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Let Gen. Butler Explain.

Produce Is low; wages are low labor ia
scarce; the weather IS hot; the poor man is
having rather hard time. Gen. BUTLER
expresses the opinion that the condition OF
the poor man may be improved by lcgisla-
ton. viii he tell w just how?
Il it to be by substituting good deal OF
cheap money for n little dear money?
Is 1t to be by shortening the days work
What is the remedy precisely what?
We are tired of glittering gcncralitics, Of
underlined plans, In the political literature
Of candidates
Gen. BUTLER has accomplished much in
the world, much moro than most men, and
he has done If all by resolution, energy, and
industry. and not 10y the help Of legislation.
Docs lac think legislation can he made to do
fur others what indomitablc energy has done
for hmy
II 50 let him bc more definite. Let him
tell the people what particular laws are to
make them prosperous and happy. Things
So promising should be made specific II
Con. BUTLrR has n panacca. let him pro-
claim its nature He halls from city
famous for its remedial agencies, not to
say its quack medicines. Unfortunately
enough, the late DR.. AVER, however we'll
his patients iarcd seems to have been
driven crazy, and ultimately killed by the
success of his own prescriptions. His for
tune was too much for his reason and his
health.
Gen. BUTLER T. Of tougher constitutions
and after having saved the country and be-
come President, we shall expect to see him
as sound and healthful as ever.
What is Gen. BUrLrR's remedy?
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ment or the safety OF business, leads uncm-
ployed labor TO the contemplation OF vio-
lencc, and capital to call for the man OF the
sword; but acceptance Of this condition Of
things is momentary peace and implies OIL
cial favor aud patronage to certain men at
the South
Therefore, Mr.. STEPHENS says. we must ac-
ccpt IT. We must not investigate, we must
not agitatc, we must not punish the crimi-
nails, nor do anything to make fraud
odious or pcrlous in the future Il is our
duty, according to this new gospel of fraud,
To put our hands on our mouths, and our
mouths in the dust, and placing the foot of
the usurpcr on our nccks, implore him to
keep IT there until his appointed successor
arrives from over the water.
Such are the two principal chapters in the
public life of Mr.. STEPHENS. But his Demo-
cratic constituents in Georgia do not like
his sentiments, and. having notified him
that he can no longer represent them in
Congress. he is travelling about in the yell
low chariot on an independent campaign In
favor of Fraud first triumphant in Ameri-
can history"
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The Utter Abandonment of Civil Ser
vice Reform.

We say civil service reform for the sake
~ brevity We mean what HAYES and his
party call civil service reform: that IL.
making the tenure Of all subordinate adj
ministrativc Offices during good behavior,
which. practically, is about the same thing
rs for life.
This doctrine has now been openly and
utterly abandoned by the Administration
Not only is this apparent to every observer,
but no attempt Is made to conceal the fact
by those Immediately concerned in the TO-
cent changes in the New York Custom
House. Our nclghbor, the Tribune, has been
interviewing Gen. MERRITT, who has been
appointed to succeed Gen. ARTHUR Gen
MERRITT talked freely TO the Tribune re-
porter He summed up the reason for the
changes which Mr.. HAYES has been making
in the following words:
"H Wds fcu that here must be harmony
beiircen all the officers Of he department."
Now this Is exactly the doctrine Of Az
DREW JAcKsoN's Administration. II is pre-
ciscly the reason which was given in JACK
SONS time for the numerous removals then
made. and it Is the reason which has since
been given for the numerous and systematic
removals made under subsequent Admins
trations. 1t l. II brief and succinct state
ment Of tho whole doctrine to which HAYES
has pretended to be opposed. II is wholly at
variance with the tenure Of good behavior.
~ Is Il doctrine Which could put ont eucrg D,B-
ocrdt under Il Republican Administration. and
ere1y Republican under Democratic admin
istrdtion. Indeed, in the very instance be-
fore us, it goes further than that. and puts
out Collector who is distastcful TO two
members of Republican Cabinet. merely
because he is supposed to bc friendly to a
Republican Senator-a Senator Of their own
party-whom they dislike,
Harmony is comprehensive word 4
Custom House officer friendly to RosCoE
CoNKLING can never be In harmony with
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs and john SHERMAN.
We do not object to Mr.. HAYEs's putting
out one man and putting in another. SO
that we have honest and competent public
officers. But We detest the hypocrisy which
pretends to one rule and practises another
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The blow aimed at senator CoSRLINd in
the removal Of his supposed friends from
the customs Offices OF this city is more likely
TO strengthen than to injure the senator.
1t will make his friends more Jealous and
moro active IN his behalf. II will engender
Il comparatively friendly feeling toward
him In Inc Democratic ranks. His return to
thu United states Senate is more probable
than IL WIS before.
Neither with the Custom House nor with
amy other aids can the present Administra-
tion build up a strong party in this state.
HAYES j. looked upon with loathing, and
there is nothing about the members of his
Cabinet To- kindle the slightest degree Of en-
thusiasu.
Eycn OF the men whom HAYES puts in. we
should not Ice surprised 10 find n majority at
heart friendly to Mr.. CoNKLING, and secretly
working for him.
In truth, the open opposition Of such an
Administration TO Mr.. CoNKLING will awaken
fervor in his support which, Of himself.
the distinguished hut somewhat reserved
senator could not have aroused.
From this struggle we look to see Mr..
CONKLING come ont victor.
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Accustomed as the people Of Dakota ale
to barefacod robberies by Indian agents. the
announcement that the developments OF cor
ruption and stealing at Grow Creek agency
even startles the natives" indicates tho dis
covery OF crimes Of unusual magnitude.
LIVINGSTON. the agent. has. it appears. genius
equal to JOHN SHEBMAN's for growing rich ON a
comparatively small SALARY. He s an extensive
owner OF real estate. an owner OF silver mines.
the part owner OF ranch. on which the cattle
were fed at national expense. and a hotel pro-
pretor-the motel table being supplied from the
Government, stores. How LIVINGSTON accumu-
lated all this wealth is told in to-days SrN.
JoHN SHERMAN should transport this fraudu-
lent genius to Washington.
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HArEs's VAR UPOv CoNkLIyG.
Republican Opinions Of the Fraudulent Adj
ministration's Lntest Move.

Collector Arthur is MIR. Conkling's friend.
such being the its OF course impossible to permit
him remain ia flee. 1t T. hoi,d that his dismissal
will have the effect Of converting g. the Administrations
way of thiuAins such other men may at present in
chne senator Conkhne II they do not desert their
preference. their heads will follow those Of Arthur aud
cornell
The Republicans OF this state to continue Roscoe
Conkhng iu occ United senator They are not
10 DC inundated orhuhcd II will require more than
the office az Mr. Hayes DISPOSAL 10 convince them that
II Is time t. turn traitor to their sentiments Mr. Hayes
may well make up his mind 10 tiiis Mt once.
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Mr. HIscoCK Is n member Of Congress from
this State and also a member of the POTTER
Committee. Moreover. he is n man Of delicate
sonsibnities. and in his reverence for the pow
crs that be T." ,ocs Beyond the apostolic precepl'
Not only is he quite incapable OF speaking eVl'
Of dignities even OF the fraudulent order, but
he cannot hear them spoken of disrcspectfuy
without pain. Gen. BUrLER's point blank
questions TO witnesses and blunt way OF putting
things generally have shocked Mr.. IIsCocK
not "A little On Saturday the General was I'M
usually irreyeront, md Mr.. iiIscocK could
keep silence no longer. lie protested against
Il limo of questioning tho effect of which was to
throw ridicule ON the Chief Magistrate oi tho
nation meaning HAYES, Did Gen. BUTLER
meokly accept this robuke, and promise to Of
fend no more 7 Not bit Of it. " want to deny
any intention to throw ridicup upon tho Ad-
ministraton." he said but, II am driven to
1t. will say that do not think anything l can
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Doing Ju.t what Grant Did.


FT77I ~ I9fI71VF7 THFFTTlTHTFT
There does not seem to be any pre.encc that
thu removal OF conkhnss friends and the appointment
ol Hayes has any hlsher motive than impair the
New York senator. political fortunes and strengthen
the cause Of hi opponents Washington and New York
In other words Mr. Hayes j. doing Just what HI. prtdc
ccs-or DID, anil what hc has profe scd todo-spo.
ins his patronage 60 ad h. ri,nds and punish m enc.
mics REGARDLESS II ntncss or merit
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The tramp invasion scare in Wisconsin
does not seem to have had much foundation.
The military were placed at the disposal Of
Mayors. and scorcs Of special policemen were
sworn in at Madison. Bcloit. and other places.
The Madison special police made a grand
charge on hungry, ragged. and weary-looking
crowd belonging to the set for whom there is no
rest. The invading force surrendered without
ALLOW. When lodged in jail they were searched.
and thcir arms and ammunition found 10 con-
sist Of two dozen iackknives and half a dozen
old razors"
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Amazingly Out of Time.

From PIE h"f'ut t f'iltaL
The further the Potter Investigation goes into
the mysteries Of the Presidential count, the more
founding the revelations of perjury and corruption he
come. In the lace OF such testimony how amazingly cut
time the Rurchari resolution, for which all hut
twenty one m"mhcrsof the ll0u~ Representatives uhc
others having dA.Ul voted practically endorsing tho
sounduess ni the title t the Pre- slteuua incumbent
rived from these corrupt and illegal sources
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Receiver FISH promises, by his account
ant. that the dcpositors OF tho broken Toutonia
Savings Bank shall have n dividend rs soon rs
practicable" The depositors are also informed
that If there is no shrinkaRc in the assets there
should be" ultimately surplus OF $4,000.
which would moan a hundred cents on the dol
lar. But the il here is a very large one. and tho
dcpositors are not in an unduly sanguino
frame OF mind.
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The Fight to be Kept Jp.


This j. the first strong move against Conk-
nss Senatorial aspirations and the rht is to Dc k,lt
az ali along the line AMI wherever Conkng head j.
popped no, viii be- a quickly ropioi ~ and nm
d,r,tand the uttcraI,cs OF ct the onicc HOLDING
politicians herehhouis being carefully noted A.
there no iaycsitcs IN occ In this district will not
bc Ion. before may expect another head drv7
into tile basket
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Destined TO Dismal Failure.

IRON n Ih1l Ol~Ir,T
The fall Of John Sherman's axe in the New
YORK. Custom House stu rcsounds throughout the stat,
The opinion seems to be that MS piece OF point
zeal policy, tits d, stncd 90 a dismal failure.
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Hayes has made mistake which is equally
umu,tatb.o and unfortunate. In removing Collector
Arthur ana Na,al Ohlcer cornell he has violated las own
declared punplcs Of civil service disrcearlcd the die.
hnerac expression ot coordinate branch OF the Gov
ernmcut, and provoked strife which all Who have Re
Iuthcan Interests at heart must deeply r.I,t
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Who viii Mia. the M,n,oaa,rs wlnan..


They used 10 say Of tho Ninans House at
Newport l.; oh. Ninans has all the poor devils OF
his acquaintance To MI up his houso II was very true
hal, and That his gnesIs were not generally over
lonable soclev, will not miss Mr wmans, but the poor
whom he benefited his depend, nts, and thosc friends
who knew him and loved him, ie,l that his loss ire
parable
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ing in this manner indicated his own char
actor, DE GoLYER GARFIELD is eminently,
qualified to help in vindicatlon of that Of
JOHN SHERMAN.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE Sun SIR; After
tins latest exploit pr Carver. why cannot the GoNtru
ment reduce the army against te Indians to one mHn
khIKhSCnNLNL
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and Connecticut, while SFcoR ROBSON lie no.
torious the world over. NoyEs long cvaded jus-
tice. but IT has at length overtaken him. and he
lie in convicts garb. SEcoR RoDEsoN is still ct
largo, but his day Of reckoning is not far OF.
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Dick Thompson. Summer Cruise.

Arouse ye all my merry iarsl
'rlei gallant Uncle Dick.
Tho poisonous AIR of Wa.hngton
Has made ne SAD and si,k
So saddle me my noble steel
lmcan, trot out my CRUISER
And Will rove tho mglng main
Upon the Ialapo0sa.
love the breath of oceans breeze,
The smell Of larry ronc,
AMI when ,iil the salty seas.
Care not Tor priest or pope.
Hove 60 breast the pillows blue,
Where there are none to shove mc.
witt planAs ot oak beneath my feet
The starry Has, Above me.
So step aboard. my chosen fncndsi
The ship, they say is found
II follows that She can't hclost.
Aud that we Won't he drowned.
We leave behind Official cares,
Ana an T,r pI'n- o. parties,
Toerm', at ruclo sam ,cNucnse.
lie pays the BAL, my hcafucsl
Let daily papers vcN the land
with talk Of lobs ami steals.
wmle We sail ON TN set d sun.
Then stop ami bob for cells
Well have a laugh at the,reNnensc.
And IN be bound We sue er wei,
When YOU observe your Uncle Dlck
Haul IN the monster pioAorcl.
while ,ctpcls of committeeman
D,ssecl electoral sin,
LctuseNpiore the ocean cave.
where lurk the tcrraun,
AMI though oar canvas noat away,
Before the breath Of Boleas,
WcUget our canvas back each day,
In spite n the ceusouoas.
III teach my crew thing or two
About the use of ropc,
And % the cardinal compass points
Won adl one fer the p0nc
lncnn 10 spcud the summer thus,
Returning bold and brnwny,
Fearlc,soi earning Democrats
or LcAVcuworth and laWnee.
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Do Mr.. HAYES and his man Friday. JONI
SHERMAN. consider themselves under imraense
obligations TO tho Graphic newspaper. or are
there reasons even less allowable for the fat Job
lately awarded 70 that journal Certainly the re-
markable circular and contract on which cor
respondent comments in another column de-
serve to he widely known.
1t seems that GREEN b. RAuM. the de (dcfo
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, has lately
addressed a circular TO the tobacco trade pro-
viding that their labels or wrappers may have
the revenue stamp not pasted, but printed on
them. and announcing that the contract for per-
forming this work has been awarded 10 the
Graphic Company. The object Of this innova-
ton Is plainly to enable this concern to monopo-
liza the printing Of tobacco wrappers n bust
ness which is worth a very largo amount Of
money. Inasmuch as the Graplic people are
allowed to charge what rates they please for
printing the stamp, they can easily secure the
printing Of the whole wrapper. and thus mo-
nopol2e the whole outlay OF the trade in this
direction. And il the Graphic office should see
III To charge somewhat moro for tho work done
than would content other printers or lithog-
raphars. the tobacco dealer has no remedy.
lie must, I'm any case. go 10 the Graphic Com
pany for his stamps and rs no price is fixed
for these by the de fdcto Commissioner. we in
fer that tho terms obtained by customers will
vary considerably.
1t appears that no advertisement was issued
asking proposals for tho printing Of these
stamped labels. Yet the clandcstnc and mani
fcstly corrupt origin Of this monopoly is scarce
~ its worse feature. Not only are tho interests
Of the tobacco trade contemptuously set aside,
but the interests Of the national Treasury are
rccklcssly impcrillcd. In order to enlarge as
far rs possible the range OF operations opened
10 the Graphic Company the circular allows the
revenue stamp to be printed on any kind of pa
per. and by any process. Hitherto the stamps
we're prlnted from steel piuiaS Oh -HaH'"' rsapcr
every sheet OF which, before and after printing
was accounted for to the Government We need
not point out what facilities and what mpunity
are insured to countorieters by the now rule.
The extent of tho damage will be revealed by the
dwindling returns to tho Revenue Department
during the brief period that will elapse before
Congress stops tho leak and investigates this
attempt to levy blackmail on an important in
dustry at the expense Of tho most obvious pre-
cautions for the protection of the revenue.
Tho Hartford Times speaks Of SRcoR
Il.,,,, al fail
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The Congress Of Berlin j. dis-olvcd the
plcniro;enuaries have completed their work
the treaty to which they have agreed has received
their signatures: ami the peace of Europe is
once moro established.
la to-day's SuS We give tho substance Of the
treaty. which j. worthy Of study.
The organization OF the now State % Bulgaria
j. ono Of lis most interesting features Russia
would never have thought ~ constituting a
state on such liberal basis. and We presume
that the provisions which will be most highly
approved were made under the influence Of
Lord BEAooN~FGLLD.
T. does not appear that any allusion was -'adc
in the Conference 10 the Anglo-Turl,ish Con-
vcntion through which Great Britain has ne
Iuired the Island Of Cyprus. and is to assume r
proto'torate over Asiatic Turkey. II was di-
rcrly given out that this treaty was not subject
10 the revision 4 the Congress.
The work ot reconstruction and readjustmcnt
that must Doe carried on within the Turkish
dominiou- during the next twelvemonth Is Of
the most delicate and difficult kind
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The POTTER Committee laborcd for six
hours on saturday 10 extract additional in
formation from the Hon. WILLIAM T. KrLLoco.
Their cfforts werc not wholly Ina win. KrrLoea
was induced To remember that. before the
Louisiana case was taken up boy the Electoral
Comm ssion. he told three OF the HAYES coun-
sel-ENAETS now dt tacio Secretary of State
SrouGHroN, now HAYEs's Envoy Extraordinary
at 81. Petersburg and WILLIAM r. CHANDLER
that the revised electoral certificate from that
state. although it purported Oh its face 10 have
been signed on the day liked by law for the
meeting Of the Electoral College, had in fact
boon signed on n later day. Mr. EvARTs in his
argument before the commission. and Mr.
MORTON. in his resolution for the counting Of
the HAYES votes from Louisiana. specified tho
first certificate, irregular as it confesscdly was
as the one to he considered and counted. They
did this, ~ KELLOGG now swears after he had
conndcd 70 them his doubts and uneaslncss
about the corrected certificate He persists in
denying that he told them at the same time
about the forged signatures; although himself
one Of tho HAYES electors. he adhercs to his
declaration that he did not then know II the
forgcrics. and that he does not now know any
thing about them beyond the little he has told
the committee Before the Investigation is over
his memory may be logged to some purpose
Questioned about those parts ofMrs. JESKs's
testimony in which his name figured. KELLOGG
contradicted pretty nearly all Of that interesting
ladys more important statements concerning
him. as also those Of her worthy husband His
best recollection was that. when he first asked
her about now historic paper. he called it the
SHERMAN letter. and ia positive that she never
in conversation or cores pondenco with him
limited doubt as to its gcnuineness. He made
another iragmcntary stump speech TO the com
mltteo on tho subject Of intimidation. Under
vigorous questioning by Gen. BUTLER. he adj
mitted that nearly all tho visiting statesmen.
the Returning Board. tho MACNEAGH Commits
sion, and the lesser agents in the Louisiana
fraud had been rewarded by HAYES Asked If
he could name a single parish Supervisor who
had made a protest satisfactory to the Return
ing Board in 1876 and had not since been given
4 Federal Office. KELLOGG replied that he could
not.
The next session Of the main committee will
be held on the 23d in Atlantic City II is under
stood that all tho visiting statesmen, JOHN
SHERMAN included, will DO given the oppor-
tunity TO testify.
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HAYES rewards his satellites for suppress
ing the truth Prosecutor JENKINS would hang
his witness for divuging II.
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do will make II more ridiculous than II has
made ITSELF" 1t Is surprising that Mr. H1scocK
did not faint outright
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Tho Hartford Times speaks Of SEcoR
RoBEsoN, one of the counsel for MOVES, the con
victed insurance wrccker, as J" n moro noted
character than MOVES True, NoYEs's notoriety
10 confined chiefly 10 New York city, New Jersey,
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The Je,cish Times, commenting upon some
speculations by corrcsp ondent Of THE Sun in
regard to the effect Of a British protcctorato in
Palestine. says:
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Palestine. says:
&C., nt srNs CORE spondent not altogether wrong in
his succunuuns That Lord Brkcovsririn has long ne.
sired TO place the HOT, Land under English protection.
adnits ~ no doubt aud that the eject OF this would he
60 improve the condition ~ the Jews residing there Is
rorgtly sure. 1t would also make the Holy Land de
rue place oi residence for the oppressed Jews NJ Rus
sian Poland and the uanuhian pfiucpalitcs who would.
u" doubt settle there IN large numbers IL Jest po>s
be- too that the o,crnor might he jew, as Inn suns
correspondent suggests"
The Jecish Times however. repudiatcs the
idca Of restoring the laws Of Mosrs and the
ancient Jewish system" or Of rcviving the
Jewish nation. Such restoration, says the
Times. is not wanted by tho Jews themselves
who are so numerous that Palestine could not
hold one-half Of them The Je,rish Times adds:
1.-The laws of MosFs far they cfrct the question
Of ciVt RoVerun NJ. aud must forever remain oso
Vtc they were admirable ~ their day but t, day has
long since gone by For the Jews generally, they are
Vlcus m The countries IN which they live. their
csts are hound up IA c. ami they have desire to
turn tu lalrstiu under the auspices most
nlustilous OF their hrcthrcn-bfNJANiN DNkNLI'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-15
A Tale of a RamrOd.

The Elmira Advertiser has sufficient
confidence in correspondent at Ulster.
Pa, to feel warranted to tell this story:
g Last Sunday, as party of the Grand
Army of the Republic boys were visiting
a portion of the Gettysburg battlefield,
near the spot where the gallant Gen.
Reynolds fell, one of the boys said he
remembered while he was in the hottest
of the fight and loading his rifle, his
ramrod became fast in his gun SO he
could not extract it; SO, putting on
cap, he 'let silver at rebel. Being
close to him, he was certain the rod
went through him. Just beyond the
rebel stood tree, which he thought he
could find, if still standing. So the
boys proposed to go with him and look.
After searching short time he discov-
cred his tree, and the identical ramrod
deeply Embedded in it's body. It is
somewhat of miraculous circumstance
that he should have been so lucky as to
find it."