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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
displaced Sympathy.

Referring to the action OF the House Com
mttee on Appropriations in causing the re-
duction of the number of temporary en-
ployees in the Treasury, a Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun thus gives
gushes of sympathy with one of the dis
charged female clerks:
some of the eases are of peculiar interest.
One of the ladies, Mrs. MARY MUMFoRD, of
Louisiana, whose age is given at fifty-One
years, and n widow was appointed last August
on the recommendation of General BENJAMIN
BUTLER. She Is said to be the widow of the
MrMFORD whom General BUTLER hanged in
New Orleans in lS1?, on the allegation that he
pulled down the American flag.
We are glad 80 be enabled to inform the
san man that the Mrs. MUMFORD alluded
TO is the vertabc rclict of the hrst-cass
rebel of that name, who, in the character
istic language of the SIMS writers, was hung
| by General BUTLER "on the allegation "
that he had pulled down the American flag.
There is u mistake, however, in fixing the
date of her appointment in August last, if
by that is meant her original appointment.
and not her reinstatement or reduction to
the temporary list. Assuming her own
givinws out ut the date of q conversation
had with her by reliable informant to
have been trustworthy she was then in of
flee and that was certainly not less than
two years ago, and perhaps more.
The conversation referred to brought out
an alIusion to the dastardly act and de-
served fate Of her late husband, whercupOn
having shown herself as proud of having
held such an cndcaring relation to him
with flushed face and corresponding tones
of voice, she exclaimed: "Ycs, my husband
did pull down that flag; and, if living, and
a like occasion offered, he would do il
again !"
As at the date of the above-named cxplO,
sion of rebel wrath MUMFORD was not her,
unless in spirit to speak for himself, his
widow may be deemed to have truthfully
and httingly represented his feelings, and
unconsciously her own at the same mo,
ment In so doing she left no room t.
question her undying hate of the dear ole
flag, which was, nevertheless, good enough
to hold office under, if her husband die
insult it, nor her readiness to express i
Ynll' 81 HoluIHS pl'tIc Ulu uitNinS pay
The peculiar hardship" which the SIM
correspondent processes to descry in th
case consists not in the fact of MADAM
MUMFORD's discharge, but rather in hel
having been appointed at all while so man,
deserving and wcll-nigh starving widow
and daughters of Union officers and soldier
were refused.
As to the story of our General BUTLEl
we cannot say the same for her General But
LERJ having recommended her for the plac
and that she attributed it to his influence
we must be permitted to doubt it, If we hay
not mistaken the temper of the lady, as ex
pressed in her every day bearing and Ian
guage, she herself would Indignantly den,
the soft impeachment ii made in her hear
ing--i. e., unless she has wondrously coole
down since the date Of the well-acCrcdite
conversation above cited.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
The Public Printing.

Those who seek to put the public print
ing in pan, to be soppcd for by hungry
adventures and spectators, are now suf-
fering fresh spasm Of economy. 1t is now
stated by way of argument in favor of abo-
lition and contract that the printing and
binding for this entire country. taking in
all executive Legislative, and judicial print
ing and binding for the national capital,
and all that is required for all the post
offices, custom-houses, internal-revcnue of
ices, land offices, sub-Treasurcrs, war and
navy depots, garrisons, forts &c, for
government of more than forty millions of
people, has cost the Government SlOO0O,O00
in five years This sum, we are confident,
exaggerntes the amount above the truth
about twenty-five per cent. but that is no
matter. Truth is of little consequence when
plundcris scented by hungry jobbers. False
hood, when it answers better purpose, be
comes legal tender with the contractor and
Speculator.
Admitting for argument sake that
80 .OOO, 900 year has been used up in the
printing and binding for the Government
TO keep its machinery in motion from Maine
10 Oregon and from the st. Lawrence to the
Mexican border when calm reflection bears
sway it will satisfy any candid mind that
there is vast economy in this system of
doing the work. II would no doubt have
rost S3,O0OO00 year to perform the same
| service under the contract system rs well as
it has been done, with vastly extended ma
chincry and expense in the way of account
ing.
1t is the work of prejudice and ignorance
| to dccry this branch of the public service in
the interest Of hungry avarice. But candor
should interDOSe to save the question from
injustice. This system is hcdgcd about by
stringent statutes, under which it is not
possible to practice fraud to any extent, n
is shown by repeated and searching investi,
cations none Of which have developed any
Thing of the kind Neither do we fear thai
any future investigation will show fraud Of
corruption in the conduct of the office sine,
its establishment by law. It3Rccounts are al
adjusted at the Treasury Department and
balanced up to the end of the last tisca
year, without ever uelalCallOn OF loss u
the Government OF one dollar. The insid,
workings of the institution are matters o
economy under the guidance of law. Tn,
law prescribcs how everything shall be done
and no material departures from it,
line have ever appeared. If the law il
at fault amend it, but wisdom will not adj
wise the destruction of beneticent system
because Il screw in its structure is iounC
loose.
The clnmor against the economies of tn
Office based upon the fact that Congress o
the Departments order too much, or value
less work, is simply unjust The Publ
: Printer has no alternative but to fill all tn
acquisitions made upon him for printing anC
binding, and if there is II want of econom!
in the quantity or character of the work re
qurrd, that must be charged to the accOun
Of Congress or the Departments. Ccrtainl.
not against the Office or its management.
-=---- .
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
The Fishery Award.

Ii is not so clear that the award of 5000
900 to Great Britain on the fishery question
is to be paid, II the payment is declined
it is iutimated that one Of the main Ohiec-
tions will be based upon the allegation that
Great Britain never properly carried out the
provisions of the treaty in reference to the
selection of the third member of the COM
mission. Great Britain-this would be the
claim set up by the American Government
--purposcly allowed nearly the entire three
months agreed upon to elapse without max
ing any effort to secure the Joint" appoint
ment of the third member, and in order to
throw it into the hands Of Count BEUsT
the Austrian Ambassador in London. As
Great Britain thus violated the spirit, if not
the letter Of the treaty, the Government
would decline to abide by the result of the
arbitration. The failure Of the President
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

to send message to Congress recommend
ing the necessary appropriation for the pay
ment of the award has been pointed out as
conirmatory Of his views as to the probable
action Of the Government.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
A MOmeutous Matter.

As much is being said-through the col
umns of journal in this city, noted more for
its low, vulgar, black-guard tendencies and
performances than for its sphere in respect
able journalism-about the "Old Govern
ment Printer" and as he seems to have been
selected as the target for it's malice and
abuse from its earliest appearance, the fol-
lowing correspondence may not be without
interest to those who have witnessed the
antics of these heroes who use "a killing
tongue, but quiet sword:'
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
WAFHISaToS, u. c., Feb 10. 1873.
Ti'son Hn'cHins, esq, Proprietor Of the Post:
SIR: The following editorial allusion to
myself appeared in the Pest yesterday morn
ing:
The old Government Printer still dreams
Of the hour when he will be permitted to do
little more stealing In the Government
Printing-ofice. strnnge fancies old men
have"
tcgrity, demand of you that you either fur
nsh the proof to justify such an attack or re-
A. Nj. CLAPP.
To this the following reply came:
EDITORIAL Rooms OF THE Posi-,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., February 49, 1878.
A. NJ: C1dPp, esq., Editor Of he National Re-
publican:
DEAR SIR: It occurs to me "a little strange
that you should seize upon the paragraph you
quote, and apply II to yourself, without the as
sstance Of any guide posts in the way OF
names We might, with equal propriety, have
called upon you to rctract n half dozen articles
which appeared in THE REPUBLICAN of late,
and which, by inference, we might have con-
torted into reflections on our personal iuteg-
rity.' But, panoplicd in tho consciousness Of
our Innocence, We never dreamed of such q
thing. The writer Of the paragraph you com.
plain of assures me he did not have you in
mind when ho wrote 1t. A vindication Of
yourself, which we shall be most happy tC
state in our next issue. Respectfully,
STILLSON HUTCHINS.
The next issue of Mr.. HUTCHINs' paper
contained the following, which is only
equaled by the Mammoth Cave of Ken
lucky:
We have received a note from A. NJ. CLAP
editor or The REPURLGCAS, in which he in
forms us that the following paragraph, pub
lishcd in our paper of last Friday, is a renec
ton upon his personal integrity.
The old Government Printer still dreams Of tn,
hour when he will be permitted to do little NOR
stealing III the Government Printing Office Strang,
lhnCleS Olu men have.
We regret that Mr.. CLAPP should have con
sidcred this paragraph in the light of per
sOnal reflection. We were only speaking o
the Government Printer in generic sense
We have several cS-Government Printers il
the country, and they are old. There was III
intent upon the part of the writer of the para
graph to question the well-cstablished integ
rity of Mr.. CLAPP.
We have given this correspondence tina
the public may understand that when Nj
HUTCHINs' paper speaks of the "Old Gov
eminent Printer " it refers to somebody els
than the editor of THE NATIONAL REPUT
LICAN. There are now, we think, but tw
old Government Printers living-the pres
ent incumbent and the editor of this pape
and we are excluded from tie categor
by the attacking party.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

Tue retention Of any waste matter in the system
diseased mucous in time Of cold or throat affection
should be promptly removed Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup docs II more quickly and efectually than
any other cough syrup made.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE political storm-signals are up in
Massachusetts,, and, unless probabilities are
ut fault, there will be stormy weather
there next fall BUTLER is the storm
petrol of the period.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

KENTUCKY is reconstructed, conciliatcd,
and paciicd. 1t has appropriated SlO0,0oO
for a monument to JoHN C. BRECKENRIDGE.
The modest sum Of 500 was refused for Il
national flag to float over the state capitol.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

IT Is duo to the Hon. GREEN y. RAUM,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue to say
that he insists that, since he has been in
Office, many cases that were lying over. in
consequence OF the non-action cf his prcde-
cessors, were taken hold OF by him aud at
once disposed Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE Gd=dtc says: speaking of hogs, Gin
cinnati has killed and packed more OF them
during the past season than during any pre-
ceding year OF its history"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.



wAsHISoToN, ID, e., March 4. ls1s
Sealed proposals VII be received a. is office Mn,l
onery for the use OF the senate of the United States
and quality Of escl article and The FORM Of bond %
be signed BY the bidder and suretes, Will be furnished
The Quarto Post and Commercial Note, Legal, and
PapST" 70 d. @ up " a S
with no outside. or imperfect 9uires: ,. ,,a,,,,.
stock. Hat and smooth Sheets and Of the toughest
gum med with pure white gum, they will not be re-
ceved and samples Of all kinds of envelopes must bs
they are 10 he delivered All white envelopes are TO
Il So oS S eht 0 articles ABOVE set
forth nre supposed TO be what will be required but the
10 order OF conSfactor more or less Of The several
articles according TO the wants Of the Department
sldercd and preference will be given to productions
Of american Industry II equally cheap aud ora good
Suni, Of the pyoye articles AS may be DESIGNATED by
scs IN tie L; Of WRngt"m ice Of any cSal
tor carriage, on or before the lst day oil November
Every article must he Of the very best quality unless
an inferior quality Is called fcr,
A sufficient specimen OF egrh article proposed lrur
10 accompany tho Iroposnls and 10 be mai ked with
the lame o. IG gpSSr %Sd 2I paper lpss s T S hs
foregoing lit will hc deemed cns4 and the person
y S 10 SHOT,, IVY Mi " reeve eve cSntt r lie
| same on executing q bond with two or more sure.
hcrS S %hc Sp9 ID to b. lied
| Tho oiice Orlhe said Secretary within ten days after
irnny articles ,0ntra.tcd ioi should not b. dcIiv-
cred wiIhin the time stulRtei OF should he inferior
| tor Will put In suit
| Proposal should be- Endorsed Proposals fIr sta
| rotary Of the srnntr. Washington
Proposals and specimens must no delivered at The
S s,~.,.-''S, a.. GEORGE G G3RIIAM,
Spur"t"ry OF the Senate OF the United states.
| mart law -lw, Union nnr star copy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE New York Times suggests "smellers"
for experts" to be used in nosing after
frauds in the Government at the instance
Of the Democratic investigators.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE Prince of Wales is said to be the hand
soonest man in London, when he has his hat
on. His figure is fine and manly, his features
amiable, his complexion healthy looking, aud
his neatly trimmed, full yellow beard thor
oughly the thing" His badness takes away
from his good looks when he Is uncovered
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

HALLER-McCLE LEILA D.-Maroh q, 1879 by the
Rev. Dr. Domer, at the Lutheran Church, NICHOLAS
H,LLER to LEoRA MCCLELLASD.
MILLINGTON-JusTH:. New York City, Jan
nary s. 1878 by the Rev. william Lloyd. JAMES II.
WILMINGTON to Miss SADIE justin, Of Washington
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

Mrs. BIssETT, near Philadelphia, has a fern
farm, devoted exclusively to rearing ferns for
the markets, and she derives .handsome in
come from 1t.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE House Judiciary Committee has be-
fore it unreported bill No, 2lG4, introduced
by Mr.. Frye, of Maine. As this bill simply
provides fer the payment Of the honest OBJ
Zig otions of the Government long since due
there is no reason for delay. Many jour-
mails throughout the country have inserted
advertisements for the just payment OF
which this bill provides, and i; is no favor
40 request of the committee an early report
to the House for its passage
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE Hon CHARLES Foster Is among the
minute-men Of the Republican forces in the
House of Representatives He is ever ready,
has his piece loaded, keeps his powder dry,
and when his game rises he seldom misses
bringing him down. lie strikes from the
shoulder, when in close quarters, and always
hits above the belt He is very clean cut.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

4 DELEGATION from Philadelphia is in
Washington to procure an appropriation fer
improving pavigltion in the Delaware River
II they succeed there VIII DO no end of nppli.
cations OF the same sort for Western and
Southern rivers for the promotion Of special
aud individual iutercsts.-NeUdrk Daily Ad,
reriiNr
Well, what If Congress should make lib,
ernl appropriations for improving navigable
rivers in the South and West, what harm
would come to the country? Much benefit
might accrue to the people. There are
millions lysg in tho vaults of the Treasury
tLa shGuld be applied TO public improve
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
PERSONAL.

JNF0RMATION.-THE GENTLEMAN WHO IN
L qulr-d at the Ebbtt House yesterday morning
garng the Office of the Artist OF the Fresco Painting
IN the dinlng-room at tho Ebbitt will End the
snme nj go X 81 u. W., and n1t X St, opposite
mari-Gi. JOS. RAKEMAN. Artist
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

The National Republican has larger daily
circulation than all the other morning papers
Of the District combined.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THE New York IIOrid handles BANNING
and his contemplate policy relating to the
army without mittcns. In referring to
West Point it says: :" 1t is quite possible
that there ars more cadets now graduated
from that school than there * room for in
the army, and in that case the number
ought 10 be reduced. But it remains true
that the graduates Of West Point are by all
odds the most capable and faithful class
Of public servants in tho country, and that
the Military Academy is an honor to the
republic. TO compare the work and wages
Of Congressman with the work and wages
OF army officers should lie enough to
make Comgressmcn ashamed Of legisating
for the army in the spirit OF a miser hag
CLING about the wages OF his cook"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09

THOSE Democratic and neutral journals
without politics or principle, which have
been landing the President to the skies, are
now bounding him numerically. for the
reason that he shrinks alike from their ad-
vice or demands. The Philadelphia Times
has ceased singing pcans OF praise for the
President and entered upon the task OF
brick throwing. The following is suG-
cicnt specimen for the occasion:
Never before in the history Of the Govern.
mcnl did national Administration occupy the
prcrariUuS position in which we find President
HAYES. Other Presidents have been weak,
some have been lpO,tatcs, and unpopular gov
SrnmGnts have not been uncommon during the
last half century; but HAYES Is the first Exec.
utivo who has ever presented the singular
spectacle nran utterly fiicndlcss and apparently
hopeless administration TYLER had party,
FILLMORE had a party, and JOHNSON had u
party, but HAYES has none. Aud he has made
himself powcrless by his own imbecility or
faith!ussness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-09
ROOMS FOR RENT.

1900 ] sTREET.-HANDSOMEL FUR
Board du2SIy
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30

That any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall on
conviction, be fined two hundred and
fifty ($250) dollars, and in default Of
payment be Imprisoned not less than
thirty days in the parish jail, and 1t is
made the duty of the District Attorney
to prosecute any such violation by in
formation on the affidavit of any relia-
bic citizen.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That one hundred copies of this ordi-
nance be Immediately printed and dis
tributed throughout the parish.
Sec. 10. BE it further ordained, &C.,
That all of Ordinance No. 346 adopted
on the 9Th August, 1878, not herein re-
enacted, and all other ordinances or
parts OF ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance, are hereby repealed,
and that this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its adoption. - e
Adopted, Friday, August 23d, 1873.
w. g. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN Il. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
There being no further business, on
motion the Police Jury adjourned to
meet the first Monday in September,
1878.
w. g. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN E. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30

The authorities of Shreveport have
quarantined against Monroe, and will
not permit even the mail from this
place to cross Red river. II there is a
case of bilious fever in Monroe, at al,
serious, we have not heard of it. In
1873, when the yellow fever was raging
in Shreveport, Monroe received the
mails regularly from that city. Young
Mr.Johnson, OF Shreveport, died here
of yellow fever contracted I'm Shreve-
port, and Monroe was not alarmed.
But, while Shreveport declines to
hear from us, we are not prevented
from hearing from Shreveport.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30

On the first page viii he found a
very interesting article upon the treat
noent and management of yellow fever
by the editor of the Houston Tele-
graph, who, during tho epidemic OF
1887, successfully managed eleven
cases in his own household. The ar.
ticie has been carefully preserved by
us since that time, and Is now com
mended to the attention of our readen
as one of the best articles of the man,
we have seen published on the treat
naent of yellow fever.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30
cUCCEssION SALE.

Succession of Mrs. Ttinettd b. Hdsley.
Parish Court, Parish of Ouachita.
In pursuance of an order of the Hon.
Parish Court, and to us directed, we will
sell at public auction, between legal hours,
in said parish, at the late residence of the
deceased, one mile above Trenton on the
Arkansas road, on
Saturday, 7th day of September, 1878,
all the movable property on the inventory
of said neutrality-suspicious. chairs, beds,
bedsteads, mattresses, hRt-racks, bureaus
and washstands, pillows, crockery, china
hold and kitchen furniture; two pistols
and cases. clocks, looking glasses, ginstand,
and also n number of promissory notes
tory.
Terms, cash, at the appraised value.
ID. II. HEAD,
THOS. MCGUIRE,
JOHN DRAGO,
st Executors.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
loFF1oIAL.l

loFFIOIAL.l
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY OF MONROE,
August 81, 1878.
The Board met pursuant to call OF
the Mayor.
Present-F. Endom, Mayor; j. @.
Sanders, j. Hoffman, w. p. Reuwick,
v. Vogh, +. Cook, A. Harvey Abb
sent-T. N. Conner.
The Mayo. explained the objects o,
| the meeting.
The two following ordinances were
then introduced and unanimously
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 500.
BE 1t enacted by tho Mayor and CITY
Council of Monroe
Sec. 1. That in view of communities
ton being cut Off with the city OF
Monroe In consequence of the preva.
ience Of yellow fever throughout the
country, and it being necessary to pur.
chase for the health of the city a ueces.
sary supply of Ice, the Mayor of tn,
City OF Monroe is hereby authorized
and instructed to contract with George
q. Enssminger for the supplying of the
city OF Monroe with ice, not to exceed
twenty tuns.
Sec. 2. That said q. c. EussmInge,
shall have the control of said Ice, IL:
distribution, and In the contract tina
the Mayor may make with said Euss
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-30
saturday, September 18th, 1873,
CHERRIES SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita,
Parish Court.
Estate of c. L. B. Bofenschen
David Conover & Co. and A. A. Gunby and
r. g. Cobb.
BY virtue of n ii. ia. issued from the
Hon. Parish Court In and for said parish
and state. L have seized and will offer for
sale at the door of the Court House in the
city of Monroe, within tho hours prescribed
by law, on
Saturday, September FL, 1878,
the following described property, to-wit ::
A certain lot of ground situated on the
west side of Grand street, above DeSiard
street, in the city of Monroe, fronting thir-
teen feet on Grand street and running back
between parallel lines 10 the ouacbits river,
with two-story brick building thereon
being next north or a lot of ground owned
by Thomas N. Conner.
Seizod as the property of defendants, and
will be sold to satisfy said ii. fa. and costs
Terms of sale, cash, without the benefit
OF appraisement.
T. P. RICHARDSON,
ct Sheriff.