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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The President and the Waterways.
To the gentlemen here representing the
western waterway interests Mr.. Cleveland
yesterday explained the omission Of any
mention of that interest from his annual
message as due to the necessity Of coniining
II to reasonable limits, for which reason he
had also found 1t necessary to omit mention
Of other objects of public concern. lie
admits that he is open to criticism for such
omission, and also that it is a subject he
has not been able to study. This being the
case and his feelings being friendly TO this
great national interest, 1t is to be hoped
that he will not neglect the opportunity
the visit Of these gentlemen affords him
for obtaining the necessary information TO
enable him to signify to Congress and the
country by special message his sympathy
for the Improvement 1t would be but an
act Of justice to more than half the popula-
tion Of the nation, whose interests are d.
rectly involved in the improvement. 1t
would greatly strengthen the interest in the
minds Of eastern people, who are In reality
but little less interested in this subject than
those of the west, and would give potent
support to its friends in Congress.
Before the committee on rivers and har-
bors facts and statistics were presented
yesterday to show that In making such an
Improvement here we are but following
the example Of other nations; that 1t must
he done to sustain our present position in
the commerce Of the world and protect our
industries from the effect Of the efforts Of
other nations, and also to show that It IS
needed for the benefit Of the east as well as
for the benefit Of the west.
All these facts are available to the Prcsl
dent, or will he made so II he desires II !;
and in view Of the great magnitude OF the
interests, affecting the welfare OF the two
chief Industries of the country-agricultur
and manufacturng-it does seem that he
might hold the Ofllceseekers at bay long
enough to master the subject and give the
potent support of his great Office to the peo-
pie in their efforts to secure improvements
that will add hundreds of millions of dollars
to the annual product Of these industries.
We realize the pressure Of the hungry
olllceseekers, but It is not imperative that
the President should allow their. demands
to occupy his time while such vast inter
ests, affecting alike the welfare of people of
all parties and all sections, wait and lam
guish. onlCos are public necessities, but
the people have not such affection for the
oficeseekers that they can consent that
such important public action be neglected
to attend to their incessant demands.
Mr.. Cleveland has an opportunity in this
matter to do a great good to the country,
and, II he feels any partisan interest in the
welfare of the Democratic party, to greatly
popularize it in the west by ayailiug him
self Of that opportunity. His failure to do
so will present so marked contrast to the
course of his Republican predecessor that
IL will reflect as little honor upon himself
and secure as little popularity for his party
as it will do little good to the struggling
people of the west who have solicited his
mid
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
PERSONALITIES.

SECRETARY WHITNEY has gone to New York,
HARRISON: PHoEnus, of the Hygela Hotel,
Old Point, Va, is at the Ebbitt.
PROF. GEORGE W. ATHERToN, of the Ponnsyl-
vaniR state University, is at the Ebbltt,
SECRETARY BAYARD has returned from VIII
mngton, but was not at the department yester-
day.
PROF, GEO. W. ATuEnToN, of the Pcnnsyl.
yania State College, has apartments at the
Ebbitt,
7, D, BALLARD, of Lexington, KY ex.lleu-
tenant governor of the state, arrived In the
city last evening He ut the Riggs House.
REPREsENTATIvE T, NJ, BAYNE has purchased
two fine building lots on Massachusetts avenue
near Seventeenth street at Sl2, 500.
DIR. q, C. DAnALL and wife, of Buffalo, are Mt
the Riggs House, Dr. Daball Is an oil friend
o the President, and will dine at the white
house this evening,
REV. DR. J. =. NEWMAN, of New York, for.
merly of Washington, is in town, q guest of
Senator Stanford, and will occupy the Metro.
pOlltan pulpit next Sunday.
Col HENRY MApLEsoE, whom the cable re-.
ports as plaintiff against q member of the
Rosaco, Is the son of Col. James II. Mapleson
and husband ofthe charming Marie Rolo,
Col. FRED GRANT has sent copies of his late
fathers memoirs 10 John w, Mackay and John
Russell Young as n souvenir OF personal re-
gard, as requested by the general before he
died.
Col. CHARLES II. MAuLL, of Lewes, Del, is
visiting friends in this city Col. Maull has
been for years postmaster Of his city, but be.
ing unfortunately an "otfenslve partisan" ii
was deemed necessary to supplant him. Col.
Maui Is TO the manor born" in Delaware, and
his naITatlons of political methods in that state
are exceedingly interesting.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
RAILWAY NOTES,

A Chicago dispatch quotes q morning paper
ms saying Tine Illinois Central railway IS IN
the field as a competitor for eastern business
delivering its freight to the Big Four and tho
Chesapeake and ohio, Within tho last two
days large amount Of corn has been secured
and shipped from Chicago by this now route,
ana there are npprehcnsions that the move
mcnt In that direction will grow into fOrmida-
bic proportions. The pool lines are cOnsli-
Crably exercised at this development, as II
opens an outlet that cannot be controlled
either at Chicago or on the seaboard."
Rumors that tho ST. Paul Company was about
TO issue additional bonds for the extension Of
certain lines led 10 decided weakness in that
. stock In the New York market yesterday, the
price yielding to gi3S but i closed higher,
tive stock on the list IL Is officially stated that
the meeting held yesterday had no reference
TO the ALLEGED issue OF bonds. The general be-
lief on Wall street, however, Is that the COM
pany will announce It's intention TO issue bonds
on the Kansas City extension and invite pro-
posals for its construction at an early date.
1t is understood that the representatives of
the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and ONO,
the Lake shore, the Lake Erie the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the Tuscarawas
Valley railroads, who were in session Mt PITTS
burg on Monday and Tuesday in reference to
nm equitable division of the iron ore and coke
traihc, have agreed hereafter to refuse to Issue
passes on account Of freight, with the eNcop-
tion that cattle dealers who come In with their
stock shall receive return passes to their
homes. No coke, coal, iron.Ore mnnufactur'
ors, in short no freight shippers will, this year,
get passes.
The business in railroad bonds in Now York
yesterday was well distributed, but the sales
were only moderate, amounting to sl,Sj0,0g).
The feature of the days operations was the
numerous transactions In Milwaukee, Lake
Shore, and Western incomes, which show an
advance yesterday evening of per cent. at
81. There was also some activity in the East
Tennessee consOl 5s, which are up l at I2l9,
and the same coupon Off 1 at GO. Prices for
the remainder of the list are generally higher.
Chesapcnkc and Ohio series II coupon off closed
with n gain OF l at 81. Among the bonds that
were lower was Richmond and Dauville de-
bcntures at SO, a decline of ~.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

except with the blue pass given to the press
messengers. \ special order forhids the
use Of opera glasscs in the house Of lords.
There is intense public interest In the GER
cmoniols" The queen is evidently deter
mined to bring all her influence to bear at
this iuncturc for the purpose Of intensity
ing and sustaining opposition to home rule
for Ireland. All the influence Of thcorlsto-
cratic social circles Of England win be
thrown in the same direction. 1t may be,
when too late, that these people will find
that they have been beating their heads
against dcstiny--haye been foollng with n
cyclOnc
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
The nNntlonnl NerublIenn,, ln YIrglnIn.

The transfer OF the Richmond wing to
Democratic hands leaves the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN the olerepresentatiyc in daily
Journalism Of anti-bourbon ideas in Vir-
ginia. 1t will endeavor to ill the breach,
and to that end will devote increased at
tentlon to the affairs of the Old Dominion.
Its vigilant and efficient correspondent at
the state capital will watch the legislative
aud executive acts of the now dominant
party with the same falrncss-but vigilance
that is devoted at the national capital by
the home staff of this paper.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

At the banquet Of the Typothetp, In New
York, on Monday evening, the Rev. Dr.
Paxton, of that city, is reported to have
"lost his temper which is something that
should not happen to a clergyman on such
an occasion. Indeed, T. should not happen
to any gentleman to CLOSE his temper''
when making post-prandial speech, for
such loss implies weakness and almost
invariably eventuates in display of folly.
Such was the case with the Rev. DIR. Pax
ton, in this instance, If he has been cor
rectly reported, for it is charged in New
York World editorial that he "abused the
newspapers roundly.n Making no account
of the sacrifice of that dignity which should
always characterize the demeanor OF a
doctor Of divinity, 1t Is simply foolish for
any public man to indulge in "abuse" of
the newspapers. For such "abuse' is un-
profitable, unbecoming, and sure to bring
in unwelcome and damaging returns. No
single clergyman or citizen Of any profess
sion, or in any walk or way of life, could
hope to compete with "the newspapers in
''abuse," however ''roundly" it might be
piled up or laid on.
Rev. DR.. Paxton went on to assert that "the
newspapers contributed nothing to general
education and that the human family was
sinking into the slough Of ignorance since
education passed from the pulpit to the
press" Here are three distinct mistakes:
the newspapers do contribute very largely
to the general education, the human family
is not sinking as stated; education has not
passed from the pulpit to the press.
The work of education presents so broad
field that IL cannot be monopollzed by
either the pulpit or the press. The home,
the schools, society, the stage-all that is
seen or heard or felt, or in any way made
known to the mind by the corporeal senses,
is part of education. There is no neces-
sary antagonism between the pulpit and the
press. To a great and increasing extent
they are conductors. The press, as rule,
teaches sound morality. BY printing the
best sermons, newspapers enable clergy
men to reach millions who never see or hear
them. For instance, the NATIONAL RE-.
PUBLICAN in its Monday issues presents the
sermons of one distinguished divine in
Brooklyn, and the best points Of number
Of sermons preached in this city, to thou
sands Of readers, many Of whom do not go
to church at all.
There are good and bad newspapers Just
rs there are good and bad preachers.
There are immoral men who write for the
press and there are immoral men who preach
TO the people, In some communities news
papers that print Objectionable matter are
eagerly sought by the masses, just as the
Rev, Mr.. Downes, Of Boston, after court
has branded him with perjury and far more
disgusting crimes, draws vast crowds to
hear him talk and sec him administer the
solemn rite Of baptism.
Asa whole, the newspaper press of this
country is a great and good educator,
fitting co-worller with the pulpit and the
school. The Rev, DR.. Paxton should re-
cover his lost temper and try to be just.
His pessimism smacks OF bad digestion
and disordered liver more than of sound
theology and becoming liberallty.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, calls It
the slippery silver dollar in one part Of his
speech and in another part he speaks of it
as the 'idlc dollar" It's "slippery'in in that
it slips around at pretty lively rate, doing
power Of good, How, then, can It be
"idleY In this connection would 1t be
important to inquire If gold is very active {?
Is 1t not lying in vaults while It's paper
proxies are moving about ? Silver and gold
reserves may be stationary, but not "idle.n
The only "idle" dollar is the dollar that is
hoarded-and boarding means using stock
ing instead Of bank vault The French
people boarded money, but It came forth at
the call Of patriotism.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

THE Baltimore american thinks SIT looks
as il the present Congress will not stop the
coinage Of silver" Yes, It looked that way
last February, when the President-elect
wrote his memorable silver letter, and 1t has
been looking more and more that way ever
since the brief but spirited discussion in the
House of Representatives of the heforty-eighth
Congress which that letter evoked, It's an
absolute waste Of time to discuss the silver
question in the forty-ninth Congress.
Equally futile will be any attempt to make
a general revision of the tariff or to repeal
The civil service law.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The New York Spa thinks that, "ir Sena-
tor Cullom's railroad bill should be passed
by Congress aud be signed by the President,
the next thing in order would he an amend
meut to the federal constitution abolishing
the state governments.n We had supposed
that the state governments We're useful for
various purposes quite foreign to the man
agemcnt of interstate railway traiilc, We
can assure the SUl, however, that the forty
ninth Congress may be depended upon with
absolute certainty not to do iTeparabe
damage TO railroads, And we may add, that
the most ylgiant friends Of these corpora
tions are to be found on the Democratic side
OF the Senate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

IT may be that there was method in the
madness of the Rev. Dr. Paxton, OF New
York, when he opened broadsido of abuse
on the newspaper press of the country.
Possibly the reverend gentleman thought
that fierce and furious manner might
prove attractive to the impenitent masses
on the suppostion that they believe with
Katisha, in "The Mikado:'
There is beauty in the below of the blast,
There is grandeur in the growing OF the gale,
There is eloquent outpouring
When the lion is a.roaring,
And the tiger Is a.lashing of his tail.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The following neat card has been issued by
Hon. S. Wolf, chairman OF the committee on
invitations and reception:
WASHINGTON, ID. q. Jan. 1G, 1Ss6.-DEAR SIR:
You are cordially invited to be present at the
opening and during the continuance of the
fnir given by the lsraelites of this city, in aid
of their charities, commencing Monday, Jan.
~, at National Rifles Armory, 90 G street
northwest, and ending Saturday evening, Feb
G. 1886. Yours, very truly, g. WOLF,
Chairman committee on Invitations and recep
tion,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

DID any man or woman living ever sec the
color of conscious guilt come into John Sher-
mans cheeks?--ACyp lerk SRt.
Probably not. John Sherman's public
career has been marked by many achieve
ments at which sensible and modest man
might well blush with conscious pride, but,
as to "the color of conscious guilt" that
has made its appearance in the cheeks of
his political enemies.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

TnE Philadelphia Times, wrestling
nightly with a great question in regard to
which It's ideas are confused, says
sue and stamp as a dollar, and declare n legal
tender coin that is worth only 1880 cents,
1t Is quite as competent for Il to stamp n coin
worth 2O.7O cents as a dollar and steal the 7o8)
instead Of stealing the 90 20; and II II would be
difference in lying only in degree
Under n decision of the Supreme Court
Of the United States II is entirely compc-
tent for the government to stamp piece Of
paper, Of scarcely any appreciable value,
as dollar, and make 1t legal tender. In
that case would the government "steal'
the entire 100 cents2
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

NEVER, until the reform era sailed in on
gallant raft constructed Of five hundredand
twcnty-odd Mugwump votes, did any party
openly claim that it was the proper thing to
have the House committees made to order
for the executive departments, as Congress.
man Willis and other Democratic statesmen
have recently asserted.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

DURING the present week the Massachu-
setts legislature has received petitions, pre-
sonted simultaneously to the senate aud the
house, praying for the enactment of u law
prohibiting the selling or giving Of tobacco
10 minors, The legislative, judicial, and
executive departments Of each household,
consisting, respectively, of the husband,
mother-in.law, and wife, should be able tp
grapPlc and deal with such questions Of
domestic policy as the use Of tobacco by
the younger members.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The Democratic senators are in quandary
over the Presidents reply to their committee,
which was in effect that he would advise any
senator TO use his own discretion as to the
proper manner to treat nominations. This
stand by the President does not give even his
friends In the Senate an inkling of what he
would really like done, and while majority
Of them intend to stand by the appointments
they would like some definite word from him.
A caucus will be held this afternoon or tonight
to give the question further consideration.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
Suspended Indian Nominations.

Senator Dawes, chairman of the Senate In.
dian committee, told n REPUBLICAN, reporter
yesterday that the nomination OF Morris A
Thomas, OF Maryland, to be Indian inspector,
which is being fought by some of the leading
Democrats and Republicans of that state, had
not been acted upon. There are quite nun.
tee, and II is understood that all but that OF
Thomas will be iavorably reported when the
time CDmpS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The NATIONAL REPUBLICANS suggestion
Of permanent exposition of working
models of machinery in motion, the power
TO be electricity, generated by the current
Of the Potomac river, meets with the hearty
approval of those who are best qualified to
judge of the merits Of such an exhibition
and to aid in making 1t reality. The pat
ent Office will never approximate its proper
measure of usefulness until this idea is
carried out
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
UOWNING'S NEW pIAYI
NIouLroN-sTEMARr.
y Pleasant Ceremony at All Souls
Church Last Night.

NhuTCn LusJ NlBnts
At Al Souls Church last evening Mr. Frank
Moulton was united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Stewart before a large assemblage of friends.
Precisely at O'Clock the wedding march be-
gan and moment later the ushers appeared.
They were DR.. Shaefer, Mr.. Woodward, Mr..
Espley, and Mr.. Torney. Following those came
the bride alone, attired in white satin dress,
with train and an illusion lace VEIL and carry.
ing n bouquet of flowers. She was met Mt the
nl'ar by the groom and his pest man, Mr. Harry
before Rev. Mr. Shippen, who performed the
ceremony in a brief but impressive manner,
After leaving the church the bridal party and
brides parents, where reception was held in
honor of the occasion. Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. f. NJ. Bryant, Gen. Negley,
Rev. Mr., shippen and wife, and many other
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

II is whispered at the capitol that "eX-
PRESIDENT Tilden is writing another mes
sage to Congress, but, as no official recog
Iition has been accorded his initial per-
Torrance, It is extremely improbable that
he contemplates second effort in the
same direction.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

The English pulpiteer plunges into poll
tics with wild abandon quite unknown to
his American brother On a recent Sunday
the vicar of Masham preached a lurld SER
mon to his flock, concluding thus; "And
now, friends, which is 1t to be-Salisbury,
Churchill, and heaven, or Gladstone, Cham
berlain, and hellYn That may be all right
in England, but such preacher in this
country would be written down-no, not
down, but up, several degrees up, as an ass
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
The ID. s o. ReiIor AssocIntion.

The annual report of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Relief Association shows the
receipts during the past year from members
and from Investments TO have been 500 $50,
and disbursements 1854, ,il3, leaving balance
of S26,3O7 for the year, and n gross balance, in
Guiding investments of upward of Sill, 900 TO
mined at the meeting to increase the rate for
deaths of employees $50 per cent. The highest
death rate heretofore was $1,000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

THE managers of the Hebrew fair are to
be congratulated upon securing the services
Of Speaker Carlisle as mascot for their
worthy enterprise. Mr.. Carlisle will for
mally open the fair and wish It success in
his usual felicitous manner.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

There was but one contested nomination be.
fore the executive session of the Senate yestcr-
day, and that was regarding register of the
land Office whose successor Ia Republican, was
ever and the man was confirmed. Other
nominations, which were ready for favorable
report, were sent back to the committees to
await certain information which has been re.
quested about them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
The Indian Commission.

Gen. Clinton B. Fisk president of the board
of Indian commissioners, which will meet at
the Riggs House today has arrived at that
hotel. Other members who have arrived are
NJ. L, Strictly, Rev. II. Kimdall, John Charlton,
Albert X. Smiley, Merrill L, Gates, W. II. Lyon,
all OF New York state.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

IT is impossible for any man to manage
one Of the executive departments and, at
the same time, be leader in "society."
Many Cabinet officials havetried the expert
ment, but all have failed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

Mordecai Lester, who is 6i years of age, and
hes been in the penitentiary more than once
is again q candidate. J. X. Ladd Is the uncle
of NIordecai, and lived until recently ut No
1903 Fiith street. His friends succeeded IN get.
ting him into the Soldiers Home at Hampton
Va, q short time ago. While there Lesterto
possession of his uncles house and sold the
furniture. Ladd returned to his house ycster.
day and discovered what Lester had done.
Officer Luskey arrested Lester last night.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

THE bondholdoris more alarmed at the
possibility that his bond will be paid-and
the investment stopped-than about the
color of the coin which may be rendered in
OoVmapt
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

EX-Gov. boutwell,, formerly Secretary
of the Treasury and United States senator,
was sound on the "sliptery silver dollar
when he remarked that when Congress
passed a law TO remonetize and coin silver
dollars "thdt ended IT,"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

THE Benton policy was to prevent ex-
portatlon of gold coin by reducing its In
trinsic value with alloy. In this way the
yellow metal was made to single in the
pockets Of the people. y
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21

A LONDON telegram states that oStraor-
dinary arrangements have been made for
to-day's meeting Of parliament aud the
queens presence, ''Barricadss have been
placed in the streets. Awnings, red car
peting, and all the features of n grand state
pageant are visible. Long and detailed po
lice orders have been issued. Nobody vii
be allowed to pass freely about the streets