New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04

4 more time than the new eVidehco pun '
| Senator Van Wyck's criticisms on the su'nS pau "
! counsel that is another matter Inc "" " w
Government has virtually closed, ana IL Is seen u
-, t-ortba IL was in the last trial They have
NOT o,,I, ParIeIps confession bat great deal Oh
! evilence corroborating him in important p'rt'cu
| lar Tho norsona who made the raise SCI Vi
! hooks to be shown TO the CongresSio"al
/ committed as well as those VINO Ihaio VIC %
COPY for Dorseys use, have confirmed ms eVa'' .
! on these points, and there has been aduieionh
dance on other matters Colonel Ingerso!l Deht all
his powers in vain on Rerdell. 1t was like pouhuis
water. When he came INTO the wltneSs-OoA y"
| brought all his perjuries and crimes WIN MN, "
spread them out in full view. To force him to say
o,or ond over gain th1t he had lied only max
ing him repeat what he had said 'of
unfairly at tho beginning. Ho $50 .
weak creature. of course. Men who VIII
cry and make false aidavits because other men peg
| Them 10 do il "for the sake of my wife ana chill
dren (which is what rogues always say wheu 'hoJ
get into troube-are not heroes; nor are lniorners
| usually among the strong ones OF the earth. Du'
the fact that Rerdel according 10 his history, was
| too weak to resist temptations and threats
used to drive him into crime, ana 700
weak to stand his ground and take the
chances of trial with his accomplices, Is ohiy
good reason for thinking that no was too weak 10
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save himself by acknowledging 1t.
| Lawrence Barrett produced Mr.. Boxers play here
| last Monday night, before an audience such a.
| could have been gathered only in Washington The
President was in one box with Mrs. McElroy. Mi IS
McElroy. and Mr.. and Mrs Isaac H. Bromley, of
| Connecticut In the opposite box were
| Chief Justice Waite and Mrs. Waite.
In tho parauet wore the ladies Of the family of the
| Secretary of State, with Rear-Admiral Rodgers !;
| Secretary Chandler with Mrs. Chandler and Mrs
| Kingsley; Secretary Lincoln. Acknowledgement
| Brewster and Mrs. Brewster, Postmaster-General
| Howe and Mrs. Totten. almost the whole supreme
Court including Justices Field, Miller WOODS
! Bradley and Matthews with ladies Of their fam
| lilies. and Miss Waite; General Sherman. General
! Mcclellan and a great many other noted persons.
| MANY of those named were present on the invita-
J ton of Marshal McMichael. The Barrett Club, n
local association of amateurs named after the actor
| OF the evening was also present in force. There
was abundance OF applause ut each fall OF the cur
tain. Mr. Barrett being called out repeatedly. and
| Mt one point he was presented with wreath. Dur
ing the evening between the acts the President and
| General Sherman met him for brief chat.
| The announcement that Senator Window was to
be one of tho trustees of the proposed new Stock
| Exchange in New-York led some to think that he
|
uncertanties and go into the more grateful occu-
| patton of making money; but Mr. Window tells his
friends that his only connection with the Exchange
| will be M trustee He will help to invest the
money If is subscribed but he has intention of
| removing to New-York
Mr.. Hewitt Is back again in the House. with his
| neck bound up in white cloth. He arrived too
late. Of course to take part in the Tariff debate.
MANY expressions OF regret heard because OF his
enforced absence The subject has been one OF life
long study with HIM, and here was an occasion
| when he could have rendered marked public SER
vice. II IL had not been for an unlucky carbunele
Some 81. Lawrence Comfy nominations that
were sent in the other day recall an incident that
| occurred last wntcr. Stalwarts are as scarce In
! that region of New York Aibnos and arc ga TO
be exhibited occasionally at county iar1: Iheir
| small number however, makes them only the more
.nxions To get the offices II they can. They were
down here in such force as they could muster last
| winter and IN default Of any Stalwart Congress
| man from that part of the State to speak
| for them to tho President thew got Mr..
| town f. 90 with them to tue White
| House He put the in rather on nne1peci ed
way with smile o. bis broad face and atwin<ie
friends YOU have Mp la that part Of the country,
Id gave every ono OF them an Office The Pres-
dent was little astou,-hed, bnt TOOK II rs good
| uaturrdly rs II was meant
Charles Dudley Warner has been one of the
social lions here for about ten days
! past and no doubt had tho pleasant
| but busy time which lionzing involves. On one Of
| the first evenings of his stay lady reminded him
| that ho had sad IN hts book that "a hinge IN the
| iaok would have been great help IN gardening.
| and wanted 10 know VII, Their he did not think a
hinge IN the back would bo Of n good deal of aid IN
! Washington Mr.. Warner was sure that n would not
| be necessary in the idle society OF the capital,
| and that New England was the only place
| where habits of industry survived. Before ho got
through the rounds here. even IN Lent, IL Is quito
possible that he was reconcled to his own idea OF
hinge in the back.
Mr. Graves's declination rs chef examiner under
thu Civil Service Commission. following that OF Mr..
| Burt suggests that "A blnder has boon made, for
which. probably, TO one In PARTICULAR Is responsible,
fixing the salary of the chief examiner too low.
The dea seems to have been thai the dignity OF the
commissioners would BIO disturbed by
giving salary To the chief examiner
farqcr than their own. lie was therefore put $500
a wear below them. Now tho commissioners can
| u obably discharge their duties faithfully without
| rnying up Their other occupations entirely. Mr..
Eaton and Mr.. hOman continue TO practise some
law and Dir. Gregory TO Wute books, dcyOtIug TO
their duties as commissioners all tho time hey re-
! ouite but the chef examiner must give his WhOle
fine 10 hIs work, must travel over the whole cOun-
| try and must bear ~ largo part OF the burdens
| and responsibilities 10 seems inevitable that he
should become tho real executive OilccI
! If the Commission. In any event the ability needed
for the place will be hard TO hud for - 600 year
! II would have been better to put the hguro Where
| IL was when Mr. Or yes had the same place under
the former CunmissOu-1J,OO year. d. d. l.
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