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National Republican., 1881-11-04
SENATOR MAHosE WAS ELECTED.
Northumberland County q. NJ.
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STRoNG's PLANTATION, CoAN RIVER, Va,
Nov. Put Northumberland County in the anti
Bourbon column for election day. The people arc
fully aroused on the subject and are making II
warm for the Bourbons. Last Saturday night we
had great gathering at Lottsburg, about mile
from here. Az this point there are now largo
fleet of oyster boats, and the captains, TO the num-
Der OF nearly one hundred headed by the veteran
Captain Dick Bundle and piloted by Robert
Strong an old salt" took up the line Of march for
the raising, where there were fully two hun
dred colored men. all farm hands.
THE PoLE IS LOCATED
In front of the residence of Mr.. Wentworth, huge
blacksmith h, who, In descrting from Bourbonsm,
became an active worker in the new party, and
rendered good aid at the pole raising and pledged
himself to support the ticket. After the pole had
been raised there was unfurled from its top very
large American flag and a fine streamer bearing
the names Of the candidates, Cameron, Lewis,
Blair, Mayo" presented by Colonel s. am Strong
The colors were greeted with nine rousing cheers.
JACOB STRONG WAS CALLED FOR
and, mounting hogshead, he sang "rhe Star
Spangied Banner" the party joining in the chorus.
He was followed by Captain Dick Bundle, who
sang with zest the Readjuser song, Boys, Keep in
the Middle of the Road" At this point Bob Strong
produced his fiddle and played n number Of famil-
lar plantation airs the colored peorle Joining in,
and the result was genuine old Virginia break
down. Sunday morniug the sight Of the
flag excited tho wrath Of some OF the
old Bourbons and, haltlng, they asked,
"By Gawd, sir where did that pole
come from, We have 1t cut down" Blacksmith
Wentworth answered, by gawd, sir, helped to
put It up and there II shall stay. Attempt TO dis
turb II and you hear from me-" The scene was
| when Bob Strong produced cask OF old rye, and,
locating the well from which comes pure, cool
water, the party drank success TO tho ticket and
pledged Northumberland County should give a
majority OF at least $50 for the anti -Bourbons.
| C0AN
National Republican., 1881-11-04
AmnaI,aa.IIn Eight.

A white man named Tom Walsh and
two friends whose names could not be ascer-
tained were drinking and carousng on Tuesday
night, and 10 wind up their frolic INDUCED In a
free fight at the corner Of Tenth and ii streets
northwest. Their noise and cries of murder at
tracted the attention OF private watchman on
Tenth street. who found Walsh lying on the pave
ment bleeding profusely from wounds on his face
and head, the result Of severe kicking. One OF
his assailants tried 10 escape, but anlstol shot
brought him to halt Amer some sort Of explana-
ton, strange TO say, they were allowed to depart
During the melee the streets were In total dark.
ness, the lamps not being lit, which is a common
occurrence In this locality and the cause OF goot
deal Of just indignation on the part OF the resi-
dents Of this section Of the city.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
Confederate Bonds.

The Philadelphia Press gives this little
discourse for the benefit of all concerned;
III man advertising for dead cats should state In his
advertisement that the hairs the tails OF such cats
must be complete 9Pd In perfect order would not be
more absurd than tie advertisements for confederate
bonds which specify that the 1865 coupons must be on
the bonds II is difficult to how the 1865 coupons
or any other coupons, can make these bonds more
valuable than they would otherwise be- III confeder
ate bonds were offered with strings of coupons Us long
as the tail of kite they would never bo worth the
50 thousand which some Of the unwise people ON the
other side of the water are paying for them. The
value of these bonds depends altogether ON the qua
ity OF the paper on which they are printed without
regard to whether they are genuine or counterfeit
Bonds Of fair quality, printed on some Of the bank
note paper which the blockade In the earlier
months of the war, might now be worth six cents Q
pound But this quality ofpaper gave out long before
the confederate printing presses ceased to rum som'
OF the later issues paper which would hardly
answer to wrap pound of sausage in. These bonds
either with or without the coupons OF 1865 have al
intrinsic value OF rom half cent to one cent pound
according 10 the demand for them on the part OF thu
iun
National Republican., 1881-11-04
TREASURER oILFlLLAN,s REPORT.
The Receipts and Expenditures OF the
Government.


The Receipts aud Expenditures or the
Government.
United States Treasurer Gilfillan has
prepared his annual report, and II presents
an interesting array Of figures and valuable
tables. The receipts of the Government show
an increase over those for 1880 from every
source. The increase in the receipts from
customs is sl1 637.6liA2 from internal revenue,
sll, ,2550l159 from sales of public lands, s1lS5,-
35657 and from miscellaneous Sources 81, 7020l
The total increase is s27 6Sl59, which, added TO
net reduction Of s6,030,070i9 in expenditures,
makes an increase In the surplus revenue Of
S3i1S5 5l7S. The net revenues were $500 7S2 29267
and the net expenditures s2GO $3.50. The total
amount of
STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS COINED
to September 80 1884, under the act of February 49,
1873 is sos 800 7O5 of which s32 426, nearly 33
per cent? is in circulation, and s65 9i9279 remains
In the Treasury. The amount coined during the
last year was sZ7,753 955, OF which s9,5SO42O, or a
little more than 3il1 per cent went into circula-
ton and slS16l,535 remains In the Treasury. The
amount put into circulation in the preceding year
was s11 9566S0 81 1857 260 moro than in the year
Just closed, indicating considerable falling off
in the demand. During the six months ending
with June, 1881, tho amount In circulation ran
down si45775 but increased 81, ,250021 in the next
three months. The amount going into circulation
Is invariably larger In the last half of tho calen-
dar year than in the first half. This is largely
owing to the autumnal demand for Southern and
Western exchange, which is met to considerable
extent by shipments of silver dollars. There were
detected by the counters Of this Office in remit
tances OF currency received for redemption during
the fiscal year. S743 in counterfeit United States
notes; si4945 in counterfeit fractional currency,
and S., ,72l in counterfeit national bank notes. oil
% hran ad nd rpturnpI tho r.
sons from whom they were received. The coun-
terfeit national bank notes were from ,fty-seyen
different plates. The Treasurer earnestly urges
| the restoration TO their former amounts of Tho
salaries Of this office, which were reduced by thu
| act of August Is, 1876,
National Republican., 1881-11-04
wanted.

wASTED-A boy, about seventeen years old to run
a steam engine. No men need apply.
This tender appeal appeared in morning news
paper Of this city. Out of charity We omit the adj
dress With that exception the original is exactly
reproduced. Al boy about seventeen years old
sixteen years and six months would perhaps be no
bar-to run-not Il sewing machine, or errands,
but-a steam enginel No men need applyl The
advertiser gets his boy. Then the explosion, rip
ping out walls, letting in the roof, burying human
beings In the ruins-just such n scene as Phllade-
phIa has looked on. Then comes the employer with
the charred remains OF his boy about seventeen
years old If he can scrape them together, and
offers the mortal debris in evidence as his late
competent engineer Pity he didn't let one ex-
perienced man apply Philadelphia Press
National Republican., 1881-11-04
hoy PreneI,ers.

There is trouble between the so-called
"boy preachers" The theological efforts of Boy
Preacher Harrison were severely criticized by Boy
Preacher Tyler, the blonde young Ohio evangelist
the other day. Tho Ohio youth quoted with ap-
probation newspaper attack on his fellow. toller
in tho vineyard, which said Harrison's theo-
logical efforts are mixture OF opera bouiie
Humpty Dumpty, and Punch aud Judy" This
impols the Cleveland Voice 10 say: Ohio has moi
much TO be ashamed of, but there are a few mat.
ters II is perhaps as well not to forco too much
upon the public attention"
National Republican., 1881-11-04

There ought not to be any doubt about
the election of William Waldorf Astor to Congress.
One OF our misfortunes is that so few young men
Of wealth and intelligence can be found willing TO
enter public lifo and take upon themselves the
cares OF Office. Mr.. Astor represents an old and
honorable family, whose interests are closely
identified with the progress and prosperity of the
city. He is a man of liberal views, and both by
education and inclination fitted to make a safe
and valuable legislator. II we had more such
men in our legislative bodies the business Of the
lobby would be destroyed and the chief evil ofour
public system would be removed. No citizen who
studies the public interests ought to cast vote
npnlnst Mr.. Astor.-Tne Hour.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
An Orangenan.

Orange Noble, the Democratic candi-
date for treasurer Of Pennsylvania, gets his first
name from his fathers intense devotion TO William
of Orange. SO strongly is the fathers prejudice
developed in the son, anti Catholic is he, that
two years ago he opposed the election Of Barr and
the Democratic nominee for city treasurer of Erie
solely because they were Catholics. The Catholic
Visitor, the church organ Of the diocese of Erie,
brings this fact forcibly to the notice Of its readers
and the Ete,ing Herald the Democratic organ OF
the same city, corroborates 1t by publishing that
Noble was u Know Nothing and Republican up
10 Is73-kdfiOaal PietO.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
rrymou,h CoaGrssa.lonal charsn.

This organization, composed of nearly
two hundred members who seeded from the
Israel Bethel A. NJ. Il. Church last spring, have
called council Of the Congregational churches In
this city and vicinity to meet ut tho Congrega-
tlonal Church. corner Of Tenth and G Streets this
afternoon at five O'Clock, for the purpose of recog.
nizlng their church and ordaining their pastor
The council will first examine the candidate, and
at half past the public services OF the recog
milton will commence. Rev. Dr. Rankin breaches
the sermon.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
Co,,on N.nr PhIIndeEph,n

The New Orleans Picaytue mentions
the receipt in that city of sample of cotton grown
near Philadelphia, Pa. The parties planted about
half an acre on June l. and the plants were not
affected by the frost of october2O. The specimen
was fully matured and OF good staple. The
PioayUne docs not remember to have heard OF
cotton being grown in 80 high u latitude, but
remarks that with use of fertilizers and selection OF
seed there is no telling how much farther the belt
might be extended.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
Nils, ChronoIneler.

A Detroit paper says the chronometer
watch which Dr. Bliss used 10 time the heart beats
Of the dying President is now owned by q jeweler
Of East Saginaw, It is not much Of a curiosity at
present as there is only one ofit, but hfly years
hence lis numerosity will be marvellous. Ever.
city and town in the country will own Que OF it,
Norristolul Herald.
National Republican., 1881-11-04

DIR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BAcHE, a great
grandson Of Benjamin franklin, and for nearly
sixty years an officer Of the United states navy,
died Wednesday morning in Brooklyn, amer an
illness of two weeks. lie was born in Monticello,
Va on February T. 1901. His grandmother was
BENJAMIN Franklin's only daughter. Sarah. WHO
married Richard Bache, n Philadelphia merchant,
afterward Postmaster General.
National Republican., 1881-11-04

OUR readers will not beso very foolish that they
will allow themselves to be deceived with q new
cough syrup when they have experienced the
value OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for many years.
National Republican., 1881-11-04
A Will.

The will of a man who died in Berks
County, Pennsylvania, the other day, contained
this clause: "Aud further dsiuhertand prohibit
from participation In the distribution Of my estate
such Of my male descendants as persist In wearing
mustaohes"
National Republican., 1881-11-04

H'T1S5I."'O isSI Washington, D. C. r'Tt95i."r0 is5i
W. B. MOSES & SON,
Cor. 7th st, and Market Space,
Furniture, Carpets,
Upholstery Goods.
Furniture Department.
Bedroom Snlts Parlor Suits.
library suits. Dining Room Suits.
BCdstends. BuTcaus
Wire Mattresses. Couon.top Mattresses.
Hair Mattresses. Spring Mattresses.
Revolving Chairs. once CHAIRS
Ensels. Pedestals.
Carpet Department.
wnlton1s Body brussels;
Moqncties Thrcc,piy Ingrains
ASinpnster. i, n.,. Two,ply lnsrains'
Mats and Rugs to match all of the above. oil
Cloths nom hall yard TO six yards wide, in all col
ors and qualities.
Upholstery Department.
In this department. which IN closely connected with
the Furniture Department. we make and cover Par,
Designing our patterns OF prapery Work are
duccdin thls country. Among the numerous articles
| In this department are the following:
Brocatcl Satin Dnmask.
Cotellne. SILK Terry.
sllk Damaslx. Wool Terry.
| llaw silk. Cotton Terry.
Cretonncs, Figured Terry.
Window Shades. shndc Fixtures.
| Window Screens Mosquito Canopies.
/ Lace Curtains Lace Shades
Enamel Cloths. Blilinrd Cloths.
| Felt Cloths. Piano Covers.
Raw silk Curtains. Jute Curtains,
| Sc, Ssc-, ssso-
In short, we furnish every kind OF Household Fur
| niture, except Crockcry, Tinware, and Hardware
w. B. Moses & Son,
Cor. 9TH st. and Market Space,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
| noi.6t
National Republican., 1881-11-04

that the thirteenth section saved those two
cases Our point is simply this that
this thirteenth section simply saves all pending
cases II there are cases pending ut the time the
statute Is repealed the statute is preserved for the
purpose of closing up those cases and no more
You will observe the peouliarity of the language
"Such statute shall be treated as remaining In
force for the purpose Of sustaining any proper ac
ton or prosecution" &C.
Mr.. Cook--Now, the authorities you said you
would give U.S.
Mr.. Wlson-In these two cases that have re-
ferred TO there Is nothing to show whether the
cases were commenced before or after the repeal
and, therefore so far as the question that we raise
is concerned, they are not authoritative, because
they do not give us any light upon that subject
WE SAY THAT ONLY SUCH CASES
are saved by section 19, as were pending at the
time OF the repeal, and we say that II Is not posi-
Bile that you can have two criminal statutes upon
the same subject running at the same time, and
inhictng different penalties, except, as say. cases
pending at the time OF the repeal. You cannot go
beyond that
fho Court-You have not given a reference to
the cases.
Mr.. Cook-I have been pleading for them.
Mr.. Wilson--I beg your pardon. You do not
want me 20 read them2
Mr. Cook-NQ; give US reference 10 them.
Mr. Wllson-You will find list of them IN Rich :
arisons book-n Blatchford, l6s; 16 Blatchiord
Wood.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18
Pruning Deciduous Trees.

As general rule, the less shade trees
are pruned the better. Nature will
form better top and n more harmo-
NOUS tree in al its parts than art
Severe pruning is no longer practiced
even in fruit orchards by our best hor-
ticulturists. The custom that formerly
prevailed, of pruning evergreens and
other trees, so as to make top.shaped,
ovate and other fantastic tops, is no
longer regarded as good taste. If you
want a tree with low spreading top,
plant one that grows that way. If you
want an ovate or pyramidal top, plant
a tree that will make such top, but do
not attempt to force trees TO assume
different forms from those which nature
gives them. Each tree treated in this
way is Il standing lie, and proclaims TO
every passer-by the folly of its owner.
The true idea is to make each species
assume as nearly as possible the typical
form of that species. To do this, some
pruning is sometimes necessary. If
trees are not crowded-if each one has
room enough for the air and sunlight to
have free access to it on all sides, it
will round out and develop its full pro-
portions, and if it does not actually at
tain it, will approximate its typical
form. Where the lower limbs are in
the way, of course they must be sacri.
feed, but where they are not, leave
them and you will have finer and more
thrifty tree. If a limo, rs is often the
case with the elm in our dry SOIL ex-
tends beyond the rest, absorbing the
strength and destroying the symmetry
of the tree, it should be cut back while
yet small.
The soft maple often throws out
limbs that have no firm attachment to
the body, and will sooner or later split
off; these should be removed while
small. The idea of cutting back the
top of soft maple, or any other tree,
to prevent it from becoming top heavy,
is fallacious; it relieves for the time but
makes it worse afterwards. If soft
maple, as some of them will do, breaks
bodily, and continues to do so, it is bet
ter to remove it and plant another in its
place. Severe pruning lowers the
vitality of any ordinary tree, making it
less able to bear the drouth and heat
of summer, and the cold of winter, and
leaving it an easy prey to borers and
other noXious insects.
AS a strong man is able to resist dis
ease, so vigorous tree is able to resist
the attacks of its enemies, while fee
BILE one succumbs.
So far as possible all limbs should be
removed while small. 1t is rarely nee
essary to cut large limb from tree
that has been properly cared for. DR..
j. T.. iStelOdrt.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18

Ben Thompson who keeps gam
bling hell at Austin, Texas, is soft in
speech, small in stature and usually
mild in manner; yet he is one of the
noted desperadoes OF the Southwest,
and has killed half a dozen men. He
cannot, however, be accused OF down
right murder, Tor in every instance he
technically acted in seli-defense. That
is his popularity. Whenever he gets
into fight in which pistols are drawn,
he recIllessly waits until his opponent
has fired and then deliberately shoots
back. This plan affords hima clear de-
tense in court, and has not yet resulted
in his death, as it might reasonably be
expected to do.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18
The Evil OF Overlooking Pastures.

The overstocking of land is one of
the surest and quickest ways of running
pastures. 1t is an everyday thing with
many farmers, who cannot be made to
believe that they are getting the full
benefit of pasture unless the grass is
eaten off little faster than it has time
TO grow consequently, all who put this
method into practice always have bare
pastures and poor cattle.
The advantages to be derived from
allowing the grass to gain on the cattle
during the growing season are many,
keep growing all the time and come to
maturity at the proper age. Cattle
kept constantly on bare pastures never
mature properly; those kept on good
pastures do not have TO work day and
night to satisfy craving appetite, or
use up all their food in building up Il
system continually worn down by labor
and semi-starvatlo
A good covering of grass is a protec-
ton to the land in warm weather; it
protects the young grass from the bad
effects of cold, dry weather between
the rains of winter, so that new grass
will be growing under a covering OF the
old, when that on bare ground will be
somewhat literally starved to death
Old and new grass, when eaten togeth-
en- is better for cattle than all new,
while the seeding of the matured grass
es keeps up the full variety of those
kinds native to the soil Consequently,
pastures thus treated produce more food
for stock during the year than those
kept continually eaten down to the bare
earth - Erchan3e,
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18
The Irish Census.

The census of Ireland shows pop
ulation of 5, 159, 849, being a decrease of
252, 53S since 1871. The population is
composed of 2,522, S04 males and $685.
035 females The decline of the last
ten years was spead over all the coun-
ties except three. The counties which
did not decline were Antrim, Dublin
and Kerry, one of the poorest and most
remote localities. In all the others the
decrease went on varying from 1913, or
in round numbers 1per cent, in Mona
gan, to 10.1 per cent. in Tipperary, 10
exactly in Carlow, 80 in Galway, II in
Cork and or in Mayo. 1t is remarka-
BILE that Carlow, the garden of Ireland,
and all the other richest tracts of soil,
should have suffered most from depop-
ulation. The religious distribution of
the population was 3, 05l, 1888 Roman
Catholics, 635. go connected with the
Church of Ireland. 1876, 1903 Presbyte-
rians, AZ, 669 Methodists and the balance
was made up of other denominations.
The decrease of the Roman Catholics
in the ten years was 1873, 979, of the
Protestants 32, 1923, and of the Presbyte-
rians II, l45. During the last ten years
dwelling-houses have disappeared to
the number of 4S,619, while buildings
used AS accessories to farms and for
business pursuits in towns have in
creased to the number of 1928.
Mrs. Emma K. Hollis. one of gang
OF robbers now serving sentence of
fifteen years in the Onondaga County
Penitcnti.ry, New York, is the widow
OF II soldier who died in the late war
Not long ago she instituted a suit for
81, 800 due her from the Government
on account Of her late husbands serv-
ices. The claim has been allowed, and
in addition Mrs. Hollis will receive n
pension of eight dollars a month till she
dies. When informed by the jailer of
her good fortune, she at once declared
that she would use the money in secur-
ing her freedom, and forthwith sent
for lawyer. The jailer advised her
to save the principal and interest,
showing her that by following this
course she would be worth 50, 900 at
the end of her fifteen years imprison-
ment
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18

The shoemaker of whom Walters
ordered II pair of heavy shoes, with a
half-pound copper toe on the right one,
at Lodi, N. Y, wondered what was the
purpose of the strange contriN ance, un-
Til he heard of Miss Walters 1eau be-
ing frightfally kicked out of tn. house.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18
Bees in Cities.

1t is hard task to predict where any
hive of bees will swarm but the most
accomplished keeper would probably
select as the last place on the globe a
populous town like London or Paris.
In both these cities within month
swarms have been discovered. In
London, they chose as their new loig-
g-place an old house in the crowded
Strand, not far from the Office of a
well-known rural newspaper the editor
of which was entirely equal to the task
of gathering them into hive. 1t is be-
lieyed that they strayed away from a
Surrey meadow. The bees of Paris
selected a more natural place than
their London exemplars, and fixed
themselves upon u tree growing out of
the sidewalk of a well-known boule-
ward. Crowds of people gathered
around the spot before accomplished
hands were found to remove the way
ward insects to more appropriate
place of rest.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18

The main cause of nervousness IL ndiges-
ton, and that is caused by weakness OF the
stomach. No one can have sound nerves
and good health without using Hop Bitters
to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood,
and keep the liver and kidneys active, TO
carry of all the poisonous aud waste matter
OF the system. See other column. --AdUdnce.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-08-18

Notice at the door OF a ready-made
clothing establishment in one of the
poorer quarters of Paris, do not go
somewhere else to be robbed: walk
in here. "--ArqOndut.