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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-07-19

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-07-19
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In no rsspect hare they failed TO give rhat they
Fre"tstd.-LoUIsvILLE DAILY COURIER JouRN-
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circus of which you have heard so muoh. and
which Ia everywhere creating such tremcn-
dous boom of popular excitement. and it will
positively exhibit at CHARLFsTowN, on FRI
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y progressive era. and SO far as it is concerned
ali other shows simply do not exist. 1t is far
too immense an enterprise to DO based upon
mlsrepresen tatiOn. It advertiscs the only oair
aflIvlng Wooi1J Elcphauts ever known and as
more yalusbte than the combined herds of any
two other shows. and it has them, and they arc
IL auTeTtlses the only pair of living leViathau
White Nile tEippopotimi. aud it exhibits them,
phant. exhibited under . glass case, worth near
y its weight in gold. smaller than any baby
1old greater curiosity. and has it. and it is all
MAT 70 Claimed 1t advertises the only Drove
Of Six Performing Colorado Cattle, and it pro
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::dYertlses the only 1900 900 complete IIord of
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them IN parade: II advertises the only pair Of
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Monster Arctic Aquarium of Amphibions Nam
moths. and has it.. 1t advertises james Robin
son. the hero bareback horseman of ali time
and he rides with it: It advertises George III
Kelly. the wonderful worlds champion lcaper,
AND he leaps with it. 1t advertiScs Baughman
and Butler. tho marvelonsly nnerring rifle
fhots, and they sh"Ot With it. 1t aCvertises
Willis Cobb's famOus Mininture Circus. and cx,
h1bIts it II advertsss King Sarbro's marvel
ops Royal Japanese Circus. and. presents it. 1t
1aHSeftlseS the great perfected Electric Light
Aod uses it. 1t advcrtiscs fittv tons of educated
a99Imals. and they appear in its great arena. It
a ,1 the greatest performers in every
most magnificent street parade ever given, and
makes it-daiiy. II adyertiscs that It rents no
privileges, aud it does NOT. It adyertises that
~ stamps ont all camp followers, and it re-
nHrselesslv does. It advertises all shows that
advertise what they do not perform as swim
dlers, and hopes to see them legally dealt with
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-07-19
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BENZ. +. LEIsEwRINe, z. NJ.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The sixth complimentary hop of the Y. P. L. A.
Socials took place at McBurneys Hall last night.
The slOOp-of-war Saratoga has been ordered from
Baltimore to this city to recruit boys for the
| United States navy.
The Conservative Readiusters held meeting
last night, and made arrangements for putting out
full ticket to be voted for at the coming spring
election.
4 number of ladies and gentlemen have deter
mined TO present III u short time at ArmoTy Hall
two plays for the benefit of the Old Dominion
Boat Club.
The steam-tug Bell Haven, lying at Reeds
wharf, sprung aleak last Tuesday night, and was
found yesterday morning filled with water. She
was pumI ed out.
The ice on the river is said to be giving way.
The steam tug Beaverton made trip to Shep-
herds yesterday morning with the railroad barge
alongside of her, breaking u new track as she
went. This is the first time the tug has tOwed the
barge in this manner during the ice blockade.
Alfred Tebbs the old coloTed man committed to
Jail about two weeks ago by Justice Whittlesey on
complaint of his son u lunatic was examined
yesterday by q commission of lunacy, and dis
charged, as the evidence of his insanity was not
sufficient 10 order him to be sent to an asylum.
DR. Bedford Brown of this city, has been ap-
pointed by the Medical Society of Virginia to de
liver the address on the advances IN the practice
of medicine at its next annual meeting, and also
representative of Virginia at the next meeting of
the Medical Society of the State of Maryland.
y drunken tramp was locked UP yesterday and
ordered to be fed on bread and water for forty
eight hours and then escorted outside the city
limits. He and the one ordered out of town last
Tuesday are thought by some TO be the parties who
committed an assault on young woman in Mary
land a short time ago.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
What the Commissioners Did East Night
Taking s.arc Of the Esocsea.

ss MAI the commissioners Es1I last M
Taking Care OF tine Fsorses.
The Board of Fire Commissioners held special
meeting last night, all the members being present.
Applications for appointment were received from
George W. Spurreil and Charles ". Robinson. Bills
incurred by hiring extra horses during the SHOW
blockade were approved.
A communication from the District Commission
ers read, calling the attention of the board to
the necessity Of observing careful economy in the
management of the department, remarking that
the estimates were closely ScruiniZed at the Cant
t0l. The communication also stated that the ap-
preparation for purchasing horses was entirely eX-
haustcd and advised that divers be cautioned to
use the utmost care i'll driving horses as TO save
the animals as much possible.
Chief Cr0nin stated that he had given the drivers
most positive orders 70 drive their horses carefully
General Bacon said ne had often spoken to the
chief about running the horses.
Mr. Collins said ne believed in running the
horses, and thought the exemption ofthe city from
large fires was due TO the time made by the ell
gineS. He held that to make the horses trot with
heavy engine behind them would be an act of
cruelty, as their natural motion was a lope.
Mr.. Reed agreed with Dir. Collins, and inStanccd
the fact that artillery horses travelled on lope.
Upon his motion, the chief was instructed to
issue an order looking to the proper care of the
DR.. s. DeKalb Cook was placed on the list of Fire
Department physicians, vice DR.. Brooks. deceased.
The gas bills from the different cngine-houses
coming up for consideration, the chief was in
Struced TO call the attention of engine companies
Nos. !, ,, and and truck company TO the con-
sumption Of gas at their houses
The chief recommended that fire plugs be placed
at the following points: North side Of Louisiana
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets north
west; north side of d street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets northwest ID street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets; f street. between Sixth and
Seventh streets street corner of Sixth; T street
between Ninth and Tenth streets; G. street between
Third and Four-and-a-half streets: street, be-
tween FoGr-and-a- and Sixth streets; and
street, at the Bank of Washington. He also recon-
mended the erection of larger plug at the corner
OF and Fourteenth streets northwest.
The recommendations were approved and re-
feITCd to the District Commissioners
The Board then adjourned.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS,

Peyton 6 Coles Grand Master of the Masons of
Virginia, is visiting the Lodge at Warrenton Off
cialy.
Gabriel Walker has been convicted of stealing
robes from sleighs az Falls Church, and received
twenty laShes for il.
DR.. Levin Smith Joynes, IL. D., one of the most
prominent physicians of Virginia. died in Rich
mond last Tuesday aged sixty-twO years.
J. E. Minor, principal of the clearinghouse of
Minor & Co.. Fredericksburg, has been missing
since Wednesday oflast week. The bank is 81 go
short.
1t is reported that cotton factory three hun
dred feet long seventy feet wide and three stories
high will soon be erected near Norfolk by party
of New York capitalists.
On Monday night a colored woman named Jane
Murray was brutally murdered on the railroad
track about mile east Of Farmyille by Davy Ely
son, alias Davy Bull, and Minerva Allen.
The Rockbridge Alum and the Jordan Alum
Springs have been consolidated. The two es-
adjustments, which adjOin each other, will be
run next season by the same management in one
interest.
- General Fitzhugh Lee has accepted the invita-
ton of the confederate soldiers of Louisiana to de-
liver the grafton at the unwilling of the statue to
Stonewall" Jackson, i'll New Orleans. on the 10th
of May next.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
THE INAUGURATION.
Pr0ceeGEngs at the Committee Rooms
observation-disclosures Anf,oImtsd.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Appointed.
The executive committee on inaugural cere-
monies held their regular meeting last night in
the rooms adjoining the National Metropolitan
Bank. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. J. W.
Thompson, the vicecnairman, Colonel d. 3.
Anger, presided. As the committee is waiting TO
hear from the finance committee, and cannot pro-
coed until that committee reports, and that will
not be before next week, an adjournment was
taken until that time.
At the meeting OF the subcommittee Oh finance.
held yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Lewis j. Davis in the
chair the following were appointed TO solicit sub
scriptions for the inaugural fund:
MeSSrs. K. 4. Golden, J. Van RSWick and J. II.
Johnson, at the Potomac wharveS and South Wash
ingtOn.
Pennsylvania avenue, from the Capitol to Sew
enth street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. NJ Godstein, +. !.
Lutz and John r. Given.
From Seventh street 10 Fifteenth street on Penn
SylyGnia avenue-MessTs. T. J. Fisher, j. Z. Fitch,
\. W. Burchell. and L. J. Davis.
Seventh street east to City Hall-MCsSrs. c.
Ryneal, &. W. Cissell H. c. Swain, Charles Baum,
and John Vogt.
Ninth street and Louisiana avenue-Nessrs. 4
F. Pratt, c. c. DuncanSUr, Edward Temple, and W.
g. Moses.
Capitol Hili-Mr John A. Bayley
Navy Yard-MeSsTs J. +. Herrcll, s. i. H.
Marks and p. =. Little.
Georgetown and Pennsylvania avenue west of
Fifteenth street-MessTs. W. p Rice, George 5.
Kraft. George Hill, jr, Thomas Bowling, Thomas
L. Croplcy, ". Whcatley, and w. L. Tcnuey.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
DUNCAN S, WALKER
Is Interviewed About Those Fraudu
IeuflX Erauked EacuMenfs.

"Why, General, how do you do?" said delighted
deliver for delicate tidbits of news for THE REPUB-
LICAN to the fierce, fiery, and fugacious General
Duncan s. Walker, late secretary to the Demo
cratic Congressional and National Campaign Com
mittees, whom he met in one of the corridors OF
the Capitol yesterday. Where have you been Tor
the last two or three hundred years|
at has been a good while since saw you" said
the General, gaily, utterly ignoring THE REPUBL1
CANS expressed solicitude concerning his bodily
health, SO lost was he in contemplating the gorgeous
raiment and beauteous form of our erudite ennis
sary.
Not since your committee sent out those fraud
ulently-franked Democratic documents" replied
our able alliterative ambulatory and also ambi-
tious Adonis, determined to give the conversation
tone that would be pleasing to the General.
No, believe not" replied the genial General,
as he peered over the golden rim of his gorgeous
glasses into the dim depths of the fateful past,
which in his minds eye he evidently saw strewn
with the cold corpses of Hancock, English, and
others, when not even the larcenous distribution
OF locofoco doses of compaign literature could
save; Il believe not"
THAT was very wicked work. said our serious
SCRIBE severely.
at was hill" said Walker, wickedly.
You ought to be interviewed" remarked our
amiable auricle augurcr, with an eagle eye to
business
Yes, ought audibly admitted the able aid to
Democratic demolition III the late cOmpaign.
well, to begin" said our gifted CLEANER, " did
these gentlemenl who are accused offending their
franks-Call, Clymer, Cox, Blackburn, Manning,
Wallace and Hill-authorize you to use their
autographs forthe sinful purposes of papering the
righteous Republican States of Indiana, Ohio, and
New York with ornamental locofoco literature, TO
the great annoyance of the inhabitants thereof
and the increased profit of the paper-mills-eh? 81
Well, now" said the General, as the pensive
penciler paused for breath. You want an inter
view, do you? An interview! Oh, yes, you'll get
it. Certainly, you'll get it, you will! Have you
got cork-screw about your person.
There was something in the Generals tone
That stayed the scrivener's hand,
And said as plain as words could speak,
Oh! scribbler, yubadammed.
The allusiOn to cork-screw also had a wither-
ing effect upon the gentle Jonadab who jerks juicy
statesmen for THE REPUBLICAN, and leaving the
General gently efervescing about the neck, but
still comparatively safely corked, and hence harm
less, he sped from the scene congratulating himself
as he few with the thoughttha on Converses COM
mittee would devolre the dangerous duty of IN
corking the General.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
ALAS. TOO TRUE.
"a. Watson and " b. Seyerson ''-Sketch
OF the Twins.


These two gentlemen may be mentioned as lead
ing representatives of the class of theorists com
planned of by Congressman as eternally harangulng
and harassing them upon their pet schemes about
District matters They (the COngressmen) express
the wish that the practical representative citizens
of the city would talk with them about District
affairs, and keep the cracked Missionaries away
from the Capitol The difficulty is that the busf
ness citizens have little time to spend about the
| Capitol committee rooms, while these gentlemen
of unlimited leisure seem to have nothing else on
| hand.
| Mr. Watson is a man of some good ideas and
many impracticable ones. He deserves more than
any other man the credit of organising the signal
service system, and he invented the postage news
| paper envelope now III general use; but ne gels
wild, like many others, when he undertakes TO
grapple with the question of the Potomac flats
! His remarkable plan is to dredge the mats the
whole mile-width of the river opposite washing,
| ton, and keep them dredged. He has been voted
terrible bore by all the newspapers of Wash
ington, and in revenge he is in the habit OF eharg
ing that they have all been bought up IN opposl-
| ton to his cranky schemes.
1t is not known that Mr.. Severson ever executed
anything whatever, though he signs himself
Civil Engineer" and dilates upon his particular
crotchets in such imposing language that ne some,
| times 1mpresseS green Congressman as second
Stephenson, or Brunei For half century, at
least, like Coleridges Ancient Mariner, he has
been in the constant practice of fixing some victim
with his glttering eye and inicting upon him the
long story of the SeversOn plan of sewerage ana
drainage. Olden time mayors and cOunclImen, me
diaeval teather-duster legislators, modern Commits
sioners and citizens, newspaper men, and Con-
greSsmen always, have been in turn his prey.
Most of his victims are dead, but, come and go
as they may he goes on forever. Once upon
time, when the old canal was the standing
nuisance he prevailed upon the city councils
to try his plan of flushing the canal by flood
gates By this wonderful project the rush of
pentup water to scOur out all the sand,
mud, and sediment, and carry it off post haste
down river making the canal both healthy
and navigable. The SeversOn fOodgateS were
erected at considerable expense, but they failed TO
work. The water didn't rush. Instead Of carrying
Ia n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
The Pirates orHenzaree.

The first representation of the latest success of
MeSSrs. Gilbert and Sullivan by amateurs viii
take place at Fords Opera-House on Friday even
ing, the 2Sth instant. There will be series of
three pcrfomanees-the 2Sth. 10Th, and matinee
on the afternoon of the last-named date-and they
will be given under the auspices Of the National
Rifles. The cast will embrace our most talented
local yocalists including Miss Eva Mills as Mabel
Mrs. F. r. True as Ruth, Mr.. John o. Pugh as
Ffederir. Mr.. f. B. Hay as NdjOT- General !SGnlcR
Mr. Hamilton Adams as the Pirate King. Mr.. Louis
p p Seibcld as the SergeuRt of Police, and Mr. W F.
Morgan as the Licu tenant. Mr.. D. Z. Macleod Will
be the musical director. and the excellent per-
formances of" Pinafore" last winter, given under
this gcnleman's direction, proved his perfect COM
potency and efficiency.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
THE NEW WORKERS.
: Brilliant Reception and Entertaiuneu
at Masonic Temple.

at ES3SSElc temple.
The reception Of the New York Republican As
ISOLATION given at Masonic Temple last night, was
a brilliant affair and largely attended. The hall
was very handsomely decorated with flags and
escutcheoTs, and directly over the centre OF the
sage suspended life4size portrait of PreSi-
dent-elcct Garfield.
At haIfpaat eight o'clock Hon. A. NJ. Clapp was
introduced ana delivered the opening address.
After congratulating the association upon its
convection under such happy auspices he
said that he had gone TO New York to see that
none but stalTaItS were put on guard, and was
happy to say that the matter had been settled to
his and their entire satisfaction; that owing to
his absence from the city it was only at the last
moment that he had been apprised of the fact that
he was expected 10 speak on this occasion, but
when he cast his eye the brilliant aSsemblage
before him he realized how badly he should have
been left had he failed TO meet the desires of the
association.
At the conclusion of his remarks, which were
frequently interrupted by bursts of applause, the
general order Of exercises proceeded with. eX-
cepting the address from Hon. Richard Crowley
which was omitted on account of the indiSpoSition
of that gentleman. The programme was extremely
interesting the solos of Miss Evan and Miss Mygatt
being enthusiastically encored. In short, it may
be stated that in every detail the reception was
complete success.
At halfpaSt ten o'clock the floor was cleared for
the dancers, when to the inspiring strains of Pro-
fessor Tyers orchestra the lads and asSies chased
the hours with flying feet until :" the wee sma
hours ayOnt the twaI."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20

triumph of American pictorial art and
| literary genius" The issue of the pres
ent season will be found fully abreast of
any past successes.
CONTENTS
An Old Virginia Town, by Lungren
and Blum. Richly Illustrated by the ar
tist-authors.
John La Fargo, by George Parsons
Lathrop. Illustrated with eight striking
pictures of La Farge's works.
Notes of Il Walker, by John Bur-
roughs
Foreign Actors OH the American
Stage, by J. Brander Matthews. With
portraits (several of them full-page) of
Rachel as Phedre, Fechter as Monte
Christie, Madame Janauschek, Ristori as
Mary Stuart, and Sllvini.
Thackeray's Relations TO Eng
liSh Society, by Z. s. Nadal. With Il
pen sketch of Boehm's statuette Of Thack-
cray.
Peter the Great as Rulerand Re
former, ", by Eugene Schuyler. IL
Illustrations by Russian and American az
fists
A Fair Barbarian, by Mrs. Frances
HodgsOn Burnett. A long installment of
Il novelette, to be completed in three num-
bers of the magazine. The story of Il
piquant American girl who eXcites COM
motion in staid English town.
The Music of Niagara, by Eugene
NJ. Thayer, of Boston. The first attempt
to annotate the music of the great cata-
ract. \ paper of remarkable popular as
well as musical interest.
Aunt 'Cinda's Ranch, by Henry
King.
Garrison Life at Governors
Island, NY. HarbOr, by w II. Ride
ing Illustrated by VanderhOof, Sayre
Qudrilcy and others.
NOrWay's Constitutional StrUg-
gle, by BjornsUerne BjornsOn. A paper
characteristic of the author and his re-
publican views.
How the New Testament Came
Down to Us, by. Prof Geo. p Fisher, of
Yale College. The second in the series
of papers regarding the New Revision of
the Scriptures.
Some Quacks, by Rev. Edward Egg
gleston.
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tiOnS, by Charles Barnard. The first
full account of a growing educational
work
Poems, by H. H., Chas. de Kay, r. w.
Glider, and others.
Departments, Topics of the Time,
The Worlds Work, Culture and Progress
THE Salmagundi Exhibition, Bric-a-
Brac, &c.
For sale everywhere. Price, 81 cents I;
u " 0'i a. ~,C
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
italian 1nRra.

The sale of season tickets for the Italian opera
performances next week which opened at FOrd's
Opera-House on Tuesday morning showed a result
which must prove gratifying to the management,
and proved that our musiclOving community are
always ready and willing to generously support a
firstclass italian opera troupe The two operas Sc
lcctcd for representation, as has already been
stated are La Sonnambula" on Monday night
and Faust" on Tuesday. Both operas are per-
fectly familiar. and each has its peculiar attrac-
tons. The sale of seats for either performance
will commence at the bOx-office of the Opcra-hOrse
this morning As the number Of tickets unSold is
quite limited. il is advisable that all who intend
going either night should be Oh hand early.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS

Mccullough, Rooney. LIiEI Yelling, Ella
Way, Spanish Students, Pirates, sc.
Last night the large and enthusiastic audience
that witnessed Mr.. John McCuliough's noble I'M
PRESERVATION of TIginias fully verified the predic-
ton made yesterday morning. The excellence of
Mr. McCullough's performance of this character
has been fully commented upon, and it only need
be said that his rendition of the part last night
fully sustained every good thing that has been said
of him. Without question JdgiRiGs is one of Mr..
McCullough's best representations. Tonight he
will appear as Richard III, i'll obedience to the
requests made by many citizens who were IN
able 10 see him in this part last Saturday night
Tomorrow Mr.. Mccullough will lake benefit,
and has selected the character of Picbc,iCU.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20
IuIu ye,,np.s S,ou..rt.

The concert of Miss Lulu Yelling, the wonder
full child pianist, which will take place tomorrow
evening at the Congregational Church, promises
to be most successful affair. large number of
tickets have already been taken by many of our
most prominent citizens including members of
the Cabinet, Senators, and Representatives, who
propose to testify in a substantial manner the Ell
toyment they have received from listening TO
her superb playing in private during her soiOurn
in this city. Reserved seats may be obtained at
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20

The good houses which have greeted the
Rooney Miners combination" each night prove
that first-cass variety performance will attract
large number Of aInusement-lOving people. The
programme leaves no room for delay, act following
act in rapid succession. that there is an uu-
broken fund disbursement from the rising to the
fall of the curtain. Miss George Kaine in her
songs and dances, Lamont and Ducrow in their
grotesque dances and lofty kicking the DaytOns
in their act called "Old Age VS.. Youth" Mr. f. c.
while the great Rooney. and the no less talented
pocket edition. Katie Rooney are attractions for an
entire performance.