Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-20
A Doub,e.sheet on Wednesday.


ether daily papers here added together.
A Doub,e.sheet on Wednesday.
Owing TO the extraordinary pressure of the
spring advertising upon the columns o;
reading matter in THE STAR, another double
sheet OF fifty-six columns viii be issued On
Wednesday. These issues command large
circulation, and are, therefore, especially
valuable to advertisers. That of last Satur
day reached 20.422.
The writer of the much-denounced letter pub
lished in the Washington Post some days ago over
the signature OF 'Justice," In which a virulent
attack Was made upon the late President Garfield,
comes to the front In the Post to-day in COM
municatiOn over his own name. It appears that
the wrath heaped upon Chauncey l. Filley and
other distinguished politicians who have been in
turn charged with the authorship OF the letter,
has been entirely misappiied. Justice" 1t turns
out Is person quite unknown to fame by the
name OF William Brown. Neither can either wing
OF the republican party make any great amount OF
capital against their adversaries out OF the
disclosure. Mr.. Brown states that he Is
a stalwart; that he voted thrty-six times for
Blaine at the Chicago convention as delegate
from the seventh Kentucky district; that he
worked hard for Garfield's election after he was
nominated; that Gen. Grant, Gen. Rosecrans, Mr..
ConklDg, Mr.. Blaine, and Mr. Filley had mo more
to do with the letter than MahGmet': that he
knows Mr.. Blaine would have bitterly opposed his
letter, but that he Is his own MASTER and must
think and act for himself.
Mr.. Brown alleges his disposition to defend the
reputation Of his friend. Gen. Rosecrans, as the
cause OF writing the 'Justice" article; after the
publication OF the letter written by Gen. Garfield
to Secretary Chase rejecting on RoSecrans.
Another motive, he hints somewhat myS-
ter!ously, was "self-defence;" and he goes
on to say that there were several
other letters "of still more damaging character to
Gen. Rosecrans, all showing how Garfield while
protesting friendship for ROsecrans was trying 10
undermine him and disgrace him, for Mr. Chase
was all powerful at that time, and could make or
unmake most any man. Much OF my own CORE
spondence is mixed with these papers and hope
all is destroyed, for If these letters come to
light could not easily explain with knowledge
of their existence how canvassed for Garfield.
President Glrfeld's friends, instead OF censuring
me, should also be grateful that bore his secret
In my bosom for fifteen years, and would have
borne il TO my grave, but for that unfortunate let
ter Mr.. Dana published. If formed an unjust
opinion of Gen. Garfield 1t was the work of Mr..
Chase. He is dead, and shall never reveal several
conversations We had on this subject@
As dead men tell no tales, '.Justce' Is of course
safe from contradiction by Mr.. Chase; but 1t Will
strike most readers that this ATTEMPT TO open an
other grave by way of excuse for his ghouliSh
sault upon the memory OF Garfield Is performance
not particularly creitabIe To Mr.. William Brown,
of Kentucky.
No matter viii h may win his In the pend
ing libel suitin New York, between Rev. Mr.. Human
and Bishop Hare growing out Of scandals connected
with the religious education OF certain Indians in
Nebraska, 1t seems pretty certain that one OF the
effects of the revelations made during its progress
must be seriously damage the missionary cauSn
In the esteem of the general public. A good many
people have been thinking for long time past
that about the poorest use to which money can be
applied is TO spend IL for the so-caled conversion
OF the sO-called heather, no matter Of what race
or color he may be. In other words the opinion is
becoming prevalent that what cash the benevolent
have 20 spare can be used TO far better advantage
In relieving the temporal and spiritual wants of
The poor at home than in supporting missionaries,
either in cur own territories in foreign lands;
and the light thrown on the subject by the trial
in question is calculated to widen and strengthen
this conviction At any rate, 1T Is apparent that
some OF the persons mixed up in one way or
another in the scandalOuS affair should be inmates
OF Strictly-conducted refOrmatOry institution
Instead OF acting In the role OF moral teachers.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to An
finals and its sister brother Society for the Pre-
ventiOn OF Cruelty to Children have two difficulties
TO contend with in the mind Of the unsentimental
public. In the first place, their too long
Secondly, too many OF their members lack what Is
called common sense, and entertain the quiXotic
idea that it is their special business in life to
form and correct every thing, no matter what
other peoples rights and opinions may be. The
latest illustration on the latter point was pre-
sented in New York a few days ago, when an agent
OF the children branch of the business took into
custody two little Italian boys, who were engaged
In the humble and perhaps disagreeable but
hardly cruel occupation of gathering up cigar
stumpS> III Society for the Protection of Mis-
guided Grown People would proceed against and
punish the wretches who convert these cigar
stumps into cigarettes, there would be some sense
in their performance: but it Is not easy to see
upon what ground one can justify the arrest OF
children who earn their living by picking them up
and selling them, rather than by beggary or theft
Who owns prescriptions? In answer to this by
no means uncommon question, the editor of the
Philadelphia Ledger says:
1.-THE prescription is the apOthecary's only
voucher Tor the prescription he compounds ac-
coriing 10 doctors order; and il is right he
should retain IL for his vindication IL any question
should arise about IL"
While this view OF the case may be reasonable
In one sense It is fatally defective In another The
druggists right to Vindicate himself in case yindI-
cation may be necessary, can not be allowed to
prevail against the proprietary right OF his custo-
mer In the prescription The latter pays or agrees
10 pay the physician for it, and IL is as much his
property as the medicine bought from the drug
giSt- II the druggist thinks he needs any protec-
ton in the premises he can get 1t by retaining
copy OF the prescription, the genuineness OF which
may be attested by the certificate signature of
the owner OF the original, which In such cases
could be obtained without difficulty.
good thing pccuniarfy is being made Just now
In qulnine b. combination OF capitalists In Lon
don and Amsterdam, which for the present Is able
70 control the available stock OF that useful drug
In the market Prices have lately gone I'D from
$3.50 per ounce TO 81 O5 and s21o with indications
OF a yet higher figure immediately, and much
more important advance by and by The current
large demand has come from the prevalence OF
malariai complaint in the southwest due to the
unusually open winter there, and expectations OF
future rise in price are based the probabilities
OF stu more sickness OF the Same class after the
pescnt high waters in those sections shall have
sGbsided- There is unfortunately too much
ground for these calculations. The chances are