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National Republican., 1883-10-30
Late from Dnhomev.

Tho Georgia kuklux called themselves the
"Pop and Go Club" The democratic editor
of tho Athens Banner said that negroes had
to carry their axes with them to bed so as
to uso them If awakened by whips of the
club. One old negro, Berry Sanders, had
one hundred and seventy-fve lashes inflicted
upon him. United States Judge Mccoy, be-
foro whom tho offenders were tried, was re.
Gently appointed, and his high character was
vouched for by Senator Joseph Brown and
nearly the entire bar of the district. Tho
testimony was not disputed. In his charge
to the jury tho judge said:
This is a very dsgracelul offense II is an
ofiense apparently without motive. Twenty years
ago nobody could conceive of anyone doing such
thing, But within the last few years 1t Is no uu-
common thing for men, apparently for no other
motive except such as is given in this case, to do
such hellish things 1t all grows out of the state
Of society the freedom of the negro has brought
about. His elevation seems to have run part of
our people crazy, The evidence shows that this
was very wicked thing. 1t shows want of sense,
want Of propriety, want Of the principles of hu-
manily and all sense of justice That men have
gotten III that condition is a strange thing. II Is
strange that men should SO forget their manhood
and so forget their God and the laws OF their
| country as 10 permit themselves to do such things
| on helpless negro, 1t is u disgrace TO humanity
and to society And say to you, gentlemen OF
the jury as citizen of the United States, aud as
an observer, that nothing has tended SO much TO
bring this southern country into disgrace, nothing
has tended so much to put the balance of the
United States against US as this kind of outrage.
They are mean. They are disgracelul. They arc
horrible. They are things which people out OF
this country cannot comprehend nor understand.
Has the Post any knowledge of bourbon out.
rages2 Win the New York SIN inform its
readers whether there are any democrats
rascals9 VIII tho purring deputy bourbon
editors of the Truth continue to protest that,
so far as the treatment of the negro is con-
corned in the south, there is no difference be.
tween the bourbons and the independents
The crimes described by Judge Mccoy were
committed in tho state of Georgia by whito
bourbous upon black voters for having sup
ported Emory Speer, an independent for con,
gress. We shall be pleased to observe in
northern democratic or assistant democratic
National Republican., 1883-10-30

To NAL FRANK HATroN, PosToFFToE DEPART.
MENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.-Es'eened Sir: You said
in your newspaper the other day that you would
republish any explanation of this mail contract
in our columns we submit few lines on this
burning topic. Please copy as per promise Re.
CARDS to Thompson Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. G. EMORY SMITH, PRESS OFFICE,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa" Steemed" Sir: THE
REPUBLICAN, true to its promise, prints this
morning your alleged answer to the charge
that you originated and csrriel through a
scheme that took from the public treasury
over $5OO,OOO. It's great statement. It's
gauzy. Cut it up and sell it for mosquito
bars. Regards to Cursett ..
National Republican., 1883-10-30
A Reform Grabber.

As we understand Mr.. G. +. Smiths posi-
tion, it is that if the mail service is unneccr
sarily increased or expedited on stage or
steamboat (star) route, the department. oili Ger
who orders it and any person who petitions
for or urges it arc corrupt scoundrels and
ought to go to the penitontiary; but when
mail service is unnecessarily and pronigatcly
expedited on railroad route we understand
him to hold that it is an act worthy of praise
proridcd it is done to put the Philadelphia
Press ahead of Now York papers on the route
to obligo friend Charlie" Furthermore we
understand Mr.. Charles Il. Smith to say that
when $4,000 is not to bo had for want of
an appropriation TO enable the postofrco de-
partment to run tho mails in tho interest of
the press, 1t is right for tho devil to be
whipped around tho stump by increasing the
pay of railway mail contractors hundreds of
thousands of dollars, by the corrupt exercise of
tho power to roweigh the mails, if in return
the railway managers will put on the fast
train which obliges "friend Charlie" And
this is reform An ounce of civot, good apothe-
cary.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

Mr.. CHARLES EMORY SMITH, PHILADEL-
PHIA, DEAR CHAULEY: viii you be kind to
enough print any request from any officer of
the Pennsylvania road, or any other road. ask.
ing reweighing of the mails at tho time you
were engineering your job through tho de-
partment. "That's the nub to tho whole con-
troversy. THE REPUBLICAN challenges You
to print any such request. If the officers OF
the roads did not request reweighings at
phosc suggestion was it made? Don't get
mad, please, but give u fair, square answer to
this question. "Yours for REFORM" &C..
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE administration southern policy can
affects to fear. Tho administration has no
southern policy differing from its northern
policy. 1t advises peace and fraternity on
the basis of respect for order and obedience
to law. 1t desires the support of all good
citizens in its endcavor to see the laws faith
fully executed, and will not credit to the
account of its own political party the aid it
may receive from members of the opposition
in this behalf. Can anything be fairer than
this?
National Republican., 1883-10-30
If a United States grand jury should indict

If a United States grand jury should indict
Charles Z. Smith for conspiracy against
the government in corruptly soliciting, and
obtaining an order, whereby $sOO,OOO was
spirited out of tho treasury, we should not
consider it decent to howl at the court and
jury while he was on trial. Like views ol
proproty governed THE REPUBLICAN, during
the star route trials. There has never been
in these columns word of encouragement OF
aid to any person accused by grand jury OF
any public oiIense, nor has there been any
attempt to raise or increase public clamor
against any person so accused. We stand
upon that record.
National Republican., 1883-10-30
The $SO3,179.3T job.

The above are the exact figures taken from
tho treasury by tho job which Reformer
Charles Emory Smith, of tho Philadelphia
Press, originated and carried through. His
paper was tho principal sharer in the grab
Mr.. Smith, after six weeks silence, now claims
that il was in the interest of increased postal
facilities This is the same answer made by
tho participants in "the star routo con-
spiracy." Mr.. Smith now says he is willing
to have tho whole matter investigated.
When ho prints in his paper copy of his
letter addressed to any member of the next
house demanding an investigation The Re-
PUBLICAN will believe he is in earnest. His
talk about the suppression of records and
documents is baby talk. Congress has power,
not only to get the papers, but also tho state
monts under oath of tho officers knowing all
the facts.
Eight hundred and three thousand four
hundred and seventy-nine dollars and thirty
seven cents is big grab. We hope good
Mr.. Smith will be able, with the aid of q
congressional committee, to explain it away
to tho satisfaction of honest people.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE Galveston Ncrs is assured that THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will not go to wal
with the south. Our suggestion is that bal
lot box suffers and braves share the fate
which has just befallon eight democrats in
Atlanta Ga, who have been convicted Of
beating negroes for supporting an independ-
ent for congress. There will be no blood
shed over those convictions. Why should
crimes go unwhipped of justice? Democrats
should rejoice at the punishment of crimes
committed by individuals in aid of the demo-
cratic party, for the reason that then there
would be less cause for believing that the
crimes had tho approval of that party.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

TIE democratic killers in Georgia ran q
pretty lively "outrage mill" They were
proven to have entered peaceful homes at
midnight and beaten negroes whose votes
had offended them. They showered their
blows on women and children as we'll as ON
men--using hickory clubs for the purpose
The scoundrels did this all in behalf of the
regular democratic party. And yet every
democratic editor is in arms if there is any
allusion to kuklux outrages
National Republican., 1883-10-30

No. No troops for the south. No revival
of the old era of external force. Only the
usual methods of enforcing the laws through
tho courts. If legal process is resisted, OF
course the posse cOmlitatus will be called in to
resist the resistance, This is very unpleasant
for lawbreakers No rogue e'er felt the halter
draw with good opinion of the law. Bourbon
bulldozers must go.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

ACCORDING TO statistics received by the
American Iron and Steel association, there has
boon marked decrease in the imports of
iron and steel from Great Britain. For tho
first nine months of this year the total i'm
ports were 5iO,O79 tons, while for the same
period last year they were 95O,0O5 tons.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

1881, and 1882 He can and will beat and
overcome them again in this year Of our
Lord 1883. Malone is undoubtedly boss
It is not only lawful but expedient that he
should bo boss. They who boss the fight
against him are inferior bosses. They cannot
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE tremendously explosive force of dyna-
mite was demonstrated in terrible manner
yesterday, when 1900 pounds of tho deadly
material, stored for blasting purposes, ex-
rlodod near Brook tunnel, on the Baltimore
and Ohio railway. The earth trembled for
fifteen miles around, trees were shivered to
spllutsrs, and huge reots were hurled great
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE Postal Telegraph company of New
York is to deposit $1,000 with the district
commissioners as guarantee that it will
carry out the agreement entered into, by
which permission was obtained to lay under
ground electrical conductors from the bound
ary to the center of tho city.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

MAIL advces Of o severe battle between
the French and Chinese forces in AMMAN
have been received. After fighting three
days the French captured part of tho
enemy's works, but subsequently retired.
The negotiations between France and China
on the Tonquin question have been broken of.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

a BOSTON gambler, in explaining why ho
opposed Butler this year, said: "What has
changed me? Well, will tell you. am
democrat, but good many of the democrats
are decent people and intend to remain de-
cent people, This Tewksbury business has
been little too much" He had bet $1,000
on Robinson.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

sHIrHY's swelling concoit made him imagine
himself tho postmaster general, and then lod
him into the blunder of supposing that, as
such postmaster general, he had the power of
removal of the assistants in the department.
Smith will get his mental eyesight again
when congress meets.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL Ell
MERs interview on Smith was a squelcher on
the bogus roformer. Mr.. Elmer offers to
mako full statement of tho ontiro transac-
tion If tho proprietors of the Philadelphia
Press will permit it.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

TROUBLE is imminent in Ireland between
tho Or angemen and the National league.
Public meetings of the League have been
prohibited by the government. In dispensing
procession yesterday in County Cork the
police charged with fixed bayonets, capturing
the banners and musical instruments. The
Leaguers retreated to building, however,
and held a meeting in spite of the police.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE administration has taken no part in
tho Virginia campaign except to serve as
target of abuse for the mud throwers of the
bourbon press. There has been no use of
patronage, no deviation from the civil SER
vice law, no word nor gesture to control an
official. All contrary statements are the
merest froth, nonsense, and falsehood.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE woman's suffrage party of New York
has presented an address to the women of
the state asking them to use their in
fluence against the recollection of Attorney
General Leslie w. Russell. The ladies do
clare that Mr.. Russell is inimical to female
frandnn,
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE department of justice is evidently
determined to prosecute offenders in the south
as well rs elsewhere, and does not appear TO
think brutal crimes arc sanctifed beoau j.,
committed in behalf of the bourbon dcmpc-
racy,
National Republican., 1883-10-30

Poor Mr.. Smith. He is certainly troubled
with mental pyemia. He even goes back on
the Pennsylvania assistant postmaster gem
eral. The department is not as it was when
Charles Emory Smith was fourth assistant in
charge of special trains aud the reweighing
of the mails. Too bad, isn't It?
National Republican., 1883-10-30

TnE congressional delegate from Wash
ington territory has been requested by the
Wool Growers, association of that territory
to use his efforts to fix the tariff on wool as it
was before the last congress met.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

On and after the eighteenth Of November
the seventy-fifth meridian time will bo the
local time of Washington. 1t will be neces-
sary to move the hands of your clock ahead
eight minutes and eight seconds to get step.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THEY say Gen. Malone is "boss." A
boss is defined 10 be 4" a master, or he who can
beat or overcome another" Gen. Malone is
undoubtedly boss. He led the fight which
beat or overcame the bourbon bosses in 1879,
National Republican., 1883-10-30

CAPT. T. N. BURRILI, chief of tho bureau
of engraving and printing, in his annual re-
port recommends the enlargement of the bu-
reau building to accommodate the increasing
business. His report is an interesting doCu-
National Republican., 1883-10-30

distances. Five mon standing near tho
magazine whore the material was stored were
blown to fragments, pieces of legs and arms
having been picked up a half mile away.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE Philadelphia Press editor unpacks his
heart with cursing like drab-a scullion-
but ho admits the facts which constitute the
corrupt act of which we complain.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THERE is no danger of federal executive
interference in local elections, The only
interference will be with ruflians who violate
federal laws.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

TILL Mr.. G.. Z. Smith can rail the facts
from out the records of the postofiico depart
ment no but ofrcnds his lungs to speak SO
loud,
National Republican., 1883-10-30

PEEE HYAc1NTHE reached Washington last
evening. He will remain in tho city about
ton DAYS, -
National Republican., 1883-10-30

CHOLERA has made its appearance at
Mecca, and people are still dying from it at
Alexandria. ' % -
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE races at Pimlioo were postponed yes
terday until to-day on account of the rain.
National Republican., 1883-10-30
GJIIe Aasibltal KrpnGlitalt,
Terms 60 suhseribers.

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Sample copies sent on application.
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Uttered letter Money sent in any other way is at
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National Republican., 1883-10-30
CURRENT GOSSIP.

THE PLANT OF ACHING BoNEs.
To walk / went the other day
In search Of peace and quiet.
30 to tho park wound my way,
To leave the city's riot.
Just at the gate met Tom Jones;
His story was quito sad.
twas all about his aching bones-i
IL talmost drove me mad.
Next Mrs. Smith said, "IIow d. do7"
And talked an hour or more
ORAL her ills, which were not few
She proved the greater bore.
Ahappy thought upon me flashed,
j introduced the pair.
Aud left them rs l onward dashed
In search Of rest and air.
When next met Tom Jones he said,
That Mrs, Smiths pill;
No wonder Mr.. Smith is dead:
Her meanings made me ILL.,"
And when that lady fair met,
She asked me, "Who is JortesY
The man who talked of cold and wet,
The knight of aching bones"
--Nei0 York Journal
National Republican., 1883-10-30

papers any objection to this mode of prcco-
durc. Hitherto their only answer has been
a snecr at the bloody shirt"
National Republican., 1883-10-30

Amusemonts,
NAT1oNAL--Tho Black Crook.
FonD's-King Lear.
DIME MusEUM.-Matineo and evening performance.
CoMGQUE.--Tho World
National Republican., 1883-10-30
Auction Sales.

TODAY.
BY DUHCASsoN BRos..--At I'll Seventh st. N. W,
nt IL n, ~, largo assortment Of collins, caSkets,
&c; also two horses, wagons, and harness.
BY II. X FUIToS-A Auction sale offorfeited pledges
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1883.
National Republican., 1883-10-30

THE Pennsylvania democrats are groaning
under the burden of their LONG parliament
Such reformers
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Story OF a Texas Well.

heard of a well in Burkville,
Texas, in which the empty bucket
would descend and its mate ascend
with water, without any known force
beingu sed. The well and buckets are
arranged, as is common here, with
pully, rope and two buckets.
denounced the story as untrue when
told TO me, but wrote to Judge NJ.
I. Hines, owner of the property on
which the well is situated, and re-
ceived in reply the following letter
Yours of the 18th inst to hand
and contents noted. / have 10 re-
ply that the well inquired about be-
longs to me; that some years
since it commenced to draw wa.
ter; that is the empty bucki
would 60 down and bucket Of wa
ter would come up and remain al
the top of the well without any
known cause. 1t has been kept ut
ever since at intervals. There is nc
regularity about it; it will often draw
at any hour of the night as at o.hel
times. 1t has been known to draw
as many as three or four a day
There seems TO be no difference in i,
as regards the weather or the sea
sons of the year. 1t has never been
known to draw up water when there
was water in the top-bucket. We
know of no cause for the strange oc.
currence."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
Yellow Jack in Mexico.

A dispatch recently received from
Guaymas, Mexico regarding the ex-
tent of the yellow fever on the Mex
lean coast says: "A panic exists. AT
Hermosillo twenty deaths were re-
corded between eight o'clock A. NJ.
and ten p. NJ. on Wednesday and
these was a large increase of neT
cases. 1t is estimated that 1000
persons are down with the feve,
seventy FIVE per cent. of the houses
having one or more sick. The heat
is oppressive the thermometer ran.
ging from Sc to 106 degrees. At
Nogales on the same day there were
eleven cases. At Guaymas the dis
ease is diminishing there being ouly
eight deaths since Monday. No
new cases are reported. Other
points visited showed few new cas-
es generally of a mild form
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
OF ANOTHER AGF
Gradually SuppIanted BY Be,,-
ticle, Certain Old Things Ar. ,
ed Away.

Gradually SuppIanted By BEN.
ticle, Certain Old Things ar. !
ed Away.
In the general reception ION
the Western Union Telegram
ing, on Broadway, New Yo-.
exhibited the coarse. crg9-
clumsy instruments Of the ig.s--
the telegraph. They are o8.v.
now. More perfect machiDe,v
superseded it.
Years ago what Is nov .;v.-
old fashioned porous p!a.ts-
some good service. There Wa.
nothing better ofthe kind. y57
that Is changed. Science and 5.
have gone deeper into the scie-a
medicine ana produced Ben,
CapCine Porous Plaster. wblc-
bodies all the exceilencies thu.
possible in an external remedy
old plasterS were slOw-the Csr
is rapid ; they We're uucera.l-
Capcine Is sure. Cheaper am
bear similar names. b Car.
therefore, that some thrifty dr-z
does not deceive you. In the g--
of the genuine is cut the word C.,
CINE. Price . cents. SeaJrv
Johnson, Chemists, New Yors
Directions for resuscitatins b
drowned individual Ii itsi.
whisper ice cream.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-10
The Lime-kiin Club

If Clarence De Melville Bungs
am present wild US to night. | should
like to spoke to him. said Brother
Gardner, as the meeting opened.
Brother Bungs was in the back
row with a looking-glass in his
hands and new brand of hair-oil
on his hair. He rose up with a
scrape and a bow, made a great
spread of blue silk handkerchief &
finally stood before the Presidents
desk.
"Brudder Bungs," resumed the
old man, II reckon you am de pur-
tiest member of de Lime-Kiln Club.
You puts lie on yer ha'r, wax on
yer moustache an de perfume on
yer clothes reminds me of de wild
roses of Virginny Yes, you am de
purtiest an sweetest one OBJ de lot. !"
"Yes, sah," replied the brother,
while his face betrayed the fact that
he was tickled hall to death.
But, by de way, Brudder Bungs,
what am your present business?"
Il am out of job just now, sab. !"
"When you work how much do
you airn ?"
"As high as seben dollars week,
sab.
Just so. Am dat suit o. clothes
all paid fur ?"
"No, sah."
"An' you am how many week be-
hind on yer board ?"
Not ober six, sah."
AN you owe dis lodge SO dues ?"
."Yes, sah."
"An' you owe members here as
much as $40 fur borrowed money"
"I'ze borrowed some, sah."
"Brudder Bungs, Ize had some
'sperience wild purity men, an | neb-
Der seed one yet who wasn't fraud
on de word manhood. When a man
sots out to be purity all de hoss
sense leaves his head. No man can
labor and be purity, too. He darfor'
lets work alone. He beats his board,
his tailor, his shoemaker and all his
friends. He looks KILN an smells
like a cologne factory, but be doan'
pay up. Ebery smile beats some
body outer twenty-five cents, an
ebery giggle costs somebody half a
dollar. lze had my eye on you fur
some time
"Yes, sah."
"Six months ago you had steady
work, good pay, respectable clothes
an was outer debt. You sot out to
be purity, an to-day you won't sell
fur 'nuff TO pay yer debts. You
smell awful nice, but YOU owe a
twenty-six- dollar board bill. Your
h'ar curls beautifully, but de tailor
am whistling fur de money fur da,
suit. Your form am elegant, bu,
you has borrowed money until no
one will lend you anoder cent. You
smile like a buttercup an raise your
hat like a Chesterfield, but yer butes
ain paid fur ~
"I'ze gyine to squar' up, sah."