National Republican., 1883-11-20

| nearly month"; all efforts TO rouse him proving
| futile. He must have served on the police force
nfter leaving the army.
AFTER an absence of several years, the
builaocs are returning to the plains Of north
Texas again, and will likely remain If protected
| nom wanton destruction.
OCoNNELL told story of an usher in an
Irish court one day being anxious to thin tho
courts, and who called out: "All ye blackguards
that isn't lawyers, quit the ooort!"
JAMES MALLEY, of Jennie Cramer noto.
riety, who is peddling lightning rods in Kansas,
has written to playwright for his terms for play
to be entitled James Malley, the Lightning Rod
| redder."
EXPERTS in chemistry have estimated that
the cost of Londons winter smoke and fog is S25.
OOOOOO annually; that Is TO say, constituents of
coal to this value escape unconsumed aud as sist in
forming the sooty vapor.
COMMENTING upon Sarah Bernhardt's i'm
personatlon Of the Lady Macbeth, Henry Labot-
chere says that Lady Macbeth was probablyu
young looking, slim, 1.-the, sharp-featured woman,
with blonde hair and green eyes
How NEARLY solid" the state of Missis-
| hppi Is for the bourbon democracy Is shown by
The recent election for members OF the legislature.
Ofthe entire membership of the legislature, l55
the democrats have elected 1870, the other 25 being
republicans aud independents
NEARLY all the idols worshiped by the
heathen in Africa and India are manufactured
| N England and pny handsome profit, exceed
| ing, in commercial value, that of the books
| Bibles and tracts sent to the same destination
This is a holy swindle on the natives
THE corn crop is short 40,0O0,O 900 bushels
as compared with last year, but there is product
of l577,OJ0,0OO bushels which is fraction over
thirty bushels for every man, woman, and child
in the United States. The potato crop is l75 Oo0,-
900 bashels The wheat crop is425 900 900 bushels.
AMONG the notable bridges of the world is
| the one of Langang China. 1t crosses an arm of
| the China sea. This structure is some five miles
| long and has not less than 800 arches. Over the
pillar of each arch reclines lion made out of IL
single block of marble, aud yet twenty-one feet
long. The roadway of this bridge is seventy feet
wide.
JEFFERSON DAVIS is one of the parties iu
a case that will come up in the United States SUI
preme court within few days, 1t grows out of
the contest made by heirs of tie late Mrs Dorsey,
of Mississippi of her will, in which she bequeathed
her estate TO the former president of the confed-
eracy
AN English syndicate, worth $4O,000,O0O
has bought 1000 acres north of Omaha, which
| they propose to lay out as q suburban city, much
like Pullman, near Chicago. The new city will
be called New Edinburg. An immense stock yard
and canning establishment are 10 be its chief in
lustries.
PA" said Rollo, looking up from Rough
ing IT," "what is gold-bearing quartz ?" "Well
my son." replied Rollo's father who was glanc-
ing in u troubled manner at the milkmans bill
for October, "when man sells diluted water for
o cents quart think he has struck better gold
bearing quartz than ever Mr.. Mark Twain
| dreamed Of"
The other day grocer sold an old farmer
a gallon OF tar through mistake for molasses
After discovering the mistake he waited to hear
some complaint but hearing none. wrote to the
old fellow who replied as follows: Much obliged
for the creckshun, but 1t come too late as all Of
the stuff Is done sopped up. Wife she lowed that
thar was suthin' outen fix with the 'lasses but
lowed she must be pregedst."
JOHN SwINToN speaks as follows of Henry
Willard: 81 met him first during the war in front
of Richmond. He was then newspaper cor
respondent. He was a SLENDER bright faced, long
legged, eccentric young fellow then, with as light
purse as the other members Of his craft, but
now, believe, though have not seen him since
then, he Is n solid man, over middle age, richer
than CrCesus, and up to the neck in huge under
takngs Poor Villardl barefoot boy of Germany,
golden spike of America"
AN astonishing specimen of "justice's ius-
tice" was afforded last week by Pennington,
Me-, functionary called Judge Chandler. One
David Staples was suspected of stealing $50 from
an uncle. There was no proof but somebody re-
membered that at one Time how far back in the
past is not stated, he did take cent piece and a
cent piece which did not belong to him, and for
this crime David Staples was arrested, arraigned
convicted, aud sentenced by Judge" Chandler
to thirth days in jail-ten days for each cent
AT the Old Bailey / t was customary to sem
tence the whole of the prisoners found guilty Il
the sessions at one time 1t fell to Baron Grahami
lot to erform this duty, and he accordingly went
over the list with due solemnity, but omitted one
person brought up for senence-Mr. John Jones
The judge was on the point of finishing the SEN
tences when the officer reminded his lordship of
this omission, Whereupon, the judge said grayely:
"Oh! am sure beg John Jones's pardon" and
then sentenced him TO transportation for life.
ONE of the most remarkable cases of suicide
that have occurred of late years is recorded in a
San Francisco paper. Miss Dolly st. Clair, aged
ii years preferred young mans company TO eat
ing, and II was two hours afer the regular dinner
time when she made her appearance at the table.
Her father first scoded her and finally thrashed
her, whereupon the young miss walked to an
other part OF the house, took revolver from
bureau drawer and shot herself, inficting lnju-
lies which at last accounts would undoubtedly
prove fatal.
FAMILY living near De Soto, ILL.,, have q
coon three years old which was caught when still
blind. An old cat at once took charge of and
cared for il If 1t one of its own little
Now the coon takes OF ITSELF although the cat
continues TO feed II with mouse and rat dainties.
The children In the house have taught the coon
any number Of little tricks. such as begging for a
biscuit and putting its paws about ones neck.
Her couch at night is on the dining room lounge.
and she shares that with the dog, who allows none
OF his kind to approach or annoy her, and is al
most as fond Of her as the cat.
A GOOD example of brevity occurred in q
case whore a gentlemen sued a lady for ten
guineas, money borrowed. Erskine, for the
plaintiff after observing that when love was
over, out of the question, the laconic style OF
epistolary writing was the best, said he should
simply read her letter; "Sir-When convenient,
, you shall have your ten guineas. despise you
Catharne Keeling" "rhat is my case" said
Erskine. II will prove the handwriting" ia
that all % said Bearcroft, the counsel for defen-
? dant. YES" Then despise YOU" And JUS
ticeBuller exclaimed, "Call the plaintiff" which
menut that there Was no defense,