The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-17

ever, soon after, and so lost an opportunity OF
being offered Boutwells place"
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A late Austrian official said yesterday:
"There is one thing have against this Gov
eminent"
"Well, what is it2D
1t IS this: that you people are such fools an
to allow this man Most to come here and talk
to your working people about things of which
he knows nothing. He is the most Ignorant
demagogue IN the world, and not only does hs
know nothing of the matters he pretends to
discuss, but the worst part of it is, that he is
simply fraud who has adopted this means Of
getting living. / know what am talking
about. | was in the room in Vienna when q
bargain was made with Most for so much gold,
and not very much at that TO be paid to him
TO turn informer against his party He took
the money and in return handed over to the
government officials all the papers, documents
and information in his possession relative 10
the soeiaiistie party of which he was MEM
Der"
How did he arrange to keep in good stand
ing with the labOring classes after turning
traitor?"
Easy enough. The government proclaimed
that this man was to be severely punished and
made an example of for conspiracies with which
his name was connected and threw him into
prison, from which ne was quietly allowed to
depart after FIVE weeks confinement. heard
afterward that he had taken money from the
governments OF Germany, France and England
Tor information as to the political movements
OF their EbOring classes. As to that, however,
i cannot affirm of my own knowledge. But
that he sold out to the Austrian government
know, because [ was there in an official eapa-
| city when he did so. Now, ne comes to this
country and passes the hat to the Iab0ring peo-
| pie and they put IN twenty-five cents apiece
for the benefit Of this humbug."
So
The presence of so many members Of the
old Army of the Potomac has caused a revival
OF many amusing "reminiscences of the war
One OF the veterans was looking the other day
at programme on which was emblazoned the
arms OF the Society of the Army of the PotO-
mac, and calling attention to the various corps
badges. said:
"Did you ever hear how the badge Of Logan's
corps originated? 1t happened in this way:
The idea OF a corps badge originated in the
Army of the Potomac, and it was looked upoR
as rather toppish notion, at first, by the Vest
ern troops. One time, q squad of soldiers
turned up IN some way in the Army of the
tennessee, having on their Iappels the silver
clover leaf One of Logan's men accosted them
and said: What's that thing?' The other re-
Piled: Why, that's my corps badge. Haven't
you corps badger He replied: Yes, we
have. It's a eartridge-box with forty rounds
and hundred in our pockets
!" The story got out and the idea was adopted.
That IS the origin of the badge of Logan's CORPS,
which Is a cartridge-box marked 40"
#@z
President Arthur is expecting good many
visitors within the next few weeks He is
about to take up the settlement of the question
as TO which of the internal revenue collectors
he shall behead. There are now 126 districts
and therefore 126 collectors. 1t is proposed to
reduce the districts TO about ninety-fve, which
means that about thirty officials viii be COM
PEELED to give up their hard-eerned trophies
and retire TO private life. The most amusing
part OF the thing viii be the unanimity with
which all viii agree that reduction is neces-
sary, but that his Office is not the one which
the Government can afford to abolish Con-
gressmen and Senators viii flock to Washing
ton to see that their friends are not beheaded.