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LoNnnN. MAY %

Sir John Simeon. member of Parliament
for the Isle of Wight, died to-day, aged So.
He was a roman catholic liberal, and first sat
for the Isle of Wight in lS47.
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The armor plated steamer Audicons, just
completed for the British navy, had her trial
trip day off Broadsides. The performance
was in every way satisfactory She attained
a speed of ID l-2 knot per hour.
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FINANCIAL g. CONNIE RCIAL.
New York Money Market.


NEW YORK, May %,
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marrisD.

In Bath, 18th inst, Mr. Asa sylvester to Mrs RI
becea q. Rho = both of b.
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In Bath, 22d inst, Miss Lottie L. sherman Of
Somerville, ag d - years and = months.
At Fort POpham (Phipsburg,l ed inst. Henry
A, son of Henry A. and Sarah Clark, aged years
and months.
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Mr. AR SEE, native Chinese Tea Merchant,
dressed in his native costume is in this place
and will remain for few days, and will be happy
to wait on those who may favor him with Il call
, 1870-06-29

uole requires and neceaaitates the pro
euctaon OF an equivalent article to exchange
iof IL and the greater the imports the
greater Will be the demand for home labo,
topay for them.
We republish, in another column, thelet.
ter Of 0fr. John Stuart Mil to Henrv
George, Esq, of San Francisco. On ths
Chinese labor question, together with n
second letter from the same author on tba
same subject The two letters are not die
similar Mr. Mil apprehends that his firxt
lettef was misunderstood, or nutilated IN
pnplicaf'on. II is very probable that
many persons reading hastily his eo,nmnn;.
cat.on to MIR. George were mora ;,nnraesad
WIN ms views OF the disadvantages Of Chi
nese :, immigration to the laborine classes Of
e'''s country than they wero with his state
tnent OF the reasons which, in his iudc.
nnen., render it unjust and inexpcdient to
Prohibit such immigration when it comaa
Voluntarily aud without tie accesso,v of
serv1le contracts. There is a yerv strono
presumption in favor of any opinion which, |
MI. Min advances upon question
o1 pohtacal or social economv
mo, while we do not expect the Cbiness
problem to be solved among us ut the ont
'et upon purely philosophical princin1ez Il
= = .eita'n that 1t must be solved in that wav
u last Mean~hile, all good citizens are
'onnd TO observe and to assist in maintain
ng me Laws. Mob violence is not 4 rem
dy for anything.
, 1870-06-29
DR., IIiYiuENtuIse.

] At tho final fortnigLuy meeting OF the sea.
sion OF 1863 10 Of the Royal Geographical So.
ciety OF England, in London, June il, sir 4.
II Mu1ehleon referred to the present position Of
d. IT. MAs1ngato9G and the succor which is to bo
There have been great misrepresentation
about ttia affair, and 1 have received nuner-
ouB applications from nctive young men an3-
ious TO go IN search Of Dr.. Livingstone, sup
posing that there was real expedition about
TO start from this country or elsewhere. There
10 no such expedition. even in Imagination. and
certainly none in reality, contemplated in any
way. Dr.. Livingstone has been more than
three years and half in the heart Of Africa,
without single European attendant. an
not sure that the sight of 4 young gontleman
sent out from England, who was not aeciim atix-
ca, world not produce rery bad effect iustead
Of a good one upon my friend tho Doctor. be-
cause he would have to take caro- Of
the new arrival, vino would very soon
ne there and the poor Doctor would
hive an additional load. I have, there
fore, to announce that there is no such inten-
ton whatever. have received dozen letters
from Admirable young volunteers, who nfe
anxious to distinguish themselves, but who
have nat the least idea OF what they are about.
haze every reason to believe TINT tho .el 900
that the government has given will go out by
the Consul Of Zanzibar, who happens, ac:i-
dentallS, TO be in this country, aud who is 60
ing ont Immediately. He will instruct Dr..
hlrk, the Vice Consul, to re6t the game espe-
dltion which was started before, but ulich
was impedel by IN attack of cholera. The
cholera has passed away entirely, the country
is FREQ from Zanzibar, and the only difficulty
now is to get to Ujiii, whore my 5oar and
valued friend was aud still is. FOR Ia cannot
move forward or backward withou. carriers.
supplies, and SO forth. It will take TITO months
o. more for those supplies to 60 from the sea-
y, to Uji1i, therefore xou must put aside
III auyiafy for RfDa r1,nnfhu IN rome Jh,..
n about seven or eight months hence YOU
slll hear good news. md that 7err soon after
country" NN"'>'e
, 1870-06-29

/ VIA Ht IG3sI1h AfEte8. ,{HfY II.
on Sunday evening the Bishop OF Mancbes-
ter preached at Westminster Abbey from the
Motus "Great Ii the mystery of GoLIncss !"
me sermon was plea for the to1era,ion of
OF fana1 o. opinion where the foundations
| conclusion. the Bishop said It viii nnt m hs
! oat of harmony with the line OF thought We
nave oeen purBuing-certainlv 1t win h. IL
| Keeping with the associations Of this pface'
oea1 70 EYnPlshmen, Y not only az one OF the
the memorials OF 30 many Who. +, aaatf
Eenlns u afrs, OF arms, or statesmanship, or
literature, have 1nade England what she is
IL, in The simplest and briefest
peetea de.sh oas Whie tS that hss rh sd and % a9s5
literature of one Of it4 highest living oEna-
mcnts, and the news of which. two n6rn;nra
aaSo, must have made every household in Ene-
iand feel as though they had los. personal
aneu1. n.1 1s mas been called in one notice ssan
that he had mission, but in a stvle and
fashion OF bis own gospel, CHEEKY. ioy-
ons, gladsome message, which the neon}a
Understood, and BY Which thsy could hardly
i':Pg n:s!P oelng bettered- It was the gospel Of |
.sss, .ha m9ss,, o. olosherly loye, Of sympathy in
nave Jea N nyselfdte heahht1.i sp,rI Of his |
fedch7n1. Possibly We might not have haen
apie TO subscribe to the sarne craed in relation
10 uod, but think we should have subscribed
~ A@4p e1tit C1eeu ID relation to man. Rig who
mas taught uB our dnty to our fellow men
better than re knew it before, who kuew
20 well to weep with them that wept and to
FeIotce With them that rejoiced, who las shown
[orth all his knowledge OF the dark corners Of
ne earth, how much sunshine nay rest uuon
ne g !owliest lot, who had such evident svm-
'athy with suffering. such natural inetinct OF
1uf7ty, that there is scarcely page OF the
hoasands he has written, which might not be-
'ut into the hands OF little child. muat
,e regarded BY those who recognize tho,diysr-
ny Of the gifts Of the spirit aa teacher sent
rom God He Wonld have been welcomed as
fcllo's-laborer in the common interests Of
humanity BY Him who asked the question. ar
man love not his brother whom he hath seen.
ow can he lore God whom he hath moi j
Ihe Rev. Henry White, Chaplain to thu
lonse Of Commons, in lis sermon at the So
oE o. Chapel, spoke Of the death of Charles
ickens, and eaid that, strange as it micht {
ouna, Mr. Dickens had by his writings done
,sehual service to the Christian churcl,.
nero M was a purity and heartiness in his
ritines which were a natural consequence OF l.
. Character, and this might bo understood /
the fact that one Of the last letters he :
rote, II, indeed, not the very last, was written
III 4 view to remove q ca1umny that be ind
en- unfa,thful to Christian truth s
ar. dickens, the reverend chaplain said, had o
oght Christianity witl. much greater effect
a r TB1 a. h.. ! = 0AsS*f
, 1870-06-29
HYDE PARK
Meeting Of the Town Trustces--strcct I'm.
proFcMcnts-T0wn Plnts..Ort1inunces.

AT regular meeting Of the Trustees OF. til
Town OF Hyde Patk, held At the Hyde Park uote
Oh Monday evening, the following business wa
transacted;
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
By Mr. Clark, resolved Tint the Superintendent
Of Public Works Immediately advertise for propo
sails to complete the work on Cottage Grove
avenue, 81 BEGINNING at the south end as requested
Streets aad exsmined scventy-nsss W atGeet: ha] I'D
counted and measured st1mps, and had consicrnj
the seTernl bids, and find the bid Of Charlea
Creighton Is 81 lower than any other AMI rIcotn-
mend contract with him. Report con2urrcd in
The following plats were approrcd:. Rrsub,1tv1.
BloeE q anIs sabiyoa iss faa. oi a, Mes1 81
II east Wadsworfha Subdivision of III hlocS = y. e ts
second plat OF WOODLAND, being u lltotliyisiatt n
the east e acres ut the north ha,i OF The nort1.
west quarter Of Section ., I. %. X. II east
Mt George Il. waite ii son sent R Il lis renort .> III
saie OF Town iots. with names Of purchasers ami
expenses lie 1ecnmments di,IsIon Of tae MT
proceeds OF sa:e-one.thIrl to the general tntyu
1unt, and two-thlsd. u :he. Hyde Park aveune
cue eaca Of these fund.- on their contribution IN
the oriUlnnl r1EchaSe. The report Was recciyrzI
ila piaSea @ Ale; tho ta xetc referred to lie
Cletk were authorized to. make am lipIlye. H..
deeds to the purchasers 'Ac
ORDINANCES PASSED.
Al, nG 1oEn'ttee On Special Assessments reported
u, eaat y Instruction. they had Prepared auuber
OF onltnances Tor special assesslsaLs.
NJ Anc .oi4o"!nE we're consE,lestd ami atlontet1
- MADISON avenue, It COST OF {l,o:
~ aIno, side, and gravel the east hslf Of Staie
S,a *: 'tom ~ ~ As7y.thirt' to sxty-seyen,a street,
70 epeh to5:y-seytntn street, from HYt]e
1ala aseeue east to 1llinos Central RajIrOa.l: tn
s. so9tttete loMn LIDO drawn on south line OF Tnwn
7et !FVi1 ftatsb9tTh l. Furt Nayne Railroad to
tan, lGnla, l,100; to grade, cla1, antl erayej
- ~ ssrecr, from Cottage Glove avenEs
n III aana stLe, aTen1e s3; to complete seventy-
~ utahi. fro1u urois Central Rallrnoii II
La1e Atcstgan. II coo. %'@ '''o ~
aasAtf htooEes and Il b 1ogue vere annn}n+e1
49, tatssone rs to make the ak1Ye assessmtnts
~ ~ cnnHPte1e n the fttrninth street tlrain fnm
~ - ~. ~ S1E avenue to WouIlawn ayeDrp. ~ mn.
~ IrG1a - 1ns. dcn and imp<oge Hyde PARK ayesus
III soMh line Of Chicago to Ffty-seyenth street
s snence east to South PARK, and to cover III,
nrsss "nn nE0ken stone twenty feet wide aud nine
,nnss .smss ugen. anu to topttresS the same WITH
+ - Jollet gravel three iuchcs deep. sa5 n
= Sis = eApeeIe1to ekpend the balance necessary -
~ ssenne ont Of the sale OF the town jots "
49,, C.ay, and gravel Eganlae avenue. ,,,,n ~
Ky saret to FaEty-:lllr1 street, x1.oV, e'A1
nj ~ ~, gacn M q t9ese assessments, Waiter 4 Chr.
toneys. "-'e e''eS ~ eelomia-
, 1870-06-29
QUNCk9e
ss.s Fork Correspondence II .he Cinei;xoti coa,-

| -'ess Fork Correspondence u tas Ciaei1rpti Con.
aHf5tfak,.
One Of the finest honree in Union earare h.e
been t3kei, by I Eo-called Chinese iocIor. Lam
i.a L.ns Law, WAo Claims to possess great num-
eets OF wonderful medicines unknown to
American doctors, and to he able to cure. IN
Vulnerable Diseases heretofore considered
lneqrable. It would not b. surprising IL be
Enaoe as great SUCCESS as many Of the ctf,ar
MEDICAL ctaflatanB OF this city. Some OF the
4naeks have enosmoms revenues. There: Il
one EtoadWay consumption c,7er, and cure-all
doctor, whose annual income, for yearr,
past, has been betn n,een s10o, 200 ana ana
sl25,op- He has constantly m average
ol Detseen four and fye thousand patients,
located all over the country, most Of whou1
communicate with him by letter, rod to whom
ne transmits advice and prescriptions by post
and express. His establishment 10 regnlarIv
organized, and is kept constantly rann;n.s
t1ho1gh ne himself IL absent more tlnn half 81
+ ttabil-hmenta. Hisletters from patients nun
Der over hundred q tlay. nuf} {,e I,aa
about dozen men and women engaged |
IN reading, classifying, and answering tben1. |
anu r4 putting up the medicine for thoin.
thorsh be himself mover reads or acexess
my oi the letters Of his distressed but
1ope1ul correspondents. There Is no rrsson
Hhy no should know anything Of tie cagos.
als cleFks can attend to the business as well
!. he uds some hal1 dozen or dozen t
two or more Of which he admi1is-
: esn tor co consumption and every sort Of COM
~ tne part OF the clerks to classify every casa |
zig book under some given head. wIicI
e9gIes certain kind or kinds of medicine.
HS constant supplies Of victims are draw,
,a1niy n. !, tr9m q the Intelligent ruzal popuIa-
on On OF the Eastern and Western States. .
5Aefo arc score or mora Of other great |
aa suecsssfql medical quacks in New forI.
aVe1a OF whom are no loss suoceasful than
le BtoadMay chaIlatan hero mentioned
, 1870-06-29
THE TW0-MlIL TAX.

Inc present Constitution of the State q,
unnols requires TINT there shall be annu,
alls ievled, and collected, upon the real and
personal property Of the inhabitants tai
at me rate OF two mills On the dollar. to DIV
NE debt OF the State. Tho debt of the
.oto'e OF Illinois is, in round numbers
s",uoooo, and none OF it eau be paid IN
I'll Ac'4. Ihc revenues OF the State from
inc ILLINOIS Central Railroad, which are
nlso applicable to the same purpose will
meet the payments falling due in 1874, and
also the future insta1ments Of the debt at
maturity. Ibis two-millta will amount mn.
nnaIiy to ST, ,O0o, 600, and will be idle in tho
treasury, together with the accumplat;ons
OF the Illinois Central fund, and will he
wholly 1napnlicable to any other purpose.
Inc taxation for nil other purposes will not
oe diminished because Of the continuance
Of this tax.
Lie new constitution repoals and discon-
'inues thls tax, and makes provision for
lie payment of the debt at maturity ont of
accrued revenue, and without anr resor, to
slsec'"l ta1ation for that purpose. Every
citizen Of the State, therefore, is intcreste1
IN voting to repeal this oppressive tar, and |
thls can be accomplished only by voting for
me new constitution It will not do to saw
.AAs there are only q few persona iutorested
o1less it be Fepealed by the new conssitu-
ion, 1t will have to be collected under tf,a
I'D until 1879. Let voters examine md
ee now much they will have to contribute
Turing these five vcore. ]
, 1870-06-29
0UR WATR SUPPLY.
Cnnse of the Deds .5eacx--A. yrn,e.,, 1v..<.,,
ea VnteF@T9sc Wasks Snp,.;,fux
2s'ao1,ooO t:al,ons,
Per DHy.

%s@pm1Hts o1 Iae moss sefious nesuse a.e coa,
sta.H oeic? m7tie In all portions Of the city. r
etsu1g IN insufficient supply Of y:y.ter, For sev-
e.A years pess, during short OF cxtertjed ter,na
OF unusual ats-t and drought, asimilar st.ta Of
talnss nas existed. but not to suea genera, an,I
"'uespieas eAleht rs at present. Fur the past ten
aags IL Is probable that at least t per cent NJ the
population OF Chicago ha, eSnerencas tbe trre
l1bIe inconvenience, aunoyance and In manv
ets aStanI suffering, Incident to scarcity Of
,sns .s this notwithstanding The &c. that
supplied has pea nc actual quantity tf Eatcr
fore The .le1aaad and ccnsumptio1 s aars besa
il s a!sseesa! es9 sds y; se sss ,c,r ending
tSa halSa Wa;s ~ dss p G cre1aer Chief Engineer q
as follows: at VII 6e necessary. he cnn,ins.
shna1x asa eas3 z.s e "a sap!lssoa 4 pampIas M
TILE Tslanle stpRy Of Waer in our eity, win Cease.
ans s9oald not se -. for, II we sate the average
man lEin1. III eS r. anS the past ten years. the de-
thn, ~ sae coming year Kill equal not resuz
crsas3. - ~ ga!lons las, hui, should Inc u
thr ~ tns East Two yeara be taken as guide.
M 59Seaeoo galloss, anu 1t s:aea may reach LOCO
These estimates were thought TO be sa1lcient,y
= taat au.'ng The past three ,lays-wlthn three
49htns n3 ol Inc beginning OF the fiscal year-the
CO saoas epppy o. water h9' seashs
Mhat Il WIS es;imatcl that the consuup-
uon might reach u times. To supply this ennr-
nous quantity Of water Two Of the three enginea
fhe larger and the sEallcr} have been keps ct
WORK day anu night, the third engine ljeirr-
the only reserve In case Of accident to either n
the others Witha, there has been . scff.,nq
scarcity, and the complaints have poured IN fhIcf
and faat. pitgent inquiry Into the cause Of tne
deficiency clearly establishes the fact ihat sne nm
ceels frpm Tanfon waste OF Waler. for
such purposes Us watering gardens, spstnf-
Ss.. SaIs aec9ant &C aeluging the exterior, Of
general Practice Of allowing the honss hv,,Tent *
run naintsf7uptelly, lay aud nichE In snorr ,ns.
psopie living nearest The source Of sunniv ~ mn m
Maost criminal Easte Ut water. chcat liz nnrs
denizens OF their rtsntfni poriIons AMI ar
nt 4tst ~ nnfcty responsible fuF the fnconyenience
Kill suffering WhIrh eNsue.
~, tas n9ala OF Public Works, unable to exercise
Aloa over every dwelling Ia the city 9re
pontI!eas 70 tresty the evil except u so M a. il
~ Ay oe cone IN still further stralnin the cauacI-
y I oI tnc pumping works How to ptace re-
81 ,t'c.lan upon the unnecessary consumption
one which Is likely to demand settlement af an
AIRY Gay. It l. provided. however thar The pres
NJ pumping capacity will be improved to ths
degree consistent with safety. aad
aat y an average OF $4,000, ,oea gallons win
e reached This, with the prospect OF
Ae aaMSson o. fourth and nrst-c.os8
nglne, ~ r. "nefsny ne the supply may Be brought
Hen1tnt Mh1ca can be offered to the scautily sup
Aed portlon ot the community, to whum thu ad-
eht q cooler weather L. q consumMatluu OF cI-
'30fuln1ty 4c4ltAbllttv
, 1870-06-29
DOMINICA,
Tho Bases OF the Esroposrd Trcatv


r1sASsIA17oS.1
Tho following bases, which shall serve fo
States and ti,c Dnm;n;cs. Res1 psemsGn tno o9Net
reIncaS - .-.;t;''.t 49,, Nep1oAc' nare beet
teuuSe4 ~ Mt1tlhG and agreed OH by Genera
otfue Z: Habcock, Mde-de-Camp to His Ex-
| ceuency Ulysses u. Grant, President of the
United States, and l,is srnrial arant - ~
Dominican Topnhjic- anG Mr ,Isrna1 - ~; .ae
Gnntier Secrat,r.. - u G..tr H. +nanuei Marla
s%s..I - HEee.1Iay - u STATE o. tAa depart
1shts n' " .Ae interior aud Of Police, charged
Win !1e 1orelSp relations Of said Dominican
! l. His Exccl1cucy General ef;ran. p,est,,sn,
Of the United States pro,scs priyatcsy tn I,sa nj
OF his influence In order that thte iea nf nnns
the Dominican Republic to The United states maS
acquire such degree Of poptllar,tr arnon" mem
bers Of Congress IL viii be nccessarT for t;a ~.
somp1sllmeAt -And he oilers to make no cnn,-
munlcatlon 70 that belly on the subject unt, he
sfa!E be certain TINT 1t WILL be approved tr ma
joT1tJ. - =
Ihe aSceptancT Of annexation will oblige the
Unltcu States to pay one million aud hafin rain
u o9utr tlat the Relubic M1y nay Its debt esfi
~ ated NJ that sum- II the debt Is in EXCESS Il ia
, 1870-06-29
GENERAL ANDERSON.

1ofhe Eattor of The Chicago Tribune.
a late number Of Jour paper contained = notice
OF General Robert Anderson aud his present. en-
pafassed condition which every American surely
most have reai With the deepest humiliation. Why
his services, which cau hariiy be oserTatetl, haye
30 long gnne nnrewaretl It tsnot easy to say: hus
tardJ act Of justice Is better than never AMI IL
We cannot wipe from the national fame shH atIU1re
OF having neglected. one Of our herues, we caSl as
1east: put nmls 70 Il The remedy Is at hand,
tet Il 30 applied a. once. The subscription Of o4e
General Andersons example Of nieltty an,t herr. ~
I'm w s1ssr he Of his
nn M0fa IN tnaI r. sea6ss nr not PuF
CHICAGO, June ~, 1s70. '-'' 'Ns'' or,s
, 1870-06-29

Ihe Common Council, on Saturday nicb
last, voted an appropriation of S25, 600 t.
bt'1ld police station on what is known a,
the reservoir lot at She intersection Of Adam.
AMI Lasatlo streets. The moving cause 10,
such action cannot be easily understood.
1ho city Inns now very spacious building.
known as the Armory, erected twelve vean,
ago at cost Of 500, 600, and upon which
large sums haye since been expended to
adapt 1t to the uses of police station. Il
IS large md is capable of accommodating all
the police business of Chicago. 1t is now
proposed to build new station house to
cost from S25, 600 to $50, ,00O on q lot worth
$4,000, aud to e1pend $40, 600 moro in
furnishing it, and this within two blocks of
the Armory building. Is this action takon
1of inc nero purpose of spending public
money? Have the Common Council no
other uses to which they Gun apply the rev.
enue derived from ta1ntion, than to build a
new police station alongside the present ones
There can be no protenco that the Armorv
is not equal to the present demands of the
police buGincsa Of the South Division. II
has cost enough money to build ,naeniG-
cent hotel, and why Should it DO abau.
doned? To what use is it to be nut:
What job Is there il this now appropria-
tion?
The members of tho present Council
should remember that they were elected to
reform, and not practise, abuses of tie tax
ing power. They were elected to stop ali
useless and wasteful expenditures of public
money How can they reconcile such an
appropriation as this with their pledges to
reduce expenditures to the indispensable
needs of the city? If there be not suf-
icient number Of Aldermen to reconsider
his vote, when it co1nes out of COMMITTEES
# the Whole, or to defeat the ordinance it /
contains, We hope the Mayor will veto til. |
Whole ordinance. A more reckless nppro-
'r1ation las not been mado by the Council
or many day,
, 1870-06-29

ton Of wool crop-.x source OF infot nation. one
| Wonld think. which q financial minis ter mlEhi
Be thankful to have ready to his hand sud be
able to 4se in making bis scheme OF tax.
only Of declining to use It, but
OF con.radieting lis conclusions On tie
strength Of what he himself had Observed
| from car window when travelling up and
| down the country. Something like this We
have g, heard OF him, snd there is nothing in
Men Of his kind do not care for figures, nor b.
ieEe that there is science Of statistics. still
less that upon it is based tho science Of So
cicty md the political training which he has
had has done nothing to develop in him any
thing but q sort Of impatient contempt for
people who insist on tho necessity OF
scientific legislation. The bestpart Of his train
ing he got among the set Of men, many OF
them able and most OF them as honest ~ Linn
self, who have for ten or twelve years past
Keeping tTo or three OF the great moral head
iands in sight, that it is sometime since they
dropped the compass and quadrant overheard.
and became careless, ii not sceptica1 and scorn.
ful, as to any other part Of seamanship than
crowtling canvas. And tho worse part OF his
is said when it can say that it has rot major
ity III the last fall elections, and : very good
hhow-I the proper number OF brass-6anI
speeches arc made in the rural districts-for
carrying the elections next fall.
We do not disguise cur belief that it is little
less than calamitous that man 30 strong in
his convictions, so narrow in his views, SO un-
instructed, and 60 saturated with the spirit of
practical politics, should have obtained the
ascendency which Mr. Boutwell, seems to have
attained over tho mind Of General Grant, OF,
at least, should be able to constrain him to
choose between retaining tho Secretary or
e etiae11flcing the Commissioner. It il notorious
that Mr.. Boutwell, dis1ikos all re-
form, that ho pooh-pools the notion
Ct Civil scryica bill, that lis
department. has been manned throughout in
The precise spirit OF Andrew Jackson's spoiIs |
policy. But that he should drive Nj. Wells
4 from office is worso than alI tue rest; and |
bat Grant should let him do it ia something
Which, for its own sake, tho Republican majo!e
ty would, it seems to us, bo only ordinarily /
prudent to prevent. Nothing, in short, should |
,: left untaoue which seems ukely 10 retain
nm. alr. Wells can afford to 50, We may bo
ure, great deal better than ne can afford to
oso Lin.