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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-12
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES ABOUT THE CITY BY THE
REPUBLICANS REPORTERS.
Society Cards.

society Sarus.
Mrs Watmough gives dinner to-day. u
Mrs. Finney gives q small lunch to-day.
Secretary Chandler gave large dinner yester-
Lady Thornton gives musicale on Saturday
evening. ...-HT Er.. g. E-E 80
Mrs. Elijah Ward gives a select dinner on
Saturday. a
Prof: shsldOn's children masque party takes
place this evening. Us p
Mrs. Langht9n gives an elegant dinner OF si1-
Mrs. Fitlhugh Doyle gave q delightful lunch to
young ladies yesterday. -r, 5rr E@l
Secretary Robeson will entertain . number Of
friends at dinner to-day. 5F+.-4
Mrs. Boomers dancing reception IVES highly
enjoyed by the young people yesterday gs
Col. and Mrs. Audenreid entertained, nearly
three hundred guests at lunch Yesterday -
me s hss s assd 'ad ssa aHa
Mrs Fish has issued cards for a grand recep-
ton to take place on Monday evening next.
Secretary Cameron has issued Invitations for
dinners to-day and tomorrow, for sixteen persons.
Most Of the ladies residing on and @ streets,
above Seventeenth, will be at home 70 callers to-
day. ... --. e So % IS
Speaker Ranaa1rs FIRST ievening card reccp-
ton took place last evening, and was largely at
tended. --g-----.------.--
Mrs. Senator Hammond and Mrs Allen Wood
held very cordial reception yesterday at the
yMfs Pref Henry and daughters wi1 Be, at
Iorreto-day at their pleasant residence at the
Smithsonian r---r.l7 = y .TEiE-e
The Young Catholic Friends society contem-
plate o seciabie the latter partn5 thp month, for
The benefit of the poor Of the city. --....7,.7
Mrs. Grant holds her irst reception this after
noon. She will be assisted by Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs.
Fred. Grant and Mrs. Gen. Sheridan. Z $50
Mrs. C. H Pierce, of New York, daughter OF
Mrs. o. J. Faulkner, is at the National and viii
receive with her mother on Mondays in January.
Mrs. Augustus Whiting and her accomplished
daughters from the Breyoort house have engaged
an extensive suite Of apartments at the Riggs
house -r-E -.- % s--'-sa- -, 80
The reception of Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Tyneren
"wednesday is said 70 have been the largest ons
held this season. These ladies are very popular
and their receptions are marked with much cor.
diality
Mrs. Morton did not hold her regular reception
Yesterday on account of the death Of her nephew,
Mr.. Edward X. Hart, the unfortunate young man
who committed suicide at the St. James hotel on
Wednesday. III =
Senator Stevenson, OF Kentucky and his esti-
m2ble win, have taken a handsome suite at the
Riggs House for the winter. Their beautiful
ahdaeeomplisht d daughter, Miss Mary Stevenson,
rs expected to join them early next week. 81
The Misses Reilly, two beautiful blonde bellies
Who arrived with Senator Sharon at the Riggs
ho1se on Wednesday, will leave In a few DAYS
tor irgtnia to visit relatives. 1t is to be hoped
they will return and favor Washington with their
presence Ter at least part efthe season.
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MARRIED.

GROOMES-BROWN.-On January o, 1871, in
this city, from the residence of Major Charles A.
Appel. by the Rev. W. A. Harris, Mr.. WILLIAM A.
ELMIRA BROWN, OF Howard county, Md.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-12

THOMPSON'S PON1DE. OPTlNK, 10f ufoBsinB
the hair. This fine pomade merits special mem
ten. Purely vegetable, its effect Is to soften
and refine coarse, dry hair. imparting to 1t gloss
and beauty. Unlike many preparations for the
hair, It cannot fnjure, but Is highly beneficial,
youth, the darker shades Of middle life, or the
silver-streaked locks Of age. Twenty-fv and
fifty cents per bottle. svF 70. Errrra4
PRACTICE ECoNeMY. Repovate your soiled
gloves thoroughly and quickly with Joven's In
odorous Kid Glove Cleaner. Twenty-Five cents
per bottle.
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TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD scHrsr.

The House Committee on Pacific Railroad yes
terday authorized their chairman to report the
to the House at the frst opportunity, With =
recommendation for its passage. The bill was
adopted as prepared by the subcommittee with
out any material amendments. aET
The question as to the connecting New Orleans
branches 10 LEFT open for decision of the House.
The branches from Vicksburg, Memphis, and st.
Louis, by way OF Vanfta, are provided for In the
manner heretofore stated. '.I... n r- .-I4.-T
The vote ordering the bill to be fsvorably re-
ported was unanimous, but 1t 10 understood that
at least one member Of the committee reserves
the right OF opposipg It in the House.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-12

Paymester John Furey, ordered as inspector Of
-four, s., at New York, on the 3lst instant.
Passed Assistant Engineer ]. W. Robinson, to
the Naval Academy, 2Ithinst Lieutenant E. d.
+. Heald, detached from the Naval Academy
9th instant, and placed on waiting orders. Pay
master H. p. Wright, from duty as inspector Of
-four, &C., ct New York, slst instant. and ordered
e ine rsceiyfng snip COLORADO; Passed assistant
Academy, 9th inst, and placed on waiting
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OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
Two Cars on the Virginia Midland Railroad
Thrown Into Kettle Ruu-A Dozen Pas
sengers Ipjured-The Cara -Completely
Wreckea--Iist OF theS I6tuyed.SsA "
KETTLE RUN FRIDGE

spans q rayfne. through which runs the creek.
The bridge is about forty feet high, and the en-
bankment for considerable distance along the
track on either side of the bridge is very steep.
The track is down grade for Q considerable DIS
t>uce when approaching the bridge from the
nort,t. The train was running at high rate A
this car nspt of the track, dragging the rear one
with it. TEsleafs shot downnthe embsnkment
which is aboN twenty feet high at tho point
where the rail was broken, then they plunged
along through tbs snow to the edge Of the abut-
mept The forward car rolled over the abutment
And ass ro,nnIete,y demolished. The Atlanta
and Boston sleepeto seAs ~. -. Sa.' 'Iss "7f'
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-08

VIZ are glad TO lean. as we do from
the Eraniiaer. that Governor Coke is in
FAVOR Of the repeal Of the resumption
act, aud the Iemonetization of silver.
The entire southern delegations in both
houses win stand unit in favor Of
these great measures of relief. and we
are proud TO know that the distinguish,
ed senator named above, will give his
massive strength in support OF the move
to repeal this horrible incubus upon the
industrial and commercial interests of
the country, Texas viii watch anx-
iously FOR the passage Of the Texas and
Pacific bin and this aIl-important re-
peal, and she relies confidently upon
her senators aud Representative for de-
cisive action, and in the line of her
plainly recognized interests.
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IL most OF the counties not strug.
Cling with courthouse or Jail debt
the principal trouble IS the amount Of
their Indebtedness to .juries. 1t is the
case in this county and most others Of
which we have any knowledge. We
have suggestion 20 make which would
eiiectually relieve the counties in this
respect, If people would only look at il
in that way. It is this go amend the
jury laws that none hut free holders are
eligible, make the service compulsory
and without remuneration, eompelline
each juryman to serve six days in the
year, If necessary. At least one good
result would follow: The counties would
be relieved Of the crowd Of professional
iurymen, which has become serious
nuisance at every county seat. 10 the
NANTES, Disadvantages OF public bust,
ness as web as the effectiveness of the
courts. A Abe same time they would
bring their expenses within range Of
Vicar incomes. AFTER .tliey had accu.
iaaist@d saiseient means !, b. a,le a
DO 90 e ssssty. then : nosiensx a.,
reasonable compensation ns;.,.s 3. go. ~
70 the jury. = '''''s''
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FALSE ECONOMY.

False or misdirected economy is Of.
ten the Widest extravaganza. 1t is
true of private as well as public bust
ness. 1t is just as necessary to plant
financial seed if we would reap fa-
ture cron of profit, as it is wheat or
corn. Many promising schemes OF
business have suffered early and violen:
death from penny wisdom literally APP
piled. A hundred acre ileld cannot be
planted we'll with the same quantity of
seed which would suffice for ten acres.
A business which requires an hundred
thousand dollars capital. cannot be
made success with only ten thousand
True as this undoubtedly is of private
business, it is still more so of public
business. The severe Ii of economy
induced by the grave necessities of the
last six years of hard times, has ex-
pended its force, unfor tunately, in a
public direction. Legislatures. senates
aud cabinets have been sadly affected.
A few years ofexperienee has well.nigh
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"ne'','' 'he puo'ie .ousi'ess mas oeef
asseil'iea 70 VI NOT ms ~ nafa upon
inc 'esis'a'ors themselves aouo.less.
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lie ttd1ngS oil The Death OF Hdplaei
SeaImes viii to received with pecaiiaI
sorrow Throughout. the south, aud vii.
revive 10 the world the recollection OF
his famous service to the confederate
states on the high seas. He reached
the ripe age OF sixty-eight, aud passed
peacefully away at his home in his
adopted aud beloved state of Alabama,
after she lapse Of twelve quiet ysars In
the practice OF law since the close OF
his brilliant naval career. He wns
born In Charles county. Maryland,
q, 1903, entered the United States
navy - niidshipmsn in 1926, became
lieutenant in 1857 and commander in
1865 In l734 he stabbed Law and was
admitted 20 the bar at Cumberland,
Maryland, while awaiting orders
During the Mexican war ha served on
hoard . ship aud as aid to General
Worth. On the outbreak OF the war
between the states he resigned thesec
retaryship of the lighthouse board at
Washington and took mmaud of the
confederate states steamer Sumpter,
the exploits Of which aud Its successor,
the Alabama, are matters of familiar
history. Among the literary Inonu-
ments, which will commemorate his
name and deeds, are his s6efyice
AfioA& and Ashore during the Mexican
War Champaign Of General Scott In
The Valley Of Mexico, 2 and Memoirs
Of Service AdoAt During the War He
tween the Htatea. =
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NATIONAL POLICY.

Since Mr.. Hayes inauguration the
policies and purposes Of political parties
have been kaleidoscope in the rapidi,y
aud facility with which the changes
have succeeded each other. Tie solid
republican party stood behind him on
has inaugural day, while solid demo.
cfatic party confronted him and tlispu-
ted his title to the Office. Nos. saving
only the extremely liberal members Of
the liberal wing 81 his party, he l. with.
out republican following, and the
democratic party. while silently reiter,
atlng It's dissent As to original title, still
accords to Mr. Hayes a staunch support,
indeed, welinigh the only respectable
backing he has. This anonolous situa.
ton IL altogether without precedent.
and men look on silently, and endeavor
to peer through the fog. for whatever
OF light which may exist beyond
Nothing Is or can be known SIS to the
general policy Of the administration
upon matters subject to legislation UNI
til the forthcoming message is pronul.
gated. Mr.. Hayes southern policy and
its application was only a mere Incl.
dent of the day, His civil service re.
form has more the appearance Of a fixed
policy, and has IN it the germs of a vast
reform if ii is adhered to, to the end.
As congress is. or will be, organized
the views Of tho president on resumIe
ton and the reconciliation OF silver
cannot fail to have /. commanding in,
tiuepce, Never was u presidential mes
sage looked for with more or deeper il.
terest, and never WAS one put forth IN
! time of greater need, or more universal
| distress, or was tho broader and NOR,
1 liberal types Of craftsmanship more II
! demand. Many men have lived
/ through long ARD eyenttuI pnblio lives
without 1.-THE of the opportunity which
this one circumstance presents TO Mr.
/ Hayes How he will use IL. aside from
a mere parti2an seasa, is q Question
which is hir with the fate Of the nation
/ Perhaps II Is fortunate circumstanc.
for the country that Mr. HAYES does no
expect reelection. or he ,nighe be in
clined to throw himself bodily into tn,
arms OF one or the other of the grea
parties TO the democrats this woul,
be very embarrassing situation be
cause OF the under lying frauds upol
which his election is based. Ii woul,
be like an effort TO evangeiize the worl,
with man who had entered the min
istry by fraud, and cheated the tailo
out of his robes While il he were I.
return TO the body of The republieat
party all the reforms he has so benignl
commenced would die out at once t
the manifest detriment of the interest
OF the people. The bondholder woul
take new lease of power and resum,
ton be forced amid universal bank
ruptey and the absolute ruin of ia
country.
The only safe policy left is to sustai
Mr.. Hayes leading measures, and Ell
courage the further exhibition Of hi
liberal Instincts TO the end that til
country may hope sooner or later to es
cape from the commercial and financit
ruin now staring her in the face frot
every direction. Relief, and SCUM
policy for the future. equal considers
ton for all interests and sections, an
we may be able TO weather the storr
and come out triumphant in the enc
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IT,
low price Of iumber aaf the ezt.ri. sl.t
demand. and the fact that the fsr;1sgs,
expecting good Prices for the crops
are not afraid to spend eyen h.l, la-.t
dollar for sumbef ourtrsae pr;riel-
paliy northwest snd southwe-.F M.
Elliott also has large lumber ya.d Ia
Fort Worth.
GENERAL.
Our reporter called 0n several other
firms, who do both whole ale ami
retail trade, am0ng whom wa Joseph
Mencier, groceries; Wallace d Wsg-
gener, groceries; f n. Kabi, clothing;
Il. X. Bradbury and Butler d Carrsn,
brickmakersisll of whom think bright
and busy times ahead.
Mr. Mencler, said that the trade
az present il light, on account of the
farmers being busy with their erops-
Wholesale trade is about as good rs
corresponding season last year Frum
what he hears Of the condition OF the
erops, he expects au excellent busi-
ness this fall.
Mr.. Wallace, said: at is duh just
now. Always IL with our house 1T
this season OF the year, farmers being
busy in the fieids getting cat crops
| About the middle of September the
1 firm expects Ia have M mich a. they
can do. Always "A calm before a
storm"
Mr. Il. NJ. Kahn, expects a rushing
fall business, and has made extensive
| preparations IA meet it.
Mr.. Bradbury ha. all he can do,
working hard to fill orders, which are
now ahead OF him. Has one order for
four hundred thousand bricks.
Butler & Curran are working hard
10 nh several shipping orders. with
plenty more behind.
LAST YEARS TRADE.
The !ootings in the different branches
Of trsde, including mills, foundries
and other industries, exhibit an acyr.
gate of SIG, s5i 900, viz: Indus.
tries $3.50 900; hides and wool SO
l0G0; lumber ,250, gsn; drugs. paints and
oils 500, go, hardware ana implement
l ,5oo, 600; groceries, liquors and wines
100000; dry goojs, clothing, boot
and shoes ASIA Goa, and wheat export
ed snd manufactured into flour 2,T5O,.
900. The receipt of cotton for the year
was Al, io4 bales, a falling of of nearly
$500 bales from the previous year
The INCOMING crop, based upon ia
creased area in cultivation, the spltn
did stand and vigorous plant, h esti
mated hy cation rasn al $4,000 balse.
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Acc0rNTS Of the famine in India are
more terrible every day. The suffer
ing in Madras appears to be much great
ct than in Bengal. Under the most
favorable circumstances at least four
million people in south India will die
of starvation. The tale of distress is
such as cannot be repeated without
horror and feeling how helpless Euro
peon civilization is among the hordes
OF Asia.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-08

THE telegraph yesterday announced
the death of Admiral Semmes, at Point
Clear, Mobile bay. This accomplished
gentleman and eminent sailor has filed
quite as large space in modern history
as any other man who has figured on
the stage during the last quarter of a
century. and his death viii be- sincerely
n'ourned by hosts Of warmly attached
friends all over the south. We trust q
reliable biography will coon be prepared
by some competent person. Such .
book would be eagerly sought for both
in America and Europe, where Admin
semnes is well-known and universally
respected
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4iossers Divides.

1t seems tia. Armstrong and Dun
can have formidable competitor for
the hoBors and emolUments incident
To the capture of John Wesley Hardin,
ar the following dispatch from Sher-
i'll Hutchinson, of Escambia county,
Florida, discloses. What is to be done
about 1t, as the Texas Off eers have
already drawn the reward offered by
the state, except one hundred and
Dinety-four dollars unpaid. 1t would
seem that division of spoils will be
insisted upon:
PEssAcoLls. Florida, September !, Is77.
To the Editor Of The Herald:
/ captured and forwarded John
Wesley Hardin, the noted Texas out
law. Please telegraph me amount OF
authoritative rewards offered. .
w. IT, HUTCHlNSON,
siSrin of Egcam Dia County. Et,.si.ia
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IL isn't often that the press OF Texas
Is called upon 10 record a regular gem
ulne legal hanging Of murderer The
E.sapias, gives lengthy report of the
hanging on the Goth of Perry Davis,
in Waco. and writes it mp with evident
gusto. Not that it rejoices in the death
OF the poor negro, but that it sees in
tiis healthy Vigor Of the law the speedy
end OF crime, and the dawn of better
Jsv for Tevas
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LAPPING FLAMES.

York. over one Hundred ss...it.-
h"rf-d within tb- Rains aud ssu.-
drrd- nj Essnttie- Made B~-aiaf-- q
stable aith ti<htssn T. ui-- aud t.sF
Horse. D--tr-yed O.. ssIsaSs
NV YORK. September "a firr
broke out at 9:i5 a m, &c Gay, In J. r..
hale'- piano factory, on wet Twenty
nth street, which Wa entirely de-
stroyed. IL r. rumored tina. ten Ter
sous persisted. The flame extended
20 the south aide of the street, t,-igs-.-,-n
Tenth and Eleventh Avenuss, destroy
ing J.. III. Connolly's barrel factory. J
Graham & Co.'S Fix factory. aHl
several houses adjoining: ). Walk
er's chariot factory on the north
side OF Ihiriy-fiith street, Wa AZ
turned The block Of frame hal-.--
on the west side Of Tenth sv-nn-. De-
tween Thirty-fifth and T.Irtv--,x !
streets, b. on fire and vii! dauhil - b.
destroyed A steam Tirs engine -.
burped, the fremen being uuat,i- -
get u out, In consequence % thu az
tense heal. a strong Wild ! bla,sitss,
hut the firemen now think they ha.r
the flames under control
Another account says. q; noon the
are was under control. bot not extir-
guished. About thirty b1iidiug- ar
supposed 10 he destroyed anu TIE la..
OF life will be Very great. IheF. !
now no hope that -ingle ve-iisu of
the entire block bounded ~ Thirty
Filth and Thirty Sixth streei., an-i
Tenth and Eleventh avenues ~sl h..
! left The -chOoi-houss 90 Thirfg HAL
street y already entirely demeis-f..i.
s5d the tenement houses, on the f0ilT
sides of the block are already sEtiu-ly
An ruins EVerS moment puly give
new assurances that The result 81 q D.
IRE viii BE- really appalling. For ths
nrst hour or 80 hopes were enisTtAiu-f
that the io-s ofiii-, IL any los % Do.
there was, would he very email, but \.
the forenoon is advancing g. t-coms.
more ana more clear that the la-s %
I life will be very great
Among tho-s who are familiar viii
the factory aud the uBnli-sr % hand.
who are generally employed. II i nos
| estimated that there mr~, 4. frurr
seveBty-fiye to one hundred t,osff.
buried villain the ruins. And the r!nus
ter OF those who may he Injured IN
surrounding houses, from fri-h-. TAN
ing walls and accidents. cannot ro-,
I - Possibly e-iimsfsi. IN ten-u...r'
houses viii have sat e. 80. .Ir rf,.
& Ia nlss AZ many hui.irfii. - 20. ....
! sfs de-siEir, ard Z. Bgs-n -ftl .f..f ....
ar. afonnd the ncighi-.rfuz -tf-rf,
ptr'eetly bewildered in thelr ber,zge
| meut.
ATLANTA. Ga, September "a o.,
st Mcpherson tArrAck- last night ar
stroyed q stable and two lanndry-
burning eighteen mules, four bore
and . large quantity Of .esSl sns
wood Los. Si5.0Oo. InieencAfi.n.
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GOVERNOR HAMPTON having issued a
re4uisition upon the governor of New
York lor the surrender OF Chamberlain.
the ex-governor has gone to Washing
ton, where. tits said iGdge Carter win
decline TO honor the requisition. supon
tie ground that Hampton is not he .i,ar'
governor Of South Carolina What
fi.YH
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nsssa Lssa.s o. ss. >..,.n

Evansville Hesperisn: A mNn
named Bill Young ~s- killed Thur
day night la the nation. Elk mill from
Burlington, under the following CIR
cum-tanc.: Green aud Bud Cook ara
Young were living together. gr-an
Cook and Young were trothsT-iB-iau-
and the parties had not lived hAfune-
niou-iy together for sOmstime. Ga the
night IA question The difficulty ~As ~.
nessi 10 the yard, AMI Young vent
into the house AMER his Gun ara -
followed by Green Cock. Who hs.i
armed himself with a pistol: when Ia
the house, Green Coax shot his We
tim ave timer. amer which Bud Caak
came In and shot the sixth bali
through his head. Daring the night =
little girl about i've year. old, dsugh-
ter Of Green Cook, WAS shot throuxh
tbs hsad end killed.
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TuE Denison Daily Haaht, a new
seven column paper has issued from the
she'll OF the old Crtssst and takes the
press dispatch - from the DALLAS HERS
Op, without credit and in the summary
Of successful daily papers given, it cru.
ellis excludes the paper which buys and
pays !or the oBly live reading matter it
contains. Heres enterprise for you
with a wanion.
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u.s. the las entities the widow of de-
ceased person 10 one-third of his prop,
cry IN what manner are the Mrs.
Young each to obtain that portion of
Che late Brigham estate and yet leave
two-thirds over for the children The
legal minds OF Utah have wrestled with
some very difficult questions, but here
IS one which viii give them some tough
work 10 do