National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-10

'ultIg NcullcT anu tuuHueI-SlOTlDS lOI 1
his summer.
THE cool weather greatly retards bust
maximum velocity at periods of greatest
exaltation.
CONGRESSMAN BLACKBURN despises the
Virginia Readjusters, and they are gen.
erous enough TO meet this sentiment
with cordial reciprocity.
IT is estimated that there are not more
than III natives of New England now
living whose ancestors did not belong to
the original Boston tea party" of revo-
lutionary fame.
HAVING no further use for Jeffersonian
theories, so far rs appears, the Democracy
will probably deposit them in the pedes-
tai of the monument that is soon to be
erected at Monticello.
CINcINNATI has wisely determined that
her May musical festival for this year
shall be so much grander than that of
last year that the rapid decay of her hog
industry shall be forgotten.
THE customs and internal revenue re-
ceipts continue very heavy, and the gen.
eral business of the country is quite as
prosperous as could be expected, con-
sidering that our Marines have no briga-
dier.
THAT ole Just discovered near Laramie
must be rich if, as the telegraph tells us,
"it contains 100 per cent. of copper, be-
sides gold and silverin paying quantities"
There is something wrong with the
Laramie arithmetic.
HEREAFTER when any wealthy Ameri-
can desires to encourage Arctic explora-
tions, let him share alike the perils and
honors of those whom he tempts to such
fearful risks as inevitably attend any
serious effort to penetrate the polar re-
gions.
IT is about time for the United States
to find out whether it got anything of
paid $70O0,000 for Alaska. Provision
should be made for thorough mineral
ogical survey of that portion of our
domain.
Nlh, LOW ELL IVOkiy ~ oO AiIOulp
bly, superior to his diplomacy that his
best friends will be glad when the diplo-
mat gives place to the poet One page of
the Bigelow Papers is worth more than
all the letters from Minister Lowell that
are filed in the Department of State.
A WILD Western art critic says il is a
matter of grave doubt whether the first
statuary made in the world was COM
posed of brass or Of marble. We would
| not presume to set up as an authority on
ancient art, but the first statue of the
human form of which we have any ac-
count was undoubtedly made of salt
THERE is an amusing contrast between
our morning contemporary's lofty scorn
of any and all attempts to gerrymander
and the admiration bestowed by the same
organ on some of the most rascally gerry
Wandering ever known in our political
history. The Democratic jewel of con-
sstency is scarcely discernible in its pro-
trusive setting Of brass.
If TO obtain distinction in ones chosen
| field of labor is TO make life success
| Mr.. Hanlan, the oarsman, is the most
successful man of his time. We cannot
llulllt III any VI tllS piOiSoSiOuo, VI III III
erature, science, art, or any industry, q
man SO superior to his colaborers as
Hanlan is to any and all other oarsmen.
There is always room on top"
If some of the Democratic members of
the House are correct in their figures the
Republican party WAS but q small affair
from 1861 to 1860 1t is not denied that
all who fought against the Union were
| Democrats, but these brethren claim that
most of those who fought for the old flag
were of the same party. If it had really
been Democratic fight on both sides
| there might have been some reason for
the Chicago convention of 1864 to de.
nounce the war MS failure. We shall
next hear that the Knights of the Golden
Circle, alias Sons of Liberty, were all
Abolition Republicans,
The largest stock raiser in the United
| States is ". b. Todhunter, efTeXas. He
branded 5000 calves last spring, and has
already marketed 6,0O0 beeves this sea-
son. lie has 10000 head of stock-cattle
and owns more than 100000 acres Of land
| Mr.. Todhunter owns 1000 bulls and 300
saddle-horses employs fifty men, and
puts up $500 tons Of hay to guard against
| hard WlntefS, lie Keeps lOO WOTK-llOTbeSi
and raises grain enough to feed all his
saddle and work stock, Besides his cat
tie he has 700 or SEQ stock-horses, four
jacks, and fifty stations, And yet Mr.
! Todhunter is not entirely happy his cup
of Joy does not slop over.
The average Bourbon does not seem to
have been able thus far to surround OF
absorb the fact that the House of Rep
resentatives, in deciding who are and
who are not members of that body, is
not bound to accept the rulings of any
State court As Il matter of course, the
country reveres that eminent tribunal
the Supreme Court of Mississippi
: reveres it more highly, if possible, thar
The local court for Kemper County-bu
the House must stand excused when /
declines TO bow in humble submission e
that distinguished interpreter Of law
1t is melancholy, to be sure, but suci
! things have t9 happen in Parlous times.