Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19

40 no dis
nd Sol seems TO
IN the restraint, in which
..rld, and is making amends for his
-.1iore inactivity. But there is no good
ground for complaining. We have certainly
been blessed during the late months which, in
passed were oppressively hot. with a salubrity
and mildness Of temperature unparalleled in this
| latitude. The average range of the Their
mome,er, in the months of Nav. June, aud
the first days Of July, has been lower than
within the memory Of old Washngtonisns, so
that few days sweltering should be borne un-
compl lsiningly. We will shut our ewes for the
nonce, and dream OF the rich davs Of autumn,
when halmy breezes and golden foliage will
make life pleasure; and induce Us to prefer
the joys we have than TO fly to those we are not
certain Of
THE MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY NOT To BE FOR
GOTTEN.
That the murdereIs Of the Chisolm family in
Mississippi have not vet been arraigned for
trial and punishment is di>graceful TO the coun-
try in general and 10 the State in which the
outrage WAS committed in particular. UutI
the foul blot upon a State claiming companion
ship with The sisterhood OF States is wiped
out. no confidence can be entertained that life
and property have that security IN the South.
which have been promised as evidences Of con-
version to LOYALTY 10 the Union. The impunity
with which this deed Of blood has been treated
by the legal authorities and the admission of
the Governor Of the State that Il were useless.
to invoke the penal statutes Of the Common
wealth for the punishment OF the offenders are
or should be a warning to the people of the
North not TO risk their persons OF their capital
in effort 10 build up the waste places in the
southern States. Talk about conce., ,ions in
return for works showing repentance in our
Social and political relations with such people
a. the ruling class in Mississippi j.. by thi,
act, proven to he, i the .hecrest nonsense.
STATEMENT PROM THE BUREAU oF ,IAris.
TICS.
II appears from an official statement about
10 be made by the Bureau OF Statistics, that
there were imported commodiiie. exhibited Al
our Centennial Exposition. which were sub,e.
quenily purchased by our citizens, amounting
in value to s-3i 5a3,i3. and upon which there
werc du'i,, paid 1, The amount OF sI11ts.t 20.
MS ~ Npu INt. IfiItNtui@ nut a rAlA4l u &C.
lion Of the value of the commodities placed on
exhibition by foreign eNnibitor-. It show.
only the amount OF sales made.
DEPARTMENTAL DETECTIVES.
In the application Of ci,il-scryice rule for
improving the personnel OF the departments in
efficiency and moral character some surprise j.
expressed that 4 certain class oi officer, have
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class known Departmental Detectives who
are specially charged with the duty OF watch
ing clerks ami other employees In their private
walks snd conversations, and 70 report deliu-
Quencics j. referred 10. II sppears that each
department D. supplied with corps Of this
character, snd It i laid that close examination
Will prove them 10 be men Of bad reputation
and whose Antecedents have marked them aS
neither possessed Of personal honor nor
honesty, They are charged with tracking
uusu- peoiing young men for no other pur-
pose than 10 it'd some act, committed in an
unguArded moment. upon which either 10 pre-
fer 4 charge, or 10 exact blackmail. Ii j
further side that the~ officers y have been
e Employed by malicious enemies 10 become IN
strumental in destroying private reputation
an i consequent removal from place. II one
b ali the rumors that are anoAi be true. the
lie al Of Department who will order strict
scrutiny into the acts Of this class Of oftciAl.
and il found 10 have been correctly represented
Will eject them without delay from a service
they disgrace, viii receive the plaudits of every
honest man in the country.
THE ARMY CANNOT BE REDUCED.
BY the time Congress meets it is more than
probable that the government will have bus-
ness on hand which will call for an increase
rather than 4 diminution Of the Army. There
j. every appearance that our relations with
Mexico will end In rupture, our military
forces on the Rio Grando have already crossed
into Mexico territory, in pursuit Of msrauders
from the opposite shore. lfihs act CT nya-
sion should be resisted by the Diaz govern
ment, war Is inevitable. II he quietly sub
nits il may be the means OF destroying all hi.
hopes OF being sustained by the people of
Mexico in his position a. President, in either
case. we may have just entered upon strife
that will increase in proportions.
Our existing war with the Indian tribes iu
the northwestern territories may be Of longer
continuance than has been anticipated. Our
regular force. now In the fields in that quarter,
is not equal to the task OF suppressing the hos
tiles. and must look 10 the aid Of volunteers 10
crush the insurrection. Congress will GER
tainly hesitate 10 reduce the iank and file of
the regular Army under existing circum-
stances. Ii is true that the Democrats will
be shOrn Of a portion Of their reform bun
combe.r if il be found that the Army cannot
be diminished in number but they will be
thwarted in many of their schemes, if the Re
publieans in, Congress will work shoulder to
shoulder during the coming session.
BooT-BLACK on GRANTS TRAy ELS.
Jim. you told me what they meant by CIV
ing Grant the freedom Of the city; now tell me
what they mean by saying he's travelling ia
cog"
why, look here, Bill, that puzzled me to.
and / asked the old man about it and be said
my son, you are q fool. Don't you know
that it is kind Of = car that you see down on
the railroad. They have horse-cars, and
steam-cars, but this is what we call N hand
car and it is run along by turning crank,
which turns cog-wheel, and over there
when you travel on them, they say for sh ort
you are travelling IN cog. See Grant wants TO
see the country, and wants to let the people
see him, and he travels in cog, or all the same
on q hAnd-car."
swell. Jim, that's worse than the freedom
Of the city," DELTA.