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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
MR.. BEEcaER's FIRST CHURCH.
He Gives "Reminiscences OF His EARLY
Lire-The Enn1ence Of Children.

He Gives a RcmIniScence OF His EARLY
nire-The Hnnaence Of Children.
MIR. Beecher baptized nineteen babies Sunday
morning, the little Christians behaving with a
few exceptions most admirably. In asking for n
collection for the Presbyterian Church at lansing
burg lud., he said that 1t was the church over
which he was first settled as pastor. "When was
wenty.three years old" said Mr.. Beecher, 81
went forth knowing ut very little. and having no
grace Of that knowledge, except that l knew
knew very little. My first stop was across the
Ohio River. opposite Cincinnati, where hall had
been opened with view of forming New School
Presbyterian church, for WAS then Presbyterian,
and am still IN everything except their confession
after preaching about half'dozcn Sundays was
VISITED ny YOUNG WOMAN,
about 81 or - years old, named Martha Sawyer
that Is not her name now, SO you won't know who
Il Island was Invited To take charge of another
church al LawrenceDurg, lud. She was believe
trustee, deacon and treasurer OF the church--at
any rate, they had no other, She collected all the
money that was collected, and they paid me about
$500 year, and the American Missionary Society
made up the rest, 30 that had the munilicent
salary Of sijOa year. There began my ministerial
and pastoral life. There was but one NAV in the
chtrch aud that was one too many. However
here began TO learn. ldon't know how but here
/ learned for two years ana little more aud then
was called TO indianapolis, whore ! was for the
two years preceding the time of my coming here
That little blick church, which would seat 100 or
100 persons was where preached my earliest SER
mons When we had u communion had TO go
BORROW DEAooS AND ELDER.
That church remains. A photograph has been
taken Of il and has been sent to me; ! recognize
every brick In H. was sexton OF Il as wei as
pastor; swept il twice q week got lamps from
The adjoining town and lung them upon tho walls,
ana bought OH aud filled ana trimmed them, and
kept them trimmed ior revious to that there had
been no evening service. Tho church has existed
ever since, with various degrees Of prosperity, but
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

Mr.. Marshall of Pennsylvania. who declined
the nomination for Congressman at large Oh the
regular Republican ticket, says ho eau poll two
out Of every three votes Of those belonging to the
Catholic Church in the Keystone State 1t would
be interesting 10 know how he is able TO speak
with such mathematical certainty on this abstruse
question. go far MS we have been able to dis.
cover the Tammuny Boss Is the only man in the
United States who claims TO be able 10 control and
deliver the Catholic vote TO the highest bidder Is
1t possible that he has sold out his influence in
Pennsylvania TO Mr.. MARSHALL The boss has
been trading for years with Republicans of all
shades OF opinion, and 1t is not improbable that
who week ago was regular Republican and Is
TO. day an Independent. This is an Is or yenr" IN
politics. aud the boss evidently intends to sell ont
TO the best I'D vautage Ifthose who deal with him
are wise they will Insist upon the delivery of the
goods before payment, for the boss has been sllom
of nearly all the strength he possessed aud is fast
becoming sort of political confidence. man.
Mem IayE sun
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

The following extract from letter from Car.
ter's Station, Wyoming. is pretty bit Of word
painting; !" Fort Bridger is tcn-and-a- half miles
directly south Of this station. II is beautiful for
situation. being located in lovely valley through
pure limpid water, that courses directly through
the Enclosure of the post, and is spanned by sew.
artificial canals or bitches distribute the water
along the roadways and into the tasteful
yards Of houses and quarters surrounding the
square. Evergreens have been planted thickly,
many Of which, through evident care aud good
taste, are models Of symmetry aud beauty. Blacks
Fork has its source IN the Umtah Mountains,
whose snow crowned submits are plainly seen
from the fort The stream abounds in trout
bushels OF them us expressed by an old citizen
aud the disciple of Walton realizes generous re.
turn Tor small exercise and skill"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

now they have undertaken to build for them.
selves new church, and come 20 ask you what
you are going TO do TO help them" The baskets
were then passed and returned we'll filled. The
subject OF Mr. Bceoher's sermon was the influence
ofchlldren on the household and on society. He
said That there wero three reasons why he should
preach on this subjects "Frst because the day
was one of early spring, when oil baure was burst
ing forth
ITS BUDs AND BLOSSOMS.
And he must be coarse man indeed who does
not like the bursting out of spring IN the bloom Of
child. life. The second reason Is the scene OF tls
morning which brings the whole matter OF child
life aud influence before Our attention, and thrd,
the anticipated pleasure Of next wednesday,
when between fifty and sixty thousand children
great legions of chldren-will, IN various parts OF
this beautiful city, parade with banners that seek
not blood, but love and salvation" He then
spoke Of the influence OF children on parents ana
OF the care necessary In bringing children up.
Speaking OF the transmission of qualities, Mr.
Beecher said that there was popular notion that
ministers sons and deacons' sons turned out badly.
The Greeks had put this into proverb: "a inin-
ister's son Is the DEVILS missionary" Both the
notion and tho proyorb were ut fault commits
sion had been appointed IN Massachusetts to In
vcstgaie this, and II was found Tint larger pro-
portion Of mnistcls' sons turned out well than
those Of any other calling. Emerson" said Mr.
Beechcr. was the outcome of eight generations
OF ministers. IL took IN eight minister power TO
make q man like that"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
THE ExIsrENcE OF nELL-rIRE.
"saye NE from MY Friends. -

10 the EutOf OF lHh HtiClhINAN,
Permit me to say In reference TO the proposed
complimentary address to Minister Lowell. as kug-
gested by George Francis Dawson, president OF
st. Georges Society," that the words "Anglo-saxon
Inhabitants OF America" are extremely well
chosen; us President Dawson could not consist.
emily say American citizens. One Of his confreres
at least, who now holds Q place under the War
Department TINT should be tilled by some disabled
Union soldier, has never even taken out his papers
of zation, and holds his position through
the fortunate circumstance of having been a
hoster TO the late British minister, through whose
by that purest of American Presidents, Rutherford
b. Hayes. Surely Lowell may well say with Crom-
HARD TACK,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

Senator Malone and Standardized Riddleberger
will find in ex-Auditor Massey S speech, delivered
at Palmyra, Monday evening, good deal that will
interest IL II does not amuse them. So full q tee
graphic report is expensive, but expense Is hardly
worth considering when we can accommodate
such statesmen and lawyers as Messrs Malone
and Riddleberser.-W Washington Post.
Go on, by all means. Be the Massey organ as
well as the Blaine organ. You will thereby please
the Bourbon and gripsack elements in the Depart.
ments at Washington, while Malone and Riddle
berger can afford to 1mile at your kilograms con-
corning the defunct Massey as long as you can
afford 70 pay for them. You will pay too dear for
any whistle you eau make out of such pigs tail
as Massey Richmond WIG.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

To the Editor OF THE REPuBLfCAN
Monsieur La Bretagne stlll wants TO know what
German critic said that the Homerlc poems were
not written by Homer, but by another man Or enc
same name. / presume he would consider II a
pretty safe bet that Colonel lngersoll originated
the Wltticism about Shakespeare and that Anti
10 relieve the gentleman's anxiety about the iio-
merle question, ! now oner 10 bet $40 that the
name OF the German critic is one that no fellow
can find out II vanity prompted me To- addnce
the tale of William Tell TO illustrate the impcssl'
bility Of finding out some thing, what was my
critics motive In posing Maeanlays New Aea-
lander? Is not the story of the Swiss patriot rs
relevant to this antique inquiry Ms the dream ABOUT
the unborn south Sea savage ANTlQuARi.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
DEMOCRATIC METHODS.



committee Of the Arkansas senate, composed
Of two Democratic and one Greenhack senators.
has been about eighteen months examining into
the workings Of the office OF State Treasurer
Churchill. who is now governor The report is
published. and shows Governor Churchill to be
sll4 200 in arrears, aud incidentally discovers that
State Auditor Crawfor is also "short sll 900 in
his accounts. One Of the items in the report shows
that the late Republican treasurer, Colonel Henry
Page, now one Of the Ute commissioners. paid out
nearly 5000 to some of the counties for which the
proper receipts had not been returned when he
WAS boosted " out of Office and for which he did
not therefore receive credit, and which amount he
made good from his own pocket These receipts
CANE IN DUE TINE,
and State Treasurer Churchill reported to the au-
ditor The treasurer has paid 10 such and such
counties, &c,, not naming which treasurer. The
auditor OF course credited the sums 10 the Demo-
cratic treasurer, Churchill, who was thus enabled
to quietly pocket over 81 900 belonging to the Re-
publican treasurer, Page, because AS he had made
good the amounts TO the State and held a clear
receipt from it, this money belonged TO him. This
is purely Democratic method. The ArkanEas
Stale Gdsate, the leading Democratic paper in the
State. which publishes the fifteen column report
Of the committee, defends Governor Churchill,
and does not seem 10 see that in the transaction
spoken of above the robbery was not of the State
but of Il private citizen.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

Judge Tan is off for Vienna, Dayton has sailed
for the Netherlands, Fish is halfway ncro's the
ocean to assume his post ut the court OF Belgium.
and wickerSham is already warm in HIS place ut
Copenhagen, yet Mr.. Francis, of Troy, still 70.
mains behind, hesitating TO accept the position OF
ehdr0e d6dires 10 Portugal In the hope that Con-
gress will elevate the character OF his mission 10
he actuated by a modest depreciation OF his own
ability TO fill a place lately occupied by so ac-
Complished diplomatist as Benjamin Moran la
the meantime IL is some comfort TO know that tho
interests of the country are not suffering By tho
Temporary interruption Of diplomatic relations
with Portugal, Should Congress abolish the mis-
DONE PHILADELPHIA Record.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
Chins.c mln,.,cr MInuinr n, ,he Rnre,.

Yesterday all the world went to the races and
hom President tobNOtllack the interest was in
tense Tho lyeis" did we'll and the gorgeously
clad heather Of the Chinese Legation yexed the
soul OF many u Bill Nye by tie bland way In
which they won. The Interpreter, who ran down
from the grand stand TO buy the pools each time
flashed through the crowd Ike blue winged bird
in his beautiful azure silk garments Hall the
time he had to indulge In wild pantomine 10 assist
Minister sat with folded hands, as calm us May
morning, while his little henchman did his er.
rands. Excitement never RIPPED hls countenanoe
aud when Others cheered and yelled he looked
wisely through his spectacles and talked TO his
neghboT Aud the points that he made were
quite frightul 10 See Washington correspondence
or he Globe. Democrat 18th instant
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
" BE NOT FoRGETFuL."

some folks believe IN angels
\ prowlln' around on Garth;
Experience teaches me better
Yer may take II fer what IT'S worth.
Las night dreamy,eyed creature.
Crep' up In the darkness an sed
Please give me quarter, mister,
Ter pay for supper an bedw
I looked Of him sharp aud thought
! saw a strange light In his eyes,
An sudden thought came upon me
Twas an angel chap In disguise
Sc reached down In my breeches
An Sin him my las stray dime,
An he crep' back into the darkness
A b!essiI' me Nil the time,
a calm-like peace come on me,
An them blessin's rung In my ear,
TIL later that night ! run across
Thel thar angel guzzlln beer.
Arter all, It done me more good
To give 10 that thirsty moke
Then ef he'd Ina been n angel
A playln' q practical Joke,
Denver IbiiDiln
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
Dcmocratic FIl,bu,,erInx

The Democrats in Congress are iilibustering TO
prevent consideration OF the South Carolina
election cases The real meaning Of this should
not be misunderstood, 1t is practically deelara-
ton assuring the Southern Democrats that what.
ever their violations OF the law in the election OF
Congressman may be, their party friends in Con-
Eress will stand by them and do all they can to
prevent the Republican candidates from securing
their rights. The Democratic Congressional caucus
has deUreod this, and the Democratic members
dare not dsobey IL, though some OF them very re-
luotAntly perform the parts assigned them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

Maryland can lay claim to the Oldest postmaster
In the country Iii not often that an officer who
has served under Andrew Jackson can be found
holding the same place TO which he had been APP
pointed by ''Od Hickory" but the case OF Mr.. Ed
ward Stabler is an illustration perhaps without Its
parallel in the United States. Mr.. Stabler, half
century ago, was appointed p9s!inss si OF SANDY
thar Capacity having held the office uninterrupt-
edIy, with exception Of few years when he was
In the service of another branch Of the Postal De-
Dartment-Bd Baltimore american.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
Replacing Them WIN soldiers widows.

Mr.. Moore OF Tennessee, in reply to a criticism
OF his action In n recent number Of the New York
Herald, says: 81 advocated the removal Of the
Democratic widow Wilcox from the Post. Office
Department, who had tor years held n Republican
Office in order TO replace her with the Republican
Mrs Crawford, who is the needy wife Of IL faithful
and disabled Union soldier. The question, there
fore, as VIII be seen. was one merely OF kind -
simply whether poor and needy Onion, disabled
soldiers wife or less needy widow, who does not
sympataize and who has never sympathized with
either the Republican party nor the Union defend.
ers. Besides, Mrs. Wilcox has mo little children
TO support us your editorial would leave room to
infer while Mrs. Crawford has Mrs Wilcox has
only two children, son aud daughter, us amin
formed, both grown Democrats, and drawing for
years past with cOmmendable regularity, round
salaries from Republican administrations"
II is stated that a United States Senator is now
after the scalp of the wife Of II Bourbon newspaper
correspondent OF u bitter Democratic Western
sheet, who is snugly ensconsed In one OF the De.
partments of the government The said Senator
wants to put Union soldiers widow I'm her place,
as the husband of the present occupant served in
the confederate army.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

The Philadelphia Pres has a department called
the matrimonial Market" The editor In charge
advises all young men on reaching the age of Is
10 marry, ANY man who would give such advice
WIN beehleak selling at thirty cents pound and
and !eathered.- lIRkeBbdrrc Record.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

stanly Huntly, the spoopeudyken man Of the
Brooklyn Eagle, IS broken in health and gone 10
Europe, ARrk Twain is said % be a siokly hypo.
chondriae, Hob Burdette Is nothing but skeleton,
and Pease, N the TINES, IL failing upldly, Ono
by one our humorists are gliding up the golden
banisters.-,fW Me-.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

A Democratic exchange -sys that q the asSo-
$500 - went 10 good deal Of trouble 10
impress upon the public that Jesse James was a
Democrat" Yes, that is true, aud In looking over
the Democratic party you win find that many Of
LIS members are dying on like Jesse James while
the remainder stand ON the brink of the grave and
say have went."-Laipmie Boomerang.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

San francisco paper suggests that keepers OF
boarding houses shall refuse TO let rooms TO men
who have their linen washed by Cinnamon. This
is pretty bad, but not as bad as II might be. A
Southern man once refused 10 eat piece OF ham
because the pig from which II came belonged
once 10 q Republican.-Herdid p I. Man.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
MISUNDERSTANDING.


She VIII not smile;
She VIII not stir:
marvel whilo
look on her.
me ups q! arf h66f speak,
The ghost of lily
In either cheek.
Her hair-ah mei D.
Her hair-her HART
How helplessly
My hands 20 therel
But my caresses
Meet not hers,
oh golden tresses
That thregd my tears
kiss the eyes
ON either lid,
Where her love lies
Forever hid.
! cease my weeping
Aud smile and say,
Will be sleeping
Thus, some day
-JaDles IVhtleoD,b Riiey "a ne boston ztahscTtpL
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
OPEN LETTER TO R. INoERsoLL, ESQ.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S. 1882.
ROBERT INGERsoLL, ESQ.,;
SIR Youare notorious for your habit of holding
the Christian system responsible for the acls Of
those who call themselves Christians. The time
has come for you TO look in the other direction.
Last Sunday afternoon one of your avowed dis
ciples, relying solely on 1" science" and Bob
lngersol,' ignoring the Bible, attended an evan
geiCal gathering in this city, and challenged any
person 10 prove
THE EXISTENCE OF HELL-FIRE.
His interlocutors were at first some young ladies'
but his righteousness drew n gentleman OF the
company to the spot. The exercises were over,
but the time and place were fixed for an answer
TO his question He took our friends adore s. re-
fusng his own, but iniled 10 keep his appoint
ment, although he was promised the proofs OF the
existence of material hell-hre answering his re-
quirements entirely by science" without recourse
TO the scriptures AS the rule works both ways
which you have invoked you are OF course,
IN SOME SORT RESPONSIBLE
for your disciples, who blaspheme God In your
suggestive name; and you are hereby invited, on
parliamentary terms, TO take the negative ubun-
doned by your representative. Should YOU not
prove, like him, unwilling to meet the issue you
as well as he, have raised, the subscriber viii
guarantee you an opportunity TO divide time on
that question as stated. For further particulars
please apply TO, respectfully,
03s street northwest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

sin three cups of flour and mix with 1t one cup
Of molasses and one cup OF milk. Add one cup OF
chopped suet one cup oi raisine, one cup OF cur
rants aud spice to suit the taste Dissolve one tea
spoonful of soda in gill Of milk and add IL tbs
last thing. Poor all into mould and steam II
three hourE. Serve warm with sauce.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

Beat to q cream half a pound OF butter and half
pound of sugar. Boil one pint of molasses aud
stir 1t hot into the butter and sugar. Add two
tablespoonfuls of ginger and half teaspooniul
of soda dissolved In some warm water silt two
pounds and half of -four and stir some of 1t into
the mixture, beating 1t very hard and then work
in the remainder with the hands. Roll out very
thin, cut into small round cakes and bake them in
a quick oven. pinch Of salt must be added 10
the flour.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

SIT three teaspoonfuls of baking powder with
three pints of -four Rub u tablespoonful of
butter through the -four with the hands add
pinch OF salt, n large cupful Of white sugar, two
beaten eggs spice 70 taste, and sufficient milk TO
the cakes in boiling lard aud fry them light
brown Sift sugar over them when they are
cold
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-27
Their Plumber.

There have been a great many
stories as to the amount of plumber Sc
cured by the James boys in their rob-
berries, some accounts placing the
aggregate as high as a half million
dollars. There is no way of deter
mining the amount accurately. In
most instances express companies do
not give explicit information, and
passengers who are robbed will, from
various motives, give unreliable state
ments as to their losings. A list of
the robberies most generally ascribed
to the Missouri gang is given below
with the amount officially or unofici-
ally declared to have been realized.
It is not to be supposed that the
James boys participated in all, but
all those in the list are circumstantially
traceable to either them or some OF
their confederates. For instance, the
Big Springs robbery was committed
by the Sam Bass gang. There is no
particular reason to connect the James
boys with it, but Jim Berry, an old
Quantrell guerilla and a chum Of the
James's, was in it and was killed
while resisting arrest. In the list
here given the amounts so far as pos.
sible are taken from reports Of the
robberies published in the newspapers
Of the towns where they occurred
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-27
d OF PUBLICATION
State Of Missouri, County of Audr,,,.
In Circuit Court in Vacation. Az,
10, 1882.
I. j. Don Carlos, plF.) In deht
VS.. hy
Coleman Bruce, diff. \Attachmen.

NOW, at this it appearing fro.
petition, heretofore filed Of nls;u
tiff, by his attorney, verified bv ~
davit, alleges, among other tbirsr
that said defendant is y -nou-res;ds..
of the State of Missouri.
You said nonresident defera...
Coleman Bruce, is. therefore, hershs
notified of the filing of said petitio.
the object and general mature !
which is to obtain judgment on tSs.
uotes, one for S278-07 and intercss
and one for $50. 25-1OO and intersss.
that your property has been attSch,
ed, to-wit: 20 acres of of the a..
side of the east half of the southeass
quarter, section (Sa) thirty-five, town.
ship t52) fifty-two, range (l0l ten
and IL acres in the southwest corner
southwest quarter Of southwest ous,.
ter, section 1857 thirty-six, township
unless you be and appear at the NEXT
regular term of this court, to be be,
gun and held at the court house il
the City of Mexico, LIST Monday a
June next, and on or before the third
day thereof, answer the plaintiff,
petition, the same will be taken 4,
confessed and judgment rendered
accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexice
WEEKLY LEDGER, a newspaper print
ed and published in the City q
Mexico. A true copy from the rec
ord.
Witness my hand and the seal o
*the Circuit Court of Al
SEAL: drain County, this 10th da1
...o f April, 1882.
So JAMES CARROLL, Clerk.
w. ii. KEENAN,, atty per plf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-27

about us, but the heart and soul OF
the community abide here still, and
after a brief period of gloom and de-
spondency will, We hope, once more
backed by the warm human sympa-
thy and encouragement which never
fail in the hour Of a mighty disaster
like this, go forward with renewed
energy to build up the waste places
and make Brownsville what her posi-
ton and surroundings will compel her
to become-a thriving and beautiful
city in the midst Of an intelligent,
prosperous and contented people.
Already hands Of substantial .sympa-
thy have been extended to us, and
out of the darkness and sorrow there
CLEANS the light of hope.
w. H. WILLIAMS.