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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

DEATH oy Col. W. d. RAsDoLrH.-We re-
gret to announce the death OF the veteran
Government officer, Col. W. b. Randolph, who
expired at an early hour yesterday morning,
~ his residence, No. 2S4 q street, near Four
teenth street, after an illness OF several weeks.
Dol. Randolph died ripc In years and rich In
honors, at tho age OF 81.
Col Randolph received an appointment In
the Treasury Department In 1905, aud has ever
been held as faithful and efficient ofiicer OF
that Department. He has held the important
and responsible office OF chief clerk Of that
years.
The Colonel was an officer In the war OF
lsl2, and for many years was the Inspector
general Of the militia OF the District Of Co.
lum6ia. During his connection with the Treas
ary Department he enjoyed the entire conf
dence OF Its every administration.
inc deceased was q prominent member OF
tho church Of the Epiphany, (Episcopal.) His
funeral VIII take place from the church, at .
o,clocki Tomorrow afternoon, and after ser.
TERED at Oak Hill cemetery.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

Mr.. WILLIAM SMITH has just returned from
New York with an elegant stock OF straw
hats, which he 10 prepared to sell at twenty
Ave per cont. below the usual prices. A visit
20 his well-known store at 81 Ninth street,
between AID Pennsylvania avenue, will
prove the truth OF this assertion. Mr.. Smith
- also the agent of Singers Noiscless Sewing
Machine, which recently took the premium at
the New York State fair, leo
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

OLoTHiSo ron SrRINa.-Messrs. Stephens
MOO, $40 Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, have just received an ex.
tensive and well-selected stock OF youths,
boys and children's clothing for all ages, from
Spring will soon be here. and It behoVes our
readers to provide themselves with clothing
for their children and themselves, at the low
rates which rule at the establishment OF
stephens Co., before the rush comes.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

POLICE MArTRRs.-Msrgarct Handiey, aged
Justice CLARK BY onicer dfsnt, OF the sanitary
company, and committed to the work-houss
oficer Ross, Of the same company, arrested
Jacques. Jouyenai for creating a nuisance, and
he wa; anSd e BY Justice Harper.
ssa and sss ast On KATE GsIIe was
arralgned before Justice Kean, in the First
precinct, By ofticer Yeatman, and aned $lO.0o.
omesr kinr, 81 The First precinct, took
a funeral, and Justice Tucker imposed a fine
Jas: Osvsnsh, VIM. Russell, Henry Harvey,
tho same precinct as suspicious characters.
they were committed to the woTk-house.
Ofieei McDermott, OF the Second precinct,
sand from street, and he was hned "; Kenner
brown, colored, for committing an assault and
battery on Fanny Brown, gave security to
threats o. Violence, slso gave bail to keep the
peacej and Thos. N. Chase, for creating nuis-
ance, was nned -. All disposed Of BY Justice
Abraham Fuller, R. Mills, and Joseph Nil.
ton, all colored, were arrested In the same pre-
cinct, for the lAtceny of 9 pair OF bootl from
ss. ssh sad 8 rstss Streets, Ss SsS
committed them for hearing.
MT. peist recognized some OF this party as
men who have stolen some four or five pairs
;. Qfiser zirwes, Of The Fourth precinct, ar.
reHed Jno. Keller, for running a wagon with
out out, = nMSm lumber, and he was relieved of % by
Michael Flemming, charged with descrtion,
was arrested In tho same precinct, by Officer
Guy, and turned over to the military authori.
ofaecr smeed, OF the Fifth precinct, took
David Curtis before Justice Harper, for yio-
iating corporation ordinance. and he was
Oficer HIn arrested Haywood, colored, for
committing an assault and battery on Ann
for court.
Luther King was taken before Justice Smith
BY Oiieer Frere, Of the Sixth precinct, for
making threats OF violence towards Alice
saunders, and he gave security to keep the
WIN. Brown and Henson Garter, both col.
ored, were taken before Justice Harper, In the
seventh precinct, by Ofi,ers Grant and Hol-
linosrEer, for vagrancy, and were sent to the
Onicers Cross and Brewer, Of the same pre-.
einot, arraigned Emma ]. Brown, colored, and
Ellen ODonnell, before the same justice, for
sntieinf prostitution, and they were commit
sea 20 ne Mork-house In default OF the pay
Charlie, Delger. charged with profanity and
making threats Of violence, was arrested In the
Lynch aned him Vs. and requi1sS S0 him TO give
bail to keep the peace.
Four lost children were found and restored
to their parents BY the oficers.
About $50 O'Clock, on Thursday evening, a
boy aged i've years, named Albert Thornton,
while playing with other boys along the canal,
fell In at the foot Of Thirteen.and-a-half
street, and would have been drowned but for
the timely assistance OF George Smith. He
was carried to his home on between Thir-
tesnth and Thirteen.and-a.hAlf streets, by
Officer John J. Hill.
Tho following amounts Of nnes we Imposed
In the various preclnts First precinct, 81. 90;
Second precinct, $40; Fourth precinct, $l3;
E E precinct t2Si Seventh precinct, g;
EEighth precinct, si2i sanitary company, %.
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Heald's enterprising band company are having
new and stylish uniforms made At the store
Of the Messrs, Burr, and the band will APP
pear In their new toggery, we are Informed,
time, Il being The occasion Of the laying OF the
new Masonic Hall cornerstone, at the corner
OF and Ninth streets.
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lowing report: That In both OF the papers there
utility to teachers or this class OF persons, and
such union Of tho two methods suggested Ia
these ns psPsss as shsl give the pupil an early
interes: and variety to their daily lessons
Prof, dallaudet, chairman Of tho committee
paper read by Mr.. stone, reported favorabiy,
and offered the following resolution:
Resoiped, That the American system OF deaf
the Institutions Of this eoantry f for ~. lat
afty years commends Itself by the best Of ali
tests-that OF prolonged, careful and success
~ experiment-is IN q. prc-eminent degree
deaf mutes as class, and restore them to the
The question being called for and put, DR..
.ceCaHs Of lie o Sefd re enc ,ssS
The Chair stated that the gentleman was out
OF order, and wished him TO take his seat.
Tho vote being taken thers were ID In the
Affirmative and but In the negative, Messrs.
Milligan and Gillette voting In the negative;
Tho following was offered by MI. Bangsi
RESOLVED, That tho best interests OF institu-
tions for the education OF the deaf and dumb
Will be promoted by intrusting the instruction
ana az year e ed
After considerable debate In opposition to
the resolution, 1t was laid on the table, on mo-
tion Of DR.. Fay.
W. J. Palmer, principal OF the North Caro-
lima institution for the deaf, dumb, and the
blind, presented a paper on the "mechanlcal
instruction Of the deaf and dumb" He al
ludsd to the fact that In the controversy which
has recently been carried on In relation to the
best methods for the Intellectual instruction
OF the deaf and dumb, very little had been
said about their mechanical Instruction. He
haI hat al h..
70 this subject, as q good trade would enable
them to earn a livelihood after their education
was completed, and teach them to use prAc-
tieally In after life the knowledge they have
acquired during their connection with an In
tions are from the humbier walks OF life, and
supported BY the bounty Of the State during
.hc period OF their education, when 1t 10 com.
plsted, thsir oniy reliance for self-support and
indepcndcnee viii be- the trades or occupations
taught them while At school,
He Recommended that com etcnt inatruofors
10 the mechanical branches should b secured
10 all Institutions. He was satisfied, from his
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-19

AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT.-"Gener-
ton after generation" says fine wri-
ter, "shave felt as we now feel, and
their lives were as active as our own.
They passed like vapor, while nature
wore the same aspect of beauty as
when her Creator commanded her to
be. The heavens shall be as bright
over our graves as they are now
around our paths. The world will
have the same attractions for our off
spring yet unborn as she had once for
our ancestors. Yet little while, and
all will have happened. The throb-
bing heart will be stifed, and all will
be at rest. Our funeral will wind its
way, and prayers will be said and
then we shall be left alone in silence
and darkness for the worms. And, it
may be for a short time we shall be
spoken of but the things of life will
creep in, and our names will soon be
forgotten. Days will continue to move
on, and laughter and song will be
heard in the room in which we died;
and the eye that mourneth for US will
be dried, and glisten again with joy;
and even our children will cease to
think of US, and will not remember to
lisp our names" :"
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SoLoMON's TEMPLE ExHUMED.--
The London Times publishes an in
teresting letter in regard to the dis
coveries at Jerusalem, from which we
select the following:
"The colossal foundation of the
temple walls, which are stones of ten
cubics and stones of eight cublcS,
laid by Solomon or his successors on
the throne, are now being laid bare at
the enormous depth of ninety feet or
more beneath the present surface
The bridge that once Spanned the ra-
vine between the palace of Zion, and
the temple Oh MOriah is now proved
to have been upward Of one hundred
and fifty feet high. If this be, as it
seems, the ascent to the house of the
Lord which Solomon showed to the
Queen Of Sheba, we cannot wonder
that on seeing it there was no spirit
in her. The pinnacle of the temple
on which the tempter placed the Saw
iour has just been uncovered to the
base, and is found still to have an
elevation of one hundred and thirty
six feet. The statement of JOSephus
is, therefore, no eXaggeratlon. Ii any
one looked from the battlement into
the valley he would be giddy, while
his sight could not reach to such an
immense depth. Sections Of the an
cient wall OF Ophei have been eXhum-
ed, showing that as Josephus says. it
was joined to the southeast angle OF
the temple. Aqueducts, ci6terns, rock
hewn channels and passages have alse
been discovered within and around
the harem, throwing light on the
buildings, S, the arrangements and the
services in the Temple. The great
work of complete exploration Of
ancient Jerusalem is thus fairly anC
auspicio usly commenced. The op
perfume visit of the Sultan and Crane
VIAer to- this country, and the repre-
sentatiOns made to the latter by the
Archbish op Of York, followed up az
they have been by the energy, the
wisdom, and tact of Lieut.. Warrer
and his ad mirable staff, have smooth
ed down Moslem prejudice, removed
local oppo sition, and thus brough
about opportunities for excavation
and explora tion such as never occur
red before; and besides, large mum
berS of Ara b laborers have beel
trained to the work, and are cage
to be employed; and the exact point
of successful ex ploration are now wei
known
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Letter from Speaker Colfaz.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, }
Washington, May 2S. 1868. {

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, }
Washington, May 26, 1868. :
To the Editor of tthe SO. Bend, Indiana
Register,
SIR:-The Democratic paper Of
our city copies from the Indianapolis
Sentinel, an article signed IN. NJ.
Moore" asserting that, as a soldier,
he called on me in the winter of 1861
and that the following then occurred
"a finely dressed gentleman came
in Immediately behind me; colored
boy met US in the reception-room.-
He asked us for our cards; the citi
zen laid his upon the silver waiter.
informed him [ had none. He then
left the room. In a few minutes Mr..
Colfax made his appearance. He
spoke in very afable way to the Cit
izen gentleman, not deigning to notice
me. In short time the gentleman
left, and Mr. Colfax turned short ar
ound, and in no amiable way said
"WetL, aohat s0iU you hare ?" | then
in as few words as possible, explained
the object of my visit. In reply he
said, "he had no time to fool oeoay e0ith
soldiers"
The whole story is utterly false
and if its author swears to it, as he
says he is willing to do, he will swear
to a wicked and malignant falsehood
| do not know any such man. | Inev
er had a silver card waiter in my life
| never used such language as he al
leges to any human being who callec
on me, man, woman, citizen or soldier
! Nor is there a single fair or just mar
at my home, of any party q do no
include in this the editor of The
Union, who believes that | would re
lply to any soldier who called on MI
that al had no time to fool away will
soldiers" :" Many Indiana soldier
know that, at that very time, wa
} spending one day each week visiting
soldiers at the hospitals, and in add
tion thereto, attending to the busines
at the Departments. 1t is shameful
that political opposition should induce
the manufacture and publication o.
such vile fabrications.
Yours truly, SCHUYLER CoLFA7
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The RUSSIAN VICTORIES IN CENTRAL

The RUSSIAN VICTORIES IN CENTRAL
ASIA.-The news published a week
ago in regard to the important VIC
tory gained by the Russians in Cen
trail Asia by the capture of the city
of Bokhara seems to be fully confirm
ed by late advices, except that the
death Of the Khan, or Governor Of the
province is not definitely established.
But whether the Khan was killed in
the assault upon Bokhara or not, it is
evident that his military power has
been efectually broken, for we now
have news of the capture of the Cars
forces Of the city of Samarcand, a
walled city. about four hundred miles
east OF BOkhara. When TlmOur. or
Tamerlane, had conquered for him
self an empire in Asia, he made Sam
arcand his capital city, and it was to
that place that his body was taken
after his death, in one of his expedi-
tions for conquest at the head of 200,-
900 troops. At that time Samarcand
had population of some 150,000,and.
besides being the capital of Tanner
lanes large empire, it was regarded
as the center of Asiatic learning and
commerce.
The four hundred and sixty-three
years that have interviewed since Tam
erlane's death have brought desoIa-
ton and destruction to the capital of
his empire, and Samarcand probably
has no more than $4,000 inhabitants
now, while its magnificent mosques
and Mohammedan colleges have been
nearly all destroyed. Its position,
however, renders its possession by
Russia Of considerable Importance,
and we shall not be surprised if very
important political changes and move
ments are brought into action by the
military campaign which the Russians
are carrying on so successfully in Cen
tral Asia. The collision which Eng
lish statesmen some years ago predic
ted would be sure to result between
Russia and England on the American
continent, may yet take place in Asia,
for Russia is getting foothold un-
pleasantly near to British India.
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WHOLE NUMBER $40.

bles and chairs, and the stove and
the ceiling, but | hung on like Tro-
jan. 1 turned front somersaults, and
rolled over till thought it was all
over with me. I was just on the point
of giving up when the bandage fell
from my eyes, and the goat bounded
through the window, with a yell like a
Camanche Indian, giving up the ghost.
l was in lodge of Masons. They
were dancing a war dance around a
big skull, and playing leap frog, turn
ing hand-springs, and the big fat fel-
low of the ante-room was standing
on his head in the corner, finishing the
contents of my little bottle. Order
was soon restored, and | was led up
to desk and told to stand at my ease.
The Chief Engineer of the establish
ment then put his thumb to his nose,
and stretching out his fingers in the
shape of a fan towards me, command
ed silence. The rest of the brethren
did likewise, and were silent. The
Governor then addressed me.
Brother Knobb you are now one
of us. You are now a member of an
institution, that has lasted over ten
millions of years. From this time
forward your constitution is sound.
You are inpervious to light and heat,
or any other atmospheric influence.
You are water proof, fire proof, and
over proof. With impunity you may
walk through the lake, or sit on a red
hot stove; with impunity drink aqua
fortis, rye whiskey, Wahoo Bitters,
or any other poisonous substance
You are free from rheumatism, dys-
pepsia, whooping cough, or the mea-
sles. The sheriff dare not seize you
for debt, nor the policeman arrest you
for misdemeanor. You are of US,
and you are safe. Here is the pass
word with that and big club you
can get into any lodge in Christen-
dom" [ then took the oath On a
pack of cards, stood the whiskey and
water all around, and l was Ma
son.
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PRAY AND PUMP. In a seaman's
prayer meeting lately in New York,
one of the speakers thanked God that
he had been a SaiIor He had been
in some tight places at sea, but he
never hid his religion or lost his con-
fdence in God. He had learned to
call on God in trouble, and had not
been disappointed. But then faith
must be joined with practice. Pray
ing only, without using effort, is not
enough.
"We were once" said he "driven
to great straits in a gale. The wind
blew perfect hurricane, and our ship
sprung a leak. 1t seemed as if we
must go to the bottom in a few min
utes. Our men worked hard at the
pumps. The water gained on US
Death stared US in the face. | ran
down below, and on my knees asked
Jesus to save US, and give me token.
| then opened my Bible, lying before
me, and Isaiah Kill: 10, met my eye.
The words are these, and the first |
saw: Fear thou not, for | am with
thee. Be not dismayed, for am thy
God. | will strengthen thee; yea, |
will help thee; yea, will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteous
ness aa9 - a
That was enough. | ran on deck
and told the men. | said, Men, we
are going somewhere, but we are not
going down. reported to them what
| had asked of the Lord, and how he
had answered me. ~
Now said l, men, pump and pray,
and pray and pump And they did
it with will. And we pumped and
we prayed our vessel into Cork, as |
believe, in answer to prayer and prom
ise. But what is the use of praying
with leak in the ship without pump.
ing? 2" 9'4~ 1afaJ aA4 e- aaj99.8
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The Knoxville (Tenn.) Wing says
that when the news of Johnson's final
acquittal On Tuesday week was re-
ceived at Morristown, about six of the
Conservative citizens of that town
gave vent TO their JOY by tearing IRON
the wall Of the barber's shop in Noah's
Hotel the portrait of Abraham Lin.
coin, and trampling the same under
their feet, with savage yells for John.
son. et.fa.
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Tunisian Justice.

A certain Capt. Baculard left Mar
seilles for China, but being buffeted
by the wind, he hauled up in the har-
Dor of Tunis to wait weather. The
collector Of the port came on board.
Capt. Baculard represented that he
was freighted for Canton, that he had
nothing to do with Tunis, and that he
only put in from stress of weather.
But the collector exhibited manifest
necessity that he should fork over
Capt. Baculard did fork over in a
rage, but instantly repaired to the
palace of the hey, demanding justice.
"Good Frank" said the bey. II am
your friend, God is great. What do
you want Of me ~
"Highness," answered Capt. Bacu-
lard. "your custom house has robbed
me. | have forked over; fork back. -
Excellent individual" answered
the hey, "in this country, when we
have the dust, we keep it. The orig
inal acquisition is a difficulty. To
fork back is a thing unknown in At
RIGA"
"But shall | not have justice ?"
"Certainly, every one has Justice in
Tunis. Will you have it in Tunis or
French fashion ?"
"Highness, | have had lawsuit or
two in France. Justice in French
faShion-the Gods forbid"
"But | don't press it on you" OBJ
served the hey. "If you choose the
French after all, | will speak to your
consul. He loves justice, good man
three of my subjects applied to him
years ago, for immunity, and they will
get it next year, | think, for he loves
justice"
"French justice, no never! Give
me the Tunisian; | am in a hurryw
''Do it then, God is great" said the
bey what is your cargo ?"
"MarseiIles soap, and 10000 cottor
caps"
at is we'll. Go away and be tran
quill"
"Vizier, . said he, "there is no Coo
but God, Mahomet is his prophet
We love justice; we love the Franks
Proclaim that every Jew who ap
pears tomorrow without cotton cap
will have a little transaction to SETTLE
with me.
There are twenty thousand Jew:
in Tunis, and not single cotton cal
in the place. They all made theil
wills, when they learned through al
officer of the custom house that Capt
Baculard had lots of the desired arti
-cle; that was suficient-Capt. Bicu
lard sold the invoice at 81 cap. HI
rushed to the palace and poured on
"Not SO fast, said the bey; Il al
not done yet. Call the vizier."
The vizier was called.
"ProcIaim.' said the bey, that ey
cry Jew who keeps a cotton cap al
other hour, will have trouble with you
God is great, aud | am a lineal de
= scendant of Mahomet.
The vizier made a grand salute
placing his left leg on the back of hi
neck, according to the custom of hi
court and retired.
When Capt. Baculard returned t
the dock, he found 10000 Jews a
! ready awaiting him, cap in hand. II
might have had the caps for nothing
but deSirous to leave good name fo
generosity and greatness Of soul, h
purchased them at two cents a piece
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-19

PROJECTING CUCUMBERs.-A cheap
and effective way TO protect cucum-
ber, melon and squash plants from
light frosts and from bugs, is to bend
two light twigs cross wise over the
hill, forcing their ends into the ground,
and lay newspaper over them. The
edges of the newspaper should be
covered with soil to prevent blowing
off. They will stand all but the
heaviest rains, perfectly protect the
plants, and help rather than hinder
their growth.
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JOHNSON, DRUNK,

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ing Interest No more hard work in Figures
New Book New Rules, and easy ones too -
Casting Interest at any rate per cent. Drafting
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Grain in Nov and Bin. Fractions made easy
yes, reduced to the comprehension OF a boy
Making Alloys Metals, Soldiers. Dips for Silver
Platers, Bleaching and Dyeing, and many yalu-
able Rules and Recipes. Book sent, postpaid,
for so cents. Address G.. X. HARLOW, Box
$50, West Meriden, Conn. lime
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SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTISTRY

LN NJ. PERRY, the old and experienced Den
II tist ofOrleans County is still at Barton,
and in readiness to attended to all work pertain
ing TO his profession in a prompt and efficient
manner. Also to extract teeth without pain, by
the use of Nitrous Oxide Having one of the
best Apparatus in use. Charges reasonable as
those of any respectable Dentist. Please cali.
Advice gratis.
RartOn Oct d 1867.
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A young mechanic in Antwerp. who
refused to stand treat, was bound by
his fellow workmen to an iron cross
and subjected to such extreme illus
age that he has since died.
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President johnson has bought a
beautiful farm of five hundred acres
at Henderson's depot, in Tennessee,
with two fine Touring mills on it.
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The bod les of the ladies recently
drowned at Cavendish were recover
ed on Tue, sday last.