Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 15, 1881, Page 12

Fe cent RAR aS nn Tine MN carat eae EE TIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY,” JON 4,786. Tho Same Being a Recital of Star-Route Legislation. The Drag-Net Cast and Many Bourbons Found Immeshed. Consummate Rascals Know Neither Principle Nor Party. Sprciat Corresponitence of The Chicage Tribune. Barnarania. Vermilion Co, UL, June W—A good tale, if twlee told, will beara third repetition; If told only. by disjointed fragments tts text becomes valuable necord- ing to the ramlfying influences of Its applicn- tun, This, then, is tite tute that centres around H.R. 4,730, In Afriean polley-play- ing 4-H-E was tong a synbolle number; une tll very Intely 2:10 was the charmed sumber asround which horsemen gravitated; In the Inte Presidential campaign our Demoeratte friends feelingly expressed thelr hopes for a whack at the spolls by chatking 5209 on every dead wall and Republican door in the free States. But in the near future,—o future that holds within it the polltical destinies of the Empire State as well ay the political prospects of more than one mat to the Presidential nomination tn 1884,-—~ the number 4,756 will beara slunifiennee fall of terrible import. to the politician who ly found possessed of the key to its deelpherliug. ‘The munber 4,736 is the one around whleb ts to cluster all the vile congpirney that, so Jately unearthed, causes the blush of shame to mantle the cheeks of the Amertean itl zen, he who tx prowl of his Hberty and the genrds and safeguards that are thrown around the people’s treasury. Lt represents. the bill, the crackstian’s flinmy, by whiel the Government was robbed of two million dollars,—a robbery baser and viler than the petty: peealution of any shoddy contractor during the Inste War,—a robbery so utterly indefensible that its coparceners were its Junited in mmunber as they wero shameless hn its prosecution, PAULIAMENTARY IISTORY OF 4,736, ‘The history of this bi is as follows: In December, 1870, the Postmaxter-ticneral, ninong other fteins, asked for an appropria- tion In the neighborhood of two millon dol lars to cover a defielency In that speclal class of service known as star routes, Even at that early date there were grave suspicions that this expedited service was franditent, ant on Jan. 8 Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, Introduced the following resolu- tion into tho House of Representatives, which was agreed to: Resolved, That the Committes on Appropria- tions be and beroby is lusteuctotl to inqulre into the causes and the extent of tho hey thio ine Aelency. of tho postal #tir service -for the your Isit"8), and the fuots which reliute to snd des Nefency, und that nny sub-committes it may np- polnt shall have power to send for persous and papers, adininister onths to witnesses, otc. ete, Therenpon the General Appropriation Committee — designated — Representatives: Dlackburn of Kentucky, Blount of Georgia, MeMahon of Ohlo (Democrats), Cannon of Illinois, Hawley of Connecticut (te- publicans), as Its sub-committee, Be- fore that sub-committees many — wit- nesses nppeared = and = were heard, muny official documents were nbstracted and note, A patlunt, laborious, and non-pare sun eonsidorttion was given the star-route Fy At the coneluston the Sub-Commilt- tve unanimously agreed.to report adversely upon the request of the Postinaster-General touching the stur-route delictency, and th full Avpropriations Committee as_unanicy ously indorsed and reported the Sub-Com- initteo’s dedtictlons to the House, Inthe meantlie, Feb. 24, 1890, Mr. Blount, from the Conttnittes on Appropriations, re- ported the Toutine Postal Service bill, now known as 1. 1, 4,746, entitied “An act to pro- vide for a deficleney tn tho approprintions for the transportation of the mulls on star routes: for the fseal your ending June 30, 1880," which was read twice, ordered to be printed, the minitted.to the sane Committee, The very next day Mr. Blount reported the DIN buck without” amendinent, whereupott Mr, Page, of California, raised the point of order thnt the bil could not take Its place on the calendar without, first: being submilted * for consideration to the Committees of the Whole, This point Mr, Speaker Randall sus- tutned, and then upon Mr. Blount’s motion the Jiouse resolved itself Inte Connnittee of the Whole and proceeded to consiiler 11. 2. 4,780, If WAS VIOLENTLY ASSAILED AT THR VERY i OUTSET, and, after an angry session, the Comniittya. Tose, reported no netion ta the Tlouse, und usked for further time, which was granted, ‘Two days afterward Mr, Blount again care Tea the | Housy into the Connnittea of the Whole, the bil owas xguln wartnly considered, and ugnin — report- edo obieck to the = House —_ineonplet Later jn tho day, however, on Mr, Blount’s notion, the House went {nto Conimittes of tho Whole, “and after some tine spent therein the Speaker resumed theelialyand Mr. Seales reported dat the Committes having had under consideration LL R. 4,04, lo provide fora deficiency Inthe ‘uupronedatian for the transportation of the malls un star routes, ete, td direeted ihn to report the same back with amendinents.” i Me, Hlount demanded the previotis ques- tion, whieh was ordered, and the bill as amended was read the third tie and passed, ‘The bil went to. the Senata and was there referred to a sub-conmmittes of the Semity Conunittee on Appropriations, consisthig of Senators Waltucs ad Beck, Democrats, and Booth, Lidtependent. For weeks the star-rontg conspirators had n, by ous device or nother, urging tha ee oof WW. aa Without any ginendment, but dad fled. And: now thar the amended bill was before tho Senate Committes they reatized that traordluary efforts would have to be called lite use. “Tho first or principal muve on the part of the star-ronte conspirators was to ree taln ts counsel Joo McKibben, ex-member of Congress from California, © Demoernt and fast friend of Sunatar Wallace. — Before Wile Jace’s sub-vounnittes MeKibbes mude bis wpe peeranee and argoed the assumed Juatlee of the claims of the conspirators, Ho" did thhs ao suceessfully that nib-Conunitter adopted his views . Ta Was BIE Jated of Its protecting ported back, and rished Usrough the Senate, neecd, x00 (unseemly was the hnste: that on Mareh 18, twenty days after tho bi lind passed the House, and se finportunt the tre Muph, that Mr. Secretary Bureh ihinself cor fifed the DIL ws emusciluled back to. the Jtouse, ‘That very day Mr Mlownt had the Milt referred to the Appropriations Coin- mittee, Upto thls ting Mr, Blount, on behalf of the Committee, had had the bil in ehurge, but the Senate's actlon was direct ratlees thon on the honesty of Mr. Blackburn's sub. eotnndttee; so on Marels 30 he eam Jarward and had the bil, with the pendligg Senate Mnendnents, sent to the Committers at the Whole. Tut Committes considered the Dilt Maren 31 without result, ‘The nest day Mr, Atkins took iw Ut at tho bill, but aceome: pilshed nothing, But by the next itay the star-route consplrs ators had mabilized thelr forces, aud bid yotes enough not only to overstangh the Committee of the Whale, but tha House Itself. Now follows tho text of the Hotse Journal of April Ue PAL ‘The motlon ut & to, and the House 1Ons, Te MENTARY RECOND, Bhaekharn was agree wed ftsetf dite the Committes of tha Whole, and: after some tue spent th inthe Spouker resumed the fry und Str Seles reported that the Com juittee, havin, lad ander consideration He 1, 4.0395 to provide fora detlelency tthe appra- pilations for the tramiportation of the nuts on star-routes for the fiseal year cndime Jie: A, ISSO, Senate , aud aunendinents of the thereto, hud directed tin: to report the sane with the recommendation that sald amend nents be concurred ft, . Sir, Stone moved the prevlous question, The qtestion was then puts WIN the Hfouse concnr in nai amend. mints of is oF i iy follows: HW Sectlon d, strike aut 8V7 rey dad tt SY70,000 and dusurt BA,! 2 by striking out the words Aend See, “or increase the servicw upon existhug routes, vther than those reduced hy the first section of this act,’ wid Inserting the following: Provided, “That the —Postmaster-General Shull uot hereafter have the power to expe- dite the servles under any contract elttier now existhiy or hereafter given tou rate of aay execedd uy Wty por cent upon the con- ey originally Tet. Add Sec. 4—Nothing iu this wet contained ned or construed to alfect the ity or legality of the nets of er omie es of the Uilted Stites ar to Senile amen: E The words itulieised in thes wents show completely the power and the victory of tha conspirators. Upon the final passage of the pill the fol- lowing gentlemen voted in the wdirmatives Ackton, Fenlen, Norcross, Aldrich, Wm. Ford, Overton, ‘Anderson, Frost, Paeheew, Atherton, Gunter, Inge, Bach wn, Ilaskell, Pou rer, thiwk, Pros ford, ves, Price, Robertson, vd, Iusselt, D. Tay Drowne, . Ryan, Ihurrowa, Honk, Shallenbergor, Butterworth, Hulk Bheries, cuikins, Huuiphrey, — Slemans, Carpenter, Hunt, Btone, Gaawell, Johnson, Taylors . Chaliners, ones, hompson, WLC, Cotfroth, dorgenseny, Batty ie Cook, Keifer, Updegratf, I. Ta, ravens, Kenly, Upmtegratt;t'hos, au bortsony Kotchan, Upsait, Ditgwett, King, Vatontine, Davis, G, ., — Laphatn, Yun Aornam, Thy Lindsey, Vourhts, tra Mevold, Van Voorbls, Dunn Miles, Waahburn, Tannell, Mills, Wellborn, Ktam, Mitehell, White, Ute, Money, Whituker, Tutt, Morton, Wits, wAthATe Myera, Wise—01, hose votlng in the nemative are: Armfield, Ifammon, Ned. Persons, Atkina, Harris, J.'0, Phelps, Buker, Hinton, Phister, i} Huwios, Poehier, Herbert, Reed, Iferndon, Wehmond, Hlscoek, Nobinson, House, Rothwell. Tuntan, Ityon, J. Wey K f, Siwyer, Ktotty Renles, Kuott, Ringluton, O, Ty Lewis, Singivton, J, Woy Lounsberry, Smith, W. By Lowe, Syuirks, J, Manning, Springer, it, jars, Bteelo, tyr, Mago, Stovengon, ibbretl, MeCaok, ‘Thomas, Diekrell, M ‘Thompson, P.Bey Fare, M Turner, Oscar Meld, i Vanee, Horney, Monroe, Waraih, Forsytile, Morrleon, Warner, Frye. Muldrow, Whitthorne, Gerdes, New, Wilting, 'Thos,, Cillette, Nichols, Wiltis—8, Tuli, U'Rellly, Absent or not voting, 18. Thus by a bare majority of 8 of 302 the star-roite con- spirators maintained their power, On April 7 the Speaker slaned the bill, it wis transinitted to tha President, who ay proved it the sme day, athough Congress ad not adjourn until dine 1, Tis, brietly, ig the parliamentary history of the last act of the stur-route conspirators, but ip Is not by any incans the text of this un precedented chapter in AMEMICAN POLITICAL SCOUNDRELISM, Kefore ity shamefucedness the robberies of Tweed, Connally, Garvey & Co. appear 1s Dinko operations in comparison, with Shencer’s inanipulations of Stute Savings depositors’ funds, “Pho history of these con splrators remains to be written. That it will hedlone is foreshadowed tn my dispatell in Sunday's ‘Tiw 1 quote from that dis- patehs “The subject of star-route seandal Was touched upon, and, white Mr. ‘Cilden da nat In so numy words say he was fully ad- vised of thelr extent ind ramiiication over a year ouge, he did not deny what Luk Tiipuse’s Washington correspond- ent alleged in yesterday’s (June 3) Isste. Mr. ‘THden” undoubtedly | knows as niuch wbout the star-route steals as any mae sive the chief conspirator, Brady, and if ealted upon, Mr. “Eden will Join Auorney- General MaeVengh in prosecuting: the con- splrators, even though, ats ts now well sur- the prosventing trait leads platnly into Demeocratle corner of the United States ate.” Would such proffer of service be astranze or waseatuily achon the purtof Sam uel. Titden?: Let me, Mr. Edltor, refrest, your momory, When the great City of New ork was elven over bound, hand ahd foot to the so-rnlled Democratic thieves associated with William M, Tweed, did not Mr, Tlden uspouse the cause of the people and join in the prosecution—a proseettion which startled the world by its exposures? Rich, elilldless, ambitious, Samuel J. ‘Tilden stands to-day ready, aye anxious, to do. for the people of tho United States what tie did for the peapls ot New York. But will astar-route prose cutlon lead”; INTO ‘THH DEMOCRATIC CAMP? Lot us se ‘The first, open exposure of-the monstrous star-route Iniquity was inude by a Jolt com- muittes of Demoerats and Republleans,—the Bluckburn sub-committee, ‘Ihe effect of this exposure wis humediately neutralized by the eniployment of dou McKibben, a Dem- ovratie leader, and the capture of Wallace and Beck's nite Cominittee, Amt when the bill caine back to the House this man Me- Kibben, by virtue of former inembership, wason the floor bullying, and) coaxing, and drlviig members Inte sustaining the consplr- ators, Ife iy the man whom Speaker Itandalt lind In view whon he declared frum the elitr that the privileges of the tour accorded. to ex-members were being viglited by prafes- slonil lobbyists, Senutar Maxey, of I was the Democratic Chairman of the Committee on Post-Olleus and Post-Ronds, and voted with Wallace and Joe MeKibben} yet many of the contractors under this spu- Tous stir-route service carried the time of Sunatur Masey upon their contracts, Repre- sentatlye Money, of Mississlypl, was a Den- oerat and Chatrniany of the House Committee on Post-Olllevs and Post-Roads, Ife voted for Jog McKibben and the conspirators, and Mon anny contractors’ applications under this viltdnous — star-routo service up- pears the mune oof He D. Monay, Tom Ewing, of Ohio (Democrat), made a speech in favor of the Senate wmendments, and now we know that ‘Tom Ewing's brother Was fy the lobby working for Joe MeKibben, Dorsey, Brady & Co, in fooking over the roll-eall aboye wa see Anos the wes the names of Aldrich, Davis, diawk, of Uf loading Ite- oh Hnobs, and an pablo of the Northern States, Ln givin that vote In support of the Senate amend ments they hud no Intention of Indorsing the sturroute consplritors; but an active Cone BreRsnu paige in nwt the exposures: fells tne that the greatest obstruction they met enine from the insidious whisperings of the conspirators Uiat the Blackburn sul- commiittes wits as. conilngly-devised plot for compromising President Mayes’ Aduinistra- ton. Menee Aldrich and” the gentlemen Hamed vated us they supposed, In defense of the Administration, Pocios. ——— COMPETING GRAIN-ROUTES NEEDED. ‘The Davenport Gazette summarizes 0 very able article from a St. Louls agrlewtaral Journal, ax follows: An able and valuable farmers’ paper pub Ibshed in St. Loukk—the worl of elari- culture aud Faruer=-tivi especlal atune tion te the fet that the St Lowls-Now Or- ous emovement” bs far from bens Luctive of goo te the farmers of Mb Southern Minos, and waiacent re- tons as would appear to theuntnttinted, ft s shown that, while there Ix ostenslbly a dit ference af 12!9 cents per bus en grainy to Liverpool in taver of the St. LoulieNew Orleans rato us compared with Cat by ral from St Louis to New York, andl of (ots cunts on grat from St. Paul to Liverpout by way of the river, as compared with nul transportation, yet prices have not been amy better al St, Lots than at Chieagod ‘There fare, us the Journal of agriculture puls the case: ‘Tho query arlaes wont becomes of thie EN% or Its cote?” The furmers who geow the grain de aot fh ty nor any apy precinulo prt of fi, and Yet Hahould very tearly all wo into thule pouks ol4, Why does not? Ween Inaine ne other reuson than that the speculators, grain gate blerdund occan shipping rings between the grow. ers wu foreign consuiners so minuge, by vote inition ar otherwise, to appropriate the whole, or very tiearly the wholo uf It. ‘The opening of the jutties blow Now -Orlewus, and the conse: aitont adiniasion of large ocean graloecarcy ing Vorsels to that port buy been maunitionnt attire for sain partics in the eTleatas pt Valley, but it hig not hoon, and be not now, oF ius apprecinile value to tho gralnegrowors of tha Weal. The: srow the geal while othors garner the prolite derived frou hiprovement of river nuvigne Gon for which tho farmers of the Bulted States have pald more than one-haifl tue cost, That is tho way the cue stutids, ‘Thon the Journat ieeotls to show that While the speculatons clearod $70,000 Gina sine Bly tow of wheat to New Orleats,—200,000 wtslivle,—the firmed who calsed that geal Gre Not benetiled ta the extent of uve ane dollar’ Naturally enough, ths farm: ors! pet faquiress What bt tho remedy for thls continuous extortionate evil? Ln attommptlig to answer that question, the Jer aut asserts that the “barge movement? bs controlled by slags? argues, wil: Such control, tuo, it always be posslble, if not ane avoidable, in constquence of the Vast outlay: of eupitul required In the orsanization and use of the bargosystem. ‘Lherefure the Jour nat concludes thats sure and practical remedy for tho evi) com- plained of is to cuustruct the contemplated canal from Hock Islandon tho Missiudippi River, to Henuepin, onthe Liinols, This would, glye, se heretofore atnted in the faurnd, & es to the th vi hd pethne r | ont tho Joilans, $l ae (ak Ttwonld da more than this, If tho eam! nnd laketroutes should prove the more wdvans tucous by belng the cheaper, would compel further fnprovement of tho’ Miesissippl Miver above and below St Louisa work whlely tho buainess-men of tho Lower Miaitesippl Valley claim to desire and do dest «se Now, let the farmera of the West nnd Northwest unitedly demand the eoustructton of tho Rovk sland & Dennevin Cam, and thus scetiro two ull-water routes to tho ocoun, Then wo shall have free trade in grils shipments and equal rights be treen the grainexrowers and grain-dealers. Nor Is that all.” In anothor issive the Jor nat of alyrieuttine complains that Gove Crittenden “appointed flve lawyers and two wmereliants, but no ft wr, as delemites to the Davenport Convention.” Tt tnilteates, rhoaf these delegates was without a doubt to throw wetlon of the e 'Yhe reasous for this antagonism fit the sitpposed Interest of St. Louls, regard. of the {nterests of the farnivrs, are thon sstiniaed tt lengthy nul the Jotrned af age rleulture urges thats Tho opening of tho Jottios necessitates the construction of another wrtur route to the weenn to regulate frelzhts by this mennay that the Northivest to sume extent bas comneting water routes nt present by the likes and New York Canal and by tho Miasississipni. Mut the West proper tees nut have eompoting wit ter routes, Huneg tho desirability of eons structing tho Hfeuneply Cannl, uniting tho waters of tho Mississippl and tlinols Rivers nt point so far tort: na to compel a regulation: of frotghts hotweon the Northwest and the West. and the Atiantiy Qeunn. The farmers ent wford toy tholr slinre of tho necessary expenses that inny bo incurred, beenuse (twill nt onea enhances the value of overy pound of thelr prot. wets which sevks an Eastern oy a foreign market. ‘These are noticenble utterances, fudeed. They come feo tho very head of the “barge, anavenment,” and are offered In behalf of the farmers whose demand tor a compelling zeant route the speculntors and. gamblers of St Lous would negitive and silgnes Uf they, could and dared. ‘These severnt uttenmices of i leslie agricultural newspaper af tho Southwest are worthy of particular consider ation, And they show that the five dead- fend lawyers and twe dead-head inerehants, and no firmer, whe eame tp here i the rall- road Interest are welghed In the bulince and found wanting. 3 HAZING SCHURZ, His Estecined Contomporarics Chatitug Him-—What In Alleged to Have Ove ecurred=A Prosule Forenun Who Had No Munie tn Min Soul. New Vurk ster, Workmen were busy the greater part o yesterday preparing the Heeatay Poxt edi. torial rooms for the reception of thelr new and {ustrious elifef, Cart Schurz. ‘The walls of tho Inner sanctum were adorned with new paintings by old masters, and an upright seven-and-three-quarter octave piano was placed in a corner jimmediately before the desk which was to be occupied by the neweoner, When Mr. Schurz entered the oflice yes terday morning at 8:25 o'clock the Low of hy pollshed desk was covered with bric-A-br ag and a handsome vage of flowers stood bY Tyg inkstund, Seating hlinself on the revolving. stool that had been prepared for his aceon. modatton, the editor gazed about hime with an expression of thesupr entest satisfeetion, nits ocnhr ramble round the room he erught sieht of tho plano, and fistantly turned tn his seat and faced the instrument. Some thoughtful attuehé had placed an oper copy of “Vere vas dot Shermans Fader- lund” on the pinnoy rest, and as Mr, Selinrs ran hig eye up and down the fimiliar pasg- ages of the seore, his countenance beamed With the most perfect delight, and, pulling back Iris cont-sleeves, lie was soon excenting: the famous meluily, with oll the hntense vigor of ngentloman who appreciates an atlegro vivace movement and knows how tu repre sentitan the’ keybourd of 1 first-class plano, Mr. Schurz was “plump inthe nilddls of his most effeetlye- fortissing, and the rtmos- phers was literally crowded with sharps double sharps, Whole tones, seml-tones, ant double X fits, when the forenmn whistled through the pipe forently copy, ‘The whistle was shrill, atid) grated x0 harsily on the var of the nceomplishedt editorint miustelan that he naturally stepped playing, and looked under the piano to see whether he hid trod ou funy Uti Discovering nothing out of the way, he procecded with the pees, and Inul ust rewehied that part of it where no daub Is permitted to remain that the Sherman's Taderbunt fs all over Gernniny, whett the ex. Aspermted foremiun sent tnother foxhorn note. down the pipe, and foltowed with a sueees- of such plerelng serenns that Mr. Sehur, Sprung Fran his chair and retreated to the it office, “Who put that wildeat in the plano? he asked, rathor savagoly for a noweoner, | “The Uramtaing stu! hastened to Iigutre the cuuse of thelr leader's annoyauce, ntut reached the pinno just in time te eateh a stil nore terrilic blast from the composing- rouml. Mr Schurz siniled when the noises were expliined to hin, und, tpoloataing for havin; caused the delay, hastened to his dusk and proceerted to eval “They ll oxpect a stunner from me to day,” he golitoquized, a8 he ran hls hands through hls flowing fale and. stared into the purple depths of tho inkstand. “Tat? hea ojueulated, seizing his pen spasmodieally, “LE inva HL? In preelsely thirty seconds fram the imo- ihent his pen had ‘touched the paper, Mr. Sehuirg paused wy rerend what he hid written: “When the day star of freedom shall arise from the hills of Milne and wend ita way in trluph to the mountains of Michlgan— “Say!” called Mr. Schurz to the peoplo In tho outside ofice, “are there any mountalns: in Michigan??? ‘The sul looked ut one another, and then ant the hig twup that hung from the wall, but returned no auswer, “Go avay,” sald Mr. Schurz mnpationtly, And then he erased the word Michigan and substittited California. ‘Tha glenn ‘of sut- istuction which followed his ‘eseupa from this dite was succeeded frown blacker than tho “inky waves mildnlghit,? Whitever they are, when Mr Seliurg's elgantle futelfeet refused to inform lta whit “tha day star of freudom,” laying wended her way to the mountains of Cali fornha, dl when sho got there, After valnly givcling around the room and under tables and chairs fur suggestions on the subject, he seemed selzed with an idea, and turning to tho piino struck. up that most Inspiring uf wl eladies, What Are the Wild Waves Liat the “wilt waves” were sayin hare dhin't discover ag soon ng he did what the wild foram was maylng, ‘Tho het- fer hat lost al control of Iinself, and, tuk. Ing habs onl af the spuaking-tube between his teeth, he yelled sume things Inte te car of Mr, Schurz that caused that: gentleman to surhig dito. the ar with a sorbet grapevine. twist, and take refuge behind a plaster of pris stutnet of With Cullen Bryant thit stood Ia corner, “Schlupenhuliel? was all that Mr, Schurz could tind breath to say. Anybouy who dias been bn must knew thot Chis bia word whiell ts only dust MV by the most exnsperatiog clrouniy tances, When the foreman tad blazed away until his palate wi almost blown off, the “dovil” camo hounding inty the (urriied editarts Touut aud wanted to know whethor thoy worp “a goin’ to git any cony fron tlm before wiidnighte? Stimutnted: by tts tuiperative Ingulry, Str, Schiura agin gelzed his pen ml begun tolling hls eyes about wildly In suaret ofan dew Dy way of huavryhig matters along, ho tore \ what tie had already writ- ten and started tnafresh, ‘Tho ink tlew over the paper splendidly, and before ho was aware of Tb he hiv actually. writton, * Thies ave changed and se have the men. tinight he unzatint to sny that the ladies lave changed with them, and as we ave happy to bo able to enmerate among our few centln- ing subscribers: several idles who wore wilh us when aur journal, te whieh We live bo recently Beco attached, Heit saw the Hghtof day, we will not ge further Unan to suy that however venerable thoy nny ny, they (lio hidies) sul) commmanel out itis divided adiilration und respect. We cannot forget, und wo aye cerliinly no desire to, (hat our mothers wore: ladies, and that aur sisters, Wives, anil sweolliearta, If wo have any, ure of the samo sox. itis with pleasure, therefore, that wo greet the ladies In this aur flent Leading edtltartat.” , See that that bs dauble-leaded,”? sald Mr, Belura, inperlously, ashe handed the copy to the *dovil” wing executed oneal Chopls's noctirnes: on the plas, te foft the oftice rmujfesticully, Unwllilng to commit por to sitel nait- sense, the foreman directed the thoughtful Hieoboy to write i teading editorhl on “Tho Political Situation,’ having previously thrown the ox-Seerutary’s coutribution into tho waste-busket, sae --- Venuor's Prophecies, Cloveland Abbe, one of the best authorities on the wubject in the country, says of Vennor's rnany lately: weathor praphveles Intended: for the one-fourth have bees this yy. ara Wis praphecies come trite. nal eopredivghug at short mine, one. or two days of, Wit tt rlibt, about elyht Umnes: out of ten. Prof, Abbo saya that trustworthy predictions six months in advance ne, fteferring to the New York Jordi {lous predictions, Prot. phe ts satlatiod tint there are only about 17, ntof veritentta atid whout 5 per eent of doubtful cases, winks alittle over 40 per cout of predlotions which ap- Proxinntte the tri —— ‘THE HOLLAND PROCESS, Mr, We 8. Maxis Monsona for Pros dieting that It WIT Prove to Wo # Faltures EW Youk, June t.—To the Editor of the New York Trine: LT hotlee tn the Tribune of May 30 an article on ‘’Phe Holhud tly- drogen Process,” signed “ W, C.,” and Lhe: to submit the following for the considert- tlon of buterested persons in this and kite dred projects: Valne was tho first iu this country to teach that power could bo ob- tained from the use of water ns a fuel, Stiea his time many others have followed In tis footsteps, until limdreds tuwve tried the ex- periment nnd iguomlntonsly failed. Water Is the geent soures of hydrogen gis wiiteh In burning. glves of more heat or power than any other substanee,—anid, ns there Is pluity of ft fn water, nothing would seem shupler than te extract and burn its. but, unfortunately, it requires the expenditure of Just ns mite jienat or foree to Iiburate it from the axyeon of the water ats it will develop In aaln combing with axyzen to form wittor,—sv there Is no glo. ‘Louse the hydrogen of water asa fuel bs exitetly the same iy it would: be lo drive ine nery with a welt "The weight will de busiar but it will require quite as wntel energy lo whi tp the weight as tb will develov fo wate falling or rimming downs thorefore there is ne gain. Hydrogen ts like the welght. ‘To separate one pound of hydro- gen from the oxygen of water will require U2 Heat unlts, or a-expendilure of force equal to ralsing §7,588,70F pounds aie foot Wiehe; ad this hydrowen, provided tb cout De utitized, and that there was to) loss from ridiation ar Frietlon, would, mbinlnge with Is eqttivalent of 5 develop alike mmount of foree, Tiere Is tively no gain whatever in the use of wi uu fuel, When superheated steam is used. in come bination with petroleum anes, tho’ tains ts srently spread ont, and no doubt a more pers Tevt coinbustion takes phice Ue when the vapors ire constmed with alronly; but the resultant heat cannot ininy case exeved that tne to the perfect combustion of the vapors thense und a3 a matter of fact never reales It, Ong pound of carbon will develop in burn- ing 14.000 heat units, and 12 no heat were lost would eviporate fifteen pounds of water, Detroleum is 84 per cent carbon and 15 per cent hydrogen, We, therefore, have its value Ta hent-ratts thin TX. BG WwOP hydrogen, ftrole- um, ‘Therefore the valu of petroleum as a fuel us compitred to cout is us 31 to 15, Now is five pounds of cou! vost only. one cent, pe- trolonim must sell for less than a third so! cent per pound, or two cents per gallon, bee fore It enn equal coal as asteaming fuel, Tho statement of * W, C77 that a ttle over one-four-hundredth of a gallon of vil tind pressure,” nenis potllngs mins thatthe wrlter is wholly ofall laws relating to thermo-dynamies, One panned presatire may represent ono unit of heator ailiiion, ‘The true test for all falts or systénis of consuming thom [s todetermine how much water they will evaporate. One pound of Petrotaua, provided no heat ty wasted, will evaporate rather more than twenty-one potunly of water, Leb the inin- agers of the Holland project exceed this fig- ure bofore. they eal to derive any heat from the use of stenm or water as i fuel. “WW. C2! eluims to have beiten * Nature's Juuw,” that 1s, to gel more heat aut of fuel than there fs in It. Twoutd say in defense of * Nature's Lin” that Paine, Keely, and Guinges have itempted this task, and now omes LLotlanid. ut Totland, like bls il Instrlous predecessors, will come.oll second: best, Lan willing th bet my bottont dollar. ~ WLS. Maxim, Mechanical Eugiueer, luo of carbon, {ts po- THE PENSION STEAL. —————— Iow Agcnin' Havo, Grown Iich at the Exponso of fle Governmoe ' “+ Philadelphia Times, Wasinsatoy, D.C, June 1.—One of tho roasons why Marshal Dudley did not want the Penston-Ollice Is the inevitable storm of abuse and misrepresentation whieh must fol- Tow a conscientious and honest oficer In the Ubseharge of the duties of ‘the position, ‘Tho ela business hil been concentrated in the hands of 0 few powerful and wealthy attor neys, and the luflucnce these men have over the ox-soldlers 1s remarkgble, Malf a dozen of them have the names and nildresses of nearly every soldier In the country. Tho use they have put thls auwleday to coinprises everything from Dlacknall to dowuright robbery. ‘Lhe numer af coming Into pos: session of the james and the mode of flee- clue the soldiers on tho one hand and making it hot for the Commlasioner ot Pensions ou the other is Hlustrated in the history of a single man heres Je eine froma Western Statu,a few TS REO, lnere penniless adventurer. He is now wealthy, lives In good, xtyle, entertains hand. soinely, und ruts a soldiers’ paper, wh one thine consimed & cur-lond of paper ab every issue. lie saw that tho continual vuel- tation of the bounty and) penslon questions Kept the ex-soldlers together alt aver the cotatry, and concelved the iden of making hituself mediator between them and the Goy- ernment. [He begun by sending out blank petinons all aver the country to evury ex- soldlor he could hear of, or to’ any ex-soldier In tho neighborhood of a Post-Onles through the Postinastar. ‘These blank: petldons v sent with the oxplanition that Congress wis: about te pass a bounty er pension lay, and all ft needed was a tte prague wll around and it could be seenred, ‘The instructions wore to ket every soldier to sign: full mune and address, ‘Vo defray necessary expen Jn getting up papers and printing, the signers were requested to send 25 conts eneh to the fuer and agen’s oflica Ii tls elty, “The responses were by thousnds iid tens of thousands, ‘To diese a regular newspaper advertising sheet was sent freo of charge, This sheet urged tha es-soldlens to cone up together thd fight tholr bates and bak thotr Agent aud represunt: The petitions be- gun to roll inte by tha hundreds of feet nnd thonsat nuuies for ndidithonal f Penstons act, for banslons to the sur: steam War aud the War of titi It seamed to Congress ax it there were really a grout prising of lintgnant soldier Onthis artiflelal presiure noarly every webot Congress relative to punsions wie pissed. Compared with the intiions of whieh the ‘Treasury hes heen plundered be. enue of tis comprehensive scheme and tn spite of tho warnings andl aifotests of the Commissioner of Penstons, dio star route, and nll othor robberies aluce the Credit Mobiller of Amortea azgregate but a drop in thy bucket, But the work of the axonts was aot whott planned for the onormots profits In the fat- ure. ‘They took thelr py and goto rleh as thoy went along, Just before the Arrenrngen feb und afterward elreulars were sent: to every’ soldior, asking If lie felt as woll naw a3 Waen he entered tha army, what wies the chivarter of his allonts, what hospital he was In, and what tor,—elrentirs eateubatail to Make w man feel slek and churae It to army hardships andesposure. ‘This blink wis ro turned in thongatds of cases, and from thls appleations for pensions were Ailed out and forwarded to the soldier, with the lnforni ‘on that tie was clearly endliled ton pension, Ha was Instrieted to have the paper slcned nul oxeented and forward the same to the agent here, wecompanied by st an ne count, This the detudad soldier usual jy odd, ound thousands oof lol favs flawed dnto. tho cluhnesharks’ freastiry, Indu thine this clatin was ted tit the Vension-Onlce, and was acknowledged after tho form of tho Pepurtinent, with the Statement that it would oe settiod at an early day. This statement wis forwarded to the elahnant, aceompnuttod with the reuuest for nother dollar to push dhings." Lt gengr- ally ening When the Department came dlown to Une moro utili of 9 case, of course Ibenlled for additional evidences, “Phils was sent through the agent, who sent his lotr along with tho blank, taking cure to ask for another doubler, é Soft went on, the poor vietud bolug ble from sto 315 aplove as long as they eouttl stand tt, when they would rebel. "Then the wily agent abtised tie Commissioner ins his letters and In his paper all this thas for erceting barriers against the soldlir, Pretty soon these cases begun to be ree jected by thousands, ‘Then the howl begun eatuest, Itrolled upto tho very doors of vivers of the “vory tp to the knee to UM pes aul dulce In thelr ith the suldiers, "The more, y nauilputited se bery than this: site. agents’ ring above de- fall When a suspleloas eluimant refused longer to put oup dis dollar, Grose confeders ates would affect te dake tp and hive the ease reopened, rolng through: the same proe v of “bleed iag” by tsi a dliferent fetter-foad, Urol the whole thing was done in the sume den of thivves, ‘Chere ts no reason to doubt Chat this combination did more to get the Arreatages of Pensions net. through by artificial petitions tan all other reasons pitt toxether, From tha new entses: utah, wrew of It they reaped wv golden hare vest. Haweel NEWSPAPER.GOSSIP. Purchase ir the New York “Evening Post¥={Phe 'hedger in the Market -—Other Newspapor AMiulre Neer York Correapoutence Clackunat Gazette. Tho sate of the Beentay Post closes a tou sorles of negotiations, eondueted hy Horace White and ifs assoetates for the purpose of relnglating hla tn fournallsm. ‘Tho price palit ($850,000) Is chormons, but in White's vase work becaine. at nogessity. Mu lid lett W sphere of great nctivity, and soon found himself miserable Cor want of employment. ‘On Ts return from Baropa he became a rest- dontof this city, wid stnee then lias been in searell oft auitable place tn his ald profes: ston. Hu found that the Herald could be lind for $3,000,000 (bulldling not Ineluited), but this prive was boyond lifs power, aud thon the Herat is too greata task for on Chicago man Next was the Conmeretat aldvertixer, which Mustlngs has brought wp loan tutiential and ramednerative pasttlon, “Unela Hugh,” as he ts commonly termed, was delermincd nob to sell himself ont ot business, aud henve montane a price (3500, On) whieh seemed saletent to settle the ay plication, Lbintaht, however, lave been 4 eopted, For, after some deliberation, the p posal assuined the shape of reality, wit Unely Hugh deellned, ‘Chote delay hat re- teased fin, ul he did not eare to renew the negotiation. The Boentay Post was than brotght under consideration, — Bryant's death threw his titerest into the hands of Parke Godwin, who, though a man of talent, has of hate yenrs gob rather rusty for laek of wark, tind vin did vot ears to apply hinselt to Ue gront task of Journalism, aid hens Was rently for a sale, The Heealay Poxt has been for several years wider the editorial are of Watson By Sperry, sn aminitlous and inbortos yous min, Who won early ty life respectable po= sition, Me entered the office on graduating from Yale, ten yenrs age, and lis! was Ha mania cdltor. Isaac 1h owner of the paper with Godwin, cen bustiess-nian, wid attemted to the pitn= Heation department. Te had made money itn othor operations, and is one of our imllifon: alres, "Phe Post was not go remtinerative ay the eapltal might be made lf used in other investinents, nnd Henderson was alse ready for nsale, {le had, however, son it the office, aud Sperry is his sou-lo-law, Hence he would not sell them out of business un- Jegs wi extraordinary fudicament shold be oWered. “Thisesplafns the anormotis Telco S01, fs an Wy which Henderson clears ut least Wo thus seo Wittu’s avidity lending hin to a purehise” whieh iakes newspaper inen stare. = When on beenine Bryan’s partner the venti Past wig ‘hardly worth $200,000, nnd ns an tivestment It is not worth imuch more than doubte that suum at present, but White was determiued to resume editorial work, and Carl Sehurs wasequally ambitious, God- win, who ls atso fn tho association, havi made his mark on the Nation, wishes to get on adaily paper, which iy 0 very natural bition, Tarke Godwin pockats lbs $335, for one-hull the paver, and tho " xo to work, with a consclousness, however, that thoy have paid rather desr for the op- portunity. 2 ‘Tho transtor of the Poxt ton now organ zation recatls some othor sates of a sinilar character, One of Ue most important of these was, the Sua, whieh Dan pureliased in 1867 for 376,000, It had been for a lone Ume in wv deeitne, but under Dana's un- seruipntous management it has renched a clr entation mnong the lower chisses, Dann was hardly worth a doline when he made the purcliasy, aid was depumling on his eopy- righton Abbot Cyclopedia for a iy. lng. Ile left. Chicago In debt, and his ease was deeldedly unpromising, ‘Che pare chase of the Sunt was accomplished by his friends, who formed a company for this pure pose, Hnsthygs’ purchase of the Commerctat aldvertixer was very fortunate hilt, ‘Phe paper, ike the Sun, tind been on a decthiw for lack of enterprise, and Hastings, whose energy had bi atta ye on tye Albury Axniekerbocker, bowsht ft ata low price, Ue has, however, bullt it up until tt has beeome both Influentlat mud remunerative, ‘the Com- ameretaed $4 the oldest. af war difiles, and lig now a full share of vitullty, ‘Che uenly Post stands next in the record of age, and both are on tho corners of the same streel— the one Fulton street, corner of Nassatt, and the other Fulton street, cornur of Beaudway, semirated by only one square, ‘The Post building is the property of Isang Honderson, and though it pays a eronnd rent of $40,009, it fs still hihly remunerative, Its rent ‘roll for lawyers’ ofllees can hardly by tess thin T3000, ‘The Wortd has been suld twiee, Manton Marble bought it un 1363, when Tt was com= paratively worthilens, and nde it the orgin of the so-called. Democratic party. It was started three years previously ‘ns a moral dally. and af cotirse proved a failure, but Tn Marbie's tautds it became, remunorative, sluice it was the only decent Now York paper Iu the sorviee of thit party. Marble was not worth a dollar whet the purchase was made, but the price was low, and he hind ariel friend in Belmont. He pald_ the Inter gradually, its tho means were alferded, and thus ay paper whieh had sunk $109,000 tor tg prnjeatans beenme hls property at one-third thatsiin, ‘Tho Worle has siuee been pure chased by an assoelation of which Muriburt iy the eucling wit, mid Marble Is now in re tlrement, day Gould furnished the enpital, and the pries wits $400,000, for so prosperous it It remained in the “market — Corres White would gladly have valk that stun for It, as he would profer a morning paper, The Tribune has been sold (at least the controlling Interest) several thes, Sun Sinelalr was ones its ehlef proprietor, but having falled threugh speculation. the stock passa Into other hands, Atoue tine the late Willan Orton held the controlling Interest, atter which William Watter Phelps oeeupled the same position, and wns suce ceeded hy day Gould, It is now understood that Whitelaw Reidia the ehiet proprietor, whieh might eastly be tho ease when ong eons siders that be hig tho assistince of a milion alr fathor-In-haw. Ab iy sald that the Ledger is tu the market, but its purehise would require wlarge sum, Jonner bought for a tile, and as Leet the ridiculous Merchinta’ Leger (is te was thon whl) L wouter that he paid anything for it, Bunner has made a milion out af bls 'trashy stories, which are whyiy's foutd to bo the ost profitable. “The Ledger bulla sn ne investment, ie neidition toy which Usore ts tho farm, the stables on Fifty-ninth wirent, and other valuable property. ‘The Tuclenenctent could ato be bought’ and so coukl several other so-enllud” religious pers. Howon mute the fadependent highty profltablo atone tine, but Mist was dhiring the inilatton, when eve thn was out aligh seats. ‘Tho Brooklyn scandal injured Duin serlousty, and libs puifory of Northern Paellls bonds was sul more dann Mads money out of these bonds, wil Jost Immensoly, and, therefore, aceused tina of bad talth, ” owen ts, tho only publisher who was previously tn trade, Mo had renched wealth aust distinetion as Ue leading man in the great firm of Bowen, MeNumec & Ja, Which was one of the test ambitions houses In this elty, ont: fous years have vhipsed stice It was crushed out of existence by the panto of 1857, and then Bowen, after soveral changes, got contrat of the Jide> pendent, Tt had proved unprotitable to its Proprigtors, but Bowen changed the manages ment Ina radleal manner, de ent olf that ellque of atuiplt , D's who , were alnking dt with their Jearned nfticles, wad promoted THton te full editor aliip, ‘Tho lattur did well untd he be game ley with success, Ibs Uhead got HW of ridicnluns notions, und Victoria Voodhull bowltehed lin te such a dexres that hha played the. fool, amt Bowen dis oharged Hin Nether Titton, Bueeher, nor Botvon will over he wit they wero previons to the great seandal, . That -stald Institution, tho Jounal of Commerce, lus lial. several proprivtors, David Mala pn Gerard Vatlock gave it: wealth ay position, and when the Yormer dled Its half was extluuted at S75,- Ou, Soon after his denth $40,000 was pild by Butler for one-quarter, Lullock retained ‘This is not dear Journal, and had (tthe Rebetlion, when the warble ialedietions whleh sever heaped ipen the Gu dered ita foe te the Nagon, yovery matirally Tnded it front tt Huts wit was Bot restored to thid prly- Vege wilt Hallock Inet sold his biterest. Hallock, Ike many other good men of this city, had became a Seeesstonist at heart, ant was obliged to pay alty for hls sin fle survive this disruption from his ald- established oreupation, and hts stock soon went into othor hans, ‘tho Home Journal was established by Willls & Morris, bub both are death; and, though the Wits faniity is stil in this efty, thoy linve no tne {terest In tha paper Tho Morris heirs are nso sold out, and the present propricton have certainly Improved the paper ton inarked degree. ‘Tho Phares hag suffered tess by chan than any other dnily, the stoek belng still controled by George Jones, who was one of its founders, Jones, in his earlier days, was Moses Y. Beach's. Albany agunt fur ‘the ‘re- demption of his curreney, When Raymond (thenan the Courter) Went to. the. Legis hature he beenme aequainted with Jones, and the rest. wis the establishment of tho Tones, ‘The Raymonds ure nowy seattered. and thetr stock ati other hautds, ‘he Herald is the only paper in the elly whiel ting been sutely owned by one family,—fa —bul the fatter will sal wher factory pureliaser is found, however, Ist large stn te raise, and henes: no change may be soon expected. EF should, however, consider the Herald iueh eheaper at the above mentioned prlee than the Lecn- hag Post nt $050,000, INTEMPERATE SHOPPING. Prohibition of the Vice=Total Absti« won from Shopping and the Snope Pings Womews Moderation Societys New Vork Thues, The awful prevalenes of tho vies of shop- ping among wonien fs one of those sions of the tines which lead the thoughtful patrlot nhuost to.despate of tho future of our eoun- try. Mow people lve any iden of the extent Whieh our women are ndidicted to tits purse-ttestroying vice. Stulistles show that of every thousand women between the ages aC 18 and 45 no less than 06s are habitual shoppers, and of these more than one-half notorlously shop to what wold be untyer- sally considered excess. von girls younger than 1 are frequently found shopping, Mothers have netuautly been known te teach alrls of tenor years to shop by urging then to “play store” with one another, ant to go through the ghastly mockery of buying uses less things with uneonvertible vuln currency. When these chitldven grow a litte largerand Ro to school, thelr mothers supply them with boeketmouey and abet them in going into shops and openty buytiug ribbots and. thing: A) is now a diilvndt task to find, even Ina tired country farmhouse, a gle who 1s wbso- Iutely uneoritimlnated by shopping; for, ale though there may be fitim-houses remote from all kinds of shops, nevertheless, tho tempter, tn the slupe of, the peddter, wit searel out the tinecent farmer's daugiters, sul with his his wily ways lead thent to take (ie first steps bn acareer of headlong shop bins, ‘The husbands that have been ralned cud the homes that Iiive been made desolate by wives whose passion for shopping. hus mastered the are adiiost withote muuber, ‘The amount of money annually spent tn shopping by the women of Ameren ts so enormous that in comparison with ft tha anount spent by men for whisky seems too trilling Lo deserve notice, Jlow to fight this terrible vice 1s a question to which there has litherte been no satis- fietory answer. Probibition, unfortunately, dovs not proht Were the State to forbld way man to ki a shop, the hiv woulil be promptly and pstanily evaded, so that it sould bo a mere dend Ini Women would form elubs thinly disguised ay inissionary socivtles or sewhig clreles, whore Urey would ineet and In the privacy of thelr elib-house sell things to one another and indulge ina nad revel ot Shoupini, the effects of which would be worse thin that of shopplng tn the ust and open ways. Neither would 0 Hevnse system be of any real use. Suppose the law wers to provide that every shapkeep- er should take outa Heense and be permitted to setl zoads only ie levee quantities, women Wout sinply buy sitks, eottous, and trim milngs by we eart-load insteat of by tho plece, and the: profits of the shopkeepers would be so greauy toereased that they could readily aford top; 8 Heensy fees, We cannot, then, look to legislation for any relief. Neither ean we. hope for any. thing from the efforts of professional autl shopping lecturers, ‘These mlsgaiided women, take the extreme ground that al shoppin is tsi per se, ad denuuneo every shopkeeper ag a fend Incarnate, ‘hey insist that the imoderate shopper Is as bud as the woinan who wallows In shopping, and that she who buys a calico dress yay bad as she who buys. forty yards of trhnminus or insertion, 1 one of these lecturers bappens te be a eloquent. worn, a reformed shopper, with a fund of coms aneedotes und pathetic stories Mustrative ‘of tho follies and miseries of. shopping, she Ja moderately sure to draw a large audlence, bit shy peoduees Httlo or wo effect In reetahning contlrined sin bery: Sometine the lecturer miy induce a teow women to sign the total abe stinunce shopping pledge, but of tho sirnurs hourly avery one rotipses whon the ox. eitement ofthe lecturd hus been furwate ton, ‘Tho truth [8 thit people will not bo brought to regard tutal abstinence froin shopplng Jn any and ull efrcumstar 18 Corlstinn duty, "Che goo women menttoned In tho Bivle winuestionably dit shop, and the saered volume expresdes no disapproval of thom, als for the theory thut there were two kinds of shopping recognized by the Jews, and that good Jdowlsh and early Christhin wouen restrivted, themsctyus to that kind of shopplog now Ienown, among childcen a3" playlne store.” cannot be for a moment ontertained by any sound Bibiicn! ait te tirst ray of hope on this dark matter has been uiforded by the orgunization of the “Shop. Jug- Women's Moderation gogiety.” ‘Tals Socloty owes [ts origin to several Intelligent and uprhht women who Sally: recugnilze tho aviv or excor sive shopping, but who do not consider that UH She Pastis severe pen> ad not fog er al son er it suths~ wo ailllions, shopping | in mnleration is necessarily wrong, {s well known, the favorit purehuso of couttemed slope. per ja <"trinmings.” After the hnbit of shopping beeomes fixed, calico, barege, hoslery, and even gloves uengo to sutisfy the vietim, BNO oruves the stronger stimulus of“ tehmtatigs, wud on these she squa her own or hor hua- band’s xubstance. | The shoppin. Women's, Miluration daulety ” pledges Its members to ahs stinonce from trimmings, except when ordered by un oxperlonced fumily drossinuker, and fore bids thom yen to approach A coliter where “Cringe are sold. ‘The motmbers of the fo- Cloty algo agrey toindulga In shopping of nny kind only i tho atternoun, and ever usu mere smiusenent ‘Tho funds of tho Soclety will be Used to ald euch contirmed shoppers us show wn caruost desire to fefurim, und for the rellef of Matressed and fmpoverished husbands whose wives have ruined them hy exvessive shoppliuis and every member promisos, 10 employing serv tunity, to ylye the preference to those whe da not shop. Tho Influence of a aociety which thus rejects tho extremo mensures enipluyod by the pro feasionul antleshopping lectuters, und appeals int rensonuble way to the intelligence of tha community, ought to bo very great. [t will re- celve the support of tho very large oluss of peo ple whe are dhicisted with tho yiolonvo und tn= oterance of the professional ugitaturd. It $s veully’ tho first orgunized utfore to meat tho ov! Of excessive shopping which bas yet been matt Uf course, tho Sogloty must expect to. be nounced us bitterly’ as Dr, Crosby bas been @ = Honuneed by the extrema temperance fanatics, whilo at the suine thie ft will be bated and dranded by tho shopkeepers. If, huwevor, it porsovores In its oforts, I may work ww yreat rovotution and suye tho country from the ibyss of ruin tuto whieb promlscuoud and uurestralied shopping ia rapidly aweoping tt. Thomas A, Scott ar Gen. Pope, Vaitadetphia Brees, Col. Heott had oevasion to visit Gen, Popo at hia headquurtursat New Madrid, Mo, Con. Popa id wreatly wddloted to profanity and viulenee uf Munnor, and was partivatirly ao at that tine, Col, Be cutered bis headquarters with the rus mur! Tubould Ike to gue Gon, Pope on busi- css, “ Sou my Adjutant!" roared out Pope, “Sy bualuods fa with Gen. Popo tn porsun."* “Blank, blank your budhiess; suo my Adju- tant, Leell yon." My nani le serine} aud —" pT low't curo Whether your, name Is Scott, or or Bilt row. See my Adjutant, nk ¥ Twasabout to any my namo fy Beott, and | wish to seo you on Governmont business, Hiya tho bonurte bo Agalstunt Beeretury of War,” Pope's domeanor wuderwont 9 rovolution, as bo suid tn tho blundost manner: ‘1 boy your pardon, Colonel, J bud no intention to by rude, Wut there arose many loafers ft is thoy wonoy no go wuch that 1 an etlindés put uutat tonper, Be youd chouzh to take a svat, aud have the kindness to faforim mo of your wishea.” Col. 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