Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-16
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WAsHINGToN, d. c., Oct. IN =

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 10 fsc.
Dear Journal 1t is with mncL
that we chronicle the arrest Of Goo,,,e,.".
Moore, Deputy collector of Internal o. % H.
nue. for the Sd Col District of No,th I ~
lima, on the charge of wilfully Dco,oo. .''.
to perform the duties Of his Office ,''~s
also, with having, on the 10th Of An.,
embezzled various sums of money roe e's''
Tor collections made by him at zo..
times amounting to $4,000. He o,vaI n,
Tor his appearance this Afternoon -,
the case was continued, on his Dotio., ,.-
Monday next at ? o'clock. ".'
MIR. Moore, you will rccolloct 90 or.
the carpet-bag applicants for the sn,
visorship of the District Of NORTH e..
South Carolina, and has been dancina..
tendance at the Departments her.
several months past, returning at jn,crr.,
to his duties in the Sd District, nerbon..
recruit his funds when they got low.
Some time since, one Cramer, oI.,
C. b., and now located at Thomasv;I'e
nominated for the position. He hail.:
father-ln-law's purse TO draw upon, viii.
gave him an immense advantage oyarf:
competitors, for L" money makes the man.
go, you know. But, unfortunately 81.
Mr. CFa"''er accent on the first sylarl.
there was, it is said, an ugly blot oa,:
moral character, which was brought to a..
notice of the Secretary of the pro,,nr,
and prevented his confirmation.
Mr.. Moore does not seem to Lavor.
Taxed his efforts, but, with the Persistence,
Of pluck and true c. b. on the tr,H
kept up the fight, and, it is said, used III.
money he is charged with hayinr rr',,
zled as the means Of war. Lattcrlv bal.
been quite hopeful. He cIaimed f. I'.
killed off Cram.er, lit had been Ga...
others, L am told and his prospects ,...
bright and Frightening. Alas that
should have SO suddenly come to r,t
But
~, This is the state Of man; to-day lie puts .ar.
The tender leaves OF hope, to morrow bIy..rr,.
And bears hIa bIushing AOnors thick uu0u iI.....
The third day comes frost, q killing frost.
nd,-when he thinks, good easy man, full s,,..
His greatness is ripenin8, hips lis root,
And then he falls"
as Moore has done, only it was the Dcpn,
Marshal that nipped lis root
For the sake of q common humanisgu
hope both Cramer and Moore NAV be adj.
to relieve themselves of tho charges ru.
ferred against them-if they DO not tlr
fall,
Like Luc1fer, never to hope again."
The appointment of young Winstg,.
son of P. II. Winston, Esq, Of your Stat.
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, a fl"
days ago, is a very gratifying circumstaAc.
especially when it is known that il MA.
made without the payment Of the u&utf
for Congressional Influence
The carpet-bag representation il Con.
gress seem to have established Il regular
tariff of charges for work and labor don.
by them, and this fact is so patent t..
the income of lobbyites Will be cousiIc..
bly, reduced next Winter, as it was ,..
No intermediate man, or " beating a5on
the hush," is necessary. You desire a.
office, one or more being vacant, the pIig.
of each is fixed, and you "pay your mono:
and take your choice" The charge for
nomination to the Naval Academy is sail
to be $500, and several have been dispose
of at that rate. The friends OF young Wis
ton would doubtless have had TO pursue IL.
same course had they not written to aIucl
IN this city, who informed them thatiJ w..
unsafe to trust C. b. SO far from the ca.-
ltol, and advised them to send the yuua
man on here. It was ascertaincd that tAua
was vacancy in French's Qst) District
and they went at once TO the president
and laid the case before him, obtained IT,
and two days after the cIal..
nation had been passed and tho youl
Carolinian was duly installed at the Aca4
envy, and all was managed SO quietly that
French knew nothing of it until it was to-
late for him to claim his CongressiouA
and fec, and then, you can
we'll imagine that his wrath knew Ln
he Wept, walled and g4aau.
Ais teeth-$5OO clean gone. What 1~l
hey say to him when they learn that Their
,adaverOus dOWn-Easter has been caug-
mapping?
We are now too near tie Pennsyiyaal.
election to speculate about the probable T..
suit there, but [ can't forbear mentIonIa
hat letter from prominent gentIcma
If that State, received to-day, informs us
hat the Democrats will undoubtedly caug
he election on Tuesday next, if they az
It all successful in preventing RldicA
rauds. The same news, substantial
caches Us from Ohio and Indiana.
We had the pleasure OF O. visit from tAe
venerable" Senior of the J0MTlm sOma
lays ago. It was great pleasure to see
lis honest face aud hear his cheering
ccounts of what the Democrats are doingIa
he GOOD Old North State"
ST Ton.