National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-08


She blushed to the tip of her nose;
Itloomed up 10 red
That her Romeo said
Been drinking again. suppose"
-New York Morning Journal
RESERVOIRS on wheels, to be filled from
the harbOr by the FIRE boats. are the latest New
York fire department Improvement.
A BISHOP was paid $500 for pronouncing
the benediction at wedding the other day, and
yet IN less than week the couple quarreled over
question which should got UP aud START the fire.
EXAMPLES of Mexican marbles sent to
Leipzig have been greatly admired, although
their high price prevented their reauy sales
1t is believed that they will fluid good market in
Berlin. ..t.
DETERMINATION is not altogether absent
from extreme old age. A Pennsylvania man aged
81 years hung himself the other day, even though
lie had 10 curl up his feet % prevent them resting
on the floor.
IT is going to cost $3i.046, 1856 to run tho
city OF New York the present year, and that is ST.
100000 In Of the appropriations Of last year,
and the appropriations have about doubled
Within the past ten years.
Ex-Gov. WILLIAM SMITH. of Virginia,
popularity known for years rs Extra Billy Smith,
has just celebrated his S7th birthday at his home
cheerily greeted his many friends who called.
A SINGULAR fact CONNECTED with the death
of Fall River nonogenarian Is that year ago, on
the death OF his wife at good old age, he re-
marked, az II by premonition. that he would die n
year from that day, which strangely came TO pass.
MRS. ANNA IRON, whose homo when
girl was In Bucks county, was the young woman
who buckled the sword Of Con. Houston around
that veteran just before the battle Of San Jacinto.
Her death in Bryan, Texas, was an occurrence Of
II few days ago.
THE steamer Tongariro has just made the
passage from England to New Zealand In forty
days and nine hours actual steaming, which Ia
the fastest passage ever made; the fastest Of an
earlier date being that Of the White Star ship
Tonic, in forty-three days and six hours. F
Gov. ROBINSON, of Massachusett, waa
asked few days ago why he did not make his
son his private secretary. Because he
answered, 81 think too much of my boy TO set
him riding on top of bubble. He must prepare
for honorable work in life; besides, my family
are not going TO be fitted with Offices
THE experimental trials with the new
British rifle have been brought to a conclusion
The practices up to two thousand yards have beer
very satisfactory. The new rife Is splendid
weapon for prize shooting and holiday work; but
1t is a very delicate piece Of mechanism, and alt
too complicated for tho rough and tumble OF
active service.
HORACE X. THuRBER, the antl-monopoly
leader, will retire from the New York grocery
house of Thurber d Co., on Feb. /. with fortune
estimated at S3,0U0.000. Mr.. Thurber, who is now
81 ears DID, was born in Delhi. N. V, a farmers
son; entered business life in New York city as 4
clerk, and III 1858 founded the house from which
he now retires.
GEN. BUTLER has stopped smoking. TIL
radical change OF habit is adopted by adviceo
his physician. The generals capacity for work
has always been something enormous and with
the advance OF years he shows not the slightest
desire to reduce his hours of labor, but he feels
loss of vgor, and is willing to sacrifice any habit
that is calculated to weaken his powers. lie is
nothing OF an invalid, however.
A LITTLE tribe of Pluto Indians in Nevada
Is shivering all through this weather because 1t
had band Of Shoshono visitors while ago. The
visit was friendly, but the two varieties Of red
skins got to gambling and they kept 1t up day and
night until the Piutes lost all their money all
their guns and blankets, and every movable
thing which the enemy would bet against which
they owned or could borrow or beg.
ELEVEN ex-governors are now members Of
the United States senate--Henry B. Anthony, Of
Rhode Island Joseph L. Brown and Alfred II.
Colquitt, of Georgia; Richard Coke, of Texas;
william Cullom, Of Illinois; A. II. Garland. Of
Arkansas: James i. Groomc, OF Maryland; Wade
Hampton Of South Carolina; lshnm G. Harris, of
Tennessee; Joseph r. Hawley, of Connecticut
and 70 bulon b. Vance, OF North Carolina.
HENRY LABoUcHERE believes in capital
| punishment but he would substitute garrotnR for
hanging. ~ once saw man garroled in Ha-
vana," he says, land am convinced that II Is
more merciful than hanging. The man sits an
| oh wit IN riuht mo- hal
ia affixed metal band which goes around his
neck, and there IL sharp point behind which
| runs into his spine. screw Is turned, when this
band squeezes his neck while the point enters his
spine. Death is instantaneous, aud there IL no
room for bungling." '...
"PLow. Roy" ALLERToN, whose $5000000
were made as n cattle dealer, Is mentioned by his
western cronies as Sam" "Tho dear old fellow"
said Emory A. Storrs, the other day, has an In
stinct for discovering people who are III trouble.
| ! was once riding with him in a railway coach
and caught him watching young, plainly
dressed woman, who sat ahead Of us. 'Sorrs!'
said he, that woman amt got no money How
| do YOU knowp asked. I've watched her each
| time we've stopped for meals and she didn't got
out, She didn't eat nothing, either. The next
| stopping place for meals Allerton addressed her
In his blunt. fatherly way. Nobody could misin-
| terpret his motives. He saw that the young woman
WAS we'll taken care of until the journey was over"
EVERYBODY has heard of Mr.. Tom Apple
toms clever and severe query 10 well'known
Boston society woman who was arrayed In dresn
astonishingly decol!eis--"Who undressed you, Mira
GU" and the fellow to this cool remark was ut
tered al a fancy dress party ON New Years night
| A young lady was dressed in a marvellous dress OF
green and red, in which imaginative eyes were
supposed TO discover some more or less remote
resemblance to lettuce and lobster. what do
you represent, Miss Mp u gentleman inquired as
they took their places in a seL Don't you seer
she returned, laughing, ~ am q salad" ooh"
was her partners retort while he flashed quick
eye over the very liberal exposure Of her person.
''but haven't you forgotten 10 put on the dress
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