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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-29

victorious hosts who were then shout
ing their peans of triumph. When dy-
ing-with his face Lit up with the blaze
OF the burning barn upon the Carrot
farm, just at the break of day on the
morning of April "a, he muttered some
words, q soldier bent over him and
caught them from his fast ebbing
breath. First, q message for his moth
er, Tell her l did it as 1 thought for
the BEST" and then he said, "Tell
others that the communication wrote,
addressed to the Na'ional Int liqencer,
will explain why did what did" Dur
ing the conspiracy trial at the arsenal,
the Hon. Joseph Holt, the Judge Advo-
cate, called John F. Coyle, then the
publisher of the National IntelliQencer
and asked If that communication had
ever been receivedp His reply was
No." 1t was, continued Mr.. Ford,
burnt in the CRATE of . chamber of q
boarding-h house, and q Catholic priest
now living in Washington had the fact
confessed to him soon afterward. had
the occurrence revealed to me-with
the added information of the confess
sion-by the party who was the custo-
dian of the package. This fully sus-
tains my theory that John Wilkes
Booth had not contemplated the assas-
sination of President Lincoln when he
met Mrs. Surratt, at midday, and he
never met her again.
In order to demonstrate that his brain
was turned by the poetic and dramatic
glamour which transmitted the story of
the Roman assassination, said Mr.. Ford,
it is but just to describe him at this
time. In person he was remarkably
handsome, with face of singular manly
beauty, In perfect health, less than 26
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
UorSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House, to-day, Mr.. ELAN (Dem.,
Lal from the Committee on Pacific Railroads, reported
bill repeating Section % OF the act Incorporating the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company declaring forfeited the
rights privileges and lands granted under that section
to the New-Orleans Baton Rouge and Vicssburg Rail
road Company and rGenactng that section iH favor OF
the New-0reaus Pacific Railroad Company ordered 10
Mr. UESKIE tDsm MIDI introduced bill to aid In
the construction OF the Maryland and Delaware snip
Canal. Referred.
The House then proceeded TO the call Of committees
for reports OF private character.
TfoyGing thai persons deprived their pensions from
March 1900 10 June 1866 by reason Oh ,ne m ghg & III INC
bill repeating law which provides that no claim Tor
Years from the date Of ding shall be admitted with
out record evidence from the War OF navy & =,
bi granting pension OF s37 80 month TO every pen
soner who has had leg amputaed at tue hpJoh o,, ,o
receive for his services In pension case greater sum ~
The Uonse then went into Committee OF the Whole
with Mr.. SPRINGER Demr IHl IN the ehalr Oh thc
Army Appropriation bill. .,,. . . o,.,to,
of tho bill which recognizes the Bureau OF Mlnafy
Justice and spoke In reference to the Importance o he
bureau. -,.. -. ...,
The Democrats having mustered In greater force than
last night aud there being larger nupel o'
on the Republican side, the amendment was rejected
MIR GARFIELD rlep. Ohio moved to amend to
direct the hoard provided for in Section II TO report
whether he Bureau OF Military Justice shall be com
posed as provided In the BILL namiy oi one n Of
four judge-advOcates, with the RANK ana pay 9 nor
| Atier dI.cusson the amendment was rejected.
Mr. FOSTER REP Ohio) moved 10 strike out Section
| 10 reorganizng the Pay Department .-.-., - -
After "A long discussion t0 no puDuc nIeIesV INC hio-
| ton was defeated-93 10 SO. -, - g.
| Mr HALE Gsep Mel made point OF order on Sec
ton II (which provides for board OF three MAJOR
generals into the organization ana encehey
the several branches of the service ana 70
mproyements) that IL legislation ana therefore
| moi In order IN an appropriation bull.
| The CHAIRMAN sustained the point 0i oruef, anu m
then Mr. HEWITT (afer modifying the section 50 as to
avoid the point OF the adverse ruling offered the Sec
| tion q amendment. - -
The same point of order made against the amend
ment, and the point was again sustained
Mr.. HEw!En again changed tie section 10 as 10 re
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25

for the Interior Department, Of which the Patent
Office is only one bureau. The amount ap-
pOrtioned to the Patent Office fell short of bring
ing the delayed work up to date, and the work is
now again at a stand-still aud will remain so until
next years appropriation can be made available,
unless Congress takes immediate and favorable
action.
If this printing should be delayed until the
1st of July, about $500 specifications Of the
current issues will then have accumulated
70 be printed the work of examination in the
Patent Office going on as usuaU which. TO-
gethcr with the $500 back numbers to be
reprinted to fill the urgent orders of inventors
and others anxious to purchase them, will
entirely disarrange everything connected with the
work both at the Patent aud the Printing once,
besides increasing the cost of the work 20 per cent
When il is remembered that the sale OF these
printed specifications proves productive source ot
revenue 10 the Government the folly OF Congress
III stopping it can hardly be accounted for.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
HOW TO DEAL WITH sEDITION.

SIR 1t is no less true because it sounds like a
paradox say that danger exaggerated before 1t hap
pens is often underIated when has actually appeared
There is, doubt significance attached to the
stence of COmmuDstc spirit in this country than the
facts in the warrant whether the entrance OF dis
turbing element into political atmosphere is con-
sdercd a violation OF public peace is apprchended
On the hand, the politicians have at heart little in
cnatiCn to risk their fortunes with the "Natona or
auy other third party movement, and the unframed
demagOgue, however keen his after public spos
lacks the power and experience to make such party
effective On the other hand, agitaOrs Of the Schwab
stripe may in themselves form small Ducleus or
really dangerous hrebIands but, with following OF
noisy brawcrs and ncrvclcss ramps, II Is hard 10 con-
ceive them formidable foes Of social order than
police can readily cope with But for all this, IL we
should find ourselves threatened with serious breach
public order much cannot he placed no
on the repressve measures at the very outset should
he adopted. To deal daintiy with mOh Is grave mis-
take, which in the past history of the world has some
times converted mere street brawl into riot, riot
into insUiTecOn, and lnsurrcctOn into rcVOiu
tOD II few reckless spirits III our midst who are NJ
war with God and man in whatever cline or under
whatever form OF government they hnd themselves,
should provoke disturbance they should De taught
for all that In republic no less than in mon
archy seditiOn cannot expect immunity from the most
severe and summary ferns OF repression. j. Y u.
NetC- York, Nay II, 1873,
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
TAXES ON FARMS.
10 the Editor or The Tribune

10 the Edtt0T OF IAe JTfOnne
SIR The Farmers Alliance, an association
whose principal object was 10 influence legislation in
favor Of equal taxation and other matters affecting farm
es has not been able TO make any perceptibe impress
sion on the Legislature. In my opinion there two
things TO be done before mortgages held by individuals
can be successfully taxed in this State is to have
one legal rate OF interest the whole Of the United
States the other TO have exemption from tax Of the
Investments OF mOneyed corporations whose business is
to dram the community OF money and send the greater
portion OF 1t away to the mOneyed centres.
trustee in a savings bank in this county said TO me
mat there was money TO lend in his village that
lhef bank got every dollar there was that deposors
EO.s per cent interest paid semlannuay free of tax
ana would not put money on mortgage and he also
sd ne believed the bank TO be an nnry 20 the viIlac
be'ore savings banks were established everywhere
money was easily hired by farmers at Der cent some
times less, and interest payable annuallv I'm, noe
that they nave some three hundred millons ~
on deposit things are quite changed.
III very poor person owns SO small n nloca and
II rs m0rtgaged for Its value, he must nav tho ,a, ~
have 1t advertised and sOld while his neigbors i've on
Their interest and pay no tax In these times the
lawyers make the laws and have such Arm erssn o
the people OF this country and united with ts
mOneyed interest that the agricultural interest must
one way before they can be shaken of aud Just laws he
made. ~
am not able 10 explain and no person that know I,
able 10 explain satisfactorily why the taxes on farm
have Increased so much. One in my negbbOrhO0d The
taxes ON which were 81 in 1887 is now taxed sss be
SIDES school tax OF SIG Another place taxed 81 so N
ls24>s now taxed S160, exclusive OF school tax sup
pose ~ Is much the same over the rest OF the State
HeN-lork am quite unable 70 explain an advance o.
twenty fod IA 40 years, III were only four fold
might attempt 70 explain, or, falling try 10 excuse It,
OTos0H L0ndsng, May Ia, 1873. WM. WILCOX.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
TRUE INwARDNEssD OF CONGRESS

To the EditOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: The true inwardness of this rebel dem
ocratic Congress in the Potter investigation i' TO MI
volume with periured testimony against the President
and the visiting statesmen especially John Sherman
TO be used as campaign document this Fail. When they
have elected majority, rather counted in majority
Of the Congress- they will next Winter budoze the
Senate vote Hayes and Wheeler out and Tidcn and Hen
bricks in, once. after March A. convene the new
Congress- reorganzc the Supreme Court declare void the
constitutional amendments and then go forthe Treasury
The only way defeat this Is TO take the issue this fa
into Congressional districts and make the DeIocratc
candidate for Congress commit himself aganstdls ulbnG
the title Of Hayes TO the Presidency. There are not
many Northern districts which the Democratic candi-
date would he beaten who did not SO pledge and not
who would dare 10 break their pledges Al that
time all the evidence tEat he got Will he had, against
Hayes If this policy pursued icy the Republicans these
schemes be defeated; but the average Northern Dem
WHO has three of service ahead ana no pledges
for good behavior will do commanded by his Southern
masters. THE TRIBUNE, with Its great power and uni
versal circulation force that pledge from Northern
Democrats. Do it. I.
Washington, d. C., May %, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
CHARGES AGAINST Two JUSTICES.

JUDGES FLANAGAN AND PINCKNEY ORDERED To
SHOW CAUSE WHY THEY SHOULD NOT BE RE-
MOVED.
The Supreme Court General Term, has directed
Judge Flanagan TO show cause July 80 why he should
not be removed. The charges grow out OF his appoint
ment OF BENJAMIN f. Haskin as stenographer or the
Tenth Civil District Court, when in fact Haskin was
not q stenographer; and it Is alleged further,
that since Haskn transferred TO the position OF As
sstant Clerk the present senOgrapher has been COM
prlled 10 pay him $50 33 per month. Charges pre-
icrred against John j. Clarke the Clerk OF the Court,
for completely In the ma tier, and against Benjamin
been referred TO the Corporation Counsel
The charges are preferred by j. T.. Ireland.
Walter :. Pnckney, Judge of the Seventh Civil District
Conr Is charged with habual intoXicat0n and drunk
Farley, Patrick Farley and Max Stenert. Joseph
Seinert In his affidavit says that Judge PlncEney has
been repeatedly absent from the BENCH his absences
ranging from two days TO month. ana has
tiOns case OF his tried September %, 1877, when
the Judge intoxicated that he was unable to DIS
charge Jury, and another In which on account or
his intOXIcatOn he signed dspOssesslng warrant on
February 7, 1873, when the writ was not returnabe
until February H. On April IL, 1873 while trying a
SUIT. he took a recess and did not return.
Cornelius Farley speaks OF Justice Pinekneys intoXi-
cation and makes the further charge that he has ap
pointed without shadow OF law, dspossession clerk,
who 81 for each warrant, ana whose marx OF
approval Is always required by Judge fhlckDcy
before he Will grant II. Pntr,iek thsdiey Ear say say 5 ;
once adjourned account OF the Judges lntONcatOn
ON the bench and several times afterward on account OF
his absence until he abandoned his SUIT MAX StSnert
general affidavit TO Justice Pinckneys intoA-
icatIon on and absences from the bench -
Justice Pnckney Is ordered TO show cause on July 80
wy he should not be removed In both cases Corpora
ton Counsel whitney is directed to conduct the prose
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25

quest mot require) the President to convene such
board
Mr. CHALMERS Dem.. Miss.) moved TO amend SO es
to provide that board shall consist OF the Secretary
OF War, the Chief Of Engineers and the three MiorGen
erals. Adopted.
The section as amended was then incorporated
into the bill.
Mr.. HALE (Rep., Mel made like point OF order
against Section I3 which authorizes the President TO
discharge honOrably officers who may apply 20 be dis
charged before January next sueh officers TO receive
gratuity years pay for every five years service)
The point of sustained and the section was
struck out. a.
Mr.. Hale also made Ike point against Section H.
which provides for the mastering ont or the service Oy
board to bc constituted by tne Secretary OF War, OF
such officers may be reported by the heads OF thel
respective divisions unfit for the proper discharge o
their duties.
The point of order sustained, and the section
struck
Mr.. HEWITT made several attempts 10 amend the
section brng within the rule but being unable
to do moved that the committee rise, when was
agreed to, and the House, az O'clock, adjourned
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
ONE MAN SPEAKS FOR THOUSANDS.

TO The EdtTOT OF TIC ITIOUNF.
& SIR: love my native land, value my vote
1 voted for Horace Greeley in 1872, emphasized my
opposition TO the administration Of Grant by remaining
in the Democratic party, and was glad TO vote for
Governor IngersOll, and men like him. II was Ma
tonal humiliation TO send Barnum and Eaton TO the
Senate in place Of Ferry and English, The whole ten
dency OF the Democratic party wrong But in view Of
the fraud" movement want 10 say TO the Hon. Clark
son n. Potter that |, for one mad thoroughly and
irrevocaby mad. Permit 10 add further that II /
ever another Democratic vote, may my hand lose
its cunning, may my tongue ceave 10 the roof OF my
mouth. BY the name Of Washington and the patriots
that bled died under him; by the name and mem
cries OF Lincoln and the maryred dead upon hundred
battle feds swear will never so much as by hair 5
breadth lean toward cOuntenancc support anything
by the name OF Democracy, And this is my vow. Re
spectiully. H. s. T.
Neto- Hdren, May %, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
THE ISSUE or PATENTS BLOCKED.
THOUSANDS or INVENTORS DELAYED AND ANNOYED
by The BooBY ECONOMY OF THE HOUSE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.i

THOUSANDS or INVENTORS DELAYED AND ANNOYED
by The BooBY ECONOMY or THE HOUSE.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.i
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Commissioner of
Patents included in his estimates of the amount OF
money needed for the current year the usual item
for printing, which, taking into consideration the
fact that wages in the Government Printing Once
had been reduced 20 per cent by the action
Of Congress, was placed as low as SlOo,OoO'
against the earnest protest OF the proper
officers. who knew the nsui1iciency of this sum.
The Democrats in the House grudgingly allowed
only about $GO.OOO utterly refusing to consider
the fact that the business of the office is rapidly
growing, and that the work Of printing the specih-
cations or descriptions Of inventions must increase
in the same proportion.
This fund was exhausted early in April, and tho
Commissioner was unable to carry out the
law requiring that patents be issued immedi-
ately on payment of the final fee. Inc
present Congress was asked to supply the de-
fciency CS4O,O0Ol. The Interior Department
p-oper also needed an appropriation Tor PRINT
ing. and by some hocus-pocus IN the con-
ference committee to which the matter was
referred. the $4,000 absolutely needed In
the Patent OHice finally dwindled to S3o'ooo
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
DECISIONs-MAY "a.

Supyepe Court - Chambers - Bv Judge Potter
Sullivan agt BaTens-M0tion granted WIN SlO cost ete
Mutual Life Insurance Company agt McElNancyi luines
signed DieckorhOn agt. Ehrich-Gfanted Mln StV sos
the Iuca, Ithaca ana EulIfa haIHVaa
Company.- Motion denied and stay vacated
DOnOhueIn the matter OF DtIihgi Nchois igI
Deyln; Hammond agt. Earle Earle agt. Hammond
Greenbaum Carter agt Saicot Poif1er
ACT Murtant /; wade agt Wade Hicks agL Greenosum =
Orders granted Buchanan agt Fowler W0~dman sgt'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. granted Eare agt Hammond
Must be notice. Henytn agt Orper-MOon oted Without
cost Ellsworth agt COllns-TaxatiOn affirmed. mem0rsn-
In Of BadinoWrit dismissed, matter haV
ing withdrawn. In the matter Of Bannster-Moton
granted memorandum.
Spscidt TtTR by Judge Van NorsI-Riey aGL DIlon et
al-Fndngs and decree signed.
By Judge Brunt-The Union Dime Savings lnstitu.
tOn agt Clark ct al (NOs. and 2)-FindiDgs signed
Superior COWt-SDccldl I6m-Bv Judge Sanford.
ARNOLD agt. Angel.-MemOTandum for counsel. , -
BY Choi-lustice Curtis.-German ExchRnge Bank agL
Freund etc.-Inquest set aside payment 10 uel.nus
attorney OF $40 cost OF opposing motion etc., ana
granted payment of costs OF plaintns attorney
lehman agt the Erie Railway CooTd.T Tessl Sng gsnsr
ally. McGOwan etc. agt. ODonOhue-Vluer " ,nnea
ance Hathaway agt Russell et alotdrr on 1SieI.nSe ,
Marshall ag the Phgnx Insurance 20 hMsnl Az aFS ,e
6a Insurance Co-orders Of dseontnuanee sworcs agt
DENYING motion 10 vacate order OF arrest
-Mercerou aRr Fowler-0rser granted Mathies agt Ma
thes-Reference ordered Gaynor agt brennan et alOr
dd on sneeia trial calendar for second Friday OF June
term LYONS agt North British aud Mercantile Insurance
90 LYONS a to Home insurance Co-orders OF DIS.
1cmmoa Pleas-Special Tvm-By Judge j. T. DAILY.
Tn he natter Of the assignment of Healy and ohersor
aer dcaTng assignee Chamberlain agt GreenleafOrdef
for payment 20 per cent dividend undispGed cams
-Asendorf ag Meyer-Extra allowance Of 800 10 Rrantc
Warner ag ChariierMoon for reference denied with ~.
o-Pisoner win bo committed pursuant 10 statute for non
payment opinion.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
GET READY FOR COMMUNISM.

To the Edttor or The Trt0une
SIR The tOno of your article entitled Tho
Remedy for Communism" delighted me; especially that
Of the closing paragraph, in which you say that the
public mind must stand ready TO crush every revolt
against law, swiftly, thoroughly mercilessly That OBJ
ervation has the true ring and unless 1t be heeded we
may al no distant day, trouble such as has never
been witnessed this side OF the Atlantic 1t is much
% be wished that other journals would speak out more
boldly instead of treating the subject as some OF them
do as one Of little Importance 1t is unwse 10 under
rate your enemies an old maxim, the truth of
which many a general has realized too late. To be
ready TO meet war is often the of preventing
altogether
Itis useless to say that such state Of things as we
now see Is be tolerated. The day for argument
has passed The fools and knaves it appears can under
stand nothing but bullets; well, bullets let them have
TO their hearts content and as the occasion FOR
lead shall have passed, let hemp come in and do its
proper work The approaching strife should be the last
for this century, at least Americans will show them
selves unworthy OF their II they willing to live
under perpetual menace kept up by an mpudent
horde Of unrateul wretches from other countries and
all peaceaby disposed foreigners who have acquired
or less property here by hard work and saving,
ought and doubtless will join hearty in any move that
may be to preserve order and the majesty Of the
1t may be asked. What is to be done Z" answer,
what other communities have done in great crises ana
seasons OF difficulty and danger vigilance committees
ought 10 De appointed IN HldCts
and their sympathizeTs are known to live; general
alming, with military organization, shOuld take place
SPECIAL armed cOnstabes should he brought into service
by thousands aud everything got in readiness TO meet
any crisis and to meet 1t promptly and efrctualy The
militia of the States especially should be reviewed and
put into q thorough state of preparation for active
service at hours notice These are some OF the things
that ought 20 done, and done possible re-
EaTdless of expense
II seems TO be a weak point in system that the
community however its safety may be menaceds obliged
10 SUI and listen the sedtOus harangues OF law
less men, but wait for overt act before 1t is
authorised to resist How this should be do not quite
understand Free speech is guaranteed u is true and
also the possession OF arms, but when these cOnstu
tiOnal privileges are grossly abused there should be
power lodged somewhere TO nip In the bud sedtlOus
proceedings before they shall have reached dangerous
pOiut w.H. W.
AewHqpb,T0, May 8, 1873
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
CIVIL NOTES.

Amos F. Crockett sued the Old Dominion
steamship Company $4,000 for the loss Of
the schooner Louisa Crockett, which was sank by
steamer of the company in Hampton Roads, November
II Is-l Judge Benedict, in Brooklyn, yesterday rem
defed decree in favor OF the libeant for the fuil
amount claimed
Judge DonOhue referred yesterday the di'
vorcc suit OF Herman Hesse against Sophia esse TO
John T. Rislcy. The husband says he married IN
January 1876 and that IN March last his vile lett hi
for another man.
In the suit of William b. Scott against the
Middletown Unionyille aud Water Gap Railroad Com
pany reported iu Thursdays TRIBUNE The iuIy yester
fav in Snnreme Court Circuit before Judge Van Worst
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for S6,9S3 II.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
AN INSANE MANS STORY.

A man who was wel-dressed and of respect
able appearance brought before Justice Murray yes
terday upon a charge OF insanity. lie went into the
house OF Albert Mathews No. "a West Thirty ythirds
on Thursday night, and frightened the family very
much lie has been in the BlOomingdale Asylum for
short time The unfortunate man talked very inco-
herrutly He said that his father was POPE Pus TX,
and at the same time William, Prince OF Orange
that he died In 1866 aged l25 years. and that the mo-
Iurnt ne died he (he prsoner) became Pope by lash
of lightning, and the only real r"igning Pope
He also said that he had S25,OOOOOO ON dep0st
with August Belmont and that his name was the Rev.
Dr. c. H. Atkinson, Quaker OF Bethlehem, aud mat ne
owned the BlOOmugdale Asylum. Judge Murray CON-
mtted him to the Tombs for examination.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
RELICS OF THE ERIE SUITS.

The motion to compel John II. Brown to
ae security for costs IN his suit against Hugh Jewett
and the Erie Railway Company was argued yesterday
before Judge Don Ohue aud decision reserved. HIS
motion for an INJUNCTION withdrawn. The motion
OF Albert de etz TO set aside confirmation OF the
sale of the Erie Railway also withdrawn the pet-
TONERS bonds having been bro a. INTO the reeonsrue-
on scheme The appeal from lE,ige Daniels order in
the De Betz matter allowing the petitioners 10 come In
and call the receiver 10 an ace dntng was argued at
length before the General Term and decision was re-
New-York tribune., 1878-05-25

ation only at trennal sessions, but that it shall pass
an appropriation bill annually.
II.-Confrming the power to coin money, but deny
ing the power TO print currency.
These propositions are neither original new, and
the arguments their favor obvious. They embOdy
believe, the opinions OF those who constitute the
servative eement-the people who think most and talk
least. / suggest them now because believe the time is
unusually favorable 10 their discussion. S.
TOSc0ndd, Penn, May 8, 1873.