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National Republican., 1882-12-25

wholly untrue and without the slightest
foundation in fact. Not u syllable
was uttered by him which could he tortured
into menace On the contrary, he expressly
stated his wish to say nothing that was not
strictly parliamentary. Upon this Senator
BECK injected a speech of his own about
duclling and some few assistant bourbon
papers are endeavoring to put it into the
mouth of Gen. MALONE. As rule, how
ever, even the journals of that class are
ashamed to do so mean thing.
National Republican., 1882-12-25
For Missouri's Governor 10 Read.

Tho Ford boys, the Missouri pets, whom
GOV. Crittenden hired to assassinate jesse
James, are making a sorry failure of the lee
ture business, In Hartford the other night
they had an audience of eight persons. BY
watching their progress from town to town
the governor of Missouri can form some idea
of the estimation in which he is held by the
country.
National Republican., 1882-12-25
" Not as n FelIar."

A young lady in one of our rural districts
was escorted home from an evening party not
long since by young man to whom she was
not particularly partial, On taking leave he
remarked, 81 guess I'll come and see you
agin next Sunday night" "Well, Jim, re-
piled the lady, "you can come as friend, but
not as a fellar." Report says that Jim did
not go either way.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

THAT canard concerning the dictatiOn of
DAVID A. WELLS to congress in the matter of
internal revenue legislation was swallowed
byssseveral New York papers, hair, hide, and
all. Their Indignation may possibly abate
when they have learned that Mr., WELLS is
not the custodian of the casting vote in either
house of congress.
National Republican., 1882-12-25
Definition OF "A Myth.
Pittsbur9 Telegraph,

Ignatius Donnelly, in recent work, de-
votes II whole chapter to explaining the ma
ture Of a Myth" The thing can be done up
in four lines, A myth is a dry oil well run in
the interests of six men who use it TO work
the market and enrich themselves at the ex-
.pense Of aix thousand lambs"
National Republican., 1882-12-25

WHEN a democratic paper calls for federal
aid in establishing schools throughout the
south is it realized that this would be federal
interference with elections? Intelligence is
more dangerous. to democracy than bayoncts.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

HoosIERs are greatly exercised just now as
TO whether the presidential bee is greater in
the bonnet of Mr.. HENDRICKS or Mr.. Nc
DONALD. The latter has Il very large bug,
or an unusually lively one, and seems more
uneasy than his equity competitor.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

If congress will pass the civil service bill,
and set the mill TO grinding, and fill up the
places with opinionlcss people, obnoxious to all
partisans except those of the anti-machine
machine, will the civil service reform politi-
dams give the country rest on the subject of
the loaves and fishes, and study up some ques-
ton in which the stomach plays less promi-
ncnt Dartp
National Republican., 1882-12-25

THAT turkey is splendidly served and is
very appetizing but it is almost impossible to
enjoy it when we think of that poor family
in the alley not far away, hungry and sick
and wan. Send them something
National Republican., 1882-12-25

A HIGHLY sensational murder was COM
mitted in Uniontown, Pa, yesterday, the
victim being A. c. MUTT, the state treasurers
cashier, and his executioner N. L. DUKES, a
member-elect of the legislature. The killing
was the result of a quarrel which is supposed
to have grown out of an attempt on the part
of MUTT to break off an attachment between
his daughter and DUKES. The assassin is a
democrat and the murdered man republican,
but politics had nothing to do with the killing.
National Republican., 1882-12-25
MONDAY, DECEMBER a5, 1852.
The Weather To-day.

For the Middle atlantic states, including The District
Of Columbia, slightly 1ra,mer and generally fair
tCedtcr during the day 'o,stcr'y and soheriy lrindS,
and rising JONOwed by falling barometer.
Generally fair tOedther is indicated for The middle
aud south atlantic states on Monday, GoaOtced on
Monddy night or Tuesday by iight rains.
Yesterdays thcrmometer.-7 a. M. 500; IL A. M,
1900; p, m, 400; p. m, 1000; II p. m, 390o;
maximum li.32; minimum, Si.5o.
National Republican., 1882-12-25
NEW YORK OFFICE.

The New York Office of THE REPUBLICAN is at
Room so Tribune building, where files of THE RE-
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
to advertisements can be obtained.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

ALL republicans of political prominence are
reformed or shelved, At any rate, it is fair
to presume so, since the abuse mill of the
New York Tribune has been set to grinding a
grist of MARK TWAIN, and no one else is suf-
fering the displcaSurc of that Journal.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

If Mr.. GEORGEW. CURTIS should he sent to
he senate from New York would he consider
it wicked for the President TO listen to his
opinion as to men seeking federal appoint
ments in that statC?
National Republican., 1882-12-25
"Good as the wheat"
bismarck Tribune.

Whether Dakota is divided, admitted, or
left alone by congress this year she will con-
tinue to boom and her wheat fields and mines
will bo just as profitable as ever, Nothing
can keep back the prospects Of this glorious
empire.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

IT is evident that ALECK MCCLURE is no
friend of Mr.. GEBHARDT Ifhe was he would
not say that Mrs, LANGTRY is no actress and
that people attend the theater on her nights
merely to see her beauty. Why, he even calls
her beauty in question! The next time the
Lily sights a Philadelphia masher she had
better be sure that he is not the conductor of
great journal, She evidently made no such
mistake as to Mr.. WELLS of the Press
National Republican., 1882-12-25
snmrle comics sent on application.

Remittances may be made at our risk, either by
draft, express, posto office order, registered let
ter Money sent in any other way is at the risk of
the person sending it, Address
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,,
Washington, d. c.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

An encouraging sign of hopeful conversion
is the cry of our bourbon neighbor that
"chcating through the ballot box is II crime
that is ftly punished by imprisonment" Lot
the hopeful convert come to the altar and we
shall checrfully extend to him the right hand
of fellowship, praying that he may go on unto
norfcCtiOn
National Republican., 1882-12-25

LET us hope that some provision will be
made for competitive examination of all
who are to serve on the civil service COM
mission
National Republican., 1882-12-25

DEMOCRACY doesn't seem to he solid for
civil service reform, even when nicely served
on the PENDLEroN presidential platter.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

SIR BENJAMIN BACKBITE of the New York
Times, says, in a lengthy editorial: "GARFGELD
was II man moved by like passions as we are "
meaning thereby Sir BENJAMIN. Shall this
outrageous attack upon the dead president go
unrchuked by the GARFIELD republicans?
National Republican., 1882-12-25
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National Republican., 1882-12-25

ONLY half a block away from your cosy
fire family is cold and hungry this Christ
mas day. Look to it.
National Republican., 1882-12-25

SENATOR MALONE said in the senate on
Friday that the proprieties of the senate
chamber prevented him from properly char
acterzing a campaign SANDER which had re.
received semi-endOrsement from Senator
BAYARD by being by him quoted in debate,
and no he would silnPly say it was
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National Republican., 1882-12-25

Messrs. Frank Hereford, of Monroe county,
John E. Kenna, of Kanawha county, Henry
NJ. Matthews, of Greenbrier county, Lewis
Baker, editor of the Wheeling Register, and c.
J. Faulkner, of Martinsburg, are among the
candidates for United States senator in West
Virginia, to succeed Senator Davis. The
chances are said to be in favor of Mr. Kenna,
who will go into caucus with long list of
counties from the western and southwestern
part of the state.
National Republican., 1882-12-25


Mr.. Mark H. Dunnell, member from the
first Minnesota district imagines that he is
giving Senator Window close rub for the
senatorship. He is worker and has organ
lied quite following in the Minnesota legis-
lature, following much more formidable
than his distinguished competitor thought
possible,
#@a
Observers find amusement in watching the
fight which is going on between Senator
Plumb and Representative Anderson. An
derson's ruling weakness is his hatred of cor
porations, Kansas land grant railways being
his special adherence. He labors indus
triously from early dawn to "late candle
light" to CirGumvGnt the railways, but his
measures somehow get lost in the shuttle
usually. Nothing daunted by his ill-success,
he keeps right on, and makes as stalwart a
fight as he can, shifting the money king hip
and thigh. His industry in this direction
has spurred up other gentlemen from tho
far west to like endeavors, and Senators
Plumb and Van Wyck have boen iabbing the
legislative knife into the Moloch's person in
the vicinity of his fifth rib with much dill
gence and apparent purpose of late The Mo-
loch is still in the ring, but il is noticed that
he comes up "groggier' after each knock
down. and the friends of the doWntrodden ex-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
Political Assessments.

Upon the issuance of the second cir
cular from the republican congressiOn-
al committee to Officeholders, the sec
rotary of the Boston civil service re-
form association addressed to Hon. W.
A. Russell of Lawrence, Mass, a MEM
Der of the committee, letter asking
his opinion of political assessments. In
his reply Mr.. Russell says:
The distribution of documents and
the defraying of expenses of the public
speakers and meetings involves large
expenditures but to raise any part of
this fund by demand upon those who
hold official positions is wrong in prin-
ciple and vicious in its effects. In con-
tributing to campaign expenses all
members of a party should stand upon
the same footing, whether they hold
public positions or are private citizens,
and the former should neither be as
sessed under direct or implied threat
of removal, nor should they be de-
barred from furnishing such aid to the
party of their choice as they may deem
best. Anything beyond this is wrong
and cannot receive my sanction. II
the present discussion of this question
shall tend to prevent exceeding the
proper limit in seeking contributions
for party purposes it will serve a good
end.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
InfantiIe Values.

The western country has a very
daring class of people. 1t is so in the
very nature of things. The people are
descended from pioneer stock. But
one of the latest instances of this is
found in an insurance company of Gin
cinnati, who have affixed values upon
babies. We well know the value set
upon each cooling child by the doting
mother, and the difficulties encountered
and the animosities engendered by
Judges of baby shows where prize
awaited the baby adjudged the hand
soonest. The company in question es-
Inmates the value of child less than
one year old at Sl4 between one and
two years, $40 two to three, S2S 4;
four years, S3I five years, S35; six
years, $40 {; seven years, $50; eight
years, $50; nine years, so; ten years,
800; eleven years, 1923. These esti-
mates are for insurance purposes. The
parents pay five cents week for the
insurance of their child. The rates
for colored children are twice as much,
owing to the darkey's two-fOld ability
for contracting contagious disease.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08

fusion candidate for governor Is the
present executive, Harris NJ. Plaisted,
who was elected two years ago by the
aid of William H. Barnum's money,
judiciously distributed few days be-
fore election. The republican candi-
date is Col. Frederick ROBBIE. The
new governor will have the appoint
ment of five members of the supreme
court. and the new legislature will
elect successor to Senator Frye,
whose term expires on March 4th. The
Importance of the contest is apparent,
as it is quite necessary that Maine
should have a good, clean representa-
ton in the national House and
Senate, and that the supreme court
should be composed of men who re-
spect the judicial ermine. We enter
tain no fears of the result. The issues
of the campaign have been presented
by the best speakers on both sides, the
fusionists find each other to be not the
most agreeable bedfellOws, and there
is some lively kicking. We think the
people of Maine will be unwilling to
entrust power to the irresponsible mon
grel combination which poses as the
opposition to the republicans, whose
platform is anything to win," and
whose practices are to secure that re-
suit by whatever means.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
The Election i'm Maine.

Next Monday occurs the election in
Maine, which is the first that has any
national significance. A great deal
hinges upon the result. Not only are
governor, executive council and
members of the legislature to be chosen
for two years, but by reason of the
governor not calling an extra session
of the legislature for the purpose of
re-districting the state under the new
apportionment, four members of Con-
gress are to be voted for on general
ticket. The congressional candidates
are the present republican representa-
tives, Reed and Dingley, and two new
men, Bantelle and Milliken. The fu-
sion candidates are Murch and Ladd,
members of the present House, and
two new men, Dane aud Thing. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08

cessity for means to send aid to the
sick and destitute is increasing and ur-
gent.
The Cincinnati Enquirer nominated
Charles A. Dana for governor of New
York. The Sun enthusiastically
says: ''The difficulty with this propO-
sition is that Mr.. Dana already holds
an office that is not compatible with
being governor of New York, the office,
namely, of editor of the Sun. The
latter post is infinitely more attractive
in power, independence, usefulness
and the constant pleasure and satisfac-
ton of its exercise. 1t would be the
widest folly to resign it for an inferior
function. We make governors here"
There is much more truth contained in
the above than would appear to many.
When so many women in this cOun-
try are anxious to secure husbands, it
seems sad to think that over one hun
dred women in Hungary were arrested
charged with poisoning their husbands
and One-third of them were convicted.
There are 10000 unmarried women in
Massachusetts who will think their
Hungarian sisters are very foolish and
know not a good thing when they have
it.
The Nevada republicans endorse
President Arthur's administration, call
for the enforcement of the anti Chinese
laws, promise to defend the public
school system from sectarian infiu-
ences, call for silver coinage to be
placed on the same basis as gold, for
laws to secure the publication of the
jury box, and to reduce the state ex-
penSes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
Two Physicians Drowned BY
Runaway Horses.

Fairlee lake at Post Mills village, in
Thetford, was the scene of a peculiar
drowning accident Sunday afternoon,
in which the lives of two well-knOwn
ply sicians, Drs. A. O. Dickey of Wor-
cester, Mass, and J. c. Marshall of
Lyme, n. H., were lost. The two men
were riding together behind span of
horses. AS they were nearing Fairlee
lake, within sight of the Lake
house, the horses ran into the lake,
where the carriage was upset in deep
water. Help came at once from the
Lake house, but the bodies of the two
men were not recovered till life was
extinct. The horses were also drown
ed. DR.. Dickey, who was sixty two
years old, was graduate of Harvard
medical school, and had practiced den
tistry at Worcester since 1868, having
previously practiced medicine at Lyme,
n. H., for twenty-elght years. His
wife was daughter of eX-GOv. Page
of New Hampshire, and died few
years ago, leaving no children. DIR.
Marshall, thirtytive years old, was the
resident physician of Lyme. He leaves
a widow. Although the drowning Oc-
Cured in broad daylight within sight
of ten or twelve houses, no one saw
them drive into the water and the first
intimatiOn of trouble was the discOv-
cry by man crossing the lake of the
horses feet sticking out of the water
The road runs alongside the lake with
no fence between for a quarter of a
mile. Most of the way the water il
very shallow, but at one point the bank
shelves off abruptly into deep water
1t is now supposed that they, wishing
to water their horses and not knowing
of the deep hole, drove deliberately il
at this point.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
General News.

The Sultan has proclaimed Arab
Bey rebel.
After two months shut down the
glass factories at Pittsburg, Pa, have
started up again.
The strike of the iron workers at
McKeespOrt, Pa, is over, nOn-uniOn
men being employed.
There is a small number of entries
at the New England fair which opened
at Worcester on Wednesday.
noilo, Philippine Islands, is being
ravaged by cholera, $3.50 deaths hav-
ing occurred there during the past two
weeks.
Guiteau's skeleton is now at the ma
tiOnal army medical museum at Wash
ington city, but will not be exhibited
to the public.
One hundred and three new cases of
yellow fever were reported at Browns
vile Saturday. Many Americans are
dangerously sick.
F. G. AngrOve of Milo was attacked
by two highwaymen near Bangor on
Thursday, shot in the face and robbed
of $3.50. His wound is not dangerous.
Mrs. Christman of Paterson, n. j.,
committed suicide Friday by cutting
the arteries in her wrist, bleeding to
death. Cause, long and troublesome
illness.
A duel with pitchfOrks took place at
O'Fallon, ILL.,, between two farm hands,
both of them in love with the daughter
of their employer. One of the men
was fatally stabbed.
Edward Schwerzonan of Paris, Ark,
threw his three children, eighteen
months, four and five years old, into a
well and then leaped into the well him
self. All were drowned. Temporary
insanity.
George Greene of st. Louis shot and
killed his two children Sunday, boy
and girl aged respectively four and
two years, and then shot himself.
Greene had recently been divorced
from his wife.
Captain William II. Alexander of
Richmond, a patient i'll the Maine hos
pital for the insane, was strangled to
death Sunday morning by another in
mate of the institution, Edward E.
Smart of Portland.
The ten-years-Old son of Mrs. Fran
ces HOdgsOn Burnett, the novelist, fell
ten feet from the sea wall at Nahant
the other day and was severely hurt.
Conclusion of the brain was feared for
time, but he is now recovering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
The Bar HarbOr Highwaynan.

A few days ago very romantic
story was given the press, which turn
ed off the whole thing as joke, but
which later accounts pronounce I'M
truthful. As the story went it was IL
put-up job on the Messrs. Howe by
two of their lady friends, who called to
their assistance "A young gentleman
boarder of the hotel, who persOnated
Claude Duval. Detectives having
been employed to ferret out the foot
pad, the iokers became frightened, and
resolved to lose no time in carrying
out their original intention of restoring
the money and valuables. According
" they called meeting of the board
ers in the hotel where they were stop
ping, and at which the HOwes were
present. While the guests were as
sembled the modern Claude Duval en-
tered the room, wearing the same mask
and costume us on the road, and with
a flourish returned the stolen property
to the astOnished Messrs. Howe. This
is a very pretty story and one worthy
of Sylvanus Cobb or Mrs. Z. d. Z. n.
SOuthwOrth and, if true, would confirm
the trite remark that "Truth is stran-
ger than fiction" But the veil is torn
from this romance, and the whole
thing is said to be an entire fabrica-
ton. No such case has occurred, the
reward of 5000 is still offered for the
robber, and if the daring fellow who is
so anxious that history should repeat
itself falls into the clutches of the law
no such charmed life awaits him as
seemed to characterize his prototype
and the modern Newgate will hold hin
more securely than did that ancient
gaOl which proved to be quite made
quate to contain the chivalrous Claude
and his nails
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-08
Vermont News.

The Fairhaven Era is offered for sale
because its proprietor has a slice of
government patronage.
John White, young man from East
Haven, was drowned at Bradford on
Sunday while bathing.
The regular October term of the
United states circuit and district courts
for the Vermont district will be holden
at Rutland October 3.
Over two hundred people, including
the Randolph cOrnet band, gave Mrs.
Lucy Curtis a party on Saturday, it
being her one hundredth birthday.
At a picnic at Calais young lady
passed around the pepper box, which
refused to shed pepper, when she dis
covered it contained fish worms for
bait.
The Brattleboro RefOrmer has pur-
chased the Greenfield (Mass.) Siftings,
and will consolidate the two offices, is
suing the latter edition under the name
of the Franklin County Reformer.
The fair of the Vermont agricultural
society will be held at Burlington, Sept.
~, ID, II and Is. The annual address will
be delivered by Ex-Governor John
Gregory Smith, on Thursday, 18th.
The wrestling match at HopkintOn,
Mass, Saturday, between Nat b.
Hutchings of that place and w. w.
Montgomery of Fairfield, for $500 and
the light weight championship of
America, was decided a draw, each
gaining one fall.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
Newport Centre last Monday forenoon.
Josie Briggs, aged three years, by
some means fell into pond. She was
not missed, or at least not found until
she had been in the water about half
an hour and of course life was extinct.
At Bellows Falls, Friday, Johnny
Cram, a fOurteen-years-O boy, who
has been driving the street sprinkler,
was killed by the bolt which held the
seat on the cart breaking and letting
him under the wheel, which passed
over his body lengthwise. The body
was badly mangled.
AS Mrs. Bridget Shirley of Mallett's
Bay was returning from a neighbours
house, savage dog sprang upon her,
seized her by one arm and came near
throwing her to the ground. The
sleeve of her dress was torn to ribbons,
and the woman received n severe bite
in the arm above the elbow.
The second annual musical festival
of the Burlington Philharmonic society
will be given in Howard Opera House,
Burlington, October II, Is, 10 and 20.
The society has engaged the services
of Mr.. Carl Zerrahn of Boston as con-
ductOr, and has also secured some of
the most noted vocal and instrumental
talent in New England.
Lyman Peck, who had but recently
completed term in the Vermont state
prison for burglary, was arrested at
Hanover, n. H., Friday morning, for
breaking and entering Frank Hollis
store in West Hartford the night be-
fore, and committing an assault upon
Mr.. Holt. He escaped from custody
while being taken to the Jail on Satur-
day.
Thomas w. Richie, a prominent
lawyer of Montreal, Queens counsel,
died of apoplexy on Monday on board
steamer Lady of the Lake, at Newport.
Just as she reached the wharf about
five p. m, Mr.. Richie went to the
cabin for his coat, took it up, turned
round and fell, dying almost without a
struggle. He was on his way to Mon
treal with daughter.