, 1869-03-12

lcng that the present generation have for-
gotten bis ardent speeches and forrible let.
te,s in the days when II cost something to
speak for freedom. When Chief Justice BIZ.
Glow rtsigned he WAS the senior on the bench
and might naturally hare been expected 10
succeed him; but Governor Bullock had ao
anttpstby to him, and first stroye to restore
Judge Thomas, aud, when that appointment
failed from The weight Of Its conservatism,
promoted Judge Ch4pman oTcr M.. Hoar'a
head. This and other things caused more
meat to nominate Iudge Hoar ior Governor
last year, when 1t waa feared that General
Butler would carry all before him aud eecure
determination Of bis friend: Dr., Lotsng, IN
less Aou1e powerful name could be brought
against him. But NrsClaaio, u more ayaiia-
BILE msn In sorne respects, consented to stand,
Aod The project was neard Of no more. Judge
Hoar haa the reputation Of beng one OF tie
paseet 1ncn IN Our public life, and he comes
Of fastidious family. Hts biother, NJ.
bers ID the newe Congress, and bis position
in the House will not be injured By his CON
pectton with one department OF The admin
isuation. Judge Hoar frat heard OF his ap-
pointmcnt from the newspaper dcspstch,
come time refused 10 believe It, Hi. resigns
uon Of his present position Will add 1oother
to the remarkable number Of judgeehip.
which have fallen into Governor CLnin's
elit during hls two months In the Executive
! chair.
TIE WORST or THE rAApoSs.
Business circles have been somewhat 1ston-
ithed and more Indignant, the last two DAYS,
at the discovery that President johnson, IN
the general jnii delivery Of his last hours of
power, Included .n ct Of amnesty to one who
Martin, the defaultlng Cashier OF ths hide and
Leather Bank. This man toox advantage
Of Implicit trnst placed In him to rob the
bank Of over tlx hundred thouaand dol1ars--
with smother man. He stole, alto, very
comfortable little fortune for hts OWE private
benefit. To carry On these operations safely
through series Of ycars he committed
countless fosgertes on the books; he lied to
purloIned Letters from the Post Odlce I'd.
dressed to others. His guilt Is patent, and Is
not denied bY himself or anybody else, he
vas tried and convicted LIST fall; but mo-
tion for new trial, on . technicaltty, ia Sot
Ills bail giving him liberty In the meantime.
&c has some Iriends, pecunlarily interested in
his escape, Of some local influence and moro
energy and perststeucy. They circulated .
pnpef aaFps e:,afot f01 bis RS.sdon wosasa
succ, ded. Just before quitting ofIi.e,
evidently n haste, using sheet Of plain pa
per instead Of the usual printed bisak, An.
} drew John.ou grated him pardon in a.
shake 10 the face Of the Judge. The United
States Distinct Attorney here, Mr.. Johnson'a
T own appo1Htec, w6s not consulted about the
; matter, and doubt whether a single respon.
;. | slblc bualncas man In Boston signed bis name
= to the petition. Perhaps the Wickedness o.
+ the pardon was NO more aagrant than that ol
= many other Of the eI-President'a act. Of for.
: givencss, but We Ia Boston feel the aboroinA
i 1ion Of It more directly.
d LITERARY GOSSIP.
: Mr. Longfellow Il coming home In August
- The EeW books announced are "Now ant
y Forever" etory By Mr.. Madeline Leslie
I and an entirely new sefaes Of juvcuiIes, eutt
i!sa na "nntty ~ .a G1a}s snoap p 70 % The Cote,
:. man's rights advocate and social scientist.
d The Norwegian novelist, Bjornson, seem
3. to have burst like comet upon our lserar
nj SKI. 4 month ago not Que In fifty Of th
e his uncomfortable name. Now TWO rlv.
te trarslatlons Of his ''Arne" tpronouneced i
two syllsbles} compete for popular favor herr
III New York firm has published another c
= bis b9ek. and I'D seTsr, se Ffsns,. g.! & Co., VII
- celpt OF the manuscript Of 4 third, whic
n, they will issuc speedily. It's title IL 18th
" Happy Lad"
~ NEWSPAPERS.
LO Our new tWo-cent paper, thai Is 10 bD, he
.. been christened It Inst, and It's name Ii th
OF Tribune. Its Chicago and New York got
te fathers should send on their 6ilTer posFinger
s1 az Il will see the light on the hrst Of april,
Il birthday as sugVestsve Of folly A. the nan
N The Herald, which It seeks TO supplani in tt
mi favor OF the masses, has lost it, founder an
70 manager, Mr, E. 6. Bailey, Hho has sold 0,
to the younger men OF the establishment
among newspaper people. who has ma
md money enough to satMfy him, and p:efera
OF cutoy entire undergraduates rather than reA
any sha1e in the business be has built
aye Colonel Rogers, Of the Journal, contrary
al expectation, Is getting better and I
pes story Of the transfer Of Ills share in the :
per TO Mr.. C1app Is coutrndicted.
ood All our dailcs are getting rich, and t
Ttonscrtpt has Just sailed down a huudr
Ill thousand dollars By pufchase of real e.ta1
Epp build on for its Own use Just 1t present.
4 NEW LAW FONT.
uu- 4 norcl question has come up In q
course Of The preliminary examination
Wrote you something several weeks as
10 A middle:aged man Is suspected Of hayi
poisoned his old wife, with whose son
for daughter he had been crim'na1ly intlma
f., from her childhood. The statements Of I
iof attending physiciAus all pointed 10 polson!r
md motive, have been rather vague. The stoI
ach vas given for analysis 10 Boston pt
not sic1an, and the Commonwealth Attoru
oNn refused 10 summon him 10 testify At the
- ~. yestigauon. The defendants counsel th
i. or summoned him, and with some diflcu
secured bis attendance but the Attorr
card General protests against his being CO
! or PEELED to testify at this stage
the case. OF courbc the dsst tnfcre,
Is that he has fouud In
stomach Of The deceased no trace OF poiao1
> oAs nut The prosecuting officer tays that II
GOOD opinion he derived wcre f2Torable to
San prlsonct's Innocence, It should not be vi
'otss held for moment. The ground he takes
~ TINT the revelation OF the whole cAse 1t I
tnte- time would be Injurious, md thAs the p
oacr has no right 10 compel 1t. The a
slon upon this question has not get b
given. Public opinion waseEs as to
King probability of the guilt Of the prisoner T
J Ut- on the Charge of murder but the uttn
t<eet, detestatlon has been aroused a9alnst him
GAdy. his nclghborhood by the discovery that
:a.ed- seduced hts stcp-d6ughtcr 1t the age
This seven.
H. AAsEs FORBIDDEN.
While we nrc set long way behind Pa
or even New York. in this kind Of disc
city, tton. there hATr been mort masquerade b
'irely hero this winter than ever before, and
, will some Of them improprieties have been
mitted. There Is still Law on the sta1
books prohibiting such assemblies, and
cersain citizens have complained To tho
,,p authorities, the dat has gone forth, th1o
the Chtet es Police, lhat the Law Is to
aeer enforced. As the dancing season is nc
"@'n over, u fancy dress balls are not inter{
With uplcss the faces Of the dancers arc
cealcd, md Is the new atrineency viii pr