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The Morning herald., 1877-12-12

1yHANGE OF HOURS--WlLM1NGTON
AWESTERN RAILROAD-Com
,Ss M Thursday Dec. 4. 1875, Trains Will run
e. esavs sSle0VWsiil Wilmington 10 20 m. and 5 aop'm
lava Landen burg As . m and 30 p. M.
arrive at Wilmington IS m. and y 10
Arrive at Landenberg Al II m. and q 40
HnNNECTIONs.-Train leaving Landen.
hers at 6.6 q. M. with train for Philadel.
PRS Train leaving Wilmington a 1920 m
with train leaving Phiiadeiphia a. S;!g "a N
H ing Landenberg at % p: m.
Train Leaving Landenberg at ! 80 p. m,
With Pennsylvania and Delaware train, and
with train leaving Wilmington for Phila.
Train leaving wilmington at $50 p m
With train les lny Philadelphia ct 1 Hp.
W. ml'A u. CONNELL. Sup
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RAILROADS.
1,1,ADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
pniBA BALTIMORE kAILROA
NOyomh .r 0pth lk77

DH1LADEL!PPHIHI1A1k r H11k WtLM1hGroN y q 4 fIlH9N AMI
EOvemb r. Goth 1877.
Trains Will leave Wilmington as follow
%, fS%s,,ade]phia and intermediate stations,
AZ Sl0. 900. 947, 10 O0, q. m. ~, $50,
o11,M1aaeIph'a 1Ma and New York, 2 20, 544 a m,
p 81. ID 40. s 46 pm. %
Baltimore and INTERN edia'e Stations . ~
ssjttmore : IN and wasnington, y 81, ls, s 80,
~ "a, u SO, 500, p M.
Mains for delaware Division leave fJr
usw Castle 81). $50, q m, Is. $50 p. m: 80
w,oming and intermediate stations 30
an, nnnmap ap' and ID fntermediats stations. 80,
q. m. / Is, p. p.m.,n.v m, rpA1us
yh,,odelphia and intermediate stations
pSS,risSeIphia ~ and New York, 2C9, a q m.
pnt;more and W ashington. II 81. 10 y In.
Tor f1rther Information Messengers are
,atarred 70 the time tablespcsted at the do.
pot. a.FKENNEY .supt.
iunS.ly ne n S"Fs'
The Morning herald., 1877-12-12

NOR RENT,-THREE LARGE ROOMS
T. suitable fer storage, OF a small private
family. Rent low. Apply
! nov23-tf 8S7 MARKET ST.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-12
THE HERALD.

"Wednesday, Nsssmber. l8ah, ,ls77.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-12

NrOTIGE-ALL PERSONS INDEBTED
N to the estate of the late Joseph FOut.
are requested to make immediate payment
or their bills will be put in suit.
LYDIA FOUT,
DEC sth. 1877 FxecutriX.
The Morning herald., 1877-12-12

nTD 0NTT DISEASES CURED
(jH HR()NV New pa hs mark ed
out by that plalnest
ofall books, Plain Home Talk and Medi
cal Common Sense" Nearly 600 pages,N
Illustrations, by DR.. F. Is FoorK, Of la' Lex.
ington Ave-, N. Y Purchasers Of this book
are at liberty to consult It's anthor 10 person
or by ina free Price by mail. g. Is for the
Standard edition. or $50 for the Popular
edition which contains all the same matter
and illustrations Contents tables free.
AGENTS WANTED.
Mu4.AAY HAL PUBLIsHINOCO.,.
"~' ut N. Y
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LOST.
NOTICES..

NoTICE;-o "a, M,IThe members % n * Of
and the Order in general, are requested to
@ meet at their Hall, No. 2l9 King street, op
tuesday afternoon. at l O'Clock, TO- attend
the luneral cf their late Brother, Flolenc'
Scanlan.
deCli-2h =. " Ans rec. Nrc'
, 1877-08-03
ARGUS CHANCES.

THE rinderpest has broken out at
Bethnei Green, England.
THE "Astorian's" new hobby is
to have hospital erected.
The poets license-To borrow
money without any prospect of re-
paying it.
THE Turks have quit Matchin.
Don't see how they could match any
way with their shinplasters.
GEN. Grant is still having a grand
time in England in the honors which
are paid to him, and through him to
our country.
THERE are seven different ways of
pronouncing the word Danube, but
the easiest way will still do for COM
mon folks.
RUSSIA and Turkey have the au-
dacity to declare that they carry en-
the war without the aid ofnewspaper
correspondents.
Mr.. V. E. Tull has employed a
force of so Cinnamon to operate the
fishery owned by himself and others
at Muckilteo. TIE salmon have just
commenced to run, and lively work
for some weeks is anticipated.
ALL accounts go to show that the
Turkish soldier has not degenerated
from his ancestors, who were the ter
ror of Europe in the fifteenth CEN
tury. For dash in q charge, and for
oLstinacy of resistance behind in
trenchments, the Turks Of to-day are
probably not surpassed.
THE citizens of St. John, N. b.,
met some two weeks ago, and or
ganiaed society the object Of which
was to raise money in England at a
low rate of interest for rebuilding
the city. A resolution passed to the
effect that the city corporation would
aid she new association in procuring
loan of az least S2000,00o.
JosEpu Mishow died at Williams
port, Pa, recently, at the age of 103,
having enjoyed remarkably good
health until two years ago, since
when he has been gradually wasting
away till he resembled mummy
more than a human being. He was
of French origin, was born at NADIA
wasga, now in the State of Maine,
lived there till twelve years ago, and
was the father of Is children.
THE INDIAN FAMINE.-A dispatch
from Culcutta of the 10th inst, says
the latest accounts from the famine
districts of Madras are somewhat
worse. The rainfall has been slight
over portion of the affected area
Numbers of natives on the public
works are receiving gratuitous in
creased relief. There has been great
mortality from disease, especially
among children. The situation in
Mysore is also critical and the pros
pect in southern India is far from
reassuring
AN article in the London "Quar-
terly Review" is exciting general at
tention. 1t is devoted to exposing
the gross fallacy Of those who set
aside the national morality-in other
words, make the Bulgarian atrocities
a plea for neutrality. The writer
says that to trust Russia to leave
Constantinopls after she entered 1T,
having broken one.half of her agree
ment with Turkey in 1871 and re-
nounced the other half, is to trust in
the reasonableness of a pirate. He
concludes by warning the Govern
ment against the fatal errors Of 1893,
that of waiting until the silent anxiety
of the country explodes in demand
for action which will! sweep away all
hesitation.
, 1877-08-03
The rapid decline of the granger

THE rapid decline of the granger
movement has been noted. The St.
Paul "Press" says the last annual
report, which was kept secret for a
good while, has at last seen the light,
and according to this document over
1900 local oranges that existed in
1875 had gone out of existence in
1876, and the membership reduced
more than 100000.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
WENDELL PHILLIPS ONMR. SUMNER

THE DtAD SENATOR DEFENDED AGAINST THE STATE
MFNTs OF GENERAL GRANT AND MR. FISH.
An intelligent and cautious audience nearly
fl.d The r 'orme1 Du.c) Church on 1Arty-iourtl-st
between l. chth ami Nu,hlvos., lst evening 10 hear
Wendell Philips Lecture Op CraIles sumner The speaker
did scod yiiurerate and only at long intervals
used severe sarcasm. While change could he noticed
~ his manner .nce he last spoke here, his memory
seemed at times little uncertain. Some dates III
correctly gwen, and sometimes passed by without
correction.
The audience seemed disposed rather 70 applaud neatly
turned phrases ana the cnunciaticn Of Christian scu
meuts than TO express agreement or disagreement with
MI Phlirss decided statements IL had the OF not
being entirely certain Of the facts the case and Of the
consciousness that perhaps ony sldc Of the story
was 10 be told
After euiogizng the personal character OF the dead
Senator and ranking linn above an the celebrities OF
Massachusetts,, Mr. Philips devoted the greater part Il
au hour 90 the difficulties between him. General Grant
and Secretary Fish, regard the annexation OF san
Domingo. Referring TO General Grants assertion that
Nj Sumner promised 10 vote for the treaty aud did
not do 30, he said: d" / do not wish TO attnck
General Grant am Grant man. a hiss and slight ap-
know thai when he atnkcs. be must expect blows
educated ~ Mr sumner bad Drcn would throw aside The
caution Of lf,-'nne and promise to vote for something
Mr. Philips theu related mau} iacis, aud from his
statement 81 appeared that he believed that General
Grant had tod uutrutn, or had forgotten Wnat he
once knew. The Speakers seyeTest sarcasm lryred
Senator COukug ANA eXs' crciary Fish The audience
made Itself very merry over this part ~ the speech
''MAeh Mr. HdhhtI was q PoseH iI3iI 'Hf chairman
ship of TIE Committee on Foreign Relations, Mr.. COuk
ing said that because be ud not speak 10 General
Grant or the Secretary. Upon tins slender bridge OF
web The elegant Senator IOueted ana danced through
tbc long debate iu tfc Senate. Do you imagine n the
reason ~ the removal cOua have been SAID at that time
10 De neglect Of duty and shir1ng Of WoB rs Mr. Fish
now brIinks hmsef IL was that wOuld not have been
stated such q charge would have been more rhcctual ~
Mr Conkling's hand than ten tb0usand admirable att
fudss This theory was aftcrtbOught Of Mr. Flshs
n Tie serearys afterthoughts only occurred when hsY
could be Of forethoughis he might now be con
sidered more honest man. Mr.. Ishs troubles m tli8
matter woeid end II effects could only be made into
eauses The defects OF Mr Fisb's theory l., said the
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
DEATH IN POVERTY AND NEGLECT

Marie Ghelrtta, a native Of DenmaIE, twen-
ty-twol cans Old wife of Giuseppe Gno-a' OF No. 81
Iairtst dcI at u O'Clock Wednesday ni-b, aud re-
port was circulated That thr death occurred under sls-
pirlcus circumstances. An investigation was begun iy
tuc Board Of Health. the result q WHICH uaS not So,
been announced. Inc wOuah Na- living vita her
husband in abcct poverty. On Ocioael she applied T."
lie lnar,n % the As,Iu for LJln~-n Women iof hc .I-
dur1g c.Iid5ntu. On OCTOBER p hcr CiId was born
uuii. the ,fuI'0I ~ absence OF ihr pu!N't1i; but
am d; 4Oirr %! the resi- Iets tHc uOu~c, ne returned
ma cared IUr tie WOMAN that evening AMI al
ieuGed hcr dHmg uc succeeding ~" days
since tIai time she ned not received aul
,,,lra' ana. although the husband sem rel eIed
10 get iue uJ scIa. The eShpOrs hI pled Tue unoi
ttIi;. woman giti food ana cared Tor tAt child. on
Thursday tue mother uccaiu. G,l0u- and restless, ana
remained 50 until death occurred. The atlcLuih put E
.iag could not be t0u.1 LIST evening as tAe NUManS
usnilu had lost h, direction, and to record 40 thr
-NIuu was imperfect. From tbc ~ Ccnce iatrh D! me
Coroner thus lar and statement t4e people ln tne
u-r ie ID lends oI Mis-. Dhcuitja believe TIA. d,atn
MS fsa result OF clldbed and the aGscnce cl
ana! q. shUeut.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
THE sIAMEsE ROE CROP.

A dispatch from Washington yesterday re-
ported tnat, OWING scarcity OF ram ia sani there
was an apparent failure Of the rice crop ~ consequence
Of which the Ru. had Issued proclamation p!oMpnA
tne expectation tween septembor2 2 1871 aud
scpteu.5er l3 1873. Prominent dealers IN tns citj
slate chat This report could Dave little ef ct ON he Aew-
York marsct Most OF the Bangoon rice snrpcd TO thS
country il Is stacd only comes Tor export The rea- on
tat o le rice is brought here from torciGn haihet
is because Of s high price, il being 80 30 hu drcd d.
gold besides dug Of 40 per cent c3 ro-0fc Lastly
only 1000 bags OF R3ngOOu, and about tie sam
luofut o. Psus nee was consumed In tGis country th'
demand beng mostly suppu,d from Lousiaro ana lh.
taro,uIs. A. 800 100 bags a. rice have ia-stI 100 un
fu,s market from Liverpool ihr pI-i y, a. ahc th h
1000 bags toreNpOrL TIE domestic crop MS year IL
fi-crpd good. luu about tiirc week LATER coui'-
ID but a. a., market dull at prtr cni, it as no apurh
.t Last there reported iiuit oi ire lltt
crouaud proclaim ttuu V.s ISSUED ur'hdinH thc tNl'I
f kauguOl rice but It s0'u af .rrWdTd- Withdrawn
Iur only effect winch tis r,p.rt Ead Wa d"
advance he market, buj j. oou frl on u was ta.u ust
urohaulc tpat the present port OF Iaure of "a, c'o
would nave a ttDdcrcy tu atNaact a." ritr i-"u "4
CINE 90 3s OF 32 cents pound, Du that IL "odld soon
tlFo
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
ARlfY INrELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. BY direction Of the
President ,c pu.tIou Of the Division Of the Atlantic
which embraces the N-w-kugam States, tho states OF
New-York Ccyceuung the Department and the post Of
West PoiuD. New-Jersey Pennsy. Mary
land virginia, West Virginia. Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin
Indiana and the District " Columbia il constituted mill
tarv department. and Will De- known rs the Department o
the F4s. Major General W 6 Hancock commanding. MS
neodouarterS 10 bIu NeN-Yor Cty This IT, IN addition
to bls command % tht Division othc Atlantic. A3ior
Samuel Brocf. Assistant AtiutantGrreral II renewed
from duty nj Ueadquarters Department OF California,
and ordered orepor 10 M1iofG merrill Hancock orduty
AT Headquarters Dcpnrtmcut N The Ei't ~ non
of hin. Secretary oi War tie military post the BIG
Horn River m Montana. VIII hereafter bc known and
dr-ignafcd as Fort Custer: r post at thc mouth ~
Tongue River Noniau1 ~ Fort Keogh and the post at
Missouri. Montana, as Fort NlssOui3.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10

himself 10 ask aid from friends or shall he take the kind
offer of the capitalists, who Will cash his accounts Tor the
consideration Of ID 20 cent interes Many nave
borrowed. pedging their pay November j. ieei
ing assured they warranted doingas Congress
was 10 meet October 49, especiali, 10 leglo-
late In their behalf: and now they are SUD
iected to the modification Of beng unable 10
meet peCuuiary liabilities when due. Those VINO are a.
toned the UnUer Lakes the Upper Missouri ana Other
points inaccessible after close Of navigation, are accus
toned 10 send "bel0w " for tho winters supply or
clothing provisions and other necessarirs. Sucn are
waiting with almost frantic impatence for Congress 10
make the appropriation giving them a right to send
checks with orders which shall insure the filling OF tho
same; tradcsInen CAUTIOUS and the military are
transtOry customers. Meanwhile the November days
nre hreting and soon the remote garrisOns will be
frozen in" II is not matter Of mere inconvenience
IL VIII be OF Oug cold Winters actual pii'a-
tlon 10 many brave soldier and his f2my IL Congress
does not Immediately quicken Its Tagging pace.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
THE JURYMAN WHO WAS NOT PAID.

SIR: | am the wife of juryman. The poor
fellow has just gone of to fuihl hs duties. My last
words him were these Now john, let your justice
be tempered vita mercy, I've heard the payac
say There's most lkey more debt than Outrnge in the
1000 cases. and the 5000 old the calendar
Debts bad hinga miserable thirg-but don't forget
that times have been very hard, and poor peo
pie have really and truly been obliged 10 into debt
But where a man or woman for fine clothes del
icate eating and drinking, why hen come down strong
with your verdict. Likewise for all counts and barons
and such Ike embezzers, gamblers, dTuDkars and pck
poe kets don't let them escape. beg you! But, john
mind you get paid for your ury-Work. No false decaey
Now JOBu don't let II be Ike last year; don't LEI no
one hoover be may be. come over You ag@, ana Tor
get TO give sou your due! H. drank ~ you may De sure
Ia youye that IN your conscience; II lie taxes 10 INK
ing it' be yOtir htu and Acknowledgements NOW,
do be quiet don't ie that you weie all AFRAID OF De
ing %, ted more shame for ye WlerS Your moral
couragr7 ANYHOW, Pll write 10 III TRIBUNE inns very
day Wen see whether THE TRIBUNE mas moral courage
enough TO mention tie mater. Ven see "laJ IhE
1RIBt,NE will say about honest, hardwOrkng men WHO
ave mad 10 leave tnrir business aLd their
The modest sum their country thinks NJ 20 alo"
them Tor their losses and their exp nses! lis not
voman's afTdrf why, evcTythiH0s a "Oinan5 ahair
when il concerns her husband and sons. Auu hohc,I
men do get go cpa ed ki,s me now, and don't look 30
black" lie ran Off aud suuJ the door aicr him-t4e
tears were ready 10 tumble ont, and yet could not hep
laughing hc did look SIMPLE, 80 honest, 50 Ic an" 80
ielspd! III write to THE TRIBUNE, nevertheless 5dlu
10 ysrli and LcSs NY rttr. d. Iu some oidcf IN
those courts Mr.. Edior Jnsis upon DO tai the jury
be- paid their due / need say no more. J. ave
futh IN you. y HoUsLwIFE.
tg,r- yCyE Nov g 1877
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
TIE MoyENINr UPTOWN.
wnERR TIE FAKTAERs OF A PROMINENT FIRM ABE
NOW KsIAHLIsnID.


IT. f,.,,,,e f,,,, Of Jewellers Nosers Starr
'"' ''''"'' 'i N
Marcus, o. Jchn-~t., was 6iS~0Ntu ifst SllA-' "n
drp tho mas, sliuue the old mariners have been en-
,..-.. ~. =. a. ...-.,,... ,.,r =, q
Rtsto iH pi'l''i"E H""''"'i"h9 a. ~ f''' '
Union and Madsuu-sQuaIcs. Mr. Theodore Is. Sla'p
,it , t.t-.r ,ft. .,J lie vye.k has tlroyyn omen
''''' ' - 90 -, - -.
TIE elegant esl Dleihi h' q" NJ -OO i'i''-''' i'''
on fle squarr TIE store occupies the entire building
extending through TO Broadway where II has an en-
-... -. . .. r,.,.t 49,. ~, s,,
uahct equally 'Cu'eh'u' q" 'N"' o' i"'N"'o' 'Lo i'
nture and nXuTe II the latest and most approved
c,i., Tin, ,iot aud ,errco Of The old JObu-st -t. II,
=, -. .,,,,a,.,, 49, 49, q dis,i,-
hi' 10 p' s"''p "'''''i'" "'' "
gushing trait OF the management. Here Nj
starr has Transferred large part Of his
- -, ~. -. I'll .,l,r.d a.,
bNch WHO" NdS "''" Ni'"'' ''
fresh mU0raiuns, ana 10 "hch ht VIII ad0 SUI uf'hc
frn finn. to time The Grs floor is devoted 10 silver
o.. ,..,..,. tool. -, ,,t,,l. hoe b. a,
"1'' on" ''''' g ~ ' .'i
noded The retail STOCK OF lie Gorham NahGlac1hrihI
CorpIluv formerly dispaved 10 No. 81 Uuiou-sqare
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
FIRE FxTINGUIsnER TESTED.

A fire cxtingusher WAS on Trial on Thursday
A. the foot o. West Hous,onst, rough struc ture cen
by twenty feet erected, and piles of Liudug wood
tar barrels and plus Of naptL& placed within. A
match was then applied. and instantly tne building was
filled Wit namCs. ttI-,ound can 81 JuncI'- Fire Tx
tiuguislcr had also been placed within Tie
nIes touched The fuel aut 10 great an amount Of car
buir acid gas was generated that The flames
firgushsd in nfty-nye seconds. second tllI
ma.io and tic fire Above 10 make some heaGway.
can Of the powder Was then thrown almost inn
MED uJcly tGe fire died away. The experiment was Cou
Quoted Boz the presence O number OF gentlemen con
nectrd Vlth ne Fire Department ana tie American In
situtc, W5O tx pressed satisfaction with the result
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

- ,' ''''e 'n' - ~ - ~ 80
a. CH'plIn o 'nc i'"'e' W "ND" '4'' '''i-N '"'l,
OhiO Offered an amendment, substituting The name "
the R-y J. g. Butlcr Of Washington D. c. which amend
., .rf ,r.s r,ect.d and rho ORIGINAL rs.olutou WAS
,5o1te1
Mir SWAMI Dem Md CIailrrau - the Committee
AN Erf,, ar, ~. p,.sai.l communication. nom tho
,res. f ,,ic n, re p cetc. lo a o. PM. Fyp.s,f,u
a ro,,l =, bc Ulntrd Tl.y o.. mate me py.esrs of
t...,'.',' o. 90. ',.,', 80, ,t 5oa- 400
tt, So p. " ,s f,r,.an, "a coiniufcati,n from the
t,r. of t,r. ir, r,.-frG l fI, d-. .ril,iri.l ,f ne
"a, ~ % 80 ' r. ',,..+,o, I,,,,i tt. ~, .J
1"'.H 1,t -,i H' - Roo ,,',.'.t, a
T5o u5I.c +I,r a. i0.J5 ,''i,.s wont inf, cr1r.
- ~ -. a. - M - ~ X y iu ,ie cI..,t
uIi +'e krp,T Ao,ro1rI,t'51 biil
Atr B4irP mn InII d,riod hat the R.ruhlIcan
rrtt vas IN Iayar Of rnereasin ihe army to $4,000 mnu
Nr rGGl I,Is (p.n q , s la ID mas NOT tb desire Of
d NJ, - IN - M le H,,'.a Il. ,,.,o ts an i1.r.l.e
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
MIR. HAYES OUGHT TO BE SUSTAINED.

70 IN E6ttOF Of me IFtbdHe.
SIR: | have read attentiyely the reports IN
the newspapers Of the dert between RrpuDl can
members OF Congress the President. Such diler-
TO consist wholly in the fact that the Prcst
dent s not sufficiently parisan 10 hs administration Of
the Governments Take bis Southern policy or instance.
I claims that it il not Gigbt IN ,cf and mat it,
results are doing good; but the claim j. made that
it ia injurins tie Republican party So, also The Civil
Service No one claims at the "spoils system was
not wrong No one claims that members OF Congress
ouglt t. control poiutments; aud yet what's the
Presidents civil Service policy but an effort to reform
these abuse>i
Let members Of Congress attend to the particular bus
mess for which they elected leaving the President
10 attend 20 ms duties and believe hat all the cu
ties ve near much bout would disappcar. L party
before riz T. II party Is 70 be sustained right or wrong
ore doubtless grounds diff nut what is thr
hut the suo'ls system some members are Reported a.
ih1t the Pr sdcnr does not bY his OiuiWrnts
rii.i AXE T. was te Presidents lc ~ .pt n"
whrr elected him nd rlat letter mtrket Go" pain hr y
steadily pursuing Bur fuT iuat letter the y uu. Lean
naItY WOUit most surely nav" been he'iciL / ll
not unjust a. wen mpoitic 10 quarrel
with tie President for standing Iy lis Pie -GeS. iii
-dr from all this, and above al thit. is lht Ii'l tt tl
Ptesdpn ls earnestly tp ny t. ld the country OF u,
a. i.ous wrouc-fha suOls system OF appointments. I'm
his 10 H. The plain GIty ~ all good ciHz-us twhrth
mrnbrr- Of Congress uot), To sustain INN. Aud hrr
I ,W word d E &c persons who INK or "Iircl
Republican party should be sistau"d right or wrong.
Z it true that tl. voters Co. t.c Republic ID Iary W1i
not uphold tho right wien tLry know what rghi j.
For uv~f DOM believe IT, IErii.yp nui n ie leaders
OF the rtry ri upuolI tEe Pr-li nt u ttoy"s j. iu
ici right h- rarl viii .iso and be the ston ger .oL IT,
Maal, OhiD, Nov ., le17 A. = CASE.
New-York tribune., 1877-11-10
TIE ARMY,S GKEAT NEED.
THE BACK PAY Sow DUE-AN EXPENSIVE DELAY
no -nLnLE.s-nnNHKLss nKLALLN Al EAL-Lr

THE BACK PAY now DUE-AN EXPENSIVE DELAY
10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GKEAIiY AT FAULT.
10 the Edttor Of The TribuHe.
SIR: Thanks for the editorial Of yesterday,
entitled a LiE1ng Congress-" Those who liae
Otco have used their dearest action iu the tented
field" are "Htte blessed with the set phrase II
prac" in which 10 plead tner against those dcma-
gocnes Who under the gise OF zeal FOR retronchmeut
yearly take up the nackncyed cry Of "cut down the
army Thi. army a snowy target fos The small
shot ul politicians who make speeches in Congress
with one eye on the voters IN "tho districts 3"
and tie prize OF brass buttons is kept conspic-
uousiy before the harl-workns taxpayers OF
the country. At nearly every session OF Congress
the little handful Of Ntioua, defenders are marched 10
.e 'front.' aud regiments are consolidated pay cut down.
promotion stopped or officers mustered ont, while all
uuobsorycd Of the general eye the quandcrcr, OF the
public purse who crouch behind the lines, pocketng and
dyaliu. ont ay and allowances. iat offices and railway
and seamshp subsidies. II is the old story OF "saye
at the spigot and waste at the bung" as The Nation
learned 10 it- cost during last Summers riots But il is
not Of this that would particularly speak iust now.
For more than four months 10" army has had pay
thanks 10 the politicians How well 10 has performed IT,
arluous duties during thar tmr the country knows but
no one unfamiliar with army life know the inoou-
yeni,uces. the actual priyati0nf, which for
these four month. have been borne 50 un-
cumpldnngly by officers and men. Tne private
soldier mprON idtut fellow, the Govern finds
MIN with food and coIg and mis- title thr
teen dollars month goes for small comforts and wash
mV bills. n part l. not pledged To needy parents and
friends. IL be The husband Of aunrres, the father Of
family De Is pepotuay in debt for cAldrcn's shoes
cooking noNe or rocking chair for his vile, or some
other necessity Tor his tent or quarters H. laws by
dollar and his credit Is not good beyond the pay
the officer, what shall he dot There prevails q
fusion notc. keepers that onceis
OF money, but 10 is unl5 delui0u the pay barely
cra actual expenses from month Ia month, and in the
present cNIgcucV he who shoulder -trIps
OF the private hs company fOi the latter has
food aud clothing furnished, while the former mast pro-
vide these for himself. To be sure, u stationed
IN garrison he get credit for coffee ana sugar. pork
AMI beans from the CunIussary but what shall those
the retired st and detached service fO who have
resource 10 the Commissary An officer cannot go
sabDiB dressed and his regulation costume is exceed
iugy expensive; hc must live Ike gentleman, and
keep hs family in respectable trim; but how shall ne
satisfy Tho tailor and the shoemaker how his ser
and his chiidrCu's sehOOlbsf Snail he humiiate