New-York tribune., 1883-06-17

Venus was smart one YOU know and she gave Hip
pomenes three golden apples she had gathered In the
Garden OF the Hesperdes and told him how TO jugge
them She told him that when Atalanta was running
away from him throw down the first OF these golden
apples and the princess would be to admire 1t and
stop TO pick up. and in that way he could pass her.
When she began to outstrp him again 10 keep up he
was to throw the second golden apple and tlis would
make the feet maid pause another time Meantime Hip
pomenes was to push The goddess told him that the
third apple would fetch her. she would stop so long
that he could the goal He did press on and beat
Atalanta and made her his pride But Hppomenes
squaed on his contract with Venus; he repudafed his
calls and Venus changed him into lion, and Ataanta
into l0nes5."
saidT aThat is rst-rate story and reflects credit
on Mr Goud's classical knowledge But somebody now
ought TO order yacht from you TO make more reyou
tions under less steam, and call her Hippomenes
Don't forget" said Mr. Cramp, that Atalaata also
took part In the attack the great wild boar of Cay
don. She was hunress OF that time aud had girdle OF
FURNISHED gold an ivory quyer on her shoulder anda
bow in left hand Atalanta hred the hrst arrow
into the wild boar after Meeager dispatched him he
gave Atalanta the head and the hide OF the boar.
Meleagers uncIes snatched this head and hide from A
and then Meeager forgot their knshp TO him. and
allow Them on the spot" "We," said ], Mr. Cramp
this mythology all reads like an episode In Wall Street
Mr Gould gets head and hide ana If anybody takes
from him they are afterward slain 10y somebody else ike
Russell Sage"
Tell me however what is condition OF shipbud-
ingl" @It is very fiat, although iron Is cheap 1t has
often been said that as iron fails low enough
ship building will bristle up There s hothng Whatever
IN t. People order ships apparently Oh high iron seem
ing 10 me 10 that iron Is the standard IN this
country of encouragement, and when IL goes up the
spirits OF people rise" Are you building any ships
nowl" We building more for fhe san Francisco
and sandwich Islands Line and one for Mr. Huntington
TO carry coal on the Pacific" Has tie government
pnyen Roach orders any more yessels!" "No they
are Obliged to award these war ships 10 the lowest
bidder"
LAWYER in the South who defended one of the con-
spirato against President LucOn life recently SAID TO
me: recoect little instance OF the genulity OF
Governor Hartrnnft OF Pennsylvania, which often
mention After Mrs. surratt had been some time on
trial and found evidence deepening against her ana
her own contradictions pan'uly apparent she became
alarmed for her e and indeed she had been from the
beginning she sent word that she wished to see me-
The rule of the cour-martia that the prisoners
shoud see their counsel the presence Of guard but
not necessarily in the hearing thereof ASH was milf
tary court OF every order 1t Issued had 10 oe
obeyed strictly Mrs surratt occupied one OF the ceus
I'm the old penitenary. They we're arched cells hardly
high enough for one stand upright and with barred
doors and between each pair Of cells stood sentinel in
the corridor keep the occupants from exehahehs con-
yersaton Mrs Surratt was brought OUT. enc was
ironed but not heavily, like the others There was q
soldier I'm the room. aud General Hartrat as ne at
that time for he In command or the prison. seeing
the counsel come into the room shook his head az the
ruard intimating for him go out Haranft without
saving word nodding his head to the prisoner ana
counsel then retired the distant end OF the room ana
ke out of the window thus keeping the letter OF the
severe law but relaxing its spirit"
Said my informant above: Reviewing the trial OF the
conspirstors against President Lneons life, have to
say that considering IL military court u was iar
court and Of ability. Judge Holt the AdVocate-
General was a very able The Court was courteous
toward the defence This sho Sn by the fact lat an
Ieriv sereeant was sent away down through lower
MARYLAND TO deliver the house OF Mr. Stone Herolds
reouest that he up and be his counsel IL was
manifest TO from the start that this court meant 10
find guilty any person connected with the murdef OK
the intended murders but that they only meant TO IN
prson or TO give lighter punishments TO accessories anu
those PLAYING the spy In the abduction plot. Tho
cour therefore set itself seriously 10 work to ascertain
who had consented take arms and KILL whether tney
succeeded in killing anybody or not Taxing into con-
sderaton the feeling Of the time and the enornlty ot inc
offence do not know but that they drew the lines oi
iustice pretty well Ia their intention. Consequently
they found AtLerodt guilty, he had accepted
knife 10 XIII Vce-Presdent Johnson They iound herol
guilty. because he knew of the murder ABOUT 10 De oon-
ntted and accompanied the assassin to the last ana as
sisted him TO escape As to Powell, generally eaueo
payne, Thoroughly
ence and regarded the whole trial in the light OF rem
inisceuce bending his mind upon death, which he knew
he haa obtained and oud get He WIS the only person
in that bar who had any philosophy or composnre what
ever because his mind was made up that lie could NOT
eseape The court very nearly hanged Dr. Mudd. Ills
preyarcations painful he had given his whole case
away by not trusting his counsel or nelsootso o'
kinfoks It was terrible thing to extricate him from
the tolls he had around himself He had dehSd
knowing Booth when he knew him well lie was uh-
doub,edly accessory to the abduction plot though no
NAV have supposed 1t would never come TO anything
He denied knowing Booth when he came TO his house
when that was preposterous. lie had been even h'
| mate with Booth The proclamation OF the Governments
was ghtforward that death should be The penHiy
of any man who could give Information about tue con-
yics and would do it, Yet DIR. Mudd was saved anu
it is understood that the stood i've to four one
more vote would have hanged him. AS two thirds OIL
court martial is necessary to alot the death penalty
81 think" said my legal friend that Mrs surra't
could have been saved with proper counsel" Nha'
WAS the character Of her counsel - ~She had tSo men
named Aiken and Clampett neither fit TO defend case
Of that Importance II is remarkable fact that the oar
in Washington City ransacked for lawyer TO ieiend
her and none would come forward The eject oi Ian
coins DEATH the immediate recognitionP ~ his justice anu
generosity and Of the causeless ASSASSINATION pa"P
the bar. Reverdy Johnson was finally employed h0
came forward ana made argument against tue Jui's
dlcton OF the military court, be read and applauded
by the people. aud then abandoned the woman "h''
dill those soldiers about the legal argument Oh e
Jurisdiction OF the court They were set there py tue
superiors 10 ascernin took part in the murdero
their loved commander. IL was from her own sense
plain as that was thai Mrs. Surru felt that she was
being sacrificed by the ncapaoity OF her counsel 'uo
then made the appeal help but the man to whom s'
made il had double work already and was tyns TO save
| the life OF DR.. Mudd and barely did 1t"
Was the combined character OF those prisoners AZ al
| consequential {" asked. No. Cheaper smaller ma
! teriols never engaged In foolish scheme iH'
| scheme TO run Mr. Lincoln out OF Washington WAS