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National Republican., 1873-09-23
ALASKA.
Some Facts About Its Material Re,ourcsl

some Facts About Its Material Re,ourcss
The last number Of the Alaska Herald
which has come to hand contains some inter-
esting facts concerning tho material re-
sources OF that Territory, which go to show
that the bai gain with Russia was not such
bad one after all. The editor Of that paper
has been making trip, and, among other
places, he visited Morshave, Delkofskky and
Kadiak, places which are not down on the
maps, and Of which probably few Americans
have ever heard. Morshayc Ia situated at
the extreme end Of the peninsula of Alaska,
and Is the centre Of an immense fur trade
mink, fox, sea-otter, dcers and bears being
the principal animals killed. BelkOfskky Is
noted for the manufacture Of Quass, the ma
| tive article for whisky, which Is used in great
quantities by the natives, although IL Is very
damaging to the health, aud produces con.
sumption. Kodiak ls an active business
| are Creolcs, Aleuts and Russians, and they
| live together like a happy family, not trou-
bling themselves with politics, wars, or ru-
mors OF wars. At Ilamla bay, place not on
the maps, quartz boulders strcaked with gold
have been found, and q Russo-Gcrman,
named Grccnberg, is loading up a vessel with
tho bouldcrs, which accomplished, he Is going
to sail IN search of a quartz mill. At Katmai
bay, on tho cast side Of the Alaskan peuin-
sula, petroleum Is running to wastein streams
which, u cared for, would yield fortunes.
On the kcnai peninsula immense coal beds
exist. Walls Of coal thirty to forty feet In
height rise perpendiciIlarly from the waters
edge. The coal so ar as worked Is bitumi.
nous, but the old miners believe that II one OF
these coal hills was tunreed and a shaft
sunk, anthracite would be found In great
abundance. What with Goldfish, furs, petro.
leum and coal our recent purchase begins to
loom up as valuable acquisition, and 10
offer some temptations to settlcrs-provided
they can stand cold weather, QHass and
| Aleuts
National Republican., 1873-09-23
kulf far In uuuea

Matthew Pabst has entered suit against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. The
plaintiff charges that on the 81 OF December,
1879. his wife, Freierika G. Pabst, purchased a1
excursion ticket to Baltimore, by which defend
ant undertook TO safely carry her to Baltimore
aud back, but by reason OF the bad care, negli.
gence. carelessness and mismanagement OF de,
fendant, and for want OF due care, she was
dragged under the wheels Of one OF the cars,
whereby her two feet were horribly manged
and mutilated, by which it was made Necessary
to ampntate the fore part OF the right foot ana
the heel OF the left, causing her great aud ter
rible agony and suffering; and though she had
the attendance OF three skillful surgeons she
died on the Sd OF January, 1873. BY reason
whereof he has been deprived OF the comfort,
labor, benefit and assistance OF his wife In his
domestic and business anairs, which he other
wise might or would have had; and he was there
by obliged TO pay money for medical attendance,
amounting 70 about 81 900, and has suffered great
mental agony. &c. Wherefore he claims dam
ages Ia s25,OOO.
Yesterday morning, Judge Macarthur had be-
fore him W. W. lngers0ll on a writ OF hdhcds
corpus, he having been aTneuled about two weeks
since on a warrant issued under an indictment
fOund' In Tennessee In 1871, charging him with
having withheld bounty from cOlored woman.
Messrs. J. N. oliver and James U. Williams ap-
peared for the prisoner, and moved his discharge
on the ground that 1t was necessary that an am
dayit a. To identity should have been made
Judge Macarthur decided TO remand the priso-
ner king the bail at $500, and directing that he
he not removed for one week.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
A story Of Thrcr Children.


In May last railroad conductor lifted n
bundle of old clothes from the cars TO the
depot platform at Red Wing. This bundle
had come all the way from Chicago, and In
side OF 1t was little four-year-old girl, with
basket In her hand, to which was attached
card, stating that her name was Minnie
Mead, and that she was to be left at Red
Wing I'LL called for by her father, George
Mead. After the cars went crashing away
In cloud OF smoke and dust the loungcrs
scattered, and the little maid was left alone
to talk to herself, and make believe" she
was eating bread and butter. As the day
wore on this barmecide fair gave out, and she
toddled about, gazing wl,tfully at the strange
faces Of the teamstcrs who came occasionally
to fetch luggage from the depot, until finally,
realizing that no one wanted her, she began
TO sob. At last, as night came on, motherly
woman heard there was a lone, forgotten
child crying at the depot. When George
Mead came several days afterwards for thd
little bundle brute mother had shipped to
him, he found Minnie very well provided for,
and II would have been better II he had left
her there. But he took her back to Mineola,
and placed her with the other little wretches
whom their mother had abandoned. Minnie
and Della, her threc-year-old sister, and
Emma, who was bat SIX, were put In charge
| of another sister, who was but sixteen, 10 al
| old dllapidatcd building, and then their fa<hei
went away, they knew not where. By ant
by the Oldest sister went out Into the countr,
to work for farmer. Sometimes she cam,
and lct them food; but there, through all tn,
| nights and through all the fierce thunder
storms of summer, these deserted babies hud
died together on an old quilt, with no one ap
parentiy to take care Of them. An aunt who
lived not far away took no notice Of them
and few days ago the county judge lcarne,
that three little girls were starving In tina
old building. He found them covering In
the old ruin, naked, weak and perishing 70
food. The first he offered them they ate raw
cnously, but their famished stomachs woul,
not retain II. They had torn some old calict
Into strips, tied 1t to an old pewter mug, an,
Wfth this they had managed to draw from ai
uncurbed well the only refreshment they ha,
tasted for days and days. II some neighbo
had not relcnted at tho sight Of their wal
faces and told the county judge about 1t, onl
q day or two more would have elapsed befor
the rats would have been fighting over thei
little corpsos. Mineola would be good fie
for Christian missionaries. -Missotri Repub
iicdn
National Republican., 1873-09-23
A Penutiful Armory.

The armory OF company d, arst regiment, Ma.
tional Guard, Is the subject OF general comment
for It's neatness and convenience. II Is located
on Seventh street. between l. and N streets, and
Is 4Ox90 feet In dimensions. There are erected
racks sufficient to accommodate $50 guns, and
for each member OF the company there Is pro-
vided q locker, In which the uniforms Of the infn
are kept The lighting arrangement Is by re-
Electors In the ceiling, four In numDer. Attached
10 the hall are officers and privates' rooms suit
Rbly furnished, the walls and ceilings being kali
somined In light green, while the woJd'w0ik Is
grained In OAK.
The walls OF the armory abound with hand.
some pictures, among which are the ON GERS Of
the sumner Corps, OF Syracuse, N. Y, VINO were
so handsomely entertained by company ID during
their visit to this city on the occasion OF the
Inauguration. The picture Is q large-sized pho
tOgraph, and the officers are taken IN q group In
full uniform. Company ID boys feel very proud
Of the picture, and have had 1t handsomely
framed and placed In prominent position Ia
the armoTy. Attached to company ID Is dra-
matte organization, which win give q perform
ance In Frederick, Nd, during their visit next
month. The officers OF company ID are: First
lieutenant, ]. Tyler Powell. comm inding; Capt,
Fleming being promoted to the lieutenant colo
nency OF the re1lmenI0 second lieutenant, Geo.
Woodbridge; third lieutenant, ID. W. Irving.
The company now numbers So men In good
standing.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
The County Conventisn-Poiit!cal Adj
dresses-A Repubiicnu Victory THIS Fali.

GOorrss. .,ondence Of the Republican,
FALLS OHuRoH. Sept n ls73
In pursuance Of q public notice issued by the
township committee, the Republicans OF this
section convened at the sscond Baptist church,
and selected the following delegates To tho
county convention, which Ia called for wednes-
day. October I, for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for the House OF Delegates, county
treasurer, sheriff and C1mmonwealths attorney:
sumner Fits, II. J. England, George c. Ely,
Frank Crocker, II. s. Blrnum aud James Lee.
Notice was giveu that Col. Robert W. Hughes
and Hon. l.. II. Chandler would address the peo-
the court house, and In the evenlng 1t is expected
they will speak Mt this place.
The fact that heretofore the judges OF election
throughout the state, with now and then per.
tiyes has awakened approximations In the minds
OF Republicans lest gross frauds might be perpe-
trated In the approaching election. But the act
OF the General Assembly OF ls69-TO, which came
the county judges TO appoint at least one judge
OF election who can read and write at each eiec-
ton precinct In his county from each political
party, has relieved our minds somewhat, and we
now look for reasonable fair-play.
Messrs. Gray, Coe, CrOcker, Buxton and others
made short speeches, but as business occupied
the most part Of the evening, the great vital
questions Involved In the canvass were not
dwelt upon at length by the speakers.
There Is general dissatisfaction In the Con-
seryatlvo ranks over the candidates that have
been put IN the Held, and II the Republicans are
judcious IN selecting their candidates they will
sweep tnu county by an overwhelming majority.
IL the old maxim be true that "the gods help
those who help themseves,n the Republicans are
bound TO win favor with the gods, as they are
until our glorious old Commonwealth Is rescued,
redeemed and saved from the hands Of her de-
stroyers. FAX.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
GRAPE CULTURE.
Visit to Buck. yiueyRrd mud WI,

'sH 10 BUCKS vineyard and Wines,
Al Front Royal, Va, Is one OF the most ex-
tensVe grapeTics and wIne.nakng establish.
ments In this country, owned and managed by
Mr.. NJ. ID. Buck, where he has about seventy. y.1ye
acres OF vineyard IN full and handsome bearing,
embracing several varieties, principally the
Catawba, Concord, Delaware, Norton's, Virginia
and some others.
We had the pleasure a few DAYS ago of yIsItlny
anu going through large portion Of his vine.
yaIu anu lastlng their rich aud OdOrOns fruita as
lhey hung on the vines. Mr.. Buck has Two iarge
wine vaults, built into the side OF the mountain.
where nearly an equal temperature NAV he se
cured the year round. In these vaults he has
now SOME twenty TO thirty thousand gallons of
pure wines Oh different ages and varieties, with
several thousand gallons Of pure Rrape brandy
mostly from the Catawba grape.
Mr.. Buck makes and sells nothing but the bure
grape Juice, preferrlng TO secure a mercantile
reputation Tor, and supply the market with. n
genuine, perfect article, though at less profit 10
himself, than TO furnish cheap doctOrrd wilma
less valuable and less healthful, Having becn
repeatedly on his premises, and seen ths onera.
lions In dlnerent seasons, at his presses we
know his wines to be the pure grape julce, when
offered as such. ~
At request Of parties he has made some lighter
cheap wines OF the second run OF julce' with
good sugar added, but always M represented.
anu o. pure grapes, and no drugs.
In AUSTRALIA, Mexico and California there ls a
process adopted by some manufacturers which
makes a pleasant, wholesome beverage, sought
by many something like this: The nTst run OF
pure Juice from the grapes Is tested by proper
instruments, 70 ascertain iss eoptenta Of sacaLa-
National Republican., 1873-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS,
TIE CUBAN LEAGUE.
Vice President Wilson Declines tho Prtsi-
dency Of the League.


dcucy Of the League.
NArIcK, MASS. September IS. Is7s.
Gsn,rdi ". T. Rcnahon!
DEAR SIR: On my return homc after an alb
sencc OF several days, found yours Of the 29,h
ultimo, informing me OF my election TO the pres
iaency OF the Cuban League. In asking my ac-
ceptance OF the same you are pleased to say:
"During long public life you have never either
feared or failed whether as citizen or Senator to
express and publish to oil whom It might concer
your deteststlon OF oppression and your earnest
sympathy In every movement made by men to
recover or establish their freedom" need not
assure you that now, no less than In the past
do sympathlze with those, Of whatever color
condition, or nationality, who are thus stfuq.
Cling for their rights. | have specially synl.
pathlZed with the Cuban patriots In their
yolylnR not only their own dissent hrallment from
gr ndng despotism, but the emancipation Of
the slaves anda cessation Of the terrible slave
trade which finds Cuba Its last stronghold Aud
then have hoped that their triumph wonld se-
cure Justice to the coolies, against whom Cuban
authorities have shown 80 much cruelty and bad
faith. shall continue to do 40, and hone thai
the law OF The land and the honor and good faith
of the nation VIII permit In demonstrations OF
Interest and expressions Of sympathy.
] cannot, however, accept the position you
nave 80 kindly assigned me. The condition Of
my health adinonishes ne that should not ven
lure on any new responsibilities but such as
have already been placed upon me, or attempt
the performance of any duties but such as have
already been assumed.
WIN the expression Of my earnest sympathy
with the objects OF your association, renai1
very truly yours, II. WIisoS.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
NOTICES or NEW ADyERrIsEniENTs

A pair Of horses for sale.
An elegant residence for sale.
See the card Of Nicholas zangc.
A baker Is wanted Immediately.
An elegant suite of-rooms for rent.
A desirable house on II street for sale.
A restaurant and dmlng-room for sale.
Several houses are wanted Immediately.
The friends Of temperance will meet this even
ing.
Fenwick 4 Stewart have a cargo Of rcd beach
plaster.
The Twelfth District Republican club will meet
this evening.
A meeting Of the Equal Rights League will he
held tonight.
A primary election will be held In the Fourth
district to-day.
primary meeting will be held in the Ninth
district Thursday.
A house on Fourteenth street, near D street
northwest, for rent,
The Creighton and Arlington base ball clubs
will play this afternoon.
Prof. L. +. Valentines fashionable dancing
academy, Masonic Temple.
u. II. Warner will sell, on october 1b, at :
O'Clock p. m, valuable real estate.
The winter term OF Howard University medl.
cal department will begin October I.
The steamer Paisade will leave Washington
for the Potomac landings every Wednesday an(
Saturday.
See the advertisement for the fourth grant
gift concert for the benefit Of the Kentuck,
Public Library.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
nIrr,inx Of The CampaIsa Com mmIttce.

Meeting Of the CampaiEu Committce.
The campaign committee Of the Virginia Re-
publican Association Of the District Of Columbia
met last evening; Hon. Joseph segir in the chair,
and Z. W. Moore, secretary.
on motion, subcommittee Of three, consist
ing OF Messrs. segar, snowten and Moore, was
appointed on transportation, with Instructions
to endeavor TO negotiate with the various rail-
way lines for excursion tickets, running for
sufficient time to cover the State fair aud state
election, at the lowest possible rates.
IL was also resolved To invite all Nirginian
voters and others wishing to attend the State
Agricultural Fair to be present at the next meet
ing OF the association1D the nrst Monday In Oc-
tOber and register their names for the purpose
OF securing tickets OF transportation.
An order was passed appropriatlng $3.50 for the
purpose OF printing ten thousand copies OF q
statistical pamp compiled by j. Weed Corey,
OF HerndOn, Va, and Messrs. Corey, Davidson
and Cromwell were appointed q committee to
supervise the printing OF the same.
The chairman urged upon all the members the
necessity OF prompt and energetic action In pro-
yIding the ammunition and sinews OF the cam
paign. The time was getting short, aud, while
they mad everything to encourage them that the
harvest was ripe and ready for the sickle, the
labOrers were too few, and the ways and means
OF securing the crop were too scAnty and tardy
In coming to the Held.
Adjourned one week.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
A strange SIsht.

In the year 1885 the captain Of Greenland
whaling vessel found himself at night sur.
rounded by icebergs, and ''lay "" until morn
Ing, expecting every moment to be ground to
pieces. In the morning he looked about and
saw ship near by lie hailed 1t, but received
no answer. Getting into boat with some Of
his crew he pushed out for the mysterious
craft. Coming alongside tho vessel he saw
through the port-holc man at table, as
though keeping u log-book, frozen to death.
The last date In the book was l7i., showing
that the vessel for thirteen years had been
drifting among the Ice. The sailors were
found, some frozen In their hammocks and
others In the cabin. For thirteen years the
ship had been carrying Its burden OF corpscs-
drifting sepulchre manned by q frozen crew.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
GOOD HOPE hit.
Why Work was Suspended

Why Work was Suspended.
The work on Good Hope Hill road 10 the coun-
try has been stopped temporarily, In conse-
quence OF interference with the contractor, Nr.
j. W. Walsh, on the part Of s. NJ. Golden, the
superintendent Of the Board OF Publc WORKS.
Mr.. walsh was proceeding with the work accord
Ing to his contract with the board, and this IA
the first instance that he has beoa accused OF not
having faithfully performed his WORK since he
has beco.ae engaged In contracting. The mat
ter has been referred to Governor Shepherd, and
II will he thoroughly investigated. Mr.. Walsh
has the Endorsement Of the property owners In
this vicinity, who express themselves as being
perfectly satisfied with the M amer In which tue
work Is being done.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
PERSONAI..

SECRETARY RoBEsos returned to Washington
yesterday morning.
Mr. JoHS s. DELAso, son OF the Secretary OF
the Interior Is still quite III at St. Paul, MINI.
A CONSCIENCE stricken Philadephlan has sent
sixty dollars to the "conscionce fun l." and a
New Yorker ono dollar.
PRESIDENT GRANT returned to this city yester-
day morning from New York. lie will leave this
morning for Philadelphia, accompanied by Gen.
Babcock.
DR. BLAKE has slgnlned TO the President his
acceptance OF the appointment rendered him q
few days since to be member OF the Board OF
Public Works.
Mr.. HERMAN A. VOGELBACH, q weil-knOwn
druggist OF Philadelphia, Is at the KIrkwood
Mr.. yogelbach has been attending the Pharma-
ceutical convention at Richmond, as the repre-
sentative OF the alumni OF the Philadelphia Col
lege Of Pharmacy.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
Mall,n Opcrn IIause.
THE COUNTS.
Criminal Csurt-NIr. Justice sracAr,

Criminal Ceurt-AIr. Justice Macarthur.
THIS court was engaged as follows yesterday:
The case OF Buchanan, charged with the muir
der OF his wife, was called, but postponed until
this morning In consequence OF the absence Of a
witness.
The grand Jury returned true bills against
George W. Garner. for the murder OF J. II. Pie
per on the 10Th OF July last, aud Andrew Lewis,
for the murder OF VIM. Tyler on the Ith OF July
for the murder OF Michael llussey at the late
Schuetzeniest.
AIinurnaI
National Republican., 1873-09-23
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS.
Orders orthc Board Of Public Work,

Orders orthc Board Of Pnbiio Works.
Orders have been given for tho paving OF
street, FROM S5ycntI to North Capitol street
northwest, with blue rock, anl the putting In of
q " CUTTERS. The superintendent OF streets has
been directed tC close up the hitaen-fOOt alley
in square No 2bh, on tho rnst side Of said square
and east HldG OF Fourteenth street, between @
and ID streets southwest ani cause new alley
ffteen.feet wide to he opened Immediately south
OF anu adjoining the one To be closed, as per
plat IN the OIilee Of the surveyor. The tupeTln-
ienient OF sewers has been directed TO put
Third and EQlg and-a-hali streets northwest.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
DISTRICT RN EUUTIvS.
Netc. from the Governsr,s once.

Messrs. s. p. Robertson, J. A. worctlm, J. W
swaggart, J. Hill, II. Darby, 3. Allen, P. II. Don.
negan, D. Turner aud ThOs. Scott, q delegation
from the Sixteenth legislative district, called on
Governor Shepherd yesterday, and presented
hun with the resolutions adopted At the nrsi
meeting OF the Republicans OF that district, IN.
dorslng his selection as Governor. Mr.. Shcp
herd. In response, said that, In his judgment, the
regular nominees In all the districts should be
supported, and that any support he could give
them would he rendered.
President Grant, In company with GlverioI
shepherd and DR.. j. D. Bake, Vice president OF
the Board OF Plblic Works, rode around tbs city
viewing the improvements.
Governor Shepherd was the recipient Of nu-
merous letters yes'e day from m 'mbe d Con
gress, congratulating MIN on his appointment ~
Governor OF the District.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR VISIT.
Arrangement for the Reception .f the Con


mandery.
The Hartford COmant OF yesterday says: The
arrangements for the reception OF the Sir
knights from Washington, by the Sir Knights OF
Hartford, have been nearly completed, and the
whole affair promises to be one OF the most sue
cessful that ever occurred In this city. The Sir
Knights will arrive by the steamboat train from
New Haven, reaching this city Al $3.50 Wehnes-
day evening, October !, ani Will be received at
the depot by a delegation OF Hartford Str Knights
and escorted to their several quarters at the Al
lyn House, Uaited States and CITY hotels. Ol
the morning OF Thursday, October =, they will
be formally received by Washington Coniman-
derry OF this city, after which there will be q
parade through the principal streets OF the city.
Ia the evening OF the same day the most proml-
nent AMI interesting part OF the occ ision will
take place At Allyn hall, In the shape OF grand
reception and banquet, where the evening Will
be spent at the tables, aud toasts, speeches aud
music, both Instrumental and vocal, will he In
order A carriage drive through the suburbs, on
the morning OF the third has bepn contem plated,
hut II II yet uncertain whether this will be car
rlel out The str Knights will leave by the
steamboat train to New York Fhdly evening,
October .,
National Republican., 1873-09-23
Permits TO Bald.

The following permits to build have been
Issued since our last report Rev. J. Vaughn
Lewis, to add additional story on three-story
brick, II street, between Nineteenth and Twen-
tleth; Jas. McDonough, two-story brick, Eighth
Barotti, church edince, IS by l95 feet, Fifteenth
street, between NJ aud n northwest; ID. l.. W.
Carter. two'story brick, New Jersey avenue aud
Y street northwest; ID. NJ. Davis, one-story
frame shop. corner OF New Hampshire aud Sher-
man avenues do; Henry Birch, twO-story brick,
corner OF Twenty fourth street and Pennsyl wanna
avenue do; trustees OF Tenth-street mission OF
fourth-street NJ. K. church, one-story frame,
Tenth street. between NJ aud N southeast; "
Tustafani h Bro, TO aid story TO q frame, Car
roll street, between FIRST and Second do John
Hogan, two two-stnTy frames, II street, between
North Capitol and First streets northeast.
National Republican., 1873-09-23
BOARD OF REGISTRATION,
Correction Of last Year. List Bogus

CuFTttttuu VI 5sUst HuHr Hsfsf UtBuHs
Tae board OF reg .stration began thsir slttlngs
At the executive onics, corner OF PeunBylvania
avenue and Seventeenth street. yesterday. Per-
sons who have changed their rssilen sea from
one district to smother mast have their names
entered on the list, IN the districts In which they
now reside. A chang, from one h0u ,e to an-
other In the same district does not require re-
registration. Persons whose names are not on
the lists Of last year must be registered At the
above place before they will be able TO vote. The
following 10 the result Of yesterdays labors;
HGhanges-2s white, 20 c0l0red; total, IS. Reg
istered-55 white, - colored; total, 81.
he board will be In session until October S, and
on election day 20 correct errors.