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THE FIRST DISTRICT.


Patriotic persons in our First District hayo
discovered TINT the Hon. John D. nice, although
worry worthy clttzon is not OF tho political cali
bro to Represent in Congress tho abandonment
portion Of the haudsomest city In Amorica. He
lacks force and fire, and. they say, must yield to
the pretontions Of some other man In whom
, mental forco is moro developed, Who il this
nun? Oh, there arc several aucll-so they
themselves think. Who, In Chicago, has not
heard OF, read Of, OF seen,
. BERNARD @. oAuLE1ELp
called, for short, "DarneyF' Nr. Oaulfeld IL
not old, neither ia he spring chicken. lIo il =
sagaoity, not untnixed with benoyolonce, Mr,
Caulncld wears full beard. and is beginning to
grow bald,-the latter being IN ESSENTIAL qualin-
Congreasman. lie has brown eyes, and always
Ioiof and aid Society, and was born in Ken
lucky. But his fathers cano from Ireland, and
Bernard G. IL a good Roman Catholic. Also. he
is intensely good-naturod and ullIeniably chari-
table. He is respectable citizen, mud, curly Ill
Tito, joined the
IR1sH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES coIrANY
in this city. being IN copartuership with those
lights Of the local political llarem, Dan 0'11ara.
that ills: These patriots have long hold tho
and thoy wore ever ready to turp tint vote to
the best possible account for themselves. Dur-
lug tho war they closely approached tho genus
Copperhcad,. but, after Gottynhrrg, they
trimmed anil became ossongibly loyal: Since
Tint period they have. still oatensibly, ro-
manned go. rloir loud-nonsilod Democracy
won the blind confidence Of the. Celtic conl!nl-
nifty, for tue most part, m d, although neither
ono Of those political brokora really cares cont
for ireland, except in 80 far al patriotic bum
combe eoryoH his PURPOSES, tho combination bus
successfully ringod the friHll voters by their
political nasal organ, aud can load paid yotora
wllisher tlloy please.
THE ELECTION IN 1860.
In every largo American city it IN necessary
for some mau, Or body Of men, to do this
brokerage buyinoss-to havo sclect number OF
yotes on hand for any emergency TINT may arise.
Tnoy follow principle whom they must,
GSbsy Gb.sys, "hSa hSSaf1s RI. s''' .gains ains Eesg Es
, 1874-04-04

Louis Lent, saloon-keoper Of Ashland, Mob,
waB oLeatoa BY tie toulala alngers.. lla agreed
to soil ont and WIS to roooiyo s26 for liB liquor,
and 5000 For his furniture. lto did mt got tho
$780, and started III business again. ordering two
kogs OF boor from Omaha. Willie tLo kogH wore
in tho hands df tho express oompany several
women seized them and smashed III tho loadH
with hatclet. The Women wore aobor.
, 1874-04-04

tho impression IN general tint IN onrly advance
in pricoa la to bo Anticipated
rREiuNTB
Tho freight on lumber to all points In iowa,
Northern Missouri, NobraHkn, and Kansas, shows
reduction Of from 81 to 90 On Inst year proos.
Tile following tablo will show tho prices Inst
YQAr aud tlia Yonr to IifTarant nniuta
, 1874-04-04

born American, ~ was bis father before him,
tros to pnlm himself Oft aa uorlna1,, In playing
q nl,arp gamo for Onngrchu In this District. lilo
is 1Hing tho other follows Of tho Peoplo's Party
na 'tpnwns," but, doubtless, ho will find Mo.
Qrath moro than match at Ills own gAmo.
, 1874-04-04
THE SECOND DISTINCT.

The lion. j. u. Ward, who represents tho
Second District, ia surrounded on all Bidos by
onc1nios. Suol. crop of political asprRnts
never yogotatod in any doomed section rs now
ilouriahes on tho Wost Side. The Hon. Jasper
D. will have ia hayd row to lloe," il ho intends
to got back from his District. lie las mover
been heard from in Congress-. Why did he not
make speech on something? II might fall
flat, be Of no uso, might bo nenr approach to
in,becility, but 1t would have been speech all
the snnae, and would convince his constituents
that he was alive. As 1t is, ho has not beeu
leald OF Rince he went to Washington. bIr.
Ward should haye raised com,notlou somehow,
Gossip hero prodcts thai he cannot GO back,
that his own party viii not give him nomina-
ator Dow, Col. Toss, AID. Campbell, and lalf-a-
dozen otlers can tako it from linn.
nErubL1CAN COMPETITORS,
Derlckson. Dow, and F0Bs arc mostly talltcd Of,
especially the two Ds. Reynolds would be q
most excellent representative Of tho ladleB, be-
ing entirely devoted to tho sex. Campbell would
touch Congress parliamentary Inv aa practicesi in
| the Council, aud aHtonieh uncultiYated melnbors
from Now York and Boston: Really, Mr.. Wards
cha,sceA aro tho color Of indigo in lis OWN parity
aud hc llas no CHIN anywhere else.
SENATOR aI'GHATI1
Iii Of tho opinion That he could dHtanco him In n,
scrub-rnco, md McGrath has alldacity enough to
try anything, Flo Intends running for Congress-
VI o"A AC0As 1Ios Aa kAAo VI
party opposed to tho Rcpub'lcan. A1cGrath has
abandoned the Hinking ship. lie il not wanting
in BbreWdlceB aud sngnClty, and, to do him JUS
tico, ho has boen moro attentive to his Senatorial
dutles than Iaany Of his colleagues,
III. GARTER II. HARRISON
! Is reported to bo OH tho war-path ouco moro as
! tho anti-Republican candidate. Mr.. HARRISON
will spond plenty Of money, but ho is n terribly
poor politician and bad managor. He lays tho
| "bsrney" on too thick for tic sensitive Irish
stomach. Tho Irish Democrats understand q
business transaction. when performed sby their
Grand Broker, Dan O'Hara, mud his Batraps but
they eau mover swallow Carter uarriHon'H sllgnr-
coatcd pills in tue way Of solictudo for tho
| physical welfare Of Celtic infants, who may, d
seoro, Of years from now, bo voting for nir. Har-
rison's descendants, it not for himsolf.
| GEORGE WHITE.
the Mdormanio lumborma1l, who recently lad
caricature Of himself printed iu tho Land Oune,'
| IN tho farcical caadidnto for Washington. Mr.
| Whites qualifications are humorous. 11o knows
=! tho difference betwcen O gaw aud claw-han1-
NOR, botwceu D log aud plank, wears IL fashion
| Rble collar, large jowolry, q shiny Int, and
Bmilaa perrotualIy. ue is ugenial young fellow,
personally, and his frlonas, it they arc his
friends, ought to Eiyo up turning htH head with
their practical iolng. Tho measure which is to
I take him to CollgreHs lH rnther remarkable, It
, 1874-04-04

q consideration, OF ool'rae, turmoil tho irish
DeMucFhiio spte oFcI ~ toe nret-naMcu Co1l"
Eleesio''al gannldats. wentworth fatlod 70 como
70 ano, no 11 n.S cSons.itnnonally h htingy 1or 30
large mall broAef8 nate Btlngineab, n11tt, nc
cordingy, "lion farWoll became "llbernl !" a
few daya ne[oro election, tho lrlsh pomoorats
ene bsoeS Sf osoe het ct ~ 6Saoy @
MopubI1oat' md m aotually STOOD IN tho anoN o.
tho polls 81 Tint dreary November day for tho
MoMsaIo oi oeaunR Johh Wontworth. Iney
auGcoouou' hiu ti,oso wIio leu theh were sal's
at oxnot f tao M ,,a na t. ny N shaEo @ IN Luz tne gcF9 s
taat oaploit. Ho was LII the ring. ahd dd nls
part EgA' "ahiaiy.
DAN o'nAnA,
noWovo, ,e nhs ooon unanimously appointed c',s.
sVu.sh ~ so votee, ahd, acting Win 1ho Dtllor
pany, t1 aoa ttom ont 70 Hesi1.g IT ino LAST
anaaopai oloctaon. Ncarly ai1 shose ofqNvts als
fo9a le'oWs personally. Ihey aro loliy nuu
!!s tase tsolr toady" with healthiul appotlto;
wnat my enc of them has ever 90 dono & to "ortnly
lS himself III tho affections OF the Irish voters,
10 rs 70 DO noe 70 sell them ollt az pleasure. no
W. W. DO AaFoy ap!o to win aatlsiao1ofy o&plana-
tloh'
as rule, they nrc. those brokers, ogotisttGai
anu nos far remote from st11piu-oSceps ID TUG
art OF wirc-pung. Thoy have never, any OF
tnom, adVanced single political pr9poaita,o?n ar
worthy Of consideration, ana. wilcn tney dloi
will, go far Oh tho t1ltorests OF tho state and
-
Wept unhonorou, una unsang''
Ed CULTIVATION.
ana now " comes Ea on'lorton. VINO is gMl-
!ortoh Ino maf w',o waa ttoungou ny DA11n 81
, 3oI tne iEosauo1oy " lily ~ ou'naon g3uIu'' ao
nan's rom sne n1vensm "asn u nn Mn.an ng nnp o
I'ena W W ~ !i.ooataI. ~, ~. onato. WI 20 uno
q taose RleMatulely ola youns nlcn WHY o'a
1!es Will ul1i ~ onss41o holeIv ~ -
vlH'on, "Aac1 ~ Honlls ~ ueGelo .no Inu
!o an1o = pe.,oi .nns e1tu6 ls' B.as.,e1
uuueihca tan1 kioo.ly scI =. oiua anu au41uMou ,;
osoM: At p!:aun mo.,n ~ i.t to.'s ~
hpnub sue Oily A!aol1nan III tao couuca .na1 .an
Mitto gihatca. nontellGp ~. w? aoo1 .as nus
tll1ho tne po.aoun, pionot n.tto =, W.
eoos nut tnsapol1 tno iauSuag " snu u!aa5eu
oeasso' ~ t a? 10 ua'er Nv piIIs'ts' tst r. ~
sosae " so Uono' ~ 10 aalu l..,t' tnSt' ana' ~ 2!.9
sno; M ~ upuuub
i.. a1t tnn ~ ncons & u ,,e lug @ t - ~ 1osor
olt.y TUT 0avn, n"s .G neuson ~ tnu ,1"m
usus ;, m eJnvasoa NJ ~ ,,;n;.,n1 .s
attlro "an a% ~ tat H. roct voro i i"mo9ance saz
NJ o,, o i',un aa ion;, rnnrgo ;tHy s, ~
nso mah Go1u H. aa ~
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~ ~ i"stn6 Ius "n'A "''4' ~ "'up'' 'o o1A6o"
III 'uut o'tost .a.s,. .+, ..,,.,..u .,,-.,,r
Il'E =, HoS' ~ ~ TMoans n1s' noASI n.,u
tAon tuote ~ lnG non: inontss III tt.oyliu. In.a
eltl1eh III 10 cau'ions eAat Ie wy nok feLt ute
poloTo CONVENTION iot loar u soskanR "hlpp99a'
"i1cn no cooia he'er sthno: uo ~ an oiu-
scnooi DonooIag anu lotuhos 70 fecogns1S LIZ
lact thas tno Doniocsailo paety ~, as Duly
pouto, ue4unot, ptuateu A1o ueeo.1l'onea, rM
snols, Iasn " pasto!ac.!oa' ~ !anste,s iem
Iagseu auaoIots ~ su,lo u .no ms'a ..s.l1s u
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-Eyon deatla haa no tarrora for tho strong
minded woman. There arc 40 loss than twenty
fonlalo unaertalors in tho cnllntry, not to SPEAK
ots those who have undortakan to supply th6w
With subjects.
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To all points In Nebraska, 90 reduction per
car OIL Inst yoars prices; to all points In Dakota
not namod, advance Of 81 por. chr. Tho prices
Of tho st. Paul l. Sioux City Railway. Tho
prices Of Milwaukee, l. st. Paul and connecting
limos. show corresponding decrease to Central
aud Southern Iowa, and Northern Missouri and
Kansas. And tho Impression aeons to be gen.
cral, among botl. ratlway-mcn aud lunbor-nacn,
Tint further reduction IL highly probable
pEMBINA.
, 1874-02-12

declaration Of purposes and principles was
unanimously adopted by the National Grange
yesterday. They mean to cooperate for their
mutual advancement in every way,-morally,
socially, md industrialy. As they euergotically
put it, they propose to mcot together, talk
together, work together, buy together, soil
together, act togetbor,-in short, do about
everything together, except vote to-
gotlor. Very scnsibly, every Patron is
loft free to act with any pnrty that
he thinks will best carry out his political ideas.
They take pains to disown anything like hos.
tility to middlemen or to railroads, but thoy will
not have surplus Of tho former nor submit to
any monopoly by the latter. There is plea tor
education Of practical sort In agricultural COL
leges. The women of the country and their
friends have not failed to notice that women have
taken part in the deliberations and tho commit
teo work Of tho Grange, and the declaration
closes with pledge that has moro promise In it
Tor tho rights OF woman than sny other thing
that haa been said or dono In her behalf in
America. This will not be considered extraya.
giant whom 1t is remembered that tho Grange.
Which thus admits woman into membership and
position, and binds itself to inculcato q proper
appreciation Of hor sphere and abilities, has
larger constituency than any other non-polittcal
organization In tho couutryx
, 1874-02-12

BouRtor Morton stated In tho debate Oh tho
redistribution Of tho currency thnt hc was in
favor Of equalizlng tho currency by increasing
1t by $50, 100000. Ho would not withdraw tho
s25,o00, ono as proposed from Now England, but
would distribute al extra supply, "a above, In
tho West and South. Prudent pooplo will agree
with Senator Morrill,. who said that he looked
with infinite dread on any such scheme. scnator
Morton said TINT even tt initiation did cause apec-
ulation fayoredit because he believed In spoou-
latiou. Speculation had given us 10000 milos of
railroad. Yes but ~ another momber showed,
t1fty-eight Of these railroads are unable to pay
dividends. Again. Senator Morton argued that
currency is like food. He holds that an abun-
dance Of currency stimulates like antabundance
Of food, forgetting that there may DO bad cur
rency as we'll as bad food, and that to stimulate
business with paper currency is to act like
the man who put green spootacles on his horse
and :cd him with shavings, aud wondered that
the creature died Just as ho WAS getting used to
tho diet.
, 1874-02-12

hcro. England and Germany have dono much.
We tried the clumsy ozpod1ont Of a National
Immigration bureau, but 1t waB soon abolished.
DR.. Woodwork alviaos against It's ro.cgtablisl,-
mont. lto submits draft OF BILL It epforcos
MANY OF tho English proviaions, but adds Bomo
of its own. Emtgranta aud immigrants aro both
styled migrants. II is odd to find law intro
duoing now word. but tho Idea ia good ono.
Wo nccd general expression for tho two classes.
scc. requires TINT migrants slnll bo furnished
daily with water and cooked food "equnl In
quality and quautity to tho ration Of tho United
States Navy" Eco. 0 roquiroH the physIcian to
present tho medIcal reports now demanded from
tho Captain. scc. 10 diroota tho carrylug Of
portable tire-cxtinguishors by ali vessels.
DR.. Woodworth's vIowe of tho comforts Of
immigration aoem rather roae.colorod. Tho
scrlptural war-horsc mover snufrod battlol from
hnlf the distance ut which m ordinary Btoorage
can be amelt. Nevertheless, he malses out q
good case. His report is rarity among official
papers in being nystematio and scholarly.
, 1874-02-12

II the Senate should dovote ilttoon minutes
that would otherwise DO uttorly waated--Hay
nonle tiftoon minutes during which Logan would
havo spoken on tho advantages OF brown paper
as standard Of Weights and measures--to pasa.
lug tho Amnesty bill the Houao sont to It some
weeks ago. 1t would do very useful thing Why
make a lot OF Insignificant mdn conspicuous by
have boon forgotten long ago II Congross had
not annually refused to take oH his badge Of
martyrdom. Now Senator Gordon has intro
ducod now bill for that purpose. It's passage
will roQuiro as much lima as TINT Of the general
act. Tho Senate should drop it and psss the
1httnr
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nation OCCURS on Hhips.of~wnr grows out of tho
fact that old soamen Of experience don't llko 10
be ordered about by boys, WHO mako up In
forocity of language what they lack In forco Of


In tho United 8tatos Circuit Court yostordny,
Judge Dtummond ovorruled tho domurror to tho
roplicatlona in the Warren County (1ll.) bond
cases. Thoeo B1ltta aro Of public interest, not
only on account Of tho nmount involved, but as
presenting now phase Of tho liability Of towns
and countios on bonds isHuod by thon In aid OF
tho building OF railroads. The arguments woro
h1r. Hart1ing appouring for tho county and
Judge I. g. Wilson aud Z. B. MoCagg, Esq, Tor
the bondho1derB. Tho caseB involved tho legality
of $4,000 bonds OF tho County Of Warren, is-
sucd in aid Of tho Rockford. Rock Island l. st.
Louis Railroad Company. Before their iHBuo
certain Taxpayers 1lod bill in ohancery in the
Circuit Court Of Warren County to onjoln tho
Board Of Supervisors from isHuing tho bonds,
alleging that no sufficient notice Of thn election
at which the bonds wore voted had been given,
and that tho county oftlcals had acted oollusively
with tho Railroad Company in issuing tho bonds.
Upon hearing, tho injunction was dissolved
by tho Circuit Court on tle 23d day of January,
1871. Two days afterwards tho bonds were H.
sucd and registered in the State Auditors Office,
and wore subsequently put upon tic market and
sold. After the dissolution Of tho injunction
and issue Of tho bonds, tho complaiuants ap-
pcalod tho case to tho supromo Court, whore the
dooroo Of tho Circuit Court was reversed, and
tho bonds wore declared to bo unauthorized and
void. Thoreupon the complainauta fled Soc
ond bill, making aa new parties dofendant "tlo
unknown ownors" of tho bonds, and asking that
tho bonds be declared void, Which second bill is
Btill pending,
Tho Portsmouth Savings Bank Of Now Homp-
shire. and Augustus 7. Post, Of New York, hav~
Ing purchased tho bonds IN open market, With
out actual notice Of the pondenoy Of the ohancery
proceedings IN thu State Court, commenced tho
presont auits in the United States Court for the
recovery Of unpaid intoreBt coupons in
July last. The county 2lod pleas set
ting up tho adjudication Of tho Supreme
Court declaring tho bonds void, and insisted
that tho pendency OF tho chancory proceedings
was notice to tho purchasers Of tho bonds. 10
these pleas tho plainsifrs replied TINT they wero
bona tide purchasers Of tho bonds for value, and
TINT they had no actual notice OF tho pendency
Of the chancery suits, nor any notice TINT the
bonis were invalid. The county demurrod to
tho replications, claiming that the pendoncy of
tho suits WAS notice. 1t is this demurrer which
Judge Drummond this morning oyerrulod, hold
ing that the doctrine Of lis penlens docs not
apply to commercial paper, and also in effect
rcatflrning tho principle that whenover there is
a statute authorizing municipal corporation to
issue it's bonds, and it does issue them, they
cannot bo impeached in the hands Of bona fae
rurclasar
, 1874-02-12

Ono Of the suggestions Of the Cheap Trans-
portation Convention that met iii Naw York the
other day Ia worth the attention Of tho business
mon OF that city. A Bystom Of capncious waro-
honses at the terminal points Of the railroads
landing thoro Vas recommended ns tle only
means Of preventing diversion Of tho grain
trade to other cities. The absence Of these
facilities, which arc to be found in any Western,
commercial centre OF any pretenaions, is as inex-
decent syatem Of dooks, and ia just IS danger-
ouR to it's commercial interests.
, 1874-02-12

and firm at 80o per gallon. Flour was dull and
unchanged. Wheat wae dull and 10 lower, clos.
lug Mt e1.19I oaab, md sl.20M@1. .2oH seller
March. Corn waH loBs aotivo, md 10 lower,
cloalng at 509ao cash, and 57o sollor March.
Oats wore quiet md atoady, closing at 424o
cash, and 1870 aollcr Maroh. Rye was quiot
and firm at 82111@ooo for fresh receipts. Barley
WIS dull and onaier at 81.64@1.65 for No. 0,
c1osing weak. 1.-Two hogs wore dull and woak,
with sales at s4.75@5.70 for poor to choice.
Tho cattle market was aotivo mud atoady. Sheep
wero quiet, and shade lower.
, 1874-02-12

The refusal Of tho Secretary OF tie Treasury to
furnish all the documents in the Butlor-Kelsey
case leaves it moro or loHB involved In obscurity.
Enough has been developed, however, to show
that q systom Of blackmailing tho mercantile
community has been carried on, and copies OF
contracts have been submitted which give tho
form Of the authority under which 1t has beon
purauea. The details Of operation, however,
tho manner in which tho officials have secured
their moieties, tho namea OF merchants who hive
been victimized by kelsey. 6anborn, mud the
roat, and the amounts received by them and by
tho Trcaaury,-are still in mystery, owing to the
disingenuous e1cuso Of the Secretary that tho
publication would enable tho parties delinquent
to take stops to evade the operation Of tho laws.
Tho contracts which have been made are four
in number, and wero executed uudor the author
lily Of bill approved May 8. 1872, and intro
duced by that gont]oman OF ma,y grievances,
Bon Butler, whose friends have held the con-
traets, and who LAS personally appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee to urge thom
not to take any action in the way Of abolishing
piled some time ago to Phelps, Dodge Co.,
aud more recently to Jordan, MarBA d Go. The
first contract Was mado by Secretary Boutwell,
with Willlam H. Kelsey, Of New. York, who
claimed TINT 10 knew Of 100000 due to tue
United States for informal revenue taxes,
for his services in collecting which he
was to receive one-hnlf Of the gross
sum collected. The second contract was made
In August, 1879, between Mr. Richardson, then
ActinR-secretary Of the Treasury, and John D..
sauborn, who knew OF $500. 900 duo upon liquors,
whioh he was authorized to collect upon tue
aame terms. The third contract WAS made by
Mr. Boutwell, with ]. Nicholson Elbert, OF Phila-
dolphin, upon tho sa1ne conditions, to collect
s100, QUO due for internal revenue taxes from
certain corporations. The fourth was mado be-
tween Nj. Richardson aud John CLARK, OF Phila-
delphia, who discovered that 100000 WAS due
tho Government from certain deceased peraons'
estatee, which ho wished to collect for $4,000
compensation.
Having obtained this much information from
the reluctant Secretary, there are several
teasons why the House should make its request
for complete information in an emphatic and
unmistakable manner. The excuse that the
publicity OF these documents would prejudice
tho collection OF the delinquent ta1es, and
cuable the parties to evade the operation Of tho
Law, is altogether too thin. Tho last contract
was maae III September, 1873, six months ago,
aud, II the suits have not yet boon brought or
the money collected, thou it ia very clear that q
remarkably elaborate system OF blaokmailing is
going on, or that the party holding the contract
IL not oompetent to collect tho tax. This IL ono
reason for thorough investigation. The second
ia. that Dntler introduced tho bill, that hls
friends hold tile contracts, that As has made =
personal etfort - hush the mattar up,
nd that h b isat now pArsd-
, 1874-02-12

The principle Of hanging m innocent man to
prevent hia committing crime In tho future is
ono which, NO fear, would not mcot with uni
yeraal appreciation in tho United States. Bis
marck, however, rather likes It. Ho argues
that, as the French Government hupprosscs
Journals diRagreonblo to itaolf, 1t ought to
squoloh those dtsagroeablo to all ally. Hence
Gen. tcdmirault has been requested to suspend
the Untuess for two months, lest it's articles
should load to diplomatic complications. This
is carrying tic prccopt thai prevention Ia better
than euro to rathor exasperating point Of
prudence.
, 1874-02-12

Ing An unusual number Of griovanecH
before tho public, which ia very conclusive
Sign that something Ia rotten. Tho third rcaaon
ia, that tho developments In the case OF Phelps,
Dodgs b Co., and moro particularly In that Of Jor~
dan, Marsh Il Co., In which hired G1etoctivo was
kopt IN tho employ Of tho firm for two years in
charge Of tho worry books from Which ho is strlv~
Ing to provo 4 system of falao invoicing, show
that ; dlegracoful dotoctiye-syatom Of black
mailing WAS carried On In those two caaes, which
mako 1t probable that tho samo syatem las boon
carried on In oshorH. Tho laat and strongest
roason Of all is, TINT this whole business Of en-.
ploying spies, dotectivcs, aud iuformors to
watch business men ton sharea," is aagttiouH
aud infamous and should be torn up, root and
branch. II gives unprfncIpled mon an opportu-
nifty to prey upon tho commercial conn.,
munity and blackmall merchants into COM
promises. It turns tho Treasury Depart
mont into partnership with eomo of tho
worst characters in tho country, and plaoes them
In positions whore they eau tampor with books
and acoounts, and manufacture charges against
they can only escape by compromise. It gives
discharged employees an opportunity to wroak ro-
vengo, as IN the case Of tho grain. warohouBing
firm o! Woodruff b Robinson, Now York,
against whom bascloBB charges Of defrauding
tho revenue were made. The oxistenco Of this
eystom La AZ insult to tho whole business COM
nlunits and Adiegraeo to q Government which
pretends to bo froo md Republican. The House
should demand, therefore, In tho most peromp-
tory manner, every document CONNECTED with
thoBo contracts. and not only thoroughly invos-
tigate this special case, but also abolish tho
whole system Of employing spies and inforncrs
to goprowhng around stores aud oounting-rooms
under promise ct retsining half Of what thoy
ran extort.