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National Republican., 1874-05-11
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THOSE who take an interest in art have a
rare treat offered them tonight in the address
of Dr. Stone, the sculptor, at Willari's hall.
National Republican., 1874-05-11

THE New York Bvensns Post thinks the
'Democrstic reunion ss- The Manhattan club.
house was ~ most fsmarksbis gathering" !"
+ was, indeed, but more fsnsrksSls for the
absences rsther than isr Tho presence, Of dis
tnguishsd DsmoerasH lsadsfs. Where was
thss pure. ana nigh toned ststssman, the Hon.
John Morrisseyi Pounding that other bril-
liant Democratic leadsr,r the Hon. John FoxP
And thsn, where was the valiant leader OF
gore, whose word was worth twics ten thou
sand mon In every election In the Enpirs
State for . dsosdsI We mean, Of course, Mr..
Tyeod, These things are sad.
National Republican., 1874-05-11

THERE seems to be very little prospect that
Congress VIII be able to adjourn before the
first of July. The Washington correspond ent
Of the Tribune says "of the twelve appro-
priation bills only one-the fortihcation BILL
has become law. The army and the navy
bills arc between the two Houses on disagree
ing votes, and the Legislative, executive and
judiciary bill, upon which the House spent
three months, has not yet been taken up in
the Senate" The consideration of the Indian
bfli in committee has but just begun; the cur
rency debate is to be reopened: while the
Geneva award, civil rights, and other measures
must be disposed of before an adjournment
can possibly take place.
National Republican., 1874-05-11

THE Albany Evening Journal regrets the
non-passage Of the Centennial appropriation
bill, and hopes that "the enterprise will now
be brought within the compass Of other
means" We hope not. Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia have done nobly in the matter.
They should not be allowed to bear the whole
expense. If the General Government is too
poor to assist them, they had better abandon
the idea. -
National Republican., 1874-05-11

Tue card rejecting on Mr.. Sutro and his as
sociates, written by the agent of the Pacific
Press Association and published some time ago
in Tue NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, has created
considerable stir in California and Nevada. A
meeting Of the association was held in San.
Francisco last Saturday for the purpose of
considering the subject. The result is given in
the following dispatch received in this city yes
terday:
SAN FRANcIscb, May 10, 1874
To Charles A. Hstnrore. Agent Pacific Press Asso-
citation, FdShiRgton. d. C.:
Sir: By action OF the Pacific Press Association
You are sustained In your course its agent with
every confidence In your reliability and judg-
ment. IoHy mcCoMB, Alta California.
W. II. MILLS, Sacramento Record. ~
National Republican., 1874-05-11

Do1x PILTT has brought libel suit against
Gen. Leggett. In his paper yesterday D. P.
pleasantly refers to an acquaintance as "a
thief without any ''ifs" or "buls." It strikes
us that the editor Of the Capital is entirely too
sensitive. We hope, however, he will find the
character which Gen. Leggett has taken away
from him. Commissioner Leggett's attack has
more Imagination in It than is usually found in
Q patent Office report.
National Republican., 1874-05-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~~--~-------
sT THERE WILL BE A MEETING
~ OF the Board of Trustees of Public schools
held At the FRANkLfN SCHOOL BUlLDING,
myiI-2t (stlrI A. r. PARDON, Secretary.
R~eREPUBLICAN CENTRAL COM.
KS MITTEE.-The Republican Central Com
mittee will meato on TUESDAY EVENING, May L.
at Union Ii ague Hall, at o clock.
A. NJ. GREEN, Chairman.
G. S. EMERY, Secretary. myIl-2t'
RS~MASONIC-TH sEMI-ANNUAL
- Convection of the Grand X. A. Chapter
of the District of Columbia W IL be held at Masonic
Temple on TUESDAY EVENING, May II, at 8
O'Clock. l.. Il. STEVENS, CIR. Sec.
mylI-st
r~LADIES' TEMPERANCE MASS
ES MEETING.-A Temperance Mass Meeting
will be held TILE (Mondzy) ESENlNG, at
O'Clock, at Congregational church, Tenth and q
streets. This meeting will be conducted by ladies
of the Temperance Union. The pubic Is cordially Y
invited to attend. special Invitation Is extended
to those who sell Intoxicating drinks. Inyl.
"eA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
kS Washington City u. b. Society No. will
be held at Carroll Hall, MONDAY, May IL, ls7I, at
1880 O'Clock d. The attendance OF every member
Is requested, rs business Of Importance will be
transietea By Ord;E DIR pf .he PEsSiaent; Re
r~sTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
kS stockholders Of the Wa ashngto Camp Asso-
citation will be held in Foundry Church. MONDAY.
May IL, At p. m. The president will make his
report, and an election for the executive committee
By order. FEODoARDo HOWARD,
myg-2ts President.
National Republican., 1874-05-11
sUMMER RESORTS.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

NEW 30 OKS
waldfred. A novel. By Bertho,d Auerbach,
Translated by Simon Adler Stern. Authors sdi-
ton.
A Fast Lie on the Modern Highway. Being
glance INTO the Rsilrosd World from new pofnf
Famous Trials. The Tichborne Claimant Tropp-
man; Prince Pierre Bonapsrte. Mrs. whsrton.
The Meteor. Mrs. Fair. By John T. Morse, jr.
John werthington's Name. novel. BY Frank
Good Luck. Translated from the German Of Err
meat Werner, author OF AT the Altar, - &C. :
Northern California, Oregon and the Sandwich
Islands. BY Charles Nordh0n.
Christmas Books; By Charles Dickens. Carrie
toms Illustrated edition.
The Winter Fire. A sequel to '.Summer Drift
Wood" BY Rose Porter.
POR SALE BIT
w. III. q ID. H. MORRISON,
B00KsELLRRs AND PUBLIsuERS
peau nya
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
A Plucky Boy.

Mention was made, says the San Francisco Chronicle, of the appoint mont by Congressman Page of young Jimmy Glennon, of Oakland, to ca detship in the naval school. Young Glennon's school record has been won- derful. To show the enormous task the boy has been performing at the University, it may be interesting to state that as long as there was grading offered the boys to do around the grounds. Glennon at the first hours in the morning was over from Almeda, about seven miles distant, with his sleeves rolled up, and with pick or shovel in hand, trying to earn his 20 cents an hour alongside of the brawny laborers. But the most remarkable part was that when the bell tapped for recitation in mathematics he was promptly in his place with perfect re- citation. It is considered remarkable if student can get through term per feet in either recitation or examination, and but one or two in a class of sixty or seventy ever do this i; but Glennon gen. orally came off perfect in both, and often, when the whole section failed on difficult problem, our hero would walk to the board and solve it in a twinkling. Again, after recitations, James would be found, with cheerful face and ready jokes at command, trundling his wheelbarrow or wheeling his homely implements among the grading hands, whom he always kept in jolly humor by his ready wit. A boy capable of doing all this is bound to succeed in life.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
A Practical Joke.

A gay party of ladies and gentlemen, receiving some fifty answers to an " ad- vertisement for husband which they had inserted in a city paper, wrote a letter to each and every applicant, stating that the lady Represented as being young and beautifuD wished, previous to his being introduced to her, to see him, at the same time requesting each to be in a certain place in 6 cer- tain theatre oH the following evening, dressed in a blue coat, white panta- looms and 6 scarlet vest, and immedi- ately on the conclusion of the first act to flourish white handkerchief in one hand, and apply glass to the right eye with the other. Everything succeeded So we'll that, as soon as the curtain fell, about fifty individuals of all ages, from the smooth chinned Adonis of eighteen to the sleek, portly, self confident wid- over of fifty, and the emaciated bach elor of sixty, dressed in uniform ac- cordlng to orders, in the gayest style and the utmost nicety, with studied action fourished the handkerchief and raised the glass to the eye. But who shall paint the astonishment, dismay and rage, which were depicted in every countenance as they gazed upon each other and discovered the sudden failure of all their hopes With almost in- credible velocity they descended from their unenviable attitudes to hide their heads among the crowd. The amuse- ment Sof ithe originators of the hoax, who took care to witness it's consupa- nation, may be imagined.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
The Gates Closed.

The Acting Secretary of the Interior of the United States, B. R. Oowen, ih a letter to Governor J. l.. Pennington, of Dakota, informs him that the gold bearing country of the beautiful Black Hills, recently explored by General Custer and his command, belongs to the reservation secured by treaty ob-
 igations to the Sioux Indians, and that, under this treaty, the United States have solemnly agreed "that no per son except those herein designated Qn- dians) and except such officers, agents and employees of the government as may be authorized to enter upon h. dian reservations" etc., shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon or reside in the territory C. G., reserva- tion) described in this article, or in such territory as may be added to this reservation for the use of said h. dians." And the only power that can remove these restrictions, is that which made the treaty, which includes the consent of the Indians.
 General Sheridan, therefore, was en- tirely right in his stringent order against all parties of wbite men, medi- tating an expedition to those interdict- ed Black Hills. They belong to the Sioux Indians, and their gates are closed against all unauthorized white adventurers. From General Clusters fascinating descriptions, however, of the gold bearing streams and noun tains, and exquisitely beautiful and bountiful floral valleys of the Black Hills, there will doubtless be, with the return of the government to it's winter quarters, successful outside pressure brought to bear upon it, for 8 new treaty with the Sioux Indians, embrac- ing the extinguishment of their title to the new El Dorado. Let the gold hun ters, then, "possess their souls in pa tience,' for doubtless the iron gates to this charming mountain-bound land, with it's inviting supplies of deer, trout and game, it's extensive fields of grass, its garden of flowers, it's forests of pine, and it's treasures of gold, will be opened to miners and settlers in the spring.-N. Y. HeraLd.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
Fever at Watering-PIaces.

The prevalence of typhoid fever and other disorders at some of the watering places this year has caused no little disappointment and suffering. At Lake Mahopac there was one hotel in which nearly every guest was attacked with fever, and several came home only to die. How little seems to be thought of such incidents by many persons is illustrated in letter from Desert Island, published in the Post. The writer speaks of an outbreak of typhoid fever there last year, and says "That was very much exaggerated matter ; there were precisely thirteen deaths in all, and all from one house." Only thirteen deathsl It is pleasant thing for a man to send his family out of the city for the benefit of their health, and have them sent home dead or dying. Until proper attention is paid to drain age and the supply of water at these watering-places, there will be no safe guard against such "accidents. ."-M Y. YI112eS
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
The Black Hills,

The reports of the officers of the ex- pedltion to the Black Hills region show that the valleys inclose1 by the Black Hills are admirably adapted for agri- cultural purposes, compared with the sterile lands which are outside of them; that they have charming climate, abundance of grass and water, and a general aspect of fertility, must be con- ceded. But the great feature of their attractiveness-the gold that the enter prising prospectors of Dakota believe to be lining the hillsides and glittering in the roots of the grass-is unfortu- nately not demonstrated certainty. It may be there, but Prof. Winchell, the chief geologist, says we must take tho stories about it with large grain of al- lowance. He saw none :; no pay dlrt,
 no auriferous quartz. Abstractly we have supposed that geologist was just the man to see the precious metals where they exist. Until we hear furth- CT evidence of the gold, the stories told must be taken with grain of allowance.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
Died of a Broken Heart,

In 1867 Bonfeoy was Collector for the Fourth Texas District, headquar- ters at Marshall. One of his deputies stationed at Jefferson by some means got about $18,00O behind in his &C., counts. Bonfeoy went in person to Jefferson to secure settlement, and after wrangling for some time the deputy drew his revolver (the two were alone in the deputy's of1ice), and pre- senting it told Bonfeoy he would kill him unless he (Bonfeoy) would con- sent to sign @ receipt in full for the missing $18,OOO. To gain time Bon feoy consented, and asked the deputy to draw up the receipt. Before he had written half of it Bonfeoy shot him and he died instantly. The civil au- thorities at once arrested Bonfeoy and threw him into jail. That night Bon- feoy's house was entered and his wife murdered. This turned the tide in Bonfeoy's favor, and after delay of @ day or two he was released on bail.
 On his way home he passed the new made grave of his wife, when his emo- tion so overcame him that he fell faint ing to the ground. In twenty-four hours he was corpse, having died of
 
 to his arrest the military authorities took possession of his safe, and break ing it open found $69, ,000, which was $76,O ,O00 less than there should have been in it. For three years the Inter- nal Revenue Bureau stlove to get mat ters straight, and ascertain on whom the responsibility for the dedication ought to rest.
 Finally, in 1871, Supervisor Yarvan was put on the case, and after three months hard work he solved it, and found by indisputable proofs that the money was all there when Bonfeoy died, and that it had been stolen by Bonfeoy's deputies. On this, suit was instituted against Bonfeoy's bondsmen, and by decision given few months ago judgment was taken against them for the amount of the bond, $50, 1000. This judgment they now ask to have set aside. They do not dispute that the forfeiture is legal, but claim that equity entities them to relief. It is probable that the solicitor will decline to agree to new tlial, when they will make their appeal to Congress.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
The Dips0maniac.

Of the wretched system of petty
 tippling, writes an English author,
 which, like wild epidemic, is creeping
 over certain departments of society,
 and causing an enormous misexpendi-
 ture of means, so much has lately been
 said in the public press, that&we limit
 our observations to what is usually the
 termination of habitual and excessive
 drinking. We place before us drunk
 ard at that stage Tn which his deprived
 propensities have become less or more
 ungovernable. It may be onjectured,
 he knows he is doing wrong, but know. ing better, he is always doing worse.
 haps he sees, as he can scarcely avoid doing so, that through his misconduct
 he is losing caste, that he is involving wife and family in ruin, that he is sink ing under debts and difficulties, and that the sources of his ivlihood are in immediate jeopardy.
 But, nevertheless, he proceeds on the road to ruin, as if under the controlling dominion of @ fiend. If he has kept aloof from base companionship, he is probably not beyond recovery. His disease may be vanquished, or at all events his drinking may be confined to fits and starts, or demonstrated only when the vitiated appetite is provoked by some slight accidental indulgence. Curious cases could be mentioned where men were present abstainers, un- til their fortitude gave way under the effects of very small quantity of drink mistakingly presented to them as on act of kindness. Persons coming out of @ paroxysm of delirium tremens may be so far disgusted with what they suffered, 50 sensible of their abasement, that they. for Q time, voluntarily ab- stain but just when all is thought to be we'll, trifing quantity of alcohol even so much as it contained in a mouthful of small beer-indiscreetly administered, will rouse the dormant craving, and back they fall into re- petition of former excesses.
 We lately heard of a gentleman of means who will be 0 pat tern of sobriety for whole year, and then all at once break down by the slightest tasting of liquor. Living at D distance from public houses, and ashamed to be seen drinking at home, he resorts to the scheme of procuring a dozen bottles of ardent spirits, which he plants, bottle by bottle, here and there in secret spots in the fields. So and beginning his rounds, he drinks an allotted quantity at each station till the stock is exhausted, and he is prostrated by the result of his h1deous excesses. The neighbors speak of him as being a planter. The man may be termed an dipsomaniac.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
The Merchant NayIes.

From 8 comparison'of statistics it ap- pears that in 1888 the aggregate ton mage of the English mercantile navy amounted to 2,S90,601 tons, against 1856, ,591 tons belonging to the United States, and 679, ,368 tons to France. At the breaking out of tho war, in 1861, England owned 5, ,995, ,369 tons, the Uni ted States 5,4S2, ,027 tons, and Franco 9S3, ,996. In 1872, the last date at which returns have been made. the aggregate British tonnage was 7,213, ,S29, against 4,3S1 ,957 belonging to the United States, and 1,O77,611 to France. Be- tween 1861 and 1865, when the war ter minated, the aggregate tonnage of Great Britain rose from 5,S95, 369 to 7,322, ,604, the highest point ever reached, being an increase of ], ,427, 235 in four years. During tho same period American tonnage fell off from ?, ,642, 623 to 1,602, ,5S2, or decrease of more than million tons. A Comparison of the figures in relation to the total ton mage of all sorts, home or foreign, of these three leading naval powers, shows q similar difference. That of England has increased from II, ,605, ,064 in 1850 to 42, ,501, ,O25. The United States has risen from S,7O0, ,641 to 21,- 540, 157 tons during tho same period. France, from 4.610, 719 to 14,597, ,7ss.
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
Where They Hid It,

In New York an officer was hailed at Grand street and the Bowery by two brothers, who stood near Q pile of paving blocks ready for the railroad mems use in repairing the track. Hard by, with @ lantern and club, was the open eyed watchman.
 "What do you wantp" said the off, cer.
 "We want our money" replied one of the twins.
 "Who has your moneyP"
 "Nobody hain't got it," answered the stranger. "It's into that 'ere pile O stun, but this 'ere man that stands by that 'ere pile won't let us tech it. Naow, wish you'd give us leave to stay here till mornin'. Or maybe you'd order this ere man to let us hunt into that ere stun pile now and git our money"
 The officer gave the desired permis- sion, and the two men went to work at the stone pile and soon drew from 1t @ large package of greenbacks.
 els that your money ?" asked the officer.
 "Certainly it is," said one of the men.
 "And what in the world induced you to hide it there ?" asked the officer.
 "Well," said the stranger, "my name is Charles Maypole, and this ere man is my brother George. We thought we'd come down to New York and sec the town, you see so we come. We'd read good deal in the New York pa pers about strangers bein' took ill by banco men and sich scamps, and we concluded that we wouldn't kerry around with us any more money than we needed. So, after consultin' Q spell, and hevin' come across this 'ere Stun pile, we thought we'd hide the money into it, and so we did. That was about II o'clock last night. When we come to get it that ere man, gaul darn him, wouldn't let us tech it. That's why I called to you."
 "How much money did you hide there, you ninnies ?" asked the officer.
 "Jnst on even $5S0," said the stran- ger. H...
 And so it was. The simple Maypole brothers had actually made a cache of tho paving stone pile, believing it to be a safer place than the vault of bank or fire proof safe at "the tavern"
Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
A Sacramento Sensation.

Two gentlemen residing in Sacra- mento, Cal, were startled one night recently by loud screams proceeding from room occupied by lady member of the family. Inquiry elicited the in- formation that "there was centipede on her bed." The gas was at the time turned down quite low, but the men could see the insect on the bed, and, doubling towel several times, one of them cast it over the centipede, and clutched it tightly to prevent it's escape. One of the gentlemen was somewhat of an amateur scientist, and desired ardently to preserve the centipede as a specimen. Accordingly the captured insect was carried in the towel to a drug store. The druggist poured chloroform on the the towel to stupefy the creature and to prevent the possi- bility of its escape, and one of the clerks stood by with an uplifted club, to strike it should it attempt to get off. The towel was opened, and the expec- tant lockers on were astonished to find that all the fuss had been made over a little strip of calico.