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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

Jacob Asior s2,5On to this very worthy object The
ups ana downs Ia this great metropolis are well
ilustrtcd In the recent degradation of
EX-GOVERNOR MosEs, or SOUTH CAROLINA,
who few days since was arrestcd and nrrnigncd
small articles Of apparel A few wears MO Gov.
crnor Moses was AT the zenith Of his power aud In
hugucc, young Hebrew Of great promise
aud ability, he began his upward career in poll.
We. ending ~ the gubcrnatohal chair Of south
Caro,iua Ills rise was sudden, and his downfall
equally swift Ills dishonesty riches
sOOn let him. Dependent and friendluss, no be-
came wandering jew In all seriousness and the
aImctiohs of the metropolis soon drew him into
tlls seething maelstrom Of vice and dishonesty,
Where his humiliation ana disgrace are made COM
plele ny the addition of crime to his category of
mlslorlunes. Here is whole sermon, and com.
ment Is unnecessary
MET SENATOR ooNKLING
vt the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other evening, and
hegucnily pass him on the street He Is looking
well, aud political matters evidently have. not
worn upon him greatly. And still he has aged not
little IN the past five years. His auburn locks
are well sprinkled with gray, He has an unosten.
tttious office IN Nassau, and Is applying himself
a'siduously to his profession, and with excellent
success. He can say with Webster, 81 AM not
dead yet His fine figure may be seen almost
my afternoon on Broadway, aud in the evening
in the corridors Of the Finn Avenue, where he has
apartments. The MercVtR Of last Saturday had
sensational article iheadcd "#sthelic Arthur" in
which the ambitious scribe, dating his commune
cation from Washington strives to make his
readers believe that there is a spirit of snob-
blsnuest pItNhlug III INC present administration
"a strong leaning towards tOadyism and royalty.
u cites the social customs, habits ofdress &c, Of
the President and some members Of his Cabinet,
principally Attorney General Brewster, whose
coach with its armoriol bearings and insignia
are dilated upon in detail, and to a nauseating ex-
tent. The article Is poorly written and worthy Of
no notice. The present administration Is kindly
thought OF here by men Of all parties, who regard
the policy of theiENecutive rs conservative wise,
ana dignihed. There is a genuine feeling nfCOnh-
dcnce among all classes, aud by none ~ much rs
business men. The PERSONAL and individual tastes
Of the President and Cabinet is thcir own natter
FAYE ELLIE
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
Missing Drafts aud Checka.

Since December II last complaints have
been received at the New York post-ofice
from many mercantile Arms in that city
that letters containing money, drafs, checks, de-,
some for large amount, which had been mailed
TO them from points in Colorado had never
reached them, Complaints were also received at
the Post. Once Department at Washington from
other points 10 the same effect, The postal au-
thorities made a rigid investigation Of the
matter and Colonel schaurte inspector of the
Post Once Department at 81. Louis, notified the
Post ONCE here of the arrest of Henry Park,
postal clerk on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who
was charged with opening the letters containing
money or checks and appropnating their contents.
fession of his thefls. Park, II appears, had the
sorting OF the malls in the postal OH that road
between 81. Louis and Kansas City, and so could
easily open them and abstract their contents All
the Kansas and Colorado mails were brought on
this road. At the New York post office nothing rs
known Of Parks arrest beyond the bare fact but
fall particulars are expected in q day or two
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

To the Editor of TIfE REPuBL1CAN;
/ admire enterprise, and was pleased when
saw IL crystallzing into the Washington Stock
Exchange, but / am not especially charmed
with some Of its developments in usefulness Its
quotations of the prices Of local stocks are in
some instances little out Of square. Take, for
instance, the Capitol and North Street Railroad,
known as the Belt Line, the stock Of which has
within the last few months been quoted by our
Stock Exchange at from $40 to $50 offered withouta
single quotation OF sale or any indication Of the
real value Of the stock in the market. This looks
as " the Washington Stock Exchange had lent
itself TO the bears Of That stock for the holders of
named The true value of any stock IL its sell.
ing prCe-.uut the price offered by those who seek
to bear u, lH ny humble opinion not share of
the Capitri aud Nurh o Street Railroad can be
purchased a. lgs than $40, aud | submit that the
methods OF our local stock exchange are neither
lust nor defeusibe. RELT LINE
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
SPLENDID REQUESTS,
Provisions Of the Will of Dr. Edward L..
HeadIe.


Among the provisions OF the will Of Or.
Edward L. Bcadle, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, are the
following: twenty-five thousand dollars ate set
apart for the income of certain parties during life
and at their death the amolnt Is 10 be distributed
equally to the te.lJwing New York city organiza-
TONS Rhe Presbyterian Hospital, 81. Lukcs Hos
pidi, New York Eye and Ear 1nfirmary, New
York Lying-In Asylum for Women, and New York
Academy of Medicine III each of the first four
named the sum is to be used to endow bed in
Dr. Beadle's name for poor patients A second
$4,000 is similarly left and portion to be used TO
found a scholarship in the theological seminary of
the Reformed Church, at New Brunswick The
remainder is to be equally divided between the
General Synod of the Reformed Church for the
disabled ministers fund.- the New York Institution
for the Blind, the American Bible Society, the
Children's Hospital and Nursery of New York
the Widows and Orphans Of Medical Men. RE-
sides the above reservation bequoSts, the
following direct gifts are made: The Pough.
kcepsle Orphan House and Home for the
Friendless, $4,000; st. Barnabas Hospital, POugh-
kcepsic, TO cndow bed for poor patients, S. OO0
the Old Ladies, Home, Poughkecpsie, the income
Industry, Poughkeepse, 5000, COnSistory of the
Second Reformed Church, PoughkeepSie s. 900;
Pouchkeepsie Young Mems Christian Association
5000: association of the alumni of the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons the medical depart
mcnt of Columbia College, 5000; Presbyterian
Home for Old Men and Aged Couples, In Hudson
street New York, 5000; TO the trustees of Vassar
College, TO found a scholarship known as the
Adelne Beadle memorial Scholarship SO 600, the
preference TO be given TO the daughters OF clergy
men Of the Protestant Reformed Church If
america; TO the managers of the Hudson River
State Hospital, 5000; TO establish n fund to be
known as the Adeline Beade memorial fund, and
70 Rev.. Joachim Elmendorf, his pastor, $4,000.
The medical library OF the deceased is given TO
the New York Academy of Medicine. James H.
Weeks and Edgar NJ. Van Cluck of Poughkeepsie,
are the executors
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

Mr.. George William Curtis, IL Staten Island Re-
publican and the spokesman of all the good peo.
pie who want our ciyil service purified enc -.
upon leg, that will last lors5 thai, TOUR years, has
Just ocen done the most awfully awful thing that
his party on Staten island ever heard of. He has
used his influence to put Staten Island Democrat
into the custom housed Worse yet; although the
man was, through Mr.. Curtis influence, appointed
to the highly responsible and intellectual position
Of messenger, there is no evidence thathe pass a
competitive examination in social science, cube
root, and the area Of the hanging gardens Of Semi
iamis. Exposure ofhis shameful act has not driven
Mr. Curtis tosuicde, but Staten Island Republicans
who trusted in him, and who wanted tobe custom
house messengers themselves, now look expect.
anty the guards of the slandferTyboais every
time they hear splnsh. There are people, however
and not all Of themare Democrats either-who
believe that of the best signs of sincere desire
for civil service reform is the willingness of some
men TO see public positions without political sig
nificance filed by men selected with special re-
gard to fitness. and without regard TO poll
tics II Mr.. Curtis appoiutee does his duty during
business hours aud does not spend the rest of his
time IN trying to bulldoZo voters into supporting
the custom house ticket Mr. Curtis will have scored
a most important success in The fight for civil SER
vice reform.-NeW York Herald.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

It lisa terrible thing 10 edit Liberal paper in
Spain. To say nothing Of ducls, Imprisonment
and the other little trHes to which Continental
Journalists are exposed, the Spanish Liberal editor
stands in dread of the nnathemas of the Church.
Here for instance, is extract from the crompre-
hensive maledictiou which the Bishop Of santan-
der has launched at the Liberal editors Of his do
cese: May Almighty God curse these journalists
with the perpetual malediction launched against
the devil and his angelsl May they perish with
Nero, Julian the ApCstate, and Judas the traitorl
May the Lord Judge them rs he judged Dathan
and ADRIAN May the earth swollOw them up
alive Let them be cursed day and night, sleep
ing and waking, in eating, in drinking, and in
playing, when they sneak ana when they Keep
deaf their tongue dumb Cursed be every mem
Der of their body Let them be cursed from to.
day and foreveri May their sepulchre be that Of
dogs and Of asses! May famished wolves prey
upon their corpses, and may their eternal COM
pany be that Of the devil and his angels pal
Nh
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

The managers of the actors fund NEE
in New York, and Treasurer Palmer pre-
scented his report showing that the total receipts
$4,000, is now deposited in the Bank OF the Me-
tropolis. The expenses, amounting 10 s24sla,
have not yet boon paid. MeasH. A. NJ. Palmer,
Colonel William u. Sim, Ed Harrington. d. Froh
mittee To discuss the best method Of organizing
the fund and also 10 confer with committee %
of consolidating the two funds. Messrs. Pslmeb
Walack, and Sim were appointed finance COM
mittee 10 consider the best method of investing
the fund.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

To the Editor OF THE REPUBLICAN,:
The members of the Committee on Accounts
presented to the House few days ago resolution
which was adopted, creating new and superfu-
Gus Office for q Bourbon Democrat, In December
last there was referred to this same committee n
resolution, which still slumbers, providing en-
ployment on the soldiers roll of the House for
a wounded ex- Union solder-a Republican--who
had been employed in the United States Senate for
ten years, and was removed therefrom, for no
cause save that he was Republican, by the
Democrats when they gained that branch in 1879
DURING THE CAMPAIGN OF 1880
the Republican Congressional Committee scattered
broadcast a document-n strong one, too-contain-
ing the names and number seventy sevenl Of the
ex Union soldiers who had been removed from
the Capitol by the Democrats. In that canvass Re-
publican candidates for Congress labored unceas-
ingly to convince the soldier element Of their un-
dying love for the Union soldier, particularly
those who had been shabbily treated by the Demo-
crats, and assured their hearers of their great
sOliCtude for the restoration of these men to their
former places. Many Of these Representatives
were elected thanks TO the aid of the soldier ele-
ent. During the coming congressional cam
palgn, / presume, the seven members Of the Com
nitiee on Accounts will again appeal TO the SOL
dier vote for help. Shall they receive it2 The
names of these members are NJ. G. Umer, Mary
land @. X. Skinner, New York; j. Hart Brewer
New Jersey, j. W. Gambler, Massachusetts; r. l..
Martin, Delaware John Hardy, New York, and J.
Blair Hoge, West Virginia
AN ANTI BOURBON VETERAN
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
BALLoT-Box SUFFERS.
what "a South Carolina Paper Has 10 Say
About 1t.


Sometimes when State statute is contravened BY
a Federal criminallsw the unfortunate individual
who is thus innocently caught between the uppeI
and neither millstones may be protected by hid
principal, the State for his acts as her agent
This was done In the case of the Virginia Judges
who followed the State law, and thus violated thu
Federal statute. Virginia defended them But
the case of the ballot box suffers is very different
They have violated, ifguilty, both the Federal and
State statutes They cannot claim to be the agents
the State that they were acting according ia
her law. If the State undertakes to defend them,
she then acknowledges them as her agents in these
transactions, and assumes before the world the
sponsibility of ballot box stufling. This reasoning
Is not inllnoiUus II In we'll known that this is tho
fact that the SC. called Democratic party, now in
power, docs admit this princpalship in the ballot
box slufing, and juslifes Ills agents, upon tho
ground as 1t is said "balos are better than bullets"
The.iacis have now become glanng and though
they have been denied, where occasion permitted,
yet they, the facts, are now on trial upon their
merits, for justification or condemnation by tho
Nation. In similar cases of cotemporaneona
casuisry the Russian Jew has his justification I'M
the commands Of the Tamud. and The French SO.
cialis IN those Of the pandiets of the Jesuits but
the South Carolina ballot box stufler has the vlo
lated statutes of South Carolina and of the United
States staring him la the face Charleston, Mercury
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
SAND THERE WAS A SOUND OF LAM.
ENTATION,D


ENTATION,n
Once more the name of God in Christians keeping
Is made a shame and snare
The cry of Rachel for her children weeping
Makes dolorous the air;
"Hear me, mercIful White Carl
Ifthou hast a human heart,
IT. as thou hast claimed thou art
Batyushka GosudaT,
Show us mercy, mighty Carl
"Dear homes; Oh force us not to leave them,
IT'S bitter to the old
To be cast out let not thy people grlove them
Take all thou wilt gold.
"spare home and ifc-protect our daughters honor;
And though seven-fold the task
Rachel for her beloved will take upon her
70 yield all thou canst ask.
"The blood Of Jews is poured out like a river
win noOne hear my prayer?
Sweet maiden limbs In ruthless graspings CULVER;
o White Car, bid them sparel
"while thou art mute my father dies, my daughter
Lies slain by her own hand;
And now my babes my helpless babes, they slausb.
Hold back thy runian band,
uAiaa that the great friend who shares our ansuIsh
BY Englands eastern shore
For burden oflong years and mortal langulsh
Can come 10 US no morel
40 have pity, mighty Car!
Ifthou hast RhumAn heart,
II, as thou hast claimed, thou art
Baiyushka Gosudarl
Save, oh save us, mighty Carl"
But the heart Of tho While Gear Ia stone not human.
Trembling he sits alone,
Where the strong shadow OF one murdered woman
Falls black across his throne.
With fear and greed he oounteth DER the treasure
His Tohinoyiks eau bringi
Roubles aud curses heap In even measure
Before this craven thing,
Who lies before tho shadow Of q notion
Thinks empty rooms joy,
Dreams painting dreams OF sellsirks isle and ocean
When sleep b. moi too coy.
Little no renks OF Raehel's wild complaining,
Who dAres not Mt tho crown
From out o. thai portantouB silence reignng
Whene went crashing down.
| --Eadei Barnes GastaCsOn.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

A pathetic "reminiscences of the war came before
Congress few days ago in short and simple
pension bill, as follows:
BE endoied, That the Secretary of the Interior be-
and he IL hereby authorized and directed to place
the pension roll subject 10 the provisions and lmita-
lions Of the pension laws the name of Mary Wade of
Gettysburg, Pa, who was the mother of Jennie
Wade who was killed while baking bread for the
sion at the of 81 per month"; to begin from and
the passage Of this act 10 continue during the widow
hood Of the said Mary Wade, she having been de-
pendent for support on her said daughter.
The bill passed the House, but we have not seen
any report as yet of the action of the Senate upon
it.-NCtD York Sun,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
LonrfeIIow,s nlograpI.er.

Ernest Longiellow, son OF The poel, states
In a card that, inasmuch hs many persons
have made haste TO announce biographies Of
Henry W. Longfellow, with claims of authorize
ton from his family, he desires TO disabuse the
public of wrong expectations and guard against
win he published, 10 which tile family will lend
all their assistance; that for this they reserve all
the material in their hands and thnt they will he
thankful TO those Of Mr.. Longfellow's friends who
will entrust 10 them for this use whatever corre-
spondence or other helpful data that may be in
their noasegsiOu.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

The Fish Commission steamer Fish Hawk, Lieu
tenant Fora L, Tanner, U, 9. NJ, commanding, lief
tho naYy-yard here Monday with corps of tho
Fish Commission officials on board. The vessel
goes out TO deposit hached shad, aud Will be en-
PACED for some time In observing tho effects Of
sh0d and other fish products that have hoen
placed In the Potomac aud other tributaries OF
the Chesapeake. Tie headquarters OF the vessel
win be al Quantlco for the present
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

Il Is stated by person who has exc
amined tho deeds conveying the Charles
town Navy-Yard TO the Government that a
large portion Of the real estate included within
the ynid was condemned under the eminent do
main laws of Massachusetts, and that the real
estate 30 condemned or taken will revert 70 the
heirs Of those who conveyed Il TO the Government
II Congress disposes of ito be used for any other
purpose than that for which II Was eondemned.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

The Irish Catholic citizens OF Turner'S
Falls, Massachusetts,, have banded together
TO boycott" G. J.. Rlst, n merchant and
refuse 70 Trade with or have anything to do with
him. Rist was a member of the grand Jury that
indicted David McMillen. who killed Father bic-
Carly, for manslaughter, and the boycoiting ID
based upon the fact that u bill for murder waSnOt
found against McMillen. There is much excite.
ment there over the matter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

same without loss 10 the depository he mas Then hla
ytsi INC surplus moneys iruui Time To time
standing 10 tue credit OF said account In the most APP
proved state securities obtainabe at the time which
secui.les shall be held for The benefit Of said de
nostory and the interest thereon shall he credited 10
sld account IN the manner as provided IN case
Of United states securities.
That the postal savings system win become
popular cannot for n moment be doubted, and
deposited
WILL BE IMMENSE.
II Is fair to presume thst there viii be a competl
ton between the rost. Office and the national
banks for ownership of tho national debt, aud
the contingency may arise when IL Will be " I'M
possible 70 purchase national bonds. "w without
der any circumstances whatever, should such
discretionary powers MS these be given the Score.
tary Of the Treasury We say, emphatically, no.
No Cabinet officer should be intrusted with powers
and authority so large and extended, and which
involve so directly the Interests ofmilliODs OF our
people. No such law should 20 upon the statute
book. independently Of this consideration the
words :. State securities" embrace many and diff.
ierent kinds Of securities. Several States have be-
fore now repudiated their own bonds, and the
credit of some OF the States, even at the present
time, does not stand high in the estimation q
their securities be worth? Is one
Cabinet officer to place in jeopardy
the moneys Of the people which have been in.
trusted to the Government for safe keeping This
Is IA very serious matter, requiring more than or
binary Ciroumspection at the hands Of Congress
men, and some greater safeguards must be thrown
around the moneys of dcposturs than are set forth
and mentioned In the bill creating repositories
for the people. That Il requires amendment in
this particular we think NIL will admit The sys-
TEN is intended for the protection Of the peoples
is good one. Let the usefulness Of the measure
not be destroyed by worse than unwise legislation.
Safe investment is the very essence of the proposed
system; therein lies its great merit This secured,
success and good results viii necessarily aud un.
doubleday flow thercffOm.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

Intelligence has been received from Rio de
Janeiro by way of Lisbon that jewels to the value
of 10000 belonging to ladies of the Imperial fam
lily of Brazil, have been stolen. There was no clue
to the perpetrators ofthe robbery.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

that conversation can be carried on between per-
sons residing in San Francisco and New York,
Tallahassee and Portland, as easily us 1t is now
carried on between them in the same city see
the plough, the harrow, and the spade in the hand
soil of the Western plains, aud where for hun
bred years have roamed the deer and buffalo
wheat fields and corn fields, orchards, and vine
yards. see these same yeomen soprosperous and
contented that they do not know uor even care
whether their great-great grandfather first saw
lands of Holland, or amid the green fields Of the
Emerald Isle. ] sec - here the eagle, evidently
pleased with the prospect, gave u scream of de-
light Tapped his wings, and SCARED away.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

nov for the first time proposed in the United
States has been adopted not only in Great Britain
but Cnuadn, New Zealand, New South Wales, Vic
tOrl0, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan
and IN each OF these countries il has worked ad-
mirably, and fur exceeding the highest auticipa.
tons entertained by the philapihropisls who
originated the idea, Such has been the success al.
tendant upon II aud the benefits aocruing both 10
the different governments and the masses of the
people that France also upon March rs OF last year
adopted the same system, In Great Britain the
number OF Offices at the close OF 1850 was 6802 the
number Of depostOTs, 2ilS5,OlO, and the amount
standing 70 lhglr credit inclusive Of interest,
637 Nl64 1896, 3S2l9l, theuterest paid on de,
added 10 ting principal of the depOsitor on the
lnstday OF DeCembero each year Similarand pro-
pOruonAble esuls have followed the introduction
of the System in every country in which II has
been tried, Why then, should IL not prove equally
as beneficial 10 the people of the United Siates2
The other sections oil the proposed bill, specifying
the duties of the Postmaster General and his ap-
pointees, and providing for salaries, &C.. do not
requige any especial notice; but there Is one
matter 10 which the attention of members Of Con.
gress and of the people should be particularly
| draWn-yIz, the gr, nt discretionary power gwen
The Secretary of The Treasury in the matter 6f the
| n, stul savings funds By section that officer Is
| directed 10 invest the moneys received from this
source In interest BEARING securities OF the United
States these securities TO he held for the benefit OF
the depository aud tho interest thereon, as II ac-
crues Is TO be credited 70 the depository account,
This Is all satisfactory enough but this section
| goes ON further 20 sHy that
N at any time t shall occur that no such securities
available or that Is impossible 70 purchase the