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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
THE WAR NURSES.
Bills Pending ia Congress to Pension
Thorn which should Pass.

Ehcn Whhch ShOutu AnSh.
Two bills nrc now pending in Congress which
should by all means become law before the I'D
journmcnt. They are identical in language.
Senate bill No. 1906 was offered February % by
Senator Teller and Hou.e bill No. 1868 was offered
March 20 by Mr.. Holman, of Indiana The Senate
bill was referred to the Military Committee anl
the House bill to the Committee on War Claims
The bills are to provide for the payment of female
nurses during the war and require that the Sec.
rotary Of War be authorized aud required to re-
ceve and examine the claims of all volunteer
female nurses who rendered service during the
war; III the fsld or In hospital under the direction
and control oftic medical authorities Of the Army.
He il also required to establish reg iatons for the
reception aud examination of such claims and
shall require satisfactory proof of service ron
dered which shall be verified as far us possible
from any records on file In the War Department.
Compensation for each claimant whose proof of
service is found satisfactory shall be calculated at
the rate of SIS each month of service.
The Secretary of War Is required from time to
time to report such claims to Congress for final ac
ton with its recommendation thereon.
Nurses who have received SD per month shall
have AN additional Sl3, making s25 per month for
all nurses rendering services during the war.
These devoted women should be cared for by
the government. It's known that several of them
have minor government positions paying but q
mere piLtance, while other women, whose hus-
bands fought against the government, are suugly
ensconced In some ofthe Departments on good fat
salaries
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17

story is told of u plebe trick of graduate
when the late General Emory Upton was COM
mandant which the latter u'el to rehearse The
cadets are not allowed to receive provisions from
home, but this pebe wrote to his parents In Ohio
to send him some underwear, and suggested that
some dainties might be put in the package. When
the box came, instead Of weighing three or four
pounds, 1t weighed nearly 100. The officer in
charge opened IT, and found inside Of 1t a roast
turkey, apples, and almost ll,nitless amount of
sweetmeats. The pleba could not take the stuff
to his room, and he asked TO be allowed to obtain
permit TO send the box back home 10 let h Is
people know that such u thing was not permissi-
ble The box was nailed up and the address in
scribed on the cover. The plebe at once Matched
plot with four or five Others to obtain posse ssiOn
Of the contents. They slipped out of ranks, and,
securing niot of old dress coats and big stone,
sought the orderly who was placed OH guard over
the box. The orderly was bribed to open the box,
the contents were taken out, the stone and the
coats were placed in II, the cover was replaced,
and the pebes succeeded In getting past sentry
to the barracks with their plumber They took
the toothsome mass 10 the cOcklofl and lived in
clover for month or more af.ctwarl. General
Upton used IN think this was one of the slarpest
tricks he ever heard Of particularly II was done
by plebe, who is not supposed TO know aiy.h,n
until he has been here year and become Is third
class man. Appointment military gentleman once
gave rs mn excuse for not hearing roll-call while a
cadet here that he must have stood in the acoustic
shadow.-Wesl Point Correspondent Of NcV fUrk
Times,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17

The Scranton Republican of Pennsylvania says;
"When Senator Cameron visited Philadelphia a
few days ago 1t WAS industrlously rumorod by the
Independents that he threatened. to Lrcak down
the protective tariff unless business men rallied TO
his support, The story had the appearance of q
lie from the start, but II was stereOypcd, double
loaded, revised, commented upon until those who
concocted It began TO believe 1t themselves. Dur
ing all this time Senator Cameron considered 1t
too absurd for denial, aud in TccGnly.publlshed
le ter said that he did not suppose there was any
man Of common sense IN Pennsylvania who would
chamctcri2es it as political lie started By he
matter the New York Herald calls on Senator
CGmer0u's accusers for proof That's about the
only thing tho average irrCCOncilablG cannot pro-
duCc lie has noble scOrn of f,cts, and, al
though he IS prolific IN assertion lie Is as barren
Of proofs as a circus bill"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
SECRETARY CHANDLER.


The present Secretary OF the Navy has mastered
the routine duties of his Department most readily
and in an incredibly short space of time. II is
said that the first order he gave was for the con-
strucuon of desk at which he could stand when
receiving and disposing Of his immense CORE
spondcnce. In this pos urc he Is generally found
denoting the busy goa head elements he is made
up of, and indicating to,the button holder and
oliCe-secker, that his stay must be brief during
Office hours. The Secretary has already instituted
many reforms which mean an economical and
stricly legal expenditure of the money about 10
be appropriated for the Navy.
He is QUICK AND CORRECT
in his decisions aud judgments, aud he exercises
great care aud caution in all the details of his
branch Of the service of the government from the
lowest to the most important office His first mp
pointment of importance meets with hearty APP
provSl. Pay Inspector y a, Smith whose name
chief of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
left his position Of trust and Importance at the
breaking out of the war and entered the Navy, MS
piymastor. He was Immediately placed In n posi-
lion of great trust as purser OF the United sta9s
steamer Kearsarge, and he was on board that YES
sci ut the capture of the Alabama.
IN THIS FAMOUS BATTLE
he commanded the powder division, for which
service he received the recognition of Congress.
Mr.. Smith Is graduate of Harvard Law School.
He served in conspicuous positions in Maine in
the Office of secretary of thesae, collectors office.
register of deeds and probate court, and the post
Office. He has had varied experience, is man of
fine executive ability, and will bring TO the office
of Payma ter General personal integrity which
has never been aSsailed discretion, a will OF his
own, keen might of men. and the ability to say
"Non to anybody OH earth when required. Ifs
purchases for the government have always been
safe and
AT VERY CLOSE FIGURES.
In his expenditure of the vast amount of nearly
S20,00O 900 of the taxpayers money not one cent
has been lost His accounts are all passed with
no disallOwancc. Mr.. Smith is affable and courte-
ous aud we are glad to see this sterling son OF
New England advanced. Secretary Chandler Will
be found to be very choice in the selection of his
officers, ana the country may well congratulate
itself that so sturdy pilot is at the helm of the
Navy Washington Letter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
HUMPHREY MARSHALL.


In your issue of the 9th instant you published,
under the headlines " An Echo from Humphrey
Marshall" what purports to be copy Of letter
from General Humphrey Marshall to General h.
L. Lee, discovered among the Confederate mr.
chiyes. General Marshall is dead and therefore
cannot denounce the said letter Qf any such
exists as u libel on his character and a base
forgery. But am his SOIL, and know there never
lived q man whose heart beat with warmer,
kinder impulses than that of my father, or whose
sense of right aud justice was more refined, or
whose sentiments were more exalted. Knowing
these facts know he would have been incapable
at any time, under any pressure of circumstances,
of advocating for any purpose arson and murder
Therefore, do not hesitate to denounce said letter
Cf any such exists as libel upon General Mar
shall's character sand sentiments, and base for.
gery.-H,nnphrey Marshall IN The Courier Journal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
sLANDERING BRAVE MEN.
The Locomotive Captors, and tho Work
They Accom- PIishcd.

To the Editor of THE REPUBLICAN;
Commenting upon Pittengers Capturing n
Locomotive" "J. i. F." In the Journal Qf MRitdry
Instruction Of The United States says that those men
were, by the rules Of war, maraudcrs and spies,
who knowingly and voluntarily bet their lives on
n desperate game and lest. Only eight of the
twenty four were executed Instead of blaming
the winner for taking one third OF the stakes, the
author should have thanked him for not enforc-
ing his right to the other wothirds. Now let us
see what others say about this matter. Judges
Baxter and Temple, of Knoxville, Tenn, were
attorneys
who were tried there, and in letter to your cor
respondent, dated January n, 1889, they say Z:
ave showed most clearly that 1t was n military
expedition undertaken by the authority and COM
mund of Gene raj Mitchell, ind that you were not
please of this letter." "In reference to our nrgli-
ment before the court. marital, we do not know
where 1t is, We were hurried so by That body
that we did not have time TO make u copy Of IL, ,
at was read to the court" - ave
never had any doubt but what II laid down prin-
ciples of law which should have caused IL nndiug
Of not guilty IL the court had not been blinded
aud predetermined to convict, yet we believed all
tho time that You would be convicted, 50 mad
dened were men ut that time"
HON. A. H. STEPHENS
said to the writer that at that time he thought
those men were not spies and ought not 10
hang ms such. From the report of Wilson'S
speech on the scnilOld we quote: "Ile
also said that though he had been condemned us
a spy yet he was none and they well knew it,"
''He was only soldier in the performance OF the
work he had been detailed to do" Promotion for
services in this expedition was approved by the
Adjutant General, United States Army, and the
Secretary Of War, In the face Of all this evidence
how can any man stand up o-day AMI apply the
epithet of "marauder and spy" Congressional
medals were ven to the men engaged In the ex-
pedition, and one of their number was granted u
pension by special act of Congress in recognition
of this service. We spurn II as II SANDER and de-
fend the dying words Of our comrades IN their
plea of mot guilty" ID. A. DORSEY,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
VIRGINIA NUGGETS
From the Wedge by Cash Thomas
Intcrchiing shots.


Interesting shots.
Darwin Is dead but his theory as TO the origin
of the Bourbons still lives.
Bob Ingersoll says there is no hell. He evil
IDENTIFY never lived In Alexandria.
Hon. John t. Harris is stlll in Washington, with
headquarters in the Lobby" where he is "a
Readjustcr In the COOL"
They have found q cave full OF petrihed BOur-
bons and Fuuders down in Kentucky, showing
their pre- historic existence. No wonder the world
had to be destroyed,
Guiteau win be hung June 30.
Earth gapes, hell burns hends roar, saints pray
TO have him removed from hence.
Cancel his bond OF life, dear God, we pray,
That we may live to say
The dog is dead
Parson Massey was lawyer, and he went back
on the law; he was preacher, aud went back on
the church; he was Funder, aud went back On
the Fundors; he was n ReadJuster, and he Went
back on the Readjusters-and now, 1t is said, he is
going back to the devil.
Rcadjustem modestly claim to be no more than
the sons of Adam aud citizens Of the United States.
The Bourbon Thugs" pretend to be descendants
of Pocahontases and Scar Faced Charleys, and
citizens Of townships neighborhOods, cross roads
flower pots, and asparagus beds
The logic OF Mr.. MaSseys conduct seems TO show
that he is trying to convince the Funders of Viz
ginia that the Readlusters are all scamps and ras-
Gals, having already, as he believes, convinced
the ReadIusters that the Funders were frauds and
scouudrels in his previous canyasses.
The Readluster party found old Massey in OBJ
security and, by coalition" ofoolored and white
votes boosted him into the only position OF public
trust he ever held of any consequence, and, like
an ungrateiul purp, he has turned against his
beneiactors, While holding "oilice" under the
coalition" he canyassed the Slate, exposing the
fraud and corruption OF The funders and accusing
them OF all kinds of msdoeds, crimes, and rascal
tiles He has lost his office" under that coali-
ton" and he Is now canvassing tho State, de-
nouneing 1t in the same terms OF detraction he APP
piled to the fundeTs,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17

Tho most sanguine democratic papers in the
South cannot figure out II party majority In the
mex House Of Representatives except by claiming
large gains of Democratic Congressman in such
strong Republican States as Ohio and PennsylyR-
mia. The New orleans PicdyuHe makes aIstraiued
estimate and then finds that Il will leave the Dem
OCruts one short Of majority, 1t does not allow
for the ggin of q single Republean Congressman in
the Southern States Its plan for capturing tho
House Is this; 1.-THE strongest efforts must be made
in the heavy central belt between the Hudson and
the Mississippi and there are only about thirty
Congressional districts In that section where Il IS
much use TO make tho struggle Into those
doubtful districts every speaker who can be spared
from secure States should DO sent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
A "REMINISCENCES.
The Man Who Ran tie First Locomotive
In AmcrIcn.

J. Van Buren,, II resident Of ClarSsvllle, Gu
where he has been living since 1885, was the first,
and is the Oldest, locomotive engineer in the
United States lie ran the first one placed upon
a railroad In the United States. lie was born In
Schenectady N. Y, In 1900, and is, consequently,
50 year old, lie says the irst locomotive placed
upon any railroad In the United States was put on
tie road known rs the Schenectady and Saratoga
Railroad, in 1889. twas built by George Stephen
SON ut Newcastle upon Tyne. England, and i'm.
ported by the Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad
Company. A man named Turner came with II as
engineer, ana Van Buren, assisted him in setting
Il up and driving II from time 20 time TO and flOm
completed in 1880 or 1881, and was operated for
two or three years after Its completion entirely by
horse power. A halfway house was built by the
were changed for fresh ones In going both ways.
The first locomotive put on this road was built by
and It was named the Brother Jonaihan.-St, Louis
Reiribcau,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
REMARKABLE.
A Nut for the scirntist-The Grnysor
County Phenomenon.

County Phenomenon.
As soon us the account was published yesterday
morning of the two cotton fields being burned up
by n strange wind, Mr.. T. A. Moody, the grocery
man, informed us that he also had field visited
by like dispensation of Providence, and invited
us to go and look at it-an invitation we accepted.
He has, or had, on the King farm, southwest of
town, forty acres Of cotton, which last Friday
morning was in excellent condition. with good
stand throughout the field and hardly weed in
the lot. 1t looked yesterday evening when we
passed through 1t like a fire had passed over IT,
The hands employed on the farm say that last Fri
day evening la'e, just as they were quitting work
for the day, n considerable cloud came up from
the southwest, and, thinking II shower. they
hurried to the house. II passed directly over the
field, aud from the house II appeared heavy rain
failing there. and they could not see the cotton
for what they took to be rain. II rained none ut
the house, ms there were no signs of rain in the
field next morning, but the cotton was all wthered
up. In some parts of the field there was nothing
left. on the south end next TO the corn, it seemed
TO have been protected, and was not touched
There were also two rows on the west adjoining
the cotton that were not touched. They estimate
that the cloud was not over ten minutes pass
ing over the field, and 1t was not accompanied by
lightning. After IL was over the atmosphere
turned very cool. Neghboring cotton fields were
not touched, and large weeds in the path Of the
what-is-it were not hurt. VIII some wise man tell
what this thing was fisherman Courier Of Ieras.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
POKER AS A DISEASE.
A Pathological Discussion ofrts Bearings,
and How 10 Turn the Game.

and How 10 Turn the Game.
Draw poker is most fascinating yet decelvlng
game. One the peculiaritics of the game is that
of the beginner. as soon as he finds out that one
certain kind Of a hand beats another, and that
bluff IL successful, beats any hand, thinks he can
play the game better than any man. Ifhe holds
poor hand once aud bets big on 1t and scaras out
an old veteran, when he rakes in the money he
cocks his hat on one side and thinks how rich he
might have been ifhe had learned to play poker
before. He wonders why everybody does not give
up business aud play poker and get rich,. As he
counts over the chips he has won so easily by y
simple display of nerve he says TO himself.
This game is good for yours irnly. Hence
forth hard work and me will dissolve
partnership, lie keeps OH playing When
he wins his hat is cooked on one side, and when
he loses he wears 1t straight AT first II Is one side
most of the time then he gets TO wearing II straight
pretty frequently until he finally loss ever dollar
he has got and goes out and clubs himself COun-
trymen who think they play pretty good game
ofpol;er find themselves in large cities, aud they
nine times in ten they get 30 everlnslnglys
that they can't tell their own names Till they look
at 1t pasted on the inside OF their hats, However
good u man plays, there is always some one that
can play better There Is no game better calculated
to take the conCeit out of n man than poker. We
have had 1t taken out of us nbnnt seventy-flve
dollars worth by cuss that didn't seem TO know
half as much as we did. man has To have the
conceit taken out of him about eleven times
before II will stay out, but after he has
once got 1t eradicated from HIS system he
never catches II again. He can live right among
it, where all around him are down with II, and he
will not take it-not ii he knows himself 1t Is
thought he had been vaccinated, and very likely
he has. If you have an idea you are a good poker
player, there is 10 hope for You until you get the
cOiceit worked out of you, md the sooner you get
1t cut the better. Some Can get II out by losing
500, Others have to lose farm or house and lot
In some cases II takes years TO get 1t out and in
other cases II can be got out III one evening. Do
not delay in having II taken out, ms long as your
system is in condition to retain the seeds of the
disease, but hunt for games you can get into, till
you lose enough, then call youHefa monumental,
colossal. enigmatical ass, aud jump the game
You will never think as much oi yourself after u
Is over rs you did before but you will be worth
more TO society from " 1 ktop What AiR Idis-
i,l1 About" Ly Franz r. Morgan.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
A BLACK couNrsss.
mother Chance for Damn. and the Deml-

Monde.
Paris despatch TO the New York Herald says,
dusky dofatmonde beauty, passing by the memo
of the Black Cjunttss," tried TO co nmit suicide
this week by swallowing a dose Of laudanum
Love and disappointment are said to have teen
the cause Of the desperate act Fortunately the
poison did not take effect. The Black Countess"
who, mny observe, is genuine countess, edu-
Gated at the Convent des oscnux aud the wife Of
an ex Minister from TTaytl, still lives to delight
her admirers. NJ. Alexandra Dumas fils might do
well to make this interesting creature the heroine
OF some new "Dame aux Camclias." Tho dent
monde has been remunerative enough to him so
far that one performance OF LA Dame aux
Camellas.n for Nine Cherets benefit, last month,
has brought him in no less than T,023 francs for
his authors rights No one else who took art in
the performance but the lessee of the Gaite asked
n Genuine OF remuucrationJ But Alexandra Ia
wise In his generation and his father cured him
OF generosity. Yet his virtuous economy 10 very
unfairly Judged, for the Paris papers have united
IN one chorus OF execration. Ruchcfort has most
inconsiderntcly described him as "a gentleman
who lives on distressed widows" Let us hOpo
that, as the Epent,aent more generously suggests,
Alexandra really wanted those 1923 francs TO send
to his distressed Jewish brethren at Bsgdad.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17

"Tennis dresses are very pretty this summer,
and fear that men win have more cause than
ever to wonder how women and girls can manage
to run and fly about as they do with their waists
80 frightened In. The prevalence OF belts Is one
cause Of the continued mischief There is pecu-
noticed There is never hole quite In the right
place. One Is too tight ana the next too loose
IS the exception TO the rule, for nineteen out OF
every twenty will drag the buckle into the tight
hole even II they squeeze themselves into an
Y,gyIb
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
WHO AMT NOW GUESS.

Papa In the twilight sits
Noddlug, half asleep;
Through the doorway Two bright eyes,
Full Of mischief peep.
Two small feet on tlptoe steal
Soflly DER the floor
Forward papa's sleepy head
Gently mods once more,
Suddenly two small, son hands
on his eyelids prCss,
And u voice behind him calls
"Who am l? Now guess"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17

An Ohio man spit tobacco juice in the eye ola
bull, He had been told the operation would cure
a cataract with which the beast was suffering,
The experiment created vacancy among the
Ohio ofhce seekers Peoria Transcript