National Republican., 1883-04-21

some cnOrd ffom the nearest shore.
OF the song that ever has been, and Is,
And shall be for evermors
The mayor of st. Louis has made Chauncey
]. Filley assessor and collector Of water rents.
A LARGE party Of emigrants passed through
Tucson, A. T., last week en- route to southern Cali
fornia TO engage in ffult raising.
GHosTLY music heard in North San Juan,
Cal. has been traced to the wanton wind which
played with the telegraph wires.
IN Frisco U. T., William Brown tipped
over his chair and received fatal wound from
pistol which dropped from his pocket
SEA shells and crawHsh remains are TO be
found on the top Of Lookout mountain, In tho
northeastern part OF Yavapal county. A. Il.
Ten royal sponsors were considered neces-
sary for tho daughter OF tho Duke and Duchess Of
Albany, baptized few days ago with the name or
"Allce Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline"
THE Troy Bessemer Steel Works recently
produced In twelve hours sl5 tons steel in forty
| one heats. This is considered the largest output
on record with the number Of vessels used.
MRS. ABNER I. BENYoS and hor eleven
| children are said 10 have eft Newton, Mass, for
South America, thoro to join her husband, the
runaway president OF the Boston Pacific Bank.
PITTsFmLp, Mass, will owe her new park
| OF the senator. She talked and voted In favor OF
the park scheme, and finally the town voted In
favor OF II.
The La Cygne (Kan.) Journal complains
that thero is still great quantity of apples
stored In that vicinity for which thore is little
prospect fsale. The apple crop Of Linn county
| last year was enormous.
Col. T. w. HIGGINsoN In an address be-
fore the Harvard College Total Abstinence league
last Friday evening, says that in Harvard the
habits of students Of day were great improve
ment over those of my years ago.
The French Academy has just awarded
one-third Of the Jouy prize of 900 francs Jeanne
Mairret for her novel, Marca." jeanne Mair-
ret" is Mmo Charles Bigot, daughter of Mr..
Healey, the woll known American artist in Paris.
ONE of the most important castings of this
| century occurred recently at the Thiebaut Bronze
works in Paris, when over $4,000 pounds of liquid
bronze were poured into the mold for the statue Of
tho French republic, 10 be placed in the Chateau
dEau square.
HlAccoRDING to the Frankfort Zeitung large
eagle was shot on April 10 at Nakkoo, Lapland,
which had around It's neck brass chain with
little tin box attached to 1t. This box contained
q slip Of paper on which was written In Danish.
Caught in 1902 by W. and c. Anderson, Boetod,
In Falster, Denmark.
A REPORT that Chief Moses's reservation in
Oregon was TO be thrown open for settlement has
caused great dissatisfaction among his Indians.
Col. Merriam, in command at Fort spokan. arrived
at Portland recently with Moses who is on the
way to interview Gen. Miles. Moses is a bad In
dian, and his band is composed largely Of rene.
gades from many tribes.
A TALL elderly man. wrapped in aspacious
cloak of dark blue that had evidently seen ser.
vice, and wearing broad trimmed, light colored.
son felt hat, walked down Wall street from Broad.
way yesterday afternoon. Ho attracted little or
attention, for oddly dressed people are not un-
common in Wall street. 1t was J. Cooke, and
1t was his first appearance on the street slnce the
crash OF 1873.
CITIZEN of Rochester, whose means al
low him to choose any form of recreation, and
who is tired Of the conventional vacations, has
planned novel trip for the coming summer. lie
has had built at 81. Paul modified hatboat on
which he and his family intend to drlft lnzly
down the Mississippi, stopping wherever inollna-
ton suggests. The boat will DO literally supplied
with creature comforts, and furnished in a home
like way, and the expense. which Is not control
lug consideration, is not expected 10 exceed the
J price of board at good hotel.
Ex-Gov. HoRATIo SEYMOUR will be 70
years old the thirty Of May His homo is a
farm house in Deerfeld, two and half Eiles north
, ofUtica, whonce ia derived tho term " the Deer
field enge." Last fall he had his household effects
transferred to town, aud for the winter only took
quarters In the painted brick house on Whites
boro' street, once inhabited by himself, but now
owned by his brother, John. Its old fashioned
brass doorplate still bears tho governors name.
His four sisters are still living, three OF them be-
ing widows. Ono resides at Yonkers another at
Caxenovia, and the other two in Utica. julia, the
youngest, is the wife of Senator Conkling.
: The Norwegian storthing has resolved
las-A "a. A.
= ceive musket at the expense OF the state, and
. be instructed iii the use oft This measure wi II
render the large farms with their great number
. ofservants and plowman little arsenals and the
warllke spirit of the farmers. whose representa-
= tiyes IN the storthing are perhaps themost radi-
cal deputies existing, will receive fresh stimu.
i liant. The Importance Of the measure Is clear,
9 for, should the conflict with the crown bring
j. about an armed intervention Oh the part OF
!. Sweden, the leaders Of tho Norwegian parlia-
! ment would have q large army Of the people at
:, their back.
|. MODERN invention is O great thing, but II
o sometimes falls That novel steamer the Meteor
a about which the New York papers have printed q
= column or so every few days during the last six
o months IL case In point. This crafts like moth
ing In the heavens above or the earth beneath, OF
d the waters under the earth. II has no masts, nc
h sails, no rigging but dome.shaped deck and an
o engine that was to do wonders. The Meteor wal
T to cross the Atlantic In four ilye dAys-like
IS meteor. in fact But the long and short Of It is
o that the wonderful engine is wonderful failure
= and, It has been discovered, must be replaced BY
y engines OF common build, even at the cost Of O
n a day or two In point ofspeed.
a. HERE is Boston portrait of the Marquis o.
- Lorne "His counionano0, though not unlike th'
n familiar portraits, had much more Of expression
n and maturity Of thought than they suggested. Th'
"a well marked features, especially tho penetrating
a eyes and slightly Aequillne nose, gave expires
a sion Of quick discernment and fearleHsness. Hi
IL complexion is the ideal OF health ia rudy fresh
SC ness his bearing IL erect and his step easy anC
d elastic A shapely head, hAxen hair, ant
D. moustache, ana well defined chin also catch at
tentlon 90 that even tho humble habitues o
Cambridge street, who had no knowledge Of hi
presence In Boston. looked AFTER him as he passed
Ia along wlth' expression Of admiration, blendeC
with curiosity"
SENATOR BowEN of Colorado, tells the fol
> lowing story about himself On his return from
Washington some weeks ago he was riding throuKl
III Iowa on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road
s. and late at night passed Creston the little tow
g. where Bowen lived when boy, At that point Al
as old man, Deacon Elhu Baxter, boarded the tralr
and Bowen recognized him. OF course the yener
-. able deacon didn't know Bowen from anybod
Nv else and when the two fell into conversation an
'" Bowen gave out he was from Colorado he had th
deacon all at disadvantage, From Colorado
as ah9p said Deacon Baxter dTheir nav senato