The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
What It Costs the Government TO
Color a Meersfhaum Pipe and
to Inspect an Old OveTc0at..fn.
duSfry Running 10 Seed.
GCorrespondence of the SUM-

Correspondence of the Sun.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 23.-Among the
pets and relatives Of the present ruling
family now holding sinecure positions
at the expense OF the taxpayers, shoald
be mentioned Capt. VIM. r, Brown,
United States Marine Corps. Capt. VIM.
A. I. Maddox is stationed at this post
as Assistant Qusrtermaster of the Ma
rine Corps, What the Captains precise
duties are it would take q double back
action triple lens qusdruple ma2nifying
microscope to discover He goes to
his Office at II and stays until l, then
walks up Chestnut street with well-pad.
ded breasts and martial tread, to attract
The attention of the ladies' In this de-
bilitating duty he is assisted by Brown.
Brown is q genius He draws $4,000
year for helping Maddox. He is 8
splendid soldier, but does not believe in
salt water. lie has been ten years in
the gallant but credulons corps, and on,
ly two st sea. Brown has lived in idle
ness in Philadelphia, and upon the tax
payers money, for period of eight
years, all told. When not engaged in
helping Maddox, Browns time is pass
ed in coloring 4 $50 meerschaum and
reading Eugene Sues novels, with the
occasional diverson of a game Of draw
poker, at which he invariably comes out
like cows tail-behind Browns liv
ing unchallenged in this idle way arises
from the fact that he is an especial pro
tegc OF Secretary Robeson, a nephew o.
Mrs. Senator Stockton, while his istbel
is an old personal friend of Presiden
Grant
In conversation with the officers o
the station, find that even the lazy ma
rines are indignant at Browns inferna
laziness. In fact, there is wide feel
ing of dissatisfaction among the lazy
marines in regard to this case. Ever
Gen. Zeilin, who commands the lazy
marines, has made futile effort to Sc
the lazy Brown to work, but his direc
tons have been countermanded bv Sec
retary Robson and President Grant
who ordered that he be allowed to re
main in Philadelphia.
Brown, l understand, has prototyp,
in New York. Capt. James Wiley il
the Assistant Quartermaster of the Ia
zy marines of that station. His offic
is one created since the war Whel
there were two thousand lazy marine
at that post, didn't need a Quartermas
ter; but now, when there are only on
hundred. they need two. One ia Wiley
He has an office no one knows where =
He has literally nothing at all to do bu
sit at his desk and smoke. He has a
assistant This is First Lieutenant Au
lick Palmer. Palmer is fat, good natur
ed, always hard up. and is,next to Capt
Joe Baker, the LATEST marine in the ser
vice
The hardest work that Palmer has t.
do next 20 borrowing money is to XII
time / have seen him of Il hot sum
mer day sit in his chair fast asleep wit
his mouth wise open, and the flies &c
ing through regular battalion drill O.
his plump cheeks. When he once get
asleep, Palmer wouldn't wake up eve
if somebody was to offer to treat. III
draws $4,000 year a month or 30, i
advance always), ara the only thing b
was ever known to CO was to surve
and condemn two old overcoats. Hi
military services are confined almost ez
cIusively to dancing the German an
ogkng the bellies Oh Fifth avenue Of
Sunday afternoon.
Palmer and Brown are both good fel
lows, but let them resign their sinecure
and go to work aud earn an honest Ii,
, Ing. o. H. L.