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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03

SMUGGLING ACROSS Till. MEXICAN BORDER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-G)vcrnOr Gu,ick, Of
Arizona, has addressed the following communication 10
the Secretary Of the interior under da,c OF Prescott
November %:
81 deem it my duty through you to call the attention
OF the Treasury Department TO tic evil OF smuggling
carried on between Arizona and the state Of Sonora,
Mexico Tho counties Of Pima ami Cochi5e have Dor
der Of several hundred miles aCD tho Mcxcau front en-
over which smuggers cross upon the unfrequeutcd
trails, bringing into this territory the products Of
Mexico without let LinIrance from the United
States customs authorities. There arc within
Arizona 10000 inhabitants of Mexican origin, the
national drink Of whom is "mascal" liquor distilled
from the cactus plant thousands gallons Of which
annually consumed by them Al of IL is manufac-
turad within the borders Of our sister Republic and
hardly gallon pays duty. Hundreds OF thousands Of
Mexican cigars and quantities OF tobacco 20 Sy nothing
OF beef, cattle, HOrses, mules. etc. also smuged
IN"
in this connection the Governor includes extract
from repOr OF the last Grand jury ia support his
assertions and concludes a. follows;
Ia order to enforce tho customs laws 81 the United
State, ! would respectfully recommend that four
mounted inspectors Doe appointed IS the Department 20
Dc assigned TO duty along the borders OF COc5o and
Pima Counties; that they be selected on account Of
their familiarity with tAe country, their knowledge Of
tie ira and bypttAs leading Into Mexico; That they
speak the Spanish lti.7 20 and DC mediterranean
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PRESIDENT DLLAN0Y EXPLAINS


CONDITION OF TN NEW-YOHK BoWEUY FIRE -
sCEANCE CDMPANY.
Tho president of the NcW-loIk Bo".ry Fire Iu-ur-
auce Company, John A. Delaney, ir., take exception
% some Of tho statements made ul Superintendent Ic.
Call OF The Insurance Department. u h.. 10! o. 900 e
c3mUluys condition Several of 1lI Mccall. charge.
Mr.. Delaney H. obliged 20 admit 10 3, trl-' Ac said
20 IlIHJNE reporter YESTERDAY " that u sis tr.I.
tie suipu. Of our company las decreased more than
T-OOOuO, lint that D. due to an Increase iu business.
As bushes increase. "c become more heavily u debt
to our poicy-holders. lut our asset, to-day are
greater than they were five years oto. We have lot
money ia the agency bust IL J. true That the
last two statements have mt been uAtIuth'u, bat
Incorrect as 10 the amount q uucliucd pli .I- re-
published a about $50 900 Jess than tley really
were Il T. true too thaf 10 escape taxation We -olt
several hundred thousand dollars wcrili Of -,curiti
to the First National Bank and took tACm bach again
in "a few weeks We are not the only company which
has done that, however. ! myself know of several
Others that would have 10 plead guilty - that charge
II }, way OF Gaping the payment of extraordinary
taxes and I must acknowledge that we did H.. But
the statement that commission. allowed OH r.r4ur-
officers OF the company for their personal use l. ab-o-
lutely false. Our former secretary. not with a.,
was for sis years the agent lu this city Of thr
Rochester German Fire Insurance Company. which
during that time had p1id hm for services ana ID
bW-ucuts about 'lo.OOJ some of oar director.
thought tie money pro- ery belonged 10 thi, company
but that vas largely m4tter OF opinion and That T.
all there j. Of taH CHARGE
The PRECEDENT OF the Rochester company is Frederick
Cook, tho Secretary Of Statocioct It Is alleged that
the officer OF To bowery company, concerning whose
computation the superintendent Dr. Qi-.a- Icd real v
did no work for o. hut drew Ina salary uotwrh- and
ing Mr. Delaney added that che Wos, assets of tie
BoWery company were 4s5O24I 81 mt tot.l Ial.ii-
ties, inclusive Of capital stock, @UiO.J1o ~, and It's
net surplus FZl0GjJ 80. If We should decide TO 20
per cent capital etoch Tho coruaur /. in
excellent condition. II has lately been ru.lus y Ter
cent interest t. stockholders and must a,kuJwed IN
that la }e~f |c drew on our surplus sgl ty TO pay
this div IC tuQ'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
NEW PosTMAsrERs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Postmaster
General to-day appointed among Others the following
foulth-class pOstmasters:
TnHsyiUGRiQAt Calvin. J. Wesley Hoover; East Befbe
hem G. Adams: HO1ensack r. Negtou Warner
Mekelusburg James belong; Nen8 Mills John N JOINS
scott. george w. warren
tcfJ Clarksborough, Joseph r. Hnchman West
UJDO6eu, John IL. Middleton.
Neig. YOrl-At palochin Frank j. Knapp Barton John
D. Coleman Beaver Dams, SANFORD l.. Miller; Berkshire
John H. Ford CandOT, Chidseyj Haven law
cite b. Philips Fishers leland, AbTam GioId Gaskefs
corners HaTnan Curtis; German, H. s. Nichols; HalsCy
Valley Grant NJ. Wost Newark Valley sherman W. Bylng
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ADVANCING wEsr.B0UYD RATS.

BUFFALO, Dec. . (Speci1D The acen.5 Of Ill
the railroads running west. out of Buffalo, the Llke
shore and Michigan Central Grand Trans Nickel Plate,
and the Chic 70 and Atlantic, to-day advanced passcn-
ger rates west-bound basis OF Til 90 Chca-o ot
unlimited tickets. Limited tickets were advance. rom
so 60 ID, and second class tickets from - - $I Tie
Nic.e P.tc ana CHICAGO and Atlantic were given tho
Nc1tlt or 81 50 crontlsl rlta THO cII,e ot tI' D.
vance az hi, time j. that 10 can smelly oa done 40" Tat
the Buzz go scalp. have 80 bouui tickets t.ir
cases. The brokers buy their tickets at tie lilo oes
aud yet commission. The agents o. the c.-t-'H Il
NuD, desire 90 advance rates from 80 80 TO 80 - O c
York, bat aIc afraid TO DO 10 just now.
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comprising the firm Of Billings Co.. dealers IN pianos
at No. 20 Fiib-ave, made assignment yesterday "
Tsrbcr, Valentine prcferrng Mary !lalen ana laro
las ONLY been In existence few months. having sue
cccdcd Bll!ug5 & Richmond, who in turn -uecredSu tne
old firm OF Billings CO.. in the early part VI 1907 ''0
concern having failed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03

gentleman VINO has just returned 10 tins city aiier
consultation with tho maIa-cIs Of Tie Baltimore ana
Ohio sld last evening: 1T - not the intention Of ir
Garrett 10 court any trouble with his CDmp iitOrs. lie
Is perfectly satisfied with the situation as 10 now u.s..
The Baltimore aud OHIO viii not dcmurtlilc NcW-Iork
business but will pursue the tenor Of ITS with
the present tari1 0f rates from Phi adc!pha Baltimore
and Washington II is perfectly satisfied o. bc out Of the
Ncw-York pool IL tie Pennsylvania will grant It the
difcrcntal rate OF nearly - to tie West
now existing between the lew tarn Of
The Pennsylvania ana the old tarid retained
ry the Baltimore and ohio Bat ~ the P'nnsylv iuia
road should decide 10 reduce lis rates from Philadelphia
and Baltimore. the Baltimore and ONO Will unqncstinn
ably a reductions of its rates Ia the extent
necessary to maintain The existing difference and II the
reduction should proceed far t. affect the New
York through rates. tie Ncw-IorS trunk lines must
LOOK to the Poun-ylvaula as the disturbing
element. Tho local fare from Ncw-Iork
to Baltimore IS 50 So or - 80 including the
transfer charge IN the latter city aud tho Nrw-l 0rk
lines easily u-Irc out 20 what point their $50
Chicago viii Doe by any reduction forced upon the
Baltimore and ohio by possible hostile action Dy the
Pennsylvania"
The Eric. the Iacsawannn and The West shore now
charge SIS % Is the fare tIom NcW-loIN - chicago
The addition OF thc lotd rate uom NcW-No.k Co. j. lu-
more 10 the thruush from tn latter city 70 Chicago
makes by The present sch Guile % rate OF SIS ~.
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A NEWsPAPER CULTIVATION

ELMIRA, Dec. (SpeciaD. The ElmiJa Daily
AdreF"se" celebrated It's thrtythrd anniversary to-
night Anew web porcctng press had been set up and
the edition of the paper was printed on the machine to-.
night for the first time supplement giving history
OF the concern was also issued Tho press is the latest
OF the Potter make ana has the capacity TO print both
sides, cut, paste aud fold aud count 600 cOpes an
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WnIDrIL CONTESTS ~ uIgslcHrErrS


BJ,loN, Dec. . (SpHID.-Ihe municipal
election u Boston, which occur; on December l., Is
regarded with moro Cham ordinary interest this year
The Democrats uayc reuomiuatcl Mayor OGruu who
has made - good Mayor 10 bas made some mistakes,
bGt hs record Is above tho average ia point OF ability
and rcctiulr, and ho has lost favor with the lower
grldo I'm his own party by the iiHplrality with which
Dc Ls enforced the 1w3 lie roorgluzal the municipal
machine under tAa charter anil dId good lca. of
valuable worl mo,e int. gently than could have nccn
done by ono not familiar With tho city government. II
tho Democrats wore united, there could bo hope for
Republican candidate for Mayor but there "a nlway-
division ia their ranks. Tho reputable members
OF the Democratic party apt ito vote Tor tho best man.
irrespective OF party. The cpubIclus have nominated
good man, cx-Slcri John NJ Clark, who IS perhaps as
strong man as could have been chosen 20 oppose
Mayor O'BIch good many express the belief that
Sir Clark can bc elected. 81. Clark Shcrin for
suffolk County for twenty-five years and was regarded
modc sheriff. Ho was al exceedingly kud-hcartod
man. ana by his generosity toward the unfortunate poor
hc hls always been helL In high esteem by many lilo
was always regarded good organizer and a hard
fighter. lie did not seek the nomination and almost de-
ciined the honor IN advance.
FuCmuEG, Mass, Dec. 2.-Frcderlck Fosdck, tho
temperance candidate for Mayor. elected yesterday
over Henry A. Goodrich. the citizens candidate. The
rest OF the temperance candidates elected by
i0rics ranging from 300 to 600 Tho license vote was
as FOR and l,OoO assinBt
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ARGrNENrs OF IN ENcIsE BOARD.


L. "a -
rury nIsonyyrD THE LAW.
,.. -.,, .,.',', -. '..,,..,,',,,.r -, ,,, r,.
- r..,..,, nan
AhnNNi' ~ - 'o' 0i'''4 ~" SOW
aNo'her nearing 'o-uaJ 10 'le cn'7'S preferred ~
mayor Grace against inc HH''Sc Coinll'S'oh'iS NI'
Motifs was INC oS 40 vas 'O'
''"P'"''" - i'' ''N', . 49, D." ''o' '0'' VIZ
also present fI""'l' >" ''',' A''i,,'H' 'o'p'iHNon
'o'i'o" 10 I'l'''c't 'H'5ol ""''' '.0"..' e -''"
y"''r' u ''p'',, iN ""'
H"-A'oh' Si" ''"o' '"i''o'"' i0' '4o A-@C''o
Lo"'' .,-,.,
'i' scout 'uo"I''N ''' VI 'N' 'e''''o'' P''ce' III
"hIc" "I'o' Wa Sou' vi ~ '"''7 '"''" 10 men, III
VOCATION oi Jaw III '"' 'S' "''o No'''' ~ A'" 1n'
CASINO Gran" O"e" 'I'' '''"'N '1 the L'eh
Nu-ee'
AZ ''9o 80" W '"'' ~ ''7 ' " '' '''i.'''
lie ''i" tNt inc C'Il'''"'u OocH9, '''''''H 'l''1
AlI'' was SOFA 30" &c I',i'-''' ""'i ''' '''''
"''''''" '""' .i''' "'.' "'' " "l''''
''""',''' WIZ" '' l'.' '.'-.'. -, '-'.'' "..
'''' ''' y ''''- '0' DIV -' 100"
"a Violation oil law
II. asserted that selling 1riuarartuCut- connected
with IA tleltre was NOT o., l times l.u.op.r Tie on,
".'' | '"'
time when TIE l" Was {" Zoe enforced was "A.l thea-'
riclt performances w,rc IA progress. There Was 10
,,., f.r r.f..In. n u.e.,c io slicb rI.,. Tt,,or.
,.,,,. ,.......- .. ,.,.....' i.,.... r...',
-''"7 wa ''e'' ."' ."' d., O'''''' -''''' d ' ''
hc duty Of tho Excise Commissioners 20 sec tha, u4uog
WAS not sold at unlawful hours d. such ultees That
was o'"l' "'''"'' INC "" '"'' '"'' '"' I""'' hus'
,,t ,I..r. L..p o, ,r,i.ti,u arp l... on, ,c ,l.
' ' wy 700 ~ 'N'
variety oil uquoi-deaIc'' D. inquire" Tue Governor
nero Is '"' '''' '''''' '''''"'"'' I'I''" M
scott
Nh. DcyO thyn submitted letter from John r. Fellows
,,,.r. +l, A t,trll ~ tbc Dolrl of tv,i-. ID, had ma,
.'''r . 800, ,,. D..
NIsed tAe C'i'7'Hc'a '"' mig '"" issue licenses 10
luuor torres connected with theatres.
~ EN-. lo,rI NJ E,cj.c over l,or i,.,ic,ol ,, IT,
ii'' | -, ' 49,
SUNG tut7e HtoHHes "Shcu 'oN'IIo' nm
dont think an Indictment would mold against the
,,.l ,.i,t tl.t amman nf toIoual T.o,.s 4, o.,-t
Ho''' VIZ . " ''
cnce Iel4cd Nr' SeoI'
'Thcu WHY ask ne TO remove them when they can't
m. ~. t.tr1 =, a,kcd the Governor
~ ~ ~. 3d..
"lti5 very serious thing to ask me to remove men
from Office and disgrace them when they are acting
,.r c,,,,.,'. ouiliop and as Won .Iy cannot be IN
"''e' '''' " 49, ~ ~ AZ
dlcted."
a. for tho Gsmi- OF this cla.e on The ground
, t.t.......,.,t. u ., ...tl Mr. i,,y,
I'-' '''' "''-o"'''''' - NV
Nr. scott, ~ reply 10 Mr boyo argued that the p.0
, ,,,,r ~ No,,y,rl, had M ,-oc+v,, ..,,,, -, l
~ 80, ,r,r,i-t,r If a tbr.trr MS .liir. li'lor NJ,
-, t,,,l''i .ionrrS on tbr otior l.,,i ~, 'ir,i f
and learn II the lazy was o.eycd.
rd1 ss T 'i'i ce 'nY - mn,rc t6 Goyrrpor 'o"O
" thiul, they could" replied A.r scott
hul mere !, no prov ,'1 Oh tHe ENI,o law ~ I'M
y,i,iug a license" said the Governor ' "
me steady violation of the law iorhddme the sale
Oh M ,y. " ~ p''l'i ',o IL seems 6" NE
scott ana 10 seems to me mat me Excise Coum.sion
f a tt 90 an Et ftfr sl,s
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hour. The Advertiser has made great strides as nav
paper in the year. with prospects for bright future
FINDING HIS WIFE MURDERED
NO CLEw TO HER sLAYER-rnE HUSBAND ARREsrrn


A
ON SUSPICION.
MEDINA, Dec. 2 tSpeciaD.-When John Miles
returned to his home to-day he found his wife lying dead
In pool Of blood. Her throat was cut from car TO ear
Near her rocking-chair lay an unfinished piece OF
patchwork quilt and in the next was a tin cup con-
| tanning water dyed with blood. Some $40 which was
said to have been In the house missing but nothing
else had been disturbed. Neighbors saw Mrs Miles
feeding pet goat In the yard about O'clock No ono
except her husband hal been to cutter or leave tina
| house.
Miles has been arrested suspicion and on examna
ton $500 was found his person. He Is French
about sixty-fve years old, OF peaceabe DISPOSE
ton, heavily built and is said have had troube
with his wife, He protests his Innocence and says that
when he first approached the house both doors vera
locked, but after talking few moments with person
passing by he again tried the door and this tima
found unlocked. Mrs. Miles htyeght years old
and had one married daughter living in another part Of
town.
A DEVOTED DAUGHTER OF JAMES d. FISH
AUBURN, Dec. 2 (SpeciG0. -FOr fortnight
tho town gossips have been endeavoring to discover
the identity of u plainly attred young woman who is
almost daily walking in the main thOrOughfares
demurey inspecting the shop windows and curiously
observing the passers-by, exchanging token
of recognition with anyone She seemed to be possessed
Of ample funds, and. while having Of the airs Of
marOn, bought clothing and toys which could only
be of use to children. She is OF medium height, has
German cast of countenance and fine figure, always
draped in plain but expensive materials. Where she
came from, why she here, and who wero her rea
tves, puzzle until tonight when she recog-
nized as the daughter OF James ID. Fish. She had en-
gagged rooms at the of Mrs Joseph Neg.
hart In the most select portion OF the city, When her
father was taken to NewYork witness in the trial
OF Ward she informed Mrs. Neyhart that she would not
need the rooms. It understood then that she had
given up the idea of coming to Auburn On the evening
of November 1G, however, she arrived unannOunced
and was at driven TO the house Of Mrs NeyhaTt
With her the little daughter OF Sallie Reber, no
young woman who died in Ncw-Jersey Ia the care VI
James ID. Fish She requested Mrs. Neyhart not 10
form any OF her IDENTITY and so strictly has this IN
junction Obcyed that only those IL the secret knew
her presence The the prison allow pgs-
oners to receive friends for n half hour H.
Warden Lanehart has. however extended 10 Miss Fish
the privilege OF visiting her father once fortnight.
Their interviews in the chaplain's Office, where
Fish Is employed in reading letters TO and from his l
low prisoners Miss Fish attends the services IN Tie
prison chapel Sunday morning, an seated m the
TORS gallery Is enabled to see her father al his dcyo
TONS but does not get opportunity then TO sycak
with him.
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ORDERING AN IMMIGRANT ADVANCE.
BUFFALO LOCAL FARES ENsED-BALrINoRE AND
OUIO'S POSITION

III EFALO LOCAL IAl'f' Hi''si ''-''''i- -'-''
OUIO'S POSITION.
The general passenger agents of the trunk
lines worked hard yesterday at Commissioner Fiuks
office over tie completion of IN, details of the agree
cnts intended to carry the prcsieat contract Tor
the maintenance Ofratcs. The object aimed at Is the
cutting OF Of commissions 10 outside ticket
brokers and in other ways reducing to mini
mum the opportunities Tor an evasion OF tho
established tariffs of the pool roads The work on the
immigrant clearinghouse advanced 50 far that 1t was
decided to put mp Immigrant rates 20 the Oil basis OF l3
from here TO Chicago december -, II the pool ma
chncry is completed By that time extent that will
warrant an advance any 1t agreed that the
rates should restored by January l. 1856. The sale
OF tickets and orders outside Castle Garden pro-
hbed and the pool lines are TO control their cOnncc-
lions so that they shall not nullify the pool regu-
latiOns Railroad men consider this significant
because pledges tie West shore prevent m gulari-
ties on the part OF the Ontario and Western Road. Adj
wees were received that to-day the local RACES from
Buffalo TO Chicago would be raised from SO 10 Sll on
unlimited and -l3 on limited tickets. Tho passenger
committee VIII meet again today.
Al the trunk liues represented nj yesterdays
meeting except the Baltimore and ohio, which has
the position that II has nothing to do with the
messenger agreements long ~ II Is excluded from
The NcW-York division. That company IS stIl selling
immigrant orders AT the old - rate. good forsiX months
and its steamer line prOm cs To tax it, facilities Tor the
benefit Of the port OF Baltimore The recent advance III
through frat aud second class rates to the West ana tue
decision of the Baltimore and Ohio 10 retain It's old
schedule uarrOWs al possibility of future trouble down
to that company and the PennS7lyann Railroad Here
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TIE ALBANY GAS LIGnr COMPANY BOUGHT.

ALBANY, Dec. 2 (SpeciaD. -The sensation hero
to-day is the purchase Of tho Albany Gas Light Com-
pany, the corporation which has for number o. years
held gas monopoly this city, by the Municipal Gas
Company which received charter only last scp;em
Der. The grant OF the charter vigorously opposed
by the old company and by people generally, who be-
lievcd that formed merely sell out to tie Old
company The Old comp ny has capital Ct $2JO.D01
and surplus Of over 100000. The Municipal Con-.
pany pays the Albany Company 500, 0J),
allowing - the stockholders Of the laticf
TO retain and divide its surplus The plme
movers IN The Municipal Company are Edward C. Bele-
dict Albert :. Fdrr and Els C.. Benedict, OF YORK;
cx-3ayor Edward Murphy OF Troy; Charles f. Taeg, Il
whom are said to Roswell +. Flower and other Nrg-
York capitalists and the Standard oil Company. TIE
new company had the pull among local Demucratic
politicians and the Old company did not Care 20 m utail
a long fight with the new backed by political influence
ana Ncw- York capital Tho stock Of the new company
will soon be raised Sl.OOOO)O. which Albany gas
cOusumcrs Will be asked 10 pay dividends.
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Troy, Dec. , lSpeciaD. Pecllhm has.
decided that John f. Brda the legal Chamberlain
OF this city. The decision VIII Doe handed down tOuor
row. When Chamberlain Church abscouded m January,
1854 Mayor Fitzgerald appointed Benjamin H. Hall. q
Republicans. The Mayor claimed that the appointment
was temporary and that he had Preserved thcrigh TO III
the vacancy at any time after tho expiration OF the term
Tor which Mn. Church had been appointed Mr. Han as
serted that hts appointment for the fun term Of
three ytara and February, when Mayor FltLgeiuld
appointed John b. Brldgemtu, Han refused to surrender
his 0'ce. lie torcihy elected hy the police hut
replaced I'm Office by an order from Jude IN calls
The question OF the title Ia tie Office was then taken into
court and judge WcStbrOO6 Was hearing tho case when
he met his sudden death. Judge pcckAam hoard Tie
arTunena M the last term OF the court Hon VIII sur.
render his Office tomorrow.
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PIANO.DEALERS EABARRA SSED.
Joseph n. Billings and Andrew Billings,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-15

r AND NOTES. FOR GOOOS-ADDRES5
II Yale box rs Marshall, Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-15
Grants Reverses.

The correspondence between Van
derbllt and Mrs. Gen. u. s, Grant, !
with note from the general himself,
is plain and honorable alike to all par
ties concerned. II shows that the
millionaire is not 80 much of "a Shy
lock as we were led to believe him by
the reports first circulated of his stony
hearted demands for his pound of flesh.
The proviso, which places the trophies
and effects of the general in the keep
ing of the government, is both wise
and just. Grant, with all his faults,
whether by accident or merit, Is one
of the military leaders of the world
and his name and fame are the prop
erty of his country, and his country
can Justly feel proud in the possession
of them. II might be contended that
these valuable personal effects should
remain in the Grant family as histor-
ical heirlooms Of what we might call
the greatness of the fam
ily's founder, but who would
inherit them? Who in the
descending line is worthy of them ?
Certainly not any of the generals chill
dren, for they are, to say the least of it,
only commonplace people. None of
his sons possess any of the elements of
| greatness so conspicuous in the father,
and II they did, 1t is not likely that
the Same circumstances which brought
| the elder out 30 prominently will trans
| pire within the present or next centu-
ry. II would require little less than a
miracle 20 make any of Grants sons a
worthy successor Of the old gentleman.
AS Grant Is the property Of Americans,
we should see that the closing yeRrs OF
his great career are not chilled and
darkened by theelouds of perjury. He
Ia poor through his misfortune and NOT
his fault. He, like many other great
men, IL not money-getter, and his
Affiliations with such men as Ferdl-
nand Ward shows that he IL easily
preyed upon by designing men. He ia
In no way connected with Wards ras-
callty his endeavors 10 save the Ma
rine National bank by his credit
shows this clearly, and whatever might
be- said OF him In the heat OF political
strife. few believe him dish nest, though
all must confess him incapable OF
competing with the Wall etreet sharks,
To pension him would look too much
like the work Of the Lobbyists. A more
graceful way would DO to ASSET him by
individual donations. In tails way
the spontaneous gifts OF the people
I would be fully seen.
The starting of fund for his relief
would show to the world the true no
blllty OF the American character. and