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National Republican., 1874-05-20
THE FLoRER NIsSIoN.

A New York paper gives the origin of the
flower mission as follows: "On one Of the hot
test days Of hot summer lady in the coun-
try sent large basket of cut flowers to .
female friend who was compelled to remain In
New York during July. Uncovering the bas-
kst, redolent with fragrance, near the open
window, the lady happened to notice in the
street below two little Arabs dragging bar
row Of rags through the dust. In obedisnce to
q sudden impulse she threw them couple Of
roses. Ths boys halted, picked up the towers,
smelied Of them, and acted as If some priceless
treasure had fallen into their hands. Presently
tho two roses were put carefully together, BIT
Of paper was wrapped about the stem, and one
boy ran OF with them, while his companion
tock up the heavy barrow to 20 on alone.
"where Is he going with themf' asked the
lady. "Hone, ma'am. II you puts them
posies in water you kin keep 'em two or three
days."
After this incident, whenever the evening
was darkening, the lady made 1. Q regular
practice 10 distribute flowers, and Il was not
long before q crowd Of pleading, dirty little
faces came eagerly to look up to the window
"where posies was gin Tor nothing"
National Republican., 1874-05-20
RELIGIOUS.
CONFIRMATION AT ST. PAUL's CHURCH

AT ST. PAUL's CHURCH
Last evening, at O'Clock, Bishop Pinckney
administered the sacrament of confirmation to
eighteen persons at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, on Tventythird street, near the
Circle. The Rev. Drs. Elliot and Harold, and
the Rev. Mr.. Harris, with the rector, Rev.
Augustus jackson, and the robed choir, pre-
ceded the bishop, singing tho professional
hymn. Evening prayer having been said, the
bishop preached . forcible sermon from st.
John xvi: 50.
During the singing OF hymn the candidates
approached the sanctuary, the ladies and girls
being appropriately clothed in white, and re-
NAMED standing while the Bishop ad-
dressed them upon the solemn nature of the
VOWS they were about to take, stating that this
was the second step in their Christian life to
which the Church of God advanced them
through his divinely- appointed means; It re-
mained for them to grow in grace by the dill.
gent study of the Holy Scriptures, by the sxer-
else Of true charity, in works of mercy and
love, regular and frequent self-examination,
and constant prayer, thus becoming worthy to
participate in the holy eucharist, that holy
mystery of our faith, whereby the Lord death
Is sacramentallY set forth until he come again.
He then proceeded to examine the candidates
as follows: "Do ye here in the presence of God
and this congregation, renew the solemn
promise and VOW that ye made or that was
made at your baptism, ratifying and confirm
ing the same, and acknowledging yourselves
bound to believe and to do all those things
which ye then undertook, or your sponsors
then undertook for youp Each one answer
ing in the affirmative, the bishop prayed for
the descent of the Holy Ghost upon them, de-
claring them regenerate and pardoned Of all
their sins, and then confirmed them by the
apostolic rite of laying on of hands.
The entire service was impressive, the floral
displays aud decorations very appropriate, and
the occasion one long to be remembered by the
numerous friends of this fourishing parish.
National Republican., 1874-05-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

The New Jersey Democrats have their eye
on General Mcclellan for Governor.
Ex-Governor Seymour has no ambitions. He
prefers to leave younger men to run the
machine.
Tho Indiana farmers have decided to invite
all reform organizations to participate in their
State convention on June 10. The indications
now are that the gathering VIII be very large
one.
Captain Joseph Blackburn is spoken of as
the probable successor of Congressman Beck,
from Kentucky. He has been twice q member
of the Kentucky Legislature, and, according
to the Louisville CoIrisr-JoHraal, is ga young
man of decided ability, of good experience, and
OF liberal political opinions"
The Springfield Register, the leading, Demo-
cratic paper in Illinois, says there is 10. 9
word Of truth in the declaration that the
Democracy of that State will join a new party,
or third party, or anything Of that kind. It
proposes to eschew all "tricks, games, and
maneuyres," as the Register calls the Greeley
movement.
The Albany IN. ~ Evening Journal says:
luc SdIuc papers ucuOuuCc ITcol-
dent for recognizing Kellogg in Louisiana ap-
plaud him for recognizing Baxter in Arkansas.
They thus vindicate him and stultify them
selves, for the cases are similar in their general
outlines and the President acted upon the same
general principles in 10th.
The Culpeper (Va.) Times says Col.
Mosby's friends are very sanguine of his sue
cess-Gcneral Hunters equally so, and 1t is
very difficult to arrive at any definite con-
clusion in regard to the result II the race is to
be determined by the two above-named con-
testants. Which we think will not be the case,
as we understand that the Republican party In
tend to make Q nomination. In that case the
result will be doubtful.
Senator Biownlow, of Tennessee, has written
letter Of several columns in length defending
himself against the ccnsures of the recent con-
vention of colored voters. He says he has done
more for the colored race than he was ever
pledged to do, and that he never refused to ad-
yocate any measure In their behalf until the
mixed school question came up. He says
"twenty-fre thousand white Republican voters
of East Tennessee have resolved TO get along
without the colored voters sooner than submit
to those villainies and quIntessenee Of abomina-
tion known as the 'co-education Of the races, ,"
and that they will support no man for any
Office who fayors mixed schools.
National Republican., 1874-05-20

THE WAYS and Means Committe, of the
House is still engaged in so-called ''collat
eral investigations of the Slnborn bust
ness. Originally invested with authority
only to take cognizance of matters pertain
ing to the Sanborn contracts, the committee
has gone out of its way, and beyond the
scope of that authority, to examine into
much that is clearly irrelevant. Yesterday
the scope included an investigation into. the
personal affairs of witness, and matters
which happened years before the law under
which the contracts were made was enacted.
In the opinion of many of the best lawyers
Of the country this proceeding is not only
a usurpation Of authority. but an outrage
upon the rights of private citizen.
National Republican., 1874-05-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

"FEMALE BEAUTY. By DR. A. CAzASAvE
Translated IRON the French by Miss NJ. T.
MAsHv Ms puotsners, M rs u: W: CARL5ToN Co.,
This 10 o book for women. With men the art Of
pleasing 10 assured, 70 they sre credited with
heavy amount Of cash ct the bank. woman has
. more critical ordeal 10 pass. Personal zttrac-
tlons necessary TO Insure her inward satisfac-
tIon and are potent in fixing her social standing.
Homage Is yielded to delicate skin and vermillion
lips; homage more servile than monarch ever
dared to claim. Genius or lineage holds but
tiny weight in the balance against beauty. Honco
We find o Madame dc Stael towering superbly
In intellectual strength above all minds eircling
around her, Jet, ut the same time, passionately
longing for personal beauty, envying the vsriest
peasant lass that carried o face and figure 70
please. For the unattractiye such aphorisms
abound as Beauty Is but akin Deep "Age and
the grave dishgure all alike" &c. But even such
reflections have never caused o cosmetic or lotion
TO fall into dIsuse. The slightest whisper how to
add charm or grace Is more audible to female
ears than clarion note would be on any subject
Of moral or mental excellence. Hence we premise
Q most fattering career TO the volume before u.s.
Age, wrinkles and decrepltude must be very far
advanced, and very clearly defined, before .
woman will give over the attempt TO improve
and beautify. herself. This book processes to IN
struct in the art Of human decoration only 50
far as complete, reliable knowledge goes, thus
destroying the fear that time may be wasted And
injury worked By following ridiculous expert
ments and charlatan fancIcs. Every part OF the
human body comes In for its proportion of care.
The head, and al its different parts; the trunk,
with each sppurtsnanes; then all the members
that follow after Wondrous lotions are given
how to fill eyebrows and elongate eyelsshes
magic washes to strengthen aud beautify the hsifi
pomadss to make fine complexion creams to
etface wrinkles perfumes to form Q becoming at
mosphere, Hhersin loveliness maydoat An essay
on "Ths Art Of Pleasing By Ernest Feydesu,
forms Q vslusbis supplemental addition TO this
volume. We are carried through the details OF
how to select proper dress or . correct style Of
hat. Even our shoes, balbris gans and gartsrs are
placed under special directlons-so thai. after
the washes and lotions Of Casanave, have trans
formed the deformsd, woman has only TO follow
Feydean In the affair of dress and decoration to
md the spell Of fascination east over her CON-
pletely.
National Republican., 1874-05-20

tiousiy sold the fauous gem Of his ancestral
gallery, "The Yjolinist," BY Raphael. This
he could not do openly, as . severe law exists
in Rome, passed under Plus VII, and crested
BY the celebrated Cardinal Paecar against che
extradition Of works of Art asom the Romsn
States, whether IN privsts or public collections,
without the formal and rarely obtaiDed per-
mission OF the municipal authorities. great
deal Of excitemeut ID manifested In Rome con-
corning this picture, its loss 70 the city being
considered quite Q national calamity. The
Prince has, as get, given no satisfactory
answer to the accusation.
The famous Pitt palace, Florence, which
contains the noblest- collection Of pictures in
the world, was sold BY the Pitt family to the
Grand Duchess Elsanors, Of Toledo, wife Of
Gosmo l., Grand Duke Of Tuscany, in 1880, and
this princess eommands the now world-re-
nowned gallery, which possesses more master
pieces BY the greatest painters, in single room,
than the majority eC other piaaaothsos In their
entire collection. 4 portrait of Eleanors, of
Toledo, has been recently discovered in one Of
the lumber-rooms OF the palace. 10 10 Of great
beauty, and has been added to the gallery of
portraits attached to the Uhid Palace. Il Is
the work of Bronzno.
National Republican., 1874-05-20

MIR. BECK made most unchivslric and
unkind, ifnotunparliamentary, attack upon
Senator Cqnkling in his speech yesterday
upon the bin for the repeal of moieties. True,
heen deavored to sustain his attack by quot
ing from the testimony of Mr.. Dodge, but
even that would not bear the construction
placed upon it. If it had, the evidence of a
man who had plead guilty to fraud to the
extent of compOunding it by the payment Of
S271. 900, is not exactly the kind of testimony
upon which Mr.. Beck would himself desire
to be convicted. His attack upon General
Butler, who was absent at the time, was
quite as indefensible.
National Republican., 1874-05-20

THE House yesterday passed the bill
repeating all moieties. This is just what
the dishonest merchants want. They can
afford to pay the Government officer or de-
tectiVe twice the amount of the moderate
rewards provided in this bill for silence and
go on with their frauds undetected. 1t
seems to US that the policy of this bill is q
mistaken one. Honest merchants need
have no fear of suffering from oppression
under the moiety system. Dishonest ones
should be compelled to desist from frauds
or leave the business. We shall refer to
this subject more at length at some future
tima
National Republican., 1874-05-20
CEN. SIcKLES Nv LONDON.

Mr.. George W. Smallsy, the London eorrs-
spondent Of the Tribune, writes as follows about
Gen SIckles and his pretty foreign wife:
"Gen. SIckles has taken q house in Queens
Gate, and box At the opera for the season, and
either will will not take part In the Erie nght
which has its headquarters In this ci y. He con-
sidsrs himself. am teld--though not BY hlm-ill-
used By the Erie people, and ll-roquited for his
services IN rssculng the road from Jay Gould. It
strikes me - just possible that Gen. Sicklss may
have some other object In ooming 20 London than
the enjoyment Of the gayatfes Of the seaaon.
That - pure eonjeeture, based on the bsllef that
o man Of % much restless energy b not likely to
cccupy himself exeluaiEsly Tor three months With
couri ceremonies or musical art Business was
attended to even IN Paris it Ia said, where &C %
also said the beauty Of Gen. Sickles' yoqnG Wifaf
attracted attention. Az the exsnlngs or Madame
MacMahon and IN other houses the 0eneFat and
bis wife were received, and were talked eoousz
popular Paris papers. They never hesitate 70 say
that pretty woman 10 pretty, and they s0ne-l
times even say the contrary Of one who is NOT.
National Republican., 1874-05-20
A YACHTING ExCURsIoY PARTY.
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK YACHT

MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK YACHT
.. CLUB ON A PLEASURE CRUISE
The following is taken from the Baltimore
San. "On Friday night the steam yacht sWave,'
of the New York Yacht Club, now on .
pleasure cruise between New York and Wash
ington, arrived at pier No. z, Light street
wharf. The Wave is the handsomest pleasure
boat seen In the waters Of the Baltimore for o
long time, and Is owned by Henry Harley, q
member of the New York Yacht Club. The
yacht Is of eighty tons capacity, and has an
engine Of great power. The cabins are fur
nished In an elaborate manner, aud provided
with every convenience for ladies and gentle
men. The Wave LEFT New York on Wednes-
day last. arrived at Philadelphia on Thursday,
and lcft there on Friday morning for tbs city
the route taken being the canal from Philadel-
phia to the Susquehana. Tho pleasure seekers
on the yacht are, Commander Henry Harley,
(owner;) Rev. DR.. G. A. Fuller, of Patterson,
NJ j.; Capt. @. W. Bachelor, Of Pittsburg;
John r. Cecf, Of New York, and VIM. Black
burn, of Philadelphia. On Saturday night the
party, with the exception Of the reverend gen.
tleman, went to see Booth, at Ford's Opera
House, and yesterday and last night they vis-
tied several Of the churches. This morning the
Wave will proceed to Gershom Hall, q noted
fishing resort on the Chesapeake, where the
party will remain until noon tomorrow, after
which time they Will proceed to Washington,
and after doing Washington they win return
to New York;
National Republican., 1874-05-20
WASH. HLEAN 4 AS POLITICAL
ECONOMIST.
tFrom the Cincinnati Gssctte.l

trtom tne Ctnclnhatt 6aBctte.l
1"We own land, )" says Mr.. Wash. Mclean, ''not
bonds. Increased currency Increases the value OF
our lands" Now there Is political economist
for you, exact In definition and logical In state
nenti lf"increAsed currency Increases the value
OF our land why should not tho currency be in-
creased i've million or twenty -hye million or
thousand million times? What difference does
the currency" make with the "valusn OF his
lands anyway? Would his lands be bit more
valuable" II the currency OF the country was Is
mean and worthless as Confederate notesT Would
they be bitless s.valuahler II the currency Of
the country was gold or diamonds II he means
that he would raise the price Of his lands In
he was to be paid for them In deprecated cur
so The meaner the stuff Is that he Is to reosIYe
for his lands, the higher his price, measured In
terms OF the "mean stuff" WIl be. But 'sIands''
are among the last classes Of goods or articles or
things to be affected by imitation. Stocks securt~
ties, merchandise Of all kinds feel such Imitation
National Republican., 1874-05-20
is BLOOD THICKER THAN MAR
RTdGES

The Hon. ]. Amber Smith has introduced
bill to prevent and punish political and
family nepotism. Perhaps there is no one
more competent than he is. from short,
but very wide experience. to speak of the
evils flowing from this source. The only
matter for surprise is that Mr.. Smith does
not go further and pruhibit. in terms, the
appointment to the civil service of any rel
ative, either by blood or marriage, Of any
Senator or Representative in Congress, as
it is obviously improper that they should
be in positions from which they would be
tempted to influence class legislation by
means of relationship. Still another sec
ton should prohibit ex-members of Con-
gress from joining the lobby and ia king
fees for going upon the floor and utton-
holing the members, and entreating their
votes in favor Of certain measures just to
oblige them.
As the Constitution vests the appointing
power with the Executive, unless the Con-
gress shall see fit to lodge the selection of
the incumbents of minor offices with the
heads of departments or courts of law, would
1t not be well for members Of Congress to
abstain from the endeavor to enforce the
appointment of their relatives and favorites
upon the Executive3 If the. effects of nepo-
tism and of department experience are so
deleterious to the "public policy" as is al
legged in the bill proposed by Mr.. Smith, is
not the official interference of members of
Congress in the ministerial affairs of the
executive departments, and in the making
of appointments equally so? 1t is difficult,
indeed, for the ordinary mind 10 conceive
wherein the influence in the one case is
more detrimental than the other
Mr.. Smith would have Us to believe that
the information and experience gained by
the Department officers during years of
hard labor upon meagre salary works
great injury to the Government, if utilized
in the collection of claims as an attorney,
after he has retired from the public service.
But he has no word of condemnation for
the legislator who exerts his official influ-
ence to obtain appointments and contracts
for his family and friends, or to building up
Of law, real estate or other business for
himself in anticipation of retiring from
public life. Mr.. Smith is still young and
ambitious of achieving reputation as a re-
former. These hints regarding the legiti-
mate duties of legislators, and the distinc-
ton between them and those gratuitous
Offices of personal nature, may not have
occurred to him. He will pardon us,
therefore, for drawing his attention to them
thus carly, in order that he may avail him
self of them in perfecting his bill so as to
cover the whole ground which he seems
quite anxious to cultivate. Let him so en-
large his bill as to embrace the legislative
branch as well as the executive, and he
will find in US an active and energetic ally
in the work of reform
National Republican., 1874-05-20
The day upon which tha, New Z..lapa.r !,

The day upon which that New Zsalander Is
to stand upon the broken arches Of London
bridge and view the ruins Of the great metrop-
oils will probably he very close At hand, before
We can hope to persuade our English cousins
70 display proper acquaintance with Ameri-
can facts, supposed to be understood BY all
persons Of ordinary intelligence. We are
tempted to fear that the task viii never be ac-
complished when We read such ludicrous state
ments a. this from the London Academy: "The
ruary last Of the Superintendent OF the Ameri-
can Public Libraries, Is the popularity Of Mrs.
southworth's novels. They are apparently IN
greater demand than those OF any other writer
OF prose fiction; and cut Of 400 volumes Of her
works in the library, SO only remained on tie
shelves. We believe that this is the case In
other American libraries besides Boston; and
Il Is singular that In spite OF her reputation IN
America, Ars. Sosthiselps very name Is almost
unknown in this country"
National Republican., 1874-05-20
ARFNOTES.


NJ. Adam Solomon, the great French sculp-
tor, is in Rome, where he is engaged upon o
bust OF His Holiness Plus TX, to be placed In
the Gallery of the Vatican. This win Be one
of the few authentic portraits Of the Pope, who
has q great objection to having his likeness
taken. The majority Of the popular portraits
Of Ills Holiness sold as genuine are simply re-
productions of early portraits The Pope has
not had his likeness taken for ten years.
Some fine frescoes by Giosto have been dis
covered in an old palace Of Florence, which
formerly belonged to the money dealers of that
city. One of these pictures represents eight
persons In scarlet gowns seated upon thrones.
In front OF them stands q man robed in green,
with little figures on his sleeves. The back
ground Is filled up by picture supposed to be
view Of ancient Florence, with the palace of
the Sivnoria as It was In the time Of 6iotto
These Interesting works had been lost under Q
thick coating Of whitewash for several CEN
turtles.
At the sale of the effects of her late Royal
Highness, the Countess Of Syracuse, aunt of
King Victor Emmanuel H., which took place re-
Gently In Naples, a statue by Cancys sold for
only $20O The palace which this princess
inhabited has also been sold. It is one of the
finest In Naples, and Is situated on the Chiaja.
Owing TO the scarcity of money In Italy at
present, many works Of art Of value went at
this sale for mere triie. The greater, and
by far the more valuable portion Of the
Princess art collection, has been distributed,
according to her will, between the Prince Of
Carignan, her bother, and her nephew, Prince
Massime, Of Rome.
There,was sale Of important autographs,
the other day, in London. A manuscript of
Bach's brought In geo; letter of Beethoyen's,
R12; q letter OF Michael Angelo, containing
receipt for 900 ducats due 10 him for the de-
sign Of the tomb of Pope Julius H.; rs: a let
ter Of Burns, els; letter from Erasmus to
the Archbishop OF Canterbury, announcing his
visit TO England, f25; letter Of Defoe, stat
ing, IN plteous terms, HIS many miseries, Rl2;
letter Of Goldsmith, with details of HE visit
to Rome, e45; two pieces Of music BY Men,
delssohn. SIS; letter Of Mozart, e5; letter
OF Rnbeps, sl2; . letter from Schiller TO
Goethe, e10; q letter from Sterne asking for
money, Rf0, &C., DC.
1t d seriously reported In the Roman papers
that the young Prince sciarra has surrep.t-
National Republican., 1874-05-20

gafantums being tolerated In the hundred isles
over the seas only a. hedges and waysids Erowths.
We would, n It we're possible, place this work In
tbs hssds Of sysry student who shows the slight
sst tasts Ser statistical studiss.
sHlSToBY or THE AMERICAN AMBU-
LANCE Estabiishsd In Paris During the Siege
6effods and fn isI'sv WORK. BY TaosAS W.
Z ExAEs, MD, Ph- D., 30. Published by sAnP-
= SOB, Low = Co, London.
The American Ambulance appears 70 bare been
ths most sueoessfui of the many hospitals opensd
70 receive the wounded during the Siege Of Paris,
end yet the only shelter It gave was such IS was
afforded BY cotton tents. The history Of this au-
bulance 10 certainly remsrkab able one, and should
be fsmIliar 10 al who are IN any wsy occupied
with the sanitary interests Of armies. Il shows
what excsllent results may be obtained with the
very simplest means, and 70 null Of information
concerning the whole subject of neld-hospltsl
organisation. The volume contains vslu-
able historical chapter, rslstlng to the care
given to sick and wounded soldiers In
former times, and the origin and develop
mont Of existing ambulance systems;. and also o
volumlnous dissertation 'sOn Tents" both ancient
and modern that scarcely fan to crafty avery
one with antiquarian tastes, but which at the
same time Is practical In its purpose and relates
directly TO the general subject OF the book. The
volume-s substantial octave, sumptuous even In
Its typogrsphy-as q contribution to our military
literature will, venture to say, possess q per-
msuent value. Msssrs. VIM. Wood & Co., Of New
York. are the agents for the book in the United
States
National Republican., 1874-05-20

THE announcement by Speaker Blaine of the
appointment of Mr.. Hagans, of West Virginia,
as q member of the committee on the District
Of Columbia, in place of Mr.. Hale, excused,
and Of Mr.. J. Allen Barber, of Wisconsin, as Q
member of the committee on War Claims, was
quite surprise, as Wisconsin Is already re-
presented on the last named committee in the
person Of Mr.. Hazel.on, while It is understood
that Mr.. Hagans was averse to appointment on
the first named committee for purely personal