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DEPARTMENT. DOTS.

MAI: Loslio Smith, I'd infantry, has been as.
signed to command Of Fort Cnur d Alcne,
Idaho.
Lieut.. silas A. Wolf, 4th United States iu-
iantry, has gone TO his home at Harrisburg
Pa on leave fom the Fort Lcavenworth army
school for month.
Secretary Folger has sappointe0 aiessrs Jane
Y, Reed, OF New York; james A. OBren, pf
Philadelphia, and lla r. A mstrJng, of Nor
folk, To be shipping commissioners for the
ports named to act under the provisions of the
new shipping acts
In answer to an inquiry from the secretary
1.-THE interior the civil service commission
to be appointed under the civil service. rules
may be over 10 years of age, the exception
being made because of the temporary nature
Of the service.
Miss Clara Barton, president, and Mr.. A, s.
Solomans, vice president of the American AS
soclation of the Red Cross, have been ap-
pointed by the President as delegates to repre-
sent the United States at the Geneva confer
ence of the International association, TO be
hold in September next.
The comptroller Of the currency has author.
ized the. Guthrie County National bank, Of
Panora, Iowa, TO begin business with capital
Of $4,000, and the First National bank, OF
Temple, Texas, with u capital Of $4,000, lie
has also extended the corporate existence Of
the First National bank, OF Francestown, n.
In the transfer OF the I'd United States cav.
airy from Mantana to the department OF
Columbia the field officers have taken stdllon
ny follows Col. John 4, Hatch and MAJ.
Eugene NJ Baker, at Walla.Walla, w ~ MAJ.
James ;, Brisbin, commanding Mt Boise bar
mcks, Idaho, and Mai David $. Gordon, com,
manding at Fort klamath, Oregon. ic
The United States steamers Passaic, Alarn,,
and Nantucket have been commissioned tor
the purpose of anording officers and men OPP
portunities TO fnmiliarize themselves with the
maneuvrlng qualities OF the monitors aud In
target practice with guns and lorpedocs. They
arc cruising IN the vicinity OF Huntington bay,
Long Island sound, and are expected TO arrive
ut Newport Aug l. J."
A package containing $1,000 In United States
notes forwarded by the assistant treas
urer at New Orleans by express to the United
States treasurer when opened at the treasury
department was found to be - 900 short. There
were evidences that the package had been
opened and resealed during transmission. The
express company, on whom the loss Will fall
Is now investigating the matter.
Commodore J. g. Walker, chief of the bu.
reau of navigation; Commodore Sicard, chief
of the bureau Of ordnance; Chief Engineer
Loring, and Naval Constructor Wilson left
Washington Saturday for Philadelphia for the
purpose of making an inspection of the yacht
Yosemite, which was recently launched at
Roach's shipyard. The Yosemite is a vessel of
seven or eight hundred tons capable of max
enough coal for trip across the Atlantic. If
the test Of the vessel proves satisfactory, the
secretary OF the navy Will probably recon-
mend her purchase by the government, as II is
represented that she will be easily changed
into gunboat.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

OF all the confiding persons who
loaned money to the late banking firm of
Grant & Ward, ex-senator Chsiiee seems
to have Jared the worst. Mr.. Chatfee
testified before the receiver of the bank
rupt firm, the other day, in proceeding
instituted to recover certain securities
which had been assigned to him. and
which are claimed by other creditors,
and in the course Of his examination gave
a history of his transactions with the
firm. Mr.. Chaffee loaned the young
bankers lone of whom was his son-in-
law 100000, mostly in United
States bonds, which were at a premium
of 90 or 25 per cent. They gave
him to understand that the money was
to be loaned to contractors who were to
pay high rates of interest, and Mr.. ChafIee
was to have half the profits He was
credited with large profits on the books,
and had such confidence in the good faith
of the bankers that he actually drew his
check for $4,000 or $4,000 of the sup
posed profits. This was all that Mr..
ChafTee ever got eithor of the principal or
the profits. He could not give any
reason for parting with his government
bonds so easily except that he was one of
"tho New York blind FOOLS"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

THE cholera has reached Paris, and
three cases were reported in that city on
Saturday. Marseilles and Toulon are
panic stricken, and people are fleeing
from both cities in such numbers as to
overtax all the means of Transportation.
This crowd of fugitives will certainly
carry the disease to many other cities,
and it can scarcely be hoped that the germs
will not be brought across the ocean,
either by the arrival of cholera-stricken
patients or the importation of infected
clothing. President Arthur has issued a
timely proclamation in relation to the
enforcing of quarantine.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

The newspapers opposed to Mr.. Blaine
find IL difficult to handle his statesman
like letter Of acceptance. 1t 80 COM
pletely demolishes certain lines of attack
already laid out against him, and SO
boldly and clearly thrusts into tho cam.
pagn questions the opposition would
prefer to ignore, that his enemies have no
other reply ready than the impotent re-
.joinder of personal abuse. 1t has been
sought to alarm tho country against him
on the ground that he would, If elected,
inaugurate reckless "Jingo" policy
likely to embroil us in foreign war. His
wise, temperate prcsentment of the policy
that should guide our peaceful intercourse
with the other nations OF the world are
of kind to meet with cordial response
and approval in tho heart of every Amor
lean, and leaves tho "Jingo" eriers
breathless.
1t has suited some journals to represent
him as o spokesman, under whom the
civil service must inevitably degenerate.
His presentation of his views !pon the
subject Of the civil service reform places
him in the front rank of the most ad-
yanced reformers, and shows conclusively
that President Arthurs steady, uuoston-
tatious work in that line will be consist
entity and vigorously maintained after
Mr.. Blaine's accession to tho presidency
He bucks up his professions on this point
by quietly showing that his practices in
the past have SO harmoniously accorded
Herewith that it is hard to see how even
such eminent apostles Of civil service re
form as Mr.. Curtis or Mr.. Schurz car
withhold their approval.
His opponents have been so fond o
referring to Mr.. Blaine as magnetic, bold
sensational, brilliant, reckless, theatrical
and dashing, with tho general object o
rersuading II sober working people tina
he would bo an unsafe man to elevate u
the presidency, that they are utterly con
founded by the plain, practical an,
GOidly American style Of his tlawles
letter of acceptance. The dazed. surpriset
New I ork Times asks in its discontinue
can this be "the bold, brilliant. dashinq
magnetic BlaineT'
His manly and statesmaniko presonta
tion of his views is SO devoid Of tn
sensational and so much IN aCoordanc
with tho ordinary mode Of America
thought that he has completely cut ava
the ground from under the feet of thos
who were promulgating the theory Of hi
"unsafeness" His remarkably clear an
convincing exposition of the interest th
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Special NOTICES.
N.Y. PosToFFIcE NOTICE


pAS PoSToFFICE NOTICE
Letters for Europe need not be specially dl.
ordsr to speedy deSey at
as all Trans. Atlantic mails are forwarded by the
Foreign mails for the week ending JULY 20
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for Great Britain ,l land and other European corn-
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THURSDAY.-At p. m. for Europe, per stenm-
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Britain and other European Countries must be
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ship Austral, via Queenstown Qetters Tor Ger
many, &c. must be directed per "Austrai'v y;
at .. m. for Europe, per steamship Arizona.
se sI mss gs SrsGssa per
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must be directed per Furnessia,O; at 3 q. IN.
for Beg um direct, per steamship Waesland;
at ii a. m. for Germany, &C., per steainship
Salier via southampton and bremen Qetters
for Great Britain and other European Coun-
tries must he directed "pcr Saller"); at ] D. m.
for the Windward Islands, per steamship Ber-
muda: at l:30 y. IN. for Cuba and Porto Rico,
per steamship Saratoga, Win Havana; at 1:3O
p, m. for Europe, per steamship City Of Berlip,
via Queenstown. 'Itlr' lT4luARih
Mails for Australia, New Zealand Sandwich and
Fiji Islands, por steamship City of SYDNEY (yia
San Francisco), close hero July t24 vt z, NJ ~.
(or on arrival at New York OF Bteaihship
britannia with British malls for Australial.
Mails for China and Japan, per steamship
oceanic, via San Francisco, close here July 81
Mt p. m.
sThe heschedule OF closing ofTrans-P Pacific malls
ia arranged on the presumption of their unintor-
rupted overland transit TO San Francisco.
Malls from the East arriving on time at San
Francisco on the day OF sailing of steamers are
dispatched thence the same day.
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,ns democratic nlatform heartily de.

'HE democratic platform heartily de-
in3es "the great fraud of 1876" and
nocratic orators will make the welkin
during the coming campaign with
leir vigorous execrations of their darling
grievances. All of which leads to tho re-
Election that Carl schurz is likely to be
rendered slightly uncomfortable at times
by his new political associates since he
was one of the leading beneiiciaries of
the so.called great fraud" But Carl
will not mind it if he can capture an
other office.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

GEN. LOGAN has gone to Minneapolis
to attend reunion of his old comrades
i'm arms. This is non-political demon
stration and has no relation to the presi-
dontial contest, nevertheless the fact is
3 Setty we'll known among the old soldiers
At Gen. Logan is tho republican candi-
% for the vice presidency, and good
ny of them intend to vote for him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

If tho New York Herald succeeds in
keeping uu its advocacy of the cause of
Cleveland aud Hendricks until the cleo
tion it will fairly take rank rs the
greatest feat of that entorprising journal.
1t is not on record that it ever before
kept on one side of public question for
80 great length of time.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

THE new cable that is part Of the
formidable telegraph system that has
been lately formed in opposition to the
Western Union has been safely laid, and
its effect in cheapenng telegraphic SER
vice to Europe will soon be perceptiblo.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-21

p,zSs NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
SsS the partnership heretofore existing be-
tween George Huntley and i. p. Watrous under
the firm name of George Huntley & Co., has
been dissolved by the death of Mr.. Huntley. J.
The business Will be conducted at the old
stand, known as the Cottage Market. No. BlS
Fourteenth street northwest under his own
name by the undersigned, who Ia authorized to
collect all accounts due tho late firm. AL per-
SONS indebted TO the firm are respectfully re-
quested TO settle their accounts at once.
iyly-Bt B, II. WATROUS
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Fanny SUppIrEs.

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ONE NEEDS no ItsE SOME SORT OF A
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NUANTED-To ANNOUNCE THAT JOHN
w E. Beall, Bateman q Co.'S Bank, 1411 4
st. NV, j. a Commissioner of Deeds for every
State and Terri tory, United States Commissioner,
Examiner. and Notary Public; always in office
from H. m to o y. m.
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LOST AND FOUND.
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UNoUR ORB 5UNFURNISHED ROOMS, SUIT
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WANTED-ROOMs.
WAYTED-MIsCELLANEOUy.

pYAN ARTIsToFLoNG EXPERIENCE
I'D Pupils In different styles OF painting and
lrIwiDgi 81 per month; lessons Nosk Adj
National Republican., 1884-04-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE "PRINCEss IDA"


"Princess Ida" Gilbert & Sullivan's now
opera, will be produced for tho first time hero
at Ford's next week. The libretto of this opera
is exceedingly good, and, while it does not
aim 80 much at the comic as some of Gilbcrt's
former works, IL abounds in delicate wit and
striking humorist touches. 1t is styled by
Mr.. Gilbert himself respectful perversion"
of Tennyson's Princess" and is in every re-
spect attractive. Sulivans music Is we'll
adapted to the libretto. 1t is not as light and
thin as some of the things he has produced
and borders more closely on the classic and
is pronounced rs mastery by many of tho
best critics, The opera will be produced
under the direction of Mr.. John Stetson with
an admirable cast specially selected for its
presentation Some idea of the magnitude of
tho production of this opera here will be seen
when 1t is known that a special car had to bo
chartered to carry the scenery and costumes,
both of which were made for tho New York
production, and will only no used in this
city, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
The sale of seats will begin to-day at tho
box office, and very large sale is anticipated
"sAML OF PosEN."
Noxt week Mr.. NJ. b. Curtis appears Mt the
National in "Sam1 of Posen," piece we'll
spoken Of and commended by the press as
being repleto with splendid situations aud
stage effects. 1t has alresdyihad long ruin
in the large cities, aud met with due appre-
citation wherever presented.
National Republican., 1884-04-03
A FUNNY MANS PILGRIMAGE.
Mr. Robert u. Burdette's Lecture Mt tho
Congregational Church Last Night.

ME-. Robert J. Burdette's Lecture Mt tho
Congregational Church Last Night.
Mr. Robert J. Burdette, the funny man OF
the Burlington Hd'ckeyG, stopped, in the
course of his funny pilgrimage, at the Con-
gregational church for two hours last even
ing. A church full of people had gathered
together to receive such instruction as the
pilgrim could give them in one evening. Mr..
Burdette was introduced by Mr.. Frank
Hatton, and the audience clapped its hands
when he made his bow. Mr.. Burdette was in
full dress. He stepped to the side of the pulpit,
put his hands on his hips, and informed
the people present that he was going to tell
them all about the business of being funny
as ii is practiced by newspaper photographers.
He talked rapidly, making no pauses between
sentences, and only once was there any at
tempt at oratorical display. He might as
we'll have sat down and told stories to n
party of his friends. During the first half of
his talk he wore q very solemn face, but the
other people, who began to have good time
in about three minutes after he began to talk,
laughed most Of the time and the speaker
smiled occasionally toward tho last of it,
when the noise of the people laughing made
it necessary for him to wait few minutes.
Mr.. Burdette's lecture is In the same vein
az the best of tho stories which he has written.
The fun ia in the unexpectedness Of every
thing that he says more than in the quaint
and peculiar language with which all humor-
lists cloth their ideas.
10 announce Mr.. Burdette as a lecturer is
undoubtedly mistake. He belongs rather
to that race Of oriental story tellers who
gather great audiences about them and enter
tain them for hours with imaginary personal
experiences. In his account of his advon-
lures in the "spare chamber" he evidently
undertook to show that no oriental enthusiast
could surpass him in wild extravaganza OF
statement. Much Of tho effect Of the story
depends upon the manner and voice Of the
teller, and Mr.. Burdette has mastered the
art.
The talk was not all funny nor all about
fun. There were pathos, philosophy, and
bright word painting woven in among the
stories. A string Of army experiences, toldsin
way that brought accompaniment oi
laughter from the audience closed with g
vivid picture of battlefield and \ thrilling
description of charge under Custer. Sc
throughout the evening there was always
that element Of unoxpectcduess. What the au'
diepce looked for did not come, but something
else surprised and entertained them. Possibly
this is the reason why people were heard
saying MS they left the church that they had
boen "agreeably Disappointed" 1t is nc
trihiug undertaking, as everybody knows TO
listen to professional humorist for an entire
evening.
One of Mr.. Burdette's funny qualities is hiI
assumption that no is quite old, and that the
days OF his boyhood and young manhood are
very distant. lIo appeared to be about 81
years old. is Of medium height, and rather
slender wears a dark nustache, but no beard
and has very thick black hair.
National Republican., 1884-04-03
A hIuscuInr Cantlidnte.

The drift Of late intelligence as to Mr..
Tilden's physical condition is such as to
render it certain that the stories circulated
concerning his weakness, emaciation, paraly-
sis, and loss of voice have had tn cir origin in
the disposition Of his rivals to take advantage
Of the only available means OF weakening his
commanding position in the eyes of his party
Mr.. Tilden, whatever his intentions
may bo in regard to the presi-
dontial nomination, evidently ohafes
under the discrcdit thrown upon his
physical powers, and has taken of late very
effective measures to notify his party that he
is able TO stand the wear and tear of cam
pGign if he chooses to do so. a few days ago
lie declared to a newspaper man that his
weight is now about what it was during his
gubernatorial term. In another interview,
made public yesterday the following strik-
ing evidence Of his vigorous condition ap-
pears:
Upon rising to leaveI said TO Mr.. Tilden that his
friends and admirers hoped no would enjoy good
up Ms he said ~ do enjoy good health. have no
complaint 10 make on that score" He then
raised aud lc, fall each Orin struck out from both
shoulders, and followed this with II vigorous
stamping Of first one foot and then the other on
the carpet and then said quite jocularly, "No
paralysis there"
We have 10 interest in Mr.. Tilden's nten-
tlons or condition. but We believe in treating
men occupying bis position fairly, and arc
inclined to the belief that the two interviews
in question arc sufficient to expose the
malevolont intent at the bottom Of tho cur
rent reports Of his physical incapscity. We
are iu IL position tooiler further conhrmntoFy
evidence as to Mr.. Tilden's abundant yigor
In late issue of Appointment western journal
an interview with him was published that
for some reason has not received the atten'
ton It's remarkable statements as to his con
dition should have attracted. The eminent
statesman and soldier, Col, Gutrippah. o