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Mans Comparative Weakness.

II has been discovered that the tiea
can leap two hundred times its length.
Our admiration at this is changed to
astonishment when it is demonstrated
by calculation that if nature had en-
dowed a horse with a degree of strength
similarly proportional to his weight,
he would have been able to clear the
Rocky mountains at bound, and
that with like effort, whale would
be able to leap the height of two hun
bred leagues. What else can be more
unassailable than these conclusions,
founded on weight, measure and cal
culation?
tits true, that if, instead of COM
pairing the weight of the horse and
flea, we had compared their heights,
we would have found that the horse S
leap would not measure more than
800 metres. Why is preference given
to weight? Because it is the whole
body with it's three dimensions and
density that flea hurls to 200 times
its height, and it is the same feat Of
strength that we demand in vain of
the horse. calculations have also
been made to show, that if a man
could move with speed proportional
to that of certain insects, he would
be able to travel more than ten leagues
minute, or sixty times as fast as a
railroad train.
The Amazon ants, going to battle,
travel from 2, to 2 and a half metres
minute. The Amazons of antiquity
to DO even with them, Judging by their
relative heights, should have travelled
eight leagues an hour. We have,
however, in this case, to compare the
forces with which given masses move
themselves, and should take account
of weights or volumes. If we pro-
coed by this rule we shall obtain form
liable figures that would stagger the
boldest imaginations. The warlike
inhabitants on the banks of the Their
medon would have to get over O,OOO
leagues an hour. Yet who can deny
the rigor of the measurements, or the
Justice of the reasoning?--- Popular
Science MODthM,
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They Spared His ILL.,,
Laramie Boomerang.

Many years ago when Dsr,..
didn't have any opera-house, and ~.
Rocky Mountain country was tar.e
incognita of theworld, there wands,aS
out to the region of Fort Ben.on
man named Exbeadle, who NAL
himself unpopular among the Sb"'
homes by killing some of their mos.
prominent men whenever he COMA s
catch them away from home.
AS result of this course of nro
ceedure, Mr.. Exbeadle had a laroo
private cemetary, and hostilities we, 90
declared by the tribe.
Mr.. Exbeadle was Spectator, and
one day fortune threw in his wav =
lot of fireworks that didn't meet with
a ready sale and he purchased them
more for his own amusement than
anything else. These he put to ons
side, and didn't think of them AGAIN
until one day there was council If
war in the Shoshone tribe, at which
it was resolved to extinguish the LIGHT
of Mr.. Exbeadle and send him across
the mysterious river.
They notified him that the inten.
ton was to make him climb the gold.
ell stair in about fifteen minutes:
western time. 1t looked pretty du.
bious for a moment, and he didn't
know exactly what to do, not having
time to consult with counsel.
1t was a dark night in autumn, and
Mr.. Exbeadle felt that the morrow
would be of very little interest to him.
Like an inspiration, however, came
the recollection of his fireworks. He
rose and said:
Gentlemen of the forest, you ap-
parently have the bulge on me, and |
admit you are largely in the majority,
but you do not know me. I am a.
medicine man from Michigan, and |
can make it mighty interesting for
you, if you carry this thing too far.
1 just say this for your own good, and
more in sorrow than in anger. If
you take out my vitals and feed them
to the vultures, I will linger near you
in the spirit, and 1 will annoy you
pretty plenty. I am aware that l
have planted some of your leading
men in the cold, cold ground; but that
isn't marker to what I will perform
when 1 get out of the flesh, where I
won't be delayed by the inclemency of
the weather.
81 will now proceed to show you
few little amateur efforts of mine as
a medicine man from away back.
Mr.. Exbeadle then let off new
style of sea serpent from slight
elevation. 1t was the biggest thing
in the line of pyrotechnics that was
ever turned loose west of the Mis-
souri,. It shot out into the dark
about nine feet like a carload of deli
rum tremens, and squirmed through
the inky bosom of night like an I'm
easy demon in his sleep. The gath
ering warriors of the tribe took one
Mortified look at the Kissing emissary
and lit out. Theyleft all the baggage
that didn't happen to be tied to
them; and there hasn't been Shes
hone Indian seen there since.
Mr.. Exbeadle picked out the best
ponies belonging to the tribe, loaded
up the rest of the fireworks, and went
home. He lived many years after,
and became one on the most trusted
Indian peace commissioners known
in western history.
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Don Carlos, by u manifesto,
calls upon his partisans in Spain' as
Catholics, to oppose socialism and an
archy.
AT New York, Police Justice
Smith discharged George w. Conk'
ling, who killed VIM. IL. Haversnck,
from custody. The Justice held that
Conkling had reasonable grounds to
fear great bodily harm from the oe'
ceased.
1t is stated that the counsel for
the conspiracy prisoners at Dublin eX-
poets to be able to refuse the testi-
mony of Carey, the informer.
-Eruptions from Mount Etna
have begun, accompanied by earth
ouakes, which have terrified the peo-
pie and wrecked many dwellings.
Twenty duels have been fought
at Vienna between Austrian and Ger
man students on account of disputes
in the reading club about Richard
Wagner.
1.-The plea of Brown and McGlew,
at st. Louis, charged with stranging
Mrs. Gen. Doris, was accepted, and
the men were sentenced each TO ten
years in the penitentiary. The Sob
bing of Browns father upon hearing
fine sentence occasioned an affecting
scene.
Queen Victoria slipped and fell
as she was descending the stairs OF
the palace at Windsor. and suffered q
painful injury of the knee. There
were reports that she was dangerous
ly i'll, which caused great excitement
in the metropolis and throughout
England.
lin an address as rector of Glas-
gov University, John Bright declared
that power had passed from the hands
of soverigns and statesmen to the
people. He also dwelt upon the evils
of war, declaring that every slave IN
the United States could have been
freed at less than the cost of the civil
war, and without the shedding of a
drop of blood.
The person known in connection
with the Phoenix Park assassination
as Number One" is now said to bear
the name of Tyner, his present hab-
itation being New York. He is al
legged to have been in Dublin up to
the day that Carey, the approver,
gave his testimony. e. Queen Veto
ria attended the christening of her
youngest grandchild, the nfantdaugh-
ter of the Duke of Albany.
"A rumor having gained currenc
that the relations between Great
Britain and the United States were
strained, in consequence of the fail
ure of this Government to restrain
plottings of Irish revolutionists in
America against the peace of Great
Britain, Mr.. Sackville West, the En-
glish Minister at Washington, has
stated to an interviewer that q better
understanding never existed between
the two Governments than there is at
present. Secretary Frelinghuysen al
so contradicts lthe report alluded to.
The President has appointed
John L. Parish, of Chicago Consul at
Chemnitz, Saxony, to succeed John
j. Finn, also of Chicago, who has
been removed. . 1t is estimated that
the income of the United States Gov
ernment under the new Tax and Tar
iff bill the nextfscal year will amount
to $4O5, 100000, against $403, $780,
900 this year.
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lbs. 500, 900 liabilities, and Q. Des'
marteau & Co. $4,000 liabilities.
Notice is given that on Wednesday,
April 4, and on each Of the two fol-
lowing Wednesdays, the United States
bonds embraced in the 10th call
will be redeemed at the Treasury De-
partment at Washington, to the
amount of 100000, with interest
to date Of payment. The bends ere
to be presented on the day before
each day named for redemption, and
will be paid in the order OF their pre-
sentation; and if an excess of $1,000,
600 be presented on either day, such
excess will be first paid on. the next
redemption day.
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The Safety of Railway Travel.

The degree of safety in railway trav-
ell in the United States is shown in the
census reports. 1t seems that in 1880
out of 269,5S3, $40 persons carried over
the roads of the country in that year,
or passengers carried, more property,
only 142 were killed, and eighty-one of
those were killed by their own negli-
gence. This isn't very alarming rec
ord. and those who are timid on the
subject can take heart.
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An illustration of stinginess is cited
by an Arkansas editor, who knows a
man who talks through his nose to
save the wear and tear of his false
teeth.
The only form of the liquor ques-
ton that the republicans never dodge
is, Which will youtake?"
ALL nature changes its garb in
spring. Even dogs are getting their
summer pants.
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Foreign.

The death is announced Of the
Right Hon. Sir George Jessel, Master
Of Rolls.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-12

WHY is a railroad so patrioticg Rs p
cause it is bound to the country
the strongest ties.
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Financial and Industrial.


C. P. Markle & Sons, the Pitts
burgh paper manufacturers, have as
signed. Liabilities, $500, 900; assets,
about $1,000,O0O.
-Advices from Montana report
that the immense cattle herds of that
Territory weathered the storms with
but little loss.
AT meeting of the Bell Tele-
phone Company at Boston, it was
decided to increase the capital stock
of the corporation from $3.50 to
$4,000.
The differences between the steel
manufacturers and the Amalgamated
Association have been settled by the
worklnen consenting to a reduction
of 33 per cent.
"A converter containing several
tons of molten metel was accidentally
overturned in the Cleveland Rolling
Mills, burning two men fatally and
scalding many others.
-Advices from the Minnesota
pineries report the crop of logs Sc
cured this year is about the same as
last season. Wisconsin loggers report
the seasons cut as about 80 per cent.
oe the estimates made last fall.
The litigation concerning the
first mortgage bonds of the Vermont
Central Railway Company, which has
been in progress for thirty years, has
been brought to a conclusion, decree
of foreclosure being entered by agree
ment between the bondholders and
the company.
Many Iowa farmers report their
apple orchards entirely killed by the
cold winter. The wheat cropin some
parts of Illinois has been greatly in
iured by the late cold weather. &C.
reols on the Pacific coast have been
injured by drought: the fruit is pro-
missing.
business failures in the United
States for the week ending March %
numbered 1876, being decrease of
thirty-seven from the week ending
March 16. The record is seventy
eight more than in the corresponding
week of 1882, and an excess of sixty
three over the same period in 1881.
-Four long established business
houses of Montreal went into bank
l1ptcy in one day, the most i'm
portant failure among the number
being that of Lord & Mum Qately
Lord, Mayor & Munn), produce ship.
pers. whose liabilities are estimated
at $3.50, 900, with nominal assets of
an equal amount. The other failures
were G. C. Snowdon & Co., hardware,
$4,000 liabilities; w. b. Desmar-
teau & Co., groceries, wines and srr-
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Personal.

Patrick Egan, ex-treasurer OF the
Irish Land League is in Chicago.
Capt. James B Eads has ex-
pressed IL determination to resign
from the Mississippi River Commis'
sion.
Secretary Folger has been advised
by his physician to refrain from WORK
for few weeks, and it is thought he
will take a sea voyage to the West
Indies.
DIR. Swift, of the Warner Observ-
atory, has received from the Paris
Academy of Science the La Laud
prize ,as the most distinguished astron-
omer during 1883.
The remains of Howard Payne,
the author of Home Sweet home,
were landed at Brooklyn the other
day, and will be decently inferred in a
Washington City cemetery ON June D.
Philadelphia club men are telling
of great game of poker, i'll which
Thomas A. Scott lost $4,000 on four
queens, his opponent, a millionaire
named Tucker, holding royal flush.
1.-The Hon. Timothy 0. Howe
died at Kenosha, Wis aged 81 years.
He was native of Maine, and served
one term in the legislature of that
State. He removed to Green Bay,
Wis, in 1916, where he held the Of
flee of Curcuit Judge from 1850 to
1856. He served three consecutive
TENS in the United States Senate,
beginning in 1861 and ending in 1869.
He was appointed Postmaster Cen
eral to succeed Thomas L. James,
soon after Mr.. Arthur's accession to
the Presidential office, and held the
position up to the time of his death.
National Republican., 1883-10-19
WEST WASHINGTON.

Condition of the Potomac river water
Thursday, Oct. 1S: At all points, SO.
The new engine for No 5 company was
thoroughly tested yesterday morning near
Analostan boat house, with highly satisfactory
results. The first test was through two fifty
foot Siamese lengths into fiftyfoot length,
through which stream was thrown 252 feet,
using one and one-fourth inch nozzle. The
second test was through two lines of $50 feet
each one line using one-inch and the other
seven-eighths inch nozzle, the stream
being thrown 165 feet. The third test
was through 1000 feet of hose, 500 feet and
return, with curve, one inch nozzle being
used, and the stream thrown lSl feet The
fourth and last test was through 200 feet of
hose, using a IL inch nozzle, and the stream
were thrown l79 feet. Five pounds of steam
was raised from cold water in two minutes.
The trial was witnessed by Commissioner Ed
monds, Chief Cronin, Assistant Chief Drew,
and Mr.. Otto c. Reinecke, secretary of the
fire department.
At the seventy fifth meeting of the Twelfth
Building association, held at Goddards hall
last night, twelve shares were retired at the
rate of $9325 per share.
National Republican., 1883-10-19
MusCuLAR EDUCATION.
Athletic Sports ut the Georgetown Unit
yersity.

AhnIeElC NDOFIb nj NAt seOEAtAONh Shh-
versity.
The athletic sports on the grounds of the
Georgetown university yesterday afternoon
were of unusual interest. The contests wero
for gold medal, which will be awarded ut
the end of the term to the boy who has won
the largest number of victories in this special
line.
The first thing on tho programme was foot
race, 100 yards the runners being Messrs.
Lett, Van Studdiford, Scully, Herman, Maher
Power, Mahoney, Dolan, Octerloney, Bccera,
Woodward, and Brent. The race was close
one, Maher winning, with Power and Van
Studdiford second and third. Time, 10, lO5
and IL seconds
This was followed by barrel race, 100
yards There were thirteen entries, and
Messrs. Maher, McNally, and Van Studdiford
were declared tho winners This race was
very amusing the contestants being all bliud-
folded. The majority went in every direction
but the right one.
The tug of war between six rhetoricians
and as many poets resulted in draw, after q
splendid exhibition of physical strength and
juvenile pluck The two.mle walking match
was very interesting, and exciting from the
beginning to the finish. There were sixteen
entries. The match was won by Mr.. Deter
loney, in 21m 15s., Mr.. Lee second in 2lm.
4js, and Mr.. L. Kidwell third in 21m 55s.
The judges were Messrs. Malon, Slattery,
Herman, and Latshaw. Timekeeper, Mr.. Nc
Elhone. Mr.. Mclaughlin was master of
ceremonies.
On Tuesday next game of base ball will
be played between the university and Catho-
lie union boys, and on Thursday the athletic
sports will be repeated. The professors be-
lieve in training the body as well as the
mind therefore these series of outdoor sports
National Republican., 1883-10-19
RETURNING VETERANS.
The Newark Grand Army Boys Royalty
Treated in Virginia.

The Newark Grand Army Boys Hoyauy
Treated i'm Virginia.
Lincoln post, No. IL, G. A. r., of Newark,
N. j., which has been visiting Richmond, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock.
They were met at the depot by Gen. S. s.
Burdette, department commander, and del
egation of the G. A. r. of this city. The
line was formed as follows: Reception COM
mittee; Habersing's brass band and Lincoln
post drum corps, and 1S4 uniformed members
of Loncoln post, No. IL, of Newark. The
line of march was from t he Sixth street depot
along Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, along + street to Seventh, to Ponnsyl-
vania avenue to the National, where the COM
mand was dismissed.
State Senator Stoinsby, Mayor-elect Haines,
of Newark, and Aldermen Barnett, Currier
and Dusenbury, also Judge Fort, were of the
party The officers of the post are Frank
Mulcahy, commander; j.. T. Brainerd senior
vice commander, and Cortland Van Rensel-
laer, junior vice commander.
One of the members said to a REPUBLICAN
reporter: "We were treated in a magnificent
manner by the people of Richmond. They
threw their houses open to us, showed us
everything, and took us everywhere. The
mayor accorded us the freedom Of tho city.
We have been crushed with kindness, which
will not be soon forgotten. When we started
the Leo Veterans whose guests we We're,
threw us q small confederate flag saying,
Take it; we have carried it long enough"
The visitors were banqucted at Abners,
where they had q glorious time, and left for
their homes on the 1920 train last night.
National Republican., 1883-10-19
Theatre Comiaue.

The popularity Of Harry Miners Comedy
Four company has been fully proven by the
large audiences, which have filled the Theatre
comique every evening this week. The two
Murphys Mack and Shannon, are host in
themselves, and furnish the greatest amount
of fun, while, in addition, the troupe includes,
Charles and Ella Jerome, the Jackley
Wonders Mollie Wilson, the Wesley Brothers,
the Peasleys, Sig. Carlo Benedict, Prince
Kabsmoshing, the japanese necromancer
and the Lucifer family. Each act upon the
programme is oXcellcntly given, and the
comedy of Murphy's christening, with which
the entertainment concludes, is one of the
most amusing sketches ever witnessed! Next
week Kings Speciality company will be the
attra CtiOn.
National Republican., 1883-10-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Virginia Dairymens' association held a
meeting in this city yesterday, at which a
price of 20 cents per gallon Tor the winter
months was recommended by the association.
They then adjourned to meet in Washington
the first part of January.
Mr.. Patrick McCaul and Hon. John III. Van
Auken spoke at OccOquan last night in behalf
of the readjuster cause. They spoke here at
Armory hall on Wednesday night to q large
and enthusiastic audience.
A man named w. II. Hurley claiming to
be from Washington, has been coming to this
city for a number OF days past to buck the
tiger" at a gambling house on Cameron street,
near Fairfax, aud having lost several hun
dred dollars, and having asked to be reim-
bursed, and refused, he went before Justice
Taliaierro and swore out warrant
against the proprietOrs of tho game.
The place was then raided by squad of
police, in command of Capt James f. Web
stcr, but on arriving at the place they found
the birds had flown, leaving their tools and
furniture behind, which were gathered up
and taken caro- OF by the police Yesterday
morning the accused were brought before the
Justice who issued the writ, aud required to
give bond for their appearance before the
grand jury at the January term of the cor
poration court
An alarm of fire was sounded yesterday
| about II IN. which brought out the entire fire
department. The cause was the burning Of a
| chicken house on upper King street.
At the grain market there has been nc
change to note in flour for some days past
receipts continue fair, with good local de.
mand for best brands Wheat is steady, with
very small offerings, owing to the fact that
farmers are busy seeding; 1900 bushels were
sold on change yesterday at $1.06 for good
| Fult2, $l.0l4 for fair, and $10S@1.10 fol
| longberry; no prime or mixed milling grades
We're offered, Corn is fairly active alta slight
decline; 500 bushels of white brought 6lc and
65c, and 400 of yellow at 6lc. Rye firm; 1lG
bushels good sold at 62c No oats have been
offered for several days and are wanted at full
/ priccs Produce is without change
National Republican., 1883-10-19
Robbing Unoccmpied Houses.

An interesting case was tried in the police
court yesterday-that of Edward Mullen, q
junk dealer for Baltimore firm, who was
charged with receiving a lot of gas and
water fixtures taken from unoccupied houses,
knowing them to have been stolen. The evil
dence was not considered by the court sutfi-
cicnt to convict, and the defendant was dis
missed. Glenmore Moten, colored, was then
put on trial under the special act of congress
Furnishing persons who enter unoccupied
houses for the purpose of removing the gas or
water fixtures or other property. Moten is a
rag buyer and was alleged to have sold the
stolen property at Mullens. 1t was proven
that he sold portion of the stolen property,
among it two keys. The court said the de-
fendant locked himself to the case by the
two keys, and intimated that he would give
the defendant year in Jail. The case went
over till to-day for witnesses for the defense
National Republican., 1883-10-19

John Miller was fined $50 for assaulting his
wife, who appeared with an infant in her
arms and with a badly bruised face.
William Lee, colored deaf mute, was fined
$40 or thirty days for throwing lighted
lamp at Mary Harris, which set her clothes
on fire.
John Waffle, Edward Watkins, and Mau-
rice Wilkerson, three colored newsboys, were
sent to the reform school during their minor
ity for stealing lot of bottled whisky and
brandy from the store of James McGee.
James Barton was fired $50 or sixty days
for assaulting Policeman Skidmore.
Mary Brown, whose arrest for assaultinl
William Jones with sea shell was mentioned
in yesterdaY,s REPUBLICAN, was fined $50.
National Republican., 1883-10-19

G. NJ. v. Weber, Miss Lillian Cluss; tenor solo,
with violoncello accompaniment, "rho SWAT
lows" Kicl, Messrs. FIR Kroop and II. Eber-
bach harp solo, Aptommas, Miss Anita Cluss;
medley, "Thc Merry War Strauss, orches-
ira Tho musical part of the programme will
be followed by a comcdietta entitled "ich bin
vcrlobt" Il am engaged, written especially
for this occasion, by Mrs Emma Poesche, 6he
president of the society, under whose auspices
the entertainment is givon with the following
cast Lydia Rosenstiel, Miss Rosa Poeschc;
Babotte Holzafel, Mgss Ilda Pocsche; Iachn-
ras Montague, Mr.. Leonard Garfield Spencer.
Tho entertaium ent will conclude with ball.
National Republican., 1883-10-19
nICNalIy-EIIOa.

The marriage of Capt. Valentine McNally,
of the ordnance department, United States
army, to Miss Kate l.. Eliot, daughter of DR..
johnson Eliot was quietly celebrated yes
terday morning at the residence of the brides
parents, No. $40 T. streets northwest, only
the immediate members Of tho family being
present. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Murphy, of ST. Aloysius' church
The newly married couple left shortly after
the conclusion of the ceremony ON an ok.
tensive tour north, and will take up theiI
residence in this city after their return early
next month.
National Republican., 1883-10-19

convention at Cleveland, Ohio, Of the de-
termination to push the amended Robinson
bill of last session, and the growing interest
felt in the question by surviving comrades.
Several applications for membership were re-
ceived, and IL is evident that the ex-prisoners
are determined TO make strong effort for
recognition at the coming session of congress.