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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Poor General Upton.

An army officer in New York advances
the somewhat plausible theory that the late Gen
eral Uptons sad death at San Francisco may not
have been suicide, but accident. This officer says
His habit IA foolish one, perhaps, and one which
he used to excuse with q smile) was always to
sleep with loaded revolver within reach OF his
hand. Perhaps this was mere echo Of the early
days of his manhood, spent in camp and amid
danger. As a guest in the writer's family he
laughingly criticised this habit to lady, explain
ing that he always slept armed and was equal to
any emergency" The theory is then proposed
that General Upton, in a dream, may have seized
this convenient revolver to defend himself against
the demons that sometimes appear to all of US
in sleep, and killed himself. The writer adds,
in words that will find response from every
one who knew General Upton: Poor
Upton undoubtedly shot himself under
these conditions, and, although self-destroyed,
rests to-day as far removed from suicide in the
usual meaning of the term rs does he who died by
an accident not of his making or guessing. A
sleepy grasping Of the murderous weapon, and do
ing something as the phantasmagoria of his brain
was doing, u crash and silence, and the brave
heart of man who never spared himselfin duty,
who never failed at any hazard to live up to his
creed, was stilled in death, and the world in its
wisdom of making all deeds square with given
rules, gives verdict of suicide when no idea
of self slaughter ever entered the mind of the vic
tim. write this in the sincere conviction of its
truth. Upton was too brave too conscientious, too
noble to take cowards path out of any difficulty,
and no one who knew him will believe that any
distress, any apprehension could have made him
seek refuge in aught but work, duty, and honor"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
MURPHY PREPARING FOR EUROPE.
He Proposes TO stir Up Scotland and Eng
Iand-His Western Work.

Mr.. Murphy, now in Philadelphia, Is
going to Europe this summer for the purpose of in
auguratiag temperance reyiyals in Scotland and
England. He will sail about the last of July
Prior TO that he will conduct series of farewell
meetings in Pennsylvania and in Ohio, going over
the territory which has already become familiar
10 him through his temperance revivals of the past
four or five years. Last night he left for Johns
town, where he will remain day or two and then
go to New Castle, where he is billed to deliver
course of lectures. Speaking of the needs OF the
temperance cause, he said
The great want of the age Is men who viii give
us the Gospel-nOt eXegetcal discourse, not
philosophy, not creeds. There are living, burning
issues, issues of the most momentouS Importance
TO every member of the human family, involved
in the experience of every day of their lives They
are in need of the truth; they want sub
stantal practical form fbelief-a belief that viii
support them in their dealings with the real things
of their daily life. Make people right with the
Gospel and you may make them right with tenn
perance. Make them right with temperance and
you may make them right with the Gospel
day is that when man signs the pledge the work
ends there. This should not be- 1t IS hut the be-
ginning: the man is unable TO stand of his own
strength. What is needed Is obedlence 10 tne
practical teachings of the Worlds Rcdeemer. " e
that are strong bear the burdens of the weak"
During the past six weeks of the revival meet
ings in Pittsburg Mr.. Murphy has had great
success fairly eclipsing his experience there in
1870, the meetings at all times being enormously
Observation-Disclosures Times.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
The Rurde.t-Coutts wedding Cake.

Bishop Huntington, of the diocese of
Central New York, has received a package from
London from Mr.. and Mrs. Ashmead Bartlett, con-
tanning generous slice of their wedding cake.
Connected with this gift is a story Of interest.
When Bishop Huntington was student in col
lege there was fellow student in the institution
by the name ofBartlett. After graduating, Bishop
Huntington lost sight of Mr.. Bartlett who faded
almost entirely from his memory. In after years,
when the Bishop was preaching in the city of Bos-
ton, he received a memorial alannouncing the death
of Mr.. Bartlett, and short time afterward while
the Bishop was preaching in his church in Boston,
he received notice that lady desired to see him
after the services were concluded. The Bishop ac-
corded the lady an interview, when she informed
him that she was the widow of his fellow class
mate in college, Mr.. Bartlett, and requested to be
permitted to present to him her two little boys,
which request was readily granted. The boys
were fine looking manly little fellows. and their
mother, in presenting them to the Bishop, took
great pains to impress upon their minds the fact
that this was their fathers friend, for whom their
father had the deepest admiration. After short
interval the lady and her little boys left the
Bishop He never saw either of them afterward
The circumstance of meeting them passed entirely
from his mind. and probably never would have
been recalled had it not been for the fact that both
of the little boys have since become quite famous,
and one of them is the husband of the richest
woman In the world. The wedding cake sent to
the Bishop is a reminder that he is still held In
grateful remembrance by the Bartlett boys.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Democratic Removals.

To the Editor OF The Republican,:
The statement has been frequently
made of late that no removals will be made from
Office except for cause. Does that mean that Dem
ocrats TO be retained? Do you suppose that the
gentlemen who, while holding Office under the
late so-called Republican administration, contrib
uted money to elect Hancock and Democratic Con-
greSs are to be left unmOlested? Ifthe Republican
Senators unanimously agree that is good for the
Republican party and the country that the Demo
cratic Office holders of the Senate should go, can
you imagine why the same policy, ifapplied to the
Executive Departments would not have equally as
good effect? 1t is to be hoped that the good work
so promptly begun by the Senate will 60 on until
it VIII be understood that "no Democrat need ap-
ply" and that the policy adopted by the late la
mented administration of appointing men to office
to see if they would at the end of four years. vote
the Republican ticket, is at an end. Let it be
derstoOd that partisan Democracy is the best of
causes for the removal by Republican adminis-
tration of any man who is tainted with it. H.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
The Banks and the Funding Bill.

The resolution which Mr.. Voorhees, offered yes
terday in the Senate denouncing the hostile at
titude of the national banks toward low rate of
refinding and their recent attempt to dictate"
legislation on that subject is balderdash of a
kind that would be utterly unimportant if it were
not that some persons, unlike Mr.. Voorhees,, be-
ieye it, and that such foolish misconceptions may
work mischief No one should need to be told
that the national banks in taking steps TO retire
their circulation, not threatening anybody
debating to anybody. They were simply using
precautions as trustees of the funds committed to
their care to avoid if possible the results of ILL
considered and reckless action by Cougress-in the
Carlisle eamendment-Which would embarrass their
business and iniure them in other ways. To ac
cuse the banks of "dictation" and 'threats" for
taking these steps to preservation is absurd
as it would be TO charge a man with hostility to
his neighborS because hc insureS his house against
fire.-Ncs0 TorL: Tribune.
Mr. Voorhees, makes q charge upon
more than two thousand national banks for
a foolish menace made in the name of
only one hundred and thirty-eight
of those banks. We are surprised that
the Tribune should seem to give counte-
nance to the charge by defending the
propriety of what was so extensively done.
Everybody knows that there was an at
tempt to bully Congress as to funding
legislation, but everybody ought to know
that not one national bank in fifteen had
anything to do with the rcprehensible
business.
If the national banks" as whole,
were to claim the right to legislate in
stead of Congress, there would be some
ground for Senator Voorhees, complaint.
We deny that such is the case. The fifth
section of the funding bill was straight
jacket for banks which had not offended
Congress can afford to trust to the good
behavior of the banks in general, in
view of the fact that so few of them lent
themselves TO the bull-dozers.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
ABou BEN HILLS SETBACK.

Abou Ben Hill-soon may his temper cool
Awoke one night from dreams of Bourbon rule,
And saw within his room by moonlight gilt,
Making it rich as William Vanderbilt,
An angel writing in a book of gold.
Exceeding cussedness had made Ben bold,
And to the presence in his room, said he:
'' Is 1t free trade tract engroSSes thee?"
Nay said the vision, dimpling round the mouth,
20 write the true friends of the current South
And is mine one?" said Ben. The angels head
Shook a stern negative; Abou turned blood-rcd
And thundered out, " pray thee, then, inStanter
Write me Ben Hill-of Georgia-Of Atlanta
The angel wrote aud vanished; eer the week was
DER
He sought Ben out upon the Senate floor.
And showed their names the South delights 10 own,
And 10 the list was headed by-Aahone!
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
EVDIanafAry.

whats that fish," asked an old
woman, poking an immense halibut with the fer
rule of her umbrella.
"Thats shad," replied the fishmonger
"Sakes alivei where do you get shad this time O.
year,"
From Governors Island"
"Good land where's that?"
"Down near Mobile"
"Gracious goodness! How dye catch em?
ain trap. They tel ME the woods is full of
'em."
"Lor1y, massy! What do you put in the traps
for bait?'
"Limburger cheese"
"You don't sayl Praps that's what makes him
smell so. You may weigh me out four shrimp and
an eel r'-Grdphic
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
For shame

To the Editor OF The Republican:
read the account of the death Of that
unfortunate woman at the wharf Of the Washing
ton Ferry Company the other day with horror and
indignation. Even if she had been drunk as they
(the employees of the company suspected, their
action in the premises was utterly inhuman.
What! Lock poor unfortunate creature up in
cold, cherries room, and keep her there for many
hours without any attention or aid whatever? And
this is the kind of treatment our wives and daugh
tiers are liable to when they come in contact with
this ferry companyi If they should be SO unfortu-
nate as TO fall into such hands while laboring
under temporary illness, they might be subject to
the same inhuman treatment. Shame upon such
inhumanity! The coroner will not have dis
charged his whole duty until he has thoroughly
investigated this unfortunate affair. MEDIC0.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Rni4Oued nv a Pencil.

Mr.. Samuel Clarke, of Vasselboro',
has been in the habit of carrying copying pencil
in his coat pocket. One day last week Mr.. Clarke
came to Augusta, and while in the city he pur-
chased some troches for cold, which he put loose
in the pocket, where they were constantly coming
in contact with the lead. While returning to Vas
selboro in the he felt tickling in his throat
and to allay the irritation partook of several
troehes. His tongue at once began to swell and
turn black, and by the time he arrived home he
was deadly sick. A physician was summoned,
who promptly administered autidotes for the
poison. It is said that piece of the lead of one
of these pencils half the size of pea will cause
the death of robust man.-KtnRGbee( Va LournaL
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
The Oaice-Seeker.

March might be induced to take an as
sistnnt secretaryship.
10-Willing to take the head Of bureau.
17-Eager to be chief of division.
2t-Anxious to be third or fourth class
clerk.
Sl-"Just honing'' for first-elass clerk
ship.
April Willing to take anything, d-n, It'll
eO-would like to borrow $40 to get out of
this internal town."
May 1-Grand exit amid afrTnament of wrath
and birthstone.
Reports when he gets home-''Wouldnt accept
the best place under the Government administra-
ton bound to be a failure"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
FEMININE PROGRESS.
The seanty Cosfun,es i'm Hieh-Tonea So
eiefy.

L am no prude, but surely the scanty COS
tunes ofthe ladies are going beyond the boundaries
of fdecency. We shall soon have them naked and
not ashamed The modern ballroom offers simply
an exhibition of ladies' limbs. Formerly, when a
lady was of so generous q disposition as to be
anxious to expose her charms to general ebserya-
tion, all she could do was to cut her dress lower
than those of her neighbors; but now she is en-
abled to go beyond this. She can dispense alto
gether with sleeves, and exhibit to the admiring
gaze Of all men the vaccination marks of her in
fancy. In addition to this and her very low tight
dress very much tied back, and which impedes
the freedom of her movements and defines the
shape of her lower limbs as closely as bathing
dress she has to drag behind her long train oil
drapery, and the risk of coming to grief with
her high -heeled boots. The question now seems
to be, among the fair sex, to who shall go fur
thest. and the present fashion may be aptiy de-
scribed in the following soliloquy:
The way the ladies are progressing
Plain words may scarce express;
'Tis by the process of undressing
That they achieve full dress.
Iight-lacing early graves are filling.
Nor that the only i'll; -
Bare necks and shoulders both are killing,
But It's the girls they kill.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Breezy.

The Malone is breezy character.
When asked how he liked the Senate, Washing
ton special reports him saying" Oh, if day is
fair specimen of senatorial life it is going TO be very
stupid for me. Why, for two hours half adozen
of them kept jumping up, jabbering away at one
another and for the life of me could not under
stand what they were edriving at (the question was
on point of order). One fellow with believing
sort Of voice and head very fat at the back kept
saying the same thing over and over again. re-
peating himself at least fifty times. 1t really
worse than gathering of old women at church
meeting" 1t is added that he has "a fine sense
of humor," which he proposes to turn loose on
Ben Hill at the fist opportunity. Exchange.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

Nh. CARL ScHURz is down in Boston,
telling the modern Athenians how pure
and good his and President Hayes's ad-
ministration was. Mr.. Schurz would
doubtless consent to resume business at
the old stand, or, indeed, to serve his
country III any reasonable capacity. He
may decide to remain i'll Boston until the
periodical time for his migration arrives.
He has never lived in Massachusetts,, we
believe. What a dear, good machinist
it was until Grant took away its play
things in Missouri.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
2S5anfe0--Souses.

uTANTED TO PURCHASE-ON CAPITOL,
w Hill-House. with large lot. Apply TO APPLE
TON Z. CLARK, 90 FOur-and-a-half street north
west mh24-St*
HOUSE wANTED-sl,sOO TO sIsOO WILL BE
i l. paid for small House and Lot title perfect and
no incumbrances, between Sixth and Fourteenth and
Z and streets northwest. Address CASH, Repubii-
can Office. niaS5-lIs
Wy TANTED A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE
w will take care of House for parties leaving the
city for any length OF time: references given Ad-
dress RESPONSIBLE, Republican Office. ma223t*
XTANTED-A NINE orr TEN ROOM HOUSE IN
w the northwestern part of the city, between Sew
enth and Fifteenth Streets will be permanent and
prOmpt-paying tenant. Address NJ. d. H, Republi-
can Office. nlalgtf
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Lost Flags.

The Army end Mary Journal lately
affirmed that Maine is the only State that never
lost flag by capture during the rebellion. This
has aroused the local patriotism and the virtuous
wrath of Vermont correspondent of the Boston
Journal. He afirms that none of the twenty-one
regiments sent out by his State lost It's eoors that
she sent out one in nine of her population, being
larger percentage than Naines. and that she lost
a larger percentage in battle and a smaller per-
centage by descrtion than the Pine Tree State. He
gives figures TO support his assertion, and Yolun-
teers further proof of the same kind if required.
This is noble record, but perhaps other States
may be able to match it
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
A Batch of Presidential Nominations.

The anti-machine machine was at full
speed yesterday. The name of William
H. Robertson was sent in as collector of
the port of New York city. Robertson
was one of the instructed Grant delegates
at Chicago who saw fit to vote against
Grant. The enemies of Senator Conkllng
will, Of course, be hilarious at the pros
pect of being protected in the tide-waiter-
ships given them by Collector Merritt as
a reward for machine services against the
other machine. OF course the President
feels bound to do the handsome thing for
the New York men who participated LII
his nomination at Chicago. A Presi-
dents life is not happy one. Ii he
pleases one side to-day he must please
the other tomorrow. And then each Is
displeased with him for having recog-
nized the other. The effort to please all
is most aniable, but always results in dis
pleasing all.
The nomination of Hon. William Il.
Chandler to be Solicitor-General will
satisfy Republicans generally, and is
guarantee of earnestness and Iigor i'll the
Department of Justice. He could have
had The REPUBIICAN's vote for Attorney
General. He is stalwart, able, and true.
The appointment of William Walter
Phelps as Minister to Austria is a capital
one. There is really nothing that a for
eign minister need do but to squiny
through eyeglasses. shrug his shoulders
at the mention of anything American,
depreciatc the party in power, patronize
the people, and toady to their enemies.
American Dundrearyism is best located
" "abrawd."
Solicitor Phillips, for the Court of
Claims, will be a grand appointment if he
will accept it. 1t is far below his merits.
General Sheldon, for the Governorship
of New Mexico, is d first-class appoint
ment. He is practical, able, and self-reli-
ant-just the kind of man to superintend
the building of q new State.
Thomas NJ. Nichoi, as Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, cannot fail to advance the
cause of "honest money" Indeed, We
do not see how either the Poncas OF the
Utes can resist the arguments of Mr..
Nichol on the subject Of" honest money"
printed by the Congressional Committee
and circulated widely among the people.
If Mr.. Nichol will send few of his
Honest-Money League" pamphlets tothe
rear of Sitting Bull he will cause for
ward movement Of that stubborn fiatist,
which now mourns his absence. We
congratulate the Honest Indian League
on the appointment of so able a money
commissioner as Mr.. Nichol. Item:
Why not make the Indian Bureau a de-
partment, SO that its able chief may sit
at the council board of the President and
whisper in his ear? AS whole the nomi-
nations of the President will be consid-
cred excellent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
a Table.G,iofl, yyaufed

A lady was once travelling by stage
among the Catskill Mountains and stopped for the
night at an out-of-the-w Country inn. She was
tired with her journey and slept late in the morn
ing, not responding to the first Gull for breakfast
Presently there came another tap at the door, and
girlish voice said, Please, mum, won't you get
up? We want to use one your sheets for table
cloth "
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, begins the
sssg sear scader 4ae,y management and agih
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
A New Work Editor

A little Democratic weekly in the State
OF New York prints an editorial headed advice
to Garfield" If the President doesn't both read
and heed it, he win be pretty mean; because the
editor was compelled 10 crowd ont liver pad ad-
yertiscment to make room for the article. PreSi-
dents little know the sclf-sacrifeing nature OF
some editors.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Pre- sP e tu e.

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, begins the
..e.g aear aader 1,ew management and aeith
nee saGteTiaL
n griH be q Sfalararl Republican journal.
Il aiH be tie best newspaper IN the District
of Columbia.
II egM furnish during tie sessions Of Con-
grsss satisfactory report Of the proceedings,
AID aeiH at oil times gioe complete Information
cfhe Official doings IN all Departments Of the
GOucrnmeEa.
II rM gire all Interesting Information that
can be Eegiti0,ately obtained concerning the
inteatio,as and policies Of TIE ruling poorer.
In District affairs 1t aeiU k,aoas only the best
interests Of the people upon arhOse Jay01 ii re-
les, and pcN ct al tiGoes cooperate ariH, pro-
gTessie citi.ssls, agja0la regard TO their poEit-
ical predictions, aoko hare measures 10 pro-
pose a5ld ad'uRce for the improvement Of the
National Capital.
II asH furnish o daily record Of al the i9-
tersstiag social ere1lts Of the city, making ITS
society department a special feature.
II ',fH gre telsgfaphic rae~s from all paris
of the acorld reached by tic arires, and an its
editorials aud foreign, domestic, and city asag8
qriH keep pace uith the times.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

The theories of physicians in regard
to diphtheria being the result of un-
healthy surroundings seem to be antago-
nized by the fact that two deaths have
occurred this week in one of the best ar
ranged houses in the healthiest and most
desirable part of Brooklyn. The sur
roundings are exceptionally free from
any possibility OF sewer poisoning.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24
Soef ana Soln0.

7 OST-PEARL CROSS-TUISD DAY ~ =, f,s,. I,.,T .rsy ..
j I che I'll instant on Thirteenth street y n. uual'
yania avenue small Pearl Cross, ST ~ - ra.ar1
ber of pearls eleven. The finder VIII l. lF.,, AL
II At the desk OF The Republican OuN-i l1sS
receive suitable reward. -
= osT-TaEEIIG MONDAY f.yGNl;.l, .la; .l,1,,,,1 %
Fifth street, between and stTef.- or nj ~ T1l.
Fifth and North Capitol streets, one 'L. ID is :
ring. The finder Will be rewarded Uy -''.' ~
street northwest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

SARA BERNHARDr says she is. sensitive,
and that the American people are impu-
dent and stare at her. Is il any wonder?
A woman of her reputation must expect
to be stared at. Some fools have paid as
high as S25 for tie privilege.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

WEATHER prophets are increasing in
numbers. The last is q Mr.. Deyoe, OF
New Jersey, who announces i'll a circular
that he is prepared to furnish newspapers
with reliable predictions twelve hours Ill
advance of the weather bureau. He war
rants his goods, too, and says he Will
claim no pay until he shows his success,
after which moderate sum is demanded.
For our part the weather has been so bad
this winter that it is time enough for us
to know it when it comes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-24

THIS is the season Of the year when the
unnatural appetite BARRIERS have for
onions seems to get complete control over
them. They are tender and irresistible,
and must be eaten at every meal.