Morris tribune., 1881-12-15

It is rumored that the Judge Advocate
General has affirmed tie finding of the
court martial N the Whitaker case, which
convicted the colorcd boy of mutilating
lis own ears. Should this prove to be the
case, and the rumor seems to have some
four dation, Whitaker will be dismissed
from the rolls Of the army. 1t will be in
teresting to learn how, with his own hands
tied behind him, lie could mutilate his own
ears. 1t is true he might have chewed
them, but we mnst not judge of the length
81 his ears by those Of the mem bers of the
court martial, as their findings would give
fine impression that such feat ou.d not
DC impossible with them.
Affairs al Ireland continue very serious,
and the truth is, are growing worse instead
Of improving. The mo rent" movement
is becoming general, and Intimidation, boy
cotting,, assault and murder are widely and
increasingly prevalent. 1t is fully expected
on all sides that there will be even more
stringent measures adopted by the govern
ment in the disaffected district. and there
is to be vigorous effort made to discover
the leaders, and make examples of them.
In spite Of the reign of terror inaugurated
by the league, both landlords and tenants
are accepting the decisions of the land
courts as u basis upon which to adjust their
differences. Owing to the extraordinary
amount of business upon the courts there
is considerable delay, and hence the effect
its findings must have upon the disturbing
element is necessarily very slow of accom-
pishment.
WHEAT BUYING AND GRADING.
There is much grumbling, and with
just cause, among the elevator men and
farmers over the harsh and arbitrary sys-
TEN of grading recently adopted by the
Millers' association For sometime past
the association buyers have been with
drawn from the markets on the lines Of
this railroad, and further than this, the
system of grading has been made much
more stringent than at the commencement
of the season. They have also issued an
order to the effect that all wheat shipped
them will be received only on their weights
and grades. The object of this move is
apparent, and is without doubt made for
the purpose of forcing shipments at once
of all their wheat-wheat bought sometime
ago, and under much less rigid inspection.
1t is IL movement TO make themselves
whole at the expense of the elevators.
They have Il large amount of high priced
wheat III store all along the lines, which,
unless it Can be jewed down to low
grade, will entail heavy loss on them,
and hence they resort to the disreputable
measure OF raising the standard of inspec.
ton and forcing shipments under an arbi-
trary and unjust rule. The gross injustice
Of their tactics is apparent in the fact that
the wheat received under the rules of in.
spection in force ut the commencement of
the season is now taken at an entirely diff
ferent and higher standard of grading
1t is the same identical wheat they eagerly
bought and accepted some two months
ago, but which they propose to now have
at any grade they may see fit to allow.
As an instance of the way they are trying
to hedge their losses at the expense of the
elevators and farmers: Not long since one
of our elevators shipped several cars of
wheat out of The same bin, one or two
only were accepted at grade, the others
were quietly gobbled as rejected" An
other lot of the same grain was shipped to
other points, and every car sold on sample
at prer.ium Now for the millers TO at
tempt 10 say that the elevators must take
their weights and grades and refuse to al.
low any off grade wheat TO be disposed of
elsewhere, is simply bulldozing move,
utterly rlonsensical and abortive. II the
wheat is not what they in their might may