New-York tribune., 1885-07-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
sr.r REMOVAL OF COLLECTOR BADGEh-
INDIAN TRAITS-NOTES.

INDIAN TRAITS-NOIES.
THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The recent appoint
.rt Of ex-senator JONAS Of Louisiana, 10 DO Ooeco
:, customs at NewOrleans retires into private he one
IN. most efficient officers Of the Treasury Department
.,~e,nop g. Badger q remarkable man ih hoio
,.c,s than one. He q gallant soldier during the
-.r a successful politician, capable omcial ana
shorouph business During the period OF recoh'
.truOtion which proved the grave OF many Nor'hei
..n,s reputation, his remained untouched ny '
nath OF scandal and he retained TO the last the conn
aance of the mercantile community. Democrats anu
r,h,icans united to ask for his retention at she
-, a, COLLECTOR Petitions to this erect are OH
a.. IN the Department But he had 10 CO. Paeo
-.s wanted to discharge political DEBT incurred uus
che campaign A brokendown politician had 10 DO pro-
vided fer Experience ability faithful Services eou"''"
for nothing ,a o m.mbor
-, an. veknovn New En- gland family Of that name
II. was a private In the Massachusett regiment WIN"
~ a. march to the front was attacked by baiunioro
mob. ,o ont.
Hs came out Of the war general At its clo'e ne sci.
&led in New-Orleans. He married there MS iiS' ".
,s,uy M,ss Parmerlee and his second belonging 10 an
.,most equally well-known Creole family successNo'
ha held the offices OF Chief OF Police state lax 0oeo'o
postmaster and Collector OF the PORT Ills ho"
tjon for Collector OF the Port was "iP'
IN the Senate by unanimous Fo'e'
again was unanimously confirmed. Ihe caui"s nnp"'
a.. Kansas and many prominent Democrats wsheu h'in
resurned. Jonas, however, having iaiea III MS "''0p
On eapture Cabinet place. had fixed MS eyos "n VIZ
Co,,ectorship Nothing less would have satisfied him
c,ons, RovaI Of the Army, is Of the best known
Yua,an fighters In the service. He Is here now on eo
h, health being much impaired by many years life on
che frontier Speaking of the present disturbances anu
tho love for murder which every Indian seems 10
g. i. ore.ter or less degree, he said 81 once asker
. REMARKABLY intelligent Indian v,,,s Who mas was
aDown Years to AGO naSs MSs tina.
much going on the war pain rs Ike this the
iudian beginning: Did you ever shoo' rA0''''
". Did you ever shoot deerr
Pidnt get more fun out Of killing the deer ina"
S'S S.Yes. guess so:' ,,a,.r ,o tu
"'we. there: heap moro fun Tor an ina''" " M"
That Was indian logic and pretty good logic S sSS
My experience has been that the minute ian an hos
sheds human blood. 1T seems to affect tno oSls wnOs
tribe in the same way that the smell OF blood WOMB
pack Of wild 6easts Il, inioxieatess s roa.nn them
They devils They I are nss' and Dt the M
on the trail they take become their V'c'ihS'
Although the crowd of office seekers is steadily dimin
ashng. good many OF them st ren 1 9th @ the ther.
Snometer in the nineties The different n
sin crowded NTH ss~ sssw II 5e es o
in the evening To friend who casn on remarked
Treasury the other day Secretary Mauninh . -
W"mii Won believe it, have been in this building now
e. t,r months and have not had an opportunity yet
20 visit oro than three rooms IN ihe oce-seeHers
won't let me-
The matter of fling charges against s.,, omens,vc
srftsanss IA daily becoming and more diseustng
II recoils upon those who devised the tha9r
own party who insist upon going tnroush
the Formally OF putting record In the DeartMs.
the trumped-up charges prepared py DlaShni"'ess
ncrnrers an ma nu acturers of aiiavits there wa
one Of these productions the other day when hI, Ia .
b"wexer concluded net TO put on hle. though ne sai
mai II was sufficient to 'bouDce" the Republican post
master In 1t the postmaster OF an Vno W wv vsr We
with having stood front OF his door on
occasion last fall and exclaimed TO the as's%",ea d
crowd: eff you vote for a gentleman anu
ststssmap vote for O. Blaine II you want 10 vo
for $50 pounds of beef, Ne Is collar ana NO. hat
1nte for I;royer Cleveland such devices has the Au
ministration to resort 10 In orier 10 MAKE gaop,1
believe that 1t dees not remove Repuoaean ohciaiS
except for cause.