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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
Certainly an EcOnOmicai Gov
ernmenL.''

Under this caption the ENening Star lauds
the present Trinity who hold possession OF
this District in violation of the wishes and
will Of its inhabitants saying " that in the
interests of justice and fair dealing we re-
print some of the figures from Auditor Wis
SONS exhibit of receipts and expenditures,
covering the period from June 90, ISL, the
date of the organization Of the Commission
government, to November |, 1877. During
that time there was received from taxes
SG,23O 2GS.Sl expenditures on account OF
debts acCruing at the same time, Sj,3Ol =
53j75, leaving receipts in excess Of expcnd-
Nurcs, sos ,733OG,'
This remarkable statement shows that
these Commissioners have expended in
three years and four months from District
funds S5,3Ol 1855; United states uppro-
priations Osame time, Si,-7-,1o933; total,
Sl0,lsO332OS; or about S3,l2i,UOO per an
mum, which sum is quite enough, consider
ing no Improvements were made by these
gentlemen out Of the above and Oycl
81 100000 Of 3-G5 bonds have been ex
pended and debt incurred additional t
the above in contracts for and extensions o
improvements since their Inauguration il
June lsT4 Not much to brag about, neigh
Dor The government which they displaced
did not spend much more, and did u thou
sand times more in improving the city.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
I'll Perkins ON the silver Question.

Ell Perkins, having interviewed rich old
Iowa farmer on the silver question, thus writes
10 the Chicago Thicr-Oeenn:
The newspapers come into the country here
loaded down with heavy editorials on the
money question. The farmers here don't UNI
derstand and don't care why there Is all this
talk about silver and gold, and grecnbacks.
"What will you take for that load of wheatr'
7 asked rich farmer Wilson, rs he rode on a
load Of wheat up the main street in Mason
City. Iowa, yesterday.
"Eighty-tive cents SIR" he said, pulling
away to stop pair Of splendid horses
silver or goldf' asked.
81 don't care which, sir. A dollars, dol
lar to me. Ill sell my whole 1000 bushels Of
wheat for the same price, too--and take silver
dollars, grcenbacks, or gold"
| "But don't YOU know silver dollars arc
down-don't you know silver Is worth less
than greenbacks ?" asked.
mo, sir, don't, They amt down out here
in Iowa. Eighty-fve cents in. greenhacks,
silver, or five-ccnt nickels will buy this load
of wheat. Cause whys Cause silver dollars
will buy anything in Mason City"
"But silver dollar Is worth less than
mo faint, either! = ho interrupted. as lie
lifted molasscs jug out Of the wagon. ITS
all a dang newspaper lie. / tell you we
farmers n take silver dollars for wheat; and
be glad to get en-"
"You mean you'll take tho trade dollar,
don't You, Mr.. Wilson,"
"No, don't mean no trade dollar. mean
Wen take any silver dollar that's got IN
American eagle on it. All we look at is the
U. s. and the eagle an dang my soul IL look
at anything bnt tho eagle Yes, sir anything
with a good, healthy eagle on 1t buys IN,
wheat; and there comes string OF whon
wagons mile long, and what'll buy my whea
II buy theirs. You hear'me
But the silver dollar has been demone
tied"
Been what ?" exclaimed Mr.. Wilson.
"Demonetized," | answered.
81 don't believe y word Of it, That's an
other dang newspaper lie. Do you pretend u
tell me-" he said, as he crammed one haut
into his trouscrs.pocket and fishcd up an ls5
half-dollar piece, do you tell me that tina
half dollars been dc-de-damitized? Nc
sir! Not il | know myself I've carried tina
half-dollar IN my. brceches-pocket for tweut
years. took 1t for wheat over in Illinois II
1857, and I'm willin' to take 1t for wheat il
Iowa again in 1877. Amt all the half.dollar
| see around here jus like this? Won't bu
sugar and mOlasses2 Can't l pay my hire
man with it2 Then what's all this inferno
nonsense about, anyway We farmers don
, want the money changed. say these old hal
dollars suit us. You hear me again" An
? the rich old farmer pulled up his, overcoat an
laid the Did half-dolar away in his poke
again.
am satisfied, my deluded newspaps
friends, that. after all your fine writing LOl
Wilson, one of the richest and most intelliger
-, farmers in Iowa, represents eight out of ten
the farmers in the West and in the whol
country. ELI PERKINS"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE bonds that are now coming home
from Europe are simply coming in lieu of
gal4, u pay for the products which we are
exporting. If what the gold men allegc
about the cheapncss of silver were true,
these bonds would not come home but
would be exchanged for some of that six
hundred millions of silver we are threat
ened with, and which it is represented can
be bought so cheapIy over in Germany,
and the silver would be sent here to be put
into the mint Immediately the bill becomes
nlaw, This returning Of the bonds is a
good omen II is one of the evidences that
we are paying our dcbts-that our surplus
productions are greater than our consump,
ton of foreign luXurics. Let them come
Our own people will soon absorb them with
their small savings.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

WE print elsewhere a communication giving
an account Of some of the possibilities under
our present beautiful system ofpcaco judiciary.
We are at the mercy Of justices and constables,
who, from ignorance, malice, or avaricc, may
enter our houses in our absence from home
and seize whatever goods they choose, under
the pretense oflcgal authority, and carry them
away without either showing or having any
legal papers, and there is no redress except by
prosecution in tho Supreme Court, involving
more cost than poor laborer can give security
for the payment OF. Let everybody read thes'
facts and reflect.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Just issued may be had now on application
at the counting-room, in wrappers ready for
mailing. In IL will be found some short
stories, a page of agricultural matter, in
Guiding the proceedings of the monthly
meeting of the Potomac Fruit-Growers'
Association, an epitome of the doings of
Congress for the week, interesting personal
intelligence, news from Turkey, the loss OF
the steamer Metropolis, and, in short, eight
pages of choice reading matter, including
general news from all parts of the world,
and two full pages of editorials. Price, two
dollars wear
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

Orr mention OF a movement being on
foot 10 create q port Of entry at Tonawanda
has caused some considerable discussion in
relation TO the matter. The natural rivalry
that has heretofore existed between the two
districts has ripcned into desire on the
part of the representatives of both to de
tach portion of the districts, say portion
OF the Buffalo district, and add it on to the
Niagara district Or else a portion of the
Niagara district and add it to the Buffalo
district. This latter proposition of course
will he strenuousy and persistcntly opposed
by the respective members Of Congress OF
the two districts. The only way VIC see out
of this matter is to give the people Of Tona-
wanda, Grand lslarl, and Wheltiicld the
independent district they ask for. They
richly deserve this recognition of their
rights, inasmuch as they have, in very
brief space of time raised Tonawanda tC
the dignity of being the second or thirt
lumber market in the United States, ant
that too, against the strong opposition o
other places, as well as that of depressed
times.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
Want Of Wisdom.

National (onprpsa N fnrpp ia wanted that
will ,,;,,te ,bot hoJv fran ceptro 10 cir-
cum Inference and sink into oblivion the de-
testolle marty s,;rit tbot rises unpermost
with overv ouas,io, introduced for the re-
lierof the country. Reason, we hone. will
SOON come IN tho rcscue. and impress upon
Congress that with nine-tcnths of the trades
men daily falling in arrears and MS large n |
proportion of the mechanical and other |
labor of the country without means or hope, |
and unon the uoint of the worst of alterna- |
tiycs-crimc. in preference to starvation
nromnt LEGISLATION IL demanded before the |
last cord gives way. Those who are sent
here on large salaries TO proyide for the
needs of the country have no right to trile
away the time with the parliamentary and
political tcchnicalities incident to legisla-
ton while this state of things prevails.
To us il is clear that effort should be
made Mt once to relieve the masses. for IL
the condition of the poorer classes was ALE
waited il would have a reyiyiny effect upon
the tradesmen and all classes would DO ben
Gifted. The passage of the silver bill or any
channel of communication the means of re-
lief will not DO sufficient for the pressing
demands.
The most feasible plan that we know of
for a prompt application of the remedy,
suited to the wants of the people at this
time. would be to pass one or more of the
various bills in the hands of Congress that
would take n few millions of the idle can't
tai accumulated in the Treasury and place
il at once with the masses of the people,
not the bond-holders, and it would at once
be felt in the channels of trade and become
an instantaneous relief and stimulus to the
labor interest. We venture to assert that
ten millions of dollars thus maid to those
who have lust claims upon the country
would pay an Indebtedness of ono hundred
millions within sixty days and afford that
much relief to the class who need it. To
place the means in the hands of the wealth.
Ter class, which would lock up the capital,
even as now, has been customary through
INST legislation. and tile labor element,
which ig the great sufferer, would be in nc
wise benefited by such application. The
remedy would fail to reach the disease.
There are bills enough before Congress to
produce n rcyiyiCyinr effect upon the masses
if n,s,cd and if any of these are inst and
couitnhle they should he pronptly disposel
of and lesser matters of importance, such a.
the extension or removal of the Congress
siouol Library, or matters of minor import
oncc TO the country. should receive secon
diary consideration. Even the affairs o
Doorkerper Polk or his subordinates ar
frivolous comparcd TO the necessities of tn
reou,s II has been urped nv several Stat
Legislatures. and petitious have been pre-
sented in Congress. signed by nearly 10000
citizens, for the passage of the bill for al
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
The Pension Bill.

points on the pension bill now before Con-
gress, about which Messrs. RICE and PRICE,
their exceedingly lucid explanation the had
other day, granting arrears Of pension to
those who failed to file their claims within
five years from the date of discharge, or
the widows, dependent mothers OF fathers,
who failed to iile their claims within five
years from the date of their husbands or
sons death. You see the injustice Of the
law as it now stands, by which any claim
ant having failed to make application with
in the limitation only receives pension from
date of completion Of the proof of the
claim but any one having made applics-
ton only within five years from the date
the right accrued, and he need not necessa-
rly complete the claim for twenty years or
longer, yet the pension will date back to
tho date of death or discharge of the SOL
der. There are many worthy subjects
barred by this unjust law-some because
they did not need the money until after
| they were barred by the expiration of lin
tation, and others because they knew
nothing Of either pension or law"
This is practically the same bill that has
been urged during the last three Congresses
by Hon. JERE RUsK, Mr.. jerks, and Mr..
RICE They have all agreed to it every
time, but have never managed to pass it
through both Houses Mt the same session.
1t has been used to throw dust in the eyes
Of the people, whether designcdly or not on
the part Of any Of the Representatives and
Senators who prevented its passage by de-
fault it is not for us to say; but its passage
by both Houses by emphatic maiorities
evidence that neither body dared to make a
record against such just and reasonable
proposition.
There is no doubt now that the people
have made up their minds that this sin OF
omission is a crime just as heinOus rs if the
legislation had heen prevented by actual
votes against the bill The Congresses that
failed to pass the bill laid taxes enough to
have paid these pensioners THOR arrears,
and the money now lies in the vaults of the
Treasury awaiting appropriation by the
: passage of this bill. More than this the
boarding of these millions in the Treasury
adds to the stringency Of the circulation
and thus increases the burdens of the PEG.
, pie. In other words, Congress has compelled
the people TO pay tho taxes requisite to the
payment of these arrears of pensioners, and
then, by its own diatoriness, has deprived
the soldiers widows, orphans, and depend
ents of the money at the same time that i
has parnlyzcd the trade of the country by
boarding the money in the Treasury, wheI
it ought to be in circulation. Had it bcei
# paid out to these pensioners it would hav
d been kept in active circulation, and woul'
Y have contributed largely to the prosperit.
IS Of the country.
O 1t is to be hoped that both Houses @
|. Congress will pass this bill during tn
1t present session, and thus afford trihe q
= relief to those poor, long-sufIcring depend
h ents who promptly sacrificed everything I
y the nations call when danger was imm
l. nent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
DRoPosAIs FOR. CAR.FAsTENINGs AND
l. LEAD SEALS.


TREAsupy nrpATurSr january ., 1873
Sealed Proposals are invite, untn u o'clock IN. on
MONDAY, The 2jth day of February, 1878, Tor fur
nishng the Treasury Department for one year viii
suitable fasiennys for cars, transporting dutiabl
goods In bond, and also for lead seas for In
curing packages Of dutlable merchandise In bond.
Proposals will be nddressed the Secretary OF thu
Treasury and Marked Proposals for Cir-fnsenings.'
or Proposals for Lead Scala" as the case may be
SepaI proposals must he presented each Of tht
grasses OF the articles named
samples OF the articles offered must accomplish
each proposal and be referred to therein.
The Department reserves the righi to reject any OF
all bids offered --..-----. = .
(SgnedD JOHN SHERMAN,
ian,rElw Secretary,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

II Congress would seek TO relieve the
country by some other means than by I'M
posing heavy taxation upon the people, it
would exhibit wisdom more than is in
,iCatcd in it's present dilly-dallying over
questions Of no public moment. Let the
public funds be let out of the Treasury
vaults to pay honest debts due from the
Government to the people, and then some
relief would be felt,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

IT WILL BE sEEN-by reference to our capital
news that General b. +. BUTLER wants the
Government to go into tho week ly-newspaper
business, in order to do its own advertising,
II he wants the people to subscribe to the pa
per he must print it daily. The days OF
weekly newspapers arc past. Private enter
prise now transmits oil the information the
people caro- for by telegraph daily. If his OBJ
jeet Is simply 10 make an official record foi
reference aud evidence, once week, or once a
month, or, perhaps, once year, would he often
enough to issue his Advertiser. But we guess
it will not be issued at all just yet.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE blue ribbon has made its appearance
in the Kentucky Legislature. This is
boarding the lion in his den. King Bour-
bon rcigns in "old Kentuck," and blue
ribbons will have hard struggle for its
dethoncment.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue is
encrgetically pushing the dstillcrs, and striv-
ing to have every cent of tax collected. Pro-
tcstations and the employment of learned and
eloquent counsel by the distillers does not
alter the fact with the Commissioner that the
tax is just and must be paid. General RAUM,
like General GRANT, believes that oven if a
law is bad its energetic enforcement is the
surest road to its repeal or modification.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE Columbus Dispatch is authority for the
statement that the Republicans of Washing
ton, Pa, agreed to vote "for' or against" the
HAYES administration, in order to test the dis
puted question of the popularity of the Presi.
dent with his own party. None but Republi-
cans were allowed to vote, and 800 ballots were
polled, out of which twenty-eight were for
the Administration. This is sad state of pub
lie opiuion,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

THE New York city press have otter
mined that they will have none of General
LIE Dues tea. They make it so warm that
even tea will not grow in the temperature
they are creating for him. We think they
are mistaken in introducing Mr.. SAUNDERS
into this tea fight, for that has not been his
forte
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

The positive and unsolicited testimony Of people
from every section who have used DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup confirms every claim made for its wonderful
efficacy. Price twenty-five cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
PROPOSALS.
J3RoPosiLs FOR MATERIAL.


II III OFFICE or THE PUBLIC PRINTER,
II WASHINGTON, January q, 1873.
Proposals will be received by the Public Printer. un-
I'll the 18th day of February, 1873. at " o'clock ni
for "rnatcria" for the use Of the Government Print
ing Office from this time TO the 3Oth OF June. 1873
Schedules Of materials desired and such instructions
relating to quantities. terms OF bidding &C.. may he
deemed expede will be furnished on applicatioilto
this Office. Address
ianJlu washipRton, ID, q,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

Ex.GOvERsoR Brown, of Georgia, threat
ems TO make public the WoTmley Hotel agree
, moat if Burke does uOt.- Courier. JOurNai.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

Mr.. n. II. FUGITT Is Agent for the receipt
OF Advertisements and subscriptions for this
Paper, as well rs for the Collection of Ac-
counts.
MIR. ID. II MoCLELLAND Is also authorized
to solicit Advertisements.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

Tie National Republican has larger daily
circulation than all The other morning papers
Of the District mbined.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

All communications designed for publication
stOUd be bri plainly Writen and only upon one SIDE
Of The paper. Communications unGccompdniedb by hs
sdms ~ The author are not solicited and ,cW neither be
veud nor returned Rejected manuscript trW not be re-
hpred nor presarcd The grounded state d orr co.,
smns during dc session Of Congress rH preclude ~
inse,r ,fof long articles.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
EDUCATIONAL.

XSTAsHINGToN SCHOOL oF.DEsIGN,
w $40 street, opi os'!e the Patsnt'ofhce.
Design aud Drawing In nJl Its branches, Geometry,
Mathematics, and Civil Engineering. lastly
SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. CORNER
= seventh and l. streets. -Open day and evening
Bsauttul halls. Sans and daughters practically coi
GATED. Thorough, condensed Instruction, md trsnin9
IN rapid calculations. English Language Letter writ
ing, Business Pcnmasship, business Forms book
keeping, &c Day tuition, 81 per quarter or = per
month, payable on entering. students quarter OF
month begins ut the time Of entering Evening tuition
" per month. Circular, giving particulars, sent on
application. Artistic psItwork OF every description
e de:ST 10 0''e' NJ 'f II. q SPENCER, Principal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

Mr.. THOMAS RUSSELL, the Venezuelan Min
lister, has resfEnod.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
The National Republican

Is published daily except sundays by the
Republican Printing a Publishing Company,
at the southwest corner Of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Thirteenth street at "a per annum In advance OF 20
cents per month, delivered by carrier. $3.50.
Address, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,,
Washington, u. o.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07
MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY

Has good stock OF ladies' and gentlemen's Furnish.
ings Her imported hosiery IL Of the finest quality.
Her merinO underwear and ladies ready made under
clothing Is well selected Her stock OF French, Eng
lsh and German coscts Is not surpassed in the city
tOTHets In silk, satin or clul made to ORDER In all
cases perfect III insured All goods nj lowest prices.
Miss H. Is also agent for Anchor Line ocean steamers.
y II -EremCh: GermAn and Spanish spoken. IIlm
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

N~sSss NERVOUS EXHAUsTION.-A.MED
w essay, comprising Rserles oi lectures delivered
at KRhns Museum OF Anatomy New York, on the
cause and OF Premature Decline, showing ndis
putaby how lost health may he rcgained aiIbfdns u
clear synopsis of the impediments TO marriage and
tho treatment Of nervous and physical debility, being
the result of twenty years experence PrlCe y Cania
| Address SECRETARY KAHNS MUSEUM OF
| ANATOMY, Us Broadway, New York, noi5-bm
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-07

NOTICE To MOUNT VERNON PASSENGERS
The steamer ARROW, Captain Frank Hollings
head Is the only boat allowed to land passengers al
Mount Vernon Wharf Pnssensers taking this
steamer (Which is connected with tho Ladies' Mount
Vernon AssOciation) avoid riding In ambulances
three miles, as by other lines
Grounds. ~ 49,
steamer leaves Seventh street wharf DAILY, (Sup
dsy eIreptedJ at 10 ~ IN. and returns about p.
]. NIGH, HOILlNGSWORrH..
Supt. LADIES' Mount Vernon Association.
FRANK lIDLLINGSIIEA ID, str. Arrow. Jy2tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-09
HAMRURG.

The following is the official letter Of
Superintendent Powell, forwarded to
the company's Office in San Francisco,
on the 9th inst. 1t will be seen that
the mine il looking well throughout
the various drifts and levels:
EUREKA, April 6. 1878.
D. A. JENNINGS. Secretary: During
the past g the usual progress has
been made in the several drifts, cross
outs, etc. East cross-cut. $50 foot level,
is now in l07 feet from the VIM; face
in iron, with some little ore; a few feet
tack from the face a vein OF good ore
was cut. showing the greater width on
north side. in the direction of the rave
| which was found in north drift from
cro~s-cut We have explored the cave
some 30 feat; it MAS almost entirely
filed with ore IF good quality. There
is still an open seam about a foot in
width going ahead: under this is sew
eral feet Of ore and 4 large nass OF
iron. The bottom of the cave shows a
considerable body of good ore going
down. Bottom OF winze below $50 foot
level in soft, sandy lime. mixed with
ir, n and ore. Main south drift. $50
foot level, was advanced 80 fee making
n total of 240 feet from turn table: face
IN favorable vein matter. On 600 loot
level we have completed the station.
and started drift to connect with ore
body below $50 foot level; the drift Is
now in Is feet from station. No change
to note III other portions of the nine.
Yours truly, J. q. POWELL. Supt.