, 1870-07-12
WAsRiMa10N.
The New York GolIectorship; and
Ton Murphy.
TranS-Missouri States
Issues of Adjournment.


General Custom House On the Atlantic coast
Of the United States, is nearly equivalent to
the removal Of q head Of bureau or depart
ment. This powcrfal Office. sustaining direct
ly between 5000 and 5000 employees, the gate
keepership Of nearly all the passengers, bag
gage, and freight coming into America from
Europe, has been for years the sport of con-
tending local shysters and ringmastors OF
the city Of New York-now tho prize
Of the !" Twenty-third street gang" Ito use an
elegant expression common to great. New
York jonrnalists), nov tho prize of tho Union
League, and now OF some other political con
corn buried between this or that club house
and tavern parfor. a national Office, reduced
by tradition to a local brawl, like the former
vardenship OF the Cinque Porte, tho Collec-
torship Of Customs on the Atlantic coast has
finally got to DO personal gift, and Ill. Tom
Murphy has carried it OF.
NEnrHY's TIE BoY.
We do not know who AIr. Tom Murphy Is,
after We zead al about him that is said with
go much copiousness, for thera aro some lives
made eminent by such little wrigg1iugs and
achievements that they take no CONSISTENCY.
A rc1y storm-king IN caucus, or the greatest
marine diver in local politics, finally dives him
I tint e. S aomefE9 P sn2 s5 Es sna Me 22s 2Rses
can no more get picture OF him than Of
live porpoiso- When the great angel that re-
low Weed!" how it will sstump" tho audience
to know exactly what manner Of man he was.
When ho calls "Tom Murphy |" he will
"stump himself. Let ua all give up the CO.
nundrum of Tom Murphy by saying that he is
great man in New Yo1k, AZ things go.
saw Thomas Murphy here At dinner at
Willard g with some Of the Presidents young
men. OF course many people at once said:
beat G1innel But tbs I attrssted % Ae; no atten. M
tion whatever to Tom Murphy; for New York
| i full Of just sneh kindly pozpoises. Now
curiosity than over. Ii you should throw a
| gold ring amongst shoal Of fish and one Of
| them should swallow it and swim away, pur-
sued by al the others, and somebody should
cry out, "Tom Murphy WAS the nA1no Of that
fish, you would possess at once neat and
compendious history OF the now Collector Of
] Customs on the Atlantic coast Of the United
| Statea.
Tho President hsd reduced 1Ir. Grinnel1 to
| lover oHce,-a complimentary admission, I
! suppose, that he was not properly placed as
Collector. Mr Grinnell may repeat to him
SELF the sentiment Of Woisey, reversed:
"Oh. a..ow wretche.i Is sssaat poor man
! Who hangs on Princes fayors-"
He WAS scarcely warm in his Office, when the
great journalists Of New York forgot his life
long local patriotism and called him, pitt
| fully, tho g Good old man." To be pitied IN
After filling Mr. Grinnell's bed with nettles,
and his days NTH pain, they now SEQ him sac
riiced with little wonderful remorse Of theiI
own. Senator Fenton ia rushing akors .1o
Senate, calling upon everybody 70. upu.cr-.. -.s
hrm Tom Murphy. Senator Conk1ng is rush
ms tue other way, calling upon -aani5nd ID
STAND ~ the Presidents latest intuition into
human nature, the rery last Of his :ayt os,oices
Al tie New York editors and Fede:al appoi,l-
tees rpsh In, ono way or the other, tcopIo
ATE teiegraphed for to como "see'' Boutwell,
or Batcock, or Delano. And this dlsg1acofui
actiyity Of eelaelness is all about tits partiou-
iaT change Of thieves who shall handle yonr
baggage and wine when you come hrma from
clarcts. ~ SteE7 alo
Il sou sometimes think. d ti,at We vrita bitter
/ 1nrngs from ssstis city, consider what tbs snb-
1ecta afel Every manly principle, every citi-
zen virtue disappears IN these gluttonohs pan
les orer = change OF o1ice-holders. The con
Germs Of the ration and the age stop stock
atill to settle the hash OF Tom Murphy,
Mnrphy's appointment is the victory Of the
old Weed faction, assisted by Ben. Butler, and
it is the triumph OF section Of the Republican
party in New York, so ANAL and so personal
that it has not eratified oven tho enemies Of
Fonton. This office ought to become ma
tionnl Office, filed BY Western or an Eastern
man, and not put up is the prize Of Didius
Jnllanus or anY leader Of city aupernumesa-
ries.
LITTLE OLIVER.
Another new appointment is that Of a Mr
Oliver clerk in the Agricultural Office here.
70 be Jndge Of tho District Court Of Colum-
bis. He has never practised law, and knoVs
lees about it thau Dogbe17y. The citiza,.-
attorneys have protested in ,,o,r - ~. suu
ne an9 aakee amt ne be roiacted y We sae oen, e.
lIesident WAS told about hIs deficient sc'n;ra w
a,mas mrn1a, Gene1al Grant is said to have rsoIod
!" Not capable! Why that man bas road
AT 1or hea5Iy f. a Jear1in MS spare hours
may aa1 .e.. Z: this District tbere ia m
code, the Court following tho common law
So that it vii probably test Judge divers
le1sute readings to the fullest extent.
ARropos Ct the collectorship Of New York,
AZ. Boutwell, protests against making Chicago,
Cincinnati, ETC., ports Of foreign e1tEy from
Europe, and 3fr. Zack Chandler sustains him.
You cannot get box Of sarlines but tbs
Aew York Collector must open them and sme]l |
WILL CONGRESS ADJOURN
We all hope SO, although the Senate ia in no /
hutIy recurring the Indian treaties negotiated |
bT It to be provided for, whereof the sum to- |
tal 1s near ~, oo0. GOO, and the House is on
poeed to supporting the Executive Govern
ment any further in 1ndian treaties made With
Take the case OF Kansas Indians, Here is
hst o. moneys duo which have beeu audited |
and their payment guaranteed By treaty atipu- !
[htions, and the House Committee Of Confer
enco refuses to pass them, Clarke, the Rep
resentAt,Te OF Kansas, taking issue, as us,s1 |
With Noss, who claims that this Il zoe, 900 Wilt
Ill get into circulation in Kanaas II it be paid
Delavares, under treaty Of July 4, ~
treaty Of fsbraaiysi,' l
treaty Of Fsbru.iys; "S'S
lse.: 1's.95s.4s
'ettaws!tomles, treaty Of February Il,
eneeas, s6.Tnecs,' ana Qaapa1s, S"''0'0'
treaty Of 1867. ....... eo,eoooo
'eoras. kaskaskias, Weas, and Pcan.
keshaWs, treaty OF 1GG7.. sOssa0s !
eoItas kaskasllas, Weas. and Penn
keshaTs, treaty Of 1357, stocks, prob
), ~ .''''-''.s'''.'.-...+.-... 9U,p0090
es.:.....:..:;.-. 1oe,00a0o
sa1es ueatg OF lea'...-...:...... 9o,0008U /
Iolat .......,........... lQI.22N1b
There is a wide difference Of opinion be- {
= Eeen the House and Senate, the LITTER body
lleglng that IS this stock and money is legal :
the Indians, it must be paid to Keep faith
eh and has ita reasons OF a private nature be-
ues. some Senators say they Will have | !
peclal session, and stay all summer sooner
IAN agree with the House upon thig: but i =
ink that Grant wants his fun at Long Branch /
I'D will refuse to conroko them.
PoII71cAL-a1AH NEWS. IT
In d1ana is sald to have two doubtful Repub- ! =
AN distt1cts, Orth's and Julan's, tho former
r1led last election By 400 majority, the lat
+ carried by q fair m ainri+v huf 1it~bto +L;.