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National Republican., 1883-02-24
The Century Club.

The last craze in New York is the Nine
tephth Century club, composed Of people of
all shades Of belief, but of the best society
the last is vigorously exacted-for the discus
slon of all sorts of subjects. On the twenty
fourth of February they will meet at Mr..
Courtlandt Palmers to discuss Free
Thought" Among those who will take part
in the discussion are Mr.. Beecher, DR.. Hober
Newton, tho bottom of whose belief lately fell
out the Rev. J.. p. Newman, who got stuck
on the Isabella mine, aud Prof. Felix Adler.
The clergymen especially felictNte themselves
ON their liberalism and attack the great prob
lens of an Aristotle, a Pascal, and Schlegel
in drawing-room discussion with a sim.
pllcty of conceit that is simply delicious. No
DOUBT they will settle the whole thing, lot
ofrtligious harlequlns and German professor,
who lives on wholesome diet Of German
mysticism, are calculated to edify us well as
instruct. 1t may be the height of presump-
tion but the world, and especially the obsery-
ing American public, will probably not accept
as final any views advocated by these gentle
men, who have in no way manifested the pa
thence, the prudence, or the acuteness neces'
sary for philosophic research. One Bacon
who wrote good while ago, administers this
pin stick to the Nineteenth Century club: "a
little philosophy doth make al man irreigious
but much philosophy doth make him relig
National Republican., 1883-02-24
BRANCH OFFICES,

The following is a list Of the branch Offices IN
Washington. Others will be nddud hereafter:
". <. Ro0sE's News Stands ut the ARLtSGroS
HoTEI, WILLARDs HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoOSE & QuEENs News stand, NATIONAL HoTEL
Il. I. QuEEN ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RiGCS llousE News stand
EMIT House. News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News stand.
W. $. THoMPsoN's Drug Store.
c. II. FICRIING's Drug Store Georgetown.
J. BRADLEY ApANs's Book Stores
c. II, DurouR, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street
II. Il. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue :. l..
s, l.. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and 7
streets.
G.G. G. snms, Druggist corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W. =. SCALA, Druggist, ZOO Fast Capitol street.
II. JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth aud o
streets northwest.
S. sLATER's Cigar Store, corner IL and First
streets northwest,
National Republican., 1883-02-24
RepubIican Senatorial Caucus.

The caucus of republican senators which
adjourned Wednesday with the understand
ing that its unfinished business should be
disposed of yesterday failed to realize expec-
taions mainly for the reason that only six
or eight senators put in an appearance. The
apparent apathy is explained in two ways
either as the result of coincidence of senti-
ment ON the part of twenty-five gentlemen,
each of whom supposed his absence would
not seriously affect the general attendance, or,
as one senator frankly suggests, because the
reports in the morning papers of the caucus
at the other end of the capital last evening
engendered, a temporary feeling of indif-
ference,
National Republican., 1883-02-24
Asto 0ol,umy Be,nr Cast.

A telegram sent from this city to the Dem
yer Republican profcsses to take up the cud-
gels in behalf of Mr.. Joslyn, the assistant sec
retary of the interior, and to defend him
from the "odium of having made the lease Of
the Yellowstone park"
This telegram would scarce be worth notice
but for the fact that in concrete form 1t gives
the spirit of the attack which has been made
upon the lease in question. If there were
any "odium" attaching to the transaction,
Mr.. Joslyn is about the sort of
man who would do his own defending. He
IL was who framed the contract the secre-
tary being in Colorado at the time. He has
never denied having done 1t, and beyond
doubt he is entirely ready to answer for him
self any question that may be asked about it.
The fact is that no contract has yet been
made of force, nor has any lease been signed.
The matter has been treated by n large
number Of newspapers as though it were
contaminated thing, and done without any
authority of law. 1t has been
withheld from print-possibly because tho
correspondents did not know it-that con-
gress by specific act directed the secretary Of
the interior to make such lease as the one
proposed, in order to provide accommodation
to visitors, and to enable them to go in and
through and out of the park. Tho contract
as drawn was for such lease as would carry
out the terms of this act. After it was drawn,
upon the suggestion of this same assistant
secretary, the people with whom the contract
was being made had their attorneys draw
bill to provide for governing the park
and for policing it, This bill was then
given to Senator Beck, who introduced it.
Very much to the surprise of everybody, it
was instantly hailodas an attack by that gem
tleman upon the very people in whose behalf
and at whose request he had offered it..
An opportunity for political and por-
sonal capital being thus unexpectedly
offered him, he followed it up by joining the
howl. The transaction of course came to a
halt, and is halting still, injuriously to itself
and to public interest. The contract and
the still unsigned leases are In
exact conformity with every requirement
set forth in tho bills introduced upon the
subject. This, of course, has been kept in
the background by those who have interested
themselves in the manufacture and casting
of odium," because to have made IL known
would have been to put stop to their as.
sumption of virtuous vigilance, and cut the
odium business Off short.
There has been more noise and less reason
over the proposition to lease the park than
is creditable to its critics. none Of whom
seem to have taken the trouble to find out
the truth, or any material part of the truth
about it. If the park is left unpro
tected another year, and thereby
suffers further damage, and if thu
general public is kept out for another
year by lack ofthe necessarily Accommodations
it will bo in order to thank these hearsay
critics who have, perhaps quite unwittingly
permitted themselves to be used by partie:
coveting the very privileges against the
granting of which to other people they have
so Indignantly protested.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

LIGuT. CoMD'R GoRRINGE earnestly declj Eai
that Inc is not backed by English capitalists
in the matter of the Reading shipyard and
when it is remembered that he has the most
unconqucmble prejudice against England and
everything English, it will be understood
how forcibly hO denies it, His father was an
English clergyman in the West Indies, lut
Mr., Gowinge has always resented any ini-
mliDn that he is an Englshman, and is more
American than the Americans themselves.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THE account of the flood at Cincinnati, as
given by Murat Hastcad, reads like Byron's
description of the battle of Waterloo done
over in prose. He shows us, in words that
breathe, the reporters going forth armed with
revolvers and lauternsi the stern and breath
less haste with which barrel of candles,
when the gas gave out, was hoisted from the
cellar where it had remained for twelve long
years, aud the fierce struggle for coal with the
myrmidons Of the Cincinnati Enquirer. For
the first time in his life, Deacon Richard
Smith lamented that he had not learned how
to swear whom he was a boy, and openly re-
gretted that he did not know any cuss words
to be used in such an emergency,
National Republican., 1883-02-24

TnE bin to compel the railway companies
to remove their depots in Washington to more
appropriate locations, vacate certain streets
which they now occupy by virtue Of possess
SION, build freight depots, and erect fences
along certain portions Of their track within
lie city limits, for the better protection of the
public, was introduced in the senate yester-
lay by Senator Ingalls, Coming So late in
National Republican., 1883-02-24
The BeIford check,

In his efforts to trace the $1,000 check,
which Rerdell said had been paid to J. b. Bel
ford by s. w. Dorsey, Mr., Belford telegraphed
his home bank, at Central City, Col, and has
received the following dispatch;
CENTRAL CITY, Col. Feb. 22.--Eon. ]. b. BEL
FORD, Washington, ID. O.; This bank did not cash
a check of Dorsey in your favor for 81 900 or for
any amount during 1879. j. IL. POTTER, Cashier.
Mr.. Belford says this is the only bank in
which he made deposits, or with which he had
financial relations in Colorado.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

the session IL may, and perhaps will, fail for
want of time to consider it, but having pro-
crossed thus far it will be in shape for the
next congress to give It prompt attention. A
matter of so much importance to tho capital
should not be allowed to fail, or bo longer de-
laycd for lack Of interest on the part of the
citizens who are most concerned in it.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

EVANSVILLE, IND, is situated on but
above extreme high water mark, and its in-
habitants and newspapers oxult because they
were not swept away by the Ohio food.
Their ill-timod gec has given oiIensc to tho
natives Of New Albany and Louisville
aud the press Of those and other lately
inundated towns is calling attention to
the fact that EvQnsyille is about the only
place in the country that has turned a deaf
ear to the appeals for help that have gone up
from the fifty thousand homeless and help
less victims of the food, Next time Evans
Vile will contribute moro money and make
less noise,
National Republican., 1883-02-24
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1888.
The Mcnthcr To-Dnr.

For he middle ARntic staes ipcud,ng the District Of
Columbia, Increasing coudiness JoiiOrei " rain or
snOto, northeast TO southeast pinds, iOHcr barometer
stationary or slight rise IN temperature.
The indications are that The c'oudinesS tUM IN.
crease on he Adntc coast and In The idks rSgion ih
snOB rain on Saturday might and Suniay.
Yesterdays thermometcr.-7n. u. m. 35Of II n. M.
$500; Sp m, 3s,3o; y. M. $500; II y, m, 2s 81
maximum, 4l,09; minimum. 2S.4o. Norainfall.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

Miss CHAMBERLAIN, the Ohio beauty, is to
return to this country in time for Mrs, w, H..
Vanderbilt's grand fancy ball in April. 1t Is
also announced that tho Prince of Wales
comes to Canada about the same time, The
prince ought to have a chaperon, if that be
true, and if Miss Chamberlain's parents had
kept little sharper eye upon her they would
not have given color to the prevailing idea in
Europe that all American girls go foot-loose.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

Mr.. JULIAN charges the land Office with
being merely an adjunct of the railway
system of our country. Several other gen.
tlomcn having, in the aggregate, little more
intelligence than Mr.. Julian, have expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Julian is not only in
error, but willfully so.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

UNDER the singularly Apostle heading,
The Late Political Wave" thc.Kansas City
Journal announces that "a book with the pc
culiar title of The Childishness and Brutality
of the Time has just been published in Lon
don" The bearing of the heading Giles in
the application on It,"
National Republican., 1883-02-24

COUNTY roads approaching this city need
the attention of street commissioners. They
are masses of mud. Slight expenditures for
gravel and rolling would obviate this trouble
and abato an almost inoxcusable nuisance.
National Republican., 1883-02-24
GENERAL GOSSIP.
cLAR1NpA WATTS.

Clarinda waits-a pretty sketch
And looks across the dell
To see Leander fondly fetch
The toothsome caramel.
The butterflies about her ft,
The bees around her wing;
Her style and make up sweetly hit
The poets dream Of spring.
She secs the woodland roses freight
The breeze with petals red;
She sees the horseflies ngltate
The taurine quadruped.
But still Leander doesn't haste
Through seas Of bloom and scent;
All, marry how she sighs to haste
The food Of sentiment.
She fingers meath her parasol
Til after FIVE o'clock,
As patient as waxen doll
But, gramercyl the rock
Is cold and damp-in fact, its wet
And fills her soul with ills;
Aud on the coming week she'll get
A lovely case Of chills.
--NetO York ~
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THE meeting Of gentlemen prominently and
intimately connected with education in many
of the states, which has just closed session
of three days here in Washington, was ocCu-
pied with practical suggestions touching the
changes demanded by the times Massachu.
setts and kentucky, Illinois and the terri
tories, and the states of the middle ground
between the Oldest college and the newest
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THROWING down helpless insane persons
choking and beating them is pastme in
an asylum in western Pennsylvania. The
legislative investigation committee is devel-
oping horrid cases of brutality by we'll fed
officials,
National Republican., 1883-02-24

district school house, were represented. The
first effort of the gentlemen who met TO jog
the minds Of congressman about bill to ap-
propriate money TO be distributed among the
states according to illiteracy was proper and
timely. A republican congress could not give
better evidence Of earnestness in its often ex-
pressed desire to lcgislate for the future than
by going on record as the friend of education
National Republican., 1883-02-24
IL Was Time.

Tie noble red men from the far west who
have journeyed to Washington this winter
have not been treated with the distinguished
consideration which in former years made
their trips to the capital one grand round Of
pleasure. The President has been so occupied
with other duties that he could not spare time
to take them around to the shooting galleries,
the f,,t girl side show, or any other places of
anus ement which prove source of keen de-
light to the gentle savages. They have been
comp blled to go it alone, greatly to
their disgust and open displeasure.
Not once has box at the opera
been placed at their disposal. They have
been Feduced in some instances to the ex-
trem by of having to pay their own board, an
unhe l,rd-of hardship, and they have besn
given to understand that they were not wanted
in Il Ist society circles, High officials, who
National Republican., 1883-02-24

have not been educated up to point where
they can enjoy bcar.nest fragrance, have held
their noses when the untutored child Of the
forest has sought to make himself agreeable
in close quarters. The lot of the visiting In
dian statesman Is not happy one.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

CRAFT, the Kentucky murderer, has been
condemned TO death. He stoutly maintained
his innocence, and created dramatic scene
in court. The troops that have been guard
ing the court room will now escort him to
Ashland, where he will probably be lynched
when an opportunity offers His trial has
cost the state thousands of dollars and the
lives of many people through rioting.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

An article in another column, setting forth
the character and objects of tho work now
being done by the Associated Charities is
commended to the attention of every person
who is disposed to help unfortunate humanity
without encouraging pauperism.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

INSPECTOR ENTwrsLE gave 3 s'ow privileges
to the architect and builaGer of the Portland
flats. in order to secure lines of beauty in the
construction of the addition. In return for
these iavors-and they are small onos-the
propriotors gave the city sixteen feet ofprivate
property to be added to the public parking on
Fourteenth street. This is the sort of ar.
rangoment that nobody ever complains of,
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THE legislature of New York will probably
be too niggardly in its treatment of Niagara
Falls to accomplish much good. Aid from the
general government may yet be necessary in
order to preserve this wonder and splendor
of the continent from the vandalism of
ayarice
National Republican., 1883-02-24
rn CITY sItnscRInnns.

THr DknY REPUBLICAN delivered by carriers to
any part Of the city and suburbs, regularly and
early al the following rates!
Per MONTH. '''''''''''''.''.'''''.''''' ~
Per sl'O
Fer 600
National Republican., 1883-02-24

IT is said that when Liszt lived in jena he,
had at one time bill against him of $4,000
for wine and cigars About that time the
maestro must have mistaken himself for o
congressional funeral committee.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THE Army medical museum building, in
which clerks work frequently by gaslight in
unhealthy alcoves, needs to be ventilated and
better lights obtained, if possible. The work
of the surgeon generals office is of great inn
portancc to pensioners, and every facility
should be granted for the successful and
rapid adjudication of claims of that natuye.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THE death of the Duchess dc Chaulnes at
Paris the other day revives the memory of
the trial which occurred last year between
the woman now dead and her mother-in-law,
the Duchess de Cheyreuse-a trial which for
bitterness and malignancy on both sides was
never excelled, 1t resulted against the
Duchess de Chaulnes, who was declared an
unfit person to bring up her children. She
soon aftor added opium eating to her other
irregularities, and her constitution gave way
under it. She was born a aGalitzin, and was
grand niece of the Prince Galitzin, who
was the father of the Roman Catholic church
in Pennsylvania, Nearly a century ago this
Prince Galitzin discarded his title, and
came to this country as missionary. He
labored for many years in what was then q
wilderness, and to this day he is affection!
ately remembered as the pioneer priest of
Pennsylvania.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

JUMBO has gained three quarters Of a ton
he arrived in this country. Either that, or
Snowman lies, which every one will be slow
to believe
National Republican., 1883-02-24
From Bad to Worse.

At the close of the war Col. Alfred Balo left
North Carolina for Texas, with $40 in his pocket.
He soon became part owner OF the Galveston
Nsios With tears in his eyes the colonel often
looks back to his more prosperous days, when he
did not have a newspaper on his hands but $40
I'm roady money,
National Republican., 1883-02-24
Where Simplicity ~ not Elaborate.

The democratic governors are making a
great run on simplicity. Ifthe luxurles Of civil.
izatiou Tepulsive to these men, they should go
get them to Hawaii, where simplicity reyels in
paper collar, plug hat, and brown compexionI
The ostentatlous simplicity Of the gentlemen is
becoming Wearisome
National Republican., 1883-02-24
J.oxnnN Avn pAuys.

TnE RrruBLicAS will be found on file ot the
American Exchange in Europe, No Iig Strand,
London; the American Exchange in Paris, No. 30
Boulevard des Capucines.
National Republican., 1883-02-24
NEW YORK nEEICE.

The New York ofllcc Of THE REPUBLICAN Ia at
Room 6j, Tribune building, where files OF TmE RE.
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
TO advertisements can be obtained
National Republican., 1883-02-24

FERRY's ministry starts out well in France,
and the premier says he intends to be heard
in defense of his policy as it develops from
time to time.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

Remitianccs may be made at Our risk, either ny
draft, express, post. office order or registered let.
ter Money sent in any other way is al the risk Of
the person sending It. Address,
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington ID. Q.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

DURING the week about a score of people
have written to say that Adelina Patti made
her first appearance in opera in this city six
teen years ago-or thereabout-as Lucia, in
Lucia di Lammcrmoor." To correct what
seems to be q somewhat general misunderstood
ing, and at the same time to explain why none
of these letters have until now received public
attention, it may be stated that Nine, PATHS
first operate appearance was made in New
York as Lucia twenty-four years ago. She
remained in this country but a short time
thereafter. Her great success began with her
engagement in Paris in 1862. Previous to
that season she had appeared in London, and
had been well received. Also, contrary to the
prevailing notion, Patti is not an American,
even by birth. She was born in Madrid.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

GET out your telescopes. Another celestial
visitor has boen discovered in the heavens.
National Republican., 1883-02-24
A TrIfie OF fInnocent Fun.
Thinning Them Out

Rochester Express.
We were highly amused, day before yestOr-
day, watching cat trying to scratch match.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

SOUTH WAsHrNeToY and Georgetown have
alleys which should be visited by tho health
National Republican., 1883-02-24

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The false prophet has been captured and
locked up Virgins should take warning.
National Republican., 1883-02-24

THAT wife beater in swampoodle is meaner
than Washington gas.
National Republican., 1883-02-24
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PRESIDENT LINooLNs REMAINS.

The impression has somehow got
abroad that the remains of Abraham Lin
coin have been disturbed since they were
finally deposited in the vault at Spring
field, ILL.,, and that the body was petrify-
ing. A number of letters have been adj
dressed to Mr.. J. G.. Powers, the custo-
dian of the Lincoln monument, who has
published long statement in answer.
He says that few days previous to the
dedication of the monument, Oct 10,
1874, President Lincoln's body was taken
from an iron coffin, and put in lead
one, and soldered perfectly air tight;
this was placed in a red cedar coffin, and
put into the marble sarcophagus IN the
catacombs of the monument. There 1t
has remained undisturbed, except at the
time of the attempt to steal the body on
the night of November I, 1876, when
the robbers removed the lid and end piece
of the sarcophagus next the door, and
drew the coffin containing the body part
ly out, but being frightened by the L. >.
Secret Service men, they ran away. An
examination of the wood coffin showed
that uot.a screw in it had been disturbed
and consequently neither it nor the lead
coffin had been opened. The remains
have never since been removed from the
monument and are absolutely safe. The
statement that the air tight lead casket
has never been opened since it was sealed
answers the report that the body is pet
rifying, that being impossible. There is
no probability that another attempt to
steal the body of the martyred President
will ever be made. The obstacles in the
way are insurmountable, and would-be
robbers must know that if any attempt
should be successful, the Government
would never let them rest until the body
was recovered and the ghouls punished.
1t could never be returned upon the no.
questions asked plan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-07-10
LAPHAM'S HISTORY OF WOOD
STOCK.
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES.

SEVEN DAYS BEAR HUNT.
In the spring Of 1888, Andrew fich'
ardson, famous hunter of Greenwood,
started large bear, either in that town
or Albany, soon after he had come out OF
his alternating state and was very fat.
He was one of the ranging kind, with
long legs, and difficult to capture. Mr.
Richardson followed him with dogs
among the Greenwood mountains, fol
several days, when he struck out toward
Woodstock. There was considerable
snow ON the ground, and trampine
through the snow was very hard for boil
pursuer and pursued. The bear was fol
! owed through the day, and was general