The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-09-06

prOvocatlon, for no man could hear his moth
er publicly villlhed without a strong DESIRE II
he possessed any manhood at all, to knock
the breath out Of the one who did It., Is one Of
the uatural outcomos ofthe recklessncss with
which the most sacred rights Of individuals
are treated in this country and the gravest
charges, without knowledge or regard for the .
wrong done, the feelings wounded,t the reputa- |
tlons impaired, the prospects Of whole fam- |
lies blighted. A few severe lessons will boubt. |
less teach us in time more wisdom in this re. /
spect. But much fit is due to modern RI /
vary Of forces, and the eager spirit of compe-
tltion which tramples upon all that lies be-
tween itself, and n supremacy that has moth
ing in It that is noble or praiseworthy.
1t is charged that letter written by Mr.. ].
X. Ledlie, private secretary to the democratic
candidate for the governorship Of Ohio, and
addressed to Col. VIM. Bower Moore late
special agent of the Treasury Department,
was opened by Deputy Auditor Moore of the
treasury. Deputy Moore (Wm. Bennett
MooreG acknowledges that he received the
letter,opened it by mistake, sealed 1t and put
the address of Col. Moore upon it. The letter
which related to the campaign maneuvers Of
the democrats In Ohio, and suggested a plan
| by which Foster and Sherman might be kill
ed of in that State has anyhow been publish
cd and 1t Is an interesting question as to how
and from whom It was obtained for publica-
tion. 1t is charged that some ofhs associates
| furnished the letter to the newspaper cores.
pondents. 1t is alleged again that the letter
| is a forgery. On the other hand it is said that
Col. Moore himself has employed counsel
with view to have the matter investigated,
and the case will probably be brought before
the grand jury. The penalty for designedly
opening n letter under such circumstances is
a fine five hundred dollars, with or without
imprisonment The case derives whatever
Importance it may have from the need of
positively determining whether or not any
one has actually been guilty of invading n
private correspondence and violating the
sanctity of the mails. OF course 1t is not very
important to know if Mr.. Ledie wrote or did
not write to Col. Moore such q letter as is
published, but the public have vital interest
in knowing whether the mails are tampered
with or not
The returns received at the Treasury De-
partment of the ship-bullding of the country
for the first nine months of the last fiscal year
show that there has not been the same pro-
gress in this industry as in others, and that it
has by no means gained the magnitude that
it formerly enjoyed The nine months show
new vessels have been built representing l43
Ill tons, and from this the estimate for the
whole year is placed at 10000 as against
235, 5O4 tons in 1878, and 176, ,592 in 1871 The
tonnage of sailing vessels built has fallen from
lO6,33l in 1877 and lO6 OO7 in 1878 to So l29 in
the nine months of 1879. The tonnage Of
steam vessels built during the nine months o.
1879 is $780, against ST. $50 for the year of 1878
and 47,5l4 for the year fls77. The growth o.
steam tonnage has been gradual for the last
few years, while the sailing tonnage has beer
on corresponding decline.
The Secretary of the Navy gives notice
that early in October he intends having {
grand review in Hampton Roads of the nava
: vessels now in use as practice ships for tn,
education of American boys as sailors. Thert
will be feet drill, a sham battle and nava
maneuvers of all sorts. The Secretary eX
poets the review to work great good in man,
respects. 1t seems that it is a difficult matte
to secure good native seamen to man ou r ship
: OF war, and, as Il consequence our sailors ar,
mostly foreigners. As the pay is better an,
work lighter in our service than in that o
y other countries foreigners prefer to enlist will
c us. The Secretary thinks this state of affair
# would work to our disadvantage in the even
t of war, and hence his desire to educate an,
II train our natiye-born boys for the service
y The comptroller of the currency says tha
n from reports he has received from the exam
:, liners of national banks in Illinois and Mi,
n sourithe comparison of losses to creditors be