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Year: 1879

WHEN the present Pope was a Cardinal
he conceived the idea of publishing &
Catholic journal that should be morgan
in his church, and that could be read by
all the people of Europe snd America
in their mother language. Since his
elevation TO the Pontifcate, he has ex-
erted himself to start this newspaper,
and now announces that its first number
will be issued next month. It will be
printed in seven different languages; it
will discuss the political and economica
questions of the day, and officially rep
resent the opinions of the holy See
The eompositors sTe to be the deaf and
dumb pupils IN the ssylums Of Rome.
Alimonde will be the general superLn.
tendent, and the Pope is anxious that
Cardinal should be at the head Of the
editorial department. The novel paper
will start with AZ, 600 subscribers. Very
few of thig number are Italisns,
Year: 1879

EARLY next year Baltimore will
celebrate the completion OF its water


supply tunnel. The tunnel is seven
miles in length and about twelve feet in
diameter. Upon the day Of inspection
the water will be turned on gradually
at the upper end of the tunnel and flow
through until about four feet deep at the
lower end. Several long boats viii then
be launched into the mouth of the tun~
mel st the Lake Monticello end. in which
the party will make the trip through
the tunnel OF water. They viii be
propelled by paddles or shor


arF. By the time the party
has made half the distance the lover end
of the tunnel will be completely filed by
the water, which will be slowly turned
on at the upper end during the trip


Headlights win be plsced on the boats
and at the arches, which will have been
erected where the fifteen shafts now are.
brilliant lights win be displayed and
large numbers will designate each shalt.
Every arrangement will be made 70 pre-
vent accidents, as the drowning Of the
party, which, of course. will include
the city fathers, would be an iuauspi.
cious opening Of the great water-works.
The trip up the subterranesn river will
be the first one Of the kind ever made.
Year: 1879

that position will be maintained in
the interest Of a thorough organiza-
ton Of a system of public education.


There are no new developments in
connection with our Capital question; !;
but the earnest and patriotic disposi-
ton Of the members of the Conven-
ton convinces us that when action is
taken, the result will he in accord
with the expressed wishes Of the pco-
pie. -


The name of Maj. E. A. Burke has
appeared at the masthead of the
New Orleans Democrat as it's editor
in-chief. We hail with great pleasure
the entrec in the journalistic arena Of
this hard"tighter in the Democratic
phalanx. Maj. Burke, since his
name occupies a conspicuous position
iii the front rank Of the party, has
excited the criticisms and jealousies
that usually stlew the pathway Of
political leadeis. We have closely
watched his course, and oil that we
know of him is that he has devoted
his extraordinary energy and his un-
questioned ability to the deliverance
of Louisiana from Republican su-
premacy. By day and by night, with
heart of steel and the courage Of a
Roman gladiator-by his example and
counsel, he has done gigantic work
for our cause. We may from time to
time differ with him on questions of
policy, and whenever we do, we will
never hesitate to speak out. We be-
lieve, however, that he will uphold
firmly the banner Of Democracy and
that whenever the bugle sounds the.
rally, we will see him bring the
Democrat in the thickest of the fight.


1t is hardly necessary for us to say
that in the hour of need, in unwaver-
ing accord with the convictions that
are engraven in our heart since our
boyhood days, he will find the CAPI-
ToLIAN alongside in the line, there to
receive blows and return them in be-
half of the great constitutional party,
whose principles when truly inter-
preted, are the guiding star of Ameri-
can liberty. H''. ' ''''.''e. Il


We wish Maj. Burke, in his new
undertaking all the success that his
services entitle him to receive at the
hands of our people. We are sure
that under his skillful guidance the
Democrat will become II host in itself
in advocating all measures tending to
the development aud the glory of our
State. More anon.
Year: 1879

Z


It would be impossible to tell what
the Convention is doing or what it has
done unless .Dne were to take awhole


week to write up, and an entire
newspaper to print his report. There
are some complaints and low MUIR


murings to I've heard coming from
the people, through the press, at what
is termed the ''inactlon Of their dele
gates" W., are disposed to be lenient
with them and give all the time asked,
provided they complete their work
before abjourning. Why the Cor
vention should adjourn over until
next fall if not apparent to us. We
can see no good reason for it. The
people are upon the anxious seat, and,
it is true, are getting somewhat
impatient over what has the appear
ance Of being tardy work and pro-
crastination by the members Of the
Convention, but they do not desire to
have an organic law thrown together
in Q heterogeneous mass, without
order or sense, and hence will curb
their impatience and remain quiet
until the labors of their servants are
completed, before condemning them
or their word. It's argued by many
that framing q constitution should be
the product Of years deliberation
by the wisest heads of our Common
wealth. There is no doubt but that
the members Of the present body as
sembled in New Orleans have some
very complex questions to deal with,
owing to race issues. The negro in
the Convention is just what he has
been in the State ever since his
acknowledgements the cause of all the
trouble, and the delay experienced BY
the delegates, who are themselves
widely divided in their opinions and
convictions as to what is the proper
course to pursue. Time, wisdom and
reflection are required to solye the
problem, and construct just such q
constitution sis needed by the people
of the State Of Louisiana.
Year: 1879

The editor of the Louisian Suqar
= .BowI is scoring it to the Morgan City
Railroad, and to all appearances, very
justly. The following from the Hou-
ma Courier on the subject has our un-
qualified endorsement: "Evidently
the railroad authorities are trying to
choke the country press. If that is
their game, they will soon find out
that it does not take worth a cent.
If the New Orleans papers have, in
their wisdom, found it proper to alb
stain from all comment upon this
monopolizing concern, we disagree
with them on this point, and will
continue to wage war upon this-'the
root of all evil in this parish
Year: 1879

Mr.. Blaine is happy. He has
discovered Southern school book
which fairly reeks with disloyalty. It
is an arithmetic, and one of the "sums'
in it, according to Mr.. Blame, is as
follows: GLOW long would ten cow
arlly Yankees, with two days start
and making eight miles a day, have to
run before being overtaken by five
brave Confelerates following them at
the rate often miles a day 7" We object
to this problem for the reason that
while it is designed to inculcate a bitter
and sectional feeling and keep up the
memories Of the war, it is not artistic
ally composed. We can understand


why the Yankees would only be NOV
ing at the rate of eight miles q day in
the Southern country, because they
would naturally have a large lot of
baggage and plunder to take care of,
but why the gallant Confederates, in
the full ardor of pursuit, should only
be able to make ten miles a day rather
stumps us. Under the circumstances
they ought to get over the ground at
the rate of fifteen miles day. Per-
haps, like the gentleman who chased
the grizzly in California for something
like a week, they move cautiously on
a fresh track. We are not good at
" figgers" and we have no time to
wrestle with the problem, but we
have an idea that the gallant Confed-
crates, if none Of them have the mis-
fortune to he sunstruck, will overhaul
the weary and methodical Yankees
about the time that Mr.. Blaine is
sworn in as President of the United
States. 1t seems to be a slow stern
chase.-Baltimore Gazette. .
Year: 1879

The colored people are making
rapid advances in the every day city
civilization of the white folks, a start
ling development occurred in the early
part Of this week on the Guilliard plan
tation. Pompey Montgomery, hus-
band Of Alice Montgomery came
tearing in to town, found Esquire
Egelly, and to him he unfolded u hor-
rible tale. He SAID Alice done cooked
his dinner, and when he went to eat
it, ed smell and de smoke scared him,
and he couldn't stand it. Alice had
done gone to de field, and he searched
round the house and found q bottle of
arsensc in his wife's trunk. He didn't
want to put Alice in Jail, but that mig
ger Willis Randalls, he wanted done
for some way. The matter was kept
quiet for day or two, when Mr..
Randalls was foundsout to have pur-
chased arsenic at a drug store in town


to kill rats, and on close examination,
it became evident that Alice and Ran
dalls had combined to put Pompey out
of the way with full dose of arsenic
in his corpus so that they could there
after enjoy the luxury of living to-
gether without Pomp spying. upon


them, but Pomp was q little too smart


for them, and now Alice and Randalls
languisll in Jail awaiting the action of
the Court in the matter. No doubt in
their insensibility, and pretended in


nocence, complaining that the course
Of true love never does run smooth,


and dey has to go to de penitentiary,
case dat nigger Pomp, fuse to eat dat
nice dinner done cooked 'spressly for
him. And himself will appear ut the
trial instead of his ghost as they had
calculated on.-CarroU Conservative.
Year: 1879

Par, the Philadelphia man who
mardered his little daughter as an
atonemcnt for his sins, committed
suicide last Tuesday by poisoning.
All his immediate relations are now
in custody, and a rigid Investigation
will be had with view to discover
who gave him the poison.
Year: 1879

1HE SECOND AVENUE ELEVATED LINE.
DELAY Z, COMPLETING IT-MATERIALs not READY


WIN INFECTED.


Many citzens have noticed with lively interest
thar the workmen on the Second Avenue Elevated
Railroad have almost completed the connection with
the south Ferry and Third Avenue Road at Chat
hlm-squnrc When the Second Avenue Line is in
running order the City Hall branch Of the Third
Avenue Line viii be running. and viii no
longer lie q branch Of but the main line OF the
Third Avenue Road below Chatham-square. The
Nev-Bowery and South Ferry Line VIII be then the
main line Of the Second Avenue Road below Chat
ham-square whore the Second and Third Avenue
Lines will have junction depot. Then the East
side rand transit facilities VIII be doubled. The
dav of the opening of the Second Avenue Line Is not
as near at hand some may have been led 20 hope.
President Guiiford OF the Manhattan Company said
yesterday;


1--WE did expect to have the Second Avenue line
i'm operation to Sxty-ffth-st. bv January l. II you
have noticed the crowds thai beset the stations of
The Third Avenue Line IN the evening. you can un-
drrstand why We are desIrous of getting the new
line opened and the City Hall branch running. at
tbe earliest practicable moment. The iron manu-
facturers are greatly pressed with work, and we
have been disappointed IN not receiving materials
as RAPIDLY a. expected. II Is impossible 10 say now
when the new line vail he ready. but we feel con-
fdeut thai everything will be ready within the first
two months of the new year."
Year: 1879

CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. S.-The case of the
South Carolina Railway before the United States
Circuit Court this morning on a motion for full hear
ing ana final which appeal TO the supreme
Court msht be based The motion opposed and the
Court grant it ground that 1na de-
cree could Be made until ali the creditors had been
called An order Will be granted tomorrow appoint
A.
Year: 1879

CLEVELAND, O., April 29.-The regu-
lar lighting of Monumental Park, this
city. with the Brush electric light COM
menced this evening at O'Clock, being
the first regular public lighting with the
electric light in any city in the United
States. There were 10000 people in the
park at the time appointed for the light
ing The effect was brilliant in the ex-
treme, and fully demonstrates the sue
cess OF the light. This light gives three
times more effective light than was
formerly given by the one hundred and
ten gas burners, there being only twelve
electric lights used. The light, under
contract, costs the city 500 per year
less than the gas formerly used.
Year: 1879

Pnor TO the reading OF the journal q
message, in writing, supposed 70 be the
veto message, was received from the
President The House promptly ad-
iourned as q mark Of respect TO the
memory Of the late Representative
Clark.
Year: 1879

Cleaning Gutters.-HuIl street yesterday
had every appearance OF farm. as num-
ber OF persons were engaged in cutting
away grass in the cutters in front OF their
premises. Those who fail before the CON-
ing week to follow the example which has
been set will be summoned before Mayor
Clarke to show cause why they should not
be fiued
Year: 1879

THE RIvER.-The noble JeemS is pour
ing down towards the sea a volume OF
muddy water, but there are no indications


Of anything serious in the way OF freshet.
Indeed. at 10 o'clock last night it was fall
inn rlnldlV.
Year: 1879

A week ago last Saturday an expressman
named John Smith, residing at No. 80 West
Sixth street, was hired by man on West
Ninth street to convey trunk to the cor
ner of Ninth and Main street, where he
stated a woman would be waiting to receive
it. The woman, however, failed to show
up and Smith, after waiting long while,
took the trunk home


Last Friday Smith died and was buried
yesterday. This morning his son took the
trunk to the office of the Chief of Police
and explained how his father had come by
it. The trunk was opened and found to
contain large assortment of female wear
ing apparel. The owner can have the prop,
erty by applying at the Chiefs office
Year: 1879

A meeting will be held at the Children's
Home at 4:30 this afternoon for the further
consideration of the question of smoke con-
All women interested IN the
subject are invited to attend.
Year: 1879

verted into Trojan horse, which is to be
trotted through Congress and then taken
TO the Executive Chamber for investigation
and approval, in the hope that the machine
can be so contrived as TO conceal the real
purposes of its inventors. This is the pres
ent aspect of the case, after the interests of
the country have been trifed with
for nearly three months, and until
it has been brought within twenty
five days of the end of the appropriations
for the Legislative and Executive Depart
ments and the army, at the end of which,
unless provision is made, these several De-
partments will be brought to dead halt
for the want of means to enable them to
discharge their respective functions.


The President being duly advertised Of
the ostensible purpose of this Confederate
Congress, is now calmly and carefully con-
sidering the matter as presented. His at
tention having been called to the hole through
which the revolutionists propose to escape
from their dilemma, he is now engaged in
takinga critical survey and measurement Of
its superices, aud has no doubt come to the
deliberate conclusion that, unless he greatly
overrutes the size of the animal, it will
scarcely be able to crowd itself through the
aperture the caucus has prepared for its
egress. The President has been rendered
quito suspicious of the majority of Con-
gress, and not without cause, for their con-
duct thus far is better calculated 10 chal-
lenge suspicion than confidence and adj
mirution.


Under such circumstances ii is proper
that the closest scrutiny should attend each
subsequent measure that shall reach him
from that source. Up to this hour the bear
ing of Congress toward the Executive has
been so insincere, tuctious, and insoent
that he cannot safely trust it, and will not
be likely to do so until its measures shall
have been closely scanned internally and
externally and their intents and purposes
are clearly understood He desires that this
Congress shall accomplish all that is ex'
pected and required of it under the procla'
nation which called it together, and viii
do all consistent with his sense of duty tc
aid it in reaching that end but he will no
allow himself to be menaced or coerced init
any line or position outside of his cleaI
sense of right and propriety under the cir
| cumstanceS.
Year: 1879

THE Boston Herald has been making a
canvass of New England sentiment on the
Presidential question, and finds General
GRANT the strongest man among all the
names mentioned in that connection.
Year: 1879

THE Greenbackers of Ohio seem to have
sense enough to understand that they have
nothing to gain by lashing themselves to
dead body, and hence they shrink from a
coalition with the Confederate Bourbons.
On this point they are wise, unless they
have great power at deoderization and re-
gard their cause as hopeless at best.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats have the right of appeal
They cannot intimidate or coerce the Presi-
dent into an approval of their partisan
"riders." Now let them pass the appropria-
tion bills pure and simple, and appeal to the
people. They will then find out just what's
the matter
Year: 1879

GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON appears to have
more horse sense than the eaverage Confederate
Bourbon. He advised the caucus that their
proposed restrictive clause on the army bill
would be no more than a cobweb in the
Presidents way. He appreciates the fact
that Congress cannot legislate away the
Presidents constitutional powers and pre-
negatives.
Year: 1879

AMONG the laughable performances at the
opening of the Democratic State Convention
of Ohio was fierce speech by General
STEEDMAN, claiming for the Democratic
party the honors of the late war. The Gen-
eral probably had forgotten that when the
war was well nigh over the Democratic
party, in national convention at Chicago,
declared the war to crush rebellion n miser-
able failure. According to history the
Democratic claim lies more heavily on the
side of rebellion and revolution than on the
side of war to crush them out.
Year: 1879

THE Republican Congressional Committee
have opened their rooms at 1917 + street,
where they will remain for active and eff
cient duty until the campaign of 1ss0 shall
have been fought and won. The quarters
selected are most convenient, commodious,
and eligible in every point of view, and the
service to be rendered there will be felt and
appreciated throughout the entire country.
1t is the National Republican citadel for the
coming two years, and will contribute
largely to the fears and the discontinue OF
the Democracy during that period.
Year: 1879

While we have no sympathy with the re-
ligious dogmas of Colonel INGERsoLL, and
while we regarded the innovation upon
the Christian rites of burial on his part as Il
disregard of the prevailing sentiment of
this community the burial ceremony being
q matter purely of family taste and choice,
and the remarks of the living brother over
the remains of the dead one were 50 beauti-
ful and simpleas panegyric so pure, sweet,
and musical in rhetoric so poetic, tender,
and mellow in its utterances and so free
from offcnsiveness toward the Christian re-
ligion, that we regarded them MS tolerable
in country Of free religious sentiment and
speech, and hence we published them
in e.rioHsO We have no apology to offer for
having done So for the reason that the occa-
sion formed u chapter ofthe current events of
the day, and as newspaper it was part
of our capital for that issue.


The Rev. Mr.. CHESTER took exceptions
to some of the utterances of the address of
Colonel INGERsOLL, and we allowed him TO
be heard in these columns, and we have no
apology to offer for that act. Now, we have
on our table five well written and highly
interesting replies to the remarks OF
the Rev. Mr.. CHESTER, which would ag-
gregate some three columns of our
space, all equally urgent for an insertion in
THE REPUBLICAN. This compels us to call
halt Under the limited size of our sheet
we have not the space to devote to religious
subjects, without sacrifice of the current
news of the day, and much as we may re-
gret to disappoint the wishes of friends
having given both sides hearing, we feel
constrained to close the controversy here
and now, as a matter of pure expediency.
Year: 1879

THE great furry and excitement over the
impending campaign in Ohio is tho result of
Democratic perturbation more than any
thing else. The anti-Tilden organs are full
of talk about relieving the party from its
"vassalage to New York" meaning thereby
It's delivery from the baneful corruption OF
TILDEN's bar'l. 1t is this Democratic excite
ment which imparts to this campaign all
the significance it possesses rs the first gun
of 1880
Year: 1879

We learn from duly authorized Demo-
cratic authority that to carry Ohio this fail
by anything like solid vote is to rectify
"the Democratic frontier" Rectify is good
in this connection, but the people have had
enough of straight Bourbon, and will pro-.
ceed in due form to repudiate the rectifed
article
Year: 1879

THERE is discOuraging lul IN the exodus
Not to put too fine a point upon il, the exodus
is by no means as lively as 1t was LouiSUiUe
COuricr.JOUHal.


The lull in the exodus is produced by the
same influences that brought a lull upon
Republicanism in the South. The steam
boat men have been bull-dozed until they
dare not transport the emigronts, and hence
the lpll 1t will not always be so, Mark
that.
Year: 1879

THE Greenbackers of Ohio have placed n
better ticket in the field than the Democrats,
who have courted coalition with them and
have been repulsed The only danger that
now attends the campaign as opened, is that
the Democrats may withdraw thei ticket
and adopt that of the Greenbackers This,
however, would not jeopradize Republican
success, but might enhance it. That is as
sured in any event, and the only question
now is by how large majority. General
PIATT, the Greenback nominee for Cover
nor, is brother of DOM PIATT of this
city,
Year: 1879

THE newspaper statements that Germany
aud France persist in the claim that nat
uralized citizens of the United States owe
military service to the country Of their
birth, allegiance to which they have re-
nOunced, are somewhat exaggerated. The
few cases of this kind which have occurred
have arisen in part from a misapprehensiou
of material facts therein, and no time has
been lost by this Government in asserting
its rights and the rights of its citizens in
the premises with all proper vigor and de-
termination. For the purpose of making an
apparent, though unstable, point against a
Republican administration, the Democratic
newspapers have lately been bowling with
might and main regarding two of these
cases, forgetlul meanwhile that the Know
Nothing tendencies of their party has in
duced it to overlook the claims Of our for
egn-born citizens in the recent distribution
Of Congressional patronage altogether.
Year: 1879

toral votes of that State aud those of Indi-
ana and New Jersey and the 1873 votes of
the South the Democratic candidate next
year will lack but one of majority. But
there's the rub; even if they do carry Ohio,
which they most assuredly will not, they
will still fall short of their ambition. Verify,
the Bourbon future is overcast with the dark
clonds Of political nncertninty.
Year: 1879

are appointed and serve under superiors
ten or more years his Juniors, the service
might nevertheless be improved by his
presence 1t is to be hoped, however, that
no mock sentimentality will be allowed
to shield such applicants from just
such a searching examination in pres
ent and prospective loyalty as oil
other civilian applicants have lately
been subjected to. The past should
not, would not be alluded to, but every
officer appointed to the army nowadays
should be made clearly to understand and
acknowledge that he is the servant of the
nation and not of any one of the States
composing it, and that any wavering of
allegiance, no matter for what cause, is
treason. All Northern applicants for mill
tary appointments have been required to
admit the superior claim of the nation. 80
Southerners cannot complain If treated in
the same way