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"Ior large part Of that loss system OF
that service which is fatally unsound may

Tor q large part Of that loss a system OF
that service which Is fatally unsound may
reasonably be held responsible"
Our object was to show the bad results
OF an evil system which has been adopt.
cd by every administration Of all parties
for forty years, and which the 8dministra.
tiOn Of Gen, Grant has been the first to
attempt 10 reform, as the report itself
was the proof. Had We supposed it pos.
siblG that, for the mercst partisan pur.
pose, Senator Of the United States
would pervert to the injury of the admin.
istratiOn Il statement which was peculiar.
ly inappliCable to it, VIC should have pre-.
vented the intended injury by more
ample explanation.
How great the practical reform in the
honesty and economy Of administration
has been during the term Of Gen. Grant
few facts show. Official figures oil the
Treasury Department, relative to the
actual total of deIalcations and defcien.
iencies under the internal revenue law
since il went into operation, indicate that
they have amounted to 81, ,20O, 900, instead
OF $4,000, 600, as is often stated, and that
Of this amount $S00,000 was by persons
appointed under LinCOln's administration,
s., 100000 under JOhnsOn's, and the re-.
maip1er, about $500, 1000, under Grants.
An exhaustive statement O! the losses OF
the Government from deialcation in the
internal revenue bureau is in preparation.
Meanwhile Acting Secretary Richard.
son states, in letter dated June %,
1872, that the estimated ultimate
loss to the Government upon the re-.
cGiptS Of the internal revenue from
March 8, 1860, to March 3, 1872, is less
than one.liltieth Il SOY part of one per
cent, or less than two thousand in len
thousand dollars. In the customs the es.
timaled ultimate loss from the lst Of April,
1869, 10 the 3lst OF December, 1871, is
one two hundredth Il 200) part OF one per
cent, or somewhat less than five dollars
in one hundred thousand dollars. On the
basis OF a constant average amount Of
deposits the ratio Of estimated annual loss
10 creditors from the insolvency OF the
national banks from June l, 1869, 10 June
|, 1872, has been 1-1SG part Of one per
cent OF the deposits, or five dollars and
three cighths Of a dollar in one hundred
Thousand dollars.
Il is in view of such facts that Senator
Trumbull publicly states that Gen.
Grants friends confess that q quarter Of
the revenue is stolen every year in consc.
quence Of the corruption olthe admins
tration. We repeat that We do not learn
that he processes 10 believe what he tries
10 persuade his hearers TO believe; and
We regret that, in our desire 10 divest
our report of any partisan character
whatever, and 10 make it as couclse as
possible, we. tailed to explain this state.
mcnt more in detail, and to show how
vigorous and successful were the efforts
OF the administration TO prevent the loss
to which we alude.
Respectfully,
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS,
ALEXANDER q. CATTELL,
JOSEPH MEDuL,
DAWSON a. WALKER,
+. b. ELLIOTT,
JOSEPH IL. BLACEFAS,
DAVID G. Cox.
To Hon. john i. LQ9ln.
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Ben Butler Talks "Spoons to
Hendricks,

iGuutlChss
Gen. BUTLER spoke at North Vernon,
Indiana, Tuesday evening. HENDRICKS
in II speech there Saturday had said :
Ben BUTLER is coming here to speak
look to your spoons" BUTLER replied to
this rs follows, according 10 the reporter
Of the Cincinnati Gazette:
Gen. Butler said that heretofore he had
carefully relrained from any PERSONAL.
tics, because he thought them, under Ordi.
nary circumstances, beneath the notice Of
Il gentleman, but one Of the purposes oil
his visit to North Vernon was to make u
personal statement in regard TO the state
mcnt Of Senator Hendricks. He had
taken no notice Of newspaper Gbusc,Or that
Of pot house politicians, for the reason
that there was no sufficient backing Tor il,
but in this case he had to reply to an in
sinuated charge, made by the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Indiana, who
was II responsible individual, and after re.
peating Hendricks remark Gen. Butler
reviewed the various charges which his
enemies have made against him, and said
he would answer the charge Ot spoon
stealing by referring to his course in New
| Orleans, where it had been charged that
hc had taken two millions Of dollars from
the rebels. He said that that was not the
whole truth. lie had in reality taken
three and II half millions OF such money
and turned it over to the uuited States
Treasury, where, at this day, Rny one
who wishes can sec the proper account.
Not only that, but at New Orleans, from
the 9Th day Of June until the 18th Of De.
ccmbcr, 1852, he fed thirty.twO thousand
OF the wives and children Of the rebels OF
that city with the proceeds OF the money
(which he took from the rich rebels,
while their husbands and fathers
were fighting against the government
Would il seem probable that Il
Major General uf the United States army,
who had the most supreme power, who
was using money by the hundred thou
sand and millions, would occupy himself
in the contemplate business Of spoon
ihicying? From 1880 until 1860 he had
been u Democrat, and during that time
he had been the guest OF every Democratic
President, and all the prominent Demo
cratic statesmen, lie had been delegate
to every Democratic Presidential Covcn-
tiun, and chairman o; the delegation in
1852. While he WINS in Washington
Thomas \. Hendricks, who WAS the Com.
missioner ct the Land Office, would have
given everything hV had for Gen. Buffers
good will toward that office. Since Gen
Batter Was inNcw Orleans, morGreccnlly
white he was in Congress and Hendricks
WIS in the Senate, he Ind received from
the latter, almost daily, the cOurtcsjcs
common between gentlemen. II Mr.
lIrndriCks believed the lir which he nov
in-inra'cs, would he havc so bcmeanct
himself? 1t Is fair judgment that Cacl
man shall measure others by his Owr
standard, md those men who, by this rule
accuse him ni being IL stcAlcr OI spoons
shnT that they themselves, under like cir
Cun'mnccs, would become spoon thieves
tJnagcd by this standard, what kind Of 4
man iI this who hAs placed himself before
the people Of Indiana as candidate iol
! GDyrFnOF
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A Treaty with the ShOshOnc Indians.
--MinCruI Lands Coded to the u, \,

SoUTH Pass, October 3.-Ilon. Fc ix
X. Brunot. chairman and Thos. 4. Krcc
secretary Of the Board Of Indian Com
missions, arrived here from the ShoshonC
and Bannnck Indian agency to-day en-
route Tor the east via Bryan. They cl
!Ccted treaty with the Shoshouc lndi
ans, by which they ccdG to the United
States some halt million acres OF their
reservation. The land thus ccdcd is siln
atcd near Hamilton city, by the swrcI
water gold belt and mining region, and d
large extent Of valuable farming and
grazing country. The terms Of agree.
mcnt were perfectly satisfactory To the
Indians and highly advantageous to III,
government
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Republican TOrchIight Procession nj
Dayton.

DAYTON, October 3.-Scnaior Wilson
arrived this morning, and made a brie
speech At the Soldiers Home. All tn,
veterans were present, and greeted him
enthusiastically. After dinner he ad-
dressed large meeting at the iair ground
and ut night spoke for over an hour tc
the largest crowd that ever assembled ar
the court house. The torchlight process
sion WAS the most brilliant and largest
that was ever in the city. There were
fire works all along the line of march, and
many houses illuminated. Judge Allen
OF Darkc, made powerful speech at the
tair grounds, and at the court house al
night MIR GunCklC, the Republican can.
diLnte Tor Congress, also made two grand
speeches. The city was in u great uproar
all day, and up till midnight.
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New York Straight Democratic
Convention.

ALBANY, October 3.-Thc Straight on,
Democratic Convention met here To day
John Galcn, chairman Of the State Com,
mittec, called the Convention TO order
and made u few remarks. He referred 10
the history Of the Democratic party
which in times past he said had been The
party Of the people. The Baltimore Con.
TcntiOn failed 10 give them Democratic
candidate, then they had 10 go 10 Louis
vile and make nominations. Those who
were attempting 10 turn the party over to
their enemies had nominated man who
was always an enemy Of the Democracy;
he had placed Grant in the Prcsidcntia!
chair, man to:ally unfit Tor the position.
On motion ltuttgcr &. Miller was ap-
pointed chairman
a tull electoral ticket was selected, in,
Clnding Peter Gilscy; ,TnO. 4. GUollit and
Geo, Spraguc, ut large. Resolutions in
support OF O'ConOr and Adams and the
Louisville platform adopted. Twenty.
seven delegates were present A motion
for the nomination Of a;ickct for State
officers. was rejected by II to Is. Ad
ilurncd sine die
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COLLECTION OF ruEREvESUE.
Correspondence of Hon. John A.
Logan and The Advisory Board of
the Civil Service.

CHICAGO, August IL. 1872.
To the "CisA !>erctes Commission" WASH
iHgtoR, d C.:
GENTLEMEN The charge has been
publicly made here by Senator Trumhull
that % per cent. or US he states it, $gj,.
e3O,9S6 %, is lost TO the government an.
nualIy from our revenues. This state.
ment he attempts to support by refer.
euce to your report. The impression
being made upon the public mind, (4nd
evidently so intended 10 be madc) is
that your report is evidence OF the fac,
that so much money is plundcred from
the revenues when collected, and that
this is the result Of Il corrupt udministra.
ton Of the lsws by the present suthori.
ties At Washington.
| hope you will do me the favor to
state precisely what you do mean in your
report that 2j per cent Of the revenues
are lost 10 the government annually.
Very respectfully,
JouN \. LOGAN.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
APPEARANCE OF RrSprRrEsr

|
LONDON, October 3.-The rindcrpcst
ms appeared in Fangfass Parish, West
Riding of Yorkshire
PUBLIC SENTIMENT on TIE GENEVA SIT.
ELEMENT.
Sir Charles Adlcrly, Conservative mem.
yer ot Parliament under the Secretary of
Colonies in the last Disraeli government,
in speech last night welcomed the &c.
ncva decision, but declared that the par.
ties who fitted out the Confederate cruis.
crs ought u pay for their dcprcda,ions.
The III. Hon, James Shaw Wells, one
ct the Judges OF the Court Of Common
Pleas, committed suicide this morning
Cause, temporary insanity.
The United States steamer Wabash Inns
arrived ut Plymouth.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Addcrly.
Conservative member OF Parliament, nd.
dressed large meeting of his cons,itu.
ents at Burslan last night. In the course
OF his remarks he alluded to the work d,
the Geneva Tribunal and the settlement
oi'lhe disputes between England and
America, and said that the prosperity Of
the world depended upon cordial un.
derstanding between the two nations.
England had made great sacrifices to
terminate the state OF scmi.alicnation and
relieve the anxiety OF Canada. In con.
C!usI0n, he said that the settlement OF the
difficulties arising out Of the dcprcIations
oi Confederate privatCCrs been dearly
purchased by England, and maintained
that the parties who fitted out those YES
sells and made fortunes at the risk Of the
honor Of the country, ought to bear tine
burden oi the award OF the Geneva Tri.
bunal.
MoyILLE, October 3-Thc s,cqmshin
India, from New York for Glasgow, has
arrived.
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CLEVELAND.

ACCIDENT on THE LAKE SHORE AND
MICHIGAN RAILROAD.
CLEVELAND, October 3-Thc Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern train from
the west due here ut 1855 last night,
while passing through the wood yards in
this city coIlldrd with a freight train,
completely dcmnlishing the engine Of the
freight lrnin and badly sCaldinE the cngi.
nccr, John Cummins. One end Of tho
rcar sleeping coach on the passenger
train was considerably damaged. None
OF the passengers were injured
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An UnInrLY hmm.

ROCHESTER,, Octobcr3. Yesterday fore.
noon at Lyons u farmers team ran away,
throwing tho man out Of the wagon and
killing him. In the afternoon relative
named Fox drove tho Runaway team 10
the village for tho purpose of procuring n
collin Tor the deceased, aud In crossing
the Central Railroad track LOCOMOTIVES
cn!Iidcd with the wagon Hnd Fox nnd the
horses were killed. The locomotive and
two or three cars were thrown into Il
ditch. Noprr'On on the train injured.
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MADRID, October 3.-Thc fire brigade
sent from this city has arrived at EscuriaI,
and through its cxcrtions the flames have
been checked, and although the fire is
still burning it has been confined to lhn,
part OF the palace in which the library is
located. A great quantity Of books and
manuscripts have been removed and there
arc hopes OF saving the entire library, bur
in Il damaged condition.
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A NEW YORH manufacturer recently
noticed that in one room the girls were
merry and In another melancholy lie
investigated aud found that the gloomy
room was Colorcd with yellow 0chrc, the
other with wbitcwash. lie applied white.
was to the yellow room md universal
happiness was the result.
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THE tanning business has now reached
a poiut ol depression quite exceptional in
the general prosperity OF business. The
Sine aHd Lrrihcr Reporter says that halt
the tunncr,cs in the country Hro idle, not
Ior their usual summer rcptirs, but with
the nyo~cd intention oI stopping produc.
ton until the great stock Of leather on
hand has been consumed or exported.
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Rnilrond Accident.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, October 3--ThrcC
passenger coaches on thcmNil tram going
west on the East Tennessee, Virginia 4
Georgia raiIr"al, fvll through tho trcs,lc
three miles west Of Grrcnvllr, this morn,
ing. One brakeman was killed and seven
passengers seriously and twenty slightly
injured. No names yet received
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CINCINNATI.
Tho Coming NInslcnI rcs1Ivnl.

CINclNNATl, October 3.--Tho Finan-
cMl CommIllccol the May Jubilee Fcsli.
val, which Theodore Thomas is to hold
in this city in the first week Of next May,
resolved to-day 10 raise 100000 guarantee
Iund. The Festival is To last siX days,
the last one To be picnic.
The attendance nj the Exposition is
very large, il will number halt million
visitors and realize 100000, which will
leave u small balance alter the expenses
are pnil.
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CAIRO, October %-Rivcr fallen three
inches Weather, Clcar md warm.
LOUISVILLE, October i-Rivcr falling
10 inches in the chu,r; less than ~ inches
on Portland bnr; 10 inches To Evansville
40 inches tn Cincinnati.
CrHcrTSATI, Ortohcr 3-Rivcr, . inch
rs and hllung slowly
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COLUMBUS, o., October 3-Thc Ma,
sonic bodies have completed thcirscssion
The Grand Chapter OF Royal Arch Mason.
completed their election Of officers by
elccling Flabens J. Phillips, of George
town, Grand Treasurer, and James Ncs
bitt, OF Troy, Grand Secretary. The
Grand Commandcry elected Z, r. Carson
Of Cincinnati, Right Eminent Grand
Commander; Chas. C. Kcifcr, of Dayton
Deputy Grand Commander; John West
ley Lewis, Of Lancaster, Gencralissimo
David Alwatcr, Of MassillOn, Captain
General LuciuS, OF Mount Vernon
Senior Warden; Lcandcr B Muir
dick, OF Toledo, Junior Warden
Lafayette Van Cicw, Of Cincinnati, Grand
l'rchtC; Peter Thatcher, OF Cleveland
Grand Treasurer; Jas. Ncsbit, Of Troy
Gand Recorder; Justice $. Wilson, u
Crbnnna, Grand Standard Bearer; Brcn
ton D. BabCOCk, Of Cleveland, Grand
Sword Bearer; Joseph s Culbcrs0n, O
Columbus, Grand Warden; and JnCol
Kendall, Of Wayncsvllc, Grand Guard
The Commandery Of Royal Arch Masons
adjourned 10 meet in Toledo, the second
Tuesday in September,
Cyrus W. FOy, an old citizen aged q
years, died today.
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HUNGARY.

PEsTH, October 3-Thc Austrian dele
CATION has finally voted tor the budget OF
tue Ministry OF Foreign Affairs, including
an appropriation Ior the secret service,
without amendment.
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Gen. hunks Nominated for Con.


lIosrON, Oct, 3--Tho Fifth District,
Massachusetts, DcmOcratic-lIibcul Re
psbliCNn Convention held ut Charleston
to day nominated N. T.. Banks rs their
candidate Tor Congress.
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ltoHnERY Lowe & Shinn's store, u,
hdamsVillC, Harrison county, was robbed
Of variety Of gOnds, rCCCntly--tO the
9moun! Of about $50 in the aggregate
West Hlyginidn
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MAWsHAL BAzTSE Is 30 much deprCss.
&c in mind by reason Of his approaching
trial that it il feared ho will attempt 10
commit suicide.
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WAsnISGTOS, October 3.--Irnkins
(colorcd) the wilc murderer, was To day
found BuIlly OF murder in the first de.
gree.
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Alden Mcrson, Of East Pittston, Mo,
was killed in an alteration with his son,
John, Wednesday, duringa drunken row,
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Wan DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE or THE CHIEr SIHSAL OPPlcER,
WARRINGTON, D. O., October S-1.S0P.h,

PROBABILITIES.
For the lower lakes and thence south.
ward aud eastward over the middle and
New England States, clearing and clear
weather. Northcrly To westerly winds
IN the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. South.
e!rly to westerly winds IND partly clear.
ing weather on the upper lakes and in the
northwest fresh norlhcry to Castcrly
winds, vecring on Lake Michigan to south.
cry, with cloudy weather on Friday. In
Tue south Atlantic States, reduced pres.
sure, with warm aud clear weather, and
light sOuthcrly 10 westerly winds,
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The Labor Reform Candidate In
Pcnnsylvania Declares for Bucka-

HARRISBURG, October 3.-IIon. W,
P"SChcll, the Labor Reform candidate
tor Governor, has declined in favor OF
BuCkalcw,
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TIE TURF.


New YoWK, October 3--In the race nt
Fleetwood Park to day for a purse OF
$l,iOO, Tor horses that never beat a:3i
mile heats, Young Thorn won three orl
of four heats Time oi winner, > .3Os,
2:33!, 2:32!-siX stnrcl
In the second race, purse Of s. ZOO, for
horses that never beat 220 mile heats
young Bruno won three out Of iour heats.
Time Of winning horse, @:3l, 23O3, 2.3O4.
Ben Tyler, who won the second heat
made it in 9;9S-ninc started
Nashville Races.
NASHVILLE, October 3.-FourIh dny
First race, association purse $juO. mile
heats, 3 in ). Hollywood, |, /, |. Omar,
trrmastcr, >, ., .; Double Ont, ,, ), b
time iG!, lij!, 4G.
Second race, association purse 5000
milo and halt dash. Fruciuwn /
EuChrc ., Flush 3, Graham McNnry A.
time ut
For the first race Hollywood anl Omar.
tcrmasICr sold even in the pools; lnr the
second race EnchrG was tho mvnrilr
Double Out was beaten easily. The lnr
Gcst crowd 0I the week was present
Sport magnificent.
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--Iicy, benjamin Il IIoyt, tho oldest
ordained minister Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church in New England, died
Thursday at his residence in Salem.
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SPAIN.
The Escurial Irrepurably Damaged.

MADRID, October 3.-Nu,hing aiJi
iionHI has been received in relation tn the
IRE IN the Monastery and Palace Of Escu
rial. The building has been destroyed 0,
irreparabH damaged.
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rLRAS oY TnR MrEKLI;
Weather Report.

',na'tcrs are requested to ac, a, Agents.
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Wilmington journal., 1872-09-06

We venture to say that the whole coun-
try was shocked by the telegram from
Washington City, announcing that
The pardon of the four persons i'm
prisoned at Albany as Ku-klux has been
postponed upon the representations re-
ceived at tie Attorney Generals office
from official sources in North Carolina"
The New York Tribune, paper that
cannot, certainly, be said to have any SYM
pathy with the Ku-Klux, called upon GER
RIT SAnlH, as philanthrOpist, to enquire
into the cases OF the men in prison under
sentence from Judge Bond.
Mr.. SMITH, the well known Abolitionist
and most earnest advocate of the cleo
ton of President Grant, complied With the
request, and invoked Executive clemency
in behalf of certain of the unfol tunates.-
President Grant listened favorsbly to the
suggest ION OF mercy, and sent his chief
detective, one Whitley, to examine into
and report ~pon the lna'tegz1 sASniTeiy
obeyed his orders, and ne, too, though not
ei;sssat all phianthrQpist either by nature or
by his calling, reported to the President
/ the names OF four persons to whom, in his
I opinion, mercy and pardon might be ex-
tended without OAense to the majesty Of
the law. One Of these poor wrttchcs if
we mistake not, is a trembling, white
haired old man, totterins on the brink of
1 the grave another is mere youth, daily
visibly sinking unler the raqages OF that fell
! destroyer, consumption and both ofthem
! are poor, ignorant, UnletteTed creatures,
untutored in the ways of the world, save
as seen in their own little neighborhOod,
and if criminals at all, mere tools i'll the
! hands of Othere.
/ The President turned not a deaf ear to
! the representations made to him. We do
not hers assert, nor do We care, that he did
so from interested motives. The fact
stan Is out indisputable that he ordered
pardons to be prepared for his signature on
his return to Washington his dreams,
doubtless, not unEleasantlly disturbed by
| the fact that he was resolved on an act OF
mercy.
| But alas for the quality of human
mercy. The President returns and
asks for the pardons OF the poor
wretches who so eagerly desire to draw
| 1ne full breath of pure, free air
| before they sink into the cold, dark grave );
! he asks for the pardons of the poor
! wretches who, wasted by disease and by
/ Times relentless hand, humhly, pitifully,
perhaps unmanfully, beg of their fellow
man, as last boon upon earth, that they
shall not be required to go, without stop,
from a felon's cell to the bar of Cod; he
asks for the pardons of the poor wretches
who seek only the poor privilege of dying
as freemen, and instead thereof he is pre-
sented with remonstrances GO from official
sources in North Carolina
And has North Carolina come to this >
Who are these inhuman wretches thus
incapable of pity?
| Can it be that North Carolina has given