Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1881, Page 4

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BARA THE CHICAGO TRINUNE has established branclt ofhees for the recelpt of subscriptiuns und advortisar ments ax follows; . W YORK--Roou 29 Trivune Building. F.T. Mee it OFFICES, Grand Merk street, opposls ‘Tom‘s Cabin.” era-llonae, wt Court-louss, “Unelo Hooley*s Theatre, Ran‘otph atrvos. wen Clore and La Rolle, Encagement of Worrlyan and Hart, “Mulligan Guurde’ Nominge." MeVicker’s Thentves Mndison stro, Letweon Stato and Dearborn Engnyement of the Vokes Fumily, “Bolles of tho Kitehen.”* z : Olvmote ‘Theatre, Clark street. Lettoen Lato and Itandolph, ety entertainmiont- Vari+ Acnidemy of Murte, Valsted street, near Moulison, West Bide, Engage= mentof Tons Venter, “Humpty Dumpty.” THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1831, Mn. Frepencr A, Coskrina, who ac- cuses a member of the Ways and Means Committee in the Inte Housy of having ne- cepted bribes, Is respeetfully but firmly re- quested to bling on his beans, There are thirteen members of the Ways and Means Committee. Of those who were members. when the sugar question was decided one ‘Is now dead, two are’Seuntors, one n. Sena- tor-elect, and oite Is President of the United States, ‘The other eight are, or havo been, lending members of Congress, It will bo seen that Mr. Frederick Conkling fing fired his scatterIng charge of birdshot against a rather distinguished company, We has no right to indulge in vague insinuations against thirteen public men, of whom twelve, by his own admission, sre innocent, Let him be more specific. Name, namet ———— Ir was bound to come, The“Southern newspapers have restrained themselyes tn re Mahone ag long as they could, Now they are baking out again, ‘Ihe Moblle Register observes that Mahone was deseribed by the Federal chlefs when in their front as “ always‘ adungerous mon.” (tHe ls just as “ danger- ous? now to thusy “In his front,’ tc, the Viralula Bourbons.) The Mobile paper eon- tinues in this strat: To-day we tind bim at work In his own Btate, surrounded by thit motley yung ever ready to tread jn the footsteps of every renegade, nud wo seu bin throwing olf the innsk, Sula proffering ehneges and uttermg ciises cycdint hla aitn coune trymen and iis wien party, ehamolesly urging un alliance with the very worst elements and with the vilest scum of tho rable, in his attempt ta drug down bis owo noble old State—the trie diuonal mother of herpes, patriots, and Proul- Peitesto bis own degraded level! Of whata a ‘Tho ftalics aré ours, Could anything be richer in the world than this superb assump- ton of tho Movile paper that the Bourbons of Virginia are Senator Mahone’s “coun- trymen” and “party,” while tho antl-Bour- bons who mnde him Senator aro “scum? and “rabble”? —_——_——— Penuars ‘the beginulng of the end of the strugele at Allmny may be found In the ainouncement unde by Mr. Russell in the dJolnt Assembly yeaterduy when he changed Als vole froin Contcling to Cornell. Ho said: Ou each ballot 1 have thus fur voted for tho return of the Jute distinguished Sguutora, ‘Chey: Were ty choice, und my judginent wt that time Jed mo to give them ty support, Without de- alring to mace any distinction botween these two gentlemen, f regurd Conkling ng the Ideal Scuator. Ibuve, bowaver, Just returned from ny constituents, and am convinced by such avl- dence ns should satisfy any fateeminded person thut ulne-tentus of tho iepubieans there ure. Opposed to the return of the lute Sonators, I dave a duty to porfurm for the Republicans who sent, ing here, and that {9 to give Voice to thofr sentiments, and [therefore vote for Cornell. ‘The reason why tho Reépubileans of Brook- lyn, whom Mr. Russell represents In part fu the New York Legislature, are opposed to tho return of Conkling to the United States Seunto is that they prefer to sustain the Re- publican party rather than gratify the vaulty and malignity of any one man, bo he Conk Ung hhnself, If every mun fn the New York Legislature now voting for Conkling were to take the sams honest view of bis duty that Russull hay taken tho deadlock would not Jast much longer, Conkilng’s vote, in such cise, would be reduced almost to ail, Platt would disappeur altogether, aud the Legis- Juture would soon be able to agree pen two Joyal Republicans to fill the New York vae cancies, eee ‘Tue Hou. James F, Wilson, of Towa, ovl- dently feels that he has rested long enough under the Imputation of being a _rallrend Man and an advocate of monopolies, He is now avowedly in the fleld us a candidate for the United States Senate for tho term beglne nlng Murch 4, 1883, ‘The Legislature electod thls fall will choose the Sunator, Gov, Gear 43 also a canddute, aud bos many clements of strength, not the least of whieh is his entire freedom from railroad. connections, Mr. Wilson has beon known for yeurs ag tho attorney of tho Union Vaelfle Hallway, aud of other railway corporations in Jowa; and it has been supposed that ‘he entertained ex- treine views on the subject of the rights of the coinprules to Teguate thelr own afalre without Interference of dictutlon fram Con- gresd. The supposed attitiide of Mr. Wilson on these questions has thjitred' him po- Iitleatly In Jowa, though his personal popue Jarity, always very great, has not suffered: matertutly, But ft was esguntial if he de- sired to be elected Senator fn an antl: monopuly State that he should declare hime self boldly ju favor of the ht and duty of the Government to rugulute Inter-State rate Toad commerce. Afr, Wilson disehurged thls duty well in lis speech befare the Hennopin Canal Convenuon, whieh aiferded hin precisely the oppurtunity he peedud .of gotting o hearing In court, Ho went mach further than anybody expeuted, not only as- serting the power of the Gavernment to con- trol inter-State ratirouds, but denying the right of the rondy themselves to realize larger proiits than should be necessary to make limprovements, pay a fulr futerest on the Investment, and keep the property in re- pair, He wholly condemned the practices of watering stock, pouling, diserlmindtion, and all the other devices known to yatlroad corporations to exjurt unfair rates fromthe pubtle, ‘The ford State Register says that Mr. Wilson lias gone further in dere Black's direction than Back went hin- self, and that.fw has "oulgranged the Grange Itsylf” Whether he has tone this or nat, ho has given a. new turn to the Sann- torlal enuvass, and it will boa long time be- sfora anybotly in towa will eare again to charge litin with being a raitrond “ monop- olist,?? Stxcr ex-Senator Conkling deliberately rend himself out of the Republican party, and refused {n any way to rend himself back again, he has been fighting a losing battle. In vain has he walted and prayed for “ree aetion.? ‘Tho redetion enimot come until the cause of irritation is removed. Mr. Conk- ling has hiinself given no sign of relenting. He stil! ocenples tho extraordinary post- tlon of making war on the Mepublican party, and demanding the assistance of Re- publicans to make his warfare effective, “WH you,” ho says in effect to the New York Republicans, “kindly lend me your cudgel inorder that I may beat ont your brains?” Naturally, they wan't, Not if they know themselves, Not only so, but the oftener this impudent request Is repeated tho angrier do those to whom It fs addressed become, ‘Lhe persistent attenipts of Mr. Conkling to elevate lilinself on the ruins of {ils party are wounding and disgusting his former friends everywhere. We sce evi- dences of this on all sides, but particularly in the Western press, ‘The defenses of Conk- ling are becoming more feeble. Every day some old ally runs up a white flag, and those who do not surrender show every disposition todo sv the moment a decent pretext ts af- forded them. Atinost without exception the Republicans of the West would refulce if Mr. Conkilny should be burled so many fathoms deep that he could not come to the surfaga again for many yours, a Jepor Rowenrson drew n valunble dis: tinction in ils speech to his constituents at Katonah, N. Y., Saturday, between the po- Nuent “machine and proper party organ- faation. Ho auld: Whilo I'am opposed to the machino, Tam hearty tn favor of purty organization, for that Js easentini to the efficleneys and success of the Dirty tteelf, but it must ve n healthy-orzanizan- ton. not the property of one man. He must rep. tthe general senuinent of the Hepublican party, respect its wishes, and carry its will Into affect; (inust invite every Republican to pare telpate In Its counsels, its conventions, Its nume nations, and tho labour und struggles followtn; tho nomimitions. Sueh un oruntzation woul: strenrthen the Repubtlean party immensely, Et would pice in nomination unexeeptionnble cane didates, and the ofieluls elected through its ine strumentallty would be aeatinels. in fact, for the protectin of tho people's interests, The “machine in New York for many years has been wholly « personal organ and tt close corporation, It lins been used to pull down those who dlifered from Senator Conk- ling, and to promote those who were sub- servientto him, It has not been in any sense & Republican machine, Inasinuch ng it has been employed to lose elections as well a3 to wla them. The klud of an organization that Judge Robertson proposes to substitute for this Conkling machine would be a vast im- provement upon ‘it, ‘The Republican party eould curry more elections and be prouder of those itdid carry with a self-respecting, clean, wholesome Republican organization repres senting all wings aud fuctlons of the party, than with a personai machine, depending foritseMlelency upon the caprice and whim of one arrogant, vain, and wholly selfish man, ecnerereepeee THE MACHINE IN POLITICS. ‘The connnon belief that what Is known as the “machine” in polltics Is essential to wurty success Isa delusion and 2 snare. As a inatter of fact, It ts often a hindrance rather than a help in apolitical campalgn, In the first place, the maciine force Is Mired for the oecnslon, hired and pald for,—puld to be patrlotic!. Let any politician who feels Ine clined at first blush to dispute this propost- Yen overhaul his experlences and reflect Whethor the machine, in all the manifesta- tions of it which have fallen under his obser- vation, was not chiefly composed of Govern- ors, Congressmen, <Assemblymen, Alder- wen, Sheritfs, County Treasurers, Justices of the Peace, Constables, ete,,—of men who hold these and other “places” and want to keep then, of men who are nspirants for these and’ other “places,” and of thelr blowers and strikers, who blow and strike for pay In money or in smaller “pinces’? prom ised by those who strive for. the higher “places.” The National machine Is com- posed of scores of Mttle machines. ‘Tho Hioss of the little machine, which may have Jurisdiction aver a county, Is Sheriff, or a candidate for Sherif, perhaps. Ie Boss is a Congressman, the Congresaman’s Boss 19 the Governor of n State, and the Governor's Boss {ga great Senator who asplres to tho Pres}. dency, As a rule, these Bosses aro In the bay of the Government, and tho theory of machtiue polltles ts, that it Is one of thelr ehlef duties to organize the political party to which thoy, belong, and keep it organ- fzed, for yietory! ft Jy impossible to coneelys, of & more cruel travesty on bopular government, ‘Thera Is an aphe orlsm, the absolute verlty of which no quan outside of a luuatio asylum will dig ptite, that “the ylace should seck the man, hot the inan the plice.”” But the advocate of lunching polities ty bound, af Jogleal, to dis. pute this unlyersally admitted truth, because the muching presents nu man for every “place, and “organizes” the party to put. tho man nto the “ place” before it proceeds to orgunize It for victory, ‘There fs another aphorism which no sober jan would bu likely to dispute before any other audience than an assumbly composed of Idlote—namelys that ne who best serves hfs country serves his party beat.” But mne chine politles gives the Ile to this nphorigm = by anaking the tenure, of ofice of tho publlo servant depend first upon fealty to party, snd next upon fidelity te country, Is any man so bind as to beilave thot tho machine, so or Runlzed, gu ofiluered, and so detlunt of all tho recognized principles upon whieh a good administration of the Government depends, — will any man In hls senses dare assert that such anuchine ts a. source of strength to the political party within whose ranks It exe Jsts? On the contrary, is It nota souree of weakness? That such o machine adds atrongth to the party can be pretended only on the prestunption that the people are Indif- ferent on the subject of their right to the full and free exorcise of tho suffrage, For the maln purposo of the ninchine is to seek the “pleco” with tho ian, and to prevent the “placa” from seoking the man; and when ft hus seoured > the “placa” for tho man it demands that ‘he shall sorve'js party, not ils country, best, “The mnuching bean ollgarchy which ‘seeks not to learn the ‘wlll, of tho people, but to force ite will upon thd people; and this It accomplishes through tho: party primary or caucus, Itisin thls prelludtuty step that the machine 1s most varetul to“ dyggntze,” not the party, but its cohorts aud satellites. An this fivst step {1 deliberately foments ‘a War of fhetlons whose tendency Is to distract and divide the party, Frauds (re perpetrated In the party caucus to provent the expression of tha ren) will of the party rank and file, and to substitute for it the will of the Busses, It ts idle to lain a nora * that these corrupt processes tend to strengthen a pollileat party composed of Antellzent men. ft 1s only when the ama- ehine feated tnt it fs possible to unite the par In a word the destruction of the nuichine fs the salvation of the party, The frauds whieh are perlodiedily un earthed are tha unwholesome spawn of tha machine, The whisky rngsters were devoted adherents of tho mnchine, ‘They olled tte wheels with their slealings; they sup- ported fits candidates ant predicted the destruction of the. Republican party when ft oxposed them and sent’ them to the Penttontlary, ‘Tho alar-route swindlers were eminent machine mony and from the ward primary to the National Con- vention their volee was alwnys for Its ait: premacy. While they robbed and swindled thoy sang hymns of praise to the Bosses, 1b was only a small thing for this ono or that one of them to lay claim to haying carried a State conststing of a population of infitions! They claimed, on the strength of this fmpu- dent assumption, the right to dictate the pol- ley of the Admlulstratton they had chosen (2); nnd to select the Cabinet of the President, Such fy the andaelty of tho = ma- chine, Its arrogance: is monstrous, and endurable only by Its cringing —fol- lowers, It has heen well satd that Boss- ism produces lickspittleism., It is a coarse comparison, but a just one, The Boss fs despot and his satellites are slaves; they cringe, aud fawn, nud flatter that thrift may follow: and when they weary of prostrating themselves In the dust the Boss wearles of them. ‘Thus manhood and self-respect are eliminated from machine polities, and setiish ambition, and passion, and hate, and aute- eratic dictation at the top, and greed, and small, mean rivalries, and slavish obedience at the bottom alone remain. Such a ma- chine isa disgrace to any party, and Is ene durable only by the Demverncy. The Re- publican masses refuse to be “disciplined,” and when the machine threatens to discl- pling them they break It. Sl THE FAOIS IN THE OASE. ‘Tu the Editor of The Chteago Tribune. CitcAgy, June &—Mr. Conkling’s friends nl loge that, by violating his pledges in the Chleago Convendion of 1880, Robertaon alded tho nominnt= ton of Gartleld. Will you give tha [nets itt the casein Tne ‘vittnuns, aud yery much oblige, respevtfully yours, 8. Hot. ‘The facts in the ene are these: 1, Judge Robertson, asa delegate to the Chicago Convention which nominated Gar- field, did not violnte any pledges, “Mr. Conkling's friends” beg the whole question when they assume anything of the kind, ‘They get the statement from Mr. Conkling’s letter to Goy. Cornel! accompanying the for- mer’s restgnation of his Senatorship, There is no truth In It, Judge Robertson was ono of twenty-two delegates from the State of New York who claimed tho right to repre- sent thelr distrlet constituencies In spite of the rule whieh Mr. Conkling had fue posed upon the State Conyeution requir- ing all the delegates from {hat State to votuasna unit In any way the majority (or, more accurately, Mr. Conkling) might die- tate, Robertso: felt his: obligation to tho constituency he represented, and nut to some other constituency which Conkling had manipulated, The most solemn pledge he Was tnder was to vulee faithfully the sentl- ment of his district, Nevertheless, nelthar he nor his assoviates who felt ng ho did acted entirely upon their awn responsibility, ‘Cho question of their fealty was submitted to the Convention. ‘The Issue formed the most im- portant ineldent gf tho proceedings, It was decided, after elaborate discussion, tn favor of district representation, and the Conven- tion thus relieved him and others of more personal accountability. The New York State Convention tind decided In favor of the unit rule, but the National Convention deelded tn. favor of the district rule. ‘The National Convention held at Cincinnati four years before had likewlse ruled {n favor of district representation, Judge Robertson obeyed tho decision of two National Conven- tions rather thai that of ong State Conven- tion Ina National issue, He could not have had a higher authority for the course he took, 2 Indirectly, of course, Robertson alded tho nomination of Gerield, because he and the others whom the Convention absolved from submission to State instructions und tha unit rile prevented the nomination of the third-term candidate. Had Robertson and others Hke him gore into the Conven- tion, betrayed their district: constituents, and yielded to the dictation of ‘the “* Bosses," nelther Garfield nor anybody else save Grant could have been nominated. But probably the nomination of Garfield was ns remote an qvent In the mind of Robertson as it was In the contemplation of everybody else, except, possibly, the singla delegate from Pennsyl- yaula who voted for Gurfietd from the first, Garfield himaelf probably had no fdea that Ughtaing would strike him, He became tho compromise candidate. of the dixtrict dele- gates who had beon variously urging tho aomination of Blaine, Sherman, Washburne, Edmunds, and Windom. Tho compromise was acceptable not only to the majority, but apparently to the minority, since It was Conk- Ung himself who moved to make tho nom!- nation unanimous, So far ns it is Intended to convey an Infer- ence that Robertson was appolnted Cojlector of New York aga reward for his treachery, thors is no warrant for such an inference, ‘Thera was no treachery on his part, and the assigument of in office to hinycannot proper- ly be regarded .as any more a reward than the assignmont of nu office to any other prominent and capable man who alded the election of Garfleld, Roverstson iy «repro sentative man of that Jurge class of Repnb- Neans in New York who sucecgsfully con- tended for the right of district representa: tlon, President Garfletd had already given oltices to many representatives: of another cluss who unsnecessfully fought tho right of Ustriet representation. It would haya been not only personal ingratitude on the part of Garfield, but an exhibition of Indifference to the welfure of tho Republican party, had he excluded all of ono factlon from ofice and conferred all his favors: upon the other face tion, as Conkling insisted he should do, THE CHANGE-OF-VENUE BUSINEBq, ‘Tho change-of-vonue dodge, by whieh hard pressed criminals seck to galn te and by delay ultimately defeat justice, Is now near a termination, Tho recent lnw of the Leglula- ture Ilmlting the challenge on account of tha prejudice of the Court to two Judges, aud re- quiring tho cases to bo tried in the county where the {indictment is found, will take ef- fect on tho tst of July, There are four eases now ponding where tho accused, with two “reputable eltizens,” have made aflidavits challenging the fafrnoss of ull tho Judges of this county, with two exceptions, ‘These ullidavits wero made with a view to obtain delny, ‘Phils device, however, has falled on tis occasion, Judge Barn, who is one of the excepted Judges, promptly responded to the aMidayita by Immediately organlzing hl self nto a speclut Criuins) Court, and with adovkutof the four cases yesterday began business. He will continue ils Court untll he has accommodated the accused with the Speedy trial to which they are entitled under the Cohstitutlon, One of these persons who sought a chango of venue because of the prejudiee of six or elght of the Judges 1s Johnny Lamb, who was convicted sume years ago of the murder of Oliver Mace, and who wag sentenced to be JUNE .9, 1881—TWELVE PAGS, Hanged. His ense was thet tp in the Su preme Court for a Jong the, and had free quent hearligs, and finally a new trlal was. wranted him, | Durliag the long Interval Lomb has been contined in. the jatl, ant nat- turally It would be supposed he would be fn a hurry tobe tried, and, like Mr. Conkting, be vindlented, Omitting, of course, the Judge by whom ho was first (ried and sentenced, the pretense nnd charge of judicial proju- diceean only be excused as n move to galn time and ave the trial put off until after the stunner inonths, If that was the purpose, then the notarlous alltavits have failed, and itis Nkely Judge Barnum will extend to him {hat same fatrneasand Justice which he would have obtained at the hands of any of tha other Judges of thisconuty, ‘The law gives n right ton chango of yenue not only beeause of the prejudice and hostil- ity of the Judges, but also because of the prejudice and hostility of tho general pub- Ie to an extent that would ake it Impussi- blo for the avenged to obtain a fale trial In this community. Applications have been inade in pagt thes for a change of vente on the ground of popular prejudice and hatred, but experience has shown that changes of that kind are not altogether safe. Several prisoners charged with high erimes have had thelr cases removed to other counties, and have found that Juries selected from rural districts take afar more serious yiow of the necessity of convicting gullty.persons than do juries in this city, Moreover, the selection of juries lings become one of the most fimportant branches of the professional practice in eriminal cases, ‘The setence and ability displayed in securing a jury that will acquitan Innocent man has censed to com- mand any speelal regard; the professional tilent which commands the highest fees and the greatest fame In criminal elretes Is that whieh secures 9 jury not organized to acquit, but constituted not to convict, A disagreement of 8 jury no longer ts ne- cepted us an Indication that the easo wasn doubtful one. In these days of the most literal construction of statutes and of the rules of evidence, no Imocent man stands 1n serious danger of a conviction, and juries nowadays permit doubts to Influence aeqult tala, and never to induce convictions or dis- agreements, ‘The fact that a jury falls to Agree where the case ls clear fy a testlmonial in favor of the ability which marked tho scrutiny under whieh the jury was selected oud the providential wisdom of the officer exceuting the venire, Between tho act of legisiation limiting the exclusion of Judges beenuso of alleged prejudice and the -unpopularity of rural juries, the ordinary menns of delaying ertin- inal trinis in this county is tikely to be some- whatrestricted. The singular fact 1s now to be witnesscd in this county of four State Criminal Courts being in operation at the same tine, while the United States District Court is also trying a criminal docket, —_—_——_——— ROBERTSON AND MERRITT. Thero is evidently considerable misappre- hension in regard to the substitution of Judge Robertson for Mr, Merrittas Collector at Now York... The following letter wilt serve to fnidivate the doubts that are troub- Nng tho minds of some people ns to the pro- priety of President Garfleld’s course in this matter: To the Eultor of The Chteago Tribune, DBeovory, la, June v.—Wilt you please inform me (}) whut tho Coltector of the Port of Now York was removed for? @) or was bis four yenrs" term of service expireay (i) Did ar. President Garlield in his etter of uccaptance or inaugural reulllym tha“ tenure-of-ollice "* syatem, aud oxree to carry. At out? 3M. C, Coxsetr, Who takos and ronda THs THEWUNR, 1, The Coliector'ée ‘the Port of New York Was not removed, Mut promoted xt hls own request to be Consul-General at Londen,—an oflce of much higher distinetion, which is suld to yiekl. about $18,000 n year In emolu- ments. ‘The change in the Collector's oflice Was inade with the entire concurrence of Mr. Merritt, the former Incumbent. Mr, Merritt was ‘nppointed in the first Instance Ip the face of Conkling’s opposition,—an opposition which he did not abate at any time. Lence, had Merritt been removed, Conkling would have been estopped from making any ef- fectual protest, 1t would be absurd if Conk- Ing had resigned his Senatorship beeanso some man hind been remoyed whose appolnt- ment ho hind opposed. Moreover, it’ was Conkling who first suggested the transfer of Mr. Merritt to tho foreign diplomatic or consular service with the purpose of having ond of his own henchmen—Smythe, the In- surance Comuisstoner—appointed os Mer- ritt'’s successor, Indeed, it Is sald that Conkling, without any authority, caused the Information to be conveyed to Merritt that ho was Ikely to losa ‘Is office, and ought to upply st once for some foreign appolntment, Merritt, thinklug Conkling’s Influence was to be ab- solute with the new Administration, acted upon the hint thus conveyed to him, and asked for tho Consulship at London, Prosl- dent Garflutd transferred Merrit to London as the latter asked, but he did not-appoint Conkiiug's henehiman to the vacant Collector. ship. Me nominated Judge Robertson to this position, as he had the right to do, 2, Merritt's four years’ term of service had hot expired, but there was ne infraction of the 'Tenure-of-Ofliee act nor of the spirit of Clvit-Service reform (which that act was by no meuns designed to promote), becausa Merritt desired tha change that was made. Thut Mr, Conkling was cought in his own trap; as explained In the: foregoing para- graph, did not wileet the rightof the Presi- dent to act ts he did. Indoed, as it whe one derstood that Conkling Intended to contest with the Presldent the right to nomi. nuto Merritt's suecesser- when tho tat ters torm shoukl expire, It was fort- unate that tho ypportunity for tho change came up la the begluning of the Administrae tion rathor than In the middie, for President Garfield was the belter prepared to ‘defend the Executive prorogative agalust the ussnult which Conkling proposed to make upon It. 4. Prosident Gurtield did not, either in his letter of nccoptance or his Inaugural address, defend what is known ag the “Tenure-of- Office” act. ‘This is a law whiel was passed at the thao Andrew Johnson was using tho putronage of the Government to inaintain and strengthen his personal * polleyagalnst the polley of Coungrosa, and the act was passed to Init the Exeoutive exereise of the. appointment power to the extent. of pro- hibiting removal except for cause when the Sonate Js not tn session, The pet would not Opply to tha Merritt case, because the Sonate was in session at tha time Morritt was ap- pelnted Consul-at London and, Robertson Colluctor at New Yorks, ‘the Preslitent dd any in ils inaugural address thut he would, at sume future thne, recommend to Congress the passago of a law assuring tothe subordinutes jn the Clyil-Serviee—the clerks and employés of the Goyerument—something ko permanent tenure of give during good behavior, and such «law as this would be a areater advance In the direction of Clyil-Sery- Jeo reform than any past efforts that jaye been made, If such a law wore actually In existence, however, it would not have affect. tal the ofice of Collector of tho Port of New York In any way, It is ridiculous to assume that Mr, Conk- Hng’s wrath was Incited by any violation of true Clvil-Servico principles, Mad Mr. 3fur- ritt buen robbed of his offics and thrown into the sea, Mr, Contting would not have wasted wslugle regret upon him, if he eould have digtated the appolutuicnt of Merritt's succes- sor, It was beeause Judge Robertson yng appointed, and not because Mr. Merritt was promoted and n yacaney in the Collector's ofice thus created, that Conkling raved. oe rere A CHANCE FOR CONKLING, The Republican Coyvention of Olio, held yesterday, was composed of friends of tho Administration, and especially of Presideut Qurfeld. ‘The candidate nominated for Governor, Mr, Fostor, ts a well-known friend and ardent supporter of tho Administration. The Republicans of Ohio ate also supporters of the Presidont, Mr. Conkling hina ninde an issue in Now York tn which he demands that the Republicans of that Stato shall oppose and donounce the Administration; hu aska that he be redlected to the Sonate that he imay go before the country and gu back to Washington liaving authority to denounce tho President and carry on a war against the Administration, Now tet Mr, Conkling meet the Administration on the flelds{of Olio, Let Mr. Conkling, and Mr. Piatt, and Mr, Arthur, and Mr, Speaker Sharpe, and Mr. Gorhnin take the stump in Ohio, and let thom fight tho Adininistration from Lake Erlo to Cincinnatl Let them summon the whole “800” to tho campaign for “Conkling and Reform.’ Lot Mr. Conkling go before the Republicans of Ohio and tell thom that the Republioun President is nut a representative of the parts; let him toll them that Gon. Gar- field’s Administration has been a failure and that it fins fallon Into bad hands, Let htm tellthe Republicans of Olito that President Garfield has refused to delegate all Executive vower to tho Senator from New York. Let him tell them that the President hos refused to “ concillate * him and those whom lie rep- resonted. Let lim tell the Republicans of Ohio that the President had refused to lot Mr. Conkling select the Seerctary of the ‘rensury and place all the patronage of tho customs service nt his disposal; let hita tell the people of Olio that be had only given to Mr. Conkling’s friends ono of tho great for. elgn missfons, and had appointed only ono of his personnl friends to the Cabinet; and that to tho ten most Important Federat offices in New York had appointed only nine of Mr, Conkling’s friends! Let him proclaim his grlevanves and fire tho hearts of the Re- publican Buckeyes, and rouse them to the necessity of vindicating the man who, by re- signlag, had delivered the Senate over to the Democratic mafority! Let Mr. Conkllng and Mr. Platt tell the people of Ohio how they had, “ stngle-hand- ei and alone,’ carried the country for the Republican party at the four Inst Prostden: lial electiony, and let them denownee Gartield and Foster as tivo grent apostates who had opposed Conkling at Cinclanati in 187) and at Chicago In 1880, Having told his story to every man In Ohlo, Jet him: retire to Utica and walt for the result of this the greatest ef- fort of his life, ‘That would be a “ yindiea- Yon” worth Naying, ‘That would be far greater than the revord of 30 votes in a Ie- publican membership of 100 In hig own State, it would tellof Conkling’s fame, and power, and popular control far better than the imis- erable exhibition he is making as a lobbyist begging votes in the halls and barrooms of a hotel in Albany, Wo will not suggest that tho result of tho Ohio election might be that Foster would have 80,000 majority; what we wish to sug- gest Is, int Mr, Conkling make tho fight nnd stand, by the result, If his frlonds have confidence ‘in his ability; if thoy have confidence in the rectitude of -his con- duet; if they have confidence Jn tho intelll- Rance aud justice of the Republienn people, Jet him openly and bravely appeal to the peo- vle of Ohlo to vind!ente him ns tho great chief and hero of the Republican party. en * ‘Tit part of James F, Wilson’s Davenport ®peceh to which the ratlronds havespecially takon exception rotated to the prautiog of “ wataring’* stock. Asan {iustration (Mr, Wilson in sub: ptunco 6ny's) A rallway having been constructed Atweost OF $10,000,000, and having during ton years pald operating exponsas, intercst, and dividends, bas bod exponded upon it jn addition. theretg, and from its caruinga, tho sui of $10,~ 000,000 in substantial bottorments and fmprove- ments, tintil it ‘hag becomo a first-class rond, ‘This uddltionat expenditure not belng repro- ented by the orginal stock, the m anasers pro- pose to capitalize by fasutue additional stock to tho anount of $10,000,000, on which they propose to pay sand receive dividends. ‘To this, Mr. Whson objects, and dectures that, althougt plausible, It 1s nelther Just nor ‘eurrect. Tho Feasun of bis objection hog|ves In this hinguago: Who supplied the $10,000,000 now to be capital- zed und reproaented by the new atuck? Was it sho owners of the property? Cortuinly not; every dollar of it was puld by tho public who patronized the road, Their money put tho rep erty In ite present superb condition. Shat! they bo required to pay (itercet in the way of dividends on thelr own naney? Tf new stook be Issued for the monoy thug furnished aud exponied, divl- dends will bo expeated thercon, and so we ehall ave dividends paid on $20,000,000 on a rond Unt gost thy stockholders nly $10,000,000, No pene sonny can Justify this, “Who the publia pay an amount gufticicit to meet operating expenses, interest, necessary improvements, und a reas sonable dividend ‘on the cost of tho rond, it has puld enough; aud no doubling or watering of stuck cun huve tho slightost Justification, a Tue Aduinistrayon Wns named lorman Kreissmann, of Chicago, a9 Consul-Genoral to Herlin, Tho Germans are aes w row about it, nlleging aga renaon that he Js a woman's. righta udvucate, a crusadar, and protty nourly qvoryth tn else that is obnoxtous.—Leorla (Il) journal, 3 Herman Krelssmann {s tho presont Consul- Qoneral, He has been in ofico alnva Mr. Line coln's timo; is uot a womnn's-righter, or a tom porunce advucuto, ur anything of thogort. The othor fellow, who was appuinted to succeed bin, Js tho person intended by the Pooria nowapapur, —————————— ‘Tue secrot of Speaker Sharpo’s gross per- Bonul assault on Ellis IL. Mobvorts, of tha Utlea Heratd, ja aut. Mr, Roborta gayo tho Speaker a busting Suturday for bis cifort’ to cause a snap adJourumment, Roberts rebyked the Spouker se- yorely, but in decent language, atid Sharpe amarted under tho rod. ‘hat ts all thore was to tho quarrel, Whon George H. Sharpe, 1 cross-ronds poiitioiun, undertakes to put Ellis Hf, Ltoberts duwn for a “cur,” ho only alows tho badnoss of bis cause ygd bis own hopelcanuss of success, : Coyanesssan Upnvanarr has presented Onrivld with a apan or boraos, Comments from tho Hoss uewapupers will now boin ordar.—Gales- bury Register The Boss nowspapers don't answor, but THe THiBUNE will Inform the Keglater that President Garficld has patd for those haracs ont of hls own private puras. - Congressimyn Updogratt waa commiayloned to buy thom, but tho Prealdont paid for thom, Tuene {3 no parallel between tho caso of Congressman Margh end thas of Senatur Conk- Jing, us ono of our exchanges seome to imagine, Congressman Marah did not get an appointment bo naked for, but ho hasn't resigned, or left the Republican party, or threatened to do so, He will yo right along attending to bis business a9 a, Corgressman, and will havo bls sacrifice in this use doubly made gogd to bi in the future, Seer aaa Ong of the Copkiine members of the Now York Legislature bus ben commuping with bis constituents, aud Unds nincstenthe of them op- posed to the relication of tho Ite Seyuturs. It tho others would look for thelr justructions to the same quarter they would como to the saine couciusion as My, Assomblyman Russell, aud at anes orusa the futile effort to olect two unti- Mopublicay Sonators by Republican votes, a Tue Big Me and Iittlo me party still hold gne another up, , . PERSONALS, + Jay Gould finally decided not to buy St, Louis, and bas gone West, a “Prof, Proctor’—You lose the bet, It was George Wasbivgtoy who couldu’t’ tell a He, Iroquois ja horse, =” r John Sherman’s frlends say that ho “is alter Goy, Poster." Tho udhereuts of tha wreat fency-ropulrer should romembor tho story of the man who started after the bent and eventu- ally Allowed that animal to do tho hunting. Vomior predicts heavy rains torduly, Ven- hors neteneh a had follow, after all, Heavy Falus will prevent baso-ball games. From a flaating itam-which states that “Commodore Baldwity rg the richest man in tho navy.” wo inter that thant fan navy. “Please send ino two prilrs ce ehitied-stecl Panta and # holler-iran shilet at, thinking of taking a: drive next Crar, Stes The Seeretary of War has proivited the Nao of tobacco by Wost Point Cadets. It ls not known whother bibs and tuokers will bo ordered this soasun, Dr. Gardini, husband of Gerster, has been Appointed United States Consul at Tologna Italy, This {a tho Uret {ntimation that Gardint isnn Ohio man, an Gorater says that Chieago hag moro mustent eniture than Cincivnati, but as long as Cincins ‘olnnati his Bfaudss, tho truly esthotic pooplo of Ohto nro sntisned. “T notice that Mrs, Langtry suddenly con- cluded to stay at home as sconns it was ane nounced that © wotlk! not leave Amorica this summer.’—S, J. Tilden, Mr. Henry Villard seoms to be well thought of by tho now proprietors of the New York Eventny Post, A letter from kim, denying that ho had any interost In the papor, was promptly publishod, It Isnnoticenble fact that tho friends of Amorican. actors aro always willing to spend moncy froely in seeing thom safely out of this country. Lawrence Barrett was givon a ban quet in Now York Inat ‘Tucaday night. It Is gratifying to learn by a special dis- Pateh that Mr. J.B, McCullagh, of tho St. Louls Globe- Democrat, attended tho racos In that city lnat Tueaiay. When a Chiongo adltor. goes to tho races nobody knuwa‘of it except the man at the guto who takes bis doudhead tickat, During tho parade of Barnum’s cfrous in Salem, Conn., Inst week a glass cage containing forty annkes was broken, and tho roptilea woro soon acatturad over a good portion of the town. Ono resuit was that nearly all the prominentolt- jzens culled hurriedly on tholr physicians, stating that they had " got ‘em nyatn.”* ee PUBLIC OPINION, . Rock Istand (Ill.) Unton (Rep.): The Te- publicans of the New York Leglalnture continue to “inault” Gone tne by giviug a two-thirds Vote amulnat him, Still, ho duos not resivn any Philadelphia Presa: A long lettor written by Gen. eM, Schofield ts printed in whioh hoe claims all the credit of tho Nashvillo campaigu. If the thing keops up somebody wilt be charging After a while that Gen. Gcorge HL. ‘hoinas was a traitor Iu disyuiae and a Rebel at heart, We bes been robbed of nll his laurels, and why not go ao stop furthor and blucken his inomory? Saginaw (Mich.) Herald (Rep.): It is no doubt true,as Mr. Conkling intimates, that tho organs of his alde are “ wretchodly edited,” but we can't recollect that any of thom advised tim to resign or precipitate such n contest upon tha Republican party fn New York and the Nation oa bis own wretubed asdon has done, Mr.Canke Mog.should reallzo that (tis his fiult alone that bas made 40 much wretched editing a necessity, New Orleans Democrat (Dem.): It must be a painful and humiliating thing to ovory right-thinking citizen of the United Statesto sco the second highest oficer of tho country—tho Possible President, tho presiding oftider of tho inost dignified logialutive body Int the land—nct- ing a8 4 more runner, a paltry handy man, a cutapasy to the angry Senator whowe favor and stnllus ho scema to regard ns of morn conge- quence than tho esteem of the people or hisown solt-respect, Towa State Register (Rep.): Black took tho bold ground that the railroad companics do not own tholr ronda; and now, according to tho goneral interprotation of Mr. Wilson's speech, ho applies this thoory to the further logic that nelthor do the companics own tug monoy that thoy earn, Wo do not bullove that James Raitt fon intented to bo tnderstoad as advocating such & thtay, and we must uate the public to walt and seo if Mr. Wilson does not cuntrudict this ibloraretanon Of it, It seumsa to ua he will do lt, For, If he does not, bis candidacy wautd take tho form that Iowa, in minking blu United States Sonntor, would tudors this view, which we are sure the people of this State would novar do, Bloomington (11) Pantagraph (Rep.): 1£ Central Ilinols farmers are not a contented sot of poople Jnuat now they deserve to be ecn- sured for luck of gratitude for tho favors the Omalpatent boa bestowed upon them. Tho rainsof the past fow days have, been yonernl. ‘Tho points that missed the flrat showers have sino yevelved the attention of Aquarius, and the land Is clad fn tha rich verdure and tho lux uriance of cleanliness and beauty that follows tho lite-giving benlgon of tho clouds, Krom ovary part of MeLoun, and from every jocality within the range of the Peutisranh's wide pyg- tem of now gathoring, come rejoicing over tho Present con Proapect of tho crops. Tho lund wives promise of an abundance; tt (s Indon with yew grain and fruits, The hall- atormuof the past week have here and there done local dymuge, but In the agregnto the toss from such damage ts a8 nothing compared with tho great good dove In the one itu of the de- Btruction of insect pests, Toledo (0.) Blade: Jeff Davis says In his book: “Lo hud nover contemplated sur. render. He bad long before, in Iauguage alinte Jur to that employed by Washington during tho, Hovotution, expressed to me tho bellef that in the mountulna uf Virginia ho could carry on tho War for twenty years, and {n dirooting bla march toward Lynctbure ft may well bo that agan al: ternatlye he hoped to reach those mountains, and with the advantuge which tho topoxrin: would givo him yat to baile the hosts whic were following hit.” Dhis ia more folly, If Lee really told Dyyis dint he could protract tha War for twenty years in the mountuing of South- Western Vitwlula bis mind must bayo been breaking down under tho great strain to which it had beon aubjested, There were not supplies enough in ull tha mountain country to bave fod prea for threo months. If Leo bund sauce cocded [n reaching the mountatng bt Govera- ment could buvo almply cjused all the ap- Drusoties. to his positlon—and it then hind thom ull in {te possession—ayd sturyed him out in a few weoks, Peoria (11) Peorlan (Rep.): If thora wag any doubt of Conkiing's malevolont tatontions Rt the timo ho resigned, all such doubt has been romovod by tho courso ho hns taken at Albany, And ‘Tite Curcaco Thue Js eminently correct when it says Conkling haa almost avowed a dae berate purpose to break duwn, tho. Hepublican party in the State of New. York, and, if Possidio, throughout the country, Ils quarrel (s po longer contlned to the prosent Odwlnistration. A lirgo majority of the Republican mombera of tho Now York Legislature huve dectared against his reCleetion to the Senate, and now he 13 cane vinced that bls own polltioa! ourcer ie at an end, Unices he can guln a now oll through treach- ery and corruption ho is doterminud to concen. trite bls destructive forves upad the ‘purty which tins givon him wil tho disiiietion he bus ‘ever anjoyed, Jt ia well that thia fact hug bee come apparent, Conkting fs no longora Repube Hewn tn politics, and {a entitted to no consldera: tion from mun whe deairo to continue thar cons nection with the Republican party, Pittsburgh Dispateh (Rep): And now at Inst Gon, Budean's * Miltary History of Gen. Grant” is being published aud widely quoted from. Thlata the " literary work" to onyago jn which Gon, Hadoau,, Grant's Chlef of Statt, was givoue high position in the consular servico Huroud sumo ton years ngo, und retafied therv ever since. It {4 the work which Gen, Grant quito recently oxpressed ils wish that Prosi: dent Garfield would keep Rudeau tn why cay pusition und high avlary at Copenlngen ta come plate, Ibis Justsuch y work na might bu exe puuted to fystte ler such clroumatunees, It s nota history’; itisa paneyyrioof Grant at amilitary cowinunder Suitipoitl by 4 salaried cutogist, so We uve Mito pationen with Sala sort of * blatory." dt {a the bletory that tho tuinstrels used to enmposs for tee Inonurchs who boarded and clothed them, Stilit id uaie ful. Urant's witttiry Tumn ie too uubetantinla reulity to be didsfpated by oven such indisurins [nite fawugtion as this. it bus survived mych detract it will survive fulsome pratas as we ton ane jotlon, New York Times (Rep.): The figure which Hostmuster-General: Key cute fu tho whole star-route business {a pitiful, not to my]. contemptible, Ho was coutent to bo «mero Pgureshend In ble Yepartment, Hw probably know ttle of whut was going aq audor bls very. hose, and Hrady was able to.agrry oy bia sochamo of plunder without juterfurouvo, beoayse bis sus perlor ollicar owed lig uppointarent ta a worth less sentiment, aud aot to big udmitnistrutive oa. pacity, Prosident Hayea and bia conelilution polloy were remotely responsible far tho div. Graceful condition of things that grow up in tho Yout-Qijice Department. — ‘Tho clowning out thut eae pies ch dé to bo erodited to the fuck thas. tho Department has boon placed t1 tho charie of aman cepuodlo of managing it on business principles. OF bis determination to wake Thorough work of tho ‘overnuuline there [yuo question, There is no doubts that he will auu. coud In rooting out curryption and eatublisuing the service on a basis of Honesty and olticluney, More than that daca not Lelong to biy proyluce, Bat thore should be uu exueting of penuitive for ast misconduct that wil tuXea u lesson Ww of- Home and unoilcial pluuderers, woke ane | A Vote of sr Polled for Cha CONKLD Surprising Gains Mado by the Administration Mon Yesterday. une . Depew, to 29 for * hehe Platt, el — Assemblyman Bussell Deseris Con; at tho."Demand of Angry Constituents, Kling . __ Conkling, 34; Rogers, 16; w 21; Cornell, 19; Soattorin Demooratic, 60, heeler, 8. 16, A Democrat Demands & States ment of the Daily Cost of Conkling’s Folly, ; ee The Full Grangor Strongth Rapidly Oon. centrating on Depow Despite All Oalumnies, AT ALBANY. PROMISES PULFIN Spectat Dispatch to The Chicsgo Tribune Atuany, N.Y, June 8—All tho predloe tions nade by tha Administration men Tage hight were fulfilled to-day, Depew Tecelvedt over fifty votes, Conkling and Platt Were doe serted by'one of thelr imost prominent sy porters, and nelther reeclyed a single addi tton to ils foree, ‘These results haye exelted, A high degree of enthusiasin on the Adminis tration side, while the Bucks are Corresponds {ingly despondent. They are niso getting desperate, and are rendy to go to any length to prevent the trlunph of thetr opponents, ‘The desertion of Assemblyman 0, H. Russel, 4s the most severe blow the Conklingites have received. ‘Fhe force of the loss iy Inereased by the pubiic and deliberate manner In which he announced hls change of position, When his name was enlled in the Joint convention, he arose and asked to be excused from yo}. ing, making THE FOLLOWING EXTLANATION! “On each day when T have been present alnce this Joint convention met, i have voted for the return of tho Inte distinguisned Senae tors, They were my choice, and iny prefer. ment has led moto give them my support, Without desiring to muke any distinction between the two gentlemen, E regarded Mr, Conkling as the Ideal Senator. L have, how ever, Just returned from my constituents, and tm convinced by such evideneu as should satisfy any falr-minted person that ning tenths of the Republicans thore are onposed: to tho return of the lato Senators. I havea duty to perform to the Republicans whosent mw here, and that!s to give voive to thelr sontiments, and 1, therefore, vote for Mr, Cornell.” Mr, Russell, who 1s a Brooklyn fawyer of considerable ability, Is Chalrman of tho Important Committeo on Insurance, and Is recognized as one of the most intellle gent and respectable adherents Conkling and Platt had. It is believed that nis action will have much welght with the other thinking memburs of the Buck faction. ASSEMULYMAN COWLES also amused himself with another somer set. and flopped from Conkling back to Cornell agaln, All tha Republicans except two Agsainblymen—L S$, Carpenter and Sipp wore present, ‘The former has not pur ticipated fn any of the balloting, on account of iliness, and the Intter has voted for Rogers and Cornall, so that the Bucks exhibited their full strength this morning, Consling re eelved thirty-four yotes, showing a loss of one since the beginning, Platt had twenty- nine, his first but not his highest score, Dopow’s vote was pushed up tu 51 by the accession of nine more men than he had yesterday. ‘his placed him twenty- two nhead of Plate and seventeen ahead of Conkling, but left him lacking twenty-seven votes of securing an election, 155 members being present, Ho tied Kernan and camo within two of having a majority of all tho Republicans, Me- gained five yotes from Cornell, ous from ‘Tremaine, one from Fen ton, and two from supporters who were ab sent yesterday, r A NOTICEAULE FEATURE OF DEVEW'S AD VANCE is tho rallying of the Granger element to his standard. ‘The Bueks have expended thelr energies agalust Mr, Depew fn raising the monopoly ery, and denouncing him as the special representative of the gigantle and op pressive rajirond Interests, ‘This bugbear seared a few country members ot first, but, whien the most pronouneed sutl-manopollsts in the Assembly gave thelr support to his candidacy, and, saeriieing personal prefer: ences to secure union on tho seemingly strongest candidate, urged hls election, this fulsu fase ceased to have any weight. ‘The views of tho Grangers ure ‘very well ex pressed by ASSEMBLYMAN DUGAID, who has been noted throughout the State for Ila efforts to puss laws restriduing the ob jectionable practicus of rillrond corpora: tions, Ha says: LE recognize the fact that Mr. Depew 1s, and hing been, the attorney o the Central allroad, I know that, ns thelr attorngy, he has been diligent, faithful, and valuable, also bulteye that, 13 Senator, he would be equally falthful to tho Repuvlican party and the State, If Mr. Depow, as Sen ator, Would represent the people’ of this State. as fulthfully as ho has served his eh loyers, there would be ne more danger ol his misrepresenting the State om tho ques tlon of rallroad “management or rls: lege than) was to bo fear from Mr, Platt, a gorporation man, or ie Mr, Conkling, who has not hesitated si thnes to appear ay the attorney of a railroad company, ‘There are very few lawyers o promlnence who have not served as railroa Evneye To abject to these nen ot ie ground that they did something morally wrong would be to enst @ slur upoi ue whole profession, for they are toatl honor, i Beas tp me, todo ag well for corporations that wmploy then as they wo is for priv Indtyldual’ ellents, It Ho il Gloctad “Sonator, snd will do us alle for he. Stato us he bis for the Contra tit » Depaw wou EpTes : inthe trae States Senate ina very able and satigtactory. mnmner.? THE ADMINIBEIATIN sey iat have displayed great shrowdness fi obtalne Tw entire of ‘tl prominent Granzert ns the first atop in conegntration, ‘Their ape nd varnest support of Depuw did mnuell niluenee several of the changes ta-dy, 1 WII cauge juore nceesstons to-morrow, 1 sald. Gov, Cornell giined four votes on 4 ort term and “fost four on th ong. On the short term a zalned two from Conkling, one fr tl Faint, one from Tremaine, aud two ae Wheeler, which were connterbalanced Ft transfer of (wo from his ranks to the side of the ex-Vicu-Pyesident. Wheeler lost aun Whieh went to Hamflton Harris, of this ells, adark horse, who Is cnterad fer the Face ts Assvmblyman 2. Ityssell. Mtr, ilarrls aes of Lhe confidential advisers af the Adu fas (ration Jeaders, and several of the eat ae buoes of that side have Leen held in Iiis fa oillee, Mr. Harris ie a lope-headel. slivewile nd wily politielin, Who las beens ty fess netlve figure In State polities for neat quarter part century, Ag tar back us fie attalned o notable $ cane VICTORY OVER THE VETERAN THUELO ceded, b: iene nepvering, 1 ruue arp pumenvering, fun tis brother? dudge Tra iNarris, inte yn United States Sunata as a compromise ee date between Evarts and Greeley, Ave e Husky steod of to mean nbility was sare by another Russell, Gen. Benjauin £1 vey the celebrated Brooklyn tuwyer, and one’ the humortal Saud.) “Che other en juulntulned about tho sume positions ee Yeswrday, Superintendent Dutcher au peared on tha weeny with a solitary vote, Oy ths Chuatauqua statesinan, Fenton, dep? ; Trow tha Ist. Prewmutuy received & >t suncboll from Hu uldier element Tt i uy Your ynuing a tole: iat bald was but ‘One vf whundred udyuentioe