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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-22

they can be bought for elsewhere.
TIE GREAT ENGLIsH REMEDY for Gout and
Rheumatism. An suffered from the above COM
plants, either ofrecent or long standing, are ad-
Yised 70 use Blair's GoHt and Rheumstic Phl9.
They can be relied upon as the most safe an1 et-
fectual remedy ever offered to the public, and
have been universally used IN Europe for many
years with the greatest success. Prepared BY
and sold by all druggists.
WHITH, clean, sound teeth, al may have by
using daily THURsToNis Ivory Pearl Tooth Pow
der. Price, Is and 50 cents per bottle. -,
may have Il bv constant use Of THo1RsoN's Pc
made Optime. Price. Is and 50 cents per bottle.
LIeHTcooLoRBD Kid Gloves are very styiisn Wnen
Will renovate them thoroughly. Price, % cents
per bottle. All sold BY druggists and fancJ deal
WELLS MAcHINEsPRKAD STRKSerHKNTRs
PLAsTERs. whenever plaster is needed, are IN
TtYAll0d, Price, ~ 81 and % cents eAeR,
, 1874-04-07

coronors in Now Joraoy are 80 numerous that
the population by whose demise they aro sun.
ported is unuttorably insignificant In proportion,
Hence the former arc continually on tito abort
for caao, and are koen-acentod In discovering
ono. It must be tho ecataoy OF consolation to
tho dying Jorseyman to know that 80 soon as 1.o
shall have broathed Ills laBt couple or moro Of
these human yulturoa will be racing toward his
corpse like rival fire-companios to contlagra-
tion. Death must DO hailed with triple Joy wl!on
1t encourages auoh lte and action In othors
Jorsey City Was treated to suoh q night day or
two since. Two haplcss victims Of rairoad
negligence were taken to the Morgue, and IN
order iaauod by County Physician Duck to Coro.
nor Parslow to hold an Inquest. Coroner Reinhard
snlffed tho foe at q great diBtanoe, and eagerly
flew to tho Morgue to anticipate luis rivals. He
arrived first, impanolod Jury, obtained vor~
dict, dismissed tho Jurors, and had just plaood
ono 1naugled oorpae into Ills wagon when Duok
drove up. Reinhard drove of with half tho
plunder, while Buck, anatchiug up an officer,
, 1874-04-07
CITY BUILDINGS,

The proposition that the City Government
shall rent the Honore Block, corner Of Adams
md Dearborn atroets, for public offices, Inns
olioitoa offers of other buildings for tho uso Of
tho city. The ownors Of these buildings, Of
course, oxpoct liberal rent for tAotr promises,
and tho several offers arc now pendlng before
tho Common Council.
Before tho Common Council take any stepb In
tho way Of ronting buildings Tor public uso, We
call attention to the fact that the city is the
owner Of tho old oustom. House aite aud Of the
standing wallis. This property IL worth over
100000. At an expenditure of e76,o0o IL can
be attod up to accommodate the city offlcos md
also all the courts. It would DO q utilization of
public property now Idle aud nnproduotlve. The
whole cost Of restoring aud zofltting tue build
Ing would probably not exceed ono years rental
Of any promises that would DO sufficient for tho
public neoossttios. :.
As tue city must provide new and comfortable
quarters for the courts and city offices until tue
, 1874-04-07

Secretary Rioharlson's voracty is called d.
rectly into question by Sanborn in hia Testimony
bcforo the Ways and Menns Committee. secre-
tary Richardson told tho Committee uuoquiyo-
cally that he knew nothing whatever about tho
contonta, or about any Of the papora in tho
case, which ho had signed aH n matter Of rou-
tine, and without paying any attention to thom.
Sanborn, whose Testimony is agreeably straight
forward as for as 1t goes, says that ho talked
Ills contracts over with tho Secretary half q
dozen times. Tie has no doubt that Mr. Rich
ardson knew oil about thom.'' 1lr: Richardaon
showed the utmost familiarity with them, so
much 80 that Eanborn went to him for informn-
tion about them. ganborn ayowB that mono
Of tho s1o0,00o which ho had to pay out
Of the s210,000 ho received from tho Govern
mont went to any informal revonue officer or to
any membor. Of Congress-, directly or indirectly.
He WAS cloaoly examined about his connection
with Gen. Butler. He had paid him no counsel
fees. Ho had subscribed to tho fund for helping
him. to tho Governorship Of Massachusetts.
don., Butler had givon him lotter
which had secured him ball in his trial in
Brooklyn. According to Sanborn'a statements,
his Hhnre,ot tho money he has received is less
than $4,000. He declines to state how he spent
the Rums ho had to give for information.
, 1874-04-07

say Writo mo down MI ass" 10 WAS IN b1iasfu1 ig-
hofanco that huch language was "ohsccne and sour-
r'ous" That discovery was reserved for tho genius
WHO preaidcs over tho post-Oico At Chicago. Wnbaer
doil'les tho term nsg, "a dull hoavy, stupid follows
dolt' Worcester aud oll,or photographers give al-
moat idonttcally the sano definition. In a,lch eonso
1t ia used by tho best English writors Such is tho
soao IN which used tho oxpreaeion M tho connection
cear1y showa.
In what scnso, Wobstorian, Worcosterian, Dog
bor1yan, or Juhnstonian, tho St. Joseph NOR
chant called tho Chicago Postmaster an ans, 1t
now bohoovcs him to show or pay tho penalty.
Meanwhile, lot liz all bo thankful that tho Gov
ernment o1orciaes suoh watchful care over ita
ohildron, md that mono Of thom can bo called
hsscs on postal-cards with impunity. Loaat Of
all will it allow ono Of its Postmastors to receive
q 1ong-oared compliment Of this sort without
making the scudor pny handsomely for the CON-
p1imont,
, 1874-04-07

A singular contaHted-will case is now on hear
ing in Now York, involving q properly Of $780,
600. Frederick Rollwagen, q aerman, died In
October, leaying several aons and grandchildren
by two wives. Two yeara ago, as claimed by enc
Lena Hermann, formerly his housokeoper, he
was married to her, and, just before lis death,
executed will leaving to her and her child all
his Immense property. It is claimed by tho rel
atiycs Of tho docoased millionaire that this mar-
riage, IL it over occurred, took place while he
was In IN unsound mental condition; that ut the
timo lo is stated to hayo signod tho will ho WAS
paralyzed, unable to move bis limbs, aud dumb
claims which are aubstantiated by medical
testimony On tho ono aido, aud donied by tho
witneases on tho other. Immediately after tho
death OF RollwaEen, tho woman wlo claims to
be his wifo gayo out That she WIS about
to become a mother, and aubaequont-
ly, it ia said, fulfilled her promise.
Tho doatl,-bol scono at Hollwagen's deooaso,
il tho statements OF counsel are to bo relied up-
on. was such as Is sometimes represented upon
the stage, but seldom enacted In roal llfo Tho
SONS Of tho dying man were kept In ignorance Of
blu doath until summoned to the funeral, whilo
tile chamber was thronged with hungry relatives
of tho woman who olaima tho property. Tho
whole afYatr reads more like one Of the aousa-
tional dramas Of modern timea than anything
else. TIC enormous property for which tho par
ties arc contondtng, tho Rlrowdness of the con-
spirators, 1t such they are and tile illitoraoy Of
the millionaire limsolt, give the case no little
interest.
, 1874-04-07

ChriBt Church Inns now throo aots Of Wardcns
aud Voatrymon. Bishop Ohonoy's congregation
elcotod these officers when thoy orRanizod as
Reformed Protestant Episcopal Church tho
mooting Of tho faithful yoatordny callod by
Bishop Whitehouso, ohoso second set, and
third batch was nlao chosen yesterday, by moet-
Ing OF tho mcmbors Of tho old organization. DBl,-
op Whitohouse'a oa1l brought together eight pcr-
sons the meeting Of tho old organization which
business moeting OF tho Reformed Episoopalians
WINS attended by sixty porsona. Tic Ohonoy
achism evidently Inns tho strength Of numbers.
, 1874-04-07
THE STORY OF A pQBIAL-OARD.

A prominent merchant in st. Joseph, No., J.
B. johnson, Esq, has got himself into trouble,
the Postmaster Of st. Joseph into trouble, the
Postmaster Of Chicago into trouble, and tho
Government Of tho Unitod Btates into trouble,
all growing out Of bit Of paRteboard with eomo
writing on it, Some weeks ago..A1r. johnson,
having occasion to order goods from Chicago,
posted q label about the size OF q postags-stan,p
bearing his business address on tho poBtal-card.
Tho Chicago correspondent received tho card In
duo time, hut had to pny Q conts oxtrn poatngo,
and 30 notified Mr. johnson. As the Inter had
been in tho habit Of posting these labels for some
time and lad mover before been called upon for
extra postage, lie consulted tho Postmaster OF
st. Joseph, Mr. Arnholt, about it. The latter
authority informed him TINT he Ind right to
1abol tho cards and could continue to do 30 with
safely, unleas tho cards woro going to Chicago,
whose Postmaster didn't understand tho law,
Thereupon, IN q happy franc Of mind, Mr.
johnson addressed card to tho Chicago house
In his bost handwriting, and with q feel
Ing Of oxultation trlumphantly and In q
uuIA AaIlA WIoto tAese HuAuns 1uI 1t6ts
n,astaator says your Postmaster Is an
ass." The Chicago Postmaster forwarded
tho obnoxious posta1-oard to Washing
ton. A1r. oroswel put On his Bpeotaolos mud
read the st. JoHoph PostmaHtor's pitly opinion
Of tho Chicago Postmaster. Tho result Of tho
reading was q postal-card from hlr. Oreswoll to
tho ST. Joseph Postmaster which nearly lifted
the latter functionary ont OF his boots aud made
him realize, as he had never dono before,
how frail tho tcnuro Of Post Office
may be. Thoreupon tue rostmastor call
cd upon Mr, johnson, and informed
him that ho had mover Bald tho Postmaster Of
Ohicngo was m ass. MIR. Johnson brushed up
his memory, aud, after while, concluded that
ho WAS mistaken in tho language used, and gave
ILLS Postmaster statement to that effoct. This
relieved tho Postmaster, IIo forwarded tho
statement to A1r. oreswell, and once more felt
secure in his Office. But 1t did not end hore for
on Thursday last m order camo for
the arrest OF h1r. Johnaon for using
aourrilous language on postal.card, and that
night he was arreatol. Thus. for tho sake Of q
little business label about tho size Of POSTAGE
stump, tho 81. Joaouh merchant got into Diff
Guilty with tho st. Joseph Postmaster aud tho
Chicago Postmaster, got tho st.. Joaeph POST
master aud the Chicago Postmaster by tho eare,
got tho st. Joaeph Postmaster into trouble with
tho Government, and has got himself into tight
place, in which he may have to pay from 300 to
S1, 900, or SO to jail aud stay from ono year to
ten yea1s, before he can extrlcate himself, Flo
hts written card to the st.. Joseph Gazelle, In
which he saya:
When Shakespeare made tho illustsious DoeberFy
, 1874-04-07
with then,.

The ov1dout favor with which tue people have
received tho Lectures Of tho sunlay-Afternoon
Lecture Association haa attracted tho attention
Of tho Presbyterian ministers. At their mcoting
yesterday tue objects OF tho Lecture Association
were explained and debated with good deal OF
interest and diversity OF opinion. Some OF tho
c1orgymon thought it as irrellgioua to deliver
such lectures Oh Sunday as to ride in the horae-
cars, while others felt aure that st. Paul.
II he were hero, would accept the invitation Of
tho Association to lecture, and thought its
scheme an admirable ono for roaching those
whom tho Church could not, or at loast did not,
attract. About one thing there seemed no dit-
foronco Of opinion. Tho Church ought to be
able to reach with its all-important doctrines the
very class that refuse to enter churcll.door,
and at their noxt meeting The ministers will dis
CUBS whether tAoy can devise any popular courso
Of services for Sabbath afternoons that will
achieve tlls result.
, 1874-04-07

Tho Senate has passed the Currency bill add
ing s44,000, 900 to the greonback currency and
authorizing the further issuo OF $46 600, 900 to
National Banks. Tho vote stood 20 to a. Son.
ator 6horman's attempt to have some recognl-
tion Of day for tho resumption of specie pay-
monts failed by tho intractable majority
Of &. Senator Conlling was equally unBucceas-
ful With hta amendment forbidding any increase
OF tho public debt under the act. senator Nor
ton opposed it because It would prevent the seo-
retary Of the Treasury from issuing moro greon-
backs when they wore needed to carry on tho
Government He mustered q majority
OF 8 to defoat 1t. When tho final
vote was about to be taken, tho most influential
members Of the Senate. Of both parties, rosc,
and, In briof and dignlhol speeches, vainly
sought to avert tho disgrace which the ma
jority wore bent on consummating. Senator
Conkling forotold that Distress aud disaster
would follow, and warned lis colleagues
that tho Republican party was pledged
to nh opposite policy. Senators Stewart,
Anthony. Garrontar, and Flanagan 1oInvtl In
similar protests. Senator Thurman said this
bill portendea tho disappearance of the monoy
OF the Constitution for tho next generation.
senator Sargent predicted tho destruction of tho
party aud tile leaders Tint attempted to food tic
country with irreloemablo papor. Senator
echurz said ho folt humtliatod as m Amo.ican
citizen, and his fel1ow.countrymon will sharo his
nhnrrir
, 1874-04-07

now Court House and City HILL nhhll DO built and
completed, and ns TINT now building will not bo
ready for occupancy for eovoral years, porhapa
not before 1880, economy. common prldonoo,
and ordinary Intelligence suggest TINT the city,
Instead OF renttng private buildings at s75,0 900 n
yoar for Ave or Hx yoars. ahall put this old poat
oilco and Custom lIouso building in order, mud
ft ltup for the uso Of tho public Offices. Ono
years. rental Of private property would suffice to
pilt tile Post. .Offlco building In complete ordor
for occupancy, and whom SO restored 1t will bo
bottor for oil tho purposes needed than my
building not designed and orootod for public
usos. Action by tho Council now could secure
tho completion Of this building III tluo for occu-
panoy by January next.
, 1874-04-07

Only tho barost roiurnH arc at hanl this morn
Ing Of tho State election in Connecticut, but it
iB known that tho Democrats haye carried tho
State again, md TINT the Rcpublicana have
added to their 1osaes at the Inst elec-
tlon. There were chartor o1oot1oua In Ohio,
Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa yesterday. In some
casea tho issuo waa political, and in others de-
pondent upon tho temperance agitation Tn naa
Mofncs. which was @ Republican stronghold In tho
good old timos, the Anti Monopolists havo earriod
the day. In Dubuque, tho Democrats havo boon
tue victors, and, go far aB tho returns show, all
tho changes aro to the disadvantage Of tho Ad-
ministration. Tho temperance question was
paramount in Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan,
and In the first alone do tho Temperance purity
seom to havo had any Buccess. In tho other
States, tho License party havo tho majorit1es
with them.
, 1874-04-07

The National Bank Of Commerce Of New, York
la reported to be about to Withdraw from It's
movement to forco the A. d ". spraguo Mhnu-
featuring Company into bankruptcy. A general
assignment Of all the property Of the Company
is to be n,nde to tho trustee Of the cred.tors its
suspended paper will DO exchanged, IS before
ngrssd upon, for threc years. notes, and Its
operations will he continued without any inter-
mission Of work.
, 1874-04-07

1lr. Storm, Of the New York Commissioners Of
Charities, has replied 10 the charges Of one Of
his associates that Tweed lives in luxury on
Blaekwelrs Island, and is SO slackly guarded TINT
le could walk out OF prison ii ho choae. He
says that Twenty-Five keepers stand between
Tweed aud escape, all Of whom would have to be
bribea before he could regain his liberty. He
does not conceal the fact TINT tile Boss OF ali tho
thieves is treated to better quarters than his fel-
low-convicts, and contents himself with saying
that 1t is not worth whilo to make martyr Of
Tweed by unnecessary severity.
, 1874-04-07

Resolutions stron gly condeulnatory Of any in-
flation of tho currency were brought boforo the
Chicago Board Of Trade yesterday, and will bo
put to vote to-day. Tho very plain proposition
il put forth that any currency is too plenty that
is not worth 100 cents on tho dollar, aud Con-
gross ia recommended to move away from 1epu-
diation and towards fuldllment Of tho national
promises to pay its creditors dollar for dollar.
The President ia called on to veto any imitation
measure TINT Congress- may pass.
, 1874-04-07

Cooke, attorney Of the District Government,
wns examined by the Investigating Committee
yesterday. His testimony Was not givon freely.
lie admitted that he had boon attorney for
strong, the contractor whose oheck-book showed
payments to him, ut tho same time that be had
been attorney for tho District Government. "A
is usual In such cases, this serving two mastors
WAS for tho sake Of the servant, and the witness
mado himself the more contemplate by tho
statement. of the Hmall sums for which he had
divided lis allegiance.
, 1874-04-07

started In pursuit. Dclng public officers, both
mon had good horaos, and the clattor OF hoofs AZ
thoy dashed through tho atroota Of Jersey City
brought out crowds Of surprised witnosacs Of
this Sunday pnstfmc. Tho otaao was long ono,
but Bucks horact Which waa frosh, overlook
Reinhard about two }ailes out. Tho fugitive
Coroner WAS made to dlsgorgo tho mutilated
corpse and return homo ompty-handod, leaving
hts favored rival to hold second inquest. Jor-
aey City may DO pleasant p1aco to live In, b,,t
1t ts evidently mob good place to tlio In.
, 1874-04-07
COLD WATER AT SOUTH BEND.

Tho temperance question las mado auch
frlghtful havoc in Northorn Indiana that tho
usually quiet little town Of South Bond, hereto
fore celebrated for Colfax md wagon-manufac-
torios, has got into fight, not aB between wator
and whisky, but on tho relative BystomB Of sup.
plying wator to tho town. A year ago, tho stand
pipe syatom waH adopted, since which time tho
stand-pipe people and Holly-systom people havo
boon ut odds as bitterly aa we're Montague and
Capulot. Last Saturday night, It got into tho
nannhlran f,tu 1nnvensinn tr,,o ntnna-rir~~
had one candldato for Mayor, md the Hollyites
another. Tut WIS the stand-pipe oandidate and
Millor the Hollyito. The stand-pipes made aueh
a clamor that,in order not to cmbarrass tho Ad-
miuiatratlon at Washington, tho Holly candidate
Withdrew his name, and tho stand.ptpe man
waB nominated. Before tho Convention waB
over, the stand-pipe man found that thore was
go much dissatisfaction with him TINT ho now
talks OF giving back his nomination to the pao-
pic for tho sako Of harmony. II he does not
give it up, the Holly people talk OF holtlng the
nomination and putting mother man on the
track. Detwixt the two tho people Of South
Bond are in q moulnful plight, and may yet
have to glvo up both atand-pipes and Holly sys-
TEN, and 60 without wator at oil, IN order to
havo pence, in which event tue labora Of tho
CRUSADERS will como to nauglt. Tho only NOLAN
choly outcome Of all this pothor is tho disrup-
ton Of the Republican party In South Bend,
Which goes to show TINT cold water may be put
to uses Of momentous Importance.
, 1874-04-07
BUSINESS NOTICES.

SYMPTOMS OF LIVER OoMpLArNT.-As sALLOW
yelow color Of skin, yallowsh brown spots on faco
and other Of God dnnS,s md as9T.3o;s VIZ
hIo "a
to ratsrg food; chnknF in throat
hoasnoRs b'oatod or full tcoinR about and SIDES
and thfouf bowels. nth hsss eonst!ps
1ousness coldnoss c1somities rush Of blood to hoad
with synptons Of nporex,, uumhncss Of limbs oaps.
chilly At night; cold cilh alternating with hot tlaHho6
iidasy snd nIiney iteutiss ansss ieT M Msp5ts Il gn
symptoms likely bo prosent 1t ono tie. All who nsa
Dr Pleroo's At. Ext, Golden Medical Dlscovory for
praise.
RusK, Te1as. May 10, 1873.
to her bod With Chronic Liver Dsoa.o had ot the
oss to hse ana hs he K @ on
nd cornmonssd g!sln9 II She then Weighed q pounsi
Bho ha. akon ogh bottles In Ill, see an en ad'
FocAtp for your Medicines. WIN, MEAZEL.
, 1874-04-07
JENKINS WANTED.

That branch OF tho jenkins family which lives
In Washington ia at present aore1y distressed
over point of etiquette. Tho Supreme Court
having new Chief-Justioe, the now Ohief-JuB-
tico has to bo recognized socially and called
upon, and ns to tho manner Of calling, there's
tho rubl It has never boen absolutely settled
whether tho Ohiof-Juatico should cau upon tho
Vico-proBtdont and Speaker OF the House frat,
or whether tlle Vice-Preatdont should call frat,
first, or whether tho Chief -1uBtico should call
upon tho Speaker before the ce-presldent, or
upon tho Vico President before the Speaker. In
fact, tho eocial customs touching this
highly important duty arc all topsy-
turvy, and tlie Jenkinaes. aa we'll as
tho parties concerned, arc in condition
OF mind which is at ouco pitiablo and pathetic.
Chief-Justico Waite don't know whether to wait
or to 60, and Moasrs. Wilson and Blaine don't
know whether to 70 or to wait, mt, as tie forces
Of attraction and repulsion arc equal, every one
is waiting and no one is going. To add to the
complication and mournful uncertainty, Senators
and Representatives nre also getting muddled
over tho question whether those OF long stand
ing should call boforo those Of short standing,
or utce re'sa. This ia ard, and, added to the m
cortaintios Of an inflated currency which are har-
assing both Houses, the dyspeptio and grabbed
disposition Of the President, aa manifested In
lis recent interview with the South Carolina
delegation, and tho clamor OF tho New York
Herald Tor blood, the condition Of the country
looks distressing enough.
There are avenues Of escape, however, from
this sad predicament, Some timo ago, the wives
Of the Judicial, Logis1ative,.. and Executive
branches Of the Government got into similar
muddlo, from which they were handsomely
saved by Mrs. Dahlgren. Who wrote q work on
official feminine etiquette, and this has become
authoritative in matters OF etiquette as Hoylo
is on whist and Gunter On surveying. This
book, however, only regulatos tho ladies. Now
let some ono who Is posted on etiquetto-John
B. Rice or Coy. 0glesby, for instance
publish work on this point, which
should regulate the men. It this can-
not be done, mako test case and
bring It before tho Supreme Court and get a de-
oision from the Ohief-Justco himself. II a case
cannot be mado up in this manner, leave 1t out
to arbitration,-for instance to the new King Of
tho Sandwich Islands, the recently captured
Hing Cofroo OF Ashantee, and tho AIikado Of
Japan, all OF whom arc tremendous sticklera for
etiquette and abide their decision. Whatever ia
done, wo trust tho important questions OF legiala-
tion now ponding will not be allowed to languiah.
The burdens Of the people are already very
heavy.
, 1874-04-07

The correspondents Of tho American md En-
glish papers who accompanied t1o Ashanteo ex-
pedition, and notably the Representatives Of tho
London Telegraph aud Now York Herald, havo
wildly described the comotery Of Coomassie
into which tho headless bodies Of tho human
sacrifices, made annually ut the Ashantce Capi-
tai, wore thrown. The Ashautoo Golgotha is sit
uated near tho city, and tho fostering remains
poison tho mir around the glon in which they lie
for miles around. It is estimated that, since tho
city was founded, 100000 human beings havo
been sacrificed to tho hideoua rites of this bar
baroua raco and their bodies thrown upon the
open plain to rot md breed disease. Such Is one
OF tho customs Of the pooplo againss whom tho
wrath Of areat Britaiu was directed. i''
, 1874-04-07

May. Oats ~oro qu!ot, but 36@11o higher, o1os-
ing at 421e casl,, and 4o9{o seller May. Rye
was moro active, and dcolinod 10, closing at 91o
for frobh receipts. nar1oy wns quiot but Armor,
at f1.61 for regular No. .. Live hogs woro dull
and casy at s5.0o@5.8o for common to choice.
Cattle woro III fair domand ut q shndo lower
prioos, with snlos at s3.75@0.50. Sheep wore
stoady and unchanged.