davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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CATTLE-stnce our last ftrfcw the contss Of this
castlo market has been most dsappoInttng ihgcntfa
features wnrc In sfkod conshst with tho4e prevalent
during tho prevona week. insteadof the actirity then
noted s1tsume quiet has prevailed and In plAes Of
steady &1vancn gradual sotteninz Of prees Has wit.
ncssel. For tho Unexpected change in The tons ot tho
market sisacsefy explanation Il not eaAtly taund
The receipts having bccu laht for thn tult OF year.
and unc1oeptlonab1o - to quality. The immediate
of The shrinkaEe In raacs hero. OF eoufso, II
found in the general decline II tho East but the cAusea
Of the unta7ofahe reaction there ssn not 70 spptrent
ns ta addition to tho usual hons demand. between
1000 and 3.ooJ head Hrre tAknn during the
wosk f., t na @ 5 ~ md
and most Of the advance 1f tho week bfofn hAs heen
Loaf. The bulk Of tho supply waa taken It 5o93.
though there weso sales Of icsiavass at ~
and OF extra 1t 33 7o9sa 10. Baios ~ tcedtn wets
principally n IT, 7oa<7s snd 70 the local trade 1t
Sa.oubAss. Yeats aud sprtnksrs wcfo IN demand At
about previous auros, tho former selllnR At ~ ooa
to, and tho 1aster q s25 % PEI head
eses Il ..as
f: 'sas Ss
E.ts. .ss;s s'Sss'sitns 800 ~
e9s?ss s:ssssShIas sseI - ..ssias ssa
oeoa i.iisnsd :esrs 1sis o'os'"'
,saam q il iii H. .ois
ps:sssss y y sssss1;Esss II ;
Weighing NoD i. 1nD III, ........,..... 8.13a4.7n
10 iir0 pa. ,...... -. 17st.73
hus snI ssstaw IL ateefs.., a.nnass0
Vcal4-pcf sO Nt 3,Uk5. 30
liOuHln This branch Of thg market trads through.
ont theNAst wnek MA nnHMhithct!y hmA Win rrstta
weak and declining. The papply. though somo Il op
head ieas than tor tho pTcvoui woek. wAa ntantiy N
.9 RI sca ~ r.. g b as:sd T. ne .sssk e
coMrso Of The h;F tradc and until ttern improved
demand and b,tor prices for the product healthy tn
actlUn In market for tho Ya animal ecnrce9 be
rxrectc. 4 t.lo more than tourh q tho receipts
liz nout H. W1 head, md embracing .boat al al Tho
chotto lots Thnro Was fair tbonand aatar1aY. md
common hea1y I'D neIlum wsIght pssknk hog; Il
tss. 1 M for faT u choirs hes7y ssades 70 sippors
sMEEr-ilaxs besn scArre he sotsl soneirts of tho
atdo dcnend. local hutc3sss erln tho 0H1f pfcha1ers
Wo quota poor to choice woo!ol shocp a. a. oo3a u.
, 1877-05-21
rN0vfa1ONH.


Mass Poxx-Wnt qu!rt and declined N'c rtf hra. but
closcd si7<e below rho laes prices Of Frfda5. Sales
warr reported o4 tfts seller luna 1t
and tu hr,x sttier 1niy ss $4 l3sf4 Total II. 51
trjs. The market rtdAct II t1+. +.nhstt N cash o.
ee1sr MAJ. fIto,<slAu7H seller Juno. snd st4l7.s@
ifime mtss & Z. gnotea a. sts.asa's7s .na estr.
prE%s % !; @ me- ia declined 100 pr 100 e BIT.
eioscd only 7a htiow tho iatest rfices 1t Friday.
Sales wIfi limited ta 13n tcs cash 1t 81 t1M tc1
3D. 33}4ap S7T. Tnal Il 80 tcs, The Market closet
seAI ii TO- 9}*B = cash seller May, S3.2s attltt
J1rr. and ~. rs Rr1lrT .thly
MxATs-Wrra ou,rt and nnchanged. There ras rdrJ
lle dtin.n a. .hlg,eat and she .tsa!ss -. chiefly
Hit; . W.T. rer"r:e e @ 81 boSes ons cie.rs ii
in short ri4 1t 7e and a lta thort t!ha at e acts
Innc, snd i.ss7 psr lo, =. :cer Jay Tho nst'
Ae$ e'"~4 ssnnt. shnT2 Loss Short
fHt rhs. etfGrs. eafurs.
{:::si {;: R::: III! + - Il
js|y ;jsSs' 'issss::ss:::::::::*::::t:'Hs iss:s: * ii n
i,ans md eiort clears quoted il ~. casn q May.
ilenia, a!{ar4<c. Hrren hams 7fa71e.
s mse1 & 99tsa s. G. e. s fsT so1sS as 1"s
etl eAnrnaed ant packed.
NhKAsx--Ma. 9nIel ii t6a7e.
1!EEF rROi,UtTs -Mnrr sttsdy and aMiat a 40 II
TaLEow-Was Nominal a. eGs,zc 70. city, had 714aso
for country lots, The instde far No. !.
, 1877-05-21

The fdltoHtug wero tho receipts and shfpnents
Of thA leading articles OF psoucs In this city dntnR
tho twenty. four honrs ending at o'clock on
Saturday morning. and for The corresponding timo
last Jraf:
, 1877-05-21

rIrTsnuRo, Nay lO.-Px1noLkuK-Dutl. crude.
a. % It Palkers, teaned llhc. Philadelphia desnty
CLEVELAND, H.. Mar y10.--Fknrot8ux-Markae 10. quiet
and unchanxcd{ STANDARD wh!es, ITO teat, i3Nc.
, 1877-05-21

RAILROAD TIME TAHLk.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
ETpidnattnn n Reference lfdrks-f 8stunfay IL
etpteh. Sunday cxeerted. + No1AAJ excepted. ii.
rive Sunday u =. m. DAtff.
1HlOAeD b NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY,
Ticket u1iceS, o. CfArk.sk t8hotEAn lIopst} md
tho dGpotA.
, 1877-05-21
A Quccr Accident.

Austtn tITnn.} f'<pnbficna.
While tho team Of thfec.y ycar. old colts hc1ona
Ing 10 Mr. Thomas Gibson, Of Lansing, were being
drttof stopped them 10 clean It from some brush
shat had accumulated under It, After raising Tho
hack end Of tho harrow he started tho colts. when
tho front Of The harrow, striking small stnnp,
1ow over. With tho toeth UPWARDS. against lha
horaes' heels and cansht tho lines, causing tho
coits TO rcar nnd fall backwards upon the tect Ia.
juftng tham 10 badly that both hAva since died.
, 1877-05-21
3Yflf1I..

uosros, May -WooI-DcmAadf Tor tho wcck FOOD
snd prtcea br and well sustained, X1 Ohio. 41Ac. but
guod Xxx would bring 4G248cs Mtchgun and Wisconsin
hceees 3714oc, cornhsng dd1slne 4oso0o Tor ~ashed
eud 3417c tot unwashedt bottar srAdes Of pulled In
good aeuand low nesicctcds sales mosty 1t a31A0ct
ene lot pf cembtue pnllcd ss 411{o.
, 1877-05-21
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MAY II, 1877.

Thu foreerfns calculation aaaunnes that no. corn.
shipped take and canal would aErtvfh dc-watef In
condition for shipment by asl 0pInlon admitting Of
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be paid on VIII como Iom Europe ana = en'sa'
amount ot ~ pct eeos eonas nsso oceh so!o toetos
IT follows that sometn'ng muss pe expofsea Ia pay
ment II IL now ehcaoef 70 send g gola 1asn M any!
thiag else' anu laas week osef ~. oeo'"o 8oso
cola were ahlpped. Ihe pfospees OF sne eon"has.
tion OF tnese sA1pments III e1pianat'on eeouka VI
the h1mnesa Of goid. sVcn htef tae 1feasufS na4
begun TO prepare TOT fcsampuon.
x1AA1hfHo BANK EXAMINER
The Legislative Committed now sitting IN Ne"
York 10 examine Dank superintendent k!lls 'nfes'
tigato him With tue came tenderness he showed the
1Ato insoLEont banks. ao examined ths oanks ~
he wonld Wish to DO examined himself, anu naa shs
great good Iuck 70 % treated AZ no mas tfeAtco
others. superintendent Ei!s counsel naFo puf-
sued tho familiar policy os 'ob)eetihs 70 esefy
question asked the ADVERSE witnesses. and thc5
bave been well sustained By inc COMMITTEES. @h'ca
vent 80 for ~ to rule odt an oucr to
provo thss blo0.Voo haa beea Illegally
ndded 10 tho cost or tho bank binding ny entries
which nnst hays been scrn BY tho bank c1ana'ncf'
whose anty II va 70 aseettaih INC assaa! eosI on
The ground that the ".dasca OF tho 'sema wefo
prior 70 the examination. II thoJ eonio mars
oeeh o1AcoTetea II tne1 aaa ueca 4nauo aup7eouent
10 lho exahinatlon' ioa coHm'ttee ana 1aoif
clichs nave hos been Ao!o 10 suPpfcs' ~ tao es''
oence' and enough mas oeea d'4e1odoo % SNOW that
Ellh Wa either 1901 OF ~ofso.
EUROPEAN DISCOUNT d4RKkfa
1no Delicate posls'on Of thc DANG faserset 70
which ~e fefeFfod last "eok' mas eoea eoieki5a H.
1nstrasea y Tho event nasns no wsek sas Sum
OF 4ooo Uuo haH neen "'shofs"n los export pnnei'
ra'ly to lafl' and uosmaaJ. and fnls has san1esd,
along w'ih tic increase Of tue 70 reduce
mo reserve ~ ING largo amount Of ~. aoa, ooo.
Accordingly IL u no" Only t!o, wv a.
which point the advance OF the bank satc
on Thuf'dsy 10 per cent was most tu'tT
1asunea' At any umo 30 eIha" q reserve
woa'a 'enoet inoapea,ent ." ~" 'nlo IA > pet
eent, oat III time hke nc present, "hos great
a'hluloihs events s1o Pos1'ole a. my moment
II "oula % e1eeeaing5 aAngcfous nov 70 stscnata"
en- tha1 reserve st4l! w can nsfu'y expect any
sas~'n1u r'so III money AZ Inc Psersnt Imo,
10 sno Aoscnee o. disturbing esene. ine s1to OF
tne conanea'ai monay matsau oa'ne WnaA 1he
valae OF money mere eh1en1 sasnt On, curious
70 ma taat sHnoosh tae fato OF a'scoaht IL FaHe
u naneh bete~ "nAs fn'ea mere OF ~ uefmany' ycs
gold has th!s week gooe In large sums from here
AID tso@ ocrMsa1 to fafa. Tao Aoasos sest'o-
mont scem' 70 hare been tho attractive fofcs,
which may, ho~s*es. not last e7ss this wsek'
TIE MICHIGAN CENTRAL xtscTlos.
aEm OF New Xosk ssosk-oseksss oHes 70 pAy
hs!i o. pe1 cent 1of pto1ses' 70 d used " ths
Michigan ceatta1 election 10 9uns. Some OF tue
w. II. n =
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10tAs'. ". III. &W 5U
9hs banks making returns arc alue In number,
but the FtEst National Qold Bank VI San Fyanc!sco
sspsessats nearly oas-h half the amount.
NEW NATIONAL BAnkS.
The following banks. oFgauizs4 sud authorized
ia commence business, arc officially reported 10
ths Comptroller Of the Currency:
1es7; tl'tt EstienA bank IT Beatrice. HehrNts.
Authorized capital. 80 uQ p1ld-in t1ptt4I 4auUD
John Z: Smith. Fte4i4aat sanusl Q. 6nlih Cashtar.
Authorized " comlncnca basueA Hay H. ls77.
tntt'a- Authorized caplta $50 nU; pad u cspit&
&l3. lgn. toha kaL, Pzeadtoti ChAIles &. frentlss
, 1877-05-21
s3.7510.m
t.3o@3.63
3, pO9A.4o
47H4]I0
8.53@4.w
17ab4.73
a,nl43.@
H,i1tk5.A0


Tho offerings Al the asie docks were light and near.
u Ill so1d ID tho forenoon. The market closed nr ~
s7oo for Manstee rieoo stusf and 90 ,0oal0.oo Tor
bosr1a aud strips. Lath were aseady 4t 4I.2s and
shingles n a. 00a2so Dsalers think piece btuu viii
aooo Rdxance to s7.23. Tha recetpts Of lnmhcs
time light, because tho iumbernen arc getting fa~
logs, and thoso with Asnppy aya piIlns thef atu6
the!r own dockA bsug unwilling to seu ae ptessnt
pr.eel. Tho market fnr ali Rrndes ia quoted hEm.
toa. IL j, for Hianstoe, Ind d % 7or si1kcsen.
s nj a. +
Aspos,tou to INT pree shncr on Krttn or asy humber.
Flint and second cleaf, 10 Inch ',.......s a1nn
Th1fA rhhr Issf sIIesf. sn; sa ia:S I 9
cicar dooTins, btst snd sccifd. ro,tsh..... nHi
FlTat and sceDnd citat drrsscd sidin9...... lnO1
Flint common dfsa&rd ifdl dlnx...: .:.+..*..,,. t4n
Flooring. hrat common. dftssea. s;..,.+..s. 1hQ1
Flooring. second eoniHon. ascased. gs.so
stock boso1s ioto iaoh .............. = oe3nm
ii 1tpck boarlA 10 10 II nrt,........ H.takA3l.u1
q etock Q4rdH 10 Ia IL INCH ...4...... l3.in 10
Common ssuck toar1A u Inch ..a...... I1u&sidul
sas Esas5"x ba.4 e .'iss Is y !: isst
esss!es ls!sssH .!ss =
............. tElA 1.11
shingles choice ............. ."....,... 3os :. 10
Eteke!. s.;nf ~ 60
wv orssTssisrn I:mSefaano ii MI week says: ri
tscufrent optnun ihat bottom ha. been Ecacsa n this
snst ns e. ts ye.{s . IT. aod u ~ :
othsf commodity under ths eGn ths prrt woulf hav9
boon a4vaae loan brfora aow. Tho who|s trsde Of
the WeN l9ofinx to }ha market pow. - y shoui1. u
q bsA haAff y
, 1877-05-21


TUE NEW DEPARTURE IN THE TREASURY.
I'M Nation, NHy 10.
The event OF the week In ths financial afHafrs Of
this co1ntry Is the new departure In ho policy Of
the Treasury Dcparment-that' Is to say, the
Trcnaury has sold f. 600, 600 Of ~ per cent bonds
for gold With tho intention of usng the gold for re-
sumption In 1870. Heretofore, einco the nesump.
ttou act became law, this whoIa inancnce Of the
Government has been devoted 10 reducing tho In
tctcst on tho bonded debt and the last succcss In
this way was to complete tho sale Of enough ~ per
cent bonds 10 Justify tho redemption Of $780, co.,.
O0O OF 6 per cent 20 bonds. Ordinarily, 70 I'M
portApt an announcement would have dc.
pressed the price Of gold. Dut unfotsu.
natoIy, that IL sustained. almost wholly be-.
Gauss the rcfnndtng operations noted havo
created large demand for geld 10 export In paY-
rncnt Of tho +, 20 ponds called In for redemption
by far the larger part Of ihoae having been held in
Europe and only a small Fart Of tho new bonds
sold Lnving been bought there. Between now arl
the 9Th day Of August SO, Goo, 600 Of 10 bonds
Will fail duo by reason Of tho calls Issued by The
Treasury. Nearly so. 600, COO of these bonds 10
be paid OF viii c1mo from Europe, and - small
amount at ~ per ceut bonds have bcen sold there,
1t follows that something must b. exported IN paJ-
ment It IL now cheaper to send gold than any
thing else; and last week over 50. 900. 600 gold
coin wefe shipped. The prospect Of the eontinua-
tlon Of these shipments II explanation enough Of
the hrmness Of gold. svcu after tho Tfeasufy hs4
begun TO prepare for resumption.
K1AM1NtNu 4 BANK ExAMINBa.
The Legislative Committee now sitting In Nsw
York to examine Bank Superintendent Ellis inrss'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07

ANOTHER DEATH from hydrophobia is re-
ported, this timo from Saugus Mass. The
victim was SAMUEL WARHuRsT, who was bitten
two months ago. The symptoms were said to
have been well defined. A few days ago gen.
tlcman died in Hartford, and an attempt was
made to show that his death was caused by
NERVOUSNESS and fright. Hydrophobia is a dis
case that has been mentioned for centuries,
and IL has been divided into two varieties viz:
that arising from innoculation and that due to
nervous irritability. But, suppose II is fright
that causes the death of persons who have been
bitten BY a dogr What practical difference
does 1t make, so long as nervous irritability
and mental diseases cannot he controlled in
many cases? People have been frightened to
death by supposed spirits pcrsonated by an
imbecile, and from other causes, and If the bite
of dog causes such nervous arrangement that
death is sure to follow. the possibility of being
bitten should he guarded against by every pos
,ible means. Better that every dog should be
killed than that human beings should suffer
the excruciating mental and physical fortunes
of hydrophobia.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07

THE whole number of cases tried In the Criminal
Court Of this District from September 4, 1873, to
June e. 1877, was $50 follows Abortion I; arSon,
Z; assaults, 49, bigamy. 2 bawdy. house, 49, bur
glNry 49, conspiracy, p corntcrieitlng, 4; embczzlc-
mont s. false pretcnscs, II: forgery, g. gambling q
homicide, IT, lottery. IA: larceny, 2Ol malicious
trcspaSs, T. mayhem 2 post Office oficnses, robbing
mai! &c, T. perjury, 3 rape, 10; receiving stolen
goods o: resisting officers 49, riot l. robbery, q;
second ofiensc petit larceny 81; Treasury fraudu.
lent claims, threats l. The result In these cases
was as follows Convictions, 49,; acquittals, 1877;
disagrcemcnts Of jury Total, 5Ss
The above was made up from tho District
Attorneys Office but it does no go far enough.
viii Mr. WELLS please make his staten cnt
complete by telling an anxious and waiting
public-fSt, the nature of the cases in which
which there were acquittals and disagree
mcnts; and, second, the number and nature Of
the indictments that have not been tried2 II
this is done we think our assertions will be
verified that the convicti0ls were mainly for
the lesser degrees Of crime; that all the heavy
criminals escaped, and that the indictments
against the prominent individuals are quietly
rcpos:ng in pigcon-hocs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07
A MINSTREL At THE WHITE HOUSE
Charlie Backus, "the Young Tragedian," In
terNieMs the President.

Charlie Buckus smiles when he tells about
his visit to the White Housc-a broad, cOmpre.
hensivc smile that takes in the whole of his
round, merry face. The people who see him
OH the stage at the National where he sets an
audience in roar every night ought to hear
him talk about what he saw and did when he
called upon the President they want to know
what au incxhaustible stock of fun there is in
the rotund minstrel, Charlie and his wife
called on tho President. The dOorkccpcrs all
knew him and made way for him, and Charlie
"issOoed" card bearing the words Charlie
Backus and wife," and sent it to the President.
The President was very happy tOscc Charlie,
and 1t was a great relief to him, for few
minutes, to listen to the fun bubbling out OF
Charlie Charlie said that he didn't want
any office, but he had quite number of poor
relatives in Rochester, whom, he hoped the
President would look after. He got off num-
Der of anecdotes before he left and the Presi-
dent told him he would come to the Ministries
three times in the week if his business would
permit it. Charlie gained admittance 50
readily that the army of Otfice-seekers in the
hall took him for big gun. Charlie looks
like a statesman. His sleek, well-fcd body,
round head, with hair growing upward, and
good clothes, made the crowd believe, when
he paused in the corridor and stuck ono hand
into the breast of his coat and tho other under
his coat tail that he was big bonanza Scna-
TOR on ought 10 nave seen them, salu
Charlie; "thc seediest-looking men ever saw
Judges and generals and majors, | suppose,
come up from the South. l heard them say,
when came in, who's that? that fellow must
be somebody How solemn they looked in
their secdy Clothes" said Charlie, trying to
look solemn. "Thcy thought was somebody.
There was one old fellow came up and
buzzed me. He bowed very low and smiled
very swectly, you know. He wanted an of.
Ace. He said, Ahem, the Presidents pretty
busy to-day I said yes Said he, 4 am
after an appointment, and, ahem! | would like
to have your influence l Strengthened up,
said 'ahem, and froze him Off" Charlie stiff
fens up and putfs out like newly -clccted alder.
man when he tells this. you ought to see
how they bowed at me. They came up from
all around the room, and snickered and bowed
and said how dye do and shook hands, and
gave it to them all the time, and let them be
| licve that | was militia general or some
thing ont Of the usual rum" and Charles face
showed how comical it would seem to him tC
be called Congressman, and he rolls away
thinking of the majors in shiny broadcl0tl
that arc waiting around the White House for
| rrumhS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07
THE ISSUE THAT WILL EARLY DuTDE
PIRTIES

Referring TO the attempted organization Of
new PARTIES, il occurs 10 us to suggest that
while politicians fail in the effort the people
will not, and that the advent Of new parties,
or q reorganization of the old ones, Is Just as
inevitable ~ the condition Of the country is
unsatisfactory to the public There is not
~ much interest felt any longer in the ques-
the states and their readmission into the
Union ~ there IS in reconstruction of the
finances and the reimbursement of values de-
pendent upon that event. not because there
- no further apprehension in regard to the
tprmer subject, but because, having received
the first attention Of the Government under
President HAYES it is considered now in a
fair condition OF promise, and may he safely
pat aside foe application to the subject of
the more pressing wants OF the country in
respect OF its industrial and commercial i'll
terrstS,
There is not household in the United
States that does not feel the heavy baud of
hirttship in one form or another, immediate
or remote, on account OF the general de-
PRESTON that prevails. There is not busi-
mss interest anywhere that docs not COM
pltiu and Their. l. hardly an establishment
in the country operntip. its full force of EN-
ployees Even the Government itself sue
cumbs to the times and casts about to see
where il can procure its work done cheaper
thin il can employ labor to do ID. All this
results in the constant contraction of the
tieid OF employ ment and consequent distress
OF the hboring classes in great numbers
who without money, without friends and
without food, are continually turned away
from the privilege Of toll, going, they know
not whittier, in search Of they know not
what, tor employment they know ~ he I'M
possible, and friends they know the home
less do not have.
This il q state Of things that cannot long
exist without the close scrutiny of the peo-
pie OF public affairs, and some determine
tiOn ou their part OF the remedy to he
sL,Pted They have long been accustomed
to think that the cause Of all their troubles
wis the unsettled condition OF the South,
and to hope that when this source ofdcraugc-
meat wis healed there would he immediate
relief and early prosperity. But the rcstora-
tton OF local government W those States
does not seem to effect the change they an
tsCfpated in the character of the times, and,
disappointed and morose, they ponder
further They are satisfied that the South
srn question was not the sole cause Of the
stlgnltiOu linking them to death and
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07
MISSOURI TRAIN TRUCKERS.
Capture of Four OF the Villains, Who Confess
Their Crime.

lBy Telegraph to the National Republican,
ST.. LOUIS, June &C. W. Rogers, general
superintendent of the st. Louis and san Fran
cisco railroad, has just received information of
the capture of four of the band of miscreants
who ran the train off the track near Woodend
station, on that road, last Saturday night. 1t
appears young man named Oliver, about
twenty years of age, who lives near Richland,
was suspected of having something to do with
the diabOlical decd and was arrested on Mon.
day and taken to Richland. Since then he has
confessed, and given the names of the parties
engaged in the affair George Gibson, Allen
Grecnstreet and James Long have been arrest
cd, and are now under strong guard at Rich
land. There are four others who were con.
uected with the gang, but they have not been
captured yet, Young Oliver says an x-con.
Wet put up the job and led the party. The
intention was 10 run the entire train of the
track and then, under guisc of assisting the
wounded to rob the passengers and plumber
the train,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-07
A RIDrCrLOUs RETALIATION,

That q reform was badly needed in some,
if not in all, Of the departments of the civil
service has already been demonstrated since
President HAYES came into power. That
the new Administration intended and went
to work earnestly and theoretically to carry
out certain reforms, we do not question any
more than we do the fact that many diff
cuIties have been encountered. Many di-
lemmls have necessarily arisen which could
not fail to cause great deal of annoyance
AMI uueaslness to the President and his
Secretaries, and when such were met the
public were not slow to understand the
difficulties in the way of overcoming
them Sensible people made due allowance
TOR these difficulties and were disposed to
excuse failures. But there is u way of max.
ing the attempts at reform simply ridicu.
lous, aud consequently disreputable. That
way il to adopt absurd and nonsensical
regulations. Secretary SHERMAS's rul,
that not more than one member OF family
/ shall hold Office in the Treasury Depart
ment IL, in our judgment, one OF the mos
Ridiculous of regulations. The reason fo
adopting it is said to be that
numerous complaints have been madcsto tn,
President and the secretary that great ilvUriisu
/ hIs been shown and that several members of Ger
| tain families have been employed while other
vquIliy competent, and still mort needy, arc un
| abe % obtain places.
| Now we can scarcely conceive il possible
that the Secretary proposes to discharge al
efficient and ftithful officer, the head Of {
Il 4 h.,n I,A hntsn .
| relative in the Department also the head o
u family and an equally capable officer
and yet that is very generally believed t
be th" purpose Of the regulation. Instead
! OF being i reform, then, ii is in violation o
the principle that capacity and fidelity
shnil be the only qualifications for Office
II certainly looks ~ though the whole pur
pose of the regulation was to make room 70
people who are pressing for appointments
Great hardship Is bound to be inflicted OIL
deserving individuals, whose only fault i
blood relationship with some other EN-
pIoyee. II both are competent and valua
bic, both should be retained, or civil service
reform Is an illusion. This ridiculous regu
lltion hal better he abandoned ut once i
civil service reform is not to be made
York TI,jnuc on this subject when it says
We thrnk Il would puzzle the secretary tn cx
| plan WAY tu,cfl. nui deserving clerk ought to b
| discharged from the Internal Revenue Office 70
INSTANCE merely because he * third cousin to
| uaulg. l4d deserving clerk in the Navigation Di
tam families have been employed while other
. equal r.Hnr',ri and u'u % more needy are IN