New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
Governor. Er-Resster Fitch sola m. recently ~. Z

Governor. Ex-Regster Fitch told mo roocntly thss =
Governors estate was less than S500Oo0 49,
s%ong nvs ,on, ana daushtsr An adopted daai
had an equal share with the Others
me ype-writing business has grown and grown -
OF all proportion with tho expectations OF its early ~
motera Intelligent girls by the hundred are seems,
work as type.writers at double the wages they forms
earned as snopgirls' In Broadway typc-wr.,lus =
tablishment, tie other day. told that machines -
now made to write In eleven or twelve
typewriter Is an accomplished lingnist The time ~
and consigned to tho waste-basket. Now owing fe ~
use Oi and type ar
Western Union Telegraph Company began the inirotS
eral months ago Over seventy aro now usss us.s 'sv
operators Among the largest users OF the typeHrtx
agencies. They have between 500 and GOO sa,ena
tered over the country: used for duplicating fepor,s
,ln oiled paper has been specially prepared for tae
copies or any report by the use OF carbon insets
Henry Oliver. OF Pitis5urg, was here during the wal
1 am told by Pittsburgers that Oliver Bros 4 pblu
Is to bc reorganzed by capital furnished by bis pol
and personal friends He isa firm believer in prota.
tive tariff as principle OF government Talking ON 49,
yrcs Nc remarked TO me The Government OF ~
Ou World all reeognze the same principle that evs, s
Germany got restless Bismarck appeased them ~ When
emparso on pork; 1t was merely protective ta,,S ~
smart enough to get up public sentiment about ss
diseased pork before he made his decree Frsac s
o>.f.-.
cattle from the United States which docsn, .sn.
Canadian cattle They all practise protection IN as
form or another" VIZ
heard the other day that when the proof, a, -.
Century Magazine article were submitted to Gene,
Grant for revision he found the word Rebels cha,ss
to "Confederates," and rebellion" to "Cyil War; -
"the War between the States" Idropped in at "a,
ceatry o;tco to inquire about it SIR. johnson. IN \,
Gders absence. said 10 me. in substance: Tier e
SoI9ns wsy o OF ,,a any , moment In the NATTER sss
nuk sb fho
term Federal and Confederate TO desicn.ts s% ~
two armies General Grant wrote both Rebel aud css
iederdte and also both National and Federal The ~
Gestion was made to him that he or the orb.,
each OF these phrases throughout has article for the az
the word National at the beginning his article W.
Will nd IL In the first line two. The article itstf III
convey, because II is printed just he desired a. a.
part In the matter wos merely that or editors
Years ago THE TRIBUNE abored to break up the srs..
OF spies and informers who. uDder the MoIety laws !
they then existed. preyed upon the merchants Of N.
country The law repealed. and the chief in,orme
were driven into retirement The Democrats bay.h.-.
10 power Tor precisely four months and q haf ssa
responsible for the Injustice that the impoa ssss @
chats OF IBIS city are now obliged 10 suffer at tae haf,
that IL Ia not possible TO conduct tie business ads
this Government the theory that great nerrbs,,
OF the country are sO raeto thieves per urers wsss
only ain Is TO grow itch by swindling thc Treas'ns
Republicans discovered that long ago ana cut sa h.
piratieal crew who preyIng upon the merehssis
How long wonder Will the Democratic Adminstrstss
sustain themi
The position to which the Brooklyn Alderman s,ers,
has been appointed is exceptionally powerful for poie.
aud for mischief 1t the weighing district in wb,eh
many OF the q auds the Government culau.,,.,
with the exposure OF the Woodruff and Robinson Irrer
ularties. were committed Mr. Bacon. the late weirhr
came Into control after that exposure, the lrau
nave been few and Tar between since.
can't make out whether our friends, the enemy ars
most anxious for the Republicans to nominate General
Carr for Governor or 10 pGt up anybody else. hear
many of them, who know little or nOtLias
about politics but a great deal about prea.
large Irish Catholic vote on the other hand some or
perencei men. including senator BixIy assert that
the Republicans 10 via If they don't put up
General Carr. Mr. Bixby ces the canvass OF Kegnss
and Dix 10 show the dnicnlty Of electng CalkoIc a
Governor. General Dix had majority Of 53,45l, or
about 1900 more than the OF his ticket There mar "a
logic in this There are undoubtedly many fanaiea
people IN both parties who will not vote Tor Calhole for
great executive Office
The lawyers engaged ia the examiDatiOa OF Ferdinand
Ward swimming in deep water among big lsh-soms
with swords to light aud some who will--run away I
wrote at the time OF the failure Grant Ward rear
and half ago. that 1t would prove when the fun extent
or the collapse known, 10 be the dlsgracefa
failure la the annals OF American hnauce." Tie fun
which stretched from the City Hall 10 the Marine Bxk
Produce Exchange and United States Bank Bgilaiss
includ"d far more prominent men tnan clerks Wood
Warner ana Ward.
There will be raging and gnashng OF teeth, I .ssr
when the American Minister to Peru" Mr.. Baek
receives the printed denial made By his father Johl W.
Buck. OF Consul Bice's account Of the Junior Backs
adventures the Isthmus o. Panama in trying Cd
himself and family dcaiheadei" to Lima. What seens
10 bother the senior Mr. Buck IN Mr. Rcc's accounts
published in THE TRIBUNE Is not that hts dead
heading. but that Ae should be represented being
pecuni0us In his Indignant geaill that his
without money and bad TO borrow wien be cOad oas
travel Tce Mr. Back reveals that his son had mat
mOueyeG arrangements 10 New York with ". K Gface
& Co., took letter OI credit from them aud drew o.
them for $500" Probably Mr. Buck jr, knew better
than his father from the Kentucky ~ds the lmpOlIyd
making IL public In PeTu CLili any NBea the
Pacific coast Of South Ameri,a that he ha made any sort
OF moneJed artangemcnts' WITH W. X. Grace 4 To-
1t may cur;al bis useiuGess to the Cnet states AID
possibly abbreyiate his career Minister 10 Peru II
should be even suspected that he had any money.t
interests in Peru, larger perhaps than any other con-
luerclal house, either OF America OF England; VILE
has some big claims gains. Chill IL would be amuzns
not amazing mind you-to lind two United ssa
Ministers acting rs cOauercill asenss OF Ne~.ieS
mercantile hOuse In South American republics.
They tell story among the lire Insurance officials via
have lately withdra their business from the State
New-HampShire In cOGsel luence Of tie passage ofs&
known the Actual Value Law" This bill reqdrsi
COMPANIES doing business in tho State 10 pay the nj
amount OF Tue pcley In case OF hre even thonshts
damage not complete. II appears that siate ccs
ator New-Hampshre had a hotel burned. Ihe insgf
snee con pany rebut Il rather tnan pay the ll aoul
of the policy The Senator did want il r,buit aa
was mol profitable 80 lie Lad the Actual Value l1x
Introduced aud passed. and the insurance. cop l1e A
the state Uninsured
Iintinated In this column fortnight ago that the n
,lignaut reply OF President Cleveland q who md
RECOMMENDED candidate for United States Jndaessp
aud had regretted il after the candidate appointed
Ind really been written. aud that the cerrespoBt
ence WAS bogus. l learn that MIR. Cleveland sinceM
return from tue mountains IN cOnyersiton VITA Jad.e
o. W. Powers, OF Michigan, the Judge 10 Saom loe
correspondence supposed 10 refer had good aasa
over iI Judge Powers subsequently said that non
his talk with the President he Mas satisfied that no ssa
letter had been written. Just as was si.sieed
But why laugh these forgeres Is It any laIhiAs
matter let such rsscals as the writer's or suca e
90 unscathed Or for tho President Of the United siars
10 let forgcries so nndenouncedi Why may rot sons
ireyerent person. not having ;he fear OF the mighty
nor the hope of Ohce to restrain L, suggest that es
bly, the Presion, not only laughed a: tae Jo4t b1s
winktd at the JOkeri
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