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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
The True Moral.

The true moral is that the governmental run
ming OF the post Office business of this great
country, Is mistake, is an illegitimate function
OF the government, and obviously calculated to
raise up a set Of swindlers so pOliticaIIv and No
cuniarily powerful that the machinery of popu-
lar government IS not powerful enough to
punish them. The "swag" which such men "a
Brady and Dorsey can get in few years is SO
great that they can embarrass any court. cor
rupt almost any jury, and escape thro' the
meshes of any law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
Too Prominent To Meet a FelOn's

This verdict is not one of mot guilty." or
even of mot proven" but simply of mot con-
victed." The guilt is established if the conspi-
racy is proved, and there must therefore be some
special reason why the principals in the affair
were not convicted. That reason ia SO plain to
the dullest apprehension that no jury need sit
upon an inquisiton for it. We gave it months
ago as the reason why these prominent men
would not be reached by the hand Of justice.
They are altogether too prominent to meet a
felons doom, and whatever money was neces-
sary to purchase the result must be furnished
and placed where it would do the most good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
The First Thought.
From the R0stOn Post

: They Qhe jury cannot agree with the great
mass Of the people, with every honest man in
the republic, that Dorsey and Brady have plum
dered the Treasury of hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. The first thought that comes into the
mind of the average citizen is that the jury has
been tempered with, and it is more than prob
able that Investigations now to be set on foot
will show that to be fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
VIII Dorsey Resign?

Cue fuINueIpnlA PreBS.
Is Dorsey going to resign his position as Sec
rotary Of the national committee, or does he
prefer to be branded thief and drummed out of
camp to the tune Of 1.-THE Rogue's March ?''
Maybe Brady got his disagreement, as
he claims to have made his fortune BY tele-
phone. There ia great power In the electric
current, and it is being put to new uses every
day. Attorney General Brewster would
be bad man to undertake to "fix" Jury. He
has gone too long without learning how.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
encouragement for the Friends OF
Honest Government


There Is enough in the conviction Of even two
Out OF eight alleged cOnspirators to encourage
the friends OF honest government everywhere
10 persesere IN their efforts to purify and ele-
Sate the public service It is an illustration
Also Of the great difficulty which confronts any
ageney-particuiarsy the press-in its ATTEMPT
to hit politics out OF just such rascality a. the
star route frauds. and especially when the
rosues buy up In their interest newspapers,
which by suferance have been encouraged to
represent certain elements of community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
of Great Benefit To the American Poo
Dle.

From the n Y. Sun.
In spite of the illogical and indefensible YER
dict. we think the star route prosecution has
been OF great benefit to the American people
In the first place, it has afforded evidence of an
honest purpose in the administration to punish
fraud. even though the guilty tlen were party
associates. not to say friends. of the President
of the United States. In the second
place, the power of the principal cOnspiratOrs to
do evil in the future has been taken away. y
They are ds"raced. and no one can say that
crime in high places, as represented by their
dishonest acts. has gone UNPUBLISHED. although
they have not yet been compelled to suffer the
penalties which the law would exact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
A Caricature OF Justice.

From the \. Y. Mail and Express
The verdicts in the star route cases are amaz-
ing. aggravating, contradictory and suggestive
Of the use of corrupt agencies. 1t il a carica-
ture of justice to convict Rerdell. the secre-
tary and tool Of Stephen W. Dorsey. and to
acquit the man who had the Official and personal
influence to procure the petitions for "expedit-
ing" the mails, on which the "star routes'' were
created by Brady, with all their vast opportu-
mites for plundering the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

SEWING MACHINES. &c.
THE VOICE OF A MECHANICAL EXPERT.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

The Power Of the Handed Thieves
From the PHILADELPHIA Tnes.
The two DOrseys and Brady the three most
illustrious public thieves since the golden days
OF Tweed. have locked horns with Justice In the
national capital, and proved themselves mightier
than the law.
The case presented by the government was so
clear. so complete in every link, and so entirely
conclusive as to the guilt of the Dorseys and
Brady. and the fidelity Of the Judge to the
honest administration Of the law was SO en-
phatic, that the country had learned to hope for
the majesty of justice even i'm Washington: but
the earlier apprehensiOns of the omnipotence of
powerful and banded thieves have been fully
realized by the conviction of two of the minor
defendants the acquittal of one against whom
the government did not press the prosecution
aad the disagreement Of the jury as to the guilt
or the chief cOnspirators and criminals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
LOCO COMFoRTERs.

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The cold weather will soon. procure your wintss
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some Of which are soiled. at less than half price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

AT the Door OF the Jury.System
From the Philadelphia Evening Star.
AT all events the responsibility Tor the failure
OF justice. If failure there has been-and this is
certainly popular opniOn-rests, not with the
Attorney General or his faithful assistants
whose zeal has been untiring in the trial. The
blame should rather be put where it essentially
belongs-at the door of our jury-system, where
by 1t Is possible for one man-even an honest
man-to chang" eleven others.
Why Foreman Dickson Was Anxious
From the Phila. Evening telegraph.
The truth Is, that the atmosphere of Washing
ton Is poisoned by official dishonesty. The
honest man is the singular man. and, if the dis
honest Official is well hedged about by strong
political influence, he may feel pretty secure
from paying the penalty Of his crimes. WASH
ington jury is not going to be too hard upon
him. We now have an inkling of the
story which Foreman Dickson was apparently
very anxious to tell in open court q few days
ago, and also an inkling of the reason why the
counsel for the defense were 80 eager for an In
vestigatiOn then and there It is not unlikely
that the calculation was that, could the bribery
matter be published In full. as Mr.. Dickson was
evidently prepared to publish it, in advance Of
the case being submitted to the jury. an effect
would have been produced which would help
the apparently rather desperate case Of the de-
tense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
WAM6UTTA SHEETINGS.

WAM6UTTA SHEETINGa
Best goods made reduced to the following low prices
81 12k cents. Ga is cepts.'
ia 17x cents. "a 90 cents
81 221$ cents. lO-I IS cauts.
These came directly from the wamsutta mirlA a
are in length from one to ten yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

Political Capital for the Democrats.
Washington Correspondence Of the Richmond Site.
1t Is thought that great political capital will
be made out of the trial by the democrats, as
Brady and Dorsey were the .men who carried
Indiana for the republicans in the last presiden-
tial campaign, and it will be made to appear
that the money stolen from the government was
used for political purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

CHR RUPERT,
NOS. COS AND COS TTH STREET NORTHWEST.
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHITNEY chill
DREN'S CARRIAGE COMPANY
'ne cheapest ZOE Beauty, Comfort and Durability In The
market.
AROhERY. FISHING TACKLES CROOUET ana
lawn TENNIS. BICYCLES, vELOCIPEDEa TIRE
CYCLES. WAGONS. &C.. can be bought ct the lowest
manufacturer prices.
~ CHR. RUPERT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

washington Correspondence New York Herald.
A prominent republican, whose position Tn
public life entities him To speak with emphasis.
was asked what he thought of Mr. Dick SON > posi,
tioa in assaiiing the integrity of the Department
OF Justice He replied -. Let u. first state the
case; that will show YOU his position. The
government was fOreibly convinced that the de-
PENDANTS in the star route case had robbed the
people grand jury on evidence submitted by
The government presented them for conspiracy
To defraud the government. Nine Of the twelve
petlt jurors. associates of Mr.. Dickson, who
BEARD me evidence. the arguments and the
charge oil the court just ne did also believed
thein 10 De guilty. as indicted With ALL thjs
weight Of testimony Mr.. Dickson was of oniniop
thar neither MIR. Brady nor Mr.. Dorsey was
guilty. Yet this foreman of the ury. with God
only knows what for evidence in his pocket
prOnOunces the accused innocent aud their az
cuSers guilty OF a crime never before CHARGED
against the government in its whole history
the crime OF eEbracery. That is Mr. Dick son's
position before the people of the United States
to-day"
Net Equivalent 50 the Scotch Verdict
From the PbiiaIieiphis Ledger.
The result is not TO be taken as equivalent to
the Scotch verdict mot proven" for the con-
splracy tcdS proven to the satisfaction of all of
the jury as to two Of the conspiratOrs. and to
the satisfaction Of three-fourths or hye-sixths
or eleyer-tweifths Of the Jury as to Brady. the
two Dorseys and Vale. And this fact, that the
conspiracy was proved to conviction on two of
tie cOnsplrat0rs, develops the point upon which
the three jurymen who held out on s. w. Dor
sey, the two who held out on Brady and j. w.
Dorsey, and the one who held out on Yaile-all
stultided themselves.
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BLANKETSi BLANKETSii

H. 500 pairs at less than replace them IN Avn
case lots We want fresh goods for new Buildind
therefore the sacrifice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

From the Providence Journal.
Nor again, is the amount of money said to
have been frauduently obtained the most grave
consideration. That which the people are
thinking Of is whether the public affairs are
honestly conducted. Is 1t possible to cheat the
government with impunty; and is the conduct
of any department such as to incite fraud ?
Whether there shall be another trial or not is for
the government to decide. We do not think it
necessary in order to an intelligent and honest
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the de-
PENDANTS as yet undisposed of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

From the Richmond State.
The published evidence win convince the grea
mass of the people Of the guilt of Brady the
DOrseys, and Others and under the Odum of
mistrial they will have to still stand In the pill
Tory of public opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
Exceediny,y Diaphanous.

From the Philsdelphia Record
In view of the self-contradictory verdict of
the star-route jury in acquitting the principal
consplrators and convicting the lesser offenders
tnat story of Foreman Dickson of the attempt
on behalf of the government to corrupt his
virtue is exceedingly transparent.
Inc more the verdict Of the star-routc jurors is
considered. and the circumstances leading up to
1t as detailed by the jurors themselves. the i'm
preston is confirmed that it was procured by
bribery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

worse Than an OEf.Hnd-Out COnViCtlOm
Wash ngton Specia to Boston Herald.
or course, everybody will see at once that the
verdict brought in by the jury is worse for
Brady and Dorsey than an out-and-out convic-
ton would have been. There is always the
posi- ilty of mistake about an honest convc-
ton, but there can be none about dishonor-
able discharge as the result of disagreement
brought about by dishonest means.
, 1882-12-20

has been proposed rests on Ipure con-
lecture. 1t is at least as probable
that Russia desires the Egyptian ques-
ton to be submitted to Europe, as
Italy is said, falsely, to have already
suggested,
, 1882-12-20

Catholics in the East, he is believed
to be strongly urged TO action by the
French representative in China, and
he may have assurances of the
support of M. Gambetta, whose
policy, as NJ. Spuller told his electors,
is to extend French colonial dominion.
The dispute, if there is one, will not
be pleasant for Great Britain, for the
Chinese, If victorious, will undoubt-
eddy make demands on us and the
trade Of Hong Kong, as the writer in
the Times reminds us, is already
one hundred millions a year,-nearly
as great as the trade with India. On
the other hand, if France were to
succeed, disorder might spread
through all China, and would greatly
intensity the dislike already felt tow
ards Europeans. Fortunately, the
Chinese hurry nothing, and a strong
party at Court is most unwilling to
increase the influence Of General Tso,
who, If he repealed a European at
tack would be master Of the Empire.
The French are not hypocrltes,
but when they are, there are no hyp-
ocrites SO lmpudent. M. Raspail on
Monday made his annual motion for
the abolition Of the Embassy to the
Vatican, and the Premier actually
rose to say that he must oppose the
proposal, because France " had reli~
gious interests in the East, which
she could not abandon without sacri-
fcing her noblest tradition" If
Christianity IS a lie in Paris, why is
it true inSyria and Tonquin9 The
Chamber accepted the Minister'S
view, either because they were con-
WINGED by his argument, or-as is
more probable-because they were
sensible of a certain reaction in
France, by 239 votes to 147. The
Embassy is therefore to be maintain
ed. We have not a doubt that if
France conquers Tonquin, sshe will
announce to the world with a serene
face that she has done it to advance
the interests of Catholicism, and to
protect thousands of Christian con
verts prosecuted by the heather. And
next day, the Chamber will vote that
Christianity being an illusion, no
recognized Cleric can be permitted
to teach it in State schools, even at
the parents request. The British
are often accused Of Tartufferie, but,
at least, they do not announce that
they have occupied Egypt in the
interest of civilisation-and the Copts.
M. de Giers, the head Of the Rus
sian Foreign Office, has visited Prince
Bismarck at Varzin, and held C con
versation with him Of some lhours.
He is now upon his way to Vienna
and Rome, and, of course, rumour is
busy with his purposes. 1t is not
likely hat he is merely amusing HIM
self, or improving his acquaintance
with leading politicians, but there is
no ground for attributing to him any
special designs The most popular ex-
PLANTATION of bis intentions is q wish to
arrive at an agreement with Austria
as to the Egyptian Question, and to
this the adherence ofPrince Bismarck
, 1882-12-20
DR.. RICHARD SAprNGroN.
4 Druggist Cured,

Boonsboro, Nd, Oct. Is, 1880.
Gentlemen Browns Iron Bit.
tiers cured me of lsI attack Of
Indigestion and ILLNESS in the stom-
ach. Having testel i, IJtke pleas.
0re in recommend It to my cus-
TONERS, and am & & a. say it giYea
entire satisfaction 10 a
GEo. w. HoBEMAA. druggist.
, 1882-12-20

Ask your Druggist for Browns
IRON BITTERs, and take no othert
One trial will convince you that Il
is just what you need.
, 1882-12-20

Cantons, they have secured 100000
votes in favour Of a reference to the
people.
, 1882-12-20

suggested,
The Royal Review in St. James's
Park, on Saturday, was a success.
The dense fog which hung over Lon
don, and must have driven Adiutants
crazy, dispersed in a most loyal and
becoming manner as the Queen drove
up,-indeed, the Daily Telegraph
hints at some miraculous influence in
the Sovereign-and the scene struck
experienced soldiers sas unusually
splendid. No incident happened Of
any moment-though we may note
that there was the usual effort to
make the Duke of Connaught as pro-
minent as possible, an effort assisted
by the popuIace-but it is said that
civil observers of eminence were
struck with the unusually fine ply
sique of the soldiers. It was loudly
declared that they were equal, consi-
dered as noble savages, to the very
best men collected under the long
service system. AS men without
chests or slneWs cannot live through
a campaign, that is IN important fact,
and one which should be remembered,
next time it is necessary to answer
an attack on "our weedy boys in
red," who have always been as old
as Prussian soldiers.
A very important pl6biscite will be
taken in Switzerland on Sunday.
The Federal Assembly has decided
thaNeach Canton must establish ade-
quate schools, which shall give educa-
ton gratis, and be under the direct
control of the State. AS this order
involves the gradual extinction of all
religious schools, the Ultramon tanes
and orthodox Protestants have for
once combined, and with the aid Of
the Particularists, who maintain that
such questions should be left to the
, 1882-12-20

NOTED MEN !!
DR.. JOHN F. HANCOCK,
late President Of the National Phar-
%maceutical Association of the United
States, says:
Crowns Iron Bitters has a
heavy sale, is conceded to be a 6na
tonic; the character of the manu-
facturers is a voucher for its purity
and medicinal excellence"
DR.. JOSEPH ROBERTS.
President Baldmoge Pharmaceutical
College, says:
SCI indorse 1t as a fine medicine,
reliable as a strengthening tonios
fFee from alcoholic ~poisons."
DR.. ]. FAIRS MOORE, Phi.
D., Professor Of Pharmacy, Balti.
more Pharmaceutical College, SAYS
Browns Iron BitterA Is a SAFE
and reliable medicine, positively
free from alcoholic poisons, and can
be recommended as a tonic for use
among those who oppose alcohol.N
DR.. EDWARD EARICKsoN,
Secretary Baltimore College Of Phar-
macy, says:
~ indorse it as an excellent
medicine, a good digestive agent,
and a non-iEtoxicant in the fullest
sense"
DR.. RICHARD SAP1NGroN,
one of Baltimore's oldest and moR
reliable physicians, says:
"All who have used il praise lie
standard virtues, and the we'll
known character of the house which
makes it is a sufficient guarantee
of its being all that is claimed, for
they are men who could not be in-
duced to offer anything else bur .
reliable medicine Tor public uIe."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-03-29
The Little Children's Watches

Yesterday an old man entered q Lit
Tie Rock store, and taking from bis
pocket an old buckskln pouch, he emp
tied two coins on the counter. and then,
after regarding the silver for few mo-
ments, said:
'Mistor, want to buy some goods TO
make a dress
That money 10 mutIlated, old gentle
map. This twenty-five cent piece has
notches filed in it. and this fifty
piece has been punched. You see,
they have been abused. l can't take
Them
'Abuse], H. said the old man. Abused
and he took up The fifty cent piece and
looked at it tenderly. And you won't
take 1t on account OF the holes +? Hea-
ven grant that l did not have to offer
it to you! Years ago, when my first
child ~as little girl, l punched hole
in this coin and strung it around her
neck. twas her constant plaything.
At night when she went 10 bed we'd
take it of. but early IN the morning she
would call for her watch. When our
John you didn't know John did you |?
No Well, he used TO come to town
good deal.'
Where is lie now?' asked the merch-
ant. not ing what to say, but
desiring to show appreciation of the old
mans story.
'He was killed in the war. l say
that " hen John was little boy strung
th is quarter around his neck. One day
lis watch got out of fix, he SAID, and he
fled lhes. nolches in it. He and bis
s.sier Mary y-that was the girls name
used to play IN the yard, aud compare
their watches to see if they were right.
Sometimes John wouldn't like it, be-
cause Mary's Sas bigger than bis, but
she wonld explain that she vas bigger
than hlm and ought 10 have a bigger
watch. The children grew up. but, as
they always lived in the woods they
were rot ashamed to wear their watch
es. When a young man came to See
Mary once, she forgetiully looked a
her 6fly cents. What are you doing 2
asked the young man. When she told
him she was looking at her watch, he
took the hint and went home. Alter
this she did not wear her watch in com.
pany. Well, Mary aud the young man
married. John went of in the army
aud got killed. Mary's husband died,
and about two years ago Mary was
taken sick. When her mother aud l
reached her house she was dying. Call.
ing me to her bed, she said, Papa lean
over | leaned over, and, taking some-
Thing from under her pillow, she put 1t
around my neck. and SAID: Papa, take
care OF my watch
The old man looked al the merchant.
The eyes Of both men were moist.
DO you see that boy out there on
the wagon p he said. We'll, that is
Mary's chlld. l wouldn't part with this
money, but my old wife who always
loved me died this morning, and have
come 10 buy her shroud.'
When the old man weut out lie car
ried a bundle in one hand and the
'watchesi in the other.