National Republican., 1876-01-28

The Boston Post says the removal of General
Shermans headquarters to St. Louis deprived
Washington Of one of its best dancers. 1t is
the first intimation we ever had of the Generals
dancing on his head.
A morning cotemporary makes scurrlous
attack upon Commissioner Atkinson, which It
knew was basely false at the time twas made,
but appears to have been so eagerly bent on
malice as not to see that it was also supremely
ridiculous.
MAN. says Darwin" is the only being of
the animal creation that abuses the female of
his race. ."-NcE York Herald.
Who is the man that dares treat the old
philosopher with such impertinence Is he
aPeing the Herald man.
One of the especial providences' of the
present Congress is that Blaine and Garfield
were not thrown over the back of q chair
during the amnesty debate and their spines
broken. Hill is older than he was, and that
may account for it.
The man who bought piece of pie at res
taursnt and struck a suspender-button before
he had eaten the half of it, says if he was at
all inclined TO be cannibalistic he would buy
all the pastry in the establishment but what
he would find the rest Of that man.
He was small, and but seven summers had
passed over his head. Therefore he can hardly
be held responsible for saying to Mrs. Mix,
when asked "How he liked her fowers:"
''First class, but mother says it sickens her
whenever she looks at that wart on your
nose
The Democracy, in their attempt to reduce
the estimates Of the Military Academy, are
''striking a cowardlJ blow" and they will
find in the coming campaign that such acts as
this yesterday will form and shape themselves
into weapons that will strike a death-blow at
their organization next fall.
The PendIeton wing Of the Democracy have
unsheathed the blade against the Tilden fac
tion, and saw that the strife shall not abate
one jot or title until Samuel and his monopo-
lizing cohorts of bloated stock -jobbing hu-
manity have been over.hrown. Ifthis means
anything it means positive split.
Southern journals in speaking of Lees birth
day say that the celebration of the day will
be permanent thing, and always dear to the
Southern heart. Why not make it national
holiday at once. Then there will be two holi-
days only little more than a month apart
Washington's and Lees.
A young man of this city presented his pa
ternal with razor and shaying-mug, which
were accompanied by the following lines:
Twas lust about this Xmas time;
Some years have passed-not few,
A little Shdrer came to town
And showed his mug to you.
Just to remind you Of that time
CTho' more he'd like to do)
Another shSysr and mug
Instead Of appearing in the Fifth-ayenue
theatre, according to agreement, Anna Dick
inson presented certificate from her physician,
stating that she must have six months rest,
on account of cerebral exhaustion-and we
thought so. Any woman that will insist on
making gestures as though she were prac-
ticipg to carry out a contract to shove whole
district school down stairs must expect all
sorts of exhausIions.
Some Of the Indiana women say that there
is one right belonging to them which men will
have to respect. 1t is the right to WELD The
poker and rolling pin. They are the wives Of
the Indiana editors now on the wing, and have
read an Associated dispatch, which says: "An
excursion party OF one hundred and forty
Indiana editors, accompanied by one hundred
and ffty-five ladies, arrived here to-day"
There will evidently be some lively domestic
dancing when those men return to the bosom
of their families.
The Indian and the negro seem to be very
unfortunate. In Mississippi, If there be any
local disturbance, they call it 4 ssblack insur-
rection," J" but ten negroes are always killed to
every white man. On the plains the red men
meet party of white buffalo hunters, and the
report comes that q bloody Indian massacre
has been attempted, but when the results of
the contests are known it appears that
s'twenty-three red devils are killed and only
three hunters wounded" Yet 1t is an Indian
massacre.
"Personal Intelligence of the New York
Herald says: "In Austin, Nevada, there is
Liars club. The last member got in by say
ing that he counted 1000 birds in flock. The
editor of the Washington REPUBLICAN wants
to be an honorary member" This statement
qualities Personal Intelligence" for the presi-
dent, secretary, treasurer and general business
manager Of the club, and we presume there Is
q sufficient number of the Herdld's staff that
are members in good and regular standing to
secure his election.
Three conductors on the Delaware division
of the Erie railway were discharged last week.