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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
PERSONAL POINTS.

MIS-. Stacking is In indianapolis, visiting Mrs.
DIR. Kitchen.
Mrs. Justice Miller and daughter are In New
York, visiting Mrs Munson.
Miss Minnie Stout is home again after summer
ramble Of some months duration.
Lieutenant H. v. Caziarc and wife are locatad for
the winter in their house on N street.
Senator and Mrs. Window expect TO occupy their
elegant new house about the LIST Of December
Mrs. and Miss Carpenter, wife and daughter of
the late Senator Carpenter, are expected here the
middle Of this month TO remain some weeks.
Miss Nelly Hutchinson, one Of the editorial staff
of the New York Tribune, has recently published
volume of poems. They IRE as graceful In diction
and US spiritual in thought, rs the young author
is herself in person and character.
There is tradition that the wife of one of the
early Presidents--who was of domestic turn of
mind-would, during a spell of rainy weather.
such as Washington has had for some days past,
utilize the spacious proportions of the room 10
dry the family washing In. IT II were possible for
her to open her eyes upon the same room when
the improvements now going on are completed,
she would hardly have the courage 10 stretch a
clothes-llne across II, and the contrast of moist
pillow cases. limp towels, &c. with heavy hang
ings of old gold satin, velvet carpets, gittering
chandeliers, aud polished mirrors would be often.
brighter and better this winter than II has ever
DONE
The tendency to extravaganza in house furnish.
ing seems TO be on the increase. The modern
fashion of polished floors, with here and there a
rug would suggest the idea of economy in the saw
ing of carpet, but instead of being more economi-
cal it is really much more expensive. In the first
place the floor must be inlaid with fancy woods,
or it must be finished and polished with as much
care and nicely as door or mantle, and the rugs
may cost any amount OF money from IS up TO
the yearly income of many families, and very
often an extra servant is required to keep the
whole in the exquisite order which amer all is
their chief beauty, A lady who has been In Eu-
rope for some time has returned to the city and is
now engaged In the delightful task Of furnishing
her house in tho modern style, While abroad
she collected many rare andibeautinl things-soit
Turkish rugs pictures, cabinets brlc-a-broc, &C.,
which, with hangings of silk and tapestry for the
walls, will make 1t as luxurious as one could de-
sire.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH.
REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER.
Flrst'Class shOwipg-Slanders Refuted-Malsrla
MISUNDERSTANDING Surveys, vital Stats.
ties, and other Matters Of Interest to
the People Of Washington.

Health Officer Smith Townshend veg
terday submitted to the Commissioners Of the
District his annual report covering the operations
ofthe Health Department for the year ending
June 30, 1881. The document covers 100 pages q
closely written manuscript and is accompanied
by over sixty tables maps and charts illustrating
the statistics relating TO births, marriages, and
deaths. 1t is an interesting and instructive
paper as the following will show. After an
Introduction in the usual form, he says
II trust that these statements may give evidence
Of substantial progress in the right direction. Our
labors In this branch Of the public service have
been put forth in an earnest energetic effort to ac-
complsh all pc Sdnse good for the District of CO.
lumbia, and 1t affords much pleasure to be able
to say that our showing as to healthuness Is even
better than that of last year. Seventy one less
deaths occurred during the year ended June 20,
1881, than during the year preceding. The total
number of deaths was 11S6, of which number 2,206
were of white persons, and 1881 of coorcd per-
sons; showing death rate OF 1918 per 1000 per
annum for the white 81 q for the colored and 22e0
for the total population. or the decedents 1y67s
were children under FIVE years of age, while 7OT
were persons sixty years Of age or over. There
were 1886 births $40 marriages. and 1863 still births
reported. The following tabular statement gives
in condensed form the deaths by class, sex, and
color. with percentages and death rates:
Deaths ~ classes arranged according 10 and color
ioih percentages aud annual dedth-fdtes yor year end
ing June 20, 1881,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
The Health omoer,s Report.

The report of DIR. Smith Townshend
the Health Officer of the District, which
appears in erienso in this issue, is one
which will be read with great interest
He has given large amount of space to
the subject of the malarial influence upon
the health of the District, and shows
that much that has been said as to the
unhealthiness of this locality on that ac-
count is unjust and untrue. The habit
of even the professional physicians Of
ascribing any and every Illness which
cannot be distinctly diagnosed to "malarial
influence" has become 80 general that it
has been acquired by the laity who as
sert, without any qualification, that Wash
ington has more malaria than any other
city. These assertions find their way
into the press of other cities, and as q
consequence the District gets bad
name. DR.. Townshcnd believes that
many diseases which are attributed to
"malara" may be traced to other causes,
and therefore that much of the odium
which has been cast upon the Cap
ital City on account of the amount
of malarial influence is undeseryed.
Comparative statements show that of
fourteen of the principal cities of the
country but two show lower death-rate
than the District-viz.: st, Louis and
Boston. In the latter city the regulations
as to burial permits are fully as stringent
as our own, but in st. Louis there is said
to be so much laxity that it is doubtful if
all the deaths find their way to the
official records. If this is so there is
then but one city with q death
rate less than ours, which effectu-
ally refutes the charge of general
unhealthiness. If the committee of the
Senate which has under consideration the
improvement of the river front will re-
commend the proper reclamation of the
Kidwell Bottoms, and Il just Congress
will give generous appropriation. there
will be no reason why the Capital of the
Nation should not become the healthiest
place of residence in the country. The
report of Dr. Townshend is able and ex-
haustive, and shows how thoroughly he
understands and how faithfully he has
performed the onerous duties of his i'm
portant Office.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

dered on certain routes. They say that
no law was violated, but that the
laws were executed improperly.
In short they say that they do not believe
General Brady thought what he said he
thought in regard to the necessity of in
creased service on certain routes, and
that If he did so think he ought to be
indicted for thinking differently from
what the learned prosecutors say they
would have thought under like cir
cumstances Not even as able a
Philadelphia lawyer" as Mr. Brew
ster can make anything else out
of the star-route cases than is
contained in this paragraph. Now let
Mr.. Cook bring to the grand jury his wit
nesses to prove, first, what General Brady
thought, and second, what he onght to
have thought. Sieve thy damnable
faces and begin"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
MOI % Ne rnrrn,,en.

Heads Of Departments, superintendent Of
public buildings, and commandanis Of navy-ydrds,
&C., should keep in Vieto hC ldw Of The land as laid
dotcn IN The Revised Statutes, See. 1854 to tOft'
SEQ 1854 Persons honordbiv discharged from he
military or naval service by reason Of dsdbtty result
I'M from rounds sickness Incurred In n0 Tine OF
dvtV, shou BE- preferred for appointments 10 civil
Offices provided they arc found 10 possess The business
capacity necessary Jor nc proper discharge Of The dt-
ties OF such offices.
The merit section Is not mandatory in It's character,
out Is good recommendation that ought TO be kept IN
vielc by all good citizens.
SEC. 1853. IN grateful recognition Of Me services,
sacrifices and silGerings Of Dersons honordbty dis
charged from ne military and naval service 81 he
country by reason Of rounds, dScdsc, the expiration
V terms OF enlistment, II rcspSatv recommended TO
bankers, merchants, nr4dcrcrg, plechdnics, farm
nein ule ptferc'ce Zoe olpstrssus 10 reHtaacubsve
situations and eUDloUDenA,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
Those Confederate Bonds,

The recent sales of confederate bonds
in Europe have excited universal COM
ment through the press.
Some partisan journals take it as pre-
monition of an effort on the part of the
holders of such bonds to have the United
States assume the payment of them.
Others assert that the ultimate object
in view is to subject deposit of$l7 100000
in the Bank of England by the confed-
crate government to their payment.
A more plausible solution of the mat
ter can be given, although it is, of course,
merely surmise
AT the time of the collapse of the con-
federate government in 1865, large
amount of property belonging to that
government remained in the hands of its
agents, bankers, and other mercantile
houses in England, France, Germany,
and Holland.
This property consisted of cotton, mu-
nitions of war, supplies, and steamers,
some of them finished, equipped, and
ready for sea, others in an unfinished
condition; also large amounts of money,
the proceeds of the sale of confederate
bonds.
The value Of this property has been
estimated to be of the value of one hun
bred millions and more.
The attention of Congress and of the
executive departments has more than
once been called to the existence of this
property, but as far as is known no steps
have ever been taken by the United
States Government toward securing it,
Legally it escheated to the different
governments within the domain of which
it lay at the time it ceased to have an
owner; and it is only q sort of interna.
tional equity thatw would entitle the United
States to claim it.
1t is more than probable that, in order
to overcome the equity resting in the
United States and to raise an equity in
their own behalf, these bankers and mer-
chants, in whose possession the property
or its proceeds still remains, are purchas-
ing confederate bonds; so that if they are
Ecalled upon, either by their own govern"
ments or by the United States to disgorge,
they may set off these bonds against the
value of the property.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
The Fraudulent Prosecution in the
Star-Route Cases.

The public will be gratified to observe
that, notwithstanding the serious set
back sustained by the law officers of the
Government by Judge Cox's decision
against them in the star route case, they
have realized the necessity proceeding
against the defendants with renewed
vigof-in tie newspapers. The daily re-
ports Of court proceedings inform us that
the grand jury is in session, as it has been
ever since it's reassembling October 3, but
those reports do not indicate that either
Mr.. MacVeagh, or Mr. Gibson, or Mr..
Cook, or Mr., Anybody Else has deemed
IL worth while to offer single witness
before that body. Perhaps they
have no witness. Perhaps they never
had. Perhaps they willfllly mis-
led Messrs. Bliss and Brewster
pretending to those gentlemen that they
had cloud Of witnesses, or even so much
as one If they really know that crime
has been committed they must know it
because Of some legal evidence they have
seen. We do not say that there is no evil
dence But VIC know that none has been
produced. II will soon be in order to in
quire whether Wayne MacVeagh, A. NJ.
Gibson and William A. Cook are actually
in possession of any evidence which
would convict anybody of postal frauds,
III order that they may be indicted as
accessories after the fact for concealing
such evidence. proceeding by news
paper will not always satisfy the Govern
ment or the public.
William A, Cook cannot look solemn
enough or wise enough TO make anybody
believe that he and his associates would
not gladly and Immediately produce
some evidence of unlawful conduct on
the part of Thomas ]. Brady if they had
any. 1t leaked out during the argu-
ment before Judge Cox that Cook & Co.
had secretly confessed that they have no
evidence of any corruption on the part OF
anybody but that they maintain that it
was morally wrong for Brady to differ in
opinion from MacVeagh, Cook, and Glib
son as to what mail service should be or
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

THE Governments prosecutors assure the Tines
correspondent that their other cases are all ready
for prosecution, and have been ready for some
time. OF these cases, that against S. W. Dorsey
and his party is the largest Owing to the delays
which 1t was believed would be caused by
submission Of some Of these cases to the grand
jury, the statute of limitations running inexoraby
all the time to the disadvantage of the Govern
ment, 1t was hoped that some of the at least
could be begun by information proceedings. II is
now decided that this cannot be done. The present
grand jury, which seems to be inclined 10 demand all
TIE evidence and all he wtassses IN case, and to In.
sist upon II method of procedure which would
keep the Dorsey case before them for six months,
will soon 90 out Of office a netD grand jury will be
sworn on December, The Governments prose-
cutors inform the Times correspondent that they
will present their cases TO his ne,O grand jury and
that they may place the evidence in some case or
cases before the present grand jury.-NeO York
Times.
Yes, the present grand jury requires
evidence before indicting the victims of
Cook and Gibson's cupidity or Mac
Veagh's hate. The next grand jury, and
all future grand juries, will be equally un-
reasonable. Couldn't General MacVeagh
order a court-martial?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

The Philadelphia Times says: Glove
without kiss would be like the harp without
the hand; the rainbow without its hue the
brook without its babble; the landscape without It's
color; the tea-rose without Its odor; poetry with
out Its rythm, or marriage without love-" The
Times might have continued its comparisons, and
likened love without kiss to a hand -organ with
out its crank; an egg without salt; a cod fish
without flavor; society young man without
money; u boil without poultlce; an oyster with
out It's health; circus without clown-but they
wouldn't have sounded so poetical.-NorriStoic E
Herald
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

A remnant of the once powerful Pc
quot race still maintains tribal organization in
Connecticut. Schaghticoke. the ancient seat OF
this people, is situated In the town of Kent under
the Schaghticoke Mountain, in the middle valley
of the Housatonlc Schaghticoke now consists of
six little brown, clap. boarded, story houses,
tenaned by some seventeen persons, and the
whole tribe numbers about fifty. The reservation
of three hundred acres comprises Schaghticoke
Mountain, valuable only for its timber. Vine, the
aged queen of the tribe, Is nearly white, her
living by basket making, and is member Of the
nearest Congregational church.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
HInIknr,r mia nniv.

During the seige of Paris in 1870, NJ.
Arthur Rance was mayor the Ninth Arrondise.
ment One night, when sortie had been made,
the streets were crowded with people anxious to
learn news from the battlefield. With great diff
Guilty NJ Rance forced his way to the door Of his
Office there two sentres crossed their bayones
before him. mo ono can pass in here without an
order from the mayorl' but / say I'm the
mayorr THAT makes no difTcrence-you can't
pass in here without an order" Thereupon NJ.
Rance gravely drew out his pocket-book and wrote
on a leaf: "Alluw me to pass. (Signed) Rance,
mayor" which precious order he handed to the
sentry. "Ah, that's all right Pass IN, sir! Our
orders were imperalive. YOU known
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
JOY.

am light you down the avenue
II is so dark I" she said
And held the lamp with one white hand
Up high above her head
The light fell on her shining hair,
And on her lily face,
And on her arm and shoulder, curved
With such surprising grace.
son, beauty mine" thought, how dark,
The world may ever be-
However dark or cold-yet still
twin be bright near thee"
And then ran back through the dark,
TO kiss her once againi
For sudden Joy possessed my heart,
Almost as keen Us pain.
--CAarLSs FraHeis adams.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
Hn nOcenee.

Some little children were sitting one
day on the steps OF school house. singing as they
often do some oftheir favorite hymns. They were
suddenly surprised by rude fellow, who came up
to them and said Does your master teach you
nothing but singing those foolish hymns?' Eyes,
said pale faced little boy, about six years of age
The tells us that 1t is foolish to play three aces
against flush" The rude fellow seemed much
affected by the childish innocence of this remark,
and passed on. This incident occurred in Chi
cago.--Curl Seiiur=.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

Here is Castle. 1t is the House of an
Editor. 1t has Stained Glass windows and Mahog-
any stairways. In front of the Castle is Park.
Is 1t not Sweet? The lady in the Park is the edi-
tors wife. She wears Costly robe of Velvet trim
med with gold lace, and there ore Pearls and
Rubies in her hair. The editor sits on the front
Stoop, smoking an Havana Cigar. His little
Children are playing with diamond Marbles on
the Tesselated Floor The editor can afford to
live in Style. He gets Seventy Five Dollars month
Wages.-DenUer Tribune Primer
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

A chap went into crockery store the
other day alittle hooked up, and feeling as though
he ought to break something, said to the proprie-
tor, as he viewed long shelf full of crockery and
glassware, "What will you take to let me throw
my boot at that 'ere2' "Just 81" answered the
owner. The man paid the dollar, and taking of
one ofhis boots took aim at the shelfwth the In
tenion of raking 1t from one end to the other. He
threw 1t with all his might, and It went forth with
great deal Of swiftness, but missed every bit of
crockery, landing in tub of water in the rear of
the store. A more disguised man has seldom been
standardization freeman
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

C have good news for YOU" said old
Buyerten, to u clerk in his Office "Your uncle
who died last week left his Ohio farm to your
cousin Ben and you get nothing" The clerk
laughed a loud laugh of joyous relief "By
George" he said, "thnt takes u load of me. Uncle
Ezra was so angry at me the week before he died
he swore he would leave me that farm. 1t has two
tax titles and three mortgages on it there is flaw
in the original patent, five families arc fighting
for it, and there is stranger in possession. Ben
must have made the old man awful mad some.
how JLr,pteue
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

General Kosecrans, as chairman Of The
committee, has issued an appeal for funds for the
erection Of veteran soldiers home in California.
Ha says california alone has over one hundred
veteran soldiers and sailors in her poor.houses;
many more are on the brink of restitution and old
age. home must be promptly provided forthose
who should now be in one and for those who, in
the future, will be forced to seek such shelter
Every veteran, and everybody who beneath our
flag enjoys on this coast what their valor aided to
win or preserve, is bound to help"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

THE attorneys for the Government are unit as
TO the course to be pursued and unless restrained
by some superior powers they will press the cases
as speedily and vigorously as possibility. A.
Cookfn Evening Star.
WHAT Superior powers" does Mr..
Cook mean2 and what does he mean to
insinuate9
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

A journal published at Jewish charity
fair In Cincinnati takes the ground that 1t is the
Jews who are exclusive. and tells them that they
ought to be more tolerant Of Christians. "Wc AS
sert ourselves II says, las peculiar people,
and, except In our business associations hold our
selves aloof from the Christian world"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

THE marked increase of Socialism and
Communism in Germany, as shown by
the recent elections, is but the natural
result of system of government that
makes the maintenance of an immense
standing army its chief concern. The
German people are naturally patriotic
and loyal, They have a good deal of
affection for Emperor William. But there
is limit to their endurance of burdens,
and that limit has been reached in the
case of many thousands
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

In Springfield, Mass, an overwhelmingly
Republican city, giving heavy major
ity for the Republican State ticket, there
arc some truly good Republicans who
can't abide "the machine" Four Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature owe
their election to the excessive sanctity of
these brethren.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

Ir the National Democratic party must
have an issue-althoueh one can't guess
why they should have one, for they have
invariably been hurt by everything of
the kind they have fooled with-still,
If they feel that they are suffering for an
issue and can't get along without it let
Them take hold Of the whipping-post
and put it into their platform. They
have in times past given their support to
things far more brutal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

THE Solid South, with all that the name
implies, is thing of the past-it has
passed into history. So much for brave
Malone, whose moral courage has been
as signally displayed in his long fight
against the Bonrbons as his physical
courage was on the battle-felds of the
late war.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

THE Virginia Bourbons in their hour
of grief may find some crumbs of conso-
lation in the words of st. Paul: "No
chastisement for the present seemeth joy
Gus, but grievous; nevertheless after
wards it worketh the peaceable fruits of
righteousness" Men and brethren, brace
rpI
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

History is writing Hayes down as the
weakest President the United States has ever had
Buffalo NelGS Slightly inaccurate we think. History
finished the job long ago. there was very little to
do.-Rocheser Express
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

"Why were you not at church last
Sunday, Clara?" asked Amelia. Clara
couldn't; didn't have anything TO wear. l shall
go next Sunday If my sack is done. Amelia
ooh. you sack-reigious thing !'-Roston Tran
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

No PARTY has ever elected to the Presi-
dency any statesman who was violently
loved by opposition organs. The ma
tional Democratic Organ" should en-
brace its idol behind the scenes, and not
in the glare of the footights, if it really
means kindly.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

BAD management and excessive greed
are likely to bring disaster on PATHS con-
cert tour. Empty benches are not i'm
dicative of or conducive to tidal wave
of enthusiasm,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12

A GOOD record by Congress this winter
is all that is needed to insure regular
sweep of the Republicans in the elections
ofnextyear The party is in splendid trim
all along the lines