National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-20


10 gladden. fair Gwendolen's eye,
And then for fortnight he lunches
On pie Puck.
IN England two weeks ago butter flies wers
numerous peas were above ground and fuchsia,
and roses were in leaf some of the former HAVING
made vigorous shoots from four to SIX inchei
long.
The assessed value of the taxable property
in Missouri last year was $685. 414 an increase
of So eSS17l over the valuation OF 1881, and S54-
$4,000 over that of 1881. The state taxes collected
last year amounted TO S3,3i5,37s.
Gov. BATES, of Tennessee, II is said, will
call special session of the legislature OF that state
should the supreme court declare the railroad
commission net unconstitutional, that a new bill
may be passed FREQ from the Objectionable feature.
AN N street little girl was playing in the
yard Sunday, when she tore her sack. She showed
the rent to her mother, aud asked her to mend 1t.
mot today, II Is Sunday" explained her mother.
''But can't you just do this. and pray God to let
you off this once?"
HUGH J. JEwErT is O director in twenty
railroad companies; Samuel Sloan. in twenty
three; Jay Gould, in twenty.fou George B. Rob-
erts in twentysix Augustus schell, in twenty
eight; Sidney Dillon, in thirtysix, and Frederick
L. Ames, in ffty-two.
THE Il. r. Lee camp fair to be held in
Richmond, Va, TO raise fund for the disabled
| and INDECENT exconfederate soldiers, has been
postponed to May l. The local papers say that
che enterprise is assuming such large proportions
that 1t was thought best to wait two months and
make 1t grand affair. Donations are coming in
very fast.
LUMINOUS harness is the latest device used
| in England to make the dark horse visible at
night A phosphoric paint applied to the blink
ers, collar, and other prominent parts Of the trap
pings is used to bring about the result and the
night trotter, thus prepared, is said TO resemble
chain lightning as he plunges into hedarkness Of
| the countryside
AN indignant writer in o German paper
calls attention to the fact tn at O town in which
1000 workmen were employ ed in the manufacture
| OF harmonious now sees them wholly idle, as the
American demand for these instruments having
ceased, the factory is closed. The writer assigns
as cause the cessation Of the pork trade, the cut
ting off of which has necessitated the closing of
the reciprocal branches of the exchange.
The late Thomas Kinsella, of the Brooklyn
Eagle left an estate worth about S2500O0, includ-
ing his interest of about 100000 In that journal.
| His will provides for his two widows To his first
wife he leaves an annuity of 81 800 and to his
ond wife $1,000 in annual payments and the use
during life or until she marries, of the tesators
house at Valley Stream, L. /. The property in
given to trustees in trust for his Eve children.
IN the year 17s5 the state of North Caro-
lima give to the University of Tennessee ut Nash.
vile large portion of what constitutes the sey-
enth and eighth wards Of the city, with other
property now valued at over 100000. Ono Of
the conditions of this grant that 1t should be
free from taxation for ninety niue years. As this
| franchise runs out in November. 1884, the city
| authorities are making arrangements to value and
assess the property, and expect to realize there
from an income for the corporation Of over 500 900
| per annum.
AUGUSTUS ALEXANDRA DUMoNT, now
dead at the age of SO. was one of frances most
active artists. He nodded the fine figure Of 1.-THE
Genius of Liberty" which seems to be about to
take fight from the top Of the column in the Place
| dc Ia Bastlle, and the more famous statue of Ma
poleon III, placed in 1858 upon the Vendome
Column. His father, grandfather, and great
grandfather were distinguished sculptors, and his
mother, Coypel. came of a famous sculptor fam
lily also, but he left children, and thus is ended
| great artistic line.
ONE day as Thackeray was walking along
Wych street he passed group of dirty little street
Arabs. One little female tatterdemalion looked
up at him as he passed and then called out TO her
younger brother, "Hi, Archie. do you know who
him is? Him's Becky Sharp" "By Jove," said
Thackeray to friend strange as it may seem,
that little maiden gave me more pleasure than II
had received a complimentary letter from his
grace the Duke of Wellington. When your name
gets into the slums, that means fame; you have
touched the bottom"
A MEMBER of the Cincinnati board Of trade
bet prominent merchant Sl00 that no could get
100 strong signatures among the members OF the
chamber Of commerce asking for the immediate
execution of the mayor the city for gross NAL.
feasance In office. The man who proposed the bet
went from one OF his business friends to another
and sid: "Here is a little petition want you to
sign. It's all right Just needed change in tho
city government. Hurry up; give me your name"
Before the close Of the business day he able to
tack that ridiculous petition on the wall with 100
signatures hanging from it.
The Indians of Newfoundland have dis
appeared from the surface of the earth as cons
pletely as have the Tasmanians. According Il
Harvey and Hatton's History OF Newfoundland
nothing is left Of the tribe of Bethuks except u
J skull in the museum Of 81. Johns. The last OF
the tribe seen alive were a woman and her two
daughters. This woman was taken prisoner in
1928, and died at ST. Johns Of consumption.
after six years contact with civilization. She Is
described having been six feet high, with hand
, some features ana hne figure, and bland and
, affectionate In manner When u pencil and
piece OF paper were given to her she drew deer
i perfectly with few strokes, commencing at the
tail.
A MONTREAL merchant, in conversation
with rev YORK urumundt, hhlu' lneto IN NOT
cigar that's made In the states sold in Canada.
. and whereas you may say that all l0.cent cigars
+ in New York are made in the states, in Montreal
0 all the 1O.cent cigars imported Here the duty
: on Havanas is $40 thousand, or cent on each
4 cigar. Therefore, an American does well to buy
} here, though he can only buy one box. II you
take the top row of the box you pass the bor-
i der with 1t. We sell boxes on purpose for that
! trade We put one row in the customers pockets
and nail up tho rest in the box, 80 that when he
gets over the line he I'LL up his box. Fifteen
. cent Havanas In New York sell here for $40 q
thousand.
', SEVENTY years ago dissolute young
= poaoher left his native village OF KirohEtein
beck, Prussia, where no was in bad odor and
had freq uent difficulties with the police and
gamekeepers and embarked for Cape Colony
a where he became, In course Of time, prosperou.
planter and stock raiser, and the owner of one Of
- tho most valuable estates in the settlement. Late
in life he sold his property for large sum, and
took up his residence in London. Fortunate
speoulatons there increased his wealth still more
% and when he died intestate, some years ago, hi
,t property was worth over S2OoOo0O0. Efforts L
d discover his heirs proved unRyRillng until re
Gently and the estate has ever since been waiting
l. for them in chancery. The people who now in
herit this wealth supposed their adventurous rela