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, 1879-05-29

release for ifnKEow had hocn already under con.
s1dcEatton IN Chicago, N tc clarca BY tho evidence
of tlnEaoAr. 1'1aEtaw and tl,n attorney iatrAb-
fisrxnl pfncecA tnEethef 10 lfostun Tho httnrncy
ID At hnnd for conanlsat,on but IL not brpnsht In
contact with LAwnEscE. As VIC hare bctoeo stat
eli. several relcaseA aro ilrawn. which LAwnxScs
anspccte naay impair hs claim agalnst Tho co.ob!!.
e0Ts, nnh which he. therefore. refuscs to sign
Finally bne Ia prepared with tho proper reAertn-
lons which no 10 led 10 enpposs ho n,ay slan with
snety. and he ssRns It.. 1IIa.t.ow Immediately tB.
llsesa II To tho atnrncy for e r1rrneo, a. tho At
tnrncy testae*. Of tnktnR It 10 Chicago 10 he re.
corned. On tho ntxt day, thu t:'.h OF August, the
attorney stnsts for Chicago. and on arriving At tho
railway station i'll that city hc Ii met With tin In
teliiEcnro Ut tho illnets uf an acquaintance who
desires to him kt hfa house. 1ia G0cs ht once 10
Hcc him, hut befofc going HoHts tho so-ch1fcd fcs
leasa 10 tho Kcen.lers Office, and on tic 1ulls In
reducca tn record. 4 new answer ami d anrpe-
mental Lii setting n> tho fccatt are at once died.
md the parties repnse mon the belief shnt they
hive finally succeeded In Grading fhe payment Of
qoodly portoa of he borrowed money. It IL i'm.
possible 10 rtad tho evidence In this ease, dtscloa.
Ing the nbovo facta, without conviction that this
whole scheme OF procuring separate tesaso to
1.tasIo~ was plan conlr!sch in chicago fur tho
purpose Of escaping tho full payment Of tho debt.
n sras hishoHesi sehtne, md 1t Is our duty 40 to
pronuM1eu It,"
ARNOLD md GnE0onY wer4 tho attorneys
for LAWRENCE In this suit, and, II they could
Ls induced to givo all tue particulars ns t1ey
appear In tho record, 1t would place Judge
A1oALL1srEn In still moro ununyiabIo light,
It in inpossibla.to rontl tlis decision with
ont coming to tho conclusion tl,at Judge
AtcaL11HrEn, iii caasing this snorn bill to be
filed in tho first instance, concoating tho
truo nature Of tho transaction" md. then,
finding TINT tho truo nature Of tho transac-
ton had boon brought to light by tho nnawor
Of LAWRENCE, "casting about for anoshcr
mode Of eyading payment Of IN honest lobt, !"
| md finally resorting to tho scheme Of obtain-
| ing n reieaso for DtaELow In tho mannor Bot
forth, was netting tho pars Of a dfahoncst
| 1nan undct the guiso Of MI attorney at Inv.
It is said that tho leopard cannot change
his spots nor the Ethiopian bis skin; and,
though 1t bo conceded that whilo tho lamp
holds out to burn tho vilest sinner may ro-
turn, still, II It is clear that the elevation of
tho sinner to tho Supreme and Circuit Bonch
does nothing towards checking his onwnrsl
march, it ia quite certain that a ro-oloction
| will not produce rotrogrado movement.
, 1879-05-29

Tho canvass for tho Republican Guborna-
torial nomination In Ohio hns Terminated In
manner that cannot fal to giye the liyelicst
and not lesa 30 to tho party as whole. by
those who have watched tho cort1so Of poll
tics in Ohio the nomination Of CHARLES
TosrEn Will bo received NJ peculiarly appro~
prjato mud flttiug. Ranking in tho cstima-
tion Of Republicans everywhere rs ono Of
tho strongest men produced by Stnte Justly
famous for ita strong men, 1fr. FosrRn was
dIstinctIvo1y honored by tho Democrats Of
0Aic by being mado tho objcct Of
their attentions iu tho form OF garsyman-
dering scheme devised with particular refer
cuco to preventing hts return to Congress.
They succooled III this, but they also sue
chedel in keeping at homo man who would
rial rare. Thoy gerrymnndered CuAnhEa
FosvEn out Of Congress- and into the Gov
crnor's clnir, for Ills election against any
candidate tho Democracy can bzing into tho
field IL, we believe, n certainty. There was
not man talked OF for tho nomination
who could moro perfectly and with groator
enthusiasm unto and call ont tho full
Republican strength In Ohio thnn CnAnlza
FosTEn; not n nun whose caudidacy
would avoke warmer wishes for s,.ccess
among tho spectators Of this important
struggle, which Is to dec!do who Is to ho
Governor Of Ohio, and incidentally, 1t may
bo, who n not to bu tho Democratic cnnat-
tla.o for President IN 1870. Will platform
sonnd aud unequlvocal on all tho living
iHsues now before tho State and Nation, and
with ,1tandArd-bearer capable Of railying
their fnroos in full strength and nrtlor, tho
Republicans Of Ohio haFe reason to'bo grat-
itied with tia work Of yeatcrday'a Conven-
tion. That they will rAtify aud approve 1t
at the polls ms heartily mud thoroughly M
their party friends in other Status through
out the Union could wish, there IL llttlo rem
Hou to doubt.
, 1879-05-29

Tho claim that tho sale Of rofunding cor
tit1catee is resulting III Ii contraction Of tho
legal'tendor currency by locking up in Ito
Treasury tho money received is shown by u
Washington dispatch to bo uufounded.
It l,sa bean tue policy OF tho Treas-
nry Department to defor chilling upon
tho banks to pay their per cont subscriptions
80 long as by tho sals Of Tho rsfunling
certificates sufficient currency is received to
redeem tho called bonds 70 TINT the money
simply goes In at ono window Of tho Ircas-
ury and out as another, aud the process ts
not contraction.
, 1879-05-29

,nado to them by planters Of merchants, hut
It IL neither constitutional nor right Tint tho
whftoa, wllothsr landowners or merchants,
slionla own lien upon the futurs service Of
tho blacks, nutl such lien would 10 implied
by refusal Of tho whites 10 al1ow tho
loBroes to 60 away oven ompty.hantlotl.
While no resent OnAtMgnJ' tlialoyal conn-
sol rs botll impor.inans and misol'teyous, wo
would not ntlviHe that any spocal cxpodi-
ton bo orgnntzsd this snfumor for tho pur-
poso Of removing tho aisoontontcd t,lacks,
TnE TntnuxE las rrobably gathered moro
original information atout tho exodus thnn
any ten newspapers in tic country, mud has
tho broatlest sympathy will, raoo Tint is
atill downtrotl,lan and oppressed. At tho
Hasne tino, tho best intorosts Of tho Hontll
and tho oot,ntrs will undoubtedly be served
by tho continued Identification Of b1nck lnbor
with tho cotton, sugar, md rico districts Of
the South, mud every reasonable opportunity
should 10 given for such n settlement Of ths
raoo-coulios ns will epablo tho negrooa to
live In that part OF tbs country In pence.
TAoro Is sou,o ronson to lopo that, III spito
Of Bnoh mon rs CnALMkns, tho negro-oxoi1ns
will be tho meanB Of obtaining fair troat-
mont from tho whites without going much
furthor. i Inns taught tho whito people
that tho uegrooH will run away from oppres-
sion oven II tl1oy will not fight back, and
for tho first time thoro is serious alarm
n1nong tho responsible classes Mt tho pros.
pectivo loss Of tho hereditary labor tlnt Inns
always produced tho wealth Of tho South.
II Tho South shnll stubbornly undertake. to
ratain this tabor against Ills will, or II tho
Southern white people doubt tint tllo North
will, II required, furnish the discontinued
hlaoka with the means for getting away, it
may bo necessary 10 demonstrato tho con-
trary. But, for tho present, 1t will ba
wiser to lot lilo mattor rest. Our advicea
nro to tho effect that nearly all tho
negroes who did not got fairly
started hnyo returned to work on tho
plantations; there nro, as wc aro
informed, but two places on tho river whcru
negrooB aro now in ca1np whiting for trans.
rortation, and tho wllolo number roady md
anxlous to got nway at once does not oxcsed
from 15O to 200. Hut thoBo WHO have re.
turned to tho plantations and thousands who
have nevor left thom will o,1ltiyate this years
crop with tho lending purpose Of saving
money to emjgrato next spring. 1t Will be
timo enough thon for tho North to extend
assistance in the why Of steamboats,, If the
| Southernors shall continue to bu1llozo the
| regnlar lines Of Btoamofb. There is nc
actual suffering now among tho blacks
win. vnut tn coma n1vnv. tfern IN nf1
, 1879-05-29

zion OF whitos into the Indian Territory Il
concerned, II cnntot ho allowed except by
open aud tiishonorabfe violation Of troAtios
ana my wl,ito settlers who l,avo crossed Into
tho Oaago or Chorokoo country from sontt.
orn KaisqH sllould he Immediately driven
bacl< Thoro aro In the Territory II, 900, ,00o
acrea, wpst of Tho Indian domain, to which
tho 1ndinn title in extinct, but NOT oven this
hrea las boon opened to whito settlement.
II was purchased from Tho Crooks
and sen1inoies in 1865, and tho
treatios tnler which II was pur.
ohasod state tint tho lands arp oclctl
In compliance with "tho dosiro Of tho
United statos to loeato other Indians nnd
freedmen thereon" There ia no way lin
which tho treaty provisions with tho 1udinna
cau be distorted 50 as to justify white Hettle-
inent in tho Territory. so'iong ns Tho faith
OF tho nation is pllghtetlt to tho Indians, 1t
should bo kept. The treaty atipulatioas
cannot bo broken without tllshonor.
, 1879-05-29

Tho sporting oyonts chrouic!cd In Our
columns Ibis morning arc OF uu,rsuM inter-
est, ms they include tho winning Of tue
Derby by Lord NoAREx's brown colt Sir
Dovys; sonls fast time In the Loufsville
racoa; the Inauguration in Chicago OF the
walking tournament for tho OIIEAnY bolt
representing tho savcnty y-llvo.hos.r Champion
ship; aud tho fourth consecutive victory Of
the Chicago Baseball Club over tue Boston
, 1879-05-29

An address has bocn Issued by CatTiaal
h1o01osKEY md tho humorous Archbisllops
and bishops assembled in Now York 10 pnr-
ticipata In tho ceremonies Of tho icdlcation
OF St. Palrick'a Cathedral, to the clergy md
laity Of the Catholic Church in tho United
States, oalling upon tic faithful to opon aub-
acriptiou lista and contribute to tho fund
proposed to DO created for the paymout Of
the debts Of Archbishop PunoEh1. The prel-
atos themselves l,avo started tho work by
giving total Of sl4,c aud while tho appeal
ia not based upon considerations Of Justice,
It ts hoped and expected TINT out Of charity
and AFFECTION for tho venerable prclaso who
nlado s1.ah a sorry 1noss Of tie aavings-bank
husinosa ut Cincinnati Catholics will join iu
tue movement to wipe OF tho slate aud tho
liagracs at tho satno time. It Ia said that q
sum upwards OF stl00.000 has boon pri.
vatoly donated by Now York banksrs, and
with this fine aeisd-otf Tho PURCELL roliot
movement ought to succeed.
, 1879-05-29
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

STsx CntcAao rrlnrNx nss established branch oflcss
for Tho rteaps OF subscriptions a1d advertisements
EEw Yo,k-koo1n % 7,1huns Building. T. r. Mo.
FApDkn, Manager.
PARIS, frAnce-Eo. 10 1sus Do Ia GrsaRc.patel,ere.
II. MAHIEn. Agent. n
LONDON. Eus.-Ames1can Exchanges 40 Strand.
HKxAr =. t11LL1n. Agent.
WASHINGTON u. C.-1st8 r ItfecL
, 1879-05-29
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.


tory aro actively bestirring themselves to In
terforo with md ultimately prevent tho pro-
posed rnia Of whita settlers upon tho lands in
tho Territory west Of thoiz 'donnin. Tho
telegraph briefly reported In our last iHsuo
tho proceedings Of Convention Of thoir rep
rosontativa men at Eufauta, at which CON-
mittec OF one from each Nation was appointed
to draft report md forward it to Congress
protesting agatnst tue invasion. In addition
to these procoedings, tho representatives Of
tho Indiana in the InLian Territory who arc
opposed to the acheme for opening up tho
Torritory to whlto emigration and to rail-
roads havo sent to Congress remarkable
document In t1o, form Of memorial, pro-
testing against tho action Of the Senate Com
mittea in recommending that tho Territory
DO opened. Tho protest Ia signed by tho
Ohoohaw, Cherokee, md Greek delegations,
nna Bota forth TINT tho protanaea facts md
Testimony regarding Inlian affairs iu tho Tor
ritory, as printed at the instance OF Senator
PATTERSON, AFRO au imposition upon tho other
members ot tho Committee aud upon tho
Senate. They offer to prove, frat, tint tho
rai}rond attorney supervised tho taking Of
testimony, instead Of Senator PATTERSON.
and tlst another RAILROAD attorney prepared
tho interrogatorlcs which wero used by Sou
nsor pAT7EnsoN iu conducting tho inves.iga-
tion; secontl, that soma portions Of tho toH-
tinopy wore erased nnd TINT other portions
were cilnnged Mt the irstnnce Of Senator
pArrEusos; md, third, that "ono and the
oor,o utntn,pnpt WINS orfr,o11v +o},r1,oko;1 and
, 1879-05-29

TINS TatnuNE's dispatches from Washington
yesterday morning contained IN allustun to
fumor which Mns prevalent there thdt Senators
HAMPTON and DurLER. Of South Carolina+ utld
somo few other Conservative members, moro &C.
rfously contemplating settling up t't1einess ou
their owl account. and refusing 10 bt led bf tho
nose any longer by their Northern allies. Tlto
Is, Of course, In opposition to the BLACKBURN
RtrDALI crowd, w1osu favorlte motto IL to
"8tay In Washington until pcrtltton ffeczcs
over, md then fight tle Republicans on tho 'cc"
II the South Carolina Senators nre In any suel
movement, they no doubt represent d growing
sentiment In tho South that will sustain them
III such laui1able COURSE For example, tho
Nashville american, in well-consfdercd article
upon tic efforts Of certain Northern ,papcrs to
intensity scctonal feeling and ombtter North
ern people against that rcgtou, closes With this
assurance:
The Southern people aro an a moderate, calm.
and conservative frame Of mind. n.d II tho Dem.
octnta IN Congress fairly represent them. the pn!tcy
adopted viii be calm md punitive, bnt cnnstefnte
and moderate. II lhe Northern minority DO not
Of mind Of nnothor constituency. tcn thc Houtll-
eft, members should not hesitate to hhape tho
nosx 9n % hs ses ey tho
The VIcksburE Herald intiorscs this view Of
k@!o 1hkAubttA1 AlaA A!oEo E0UC!aA"
tory policy. Another wholesome cllanEu in
| hont1mcnt Is noticeable In tho conduct Of
hicssrs TUCKER aud GoopE, Of Virginia, Col.
1IooKGR, Of Alissfss1ppi and CAsEY Youso, Of
Tcnncssee, who have heard from home, and day
lcforu yesterday dumped Jim Grow" Oh tito
Sthtc'rights question. WHOM the Ycllow-Fever
bill was to bo voted upon. TUCKER, GoopR,
and 1iooEgR were Ill members Of the last Con-
gresa, and pers1sscntiy opposed nil Bills to pre-
yeut tic spread Of contagious diseases when
| ever they wore supposed to CONFLICT With their
theory Of Statc.rfehts. Lot Us hopa that tllcro
is real chnngo Of sentiment going on In The
| Southern mind in this respect, and tint, when
JOE BLACKDuAN undertakes to proysnt the DEM
ocrats from passng the Approximation bills
without their political gldess a. be threatens he
| will do, ho WILL tlnd that ha has counted With
out Ills host. The Memphis ApaiaHchs adds thta
paragraph 10 the general subject:
| All this talk about 'hnckbono" anu "etandlng
| ar1n" is rubbish Of the UounybrouH school o1
stasesmRnEhip. Common sense to avoid dangerous
complications, OF to withdraw from tbom KtAcu-
T.! fully whenever necessary. IL what ID waItad in
| politics. Any fon! cnt howl about - ''backbnne"
hut tho fools selttnm know the differences Gotween
''backbono antl cl,cap whisky Generally. whisky
| Ia tue chief inEred!qut,
, 1879-05-29

Ohio wouldn't tako raft-y.
Ohio ratiflca tho Presidents backbone.
Hayes is.a bigger man tllan old Grant,
Ohio, ~,
The Grant movement must nova ont Of
Ohio.
William Lloyd Garrison hns gono to mech
A06ees
John sherman'a boom is distinctly aadlbls
in Ohio.
11r. Tilden o~<A1r. Hendricks: 81 IL,
Thomas. III
Wilkio Collins thinks Of royisiting America
next fail.
Miss Dodds, wa bolioye, is better cook
than tha Rev. Joseph,
Fayorito ,song Of Henry Ward Deoclsr.
Of yes, loys The military.
Voice of tho South Tho army must be
reduced to 10. 900 Confcletates.
John Sherman wouldn't run for GoTernos
himself but ]sts Foster suu'fos Him.
Whitelaw Held will ndslress tho Ohio Edi"
toriat Asaoctatlun at Cincinnati Luua 10.
Remark OF the Solid South: All we wans
ls to get out Of tho way Of Zach chanlcr.
Harry Wright is gotting himself dislIked
In Massachusetts ovcu moro than Den Butler.
The French, Spanish, Turkish. mid Ans
tF!an Ministers will spcud tho summer at Newport
Tie Bostona might yet got the CHAMPION
ship II thete were championship fur baked'bsan
eating.
Atr. Vnnlorbilt's income ovor Is Fl, ,Mo NJ
hour, which u moro than some u us mako ID
whole day.
, 1879-05-29
CHALMERS AND THE EXOuU8,


atsslppi' wouia hesitate ABOUT tekine con-
spsonous or aggressive attitude against the
emigration OF tho negro laboroFs from tho
Cotton states. Ae Is ABOUT tao mat man IN
Congress- WHO SHOULD indulgo IN any opltfota
Or advise nny resistance rs to tho Ho-callod
exodus, for 10 other member OF Congress
owas his scat SO completely to tho bulldozing
which las, directly md Indirectly, been tho
chief cause Of tho dlscontent among tile
nogroos. CHALMERS represents district Of
MissiRslppi known as tho "shoostring Dis
trict." It includes tho entire tier Of coun-
tics elong tic river, which, having tho rich
est 1antls, contain a moro numerous black
population than tho interior counties. This
district was laid out originally for thopur-
pose Of including ms 1nany colored votors in
tho distriot as possible md in order o'thus
increase the chances Of eloc.ing Domocrats
in the othor districts. In 1872, when
JouN Il. LrNon WINS elected, t1ero woro
15,1ot Republican. votes cast III thia
district; last yoar, whom Con. Cna1..
a1Ens wna elected, .h,ro were only
1870 Republican votes Gust for his oppo-
rent. From 1910 to 1900 negroes have
-,
, 1879-05-29

It is reported that Gen. CHANT Will rrobabl,
tako his departure from Yokohama towaras thu
Inst Of June, a,ld tin announcement will giro
fresh impetus 10 the great reception that rcrta1u
boomers propose to give him iu snn FRANCESCA
, 1879-05-29

About the only thing tint can honestly bo
said ia favnr Of tho Illinois Legislature Is, tl,as
1t las passed 90 few lnws. Ont Of LOU bills HI.
troduced, only very few of. them hayo Us ycs
reached the Governor.
, 1879-05-29

II Mir. DANA, of thB Sun, keeps on, ho nil,
be read oat Of the Democratic partY, u,,,l then,
like DANIEL WEBSTER, Ao will be a.km
- Wliosu shall go1' lilo epeaks Of tho Dcno.
cratic majority In Congress rs s'lisposcd to tr,
every fully"
, 1879-05-29

Tho Ohio Legislature Inns already cost ,hs
State S140, QUO. Ono th,llsnn[ Of ,hls wa. fur
attanding circts. Ours hus cost tIrs State
good deal more, md sono uf It Tor purpose, less
respectable than nttoudng circus.
, 1879-05-29

Tho Domocrats would like tie PrcsilcnEd
rctues better II hs didn't Eivc such goo,1 reasopa
for t,um.
, 1879-05-29

Representative H&zHLrnn, OF tho Third WIS.,
conssu District, delivered an elaborute speech
the oslicr day On the Legislative Appropriation
I'LL, tn which he discussed With judicial ability
md fairness tsle powers Of the General 1oycsn-
meut. liz quotes, with much pertnency ut tho
prcscnt t'uic, tho opiufous Of eminent Demo-
Gratis mon tho vcto power Of tho Executive, a1x1,
Among other pnssages, Tie following from ono
af tho annual uessagos OF JAMES X. Polk
scoms TO bo opportaue for the enlightenment Of
Congrcaas
Tho Prusitsnt Il bonnd to approve Or dfsspproTa
cyesy bill which pAasos CuRxfu4s and Ia PRESENTED
to him for his signature. Tho Constitution makca
shls lls duty. and he cannot escape It i he would
AHE QtffMpt 10 c0efct M6 frestdsHt TO
Ylt!d hts taHctioH TO 1tegsurts EhcA hs cdnot ap.
propt itouid 81 q r!oldtton II khs tptrll of Ia
Eonttt&atfon. paipdtis and .Muqrant, and II aug
eessiu! would break down ths l'iaependenco ot tho
Kxecutivo Department aud make the President
elected by tho poop.e, aud clothed by tho constt-
tuition viii. power 70 aofend thcif rights. tho marc
Instrument Off ma iorlty Of Congress-. j.. That
the majarity shoaa govern 10 a general principle
cont!ovssted hy none. but they. must g0vern ac-
cording T. the Const!.nt,on. md nos aeeord;na 70
they may Onprsss The minority.
, 1879-05-29

Vtca-Prcstaoht WHEELER IL sick, mil viii not
return to Washington again during tI,e present
session.
, 1879-05-29

"Lct the army Slide" is tho notto oil Nj.
Sneaker RANDALL.
, 1879-05-29
THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1870.

Miss DELLA WHEELER, a sister of tho Vice
President Of tho United statea, died ycster-
dry at Malone, n. y, ut tho ago Of G5.
, 1879-05-29

hIcViekcrss Theatre.
Madison strctt, between Dearborn and stats. "6.
II. Q. Pinnfotc," and "Cox and 1tox."
, 1879-05-29

Evidently, fu tic opinion Of Senator EAroy,
tho united States is oulY natlon by bscsct.,
, 1879-05-29

out, aud then tend tic .wo Appropriation ~,
With the political Amendments, to lin pra.,' os'
anil adjourn bcforo he yctocs them 'sss'uenI sssI
RAspAlt. Is ''n'terAtood .u lcad ,hc,se esases ,
dltahets, ata, the sou,hcrn Dso,,ctsuu la'''
privately thas they nre sorry, hu. do no,n,n sa7
put stob to tho foltr. It hcens 10 hc hk th.' 70
that the Southern Democrats arc merst. st''aEs't
tcntIng to d!sapprovr Ut The las,-,lI,chan.. "ro.
TINT, tn fact, slcy secretly cucolracc ,,e ., "'S
cause tho nrmy: appropriation to fnI1. F''A %
, 1879-05-29

Clark street, orposso Tho Ca.lrt.11onss. Engage.
Enunt Of Milton Eobles. "The Pkrntx."
, 1879-05-29

I.lncoIn Tark-Sortf, Pier.
aquatic HxI.thtttoHs hs Capt, I'aut 1oyton tor tt
Benefit Of tho E.,itdrcn'a Floating Hospital.
, 1879-05-29

1tandblph .trrct, trtwtcn Clark md LasA'It. Fl
4sEomcrt Of Louise Fomeyoy. "Adlsnndscks."
The New York herald., 1879-10-22
MEALS ON STEAMSHIPS.

To EDITOR HERALp:-
Seeing u statement in the HERALD of wednesday
about the cuisine the British steamers beg leave
to suggest that not only the British but the Amer
can steamships would be the better for little stir.
ring up in that respect. or course the companies
are blame. who. in order to "economixc," engage
incompetent stewards who having little expcrieuce
think that as long the captain. purser aud their
friends pleased they will be retained In their
positions. In the event of passenger entering Z
complaint at the companv's Office. the captain 10
sent for. and, OF course, says the steward 10 most
competent man, attentive to his duties, &c. Il II q
plain fact that incompetent stewards hire
equally stupid cooks and miserabiy cooked meals
are the inevitable result. Many steamship compa-
ncs to think the steward is not entitled to any
social standing board snip. This feeling has
caused the better class of men to seek occupation
elsewhere. leaving the Uriah Heeps masters OF the
situation. Another peace of absurdity Is making
tho purser (as is customary on some lines) the
kno wledged head OF the stewards department. Why
this s done | know not. To be good steward re-
quires years of experience beginning the foot and
working to the head: he must have some education
in order to Keep his accounts; he must also be able
TO judge human nature somc In the selection Of his
help and understand controlling the same, aud above
all things to appreciate the difference between good
dinner and bad one The pursers duties
simply clerical and may be performed
by any person of ordinary education at onco.
Now, why is this thus? Why this absurd distinc-
ton? After many voyages our ocean stean,crs
am firmly convinced that the whole system OF the
stewards department needs radical change, con.
sistont with the age we live in. Good, competent
stewards may be engaged IL tho companies will nav
fair salaries. Give them charge of thoir depart-
ment. taking instructions at sea from the captain
only hold them to strict accountability. and with
the departure of the incompeents and advent Of
superior Intelligence there is good reason why
the food on an steamer should not equal thak
furnished ~ our best hotols. 4