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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

What is the mystery about Mr.. Attorney Gen
eral MacVcagh, anyhow?
Last summer, If Washington reports could be
credited, he was thought to DO OVERLOOKING with
zeal against the star route people. It was,dincult
to hold him back. But suddenly his ardor up
pears to have cooled off, and not only do the star
route prosecutions in his charge lag but Mr. Mac
Veagh has fed to Pennsylvania and shows q most
valorous determination to have nothing to do with
the very duties of prosecution to which he was
few months ago absolutely devoted.
The President appears to be determined to see
justice done In the starroute cases. and this Is the
more creditablc to him because some of the per.
sons accused have been friends of his own Mr..
Arthur, plainly, does not mean to let friendship
stand in the way of justice. But he needs the help
OF Mr.. MacVeagh, who naturally knows more
about star-route matters than any one else, and
upon whose knowledge and skill no doubt the
doing of justice largely depends. Why does Mr..
Attorney General MacVcagh turn up-or turn
down, rather-in the shape Of broken reed the
moment the prosecutions begin2 He Is said to be
an able and brilliant lawyer; he is known to all
men to have initiated the proceedings against the
star route ring; he has been urged by the Presi-
dent to do his duty and see justice done. Why
does he abandon his place and hide himself in
Pennsylvania?
We have read that Attorney General Macveagh
time ago brought his resignation to President
Arthur and peremptorily demanded its immediate
acceptance; and the story goes that Mr.. Arthur
refused saying that he desired the star route pros
ecutions go on without delay and without failure
ofjustice, and that new Attorney General, unfa-
miliar with the investigations on which the pro.
ceedings are based, could not serve the cause Of
justice as we'll as Mr.. Macvesgh. If this story Is
true the President was undoubtedly right, and Mr.
MacVeaghs demand to be relieved at that moment
or until these trials are concluded has the uplx
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

A very sad incident occurred on the
West Side, Chicago, the other evening, A young
man and the idol Of his soul, who were occupying
the chair, began talking about "Kismet." The
beautiful being on his knee said to the yonng man
that she thought " Kismet" was Just too perfectly
lovely for anything, but he laughed loud, brutal
laugh, and replied that Kismet" was no good ut
all. Then the girl began TO cry and he had to
promise her box of candy, and haul her over to
the other knee and tell her how much he loved
her about seventy.five times before she would cut
of the brine, Mutual explanations followed, when
it TRANSFERRED that he was referring to a bay mare
with u record Of 2l23l, while she meant the book
written by Miss Fletcher, Chicago young men are
not very literary, but when 1t comes to trotting
horses they can be found at home any hour of the
day or night.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
shenandoab-A Chapter OF reace.

For more than hundred years the
Shenandoah Valley has been famous for Its rich
productions In describing 1t some writer has
said that the fertile earth seems to have crept
down from the submits Of two LOFTY mountain
ranges. about hny miles apart, stripping these
great elevations of their vegetation and usefulness
aud leaving them gaunt and grim sentnels over
the wealth that had left them" During tho late
"unpleasantness" this valley was the scene of
several terrible battles. TWAS a granary for the
Southern army, and hence the attempts made for
its possession The names Of Shields aud EARLY
and Sheridan and Stonewall Jackson are con-
nected with tho contests In these heroic fields
Sheridan was sent there with orders to destroy
everything in the valley. The work of destruction
was thoroughly done. but now we are told that
these same fields brown with the fresh -plowed
earth, or yellow with the stubble of the gathered
grain. Peace has restored all that had been laid
waste by the ravages of war.--Aibdny Argus.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

wart Republican he has claimed TO BIO
than Snug the Joiner was the real lion
whose skin he wore in the play. twill
be remembered that Bottom the Weaver
was ready with device to save the ladies
from fright at seeing lion on the stage.
lie prepared neat little speech which
the actor was to deliver with half his face
seen through the lions neck, the conclu-
sion of which. was as follows:
Then know, that I, one Snug the Joiner am
No lion fell, nor else no lions dam;
For a. should rs lion come in strife
Into this place, twere pity on my life.
The extract we have made from the
Post shows as much genius in the writer
as is to DO found in the speech prepared
by Bottom. But Mr.. Blaine will never
consent to play Snug the Joiner.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
JOSEPH, Jefferson.

The Cincinnati Commercial prints the
following extracts from letter written by Joseph
Jefferson to gentleman In that city, who, in So
Letting his autograph, had asked Of him some per-
sonal particulars Of his life and artistic career
My first appearance on the stage OF life took place
In Philadelphia on the 10th Of February, B2o. OF
course this event is OF little interest 10 the world bus
was OF vast Importance TO mo. 1t would be quite
impossible for me TO give you full list Of all the
parts have played; but the following some ofths
principal ones; Bob Acres. Doctor Pangoss. Asa
Trenohard, Doctor olapod, Caleb Plummer, Tony
Touchstone, Fixture Launcelot, GObbo, Dlggory, &c
Oh! forgot; Rip Van Wrinkle. 1 think have
played Rip Van Wrinkle about two thousand fvo
hundred tlmesj and for which may be forgiven In
in another and better world, where there will be no
matnees and no managers Faithfully yours
10. JEFFERSON.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

Mr.. Walter, of the London Times, has
made the discovery that people In this country
spend too much money for large buildings and too
little for pavements. He finds that the new GUS
tom housean post.oiice in Philadelphia obstructs
beautiful yistas, aud costs fourt times much us IL
should, while the city is more execrably paved
than any he ever saw before. There are some lit
tie incongruities in the United States, and they
arise partly from our dual OF triple form of gov.
eminent, The Congress of the United States can
vote large sums for the erection of public build.
ings, and II can assist Washington to beautiful
pavements, State legislatures can erect expensive
structures also; but when It comes to a municipal
council voting money for good streets and keep.
ing them clean there is little or no outcome to It,
II may be that the money is voted. but no good
streets result There Is scarcely large city In the
United States except Washington that can be said
to be satisfactorily paved. Chicago is All abomi-
nation in this respect, with the exception Of few
thoroughfares New York city has been in trouble
about her streets for years, and as we have seen,
Philadelphia has excited the disgust of Mr.. Walter,
81. Louis manages to keep even with the general
inferority, but she has the advantage OF not rem,
dering the process expensive. There is room for
the model municipality with respect TO streets in
tho United States 10 become famous Exchange.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

General Sherman ought to know that men who
do mental service for strutting officers do not
make good soldiers. private may polish boots
groom horses, cook daiIties aud otherwise help
his aristocmtic Lieutenant to enjoy life, but there
his usefulness will end. What the people want is
an army Of intelligent, self.respeotng soldiers who
appreciate the purpose for which they are EN-
ployed, Certainly this country does not want an
army Of servants. The rule forbidding officers to
use soldiers MS lackeys is good one and It should
not be abolished, even though the General of the
Army recommends It's abolition philadelphia
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
revelations OF "a Murder Trial.

DIR. Lewis Balch, Of Albany, has printed
a review Of the Medical Evidence In the Second
Trial of Jesse Billings jr" which is full of interest
for students of medical jurisprudence. Two OF his
conclusions are worth noting-that leaden bullet
passing through bones loses lead in proportion to
the amount ofbone traversed, and that a ball fired
through glass may make hole enough smaller
than the full size OF the ball before firing pre-.
vent an unfred ball oflke calibre passing, In ah
experiment with ball 1t was found that the hole
mado was too small by one-third To lot tue ball
pass through,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

1t would seem that the predatory Henry
cat sometimes misses his grip when engaged in
the quite lNudablo occupation of sucking the
breath Of the unattended infant. An Oakland
feline endeayored to thus produce juvenile cad.
aver last week, but the child had "wind on the
slomachi" and alterpumping up enough OF that
commodity to supply an ordinary yacht race, the
disguised and distendcd animal exploded and was
swept out by the awakened nurse If that baby
was not the heir aud assign Of some late lamented
Democratic orator, we miss our Lucss.-DerTick
DDd1
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE grass-grown graves of dead issues
line the path of the Democracy for the
last quarter Of a century. 1t opposed
"free soil" opposed the war for the Union,
opposed every step taken for the prosecu-
ton of the war, set itself in array against
emancipation, against Acknowledgement,
against national supervision of ma
tional elections, against every
thing necessary to the preservation
of the national integrity and the mainte-
nance of the Federal authority. For
more than halfa century it fought against
internal improvements as valiantly as it
contended for the domination of the
slave power. On the graves of all these
issues Democratic tears have fallen. The
bereaved old party has but one issue left
free trade-and now Mr.. Voorhees,,
with the aid of Pall-bearers Hendricks,
Randall, and others, is going to lay that
in its narrow bed. No wonder that
"the air is full of farewells to the dying
and mourning for the dead; the heart of
Rachel for her children crying will not
be comforted."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE dry summer was almost fatal to q
portion of the improvements provided for
in the last river and harbor bill. When
the engineers went to look for some of the
"rivers" they had disappeared.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

WHETHER the Hon. John G. New, of
Indiana, will be Mr.. Fosters successor in
the Russian mission or not we are not
advised, but we know that the honor will
be worthily bestowed if rendered to and
accepted by him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
The nump,,ou. sracvenrr.

The sooner the President shall fill his
place with some good earnest, industrious lawyer
the better II will be for the Government service.
The country wants an Attorney General In work.
ing clothes who is prepared to handle important
Government cases without Gloves Chicago Tri-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE legislative council of Washington
Territory has disappointed all predictions
in defeating the woman suffrage bill.
The friends of the measure are, however,
quite sure of its adoption next year.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

Some people turn blue, some red, with
cold, OF the two, the latter Is the more pleasing
variety especially when 1t refrains from Invading
the nose. Blue cheeks and lips make woman
look older than she is. A healthy, wlndbOrn
bloom makes her look younger.-Loadon Truth.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

A FRYING correspondent wants to know
if Wayne MacVeagh believes in eternity.
Undoubtedly he does, for time will not
be long enough for Mr.. MacVeagh to
complete the wrapt contemplation Of his
own true goodness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE second days dispatches from New
York tell better story. The Empire
State gives her fourth consecutive Re
publican victory. Step-Ladder Hustled
was beaten, but that don't count.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

MucH of the "malaria" of which so
much COMPLAINTS made had paid heavy
taxes to the Government through the In
ternal Revenue Bureau.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

If the country may judge by the we'll
remembered example Of our Civil Ser
vice Commissioners, all and severally,
The one great, imperative duty of pub
lie functionary is to be prompt and agile
in drawing his pay.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

II is not supposed that Mr.. Hendricks
visits Washington at this time with the
view of asking recognition from the Ad-
ministration for his eminent services in
Indiana last year
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE manifesto of the Irish Home Rule
League shows most persistent, oppressive,
and exasperating denial of rights to
Irishmen that are conceded to the Eng
lish and Scotch. Our fathers rose against
British rule for less wrongs than are in
flicted on Ireland.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

READJusrED on the basis of equal rights
and exact justice for all, the new South
will boom along in the great highway of
progress.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

The argument in the star-route case is
ended and an early decision is expected.
Judge Cox has listened with patient at
tention to counsel, and his decision will
be sure to command the respect of the
bar and the people.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
--~H==H--=-A
Iuus1cd's I'oDuInrIty.

The Albany Erening Journal believes
that Hustled "wl receive vote commensurate
with his popularity" "Bedad, It's that same
thought hatstroubling mo r. remarked the prls-
oner to the Judge who assured him that justice
would he done him
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

WHEN dogs bay the moon that lumi-
nary is not damaged, while the animals
feel better for their vocal exercise. This
fact is commended to the prayerful con-
sideration of the pack of little fellows
who are yelping at General Grant
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

The British Tories are getting greatly
discouraged in their " fair trade" move
ment. 1t was intended as the inspira-
ton for campaign against the Liberals,
but the proposition to tax the food sup
ply of the toiling millions has excited
about as much enthusiasm as a dirge
played on trombone.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

If the United States steamer Marion
succeeds in finding the Trinity, the pres
ent object of her search, Colonel lnger-
soil will have to believe in it.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

LISTS of questions have been used in
competitive examinations in this city
for clerical appointments in the Depart
ments which could not be correctly an
swered by one in hundred of our most
successful and useful statesmen. Does
"reform require this sort of nonsense.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

WE are told that "the presidential
power of appointment is "an infraction
of our theory of self.government," 1t
seems that "our theory" is to be found
rather in Democratic newspapers than in
the Constitution of the United States.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

As ex-President Hayes is now pri-
vate citizen, industriously employed in
minding his own business, the impro-
priety of assailing him with continuous
drizzle of scurrility ought to be apparent
even to the comprehension of the average
Democratic editor.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

NORTHERN capital and enterprise will
shun all localities in the South where
there is not full tolerance of opinion on
all questions, and where equality before
the law is not guaranteed to all men.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE "readusted South will consign
the code to the scrap-pile of dark obliy-
ion"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

or our party had national victory in
its hands our leaders wouldn't know
what to do with it. AS an organization
we have lost all capacity for politics or
craftsmanship" Thus writes Democrat
who was shining light in the Hancock
campaign. Evidently he is disgruntled.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

A cockney always turns Rome into
bird. Hemakes 1t 'owl.-NeO York Commercial Ad-
Nsriises,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

DEMOCRACY has almost faded out of the
Bay State.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10
The Better Glass.

Certain great organs of public opinion,
such as the New York Times, are con-
stantly demanding some other rule than
that of the people. 1t being conceded
that all popular governments will be
ruled by one of the great parties into
which the people divide themselves on
real and imaginary issues, of course the
control of the majority party becomes
the aim of public spirit, ambition, and
such other elements as enter into the
struggle. Those who desire prominence
labor for it, each in his way. Some with
open aim and aggressive plans, others by
more diplomatic and indirect methods.
AS the coyest maid is oftentimes the
most DESTROYS to be wooed, so the man
who is busiest in proclaiming himself no
politician is generally the hottest in the
secret hunt for office.
The efforts of the aspiring for party
control are often seconded by the main
body of the party on the grounds of emil
hence fairly won and merit generally adj
mitted. In other cases such efforts are
resented as presumptious, opposed rs I'M
fit, or antagonized by envy, malice and
Misrepresentation. The decision should
be left to the party at large. There
should be no small coterie assuming to
itself all the virtue and intelligence, and
exercising a supervision over the party's
action. Ours is Government of num-
bers, and while all might be willing to
concedc that the disordered stomach of
an average New York Times editor would
in the nature of things generate polit-
ical wisdom much more rapidly and re-
liably than could the brains of any ten
thousand men, yet as matter of fact the
ten thousand ordinary persons can, under
our system, ovcrrule the one gigantic per-
sonage referred to.
The Times will have it that some
method" can be devised whereby no
party nomination would ever be made
to which the most ,dyspeptic writer for
its columns could make the slightest OBJ
lection. This would Of course be much
better than to have the common herd
meddling with the affairs of Government
and forever displeasing that amiable
journal
Then as to appointments to Office. The
Times and its kind demand that they be
made from the "better class of Republic
cans" Better is comparative term, i'm
plying that the common class are good but
the Times class better. The "better class +"
consists of the men who say they belong
to it. No man who lacks the brass to
claim front seat with the self-lauding
political Pharisees has any business there.
Modesty is deemed starving quality by
these arrogant self-seekers, and they are
as incapable of blush of shame at their
own forwardness as Malvolio was of dis
trust in his power to fascinate the Lady
Olivia.
The people would laugh at their own
readiness to be humbugged if they would
only take time to think for moment Of
the absurd and impudent pretensions OF
those who offer to relieve them of their
duties as citizens on the ground of being
of better class.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

IT seems rather hard to arrest and i'm
prison citizens without any opportunity
for defense merely because tits suspected
that they may intend to do or say some
thing disagreeable. But this is just about
what is being done in Ireland, and done,
too, by government that makes the
most conspicuous parade of its devotion
to liberty, progress, and the rights of man.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

The threatened strike in the English
potteries, if carried into effect, will throw
fifty thousand persons out of employment,
causing great and general distress in
large and populous section. In England,
as well as in the United States, there
ought to be some mode of adjusting dis
putes about wages amicably without re-
sort to strikes, which are injurious alike
to employers and employed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

NATIONAL THEATRE-Hcrrmann.
! FoRp's OrERA-HoUsE-" Eviction
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

THE course Of Colonel Corkhill in re-
polling the mean insinuations made
against him in connection with the star
route cases gives general satisfaction, He
made it clear to all that by an
express arrangement with Attorney
General MacVeagh he was to have
nothing to do with these cases !;
that the adjournment of the grand
july on the 10th ofseptember was in pur-
Ruance of plain understanding with
MocVeSgh, and that the body could have
been called together the next day or any
other day had they been wanted, He
has neglected 10 duty and caused no de-
ay.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

Population Of The National Capital. 100000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

WASHINGTON. p. C., NOVEMBER 10 1881.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-10

progress.