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National Republican., 1881-09-13
Ont Of pic,I.

A man rolled out of bed the other night
and was killed; G. A. Rogers fell 15O feet in col
lapsed balloon, with Uncomfortable velocity"
last Wednesday afternoon, struck upon his nose
on the beach at Lynn Mass, and Is still alive to
describe his sensnLlons during the deseent.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
Tint Pnor NuIcI,ic.

1t is now believed that the man who
went over Niagara Falls last week did not commit
suicide. but fell into the river accidentally His
mother-in-law, to whom he was greatly attached,
had just died, and he visited the Falls because
the roar Of the waters reminded him of the de-
nartcd one.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
A End Smell.

Why wasn't the President taken to Il
healthy cottage at Long Branch? The one in
which he now lies appears 10 be suffering from a
bad spell. Anyhow, Francklyn" is q funny way
to spell Franklin-Ncic York Sun,
National Republican., 1881-09-13
A HBIucIIy Girl.

There is q tremendous girl in Keene,
Mich Her father offered her $40 II she would
climb to the top of the seeple Of the Keene church
aud stand on the top of the same and 'rah for Bob
Ingcrsoll. She accomplished the feat and received
a., EIn
National Republican., 1881-09-13
9S5onfeS -2Tliscelloneo,ts.

WANTTEpn TO @ENT Al, HIANo 4. ,oGH MUST IS BE
dress CAREFUL, Republican Office. selaMt
WANTED TO PURCHASER SLATE OR WAL
w nut Mantels, In good order Address, stating
where they may be seen, A. W., Republican office.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
A Terrible lIent.

Morocco has been suffering from heat
that is described rs air but insupporabc. II was
so great that the fast of the Ramadnn could not be
kept and In the last removal of the Sultan's
camp over two hundred camels perishcd of fexccs-
81
National Republican., 1881-09-13
neaerYinr nrNntice.

Ifthere is to be war of determination
waged against the Indians the Indian agent should
not be overlooked It is quite deserving OF notice.
--Cinciimdu Enquirer.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
AualIls,r

There was young girl of Fail River
Who complained all the time of her liver
She felt so aesthetic,
She took an emetlc
Which foolish young doctor did give her.
Tor The Republican.
National Republican., 1881-09-13

THE grand jury will now be busy in
quiring as to the Howgate embezzlement,
the murder OF the two children on the
Bladensburg road, and the attempted
subornation of perjury by scullions and
court vermin to sustain the conspiracy
against General Thomas J. Brady.
National Republican., 1881-09-13

IN all the projects for Kidding the Ma
tional Capital of the Potomac Flats nui-
sance one undisputed and indisputable
requirement asserts itself and that is that
the Long Bridge dam, or causeway, must
beremoved. The Potomac must be Lridged,
not ,yu,nD,eJ
National Republican., 1881-09-13
TorS SRenf- -2niscelloneo,re

NOR RENT-A FARM CONTAINING ~ ACRES
IL IN Alexandria County, Virginia, miles from
Washington and llS mil IRON Alexandria: This de-
srahe place Is situated ON the range of hills west Of
the Potomac, giving an excellent view of the former
cities. There Is good frame house, plenty OF shade
door. The proximity Of this place to the two markets
makes 1t desirable. For particulars inquire at o22
street northwest. sepl3-3t$
nMNIBUSES TO LET-FoR EXCURSION AND
" Picnic Parties. Apply at office Imperial Hotel
my2%tf
National Republican., 1881-09-13
0SanfeS--Se[p.

VNTANTED-AT ONCE, A FIRST RATE FARM
w Hand, with good reference, not over IS years
old, two miles out. Apply ut 4O5 First street north
gct3-UA
National Republican., 1881-09-13
a Card from, Captain Hughes.

Under the forms of law, but in plain and
open violation of every principle of justice truth,
and right, have been for nearly whole year de-
privcd of my liberty and subjected to public
calumny aud wrong upon testimony which the
very walls, windows, and doors Of the Capitol
building refute aud proclaim to be an elaborate
lie. The true story of that rape of justice known
as the Capitol assault case will be made known to
/ count rs detailed
National Republican., 1881-09-13
SSor -Sale--S5ollses, Sc.


INOR SALE CHEAP AND ON EASY TERMS
IL Extra wide Lot. north side OF street over
looking Dupont Circle. Apply at SIS Twelnh street
northwest. sei33,n
VNOR SALE OR RENT-A NEW COTTAGE
minutes ride by rail or carriage from City postoc9
Large stable aud three of choice land II wanted
You can keep horse and COW and have an elegant
home and free ride six times day each for what
good house would cost you In the city. High land
fine view, good society medicated water no nuisances
retired from noise and tumut OF town, but within
sound OF city bells. Other choice lots for sale. Send
for circular Of CRANKY property at j. r. CROSS
MAN. i05 First street northwest. sepla-3t#
National Republican., 1881-09-13
BY An EYE WITNESS

of the severe course Of training which "llttle
Alice" had to undergo before making her debut in
the courts in the character witness has long
been in my possession. have also CHANGED to get
possession of some Of Mrs Burlingamcs letters, nd
dressed TO her friend Percy Brown. Llackmailer,
abortonist, and graveyard robber, winch / shall
make use of ut the proper time. Little Alice again
comes on the stagc-this time IN the character OF
"mail carrier and her face is a familiar ono to
the officers OF the iail.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
PERCY BHowS Is THE GENTLEMAN CD

who little over year ago fixed up that nice
job on respectable lady OF this city, changing her
with having poisoned her husband, who had died
u natural DEATH and asking for the modest sum of
$500 10 say nothing about 1t. These letters-prOb-
ably written In a dream-cstablish very close and
intimate connection between the notorious Maud
and Percy Brown and the Buringames and fur
nish darker chapter than any that has yet been
told In the lives Of this fragrant family. These
people have settled thcirown difficulty, but never
thulcss they are
National Republican., 1881-09-13
a Staiwart's Prediction.

To the Editor Of rBE REPuBLICAS:
That telegram othe New York Sun from
Albany, some time since, chroncling TO an anx-
ious world the opinion OF n distinguished" anti
ConEling man us to "what Mr.. Conklng will do
now! seems again to be agitating the mind of the
distinguished heroes Ofthe late Albany bribery
success. The telegram referred to is certainly the
most distinctive prediction of what is TO be the IL
lustrlous New York ex.senators future course Of
all the windy pronhcsies yet venturcd by any o
these peculiarly distinguished" anti Conkling-
ics-L political JcsuitS. II declares among Other
wise things, that "ho will have 10 20 into retire
ment and remain there" and "What can he dc
but practice lgwg' Well. for the information Of
these "d!stinguishcd" fellows as
National Republican., 1881-09-13
4 srALwARr nEpuBLIcAN,

win here take the liberty to say that Mr.. Conk-
ling has now no time left him for the practice Of
the law his duty u country IN Its present great
emergency being paramount with him to every
consideration of self and impcrutively demand
ing every moment Ofhs priColcssly valuable tncul-
ties. The fact that Mr.. COnkling's political hero
ism, unCquaCd ability, and incOrruptiblc patriot
ism, his nnswerying fidelity to Stalwart Rcpubli-
cunism, his HdaInantine nerve, aud unSulied
honesty being IN all respects identical with those
traits Of character which have won for the patriot
hero, and statesman, General Grant the undying
gratitude of his iellow-countrymen and the honor
nmd love of
National Republican., 1881-09-13
VERY CLOSE TO THE rENIrESrrAnY.

However, | have no wish TO send them there
Their punishment would afford me neither pleas.
ure nor qualification They are simply nothing to
me. If they Will 90 before Il notary, make II clean
breast oft, acknowledge the absolute fnlsuhOod of
their charge, and give the names of their accom-
plices of the Capitol police force-names well
known to mel Will never bring criminal prose-
cution against them If they do not do this, Il will
be my plain duty-one that shall be performed ut
whatever cost--to vindicatc my character and
reputation in open court, and they can guess what
that will cost them. This is my first and last note
OF warming. .f Z WILLIAM HUGHES,
National Republican., 1881-09-13
QBueineae CHANCES.

TINHEADVERTISER HAS OBTAINED ELEVEN
Il Patents for valuable and new improvements IN
wherever Introduced. over 100000 worth have al
ready been sold. partner Is wanted, possessed OF
5000 or 5000 cash % engage In extending the bus
ness OF manufacturing. Address IL. JAMES, Repnb
liCan Office. Hel23t
National Republican., 1881-09-13
@Sanfe0-- Souses.

WANTED TO PURCH ASE--A HOUSE, NOT
w tocNceed t2.jOO; must be bargain. Address
BUSINESS, City Post-onlce selO-Stf
VIZ ANTFD--HOUSES-T HAVE A LARGE DE-
w mnnd for rentable property Parties having
houses for rent large and small can get good tenants
hy calling on JOHN a. PRESCOTT, Real Estate
ENchuuue, II!G L. street northwest, Spl0Bt
National Republican., 1881-09-13
Sor 9Renf-- &o1lees.

U1OR RENT-sie ! STREET NORTHWEST, A
II neat hvc-room House, In good or1eri water Ia
the yard; rent moderate Apply at 900 Dunbarton
avenue Georgetown. sol,r3t-
UNoR SALE-A NEW NINERooM HOUSE
H .two-story and basement; every conyeniencei
beautiful pressed brick with bay window all the way;
centrally located will be finished early. Address
OWNER Republican office. sel3 8t+
UNOR BENT-A TwoSTORY, SENEN.ROoM
~ brick House; gas, bath. Latrobe. range, hot and
cold water, and cellar; IN good location rent, t9
also similar one for sale. ON easy payments. ODELL
n CO., 500 street northwest. sel2Gt--
TT YOU. WANT TO BUY. SELL, RENT, OR
Il Trade City Country Properly. come and see the
great bargains at WILLIAM II. MAIN & BROTH
Frs, ST. Charles Hotel corner Third street and Pen
sylvnnin avenue northwest. mhlpu
National Republican., 1881-09-13

dies the Vice-President only acts till
new election is held, and then has to alb
dicate in favorof the person chosen Presi-
dent at said special election? And, if
the Gazette is to be so understood, will it
please tell us why John Tyler served out
the balance of William Henry lIarrison's
term? Why Fillmore served out the bal
ance of Zachary Taylor's term ? and why
Andrew Johnson filed out the remainder
of Abraham Lincoln's second term
Were all these cases gross misinterpreta-
tions of the Constitution And has the
Gazette alone had the acumen to discover
the true Interpretation of our organic
law in regard to this very important ques-
ton? Will our Cincinnati contemporary
please give us its authority for its extraor.
dinary reading of the Constitution? If
all our courts, jurists, and statesmen have
been in error on this important question,
it is one of the most remarkable facts in
our history and worthy of the attention
of all who take an interest III the future
welfare of the American people.
THROUGHOUT the country the press Is
aroused to the necessity of the speedy
abolition of the Potomac Flats The rep
resentativcs of the people of all the States
must do this work, and it must not be a
trifing dredging-out of ashilting channel.
What is wanted is n wide channel, with
heavy walls of masonry, and land, not
swamp, on each side of it--good land
high, dry land. Then the waters of the
Potomac will carry away all that now
testers and poisons the air near the city
| ---=--------e--------
THE long lane has turned, and Wash
ington is blessed with an abatement Of
the high temperature which prevailed fol
so many days. The sewers have been
washed out, the streets are cleaner, and
the city is ready for the return of absen-
! tees. Our people are coming home and
business revives.
| Tru GRAND irr,, will nnv, ha bua,, In,
National Republican., 1881-09-13
nm WHOLE cIyILIzEp woRIp

does not Justify the supposition that the cx-senn-
tor will, without further opposition, quietly sub
init to the result of the bGse manipulatons of the
distinguished" persons indicated. Grant and
hundreds Of thousands of citizens, North and
South who are in favor of honest, honorable, and
competent men occupying the public offices
means adopted aud successfully used liz the Al
bany contest ngninst them by those "dstin-
guished" hypOCritical professors OF Republicanism
arc none the less determined to prosecute this fight
until the last one OF the herd Is rclcgaed to the
purleus of ininmy from whence corruption,
istcncc The year 1881 will prove TO these "dis-
tingulshed" individuals that their infamy has
been to the Nation blessing In disguise, for then
Republican party In the full possession and con-
troll Of the Federal Government and its affairs
HOWARD
National Republican., 1881-09-13
EoR RENT-BY II. II. WARNER,

1881 7th st W. ... 81 90 2Oi5 18th st w.-. - 90
1l437t st w-... 20 90 20O6 eth st w..... Is 20
OFFICE ROOMS In Nos. 3lJ and $40 Four-anda-
half st. n. W.; also inljs Louisiana avenue u. w.
A wel-located dairy inrm for rent at n low price
Call for Weekly Uent-Dtst.
The houses on East Capitol street are well located
and very desirable.
Parties having property TO trade or sell VIII hnd II TO
D. II. WARMER,
Ui6 Il street.
National Republican., 1881-09-13

INoR RENT-CALL AND SEE our LIST OF
IT. property for rent JOHN sVERMAN, go,
National Republican., 1881-09-13

LIVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING
~ AT REASONABLE RATES,
AT THE REPUBLICAN, OFFICE
National Republican., 1881-09-13

VXT ANTED-BY A RESPECrABLE CoLORED
w family, without children or 10 room House,
with modern conveniences, between Flth and Fif-
teonth and Eand streets northwest. Il. c. w. Re
publican Office. sep1-3t
National Republican., 1881-09-13
MONEY TO LOAN
ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
AT LOWEST RATES.
rTIOS I FISHER q co


Il IBERAL RATE OF INTEREST ALLOWED
! ON Time Deposits, United States Bonds bought
and sold AT market rates. Collections made every
sylyania avenue, ma2tu
National Republican., 1881-09-13
Sosf auS Sfouno.

INOUND-A ROLL OF BANK BILLS, WHICH
IL the owner can have on application to the Dis
bursting Clerk Navy Department. sel3-Stt
II oST-A LARGE BLUE ENVELOPE, CON
IL tanning military papers OF no value to any one
but owner, whose name Is on each. Return TO Room
177 Patent Ofllce, and receive reward se2-3tf
National Republican., 1881-09-13
wv TANTED-BY isT OCTOBER, FOR CASH,
". HOUSES WORTH
5000, $500, $1,000, 5000, $1,000, and s3,Ooo
Owners please call a. once.

We also want or desirable Dwellings for prompt.
paving tenants by same date.
SlOO00O To loan ON real estate.
Especial attention invited to the semlendOwment
feature Of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York. Less expensive than cO-oneratlve In
surance. YOUNG ~ CALDWELL.
1iaO New York avenue.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
lS5anfeS-- -@oonns.

yXTANTED-BY GENTLEMAN AND WIFE, 2
w nicely furnished Rooms, with BOARD In north
western mart of the city; west OF Thirteenth and
north of II preerrcd if suitable will be permanent.
Address, stating terms L. @. r., Republican Office.
National Republican., 1881-09-13
SSor Sale 2niscellaneo,ls

IINoR sALE.-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
~ property for sale. JOHN SHERMAN q CO.,
st. Cloud Building. Real estate and loans. jyily
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23

native He. If they are not willing to
acknowledge Christ was God, let them
say He who claimed tosbe the son of
God was manifest in the flesh, &c. Or,
they may repeat the verb was after the
word flesh. The old translation is
much preferable. In Romans, 4th ch.
23d verse, Fer all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God" We
have no need to make our girls study
grammar when our best Greek and
Hebrew scholars blur it. over in this
way. It is possible that thee rules,
have been changed since threw down
the ferule. 1t should be z.san have
sinned and all fall Short" &C., or it
might be, all have sinned and fallen
short" In thersvision of the old tes-
tament you will find these lines poet
ically arranged,
:. The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood.
Before the day Of the Lord come,
That great and notable day..
The three lines solnd very well, but
adding the fourth takes away the beau
ty of the expression. 1t is adding on
q tail after the meaning is expressed,
an exclamation added so as to get in
all the words, but it tdestroys the effect
Contrast this with King James trans
lation and you will find that far su.
perlor. The division into chapter and
verse is convenience that we cannot
forego. The Bible Societies cannot
publish the revised edition. twill be
a long time before it can come into use
: June 20, 1881. | :- w. /"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23

The administration has mot yet giv-
On any indication of what its State
dinner policy will be In the way Of
wines, and the subject will probably
slumber until next winter, when me-
cessity will compel a decision. Win
dem is reported by one Of the WASH
ingtsn correspondents as the only to-
tai abstinence man in the administra.
tien. As for the othsrs, n. J. R..
certifies in the Philadelphia Tines as
follows: 200 - = I.rT
! Garfield is . temperate man, but
not total abstinence man. He will
take nip of Whiskey or brandy once
in a while in cona9siAl company, and
he drinks wine at dinner when he 10
ont. And he VIII drink it ct his own
table when he gets started in the
White House, and Rutherford Hayes,
don't forget it'll Blaine meyer tasted
brandy or whiskey or any distilled
LIQUOR in his life. He drinks little
champagne at dinner if he has COM
pany or is dining out, but nothing else.
Hunt, of the navy, is q char ming gen.
tleman in sociaf life, and viii take
drink 1or Two when he feels like it
Lincoln, also.. The last named is one
of the salt Of the earth. He is one OF
the most gentlemanly and honest
hearted, upright, self-forgetful little
men you ever saw. There will be no
BeIknap business under him. And
vet have heard that he used to play
poker at cent ante and quarter
limit-whatever that. means. Kirk
wood and James would both take .
drink rather than to hsve their legs
sawed of, but .MacVeigh-I don't
know anything about him. He doesn't
look as If he ever took . drink, and
yet haYe sometimes imagined there
was little glimmer Of fun in him" !"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
Plain Taik.s.JI,,


,, Matters are becoming decfd edfy hot
among the contending factions at AL
bany, and the Ipious patriots are likely
to tell many Of their family secrets,
and to letthe country know somewhat
Of the corrupt methods by which they
have succeeded in retaining their con-
troll of the GoyefHment and managed
public affairs. IhitHs Joint convention
on Friday last, Assemblyman Tuthill
(Stalwartl denounced 5Depew as head
lobbyist efncorporatlons, and said that
Barber and Edwards and the rest of
the gang were his lieutenants. The
room of Barber, be said, had long
been headquarters and the den where
legislation is Bought and sold, and
where certain Legislators gamble with
the lobbyist and claim agents, and
where game Of cards is made veil
to cover naked bribery. He claimed
to be able to produce witnesses to
corroborats the statement, and said
Barber and his corrupt agents were
managers-ef the present canvass, and
were attempting to make their chief,
who supplied all the money, a United
States Senator.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23

STAR ROUTE BRADY was interviewed
at New York the other day, by a
couple of Cincinnati newspaper men,
one Of them Gov. Fosters Private
Secretary, who expressed q disbelief
in the existence of the Star Route
Ring. The Enquirer chap reports
what follows: -.l ....s.
"There was Star Route Ring"
said General Brady, "and q formida.
BILE one, too" . ,.u.
What were it's objects asked
Fred.
"The election of General Garfield, !"
was the answer, aud he continued,
!" when these gentlemen of the Cabi-
net get their case into Court they will
succeed in proving it. The Ring was
organized for the purpose of raising
money to aid in the election, and it
had no other object or aim. A SINH
lar conspiracy existed in every other
department of the Government. AL
most every employe of the Govern
ment contributed money to that end.
If the contributions by the contractors
were an evidence that they were paid
too much, then the same rule should
apply to other employees"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23

NEW YORK, July 19th.-Talmage
preached to-day on the Course Of
Bribery" In closing, he said: "Rev-
olution is just ahead of US, and pray
God it may be 3 peaceful revelation.
We must haye emancipation of Amer.
lean labor from the curse Of monopoly.
You and are paying the board and
washing aud cigars and whiskey bills
of the legislators Of the State Of New
York, while they are lowering over
the spOils of Office. No enc supposes
that the fifteen or twenty candidates
over whom they are contending arc
the only men fit for the Senate, Why
not give us two great Christian phi
lanthropists who would adorn the
Senate of the United States more than
the Office would adorn them? nom.
mate William E. Dodge,of New York,
and George /. Sevey, of Brooklyn. l
do not know whether they are Conk-
ling or anti Conkling men. l only
know that they are anti-fraud, anti.
rum, anti-ignorance. But no such
nomination will be ratified. But the
time will come for the elevation of
such men. God did not make the At.
lantic ocean for few great whales to
swallow up all her small fish nor did
He make this great continent to fur
nish . few fat magnates with blubber.
The greatest blessing of this country
is its railroads, made for US to ride
over. But we must not lie down and
let the railroads ride over MS"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-23
Rich Revelations.

A Washington special says: There
is the strongest ground for suspicion
that if the Investigation of the expend-
itures of the contingent fund Of the
Treasury department is probed down
deep in the WE'LL" Secretary Sher-
least, a very careless officer. The con-
tingent fund for the Treasury for the
fiscal year ended June so, 1880, aggre-
gated $132, 716.1O, of which amount
there was expended $l32, ,69236, being
the entire appropriation with the ex-
ception of S33 S3. The account shows
that the people paid thousands Of dol
lars for Honest John" Sherman's
newspaper and magazine reading.
Under the item of travelling expenses,
one Babcock was paid at different
being absent from Office work but do
ing duty as private Secretary to Sher-.
man. The Secretary, while reducing
the public debt and maintaining re-
sumption, spent 81 600, charged up as
freight and kilograms. For kilograms
alone he spent So, 1SS.O7, the larger
amount appearing in the month of
June. A Republican Convention was
held in that month at Chicago. The
horse department of the Treasury alone
cost So, 600 in round numbers. The gas
Jill AOA SAO iOesSuAy oiohO
was S17, 500, for carpets and furniture
$38, 600, aud for ice the modest sum of
$I,677.53. "ta .tH III = li 't
Some of the miscellaneous items are
unique, SO to speak. For instance there
is a charge of Sl05. 10 for 31S pounds of
camphOr, $24 for six dozen salt-sacks,
$3.50 for three photographs of the Elec-
tOral Commission S22. 75 for one toilet
set S27 for three gross of buttons, and
$35 for dye for the same; $3l.25 for
palmleaf fans; $3.50 for cleaning
drives's coat, $30.17 for Day & Martins
backing 2l3 dozen monogram towels,
81 1880; four and u half dozen ther-
mOmeters, 500. .25 two dozen cuspadors
decorated, $42 four and half gallons
deodorized alcohol, bay rum, $12; fifty
gross matches, $40 one barrel of flour
SO one hundred gross assorted toilet
soaps, 81 ,95l .65; ten boxes CASTLE soap,
S155; twenty-four dozen chamois skins
S129: so, fifty dozen whisk brooms,
Sl27.50. For these and sundry other
items there was spent $25 600. p't ''i-"i
If John Sherman takes the stump in
Ohio to tell the Changers what he
saved the people in his refunding op-
eratiOns, he may at the same time be
able to explain some of these items.