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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
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A TEXAN ON THE PRESIDENT,

The Fort Worth (Texas) Republican thus dis
courses OF President Arthur: :" His purpose is to
give the Republican party more strength in Texas.
He would give II local responsibility He would
gain for 1t allies If not members. He would iden-
tify with II the conservatism of Texas. He would
win brighter and more stainless laurels than Lin
coin or Grant have won. These two pinned the
Union together with bayonets; President Arthur
would unity 1t through the moral force of the
ballot-box. lie would extinguish secessionism by
having the people Themselves condemn 1t. He
would oblterate sectionalism and blot out from
our memories the specters OF the grim solid South
aud the solid North. With him, In accomplishing
aims SO benehcent. every fearless, honest Texan,
who respects himself aud loves his state more
than he breads the fury OF vulgar partisan prints
aud pratters-every true Texan will co operate
lie does not ask Texans u become Republicans
lie does not require any Standardization as the
friends. lie only asks old Whiss, and Douglass and
sam Houstons and Henry Cay's followers to assert
to-day their convictions of twenty years ago.
They were then wise and right They were viii
fed and derided and denounced as base sub
missionists. Every prophecy they made was
verified. They were bulldozed into rebellion.
Every fact of four years of bloody strife, and the
end that finally came, Hgniiied nothing but the
wisdom aud patriotism Of those old Wings and
secessioniss. If this be- true Let the pennIe ~
Texas assert the fact at the ballot box in the COM
ing elections and this once the voters Of Texas
Will have made the Union itself love the State,
and boastful of its wisdom aud patriotism. The
President only asks that this much be done by the
people of Texas. He has never denounced the
South lie has never wounded the sensibiliues of
the people he has never even alluded to the
South as distinctive class of States he set out
in his official career with the purpose of repro
ducing perfect brotherhood aud unity, and asks
the intelligent people of Texas TO cooperate with
HIM he asks nothing IN this that any honest
gentleman may not gladly conc de, and we are
satisfied that IN the coming contest, If It be made
between the Solid South, moss-back Democracy,
and the conservatism of Texas, the latter must
easily triumph"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
THE HoLMEAD FAMILY.

To the Editor of THE REPUBLICAN,;
Inyour interesting sketch of Ralorama Heights
and The adjacent property" given in last satur.
days ISSUE you say that the origin Of Washington
is wrapped in mystery, Permit me 10 mention a
fact in connection with the IIolmead family,
who, as you state, were among the carly set.
tiers OF Washington. 1t may prove to be of in
lerest TO your numerous readers, aud Mt the same
time throw some light OIL the origin of Washing
ton, A few years since u MIR. ii. 4. Pairo, Il bust
ness man Of Baltimore, who married in the HOl-
mead family, aud who still owns land on Kalo.
rama Heights, called TO see Inc in regard 10
assisting him IN nsCertaining the whereabouts OF
the original deed Of Washington. called on n
prominent lawyer IN regard TO the matter, but he
Paro few months later in Baltimore, aud hc
Informed mo that he found the deed in the capitol
at Annapolis, Md. will not b. positive about ~,
but think Mr, Pairo said that the mud for the Capt.
tOl was u gin 10 the state of Maryland by Anthony
Hulmcad, u he given In turn TO the general gov
eminent, presume another fact can mention
in regard 10 the llOlmeads may be of some inter-
est to your readers: My first interview with Mr..
Pairo III regard to the deed took place In the
United States Capitol We were standing In front
OF "Perrys Victory" Powell, the artist was
then ut work on IT, Mr., Puiro in speaking OF The
picture, said 10 me that an uncle OF his wiies-
OF by n cannon ball while going IN the small
boat with Perry from the Lawrence to the Niagara.
| Gitcrward mentioned tho iuct TO Powell, who
understood all the details Of the battle and he
said that 1t was true, but that he did not care TO
include the incident in his picture, as IL would
tend 10 make II appear too terrible. This young
HOlmead was an Oihcer IN our Navy. q,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
ABOUT ASSESSMENTS.
LauEbRbIe Article In the "Post''-Hot and
Cold iu the name Breath.

To the Editor ofTHE REPUBLICAN,;
In the Post Of the 10th instant there Is two
sided essay, complete In one editorial, on the sub
ject-matter of political assessments. It is worth
the reading Just 10 note how neatly smart man
can argue pro and con in the same communica-
ton He admits that ITO the victors belong the
spoils"-how, Bs n simon-pure Democrat could
he have done otherwise THAT the grounds upon
which the system Of assessments Is defended are
quite plausible, and that any attempt to do away
with II by civilscrvice reform legislation Is likely
to prove futile. Then he gives his subject another
twist and dcmurs TO what he has Just approved of,
by seeking to show that Brother Hubbell's circular
TO government employees TO Come down with the
du-dads" Is all wrong lie closes his contribution
to current literature aud news by stating that the
Republican party is " originally responsible" for
THE SYSTEM OF POLITICAL AssEsNENTsl
which system, he asserts, "will continue as long
as the Republican party exists. and VIII only cease
with that process OF reform which In the wisdom
OF Divine Providence inpst sooner OF later decree
the Republican party's dissolution" on, bother
Why did you 90 for TO end up In that dolorous and
pious strain2 What are y u going TO do about It ?
Your party when In power, made heavy asses.
ments and TOOK all the money Z could sIa1 from
sans employ. Democrats were the iirst to invent
aud patent the inspiring Tary cry, " To the VIC
tors belong the spOilsH They set
THE sHREwD AND SENSIBLE ExAlnLR
Of assessments by the pafy or the party and taxed
its followers aud supp rten right amt left, rank
and file, high and low, rich aud poor We Western
men and voters think Il privilege uud pleasure
to aid the party that helps us and the country and
people generally, aud that no Republican who is
worthy the name aud posilion he holds ought TO
shirk giving part OF his income received Of his
party for his party's good. There Is nothing
wrong, ruinous Arbitrary, Inconsistent, or unjust
about II. On the contrary, Is legitimate, patri
otic, and proper, and no one knows this better and
believes tu the System" and its practices more
thoroughly than the genial and accomplished
editor Of the Washington Post
THE TROUBLE IS THAT THE MONEY
now being paid Is concentrating in able hands to
hurt the Democrats aud help the Republicans.
That sours the milk in their cocoanut and sweet
ems II in ours. Napoleon l said that Providence
was on the side of those who had the heaviest ar
tillery; and he was about as shrewd and brave n
heavy artillery" and heavy artillery aids In
gripping the enemy and achieving victory, pros
perity, and success
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
Sterling II. Rounds.

10 the Editor OF THE REPUBLICAN,.
President Arthur in selecting this gentleman for
Public Printer exhibited his marked Judgment of
the character, frmness, and discretion combined
in the person Of Mr.. Rounds. How fully this gen.
tleman has proven these qualities since entering
upon his position, let his to the resolutions
ofthe Senate In reference TO the controv ersy be-
tween Senator Plumb and the Printers Union DEM
onstrate this fact Mr.. Rounds says, ~ owe my
allegiance to the government and to the execu-
ton of its laws above all Others" This declara-
ton meets with the hearty response and the
approval of every loyal man In the republic.
Some two months ago an article appeared
III the columns OF THE REPUBLICAN,, referring TO
the hampered condition in which the public
printing office had been conducted, and when Mr.
Rounds took possession Of 1t, free from any obli-
cations to the church for his bOndsmen or the
Democrats for his position, he proposed to run
that department solely III the interest of the gov
eminent aud for the benefit of the whole people,
aud as a Republican. 1t Is with pleasure, we can
say, that he has thus far fulfilled his promises,
and that he is efiectually clearing the establish
ment from the membranes of dead wood that
clogged its progress In short he has demonstrated
his intents to make the institution the model
printing department of the country, If not of the
whole world, and every independent Journal rs
all other newspapers throughout the land, will sus-
tain him in his great effort in that direction.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
FOR THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.

To the Editor of TIE REPUBLICAN,:
Your article, "Where were the Police told
only the conclusion Of the recent Capitol grounds
outrage. Those people living in the houses fronting
on Capitol square (north) were favored with a
scene which has been rather common of late in the
Capitol grounds About 1880 last Sunday morning III
most every one In the block was awakened by the
noise of drunken brawl about half way up the
hill from the grotto shrll yells of police police
pOlicer mingled with bitter curses and the foul
est language TO which human tongue could give
uttcnice vent the mir. This blawling and ours.
shots were fired, and the Tutans dispersed rs re-
lated in your article. Frlm the names used Il
appeared that one Of the Williams rejoiced in the
was one Ryan. This is the second brawl of this
Kind that has occurred in the Capitol grounds
within fortnight. The police did not put in an
appearance, ard had they done so IT could have
been only by accident, for, as am Informed, the
length of the beat OF this patrolman is five miles
IT IS WE'LL TO INVITE THE ATTENTION
of the stranger TO the beautiful parks, the magnih
mt streets, and the arboreScent loneliness of the
city, but do not tell him that Congress aud the
guardians of the District have refused to increase
the police force; that should he walk out at night
there are certain parks and public grounds whore
oven under the shadow of the Capitol, and that
nowling ruihans may shoot into his window at
disgrGcefil TACT should be kept a secret / only
mention 1t for your private information. / might
speak OF the poor woman who, hearing noise in
the street, went 70 the window aud was shot TO
death by drunken villain, aud Of houses robbed
In broad daylight, and other evidences of rampant
ruiilauisn, some of which have been published
but IT seems to me that such fragrant violation of
al decencics Of life rs he nur !ge Of lat sund y,
not to mention the crime of willmly endangering
the lives of citizens by malicious shooting, de.
serves more than passing notice, | trust, Mr.,
Editor, you may aid the people IN obtaining that
protection under the law TO which they are en-
titled at the hands of Congress. CIVIS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.
connrSsE opens in Boston July II.

NoitilNNE opOiis III IOStOu July ~.
PAULINE LUCIA Is singing in England.
NAT GOODWIN opens in Boston Monday
"HAzEL KIRKE" is delightlng rural Californ-
fans.
THE "Romany Rye" will run year or longer in
London.
Dion BoUclcAULT will have repertory Of six
teen plays
EMMA ABBOTT will spend the summer at Glou-
cester, Mass.
MADAME JULIA RIVE KING is coming money on
the Pacific slope.
DAYS COMPANY is playing 1.-THE Passing Regi.
ment" in Chicago.
PEAsR, the pianist is missing, and there are sus-
picions of foul play.
AN OPERA founded on "Trip Van Wrinkle" is to
be produced in London.
CHARLOTTE CUsBMAN was the only woman who
ever played Cardinal Woisey.
JOHN HowsoN, In playing Buntlorne makes up In
exact imitation of Oscar Wilde.
HENRY IRVING and Miss Terry win begin six
months engagement in New York October 26.
IT is said that John r. Rogers called at Balmoral
to tell the Queen about Minnie Palmer and Bob
Graham.
EDWIN BOOTH sailed for England Wednesday,
accompanied by his daughter Edwina aud her
physician.
AIMEE expects to create q sensation in this
country next season in her new departure She
sails in October,
SAMUEL GEEwHILIKIss KISsLEY has been quito
unwell but Is now happily convalescent. He will
summer at Saratoga.
"ToucH AND Go" is the name of John I. Ray
monds new play. 1t will be tried on the pro-
verbal dog in Lafayette, Ind.
LAWRENCE BARRETT has kindly released Frank
Farrell, who has been engaged by Samuel Colville
10 look after Taken from Life"
CHARLES WYNDHAMs last visit TO this country 10
still pleasantly remembered. The famous COM
edian has no equal on the English stage in light
comedy roles.
JOHN 7. RAYMOND will have cottage for the
summer ut Long Branch not far from the one pur-
chased by his manager, Joseph Brooks. During
Mr.. Brooks absence in Europe the management
of the grand circuit has devolved upon the genial
James Is. Dickson.
WAsHISGToSs favorlte, Bob Downing, will sup
port Mary Anderson us leading man the coming
season. He is studying very hard, and finds u
little recreation In pulling an oar. Those who
have seen him rowmaintaiu that he can with but
little exertion pull a mile in four hours aud a
quarter.
MINNIE MADDERS is overrun with offers from
alleged playmakeIs. Since her successful appear
ance at the New York Park Theater she has had
two applications every week from authors who
arc certain they have Just the play for her.
Miss Madden aud Manager Havlin are content
with Foggs Ferry and Wild Wave for the present.
"TAKES FROM LIFE" will have its initial pre-
sentation in the United States at McVickers Thea
ter Chicago, July 81 under the personal super
vision Of its owner, Mr.. Samuel Colvllle who Is
determined TO spare no expense on the production.
company Of well known artists have been en-
| atIf.a ,pf1l a.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
A FEW BoOMERANGs.
All the way from BiII Nye's snncium
EaruHrtIe

Laramie.
COLONEL RoYALL says the reason the boy stood
on the burning deck was because 1t was too all
fired hot TO sit down.
WHEN dead fly works of his cold and rigid rc-
mains on nearsghted man as dried currant in
q rice pudding he calls II current humor
THEIR was grand opening I'm gents furnishing
goods up OH Fifth street yesterday. A large,
morose bull dog with a stern aspect did II IN a
who neryously got out over the picket fence.
NEW YORKER will make dimple In your
check for thirty cents and warrant y 70 stand In
will put dImple OH your cheek free of charge, II
you win monkey with his tall q few moments.
"How Is IT." said a slim specimen 70 portly
German friend OF 9p!s ih INA, vds cant &c. 6is
replied the Teutonic citizen, "don'd you etfrr sec
the carpenters building houses? Veil, you dou't
see dem put no bay windows oil smoke houses,
ain'd III Dotvos the difference "-Dsilter Iicraid
That isn't exactly the way we head It, but II Will
do.
AT Indianapolis the other day, young woman
named Katie Henry stepped into II doctors office
with request 10 be conveyed to tho hospital az
she didn't feel very well. Before the hospital
Black Maria could be summoned, however Katie
had presented tho bald headed physician with IN
eleven pound testimonial OF her regard that no
didn't know what to do with. Indianapolis ser
want girls are just as sociable aud unfettered In
their manners as they can possibly be-
WE make the following extracts from the Nor
mon bible touching the laying on Of hands. The
chapter which is given below Is from memory
and we may have made some triiling errors. The
revelation was received by Joseph Smith on tho
9Th day Of February 1881:
"And whomsoever among so isl sick and hast
not faith 20 be healed, but believes, shall DO
nourishgd with tender herbs and myrrh, and sage
tea, and ground feed and that not by tho hand or
an enemy and the elders OF the church. two or
more, as many as can leave their baylng, ehall DO
called aud shall pray for and shall lay their
hands upon them in my nnino and shall Keep up
their lick, aud II they die they shall die unto me-
aud if they live II shall bo unto tho church, and
their tithing shall DO very acceptable u ito me.
and the prophets Of the church are hereby given
power Of attorney from me to receive their uthes
and they shall use them as they see III. And
again Il shall come to pass that he that hath fith
in me aud Is not elected for the silent tomb shall
"IIe who hast faith TO see shalt sec.
ale who hast faith TO hear shalt hear
1.-THE lame VINO hast faith TO leap shall leap like
m antelope, and light out like young gazele
Providing lie hast faith and good constitution, no
shall whoop her up with an exceeding great
whoop
'And whomsocver belicycth on the Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and upon its
General Manager aud Boss prophet, shall DO solid
with the Lord, and his family shall be as the sands
Of the sea. aud his ewes shall bear twins and bis
Shanghai hens shall lay double yelkers,' aud the
works OF his hands shall loom up like six bits"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
Two hundred LIycs Lo.,.

To the Editor of TIE REPUBLICANS;
It appears that In the recent tornadoes in Kan
sas, Missouri, Iowa, aud Illinois over two hundred
persons were killed, besides great numbers
wounded and large amounts OF property de.
stroyed, but II these lamentable calamiuCs
should result In the adoption Of my plan to give
ample warning OF all tOrnadoes and sudden floods
by the telegraph aud sound signals, these unfOr-
Inmates will not have died In vain. IT, however,
one of these culalnitles could have been br ught
nearer home, II might more certainly produce the
desired result, II Il tornado should come from
the north or northwest, tie usual objection, and
sweep the Signal Office down into the Kidwell
Bottoms, including the inmates and whirlisIgs on
top, the military barnacleS that survived might
begin 10 think that better plan than the present
one was needed Or ifa cyclone like those IN tho
West should sweep OF the top Of the CapiO aud
carry II down into the Eastern Branch, Including
two or three statesmen, those that remained
would begin to understand that little leglsla.
ton was demanded 10 try another plan To warn
their constituents OF coming storms So confident
am OF the success my plan that have offered
the Secretary Of War 10 risk test at this city
alone, If he Will not accord II at all military sta.
tons in the populous States whore cannon arc In
uses A, WATSON,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24

passed forty.two miles above Long Island Sound,
forty; four miles over the Hudson, fiityo miles
over Elmira, and sixty.two over Buffalo, II these
data correct Il would seem probable that under
the earth's attraction II finally entered the Attain
NC Ocesn. IL 0salso seen out ats sea ut distance
OF three hundred miles of our Atlantic coast.
Bnt these data do not inyeldate Mr.. Henrys con-
clusion, which Is virtually that reached by Pro-
lessor Bond, director Of the Cambridge Observa-
tory, that the meteor came to us from the region
OF the fixed stars, and amer barely grazing the
outer limits OF our atmosphere, probably passed
and Of the sun"
The remarkable meteor OF August 1S, 1T63--
which Sir John Herschel Instances MS one OF many
metallic or stony masses that arc "extraneous to
our plauet"-traversed the whole Of Europe from
shetland TO Rome with the velocity Of about
thirty miles per second, at height OF fifty miles
from the surface OF the earth, with light greatly
surprising That OF the full moon and a real
diameter OF fully a half mile" The size and
velocity OF this meteor greatly exceeded those
computed by Mfr. Henry for the meteor Of July,
lsO so that there Is no 10 question his con-
CiugOua
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
A RemNrI.HbIe sIeteor.

Mr. John G. Henry, OF Havana, in this State
has been laboriously reinyestigating the remark
able meteor Of July 20, 1850 and reaches some
noteworthy conclusions. This meteor was visible
over belt OF country 400 miles long and several
hundred miles Wide, It's path being sensibly O
straight line as 1t moved from over Lake Mlehl.
gan TO point south Of Rhode Island. II was
carefully studied by Prof ssors Lyman and Bond
who at the time published their conclusions
Mr., Henry thinks he has proved that II was an
asteroid with diameter of sixty rods, and that
after grazing the earths upper atmosphere Il sped
on It's way Into the depths OF space with an actual
velocity OF $1,000 per hour.
According 10 Professor Lyman's data this
meteor, the apparent disc Of which was one hall
that Of the moon, approached nearest the earth
llorIy-one milesl lille south OF Rhode Island.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24

Henry Eckford was Scotchman who came to
this country in 1896, when 81 years old, and like
his friend Christian Bergh, rose into prominence
during the war of 1872, having obtained contracts
for building government vessels on the lakes, His
house on Water street Is still standing Not strik-
Ing in personal appearance, he was a genuine
mechanic, and much liked by his men. one of
whom, Mr., Thomas Megson, an octogenarian, of
Eighteenth street New York city, speaks Of him to
this day in terms of enthusiastic admiration. Eek
frd's yard in 1901 was near the Brooklyn navy yard
aud there he built the ship Samuel Eam-a ship
OF $50 tons, whose figure head represented man
on horseback, and whose bowsprit was high enough
70 clear the mans head and the ship Beaver, for
John Jacob Aston which carried cargo Of 100
tons In her live-oak frame, and after service of
more than forty years was broken up to furnish
timber for another vessel. on Lake Ontlra in
1872 EckloId built several war vessels for the gov
enneut, and had large frigate on the stocks
when peace was proclaimed. Soon afterwards he
became superintendent Of the Brooklyn navy
yard, and built the United States frigate Ohio
He seems TO have had the instincts of a reformer,
for one day, passing the bsacksmllhs shop, aud
seeing the coinmodOres horses were being shod
there at the national expense, be ordered the
grooms to remove the animals at once, THE
business of this shop" he said, is 10 repair gov
eminent vessels, not TO shoe oJmmodores horses -
Columbia, Peru, and Chill. Having received an
advantageous and very fattering offer from the
Turkish government, Eckford accepted commits
sion us naval constructor at Constantinople. Ills
departure created considerable excitement in New
York city, chiefly because he took with him a
number OF American mechanics, who were prom
| ised what was then considered the eXtraordi-
nary sum OF two dollars Il day apiece, the time
of service TO be reckoned from the moment they
started on the voyage The hopes OF the company
were of short duration. Eckford lived only about
year after reaching the Turkish capital. His
| untlmely death occurred on the 18th Of November,
lS32.-G.W. Sheldon, IN Hdrpers AdgasiRe for Juiy
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24

The other day burglar forced the lock OF tho
apartments Of a Kearny street dentlst. and a ter
an evidently long aud thorough search for some
portable valuablCs retired In disgust. The next
morning the proprietor found everything Just as
he had LEFT II, except that four bits was ncloaed
in an enyelole on the table, upon which was
written; GAS l have no desire u rob the eX-
tremeiy INDECENT the nciosed viii pay for mend.
ing the lock, N-SdH Hdaoiseo Post