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National Republican., 1881-11-26

lr is the custom of divers and sundry
rural editors to devote much of their val
liable space to able abuse of the pension
claim agents in Washington. The simple
truth is that these agents work for small
pay, fixed by law, and can make money
only by having very large number of
Claims in hand. They cannot afford to
have any connection with fraud, for
detection would ruin them. Some of
these gentlemen have amassed moderate
fortunes, but they have put brains, enter
prise, and capital into their business
Having many thousands of clients, they
can get ahead in the world out of the
small fee allowed by the statutes. Doubt
less there are frauds perpetrated on the
Pension Bureau, but their authors are not
located in the claim agencies of this city.
As q general rule the criminals, when
treed, are found in remote States.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

IT is important that departmental
clerkships should be fairly distributed
and in all respects worthily bestowed,
but not even tho elegant platitudes of
George William Curtis will convince the
Republican party that its last and greatest
duty will have been performed when it
shall have adopted his system of placing
patronage.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

THERE is loud demand in the army
for enlisted men who can make an Off
GERS bed in one time and four motions,
moving by the right flank and dressing
on the left guide. Candidates for cor
poral's stripes will be expected, if the
proposed law is passed, to stand COM
petitive examination in kitchen and
chamberwork.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

If the Naval Advisory Board will unite
on steel as the material Of the proposed
ships, its conclusion will indicate a
progressive spirit. In getting away from
the material and plans used by Noah let
us not stop at iron, the halfway point,
but 90 right up to the front line. Steel is
the only material tllat should be thought
Of
National Republican., 1881-11-26

NORTHERN capitalists will not plant
their cash where they cannot enjoy per-
feet tolerance of opinion, nor in any local
inv where equality before the law is not
eiirctually guaranteed 70 all, Commune
tic, in which social ostracism is the PEN
aty for differing with the ruling elo-
mont" will DO Stunned by the spirit of
enterprise as il they We're pague-strieken.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
THE INDIANS SHOULD pE nEMovrp

The reservation Is not adapted for agriculture Il
IL overrun win prospccturs for mining purpos,s
and numerous claims huye been laken many uf
them nntednting tho establishment o the rrsrrya-
uon anu III order tO remove the claimants IillRa-
ton will have 10 be begun. The Indians are Will.
Ing TO go, nnd their removal would reduce The
number OF Indian agents, rs one agent could take
charge OF the two bnnds-MescalerOs aud Jicaril-
las Everything favors the removal but a strong
opposition arises from the fact that II the Indians
were moved there would no longer be any Necessity
ior the military Station ut Fort Stanton. which is
stanton object to this AS well rs certain persons
VINO have large Contracts with tnut branch of the
service. These influences are busiiy at work TO
prolong the disastrous state of affairs which for
the past ten years has existed In southern New
Mexico. The Indians only number four hundred.
anu II removed from the present bad Influences
VIII 1t is thought, become industrious and orderly
II Is probable that u bill will be introduced IN
Congress during the coming session ordering their
National Republican., 1881-11-26

King CETEwAYo seems determined to
provoke the jealousy of the Rev. De La
Matyr by the ornate rotundity of his
pathetic periods. The African monarch
has the advantage of the IIoosier states
nun in the matter of wives, but this is
more than counterbalanced by the states
mans wealth of financial lore.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

TnE fame 30 gallantly won by Mr.
Blaine in his great ch rye on the lines Of
the bull-dozing Bourbons in the Senate Of
the Forty.ffth Chagress cannot DO oblt-
GRATED by the slobber of Democratic
toudies, When Mr., Blaine goes South
tine anti.Bourbons will not fail to honor
nm for the courage and intrepidity dis
Played in that nemordb e debate.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
The Future of the South.

If the implicable and incurable Bo ur
bons of the South were capable of learn.
ing anything from experience they would
see in the defeat of their brethren in Vir.
ginia the fate that is very likely to over
take all of them. We have no reason to
believe-and we do not even suspect
that there is single Southern State, ex-
cept two or three on the border, in which
the BOurbons are in actual, honest ma
jority.
Thousands of nominal Democrats are
held within the lines of that party be-
cause they have not moral courage
enough to break away and join the
blacks. Add all the dissenting, discon-
tented Democrats all who are ripe for II
revolt, to the Republican strength, and
such coalition, under almost any name,
will sweep the South from the Gulf up to
the Kentucky and Missouri lines.
This coalition will be effected. That
was one of the results assured by the sue
cess Of the anti-Bourbon movement in
Virginia. 1t was not Virginia, but
Southern solidity, that the Democrats in
the Senate fought for 80 persistently. They
saw the entering wedge. They saw it being
driven home by Republican sympathy in
Washington and throughout the North.
They could feel the fabric of their solid
South trembling us each blow fell. They
fought desperately, for the stake was i'm
menSe.
1t is all in vain that Bourbon organs
call for a reorganization of the brutal and
bloody agencies that were so efectual in
other years. Then they had no rebellion
in their own ranks. Now there are Demo-
Gratis all over the South who love Bour-
bonism no better than it is loved by the
gallant Readjuster leaders of Virginia
Light is breaking The dawn of better
day is coming. AS the South emerges
from Bourbon darkness her great re-
sources will be developed, her industries
fostered, her future assured. The deca-
dence of Bourbonism means the birth of
a brighter and better era.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

WILL our Reverend Brother Henry
Ward Beecher and also the profound
judicial editors of many newspapers who
are so glib in donouncing Judge Cox for
not gagging the miserable culprit Guiteau
be so kind as to suggest q practical rem
edy for the disgusting exhibitions which
daily take place at the trial? The Con-
stitution of the United States, which is
the authority controlling Judge Cox, says
that in all criminal prosecutions the
person accused shall enjoy the right to "a
public trial" and "to be confronted with
the witnesses against him." Come, Messrs.
Reverends and Editors, withhold your
Objectionable slurs until you have first
suggested legal remedy for the evil you
complain Of Judge Cox is as able, fear
less, and conscientious jurist as graces
the bench of the United States courts.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
INDIAN COMPLICATIONS,
The War and Interior Omciais Again NJ
LOEgerIacnaia.

The officials of the War Department
and OF the Indian Bureau are ugain at loggerhcads
on the Indian question. The matter Ia dispute
now is the policy of removing the Mescalero In
dians from their reservation in Lincoln County in
The lower part of New Mexico, to the Jicaria res
ervalion In the northern part of the State. These
Indians have been a constant source of ar
rogance aud trouble, and the Indian Bureau
attribute 1t In great measure to their
location. They occupy lands in the
unsettled portions ofNew Mexico which has for a
population the wost elements that eau be found
In the Territory or upon the borders of Mexico
spanish ana Mexican refugees from Justice, out
laws from the States &C. These outlaws have
for years been enticing the Indians to 10 out upon
raids, aud when pursued they take refuge across
the border III Mexico. They also make raids IN
Mexico, ana they, III conjunction with white out
laws, have kept the border In constant state OF
turmoil. TWO inspectors and one special agent
have recently visited this reserve ad All concur In
the opinion that
National Republican., 1881-11-26

LoRNE's resignation of the governor
generslship of Canada is now billed for
next spring. The attempt to set up
branch court by transplanting feminine
sprig of English royalty to America has
proven most dreary failure. Mrs. John
Campbell--dutiful wife of John Campbell,
Marquis Of Lorne, and amiable daughter
of Queen Victoria-will winter in Canada,
but she will not repeat the court expert
ment. Among the things that are very
dead indeed, that nonsense may be
counted as the most thnronghlY derIlnct.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

poets, for leg, an arm, an eye, for a para
lyzed frame, for suffering that can end
only when kindly death steps in TO close
the scene? The men whose valor saved
this Nation never expect to be "paid,"
but they may fairly claim exemption from
gratuitous insult at the hands of those
who profess TO be their friends.
--N
THE letter of the now notorious Mac
Veagh to Detective Gibson is such &" lit
tie one that 1t hardly justifes the great
parable made of it by the Star. Gibson's
scandalous outgivings from Room 50"
to the public press began in May last
if his pay begins from the date of this
so-called authority" he will be obliged
to content himself with the "pickings"
he is said to have already realized from
outside sources. But there is some-
thing in all this to the credit
of MacVeagh. The Department
of Justice has never before been
ashamed to make record evidence of the
employment of an attorney" and this
apparent sensitiveness about making q
public record of the employment of so i'm
famous person, sheds one ray of light
over the many dark shadows in Mac
Veagh's official career.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

IT is seldom worth while to correct
Typographical errors, for life is short, but
We feel imlclicd to remark, in the inter-
est OF honesty and for the truth of his
tory, that donkey killed lion at Gin
cinnati, not darkey,' as printed yes
terday. 1t will be seen that, reasoning
by analogy, some of the black lambs in
Mississippi my possibly have slain a
pack Of wolves on election day.
lr is not pleasant TO read in any paper
and it is particularly unpleasant to read
in Republican paper, the assertion that
the wounded soldiers considered them
selves vel paid before the arrearages act
was passed" What would be fair com
pensalion for the wreck Of II life, for de-
Of health and all business pros.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
Population Of lhe National Capital. ..ISO,OOO

WASHINGTON, D. c, NOVEMBER % 1851.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-13
SAINT PAUL.
S. SEAToN - annonsagent.

- JudarDe invigde i s3ndags slit
nya tempel, belaget pa College Ave.
- Stadens skattmastare utbeta'-
'e si>tliden vecka $4,000 till skol-
larare och nag1a af kontrakt0rer-
ma.
- Det f0rljudes, att polisen Wa
terhou,e, hvilken for nagra nlana-
der sedan befans vara slnueSsvsg
och af;0rdes TIL darhuset St. Pc
ter, numera ar fullt aterstald.
James Gallagher under.ick
mandags ransakning for sold at
ett fckur fran en- J. E. Luudin.
Bevi sen mot honom vore dock ALI
tor svaga och han bIef dertor fri
kand.
- Natten till sistliden .tisdag
nedbrann Michael Reddihgtons hus
pa Yankee street. Ingrntirg al
I0segendomen raddades utom NJ gra
6lt4r och en- fjaderbs DID,; Redding-
ton ider harigenom en- isrlust
omkring 81, 300. ..s.a. 5,.... II
= Det hSga vattenstsndet j fo-
den, orsakadt af det standlga reg
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-13
morganisera dess = ;aarmse m e:fter ryskt
nBx1ko.

! y
m0nster. 80 :. "
MBXIKo.
En- faktning' egde' f6r nagra da-
gar sedan rum mellan omkring fy-
ratiofem indianer och tjugusju jern-
vagsingeniorerpa Mexican Central.
jernvagen;i chihuahua. Ingeni0-
rerna voro sysselsatta med vagmat-
ming, da indianerna .borjade 'skjuta
p5 dem. De drogo sig genast till
sammans och forsyarade sig till
nattens inbrott. Iva ingeniorer
stupade; indianernas forlust ar o.
kand. Under natten begafvo sig
ingeni0rerna till staden chihuahua
och underrattade ;myndigheterna
ON f6rhallandet, och dessa afsande
derpa trupper till stallet for att
skydda ingeni6rerna i deras arbete.
Twist har uppstatt mellan Mexi-
ko och Guatemala rorande grams
linien. Om en- dertill utsedd
gransregleringskomfnission ej kan
utreda fragan, kommer den att f0-
relaggas den mexikanska kongres-
sen. - Regeringen Har ingatt kon-
trakt med Francisco Rizquo att 0f-
verf0ra 200 italienska kolonister.
Rizquo skall erhalla $75 for hvarie
emigrant 0fver tolf ars alder och
$40 for hvarje barn mellan fem och
tolf ar gammalt. Regeringen bestar
hvarje "emigrant 0fver tolf ar jord,
hus, verktyg, arbete. och tjugufem
cents per dag for ett. ar. Koloni-
sterna skola atergalda delta pa ito
Ar. It
sTORBRITTANIRN.
En- farmare i Rathm ore, Irland,
blef borjan af sistliden vecka skju-
ten af EFT band bevapnade man,
hvilka intrangde hans hus och
tillsade honom att 81 betala sin
jordranta. - Prinsessan Louise af-
reser den 20 dennes Fl An Liverpool
till Canada. - O'Donn nell holl den
6 dennes London tai vid EFT mote
af landligans medle1h hmar. Uti
delta tai yttrade han',at det fans
tva regeringar Irland en- Gladsto-
ne's, hvilkenn n inges, :, s,,;assaaade sig om,.
och den andra landligans hvilken
folket skulle lydia. Parnell uppre-
pade vid samma tillfalle slit forut
gifna rad till f0rpaktare att icke ga
till landdomstolarne, f6rr an ligan
pr0fvat landakten. Han f5rkIara,
de sin asigt ON skalig ranta vara
den att gifva jordegarne tva shiI-
Hngs for hvarje aderton, som de nu
erh0llo. - Fran London telegrafe-
rades fredags, att stera farhagor
hystes bade der och i Paris for en-
annalkande fnansiell ruin. Ingen
utsigt forefnnes att smart HANNA
guldets strommande till Amerika.
Guldutforseln antages snarare skola
tillvaxa an aftaga. - Gladstone
h0ll i Leeds den 7 dennes ett tai, i
hvilket han belyste regeriagens
stallning med hansyn till den ir-
landska fragan SAINT utlandet. Det
mottagande ministern r0nte var
storartadt. - Parnell h5ll f0ljande
dag i Wexford EFT tai till svar pa
det, som Gladstone hallit i Leeds.
Cti delta utfor han pa det NEST
oforsynta satt mot Gladstone, hvil-
ken han bcskylde sssom en- fortryc-
kare af den irlandska nationen. -
Moody och Sankey befnna sig nu i
England. - En- angare afgick l0r-
days fran Liverpool till New York
medhafvande 100000 pund sterling
i guild.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-13

/ TYSKLAND.
Eft af de st0rsta m0ten, som de
liberala nSgonsin hallit, egde rum
i Berlin tisdags alta dagar sedan.
Herrar Lasker och Richter f0rka-
stade derunder pa det strangaste
Bismarcks inrikespoitik. Motet
hollis for att understodja professor
Virchows kandidatur for parlamen.
tet
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-13

"@ ~"]'! :iasEKvtEN. r. 81
Serviens upph0jande Till konnn-
garike saees vara f3restaende. il So.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-13

Enligt den 4 dennes fran Kopen.
hamn ankomna telegram har sknr-
den iSverige slagit fel och nod star
for d0rren.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
SHORT MESSAGES.

Chinamen don't rock the cradle; they make the sky rocket St. Louis Hornet.
 The man who can see sermons in running brooks is most apt to go and look for them on Sundays when trout are biting.-Neao York Post.
 There is no truth in the report that a con- mon, councilman, after reading the legend Evening Dress'' on his invitation to the French reception, proposed to go in his shirt sleeves. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
 Considerable surprise and excitement was created in Wall street the other day by a prominent operator appearing on the steps of the treasury building with his hands in his own pockets. -EleUated Rai5s0ay Journal.
 When a Boston policeman hits a malefac- tor over the head with his truncheon the dy- ing man observes in one of the deceased lan- guages: ''Peeler, morituri te salutamus ;' and the peeler not only understands him, but hits him another rap if he makes false quantity. Commercial AdUertiser.
 Some idiot in England is going to publish book on the form, shape and general char acter of the hands of distinguished men, and Mir. Gladstone has allowed the author to take general outline of his hands. The only hands of any distinguished men that have any real interest for the public are those of General Schenck.-PecE's Sun.
 Father" asked Johnny. "what is a log p, "A log, my son." replied Brown, stealing a nasty glance at Mrs. B., to see if she was listening for his answer, ''a log my son, is a big piece of wood or timber. Why do you ask, Johnny ?' ''It tells in this story about heaving the log, and it says the ship went fourteen knots an hour. What does it mean by knots, father ?" ssKnots Johnny-knots? Why, you have seen a log-almost always covered with knots-havent you? Well, tExs,,s what 1t neans-fourteen of them--the ship got by fourteen of them an hour. That's all, Johnny" said Brown, with sigh of re- lief that he had got out of it so easily.-Bos- ton Ir07sscTipt.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
Our Navy.
What Rear Admiral c. R. P. Rodgers Thinks About the Plan to Improve It.

What Rear Admiral c. K. F. Rodgers
 Thinks About the Plan to Improve It.
 Rear Admiral c. R. P. Rodgers is reported as saying in an interview with Washington correspondent: tFWith a navy such as pro- posed by the advisory board we would be fully able to enforce our demands upon any nation in the world We can trust to tor pedoes, our present monitors and to the gal lantry of the officers and men of the navy for harbor, protection. I know of 0 hundred of ficers of the navy-men like Lieutenant Theo- dore Mason, Lucien Tourey, Reynolds, De- Long and the ike-who would volunteer with enthusiasm to steam tug armed with a torpedo against any iron-clad that threatened the harbor of New York or other city on our coast They would not shrink from the al- most certain death so that their object was accomplished. The daring act of Cushing against the Albermarle would be readily re- peated by any number of our young officers. The pity would be to copsign them to certain death, but without result. By send ing them against the enemy in one of the slow and feeble huIks that make up the most of our present navy they could not do any damage to speak af and4they could not get away. With the exception of few ships like the Trenton or Vandalia every ves- sci sent against the enemy would prove but floating coffin for the gallant men condemned to go out 1n it. But even if we have no war and no necessity for threatening other gov ernments in case of injury to any of our citi- zens or insult to our flag, the ships proposed by the advisory board are needed for the present uses of the navy. We are spending millions annually in patching up and altering old vessels of 8 pattern abandoned by all other nat1ons-slow, unseaworthy and ri diculous to the people of every port into which we go- With them we neither assert their power nor the dignity of the United States. With the proposed new ships, which W0nId nSAfnI n xuhn a11vr present vessels would be worse than useless, the flag of the United States could be worth fly carried at an expense perhaps not greatly in excess of that for reftting the worn out ships that now make up our navy. They would, moreover, add to the esprit of officers and men. It is not pleasant prospect con- stantly before the eyes of our, navy that in case of war there would be holocaust in every ship which should meet one of> the enemy's line."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
Slightly Absent-nrinded.

It is awkward to be absent-minded. For ney's Progress tells a story of Philadelphia an who discovered sthis at his cost. It so happened the other day that the dining room of the club which he frequents was quite full, when man who chanced to know his particular failing came in very hungry. The waiter told the newcomer there was no room at present. Spying our absent-minded friend comfortably seated and reading newspaper, brilliant idea struck the hungry man. ''Has MT. A. dined yet ?" he questioned. 'tNo, sir," replied the waiter. "Well, never mind, take his bill to him and tell him he has had his dinner" The waiter hesitated moment, and then, approaching the situation, went over to Mir A. and handed him his bill.
 sfWhat is this for ?" quoth the poor fellow.
 'For your dinner, sir.'' 'sMy dinner--ah Have I really had it ?' 'eYes, sir," rejoined the waiter in all innocence. ''Dear me, I had an idea was waiting for it. What curious mistake" And with contemplative smile MT. A. sauntered out of the room, leaving his table for the use of the genius who had profted by his absent-mindedness.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
cated diseased public sentiment, utterly opposed to true civilization.

They have some politics in Canada as well as in this country. There was an election in the province of Quebec the other day, and a Liberal organ closed its share in the cam- paign as follows: ssThe time for argument and persuasion is past. The time for action has arrived. It is therefore the solemn duty of every elector who consults his own and his country's welfare to lay aside all manner of business and excuses whatsoever and de- vote this day to assisting the men who are struggling to save the province from ruin. To the polls then, friends; to the polls.'' The ministerial organs were loaded with ed itorials and besprinkled with pithy para graphs, calling upon all supporters of good government to come out and vote down the marp1ots who contemplated the ruin and dis grace of the country. One liberal organ went so far as to charge that the government had sent $1OO, 900 to Montreal to be used in defeating ''the peoples candidates" :"
 Smallpox is to be feared this winter, and it behooves the authorities in cities to be ready for it. Boston has lately furnished the country an excellent example of the way in which the seourge should be confronted It had gained considerable headway at the South End, and at one time was apparently on the verge of becoming epidemic. The neighborhood where it had made it's appearance was thor oughly inspected by household visitation, all cases discovered were at once removed to the hospital, the infected places were fumi- gated, general vaccination was ordered, and all persons suspected of having been exposed to the disease were placed under strict sur veillance. The result of these precautionary measures is that the threatened epidemic in the infected locality has been completely stamped out, and no further trouble is an- ticipated. There are only four cases now in the city, and these are of a sporadic charac-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08

Office seeking has been carried to such lengths in Brooklyn that the Mayor elect has published in all the local papers card, in which he states that he will hereafter see no one at his house except on Mondays without a special appointment, and anyone wishing an appointment must first write and state the purpose for which it is sought.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mr. Charles Darwin estimates that there are over 5O,OOO earthworms in an acre of land This statement does not indicate that Mir. Darwin ever dug for worms when he was in hurry to go fishing.
 Seven million dollars worth of property was burned up in this country during the month of November, and it is expected that the record of the year will show loss of $10o, COG, ,O0O. This is large sum to turn into ashes in one year.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08

A movement is on foot again to secure a change in the law concerning burglary so that the penalty shall be in proportion to the offense. At present the penalty is imprison- ment ranging from two to five years. The effort now is to raise the term to ten or twen- ty years, and to have the second offense met by imprisonment for life. This change ought to be made. Burglars are altogether too numerous and too bold.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-08
Price Four Cents.

cerned, is '.pay in over again the face of the capital stock" The Boston and the Newark
 cases are just the ones to test the liability of the government, and we hope it will be done. PROTECTION.