National Republican., 1883-06-09


save her,
That the captains a brute and tho vessel SLAYER.
Chicago Liar
CoTTAeERs are beginning to arrive in New
port in large numbers.
New YORK exchange discovers that the
dude distempor is dying out.
PEACH crates appear TO be smaller this year
but the contents are Just as tough-Commercid
Advertiser.
ANTON RuBIEsTErN intends TO write n now
opera, TO be brought out next season at Hamburg,
for Mile. Hernine
CAPT EADs has left st. Louis for London
in the interest of his isthmus ship railway scheme,
which needs more money.
THERE are going to be rather more than
the usual number Of fourth OF July celebrations in
New England cities this year.
The Graphic tells of colclky risks being
run at Brighton beach from consuming clam
chowder built on last years remains.
A CHICAGO faro bank has passed in its
chips" having lost steadily for two months But
gambling in the Garden City is as flourishing as
ever.
A MAN by the name of Shakehands John
died recently in Nevada. lie was not politician,
as many might infer from his name, but only an
Indian.
THREE mosquitoes carried away pail of
whitewash from of the hotels where colored
man was scattering 1t. They are much stronger
in summer
CONGRESSMAN CUTTs, of tho sixth Iowa
district, whose life was despaired of few weeks
ago. has far recovered to be able to take short
walks and drives.
NONE Of the summer hotels that are now
hav hon dor atna nfa aud mr.
at loss. The reason assigned is, of course, the
unreasonable weather.
NEBRASKA has one woman minister one
woman lawyer, six women county superintend-
ents, and ten women physicians Many women
are engaged in editorial work.
The Crow Indians have been caughtputting
rocks in the bales of hay they sell to the governs
ment. The day is not far distant when all Indians
will be civilized enough to vote.
ACCORDING to New Orleans paper tho
Treasury department has graduated one hundred
brides in the last four months No wonder the
demand for positions there is so great.
THE life-size portrait of Miss Emma
Thursby by Healy, removed from the Corcoran
art gallery is now placed in the house OF Mr.. E.
1. ovlngton, of Remsen street, Brooklyn.
THE way to mako money is to lose it. Look
at Barnuml He has lost 100000 by fire, and
owns more elephants now than an ordinary man
would know what to do with.-Chcdgo Ne,0s.
GEN. SPEED S. FRY, tho republican candi-
date for lieutenant governor of Kentucky, is tho
man who defeated Zollicofer at Mill Springs in
his attempt to invade Kentucky with his army
THE North American Reuie,D has paid George
e. Warng, jr $1,000 for of his sanitary hous,.
hold specialies, which is spoken of as the highet
price paid by any such periodical for single
article.
ENTHE Troy Times tells of tramp who, when
refused food at Fort Edward house the other
day, sadly asked "Missus, will you please give
me piece OF looking glass no that can sec my.
self starve TO death?"
Mr. S. c. HALL was parliamentary re-
porter in 1923. and remembers ladies going into
the strangers gallery in mems clothes for there
was no ladies' gallery then, aud petticoats were
not allowed in the house.
A PHILADELPHIA paper tells of q servant
girl who has got amonth off and gone to Wash
ington to sec about pension, because she once
worked for three consecutive weeks for q family
that lost second cousin in the war.
WHAT is known as Valenciennes lace ID
made extensively at Ypres, Courtray, Ghent.
Bruges, and in almost all parts of Flanders; and
in the production of one coupon of the fabric
rarely less than 400 spindles and 1900 pins are
employed.
AMONG June visitors at Saratoga this year
will bo the New Haven Grays, who will be while
there the guests of the Albany Continentals. The
Saratoga Citizens corps has been reorganized, and
will entertain the visitors. The Grays are ex-
pected to arrive June 90
Mr.. ROBERT GRANT, the author of "The
Confessions of a Frivolous Girl" will be married
to Miss Gait, daughter Of Sir Edward Gait. July
8. The story was that Mr. Grant sold his new
novel to James II. osgood for $1,000, and that they
resold 1t to the Century for 5000.
, Col. MICH W., we'll known lawyer o.
, Washington, returned to his home on Pennsylya.
, MIA avenue one day last week looking very weary
His wife asked him, "What was the matter?" IL,
replied that he had been working like a horse al
day. How is that ?" asked his wife, why
said the colonel " / have been drawing a con
veyance."
CITIZEN, if / understand you," said mer
cha mt to a customer, "you do not intend to pa,
= me the amount you owe" Your understanding
is correct cap'n." "And you call yourself al
honest man. do your "Yes, sir. If were NO
honest would tell you that intend to pay but
being honest, do not wish to deceive you."-
lEArkdnsdS 1Tduster.
, SAYS the London Queen: "The prettiest wo
0 man ut the private view of the Royal academy IL
London was the wife of an artist; the handsomest
the wife of well known journalist; the wors
D dressed, lady who has written book to teaol
= how TO dress; the best dressed, from an artist
4 point of view, Mrs. Jopling The tallest man wa
Corney Grain"
CoURTING in the country is altogether
different institution from the city article, In tn
former place you get rosy lips, sweet cider
Johnny cakes, and girls made by nature, and n
the latter collection of starch, phrases, forma
u manners fine silk, and great jewelry, got u
= secundem artem. Always take the rural distrlC
o when you want to get good staple of Calico
n GreeilsboTou0h (Gd.l Herald.
A NEW French gun, 90 feet 6 inches long
Weighing fiity tons, is expected to puta ba
~ through 10 inches of armor at a distance OF seve
u and half miles An up.country editor says thi
is certainly u formidable weapon, but until a gu
o is constructed that will knock mans head oil 6
% n distance of 1900 miles, the czar has nothing
d fear from the bowling nihilists and socialists 1
D, Amerlca.-C Commercial Advertiser.
A MILITARY empire possesses manifold ad
vantages when II comes 10 the construction
- public works. The experience of Russia in build
% ing railways has repeatedly illustrated this fac
y but seldom in more striking manner than in II
~ construction of the Jablnsk- Pinsk railway Th
II road is 100 miles long, and 1t was necessary
!, erect no lever than sixty-nine bridges, but mil
= tary battalions accomplished the entire work I
five months at a cost to the government of onl
u $1,000 mile.