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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
THE soLDIER's GRAVE.
[Fraternally inscribed TO the Boys in Blue, by
Comrade Samuel Adams. Wiggin,l

inscribed 20 the Boys in Blue.
Comrade Samuel Adams. Wiggin.l
Beside the silver flowing stream
They dug the lowly grave,
Mid battle smoke and Oayonet CLEAN
Fell dead my soldier brave.
They wrapped his slender boyisn form
Within the stripes and stars,
And said, "His heart WAS true and warm
A noble son of Mars"
All he was all too young 10 die
Just at his opening day,
But Fames proud record lives, We or
His deeds pass not away.
He was widows hope and pride,
On him her heart was stayed,
For him white arms were opened wide,'
For him dear sisters prayed.
And there was one, maiden fair
With doye.llke eyes of blue,
Whose sweet young life was free from care.
He was her lover true.
o, lay above his quiet breast,
The flowers Of faith and love;
He nobly stood the battle test,
With victories crowned above.
Oh, sadly may the mother weep
And sisters mourn their loss
He knows 1t not, in peace asleep,
Beneath the hallowed cross
And fade the light from out the ey
OF maiden fair and sweet;
In soldiers rest, his homo on high,
He waits her coming feet
BY AppomattoX purling stream
lie rests his weary head.
Until the day stars golden CLEAN
Awakes the patriot dead,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

THE democrats are in a pickle now, sure
enough Mr.. Tilden has finally intimated,
after eight long years of futile daliance
with the tempter, that he might be induced
to accept the presidential nomination If it
were handed him on n golden platter. At
last they have found out that when Mr.. Til
den means no he says yes, and now that he
whispers yes they do not know what he
means what he says. Such being the case
their bluff goes for naught. They do not
want him and have never wanted him. lie
is their white mule, and they will put in til,
next five weeks trying to find somebody to
help them let go Of him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
A RuIIdonInp Renort.

Tho report of the minority of the sub
committee OF the senate committee on cleo
tions and privileges which Investigated the
Copiah murders is simply an indecent POLITE
cal diatribe, which has very little reference to
the subject matter of the investigation. 1t
might have been written by person who
never heard word of the testimony and
had no knowledge of the facts, except such
as were furnished by common rumor. 1t reads
very much as If the author of the report had
reproduced one of his old campaign speeches.
The allusion to Eliza Pinkston certainly be-
longs to former period. "WhO believes
Eliza Plnkston now2' asks the senatorial
apologists of murder. Nobody OF any sonse OF
honesty in the north or the south ever had
any doubt as to the truth Of Eliza Pinkston's
story. There was dead man, dead baby.
and woman with gashed body. The
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

The Now York Tribune, New York Times,
Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia hlquirer, and
other INSTRUMENTATION papers never tire of
lecturing tho Presidents newspaper friends
and advising them to stop pitching into Mr..
Blaine, at the Same time prating about their
own extraordinary fairness. They harp con-
tinually about the degraded tone of the
papers that happen to be friendly to other
candidates. yet in tho same breath they
abuse, malign, and misrepresent tho Presi-
dent in every way possible. They preach
purity to others and practice utilization. On
tho other hand, tho columns of the
Arthur papers have been singularly free
from abuse Of Mr. Blaine and every other
candidate. The administration papers have
RETAINED almost entirely. from mention of
the weak points in Mr. Blalnes record, and
have paid very little attention to the sys-
tematic lying that has been going on about
tho President. The Presidents admirable
plan Of making no reply to attacks,
trusting in the good sense aud love Of fair
play of tho American people for vindication,
has been followed in largo degree by
his friends, aud the result ia now
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

THE house yesterday passed the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Ellis appropriating
another 100000 to the sufferers by the floods
in Louisiana. Mr.. Ellis assured the house
that between $4,000 and 10000 people in the
lower Mississippi valley are in ON actual state
of starvation. This is very lamentable
state of affairs, unless Mr.. Ellis has been
misinformed. An appeal ought to be made to
private benefcence, if the statement is true.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

A CINCINNATI Commercial. Gazette CORE
spondont gives several prominent democratic
politicians of tho Hoosier state as authority
for the statement that Mr. Hendricks gave
as the reason in 1850 why he would not run
on the "old ticket" again that he knew
Mr.. Tildcn to DO corrupt man." A
change seems to have como over tho spirit OF
Mr.. Hendricks's dream since he dropped in on
the "old man" on his return from Europe
Tho sly Mr.. Hendricks probably sized Mr..
Tildon up as good for about year more of
life, and he made a mental calculation on the
>spot that three years and a.half In the white
house would be better than ten years in the
rtircmont of his own privacy sullling. 1t
is not always safe to play against the death
angel.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

NEW York bankers have it that Jay
Gould is about at the end of his string. They
rate him as an enormously rich man, but say
that he has spouted his securities for the
string before, and no always managed to pull
through some way. If he should go by the
board he can look back and say with compla-
ceucy: "Well. failed like gentleman.
Nobody but gentleman could lie down on n
hundred millions"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Bills OF EXCHANGE.

Senator Sherman yesterday reported favor
ably from tho finance committee bill intro
duced by Senator Pendleton providing that
all bills Of exchange drawn on persons or
firms in the United States by foreigners or
citizens of the United States doing business
abroad, the amount of which is to be paid in
foreign money coins, shall hereafter DO paid
in the lawful money of the United States,
without any deduction or charge whatever
at the rate Of value which the foreign coin
named has in the United States, according to
the standard value fixed in pursuance of law
by tho director of the United States mint, as
In the report accompanying tho bill Senator
Sherman says the necessity for the passage
of the bill grows out of tho fact that
the bankers and dealers in exchange hold
that strict construction of a previous law
on the same subject applies only to coin
presented to and not to bills of exchange
drawn on bankers in the United States by
foreigners. Senator Sherman says tho COM
mittee is advised that bills of exchange are
usually paid less discount of the rate of
exchange current on the day the payment is
to be made, and that in many cases advantage
is taken of the ignorance of the payee to
charge also commission in some cases reduc-
ing tho amount to be paid 2 or per cent As
the law fixes the value at which foreign coin
is taken at tho mint, tho committee deem it
right and Just that on bills of exchange the
bankers should bo required to pay in United
States money without any deduction or
charge whatever the value of the foreign
coin as fixed by tho director of tho mint
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
washington's Headquarters.

The joint select committee on the monu-
ment to be erected at Washington's head
quarters Newburg, N. Y, held meeting at
the rooms of Representative Beach, of New
York, at the Portland, Monday evening. The
action of the executive committee, which had
decided upon ON obellsk, was reconsidered,
and motion adopted appointing a commit
tee OF three, consisting of Senators Bayard
and Hawley and Representative Beach, to
secure an artistic design for the proposed
monument
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.

The light house board has replaced the whistle
on the whistling buoy off Cape Hatteras, and II is
now in good working order
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
were Sl92 573 and from customs S635 800, ana the
national bank notes received for redemption
amount to s363,000.
The comptroller of the currency has authorized
the following banks to begin business; The Ash:
land National bank, of Ashland, Wis., capital
$50 600; the First National bank OF Algona, Iowa,
capital $4,000: the Lincoln National bank OF Lin
coin, Pa, capital $4,000.
The patent Office yesterday issued 403 patents. 20
designs, II trademarks, labels, and | reissue.
Twenty-one patents were Issued to citiz ems OF
foreign countries. OF the domestic patents Issued
New York secured 80; Ohio, 49, Pennsylvania, 40;
Massachusetts, 80. and Illinois, 80.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
yellow Fever and Cholera.

Tho marine hospital bureau has re-
ceived the following information, through
the state department, relative to cholera and
yellow fever:
Yellow fever is decreasing at Rio, there
having been thirty-four deaths for the week
ended April 12, and twenty-five for tho week
ended April 10.
Cholera at Calcutta is increasing. There
were 157 deaths for the week ended March
90; III for the week ended April 3, and 253
for the week ended April H. The cholera is
reported as very severe in the northern
town" The governor of the island of Malta
has ordered quarantine on vessels arriving
through tho Suez canal
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

THE New York Tribune is displeased at the
way the Presidents friends are carrying on
his campaign, That is sad. The campaign
has been conducted thus far with the sole
purpose of pleasing the Tri5me and other OPP
position organs. Perhaps a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Whitelaw Reid, George
Jones, Emory Smith, Joseph Medil, and
Murat Halstead could do the business up
more satisfactorily.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

TIE secretary of the interior has somo very
practical views on the Indian question. He
believes in putting the Indian to work and
compelling him to make his own way. lie
has deep-seated antipathy to perpetuation
of aboriginal pauperism and ignorance, and
expresses q firm conviction that the chris.
tianizing effects of an intelligent and we'll.
directed effort to educate and morally elevate
the sopper-colored wards of the nation will
be the means of eventually solving the Indian
question.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
A MAN OF MANY WIVES.
A Successful Pension Swindier and Biga-
mist Sent TO the Penitcntinry

mist Sent TO the Penitcntinry
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-Peter Tatro,
alias John A. Moore. was sentenced to two
years in tho penitentiary and fined $500
here yesterday for having personated PEN
sion agent, and altering certificate for
pensoner in Lycoming county. Tatro's
history Is an interesting ono. In 1873, he
married Ella Webb, at Rochfort. N. Y. under
the name of j. Stone, and deserted her four
weeks after, when he married widow
named Parsons, at Candor, N. Y, being
known there as Sheridan Burleigh. He
remained at Candor for six months and then
turned up in South Bend, Ind, as
II. G. Pomeroy, where he began
his career as bogus pension
agent lie also married Miss Mason, of South
Bend, but in less than two months removed
to Wabash, where no passed as j. N. jerks,
the owner of n California gold mine Here
he married Miss NJ. @. Stewart and sold her
homo for 81 500 and deserted her in Chicago.
As A. @. Webb, pension agent at Cumber-
land, Md. q month later, he was irresistible,
and his fame soon spread. He married Mrs. j..
p. Anderson, at Cumberland, but lived with
her only fow,days, when he fled to Washing
ton to escape tho detectives He remained
in Washington for a day or two however, and
escaped to Marietta where he was captured
and brought to this city. Tatro is over so
years of age with pleasant address, and is an
entertaing conversational'st.
Over twenty witnesses appeared against
him, and about 100 persons whom he had
swindled did not appear.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

corpus deficit Ito use legal phraso)
was self.ovidont The only dispute was
as TO tho persons who committed tho
horrible crime. Eliza Pnkston identified
the captain of democratic rifle club that
had been raiding through Ouchita parish
committing all manner of outrages, as ono of
tho murdorers' of her husband. II was
notorious fact that this club made raid and
logged several negroes on the very night
that Horny Pinkston was killed. and, throw
ing out Mrs. Pinkston's testimony entirely,
there can BIO no doubt but that the
dastardly murder was committed by this
club. Some time after the Louisiana rovolu-
tion of 1877 detective who had boen assist
ing tho revolutionists induced this negro
woman (who could neither read nor write) to
mako an affidavit setting forth that she did
not know who murdered her husband. This
was caught up as q rofutation of the horrible
story. Tho story was true in every detail,
and no doubt Eliza named the men who COM
mittod the murder in her original testimony.
! The flippant allusion to Eliza Pinkston in
tho minority report is fair specimen of the
whole. Its spirit is bad, its statements are
false, aud its threats of what will DO done IL
any attempt should DO made to maintain tho
purity of the ballot-box at the presidential
election arc puerile. There can DO some ex-
cuso for ruiianly wretches like Wheeler, who
resort to murder to carry out their political
ends; there can be none for senators who can
see no political motive in the crime.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

The schedules of Col f. ID. and Jesse r.
Grant were filed yesterday. They show APP
parently that it was easy to borrow securities
in large amounts from Grant & Ward, and
that a large private business was done in the
way of borrowing money on them. Col.
Fred.'s liabilities amount to something over
two million dollars The value of his assets
cannot now DO determined.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

THE directors of the Penn bank of Pitts
burg made the startling discovery yesterday
that something more than their entire capt.
tai had been checked out by somebody I'M
known to them and charged up to the account
of fictitious firm. This single fact throws
flood of light on tho banks difficulties and
its presidents sudden illness.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

seen. The country is disposed to do him
justice, and tho republican party, through
its representatives in Chicago, will put tho
seal of its condemnation on the villainous
campaign of mud.slinging that has been kept
up without intermission by the blinded
Blaine press. The people cannot DO fooled
into believing that black is white
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Military AGaIrs.

The house committee on military affairs
yesterday instructed Representative Rose
Grams to report favorably bill appropriating
$4,000 for II quartermaster's warehouse;
So, 500 for barracks for cavalry, and $4,000
for gymnasium, each TO be erected on the
government reservation at West Point, N. Y.
Representative Bayne was instructed to
report bill favorably, providing for the
retirement of Gen. Albert Pleasonton as
colonel
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

A SPECIAL convention train will leave
Washington Saturday night for Chicago via
the Pennsylvania road. A largo number of
eminent Washingtonians and southern dele.
gates will be on board.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

uro Of this government to provide subsidy,
it is said at tho postoiiice department that
the postoilice committee Of the house of rep
rosentatiyes, in accordance with tho recon-
mendation of Postmaster General Gresham,
is understood TO have prepared measure
providing for continuation of the subsidy
of $4,000 per annum which was first paid in
1881 for the mail service between San Fran
cisco and Australia,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Ths slonx ReserXation.

Tho house committee on Indian affairs yes
terday considered the senate bill providing
for the opening of II portion of tho Sioux
reservation to settlement. A favorable report
will BIO made on tho bill probably in time N
have il considered on Saturday. day viii, II
has been set apart for the discussion in the
house of the business of that committee.
The bill provides for the opening of 11,0OO,-
600 acres to settlement,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
The Methodist Protestant CONVENTION

Vnc metnOuist tFOtebtuht convention
BALTIMORE, May 27.-On the reassombling
of the convention to-day Rev. ID. b. Turney
of South Illinois conference, presented q pro-
test against tho action of the body yesterday
on the restriction rule regarding the time of
pastors, which was ordered to be placed on
the journal.
The committee on missions presented its
report, providing for the appointment of a
board of missions, defining its duties, and
continuing its headquarters at Springfield.
Adopted.
Rev. DIR. John Scott was elected editor Of
the Methodist Recorder at Pittsburg, and Rev.
L. j. Drinkhouse editor of the Methodist Prot
estdnt in Baltimore.
Rev. F. Il. Tagg, of the Maryland confer
ence, was elected secretary to tho board Of
missions. after several ballots.
Amendments to tho constitution of the
church, governing tho women's missionary
work were taken up and discussion upon
them occupied the remainder of the day.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Inauguration Day Celebration.

NEWPORT, II. l., May 27.-Inauguration
day is being observed in the usual holiday
manner. At 10 o'clock the governor, gtste
officers, and members of the legislature were
escorted to the state house by the Newport
artillery company, and both houses were
speedily organized, the old officers Of the
senate and house being reelected. An ad-
journment was taken at II o'clock until 3,
when the Inauguration and attendant parade
will
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

At the literary and musical symposium by
the Union Bethel Historic aud Literary So
cety at Lincoln hall last night an excellent
programme of music and Rotations was rem
dered, and the question, "Subjection, Alb.
sorption, or Colonization" from tho stand
point of the negroes relative position in the
United States, was eloquently discussed by
Rev. A, NJ. Greener, Prof Wiley Lane, b. f.
Lee Of Wherefore university; Rev, Alexan-
der Crunmell, and Rev, j, b, Reeve.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Bidders for indian supplies.

New YORK, May 27.--The sealed proposals
of bidders for the contracts for Indian
supplies were opened to-day by Commits
sioner of Indian Supplies II. Price. The
number of bidders is unusually large, and 1t
will take several days to open all the bids.
The supplies to be furnished consist of $4,000
pounds of bacon, 30,0000O0 pounds of beef on
the hoof, and large quantities of groceries,
farming utensils, and clothing of every
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Presented to the President.

Mr.. Gilmore, who has for some time resided
in Washington as minister resident of Peru,
was yesterday presented to the President by
Secretary of State Frelinghuysen, on which
occasion no presented his credentials from
President Inglesias as envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of Peru.
Senior Ezequiel Gutierrez was also presented
as envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of Costa Rca. The customary ad
dresses were made on the occasion.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

SOME of the candidates are figuring that
they can BIO elected without New York. A
month ago man might have been nominated
who could do that, but ho is no longer posi-
bility. We refer to Gen. Grant.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

In regard to the statement coming from
San Francisco, to the effect that the mainto-
nance of the direct mail service between that
city and Australia is threatened by the fail
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
No Agreement with tho Union Pacln,

No Agreement WIN tho union racine
Secretary Teller Solicitor General Phillips,
aud Secretary Folger all say that they have
no knowledge of any agreement or under
standing on the part of the government with
the Union Pacific Railway company in re-
gard to its passing or paying dividend for
the current quarter The report thus dis
credited was published in Boston evening
paper Monday.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

THEY have given the great Wall street
privilege seller new namo-Rustlo Sage
That is what he had to do.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

Three Homer Lee II ressos 10 be Bought.
The secretary of the treasury has author
lied the purchase of three Homer Lee plate
printing presses for use at the bureau of
engraving and printing. A press of this
patent has been in experimental use at the
bureau for several years, and its adoption
was recommended by board of treasury
officials appointed to investigate the relative
merits of the different presses used in plate
Drintinu
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

Ex.Gov. PALMER, Of Illinois, has knock cd
the top from his sepulchre long enough to
shout for Tilden and reform.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
WEDNESDAY. MAY 90, 1884.

WAsHINGToN's taking front rank as
summer resort.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

The crafty farmer now brings forth
a little piece Of Pine,
And with brush he marketh out
The usual summer sign.
The legend which that pine contain
Has often painted been,
It's truth will DO denied by none,
It's "boarders taken in"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28

Amuscnicnths
NArIoSAt-Boston Ideal Opera company.
FoRDs-The Templetou Opera company.
CoMQuE-"Ice Witch"
DIME Matinee and evcningporformance.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
CURRENT GOSSIP
HAM AND EGGS

HAM AND EGGS
EggL
Nothing that pegs
Around on legs
Is more than dregs
To eggs.
Ham.
Neither Yam
Nor nice spring lamb
Is worth a--clam
Side o. Ham.
Combined.
We do find
They fli the rind
Of all mankind
Ham and Eggsl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Auction sales.

TODAY.
BY THOMAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trade sale of
carriages, buggies. phaetons, &c.