Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1882, Page 2

ASTAR KCUTE BOMU-SHELL. Federal @fficers Dismissed for Aiding the Thieves—Who They are and what They Have Done—The Honest Course of The Star. & BLOW WITHOUT WARNING—CHARGED WITH 4S- SISTING TO DEFEAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE— ch OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. ston Special to New York Times. sHINGTON, Nov, 25.—The President has thrown a bomb-shell into the camp of the star Toute thieves. This afternoon he ordered the Temoval from office of Charles E. Henry, mar- shai of the District of Columbia; D. B. Ainger, Postmaster of the District of Columbia; Myron M. Parker, Assistant Postmaster; M. D. Helm, foreman in the Government Printing Office, in tharge of the Congressional Records and mana- ger of the scurrilous afternoon newspaperorgan of Thomas J. Brady, and ex-Senator George E. Spencer, government director6fthe Unton Pa- Cific railroad. * Action “was,taken by the Presi- dent in response'to aletterxent to hint by Mr. George Bliss, govertimént counsel. avd a report made by Attorney General Brewster “upon the subject of thatdetter. The course pursued by the government officers whe have been removed spears below. the me nd Was approved by the y The blow fell without warnin; It may safely be said that the men so sum rily removed Kina. and Henry Helm had continued varned the y B For many months in the Public Printer, Mr. Rounds, of his position made in the honest Jarmed him, and he eaused the pub- of a statement this morning to the effect that he had severed onnection with Brady's His associates announced his retirement ‘noon. in an € ial parastaph, and Mr. Helm will hereafter devote ail his rd.” The action probably Induce Mr. jes once more to Bra- written Attorney less pree led to the removal of these five go Helm to devote Gy’s service. The THE CASE OF SPENCER. Ex-Senator Spencer was sammoned as a wit- ness, and after remaiuing in the city for some Weeks he unexpectedly peared. Anattach- Ment was issued for him by the court, but he has not been found. government offi He continued to hold h until to-day, and the admin. cl iF allowin im rily furnished to rot subs al assist- ar route were guilty. ‘© the course whic! in p He h le the gov- ernn pressed taken = were not : hay compl because he ined ‘his. conversation up to a short hhis disappearance indicated hy with a vig armony with w in arly a. He was disap- overnment had chos is friends that in retura for his services the government ought to have spared him and nin the background. Per- him, a few days they had ‘noticed no ehanze in his opinions, although he seemed to believe that the government would hot win its fast, then on trial. To them the cause of his departure is still mysterious. They cannot con- geive what influence it was that placed him in the position ofan enemy of the prosecution. It #eems that something must have occurred to take him from the side of justice and put him on the side of the robbers. MARSHAL HENRY’S CASE. Marshal Charles E. Henry's duties in relation to the court are substantially those of a sheriff, He was well known during President Garfield’s short term as the friend of that President. He is a resident of Ohio. When the regular panel of petit jurors was exhausted at the beginning of the recent trial it became his dutyto summon talesmen. It was said by counsel for the gov- ernment at that tinie that he did not perform that important duty himself, but intrusted the work t bailifis. and that the work was done in @ slovenly manner. The marshal was sum- Moned to appear at the Department of Justice nd make explanation. He had-an interview with the Attorney General, and the con- Versation was taken down in short-hand and ed. The public learned action, and Judge Wylie -r in court to certain publi- end the character of one of cted talesmen. As a result of all this e objec Osity in the court-room during the t end of the trial it appeared that the had persistently and uni! Sapp ations and to de the sw men the public beeame convinced t! After th Ohio be allowed a reporter to p view with him in which he abused me el for the covernment and in other way and comfort to the thieves. Brady's organ reprinted this interview here,and the n er repudiated it. He expressed his opf@ion of Mr. Blisc as follows: too full ef wenuine downright meanness to t to asaman. His efforts to override ist by a he attempted lise intimated s were not in eof their attorney, Bob nel. arone and pointinig hig h suypressed u're a at's a lie, an; dog, and had still furiher dnuations when Judce Wylie gave et stinwine reprimand. Any person whom ust, and I have yet failed to find one be bable at any mount to feel the venoin of his rus tonsue ~ from some UnAsus; itis probable thst he even suspects buse which the marshal ef the court showered pnblicly upon eminent counsel for the ernment, andthis extract re- ein Brady’s paper shows the ten- arsha! during thetrial. Mr. Bliss undoubtedly had other evidence of the marshal’s ‘orotaas when he wrote his letter to the Presi- nt. is a part of the WHY HELM HAD TO Go. 3. DP. Helm has been the business manager of Brady's afternoon newspaper, working in com- pany with A. C. Buell. This paper has been published as an o n of Brady and his com- panions, and has incidentally published cur- rent news. It has shamefully abused the Attorney General, the counsel for the government, and the witnesses for the pros- ecution. It has exhausted the vocab ot Billineszate in its abuse of the correspondents of newspapers who supported the prosecution. It has cone to such wes in these directions that se of the defendants became dissatisfied with its course, feariug, with good reason, that Mt would do them more harm than good. From this city must be drawn grand jurors, and petit Jurors, and the conductors of this paper appa- ently believe that, with the assistance of ot! Papers here, either openly or secretly in the eer- of the ring, t could build a profitable sentiment the minds of the . It is w fact that prominent hante did not know until Buell told in it merc! court that Brady owned this ween ow! . Buell tes- tifled that Helm was not only the business mot, but that he also su; The | however, the | owing to Helm’s great influence there. In reply, Mr. Rounds declared that Helm was an honorable gentieman whose integrity had never been called in question before. He continued as follows: “If such things are permitted, no man's reputation will be safe from assamits so long as these human ghouls live to disgrace society.” But now the President and the At- torney General have shown that their views or the propriety of Helm's employment in the printing office are in accord with those which Mr. Rounds condemned. Mr. Rounds is not/ex- pected, however, to denounce them as ghouls who disgrace society. THE CHARGES AGAINST POSTMASTER AINGER AND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER PARKER. Publicity has not been so widely given to the causes which led to the removal of Postmaster Ainger and Assistant Postmaster Parker, of this city. Reports were made nearly a year ago to the Post Office department, to the President, and to Congress that these men had violated the law. These reports, made by officers of the department, were given to the press, and were fully published in the Times of January 7, 1882, but they caused no action to pe taken. ‘The re- | peated violation of the law by postmasters who certified to fhe genuineness of worthless bonds ‘en by star route contractors had been point- | ed out by Mr. A. M. Gibson, in his report to the | Attorney General. Mr. Gibson said: “Postmas- ; ters who have been accessory to these frauds, and time and again violated the law and the regulations of the department, have not even been rebuked, and some of them to-day are still in office.” Section 3,947 of the Revised tatutes provides that a postmaster who shall | knowingly make any false or illusory certificate of the sufficiency of guarantors or sureties on | mail contracts shall be dismissed, and be subject | to fine and imprisonment. It was by getting the certificates of postmas- | ters that the straw bidders were enabled to rob | the department. Inspecters Tidball and Shall- {cross made a report to Postmaster General | James concerning the work of the straw bidders j and bogus bond men in this city. It showed that In this way 13.0.0 bogus bonds had been | imposed upon the department. Mr. Bliss read the report and wrote a letter concerning it in n he suggested that it should be sent to Congress. Mr. James sent the report to the President, and the latter transmitted it to Congress. Attention was directed in the Times last’ winter to the fact that Congress Ignored this report. Among the persons indicted for having government was K. M. Armstron; mitted bonds amounting to $215,200 in 1830, The sureties were worthless, but their responsi- bility, as shown in the report made one year had been certitied by Postmaster Ainger. ring to the worthless bonds of Boone, ‘abell and others, the report said: ‘A larze number of these worthless bonds were certified by D. B. Ainger, postmaster at Washington, D. €. and in some instances Myron M. Parker, ssi ster, certifled to the responsi- izing Ainger’s name as post- and his own as assistant. It was also ‘red that Myroa M. Parker had entered onanumber of proposals of John R. as sure! | Miner. “Associated with Parker as surety on these proposals was H. M. Vaile, a mem- ef the so-called Dorsey combination. This bond was approved by D. B. ” Not only did these w already referred to, but ber Ainger, postmes men violate the | Parker, in company with Vaile, who was re- cently tried, became surety for Miner, whom the star route j mnvieted, and in this way vio- * which provides that no em- st Office department shall be in- d in a contract for carrying the mails ed irregularities in. the man rnatures were affixed. As to one sureties, Ainger made affidavit “I did not know at the time of ig to the responsibility of J. W. and W. W.’Jacksoh “anything per- «about their financial responsibility. I t know that either of them owned any of any kind at the time I made the 3. Colegrove, a ring contractor who had a amount ofservice, had had his sureties ied in Missouri, where they lived. He | desired to have them certified here. John L, French, Brady's chief clerk, informed Ainger | that the sureties were satisfactory, and simply Sav that’ upto | UP08 this statement Ainger certified that they were responsible. The inspectors discovered that Coiegrove desired the change because the local postmaster in Missouri would not certify, being unwilling to violate the law. The inspectors expressed their astonishment at the course pursuec_by .Ainger and Parker, and submitted the affidavits of the two officers, in which the trath of the charges was admitted. They pointed out the violations of law, and added that “the certificates were given upon the assurance and pledge of Albert E. Boone, John R. Miner, James B. Colegrove, and Samuel G. Cabell, all well-known managers of star route Jobbery, ‘and the very men above all others against whose machinations the postmaster and his assistant should have been on their guard. Through neglect of duty of the postmaster at Washington and his assistant the department has awarded a great many contracts, some of which cover important service requiring bonds ih many thousands of dollars, whose sureties are absolutely worthless.” The in- spectors, in their report, which was published @ yearago as an executive document by the Senate, pointed out other violations of law by these two officers. Ainger admitted in his affidavit that he had certified to the responsi- bility of the sureties upon the proposals of Chase Andrews, although he did not know that the sureties owned any property. He did this because Brady said that the men were responsi- ble. Chase Andrew’s connection with the ring was shown many months ago in The Times. | The government, has not proceeded against him. Ainger and Parker were not disturbed in the face of these disclosures. But now, after the se of almost a year, they have been removed. Not satisfled with the clemency of the govern- ment, Ainger defended the thieves over his own | name in a newspaper owned by him in Michi- | zan, denouncing the prosecutors and declaring | that the government had no case. This was too | much, and it was determined that he should re- | tire to private life. The orders for removal were made this after- noon too late for the regular editions of the evening papers, but Tae Star, a paper which | has stood by the government trom the beginning. | published the facts and the report ofthe Attorney yeneral in an extra. The news did not get | abroad until after dark, and it caused great sur- prise. Rumors about the President’s intention to remove other officers of the government at once sprang into existence, but it does not ap- pear that they have any foundation in fact. ti THEY WILL APPLAUD WHEN BRADY AND DORSEY ARE ACTUALLY IN PRISON. From the New York World. The public service can well spare the five per- sons who were yesterday discharged from it. Marshal Henry is an absurd person, and the ed- itor of Brady’s newspaper should clearly not be connected with the Government Printing office. The fact remains that the net in which the star route conspirators were to be caught was so woven or so cast as to hold the little fishes and let the big fishes slip through, and it Is too late forthe public prosecutors to disavow any re- sponsibility for the failure of justice in the case. The dismissal of these five mea is a good thing In itself. Whether it is a good thing or not for the interests of justice in the star route cases will appear hereafter. When Brady and Dorsey are actually in prison, and not until then, peo- ple will be prepared to score a point for the ad- ministration. ——______.9.____ Calls for Decided Commendation, ‘From the Philadelphia Times. The President has Just furnished an example of practical politics which calls for decided com- mendation. He has removed from office Mar- shal Henry, of the District of Columbia; Post- master Ainger and Assistant Postmaster Par- ker, Foreman Heim, of the cord, and ex-Senator Spencer, government rector of the Unioa Pacific railro: ference in the star route trials in tl of the defendants. di- for inter- itt eRe they have some 5 HELM OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, ‘The Distinction Enjoyed by the Star im Washington Journalism. IT IS NOT A STAR ROUTE ORGAN. Washington Special to New York Tribune, 25th, The offenses of Postmaster Ainger and Fore- man Helm were much alike. Ainger is the pro- prietor of a paper in the west, in which he declared over his own signature that the gov- ernment had no case; and Helm was fora long time the business manager of the Critic, Brady’s afternoon paper, which was filled every day of the trial with abuse of the government counsel, and often of the Judge himself. Buell, the editor of this paper,spoke when on the stand of Helm asthe man of control in the office. It Is 8 picturesque bit ot politics—and of Washing- ton politics in particular—that this man should have been able, while conducting a paper for the sole purpose of defeating one department of the government in an important prosecution and vilifying its representatives, to hold an import- ant and lucrative position under another de- partment of the government. Taz EVENING Star, which has. the distinction of not being a star route organ—for it isa distinction in Wash- ington journalism—has been calling attention for some time to the fact that Helm’s connection with the government office, while he was also connected with a newspaper, was contrary to law. Seeing trouble ahead, Helm caused it to be announced in the Critie to-day that he had withdrawn from that paper and would “hereaf- ter devote all his energies to the Congressional Record.” About the same time the papers were being prepared in the Department of Justice authorizing him to devote “‘all his energies” to something else. Ainger and Parker were also under censure in the mattér of the straw bonds. George E. Spencer's case—that of a man holding a prominent government place evading at the same time a subpeena from the government— has been a scandal for months. This brings up the chief point of criticism that Js heard in connection with this action—that it should have been delayed 50 Lae All these alleged offenses were committed long ago—so long that the scandal of them has fairly died out and the action of the President comes as a sur- rise. It istaken, to be sure, before the new trial Boris but not before the panel of jurymen had been drawn and their names published in prepa- ration for the trial. On the other hand, this action is widely commended.as an evidence of the government's determination to press the cases vigorously; and coming just before the trial, it may easily have a marked effect: on the sentiment of the community. Mr. Merrick, the only one of the government counsel in the city, aiter stating that when the interview with Marshal Henry was printed he sent it to the Attorney Generai as an iliustration of an act of great insubordination on the part of a subordinate official who attempted to dis- credit his superior officers and who publicly stated that the government had no case, said to-night: “That interview has never been de- nied or discredited. On the contrary, Marshal Henry has acknowledged it. _I passed over. the continued presence of Detective Miller in the court room, knowing that he was engaged in the interests of the defense; but when at last Helm, foreman of the Government ‘Printing Office, and also the responsible business manager of the Critic, which had 80 freely abused the government and attempted to obstruct the administration of justice, removed young Doniphan, son of one ofthe jurors, as I thought. because his father had found the star route deféndants guilty, I could stand it no longer, and I said to the At- torney General: ‘I have been handicapped by sub- ordinates of the government, who, while living upon the government, are using all their efforts to obstruct the administration of jtistice, and the time has come for this to stop.” referred himn to the complaint that counsel had madeand begged that he would not allow me any longer to be embarrassed by the interference of sub- ordinate officers. I told him that ‘young Mr. Doniphan had called upon me and ‘stated his case to me, and that his removal was beyond doubt caused by the fact that he was the son of a juror who had, in the exercise of his duty as a juror, yoted for the conviction of the defend- ants, and that his removal at this time was de- signed to demoralize the trial at the approach- ing term of the court. The Attorney General ‘suid that it should be attended to.” President Arthur’s Decisive Action. If MUST STRENGTHEN THE-POPULAR-CONPINENCE IN HIM. From the New York Herald, Nov. 26. 2 It is doubtful whether a more extraordinary and significant communication has ever been made by the Attorney General of the United States to the President than the following pas- sage, written by Mr. Brewster to Mr. Arthur touching the star route prosecution in a docu- ment published this morning on another page. The Attorney General says: “I desire to call your attention to the fact that the officers of the law and those who have directly been aiding me in the discharge of my duty in this business have been from the first encircled with snares, pitfalls and every species of vile device that could be invented to harm them, hinder their usefulness - and vent the administration of justice. portions of this community~ ¥ round these defendants and who have enjoyed, or do still enjoy, minor official sitions, know no allegiance to any one bat this band of robbers and render no service to any one but their evil employers. From motives of gain or other corrupt considerations they are saturated with affinities for these bad men, and they have contributed by every means in their power, at the bidding of their masters, to obstruct public justice and to defame its offi- cers, with the hope of securing the acquittal of the worst band of organized scoundrels that ever existed since the commencement of the government.” This is strong language, but there is much trathin it. The government has never been more shamefully plundered than by this star route gang. and has never been beset with greater difficulties in its efforts to prosecute public robbers. The official and political in- fluence which enabled them to carry on their robbery has been nsed to a surprising degree to demoralize and balk their prosecution, and the very money stolen from the government has been lavistily spent to defeat the efforts of the government to bring them to justice. The atmosphere of Washington has been foul with their corrupting influence. Their tools have been active in every depart- ment of the public service. Government officers whose sworn duty it has been to aid in their prosecution have openly or secretly worked iu their interest. Star route emissaries have been active in their shameful ae to cor- rupt both grand and petit jurors. ‘he police force of the District and its detectives have pre- Some who sur- vernment printing office, has performed for hem as the tansecr or rust scurrilous sheet, whichtas lores its vile abuse upon np veda not a to the conspirators, are While thew of auras Dorsey saf- are suf- fered to in iy the public service the prose- cution Te Hable to be peepee aad balked at every and there naturally be more or less as'to the earnestness of the gov- ernment tmite efforts to bring these men to jus- pe Every (yess samere ne te league wit! jobbers sl summit dismissed "as oo as the fact b becomes known. The removals" offered yesterday are an import- ant step ry to the next trial, and must strengthen,the popular confidence in the ear- nestness of the administration. POCAHONTAS. The Traé Romance of the Indian From the Century. From her first meeting with Smith she became devotedly attached to the English, and ren- dered the settlers many services. She often se- cured supplies for them, and indeed seems to have haunted the fort, utterly naked as she was, after the manner of little girls among her peo- ple, who wore no clothes and showed no mod- esty until they were 12 or 18 yearsof age, at which time they put on a deer-skin apron, and were very careful not to be seen without it. The agile little barbarian would persuade the English lads to make wheels of themselves by turning upon their hands and feet, whereupon she would fol- iat them, wheeling as they did, all through the fort. . MATOAX. Her real name was Matoax, but, by order of Powhatan, this was carefully concealed from the whites, lest by their supernatural enchant- ments they should work her some harm. When Richard Wyffin was sent from Jamestown to ap prise the endangered Capt. Smith, environed by foes among Powhatan’s people, of the death of his deputy, Mr. Scrivener, and his ten compan- fons@by drowning, Pocahontas hid him, misdl- rected those who sought him, and by extraord- inary bribes and maneuvers brought him safely to Smith, after three days’ travel in the midst of extreme peril. So, also, when Ratcliffe was cut off with thirty men -she saved the lad Spilman, who was then living with Powhatan, and sent him to the Po- tomacs. But the most touching story of all precedes In order of time the other two. In the same difficult adventure among Powhatan’s people, in which Captain Smith was engaged when Scrivener was drowned, the. treacherous chief had arranged to surprise Smith at supper and cut off the whole party, when Pocahontas, the “dearest jewel and daughter” of the aged chief, “‘in that dark night-came through the irk- some woods” to warn the Captain of Powhatan’s design. Captain Smith offered to repay her kindness with such trinkets as the heart of an Indian maiden delights in; “but with the tears running down her cheeks she said she dare not be seen to Lave any, for if Powhatan should know it, she were but dead;and so she ran away by herself as she came.” THE POTOMAC INDIANS. In 1613 Pocahontas was among the Potomac Indians. Captain:Argall,a man of much shrewd- ness and executivé force, but infamous for his dishonest practices, happened to be trading on the river at,that time. He quickly saw the ad- vantage the English would gain in negotiations with Powhatan fo# the return of the white pris- oners held by him? it he could secure s0 valua- ble a hostage as the chief's daughter... With a copper kettfe he byibed Japazaws, the chief with whom he yas staying’ to entice her on board the vessel, Where he detained her. much to the sorrow of the daughter of the wilderness, whose lite hitherto had been as free as that of the wild creatures of the woods. To Jamestown, where she had frolicked;as a child, and whither she had so ofteg come,as a friend with food, she was now carried as an, enemy and a prisoner. She had refused to enter the town since the depar- ture of Captain Sipith. This Regen not very creditable to the gratitude ot the. English, accomplished its purpose by causing Powhatan to return the white men held in slavery by him, with the least useful of the stolen arms.. But he still con- trived to evade some of the demands of the Engllsh, who, therefore, retained his daughter until the affair took a new turn. John,.alfes: who seems to aye been a widower, ie enamored of Pocahontas, now growing to wo- manhood, and ‘wrote a formal letter to Sir Thomas Dale, proposing to convert her to Christianity and marry her, which pleased the Governor, as tending to promote peace with the Indians, and was likewise acceptable to Powha- tan. The chief sent an old uncle of Pocahontas’ and two ofher brothers to wtinessthe mar- tiage. This marriage brought about peace dur- ing the life of Powhatan, who, on one occasion at least, sent a pent of buckshias to his daughter and her husband. A free interming- ling of the two races took place, and English- mea were accustomed to hire Indians to live in their houses and hunt tor them. This amity lastedeight years, - ROLFE AND POCAHONTAS. In 1816, more than two years after thdir mar- rlege, Rolfe and Pocahontas went to England with Sir Thomas Dale. Powhatan sent some Indians with his daughter, one of whom was commissioned to count the number of the Eng- lish. The arrival of the Lady Rebecca, as Poca- hontas was called after her baptism, produced a great sensation. She was received by the King and many distinguished people, went to see a play. and, by heip of her naturally quick wit, bore herself very well. But it became necessary to desist from calling her the wife of John Rolfe, for the King was very jealous, and it was seri- ously debated in the privy council whether, by marrying the daughter of a foreign potentate without the King’s consent Rolfe had not com- mitted treason. ‘The climate of London, and perhaps also the uncongenial habits of civilization, affected Poca- hontas very unfavorably, and she was taken to Brentford, where Smith, then busy with his prepa- rations tosail for New England, visited her. In the successful efforts of Rolfe and others to win her to the Christian faith and to marriage, they had not serupled to deceive her, by telling her that Captain Smith was dead, probably because they knew she would not marry another white man while she believed that at warrior alive. When, therefore, she saw the “brave” who had been the object of her maidenly admiration,she turned her face away and refused to speak for the space of two or three hours. When she did, it was to clalm the privilege of calling him father, which Smith granted only after importu- nity, afraid, perhaps. of incurring the King’s displeasure. Pocahontas went to Gravesend to take ship for her return to America, much worked in their interest, and even the district attorney's office has been suspected to such a degree as to lose the confidence of those charged with the prosecution of the conspirators. That these public plunderers should haye this syin- thy and command this influence after what hag been proved against them is as remarkable as it is discreditable to every onein the goy- ernment service who has treacherously given aid and comfort to the dangerous enemies of the government and of society. In view of these facts the important step taken by President Arthur yesterday in order- ing the summary dismissai of five persons hold- ing prominent positions in the government ser- vice is not likely to call forth adverse criticism— unless for the tardiness of the action—from any quarter except the star route gang and their sympathizers, and must receive the hearty ap- proval of all who want to see these notorious just under tain knowledge, Has never been down in the street at alk That’ against her wa for she had become weaned. from her savs ife and Lbese'é attached to the English, At Gravesend she died of small-pox three years after her marriage, leaving one son, from whom some 9f the most prominent Vir- ginia families trace their descent. ife in New York. From the New York; Times. What do you think of the queer lives led by Janitors’ fathilies?‘ I know a janitor who has charge of a_big building down Broadway who has four lithe tots of children, and they don't get down into tbe streets more than once a week or 80: Twe of them were born in the seventh ofan immense fron building, roof. One of them, to my cer- ’s @ fact. It will be down some day. :It'was!born only last week. Where do you think the ehildren's play- 4 is? It is LETTER FROM OREGON. Portland, the Coming City of the North- west— Senator Dolph—A Magnificent Affair— ‘The Career of the New Senator. PorTLAND, OnEGoN, Nov. 14, 1883. Your correspondent has arrived at this great- est city of the northwest, and is enjoying the warm-hearted hospitality of the family of the Rev. Dr. Lindsley, pastor of the First Presby- terian church, who occupies a leading position in the pulpit of the Pacific coast, and under whose long and successful ministry in this place there has grownup a large and wealthy con- gregation, out of which within the past year three colonies have been established. In this connection, as a piece of society news, the Doo- tor’s third daughter, Miss Blandina, an accom- plished young lady, is to be united in marriage in the month of December to Mr. J. H.Valentine, late of New York city,a young gentleman of fine character. and prospects. This will be quite an event in the social life of this city. There are other rich and peceperos churches here, among these notabty the Episcopal church, at the head of which stands Bishop Morris. one of the most eminent and energetic prelates of the west. This young and growing city promises to be the future metropolis of the great northwest. Itis situated on the Williamette river, twelve miles from the Columbia, and has a harbor suf- ficient to receive the largest ocean steamers where the shipping of all nations may be daily seen. It isagreat wheat market, and its an- nual exports ure simply immense. Its present population is about thirty thousand and at its existing rate of progress it is destined to dou- le itself in a few years. Most of the pert bufidings and many of the private residences have been erected on a grand and costly scale, and it has the reputation of being the wealth- iest clty of its size in the United States. The rush and roar of business recall, in some de- gree, the scenes of New York and Chicago, and in asocial and commercial point of view its peas lie beyond the range of the writer's imagination. ‘The most bold and picturesque scenery is vis- ible from this point. As an illustration, we might mention that snow-crowned monarch, Mt. Hood, which towers more than 1,100 feet above tide water. Several smaller mountain espa add majesty and grandeur to the iinpos- ing panorama, rendered peculiarly attractive by the cloudless skies which mar) mild autumn days. The great event of the past week here has been the magnificent reception at the handsome residence of Mr. J. N. Dolph, Senator-elect from Oregon. More than fifteen hundred invitations were extended to prominent citizens in every department of life trom the Golden Gate to the British line, and the preparations for the occa- sion were projected ona most elaborate and brilliant scale. The toilets of the ladies were very rich and beautiful, and this was eminently characteristic ot those worn by Mrs. ex-Senator Corbett, Mrs. ex-Attorney General Williamsand Mrs. ex-Senator Kelly, well known to Washing- ton society. This large assemblage of the elite of the coast may be regarded as a hearty tribute to the worth and character of the host. Twenty years ago Mr. Dolph was a poor young man of his city, just commencing his professional career asa lay Tr, and by his indomitable energy and perseverance has amassed a handsome fortune and won high distinction in his profession. He is a gentleman of incorruptible integrity and of large business capacities. His election to the ed States Senate under the circumstances Was a remarkable event in the political history of this state, and has made him one of the most conspicuous characters on this coast. Ww. ——___<e2—____ NEW SOCIETY DANCES. these The Zulma Orientale and La Russe the Reigning Favorites. From the St Louis Post-Dispatch. The leading dancing masters have all returned from the east, where they haye spent the sum- mer in search of novelties, and will generally open their academies to-day. A reporter called on one of the professors to learn what there is new In the way of dances. The venerable mas- ter who has instructed two or three generations of St. Louisans in their “‘one, two, threes” had been in the city but a few hours. He spent the summer in Virginia, but visited also New York, Boston, Saratoga and Cape May. He sald that there 1s very little that is new. which we will teach this year. The “Zulma Orientale,” or “Zulma,” as it is generally called, is popular in the east and will be introduced here. Itiea waltz which somewhat resembles the schot- tische. it can be danced in a small space, so that it is suitable to the parlor, but it looks better when danced around a hall. The music is quite pretty. In the bon-ton cir- cles of New York and Boston, minuet steps pre- vail quite generally in quadrilles. There is also a minuet waltz which is growing popular in ex- clusive circles. In this the gentleman’s arm does not encircle the lady's waist, and only hands are joined. This variety of waltz has been tried before, but never proved at all popu- lar. Generally all round dances are now played slower than has been the custom for the past few years. Indeed the day of furious and mad, ungraceful waltzing is over, tor which all really good waltzers will be truly thanktul. In the hopping, skipping, galloping waltzing which has prevailed for several seasons, the light and easy waltzer really made but littie better show than the'worst mover on the floor. The pro- fessor declares that the “racquet” is now utterly barred in all good eastern society, Personally, he has always considered the dance ungraceful and vulgar, and has never taught it. A call was also made upon another teacher of the terpsichorean art, who has just returned from Congress Hall, Saratoga, where he has been master of ceremonies for the past five years. He said the Saratoga season had been a Very liva®y one, but there was very little new in the way of dances to report. The Saratoga and Cape lancers haye been reconstructed, as hap- pens annually. and some very pretty figures introduced. Both round and square dances are done to slower music than heretofore. In an- swertoa query as to what had been the fate of the “racquet,” he sald that it was on the Con- gress Hall program for the first three balls, but was then dropped at the request of the proprie- tor, Mr. Clements, backed by sundry guests. The dance was going out of style entirely in the east, he said. He would, however, teach it this year, as heretofore, If anybody desired it, as he never made a practice of dictating to patrons, Personally he never liked the - The chief new dance which he will introduce this year will be “‘La Russe,” which is played in waltz time, only much slower, resembles a ma- zourka, with the addition of a new step every three or four bars. It is ve1 ful and has never been danced here. Polo quadrilles are likely to remain popular for another season. Our Scientific Ancestors, From the New York World. Ina work just published on the antiquity of man M. G. de Mortillet, professor ot pre-his- stone. This creature was not yet coe Soap? but only an ancestral form which Mortill ‘MONDAY, “NOVEMBER 27, 1882—DOUBLE SHEET. LITERARY NOTES. Some Holiday Books, able for a holiday present asa choice book,—one which combines literary excellence with artistic Ulustrations and tasteful typography and bind- ing,—the publishers have this year fairly out- done all previous efforts, not only in the num- ber of desirable books to choose from, but also stothe manner in which they are gotten up. Realizing, too, that the best buyers are apt to make their purchases early in the season, when there is both a fuller stock to examine anda better opportunity to select deliberately, on ac- count of less crowded store rooms, the leading houses have taken the precaution to send out thelr most attractive publications at an early date, and already the counters of the principal book stores are presenting a most tempting ar- ray. In no year, indeed, has the display of hand- some and valuable books been so large as now; than sincere in their search after the beautiful and the good. Tn respect to amplitude of page, width of mar- gin, legibility of type, quality of paper, and wealth of illustration, the oblong folio edition of Longfellow's “Evangeline with full-page wood engravings from drawings by F. 0. C. Darley (published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., and received through Robert Beall), is perhaps the most notable book of its class that has been given to the people of any country during the year. Of the almost perfect poem Itself, of course nothing remains to be said; it has taken its place long since among the classics; but of the manner in which the publishers have done thefr part hardly too much can be said, did space allow extended notice. In typographical exe- cution it is all that could be desired, while the artist's characteristic drawings fitly flustrate the principal scenes and incidents of the poem from its opening to the close. The volume is uniquely and attractively bonnd in paper made to imitate the yellow leather tanned from alliga- tor skin, the sides being trimmed close and square all around, and stitched through at the back with heavy red cord in great block stitches. “Evangeline” as here presented would make an elegant and suitable gift under almost any clr- cumstances that can & conceived. In its way nothing could well be finerthan J. R. Osgood & Co.’s new illustrated edition of Scott's “Lady of the Lake,” received through J. D. Free. In typographical appearance it fairly rivals Mr. Rogers’ famous edition of his *‘Italy,” which has been the pride of bibliographers for the past fifty yeaas, while the numerous illus- trations show the very pertection ot the art of wood-engraving at itsbest. These were exe” cuted under the direct supervision of Mr. A. V. S. Anthony, who was commissioned by the pub- lishers to visit the Scottish Highlands for the express purpose of making on the spot sketches of the various scenes portrayed. They of course show the scenery, etc., as it exists at the pre- sent day, instead of at the period of the poem, but the costumes, weapons, and other accesso- ries of the various figure pieces are careful studies of well authenticated examples of the time of its action. The illustrations are there- | fore not only interesting and beautiful in them- selves, but they give to this edition af the popu- lar poem a yalue not often possessed by volumes of its class. It would be difficult to find a more fascinating book for boys with a historiomantic turn of mind, if such aterm may be used, than “The Boys’ Perey,” or “Belt and Spur,” two handsome books recently published by Charles Scribner's Sons, the former received through Ballan- tynes, the latter through Robert Beall. The first named volume includes the most familiar and most suitabie of the famous ballads from Percy's “Reliques of Ancient English Poetry,” edited by Sidney Lanier, and creditably illustrated with fitty original designs by Bensell. The other comprises seventeen short stories, celebrating the heroic deeds of William the Conqueror, Richard Coeur de Lion, Prince Edward, Hot- spur, Henry V., and other famous Knights and Captains,’ English, Scottish, and French. The literary style of the author js in excellent keeping with his subject ‘ahd'ft8 peried, aid’ an ‘unusual irfterest and value is given to the text by the introduction of fac simile reproductions of quaint medieval illustrations tound among illuminated manu- scripts in the British Museum. Both books are iy for the holidays, and permanently valu- le. The many admirers of Miss Rosa Hartwick Thorpe's stirring ballad “Curfew Must Not Ring To-night,” will thank the publishers, Messrs. Lee & Shepard, for bringing it out in the hand- some holiday garb in which it appears. The profuse illustrations by E. T. Merrill and E. H. Garrett, drawn und engraved under the compe- give Interest £9 the most thelling passages, an ive in ss it a most desirable little souvenir.” For sale by Morrison. The same publishers haveissued ahandsomely illustrated edition of Dr. Sears’ well known and justly popular hymn entitled “That Glorious Song of Old.” The illustrations, after drawings by Mr. Alfred Fredericks, done also under the supervision of Mr. Andrews, vary in quality, according to the theme chosen for illustration, and some of these are rather beyond the reach of an artist. “The Old Oaken Bucket” well deserves the attractive form in which it is presented by D. Lothrop & Co., the well known Boston publish- ing house.- The illustrations, from drawings by Miss L. B Humphrey, are uneven in merit, but asa whole the book may be classed with those which are pretty sure to be popular, both with those who give and those who receive. Messrs. Lee & Shepard publish (received through G. A, Whitaker) a handsomely illus- trated edition of the much quoted section of Tennyson's “In Memoriam,” beginning “Ring Out, Wild Bells,” which will be found suitable for a holiday or kee; fe present. Each verse has one or more well-engraved wood-cuts illus- trating the text, though the connection between the design and the poet’s thought is not al- ways clearly apparent. A special edition has been prepared. neatly bound in paper with silk fringe, after the manner of Christmas cards, which’ will be peculiarly acceptable to many, and especially to young people. Happy will the little folks be to whom Santa Claus shall bring a copy of “Christmas Rhymes and New Years Chimes,” published by Geo. Beeognizing the fact that on the whole nothing ts regarded by the majority of people as so sult- to. | hand, by the expert, who converts it ina few | | to the presence of a small am: | per. | per cent, the residue being water with less than |1 per cent. of the juaiper oil. The gin com- | monly sold as the real article is, however, made | by simply adding a small quantity of this ol, the time required vary years. By this means a wine is produced which contains from 3 to 9percent o sugar and heavily charged with carbonic time and skill are THE IMITATION OF LIQUORS, How Whisky and Alcohel are Maas Brandy, Gin and Kum. OLD WHISKY “IMPROVED” BY ELECTRICITT= METHODS OF MANUFACTURING BRANDY AND GIN—ADULTERATED WINES THAT ESCAPE DR TECTION—WINES THAT CONTAIN NO GRAPE svicR. From the New York Times. The business of imitating liquorsis a very ex tensive industry in the United States. There areat least fifteenor twenty firms in this city whose only business is the so-called “improve- ment” of alcoholic liquors by the addition and substitution of various foreign materials. They claim that these materials are in no way of deleterious character—rather healthful, in fact— and that the difference between the liquors they produce and bona fide originals is quite a mat- ter of imagination. Each firm has its peculiar methods and formule, which are not to be di- }wulxed. ‘These methods, however, are well and those who cannot find something tn that | Une to please their taste must be captious rather | known td chemists, who consider this forgery of intoxicants as a dangerous practice and the results obtained often harmful. ie Intoxicat- ing element in all liquors is alcohol, the peroen- tage of which contained ina liquor determines its Intoxicating power. This is, however, more or less modified by the presence of other ‘Ingre- dients. Whisky contains trom 40 to 50 per cent. of alcohol, the balance being water, with a trace of tannic acid, from the barrels, and of fused-oil, developed by fermentation. Whisky, though used as the basis of many of the facti- tious liquors, is not itself expensive enough to make it worth while to imitate it. It 1s, how- ever, in common with all alcoholic liquors, tm- proved by keeping. and to give it the amooth, olly taste of age various expedients are resorted A fresh barrel of raw whisky is taken In hours into old rye or Bourbon by a judicious admixture of oak shavings, burned suger and xlycerine, Sometimes he takes away the crude taste by passing an electric current through tt. Much of the highest priced whisky sold In the best places is made in this artistic fashic Bourbon is generally supposed to contain more fusel oil than rye, but this is not necessarily the case. HOW BRANDY IS MADE. Brandy is made by the distillation of fer- mented grapes—sometimes from the juice alone, and sometimes from the skins, seeds and juice When made from the Ju'ce alone it is nearly colorless, has a very agreeable oder and a slightly acid, aromatic taste. It contalns from 35 to 50 per cent of alcohol. There is probably no liquor so much imitated and adulterated as brandy. The commonest method of imitating it 1s by addingto plain grain whisky certain propor- {ions of various ethers,which are sold inmixture as “brandy essence,” burned sugar, spices, | tannte acid, and acetic acid. Nine-tenths of the brandy that is drank never gaw a grape-skin, Gin is made by distilling alcohol with juniper berries, its distinctive taste d odor being due nt of oll of junt- es from B0to 40 he amount of aleohol vai or more frequently oil of turpentine, tocommon whisky together with sufticient water te reduce | the strength of the spirit to about 30 per cent | of aleohe None but the most expensive brands of gin are made in any other way. Different brands contain slight additions which give them their peculiar flavors. THE BEST RUM IS MADE by the distillation of fermented moiasses. Often pineapples and otter fruits tire sliced and thrown Into the still to give flaver. The molas- ses used consists of the washings and refuse from thesugar houses. It contains 80 to 85 per cent of alcohol and is not much adulterated, ex- cept with certain flavoring ethers, designed to imitate “real Jamaica” or other brands. The main constitutent of absinthe ts oll of worm- wood. It is made by the distillation of alcohol with water, absinthium (wormwood), and var- jous epices, such as fennel, anise and coriander. The resulting liquid is diluted more or less, the various brands differing greatly in the amounte of water and other substances present in each. It is most frequently made by the simple admix- ture of oil of wormwood withaloobel and water, various essential oils being added to give eg m green ney. Distilled absinthe well epared fresh materiais should be of a bright color. Its effects are well known to be of the moor ke ag "5 ste pace pond and — in on ae} exhaustion or complete the heart. There are whole wards id the| tale at Paris devoted to diseases produced this fatal drag. ADULTERATION OF WINES. ‘Wines are the most complex of liquors, and afford great opportunity for adulteration. | The detection of such adulteration is frequently very difficult. Trae grape wine, properly made, contains from 6 to 12 per cent of alcohol and either no sugar or quantities varying from a trace to 10 per cent. Fragrant ethers, glycerine, tannic acid and acetic acid, and other ingredi- ents enter into its composition. Wines may be roughly divided into two classes, red and white; also into sweet and dry. Red wines are made by the fermentation of the grape-juice together with the skins and seeds, from which they de- rive their color. White wines may be made from the juice of red or white grapes fermented without the seeds and skins. As good claret is made in America as the European, but the dry white wines we have not the experience to roduce ofequal quality with the imported. lany sweet wines are made without fermen- tation by simply adding to fresh grape juice due proportions of alcohol and sugar. | These are very injurious, Champagne is made roperly by fermenting the grape juice er In casks, then drawing it off into bottles ani allowing fermentation to proceed very slowly, ying from one to three gas. Much juired, arid though some je in this country we see food champagne is m: ut littie that is palatable of the native product. Of all the liquors champagne {s probably the easiest to imitate. as ingredients, and aman is said to have taken 8 prize once for an imitation of which he con- tessed the basis was coal oil. A barrel of cham- pagne may be made by mixing 20 All sorts of things are used gallons of ca- wine,20 of water,2 of angelica (California W. Harlan & Co., and received through Wm. Ballant & Son. The pretty verses, which are by D. Brine, author of the poy little brochure “‘My Boy and I, or On the to Slumberland,” are fusely ill number of the d and some of the being by Miss Jessie McDermott, of this city. —a which contain no grape juice whatever, but the more usual method of imitation is to take poor, cheap grape wines and add thereto alcohol, water, spices, glycerine, and vego- “The Chatterbox,” “The Prize,” Boston, Estes & Lauriat; Washington, W. H. Morrison,) and “Our Little Ones, Gontan, Lee & Shepard; Washington, G. A. Whitaker,) for 188%, bound ee Ne in attractive form, ®& most Christmas token for the mem! of any household. The matter end Soren ep See Satersaning Sos Mbateion. More showy but less attractive is “Eifinland,” a child’s book, published by the same house, the text of which is furnished by Josephine Pollard,