, 1879-07-22


done III generosity tho friend replied: ".WcIl,
ST. Sott ara not 50 open and trunk rs ain, for [
hsa1ny tel1 ny w'fo great many things shns never
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Gnrcrliinont stRh1cs-some Democratic Llcs
Expasett-tiahs laouolk md llts lsnrber-.
Tho Mncnulnys OF JuurnalfsIrls
From Or Otun Corrt,pondtns.
WAsIltEarpS, d. c., July T7.-'Thcro is going
tho rounds Vi the Western Democratic press
paragraph which, Rpcnlktg uf tho nffalrs Of tho
Post-Uflce Department, says:
IL ts Tho fashson tn hayc stable. Each Dcpnst.
orctteai!y, hey a1c used to keep horses II as to-.
long to the Government and nro used in tn scryicn
Practically they arc frequently kcut Tor tho bcncat
o. nethons WHO happen to lIc officials. Tue Htabo
ol tho Post -Otlicn Dtpnrtmen. was, accprbipc 10
tho 1ntea ndyiccs, well stacked with horses THcIo
two owned by BURNSIDE and otp OWNED by linzo1..
ALI stabbed ut tho cxpunsu Of tho tfovcrn,ncn,,
This paragraph, or unc like It, appears at tho
beginning Of every potitca, campaign. 1t Ia p1.
pcctctl to do regular eampatEn.tluty. It may bo
as wull, Mt the very outset Of this ca,upaien, 10
brand tho essential features OF this stutcment
ns false. have taken pains personally 10
examine the facts, n,sd tho only fuct that Is un-
dcniably true III this paragraph is, tint tho post-
HAS and .rtr,t ,,nt~,,. ,rt.s ...,N, ~ ;"
isr to,'r atnl1, a ,ms, +nas S'n@'u s e1nans
room for any more. These stalls arc occupied
by four horses, nnl never by more, Thc,o
horscs belong TO tho Tost.Olicn Department,
ind arc good horaos. They were purchased III
Kentucky. Two Of them arc the bright buys
which Congress allows the postnastcr-Gcneral
for tho use Of tho Department. I'happen 10
know that New York Concruss1r1ar in lonk1rS
.or .. q team last WINTER oacfed *ooo moro Tor
those two horses than. thcy cost tho DcpArt-
ment. The other two llorscs arc called cxpross-
horaes, and nro uac,l dpllr for t1,o hu.i.
mesa OF the DepaFtmcnt. Ono IS
bickskin bay, the other a gray. Ono draws
mail exprcss-wngou; the other business.
wagon, u,ld is constantly used II, CARRYING yalu-
'o'o paenaIe' not' wv tAe"o'i3 oepast.ucns
TO tie fost-oIiice department, nnl In doing
other general business OF tho Department,
Tint includes nll tho horsts Of tile Post-Oillco
Dcnartmcnt stnl!c. The stnb'c Is under tho
charge OF an old Engltsl,map, nnmcd Hodges.
,,,o rrmc horn ,vfth Sir rIr,r1 Hr,,ro ,,i,,,
ilriycs pnstnnstar.f;euprni Esv,s tYrr,aprs. u,uj
whn i. a. hnnest n man ~ hrcahcs' nsHn rsss
nnro trfeh tn mike him swcar ti'at fecIf wns snnt
5r" ,Sat s,ao To- thr nSrats stosios o1 I'll. ns
~ tc h,t h. a,as. o. u
tI,nt siat storv wos n liz " ~ A'""'e o"''o
III Thc csrors n this nnt,ca, sc,cc y, aore dis.
chnrrcI cirr1r orc ti,ss". 49, - 0oA'o "''-
III Tbe aihrea M horses owned, bv Aaststo,. po.,.
TyncrE nte ~ ~ kan. .sr Ios
maSsc.,r,o.. x. ,r.s, ~ ~ Nv nep. t.e1e ~
a. a., H., Sooe M c,n thran hoso "ige IL ,'
twa ',or.". With are kcnt ~ tircrr.stan
n,5 H. fe,' 'hII,s nro reHn1n+t nal H. t,,, ~,
snm E Ias harHo ao ~ H. p " ~ PER
i,,t1 III. obsrmcs' ~ -'' : wv ""3'" uuf~
1The iva j,orsea owned hy Drat,r i, ara ,,ot
i,cpt there, aud mover wUrc, Tin ara 1xant at n
ilyery.stahic' "'~' NV 'No'' ~ +"
a:fhc one horse owned by Hazcn u IL mn. trcnt
.hcro brt ~ nuh1ic oto.,ta 'A"1S ID '1o' AsPs
% aThs s tsyo o. borscs = % Owned u ;,v fo, a,r,s,sov
ure mi kant there The"nrc not rn1t ,av a,,,.
rhere chi H,,rn.j,lr lncannt NV = Hor.:
T'his o,d sfnrv wns ;nvnstirntrI hv H. T.r,
mites on Exncndturen In fi,c pt,st. .fiTicc it".
nartmcnt In lin Fnrtv,tifti, ConT-oee 1.net
Committee nuhifshrd \ fno;. of trsttwnnv h,t
never dorca to mako rennrt f, n%,nncrats ~
ashanc Tint ,.y @ b.3 hnsa ~, si"asu v 10 10
malice into s,1ch n frn,t!rss "hnso ~
frnut1 u @"' ~'AA@S A"'
o,u, uo,,c1, urr,,rrn ,,-- WIN ~
t,.,. a,..,' ~. ~ A1s nAl'plh'
nape a. b9neli iln ;, Democratic Keproscntatsvo
from tho Sixth Wisconsin Congressional Dis
tr!ct is pcraonace noted !n Washington for his
o h,,ss sSue u I"ay MI, ncns, .s oe Snas
" @ @rs. na"zs a1 a on,y nan na 10 wear .ei'
J" SonEtess, now I'M ,uoSs io'anu hns gone,
na,ers ss esccn whnn 1rasI thn roi II, ~ ca pnoe
when bjs aonorn,,s.vnco ronarotv thnmi1crs ~
~ cn'pRa.te No! Hut, silent IS lie IS III cois,
%ascss, % Gen. bousk has vowa. Antl llo sometimes
hnis his voice in a bArher's chair. Now, tho
Dcmocrnt, who wns tits cosnpanion In luthrr in
] nephh,rInr chair overheard Gahn Unt,.E
mn =. II. fnrc,v.ii n hia rorhcr ami I. IL , .t
I'M L. wortI, rcncnsinm '"' "o'o u ;" otoss
H., 70 h.rhn" !. n .ant,., ,v,n.ov,. o,., c..
poIsk i he is not Is1tist iis poos earsss ys
mad suffered endless etalllnE from the Wisron-
'tn statesman Oil ncc0unt OF hIs wutery faith.
s'Arc you Eo!ng Ia the aca-storo. Gen. Bo,lrk!s
INJURED tl,e bxrber. wl,o wa. nbout 10 insc a
customer, ~ ''Se"
,,,.s ~, WY y ihuhuer shon!a 60 to tho sea-
'nn5u. n5. "nEn hYo on rVerF
a.u Dafner Was nor 20 20 put aown Dy any
Warmth of utterallce on tlie part Ut Ills cllcnL.n
'le had heard too mitch Of 1t.
"IlcY say yoa werc u good Union soldier.
tcnprnt Ifow ltoes Il hnnnrr ti,nn ih.t M;
lro nov yotnp viii, t,tasn nIi p.hais yhmn 9",
Isci to f1rIt fIam, i, os0 wv A's1o''' ""e'' -"
''TM ,T,. ~ ,,sa ~ ~ y, tae'na t...,'.,.
,oisne ia io,hor.1 h"n, '.u W. ~ ., '
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