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National Republican., 1883-05-16
"Remember the Aiamo.y

GALVESTON, Tex, May ia dispatch to
the Nelos from San Antonio says the flag of
Texas is flying over Fort Alamo, the property
of which it forms a part having been con-
after purchase, although many held the
opinion that the real title was vested in the
state. Thus is settled question which has
long been in dispute, and which has caused
very general intetest Alamo being known as
the Thermopyle Of America, from the heroic
defense Of the fort made in 1886 by small
body of Texans against force OF Mexicans
fully ten times their number. During the
subsequent struggle for independence the
Texas war cry was Remember the Alamo -
the Mexicans having murdered the six de-
fenders of the fort whom they found alive on
its surrender
National Republican., 1883-05-16

IT is not violation Of the civil service law 4,
and will not be after that law goes into opera
ton in July, for any person in the employ Of
the government to be solicited for political
contribution. He cannot be so solicited by
an official, but he may be waited upon for the
purpose by any agent of political party or
other organization who is mot himself in office.
He cannot be removed for not contributing
nor censured for giving whatever he pleascs.
Still We live in comparatively free country.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
The Tewkabury investigation.

BosToN, May 15.-In tho Tewksbury ex-
animation to-day the question propounded
yesterday to DIR. Porter by the governor as to
the sources outside of Tewksbury from whence
the Harvard medical school received its
bodies was ruled out by the committee.
DIR. Porter in his testimony described his
relations with Marsh. He said that fbom
1872 10 1876 272 bodies wero brought from
TewlSsbury TO tho medical school, and but
from two to five bodies had been reclaimed
by friends after going to the school. Had it
been known that any student took a human
skin TO be tanned, in his opinion, the student
would have been expelled. Adjourned.
National Republican., 1883-05-16

THERE is not man Of democratic ante
cedents ON the coalition ticket in Norfolk
county, Va. Every man on it is republican,
and it is in the field by the joint action of the
regular republican and the readjuster organi-
zations. We are assured that every candi-
date on the ticket opposed to that of the coali-
ton is bourbon democrat, except Mr.. Dezen.
dorf himself, and that 1t is in fact the demo-
cratic ticket, Certain il is the democrats
have no other, and this is the manner in
which the martyred Dezendorf is upholdlng
the republican cause against the administra.
tion. Republicanism, which consists in labor
ing to elevate the bourbons Of Virginia over
the coalition, which embraces all but few
hundreds of the negroes, and all the whites
who arc not check by jowl with the demo.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
An Old story in New Dress.

Sponsler of Perry wound up glorious
speech in the house on Wednesday with the
quotation, "vox populi, vox Del" and sat
down, perspiring. Mackin turned to Craw-
ford, who is butcher ut home, and remarked,
enthusiastically, "Wasn't.thata grand climax,
now?"
1t was the real stuff" assented the other
Philadelrhian.
"Pll bet you $40 you don't know what it
means though" said Mackin.
"Ill just go you" said Crawford, eagerly.
God, why hast thou forsaken mer"
Here's the tenner," said Mackin, ad-
miringly, handing it over. al had no idea
you were such Latin scholar"
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Examination nj rrena.

Secretary Folger has informed the Pres-
don't that in order to carry into effect the
provisions of the act to prevent the importa-
tion of adultcrated or spurious teas it will be
necessary to appoint assistant appraisers at
New York, Chicago, and San Francisco who
iners, as specified in the act. These appoint
meuts arc vested in the President and not in
the secretary of tho treasury, as was at first
supposed. Mr.. James Davis, who is now act
ing as an examiner at New York city under
this law, will probably be appointed an assist
ant appraiser,
National Republican., 1883-05-16
A Case Not beyond Help.

DIR. II. NJ. Hinsdale, Kenawee, ILL.,, advises
us of remarkable cure Of consumption. He
says "a neighbor's wife was attacked with
violent lung disease. aud pronounced beyond
help from Quick Consumption. As last re-
sort the family was persuaded to try DR.. VIM.
Halls Balsam for the Lungs. To the aston
ishment of all, by tho time she had used one
half dozen bottles she was about the house
doing her own work. l saw her at her worst,
and had no idea she could recover"
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Patents Issued.

Four hundred and twenty patents and de-
signs were issued at the patent Office yesterday
to citizens of tho United States and 26 to
citizens of foreign countries. of the former,
New York received S5; Pennsylvania, 45;
Illinois, "A; Massachusetts,, 43; Ohio, 81 New
Jersey, 20; California, Connecticut, Indiana,
and Michigan, 13 each, aud Missouri, 10. OF
the patents issued to foreign countries, Eng
land received o; Canada, 8; France and Ger
many, 4 each Belgium 9, and Austria, 1.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Gas Tanks on ForryboatN.

Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector gen.
eral of steam vessels, who returned to Wash
ington yesterday morning from New York,
says he has sustained tho action of tho local
inspectors in regard to tho location of gas
tanks on ferryboats. He says the ferry COM
panies have made proposition to the inspec-
tors looking to the better protection o, their
steamers, and that the question is now under
consideration
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Rnn nniInr,a Veto.

BosToN, May 15.--At to-day's session of the
veto investigating committee an affidavit
from Commissioner Raum was submitted, to
the effect that Gov. Butler was at the inter-
nal revenue department in Washington on
the twenty-sixth and twenty-seyenth OF Feb
ruary, which covers the time during which
the veto message was sent in, Evidence was
also taken TO show that Lieut.. Gov. Ames
signed appropriation bills en- Feb. 27, as act
ing governor.
National Republican., 1883-05-16

business preliminary TO the national convep-
tion in Detroit tomorrow. President Leo
Ebert, of 1ronton, delivered an address do
nouncing the Scott law as oppressive and dis
criminating against saloon keepers whose
business does not warrant the paying of an
annual tax of 5000. He claimed that the
statute was unconstitutional and said that
case had been arranged TO test its validity in
the gunrenna n court
National Republican., 1883-05-16
A Wave, Not a Current.
Boston Herald.

Ex-senator Herman, of New York, knows
the difference between tidal wave and regular
current Being asked II the democrats cold hold
anything near their majority OF last year. he re.
piled; "oh no we can carry the state possibly,
but the majority Of last year the result Of Cor
nell and anti. Cornell differences, question
which will not enter into future campaigns"
National Republican., 1883-05-16

THE score of Mondays ball game with the
Philadelphia club suggests that tho Chicago
club proposes to take homo at the end Of the
season the largest collection of great goose
eggs ever held by any ono city. Chicago al
ways secures what it goes after.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Gen, Schoaeld,

Gen. scho6eld arrived in tho city yester-
day morning and paid his respects to the
President and secretary of war. The general
has just returned from Fort Leavonworth, he
being one of the three commissioners to in-
spect the military prison at that post. Gen.
Drum and Col. Barr, the other two, are ex-
pected to reach Washington the latter part of
this week
National Republican., 1883-05-16

cratic party, is a stencil in tho nostrils of
those who have any sincere political convie.
tions. Mr.. Dozondorf and his democratic
ticket will be beaten at tho coming election
worse than have any Of its predecessors.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
TABLE TALK.

AN OLD PARAGRAPH IN A NEW RHYME.
Whats in ~ name ?" once asked the bard.
Well, we confess it's rathor hard
To answer such query; nor
Could we, except by metaphor.
Down in a quiet country town,
Where Nature seldom seems n frown,
There is church yard small an neat,
Close by the little village street;
And there's gravestone, washd with tears,
on which is carved, aged years"
Tho name How vain coenomens arel
The name did read, Methuselah."
--Commercidi Advertiser
National Republican., 1883-05-16

"THE rain is timely" said tho Kansas City
Journal of Sunday, "but good deal more of
it is needed" The accounts of what hap
pened Monday suggest that Kansas City edi-
tors have more influence with the weather
than is good for their town.
National Republican., 1883-05-16

AN obstructing democratic mob in the Illi-
nois legislature has not only detained that
body in session nearly five months, but pre-
vented it from doing anything of especial
benefit to the state.
National Republican., 1883-05-16

CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 15.-The Ohio
Brewers and MalsteFs' association convened
to-day In session called In lieu Of the annual
meeting set for July ID order to considerDthe
Scott law taxing saloons, and to transact
National Republican., 1883-05-16
TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS.

TIT DAILY REPUBLICAN, delivered by carriers 70
pry part Of the city and suburbs, regularly ana
early, Mt the following rates:
Per Month. W oo
Per V'O ~
Fer Year. WV
National Republican., 1883-05-16
A FrlendIy suggeatlon.

Commercial AdUeTttSer
President Arthur, il is stated, rides beau
tiful chestnut horse. Now, according TO 1.-THE
eternal fitness Of things" would. be President Til.
den should ride a splendid horse chestnut.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Busy in a Gale OF Wind.

B05fOl Ktfdld,
Carter Harrison says the people of Chicago
are so busy that they have no time to do wrong.
Can they be any busier than the devil in gale OF
wind He has time to do wrong, we believe.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
In No Hurry to Appo,n,.

1t is stated on authority that no appoint
ment to the office of commissioner of internal
revenue will be made by the President for
several days,
National Republican., 1883-05-16
wr1v yoRtS oEEIcE.

The New York ofhco OF THE REPUBLICAN, is at
Room 65. Tribune building where files Of The RE.
rvuIcAN and all necessary information relating
Il advertisements can be obtained.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
A Terrible CONCESSION,

The murderer Cornetti, who was execute cd
last week. was asked TO confess his crime, and
persisted in saying, 81 am a democrat l am
democrat" And yet Eome Of tho newspapers
claim that he died without making any confes.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
Is Rhode Iaiand a statol

Gov. Buffers popularity, 1t is said, is in
creasing 30 rapidly In Massachusetts that It is
feared It may slop over into some other state.
This Is horrible IL true,
National Republican., 1883-05-16

THE Kentuckians will to all intents elect
their new governor at Louisville to-day.
Kentucky politics are too jug-handled to be
interesting.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1883.

Ererl effort Is being made 10 hare THE REPUBLICAN
delitertd carly and promptly In al pdrtS Of he city,
Persons ho do not receive their paper, or vho haue
ony cause Of complaint. t0iH obli0e 6y no'Vvin0 NC
oDcei tther IN person or By postal card.
National Republican., 1883-05-16
LONDON AND PARIS.

THE REPUBLICAN will be found on file at the
American Exchange in Europe, No. 449 Strand,
London; the American Exchange in Paris NO. 30
Boulevard dcs Capucinos.
National Republican., 1883-05-16

snmplo copies sent on application.
Remittnnces may be made at our risk, either by
draft express, post-ofioe order or registered let.
ter Money sent In any other way is at the risk OF
The person sending 1t. Address,
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Washington, Do
National Republican., 1883-05-16
An AngIo-sa1on Announcement.

CommereldI AueTtlsef Or luonddV
Boston's pct pugilist win pound and be
pounded this evening in the same place where
the other dog show was held last week,
National Republican., 1883-05-16
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BY The National Republican Company.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

York. The scandals in the municipal ad-
ministration OF Chicago, the alliance of
the mayor with the disreputable classes
and the swindling of the city out of a
million dollars by connivsnoe with the sa-
loon keepers is matter of public knowl.
edge. st. Louis city government is al
legged to be in the hands of a ring of gam.
blers. Governor Crittenden appears to be
their ally and the citizens vent their wrath
in indignation meetings. Well-informed
and thinking people can hardly be so fresh
as to believe that party with such his
tory and which affords such recent proof
Of incapacity for good government can
safely be entrusted with the administra-
ton of national affairs. The apprehen.
sions of certain democratic leaders are
only too well founded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

may be decreed, till, among certain classes
at least, marriage seems to have assumed
more Of the character of commercial
transaction than of a sacred ordinance.
1t is said by those who have sought an
explanation of the growing frequency of
divorce that great many marriages are
purely experimental, the parties deliber-
ately entering into the marriage relation
with the purpose of separating at the end
OF year or so, il they find themselves I'M
congenial or ill-adapted to each other, or
II for any other reason they do not desire
to continue the relation. 1t might be an
imputation upon the business shrewdness
OF individuals to call relation of this
kind commercial transaction" for no
persons of sense would trade horses in this
loose fashion. Easy divorce laws encourage
just this kind of marriage" and public
sentiment appears to be too Indifferent or
too sympathetic to make the marriage
laws as rigid and salutary as those even
which pertain to an exchange of COM
mon articles of commerce. This cQndi-
ton of things is plainly attributable to
Generalization among the people, and
consequently to bad laws. 1t is believed
that better state of things would result,
If divorce should be decreed only for such
wicked causes as should vitiate the mar
riage contract in the eye of divine, as
well as human, law that for minor
causes, like cruelty, desertion, incompati.
bility, ETC., which have been made legal
causes far divorce, separation on equitable
terms should be decreed in the discretion
OF the court, but no right to marry again
should be granted; that state laws on
this subject should be made as nearly
uniform as possible so that the whole
some rigor of one community should not
be neutralized by the laxity of an adjoin-
ing community. These seem to be pos.
sible and legitimate objects for which re-.
form leagues may labor, and to which law
makers should direct their attention. OF
the cases which have come before the 10.
cal courts, the instances appear to be rare
in which an absolute divorce should, in
the interest of good morals, be granted !;
but in very few, if in any, would it be ex-
pedient to insist upon maintaining the
legal relations of wedlock. In such cases,
III hn lbs oh
cordant parties should 60 their several
ways, and should equitably and humanely
settle all matters of custody of children
and division of property, but under severe
legal penalties forbid contracting new
marriages, experimental or ill-considered
or mercenary marriages might be meas.
urably discouraged and beginning of a
practical divorce reform begun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

NOVEMBER 25th, 1888, the British evac-
uated New York, and Washington took
possession of the future metropolis of
the new world. The one hundredth an
niversary of the event will be celebrated
in the Empire city. The ceremonies will
be of an imposing character. High dig
nitaries will attend, there will be grand
civil and military parade, and Wards
statue of Washington will be unveiled in
front of the sub-treasury building. The
route of the procession will be over the
course of the march of the patriot army
on the memorable day of its entering into
the city. 1t will start, the reports say,
from Union square, where Wsshington's
troops waited from early morn to after
noon the appointed signal, and will march
down Bowery lane through the Bowery,
by the old tavern in Pearl street, where
Washington took leave of his officers
month later, and by various streets to the
Boreal building in Broadway, where in
front of the three city taverns Washing
ton dismissed his troops.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

suit are not easily discovered. The
republicans make heavy gains over last
year in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and
their losses are mainly in the rural dis
tricts, where they expected gains. Posi-
bly, the reduction of the tariff on wool may
have disturbed the farmers. 1t seems
more probable, however, that rum did it.
On the one side, the liquor interest
strongly supported the democratic csndi.
dates; on the other side, the champions
OF the second amendment rather feebly
supported the republicans. 1t was sup
posed that the passage of the Scott Tax
Law, which is the first successful attempt
for many years to restrict the sale of
liquor, would secure for the republicans
the support Of all who desired to see the
evil controlled; but the advocates of the
second amendment have generally agreed
with the democrats in denouncing the
Scott law. The campaign of the prohibi-
tionists has been exceedingly vigorous, and
they entertained strong hopes of carving
their amendment. They have failed,
however; and although the result may be
comforting to those who regard every
method of dealing with drunkenness ex-
cept prohibition as covenant with hell
the outlook to more moderate reformers
is not cheering. If the legislature does
not repeal the present law, the supreme
court, as now constituted, is pretty sure to
annul it, and the days of free rum will re.
turn to Ohio"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

with reasonable and salutary dispatch.
If the prosecuting officers, If the judges
on the bench, were animated by right
eous zeal in bringing to justice these Of
tenders, and others like them who have
been suffered to go at large, no intelli-
gent man believes that they would be seri-
ously handicapped in the praiseworthy
work by lack of lawor evidence. These
public servants should understand that
their masters, the people, are looking af-
ter their manner of discharging their
stewardship, that society, good morals, re-
spect for law, are endangered by the mo-
nopoly of their solicitude which wealth
and social standing seems to have estab.
lished,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

The New York Sun seems to have re-
alizing sense of the danger to which the
recent democratic successes expose the
party. 1t thinks the present is "The
Time for WISDOM" and in an article I'M
der that title cautions its party in vein
that is suggestive of the ruling passion of
the democracy. The Sun says: "The
question before the country is, Are the
democrats able to run the government
honestly and economically? The country
to-day would answer Yes to that question;
1t is conceivable that it may change its
mind within a year. The next house of
representatives may induce it to change
its mind. The course of the democratic
majority in that body will be watched
with eager interest. If it sets to work in
a business-like fashion; if, without fear
or favor, it investigates abuses, and does
all in its power to reform them; if it
shows itself able to deal in statesman
like style with the questions that come be-
fore it; !. it cuts down appropriations
s.u shows himself in favor of reducing
taxation if no stain or scandal attaches
to it, its record will be the best campaign
document that the democrats can use
If, on the other hand, the democrats in the
forty-eighth congress lose their heads,
quarrel over the meagre patronage of the
house, and make reckless appropriations
of the public money, they will, perhaps,
convince the country that, for all their fine
words, they are no more likely than the
republicans to reform the government"
The Sun enjoins upon democratic officials
everywhere the necessity of being on their
very best behavior till the elections are
over. The relative chances of the two
parties in 1884 can be much better
weighed after the adjournment of the first
session of congress than at this time,
matter which the Sun is not the first to
discover.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24

The United States supreme court has
declared the civil rights bill unconstitu.
tional. Justice Harlan, it is noticed, op-
posed the bill at the time of its passage,
but now dissents from the opinion of his
associates on the bench. The bill was the
pet measure of Senator Sumner, but was
not enacted into law until after his
death. 1t is perhaps not unfair illus
tration of the general impracticability of
its authors craftsmanship. So good a
lawyer and 80 true aud genuine friend
OF the negro and the poor and distressed
everywhere as Hon. Matt H. Carpenter
opposed the bill, which passed the senate
in 1875 on forced vote and by q bare
majority. 1t was intended to give eff
feet to the fourteenth amendment, and
especially to enforce the right of the COL
ored people to equal public privileges
with the whites. 1t provided that all
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States should be entitled to equal
accommodations and privileges in public
conveyances, hotels, thesters and other
places of public amusement, conformable
to the provisions of law applicable alike
to persons OF every rank and color. This
decision of the court seems to have been
anticipated by the lawyers, who have been
very generally agreed that the bill med
died with matters which congress had no
constitutional right to undertake to regu-
late. The law has been practically a
dead letter, the social treatment of the
colored people being very generally gov
erned by 4" local option" At Atlanta and
in other sections where the color line is
sharply drawn the announcement of the
decision of the court was received with
demonstrations of great satisfaction, but
the general impression seems to be that
could the fact of the decision be kept out
OF view no appreciable difference would
probably be discoverable in the future
treatment of the colored race The mat
ter OF regulating what this law undertook
to regulate will be relegated to the states,
but other forces than those of law will
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-24
Marshfield.-Colonel Randall's lecture last
Tuesday evening was quite we'll attended

Observation-Disclosures Randall's lecture last
Tuesday evening was quite we'll attended.
BENJAMIN BROWN is shingling his house.
THE authorities are blasting out the ledge
near A. L. Goves house to widen the road
The sociabe of the Methodist church will be
held with Mrs. John B. Pike next Friday after
noon.
FLORA MEADER has just returned from
market with good stock Of millinery and hav-
ing secured the services of an experienced
trimmer is ready to obige customers.
H. B. BUcKLIN died quite suddenly last Fri
day morning. His remains were taken to
Watsfed Monday for burial. He was quiet
citizen and followed faithfully his business az
harness maker. He has been in that business
here nearly thirty years.
CHARLES DUDLEY will meet the singers and
all who are interested in singing at the village
school-house next Saturday evening to see
what can be done about singing-school this
winter. Mr.. Dudley needs no recommends
ton to the people here as he is well known as a
singer.
THE band goes to Peacham next Friday night
for promenade. Next Tuesday night the
bands holds basket festival oyster supper
and promenade at the hotel in this place. The
Danvile and Hardwick cornet bands are ex-
pected to be present in full uniform and add to
the enjoyment OF the occasion.