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Year: 1875

'Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina,
is q statesman of that honest, independent
sort that is needed to save his party or his
State. A party may need good cutting at
times, for its good, and Mr.. Chamberlain ad-
ministers it faithfully and kindly. The thick
and-thin partisan cannot understand such a
man; and we might have expected that the
Washington REPUBLICAN, would have been
provoked at his refusal to commission Whip
per and Moses as judges. 1t calls him 'po-
iitical coward'-which is about the last thing
he is-and smooth, oily traitor .'"-N Y.
Independent.


Our semi-religious and wholly Northern
Pacific railroad cotemporary is sadly mis-
taken. Gov. Chamberlain is not trying to
save his party; but is trying to sell it out
TO the Democracy. We know that Whip
per and Moses may be both incompetent
and corrupt, and we have never said any
thing to the contrary. But we know
further that their election to be judges was
due entirely to the jesuitical manipulation
of South Carolina politics by Gov. Cham
berlain and his chief organ, the Democratic
Charleston Ne1cs and Courier We admit
that the party in South Carolina needs
good cutting at times, and we point with
pride to the fact that the NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN was. the first newspaper Of
prominence and respectability outside of
the State to expose the true character Of
this infamous villain, Frank Moses. We
did II, however, as "thick-and-thin par
tisan," within the party, and were care
full at the time to show that the party
would risk nothing by banishing him
from place.and power. Subsequently Gov.
Chamberlain and his Democratic friends
succeeded in forcing the Legislature Of the
State into an attitude of defiance, because
the members of that body plainly saw that
he was attempting to hand over the State
and the patronage of his office to the OPP
position. Under these circumstances the
almost objectionable blunder of this un-
fortunate election of judges was committed.
If Chamberlain had been q true man and
an uncompromising Republican, instead of
q cringing seeker after social recognition
at the hands Of Democratic native South
Carolinians, who despise him for his
Yankee" birth, he would have moulded
the party inclination in the direction he
promised when he was inaugurated to be
Governor. Those promises were to reform
the party for its own sake and for the sake
of the sacred principles it represents. OF
course, Chamberlain will use this puff
from the Independent as proof that he is
sustained in his course by the moral senti-
ment of the Republican party in the North.
1t was, no doubt, written for the purpose
OF enabling him tofuse ii in that way.
He is welcome TO all that kind Of
aid he can get Every one who knows
Year: 1875

THE prompt action of the Administration
in the cases of the Second Comptroller and
Third Auditor, together with some of their
subordinates, may be taken as gentle re-
minder that accounting officers of the Treas
ury are expected to examine and determine
the validity of claims for themselves, and
not pass them upon the avouchments of
others, even though the latter may be mem
bers of Congress. Perhaps it may also ad-
monish members of the National Legisla.
ture that it is their province to make laws
governing the procedure of accounting Off
GERS, but that debating to these officers their
duties in an individual capacity is travelling
outside of their representative orbit.
Year: 1875

The announcement and classification of
the names of ladies who will receive their
friends New Years Day is matter of
great importance to all concerned, first to
the lady whose house is to be open, and
next to her acquaintances, and to both
possible annoyance is saved by it. No un-
authorized announcement will be made In
our list, but all who propose to receive are
invited 10 communicate to US the fact.
The column will be kept open until 10
tonight
Year: 1875

Tomorrow morning we shall publish
list of those who will receive their friends
New Years Day. This list will include
only those names we are authorized in
writing to publish, and will be kept open
till 12 o'clock tonight. Great pains
and care will be taken on our part to make
it complete and satisfactory, and it will
certainly be the largest.
Year: 1875

We deem it only proper to inform our
business patrons Of the grand opportunity
they will have tomorrow morning Of
commanding widespread attention to their
interests with the public. An immense
and very interesting edition of the Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN will be printed, and
it will be specially adapted to family read
ing and information for the heads of house
holds. A hint to the wise is sufficient.
The counting room will be open till 12
tonight for the reception of business
fayors
Year: 1875

The Democratic Congressman came to Wash
ington with the openly-ayowed intention of in
vestigating everything. If they sle in earnest
why should they object to an investigation of
the Mississippi election frauds!
Year: 1875

To-day the ladies connected with ST. Brldgeti
church (Roman Catholicl VIII open grand fair in the
school room in Eighth street. avenue b. The pro
goods Of the fair are intended for the relief o
the poor Of that portion Of the city
and the support OF the parochia school
attached to the church Among the numerous attrac-
lions that will be presented TO the notice OF visitors
and patrons will be large quantity and variety Of
Limerick lace, purchased by Father Mooney his
last visit TO ireland for the purpose of encouraging
IRISH industry and enterprise As there is an immense
number o suffering and worthy poor the district In
which Father MONEYS church is situated the faithful
cannot do too much to aid and the pastor his
efforts to raise fund to help them during the coming
Year: 1875

charity fair Is now in progress at the Church OF
ST. James tRoman Catholic in James street, the pro-
ceeds OF which TO be devoted 10 the repairing and
alteration OF certain portions OF the sacred ednce
Tho fair will last weeks at least and under the
supervision OF the ndcfatigable pastor, Rev Father
Farrelly VIII no doubt prove complete sue
cess 10 add to the interest Of the fair
large gold headed cane Is 10 be put
an In ctances and Is TO be voted for at 81 head the
cano TO be presented TO whichever OF the Senatorial
candidates. John Morrssey or john Fox, the
majority Of votes bust ol no Mono by the we'll
known sculptor, Charles Roussell, OF Manhattanvic
and the property of County Clerk Walsh will also be
ON exhibition The bust Is of chaste MARBLE surnourtod
on san ancolan ped tal finished in the style OF the
Renaissance.
Year: 1875

Last week ladies fair was opened for the benefit Of
the Church Of the Holy Name in Ninety sixth street,
near the Boulevard The pastor Of the church. Rev.
j. N. Galgar earnestly asks the support of all good
Catholics the church itself Is very poor and Is now
heavily IN debt on account OF numerous assessments
levied on 1t for improvements in the vicinity The fa
Is now in progress and will continue for somc time.
Year: 1875




BRAVERY OF A BRAKEMAN--APRrL q,
ls75.-Geo. B. Granger, brakeman
on the Boston and Lowell Railroad
has earned fame to-day which will
live for generations. He was on du-
ty on the inward Montreal express
and when between Wilmington and
Wobnrn the coupling gave way be-
tween two Of the cars on the forward
part of the train and the engine and
two or three Of the cars which were
held to it being thus relieved of the
weight of the half dozen cars behind
Immediately y ran away from them.
When the detachment took place the
train was running at the rate Of thir-
~ five miles per hour At this mo-
mcnt Granger was sitting at the win
dow of the last car in the first part of
the train, and seeing the bell rope
quickly draw, observed the break in
second, and Immediately jumped to ac-
ton. He knew that if the bellrope
sounded the engineers bell, the engi-
nccr would stop the train, and the
rear would crash against the front,
so he rapidly pulled the rope to-
ward him from the rear and speedily
detached it. He then ran through the
train, clambercd over the engines
tender in order to cause the engineer
TO accelerate his speed, so as to keep
out of the way of the rear part. Re-
alizing, moreover, that the first inn
pulse of the engineer, who stood with
his hand on the lever would be to stop
the train, he steped up to him with
forced calmncss, put one hand on his
shoulder and the other on the hand
that held the lever, and said, "Don't
stop" Having put the engineer on
guard he pointed out the danger Pas,
sengers who were anxiously watching,
say the engineer when the danger be-
came apparent to him, turned pale but
cool, and at once put on all
possible speed to keep out of the way
If the detached part of the train,
which was laundering along behind.
This done, the engineer blew his sig
lal to put on the brakes, hoping the
brakeman or some one else on the rear
# the troin would hear and act upon
he signal, but no one did, and the
ace was thus kept up for a couple of
niles, with imminent risk of u col.
ision, and no one IN the rear part of
he train conscious of danger. Fortu-
lately the up-train for Lawrence came
long at this critical juncture, and the
ngineer taking in the situation sound
4 his whistle, and by this means
reused the brakeman on the detached
,rtion of the train, who soon avcrted
,rther danger by applying his brakes.
ut for the GOODNESS apd prompt ac-
on of Granger a terrible accident
as incvitable.-N Y. Herald.


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Year: 1875

The number of Mormons who
practice polygamy is said not to
exceed two thousand.


There are more Jews in the city
Of New York than in the Holy
Land.


In one of Abraham Lincoln's
first cases he appeared to defend a
man accused of murder. The evil
dence told strongly against the
prisoner, but, having suddenly and
unexpectedly received succor, Mr..
Lincoln arose and said that, as the
case stood, he could not look for
anything but verdict against his
client, but he asked permission to
put a new and very material wit
ness upon the stand. He then
called his witness, who proved to
be the murdered" man.
Year: 1875

New Goods in. Every Department., including


our Entire Importation for this Fall
Our policy throughout long business career
has been to give the best possible value fer the
prices paid.


TO- inexperienced purchasers will find it to
their advantage so deal with us from the fact
that all goods are marked IN plain figures


HAMILTON EASTER u SONS.
Year: 1875

Our Sales of Dress Goods have been immense this being far beyond largest expectations but the areOur goods have been bought cheap We have marked them at such small profit All ask of any to look stock of Dress Goods before they purchase look at other stocks of one price and you will find you from to 25c yard, and often by purchasing from Our stock of
Year: 1875

EEPIEMBER t.

 Four days later, cara mia, and I am not as tired and cross as little bear. as when l left of writing, the other night. have loads to write about. I told you before about tue fipperskippet Ellen, whose path led among dangers unless she mend ed her ways, and now know was right. That man how I hate his curling black hair, and his red cheeks, and his beefy, sensuous mouth, his beautiful whiskers, and elegant expanse of manly chest GOV cred with such fine linen even when he was going trouting He looks like tiger cat when he attempts smile. and his character is written all over his face. as it seems to me. And there that foolish
Year: 1875

The tableaus ammo unced to be given at
the Stonewall jackson Hall on the seven.
teenth and eighteenth instant, will be
given instead at the Moreau Street Church,
same dates. The Old Folks Concert, also
announced to be given at the above named
hall on the nineteenth instant, will take
place at the same church, for the Sunday
school Of which it is to benefit. These
changes were made necessary to accommo-
date the large numbers who have bought
tickets, and others who will undoubtedly
go, the hall not being large enough for the
purpose of the entertainments.
Year: 1875

The sheriff of the parish of Orleans
sells at auction this day at p NJ, in the
yard at or near the depot of the New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas railroad, on the
levee at the foot of Girod street, First Dis.
trict of this city, a lot of lumber or timber.
Year: 1875

THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP co. TO PROVIDE ALL


SEA TRANSPORTATION.


Capt Bourne, Of the Old Dominion Steamship
Co. has informed the Milford News that as soon
as the peach season opens, his company will put
on line of steamers between Lewcs and
Boston. The trip can be made in thirty Elk
hours, and without transshpment or handling.
example, will leave Lewes this evening and with
only one day at sea arrive at Boston in tile mid
die Of the next night and be delivered to con-
signees before daylight. This carriage at sea,
with no dust aud the cool sea breeZes sweeping
through 1t, the fruit will very well bear, and
come out at Boston in first-rate condition.
Year: 1875

Billiards is the best of all indoor
games. When properly played it com
bines within itself something of the
scientific character of chess without its
silence, and much Of the enjoyment be-


longing to cards without the gambling
element. There is sufficient excitement
in a good game Of billiards to enable the
player to dispense altogether with wagers
and enough of interest to provide ra-
tonal amusement for a whole room.full
Of lookers-on. 1t is a game which ad-
mits of the most scientific calculation,


while at the same time it is by no means
devoid of frequent strokes of chance and
good luck. This combination of science
and chance forms, indeed, one of the
most attractive features of the game; for
while good player may fairly reckon
upon winning by virtue of his knowledge
and skill, bad one need not despair.


Billiards, too, may be placed in the cate
CORY of athletic games, for an active
player walks two miles round aud about
the table every hour he plays. Says
George Frederick Pardon, the late
VIM. Goblet used to say that the use of
no instrument brought so many muscles
into play as the spade" But for my
part, prefer the billiard cue; for by its
use a certain degree of motion is i'm
parted to every part of the body. Bill
liards gives exercise to the legs and


arms, while it expands the chest and
at the same time employs and diverts
the mind. Every person likes to exhibit
whatever skill and aptitude he possesses.
The orator is never so pleased as when
he engages an attentive audience; the
actor is never so delighted as when be
hears the applause Of boxes, pit and gal.
lery; the artist is never 80 enterely in
love with his art and with himself as
when he sees discriminating crowd
about his picture; the musician is never
so fully impressed and encouraged with
the divinity Of harmony as when he
glances upward into the entranced faces
Of bis hearers; the huntsman never SO
fully believes in the exhilarating inhu.
ence Of the chase, the cricketer never 80
entirely gives himself up to the require
ments of his Rnimating exercise, the
oarsman never pulls so Justify, the aero,
bat never jumps so feBrlessly, the pedes.
trian never runs so swiftly, and few OF us
do anything so satisfactorily, as when
Year: 1875

there are lockers on to appreciate and
applaud. So also, the billiard-player
never acquits himself so well as in a
crowded room. If you want to see good
play, you must witness it in the public
room; but if you would play well your
self, you must practice steadily and IN.
remittingly at the private table.
Year: 1875

Of his once vast property. His daily
life is quiet one, and leads him but
little within the scope Of public OBJ
servation; he is simple and unostenta-
tious in manner, and appears rather to
avoid than to court popular notice, NOV
ing along in the even tenor Of his way.
contented to pursue his peaceful and


modest mission in life undisturbed by
useless regrets over the past, or longing
for the future.
Year: 1875

A Lady in Hartford Times.l


SARATOGA, August, 1915 And
so many fat women We begin to think
there is an exhibition of them on hand
something after the fashion of baby
show. There are fat women to the left
of US, fat women to the right of US, fat
women to the front of us, and fat women
to the back of us, until they must reach
the six hundred" of Tennyson's Light
Brigade at Balaklava. The more flesh
they carry about the more they adorn it;
and the fat women bear off the palm in
conspicuous dressing. Great diamonds
nestle in folds OF fat, and rest on bunches
of Aesh like the velvety cushions that
jewelers. display in their show cases;
aud the way they plaster on the paint is
"a caution" as Bridget used to say.
Years ago the JOY of my heart was an
old rubber doll, that | named Distress
ing" on account of its scanned and
cracked face that l was in the habit Of
filling with putty. These painted women
strikingly resemble old puttied-up "Dis.
tressing, some of them being unable to
smile or wink for fear of cracking their
faces We have not seen one natural
genuine appearing woman in all this
oyerdressed crowd.
Year: 1875

Pierre Gregoire Tousaint Beauregard
is now a resident of New Orleans and
daily wanders through the haunts Of men
one of the most quiet and unobtrusive
of gentlemen. He is now fifty-eight
years ofage, but such is his careful and
rigid system of living that he looks to be
only fifty and promises to live to ripe
old four.score or more. Since be dotted
the gray and yielded to the fate of war,
Beauregard has philosophically accepted
the situation, and has made tia ruling
principle of his later life to shun as
plague political discussions, and sternly
irown upon the slightest incident dealing
in even the remotest degree with the
reawakening Of the dead issues of the
war. | have said that he is quiet gen.


leman. | may add that he is intensely
so, To look at him he gives you the
impression that he loves not the society
Of mankind and prefers to keep himself
to himself. Although exceedingly
wealthy at the outbreak of the war, he
suffered the reverses OF fortune incident
to so many thousand Southrons during
that epoch, and now enjoys but a
moderate competence derived from his
services az President Of street railway
company, and the rental Of the remnant
Year: 1875

WILL BUY A QUARTER BOND OF THE
w Industrial Exhibition Company Of New
York.


Each Quarter Bond participates in -Four
series allotments every year, until it is re-
deemed.


The following Premiums show what any
Bond may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one. quarter Of the below named pre-
Year: 1875

VISITING FIREMEN. This morning, body OF
Philadelphia iremen who were on pleasure
excursion down the river came into the harbor
and made an informal visit to this CITY, calling
at several of the engine houses and inspecting
the apparatus. No formal reception was ex-
tended them, but all due courtesy was shown.
Year: 1875




Hon. Kasson, in = speech IN Iowa,
on the occasion of decorating soldiers
graves gave the following incident, in
reference to the course of Russia in the
late war


ga member Of Parliament told me
in 1858, at London, in answer to my
question why the governing classes
of England were hostile to our UaiOn
that I'VE were growing too great, too
powerful it would be better for the
peace OF the world If We were diYid-
ed That be spoke the sense OF his
Government was apparent from
their consent to the escape Of rebel
warlike craisers from their ports to
destroy our commerce, and put US
back twenty years In our race for the
commercial control OF the seas. We
are much indebted TO the Queen of
England, and to Prince Albert person.
ally, that her Government did not
yield to the proposition of the French
Emperor. None of the governments
save Russia took the nob.er part of an
active friendship for our Union. When
the letter OF the French Govern
ment came to the Car, and suggested
that it was the direct Interest of the
great mOnarchies 10 have our republic
divided and broken, his minister sub
mitted to him a reply simply decIin-
ing the proposition. Bat the great
hearted Emperor was our true friend.
He said to his minister. You do not
go far enough. Tell Napoleon that
the republic has freely chosen its form
OF Government, and does not attempt
to interfere with ours I; tell him they
have as much right to their form as
we have to ours and tell him further,
Prince, that if he attempts to inter-
fere with them, I lDW strike him p In
twenty-four hours that answer was
on tbs way to Paris. God bless Rus
sia for her faithful friendship! That
dispatch went far to shorten the war,
If it was not also an important factor
in the triumph of the Union. Never
theless, the rebel agents were allowed
to build warlike cruisers in the French
ports, and the French government
1OOltld not see it until our spies had
secured the original contracts. and
our minister had laid them before
their eyes"
Year: 1875

Certain kinds of mistaken polite
ness, sincere as they are, are absur d
enough to be grotesque, A common
mistake OF this sort With some persons,
even in large cities, Is to say, HExcuse
my glove" when they offer their
hand to a casual acquaintance, or on
introduction to stranger. 1t might
be inferred fIom this remark that the
wearing of gloves is extremely rare in
civilized community, or that the
wearer wishes to advertise the extra
ordinary fact that he has gloves. All
be really desires is to appear polite;
never suspecting for q moment that
he is simply ridiculous, II you offer
to shake hands with any one in a place
where it Is customary to wear gloves
you certainly need no excuse for COM
plience with the habit. You might
with equal reason, on receiving a Wis
itor at your house, apologies to him
for not removing your coat before bid
ding him welcome. The superfiaous
phrase probably had its origin in the
days when gloves were clumsy, and
used more for protection than as an
essential of dress. Then the naked
hand was thought 70 be an evidence OF
good will and cordIality. Since gloves
have been universally adopted, the
idea Of asking pardon for wearing
them is an anachronism as well as an
ImprOpriety. Gloves are now made
to fit exactly, SO that, were it courtesy
to take them Offon encountering ones
friends or aequaintances. an amount
of time and trouble would be required
which would inevitably render q
social greeting at once a comical ex-
hibition and bore.
Year: 1875

Most young men at this season of
the Sear find themselves at loss for
such innocent amusement as NAV be
enjoyed without great exertion. Base
ball, rowing and fishing are well
enough in their way; but in very
warm weather they are too exacting
and fatiguing to be entirely satisfae-
tory. IL is not easy, after passing
through hard winter and most dis
appointing spring, to bring the mind
to the inventive point, and hence the
difficulty which is being experienced
just now in preparing a programme
for the hot days that are coming. In
such circumstances we take it for
granted that a little help in the shape
OF suggestions will not be unaeeepta.
BILE. Those who are proposing to
themselves the pleasures of the open
railroad car, or OF the forward part of
the steamboat, should be able to ex-
tract good deal of first-rate fun from
judicious use of chewing tobacco.
Fer the purpose of making the most
out of each paper of "Solacep and
Century," it will be necessary to
take the front outside seats, and to
watch the wind SO as to be ready to
spit when it blows hardest. An ex-
pert person can scatter tobaccO-juice
over an extensive space in this man
ner, and can derive no end Of enjoy
ment from the efforts made by ladies
to prevent it from getting into their
eyes aud dupon their dresses. There
IL no danger from interference Of any
kind. for chewing is not among the
luxuries prohibited in open cars and
on steamboats,. Smoking bad cigars
and foul pipes, under similar cireum-
stances, will be found an exceedingly
agreeable way o. passing an hour,
particularly when extremely sensitive
ladies aud delicate children happen to
be within reach OF the fumes. Print
ed notices requesting gentlemen not
to indulge their propensities in this
respect are perfectly harmless, and
need not be noticed.