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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11
lOFFICIAL.l
NAVY DEPARTMENT, I

NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1874. :
U. S. Macy Regulation Circular No. 10.
Paragraph 1852, Regulations for the Navy,
1870, is hereby altered and amended, so far as It
relates to MachinIsts, to read as follows:
A candidate for the position OF Machinist,
Boiler Maker, or Coppersmith must not be less
than twenty nor more than forty years OF age.
He must pass an examination in the presence Of
the Commanding Ofncer of the rendezvous, by at
least one Naval Engineer, as to his qualifications
as a Machinist. Boiler Maker, or OOppersmith;
and must also undergo the usual medical exam
inatiOn touching his physical fitness for the Naval
service.
He must be able to read, and to write with suf-
fcient correctness to keep the steam-lOg of his
watch. He must know the names OF the various
parts Of q marine engine; understand the uses and
management Of the various gauges, cocks and
valves; how to raise steam, start marine engine,
regulate its action and modify its action.
He must know how to ascertain the height and
density Of the water in the boilers, how to check
fOaming, and to guard against other danger from
the boiler: how and when to regulate the guam
tity Of the injection water, TO guard against dan
ger from water in the cylinders, and the measures
to be taken in the event of journal becoming
heated; and, in short, how to act upon the occur
rerce OF any Of the ordinary casualties of the en-
gine-TOOm.
He must understand how to do the ordinary
Overhauling and repairing OF steam machinery,
the packing Of the various joints and rods, the
grinding in of valves, putting on hard and ssft
patches, taking out, putting in and plugging
tubes, and oil other similar work required in the
management Of marine steGm-engines.
The monthly pay Of machinist will be SIS;
Boiler Maker, $40, and of a COppersmith, 40. be-
sides the usual ration, and exclusive of the Sl5O
per month added to the pay Of all enlisted men
by the Presidents order of July l, 1870.
Five MachInists will be allowed to first rates
and four to second and third rate steamships in
commission for sea service.
Boiler Makers and COppersmiths will not be
examined except as to their qualifications as
Boiler Makers and COppersmths.
One Boiler Maker and one COppersmith, II OBJ
taiDable, will be allowed to each first second and
third-rate steamships in commission for sea-ser-
vice. They will be required to keep watch in the
eEgine-TOOm or fire-rOOm while the ship is steam
ing, and at other times, as may be requisite, and
will thus be enabled to make themselves prof.
cient for the rate of Machinists
Machinists, COppersmiths and Boiler Makers
will mess with the Master-at-arms.
GEO. NJ. RoBEsON,
Secretary of the Navy
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THE POLITICAL FUTURE.

A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
CFrOm the Greensboro, n. c., New North State. ]
The Democrats rejoice, and we'll they may.
Their recent successes are as surprising to US as
they are to them. But amidst our lamentations
comes voice from the far Northwest bidding US
be Of good cheer and to look forward to victory.
Wisconsin, the cradle of the Republican party,
one year ago gave 1000 majority for a Demo-
cratic Governor and State ticket. Hon. @. O.
Washburne, Republican, was defeated by Gov
ernOr Taylor. Democrat. This year the Republi-
cans have carried the State by its old majority
and elected Legislature which has large Re
publican majority on joint ballot. This insures
the return of Hon. n. H. Carpenter to the United
States Senate-a result which is truly gratifying
to the Republicans throughout the United States
Very naturally we ask how was this great change
so suddenly brought about 10 Wisconsin?
The answer is this: Senator Carpenters term
VIII expire on the 4th Of March, 1875. The State
was supposed to have gone owe ito the Demo-
SfLt aEII Zee tLE SrEECkn Candidate EC
the United states Senate were shy OF such fight
and placed the contest, with its results for good
or evil, in the hands Of Senator Carpenter He
accepted the issue manl1lly and DraVely. 1t be-
came, on the part Of the Democrats violent war
on mr. Carpenter, both politically and personally
All through the campaign, where the contest was
was to be found. Single handed and alone he
went through the fight and won such a victory as
no one man in this country ever won before. He
AALIeSAl pOAlLlCdLlgs flnQlCaLeQ MS claraC-
ter before his own people. and prevented the Re
publican party from being totally submerged in
the November elections. Wisconsin has reason to
be proud Of her gifted and brilliant son. He mas
few II any equals in the United States Senate.
He Is great power in this republic
We CLEAN from some Of our exchanges that
Governor Washburn now thinks of oOntending for
the Senatorial prize with Mr.. Carpenter. We
cannot believe this. We cannot believe that one
Of the Washburn family would be guilty Of an
act SO dishoDorable. They have been trusted and
hOnOred by the people Of this country and thus
lar We think deserVedly. 1t cannot be possible
that Governor Washburn would consent to let
Mr.. Carpenter make canvass where Il was &C
knoWledged by all that he alone was to win or
lose the prize on the Republican side, and then
come in and claim the Senatorship. We cannot
believe that Governor Washburn would stand be-
fore the nation guilty Of such perddOus act.
The return ofMr. Carpenter is hoped for by the
Republicans Of the nation they need HIS services
In the United States Senate. No man in the his
tory OF this country has walked to the front rank
With more rapid strides. No man has ever been
more highly honored by the United States Sen.
ate. Through him Wisconsin holds a high ana
strong position among the States of the Union.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

Mr.. BECK's bill providing for the pun
ishment of members of Congress who take
cases against the United States is character
lied by the New York Herald as bell
punch arrangement, "a necessary but hu-
initiating measure. There can be no doubt
that we have had too much of this kind of
peculiar legal practice lately, and the best
thing that can be done is to take away the
temptation. 1t is argued that the fact
that man is a member of Congress should
not operate against him in the pursuit Of
his profession, but there can be no doubt
that large amount of practice comes to
certain gentlemen merely because they are
members
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asked why he had never married. more untIr-
ing devOtee TO his endless round of labars never
knew His whole life was sacrifice of impulse
70 duty, of the present to the future. Firm In his
beliefs, unWaYering tn his opinions, wise ana pru-
dent in nearly all his Judgments when you once
came to know him the conviction was forced upon
you that he was something more than a common
man. Though blunt in his manner of speech, he
was extremely sensitive to any supposed injury
done TO Others as is witnessed by the fact that
one Of the differences which existed between him
self and the church with whom he WOrshiped was
his disapproval Of the custom of dismisSing non
communicates without the benedctOn.
well remember the answer which he made to
n remark regarding the preference Of duty to
pleasure. My theory is" said he. 'that duty
and pleasure should be one and the same" re-
cord these words because they are worthy Of
remembrance. They formed the motto Of his
life and they alone proved him to b. 4 man of
character. If there is one thing more than
another which should cause US to regret his de-
parture from our midst, believe that It is the
less Of the living example Of his character, which
to many young man was more precious than
his kindness and generosity Of heart.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

THE slaughter of seventy-fve negroes in
the vicinity of Vicksburg, Miss, on the
one side, with only loss of six on the
White League side, is pretty good evidence
Of the peaceful and law-abiding character
Of Southern Democrats. The cause of this
slaughter was the tenacitY with which
duly-eIected colored sheriff held on to his
Office. He did not like to yield it up at
the unlawful demand of a mob of White
Leaguers. This is the plain English of the
whole bloody business.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

REPRESENTATIVE HARMER was yester-
day appointed to fill the vacancy upon the
District Committee occasioned by the
resignation of Mr.. Hale, of Maine. Mr.
Harmer is one of the very best and most
active workers in the House. A man of
force, energy and large ability, thoroughly
cOnversant with the District, its needs and
necessities, a better selection could not have
possibly been made. As chairman of the
committee, we are certain he will see that
the District has at least fair play, and that
is all we want.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11
DANIEL MOVES HASKELL.

Daniel Noyes Haskell was known by thousands,
and no other man Of his profession ever counted,
far and wide, so many friends in all the walks OF
life. No ambition had he to rise above hts con-
stitusnts, no fame to work for. His learning was
not profound, his rhetoric was not brilliant, his
style Of composition was not classic yet whatever
he wrote was framed with noble purpose and
carried with 1t force that was not spent in vain
He never seohed at q man in print because IT was
the prevailing fashion, and reprimand from him
was born Of regret, rather than Of bitterness.
81 am welded to my work, ;" said he, when
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STEAM ON THE CAE11s

a paper was read at the recent National
Cheap Transportation Convention, from
Mr.. David NJ. Greene, engineer in charge
Of the experiments with steam on the Erie
canal, and speech was made before the
body by Mr.. DObbins, the owner of the
William Baxter and other steamers now
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

THE gratifying news is communicated
from London thatthe English Government
is determined to take part in the Centen-
NAL celebration of Independence at Phila-
delphia in 1876. 1t is to be hoped, for the
honor Of the country, that Congress will
extend to it the aid which it so sorely needs.
We cannot afford to have it prove to be
failure
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

TOMORROW or the day after we shall be
Lonored with the presence in our city of
real live King-Kalakaua, OF the Sandwich
Islands Official and fashionable society
is already beginning to be agitated on the
subject, and there is a terrific struggle
among our hotel men as to who shall have
the honor of entertaining him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

SPEAKING about the condition of the Re
publican majority in Congress, the New
York Graphfc says: ''The fact is chaos
" reigns supreme, and mainly for the rea-
''son that there is no strong man in the
House who can assume the leadership of
"the Republicans
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TEAS
COFFEE

Old Government Java, raw..............SOc cents
Old Government Java, OasGed..........S5 cent?.
Old Govt Java, raw, extra quslivy......S5 cents.
Old Govt Java roasted, extra quality. 40 cents.
MaIacaibO, raw, 2S cents, rgasted.......33 cents.
Lsguyra, raw, IS cents, roasted. cents.
Rio, raw, 70 and 20 cts, roasted 27 and 80 ospts
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DIED.

kOEDRUP.-At 5 O'Clock a. m. on the 10th in
slant, at his residence, No. 27 Second street south
eat, after lingering sickness, in his fOrEy-iflh
year, JOHN G. kONDEUP, Vice Consul Of Den
mark.
The funeral will take place from St. Marks Epis-
COpal Chruch, Capitol Hill, Saturday, the 18th
instant, at p; m. Friends Of the family are in
vito to attend.
ISDELL.-At the age of nearly 81 xty-three, at
his late residence. on Capitol Hill, Mr.. NELSON
lSDELL, formerly of Jefferson county, n. Y, but
for twenty wears a resident of WashingtOn.
POLAND.-On the 5th OF December, in George
town, ID. c., Mrs. JOSEPHINE POLAND, the be-
loved wife Of John @. Poland, aged twenty-fOur
years.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-11

DRY GOODS-CHEAP.
Best CaIicOes, and 10 cents.
Yard wide bleaChed Cotton, 10 cents, worth q.
Yard wide bleached Cotton, I2& cents, worth Is.
81 Pillow Case Cotton, l2I2 cents, worth IS.
Heavy wide sheCting, 30 cents. worth ~.
All the best makes in W OOl Flanneis reduced.
Ladies' under vests, 20 cents up, very cheap.
WaterprOOf5 DOWNS, 575S cts, 81, si.25.
CasSimeICs for men and boys. so cents up.
All the new shades in Dress Goods, cheap.
Elegant high-colOred PlaJds, Is cents, worth 20.
All wool Camels Hair and DiagOnaIs, 50 cents,
worth IS.
Black Alpacas, 25 cents, worth 37H.
Black Alpacas, BIZ, worth 50.
Pure Mohars, 50. worth y.
Black Cashmeres, all wool, 50 cents up.
Black Mertnos, Bombazines, Serges and Drab
d'Ete.
Black silks, SIX cents up to A. 80, as shall offer
the best makes to build up SILK trade.
Felt Skirts, 81 up, very cheap.
Blankets. Sl.75 up to tine qualities.
English Brussels Carpets, lbs, worth s1.75.
Wool Carpets very cheap, TO close out,
TN. NAUDAIN.
no21 700 Market space. doors from Seventh st.
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TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has 4
LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER
FORMING PAPER IN THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUMBIA.
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Golden Hill.

This FLOUR was never better than t Is nov
= WI. GAIT,
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NRY. M. c. A.

rB@Y. M. c. A.
EVENING CLASSES,
In Latin, Greek, English, French and German.
CIRCULATING LIBRARY; terms only g per
DAILY PRAYER.MEETINGs, r2:15, Sand 9 m.
NORMAL CLASS, for sunday School teachers,
fIsIFrf hRSRY s55c&Y Saturday evening" $50
YY0UNG MEMS MEETING, Cexc'usively,l sab
IiNCoLS HALL SERVICES, at $3.50 p. m.
r~z~DR. McFARLAN. DENTIST. HAS
~ returned to the city and resumed prac-
tice. Office 1870 New York avenue. delG1m'
n1geNOTICE.-A MEETING OF THE
~ Stockholders the Second National Bank
between the hours Of Il m. and p m. on TUES,
DAY, the l2th day Of January, 1875, for the Pur-
pose Of electing directors to serve for the suing
'%5ASsTH,ESerOS, D. c., December 10, ISL.
n~NOTICE.-THE PUBLIC ARE RE-
BSS spectfully informed that the Office Of In
spector of Gas aud Mcters-.OcatiOn, No. 3Tenth
NEXT. 3Oih November, and after abO date on all
business days, between the hours Of a. IN. aud
Consumers Of gas desiring meters Inspected and
proved viii make written application in complaint
S. CALVERT FORD,
nO2s-2w N''' ~ '''' District Of Columbia.
~e TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
~ OFFICE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 1874,
S 1 mh0 Bap
oIWashi1 gton; d. C.I that the same must be pre-
Within tree months from tRi date Or they viii Be
dsallowed. JOHN JAY Knox,
ocs-3m Comptroller of the Currency.
HPDR A. PRATT, GRADUATE OF
NJ east side be Bet DGD'S ana e eW doors
souIn OF odd Fellows Hall. washington. Gas used
In extracting iee'n' Teeth " Se'' e''ner Wifi
H@ MILB URN's
ORIGINAL POLAR SODA,
IRs Pennsylvania avenue, near WIZARDS,
DEPOT FOR MINERAL WATERS.
spIS-tf
~ to No. sl3 First street, between H and
streets. Calls left at the Drug Store corner OF
Tenth street and New York avenue will receive
~ALL THE COUGH MEDICINES,
- God Liver Oils, TrOches, &c at the Tenn
NFCURRENT AND BACK NUMBERS
REPUBLICAN, and All other city papers, can Sc %
tanned from j. BRAD. ADAMS, StatiOner and
and Ninth streets. fel6-tf
~N OTICE.-IA Am NOW PAYING
high cash prices for secondhand Clothing.
to MI my store. BY calling on or addressing R.
HERzOG, 81 d street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest prompt attention will be given.
R~DRUGs, CHEMICALS, PERFUME
kSS rIes, Pomades, Toilet Articles, &C., at low
est rates, at TEMPLE DRUG STORE.
R~ePURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOB
- medicinal purposes, at the Temple Drug
Store, nOV1
R~WHEN YOUCANNOTFIND WHAT
~ you want At other places, try the Temple
Drug Store, and Ninth streets. nOV1
CAPTIVATING PAPER FOR SALE
rs at this once.
R~HOMEOPATHI
B@ specifics at the TEMPLE DRUG STORE,
corner and Ninth streets.
1~LEGAL AND OTHER BRIEFS
kS PRINTED At THE SHORTEST NOTICE
atthe REPUBLICAN, JOB OFFICE. nOl3-tf
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE
4 subsci iber has obtained from the Supreme
Count Of the District of Columbia, holding
special term. letters of administration the
personal estate of Ulrich Opperman, late OF
Washington city, District of Columbia deceased.
All persons la ing claims az inst the said de-
ceased are hereby warned TO exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof, to he subscriber,
before the !th day of December next: they
may otherwise by lsw be excluded from all benefit
of the said estate.
Given under my hand, this 9th day of December
1874. ELIZABETH @. OPPERMAN,
dec1l-F3W Administrator.
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FLOUR

Weleh's Best Family, per sack............s2 sc
Golden Hill Family, per sack.............. 90
A. H. Heirs Best Family, per sack........ 10
Burnt Mills at the lowest rates.
Prairie Bird Family at lowest rates.
Choice Extra, per sack. 10
Good Extra, per sack ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
Now Is the time; buy your supply Of FLOUR,
It is sure to advance very soon.
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BUTTER

One ton OF Genuine New York Goshen Butter
Just arrived, VI ch we offer wholesale and retail.
Also, lust received, 400 dozen CANNED GOODS,
which we will sell during the early part Of the
son at extremely low rates
Pure imported CUBA HONEY, by the gaIlOa-L
delicious article.
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Twenty-Five cents per line. Advertisements under
hthead Of ''FOr sale Rent - WANTED - Lost
hndFOund, - and Personal" twelve and a half
cents per line
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- All communications, whether on business or
for publication, should be addressed to WIN. j.
MURTAGH, Proprietor, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington. ID. Z
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RATES OF ADVERTISING:

Mail subscribers, $500 per year: 500 for six
months, and 500 for three months. Terms in
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TEN PER CENT.OFF
on all purchases.
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spatiuuaI gepablitatr

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAE is published every
morning Sundays eNccpted) at the southwest cor
nerofThirtcenth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
and is furnished to subscribers Cby carriers) at fifty
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04
The ApOthecary's Squirrel.


A N apothecary had tame squirrel
"a which he was in the frequent habit
of regaling with nuts, and which he used
to keep in his own private room adjoining
his shop. The little fellow was allowed
plenty of liberty, for the door of his cage
was frequently left open, and he used to
climb up doors and windows, and spring
thence upon his masters head. On one
occasion he jumped upon the broad brim-
med hat of Quaker who came into the
shop. He made friends with all his mas
ter's acquaintances, but if any body teased
him he could show that he knew how to
bite. AS the winter came on, he was in
the habit of building himself nest of any
tow he might find about, and used to
choose for his residence the pocket of his
masters coat. When, in the evening, the
coat was taken off and hung upon nail,
the little squirrel would climb up the door
on which the nail stood, run down the
coat, and take up his quarters in the pock-
ct, carrying in his mouth always good
supply of the tow, which he had prepared
and rolled up beforehand, and with which
he contrived to make in the pocket the
cosiest nights lodging in the world.
Great results followed from this habit of
the squirrels, as you shall hear. A house.
breaker, watching his opportunity, selected
an especially dark night for getting in
through the window of the apothecary's
little back room behind the shop, with, as
you imagine, no good end in view. He
knew the apothecary kept no dog, he could
easily guess where his coat was likely to be
hanging up. He soon found the pocket,
and was just about to tighten it of purse,
pocket-book and keys, when misfortune
totally unexpected befel him. In rumma-
ging for keys and purse he had struck the
sleeping squirrel, of whose strange habits
with regard to his bedroom he hadno been
aware. Not liking to be thus suddenly
walked up the little animal gave the thiei
SO sharp a bite on his thumb that he could
not forbear yelling with pain, and the
master of the house, alarmed at the unu.
sual sound, came into the room armed with
poker, Just as the thief was escaping
through the window. The watchman hap
pening to be passing, the unwelcome guest
was taken into custody and as the geese
at Rome saved the capital by their cack-
ling, so the little squirrel had saved his
masters property by lodging in his coat
pocket.
No creature is too small sooner or later
to be of use.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-04
The Romance Of Love.

Two years ago Joel H. Mansfield of San
Francisco, CAL, having become enamored
of Miss Mary Helm, and having failed to
impress that young lady as favorably as he
desired, met her on the street one after
noon and blazed away at her with a pistol.
She was with another yonng man at the
time. Mansfield fired three times at her.
Two of the shots took effect, and for some
time Miss Helms life was in danger.
Mansfield was tried two or three times for
the assault, but each time the jury dis
agreed, and finally, the patience Of the
prosecuting officers being exhausted, a
aOIlc proSequi was entered. The sequel to
this romantic affair is that few days ago,
the County Clerk issued marriage Ii
censo to Mr.. Mansfield and Miss Helm, and
during the week they were made one flesh.
No place in the world can beat California
for the romantic.
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Gbe Gnr1es, Mem BlocuhaeiitS, il il i1a.

and the cousin and Miss ClarlSson entered
the room. When they saw our loving at
titude, they retired laughing. n
Madam, there's a mistale,' = exclaim-
ed. "I do not wish to marry you, but
your daughter" las
What, sirp' exclaimed the ogress, re-
leasing her hold What do you tell me,
you bold, bad man? Is this the way you
trihe with lone widows feelings9 You
know as well as do that my daughter is
to be married to her cousin next week.
And you dare to insult me in this manner
but if there is any justice in the land,
sir, I will have it,
So saying, she bounded out of the room.
received notice to quit that day-and
three days afterward an action for breech
Of promise Of marriage was commenced
against me. 1t was in vain my counsel
tried to explain the mistake. The evi-
dence was too strong against me, and
was compelled to pay $1,000 damages.
Since that day have become a misan.
thropist, hate both men and women-but
especially the latter.
The reader now knows 0hy I am bach.
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