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National Republican., 1880-08-14
TRY 1T AND TAKE NO OTHER.
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Rochester, N. Y.
/, o, CANDEE, NJ. D., V, D., OF
NEW YORK.

treat and cure Tho following DIS
enses: Hemorrhoids or Piles, Con-
Throat and Lung dificnE
ties, consumption, Heart Disease,
lRtarrh, and Deafness caused by
CHlRrrh, Suffering and Stammer-
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slpelas, Golrtre, Asthma, ST. Nitls'
DHnrn. KhAmInnIlan. llOas of WI.
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LOST.
WANTED-IEELP.
Advertisements under tho head of

II 0sT-From No 1911 X st, on "wednesday, the lth
n 4 inst, n bright yellow canary bird. The finder
Will be rewarded on Its return to owner. aulS-Stt
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JNOn RENT ny BH. WARNER
II Ns Il STREET NORTHWEST.
STORES.

OFFICE ROOMS IN No, S23 and 2l9 Four-Rnd. Il. half
street u. W.; also Ia As Louisiana avenue n. W.
Iail for weekly RentI4lst.
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WANTEO-SITUATIONs

A GOOD girl. for general housework IN n small
IA family; must bring city references. Apply at
bl3 Fourth 81 W. aul2
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BOARDING.

ATEW safe. ulnds by The coietTaied manuhciufsrs
IN Mos1m husier, hnumhnn Co, CINCINNATI
Ohio. can le sssn = ihLa onoe.
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INOR HkNT-Thht new, three story, bay-yyindow,
I pressed brick ceutrhlly located house, i07s First
AZ ", IL offered W desirable tenant AZ moderate
TVut Please examine. Rul23tt
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A nix .IOiusE poau upright steam boiler. price
a 90 4 sNoWpfs, cor Eleventh AND Z ~
sc guiaast
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A THREltsTORN brick house. containing seven
IA roouls good wood aud cOai shed, hydTant In the
yard wafer running In water closet being No tgs II
tsW. MIS- M. L. DODD. Aul2
National Republican., 1880-08-14

IN the country, Rn 6-rOom house at Linden Stallion,
on The Metropolitan 10 q railroad; trAinb run TO
suit clerks and business men. Address l. A BOHRER,
Vibrator y q, Montgomery. aul3-tf
The true northerner., 1880-03-12
The COlOnel's Advice.

In reference to anecdotes of the late
war, story is told on Col B., of the
Ninety-ninth Illinois volunteers. While
that regiment was being transported
down the river from st. Louis, soldier
by accident fell overheard, and, as
usual, everybody became excited.
Above the noise could be heard Col.
BIS stentorian voice calling out to the
struggling man, "Grab a rootl Grab
rootp
The idea of man grabbing hold OF a
root in the middle of the river. to save
himself from drowning, was ludicrous.
The boys remembered it, however, and
at the first charge on the works OF
Vicksburg the Colonel received an ugly
shot in the calf of his leg, which brought
him to the ground. He rolled over
several times in pain, and, while the
balls from the works were cutting the
dust around him, he cried out, "Cease
firing! Cease firingl You are drawing
the fire from the enemy on wounded
manp
The boys saw their chance, and the
whole regiment, with shouts of laugh
ter, yelled, "Grab root, Colonel, grab
rOotw
The true northerner., 1880-03-12

1t is stated in Washington dispatch
that q the subject OF the tsrif Will again be
forced upon the Ways and Means Committee In
some shape or other. MT. Fort has been prom
ised by Mr.. Wood that the committee will fix q
time 70 hear arguments for and aeainst the
passage of his bill to reduce the duty on paper.
and to abolish the tariff on soda-ash He thinks
that majority of the committee will favor the
bill Mr. Fort is confident that two-thirds
majority Of the House would vote for his bill II
he could obtain q chance to put it upon Its
passage under q suspension Of rules"
Isaiah Hanscom, Commodore and
Chief of the Bureau Of Construction and Re-
pair, died at Washington last week
There is fair prospect of the Agri-
cultural Bureau Of the Interior Department
being made separate executive department,
with its chief occupying place in the Presi-
dents Cabinet, the bill to that effect having
been reported favorably to the House.
Count De Lesseps explained his
canal project to the House Committee on the
Iater- oceanic Canal last week. He claimed
that his plans were quite feasible and practical,
and argued that. in the interest of American
commerce, he should be aided and encouraged
rather than checked and thwarted in carrying
forward his scheme.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12

The two popular poets of the En-
glish-speaking peoples are Tennyson
and Longfellow: In the United States
Mr.. TenDyson is as popular as Mr..
Longfellow-some say he is more read
by the masses OF the people.
In England, according to judicious
observers, the American poet has more
readers than the Enflishman. Cheap
editions of @Longfellow's Poems" are
seen in the book stalls ut railway sta
tions, and, not infrequently, in the
peasants cottage and in the working
mans tenement
Both poets contradict by their pos
sessions in this worlds goods the popu-
lar opinion that q poet must be poor.
Mr.. Longfellow is well off pecuniarily,
and Mr.. Tennyson is sreputed to be worth
$l,OOO,Os0, owing to wise investments of
his literary earnings.
Our American poet is man of mark
as to personal appearance. He would
be called leonine in looks were it not
for geniality of expression which
would cause child to run to him. He
is the best-looking old man in New En-
gland, SO boys, girls, young men, maid
ems. mothers and grandmothers-his
admirers say.
Tennyson, on the other hand-if we
may trust the eyes of a correspondent
of the San Francisco Chronicle
would not be taken for a poet.
His face is strong, and his eyes have
a certain brightness, but he is scanned,
rather than wrinkled, from forehead to
chin; he appears to be puffy; he is
partially bald; he stoops and shuffles
dresses ordinarily and carelessly, and
has generally rustic mien and denote
ment. He does not affect, and never
has affected, general society, and the
fact shows in his bearing and slovenly
raiment."
The true northerner., 1880-03-12
M1soELLANEoUs oLEANINos.

The United States Supreme Court
has rendered several decisions in cases involv-
ing the question of taxing national-ban stock
at a greater rate of valuation and assessment
than is applied to other taxable property. The
court holds that such overassessment is in vio-
lation of the act of Congress prescribing the
rate by which national bank shares shall be
taxed, and that court of equity will enjoin the
collection Of any tax in excess Of that which
such shares should pay under this rule
Edison is at work on a machine in
tended to obtain gold from ore already used by
miners.
Gold bullion to the value of $45, ,000,-
600 has accumulated in the New York Assay
Office, and Congress has been asked for an sp-
preparation Of $4,000, to be used in paying
the ch argos for transportation to the Pliladel-
phia mint
A very dangerous counterfeit of n
$l0Hnote on the Pittsburgh National Bank of
Commerce, Pittsburgh, Pa, is in circulation:
Burned: The grain elevator of Mum
ger, Markell & Co., Duluth, Mimi, together
with 10000 bushels of grain, loss estimated
at $l75, 900; five buildings at Petrola, Pa, loss
s25, 600; large building on Beak street, Buff
fslo, N. Y, loss $4,000; portion
of the Danforth locomotive and ma
chine works, Paterson, N. j., loss $780,.
600; a business block in Woodstock, H., loss
$4,000; the large Wholesale dry-goods estab.
lishment of Auerbaeh, Finch, Culbertson
Co., ST. Paul, Mimi, loss upward OF s5oo,0oo
Dangerous counterfeit 500 bills on
Boston, Pitts6eld, New Bedford, Wilkesbarre
and Pittsburgh banks are in circulation.
A procession containing 5000 OF
1000 torch-bearers greeted Parnell and Dillor
on their arrival at Montreal
Eight men were drowned off the coast
of Newfoundland by the wrecking of the barl
Eblana.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12
Important Supreme Court Decisions.

The celebrated political cases pending for
come time in the Supreme Court of the United
States have at last been decided In the case
of the West Virginia negro who was convicted
of murder, the laws of the State prohibiting the
presence OF colored men on juries, his trial and
conviction were pronounced illegal, as, under
the circumstances, he was, by the exclusion of
his own race from the jury, denied
the equal protection of the law guaranteed
by the Fourteenth amendment In the
Virginia case where negro murderer had
been tried by a jury composed entirely of
white men, the State laws containing no pro-
hibition on colored citizens from 80 serving,
tho action of Judge ves of the Federal bench,
in removing the case to his court for trial, was
pronounced wrong In the case of the State
Judge, who presided in the last-men-
toned trial. who was arraigned for per-
sistently excluding colored men from ju-
ries, the law not requiring it, il was held
that the complaints against him were well
founded. In the case of Davis, Deputy Col
lector in Tennessee district who, while on q
raid, killed moonshiner, and was indicted for
murder in a State court, 1t was decided that the
killing was done by him as an officer of the
United States in the discharge of his duty, and
that, If the provocation had not been sufficient,
he would have been amenable to Federal, and
not State, law.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12
The Noble Red Man.

"Woodworker," an Indian chief, says
he has never seen gray-haired Indian
in his life, and he has seen some over
80 years old. 1t is because an Indian
has no trouble, no worriment, or any
thing that way. His wife chops all the
wool, builds the tire, goes to market at
daylight, stones tramps out of the front
yard, and blacks his boots. And he is
not tormented by tax collectors, gas
bills and lightning-rod peddlers. Let
an Indian start twenty-four column
daily paper in q six-column town, to fill
long-felt want, and his hair would
turn gray in one night.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


Henry Pepper, a prominent member
of the Wilmington (Del) bar, and the law part.
ner Of Senator Bsyard, was found dead in his
bed, in that city, few mornings ago.
Two and q half million dollars more
are asked for to complete the great bridge
across the East river between New York and
Brooklyn. Over Gil, 100000 has already been
expended on the work
ROYAL b. Conant, ex-cashier of the
Elliott National Bank, of Boston, convicted OF
embezzlement, has been sentenced to seven
years imprisonment
A fire-damp explosion in mine near
wilkesbarre, Pa, caused the death Of five
miners.
Thomas Doty, Samuel Morgan and
G. volbradt were drowned in the Ohio
river at Beaver, Pa, while attempting TO crosse
n a skih.
Work has been commenced on q ship
canal between Barnstable and Buzzards bay.
an the peninsula OF Cape God The ditch will
cost about s25, 100000, and when completed
viii enable coasting vessels 10 escape the dan
serour passage around the cape and the Nan
Jacket shoals.
Il - Wese.
Al tle property at Leadville, Col,
az b. y. Allen, the ex banker Of Chicago and
Iors, has been attached by his creditors.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12

The President has relieved the Sen
ate of the necessity of rejecting Pinchback by
Withdrawing his nomination as Naval Officer al
New Orleans.
The Republican State Convention of
Iowa for the purpose Of selecting delegates TO
the Chicago Convention win be held at Des
Moines on the 14th Of April The convention to
nominate candidates for State officers will meet
later in the season.
Edward Mcpherson succeeds George
O. Gorhsm as Secretary Of the Republican
Congressional Committee
The true northerner., 1880-03-12

The House Ways and Means Com
mittee has practically decided that there shall
be no tariff legislation at this session of Con-
gress
The financial question was the sub
ject of discussion at a Cabinet meeting last
week. Secretary Sherman complained of the
accumulation of silver coin i'm the treasury, and
stated that the silver certificates were a great
hindrance to its free circulation. The condi-
ton of therevenues was represented as exceed
ingy gratifying.
Senator BENZ. FL. Hill, of Georgia, has
been made defendant in suit for seduction, in
which Miss Jessie Raymond, of Alabama, is
plaintiff. She alleges that the Senator took ad-
vantage Of her friendless condition to effect her
ruin, and demands damages in the sum of
$4,000 for the injury wrought
The quinine manufacturers are trying
10 convince Congress that the duty on that
drug ought TO be restored.
At q conference between Secretary
Schurz and the Ute chieftsins, last week, the
Colorado Indian question was settled 30 far as
1t can be by the Executive Department The
savsges accepted the terms proposed by the
Government, and will cede the reservation now
occupied by them The White River Utes will
go to the Uintah reservation, in Utah; Ouray
and the Uncompahgrcs 10 lands on Grand
river, in the same Territory, and the Southern
Utes to New Mexico. The new treaty will be
submitted to Congress at an early day.
An extensive reduction in the working
force Of the Government Printing Office has
been made, in consequence Of the exhaustion
Of the appropriation made for the maintenance
Of the Office during the present fiscal year.
The true northerner., 1880-03-12

"DoN'T be afraid to praise your serv-
ants when they deserve it" says Mrs.
Swisshelm; but the minute the hus-
band tries that on the hired girl she
has to hunt for another situation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
CITY NOTES.

Sulphur Baths, 81, Dr. Bovoe's, 500 f ST.
Turkish baths at Dr. Shodd's, 900 street.
near Ninth, go cents.
B. f. Queen, of tho st. James news stand,
sends the New York Clipper for the current
week.
The fall trotting meeting OF tho National
Fair Association will commence October 5,
1880, and will continue four days.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side Of New York. DR.. Bovee.
Patents were issued yesterday to the fol.
lowing Washingtonians Jacob G.. Fletcher,
artists canvas'stretchor, and Cyrus w, Saladeo,
sido-bar wagon
Headquarters for disposal OF second hand
clothing, &c. Call or address S. GuggOnhoimor,
/ 237 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
r -itly attended to.
Spring Suits aud spring overcoats selec.
tions complete; styles attractivci at George +.
Timms & Co., Onc.Price Clothing House, $40,
southeast Coruor Seventh and ID streets.
"A laborer named Patrick Powers en-.
ployed in filling up tho old canal, was acci-
dentally knocked down and run over by n
cart yesterday morning His injuries, though
painful, were not serious, no bones being
broken.
Turkish, Russian aud sulph ur Baths at
tne Well'knOWn place, Dr. Oneuus UUJ II
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths. Shampooer OF ten
years experiences no noyiccs In the busin ess
at this place.
The ststion.kcepers Of the various pre-
cincls at recent meeting appointed the fol-
lowing executive committee to walt upon
Congress and urge an incroase of salary
Messrs. w. II. Prince, G.. w. Parsons, d. Lotus
w. Wilson and II. Henry,
AT tho second days session OF the African
| on. e. conference In Baltimore yesterday
statistics were read from the various churches
which showed encouraging progress during
| the year. The annual sermon was preached
by Roy. Daniel Draper, Of this city.
AT an adjourned meeting Of tho city
pastors, the committee appointed to consider
the question of licensing prostitution TO
ported resolutions protesting against the pas
sage of any law by Congress permitting the
| licensing OF tho social evil, which were adopt
cd, and the committee was directed to present
the Same h the appropriate committee In Con
gress
"A c0lorcd man named John T, Payne yes
to-day morning brought 10 the Sixth police
precinct station pair VI dark panta aud (
| pair Of flannel df4WsIH, Which DO said he hac
| picked up on Vsrm91g avenue, between i and
NJ streets about o'clock that morning. In
tho pogLetg Of the pants WIS bunch OF koys
The articles arc held ~ The station awaiting
Identification.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
THE SCHOOL, RoARD.


Bustnoss transacted Last Evening,
The regular monthly meeting Of the School
Board was held at the Franklin school build
ing last evening fourteen members answering
to their names.
Tho following applications for teachers posi-
tlons wero read and filed Misses Nellie Hob.
sou, Mary L. Smith, Mimic l.. Thompson,
Alice l.. Strange and Laura O'Hare and Mr.
Henry II. Hough. Mcssrs. James II. Searles
and f, p. Blair made applications for positions
as janltors, which were referred to the proper
committee.
A communication was read from the trustees
Of the Dunbarton.strcct NJ Il. church, offer
ing the property for sale for school purposes,
aud referred to the committee on buildings
and repairs.
Superintendent Wilson submitted a report
relative to tho semi.annual examination OF the
four lower grades of white schools, which
commenced January 5 aud closed February @.
It was shown that SIS pupils in 1877 classes
were examined in discipline and the several
studies required in the course.
Mr.. Christie, from tho committee on exam
ination and prizes reported a resolution advo-
eating tho discontinuanco Of awarding cortih-
Gates for attendance, department, scholarship,
etc, owing to the dissatisfaction growing out
of the practice.
The resolution was laid over. although IL
seemed to meet with approval, the board
thinking that the system of promotions in
tho various grades was sufficient reward Of
merit.
1t was stated that tho schedule of examine
lions, which arc the same as last year, with
the exception of certificates, was ready, but
it WAS decided to let the matter lay over.
Mr.. Smith called up resolution reported at
a meeting In February, that in examining can
didatcs for teacherships no papers or questions
should be placed out of tho jurisdiction of the
board,
The subject was debated Mt considerable
length during which Mr.. Brooks reported an
amendment that all questions and answers
propounded to teachers by tho examining
board should be submitted to the board. The
amendment was lost aud the original rosou-
ton put upon its passage, resulting in a vote
of yeas, 10; nays, 1.
Bills amounting to $l56O.O5 were approved
and ordered to be paid. Tho reports of the
superintendents for the month of March were
submitted showing the number of pupils on
rolled to be 2l,705; daily attendance 90, 100;
number of teachers, 1872; cases of tardiness,
2,ll2; cases of corporal punishment, los; and
pupils dismissed, 81.
Tho board then adjourned.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
Promotions in the Pension omce.

The Secretary of the Interior yesterday
signed the following promotions "for eth
cheney" In the Pension Olice to take effect
from tho 1st instant: From 81 900 to 81 POO
Il. II. Hardness. D. NJ. Kerr T. j. Reed, T. II
Hadaway, n. L. Cox, W. d. Mix, e. H. Nc.
Cauley, L. ID. Stone, J. d. Morgan, N. L.
Robinson, r. S. Boil, f. d. Town, Z. W. Moore
From 5000 to Sl,2OO-T. d. Chamberlain, G..
b. Newton, NJ. s. Heard. From 5000 to
Sl,000-M. q. Kimball, Mrs L. 1. Foot, r. o.
Israel, w. w. Buck, l.. Z. Payne, Arthur I.
King. II. II. G. Shaw, II. G.. Glmbrill, Miss NJ.
Mercer, Charles A. Barnes, Miss A. j. Shirley,
c. p. Jacobs. From 1920 to S900--S. w.
Draper, II. +. Bender, G. c. Stewart, w. r.
Bradford, James Kearney +. j. Woodman, ].
Il. Warner, T. L. Wilson, Il. NJ. Nosl, f. d.
Webb, p MetAgcr, d. ]. Williams, G. l.. Gard
ner, Royal Parkinson, J. X. McKeever, d.
Turner II. s. Burke, E. Burdne, j. L. john
SON. Il, e. Brown,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
Removlng Garbage and Night Soil.

Health Officer Townshend, In II communica.
ton to the District Commissioners relative to
tho removal of garbage and night soil, says
recent inspection shows the garbage is not be-
ing removed from dwellings throughout the cities
MS required by the contract and the condition OF
vehicles and appliances docs not evidence dis
position on the part of the contractor to improve
upon the present service or attempt a proper
discharge Of his duty. The depot building from
which Oflhls are shipped is in filthy condition,
showing carelessness or lack of system In perform
ance of the work which should not he tolerated.
In addition to these things tho contractor has re-
Gently removed the point Of deposit for offals, in
direct violation ofhis contract from the established
point on Broad Creek, below Fort Foote to a point
on the Virginia side of the Potomac, directly oppo
site this city without consultation with tho Health
Officer Taking everything together the work is
performed In q very unsatisfactory manner and
something should be done TO insure q faithful dis
charge of this very important service during the
approaching warm season. Attention is also In.
yted to the fact that the contractor for collection
of night soil has not supplied tie necessary barrels
and caps MS required by the contract for the proper
performance OF that work.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14

Detectives Coomes and Acton yesterday
morning arrested a colored thief named John
Howard, for whom they had been looking sew.
eral days, ON suspicion of being concerned in
several recent burglaries in this city. At the
time he was arrested Howard was negotiating
for the purchase Of horse and wagon at the
horse bazaar on Louisiana avenue. He was
taken to Police headquarters and locked VI
for hearing, after which the detectives con-
cluded to search his house in the northern
part Of tho city. They discovered quantity
of stolen goods which had been reported at
Headquarters, by which three clear cases Of
Police court to-day. Howard is regarded as
one of tho most daring burglars that over
operated in Washington, aud has recently
served ont q term Of seven years in tho Albany
pententiary
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-14
The Water RsgIstrnr Fined $50.

Immediately after the Criminal court opened
yesterday morning Mr.. Thomas e. Cox, con-
victed of an assault upon John II. Crane, ac-
compnnied by his counsel, Mr. Francis Miller,
entered the chamber and took scat at the
table in front of the bench. Mr.. Perry said
that he saw Mr.. Cox in court, aud as Mr.. Mil.
ler his counsel did not intend to interpose a
motion for o new trial, he should ask for the
passing of sentence. Mr.. Cox then stood up.
Tho court said that the testimony developed
the fact that this affair originated out OF hasty
words, and that Mr.. Crane somewhat aggra.
waited the assault. Still, tho defendant did
not sneak up aud strike the blows from be.
hind. Public officers were tho servants of the
people, and should not allow too fine feeling
of sensibility to control them. Ho admitted
that tho language and actions of Mr.. Crane
were provoking, aud he should dismiss his
part In the transaction without expressing any
sympathy for him. But apart from other cou-
siderations this was a serious matter, and must
be dealt with just the same as similar cases
coming into that court. There was an absence
of any cause for self.defense and tho blows
were inflicted Enthusiastically. He would sem
tence him to pay fine of $50. Mr., Cox then
retired, doubtless to procure tho money with
which to pay the fine imposed.