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New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
PAINFUL RAiLR0AD ACCIDENT

ArCmsON, Kas., Oct. 27.-An accident oc-
Cured on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
opposite ths city yesterday Engine No SO started To
back down from De Kalb, Mo, 10 East Atchison for
coal and Five persons were In the cab oi the en-
gine-N " Holmes superintendent OF Bridges j. e.
Mol "a brakeman u. a. Adams, telegraph operator, ami
the engineer and fireman. When near Lake. about two
miles east Of this city, the engine suddenly
Jumped the track and turned over into the ditch.
the fall threw Young Adams under the aukboX, killing
hun instantly. Holmes and Moll were dreadmliy
scaded Moll died at o'clock last night aud Holmes at
8 o'clock this morning The engineer aud hreman es
capcd without injury. Holmes had been Superinte udent
OF Bridges Rock Island Road for years lie
lived at Genesee H. aud leaves wife ana i've chll
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
SHERMAN on JILDEN And IHE JEARS
LETfEH

From an Trtsrris run Gan Ia The Ciscanct Enqirer
IL am pretty sure that Mrs. jerks herself
mauuiac .uied t lrttcr IL, b,se iuio nation AaNe
10 b, rscli Couta several Enclosures. al pruIut nc
dr goods house lu New Orleans, Wnclr Sic 81 zone 10
nufcu9-c .ouetInng. Inis letter dtNicfoilsly
slt,urd under some Goods sIe dld not take,
She went away the envelope noticed. Tue people
VINO h pi The store were radical Democrats, and know
that Mrs. jerks WAS suspected to have ouguai aAer-
letter. lhry, therefore, ouchcd tc envelope, hc1t
wua il contained, ara advised ne DcmocI@lg n.a,,.
gers that thcy had positively got The expected oilsln'
" she swIndled the whole parry at one swoop, then'
Mr. sherman T.
Committee 10 10 NeW- Orleans. and they meant 10
produce this letter on the spot aud ct nave teriho
Through their minds what lhorou-h sNlh" ~" ",'n
pla1 ,d nu thru uN mere WUmai- Mutn int titfr
was suuMtited To exports, DO Was ioHid ausoheN lm-
possible Ine To have pcnAcu H. cue OF lhti pts ~
peat, sld 10 Iue: fou could NOT have written NAT
letter. sir n you nad piacssd Tor yeaIe upon H. =
your hanu nor education q" l"ul ihEtN 20 H'ec
written H.. Insy understand now now they were "Aeh
/ don't think Tildcn's Judgment Is good generally.
IT. Ia not out win people enough To know now 10
get theIr opinion. have heard him talk oii" aud his
"reminiscences arc somctn iuiefesunE. ~ Sors
,ood way back NeW-lork politics. but men could
not have been judgment than lac so"-a att'r he
lost the Presidency. Indeed | wonder iint The
Democrats HIM at ali Prcsid. ntinl caud-
date. WIN the lst Of great campaign iurnc" on ms
inirmities he soon begins 10 dNinde."
SIR. Sherman" / SAID, don't you tnink hiden
would have gained more II lie had advised The Demo
parry 10 accept the settlement OF The electoral
Yes unquestionahly" said the Secretary. " II I'll.
den had get the respect Of both parties and
stand as high or higher Than frosiden' hc ni ght
have said Believing Myself and IA! party Z" I've
SIN advise the Dcnocrsb 10 C"iS'c,s
trcate The country from hard times, abs @en "a, APP
% people gan AT tho end OF '0D yeofa iorh,
think. We should have bad to resy~os MN. anu ho
would have engaged the strong Ans".ions of bis own
party Dy kceping np the e1ciieheht anu ol'ilus
tne Potter Committee he PLAYED rgnt Into tnr kepuO-
leans aands. He gave us the opportunity 10 lFo'ea
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
RfLUCT1NT ADMISSION or Mr.. SOULE7S
INAOCENCE.
r-om me ve,c. Yort Erenfnq p1u tr1d. Rlpl

Ton me Nelr. Iork ETeII1q l0V lI1d- El0)
TIE TRIBUNE has followed our advice, and
asked Mr. eou address HIuel. To tAr ASK ui over
throwing the testimony AGAINST him Ia te reports OF me
CaL1l Commission. The result shows that the advice
was good although Do N greatly 10 be- regretted on pnJ-
ic grounds tuat NT SOuIe did NOT venture to speak
earlier Tuc pertinent point 4 his explanation rs that a
ccrfain contract Known as the CauCce contract. was
condemned tlc Canal Commission on the ground
that 10 involved wrongful clam a. $1,000 uIon the
state. and that afreTwufd the Canal Board not ouy
pad this sum. but $4,000 addition and further, that
Two members uf .hc Commission, Me-sr,. BigeOw and
Van Burcu, who In that capacity asserted that under
the tract ugul claim Nas made upon the state
Treasury afcrward as members OF the Canal board,
themselves recognized the validity of the contractors
claim by paving aim not only the $1,000 but the ad-
ditiOual $1,000. II still remains that candidate
who j. forced 10 xpain his Official conduct ten days
before bad candidate. hut 10 Is obvious
that Mr. SDulc- assert require the consideration or
Mcssrs. Bisc.Ow and Van Bur,u
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
A SPECIMEN ROBINSON REFORM.

The gObblmg of the Plattsburg and Danne-
Railroad by Smith NJ Weed and his as-Oclates.
illustrates the beauos Of the Administration of Gov
Robinson. TINS road has The state. far,
$4,000. II was built 10 secure better access 10 elm
ton Prison. al the solicitation Of Superintendent Pts
bury. IL has leased 10 smith VI. Wred aud his as
sOcia'cs bY Governor Robinson ami Controller OcOlt
for 100 years Tor the nominal consideration OF II per
year. SIX miles from Clinton Prison the iron mines
of Smith NJ Weed aud his associates Those who know
best about the value OF tns proper claim that II only
needs railroad tO enrich It's The state has
bu all but six miles Of the IOad end given II TO them
Governor RobnsOn'- for this giving OF the
property Ot the state nat II dld not pay expenses
No knows whether IL could be made 10 pay expenses
q
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
A PECULIAR DEFENCE

TIE TRIBUNE on Saturday contained an eX-
poe OF trans lctiou which ukclY to cover Governor
Robinson Controller Olcotf and Superintendent Pills.
iuy with the greatest oboqny. II - nothing more nor
less than the of the Danucmur kalruddiwh men
WAS built by the STATE connection with clinton
PRISON al nm eXVense nearl, 100000, secret fnOt
candesne manner TO smith NJ Weed and other pirles
for the term of 100 years annual rental OF 81 The
dVdHy trims points errors IN the state
mcui 0 TRIBUNE, not affecting ITS main point, how
ever, ana proceeds give history OF tue trans
action from which 30 assumes the state has nos
been Wrn..d. Governor Robinson is greatly stirred up
tv Tr iHlnrNEs revelation Respecting the railroad
grab aud uruuuncrs as statements " atroCOusy false
and Unfair" Unfair is very peculiar word TO use
iu this connection
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
UNDUE INFLUENCE CHARGED
TRYING To BREAK HER sIsrER,s MI

TRYING TO BREAK HER SISTERS WILL.
CATHERINE II. MARKS ALLEGATIONS covcgRNfNg
THE INFLUENCE OF PRIESTS OvKR HER SISTER
SINGULAR CoNDuCr or THE TrsTAqRX-
PHASES OF HFR RELIGIOUS HFR.
Arguments were heard Yesterday in tho snrro-
gates Conrt, in the ease OF the contested VIII ~
Mary Caroline Marx, whose sister charges that he
paper wGs cxeeuled under the influence OF the Rev.
Mr.. Bradley, an Enalish Roman Catholic priest,
who receives large share Of the property left by
he decedeni. The testimony, which was taken
privately. contains many cuiious statements
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

They contained designs representing various water
fowl, and no two Of them were alike. AS
works of art they alike credltabe to the
designer and the manufacturer, while as provoca-
tive of appetite can think of nothing more tempt
ing than the two wilt ducks saw looking c0niid-
ingly at me out of oOe of Mr.. Davis's exquisite
pictures. As ! said they told me the service will
not be ready before Nav next. Let us hope then lt
will arrive in season for the next Fourth OF July
dinner at tho White House.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
TRE FIRE RECORD.
A TuorsAND HAITs OF COTTON.

RICHMOND, Oct. 28.-lntelligcnce was re-
ceived here Tonight that fire Is raging Wrs' Point
the cotton plantation Of the Richmond, Yors River
and Chesapeake Railroad. upon which were 1000 bales
Of cotton awaiting tran sporaon nOrthward bt The Old
Dominion steamship L'nc and Baltimore boats.
The fire ORIGINATED IN the Gotten. The f1mes spread
The extensive wharves adjoining the platform One
the Baltimore boats being AT the wharf her dummy
punps nu e. work and Fcpi The fire check for
time bu AT last accounts st wind blow ing and
the total destruction OF the whirvcs threatened.
Steam fire cnsur from this city has been sent down.
when the frcfrsi broke ont heavy force az once
sci work moving the cotton. bu asi report states
that !, 600 bal, were then burning
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

y
burden To the san francisco citizen by forcing adverts
ing bills on him the streets annoying people on
fu that way the other morning General
Grant came out OF the Palace doorway, bound for
promenade with the proprietor OF this chasto family
f,urnaI The gamin pestered the twain 10 accept
OF his handDlls and Its being several tlmes Declined
he suddenly thrust inside the Gonerss yest and
rushed on An indignant spectator stopped the youth
and SAID, What do you mean by such inpudenco yon
Young rascali Don't you know thars General 0rantr
.Oh AZ is is II I" was the composed reply. Well AL
I've not 10 say he puts darned sight of Va
for guest l'-l5an Francisco Post
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
OBITUARY..
CAPTAIN JOHN J. ABEEyErHY, U.s.M

IAIIAIN JOIIN j AIEI.E Ut ~ o. - n
Medical Director John j. Abernethy, United
States Navy died at his residence n this city Yesterday
at tie age OF scveny-1ve years. lie was born IN Con
uectcut aud appointed assstant-surgeOn February O.
1887 During his fifteen OF sea service he served
in the Pacific squadron. the Mexican War and on the
frigate Sabine. IN the Atlantic biockading squadron,
fntu lsGi to sos Notwithstanding the fact that in the
latter case he the retired list, having been re-
ured IN 1851 IL had also saeu fourteen years shore
duty. and . a. unemployed thirteen years lie COM
lnssonrd SURGEON November = 1870. and medical direc
Naron B. I31l. win The rlnk and tItle VI lapan.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

TIE ScHOoL-RooM AS 1T OUGHT To BE-
Exit Hell Ririn, tas mu io-n-siei khtrr MOisi,mr
Maxlns BaabaueA ehssAhaT du sorIe elcu " bon
Inn no. alsmoissdes To-day eoSstruai ~ s"' Ie
fo,suou We .p ,SSfpzdIAs u sv.orts ~ - ope.-ue
bntt, vs asts . peiato~s jursr an ses mitigate
se auserty VI sps str dss - si s>nf .ess ase' of
..ufs a noirs Aiiona uarsf~msiseAsi tout -, POI,
re.uer.t- Gev-r'... and young ladies' Oni Nom
t,eur he ProfsAAeuI. -. Punch
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
H.fNLAN md COURTNEY.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Oct. 2S.-Courtney is not
satisfied with the articles Of agreement submitted by
Hanlau, and has returned them unsigned Hanlan
wants the conditions OF the play pay The Union
and Advertiser publishes six column statement by
Hubbe Courlney's judge at Chautauqua, exOnerating
Courtney and explaining his previous failures. The
Hop Bittcrs Company publishes letter TO Blakie de-
cnng To place the money In bis hand requested by
uanlan and giving reAsOns therefor.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
A SHOE FACTORY BURNED.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct. 2S.-The extensive
shoe factory and the grocery and supply store OF c.
Woodruff Co, at Lockand destroyed by fire this
morning Loss about $4,000: insured for $4,000 in
inc Union. MUTUAL, Fidelity and Miami Valley From
any To seventy -hvo hands were employed there.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
PAUL BOY7ON IN GREAT PERIL.

HANOVER, n. H., Oct. 2S.-Captain Paul
BOytOn met two miles above here this afternoon
by the Dartmouth Navy, and escorted through the
rapids 10 the falls below, which was, with excep-
tion the worst the river large crowd was assem-
blcd the banks In shooting the first falls Boyton
sucked back under the surface, and for a time he
was In imminent peril. The second falls were 30
fnrmd dable and he left the water aud walked nronnd
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
WkED'S R1ILRO1D GRAB.
A CORRUPT AND PROFITABLE JOB.

Taking all things into consideration, IT looks
very much though smith Weed had arranged very
corrupt and pioa lie Job and the Governor and Com
tIOller had aided aud abettcd HIM m a. II may be that
there Is adequate explanations but those lao have
been cOgnznnt Of this affair it occurred con
hdent That there IL not. The whole thing his been
aged with a secrecy and hnesse which Indicate the con-
scousncss part o al parties 10 n that n -
corrupt and rotten jon. Nothing ~ the whole record Of
unbalanced cana bids s.vured much of fraud upon
tle
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
IN A IEWELLRY HOTsE.

There was q fire i'll the iewellry establishment
Of Robbins & Appleton at No. b nd-si.. Yes erday
morning. but he flames were quickly put out and only
slight damage done by water. Tie building was
damreed 50 500. aud The property Of fr following firms
all jewellers slightly: Robbins ~ Appleton. DOminlck
N Ean. :. Cattle, Hnd Reilly a Co.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

FTOlH IN0 JUIrH1T IIlFll
The whole matter can be summed up as fol-
lows: Smith VI. Weed has enhanced the value OF his
mining properly and .biaInrd an outlet ~ expense
to tins Snte o 100000. Governor Robinson BY his
approval and signature the loan, las oeen party 10
what appears be % Systematic scheme 10 ron the
Staic To- fhc extent of the named And vet ~ IA
upon the score integrity and that he asks
IaElcct Tic Office nl Gnyerm0r. Inesday next
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

LYNcuBUEG. Va, Oct. 2s.-T. c. {. Fer
guson senior member Of The large tobacco manufac-
turing establishment Of Ferguson, Lacy Co.. and
president OF the IynoAburg National Bank died last
nieh' lie had been for number of years the leading
business man bcc, having filled numerous positions OF
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

from The HllcNtfffT T1HUrTUt HnH tITOHict IHfI.l
OF course Governor Robinson never heard
that Smih VI. weed dn great deal OF very dirty WORK
Mr. Tden. aud frankly confessed II IN order 10
his principal. Probably Mr.. 1iden did not know that
Governor Robinson giving away valuable IRAN
chises Mr.. Weed the gift would have been imme-
dately vetoed for Mr. Iidcn believes IN reform ana
goes about seeking what he may reform into his own
pocket.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
NOT TIE NEW- YQRR LIFE.

ST. LOUIS Oct. 2s.-In the dispatch sent from
here last night about the proceedings In yeser-
day relation to alleged conspiracy wreck the
Louis Mutual Life in favor Of the NegYork Life Insur
ance Company. 1t should have read "In favor OF "a
NewYork Iife Insurance Company. name not men
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

SAN Francisco, Oct. 27.-The remains of
W. s. Bodie, the original disc0verer Of the Bodie
Mining District. and who perished tn a snowstorm No
ysmber II, 1862 were discovered yesterday. abouta
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
CHARLES 7. WILLIAMS.

NORWICH, Conn. Oct. 2S. - Charles p.
Williams "A prominent cit zen 81 Connecticut. and well
known m business circles throughout the country, died
al hi. home III S'Ouiugon to-day at the of seventy
FIVE years.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
FATHER JAMES ]. TrHAN.

Providence, Il. L., Oct. 2S.-The Rev. James
T. rrh,u j.. Assistant Pastor Of 81. Joseps Catholic
Church died this morning He was a native of Fred
crirk Mi and has been professor IN Loyoia College II
Ba more and wee president OF the Worcester Catholic
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
IIDGE DAKIrs PECK.

HrDsoN, y. Y, Oct. 2S.-The Hon. Darius
Peck prominent cizcn for years In public nfe.
and widely known throughout the State, died In this
city last night at the age of sevcntyseven years. His
funeral Will taKe place on Thursday afternoon. lMr.
Peek was elected Judge ot Columbia County I'm 1850.
lie was again elected 1853. and at the expiration OF
his term Nj, rCCltctcdl
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
TIE RETIREMEYr or 4 ARE8R-ADMIRAL

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2S.-Rear Admiral j.
r. Madison Mullany. Governor OF the Naval Asylnm
retired yesterday from active duty IN tue Navy, after
nearly y years Of actual service. He was relieved by
Crmlnodore Thomas H. Stevens.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
4 THOUSAND ACRES on FIRE.

NORFOLK, n. Y, Oct. 23.-Forest fires are
again crea1ng sad havoc ia this neighborhoOd An
covering Thousands OF acres Is blaze. large quan-
ty of IN stacks and valuable timber being
DESTROYED. There VIII be green timber left There
h as been 10 rain here for thirty days
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
A BURNED BRIDGE REPAIRED.

BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS. Oct. 2S.--The repairs
OF lhe Bay ST. Louis Bridge have been completed and
there is no further Cctention to railway traffic.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
CUOKED TO DEATH BY A PIECE OF MEAT

Charles Wilson. painter, living at No
1861 Cherryst. about o'clock Sunday night into
a closet where meats and other food kept. On
leaving the place lie gasping for BREATH and
persons In the house believed that he had swallowed "a
piece OF He died at she hospital before could
be relieved
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
WILLIAM G. PECKHAM.

PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Oct. 27.-William G..
Perkham. weil-known citizen Of Newport. found
dead in the highway this afternoon. He probably died
of apUpcxy.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
EXTRAORDINARY AND DIsGRACEFUL
IirOt The T.u04fO lrUrgss IfIl

II Is amOst extraordinary Transaction, ana
unless the TWO implicated candidates can give better
XpiauatOn 0f IL Than seems possible, 10 ought not
only defeat them but 10 drive them INTO permanent
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29

mile southwest Of the Town af Bode The deceased Is
believed TO have been native either of Rochester OF
Poughkeepsie, n. V. where he lett family.
New-York tribune., 1879-10-29
4 RUSH TO MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Oct. 2S.-Seven hundred
people returned city tonight by the trains from
InnisYille.
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Patriotism.

But few persons are SO utterly abandoned
a. openly to docry virtue and eXuit in vice.
Rarely has any American been found so
dcpravcd rs to dccry patriotism or to de-
fcnd the treason Of BENEDICT ARNoLD
Aud yet "a public ioural-thc EceHmO
Post in this enlightened ana patriotic COM
munity, coaocly denounces patriotism
as the last resource Of ccouudrcl.' In
making this declaration, our evening CON
temporary would appear to have descended
20 the condition Of Satan, when, turning his
back on all thot is sacred, in the language
Of MILToN he exclaius Evil, be thou my
goodv'
We differ with our evening contemporary,
whom we should be glad 10 jtccm. WASH
1NGroS was u patriot; We dc not think no
was "A seoundrtl. The ADANsEs- SAMUEL,
JOHN, and JoHN QUGNCY--weTc all patriots;
we do not think any one of them was a
scoundrcl. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was
patriot; we do not think he was a scoun-
drcl. THOMAS JsgrE1,soN, tho suthor OF the
Dcclaratiss of Independence, wfs patriot;
we do not think he was a scoundrcl though
he was often Denounced as % acoundrcl by
writer's, like thoe3 in the Evening Post in
favor Of arbitrary government. ABRAHAM
LINCOLN was pa! riot; we do not think he
was scoundrel.
And the mention, Of Mr.. LINCorN's name
reminds us 81 an occurrence whtch may
interest our readers as well as tho few
readers Of the Er1l0g Post One day we
handed TO Mr.. LINCOLS, at the White House,
n number Of documents, among them an
autograph letter from the late WILLIAM
CULLEN BRYANT. Mr. LINCOLN carefully
examined the other papers lut laid the let
ter from the venerable posa aside. After
twenty or thirty minutes conversation we
ventured to say: Mr.. President, you
have not read the lcttar from NJ. BRYANT
No" said he, 81 supposed that referred to
the case Of his partner HENDERSON, who
was indicted for dciraIding the Govern
ment. and have heard 50 much of his case
that wasn't in any hurry to read another
letter about it,"
Solely by the aid Of counsel, and on strictly
technical points, Mr.. HENDERSON escaped.
still, we think the ErninO I0st-Mr. BRY-
ANT always was n stckler 10 have his paper
called the ErcnbpO Post. and never simply
the POSITIVE think our evening contem-
potary is in error i'm speaking Of patriotism
as the last resource OF sounded. II il
had said the Naval Onicc Is the lasi resource
OF seoundrcl, it would have spoken from
experience, and would have been regarded
as an authority.
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worse and Worsc.

II was currently reported yesterday that
Mayor COOPER would transmit to Gov.
RuuNsuN an order OF removal ~ the Police
Commissioners. accompanied by n tran
script of criincc ogriHsi mem, tdken Jy him
Sscrciiy dUi Rcrer showH ~ them
This would be Incredible but for the ex-
traorlinary and incNcusablc course pur-
sGod by the Mayor ON Wednesday. There
j. nothing NOW that we are not prepared to
believe OF him.
Il Gov. ROBINSON unitcs as we do not
believe for a moment he will with Mayor
CoorH in his arbitrary course, it will be
the Governor WHO will suffer far more than
Ill" Police Commissioners.
Already the Prc-idcnt-elcct TpprN suf.
fer greatly in public estimation from hav-
In, his name ISOLATED with Mr.. COOPER
NJ. COOPER might just ~ easily. 10y taking
a legal course, have had the support and
cooperation of all good citizens. lie rock
losely threw away his grand opportunity.
nnd il the rumors aboat are true, IS going
from bad TO worse.
Gov. ROBINSON should bear in mind what
a precious reputation he throws away IL he
strikes hands with the arbitrary COOPER in
the preparation Of this great outrage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-22
A ConsnArum for the Readers of the
World.

The World propounds To its readers many
amusing questions. We will take the lib
erty OF asking them few, hoping ours also
will be found amusing.
Who was the most hypocritical, the most
canting. the most shallow-patcd Of all the
public thieves who composed the old TWEED
Ring Who was the most Of a blackguard
and the least Of conference.-the hollowest
and BLACKLIST at the core?
1t will not be very difficult TO guess, cs-
pecially after we state who it was not.
II was not Mr. TWEED. lie was far SUI
porior.
II was not Mr.. SwEESY. He was far
superior.
1t was not Mr. CONNOLLY. Ilc at least
when he went abroad had the dccency to
stay abroad.
II was not Mr.. WATSON.
II was not any one who had never been
Mayor of New York
II was not any one who Is not now rcspon-
siblo for tho lascncs- Of the WorM
If We say any moro, there will Doe nothing
left to guess. But prctentious, vulgar
mgratoful blackguard hc is. lie has been
mcrcliully spared when he richly deserved
not TO be spared
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docs not contemplate n groa' reduction in
the number Of Olllcchodcrs will fail TO
remove the main cause Of tho abuse In
question.
This growing evil is by no means confined
10 the state Of New York. 1t prevails all
over the country, and nowhere in such
glazing forms Ms under tho Federal Cow
eminent. Tho steady Increase in the num-
beers Of the class that feed at the public crib
is one Of the sore evils Of ,ho times. To
imagine that the work of reform is accom-
plishcd by reducing u few cStravagant sal
aries, is to mistake the rocks on which tho
stream breaks for the fountains whence IL
springs. When state Legislatures, when
Congress cut down the number Of officials
20 the needs of the public service, they will
have struck at the root OF the abuse which
they would fain make us believe they are
wishing to destroy.
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Reduce the Army OF Oniceholdcr,.

The Legislature, and notably the Assom-
bly,, are wrestling with tho probIt.l Of re-
ducing the salaries Of certain State officers.
They are also initiating proceedings Of the
like kind in regard 30 our city officials.
This particular lire Of attack upon grcnt
abuse maybe well enough as far as it goes;
but Il does not reach the main source of tho
evil Many salaries are too high; but the
constantly swelling current Of expenditure
upon the oliccholdng class within the past
twenty-five yearsl has not sprung so much
from an advance in salaries as from an in
crease in numbers. In that period the num-
Der Of Government employees Of all grades
State, county, and municipal, has grown
throciold Take the Legislature itself for
IN example It's officers and employees are
about three times as many M they were
twent y-hve years ago, while the work neces-
sary 10 be performed Is scarcely more than
Il was then.
Anv reform. therefore, in this State that