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National Republican., 1883-04-14

NSS5s ARIES CASE,
kSS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR,
Room 10, No. 323 FOur.anda half street Northwest,
Washington ID. C.,
VIII practice IN all courts Of record IN the District.
Special attention to business In the Court OF Claims,
National Bank suits, and to preparation OF briefs
upon cases stated.
Refers BY express permission, to Hon. NJ. II.
Waite, Chief Justice supreme Court u. s.; Hon. A.
Mylle. Associate Justice supreme Co1rt y. q. Hon.
ii. McCullOch, ex-Secretary Treasury u. 5. Hon.
John Jay Knox Comptroller Currency; Citizens
National Bank, Washington. ID. G.: Dillon &Swayne,
Attorneys and CounselOrs, iN broadway. New York.
nc1Syo EDW. II. THOMAS,
w. Attorney ut Law,
Room No. 8, front room, above main entrance War
ner Building. 0i6 street northwest.
nrS55D SANFoRD'S, WEI DE MEYERS, SAGE's,
W. Unrtleys, and other Catarrh Cures ut
COIGHIlNiS DHIIG STORE
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Our Insurance Department embraces the Etna
Hartford, FRANKLIN Springfield Fire and Marine,
Howard and Home Of Baltimore; National, of
Hartford; Royal aud the London and Lancashire, OF
Liverpool
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p PosToFFIcE NOTICE

RSHs INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE
BSR BEST COMP PANIEs, AND IN CASE OF
LOSS YOU ARE PROMPTLY PAID.
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STRAW MATING

At prices that will effect their rapid sale. II
our opportunities, and we have secured for cas-
a beautiful line of Plain High Colors We h,
prices that We will not attempt to enumerate Il
patrons that there is not yard of the entire
duplicated at any store in the city at the prices
National Republican., 1883-04-14
LADIES

After reading this advertisement don't wait day
thinking you can buy at your leisure The prices
such that under mentioned bargains
will be closed out very shortly.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
FINANCES IN BOGOTA.

They manage the government finances
ina free land easy manner in Bogota.
It being proposed to double the present
rate of taxation, the tax. payers (whc are
chiefly merchants and traders) became
alarmed;and offered to. buy off the gov.
ernment-with o adonation. The CONNER.
cial tay yields $4,000. The merchants
raised g $40, 600, which they presented to
the government, on the agreement that
the tax should not be raised till after
June, 1886. Now that the government
has received the cash, it is discovered
thatithe assembly which was to pass the
law restricting the augmentation of the
rate OF taxation, cannot bind its succes-
sors. No seIf-respeoting and reputable
government would compromise itself by
accepting a bargain with its tax payers.
And that the, merchants OF Panama
should be emboldened to make SO hu
initiating a proposition to the govern
ment of Bogota is sufficient evidence of
the light esteem in which they hold the
authorities. Naturally enough, the only
other dditional item OF news from Bo.
go.ais that q revolution is imminent.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
DIPHTaERIA AT SEA.
Four Children Die on Board the German
Steamship India.

New YORK, December 14.-The Ger
man steamship India had among Its
nassepgers l43 children. OF these,
sixty. three were infants. The vessel
had been but few days out when dlph-
liberia made it's dreaded appearance IN
the steerage. It first attacked Erred,
erich Kollakowski, 2 years and
4 months old. The child was
promptly removed from the steer.
age and placed in an isolated part OF
the ship. There the little sufferer was
attended by the ships surgeon. The
condition OF the child rapidly became
worse. however, and death came to its
reIief on November 9th. In the mean
time three children Of Martin and Mar
tine Neilson-namely, O. A. Nelson,
aged Q years and 6 months; N. A. Neil
son, aged 6 years and 1 month, and j.
T. Nelson, aged 5 years and month
we're also attacked, and were re-
moved from the steerage. The ply
sician did all in his power to
save "a. lives, but without SUCCESS.
They died November 2Sth. December
ID and 7th, respectively. The bodies
of the four little ones were buried IN the
seq as quietly as-possible, and many OF
the passengers were even unaware OF the
presence OF the disease on board. Every
precaution was taken to prevent the dis
ease from spreading. The clothing OF
the afflicted children and their bedding
were cast overheard and fumigation was
freely resorted to. At quarantine the
vessel was found to be in thoroughly
safe condition.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
A Young Lady's Remarkable Gift.

[From the Norwich {Conn.) BuIletin.l
The sense of absolute pitch, by which
person is able to name any note of the
musical scale which may be sounded. is
one OF great rarity. Some interesting
experiments were recently made with a
young lady of this city who possesses
this gift to remarkable degree, The
lady sat in o distant part of the room
with her back to the piano. while Der.
former took his station at the instrument.
In the first place, in order to produce o
confusion of tone and deprive the lady
OF any pitch which she might be carry
ing in her mind as basis Of reckoning,
the experminter drew his thumb rapidly
up and down the keyboard two or three
times, with the hampers raised from the
strings. When the noise had subsided
he struck single note at random, when
the lady promptly declared that it was
"E fiat, which was correct. After she
had been throughly tested on single
tones, without single mistake, the
painist went through a series of com
plicated modulations, and when he
rested and inquired, "in what key is
this chord ?" the response came quickly.
Although lacking the technical
knowledge of harmony, aud unable to
call every chord by name, she could
mention the component tones; as, once,
in answer to the question. q What
chord is this p she replied l don't know
the name of it, but the notes are G
sharp, b, g, and B fiat. which was cor
rect. at public entertainment on one
occasion, conversation turning on this
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
Pirate .Hwa,g Chiu Man.
tFrom the London Times.

u Il
The Chinese authorities in the, Prov
ince OF Chekian are congratulating
themselves at having put an end to the
depredations ola successful pirate and
bandit who had made the ne1ghborhood,
OF Ningpo the scene of his exploits dur
ing the last four years. His name is
Hwang Chiu Man, and he had his home
In some of the mountain fastnesses be-
tween Taichow and Yenchow, iwherice
he sailed forth on his plun5ering ex-.
peditions. One peeuliaritY of his opera-
tions which seemed to sbowtbat he may
have cherished some political ambition
of his own was that he never intertered
with the poor. He reserved all his at
tentions for the wealthy, and particu-
larly for the officers. of the government.
His good fortune was not less contpic-
uous than his nctivity, and all the lex-
petitions dispatched against him failed
to effect the object with which they,
were intrusted. 1t was said, aud pro.
badly with truth, that he owed his safe
ty to his popularity with the working
classes, for it always happened ii that
either the plans of the imperial COM
manders were divulged to him or that
their forces were led in to an anabuscatde
by one of his numerous spies. But
now his career of adventure has closed
mot, as might be supposed, by his
capture and .condign punishment. but
by his being taken. into the emperor's
service S4tflteJE .tit1 4 lfff-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
SHUTTING OUT BAD TEA.
The Tea Inspector at New York Con.
demns Eight Lots Of Impure Tea.

New York, December l2.-sSamn,ss !.
of forty lots of tea imported from Lon.
don in November by J. G. Jennipos (
Co.. of this city, were recently submitted
to Mr.. James K. Davies, the United
States examiner OF teas, at this port. for
his inspection, under tie act OF March
2, 1883, to prevent the importation oi i
adulterated and spurious teas. After !.
careful examination Mr.. Dayiss !
condemned eight lots, amounting !
to 297 packages and valued I n
about 50, 800. The importers felt ae.
grieved, and took an appeal to Collec!os. I
Robertson. A commission was sp.e
pointed and the tea examined. The Re.
suit is that the condemned tea must
either be exported or. destroyed. The !.
action of tho onmission is consiaered,l
strong Endorsement of the efforts 81
the government to exclude impure
teas from the markets of the
United States. ~" The effect Of The
enforcement of The law said a
leading importer today, "bas already,
been felt by the exporters in China, In
1881 there were exported from that conn.
try 1865, 600 pounds of green, teas;
the kind usually adulterated. In 1883,
under the Influence of the act Of March
2, it will aggregate only about s, $50, 600
pounds" 1t is estimated by those who
know, in Shanghai as well as this city,
that rs, 900 half-chests Of tea, amount.
ing to 4, 500, 600 pounds, have been kept
out of this mark at by tue action Of the
examiner Of the port Of New York.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
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The Brigands' Dinner Party.
frrom ,be nufra,o K,nre,, !,


Doubtless the most unique dinner party
in this city was held by party of Ital-
ian laborere. Dirty and greasy, wrapped
in rags, and odors brought with them
from the italian shores, they wandered
forth from depot, where they had Just
been set down. Each with bundle on
his back, they finally camped on open
ground on Exchange Street, lately cleared
of old buildings by the West Shore Rail-
way; and here, among bricks and rub
bish. they -nunched their black bread.
A reporter, returning from his accus-
toned place of worship stopped to speak
with them. Well, Garibaldi, !" he said
to one begrimmed brigand, "hog do
you like it as far as you have got? The
Italian took sweeping look of desola-
ton about him. {" Di novelIe tutto par
bello," he said significantly. +" You are
q philosopher / see," said the reporter.
"What do you think of this country
don't you find it good place p sfTanto
buop, che val niente, he replied bitter
s]y. How do you fellows expect to get
along ?" Then little chap who had
listened with great delight at hearing an
American speak his mother tongue with
ssnch pure two-for- a-qunrter accent, in
terrupted with most expressive ges.
ture. "Ogniuno per Sc, \ cried he enger-
ly, "e Diablo per tutti.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
SUICIDE OF A sPNsTER.
Suicide Of Highly Esteemed Lady Of
Tarrytswn, N. Y.

NEW YORK, December 14.-The vii
lage of Tarrytown was shocked Wednes-
day morning to learn of the terrible
death of a very highly esteemed lady, long
resident of the place. Miss Isabella
G. Wotherspoon, with her sister, Miss
Mary Il. Wotherspoop, Mrs. Van
Vleeck, and several others, was at
breakfast at 7:30 o'clock. She appeared
in her usual health. After breakfast
she went to her room, and shortly after
ward her sister Mary went to her room
to consult with her about trip to Ro.
chester, when she found her lying on the
floor. She thought at first that she
had tainted, but few moments later
she saw pistol and blood on the floor
near her sisters right hand. A doctor
was summoned, and upon examination
found that the lady had fatally shot her
self. The deceased was 48 years OF age.
A few years ago she was familiar figure
in fashionable circles of this city, and
had many suitors for her hand. Her
parents died and left her fortune. The
loss of her relatives go affected her that
she bade farewell forever to the gay
scenes of fashionable life.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
SALARIES OF SPECIAL AGENTS,
The Washington Oapital has mr.

The Washington Capital has pre-.
sented in very striking light the un.
sscrupu1ous manner in which certain
mem in the employ Of the government
manage to line their pockets, There
are eighty, special agents Of the post
ottice department whose salaries range
from 81 200 to 81, 600 per year, with an
allowance for travelling expenses while
on duty. which has hitherto, under a
liberal construction of the revised stat.
utes, been commuted at So, "a, or So
per day, according to the graded pay
OF the inspector. The usual allowance
has been 81 per day. Some Of the in.
spectors have beenreported on duty every
day in the year Sundays included. At
81 per diem for expenses, this would
bring the salary up to over So, 600 per
year. twas natural that there should be
some ingenuity displayed toavoid losing
the per diem for travelling, as was shown
by one inspector who lived out in the
country three miles. He drove his own
buggy to the Office every morning and
out again in the evening, drawing for
I" travelling expensesr.s4 per diem.
One of them, who Mas also Methodist
preacher. charged up NIL his Sundays;
but eased his conscience, it is said, by
preaching on that day for nothing.
One, who was on duty every day in the
department here, lived in Baltimore on
purpose that he might charge 81 per
day for travelling ITO business; ;ihavsing
q Communication ticket he sc,e cared about
90 per day by his ingenuity. All these
little schemes are upset,by the decision
OF the postmaster general, that the in
spectors must hereaf ter present vouch-
ers for their actual expenses.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
A Doctors Stratagen.
[From The New York journal i

~~AAA 0oNA hSi y
DIR. Isaac Lea, OF Stapleton, s. l., is
one OF the most venerable OF Staten ISL
and physicians and is also coroner for
the Town of Middletown. He acted as
coroner at the time that Reinhardt was
hanged at Richmond for the brutal muir
der of his wife. Rsinhardt, it will be
remembered, killed his wife at the. hour
when babe was born, and chopped the
bodies of the two into small pieces,
crowded them all into barrel, threw u
piece OF carpet over the top, which he
placed in wheelbarrow, and, in bread
daylight, wheeled tie revolving cargo
through the streets of Stapleton, pass
ing from the village into. the woods pea,
Silver Lake, where be dug a hole and
buried the barrel and its contents ia
lonely spot. A heavy rain storm
washed the earth from the barrel and d
child while ont gathering nuts discovered
1t months after. Reinhardt Ind moved
away from the island, and the oily clue
to the corpse of the murdered woman
was piece Of carpet thet he had piac; d
in the barrel. After he was hauged his
body was buried in potter's aeld lat
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
SENT TO SIBERIA.
An American Citizens Papers Disre.
garded by the Russians.

PHmADEnPH1A, Pa, December l5.-.
Richard Wagner, native of Lodz, IN
Russian Poland, has been employed for
several years in the cotton mills of
Joseph P. Murphy in this city, and is a
naturalized citizen. He is 80 years OF
age, is draugAtsman by trade, and
since his emigration to this country IN
1870 has saved good deal of money.
In the latter part of October, 1882,
young Wagner received letter from
home telling him to return Immediately
to claim his portion Of his fathers estate.
In the event OF refusal the
letter said the government would contis-
cato his share as punishment for hay-
ing evaded military duty. Unwilling to
lose his patrimony, which amounted to
some 81, 900, Wagner decided to return
to Poland. first procuring naturalization
and passport as an American citizen.
He was subjected to police surveillance
from the moment of his arrival in his
native town. A day or two ago letter
from Wagner's family informed Mr..
Murphy that his former employe, an
American and naturalized citizen, had
been sent to Siberia for life. Wagner's
case will probably be investigated by the
department of state.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
They Wished They Had Guns
From the New Yors r,msa,l

Two young countrymen came out of
the Grand Central Station Yesterday
morning and turned their steps down
Park Avenue. In front of the Grand
Union Hotel stood languid youth of
the kind known as dudes. The young
men from the country walked by and
looked at the youth. Theu they turned
and walked back again. Then once
more they turned to the south, all the
time intently cycling the gilded youth,
why do you gaze at me, fellows ?''
queried the youth, frown Of liigh-bred
irritation corrugating his fair brow.
s"I say, Tom" remarked one OF the
young fellows, regretfully, "what things
We do see when we amt got any guns. .
And the youth sucked his cane and .he
rude young men wandered southward
into the wicked city, :
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
PENSION FoR GEN. FREMONT

General Fremont, historically known
as the " Pathfinder" il now living in
New York, with his noble wife, both
we'll advanced in years, he being over
20. Il is iutimated that congress- in
tends this winter to provide pension
for the general in acknowledgment OF
his distinguished services in the past.
The plan proposed is to have him rein
stated as major general of the army and
then put on the retired list. There will
everywhere bea hearty acquiescence in
this proposal, for the recognition is not
only proper but tardy. There will be
no political signidcanceto the roerited
act. SO that neither faction in congress
can oppose it without showing dispo-
sition ID slight patient merit. e
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
Minor men.ton.

The greater part of the temporary buildings
erected in Alexandria, Egypt, after the bonn
bardment, were destroyed by fire on the 10th.
Five workmen engaged on q new bridge at
Crescent, N. Y, we're injured by the COLLAPSE
Of q trestle on the 10th. Two, it is thought,
will die.
Joseph Buckstall was caught in belt at
Omaha on tho 12th inst, and crushed to death.
John Burke WAS crushed by similar accident
at Chicago on the same day.
At the annual session Of tho Wisconsin State
grange at Madison on the 18th, S. G. Carr was
re- elected master and Senator Matt Anderson
overseer.
One passenger was killed and seversl injured
by a collision on the Georgia Central Railroad.
I Seven thousand acres of forfeited university
lands were sold by the state land commissicf-
ers at Madison on the 18th. n
Burglars entered the postofice at Tabor,
Iowa, on the night Of the 18th inst, and cob.
blfd $500. - Il n
Joseph Msrio. the famous tenor, is dead,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20

The Wisconsin state convention Of the Irish
National League began its session at the Acad.
emy OF Music, Milwaukee, ON the 18th.
The competitors on the New York Tribune,
to the number of s6. struck on the night Of the
18th inat. The trouble Was caused BY an at
tempt by ttse foreman to introduce non-union
men in placS Of union men now employed.
Richard Doyle, well known English artist,
died on the 11th.
Two men employed at the Vulcan Iron works,
ST. Louis, took a tumble on the 10th, and were
killed.
Rev. William 7. Clark, editor of the New
York Star, and a well known journalist, died
on the 18th inst, Of pneumonia.
Joe Marks and Henry Warner, OF Hudson,
Wis, we're drowned IN the st. Croix River on
the llth inst, while attempting to Cross on the
The poet Tennyson has been created q baron
by Queen Victoria.
The steamer Piantyn, which had been given
up for lost, arrived at London on the 9th.
Five hunters were drowned blythe upsetting
OF bost on the Niagara River on the 9th.
William Ramsey shot his brother, mistaking
him for burglar, on the night of the 9th, at
East Saginaw, Mich.
Patrick Gillespie fell into vat Of boiling
fire-clay at Chattanooga, Term, on the 10th
and was cooked alive.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
How the Kansas Capital Was Founded

(From the Topeka (Kas.) Commonwealth
On The 29th of November, 1854, Just
% years ago this Thanksgiving day,
four men, travel.stained and weary from
the fatigues of long, uncomfortable,
and uncertain journey, rested from their
tolls near what is now the intersection
of Fifth Street and Kansas Avenue in
the city of Topeka. After q brief ex-
animation of their surroundings they
concluded it would be good place for a
town and therefore "squatted" upon
the four quarters of section 81, the
original town site Of Topeka. The
names Of these four men were M. q.
Deckey, Enoch Chase, George Davis,
aud Jacob Chase. A few days later
these gentlemen were joined by a party,
among whom were our honored fellow
townsmen Col. O. K. Holiday, F. W.
Giles, D. 3. Horne, and a number of
others, making in all 13-'. The Immor-
tai Thirteen most OF whom have now
been garnered home by the Great
Cleaner. On the 9th of December fol.
lowing the ' Topeka Association % was
formed, and the intention was there *.
pressed that this city should one day be-
Cono eno capithl VI hhn6aS, Wnlcn IN
less than three decades has risen
"phmnix-like /" from out the ashes of
war, surmounted every obstacle, and be-
come the great. grana1y of the Nation.
OF the four "squatters," two, M. G.
Dickey and George DAVIS, have passed
on to the great beyond; Jacob Chase has
returned to his old New England home,
and EnOch Chase is still with us. hale
and hearty and likely to enjoy many an
other year OF Kansas prosperity. OF
the original Topeka Association, Chase.
Giles, Holiday, and Horne are all that
remain. They are all in excellent health
and appearance, though, of course, all
approaching somewhat the sere and vel.
low leaf. That they may live long and
die happy is, we believe, the sincere
wish OF their 80, 0,O00prosperous children,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
Wasn't a Liar.
from the Arkansaw Travelsr.l

from the Arkansaw Travesr.] d,
"What is your name2" asked the
United States Attorney of an old squat.
ter" who had been summoned before
the conrt as a witness. 50 t
(which name, Squire 2"
"Your right name, OF course.
"I amt got none"
"What, you don't mean to say that
you haven't got name"
"Oh, no, sir" > 81, i.
"This summons says that your name
is Ananias Peters. Is that go ?" '
"Reckin it ls."
"Thonght you didn't have right
namep"
90 amt"
"Look here, sir. Don't triAe with
this court. Your prevarication will not
be tolerated here. Why did you say
that Ananias Peters was not your right
name"
"'Case it want right to name a boy
Ananlas, therefore it amt right name.
The Bible, I believe, sorter called An
anias a liar.
Which," interposed the Judge,
"makes it peculiarly applicable to your
case"
Look here, iedge, I don't want to
prcgjc with you, case you've got the
upper hand Of me, bnt I don't want you
to hit me with the Bible. A mans in a
bad enough fig wi en- yer fling the law at
him, but when yer fling the law an gos-
pil both, he amt got no show" ~
"Where do you live ?" asked the at.
torney.
"At home"
But where's your home?"
"In the neighborhood O. whar live. .
The Judge turned away to conceal q
smile, and the attorney. giving the
s'squatter look of extreme severity,
said: "Do you know where you are,
sr?' ifn .t8f
"Yes, sir, I'm here llpg Ia
You won't be here much, longer un-
less you answer my questions"
"I am answerin' your questions,
squire. Go on with your rat killiD'. /" e
"Where were you when Mr..
Jasen, the defendant, cut timber from
government land ?"
"When did he do the cuttin'?"
"That's what want to find OUT.
think it was some time in October 4 Z.
Wal, some times in October I was
in one place nm sometimes in another"
I" Did you ever see him cutting govern
ment timber? 2" 20 Aa1! ~
believe / did," sR ga 9bsg st.
"When ?" -as... e., 4.
"Durin' the war when he was in The
army ?" &ftas'. si iiff,ss5 issi5 81 I
"None of your foo,ishness, now.
Didn't you come along the road one day
in October aud talk, to the defendant
while he was chopping down a tree ?"
mo. s,r. % ' -
Remember that you are under oath.
So you didn't see him while he was
chopping down tree p ,4- 40.
Didn't say that, squire, fnr I did
see him chopin the tree. "s'1a
Did You stop and talk to him p 1ifl
Yes, SIR" 3s6l ,sas n
=, .Ihoughs ! ! l3I you u, said you didn't stop
Didn't say it. af
You did" ~
"Didn't say it." 4i.ii M
"What did you say ?"
"Said I didn't talk to him while he
was chopin, fur when come up an
spoke, be quit choppin'. Eff thar's any.
thing else you wanter know. fire awsy. =