National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-15

iUm.,euo OPuhV' iHVVt 70 anu oV Gents per
LiGnr COLONEL Kid Gloves very stylish when
not sollel, JOUNEs9 inodorous Kid Glove
Cleaner will renoyate them thoroughly; price VI
cents per bottle, All sold by dfuralits and
fancy dealers.
tories or TIE DAY.
Opinions Of tho LenaIna Journal. on ,,pr.
rent Matters Of Thought and Discussion.
the AdRicUlTuRAL DEPARTMENT.
The Agricultural department Is Just now re.
ceiving broadslde Of abuse from the opposition
and independent press, most Of which IL unde.
served. The Utica Herald, edited by Congress
man Roberts, comes to its defence "A follows.
at Is fashionable Just now for journals to
attack, In one form or another, the Agricultural
I .sI wa,hngton one complains Of
growls at the seed swindlc,' third denounces
the monthly reports as worthless, q fourth
Ialls at the late appearance Of the annual
report, NTH asserts that agriculture needs
no such dfy.nurse any more than docs min.
ing or manufacturing and 80 on. The truth
Is that mining, manufacturers and commerce
have always had dry-nufsinR, and u has cost
the country millions 10 build IN these Indus.
tries whcrp u has expended dollars for agri.
culture. The distribution of seeds may not al.
hut these seeds have coat little, often being inc
gift Of other nations, As 10 the competence OF
lncompetenoy Of the head Of the department,
tnW y 1ucslou LOT lhlr discussion; but very
few Of the writer's for the public press are com.
potent TO form an OnlnlOn On that point. They
may give their preiudlcca or Impressions, but
they do not amount TO anything. Certainly the
department should he made rs efficlent as pos.
slblc for the money expended on H.. hut II II
does not accomplish much, II may be replied that
u does not cost much. The amount expended 1.
anything but eNtTavagant for the interest repre-
scnted-onC that employs half Of our Industrial
population and Bustains every other Industry
even manufacturing and commerce, which make
failed to FeSeIye attention from " ,,ovsTpme TH
There u no one Interest the prosperity OF which
adds so much to the wealth and prosperity Of the
S .S,ny as I'M, Of sgTlsHi9re show US 9ur
you community where every honest industry
thHNcs."
rnE FIRST HLoon OF rHE WAN.
The Richmond DipdtTh prints the following
letter In regarl TO the question as to whose wa
the FIRST blood OF the war shed on virginia soil
| SALEN, RoAsoEI COUNTY, NnatStA
EDITORS DISPATCH An editorial In your lssul
OF -, headed "Thc First Blood Of the War" i
tails.
me man kLlled At Fettcnnan on the night Q
| the 22d OF May, 1851, was named Brown, = | MOI
man, OF RowlcsburR, Preston county, who ha,
Joined the company then forming at Grafton 10
Federal service, and after wards commanded b!
Dah. wilson, The Confederate who Killed Bruwi
was Daniel y. Knight, private In Captain Rob
lnsonS company, llansbrOuEhs battalion, an,
not member OF the ThiTty.ilrst virginia req
,ncae. H SurS9msta i o, me killing wer
niSt at t;rSfton AMI atrr tar ~ was orS, XVI XVI
son aud Brown got on spree. Wilson's cOInpan
from WheeIlnu wIlsan ,,rn,y,.c1 ~ n,,, nv !,
NO down 10 fetterinSn md snnnIy tbemsciyc
with muskets from the rebels encamped there
| guaTd knivht halted ,bcn I,h., ,,an,.ni
TO Know his authority 10 stop them on the pub
NC highway. Knight responded that his cap
ont a hermit mi aI,,cI ,het "a h. lns,S trsn
tainI Wilson they miShi ,aSs Then Rsnvn = I
claimed, "Iet's shoot tl,r ,iamnei s%S,ndsci
| anyhow I" and snitInv aTiIon Ia woTI nreh
pistoi nj EnIgbt I'bs msIi n.ssoi ,hnnn,i
kniRht's lcit eaT knIeh, Then diSrha sg.i ~
nusket At brown, and emitted a heayy ioSa q
slugs into Broyn 4 breast killing him instantIy
Was AZ psun,yiown mai night mi MN va sxsv
and mn. and hssTI Tho ,cnprt ~ ,,e ,nnsss,
Next morning, on going 10 Fetter,nan. saS
Browns body laid out. The Wheeling Ihici
hsmer en lir, the Icath o. Brown unlcr y
Tn,an hab nyio,, ~, ,,, st ~, w. W
the muskct a few nights before. when Captal
w. y. T., then encamped at Fcttcrman with III
Paramount company, became apprehonsiye q
an ATTACK from the Grafton Unlonists, and ser
up hn 1edly Tor my company to march to hi
assistance.
"KILIISG no MURDER
| TTn,Ier the shoyc hcs,iIn,, ,ho N,o,,, Ny,.. -
~, ~ S.,N -, 'nv NV iu'A 'ouI
nus y commerce hiIs on peculiar Phase OF on
modern sentimentallty In regard to murders an
murleTeTs, particularly In the EmpIre CITY,
! rbrre IL mnrn rc,so, q, fear ,hnt an III MIA,
entitled "KiIIing M Nnricr Mi, hs,n,,, w "
az ihis civ A. cnncSTnrI iuIir,aiIy irnr ~ M "
city has besn the scene ~ many airgrlnuS mn,
1CTs' the pcynetrst"Sa a. Ihs iSnScrS a,,t ~ ~
Nathan murders rrmain Wnd,scSysPsd ~
Stnl - tsostrr AMI Sr.nnnu In,n,nI.,aJ 49, ~,
fins nneniy ami bodanti. i,S,ine ,s nn.a W,
taT,lIy mai hrfnre mnrLr,.r NJ ~ 1870,
murierers Nos. p. Z. a banL are rommittsI
Inc tombs, and ansty Xhnr i,rie. Sn,' ,,o.,,
Of murder In the nrst degree, LAWYERS are r,
! lalnes 10 write opinions, clcrgymen voluntet
m,.nI w. ,or neISy' ptolnent SilLens a.
the press, AFTER coT,I,aliy cUmn,sndIng inror, n
their integrity and courage, back down and unit
~ swelling the chorus for communication, An
nrmncSs ~, nv WSs, SGvh u1nhey 70 shahe ~
yOEed 10 interposc. -
IwrHo,IsG o,p uotsrs
Tho r,,,i., ,Ia,,.a y, -. - -.
~. b"s's" Iiouse " Loius nas patt'y pech
uuIsihg IN not very wise discussion OF u
horse question. which leads the Boston Globr
say;
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str,rtors ~ .n aia,r.hIo sh Jn ~ roPyt y
onment 81 hnrua ~ ~ ,T.n I'm ~ o nv
p n,,nIi, VI hoises hs VI men; LUG ioISe Whle
rnn,,s 80 ,a5s " I ,s uiaNihl
In M. sy,n,r @ soios iloln Lno staD y
avn whtrb n, s,s 80 hs,Sa ip,dnI ~ ~
sn,, IN " T ~ yVaS na'e tlvuueu the "a
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mora sansiiio sh n.y. an" anVH hAe " ~
to, seu ~. nurse tah III ouI LeglsIalutc
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