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yIelor mus o'a LunatIc Daughter.

A Jealous Partisan reporter mas discovered
that Victor Hugo has daughter ia private lunatc
asylum near Parts, where tho terms vary from
b 900 10 ., 900 francs yearlh The daughter IN gues
ton Is person o. nfty years fageMlle Adele Hugo
and she has been IN this asylum since isi2 II ap-
peaIs that twenty years ago she iol In love win
a commodore who had large property AT trinidad
bhs wished 10 marry him against the win OF her
family She WAS OF age. The commodore had large
Interests ia England, and the marriage was celebrated
ia England. After nylng with her a few years, tLe
commodore abandoned her az Trinidad without re-
sources Mile. Hugo went mad aud hnally Victor
Hugo had her brought home, and placed lel In thls
asylum She Is described as a distinguished looking
woman. with black eyes, abundant hair, aud the
prOhls OF duchess. ~ She Is san incessant chAterer
aud knows all her fathers poetry Oy heart'-Th'
Hour.
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SPIRIT OF THE HOUR.

Mr.. Stephens will so into the campaign
during August aud September lie viii visit all parts
Of Georgia and win speak FROM his rolling chair.
The Memphis (Tenn.l ApIianeLe re'narl'n
'"rho iTuu. Leonid,s iouk Is using tho Republican
campaign funds "a beat another Republican Tor tho
nomination. This Is good deal better than putting up
the money against bemocrat'' II trno, better for
whom
The Macon (Ga,) telegraph believes that
IL tho Democrats are To control the next national
House Of Representatives the gains VIII have 10 come
elsewhere than from the SOUTH the outlook being Ia
yorabe for the loss Of Al least dozen members fon
that section
Conkling has some friends in this state,
and they ara an 'staycrs. 80 They spell Faith with
"A large Il, Hope with large IL, aud charity with a
small q. They aro Ia good health aud win live 10 lead
winning hght The recruiting once Is opened
We can hardly believe that the Demo
cracy Of Texas win become violently enthusiastic over
the nomination of Ireland II being tho best they
could do they win accept him. but some such man as
Hancock, Reagan, Deyine, McLeary, or Th0ckmor-
Ton would have heon received WIN enthusiasm,
whereas ireland win bs received with chilling
apathy. The situation reminds us OF tho story OF a
father la church. who, when the Clergyman asked,
| Who giyeth this woman 10 he married To this
man 2" replied, ''Moll sir, l am called 10 do H.
although u goe3 agih tho grain. ! wanted her to
| marry Bn Blnuser, who has got twice The sense OF
| this man. 49, Teras SVti"gs'
| Times (Phlla.) 1T Is charged IN Washing
ton that uDbell 10 spending too much Of the money
contributed by tho clerks and scrub women 10 secure
the denomination Of Keller and RObesOn. This Is the
natural stalwart use Of the money but II Is not ex-
actly tho use designed by the contributors, very few
Of whom could care 10 either Keller OF Obeson
turnei II will be calculated to make disturbance II
this campaign fund Is 10 he used In any way TO secure
the nomination Of stalwar faYorltes Instead OF being
reserved 10 aid tho election Of Republican candidates
regardless of faction. The machine, however, under
stands ITSELF and II not only wants tOget Republicans
hack Congress, nut II prefers to got the stalwar
| Kind.
II Is not too much to say that the testi'
mony OF Mr John A. Walsh Ia the star Route cases.
more than that 0 any other witness, has encouraged
a public hope for the conviction of the defendants
Evidence before taken was technically important hui
/ Mr. Walsh brought the crime home 10 o member O
the ring by his confession so strong an impTes
sion has been been made by II that there VIII be Nerl
| general agreement with the Washington suSpAl
HERAAD Ia the opinion that some cxplanatloni Is called
Tor from the Grand Jury Of the District o CoumOil
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

WHY NO POSTAL SAVINGS BINhS1
The New York Telegram echoes the demand
we have increasingly made for postal savings
banks. II says:
Congress will adjourn ibis year with several thou
sand untouched Dls upon the calendars without tho
slightest serious attempt 10 give the large body Of
middle class Gt1ons the manifold benens Of system
Of postal savings banks. Why hoty Plainly because
1t s not to the Interest Of the mOnoyed monopollcs
that hold the levers Of national legislation 10 tolerate
postal s.ylugs banks. such a system would require
the conversion Of large moiey Of tho national debt
isto the small savings Of the thrifty artisans aud
farmers aud 80 reduce tue basis Of tho national bank
circulation The representatives OF the national bank
ing corporations about 10 inset AZ Saratoga 10 dls
suss their grievances which stated 10 bo the facts
that rates OF interest On Government bonds are low
and they arc no longer easy 10 obtain NO wonder
that power whose Interest requires that Government
bonds should bear high rate Of Interest and be easy
10 obtain stands la the way Of the establishment OF
postal savings banks Il stands in the way Of any
application by the present Congress OF the hundred
and nifty millions OF annual surplus revenues derived
from tanug tho people to the rapid wiplng out OF tie
Interest bearing debt,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06
PRETE NTZNG POSTAL FRAUDS.


Tie forcible manner in which THE Sun
DAY HERALD recently called attention TO the
anomalous nature of the relations between
the Post Office Department and Sixth
Auditors Office seems to be bearing fruit
The House of Represen tatives has passed a
bill providing for the revision of the accounts
of this Auditor by the First Comptroller.
system of accountability which applies to
every other branch of the public service,
which is the point for which we especially
contended. We also pointed out that such
Il Treasury revision would make frauds in
mail contracts much more difficult to CON
ceal. Upon this point the New York Times
says:
Had such a system been In force during the last few
years the scandals OF the star Route service would
have been prevented. IL Is incOnceivable that the
First Comptroller could have passed the exorbtant al
lOwances for the pretended expedition of service on
the false and nimsy evidence presented-eridence
which bore all the marks OF fraud on Its very face and
which could not have stood for a moment under an
honest and thorough examination What other lrregu-
lares there may he under the present system OF ac-
counting do not know, but 1t is not unfair TO Infer
that where much abuse has been unearthed In the
only branch which has been thoroughly oyerbauled
other abuses may lurk undetected In those parts OF
| the service which have not yet been examined Al
any rate, II abuses do exist, they Will not lie likely tC
escape the scrutiny Of the First Comptroller once.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

Tng suit against Samuel J. Tilden for de-
frauding the United States of income-tax is
TO be discontinued after dragging along for
six years. MIR. Tilden's counsel have de-
layed this case by every possible legal expe-
dient. OF course sooner or later Govern
ment prosecutor would be found complaisant
enough to respect the feelings OF man Of
such great wealth.
And then tue New York Sun, Tilden's
personal organ, is very sweet mouthed about
President Arthur
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oSr of the absurdtios of eur protectiy,

OSE of the absurdites of eur protective
tarin was shown up before the rariG Commission
last week by the American manufacturers NJ bicycles
and trlcyoles, who showed that the i5 pet cont
duty which they had to pay on tie steel which was
the principal part Of the machine prevented them
from competing with English makers Tor thcmarkots
of the world, where the prospects for incrcas In the
trade was immense. They showed that
ON every hand tho operation uf the present htG on
this Industry was impOlltlc aud hostile. lstcad of
half q million there should he hVc millions nycslcd
IN the business here, aud instead OF hayingh home
trade of half million dollars there should be ten
times as much, and instead VI having forelgl trado
uf S. 500 there ought To- he foreign trade to the mount
Of several millions, and there would he hut Or the
tariff. II tariff TO he kept up the rate on NV
ON half worked materials should be less than " the
manufactured machine
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An afternoon contemporary gently andde-
precatingly brings forward the names of the gnnd
jury whom 1t cOnceyes reflected by our aricle
last sunday concerning the disregard of Walh's
sworn testimony before them. While acknowledging
the courtesy, we must say that consider tbs no
at all; IN the first place, because we I'D not
reflect upon the grand jury individually or II their
private capacities, and in the second becaue the
article not denunclalon but merely earnS de-
mand for an explanation. The public have SOmtines
right to demand explanation of strange or ircom-
prehensble conduct the part of those In pubb sta
tion, of temporary body like the grand ilry-
lust they have right to know from the late Scond
Assistant Postmaster General why this expenditures
under his regime caped up from two millions 1t 1876
to nearly three millions In each of the two following
years. three millions In 1879, fOur millions
lnI and isSi while his promptly cut hem
down TO two millions again without word of on-
plant protest from the localities () supposed be
benefited by the previous extravaganza. these
figures do not need the assistance OF any
from the book of rhetoric, just the conduct
OF the grand Jurors in hearing testimony to imIeac
Walsh before they heard him at all shows fer It.
self deplorable breach of duty from Ignorance ol
some other cause. The force of such revelations
not broken by striking attitudes, donounclng the nc
cuser and calling all the responsibility In the WORT
to witness. Innocent conduct admits OF uuuccut eN
planatiOn and whore at all is forthcoming u,
accused must not be surprised that the worst surmis
prevail, and that public Indignation wakes hot ac
coTdingly. Ii seems useless to comment further o
the past action of the grand jury hut we hope thi
grand Jury or the next one viii instructed IN thel
duties so far as to know that they deal only witt
primd Jacie cases, proIdbie evidence and have n
more to do with impclching witnesses before then
than they have for instance, with proof Of the nsani
OF the defendant.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

"THR Navy is top'heayy," was the reason
alleged for the reduction clauses of the ap-
preparation bill. But turns out that the
heavy top is left undisturbed, and almost the
only sufferers by the legislation are the
younger officers Of the stan and line, the
masters, ensigns, midshipmen, etc, who
will now be compelled to wait years for pro.
tnntinn
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

VIZ welcome with pleasure the RepaOiicm
to its new quarters in our Immediate neigh
borhood. The editors and managers OF this
excellent journal are gentlemen of the kind
with whom it is always pleasant to have
either business or social relations.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

In regard to It's singular Indifference TO this testimony
As 1HE HERALD says, 'acoording to Walsh's ac-
count, which Is cJrrohotated by documentary evil
doncc and attendant circumstances, the Second AS
siStant Postmaster General having cooIy attempted
20 treat bona hde loan of SS6 600 as brlbe accepted
by him in his onicial capacity, Walsh, whose sole
anxiety as lie claims, was TO get his money back and
escape from an cntaugemcnt with the ring, was CONF
PEELED to bring suit publicly m the courts " rms
testimony has boon admitted competent evidence in
the case trial. Its effect Is so important that
the detondants' counsel made determined effort to
break the witness down Vet the Grand Jury dls-
missed the same testimony whom given before " as o
no value. Certainly that body, Tar from ylndlon-
ing anybody else " should mako some effort 60 to
viudicato Itself " " possible. " y. EreHi"0 POST
The Hour, which Is unusually well in
formed on foreign topics says ''tn the vacilaton
VI tho English government aud tho cowariico of tho
French the distinguished engineer has found his op-
poruuiy. Scoing Arab proclaimed dictator OF
Egypt NJ. De LCSsepS has proclaimed himself die
tator OF the Suez Canal Ilo has dched admiral Scy
mour and scoidcd Admiral Conrad. lie has Informed
the Arabs at Fort said that he is the absolute arbter
Vt peace and war. lie has nut himself In communi-
cation with tho chief Of the insurgents, Not q
sono ot our fortroses not an Inch OF ou territory
he has cried, shaking his FIST at the British ironCads
lie throws himself iuto the breach, he aud his son
Victor lie mcuaccs England with total annihilaiOn
II she darcs to occupy his canal II proof wore needed
| of tho imbecility of MIR. Glads0nes policy they
would he found In the encouragement IL has given Ia
this Fronch Rombastes who is at ordinary times quite
| sensible old gentleman, combining the arts ol
man Of business with the artsof diner out, And
over all these considerations rises the threatening at
titude Of Turkey, Turkey has prnnted by the delay.
She Is at last seriously thinking o nghting. She Il
raising luans She has sent Instructions To The COM
mandcrs her garrsons. sho isroady o muster troops
Mt short notice. Against whom are they to ho usedi
There strong why they should not be used
| against the EgypiInns. England having done 81
much, " not likely to leave the nuAs ot the cam
| pagn 10 Turkey, France would mover suffer the Sui
tan regain his asccndency In the nelghhoihood o
| her African and TunlSian colonies. Russia has pre-
ferrcd to break up the conference rather than SEQ hc
old enemy come forward as tho mandatory OF Europe
| Itp pLnyp Ia put hnIn
| against the power that would rob her " Egypt. VIII
can say that We do not stand the brink of Anglo
| Turkish war; That may prove the gtayest conso
quenco With the Liberal policy OF prOcrastination ha
Cntailed upon Great lirlaln.'
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

A SINGULAR telegraphic blunder, says the
Hour, appeared ia the foreign kilograms Of all the
New York daies last week. Arab Boy was repre-
seuted as Informing the sultan that II he dd NOT do
certain thugs he tArabD would depose the House Of
otbman aud "proclaim Jesad ruler - IN his stead
10 any Que acquainted with Eastern politics It was
obvious that what Arab said was that he would
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THE BATTLE FOR REFORM.


George William Curtis, in his address at
Newport last Wednesday before the Civil
Service Reform League, drew graphic picture
of the present aspect of the battle for reform,
and of what the independent fight in Penn
sylvania promises the country. He said:
This glance at a triumphant year would be lnCom-
pete II omitted to mention the reform movement
In Pennsylvania. The facts are familiar, Resolved
to overthrow an ignominious despotism which has
long subjugated Of te great political parties In
that state, large portion of the party has made IN
dependent nominations. TLeir protest Is against
- bosses - and - maChines,' But knowing that
thess only the result the evil system which bases
party organization not upon common conviction and
purpose but upon patronage ana spOils, they de-
| nounee that system fatal to popular govern
| ment and demand tho reform which 1t Is the
object of this league to secure. Rejecting spe-
| cious offers Of compromise which would have been
surrendered, they have appealed to the manly self
respect OF American citizenship and await the issue.
The serious significance OF this movement Is that II
| involves party defeat by members Of the party.
That is to say In of the great States whose vote
may well decide national election, party defeat /.
preferred by half tho dominant party, OF by the
balance OF power In that party to tho yoke OF tht
spoils despOtism which has recently OyerpOwered H.
When Issue of general Interest divides party II
state the results cannot be confined TO that state
| II is firo that VIII spread over the country. Th'
recent significance Of parties Is disappearing The!
now cohere largely by the mere force Of tradition
| But here Is a fresh and vital question command
| ing the conviction aud ontInsiasm Of younI
man, hearty approval of older men, and the earnes
support Of tho m0st Intelligent press throughout tn
country Like ho giant Of classic fable, It shakes III
mountain. II the question is strong enough 10 riy
asuuder ths dominant party In one State II Is strOn
enough to threaten parties In every state. The move
menl IN Pennsylvania Is sign OF the general con
sc0ushess that new issues are arising lt shows tha
the Intelligence Of the country already Graves
Inspiring political music than the cackling OF ol
party hens stale eggs. Guides blind TO the sun
rise not guides for alert and early travellers Whe
once an object commends itself to the judgment an
conscience " the American people parties may oI
poSo as a bu may run AZ a locomotive. Va much Il
worse fOr the bull There Is PrOfounder oOnyictlo
ia the puic mind to-day than that OF the domoralll
ton ana danger Inherent IN the sp0lls system. ~
movement IA Ponusy syyanla indicates thal Il parties
not adjust themselves TO this conviction ts conyiotlt
/ win reconstruct parties.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

IT appears that there is a mysterious dis
appearance OF the private official letter
books which contain the Star Route contract
correspondence. Does Detective Gibson %
know anything about these books i'
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

TuF weights for the English Derby for
iSSi have bccn raised on and aftor that year they
viii he go pounds for colts and l2i pounds for Mules,
instead of % and NJ pounds. It IS held that high
weights encourages the breeding Of stronger class ot
ft..t.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

TIE Cincinnati Gazette propounds the
paradoyical theory that rantng Is the best acting
1t begins by quoting the following observation Of one
OF our leading dramatic critics:
The American stage has been killed by too much
encouragement; II has been ruined by prosperity.
TeO much money Is paid To worthless actors, and sue
has made Stars OF hamfat performers. There Is
no incentive to he artist. A tall, gIdn-chewBg
actress, and II Is waste OF time for her 10 learn to
act. The spur that drove Cushman 10 be great Is
wanting.
The GaEette then goes on to eucldate the subject
as follows:
Anybody that says Mary Anderson Is not an actress
Is deplOTaby ignorant Ot the dramatic paradox thai 4"
Mary Anderson has got the paramount qualification
big mOnthng, ranting defamation. Whai more does
she needr Sec how sla succeods She has money Ia
sport yacht, sort of Cleopatra harg0 only 1t goes
by steam Her native Kentucky genius gInsped
intuitiyely the very soul Of acting-rant. DeClama-
do all the rehnements of acting, and
Of becoming In spirit the very character Of
the dramatic person, amount To! They touch not
the audience. But when The player comes to one OF
the set pieces OF defamation, and rants and ioas, ana
makes his voice thick aud tears passion to tates then
lie ietches them. why need Mary Anderson learn
anything when she can 80 mouth and rant? why any
actor Booth Is called artist but do his audiences
give any sign save when hs roars aud finisY THIS
was acting In all ages. The Shakespeare plays are
constructed for this. They surpass all Others In the
pieces for ranting defamation. II these were
tery nat. Therefore do We say, and say 1t boldly
thai Mary Anderson Is an actress of the shakespeare
classical school, and all the more an actress Ia that
| she knows nothing Of acting.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06

~ Persons lcdring the city for the summer
cu, hare THE SUNDAY HERALD (eWer omi'oO
mailed IN them tor nee cents per Wcck,
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DIR. HARVEY l.. BYRD, OF Baltimore, President ami
Professor OF obstetrics and Diseases OF Women
and Children In the Baltimore Medical College,
formerly Professor OF Practical Medicine, etc.
90 have witnessed the best results from tho action
Of the Buffalo Lithia water, Spring No. ., In Chronic
Gout, Rheumatic Gout, rheumatism, Gravel, AMI
Stone in the Bladder, and do not hesitate to express
tho opinion that IN al diseases depending upon or
having their origin In tho Uric Acid Dlathess II Is
unsurpassed, IT, indeed, II is equaled, by any Water
thus far known tn the profession. 1t has an dscer-
tdfned value In Bright's Disease. knowledge Of
its action In that disease thus far wonld seem to
rant the boef that II would, In many Instances, at
IN Its early stages 1t entirely, and IN Its
more advanced stages proves decided comfort and
palliative. earnestly commend 1t AS worthy of trial
In Bright's Disease.''
SPRINGS OPEN JUNE
BD- Water In cases OF six gallons IS per case at the
Springs. ~
THOMAS +. GOODS,
Proprietor buffalo Iithla Springs, virginia.
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Andertakers.
HENRY LEES SONS,
UNI DE IL II a IL e. Il n.

Main once, 1872 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Branch oilces 49s Maryland avenue southwest and
aOl pannsyIyania aysnue southeast. aug2Ol yh
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$petial Dotires.

n~,5ue ueWASTED-YOU TO KNOW THAT
Ws we sell First-clas Tailor made Second hand
Suit much better aud greatdeal cheaperthan COM
mon new suit can bo bought, ut JuSTH' 5 OLD
STAND, No 6l9 u street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets northwest, ut Branch store, No iOB Ninth
rect, between u and H. streets northwest.
N. B.-W ebuy but First class Second hand Cloth
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Summer Nrsurts and alotels.
BUFFALO LlTHlA WATER.
For Brighfs Disease, a. @ Gouty Diathc-
ais, Stone of tho BIaddcr, etc.

Dr. WM. A. iIAMMoSD, OF New York, Surgeon
General U. =. A., (retirod,) Professor Of Dis
eases Of the Mind and Nervous System in the
University OF New York, etc,
- | have for time made nsc OF the Buffalo
Litia Water In cases OF affection Of the nervous sys
TEN, complicated with Brlghts Disease OF the KID
neys, or with u GOuty Diathcsls Tho results have
been omincnty satisfactory. Lithia has for many
years been favorlto remedy with mo In like cases,
but the Buffalo water certainly acts better than any
extcmporanoous solution OF tho Iiihla Salts, and Is
moreover, better borne by the stomach. also often
prescribe 1t IN those OF Cerebral ypercmia re-
sultng from over-mental wOrk-in which tho cond-
ton called Nervous Dyspepsia exlsts-and generally
with marked benefit ~