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National Republican., 1876-02-12
CENTRAL PACIFIC MONOPOLY.

We are glad to observe from the proceed
ings of the Senate on the 9th instant that
Mr.. Sargent, one of the ablest and most
conscientious men who have ever repre-
seGted California in the United States Sen
ate, takes the same view of the trans-con-
tinental railroad question as to the necessity
of competition as those advocated in these
columns.
The bill for the extension of the time for
the Northern Pacific railroad being under
discussion, Mr.. Sargent said: 81 am dis
"posed to look with some favor upon legis-
{" lation that will give us competing line
"to the Pacific, realizing as l do, and as
edo the citizens of my State, the burdens
that are imposed upon US by monop-
"oly." The Senator, of course, alludes
to the exactions of the Union and Central
Pacific companies, the latter Of which par
ticularly makes the most unjust discrimi-
nations against certain localities. In fact
the entire trans continental traffic is now
subject to the most onerous exactions, from
which there is no possible escape, except in
the construction of an Independent com.
peting line. To suppose that this very
\ monopoly intends in good faith to construct
such a line is simply absurd. Even if
new road should be built under the auspices
of the men who now control the Central
Pacific, we cannot see how the country
would be benefited, as it is against all
human probability that the two lines would
compete with each other. We are, there
fore, clearly of the opinion that the best
interests of the whole country demand early
and favorable action on the Texas and
Pacific bill, now before the committees of
the two Houses. and that its passage
promises the only satisfactory solution of
this great question. Its postponement to
another session would so strengthen the in
fuence of the monopoly, now so danger
ously powerful, that relief through Con-
gressional legislation might prove practi-
cally impossible.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
J.y eoULD,s SENSE OF HONOR

The New York Tribune has evidently
forgotten the history Of the cases of Jay
Gould and Jim Fisk as managers of
''Erie" in the courts of New York and
New Jersey. Speaking of Mr.. David
Dudley Fields connection with the ring
six million suit as counsel for Tweed it
says:
"There never was criminal so vile that he
could not find q lawyer to defend him, and
under certain restrictions it is entirely proper
for counsel to undertake the defense of men
. whom they know to be rascals. But until
now we never knew of q prominent member
Of the profession, with a character to lose,
who would condescend to take money from an
acknowledged thief in payment for services in
preventing the recovery OF stolen goods'
Stated in plain English, Mr.. Fields transac-
ton with Tweed amounts to the following:
'You have stolen six millions, says the
counsel; everybody knows that; it isn't
worth while to deny it. Well, give me, say
one million and l will surrender all the
rest OF my business and devote myself, by
the tricks of the law, to keeping for you the
remainder Tweed agrees; rserves out q
term in the penitentiary; gets Into an easier
jail; runs away, and leaves Mr.. Field to carry
out his agreement. This is an essentially i'm
moral and disgraceful action. Judge West
brock csImed Mr.. Fields agitation the other
day by assuring him that the Court found
nothing unprofessional ia his conduct, and he
was quite right, for the Court can only take
notice of what comes officially before it, and
Mr., Fields behavior in court was naturally
regular and decent. But society looks fur
ther and Judges otherwise, and no sophistry
can convince respectable men that it is pro
fessiousl to aid a thief in concealing hi:
plumber"
We think it was nine millions thst Jay
Gould disgorged to the Erie Company, as 6
compromise of suits against him for treble
the amount. Just how much he paid hi!
. lawyers for assisting him in arriving at thi
accommodation has never been satisfactorily
stated, but if Tweed really gave FELL ,
million there can be little doubt that Goult
paid his counsel at least three times tha
sum. Indeed, 1t is fair to presume that thu
charge made here by Gould's organ agains
Field is based upon Gould's knowledg'
gained from experience as to the cost anG
value of such professional services. Tht
4musing part Of this business, however, il
G&Firtuous indignation INDUCED in by tht
fObyns over the immortality and disgrace
aWattTed in the transaction. coupled with
GSprofound ignorance of all precedent il
E1el matters. We have no word to say il
National Republican., 1876-02-12

palliation of the conduct or crimes of Messrs.
Gould and Tweed, nor any opinion to ex-
press regarding the professional conduct OF
Mr.. Field until we have better authority
than Jay Gould's organ for the charge
against the latter. Our object is simply to
call attention to the fact that Jay Gould,
the plunderer of one corporation, after
having profited by the efforts of able coun-
sci, is utterly devoid Of sympathy or charity
for his brother plunderer, Tweed, and his
brilliant legal adviser. His pathetic regard
for Mr. Fields reputation with society
and with respectable men" is announced
with as much apparent confidence as though
he was acquainted by experience with the
vision of the former and by intimate asso-
citation and breeding with the convictions
and Judgment of the latter.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

Total $40 W. W
have 10 right to permit any one TO tnspec; my
vouchers, except those who are legally author
ized ts do So
Itave the honor to he, very respectfully, yours,
(Signed) L. CAEDuLn.
Treasurer South Carolina
National Republican., 1876-02-12

A IL FALL Il WINTER DRY GOODS
AT AND BELOW COST
BEFORE TAKING STOCK.
Having tso many goods in nearly all the depart
ments extra Inducements will be held out to SELL
wamsutta Cotton, l2x cents, cash.
Fruit OF Loom, Androscoggiu and all leading
mskes OF Bleached and Brown Co ttons at less
prices than beft re the war.
Dress Goods sacrificed to close out, as money Is
much better 10 carry than Dry Goods; -
-arMchaan -5d
10 90 yards remnants best Mourning Prints,6ac.
Made Cloth Skirts cheap. to close out.
Shawls of all kinds sacrificed.
Blankets from 75 cents each to hns goods.
Bed Comforts, (white Cotton wadded,D cheap
Good Brown Cottons SC. per yard, very cheap
CARPET STOCK MUST BE SOLD.
Gail and before buying, as money can DC
A fair dealer to all, and good Goods always given
ior ianIst 1Ie money T. N. NAUDAIN.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
EDITORIAL GOSSIP.

There will he one hundred Centennial build
ings, covering about seventy-five acres Of
ground.
1t is now rumored that Wendell Phillips is
going to marry the Modoc heroine, Wi-me-na.
All, women ali.
Mark Twain is going to Europe, and friend
reminds him of the urgent necessity of deport-
ing himself as 1t becomes an author and
gentleman otherwise he may get punched by
passenjare.
Upon receiving the news Of Senator Chris
tiancy's marriage in Michigan all the old spin
sters in the State ope'd their mouths with one
accord and pronounced the Michigander a
goose
The man who can't scratch up 4 relative in
Philadelphia within the next few months will
never be happy. Think Of it. A cousin,
uncle, or even a mother-in-law with a good:
comfortable house and a spare room in the
Quaker City, and the Centennial coming on
apace. It's a delightful sensation is the
thought of such thing
In reply to an inquiry respecting a state
that Virginia was rivaling Mississippi in mob
Law. demonstrations, we announce thai the
data was taken from an exchange which had
laid the violence at the door of Virginia in
stead Of West Virginia, where the lynching
and mob force violence actually occurred.
Pendleton has returned. The gentleman
George has ruthlessly torn himself away from
the gorgeous banquets, the wildly -glarlDg
torchlight procession, the thrilling strains of
martial music, the batteries and blaniish-
ments and serenades of Georgia, and is once
more ensconsced in the quietude which sur
rounds his home fireside. Hendricks breathes
freer.
The New Haven Union says: "The New
Haven Democrats owe 1t to themselves to send
solid delegation to the State convention
pledged to oppose all attempts to foist hard
money platform on the party" There is
going to be a great deal of fddling in the
Bourbon camp on this subject, and the music
will be paid for by that party in the coming
campaign.
According to JEFF. Davis: .the Southerners
"will be magnanimous enough to live on
equal and peaceful terms with the people of
the North, provided the latter behave them
selves respectfully" 1t will come quite natu-
raj for the Northern people to accommodate
the South in this respect, but there is really
no necessity for JEFF. Davis to dictate their
course. If his insurance is not worth any
National Republican., 1876-02-12

THERE is small mutual admiration So
ciety down In South Carolina. Governor
Chamberlain, Treasurer Cardoza and one
Thompson, the editor of a so-called leading
Republican newspaper, compose it. They
say all manner of pleasant things about
each other, and just now are laughing in
their sleeves at the supposed success which
has thus far attended their efforts to
turn the honest yeomanry of the
Stale over to the tender mercies of
the Ku-klux Klan. This trio have not
always been on such pleasant terms with
each ether, as the following extract from q
letter written by Cardoza, on February 10,
1874, to committee of the taxpayers con-
vention, will show:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE STATE TREASURER,
COLUMBIA, ). g.. February 10, 1874.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

ID Ne.-The Big Pine K"le and Would Company
have few choice seats ut the National Theatre
THIS EVENING, corner First and streets
n0rthwpst fel2'
nN AND AFTER FEBRUARY 10 RE-
" duction of twenty-five per cent. below the
regular retail prices on all brands of Havana aud
Key West and Domestic Cigars, and ali kinds of
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco and Smokes, Ar
icles, at NJ. GOIDSTElN'S
under Metropolitan Hotel. feOlO-tf
National Republican., 1876-02-12

Ir,ArrEARs that some evil genius has been
ovcrhauling the official reports Of Treasurer
Cardozo, of South Carolina, from which the
annexed itemized statement is made, showing
that Democratic newspapers in that State
hungered after the spoils as ravenously as the
greediest Radical sheet in the land. The
amount was expended for one years official
advertising:
PAYMENT FOR ADVERTISING ACTS OF THE GENE.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

Mark Twain is going to Europe, and frien
reminds him of the urgent necessity of deport
ing himself as 1t becomes an author and
gentleman otherwise he may get punched b
q passenjare.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
Very respectfully,

payers CoarT,fiOa.
Such was Treasurer Cardoza opinion of
the man whose word is now law am 1ng
the Chamberlainites, and who is leaving
no stone unturned to produce conflict be.
tween the races in South Carolina. We
shall have more to say about this man and
his antecedents in a few days.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

more than his assurance in this matter the
policy ought to sell for ten cents on the dollar.
Won Buloy recently said "Another thing
about American women which delights me is
the size and character of the ear. That is
one of the first things look at. A handsome
ear is o wonderful feature about woman
When it is well rounded and finely chiseled
it is a magnet to any man of taste" There
never was anything remarkably delicate about
Won Bulow's appetite that we are aware Of,
but If he could only catch a West End girls
ear, our word for it his hunger for that article
would be appeased. Beautiful, indeed, they
would wake an angels enyyup
The gallant exploit of the able Senator from
Michigan, Mr.. Christisncy, has sent search
ing thrill of hope and ambition through the
female circles of the country. They now LOOK
upon Treasury position as the chief end oil
woman, and fairly yearn for place In the bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. But II they
stop to reflect moment the truth will flash
upon their minds that most Of the Senators
who come to Washington are married men,
who bring with them the most robust, beauti-
full and accomplished wives in the country.
We never like to blast hopes, but we cannot
resist the temptation to put damper on IN
this case.
Here is a simple problem in addition, which
furnishes a remarkable result. An ex-Con'
federate at the Capitol has charge OF raising
and lowering the flag at the opening and
closing of the daily sessions. His patriotism,
however, forbids him doing the act himself
He therefore hires negro, paying him for MS
services ten cents per day. Now, as there
will probably be one hundred and eighty days
in the present session, his patriotism is going
to cost him just eighteen dollars. When he
was appointed to the position he said "he
liked the pay, but not the work, and that he
would rather hoist the stars and bars thar
| the stripes and stars" The result Of the
problem is this: The Democratic House has
| elevated this man to position which Is mani
festly distasteful to him, and they will ado
materially to their meagre reputation by SUD
tracing him from it, or at least by reducing
his disloyalty, so that it will not appear quite
so repulsiye to those who believe in the flag
the nation. If they insist on keeping thi:
man we shall insist that the eighteen dollars
| be made up to him, even though 1t becomes
necessary to reduce the salaries of our arm!
| chaplains.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

Upon receiving the news Of Senator Chris
tiancy's marriage in Michigan all the old spin
sters in the State ope'd their mouths with one
accord and pronounced the Michigander a
goose
National Republican., 1876-02-12
EXECUTIVE DkPAhTMENT,
OFFICE STATE TREASURER,
COLUMBIA, s. g., February 10, 1874.

respectfully request that the committee
would communicate with me in writing only,
for the following reasons: The chairman of
that committee, J. G.. Thompson, esq, of
Beaufort, is o violent personal enemy of mine,
who for the last two years has INDUCED In
every conceivable form of personal abuse and
Misrepresentation of me, individually and
officially, in his paper, the Beaufort RepubH-
can, now the Port Royal Commercial.
This gentleman was well-known broker
and street hawker in State paper during the
administration Of my predecessor in office,
Hon Niles q. Parker, with whom he was on
intimate and confidential terms.
This gentleman was also very intimate with
NJ. Gary, the Boilers candidate in opposition
to mvseif for the treasurership of the State,
ana lie did not hesitate to resort to every base
and mean effort to secure the accomplishment
Of his end-the election of his friend. 1t was
very natural for him to do so, for that friend,
as auditor of the State, had given him very
large contracts for printing tax duplicates, for
which there was no appropriation, and which,
therefore, | have declined to pay until the
State does make an appropriation therefor.
My own selErspect would prevent me from
communicating with such person except in
writing, in order that may not be misrepre-
sented by one who has shown such procliyity
for so doing, and who, under the guise of
patriotism, l believe to be seeking the ac-
compIishment of personal ends.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

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National Republican., 1876-02-12

While General Banks, in his Centennial
speech, was saying, "Let the earth hide the
past," the firm of West, johnson * Co., OF
Richmond, were publishing the old ordinance
of secession passed by the Virginia Convention
in 1s6O-61. The Richmond Enquirer has this
to saw about It "West, johnson & Co., of
this city, send us a copy of valuable puoli-
cation made under their supervision. 1t is 4
fac-simile of the ordinance of secession passed
by the Virginia Convention of 1S6O-Gl, with
all the signatures. This document, and Its
publication in this form at a reasonable price,
not only ensures its preservation, but places
COPY within the reach OF everybody" Just
yby it is necessary for the happiness of the
Southern people that this document should be
preserved is not clear. 1t ought to be to them
as repulsiye as the bloody knife is to the sight
of a copscience-stricken murderer. Why do
they want to preserve this infamous docu-
ment? Why do they seek to make sacred
memento of an enactment which has laid
waste the best interests Of the State and
filed its broad fields with the bones of her
best men, Do they desire TO preserve it as
model after which to mold another in the fu-
ture! or is it simply wish to perpetuate it as
n household treasure-a sort of heirloom for
their children and children's children! If the
good people of Virginia really desire to let the
earth hide the past they will cease this folly
of hallowing the official documents of treason.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

1t is now rumored that Wendell Phillips i:
going to marry the Modoc heroine, Wine na
Ah women all.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

There will he one hundred Centennial build
ings, covering about seventy-fve acres of
ground.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

OATHOLIC PRAYER, DEVOTIONAL,
~ DAY and SUNDAY SCHOOL
BOOKS; Lace Pictures; Rosarles, on AHx
steel and silver: Medals, jubilee and HSkA
others: Crosses; leading Catholic uEI
and retail by JAS. BELLEW, 7O5 Seventh street
northwest. Open Sunday morning from to 10.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
1,,1. REPUBLICAN, FEBRUARY H. 1876

more than his assurance in this matter the
,olicy ouubt IN sell fnr ten cents on the dollar.
National Republican., 1876-02-12

COMETHING NEW IN WASHINGTON.
THE NATIONAL HYGIENIC INSTITUTE AND
DINING ROOMS, -
Just opened at 1l0 street, where the best FlRST-
CLASS BOARD can be had at reasonable rates,
permanent and transient.
novls-Sm W. +. ROSS, N. D., Proprietor.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
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BOARDING.

6EHIHIS2rr|SEEIH EHI0O1TcTR0OCEG GCR N SEG0SH
i STREET AND INDIANA AVENUE.
Rates; per day, o.. 50; per week; SO; per month,
has recently been improved, newly furnished and
heated with steam. metropolitan cars pass the
house to and from the Capitol, No liquors sold.
de29-tf +. 2. HILL. Proprietor.
National Republican., 1876-02-12
HOUSES.

NOR RENT OR LEASE-"EDGEWOOD
Il the elegant suburban residence Of the late
CHIEF Justice Chase. Partly furnished, eigh- 4.
teen rooms, and every modern conyeniencei ~
beautiful lawn and grounds, stable, carriage-
house, barn &c. This Is one Of the handsomest su-
burban residences around Washington, and Will De
let to responsible private family only. For terms
and permit to see the premises, apply TO WM. NC
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National Republican., 1876-02-12

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY
= PROPERTY.-A fine FARM A ~ON
Of about 200 acres, one and . half khf~S
ton; IS acres In meadow land; lIlkklAL
trees; Improved by q frame dwelling o. seTen
rooms, three stables, barn, dairy, &C. Springs
and running water in every field; stream twenty
feet wide running through the place; land adJOIa-
ing sold for tlo1 per acre. Nine good building
sites front on two county roads. For fUl ther
particulars. apply to DYER DAVIDSON,
jan2-2w i4y9 Pennsylvania ave. northwest.
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Proposed Reunion of Brstow's Reg
iment.

The Seventeenth Regiment Kentucky
Volunteers, United States army, propose
to hold q reunion at Hartford, Ohio county,
Kentucky, on the Goth of September. 1t
was in this regiment that Secretary Bristow
held his commission of Lieut.. Colonel.
The meeting is to be purely social, bring
ing old friends and comrades together.
1t is proposed that the people of the coun-
ty give an entertainment in the shape of an
old.fashioned barbecue. A number of the
old officers and soldiers have approved of
the proposed reunion and will be present if
1t Is held. Confederate soldiers will be well
coined, and it is desired that the occasion
shall be one of general good feeling, bring
ing all classes of the community into So
cial fellowship for the time being, political
and other differences being ignored.
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CASTORIA.

Is pleasant and perfect substitute, in all
cases, for Castor OIL. Castoria is the result OF
an old Physicians effort to produce, for his own
practice, an effective cathartic, pleasant 10 the
taste and free from gripping.
DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Mass, sue
ceeded In combining, without the use OF alco-
hol, purgatiye agent as pleasant to take as
honey, and which possesses all the desirable
properties OF Castor OIL.
IL Is adapted to all ages, but Is especially re-
commended to mothers as reliable remedy
for all disorders OF the stomach and bowels OF
children. 1t is certain, agreeable, absolutely
harmless. and cheap. 1t should be used for
wind collie, sour stomach, worms, costiveness,
Group etc., then children can have sleep and
mothers may rest.
j. b. Rose Co., OF 40 Dey Street, New York,
are the sole preparers OF Castoria, after DR..
Pitchers recipe.
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