Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-06
WASHINGTON, d. c., July q, 1sco

DEAR JOURNAL The recently annoi.,
ed Collector of Internal Revenue II !"
Flint, died at his residence in New yoa
avenue in this city, last night, of nom.
rhage OF the lungs. Mr.. Flint wac
pointed to this position last Spring in N.Y..
ofMr. Lewis Olephane, who had boil -
several years, and had been one of tbo 6"
original Republicans Of WASHINGTON nv "
Flint was for several years Assistant c.
Ter of the First National Bank of this o."
(the first bank that commenced bDsins",
under the National Bank Act) and vo. ..
teemed man of rare financial abil;ho,
The position of Collector of Into,n.,
Revenue is one well calculated to lcseon
mans popularity in any communitv M.
Mr.. Flint's unwayering courtesy Of 40
meanor created for him hosts of friora,
He was both a good citizen and good .,
ficer, and overy body in WASHINGTON !.
sorry for his death except those who tbinl
they can get his position.
Everything about Washington is friob,
fully dull at the present. There is no
business doing, money is eight " bovond
all former experience and many of onr
prominent merchants are seriously think
ing of suspending business for fov
months. was told yesterday by lend.
lug dry goods man that he had been com.
PEELED to dispense with all his assistants
but three, the generally employs
about thirty and with this reduction he
was barely able to pay Lis rent. Mr.. Bopt.
we'll, by his incomprehensible antics in the
Treasury Department, has contributed
greatly to produce this state of affairs
which is universal over the country. For
example, he made up his mind Monday 10
purchase no moro bonds and to sell no
moro gold. Yesterday he changed his mind
and announced his intention of adhcrinr
to his previous system. Tomorrow bo
will probably announce his intention"
of doing something else. The truth is
Boutwell, is no more of a 1inancier than a
bIue-taiIed monkey is mathematician and
the mysteries of that science
Gbout as little as the apo docs the princi
pies OF the diflcrential calculus. lie has
enough Of so-called executive ability to
preside very we'll over country cross
roads grocery store, but in any position
requiring a higher degree of brains is as
much out Of place as Il Scalawag in the
of gentleman, or carpet bag
ger In the society OF honest men. He is
incompetent TO manage the al.
fairs of the treasury, ana should be com
PEELED to resign al once, to allow some man
capable of being Secretary to keep us ont
of National bankruptcy. For Boutwell, Is
running the machine Ill the ground,
and if not soon invested with some pract-
cal common sense (which nothing short of
q miracle can accomplish) or resigns, the
country will have cause to rue the day the
Massachusetts, representative was made
Secretary of the Treasury.
The library Of the Agricultural Depart
ment has been enriched the past week bya
present from the Austrian Gov
ernment of copy of the Physiotupia Pldn-
tdrum Austridcdrtn1 in fine large folio vol
umes of 500 plates, colored from nature,
and two quarto volumes of text and
plates, by Ethingshauser IL Pokormy, de-
scribing the grains, grasses, wild flowers
lilies, ferns, &C., of Austria. The work is
beautifully executed by the new science of
" nature printing" which exhibits the
plants with all the accuracy Of n photo
graph. 1t is the best work on botany extant
and it's publication must have required as
sistance from the resources of the Austrian
Treasury. 1t is published at the
Imperial printing Office at Vienna, for dis.
tribution only to foreign governments 1t
forms very valuable addition to our de
partmental Libraries, and is altogether as
beautiful specimen of the Typographical
art. as can be found anywhere.
Judge Fisher of tho Criminal Court,
made charge to the jury on Monday,
which has caused much comment in Wash
ngton. and is likely to prove interesting
20 tho whole country. A man was arrested
Oy policeman on the suspicion of steal
ng pair of pants. He resisted the officers
arrest. Having been indicted for this offence
his counsel plead that as the officer was
not cognizant of tho alleged larceny, he
not having seen it, and having no warrant,
ne had no Jurisdiction over the prisoner,
nor power to make the arrest The Judge
instructed the jury that, unless they were
satisfied the accused stole the pants, they
could not convict him of resisting an OIL.
'er that policemen making arrests with
,ut warrants were acting at their peril. If
he party accused were guilty, well and
good but if not, tue policeman acted at
lis peril. The jury returned verdict OF
lot guilty in the charge of larceny and OF
resisting the officer. This opinion is pro
oably the best that Judge Fisher has ever
made. have seen policemen, actin 6 un-
Ter little brief authority, maitreating in
lividuals without shadow of law or reason.
policemen, in New York, do
whatever they please with the inhabitants,
nd there is no redress, The police re
'orts Of that city arc filled with accounts
f outrages perpetrated upon unoiTending
itizens, who have no redress trust the
,ood effects Of Judge Fishers declaration,
s evidenced already in Washington, will
xtend to other parts of the country.
General Grant returns to Washington,
rom Long Branch, whore his family are,
n order t. be present OF q Cabinet meet
ng on Friday next. anticipate rathor
warm time over tho Mississippi question.
ndge Dent and other prominent gentle
1en of that State went to Long Branch to
&c General Grant about what could he
ono for Judge Dent az the Conservative
andidate for Governor of Mississippi
General Grant did not wish Dent his
to accept the nomination,
ut the Judge has determined to do so,
nd Grant will give him what aid he can,
ut Boutwell,, Creswell and Cox, the dis
ensers of the great bulk Of Government
ap. are unit in favor of the Radical can
i1ofo onoSpck DaDt How fhou will mr.