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National Republican., 1883-08-27
ARMY AND NAVY.

The court martial which tried Capt. John
A, Kr ess, of tho ordnance department, at San
Antonio, Texas, for neglect of duty in ex-
ceeding the amount appropriated for the
erection of military barracks at that post, has
recommended his acquittal.
Chief Engineer Charles f. De Nailin,
Passed Assistant Engineers Julian s. Ogden,
William Rowbotham and II. S. Frick, and
Assistant Engineers j. A. Henderson, Il. K.
Freeman, and T. F. Burgdorf have been or
dered to duty on the monitor Miantonomoh.
The following orders were issued from the
War department Saturday: Lieut.. w. A.
skunk is granted leave for four months, when
his services can be spared by his department
commander. Hospital Steward j. II. Grant
is relieved from duty in department Texas,
and will report for assignment to duty de-
partmept South. The superintendent
mounted recruiting service will forward to
to Fort Smelling, Mimi, for assignment thirty
recruits to I'd cavalry, and thirty to LIST cav
airy.
The army retiring boards which were re-
Gently dissolved, examined seventeen officers
for retirement. Eight Of these were placed
upon the retired list, aud eight others recon-
mended for retirement, Capt Arms was the
last officer examined, and although the report
in his case has not been received, 1t is gener-
ally conceded that his retirement will also be
recommended. There are still two vacancies
on the retired list, and these will be filed by
the selection of two of the officers recon-.
mended for retirement,
National Republican., 1883-08-27
John sherman to the Front.

There Is no moro reliable republican than
Senator Sherman, of Ohio. He always rec
ognizes the right of the majority in his own
party to make its nominations and when
made he never shirks, but instead, is always
found in the lead battling for the success OF
his party. OF late democratic organs have
been endeavoring TO make their readers be-
lieve that Senator Sherman was not only
sullSing, but that he had publicly expressed
the opinion that the republicans would meet
with defeat in the pending Ohio campaign.
Tho following letter appeared in the Cleve-
land Voice of Sunday morning:
Hon. o. j. HoDoE--lv Dear Sir: Your note of
Aug. 49, with a clipping from the Pdindeaier at
tributing to me certain remarks about the canvass,
Is received. have also noticed in other papers
suggestions that am doubtful about and indiiier-
ent to, the result of the election. need hardly
assure you that these statements are absolutely
false and without shadow of foundation. not
only have never expressed such opinions, but
have never entertained them. am entirely sat-
isfed with our position and confident of republi-
can triumph. These falsehoods will soon correct
themselves, as my views will be fully made to the
peOplt VI OulO ptiolo buo eIecNlOi' very
truly yours, JOHN SHERMAN,
MANSFIELD, Aug. "a.
We publish synopsis of Mr.. Sherman IS
opening speech of the campaign delivered at
Findlay, Ohio, on Saturday. 1t is such an
effort as might have been expected from the
great Ohio leader. He gives battle to the
enemy on state and national issues, and de-
clares that the protection of American indus
try is before the people of Ohio for present
consideration as the main issue in national
politics. Ho reviewed the history of tariff
legislation, and accused the democracy of
evasion and insncerity. The speech was
worthy of the speaker and his cause. The
Ohio campaign is now fairly open, and we
shall keep our readers well informed of its
progress.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Enemies OF the South.

1t is greatly to be regretted that the ancient
fossils who cannot forget and will not learn,
have access to the columns of the southern
press. The Charleston Is. o. NepS and Courier
is one Of those enemies of the south which
only time and death can obliterate. In re-
cent issue that paper says that the only
argument the north had on its side was the
argument of stronger bAttalions. BY that
means it conquered the south, as Germany
conquered France. The right was with the
seeded states; the superior strength was
with the northern states. Yet as late as 1864
the Washington government had it in con-
temptation to make peace, on any terms, with
the southern confederacy."
Time was when such utterances would ex-
cite the indignation and combativeness of
any and every northern man TO whose notice
1t might come But the passing cycles have
wrought wonderful change in the senti-
ment of the two sections. Men of the north
see before them a new south, regenerated, re-
habiltated, and clothed in its right mind. y
The now generation is made up of manly
mon who do not live in the past and will not
do SO. They show by every word and decd
that they mean to "act in the living pres
ent,p and lot tho dead past bury its dead.
Opinions expressed by such men as the
Courier editor are not the sentiments of the
people of the south. They are but tho vapor'
ings of a mind narrowed and circumscribod
by the nightmare Of iniquity, whose hideou'
imaginings were dspelled by Appomattox
except to the bigoted and unrogenerate few
The statement that the right was with th'
seeded states" is a deliberate and willful lie
Its author however, has that hallucinatiol
inseparable from bigOtry, and doubtless i'm
National Republican., 1883-08-27
A Peculiar Institution.

Slavery has long been regarded as "the
peculiar institution of the south. 1t has
been spoken of in the singular number always,
regardless of truth and accuracy of statement
Rightly considered, that evil was only one Of
the peculiar institutions of that misguided
States makes announcement of another and
more modern property of those states where
ballots are cast and manipulated instead of
being counted. That paper says that "he
democratic party is in the south, not in the north
or ,rcSt, and the principles of the democratic
party are more in the agricultural interests
of the south than in the manufacturing inter
ests of the north. 1t is but just aud proper,
then, that the head Of the government should
be in sympathy with the southern people and
friendly to their interests" This is the
unterrifed utteranGe of fact, and must not be
construed as the i'll considered utterance of
reckless mind. The democratic party is, in
legal parlance, an incorporeal hereditament
of the south. 1t is the offshoot of the aris-
tocracy of that singular portion of our con-
glomerate people. The time has arrived for
the most potent mass of the party of opposi-
tion to proclaim ITSELF and the States Is the
organ by which the proclamation is issued.
That paper further says that "our 1876 eleCto-
raj votes entite us to first position and make
us sufficiently powerful to enforce our demands"
The men who live in the north and play
second fiddle to this orchestra will take
notice that the tune will be pitched in tho
south hereafter. The fling at the manu-
featuring interests of the north" is but o
mild repetition of the Watterson order to "lct
Pennsylvania go to the devil" Northern
democrats may expect small sops for their
assistance, but they must understand that
"the democratic party is in the south" and is
to be run in the interests of the oligarchy
wherein tho 1876 votes are prearranged and
certain Of delivery. Before the war the
southern leaders were the open and self con-
fessed bosses" of the party, and since that
contest they have struggled gradually and with
mock humility 30 the front, until they again
feel strong enough to take actual control OF
affairs. This same spirit animated the Ken.
lucky statesman when he declared his inten-
tion to wipe every vestige of war legislation
from the statute books" Mr.. Blackburn was
too premature, For the welfare of the re-
public it is to be hoped that the States is also
recognized democracy as peculiar institu
tion" of the south, SO that these occasional
ebullitions arc not mentioned as new de-
partures, but merely to remind tho people OF
the origin and real status of the party of re-
progression and opposition.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
pRANCH OFFICES,

The following is list Of the branch ofhces In
Washington. Others will be added hereafter
VS. RoosEs News Stands at the ARLINGTON
uorEI. wuLARps HOTEL. and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE 4 QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
p.F. QUEEN, ST. JAMEB HOTEL
Riggs HOUSE News stand.
FBnITr HOUSE News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News stand
WIS. TnoursoSs Drug store.
CH. FIcKMHes Drug Store, Georgetown.
IBaApLEY ApAMs's Book Stores.
CIR, puFuUR, Druggist, 1918 Fourteenth street
RIB FERGUSON Druggist corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue s. e
e.E. LEWIS, Drugsist' corner Fourteenth ana Z
streets.
G.G. c. smss, Druggist corner Fourteenth ana
New York avenue.
w.F.scALA, Druggist. 800 East Capitol street
H.A JOHNSTON. druggist corner Tenth and o
streets northwest,
s. sLATER's Cigar Store. corner II and Firat
streets northwest,
National Republican., 1883-08-27
An Ipve,tiuat,on Ordered.

The commissioner of internal revenue has
issued instructions to Revenue Agent Powell,
at Raleigh, N. G., to investigate tho report
that several of the revenue officers in the
upper part of South Carolina have been sys-
tematlcally swindling the government for
some time. 1t is charged that the officers in
question hire persons to put up old stills in
remote places, and then they capture the ma
terial in the night time and obtain the gov
ernment reward of $50 for each seizure. The
same material is then put up in another part
of the state and seized again. 1t is alleged
that only few of the stills captured in the
mountains of South Carolina have really
been used for Illicit distilling.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

LAYING aside his free trade Faber, Mr..
Watterson has taken up his "rascals-must-go'
pen and dipped it in his ox-gall bottle to ex-
plain the attitude of the colored man to the
democratic party, He demonstrates that the
negro has learned at last that he has been
victimized by the republican party. He
proves that it was the democratic president
Davis who wrote the emancipation proclama-
tion, and democratic statesmen who en-
acted the constitutional amendments, He
reoices that the negro knows his friends at
last
National Republican., 1883-08-27

FROM the salt sea comes the penciling of q
Sunday paper editor, who fears that this
country is going to the demnition bow.wows
because tho President is seeking health in the
mountains. The gallant captain should re-
fleet that he is in more danger from the un-
dertow of Cape May than the President is
liable to suffer from the trout of the Rockies
What would become of this country and the
Hancock boom if the ocean should swallow
tho busy b?
National Republican., 1883-08-27

NOTWITHSTANDING the existence of an in
dictment and warrant for his arrest THE RE-
PUBLICAN feels like answering Mr.. Dana that
he can safely come to Washington and take
charge of the government during the absence
of the President. Mr.. Dana must come
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Too Far Gone to Howl.

"a man was arrested in Louisville few
days ago for wearing three hats at time and hur-
rahing for Tilden and Hendricks" says an ex-
change As there is no law which prohibits q
man from wearing three hats ut a time, or from
hurrahing for Tilden and Hendricks this par
ticuar man must have been drunk and dis
orderly. But when a man is SO intoxicated that
he will hurrah for Tilden and Hendricks at this
early stage of the game, we should think he was
too far gone to be turbulent
National Republican., 1883-08-27
A Big sturgeon Caught.

While a white man named John Strauss
was fishing in the Potomac near the Ana
costa bridge on Saturday he caught large
sturgeon, weighing twenty-soven pounds.
He says that he was fishing with a small line,
and feeling u hard pull at his line he began
to haul in. The sturgeon, he says, made no
resistance, and when Mr.. Strauss had pulled
in into shallow water he tied rope around
the surgeons body and landed him. This is
the first sturgeon caught in the Potomac so
far up for q number of years.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

AGNES his assertion to be true. II would be
waste of time and space to notice the paper
or its uttorancos, except by way of expressing
contempt and pity for both, while at the same
time announcing the faith and belief of the
northern people that the lost cause" whin-
ings arc not expressive of true southern sem
timnnt
National Republican., 1883-08-27

As USUAL, the party of opposition is utter
ing the cry "you shant." This time it is
not concerning human liberty, civil rights,
national credit, nor any of those great reforms
which have been successfully established in
spite of all obstacles, The country seems to
want and need postoffice telegraph system,
and the democratic slogan of you shant" is
rending the air.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
A Perfectly Reliable Governor.

We have received circular from Mr.. Sam
uel NJ. Puffer recommending his invention of q
perfectly reliable governor" This invention
will supply want long felt in many states Of the
union, and we commend It TO the careful conSid-
Grafton of the public. The governors usually
brought out by political Puh'ers too often prove
utterly "unreliable" and there is good opening
for this Puffers patent nickle-plated article.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
THE nomination cost $5O,OOO How much
did the Cincinnati Enquirer cost?
Amuvemomts and Recreatlons.

Tho following amusemeuts aud recreations
are the attractions advertised today
Abner's Summer Garden--Miss Bertha Ravene,
Alfred Liston, aud Prof. Arth's orchestra.
Drivers Summer GardGn-Miss Llbbie and Rose
La Porte, and other attractions.
Norfolk Fortress Monroe, and Point Lookout
Steamer Lady of the Lake leaves at $3.50 n. m.
Blakiston's Island and River Landings
Steamer Thompson leaves at a. IN.
Noriolk-Seamers Excelsior and Leary.
Mount Vernon-Steamer Corcoran leaves at lC
q. IN,
Lower Ceder Pont-steamer Armenia leaves al
q N m
National Republican., 1883-08-27

men referred TO take as personal allusion.
The men who were in the confederate army
are not near so sensitive as these knights of
the quill. Our neighbor is SO sensitive as to
create suspicion.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
CURRENT GOSSIP.
A CHARACTER SKETCH.

OuAhACIER SKETCH,
The mule seemed pensiye, even sad,
As If by conscience pricked
But, when they came to share his woes,
He raised bjections-kicked.
The cat came up to sympathize,
with new and gentle purr
Alas she got within his reach,
When--fddle strings aud fur.
The dog, IN pity, nearcd him, TOO,
To alleviate his care;
lie tried to pass around him once,
But-sausage meat aud hair.
And John, the honest farmer bow.
Who had the beast in charge,
Tried recklessly TO harness him
His funeral was large.
oh, trlfllng were the causes which
His h"xile legs unfurledl
And many were the quadrupeds
That sought another world.
He never did decent thing,
He wasn't worth a ducat;
He kicked aud kicked until he died.
And then he kicked the bucket.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
claims for Rebate ON Tobacco.

The internal revenue bureau Saturday re-
ceived from the collector for the fourth district
of Texas schedule of LOO claims for rebate
on tobacco, &C., amounting to $4,000. The
aggregate of these claims for rebate received
to date is about $3.500,O00. The schedules
are all in, with the exception Of the district oi
Virginia, second Tennessee, second Mime
sofa, seventh Indiana, and the district Of
Golnrndn
National Republican., 1883-08-27

MARYLAND has several good republicans
who would make very excellent senatorial
timber The next legislature of that state
will probably select one of them to take the
place of Senator Groome, who has about made
up his mind that he will not serve another
National Republican., 1883-08-27
The First Appolntee a NVoman.

The first appointment in the Treasury de-
partmcnt under the new civil service rules
was made Saturday to fill 5000 vacancy in
the national bank redemption agency of the
treasurer's office. The civil service commits
sion certified the names of four ladies to the
acting secretary of the treasury, who selected
that of Miss Mary f. Hoyt, Of Connecticut,
which WAS the first on the list.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

DEMOCRATIC papers are unstinted in their
praise of the straightout republican movement
in Virginia. That fact should need no COM
ment. One Of the ablest of democratic edi-
tors reioices over the recent shrewd bid for the
aid of bourbon republicans, and concludes by
expressing every hope that the cOalitionists
will suffer defeat and Virginia be finally de-
livered from their sway"
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Called Bonds Redeemed.

Up to the close of business Saturday,
United States called bonds had been re-
deemed at the treasury as follows: Under
the 1l5th call, $16,025. 300; 10th, $3,2O9, 300
117th, $25, ,o30 700; 1lSth, $157s7OOO; 10th
$14,G1l, 100; 120th, $14,s77450, and 121st,
S69lS 100.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

THERE is nothing that SO outrages the
democratic editor who gemained at home
during tho war basking in tho shadow of
northern prisons-just keeping on the out
side by tho tolerance Of the northern people
as an allusion at this day in a republican
paper to that contest. Every reference to
the war that does not admit that the south
National Republican., 1883-08-27
He BIay he Caught.

If the presidency is really chasing Mr.,
Blaine, 1t may be that, he is busy getting that
little book out before the opening of the compaign
he will be easily oyerlaken.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

SENDING disguised policemen as decoys into
saloons on holidays and on Sundays is such a
snealSing way of enforcing law that it does
not meet with the approval of the law abiding
public
National Republican., 1883-08-27

ALEcK MCCLURE has not gone to Rich
mond. He has no more desire to go.to Rich
mond than Mr.. Dana has to come to Wash
National Republican., 1883-08-27
A Breakfast, Dinner, and Tea Party.

The New York World says that "the repub-
lican party may properly be:called the dinner
party" True, and 1t may properly be called the
Areakfast. and supper party, as well, and the in
out of the. wet party and all sorts of names. If
the republicans must go, it will be hard lines 4;
but perhaps the country won't lot them go.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
poa,mnster Rue,. Resianation.

Postmaster Rue, of Norfolk, has informed
the Postmaster General that he will call
upon him in a few days in regard to the
request made for his resignation because of
his refusal to resign his office as state seuA-
tnr
National Republican., 1883-08-27

IN Dakota wheat field of $4,000 acres,
Uncle Rufus Hatch recently started $50
American reapeFs just to open the eyes of the
continental noblemen who ore on their way to
his great park. twas the biggest astonisher
that ever came before their eyes, and it wasn't
q good day for American agriculture, either.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
To Fumigate Mail Matter.

Supt Terrell of the railway mail service
at Atlanta, has been authorized to issue
orders necessary for the fumigation of mail
matter arriving at Jacksonville from Pensa-
cola, if il can be done without expense to the
Postofiice department.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Who,s Holdlng moadIyi
dLbany Erpre5s,

If somebody were not holding Hoadly
back with an irresistible force he would Ger.
lainly go forward to confront" Woodard, who
old what Hoadly told him OF the cost of his
nomination.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Too NIuch for tI,e pndss.

NeD York Commercidt
The Washington REPUBLICAN, says that
Gen. Butler has only one good eye but II is a
very good one. 1t has been htoo much for the po-
litoal dudes of Massachusetts, at,all events
National Republican., 1883-08-27
.,rxxy yORfS OFFICE.

Tho New York ofioo OF THE REPUBLICAN 's at
poom as. Tribune building, where files of THE RE
TuBrIoAN and oil necessary information relating
10 advertisements can be obtained
National Republican., 1883-08-27
T,ven,v-slr Mlu,on for Pen.,ons.

The Treasury department Saturday issued
warrants for IS, 500, 600 on account of pensions,
making total of about $26,000,000 paid out
on that account during the present m onth.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1888.

Frerp eGor; Is being made TO have THR REPUBLICAN
6,I,oed edTly and promptly in all para Of ne edy'
Fersons tOho do not receive her paper, or Fho nave
sti oopSe of complaint, uH o6li6e w no'bS"S we
.D,Ce, euber mperson or oy postal card.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

To UNITE the east and the west in culture
strength and vim, a good democratic ticket
for 1884 would be:
For presideut-John l.. Sullivan, Of Mass.
For vice president-Frank James, of Mo,
National Republican., 1883-08-27
yoUDoy AND PARIS.

TIE REPUBLICAN will be found on file atthe
American Exchange in Europe, No, h9 Strand
London; the American Exchange In Paris NO. 10
Boulevard des Capucines.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
To CITY SUBSCRIBERS.

THE DAILY REPUBLICAN delivered by carriers to
any mart of the city and suburbs, regularly ana
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National Republican., 1883-08-27

THEY do say that Col. Mike Sheridan draws
the long bow, and draws it hard, in his wild
western dispatches.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

Persons leaving he city during The summer can hare
THE REPUBLICAN sent them by mad for any length Of
tine and The address changed Us often as dssired, BY
RotyytnS the business office.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Partly a BnsIneas ColI.

Mr.. Tilden has new span of brown horses,
bought IN Kentucky, Perhaps now, Wattersons
recent visit to Graystone was not wholly of a
political character,
National Republican., 1883-08-27

snmple copies sent on appHcaUon. ..,--.-
Remittanccs mny be made at Our risk, eitherby
dram. express, postofce order. or registered let
tor Money sent I'm any other way Is at the risk OF
the person sending 1t. Address.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington, ID. J.
National Republican., 1883-08-27

NOTHING would help the Tilden boom Just
now so much as a hard-glove contest with
that broth of boy from Boston.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-10
For Speaker,
SAMUEL j. RANDALL
of Pennsylvania,

'But it was of no use, !" mournfully con-
tinued the Squire; ''they got on to us;
the big fellows came along and frightened
the little fellows from the South, and they
were afraid to stand up and take the rack
ct when it was viva VOce. That viva VOce
did it. Said / to Randall when [ knew it
was to be viva voce, Have you got nerve
to stand this thingP and he said,
yes, Pve got verye enough
to stand anything and so he had
he was the biggest one of the whole lot of
them when he went to the caucus after it
was all over"
'HOw did the Southern people treat
you?''
"How did they treat us? We wouldn't
have cared for the licking, but they sent
us home without any cash. l had $1l
when it was all over. We had over 81, 900
in our gang, and it's all gone-every cent
OF 1T; those Southern whisky people have
got it. You know, whenever we heard of a
bet being offered on Carlisle we had to 90
and take it. 1t would not do to weaken.
We heard of three bets of $500
each being offered. We went
for them there. There were three
Southern whisky mems checks for $500
each. We took them and got left. Then,
at $3.50 on Saturday night, we heard OF
another fellow at Willard's who wanted
to bet $500. We went there and made
him weaken to $l5. just as we were going
out Southerner stepped up and said
Mister, please accommodate me with
SlOO' We did accommodate him. Said ]
to MCGOWAN, Here, this is enough of this:
let us get out or some fresh fellow will be
sticking us for $780, We did get. Poor
Charlie Mann. Have you seen Charlie
/ guess he is out about 81 000c