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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

THE New York Tribune is out in open
opposition to the ''favorite son" business.
No man Of either party yet put forward as
candidate for President on the ground
that he is the favorite son of any State
meets with the approval of the Tribune
This is sad. But it does not help the
chances Of the Great Unknown. The
mere fact that the Tribune inclines that
way is sufficient to destroy the chances of
that mythical person, because the suspi-
cion is involuntary that G. U. must be a
bad man if Jay Gould's organ is friendly
to him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

THE New York Tribune says, referring
to the resolution resembling the censure
Of the last session recorded against John
Young Brown: THE whole trouble arose
from hasty ebullition of temper on the
"part of Mr.. Brown, and his unwilling
"ness at the time to make the needful
"apology." This is an unique explana-
ton of the situation of which Mr.. Brown
may be proud; but it will not, p-our
opinion, satisfy the public that the action
OF the H6Sse was Unsuitable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

SENATOR MORTON revived some remi.
niscences yesterday which were decidedly
unpleasant to the Doughface- Golden-Cr-
Gle Copperhead Confederate Democracy.
Those charges of Mr.. Springer have re-
suited in a second amnesty-debate defeat.
Why not put Bill Springer and Ben Hill
on the pay-rolls of the Republican cam
paign committee? They are dong solid
work for the party, and should be recog-
niZed in some way or another.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

The assertion that Governor Tilden
would willingly accept the second place on
the Democratic ticket to be nominated at
st. Louis next month is made seriouslyand
upon good authority. 1t seems that the
Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina and
other Southern Democrats have been qui-
city manipulating affairs, and have succeed
ed in efectng a compromise between Hen
bricks and Tilden which will result in a
combination of their respective friends to
secure the defeat of other aspirants. Their
'fpool' is Hendricks and TIlden against
the field. But their schemes will come to
naught. Indiana has never had Presi-
dent, and will never have one who is fool
ish enough to run on the Democratic ticket
1t is long time since New York had a
Vice President, and it will be longer still.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

"WELL," said Republican yesterday,
"the Louisiana Democrats have gained a
"maiority in their State Senate at last.
every glad of 1t, was the exclamation
OF q Northern Democrat, who then asked,
Chow was it done2" "By the usual
Southern Democratic process" was the
reply" "How is that?'' Assassination,
"of course !' Exit Northern Democrat,
hastily, with sickly look of disgust upon
his dough face.
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two reasons-frst, because they wished to
visit their homes. and escort their wives
and families to some summer resort, and,
second. because they did not believe that
political snimosities and murderous pu.-
poses existed at this juncture, when no
political campaign is in progress.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

AND NOW Miles, the convict, has been
appealed to for more evidence" against
General Babcock. Through the gratings
Of his cell in the Vermont penitentiary he
gives utterance to q series Of statements
which suggest that, like Marsh, Whitley
and others of like kidney, he would like to
be 'fndemnifed" e., have promise of
immunity from punishment for past crimes
and come to Washington as first class
Democratic witness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04

SOME pretended Pacific coaster attempted
a feeble reply in our columns yesterday to
Senator Sargent's speech on the Chinese
question, and seemed to think that because
he cannot buy silks and fancy hats in San
Francisco at prices to suit him, the Chinese
are not coolies, immoral or "corrupting."
AS Captain Cutie says, there's wisdom"
If the writer ever saw the Pacific coast, he
probably is one of that injurious class of
persons who grab vast extent of land,
under pretences good or bad, and want
Chinese coolies to work it. He charges
that those who hold Mr.. Sargent's ideas are
scurvy politicians. as the late unanimous
meeting stSan Francisco numbered twenty
five thousand people, and was addressed by
Mayor Bryant, Governor Irwin and other
leading citizens, and as, with the exception
of few reRegades, the whole Pacific coast
is of Mr.. Sargent's opinions, it would seem
that "scurvy politicians" are numerous.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS
for the DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLIcAN, lefl at the
following Places, will be attended to promptly; o.
s9T Rfhf
JOHN c. PARKER, stationer, Seventh street, OPP
posite Post ONCE.
5. R. KRAMER, pharmacist, corner Of Third and II
'HowARD BEALL, druggist, corner of Eighth and
x: ); scHISrTIET, pharmacist, corner of and
NORTH WASHINGTON.
HELLER's OLD DRCG STORE. southwest corner OF
Seventh and streets northwest.
WIN. Il. STONE, druggist, corner of Seventh and
JOS. \. HoDGSiSs,' jphsrmseist, Seventh street,
above boundary, opposite lie Droit Park.
BdIpdsfy H Streets norffEwest 'OtHet Vi
n. J. GRIFFITH, corner Of Flfth and y streets
": A. GRAY, druggist, corner Of Fourth street
and a S@s nUrtSwct corner of
Tenth and NJ streets northwest.
SAMUEL <. LEWIS, druggist. No. l4oi Fourteenth
street, near street northwest.
WEST END.
AMERTCUs DAVIS. druggist, corner OF Nineteenth
WA. &. DUCRETr & Co., corner Pennsylvania
j. b. MOORE. druggist, No. 1874 Pennsylvania
FAST WASHINGTON
II. y. FERGUSON, druggist, corner OF Second
Street and Pennsylvania enue, Capitol Hill.
y. y. DooLEI, druggist, No. ~ Pennsylvania
EDWARD B. Bury, pharmacist, No. AZ Eighth
street southeast.
WIZ. 6. DAWSON, druggist, No. is6 Seventh
il. A BHCoN, druggist, No. 52s Four-and-a-half
Street southwest.
CHARLES BECKER. druggist No. ~ high street
IoHS ID. SCHCLTzE- tobaccYnist, No. IS Bridge
street.
ALExANDEIA., VA.
&. F.. FRENCH. 81 King street.
j. 7. Cox, cor. King and st. Asaph streets.
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

NEW BOO KS.
LAw-DanIel on Negotiable Notes, . vols.
Cooley on Taxation. AHHA
High on Receivers. HkA
Book and Manual.
Legal RecreatiOns. Irving Browne. =
CELLANEOUS-Financial Review, 1876.
Fairmount Park and International Exhibition At
Philadelphia.
Illustrated Official Guide to Philadelphia.
Life o, John Randolph. of Roanoke. Garland.
Why We Laugh. 5. 5. Cox.
The Ancient Regime. Tanie.
Currency and Banking. Price.
What and How to Read, Guide to English Lite
rature.
Emotions and the VIII. Balm.
A Book About Doctors. Jeaffreson.
Air and its Relations TO Life. WIN. Hartley F.CS.
Mysterious Island, complete in vol. parts.
The Flag of Distress. Mayne Reid.
How to be Saved. paper. j. ii. Brookes. ID. ID.
May Christians Dance. J. ii. Brookes. ID. ID.
A general assortment of Books and Stationery, for
sale by W. II. & o. II. MORRISON,
Law Publishers, Booksellers and Stationers,
ape6-tf 40 Pennsylvania avenue.
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THE next thing in order at Coushatta,
La, is an indignation meeting, at which
the honorable men" known as natives,
KG-KIux, White Leaguers, White Liners,
or no matter what will pass resolutions
denouncing the murderous taking off of
Senator Twitchell and ex-senator King.
These resolutions will be sent broadcast
throughout the land by the Associated
Press, while the infamous details of the
wicked assassination will be withheld until
some other agency is enabled to make them
public. 1t is hardly probable, however,
that such a fimsy trick will deceive any
one. The public eye was long ago opened
to this kind of Southern Democratic schem.
ing, The truth is that Messrs. Twitchell
and King were advised by their friends,
including Governor Kellogg, not to ven
ture into Grant parish. Unfortunately,
they felt impelled to reject this advice, for
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

O1O STREET N. EcE0R SALE OR
OlS TRADE. -Eex sikht, roem lssne -
meuts. Terms, SO cash: balance In one two
and three years or monthly NOM free q in-s
ground between Pennsyfyanla avenue aud New ork
avenue and First and fourteenh streets northn ~
THOMAS W. SMITH, Lumber Dealer. n.y. R-ltt
more and Ohio Railroad Depot ny3NFAHZ
0EENA YOUNG OR KIDDLE-AGED MAN
- Of intelligence and good address may and a
profitable business by calling at No. 1000 street, At
Room No. Z, from N to tz,1o,ciock .. m, 4O to
$50 O'Clock p. m. Also, TO LOAN, few thousand
dollars. - apso~
& ALE BT
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DINEY POINT FOR RENT

DINEY POINT FOR RENT.
THE DESIRABLE SUMNER RESORT
KNOWN AS H-t...
PINEY POINT, 80 -
IN 81. Mary's county, Maryland, is 4 ArcA
offered for rent for the season.
This point has all the accommoda-
tons, good sea-bathing, &c. On D.
the ground Is q large Hotel, to-
most comfortable style. Altogether this is one Of
the most attractive summer resorts on the Potomac,
steamboats, running from this city and stopping at
the Point, give additional charm to the place. The
reputation Piney Point has borne for years past
speaks for ITSELF and IL mighttbe safely said that IL
has no equal on the Potomac. For particulars in
quire OF -
apl-STuTh1m No. 1871 Pennsylvania avenue.
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HOUSES AND FARMS FOR SALE.-SEY-
Ill eral two-story HOUSES and COTTAGES -
monthly payments. Valuable Building LOTS
on easy terms. Also, FARMS in the District,
MARYLAND and Virginia for Sale or exchange. -
APPLETON p. CLARK,
uhIS-WFMtf y street northwest.
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A NEW NATIONAL WORK FOR THE

A NEW NATIONAL WORK FOR THE
IA TIMES-The Centennial year OF the Confed-
eracy-The United States of America: THE SIT
ton" By HHNEY SHERMAN ~ eformeTly Of the New
York and CONNECTICUT BARI Counselor-at-Law,
Washington city. ID. c.. author OF IAN Analytical
Digest of the Law of Marine Insurance. with an
Appendix of Decisions in the Federal and State
C0urts.n 1.-THE Government History Of the United
States of American" school edition. slavery in the
United States Of America: Its National Recognition
and Relations, from the Establishment of the Con-
federacy to the Present Time; Word TO the North
and the South.r s'The Governmental History Of
the United States of America, from the Earliest Set
Element to the Adoption Of the Present Constitu-
tion;r enlarged standard library edition. .Na-
tiona State and Territorial Sovereignty In the Uni
ted States of America 1.-THE Unity OF Our Ma
the National Government, Perpetual Covenant
Running with the Land" NOW READY FOR
DELIVERY, price = per COPY. The above work Is
contained In ninety-two octave pages printed In
be sent by mall any address prepaid receipt OF
price. Address HENRY SHERsIAN,No Isl Elgh-
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SENATOR MCDONALD heard once gain
from the Great War Governor of Indiana
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THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN HAS 4
LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER
MORNING PAPER IN THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUMBIA
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THE NEWEST PUBLICATIONS.

THE ANCIENT REGIME, BY TAME ri
Taine. HAl1
Towards the Straight Gate, by Burr.
Prayer and its remarkable Answers,
by DIR. Potter.
Illustrated Commentary on the Acts Of the Apos-
ties, by Lyman Abbott.
I The Mariners Progress, by Duncan Macgregor.
Little Friends at Glenwood, by Miss Mathews.
For sale by
/ go WM. BALLANTYNE,
ap1s-tf rs Seventh street.
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I IN AT SHILLINGTON'S BOOK a. 7
STORE, corner Four-and-a-half AN
'.Desr Lady Disdain,ii by. Justin
Mccarthy; .His Natural Life, y by =, -,
Photogragh, By the author Of the Heir q Rad
s,Her Dearest Foe % By Mrs. Alexander, author OF
the .'W oolng OFT, and Which Shall i Be - MRS:
Lmber's Rafhe: or Church Fair and Its Victims, -
! 1.-THE DEVILS Chain, by the author of ..Ginx,s
Baby Congressman Directory,m second edi:
I tion. corrected. .BraI;hwaite's Retrospect Of
Practical Medicine and Surgery Blank Books,
Letter, Note and Cap Paper, Envelopes, Pens, PEN
and retail. at the very lowest prices, at
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% r III Il Ii e 5 T .
MILBURN,S SODA WATER.

flS50 Ii Il Il 4 ,
MILBURN's SODA WATER.
NATURAL SPRING WATERS on DRAUGHT.
ICE-CoLD TEA, COFFEE, Mn c,,oco, ATT
spl5tf 100 Pa. avenue, near Wizards Hotel.
e|DR. DUKE, 1879 PENNSYLVA.
- mia avcnue, late Of New York Special
Der. superior to red rubber Teeth filled in the best
manner; extracting without pain. apl3-lm
1880 PER SET. EITHER JAW, by
~ DIR. A. N. g. WeiseIfborn, Dentist, fo5 Four
tenth street northwest; also gold filings done at
reasonable price and Satisfaction gwen. apl2-Sm
e~DR. M. ID. MYERS, DENTIST,
Nitrous Oxide Gas administered. ap3-3m
s~.NOTICE TO BUILDERs..-THE
~ undersigned would respectfully call the at
9R Of sTe 1nS tas a
OF GOOD BRiGk pressed toT front brisk 6rlek} and
them call before making their ppTGhasei elsewhere.
mbss-sm. Brick Yard sou Ah CaSItSl and s,s
WTO LOvERs OF I,p FINE BRIAR.
M. GOLDsTEIN,
gil Pennsylvania Avenue,
Has received 10 sHhfR e Gf I FifEs
with and without amber mouthpeces,
re hs eer a % PER pes =
esSh fancy %GSd pipes 9n % to eears ssS
~FLUID LIGHTNING, WAR.
- RANTED to cure Neuralgia, sold only at
Coughlin's Temple Drug Store. mhlO-tf
~FLUID LIGHTNING, WAR.
pie Drug Store, and Ninth streets. mhIo-tf
~ FLUID LIGHTNING, WAR.
nass &c raS ssSse iSa Sn
~A CARD-TO ALL WHO ARE
%aSS%ss; e. TIIi ;ss$ rssIPs mat VIM ssSs
y Gss diseoFared By missionary IN SOUTH A%eres
Send se,i-asdressed enT RS 18th e the Rsy joe
city eli .1'lN'' '--Ol - DlOle nI fess:MwFs%
MTO GAS CONSUMERS.
Notice is hereby given iha, On
CHARLES B. BAILEY,
,,,,r s%sGnTsStsTy Washington Gasllght Company.
nySAMARITAN NERyINE, THE
great nerve cS1qTTer r0 cures epIisPtIs ats
t has Sny RSS Sf
has i been SHOWN 70 fa i csse. Trial
package free. Enclose stamp for circular, giving
Box al. ST. Joseph, Mo. noZs-tf
kN STAND. He pays for Second hand Cloth
ing. Boots, Shoes, &C., as 'fair (cash) prices'
he always has, at 6ls ID street between Sixth and
seventh streets northwest. Note by mail promptly
attended to. sell-tf
nl~TEETH 81 PER SET, EITHER
~ jaw, by DIR. A. Pratt, graduate OF Ohio Col
lege OF Dental Surgery, and Of the Rush Medical
College, Chicago 40l Seventh street, east side,
ner ofD. Gas and chloroform used in extracting
teeth. jell-tf
e@DR. j. b. JOHNSON, OF ALEX.
~ andria, Va, offers his professional services
Surgeon, Physician and OculIst the citizens OF
the District of Columbia.
Once, No. AL Pennsylvania avenue, between
Willard's hotel and the Owen house.
Office hours from 10 u. m. to Up. m. my23-tf
eNFLEGAL AND OTHER BRIEFS
~ PRINTED At THE SHORTEST NOTICE
at the REPUBLICAN JOB OFFICE. nol3-tf
e~wRAPPING PAPER FOR SALE
~ at this office.
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OArHoLIC PRAYER, DEvOrIoNAL,

BOOKS; Lace Pistnres; 9ossries. on .AYlyD
others; Crosse; leading Catholic
Papers and Magazines, wholesale and
west. Open sunday morning from 70 10. ia
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nR. A.. PRATT, DENTIST, HAS RE
- moved 70 the northwest corner OF seventh aad
ID streets, over Cranda's bookstore, where he viii
be pleased TO sec his old patrons, and the general
public. jez2-0
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

TOR RENT OR SALE-THAT FINE BUSI-
II ness property, corner of Massachusetts, avenue
and Fourteenth street northwest, suitable for mar
ket and grocery business, or both combined. Terms
easy monthly payments. Inquire Of 'tKeHedy,"
REPUBLICAN once. apI1-tf
TOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR RENT-THAT
II beautifully finished RESIDENCE, 1874 O..
street northwest, containing seventeen rooms, y.
most eligibly located. and possessing all modern
improvements. Half leash. Apply to W. NOT
TINGHAM, corner of Third and X streets south
east, or 10 +. A. POSEY, Fort Foot, Maryland.
jan2l-tf
nor SALE OR RENT. On GEORGETOWN
II HEItiHTS.-The RESIDENCE of the late.
Morris Adler, esq. Brick House, with fourteen =
rooms. kitchen and pantry: one acre Of ground. -
Rents per month. Apply to W. h. DOU4Ae
GAL, corner Road and High streets. oc3o-6
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HOUSES.

III TENTH STREET, NEAR NJ
llfl For rent, neat dwelling, cOntain--,S
ing 7rooms and bathroom. Excellcntly To- MI
Gated. Apply to W. J. WALKER, 1907 street ~
northwest. my4-3tH -
ENOR RENT-A CONVENIENT AND GEN.
IL TEEL TENEMENT of seven rooms and -
basement. on ID street, between Delaware ave- m
nue. and First street northeast; SIG per month ~
east. myi-Sts
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TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY
L PROPERTY. = In Elayille, Prince -.
Georges county, Nd, Sixteen Acres of Land, 81
with double Frame House. good water, an -
abundance of fruit trees. grapes &C.; high 1nd3.-
healthy location; twelve minutes walk to the
Hyattsyllle depot, Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 4
photograph Of the house can be seen and further
Information obtained from B. II. STINEMETA. lk7
Pennsylvania avenue. jaN-tf
FOR SALE TWO-STORY AND MAN
Il sard roof Pressed-brick front HOUSES
with basement and bay window; Ohio stone p.
trimmings; ten rooms; situated on P aud -
Sixteenth streets northwest. VIII take one
good building lot in part trade. Also, two OF the
finest Houses In Shepherds Block, on New jersey
avenue and First and b and streets. Very low
and easy terms
CHAS. P. PUSHAw. Broker,
jal5-tf $50 and 6s2 l. street.
FOR SALE-HORSE, BUGGY AND HAR.
Il NESS, in frst-rate order. Horse Is
kind, will stand without hitehing, and Is N
q fast road horse. Inquire at
KELEHER'S STABLES, WI
se2S-tf AZ Eighth street, k&S
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EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

Senator Morton's explanation yesterday
will carry conviction with it OF the utter fall
sity of the scandalous rumor rejecting upon
his official integrity while Governor of Indi-
ana. He has crushed the lie, and in crushing
it gave to the Republican party campaign
document of inestimable value. at is an Ill
wind that blows nobody poodU
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SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS
for the DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, left at the
following Places, will be attended to promptly:
J. BRAD. ADAMS, statiOneT, No. s12 street
northwest. ,,,
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S. r. KRAMER, pharmacist, corner Of Third and Il
streets northeast.
sHowARD BEALL, druggist, corner of Eighth and
III streets northeast.
A. J. SCHAFHIRT, pharmacist, corner of ii and
North Capitol streets.
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THURSDAY M0RNING:::::::::;:::1 1, 1876.

4. u
G.. F.. FRENCH. 81 King street.
j. Z. Cox, cor. King and st. Asaph streets.
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Addresses by Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyier, OF Brood
lyn. and others .- mya-tf
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NH LID . I'M SODH " N ELNs
NATURAL SPRING WATERS ON DRAUGHT.
ICE-COLD TEA, COFFEE, -
apI5tf 100 Pa. avenue, near Wizards Hotel.
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HoPKISs & SONS publishers, booksellers and
No. I2l PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest.
JOHN G. PARKER, stationer, Seventh street, OPP
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17

wears ago, Is now the entered verdict OF
public opinion. Not bad man at bot
tom, he has shown himself 50 obtuse, SO
perverse and wrong-headed, 81 stolidly
iasensible to the obligations and decen-
cies of his great Office, that he has fnish-
ed BY making utter shipwreck of'a pop
ularity which any man might have en-
Wed. The one thing the Republican
party could not afford to do was to en-.
dorse him, or identify itself with him, or
in any degree accept responsibility for
him. That the Cincinnati convention
failed to perceive this convicts it OF po-
litical faulty bordering on the pheno-
menal. Yet what better had we the
right to expect from body that came
within an ace of nominating james G.
Blaine for the presidency?
The consequences of the blunder are
already beginning to make themselves
felt, they are likely to make themselves
more and more distinctly and painfully
felt as the canvass advances. On the
"love me, love my dog" principle, the
faithful organs feel bound, not merely. to
apologize for and defend the President
but also to illustrate their loyalty by Jap
poligizing for and defending the favor.
ties and parasites who have brought
disgrace on his administration - Mr..
Robson, for instance. But in doing
this they repel more votes than they can
possibly win by the most felicitous ex-
position of the virtues of Mr.. Hayes, or
the most scathing denunciations of an
Confederate House of Represent
stives. 1t may not be too lateIyet for the
party TO unload, but there is no time to
lose. If Mr.. Tilden is elected, it will be,
largely, the flavor of Grantism in the
Republican platform, organization and
canvass that will elect him.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-17
Changes in Iron Steel.

For long time 1t has been well known
to wire-drawers that, after cleaning iron
wire with sulphurIc acid the metal be,
comes brittle. Further, if piece OF iron
wire, cleansed with sulphuric acid be
bent rapidly to and'fro till 1it is broken,
and the fracture be then miostened with
the tongue, bubbles of gas Farise from IL,
causing it to froth. If, then, this same
wire be left in warm room tor some
DAYS, it will be found, by such simple
treatment, to have .regained the tough
ness which originally characterized 1t,
and not to froth when broken and the
fracture moistened.
Experiments made in this direction,
recently, have shown that hydro-chloric,
scetic, and other acids which give of n.y.
drosen BY their action on iron, produce
the same effect as the above, making 1t
probable that hydrogen is the cause oil
the chanee-a view which is confirmed
bv collecting the gas given of of the
surface OF the iron and burning it, wnen
the characteristic flame of the hydrogen
is seen.
Putting the facts together, it seems
probable that a portion of the hydrogen
generated by the action of the acid IS DC
cIuded, and subsequently given of-th's
taking place either rapidly, as when the
iron is heated by the effect of breaking
it. or more slowly, in the cold.