The national Republican., 1867-04-05

COMPLIMENTARY TO AN OLD PRNTER.-
Yesterday we dropped into the studio Of tho oels.
brated artist, Mr. P. Baumgrass, No. 1856 Twelfth
street west for the purpose Of viewing
executed portrait Of Michael Cation, ESQ, an old
and estimable citizsn Of the Fourth ward, and ono
Of the oldest df not the oldest) practical printers
In the District. The picture represents Mr.. Cation
In what Is termed kt.kat sire with the representa-
tion Of an old "Bsn. Franklin,i Rsmsge printing
press standing to his right, and little back Of him,
near his lst, lies the figure Of \ type-stick pro.
sented 10 him BY the craft In 1852 and his left arm
rests on the figure Of the first ledger used by the
Columbia typographical Society. Viewing the
portrait as a whole. II furnishes wonderful
resemblance Of Mr.. Oaton. The printers Of this
city have ordered this portrait, and pay for Il BY
subscription already taken up. II viii be turned
over to the craft on Tomorrow, when u will be
hung In the Common Council Chamber, City Hall,
tthe room In which the society holds It's regular
meetings Ia certificate Of the ability Of Mr. Baum.
grass as On artist. As about every printer In tho
city is acquainted with Mr.. Cation, q condensed
history Of his life will, Doubt be Of interest to
them. Mr.. Cation, in the year 1917, and AZ the
age Of about % years, Joined the Columbia Typo
graphical Society, about two years after II was
organized, and In 1926 became an honorary mem
ber thereof 49,. .
In 1885 he became treasurer Of the Society, and
has been e,elected to TINT Office every returning
frat day Ct December sincs--he having thus served
in that capacity for about 80 years. At about the
age Of 20 years no engaged his services with Mssrs
Blair and Riyes, printers, as oonpositor, and
when Mr.. Blair retired from The irm, Mr. Cation
continued with Mr.. John @. Rivos to the timo Of
the latters death, and with his (who prints
the debates Of Congrss9 up TO the present time.
He was promoted from compositor to foreman Of
the press-room, and at times TO other important
posts about the oaice but for many years past bo
has had charge Of the money. safe, and has In.
al ha Ia mall ha nf ba
ofIice-tho writer Of this article having received
quite large number Of gold pieces through his
hands. Mr.. Rvss, ss well as his son, always spoke
In tho highest terms Of Mr. Cation, and only day
Or two since, whom young Mr.. Riyes bsheld the
picture he exclaimed: That Is the portrait Of an
honest man, IL thero ever was one." Mr. Cation is
now about 70 years Of agc. .aH
RELIEF ron TuE SoUTH.-The following
are the subscriptions, through the Board Of Trade
Of the District Of Columbia, for the suffering poor
Of the South mp 10 noon yesterday obtained by
MesTs. r. D. Mohun, =. D. MoGuire and Owen
Thorn, committee, N. W. Gait 4 Bro, 5000; Geo.
W. Rggs St00; W. W. Corcoran, Sl00; W. s.
Huntington, $l00T Bank Of Washington, $780, Jay
Cooke 4 Co., $loei Rittsnhouse. Fowler 4 Co,
4 Co, $50; Owen Thorn, $780, Alexander r. Shop.
herd Bros, $50; Potts 4 Shelley, metropolitan
Hotel $50; Philip 4 Solomons, $50; John r. El.
vans, $780, Barbour a Hamilton, $50; Jackson,
Brother 4 Co., 500 Samuel Lewis, $780, John L
Kendall $50; John II. Semmes (Seaton House,
| $50; Snow, Coylo 4 Co., $685. Mohun 4 Son, $780,
W. NJ. Gait, $50 J. L Mitchell, S25; Lockwood.
Hutty & Taylor, s25; W. @. MetEerott $25; S. W.
Owen, S25 Sykes, Chadwick 4 Co., $25i Kidwell
4 Son, S25i Thomas Russell a Co, S25; George W.
Corcoran Co., $25; Gait 4 Brown. S25i A. +.
Perry 4 Bros, $25i L. Bsberg, s25; ". II. 40. II.
Morrison, $25; W. NJ. Shuster 4 Bro, s25; wm.
H. Campbell. $25; Richard Wallach, S25, N. VIM.
Beveridge, $25j J. @. Hall, $25; A. Thos. Brad.
ley, $685. Samuel Bacon, $40; @. +. Schafer, $40;
John Weloher, $40 O. @. Willard, $40; William
0rms 800 Joseph J. May, $20i II. Somken, $40;
W. II. Narrower, $780, Marshall Brown, $40; Thos.
Berry, 500 Dempsey 4 0'Toole, $40 William S.
Teel, Sl0i French & Richardson, $40; NJ. William,
$40; j. D. Dodson, $40; Thomas Hume, $40; L. L
White, $40 NJ. II. Stevens Co., $10i sionssa L
Ennis, SlOi J. W. Boteler 4 Bro. $40; Thomas
Parker, $40; John +. Ellis, $40; Cooper a Lati.
per, $1Oi II. Burns, $40; .Bhillington, $40; John
Purdy, slOi W. b. Moses, $40 c. Bradley, $40;
J. W. Colley To- Thomas W. Miller, $40; James
Nolan, $40; Franok Taylor, $40; Daniel Smith,
s10j John Mccarthy, $lOi H. N. Easily, $40; Davis
4 Gather, slOi g. NJ. P. King 4 Son. s5; T. W.
Hungerford, H. Percy Chiffon, ]. W. Dick. D.
| Walker, W. Ellis, Douglass Moore, John Key
worth, Sebastian Aman, John Q. Wilson, J. b.
Edmond, W. II. Nalley, Charles Calsn, Geo. b.
Wilson, Charles Kloman, T. NJ. Hanson, IS each;
cash, 500; VIM. J. Murtagh, $40; 7. A. Ball, So;
VIM. Brown, S5i Samuel De Vaughn, $40 Egan 4
Perrie. $40; Henry q; Davis $lOOi Alexander
]. P. Bartholow, 800; d. De Wolf, $40; WIN. r
Mattingly, 500 R. 7. Merrick, $50; William II
clagott, $780, II. II. Dudley, $26. Total amount,
| So, 020.
The committee will continue to receive subscrp
tionS to-day and tomorrow.