National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-20

Us .uSu oouutrys- ne may succeed IN discovering
what brett is, and also landau, but he must
look before he catches high ofacer Of the Gov
erament In one. Tha only thing he can find in
have quoted 10 that several correspondents Of
newspapers exc out their slender incomes by serv-
Ing as secretariss to Congressional committees.
drew WHOM, after three week. vigilant search for
the iniquities OF which had read so much, fcried
out IN despair to the genial and veteran Perey:
such dreadful thinssr .TSs icbby.T he replied,
with o twinkle in his eye and q smile upon the
rest OF MS face, the lobby Is gigantic myth
But to leave journalism and journalists to take
care OF themselyes and Of others, which they seem
ready and willing to do, the remaining articles In
the Ahdntie and in Harpers' fully sustain the re-
spective character Of the two magazines. In the
former, Robert Dale Owens papers, in which he
retraets nearly all his early opinions upon reli-
gious and social topics, viii carry much comfort
and consolation to the strictly orthodox 'Scot-
tish Banking" by william Wood, is valuable
historical paper which It would proft our legsls-
tors and bankers 10 read and strdy, and 1.-TWO
European Schools Of Design BY W. J. SIllman.
contains some valua0ls Information shout the
course OF instruction at South Rsnsington snd
Antwerp. In the latter magazine, Harriet Pres
colt Spoford has poem, Left Alone"-an old
idea In new dFess-ths sweet and charming
dress which Mrs Spoford only can design.
Porte Crayonv has some unique Illustrations IN
the ninth Of the series Of papers, "The Noun
tainsn In'a0ur Nearest Neishbor, - Mexico, Its
churches, bridges equsduct, scsnery, &c. are pre-
sented N thirteen or fourteen pages Of light and
interesting reading, containing soms valuable
historical and other matter. "The work Of the
United States Fish Commisslons Is On excellent
paper with some valuable Illustrstions. The bal
anes Of the magasine Is squaily good. Jarl
q ~, HENRI RocHxyoRr.
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as usual. Almost the only live paper is that By
Junius Henri Browne upon Henry Rochefort,
who has Just passed across our continent, as
sort Of meteor. Mr.. Brownies article shows
considerable insight into the character and at
tainments Of the talented Frenohman, and we
would sdvfse those who have not formed an esti-
mate Of one who Is destined in one way OF another
to be . prominent figure in France FOR some years
TO come, or who have already read BIS character
as 1t has been painted BY his snenies,' see what
Mr.. Browne has to say:
more goundly and gratuitouslz abused than
Henri Roohefort. Little more TN IN his name and
his radicslism has been known here; and yet, in
sympathy, he has been the most maligned. No
saint no ideal hero is Rochefort; nor does he pre-
tend 70 DO; but that he is altogether patriotic and
facts will bear witness. Mistakes, and many Of
them, ne has assuredlymade and grieyously has
he answered for them. For the time, too, he has
failed, and failure in secular circles is the
objectionable SIM" But "Rochefort is not an
atheist; he Is q deist, or, as the French would
put f. philosopher, which, IN their Judgment, is
next best to being hero. Rousseau, Voltaire,
Diderot, D'Alembert were philosophers and
their sayings are ever in the mouth Of their
present-day disciples. Roehefort denies not the
existence OF Supreme Being, but he denies the
evangelical Interpretation Of Him. He az
firms that he knows as much Of divinity, the
next world, and the so-cAlled sacred mysteries, as
fha he oPhf In oil hid " ali nd
frankly admits he knows absolutely nothing. HIS
creed iu briefs: We know not whence we come,
nor whittier We go;, We only know that We are
hero. am /; my duty % 70 help my fellows, and
take care Of myself There may be many gods;
there Is but one Rochefort.' After the struggle
with the Germans had ended and the new strus,
gle had arisen for the possession Of the capital
between civil foes Rochefort, siding with neither,
favored moderation, and labored to hlsy the awful
storm. -. He believed in the ReP1bhe; eushe
had no faith, nor has he now, iasuch Republicans
as Favre, Gembetta, Theirs Or MacMahon. Per
hsps his confidence 10 confined to himself Be
THIS Is = nay hs vas hated ns and
OF medistors, he would have been crushed BY
either Of the parties between whom he medistsd.
The upon sSoh 81 .s. is d .is,n
barbarous treatment. II he lives, he will be
smartinT under defeat from hereditary foes, has
armed rs hand against devoted friends, among
whom Henri Roehefort. mistaken, misguided per-
maps, may DO honestly onroilo0
. THE WASHINGTON ARcH.
The GALAXY also discusses the unfinished
Washington monument, and tho proposal OF SEN.
ator Morrill, to turn the shan into an arch. After
reviewing the history Of the work, It says that
the proposition Of the Senator .seeps like bold,
perhaps desperate, device for getting rid Of
huge elephant" and adds:
aBut II It be feasible, think, nevertheless,
that when we should see the melancholy old
pillar pulled down, and the arch begun In
Al the removal Of finger-post Of discredit nor OF
Joy over the prospect q fnishang o tardy tribute
70 our patron saint mol We should feel pang
vanished. For While 4 exits we can always
Intend to complete II some day. whenever thes
eyes ofthe nation shall at length md leisure for
ment is q recorded failure. And yet, how many
centuries shall We wait for the monument? When
Congress last yavned over the drowsy topic, nine
tsnt and Isolated nltlons had sent Ne blocks,
grsclously uniting e pay their homage TO our
Washington, and that their tributes are our
highest trophies; the history ,of mankind affords
no parallel 70 this. But more unparalleled In his
tory would be o failure OF the monuments ALL
that PsT ma 1sso not should Ssss
voted FOR General Washington's mausoleum the
trie Of three and seventy years ago. II 1t De the
TO exchange the shaft for an arch TO DO completed
by the centennial year, In whose memorial SER
Vices its dedication would form . decorous fes-
ture." j
THE sHAKsPEARz DEATH-xAsK.
The most Interesting article In Scribaer's
Monthly, at least to lovers ofthe drama and ad-
mIrers OF Shakespeare, is that, which is written
under the above head, and which gives an &C
count Of the celebrated 'maskn and OF the hYe or
sl1 different portraits and busti Of the ilustrious
dramatist. The "death-mask" was accidentally
In
doubts have been expressed to Its authenticity.
But the weight Of Is now entirely in its
favor, and thers seems to be no doubt that II was
taken immediately after the poets death. The
likeness with which the public are generally &C
2uaintsd, and which Is for the most part pre-
laced to his plays, is known as the Chandos por-
trait. It Is believed to have been printed By
John Taylor, brother Of Joseph Taylor, who
was Q player In Shakspeare's company. While
his now famous cast differs "in one respect or
mother from every recognized likeness OF Shsks-
,ssre, there 70 no marked feature in any one Of
:hem which cannot DO traced to the mask, the
Tafistions being easily explainable BY the per-
,onal pecullaritIes, caprice or unskillfulnsss OF
he particular artist"
THE CATHOLIC WORLD"
contains variety OF Interesting articles. "Ths |
Jesuit Martyrs OF the Commune" Is atchapter Of
.ecent French history, which rivals in its barbar
ty and enormity the dark days Of the first Revo- |
ution. "a Glimpse at the Green Isle," MAR
tive OF Voyage to Maryland" and ''Swltz en- |
and in 1873" wIlfwsll repay perusal. For sale
~ Brosnan. 1
MrsoELLANEoUs. Il
Sertbner's Magdsine, for boys and girls Is allied
NTH good things for our Httls people, while
7odsys Ladys Book flor sale BY ShIllington) con-
aims the usual number Of fashion platos, In the
highest style Of the art.
MARRIED.
CoOK-STURGES.-Att the Metrop olitan church. |
N Thursday, June IS, 1874, by the Rev. DIR. Tiffany
Or. CHARLES W. Cook. ofIh'cago, ILL.,, and MIS-.
ESNIE W. STURGEs, Of this city,
HOUCK-EVAyS,-OnJ juno ls. BY the Rev. Mr.. |