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National Republican., 1883-05-07
A SOLAR ECLIPSE.
The Phenomenon which Was witnessed
In the south seas Yesterday.

Tho Phenomenon which Wns witnessed
In the south Seas Yesterday.
total solar eclipse occurred yesterday, the
only one this year will see. Invisible in this
part of the world, the line Of totality was
wholly in the Pacific ocean, running from
point about the 155th meridian longitude east
OF Greenwich and the 35th parallel Of south
latitude. 1t described cycloidal path end
ing about longitude S5 weF of Greenwich and
latitude II south. Tho bdst point of observa-
tion was found in the Mendara
archipelago, which Is composed Of tho
Washington and Marquesas groups, The
former group was discovered by Capt. Ingra-
ham, of Boston, in 1901, and by him taken
possession of In the name Of and for the United
States. In 1856 congress passed law grant
ing American possession under limited con-
dit ons TO the discoverers and occupants of
newly found islands containing deposits of
phosphate guano, lying between 100 north
nnd lO0 south of the equator, and longitude
102o and 1902 west. Caroline and Flint
islands are claimed by Americans under this
law. Hence these two are American lg
u double right. Caroline and Flint
Islands are the spots selected whoreon
to take the observations. Tho largest
cerotiro is only five miles in circuit The
entire archipelago Is famous even among the
South Sea islands for beautiful scenery,
luxurious vegetation, and handsome people.
The Inhabitants are among tho handsomest
people in the world. On the famed Nukahion
in the Merqueses group arc laid the scenes of
Herman Mclvilles enchanting story of
Typee," the most fascinating book.
among q hundred such, ever written of
summer isles of Eden lying in dark
purple spheres of sea-" The duration of
totality was about five and half minutes,
an unusually long time. The principal
topics of observation were Baily's Beads"
that bright band Of brilliant points, separated
at regular intervals by dark spaces, which
ar noted just before and just after a total
eclipse; tho rose colored protuberances pro-
jectng from the surface of the sun to beyond
the edge of the moon; the solar corona, u
great halo Of light surrounding the darkencd
sun and stretching far into space and the
prohlematical intra- -Meroural planets.
There were three parties taking observa-
tlons on these lonely islands, the American,
English and French Tho American party
was composed of Prof. Il. S. Holden, director
of the Waslburn observatory, Madison, Wis;
DIR. Hastings, of Johns Hopkins university,
baltimore; Ensign 5. j. Brown, U. s. navy;
Mr.. Preston, U. S. coast survey; Mr.. Winslow
Upton, of the signal service, U. S. army; Mr..
g. III. Rockwell, of Tarrytown, New York.
The two English members of the party are
Messrs. IL. A. Lawrence and c. Ray Woods,
who were sent by the royal society under
special instructions from Lookyer and other
distinguished physicists. Some little time
must elapse before information can be re-
ceivedfrom the party.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

WILLIE WINTER writes from the Cincin-
natl festival to inform the New York Tribune
that the Indebtedness of art finds only spon-
taneity of expression where gregariousness
stimulates tho soulfulness of the artist, and
where sympathetic echoes of the human heart
can reach the nerve ganglion of q malarious
population addicted to the use of sausage"
Evidently Mr.. Winter did not know that the
beer in Cincinnati was loaded.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
COMMENCEMENT AT ANNAPOLIS.
Preparations for Graduation Dny--List OF
the Grnduntes-Those Who Carry or the
Honors.

Honors.
Special Letter.
ANNAPOLIS, May 6.-The naval academy,
even at this early date, is beginning TO get
ready for the annual commencement or grad
uating exercises. With the appointment of
tho board of visitors begins the excitement
and hum of busy scenes incident TO the an
nual examination, which begin June IL. Rear
Admiral Howell will probably be selected rs
president of the board. From present indi-
cations the graduates this year will number
ffty-four cadets, of which thirty-fvc entered
as cadet midshipmen and nineteen us cadet
engineers. Cadet Woodruff, who was dropped
during the term for completely in the
academy troubles, would have graduated
with high honors. Under the act Of 1882, all
navy students are known as naval cadets
Those who are likely TO graduate with honors
this year arc Cadets Barkley, Bowman,
Greene, Jackson, j. B. Keith, Mitchell,
Street, Sweeting, Aldrich, Armistead, Baxter,
Dyson, Eaton, Ellicott, aud Littlehalcs. The
position of No. in the class is now held by
Cadet S. Dana Greene, son Of Comd'r Greene,
United States navy.
The list of graduates is as follows:
Cadets Alfred p. Agee Alabama Robert
Alexander, Kentucky; Harry Ii: Balthis, Illinois
New York William f. Bowman, Michigan Cyrus
J. Brady, Kansas; Fred 4. Chaplin, Illinois Frank
Calvin, New York; Elton W: Dalrymple Iowa;
Michigan Thomas H. GiGuiH-ot. Georgia; " 4.
Island; j. A. Jackson. Florida; john b. Jackson. ir
New. Jersey; Albion s. Keith, Massachusetts, ;
William H. Ledbetter. Texas; Alexander b.
Legare, South Carolina; Robert Lee Lerch, Ohio |;
Sidney z. Mitchell, Alabama Timothy S. o'Leary,
Massachusetts; Harry g. Petit, Indiana; Patrick
Il. Philbin, Maryland; George NJ Won Schiader,
Missouri; George &. Stout, Pennsylvania; I;
George w, Street. Wisconsin; Charles T.. Sweet
ing, New York. Benjamin E. Thurston. Indiana;
4. Y. Toney, illinois, Edwin b. Weeks, Oregon |;
William j. Wilson, Ohio; Thomas Alfred With
erspoon, Tennessee; Robert Harris Woods, Vir.
ginia; William L, Aldrich, New Jersey: Samuel
Delawaro; William +. Darrah, Rhode Island /;
Charles w. Dyson, Pennsylvania: Charles p.
Eaton, Wisconsin; julius Ellenger, Maryland ;
John NJ Ellicott, Maryland; Harry A. Field. vir-
ginia; Harry A. Gilis, Pennsylvania; Eusace s.
Glascock. Maryland; Alexander s. Hastead,
Pennsylvania: William Cromwell Herbert, Ponn.
sylvania; George w. Littlehales, Pennsylvania; ;
James L. Palmer, North Carolina; Thomas A, W.
schock, Maryland; Charles +. Webster Pennsyl-
vania; George Frederick Zinnell, Pennsylvania
and William j. Baxter, Ohio
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Promotions In Tho Patent OnIce.

Charles j. Kintner, of Michigan, formerly
chief clerk of the patent office, was on Satur-
day promoted to be princineipal examiner OF
patents vice F. l.. Freeman, resigned,
Schuyler Duryee, of Virginia, formerly chief
Of the division in the patent office, was an.
pointed chief clerk, and Samuel Mulliken, OF
New Jersey, formerly chief clerk of the DE.
partment Of Justice, was appointed chief Of
division, vice Duryee promoted.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
New Metal for Tolegrnph Wire.

], Edwin Sherman, metallurgist, of Bos-
ton, has just concluded here a series
Of experiments upon the new metal
recently discovered by him, with a view
to ascertaining its fitness, as compared
with other metals, for telegraph wire. The
experiments, it is said, show that wire made
of this metal has great tenacity, does not rust,
and is superior in point of conductivity to
any wire now used for electrical purposes.
The metal, which has nearly the specific
gravity and somewhat the appearance of sill
yer, can be produced at cost of cents a
nound
National Republican., 1883-05-07
English Comments on Pacific Railways

The Rdillrdy Neps and Joint Stock Journal of
London, a leading English authority upon rail-
way and financial subjects, contains in its
number for April Ia an interesting review of
the operations Of the Pacific railways for the
past year, and comments very iavorably upon
the intelligent and successful supervision of
those roads by the government Of the United
States as shown in tho last annual report of
Mr.. w. ii. Armstrong railway commissioner.
After quoting at length from the report to
show the workings of the Pacific railway sys-
TEN, and the methods and results of govern
ment supervision, the RaillUdy Neips says
"As afiording reliable information as to the
present position of those undertakings, in
which SO much English capital has been in
vested, the report of Mr.. w. III. Armstrong
is one of the most valuable documents re-
ceived from the United States for some time
past, and should be in the hands of all inter.
osted in the development of the Pacific terri
tories and transcontinental communication"
National Republican., 1883-05-07
A boston Baby's Cultured Query.

On highland car half dozen fathers were
matching babies. To the anecdotes of prize
childrene listener whose offspring had grown
to the age Of talkativeness contributed an ac-
count of his boys experience in peeling an
orange with his thumb. With great difficulty
the rind was taken of, but to remove the
inner lining or film without breaking into
tho pulp was harder. Finally, in vexation,
the little fellow cried outs " Papa what makes
oranges wear hannels?"
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Tho Weather To-day.

For The middle Atlantic stotes Wdrmer fair tredther
light variable WindS shifting 10 sOuthery, stationary
or iower pressure.
Local rains are indicated Tuesday In The middle
states and NetD England, and clearing peater IN The
lake region aud Ohio valley.
Yesterdays temperature.--7 a. M, 53s'; IL a. M,
62le; 3 r. M, 6slo p. M, &c 80: II p. M $3.50;
maximum. 60.2o; minimum. 510S. No rainfall.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

The Macon Telegraph is dcvoting consider
able space to tho discussion of "the great
need of the democratic party" The great
need of that party is grave, and sense
enough to crawl into 1t. The Telegraph is
welcome to this succinct statement Of the
thing it is looking for
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Worse Thnn intoxicated.
Albany Express.

sIFVUTFV 1FFI7F'"N'
The democratic party, intoxicated with its
new power, forgets that that power is sacred
trust, and that an accounting with the people is
Inevitable. young king rank in his arrogant
pride, could not bo more iorgetful Of his duties
10 the government than is The present democratic
administration. The revolution will come next
Novannhar
National Republican., 1883-05-07

TENNESSEE claims to be second in the list
Of states that have furnished presidents, vir-
ginia being first, counting by the number of
years served. But Tennessee brooks No Sec
ond in furnishing public defaulters who have
served no time at all.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

it did for the state was to open the eyes Of
the people to the beauties of the kind of ere
form that is to be cotton by following tho
false lights Of democracy as held up by the
New York Times and Tribune.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

The London Times proposes to get rid of
the Irish agitation by having Englishmen
"ignore" Irishmen. The Times had better
educate Englishmen up to sitting on red-hot
stoves and ignoring tho fire.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
A Man Aged at Eighteen.
Colony Nce Pfess

There is in Schuyler county, No., young.
old man, who, without apparent cause, living
plainly on a. farm, has in eighteen years
passed through the physical changes of four.
score. At the age Of 6 he had all tho devel.
opment of strength and muscle usually'in a
lad of 10. At 12 his beard was grown, and
gray hairs appeared. Now, at 1s, he is as de.
crepit as any old man Of 80, and seems totter.
ing on the verge of the grave.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
A Novel EXCUSE 1Or DlaobedIenos.
Home Happenin0s.

"Mary didn't tell you to come into the
house half an hour agoT "Yes, ma'am," !"
responded the little disobedient "And didn't
you say you would mind?" continued the
mother. Yes, ma'am. / was coming in but
l." "But you disobeyed me, child"
"oh, no, mamma" exclaimed the little one.
IL didn't disobey you; only changed my
mind -
National Republican., 1883-05-07
TABLE TALK.
NE1eHBoRs.

af1A'a
I've several good neighbors,
And one he has dog;
Another has a small boy;
Another keeps hog.
Another has some pigeonsj
Another owns some cats;
Another scatters widely
His lately poisoned rats.
Another comes and borrowa
My paper every day;
Another on the cornet
Is learning how to play.
o Boone heroic Danieli
Oman who got awayi
well know why you ventured
Mid savages TO stray
Courier. Journal.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
Postmaatsrs Apnointed.

The President appointed the following post
masters yesterday William o. Matzger, at
Dayton, w. r.; Ada Il. Remmel, at Newport,
Ark; Charles Hapgood, at Marysyille, CAL;
William II. Cramer, at Neodesha, Kan; j. N.
Louder, at Silver Reef, Utah.
National Republican., 1883-05-07

"Too MUCH pork for shilling" is the sar-
castle grunt with which tho COmmercidI-Ad-
pcrtiScr turns from the Cincinnati dramatic
festival. This is the worst rub yet.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
NEW YORK OFFICE.

The New York ofice OF THE REPUBLICAN, is at
Room 65, Tribune building, where files of THE RE-
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
iC advertisements can be obtained.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
A Bourbon's Dream OF Heaven.

A Kentucky man when dying, last week,
told the watchers at his bedside that he saw
Heaven. He probably had vision Of "a big spring
OF living bourbon whisky, flowing between banks
Of sugar and lemon, with high toned gentleman
standing on either shore shooting at each other
with gold plated reYolYers.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
MONDAY, MAY 7, 1883.

Everv effort is being made 10 haze THE REPUBLICANS
dtlftered early and promptly in all pdrt' Of tho city,
Persons who do not receive their paper, or ioho haze
any cduse Of complaint, tOB obif0e BY notifying ne
oDee, either IN person or BY postal card.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
HIstOry Of ono Jamea Boys.

A subscriber writes asking for information
concerning the James brothers Well, Jesse VA
killed. you know Frank is somewhere out west
awaiting his pardon, and Henry, we believe, 1:
still in London.
National Republican., 1883-05-07
LONDON AND PARIS.

THE REPUBLICAN will be found on file at tho
American Exchange in Europe, No, 40 Strand,
London; the American Exchange in Paris, No. 30
Boulevard des Capuolnos,
National Republican., 1883-05-07

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Remittanccs may bo made at our risk either by
draft express, post. once order or registered let
Ter. Money sent in any other way is at the risk o.
The eperson sending It, Address
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
BUSINESS MAXIMS.

A prominent merchant has com
piled the following maxims from his
own inquiry and experience:
list. Choose the kind Of business
you understand.
ID. Capital is positively required
in business, even if you have real es-
tate outside and credit ever so good.
Sd. One kind of business is as
much as man can manage success
fully. Investments on the outside do
not generally pay, especially if you
require the money in your business.
4th. Buy cautiously and just what
you want, and do not be persuaded to
purchase what you do not need; if
you do, you will soon want what you
can't buy.
9Th. Insure your stock; insure
your store; insure your dwelling, if
you have one. If the rate is high it
is only because the risk is great. and
of course you should not take the
risk yourself. A business that will
not pay for insuring will not justify
running.
9th. Sell to good responsible par
ties only. Sell on specified time, and
when your money is due, demand it:
do not let the account stand without
note or interest for an indefinite
period.
It'll. Sell at reasonable profit
and never misrepresent to effect a
sale.
Sth. Live within your income:
keep your business to yourself: have
patience, and you will succeed.
Jth. Competition is the life of
trade, but in trying to run your com
pctitor out of business. be careful you
do not run yourself out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
A WAGGISH JUDGE.

A genial old gentleman relates the
following "reminiscences Of his
younger days, when residing at Fort
Gibson on the Mississippi river:
A great deal of litigation was going
on there about that time, and it was
not always an easy matter to obtain
a jury. One day l was summoned to
act in that capacity, and repaired to
court to get excused.
On my name being called, | in
formed His Honor, the judge. that
was not a freeholder, and therefore
not qualified to serve.
Nv here do you live"
:! am stopping for the time being
at this place
You board at the hotel, l pre-
suine?"
Il take my meals there, but l have
rooms at another part of the tcwn.
where l lodge"
80 You keep bachelors hall"
Yes, sir"
How long have you lived in that
manner"
About six months"
IL think you are qualified, gravely
remarked the Judge, for l have
never known man to keep bach
elor's hall the length of time you
name who had not dirt enough lin
his room to make. HIM a freeholder
| The court does not excuse you
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
THE CASHIER AHEAD.

A new bank which had been estab-
lished in a town in Indiana had
engaged the services of a Waterman
who came we'll recommended, bnt
who did not seem over Inexperienced.
The president, therefore. sent for
him to post him up bit, and began
james, this is your first job of this
kind, isn't it?'
Eyes, sir"
Your first duty must be to exer-
else vigilance
Eyes, sir"
"Be careful how strangers approach
you"
Il will, sir"
mo strangers must be permitted to
enter the bank at night under any
pretext whatever"
mo, sir"
Sand our cashier-he is a good
man, honest. reliable and thoroughly
trustworthy, but it will be your duty
to keep an eye on him.
"But it will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same time
sir"
1.-Two men-how?"
"Why, sir, it was only yesterday
that the cashier called me in for q
talk, and he said you were the squar
est man in Indiana, but it would be
just as we'll to keep both eyes on you
and let the directors know if you
hung around after hours"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
LOUISE MICHEL.

Private letters from Paris describe
LOEl,c Michel. TIE Communist. as one
Of the most dramatic figures in that
city Of strong contrasts in. human
types.
An American lately gained admis
sion To meeting Of Anarchists. and
states that the disorderly mob became
suddenly silent. rs if magnctizcd,
when a delicate little woman. dressed
in black. walked forward on the plat
form and made gentle motion of APP
peal for quiet.
She had IL pale. immobile face. with
ont trace of excitement in it. She
spoke with her eyes closed. her
hands claspcd hanging before her.
Her voice was low and soft. and she
kept time to Its monOtonous cadence
by Il SLOW rocking to and fro Of her
body.
Ii this gentle. even monotone she
poured out vindictive dcnunclations
of her enemies and those fierce adju
rations TO murder that appal even the
most brutal of her associates.
This woman is the high pricstcss of
murder i'll France. Whatever We
may think of the truth or falsity OF
her political convictions, there IS no
doubt as to the cnginery with which
she would propci them: it is assassi
nation. pure and simple.
She lives, it is stated, in filthy
garnet, where wrapped in a mans SIR
tout. 10th ragged and dirty. she sits
writing, surrounded 10y disordcrly
heaps Of books and papers.
Here is, however. one corner of the
&arrrt which Is carefully scrubbed
and busted. There. ON q little bed,
white and clean, lies a withrrcd old wo
man, who orders the terrible Louis,
about as MA Irfitr,' AID whose or
ders are instantly and scrupuously
obpycd. Her passionate love for hen
old mother is the one human trait il
this cold, implacable Petroicusc.
When, on her return from the gal
loys, great banquet was given tC
her. she slipped away from it by {
back door to lind the poor old woman
IN her attic, and now, wien she j,
writing ont her plans OF wholesale
bloUdshcd, She VIII throw down tn,
pen and fly to bring the %o'Vc mdjdrc
or Srucl. aud to pet Ia ijorrrc ndmdH
God, says the Arab proycrb has SCI
his sign mamU;l somewhere on The
worst OF menu
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
A MAKER OF INTERNAL MACHINES.

George HOlgate. the manufacturer
of explosive machines. who lives at
No. 1902, South Juniper street, in
this city, says that from the descrlp
ton of the effect of the explosion of
the Internal machine under the Gov
ernment Office in London he feels
confident that it was caused by a
power much greater and more de
structive than dynamite. Mr.. Hol-
gate, who makes no secret of the
business in which he is engaged, has
probably made more Internal ma
chimes than any man in this country.
Within the past six weeks Ae has con
structed four explosive machines and
sold them to parties in New York.
Each continuance can be placed in a
cigar box, and possesses an explosive
force equal to 800 pounds of gunpow
der. He has also, he says, construct
ed and sold two burning machines,
which can be set for any number of
hour, land when sprung create fame
equal to a hundred gas-jets and an in
tensity of heat equal to a thousand
such jets Il know nothing" said
he, "of the uses to which my ma
chimes are put. L no more ask Il man
when he buys one whether he pro
poses to blow up a Gar or set fire to
a place, any more than gunsmith
asks his customers whether they are
about to commit murder, or a match
merchant asks if his purchaser is
about to become an incendiary. ]
make the machines for those who
want them. I don't believe in killing
Kings with bombs, nor do l think that
it is proper to assassinate statesmen
with knives, but l would not have the
cutlery business stopped because bad
men make improper use of the dag
ger. If the Nihilists are in earnest
if they possess half the courage they
are credited with, they will be SUI
preme in a few years. I do not be
lieve that the Gar will be crowned
philadelphia Record, March 18th
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11

1t is said that the bats OF lava sell
dom fall to attacl, such persons as lie
IN the open air with their cxtrpmitirs
exposed: and they are So dextrous in
tins operation that they can insinuate
Their acnleatrd tongue into vein.
and continue to draw the blood with
out beng perceived; and that during
all the time they are engaged. they
agltate the air with their wings in 50
pleasing Il manner as to throw the
sufferer into a sounder sleep than he
was before.