National Republican., 1883-03-29

which the light weight nexed his biceps and
the department clerk fell under the table,
having been struck behind the right
ear with great force and precision.
The incisor annihlator caught slodge
hammer blow dextrouely on his stomach, and
shut up like jack knife. As soon MS he
could recover from his astonishment he
squared himself and struck the feather weight
u powerful blow in the neck. Two Of the by
ISLANDERS seized him, and while his arms were
| securely held some one rau in and blackened
his eyes. Hostilities then ceased, and the
dead aud wounded were picked up. The
doctor applied an oyster to his damaged organ
as speedily as possible, and started in pursuit
of the man who had hit him. He struck the
trail Of the "sure thing" pugilist several
times, but lost IL as often Each failure
added fuel to the flames of his wrath,
and at last accounts it was burning with
magnificent fury. His assailant has doubt
less gone to join the man who struck Billy
Patterson, and the doctor will exhaust many
an oyster bed before he crosses the wretch's
path.
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An indignant department clerk thus gives
vent to his outraged feelings "Tho depart
ment clerks are q much maligned class of
citizens. A conviction has found lodgment
in the public mind that great majority of
government employees are shiftless lot
of fellows who come to Washington as
marauding freebooters bent on spree, and
that while here thoy spend their time and
money in riotous living. There never was u
greater mistake. 1t is true that there are
some black sheep among department clerks,
as there would be among an equal number of
men in any line of business; but the
masses of them are sober, industrious, and
economical Over 5000 of them have homes
Of their own in Washington, bought and paid
for out of their salaries, and they are identl-
fed with tho progress and development of
the city. They are not the aliens they
have been represented in any sense of
the term. They have helped build up tho
city and they look upon Washington
as their home. They bought property
as they would put money in a savings bank
as permanent Investment. Washington
property is good investment whether a
republican or a democratic administration is
in power. The city is growing, and it will
continue 10 grow anu lHCTeuho III WCdltll anu
Importance for many long year to come.
Department clerks will continue to form a
solid, intelligent part of the population, and
their influence will ever be for good. They
should not be judged as a class by the con-
duct of few rattle pated fellows
who conspicuousy misbehave, and who
are introduced into the departments
from time to time through the influence of
relatives but who never stay in the service
very long. The truth is a higher of business
and clerical ability is required for the proper
discharge of the duties of government clerk
than in commercial lines"
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Ex-senator Kellogg's friends claim to have
discovered, on analyzing and comparing the
statements mado by the witnesses Walsh and
Price, that they have sworn to a contradic-
tory state of facts, and that they will have to
do great deal of reconciling and harmonic
ing before they can mako their stories "con-