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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
What Shall We DO with Our Daughters ?

Don't teach them self-reliance. 1t is SO
much easier for them to rely on some one else
Don't let them learn how to make bread. Their
beaux might think they were not we'll bred
Don't allow them to learn how to make shirts
1t is better they should not know. Then, when
they are married, their husbands can work twenty
hours day to get money with which TO buy
ready made ones, while they knit red dogs
Above all things do not fail to learn them how
to wear false hair and if your daughter objects to
bang her hair bang her over the head.
Do not allow them to learn how to make their
own dresses. 1t is fashionable to have dress
maker
Teach them that a dollar is only 100 cents, and
does not amount to much.
Do not let them learn how to cook. Should they
understand the cuisine art and know what is
needed in a family the servant could not supply
all her relatives with edibles
Teach them to darn their neighbors, but not
stockings.
Do not allow them to learn how TO sew on but
tons. They might get needles in their fingers
Teach them to regard the money and not the
morals oftheir suitors
Teach them none Ofthe mysteries of the kitchen
the dining room, and the parlor
Teach them that the more one lives beyond his
income the more he will save.
Urge them to go with Incorporate Young men
It is convenient to have drunken husband, as the
wife is enabled TO take pin-money from his pocket
while he Is taking drunken snoOze.
Finally, teach them that God who made them
is an old fogy, and made them in his image which
necessitates tight lacing
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
TOM FITCH, OF NEVADA.
A Rolling stone that ua. Gathered rler

Il
At the Metropolitan Hotel are Mr.. and
Mrs Fitch, who have probably lived more in the
United States than any of its known citizens that
Is to say they havelived in professional and social
impo lance in more of the Territories than any
couple know. Tom Fitch is native of New
York city, and went to California in the steerage
ola steamship about 1851. His wonderful powers
oforatory and humef were the delight of the cabin
passengers, looking down into the hold where he
made speeches up to them, happy captain. He
studied law with the greatest orator, perhaps
since Webster General Edward D. Baker, who was
killed at Balls Bluff Fitch married General
Bakers ward, an accomplished woman,
and the author of several plays and novels
He went to Nevada soon after the discovery
of the Comstock Lode, and grew up with the
people, being, with the Hon. William VI. Stewart,
the most distinguished lawyer at the bar. AL
though the Territory was Democratic and Fitch
Republican, they sent him to Congress- and he was,
think, the hast territorial delegate of Nevada be-
fore 1t became State, when Stewart was made
Senator. Mr.. Fitch then moved to Salt Lake City,
and was the personal counsel of Brigham Young,
and had all the important cases connected with
the Mormon Church. After going to Europe he
settled in California again, and then moved to
Arizona Territory where he again became the
most distinguished lawyer, as he had been in
Nevada and Utah. Mrs. Fitch told me that she had
crossed the continent thirty-s times by stage or
ailrDad, beside going between New York and San
Francisco by water seven times, and she IS still a
young woman Everywhere Mr.. Fitch has been
he has been prosperous, but has been beckoned to
some other field by greater apparent prospects He
has recently settled at Minneapolis, Mimi, where
he has leading opportunity and connections. He
was no mean competitor of Bob Ingersoll on the
religious question, and in Congress considered
the most electrical speaker. Mrs. Fitch says she
enjoyed her residence at Prescott, Arizona, as
muchas anywhere; although the. country is very
hot the altitude relieved it, and such able and
spirited men were constantly coming into Arizona
TO prospect and practice law or to seek opportuni
ties, that the society, isolated as it was had high
refinement. We send our finest geraniums West
no doubt of that-to exhale their sweetness on the
desert air; but they can't stay away from old New
York long gentlemen = BOu0l,et yObnnu
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Know NV Roy RIIIr

AS the overland express was snorting
through Alameda yesterday, on its way to New
York, the engineer suddenly whistled down
brakes, the conductor frantically shouted and
jerked the signal line, and with many jar and
squeak the long line of ears was brought to stop.
The cause of this sudden fetchup' was fat old
lady with red face and green parasol, who had
planted herself in front of the engine, and was
making the most frantic signals forit to pause.
whats the matter? Anything on the track ?''
said the engineer eXcitetlly.
Nothing but me-" said the old lady, stif1y.
"Has there been a smashup? Is there-there q
drawbridge open?" ....
Don't poke fun at me, young man. want to
see the proprietor"
" The what?" -s
"The man who runs this thing--the captafn-or
whatever you call him."
"What do you want with the conductor?'
"None of your business. 1 want to see the head
mantle boss-and to onct"
well, ma'am,' said that functionary, running
up, watch in hand, whats up? What can L do
for you?" ..-.-..
"You go through Chicago, don't you?''
"Why, of course. What offs"
I" Know my son Bill-Bill Skinderson-there 20
I" No. For heavens sake, get off the track, you
old"
Don't sass me- you red-nosed gorilla, or I'll In
form on you. Deary me. thought everybody
knew my boy Bill-prominent man there-runs
the biggest fruit-stand in town, and-hands off,
you rascal Don't dare to tech me. I'll move
when Pm good and ready"
well, blank your blanknation eyes, hurry up.
What do you want?' ~.
"ohl thought you'd change your tune. Well,
wish you'd just stop over a day or two at Chicago
and look up Bill and tell him that little Mariah
James janders have kinder worked round into fits,
and there's more hope She's sorter-"
Start her up Jimmy" yelled the furious con-
ductor; and if the old lady hadn't hustled up her
skirts and bumped herself she would have had
frst-class case Of damages against the company
After that she stood apoplectc with rage, shaking
her parasol at the disappearing train, and an
her determination to go right over and
see Governor Standard the very minute the dishes
were washed r-Srn Einneisco Past
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
A Dark Day.

Lineoln's first Inauguration (186l) was
one of the most remarkable scenes as was one of
the most momentous events, in the history of the
United States. That 4th of March, with its warm
unelouded sum- was one Of the brightest and pleas
ATTEST ever known in Washington. But we were
the eve of the great rebellion and politically,
the day was the darkest Of all our presidential in
augurations. The city was held to be under siege
byan invisible enemy and General Scott, with his
few companies of regular troops hand, felt that
it was only safe for President Lincoln so to dis
tribute them along the line of march to protect
him from possible sudden dash of band of in
side or outside secesh" Hence, near the White
House and near the Capitol there was placed de-
tachment OF soldiers well armed. Along the route
of the procession there was another squad or two
within call, while from point to point sentinels
were stationed on the housetops to give warning
of the first approach of danger The outgoing
President buchanan and the incoming Presi-
dent (Lincoln) rode from the White House
to the Capitol side by side in an open
barouehe, surrounded by detachment of
cavalry in close order. At the point where they
left their barouche "Old Buck and Old Abe !"
had to walk hundred yards or so to reach the
north door, where they entered the Capitol. For
the protection of Lincoln in crossing this space
covered way had been built, so that no stray shot
at this point from the seething multitude could
reach him. Finally the eastern portieo from which
the inaugural was delivered, was SO boarded up,
front and Sides that only by scaling ladders could
Lincoln be reached from the great aSsemblage
gathered to hear him. Buchanan, through it all,
recognition of the Constitution and his duty
on the occasion, remained at the side of Lincoln.
The inauguration passed off quietly, and, at the
close efthe proceedings, with the return of the
President and ex-President to the White House,
General Scott being congratulated on the complete
success of his military precautions, expressed hIa
self thankful that so much at least had been
gained. The intelligent historian will set down
that day as the very darkest and glooiniest of all
ourpresidential inaugurations while Garicld's in
auguration, from present Indications WILL polit-
cally, be one of the very brightest rain or shine
Washington Correspondence Ne1o York TtlegrGng.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Finy,Donars offered for Postagc.stan,p.

A well-known gentleman here, largely
engaged in buying and selling Confederate stamps,
bonds, &c, has stamp-ORe of those known as
local stamps-printed for the Pittsylvania Court
House Office after the secession of Virginia and
before the confederate government had issued its
stamps, for which he IS offered by a Northern
dealer in curositles $50 cash. but which is held at
$780, The stamp is a little over an inch square; is
printed with plain type, in reddish ink, on COM
mon white paper, and is pasted upon coarse
brown envelope. directed aud mailed to 8 Lynch
burg 6rm. So far as is known, there are only two
like stamps in existence.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
GarIbaIsii,s Statue.

The city of Nice is about to erect a
statue Garibadi. On the pedestal will be sculp-
tuTed the arms Of the city, and beneath the in
scripien France 10 Garibaldi." Other inscrip-
tons are To the Thousand" meaning the famous
thousand of MARSHA, Army of the Vosges," and
Army of the Cote dor" The pedestal will be
surmounted with column adorned with wreaths
of flowers cut in stone and aview of the birthplaee
of GaribaIdi. The seulptOrS pame Is Etox.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Another ..m.i.I, Heard From.

Major \. N. Hodgkins, a prominent
citizen of Georgia, in a communication 10 the
Daily Herald Of that place on the recent onplcas-
antness," says: II am not willing, then. 10 admit
that all was wrong In behalf OF our dead soldiers
] am unwilling to admit that il was waste of
Southern manhood, Southern patriotism, and
Southern valor The priaep'es for 1csich they fought
stiBlire. These, say were won even in defeat"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Faithful Dogs

Eyes" said a great traveller, gctthe -.
Bernard if you want 4 good Cog. Thousands OF
times have seen this noble animal in fhe oI..t'
cold carrying its frozen master by The slack o. ais
pants over the highest mountains Of EalaPe- Inc
truth isn't half told about these superb creatures
-Louisrie Cggfier. JonrllQl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
Try II.

An actor will tell You it doesn't hurt TO
let yourself fall on the floor but If you try it you
wiz get up deeply impressed with the belief that
tiaactor is a liar. Try it.-Aayy 4ijlttcrSga.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05

Is sixtyiv feet wide seventy high, and forty deep
There are $50 stops and 10000 pipes Five rows of
keys belong to the cheir, which range from nine
to ten octayes. The bellows are blown by two
steam-engines. 1t requires player of eonsidera-
BILE ability to bring out its wonderful powers. This
organ was built by Henry Willis, under the super
intendence of Sir Michael Costa and Mr.. BoWley,
since deceased
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
THE PACIFIC BANK.
Arrangements for Resumption
About Completed.
THE STOCKHOLDERS TO BE ASSESS
FED 100 PER CENT.

Boston, Dec. S-There is now little doubt
Of the resumption of business by the Pacific
National bank under its charter with however
an entire change of management. Weeks says
he will be ready with his $5000C0 tomorrow.
The directors aud stockholders have subscribed
their 1000 600 and $250,000 has been rsised
on $3.50 600 of debts classed by the examiner
as BAD. An assessment of 100 per cent will
soon be levied by Comptroller Knox upon
the stockholders.
At meeting of the directors of the Cen
trail and Pacific bankSthis afternoon the follow
ing plan in connection with this assessment
was adopted:
The million syndicate mentioned above will
take the stock and assume the assessments OF
such as are unable or unwilling to pay and
give such stockholders the right to purchase at
the end of eighteen months on the basis of the
100 per cent assessment. The committee Oh
behalf of the bank appointed by the directors
went to Washington this evening for the pur-
pose, of comforting with Comptroller Knox in re-
gard to plan of recognizing. The executive
board of managers for the bank under the reor-
gauization has been substantially arranged
II is learned on reliable authority that Col.
Nsedham found in his examination that three
DAYS before the suspension, President Benyol
f0sGTeo 1lo,ooo oon Tor SoUuU,
using funds of the bank to pay the policies, his
excuse being that the insurance company
threatened TO withdr NV their deposit if this was
not done.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09

John Palmer of Saratoga Springs testified
that Guiteau boarded q week with him and
ran away without paying his board.
Guiteau-"Well, / might have confessed
that and saved the government one hundred
Scoyille read to the court the answer OF
President Arthur to the heterogeneous. 10
the first and second questions whether he knew
the prisoner and how often he had seen him
the President replied he knows him, that he
has seen him at least ten times and possibly
twenty tunes. To the question as to whetner
he had ever conversed with him he replies:
"No excepting to return the ordinary saluta-
tion of the day and once or twice in answer to
his request to be employed in the campaign as
a speaker by the Republican State Committee
of which was chairman.
To the question what political services the
prisoner had rendered to the Republican party
during the last presidential campaign MS
answer is ''None that know OF.
The fifth Question was whether there was
ANYTHING in the prisoners relation to himself
or to Gen Grant or to Senator Conkling or any
other of the Republican party socially or pollti
cally to furnish him with any ground for snip
posing h. would receive any political prefer
ment The answer is "No."
The Prisoner-That is matter OF opinion
The last question was "Did you ever give
him any reason to think he could have any
political or personal influence with yon?
Answer never did"
The Prisoner-He never had occasion to.
r. S. Macarthur, pastor of the Cavalry Bap
tist church in New York, testified at grea
length and gave an account of his knowledge
of Guiteau's life and evil practices In Ne"
York, after which court adjourned until to
morrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Money Scarce in Wall Street.-The Boston
Hartford and Erie Speculation.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Wsll street reports
stste that bankers almost without exception
think money will be active the remainder of
the month unless special relief is afforded by
the Treasury. The banks claim to be poor and
say that money does not return from the
West and South. Chicago bankers telegraph
that an unusual amount of money is locked up
in grain, but say that money will move to New
York next north.
The representative of one of the largest pri-
vale bankers thinks that the banks could make
money much easier if they chose, and be-
lieves the high rates are manipulated daily.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is said to have called in a large
amount of loans within lew days. Other
large operators have taken similar action.
Boston sold Boston, Hartford and Erie lists
yesterday, and insiders in the present manage
ment bought at the low figures. Mr.. Wander
bilt is said to own $1500,000 of convertible
bonds or the stock of the New York and New
England road.
F. W. Hindekoper has resigned the presi-
dency of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
road, and Franklin H. Story of Boston has
been elected in bis stead.
Frankfort bought bonds yesterday. London
sold considerable Reading.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
APPALLING DISASTER.
A Crowded Theatre at Vienna
Burned.
GREAT MANY PEOPLE BURNED TO
DEATH.
One Hundred and FOrty.flye Bodies
Already Recovered.

VIENNA. Dec. s, $50 P. M.-The Ring The.
at, q. formerly the Comic Opera House, where
Sarah Bernhardt recently performed, took fre
at 4 O'Clock tonight, just before the beginning
of the performance. The nre was caused py
the fall of lamp on the stage. The house was
tolerably full and the loss OF life is very great
TN to the present time seventy bodies have
been recovered. Many persons are injured.
Sixty were saved by means OF ladders and BY
jumping into the cloths held below. Inc
greatest efforts were made TO save life. The
scene was terrible, the flames shooting up
through the roof and eventually cutting the
entire building.
[sEcoND DIsPATCH.l
III None hundred and forty-fye bodies
have been brought out of the theatre, but the
dead therein are still numerous, many ladies
having been consumed IN tho galleries ana
other elevated parts of the building. The
chief cause of the catast ophe was that in the
confusion an iron PARTITION separating the
stage from the auditorium was not lowered
Thousands of people assembled IN the neigh
boring streets where they could hear the cries
of agony of the people at the windows of the
tbreatre praying to be saved. The rapidity OF
the flames prevented the people from taking
ad vantage of the ordinary exit. Only small
nronortion of the audience saved themselves,
which they did by leaping from windows
three stories high into cloths held below.
THIRD DESPATCH.
1idnioht.-The taking out of bodies from
the theatre continues 1t is estimated three
hundred persons have persisted. Some OF the
bodies are fearfully disigured. Several per-
sons we're injured in springing from windows
of the theatre. Among the missing are Herr
Fife, court musical director. Most of the bod
les identified up to the present time are those
of tradesmen and minor officials On the
spreading of the news of the disaster the per-
formarces at the other theatres were stopped.
FOURTH DISPATCH
LONDON, Dec. 8.-The Standards dispatch
from Vienna saws it is estimated the audience
in the theatre numbered 1900 Many persons
were trampled to death in the panic which en-
sued as soon as the fire was seen. There was
az explosion of gas and the audience were
plunged in total darkness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Drowned
CALAIS. Dec. S,-George f. Dale, suppose
to belong in New Bedford, fell overheard last
night from the schooner Hyena of St. George,
Me. aud was drowned The body was recoy-
cred.
Launched at Camden.
CAMDEN, Dec. s -LauDched from the yard
Of IL M. Bean, the three-masted schooner Gen.
Adelbert Ames, of 476 S-100 tons, government
measure. She was built for Capt. Jameson Of
Rockland. and rates Al for fourteen years.
Launched at Thomaston.
THoMAsroN, Dec S.-Hon. Edward O'Brien
Launched from his ship yard, at noon to-day, a
ship named Gen. Knox of 2217 tons register.
She is the largest ship ever built on the
Georges river. She is to be commanded by
Captain Joseph Henry of Thomaston.
Judge Cleaves Admitted to Practice in
the United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the Supreme
G urt of the United States. to-day, on motion
of Senator Edmunds, Nathan Cleaves, Esq,
of Portland, Me-. was admitted to practice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
MEMORANDA

Baroue Palo Alto, Griffin. from Corpus Christi for
south West Pass La, arrived at Arkansas Pass ga
in want of repairs.
Another unsuccessful attempt was made to haul
the brig Tally Ho off Batemans Point: 9TH inst.
Sch .,Iape,' Tor airy .iane) from Wiscasset for
Stamford with lnmber. got ashore on kttery POINT.
TUESDAY evening and sustained some damage. but
not sufficient to prevent her from proceeding She
wa. hauled off by tug Clara Bateman ano towed into
Portsmouth, 49,. e.
Sch vineyard. OF Beverly from Island dc, for
New York with potatoes. struck reef few miles
west of Cansn I'd inst and ted a bad leak she
cam off after dischareing part oil cargo ana was
taken into CansO whe.e the surveyors ordered her
10 discharge remainder of cargo and repair
Sch oregon. from New York ior Somersct VIII VIII
scrap iron put into City Island Sth leaky and will
discharge for repairs ., e. ~,
Work was in Hampton Roads 9th inst with loss OF
mansail and crew sick. The captain went to Nor
Sch "Warrabeck," of st John, NIB, from Port
land for ST Pierre, is overdue and supposed to be
Sch Plymouth Rock, Bolan, from Grand Banks,
put into Halifax 9th and reports the los OF John
Frost of Eastport by the upsetting OF dory while
tending travis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-09
The Canonization at Rome.

ROME, Dec. 8.-The ceremony OF can0nlza-
took Mace to-day according to programme.
Groups of people assembled as early as SIX
o'clock in the morning at points wherever it
was thought possible to obtain view OF me
proceedings without any untoward incident.
The hall in which the ceremony took place was
crowded and several ecclesiastics tainted.
Pope entered in great pomp borne upon the
Sedio Gestatoria. He was preceded by pro-
cession of $50 dignitaries, including cardinals,
patrlarchs, etc. After the ceremony was con con
caiehrated mass. His voice was very feeble
and he constantly required support OF his as
sistants He subsequently delivered s homly
on the part played in the world oy holy per- "
sons who have since Joined the communion OF
the Saints. He said he was rejoiced in the
midst of his tribulations to be able to augment
the number of the elect who interceded WIN
the Almighty for the church and society. The
ordinary Roman population appeared indiffer-
emit to the ceremony.