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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Oklahoma,

Every morning the public mind is be.
logged by kilograms illustrating the per-
sistence. pugnacity, or piety of the pill
grims for Oklahoma. Who and what
are these languishing ag griculturists, born
as it were, out of due season? One would
think that they, like the dove of Noah
had been unable to find spot of earth
on which to plant their feet. They or
their friends seem to have free access to
the telegraph, and their agonizing dis
patches serve to make the "thick dark
ness visible" Let us throw little light
on it.
If these adventures really wanted to
settle on the public lands there are thou
sands, indeed millions, of acres of it where
they are. They have pitched their camp
on the three-mile strip on the southern
border of Kansas, where any man can buy
all the land he wants for one dollar an
acre, and is not required to settle on it.
If they are too poor for that, there are
homesteads by the thousand only few
miles of, where they can get title merely
by paying the small fee and cultivating
the soil, and if they do not like that
State they can have the same privilege in
any one of dozen States and Terrific
ries.
They therefore do not want to settle
on the public lands. If any of them
really want land at all it must be merely
to speculate on, and they prefer to seize
Indian land, which they suppose has in
creased value. There is not the slightest
evidence in anything they have done
that they want to make an honest,
straightforward settlement ON the public
domain. Neither is there any evidence
that they want to become agriculturists.
If they wanted to farm they would wait
until spring, like any sensible emigrants,
when the land could be plowed and they
could find grass for their stock. These
pilgrims cry "On to Oklahoma when the
snow falls and Congress assemblies. By
a singular coincidence they take recess
just when Congress takes its holiday re-
cess, or are furloughed," as their tele-
grams inform us. 1t is fair to assume
that as Congress comes together they will
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Gorernor Porfer,s Marriage.

Washington correspondent thus goSSips of the
marriage engagement of Governor Porter:
1.-THE announcement of the engagement of Gov
ernor-elect Porter took all his friends by surprise
Mr.. Porter is a coy widower, and though fond of
the society of ladies' yet is extremely cautious not
to pay marked attention to any. The lady he is to
wed on the 5th of January is Miss Stone, of Penn
sylvania. She is a sweet, demure-looking maiden
lady, with gray hair. She spent the winter in
Washington two years ago, visiting the family OF
Judge Scofield Register of the Treasury. She was
also here for short time last spring.
Miss Annie Porter, the Judges daughter spent
last summer at Chautauqua with Miss Stone. The
engagement has been very Short-a little over two
weeks. The wedding is TO take place in New York
at the home of q friend of Miss Stone,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

sisted of an apology to a number of reporters by
Thompson. He said he presumed the Nicaragua
Company would be chartered by Congress: that
there was room enough for two canals and that the
American Company would probably seek credit in
Europe ThOmpson's friends think some of the
newspaper paragraphs to the effect that ThOmp-
sons acceptance while an officer of the Cabinet OF
$4,000 year from the foreigner rather relieves
Benedict Arnold from some historical prejudices
There is, however a rising disposition in the eOun-
try to hold men to a sense of honor, who, being
honorable chiefs of a tirstclass nation like this,
drop their position at the first temptation to serve
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Ktnd words for senator Hamlln.

At the end of more than forty years in high of
fees, and life of comparatively frugal habits with
opportunities for helping himself such as few men
ate means. He has served faithfully and dill
gently in the counsels of his country, and ne has
been SO well coniented with the honors and the
he has neither sought occasion nor improved op-
portunities for enriching himself He will enjoy
in his retirement the friendship of the survivors
among his associates, and the esteem of the public
and this he deserves, because he has been true
man-tre to principles, to liberty, to justice and
to his country-BoSton Traveller.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
PuIitzer the Aposfate.

Mr.. Pulitzer is very wide-open Democrat. He
recently made speech to st. Louis Democrats in
which he said: " remember that fifteen years ago
the party administration in st. Louis was confded
to entirely different hands The representatives OF
the party were agents worthy of the trust; they
were gentlemen Ofcharacter, of position of intei-
the word, who sought not to make a living out of
politics, but to maintain honor and preserve the
respect of the community" The Globe Democrat
reminds the orator that, At the period SO touch
ingly referred 20 Mr.. Pulitzer was Republican,
which made it much easier for the Democratic
party to be what he says it was"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
The Trouble With Them.

The trouble with members of the bar is that they
don't get down low enough. They shoot over the
heads of the twelve numskulls before them.
have seen Ewing, Stanbery, and Hunter, leading
beaten by some stump-tailed, pennyroyaI bull OF
a county court, with no more law in his head
than a snake in dog-days, / never make success
of jury trial that l don't feel humiliated. Even
if my side had the right, 1 know I have used
means to win that ought to shame Down East
stock-peddlar-T0nl C0T1pin
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
All Sin uew,.,., Omission.

The once Honorable Abram S. Hewitt recent!
il New York discussed the causes of the Demo
cratic defeat in November. He omitted to include
SANDER, lying, and forgery, planned by deSpera
does and abetted by men once regarded as repu
table.-DetrOu Post and Tribune.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

THE last hope that Democratic major
ity had of doing something to redeem
the miserable and ridiculous failure of
their legislative exertions for the past
two years is defeated by physical i'm
possibility. They may pass the refunding
bill in time, but the new bonds cannot be
manufactured quick enough to take the
place of those called in. Poor devils
The day of redemption has gone by. The
session that began with the Potter inves-
tigation should be buried in the Potter's
fold
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

As AN EVIDENCE of the singular success
attending business ventures during the
year 1880 it is reported from New York
that the business failures show decrease
of twenty-five per cent. in point of num-
bers from 1879. This is certainly re
markable showing, the one thing ac-
counting for it above all others being the
financial policy of the country, which has
restored confidence and brought into
active use the money that was boarded up.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Advertisements Solicited.

NEAR CORNER ELEVENTH AND SIS. N W.,
January l, 1887
To the Editor of The National Republican,:
SIR: In the name of all the gods at once" and
for the sake of suffering humanity, do give us i'm
mediately the location of one of those first-clasS
boarding houses in Washington referred to in the
article on the subject in your paper of January l..
and we will remember you with deep gratitude for
all time. BOARDER AND SUBSCRIBER.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
RcuuaIicanism Growing.

The election of Mr.. Ray, by plurality of nearly
4,000 to fill the vacancy in the representation of
the Third New Hampshire District, is an interest
ing indication of the growth of Republican senti-
ment since the Presidential election. The Concord
Monitor says Rays plurnltyis quite unprecedented
in the history of the Republican party in New
HampShire
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
AInnHA Ahead

The wife of Mr. Nicholas Patterson. of Cincin-
natl, has given in fee-simple well-imprOycd farm
near that city to "The Childrens Home" 1t is
valued at $4,000. The rich people of Cincinnati
excel those of any other city in gracious giving.
And they scarcely wait until they die TO do II
either. They put the tenant in possession while
they are alive and save lawsuits.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

WHAT particular duties is the president
of the American branch of the great De
Lesseps Panama Canal scheme called
upon to perform in Washington?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

There is place in Vermont called Barnums-
vile. The inhabitants have petitiOned for. q
change in the name of the post-ofiice. They stood
the mule-buying business, but the Morey forgery
was too much for them. Barnum owns a mill
there, but he does not own the people. They are
ashamed of him
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
weepiue Ger the First Born.

During a recent lecture in Providence Mrs. Iiy-
ermore, in commenting on the wrongs which
women suffer- remarked that when she learned
that her frsborn was girl she turned her face to
the wall and wept. Not long ago, when Chicago
man learned that his third-bOrn was a girl, he
turned his back to the door and kicked. He was
already buying sealskin sacques and striped stock
ings for two others.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

SOME people know all about the next
Cabinet. They ought to post General
Garfield. Being of from the road little
he does not know who will be appointed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

Du- co.,~to~ CalaEliner sa.,r that uIlat
Senator Bayard cOnfesscs to have said in
the Dover speech in regard to the Phelps,
Dodge & Co. settlement, is offensive and
untrue"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

The past year has been one of the worst of my
miserable eXiStence.-H. II. BdrRHBl.
At the beginning of last year had a reputation
The outlook for 1881 is gloomy.-1h Sil HelriH.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Rowland Dental Association,

NO. 2I1 FOUR-AND-A-HALF STREET,
Three doors north of Pennsylvania avenue EX-
TRACT TEETH UNDER NITROUS OXIDE, with
out pain for 81 each tooth wtthOus gas 80 cents each
tooth. ARTIFICIAL TEETH, 81 per set. Gold and
Amalgam FILLINGS inserted All work warranted
first class
DIR. Z. p. ROWLAND has administered Nitrous Ok
side 10 over 1900 persons je5Iy
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Thonpson,s Apologies.

Ex-secretary Dick Thompson met with the mel
ancholy little group comprising the right wing of
De Lesseps' canal scheme at Seligmsns Office yes
terday afternoon. The whole proceedings cop-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Two IEHaIlhHRS.

Springer and Sparks are both from Illinois, and
both are well named One is full of bounce, the
other is full of fire, and both age humbugS.-NelC
York T5jbuDe
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Boil 'eIEi Down.

Washington young ladies are organizing cook
ing club. If they can teach Congressman to boil
down their speeches they will receive the thanks
of a grateful NatiOn-SyrGcuSe Standard.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

THE spoils system shocks the Democ
racy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

JEFF DAVIS thinks that the salaries of
Government officials are too high. 1t
might be difficult to bear up under the
weight ofthis objection if the office-hOlder
was not sustained by the reflection that
the enthusiastic widow who died to leave
him fortune could not have appreciated
his delicate ScrI1DleS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

NATIONAL THEATRE The Snow Flower"
F0RD's OPERA-HOUsE-"A y Child of the State.''
THEATRE CoMoUE-" The Boy Overwhelmingly.
ROLLER SKATING RINK-Polo.
ABNER'S NEW Music HALL-Music.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

WASHINGTON, D. c., JANUARY ), 1881
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
FOR 1851.
PROS PECTUS.
FOR 1881

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN begins the
new gear anader 1aeW management and with
nelg material.
Il WiN be a stal1cart Republican Journal
Il wiH be the best newspaper in the District
of Columbia.
II arM furnish during the sessions Of Con-
grsss satisfactory report Of the proceedings,
and ociH at all times gire complete Information
ofthe official doirgs IL all Departments Of the
Government.
Il rW gire all interesting Information that
con be legitimately obtai',ed concerning the
Intentions and policies Of the ruling poarer.
Il, District affairs 1t agH kno,y only the best
interests of the people upon arhose .taror It re-
lies, and agiH at all times cooperate acith pro
gressirs citizens arithout regard to their pOIit-
icaI predictions, arho hare measures to pro-
pose and adrapce for the improvement Of the
National Capital
Il a0jH furnish a daily record Of all TIE IN
teresting social ere1ats of the city, making its
society department special feature.
Il ,eM gre teIegrapltic nears from all parts
Of tie scOrId reached By the arires, and in its
editorials and foreign domestic, and city 'aers
qrW keep pace acith the times.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
Virginia and Senator Malone.

The forthcoming manifesto of the Re-
adjusters of Virginia is looked for with
much interest. But a far more interest
ing document will be the statement of
General Malone, which, it is understood,
is to appear this week. If he states the
financial condition of Virginia and the
relations of parties to the debt question
as his friends have often heard him do in
conversation, the business people Of the
North will rub their eyes to see if what
they read comes from the so-called re-
pudiator of Virginia. They will see that
he is clear-headed and an honest man !;
that he knows all about the subject, apd
that he has sane and sensible views
They will find that those who have legis-
lated for funding and refunding in Vir-
ginia did so in the dark, and knew as
little as they cared concerning the re-
sources of the State.
General Malone is the leader of the true
Debt-Payers of Virginia His Bourbon
Funder opponents are set of ridiculous
gasconaders and pretenders. By every
vote in the Legislature, and every plat
form of their conventions, these alleged
Debt-Payers have declared against any
increase of taxation. The highest vote
that could be obtained for a higher rate
of taxation in 1877 was thirteen out of
one hundred and forty members.
In 1879, when the number of members
had been reduced to one hundred, only
four could be induced to vote for an in
crease. The McCulloch law, which has
been held up by the Bourbons as the en-
bodiment ofgood faith, reeks with repudia-
ton and devices for fleeing the creditors
and the State. 1t was the handiwork of
ex-Secretary of the Treasury Hugh Nc
Culloch, who pulled it through"
the Virginia Legislature as a phi
lanthropic job. Mr.. McCulloch was
neither bondholder nor the
agent of any bondholders. He seems
to have been a mere wrecker bent ON sal
wage. The preamble to the law he framed
declared that the State could not increase
the rate of taxation, and then proceeded
to create liabilities a million year in
excess of the revenues so kept down.
This law actually put Virginia into Nc
Culloch's hands as a receiver. The Re-
adjusters say that no man could have re-
ceived more in short space of time
than he did in the way of brokers' profits
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN

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Is published daily Sundays excepted) by
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The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN commences
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following board of trustees:
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LEWIS CLEPHANE THOMAS J. BRADY,
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FRANK B. CONGER.
The officers are as follows:
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ager.
GEORGE A. SHERIDAN, Vice-President
LEWIS CLEPHANE, Secretary.
FRANK B. CoNGER, Treasurer.
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

A WESTERN CONGRESSMAN once said: " 1t
is my proud boast that during my term
l never voted for tax nor against an
appropriation" This statesman would
have been good Bourbon Debt-Payer in
Virginia Legislature. The creditors of
that State have seen the debt-paying
Jeremy Diddlers allow nine millions of
interest go by default, an average of
million year, and all the time refuse to
increase taxation. They are as much op-
posed to taxation as they are to readjust-
ment of the debt. What will they pay
with a.?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

without doubt the finest collection
heretofore offered in Washington,
at prices to give satisfaction to ali
who admire elegant and rich
goods.
Real Point, De Venice, Duchess,
Chantilly, Thread, Point, GaIIze,
Applique in COllaretteS; Barbe's
FichuS, Gillet'S handkerchief
and FlOuncingS, Real Point APP
plique Bed-SpreadS, handmade,
with ShamS to match; Real Lace
Robes and Sacques, Real Lace
Neckwear in all styles and cOmbi-
nations the most rare and elegant
French Flowers for the cOFSage;
exquisite Sash and Trimming Rib
bOns; Ladies', Misses, and Chill
dren'S White Dresses for recep-
tiOns and parties; Velvet and Silk
Suits for Misses and Children,
and Real Hand-Made White and
Black Beaded LaceS, the finest
grades at lowest prices.
Our stock of fine Pearl Lace and
Hand-Painted Fans is worthy of
inspection.
NOOT'S LACE STORE,
9l5 Penna. Avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03

on the manipulations provided for in this
great debt-paying scheme.
General Malone has never addressed
himself to the task of being understood at
the North, butin Virginia he is a power to
be respected. 1t isnot likely that after a
full ventilation of his position and that
of his opponents there will be
any difference of opinion among
sensible Republicans as to the
desirability of good understandings be-
tween the Republicans and Readjusters
in that State. One great Liberal party
against the Bourbon party. The latter en-
braces all the hide-bound, Interchangeable,
implacable men who think they will yet
restore the good old days of notification,
stage coaches, and negro "whoop-ing,"
while the former should embrace all
law-abiding, earnest, and reliable friends
of the National cause. The time
is ripe for an Administration party in the
South under General Garfield, whose
members shall all stand on an equal foot
ing, with no narrower platform than the
Union, the Constitution, and the enforce
ment of the laws Those who oppose
this and try to keep the party in the
minority will find their course hard to
explain.
, 1881-07-20

The new Emperor of Russia, it is said.
is determined to mark 10 every way that
he is a Russian, and not a man "vltiated by
the worn out ideas of the West" He
orders that peasant Populations should be
introduced first, has commanded the Army
to wear bea rds, and has clothed the st.
Petersburg police in the old costume OF
Russia, known in Western Europe as the
nTarta,n dress. This exactly accords with
his conduct in issuing, on his accession, q
special address to the peasantry, as it they
were the immediate supporters oil hs
throne, and with his rumoured Intention
of transferring bis residence to the Kremi'n'
This attitude should increase the popular
regard for him, but th-u Is popular regard
of any use. when the educated class Is so
ont OF huinour that it svmpathises with
those who employ bullets The love OF
a nation is a great thing, but it did not
ave Lincoln. though he was attacked only
by one mar, who bad not asceoded to the
height of using dynamite, glass bombs, and
electricity, Tor assassination.
Lord Coleridge on Monday sentenced
Herr Most. the editor of the Freihen. to
sixteen mouths imprisonment with hard
labour. for bis articles melting to ASSASSIN
nation. The sentence is denounced as
severe, and it is severe; but it the victim
threatened had been DIR. Gladstone, and
not a King, the judgement would not
have struck the English people as harsh.
Aud there is nothing 10 kingshiP to
make it a moral offence. The worst effect
of the sentence is that it will be everlast-
ipelv quoted on the Continent as apology
for cruel sentences on Socialists. for purely
speculative "rebellions" against tae eA'se'ns
order of the world.
, 1881-07-20

arms, if care for her honour or her
Interests required it, so she has no
embarrassment in declaring that she
intends to settle amicably all the
international questions in which rea-
son can be heard, instead Of force"
Clearly nj. St. Hilaire is penetrated,
like Lord Beaconsfield, with the idea
that with " words you govern men,"
nj. st. Hilaire would, we suppose,
call the defeat and capture of an
ironclad an amicable settlement of
a Naval difference ; and if he saw a
lion eat a sheep, would affirm that
the lion had made a durable ALI
ance with the mutton" France is
welcome to Tunis, if she will leave
Italy alone ; but there is something
sickening about all this ~pretence,
put forward for the pleasure of put
ting it forward. A Republic should
be above lying, at least.
Lord Granville on Tuesday gave
an explanation Of the crisis in Bull
garia almost identical with that
which appeared in our own columns.
He said that in the opinion of Mr..
Lascelles, the British representative
at Sofia, who is respected by both
parties, the Constitution left so little
power to the Executive hal there
was practically no Government at
all, though the revenue had doubled,
and he was therefore favourable to
a revision of the Constitution. For
himself, he thought a revision might
be beneficial, but would advise a
compromise, and held that the
Prince should not resign in such a
crisis. As the time for the elections,
June Goth, approaches, rumours that
the Prince will succeed become
more numerous, and the violence of
the parties increases. Three Depu-
ties on The Liberal side have re-
Gently been stabbed, two Of them
mortally. 1t is stated, we believe
truly, that no judgment as to the
vote can be accurately formed until
the Assembly meets, on 18th July,
as half the Deputies will come up
unpledged, to inquire for themselves.
Some compromise has probably
been decided on, as General Ehrn-
roth has resigned, and quilted the
Principally.
The accnnnfs from Rnusia nrnSu