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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

Hewitt's new song-"Gum, o, Gum with Me-"
1t is noticed that Hewitt's open letters never
come up to tho sticking point.
Cronin is followed around everywhere by a
swarm Of reporters, and still isn't happy.
What's become of Abe Hewitt and his pronun-
ciGmenioes pray? This silence is terrible.
Senator Alcorn, of Miss, says the South does
not need political power SO much as Northern
credit.
Tweed says he shall not peach on Tilden, and
with tears in his eyes the latter says there is
something noble left in the old Boss yet.
"Tea.kettle Hewitt" the Pittsburg Commercial
calls him. Well, he did, as a friend aptly sug-
gests, try to raise a tempest in P-O-tpot.
1t is fitting that Samuel ]. Tilden should 90
out Of office reiterating the absurd claims he had
once used to deceive the people of his State with
seem determined to make trouble in regard to
Colorado. Anything to beat Hayes; but all such
palpable schemes Of fraud must fail.
An exchange notes that s1chickens are patched
by steam at the VenneIyst poultry farm. Pent-
water, Mich" Hewitt says his letters were
opened in the same way, and wants to know If
the poultry man counts his chickens before they
The Democrats of Florida want the Board of
Canvassers to count the vote again. 1fthey are
going to keep this thing up, we would d. advise
can't expect to pass q miserable existence in
counting the vote of that State.
Cronin will meet himself in Washington and
divide his mileage from Oregon with himself. He
is the most unanimous man in the world. In dis
cussion with himself as to filling vacancies his
talk is something like that Of Dick Swiveller
quet. Cronin is three Of kind and bound to be
tray.
Mr.. Wade Hampton's government" must be
in as PROSTATE a condition financially as Mr..
Wade Hampton's personal estate. The Cover
nor, having no shame before his eyes, asks the
people Of South Carolina to pay him taxes, and
this with the consciousness that every xpayer
in the State must know he has collected money
right and left for his own use, and was never
known to pay cent.
As the agitation produced by the proposed
Democratic meetings at State capitals on the sth
Of January, for the purpose OF manufacturing
Chinese thunder, is Simultaneous with the earn
est discussion Of methods for arresting the pro-
gress eastward of the devouring insects that have
destroyed Western crops. We can scarcely wonder
that wicked ways are asking whether the nation
is to be threatened with grasshopper rebellion.
Those who are curious on this point should ad-
dress their letters Of inquiry TO the chairmen Of
the Northern Democratic State Central Commit
tees.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
The SleIghing Carnival

The Avenue beamed yesterday with carnival
scenes. 1t seemed as though it had rained
down sleighs and beautiful robes and gene
raj assortment of masks and grotesque dresses.
Ten thousand people crowded the Avenue to
witness the lively horse racing and carnival
shows of the day. The picturesque costumes
and novel sleighs brought forth roars of
laughter, and as each passed along a ripple
of merriment followed it from one end of the
Avenue to the other. Where all the sleighs
came from no one knew. But there were
host of them. Big sleighs and little sleighs,
bob sleighs and long sleighs, hurried and
glided over the snow, passing and repassing
each other in succession, filed with handsome
faces and ugly faces, masked faces and bare
faces, red faces and pale faces, sober faces and
laughing faces, all evidently bent on taking
as much sport out of the bright day and good
sleighing as was possible. 1t was gala day
for men, women and boys, but the horses were
Bergh dozed fIightfully.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
Hot Water for Injuries and Bruises.


The New York Medical Journal reports this
case: The patient was engaged in q machine
shop, and while his hand was upon the anvil of a
trip hammer, the hammer, weighing seven hun
dred pounds, fell. 1t SO happened that q file was
on the anvil, and in this way the force Of the
hammer was arrested about half an inch before
It reached its bed. When the hand was exam
ined it was found that the whole palm was mass
of pulp. The metacarpel bones were commin-
uted extensively, and there was apparently but
small chance OF saving the hand. 1t was. how
ever, placed in hot water, and kept there for
two or three weeks, and then taken out and
dressed.
In three months the patient was sufficiently
we'll to leave the hospital, and now-nine months
after the accident-he is able to move the fingers,
and has quite useful hand. Bruises and in
juries do much better when treated with hot
than with cold water. The temperature should
be about 103 degrees Z. Another case is reported
OF compound fracture and dislocation of the ankle
joint, in which the proximal end of the first met
atarsal bone protuded from the foot The dis
location was reduced and the foot placed In hot
water. At the end Of q week 1t was taken out
and dressed in the ordinary manner. The foot is
now doing well. and promises good result.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
COmpIaiuings of the Democracy,

The Tildenites are complaining of frauds in
the late elections. This is really amusing,
when these men know that ten times as many
frauds were committed by Democrats as by
their opponents. 1t will, perhaps, never be
possible altogether to prevent frauds under
our system of universal suffrage, though
doubtless everything should he done to accom-
plish, if possible, this very desirable object.
The history of fraud in elections is very well
known to all intelligent men. 1t commenced
in Tsmmany some forty years ago, and has
been going on there to a most enormous ex-
tent ever since. Prom that vast cesspool of
corruption it has spread to other States. In
1868 the most disgusting and indefensible case
of ballot box shifting ever known in Christen-
dom took place az four wards in New York,
when the great moral reformer, Samuel j.
Tflden. was at the chief hierarch of the holy
Democratic church political. For Tildenites
to whine so lugubriously over alleged election
frauds might well raise a blush upon the
cheeks of his Satanic Majesty himself.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
Wrecked by Rail,

The first week of the new year has recorded
more railroad accidents than any other "frst
week in January" for twenty years. In no
other country on the face of the globe do they
have so many and such frightful railroad acct
dents as occur in America. In fact, it is only
in this country that these atrocious murders
occur. Other lands do not seem to know how
to wreck trains and roast their passengers
alive in the flames of burning cars. In any
other country one of these frightful accidents
would evoke the righteous indignation of the
people, and the highest penalties of the law
would be inflicted upon the culprits. Public
opinion is to blame in this country because it
stands by with cold Indifference and watches
the roasting alive and mangling of human
forms without entering solemn protests. These
horrors would never occur if the authorities
would employ the proper precautionary meas
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
New Way to Dress Lobsters,

A young housekeeper up town was very much
surprised the other day upon answering ring at
the door-bell, to receive from small boy pack
age, which proved to be large red lobster, lit
having been cooked, with a note pinned around
one leg stating: "Your husband would like to
have this broiled for his dinner" She knew her
husband was partial to broiled meats but, not
having seen a lobster before, she really couldn't
conceive how such hard, horrid- Hooking thing
could be cooked in any way, much less broilei;
but he must be pleased, If 1t was possible to do
it, and so all the cook books, (she had a small
library of them) were taken down and examined,
but no recipe could be found for broiling any
thing like this Finally, being at her wits ends,
she dressed 1t up in dolls clothes and sat 1t on
her husbands chair at the -dinner-table, where
that man found 1t when he came home, the joke
being completely turned upon himself though
the woman was seemingly unconscious of 1t, only
saying, as she pointed to the ridiculous object,
tsYou wished me to dress 1t for dinner. and that
is the only way knew of doing it."-Fresmdn's
Journal
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sary to do SO, let the foul and red-handsi as
assinations at Hamburg and Feliciana snswer.
He said that the confidence of the American
people in the integrity, devotion and bravery
of President Grant had not been shaken
through these long years of military and civil
life, and that now the whole loyal element Of
America are congratuIating themselves upon
the fact that the soldier President ID at the
helm and not Q Buchanan.
The speech was an able and exhaustive one,
full of strong points and logical reasoning.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

The action of the President yesterday in de-
msnding the immediate resignation of the
members of the Police Board of the District
was characteristic. 1t carried out the prin-
ciple to which he gave utterance in
the words, "Let no guilty man escape"
The Presidents action will be heartily in
dorsed by the people, upon whom an indolent
and negligent police has been saddled for
years, and it is hoped that in selecting men
to compose the new board the President will
select good and fearless citizens, who will not
shrink from doing their duty and undertaking
the task of thoroughly recognizing the po-
lice department.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
The Diamond Fields of the Orange Free
= State.

Within the last seven years the Orange Free
State Republic has developed rich diamond
fields, but the advantage accruing to the country
from this has been less than the disadvantage,
for 1t has only brought in q hungry crowd Of for
tune-seekers, who have made their money and
turned their backs with contempt on the country
which gave it. It is an astonishing fact that the
diamond fields have yielded ELI, 0Oo, 900 sterling
worth Of diamonds, and yet the world scarcely
knows that diamonds are found in South Africa.
fields which give fair prospect Of being rich and
lasting. The gold fields were opened In 1878.
At present there are about four hundred miners
at work there. The labor for the white man is
comparatively easy. native labor being cheap and
obtainable The only tax levied on the miner is
t1.25 per month. This licenses him TO possess q
for all are abundant. The English Government
have retained the diamond helds, giving the
Orange Free State coo, 900 as a compensation and
q grant Of fl5, 900 in aid Of q railway-Mfss Rub
sell before American Geographical Society.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

THE GAME attempted to be played by the DEM
ocrats in the Grover rascality and in creating bo
gus electoral colleges and electoral votes in South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana as the means of
electipg Mr.. Tilden will prove a robust failure
In this little game they propose to create polit-
ical dilemma, either one of which would be fatal
to Mr.. Hayes. They propose in the final count to
raise the question as to which of the two sets of
returns is the true one and through this fight
fail to have President declared elected, and
thus throw the election of one into the House. 1t
will not prove q trump card.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
"The Dearest Sensation of Chill dhood's Happ
Hours"

ANY human being who has never sawed of
slice of homemade bread, and spread that bread
with sweet country butter, and that butter with
soft white sugar, and that sugar with a layer of
rich yellow cream from the top of o pan in the
dairy and has never opened and shut down his
teeth on a mouthful of this same compound-that
miserable wretch who has never done this, we say
has missed the dearest sensation Of chiidhood's
happy hours, and must 20 through the wilderness
Of life without knowing what 1t Is TO taste Of its
manna.-Chtesgo JoNra4l.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
Tanning Prairie Chickens.

According to Mr. James A. Storm, of st. Joseph,
prairie chickens or pinnated grouse are more
easily tanned than any birds of his acquaintance.
He has had them eat from his hand in the space
of five or six days from the time they were caught
They will also breed while confined if provided
with suitable run. He proposes this year to try
the experiment of DEMONSTRATING and breeding
them, and thinks they can be raised to a great
advantage. One object Of his experiment is to
obtain cross between them and the bantam.
This, he thinks. will give the bantam more
stamina and hardness, making 1t less liable to
disease, as well as tending to keep 1t of the
diminutive size so much sought after. IT crossed
with the Dominique bantam, he thinks the origi-
nal markings of the prairie chickens will be
therehy ained
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

TILDKN is not willing to trust his political
managers here with the management of his po-
litical concerns. The great magician of Tam
many is coming to Washington to take direct
control Of the whole machinery of fraud and law
lessness. Well, let him come. We can assure
him that not even he will be able to control the
action of heightened Southern Democrats in the
two Houses of Congress, either by subtle and
trickish counsels or by the corrupt use of money.
If he ever had adsserved reputation for honesty
he has not preserved 1t.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

As WE PASS swiftly along over the waves of
Time behind us we find the glorious sunset of a
hundred years OF prosperous national life, while
before lies uncertainty, peril and misgivings.
Before us is one great duty-that of settling for
ever the question whether the elective franchise
of the American shall be respected or not. Two
hundred thousand men were deprived Of his
right in the South during the past election, and
because the Republican party proposes to protect
these outraged citizens from a contamination Of
the result of this great wrong We have con-
tested Presidential election. The Republican
party put down wicked rebellion; it manumitted
four millions of slaves; it bestowed upon them
the rights of citizenship, and now, to crown the
glory of its repeated triumphs, it must defend
them in the exercise of these citizenship rights.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
"A painful and distressine accident O

CURED in q Cincinnati church last Sunday even
ing. A Louisville man came in, and sitting down
directly under the central chandelier burned the
tops Of both his ears to crisp In the gas Jets be-
fore the smell Of burning flesh gave the alarm.
The pain did not reach the nerve centres until
some moments AFTER the gas was turned OF. The
trustees Of the church are severely censured for
not having the gas Jets protected by wire netting
and glass globes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05
Mrs Sn;lk;ns had seven,

Mrs. Spilkins had seventeen calls on
New Years day. The milkman called hrst at 8
q. m, then came fourteen men succession with
-sbovels, to ask IL she didn't want the side
walk cleared; the butcher called with his bill
about in the afternoon, and finally Spilkins him
self called at u;5s p. n,
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1--WE ARE AFRAID" remarks the Philadelphia
Times, "that General Grant has forgotten what
he was reelected for four years ago. His great
claim upon the country at that time, as urged by
the organs. was the way he was paying of the
national debt. Well, he is not paying 1t as much
as he was. On the contrary, he has increased it
by three and half millions" If the Times man
was not so absolutely indOlent he might have
discovered a few figures which would have saved
him the foolish blunder of the above. The truth
is that, although the debt was increased 50, 5s5-
1l2 during December, the total decrease of the
debt during the six months ending December 81,
1875, was $5,61s, ooS. Looking at 1t as it is, we
find that the President did not forget by about
100000 majority.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD is coming to Washing
ton in the capacity of a defender for Mr.. Tilden.
His defense of Tweed seems to have strongly
recommended him for the position.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

THE Herald was badly beaten yesterday. 1t did
not contain a word about that unpleasantness in
front of the Union Club. The other New York
papers were full of 1t.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

OUR sHIPBUILDERs are grateful to the Presi-
dent for his suggestion respecting the disposition
to be made of the surplus Geneva award.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

The Union Of yesterday contains severe per-
sonsl reflections, upon Gen. John B. Dennis, Of
South Carolina. Gen. Dennis great ofiense in
the eyes Of the Union man is doubtless the fact
that he rendered gallant and meritorious service
during the late struggle, for which he was bre-
vetted brigadier general on the alst Of March,
1854. Gen. Dennis also rendered valuable ser
vice in preventing the South Carolina Legisls-
ture nom being bull-doIedby the gallant ~ Cor
don, and this is another reason why the Union
should assail him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

THE Democrats are anxious to hold a new cleo
tiOn. This would not be the case if they be-
lieved in Mr.. Tilden's election.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

For the benefit Of the nsGny SIsigh-riders rho
Mrong our snoU-clad streets ne print the folloW-
sg indication Of propitious heather for to days
slsighing: Falling barometer, southwest to south
east minds, Udrmer and partly cloudy heather.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-05

IT is RUMoRED in New York that General Bar
low is not sane. His eccentricities are becoming
more and more alarming
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT

TINTED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE.
U. S. MARsHAL,s SALE OF ONE VALUABLE
FAMILY HORSE, CARRIAGE AND HAIR
In virtue Of writ OF neri facias, upon Judgment
of condemnation issued out Of the clerks Office of
the supreme Court of the District of Columbis and
to directed. will sell for public sale, at
avenue northwest, on MONDAY. the l5H day Of
January, 1877, at II O'Clock a. m, the following
goods and chatiels, viz: One sorrel Horse, one Top
Buggy and one set of single Harness: seized and
Moulton. and will be sold to satisfy execution No.
.'' -'' - WV ALEX. SHARP,
jan5-dtds U. 8. Martial. ID. c.
COMPOUND OXYGEN TREATMENT
~ DIR. e. X. STARKEY has resumed his prac-
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seasons, in curing Chronic Diseases. ONCE, 1907
street northwest. jai-5t
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II. G. SPENCER.
ja4-tf President.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE
l. subscriber has obtained from the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia holding special
term, letters testamentary on the personal estate
of ZERUBBABEL HALLoCK, late of Washington
county, D. c., deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased are hereby warned to
hibit the same, with the vouchers thereof. to the
subscriber, before the ID day of January neXt
they may otherwise by law be excluded from all
Given under my hand this I'd day of January, 1877.
JNO. b. VAN METER,
= ja4-Th3Ws Executor.
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rpasstB Rtntr9I convenience
others In the city.
AS A MUSIC AND CONCERT HALL,
and for
LECTURES, PARTIES AND WEDDINGS,
tits wonderfully perfect in acoustics, and affords
elegant accommodation for eight hundred persons.
GREAT REDUCTION IN THE RENTAL
has been N ade.
The hall is open daily for inspection. For terms
and par tculsrs, choice of nights &C., apply At the
hall. L. u. MARINI.
aoa l,a
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WHEN Fernando Wood speaks it is noticed that
he opens up like a volcano but closes up like a
clam.
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MARINI'B HALL,
STREET, BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH.
For rent, the above beautiful edifce delightfully."-
situated In the centre Of the city and Is
by all the lines of city cars.
AS A BALLROOM
surnassea In and con vaniauae
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po2S-u Opposite Masonic Temple
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CONSULAR DIPLOMATIC BILL
THE GENERAL POLITICAL srrUAr1o


Mr.. SINGLETON yielded the remainder of
his hour to Mr.. PHILLIPS, of Kansas, who made
speech upon the general political situation.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. PHILLIPS speech
Mr.. SINGLETON moved that the committee
rise for the purpose of limiting general debate to
i've minutes, and such an order was made by the
House.
Mr.. FOSTER, of Ohio again reported bill to
supply deficiency in the contingent fund of the
House, and it was made the special order for to-
MORROW after the morning hour.
EQUALIZATION OF TREASURY APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. MILLS, Of Texas, asked leave to offer a reso-
luton directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the House whether the appointments
made in that Department since January !, 1876,
bad been SO made as to equalize the force among
the several States and Territories and the Dis
triet Of Columbia, as provided by the act of
March 8, 1875. Objection was made by several
members.
THE ARMY, ITS STRENGTH AND LOCATION.
Mr.. THROCKMoRTON, Of Texas, attempted,
but failed, to obtain leave to offer resolution
directing the Committee on Military Affairs to
inquire into the present strength and occupation
Of the army, how many men there on the frontier,
in the Southern States and in the city of WASH
ington, when they were ordered there and for
what purpose.
The House, then, at 4:25 p. m, adjourned.
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