National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-24
ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About rren aud Measures.

we are going to. have lovely time at our
pound party" said tho society belle. ut is
to be given at the Riggs house Monday even.
ing, April %, for tho benefit of tho Industrial
home of the district. Mr.. Spofrord says we
arc to have carte Blanche and rs the pro-
gramme embraces dancing from 0 to 10
o'clock to the music tho Marine band we feel
sure it will BIO % decided success. Our
reception committee is socially the strongest
ever gotten together in this city to manage
charitable project. We have Mrs. II. NJ.
Teller, Mrs. Senator Palmer, Mrs. Senator
Sabin, Mrs. II. A. Willard, Mrs Joseph G..
Cannon, Mrs. Senator Frye, Mrs Senator
Ingalls, Mrs. w. II. Hildrup Mrs. w. w, Cur
It's, Mrs. II. w. Blaokford, Mrs. Senator Con-
ger, Mrs. Merritt Barber, Mrs. j. G.. Carlisle,
Mrs. j. b. Edmonds, Mrs. Dorman b. Eaton,
Mrs. Senator Blair Mrs. J. II. Ketch am, Mrs.
c. w. Spofford, Mrs N C. Mcfarland, Mrs.
NJ. II. Horr, Mrs. II. d. Cooke, Mrs J. b. t.
Upper, Mrs A. L. Batoman, and Mrs. j, II.
Voorhees, with Mrs. j. NJ. Flint as treasurer"
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"When tho Sam'l of Posen combination
was at tho NATIONAL said the professor 1--WE
had big joke ON tho Armand of the cast
when Camille was presented at the Wednes-
day matinee. Ed. Davenport, who sustained
the part of Armand, was waiting to go on,
when he suddenly recollectod that he had to
have letter to read. The property man was
nowhere to be seen, and Josie Wilmere, who
was standing by him, snatched paper out
of her pocket and said, Here, take this,
but don't tear it up Now, the usual
| business is for Armand, after he reads
the letter to snatch it into flinders. Ed says
he didn't hear n word of the caution and he
went ahead and pulled the piece of paper
into bits and flung 'em all over tho stage. l
thought josie Wilmore was going to have a
it, and ran over to where she stood and
gave her chair. In the name of heaven,
what's the NATTER said l, for she was as pale
rs ghost She sobbcd, and gasped out. Oh,
the wretch! he has torn UP my marriage certif-
cate" We took fifteen minutes between the
acts to pick up tho pieces for her."
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ave have some regular stampedes in the
house," said tho representative from the far
west, land had q lot of trouble with the last
one. / had fixed up matters with the speaker
so that it was arranged / should catch his eye
later in the day to press matter that was OF
tho utmost Importance to my district. had
arranged with my friends that they should
be on hand and help me out, and felt SO sure
about the whole business that went out and
telegraphed the parties in interest that the
bill would certainly go through that day
About 2 o'clock l concluded would go dowr
and get some lunch. l suppose / had beer
sitting in the restaurant for abou
o half hour when | heard al
awful scurrying of feet, ant
going to tho door l saw great throng o
members pouring down the stairway witt
thoir hats, overcoats, and papers, evidentl,
clearing out for the day. With my heart il
my boots l dashed out and collared m!
colleague. Good God, Mack said /, 'wh,
in the world has tho house adjourned?' 'Ad
journed nawtbin',' said my associate, there
been no adjournment. John d. White, o
Kentucky, is back on his postern jints ant
} g wine to make speech We've got to pro
tect our lives, so we just mizzled.' 1t was
re gular stampede, tell you, and my bill wa
frozen out along with the Kentuckian"
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"We've ratified things somewhat down oui
way" said the Louisiana politician, IAN
the bourbons don't know what to make of il
We have done enough, though, to put Louis
lana in the doubtful column in the presi
Dental election. The democrats did no
, appreciate tho work we were doing until to
/ late, and then they only had time to get up
scheme to keep the state inspectors ava
y from the polls. While don't doubt We hav
9 carried the state by u fair majority, yet W
Il will not get it. You see this election
q under the control of the democratic rim
i that fill up the state Offices and Will
Q they can't we'll help giving us
n fair ballot they will down us by a fire.
: count carried out in the most approve
u southern fashion. 1t will turn out all RICH
# though, in the end. We've got complet
organization, and when the November ele,
II ton comes around, which you know. will
S. supervised by tho general government, W
= will carry the state by good majority, anC
=, if they then undertake to count us out, we
a show up tho fraud so completely that I'll
ct result will be that once more the electors
l. vote of Louisiana cannot be counted at all
'e the presidential contest"
At an
4; 1--WE had sort Of ruction in our state
Is said West Virginia republican. "Collect
~ Duval, of Wheeling, was anxious to wet-nur
g. the Blaine boom in our state, and, as
ic wanted some help, he called on the intern
IS revenue authorities TO allow him to put in
gauger at Martinsburg SO that he could pr
er him at work in that place drumming l
u. Blaine recruits. Well, the scheme d
n. not pan out, as the revenue oticis
as hero didn't see why the United States shou
o. put up for the feed and keep of this Blai
re canvasscr, and Duval, seeing the game WI
40 going agin him, resigned, and took b
ID place as martyr to official persecutio
IN Tho publication of the correspondence
ks the secretary of the treasury snatched I'll
n. martyrs sheepskin clear off Of Duval, al
ry wo republicans of Wheeling have come
~ the conclusion that Mr.. Duvals Blaine boo
10 will turn out to DO q boomerang"
~ Too Serious 10 he Trified With.
u" 81. Louis Republican.
III, Tho charges against Gen, Swain are withdraw
iHt but does that end the matter? prominent ofiC
u | Of orn,y e. oharpal with Serious mlscOnlu