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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
oUITEAu--sToREY.
The Assassin of GnrficId nnd the Chicago
q TIu,ea- Faltor


This ia the best-natured country on the fnce Of the
globe. There isn't another nation known 10 political
half The time hns lasted here. An honest effort to
sei e a. Az We S truth wqnd bG endgred even m
rld droeLy this gross yIlheation by him Of any one
tend ordinary projection TO the witnesses brought
forward In the public service, this nrrant blasphcmy
~ the civilized world where il wonld be endured
through weeks and weeks Of needless protraction, let
II be pointed out.
The above is from the Chicago Times Its editor
Is Wilbur L. Storey. lie Is competent witness as
to the good nature of the American people. As
their amazing mercy" Duhngthe four years of the
civil war this same Wilbur II. Storey made the
Times the organ Of the .dlsloyal and hostile party
~ the North. It's columns teehed with gross
vilihcation" Of Abraham Lincoln and the consti.
tuted authorities who were engaged In putting
down the rebellion. Grant and Sherman, sheri.
dan and Burnside, and every name endeared to
the people by illustrious services was befouled
with its abuse.
WHEN THE FLOWER OF OUR YOUTH
were going down TO death upon the battle. field or
south, and we were holding with decimated
ranks the long battle line against confident and
TO- hang trembling In the balance Wilbur +. Story
did what he could to cheer the enemy and prevent
the, strengthening Of the Union lines lie and
such as ho prolonged the war two years and cost
us hundred thousand lives and untold millions
OF treasure. Yet no mob gutted the, Times office
and and no lampjpost displayed its disloyel editor
surrendered to the rebels allowed him
to advocate treason unhnrmed Except n slap in
the face by " Horse" Eddy and n transient sus-
pension of his reasonable sheet by Burnside, no
punishment was ever inflicted upon him. Why
should he cite the case Of Guiteau to illustrate a
feature OF American character proved by hs own
survival and the privileges of citizenship allowed
him In n country which he tried 10 destroy2 The
Iorbearance that has stood such strain may well
be trusted TO allow a fair trial TO poor, mis-.
guided creature whose sanity Is at least regarded
doubtful by oil observers that have means OF
knowing and who are not biased by prejudice or
self-interest,
THE INVITATION TO THE MOB
and the slur upon court which has added new
luster to the American bench come with poor
grace from one who lives and thrives because the
mob was restrained by generous fellow -citizens
and the judgment Of the law averted by general
amnesty. "1f there is anywhere else In the
world where such blatant and persistent treason
as that Of the Chicago Times could have been COM
mited and the author live single week in time Of
war, "let II be pointed out" ED.
WAsrINGToN, d. c., Dec. 2S
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

The pork packer likes library with plenty
of buy biography.
A man IN Omaha is named Redheifer. His
father must have been a bully man.
Speaking of an officer Of the militia who ap-
peared on parade young lady said " He Is u
living chrome"
Fanny Mills, ofsandusky, Ohio, has foot 22X
inches long. II three such feet make yard IN
Sandusky, that's the place to buy DRY goods.
Women are born carpenters. Let two of them
pass each other on the street, both wearing new
hats, and they instantly make pair Of back
slaros.
"A Jersey City husband, who remained out un-
III midnight aud forgot the story he had cook ed
upno tell bis wife, iainted away In the hall she
met him.
-"Patii"-No, "over the Garden Wall" was not
written by Mozart, and you lose the bet II has
never been decided why he went over the wall
Write 10 the girls father on that point
1t Is the newest agony TO exhibit wedding
presents without the cards of the giyers and THIS
Is great blow TO that class who send plated fish
knives and second hand Ice cream sets
The greatest insult an artist can offer to u bon
Tpdni is to ask "WOuld you like your nose col.
ored In water eoloTs or In oilY' II he is man OF
sensitive nature he must feel as II some one had
struck him with nosegay.
The Man Is Bow legged. But he Cannot Help
1t, and You Must not Laugh at Him. lie got Bow.
Legged plonghing ON Side Hin when he was a
Circular Saw.-Denper Tribune Primer.
When tho funny man OF n London paper writes
good Joke the editorial staif Is called Gp oysters
served, and the paper don't appear that day. And
II is a noteworthy isct that no London paper has
missed publication day tor ten years buck.
Within the last few weeks over twenty electric
lights have been pn! up In The business portion OF
Is about 70 hle protest IN the premises which Is
thing Keeps on.-SpI Francisco Post,
"A London paper says that Glasgow University
is to expend $500 on q bust Of Carlyle, This
amount would start Il ball club In lne STYLE and
leave enough to buy several pairs OF boxing gloves
. fari ihn m FR a A. al Nhas,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
A Rather Odd But Interesting Game.

An uptown young lady and gentleman play
games of euchre nights In The young lady's parlor
under the agreement that when he wins he Is to
kiss her and when she wins she Is to kiss him.
The agreement seems to have been very satisfac-
tory, and 1t has astonished the rest of the folks
who not in the secret why It is they do love
to play euchre. II fons of the members of the fam
lily happens to be in the room when games are
won or lost, why the llfllmeut of the contract is
put of until kissing opportunity occurs, and 1t is
said that In some instances, when n large num-
ber of forfelts become due, 1t requires
almost a continual kiss and return for half
an hour or more to finish up. This prac-
tice q person would suppose to be quite u
wearing and exhaustive one, but the young peo-
Pile bear up under II wonderfully, and seem quite
cheerful and happy Had il not been for some
Jealous chaps the secret compact between the two
probably would never have been known to the
world, and thus other couples deprived of the
chance TO test 1t themselves. The Jealous youths,
while looking at the window one night, saw the
forms of the couple Swallowed on the window
shades, and as they could see them play cards,
and then when the last card was slapped down
hear one or the other say 90, gloryl It's my
turn ~ or 80, cream and peaches, will try II th
timer and could see the ,shadowy motions of
kissing they surmised the whole thing and told 1t
as n big Joke, when they were only sghing that
they couldn't have part in the contrac,.-Kin9s-
IfecDln.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
SAYINGS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

Senator Hawley; ",ours is the most honest
government In the world"
Tho Rev. Mr., Talmage: 81 find that religion
Is not gToan, but y song"
-Ex- Governor II. Grntk Brown; "The electric
light will be the light of the world"
-Gambetta said recently; 81 believe emphat-
ically in the higher education OF girls"
Aaron Walker, who was hanged In Texas last
week, exclaimed: I'm going home TO glory"
s-Dayid Talbot, q Colorado murderer, as he was
being hanged: "ln ten minutes the devil will
have me-"
Governor Porter says: 81 propose to do all l
can for the enlargement Of wohl ems rights while
am Governor Of Indiana"
Speaking Of Thackeray hn other day, Mr..
Longfellow said: 81 like him because no was 40
grcut-so honest NJ a writer"
General Pmdo, ox. President Of Peru, says that
the Peruvians will never consent to the surrender
of the least part Of their territory.
"A remark by Henry waltegcn. editor; al
think that Judge Cox and Corkhill have been wise
is giving Guiteau all the rope he wanlS"
The Rev. DR.. George spAuldng of Dover N.
H. says that most Of the high graduates are
invalds for ten years amer they have graduated.
-"Take from the Bible all that fair criticism
may dictate" says Professor Huxley. "And there
still remains vast rosduum OF moral grandeur.
Governor Neal, Of Utah. strives to impress upon
the people in the States that the Mormon Church
Is more of political than religious organ V
ton"
Henry Ward Beecher at the New England din
ner IN Brooklyn Are We going 70 maintain what
the mthers2 | say we are"
Senator Edmunds, writing of Mormonlsm: II
suitable laws were enforced with the same vigor
shown in Furnishing Illicit dislilllng the practice
ofpolygamy might In few years be broken up"
The Rev. II. w, Dale, Of Birmingham, the
chief belligerent representative OF the COngTegn-
tionalists In England, calls the title Rev" the
last rag of sacerdotallsm. He will be plain "Mr."
Dale hereafter
Edison on the dioscope the alleged new in
strument for the transmission Of pictures by wire
In turning sound into electricity you are able to
move matter but to turn light into electricity is
very different thing, especially as II would be
scene ofun opera. Still II s. not an unreasonable
plan nor one impossible OF ofNceomplishmentp
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
A Mistake Abou, - Grren Chr,,,u,.

An esteemed contemporary proceeds to deduce
"a bad showing for the beginning of winter" from
the old saw about green Christmas making n fat
s o,,nr ~ hs 1 oda,a ,epuduon pdar Oi
vestgatons have shown that--in the country
where 1t originated, at least-t does not hold true
death-rate 604 per cent. higher than the rates
of the "green Christmases" of 1876 and 1877
and In the Twenty large towns" the
extreme cold kills OF the old just excessive heat
kills of the young, and IL Is rather paradoxlcal for
people who profess to value Climate because II is
temperate to promulgate the theory that tho less
temperate 1t Is the healthier II becomes. 1t has
been noted-and the comment seems justified by
the fact-that the superstition about Christmas
weather has been much stimulated during the
present generation by the influence of Dickens
Christmas Stories the atmosphere of which is al
most uniformly braoing. not 70 say bleak.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
REBuKING BLACKGuARps,
How Frank weston's Courageous Act En-.
dangered Members OF n Legislature.

ROW Erunh NehtOnh courageous Act En-
dangered Members OF Legislature.
The Elsler- Couldock Hazel Kirke" Company
which appeared here at Macnuley's recently has
just concluded an engagement in New Orleans,
Chicago. Frank Weston, who will be remembered
as the Squire Rodney of the cast told the story of
bms %Se 'hG cI6pay t6a snd
City. During one OF the performances a party
Of local, politicians aud bummers accompanied
by loud women, occupied one of the boxes,
and In the scene where Rodney releases Hazel Kirkc
from her promise and gives her to Lord 1rdpers
made some loud and insulting remarks. Mr.
weston at once stopped the scene, and, stepping
down to the fOotlights, announced that the play
would not proceed until the disreputable black
Called and The party ' were led out Of The T box
and into the street TO the accompaniment OF
q storm Of hisses for them and applause for
quietly G A Ply M weston Sn wds sSsed
TO be on his guard, us the men who had been
elected were desperate fellows aud might attempt
revenge. He had no weapon, but, wrapping
piece OF iron wa.er-pipe in bit of paper, he car
ricd II to his hotel to be used as . bludgeon II
room he went down 10 the hotel bar for bottle
OF beer. AS he entered three men suddenly arose
and confronted him rs he reached the bar. One
"I saw at once" said Mr. Weston, describ.
ing the incident, that the trouble had come aud
for moment felt that was at their mercy. l
had left the water-pipo upstairs, aud had abso-
lutely no weapon Sill 1 determined to do the
best could, and, selzing bottle OF bitters that
stoOu ou tne counter, ueterHllneu nv lcuSL 10
smash the skull of an old man, one of tho three
who was old enough to know better. had not
recognized any ofthe persons In the box, and was
aStonished 9,. to see such an old man among them
With determination to fight II out, said:
go Yes, sir; my name Is Weston
"'Well, sir, answered the old man, we are
members of the State Legislature and we came
TO thank you for your manly course to- night in
having those blackguards put out of the theatre.
We were present and witnessed the offense and
punishment. We are sorry that such an insult 10
your company should have been offered In New
Orleans, and we thank you for resenting 1t prop
erly.'
when he got through said Mr.. Weston, "I
was out of breath at the state of affairs They in
sisted that must crack a bottle of wine with
them and did so with u feeling of great relief
Those gentlemen do not know to-day how near
they nnocently to disaster from that bottle of
btters. ."-COurier- Journal
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
A BALLOON OUT AT SEA.
Graphic Description OF t,c Wight OF the
Salndin with % Member OF PnrIin ment.


The government balloon, Saladin, which as.
eended from Bath on Saturday, has been carried
ont 70 sea and serious apprehensions are enter
who was with II. The balloon was ia charge OF
Captain Tcmplgr, r. E., who was accom- panied by
MIR. Powell aud Mr.. Gardner, sou OF the late mem
Der Tor Cheltenhnin. IL nscendcd ut Bath about
midday, and, crossing over Somerset to Exeter,
proceeded to the neighborhood of Brdport, Dorset.
The @ronaus eontinued Their course illl near
half mile Of the sea, when, about i've o'clock.
finding they were rapidly drifting seaward, they
attempted TO descend The balloon came down
with great rapidly and struck the ground with
much violence. Mr.. Gardner aud Captain Tenn
plar were both thrown out of the car, the former
sustaining a fracture Of the leg and the latter
being cut and bruised.
MR. POWELL WAS LEFT IN THE CAR.
Captain Templar retained his hold of the valve
line, which lie found was being pulled through
his hands. He called to Mr.. Powell, who was
standing in the car, to come down the line, but in
n few seconds IL was torn through his hands and
the balloon rose rapidly and drilled out to sea. A
spectator who witnessed the occurrence suys that
during the few minutes that he remained visible
Mr.. Powell, with his arms above his head, ap-
peared to be working the ropes. Darkness speedily
some witnesses affirm that they saw 1t strike the
water about two miles from the shore. Boats i'm
mediately put off from Bridport and steamer was
dispatched from Weymouth, but no trace of the
balloon or Mr.. Powell was found. The search has
been actively continued each day with no moro
successful result The admiralty and the meteor
illogical department have also instituted inquiries
but no tidings Of
THE MISSING AERoSAUT
have been received. IL was ut first thought that
the balloon might have descended IN the Channel
Islands or on the French coast, but such has not
proved 10 be the case, and almost the only hope
now remaining is that Mr.. Powell may have been
rescued by an outward bound vessel His rela-
lives offer reward of 1900 for the recovery of the
honorable member or mis- body, fl00 TO the first
finder Of the missing balloon or any portion OF II,
and $50 for any trustworthy information respect
Powell
sits IN the Conservative interest for MalmeSbury,
has for years past been an enthusiastic acronaut,
and has made numerous nsCents, sometimes
again. going over to France.-PdH Mai Gdsette
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
Plea for New Year's Day.

Who, after the pitinll story in THE REPUBLICAN,
OF the young girl found Intoxicated OH our Streets
will oiler on New Years Day anything that will
make the brain or the footsteps TO reel Z From what
u fate was this poor girl rcScued2 Coming to her
self, she piteously called for Mother" and she
will no doubt save her from another such humiia-
tion, aud the victim Is far less to be reproached
than the one who offered the wicked draught.
But, one OF ouryoung men, not unused 10 occasional
drinks, as are many of our New Years callers,
with egg nog, pronered to him by q jeweled hand
from that point likely never to recover. Beware
oh, ye tempiers Of the unwary, when you think TO
offer anything that Will intoNcale on January /,
1882 MRS, l. A. HOPKINS,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

A female rat had the misfortune to be caught
alive in n Philadelphia trap not long ago, and the
following day she presented her captor with five
smnll pledges, One Of these escaped and ran into
bottle from which II could not get out owing to
the smoothness Of Its prison walls. There 1t was
found, and the old rnt and bottled young one were
placed together In u cage. Since that time the
mother has fed her offspring by dropping bits OF
food down the meek Of the bottle and aucnched its
Thirst by sticking into the same orilco her tail
dripping with water from the pan provided for her
own ugp.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
PLEA FOR OUR MAYNARD.
Hts Advantages Over Other Nnvy-Yards In
the Excellence of Its Work.

To the Editor OF The REPUBLICAN;
The Naval Advisory Board recently made certain
suggestions for the Improvement of the navy, and
ance Herewith the present Congress will take
measures TO rchabiltate the naval service so as
to give our country decent standing, among tho
vessels must, of course be built and II Is in this
connection that desire TO say few words in your
Journal which so strongly defends the business
Interests Of Washington. There are among tho
several navy-yards In the United States but few
which arc supplied with all the facilities necessary
for the production of hrst class naval work in al
its branches, and OF those few that at Washington
takes prominent rank. Outside Of official circles II
may not be known that some OF tho finest and most
intricate work in the repair and general overhaul
ng of the best vessels In our navy has been done
here.
IN THE MACHINERY DEPARTMENT
OF the Washington yard particularly thele Is every
mechanical appliance requisite for producing all
tile machinery necessary for vessels Of tho largest
found some OF the most skillnl machinists In the
country, led by the veteran foreman George VII.
son, than whom the Government has no more ca
pable oicer. In all the other departments OF the
yard--thanks To the vigilance Of Commodore Pat
tson,-eyery Praneh Is supplied with skillml
| statement Is true OF the Washington Navy Yard,
what valid reason Is there for not utilizing It's
available and valuable facllitiesY If an honest,
patriotic motive influences our legislators they
will best prove the fact by ordering that some pOr-
ton OF whatever work the Government may have
| done under the suggestion OF
THE ADVISORY BOARD
shall be done here. In fact there is no good rea.
sou why the Government should not do all the
work Of ship building In its own yards instead OF
throwing Il into the hands Of contractors, whose
| lobby viii soon be here in force True II may
cost little more nj the outset 10 build vessel in
| o Government navy-yard than II the work was
| done by a contractor, but experience has shown
! that cheapness is noteoonomy In building vessels
| In this matter the whole people are Interested
and as between the interests Of tho people and
those Of contractors there should bo but little delay
| In making choice. NJ
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
THE ADVISORY BOARD


The Philadelphia Nei0s says Il pound of feathers
is MS heavy as pound oflead, That depends. II
pound OF feathers 10 fall from a third story
window and Hlight upon n mans head, and five
minutes alterward apound OF lead Were 10 fall
the lead weighed a ton more than the feathers
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CHROMOS.

smith-"The river has raised one foot" Jones'
" What became of the Othery' smith" Tide, OF
Course."-Exchdilgc
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appearance is annoying, Parker's Hair BAlsam
prevents The annoyance by promptly restoring the
youthful color.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

1T is to say the least, wrong for anybody to go TO
church or public meeting, hacking away aud dis,
tnrhing the preacher or orator with coughing.
Use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup at once IL cost only
20 cents bottle
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

or Thrilling Interest to Parents, OfVital
Importance 10 All Mon.
We have an elaborate and extensive assortment OF
CL0TEIIHTd
IN ALL GRADES AND SIZES.
Surprising In Novelty of Design Fineness OF Tex
ture, Elegance Of Appearance any former effort
OUR REPUTATION WILL BEAR US OUT
In saying that for superior quality In
MATERIAL AND woRRMANsHIP
WE 1T -AAEE
THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE TRADE
Personal inspection Is convincing evidence
Noah Walker & Co.,
TAILoRS AND CLoTHIERs,
de3s5t O25 PenasyIvnnin avenue.
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MISS ANNIE X. HUMPHREY,
40 Tenth Street Northwest,
MAKES CORSETS to ORDER

sPECIALTIEs NOW ON VIEW;
French Hand Made Underclothing.
Merino Underwear. including Union Suits.
French, English, aud German Hosiery,
Paioni shoulder Braces aud all Dress Reform
Goods,
Imported and Domestic Corsets, from the best
manufacturers in the world
Corsnts made 70 order, In every style and MAJ
tqrial, and perfect III guaranteed,
30 French. dernan, and Spanish spoken.
do25tf
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RibboraS

at 33 per cent, less than their ral,ie.
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.
-s.srsr.rINU CARS on l1:2D a. M train
from Washington to Atlanta
1875 .. m.-SOUTHERN EXPRESS, daily. for all
points South Via Danville and Charlotte.
MARKS SLEEPING COUCH CA 10 on 1875 p. m.
train from Washington to Danvt iu
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS on iC..l5 d. m. train
from Washington to Charleston, :. y.
PnSsengcrA tor MANASSAS DIVISION wul take 7:i0 m.
train daily except sunday. For Wnrrenton, 7:i0
a. IN. and 1l:20 q. m trains daily.
For tickets and Information cali at Virginia MID
land Office, COL Pennsylvnna avenue.
N. MACDANIEI, Agent.
NJ SLAUGHTER. General Ticket Agent. ivi9-tf
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