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Year: 1879

THE nomination of General GARFIELD for
the Speakership by the Republicans oc-
CURED in the natural course of events, for it
was compliment that could only be be-
slowed upon the acknowledged leader of
the minority party, and this General GAR
FIELD is now most emphaticalIy recognized
TO be. But it was also nomination that
reflected credit upOn the party itself for it
was an Endorsement of the progressive I'M
pulses and thorough adherence to principle
for which he is noted.
Year: 1879

BLACKBURN had the manhood and cour-
age to come down gracefully. 1t is not the
first time, nor will it be the last, that he has
yielded TO the mandates of that sneaking
intriguer the Cipher Ogre of Gramercy Park.
Year: 1879

WHERE are the managers of the reception
to WADE HAMPTON? He will be hobbling
along this way in due time, and if his adj
mirers are not on the alert, will slip into the
Senate without giving them an opportunity
to display their mudsill alteration Of his
qualities as statesman and a patriot
Year: 1879

THE arrival OF General JOE JOHNSTON on
Monday instantly restored discipline in the
ranks of the Coniederates in and around the
National Capitol. The Confederate Briga-
diers fell into ranks as of old, and went into
the Speakership contest under his command
i'll gallant style; and they would have won
the victory if lie had had few more hours
in which 10 perfect his plans.
Year: 1879

o-MoRRow the Senate will complete its
organization by chosing its elective officers.
Among them will be chaplain. For this
place the well-known blind preacher, MIL
BURN, is n candidate; but it is irreverently
suggested that he will not do For the
next two years the duties of chaplain in
that body will be very onerous, and their
faithful performance will demand the ex-
ortiOn OF q man who is wide-awake-oue
with his eyes open all the while
Year: 1879

"TnE great 'prerogatige of the presideDt'
is what the Stalwarts are calling the veto
power. The great prerogative of the people is
the right to govern the country after their
own iashion.-P0si.


If this Government were Democratic
mob, instead of an organization based upon
the Constitution and laws, then there might
he some point in the logic of our cotem-
porary. As it is, the above is the mere
vaporing of disordered mind. In 1861 y
portion of the people undertook to exer-
else the right TO govern the country after
o. their own fashion," but they ran against
something aud got hurt. Some people
never learn anything by experience.
Year: 1879

The Chicago T,iJuue credits tho Washington
post with being the national organ of the Dem
ocratic party This is about as bad as credit
ing The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN of Washing.
ton with being the organ Of President Hayes
Toledo Commercial.


THIS habit OF crediting" newspapers
with being the organs of this man or that
party is growing one, and in the instance
above quoted it is not altogether inappro-
priately applied The local Democratic Or
gan here in Washington is nothing at all,
not even a newspaper, if it is not a reflex Of
the general skullduggery and especial se-
dition of the Bourbons in Congress assem-
bled. As for the President and THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, we have only to say
that we are reioiced on occasion to reflect
his views through these columns when they
meet with our Stalwart concurrence. But
such occasions are not frequent, the very
opposite thereof being The general rule, for
the reason that the President IS more apt,
under existing circumstances, to follow THE
REPUBLICAN than 1t is to follow him.
RANDALL is the fgure-head of the De-
mocraCy, TO be sure; but lie is far from be-





ing the vicarious personal or physical en-
bodment of that party which elected him
to be Speaker for policy's sake, and because
it was afraid to carry out TO its logical re-
suit the reassertiOn Of Southern power in
the Democratic ranks The real animus of
the Bourbons, TO whose cowardiCe he owes
his election, is evinCed in the following ex-
tract from an editorial in the New Orleans
Times, printed day or two before Congress
met:


They tell us that Mr.. RANDALL has sup.
poTters among the Southern members Ii
there be any such members, wo say that they
are renegades at least in that respect, We
say to these gentlemen that If they support
| RANDALL for the Speakership they will be
| false to their constituents aud TO their breth-
ren of the South. They will bo giving aid
and comfort to the man who symbolizes and
| incarnates the antagonsm TO the South, and
| who is so saturated with the hostility he typl'
| fies that il amounts TO II personal question as
| against any and every Southern measure. III
| they do this thing, the day will come when
they will bitterly repent their error and when
| the CONSTITUENCIES Of every Southern district
| will denounce thom--just as we here pledge
ourselves to denOunCe aud to pursue with de
nnnciation the representative of Louisiana
| who shall be base enough TO bcirlend or pros
| per RANDALL in any plan he ohershes
Year: 1879

Margaret Neale, a girl of twenty or
thereabouts, sat on low, broad stone
at the edge of the cliff that overhung the
sea. Her features were irregular, but
she had a certain dark, gypsy-like beauty
of her own. Her hands were clasped
about her knees; there was a hard, set
look about the unsmiling mouth; and
the eyes, that were sometimes most ten
der, had dangerous light in them as
they gazed steadfastly off over the dark
ening sea to n distant horizon, still red
with the reflected glow of the sunset.


At little distance, but with his back
toward her, and his steel-blue eyes just
as steadfastly bent in the opposite direc-
ton, stood Matthew Erickson, hand
some young fellow enough, in the rough
dress of miner, tall, strong and ruddy,
with full, curling, chestnut beard, and
hair of the same rich color. A blue rib
bon dangled from his left hand.


There had evidently been quarrel
and love quarrel in a struggling min
ing hamlet on the northwest coast oi
England does not differ greatly from one
in scattered fishing hamlet on the east
ern coast of Maine. Forms of speech
may differ, but love and anger are much
the same the wide world over.


Tired of the silence at length, the
young miner sauntered away with an all
of assumed Indifference, and picking uI
handful of pebbles, slowly tossed them
one by one, into the waves below. Mar
Year: 1879

Among the many new and peculiar
aids to material comfort in the metro
polls, writes New Y ork correspondent,
no single one contributes more at a cheap
er rate than the district telegraph sys-
tern. 1t includes, as you doubtless
know, p messenger, police and fire SER
vice. but it also includes an escort SER
vice, which is comparatively little
known, which, as it is for the special
use and behoof Of unprotected women,
ought to be widely understood. Sup
pose a lady chance to stay over night in
town and desire to go to the theater or
opera. but has no one to attend her.
She simply leaves Der address and 50 at
the nearest district telegraph Office, and
at the proper time a weu-dressed, well
hammered man presents himself, and
takes her to the play house, buying the
tickets, paying car fares, etc. for which
she of course, supplies the funds. The
man is quiet and modest, and in no
possible way distinguished from the
lady's husband, brother or friend; so
that, so far as all practical aid is con-
cerned, she is just as well off as if her
natural guardians were with her. At
first glance it might be supposed there
would be little need of any such SER
vice; but in a great city like New York
there are hundreds and thousands of
women who have no man belonging to
them, and who must either stay ut home
or put themselves to the annoyance of
taxing the good will of somebody upon
whom they have no recognized claim.
The fact that this branch of the district
service is growing constantly and steadi-
ly shows how great was the need of it
here
Year: 1879

yet. But / want to tell you something
just to keep your heart up, for he looks
like ghost. There was a great doctor
from New York up here last week to
look at his poor eyes, and he told Sam
there was a chance for him yet-just
one chance in a hundred


docs he know it?" asked Neg,
tremulously, her color coming and go
ing. She was but a woman, after all.
Only blindness would have brought her
there.


No, and you must not tell him. The
doctor said so most particularly. Will
you go up rowP"


He had been sitting in the sun by the
window all day brooding. They had
been very kind to him, these people,
but kindness wears itself out after
awhile. What was to become of him?
The wages he had laid up were wasting
away. Tue early northern winter would
soon set in. He shivered as he thought
of the fierce winds, the pitiless, drifting
SHOWS. There was nothing a blind man
could do herei If he were only at home
in Rysdyk! Would Meg be sorry for
him, he wondered, if she knew how
desolate he was, how lonely in this
strange landP If he were at home he
could learn to weave baskets like old
Timothy. Here he was just a dead
weight.


"Some one to see him from the old
countryP'


He turned his sightless eyes toward
the door where Meg was entering noise
less as spirit, and his face kindled
eagerly. Noiselessly she closed the door
behind her. He was so changed, so
white and worn, that her own heart
stopped its pulsations for a moment.
She feared any sudden shock might over
come him. She dared not speak lest he
should know her voice. Strange that
she had not thought of this before!


He put out his hand vaguely, feeling
the presence he could not see.


"You are very welcome" he said.
"But do not know who it is. Who
are youp"


He thought it was some kindly Eng
lishman, who having heard of his mis-
fortunes had come to speak a word of
cheer and comfort.


She gave him her hand, still silently.
A woman's hand ! A swift thrill shot
through his frame and his face flushed
Holding herself still with mighty
effort, Meg knelt by his side, laying her
hand upon his knee.


His hand touched i.er hair, her fore
head, her lips. She gave a low cry,
trembling like leaf


"Speak to me, quick" he whispered,
hoarsely.


Matt!n


"Oh, Meg, my Meg!"-S'mday After-
Year: 1879

Always water plants with a sponge.
Get the large coarse kind and youwill save
yourself much annoyance and spattered
walls.


When the hams are taken down they
should be dampened all over with thick
starch then a thick coat of black pepper
rub it on till they are black with it and
every crevice filed. Then hung up in
dark smoke-house nothing will ever mo-
lest them.


The Partisan method of cleaning black
silk is to brush and wipe it thoroughly,
lay it on Il flat table with the side up which
is intended to show, and sponge with hot
coffee strained through muslin. Allow it
to become partially dry then iron.


The prudent housewife who, on account
of ''hard times has decided not to re-
paper the sitting-room. as desirable. will
find the old paper very much improved in
appearance by simply rubbing it well with
flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal


Never carpet the kitchen floor. 1t catch
es all the dirt, grease and odors OF cook
ing. Stain or paint the floor, then spread
down pieces of carpet in front of the
lounge, table or wherever necessary.
They can easily be taken up, shaken and
aired


Fruit spots are removed from white and
fast-colored cottons by the use of the chl0-
ride of soda. Commence by cold-soaping
the article, then touch the spot with hair
pencil or a feather dipped in the chloride,
dipping it Immediately into cold water to
prevent the texture of the article being in
jured.


To remove grease from silk. take
lump of magnesia and rub it wet over the
spot; let it dry. then brush the powder of
and the spot will disappear; or take vis-
iting card separate it and rub the spot with
the internal part, and it will disappear
without taking the gloss off the silk


A Notwithstanding tincture is made as
follows: One ounce of gum camphor and
one ounce powdered shell of red pepper
are macerated in eight ounces of strong
alcohol for seven days and then strained
With this the furs or cloths are sprinkled
over and rolled up in sheets. This remedy
is used in Russia under the name of Chi
nese tincture for MOTHS" aud is found
very effective.
Year: 1879

A THWARTED CoNsPIRACY.-The
election laws stand Repeal and nulli-
fcation are both defeated. The war
fare Of the Democratic leaders against
the safeguards of the ballo,.box ends
in failure. But no thanks to them for
the country's escape They have done
their worst, and they stop only because
they cannot coerce the President and
because they dare no longer defy pub
lie sentiment Had they not been the
most reckless aud incapable managers,
they would have forecast the issue and
considered where they were coming
out. But, instead Of acting like either
honest or prudent men, they rashly
plunged int, the controversy With
out understanding where it would
lead them, aud the result is that they
have exposed their purposes without
carrying their ends, and have given
the country timely warning Of what
they would do if they had the power.
They have presented scandalous
spectacle Of mingled incompetence and
depravity, and the public judgement
will brand them equally as blunders
and ofenders.-Azbany Eoeniug Jour-
nal.
Year: 1879

The Empress of Germany, at the
celebration of her golden wedding wore
a dress and train Of gold color, with a
tiara and necklace of brilliants. Queen
Victoria sent to the Imperi'l pair a
gift of magnificent majoIica plateau
about "a inches in diameter. The
groundwork is composed of gold of such
richness that the painted cupids and
and flowers scattered over it look as if
were raised on background ofbeaten
gold.
Year: 1879

Emeline Noble is the name of a
large woman who few days since called
on President Hayes in his upp roomIat
the White House, and demanded with
the utmost promptness and absence of
reserve that he marry her there and
then on the spot Realizing that be
had lunatic on his hands, the Presi
dent quietly told her that be would
have to go down and see Mrs. Hayes.
and as he got out of the way of the
tall strapping young woman he called
two police officers, who took charge of
her. Upon taking her to the station
she was found to have $3.50 in her
pocket. while her appearance showed
that she belonged to people of COM
Portable means She was sent to the
Government Insane Hospital, where
it was found that her people resided at
Fremont, Ind. They telegrapbed to
have her sent home.
Year: 1879

Charles Dickens comfortable OLD
maid sster-in- law, Miss Hogarth, is
with the help of Miss Dickens, prepar-
ing for publication new collection Of
Dickens letters, which it. is now an
nounced will not appear till some time
in the Fall. They cannot help being
interesting in biographical way, for
G. D. wrote mainly about himself. He
constantly rominds one of the bright
saving that "a self made man always
worships his creator
Year: 1879

Prejudice is sometimes apt to interfere
with our comfort in life. and to cause US
to do injustice to some worthy article or
object, This was exemplifed in the ex-
perience of very worthy lady, short
time ago.


Her daughter was firm believer in the
efficacy of PoND's EXTRACT, but such was
the elder lady's prejudice against it, term
ing it quack medicine, she would not al
low it in the house.


1t happened that the mother severely
burned her hand with the fre-poker, and
while suffering intensely, the younger lady,
without intimatating her intention, dressed
her hand with the Extract, from a bottle
she kept secreted iu her own room. Relief
from pain was instantaneous, and the re-
suit was marvellously satisfactory; and
when the patient was made acquainted
with the remedy doing her so much good,
she acknowledged herself in the wrong,
and ever afterward was warm advocate
of POND's EXTRACT,
Year: 1879

No use of having the cAills. no use of
headache,or any of the ills that come from
disordereo or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-wili
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

IT has been commonly said that the
cold water poem, "The Old Oaken Buck
et," was inspired by glass of brandy.
A writer in the Boston Herald afirms
the truth of the story. and tells it as
personal recollection. Samuel Wood
Waxth, the author, was a printer, and
was employed in an Office in Chambers
street, New York. One day he dropped
into Mallory's barroOm, in Franklin
street, to get some brandy and water.
The liquor was excellent, and Wood
worth remarked that it was superior to
anything he ever tasted. NO." said
comrade, "there was one thing that
you and / used to think far surpassed
this in the way of drinkg." "What was
that ?" asked Woodwork, obviously.
Fresh spring water that we used to
drink from the old oaken bucket that
hung in the well, after our return from
the hay field on sultry day in summer"
The rhythm of the phrase, "The old oak
en- bucket that hung in the well" struck
Woodwork at once, and the picture Of
the well at his boyhood home came to
his mind. Within few hours he had
completed the poem.
Year: 1879

81 OF Gen. Washington's dislike for pro-
family picturesque story is related. In
the summer of 1881 man who was
ploughing in a field near Fishkill road
became very impatient with some diff
Guilty in his work, and began to pour
forth violent oaths. Just then three
horsemen in military undress, who were
riding by, paused, and one of them ask
ing for information concerning the road,
thanked the ploughman for his answer.
and added: my friend, am older than
you, have many times been placed in
positions of difficulty and danger, and
have had many things to perplex and
annoy me, but have always found that
it did no good to get angry; and that
neither broken ploughs nor anything
else can be mended or made better By
the use profane of language" and with
bow he rode on. 1t was General Wash
ington.
Year: 1879

All the cattle in the Cars dOminions
that may be struck with the plague. or
that may be suspected of being affected
by it, are to be promptly slaughtered.
according to recent order of the Rus
sian Government The carc;lSseS are to
be either burned or buried deeply in the
ground, and the stables in which they
have been kept are to be thoroughly dis
infected. The owners of cattle thus dis
posed of are to be remunerated, on con-
ditiOn that they have at once reported
to the authorities the appearance of the
epidemic
Year: 1879

Mr.. FOSTER talked to the point the
other day when he reminded the colored
men of Delaware, Ohio, that the Repub-
lican party had given them, by the three
great amendments to the Constitution,
liberty. citizenship and suffrage, in spite
of the persistent opposition of the De-
mocracy, and when he told them that if
their brethren in the South had been al
lowed free ballot last year there would
be twenty-five or thirty Southern Re
publican members of the House of Rep
making that body Republi-
can instead of Democratic. q. .
Year: 1879

Snow is shovelled out of q large gran
ite building in Boston every morning,
and the boys may play at snowballing in
a temperature Of 90 degrees, if they are
quick about it. This building is ware
house for the storage of perishable pro-
visions, and the air in it is kept at 40 by
refrigeration and ammonia. The snow
gathers constantly in the machine room.
Year: 1879

CERTAINLY NO one can doubt the Dem
ocracy of the Philadelphia "Record,"
50 long as Democracy does not mean to
be blind adhesion to party whether
right or wrong. We recommend its
language to the careful consideration of
the "Gazette" in relation to the Mis-
sissippi bulldozsrs: "It is time for the
leaders OF the Mississippi Democracy to
take action in this matter. The blood
of the victim lies upon their hands.
There is more true freedom In Russia
or Afghanistan than there is in Missis
sippi II the right of a citizen to offer
himself for Office or t, exercise unintim-
idated his right Of CHOICE is to be deter
mined for him by shot guns in the
hands Of desperadoes."
Year: 1879

GEORGIA WAS one Of those Southern
to which attention was directed
by Democratic organs as sample OF
honest Democratic government after it
had got rid of the radical carpet bag
gers, but there is not 50 much said just
now since Goldsmith the Attorney Gen
eral has been impeached and whose
trial before the State Senate was com
menced at Atlanta on Thursday. The
offences which are laid at the door of
Goldsmith are the most vulgar and
meanest kind Of thieving and rascality,
throwing completely into the shade
everything Of dishonest character
ever dreamed of by Republican carpet
baggers. He is accused Of thieving di-
rectly and indirectly, in small sums
and in large sums, and when the com
mittee Of the Legislature that was ap-
pointed to investigate his affairs called
upon him he attempted to bribe them
to act in his interest. This pilfering is
said to have been going on for many
years, indeed ever since the "Thieving
Radicals" as the "Gazette" calls them,
were bulldozed out of power in the State
and the honest Democracy succeeded to
power. We have distinct recollection
Of the Democratic papers Of this city,
the whole of them, going almost into
rapturss Of praise over the honesty of
the State Government Of Georgia, but
we notice that these same papers have
no word of condemnation for the whole.
sale thieving of Georgia's Attorney
General. Ifa Radical had been caught
in even the semblauce Of dishonesty,
what howl Of indignation would have
gone up from the Wilmington organs.
If such state of things had ever been
rumored about Republican State Gov.
ernment in the South, we should have
been pointed to it as one Of the justif-
cations Of the southern suppression Of
Repu blicanism. The introduction Of the
shotgun and tissue paper policy ofthe
South which has given the Southern


Democracy possession of the State Gov
ernments, do not seem TO have improv-


ed matters very much so tar as common


h onesty is concerned.
Year: 1879

IT MAY be true that the "GaZette
has in general way condemned the
use of deadly weapons, but when the
weapons were used for killing Republi-
cans and Independent Democrats in the
South, the rebuke was of an exceeding
ly mild nature, and indeed in its report
of the killing of Dixon, and its COM
ments ON the same, we have failed to
see that condemnation of which it
boasts as a virtue. 1t also complains of
our misconstruction of its language,
which from its biased manner of treating
the subject, could not be construed
into any other meaning than that of an
apology for the murder of Dixon. Here
is sample of its apologies for Barks-
dale the assassin "In the fight be-
tween Dixon and Barksdale, it seems
that the latter saved his own life by
killing his opponent. "


All who have read the reports Of the
killing will readily see the misconstruc-
ton put upon the fight by the above
quotation, and then unprejudiced peo-
pie will fully justify us iu our view of
the position taken by the Gazette. {"
Here is the true report of the shooting
as reported by both Republican and
Democratic organs: "Dixon was walk
ing down the east side Of Main street,
and when opposite Hausman's saloon
he was hailed by Barksdale, who stood
on the opposite side of the street with a
double barreled shotgun, loaded with
buckshot ready cooked in his hand.
Dixon never saw his slayer until he
hailed him. and was taken by surprise.
He turned toward Barksdale, and Barks-
dale's friends claim that he attempted
to draw lis pistol, the only weapon he
had. 1t is supposed that Dixon, seeing
that Barksdale was so much better arm.
ed than he, attempted to get out of the
way. As he did so Barksdale fired, put
ting four buckshot in his victims
back. "


Let our readers read this report and
then read the "Gazette's " side Of the
story as quoted above and they will see
who misconstrues things, and we sup
pose We need hardly say to intelligent
readers this very apology offered by the
" Gazette y" is in justification of the as
sassination Of Dixon, and is not much
of a rebuke of the use Of deadly weap-
ons. There can be no doubt of the in
ward satisfaction of the "Gazette" at
the assassination of Dixon.