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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
PERSONALITIES

Ex-GovERNoR DAVIS, of Maine, has re-
sumed the practice of law.
Hon NV DAVIS, superintendent United
States mint ct New Orleans, is at Willard's
COLONEL PRIEvALsKY, the Russian ex-
plorer of China and Thibet, has arrived in St.
Petersburg.
GOVERNOR ST.. JOHN predicts that within
q month there will not be distillery or an open
saloon in Kansas.
Mr. BUDGET, well-known merchant
in Bristol, England, is colonizing large property
he possesses to the south of Lake Superior with
emigrants from the neighborhood of Bristol.
BARON DE RoTHsCHILD, of Frankfort,
has just bought golden chalice for s15O,OOo, the
largest sum paid in modern times for work of art
Murillo's Madonna in the Louvre cost only $780,
00O
Mr.. PARNELL had run recently with
the Curraghmore hounds mounted on a very fine
hunter lent him for the occasion, and was highly
complimented by Lord Waterford on his plucky
riding.
THE Springfield Republican finds fault
with the election Of Senators Conger, Hale, and
Piatt. Well, we didn't think it would be pleased.
The conceited editor Of that paper wasn't con-
suited
JUDGE LEVI PARSONS, VINO gave S0U,OUO
to Union College for the foundation of thirteen
scholarships, is eounoisseur in art, and possesses
some of the finest specimens of china in the
try. He made his money in California, but has
added to it by stock specuations.
THE report that Colonel r. G. Ingersoll
has purchased the Americus Club property in Con-
necticut for a summer residence is entirely
founded. He has not purchased the property, and
did not know of its existence until he informed
by the newspapers that he had bought it.
w. H. H. MURRAY, the ex-preacher, re-
allied about one thousand dollars by his re-
cent lectures in Boston. He has dropped the pre-
fix of reverend and intends never TO enter the pull
pit again. Murray has found a fast friend and
helper in wealthy produce speculator, who
furnished the wherewithal for the ex-preachers
stay in England.
THE ball given by Lady Tilley last
night in the Geological Museum, at Ottawa, Ont,
was the event of the No affair of the kind
has created such iutter of excitement in society
circles since Lord Dutierin's fancy ball. thou
sand invitations were issued, and fully seven huu
dred were present. Nearly every city and town in
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
HoUsE oFREpREsEsr.TrvEs

night session was ordered for 10 morrow for
the consideration of Senate bills upon the private
calendar
Messrs. MORTON and BOWMAN presented peti-
tions asking the early consideration of the joint
resolution for the appointment of commission TO
ascertain ON what terms a mutual reciprocity
treaty may be entered between the United States
and Canada. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON q resolution was
adopted for the printing in pamphlet form of the
tabular statements furnished y the SupeFintend-
ent of the Census, the remarks of the Hon. 6 s.
Cox, and the communications explanatory thereof
Mr.. CALkINS stated that he would not call up
the contested election ease of BOynton VS.. Loring
but would yield to the Committee on Appropria-
tons; and then, the morning hour having been
dispensed with, the House tat halfpaSt twelvel
went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Cox, of
New York, i'll the Chair upon the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Mr. ATKINS briefly explained the provisions of
the bill, which appropriated S1i, ,461 0n-a net in
crease of S50 over the appropriation bill for the
present year. The principal items of increase were
S25000 for the pay of the navy and $4,000 for the
pay of the Marine Corps The principal item of
decrease was in the appropriations for tOrpedOcS.
The bill WAS read by sections for amendment
Mr.. HlSCOCk moved 10 increase from SSD0,O0 to
81 0GGo the appropriation for the Bureau of Steam
Engineering.
After debate the amendment was rejected-73
10 81.
The committee then rose and reportetl the bill to
the House, when it WAS passed exactly as reported
from the Committee on Appropriations
Mr.. BLACKBURN, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the POStO Office appropriation
bill, which w2S ordered printed, and recOmmitted
Mr.. CALkINS then called up the contested elec
ton OF Boynton VS. LOring from the sixth con-
gTeSSOnal district of Massachusetts the report of
the majority of the Committee on Elections signed
by Republicans and Democrats declaring the con
teStee entitled 10 retain his seat, the report of the
minority, signed b. Mr.. WEAVER, being i'll faycr of
the contestant
Mr.. LORING took the floor and spoke al length.
His speech was listened 10 with great attention by
the members and by several Senators, who occJI-
pied seats the floor, and at its conclusion the
House at 4:30) took recess until ~, the evening
session to be for the consideration of District busi
ness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Those AIlSPnfnoG.

"'Tis said that absence conquers love-"
but this does not apply TO the Democratic
absentees from the House of Representa-
ives. Every device is being brought
to bear upon them to induce them to
come nome. The desire for them is akin
b love-sickness. They are advertised in
the New York San every day after the
fashion of letters uncalled for at the post
office. This having failed to whip them
in, they are now threatened with re-
duction Of their pay during the days they
fail to appear. Why not advertise for
them among the personals in the great
aaiiies Thus: &C d. E., M.C.-Docome
home; all shall be forgotten.-Ro. OF
Reps" Or thus: "F G. H., N. C.-Your
little local bill shall be passed immedi-
ately after the Morgan rule.-Dem. CAT
rus" It is very certain that unless some
thing is done soon it will be too late for
any organized obstruction to the presi-
DENTAL count. Every day is precious to
The expiring Democracy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Riding a Free Horse.

1t is all right for the newspaper corre-
spondent, who must seem to see the
things he does not, to be constantly turn
ing the Cabinet kaleidoscope which
he holds to the eye of the confid-
ing reader, but he has no right to indulge
in sameness. 1t is his duty to shake the
objects up so that they shall group them
selves differently at every turn. This
rule we are panied to see frequently vio-
lated. Take the case of Governor Foster,
for example. 1t is well enough that there
should have been say forty different ac-
senatorial contest representing him vari
ously as alternately blessing and cursingall
the actors in that most interesting of do
mestic dramas. Then we concede the right
of the correspondent to run him for every
place in the Cabinet, and to interview
him as being for and against himself in
each case-at different times, of course.
We do not object if, under great stress,
Governor Foster is transported in spirit
into senatorial contests in other States,
to disclose the frame of mind i'll refer
ence thereto supposed to exist under the
hat of General Garfield. All this will be
regarded as simply the workings of the
correspondence imagination. But what
we do object to is the riding Of a free
horse too hard. Give the Governor a
rest, boys, and have another subject to
practice on for awhile in the absence of
information.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

To the Editor Of The National Republican:
Being daily reader of your valuable paper I
notice you are ever ready to give any information
in your possession to correspondents, and suppos-
ing you to be well posted in the rules governing
our public schools, you will confer great favor
by answering the following questions: l. What
is the penalty (t any inflicted upon teacher who
shows partiaiity to her scholars? ,. Is it re-
quired By the rules that scholar should sit In one
position during a whole session., erect, without
moving? Ifhe fails To do this (which he invariably
doesl should he be punished? , II scholar strike
another with Spit-ban unawareS and the scholar
struck suddenly look around to see who threw
it, should he 'be punished" and be punished
again because he could not tell which of the scho
ans threw the ball These are the scenes with
many others equally as ridiculous in my opinion,
witnessed daily in some OF our schools, and would
like to know if they strictly in accordance with
public school SYSTEM"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
4 Former slaves Gratitude.

Mr. and Mrs. J. ]. Warren, of our city, says the
New Orleans Picoy,7,e, have been made the reclp1-
ents of a beautiful gift, which came to them III a
gr ltefli way from q family servant. On Christ
mas morning Mrs. Warren was in her kitchen,
when she was interrupted in her work by Robert
cambridge, her fav0rite dining room servant of
antebellum days, who came in all smiles, with
compliments of the season for his old mistress.
Mrs. Warren received him very cordially, and be
thinking herself of the duty of the hour, handed
Robert silver dollar for his Christmas, with good
wishes in return for his afeetiOnate greeting. But
the faithful servitor had not come to receive any
thing except the good ladv's welcome. To her
surprise he gently refused the profered dollar,
and producing from his pocket an elegant
morocco leather case, said: Miss Analse, L
didn't come TO get present this morning, but
TO make one to my old master and mistress,
whose kindness to me L never can and
never viii forget" Robert opened the ease, cX-
posing to view two large napkin-riHgs, made OF
pure gold, encirced each by silver band, and in
Seribed with the Warren monogram These he
handed TO Mrs. Warren. Some years before the
war Mr. Warren purchased Robert, who was then
boy. In the service of the family he grew up
under uniform kindly treatment, and remained
with them until after h0stiliies had well set IN.
At last however, his military ardOr led him to Ell
list in the Federal army, and for the camp he left
his masters home. He was wounded in battle,
and on recovering his health came back to New
Orleans 10 collect his bounty money. But this he
could not obtain unless some well known citizen
here would Vouch for him. and to his old master
Robert applied for surety. Mr.. Warren at once III
terested himself in his case, and by personal eff
fort enabled Robert to collect his claim, amount
ing TO some 81 800 He is now coachman and
trusted servant i'll another family, and well to do
in the world, may be seen by the costly present
he has been able to make to his former owners.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Why It's Chilled n Cocktail:

The Retailer says the word cocktail" I" is not an
- AmcrieaniSm," but word of very doubtful ori-
gin COnjectural etymologiSts have traced it to
the Moeso-tiOthie, the Chinese, the Cherokee, and
that it is of Sandwich island origin another
that it is Gumbo; one has settled it 10 his own
satisfaction, Celtic and still another that Noah
left the recipe to his son Shcm, giving TO the hever
age the name KO'kdal, written i'll the old Hebrew
characters with the MaSsOrctic points. The prOba-
bility is that the name and the beverage We're in
vented by the mound-builderS. and the most
prominent philologists are inclining more and
more to that opinion. The RctGler also gives the
following information: +" The cocktail is made of
brandy, gin, whisky, or champagne mixed with
bitters, sugar and small-very small-percentage
of water. 1t is an early-mOrniDg drink, and is
highly esteemed for its medicinal properties. 4
large proportion of those who use IL habituaily
will never eat solid food until the flooring of the
stomach has been overlaid with cocktails. There
is no time in mans life when he is more deserv-
ing of heartfelt sympathy than when, in Il con
ditiOn of pecuniary collapse, he Graves morning
cocktail and Graves in Yain.n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Secretary sherman's Speech.

The playful conclusion of Mr.. Sher-
mans speech to the Ohio Legislature will
be highly relished throughout the coun-
try. It is of the Shermans Shermanv.
and might have been from the General
himself, if one could ever imagine him de-
Tending himself from the charge Of seem
ing an iceberg. Said the Secretary:
1t is one Of the happiGst thoughts that comes to
nc, in consequence of your election, that will he
ablet live again among you and TO be one of you.
and trslst in time TO overcome the notion that
has sprung up within two or three years that am
human ;ccbeTs--dead to all human sympathies
Laughter and prolonged applausc.l / hope you
viii enable me TO overcome that difficulty laugh
teri: tiiaI you will receive me kindly. and think
viii show TO You, ifyoH doubt it, that have
heart TO acknowledge gratitude, a heart that feels
for others. and willing TO alleviate, where can.
su The evils to which men and women are sub
jeet.
- The alleviation of all the evils to which
men and women are subject is very
large contract, but we are not sure there
is any limit TO the Secretarys power of
accomplishment.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

unavoidable mistake. They reasoned
from the past, and knew not that North
ern subserviency to slavery would indig-
nantly draw the line at treason against
the national life.
Of course it will be interesting to read
Mr.. Davis's restatement of the old story,
but it can hardly be instructive.
But what will interest and instruct us
will be his discussion of his own admin
istration of affairs We shall see what
his view is of the insubordination of
Brown of Georgia, Foote of Tennessee,
and others, and, what will be still more
dramatic, we shall know how far he diff
fered from General Lee as to the conduct
of the war and the paramount question
of when the proper time came to yield to
fate We doubt if any man who once
held such sway as did Davis can, when
broken and nearly forgotten, deal with
the unhappy events through which he
has passed without showing the peeyish-
ness and petulance of helpless wrath.
The book will soon be out and we shall
see
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Not ANY orEhaf In Hers.

dairyman in Floyd County Indiana, having
settled it to his own satisfaction that q certain
widow whom he was supplying with milk would
make him excellent wife, rang his bell in front
of her house, and when she out with her pan,
addressed her as follows; 'I want wife. have
good dairy offiffeen good cows. We rise at three
o'clock in the morning; we have rye coffee for
breakfast with SKINNED milk but sugar for sea-
soning Youneed not get up so early, and you may
have cream in your coffee. We have bean soup
once week; We have boiled cabbage once Il week,
and kraut once aweek. We occasionally haYeSome
bacon. But we do not use butter for it is too ex-
pensive, and use lard in its place. We work hard
and live saving. l have told you all and would
like to marry you" The widow thanked him, said
she preferred her table and told him he would
better propose to his next cOstumer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
FOR 1891.
Pr . sP ctus-
FOR 1891.

TEE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN begins the
,sesu year under netg management and Witlt
zesU material.
u sciH be a staE,eart Republican journal.
IL 'riH be the best newspaper in the District
Of Columbia.
10 soiH furnish during The sessions Of Con-
sress satisfactory report Of the proceedings,
and uiH at all times gre complete Information
efthe official doi,lgs ia all Departments Of the
Government.
II soiH giue all Interesting information that
eGa be legitinaately obtained concerning the
Intentions and policies Of tie ruling Po'cer.
In District affairs 1t triU k,aosc o'tly the best
interests Of the people upon arhose tavor it re-
lies, and aciH at all times cooperate 1cith pro-
gressiUs citizens, ,cithc,t regard to Their pOIit-
icGl predictions, 'rho hare measures to pro-
pose and adrance for the improvement OF the
National Capital.
II ariH furnish daily record Of all the IN
teresti,g social eoents Of the city, making its
society department specidl feature.
1t 'ciN gire te1egophic aeTs from all parts
Of the acorld reached by the ,cires, aid a, its
editorials and foreign, domestic, and city nescs
triH keep pace arith the tinaCs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Did the Census Man Get This.

The settlement of lower Oregon is going On at an
unprecedented rate German couple has re-
Gently arrived with fourteen children, the mother
being about twenty-five years of age. They were
married i'll the fall ofiS70, and the following sum-
mer their married life was blessed with twins,
both girls. Less than two years later the woman,
who was then eighteen years old, gave birth to
four children, three girls and boy, the latter
living only few days. In the summer of ~
three girls registered at that humble hearth,
and i'll 1915 boy arrived solitary AID alone. Seven
years after marriage the arrival of another cluster
of four this time two boys and two girls, was an
event that created some eonsternati0n, end two
years ago two more little haXen-haired girls came
to the fortunate couple.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
2flfction SAFES.
United States 8IarshaPs Sale.

IOY virtue of writ OF ieri fcas issued ont of the
clerks Office OF the Supreme Court of tine District
of Columbia, and 20 me directed VIII sell at public
SALE for cash. at the CoErtROCrSe door of said Dis
trcf, on THURSDAY, the Sth day OF February, ISL,
a l. o'clock M, all The right title claim and interest
of the defendant William b. Todd, IN the following
described real estate in the City of Washington, in
said District, 10 wit:
Lot o. in William 3. and T. III. G. TOslds subdivision
of part of lot square No lG3. together with all and
singular the ens thereon. levied upon The
property of William B. Todd To satisfy execution No.
Is "a al law. in favOF of Michael William.
EiED'E DOUGLASS.
ia2o-dts United States Marshal d. {.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

REPORTS from the South show an un-
paTalleIed winter in point of snowfall and
extreme cold. As far south as Mississippi
the thermometer fell as low as 100 below
zero during the latter days of December,
and snow six inches or more deep Gov
cred the ground. The oldest inhabitant
of that section revised his historical data
and took a new start. His comparison
henceforth will be "in the winter of
,Sn-'SI y &c
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
ADVICE,
BY OUR DEVIL.

Tonight before you fall asleep,
Let each aud every Cne
Look back and see if he can find
Some good deed that he's done.
But, come TO think, we'll take it back,
We've drawn the line too tight;
This little task, we're almost sure,
Would keep some up all night
And part of next week.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Neysnauer Means Food.

Ii is said that during a severe winter like the
present quail are compelled to feed upon poison
Gus berries and leaves until their flesh becomes
thoroughly permeated with poison, rendering them
unfit for eating. Newspaper men who live princi-
pally upon quail on tonst"-and their name
is legion-wi regret to hear this. 1t is hoped the
early strawberry crop is safe. To 6e deprived of
hoth would be 100 had=NnrriSk0tr1l Efy1h6
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

A WESTERN WRITER complains because
compositor SET up the lines "Music hath
charms to soothe the savage breast" to
read "Mush hath chance to soothe the
sausage beast" He should not complain;
he should simply go and shoot the COM
positor. Any jury would acquit him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
---

The Troy Times eXultingly says: " The so-called
independents have now voted for Vice-PreSident
Arthur, Governor Cornell, Speaker Sharpe, and
Thomas C. Piatt Their next act of 'independ-
ence' will be 10 vote sooner OF later for Roscoe
Conkling for President"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
Population of the National Capital.

O1 ShC -NostOhStt Sophsohs
In the recent circular issued from the
Census Office, giving the list of cities in
the United States containing more than
10000 inhabitants, Washington is put
down as No. ii in the order of rank, with
population reported at 147 ,307. The pop
ulation of the District of Columbia, the
seat of the Government of the United
States" is returned at 17S,S73, and, in
Guiding omissions incident to the emu
meration, it is but fair to put the number
at 10000.
The National seat of Government is the
District of Columbia, with sub-legal des-
ignation as the county of Washington.
1t was formerly sub-divided into the
municipalities of the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown. and had separate
board, called the Levy Court, with local
administration of affairs over the District
or county outside of the two city corpora
tions. For nearly ten years. however,
there has been but one form of govern
ment for the District-the National
seat of Goyernment-and there is no
subdivision of its limits to be separately
classified in the census report; and We
respectfully call the attention of the
Superintendent of the Census to this fact,
in order that the proper correction may
be made in the revised reports from his
Office. We confess to local pride in
having the full proper enumeration of
the population of the National Capital
officially stated, and by doing so the
Capital of the Republic would rank as
No. IL on the list instead of No. II, as
presented in the preliminary report.
We imagine, in illustration, that the
brotherly-love Quakers Of Philadel-
phia-not to mention other cities under
similar circumstances-would make a
mild, drab-like protest if their population
reported was confined to their old corpo-
rate limits before it was extended to in
clude the whole county, as at present.
We have at Washington so few polit-
ical rights which we can proclaim as our
own that we don't propose to have this
important one ignored; and have, there
fore, placed at the head of our column
the correct population of the National
Capital-1S0.000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

Was it wise for our District Commits
sioners to enter into n contract with the
gas company for lighting the city during
the next three, and perhaps four, years,
in view of the rapid Development into
practical use of the electric light? The
miserable stuff now furnished by the gas
company also aggravates the situation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL TFEATRE-" Richelie,i.'
FoRD's OPERA-I -IIuUsE-Harry Miner and Pat
Rooney's Specially Company.
CONGREGATIONAL HURCH-LulU Eelings Concert
THEATRE CoyueUE-EsIa Mays Blonde Troupe.
ABNER's NEW Music HALL-Curti's Spanish stu
dents.
CoRCoRAN ART Observation-Disclosures of Art-Ad-
mission free, except on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
A Happy Conyersion.

Governor Gray. of Indiana, said: " In my judg-
ment the Republic cannot live long in the atmos-
pheFe which now surrounds the ballot-boX." We
are glad the Governor secs it. Now let him come
out and join the Republican party, and do away
with tissue-baliots" balldoZing, and corruption.
which have characterized the Democratic party
for years-fnteF-O Ocean.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

SENATOR'S RANDOLPH and Cockrell have
an engagement this morning TO see that
little act of justice is done toward
party by the name of Grant. Hope it
won't be forgotten.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

SENATOR McDoNALD's championship of
the woman's party is the proper thing for
q happy bridegroom to do.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

If Congress had attended to business
as well last session as it has this it might
have soon engaged in counting in Han
cock instead of Garfield. But they learned
wisdom too late.