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National Republican., 1881-08-23
PERSONALITIES
WAcnTEL is singing in Berlin.

NAClIEL lS singing III DctSln'
EDWIN ARNOLD, author ofthe "Light of
ASIA" is very i'll in Scotland.
The "Wets and "Drys" are the names
they go by in North Carolina.
NATHANIEL PAIGE, of Washington, was
registered at the Office of the New York Herald in
Paris Sunday.
FRANK WALwoRTH, who shot his father,
will, 1t is said, soon marry an heiress who has
passed several summers at Saratoga.
DR.. FERDINAND A. HAssLER, of Washing
ton, was passenger by the overland train to ar
rive in san Francisco last Wednesday,
PRESIDENT GREvY is man very simple
in his tastes 1t is said of him with truth that he
has horror of osentaton in any form.
ALEXANDER Burns died last week in
Louisville. Although descended directly from the
poet, he worked his way up and became q respecta.
BILE railroad engineer.
PAUL Du CHAILLU, the renowned Afri-
can explorer, is en- route to New Mexico, He is &c.
companed by an artist and will write up the
country He is an accomplished author.
Ny name is Marat and not Murat Hal
stead. am of French extraction and descend
ant ofthe eminent associate of Robespierre and
Danton, and not of Napoleon's great marshal.-M
Haistedd
PLEASE deny that story about my being
mistaken for Oscar Wilde. Oscar never had pair
of moon on the water pants, and you know
really and truly couldn't wear any other kind
WhiCidlC Reid
COUNT Won MoLTKE is visiting the King
ga. queen of Sweden. The family of the cele-
br0ted &, zhn strategist Is of scandinavian ex-
traction, and he speaks both the Danish and the
Swedish languages.
Mr.. DAVID p. TODD, connected with the
Naval Observatory here has accepted a position
in the astronomical observatory at Amherst Col
legc, and will enter on his new duties at the be-
ginning the next college year
LONDON Truth thinks Lady Coutts is
sure of good reception in this country, Her
ladyshlp may be certain that the interviewC-s and
newspaper gOssips will welcome her with sharp
ened pencils to the filling Of five hundred scrap.
books.
TIE Marquis of Queensbu.y, n VAIN
personal friend Of the Prince Of Wales, gave $3.50
to assist Bradlaugh in getting IN the House fCom
mons, and the Prince overhNued him for IT, tell
ing him he could not be his friend and Bradlaughs
at the same time,
"THE constitution of man." says Draper,
"is such that for a long time after he has dlscov-
cred the incorrectncss Of the ideas prevailing
around him he shrinks from openly emancipat.
ing himself from their dominion; aud, constrained
| by the force Of circumstances, he becomes hypo.
critic, publicly aSplauding what his private judg-
ment condemns"
KING CETEwAYo is very dependencies
sad in fact that II Is thought that ho may attempt
to commit suicide Ho has a civilized hatred OF
stares and recently refused to be taken to mill
tary review lest he should be looked at. He isun-
selfish enough to refuse the company Of his wives
declaring that he would not allow them TO be in-
yolyed in his suffering and calamity, but would
bear il all himself
National Republican., 1881-08-23
A Curious Order.

The Egening Star states that the follow
ing general instructions to postmasters
will soon be issued from the Post Office
Department:
When any one is annoyed or expects to be an
noyed by posal'cards sent from any particular
place or from any known person, he may direct
The postmaster at the point named to destroy all
postal cards addressed to him, or cards from any
persons named, so addressed, and as far as the
discharge Of the duties Of the Office permit sufficient
examination, the postmaster should comply with
the request, The same request may be made Of
the receiving postmaster The direction TO the
postmaster should be in writing and should be
hled for preservation
1t is not often that any people enjoy the
tender care of so othoughtful person as
who? Who did frame the above instruc-
tons? Was it Woodward, or was it
James? Only to think of it Tfany one
is annoyed or erpccts to be annoyed hv
postal-cards all he has to do is to say the
word to the postmaster, and destruction
will be the fate of those cards. Thus, a
small swip1ler might fear that he was to
be aDh0yed by requests TO settle his ac-
Counts. He employs the Post Office De-
partment TO intercept the duns. Perhaps
Mr. Root, of the New York Times, expects
10 be annoyed by inquiries as to what the
legal penalty is for Postmaster-General
or an assistant TO exercise the discretion
vested in him by law in the discharge of
his official duties. Or the Rev, Mr.. Cook
may be expecting annoyances in the way
of inquiries as to how it happened that
the Government had no evidence against
citizens whom its officials had caused to
be branded as thieves in the columns OF
.scurrilous newspapers for weeks before
Or the Postmaster-G General himself may
expect to be annoyed by postal-cards
telling him of his greatness and of the
high appreciation the people have Of his
talent for advertising himself II would
be a good thing for the p. NJ. G. TO issue
another proclamation TO instruct people
what signs usually precede annoying
postal-cards, 80 that, seeing the signals
they may expect to be annoyed, and then
throw themselves upon the protecting
arm of all the postmasters throughout the
land.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Mr. Lnp,,a,D ssiIi n staIwart.

Considerable anxiety is felt among the
leaders Of the Republican factions to learn on
which side Senator elect Elbridge G. Lapham will
be found in the coming struggle for mastery in the
Republican State Convention, Mr.. Lapham has
always been known as Il Stalwart and a vigorous
Conking man. The Half Breed leaders assume
that the Senator elect will now act with their fac
tion for the reason that he became candidate for
Senator while Mr., ConkliDg was still in the field,
and thus came into antagonism with his former
political ally. Those who reason thus will find
themselves mistaken. Mr.. Lapham is a stalwart
of the most stnlwart sort. lie will be found work
ing with the stalwart branch of his party. Inas-
much as he is the leading Republican of the
western portion of the State his influence cast for
Mr., Conkllng will be a powerful aid to the ex-
Senator's success in the State Conyention.--NciU
York Suns dispatch from Syracuse.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
VINO Invented shoe.Peg., =,

Massachusetts, man, Joseph Walker,
is due the credit of inyenting the shoe-peg.
Previous TO the year 1878 its use had not been
known, and the invention gave new start to the
manufacture of boots and shoes. Up to that date
such articles had been sewed and the peg. made
at first by hand, came in 70 tevolutonze the trade.
II was, however, the custohn of shoemakers who
lived away from the manufacturing centre to
make their own pegs by hand, even down to re-
cent times but the machine manufactured peg
has now superseded all such slow work, just as the
horseshoe nail manpfacture is now almost wholly
in the hands of establishments that make them by
machinery. The usual story comes with the intro
ducton OF the shoe-peg, to the effect that some un-
scrupulous parties tried to swindle the unsuspect
ing by endeavoring to sell shoe pegs new kind
of oats but this tale is like many others, to be
read and then taken under adyisement'
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Mosquitoes.

A toothsome countryman, who was
waving handkerchief about his head in Sixth
avenue car, exclaimed
81 don't mind 'skeeter that sings out an let's
ye know he's coming fur ye an gives yer q chance,
but one of these critters takes hold afore ye knows
he's there Then ye kin kill i'm, but he's bit ye."
stranger, use pennyryal" calculated lank
Western woman, who sat on the opposite seat
Put yer head in bag" suggested boy who
was stealing ride on the step.
"Let me kill em for you" offered large man.
A gentleman In a business coat stood up, leaned
eagerly over the sufferer, and said Have you ever
used st. jap
The sufferer jerked the strap in the middle OF the
saints name and hastily left the car.-NcV York
SIM
National Republican., 1881-08-23

WHAT right have the local authorities
to Danish DR.. Tachmyntis, the long-haired
Greek physician, whose real-estate form
has been seen 10! these many years on
Pennsylvania avenue? No man shall be
deprived of life, liberty, or property with
out due process of law, says the Constitu-
ton. If they gave him bath before he
started they deprived him of his prop
erty. Sending him away from the coun-
try takes from him his liberty. Will
death be meted out to him next? Perish
the thought, and Tachmyntis, too!
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Dayiiahtin Mississippi.

Private advices from Mississippi from
entirely reliable sources give most en-
couraging view Of the political situation.
The Liberal movement in Virginia has
been watched by both Republicans and
Liberal Democrats in Mississippi with in
tense interest. THE REPUBLICAN called at
ttntion last spring to an informal confer
ence of a few Mississippians, at which
the subject of coalition of all
anti-Bourbon forces was discussed. At
that time a portion of the Republicans
were averse to such plan. The Missis-
sippi member of the National Committee,
ex-Congressman Mckee, was warmly in
favor of such movement, while Mr.. Hill,
the chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, was not convinced of its feasibility.
The liberal disposition of goodly por-
ton of the law-abiding Democrats
has since become so manifest
that Mr.. Hill and those who
with him at first deprecated a coalition
have changed their attitude, and now all
the Republicans are united on the policy
of liberal movement similar to that
which is to crush Bourbonism in Virginia
in November. Ex-senator Bruce fully
indorses the scheme, and this week will
witness the formation of purely inde-
pendent political party in the hitherto
politically benighted State of Mississippi
and the nomination for Governor prob
ably of an anti-Bourbon Democrat The
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, having been the
first Republican journal in the country to
advocate the policy of re-establishing the
national authority in Southern States
under the leadership Of patriotic and lib
eral ex-confederates, warmly congratu-
lates the anti-Bourbons of Mississippi,
without respect to previous party
affiliations, upon the wisdom of
their course and the great prom
Use of victory. We trust they will
nominate some gentleman whose ability
and integrity are well known beyond the
limits of his State, and whose broad and
liberal spirit will draw all Republicans
and Democrats to his standard who are
more devoted to national progress and
State development than they are TO the
ihdiiiIthduCS vi piily OiBdhlhdtiOho,
which in Mississippi have retarded both.
| 1t does not make Democrat of a Repub-
lican to shed his party skin when it is a
hindrance to the ideas represented by his
party, nor does it make n Republican of
n Democrat to leave the caves of Bourbon
ism for the open fields where health and
life will take the place of miasma and
death All hail to the Liberals of Missis-
sippi and to free ballot and a fair count !
We bespeak for them sympathy and en-
couragement at the hands of all who have
approved the coalition led by Malone in
virginia.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
The New York Heuniora.

Senator Beck, in recent interview,
talked about the difficulty that would arise in the
organization of the Senate In case Vice President
Arthur should become President The Senate, in
such an event, would be tie, with no casting
vote, and one side or the other would have TO give
way. Mr.. Beck does not sympathize with the
scheme broached by some of his party associates
to capture the organization by excluding the two
New York Senators until presiding officer and u
secretary could be chosen by the Democrats. On
this point he said 81 have seen good deal of
talk in the papers that the Democrats would OPP
pose their admission, but don't see upon what
ground this could be done. They would come
with prima facie evidence of their election, and
don see how they can be refused their seats"
National Republican., 1881-08-23
"usE KINDLY WORDS INSTEAD. -


Speak kindly TO the little child,
with loving hands caress,
Attune thy voice to accents mild
And God will hear and bless,
See the tender, budding flower
so fragile Is Its form
Its life would cease within the hour
II rudely touched the storm.
But, sheltered from the tempests blast
And gently nurtured there,
ltthrives and grows and blooms at last
And perfumes all the air.
And so II Is with early youth,
SO like the budding flower,
IL needs the voice Of tender truth,
For kindly words Lave power.
The wayward, wlnful loving heart
or childhOod's opnlng years.
Demand experienced, careful thought
And often grief and tears.
But yet II Is pleasure still
A boon OF anxious palm
To teach the heart and bend the will
Aud set the mind In train.
Let parents look with kindly oye--
Enjoy the leap and turn
Nor frown nor chide with weary sigh
At little garments torn,
And do not lay thy angry hand
Upon tho tender head
Keep careful watch, thyself command
Use kindly words instead,
IS. q. Bates, JOr The Rel'uthean
National Republican., 1881-08-23

WE are assured by reporter of the
Chicago Times who beheld the great
Marat Halstead with his own reportorial
eyes at Chicago, on the 18th instant, that
that ingeniously absurd person seems
just comfortably corpulent. Would he
could have said: "Nay, it is; know
not seems" What if it is only an appear
ance? What if he is ltncomfortably cor
pulent, and owes the thick rotundity of
his abdomen to a flatulent disposition ?
And then "his hair is well-nigh gray"
Well, that is natural in man Of sixty
two. "He wears well-trimmed white
mustache and imperial" We do not OBJ
iect to the mustache, but why the impe-
rial? Is our republican form of govern.
ment threatened? Have we escaped the
Scylla of Grant to be wrecked at last upon
the Charybdis of Halstead? The prog
gress of Marat was toward his home in
Ohio,
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Mnrimnnn,s Gang.

Russian authorities say that Hartmann
is u romanGer as well as murderer and would-be
regcide. II appears he Gid not do one.half the
heroic things he claims 10 have done. Among
others he and his associates did not Dig mine
from the cellar Of their houfe under the track of
the railroad, but placed the dynamite in broken
culyert and let the passing train explode It. From
all they say he appears to be merely the head devil
of party of sneaks and cowards.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
SncinI LIara.

They must have syn dicate of social
liars in England. story has gone the rounds that
the little son and heir of the Duke of Norfolk, the
Catholic head Of the English nobility, is blind and
an idiot 1t is authori tatively stated that the
little boy, who is exactly year aud eleven months
old, is certainly not strong child; but he has all
his facities he sees, hears, and understands per-
fectly well, and he is now beginning to talk. In
short there Is really foundation in ict for the
STORY
National Republican., 1881-08-23
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John Phoenix RedIyiyun.

The trick played by John Phoenix with
the Wing newspaper, which he turned into q
Democratic organ during the temporary absence
of his friend the editor, has just been played in
London on Rev. +, Kcr Gray, Vicar Of st. Michael's
and All Angels, Bayswater whose pulpit was oc-
cupied by reverend deputy who was n member
of the Church and Stage Guild The deputy upset
the congregation by an energetic advocacy of the
claims of the stage on the Christians and brought
out the Vicar with an indignant disclaimer Of re.
sponsibiity for his views.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
HEALTH rs WEALTH.

DIR, IL, q, Wh1Sr's NERNEAND BRAIN TREATMENT,
specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Commissions, Ner
Spermatorrhga, lmpotency, Involuntary Emissions,
Premature Old Age caused by over-exertion, self
abuse or over-ndulgence which leads 10 misery, de.
cay and death, One box viii cure recent cases. Each
box contains one months treatment One dollar n
box or six boxes for five dollars. Sent by mail pre-
paid ON receipt q price We guarantee six boxes 70
cure any case With each ordar received by us for six
boxes, accompanied with five dollars we VIII send
the purchaser our written guarantee 10 return the
money " the treatment does not effect cure. Guar
antees issued By SToT-r n CROMWELL, $50 Penn
sylvania avenue, Washington, y. O., Wholesale and
retail agents. Orders by mail VIII receive prompt at.
tentlOn. ocI6-Trhf-1y
National Republican., 1881-08-23
IIOwgate.

We sincerely trust that Captain How
gate will be able to prove his innocence in the
pending prosecution for corruption and appropri.
alton of forty or eighty thousand dollars Of gov
ernment money. The heroic Arctic explorer has
borne good reputation. But II his guilt is proved
the greater his guilt that he has won Il cloak and
let him suffer the extreme penalty,-NashvRie Amer
sgYn
National Republican., 1881-08-23
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
1891.
Rr . g . G etus.

TnE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN begins The
neD gear under netO management and with
neW material.
n UW be a StdlC0r Republican journal.
II wiH be TIC best newspaper in Tie District
Of Columbia.
II wiU furnish during The sessions Of Con-
press a satisfactory report Of The proceedings,
aud riH dtdH times gire complete information
ofhe official doingS IN all Departments Of tie
Gouernmem.
II ,cW gire all interesting Information that
cu, be legitimdtely obtained concerning The
iEtc,,ijons and policies Of The ruling polrer.
In District affairs il ,ciA kao,C only the best
Wterosts Of The people upon rhose tGCor Il re-
hes, and Uiu at all times cooperate ,rith pro-
gressire citizens, tcilo,h regard 10 their polit-
icol predictions, irho hare measures to pro-
pose and adrdnce for The improvement Of tie
National Capitol
II wH furnish daily record Of all the IN
ferestipg social crcniS Of The city, making lis
socicty dcpntmed special feature,
II ,cW gre telegropLic ns,rs .frorl oR parts
Of the uorid reached by he rires, and in It's
editorials ond foreign, domestic, and city ne,cs
u& Keep poce vim dc tines
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Another View OIL.

William Malone has broken up" the
Republican party in Virginia by dctaching 1t from
the chronic oiilco-holders who used the party Or
ganization for trading purposes, shipmasters
often break up their vessels in much the same
fashion by pulling them on dock and scraping
off the Observation-Disclosures Herald tRep)
National Republican., 1881-08-23
WIlnl lie Wanted.

Gent to the waiter: Bring me some
grammatical and typographical errors" Waiter
docking puzzled at first, but recovering in mo-
ment his usual serenity; "We just out of them
sir" Gent: "Then what do you mean by keeping
them ON your bill of fare2n
National Republican., 1881-08-23
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
The Presidents Condition.

The saddest words that have been
penned in the United States for twenty
years would be those which would tell
the people the condition of their Presi
dent at this hour.
The official bulletins from the White
House are true in the details they give
but there is general belief that they are
misleading by reason of omissions and
of generalizations which the facts do not
sustain. They are in strong contrast to
the sombre statement Of the Secretary
of State to Minister Lowell last evening.
With affection for the sufferer, and with
solemn realization of the great calamity
which it is evident cannot much longer
be averted let the people honor him by
initiating his fortitude in distress and
his patriotism in the time of great national
atiliction.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
SSosf ouo SSo,lno.

II. osT-oN BOARD STEAMER EXCELSIOR,
i ! or In Alexandria, Va, on Wednesday evening
last, pair Of goldwire rimmed Brazilian pebble
Classes suitable reward will he paid TO the finder
on leaving them at the Republican office. au233tF
National Republican., 1881-08-23
2pereonal.


ATOLLIE-TWO LETTERS FROM YOUR
Il mother; one directed TO baltimore post-otice
and one TO Washington post-olice In your maiden
nnme. She is sick at ID. Glasss AltoOna Ia. hn232t
National Republican., 1881-08-23
Sor 9Renf--So,rses.

IINoR RENT-HoUsE az M STREET NORTH
IL west: eight rooms, summer kitchen, bath, Gc n
lovely home; s35 per month IL applied for at once
Apply at JOHNsON's GALLERY 500 Iennsylvania
avenue. au226tF
UNoR RENT IN WEST IlND-A FURNISHED
IL House of nine rooms, with all modern improve
mens, suitable for members Of Congress or other ON
cinls. Address A., Republican Office au2O6tA
TF YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL, RENT, OR
n Trade City Country Property. come and see the
great bargains ut WILLIAM H. MAIN a BRoTH.
EltS ST Charles Hotel corner Third street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. mnl9i
TNOR RENT-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
H. property for rent JOHN SHERMAN a co,
fp31 81 Cloud BudinR.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
EoR RENT-BY b. II. WARNER

n, near 9TH st n w. eco 90 sO5 st n w......sis 90
lQsl 7th st 90 2Qis IN st N w...~. IS 90
114S7th ST w-.... 30 90 2006 eth 81 IS 90
OFFICE ROOMS In Nos. s23 and $40 Four.and-a-
half at. n W.. also ini5s Louisiana avenue n. W.
welllocated dairy fnrm for rent ut n low price.
Can for Weekly Rent-List.
The houses on East Capitol street are well located
and very desirable.
MONEY TO LOAN on Real Estate at Lowest Rates
Parties having property TO trade sell will find II to
d. II. WARNER,
GIG II street
National Republican., 1881-08-23

THE Minneapolis Tribune thinks that
straight-jacket would do Guiteau good.
Wouldn't hempen necktie or a wooden
oYerCoat be better?
National Republican., 1881-08-23

We can get plenty ofnew American citizens with;
out naturnlizng confessed assassins and any Judge
who would give Hartmann his papers" ought
TO be hooted of the bench.-SDrinQfe'd Union (Rep)
Hartmann is probably fraud and
never tried to harm any one in his life.
He is getting himself advertised so that
when he starts his beer saloon he will
have good run of thousands desirous of
seeing the great alleged Nihilist.
National Republican., 1881-08-23
The Smith 4 E6se ManufaCturing Co.

LOCK BoX l7O5, BRIDGEPoRT, CONN.
Manufacturers of specalties in Light Hardware and
Metallic Goods generally, Government and Giant
Padlocks, Sewing Machine Locks Piano Locks, Organ
Locks the acknowledgements Giant Sash.Chau su-
perior TO every other and very much cheaper mo
special pulley fequlred) The smith n Egge Mnnuhc
turing Co. also gives special attention 20 the making Of
estimates for the cost of the manufacture OF patented
inventions and all the necessary tools, and the manu-
featuring OF the same royalty, All communications
treated Conlidentally. my2l.STTh6m
National Republican., 1881-08-23

HERE is yet another evidence of how
the reform wool is being pulled over the
eyes Of an innocent and unsuspecting
public by the great-brained man of the
Post-office Department, About two thou
sand people along the lower Potomac who
depended upon the steamboat mail serv-
ice are, since its discontinuance, forced
either to wait four days for a letter from
Washington orhave special arrangements
for sending and receiving their mail by
the purser of one of the boats. OF course
many of them prefer to go to the trouble
of making these arrangements, and the
consequence is, the steamboat gets two
cents for each letter so delivered, and the
receiver finds a postage-due stamp to this
amount on his letter, which he is called
upon to pay. This is what might be
termed special reform tax on business
principlesm
National Republican., 1881-08-23

VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR is not reaching out for
the powers of the Presidency He is far wiser and
more patriotic than some of his oiicious friends
NeiO York Tribune.
The Tribune knows full well that no
friends of General Arthur have been en-
gagged at any time in any such business,
and that it is among his enemies only
that the question has been mooted, and
that for the purpose of bringing him into
contempt,
National Republican., 1881-08-23
lSanfeS-- -@ooms.

VIZ ANTED-BY SEPTEMBER 1, A SUITE OF
w unfurnshed Rooms for light housekeeping;
northwest section. Address II. A. HENDERSON,
General Delivery, City. au23-3tt
VIZ ANTED-THREE UNFURNIsHED ROOMS,
wv by LIST September, by reliable party. Address
A. C., Republican Office. nu23-af
VyTANTED--THREE FURNISHED OR UN-
w furnished Rooms, second floor; references. Ad-
dress j., Republican Office. nul9-3tf