National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-02

FULTON market, New York. soils 40000,-
900 pounds of lsh and rejects 100000 annually.
The city of Boston offers $4,000 in pre-
miums for the best four designs for the proposed l.
new public library building on the Back bay.
JOSHUA NJ SEARS is the largest individual
taxpayer in Boston, his tax being s5O,OOO.Od
Charles francis Adams paid S7,lO2.25 during thol
year just ended.
SERGEANT MASON has signed contract
with the manager of q western museum to poso
before admring crowds us the man who shot ut
President Garfield's slayer.
THE semi-annual dividends payable in
Boston IN January aggregate sll O70523, decrease
| OF Sl,2l6.IS7 from the amount paid last July
and of 732 io5 from the amount paid in January,
1888.
Or the $50 authors and writers invited TO
| the meeting in Paris to promote the erection of u
statue aud monument TO Balzac, only three de-
cliped to aid the project They were NM. Alfred
Assolant, j. dc Goncourt and Emilio lola
A BRENCiI marquis was riding out one day,
when he passed an old priest trotting along con-
| tenedly OH quiet donkey "Hal Ha" ex-
claimed the marquis, show goeth tho ass good
father?" "on horseback, my son, on horsebackr'
replied the priest. N
THERE is a strong movement in Philadel-
| pha to do away with anything in tho shape of \
a swinging sgn. The brewers alone have over
$4,000 invested In swinging signs IN that city, and
| they would be glad III 1t were possible TO do away
with them altogether.
THE venerable Paul Tulane. of Princeton, !
n. j. says that he is willing 10 add materially to
his already muniicent gilt, to the cause of educa-
| ton in Louisiana IL the state would only relin-
qush its taxes on whatever property should DO
bought with his money.
AN Iowa judge has decided that a verdict
ofguilty againsta defendant indicted for stealing
money, and who was proved to have stolen silver
certificates, should DO set aside, OH the ground
that these certificates are not money. If thisis
good law, burglar-proof safes will be- in great de-
mand in the northwest.
The River Tay, which is the most produce
tive Of the British salmon streams, rents Tor ag
| greGao OF over 100000, and to provide that sum.
| pay the working expenses, and yield u profit to
those who lease the fisheries 1t has been caicu-
lated that salmon tn the value of E6), mo must be
caughtsay 5000 fish, each of the value OF fifteen
| shillngs This would seem u have been accom-
plished, for 1t Is expected that the rental will DO
higher next year.
WHEN the late Prof. Sophocles was proc
tor in Holworlhy hall, Harvard one night tipsy
| student, rolling up TO ned, fell against his door.
and upon being Interviewed was anything but
| respectful In his Language. Next morning, awak-
| ing with remorsetul stomach and an aching head,
the offender felt it to be the part of discretion
| 60 to the proctor and apologize. He had not pro.
ceeded far in his halting explanation, however,
before the other interrupted him with the words:
"Not YOURSELF sir? You were drunk, sir drunk
But you were so drunk as to be curiosity, and
therefore shall not report you"
IN tho courthouse an Irishman stood
charged with stealing watch from fellow ciu.
zen. He stouty denied the impeachment, and
| oh "A pnu an ~ ia
for assault aud battery committed with a frying
pan, The judge was inclined to take u common
sense view of the case, and. regarding the prs-
oner, said: "Why did you allow the prosecutor,
who is n smaller man than yourself to assault you
without resistance? Had you nothing in your
hand to defend yourself within" " Bedad. your
honor" answered Pat, 81 had his watch; but
what was that against frying pau"
ONE must wear nghtcap these cold nights
If We would not have our sleep disturbed by
dreams. If u writer in the London Times is to be
believed. He says: MANY persons who not
by habit 'dreamers' are dreaming great deal just
now and wondering why they do So The answer
is very simple. When cold weather sets in sud-
denly and Is much felt at night, the head, which
is uncovered, has the blood supplied u 1t driven
from the surface to the deep parts, notably the
bran-the organ of the mind. The results
light sleep and dreams. The obvious remedy is
to wear nightcap wrap the head warmly, at
least while the cold weather lasts."
In Russia general depression exists in
social circles. Everybody discusses the probability
OF wal, the savs of Turkey, and the steady fall
lug Off of that unlucky Russian ruble. 1t Is be-
lieved that war will break out In the spring. but
the government does not appear to be doing any
thing in the way of preparing for the disaster
This Is not matter of surprise, us there is no
money to devote TO anything, The worst Of II is
that in case OF trouble with the Germans Russia
has no friends, no allies TO summon 10 her sup
port. Russia is therefore, completely Isolated
and the influence Of Austria and Germany is
overwhelming on the Balkan peninsula as well as
elsewhere. Moneyless, friendless, discordant and
belligerent, this immense empire is indeed In O
bad way.
KING JOHN, of Abyssinia, has made tho
: following reply TO an invitation sent him by the
AIahdi to unie forces and together to harry the
fruitful plnins Of the Delta MAY the writing of
John, the chosen of the Lord, tho King of Zion,
the King OF the Ethiopian Kings, reach the hands
, , of him who is a prophet among the Turks. BY
: the grace Of the God of Saints and the nterces-
/, sion Of our Lady OF Zion, | and my army are
keeping we'll. Praised be the grace of the High
est? How art thou? Thou hast written to me: 4
; am 3 great prophet. ! will not seek strife with
thee. Peace bq between u.s. ] do not know
whether 1t will be the will of God that we should
fight against each other; but what does that mat
, ter? Are we not enemies In our hearts? l am u
Christian and thou art a Turk. Where am there
, thou canst not be; where thou art there cannot
!, live IN peace Written in the camp OF Michail-
a Deyri, the 10th senige Of the year Of grace 1876
4 august, 1884,
THE actual figures showing the settlement
OF the long litigation between Maj. John Harold
and the New York Elevated railroad for damages
> sustained in March, 1870. will show The folly OF
litigation in the plaintiff well as the defendant,
and the great profit to the lawyers and other pro-
fessIonals engaged in conducting 1t. The suitwas
for 100000 The verdict was for $50 900 and 81 900
= allowances. 1t was finally settled for $50 b7S40.
y OF this the lawyer, MI, Chauncey shaier got ST.
, 2l0.l0 as fees aud S50A of advancements to Har-
a old, which sum was largely used in paying dis
e bursemens, This left Harold sA,3l52l, and $1,000
OF this now retained in court to satisfy the claims
- oftwo physicians, father and son, whom the plain
T. till refused absolutely to employ, and who up.
peared in the only because the father was the
Il family physician Of the lawyer out of his Sli,-
o 1891 Mai Harold has 10 pay seven other physi-
chns us EXPERTS one Of whom has put bill OF
+ a. 500 for his services alone If Mai Harold gets
;, away with 5000 ne Will probably think himself
lucky