New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1881

ruIipo It makes 10 possible for humorous
criminals to escape before warrants can be oo'
tanned. md II n policeman Wishes 10 shirk MS
dutv or favor n friend no con easily avoid 500
Ing crime committed.
The English and Continental papers led The
TRIBUNE into error recently by announcing thc
death of NJ Godn, the founder OF The famous
" Familistere," Of Guise, France IL was "- 10
dn's son who died, at the age OF forty w''ii'
the founder is still alive at seyenty-one. oinsu
larly enough, the English papers even conducted
the funeral without discovering their mistake.
. Mr. William Henry Smith, who is well known
r. he a devoted and learned student of our early
history. has shed light, in an article In the rco
ruary Magazine of American History" upon 'hc
methods Of Sparks, The historian. when iase u,
London Mr.. Smith made careful exaInnatioh VI
the splendid store Of American historical oocu-
ments IN the British Museum. Among these were
tvcntv-fye letters written by Washington at Fort
Cumberland in 1853 to Colonel Bouquet. Four
teen NJ them have hitherto remained unpublished
and are given by Mr.. Smith in full Eleven
were used in part by Sparks, with such aioera-
tions. omissions and additions rs fully 10 JUSTLY
Lord Mahon's charge against him OF taxing ah
unwarrantable liberty with the texc' anu 50
tampering with the truth OF history NIX
Sparlxs's plea that he simply corrected obvious
Sins of the pcn manifest faults OF grammar
and the like Is disproved by the showing which
Mr.. Smith makes in parallel columns thai tne
letters were in many places rewritten, ana DC
casionallv serious blunders were made In The
nroccss There seems to have been no Justinca-
tion for any of the alterations. What the worm
wanted was WashingtOn's letters as he wrote
,bom mot os Sharks ught Washington Should
have written them.
Complaints about bad mail service keep com
ing In from all quarters. San Francisco Is among
the latest complanants, and the trouble there is
declared to be increasing every week IheSe
things will be mended after March g. loo''
The views Of the newspaper called " Inc
Bar, upon High License ought to be OF interest,
seeing that il claims to be the official organ OF
the 90. 600 retailers composing the Wine, Liquor
and Beer Dealers Association OF this otate.
The Bar says the liquordealers must lake
warning by the fate OF their craft IN the neigh-
boring State of Pennsylvania, where as IL pathet-
icaly remarks 4" they let the temperance people
take the inch now they have not only the yard
hut tie una3re lot" 1t WARDS The New-1or
liouor-dealcrs that If such law should be passeu
bero ne is already in force in Pennsylvania, they
would have to hustle" The Bar seems 10
have serious fears on this subject, for it says that
the liquor interest here, too. is permitting It's
opponents to take the inch and allowing ltseii
TO be luled to sleep, while Crosby ana MS
roonle yrab the ten acre lot" " The Bar Is
ouite right about the husting that has taken
nlacc in Pennsylvania 1t is estimated that III
philadelphia alone the law Will close UP
q. 600 saloons New-Yorll can stand some nus
Ting OF that sort.