
The members Of the company will
present their grievances to the dramatic
journals OF New York and London and
seek To boycott Mr.. Mayer.
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CONDENSED TBLEGRAMS,

There Is no change III tho painters
strike at Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Harrison lS suffering from a 50.
we're cold, and was not allowed 10 see
visitors yesterday.
Tic collections Of internal revenue for
the litSt eight months OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1880, were SS3,Bl,2ll,
The coal operators Of Indiana will dc.
mand O reduction from last years scale.
They recognize no particular miners or
ganiEatlons.
Wing Lee, o Chlnaman, was arrested
In Louisville, KY, last night, for keep
Ing an opium Joint, Two women were
found In the place.
Dr., ]. D. Yarmouth, who was arrested
at Carey, Ohio, last Friday, for bigamyi
was found near bis home last night
raylhg maniac, with gashes on his head
which were certainly madC by al assas'
sin. lie will die,
The Cincinnati Tima Star refuses IA
support tile ticket nominated by the
Republican city convention and calls FOL
q mass convention Of Republicans lC
nominate ticket II says the COhven
tion was controlled by men who werI
governed by an Oath.bound organization
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Hot Times in lhe hungarian Diet.

PEsTlT, March l0,--In the Lower
House OF the Diet to-day Herr Foetvoes,
a member of the opposition, during the
discussion OF an Interpolation, charged
Premier Lisa with procuring the con.
struction OF railways where he owned
estates for the purpose Of increasing
their value. Herr Tisza, who was re-
Ceived with cheers, reluted the charges,
Herr Barossa, Minister Of Public Works,
also repudiated the charges, and con.
demned the attempt to SANDER the Min.
lister. In the vestibule q man, supposed
to be lawyer, insulted Herr Rohonczy,
a Liberal deputy. The latter fired re-
volyer ut the man, hitting him in the
thigh. The wound Is not serious, The
shooting caused great excitement among
the students, who had assembled in
large numbers outside, but they dis
persed quietly.
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"Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too, by lady nthls
county. Disease fastened liz clutches
upon her, aud for seven yeaB she with
stood lta AevOrcst tests, but her vial or
gans were undermined and death
seemed imminent For three months
she COughcd necessarily and could not
sleep. Sho bought Of lis bottle Of Dr.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
aud was 80 much relieved OH taking The
first dose that she slept all night, and
with one bottle has been mlfaCul6usly
cured, Her name Ia MFs. Luther LutE,h y
Thus writes W. Q, HamrlCk 4 Co., Of
Shelby, N. O,--gel a free trial bottle al
Logan 4 Co.'s drug store, q
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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March 1O.-The
hotels are crowded with base ball men
who are in the city to attend the sChed.
ule meeting Of the International Base
Ball League. Meetings Of the schedule
and umpire commissions were held this
morning. The schedule commissions
decided to report favopbly the schedule
prepared by Manager Chapman, Of syra.
Cuse. The umpire commission reported
the names Of Hoover, Clifford, Emslie and
Bauer. After the meeting OF the league
representatives this morning the dele.
gates were driven about the city in car
riages, after which they were rendered a
banquet at the Hotel Livingston.
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FAMOUS lROSCLAD AGROUND,
One Of the Finest British War Vessels
Wrecked In the Mediterranean.

One OF the Finest British War VESSEL
Wrecked In the Mediterranean.
NEw YoRE, March l9,-The Time
says the running ashore In the Mediter-
ranean sea OF the heavy British iron
clad Sultan, has been kept as quiet as
possible by the British admiralty, for
the loss Of one Of the finest war vessels
in the British navy, and that, too, in a
sea so well tracked as the Mediterranean,
Is supposed to reflect seriously on the
British service,
Private information received yester-
day shows that there are hopes In off.
Cial circles for the recovery OF the Sui
tan, and to accomplish this Q fleet Of
seven war vessels has been dispatched
to tue scene OF the disaster, all under
the command Of the Duke OF Edin-
burgh.
The iron clad Sultan is q vessel Of o.,
200 tons displacement and carries bat,
terry OF nlneteen guns, She was attached
TO the Mediterranean squadroa under the
command OF Capt, Earnest Rice and car
ried a crew, all told, of 472 men, She
was last commissioned on April 20, 1882,
and since that time had been actively
employed on duty up the Mediterranean,
participating in the bombardment OF
Alexandria, She last left England on the
l4th OF June, 1888, under the command
OF Capt, Rice. While making a passage
some time ago between Malta and Glib
raltar she ran aground at COmino, one oil
Maltese islands, midway between Malta
and CLIO, A heavy sea being on at the
time 1t was then thought 1t was all over
with the iron clad, but she managed to
hold together until the sea went down
sufficiently to enable all hands TO leave
her, Her greatstruCtural strength seem.
cd to defy the fury OF the seas, for though
aground for more than ten days she still
holds together, Theadmirality have now
determined to work her of II such a
Thing is possible and save to the British
navy one OF their finest iron Clads.
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.SALTSBURY'S CONFIDENCE
win Await Result Of the Par
nell Commission Before
EXPRESSING AN OPINION,
Hot Times In tho Hungarian Diet.
Tho Premier Accused of Irregu-
larItIes-The Copper Troubles,
Other Foreign News,

LONDON, March l0,-In a speech at
Watiord this evening Lord Salisbury
stated that nothing short Of vote OF
want OF confidence would bring the Gov.
ernment to a premature end, and that
those who thought otherwise We're
amusing themselves with vain dreams,
Lord Salisbury said he would not dis
cuss the forged letters or the much larger
matters OF accusation against the Irish
leaders, which were now before an
emineltly competent and impartial
tribunal. The Government had no in
terest in the letters, The commission
had been appointed to consider far wider
and more important charges, There had
been deal Of public embracing Of Par
nellite leaders, but before expressing an
opinion hc would wait for the judgment
OF the commission.
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DR.. DUTLER'S ADDRESSES.
And the Missionary Convention Mt the
Fourth Street Church,

and the Missionary Convention Mt the
Fourth Street Church.
The principal feature Of the District
Missionary meeting held at the Fourth
Street NJ. E. church yesterday was au
address by the Rev. DR.. Butler
in .the afternoon. He told Of
going TO Lucknow in 1850 and OF his re
turn there in 1884, and OF tho wonderful
change he found lad taken place. 1t
was a very interesting talk and every.
one was delighted.
Last night Rev. DR.. Butler lectured TO
a larp4 audience In the Fourth Street NJ.
L. Church, his subject being "Personal
"Reminiscences OF the Sepoy Rebellion"
The discourse was, as the title indicates,
largely made up Of narratives Of per.
sonal experiences during that famous
instruction In British India, part Of
which he witnessed, and of which no
only escaped being made q victim by &C.
creting himself In the mountains. His
remarks were full OF thrilling interest
and held the breathless attention Of tho
large audience for over an hour and Il
haR
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vaenncle. n mo Nnynl Arnhsmn.


, WARRINGTON, b, G., March lO,--The
,,S'e'ary !, oithO Navy scnt out yesterday
@e usual notices to members Of Con.
s,yS s WHO have vacancies at the naval
%sl,esmy, to make their nominations Of
vsalnl,aldalgs who will be permitted 10 70.
ESMon Tho 10th Of May for examination.
io,;a i.sv.eAfV now iorty.sOvCn vacancies and
%y'oue on more will occur carly In May
So,,. Sp aVVCNht OF that number Of cadets
'Vm'Hplellhg the SIX year course.
,vuly oLC cadet Ia allowed 10 each Con.
WsIrSlyOnal district, aud lie representa-.
WY has the selection Of tho candidate,
,Ig'net tho President nor Secretary oI
~ ,ov navy moi the Senators have anything
St1o III thls matter aud therefore ap'
P'cA'lonS to them are useless,
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A RECKLESS ROBBERY,
rhreo alon R0b0el " s.. in a orowdeA

Three Men Robbed by Six in Crowded
Saloon at Adena,
A bold robbery was committed in
Longstreet's saloon on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie railroad, near Adena, on Sun.
day. Three railroad laborers were the
victims. They entered the saloon
about 4 o'clock, ordered up the drinks
for the crowd and exhibited large rolls
OF money. A gang OF eight or ten men
had been In the saloon all afternoon
drinking heavily. Six OF the gang seized
these three by the arms and held them
behind them while the others cut open
their pockets with knives and emptiCd
them. Over $50 was taken from one
man. They had been paid on the 10th
and each bad considerable money. Just
how much was taken from the three
could not be asCertained, nor their
names. The names OF the robbers were
not learned. All OF them have been
working on the Wheeling < Lake Eric
road. Revolvers were drawn and the
three unfortunates being unarmed were
at their mercy. It Is said that Long
street did not interfere and did not up.
pear to care much about the robbery.
It Is also stated that his dive is open day
and night, Sunday aud every other day,
and whisky sold to any person and every
person.
The three men robbed made complaint
to the Mt. Pleasant authorities, and the
police OF that place went out to the rail.
road, but had not found any Of the rob-
bers up till yesterday morning.
Prosecuting Attorney Henry Gregg, OF
Jefferson county, came down from
Steubenville and went out in tho after.
noon 10 look up the matter,
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THE LABORlNG MEMS MAYOR,

Inauguration of tho Shoemaker Whose
Election Surprised Everyone.
WATERLOO, IA, March 10. Mayor
Hoot, the shoemaker who was elected
at the late city election by the Laborites,
assumed his office last night. There
was large crowd at the Cou neil meet
ing when the new mayor read his ad-
dress. He said he had not noticed that
anything had gone wrong or that any.
body had been injured by the result Of
the election. He had not Craved the
position, but as he had been chosen he
should do the best in his power, and
with time and patience and tho help OF
the Council he believed all would result
satisfactorily in spite OF the enmlty felt,
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Samuel Tomlinson, OF Martins Ferry,
aged about O5 years, while standing In
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh cut at Ali
kama, says yesterdays steubenyille
Gazette, was struck by the local freight
at 9 o'clock this afternoon, He was
knocked down and the wheels passed
over his left arm, crushing II SO com.
pletely that 1t had TO be amputated. He
was brought TO the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
burgh depot, where DR.. baughlln per
formed the operation. He says he Is q
school teaChnr.
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TIE DEPARTMENT ENCAMpMEST
OF the G. A. II. next Month Changed from
Charleston To RnyenSwood,

OF the @. A. II. next Month Changed from
Charleston To Rnvcnswood.
Gen. r. L. Fleming, Department Com
mander Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, has issued a general order, OF
which the following is an interesting
paragraph:
For reasons deemed sufficient, and
with the concurrence Of the comrades at
Charleston, tho Council Of Administra-
ton has, by a vote OF thirteen to two,
changed the place Of meeting ofthe next
encampmentfrom Charleston To Ravens.
wood. The seventh annual enCampment
OF the Department Of West Virginia will
therefore convene at Ravenswood on
Wednesday, April "a, 1880, at 2 p. m.
Additional particulars will be given in q
future order.
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FORTY.TwO LIVES LOST.
The Wreck of the Steamer Remus Amor
the Philippine Islands,

The Wreck of tho Steamer Remus Among
the Philippine Islands,
San FRANcIsco, GALA, March 10.-
China mail advices per the steamship
City OF Pekin concerning the loss Of the
Spanish steamer Remus among the
PHILIPPINE islands January 80, says that
forty.two lives were lost out Of 100 peo'
pie on board. The Remus was engaged
in the coasting trade, but at the time was
taking out reliefs OF soldiers to their
various stations on the PHILIPPINE islands
and struck a reef near Point Biliarma,
about two days voyage from Manila,
sinking in thirty.fve iathoms OF water,
The surviving officers and passengers
were picked up by the gunb0at Argus,
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George A. Bakor's Bennett & Moulton
Opera Company will hold the boards at
the Opera House all next week, giving a
repertoire consisting goi "BoccacCio, ,""The
Beggar Student" "Robert Macaire," I"
"The Black Hussar," "The Bohemian
Girl" and "Merry War" The company
was here last season and left an un.
usually favorable impression, and the
company Is said TO be stronger this sea.
son than last The press everywhere
speaks very highly Of their rendition Of
the popular operas named.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., March l0.-Flye
solid gold badges, OF q design identical
with that adopted by the inaugural colN'
mittee, have been made as souvenirs oi
the event. The badges have been pre-
sented TO President Harrison, Vice Pres
ident Morton, Mr.. A. I. Britton, chair
man OF the inaugural committee; Mr.
Simon Wolf, chairman Of the badge com.
mittee, and Congressman Dudley Cole
man, OF Louisiana.
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A telegram from Columbus to tho Gin
Cinnai Enquirer says: Col. O. l.. Poor.
man, who was an applicant for the place
Of First Assistant Postmaster General,
and, In lieu oithat the second place, has
been disappointed In both instances.
He, however, has a letter from Senator
Sherman which assures him lie Is 10
have position In the Interior Depart.
ment oi equal Importance and Comp6nsa.
tion, and that II has positively beon
promised by Secretary Noble.
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wHlTgLAw REID, MINISTER TO FRANCE.
Whitclaw Reid, editor, and one OF the
prOprietOFs, Of the Now York Tribune,
was born at Xenia, Ohio, In October,
lS3i. His parents gave him good ed
ucalion. At fifteen he entered the Mi
anna University, ut Oxford, Butler coun.
~, Ohio, where he was graduated in
1856. He began the active duties OF life
rs principal Of graded schools in South
Charleston, Clark county, in the same
State, but did not continue in this oCcu.
patton long. Ia 1857 he bought the
Nenia Mrs, aud did such good work on
that journal rs to give 1t reputation
wileas the State. This led to his en-
gagement BY the Times and GdEeite OF
Cincinnati, and the Herald OF Cleveland,
as their Columbus correspondent. The
war gave him an opportunity Of dis.
tinguishing himself rs n correspondent
at the 'front.' lie served the Cincinnati
Gd;dte in this capacity, and in 1862
beCame q stoCkholder Of that journal,
the publication Of which he subsequent.
Iy assisted in the capacity Of associate
editor His connection with the New
York Tribune began with his being the
editOrin charge OF its WASHINGTON bu-
reau, lle ventured upon the publication
Of volume in the year 1865. 1t was en-
titled AFTER the War-A Southern
Tour" and recorded observations made
in company with Chief Justice Chase on
an extensive range Of travel. Reid pub.
llshed another book in 1868, "0hio in
the War" a work Of considerable length
and value. lie became permanently m
editor on the stairof the Tribune in 1870,
1nd when Horace Greeley was a candi-
date Tor tue Presidency, assumed tho
position Of managing editor. Mr.. Reid
NaTealthy man. He marriedthe daugh.
ter Of q millionaire, and lives in style
uptown New York. The wife OF the
President Sas lately entertained by him.
COMBINATIONS.
Tile Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations; Rathbono Gard
net district attorney Tor Rhode Island /;
EbcH0. Weed, district attorney for
Montana; James G. Perry, aud Alex @.
smith assistant surgeons in the marine
hospital service, Brad d. Slaughter, Mar
shal Tor Nebraska; s. A. WhiteHeld, Sec.
99nd Assistant Postmaster General; A. D..
HiSln, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
snli ), Il ThayCr, Minister to the
;Nelherlandsj Wln. W. Thomas, Jr.,
Minister to Norway and Sweden; ;
Lieutenant Colonel A. Il. Burlington TO
y colonel; Major j. 7. Farley TO be
lieutenant colonel; Capt. o. NJ. Michaels,
to9e major; j, II. ratzkc, to be surgeon
WIN rank Of major; First Lieut.. &. i.
SHo'!9n, to be captain; Second Lieut.. @.
n'llghIeL to be first lieutenant. And
Ve following poSlmasters: Guy w. Nc
&&IIlSer BuCksport, Me-; Hamilton
french, Sr, Suffolk, N. y; w. S. Chase,
Siaigis, OAK. John Cutler, Parker, Oak.
zane: NJ. Kellogg, WiCks, Mont. VIII
RAn Wallace, Indianapolis.
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DAYTON, o., March 1O.-John Gay, Of
Washington, inspector Of stations for tho
United States Fish Commission, and
Cyrus v. Osborn, President Of the Ohio
Fish Commission, left this evening for
SanduBky TO select there, or on some
one Of tho Lake Erie islands, a site for a
Government fish hatchery. The pro.
posed hatchery will be for 1000 Jars,
which will be four times larger than any
other fish hatchery In tho world. The
scheme Ia colossal, contemplating that
Tie Government Will first supply with
ilSh eggs, all hatch0rles Of the State Dor.
dOrlng on the great lakes,
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WILL pRYRLOP 4 WILD COUNTRY.


Another New Railroad to bO Constructed In
West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON, W, Va, March 10.-The
survey for the Guyandotte railroad, ex-
tending from Huntington to Flat Top
mountain, in West Virginia, is about
completed. Tho length OF the road will
be 1856 miles, aud II will open up rich,
unbroken timber lands. The route OF
tho new road was laid out last summer,
but owing to tho wildness Of the coun.
try 1t penetIates, progress on the survey
was greatly retarded. The company Is
composed principally OF New York capi-
talists, who have purchased extensive
tracts Of land thiCkly timberCd. Work
on the road will be commenced as soon
as the weather will permit Of grading.
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wAsnlSo4oS, D. O., March lO.-The
contractors for the gunboat Yorktown,
having reported her completed, secre-
tary Tracy has ordered the board, Of
which Commodore Fitzhugh is Presi-
dent, 10 reassemble at Cramps Ship.
yard tomorrow for the purpose OF max.
Ing such further examinations as may DO
necessary and to report whether or not
the unfinished work has been completed,
and whether the hull and fittings and
the machinery, boiler and appurtenanCes
have been completed in strict conform!
iIv with thn contract.
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A DaStardly Assault,

GREAT BARRlNoroSN, MASS, March
1O.-Last evening while Cora, the IA.
year.old daughter Of Frank Palmer, Of
stockbridge, was returning home from
singing school with her younger brother
In a carriage, an unknown man sprang
into the wagon, dragged Cora To the
ground and ielonlouSly assaulted her.
Mr.. Palmer Is one Of the wealthlest and
most prominent citizens Of tho place,
and the affair has caused intense excite.
mpnt,