National Republican., 1884-11-01

And therell never be one, the Fstesh hayos ID,
Who puts his clothes on over his head.
Huntington Hd,ckcyc.
THE now railway station at BrminR.
ham, Eng, cost nearly s2,OOO,OOO, and is the
largest in the world.
THE late Henry ]. Byron wrote alto.
gether about sixty plays, for which he received
nearly 100000 His will was proved for s2o,-
DO0
JESSE JAMEs's mother and widow have
brought suit against st. Louis publishing
house to recover $1,000 royalty on the life OF
the desperado.
HERR MAKART has left fortune Of
about $4,000. A London picture dealer is said
70 have offered $4,000 for the contents Of
Makart's studio
MRS. FLETCHER HARPER Is soon toIbe
married to her brother-in.law, Mr.. James Har.
per, member Of the publishing house of
Harper & Brothers.
AMONG the unclaimed goods lately sold
at the New York custom house was a pair of
slippers lined with human gray hair. IL was
an unsuccessful attempt to evade the revenue.
EXCAVATIONS are of daily occurrence
on the battlefield Of Austerlitz, with the view
OF finding certain boxes containing a million
OF francs, said to have been buried there by
Napoleon's generals.
A SAN FRANcIsco dentist agreed to fill
PERSONS teeth for $3.50, but when the work
was completed charged s225O. The individual
refused payment, and the dentist removed the
hllings by force. The patient brought suit for
damages and was awarded s2i7.50 and costs.
JOURNALISM is in a flourishing con-
dition in the little kingdom of Greece. At this
moment there are 122 printing houses, which
produce annually about 1000 different works.
Nearly every village has its newspaper In
Athens there are hity-four political papers.
The Georgia papers report that sharp
ers are going over the track of Sherman's
march to the sea, quilting farmers into the be-
lief that the government is going to pay for
tho damage done at that time, and collecting
fees In advance for services to be rendered in
putting through claims.
HUSBAND LANGTRY has been heard
from as the possessor of new and pretty life
boat-possibly his proportion of the profits
from the American tour in which he did not
Immediately take part. He is an enthusiastic
fisherman and wild fowl shooter, and spends
his days in boating about the channel.
AT tho Cesarewitch race meeting in
England recently gentleman named Ham
mond won Sl500OO on the victory of St. Gatlen,
$4,000 on Melton, who won the Middle Park
plate, and $4,000 on s:own horse, Euracian,
besides smaller bets amounting to over S25..
600; making u total for the week of over
s250,OOO.
AN old reporter writes: "When was
han Il n
ask questions ofthe late Commodore Wander
bilt, and remarked apologetically to him,
I'm afraid l am prying too much into your
private business Never you mind my half
of this job, young man. the blunt old veteran
replied, i am not going to say anything to you
that don't wantto.'"
THE people of New Orleans are alarmed
lest the Mississippi river shall some day make
headlong rush to the gulf through the Atcha-
falaya and leave the city an inland town. The
steady enlargement Of the Atchafalaya is
viewed with grave apprehension, as such q
detection would irreparably injure not only
New Orleans, but all the plantations between
that city and the mouth Of the river.
A NEW development of telegraphy hos
been instituted by Michela in Italy. He has
constructed machine by which signs corre-
spending to various sounds can be photographed.
Thus we have practically telegraphic short
hand to which the name 'steno-telegraphy"
is given. Michela's apparatus has now been In
regular use for some period In telegraphing the
debates of the Italian senate and 1t is claimed
that by this method 10000 words can be trans
mitted per hour.
THERE are about 10000 dwelling
houses In Paris. A recent municipal law Or
IN nafN arI DAT. l.
than feet high; that in streets % feet wide
the height of the houses must not exceed so
feet; In streets between 25 and 80 feet wide the
height must not exceed 30 feet; in streets be-
tween 80 and 65 feet wide the height must not
exceed 60 feet: in streets above 65 feet wide the
height must not exceed 65 feet, and no build
ings are to have more than seven stories all
| included.
The sandwich man advertisement Is
little used In New York, though in London IL
is the great go. There he may be seen moving
along the Strand, disguised in antique armor
and adulterated gin, firing the public by his
glittering helmet and nodding crest with a
fierce desire to see "Claudian," or again he
shufiies along the curb at Cheapside In the
discreet cap and gown of the monthly nurse,
bearing dummy infant on each arm, and re-
minding man and womankind that the
Twins is in full season at the Olympic, or
"The Babes heads the programme at Toole's.
A SYSTEM Of compulsory insurance is to
be inaugurated in Germany December |, nnder
which the benefits to be derived by the sick or
disabled workmen are gratuitous medical at
tendance, medicines, and appliances, and after
the third day money allowance equal to half
the daily wages, so long as 1t does not exceed 20
cents per day for thirteen weeks. In case OF
death burial allowance will be made amount.
ing to twenty times the daily average wages in
the locality. 1t Is expected that the local
authorities throughout the empire will give
hearty cooperation to the scheme, as Its effect
will be to keep down pauperism.
DOM PIATT tells the following anec-
dote to illustrate his unpopularity when he
was member of tho Ohio legislature: zone
day shy and rather good fellow asked me ia
assist him in getting bill OF his through the
house. The request was so strange that 70,
sponded: Certainly, fetch me your papers
and will make an argument in behalf of youl
measure. Heavens, no, colonel he ex
claimed in horror, that is not the way.
What Is the way, then? Well, colonel, don't
get mad; but, you see, you so for these fellow
pretty savage, and the only way the jackasses
can get even with you is TO vote agin you
Now, when my bill comes up, If you'll make
one of your internal attacks on 1t and me, all
the stoopids IL rush in and vote for it. See ~
SIR JOHN PAKINGToN, who held thu
position of secretary of state for the colonleI
and first lord of the admiralty under LORD
Derby's two tory administrations, resemblet
Mr.. Tiden good deal in appearance, and
was, like him, a great horseman, having 4
light figure, always wearing spurs and neatly
dressed. Though good worker and admins
traitor, he was made good deal of butt ii
his party. At one OF the ministerial white
bait dinners given at the close of the session
Lord Derby, alluding to Sir Johns having re
ceived the wooden spoon, given TO the minis
ter who has been in the fewest divisions pro
posed "sir John Pakington and the woodel