National Republican., 1883-04-18


be done about IT,. They must do something,
or Dan would run them out Of town with o
double barreled shot gun. Jack Wharton
went to the jeweler and said, Here, now, wo
have got ourselves into devil Of scrape,
and we must mollify old Dan or he'll kill us.
They say ho is making inquiry about that
paste AFFAIR, and is getting informally sus-
picious. ] haven't been TO the club
room for week--afraid TO- Tho jew
elor said If they would for pay for
10 he would see that Dan was sweet.
ened down and good stono substituted
for the paste. So tho crowd raised $500,
and the jeweler told Dan that he had been
unable TO got such stone "a the boys wanted
at the time they had called on him and had
to give them q substitute, but now the gen.
uine stone was ready and he was there to ful-
ill his contract with tho purchasers. The smilo
that illuminated old Dams face at this an.
nouncement Is said to have o1ualed that OF
the wonderful Chesire cat, as related In the
Adventures Of Alice in Wonderland which
was SO all-pervading that the cat disappeared
entirely from the range Of vision and left
only the smile visible"
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"You would have thought" remarked q
trader last night, in the Ebbitt house, "that
every dollar Of stock in the Washington Gas
light company was held in this city the way IL
was flung on the market when the stock broke
three or four points the other day. 1t was
about as lively a scene as we have witnessed
on the Washington board. In truth, quite a
large proportion Of IL is hold, or was until
recently, in Philadelphia. According to a
recent report the stock Capital and scrip
was scattered among nearly 800 persons, OF
whom more than 800 were women and trus-
tees. The other 800 hold about 75 per cent.
Of the stock, however.
"While on the ubjeot of gas, )" he continued,
II have heard that several applications for
patents have been made during the past
twelve months for improvements in electrical
lights. If they are half what Is represented
the gaslight companies might as we'll shut up
shop. One inventor claims TO have perfected
q lamp for residenceli Lighting, which Is at once
safe, cheap, and easily operated, and
which gives light about which there Ia
very little Of the throbbing that Is such a
drawback In most electric lamps. He has
made series Of successful experiments with
it, but they say at the patent office that he
cannot produce the light in tho way he do.
scribes As he has produced It he knows
better, and will come on one of these days
and demonstrate that light can bo made by
some theories as well as Others"
~
TelegTaphic contradictions of the Texas
meteor story are coming in from all quarters Of
the Lone Star state, and a dispatch in the
Herald yesterday morning intimates that the
hoax was perpetrated by a commercial
tourist who is much given to that sort Of
thing. Joel Mulhattan 10 the party's name u
said western gentleman who had read the
dispatch in question. He makes his head
quarters at Louisville or ST.. Louis, think
and travels through tho southwest. He IL
full OF stories of marvellous discoveries and
wonders Of nature, and enjoys reputation az
o romancor that Jules Verne, Eli Perkins
and othor phenomenal liars would envy
Joel discovers wonderful cave or something
overy trip he makes. Two years ago hi
startled tho country by a story Of a cave in
tho limestone region of Kentucky, compared
to which Mammoth cave is very small post
hole. He frequently runs across tho pathi
Of devastating tornadoos, secs enor
nous reptiles, witnesses stellar wonders
end encounters strange mon and beastl
in out Of the way places. A yeal
or so ago he started story on the rounds
about n cave in the Rockies in which wal
found full rigged ship that crumbled to dus
tho minute current of outside air struck it
Ho killed whole family in western Indians
four or FIVE years ago with an imaginary me
teor and an elaborate publication Of the catas
tropho caused great excitement among scen
lists and others. kentucky is his favort,
stamping ground, but ho turns up in unex
peoted places at unexpected times"
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"There is little scrap of unwritten his
tory in connection with the appointment of
chief Of the bureau Of printing and engrav
ing which would ornament your Avenue
columns" began treasury official, "and her,
it Is: When Col. Irish went to tho wall ou
in Nebraska J. w. Moore was one of hi
heaviest creditors. Moore and Irish hat
known each othor all their lives, and Moor,
went down too, and when Col. Irish wa
placed in tho bureau, through the energetic
push of the Nebraska delegation, tn,
first thing be did was to giv'
Moore place, which was the prope
thing to do under the circumstances. Being
honest as tho day, and reliable in every sens,
Of tho word, he was made keeper Of the SO
curity vault, the most responsible place II
the bureau. Moore is one of those mon VIII,
would 90 hungry to buy square meal for
street beggar, aud who can no moro say no
TO a pitiful appeal than he can fly. He hat
more heart than regiment of sisters o
charity. When Col. Irish died Secretary
Folger sent for Mr.. Moore and offered hin
the position Of chief Of the bureau. The OLE
man thanked the secretary for the mari
OF confidence and esteem, and with tears il
his eyes gave his superior to understand tina
he could not accept the office. When presset
to give his reasons, he candidly confessed tina
he lacked the frmness and decision Of char
aoter requisite to proper discharge Of tn,
duties Of the position. why, Mr.. Secretary,
he exclaimed, 4 could not resist the i'm
portunities Of men and women who woult
apply 90 me for work. could not give then
all work, and l could not listen TO their ap
peals. would break down under the strain
am fully conscious Of my weakness ant
must decline twas with great reluctanc
that the secretary who knew his worth, ,woul,
let him 60.
"when tho delegation from the burea,