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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23

0as Weer riB2lQes nit fi6, S6iffe, @erfz
ten, 6Guler, 8Gu1ne ur0 Wteni0en. Men>
l6en lonfen in bic llnterltr0mung, o6ne
6aB man ien1als tpieber Gttpas bon ibnen
lab. 0os Wteer brang iu bic Stobt, IS
beite9te bic Tlammen, aber n UNI OaS
bon tbnen be9onnene a3erltOrun9stperf 5u
bollenoen.
@esen G%agesanbrl19 BOT it6 0enen,
tpelbe 6ieieS 6redenSna6t ilberlebt batten,
Elm @reuel Der 8erpitftung ioroer
@let9en; Die bliibenbe Stabt pa elm nit
S6lamm bebefter Triimmerbaufen. Der
Stran6 mar BON Wraden aller Dirt iiber1
iGt. Stint Sage itteg un0 lanf Die Tlut6,
trnl1er tieI babel oaS Wteer ettpdS 3urltd,
bis IS l6(ieBIt6 in let1 aIteS Bett trat.
3ablrei6e StGote un0 Srtl96ften ltegen
III Sritmmern, bon bene11 ptele tDabrlGetn@
lid ME tpieber aufgebaut iper6en. l1uter
ben Std0ten, ipelbe n1ebr D6er tpe niger gez
litten baben, ftn6 @allao, Biiagna, Squtz
que, Mrtca, Gobtia, Galnma, San YebrD,
YtSco, Gbut>G9ut, Tambo Be Wtora, Wpl>
lenoo, Babinon Be 8ica, Bunta De 2ob0s,
6uantllDs, IocpptQo, W1eitQoneS De
8olibia, M%utofogofta, Contribution un6
Taena. 8iele 6tlenil6e un0 peruanii6e
8ergtperfe tpurben Derlbittet ODER fart
bel6dbigt. Sn Der Garmenmtne Duroen
IS 8ergleute unb Elm Stetser eri6lagen.
GntieBlt6es erIebte Elm a~merifantider
Gapttdn, beiien S6iff I'M 6afen bon Gal5
paratlo lag. 9te 5amilie be8 GapitGns,
beitebeub aus ben @Itern unb 3tpei tleinen
306tern, iaB in Der &ailte. Die Srau
1pielte ,,home, sweet home" auf benz
giano, unb Die WlGb6er ialtgen. 4f6ba
lid lam Ser fur6tbare critic @roltoB. 9te
2eute eilten auf's 9ed; es balerte ieOO9
ni6t LANCE, 10 fam bic 6tutbtpelIe uu6
brad bas S6iff in Gtiide. Ser @cpitan,
tpelfer ein ti6ttger .S9tpimmer mar,
iu9te ietue Srau unb &tnber gu retten,
tpurOe aber bon Dem 6inefti6en 9tener
oaran sebtnbert, benn berlelbe btng it6
i9rn in Der Gobesangit an ben 6als, uno
Der Gapttau muBte ibn ertpiirgen, nm frete
6anb 81 befonmen. STRAIT un6 Rtnoer
tparen nnterbeHen ertruufen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
GttH GttLfttrf attOf?

Sn Ser beuti61amerifanii6en 9reiie lit
IS, 10 bel mir bemerfen fGnnen, nun Cine
3eitung, tpel6e in Dem ruiffi9>tirftl6en
&riege entl9ieoen 9artei ntmmt, rno
5tpar gu @uniten Der &uiien. Gs 1T Der
p8btlao. Democrat" (@, &eQner), pel6er,
UNI in penniDlpanii6er Munbart 3u reoen,
1et1en Oteino baDin auf9ema@t bat, baB
ttuBlano trpb aue6em un0 aQeoem, troB
Rnute uno troB aueOem, Die europGtl6e
Rultur ~segeniber Der aitatii6eu 8arbaret
Der Surten pertrete,
@eHH man ibm barin Redt sebeU iOH,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
Ser Ip@otoB attf t10tteraeat
ssitBen."
nus Der 8tener 0euti9en 3eitmns.)

Bten, 80. Stunt.
gBtr ieben uns beute een0tbtqt, unlere
8ert6te iiber Die ben &u1len an Ser 0onau
ieBt CUR 8erfIgun9 itebenoen Streitfrdfte,
allo iiber iene, tpel6e porerit BEN bulqartz
i0en 8o6en betreten per6en, babtn AT mo-
btfictren, boB in <n1Gnien bis iebf ntdt,
tpte mir, unb 5tpar auf @runb ruiItI3er
Nu~sitrellungen, 9laubten, a6t, Ion6ern
nur ie6s Corps aufmari6irt fino. Gs
ftno 6ies bas T., g., g., H., 70. un6 IA.
Gorps. 0as IA. Corps fteDt nit $1,000
Mtatrn in Der Oobruoi6a; oas 8. Corps
i9eint BEN oerungliidten lleber9an9soerz
iu6 BET Nifopolis u%nternnmmen 3u baben;
bas 8. Corps itebt BET St1topo auf bulgaz
rii6em 8ooen: mo- ba5 T., II. unb 70.
Corps iteben, tptrb bic naDite 3ufunft Ieb=
rem. 9aS 4. ln6 13. Nrmee@Gorp5 aber
ftno crit I'M Gtnmari6e mad StltmGnien
begrtffen. SIS re6llcirt ft6 bemna6 Die
gauge, i'm Wtomente 3ur GerfIgung itebens
De 6eeresma6t auf:
IL Snfuntertes0 iptioneu (A8 Snz
%ta1terte &e9imenter gu 1870
WSann 1856, 800 Mann
70 S6iisen>S Battalion HAP
+ ap9lertes0totltonen....... 22,856 9teiter
II ben Snfanteriez9 tptItoneu 3uz
getbeilteSoiaten zgeoimenfsr Il. $50
II SuBartiuerte5B ..,.... 2O916 NSauu
NIT SIG Gslpgei9GseR,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
NuffOr0erulrQ.

Gefrn BET NcltirdeI, Mutt Eonoerr, G6lcsuiq, lit err
Sn9t. Ieine Norefe ST lenben an ictne S3pelter 9(nna
Srubu, 253 gSeit erie Ctr, @bicago, So. 1p6
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
AnfRt0e n
''VEGETIN E!"

Gin @pitoner Arst iagt, baB es ais 8lutretnteer ietne5
SLetben nt6t bat. IS Ct Don ben pieleH nIrther6oreit
&uren b6rte, beiu6te er oas 9aboratorium une iiberz
6euste lid fetbit DON ieineu pirtli6en 8ertbe. gs lit
aus Nt1lOe1, &8urseIu nnO SrdnteTn berettet, perm'tteIit
beren 3ulammeuIebuHg eTitauuIa6e &eluItate erSielt
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23

Gte pur5isIiDlteR Mer3te erfennen es jest an, bab Oos
mertpIrbi9e BrGparat, melbes ais bas @e6feuberSs
W~tarIbaI'i0e GafboGtepn betannt lift, etn3ts in iefz
uer Nrt oaitebt, ais Elm fi3sre5 Wttttel se9en ale &rantz
betten, beuen Truuen beiouoers unterwoUen iinb; benin
bteie Meotdiu 1T etn 9tdrtnnssmitteI, rein p%Ianstideu
llripruuss, fIr &reu5idme1en uno au9eHeine R6rper>
i6wade; es pirft mil puaoerbarem @rIQI9e CUR 8erubts
san9 Der ScymerSen.
Inter ben pteteu glbiibrmitteIn, wel6e iebt pertauft
uerbeu, perbrdngen bic 9rGien3er9'ideT negeta=
biIii65eu &tuen sDar taugiam ober it4er ale anOeren,
BENIN lie iinb iebr miIoe in ibrer G%bdttgfeit, wirten ianIt
aui Bic Seber uno betIen IuperbauEt9teit, St6rungeu in
ber GaaenabiouOeran9 unb ~&opfi9uer5en, Obne bic @tnz
9erpeibe in eiueu trout3atten 3uitano 8u p~erIeBen. @tu
eiumaii9er gerlu9 ptrS etnen Sebeu DON benz 9rOSeu
gSertbe oieler SamiItenzNeot3in iber3eueea.
&et allen Npotbetern 5u ba6em. 1~1in6Tfp5
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
OItAGnNAerttmn

GulaI 0eteI aus goieIoRb, S9neis, na6 Qmertfa
ausgewunbert TN SaRuar 1870, 9luientbatt bis 1873 in
Sermanu, Mo., wiro Don llaterSetfneter, ieiner 0dpes
BEN. Mu6 aae Dteientgeu, pette iber Sbengenannteu
Quseu,1ft gettn t6nneu, eriu8e i'd bas @lei6e su tbun.
S~Satbaritsa WeteI, empire @itp, Gepo6a.
9iL3Ipm6
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23

11eber et1en l6on fur3 ertpGbnten
breifa0 m0roerti Of en- 8 liB rabl
BET 9tDrtb 8ergen in SEEM Serlep tperben
fol9en6e Gin3elbeiten beri9tet; 2uf SSafob
&urb's fSarm tporen an Dem b~erDdngntB>
boQen Na6mtttag, ais Elm beftt9eS Oeptt1
ter lDsbra6, bier Qerte, lduter Oeut DE,
nit benz MllsiGten bon unfraut belGdftl9t.
Gtner oerlel6en, M1guft Salt0au, arbettete
lit Der 9td1e bes BON 6unB betDo5nten 0a17
1es, tpGbreuo leine Trau, sic ibr seDn I}o@
nate altes Girto i'm Mrn1e bielt, 1t@ in etnt>
ger @ntfernul19 BON linn befano. 9teben
Der Trau orDettete Srteort9 WtuGer, etn
pter3ebnjd6riger Gnabe bon benz benabs
barten Linton 6tu. DIS eS ftart 81 regnen
anfina, begab ii6 5anbou ms 6aus,
mdDren6 letne 6rau nit tbrem Smuggling
nnb Ser fleine WilQer na6 etnem alien
S6nppen Hii6teten, um ft6 6alelbt gegen
oas untDetter 81 I6iiben. Gau1n tparen
tie 3tDet Wtinuten in Dem S9uppen, ais etn
8ltbftr06l henlelben traf. Sanoau be-
merfte oieS bon &uub's 6aus aus un6 elite
na9 Dem S6uppen. Gin i6reGli6er Inz
bid bot it'd ibm bier. Setne Srau un6
Srieort6 WIaer lagen spet SUP pom GIN
gang tobt am 8oben; Die Weutter belt ibz
rem Smuggling i'm Nrrn, unD 0erlelbe atbz
mete nod, bod mad finfse6n Winltten tpar
audi ba5 Gtno to6t. Sanbau unb feline
Srau tparen oor 4 Sabren bon 0euti6lanb
ei~n9etpanbert. Srou Saubau mar nur "A
Sabre att. Die Qet6e bes fletaen OtiQer
Dirbe mad Der Bobn1H9 ieiner @ltern in
Union !6tu gebra6t. Oils Die grauerbotz
i6att IN Union 6iu etntraf, ma6te fi9 Der
Qet9enbeItatter BbiI. 8edmann auf ben
Weg. 2luBer6alb Weit>6obofen's febrte
CT, Da 5ur !3ett Der 8e9en in Str0men ME-
6ergoB, in elmer Btrtbi6oft Elm. 8G6ren6
er Elm @las Bier tranf, fu6r pl0Blt6 Elm
8ltbitrabt ber1tteber unb traf ietn brauBen
itebenbes 8ferb, bas tobt 5uiammenftIr5te.
8et @atertotpn in @8tsconiin tpur6e
6teier Sage Ste Srau bes Taru1ers Gngelfe
bonn 8ltb eri6lagen. Die Sran
mar betn 6euma9en auf Dem TeIbe un6
flii6tete fi6 unter etnen, in Ser gtGhe zines
8altme3 iteben6en 6eni6ober, ots 6as @e7
mttter Iosbra6. Ser 8ltb i6lug in ben
Baum, poral1f STE Srau gu benz nebeu tbr
ftbenhen &naben lagte: ,,2ld @ott, tb
iterbe!" l1no baS mGren tbre leBten @Drte.
S6r Wfann fano fte ais 2etde, obglet6 fetz
neriet Merfntale bonn 8Gibl9la9 on tbr gu
ent0eGeu tpGre1t.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-07-23
G95chenffche S(linois &faofs-Betfanne.

a~leitbalben Die Iebbafteite Geniation berz
Dor, uno aIs Der betreffenbe 6ofbeamte bic
Sroge gu ltellen tpagte, tDarum 0teSnal,
9egen Sen 1onitigen 8raub, bic be-
ri6tnte GGngerin su BENT Concerto nt9t
sugelalfen tperbe, erfolgte ais 2lrttport Die
8emertun9 baB St9nora 8attt bur9 ibre
lebten Mffairen nit i6ren @atten uno Our6
Sic Scenen NIT gticoltnt, bic iogar gu
0ffentli9em @erebe Beranldiiung gegee
ben, bic Gbre, BET Sole 81 erl6einen uno
i'm 6of@@oncert 3u itngen, D%ertptrft babe.
Die SGngerin iou bieles Berbalten Der &oe
ntgtn ie6r pertinent BADEN, ba tie nab
bieier &i9tung BIN unge5euer bertpobnt
lno berbGtidelt lit.
National Republican., 1877-01-22
LOCAL MIsCELLANY,

Catarrh cured-See DIR. Hartley.
Stoves for rent, at Buffers, corner Fifth and
streets northwest.
Ask for the Hebe dc Rcine cigarettes; thcy
are the best Of all.
Interest paid on deposits by j. II. SquIer 4 o.,
Bankers, Ille PeAnsylvauia avenue.
DR.. Newman's lectures on "The Burned Cities
ofthe World" will be published in book form.
II you want to exchange or sell your property
call on II. Warner, pl6 Y street northwest.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, SC, bought
at HerEog's, 9lb ID street. Orders attended to.
All kinds Of trunks made Ia order, repaired and
covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania avenue,
Market Space.
b. II. Warner, gls F street, opposite Masonic
Temple, has several sums Of MONEY to loan on
good security.
DR.. Dixon says the Lin Cure is the most
physiOlOgical remedy yet discovered by tho wit
A carload Of fine Western New York cider, 20
to 40 gallon casks; also, Q lot Of Vermont boiled
cider; Just received at Spicers butter store,
southwest corner Of Ninth and Z streets. Prices
low.
We call attention to the Advertisement in
another column Of Smith, Birge Co., I0it Penn.
sylvania avenue. Their facilities for steam and
Ssn sIs asy %
those Of anv other house In this community. ~
Msssrs. Dune ,nson Bros. auctioneers, sold on
Saturday afternoon, for John A.. Barber and
W. W. Corooran's recorded subdivision OF former
subdivision OF square 4io, improved BY three
story brick house, situated on Sixth street, be-
tween u and p. streets, to Mrs. M. q. Barber, for
A10o.
II. Z. Ofney 4 Co.'s exchange and deposit banks
northeast corner Of Fifteenth and streets, deals
District Of Columbia and ali frstrste Investment a
bonds and stocks; also in American coin and
foreign money. Demand drafts on Europe In any
orasf pfonps S5 R.S Ssn Ui II.
new United States ~ per cent. bonds.
National Republican., 1877-01-22
Gossip of tho Gay Season.


The Misses Reilley left the city OF Saturday
for Virginia.
Mrs. Lsughton gives the third Of her series of
pleasant card receptions this evening.
Cards are out for a large party by Mrs General
Mr.. Fred May created quite sensation Satur.
day night by his appearance at the opera.
There was q delightful little german at the
residence Of Miss Heap on Friday evening.
Mrs. Senator Conoyer will arrive in the city
this week and will sojourn at ll07 y street.
Mrs Miller, OF GEORGETOWN, has for q guest
pretty Baltimore belle, Miss Nellie Knight,
1t is said that Mrs Redfern will soon rIye n
large dinner In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
The Washington clubs will givo another of
their fashionable army and navy germans this
evening.
Mrs. General Hatch and daughter are expected
this week, and will probably remain the balance
Of the winter.
o. thi: city, will marry Miss Mamie q. Farr, OF
Philadelphia, on next Thursday morning.
Our society bellies and beaux are already trying
to decide how to disguise themselves at the bal
proximo.
A grand Jss will be given by the Spanish Min.
ister to-morrow evening In honor OF the ses,,d
apniyersary 9f the accession Of Alfonso as King
Of Spain, As
The Literary Society met at the residence Of
Sn Wsrs iy%snnE % Sasp sex
sellent readings and beautiful music.
The social event In baltimore this week will be
the grand concert and hop Of the Maryland
Of Music, Wednesday evening. Quite a number
OF fWashingtonisns will attend.
The social circle at wiilard's has received n
valuable addition In the person of Miss Andrews.
the sister Of Mrs. A. q. Cochrane, wife OF the
Representative from Allegheny.
National Republican., 1877-01-22
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court OF the District.


Chief Justice Cartier and Judges DIN. Wylie,
Hunphreys and Macarthur On the bench,
TIM SHILLING OF LOTTERY rIcKETs AND PLAYING
POLICY IN THIS ciTS-pANAoHs CLAIMED ron
FAILING TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
United States vs. French simpson. This Is
taken as test case, and the defendant is ischarged
srea Attorney iS'pT appsTsa sSS and
Mestrs. Henklo, Cook ard Cshill for defendant.
Simpson was, In the Police Court, In October last,
and TO- TO pay nS Of So I'D
the Criminal Court, where the Jury returned .
verdict, and tho sentence was made e2o0 nnc and
thirty days In jail. Thedeiendant ngaio appealed,
miss the last appeal, on the ground that the Gen.
eral Term had no Jurisdiction, the Criminal Court
being the court Of last resort. Amer discussion,
aSs cons b
by the justice holding tho Criminal Court taking
the advice Of the other Judges on the subject.
The counsel were requested TO present brieis to
l.. II. Bsker vs.. A. p. Brown. The plaintiff, In
November. 1874, entered suit for damages alleged
to have been sustained by reason OF defendants
that he purchased Of Brown, in January, lsT2,
certain property near the corner Of kighih and
NJ streets Tor q, 500. and Brown agreed to give
him deed, and he entered on the property, but
subst tquently an action OF eiectment was brought,
and he was elected from tho property. The Jury
found for plaintiff In full amount, and the case
now come. up on exceptions. Mr.: WortbiuEton
appeared for the appellant, and Mr.. Thomas for
the defendant Case still on.
Court Calendar for To-day.
surnKME CovRT IN aEsERAL TERM, before
Chief Justice Cartier and Judges DIN, wviie.
Humphreys and Macarthur. -Nos. 15. Holden
vs. Linville; q. Lawsvs. Lee; ~. Bakervs. Brown;
~ Warrington Market Company Va. Sunny;
Estate Of Rebecca Afiick; 81 Bond VS.. Modford.
S. Gunton VS.. Carroll, and l2l.
National Republican., 1877-01-22
Metropolitan Church,

Yesterday morning q large audience was present
at the Metropolitan church to hear DIR. Newman.
In the audience were the President and Mrs.
Grant, and many Senators and Representatives,
including Senators Window aud Bruce. Tho
Doctor preached from Psalms, o1d chapter, last
verse: Holiness becometh thine house, oh, Lord,
forever" In the evening the Doctor preached
from Genesis, ix25 His subject was PompoIi and
HerculaneuD, the second discourse on "The
evening diseoursed on ancient Rome. The church
Has nlIed " 10 utmost capacity, every corner was
occupied, ard even .se space ...i. @ =. .as lar
was hlled with chairs. The Doctor showed the
truth OF prophecy; that sin and inlquty worked
out the ruin Of those cities, and gave an interest
ing description OF the excavations and wonders OF
the buried cities. Next Sabbath evening Babylon
will be the subject under discussion, in which the
Doctor Will dwell on the ulhliment OF prophecy,
and will describe the great tower In Its present
Etate
National Republican., 1877-01-22
CITY RREyITIES,

A fptus was found IN . sewer-trap, at tho
so.ner Of Ninth and p streets, Saturday, and an.
ether In a trap at Eleventh and S streets.
Bavliss the huckster charged with utterinp 9
counterfeit nlty.dOlar bill on a clerk at Willard's
hotel has leen held in bonds for the action Of the
grand Jury.
Officers of the Seventh precinct on Saturday
found In house Of notorious character In that
precinct several coats, vests. and pairs of pants,
which had evidently been stolen from some second
hand dealer.
.Twenty.one arrests were made by the police
Of the District during Saturday, and Saturday
night eighty nine dodgers were accommodated In
the station houses.
A sneak thief entered the room OF a trav-
cling BOOK agent, on q street, Saturday, and,
amer a thorough search through the bureau
drawers, found nothing but Q cOrk-screw and an
old pair Of socks.
A fire was oc ,asioned last nigh. by the ex-
Needbam, No. i2s Pennsyivania avenue. The
flames were extinguished by Oficers Daily and
Miller and the members of No. 2sngine company.
The one hundred and eighteenth anniversary
Of the birth OF Robert Burns will be appropriately
celebrated by the Burns club OF this city, at Ma.
There will be addresses by the Hon. James vii.
son, OF Iowa, and Hon J. Proctor Knott, Of Ken.
tucky, singing, dancing and reeitations.
The hen house of Thomas Steward, on How.
ard University hill, was visited by chicken pratei
early Saturday morning. Mr.. Steward complains
otthe loss OF twenty seven hens and two roostert
Of the kidnapped chickens have been placed 10
the hands Of the police, and a dlligent search for
them will be made.
The installation OF the officers OF Laurel
Wreath Lodge, No. lip, =, and A. NJ, took place
at their hall, at Laurel, Md.,on NJ onday, January
10 1871, and the following officers were duly In
W. W: Bruce Small, J. W; +. J. Talbot, secre
tary; J, W. whltesides, tIler. After which they
psTfook Of superb collation. at the house Of Mr
Harrison.
Laft SATURDAY. horse attached to a buggy
owned by AIR. ]. I. Carroll, hItched In frOnt o.
the luInbia building, on Fourand.a half street
broke from his fastenlngs. dashed up the street
and collIded with q butchers wagon near L
street narthwest The buggy was badly b7Iknr
and the horse severely injured about hfs for,
butchers wagon,
National Republican., 1877-01-22
Poultry Keeping.

Powdered OF fine broken charcoal Is invaluable
in the poultry house In keeping It wholesome for
fowls and making most valuable manure. Tho
fowls will consume part oft and are not so liza
BILE TO disease whore the premises are limited and
confined. Wash your roosts occasionally with
kerosene. This prevents tho accumulation of lice
in the poultry house, and the fumes Of ppnyen oil
permesto the feathers Of fowls at night and drive
the vermin from their bodies. Or sprinkle a lit
tie carbolc powder on the roosts. At from Ave to
six months old separate the young cocks from
tie pullets, and rear each set by itself Separate
the cocks from the hens In July, or as soon AS
moulting begins. When you wish to mate them
FIR breeding, in December or January, is time
enough to ALLOW them to run tOgsthe
II you commence with fowls instead Of eggs.
buy nt reliable men who know what you want,
and who will deal honorahly with you. Pay such
man his pIice; get gOOi stock Of whatever varl-
ETY. Il may be, and take care Of It wben you get Il.
Permit all your hens so Inclined to sit and hatch
onU brood II the year. 1t Is better for the fowls,
Erd S"u viii yet Just as many eggs from them In
Que year, as II you took the trouble to break them
up
National Republican., 1877-01-22
.InyeniIc bal NInsnne.

TN Saturday night last the residence of petite
Miss Anne Boucher, on Columbia street, was the
scene Of n most delightful masquerade party,
given to the numerous friends of that Young lady
The costumes were quite novel; and the char.
aeters represented wore truly Interesting and
amusing. Among many others were the follow
ing: "Belle Of NJ" Miss Susie Carr; "Topsy,r ~
Miss Jennie Harvey; "The French Maid"
Mamie Nick emma; Flower Girl" Nettie Tune;
BERTHE Kipgsbury; "Old Nick, Charlie Warder:
.Folly," Hobart Brooks; "Davy Crockett Eddie
Rigs; sailor Boy Irving Talbot; mEsqaI.
Pat" Tom Perry. and "Folly," John Hodges.
After considerable dancing and most sumptuous
with the perpIcsinr mystery tormentns theis
yoatbiul minds-how much shorter tho hours are
At party than 10 the school. house and wishing
frOlic
National Republican., 1877-01-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

When Tildcn and Hewitt fall out honest msn
get their dues.
It is tIme to enlarge the pubic halls. Bob In
gcrsoll 10 going to lecture.
Hewitt 10 troubled with dyspepsia, and that and
his Democracy will some day XII him.
"The beauty Of this" says the venerable Hun
ker, embracing glass OF liquid OF dark eslor In
II, "fs that II never freeEes."
Tennessee has had q shower OF serpents, This
10 q Democratic gain, but We still think Mr. TIL
den will not be counted In
win Congress give Its earliest attention to the
May Bennett mystery? Business is langushtng
and something must be done At once.
A gentleman las We arc told in the papers) has
been winning popularity In America because he
dressed himself In coarse clothes and chewed TO-
baeco. Mere yulgarity passes itself off for hon.
ssty; for people forget that the easiest kind Of
Hypocrisy is . superficial brutality OF manners.
The person 10 question was christened "Bluo
Jeans."-CornhHH Aagdzfns.
National Republican., 1877-01-22
sap,.ns sprinssr's s.upendous stupidity.

sapient springsr's stupendous stupidity.
Hon. william NJ. Springer is . distinguished
statesman and parliamentarian who represents
the Springfield, ILL.,, district in Congress. At
least he 10 0 distipguished statesman and parlia-
mentarian in the estimation Of the Hon. William
M. sprihger. Tho Hon. Springer can't help
forcing himself upon the attention Of the House.
He knows all about every question that has ever
come up. He knows more about law than all the
law.writers and lawmakers since the middle
ages. Does q parliamentary question arise
under the rules, there Is springer to tho front,
yelling at the Speaker in sonorous tones, and
holding aloft Barclays Digest, with his finger
on tho exact spot that Is to settle tho nooted
question. But the Springer made fatal spring
for his reputation year ago. bill WAS pend.
ing giving aid to the Centennial Exhibition to
the extent Of 100000. Tho question was will
tho United States ever get this money back Tho
Centennial Committee said yea. 30 did the
Philadelphia delegation. Tho bill was so drawn
that the United States was preferred creditor.
Tho stock holders. II was said, did not expect to
make money out OF their stock, and tho United
States Treasury would be tho first to be REIN.
bursed. But Springer knew q trick or two. He
wanted to make the bill ironclad. And so he
offered an amendment providing that the United
States should be the nrst paid out Of tho proffs"
OF the Exhibition. Mr. Hopkins, OF tho Centen-
NAL Committee, said the bill was stronger to Sc
cure tne tnlteu bIhttt rs " Whts nut Sptlukor
was memorable. He would have that word
proffs" inserted. In the confusion, and with.
out q thorough examination, tho word pas
inserted. And now comes tho result Tho
Exhibition . now ever, and by recent
judicial decision the United States gets moth
ing. whoreforof why, because Of Springer's
"pronu." There arc no prohtsi Had Mr..
Springer kept his parliamentary finger out OF
that pie. the United States would have got some
thing back. Now It gets nothing. 1t cannot
even share with the stockholders. They will get
a pro rata dividend. And tho stockholders bless
Mr.. Springer. Perhaps he was in "cahoots"
with them. who knowsF oh, Springer, Springer,
thou great economist who hath followed tho
lead Of Holman in his beggarly stinginess; how
couldst thou, by such q stupcndous blunder, de-
prive the overburdened tax. payers OF the country
Of this million and half Of dollarT7 Thou art
responsible to the United States Treasury for q
million and half And now, Springer, do sub.
side with your parliamentary points and OK.
poundings Of the law. You have done mischief
enough for ono Congressional experience.
By the way, the Philadelphia Tmes suggests
that tho Centennial stockholders should give
Springer dinner. We think so, too. They viii
be the most ungrateful Of creatures II they don't.
Death Of Collector Of Custo ms.
NnurpfE .l-I.uthar T. rolleetnr
National Republican., 1877-01-22
Distributing Bread,

The officers OF the Seventh police precinct have
raised a relief fund, and began on Saturday the
work by distributing two hundred loaves of
bread TO tho poor. They will distribute the same
number Of Oaves each OF the first four days OF this
week. 20 that their entire contribution will bo q
thousand loaves. Ten o'clock is the hour OF dis.
tributiOn. Employees Of the Government print
ing Office have subscribed money SUFFICIENT to dis
tribute Ave hundred loayes to-day, and one hun
dred each will be distributed from the First,
Third. Fourth AM Eighth precinct stations, and
one hundred from the Government printing once.