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National Republican., 1877-02-08
PEI SONAL.

Bishop Whipple is a guest at willard's.
II. A. Woolf, Of Alabama, is at the In
peral.
9. R, Boush, U. s. N, is registered at the
Imperial.
Amos West, of Boston, is residing at the
Imperial.
E;E; Cunningham, of Nebraska, is stopping
H: v. Redheld, of Tennessee, is a guest at
the Imperial.
Hon. Leonard Myers, of Philadelphia, is
registered at Willard's.
Hon. 8: "; Kellogg, of Connecticut, is
MIR. f. c. Townsend, of this city, has re-
the State OF New York. He has won golden
opinions everywhere. The Rochester papers
without exception, speak Of him In terms Of
praise.
Louis A. Yorke, U. s. N; B. Stevenson,
Patterson, N. J.; John r. Fellows, New York.
Charles Rqnycn, New York; Master Carmon r.
kageyGS e. %SsS Ss% fS5a No1o H " T. Smith GH Norfolk
Keokuk, Iowa; James Rood, Mrs. ]. NJ. Doug,
lass, Miss Annie Douglass, and James Charnley,
Now YSrF arrived ss sSd AZ
llngton yesterday.
RsiiRoE.. g; B. RansOIgh Alabama na, Mr.. T. wilson
W. L: Hanseom, New York; J. b. BrIdgford
New York; Waiter Cowan and wife, Ohio; ]. M
CISgan and wife, Baltimore; DR.; Fleming, Phil
adslphia; John MoGrath and vile, Jersey City;
T, T. Ogdore, Brooklyn; J. Warren Bell, New
York; Dennis Dinan, Pennsyvania; William Ar.
mold, Brooklyn; +. NJ. Mixter, Brooklyn; James
Philadelphia; VIM. Bickfork and wife, Indiana
7. J. Ermopy, New York; arrived at the Impe
rial yesterday.
T. d. May, Fran Morris, Miss A. Morris,
L; II. Duncan, Michigan; Harry Taylor, Boyd
Eliot, T. X. Layeersle, II. b. Tebbetts, John s.
Leeds and wife, Mrs. Alrert, New York; Geo
y; C9rhart, 5. Bird, Chicago; James p. Barr,
John y. Seully and son, Geo 4. Duncan, SamI
burg; Herman Lang End Vein; VIM. Carney,
Miss Emma Carney, New Jersoyi VIM. H. Tai.
5. S. Madden and wife, Connecticut; Miss Dot
ton, Kentucky; $. Hutshirz, st. Louis; J. d.
steele and wife, Elmira; r. +. Hersey, Maine,
lard's yesterday,
National Republican., 1877-02-08

PARET, II. A. WILLARD, Esq Gen. o. E.
BABcocK, U. s. A., F. II. SMITH, Esq, JouN
7. Mitchell, Hon. A. r. SHEPHERD, A. s..
soLoMoNs, Senator SARGENT, Hon. J. A..
GARFIELD and Hon. II. A. MAcKEr. These
names are a sufficient guarantee for the base
ness of the ISLANDERS which have been used
against the officers of that Institution.
The Board of Directors have conducted the
affairs Of the institution for ten years. Some
OF them are men Of large experience In the
medical profession, aud II would seem quite
natural for them to know what is the best
course to pursue In the government Of the
establishment in the interest Of the patients
confded to their charge.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
"NoT AT ALL suRrRIsEp.r y

Hon. ]. P. Root, of Chicago, one of the
ablest constitutional lawyers In the country,
on being congratulated yesterday on the
decision Of the Mixed Tribunal not to go
behind the returns in the Florida, he re.
piled, "How could they have done other
wiser" The Republicans had an indispu.
table case in Florida. The canvassing
board met pursuant to law, performed its
duties, declared who was elected, the Gov.
ernor certified, the electors met on the day
prescribed by the act of Congress and
elected Hayes electors, and so certifying
forwarded the result to the President of
the Senate. When they had done this
they became Junetus o6ftio. They had
performed their duties once and forever.
This term of office expired, they could
not re.convene, nor was 1t competent for
any court to galvanize them into life again.
This Is not new question, for 1t has been
decided by the highest courts in New York,
Minnesota and Louisiana.
BY the law OF Florida the Returning
Board was constituted court for the pur.
pose of contesting the returns The law
gave to no other tribunal that power, nor
did 1t provide for any appeal. The work
of canvassing began and ended with the
Board, and therefore 1t is not at all mat.
ter of surprise that the able jurists who
have been called upon to decide the mat
ter have denied the right of the tribunal to
undo that which been once and forever
finished, by going behind the. Florida re.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

presents the matter In clear aud logical
way. well worth an attentive perusal. No
one will deny the fact that the legally
elected electors Of Oregon cast their votes
for Hayes and Wheeler. Governor Grover,
however, feloniously, In It's moral sense,
issued certificate to Croain which
by the laws of Oregon was false as
as II would have been had no one within
the State cas-! vote for any body. The
writer Of the article says that evidence is
frequently false, but false Ger.
ifcate of what judgment was
does not vltiate the judgment 1t.
SELF and an examination of the Ore.
gon law, in the light.of established facts,
will clearly show that that State elected
electors in the manner prescribed by the
Legislature thereof add that those electors
cast their votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. The Secretary of the State,
under the law, must count the
vote, and the persons or persons who shall
have received the highest number of votes
shall be declared duly elected. This ap.
pears to be and certainly must be the
returning board Of the State, and the
Governor has no power to alter Its decision.
The Democrats themselves have been very
reluctant to recognize the infamy of the
Cronin trick in Oregni but as the matter
will occupy the attention Of the tribunal,
II would be well for those interested in the
case to read the article which we have
mentioned, and which we print in this
issue
National Republican., 1877-02-08
New Books.

UNITED STATES REGISTER, OR BLUE Book,
for the year 1877, compiled from official au-
ihorities by j. Disturnell. The book contains
large amount Of statistical and political In
formation-about all that is necessary for an
American to know. New York. For sale by
Claaton, Remsen & Hafelanger.
OUR NATIONAL CENTENNIAL JUBILEE, q
commemorative record OF our Centennial an
niyersary. Edited by F. Saunders, librarian
Of the Astor Library. This work groups
together the choicest of the eloquent and
patriotic orations, addresses and poems de-
livered In the several States OF the Union on
the Centennial Fourth of July. New York.
Published by E. b. Treat, S05 Broadway.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

Now COME the deficiency bills, and the
people will:see how the Democrats humbugged
them last winter for campaign purposes. As
EUGENE HALE and others have shown, the de-
flcisnces will be such as to take from the
Democracy the temporary reputation they
made as economists. Economy is not DEM
ocratic virtue,
National Republican., 1877-02-08
recovery.

IT Is said that CHARLES O'CoNNoR, Esq,
did not apologize yesterday to the Republican
counsel for his unwarranted allusion to the
Florida vote. As he has apologized for his
rude attack on the President, an apology in
this case would now be timely.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
low let the Democracy grin and Barrett.

In rEsTERRAr's edition we published the
letter Of resignation sent by the Advisory
Board 10 the Board of directors, of the Colum-
bian Hospital, with copy Of the report of
the special committee Of the Directors to
which the Advisory Board took exception.
We have examined copy of the bylaws of
the institution, and find them liberal In prin-
ciple while enforcing proper responsibility
upon all interested. The officers Of the Hos
pital, are Gen. j. X. BARNES, Surgeon Ger
eral U. s. A., DR.. G. II. NICHOLS, DR.. NOBLE
YoUN0, DR.. c. II. CRAGIN, DR.. F. A. ASH
FORD, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, Rev. WIN,
National Republican., 1877-02-08

TUE Cabipetmakers can now get down from
the fence of doubt and make mp their list of
the coming men. Under Hayes It may be VIM.
M. EvARTs, Secretary Of State; GAnusHA A.
GROW, Secretary Of the Treasury; REUBEN E.
FENToN, Secretary Of the Interior; Governor
MOVES, Secretary of War; General STEARNs,
Postmaster General; Mr.. KAssoN, Attorney
General, and W. E. CHANDLER, Secretary Of
the Navy.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
THE OREGON CASE.

Although the Democratic leaders have
given up their hopes Of securing the Oregon
elector Cronin's vote. still the question
will undoubtedly arise In the Mixed Trl-
bunal respecting the eligibility Of the Re-
publican elector. Watts. On another page
we print carefully prepared article on the
law Of the Oregon case, In which the writer
National Republican., 1877-02-08

THE cowardly attack upon Secretary ROBE
SON was in wretched taste after his complete
vindication by the House-in fact "a splendid
vindicstion," says the Baltimore Gazette. But
what else can be expected from such men as
BLouST, who revel In bitter partisan brollsi
National Republican., 1877-02-08

CONGRESSMAN STANTON, of Pennsylvania,
says that whatever the ultimate decision of
the mike tribunal may be, 1t will be endorsed
and sustained by the whole country, and that
any talk Of dissatisfaction respecting the
Commission or objection to its action from
either party is too late, and will be overruled
BY public opinion. The fate of the election
has been placed In their hands, and the peo-
pie must peacefully acquiesce In the result.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

WHEN Mr.. CHARLES O'CoNoR said In his
argument before the Commission Monday,
that no honest man could say that the Hayes
electors of Florida were elected without
blushing. Mr.. Evarts replied, al can say SO
without blushing, and believe that am an
honest man." If Mr.. O'Conor heard IL, his
gentlemanly Instincts must have made him
blush
National Republican., 1877-02-08

The telephone is undoubtedly a success. A
few days since, Professor Bell, of Boston, its
inventor, gave some test Of It's efficiency. He
held vocal conversation by the wires with Mr..
Watson at Maiden, six miles distant. The ac-
count Of II says:
AT length the company were requested to re.
main quiet while q lady at tho other end conveyed
to them the sweet strains Of music. The Assem-.
blhgs thereupen listened with wrapt attention
while young lady commenced singing The Last
Rose of Summer" The effect was simply charm.
Ing. Possessing, as the fair cantatrlce does, a
voice OF exquisite sweetness, the sounds penetra.
ted into the Boston end OF tho telephone with a
distinctness equal to that attainable in the more
distant parts of large concert.rOom, and unan-
imousvote OF thanks was sent by the handy little
instrument which had procured for the Assem-.
blage SO agreeable an hour"
Presently our prinsa donnas will be able to
entertain the entire country, from one point,
and thus save travelling expenses and the
risks Of professional tours.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
"A feryant who plumed herself upop beIps


employed In a genteel family was asked the dennl-
tion of the term. "Where they have two or three
kinds OF wine and the gentlemen swear" was the
reply.
Great distress Is felt by many of the poor
in Montreal from the want of water, owing to the
shutting on OF the water from the houses OF those
Wh9 laye net raid uslr taxes.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
ANOTHER FALsEHoob NAILED.

MIR. E. ]. Barrett, Of Louisiana, is evi,
IDENTIFY determined to be a more truthful
Democrat than many Of his brethren. On
Monday he rose to his feet in the Nichols
legislature and branded the falsehood that
Ex-Governor Wells had importuned him
some weeks ago to present him to Mr..
Nichols and enable him to confess his
frauds on the Returning Board. Last eve.
ming the following despatch was received
by Marshal Pitkins
"NRw ORLEANS, February IL
Barrett publishes o card and says the state.
ment Of Kennedy about Governor Wells to Timer
reporter is most Infamous le and that he Is per.
sonally responsible"
Now let the Democracy grin aud Barrett.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

THE condition of the two distinguished,
invalids, Secretary MoRILL ard ALEXANDER
II. STEPHENS, we are glad to announce, is i'm
proved measurably since yesterday, and their
physicians have strong hopes of their speedy
rpcoyerv
National Republican., 1877-02-08

Hon. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, so far
from being 10 emminent danger of death, is
jocosely mentioned by his friends as a candl-
date for the Speaker of the next House.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

IT IS now several weeks since DAVID DuD-
LEY FIELD seized the bank accounts OF Hon. z.
CHANDLER and Hon. R. c. MCCORMICK, off,
GERS of the National Republican Committee.
When will the Senate Committee examine
the accounts Of Col. PELToN, Messrs. HEw-
lit, BoRMAN and TILDENl Let us know
how the barl of money was used by the
party OF purity and reform.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

The Michigan elector whom the Democrats
claim is unnsturalized, Is in the city with his
original certificate of naturalization stowei
safely away In his coat pocket.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

We MAKE the announcement upon undl,-
putable authority, that Maddox is a half
brother to Bull.Dozer. Both of them are
blood relatives OF White Liner.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

MORO for Mr.. FIELD, "AI is well that
ends Wells"
National Republican., 1877-02-08

MoTTo for WELLS, now for fresh Fields and
pastures new.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
HOUSES FOR RENT.

TOR RENT-THE ELEGANT THREE
story brick buildings os. 1887 and 1880 street.
Aso. the three beautiful and elegant buildings on
Fourteenth street, between Massachusetts avenue
and street. All the above buildings con tain
every convenience. A. DAVIS SON,
fs.lw No. Blb street
National Republican., 1877-02-08
Bessie Turner ia yainly seeking an engage.

ment on the stage. The trouble with her Is that
she has red hair. However, she might DO for red
nre In afpcctacular drama.
National Republican., 1877-02-08
BUSINESS CHANCES,

BUSINESS CHANCES,
HAVE SEVERAL PARTIES WHO WILL,
- trade real estate In this city, slightly encum-
bered for good Eastern property. b. Ii. WAR
NER CO., ST., opp. Masonic Temple. fes-5t
MONEY TO LOAN ON FIRST. GLASS
Nl real estate. sl00OO, ", Co., o. 600 at eight DER
cent interest; Som 600, '3 90, "a 900 at nine per
cent interest," Also, several small sums at ten per
cent GoodlCans on real estate l can alwas neRo-
tate. Ii. Ii, WARNER, GIG Y street northwest.
EOR SALE OR EXCHANaE-35 AURES IN
Montgomery comfy, Nd, miles from the city
and about quarter Of mile from Linden, ststioA
on the Metropolitan railroad. Land OF nne quaiity
sepb bll Seyenth street
National Republican., 1877-02-08
WANTS.

"ANTED.-DWEL YELLING HOUSE IN
Wy, Washingtop: worth from 10000 to 20, 900.
l9ts IN lh. city and baiance in nrst glass Improved
BOX 64s, giving number and description OF the
" ANTED "A SMALL FURNISHED
w HOUSE, between Eleventh and FIftee NTH
streets and Pennsylvania avenue and * street:
family small; no children. Address, ~, A, D., "
care NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. fe5-tf
National Republican., 1877-02-08

CONGRESS has just come to the relief OF the
poor Of our District, by appropriating the
sum of $4,000 for distribution among them
At a time when their wants are so pressing,
owing to the unusual number of persons out
Of employment; when families are on the
verge of starvation, and even being driven
into the street when unable to pay rent
promptly. Is II intended that this assistance
should be absolutely confined to q small
quantity of fuel doled out to them monthly,
and very scanty supply of groceries, such as
the Relief Association is in the habit of dis
pensing under less pressing needs' The ex-
traordinary suffering of this winter has ex-
hausted the limited means at the disposal OF
the various charitable associations OF our city,
at whose doors the poor are clamoring; this
appropriation Is rightfully theirs; shall the
Indifference or want of interest of the COM
missioners be able to deprive them ofiR
National Republican., 1877-02-08


THE following is the famous letter which
Mr.. CHARLES O'CoNoR wrote to his St. Louis
friend, and In which he used language, as will
be seen, against the President OF the United
States which the average ward politician
would refrain from indulging In from at least
= sense Of common decency. We refused to
print this letter when 1t was first made public,
for the reason that we believed 1t impossible
for such man as CHARLES o'CoNoR to utter
such brutal words. He has not and does not
deny the genuneness of the document 1t must
therefore be of his own writing;
FoRT WAsHINGTos, NEW YoRK,
November 20, 1870.
Samuel C. REID, Esq, ST. Loufs!
DEAR SIR.-Gibbon says there is vital differ.
ence In he consequences Of q foreign and a civil
war. The former Is the external warmth Of sum-
mer, always tolerable and sometimes beneficial ;
the latter Is the deadly heat Of fever which con.
sumes without remedy the vitals Of the constitu.
tion. do not think opinions Of q judicial nature
concerning the law or the constitution OF any con-
sequence. Tho drunken Democrat whom the Re-
publcans dragged out Of tho Galena gutter,
besmsared with the blood Of his countrymen slain
In domestic broll, and lifted to high pedestal as
the Moloch of their worship, rules, and until a
great change In sentiment shall take place must
continue TO rule over the prostrate to ruins Of WASH
iDgton's Republic. That Republic perished on
the day that Mcdowell moved on to Richmond.
Yours truly,
CHARLES o'CoSoR.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

The reporter passed up stairs with the super.
lntendent to look into the sleeping rooms. They
walked through hallway, where the clothes OF
the dodgers who had gone to bed were hanging
on pegs. Under each pegful Of faded, wretched
and scanty garments stood pair Of shoes or boots
that hau seen 80 much wear and travel that they
looked tired. you ought to see them scram.
l,s., bic 70. their clo'he, in the morning
tendent, while passing. In the wash-roon, at
the end OF the passage, three men were stripped
and shiyering. Each lodger is required to take
abath before going to bed. Only three are
allowed 2; Wlo to .,p come up at time, in order
sleeping rooms In front were rows Of cean.looking
COTS on the pillow OF nearly every cot was the
weary head of q wanderer. By the empty cots,
clean night gowns were hanging, waiting to DC
pulled over somebody's head. Several of the cells
on the second floor OF the prison, which is less
gloomy than tho lower ward were filled with
cots.
1--WE charge them nothing for this" said tho
superintendent with pride, after showing the
reporter through.
The night lodging house has a wide fame. Poor,
unfortunate men, In search OF work, are t0illng
along roads all over the country, east, west,
north and SOUTH and they hear from their fellow
travellers Of the night lodging house. They all
remsmber the night spent at the house, as one
night OF pleasure and plenty, In life Of misery
"They can't get any work." the superintendent
said, as the reporter was about to leave. "They
All come here, expecting to hnd something, but
there's no work for them to do"
National Republican., 1877-02-08
JACQUES JOUvENAL's
MARBLE WORKS,

Al MONUMENTS on nAud sold at a great r,duo.
uon. All new orders made by designs 81 the istest
Iyies; Tbe hcs' wors uAnship and 6est ITALIAN
National Republican., 1877-02-08

Mr.. WALDRON, of Mich from the Commit.
tee on Appropriations, reported back the Senate
bill making an appropriation Of $4,000 to meet
the current nscal year. Mr.. WALDRoN said that
It was necessary that this bill should pass at
once, for the money was exhausted, and the Gov.
not longer do the Government work.
Mr.. VANCE, Of Ohio offered an amendment
sion Of Congress that the Public Printer shall
not pay more for piece work or for work by the
hour than the average price paid by printing es.
delphia and Baltimore.
Mr.. CONGER, of Mich, made a point Of order
against the amendment that II was new leglsla-
tion, and not In order on an appropriation bill.
The SPEAK Err oyerTuled the point OF order
otho gnround that II was not regular approprl.
alton bill.
Mr.. VANCE said that this matter had fre.
quentIy been considered by the Joint Committee
on Printing, and he anu the chairman OF the
Senate Committee, Mr.. ANTHONY, had last sum.
National Republican., 1877-02-08

y-as cents q line for ordinary advertising.
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subscription Rstes.
Advertising Rates.

pagesl by carriers, 50 cents per month.
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three months. Terms invariably In ad-
The New York herald., 1877-02-27

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The New York herald., 1877-02-27
reported were as follows: :

Gross earnings OF the Denver and Rio Grande Rail
way for the week ending February IA, 1877 arc
$l0,302
The committee behalf of the bondholders have
asked of the Governor that the Finance Board be
authorized TO COMPROMISE with the creditors Of the
State in tho event OF nothing beng done by the Legis
lature as when the present body adJourns It will not
meet again Tor two years II is understood that the
Governor is IN favor of the committees proposition.
and that bill will be introduced indorsing the project
The Ch icago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Com
pany have decided to avail themselves OF their re-
served right to Cali redemption their outstand-
ing seven per cent mortgage. bonds, which mature
September l. 1885, and to issue instead six per cent
mortgage bond. payable forty years after July 1877
The coupon bonds will DO issued in of ST. 600
each and the registered in 5000 The company has
served the right to issue 81 500 900 In bonds OF this
series in addition to the So 900 above specified
case 1t should be deemed necessary do for the
purpose Of constructing permanent improvements
branches and extensions, and the property thus ac-
CURED should be included IN this mortgage, in
event shall the principal Of the bonded Indebtedness
exceed $12, SOC, ,000 Dividends the stock averag.
ing over eight per cent in cash havc been paid since
the organization or tho company In 1866.
Proposals invited for these bonds to tho amount
OF s. 900 900 up TO April H. The bonds will be issued
May and bear interest from July l, 1877
Al special meeting OF the Hannibal and ST. Joseph
Railroad Company, held this afternoon, Mr.. Alfred
Nelson resigned, and Mr.. Joseph Richardson was
elected President in is place.