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hand. He had neFer expended one penny N
money or iator upon improvements. The tsact
had been abandoned oTer forty Jeazs. Tho GOV
eminent had erected fart srt It's accompanying
bu1ldInxs upon the ste, and had mnde It depot
OF supplies, vesJ Important military post Any
one oF he facts Vested the title, b express terms
d rhe treaty Of Gusda,oupo Hidalzo, Ia tho
But thc abreWd Judge potnted To his l1w OF
lsEa. We Rhau zee how that Dodge answered. In
the DETERMINATION Of suits instituted By the tcrm4
Of that Law, the courts ate Obliged to " Eoyssnea
nations, thu laws, usages and customs Of the GOV
ernment from which the claim q derived, tnc
principles Of equity, s0d tho dac!stona CT tho Su-
rreme Court ot sno Qnltsd atates, 80 faF Is they
The cass WI subjected to each Of tness tests,
and did not stxnd BhadoF Of i chx1ee- Hsrn
We have tho last paragraph OF the LAna
Once decta4cn, 81, which W11 1bly
Eofted up by the present Commissioner,
Chief Clerk It tho time. NN4d: aThe Absoluts
T1Zht Of the United Et3te8 10 Fokt Craig RestlTa-
tinn, rests upon principle too vel established 70
b 6ssu1hedt and, ~ consequence, no cl41u2
thereto, either In inv OF equity Is acknowledged
by this ONCE - existing Thereto 10 tho A1enc2rt1
clainaltA" Since 1865, when this dcctIion was
given, the case hRs been pending tn The TrrasuzJ
Department. It has undergone thorough eI1n1-
in1ilon during the past three maaths oonann,tnI
one per8on whole time, End Is summed up now
IN ; Tolaniuous deei1ion, which WILL b Forwarded
to JudGo Waltz next Week. The xuh1t1uce Of tho
seventy pages nay be ststod IN Two Eoru1-clain
fnfectfJ1-
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KuilrondA

The I,Inols Central Railroad Company ART
fencing thet1 track between Eentralta sad Cairo
The vote at Slnlea, IL, OF the proposition 20
MD hy subscription the Illinois Fa1DeTsf and the
jacksonville i CArInyIle Railroad, resulted IN .
decisive protest agnt1ss the measure.
Owing to foce Informally II ths election II
Deerau, III, upon the q1eatiol Of subscribing
Il became necessary % order smother for tue same
purpose. The election viii oe held on the esth
list, and As 1t Vas carried before by hsge ma-
ier1,J. presume the result viii oo the same In
the coming cne. ..-.. f..
The 1eaSErro orth {Kan.> Ttn1s oil the s1st says:
I'VE learn fron GeoccM Wright, OF the ka1sas 4
Missouri Bridge Company, who h1s been IN CHI
casp On bEEatRt connected Herewith, taAt, IN N
interview with the P7eHdan. OF the Chicago i
received ASSURANCES that the Rock 1alA7d i Pacific
Rs!]ruad Company hare positively a5reed TO en-
d1rsc the bo2cs Of this company hon WasntnX-
ton. In lows, 10 LeaTsnEo1tn, TO the amount Of
81. per mtle, and tha, the contract
for hc!ldirE the fuad hls peen let, 10 be
We nov hope Nests sm!th, seost 8
al. thing they have promised and undertaken.
viii put the Leaveuwortn / Topeka Road nndc5
contract N Tee shortest time possible. This Is
but short nnk-s msle&-n dlrect line ffpu
Chicago, ria Davenport, Ottumw4- Lesyeawo1th,
Topeka and Enporla- To the CApadtaa Kire7, ID
the Finest COUNTY, On the face Of the globe. A
this point Il Fu courect with Frtuont's 4auphis
! Fl Taso Road 10 the Pacific. We are pleased
also to state that work On tie hfidge Il beng
prosecuted with ylgut. Nj. Boomer i bu6Ly en-
Easel In Casting the huge cylinders for the suo-
structure, and lcst ~ soon IS The boats can b
procured tit uoyk ol sinking them TlQ commence
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The British Government nnd the
IeIeEfNphEs

VI. SSud2nore, ASSISTANT secresa1J IT the Rust
Otdcc, the author OF the scheme otKantxtd for
transferring the nanaEement OF the Iete0fnohts
systems nom private companies to The 9oretn-
rntnt, hAA recently addressed letter 10 fhe -.
retzrJ Of The tfeid Chamber of Cornmcrce rhe
1 aaaxs1 TO a. Application made By that oody teaf
al teleR1ams Of Certain length seat ff5m nne
pa1t to Another Of the E1lted Kingdom. Nj
words: ""s
- an directed 70 scqnaint You that the MAJ
CUTS Of harrington Is DnS insenSlble Ia ihe niIsn-
raSes de11Eaoie frnM uniform al3pence rae fo1
teeg1ms IntoczhoGt The Enited Kingdom, ar1
when the proper u1e afrtTes. At the Sand ttMe
an 70 thai Is ts stai Al ali events
AZ the out1er, ana until the tIanAuttunr canactty
Of the wires Of the proposed system Of Tnst Oc5ct
teleerapny sha1 hare been tested, and the tram
ING o. ne feorgsnized stah be perfected by er-
penence, It would be tnexpesttens Tor the depart
ment 70 bring upon its tties1aphs tbs enormous
Increase Of busne.s uhich II Is to.er2hty cersatn
would follow The Introduction Of lower rate shan
one shilling"
II L understood that the new cable Ehln sh
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- merchant Of this city hsa II biz family ono Of III.
~ ude. ~ sss tyr n ~ ~ ~ you1 H., 1ha
trated by Joseph Ions ago that The circumstances
MHo.: Y osss Len 'SsSosen .nonk mel Fsr
fce over the express otee nd Wcyius tbs esr Of II,
ees M!ni.itf n ne petsoa q Judss Smith with do
rrrpsr his dinrn. NEE H. eh.1tts ~ ~ iii .sa.n
aud battery upon ha under tie mott
sI thr n .Ims an & IA 1ae h o. o. hG M
t1 bodily injury md to the dettrue.o1 Of ii. pesee
Sontenpsad eenIins En- Y e seakS es 5n
deeth the novels have il This IL the clerkFstofJ,
perron" =.
A reunion Of the surviving members Of the
~, ~ haa u, tesnena o. ~ dnaas aa so!anteesa
NV se ~ s4. ~ 'ns H. esa4
The sor,nos,a zsszs9s- En1ax;.. TIM, ,n,oo,c,e, .
change IN Poss of1ee ,1raneemrn,s. We Ie,r,,
% .as. His IS Knsley % has sdD seesu.ed new sppon.' @
men., much superior to Postmistrcsses, and the
e,set wa 80 great upon he. that she became
.in,s i9oHn al oveS We nayo heard Of people be.
sonS sla5 ~ uns n,sl., .som Joy OF sI'el' ons
Mile Iac Indian murdered a rorno man ar
Hatah A few d.ys s,nce- II anneers fhs, p1erce
eou OF Peter Treatocheau. one f The hesi cItjyens
In that na1t Of the state went ont In the eren,no
Killing tncta. Ie calie,f At an enraunroent ~
Mile Lac Indians. and ona or tho dnstf sStns
wanted him 70 yres,1e. pIerca accented The
cha,lenre md threw the Indian. suhsronent1v
while p;erca wss sitting donn. the 1n.,tan cyent
IN beh,nd him and struck downward blow win
a biz knfe. splitting h,s head men. killing him
Instantly, The 1ndnn made his eacapc. TbIs
aane Jnt,an titfes =, an ca,1v ,ae tvn inmharran
on Dnm River. This IL the second mnr,ler rom,
n1rted by the cnInnewas this anrtno,
,.,,..A.,
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4 NEEDED REFoRM.

One Of the reforms which the Conatitu-
tiona1 Convention ought to introduce, is
pesemptosy prohibition upon the Legis-
lature Of al Interference in the details Of
city government. It IS true that all
powers OF The municipal government must
necessarily be obtained from the Leg'ala-
tuFe, ont thaf. BY no means, 'nplles that
the eslAlatafe ought Itself to engage IN
local legislation. Lot the Legislature, If
the matter be deemed necessary, authorize
city governments to exercise certain powers
and perform certain acts, II the people Of
the city 30 require; but for the Legislature
to levy ta1 to pave particular street,
or to open IN alley, OF to order q
bridge OF a tunnel, or any other act
ot exclusively local interest, is an inte1fer-
ence utterly unjust1daole- We hive had
amentahts 1nstancea OF this hind, during
the Last ten years, IN the matter Of salaries.
" course there as always In Large city gov
elnmen1s an lhee es6ant demand Tor INCREASE
OF sala11es- Inc Common Council, being
tesPonAole 10 Inc puoilc, mas uniformly re-
h1leo e'' tnese al;tseas' e1cept Ii Cases wnefe
:,
na'o Auop.eo .no ptacAce ~ seaans Gown
oo1lA4oa ~ opt'nBuo1u' open'nB Rfo-
10y a.4u nA'e aiNA As7 Saoeeeaeo ~ se'cns
nun =, uae Icy alasulea epee"' Ia" increasing
1Aen pAy' tuo sAs oeen uone over ana over
asa'n' anu II cases wnese 1ne coonnl ms
refused In'e ana again 70 Yose the increase.
VINO 80 aple 70 30ose o. me saoe OF ser
VICES ~ Lac peop1e VINO nave 70 pay ioF
.nenf ny WILL F'ea-baEe thas o. anso-
'ule po"ef-nAs ene Aeg1alasose OF LIMOS
aga1ns. tne pFo'est OF tne mayor and Coun-
Gu anu OF Inc people ot chlcaso. TO add
from % 10 ~ per cent TO the salaz'es OF
Inc hundreds o. persons IN the employment
o. INC el'Sf We aa!n'' tne power IN the
1et'ssiaso1e 10 90 ,nls' hnt We aeny the
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TIE ERE CANAL.

The Albany Argus admits that, up to Au-
gust !, the shipments Of -four and wheat
By the Ere Caonl Ind fallen OF 5000 tons,
and it hdds:
.'Ihert ha. been a lA.gr failing OF IN corn,
the canal IL consequence OF the extorttpns and
Cn11st trade regulations at Chicago. In 4nIppiaS
cum hy ratl, aud. thus avoiding Chicago, from
r9hf II TIN erts 1er Lahtt, levied at Chicago, &C
cordtng TO TIE cu1CAoo TR1BrNE. Is aayedto the
producer"
The cost Of moving grain through Chica-
70 when sent here to be forwarded East, is
the expense Of elevating, which is two cents
per buahel, and for inspection ! cent pei
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Procsnnantion bf EcncFnI Jordan,
The tHu following procIAtnatlun3 hasr t,.rts
issued frr1n the Pntnot Hea.!qua1,ess:
Ran Frr&.

ProcsAnantion bf <scncFnI Jordan,
The Two following procla1natlnns hasr tcr,,
issued fFcln the Pats'9t heaauassess:
CrRASs: When / decided 10 rome IL M,
country IL order to asttst yul In rot4utt;ts IN.
tyranny Of tire Spanish t;orcrrustns tllst hA+ 40
" die with you shuull fate trcrte that SIN rrr.
10 be Faiqui4hca hy that enemy, nov tue .,,It
Ro"sr "a oaf :, AMs;,sa that /. a1hInk ii te
Win tht cotlituand OF The E1sleFu stA:r II. t!I,s
General.tn: :calef, ! viii cuhrns"r 10 ,,;.chars7
Tout va1of ami decision. alfcaiy Il, wefl
knoTn. anu Il your worthy chiefs vi,
co-operate We viii soon he On IN. rn.i
cause nth The peuple ol Sortn Aiutf.ta
arc great. can ASSURE ynu tnai / IA but
ths 1oIeEunns1 @ oi other General. ni That nAttnh
dtt whuSe only wish Is 10 be At YOUR side au. L,
EaIsielpaie IN 5our peIt!s and g!as,cs. II !. ws1
the eGemJ. May they repent IN tine nn.i ,rt,r,
TO ~ s.ds. waeFe, hJ shedding their o'.us III The
III hocor1lte Earnc to thtlr children. II ttry do
not act ths, tney Will oe y,ct.tus TO tLr.r -hu.t-
s'sGisapes,, iof 1as t.: of cupa u now an
ntts'i states are decided to cuulc tu nntnt4r. 10
break your letters. You viii soon zee ,Ar ru1a,s
sands Of vntntuuh men 1esolyr-i IL drive ibr Iast
soldier OF Fafr1zzo or the srantsh sh,vc1u.nruk
rom thln ntansuei country. t,al,au., o,n:t,ir IN
-. - - .H.. ~ Aaftu IL tuh
enemies or tnnF Kro*,as lltt::r. aui rhar sN1sts
VII nSatl tirt tuha. II J al .rct' NIL.
THOMAS JORDAN, aieuera..l1l-, '.,:H!.
BAAAI4GEA, JUS. -, sd.
T. fhs e71t btlf-e-f. fr7- ~, ,ss Cir
fGl1aa AtrI1Ha.
Two great expeditions with nrn.s au,, ;,:.y..,nn4
have reaehea US The Southern tirIera, .1,r.Ian.
Accompanied " francisco Cisn-ras and tnans val
ofocs md tntelt!9rct soldiers Lave arrived t., a..
hist Us in driving from s.f fhr listcj Jk,u uf
ca19ie. nlo although hts roAer her :. rAr,rinx.
yst hes!tates 10 e1oss the scas- MArJ Vi ,pu.
i2noEant Of the pu1poH ul re.uIutI'n wirs
arms NJ Independence. nn.i ieeene by tau.n
nhose Intention is hereafter 10 iam,... raor-
nous 'axes, wkicl theJ ara now lerylng IN tSo
tnare q t'otti AID produce, stA! rcmEia IN ltu
IaAs q! e opPos!e lsasty, to thu ahanu I'M ,j!.-
graee oi OUT lutnre liberty; urstfae.raI - foster
tae hppe tnat When uncccc.rth ant rc,,entluI
oa Ill rush into oEr arms Tint we puoy ..r1lru1
alu 80 na4e good The wrunxs ;na: Jou
~ nave done to Tie cause VI til, s-Iu-
uc: MoeoEzeh Foiuutceif, III Us forgrs H.. tl,L
tome soon. 70 that We may frraE the lca Iof
Peace anu then uRrt pntte,i Against The ,tr.r.,rrs
uI Lost Gauss. Aoht1xed yopnlesry. awa1 sin
I. s.ases ana Mas!se. PIsa the new couerX rjca
+ne teFuose VI tuDA ltOS AI,l MANNut.
FXLIX Ef;ESntht
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l. nreoIbItsa MI i SoT poes ~
one DOLLAR and tWenry.tw9ecnta III Treasury notes
e 1 n Ds9
There is no legislative ew1ndle. q huge lnqulty,
EctEeea tour and E7e mons Of tloass Ia II JuY "
and the present me- mo1ta: and there H seems to be 40
cGiaaoo 7ime.. ~ ~ '~'>N' - ''' s'''~
II any !" swindIe" OF s' iniqnity" has been
perpetrated it was done by Chief Justice
Chnse when he WIS Secretary of the T1eas-
u1y, for it WAS he that dep1eciated the
greenbacks below the value Of the bonds.
The original contrnct between the govern
ment and the public creditors YVES that the
Treasury notes should be converted into
$50 bonds at par. This was the under
stsndiDg and agreement. Whether the
bonds were made rcdee1nabIe in coin or
currency is disputed ouesfion-oue on
which barrels Of ink have been shed. and
breath enough expended TO watt a fleet Of
ships across the Atlantic, But it is not
disputed or denied that thu government
ae,reed To redecm ;ts issnes of o,oenhacts
in $40 hon,ls. Evervtodv admits that fact
for tho oo7eement nm he re.d IN Tho 1eool'
lender md 200 ,,ond .ct ~ ,sco
W,hiIe thig arreement renainsd ;nv;o1ata
the creenbacls were eou.l in ralna n bonds
drawing sir ne7 cent interest in mia ai;i7
boa If not bean brokan th.1 uor1a n,w h.
worth m 1nucb as the bon3s
Irit 6etrne. as tbe TIM. md tha Pan
dleton vino of tha pcuorrat;, na,+r con-
tend. that the publ;o creditors aeree 10 70.
ceive croenbacls Mt nav IN nar,,ert ~ !. oo
bonds, it is also a fact that The lind of
e,eenhacls vera thosa made co,vart;b1a
int, bonds Thev meyer acrced IN tala
rreenbacts at more th,n +ba;r r,o-La,
ya1uc. md thev never aoread n sa,l bonda
nj loss the, their ,na,tat ,aiue
Tho conntrv. Mt the Instance ri secratn,v
Chase witbdrev tha conra,t;b,a ront th,t
nttachrd to tbe c,eenhacta uithont ths
consent either Of The noteholder ar bona.
holder. Il was done for tho c1nress nnr.
Dose of deprecia.iuc the ya,ue Of the leon,
tenders. Their coavertibili,y was destroy.
:, It,. . -. 80, a., :.
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JUDGE BARNARD's RELATIONS TO TIE
PRESS,

'y AAoaet1s and SOLITARY forests
90 su1AipsAoe IN which to compel the
"ealuS 10 etehd and deliver" The vic
u" ol Judge Barnard Is not my Lord Eitz
oooo!e' nang In his carriage, with the fam,
nsp spale under the seas' and the family
so'neas N his ample purse. It is
some wealthy corporation, Or dnan.
aef, sne fac1nc Railway, or tho oppo-
nentS o. fask IN t1'o ssocks' The weapon
o. 'uoge nafnafd - not pistol That m.
oaaAseu weapon u ooso1ete' vulgar and
en na'e' a P'sso' eoola onts seop tae 1ur-
VIC. aoB' sS'oo " 18e 'lc'tn' "!ue conloaetaee'
.IAoe =, Tue ses.en' 'uoee hafnafa attalns
u0 nS.''e 1e'a'' "!Ia an tnJohcuou. his lu-
J'nce'ons s'op' "n6t pastoa "ouAa not' q
tal"as uain' FL Issue ~ s'ocA or an eiec-
noo o. o1acefs. Els receiver taPpropEaAte
I ils'ne} 'aaAeS 'tte eeaicn. A1e ctue1 ouef-
enee ne'"een Ae cooolt1on o1 tne modetn
ana ,nu anc1ens tu11 ,s tne moea larger
ha'ats made oy Judge Basnards gang
tnhu were cFef naae ny Dlck 'furplna.
in's business LEE now gone on 80 long un-
'n"a11ea ana unpumshed that the chief OF
oe oano nas ae1a1ned 70 an lntamy that ia
nalonm- be:n8 NJ the head OF little
o'6aions .! u new to16 CITY, Ne proposes,
hke me ousafchs Of slavery, to reversc the
.uolI m,. WE'VE ., tne ~ot1d ~ large. Ae
49,. o'pet 'A1, Ho' only p1ac'o!y 70
aoeep1 LIS nsu1Pahons, but to applaud
tne". ana everywhere to hold up their PEI
Pel'a1os as model OF virtue. On taking
ms seat IN Chambers few days ago, Judge
oarnafo Issued proclamation dengued to
oreraTe reporters and editors, The New
York 1'nts had stated that he Barnard)
"s1gned an order in the Erie Railroad
Office" Judge Barnhrd seens to regard
the place IN which an order Is signed as Of
more importance than its character. Ger
tAlnly no denunclahon OF the viuaiuy that
has been perpet1ated through many of his
orders has incurred his Ire to the
degree that this charge has done. Since
it is not possible to deny that for several
years Judge Barnard has signed every
order, granted every writ, and acted favora-
bly, on every motion which Fisk wanted, it
Is quite lmmateI1al, except as matter Of
style and appearance, whether he signed
them In the Supreme Court chambers or in
one of Fisks chambers, surrounded by
Fisk's blondes Judge Barnard then
stated that be Ind saved tho MN who wrote
the article from going to State Prison for
forgery, five years before. OF tho truth or
fAtsehood Of this We know nothing; but the
plea lets faint streak Of daylight into the
chambers Of judy Ba1nard's conscience.
II the paan WIS r11iftv Of forcerv did Lndpa
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cscct TO tic Constitution. In Pennsylvania
their candidate IS "a bloated bondhoider
who pays no taxes, SO they say nothing
there Hpuu finance and ts1ation; while in
OH" their candidate talks largely Of the
reated rights Of the South destroyed by
the Wiz; denounces negro suffrage in Viz
gsHin, for which all NuginiAus voted; in
sis.s upon paying the debt in greenbacks,
md deAounces tie government for buying
TIE bonds with greenbacEs, and is generally
unhappy because Of tho many violations Of
personal Liberty by military arrests during
the wa-. The performances OF this party
ere Ike those Of the old horse who in early
lie WAS PUT Mt work turning q wheel in the
upper story of mill for grinding tau-hark.
In the co1rso Of time he vns relsa5ed
from his secluaiou, and put into
pasture, but his days OF usefulness were
gene. Be forever after moved in aciccle,
aud, even phcn in the broad field, would
Lnyc died Of starvation, had he not been
fed by rose-bag, from which be ate while
he kept walking in the circle, pulling, in
Imagination, tho old vheel-polo Of the bark
k04As sAe AooE ~ Allt 0G44OCSAlG Etd4 y
wll1s in the accustomed circle, pulling away
at negro Suffrage, military arrests, recon-
struction, the Fifteenth Amendment, and
Reputation, ii must remain hopelessly i'm.
beetle u national affairs. So with any other
na1ty Which falls into the hallucinAtlon
TINT it is still grinding the mill Of the past.
The people arc fer ahead Of mere Office
1,l- cr5 1pava nf3 asaeEnrs The man
who earns fifteen dollars week and re
ouires twenty TO clothe, house md feed
himself and family, demands relief, and he
recognizes no party allegiance whieh re-
guircs him 10 vote for Iom' Dles'of HafIs
unless Tom, Dick, OF Has7y propose the
means aud ayow the purpose of 80 restoring
thc revenue system, that taxation shall bt
levied for purposes Of government alone
and That tlat agency Of government shal
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bee family but the Thing proved rel!11e. Next
year NO may have the Cnang-soo bee, with two
bills, aud four instead OF three yellow bsuds.
Last week. being few niles from houe, m al
lesst hve from timber, I observed suarm Of bees
On ths porch OF = house, and two Of three othera
standing among tho Er48a and Weed9. The woman
told me that her husband pu1cha8ed them n 4
gala lsat winter, and Put them down EhEre they
stood, Intending to put tip bee house, but h4d
not done 50 for want Of time. Tint Ahe had taken
hfty.txo pouuds Of surpius honey rum the hive
on tho porch, bat none fratn the others- Yes Ill
we're fun colonies, and apparently doing well Tne
other had 4 good supply OF auspl02 honey In =
good state Of forNarduess, but not ready to BE-
taken up
In regard to being an ap!artst uaks no p1r-
tenGions, bot NJ. D. Will zidt me he Will ind
respectable ahpx Of both vartetes Of bees, pretty
well provided fer and doing well I am quito well
a1aso that people dtder cn shcss points, ~ well
= to the hsecds Of pigs md CATTLE aad that the
humbu4 u dopbtles morn In tho deA'tfx thaa In
The bees Or animals themzekex Our people uko
new things, and 10 long u they do they viii Ind
. class Of men who will supply tic novelty. There
are manJ Ta1Rzbe new thtnZa that We wonA do
wcIl to test and gtyo them place, but let s test
first on ANAL acalt and not ali pitch in Ike the
vsoTus multcats{is feyer-
We hare two agricultural colleges, so-caued, IN
them pays ia President four thousaud dollars
year and allo1a him 10 travel In Ell
rope NJ hts own expense. while no at
tentton s being paid 10 the practical
wants OF the inlustE1a! classes, acd
both fxsus, which arc large, 60 neglected that
they arc the laughing stock Of al Who see them
Sad commentary on the good sense Of The T1us-
trees, who ought to make them 1seful IN tne way
Of testing all these new thtuss II they do No more.
The classtcs and thaoogJ are gooI In the!r p1ace.
but do little toTaru1 educating the people tn the
active duties Of HE. The experience OF every dsy
teaches change, new combinations a1n forming,
and ntw facts come forth from the Rrcana OF na-
ture. 1t s the satus Of these t2t We want settled
tn these schools, not whether Homer was Greek
or 4 Jew; not whether The Bueolics we're writ
ten for Amusement or instruction, whether H.
tended 70 represent facts or to be considered a
pctiops-
CNDGR-DKiNsINQ.
In the proceedings Of the Warsaw horticultural
Snftetr arf. tns foll0rtnr fnrf4 that 4rp rnIpsha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-27
RAID UPON ILLICIT DIsTLLERGEs.

For some months past, Gen. PleasontOn, Col
lector OF the Fourth Internal Revenue District In this
city and his officers have been constantly employed SELF
ing Illicit whisky brought TO tins city for shipment Not
withsandng his repeated seizures, tho trafc ala not
abate and Gen Peasonton very reasonably concluded
that the quantity that escaped him must have been very
great and the profits large TO reimburse the manufae
tnrers for the amount that fell into the hands
OF the Government, and for which they re-
oevod no moneys An investigation WAS
instituted by the General and he placed the matter In
the care his expert detectives who soon ascertaneu
that the greater part OF the Illicit whisky came rom the
Fifth Ward Of Brooklyn. He determined TO destroy the
,ouroe ~ possbe and with that purpose communicated
with the Internal Revenue Department ut Washington
asking authority 20 outside Of his district In the inter
est Of the Department as, under the law, collector
limited TO operations within his own district
This authority given Gen. Pleasonton' 10
stIl further facilitate his movements the General re-
ouested Collector Ford OF the Brooklyn District 10 ap
non as special Deputy Collectors of the officers OF
the former in whom he placed reliance, aud soon after
ward Col Thomson. Col Ballard MAJOR rate ana capt.
u Nj. Cooney we're made Deputy Collectors by Collector
Ford These then under the direction OF Gen. Pleason
ton Organized O force OF GO men, and 1t was arranged
that they shoud assemble In Washington Park tue
Yard at a. M. yesterday. AT this hour the men
reached the Park having crossed the East River Oy d
ferent ferries not to excite suspicion Coils Ihom
sn and Bulard took charge OF the men, and advance
wa, Immediately made upon the doomed spot Dlckson
aeyJ by way OF Navy and Prospectsts often mas the
narmnnent whisky garrison stationed In tho alley aided
ky umey support from the outlying posts-tho neigh
boring officers OF the law ana on
one two companies of marines detailed 70 protect
corns OF seizing officers put to rout, and the men
they were supposed to protect were forced 10 nee Yes
the garrison obliged 20 YIELD but then was
taken by surprise As the men engaged In the attack
entered Prospectst from Navyst, their design seemed
~ no known, and An attempt was made 10 muster
The garrison resist Them but without elect as the Op
position amounted only to an assault on COL buar1 ny
ppowerfn fellow, who, by welldlIected dow
tnId tbe gallant Colonel low. AT TINS 1nncturo,
Hu, Smith OF the Metropolitan Police appeared upon
no ground with his force, and gave Col ThO
snus men great cement Stll more confidence
p the result VI the esnst gss snssIsa w tAx saw