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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
a Now York soldier speaks.


Ifyou continue your advocacy of the
ex.Union soldiers interests by calling the atten-
tion 1.-THE country to the nepotlsm and favoritism
practiced by the appointing officers of the United
States Government to the exclusion OF OK. Union
one with .he soldier element OF the North. or
course there are many ex-Union soldiers and
widows and orphans employed in the various De-
partnents Of the Government ;stlll there are many
others pensioned upon the Government who have
never been accused Of serving their country
SAVE IN A CIVIL CAPACITY.
This. too in plain violation OF section 1854 Of the
sons honorably discharged from the military or
naval service by reason Of disability from wounds
or sickness incurred In tho line of duty shall DO
preferred for appointment to civil offices, provided
they are found to possess the business capacity
necessary for the proper discharge of the duties Of
Buoh offices. In taking this bold stand that this
btatute should be respected YOU have not only
done honor to yourself, but to your profession.
This nepotism and favoritsm is confined TO no
particular party It is an open secret that this
since the Democrats came In power there. No
party, however, can long exist which is lavish
with promises when soldiers votes are wanted
and then proceed 10 ignore them
~ WHEN THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
shall have become established in Office. Truth
compels me 10 admit that this has been the case
In many instances. The soldier element is begin
politics and intends TO assert It's rights to the bit
tor end, let II hurt whom 1t may. The ex-Union
soldiers will not be slow In showing their apprecla-
tion Of your kind expressions In their behalf The
distribution of the offices In the gift of both Houses
of Congress under Republican auspices will be
gniched to see IL nepotsm and fayoritism shall
till prevail. 8. l.. w.
NEW YORK, Oct. o, 1881.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
THE INDICTMENT
Presented by tine Grand Jury Against the
Assassin 6uttrnu.

Inc Efana Jury Jury presented an indict-
ment against Charles J. Guiteau for the murder OF
the late President James A. Garfield Saturday.
There are eleven counts In the Indictment the
hrst being as follows:
DISTRICT or CoIugEIA, COUNTY OF WAsnlSs;
States of America in and for the county and District
uiteau late o. the county and District aforesaid on
ne second dsy otJpE ~ ahs year OF our h9id one
and arms at and in the county and District aforesaid
in and upon the body Of one James A. Garfield, he,
eft6e United states Of meTcs then and there being,
tslono9sly willfaly and Of his malice sfoTethonght
teau with certain pistol Of the value Of IS, then and
sch hep NE "G D.
seaNp, Y his right hand then and there had
q his malice. ai6rethoughE did discharge and
shoot Off 70, against and upon the said James A. Gar
leaden bullet aforesaid OF the pistol aforesaid then
@ eSn Sy Il s aSS sSo By ns
aforesaid then and there, feloniousy, wfuy, and OF
sq anS
the right side side of the back of him. tile said James
VIII SS 80 a.
hioresad dlsshaTged shot out Of the pistol aforesaid
side of the back OF him, the said james a. Garfield
%h 81 a
be- the said James A. Garfield, from the said ID day Of
September n the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty Mt and In the county and Dis
on which said 10Th day OF september. in the wear Of
ut and In the county and District aforesaid the said
James A. Garfield of the mortal wound aforesaid
died.
The others are almost repettions Of the first and
necond, closing with the words; "Of which said
mortal wound he the said James A. Garfield then
snd there instantly died" The third count places
She fatal termination in Monmouth County, New
ersey. The fourth count closes with the state
lent that the deceased died at and in the County
Monmouth and State Of New Jersey--to w.t. al
Ind in the County of Washington and District oil
Columbia" The ffth count has the same formula
br the place OF death, reversing the order. The
hxth count describes the place of as
nult minutely; states that 1t Is in the
Exclusive Jurisdiction OF the United States
Ind states the place Of death as being In New Jersey
The seventh count is the same as the preceding
pne, but varies the story by the insertion of the
double place of death. The eighth count differs
only from the previous two In stating the double
place Of death. The ninth count alleges that the
death took place In judicial circuit of the United
States other than the Judicial circuit Of the United
States consisting Of the District of Columbia. The
tenth count repeats the allegation as to the judi
cal circuits Of New Jersey, but does not refer tc
the District Of Columbia MS judicial circuit o.
the United States. The eleventh count reoites the
fact Of the dead body being brought into this Dis
trict and remaining here three dave
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Edward B. Miller has been commits
honed postmaster at Mount Laurel.
A new weekly paper has been started at
Marion, smythe County, called the Conservative
Democrat
Colonel Cameron was met in discussion
on Thursday last at Nottoway Courthouse by
Judge O'Ferrall
Captain Leigh Robinson, of Washing
ton and 8. C. Neale, OF Alexandria. have been
slected membersof the Virginia Historical Society,
w. N. Stevens, q colored man, has been
nominated by the. Republicans OF the counties OF
Dinwiddie, Greensviie. and Sussex for the Senate.
The new steam pump will be in work.
ing order to-day Hereafter Richmond's water
supply will be ample for all purposes, foreign and
domestic.
Richmond is in hustle of preparation
for the, Yorktown celebratlon.., Arches are being
erected over the streets and the stores and resi-
dences are being decorated.
Mr.. Reuben Clements, the last survivor
Of the company, Of Petersburg volunteers IN the
war of 1872, died Thursday night at his residence
In Petersburg In the ninety-irst year his age.
A gentleman in Richmond advertises
for confederate bonds. and offers the following
rates: One dollar for $1,000 bonds, my cents for
$500 bonds, and twenty-five cents per hundred
stamps
Captain Frank s. Blair, the Readiuster
nominee for attorney general Is quite III at his
residence In Wytbeville with Ghills aud fever con-
traeted on the eastern shore Of Virginia during his
canvass.
The estimate is that the cotton crop in
the Petersburg section viii come up to about two
thirds the average crop II Is coming out better
than was at first thought, and Will be gathered for
market early.
A vote of the people of Campbell, Bed
FORD, and Pittsylvana Counties will be taken at
the regular State election, November 8, on the
proposition TO establish new county, to consist OF
portion Of each Of the counties above named.
The intention of the Richmond and
Danyille Company TO issue 10000 Of income
other members ofthe board OF directors say that
the condition of the company Is such that II
does not need any additional capital.
II is said that New York company has
paid $3.50 for the exclusive privilege of selling
newspapers ON the Temple farm grounds, York.
town. photographer paid 800 for the privilege
OF operating his Instruments on the grounds
Other privileges have been sold by the association
for about 5000.
The Seaboard Compress Company Sat
urday cleared their sixth ship since September /
and the shippers Compress Company OF Ports
mouth started their second on its voyage across
the ocean. The Mariana, owned by the former
Eanese ore and two thousand slaves, and the Kate
by the latter company, carried FIVE thousand bale
cotton
Additional reports from the tobacco sec
lions confirm TO the fullest extent tho Information
OF the disastrous effects OF the recent irost on tn
crops, Letters and kilograms received on Sainr
day state that very little of the crop had beer
housed, and all that was out was more or less IN
Iured, much OF IL killed outright This mas ma.
the effect Of causing holders 10 Withdraw thei
stocks In large measure nom the market
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
NoRRIsTowN WIT.

"An island has been found in latitude 70
49, south, longitude $50 fS' west mile long aud
mile WIDE" It is not known who lost II, but the
finder can probably discover the owner by insert
ing little advertisement three times in the Nor
ristown Herald
A quid of tobacco weighing one ounce
and three quarters was picked up at the Williams
port Academy of Music few evenings ago after a
performances. The strangest part Of II Is the VIII
tamsporters didn't even know that Judge Jere
Black was in town.
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott is now, at the age
of eighty-two engaged In writing his autobiog-
raphy. AS he invents his own words as he goes
along-and none ofthem are less than six syllables
In length, with jagged edges-the work doesn't
progress very rapidly.
1t Is said that Ida Lewis, the Lime Rock
heroine, has not received present since she saved
two members of a brass band from drowning.
There should be a suspension Of public opinion
until all the ncts in the ascertained. Per-
haps she mistook thom for couple Of editors.
1t is said that in Maine herrings are put
up In tin boxes and labeled "sardines" III wrong
Of course but as long sardines taste OF nothing
but olive oil and fish pickle II doesn't make much
difference TO the purchaser whether he gets the
genuine or imitation article, provided the oil is all
right.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
stock ma Bond Quoiations-Balti,n m
nnd New York Produce murEets.

The following observations on the transactions In
the financial market Saturday, together with open
ing, highest lowest and closing quotations, are fir-
nished by the clearinghouse of IL. ID. Cooke, Jr, &
Co., li2p street. Washington, d. O.:
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 8, 3:06 p. m.-Rumors in the morn
ing papers that Secretary Window would offer to re-
deem presentation any part OF the last call Of s2
100000 bonds paying interest to date caused strong
opening of tho stock market. Throughout the day
there were occasional reactions and rallies mod
crate business and the general list shows advance
of 1918 per cent. Manhattan Elevated advanced
per cent, later declining per cent In addition Il
was reported during the early afternoon that Secre
tary Windows resignation would be accepted Mon
day next and the names Of several were mentioned
for the position all of whom II said in favor
Of increasing the Treasury disbursements. We are
unable to confirm deny the latter reports and
inclined TO think that they manufactured TO infuse
life into dun Saturday market Money ruled easier
than any day of the week. the rate being per cent
during the morning and per cent. ut the close.
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS..
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
Let u. Have abe fruits occasionally.

/ noticed in your issue of the Sth in
slant that the Capital City Guards your city COM
plimented themselves on being the first colored
company ever invited to Maryland. I would say,
II It is an honor for colored military company to
You will remember that the Washington Cadet
Corps were invited by the Grand Army of the Re-
public to visit Baltimore on the 30th of last May
TO assist them in decorating their comrades'
graves. which they were compelled to decline,
having accepted previous Invitation for the same
day. And the Cadets was also the first company
mentioned by the Oriole committee, and through
the Cadets, the Capital City Guards were invited
Now If the 10th of October, 1881, comes before the
30th of May, 1881, lam wrong. BALTlMOREAN.
BALTIMORE, Nd October 0, 1881.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10

is the time to grappe with dyspepsia, To allow
such remorseless foe to health and comfort to
take undisputed possession of the stomach is to
surrender needessly the zest Of life and become
a voluntary martyr to unspeaksble pains and PEN
allies. No malady Is more difficult to cope with
mono In It's chronic form so obstinately resiss med
ters Stomach Bitters, dyspepsia speedily vanishes,
carrying with II the multifarious symptoms which
attend Il, and which In their chameleon changes
inspire more erroneous beliefs regarding their
cause thun those of any other disease. Wind on
the stomach, heartburn, water brash palpitati0ns,
the stomach between meals; these and many other
harassing indicia Of the complaint make speedy
exit when the great stomachic is persistently re-
sorted to. II improves the appetite, strengthens
tho nerves, counteracts the effects Of fatigue and
exposure. and is reliable antidote to the poison
of malaria. MWF
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
rAE AnALosrAN,s REoArrA.
Three Good Races aud Pleasant TIDa'
mt the Bont.1Touae.


mt the BoAt.1touse.
The Analostan Boat Club held their
twelfth annual regatta Saturday evening, and the
affair was thoroughly successful, barring the fact
that the gas went back on the boys for n short
time, but that was quickly remcded. The first race
was the single. scull for the championship Of
the club. The entries we're Parker Page. r. d.
Brace, and @. @. Kmball, and II was won by Page
by one second, his time being SIS, and Kimballs
SIG. The second race, the four.oared shell, was
started with the following crews: Shell Lyndon,
on the Virginia shore, Maddox. strokej Wright, 3;
Ruff, 2; Palro, bow. Shell Cedar, middle position,
Eddy, stroke; Brace, 3; johnson, q Mar
shall, bow. Shell undine, District shore III.
2; Hatch, bow. The Eddy crew won In
bis; Pairo crew second, IN 5,l7 Mckinney crew
third, In 5'23, A barge race concluded the aiter,
Moons sport The Columbia Club kindly loaned
their eight oared barge. Distance, e.haf mile,
struighiaway. Amer close aud interesting race
the Columbia barge, with Mr.. Goodrich ns COZ
swain, won in 8;l9, the ten cared barge being two
lengths behind. After the races refreshments
were served and the evening devoted to dancing.
Among those present were Mrs and Miss pairo,
Mrs Dr. wadsworlh, Mr.. and Mira Wright, Mt and
Mrs George g. Klmball, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pres
brey, Mrs and Miss Rich, Mrs. and Mas Filley,
Mrs. Schafhrt, Mrs Mills, of Baltimore; Mr.. aud
Mrs. Dayton Ward. Misses Thorp llarbaugh, Will
son, Magil, Carroll Mackall, Morgan, shella-
5arger, Goode, Of Springfield, Ohio. Roo ls,n
Noyes, Davis, warfeld, Taylor, Tolson, woltz
Williams, Peterson, Carusi, aud Murphy. The OF.
fcers were Mcssrs. Poor and Webb, starters, and
MIR. Il. Flowers Judge at the finish.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
CAPTAIN HowoATE OUT.
His Personal Recogn,saneo Taken for
$4,000.

Saturday morning there was large at
tendance in the Criminal Court room to hear the
6eu,,.,'on In the case of Captain Howgatc. The
prisoner. IL, charge of Deputy Warden Russ, was
early In attendance End amer the court had CON
vened and the Jury-roll beSn called, Judge cox
said: "Mr. Wilson. IN the case OF Captain How
gate have considered that inasmuch % ne mas
already given good bail In the sum of $40 600 ~
may be discharged on his personal recognizanco
In the sum OF $4,000 subject TO the further order
Of the court. There may be some other disposition
of the case In the future" The formality OF giving
his bond was then gone through with, and Cap
tain Howgate, accompanied by his counsel de-
parted. II Is expected that the case will 30 before
the grand jury today and that an carly indict.
ment will be found.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
NININn crooks.
BANKERS E1caAsoR
Three-day bills .... 1884,. sixty-day bills .., S7oH

Three-day bills 1857 Sxtyday bills TeH
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
HRw YORK, Oct 8. 10 a. m.-The somewhat sim
gular aud unexpected slipping on In the market late
yesterday afternoon the general subject OF re-
mark among the brokers and traders at the Windsor
last night. II partly attributed TO the sudden
change OF position made by the largo room traders
who threw over the stocks bought the day before and
partly 10 the immense sales OF Reading and Lake
shore by Osborne Co. aud OF New York Central by
Barton q Underhill. There was no important buy
ing ofanything yesterday except Manhattan by @. L.,
and I. Haght, who are said to have purchased 10000
shares within three days for some unknown. II was
renorted that Conner sent In an order yesterday
afternoon to buy all there was on the floor from 2sG
upward. The talk last night was % for to-day So
far as known the receivers certificates had not been
subscribed for The important announcement was
made last night on excellent authority that the Cen
trial Pacific aud Union Pacific RAILROADS had finally
come TO mutual understanding ana harmony mad
again been restored between them, but the basis OF
the settlement had not transplred Inc UNION ~.
cihc company had agreed to give tho central Pacific
800 freight cars once for the transportation OF IRON
ings the first hyo days In October were s0io,'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10
MOSQUITOES.

Now the lusty mosquitoes
Draw tho crimson from our nose.
As we vainiy try TO slumbcr In ouf
Bad. bed, bed;
And the big blue-bottle ny
wades qhout In custard pie.
And dSags II Ger the badness orour
Head, head, head.
John W. McRnfoht.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-10


NEW York, Oct, s--Money loaned down from per
cent to per cent, aud closed at 213 per cent lex.
change steady at 47s4Di7sz for long and 4s2A9is2l
..,,v short sight. Governments firm and y per cent
higher ~ AS aid Is regular state bonds dull and
generally norni,,.sl. Railroad bonds In fair demand
but the market was irres,'ar The stock market was
firm at the opening and was lilly lS@2 per cent
higher, the latter for Reading, which. however,
dropped Ok per cent to 03Il rallied to 90, and close
at es. In the early dealings the general list rose
ok per cent, but subsequently recedcd ADih per
cent? Manhattan Elevated leading In both cases. AT
the first board the speculation rather everlsh but
after midday the dealings assumed strong tone, and
although there were occasional reactions the general
tendency during the afternoon was toward higher
prices the late sales showing Improvement OF iep
80 per cent the latter in Manhattan Elevated wh n,
however, closed at reaction of per cent The q N
era market continued strong TO the close the st
figures being mostly current IN the final sales. The
sales to-day aggregated 100 il shares including Cen
trail Pacific: i2sOG Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 10000 Denver and Rio Grande 5000; Erie 2l0D0
Lake shore, 2s,soG Iouisyille and Nashville. d,soG
Michigan Central, l0sOO Manhattan Elevated, 1880
Memphis aud Charleston $40; Missouri Pacific, 2l00.
New Jersey Central, I,IOf New York Central, liiVs
Reading, 20lO0 St Paul, 1900; Texas Pacific 300;
Union Pacific, d,2Co; Wabash Pacific, 1896 Western
Ifntn I'M
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BALTIMORE Oct s.-vlrginia skies, consolidated, 81
do second series, 49, do past due coupons o. new ten
fOrties, 5ak bid to-day.
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Died.

GRINAGE-In Stafford County, Virginia, Wednes
day evening September 2s, 1881, MARIA GRINAoE
aged a years.
Dear Maria, you have left us,
And your loss we deeply feel;
But tits God who has bereft
lie can all our sorrows heal.
PAGE.-In Georgetown, at the residence OF DIR. w.
Bowie Tyler, Friday evening, October 2. Of con
sumption, Mrs ELLEN A. PAGE, widow Of DIR. II.
Arnold Page and eldest child OF Charles +. STAINS
bury.
Friends OF the family are invited to attend the fn.
neral Monday ut y. IN.
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Barker, J. W. stoves, iOl Seventh street southwest
CITY Hall, west wing.
sylVRnia avenue southeast,
Fcklln, o. H., Drug Store, lalO Ihirtysecond street.
Helphenstine, r. X, Drug store Ehhtt House,
HelphenStlne, II. K,i Drug store 90 seventh street
southwest.
boundary.
Kulman, WIN. H., Grocer cor. fOurtn ana streets
northwest. $50.
Mairhead a Co.. Coal Office, 1852 Fourteenth street.
Moore Charles f., Drug Store, corner PennsylvanlA
avenue ana Seventeenth street northwest.
National Capital Telephone Company, lJJo street.
National Republican business ONCE, Pennsylvania
avenue near Thirteenth street
Nourse, d H. ana Co., Drug Store, corner Ninth and
PrentIss, u A., Drug Store cor. seventh and Y sta.
Reinlein, Paul Drug store, corner Ninth and u ata
Scala w, H., Drug Store, sol East Capitol street,
Smma, a. a. O. Drug store, corner Fourteenth street
and New York avenue northwest
Smith, A. H., Coal and Wood, GIL New York avenue
Thompson ". e., Drug Store, Fifteenth street, oppo.
site Treasury BuildlnR 80 ....., 100,
waistai john 4 Son, stables s5 and sl7 Nineteenth
wimef' Charles A., Printer corner Thirteenth and
streets northwest, .-
northwest.
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T7-iE.T-

49, ~A~~~ SA-a-l -
Tho wise for health on daily walks depend" and
Thousands or the elite. from far aud near, visit
DR. Whites establishment, lil6 Pennsylvania avenue,
opposite Wllard's Hotel, for relief rOn Rnd avoid
anc0 OF COrnA, BnniOns, Diseased Mails, vascular
ENcrescenCos, and other ailments of tho Feet. Press
OF business AT OiCe preC Al resluehoe
except aiier p, M Office fee, u per visit,
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TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.

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TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
On and after Thursday, September Is, 1881,
TRAINS LEAVE d. d p. DEPOT AS FOLLOWS
7:io a. m.-NEw ORLEANS FAST MAIL, daily;
Direct connection for South and Southwest. DAILY
except sunday, to points on Q. Il o. H. r. .,
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS on 7;l0 n, IN, tram
from Washington 10 New Orleans without ohange,;;
1918 D. m.-SOUTHERN EXPRESS, daily, LOT al
points South via Danville and West via " "
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS on lo;i5 p. IN. train
from Washington TO Augusta Ga. without
MARKS sLEEpINo COUCH CARS from Washing.
ton to DRnville. -
Passengers for Manassas Division will take $40 n M
train daily. except Sunday. For Warrenton' I'lo
n. IN. train daily. . ,,, an,
For tickets apd information call at Virginia Mid
800 N N. MACDANIEL, Agent.
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