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, 1874-10-05

Gen. Alexander Shaler, Of New York, at con-
siderable sacrifice OF his own time and con-
yonience, las responded to tho Invitation ex-
tended to him 10 visit Chicago with view to
the improvement Of our meaua for e1tinguisl-
ing fires. He arrived here yesterday, and in stop
ping at the Palmer House, where lo waa waited
on by number Of our prominent citizons.
Gen. 6haler as we understand, Is not now
connected with tho Fire Department of New
York. He waa Its chiof organizer aud ds-
ciplinariap, and when it had been brought to it's
present atate OF efficiency his work was
completed and he retired. It will be
fortunate for us II we shall be able
to secure his experience and decision
Of cha,actor for ainanr service. II ia not
necessary to detsact anything from tho presont
Chief Of o1lr Fire Department or tho eubordi-
mates, in saying that they need and must have d
trimming liko TINT which the New York Depart.
meut received at Gen. slaler'a hands. 1t is uos
NECESSARY to detract from our Board Of Fire
Commissioners in saying that they lave not had
the experiences which would enable them to giyo
sucl training, aud that they have not the tnao to
do go evun il they had tho experience. Tho
duties Of tho Police r ! alone arc sufficient TO
ougross tho whole Of 4ueir time, ii properly at
tended TO. Tbs only thing the Fro Commits
sioners can bo blamed for will bo neglect or re-
fuHal to avail themselves Of tic best instruction
astainnble.
Con. Shaler will ron1ain hers only two days at
W1sfhn++ hin rcrS,fnnn hn
for longer period will. perhaps, depend upon
what may tranBpire botweon NOW and Tuesday
evening. Wo assume that be would not have
como hero 1T all unless he were prepared to take
into serious consideration any proposition that
might DO made to him by our city authorities.
That an arrangement can bo made with him
which will result not only in bringing back to us
the protection OF sound insurance. but what Ia far
more Important. will work vast saving In prop
erty now exposed to tic ravagos OF fire, re hayo
no doubt. And it is to bo borne ID mind too, that
| tho services OF such mon AZ Gen. ahalcr
will probably bo In demand in other
| places than Chicago orc long. It has boen intl-
| mated that Nc arc MT tho only community that
has been Weighed in tue balance and found want
ing In t1ro-extluguishng apparatus and tue abil-
ity to handlo It. We trust that a!l these facts
| will have their duo gravity in tho minds Of Cur
public authoritics and citizens, aud that bofore
tomorrow night there will bo definite undor-
standing ns to what We may expect from Gon.
sha!er'a yisit. aud what he may expect from Us.
Meanwhile NO extoud to him the thanks OF tho
community for tic friendly interest 10 has tAkon
| iu our uecossities.
, 1874-10-05
saIes at 45.00@G.76. Cattle were dull and un-
changed. sheep were In demand 1t ateady

Prof. Donamy Price, Of Oxford. University, En-
gland, tho Author Of tie ableat Treatise on tho
p1iurip'op Of ourroncy that haa over becn produced
III any country or language, delivered an extem-
poranooua lcoturo before tho Now York Cham.
bcr Of Commoroc On Thursday last on tho sub
ioct Of Financial Ponies, which 30 reproduce
thia morning, md commend to tle attention Of
o,1r rcadcrs. We understand that rrot. rrico
will visit Chicago within tho next fortnight, and
wo tt,1ht that our Oittzons Association OF Board
Of Traao viii o.tend to him suitable Invitation
to adaroas item on some topic Of commercial
Interest, for NO aro vol assured that there
ss- 10 higher authority OF moro lucid o1-
poaitor Of the questions Of currency and nnanco
in tho world. Prof. prico Ia ono Of tho rarc In
stances III which practical business training ID
allicd with tho highost theoretical mastery OF
economic science. Boforo hia accession to tho
chair Of Political Economy at Oxford. ho gradu-
a.od In tho banking circles Of Lombard atrees-
, 1874-10-05

The active hostilities IN which church ehoira
indulge are generally confined to struggles be-
tween the choir and the organ, It to inter-
noclne strife causod by tho excessive popularity
OF one OF the number oyor the remainder, not to
montion the tritling sources OF anguish caused
BY tho fcebleuess o the tenor or tho instability
Of tho gushing pa1son. But TWO ohoiys have
Aad 1.-two Welsh choirs.-and tho number Of
consonanta they must have hurled in deadly
strife would exhaust the largest edition Of
Webster ever thrown on the deak OF proof
roader. An eiateddfod WAS held 1t Pontypool q
few days back, whcro the Ebbro Vale
aud Pontypooi chotB mot to sing Mon
lelssohu's "Thanks Be to God" for prizes
Of ESQ and E10. Tho first prize went to
Pontypool. and thon tho choirs ragged furiously
together like hoalhen. They mobbod tho
judge, crowded tho platform, and otherwise SO
behaved that the police intorfcred and cleared
them all out Of tho hall. What condition could
the Judge havo been in when tho Lust syllable
WAS buried ut him ~
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did tho former gentleman by his uttornnocs in
tho laat General Convention.

Commissioner voorics, Of Nov Yors. who Ia
urcartislng tho abuhe5 of tho polico Deta' tsnapt
from day to day. reoonllv cAtlod for statement
OF tlo rewards paid to detectives since 1861. In
this period Of thirteen years worry large sim OF
money has boon pald tho dotcctive branch Of thu
city police forco nilh tho consent Of tha author-
itics. In this timo one detective has accepted no
less than el2.ol8.G8. which is recorded on t,,s
hooks; another haa realized $3.50, while 3
third has nude q, ,445, Several hayo roccivod
$1,000 and upwardH. How large the spoils hayo
boon which tho Board has not allowed does not
appear. But tl,oro eau bo no doubt that tho
Now YORK. kietoctivo known how to make nlunoy,
IL Lc eau do nothing else.
, 1874-10-05

We publish thia morning table showing tho
property in this State "a determined By the
Board Of Equalization. THO tablo givos tho
figures for zach county. 4 comparison Of the
aggregate valuation Of each description Of
property for 1874 and tho aggregate "oqualized" !"
valuations nll. porhaps DO profitable and ln.or-
esting. 1t may 10 made thus:
persona1
Land. 7'oton-Lo4. property.
for 1874. 1855 7os1ol 245.s54,oss 2o7.4co,5g4
ton ......... 524.14o,s5s s23,7o7.ot9 as3,oa5,os
Thoso arc tho not results Of tho Boards work.
Lot us now Inquire how tile equalization Affects
Cook County. Tho table gives by oounties tho
per cent OF increase or docrcaso in valuation Of
zach CLASSIC Of property. There was 1t is almost un-
County. The increaBo in tho valuation Of lands
is 1O1 per cent; in tho valuation Of town
lots, 100 por cent; in tho valuation Of personal
property, 76 per cett- rho average iucreaso on all
olaases Of property is 9a516 per cent. Tho faets
may DO oven moro coposcly stated, as follows
Total oqualized valuation OF all property in tho
State, 81, ,l0l, ,iG3: valuation OF CooE County
property, $303, ,a55, 1852; Cook County's propor-
ton Of ssate taxntion approximately 27N per
cont. Under the valuation OF 1874. Cook Coun-
ty'a proportion was little leas than 141l per
cont. To say that the Board has increased Cook
Cou1ity's share OF tho goncral taxation from AZ
to 2711 per ceut La to tell tho whole story; aud
to say TINT this is robbery BY menus Of the brute
Yote fB to Offer sufficient comment on the pro-
ceedpp,
, 1874-10-05

peoplo Of tho United states who havo boon bis
oven 1oapor mud mara devoted than ovor before.
II Doecher DO not \ worry groat criminal. he is
tle must porsooutod, aud ought to be tho most
o1Raporatod, man Of tho ago. Lot 1t DO ahoWn
that 10 has beon tho obioct Of conspiracy, and
he wilt havo tho nbount1ing SYMPATHY Of the
uros ut last to havo this shown, ii tt can bc
shown.
It is not &t all unlikely that Mr. Boccher has
boen 1oa to ako this last step by tho heavy pros
aurc Of public op1uion. After tho publication OF
1itton's last statement, no other ootirao WAS
opou to him e1copt this, or to confess hiH guilt.
In to tho tf1ne that that statement appeared, 1t
was hard, but not impossible, 10 ndjudgo Mr.
Ueootor innocent. Since then. however, Mr.
Doochcr'a eluccro friends have folt that there
must bo somo fire uloro tnoro WAS 80 much
smoke; and t,ey hayo foarcd Tho worst. His
feuso Of him, suffered very much in contrast
with tho a'rectncss, point, aud logic Of Tllton's
and 1loulton's statements. Ablo men like the
Iov. Mr. Fairfield, Of Ohio, and Judge Lord, Of
tho Superior Court Of Massachusetts,, have sub
jooted ull tho evidence adducod to tho most rigid
criticism, aud, Independently .of ono another,
roachod conclusion that tlero Is 10 probability
that 1lr. Doceler can DO innocont. Among all
Mr. Booclor's friends, and he Is not waiting In
friends. not ono haa appeared to controyort thcBo
arguments Of Dr.. Fairfield and Judge Lord.
With our prcseut light. We can hardly conceive how
their reasoning oau be successfully mot. Il may
10, howoyor, thai Mr. Doechor Gnu moot them,
though ho has not yot dono 80, mud that ho Inns
taken tho ngoucy Of 1Ibol suit tho most proper
n,oans to do 90. Wo trust for his sake thai 1t Is
but would ba delighted to tiud that ho il inno-
cout, And now, considering ti,at Mr, Dcechor
has brought criminal Action for libol against
Theodore Tlton, tho latter can afrurd 10 drop, or
at leaBt postpone, his suit against hIr. Doecher.
Technically ho will DO r. gamer by tho last move
Of Mr.. Decclor. Tiiod for criminal oironse,
ho will lave tho benefit Of any reasonable
doubt which there may bo Of his guilt Ho
muet have very poor caBo II tho jury do not at
lcaar Disagree as to a verdict; for, il they only
disagree. ho would still be acquitted Mr. Tilton
las repeatedly invited Mr. Deochor to take the
courao ho has now entered Upon Ro alone Ia to
blame If ho Is not prepared to moot his antag-
onist before jury OF his countrymcn. But
tliB caBe il not to be decided in tho minds Of tho
American people BY techoicalitieH. Tho yaluo oi
the trial lies not III tile verdic. to DO rendered b.
twelve me,,, hut in tue production of tue avt
dence under the forms and guarded by the pon.
altias al law.
, 1874-10-05

Mr. Tilton has pupl,shed = card III ono OF tho
New York papers touching tue suit for libel
instituted against him by Dtstsct-Attorney
Winslow at tho instance Of Mr.. Deecller. Ue
very aptly entities Mr. Winalow Mr.. Beechor's
Distsigt-Attornoy." Aa says that many oppor-
sunities for talfine such course as this havo
been presented to AIr. Beocher; that he
h.s refused them all; that ho has
finally lccn forcc1 by public opinion
to maae IN opportunity for hlmsest; aud that
ono OF tho mot.voa to 1t IL desire to prejudice
the ease ot T,l.ou VI, BECKER. Mr.. Tilton
ctoaaa with solamn affirmation ot tho truth ot
tho original charge. Wo believe tuat this reiter-
ntion wi! cou0rm tho conviction, which IL now
lmost universal, shat alr. Ti'ton is honest. This
much is admitted on all hands: no believes Mr.
Hoeehes to be guilty.
, 1874-10-05

Many OF tfla argutnouta against nogro-auf-
frage used by Senator Morton in hia celebrated
1peoch Of 1865 against eufranchising the blaoks
have been verified by tho events of tho Inst few
years. Tho fact has becu recognized oven in
South 0arolina. Tho Republicans Of that stato
havo trosnbled before tho threat Of Elliott that
an educational qualification would be demanded
for the suffrage unless tue colored troops ceased
to vote ignobly. at tho bidding OF the men rho
bribed thom. II, however, 1t Was oyer-hastY
in giving men made ignorant by slavery tho bal
lot, the mischief has been done. It cannot be
uudone. We may proyopt it hereafter. Tho
remedy, or rathor the preventive. is not to be
however desirable. is impracticablo, 30 far
aB tic present generation is concerned. Tie old
idea that Ignorance disqualified man for lelp-
ing to rule his country was long since lost sight
OF. Tho different s.atos have repealed their
educational qualifications, OF suffered them to
become dead-lottor. and The General uoyorn-
mcnt Las cast the ballot at tue foot Of every
enc. Tue spirit Of the ago Is for uniyersnl
suffrage. Opposing 1t il as useful rs sveeping
back the tide. The question then rocura What
aro We to do With tue present generation Of
Southern ncgroo87 Common aenae would die
tate tue policy OF hoalng the wounds Of tho late
War, In order that raee-prejudco might grad.
uaIy die away, and the capital aud labor
interests OF tho South might be recon
eiled. Peaceful government Should be main-
, 1874-10-05
THE OVERHTOCK or RAILROADS.


Tho abnormal development Of our railHAy-sys-
tom caused by tho imitation Of our ourronoy End
by the National. State, county, oity, AID torn
gtauta to railroads may fairly bo considered as
the primo ca,lBe OF Tho financial crisis from tho
effects Of which no are still suffering. COM
mlteo appointed by tho french Assembly in
july 1878, to consider the oausoH Of the great
rise In tho prlco Of coal in Franco, England, aud
Belgium, baa junt submitted \ report, Which de-
clnros that tho extraordinary doarncss Of coal
and iron In Europe since 1871 caused the de-
preston In trade from which all commercial
countries aro eutTerng," and that It was itself
cauaod by tho excessive building Of railways IN
America Tho preacnt iniorllnklng Of all CON-
mercial countries makes this theory plausible
ono. Tho 0ommitteo's argument in it's behalf
IL ab!o and interesting.
Tho price OF coal began to riao, At Newcastle, in
July, 1871. Ithad previously romaincd stationary
for Two yeaza. Tho riso began In Belgium sir
months latcr. Throe months afterwards It was
felt In Franco. In England, tho maximum ill.,
croaao Of price was 168 per cont In belgium, It
Was 120. In Franco. TO. Coke roae atill moro.
In England, its coat to tho conaune1 advanced
2o5 pcr cent. There WAS proportional increase
in tho othor countries. Tho iron manufacture,
which usos up ono-shlrd Of tho English coal
coke very largely. The price Of iron therefore
rose With, though not as. that Of coal and
coio. The increaHed price Of tho latte,
WAS not caused by diminished production. The
production roao, III England, from to por cent
each year In Belgium, about7 aud in Franco
IL. Tho strikes of minors upon Which 90 muci
BtroBs has boen laid, did not last longer, On at
average, than . week. In noariy oyery case
thoy woro tho result Of tho high prico alread.
obtained and therefore could not havo causot
| 1t. Tho Franco-German war did nos calae It
During hostiltics, stocks Of coal accumulated il
| Northern Franco. This section was nevor in
vadod and was alwaya open to English exports
Moreover, tho csoeo OF tho war made no difference
the riss, then, snust bo found in MI increased de-
n,and. The iron manufacture of England In.
creased enormously. As rosult, it consumed
81 per cout OF tho ooal-supply. The create
| production WAS tile result, III large part, Of th'
growth OF the export trade. Tho export Of bar
iron, reilroad-irou, etc., roae from 1,917,00
tons in 1867 to 2,o55, 900 in 1879. In this las
year tho United 6tatos imported neatly two
thirds of tic 4,911,61o tons 1t consumed frou
England. Our enosmous demand is oxplaino
by tho fact that IN 1879 10 uaod 2, 400, ,0G0 tou
in railwsy building. Hero, then, II tho Com
1litteo's conclusions are true, VIC find tho hua
cauHo Of thu commercial depression Of Christon
| dom
, 1874-10-05

Mr. Dcecher preached in Plymouth Church
Yesterday to crowded house. His prayer, it is
said, was master-p pieco Of patlos Wo suppose,
also, that it was a masterpiece Of devotion, but
nobody accms to haye thought n: 'ch On this
point. Tho scandal drawa peoplt y hear Mr..
Beecher who would, under othor circumstances,
20 to otlor churches or stay at homo. Ii may
bo divinelr-ordorcd compensation for the auf-
fesings Of the Plymouth Committee that pews
ure in greater demand than ever. Out OF much
agonizng comes great JOY.
, 1874-10-05

Strong, heaIthful reading, Tor the people Of
Kansas in particular, and iu general for all who
sro suffering from n,oney-iosses, Is the sermou
Of the Rev. Richard Cordloy, which Is printed in
smother column OF tlis mornings TH1uuaE, The
prescnt year has been one Of almost unparalleled
disastera In Kansas, tho causes OF which aro
fully sot forth III Mr.. Cord!oy'a sormon. Tho
affairs at tho State aro Distressing, but not ah-
noutely discousaging. Prosperity must cer-
tatnly succeed, and ho finds some OF the
nleans Of haatenlng its coming to ha patiout
and skillful industry, stern integrity and
rigid honesty, manly indo pendonco and cheer
ful courage. The sornon ID good medicine for
BROKEN Spirits. Other sormons in this morning d
issue ats one on ''Moderp skepticism," By tho
Rev. g. L. Thompson; on tLo late Bishop Loe,
By tho Rov. H. n. Powers; and on "The Hard
Snyinen OF Scriptures h5 tho Ror. Dr.. A1thu,
p,va7nv
, 1874-10-05

The Fronch mud British Ministers to Spain
we're received by serrano On Saturday evening.
It was noticed that thoy addressed him ~ tho
President of tho Executive Power, whatever
tint oltce may be. and made no al!usiou to the
Republic. Thia ia tho very refinement Of dlplo-
macy. To regard the Government Of Spain na
III abstraction id Of courao necessary, but as at'
sbatraction without namo Spain becomes not
Forth recognizing.
, 1874-10-05

The Republican State Convention Of Nevnda
unanimously adopted resolution declaring
their disapproval "of tho election Of PfesI'
don't for ti.ird term, as establiahnga precedent
dangerous to tile ptrpetuation Of Republican III
stitutions." Although "third tom" is much
talked Of Just t.ow, it ia observed that Nholo-
ever it ventures to show itself IN the Northern
States it il s,.rnlnarily knocked out Of time.
, 1874-10-05

Ono Of tho amusing itesns Of tho political CAM
palgn in Indiana IL tho mistake OF the Chairman
OF tho ''southorn Outrage" Committee Ho
Aas been stirling up tho papers on that subject,
and. slppoaing the Rensselaer, Union to be
Republican paper, wrota to tho editor as fol-
lows:
RooMs or THE nEr'r ST ATE CEHr't CoMMTrrEt,}
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. !, 1874. !
Editor u EHton, Rsnsselasr, Ind:
DEAN Sir: desire to .tatl your attention to tho
horrible Of ylolsncs aud bloodAhed tranapr4G
throughout tho aouh mud. suggest TINT you give them
~ great prominence possble In your paper from
TuoMAs J. BRADY, Chairman.
The outrage huainoas IL to last only "unttl
after the election" O'cor 2bo, 600 Outrage Sup
plerlaata have beon circulated Ia 1ndisna.
, 1874-10-05

patoh, It appears, was taken from French
paper, which atased "La tenediclion fail Rounee
par detsz crequcs monies STR une estr7hle" "
e. Doncdiction wus gvon by two Dishops mount
cd oil scafroldlne") Tho Diahops who onicsasod
OIL tho occasiou wcro Manning aud DAmyloro,
not hlonsoiguaura Mounted aud "acafrold-
Ing"
, 1874-10-05
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

rATEs or RunscnlrTnH trAYApLE IN ADVANCED.
Ia,l,, Z, mali. .Np Annhns 'sN ~
Trt-WtGAl .4t....+ U.t0l Weekly ss..+'. %'uo
Parts o. i ,car Al tho sa1no rhto.
1u1 delny hnd MISTAKES bs Hao anu give roAe
Oh ntdicss In full, including State anu county. fos
Eelnttancea may bc nnhs either by dsAst. n1rEeaa1
pe1cs Older, pr ,u eL ettera, At orr risk.
rEns1a rn OlrY suracHtnKiIa.
Dsily, to,etcu, hunu.y otceptoa u centr per wook
uA neii. cre!, SUNDAY included ~ cents pcE WceK'
Ada,t,. TttE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Corucr ht.hisnn nnn lInstiurr.tt'.. talcaRo. ii''
, 1874-10-05

Tho story of tho mistortunes which have oo1ne
upon tho management OF tho koaxford. Aook
Island t. ST.. Louis Railroad ia tod In anothot
column, It should lind place in tho memory
of everr i,,yostor IL watcreu stock.
, 1874-10-05

In connection with the marriage OF Hiss
Sherman q pretty aneedote about Prince Ar
thurs attoutious TO her has been published in
tho nowspapers. Tho Prince ie said to Aave
sent her lockot with the inscription "To
the young lady who Of oil othcEs in America
most admire" Now tha inquiry arisos whether
this yillainous English IL Prince Atthur's or
tho ...wanants. correspondence.
, 1874-10-05

Tbs foot-pads Of Now York have discarded tho
weapons OF moderu warfare, and naopted now
and valuable eyatcm Of capturing their quarry.
Robbery with violence has been converted into q
chase in which skill is required, md all tho ox-
cisculent md glory Of buffaio-hunt enjoyed
without STRIVING from the sidewalks OF great
city. In Brooklyn, whero competition Is lively
aud crime Ia not oontlncd to low dives aud gam
blinE-louHes tho laRso has como into fashion.
Yoa Of murder and "polico" few days
ago attracted the attention Of tito dreamy po-
lceman, who, on sauntering up to the spot from
which they originated, found an elderly gentlo-
man struggling in tho coils OF 1aaso, which had
bean thrown with oil tho skill and effect Of q
Texan hotdanlau. rho old gentleman had been
relieved of sum Of money aud bundle, and
his wiudpipe WAS suffering from compression to
at extent which throatouod asphY1in. This ac-
complishmont is worthy OF Brooklyn. whoro
everything seems upside down. The lasso
should layo peeu round tho neck Of tho thrower,
II Justice wero regarded.
, 1874-10-05

The Marquis OF Lorne aud tho Princess Lon!ae
haye followed tho aristoorat,e example Of tiieir
rolative the Prince Of Walcs, in playing at being
uaeful. This Inter valuable person has been
'runuing wild dor mashean ever since he could
remember, having been stimulated thereto by
the popularity which followed similar locomotive
performances By the Duke Of Sutherland. How
ever, tho slghted Marquis aud his pleasant wifo
hayo not been doing anything very dreadful.
Owning costly stcam pleasure yacht, they have
been grapplng for romans OF tue ship Florida
ono Of tho groat inyincible Spanish Armada
which WIS sunk in Tobermory Harbor in 1888.
Aftcr no little searching, something was grap-
plad, aud diver aout down to inspect the preu.-
1ses. Unfortunately for all parties, tho pipe OF
the air-pump burst nnd the diyor was uearly
killed. Meanwhile tho graphing operations
were suspended, and the noble Marquis dolv-
cred learned lecture on what ho had done to
tho gaping rustics Of Tobermory.
, 1874-10-05

Ono Of tho most ludioronB bunders ovor 1nAdo
by telegraph must DO credited to tho cable. Iu
a recent dispatch concerning thu pontigny pill
arimage 1t waa aaid Dsuedlotion Haa given
uy the nlshopa Monsss aud Easr&le." Ths dis
, 1874-10-05

aiming to orcumvont him, and absorb bis roalth,
and consequently Id less happy than tho H. PAID
employo who Knows certainly that smlar doaiEiIs
aro entertained by Ills crodilofs. Hohas more to
loRb,
, 1874-10-05

They arc sottipg upa now Government in tho
Argentine States, aud Brilling hono blood over
It ~ a sneriacal Offering to tho geniua Of
Liberty, License, aud Anarchy.
, 1874-10-05
f--'
TO.pAt'S AMuaEMENT9.

MvfUKKR'5 MISREPRESENTATION stres,. bst"csn vs
ei,th ppnra, Troupe. "I.noia Ill Lhnmorlnoor."
, 1874-10-05

MYERS OPERA 1iOUsl:-!fnnr street, between
Btato and Uoatburu. Variety performances Ieffsbahu'
the rrcntdfgitAtcnt, etc.
, 1874-10-05

ACADEMY or AtUSfC--I1a.tc,l street, beFwren Mad
sen md a"nroo. Enlargement u LA"foaeo bsffot''
- HteheIcu,h
, 1874-10-05

Marietta, Ga, had quiet1 1ittlo clerical scandal
last week all to itsulf. It WAS comparatively
uulntsrcst1ng. ss tho Qovornmort and not tho
load Of O dosotate household, was the injured
party. It appeared that Con. Creawcl appointed
~ Postmaster at Marietta the Rov. WoBioy
Prottyman, ahsthodist clergyman, who had boon
his schoulFellow. Now and again unpleasant
reports wero mado OF tho Rov. prcttsmans con-
duct but no attoutlon WAS paid to thom. Thoro
came a change in affairs, aud nSpocal Agent "aa
sent down to Marietta Alter procuring n war-
rant in company NTH Deputy United ssaten
nIarahal, tho Special Agent auddenl3 called nt
tho Marietta Post Office, examined the books,
found somo pleasing little evidences Of un-
apiritunl ingenuity, aud arrested tho clerical
ol1icoholder. Mr. prettyman was vary earnest
Republican. but now thinks tue dovll aponda tho
greater part Of his timc In preparing political
enases. The defoots in bis bookkeeping were
due to his improper influence. Preaching and
politics, sou!aaviug aud etamp-boiting. aro dill
cult things to harmnnize In this weary World.
, 1874-10-05
Ube Gb1ts4Dn U1ibunt.

Monday Morning, Cotobor b, 4o34.