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NATIONAL NOTES.
wAsHNoroN, December "A, 1874.


compliis,u the leading New York papers
speak oi q as an exceedingly lorcible aud cred
liable document, aud from the tenor Of the
press comments, generally, it would seem to
have made quite favorable impression upon
thc puohc mud. Congratulations, both writ
ton aud oral, have been shOwcred upon the
President with regard 10 bis message, and it is
whispered around, that after receiving large
iustalmeut Of these compliments from a rery
mUillut delegation, Ulysses unable longer TO
restrain hls emutiuuS stole up tue back stairs
t. bis room, entered, aud having locked the
door. INDUCED IN a series of good and whole
some chuckies, very much 10 his relief and
then, resumiug again the iron mask Of his
stoid couuteuanCe, returned 10 bis friends and
admirers OF course this must be taken cum
grqH0 sails.
A delegation Of Navaioes visited their Great
Father last week and laid some Of their grew
auces before him. The President listened at
teutiyey to his children Of the prairie and Of
iered them some good advice, which, in lieu OF
something else, T. ey reluctantly accepted, aud
LETT tbe Great Father.
On the 9th Instant Mr. Alexander MlctiEe,
of Baltimore, was married 10 Virginia, daugh-
Ter 90 the late Hon. James Brooks, OF New
York, Ia tie Roman Catholic Church Of the As
sumption, H1.fJgn, near London. Minister
Scbeuck was present, aud MouAiguor Capel
performed the marriage ceremony. Ms
Brooks, the brides mother was formerly NrE.
Robert Randolph Of WIttenburg,' the seat
Of the Raulolphs in Virginia.
10 Is reported that Mr. Ten Brock, the IA
nous patron of the turf, will shortly lead to
the altar a young LAZY Of great attractions
Mr. Ten Brock has been wdcweT less than
two years.
Grant. Jewell Conklug and Beecher have
accepted invitations 90 attend the anniversary
diuusr of the New England Society, a. New
York. December -. What a worthy Quar-
tctte
Representative Stowell Of Virginia POSE to a
" personal explanation lea the House the other
dav. aod denied the change made against him,
of having sold a cadetsbip lie asked for an
investigation, to clear bis character, which was
graz ,ai.
A memorial. signed by R. r. Marbury and
35l other ciz.zcns of the district, has been pre-
scented Congress, petitionins for free bridge
over the Potomac at Georgetown 10 be built
upon the stone piers Of the Alexandria Aque-
duct
An event occurred last Friday which is not
without political significance. | refer 20 the
re-iuterment OF the remains Of the confederate
dead who were killed IN the attack on Wash
iuctou near Fort Bunker 81, 90 the 9Th
street ruad. ia July 1864. and buried an that
section Of the country. The ceremonies which
were very impressive, took place IN the Grace
Caurch Cemetery, near Silver Spring, 10 which
cuusecrated ground the bodies were moved
Bishop Piuckuey read poem and Doctor A.
y Gauett, physician OF Standing IN our city,
delivered an address. lt is, indeed, a sign OF
tle times, when almost under the shadow of
the National Capital, these pjouS exercises were
allowed pcaceably to progress.
One lly last week a man named Henry
Thomson applied % our police Quarters for
relief. being 10 q very feeble condition. aud
suffering from smallpox lie was Sailor,
aud had c1me from New York to Alexandria
by sea. The health authorities Of this highly
moral and charitable town on learning tue di-
sense from which the man was suffering, sent
him up here. whittier he came on foot. tie
was sent O. tlc hospital.
Bishop Gibb0n OF Richmond preached a.St
Aloysius Church yesterday morning. before
large congregation. His subject was &" Chari-
a. The venerable Beuumin Faneuil Dun-
Kin. the oldest lawyer ia South Carolina, died
recently as his residence 10 Charleston, aged
eighty-two.
The renewed efforts made by " Boss Tweed
81 obtain bis release, excite public attention.
Ever since his incarceration on Biackwelis Is
iaui his corps of shrewd AMI wcll-paid law
ycrs have been spriugiug mines 10 his behalf
iu the courts though, so flr, they have failed
o. capture the Judges Tweed Is worth several
mii,iaus of do,lars-the exact amount is pro-
badly unknown % auy persons besides himself
and his SON. Tie would De willing to spend a
luge share Of 1t % walk Broadway without a
deputy sheriff by his side With taiS money
u,cl rs corruption fund there is always a
possibility thar the prison bl-s may be broken
through.
judging from q report circulating among
newspaper men. which have beeu able e.
verify The new administration daily, in New
York. the Republic, is in a bad way Quite
recently 1t was unable 10 pay of It's hands, and
probably the paper would not have appeared
again had not some generous soul come % the
rescue with enough 10 put the machin ~ IN
motion again. The organ has been sinking
moaey rapidly from the beginning faster than
lbs projectors anticipated. lt has had two
prime difficulties o. contend With-the business
prostrstiou aud the overthrow of the Republic
can party in the State aud nation Then a
Gain IFS managers have made two bad blum
ders The yirulcuce Of It's tone towards the
South accompanied by the most palpable aud
atrociIus inventions OF Southern outraecs,
di-.us,el even the strong par,jsauS in the par
o. or which 10 catered. The other mistake
vas the startling editorial article announcing
that the President bad resolved % change his
financial. policy which drew forth from the
couflants Of that po,en,ate an indignant de-
NAL. and upon the head OF the lucklesS blum
dercr the anathemaS Of the harl money Rcpub
hcan newspapers all over The country.
Among q batch Of nominations sentin 70 the
Senate by the Trc-iicut on the 10Th instant,
was that OF Mr.. j " Thacher Of Virginia 20
De- Commissioner Of Patents
The Rev. Dr. Talmadge has his troubles rs
wc,. u.s. the actors and actresses whom be con-
signs 90 the fiery element With his flaming elo-
quence One &C his flock has sued him for
hbrl THIS pljutid was accused by the pastor
90 writing aud sending sundry anonymous let
tors to members of The chu ca. lie demanded
q retrct'n and apology, which were peremp-
nt'y refused. I1cu be began a suit, aud be
saws that Do intends Co carry the war into Afri-
en-. and make things as warm or Ia'madge as
certain brother preacher has found them to
De-
N- Charlie, Wl.tt,cscv. q well known LAWYER