Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-05


 Arctic explorers who would force a way through eternal frost as in the Knights of the Holy Grail; much in the 10th century as in the 18th, in Gsribaldi and Gordon as in Godfrey and Tancred.
 The romantic schools of German and Eng fish literature transient phases already outgrown; but the principle of romanticism in literature is i'm mortal-it is the spirit serting itself through the form. Classicism gives perfection of form, romanticiem fullness of spirit. Both are essential seldom found united, but both must combine to con- stitute masterpiece of literary art.
 Buffers Purchase of a Hand-organ. ['Carp'' in the Cleveland Leader.l heard yesterday the first true version of the monkey and hand-organ story which has been privately told in army circles here now and then, but not always correctly. A treasury official said ''Wel, General But Ter, have no doubt these accounts are all right, and if you will explain satisfactorily one other item I will pass them. Here is charge of fifty dollars for hand-organ and monkey. Now what possible use hand organ and monkey could be to the United States government, or to you it's general, I cannot see.''
 General Butler then told the following: ''It was the hottest time of my campaign about Baltimore. The rebels were very close-mouthed and I could get no inside news of the doiugS of the rebels. One day saw great crowd gathering round a man with hand-organ who had very large monkey. As drew nearer I noticed that the man playing the organ looked very much like smart 1riShman whom I had among my soldiers. l said nothing, but went back to my headquarters and calling up the Irish man, in whom I had perfect confidence, I gave him some money and told him to go and buy out the musician. He did so. He bought the hand-organ, the monkey and the musicians clothes and paid fifty dollars for them. Dressed in these sent him out as a spy. He travelled all the surrounding coun- try and gave some very valuable informa ton. This information was worth thousands of dollars to the United States government, and," concluded General Butler, 'tyou can thus see why it paid the United States to pay fifty dollars for a hand-organ and mon key"
 It is needless to say that the explanation satisfactory.
 Social Objections to Garland as a
 Justice.
 From Washington Letterl
 Though MT. Cleveland is not likely soon to have the naming of a Supreme court justice, he came very near this fall being called upon to select a judge; and, in that case, MT Garland would have reached the oD- ject of his ambition. The story has not been printed, and here it is Judge Har,n was put on the bench from Kentucky iu 1877 by President Hayes. He was not rich, the judges generally are, and obliged to live on his salary in modest way. But he never attempted to conceal the fact, and his maniness about it made him friends. His sons grew up and his daughter married we'll He to ok pleasant house here four years ago, and lived well, though not at all lavishly. But some months ago he indorsed paper for an- other man in rather large quantities, and when it came due he found to his surprise that it was presented to him for payment The meeting of notes swept away all he had saved, besides making tax upon his future salary Mortified beyond expression, he de- termned to resign, and in the practice of the law repair his fortunes When this conciu- sion was announced to the other members of the court they protested with one voice and begged him to remain of their number. In his case, as in MT. Bradley's, they urged that no vacancy should be made until it should be- come absolutely necessary. Judge Harlan was moved by their entreaties and has abandoned his idea of resigning But he has | given up his city house and taken rooms st a
 
 and economically. Throughout, his be- | havior has won the earnest approval of those | who have known the embarrassing circum- | stances in which he has been placed and I which in no way reflect upon him. His | resignation, however, would have undoubted- | ly gone to the President had it not been for | tha objections of his fellow justices.
 Garland, however, Is not the kind of a man | that is welcome in that select and pleasure | loving circle. By outsiders the chief qualii- | cations for this office are supposed to be | great legal attainments. In addition, the | judges themselves always do considerable l quiet work to make sure that any prospective l new conner into their ranks is 8 good story | teller, bon vivant and expert at whist. l Otherwise he does not reach the standard set | down in these days. However dignified and | austere the judges appear in court, they are | exceedingly jolly in their social gatherings, l and they form combination whist and law | club that meets every week to crack jokes | and study Hoyle over the best Burgundy | that can be had. I have heard some good l stories about the initiation into that charmed | circle of one of the justices, well-known in l Boston, but they might be misunderstood | and tend to impair the public appreciation of | the courts dignity, and so had better go un- written.
 Now MT. Garland is not just the kind of | man that would keep up the time -honored l traditions of the court. He has no frills nor | furbelows, and would look about as nat | ural in his silk gown as bear. He despises l society, absolutely never goes to a dinner, | has never worn a dress coat, and lives in ab- | solute contempt of the little niceties which | the Supreme court holds so dear. He likes | to study law, to hunt and fish, but he never l looks particularly well, nor cares how he | looks. On the bench he would break down 1 all the absurd little punetiliousness that the | court has established for itself, and be simply, as now, man whose only charms are those | which come from natural big head and | heart.