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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19
SAYS the New York Ereninl R.l i.

The supreme Court has made short work with the
plCl OF MIR. y. NJ curtis that the statute under which
he was convicted OF lcyying assessments ou office
holders was unconstitutional 1t has decided thut N
Is constitutional, and has denied him his habeas cor
pus. His fms Of 81 600 has, we believe. been paid
for him by smyth's committee, hut lie will have u
heavy Dill Of costs which they win probably pay
The use of campaign funds pay fines inflicted Tor
violation OF the United States statutes Is certainly
one OF tho oldest phenumenain Machine management
What we need now, aud challenge the Democratic
Congress to give us II the Republican Congress does
not Is an amendment to the statutes prohibiting the
solicitation of assessments from onicc. holders by any
objects NJ the Government, including members oi
Congress. 1t Is probably CruSser abuse In the case
of these last than in that OF auy others
What is most needed Is legislation fixing the tenure
of office Of department clerks to bo during
good behavior, providing system for de-
terminiug what Is misbchavior, and for pro.
noting clerks according to merit. When tn,
fear ot the solicitor ceases to be effective
the solicitation win be much Of an abuse Ciyr
employees are now puudered not only by the natiopa
hut by the state committees, and such legislation az
is proposed by the Post would bo of the slghes
value. Give a civil oncer the tenure as mill
tary ofrcer and the abuse will lie at an end.
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lr is encouraging to nctc that the man
found dying VI apoplcxy q load Of hay coming intp
the District last week, far from bcins cNbucd to
the at least looked at 10y three phySi-
clans there whether any " them helped him or not
This illustrates cur point that the Washington police
ate superior in many ways to their brethren Of New
urk. At the same time, the case should agaiuwuu
n those who come In contact with street accidents,
mtNstaggcring. torpur, and simtar symptoms bcong
to number Ut other causes than alcoholic drunken.
ness, not to say that even druukards demand some
care iu the name OF our common humanity. unless ~
Is considered better that they should die In their su
We do not want any more cases shocking the public
like that of the respectable middic-aged lady whom
the unlcias Of the Potomac Ferry Company suffered tu
lie unattended In her death -agonies for over half day
with the cunteWptuuus remark that She - looked as II
% she wIs drunk Accidents or disease are liablc
to oyerake any of u, the street. aud II therefore
becomes a matter Of Importance 10 all OF us how the
victims Of .uch ure treated.
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FATHER WALTER the historic priest 50 |

FATHER WALTER, the historic priest so long
In charge Of ST. Patrick's parish, and noted as the
intrepid spiritual consoler of Mrs. Surratt did not
know how strong he in the affections Of his con-
gregatiOn until his threatened removal to the neigh
boring parish of the Immaculate Conception, the
decree for which was made public last week. The re.
moval was in itself testimonial to Father Walters
worth, It being thought that the abilities be had dis
played in paying off every dollar of the old debt on ST.
PatriCk's and starting the new church the way to
completion, besides extending aid to the large orphan
asyums schools, aud other charitable institutions In
his parish, would have fair scope In the debt laden
church OF the immaculate Conception. But his
spiritual children, many of whom have grown up
under his mnstratiuns of twenty years. thought
they had interest to he consulted hasty meeting
and general petition resulted in bringing the ever
alert and vigilan Archbishop Of baltimore directly
the spot, aud after few inquiries into the merits of
the he announced to the reiOlced pastor and
people in the graceful terms of compliment which he
knows well how to that Father Walter was
- the pastor of st. Patrck's Church, past, present
and to be" Sorrow Instantly turned into glad
ness and of deep but repressed enthusiasm lie.
suited in and about the parsonage which crowded
FOR hours with COngratulating friends. Many non
Catholics also, knowing the practical good Father
Walter has effected by his charities, VIII he glad of his
retention in the place with which he is identified
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Is amending the tax system OF this Dis.
trict it is to be hoped that some attention
will be paid to the wishes of the governed,
as expressed through newspapers, commit
tees, and in every other way allowed them,
The intensely unpopular and very unwiBe
" personal tax levy should be abolished,
in favor Of revised system OF license and
other special property taxes, as for instance
on carriages or legaoies and SUGGESTIONS, il
necessary. The present personal tax can
never be made to work well, and only tends
to drive capital and capitalists out OF the
District.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

THR party that has no higher theme TO
discuss than the distribution Of cerkships and tie
uniairneSs by which Smith defeated Jones In party
nyention viii never control the destnes Of nifty
millions Of people.-Nattoaat RePUbifeoH.
There is a great deal of the true Stalwart
spirit about this. They only want to be let
alone in possession Of all the Offices and al
lowed to run conventions in their own
way, and everything will be peaceful aud
lovely in the great Republican party. It
is the disagreeable tendency of the rank
aud file to discuss "the distribution Of
" clerkship5" and other Offices, and the ulr-
" fairness OF forged proxies and other
methods boy which % Smith defeated Jones 80
that causes all the trouble.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19
4 Naval Romance.

The San Francisco Rcport OF tho 18th in,
Btaut contains the following romantic Incident:
" Lieut.. ". r. Ray Of the Ranger has OF late been
making frequent trips across tho bay, but for what
purpose no one knew. Tho secret Is now out. The
gallant Lieutenant so II appears had lost his heart
In oakland and had not the courage to claim II
back. Last Friday tue lady who had appropriated II
happened 10 be engaged In tho County Clork olcG
and was entering marriage llCensos Into the oncial
register when one, to an appearances the same as
any uthGr, WAS presented 10 her for entry Ganelng
therein named were Laura NJ. Egar therselD aud W.
i. Ray, the gentlemen who was presenting H. Be-
Ing taken BY surprise, but not az loss, she ac-
knOwledged her willingness and within i've minutes
had become Mira Lieut.. Ray. q clerical gentleman,
whom the thoughtful oiiCeI had Induced 10 accom-
pany llm performing tue ceremony then aud there. -
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TnE appointment Of Chief Clerk of the Post
once Department has been conferred on Mir. =. y.
B'Ssctt who has been acting private secretary
tho Postmaster General. This is at the same time
dcsetved compliment to an Intelligent and worthy
onicia aud will give universal satisfaction to those
who have business to transact with the Department,
Mr. Rnssett being uniformly courteous and ohliging
lie was Tor some time connected with the New York
Associated Press previous to his appointment In the
Department, and viii w'hoGt doubt make q crcditabe
record in his new place
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spottsylyana, Cold Harbor and Petersburg, aud the
writings Of the masters Of the art Of war nowhere
give any encouragement Tor such bntchcrlos, which
are always condemned as only prolonging the opera
tous Of war-sinco they are naturally undertaken by
the strongest patty-and rendering them needlessly
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

" 'Tis q poor rule that does not work both
ways. Yesterday I was at diuuer party when "A
glass Uf wine was spilled On the table. Herr Meier
put some salt ON H. aud no one said word. subse-
quently the salt-dah was capsized, and poured a
glass Of wine H. WhrIeupGn I came near being
thrown out Of the house. ''--tlieyeads Bidttsr.
lgnatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, en-
couraged by the success of hts 'Atantls, - Is about
Areol Fre and Gravel, 80 which relates how ihe
earth once coming In cUuaCt with great comet AN
Nlng creatures were destroyed but man aud
woman, who took refuge IN cavern, and, after tue
cuuhagIatiou that followed came forth and re-
peupled the world.
After copying Mr. Howells'5 details con.
cerning tho early life NJ Mr.. Henry James. the
Missouri RepubiisIH adds. % ~ descent scotch.
Irshmau, born In New York OF rich parents going
abroad with them az Tie age Of twelve and remain,
Ing hyo years, returning 10 heCOmo student at
Harvard ana Goclety man In Newport, Cambridge,
ana Boston Tor nine years more aud In 1863 praci-
cally taking up permanent residence abroad, Nj.
James'S claims To be an American. IN any true seuqe
Of the word, certainly rest upon very nlmsy f0uuda.
tlon. lie may be cDsmopOitan he 10 not, aud Cau-
not be, an American. lie WAS born here, received
portion ut his early education here, and at Intervals
he lived here; but, according To MT, lluwes, Cigl-
teen years out OF his thirty niuoaud thes0 the hcsi
have been spent IN England aud ON the Continent.
TO call his novels American novels, and Judge
America aud AmerlcansDy them IS therefore quite
absurd. He knows far more about England aud
Europe than Of his own land and people, and pToba-
bly, would utilize the larger knowledge la his books n
10 ala not pay better Just now, pecuniaTiY and other
wise, 10 give brilliant aud laundering descriptions OF
persons and things Vn THIS side OF The ocean. -
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

SINCE the Scotch-Irish and the Germans
''wcut back on 50 his sou so badly In the elections
the venerable Simon Cameron Is said to he rcconsld-
erng his intention OF having his Legislature send
alleged statues OF MuhlenburC and Fulton to the old
Hail lor REPRESENTATIVES.
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DIED.

HODSON. jonathan HUdson, after u long and
painful Illness departed this ife In the sixty yfrst
ycar OF his age, November ~, 1882 at o. clock A.
NJ. Funeral win take place to-day tSundsy) at
2:8O O'Clock T.. NJ The relatives and friends re-
specially invited to attend the funeral of deceased
from his late residence III e street northwest.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

A AsoN OF great fairs " for various good
purposes setting in SO soon after political assess
ment campaign 0lls the average Department clerk
young man with fear and trembling. As you are
powerful, ladies' deal gently with him, Tor he Is f,r
from home and has no friends
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

ONE of the best improvements to the Capi.
FOL grounds would be more watchmen at night, OIL,
Tor that matter in the daytime.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

New styles In NeCkwear this week, also Novelties
i'll Handkerchief. Our JUored Iemstitched Hand
kerChieiS ut l2lhC. the best FOR the price in
the market. They are allnem and perfect goods.
All other grades equally cheap, at DAVIS.
our stock of Embro1eries, Laccs, Ribbons, um-
brellas, Collars and Guns, GlOvrs, Ladies' Cotton
Underwear, Black English Grapes, and all kinds ot
Fancy Goods and Notions now complete, at prices
that cannot fail to he satisfactory, at
DANIS,. ~ NInrkni Snnrn cor Sih street.
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plished French kleptomanac, has proved rather too
much Tor most OF the local scribes during the past
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At Bright's disease, diabetes, or any disease
Of the Kidneys, liver or urinary organs, Hop Bit
ters win certainly and lastngy cure you and II Is
the only thing that VIII.
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POLRINHoRN - -sTUBBLEFIELD.- - Wednes.
day evening, November iS 1852, by the Rev. Byron
Sunderland, ~. D., Joseph Henry polkinhOrn, OF
Np
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ris almost amusing, in view Of all the
good advice that is now being showered
upon Congress, to think how little will
really be accomplished at the coming session
beyond passing the appropriation bills.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

ThE blacknail aud enforced labor wrung
from clerks does 50 little good and 50 much
harm in political campaign that it would
seem even Hubbell and his congeners might
consent TO do without T..
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19

Fresh Alderney butter churned every
morning and delivered In pound Ward - prints.
IS cents per pound. Also cottage choose butermlk,
and sweet milk 5 cents per quart Cream, Is cents
per pint.
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cdiiinD dircCtty on as. LfyOm w0nt
u suit for u man at less H0n ten
dOiiOI.s We 0re not the house U0u
UGnt to aCuStc any time at. When
yOH cunt a suit on 0D OUercOdt
from SIO to $50 iCe are THE house
yOm are JOOhjny for. You must
not infer mat because zoe don't
hdildte ruSh that aCe do not hdtdte
goods that are chedp-thdt is.
Cheap because hey are OO0d.
Why, Ue are Offering an OUcrcnat
atffteen dOildrs, m0de from goods
that are rcdiiN first class. IHcy
are imported goods Of CuF OiCR i'm
pOrtdtiOH. There is nothing to
touch Mem at tCe,tty dOitars in
the country. IHut is Whdt zoe Cdfb
bHyinD chedp, WhcH YOm bHy u
DoOd article at a i0W fgHrc. Is il
u correct ideu?
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NECK WEAR AND NaNDKERGHIEFs.

For variety of styles and excellence of quality our
Button Department cannot he surpassed. We do not
deal In common, trashy goods. Goods can always be
al ipl al
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WASHINGTON LADIES

WILL PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT IHAVE
REMOVED ALL MY INTEREST AND BUSI-
NESS FROM il3G SEVENTH STREET 10 a
LARGER AND MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED
STORE, No. OH y STREET NORTHWEST,
FOR THE SALE OF
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miral United states Navy. by his widow, MADE
LEIHE NlNTus DAuLGEES. Win portraits aud
Illustrations, Boston: James lt. Osguud a Go.
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7i9 FALL STOCK. N9
NctU dIt6 Desirable GO0dS in eUery
Department at e.rfrdOrdi-
ndriiy tOC prices, at
ID A V [ s.,
7i9 Market Space, Corner s,h street,
PI IISH ItS-

Stock Of Black and Colorcd Pushes is well worthy
the attention Of buyers We are now offering an
elegant line of PluscS, In all CnlOrs, at the very
moderate price of S23S yard, also better quality
at $3.50 These goods were bought before the ad-
vance, and are generally sold At much higher prices.
Ladies with Colors that are hard TO match will save
time and money By Gning at once 10
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MILLINERY GOODS
TRIMMINGS.

Pattern BOnnets and Round Hats, Ladies aDI
Chiliren's Hats and Eonnets, trimmed and untIinf
med Feathers and Flowers, in great variety very
low prices, at DAVIS.
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All the Novelties In Chenille Trimmings, Plaii
Gimps, Loops, Braids, Ornaments, and Fringes nov
ready for Inspection, at DAVIS.
RITWr0NS
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the socket bayOnet In the latter half Of the seven
tecnth Century the nnt-lOck fusi was gradually dis
Isacng the more cumbrous musket. The French War
Ministry with a conservatism akin to that which IA
our Cyil War clung to the buck and ball musket and
opposed Dreech loaders opposed the change, aud
iected Nauban's proposed Improvements In eseryco
weapon, But the troops showed their own opinion
Enthusiastically Just as they did in lSG2-'G3 with US
and after the battle Of Stenkirk OGg2l the French
musketeers and pikemen alike threw away their own
to take Instead the fuss Of their beaten enemies
As the proportion Of pixies 10 muskets became ana
less, bayonets with wooden hats 10 NJ into the bar
rels were given 10 the muskeleari. II was at Yau-
bans instance At length ia l5u3, that Louis XIV
decided 10 abandon the pike altogether aud adopt the
fus and bay"uot thu weapon iDr the whole of ths
Infantry.
yaubau WAS thoroughly devoted 10 his King and 10
his church, but h1 was FREQ from the blgoty NJ the
age, and submitted memoir against the revocation
Of tho dlct Of Nantes declaring Ia favor o religious
liberty aud pointing out that driving the Huguenots
intoeKe WAS sapping the strength Of the kingdom.
Ilo also observed the misery Of tho people resulting
from pTOtIacted wars and most unjust system OF
taxation, and prepared aud presented scheme oi
taxation 10 the King which would have made tho
burdens rest more equitaby the classes most able
10 bear them. Such measure as this great man
proposed would perhaps have prevented the Reign Of
Tenor II was sweeping measure Of reform, but
thg monoP0llsts, fuuctlunares, and hnanciers who
would have been deprived Of tholr Illicit galus were
strong enough 10 defeat thls bcnenCent project.
These two acts show yauban to have been more,
even, than OF tho most accomplished soldiers Ia
the age which produced Condo, 1urennc, Prince
Eugene, and Marlborough.
IT remains 10 point out that Vaubau'S greatest
merit soldier bis rooted aversion ~ tho useless
shedding Of blood, his clear perception Of the fac
that good soldiers cannot he replaced as easily they
can be Killed. How utterly strange this Idea was TO
tho minds Of our Northern generals becomes sadly
apparent the more the campaigns uf OUT Clyll war
are studied. We have seen how he huld out against
wattefu assaults OF breaches. ~ only bo imag
iued what he would have thought OF repeatedly as
saulting IN front strong utreuchments defended by
well-equlpped field arnles whose Lines 0f retreat
perfectly secure, 80 that even II successful the
victorious army must be moro weakened than tho
beaten one The annals ot show few instances OF
such imbecile and murderous folly as was exhibited
In tho assaults Of our Army At Fredericksburg
Chickasaw BLUFFS, NlcksJuTg, kenesaw, Charleston
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-25
THE NEW APPORTIONMENT.
New Orleans States.l |


The House of Representatives yes
tcrday passed an apportionnent bill by
a vote of 1G4 yeas against 104 nays.
The bill fixes the number Of represent
ativcs in the next and succeeding houses
at 325 members, an increase of :}5 mem
bers, the present ntlmber being 293.
Under this new apportionmcnt, Maine,
New Hampshire aud Vermont are the
only States whose representation is
reduced, each of these States losing one
member.
The Eastern States, however, MAIN
tain their aggregate representation, !,
since massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania gain each one represent
ativc. On the other hand the repre-
sentation of tho Western and Southern
States is largely strengthened, the West
gaining an increase OF II members and
tho South an increase of Is members.
Thirteen States neither gain nor lose.
Louisiana is in this category.
Texas makes tho largest gain, her
representatives being increased from
six to eleven. There will be high hopes
and eager expectations now thrilling
the bOsoms of the army of wOuld-be
statesmen of the Lone Star State.
The 1Gf yeas by which the bill was
passed consisted of 1i2 Republicans and
% Democrats; the lOl nays Of 1903 Dem
ocrats and l Republican.
| From this analysis we assume that
tho Republicans gain some party
strength. The % Democrats who voted
| with them no doubt took broader
Wow of the effects of the bill and voted
with Il view to the increase of the vot-
ing power of the South and West in
the House, in view of any collision OF
| the antagonistic interest of the East and
| of those sections.
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An IMPORTANT MEASURE.
Mobile RegiSter.1

Mobile RegiSter.]
The bill introduced by Senator George
of Mississippi, to put upon the free list
agricultural Implements and machinery
for cotton factories, is movement in
the right direction. Taking OF the
would reduce the cost of it about one
half, and thus enable the South, with
her limited capital, to commence man.
featuring cotton goods in earnest. The
direct benefit to agriculture from remov-
ing the customs duties on agricultural
implements would be considerable, but
not as great as the business is entitled
to. The removal of the duty on cotton
ties would, also, save large sum to the
South and the removal of the tax on
the tools of mechanics, used in manual
labor, would benefit a large and merit
orfosas -ciass throughout the Union in
their unequal struggle against machine
made articles.
In reply to a correspondent of the
New Orleans cs-Democrat, why he
broaden the relief he proposed, the
Senator said: &c The present House Of
Representatives is strongly protective.
l have no hope Of securing any very
large modification of the tariff laws
until the people send anti-protective
representatives to Congress. About the
only thing that we can do is to attack
the iniquities and the inequalities of the
tariff in detail. l have selected such
articles for relief as 1 thought would
most likely meet with favor and sue
cess, and which seemed to promise the
largest measure of practical benefit to
the people. Just now it is the fashion
of Northern protectionists to express
great sympathy for the South and an
anxious desire to aid in her restoration
to prosperity. I hope these expressions
are sincere. IF they are, here is offered
a good opportunity to prove it. If they
are not, it is we'll for the people Of the
South to learn by their action upon the
legislation proposed by the bill how
hollow these professions are. II they
refuse to allow mechanics, who work
for themselves and are not serving
great manufacturing corporations, to
buy their tools where they can purchase
them the cheapest, and compel them to
bring tools that are taxed heavily for
the great manufacturers, it will be
clearly seen that this cry for protection
for tho American laborer is II mere
device to oppress him for the benefit Of
a favored class"
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4 CARPET-BAG SENATOR.
New York Snn.l
New Y OrlS Sun.t

New Ork Sun.
Mr.. William Pitt Kellogg of Louisi-
ana is Chairman Of the Scnate's Com
mittce on Railroads, and in this cnpac-
ity he employed as the clerk of that
committee A. M. Soteldo, who was shot
in Washington the other day.
According to Mr.. Kellogg's own
statement, he advised Soteldo TO leave
town for while when the trouble
arose which finally resulted in Sotel-
dos death. {" 1 told him." says kel::
logg, "that he might have leave OF
absence for a month, or more, with
pay" Mr.. Kellogg also informed his
interviewer that Soteido was addicted
to drink, and that he believed he was
drunk when he was shot.
1t is we'll known that kellogg holds
his place in the Senate bya title that
cannot bear investigation and he also
seems to regard the public money as a
thing to be taken by those who have
the opportunity with just the same
freedom as he takes place in the SEN
ate. He not only keeps Il drinking
clerk on the pay roll of his committee,
but he Offers him months leave of
absence, with no services to be per-
formed, and with his salary continued.
| If such a thing were done by any
tnan not a Senator of the United States,
the public judgment would be that that
nan was thief.