The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-15

attention. 1t is a eacel in the shape
of a George Washington hatchet which
rests upon the messy stump of a tree in
suchwise as to leave both sides of blade
and handle entirely exposed. One side
is Of exquisite flowers and the other of
satin, finely painted in otis 10y AN artist
of talent, who originated the design
for the decoration, the Inscription be-
ing composed by one Of the donors.
Through the center of the blade ap.
pears in illuminated letters, in old
English text. on white satin
'May eye be keen as blade of iatchrt.
When worthy Members rise 70 catch il,
And rulings true as steel to match Is,
Al Ilw ful business to dispatS i it,
There are varying views as to the
| auspices under whi.h The Democrats
| ret9rn to the control of the lower
House and as to tie practical result OF
the stand taken by them in the selec-
ton of Carlisle for Speaker, but the
preponderance of opinion seems TO be
| that they have started well. 1t is a
new departure and the announcement
| of a positive policy and the effect of il
upon the prospects of the party can on
ly be told after trial. All the utteranc
es of the new Speaker are ~reassuring.
He enters upon the discharge of his du
ties absolutely untrammel-d with pied
| ges of any sort and will have no person
| al favors Of grudges to pay off in the
organization of the committees. Mr..
Randall will no doubt take his OLD
place a. the head of appropriations
But speculation as to the makeup
would be idle. Among the things said
| about town now l hear that Don Cam
eron is not to return to his seat in the
| Senate, and on the other hand that he
Is lying low aud playing a shrewd game
for reelection. You can take your
choice. Also, that Blaine is not yet
out of polotics; that Grant will shortly
loom up again for president; that Sabn
of Minnesota, is the handsomest of the
new Senators and Culiom, of Illinois,
thu homliest; that the table at Wizards
is superior to anything ever seen in
Washington; that Sam Ran lal! is &C.
ing to have a boom for the Democratic
nomination for President, and that Mr.
Hatton will shortly leave the Post Of
fee Department.
The Minnesota pine land frauds are
aga.n attracting attention. Commits
sioner Mcfarland has been making eff
orts to ferret out these ffauds al d
have them stopped, and for nearly two
years Ex-Governor Marshall, OF That
State, has been acting as a special
| agent under the direction of the Com
missioner, AMI his official report makes
| rather interesting reading. Some time
ago. when the exposures first began,
the La Office at Duluth WAS cleaned
out y aew agents appointed, bit nov
he oil ling is making desperate efforts
to ger III again by having r.. c. Mitch
ell appointed Receiver. In his official
report to the Land Cfiei Governor
Marshall sas: "The lack of permanent
civil service based on merit left these
Offices open as the reward of personal
services to the man who happeeed to be
Member Of Congress a person was
nominated and appointed Receiver of
the Duluth LAM office as the reward of
party and pers )nal services who, as the
editor of a leading newspaper. had beeh
the organ and apologist of the men ell-
gagged in land frauds, and who had con
stautly belittled and discourage all ef
forts Of the Government 10 reform
these abuses. / had evidence that he
was engaged in and proiiting by these
frauds, both recently and remotely.
The evidence of lis connection with
others ia yet unaceomp,ished schemes
to defraud the Government of all the
valuable timber in one township, est
mated to be wor,h $4,000, was so .
vincing both TO the United Staies DIST
ritt attorney and myself that we caused
his arrest with Others. His associates
were indicted, but large personal and
political influence, with such other
means as are too often successful, Il
bled him to escape the penalties OF
law This report is from Que of the
most respected Of the public men of !
Minnesota, and a man who has saved
the GoyernHet not less than bali a mil
lion dollars by his exposure Of the
frauds prevailing in the state. But
the ways of politicians are p euliar.
The appointment Of NJ tchcll was made
early in July last; his connecslon wish
the land fsauds, SUSPECTED fer q 10 g
time, was discovered a few Wee after
his appointment; his arrest + loved,
and his commission was witlie His
escape from the clutches of I'll ,w is
described in Governor Marsha re-
port, but still the commission 6.ily
held in allegiance, not cancelled, aod
Congressman Nelson says that he in