Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-08-21
LoLter from Washmgton.

4 Tao iNtfhllN anIthIiAhl A"lahtN'
T nf Internal heEcnue- a IS l.lHl
. died al his rsiienrs in New l0r.
/ Avenue in lhis city, iast birhi- 10
hemorrha.ro al thc lnngs, MF
4 Flint was appointed ln ihi, position
last Spring ia Piare uf Nc, i,gw.'
/ Clcphanc, who had held il i1r sryc
. ml years, and had bern one nl a..
few original Republicans ul Mash
ingt0n. Mr.. Flint WAS ior several
years Assistant Cashier ~ the First
/. National Bank At this oily, llb,
llrst bank that commenced busincs-
under tho National Bank Aot-l and
was esteemed a muu nf rare i'Uan,
clal abilities, Tho position Ut Col
lcct0r al informal Revenue ls unu
we'll calculated to lesson u mau
popularity in any community, bn'
Nc. flinl's Unwgycring courtesy ui
dcmcanor created iur him hosts uI
friends, llc was both n good cili-
zen and n good officer Uul every
body In Washington is sorry for h.s
death, except those who think
| they can get his position,
Everything about Washington l7
frighllully dull at present, There
is no business doing, money is eight
beyond all former experience, aud
many of our prominent merchants
are seriously thinking Of suspend,
ing business for q few months. |
was told yesterday by l,ading dry
goods man that he had been com
pcllcd to dispense with all his aS.
sistan,s but throc, they generally
employ about thirty, and with that
reduction he was barely able to pay
his rent, Mr.. Boutwell,, by his in
comprehensive antics in the Treas
ury Department, has contributed
greatly TO produce this state al aI.
fairs, which is universal over the
country. For example he made up
his mind Monday to purchase no
moro bonds and 10 sell no more
gold, Yesterday he changed his
mind and announced his intention
Of adhering TO his previous system.
Tomorrow hc will probably "0n-
nouncc his intention" of doing
something else. Tho truth is, Bout
well is no moro of n financicr than
bluc.tailcdmonkcy is II mathcma.
tician, and comprchcnds the mystic
ries of that science about as little
as the apo does the principles Of the
Ditfcrcntial Calculus. llc has
enough of so-calIed executive abiIi-
ty to preside very well over coun-
ty crossroads grocery store, but in
any position requiring II higher de-
gree of brains is. as much out Of
place as II scalawag in the company
Of n gentleman, or II carpot-baggcr
in the society Of honest men. He
is lamcntably incompetent to m"'',
age the affairs of the Treasury, and
should be compelled to resign nj
once, to allow somo man capable Of
being Secretary, to keep us out Of
National Bankruptcy. For Bout
well is cumming the machine into
the ground" and ifnot soon invest
cd with somo practical common
sense (Which nothing short Of mir
aclc can accomplish or resign, the
country will have cause to rue the
dag the Massachusetts Representa-
tive was made Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Library of tho Agricultural
Department has been enrich
cd tho past week by magnificent
present from tho Austrian Govern
mcnt of Il copy of the Physiotypia
Plantarum Austriacarum, in fine
large folio volumes Of 500 plates,
coorcd from nature, and two quarto
volumes of text and plates, by
Ettingshausor and Poliormy, dcs-
cribing the grains, grasses, wild
flowers, lilies, ferns, &c, Of Austria.
The work is beautifully executed by
the new science Of "naturc print
ing" which exhibits the plants with
all the accuracy of photograph,
1t is the best work on botany cX
tant, and its publication must have
required assistance from the re
sources of thcsAustrian National
Treasury. 1t is published at the
Imperial printing Office at Vienna,
for distribution only to foreign gov
ornmcnts. 1t forms very valuable
addition to our departments! libra
rics, and is, altogether, as beautiful
q specimen Of the Typographical
art as can be found anywhere.
Judge Fisher, Of the criminal
court, made charge to the Jury |
on Monday, which has caused much
comment in Washington and is
likely to prove interesting TO the
whole country. a man was arrest
ed by policeman on the suspicion
of stealing a pair of pants. He re-
sisted the officers arrest. Having
been indicted for this offence, his |
counsel plead that as tie officer was
not cognizant Of the alleged larcc
ny, he not having seen it, and hav-
ing no warrant, he had no .iurisdic-
ton over the prisoner, nor power TO
make the arrest. The Judge in
structed the Jury that unless they
were satisfied the accused stole the
pants they could not convict him Of
resisting an officer; that policemen
arrests without warrants
we're acting at their peril. If the
party accused were guilty well and
good, but if not, the policeman acted
1t his peril. The Jury returned a
rerdict of not guilty in the charge
If larceny and of resisting the Off
,er. This opinion is probably the
pest that Judge Fisher has ever
made. i have seen policemen act
ng under a little Itief authority,
nalIreating individuals without a
hadow of law or reason. Kenne-