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never win.

.'An old lady, VINO mad purchased
Il new bonnet received it ON Satur
day. Not long after she was missed,
and her absence WAS SD pro,racteu
that the family became concerned
about her and instituted search.
Alter looking the premises all over
her daughter found her in the cham-
Der, sitting quietly with the new
bonnet on. The daughter eXclaim
ed Why mother, what are you do
ing here 10 along down" the III
dy replied: I'm only getting used to
this thing, 30 that shall not be
thinking about it all the time in
church to morrow.
The frst salmon of Tie season in
Boston brought Sl.50 pound.
a Utica boy fell on the ice SUD near
iy bit his iongus in two.
In the next United States house oi
representatives there will be 1872 deta-
ocrsts, III republicans icoun,lng ths
SIX Virginia reaojusters ss republicans,
four independents aud two ereenosck-
ers. The new house will have 365 mem
bers, making l6S qaorum for bus.
ns>s.
The Sentinel and Rspubiiran Office is tbs
place t"gcI jobwork done. Try it. l'wil
pay you If VOC need ANYTHING in that line
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rom rhe Grldley lirr.ld.

From the Gridiey Herald.
Wild ducks are more destructive 10
grain this winter than are the geese.
While the geese feed more OF less dur
iDg the dag, the ducks con6ns their
dspret.i;o.s 10 the might, shen the
darkness preEtnfs the ber,ie:s from
successfully warring against them.
Charles Chapman. has been greatly an
moved by ducks and his grain has suf-
tered Ia = considerable extent. But
Chsrlie has bit upon an expedIent thai
Is NOT only protecting his gram, bar
threatens to nihila:e ibe duck family.
He stretched Eve strands of bsrbed
irnc. wire from the top OF his barn I"
post twenty-five feet high, plscinr
the wires abour eight inches apart. A
hair irig3rr shotgun. .osded, Was fss-
reu-d IN the side of the post. at the r"P
the nuzzles pointing along the wires
From one OF the latter small wire
ran 10 the trigger Of the gun. THIS
rrap vas set Thursday night of lat
week The wires we're nni, thirty f"ur
'e-s III length. About o'cl"cs A. VI.
Friday. Charlie wsS awakened by the
gun. Then followed chorus oi
..qu,cks tie went out. On 'h. ground
in the vicinity Of the wires he found
t~-ntv-three ducks nineteen were
dead. the remainder had H,~r ags,nsr
the wires. the shock killing rh-m. lie
reloaded the gun and put mp one OF the
wires, which had been lons-ned from
the pole. B-tween 3 and 4 n'clock the
same morning he was again woke up.
bur didn't go out When he arose in
the morning he picked up thirry-seven
dead ducks. making q total nf sixty
killed during ia. night He was in
town Frida, and 'o!i us that he in
rended ereciing at least 200 Yards Of
the trap on his grain f-lds The ex
pertinent was suggested fn him by re
collections Of til. C,snner, in which
prairie Chi -kens killed themselves bv
fvng against the telegraph wires
"hack East"
A jersey blacks nlth thinking 10
have some fun With = country bov.
a.kad him to hand him horse shoe,
which was lying beside the anvil. 1t
was almost red hat. and burnt the bov
badly 4 jary gave the little fellow
$500 dsmagts.
Too bag. confirming 'hrnnPh mail
for New York and Phiiad-Iphia we're
sto'''' i''n {, . d'fc; Z; i'"~aEda. just
bsfnre the arrival of the train on which
they were to have been dispatched.
There is nc clue 10 the thief nor TO the
mai.
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irayeiers' 'iu'oe.
PENNSYLVANIA RAlLRoAD'


TIME-T A bLh ,,
o..,s ss,er Saturday os,ccer ..1 - 'Y ,Isr
-. G ia, stop ST xiiSir "iii rsa -
EAsTwARp- -
.,, AcsosgsDaIisz ss's. =.
,.,,. s,s 20 .. NJ, and stopping Az.
aAn, s.,.r.n NielIr and tisrrisouis'
80. AZ Harrisburg at zV IL a'
ov, I1pr.ss leaves Altoona o.r.
y ana stopping . an res
h..,x,e,, Altoona and nariisve
49, 49,. M,s,I,n sf lO.4s =. NJ. hdrfiso"is
reasa .pd arrives in thilsdeiPaia
sos ,. N.
MAIL 1,An Leave. Pitr,6rrs d.ly
~ A ioona ~ 40 p. NJ Hn' ',s I,
mag =, all regular STATION. rrNei a. rh,,..
=, !, - u. H., harrisburg i-so p H''
sdelphia II W p. m.
Nall Express leaves PittsburS al | Up !,
.n.,nn. q svpm; Tyrone Il pms nun W.
-, \ ,,:,pln; L.wi>rVsn y2' pm VIZ
a., 9.s .m: harrisburg 1 10 y ~ H"-
dslphia 25s Pn.
hSTwARD.
u,,,,. A,sorrosarlor leaves Harris
-i,hu,x daily al iv.iS a. NJ, and st"Pp'hS :
ALI stations. arrives st MINI" s' l1-io y ="
A,u Ir.is isAses Phi adslphla dsily .
,tI,z.ru., Harrisburg ILLS =. H., Ailiiit
l,.2, .. w., s,oprms al ell sis'ions oe'Ns &c.
\, ,,,t,n aud Altoona reaches Altoona ~ S.f'
.. RI, PiI>bu z ~ p hi'
NJ, rIrs AcosNHoDArios leaves Harris
burg d.u, .xcrp, 5iuday at 6-Oo ?, hi., AN
4 at ali st4tons, arrives at AieSin
3.LO y. W.
Pacific Expre,sleaves Philadelphis II y
. nj; uar,s.urg 3u5 IN; Duncahhon
IS am; Newport 10 Am; Aitiin D VI
M; LraI,tvNn 12,sEi; hc'syt"Nn y
I'M: BIT. Union !? Imi HuhuHeaon
Is Petersburg " n Ia; spruce Crev
sam; Tyrone "a am; Bells hih
1855 Am; Altoona 3 10 ! u; ft''ouii
S5pn.
F.,, Line leaves PhilsielphIa at II VI
m; Harrisburg ) 10 pIa; Al1lrn 81 IA
Lev is,vun oopIr; Huntington U" pm
1yruus b IUpm; Altoona 20 pun fiII'
sarg II 80 p N.
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PRIVATE SALE.

The DWELLING HOUSE now occupied
by Nrs. T. G Patterson at Academic. The
I.ou-s Is c"nvsnirntiy srr,rgrd. and pleas
rniIy located. IL contains right rooms.
with cellar. garrrt and p,nfrirs IL is with
in rw O minurrS walk at the Prrshyteriin
chu. c h. ard convenient io mill Store and
.chuols. IL las a good s'zed garden. larga
cis'eIn n nrd Icr-h"use. For terms and fur
ihrr particulars. address
Mr..F e. PATTERSON,
Acadriria. Pa.
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A FIRST-KArE FARM Mn TUsCARop.A

Valley, containing 2D5 acres, sbout Us
acres clear. Two sets of buildings. No. l..
Log House, 2DK2i, plastered ana pebbled
kItchca attached, i2xls; Spring, aud also
q Well OF water near the door; Stone Bank
barn, t0IsO; Orchard. No. .. New frame
House, 2ox3z, good cellar; Summer House.
l4x2Vi Spring and Spring House; Nes
Frame Bank barn, s5x65; Wagon Shed :;
GOOD fennF Orchard, OF grated fruit, in
bearing condition Will sell all, or h,if. TO
suit purchaser. The land is veil adapted
oy nature tor the raising OF grain and stock
Plenty OF lime stone. The community "a
good. ChGrche, and school house convs.
nient. Terms moderate. For particulars
call on or address G. MEYERS
Fmmers' Grove, Juniala Co, Pa.
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PRIVATE SALES.
House and Lot in McAlisteryllle,

y Lot containing, one-iourih Acre ot
ground, with Il ,wo-s,ory double Log IIous,.
wearher-bolrdt d in front, and some room,
clustered INSIDE, srlfab!c for one or two
families; also, St.bi'. large Shop, Pig-pen.
sc, all under good fence, and well SUP
ilicd with hige ara small fruits. Terms
easy, aud P1~e 10 suit the times. Apply to
stephen LLOYD MeAlisIer. near the prem
Isrs, or to irs. ReDcccs l.. Wilson, Por
ROYAL. Juniats Co.. Pa.
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Legal .NohceS.
Notice.


The Stockholders of The Sogth Prnn,yl-
,ania Rsilroad Company ..Incorporited
under tn. name OF the Duncarusn, Landis-
burg and Broai Top Railroad Company. At
ierwar,, only changed 10 that Of the Sher-
man 's'v all-y and Bro ii Top Rulrnsd Co..
and again changed 10 that NJ the Pennsyl-
vanis Pacific Raiiwxv Co.. but now bv Act
OF Assembly approved April /" 1868.
changed 20 th. Corporate name Of The
South Pennsylvania RIil Road Cnmp'ny.
.-sre h-rehy motif d. that an insfslrn-ni OF
Fiv dollars $500 per share has been
called bv resolution OF the BpsrI of Dirrc-
tors Of said company. PAYABLE {, tn. Treas
urtr thereof on the 9th day Of March
A.D 1888.
Said insialment can D. paid an or 5-'"re
said Gate TO the Undersigned. at the o,sce
of the company, Corner Of 9Th and Market
Streets in rhe City Of Harrisburg Peuns.
BY oIdrr of the Board "f Directors
FRED J. GROTEvENT.
Secretary AMI Treasurer, ). z. 4. X. Co.
March II, 2ts.
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.
Arrangement Of Passenger Trains.
Irxr 25rh, 1881

JrSE 26rh, 1881
TrsrHr Issss Hsrrnsurs a, fsI!svs:
For New York VIA Allentown, at 90 e. N, d,
and Is p. m.
For Nsw lor.l yis PhI,sdelphil and ..Bouud
Brock Route" 8 52 80 n, and -
pm
For PhiI4deIi hia, 81, 50, 200 su, / IS
sud 40 pm.
For Reading Al -. 8 IS, 90, . so 5 m,
10, 90 aud stI Ipn.
FOR POitsyllle a. . -, 81, Q 80 and
II aud 90 =. n. a1d wa Schuylkill j.
snsInriisnna Bianct At > 40 pm. For
Auburn, IL aIi.
For Allentown al 70, so, SO Is
anu 4 Uu NJ.
The 30 III, cid Is y II trains hav.
through cars Tor New York via AIlrr-
town.
SuND.fYS
For Allentown and way stations at 2eam
For Reading, PhlaG-lphia snd way stations
al . ~ \ Il, and - pm.
Tram, fer HGrTsssrg issrs as foilorsI
Leave New York via Allentown 20 an.
w and 80 m
Leave NJ" iOrA via.'Soand Brook Roure''
dHu hiiauSlknl1 ~ i IN, l 81, bD and
D 80 = III snd 10 ri.s,inig hr, arriving Al
Harrisburg so, = ~, . % p. FL, and
IL 10 and . al ain
Leave philadelphia at ~ 2 IS a II. 90.
. 90 and 81 pm.
leave Pottsyille ut i 10, 3 W a. III. ami 4 40
pm.
Leave Reauing at 4 80, : SO. II Scam.
q, o 10, 50 and 10 - pm.
Leave fottsvIle VIA Schuy iklli and Susaue-
sdhna branch, ID u la. and i..ipn
Leave AlientOwn IA at u W, D ~ q H., IL Is,
~ aud y % p M.
SUNG.iYS
Leave New York VIA Allrnte%n, a, 8 80 b.
m--Philadelphia at . j., /, Nj.
Leave Reading al 80 a u ara 10 S5p nm.
Leave Allentown al gn5 y IN.
sTtEl.1 BRANCH.
Leave HARRISBURG fIr Paxton, Loeb.
iel. sHd Siee.ion daily. e1ccp, SUNDAY, . 20
$40, 33j "A M, 81 and 40 !, III daily, ex.
crPt Saturday aud Sunday. So y IN, and On
Saturday only, Is and 10, pm.
Returning, leave STERl.TON daily, ex.
eept sunday. 10, 40, 1000, A. n,.
iO and 10 10 pm; daily, except SATURDAY
and SuhdaA, . iU y III, and Oh Saturday
only. 10 and Z an y NJ
C. q. HANCOCK
General PGss'r and F.rSsi .fgen..
J. E. WUOrTEN,
Genera MGKagsr.
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TYRONE DIVISION.

Trains leave Tyrone for Bellefsnts and
Luck iiaSrn Al oU II, ." p N. Lo"Ne q
Tyrone Ivr UurNensSilIs and Clcai b-ld El
; 90 Iu, 81 pm.
Trains leave Tyrone for Warriors Mark,
Psnnsy aHia Furnace and Scotia al y ~ d
m aud J 50 p m
Tram, arrive 1t Tyrone from BellcfUats
and Lock Haven al ~ Li!, ans! 35 p ID.
Trans arrive at Tyrone from Curwens-
vile anu CieIricld 1t ! : l IL, and . 80 > lI
Trains arrive at Tyrone iroul Sco.ia, War
riors Marx snd Penu,y lYsuia Furnace al
~ N, at So p III.
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NOTICE.

All persons indebted 10 the undersizae aed
Are REQUESTED to call and make settlement
on or before the 18th day Of March 1885.
sell store goods at cost. and I respectfully
invite nv customers, aud the public gener-
slly TO call and exaniin. nv stock.
WV. II. KURTz.
Van Vert Feb dary 20-lseS.
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ESVNnoi, lie Is s.esp.ng by, gu
lNAO Il and dare before yuu dc,
sUn,s'iI.ns nn,ghty ani subllnr lrav. BE-
hIbd To cVhqaur rIme." SO a week Ia Your
own town. - outfit free. No risk. Every
thing new. Capital not required. We -wi,l
furnish You every thing. NAM are N king
i"iiunes. Ladies make As much as men.
aid toys and gIris make great pay. R-ld-
er, II YOU want business az which Won can
make great pay ali th. time. write Tor tar-
ticuiars to II. HALLEr & Co,
POI tlsnd Naina
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LEWIsToWN DIVISION.

Trains leave LewI,tV~n Junction Tor MI
roy At Z 80 N, 10 80 = IN, % y IA ! ior
Sunusry at 10 IN. - y M.
Trans arrive at LrwIstVwu Junction IRON
MiIroy Al y 10 III, | 90 pun, ou = IL from
SunbGry ~ ~ ~ III, ~ pm.
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Farmers ami others desiring a grnieel,
iucraasc ag"Icy business, BY which - To
so day can b. earned send address at
ouor, on postal, IL ii. u. WILgIs>oS n Co.
l95 aud ~. Fulton Street, New York.
Dec. .U-o2 6m
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ne,y Aaesrfsse,"e'sas.

;UNIATA VALLEY BANA,
OF MIFFLINTOwN. PA.
BRANCH AT PORT ROYAL.
Stockholders Individually Liable
]. NEYIN PoMEKOY, Prsnds.f.
7. VAN IRWIN, Cs'ai"
4 S.vin Psusrsy, Joseph Ro,hrosk'
,..rx, Jacobs, rhiIp VI. kePnsr,
anus q boussn, LOUIS l.. AtkInsss'
w. Y. rvmeroy,
sroczHvLpEas:
J. Nevin PomerSy, X. Z. rarAe.'
80, E,,u,r Anuis VI. shelley,
Joseph Sothrvck, Jane n. H"N'
george JACOBS, nary Na
l.. h. Atkinson, Sahuei
". T.. fVIucroy, ). noin
a,,.s g.. bou,sii. T.V. IRWIN,
Nh Ilrrtrl.r, F. B. Frow.
Charlotte Snyder, John ier' -,
Y Interest allowed al Inc ra'e VI
cent. Oh d months ccrtlncates. Pe'
lz months crrIihcatss.
- jsn23, 1881
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Legal.
Executors Notice.
CAUTION NOTICE.

A Ii persons are hereby cautioned
IA against fishing or hunting. gathering
DcrI sss, or cIossIDS Belds, or ih any vIier
Nay trespIsslDy VR The ianus oI ine UNDER
signed
g. kfSEPP.
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iL.s Dha.>Dl o.sIiAs Li.II,4iisu tIlis
LVuI,Ey being lar sLperIvr i0r LscuIclnai
puipvsus.
II Is A PURE distilaiion IRON the grape
sliri cVuiains - ssois iu,acIuai irUpv' iirs.
IL has a delicate flavor, similar 10 thst OI
the grape, iIoin "h.cn II Is distilled, and II
III gIvat Is,ur aiavnA hTsi-cIAss iLnIIGies.
Ste that The signature OF All RED
SEER, rasseic n. j., 10 over The cor. y,
ed:n uJlIIv.
Svld oy l.. Banks. Aud by druggisrs
ever, "iirrs.
S,yI. i5-lss2.
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Millicns OF Heroes.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.

FROM the fbiIAueipbia Du'ietih.
The enormi'y of the pension busi-
ness is illustrated by some facts stated
BY our Washington correspondent. A
resolution va, adopted last Deermber,
requesting that the senate be furnished
with list of all pensioners, with a
brief description of each case To
make this list three hundred aud forty
clerks have been employed ever since
and the manuscripts they have prensr-
ed sre enough TO fill two large express
wagons. The list will be OF little use
unless it is printed and circulated. and
as il will make = volume et over eigh-
teen hundred psgss-as big as cen
su. compsndium-:he expense will be
. new Item in the Cost Of our pension
system, which is already between one
and two hundred million. year. How
our heroes of the civil War. end the
Mexiosn var, have ircrea-ed mulrip,i. 4
10 the long years Of psare is one Of 'hs
puz,eies with which oi..iogisfr and
other philosophers ought to wres'le.
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Sale Bills printed on short notice at the
fro. ~ the Ss-f'psi md Rerahl;,s,
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ebD r-. .Ii.>., or LsEnI Am
a done at ttis office.
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ITEMS.

The late food caused loss of 500
900 on bridges, IN Crawford county in
this State
The Youthful color, beauty and lrs.ra are
gradually restored TO gray hair by Parker's
Hair Balsam.
During the past year 300 persons
have been KILLED and 1000 wounded
in the anthracite coal regions.
We usually leave II to doctors to recon-
mend medicines. but Parker'S Ginger Tom
&c has been SO useful in our family in re-
iieving sickness and suffering that we can
not say too much in its praise.-SalcEn Ar
gus.
The United States exported $780,
900 pounds OF dried apples-mos. of
them evsporsted-to swell the popu-
latIon of Europe last year.
Two school boys fought over a school
girl IN Trenton, and one of them SLASH
ed the Others face with knife, disE,,
uIing him for life.
Ny husband had drunken habits ne cosId
not overcom. until Parker's Ginger Tonic
took away his thirst for stimulants. res;or-
ed his energy of mind and gave him strssz,h
10 attend to Observation-Disclosures Li6y.
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SPEBR'S PORT GRAPE WINE !
FOUR IEMRS OLD.

TVIIlS CELEBRATED NATIVE WINE
Il is made iruiH the juice Of the op"rto
Grape, raised in this country. Its in'al-
uabie
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SPEEk'S
Z. j. SHERRY.

The r J. SIIEkI.l 10 wIaU Oi super
Tor Character anu psrtaK-s oi ite r'ch gutI
III.s oi ti.e XIsp~ iiO,u which II 10 snIdu.
For Parry, RicnHrs-. Flavor and M,dIcIHai
Properties, IL - "Ili De Ioand ane1c=ilvo.
SPEER'5
u. j. BRANDY.
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JcSIe AND sTa;RsTasHins PROPERTIES

are unsurpasse, by any -. her Naive W me
Being the pure juice "i the G'spr, produc-
ed under SIR. Sprer's own personal SUPER
vi,ioB, il, purIIy It's gsnulnenrss, are guar
anIrrd. lus youngest chIid NAY partAkc
oI H. gene,ous qualities, And the weakest
in,aiiG use Ito advanIa4e. II is p-rI'cu-
lsrly beneficial 10 the aged and dsbsllaI1d, {,
and suited ~ the various ailincnIs That all
eci the ~eah,r sex. IL is Ia every respect
\ EETO BE RELIED On,
National Republican., 1883-11-28
sllistrlIuuruus.
Loss and Gain.
CHAPTER i.
II was taken sick a year ago


81 was taken sick year ago
with bilious fever"
My doctor pronounced me cured, but
] got sick again, with terrible pains in
my back and sides, and got so bad
Could not move.
] shrunk
From 22S pounds to 100. 1 had been
doctoring for my liver. but IL did me no
good. / did not expect to live more than
three months. began to use Hop Bit
ters. Directly my appetite returned, my
pains left me, my entire system seemed
renewed as If by magic, and after using
several bottles / am not only as sound as
sovereign, but weigh more than ever
did before. To Hop Bitters owe my
life. II. FITZPATRICK.
DUBLIN, June 6, 1881.
CHAPTER II
"Malden Mass Feb. l. 1880 Gentlemen
IsufIered with attacks of sick headache"
Neuralgia, female trouble, for years in
the most terrible and excruciating man
nef.
No medicine or doctor could give me
relief or cure until used Hop Bitters.
The first bottle
Nearly cured me.
The second made me as we'll and strong
as when child.
And | have been 80 to this day.
My husband was an invalid for twenty
years with serious
Kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
Pronounced by Bostons best physi-
clans
lncurablel
Seven bottles of your bitters cured him,
and know of the
Lives of eight persons
In my neighborhood that have been
saved by your bitters,
And many more are using them with
great benefit.
They almost
Do miracles! Mrs. E. d. SLACK.
How TO GET SIcK.-Expose yourself
day and night; eat too much without ex-
ercise; work too hard without rest; doc
tor all the time; take all the vile nos
trums advertised, and then you will want
to know how to get well, which is an
swered in three words-Take Hop Bitters
nol9-mwfW
National Republican., 1883-11-28
nLACKrAN,s pEArH.
Resolutions by the New Jersey Repub-
licnn Association.


lican Association.
At meeting of the New Jersey Repub-
lican association. held at Willards hotel last
evening, to take nc tion upon the death of Mr..
Joseph II. Blackfin, member of the asso-
citation, who died suddenly on Saturday last,
n committee of five. consisting of Messrs.
Josiah Shaw. Jacob Corlies, Charles $. Hart,
s.. " Adams, and Joseph w. Howell, were
appointed to draft suitable resolutions. They
reported the following, which were unan-
imously adopted;
Whereas It has pleased Almighty God, In the
manifestation Of His divi providence, to remove
from our midst our beloved friend and fellow
member, Joseph H. Blaoklan; and in order to
manifest our love, veneration ana respect lor our
deceased friend and member: therefore be IL
ResolUed, That in his death this association has
a man of fine personal address, unsullied reputa
tatlon, an ardent republican. aud warm personal
friend; his official and private character was
marked by good Judgment and ireedom from osten-
iation which blended well with the faithful aud
intelligent discharge of his duties in life oour-
tesy aud equaniniity were expressed In his every
acton.
Resolved, That while we recognize his great loss
to u.s. we regre; we can only tender to his gTlel-
stricken family our heartfelt sympathies.
Resolved, That this association attend his funeral
aud that the secretary of the association transmit
n copy of the resolutions to the family of the de
ceased, and the same be spread upon the minutes
OF the association.
National Republican., 1883-11-28
THE FIRST CoMpTRoLLER
Recommends Consideration OF Informal
ties in District Accounts.

Recommends Confederation OF Informali-
ties I'm District Accounts.
In his annual report to the secretary of the
treasury First Comptroller Lawrence recon-
mends calling the attention of congress to
the fact that the period of five years" in act
limiting the authority to pay claims against
the United States expired last June. He
suggests the providing more efficient means
for determining compensation to land grant
railways for army transportation; the secur-
ing Of uniformity in matters of collecting,
and indorsing interest checks on registered
bonds in case of the death of the payee. He
calls attention to the fact that in settling the
accounts of the former commissioners of the
District of Columbia, it has been found that
some vouchers were for payments which were
not technically and strictly authorized by
law, but which would, upon an examination
by congress, probably be approved because OF
the manifest propriety and Justice of the pay.
ments,
National Republican., 1883-11-28
PROTECTING THE ANIMALS.
What the Agent OF the $. p. @. A. Says
About the Bnzar.

What the Agent OF the s. p. @. A. Says
About the Bnzar.
Mr.. Key, agent for the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, upon visiting
the horse bazar on Louisiana avenue yester-
day, discovered very lame horse being
rushed around the ring, the rider white
boy, whipping him vigorously with the but
end Of a whip.
The proprietor, Samuel Benson, was ar
rested, and deposited $50 collateral The
case comes up in the police court this morn
ing
Mr.. Key alleges that this bazar is the means
of flooding the city with diseased and Grip
pied horses Such animals are sold at this
place as low as $5. Horses and mules are
bought by colored men at low figure, most
of whom are not fit to work.. and the buyers
render themselves liable to arrest for using
them. Mr.. Key reports that on yesterday a
horse, wagon, and harness were offered for
sale at this place, and the highest bid for the
whole was only IS.