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National Republican., 1883-02-02
A Bonrbon QunnH,rr.

The Virginia bourbons cannot have their
cake and cat it, too, They ran Parson
MASSEY for congressman ut large last fall,
although he claimed to be the father of the
readjustec party, and favored the reputation
OF ten millions of the twenty-one millions
which the readjuster legislature has recog-
nized as Virginia's proportion of the old debt
Now they are swearing that the debt
question is settled, and that the
men who were democrats before 1879 must all
reunite-that is to say, they insist that MA
HONE ought to reunite with JOHNSTON, that
RIDDLEBERGER ought to reunito with JOHN
Il. HARRIS, that Gov. CAMERON ought to re-
WISE ought to reunite with old MASSEY,
and that bygones should be bygores.
Why, plaintivcly sigh the funder papers, oh
why, should the old democrats who have
been readjusters remain cold and unforgiving
to those who were funders. They have been
promising to have q state convention at
which the divorced parties should be re-
united in marriage. Why that interesting
convocation has not been called is a mystery
to some. But an old Virginia bourbon let il
all out yesterday in conversation with q
friend. "How the h" said he, "can we
marry the readjusters at a state convention
in Virginia, while we are swearing to the re.
pnblcans at Washington that they are vile
repudiators2' But" said his interlocutor
"you are already in orit. Didn't you support
NJ ASSEy for ConpresS Nyho really Nyos n shout
ing repudiator and gloried in the name2'
"Wcll," said the funder "we had more oi
less to do with MASSEY, but we never gave
him our namo. If he had been elected il
would have been our victory. But his defeat
was none of ours" And so the plan for har
monizing by begging MAHoNE, RIDDLE
BERGER, CAMERON, and WISE to take charg,
of tho poor old beaten bourbon party hang
fire. Let it hang.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
FoRD's-THE wYNDuAM COMPANY.

FoRD's--THE wYNDHAM COMPANY.
The Wyndham company played Ruth's
Romance" and Fourteen Days" at Ford's
last evening before us responsive an audience
as they could well have wished for The en-
tertainment was comprehensively successful.
"Ruths Romance" Is wonderfully pretty
ard simple bit, employing only three charac-
ters to work out little love story Its humor
is quaint and pure, its sentiment honest, and
its treatment admirable in every view. Miss
Saker, Mr.. Draycott, and Mr.. Ashley, who
assumed the three characters referred to, the
first real comedy work offered by tho Wynd-
ham people. Their performance was admir-
able in its perfectly natural coloring. Miss
Saker is especially to be commended. She
plays Ruth with very happy relief of light
humor with earnest feeling, and with so much
fineness of expression rs to bring her work
almost into the realm of reality
Fourteen Days" is one of those deliciously
laughable things in which the later French
stage has been so prolific. 1t is loaded with
very substantial moral, but its story and
treatment are of the class farcical. 1t is
neither comedy nor a farce quite. Its place
is in that peculiar ground between which, for
lack Of better word, is known rs the region
of farce and comedy. There is little in it,
beyond material that in the hands of so fine
an organization as this becomes enjoyable,
Poorly played, or even moderately well, it
would tire almost any audience. Its
charm in the present instance lies almost
wholly in the acting, of which too much
cannot be said by way of praise.
Mr.. Wyndham in the principal character
achieves something very like tho highest
possibility in oXravagant comedy. There is
very little disposition to stop and inquire
whether this kind of acting has any real
value in art. 1t has n positive
value as an agency Of merri-
riment aud whoever can amuso with so
delicious an amusement as this benefits his
public more than though he gave himself Ia
the most severe forms of histrionic endeavor
1t is great and q good thing to " brush the
cobwebs from the brow of care" even for an
hour or two; and the man who can dc
it deserves well. The company, as whole,
Is beyond criticism. There is an absolute
precision and completeness in training about
them which is as pleasing as it is strange
1t would be almost unpleasant to speak
of them otherwise than rs n totality
for tho impression they leave is less
of individual excellence than of a per
feet grouping. Perfect in the rare sense OF al
irreproachable fitness and perspective.
The same pieces will be performed this and
tomorrow evenings. Tomorrow Afternoon
there will be performance of Brighton"
National Republican., 1883-02-02
strert RniIwnv Rcform.

Our city fathers--the senate district COM
mittee-havo reported to the senate bill to
bring the city street cars up to better stand
ard. Instead of the ancient old traps, which
continue to be portion Of the equipment of
the Pennsylvania avenue line, with their rick
ETY. old iron steps, the bill provides for first
class cars, with all modern improvements This
should include tho division of the seats, so that
each passenger shall be seated in space fenced
Off for his or her accommodation. This would
render it impossible for eight per-
sons to take up the space sufficient for ten,
while two unaggressivo victims of such care
lcssness or sclfshncss are suspended to the
straps. Then II is proposed to time the cars,
and have them run at intervals of three min
utes by day and seven minutes by night.
This would be u vast improvement on leaving
tho companies to exercise their own will and
consult their own convenience. Then the
bill calls for two horses and n driver and
conductor for each car. This saves
passengers from working their passage
in the collection of fares. The public knows
no more painful spectacle than that daily
seen in every trip of the bobtail cars Of the
Metropolitan line when a respectable gentle
man of tolerablc obesity not only consents to
stand and sustain himself by an infamous
hand-strap, but is compelled, during most of
the time he rides, to present the ungraceful
and undignifed picture Of STOPPING down and
bawling through hole two feet above
tho floor that he wants "tickets" or
change" rs the case may be, for
the newest passenger who cannot
crowd forward to do his own bawling. 1t
makes ones blood boil to think of It. The
senate bill proposes to require that large
boxes, market baskets, and baskets of cloth
ing shall only be allowed in certain extra
cars, to be run for that purpose, or in space
outside of regular cars This would accommo-
date all who have marketing or other bulky
goods to carry; and the extra cars should be
as good as any, or the outside space of the
regular cars, if that is preferred, should be a
safe receptacle, and the company RESPONSE
bic for what is placed there. Marketing
must be done and washings must be de-
livered, but it is not pleasant for dress
or coat to be ruined by the brine dripping
from q basket of mackerel or corncd beef, nor
is it comfortable to be jammed between two
or three hundred pounds of colored aunty "
and her huge clothes basket. There is room
for reform in our street-car regulations, and
it i5 to be hoped that, between times
on the tariff ard appropriations, con-
gress may find time to sec justice done be-
tween the street railway companies and their
customers. The public highways belong to
the public, and the use of them should be for
the public benefit, with incidental profit to
tho corporations which are allowed to facili-
tate that use. Just now the rule would seem
to be: street railway franchises for the COM
panies profit only. Let the ball of reform
| roll on.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
The XNnter SmnnIy.

There appears to be something radically
wrong with the water supply of the district.
That this wrong has been in existence for
somo time is evidenced by the number and
character of the complaints that have been
sent to the commissioners, q number of which
we have published.
Whether the insufIicicncy is occasioned by
the inability of the present system of mains
to furnish the amount of water demanded by
the rapidly increasing number of houses,
or whether the cause is an unequal
distribution Of tho water obtained,
of course, cannot be said. The fact
that doubt exists in theminds of the citizens
as to the correctness of the explanation given
by the district engineers, lisa sufficient ground
why the resolution of Senator Mcmillan for
the appointment of q dsinterested body
of engineers to examine into the
matter should pass. If their report
should sustain the statements Of tho
district engineers, then the citizens would be
satisfied that those officers had done their
duty as best they could, which is not now the
case; if tho examination should re-
suit in oondemning tho methods now
employed, then the citizens who have
suffered so long would feel that their indig-
nation was just and proper, and would de-
mand a change in the men who havo charge
of the water department.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
RRANCu OFFICES.

The following is a list Of the branch Offices in
Washington. Others will be added hereaftor
w. s. RoosE's News Stands at the ARLINGTON
HOTEL, W1LIARD's HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE & QUEENS News Stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
b. i. QUEEN ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RIGGS HOUSE News stand.
EBBITT HOUSE News stand.
AMERICAN House News stand
W. s. THorsoS's Drug Store.
@. II. FiCKLING's Drug Store, Georgetown.
J. BRADLEY ADAMs's Book Stores.
CIR. DUFoUR, Druggist, 1918 Fourteenth street.
r. b. FERGUSON, Druggist corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenues. i.
S. f. LEWIS Druggist corner Fourteenth and p
streets.
G. G. C. sNprs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
w. f. SCALA, Druggist, 500 East Capitol street.
II. A JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and o
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
At Annapolis.

The boys at Annapolis moved by the spirit
termine what the course Of studies of " naval
school ought to he. This reasonable demand
appears to have been met in spirit
of bossism by tho superintendent, who
claims some say in the premises The
boys declare that the tasks imposed upon
them are so hard that it is difficult for a
cadet of ordinary ability to obtain salts
factory mark. When an issue is thus
made between independence and machine
and boss rule public opinion will not be
long in reaching q correct decision. A re-
form movement has been inaugurated un-
der which cadet of the first class is to he'll the
lower ono through. This involves what is
technically termed dishonorable conduct,
being in effect telling lies. Punishment for
this noble conduct is then Missed by the in
| dependent boys. This is followed by the inn
prisonmont of the boys and the immediate
announcement through press dispatches that
"itis evident that the discipline adopted by the
superintendent does not meet the appreciation
Of the naval academy cadets" 1t is also
stated that the cadets insubordinate conduct
in Kissing the superintendent owes its origin
TO their disapproyal of the discipline rather
! than to direct opposition to the academys
rules and regulations. 1t will be gratifying
to the parents and friends Of the boys
to know that they do not oppose the
rules and regulations, but only disapproyc the
discipline. No well-regulatea school superin-
tendent would think of enforcing any disei'
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Compounding Of FclonIcs.

1t is undoubtedly very common opinion
that it is optional with a person against whom
n crime has been committed whether the Of
fender shall represented or not. 1t does not
appear to be generally understood that society
is an aggrieved party, and that u larceny can
not be condoned at tho will of an individual
upon the return of the stolen prop
erty. One or two successful prosecutions
against individuals guilty OF usurping the
pardoning power by compounding or con-
cealing q felony for such n consideration
would go very far toward breaking up the
traillcling in crime. If person is robbed
the thief must, if found, he punished, whether
he surrenders the stolen goods or not; and il
the person who is so robbed attempts to
enter into any arrangement for saving the
criminal, he too should he prosecuted and
made to feel tho pressure of the law. Let the
crusade against detectives who may have
been found dealing with criminals be ex-
tended to the persons who employed them
with full knowledge of the unlawful work
they were to do.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
The Nicnrnrnn Cnnnl.

The bill to incorporate the Maratime Canal
company Of Nicaragua reported from the sem
ate committee on foreign relations, contains
no provision for any subsidy, the guarantee
of earnings having been stricken out. 1t is
simply a measure to incorporate n canal COM
pany, which shall have the prestige of a
United States origin in the grand work of con-
Meeting the two oceans by waterway 1t is
difficult to see what opposition there can be to
the bill unless it comes from rival schemes
If there is any international objection the
sooner it can be made known the sooner it
can be put out of the way.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

A CARD from Hon. r. NJ. REYNOLDS, first
auditor Of the treasury, repudiating the i'm
terview published in The REPUBLICAN Of
yesterday, is printed in this issue. If there
is any one feature of its news columns 10
which THE REPUBLICAN, has and does aud
will hereafter give especial care aud insist
upon absolute accuracy and fidelity, it is in
the matter of interviews. There is only one
excuse for misrepresentation in interviews,
and that Is stupidity, and to this charge
THE REPUBLICAN viii never lay itself liable,
There arc men, however, who sometimes
say things TO reporters which, upon roilec'
tion, they wish they had lett upsaid; there
are same who say things for the reporters
National Republican., 1883-02-02

ALABAMAs state treasurer, Mr., VINCENT
following the example of Mr.. Polk, the state
treasurer of Tennessee, has been robbing the
vault of the funds intrustod to him for safe
keeping, and absconded. Messrs, POLK and
VINCENT are both constitutional democrats,
opposed to "thieving carpet baggers and
scalawags," and hotly indignant at the re-
fusal of Virginia to pay West YiTginias pro-
portion of the debt contracted by the state
before the division. How would POLK and
VINCENT do as the democratic debt paying
ticket for 1884?
National Republican., 1883-02-02
BREAKFAST BITS.

THE oPERAT1o TENoR's WIFE.
A tenor once, who had wife,
Grew green with envious rage,
Because she sung in Lucia, so
She beat him on the stage.
But he, to equalize affairs,
A constant war would wage,
And though she always beat him on,
lie beat her Off the stage.
Al last she skipped out with the bass,
Who had tender heart,
And left her llege to try his hand
At singing in the part.
His wife was gone-he tried the role,
But made an awful mess,
And as he couldn't Lammermoor
lie had to love her less.
-UnknoUn Crank.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

edihcation only, and forget to suggest that it
be left out of the report, and there are Others
who are afraid to father the sentiments they
have expressed when they como to see them
in print, and seek to evade responsibility by
quietly shouldcring all blame upon the re-
porter. With this latter class The REPUB-
LIcAN can have no sympathy, and will
neither seek to get them into trouble or help
National Republican., 1883-02-02
The Nayv Yards Board,

Mr., A. b, Mulett, member of tho board of
navy yard inspection, arrived this morning
from Pensacola, Fla. He states that the rest
of the board, Com. Lull and Chief Engineer
Loring will probably arrive here ON Monday,
when the board will at once begin their work
of preparing a report The work of inspect
ing the navy yards has been completed but
the board have come TO no decisions, although
all the members have taken cOpious notes Of
the results of inspection, and from these notes
the report will be prepared.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

he never saw Mace in his life, and therefore
never boxed with him, and that he never
boxed with Senator Chandler at any time.
Mace was probably endeavoring to keep up
with tho average biographcr of Mr.. Conkling,
and was therefore precluded from admitting to
his statement any element of truth. 1t is not
of very great consequence whether of not any
man at any time had boxing exercise with
another, but the testimony of Mace is valu-
able as a specimen of the use which ruflians
of high and low degree appear to consider it
their privilege to make of Mr.. Conkling's
name. 1t would have tendency to check
the facetiousuess of the times If the romantic
Mace should be boarded for while at the
ponitentiary for the perjury committed by
him. And yet it would be hard to annoy
him when so many meaner ISLANDERS are al
lowed to remain at large.
a%a
The Lowell bankruptcy bill will be opposed
by several western senators and representa-
tives, who havo become conscious that
strong sentiment against its spirit has de-
voloped. al ind," observed q gentleman
from the west who will have a vote on the
BILL that my people do not like the Lowell
bill because they feel that it is an unnocessa-
rily arbitrary assumption Of federal power to
the belittlemont of state courts. There is
need of general bankrupt law, but l cannot
convince myself that the Lowell bill is the
best that can be framed. This feeling of hos
tility to the measure will grow stronger l am
satisfied, thc'more its provisions arc studied.
The creditor classes do not like it, and the
debtor classes are notwild in their expression
of ndmirationp -
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Ne,v nnst Rnntea.

The bill reported to the senate yesterday
morning by Mr. Hill from the committee on
post offices and post roads established 355 new
There are established in Missouri 40 new
routes, in Texas 81, Tennessee "a, Dakota 20,
kentucky 81, North Carolina II, Mississippi
10, Ohio 10, Indiana Ia, Virginia IL, Alabama
IL, Wisconsin IL, Florida 10, Arkansas 10, and
Minnesota o.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Tho Anti-nignmy RilI.

Judge Jere Black finished his argument in
opposition to tho anti-bigamy bill before the
house judiciary committee yesterday. He
charged that the anti-mormon laws arc
utilized for.,t tho benefit of q clique of politi-
clans and gontiles who hold the offices and
want to control the means of acquiring wealth
in the territory. In the course of his argu-
ment he took the ground that there can be
no constitutional trial by jury in Utah so
long as mormons, Of whom there are twenty
to one gentle, are excluded from juries.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Trnnsfer OF Ronds.

Inreply to a request for information as to tho
probable effect of the house bill recently
relating to the registry and transfer of United
States bonds, Secretary Folger has written a
letter to Senator Morrill,, chairman of the
senate finance committee, in which he sug-
gests that the limiting of the number or class
OF officers before whom acknowledgements Of
transfers may be made by sellers as proposed
would work much inconvenience to persons
living remote from the officials mentioned in
the bill-the judges of circuit courts, sc. Mr..
Folger said last night that he could see no
utility 10 us limitation, aud had suggested
that itk 1t adopted The bonds have
printedN their backs endorsements for
transle9 signed by the persons specified
i'm the and change from this practice he
thinksV uld occasion unnecessary confusion
with corresponding advantage,
National Republican., 1883-02-02

The New York association for the protec-
tion of American industry ought not to have
held meeting without the consent of the
New York World, or if one must be held, the
Worlds editor should have selected its speak
ers from the frcc-trade agents of European cs-
Establishments.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

pline not approved by tho scholars AS well
might commander give distasteful orders to
his troops, or n sea captain steer for port to
which his crew did not care TO go. 1t is to be
hoped that the spirited young gentlemen who
do not like the lessons given them will be
able to discipline the superintendent and
make the academy model institution.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Ahnndoned NIiIltnry Rcseryntions.

The house committee ON military affairs has
agreed to report bill authorizing the Presi-
dent, whenever IL military reservation shall
be reported to him as abandoned and not
needed by the War department, to have the
reservation surveyed, plotted, appraised, and
turned over to the secretary of the interior
for sale us other public lands. The committee
considered the Grant retirement bill but took
no action upOn il,
National Republican., 1883-02-02

THE great WALcoTT, who is eating quails
on wager, announces that on the twenty
ninth day he will eat three quails, and on his
last day, four. 1t has been suggested that he
probably eats half a dozen quais every day
privately after his public eating of one is over.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

WHEN the Alabama bourbon ballot-box
suffers figured up fifty-nine thousand ma
jority for VINCENT for state treasurer they
rejoiced that no thicving republican had been
trusted with the safe key. And now VIM
CENT absconds after stealing nearly quarter
of million,
National Republican., 1883-02-02
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY Q, 1853.
The Weather To-Day.

For The Middle atlantic states Including The District
Of Columbia, generally fair 1ccaihcr, northwest TO
northeast 1Vinds. stationary or slig fall IN tempera
ture.
Fair and cold rcdiher is indicated for he Middle
South AHdntc states and NetO England on Friddy
probably Jootred by Increasing cioudincss and
sionaL snoi0 in NelO England and the Middle Atlantic
states on Friday night or Saturday
Yesterdays thermometer.-7n. M. 324o II n. M,
$3.50; p m, 800; p M, $500; II p. m, 5000;
maximum, 300; minimum, 5000.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

As SOON as the New York legislature does
up the work of reducing the elevated railway
fares onc-half the same reform might be
extended to the New York Central. 1t is not
necessary that WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT
should save up another hundred millions
during the next ten years. Give the public u
ohnnpp
National Republican., 1883-02-02

PENNSYLVANIA democratic senator's say
They have caucused ON him, and will prob
ably cite him to show cause, We regret these
divisions among the democracy.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

THE democratic senators in Pennsylvania,
being in favor of civil service reform, appear
determined to oppose every executive nomi-
nation concerning which they have not been
previously consulted, which raises the qucs-
tion, "Does reform really reform?"
National Republican., 1883-02-02
Would Paste Save such a One.

slR;-A man who can get up as good paper as
you do is genius but man who Will not paste
il together after 1t Is printed, ought to be hung.
By attending to this matter you will shit the
responsibility for good deal Of profanity from
your shoulders, and save at least
SUBSCRIBER.
T. SITS bad enough to have to skirmish
around TO find one paper without having to look
Tor two,
National Republican., 1883-02-02

THOSE of us who go to New York will soon
be able to ride on the elevated railways at
five cents trip. The New York Legislature
Is doing it. ''i'h
National Republican., 1883-02-02
rn CITY sIrHscRInERs.

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any part of the city and suburbs, regularly and
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Pnper for thc eovernment.

Tho awards for supplying paper for the
government printing Office will not be made
for some days, owing to the fact that upon
many classes several bidders have given ex-
actly the same figures.
National Republican., 1883-02-02
NEW yOuK OFFICE.

The New York Office Of THE REPUBLICAN is at
Room Co. Tribune building, where files Of THE RE-
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
10 advertisements can be obtained.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

STEALING freedmcn's ballots leads to steal.
ing freedmon's money is the tersc way in
which the late auditor of Alabama puts il.
National Republican., 1883-02-02

THE senatorial contest in Minnesota has
terminated at last in the choice of Mr.. SADIN,
who is understood to have been the second
choice of Senator WISDoM's friends.