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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
RELATIVE RANK IN THE NAVY.
Aid OF tho Court Invoked to Construe
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Aid OF tho Court Invoked to Construo
Law in Regard TO Promotions.
In the case Of the United States on rela.
ton to Q. II. II. Hall against Secretary Of
the Navy Whitney, the court in general
term yesterday, on application, issued a
rule on the Secretary TO show cause why o
mandamus shonld not be granted, and
made the same returnable on the 18th inst
The applicant states that on May 1, 1874,
he was appointed and duly com mlssioned
an assistant surgeon In the navy, being
sixth In his class. After three years SER
vice, Of which two were at sea, he became
entitled TO examination for promotion, and
was ordered before board on Nov. 25, 1873,
and the board reported him number one
relative merit. On Dec. IS, 1880, the Secre-
tary OF the Navy ordered a general prece-
dence board TO assemble July @, 1881, and
this board made report In which the appli-
cant's precedence over his class OF 1874 was
recognized. In disregard Of law and prac-
tico, the relator charges that Secretary Hunt
issued general order, No. 2S3, which dl-
rected, In accordance with the opinion OF
the Attorney General, that future promotions
were required to be made by appointment
from the highest members OF each corps
according to seniority and not according to
competitive examination. In consequence
Of this order he was degraded from the
first to the fifth in the class, and that when
promotions In the rank OF surgeon IA
reached three others will precede him, one
having died. lie claims that the law OF
Feb. "a. 1877, has been msconstrued aud
that the word seniority does not mean
length of service dating from original ap-
pointment as assistant surgeon, but means
precedence In rank. He asserts that Secre-
tary Chandler should have corrected the
wrongs growing out Of general order No.
2s9, which he failed to DO. On May 10,
1885, the relator, for himself and others,
filed with Secretary Whitney an applica.
ton to be reinstated on the register and on
the rolls for promotion to the relative posi-
tion OF passed assistant surgeon held by
him in January 1889, and that in November
following Acting Secretary. Harmeny de-
cided adversely. He therefore prays for o
mandamus TO bring the matter before the
court, that decision may be had thereon.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

NEW YORK paper AYERS that President
Cleveland and Gov. Hill do not speak as they
pass by. When little school boys get in that
embarrassing position their mutual friends
induce them 10 hitch their smallest fingers,
and then everything is serene. But how can
these big boys be brought Observation-Disclosures.
lhtG Record.
II David B. Hill will renounce his presi-
Dental aspirations and get Tammany to
back him in honest support Of President
Cleveland for second term, we think the
temperature will begin to rise.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
GREETINGS FOR GROVER.

Good morning, Mr. President
You look both blithe and gayj
Blooms even more your countenance
Than when you went away.
You know now, Mr.. President,
That to be wed doth pay,
For though the seasons passing late,
You still can make much hay.
The people, Mr.. President,
Unanimously say,
For long life and prosperity
To you and her they'll pray.
We oil read. Mr.. President,
AS day succeeded day,
How many, many fish you caught
Before you piped Delay.
We all think, Mr.. President,
And hope we always may,
That yours is perfect happiness,
With your fair bride to-day.
God bless you, Mr., President,
May Heaven It's choicest ray
And blessings shed upon your head
Till earth. shall pass away.
d, FEATHERS.
WASHINGTON, D, c., June 10, 1886.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

Mr.. RASDALLs assertion that he would not
for moment go back to that condition OF
things which at every election turned out the
adherents of one party Unfortunately and
put in those of another, should help to con
vince even the Bourbons that civil service 70.
form has come to stay.-Ihiiddeiphia Times.
When Mr.. Randall talks one way and
acts in the opposite direction, as he does in
this business, his real Views and feelings
are fairly inferred from his acts. Mr.. Ran,
dall is political boss of the old and con
demned school.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
Paymnsters Chnnge statIons.

Orders were issued yesterday directing
the following changes Of stations of army
paymasters Maj. William Smith, from st..
Paul to Chicago; Maj. Alfred e. Bates, from
this city TO st.. Paul, and Mai. VIM. F..
Tucker, from Santa Fe to duty here as post
paymaster. The officers named win change
Bates will leave here about July 10, and
Mai. Tucker will arrive about July 20. Maj.
William M. Maynadier, now temporarily
ut Fort Bliss, Tex, will be ordered to
Santa re
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

DURING debate in the Senate yesterday on
an inconsequential bill Senator Hawley called
attention to the fact that the report accom-
panying the bill referred to the Union soldiers
as the INVADING army" He fifty character
lied the Language of the report as gross dis.
courtesy TO the committee, and called upon
Senator Brown, of Georgia, who wrote the re-
port for an apology. senator Brown obtained
permission to withdraw the report. Albany
Journal, Sh.
Mr.. Brown is one Of the mildest hammered
men in the Senate, and quite incapable Of
an intentional discourtesy. When he pre-
pared that report he must have been iu-
dulglng in waking dream of the days long
gone when he was governor of Georgia, in
the G. s. A., and his militia were guarding
that hideous hell Of horrors called Ander-
sonville. If this is 'waving the bloody
shirt" Gen. Wheeler will please rebuke US.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

Down in Maine they seem never to have
heard ABOUT rotation in office. Once they get n
man into Congress they act as If they were UNI
der obligations to keep him there. Manchester
Union.
This is the principal reason why Maine
has been exceptionally strong in Congress
ever since she came into the Union. 1t is
a hint that might be prontably utilized In
some other states provided they viii first
sec to IL that they have the right men In.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
Foreign Relief and Home Taxation.

1t would have been Just as we'll for Sec
rotary Manning to forbear extended remarks
in his proffered resignation. As 1t is, he
has but added another proof that this por.
ton Of the Democratic party, now on top
by the grace Of Mugwumps, Bourbons, and
Rev. Mr.. Burchard, is stolldly bent toward
free trade, even though the government
may have to resort to direct head tax to
maintain itself. In his letter OF resignation
he rises to very significant phrases that
should even startle the Bourbon Demo-
crat to q seriously meditativo pause on the
path along which Morrison Il Co. are hur-
rying him. These phrases (Which the Presi-
dent himself neither rebulies nor challenges
In his reply are "needful customs revenue
ana duties for "strictly revenue purposes"
The import of the first phrase is that there
is or may be needful revenue beyond and
different from that OF the Gus
toms and the meaning OF the sec.
ond is that even that portion OF needful
revenue derived from customs must not be
laid for any other purpose than revenue
"strictly." Now these two propositions
are long way ahead Of anything con-
tanned in the national Democratic platform
of 1884. They are utterly without authority
In that double-tongued voice of the national
Democracy. In 1880, betrayed thereto by the
low-browed and high-cheeked Watterson,
the national Democracy declared In their
platform for ga tariff for revenue only,n
which the unfortunate Hancock was com.
PEELED to disavow and renounce, and which
the party itself backed out from repeating
In 1884. But here is Mr.. Secretary Man.
ming, in letter to Mr.. President Cleve-
land, proclaiming doctrines and policies In
favor Of free trade that actually go bow
shot beyond the Watterson blunder Of 1880.
He is not merely urging "a tariff for revenue
only" but a revenue of which the tariff
shall only provide portion.
Yet, after all, Mr.. Manning has but ut
tered the logical conclusions TO which his
party's actions and declarations all tend.
1t was foreseen and prophesied by all intel
ligent protectionists that the position OF
| the Democracy on the tariff was neither
theoretically nor practically tenable, If the
Democracy held honestly TO its denuncia-
| ton Of the internal revenue system and its
taxes; and when, In 1884, this denunca-
ton suddenly and ominously ceased
at Chicago, and the internal reve-
nue., though still called "war taxes"
was squarely adopted by the Democracy as
a continuing system, under the false pre-
tense that 1t is necessary to meet "continu-
ing burdens of the war;" every sensible
person in the country at once und erstood
that the free trade bosses Of the Democratic
party were resolutely, though fraudulently,
preparing to submit, and dellnltlvely depart
from the long-settled American policy to
raise all peace revenue from duties on i'm
ports, and to make the internal revenue
system a permanent and ever expanding
| one.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

WE print to-day the last installment of
Hon. George g. Gorham's review Of Mr..
Blaine's book. The NATIONAL REPURLI-
CAN is newspaper and believes In giving
space for criticism Of our public men, when
that criticism is made in parliamentary
language. 1t is now In order TO review
Mr.. Gorham's articles, II any of Mr.. Blaine's
friends desire to do so. 1t is only fair,
however, to require that the reviewer of
Mr. Gorham should follow that gentleman'a
example and write over his own name.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

AND now comes a Mugwumplan protest
against the retention by the President Of the
bridal presents made TO hi swils. On, Mug.
wumpsm, what iliotic follies are perp.tratei
in your name !-Ne,0 York World
One of those "follles,n and the most
idlotic of the lot, was the defeat OF the Re-
publican ticket in 's4. "The most respect
able element in American politics. ought
to have great influence with the admins.
tration whose existence 1t made possible.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

devotion. We don't suppose that even Alb
dul Hamid's love for Lew Wallace, DAvid's
for Jonathan, or Damon's for Pythlas was
comparable to our alteration of Eugene
Higgins. 1t a sweet satisfaction to know
that our Affection Is reauited.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

, THE NATIoSAL REPUBLICAN, In quoting the
Morning Hrdtdg editorial paragraph on DR..
GTGy's perpetual motor, says that the first ma
chine constructed under DR., Grays patent was
completed more than year ago and was pur-
chased by Senator German for use In bouncing
Republicans out Of office. Our contemporary
IS significantly silent as TO the manner Of mon
that the motor put -Baiimore Her,tid,
Our Baltimore contemporary is undoubt-
eddy aware that ''sileDce is loves own PEE
culiar eloquenee of bliss,n Tine men whom
"the motor put in" are in possession Of our
ardent affections to such degree that we
cannot speak Of them only sit for
hours thinking Of them in wfapt, ecstatic
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

The Oregon election shows that President
Cleyelsnds wise aud conservative I'D minislra.
tiOn is having It's legitimate result-strength'
Gning his party.-BoslJa Herai,
Our Boston contemporary errs In this
solemn reflection on the Oregon result.
There is no increase in the Democratic vote,
nor is there any evidence that the Demo-
cratic party in that state has been strength
ened in any respect. The Republican party
has been somewhat demoralized by local
and temporary influences, and about 1000
Republicans have fooled away their ballots
on the prohibition ticket. President Cleve-
land has had no more to do with this Re-
publican defeat than he had with the latest
western cyclone or the last solar eclipse.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
Normnl sohool Ernmlnation.

The closing examination Of the Washing
ton normal school was held yesterday at
the Franklin school building. The exami-
nation was conducted by Supt. Powell.
Commissioner Webb, Acting Commissioner
OF Education Gardiner Supervising Prln-
cipals Keene and Stuart, aud visitors were
present, Miss Atkinson, the principal Of
the school, received many congratulations
upon the success OF the examination.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE Count OF Paris will be cordially invited
10 this country by French-Americans and by
numerous officers In the Union army If he is
driven from France by the passage Of the bill
expelling the monarchist princes. A cable
message was sent TO him last week from New
York by supper party of distinguished army
officers, offering him hearty welcome In the
event of his exile. Gen. Daniel Butterheld's
name headed the list of senders.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

A MAJORITY Of the voters of Oregon are not.
urally observation-disclosures Press.
No doubt OF that, but the fact does not
mitigate the dissatisfaction with which Re-
publicans contemplate the election Of a
Democrat for governor. What is the use OF
majority If it lets itself get whipped
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE city of Evansville, Ind, whose at
tempt to repudiate large part OF her
bonded debt was defeated by the courts,
is talking Of a plan for an honest settle
ment. Less talk and more action would be
credItable. Evansville is rich and fairly
prosperous, quite able to pay all that she
owes without resorting to very heavy tax
otfnn
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

WHY do we not sec better evidences of art
training in drawing rooms and studios when
so excellent and efficient school is to be found
in the chief city ofthe state2-Balimore Herald.
1t may be that so much attention is given
to displaying nature in your city that art
can't get fair deal
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

This was logical and necessary. Not
proposition, not profession, nora any move
ment made by the Democracy with respect
to so-called "tarlir reform,n but committed
them fatally and irresistbly to internal, II
not direct taxation. Nay, all their argu-
ments and efforts meant and mean free
trade, on nothing, with internal revenue as
the chief, II not the sole source of federal
income for all purposes. The unsuspect-
ing people had believed that all the clamor
of the Democracy against ''war taxes" had
meant the inquisitorlal and onerous inter
nal impositlons upon them and their home
productions, and this belief was fostered
and confirmed by the Democratic cutlery
against the internal revenue system
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

JUDGE HuGu L. BOND continues TO com
mend himself to the respect and confidence
Of the people generally by getting himself
more and more disliked by some OF the
most unreasonable Of Virginia Bourbons,
one of whom has just published pamphlet
10 show his redundant luminosity toward the
irIUn
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

"GoD help the child that trespasses upon
these grounds" is inscribed upon u sign Il
Lowell woman has erected In her garden.
God help the mon who has to live with the
woman who puts up such Il sgn.-B0sion Her.
aid.
1t is scarcely credible that woman can
have originated such an inscription, or con-
sented to use 1t, except as a CHASTITY sort of
joke. But there is no occasion to invoke
Divine assistance for "the man who has to
live" with such party. The divorce
courts Of the Bay state afford ample ia
cilities for sundering matrimonial relations.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE foolkiller is guilty Of an excess Of
mercy in sparing the editors, preachers, aud
politicians who are in the habit OF speaking
Of the President as "the ruler of this great
nation" This nation is not subject to the
one.man power.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

Mr.. BYNuM's veracity has become sub
ject of dispute among prominent Indiana
polls Democrats. Let the brethren amend
the word by putting an in lieu of an for
second letter, and there will no longer be
room for contention.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

IT was doubtless with II view ofmaklug the
internal revenue system more odiou, that Mr..
Randall voted to saddle 1t with tax on oleo-
margarl PhNdd,l phia Record
Oh, no; Mr.. Randall voted for that bill
as did many others, because he thought
there were votes in 1t. This Congress has
been thus far grand carnival OF dema-
lOEX.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE confederate yell may be scary to follows
of weak nerves, but II don't cost the govern
ment cent.-Nacon Telegraph.
But # was q costly entertainment some
years ago, and the bills incurred in trying
to suppress 1t have not all been paid. 1t
were much better for all the people, south
as well as north, to lot that "yell" fall into
innocuous desuetude.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

LAST Saturday the House committee on
war claims devoted its valuable time to the
war debt Of the late confederacy. To-day
it might find time to consider the question
of medals for the army suffers OF the war of
the rebellion.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

The Savannah Nc,cs feels confident that
Mr.. Cleveland will be the Democratic can
didate in iSS. The oiliceholders are relied
on to pull him through the convention.
This arrangement lacks the consent OF Hin
and Tammany.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

WHEN but one party is permitted to par
ticipate in an election the fight for nomlua-
lions is hot and demoralizing, as our be-
loved brethren away down south in Dixie
are demonstrating.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE country is naturally astonished that
an honest Democratic Judge has shown up
in old Virginia. The second adventists will
put this down as one OF the events por-
tending the final crash.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

NEVADA leads the Union In one important
respect. She pays school teachers higher
salaries than they receive In any other
state. Massachusetts, takes second place In
the prOcessiOn.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

GEN, WHEELER might get a good text
from Carrollton, Miss, II he wants to
preach against waving the bloody shirt.
We Judge that he does design to deliver
such discourse, because he has recently
made such a record as is usually possessed
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

WE don't know that the Prohibltionists
love their enemies any more than other per-
sons do, but they do all they can to help
them into office.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

AMONG the most successful Of the Wash
ington correspondents are number OF
gentlemen peculiarly gifted in that they see
and hear strange things that don't happen.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

COERCION should be employed in Belfast
as promptly as 1t would be in Cork or Dub
lin under similar circumstances. Murder.
ers should be punished regardless of their
creed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

A PERSON who would suspect Uncle Ran
dali of inhdelity to civil service reform is
base enough to accuse Tom ochiltree OF
preyaricating about the weight Of a trout.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

ABOUT six weeks Of real good old-fash-
Toned tariff debate is just what is needed
now to brace up the nerves and grid up the
loins of the republic.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

No MAN Of foreign birth who has not en-
tered in good faith on the process OF nat
uralization should be permitted to own
land in the United States.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

THE bogus butter bill is expected to pass
the Senate. The fate at the other end OF
the avenue is debatable question.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

TO-DAY closes the twenty-seventh week
of the session Of Congress, and the country
is still laundering for the promised tarifl
debate
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

LADY CHURCHILL will soon be called on
to hustle Granny" through another cam
paiGn.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

SITTING up nights to read Eaton's open
letters has given Randall wan aud
wearied look
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

DEMOCRATIC money is the customary
lubricant of the Prohibition political ma
ching
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
SATURDAY, JUNE 12.


ALBAuGH's-Jcannio winston.
THE MANASSAS PANoRAMA-l5ths st. q Ohio av'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE THEATER. weekly record Of the stage,
drama, music, art, literature. June. Thea
ter Publishing Company, New York. From
the publishers; 10 cents
A valuable picture Of the mimic world
and its shadows, grave and gay, as they
pass. Also, IL gives important instruction
on various subjects relative TO the improve
ment Of dramatic effect, namely, such as
Gesture by George Edgar Montgomery;
"What the Stage Requires" by Q. M. 8.
Mcclellan, and "Amateur Playwrights."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

by Democratic politicians when they start
in on that line Of lecturing.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
CUT: A STORY OF WEST POINT, BY q.

CUT: A STORY OF WEST POINT BY Gil,
CERyUs, author Of "a Model Wife," dWhite
Feathers" &c. philadelphia J. b. Lippln--
colt Company. For sale by Drentano Bros.
so cents.
So many bad stories have been written
about West Point that we despaired OF
ever reading good one. But the good one
is here. II is full Of love, and the military
academy Of course, nor stops even there,
going on through many incidents OF the re-
belllon period. The dialogue OF the volume
is easy, animated, interesting, and natural;
the description correct, picturesque and
vivid. Ali who have been at West Point,
either as cadets or visitors, will find the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

SOMEBODY'S STORY. by HUGH CONWAY
&c. New York: John w. Lowell Company,
II Vesey street. From the publishers 10
cents.
A popularity, and an interesting one, OF
this little book is that after the printed story
follows fac smile In full OF the hand
writing thereof by the author. The incl
dents relate to farmers daughter who,
attracted by the romance Of the stage, be-
comes an actress. Her trials, failures, sue
cesses lead the reader along through various
and exciting scenes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

A deeply interesting history Of the life
and times OF woman OF genius, wife OF
Percy Bysshe Shelley, England's greatest
lyrical poet. 1t is largely and most accept
ably composed OF extracts from her novels,
her letters, and journals; Byron, Leigh
Hunt, Charles Lamb, and others, the illus
It. Above all, the center figure OF any
group, arises the beautiful form, the loving,
devoted, glorious soul OF this wonderful
woman. Helen Moore's part is well done,
carefully, tenderly, appreciatiyely, and the
warmest public applause, to which she is
certainly entitled, We may confidently ex-
pect to be her reward.