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National Republican., 1883-11-15
Gold watches Tor Foreign seamen.

The President has, through the department.
of state, presented n gold watch, valued at
$l25, to Capt. John Cook, of tho British bark
Silurian, in recognition of his humanity IN
rescuing the crew of the American ship
Oracle wrecked on Herschel island March Z,
1853 He has also presented a gold watch
valued at 800, to Ezra q. Roach, master Of
the British bark Brazil of Yarmouth, N. S.
in recognition Of his services in rescuing the
crew of the American schooner Nellie Bell, at
Gen. April q 1879.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
CURRENT GOSSIP.
THE OAKS.

THE OAKS.
These grand oaks leave in sadness,
10 cross the hills and ocean foam;
Yet, Oft I'll turn with youthful gladness,
TO monarch oaks and native home.
No matter where my footsteps wander,
My soul In dreams shall cross the sea;
And often midnight thoughts shall ponde,
On shades ofyouth through memory.
Mid Alpine peaks or tropic sunlight
My throbbing heart will beat in pain,
When thinking ofmy childhood twilight,
That mover more shall shine again.
And yet, through ev'ry Joy and sorrow,
My native oaks shall shine afar,
And brighten ev'ry coming morrow
With sunlight and some rising star.
John A. Jouce
National Republican., 1883-11-15
RoceIuts from Customs.

The annual report Of H. G. johnson, COM
of customs, to the secretary of the
treasury for the fiscal year ending June 80,
has beon given to the public. 1t is very briof
and very statistical. During tho year there
were paid into the treasury from resources,
the accounts relating to which are
settled in his Office, S2l70s0,7O2H, of which
$214 ,720, ,36S,0S was on account Of customs.
The storage fees amounted TO $685., 1880; tho
National Republican., 1883-11-15
international Exhibition.

The consul at Lyons has informed the de-
partment of state under date of the twenty
third ultimo, that the geographical society
of Lyons, on the occasion of their tenth an
niversary in December next, will hold an
international exhibition at which it is pro-
posed to exhibit maps, charts, aliases, photo
graphs samples of principal product, &C., of
all nations. Tho closing ceremonies and dis
tribution of prizes will be presided over by
Mr.. Ferdinand Do Lesseps.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

marine hospital tax to $il50t5.s0 tho emolu-
ment fees to $i0i 1O3.40 steamboat fees to
S1Si, 1Ss.4i, and fines, penalties and iorfoitures
10 S,3I,5g0.T. There were paid out on
vouchers from the custom bureau, S20,6Sl,-
02265. The total cost of collecting tho rev.
onuo from customs was S6,59l ,22i.51. Tho
balance on bonds to secure duties on goods re-
naming in warehouse June 80 is shown TO
haYe boon $2S.A1O 1892
National Republican., 1883-11-15

A FLOOD of "change of timo" proclama-
tions has set in strongly. A man who can
not find time to issue an order calling atten-
tion to the change of time that is about to go
into effect is hardly pressed.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
A Florida Land Decision.

In the case of the Peninsular Railroad COM
pany of Florida, the secretary of the interior
has decided that where homestead entries
the com pany had relinquished its rights to
the tracts involved, under the act of June 90,
1s74 claiming nevertheless indemnity for the
land thus lost, the entries must be allowed,
the question of indemnity being a distinct
question to be decided when presented.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
Alabama ClnIms.

In tho court of commissioners of Alabama
claims yesterday the question, "What is the
proper Interpretation to be placed upon tho
the term high seas as used in the fifth Soc
tion of the act of congress of Jhne 8, 1882"
was further argued by Messrs. G. r. Russell,
ST., of Boston; Scott Lord, of New York. and
j. f. Manning, of Boston, and j. A. j, Cres-
well.
Adjourned to Monday next.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
Prompt Dellvery of NIaM Matter.

BY direction of the postmaster general, AS
sstant Superintendent John Jameson, of the
railway mail service, left last night on a trip
over the line of the Northern Pacific railway
with the object of arranging for the prompt
handling OF mail matter ON that route, so as
TO insure the distribution of west bound mail
by the railway postal clerks before it reaches
Portland, Oregon.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

Mr.. RANDALL has recovered from his sore
foot suffi ;cnt y to remark that he will have
SIS vote on the first ballot and that Messrs
Carlisle an Cox are deceiving themselves.
1t very tvid mt that some of the cand-
dates are deceiving themselves or getting
othe . to dcce We them.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
A LlghtshIp Brollen Adrlft.

A telegram was received by the lighthouse
board yesterday, reporting that the Vineyard
Sound lightship broke adrift in tho gale Of
the twelfth instant, lost mainmast and smoke
stack, aud collided with schooner James l..
Maloy. The vessel has been ordered TO
Woods Holl for repairs.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

SENATOR GORDON, of Pennsylvania, was
married last night to young lady of Alex
andria. lie will now probably be in favor of
adjourning the legislature SO he can ''go homo
to his family"
National Republican., 1883-11-15

B. F. BIGELow has been found guilty of
smbc zzlemcnt of the funds of the National
Bank of the Republic Ono juror was for
holding out but he succumbed to the pres
sure put on by Judge Wylie.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

SEC ETARY TELLER has issued an order
lin ting oral arguments on appeals taken
from his bureau eflicors to one hour for each
side of tho case. Thus does the genial secre-
tary If tie interior chain the whirlwind.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
Bond CAR Probnbls,

Estimates submitted to Secretary Folger
yesterday show that call for bonds might
he made without reducing the reserve fund
below the limit of Sl370OO,000. 1t is proba-
Bile, therefore, that the secretary will within
a day or two decide to call at least $10,00O,OOO
of per cents.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

ANOTHER call of SlOOOO,OOO per cents is
imminent. The secretary of the treasury
finds that the call can be made without re-
ducing the reserve fund below tho s137, 100000
limit
National Republican., 1883-11-15

THE commissioner Of customs reports tho
collection of $2l4, ,72O, ,36s.9s during the year,
ending June 80, at a cost to the government
of $6,591, ,224.51
National Republican., 1883-11-15

NORFOLK, VA, was visited by a 100000
fire yesterday, soven thousand bales of cotton
and several warehouses, train Of cars and
other property being destroyed.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

LIEUT.. HARBER's letter from tho frozen
north relative to the search for the bodies of
the members of the Jeanette party reads
like message from the tomb.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

convict, why not let the law say so2 Then
the twelfth man could at least save his con-
science and not be compelled to vote against
his own belief
National Republican., 1883-11-15

Mr.. SPRINGER, let it be remembered, is
also candidate for speaker. and Mr.. Carlisle
and Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Cox should not fail
to remember.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

A FUND of S14i0O0 was distributed among
the counties of Virginia yesterday for tho
benefit of the schools
National Republican., 1883-11-15

"Boss" BARBOUR should make n congratu-
lntory address TO the army of Virginia before
1t goes into winter quarters.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

A GREAT fro is raging in the woods and
fields along Tobacco Row mountains, near
Lynchburg
National Republican., 1883-11-15

A PROJECT for tho establishment Of SER
wants training school is meeting with sub.
stantial encouragement.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

Gov. BUTLER, with 100000 democratic
voters at his back, is picture Tilden, Hoadly,
ct al. do not like to contemplate.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
GJhr 0Tsliult,tl 1IRplltlIitart.
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six months Zoe,
Sample copies sopt on application.
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tile risk Of the person sending It, Address
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Postage on single copies. 2 cents.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
Anusen1ellts.

AmuSements.
NATioNAL.-"The Merry Duchess"
FoRD's.- Havcrly's MinIrcls.
DIME EMUsEuM.-Matiueea and evening performance
ComoUE.-American Four Combination.
National Republican., 1883-11-15

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1888.
National Republican., 1883-11-15
AnctIon SRles.

Auction Sales.
TODAY.
BY WEEKS & Co.--Every Thursday morning, sale
Of furniture, carpets, and household goods of all
kinds.
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Selected gaetry*
THE SUMMER is DEAD.


"The Summer is dead!'
A soaring lark said
Singing up in the blue atar,
'I'm chanting her dirge,
Where golden clouds surge
In the wake Of the morning star.
'"The Summer is dead"'
A damask rose said
sIn the light of her smiles grew,
And warm with the bliss
OF her parting kiss
shall glory in dying, too
"The Summer is dead!"
4 honey-bee said
To the red roses still aglow,
"But her honey is mine,
need not repine .,.,,
When your beauty lies under the snow
''The Summers is deadt'
= butterfly said .
II let the honey-bees hive-1 suppose
They are prudent and wise,
But work despise;
Let me die on the heart OF the rose.
1.-The Summer is dead"
A fair maiden said .-.r,
AS she hied to the trysting tree,
"But where Autumn leaves lie
Cometh one, by and by,
Whose lifeis life's Summer to me.
'The Summer is dead!'
A sad woman said
"Yet mourn not its vanished glow
For time cannot bring S
The joy of youth Spring :,
Orthe Summers of long ago
'"The Summer is dead!'
Anaged man said.
"But what is one Summer to me?
4 shining drop cast
In the stream of the past,
While stand by Eternity's sea-
Home Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

WanCOuly SdCTlllCcu, "Ouil PsllS Ill Aii''oiAAA
cance, by the issuing of the following ukase,
which gained for its author the distinction
of "Beast," an appellation which clung to
him for many years thereafter:
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
NEW ORLEANS, May Is, 1862.
As officers and soldiers of the United
States have been subject to repeated insults
from women calling themselves ladies OF
New Orleans, in return for the most scrupu-
lOus non-interference and courtesy on our
part, it is ordered hereafter, when any fe-
male shall, By mere gesture or Increment, in
suit or show contemptfor any officers or SOL
diers of the United States, she shall 6eregard-
ell and held liable to be treated as A WOMAN
ABOUT TOWN PLYING HER VOCATION.
BY command of Maj. Gen. Butler.
GEORGE C. STRONG, A. A. &.
During his control in New Orleans, thiev-
ing and robbery held high carnival. Accor-
ding to the accounts Of the day, and they
have since been verified, nearly every house
in the city was pilaged and robbed of its
contents of plate, paintings, pianos, Valua-
bic brc-a-brac, and in fact, all portable ar
ticles, from cellar, pantry, closet, parlor anu
attic, not even common service of table ware
being spared. 1t was then alleged that
Butler authorized, or at least permitted this
wholesale robbery, sharing in its profits, by
which alone he amassed fortune. lie now
claims that he endeavored to prevent the
thieving, and had no sympathy with it; but
so intimately did he seem to be connected
with these acts of robbery, that he acquired
another appelIation as illustrative of his in
stincts, and "Spoons" was long inseparably
connected with his name. These terms,
however, are seldom applied to him now.
The spirit of reconciliation has even reached
the point that the people of the South are
willing to include Butler in the social amnes-
ty extended to their late Northern enemies.
In 1868, Butler was removed from New
Orleans, and his command operated in Vlr-
ginia and North Carolina. In 1864 he made
an unsuccessful attack on Petersburg, and IN
the latter part Of the same year, after fall-
ure to capture Fort Fisher, he was relieved
of his command. He was elected to Con-
gress as Republican in 1866, and reelected
to the Forty-frst, Forty-second and Forty
third Congresses. Beaten as candidate for
the Forty fourth, he was elected to the
Forty-fifth. After the expiration OF this
term he devoted himself to his profession,
with occasional deviations into politics, un-
successfully seeking the Republican noml-
nation for Governor. In the last Guberna-
torial canvass, he was the nominee of the
parties in that State opposed to Republican
ism, and was elected. He was nominated
for reelection by the recent Democratic
Convention, and will be supported by that
party as we'll as all the other parties in the
State antagonistic to the Republicans. This
will probably secure his reelection.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

THE BOTToM OF THE LAKE FELL OUT
Red Fish Lake, above Sawtooth City, on the
summit of the Sawtooth range Of mountains,
in the Wood river region, Idaho, hasdropped
through the bottom. The lake had an area
of seven miles, and was many tathoms in
depth. 1t was on the summit of one of the
peaks of the range, some 1000 feet eleva-
ton above the sea- and surrounded by heavy
timber, which rendered it a delightful place
of resort in summer, for camping, fishing
and boating parties. The lake has been
there since the white man has known the
country, but lately the bottom fell out. The
country formation is granite and Limestone,
and All immense tissure has opened, wheth-
er caused by separation or settling OF the
earth's surface or from volcanic action is not
known. At present, the bed of the lake is
dry, and presents the appearance of deep
gorge or valley, on the summit of the noun
tains. This lake has always contained mil
lions of red fish, and was a favorite resort
for bear, deer and other game. Where the
fish went to is as much mystery as where
the water went.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

HUNG on NCIRCUMsTANTIAL Ev1DENCE.-
In 1912 a gentleman on his way to Hull was
robbed by a highwayman. He stopped ut
the next inn, and in describing his loss,
stated that he always marked his coins.
Shortly after retiring to Il private parlOr ne
was waited on by the landlord, who inform
ed him that he had heard of his (the travel
er's) adventure, asked the time of the rob-
berry, and said he suspected his hostler, who
of late had had plenty of money. Contlnu-
ing, he said that shortly before, he had sent
the hoster to change guinea, who return
ed after dark, saying he could not change it,
The landlord noticed the coin was not the
one he gave him, but before he heard OF the
robbery he had paid it to a countryman.
He suggested that the hOstler, who was then
asleep under the influence of liquor. be
searched, which being done, the marked
coins, minus one, were found in his pockets
He was tried and hanged, but years after
ward the landlord, being at the point OF
death, confessed he did the robbery, man
aging to reach his inn by Il short cut, and
having paid out one of the coins before find
ing they were marked, he took advantage
of an errand he had sent the hOstler on and
his drunken condition to place the marked
coin in his pockets, and the evidence of the
cOuntrymen hanged him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

Poor. OF BETIIESDA.-We visit the pool
of Bethesda. 1t is full of benevolent, nay,
angelic memories, for did not the angel
here 90 down at a certain season and trouble
the water, so that those who were diseased
and waited along the five porches for the
moving of the water, should be made
whole? Did not the sick man here receive
from the Saviour His cure, for which Fle
wasTepr0ached, it being the Sabbath day |:
Now, how changed! There is no water in
the pool, save little green pool in the cor
ner. AS we enter it the air is dusty and
full of the cries of boys and men driving
donkeys within, loaded with the refuse of
the city, and whose basket panniers are full
of dirt, to be emptied here, to make room
elsewhere for buildings But to our mind
it is now, as ever, blessed with the sweet
waters Of healing. An English engineer
offered the government to clean it out, con-
meet it with the olden sluices, and fill it with
pure water. The proposal was rejected.
The tender shows that these sacred memo
ries are not all dead, nor is the land al
together left desOlate. 1t is said that one
of the chief agonies of the Saviour was that
call foorsook Him and tled.' So they did,
and it was the bitterst drop in His cup of
misery; but now, after two thousand years,
His name is in the households of hundreds
of millions of the race! Out Of this desc
lation, sacrifice and crucitXion, there is
ascension for these millions, as there was
for Him Who can describe the healing
and consolation which have emanated from
these scenes of suffering and salvation?' ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

POPULAR PROvERBs.-Beware of false
prophets and patent toothache drops.
Experience is q high-grade scho0l-course
thorough-tuition free-but incidental eX-
penSeS enormous.
Look not upon the horse-race and monkey
not with the pool seller, for it is not wise to
bet unless you can win.
Try not to guy the stranger who sojourn-
eth in thy land, and seeneth meek and sad,
for of such are three carde monte men made.
A wise woman will not light the fire with
kerosine, but will invite the servant girl,
to whom she owes three months wages, to
do the same.
If a man smites thee on thy right cheek,
turn also to him thy left cheek, and perad-
venture thou canst, with great ease, plant a
kick that will cause him to become discour-
aged and repent of his folly.
The young man who drinketh too copious.
ly of fireWater and trieth to "run town."
will surely come to grief when in the full
ness of time, he hath everlastingly ham,
mcred the stubborn limestone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

Reg" 1t is truth awaiting full recognition
that the actual learning how to use the hands
deNterously and accurately, is a positive
gain to the mental faculties. The trained
eye and the trained hand are the best prep
aration for the trained thought. They give
the first idea Of system, order, accuracy and
the effective carrying out of a plan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

ssg~ The weight ofany bar of wrought iron
may be found by these rules: Flat and
square iron-multiply the area Of the end
in inches by the length in feet, and this
product, by the constant number 3.33; the
quotient is the weight in pounds. Round
iron-multiply the square of the diameter
in inches by the length in feet, and the
product by the constant 2.61, the quotient is
the weight in pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-10-11

HOW THE CONSCI O USNESS OF GROWING OLD
FIRST ST4RTLES US.
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ORIGINAL HOME OF THE HoRsE.-There
is no doubt that the original home of the
horse is not Europe, but Central Asia; for
since the horse in it's natural state depends
upon grass for nourishment and t1eetness
for its weapon, it could not in the beginning
have thriven and multiplied in the thick
fOrest-grown territory of Europe. Much
rather should its place of propagation be
sought in those steppes where it still roams
about in a wild state. Here, too, arose the
first nations Of riders of which we have
historic knowledge, the Mongolians and
the Turks, whose existence even at this
day is as if it were combined with that
of the horse. From these regions the horse
spread in all directions, especially into the
steppes of southern and southeastern Russia
and into Thrace, until it finally found en-
trance into the other parts Europe, but not
until after the immigration of the people.
This assumption is, tleast, strongly favored
by the fact that the farther district of Eu-
rope is from those Asiatic steppes, !. e.,
from the original home OF the horse, the
later does the tanned horse seem to have
made its historic appearance in it: The
is further confirmed by the fact
that horse raising among almost every tribe
appears as an art derived from neighboring
tribes in the East or Northeast. Even in
Homer the OK appears exclusively as the
draught animal in land operations at home
and in the field, while the horse was used
for purposes of war only. Its employment
in military operations was determined by
swiftness alone. That the value of the horse
must originally have depended on its fleet
ness can easily be inferred from the name
which is repeated in all the branches of
the Indo-European language, and signifies
nearly "hastenfngn "quick." The same fact
is exemplified by the description of the oldest
poets, who, next to it's courage, speak most
of it's swiftness.-Popular Science Monthly.
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BEAST TANNING.
IIl..f INII -NIsI lsFH7j
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,

Falmali, the celebrated tanner OF wild
beasts, declares that there is no empirical
receipt for beast-taming, and that the great
secret is, fear nothing. NO doubt, IL Is 10
great extent a matter of nervous organIza-
ton; but the animals are probably also SUBJ
dued by deprivation of sleep, no 1000, ana
by the administration of lowering drugs.
And herein, in our opinion, constitutes the
difference between the sportsman who bold
ly seeks his carnivorous opponent in its ma
tive haunts, and him who seeks to further
subiugate an already half-broken-in animal
1t seems that the hyena is the least intelli-
gent and most irreclaimable of all the car
nivora; the leopard, the most atfectionate
and tractable; while the Cape lion is in
this respect superior to his cOngenor OF the
Sahara and Senegal. individuals OF the
same species, however, show great differ
ences in disposition. The lion is most easily
tanned between three and four years old,
while his character is, so to speak, in pro-
cess of development. The young non re-
tains his infantine spOrtiveness, enjoying
a game or a roll on the floor up to six years
old, but after that age becomes serious and
saturine.
Care as to ventilation and cleanliness is
much required for the health of the animals,
which are more liable to suffer from heat
than from cold. The lion refuses mutton,
goats flesh, cat and dog, prefers veal and
beef, but will accept fowl, rabbit and horse.
The tiger, wolf and hyena are less tastid-
ious, and the latter prefers its meat "hlgh;"
black bears eat bread, meat and fruit, and
can fast for week without inconvenience.
All the great carnivora have passion for
milk.
Though the wild animals will breed pref
ty freely in captivity, Falmali's experience
hot fbo
healthy; and Of eighty lion whelps born in
his menagerie, we are surprised to learn
that one survived it's third or fourth year.
In most of the feline tribe, the maternal in
stinct requires to be assisted by curious
ecaution-the total exclusion of light from
the mother and cubs during the first nine or
ten days of their existence; otherwise these
fierce matrons would reverse the order OF
nature, by devouring instead of nourishing
their young.
According to the authority quoted, an
adult tiger is the most expensive of the car
nivora, costing six thousand francs, but as
much or more, may be given for a chlmpan-
zee. The lion costs an equal sum but the
lioness may be had from twelve hundred to
fifteen hundred francs. The price OF jaguars
varies from one to two thousand francs;
that of Java panthers, from two thousand to
three thousand; and Of lynXes, from SIX to
eight hundred; while leOpards are sold for
twelve hundred francs per pair. Wolves
may be had at much cheaper rate; and
hyenas from sixty to one hundred francs;
but in Africa the latter may be purchased
as low as Franc Chambers JooTum.