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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
Evidently n Mistake.

Our evening contemporary, the Wash
ington Critic, says:
Society missed what would have been n
"scandalism in high life recently by the in.
tcrcession of the Gladly in the case" tap.
pears that tho fair unknown, who lives in
West Washington, has been carrying on an
intrigue with two well.known naval officers,
and both of whom are married one Of tho
officers being higher in rank than the other
has the authority to order the younger away
TO Strange count ries far Ito sea, :" but the young
man naturally resented the stern decree that
sent him miles away, and as they met recently
at the house Of the mutual friend" blows
were only prevented by the wit Of the woman,
who, by her timely intercession, saw the stu-
alton, and prevented what perhaps would
have been a sudden and fatal ending TO tho
careers oftwo of our bCst.known naval Oil.
GERS.
We cannot learn that any naval officer
high in rank has ordered his junior to sea
by reason Of rivalry connected with any
lady In West Washington. We have been
assured that the detail of the navy under
the present system is conducted with abso-
ute impartiulity; that every officer goes to
sea when his turn comes. If the junior
lover In the above case does not owe sea
duty, the senior lover cannot make him 90;
on the other hand, II the senior lover owes
sea duty, he is as likelyto 60 as the junior
lover unless his services are so Invaluable that
ho "caunot be dispensed with" Secretary
Whitney may have faults, but he would not
permit any naval officer connected with the
detail to order prematurely to sea another
officer because he was his rival in love
affair. Indeed, If II be true that both
lovers are married, Secretary Whitney would
not have failed to investigate and punish
| such scandalous proceedings. He would
even have mentioned them in his annual
report as additional proof of the vicious
organization Of the Navy Department and
OF the incompetency Of the staff bureaus.
Our esteemed contemporary must be mis-
taken in its facts; currency should not
have been given to such "scandalism in
high life" unless the proofs were clear; and
even then they had better be given pri-
vately with names and dates and clrcum-
stances to Secretary Whitney. The editor
Of the Critic not being naval officer can
communicate directly with the Secretary,
and is not under orders to write only to
the chief Of the Office of detail. BY calling
public attention 10 facts Of doubtful authen.
ticity the Critic throws painful doubts ovel
the fairness and impartiality of the detail
of officers Of the navy. If an officer may
be ordered TO sea because he is a rival in
love of superior officer, the service must
be going to the dogs; unless, indeed, 1t cal
be plainly shown that the outrage results
directly from the bureau system. Does oul
contemporary think it helps the cause o.
naval morals, reorganization, and recon
struction by such assertions as it has made
In the absence of specifications the suspl
cions will fall on line and staff alike. Il
is a cruel, cruel aspersion which the Critic
has made itself responsible for,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
America Still Ahead.

Prof Wiley, chief of the chemists dyis-
ion Of the department of agriculture, who
is now making tour in Europe, makes an
interesting report upon the manufacture of
sugar at Almeria, in southern Spain, by the
diffusion and carbonatation process, which
is exciting SO much interest in sugar pro-
ducing countries, and particularly in this
country where Congress has appropriated
about quarter Of Il million of dollars for
experiments, while our sugar manufac-
turers have expended fully four times as
much for the same purpose.
Prof. Wiley reports that he is encouraged
to find that the satisfactory results OBJ
tained by the experiments under the direc-
tion Of the department of agriculture at
Ottawa, Kan, are fully confirmed by the
experiments at Almeria, Spain, and both
together give the greatest assurance that,
with proper chemical ana mechanical ap-
pliances and skill, the diffusion process, as
applied to sugar cane, is certain to sup
plant all other methods
Itappears, moreover, from his report that,
as between the European-built diffusion
machinery used in Spain and the American
built machines used In the Kansas expert
ments, the latter worked the better by far.
Both machines were set up and operated by
inexperienced machinists, such as could be
found in the immediate neighborhood of
the experimental stations, and who had
never seen diffusion battery before.
The Kansas sattery of ten cells worked
at the preliminary trial at the rate of eighty
four tons OF sugar cane in twenty-four
hours, 'extracting ninety-eight per cent of
the total sugar present"
The European battery used in Spain had
fourteen cells, all of them larger than those
in its American compettOr-and should
have twice the daily capacity-yet it only
worked, at the first trial, at the rate Of
seventy-ive tons Of sugar cane in twenty
four hours, though its builders claim a
capacity Of one hundred tons.
An American-buit battery Of the same
size as the one used in Spain would work,
with anything like good management, at
| least two hundred tons in that time, or
| twice as fast as the European machine.
The sugar cane cutters used in Spain
| were copies from an obsolete American
cutter that was rejected by the builder in
/ lssi, Tut the owner is now having another
/ Luilt after the plans Of the one that was in
/ vented and built here for the United States
| government experimental sugar works in
Louisiana, but whiChhas not yet been set up.
| IN the Kansas experiments the sugar cane
| cutter, which, by the way, is the most i'm
/ portGnt part Of the entire apparatus was a
/ suprtss from the staTt-Cuttiug abOut iiftv
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

ratus. The cutter was found to give good salts
faction, with capacity Of six tons per hour,
giving a nicely groovcd chip we'll suited for
diffusion.
The German government spent upwards
Of 100000 in experimenting upon sugar
beet cutters before II obtained one that
'gave good satisfaction and beet chip
well suited to difTusion,n and when the
cutter was at length obtained, at such cost,
II was of no use whatever for cutting sugar
cane. The ong.soughtfor cane cutter has
at length been produced by a successful
manufacturer Of wood paper machinery
and without any cost to the government for
experimenting.
Prof. Wiley has been in correspondence
with the builders Of sugar machinery
in Europe for some time, aud last sea-
son sent his assistant, Mr.. Spencer, on
q tour among them, and has, without
doubt, taught them something about diff
fusion, as applied to sugar cane, and more
particularly about sugar cane cutters-the
last named being a new American inven-
tion that European builders as yet know
very little Of.
At all events It Is gratifying TO learn
from his report that our American ma
chnists are so much in advance Of their
European competitors in building diffusion
machinery for working sugar cane. Our
friends over the water have copied our
monitors, torpedo boats, steam and sail
yachts, and other triumphs Of American
inventors almost without end and now
they are quite at liberty to pattern after
our mills for working all kinds of sugar
cane They are at home in the manu-.
facture Of beet sugar, but when II comes to
the manufacture of sugar from tropical
sugar cane our machuists are far ahead.
Chemical bulletin No. 2, Issued. by the
department of agriculture in 1884, is a
record of eighteen years dismal failure Of
all efforts to use European-built diffusion
machinery in extracting saccharine matter
from sugar cane, though tried again and
again in British India, Louisiana, and other
sugar cane growing countries. The sue
cess Of American engineers and machinists
in this work is certainly gratifying.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
BETWEEN HERE AND BALTI-
MORE
An Electric Railway to Connect the
Two Cities Projected.

Two cities Projected.
The Laurel (Md.) Free Quill, the latest
addition to local journalism, has an inter
esting article in It's first issue upon pro
iectod electric railway between Baltimore
and Washington. Its editor had limited at
the possibility of the plan nearly year
since. "At that early date he now adds,
"the only basis upon which we could frame
such hint was the certain and speedy
completion OF motor on entirely new
principles then IN the hands of able elec.
tricians. IL was too early perhaps for us
TO assume that we should have the first
BENEFITS OF II, for the western men who
were interested in the Forthcoming machine
were dcsirous Of testing II between any two
cities, but preferred st. Paul and Mime
apolis; first, because they were live com
munities, and secondly, because they were
but ten miles apart.
"Since then weightier reasons have been
offered to prove that the national capital
connected with Baltimore would better at
tain the end sought-the exhibition Of It's
capacity to q greater and more influential
class Of people. The whole world is now
centering at Washington, and In an educa-
tional sense, 1t is fast assuming the merits
Of the imperial city Of great intellectual
empire. The entire world could study an
invention here, while Minnca polls with all
its vigor would fail in expanding new
principle in diversified and profitable chan
nels.
"The scheme is yet to be perfected, but
enough is known Of II to warrant the state
menJ that It will outrival tie Daft motor
now In use in Baltimore, as well as the sys-
TEN proposed in the measure now before
Congress for the electric cable railway in
Washington. II has merits In economy far
superior to the more recent electric tram
engine Of Stratford, England, which on two
tons Of coal per week will charge batteries
sufficient to do the work Of four cars re-
Quiring at present on that tramway forty
four horses per week. II absorbs some Of
the principle of Telpherage, the conception
Of The late Prof. Fleeming Jenkin, of
England, though II does not literally trans
init its burden through midalr as in the case
OF the clay dumping scheme. The machine
will be MARVEL and experts who have eX-
amined II pronounce 1t the climax Of the
Century's inventions.
"a ROAD for such a motor needs per yard
but the same number Of pounds of iron
that would construct street railway; even
less will do, If the Telpherage accessories
are demanded. About Swedish narrow
gauge would be standard.
sin operating through such a country
power could be transmitted from the water
power points along the route, Hyattsvllle,
Laurel, and so on. There is power sufli-
cient in the fall above Laurel to transmit
for the whole line. There is not q better
field in the whole country for such COM
plete test.p
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

The generally prevalent impression Is
that the farming of this country is really
carried on by farmers, who, In great
measure, are the owners Of the farms they
till. On the contrary, Mr.. Thomas p. Gill,
in the North American Review, points out
that at the census of 1850 there were found
10 he 1,O24,GOl farms rented by tenants in
the United States and he claims that in the
five years since this census was taken the
number Of tenant holdings has increased
- per cent, raising the number Of tenant
holdings at present in the United States
TO l,25O,COO, In England, Ireland, Scot
land, and Wales at the present day the
total number Of tenant farmers Is 1869, l21,
20 the United States contains 100000
more tenant farmers to-day than the three
Kingdoms and the prIncipality together,
These statements are not radIantly cheer
fuI. Our country is being Europeani2ed at
an uucomfortably rapid rate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
mA Serioms OnestIon.n

lNlhClIlluNl NOlnlhtINlhl hNBcttSsl
As We are going there is "more silver'' in
legal tender form every day. This is not as
alarming as If the greenback mill was run
ming, for silver dollars have not only fiat
character equal to that of the greenback;
it is not merely fiat money-it has a market
value as metal of so per cent. Of the face
value. Are the bonds payable in these dol
larsg Undoubtedly. But is itpublic policy
TO pay the bonds in these dollars? That is
another question, and serious one. The
question would not arise II IL were not that
the stopping Of the coinage Of dollars In
silver would give the asserance that the sill
yer coin would be made good as the green
backs were. That is the true way to get at
this matter. There is one thing to do for
the healing of the financial trouble and to
ward off all national apprehension, and that
is to stop the issue of silver. Draw the line
where we are, and maintain the limit as in
the greenback case. Is not the object one
so well worth attaining that 1t would pay to
tell the truth about silver ana give up the
offensive jargon Of the eastern press?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
PERSONALITIES.

FIRST CONTROLLER DURHAM has returned 10
the city.
Hon. a. S. soLoMoSs has returned to the
city after somewhat protracted visit to New
York.
THE congressman and newspaper men who
went to the New Orleans Exposition have re-
turned to the city.
SENATOR MILLER, of California, continues In
a serious condition. Recently swelling of
the lower limbs has set in,
REPRESENTATIVES, RASRIN, of Wisconsin, is
lying very i'll at his home, 1927 NJ street, from
Brlghrs disease OF the kidneys.
LIEUT Col. EGEN SWIFT retired, of the med.
ical department of the army. died at Bermuda
on the 2ith December Of heart disease. lie
vas CO years old,
L. NJ. HorSG, Of 81, Louis Avis G. McRae, Of
Prescott, ArR. Il, 4. Ayers, of Richmond Va,
and W. H. s. Curtis were yesterday admitted TO
practice before the United States Supreme
Court.
TnE Secretary of State has Just received and
sent to Mr.. Ericsson, the distinguished in.
vcntor, the grand cross Of the order Of Naval
Merit, recently conferred on that gentleman by
the late king of Spain,
REIREsENrATIyE FoHAN Of Ohio, says that
lie will not seek reelection when his present
tenn CXiTCs, because 1t costs too much, The
salary OF u member Of Congress, he thinks,
should be at least slO,OOOa year.
PROF. J. NJ, LANCsToN has gone to Hartford
CoLnn where he will deliver an address at the
annual banquet Of the sumner Club tO.mor.
low, after which he will 20 TO Petersburg
and assume his duties as president Of the Nor
nal Institute,
GEN, WYATT AIKEN, representative from
South Carolina, is Hat on his back, ut his homo
IN Cokesbury, in that state, Last winter he
fen twice on the leo IN Washington, and since
then Eomc Of the nerves Of his right hip have
luh rs though they were fine threads ofr3d.
hot Wige,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

IT is the opinion of the New York Worlds
Washington correspondent that If Mr.. Car
Isle should succeed in having tariff bill
passed this winter through the House of a
kind and character which should commend
itself to the business people of the country,
and It should be rejected by the Senate, he
would then be brought very prominently to
The front as presidential candidate" Why
did not the correspondent say at once, in
stead of putting it in such roundabout
way, that Mr.. Carlisle cannot be pres-
dental candidate?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

policy, beaiuse they desire TO see a complete
triumph Of Republican principles.
Republicans who were first impressed
with the idea that Democrats despised
Malone because of his attitude on the Vlr-
ginia debt question are now Informed that
no such motive, in its true sense, actuated
them. They despise him because he has
the manhood, in the midst Of their maledic-
tions, to declare that the future OF his
state is dependent upon the triumph Of Re-
publican principles.
But this paper Is already too long. In
future communications we will cndeayor to
present TO unprcjudiced minds, In other
states, the true situation Of political affairs
in Virginia. NtRGINtAN.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

Little Danforth has evidently been a close
observer of the art of home dressmaliing,
for the other night he broke out in a abrupt,
skeptical way:
mamma, does God really make all the
little boys"
"Yes, Dannie."
"But where are the seams? lie can't pull
q whole skin over 'em when he gets 'cm
made, can he ?-[ Boston Record
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
1t is Read.


INEIaIlIN JOIINEIIUIION,T
The Sun wants to know If the Chicago
Times has any readers. Certainly. 1t Is
read every morning with much aVidity by
is esteemed editors.
[Chicago News
The Sun refers to the fact that several In
teresting newspapers are published in Chi
cugo, ami unkindly asks; "Does anybody in
Chicago read the Chicago Times?" Well,
1t is understood that Dr. Hurlbut employs q
proof-reader, SO the inquiry may be an
swered aillrmatively.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

The Democratic Philadelphia Times
hlandIy remarks that 'as man who uses
the public service for private qualification
GOV. Pattison is entitled to seat in the
very front row." Having gotten big
thing by accident and knowing that tits
Lis only chance to "use public service for
private qualification, the reform governor
of Pennsylvania is disposed to help himself
and accommodate his friends. In other
words, he is thorough Democrat and the
Times hybrid.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

THERE will never be better time than
The present for Congress to attend to three
great qucstions-presdcntal succession,
electoral count, and the determination of
'inability." 1t is the reverse Of patriotic
10 neglect matters of such vast Importance
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

The social season in Washington will be
indebted to Chicago for an unusually nu-
merous delegation of beautiful and accom-
plished youngladies, The exceptional width
Of the sidewalks in this city is an advantage
which the bellies of Chicago are beginning
10 understand and appreciate.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

TnE great soul Of the country rises up
10 utter u long, loud, laundering protest
against the outrageous indlgnity heaped on
these second class cadets at Annapolis
who are compelled to stand guard at ,the
LOOr Of fourth class cadet!
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

We print elsewhere in this issue a very
interesting interview with Mr. Harry
Smith, journal clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, on the results that will be
obtained by the adoption of the new rules
Of that body.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

THIS is The week Of prayer. The elo
qucnt chaplain of the House of Representa-
tivcs should not forget that some members
uf lis flock will need deal of sustaining
grace when the committees are announced.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

MANY harsh things have been said about
Capt lIowgatc's management of the
weather, hut his most relentless enemy
never tried to lay at his door the response
! ility for such day as yesterday.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

when our new method without use of knife
is guaranteed to permanently cure the worst
cases of rupture. Send 10 cents in stamps for
references and pamphlet Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, n, Y.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

SENATOR McrmERsoS's forthcoming
reply to Senator Beck has been so thor
oughly advertised that it should show good
drawing qualities.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

THE speaker will need chromos or some
other kind Of prizes to enable him TO work
Of small chairmanships on big men.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8.


ALBAUGH's-Salyini
NAT1cSAG-Boston Ideal opera Company.
FoRus-Iizzio Evans in "Fogg's Ferry"
HERzoG's-"ThC Mikado"
DINE MUsEuN-Opcra and spccialties'
ComQuE-Narietics.
wAsHiNGToN RiNK-Nlnth and r. l. avenue
EST. RINR-Fmcsts skating surface in the city
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

FOR sALE-GTeat Bargains; Retiring From Busi-
ness; Stock and Fixtures, Consisting ofSafes, show
Cases, Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, Gold and
Silver Watches. Diamonds, Clothing, SC.
Q. A. SMITH, Broker, 3l1 9th st.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

TIE haalug cadets at Annapolis should
le taken across Capt. Romsay's potcrnal
knee, sourdly spanked, aud then senthome
10 their mammus.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

TIE american Eagle is the name of a
handsome newspaper that is screaming
Justify in London In the interest OF Ameri-
uan manufactures.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05
AUCTTON SILES.
DuNCANsON BROS, AUCTIONEERs,
~ Oth and u SITS. N. w,

/
~ och and u SITS, N, W.
SALE OF METROPOLITAN STREET RAIL
WAY STOCK,
by virtue Of a decree of the supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia, Equity O727, issued Decem-
her 80, 1855, ! Will dispose Of at public sale, for
tie leneAt Of Joseph J, Co0mhs and his estate. Mt
the NbOye.nNmed auction house, on THURSDAY,
JANUARY :, 1856, at the hour Of p, M.
33 Shares Of the MerOpOlitan Street Railway
stock, JAMES l., NORRIS,
Com, and Trustee Of Estate Of
iGn6,9t JOSEPH j. COOMBS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

No HALFWAY scheme for home rule will
be accepted 10y MIR. Parncll.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

HONE RULE bids fair to disrupt all party
lines in England.
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BUSINESS CHiNCES.

A GENTLEMAN NOW IN PROFESSIONAL
N business but having Interests aud investments
in real estate desires 10 associate with him n COM
petcnt person having 1000 to 10000 to Invest in
District property. Addr99 Box 6o3, City p o.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

The rccuperated solons rcasscmble in the
capitol to-day.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-05

TIN New Yorl; legislature will organize
itself to-day
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