National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-27
EDITORIAL Ar1RarHoueHr.


Crooked beer is more popular IN st. Louis
than whisky straight.
Tomorrow the Analostans and Nassaus WIN
paddle their own canoes.
If our Southern friends vote as they shot
they will miss the mark of high calling.
Judge Nelson gave the revival ball roll
when he acknowledgements indictments to be
quashed.
Brooklyn is in an exceedingly Moody frame
of mind over its manifold sins of omission and
commission.
Ida Demorest, ..Duke Alexis American
beauty, Ehas married Nebraska doctor.
A-lack, Alexis, Alack.
BY putting Sam Cary on their ticket the
COS;TieT-JouTndl thinks that the Ohio Demo-
Gratis committed hari-CdTg.
Fffty-eight rubber gatherers of Central
America have been massacred by the Indians.
Rubbed out of existencefby the Indian rub
beers: that's all.
administration IN New York have fallen still
born. Not cent has been recovered and not
a criminal punished.
Do not forget the municipal election in Bal
timore to-day. Every Baltimore voter tempo
rarily residing in Washington should go over
early this morning and vote the Reform ticket.
Is there single Republican newspaper in
New York honest enough to denounce
rogTe.-N. Y. UoTld!
We kindly refer the World man to the
Albany Journals article on Bigelow.
La Page, the Frenchmau, charged with the
terrible murder of Miss Langmaide, is liable
at any moment to be suspended at midnight
by the populace. Even now he is held in sus-
pense.
The presence of Gov. Allen in Pennsylvania
will have about the same effect on the De-
mocracy that two mothers-in-lawihaye in the
interests of the same household. 1t will
seriously confuse them.
Mr.. Beck has many formidable rivals in his
struggle for the United States Senatorship,
and they still keep coming. A prominent
lawyer Oh tue VI SdluNtll,
is the last competitor announced.
San Domingo heartily wishes she was under
the protecting wing of the American eagle, as
typifedin our flag; internal dissension, bank.
rupt treasury, and general POLITICAL chaos are
dragging her down into disgrace and ruin
The Hartranft administration of Pennsyl-
vania has paid S14, O0O, 900 of the State debt,
and abolished the tag on real estate, and yet
they are denounced as thieves. Such thieves
we rise to remark are ornaments to society
and blessings to the State. "Morc of them"
is the great necessity.
Mr. D. W. Whiting, editor of the Manassas
Gazette, announces himself to the voters of
Prince William county, Va, as an independent
candidate for the House of Delegates. As
''the repeal of the funding act" or in other
words reputation, seems TO be his special
plank, he will not be elected.
A Belgian has invented machine by which
the movements of the vocal organs in speak
ing are mechanically recorded. 1t is placed
in juxtaposition to The tongue, larynx or lips,
and it is not necessary to speak aloud. The
COusIsLo VI uOtc duu
men are buying them by the dozen.
If the boys of America will each save five
dollars for the Centennial, and then self-sacri.
flee little by placing the amount in the mis-
sionary fund, all heathendom can be placed in
the straight and narrow way, and enough be
left TO purchase the freedom Of William
Welch's and other Americans slaves in Cuba.
Think of it, boys, and forego the pleasure, Just
once, OF hurting the barking bomb and excla-
NATIVE cracker.
Colonel D. S. Curtiss, the we'll known agri-
cultural correspondent SD. s. c." of THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, yesterday assumed ed:-
torial charge of the Maryland Farmer, an ex-
ccllent journal, devoted to agricultural inter-
ests, published in Baltimore. Colonel Curtiss
is capable, industrious and energetic. He is
admirably fitted for the duties that he is now
called upon to perform, and is heartily COM
mended to the public.
"Whatr' exclaimed an old veteran yester-
day. "Seventy-four rebel generals to sit in
Congress next winter and make laws? Why,
it was only ten or twelve years ago that was
searching night and day in the..swamps Of Yir-
ginia after these same men for the purpose of
Furnishing them for breaking the most sacred
laws of the land. don't just quite understand
this, and placing his crutch under his arms
he moved away with doubtful shake of the
head.
John S. Harrall, former Radical sheriff of |
Stewart county, was shot and instantly killed |
at Red Hill, in that county, on Thursday, the |
81 81 instant ly zach RullOal- Of his
ants. They had a dispute about some cotton |
which Bullock had taken to Americas, and re-
suited in Bullock's drawing his pistol and |
shooting Harrall in the breast, the ball passing
through his body. 4 second shot took effect |
in his left shoulder. Harral walked into a |
store near by and dropped dead without speak |
ing word. Bullock was arrested on the spot |
and carried 10 Lumpkin jail. Harrall was |
Radical, and, arguing from general principles, |
his loss will not be much NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
(Gd.) Times.
"Arguing from general principles, - that is |
because Harrall was Republican, his mali |
cious taking off was perfectly justifable and |
satisfactory in the eyes of the Times. "Not |
much to be regretted" We suppose because he
was a member of that party which. preserved
the Union and prevented the Times from being,
perhaps, the organ of the Stree and independ-
ent government" south of Mason and Dixon's
line. These are sentiments which all good
citizens, both North and South, will regret to
hear expressed. But then it is better to be
frank than clandestine in these matters, as it |
serves to put all loyal people on their guard. |
New Publications.
Chester Towards Temptation. Souls |
Story" By Mrs. c. A. Warfeld, the we'll |
known and popular Southern writer and author |
of "The Household of Bouverie" and of "a |
Double Wedding; or, How She Was Won"
Published this day by T. B. Peterson & Bros,
Philadelphia, Pa. chester Towards Tempta- |
zion" is an entirely new novel printed from the
authors manuscript. 1t is a powerfully-writ- |
ten story of trial and temptation, and as an
example of kind of novel that the popular |
American appetite Graves, chester Towards |
Temptation" deserves and will take very high |
rank.
Wn0n AND COAL