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TO CORRESPONDENTS
WHERE T4NAT1ON is FELT

His fallacy TO suppose that the Federal
Government can draw its three hundred mil
lions OF revenue each year without making
the drain felt somewhere. Those who seem
to think that we have reversed some Of the
avs of Nature, and that the war taxes which
Congress has left upon us until another ses-
sion somehow bring in money from the thin
air without burdening anybody in particular,
had better consider the condition Of State
and municipal Taxpayers, who might havea a
different story to tell. While the United States
Treasury is dropsical with wealth, while its
bonds are at a premium and the sinking fund
on the increase counties, cities, and whole
States are almost bankrupt, or struggling
desperately to keep MP with their necessary
expenses, there is general outcry against the
weight of their taxation, and reputation in
various forms is always showing its ugly
head here and there.
Can it be doubted that the funds which
the Federal Government brings in So easily
by the sweep of its long arm are needed at
home to pay local rates, and that 1t must
either cease iis overmastering competition
with the inferior taxing power, or resort to
the dangerous expedient of n distribution
q" of the surplus, " as in Jackson's time II
il were really true that Federal taxation,
falling on luxuries and petty trifies, brought
in such immense sums without their being
missed anywhere, Uncle Sam might be al
lowed to play the prodigal with them, ell
dow schools, build palaces, subsidize steam
ships, or do anything else that taste or ex-
travagance might suggest. But the con-
viction is clear in our mind that in many
cases the Federal tax gatherer directly reaps
the flower of the harvest before his local
brethren, leaving them only the scanty
gleanings which it costs so much trouble and
outcry 10 collect. Moreover, the Federal Off
ciallis x-eater aswell, and his salary con,
sumes the imposts which are made pretexi
for his existence. This is one of the evils o
the Spoils System-that the party in power
has direct interest in keeping up hord,
of officials whose usefulness to the public ha
expired, because they are political workers
and their salaries can be tithed for the part,
treasury. 1t was fairly contended by tn
opposition in Congress that the real mOtiv
influencing the Republicans to retain tn
internal revenue system, instead of abolish
ing it as a whole was the desire TO retain tn
swarm of officers it made necessary.
For these reasons the Republican majorit
at the session lust closed failed in q greG
and manifest duty in not reducing taxatio
to the point OF meeting only the reasonabl
limits OF Government expenditure. The
will be rightly arraigned for it before I'll
people this fall, and there is little doul
that they will suffer from the public indil
nation when the matter is properly under
stood
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that his whole line was driven back by
Malone, with the loss Of many prisoners.
General Warren furnished the historian
Swinton with copious memoranda, and IL is
natural to assume that his fame did not suffer
thereby, but he contented himself with these
"Notes on the Rapidan Campaign" and the
files Of the War Office contain no official
reports from him of the Campaign of 1864
Nor is there any report of that campaign from
his division generals, Griffin, Crawford, or
Robinson, and II their reports were ever made
they were retained by General Warren among
his private papers. Warren stepped from
brigade 20 a corps command without having
ever handled q division in battle. His only
conspicuous success in the field was the
victory at Bristoe Staten, and considerable
service under him, and subsequent study Of
the operations, confirms the opinion that he
was hy temperament untitled to be a success
ful commander of troops, however useful he
might have been as a staf officer. II is proper
to record here, however, that the dislike
which Grant had for Warren as well as Meade
after the war, arose from his knowledge
that they had furnished Swinton the materials
for his history. Meade attributed to that
fact his failure to receive the Lieutenant
Generalcy.
As to the controverted affair at Five Forks,
we think IL must be held that General War
rem tried to do his duty, but that General
Sheridan acted clearly within his rightful
powers in relieving him whenever he be.
came convinced that the corps would be
more efficient under another commander.
But Warren was at once given an.
other command, which was in itself
all the vindication possible under the
circumstances. His persistent demand for
a Court of Inquiry shows that his personal
grievance had warped his Judgment, We
believe the verdict of the court, mistakingly
ordered by President Hayes, will, when pro-
mulgated, justify the position of this jour.
nal, viz: that there never was proper
ground for convening such court, since
the matter to be investigated belonged to
history, and not to the necessary discipline
| of the Army.
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about his not having any carpets In the house aud
view the inlah noors and rugs as y rather cranky
piece Of economy. Mr. o. Conor Is now Building
ttlck and re proof library at little distance troin
his house. and proposes to store his great collection o
books there as soon as II can he finished. Hts law
library Is valued at ssO 900 alone, aud the collection
comprises an odd thousand or so more ~ works on
general literature. Tho library Is to be aperfect
stronghold OF brick and iron that can he appropriately
turned Into vault when Mr. O'Conot chooses 10 die,
for thai matter scents to rost rathot With him than
with his physlclais Of late years. This Queer OH
bachelor maintains solitary state In his caoiic eN-
ccpt during the summer months whom his nerhews
and nlcces come down and stay With him; aud ho
stalks around Nantucket with his hat ON the back oi
his head and his hands In his pocket with easy Mr.
Of island ownoiship. Even In his retirement he II
not let alone professionally and he Is often called upon
to act referee and arbitrator In tight cases, or to
furnish written opinion on some innntcsima law
point.
sConsc tho queer little hshing village of ON the cS-
reme end Of the island Is enjoying Its usual vacation
company, aud the lnnumcrable Folgcrs and Conlns
have rented out all Of thcr little box cottages tn the
intellectual folk who seek this set shore Arcadia.
They call II quiet and unconventional life THERE hut
one might think full Of excitement tho more fact ot
living up to all that blue china and dylic picturesque
being enough to set average nerves agow. Soon
set people must enjoy strange thrs they hnd their
every act and motion tho making 0t tnbcau or
genre picture, aud might ntly carry pocket camera
around with them, Tho quaint little slngcd cabins
are picturesque than ever, aud the summer ten
ans enjoy them more and more. MrBallantync'a Fam.
lily enjoying their own nunnle Castle, - right on
the edge OF the bluff In full view OF the post occ and
the town pump, The faviiy OF MID %, Wilson occupy
the most picturesque Of these little boats shore with
bunch of pansies and 'heartscasc " painted on the
blade OF broken that Is nailed to their outer
wall. The bathing and dng tho beach and rustic
oyson shore sii enllyen the little brio village
and sconsct retains stil It's Arcadion simplicity and
clntm, RuuNMAI,
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Mrs. JAMES Brooks died at Versailles,
near Paris on the eth instant after long Illness, In
her sixty seventh year. Her father, Mr. Cunning
ham, was the publisher of the Norfolk Beacon. In
her early life she married Richard Randolph of VII
ton on the James River. wild young man, who
died few years after his marriage, leaving her
with daughter, who In 1853 married Edward
Mayo, OF Richmond. When James Brooks met Cen
eral Harrison at the Maumee battle celebration IN
1910 lie was invited by the latter to accompany him to
North Bend, where he prepared the Generals speech
for publication In tho New York Express aui he
came very intimate with the future President. The
General Invited Brooks to his inauguration aud told
him he would lnt;oduco him to the handsomcst widow
I'm virginia. Mrs. Randolph was In the white House
In March, 1sii, and Mr.. Brooks, as the President
foresaw, fell In love with her They were married
the next year at Wilton. During her husbaDds long
service In Congress Mrs Brooks was for many years
wlnter resident OF Washington where, elsewhere,
she deservedly admired for her benevolence, her
exquisite Manners and her rare conversational
powers. Since the death OF MI. Brooks In 1873 she
resided mainly In Europe. Her daughter Mrs
Nelson, died few years ago. Her son, James
Wilton Brooks, who was married last year, aud her
daughter, Mrs. MacTier, with her at the lime
OF her death.
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tween tbe ocean and ths bay s ~ ~ moff rsfi
sandy aud taasa win e tsffUn lfreafsnte positively
oppressive. white here ms u.l as1 sn sffrtgistis
deIta and is uscsrubis ~ hirh Hsts ~ elHisF-
uon,
Asatnie. rrine nofth. ne tssthss oh ttn res.t
become more sad nioie couus5tci rsffosiHg o. q
bmf, with rrciarHve. vsB.tuiei ttft oaunifg.
sudthwariiy they widen snd esrsHi a. assutf waste
Tho bathing it rdrd aud ne mechanical srruftanfes
ctceiicni iuciuiinr we we-srfoiutei biih. .htuHss
aud the arrangements f1f usfionafF saftiY.fores
without which the fuuah suif Win us Htong. 70.
ccding waves might prove iaurrruus n the msnt
old AMI ynuug who "ttcai ne fosmiae huioWs. BIO
Asuis ono rs teuindci ~ the ctretiehce ~ hoHesi
Farmer stcbhins. Who
inns, ha' Jumped 't the vtons iiue o.
Al any rais, the lovely wave rrsutrsi 10 s ~ son
II toot me solid with rude aud uucrpegiei snoct
II beat tho gouest rsit ~ hofns there h IN sii NY
noct.
The possibilities fm ashing ate bouuiiss'. with ne
Atlantic, BMuegat and Nsutsluan. rhe fsvoiiie is
the biuensh. Tho seahau and vsskhsh, teo, ate
generally namci on out bn ~ fare with oysters aHa
crabs IN abundance. tNi,ster NE ifequcnty rsurhi
aud cod iu their scason,
roint Pleasant Is destined ~ icune triter ana ii
ter known aud appreciated, with W. nany siifariivs
features Its outrageous on uats ani ~ siateiy
locust trees arord sucicn, shsie, sud W. uumerou'
ornate cottages with thsit weii-csrc.for rfuuuis,
add much 10 the picturesque cfec, ~ the su'fuaua
ingg, Thls q Paradise fgr the yonug t'its
"It rhlidhoud wrtc not m the void,
Hut ,ouS men and women Eiovn'
This were = dtonier s,it than ever
Yet looked uron the sun, 80
The managers ot the land company manifest much
enterprise AMI llheraniy IN their e,reniltutes ~
useful aud ornamental improvements, and huildina
sites are frequently sold to patel who intend ertinl
handsome cottages. Formerly tho FOREMAN iiuusr
q small od-fashloncd tavern, was the oniy hoisl u
the town. Now II serves NJ an adjunct 10 The com
modlous, well-coudncted "Rcsoft, =" whose AMPLE b.
Communications viii doubtless soon, uudct ~ uonula
management, he rnadequatc Ia the increasing denan'
for rooms. Mr.. .Duney, the present pruptieiut otmri
had charge NJ the Continental, In philadelphia and w.
stockton, at Capc May. Tho familiar nanes ofseycta
Washing tonlnns appear upon the register. Y.
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RESORT HousE,
POINT PLEAsANT, N. j., Auaust

YUM TIEh0NNII N J'I NUEUHI D.
This place is appropriately named. After
prospecting the Jersey coast IN search of suitable
and agreeable place to pass quiet fortnight have
selected this most pleasant point our hotel tho ere
sort Of many visitors from various sections, but
principally from New York and Philadelphia, II
being equi-d distant from those cities.
The Point possesses Iuany advantages, not
only pertainiuR TO tho seaside, but It has, too,
the attractions Of lake and riverside with shoso
Of q country dwelling place, II being situated on the
fertile mainland near the head Of Barnegat Bay.
The beautiful river OF Manasquan y on the west,
with rs fine shng aud delightful rowing aud sail,
ing. The long strip Of sterile land south OF US be-
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THE epitaph of terrible sarcastic power on
some supposed German nobeman, given In " sart or
'' Rcsartus $50 pungent, indeed, rs to he untians
latable from the Latin In which It is touchcd-s par
alleed at last In sobet earnest by the following,
which proves how true carlyle was In some Of his
strokes at tho evils he saw around him. An obcsk
eight feet high Will shortly he erected on we'll
known moor In North Yorkshire, ENGLAND, bearing
the inscriptions
AT this stand were shot ioi grouse NJ q single
drive, nstlug twenty -eight minutes, by sir Frederick
Mibank, BART, on the Goth VI August, 1872, ~ which
time Joseph collision was head keeper. Erected by
Lady Milbank In commemoTsiion, 1889, Total bag
August 20. 1872 ,OTO grouse. slN shooters. Total
killed In the season, II, 06i on Wemmcrgin Moor. -
Irrational people, says the London Truth
"a will be disposed to think that the sooner such
stupid unsportsmaulke butchery was forgotten,
- the better fot the credit Of all Concerned''
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ypI ED.

MARTIN.--At Fort Omaha, Ncb., August B.,
Lue, youngest child of Alice and Col. j. T. Martin,
Adiutant General & Department.
OOkE.-Suidenly, al Lower Cedar Point, on
August n, 1889, Edgar $. Brooke, in tho thirty
seventh year Of his age. Funeral from his late resi-
dence, No. 60 II street northwest, Sunday, tho
18th instant, vt o. clock L. NJ.
BURG ESS. August L. julia, wife of James Bur
CESS In the twenty eighth year ot her age. Funeral
from her late residence, 1929 NJ street northwest,
Monday, August II, at 3 +. NJ.
ROSS.--August r. In baltimore, Md, at his
grandfather residence, Willie S.. beloved son of
Matilda Ross, aged seven months and twenty-three
days. Funeral will take place from tis mother
residence No. 400 Seventh street northwest, Sun
day, August H. at 1 O'Clock L. NJ.
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Ono MaasaeLnsetta Rspublicans aro goOl

The Massachusetts, Republicans are a good
deal stirred up by the votes Of Senator Uoar the
Revenue and IIarbor Bills, and Of Mr. Crapo on tho
latter, The Springfield RepuJlfcaH says go The
fact Ia, MI. Hoar and his Republican associates In
the United States Senate have blocked the reduction
Of taxation where It weighs most heavily dpOn our
Industries and people, and Put In doubt the Bln-
Cerity Of their Intentions To reduce the aflH at all.
doubtless this attitude WIN please some cf the more
Ignorant and reckless OF our prOectiOnist manufac-
tureTs Ut II does not represent the convictions OF
those who best understand their own interests II
places MIR. HOar ia an attitude OF hostility 10 arn
reform aud 10 the reduction OF taxation which changes
entirely his relation TO the people OF Massaehuselsas
a candidate FOR reelection. with the compromise Of
his record by voting for the river aud harbOr appTO-
pFiations II makes II necessary ~ reopen the list VI
Senatorial candidates and 10 Include within II some
men uf recognized convictions aud independence
say Edward Atkinson, Charles francis Adams, JT.,
and uen. Francis A, Walker. The Boston jour
Hai endcayOTng 10 mitigate their punshmert, tayg:
1--WE do not discard OIlr Legislators VT tTsi Veuse,
aud we aIe not such IDQcent fools as 10 naglne that
tie as erage Congressman " 80 peculiarly gifted that
lie is entirely removed from the chance OF comintlng
errors OF Judgment Senator Hoar IL preparing
letter addressed ~ the Boston Advertiser, setting
forth his reasons for sustaining the River and HafO
Bn The Adrsrtissr says q II vote 70 pass bin
which authorizes wastefll extrayagance, which sets
an evil and dangerous precedent which otends
against the Judgment OF united community which
has been vetoed on constitutional grounds-it such
vote IS not 10 be punished IN any way, what may
Representative do 10 deserve eondemnatlonf'
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SPEAKING Of the contest for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor in New York,
a Saratoga letter to Truth says
Flower, Cooper Hewitt and slocum all have
claims and the friends Of each win no doubt make
sturdy night but the sage OF cipher alley looms up
formidaby, ana It would not be surprising Y he
should carry away the Democratic prize by acclapa-
tlon. There is an element OF strength In Flowers
name, but It is local TO New York City and In the
country could possibly resist the preludlcal effect
Of the exposure cf his support ot john Rely In 1879
Witch II Is threatened, win he made " ho IA pressed
too Ear at the convention tits useless to attempt 30
disguise the fact that Mt, Kclly's name Is to the
bucollc Democrat what red nag Is to mad hun,
IIc is regarded In the country as man Who has
brought dlscord In the naty who defeated II IN is'
and who preVcrtet Hanccck's election in 1850. tits
unjust to charge him with the latter detection, Tor It
was clearly Tilden and Dana TO whom Hancock Is in
debted for that catastrophe, and not to Kelly But
1t Is impossible TO make the couurymen believe this
Tor their enthusiasm for rien Is as Intense aud uu
deserved as is their hate ot the Tammany boss.
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THg agitation for the preservation OF for
eBts is too feeble yet to produce any sensible
results, and the work of converting America
into desert is going merriy on. Public at
tention has for some years been family at
tracted to scheme for making the Adiron-
dacks perpetual park, and preserving that
fine forest from destruction. But nothing
was done, and now it seems that the greed of
the lumbermen will get ahead of the humani-
tartan efforts of the promoters Of forestry.
Fifty thousand acres of pine timber in the
heart Of tho Adirondacks have been sold TO u
firm ofMichigan lumber merchants, who will
start numerous saw-mills, and the trout
streams of that region will soon be filed with
sawdust and diminishing in volume, while
the waternow and climate of the valley of
the Hudson will in few years suffer sens-
bly,. The owners Of the tract sold would
willingly have parted with it to the State,
which, as it owns large tracts in this region,
could by few judicious purchases have pre-.
vented the destruction which now impends.
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n-1nDWA SEEB-EOu' TO KNOW THAT
BS We sell First elias Tailor made ~r,c end hand
Suit much better aud -r"at,ru Chra per than
mon suit lie lTughi, At JuSrll' : ~ u
STAND, M GlD " slter, hei wpen sixth and seventh
streets northwest n HranCh Stnre, No. i0S Ninth
rect, between u iul Y streets northwest.
N. R.-W buy but First t-claSs Sec0nd- hand Cloth
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THERE are few pleasanter incidents in
ones reading than nnding some Ideas which you
have long entertained but retralned from expressing,
partly because they directly contrary to current
opinion, neatly and forclbly put forward by some
body else This has been done for Us by MIR. walter
Besant In q criticism Of George Eliot's " Rpmoa, -
which he compares to its disadvantage with Charles
Readis, ''The Cloister and the Hearth, " work
which treats OF the same period, and which Mr.
Besant considers the greatest historical novel IN tho
language. He says:
In the mans work we ind action life, movement,
surprise, reality. In the womans work we find
lhnguor, tedium, aud the talk Of nineteenth-cen-
tury puppets dressed In fifteenth century clothes.
Romola is woman Of the present day; Tito Is man
OF the present day; the scholar belongs TO Savon
arola is like hysterica Ritunst preacher; Tessa Is
modern Italian peasant gir nothing Is medieval but
the names and the costumes. Yet believe there
may lie found people who call " Romola' great
novel, and who have not even read the story o
Gerard and Margaret.
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THB name of the Egyptian who has been
raising such row Is pronounced Ardhbl--acccnt on
the second syllable Tho true orthography Is uncer.
tain. II might be written Arabi or ourabl or even
Urah. The vowel Is slurred In pronunciation and
has M votua
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FREs in stores which are doing little bust
ness, aud where the insurance is heavy and
the stock very shady, are altogether too com,
mon. Insurance companies in their race
for business are altogether too lax in
settling claims arising in such cases, and the
authorities do not seem TO exert themselves
to bring professional insurance incendiaries
to Justice. What are detectives for except
to collect evidence Of crimes OF this class,
which threaten not only the property, but
the lives OF those who dwell in the neigh
borhoods where they oocurS We have been
waiting to see whether any steps would be
taken to ascertain the cause Of the recent
very mysterious hre on b street southeast.
What are the police about
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COLONIAL BEACH,

~ Maps and survey of the future summer resort
of the salt waters of the Potomac be by cal
one hundred lots already sold, and nearly all to Gov
ernment employees.
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The great railway corporations have sue
ceeded in a struggle to compel their freight
handlers to work at starvation wages. 1t
will prove the oostliest victory the monopo-
lists ever won,
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Nudertakers.
HENRY LEES SONS,
UNDE ERTA IL " u n.
Snctial 1uttres.

Main rsice, 3ag rcnnsyivania sveupe northwest.
Branch offices, iDs Maryland avenue southwest and
3ni Irnusvlvania avenue southeast. augIn1 VII
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lr is true that the main testimony in the
star Route cases was that OF accompliccs, but then
there were agreat many cor-rchher-aitug circnn.
Alnnces hrnnrht ont.
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FIVE CENTS PER YARD.

We do not do mis- TO RAISE
MONEY, bnt to sace trouble of
selling Them AFTERWARDS at AUG
TION.
This Is your Last Chance for
BARGAINS, as We don't enpect to
remOre again for some time to
come.
This Is 10 Legitimate Sale, and
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We admit 10 Is rather iCdiIR to 90
shopping, and zoe ddUise al our
friends to take adcantaOe Of the
morning hours to call on rs, and
tOe guarantee Hem GOOD BAR-
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5le,v advertisements.

II OST.--ON FRIDAY, PROBABLY NEAR
IL 6iug Palace. Seventh street. BRACELET
consisting OF two twisted flexible gold strands. A
liberal reward will he given for Its return TO
RUDOLPH KAUFFMANN, Star ohire.
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cents each tooth. Best Artificial Teeth made ~ per
set Gold aud hmalgam Filings, from 81 to 81. All
work warranted first class. Have administered
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Ing Ivy viii be furnished free tickets To and from
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lOl nnd 4Os sEVENTM srREET N. w,