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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE term "bilk" is inelegant slang, and
means to swindle. Since GEORGE GoRHAM
has joined the Honorable Bilks out in Cali
fornia its significance has not been changed
i'll the slightest, although it issafe to assume
that the swindling propensities of that
party will now be directed under his influ-
ence into new channels, and that the rail-
road monopolies instead of the people will
suffer as the victims. The question is, how
ever, whether the end will justify the
means, i. e., whether Mr.. GoRHAM can
afford to make the required sacrifice of
personal respectability and political stand
ing for the purpose TO be accomplished.
But, as we have said before, it is question
he must settle for himself
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

SECRETARY SCHURz will soon visit the
Crows, If he fingers there long enough he
will find himself surrounded by the hard
money Democrats of the East, all of whom
will naturally seek their regular diet in the
Crow country as soon as the Greenbackers
complete the swallowing job they now have
on hand
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

ONE way to preserve the health Of large
cities would be to use the shotgun very
freely in the immediate neighborhood of
sewer projectors and sewer builders. After
that it would be well to enforce strict laws
against bad plumbing. The sewer man and
the plumber are the best friends the doctors
have in the heated term.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
WAR ANNIYERsARIES.
Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology of
the Rebellion.
IaQ1

AUGUST 5-SchoOner Dartand steamer South
Carolina exchanged shots with tho Rebel bat.
tories at Galveston, Tex. General Lyon fell
back to Springfield, No., in face of an advanc.
ing Confederate force of 10000 men sliirmish
at Athens, Mo.
1869.
AUGUST 5-Battlo of Baton Rouge, La. Tho
Union troops were first driven from their posi-
uon, but rallied and routed the Rebels, who
killed Gncuding General Williams, command
ing the Union fOrces), 16l wounded and 30
missing. The Confederates lost about 600
killed and large number wounded and
prisoners. General Hooker made reconnois-
sance to Malvern Hill, and had fight of two
hours with tho Rebels, when the latter took
their artillery and left. General Robert l..
McCook, while riding In an ambulance sick,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

PoTTER's american Monthly Illustrated Mdgd-
zine of History, Literature, Science aud Art, for
August, has made its appearance. Its leading
paper is on "The Home of JOHN SHERMAN"
and is adorned with a fine engraving prescnta.
tion of the residence, as well as with finely
engraved and faithful portrait of that distn-
guished statesman. 1t is an interesting num-
ber throughout
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE sea-serpent and Senator THURMAN
made their appearance cotemporaneously
ON or near the coast of Halifax, N. S. The
coincidence was not alarming although it
was natural that the Boss Copperhead of
this country should have been thus attended
during his foreign" trip.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE death of Baron GERoLT at Bonn last
week was barely noticed by the press of
this country. Yet he was for years during
his long term of diplomatic service the Dean
of the Diplomatic Corps here in Washing
ton, and at the same time an earnest and
loyal friend of the Union cause.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

Now the Democratic Legislature of
Georgia has refused to mako necessary ap-
propriations for the support of the State
Agricultural College. Thus itappears that,
step by step, Home Rule in the South is
followed by the obliteration of all indica-
tions of true progress.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Southern white people insist that
they want TO get rid of the colored rnce
from their midst, and yet they are prose-
cutting the steamers which have been used
in taking them up the river on the petty
charge of carrying more passengers than
the number named in their respective regis
ters. This of course is petty spite, and
only shows how hollow tho pretense is that
they are anxious that the colored people
shall depart. These proceedings have
tronspired in Mississippi, and the act shows
that of all the troacherous, deceitful, hypo-
critical and barbarous beings known to the
human race those known as Mississippi
Bourbons bear of the palm.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

The latest case of Southern bull-dozing
in the North is that of DR.. HOLLAND, of
ScribnerS Monthly. He INDUCED in some
severe structures on Southern morality in
society and law, and the Southern press
went for his scalp. He has taken to the
water and surrendered his independence of
opinion to save his top-knot. Score one to
the South,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

TALMAGE is to start for home on the Goth
inst. He went abroad to give his jaw a
holiday, but it seems he failed of that OBJ
ject. The Brooklyn Tabernacle show will
be reopened on the 1st prox.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

NONE of the Presidential booms in either
party have really become epidemic as yet
But it appears that the GRANT boom is pos
sessed of so much latent and widespread
sporadic tendency that it will become in
fectious about the time the Forty-sixth Con-
gress gets together again.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
USEM ENIiS.


The week opened with crowded house and a
splendid show The managers of the Comique are
enterpriSing and progressive. Every week they
offer something new. strong corps of specially
artists and fine stock company appear this week
in very attractive performance
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE "chawbacon" Democratic editors of
Texas have entered into a combination to
"run the st. Louis Globe Democrat out of
" that State" 1t is part of their plan to
discourage Texas merchants from patroniz-
ing the st. Louis advertisers in the columns
of the GID. This may be, and it undoubt-
edly is, violent and unscrupulous PARTISAN
ism, but it is not true chiyalry.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Nashville Daily American speaks of
"a newspaper got up by lunatics." 1t
doesn't speak of its politics, but infcren-
italy 1t is Democratic.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

JAMES LIAR and HENRY ISLANDER are
two of the best citizens of Dubuque, Iowa.
They are supposed to be reformed carpet
baggers from Louisiana.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

sufficiently reconstructed now TO refer TO
him truthiully or even Justly He neither
kicked, spit upon or drove the Jews as
though they were dogs and vagabonds out
of his lines. His order was very proper
one under the circumstances, and no intelli-
gent and loyal Jew has ever questioned its
justice and propriety. Certainly the Rebels
make much more fuss over it than the Jews
ever have done, for the latter know that the
order inquestion wasin the interest of disci-
plne and good order in the army at a very
critical period in the history Of our country.
Without discipline there could have been
no efficiency in the army-and without
efficiency the rebellion could not have been
crushed. Discipline was maintained and
the rebellion was overthrown thereby-and
hence these Rebel tears over the wronged
Jew.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Hard Times Committee, as IL is now
called out in Chicago, is arduously engaged
in aggrcgating in an official form the views
of Tom, DICK and HARRY regarding the
alleged depressed condition of the laboring
classes. Much time and money might be
saved if this committee would summons
before it the waste-paper baskets of any
well-reguloted newspaper office, in which
receptNcles may always be found the same
kind of views now obtained by it with so
much labor and cost. Meanwhile, labor is
not depressed at all, and good times are be-
ing rapidly rcasserted all over the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Washington ID. c. REPUBLICAN is as
melancholy gib.cat because the fraudulent
administration" has been appointing too few
ex.Confederates to office. II needn't worry II.
self The ex-Confederate who would take
office under hoOdlum HAYES Is as thorough a
Radical at heart as The REPUBLICAN ITSELF
aud ought to be "a hunky boy with gilt col.
lar" in the Stalwart camp.-OkOtOna Southern
States.
The States evidently labors under the
same mistake that the appointing power
did when II trusted these ex-Confederates.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Lynchburg YTginjaa joins in the
appeal of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN to
the colorcd voters of the Old Dominion to
arraign themselves against reputation 1t
Is not often that the Tirginidn is inspired
by such straightforward motives rs we find
indicated in this instance such motives,
we mean, rs will necessarily bring IL into
good company like that of THE NATIONAL
REPuBIICAN-nnd for that reason we make
especial note of this fact. But we cannot
refrain from admonishng it that its inilu-
encc among the colored people would be
much greater If IL would urge the honest
payment of private rs well as public debts
in the State. We learn that the most per-
sunsive argument used by the repudiators
among the blacks is based upon the fact
that many of the "honest-debt payers"
who loudly acclaim their devotion to the
honor of the State, are practical rcpudiators
in their dealings with their servants, labor
ers and employees generally. The logic of
this argument is bad, it is true, but IL serves
the purpose for which it is intended, and
that is, unfortunately, enough. Now let
the Vnginidn print the truth about the
record of the Republican party in the mat
ter of debt paying and honest government
generally. Let it admit, as it truthfully
can, that reputation and dishonest deal
ing in governmental affairs is foreign to
the aspirations and history of that party.
By so doing it will prove to the blacks that
every vote they cast for Parson MAssEY's
gang is in violation of the fixed principles
of the party to which they owe their free
dom.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

IT is now announced that General GRANT
August. This intelligence will send an
other chill down the vertebre of the Demo-
Gratis and third-termers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE New York Express, Tammany organ,
has followed Boss Kelleys lead and threat
ems to bolt the Democratic ticket if Gov
ernor Robinson is nominated for recollection.
But Robinson may possess his soul in peace,
if he is nominated. Tammany has less
backbone, if possible than Tilden, and the
Express will swing gracefully into line to
support the nominee whoever he may be-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

our in Missouri the county agricultural
fairs are enlivened by pedestrian contests,
given under "ofilciap patronage and en-
couraged by the offer of prizes, the same as
are offered for the fat hog OF the longest
cared Jack. This is a step, a number of
steps, in fact, in the right direction. 1t
levels the pedestrian business to its proper
grade of competition with the four-footed
beasts.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
DIED.

GILEs.-on Sunday evening. August 2, 1879, JOHN
A. GILES, aged 81 years.
His funeral win take place from Zion Westley
church. South Washington on Wednesday, 9th inst,
TO attend. ~
MOTT At Vineyard Haven, Mass. Sunday, July
81, MARK HOPKINS KNOTT, son OF Charles Z. and
Alice T. III. Mott, in the 9th year of 8 age,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

BEN BUTLER was originally Democrat,
then Republican, next Greenback Labor
Relormer, now an Independent. What ncxt?-
Syracuse Journal.
Nothing, to speak Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
EXCURSIONS. PICNICS. &c.

DoToMAC FRUIT GROWERS, TO MARSHALL
s.vinS HELL ,Ss on s thS corcoTSn FRIDAY August s.
Treachlng clty, from, Inst trip at go p N.
member of the late POlaris expedition, Music by
Prot Rogers and Others. and recetons by some OF
our best talent. Dr. HOwland Will eNh bit the Mprrl.
man ie Dress In the river ut and $3.50 D. m, We
anticipate good display oi fruit and flowers ut tho
Eavion Choice tea and coffee suppl I'd free 10 those
furnishing cups. FMe, to the holders OF mcmber}
10 be hnd of the undersigned and at the boat,
zoc children uMder y years, hnlfprce
ana, VIM. III. CHASE, Chairman Of Committee.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

They don't pan out very Stalwart on trial.
In other words, they don't cook well, politi-
cally.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
Largest Legitimate Morning Cir
cuIdtiOn in the District.

WASHINGTON, AUGUST 5, 1879.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

Two mistakes have been made by the
Democrats in the matter of the Cincinnati
Congressional elections. The first was when
they knew they were fairly and conclu-
sively beaten, that they had not submitted
to the result with better spirit and grace,
like honorable antagonists. The second,
now that they can iiud no proof under the
searchings of the investigation of bribery
fraud or corruption-no tissue ballet stuff
ing, no false registrations, no repeating, no
illegal voting to control the result, is that
they do not conform to the proofs in their
public statements relating to the investi-
CATION. This whole affair is q mere baby
business, of which SAYLER is heartily
ashamed, while tho bounding BANNING
seems to think that notoriety is fame, and
that through this performance he may per-
chance become famous If SAYLER had
been consulted and his advice taken no
committee would have been sent to Gin
cinnati to waste the public money in an
idle hunt for game where none exists, and
hence none can be found. The POTTER in
vestigation and the Cincinnati abortion
should be wrapped up in the same piece of
paper and thrown away as miserable
failures.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05
Thn,ne,s Summer Gartlen

Despite the threatening weather Thorne's Sum-
mer Garden proved an attraction for quite large
audience last evening, who, however, were doomed
to disappointment so far as their expectation TO
hear the famous soprano, Miss Elise Comfy, was
concerned. Miss Comfy met with mshap and
did not reach the city until late hour and not In
time TO take part in the concert The loss sustained
by her absence was somewhat compensated by Miss
Hatfield Of this city who very acceptably rem
dered several charming songs and earned consider
able applause. The performance of the Marine
Band If Anything was beyond the ordinary standard
and gave unusual satisfaction. Miss Comfy will
make her appearance this evening.
ALWAYS keep them on hand, as delay increases
suffering; and If you feel sickness coming upon
you, take dose of Dr. Bulls Baltimore Pills
They can do you no harm, and may save you from
the sick room. Price only 25 cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-05

THE Jews of New York are prosecuted be-
cause they take lunch baskets with them 10
Coney Island. Is this free country ma
tiOnal Republican,
Perhaps General GRANT might answer the
question for the Republican by referring to his
memorable order in which he kicked and spit
upon the Jews and drove them, US though they
were dogs and vagabonds, out of his lines.-
montgomery (Ata,) Mail.
We cannot expect the Mal to be very 40
curate in its historical reminiscesces of Gen
eral GRANTS campaign, for the reason that
il was pretty much shut out from reliable
Northern information during the interesting
period of the rebellion in which it took part,
and was engaged in an endeavor to destroy
the Nation. 1t was too busy in its work of
mischief then to regard General GRANT
with much patience or candor and it Is not
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
A New Snake Story.

1t doesn't do to look gift horse in the
mouth, but in the case of gift snake it
is different. A barkeeper on Clay street
was astonished the other day on receiving
a present from the saloon keeper next
door. 1t was pair Of beautiful stuffed
rattlesnakes, which the donor said were
killed by friend over on Mount Tamal-
pals. The first barkceper ornamented
the shelf behind his bar with the rep
tiles. and thought in his heart that his
neighbor was pretty good fellow after
all. He was surprised, however, to no.
tlce a singular diminutlon in trade. Gus
toner after customer would come in, and,
while engaged IN the apparently pro-
found indecision as to the choice of bev-
erage of the man who invariably ends by
ordering "a little straight" would turn
pale and go out hastily. At the close of
the day he had disposed of Tut one
drink, and that to man already blind
drunk. The cocktail compounder unused
over this state of affairs all night, and the
next morning he followed out ward pol
itician who had just made the same
strange break for the door, and asked
him the cause of his exit.
''Tbe fact is said the customer, wiping
the drops of oerspiration from his pale
brow, I've been going it a little strong
for week or two, and; I've got to brace
up. When a man gets TO seeing two
snakes at time, there is no time for
fooling, you bet yer life"
The reptiles in question were sent up
to Woodward's garden that day, and the
indignant saloon-keeper is now suing his
serpentine rival for 100000 damages OF
Decentralization Franc,sco Post. .:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
strangely Kidnapped.

A very curious story is going the round
OF the Paris papers. Four. years ago q
tailor married the daughter of an artillery
colonel, and lived happy with her a
welve-month, at the end OF which period
he went for few days to Belgium on
business. On his return the wife was
nowhere to be found, but month later
the tailor and his friends recognized her.
as they imagined, III the corpse If a Young
woman who had been picked up at All,
teuil. Unable any longer to continue in
PARIS, the tailor went to New York, where
two years afterward, he married again.
In the month Of January the new couple
came to Paris, and rented an apartment
in the Avenue Friedland. Last Wednes-
day as the tailor was walt ing in the
Champs Elysees, he saw a lady who look
ed marvellously like bis first Nife driving
in handsome cquipage, and, hiring a
cab, he followed her to o hotel In the
Avenue D'Eylau. There an explanation
took place. It was indeed his first wife.
who declared that she had been kidnapped
and kept in ignoble seclus1on for three
months by q man whose name she had
uever been able to ascertain. When free
she had learned to her sorrow that 4he1
husband had gone to America, and, not
daring to return to her relatives, she had
entered dress makers establishment,
and 50 on. Inquiries are now being set
on foot in order to discover, if possible,
who the kidHapper was.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
Related to the Devil.

Well call his name Smith (but it isn't
Smith) and since he got married about
three months age he has lived on Murry
Hill. Mr.. Smith goes out nights. He
belongs to two social clubs, the Turnve-
rein and brass band. How could he
put in his evenings at home? That would
be expecting too much entirely. But
Mrs. Smith made up her mind to put a
stop to such proceedings, as they didn't
suit her wifely ideas for cent; nay, not
for even very little cent. So she tried
the ghost dod &c on him. She fixed her.
self up in white sheet and stationed
herself in hall behind the door. 1t was
COMPOUNDED cold there, but what will
not person suffer to accomplish need
cd reform? She bore her part bravely,
and as the long hours wore on and the
clock doomed its twelve solemn notes on
the night air, she was rewarded by hear
ing steps come up the walk and pause at
the door. She heard her llegc lord fun
bling for the keyhole, and grumbling
because he had so much difficulty to find
it, and then the door opened and he
stumbled into the hall: Shades of hor
ror! What do his eyes behold2 He re-
solves to speak to ito touch it. He
advances upon the white something with
hand outstrctched to touch it. when
mufled, solemn voice exclalmes:
pause, foolish man! Advance no
further at your peril! I am the devil;
and to advance is to perishv'
"You're the devil, are you?" exclaimed
Smith. "Well. here's my hand on that.
Con graduate me, old boy, for I married
your sister! Shake!
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
Bogus Coins.

Coin countelfeiters direct their atten-
ton chiefly to the quarter and half dol
lar silver pieces, though they by no means
contine themselves thereto. The outfit for
the work consists Of a few genuine coins,
some anthony, lead, type metal, pulvcr-
lied glass, small galvanic battery, a
crude milling machine and moderate
supply Of plaster of PARIS. With the
plaster of Paris the Y make models-very
perfect ones-of the coin. Sometimes in
one mould there will he cavities exactly
the size of all the silver coins, with the
impression of one side on one-half the
mould and the other bearing the fac-sim-
lie of the reverse. Tue base metal, an
timony, lead, type metal and pulverized
glass-though tin is sometimes used-is
melted and poured into the mould. When
sufficiently cooled the metal is taken out.
The coin has dingy, rough and not at
all deceiving look. 1t is smoothed with
knife as far as possible, the rough edges
being cut off. 1t is next run edgewise
through small milling machine, which
generally consists of two small cogged
wheels. This makes the notches around
the edges. All that is now left to give
the coin the appearance ofgenuine money
is coating of SILVER. This the counte:-
teitcr secures from genuine coin. The
genuine coin, subjected to the action of
the battery, soon loses some of the silver
Before it is sufficiently dissolved to total
ly deface it the coin is taken out. Enough
genuine silver is in this way procured
from single coin to plate dozen eoun-
tertelts, and the original looks, after the
operatian, as if it were but little worn,
and can be readily passed. This process
is called ''sweating." The work is very
simple A good hand at the business can
make his moulds from plaster Of Paris and
begin turning out spurious pcices all in
two or three hours. In countcrfeiting
gold coin the same met cd is pursued, a
genuine gold coin substituted for the sill
yer one in the sweating process being the
only change. 1t is much more difficult,
however, to get decent gold counterfeit
than it is one of silver; therefore there is
not much doing in that line of business.
The use of rulverized glass in the CON-
position Of counterfeit coin Is for the pur
pose Of giving them a ring something
Ii e that possessed by the genuine metal.
They can always be detected, however,
by their weight, never being as heavy as
the genuine.