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National Republican., 1882-07-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

WHEN the Turk is bounced from Eu-
rope there may be hope of peace in that
quarter.
THE Democrats have so long had a
monopoly of brass that they envy Re-
publican the possession of a bronze
medal.
IT WILL be next to impossible to shut
Frank James off from splendid political
career in Missouri if the governor can
arrange to guarantee him immunity from
arrest
THERE is not apparent in the political
armament single indication that the
Republican party intends to permit the
opposition to elect majority of the next
House.
BoTH of those great Democratic demon
strations on the 2Sth were imposing. The
one at which Pattison was put up was
quite as much of success as the one at
which Walling was knocked down.
EVERY day adds to the decentralization
of the Democracy on the tariff question.
They find agreement impossible, nor can
they agree to disagree. They will be
compelled to put into their platform in
1854 just about such plank as wrecked
the whole concern in 1880.
THE defeat of the Democrats in the last
Presidential canvass, as explained by the
central organ, was due to the fact that the
candidate was too good for the party.
Some of the Democratic Congressional
nominations of this year show u bold
plunge in the opposite direction.
THE Washington navy-yard is well
supplied with all the costly appliances
ffNr tlNs.p ,,,N,.N
marine engines. In this respect it is
superior to any other of our navy-yards.
1t would be the reverse of wisdom or
economy to close out this great depart
ment of its business.
Is this land of liberty, is this the
home of the free and the refuge of the
oppressed in every other land where u
State legislature can make it criminal for
patriot to keep the front door of his
saloon open on the day set apart for rest ?
Has the bird of freedom become sick
gosling?
One looks in vain through all of Mr..
Bayard's eloquent speeches, delivered on
great variety Of occasions, for single
reference to that peculiar institution
which distinguishes his State from all the
rest. We infer, therefore, that the Sena-
tor is not particularly proud of the whip
ping-post.
HARVARD and Yale have shown this
year even more than their wonted dis
inclination to bestow their honors for
unworthy reasons. But there are rural
universities" that can be induced to
augment their resources by gratifying the
ambition of demagogues and other frauds
with honorary degrees"
WHAT cowardly wretch was the mur-
derer Koughnet, who was hanged at
Kingston, Canada, on the 2Sth of June.
The day before his exit che made fur
ther confession, blaming his wife for his
troubles and impeaching her fidelity"
The rope is never more properly en-
ployed than in extinguishing murderer
who can't consent to go hence until he
has tried to blast the life of his wife.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
Some Facts and Figures.

A North Carolina friend gives the fol-
lowing substantial reasons why many
Democrats in that State refuse any longer
to act with their party:
The Republican maiorityy>in In Halifax
County s@lase @ reconstruction, with free
palb55GC alllb5G and fair count has ranged from
100 to 2,200. But in 1876, when the
Democrats poIled. larger hone't vote
than at any time before or since, the Re-
publican majority was 1888, including
returns from one precinct thrown out on
account of change in place of holding
election.
In 1878 the returns as counted gave the
Republicans 03S majority-this with four
precincts thrown out At this election
Kitchen, Democrat was returned from
the district by greater frauds in other
counties.
In 1880 the returns as counted gave
Kitchen, Democrat, I'll majority, or
really much lighter Democratic vote
than in 1876.
How was this done?
At Halifax precinct the entire vote,
with Republican majority of 503, was
thrown out, not for fraud, but for in
formality in counting. The election was
held by Democratic officials and by them
certified as correct to the board of county
canvassers, yet Notwithstanding this, the
board threw out the entire vote in viola
ton of law as clearly interpreted by q
Democratic supreme court. For this act
two members were convicted q short
time ago in the United States circuit court
at Raleigh.
Enfield precinct, which in 1876 polled
5S5 Republican and 323 Democratic
votes, in 1880 returned II Republican
and 6SS Democratic votes. This was
done by changing the boxes, and parties
are now under indictment for it.
At Dutterwood precinct, where the
Republican majority is about 200, the
registration books were stolen and no
election held This was done by we'll
known scoundrel, who makes no secret
that he was hired to do it.
At Caledonia precinct in 1876 the vote
was AIS Republican and 2l4 Democratic,
III loOO Illlo plSSlliCJ lCNulllSu 70 lNSPuD-
lican and 273 Democratic. Boxes were
changed here. The guilty parties were
indicted at the last term of court.
At Brinkleyville precinct all of 200 Re-
publicans were kept from voting by chal-
lenging and tardiness in receiving votes.
The above are the principal frauds by
which an honest Republican majority of
at least 1000 was turned into Demo
cratic majority of ia.
The election machinery in every county
in the State is in the hands of the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is true the law requires that
two of the officials shall be Of the
opposite political party but, as rule,
ignorant persons are selected, In many
instances they were not able to read the
ballots they had to handle.
And of such is the Kingdom of Bour-
bonism.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
uE AccoMrANIrn HIs MoruER HoMr.
AEnn,iIx nc snIhisr.-

Three brothers of a family of six sons, all Union
soldiers during the late war, participated in the
Grand Army parade in Baltimore. They were
all born in Germany, and came as children to
America with their parents when the eldest of
the sons was but 10 years of age. A history of
these sons is interesting. The eldest who is yet
young man, is Jacob Wenk, a member OF Wilson
Post, Baltimore, and resident of this city. He
was q private in the Eleventh New York Regi
ment. No. ., Aaron Wenk, a resident Of Phila-
delphia, is a member Of Barney Post In that city.
During the war lie served in the SiXty-siXth New
York, No.. g. August Wenk, served four years
in the SiXy-sixth New York Regiment,
and died Of consumption after the war.
No. 4, Joseph Wenk, is a resident of New
York city and a member of Post so, of that de-
parment lie was member Of the sixly.sixth
New York was wounded in the left arm at Fair
Oaks, June !, 1862. lie lost his right arm at Fred
ericksburg, December H. 1862 which happened to
be his 18th birthday No, g. Leopold Wenk, served
through the war in the Fifty .fiist New York, and
is still IN the service as member of the Filth
United States Cavalry in Arizona Territory. No.
6, Julius Wenk, is now resident of Albany, N.
y, and was In the Forty second New York,
known as the Tammany Regiment. The three
brothers who participated In Wednesdays parade
were Jacob, Aaron and Joseph Baltimore Sun.
National Republican., 1882-07-01

IT IS AN entirely gratuitous assumption
in the Washington Post oc yesterday that
"Mr. Arthur looks expectantly forward
to denomination in 1884," although that
journal says it is "well known" 1t is
well known by all who in any degree
share the confidence of the President that
the National Convention of 1884 is not
the subject of his thoughts. His chief
interest in political affairs centers upon
the impending contest between the two
great parties for the control of the next
House of Representatives. To see that
body rs well as the Senate (the political
complexion of which is already assuredt
continued under the control of the Re-
publican party, would be a vote of conf
dence in the Administration which would
of course be most gratifying to the Prraes;-
dent as a servant of the peo,,ql.aa'Iho Ihos;dns
being n yctnr.--ras.. - - p.0'
Ne-Ds !" w. ~or-the Republican cause,
.ould greatly enjoy in common
d. every other member of the party.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
The Naval Appropriation Bill.


Mr.. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, and
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, are distin-
guished American patriots. They have
a pair of wooden hobby-horses which
they are very fond of riding. These
horses are called "Navy Department !"
and Investigation" sired by Meanness,
dam, Stupidity. They had them out in
the House on Thursday. They made n
grand charge on Representative Robe
son, and fired away at him with the old
worm-eaten and exploded campaign
calumnies of ten years ago from which
Democratic committeeman had fully eX-
onerated him after thorough investigation.
The ridiculous spectacle Of these two ram
pant Bourbons discharging their harm
less old weapon at ex-Secretary Robeson
was like that presented on the stage in
comic opera when tierce-whiskered
pirates peramubulate melodramatically,
keeping step to the piz2icatO of violin,
carrying rusty old horse pistols which no
amount of powder and skill could dis
charge, and more commanding with their
years than with their weapons. Mr..
hODCoDh llllbIldlCAl lllC lldlNlCllGy Vi
their trade completely when he mildly
suggested that the Democratic party had
voted S73,000000 during the past five
years, without putting single gun afoat,
or launching single ship, except one
finished before he went out of the Navy
Department. The completion of the
iron-clads appears to horrify the Demo-
cratic quacks, who do not want to lose
their patients by curing them. How can
the Democratic stumpers bewail the lack
of Navy if Hewitt and Whitthorne sit
quietly by and sec the construction of
one earnestly commenced. Republicans
have not the same interest in devils
desire to win the applause of
Bourbon newspapers by reiterating
stale and exploded ISLANDERS of the ad-
ministration of the Navy Department
ten years ago will do so, "for tits their
nature to-" but those who have the good
of their country ut heart will see to it
that it is not left naked TO its ene-
mics, in order to please unpatriotic
and implacable partisans. We have
Secretary of the Navy who on
a recent public occasion gave a clear
and strong presentation of the wis
dom of progressing with the ironclads
now partially constructed. Not to go on
with them seems to us wanton aban-
donment of government property, and a
criminal neglect Of the national defense.
We would as soon give heed to sugges-
ton for the destruction Of growing crops
as TO the opposition Of Hewitt, Whit
thorne 4 Co. to the proposed naval APP
preparation, The Navy Department will
never have Head to disburse the appro-
priation moro deserving the confidence
Vt the country than is Secretary Chandler
National Republican., 1882-07-01
WHERE EMIGRANTs SETTLE.
The Majority in the East and Wcst-OnlI
Few 90 SOulh.

Bulletins have recently been issued by the Cen
sus Bureau giving the number of native born and
foreiSn-born residents in some Of the States
These statements show what a very small proper
ton of the inhabitants in Southern States for
eigu born in comparison with the number in any
other part of the country. For example, in the
four States OF Alabama, Mississippi, North Caro-
lina and Tennessee there were only 39O27 foreign
born, while the total population is 5,336,2ll,
the percentage of foreign. born being
seven tenths of l per cent. In North
Carolina, with total population of
800, $50 the foreign born number only 3742. On
the other hand taking the States already re-
ported, 20 per cent OF the aggregate population of
the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, New Jersey
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island, and Nebraska are
foreign born The total population of these States
being 81, ,l25, 1888, and the foreign born numbering
4247, 500. The highest percentage IN these States
Is 81, in Minnesota, and The lowest IL, in Kansas
Other percentages are MS follows: Rhode Island
26 Massachusetts,, %; New York, "a; Michigan,
23 Nebraska, 2l New Jersey, 20; Illinois, 10, Iowa.
l6, and Pennsylvania, IL.
National Republican., 1882-07-01

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Cutemess of tI,c Strikers.

It is Il noticeable peculiarly of the working
mems strikes this season, at least as regards this
city, that they have taken place one at time, and
not en- masse as formerly. This shows that the
leaders have learned Something from experience.
When but one trade is tout" its unemployed
members can be easily supported by all the others
until the strike is success when some other
trade will so out" and, in like manner receive
the benefit of general contributions from their
brethren who shrewdly keep at work waiting their
turn. Formerly all the trades would strike in
unison, and, as the funds necessary for the main
tenance of so many unemployed persons would
soon give out, the movement almost invariably
resulted in failure. These improved tactics do
not escape the attention of employers who, ac
cordngly, admit that, while the strikers are more
orderly than they were ever known TO be before,
they are also so managing things as to make 1t ex
ceedngly difficult to deal with.-Nei0 York Cores
pondcRce Philadelphia Ledger.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
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National Republican., 1882-07-01
Anna GrecnIeac,s Reoua...

PHILADELPHIA, June 30.-The will of the late
Anna Greenleaf, formerly of New York city, which
was admitted to probate day, bequeathes s26 900
to charities Among the items are $1,000 each to
the American Bible Society of New York, the
Board of Foreign Missions of the General Assem-.
bly, of the Presbyterian Church of the United
States, the Board of Domestic Missions of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the
Board of Domestic Missions of the Reformed
Dutch Church of North America, TO be expended
in the destitute portion of the West; the Ameri-
can Tract Society, of New York, and the American
sunday School Union; $1,000 each to the union of
philadelphia, for establishing Sunday schools in
the West and the American Seamen's Friends
Society of New York, and 81 900 each to the Asso-
digent Females of New York, and the Orphans
Protestant Asylum, of Bloomingdale, n. Y.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
Tic Elec,rIc railway I'm iceland.

Ireland, though 81 most distressful country
in political matters, can show Great Britain the
way in some things. The first electric railway in
United Kingdom is already completed, and will
be very shortly running between Portrush and
Bushniills, the pretty little town SO noted for
salmon and whisky, close to the famed Giants
Causeway The track is laid on q side path, and
not in the center Of the high road, and conse-
wheeled traffic. l have seen the same thing in
Lombardy, where steam. trans run along one side
of tile main roads, sometimes for twenty or thirty
miles at a stretch, Our first electric railway,
from Charing Gross to Waterloo, has only passed
its first parliamentary stage.-Londoa World,
.Ji,le
National Republican., 1882-07-01
TWO PER CENT. BONDS.
A Joint Resolution Authorizing ~ New
Issuc-Its Features.

Representative Kelley'sjoint resolution author
izng the Secretary of the Treasury to issue In his
discretion, per cent. bonds to the amount OF $780,
0OOOOO and to exchange them for outstanding obli-
cations of the United States bearing higher rate
of interest than 2 per cent, which has the
approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, is as
follows: "Resolred By The Senate and House Of Rep
resentatipes of the United SaieS Of America in Con-
qress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury be, aud he is hereby authorized and em-
powered, IN ms dissrellon 70 issue PONDS OF Ger,
such iorm being $50 or multiples of that sum- as
he shall see fit, TO the amount of not more III the
aggregate than
TWO HUNDRED MILLION oE DOLLARS,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent per an.
mum, payable half-yearly, and the principal and
accrued interest payable at any time at the op.
only in exchange for the obligations of the United
States bearing higher rate of interest than per
cent. per annum, aud at the par value Of the sew
tfcates Of indebtedness, hereby authorized shall
not be redeemed until all bonds Of the United
States bearing higher rate of interest and which
are also payable at the option of the government
shall have first been paid off or called The bonds
or certificates hereby authorized shall be called in
they shall have been issued, and in such sums, at
each call, as the Secretary Of the Treasury may
determine. They may
BE USED BI TAlIoNAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONS
as security for the payment and redemption for
their circulating notes, and by national bank de-
positorirs as security for deposits with them of
public moneys. at the same rates and subject to
the same regulations as other obligations of the
government are now received, and held for those
purposes, respectively. They shall be redeemable
the present standard value, and the interest
thereon shall be payable in that coin, at that
place. They shall be exempt from all taxes or
duties of the United States, and from taxation In
any form by or under State, municipal or local
authority. Nothing herein contained shall be
held or construed To authorize any increase what
ever of the bonded debt Of the United States,
National Republican., 1882-07-01

Gleason Youngs farmer living near Corunna,
Mich, was awakened about midnight a few nights
ago by loud knocking on his door He got up
and opened the door, when two strangers said they
had bought hog in the next town and were taxi
ing it to MARKET but 1t had got united and jumped
out Of their wagon, and they would take it as a
great kindness if Mr.. Youngs would help them
catch it, Mr. Youngs dressed, called the hired
man, and went ont aud helped those strangers
catch, tie and load That pig into their wagon.
broken or and his own pet pig gone, and It grad
ually permeaed his being like grease spot
spreading over rag carpet, that 1t was his own
hog which he had helped those seductive stran'
pers 10 get aMny with.
National Republican., 1882-07-01

A VIRGINIA kurnel has crushed General
Malone in written rejoinder to letter
written by the latter in response to an
application for "spoils" in one of the
Departments. The Post gives an account
of the awful inkshed. The vacancy in
the United States Senate (if any created
by the destructive kurnel can now be
filled by the latter.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
RccchnrIen AIone

Years ago, when the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
was pastor OF a little church in indianapolis. he
was disturbed one Sunday evening in the midst of
a long prayer by n sudden commotion in the con-
followed by an almost preternatural
stiffness OF course his eyes were closed, but the
silence soon seemed so sepulchral in its intensity
that he could endure it no longer, so he opened
them Not living being beside himself was in
the church An alarm of fire had sounded down
the street, an engine had come trundllng by, and
every man, woman, and child had rushed out to
National Republican., 1882-07-01
A aood one rrom neechcr.

When the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was pre-
pairing his famous Lectures to Young Men " he
held long interview with one Of the most notoi-
Gus gamblers in the country, and then used the in.
formation about gambling and gambling dens OBJ :
tained from him in his wonderfully realistic dis
course on that subject. Amer the delivery of the
the laugh on Mr.. Beeoher by asking him how he
could describe gambling hell so accurately II
he never had been in one. "lf you never have
been in one YOURSELF" replied Mr.. Beecher, "how
do you know my description is accurate 2"-Peori0
T,GDScriDi
National Republican., 1882-07-01
LITTLE JOHNNY GiLMER.
How He Tried to See President Arthu
About Guiteau.

Little Johnny Gilmer resides with his mother at
7Os Thirteenth street northwest, and Friday was
his birthday. Johnny is q remarkably bright, In
teigcnt little fellow, and is the pride and admir-
alton of his widowed mother. For several days he
has been brooding over the fact that his birthday
fell upon the day when Guteau would be hung,
and the fact seemed to weigh heavily upon his
mind. Wednesday he told his mother that he in
tended TO call upon President Arthur and
REQUEST THAT GUITEAUs EXECUTION
should be postponed for day or two in order
that he might be saved the humiliation of cele-
brating his birthday on the day of the hanging.
His mother thought it a child's whim, and laughed
o'clock Johnny was missed from his home, and
his mother became exceedingly anxious as to his
safety pliEeqt &c ,tS search was made but he was
ber of friends had joined in the search, 1t sud-
denly occurred to MIS-. Gilmer that Johnny had
threatened to
"INTERvIEw" THE PRESIDENT
OH the subject of postponing the execution and
so the White House was made the objective point
in the search. She met johnny near tho entrance
to the grounds, and with saddened expression
he told his mother that he had been endeavoring
to induce the attendant to admit him to ali
audience with General Arthur After much
argument he was persuaded to postpone his inter.
view, us the President was deeply immersed in
matter of State, and that no one could be allowed
to interrupt him.
HE ACCOMPANIED HIS MOTHER HOME
but protested that he would start out bright and
early Friday morning. and intended to see the
President at all hazards. He evidently felt very
kcenly the disgrace that would follow If the muir
derer of President Garfield should be hanged on
the anniversary of his birth. No doubt if Presi.
dent Arthur had known the mission of the little
boy he would have admitted him and listened to
his request with patience Mis-. Glmer, his mother
is the widow of the late Hon John, p,
Gilmer, who was so brutally murdered at
the Kemper County, Mississippi, massacre, in
1850. When Secretary McCrary read the details of
Mr.. Gilmer's death, in the columns of THE Ma.
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN. ho became greatly interested
in the case, and wrote to Mrs. G., asking her II
the published account was true. Upon being
assured 1t was, he Immediately offered her an
appointment as clerk in the War Department
where She has since been employed.
National Republican., 1882-07-01
victoria ana the Denr and Dumb.

lady who called on the editor OF the Deqf and
Dumb Mdgdsine short time ago informed him that
a poor man who lives in small cottage not far
from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, had a deaf and
dumb daughter who used to do great deal of
to visit her and talk to her on her fingers The
deaf and dumb young woman Is now dead, and
during her illness the Queen visited her and
talked to her for her comfort. Her Majesty apollo.
gised that she could not now talk so fast us when
she was young.-COlTi journal.