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National Republican., 1881-12-03
MR.. JAMES VIOLATING THE LAW.
To the Editor of rnr RrrunticAN.

To the Editor Of THE REruB1fcAN.
Some days since correspondent OF
THE REPUBLICAN, asked If there was not n rule Of
the Treasury Department forbiddng officials Of
that Department occupying superior positions re-
ceivlng gins from subordinates. Allow me to re.
ply TO your correspondent that there is something
more than mere regulation Of the Treasury De-
partmcnt on this subject. There is a law of Con-
gress peremptory in It's terms and applying to all
officials, not alone Of the Treasury, but of all De-
partments Of the Government. bearing directly on
this matter Of gifts from subordinate TO superior
officers and employees thereof
THE STATUTE REFERRED TO Is IN THESE WORDS!
No officer clerk or employee in the United States
Government employ, shall at any time solicit con-
tributious from other officers clerks or employees
in Government service for agin or present to those
in q superior position. Nor shall any such officers
or clerical supcriors receive any gift or present
offered or presented to them rs contribution
from persons In Government employ receiving n
less salary than themselves Nor shall any officer
or clerk make donation, or gin, or present to any
official superior. Every person who violates this
section shall be summary discharged from Gov
Since Postmaster General James was placed at
the head of the Post-Onicc Department he has In
one notable instance set this statute at defiance.
sworn TO see that the laws applying TO his DEPART
ment were faithfully executed, he has seen this
statute openly and In the most public manner vio-
lated by officers aud employees of his Deparemon
and has eonnived at and IN effect sanctioned
such violation; and himself flagrantly violated
the concluding clause Of said quoted section in
railing 10 perform duty the statute imperativey
enjoins upon him. With o full knowledge Of
this statute he has sat silently by and seen
poor lanorers, messengers, and other employees
of his Department receiving salaries ranging
from 5000 TO 81 200 solicited in way which amounts
in ehect TO coercion to contribute for magnificent
present costing hundreds of dollars for n superior
officer, drawing five or tenfold higher salary than
they. This man James, who claims TO be the pink
of pureists, aud who lfts his hands in holy horror
~ alleged violations Of law by Others, himself de-
liberately permits his subordinntes TO violate n
plain provision of the United States statute, and
then sets the stntute at defiance by negecting and
failing to discharge duty 1t imperatyely imposes
I'm I'm
National Republican., 1881-12-03
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

There were no cases at police headquarters yes
terday.
Nothing has been heard here from the Norfolk
steamer Excelsior, reported aground on Hampton
Bar.
Mr. Jordan w. Lambert, formerly of this city,
but now prosperous young merchant of ST. Louis.
Is here OH n short visit TO his relatives.
Another Rogers locomotive from Paterson, N. j.,
passed through here over the Virginia Midland
Railway yesterday morning for the East Tennessee
and Georgia Railroad.
r. A. Coghill, esq. Of Amherst, whose sudden
Illness at the Mansion House in this city has been
mentioned, has almost entirely recovered, and will
leave for his home to-day.
The employees ut Portner's brewery are making
extensive preparations for welcoming Mr.. Robert
Portner home, who is expected TO reach this city
in Il day or two from an extended European tour.
The schooner Mary Ella has arrived at the
works of the Potomac Manufacturing Company, in
this city, from Georgetown, with a load of fire
brick, TO be used In the erection OF the iron fur
naces at that establishment.
State Senator II. J.. Smith and Judge Charles L.
Stuart, member elect OF the House Of Delegates,
will leave here Tuesday night next for Richmond ,
TO be present at the opening session OF the Lcgis-
laturc on Wednesday morning.
Friday afternoon The oyster schooner Daniel
Sheets, Captain Jc.ry Robb, bound up was run
into by a schooner bound down, off Fort Foote,
and badly damaged. Captain Robb was knocked
overheard, and had TO do considerable swimming
before he could reach his boat again. The Sheets,
which reached this city safely will have to be
thoroughly overhaulcd. The name of fthe schooner
at fault in the matter could not be ascertained.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
VIRGINIA NEWS,

William n. Smith of Laurel Mills, Va, has been
appointed Postmaster there.
Richard b. Haxall, q prominent citizen of Orange
County, died on Thursday in his seventy-sixth
year.
An amateur company of home talent presented
in Norfolk last night, comic opera called "Count
dc 0nGn Blufem"
During the past month, twenty vessels cleared
from the port OF Norfolk. The total amount of ton
mage, 23'l57; total value of cargocs, S2,06i,l75.
A four year old son ofRichard Martin of Pulaski
Clubhouse and drank portion of It and died in
thirty.six hours
The oyster catchers who tong oysters from the
James and Elizabeth Rivers and their various
estuarics, tell us that the is excellent and
prices better than for several years.
The Natural Bridge property has again changed
hands, the owners this time being a stock company
of which Governor Cornell, of New York, is presi-
dent. II is the intention Of the new company to
ghany track to the bridae. aud 10 o.Ls.S''ss -.
prove II.
Judge Peter B. Bate, II is announced on account
of advanced nge and delicate health, will resign
the position Of Judge of the County Courts of
Prince George and Surry, which he has held for a
Commemorative attorney for Prince George, is
spoken of as successor ofJudge Bate.
Tho vote cast for Attorney General ut the late
that there were 2l3 527 votes cast, OF which Blair
Readjuster, received 1l2 900 nnd Mckinney 100 627
The total vote is about 1000 more than at the
Presidential election, the Democrats having poled
about 1000 more than was cast for the regular
Hancock electoral ticket while the Readister
ticket runs about 1900 votes behind the votes east
for the Malone and Republican electoral ticket
combined.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
REAL ESTATE.
The Official Transfers as Recorded Yes.
terdny.


Mr.. J. +. olmstead presents the following transac-
tons In real estate IN the District yesterday as re-
ported to him By the Recorder of Deeds;
CITY PROPERTY.
on New Hampshire avenue, between street north
and Washington Circle south part oflot 40 feet by
depth square 20 Margaret L. Paschallt to Henriett.
on y slrsei north, between Twentletb and ryen,v.
rs streets west west lol s2 feet 10 Inches 6y
llO dee square south O. loi g g Kennedy trustee,
ON Tenth street west Irnnnlng through to Vermont
aysnge} between en- % and streets north sublot IS "a
Paschaii to Henrietta o. Marshall si.3OO 49,
By ee ncRs Snsrc slGefs 10 oR
Knox. Commissioner FIeedmen's Savings and Trust
cesPay se SroneiT 20 s M Mcxt IoS
W. Cox to W. Clarence Duvall and James II, Marr,
on Sixth street west. between l. and NJ streets
po s9S Il s 9y ,e ,ss square 49, Der
on sixth street west, between aud streets north,
iSS % on street north aud Delaware avenue. oTiEnaI
lots O. and uroni on street .i2 feet inches and
o ps@Sfe en- be%esn S
north suDots !? ., and (65Gs feet by deph) square
ware avenue and parallel and between q and il
streets north snhlot12 and part ofsublOl iS O feet by
9SG east lois and t @ sci sGfn 81 nshc BY
asp,h square sig on no seGGnd street east e1'endnF
SaS reel inches ey dep,h square w ana on 9 Stree!
OF 5 lla reSt 81 inches by depIhy square ibS james
| T. w0llard 10 John r. lehman, SiiS5LT6.
on q street noTh, aud Delaware avenue original
lots q. and 7(fronl on street. 2l2 feet inches
and on Delaware avenue ?iJ feet inches by depih)
square 40; on Delaware avenue, between q aud II
streets noTth, subi0s aud (GIbj feet by dppth)
square 5p on alloy bCtween second street east. ant
nolaware avenue, ana parallel and between aud II
streets north an snplot !: ard part OF suOlot !;
UWcniy net by deplh), square 49, on street north
Of second street east lots o. and (lO4 fee
So inches Oy deplh), sluare .SS on second stree
east extending from y 10 q streets north, lots :, s,
TO- and v (Jlj feet inches by dephl, square 7j3
and q street norm, corner Of Second street east
lots l5 u aud pari OF u (1s fee, So inches by dCpihl
square I53, CALVIN Fhyne 10 James Y. WollaTd q 6A
On Tenth street cast. the corner OF NJ stree
south. part of lot u go by e2 feet sinches square 7
| and OH street, near the corner Oi Tenth stree
east, part Of lot u G.; feet snches by depihl squaT
pI, llEabeih \. Rhodes ei AL 10 0eorge w. TAlbeTl
| $3.50.
| ON south street between Eleventh aud Twelf
streets east, sublot 20 aus by o. fcet) square W,
Margaret Paschail To Henrietta O, Marshall tIsS9
National Republican., 1881-12-03
On Cats,

Cats is domestik animule; they
cheeny lives in houses, barns, stables, pantreys,
wood sheds and sich. They is very fond Of rats
and mise, but they kin keep from starvin OH
canary birds, squads, yung chickens and other
kinds of poltry, inCludin milk and beefstake and
so forth. My mother and me wunst ownd cat, OF
the Tommus kind, he knode more than any other
cat ever seen. He ernd his own livin by sheer
industry and wood set and watch the yung chick
ins 10 hours every day (his was before the hour
law was passed. and see that thny didn't stray
of, and wood always yank one for hisself Jest
about roostin time. One day thur was anuther
cat cum over from nabers TO sec him.
Our cat Jest took hold Of him gently right
back of the cars, and chawed on him
for little vile 10 let him know he
TO home; then they went at 1t In the ruff. and.
tumble style they Jest clinched and fit all the way
down 10 the milk-house and back agn rolin'
over and over till they looked like one cat; then
this other cat, wot was visitn' trotted off home !;
he lost both his cars, one eye, and one eleg-hc
couldn't stand II any more-and our cat went right
back to watch the ohiken. koops as IL nothin' had
happened You kin git cats of all the cullers of the
ne.bow; generely speakin' they are mostly
black and wight and grny and other cullers. The
blue cats and the red and green cats is imported
Cats never dies-thay are alwais killed and has TO
be shot times before thay will give in. Some
people sez thay eats cats in furrn country but we
never eats EN- In Charles County. Hopin' thees
few lines may find you the same. Yours and ceterer
III, GRUBBS aged niue venrsl
National Republican., 1881-12-03

Mr.. NJ. NJ. MORRISON connected with the Kan
sas City (MO.) Times, and prominent real estate
alleges that the ST. J0Gobs OIL once did kind turn
which he is not likely to forget He was travelling
had rheumatism In both hips. The pain was In
tense and his business urgent. SO he thought of
the st. Jacobs Oil as q remedy which was rcputed
to effect a rapid cure. 1t proved In his case as It
has in thousands of others, blessing Four APP
plications gave him complete relief. Before using
the Oil, Mr.. Morrison says, he was 30 stin, and
suffering so intensely, that he could hardly move
The transition from this unhappy condition to one
OF perfect ease was almost marvellous. The great
remedy has since been family friend. He always
power demonstrated upon several occasions In the
cures of neuralgia and rheumatism. lie has never
lever In its virtues.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
MRS. LINCOLN.
Illinois Protests Against the PubiieIty
Given Her whInna aud HalIucInntIOns.


SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Dec. For several
years past the public Of this country have about
every six months been treated by pushed corre-
spondents in this city and elsewhere with a stale
report concerning the personal and private afiairs
of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. At one time the num-
Der other trunks and their contents are assumed
to have been ascertained and heralded abroad, to-
geiher with the extent of her wardrobe
Speculations about her future movements
are then INDUCED In, and then comes
the oft-repeated story about her nnan-
cial condition. Some say she Is on the ragged
edge Of poverty, and others that she has n bounu-
ful income, the alleged extent of which has often
been paraded in the public prints. Mrs, Lincoln
claims that her income Is not adequate. Were
she the woman she was in her quiet home In
Springfield quarter of a century ago she perhaps
would not make such a claim. As the wife OF
Abraham Lincoln, she became the mother of his
children. All but one ofthese were taken from her,
aud Mt time when affections cord was the tcn-
dcrest then came the assassination OF her htis.
band-tho period Of the woman's darkest trial.
In the faco Of these events, so thrilling in their
character, II is no wonder that her mental
As the result Of this she has her
whfms-not more so, perhaps than many
other American women who are counted perfectly
sane. As the widow of Americas first martyr, who
walked side by side with him from obscurity to
immortality, this Government cannot afford 70 do
less than satisfy those whlms. IL is natural for
Mrs Lincoln 10 think that she Is entitled TO as lib
erai support as the widow Of the second martyr
taking into account, however the latters children
who are dependent upon her. That Mrs Lincoln
tho subject of newspaper criticism, nor should she,
for the same reason, be considered pauper only
outside OF some poorhouse by suflerance. Her
friends In this city are indignant over these fire.
nothing save the rehash of stuff long ago reduced
10 staleness.-Spocid dispatch 10 The Globe Democrat
National Republican., 1881-12-03
PATTI CAKE.

The great scarcity of cabbages this
year leads the New Haven Register to detect slight
favor of tobacco in Connecticut cigars,
"A new brand of liquor is called-snake
charmer. It just makes the old wriggers feel as
good as II they had won heap of money at poker
the night before.
Observation-Disclosures: The
fellows with carat diamond - uds catch cold quick
est. They expose their aundcred shirt fronts in
stead of buttoning up the ulser.-Bosion Times.
MIR. James Wick says apples will keep
better IN moist cellars than damp ones. IL isn't
the temperature OF the cellar that keeps or wastes
the apples; irs the number of boys IN the house.
-"'Tis the sunset of life gives me mys-
tical lore; and coming events cast their shadows
beforej" and the thirst that you feel is a thirst
more intense, when schooner costs five and
you've only four cents.
Patti cake, Patti cake, Franchi man!
$50 do !, messeurs, CONNIE vite rs can"
Roulcz ct tOurnez ct marquee: "With care"
1t posez au publique at ten dollars chair.
Puck.
-"Shes Ta'en Away My Heart" is
the title of q recently issued song by John w.
Defoe, OF indianapolis. This is certainly hard,
but even In our deepest gloom there is always
rim in the clouds, John. She might have taken
your liver.
-" wish you wouldn't talk so about
good people" said New Haven woman to her
husband. "They all have their faiings; but
many of them win get TO Heaven before you do"
II sincerely hope so," was the curt reply. He was
in no hurry TO g0.-New Hdven Register.
"A culcha'd lecturer of Boston stated
in his lecture that black bear could hug seven
times as hard as man, and the next time n
menageTio visited Boston every girl in the crowd
made eyes and waved her handkerchief at tile
black bear, and paid him SO much attention that
he got confused and blushed.-B0SoR Post
1T is the fashion now 60 ring door
bell and tell the lady oflhc house that her married
daughter few blocks away is very III. When the
mother hastens to the bedside of her child the
| kind gentleman who has notified her slips in
steals all the valuables aud gets away lust before
| the return of indignant mamma.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
DISTRICT COURTS.

PROBATE COuRT-JusTICE HAgNER,--WIl Of Brid-
get Morgan hled and order Of publication IeturnaIle
renunCatlon ofeSeculor hled ~ re estate Of Joseph
b. Will; petition Of Alice q. VIII, widow, filed. win
OF philip BrOdrccht admitted TO probate and letters
teslameninry issued 10 Marin j. Dfodericl; bond S5Oi
In re will OF Aqua y. and Klzzn X. Summers nd
nlited to probate IN Ie estate OF Fielding .; Meek
minislrnllOn; commission on notes requested. In
re estate OF John =; Adams. guardian to Marshal
Adams; petition and order lii re estate OF Mary
Cndy. argued by counsel and continued. The fonT h
and nnal accolinl Of Lewis j, Davis. administrator
for Henrietta NJ. Andrews. was passed The second
and linal account ol Frederick Coones, admnsIra'
CoURT IN GENERAL pEHM-ClIlEp-J usTICg CART
TER. JUSTICES HAGSER AND JAMEs.-The Charter
Oak Life Insurance company vs. Henry H.. Tall
niadge and Lewis G. 1Allniadgej slhmllted. Assign
ments for Monday-io 81 ~ 9s o. 20 So II, and n.
Adjourned until ten q, M Monday
CIRoUIT CoUBT-JusTIcE MAcAHrHuR.-Rheam
VS. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company
verdict for defendant United states Schneider ct
A. leave to amend decsiOIi YeRtmnn Vs. Wash
inglon and Georgetown llarOad Company; on trial.
Assignments for Monday 2S, 252 ~ los iO0 no. 2Si
49, 2S .Si III ana 80. Adjourned I'LL eleven oclOc
today mOtOlH
National Republican., 1881-12-03
naI,,morc Cencrnl ,rnrI,c,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-Flour nrmer and more active,
Howard street and Western superGne, 81 2j@D5 co. do
extra, t5 25lG co. do family 90 5O6t7 2 City Mills su-
perine, q 5OG35 25 do extra Is JOGG 81 do family
ts co. Corn-Southern steady; Western steady and
active Southern white, GO@67c; do yellow, 81.
Western mixed, spot and December, 67bc;
January Ggld "a 6gbc; February, Hh0g7Ac; MAY, AZ
6l74;kc. Oats firm; Southern, 5OGj5c; Western
white JO53c; do miNed, IsGeiDc; Pennsylvanla 5Odi
b3c. Hay quiet prime 10 choice Pennsylvania AMI
Maryland, 80 OO0J2G %. Provisions firm; meas pork
els 90; bulk meats-shoulders and clear rib sides
nncked, S4619aic; bRcOn-shOulders, gidc; clear ri
sides lie; hams l3Gl 10, lard refined, l2ic Butter
Choice, dull; Meslern packed, iS@ilc roll, 21Cgoc
nary to fair, sig@l0'4c sugar quiet: 4 son, 91{c
Whisky firm at VI l7lr. Receipts-Four, $3.50 barrels
corn 2l8l3 bushels; oats, GOO bushels. Shipments-
Corn, 1901 bushels Sales-Corn 1920 bushels
National Republican., 1881-12-03
THE BOSTON PRIMER.
No. q.

"Now, my little darlings, the hour hay
will to-day turn our attention TO the third letterin
the customary series. II may be distinguished
from the letters ingenera by its resemblance TO the
letter o. There is however this remarkable differ
ence to be observed, that the o is complete In its
oyicular, or rather elliptlcal formation, whereas
the letter TO which direct attention would seem
10 Indicate deprivation Of an important portion
Of one of Its constituent parts. IL will be observed
that on the dexter side there remain evidences
scmbling those otcxplssivc power, u section hav-
Ing been apparently removed by clean cleavage
nj the point of lowest impact, and turning and
bending with q singular and crratic force in a
zenithal line, thus giving the appearance of hav-
ing endured violent disruption at some former
period. You may now pronounce the letter G."
National Republican., 1881-12-03
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

The following business was transacted IN the SUI
prone Court ofihe United states yesterday
Ne ~ David :. Draper. papun la error. W. Tho
Town Of Springn0rl, ~ \, Argument continued by
by James u, Cox flr plalnln IN error.
No, lGl John r. Edmnnds, planin In error. vs..
InuderlAlc County. Tennessee. Judgment reversed.
with costs, on the authority Of Tpnn County vs.. The
Rogers Locomotive Md Machine works aud state
mCut of counsel for defendant IN error on nlr
No. lB2. Alexander Henry, appeanL VS. The
Providence Tool Company Dismissed per supua'
tiOn, each party 10 pay iis own cots,
No. lGL Hiram oninby plnhlin in error, vs; An,
IT, II lirndfOrd Tor pulntnin error and James Cole
man fOr defendant 10 error,
No. lGt LOWS Hamuiack ct al appellants, VI. Tho
Fnlmcrs' Loan and Trust Company. Argument
commenced 10y ]. X, Edsall for appellants and con
iinued by H. T. Williams for appellee. Adjourned.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
The Puritanic Ladies' OF Brazil.

"That'sit, exactly" Mile. Marie chimed
in, they are awfully stupid Why, ifan innuendo
or mot ieste is spoken when everybody would
laugh here everybody there would first very
carefully look round to see who would venture TO
initiate the laughter, and from sheer want of
courage they'd appear perfectly serious and un-
"Perhaps they are too yirtuous a sort Of people
for opera boufie," II was lightly hinted.
"Theyre rather Puritanc," was Mile. Marie's
response. "When /, in the 'Cloches dc Corne-
vile' did the dance with the slight, graceful lift
everywhere else, they appeared shocked-the
ladies at Rio Janeiro especially-and they put
their fans before their faces. II was too ridicu-
lous" and Mile. Marie laughed heartily. And
yet don't believe the women are bit better than
ours in Pars.-From an iieTpieiU tglh Pdold Marie.
National Republican., 1881-12-03
New York General Market.

steady common to far extra, s5 s5GoG 70; good TO
choice do. 90 SOGGS i2s. Corn 12c higher, somewhat
excited closeng with less strength; ungraded O56D
72c No. white, &c; No. 2, December, GsJsGpsOI4c
January. 7O'l@726c; February, 72'l@73Jsc. Oats
b9Ic higher, fairly active; No. 3. 40e
AolSc. Coffee unchanged In price and dun;
Rlocargoes, sjg@ll1sc sugar dun aud nomln.
ally unchanged refined dull; standard A. Oiac,
Molasscs, foreign duh and nominal; new crop New
Orleans 556lG0c Rice steady and moderate Inquiry;
Rangoon 2Ac In bond. Pork less active and scarcely
SO strong old mess, spot, sl7 50Dls 50 new do sis j
6DlS 60 do December, slI e6Dl7 So January and Feb
runry SIS I56llS 20. Mlddes dun and unchanged;
long clear, Wi@9l.c short clear 0,ic. lard, less
nc tive and unsettled. opened about Sc lower aler-
ward became strong and recovered, closing weak
aud declining at 81 l5gil 5O December. si iOi M;
January, eli G9IsC1ll ~
National Republican., 1881-12-03
ZONE SUMMERS NIoHT.n

We sat and chatted pleasantly
Beneath the pale stars twinkling rays;
We both were young-our coinlng yeaIa
Gave hope Of countless happy days.
The moment seemed fitting one
To free my nuttrlng hearts design
To press my love, my fond desire.
And make this lovely creature mine
so, bending near, pictured forth
TO her the brightness and the bliss
In store for us should she consent,
And seal the compact with a kiss.
With burning words plead my suit;
Made promises both wild and free;
But she was frigid MS the moon,
Without thought Off love or me.
We parted thcn-long years have passed.
Aud sadness sits upon my brow;
My shape has lost It's gracefulness,
I'm but q seeming shadow now.
To widen out my wasted form
Whole sloops OF beer I've worried down,
And lunGhed both fierce and fearlessly
At every banquet hall In town.
But stlll I'm slender, lank, and lean
very walking stalaetite,
And life seems but o mockery since
The racket on that summer night
-Fbr The RsDu1iican, On John htne
National Republican., 1881-12-03
Chicago Fables.

A small boy once saw a pin lying on the
sidewalk, and picking 1t up he placed II carefully
in his Jacket. His action was seen by a Rich
Banker who took the boy into his service, and in
time he was made cashier of the bank and stole
all the money. Amer he had restored half of his
punder, and was getting ready to go to Europe for
his health, the banker said to him "Why did You
pick up that pin, unless you were the honest boy
took you for2"
because" said the wicked cashier, Z" had read
that story when Il child, and was looking for O
sucker TO play the game On"
National Republican., 1881-12-03
The Smjth 4 Egge ManuIaCtUPiug Co

LOCK BON i7Oi, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Manufacturers Of speciatiea In Light Hardware and
Metallic Goods generally, Government and Giant
PadlOcks, Sewing Machine Locks, Piano Locks Organ
Locks; the automatically made Giant sash Chain, sll-
periOr to every other and very much cheaper quo
special pulley Tequired). Tie smith & Egge Manuhc,
turing Co also ives special attention 10 tie making OF
estimates for IN cost OF the manufacture OF patented
Inventions ANA all the necessary Tools, and tie manu-
featuring OF the same royalty, All communications
tTnaIed conhdenlially my2i-Sr1h6m