Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-06
CAPITAL TOPICS.
The Demands for Small Silver-Plans for
Public Buildings Beecher's Philippe
Against FOlger-JOckO as a Fisherman.

The Demands for Small Silver-Plans for
Public Buildings Beecher's Philippe
Against FOlger-JOckO as a Fisherman.
WASHINGTON, October 4-There is an I'M
usual demand now for fractional silver The
demand is greater than it has ever been before.
The Trz asury Department here. to which the
orders for this coin come, has for the past two
weeks been compelled to have daily shipments
made from the mint at Philadelphia and the
sub-tgeasury at New York. But with these &C
cessions to its vaults the department is not
more than able to supply the demand OfcOurse
the movement Of the crops Is one great reason
for the increased demand for fractional silver
but it is not the great cause. The greater por-
tion OF the fractional silver sent out goes to the
West and South-principally to the West The
development Of the country is the great cause
for the demand. New towns are rapidly spring
ing up in the West, and new industries are being
rapidly developed In the South. These bring the
necessity for an adequate supply of money,
and the fractional silver is what is mostly
wanted. To these two causes Treasury officials
accredit the unprecedented demand for small
coin.
THs wHYFoRE.
A good deal of comment is being made over
the fact that Henry Ward Beecher has an
nOunced from his pulpit against FOlger, and
Beechar is receiving good dea' OF praise from
anti FOlger sources for the course he has taken
It Is a saying that have often
heard New York people who know Beecher
make that all his actions are based on his per-
sonal interests or on causes growing therefrOm.
There certainly seems in the FOlger- -Beecher
matter to be an apt illustration of this saying.
There is no doubt but that Beecher 1s-a ram
pant Republican, and has often and many
time upheld to the skies men who are far infe-
rior to Judge Folger. The records of
the Treasury Department furnish the why's
and WherefOres OF BeecheF's denunciatiOn
of Folger Old man Freeland was Collector at
Brooklyn for many years. He was pew hold
ar and deacon in BeecherS church. He was
incapable Of performing the duties Of his Office.
Efforts were time and time again made to Sc
cure his removal and the substitution of ca
pable man, but without avail Beecher's reli-
gious skirts saved him. Boon, Freeland's s Dep
uty Collector, was his bOndsman. When Free
lard died il was found that he had been de-
faulter to the government to the amount
OF $4,000. Boon's bond outlawed, and
the question arose how TO protect the
name Of the dead Beecher deacon. About
that time FOlger came into the Treasury.
al " Daggett, Of New York, had weighing
contract for the New York custom house,
which netted him the sum OF $4,000 or $4,000
year FOlger decided that the weighing
shOuld be done otherwise, and took the con-
tract from Daggett- Now Daggett is one of
the chosen in the Beecher fold. He. Beecher.
Freeland and Boon run Plymouth Church
to suit themselves. Beecher sugge ted plan
by which Freeland's defalcatiOn could be made
good and his name saved from publicity. He
and Daggett set to work to carry out the
scheme. In pursuance thereof they came to
Washington and made a proposition to Fol-
ger Il was this; If Folger would allow
Daggett TO retain his contract for weigh
ing the latter would refund to the gov
ernment the entire amount Of FTeeland's
defalcatiOn. This Folger refused to do.
and in refusal spoke some very plain words,
especially to Beecher. Hence the reverend
Henry Wards opposition to him. There are
people who say that Beecher was as much in
terested in having DagEett's contract saved to
memory of Freeland. Beecher is OF course
right in opposing Folger, but il is not exactly
in conformity with the general idea Of the
eternal fitness Of things that he should have
the credit of being right for rights sake when
the fact of the matter is that he is influenced
in hi opposition by motives in which there is
not the slightest drop Of Righteousness.
TIE NEw PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
It will be remembered that Congress at its
last session was very generous in regard to
public buildings. The cities and towns in
which they were to be erected were pleased to
death. But the people OF the places where de-
signs for the new buildings have been pre-
pared do not continue as joyful as they once
were They do not like the designs. There
have been many letters written to the Secretary
OF the Treasury by citizens that rather
than hsve the style of buildings
proposed put up they would prefer to have
is that instead OF being an ornament to the
cities where built, the buildings would be an
eyesore and a mar instead Of increasing the
scenic effect. The proposed designs are pro
nOunced too sombre and jail-like for any
building other than a penitentiary or house of
correction. A look at the plans Of supervising
Architect Hill confirms to well founded the
cOmplsints that are being made. They do
look like places intended for criminal confine-
ment. Mr.. Hill says that the buildings when
erected, will not be near as dreary looking as
the design in heavy ink show them on paper.
II is probable, however, that he will make
changes that will cause the proposed buildings
to be more faYorably considered by the resi-
dents of the cities where they are to be erected.
The designs for the new public buildings at
Pensacola have not yet been prepared.
A PREcooIoUs MONKEY.
The Smithsonian Institution, in this city. is
possessed. amcng other things. Of a carp pond
and a monkey. Both are great things The
pond is filed with csrp from an inch to thirteen
inches in length. 1t is in a very iourishing
condition The monkey is great. He was fat.
healthy and happy. He is possessed of an IN
usual appetite for nsh, and, being allowed TO
meander daily around the carp pond until re-
Gently was able to satisfy to the fullest extent
that same appetite. But since the Smithsonian
people found out the monkeys scheme for
helping himself to fish, he has been
debarred the promenade or the carp
pond. The monkey was ingenious in securing
his plentiful supply OF fish he saw learned
d n culturists go to the pond and throw bread
upon its surface. He noted that the nsn came
up in swarms TO partake Of the food. He put
this idea into practical operation He would
take the bread which was given hlm 70 eat 70
the pond. With one paw he would hold it Just
under the surface of the water. With the other
he would scoop in plentiful supply or hsh
when they came up to eat the bread DE vas
too cute TO have around carp pond. Inc
cause OF his being discovered was the fact that
he would eat nothing that was given him, but
got fatter all the time. He was therefore
watched and found out. He is not as fat now
as he was a short time ago
POSTAL CHANGE.
From the 18th instant the route from
Marietta Ga, to Ball Ground will be extended
In service to Jasper. POToNkc.