, 1873-01-31

but the welkin doesn't ring nearly IS much ae
did. The facts are 1ittle awkward, it must b.
acknowledged, for journals that hive been givel
some months past to alternate panegyrio Q
| 0akes Ames and his pals, ho1cily on tho exceed
ing sinfo1ness Of canpaign slander, and scsth
| ing rebuke Of the newspapers which printed th
nowa.-Sprinq7etd Republican.
! Is it best to CRY stop2 II there is rottennee
anywhere in public life, If some men a-e using
money to procure favorable legislation, AMI
Others are taking money to give it, and other.
| are spending money to got into body where
| they may get chance to get corrupted, is it no
I best the worst should be made known to til;
people? 1t is only BY knowing tho existence ID
evil that means may be taken to stop it.-Ci:s:
cinndti Gazette.
| Speaking Of Oakes Ames' transactions with
certain Congressman, in placing large amounts
ol atock to their credit, Harpers Weekly Of tie
10Th inst eays: "That members OF Congress
were bribed, there is no eridence tchaterer" !" The
sam same night the thermometer froze solid in the
| Wisconsin thermonetors. Another assertion az
cool would CONCEAL spirits of wine.
| -GoVernor Noyes ignores all responsibility
for the selection OF Senator Patterson to preside
over the Ohio Agricultural College. It was tho
| work Of the Board Of Trustees, who will prob
ably be relieved from the disagrecable duty Of
reyoking thoir action By an early declination Of
the proffered trust. Tho irony Of fato" is
we'll illustrated BY the fact that the intended
President was also to have filled tho chair Of
Moral Philosophy Cincinnati Times.
The Washington Chronicle asks: "Why
should Mr. Harlan be made victim in an un-
supported suspicion?' Why should he, sure
enough, when there are SO many suspicious
Iouistiue Courier-Journ1L
The Financial Chronicle calls Mr.. Sherman's
measure bill to prevent resumption. That il
unaouotedly true descriptive title Every one
ct .ts features is opposed to the true principles
The Boston Herald eays: "N1r, Grealey
was ridiculed beyond measure by a1l the dr7
nurses Of the United States Treasury because be
said that the way to the resumption Of specie
payments is to resume but, now that the SEN
ate Finance Committee, through it's Chairman,
Mr. Sherman, has virtually recommended alr.
trcoIoyB plan, it may DO received with mora
favor Secretary Boutweli's method OF securing
resumption seems to ba not to resume"
a London detective put his head into an on-
the remark, "Paasengers " will do well to look
out for their pocketbookB. There are two mem
bers Of the swell mob in this bus" Thereupon
and gold,headed cane, hastily got ont, Saying,
" II that's tho case won't so in this bus" He
was followed by clericallooking gentleman.
with white choker, who remarked TINT be
~ ~ wouldn't rlde in such company" And then
the detective closed the door and shouted to the
driver, :" All right drive on ; they've got out"
We don't mean to be unkind but really the
story is an old one, and We have no excuse for
publishing it except that Senator Patterson's
pathetic speech the other day about leaving pub
this way, and then Brother Harlan's following
him o!1t with remarks in similar touo, recalled
tho circnmstance.-Neao York Sun
And kelley, the stately stopping. stern
5o, o55oTea, desp-mouthed TaE1h champion OF Phil
adelphia, who WAS wont to wrap his toga about
him and baTl out, "Protection! protection p
IN the halls of Congress- with nB much earnest-
ness as Patrick Henry Revolutionary Tory used |
to ba"! out, "Beef! beef" in the American
csmp,-Kelley, whoEo soul seemed to be trans
lated so high up in metallic heaven Of pig iron
and ten-penny nails that it had no Leisure for
private speculations- s-he, too, turns out to bo no
better than one Of the wickod.-Louisvilh Co,tr-
ier-.7ou1nuI
-" Surprising they should e1pel YOU. Mr. |
Ames :" asked one Of his friends. I1pe1 ms. |
sir! e1pel me !" exclaimed old Hoax, "what do |
you mean; sir? Expel the honestest man in |
the n houas ~ use, pshaT they won't do it; no. sir"
If the old wallet vas etil1 safe. The impression
prevails among leading members Of tho House |
that Hoax is right. II ar1aigued he will ask the !
member q whose hands are clean Of jobs to cast !
I the tirst vote: No one knows how many pledges
The Old pawnbroker has got, and, sure as fate.
Uncle Hoax will discover :: that memorandum
book " it he is pressed too hard--Ne1o York
Herdn Correspondence.
AS General Butler, the va1ian. bombardier
II past belligerent scenes, Was rassin. throueh
l corridor Of the House Of Representatives. Ills
afternoon, lie Was accosted by Mrs Bowen, Of
South Carolina. Pcttigrow by birth, who has
stood BY her husband in his various troubles.
General said she, "can say word to
'ou?" Madame, responded the bomhardier,
n loud. gr11G tone, " 1 hevo always made it a
1lto never to speak to q woman in the Capitol" (
And !" 1otorted Mrs. Bowen, III a shrill, clec y
'oice, have always made it rule never to /
peak to = man that knew WAS not gent1er ian
regret that have departed from it IN the nrcs.
mt case Exit tho bombardier, very red ii the