National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-10

A large audience assembled at willard hall
last evening to witness the spelling match be-
tween clerks from the Second Auditors Once
and from the office Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. Mr.. d. Haynes acted as umpire. Mr.. A.
F. Wright hung on to Webster's Unabridged,
and Mr. S. l. Kimball performed the same SER
vice for Worcester. Mr.. John Tweedale acted as
pedagogue. The rules that governed the contest
were the same as those used at Lincoln hall.
Mr. Howard L. Prince led the spoilers from the
Messrs. GiIfllan, Gardiner, Adams, Sturdevant,
Babcock, O'ConnOr, DR.. Kimball, Green, john
son, Sproenger, Landers, Lyman, De Mattos and
itor's Office, brought forward the following gen.
tIemen: Messrs. Parmenter, McClOud, Rothfort,
Godfrey, Smith, Bailey, Reed, Heull, Bartlett,
Wilson, Willis, StutZman, Muller and Purman.
THE PEDAGoGUE
sat down between the two rows and began his
work. The first word that was misspeiled was
eminent" for 'simmanent," which relieved Mr..
Lyman from further duty. After that the fol;
"dislodgement," "naumache, u 'pensyl" for 'pen-
siIe," lostbesome,'' "buncum' for "bunkum" or
''buncombe," slledgeable," bachanallan,"
"achievment," "cOrruscate, ".'irredescence ''ii-
quiescent,', "metemsyGosis," "rythnical " sci.
SDC3RSTGe, oT GeIIa fg for
"escheIon." At this point there were left stand
ing two on the side Of the SecretsTy's office,
Messrs. Prince, the leader and De MatlTs, and
Gardner. the leader, Wilson and Bartlett. Mr..
Prince fouled on "gelible," and Mr.. Gardner re-
tired On "quahog," leaving Mr. James r. De
Matlos TO wage an unequal war against Wilson
and Bartlett.
He fought we'll, and drew forth many round
of applause by his ine spelling, but finally threw
up the sponge on 'hcuP," leaving the field to the
Second Auditors forces, represented by DR.. Bart
lett and Mr.. Henry Wilson. These two gentle
men continued the battle until Mr.. Wilson
slipped up on "geodesy," and DR.. Bartlett was
DECLARED VICTOR.
The enthusiasm displayed last evening contra
diets the predictions Of many that the grand ex-
hihitiOn at Lincoln hall would end the mania.
The interest manifested by the audience was in-
tense. There were three little boys in the gal
lery in revised and expurgated editions of their
fathers panta loOns, who we're bound to see fair
play, and who kept hallOoing for somebody among
the contestants to shOOt that, and aiming little
pellets of paper at an old man beneath them
leaning against post.
Une gentleman wanted to say something about
the way they manage matches In massachusetts,,
with, when lived in Massa-," but he rarely
got any further, for his characteristics were evil
IDENTIFY well known, and his friends would kindly
advise him to hire hall and then break away
from him, and feel thankful that they had
escaped so easily. One selfsatished looking m an,
chewing on q tooth-pick, wandered about among
Of old scenery, but never once e7need any per-
sonal interest in the proceedings till the word
"salary" was given out. This aroused some
sweet memory apparently, toE r. faint smile
instant, but 1t subsidized quickly, and ne became
again theisame tactiturn Wanderer.
The spelling mania first broke in spots in private
families; then it attacked the Sunday schools;
the Y. NJ. @. A. then succumbed; finally the
Treasury Department got 1t bad, and now, as was
shown last evening, It has crept right under the
has not allowed himself to be affected by the
nonsense is tie author of the following letter re-
eeiYed lately by gentleman OF this city.
VERBATIM ct LITERATIN.