National Republican., 1883-07-27
SHoor the American rifle team


HANLAN and Courtney have called each
other liars and loafers. These statements are re.
ported 10 be the best on record.
Mr.. TILDEN's condition is still weakly, and
it is feared he will not have strength enough left
to decline a nomination.
WE have givon up having new Egyptian
rug under our editorial feet now that cholera is
rife in that country,-LolgeH CaiseR
EDITOR DANA says that tho republican
party must go, apparently forgetting that 1t went
last fall 1t is now on Its way back.
IT is claimed in New York that if one asks
for a second piece of pie at Fourteenth street
boarding house the landlady looks hole through
him.
THE latest literary intelligence is that Mr..
Charles A. Dana is writing play. 1t is intended
to be a tragedy, but the chances are that it will
prove farce.
A PARTY by the name of Angel is under
sentence of death in Illinois There is a chance
here for little pun, but matter of this kind Is
too serious for trihing.
Now that the telegraphers are on strike, tho
mails are used instead of electricity, and one Is
not compelled to walt two or three days to hear
from fifty miles from home
THE youngest "boy preacher" in this
country is now about Al years old. Isn't 1t about
time to set another hen before the present stock
of boy evangelists mature 2? Hdwkeye.
AS New York society as a rule exaggerates
Partisan fashions, and the latest thing in even.
ing toilets in Paris is the left shoulder barred, its
introduction among the upper ten of the metrop-
oils is awaited with much interest.
THE Atlantic cable says that &" the Baroness
BurdettCoutts has given Mr. Henry Irving pug"
This is regarded us little Aing at the queen for
not making him n knipht. Tha harnnoss ond Viz.
tora, 1t is said, do not get on very well together.
THERE is no reason why man should put
his ugliness dress parade; but it is always the
homelicst man travelling who walks back and
forth through a long crowded train three or four
times on an excursion trip.-NeW Orleans Rcay-
| une.
SINCE Tom Ochiltree has been in London
most of the bars in that city have displayed the
| legend, american drinks sold heren and they
say that when the Texan statesman goes out for a
stroll around the block there is no knowing when
| he may be back.
THE New York Times sent out $34i worth
of postal cards to politicians in several sections of
| the country, asking them whom they wanted for
| president. This reckless expenditure of money
by New York papers is attracting attention for
miles in every direction.
In great daily's sanctum: Foreman.
Here are the proofs of the London, Paris, Con-
stantlnople and Dublin letters" Editor. Well
leave Them here. Our London, Paris Constanti-
nople, and Dublin correspondent has gone out TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Neus.
THE report of base ball match at Law
renee between BARRIERS and bartenders s,ys the
game resulted in q draw What was drawn beer
or razors? 1t couldn't have been the money
drawer, Perhaps the bartenders mixed things
and the BARRIERS tied them by close shave,-B BoS-
ION star
A CORRESPONDENT wrote to patent medi-
cine manufacturer: "For thiry-fve years mywlfe
was unable to speak above whisper, owing to
throat trouble. Two bottles of your medicine
completely restored her voice." The patent ned
icne man published this testimonial and month
later was sold out by the sheriff
THE Philadelphia NerS man, who has been
enjoying vacation in New York, discovered
while there an eating house where the price Of
coffee is one cent n cup and meats and stews are
three and four cents plate He also found two
saloons where he could buy beer at one cent q
glass After all, New York is the place in which
to live
COUPLE were discussing q coming bal
mGsque when he asked, "What character do YOU
expect to represent?" "Oh," she replied "I
don't care to mention what shall wear" "In
that case" he said, you will, of course appear
in unmentionables." At the end of an hour the
young lady hadn't said anything, so he went home
and kicked smart young man to bed.
AT boarding house table in this city tho
company were discussing English words which
cannot be rhymed with, such as SILVER" "chim.
ney," &c. The landady spoke out, "'Coffee' i:
another word for which no rhyme has ever been
discovered 81 beg your pardon" said Dumley
who sat at the foot of the table. "but know a
word which rhymes with Coffee" "Yes," re-
Cpnn1n1 laOdlody n in tod
"and what's IT." "'Hickory.'"
IT IS impossible to give with accuracy the
number of miles of private wires in use, but 1t Ii
insignificant compared with the mileage of wlrss
, OF Grated by companies An official in the West
crn Union company said: There are only about
t 1900 miles Of really private wire in the United
States. Tho Western Union companies operate
$4,000 miles of wire, and other companies Cd
crate about 10000. There are not over 600 mi 10:
Of private W ire in the southern states"
TIE four-wheeled cab called the "growler,' ,
, is going out Of use in London, and the hanson
multiplying in number The growler was o.
great service where the family was large and
I | baggage great, and It was safe. The hanson 4
Q dangerous in crowded thoroughfare, and is in
4 convenient. 10 enter is torture to the unwieldy
, and intrm, and the descent must be accomplished
= by turn backward, rendering the occupant rldi
: culous when he is no longer young or agile
. Lester Wallack and Edwin Booth imported haI
t SONS in New York, but they did not seem Il
j. take"
= THE Madrid SPAIN Estafette says gentle
/, man who left Spain and settled in America sew
# enty years ago, has recently returned to Spain Il
1 a steamer Of his own, and brought with him tn
f whole of his family which consists of 1877 persons
S sonsin.law and daughters-in-law not included
He has been married three times. His first VIII
bore him eleven children at seven births; his sec
ond wife nineteen children at thirteen births, ant
his third wife seven children at six births Tn
youngest of his thirty-seven children is 10 yeal
old, the eldest is 20, The father is hale, hearty
and O3 years old and il Is not impossible that h
- may marry fourth time
+ NEWPORT, Saratoga, and all Of the grea
" summer resorts, are reported unmstakably dul
- this year. The ball rooms are empty and men al
scarce. Dancing, says a writer iu the Sun,
l. rapidly falling into disgrace. The men detest 4
NJ and the girls with an amiable spirit of accommt
l. datlon profess to rank 1t far below hunting dri,
)f ing, or tennis The empty ball rooms at Saratog
sharon, Richheld, and Long Branch bear ampl
v testimony to this, and It Is said in London an
of Paris that gloves falling into disuse becaus
a ladies no longer care TO preserve their hands b
A. covering them, and, as little or no dancing go
D. on at balls etiquette does not require that eithC
vnau or women should be gloVed.