The Republican journal., 1883-05-10
NUMBER 10.

| TOR, was Salu 10 nave charge OF the design, the
work was to be colossal and equestrian, cannon
captured by Gen. Grant Were to be used. and
the cost was to be 300 900.
To Assistant Secretary Richardson, of the
Treasury Department, is given the credit of
| introducing the docking system" in the De-
partment-that is, deducting pay for every hour
or minute of absence during office hours. Jos.
A. Ware, (son of Judge Ware of Portland)
then Solicitor of the Sixth Auditors office, pro-
tested against what he called this Lowell fac
tory arrangement, and was removed. He threat
ened to carry his case to the Court of Claims
for redress, holding that there is no law author
izing the Withholding of a clerks pay when ab,
sent from his desk He also put this pregnant
conundrum; "What becomes of the money
tanned by the Departments from the pay author
lzed by Congress to be paid to clerks Of the
rious grade employed by Uncle Samue:' No
answer is recorded.
The Treasury Department was closed NOV.
18th as a mark of repect to the late Hon. Robert
J. Walker, formerly Secretary of the Treasury.
At the same date mention made of another
eX-Cabnet totfcer-PostmGs ter-Gener Kendall
as follows: Amos eniall. in his bcQuests
to his grandchildren, gives o each $4,000, eN-
cepting one, to whom he gives but $4,000, be-
cause he was in the Confederate army"
1t may be comfort to the publishers of pa
tent tinsides" or "outsides" to know that on Nov.
1869, the Post Office Department ruled that 80
newspaper having known office of publication
notwithstanding one side of the same is print
ed in another county or State-iS entitled to the
same privileges a though both sides We're
printed at the said office of publication"
good Illustration Of the nicely with which
money matters are adjusted in the United
States Treasury was shown III the settlement of
an account between the National Bank of
Broadway, New York, and the United States
Treasurer. In making draft on the bank to
adjust the account the Treasury clerk made an
error Of one cent, and the mistake had TO he
corrected by an additional transfer TO cover
that amount. The bank officer promptly for
warded the one cent. ana stated in his note to
the Treasurer that he was happy to say ,he
transfer was effected without any disturbance
in mOneyed circles.
Judge Cartier, of the District Supreme Court
is credited with the following lta R,Sp.tt: An
instrument in writing was offered and objected
to on the ground that there were interneations
which must have been interpolated after the
execution of the instrument. The attention of
the Court was called to the fact that While the
body of the instrument was in black ink the in
tcrineaious Were written in blue ink Judge
Cartier hereupon facetiously remarked that aN
distinctions q coior hai bec,l abo1Shed, and that
the objection was not we'll taken.
It was but natural that there should be much
interest in the sisters, cousins, auntS and other
relatives Of the successful General now in the
Presidential chair and it was something of
surprise to all when Hon. Columbus Delano,
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, was found
to be real cousin. NIr. Edward Chaunev
Marshall, A. NJ. had written book, it appears
entitled 1.-The Ancestry Of General Grant" etc
i'll which it is set forth that the original Grant
was named Matthew and the second Noah
The Noah Grant married >uSannah. daughter
OF Jonathan Delano. Mr.. Marshall sent Il copy
of his book to Mr.. Delano With an autograph
letter. in which he tells the Revenue Collector:
The Dclano blood il the oldest American
blood which the General has. 1t dates from
the year after the Mayfowcr."
Hayr sent new Minister to Washington in
the person Of Gen. Alexander Tate, and he was
presented to the President in due form Hear
Ing Of the arrival of this notabilty Il CORES
poudent addressed to brother Bohemian the
enquiry:
rs the IIaytien Minister 1 negro, or white:
What is his namc:"
THba fnllnyVjl,rr
His name is Alexander Tate.
And Hayti is his nations
This cityS now his dwelling place
And he's black is all d--n.
"About this time" to use the phraseoogv of
the Almanac makers certain advocates Of wo-
mans rights held meetings every saturday night
in Union League Hall, presided over by Nre.
DR.. Lockwood and M. DIR. Lockwood AT
first these meetings We're free TO all. but the
newspaper reports drew such crowds that an
admission fee Of ten cents was asked. The
crowds still gathered. Then the admission fee
for male bipeds was raised to twenty-five ccGt>,
that for female bipeds remaining at ten cents
of itself ian illustration Of mans superiority"
as an irreytreut Bohemian, who was called to
the stand, remarked. The pen-skctches of the
worthless who figured at these meetings are
suggestive. For example, the leaders of the
mo yement are described as 'half dozen scrag-
gN female members. and their hcn-peektd male
associates" Then we have "a welI-known vi~-
ionary, Il swarthy, sheepish-loobins Fourth
ward politician" Next the 'mild husband of
Mrs. Or. LOCKWOOD" Then Mrs. Dr. Lock
wood herself, with a Strong-minded chin. a
general aspect of having recently spanked !.
baby, and an unmitigacd air Of not appearing
10 care who knew it," ''Nlr. Bryan entered.
with his Fenian tie" etc. Having thus intro
duced some Of the 8r,a,atiS ye.Noao j ring up
the curtain for single scene:
Mrs. LOCKWOOD "arrayed in purple TIVE
know that land fine linen" I'VE SUPPOSED and
with shawl thrown gracefully over her >houl-
dcrS, walked directly to the stage-the crowd
giving Way-and took her seat to the left of
Mrs. Griffin, who soon brought her remarks to
close, and announced an essay by Mrs. DR..
Lockwood. Cheers. The essay was written
on tinted paper, bound in book form, and con
trasted beautifully with the margarc color OF
her dress. The gaS-light was not particularly
bright, but what its RAYS lacked was more than
compensated for by the briancy of the essay
lists complexion. The inspiration. too, from
such an audience appeared to thrill her With
| delight. When she had respectfully salued the
chair her attitude was like that of some grand
prima DONNA fully conscious of her musical
| proves and sanguine of an easy victory. She
| begaI by saying: "Not that | have more wis
dom than Others do presume to appear before
| you this evening. The humblest may. very
often, teach those above them; for the pecu-
| liarties of their mental conformation often
| times enables them to discuss truth not appre-
cated by those i'll the higher walks of life"
| Hoping to so express herself as to be under
stood, she proceeded with the subject of the
| essay
While she was speaking the audience insisted
upon applauding several persons who marched
down the main aisle and the fair doctrcss
blushed, thinking the applause was a recosni-
ton of the grand ideas just expressed. When
quiet was restored she resumed, and turned
over four or five leaves brisky, and us rapidly
turned them back again. A solicitous person in
front seat advised her not to lose her place,
which advice was needed, and she took a fresh
start. She was opposed 70 woman burying her
talents i'll a napkin. CA voice: "Never heard it
called by that name before."0 Great laughter.
Mrs. Dr. Lockwood's lesser half tried to soothe
the turbulent spirits of young men occupying
seats in the rear of the hall. Mounting chair
he proclaimed in loud voice that it would be
necessary for them to keep quiet or the lady
could not be heard.