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National Republican., 1884-12-20

ARTHUR IN THE cANPAIGN-A LETTER THAT
LOOKS LIKE RELUKEwARNiNEsST FOR THE TICKET.
Special dispatch 10 The PRESS.
New NURK. bee. lin the senatorship con-
test a new feature to-day was the opening of
direct war on President Arthur. His friends,
who have been shouting that he made it pos
sible Tor Mr.. Blaine to be elected, were sur
prised to have documentary evidence of his
lukewarmncss thrust before them by the Nor
ton managers in the shape of the following
letter:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsHTNGToS, Oct. 90
lssL-Ny Dgdr Sir; he President has received
your iuvUr OF the 23d instant and has read
with special gEatincatiOn the paragraph quoted
therein OF the resolutions adopted at the Uusi-
ness mems meeting on the 10Th instant. He
desires me 10 express in the most cordial man
ner his sincere thanks for the kindly feeling
which prompted this latierng Endorsement Of
his administration and his deep appreciation
oi the friendly sentiments therein contained.
Very 'EaS yours fNhfPl hfPltN1atj5i II t5istiEit ssJcfetary.
Tho circumstances surrounding the letter
are stated to be of such a character as to leave
no doubt Of President Arthur's unwillingness
to bo committed TO Blaine. The Wall street
business mems meeting Of republicans passed
resolutions advocating the election Of Blaine
and Logan and indorsing Mr.. Arthur's admin
istration. A copy the resolutions was trans.
mitted to Mr., Arthur. 1t was expected his
reply would at least indicate on the surface q
sympathy with the republican cause. The
above letter was all that was forthcoming
The men who arranged the meeting consulted
together over the note, and decided that 1t
should not be made public, because 1t would
have depressing ehect on the canvass 1t is
said to be Arthurs greatest effort in the can.
vass. Several cople, of the letter were made,
one of which fell into the hands of the Pres,
correspondent to-day.
National Republican., 1884-12-20
But tho Visiting Statesmen Care.

Why is it necessary to deny by tele-
graph from Albany that the visits Of Col.
Whatyoumaycallum aud Mr.. Whatsiz-
name to Gov. Cleveland have no political
Significance? Nobody cares whether they
have any political significance or not
Atlanta Consultation.
National Republican., 1884-12-20
They Were On.red just for Fun.

No southernor expects any rebel war
claims to be pad--no, of course not Yet
nine bills topay just such claims were
offered in the house of representatives
yesterday, and referred to the proper
committee,-Netp York Tribune.
National Republican., 1884-12-20
Bat Utah Is Democratic.

Thecrusade against polygamy has be-
gun, and it would be worse tina folly
for the government to relax its forts to
eradicate the system.-Nep York Mail and
EIpress
National Republican., 1884-12-20

THE wide-awake shopkeeper is adver.
tising his reductions" before tho holi-
days, while the tide is high.
National Republican., 1884-12-20

THERE is some rare reading in the ad-
vertising columns of The REPUBLICAN,
to-day
National Republican., 1884-12-20

SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1854.
National Republican., 1884-12-20

Entered at the postofnce at Washington, D. c.,
pggpCoud.rlasg matter
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
Russian petroleum.
London Tymes.

Yhe American petroleum owners are
feeling very anxious about their export
trade to Eastern Europe, the Russian ar
ticle having made tremendous advances
of late. Russia has not only driven
American petroleum from Russia. but has
also been selling crude oil to Austrian re-
finers, and is making determined effo7tA
to obtain fOothold in Eastern German
The first train of German car tanks con.
tanning Russian petroleum has lately ar
rived at Gaudene, on the frontier. and II
IL estimated that the petroleum nv this
route will be at least Is, Der 80 kiIos
cheaper in the Berlin market than the
American oil. At Eydtkuhmen the pro.
prietors of the Caucasus Petroleum
Springs have bought ten acres on the rail-
way bank, and are building large estab-
Hsnments, ZOO car tanks on sixty barrels
capacity being alHeady in use for the Ger
man town,
To add insult to injury, the Russians are
selling their oil largely in Austria in
American cans and with American
brands. The following figures ate given
to show how seriously the American
trade is being interfered with. In 1872
the total exports of American petroleum
to Russia, via Russian and German ports.
was nearly 100000 gallons, of which
two-thirds went to Russia direct: but in
1884 New York has sent but 103,9Sl gal
Ions, less than one-tenth the amount sent
in eight months of 1888, when tue export
was 1867 ,512 gallons. Austria, likewise,
has taken only 3.341, ,16a gallons, as COM
pared with 1893, 73i, while Turkey also Is
beginning TO diminish, dropping from H.
446,AS5 gallons last year to 4, ,402, ,1SO this
year. The action of Germany in COM
mencing so brisk petroleum trade is
looked upon as a continuation Of the
Germany independent of all American
products,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
A PLACE FOR GRESHAM.
A Seat on the Supreme Bench Would
About Fill the Bill.

A Seat on the Supreme Bench WeuId
About Fill the Bill.
The retirement of Justice Bradley from
the Supreme Court Bench and Judge
Gresham's appointment to the vacancy.
says Washington special of Oct. II. is n
report not altogether Idle, and. in the
event of Blaine's defeat, decidedly proba-
BILE. The subject has engaged attention
of late, and all the more so as the Presi-
Dental question has seemed to grow
doubtful. Judge Gresham, while glad
enough to Felinquish his seat in the
Cabinet, is not quite satisfied with the
proposed alternative of Judge Drum
mond's place, though, en- the whole,
preferring it to a seat in the
Cabinet. But seat on the Supreme
Bench would leave nothing to be desired
on the part of Judge Gresham. Such a
cOnsummation would not be possible un-
less Justice died or resigned or Justice
Bradley, being 70 years old, voluntarily
retlres. The opinion prevails that Justice
Bradley is ready to listen TO the sugges-
ton OF his retiring under circumstances
like the present and that Judge Gresham
will take his seat before Gen. Arthur's
term expires, more especially if the line
OF Republican Presidents ends with him.
For Gresham Arthur has warm FEELING.
1t is no secret that to the end OF his term
he intends, whenever he can, to crafty
feelings of this character.
There are circuit and district va
cancies that have for long time agaited
Gen. ArthuPs action. With that ofJudpe
LowelPs in Massachusetts, which occur
red many months ago, eX-Secretarv Bout
WelPs name, in quarters where good in
formation is supposed to reside, has from
the nrst been associated. 1t is said that
Commissioner Evans thinks he is going to
have Judge Erskine's seat in the Southern
District of Georgia, but it is not known
that there is any good ground for the ex-
pectation.
The Bradley Gresham place contem-
plates no immediate change in the head
Of the Treasury. Judge Drummond left
here last week in the belief that, strongly
as he desired to retire, he was destined to
serve until Gen. Arthur is ready to act.
and that the time would depend on the re,
suit of the election.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
A CHAT WITH MIR. BAYARD.
He Expresses a Serene Confidence tina
CIeYeland will be Elected.

He Expresses a Serene Confidence that
CleYeland will be Elected.
Senator Bayard returned last evening
from his campaign tour in Ohio, says a
Wilmington (Del. special OF Oct. II. In
an interview he expressed himself as be-
ing hopeful of Democratic success in
November. The result in Ohio, while
somewhat unexpected, was not disap-
pOintment to him. During his stay in
that State he addressed large gatherings
in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and
other cities. He drew his impressions
of the general result from his observa-
tions in the rural districts, where the
large and enthusiastic audiences who
listened TO the speeches with such serious
attention imbued him with the impression
that the Democracy would win. The result
showed that he had good reason for his
opinion as the Democrats more than held
their own throughout the State, and were
only beaten by Republican frauds, intimi-
datiOn and bribery in the large cities. He
attributes the meagre Republican ma
jority more to the efforts of Dudley's Pen
sion Bureau than to anything else, The
Pension Bureau was worked by Dudley's
agents in the most effective manner, not
only by holding out seductive promises
to those seeking pensions, but by assur-
ing immunity from punishment to those
who had secured pensions fraudulently,
and whose crimes were well known to
Commissioner Dudley and his special
agents. AS to the result in November the
Senator expressed serene hope. He
considered the feeling in New York to be
such that the State will surely go for
Cleveland, together with Connecticut,
New Jersey and Indiana, with even
chances, at least, in all the debatable
States
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20

" Investigated there will be a new color put
upon IL. As 10 the late killing Of Faulkner.
lL was one OF those unfortunate circumstances
that might have happened at nv camp or anv
8tneri eri Ihey wanted me to take Faulkner,
but refused, as / knew him personally
y be bad and desperate man.
GU must have discipline in your camp the
same as IN an army. 10 rs no easy matter to
control hundred or more desperadOes and
outlaws. and the lines must be kept taut. The
employment OF negro guards was an un-
avOidable necessity. 10 you remember. his
camp was IN Southwest Georgia, and he found
the white men he could employ down there
were entirely incompetent. He thus selected
guards from among his former slaves, and
chose the most trustworthy and reliable
men. These guards were strictly forbidden
from either striking or in any manner abus-
ing prisoner. When he moved a squad Of
his hands near Atlanta, Mr.. LOckett also
brought along his guards. The killing Of
Faulkner was regre1ul matter. but IL you
knew the man "a l do. YOU will see that it
was doubtless an absolute necessity. He de-
serted his wife in Georgia, went TO Texas and
married another woman, squandered her pro-
perty. and then stole a whole drove Of Texas
ponies with which he was entrusted. When
drst sent TO the camp he ran his arm under a
railroad bar ana wilfully broke it to keep
from work. There is no truth in the allega-
tion OF conspiracy among the lessees to con-
trOi the Legislature in their behalf. We know
that we are entrenched in our rights, and any
talk about breaking the lease is purely clap
trap. We are already shielded by the late
decision OF the Supreme Court, and il will be
20 the law, and not the Legislature, that we
VIII appeal when our rights are assailed."
At some length Mr.. Smith indOrsed the pro-
ject TO establish an experimental station at
the college farm by the state, said that he did
not believe there would be san adjourned
session OF the state Legislature, and would
vote againsL holding one, and expressed con-
ldeuce in Democratic success in the national
election in November.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
FRIEND WRITES ME FROM HARvARp


that the students in the law school have
been shivering during the present cold
snap, because the college has no money
out of which to pay for a fire in the splen-
did hall Of the law school. The Young
men have clubbed together to buy wood
to keep them warm. The trouble is that
all, or nearly all, of HarVard's revenue is
appropriated by the terms of the grants
from which it accrues, to special puT-
poses, and cannot be diverted into a gen.
eral contingent fund.
The statement that Mr.. George Ban
croft, the silver-haired historian, will
spend the winter in Boston on account of
his wife's ill-health, is received with re-
gret here. Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft enter
tain charmingly in their own house, and
are welcome guests everywhere. MIR.
Bancroft is, in some respects, the most
accomplished diner-out in Washington.
de tells story just as well as he did so
years ago, and he can be Just as frivO-
l0us now as then when occasion serves.
He is very delightful old gentleman.
UNDER THE LAW A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF YOUNG OFFICERS
in the army and navy may be detailed to
act as instructors at colleges and schools
of learning. The applications for these
officers are always made by schools hav-
ing military form of government. But
the other day the Secretary of the Navy
was astonished to receive request for
the detail of an Ensign by the principal of
a girls seminary out in Ohio. Queer
State, Ohio.
The Blaines, am told, will not be here
this winter at all, or if here will not enter
tain. If Blaine should be defeated they
would probably never return to Washing
ton. Society will be easily resigned to
this loss. Blaine is a snob, and Mrs.
Blaine is little better. BROMN-FLOYD.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
A EIILKMAN IN BOOTS.
arrange Freak of Young Girl who
Sought Independence.
Louis0i1lS CoTrier-JournaJ.


A wealthy farmer in Rutherford county.
Tenn, not long since was applied to by
good-lOoking lad for work, the boy saving
that he preferred TO drive a harvester or a
wagon, or do other light work about the
farm. The applicant looked so delicate
that the farmer refused the request, but
gave the lad the name of a farmer in an
adjoining county, who wanted boy to
milk COWS. The situation was sought,
and the lad taken on trial. The two farm
ers met few days since in Nashville.
and got to talking about the lad. Said
the employer of the boy: 'sHe is the best
mixer ever saw, and can get more milk
from the cows than anyone l ever bad be-
fore him. de attends strictly to business
and suits me first-rate, but am afraid be
is going to create sensation yet"
Being pressed by his friend, the farmer
was compelled to admit that his wife had
discovered, through the merest accident.
that the supposed boy was a woman
'SWhen found it out L told my wife that
the girl would have to go, as it would
never do to have our neighb0rs know we
had woman parading around the farm
in top boots. My wife told me she didn't
think anybody else would ever find it out,
and IL was worth while taking the chances
on it, as the lad suited so well. | lika
George and took my wife's advice, ard
think she will be able to stay with us
anu wear mems CLONES as l0nS as she
wants to.
'sShe lived up in Indiana and had heard
about Middle Tennessee, where You could
throw your hat on the ripening wheat ana
1t would bear it up, it was so thick and
strong; SO she determined to come down
here and get work on farm, where she
couid work In the open air nearly all the
year round. 1t was then that she deter
mined to carry out long cherished plan
that OF assuming the garb of a man,
which added so much to her independence
In seeking situation. And you ought to
see her, my mixer. She's a dandy, i tell
you. She weighs about 140 pounds. is
large for woman, being about five feet
high. Her hair is black, and she parts il
on the side and wears it very short. She
has small feet and hands, and wears kid
boots two sizes tco large for her. She has
round face, r0guish twinkle in her
large black eyes, and her coarse shirt is
always kept buttoned close around her
well-shaped neck.
"When l tell you she wears a wide
brlmmed coarse straw hat on the
back OF her head, ana tight fitting trous-
ers thrust loosely in the tops Of her coarse
boots. always has kind word and a Joke
for everybody, and is very much liked by
my wife. leave you nothing to add to the
Dicturp,t
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
"WAX FIGGERS." j"

How Mr.. Tussaud Secures His Like
nesses of Famous and Infamous Peo-
pie.
Nine. Tussaud's is now a handsome
building in red brick, lighted by half a
dozen glass domes, says the PaU Mall
Gazette.
"We spare no effort in our endeavors to
get faithful representation OF the origi-
nal" said Mr.. Tussaud. ''If it is possible,
we get sitting; if not, we model from a
photograph. The Lord Wolseley, for IN
stance. He was away in Egypt. Our
finger was on the public pulse. Public
opinion demanded a portrait model. We
called at his house in town here, got the
very best photograph we could, obtained
details of the color of his eyes and hair
and any physical peculiarity-we all have
them, you know, and it is in the obserVa-
ton of these that the art steps in. Then
we went to his tailor, got his 'measure.'
the length of his arms, the length of
his trousers, the width of his shoulders,
and so on. We produced the portrait
model which l will show you--ah! no,
| cannot though, the head is off. Now,
Gen. Booth could not find time to sit; nor
could Mrs. Booth. Yet their faces are
speaking likenesses. They were modelled
from photographs; the clothes and soon we
obtained from the army barracks. Lord
Charles BeresfOrd was most kind in giving
us sittings. The claimant was equally
kind. Mr.. Bradlaugh sat to us, as did Sir
Samuel Baker. We always like to have
sitting, but it is not always possible. My
brother, MIR. Joseph Tussaud, models the
faces. You yourself give him a sitting,
say. He has head roughed out in clay,
and after an hour or two he will have pro-
duced faithfullikeness, which, of course,
requires a good deal Diminishing and many
minute touches before it is ready
for the wax. Details are added
by photographs. The hair is in
serted; the eyes come from well-known
makers. There is the bust of Gambetta,
from which we modelled our figure. The
moment we heard of his dying we wired
to our Paris agent, who sent US this at
once. But / should never finish If | told
you all the many details of the work.
Our dresses are historically correct; our
decorations and Orders-miIitaYy naval
and diplomatic might serve for study
to the College of Heralds. A ieweler
furnishes us with our precious stones.
The collection is ever ipcFeaaIng, and
consists of from 800 to 400 portrait models.
besides criminals, trophies, relics and so
on. We sold 100, ,000cataIOgues last year:
but cannot give you the numbers of the
visitors who pass through our DOES. I
should say that three -ffouurths of the neonle
see the Chamber of Horrors,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
BLAINE's LOVE FOR GOULD.
The TattOOed EEan as p limited by Sena-
tor Edmunds, of Vermont.


tor Edmunds, of Vermont.
A gentleman we'll known in Vermont,
and who saw and read the letter written
by Senator Edmunds concerning Blaine's
attachment to Jay Gould, says the New
York World of Oct. IS, has written the
following concerning it to personal
friend in Massachusetts:
''The facts relating to the letter written
in 1880 by Hon. George f. Edmunds con-
cerning James g. Blaine for the informa-
tiOn of his leading political friends in
Vermont are as follows:
''The letter, while nOminallY private
one, was written for a public purpose.
That purpose was to prevent any man be-
ing sent to Chicago as delegate in 1880
who in any event would vote for Blaine
In substance, Mr.. Edmunds wrote to a
prominent personal friend in Burlington
that, from constant observations of Mr..
Blaine's actions IN the United States Sen
ate, he had become satisfied that he was
the attorney of Jay Gould's lobby in the
Senate; that whenever he and ex-senator
Thurman had Joined hands to defeat
GOuld's schemes, james G. Blaine in
VaIiably started up from behind GOuld's
breastwOrks, musket in hand' that, in
his opinion, Blaine could not be elected,
and even if he could he ought not to be.
''This letter was sent to me with a re-
quest to show it to the leading Republi-
cans of Rutland. l used it as directed
and returned it to the gentleman who fur
nished it to me. Mr.. Edwards is a cool,
calm, cautious man; he is a veteran law
yer who knows the difference between as
sertiOn and knowledge, between idle ru-
mOrs and facts. The letter was written,
every word of it, with his own hand, and
have no doubt MIR. Edmund5 was ami
mated by patriotic purpose in writing
it. In conversation with his friends tour
years ago Mr.. Edmunds denounced Blaine
without Qualification for his duplicity in
the passage of the Electoral Com
mission bill. Blaine volunteered his
aid to Edmunds to help the bill, won
his confidence, and then spoke and voted
against the bill and its passage. This
bill was the joint work of Edmunds and
Thurman. and it was designed as a meas
ure of pacificatiOn, as an alternative to
impending anarchy and civil war. The
only point involved in this action of Blaine
upon the Electoral Commission bill is to
show that Blaine did not hesitate to break
faith with Senator Edmunds after having
solicited and won his confidence by assur-
ance of his support and goodwill. Mr..
Edmunds had no opposition in retaliation; /;
he had no fear of Blaine, and his letter
was the outcome OF his distrust Of the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
ROACH TAKING 1T EASY.
None of the Government Cruisers to b
Completed Before Autumn. If Then.

None of the Government Cruisers to be
Completed Before Autumn. If Then.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-JOhn ROach's
new dispatch boat for the navy, the Dol
phin, did not make the speed that was ex-
peeted of her on account of a lack of draft
in the engine room. She is now at Roach's
Morgan iron works at New York, where
the necessary changes and improvements
are being made. Roach is coming on
very slowly with the three large vessels.
They should all be completed during the
coming winter, but the Atlanta and
Boston will not be delivered
before next autumn, and the Chicago will
not be ready for year; in fact, the latter
vessel is hardly yet well begun. Mr..
Roach, being under no penalty as to time,
is proceeding at his leisure to build these
vessels, and it is hardly to be expected
that Congress will vote money for more
ships until one or two of these vessels
have made a trial trip.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-20
The Fast of Sir Moses 8Iontefiore.



Sir Moses Montefore, the hundredtb
year from whose birth will be Completed
on Oct. y, tasted for the greater part of
the Day of Atonement. The fast. as OBJ
served by orthodox Jews, involves total
abstinence fron food ana drink tor the full
served IS. Taking into consideration his
great age, it was deemed advisable that
he should not abstain from food for more
than IL hours. Consequently, shortly
after noon some food was administered
under the advice Of his medical attend
ant, DR.. WOOdman, who had previously
pointed out to his venerable patient the
risk he ran in fasting the entire day. Sir
Moses replied; The Almighty does not
respondent telegraphed on Thursday that
no evil of any kind had resulted from the
fast. The venerable baronet was, if any-
thing, in better health than usual.