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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
Rcpor, OF D,r,c,or Powell.

Director Powell, Of tho United States
geological survey has submitted to the sec
rotary of tho interior report of the opera
tons Of his bureau during the month Of Do
cember 1883. The report states that topo-
graphic field work has been confined TO the
Appalachian division and to the survey of
the New ldrla mining district. AS near as
can be estimated the results Of the topo-
graphic work of tho season was as follows {:
New England division, 1900 square miles
Appalachian division, $4,000 square miles !;
Wingate division, $4,000 square miles yell
lowstone park, 800 square miles Mono lake,
1000 square miles, and California, 1000
square miles
Very little field geology was attempted
during the month, tho corps being engaged
in putting in permanent form the results of
the seasons labors.
A base map of the District of Columbia and
surrounding country of about 300 square
miles is being prepared.
In the Denver office Mr.. Hildebrand, of the
geological corps, has been making n re-
examination of the Leadville porphyres with
extremely delicate apparatus. Recent inves.
LEGATIONS have thrown new light upon the
subject, and it has been deemed advisable
before the publication Of Mr.. Emmon's Load
vile report, to make another examination of
the porphyries for the purpose of ascertaining
their contents in precious metals and to
determine the accuracy of Mr.. Emmon's
original hypothesis that ore deposits derive
their metallic contents from the porphyries
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
. Gath" on Walton and Guion.


The noble subject of the day is whether they
mean to rule Walton off the English race tracks
In the interests of his wife and children hope
they will. lie has modest and lovely wife, and
their children are ANIMALS. His unpopularity
with gamblers is well known, because they could
not win his money. Hence they said he was no
gentleman" gentleman to gambler is per-
son who will let his children 20 barefoot and his
wife go astray for bread rather than beat the game
That Walton will be poor II he follows the horses
around like spotted coach dog is eyerybody's
conviction. and we prefer him to lose his money
here. Time was when man who gambled had
no credit; now, 1t seems. he has no credit unless
he does
Guion's failure is attributed TO rather weak
pliable nature and the attractions of spring wheat
in Chicago. While some people lose standing for
spring bonnet, some for spring chicken, and
some for spring lamb, there never was anything
to tear man up like spring wheat and short ribs.
You buy millions of EN- on little margin and
they get ripe in your arms and sit down ON you.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
Nyetterson ana NYet Groeerle..

.IWIWI LON6TWWTVN.
As the leader Of the democratic party. Editor
Watterson may succeed in sweeping the country,
but, in our opinion, he has already made two
serious mistakes, and Il mistake Oh the part Of Il
leader is equal to the defeat Of regiment. lie IL
mistaken, sadly mistaken, when he supposes that
tho people ofthe south, Of any pOrt Of the conn
try, are in favor Of subsidizing the whisky ring,
For q democratic house to vote this suOsidy-un.
necessary aud uncalled for--will lose the party
hundreds ofthousands Of votes, The democratic
party can III afford to sgnal2e an appeal to the
people By authorizing class legislation Of this sort
Let tho whisky makers or the whisky dealers, do
AS other classes do-pay their taxes and thank
God that they aEe Lying under free government
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

THE death.roll of the present house of rop-
resentatives-alroady mournfully large-has
been increased by the loss Of Hon. L. w. NJ.
Mackey, the only republican member from
the state of South Carolina. So young that
the meridian of his powers lay in the future,
it was still given to him TO set the impress of
his vigorous mentality upon tho affairs
of his native state with force that
made him one of the marked characters
of the south. His loss to his griel-stricken
family is rreparable, but their sorrow must
be assuaged by the knowledge that his course
in life was SO upright that it insures the hon
orable sympathy Of even those against whom
in life no cohtended in political strife. His
death, following SO hard after that of the
gifted Haskell, is deeply deplorod by his asso-
ciates in congress.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

JetrOH FfCC ITesS.
Nothing for dnner?' asked a Parker street
gentleman the other day when he went home
and found his wife sewing and cold bite set out
for him.
I'm 50 busy, dear" murmured the good
woman.
''scw Sec" remarked her husband. Then no
took his hat, went down 10 the Womans Ex-
change and had a hot lunch-hot rolls. hot meat
pie, coffee, and delicious pudding.
AN excellent meal" he said pleasantly, as he
laid down the change for it.
at ought to be good" replied the lady cashier;
your wife baked that pie, and made the rolls and
the pudding: she is such good cook that we
keep her busy sending in lunches all the time"
"Iou might have Knocked me down with q
feather" he said afterward to his confidential
friend 81 thought we were getting good many
new things IN at the. house and that Sue was
awful economical, and here she's Just been starry
ing it out ofme. Well well 1t takes a woman
to practice cconomy-at some other fellows ex-
Dense.p
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
Anxiety OF the Railroad Lobby.

The railroad lobby and its newspaper organs
are greatly distressed over the ignorance OF
those who advocate the bills for declaring
forfeited the various conditional land grants
made to railroad companies and which have
apsed because of tho non .fulflllment Of tho
conditions. These are the same learned per-
sons who loudly declare during overy recess
of congress that only the most ignorant com.
munists think that suits can be instituted by
the executive department of the govern.
ment, without authority by congress,
to obtain judicial DEGREES of for
feiture Of unearned grants. They
will have it, at such times, that the failure of
the conditions does not mako the lands oven
forfeitablo until congress shall have so de-
clarcd. The interior department cannot do.
cree forfeiture, nor ask court to do SO, so
long as congress expresses no displensure at
the delay in performing the conditions. Now
this see.sawing stuff is about to be brought
to an end. Congress will no longer be
made the scapegoat and DO charged
with standing in the way of the restoration of
unexamined land grants to the public domain.
The committee on public lands has upon it as
able men as the editor or any Of tho Wash
ingtOn correspondents of Mr.. Huntingtons
great New York newspaper organ. The con-
gress of the United States is tho representa-
tive of the sovereignty of the nation, and
there is no doubt that its will, as to the grants
it has made on conditions, is an important
factor in the question of their forfeiture.
1t is the very source from which
the complaint must first come of the
performance of such conditions. The
duties of tho secretary of tho interior in the
premises are substantially ministerial Ger
tainly he is given no authority by the laws
not the lands withdrawn pursuant to those
laws shall be restored to the public domain.
Congress might decide to condone the failure
of a company for good cause shown, and to
extend the time for constructing an impor-
tant road. This would be defeated if mean
while the interior department could antici-
pate the decision and dispose of the lands.
But when. congress is informed by the
department that road has not been
built in aid of which lands were granted
i. G., prOmised conditioaaNy- ascertains
that, although the time has gone by within
which it could avail itself Of the promise, it
has no good.reason to give for delay in the
past or security against it in the future, then
ii is for that power which made tho law to
say that there shall be no more days of grace,
and that there is no intention to regrant
what has not been deemed worth the con-
ditions under which it was granted. We
have no fears that congress will hurt
anybodys "vested rights" by refusing
to give away lands Internationally
which it never did dream of grant
ing, except to induce the prosecution of
great public works. The United States
courts, and not the railway lobby, will decide
all questions that may arise under any law
passed on this subject. And congress, and not
the lobby, is responsible to the millions of
American voters.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Billy Kersands and Tom Mcintosh, the end
men, deserve tho blacklist honors in tho sable
field. The fine voice of Mr.. Burch
Stanton was n prominent feature of the
programme Mr.. Burrill Hawkins as tho
negro Irishman made o capital hit. The
most artistic part of tho performance, how
ever, was "rho Black Zouavos," whose brill
liant cvolutions and clog tournament surpass
anything Of similar kind on tho minstrel
stage 1t is impossible to conceive of any
thing more realistically artistic than this
superb scene. Callender's minstrels will run
all tho week, with Wednesday and Saturday
matinees
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Mr.. Chase. Some charges of foes were, by
tho attorney general, deemed debatsble, but
no utterly disolamod any thought that
this was because of the wish or willingness
of the marshal to commit any wrong, and
tho small amount involved precluded such n
possibility. The friends of Gov Murray will
prefer, of course, thorough investigation of
all that his enemies may say against him,
but these remarks are made to caution our
readers TO take with allowance stale charges,
seven years old, which were deemed frivo-
lous by Attorney General Taft, and also by
the senate committee on territories, whose
attention was called to them when Gov.
Murray's name was before the senate for con-
frmRtion to his present osition.s
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
CRustio Truth.

YOUTHFUL
In almost every state renegade republican Of
any prominence is at once taken into favor by the
democrats. In Pennsylvania Gov. Curtin takes
tue hOnors, and old warehouses Of democracy are
made to take back seats. In Ohio Gov loadly
and John W. Bookwalter have been pushed to the
front. In Illinois the leaders Of the democracy
are Lyman Trumbull and John NJ. Palmer. In
Maine cN, Gov Plaisted stands at the head. In
Massachusetts Ben Butler, one of the most radical
ofItpublicans for years after the war, and one of
tie worst abused men Of the nation, now holds
the democratic party in the hollow of his hand
In Kansas Sid. Clarke, s, A. Riggs, aud Sam. Wood
are now running the democratic machine. 1t Is
anything to win with democracy, aud the party
seeks to draw recruits from any source regardless
OF nrimnlpln.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

THE NATIoNAL-"THE WHITE SLAVE"
BARLEY Campbell's meo-drama of southern
life, 1.-THE White Slave" was produced at the
national last night. Tho audience was very
enthusiastic, and bestowed liberal applause
on the good acting and artistic scenery.
The play is we'll known here, and is perhaps
tho best of Mr.. Campbelps later produc-
tions 1t is in direct limo with tho pre-.
vailing popular taste, being at times
pathetic. humorous, and spectacular Since
its last presentation here, however, it
has been considerably revised, much
of the dialogue having been eliminated. The
scenery, which is one of the chief features of
the play, was presented with artistic effect
last night. Miss Isabel Morris as Eliza, the
white slave, thoroughly filled the require
ments of the part. Miss Henrietta
Crosman is piquant aud pretty, and
her Lefty Lee was Il good piece of
acting. The other female characters
were we'll presented, save that the Nance of
Miss Buchanan was too automatic. The
Clay Britton of Mr.. Dillon was manly and
admirable, and the Bill Lacey, the slave
dealer, of Mr.. Foster was a good portrayal Of
bully and O brute. The singing of the
slaves, of which there were about thirty, was
excellent, the selections being rendered
artstically. "The White Slave" will run
all the week.
FoRD's-cALLENDER' MINsTRELs.
Calendars famous minstrels presented n
very attractive programme at Ford's last
night, which was thoroughly appreciated by
the crowded house. Tho attractions of the
bill are all SO capitaly done.tha it Is difficult
to pick out any one thing for special mention,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

THE Prohibition Home Protection" party
vention to be held at Pittsburg, May n, for
the purpose of nominating u candidate for
president and vice president, Pittsburg,
barring its dirt, is pleasant city, the season
selected is proptious, and it is to be hoped
-, a.. =
tho p. II. p. will enjoy its harmless little
diversion. In the rush and camor of n
presidential contest between tho great parties
its convention and nominations may be re.
membered twenty-four hours after adjourn
ment, but this is open to doubt
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

HUNTINGTON, Gould, Croo kerr Stanford, Dillon,
Vanderbilt, and the other fellows who control the
Pacific railroads, owe the government Il triAe of
$685. OOOs65 OOD 900 Of bonds and $40 100000 of
interest. They should be made to pay up. Make
them settle!-Phiadelphid Press.
This obligation is in tho nature of second
mortgage. The gentlemen who owe the gov
ern ment the $lO5.OOO,000 are said to own the
fl rst IN ortgage, and rumor has it that they
are getting ready to foreclose on their own
property, and sell it to themselves, thus re-
lieving the government of the expense of
max ing collection, and incidentally reliev-
ing it of the $lO5, 900 at the same time.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Gov. MURRAY, of Utah, has not held the
Office Of United States marshal in Kentucky
since 1877. He then resigned by request;
but we happen to know by very good au.
thority, upon the assurance Of Attorney Gen
eral Taft, that the request conveyed no re-
Election upon his integrity as an officer or as
a man. This was after the affairs Of his
office had been overhauled by tho then
special agent Of tho department Of justice,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

a delegation of the survivors of the Far
ragut southern squadron appeared before
the house committee on appropriations yes
torday and urged their claim to the third in
stallment of prize money, amounting to
$li3,00O, which they say is due them. The
squadron captured number of confederate
vessels On tho Mississippi river during the
late war. In the fleet there were 1850 men,
and of this number only about 1000 survive
The fourth auditor in his last annual report
subcommittee having charge OF the deficiency
appropriation bill.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
What He Wanted.
INNaaelphld Cal.

snow see here, William you are not going out
Of this theator until the play is oyerv'
"But am not going out of the theater." ~7TAs
"Oh, no you are only going into the lobby to
cool of. ! have heard that story before. You
just stay right here in your seat. Why is 1t that
you never wanted to so out between the acts be-
fore we were married, and now you want to dart
out every time the curtain fals2"
81 don't know, my dear, unless II was because
had nothing 10 20 out for"
"Nothiug 10 so out for! Well, sir, what have
you TO 80 out for now?'
~ want TO rest my cars"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

COrFcSpOlUcNCe NeW TOrN Tunes.
Mr.. c. p. Huntington is shrewd man. A friend
asked him one day why he did not build grand
marble residence like Vanderbilts. ~ don't want
a house that will be 30 easily found when the
hungry fellows break loose" replied Mr. Hunting
ton. The erstwhile country storekeeper Of Con-
necticut knows that the masses have long men,
cries. His hard common sense continually
reminds him Of that fact. He knows very well
that there is Il radical defect in the orga nzation
ofsociety, as well as the government thereof that
enables a half dozen men, himself among the
number, to accynulate hundreds of millions in
lessthan Il score of yenrg
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

SENATOR EDMuNDs's bill for the SUPPRESSION
of polygsmy. printed in to.days issue, is
bound to cause a futter in the Mormon
camp. If enacted in its present shape, and
sternly enforced, it is hard to see how the
hostile government now set up in Utah can
survive. 1t is sure thing that public senti-
ment will fully sustain congress in passing
this measure or even one moro stringent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

THE New York Herald is of the opinion
that when q man is shot down by order of a
political club merely for voting the ticket of
his choice, and the state authorizes indorse
the shooting, congress has no power to in
vestigate tho affair. If this view is the cor
rect one suffrage is not a right guaranteed
by our government, but pastimo regulated
by shotguns, and the only refuge left south
ern republicans is to fight or surrender. If
the power to guarantee to each state repub-
lican form of government does not give this
right of investigation what, does it give?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
A PoIyGnmIst Schsms.

Gov. Murray, Of Utah, who is accused of crook
edness during his services as United States mar
shall Of Kentucky, denies tho charges, aud says
they are part Of Il scheme fixed by the Mormons
to prevent his disappointment. If this should be
shown to be correct by the investigation which
the governor cordially invites, 1t viii be large
sized argument In favor Of his prompt re- appoint
ment' IN officer whom the polygamists have 10
lie about in order to get rid OF him seems to be
Just the sort Of man ~ keep in place,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

IT is announced that ex-Gov. Charles os-
ter, of Ohio, expects to take a part in the
next campaign Eln that state, and,
therefore docs not wish to be ham
dicapped with weak presidential candi-
date. What if the candidate should not
care to DO handicapped with him? lie
thinks Ohio is all right, with candidate
representing the whole party. But would
any candidate represent the whole party who
could command the mighty aid of Mr.. Fos-
ter? The statesman who starts out to hunt
candidate, representing tho whole party, is
not called upon TO slur tho President or to
announce that this or that man cannot carry
Ohio. We have had fill of that in the past.
Let us hear no more of it,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

How WOULD it do to make Washington a
consular port? The American colony here
would then be able to call the attention of
their government to their wants aud neces-
stiles through an American consul. As mat
ters now stand, they have no one to whom
they can speak. Yes, there is triumvirate
to whose subordinates they may pros
trate themselves and receive in reply to
questions the answer, None of your bust
ness" But the average states prison warden
feels as responsible to his prisoners as
our High Little Mightnesscs do to the peo.
pie of this district. Well, they arc right.
They are appointed to rule over us aud no
to serve US.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

DO3ION ITuNdcTIpT,
At one Period, a certain city Official was on the
point of abaudoniuglthe struggle, but at that very
moment raising his head, he saw man trying
again and again to keep morning cocktail upon
his stomach. Twelve times he failed the thir.
teenh attempt was successful and 1t at once struck
the responding Official, that If private citizen
could show 80 much perseverance, icity official
ought to be ashamed Of giving up in despair
With Il renewed spirit he set himself to his great
task, and at the end Of three months all the ward
bummeB Of the city owned him rs the boss junk
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
What Next.

At m Getting of the house committee on
Pacific railroads yesterday Representative
Bolfords bill, introduced In the house on the
fourteenth instant, providing for reduction
of 0ne-half the existing freight rates on the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads,
was referred to Messrs. Cassidy, Thompson,
and Wilson as subcommittee.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

ALEcK MCCLURE swcars that Mr.. Hatton
is out west appointing and removing post
masters in the south, aud wants the President
TO call him home, demand his resigna ton,
and dare him to do his worst. Ard all be-
cause Aleck is afraid Mr. Hatton is hurting
the Presidents political prospects. Happy
President to have so smart an Alcck.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Logan for the presidency, aud does not think
any New York candidate as strong as one
who does not como from New YORK. This
serves New York right for having so steadily
overlooked Mr.. Evartss claims.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
TUESDAY, JANUARY 90, 1854.

Mr. GOULD and his allies yesterday spoiled
the fun the bears of Wall street have been en-
ioying of late with the Willard stocks. They
were run up at rate that decidedly hurt the
tender feelings Of the astonished bears.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
CURRENT GOSSIP.



|. Her Respectable Pjpa's.
MY dear, be sensible Upon my word,
This-for woman events absurd
His incomes not hundred pounds know.
He's not worth loving''-"But love him So"
II. Her Mothers
You silly child, he is we'll made and tall;
But looks are far from being all In all.
Ills social standings low, his family's low.
He's not worth loving"-"And love him co."
III. Her Eternal Friends.
us that he picking up tho fallen fan?
My dear he's such III awkward, ugly mani
You must be certain pet TO answer mo-
He's not worth loving"-"And love him so."
~. Her Brothers,
by Jovel were a girl--through horrid hap
wouldn't have mllkand-water chap.
The man has not single spark Of go
He's not worth loving"--"Yet love him so;
V. Her DUN.
And were he everything to which I've listened:
Though he were ugly, awkward land he isn'D
Poor, low'born, and destitute OF go
lie Is worth lovlrg, for l love him So"
--CAambrs's Journal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

The conference committees upon the Greedy
relief bill have had meeting, at which the
senate conferees receded from the amend
ments made by the senate. The bill would
have been reported to the two houses yester-
day had they remained in session.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

JOHN McCULLoUGH, being called before the
curtain at the Boston theater Saturday night,
after the fourth act of "Richard Ill.," made
brief speech, in which he said
Last sum mGr was very sick and indeed am
not well enough TO play with justice to you and
to myself. When l appear before you again, in
another year or two years, hope | shall be strong
enough to do better
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

BRIEF hour of Blaine would be great boon
TO the American people just at this tmc.-Chtcago
Tribune.
And yet tho Tribune served notice on Mr..
Blaine in 1876 that it would oppose his cleo
ton il he should be nominated