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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-16

charges against Mr.. Murtagh ct that time! A.
He only sisted the matter As have related It to
Q. Have you stated In your Testimony all that
you said to the Presidentf A: think that
q. Did the President mako any reply to you
that he believed the charges to 30 true, or any
SnF e ssf
this stun In the pspers-vhere folks had testified
before the Police Commissioners that he had
gambled, and no one Of the board had stopped
them o. asked them when or where.
@. Who? the Pre,idents A. Yes, sir.
Tns RIs:id:nt bad FsSDisa' Az, Ie: :. s,
reason for the removal! A. He did not say that.
q. updsr.tand you TO say that he stated that,
his own responsibility A. So he did.
hs A. IL sl..s: dd .ss Sse.iie d1 z the The
having an in;eIyisv with the Pre,idsnt about
ssss sns IN the Ssi1sy
By Mr. Williams 9: do not perhaps under.
stard you. have it that MT. MeDevitt said Il
geiDg out Ar. Mepsyit. made that rsnari.
as yGS ~ tSs 70 psDsr
W derstood him to mean.
BY MI. MillIkcn. was that related to the
President. A. 1t was.
= THE GAMBLING DETECTIVES.
By Mr.. Dayy: @. Did Mr.. Murtagh's paper
charge you with visiting these gambling houses
A. Yes sir; he designated me rs one Of the oficial
gamblers. !.
@. Was that true or false. A. That cannot
say. I do not know what he terms an Official
gambler. He charged me with visiting these
places in his paper.
q, Were those charges true or false? A. 1
hare been TO some of them
eided that II Is proper for you to answer the ques
tons that have been put 70 You by MI. Wilson
BY Mr.. Wilson: Q. You say Mr.. Muftagh, in
hfs paper, designated you - an ofAcisl gambler?
A. He did, believe, IN the nrst issue Of the
II my memory serves me. 800 -
q. Was not the term used In the Investigation
before the Police Boardf A. Only as stated, II
recollect correctly-that We had visited some
places and had played Then the paper came out
snd called us officfal gamblers, One thing re-
having. business with Mr.. Miller, the detective.
must not forget to add %. Co. which means on
cial gambler, 80 - ~ s,L4-E ~
/ Q. State e nearly as you can the exact Ian
guage thatMr. MeDevitt used To the Pretidsnt
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Below Messrs. ii. d. Cooke, jr. q Co. send us the
prices for state bonds at the New York Stoc Ex-
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The BIarkfeet Indians.

The Blackfcet, taken as Il body, are still
the most numerous aud powerful OF the ma
tions that live wholly or partly III British
North America. In person they have devel-
oped an unusual degree Oi beauty and sym
metery. Though OF less stature than many
other Indians, they are still tall and we'll
made. Their faces are very intelligent, the
nose aqullne, the eyes clear and brilliant,
the cheek bones less prominent and the lips
thinner than usual among other tribes. The
dress OF the men differs little from the ordl-
nary costume OF the Indian OF the PLAINS, ex-
cept in being generally cleaner and III better
preservation. The Bloods dress more neatly
and are finer aud bolder looking men than
the Blackfcet, who, in turn, surpass the Pea
gins in these respects. The Bluods are said
TO have among them many comparatively falr
men, with gray eyes, and hair both finer and
lighter colored than usual in the case OF pure
Indians This tribe Is supposed to bear its
savage name. not from any particular cruelty
of disposition, but because, unlike the other
tribes, its warriors do not steal horses, but
only seek for the blood OF their enemies,
whom they generally overcome, for they are
among the brayrst oi all the natives. The
faces of both Blackfeet men and women are
generally highly painted with yermllhon,
which seems to be the national color. The
A.. lat aip.tuiar anil sfrtt-
'.'' ,,",l. " ~ 80 -, So. nj Lnt,aIo-
-, -, 1a,,,,f,,II, On ou1 Jva1 with
IL, o.brs Tb,s IL Confined Mt ths vnist
l. II ~, =, H. s,,,s u,,t,riJ tbicklv
.,,ii'I - ,'.;,h r,,,,J Lrnsa r,l't,s tb,.
- os = IL b,IfJ JnII,r n,s,. hriGht,y
,'II;.I'aJ M nI,cLtast however IN rnm-
-, ,r;,h ,,bar InJ;.ns are r.nidly atnrt-
-, iJ,,,i-.,., ~ ,.,,,,,s AMI ,,,vino mn ihp
h,!S,nt;f,iI, naintaJ roba. ot Their torst,tbrr,.
Th., ,rna,nantaI rnLa., that arr, now u,ad,, ur.
;,,,,r;nr -, v,nrln,nsbin L, thos, of the J,ys
,,nna h,
m. mental ,bnn,taristies of the Black
foot resemble closely those of Indians every
where SImibr circumstances give shape
and fnr,, TO thourhts and emotions in vii.
Intellectual ,inoF ,s mnnitested in shrewd-
ness nf observation. and strong powers Of
,,sr...rti,u im,.iuntion and elouueuce.
uev mr.. uuick OF apprehrnsinn, cunning
nnIi,-nind,J ami trm of character. vet
r,ntious IN manner and with II certain eN-
nression ot pride and reserve. They are
itr,r,, and ,ctiy. anil naturally ayerse to an
iJ1olrnt habit Their activity. however, Is
rather manifested IN war and the chase than
IN us,tul labor. Pastoral. agricultural. and
n,.,.bnui,,L L,bor they d,spisr. Ms forming u
sort of DEGRADING slavery In this they nr,.
,s nroud ms the citizens of the old republics
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"GoIN TO THE CRcUs. "Pa," said MIR.
Wimpies boy the other day pretending to
hunt behind the counter for his ball, while
in reality he was slowing his pockets full OF
peanuts, PA, mayn't 90 to the circus when
1t comes! Say, pa, mayn't ~
well, my son, said the parent with his
usual pomposity of manner and uttcrancc
'if you are n duteous boy, and perouted
your studies Zealotly, | will conside thee
matter fayoritely."
As the young scamp sidled out of the bach
door to hide the bulge in his northerly pan
talonns pocket, Mr.. Wimple turned to little
group Ot admlring customers and explniueC
his sentiments
"les, I'll let i'm 90, guess Boys need d
little relaxity once Ill II while, and beside he Il
be culturatin his mind there as well as al
school Obseryin the animils Il lnrn i'm
sumthin' of zoOgony, an rarln' Gurus birds
frum the far oil condiments of Asia and
Atrika ii give i'm new idces OF urnntetheoln
ry. The Incitin' feet of the uctorbuts ON the
tlyin' trapezlum Will harm III the cupncious
endurance of the human sstim and simulate
is taste for the study OF phiZNiguomlny
Then again the woman with the iron jaw Wi
renan I'm of his stepmother MIR. W-is
living with ms second wifrl, and thus revive
his domestic infections and all the sweet aiiiu
ences OF the home ciTclet He's IA pretty
good boy, II he is little pertinent TO me an
| iuGaclous to other boys sumtimes; SO | thInl
I'll let hIm make Roman holiday ,of him
| self, Ms the poet RyrnnIcus SAYS, an go tC
| the circus. sum church members thinks n
makes boys worse To tend such places, hut
hnd there Is no change to speak of about my
| hoy when he comes home from any kind oi
show, tho | oiiun give I'M dime besides IN
ticket money when he starts. '- hnSoS ~,
| T,tu,g
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about the tables to the no small astonlsh-
ment and diversion of the ladies.
lie visited various courts OF Europe, his
reputation preceding him, and everywhere
he was caressed bv the ladies', who univer-
sally .ook him on their laps and kissed him.
AT twenty y-fve he fell in love with an
actress and proposed to her; she laughed
at him. At forty love was again interiered
to disturb his peace of mind. lie married
shortly after lsalina Barbonton, and was
turned adrilt into the world by his former
beneiactress, countess llumisktra. lie set
out and gave concerts for the support of
himself and wife. A lftle daughter Of one
of the nobility heard him sing, and asked
her father to 90 buy the little man for her
When asked what she would do with him,
replied 81 will kecpI him in my room and
dress him like a doll
Once, when the wife of BOrnwlaski was
sick, he sent tor DR.. Walker, who, seeing
BOrnwlaski in the room, bade him keep
quiet. 1t was with difficulty he was made
to believe him husbar and father. He
had two children Ind .lyed to the extreme
age Of ninety-eight.
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New YORK CRY has opened an extermI-
mating war on dogs, one thousand CANNES
(which had been gathered in Tor bounty OF
thirty cents per nead) having been drowned
Thursday The mOdds operandi Is thus de-
scribed The pound in which the doomed
animals were confined l. low corrugated
iron building. about $50 feet long and about
40 feet wide Here are $50 kennels or pens.
Each box was intended for the reception OF
a single dog. but 50 great has been the catch
since Monday that some OF these contained
six or seven and even eight dogs. Outside
the building was crowd of men and women
intensely interested in the fate of the dogs
The iron crate by which the dogs are sub
merged and drowned Is about eight feet long
and four feet wide AMI high, and will accom-
modate from fifty to one hundred doss, ac-
cording to size. 1t i arranged to he hoiSted
by windlass by man power, and then swung
over the dock and down into the river.
Most of the dogs are Of the common mongrcl
breed and could be put down under the head
of ''cur" And vet many persons, more
especially women, were IN hand to redeem
their pets, although the reieeming Of the
most worthless costs -. The bodies vt the
dogs after they are drowned are taken to
Barren Island Some Of their skins will he
used for mats, and some vi the untortunates
will be tried up and may enter into the
II al u1t-t lIvltV
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dismOunt and then the click of the latch
warned me O. MS near approach.
tie was physician residing in a neighbor-
ing village. The poor man who had worked
Tor us was sick unto death, and had asked the
doctor to call on me and request me to make
him one of my best pies.
was startled at the strange favor so
strangely solicited. The physician smiled as
he read my thoughts. He said nature was
revenged for a life time Of violated laws, that
the poor man had been so regardless and ig-
norant OF them that he was paying the penal
ty now.
lie SAID his patient might be allowed what
ever he wanted, that every wish and every
whim might be gratiiied; that he had ex-
pressed n desire for a piece of custard pie of
my making, and the family hoped would
| accede to his wish
made it very early the next morning, and
though he lived several miles distant | took
1t to him myself. He was the most cadaver-
ous looking creature | ever saw. | thought
he was dying, but as soon rs he heard my
voice he stared with his big CLASSY eyes and his
lips parted in glad smile that seemed to
open his whole face. He could Just speak so
could hear him. The death damps were on
his cold brow, and the ominious death rattle
IN his throat; oh, Is-so gladl | couldn't
dle-hll got it. | wanted a bIg-piece-
Oft"
cut the quivering cuStard pie in little
strips and put them between his clammy
lips. and every bite Disappeared as suddenly
as though it had fallen into the nav of a
hungry shark. His eager eyes followed every
movement of my nervous hand as though he
could not wait until the dainty morsel reach
ed his mouth
He ate quarter of it, and then he looked
up and smiled his gratitude in a way that no
words could so well have expressed. In less
than one hour he asked to have his head
raised higher. 1t was done. He looked at
me and smiled and brokenly uttered the
thought which filled his mind in that moment
in which he was satisfied. "Oh, your-pie-
was-so good-so good! I've eat-apple-pie,
an peash pie,-an cherry pie-an' mince-
pie-an'-an'- mutton-pie-an - am
the death rattle in his throat cut his breath
click, like the ominous cooking of pistol
his eyes opened wide and seemed to be
staring above the foot OF his bed where
hung his old army acoutrements, the worn
knapsack and the wrinkled and dingy haver-
sack-his gaze moved not, the pallow of death
crept over his face, his lower jaw sank slowly
down upon his neck and the poor pie-man
was Mt rest.
Perrysyille, o.
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y ~ 'lf' lho 'ofl bt NAIL nj : llNhol N'hh
A CURIOUS LIIrLE MAN.
Count Joseph Bornwlaski was aptly
termed "a perfect copy OF natures finest
work in duodecimo." His intellect was
remarkable and was carly developed. lie
spoke several languages. To soundness OF
understanding he combined quickness Of
apprehension and sOlidity of Judgment. lie
soon acquired an elegance of department
only attained by intercourse with polished
society. lie was bern in Chalez, in l. ~,
and measured but eight inches at birth.
lie was exceedingly well proportioned, and
became a pOrtege Of the Countess llumlska,
woman distinguished in her birth and
personal accomplishments. She soon took
him ON tour through the leading courts Of
Europe. lie reached Vienna at the age of
fifteen, and at that time was but twenty five
inches in height lie saw Maria Theresa.
who became much attached to him. That
great princess was at that time at war with
the king OF Prussia. The queen asked the
dwarf hls opinion OF the PruSSlan monarch.
Madam, said he, IL have not the honor to
know him, were | in his place, instead of
waging an useless war against YOU, would
come to Vienna and pay you my respects,
| thinking it more honor to know and gam
| your esteem than to gam a victory from you.
+, The queen took him in her lap and kissed
him lie laughed The queen asked him
what lac was laughing at lis quick reply
was "IO see 50 small II man on the lap Ol
50 great woman" This answer procured
him fresh carcsses. lie galed at a ring OF
the hand Of the queen once when sitting on
! her lap, and she asked him il he thought i
pretty BDrnwlaski replied at IL not tho
ring that was looking at, but the hand
! bcsooch vour majesty to kiss. This wa
granted, and the queen took from hel
daughter II diamond ring and gave 1t I,
BOrnwlaski. The young lady from whos'
finger the ring was taken was the unlortun
ate Maria Antoinette, aiterward queen o
! France
MnriI Theresa made strenuous efforts t.
hayc the dwarf remain II member OF hel
conrt. but Countess llumiSkn would not con
: sent 10 the arrangement.
When IN Paris Count Olnski gave an en-
tcrtainmcnt to some ladies' OF high dstinc
tion, AID, to please them, he put Bornwlask
into AN urn. The urn was placed on the table
and lunny morse proceeded from 1t. Ih'
count refused to uncover the urn. ant
the curioiity Of the ladies was raised to tn,
highest point. At length the cover was re
moved and out sprang BOrnwlaski, who raj
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To the Venus of Nelos.


Larger than mortal voman I see tbas stand
Min beautiful head hrnt forward radiant,
As II those earnest ewes could see
Some glorious thing Jar Of 10 which thy hand
Inytsibly stretched onward seems 10 be-
From thy white iorehead's breadth OF calm thy
hair
Sweeps lightly a q cloud in indless air.
PLACID thy brUWs as that still line at dawn
Where the dim hills along the sky are drawn
When the last stars are drowned in deeps aiar.
Thy quiet MOUTH know not II il smile,
Or Il Tor some wiso pity it will weep
Little as one may tell some summer morn,
Whether the dreamy brightness is more glad,
Or wonderfully sad
30 bright, so still thy lips serenely sleep,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-13

The RETURN on THE JEws.-'Ine world has
many dreams; it dreams of IL millennium
which may never come, and 1t has dreamed
of rehabilitation of Judca through the
Jews. At the present moment 1t really looks
as if tins dream at no distant day might be
realized. Though the fixed Jewish rnhah-
tants of Jerusalem are not many, the great
facilities of modern travel, and Il contagious
enthusiasm among the Jews of Poland, Aloroc-
co, and Russia are visiIly adding L. the
stream oi travel what with sufficient induce
ment might become permanent emigration.
Capt. Warren. the agent OF the English cN.
plumtinn fund III Palestine, the latest uuthOri-
ty on such matters. thinks thnt the Jews of
Morocco would be the most suitable Tor tins
emigration. They are descendants ut those
Moors whose lnbors and success at irrigation
in Spain, derived NO doubt from their fathers
experiences here, are still visible round Gre
NADIA, and they have not forgot what their
fathers knew. They are the only Jews who
are nlriculturlsts, they are patient and do
cic aud less itunticl than many OF then
brethren. Not only would the present jew.
sh inhabitnnt OF Jerusalem lie incompetent
to revive the glurIcs OF the pnst from long
years Of Incidence and dcgenemcy, but h,
has ~ quHTrrlsome innatcIsm which would
lead him to nbnsc his supremacy, If he once
obtained IT. The brutal Turk might hc pre-
irrable to him, Tor he has the instinct o
command, nnd, Though his iunatlcism easily
takes the shape of cruelty. ho IL habltunlly
too dsdainiul oi poltmics to take much
pleasure in religious quarrcls. All confess n
n humiliating fact that IN the mad hour o
the holy fire at Easter he alone preserves hi
calm face, looking upon the frenzy of thes,
mnny Christian sects ns man does upon Tia,
pctulunce of children Nyriu Sunshine.
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DANIEL WEBsrtE's EXPERIENCE OF FAME.
After President ryltr's second veto "i Il bill
to charter IA bank Of the [ uIted States, every
member ut his cabinet. save Nr. Webster.
Indignantly resigned. The Wing. tricd their
level best to loosen his GrIp on the state de
pnrtment hut all their Efforts were uuavul-
iug. Then they came down upon him like a
thousand of brick They denounced him
with the variations. About this time an on
thusnstic admirer called To see hlm. Find
ing him ia gloomy mood, lie exclaimed
MIR Webster, YOU ought not To- he gloomy
about anything Your lame is made. Pane,
replied Webster, 'and much for fame ="
Whercupon he told the following ,story He
said he was travelling in railroad car on n
certain 'occtsion, and it SO happened that he
was seated 10y the side of very old gentle
man lie soon found out that this old gentle
man WIS citizen of New Hampshire, and
lived IN Mr. Wrhstrr's native town. lie ask
ed the old man II he knew the Webster hInI-
ly up there. -, YES, responded the uctn-
srnnrinm "Oll Mr.. Webster and We're
bosom friends IN lus life time. well, what
has become Ot h;s children inquired MIR.
Webster The old man answered. why
there's Zeklrl, he's the greatest lawyer i'll
New Hampshire, md one ot the greatest i'll
th,. country lie then took up the dhugh-
trrs nul todd whom they Ind married, and
how well they had marrI,d. aud finished his
account of the family without mentioning
the name oi Daniel Were those all the
children asked MIR Webster, The old man
answered III the affirmative. 'Atr you sure
thmt there WIS not boy named Daniel IN
uuI,d Mr.. Webster ',Dnmtl, Daniel. piru-
ttl sulIloquikcd the old mnn tur II lew MN
utrs. aud thrn broke out with the reply 20,
now / do remember. There was Que 10y the
name of Daniel, but he went down to Bos-
ton, and have not heard OF him since.
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Sisters

The day had gone as fades dream
The ght bad come and rain fell fsst
while Ger the black and sluggish stream
told blew the waiiing blast.
In pensive mood idly raised
The curtain from the rain-splashed glass
And as into tho street | gazed
saw 70 women pass.
one shiverlng with the bitter cold,
Her garments heavy with abe rain,
Limped by with features wan and Old,
Deep iurrowed by sharp painl
A child in form. a cgild In years;
But from her p:teous psllid face
The wearidess OF life with with tears
Had washed all childlike grace.
And as she passed me, faint and weak,
/ heard her slowly say, as though
With throbbing heart about to breal
:" Move on Whsre.sha go!"
lhe other, who on furs reelined,
In broushs am was driven to the play,
No thought within her vacant mind
oI those in rags that dvy,
With unmoved heart and idle stare,
fassed by the beggar in the street,
who lifted up her hands in prayer
Some charity 10 meet.
B0tA vanished in the muIky night
Tho outcast on a step TO die;
The lady to 4 scene Of light;
Where JOY alone did sigh.
But an gels saw amid her hair
What was by human eyes unseen,
The grass that grows on graves WAS there;
with leaves Of ghastly green.
And though her diamonds flashed the light
Upon the hatterers gathered near,
Ire outcast's brow had gem more bright
An Angels plying tear,
-CL1Db,F'S J1aruaf
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The general balance of the Turco-Russian
war is preserved by Turkish defeats in
Europe and Russian reverses in Asia The
Russian armies in Armenia appear to have
been scattered over too great space and to
have attempted too much. The left wing
engaged in the siege of Batoum has been
beaten back upon Kar=, nothing more IS
heard of the movement on Erzeroum. and
the Turks claim that they will soon be able
to raise the siege of Kars. The Turkish sue
cesses are probably exaggerated, but the TACT
of Russian reyerses seems to he pretty well
supported.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-13

Tue d" hard-sle1ding IN the newspaper
business is shown by the recent statement OF
the Chicago Inter Ocean, to the effect that
it lost S62, 500 in the year lS12, S54,oIo in
the year 1873, SGO,S in 1874. 81, ,ll6 in
1873 and S59, ,3l5 in 1876, a total in four
years and three-quarters of nearly S3OO,OOO.
But it now claims to be not only selt-sup-
porting but profitable, and to have made 10
the first five months of 1877 s42 600. But
perhaps it will not he quite 50 ready to
publish the results of the full year next
January
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EN-PKEslprNr GEAxF has lett London for
his continental tour. accompanied bv Consul
General Badcau lie will avoid France, 1t
is stated. on account OF political difficulties
and possible unpleasant complications. At
Folkestone, England. an address was pre-
= s'nted to him by the mayor and corpora
ton. and in the course pt his reply he sand
IL thank YOU Tor what has been said in
honor of nv own great country. IL hS
been a feeling OF mine Ot many years sand
Ing that the nitcd States and Great
Britain should he the very best friends
You have kindly alluded to my efforts as
executive of the uitcd States t1 settle the
questions that were existing between the
two countries, and which were liable at any
time to create disturbance Fortunately,
however. these difficulties were settled IN
manner rreditahlc To- h1th nations. There
wns no desire uu my part. and am sure
there wa, none On the part Of the thinking
people Of the United States. that England
should he inundated IN any sense, and there
was certainly determination on our part
that We should not he Inundated but we
wanted settlement that should be
honorable to both nations. That was NV
desire, Mt all events.
The lord prOvost'S committee oI the Edin-
barsh town council have unanimously re-
solved to recommend that the council offer
Gen. Grant the heedom ii the city on the
occasion OF his visit in August or September.
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What is sur? A remark made by one
singer about another. A rest? Going out OF
the choir during sermon for reIreshment. A
brace? Two singers steadying each other
when they come back Singing in time ,
Trying to see which will beat. Sympathic
music Flirting with the soprano singer be
hind the organ 81. Loms Imcs.
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TuE GRAHGERs Tho Grangers' celobra

TuE GRANGERs Tho Grangers' celebra
ton at Lyndonvllc, July ith. was a
decided success. The Gay wa iair
and about 5000 people WIRE present.
Professor =. A. Bunker. principal ui
Pcacham Academy, delivered very able
address upon the elements oi Weakness and
Elements OF Strength in our Country which
was greeted with loud applause Short
speeches were made by Rev. II. T. Cush-
ing, OF Burke. Col. u. NJ. Clough. OF Can
terhury, n. H.. DIR. 7 II. lIoskins, OF New
port, and Others The assemhlage was char
acterlzed by intelligence; and good behavior
throughout