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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

Senator Wilson. Of Massachusetts. was
present and addressed the convention. He
defended the Administration OF Gen Grant
from the attacks that have been made on it.,
fully indorsing it as honest, economical. and
patriotic He declared that he knew that,
with two or three trifing exceptions. the
President has received no presents since being
sworn into Office. He reviewed briefly the
( life and services Of the President. alluding to
his character in the most complimentary
terms. Speeches were also made by Senator
Patterson and others. The convention was
well attended, and quite harmonious and en-
thusiastic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10
The Civil Service Reform.

As fair sample of the complaints now
being started against the rules for the govern
ment OF the civil service, which went into
effect on the lst inst, we give the following,
cut from city paper
Evidently, no Que in the Internal Revenue
Bureau accepts the results of the labOrs of
the Civil Service Commission rs very prOba-
bic TO improve the character or working of
this Bureau. The Commissioner and officers
around him think these regulations will
work to the detrimeDt Of the revenue service,
IN the offices throughout the country espe-
cially. A considerable number Of these Off
ces are vacant now. and cannot be filled
because no rules governing examinations
have yet been adopted by the Advisory
Board and as far as relates to removals the
Commissioner, although he may be cOgniz3nt
Of the fact that gauger is receiving money
from distIller dishonesty, cannot remove
him for the instant he does this the remoy-
al OF spirits must cease. since an officer must
be present when the liquor l. removed to
gauge n. He cannot replace the officer at
once for d board OF examiners must be Sc
lectcd from an adjacent territory, ordered to
convene and examine applicants. transmit
their report. and an appointment must be
made and the lucky individual notified be-
tore the dishonest or incapable officer can Dc
dropped
In other words, this complaint amoant- to
this it won't work because, When you turn
a rascal out Of Office, you must have vacau-
cy until you can find somebody fit to succeed
him. This l. q rather hard case. to he sure,
to let an office remain vacant until an hon
est and capable person can be found to filI it,
But. until such a calamity shall happen TO
some other trade than that in spirit-. we think
the pub!ic-unless it Is very dry-will not
greatly suffer if .. this removal Of spirits
should stop long enough for the rules 70 OPP
crate On the case Of gaugers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

y. h-reH.a, Of Valparaiso. slys that /,
COLOMBIAN diplomatic commission viii SON
arrive at Slntjas, Tor the purpose IT adjust
lhS treaty p commerce. embracing ar the
south American States, whereby tie prod
ucts Interchangei between then should BE-
exempted from the payment og any import
dGty' Inns eminentiy American and lib5ral
scnemc has met with the most hearty coo 81
Grafton from the Peruvian Government. ant
I ' INC pan has not yet passed into law. it
Z oecan5e Il rcqGlres the approval of Con
gfess. winch Is not yet IN session.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

The president. in MS annual moss -. re-
ferred to the moieties taken by collectors
surveyors and other officers al the great ports
or the seizures made for attempts to defra ud
the government rs to duties 70 be paid IN
imported goods and he suggested that some
legislation should be had on the subject. as
il held out temptation to officers 10 be APP
plrently blind, and rather encourage such
frauds FOR while, that they might after
ward make large seizures and reap biz
profits The port Of New Orleans furnishes
a case 10 point. In the great sugar seizure
amounting to SIfS, 900. which the. collector
Of that port made about tho middle Of last
June. and which has already ncttcd him
$4,000 he undoubtedly played double
part 4 letter of HE on tie in the depart.
mcnt at Washington says that he observed
. that th3 sugars involved in the seizure were
marked % the lowest grade, whereas they
were Of the best. and we're put down llgh ter
than they really were in weight. Casey
goes on to say that nc resolved not TO sciz,
ar the time Of the discovery, because ht
would watch the firm and involve them still
more lie did not therefore make the sciz-
urc until juno. and when one OF his depu-
ties called his attention t, the frauds. he
affected not to know anything about them
Casey the collector Of New Orleans, i.
the Presidents brother-iu-lsw, and although
Grant allows him to remain IN Office, he
seems to think Congress had better remove
from him the temptation. which has evil
IDENTIFY proved too much for Casey hitherto
And It Casey i to remain in Office We thinl
So too
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

The purchase of Alaska has been ridicuIed
as the most absurd blunder of the century.
But writer in Harper's Monthly gives
figures TO prove that the Government has
already received a revenue Of two millions
from chat " block of ice, - or eight per cent.
upon its investment. Although Alaska was
not purchased solelyas a pecuniary specula-
ton, 1t Is gratifying TO have such strong
proof that g it pays. '-ErchaHgc.
Harper's maybe right,-but if so it must
have access to some sources of information
not possessed by the Treasury Depart
ment, Secretary Boutwell,, when last official
ly inquired of as to the profits realized
out Of Alaska, reported that it was costing
the government something o7er half a mil.
lion dollars above receipts. t. it pays - it
must be " over the left
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

The House of Representatives on Monday
voted down resolution repeating the income
tax, BY vote Of so nays to 20 yeas. Judge
Poland and Mr.. Willard voted no Mr. Smith
was absent in New York attending to his
duties as chairman Of the committee charged
with investigating the condition of the Ma
tional Banks of that CITY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10
The Maryland Murder Trial.

Mrs Wharton's trial for murder at Annap
oils. Maryland. which has been in progress
several weeks. Is calcul8 ted TO seriously IN
settle previous opinions respecting the value
Of testimony as to the analysis Of the con-
tents Of stomach supposed to contain
traces Of poison. Mrs Wharton is charged
with administering poison to Gen. Ketct um,
who was sick and died at her house and at
the time the supposed crime was first made
public. il caused considerable excitement, as
il was soon announced that this was only
one Of many similar murders committed by
her When the accused was put On trial,
tine testimony Of the witnesses called by the
state was quito positive that The analysis OF
the contents Of tho stomach of the supposed
murdered Gen. Ketchum disclosed unmis-
taxable evidences Of poison, and in sufficient
quantities to produce death and then it
chased similar poisons at the time Of Gen.
hc.chum' sickness. and some financial trans
actions between Mrs. " and the deceased
were proved to show that she might have had
motive to wish Gen. Ketchum dead The
testimony of the physicians was shaken
somewhat by the cross examination and th,
defense, on putting in their case, have shown
+ by a number of doctors and professional
chemists that no reliance whatever can b,
! placed upon the analysis As proved by tn,
+ prosecution. that traces Of poison may be
found 10 anybodv's stomach since much
medicine and some food contains poison
that the evidences Of poison relied upon BY
+ the prosecution could be obtained from al
analysis of fluids containing other substances
than the poison Mrs. " i charged viii
using and that the poison she is shown tc
have purcf ased was procured as medicine
+ for herself, and which she wa using at th'
1 time
! 1t is now generally conceded that the tcsti
mony, if not proving Mrs. Wharton limo
cence, comes far short Of proving her guilty
and it does Mt seem possible for a jury t.
convict her; and the conflict of testimony
On the part Of those whose professional duty
it is to understand chemistry as well as
medicine and certainly u know what tn,
. evidence Of poison in the stomach il, befor,
they positively swear 10 It's presence II
quantities sufficient % produce death, il
likely to shake the confidence OF the publ,
hereafter in the reliance it ha- been accus
toned T. place in tine examinations Of the
srom3ch- Of deceased persons.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

kOffers have been made Jay Cooke & Co.
for the remainder Of the United States
bonds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26
REMOVALS.


II EMOvAL AND CHANGE OF FIRM
IL The Nickel plating business =. .~..
Of L. L. SMITH co. will remove on Monday tue xoso
inst from No. Howard street TO
1873 and 1855 West Twenty hfh street,
between sixth and Seventh avenues, Mes tors
The name l.. L. Smith Co. will be changed on W
let Of April to ,.
" '"'" H. 1. SMITH.
]. 7. SMITH.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26
NEW YUkk HERALD TUESDAY MARCH 2s 1s72-TRPLE SHEET
PROPERTY OUT or THE CITY FOR SALE
OR TO RENT.

PROPERTY OUT OF THE CJTY FOR SALE
OR TO RENT.
NICE PLACE. 10 ACRES. FOR sALE-FIRsr RATE
1a@nE 9ssr depot at ssdwus soasssds Rsrsss
so Chatham square.
A FURNISHED HOUSE, NINE ROOMS BARN AND
- ~ acres Land for rent, 4 Clifton N j.; As minutes
depot Inquire CHARLES T6csSEY G;f sr I' ass sU
ArNEw BRgNswICK.-A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
on the ksritsn River with cheice variety OK fruit. and
'sas T w & isd 'f s
A 800 IMPROVED FARMS AND COUNTRY SEATS
u every Vc ss e SO located
houses IN NC" A ca cIARS SGs1 ABBOTT aos broadway
A COUNTRY RESIDENCE AT RAILWAY, N j., TO
dance o Of run % r srles ps sna Sou1
% Haks Real rsaS w
hour n New jersey; me buildings fruit shade, 40.
''p'' Tor sale ass
A SPLENDID FRUIT FARM IN DAYTON VILLAGE;
hns; $50 superior ali "a ul bearing
cellar .SunssSt 9atSudnss line lawn beautiful Locations
). 5. FERGUsoN 80 Nassau street, rooms
A \ N 1ss sAlE 3. f GaSs
ssnd Sound and Manhasse. Bay so feet Of front
walks and drives, the whole beng drained extensive
ana well shaded lawn from the house to
there hne boating. kathna and lshing abundance of
finest fruits flowers andshrubbery The stone,
x4o built BY the owner In best by days work.
venienty arranged and with all improvements of FIRST class
S resdepGe Aso good sized Gothic Cottage tenant
House cold krapey boat and bath houses barn, carriage
mousse stables and Ice house. filed The location tor beauty
OF scenery and heahtuness, unsurpassed very desir
able location for hoelor public nstuton being 30
value far beyond the price asked Terms easy will
good mortgage city property In part payment Apply
CHARLES w. ROGERS, Great Neck, L. l., to o. u.
BENNET, No. Pine street, wnere maps and photographs
may be seen.
A COMPUTATION TICKET FOR ONE YEAR GIVEN
n 10 buyer OF OF those Cat Whtestone) neat,
TASTEFUL three story Houses they have eight water,
sewer connection, bathroom streets paved, sidewalks
nagged three blocks station price $6600 very easy
tickets At 0lce OF WILLIAM MILLER rs Nassau street.
AT NEW BRIGHTON HAMILTON PARK.-To RENT,
IA three brick Villas furnished and unfurnished; gas,
water lawns, shade trees ferry Apply to HAMILTON
RARE CHANCE-STORE AND FARM FOR SALE,
IA In beautiful village railroad Saratoga; 81
good land woodland house. 10 barn. carriage
house. garden fruit &C. Store main street, yearly sales
hotel DEPOT good neghborhood, healthy
springs Price real estate $6v0 very lows stock Goods
tabout 81 800 WORTHY Farm Stock Furniture &c. at low vau-
alton; owner removing South.
ATT ARRYrowN-FIRsT CLASS BOARD; HOUSE ON
"A high ground; baths &C. two cultivated
distance from depot steamboat landng references
changed Address W. Co. box l43 Post onlce Tarrytown,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

TNUR sALE-!THE FINELY LOCATED HOUSE l19
East Thirty street, situated on the north side OF
Thirty street, between Park and Lexington
terd easy For particulars and cards Of admission apply to
JAMES CARR 167 Bowery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

A SPLENDID FRUIT FARM, IN DAYTON VILLAGE
"A acres superior and 700 apples choice 800 peact
hne $50 superior pears all IN full bearing; acres Law
TONS acre raspberries large house Of rooms, attic
cellar abundant outbuildings line lawn beautiful location
very cheap; &l2.000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

AT 1REMONT-TwO STORY AND ATTIC FRAME
~ House, very the depot rent low, and will
be put in good order. Apply to E. H. LUDLOW Co., No.
Pine street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

INOR sALE-A FULL LOT ON MULBERRY STREET,
II suitable for Improvement with immediate possession.
4 7. OLIVER CARTER, No. Pine street, room g.
TVOR SALE CHEAP-SEvERAL FOUR STORY BROWN
stone high soop Houses Sxty-hrst street, betwe
Fourth and Madison Inquire Of the owner JOHN
iNOCOOI. on the premises.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26
WESTCHEsgER PROPERTY FOR SALE
OR To RENT.

At FORDHAM, WESTMINSTER COUNTY.-TO LET
"A cheap House. eight rooms Eve lots on corner beau
the heights rem. $40O. Apply 10 h. B. WINFIELD AZ
Broadway
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

1NOR sALE-THE TWO FOUR STORY BRICK HOUSES
$50 aud 69 Third and the three story brick
House 1892 Bowery. Inquire Of r. BLANcHET, ssa Sixth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

J,OR SALE-A PLACE AT RYE NECK, IS ACRES; COT
barn, erapery young orchard house for
dener Horses Cows and Farming Utensils eight acres
will be n preferred; mile from Marmaroneck
halt mile from Harrison and New Haven Railroad.
Apply to T. s. SHEPHERD 206 Broadway, or d. A. GRANT,
679 Broadway, New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

IVOR SALE-THE THREE STORY HIGH STOOP AND
IL basement House y15 East Nineteeuth street, 2x5SxH
block. Inquire OF BLAUr 4 NINsEsHEiMER, $40 Broad.
way (basement.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-15
Very Meas Fraud ExpOscx.

The Missouri Democrat makes the following
curious statements concerning. the Greeley
SchurZ Civil Service Reform correspondence ::
sin his speech on Monday night Gen.
Schurz quoted correspondence with Mr..
Greeley, in which he introduced the following
40 q copy of his Vwn letter:
"ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 2G, 1872.
"DEAR SIR: In your letter Of acceptance
you promise thorough reform of the civil
service in general terms. The question, how
the problem of civil service reform presents
itself to your mind is one of great interest !;
and / would suggest, if it be consistent with
your views of propriety, that you give me
such explanations Us will put your intentions
in this respect in clear light.
"Truly yours, c. SCHuRZ."
find this letter given as follows. That part
he had pretended to quote the whole letter.
we print:
"eT. LOUIS, June %, 1872.
"DEARSIR: As you are undoubtedly aware,
your opponents in the press charge that you
are in contact with, and under the influence
of, politicians of doubtful character; that, il
you are elected President, such men would
be likely to be appointed to influential Offices
and that, therefore, the cause of reform has
nothing to hope from you. In your letter OF
acceptance you promise thorough reform OF
the civil service in general terms. The ques-
ton, how the problem of civil service reform
presents itself to your mind is one of great
interest; and would suggest, if it be con-
sistent with your views Of propriety, that you
give me such explanations as will put YOU
intentions in this respect in clear light.
Truly yours, G. SCuURZ."
ITO complete the imposition, it was neces
sary to suppress that portion of Mr.. Gree
| ley's reply bearing directly on what he haG
suppressed in his own letter. Accordingly
his audience and the readers of all newspa
pers outside of New York were deprived o.
the following bit of sentiment from Mr.. Gree
ley's pen. We quote from tho Tribune:
~ pass over the alluson to my poltica
associates, barely remarking that an impu
tation 80 vague can never be specifically re
PEELED. Charity is q virtue rarely exempli
fled in politics and most men live and die il
the undoubting conviction that their politica
opponents are the greatest scoundrels I'm
hung. trust that my age and your expert
ence have lifted US above such prejudces
enabling us to realize that the many sncerel,
desire the greatest public good, even wheI
most mistaken in their choice of means.
know who my friends are better than my ira
ducers do, aud fear no scrutiny as to the in
tegrity or patriotism of any to whom Civ
my confidence. And should any such eve
seek to swerve me from the path of rectitude
they would cease to be regarded by me a
frisnds.'
"Will Mr.. schurs b kind enough to az
plain this little aisGspancys"
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-15
A German View of Greeley's FL
naDcial Theories.

We never had any desire, nor have we any
at present, to play part in politics, but we
are compelled to touch this slippery subject
whenever political events react on finances,
or whenever our financial leaders step upon
it. Thus we were compelled to follow Mr.
Boutwell, on his stamping tour in North
Carolina. We expressed on that occasion,
rs we have often before, our disapprOval OF
Mr.. BOutwell's financial theories, but we
hope that this opinion of ours will not be
misconstrued to the effect that we are fight
ing for the candidates of the opposition, or
that we shall be numbered among the friends
of Mr.. Greeley. Without being an admirer
of Gen. Grant, we think that every possible
effort ought to be made to defeat the election
of Greeley, under whose administration we
would have to jump from the frying-pan into
the fire. The stubboinness of our present
Secretary of the Treasury, who, instead of
curing our wounds, merely plasters them
over, is madness, but there is at least method
in it, though our country does not gain any
thing by it, the reduction of the public debt
offers some kind of equivalent for the great
sacrifices, and the money levied by taxes and
import duties is not spent entirely in vain
If we consider the advantages from our pres
ent administration in this respect as merely
negative, we are sure that the disadvantages
which would follow the election of Greeley
must be Of a most positive character. For a
number of years Greeley has shown in his
official organ, the New York Tribune, ideas
about financial policy which betray the
grossest ignorance of all fundamental princi-
Piles of sound administration. AS an incar-
nate protectionist, he would like to build a
Chinese wall around our country; and, in
spite of all his promises, if once elected, he
would oppose by all his influence any reduc.
ton of the tariff His advice, given through
hundreds of editorials, is to sell all the golC
in the Treasury, no matter if it belongs to the
Government or not, and to buy out of the
proceeds an equal amount of our bonds. How
to take up the gold certificates, how to pay
the interest, or how to provide for fund fol
the final redemption of greenbacks, does not
bother him; such small matters are above
the consideration of the great philosopher
Horace Greeley has always been too much il
love with his own hobbies, and when once il
power he would certainly try to realize them
no matter what it costs. Under the mos
favorable circumstances, the election Of Mr.
Greeley would be followed by blind expert
ments, detrimental to all departments, bu
certainly ruinous to our finances. 1t is fo
these practical reasons, and entirely indie
pendent of our love of the Republican party
whose sins of omission we have never shield
ed, that we would consider the victory o
Horace Greeley and the Democratic part
equal to national disaster.-Nelc- lOrke
Hdndels-Zcitung.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-15
I" A man of words and not Of deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds"
OUTRAGES IN MISSOURI.

Mr.. SchurZ and Governor Brown are prone
to point us to Missouri rs exhibiting the best
fruits of what they are pleased to call the
Liberal movement. Now it may afford
some persons peculiar pleasure to contem-
plate State government entirely and absO-
lutely controlled by Democrats, but we are
not of the number. We always assured these
gentlemen that the inevitable result of the
bolt in the Missouri Republican Convention
would be to turn the State over to their po-
litical opponents, and we have been abund-
antly justified in our predictions. However,
if the whole people of Missouri were pro-
tected in their right, and peace and security
to person and property prevailed everywhere
we should be bound to admit that even the
Democrats administered the Government
well. But unfortunately for Mr.. Schurz' s
argument the election of Liberal' Gov
ernor has not established equality of rights
and given security to all. There are more
Ku-KluX outrages occurring in Missouri at
the present time than in any State in the
Union. While Senator Schurz and Governor
Brown are going up and down the land,
Boosting of the peace that Democratic as
cendancy has brought to Missouri, citizens of
the State, who have committed no crime,
(save that of voting the Republican ticket, }
are dragged from their beds and cruelty
whipped. The "local self-government"
which they put forward as the sovereign rem
edy for all political and personal wrongs has
proved utterly inefficient in Reynolds and
Stoddart counties. Lawlessness reigns SUI
preme in that section of the State, and under
the operation of "local self-government,"
as administered by Gratz Brown, the Repub.
lican population is rapidly diminishing. We
| think that if the election was to be held to-
morrow Greeley and Brown would receive
nearly the unanimous vote of the counties we
have mentioned. Such of the Republican
voters as have not been driven away would
not venture near the polls. If Liberalism
can show nothing better than it has accom-
plished in Missouri we want none of it,
| Bait american,
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-15

does not become Democrat by receiving
Democratic illustrating it by the anai-
ogy of your own election to the SenateIis
hardly pertinent. The point is not what Mr..
Greeley will become personally, but wha'
will be the complexion OF the great LeSiSia'
tive branch of the Government with all its
vast and controlling power: You know very
we'll, Mr.. Sumner, that if MIR. greeley Is
elected President, Congress- is handed over
to the control of the party who have persist
emily denied the rights of the black man;
What course you pursue toward the coioreo
man is of small consequence after you nave
transferred the power Of the Government to
the enemy!
THE CoLoRED MEN OF THIS COUNTRY
are not as class enlightened; but they have
wonderful instincts, and when they read your
letter they will know that at a great crisis In
their fate you deserted them. Charles sum-
ner cooperating with Jefferson Davis Is not
the same Charles Sumner they have hitherto
idolized-any more than Horace Greeley,
cheered to the echo in Tammany Hall, Is the
same Horace Greeley whom the Republicans
have hitherto trusted. The black men OF
this country will never be unSrateful ior
what you have done for them in the past
nor, in the bitterness of their hearts, Will they
ever forget that, heated and blinded by per-
sonal hatred of one man, you turned your
back on the millions to whom in past years
YOU have stood as a shield and bulWark OF
defense!
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES G. BLAINE.