The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-12
WASHINGTON.
Gen. Early Gives His Reasons for
Destroying Chambersburg.
A CrammIng Institute for Civil Service
Appllcants-The Star Route
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WASHINGTON, May 10.-The following
letter from Gen. Jubal Early, now pub
lished for the first time, Is the fullest
and attempted justification
he ever made of his conduct in burning
the town Of ChAmbersburg, Pa, during
the war. The letter is an interesting
to the hist ry OF the rebel
lion:
JOHANNESBURG, VA, June 8, 1882.
DEAR SIR: In reply 10 your inquiries
l have to inform you that the town Of
Chambersburg was burned on the same
day on which the demand was MADE by
McCausIand and refused. IL was Ascer-
tanned that a force of the enemy's cav
airy was approaching, aud there was no
time for delay. Moreover, the refusal
was peremptOry, and there was no rea-
son for delay, unless the demand was a
mere idle threat. As to the other in
QuiTy, had no knowledge of what sum
of money there might be in Chambers
burg. l knew 1t was a town Of some
IL 900 Inhabitants. The town of Fred
erick, Md, which was much smaller
town than ChamOerSOurg, had in June
very promptly responded 10 my demand
On IL kOI PSOOSOOO, SOlno VI Guo AuuhnlL-
ants who were friendly to us, express
ing a regret that had not put my de-
mand at $50O,00O. There was one or
more National Banks AT ChambersbuTg,
and the town ought TO have been able
to raise the sunni demanded. never
heard that the refusal was based on the
inability to pay such sum. The value
of the houses destroyed by Hunter, with
their contents, was fully $1OO,OUOln gold,
and at the time 4 MADE the demand the
price of gold IN greenbacks had very
nearly reached SO, and was going up
rapidly. Hence ~ WAS l required $500
QUO in greenbacks If the gOld was not
paid, to provide against any further de-
OF the paper money. would
nave been fully Justified by the laws O1
retaliation, in burning the town with
out giving the Inhabitants the OppOrtu-
nifty of redeeInlng 1t.
Very respectfully yours.
j. A. EARLY.
Edward w. Box Esq, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ON THE ENGLISH PLAN.
On one of the side streets in this city,
Oh rather an unpretenGlOus building, Is
displayed sign in gilt letters, civil
Service Institute" Ihe Institute" ls
conducted on the. English plan. The
Civil Service Commissioners have Keim
on their hands, land the President has
not yet issued his commission. On Mon
day OF next eek, II they can get KeIm
of, the Commission will scat
ter, each member gong i'll different
direction, for the purpose of appointing
i'll the large cities u local bOaru Of eX
aminers, whose duty 1t shall be to eX
anime all persons desiring to make ap-
pllcatiOn Tor appointment either 10 The
No mr. N AnUA ~
ments III thIs city. The local boards viii
make their examination with the 'assls-
tAnce of the CHIEF Examiner. Commits
slOner Eaton will go up the Eastern
coast, visiting Philadelphia and other
cities. Commissioner Gregory
VIII visit Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit,
Buffalo aud other lake cities. Commits
slOner ThOman will visit ST. Louis, CIn-
Pittsburgh, New Orleans ana
Olher cities i'll that direction. IL ls not
known how long they Will be occupied
III the work.
KEIM AS REFoRMER.
The United States official Register
shows That u. b. Randolph Keim III 1857
was 81 ,2O0 clerk III the office OF the
Third Auditor of the Treasury. He was
III September. In October he
Was detailed for duty in the Bureau of
Statistics, and after d failure to perform
his duties III a satisfactory manner he
was dropped. 1t Is charged against Keim
that in his famous trip around the world
he drew the largest mileage account
ever drawn by any officer under the
and that II was SO charged
that ne managed to get pay for trip of
once and three-Quarters around the
world instead OF only once around, to
W hich he was entitled.
FAIRS DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES.
The Star says the divorce suit brought
by Mrs. Senator Fair against her hus-
Dand has been the subject of good deal
Of comment here to-day. A gentleman
with Congress, and who has
known Senator Fair for years, said he
was not surprised at the suit, He had
known for a long time that MIR. and Mrs.
Fair did not live happily together, and
he added the opinion that the Senator
would not oppose the suit. He says Mrs.
Fair is of a very jealous disposition, and
has often accused her husband of inf
delity. The Senator, he added, is will
ing To accept separation on most any
terms. When asked whether il might
not influence Mr.. Fair to resign his
seat, the gentleman replied that he
would not be surprised, as Fair was not
over pleased, he Thought, with his Sena-
tOrial life. He prefers the more free
western life.
SUNSET cox IN DEAD EARNEST.
reporter asked Hon. s. s. Cox il the
reports which were floating around to
the effect that as a matter of fact he
was not in earnest in his candidacy for
the SpeakershIp of sthe Forty-eighth
House of Representatives were correct.
MIR. Cox replied: "fhere Is not q word
Of truth In the report. l am earnest. l
am making the race to win. l am not
making the race just to get on an inn
pOrtant committee. | am not making
the race in the interest OF any other can
,iidate, nor am l making the contest in
the interest of any section OF set of men.
I am not cOntending for the Speakership
in the interest of monopoly. l am OPP
posed to all monOpOlists and m0nOpOlies
VI whatever kind that exist. | am OPP
posed TO high protective tariff, as well
as to all rings, cliques and cOrruptiOns
III high or low official places. You can
say am in the race until | am either
elected or defeated"
KEIM UNDER FIRE.