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National Republican., 1883-11-09
THE MARINE CORPS.
Annual Report Of the COmmundNnt-In-
tercsting Figures.

tercsting Figures.
Col. G. G. McCawley, commandant Of the
marine corps, in his annual report dated Oct.
1, 1883, states that on that date there were
1887 enlisted men in the corps, SS3 of whom
were on board ships in commission, and 1,OO4
doing duty at the several shore stations.
During the year there were sss enlistments,
131 re-enlistments, 431 discharges, 16 deaths,
and 56i desertions. He invites attention to
the necessity Of an increase Of privates, as
great inconvenience is felt for the want of
them. He is unable to supply the demands
of many yards and vessels for them, and
the service suffers accordingly. The number
required is already allowed by law, and all
that is necessary is an increase of appropria-
tion, and it is hoped that congress will make
an increase at the next session of congress-
Congress at its last session having authorized
the appointment of eight more second lieu
tenants, with the understanding that tho
whole number provided for by law should
hereafter be appointed, estimates were made
for thirty second lieutenants as formerly.
An appropriation for barracks and quarters
at tho Norfolk navy yard is urgently needed.
A large building in q suitable position now
there can easily be converted into commo-
dious barrack building; and quarters for of
ficers can be built upon several vacant spaces
in the navy yard An estimate for this will be
submitted. The reports of inspectors at the diff
ferent posts and of guards of vessels returning
from cruises show an excellent state of efi-
cheney and discipline, which is confirmed by
personal inspection at the post. The officers
are Jealous and attentive to duty, and the men
Though not enough in number to do all re-
quired of them are willing and subordinate
and elicit marked praise whenever they
appear in public or are called on in emer-
gency. 1t is hoped that the regulations
drawn up by the recent naval board will be
approved, as they are needed to define the
duties on shore and afloat.
The recent appointment of officers from the
naval academy is a long-desired step in ad-
vance, and will, it is believed, have excellent
results for the service Mt large. Recruiting
has been carried on at Boston, New York,
and Mare Island. Cal. with moderate sue
cess. The limited number of men forces
the sending to sea Of those who have not been a
sufficient time enlisted to be we'll drilled
soldiers. Men ought to be one year in garri-
son before going to sea. Good results have
been secured in target practice. Five deaths
occurred among the marine guard at Pensa-
cola. Fla, from yellow fever. The camp,
now some miles distant, is free from disease,
and it is hoped will continue so until frost
sets in. First Lieut.. A. S. Taylor, in COM
mand is commended for his efficiency in this
emergency One captain has been retired and
one first lieutenant has resigned. No other
changes in the active list have taken place,
except the appointments before mentioned.
National Republican., 1883-11-09
Supervising Architects Report.

The annual report of Mr.. James G. Hill, as
supervising architect of the treasury, has
just been submitted to Acting Secretary
French. 1t is almost entirely statistical. 1t
contains neither recommendations of a gem
eral character nor estimates for the next
fiscal year. The work performed on the
various public buildings now in course of
construction is explained in detail, and
figures are given showing the exact condition
of tho appropriations in each case The de-
tails of the report will not be made public
until the return of Secretary Folger. NJ. f.
Bell, the new supervising architect, will take
charge Of the office to-day
National Republican., 1883-11-09
PENSION FRAUDS.
Col. CorlShill Pushing the Investigations
Attorney General Brewster Writes a
Vigorous Letter on the Subject.

Attorney General Brewster Writes a
Vigorous Letter on the Subject.
The following letter from the attorney
structions from him, Col. Corkhill United
States district attorney, at this point has
nearly completed number of cases of frauds
upon pension claimants for the action of the
grand jury. He has received large number
of fraudulent circulars and letters explaining
the use made of them He is desrous that
soldiers or their friends having copies of such
circulars, or knowledge of such attempted
frauds, will at once send him full information,
and be particular to send the number by
which the claim in each case is known at
the pension Office.
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE, WASHINGTON Nov Z,
1SS3-To THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Re.
ferring to your letter of the second instant re-
spectng the appointment by the commissioner OF
pensions of PERSON to aid the United States dis
trct attorney for this district in the investigation
OF all claims for pensions and bounties, in connec-
tion with which charges are made against
attorneys, and to examine such cases as he, the
SAID district attorney, shall desire to
you that such an appointment cannot be made
to examine cases where the ofIenses charged are
not ohenses against the United States but the dis
trict attorney In his letter to you of the twenty
third ultimo includes cases where these pension
agents make formal applications to the pension
Office we'll knowing that the claims they preseut
are fraudulent. This is an oifense against tho
United States
SO far as the district attorney makes charges of
crimes against the United States he should be
aided in the examination of such cases by an of
hcer OF the pension bureau specially detailed for
that purpose by the commissioner.
The evil set forth by the district attorney is a
growing one, and all means that can legally be
employed TO suppress 1t ought, in my opinion To
be put in motion tor that end.
Permit me with this TO send you the advance
proof sheets of the second auditors report pages
Ii and 10, which disclose a frightfnl condition of
organized fraud against the poor aud helpless, who
have either served their country them.
down In health, or who have left
destitute women and children, AL of whom are
now the victims of these designing, bad men, who
rob them Of their little savings and earnings un-
der color OF gains they are never TO have, and
overload the public departments with work that
hinders the necessary progress OF their proper
bHsiness. If this can be put an end to by the In
teryention of the officers OF the United States,
II this can be punished, 1t ought TO be. Very re-
spectfully, BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
Attorney General,
National Republican., 1883-11-09
Court or AInhnnn C1nimn.

In the court Of commissioners Of Alabama
claims yesterday judgments were announced
as follows, with interest at per cont from
various dates in 1868 or 1864; No. 1886,
Charles w. Cotting and William c. Tebbetts,
executors of David B. Jewett, deceased, 1919;
No, 1887, William Humphrey and Ebenezer
l.. Twisden, of firm Humphrey & Twisden,
1851; No, 1436, Charles i. Pearson, admins
traitor estate Of John IL. Pearson, 1858; No.
1881, George Q. Munro, surviving partner of
firm of q. q. q w. j. Munro, S9l4; No, 1884,
National Republican., 1883-11-09

Carles Lunt, 1926; No. 1885. Benjamin f.
stanly, 500; No. 755, Aaron Hobart and Geo.
Thatcher, executors Of Isaac Thatcher, sur
viving partner of firm of Fearing, Thatcher
& Co.. $2,2s4; No. 962, Aaron Hobart and Goo.
Thatcher, executors of Isaac Thatcher, de-
erased, $154; No. 962 Elisha Bangs, $124; No.
962, Joseph II. Scans, 1924; James o. Curtis
National Republican., 1883-11-09
Hrab,Itra' csniA,.
BAhrlMoRT AND OHIO RAILROAD
THE MODEL FAST AND THE ONLY rrSr
THE EAST AND THE HE W " wEsTNy,,w SIN AsurNaroN
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY corp1rp
HrEEI,


sghednle g e 70 take effect SUNDAY, MAY IL, issa
Jersey avenue and G street. ' VI No"
,tor tor Chcngo, Cincinnati, Louisville and St Ioul4
~ o,V M, lO;lb q. M. 1910 d. M. with through
coaches and Palace sleeping Cars to above Maine
,st Ttnout onanRei lOl5a m. daily to Chicago except
For Pittsburg, at $50 A. M and $40 d. m, daiIv sao
" m; 70 Pttsburg, Cleveland, and Detroit with
Sleeping Cars 10 Plttaburg. ' "''"
d, rer TOledo and Detroit via MonroevIle To- i6 n m,
DAILY, with Sleepers for Toledo. -
rains for Philadelphia aud New York at $40 a. m
VIII PsfoP and ddssy saSSyns Ears a. sSg 40 p M daily
a hor baltimore week days, 3, $50 gao 745 $40
ga Sna q V9i g. M l2lO, 22O, 2S5 3, $3.50. $50 EiO b5o
For Baltimore on Sundays GaO, 7:4s 1905 a. m. a,
$50. . $40 $3.50. Z, $40 9:4O p. m. '
% VI Annapolls. $40 q. M, 1910 and fi0 on Sunday
>, For way. stations between Washington and Ra,t.
-, orf o. wv pa M, 1910 r. m 330 f40 and li;I D.
except sunday $3.50 ~ M. ll5 and 5ij d. M dAlvi iot
uutOll $50 q. III. daily, except SundaV for uGer,.
eSe, snu frederick, $40 a. M, 1O5, 4:I5 D. m daily
81 For iIageTstown 1918 a. daily, except Sunday;
90, Trains from the West daily, $50 7s5 a. m
From Sew York and Philadelphia, 2s5, $40 a, m.
"'1tr,gy t,gy olV p. M uhily except sunday.
III: On M, 6:J7 y. M. '''
From staunton. 2;i5p m. daily, except Sunday.
81 From Frederick aud intermediate points. s;lj a. m
Iu II M, Glb l2O y. M and y. M daily except sun
osE 10 m pi m daily from con Point Of Rocks
Gi i:l5 1880 0;IO and 1890 g. n ig iS $50 q j4D n
G25 5'aO D and ll;sO p. M. on Sundays, 2 hiO EIj
1so and e;l0 q, m, 1880 $40, 8, 02S 73O and D. M
Al trains rom Washington stop at Relay Station.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore md
PennsyiyanIa avenue coriior Of EoVp.nn , u ", l5ol
where ordersw be taken Tor baggage to be checked
and received at my point in The city.
W; N. CLEMENTS NJ. of T.. Baltimore, and C. X
LORD, a.. II. A.
National Republican., 1883-11-09
THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEADACHE.

THE STOMACH THE BOWELS. AND THE
LIVER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY PANG
THAT RACKS THE HEAD, REGULATE. TONE,
AND HARMONIZE THE ACTION OF THESE
ALLIED ORGANS WITH TARRANT'S sELT-
ZER APERlENT, AND YOU CURE THE COM
PLANT AT ITS SOURCE. SOLD BY ALL DRUG
GISTS
National Republican., 1883-11-09

Hayward & Hutchinson,
AGENTS FOR LOWS ART TILES,
AND DEALERS IN
American and Imported Tiles,
Brass Screens,
Brass Coal Hods,
Brass Tenders,
Brass Antique Tenders,
Brass Folding Tenders,
Brass Fire Sets,
Brass Tile Borders,
Brass Antique Candlesticks,
Brass Andirons,
Brass Portable Crates,
Brass Gas Portables,
Brass Artistic Lamps,
Brass Art Plaques,
Brass Wood Boxes.
Brass Brackets,
Brass-Bound Bellows and Brushes,
Rattan Screens, Wood Baskets,
Chairs, Workstands, &c.
Open Flreplaces, plain and artistic iron backs
Fifty varieties OF Portable and Brlcl-set Crates,
Wire Screens, Spark Guards, &c. Copper Sauce Pans
Stamped Iron, REFINED Cooking Utensils for hotels,
restaurants, &c. Stamped and Pieced Tinware A
full line of Kitchen Utensils Granite-ware and En-
nmeled Preserving Kettles and Sauce Pans. English
Hob Crates, English Blower Crates. Wellington
Rideau Crates, Crystal Latrobe Stoves the best in
use; also the Model and Grand. the Baltimore Porta.
ble the Kitchener, Brighton, and Grand Central
Brlck-set Ranges The Hot-blast Furnace has been
the most successful furnace put up in this city.
We manufacture Slate Mantels ana have full stock
of Slat Hearths and Slabs Gas Heating and Cook
ing Stoves, Repairs for all the leading Stoves,
Ranges. and Furnaces. Our speciality is Remodeling
Defective Plumbing In city residences Sanitary
Fixtures shown in store with water on. Agents for
Francestown soapstone Wash Trsys. Jobbing
promptly attended TO. .l
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-28

The Bethlehem Times reports great
building activity in South Bethlehem this
Spring.
The new postal notes win be a great
convenience to newspaper subscribers. Upon
payment of cents they can forward money
TO the publisher in sums Of IS or less with
out inconvenience.
The Lehigh Wagon Co., Of town,
shipped handsome top covered platform
wagon to Weatheriy on last Thursday.
Simon Rehrig, Of White Haven, was
in town visiting friends on Monday, and
while here stepped into our sanctum and
renewed his subscription to the ADVOCATE.
Last Tuesday night the weather here
abouts was very cold, and on Wednesday
morning ice halt an inch in thickness was
found on tubs Of water. Stick 10 your
flannel shirts.
The forty-niuth and final report Of
George NJ. Dallas, special master IN the
Reading Railroad litigation, was filed We'd.
day afternoon in the United States Circuit
Court. Tue report closes up the affairs Of
the receivership.
Thomas A. B. Alexender, son Of
Carolina and the late William Alexander,
Of Philadelphia, and some time ago resident
Of Mauch Chunk, fell from boat | aided
with lumber, while passing through the
Chesapeake canal on FRIDAY of last week,
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Mahoning Twinklings.

Miss Amanda L. Ballet, who has been
attending school at Philadelphia for the
past year, came home last week.
The snow in the early part of the week
gave our weather prophets, Jake among
them, the right to say, "Ddn't l tell you
we would have another snow"
Miss Kate ]. Arner was at Philadelphia
during the week. She purchased full
line of store goods.
"A rattle match for a carrisge was TO
have come off at Stephen Fenstermacher's
hntel last saturday but had to be pnstpuued, I,
all the tiesets not being sold, Saturday,
May 2sth. Is now set for the match to come
oil without hail.
Ii. S. Leichten allner, OF Mscungie,
passed thIuugn the valley selling plows.
The plow inr which he is agent, called the
"oliver Chilled" is said to be very good
une.
Miss Mary E. Xander left for Philsdel-
phiu on Thursday. She has accepted po
sition as domestic in a private family in
that place.
During our past school term 345 pupils
-ls2 males and 1853 iemsles-wers enroll
ed. The average daily attendance was 246i
males 1873 females lls. The per cent OF
attendance as-males So; females 81 !
total IS. is boys aud girls in the differ
ent schools attending every day during the
term.
The "local department" is rather dull
just now. Hope 1t will pick up alter a
while.
w. II, Bittner is slck at present. Hope
he may speedily reonysr.
-Tne subject for discussion in the literary
society this Saturday evening, is Resolved
"that tariff lor revenue only is better lol
our country than protective tariff" Th'
deba tors are, on the alternative, A. J. Bal
liet aud W. II. Bittner on the negative
D. W. Sitter and F. d. Klingeman. Thi
question will give our young folks chanc
IN tackle the great subject 50 engrossing l.
/. our members VI oOuSIess. -
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Final Examination Of the Senior Class of
the WeatherlY High School.

Last June course ul studies was adopted
by number Of the High Schools OF the
c,unty with the intention oi awardi ng GER
ti6cates ol scholarship, or diplomas, 10 the
pupils who should complete the course
aud pass a satisfactory examination. Three
pupils of the We'thsrly High School, Miss
Cora Vaudyke. MIS- Lizzie Harleman and
Miss Bessie Evans, coInheted the course
this year. On Friday and Saturday april
2Oth and 2lst, the final examination took
place. All three passed il successfully. The
comnlitlee OF examiners consisted of Mr..
Rauch, the principal of the school, Supt. 4.
NJ. Ballet, snd Mr.. T. A, Snyder, princlral
OF the Lebightuu schools.
Many pupils Of our high schools will 9,
10 schuul lew years longrr to complete
this course and get a diploma, who would
otherwise leave school just at a time when
old enough II he really benefited by
school. 1t will have the effect Of building
up our high schools and making them what
they should be. We are informed that the
course has been adopted by all the high
schools of the county. Ina few years ther'
will be pupils in every high school to pre-
sent themselves Tor examination TO get {
diplomat Quite "a fair class will be ready
in the high school in our own borough /,
take the cnurse next year. Ifit was not fo
this course OF studies they would leav,
school at the end OF the year.
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SENATOR wALLAcE's DISCLAIMER.

Senator William A. Wallace addressed
the following to the editor of the Even
ing Telegraph, and it appeared in that
paper Monday;
In leading editorial in your paper OF
Thursday, April 19, the crimes Of forging
naturalization papers and tax receipts and
of their use for political purposes are charg-
ed upon me, as they repeatedly have been
by other newspapers.
have borne these libelous charges in
silence as long as my duty to myself and to
those who are to come after me permits.
deny all completely with or RESPONSE
bility for any such action by any one. Atne
time In either my professional or political
life have eyer niied, abetted or knowingly
permitted the crimes thus charged upon me-
If they were committed during my chair.
manship Of the Democratic State committee
Of Pennsy ylvania 1t WAS without my know
ledge and in violation of my plainly de
fined policy as the head of my party. There
are yet living plenty of witnesses who can
aflirmatively prove my innocence of these
oft repeated ialsehoods.
In being silent hitherto have acted or
the belief that the people among whom
live were the best judges of their truth oil
ialsity. Since their origin, In a heated
political campaign, by personal enemy
fifteen years ago, have been four timei
chosen to the State Senate, each time lead
ing my party, aud three times nomin aztec
and once elected to the United States Senate
refer TO these as evidences of the opinions
of tha people among whom dwell as to my
personal record.
Surely, if | were forger and a politica
leper, as some newspip ipers declare me, thes,
things could not have happened.
II the public man, whom you say has beer
an "active, able and industrious LEGISLATOR >
remains longer silent under these baseles'
charges, they will become crystallized int
political history, false and unfounded
though they be.
Under our political system the public
man has much to boar of criticism and In.
justice from the political pressj but I trusi
that the press will not deny to one of them
who seeks to do his duty, as he sees it, tc
the people of his native State the publication
OF this emphatic denial Of long endured
calumny. Very respectfully yours
WILLIAM A. WALLACE.
Continental Hotel, PhiIa., April 2l.
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NEW ITEMS.
Total, Eighty-six Killed.

NEv ORLEANS, Apui 24.--A cyclone pssS-
ed through Monroe county on Sunday,
carrying way houses, fsnces, bridges, and
everything else that happened to be in its
way. number OF persons were killed and
many others, principally negroes, were
seriously injured. A suberb of Aberdeen,
containing twenty or thirty negro fam lies
were absolutely wiped from the face of the
earth. Three persons were killed outright
two others have since died from their in
jurres, while 25 are now under treatment
many ofthem being in precarious CON
dition. The county jail has been converted
into hospital. The course of the cyclone
was from southeast to northwest,
The latest received nom sections Of
Mississippi visited by the eyclones Of Sum
day shaw that eighty-three persons were
killed and about three hundred wounded,
many dangerously. The loss Of pro- erty is
uupi, crdeutcd. '
In Georgia there was great loss of prop.
erly houses were blown down, and many
persons were injured by their falling and
byihghtning One negro was killed near
| Crswiori aud annther in Clark county.
CHARLESTON, ApyIl "a The cyclone in
DhfbWell county yesterday cut path Of
| thr,e quaaters ui mile wide through
Salkeehatchie Swamp. as if the timber had
been lelled TOR a railroad The residencts
negro cabins, and outhOuses were sWeI 1
from the farms of the following peTsoDfi
Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders, G. W, Morris, W.
Still, j. B. Zorn, Mrs. Sarah Morris, ]. W.
Morris, F. Morris, Tobias Still, HarTe,
! Hagood, L. j. IIartozog. aud Henry Huttor
/ Most Of these parties list all there furniture
ano other household goods Several horses.
mules, and cows were killed. Thomas
Creech was blown violently against tree
but was not killed. Willie Still had two
children seriously hurt.
PISE GRovE, April 2s.-Miners generally
are supers!tlious about working after some
one has been killed accidrntally in tb,
mines, and they frequently refuse To worl
until after the funeul. Levi Miller 4 Cn.
operators Of Lincoln Collicry, have formed
q beneficial society with their largs firoe Q
men. The association thus far has worke,
satisfactorily to all concerned Tha man
agree Ia continue an working when iata
accident occurs until the day nj funeral
when the works stops, aud at The end OF
nanti anRsssssnent rnn twenty five cent
10 81 Is levied on zach workman, secoriin
Ia the wages received. tn which amnun
Levi Miller 4 CO. in all eases, adj $50
when the total aui0unt u handed vVer .
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the nearest relative. Mrs, Quinn, the
mother Of Johnnie Quinn, who was killed
few weeks ago, on Saturday received
$2sg 50 from the fund.
P1rTsBuRe, April 25.--A meeting Of the
Western Nail Association was held in this
city TO day. Nearly all the mills were
represented. The card rate Of SO 40 per
keg was reafIirmed, but il has not been ad
hered to Tor some time past, some orders for
carloads having been placed as low as 50 10.
This indicates that the long fight with the
jobbers has been ended and that the jobbers,
aided by the Eastern manufacturers, haye
won the day.
HAMnuRo, April 25.-Last night was de
cidedly cold, and with the thermometer be-
low freezing point, fruit buds aud early
vegetation Suffered somewhat. Ice formed
fully one half inch thick.
READISa, April 25.--It is feared that the
heavy frost OF last night has greatly in
jured the fruit crop in this section The
mercury fell to several degrees below the
freezing point, The snow at some places
was nearly two inches deep.
-JIou:sn D. Stephens is the first woman
TO become President OF bank. She sue
reeds her late husband in the First Nation
al Bank, Of Marion, Iowa.
Mr.. Bsille, of Dechfour, one OF the
largest landed proprietors in Scotland, died
at Florence a few days ago. He owned
10000 acres, principally in Inverness
shire.
"A Paris newspaper credits the widowed
Baroness Rothschild with the intention OF
establishing in Versailles home Tor sged
and destitute authors and journalists. She
is said to have set apart 100000 francs for
the purpose.
"A careful assay Of the ore taken from
the hills in Bullskin township, Fayette CO.,
shows that no silver exists In that part Of
Pennsylvania.
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The Fire Bug" in Easton.

Three separate attempts were made enrly
Saturday morning to burn buildings in diff
ferent parts Of the First Ward. OF Easton.
About $3.50 o'clock Police Captain Stone.
bach discovered door in a narrow alley
way on fire, box saturated with coal oil
having been placed against it and igntcd.
lie extinguished the flames. A new door
will replace the damage. An hour later an
at the National Hotel stables. The flames
were rxtinguished with little damage. Just
one hour after this II was discovered that
an attempt had been made TO start fire in
the second story hull of Drake & Huleck 4
iron front building in Esston. The flames
had died out of their own accord.
Duri ng the past week two or three at
tempts to start incendiary fires have been
made, and recently Seitz Bros stable wa;
burned by an ncendary. Saturday morn
ing Detective Slmons arrested Augustus
Templin and Benjamin Troxell, two hard
characters, and had them committed q:
yagrants. They were told Of the suspicion
many had of their connection with the fires
Troxell said he didn't want TO DO sus.
pecled," but that Temp!in was barn
burner. Templin has asked various people
of late for matches. Truxell says Templir
proposed to him last winter to burn oui
sone rich people living there.