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PECKSNIFF SEIZURE.

Secretary Schurz in his letter to clerk
in the interior department on the subject of
political assessments, adoptediby Mr.. Hayes
as arehection his own sentiments, lays partic-
ular stress upon the statutory provision
''That all executive officers or employees of the
United States not appointed by the President,
with the advice and consent of the Senate. are
prohibited from requesting, giving to or re
ceiving from, any other officer or employe
of the government any money or property or
other thing Of value for political purposes; and
any such officer or employe who shall offend
against the provisions of this section shall be at
once discharged from the service of the United
States, and he shall also be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars
This provision simply amounts to moth
ing. The prohibition extends. only to a
small class of public officers-those not ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate. It does not prohibit or visit any
penalty upon that large and influential body
of officials who a'e appointed BY the e1ecu-
tive, such as marshals, postmasters, naval
officers, collectors of customs and of internal
revenue, and other like officers. These are
expressly permitted, by reason Of their omis-
sion from specification in the law, to ask for
and receive any moneys that can be had.
The secretary subsequent assurance that
refusal to contribute will not affect the stand
ing of the employees of his department. is
sheer nonsense in view of the past record of
the administration. An instance is not vet
of ssscord where clerk OF other
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HENDERSON ITEMS.
correspondence of the GLoBr. ]

lOo1AcoDouueuCe OF Lne ILOBR.
Collector Frankenfeld, of Pembina, is at
home on a short leave of absence to visit
friends, and is looking we'll and hearty, and
manifests his usual lively interest in politics.
His interest in our "mediocre'' Congressman
borders on the intense.
Mr.. Henry Poehler, long and favorably
known by the people of this section, is
spoken of quite strongly as the man who
can stake Straits pile" Such a result
would be highly acceptable to every one.
We learn Capt. Seigler contemplate,
trip to California, report says in search Of
health.
Small grain is looking simply grand, and
bids fair to realize the highest expectations
of all interested, but the corn-oh the corn!
1t looks sick; seems to have the jaundice
or liver complaint.
The soil of this section is, we believe. the
most fertile of any region of the State.
More especially have we noticed the almost
tropical growth of the '.family tree,'' and
the prodigious profusion of it's branches.
They are to be seen upon the streets at all
hours, not IN pairs or groups, but in shoals
and swarms. Henderson has a population
of 1.2OO, 700 of whom are children, and a
healthier, ruddier, cleaner looking, more
intelligent lot of future men and women ono
seldom sees anywhere.
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M'tnict1,nl Court.
Before Judge Flint.
CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL.
City VS.. William Foster; vagrancy. Sent out
of town.
City VS.. James Reilly; drunkenness. Com
mitted to Jail for four days.
City VS.. s. .. Shore; drunkenness. Fined SIS
and 1886 costs; paid and discharged.
City vs.. James Doherty; unk and disor-
derby. Committed to the workhouse for thirty
days.
City VS.. Abraham Relate; drunk. Continued
till June IL and committed.
City VS.. Owen eagle; drunkenness. Work
house for four days.
City VS.. Martin o. Connell drunkenness. Four
days at the workhouse.
City va. Patrick Jones; drunkenness. Four
days at the workhouse.
City VS.. Joseph Schultz; drunkenness. Fined
charged.
City vs.. Patrick Fahey; drunk and disorderly.
Fined SIS and $2.85 costs; fine paid and defend
ant discharged.
City VS.. Alonzo Garner; drunkenness. Sent
to the workhouse for ten days.
City VS.. Horton Adams; disorderly. Fined
80 and 80 costs; fine and costs paid.
City VS.. Charles Cromwell; disorderly. Fined
$40 and 81 costs; paid.
City vs.. Samuel Buckler; disorderly. Fined
$40 and $50 costs; paid.
City va. John Larkin; drunk and disorderly.
Continued till June IS. at 9 A. NJ.
City VS.. Patrick Sullivan; drunk and dis
orderly. Forfeited bail of $40.
City VS.. John Rooney; drunk and dsorderly.
Committed to jail for ten days.
City VS.. John Larkin; assault. Continued
till June 49, ga. III.
City VS.. Thomas Austin; vagrancy. Paid fine
of SIS and discharged.
State VS.. Patrick Kelly; larceny. Discharg-
ed. prosecutor, Patrick Dorsey, not appearing.
State VS.. Emma Clarkson; larceny. Patrick
Dorsey not appearing she was discharged.
State VS.. John Olson; rape. Dismissed on
motion of county attorney.
State VS.. John Olson; assault with attempt to
commit rape. Held to next grand jury and
committed to Jail.
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.PACIFYING EUROPE,

Speculation at Berlin and London is rife
as to the nature of the questions to come
before the congress of nations, but how
much reliance is to be placed upon the
various and conflicting rumors transmitted
by the cable it is hard to determine. It is
evident, however, that satisfactory issue
will be arrived at between Great Britain and
Russia, and that the greatest difficulties for
the congress to settle will arise from the de-
mands of Austria and the smaller European
states. Greece is fearful that the Hellenic
power is to be destroyed and asks that her
interests be protected, while Bosnia, Herze-
goyina, Montenegro, Roumania, and kou-
melia all wish to preserve their autonomy
and seem disposed to fight if the congress
should fail to comply with their demands.
England, Austria, France and Italy are united
in the determination to reorganize Roumelia
on a basis which will make it bulwark for
the protection of Constantinople, while Rus
STA will resist the demand to the last. The
demands of Austria, however, are the most
likely to cause a rupture. Her ult1matum,
the organization Of the Turkish states border
ing on the Egean sea under an Austro- Hun
garian protectorate, thus cutting off the
chance of Russia for establishing a naval
station, will meet the opposition of Russia to
the last extremity. Even Persia asks to be
heard in the settlement of the Eastern cues
ton. 1t will be seen, therefore, that even if
Russia should succeed in satisfying Great
Britain, the difficulty will yet be far from q
settlement.
Insignificant as the smaller principalities
may appear, they are capable of infinite mis-
chief, and are perhaps quite as dangerous to
the peace of Europe as the more formidable
powers. A score of hornets may cause
battalion of we'll drilled soldiers to break
ranks and fly, when they would fearlessly
stand at the lannon's mouth in the face of
an enemy. It is just SO with these little
mischievous dukedoms. They must be mol
lifted, or there will be constant harrassment,
constant revolt, constant Indictment to war.
The congress will have no small task to
pacify them and reconcile all their conflict
ing interests. It is task that will require
the utmost patience, the most statesmanlike
forethought, the most delicate consideration.
Until these interests are reconciled the peace
of Europe will not be fully assured, and con-
gratulations over the appeasement of Eng
land or Austria are apt to be premature if
the claims of the smaller nations are over
looked or ignored.
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GOULD AS a BULL.
He as Engaged IN Battling Lake Shore Stock
Hts Purpose.
New York Sun

HIS Purpose.
New York Sun
For several months past Lake Shore has
been selling ct not far from 60. The bears
have attacked it, and the bulls have enlarged
upon its merits, but neither the one side nor
the other has obtained decided advantage.
Lake Shore IS the mystery of the street and
since Addison, Commack, George Osgood,
and VIM. II. Vanderbilt made fortunes on
its rise last summer from As to 70 stock
operators have been puzzled as to the future
OF Its movements. The Twenty third street
operators for several months past have worked
zealously to break down the quotation and
nave put large lines Of short stock below the
present figure. The prominent bears were
strengthened In their position by various cir
cumstances. Wm II. Vanderbilt before his
departure for Europe six weeks ago, was dis
covered to have sold out large speculative
line OF Lake Shore. 1t was argued from this
that the earnings Of the road had been de-
creaslng, and that the great railway king
did not care to hold too much of a property
not likely to pay handsome dividend. The
capital OF Lake Shore is SO large, five hun
dred thousand shares, that there is less
danger In selling short than in the case of
smaller stock. The opening of navigation,
too, brought down the rates for freights. and
as Lake Shore is direct competitor with
the lakes the receipts necessarily fell off
largely. So, while the Northwest
ern and the coal stocks have advanced
many per cent. Lake Shore has hung about
81, neither going up or down great deal.
MIR. Vanderb1lt's brokers have not appeared
as buyers since his departure for Europe. It
has been puzzle who should be ere lited
with holding up the price of stock where
such powerful elements are working for de-
cline. Lake Shore is the bette MIR of the
Twenty-third street party. They care little
whether other stocks are cornered, SO long
as Lake Shore is left alone for them to
manipulate. It has transpired lately that
Jay Gould, who is carrying on the bull move
ment IN the rest of the markets. the supporter
of Lake Shore. Whether he buys simply to
steady the market while he puts up other
stocks, is uncertain. He has never been a
great bull in the stock, but at times has
been in the habit of giving it twist of or
4per cent. when too large short interest
was developed. Any permanent advance in
the price is dependent upon the dividend
that Will be determined very soon, as MIR.
Vanderbilt has arrived from Europe Parties
who have facilities for obtaining information
say that it will not be over 2 per cent.
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"GATH has settled the whole business, and
now the rest of the political slate-makers can
60 home. Their aid is no longer needed.
In his last letter from Washington to the
Cincinnati Enquirer the man of brass re-
marks:
1.-The radicals expect to get the advantage of
this the investigation Developments. scare re-
form out of their party, reorganize it on the
bloody-shirt, threaten war in 1880 and spend
the rest of Hayes term in discovering compen-
sating outrages. General Grant expects to be
the Republican candidate, General Sherman at
the head of the army the Democratic candidate
and General Butler the National party candi-
date. And that is the way thines are working"
It's too bad that Blaine, Conkllng, Tilden
and Hendricks are left out in the cold, but
the fiat has gone forth and we presume they
will have to bow to the decree of fate and
"Gath"
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got to have the handling of the amalgam."
Perhaps Sherman has had the handling of
the amalgam.
THE ASSASSINATION Conspiracy.

THE ASSASSINATION CONSPIRACY.
The interview with John T. Ford, mana
ger of Ford's theater, Washington, where
President Lincoln was assassinated, pub
lished in the GLOBE of yesterday, sheds con-
siderable light upon the conspiracy that
closed with that ever-memorable tragedy.
Although the statements come too late to be
of earthly service to one of the victims of
the public frenzy that succeeded the assassi-
nation, it may vindicate her memory from
the charge of completely in a conspiracy to
do murder.
believe that Mrs. Surratt was cognizant of
Booths intention to assassinate President
Lincoln, although she was no doubt privy to
the scheme of abduction. The evidence at
her trial established these facts, but the pub
lie clamor demanded that she should suffer,
and she paid the penalty of her participation
in what was serious, though not a capital
crime, with her life. Mr.. Ford's statement
bears every evidence of truthfulness, and is
entitled to credence. He asserts positively
that the assassination was an afterthought
of Wilkes Booths, suggested by a
morbid brooding over the char
acter of Bruins in "Julius Cesar"
He first thought of it on the very day it was
put into execution. This was after he had
seen Mrs. Surratt for the last time, and she
could, therefore, have known nothing of his
plans. The statement that Booth had writ
ten letter to the National Iatell5ge1acer ex-
planning his plans and defending the assas-
sination, but that the letter was burned by
the messenger to whom it was intrusted,
lacks confirmation, but it is not difficult to
conceive that Booth would do this thing.
He was probably thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of bravado that characterized
Shakespeare's Brutus, and may have found
his appeal to the Romans full paliation for
his own crime. His general character leads
to the belief that he would be prone to be
carried away with such an idea. His con-
slant study of Shakespeare's ideal regicide
made it fascinating to his imagination, and
in his blind devotion to the cause of the
South he forgot that the time when assassins
we're deifed had passed away forever. That
Booth was himself the originator of the plot
Of assassination, and that only Payne, Har-
rold and Altered were cognizant of it's
character, has been pretty we'll established,
and the people generally have come to re-
greet that woman guiltless of any knowledge
of the plot should have been made to suffer-
The statement of Mr.. Ford will form an in
teresting page of the history of the great
tragedy.
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GIHE OF "THREE-CARD MONTE
TRICKSTERS."

Il CINE OF "THREE-CARD MONTE
TRICKSTERS."
The Ramsey county Republicans accepted
the advice of the GLOBE, and at their county
convention yesterday selected twenty four
delegates to attend Washburn's convention
at Minneapolis on the 10th of July This
was the proper course to pursue, and with
the strong and incisive resolutions passed
there will be futtering in the Washburn
camp.
After all, there is but one course for Wash
burn and Fletcher and their gang to pursue
and that Is to refuse Ramsey county any
representation whatever, until the convention
passes upon their claims. To allow Ramsey
county to arbitrarily abrogate the call is an
unheard of thing in political contest.
Hennepin county will send in twenty -four
delegates as provided in the call. Other
counties will do the same, while Ramsey
county will stand out disregarding the call
and in direct disobedience of its provisions.
Party discipline and decent regard for
self-respect point to but one conclusion, and
that is the absolute refusal to admit the
rebellious county. Mr.. Drake and Mr..
Driscoll both stated in the convention
yesterday that they thought such a result
quite possible. Mr.. Driscoll wanted to know
what was to be done in such an event, but
Mr.. Drake thought it would look too much
like threat to announce any action in the
contingency which he thought quite likely
to arise. The honor and integrity of Wash
burn, Fletcher, and their friends, are openly
and squarely attacked, and if they surrender
they admit that they have been acting dis
honorably and fraudulently. They must
either accept this horn of the dilemma or
meet Ramsey county in battle array.
AS it stands to-day Ramsey county has
gained an advantage by her bold defiance.
The Republicans of this county have vio-
lated all party laws and admit it, but openly
propose to do wrong that they may gain an
advantage. Fletcher & Co. must repel this
defiance or lose their stake. It will not be
surprising if the convention at Minneapolis,
on the 10th of July, should transact its
business without the aid of any delegation
from Ramsey county.
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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and
the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and
the calf and the young lion and the failing to-
gether; and a little child shall lead them.
When the prophet Isaiah wrote the above
memorable words his prophetic eye must
have descended down the vista of the future
until it lighted on the Ramsey County Re-
publican Convention of yesterday and saw
A. Ramsey and Cush. Davis sent as delegates
to a convention, and instructed to nomi-
nate Stewart. The calf, young
lion and failing are respectively
typical of Stewart, Davis and
Ramsey and Fletcher is the broth of little
child who will put hook in their noses and
lead them. Isaiah was evidently shrewd
politician, and would give Fetch. and his
gang close rub in sharp practice.
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SYNDICATE SHERMAN,

Further Particulars of A0tv the First Ma
ttonaI Bank of Ne,o York Bribed HIN, in
Order to Secure the Contract for the Sale of
Government Bonds.
Several days ago the GLOBE published a letter
from Charles F. Conant, assistant secretary of
the treasury, to the cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of New York, applying for loan
OF $4,000 with which to pay the expenses of the
Presidential peace commission to the South.
Inc Washington correspondent of the New York
Sun has completed the chain of evidence con-
Meeting Sherman directly with the transaction.
After quoting the letters already given in the
GLOBE, the correspondent says:
Inc next step was to detail clerk, James
y. Power, paid by the treasury, to the work of
discussing the money lent by the Fnst Ma
lonal oank. Before that was done Conant
took care that the draft was sent to him. He
wrote the following letter:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHINGToS, D. c., March 90 1877
ny DEAR Mr.. BAKER: Enclosed I send Won a
copy OF letter addressed to the gentlemen compos-
ing the commission about to visit the South, from
which you will see that Mr.. James d. Power Of this
department is to act as disbursing agent The
committee VIII probably leave here Monday next and
Will thank you to transmit to Mr.. Power in my care
draft in his favor for $4,000. Truly, yours,
CHARLES i. CoSANT.
The enclosure is as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1877.
Addressed to Lawrence, Harlan, Brown, Hawley and
McVeagh,
GENTLEMEN: This will be presented to you by
Dir. James D. Power clerk of this department, who
mas been detailed to accompany you on your pro-
posed trip South IN the capacity of disbursmg agent.
He Will also provide for your transportation and sub
sistence, and will hmake such other arrangements
as may De necessary for your comfort and conven-
fence. Mr. Power has the confidence of the depart
fully, JOHN SHERMAN. Sec,y
The commission consisted of five persons,
In about three weeks its expenses, exclusive IF
It's clerk and stcnographer, both Of whom were
PAID by the government, amounted to nearly
$4,000. The itemized account given below is
somewhat more remarkable showing of Off
caal extravaganza than has been yet shown by
any Congress committee. 1t is as follows:
Railroad fare from Washington to New Or
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"OLD SUBSIDY PoMERoY has announced
himself as candidate for the seat in the Sen
ate from Kansas, now occupied by Mr.. Ingalls,.
Mr. Pomeroy may discover before he gets
through with the canvass that people do not
forget easily the evil deeds of the past. His
attempt to bribe the legislature five years
ago is still fresh in the public mind.
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GARFIELD is still popular among the Re-
publcans of Ohio. He has more lives, ap-
parently, than cat. The credit mobilier
only wounded him, the DeGollyer paving
swindle singed him, and the Louisiana visit
rather curtailad his caudal appendage, but
he still lives and raises big a rumpus in
tho back yards at Washington as ever.
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Mr.. THOMAS COCHRAN ought to found a
secret society and be the only member of the
organization. He seems to be profoundly
impressed with the idea that all public bust
ness should be transacted secretly, and at
his request the Board of Education perpe-
trated an outrage on the public, by holding
secret session last evening. Who are this
high and mighty Board of Education, that
they should secretly look after the welfare
of the public schools? They are the mere
abject servants, we might say slaves of the
people, and their star chamber proceedings are
an outrage. The people who pay the taxes
to support the schools, the people who send
their children to tho schools have right to
know what their servants are doing, and to
close the doors at the behest of Tom Coch-
ran or any other secretiye wiseacre, is simply
an outrageous stretch of authority. Every
member of the board who is afraid to do
business openly should resign.
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The Thing accounted For.
Anti-Monopolist.1

There is something better than Koumis
See Proverbs, XIII. Is. ''He that putteth
his trust in the Lord shall be made fat."-Ex-
change.
And that accounts for our corpulent con-
dition, and for the starved appearance of
Bill Washburn, Joe Wheelock, Jim Baker,
Ole Lien and several others we could men
ton. They don't put their trust in the
Lord and the Lord wouldn't trust either of
them as far as he could fling them
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The hotel expenses of the Hayes peace
commission during their thirteen days visit
to the South, footed up to little over two
thousand dollars, or 1926 day EACH The fat
of the land and the fruit of the vintage
we're evidently their portion. After paying
the regular hotel rates for food and lodgings
they had 500 each to spare for wines, cigars
and octoroon balls.
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ALTHOUGH KELLOGG has been PAINTED q GREAT |

ALTHOUGH Kellogg has been painted great
deal blacker than Matthews, he is apparently
not half as much afraid of the Potter COM
mittee, for he has promptly answered the
request Of the committee for his presence to
testify by promising to call around as soon
az his Senatorial duties will permit. We
venture to say that, guilty or not, Kellogg
stands infinitely better before the people by
reason of his willingness to testify than
Stanley Matthews, the "unco guid'' Senator
from the State of Hayes.
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MOVES is altogether too voluble in protest.
ing his innocence. He should remember
that his friend Sherman was just as emphatic
few months ago in declaring that he had
never written to Anderson, but he has not
uttered a peep for coon's age.
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and OctOrOOn bt

CH1cAGo's comnunistic scare didn't pan
out last Sunday. Three thousand or more
of the socialists paraded the streets and re-
paired to grove for picnic. The police
and militia were under arms all day, but no
disturbance occurred to warrant their inter-
ference, although not a few of the red
mouths got shot in the neck, and returned
home at night with bricks-in their hats.
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Letting Him Do,c1a EasY.
(Anti-Monopolist.1

And now Wasaburn, having made his
point, and being sure of the nomination, is
willing that the terms of the treaty of San
Stetano shall be submitted to Stewards con-
slderation. In other words, he is in favor
OF conciliating the Doctor with sweet words.
while he let's him down into the everlasting
slough of political oblivion.
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employe of department. has long re-
tanned his position after refusal to submit
to the assessment levied upon him. While
the requests forwarded to them ask for vol
untary contributions, they are sufficiently
emphatic to leave no misunderstanding of
their purpose in the minds of the recipients.
Blackmail of this character is inherent in the
party of force and corruption, and cannot
be eradicated by any general order from, a
secretary of the interior, even if sincerely
intended to break up the system. Such
Pecksnifian protestations of political virtue
will pass for what they are worth and
nothing more.