National Republican., 1883-04-30
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measure.


Tho placing of one of the numerous So
called Investment companies" of Chicago
on the postofice fraud list has resulted in
saving of $4,000, which was sent across the
border by Canadian innocents. That amount
in money, checks, drafts, and postal orders
was confscated by the postal authorities and
returned to the senders. The profits of some
of these swindling concerns, who use the
mails as an agency for pillaging the people,
are sometimes enormous, and were it not for
the energy displayed by agents of the depart
ment in their repression and suppression,
fools would pay tribute that would make
dozens of rascals millionaires every year.
The fool tax must be paid in
some form doubtless, but there is growing
determination on tho part of the Postoflice
department to compel the gatherers to make
collections through somo other channel than
the mails. Canada has been found to be a
profitable field for cultivation by swindling
sharps, who have flooded the country with
their circulars, and steady stream of cash
has been flowing into their pockets. For
merly tho balance was against us, French
| Canadians in New England manufacturing
towns sending large sums home every month,
but of late, thanks to the enterprise of cir
cular thieves mainly, the balance is the other
way, Canadians sending more small money
through the mails to the United States than
they receive.
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Among the many applicants for the place
made vacant by the resignation of Gen. Green
b. Raum who have been heard from in person
or through next best friends is Hon. Will
Cumback of Indiana. Mr. Cumback has been
a'collector of internal revenue for ten or fif-
teen years, and has q longing to go to tho
front. He is one of tho old school of
christian statesmen" When not collecting
taxes for the government he is lecturing on
Odd Fellowship, intemperance and original
sin. During camp meeting seasons he shines
in the full radiance Of his spiritual and phys
ical beauty. His faccid figure, shad-belly
coat, barn-door pantaloons, and benevolent
face, with its double chin, come-into-thc-
fold-dear-sister eyes, and general expression
of prayerful solicitude for your souls welfare
are familiar to the camp meeting frequenters
all through his state. He was the caucus
nominee for United States senator the year
Senator Pratt was elected, but the prize wa:
dashed from his hands by tho then Gov
! Baker, who publicly denounced some OF the
methods of the "Christian statesman" anC
caused bolt which resulted as before stated
in the elevation Of the late Senator Pratt.
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Harrodsburg, KY, the sceno of Congress
: man Phil. Thompson's latest shooting ex
plot, is the oldest town in Kentucky, anC
, was named after one of the original pioneer
of Daniel Boone's time. 1t is situated ON tn
. southern edge of the famous blue grass region
about thirty miles from Lexington and
reached by the Cincinnati Southern railway
) 1t is six miles from the celebrated "higl
bridge" over the kentucky river, one of tn
S loveliost spots in the state. A wealthy shake
4 colony owns a large tract of land along tn
, river between high bridge and Harrodsburt
}, This old town was tho headquarter
Of Morgan, the raider, and his comman
0 was recruited fr ON the people of the immedi
ate locality. The bloody battle Of PerryvillC
where 5000 or 10000 men were killed, wa
fought within two hours walk from Harrod'
a burg. The town is beautifully situated, an
:, the people are exceedingly hospitable, albei
they have never been able TO realize that the
: have been reconstructed. 1t is one Of til
n most conservative towns Of the state, and cor
h tanned more inhabitants forty years ago tina
.. it does to-day. Yankee enterprise would b
\ regarded as little less than high crime in tn
community. Morgan's memory and the los
. cause are sacred there. Clashing factions di
y not get through fighting the war of the rebe
% lion in Harrodsburg until four or five year
st ago, and neighborhood feuds growing out 9
st the war resulted in scores Of violent deatf
, in and about the town. For years after Lee
!, surrender the place had very hard name
% reputation that will cling to it for gener
'i ton at least. The inhabitants, in shown
Is strangers about the town, point out wit
ig great pride and frequency spots where Il