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National Republican., 1883-10-17
How to Write Correct History OF int
Late War.

How to Write Correct History OF the
Late War.
Tho history of the war of the rebellion has
never boon written. Accounts of the war,
colorcd by prejudice and political opinion,
have been published in book form from time
to time, but tho historian who will make the
subject life long study and treat of it from
dispassionatc standpoint has not made him
self known as yet.
The half has not been told of the late war,
and what has been told is poorly told. The
skeleton outlines of tho picture are there,
but the filling in remains to be done. None
know so we'll what actually took place as the
men who woro in the field and saw
tho fighting and tho movements OF
troops with thoir own eyes. These are
tho men who made history. They
should write of the history they made, or put
Others in the way of so doing The war has
been over nearly twenty years, and the men
who did the fighting are getting on in years.
IL ~ iibAio NhliO tlO gbuhBNog Va bhSHl WI
be old men. When it is ovorlastingly toe
late they will realize with regret that they
havo wasted their opportunities, and that
they have failed in tho performance of 0
manifest duty. Every man who has recol.
lcctions of the war owes it to himself, to his
comrades, and to his country to preserve these
/ -,
There can be no better way of verifying
the history that has been already written
and of obtaining fresh grip on half forgotten
facts than by holding army reunions ON the
great battlefelds. This is movement il
which the citizen soldiery of both sides car
unto with the most perfect propriety
| The ex-confcderates and the ex-unior
soldiers have common interest il
this matter. Tho cx.soldiers of the oppos
ing armies have respect for each other, anC
they would like nothing better than to inter
mingle and fight their battles over withou
fear of mutlation. Such reunions or encamp
ments could be arranged without difficulty
If grand army encampments should prov
impracticable or costly, corps, and division
encampments could be held, and the battle
fields of the rebellion bo carefully gone over
The one day spent by the veterans of bot
armies on tho Manassas battle grounds, an
the evident eagerncss of the former foes t
compare notes and 80 over the scenes of tn
struggle again, proves that such movemen
will take. There are several army organi2a
tions which could take this matter up an
push it to a successful issue, and there is littl
doubt that the southern men will heartily CO
operate,
National Republican., 1883-10-17
TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Important Cases That Were Decided Be
fore the Court in Washington Kostcr-

Important Cases That Were Decided Be
fore the Court in Washington Xostcr-
day.
In the court of commissioners Of Alabama
claims yesterday cases No. 9S2, Joseph L..
Townsend VS.. United States; No. 1921, Jesse L..
Townsend ct al, administrators, VS.. United
States; No. 1881, Elmira Hulse administra-
trix, VS.. United States No. 2,66l, Clarence II.
HazeltOn VS.. United States; No. 1850, James
L. Price ct al. VS. United States; No Aba,
Harrison Brewer vs.. United States; No. 1856,
Marshall A. Ellingwood VS.. United States,
were argued and submitted by j. f. Man
ning esq, for claimant, and Walker Blaine,
esq, for respondent
The court announced the following iudg-
ments No. 1,i33, Thomas IL. Kensett, sur
viving partner of firm of Thomas Kensett 81
Co., 1923, with interest from April 81 1854 ;
No. 077, John Linden, $7S5, with interest
from May is, 1864 No 66I, John J. Picker
ing and Joseph Horace Jennoss, administra-
tors Of Peter Jenness, deceased, $S,21S; No.
5O2, True M. Ball. $S,2lS; j. Albert Walker,
administrator of tho estate of William Petit
grew, deceased, $i,109; George Il. Sears, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Joseph j. Nick
crson, Sl,1O9; No. 503 Daniel Marcy, $S,2lS
Richard Sullivan, executor of the estate OF
Supply o. Thwing $20,5t Lyman B. jew
ell, trustee Of the estate of Washington Will
Jams, $S2lS, and John Hatch, administrators
of the estate of Albert B. Hatch, $4,l09, with
interest from May 10, 1861.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
President Arthur.
Salem i!Nass.l Gnsetle.


1t is apparent that President Arthur is
growing in favor with the people in all Sec
tons of tho country, and certainly he has
we'll earned the high place which he has
gained in public estimation. The news
papers which, for various reasons, seemed to
take delight in hurling their attacks, or in
dulging in harsh criticisms, have changed
their course, and now give utterance to words
of approval aud commondation. 1t is a
source, | may say, of no little PRIDE as well as
pleasure, to those of us who had faith In the
man at the first, and who recognized his rare
endowments and cxccllencies, that he has
thus succeeded, by his wise, upright, and
clean administration of affairs, to command
universal confidence and respect.
He entered upon his high position under
peculiar circumstances; but, in the admirable
way in which he bore himself in the trying
crisis, he exhibited qualities which touched
tho popular heart and won the popular es-
tCem. And has he not proved his eminent
fitness for the Office which he was thus called
to fill? He possesses, as all must acknowl-
edge, superior gifts for the administration of
public affairs. He is u keen observer of cur
rent events, quick to interpret the popular
WILL as shown in his veto of the river and
harbOr bill, his iudiCiousa appointment for GER
tain prominent stations, and his readiness to
give the movement for reform in the civil
service IL fair trial; firm i'll his own convic-
tons rs to what is right and cxpedient, and
yet devoid of stubbornness; an attentive
listener to the views of others, while at the
same time maintaining II proper silence in
regard to his own opinions and purposes; in
u word, Il gentleman in the truest sense, dig
nifled as becomes his elevated position, but
free from the least ostentation or coldness
lending q willing ear to the humblest citizen
who may approach him, no less than to q
United States senator or minister from q
| foreign court.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
Report Oh the Government Hospital for
the Insane.

The report of DIR. Godding, superintendent
of the government hospital for the insane for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, has been
received at the interior department. The re-
port shows that there were 1904 patients in
the asylum, 265 of whom were admitted dur
ing the year. Ninety-four patients were dis
charged as cured, 40 as improved, unim-
proved, l not insane, and So died. OF the
number admitted during the year, so were
from the army, l3 from the navy, g from the
marine hospital service, and 1G6 from civil
life.
The number of new patients admitted was
in excess of the number admitted in any year
since the war, and tho number of inmates is
the largest in the history of the asylum,
which fact is accounted for by the number of
cases received from the Home of Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers, in accordance with the
last congress.
Supt. Godding recommends that congress
provide an asylum for inebriates. Accommo-
datons for 200 additional patients are now
building upon the farm attached to tho asy'
lum. Products of the value of $1,000 were
raised. The estimates for the next fiscal year
provide for an expenditure of $685. $50, upon
basis of 1925 per annum for each patient.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE republican party and the loyal people
of this country intended that the colored peo-
pie should have every right guaranteed them
by the civil rights bill. Until this has been
fully accomplished who will say that the
the civil rights bill is not constitutional then
let the best minds Of the republican party
frame bill that will stand the constitutional
test or, if necessary let an amendment be
added to the col,tituion. The line of duty
for the republican party is very clearly de-
fl .ed.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

WHILE the intellectual students of Prince
ton college were out last night listening to
the edulcot strains ofa patent medicine peddler,
who was pOclaiming the virtues of his medi-
cine in vocal notes, accompanied by a fiddle
that originally belonged to the Arkansas
traveller, some malicious person threw Il rotten
egg. This precipitated row between the
students and citizens, from which the chival-
ric freshmen were glad to escape by getting
into a church and crawling undor the benches.
DIR. McCosh should deliver lecture to his
marauding pupils,
National Republican., 1883-10-17

A FAST track, fast horses, and good man
agement of details, made tho races at Ivy
City yesterday very enjoyable to the large
audience, To-day four very fast and famous
horses Iroquos, Eole, Miss Woodford, and
Drake Carter--will attract larger crowd, and
their struggle in the valuable District of
Columbia stakes will be worth seeing The
crisp October air, the fair scenery of the
pretty grounds and the interest sure to be
excited by the soul stirring contests of the
high mettled coursers, all combine to rem
der days relaxation at the races healthful
and beneficial to body and mind.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE grinding tyranny which has so long
enthralled the devoted sons of ireland was
painfully illustrated yesterday by the heart
less refusal of the English government to
allow O'Donnel to use tobacco in prison.
Considering the amount of pleasure which
an ordinary masticator of the weed derives
from a plug of doctored navy, the depriva-
tion must be considered as an act worthy OF
the worst days of the inquisiton.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

DEVELOPMENTS in the st. Louis police
scandal continue to bubble to the surface. 1t
appears from the latest revelations that the
governor of Miss1 has habit of cxacting
blank letters of resignation from all his ap-
polntees. If Gov. Crittenden had been put
in Office on the same condition tho blank
would have been filled out within sixty days
from his election.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
DEPARTMENT DOTS.

The national bank notes received for redemption
yesterday amounted to S2Q3,0OO.
The reoeipts from internal revenue yesterday
were Sl57,277, and from customs S7O2020.
Secretary Folger has designated william A.,
Lowe as emigration mmissioner at Key West,
Fla. This is a newly created Office.
Quarantine against the Pensacola navy yard
viii be abolished on the twenty-hfth instant, pro-
ylded no new cases OF yellow fever occur there.
Secretary Chandler has issued Il general order
directing that all communications to The navy de-
paItmenl from officers of the navy, excepting only
such relate strictly " the specific duties Of the
various bureaus, To addressed " the secretary oi
the navy.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

He was one of the Hayes electors Of
his state in 1876 and in the same
year was appointed to his present position in
which he has made q splendid record, as cvi.
donccd by the fact that he is tho only consul
whose salary was raised by tho last congress
at tho recommendation of the secretary of
state Various recommendations and sugges-
tions for the improvement of the consular
service mado by Mr.. Bayly have been
adopted both by the state and treasury de-
partmonts Mr.. Bayly has also recently sub
mittcd an interesting statement to tho secre-
tary of state, reviewing the defects of the
tariff law as passed by the last congress, and
IL is at present held under consideration.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
The Hon Gate Electric Light.

Mai. d. p Heap, engineer secretary of the
lighthouse board, has returned from an in
spection trip among the lighthouses on the
Maine and New England coast ln reply TO
the question of REPUBLICAN reporter yes
terday evening he said that the foundation of
the Hell Gate electric light tower, in New
York harbor, had been completed, and that
the shipment of the iron sections would be-
gin to-day. On account of certain delays he
thought the electric light would not be IN full
operation until the beginning of 1884.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
The nendinster CnndIdnte Dbl FauauLer.

Mr.. S. p. Bayly, jr., has been selected as
the readjuster delegate for the counties of
Loudoun and Fauquier Virginia, and it is
confidently expected that he will be elected
Mr., Bayly isayoung man of fine attainments
and is AT present United States consul at
Palermo, Italy. He cast his first vote in
1872 for President Grant. In 1874 he was
elected clorlI of the superior court of Fauquior
county, defeating his opponent overcoming a
democratic majority OF 1900 in that county,
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE lecture of Rev. William Elliott Mt tho
Congregational church last evening in reply
to Monsignor Capel, is quite fully reported
in another column. The reverend speaker
makes some very bold assertions in regard to
Catholicism, which are not likely to be al
lowed to pass unchallcnged, if they DO not
even attract as much attention as tho recent
utterances of "A Brooklyn divine.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

Col. Bon INGERsoLL has views on most
questions Of public interest, and he also has a
terse and vigorous way Of expressing them
that is calculated to command attention. He
is of opinion that the American people will
be very generally disappointed to find that
they have not given equal
rights before the law to all citizens,
black as we'll as white and that the
mission of the republican party will not be
ended until such rights are, secured beyond
all question. This decision. hs colonel says,
National Republican., 1883-10-17
Engineer Bonrd.

A board of engineer officers, composed of
Lieut. Coils. Cyrus b. Comstock, Godfrey
Weitzel, and William L. Merrill, has been
appointed to meet in New York to consider
and report upon the plan and location of the
bridge across the Ohio river at Wheeling,
w. Va, to be constructed by the Wheeling
and Harrisburg RailrOad company.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
WE can't get "a new court" Mr.. Ingersoll
but we can have "another amendment"
Corenm EnlbnssY.

Three members of the Corean embassy, in
cluding Hong Kyong Six, the vice minister,
left Washington yesterday for San Francisco
where they will take tho steamer of the
twenty-fourth instant for Corea. The four
other members of the embassy, including
Min Yong Tx, the head minister, and Soll
Kyong Bonn, the secretary will remain in
Washingto for brief period.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE eyes of the south arc on Butler. He
is we'll known in that section, and they are
not anxious to deliver their 1913 votes to him.
They may haveit to do, but it will Ego agin
the grain" for with all his faults, Benjamin
was patriot when patriots were needed,
National Republican., 1883-10-17

AT Statesvillo, in South Carolina, n colored
man killed q white man. There were fears of
serious trouble, but the white people turned
out and hung the niger and the latest
telegram announces that all is quiet" ltis
very quiet with tho man who adorned the
limb of black jack.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
The RIyerdnle DIsnster,

The report of Supervising Inspector Star
buck on the Riverdale disaster was received
at the treasury department yesterday, but
owing to rush Of business Secretary Folger
was unable to read it, consequently the con-
clusious respecting the cause TO which the
disaster is attributed could not be obtained
for publiCation.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
co,,,,,onder sm,,h,s C,ss.

The President has confirmed the sentence
of dismissal in tho case of Commander Fred
erick X. Smith, U. S. N, tried by court mar
tial for duplicating his pay accounts, but has
mitigated it to suspension from rank and
duty for one year, the oiliccr to retain his
present number in his grade during that
time and to be reprimanded by the secretary
of the navy
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE great Mexican firm of Iembrona Il
Co., at Monterey has suspended, with liabili-
ties amounting TO $sOOOOO. The relation of
this firm to Mexico is described by the tele-
graph to be like that of Jay Gould with the
United States"
National Republican., 1883-10-17
The Cabinet,

Z, The cabinet meeting yesterday was short
and unimportant. All the members were
present The question of attending the cen
tennial celebration at Newburg was consid-
cred, and the conclusion reached that owing
to the pressure Of public business it would
not be advisable for tho President or any of
his cabinet officers to leave the city at
,,rn 1A..f
National Republican., 1883-10-17

4 CHICAGO cashier has been arrested in
Chicago for gambling away $4,000 at faro
bank. That ought not to be much Of an
oifense in a city where the bulk of the popu-
lation lives by gambling on other peoples
ponnny
National Republican., 1883-10-17

is the tap of tho drum, and the veterans will
fall into line to carry on their great work to
perfection. It provides the great issue for
tho next campaign.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

United States Consul General Andrews at
Rio de Janeiro reports to the marine hospital
service that during the week ended Sept, 10
there were three deaths from yellow fever
and forty-seven from smallpox in Rio de Ja-
metro.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

INSPIRED by Gould, the bears are still ham,
mering Willard stocks. Evidently Willard
"must 60"
National Republican., 1883-10-17

JUDGE WYLIE has set down the b. F. Bge-
low deiacation case for trial on the twenty
ninth of October.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
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National Republican., 1883-10-17

THREE members of the Corean embassy
have started for home. The others will re-
main in Washington for awhile.
National Republican., 1883-10-17

THE interest on @63s,9OO of the District of
Columbia thirty-year 6 per cent funding
bonds will be paid out on the first of November.
National Republican., 1883-10-17
An1tIsrttteuta.

Amusrments.
NNr1oHAL.-Thc Hess Acme Opera company.
FORD'S-Marie Prescott.
DIME MUSEUM Matinee and evening pertormanc
National Republican., 1883-10-17

IF gubernatorial nomination costs $780,
600, how much will the successful political
gambler stake on presidential boom?
National Republican., 1883-10-17

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1883.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-16
HOW TO FEED COWS.

1t is good thing to feed cows
well, and to be sure that they have
enough to sustain them fully, but i,
is neither wise nor economical
to crowd Them with great bulk OF
hay of any quality. 1t is not wise
to crowd any animal with great
bulk of coarse food. Cows should
have no more hay than they have
time to remasticate, and if this is not
enough for their necessities they
should have some easy digesting con-
centrated food along with it. The
quantity of hay given should never
exceed what they will eat up clean,
and twice day is often enough to
give time for properly minimizing
National LiUe Stock Journaz-
There is no such danger in this conn-
try because a great many are not
fed at all.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-16
HAaa1goa A TEMPERANCE PRESIDENT.

A Pennsylvania lady tells that when
General Harrison was running fo,
president he stopped at the old
Washington House in Chester fol
dinner. After dinner was served ii
was noticed that the General pledged
his toast in water and one of the gen
tlemen from New York, in offering
said, General will you not favor me
by drinkinga glass of wine?" The
General refused in very gentleman
ly manner.
Again he was urged to join in a
glass of wine. This was TO much.
He rose from the table, his tall form
erect, and IN the most dignified man
ner replied:
"Gentlemen, have refused twice
to partake of the wine-cup. That
should be sufficient. Though you
press the cup to my lips, no: a drop
shall pass the portals. Imade a re-
solve when I started in life that I
would avoid strong drink, and have
never broken it. l am one of the
class of seventeen young Hem who
graduated and the other sixteen fill
ed drunkards' graves-all through
the pernicious habit Of wine drinking.
l owe all my health, happiness and
prosperity to that resolutions. Will
you urge me now"
Probably few know what temper
ance president we had during the few
ed tie chair of State.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-16
Destruction to snseps Hoofs.

Between sleeps hoofs small
aperture may be seen called the. BIZ
fiex canal, whose Office it is to secrete
an oily fluid for the purpose of lubri-
eating the skin between the hoofs, it
being called in action every step the
sheep takes in procuring food.
Therefore, when perpetually wet or
constantly dirty the parts swell, and
the secretion spoken of is stopped
or retarded, and hence not only is the
skin deprived of the oily secretion,
but the secretion itself becomes an
irritant of the glands which secre:ed
it. inflammation of the parts is the
consequent result retarted, and unless
remedied, very soon destroys not on
ly the hoofs, but the glands, and per.
haps the coronary border which Sc
cretes the hoofs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-16
Be TEMPERATE.

Young man, you are starting ont
in life; you have, as it were two
paths before you; the one is the path
Of virture and happiness, the other Of
misery and woe; it is yours to choose
which path you will travel; if you
choose the first you may have hap
py home and be surrounded by many
friends, if you choose the latter, i,
may seem a..pleasant path at first, but
at last poverty and shame will stare
you in the face; if you desire to trav-
ell in the first path, abstain from what
can intoxicate and ruin You; if you
desire to travel on the latter path,
frequent the dram-shop, drink the
fiery poison, and you have fair start
on the road to destruction. 1t is at
the dram-shop that men start on the
road to the alms-house, the Jail, lun-
attic asylum, inebriate asylum, and
manyto the gsllows. Young men'
every dram-shop is a snare of Satan;
if you go there you are in danger OF
being caught. Shun it!
Some young men thinks that it
makes them more like men to have
cigar in their mouth, and be spending
their time in (what are termed) first
class saloons. They think that they
drink like gentlemen when they
drink im these fine agencies Of Satan,
hut that impossible. They will soon
er or later become drunkards.
Young men, if you would be happy,
keep away from the dram-shop.
Ii the young men ofthe land would
help the temperance cause, temper
ance would soon he the motto of ey-
cry true American man. Young
man, give this worthy cause your aid;
it is needed to crush this monster
evil.-Ex
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over space of 1855, $4,000 square
miles.
Mr.. G. III. Stearn has adapted small
incandescent electric lamps to the
illumination of objects under ssrhe
microscope, and has exhibited the
brilliant results, to tho British Royal
Microscopical Society.
The discovery of se-called lig-
ni6ed snake in Brazil caused sen
sation among scientific, men a few
months ago. The specimen was
found between the bark and wood of
a tree, and if it was ever snake the
animal structure had been entirely
replaced by a woody growth. DR..
Gray, to whom the find has lately
been shown, thinks it more probable
that it was produced by the filling
up with a woody growth of the rep
tilian shape of SOME wood-eating in
sect'ss track, or 1t may be an aerial
root which was growing under the
bark.