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Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Solicitor of the Treasury and His 1n-
portant Duties - Some Queer Claims
Which He Is Called Upon to Adjust.
Especial Correspondence. !

lSpcCl1l tCEEtS PO-NIi-Ct.i
Hon. W. z. Hepburn, who for many years
represented the eighth district Of Iowa in
Congress, Is now the Incumbent of one Of
the finest Offices in the Treasury Depart
ment. Having served In Congress with
President ( Yrison and Secretary Window,
he is well an lfavorably known to both OF
those gentlemen, and as soon as he signiHel
desire for the position, he was appointed
solicitor Of the Treasury. This Office was
established by act Of Congress in May, 1890,
aud "a SSe chief law Office of the Treasury
Department. Previous 10 1880 there had been
an agent proviGSt for by law whose duty il
was 20 collect ofacial balances due 10 the
Government by delinquent officers, and 10
collect other debts due the United States
from various sources. The act of Congress
creating a solicitor directed the transfer TO
him OF all the books and records formerly in
charge Of the agent Of the Treasury; and
also gave the solicitor control of all lands
and property assigned, set of, or conveyed
20 the United States, and of all trusts
created for the use Of the United States in
payment Of debt; and required that officer
70 provide rules and regulations for the
United States attorneys, marshals and
clerks OF courts in regard 10 United States
suits.
BY an act OF Congress- passed in June,
1870, the Department Of Justice was estab-
hshed, and the law officers OF the other de-
partments were transferred TO the new law
department Of the Government Thus, the
Solicitor OF the Treasury, the assistant
Solicitor Of the Treasury, the Solicitor Of
Internal Revenue and the Examiner CT
Claims for the Department of State, became
oficers Of the Department of Justice. 1t is
essent ally a law Office, and its duties per-
tam wholly TO the prosecution Of claims of
the United States, such as customs fines,
penalties and forfeitures, suits on custom
house bonds, Treasury transcripts suits, or
suits against delinquent public officers,
post-ofice suits, suits OF importers against
collectors Of customs, and miscellaneous
suits,or all others not comm z within the fore
going Classification. There are no divisions
in this ofice, but the business is distributed
as equally "a possible and as far as il is
susceptible of division among the several
clerks, each Of whom has duties Of 3
specific legal character 10 perform. The
solicitor, the assistant solicitor aud tho
chief clerk OF the of5ce have entire charge
Of the work. and the VARIOUS clerks under
them are employed ~ the consideration Of
legal questions referred by the Secretary
Of the Treasury 10 The solicitor. or other
wise submitted. and IN writing opinions for
ansI consideration, approval and signature
OF the solicitor.
It WI be seen st once that the man IN
charge Of tnis ofice must be learned In the
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10
WHY HE QUIT.
An Editor. Experience with John Barley
corn.


.sThe only time ever had touch Of do
lir1um tremens," says the editor Of lead
ing Texas paper, "was when l was reporter
on the Cincinnati Enquirer. / had been
drinking for long time, but did not con-
slider myself an excessive drirker. One
evening when l went into welEknown
saloon and called for my whisky looked
back of the bar-keeper and there on the
apex Of a fancy bottle saw little green
Mephistopheles about six or eight inches
long standing on one foot and making faces
at me. asked the bar keeper what sort OF
a new device nc had on the bottle, and when
he assured me that there was nothing there,
and the little devil put its thumb to its
green nose, concluded that had EN-. But
( drank my whisky before leaving and
walked very coolly and deliberately out Of
the bar-roOm intending 10 see my family
physician Immediately. Before l reached
the corner the docter met me and this
same little green devil was on his shoulder
I told him the whole story and he advised
me 10 60 TO my room Immediately, promis-
ing that he would be there inside of half an
hour and take care Of me.
II obeyed his instructions and saw no
more OF my tormentOr until after l had en-
tered my room, undressed and prepared for
bed, when the same little figure appeared on
my mantelpiece dsncing a Jig. knew that
this was merely freak Of Imagination, for
retained full possession OF my senses. /
jumped into bed and drew the covers over
me, intending 20 wait there until the doctor
returned, no matter how many devils might
appear In my room. No sooner had ]
touched the bed than every thing dropped
out from under ma and felt myself falling
not less than three thousand feet down,
down into a bottomless pit, and il seemed
20 me that I was turning over and over
again, kicking with M feet and grabbing
AZ air with my hands, so that by my cxer-
tious IN this manner / suddenly found my
self out Of bed and on the floor
THAT was a dreadful experience which
words can not describe. Well, "a soon as
found myself or the floor and realized that
il was all a terrible dream. walked about
the room few times and then quietly,
slowly and deliberately crept into bed de-
termined not 20 jump n as did at first and
experience that ssuae awful feeling. This
time succeeded in getting iato bed and
feeling that the mattress was firm under
ne, but az locked up. the ceiling AID the
roof disappeared and ss7v way out into the
heavens, and upon the millions and millions
Of stars above nc I could see q little devil
for each celestial world. whiie whizzin 2
through the air ike comets were countless
millions of these little green devils. The
doctor came and / recovered, tut this eK-
perierce was Sufficient, and row that I
aave tod il 70 you I think you sgll not De
surprised whsn sayi "So, thsnk yoa ]
don't drink" S n. ?.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10
Agents Sell for $3.50!

l. Battlefield and Hospital in the Re
beilion.
>. McCabes New York by Sunlight and
Gaslight.
3. Robinson Crusoe. Fine large Illus
tr2ted edition.
1. HaNard's Domestic Medicine.
). Achievements of Stanley, including
His Trip Down the Congo, by j. 4.
Headley.
6. Life of L. s. Grant, by Ben: Perley
POOre.
:. Incidents of Shot and Shell.
s. Parables Unfolded.
9. Heroines of the Rebellion.
10. Night Scenes in the Bible.
II. Woods Bible Animals.
u. Private Memoirs of Washington.
Is. History of Animals, Bingley.
II. History of Birds, Bingley.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

CRAVING Company, 1ss2''1 In speaking Of
the new State-house, 10 Is said. on page IS:
'.In The lower hall are placed the tablets
from ths monument formerly on Beacon
Hil The gilt cage, which percbed upon
the TOD OF the column. has found q piacs
over the Speakers chair in the Han OF
Rspresentauyes. Compiled by John Il.
stark. Sa71n III. Dorch ester, Boston
"nIcTI0N,RT OF BOSTON"
Then ca its SITE. in is9O and l79l, was
erected monument of brick, sixty feet
high and four in diameter, plain. dorio
column of the Roman style, to the memory
Of those who fell az Bunker Hul-the first
monument 20 commenorste that nem0r-
able battle" TtEing's Dictionary Of Bos-
ton b. Edwin NJ Bacon, Cambridge,
Mass. 1sss The inscription on the east
side Of the monument" says the author,
"reads as follows Same "a above
guotsdl
irosrog N TIE REvoLCTToN.
"In f7s9 this beacon vas blown down dur
fnx gaze Then on its site. in i7qO-qi. was
erected = monument q brick, sixty feet
high and four n diameter. PLAIN d1ric
column Of the Roman style, 20 The memory OF
those VINO fell at Bunker Hll-the first moa-
umeut 20 Commemorate that memorable
ssat sids Of The moDumeus reai isas follows:
Americans. while from this emincncs
scenes Of luxnrious fertility etc That
on the south side. TO commemorats that
train of events wb.ch lsd.'n "a above
onoted rs'Boston in the Revolution. Illus
trsted- A Souvenir for Patriotic Ameri-
cans Published BY Rand Avery Company
OF Boston. ISIS F7bo In form, IS ppl
The slightest exam nation az the inscriu-
tons which were on the sides Of the monu-
nlent vii show az once that the purpose Il
the structure was not - commemorate the
battle of Bua 'zer I'll especially. or % the
memory Of chose w,so fsl there. Either a
tAss inscriptions tudlcste Chs fact as thers
n ouay ons fne amou e them al refarringto
taat battle. viz,
ssBsttle n Bunker HlL June y. fTT3T
Il VII certainty be admitted a. a remark
anle fact that these several popular publica-
tons. each Of them intended Tor a practical
purpose. "a vel "a historical, should have
originated and given such currency - 50
manifest an errrr. TIE preparaticn q the
COPY. or tire read z of the proof sheets. is
world seer. must have shown the error
~vhi-h vas beng pernetrsted. The error
has also arpear-i several times within a
fs~~ years. m some cf the cilv uarers. and
las been cuce or tre ccrrected IN 80
sane. hrt s-e-ninrr .sifhcuf eject, as nc
erroneous statement continues % he -
reates. Ard correction has 40 permanent l1-
fusaca.
About enc Tear avo fn JuiT. fsss currs-
srcndeat - tae Tran script. over me signs
f-irs - "Beae-u." commended tae Bar zer
IA Monument Aser,s stsra f1F the warE g
faa sl~9a.fr f-ae. a~rf aatef "lt is pe-u~
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10
szAcon ~ MONUMENT.


- hat - Ota EFie< ssz.es4Fs Cazzzna1zzs-
rn1ea- Mistakes - Ma - rf1axs IA al
LseinE Ea-.z 4. Sss EEs<ts1 "a Hszsoz
"a Ihssc - be Feu a. Bunker zlIl-Es4-
soas Hsy "a sASaL4 kssex Haas E.ea
As-aass4.
L1qi4iry - nsads, says a qriaer b ne Bos-
tca Esr--a, ~ - LAs Egrks zld o1tllca-
Eo1s IA Nl-,a he 1l1arEsct sLzasrsl1s con
esrEl1a tile pzrpess q ia Eeaaoa Hll
u0nunels are pa31sasd- AID WaLs i .
sald -1ere ca se 10 reasonable blsCri1a %
a1s1erl-s tna - .izY, s1e 90 charge ef IL
t@nt1n4- wrong oa tLe part q publishers.
Is - also ar8ea that siDFle f-s-4cs = a.
p-lssles rex ares a. answer - -ns inquiry u
j. 40 sery sE-r-crdlnary elzcsIms,aass -
1.ld errors ll 80 zeaeral rlla sf historical
p@D.ic2sicas, zisho9sa ll - saElsf-Iass very
d-11CGit ~ tel asN Lasy hapDeled, aud "a
80 efteE repeated IA LATER publications. As
: aleasaze ~ iusclee, al Win rns hope of
setting lle matter correctly lor tas flglFe,
The following 1 tol.4ll.1s from TIE several
WORKS acd publications y ticA speak II ths
monument, ..ad ealeA aase oesn referred 70
are glveE- Of eOurse t1sre = 10 pretsuse thss
tbG nlisstas.-ulenls are in aaY seEse iaten-
t0aal, bgt very lkeiy all come frcm enc
source-tle later ones being copies u tls
nrsL Tie error viii doubtless 10 correct
81 10 any rl-lrs editions II tls works mea-
toned, alt the reogIl-ng II the monument
Scu-ds q course settle tls master for 81
ELa
PROM DRAEH "OLD LAsDAARzs."
''Fcll0Einz sue primitive signal spar a
monument y or.lk, sixry feet ia height and
four n { caletsr was erected ia 100 %
TIE memory of lEcse who fel a. Bunker
ELLn l-Od Landmarks ald Historic Per-
sonages ~ Boston BY samuel Adams
Drake, ls13, p 850. On the same page Il
tAis volume is printed tue inscription upon
tAe souta tao-et. stating the purpose q the
monument. IS follows:
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10


winch come before him. Oae duty
which svokes a grest deal - individual
labor and care "a thar Which requires
thls Office - consider the compro-
mise q claims against public deators.
There arc number Of old. interesting rec
or8s. showing ciai ns OF she United States
against debtors away back to lss. in which
cTers - compromise have been mace, SONS
a. them wholly accerted. some of then
partly acreuted. so'ne a. taens wholly re-
iected ard yes subject 20 litigation sev-
eral ulilous 81 a.. ars sre here nvolveG. .
rart lea ~ waleh viii soma day come inta
t5e Dnifsd States Treasury bus there are
nillians mers waleh are. 81 all probability,
entirely iast Cd tke Government, and mi ght
~ wei BE- erased frca the boGss. There
are a number q Interesting ante -beiium
cases iu which the Unifsd States Govern
Hient has zal1ei suits against 10 DEBTORS
sEa lsvlsd astsci.LasAts Is sb4su tAslg srepertE
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

law. fertile in re-
source ard prompt
20 act. his work
is always suhier
% supervis on q
the Attorney N
era. and withths
fact IN miad, the
solicitor aut
every emp'oTe of
the cHce muss be
careful. consider
ste ard cnscrva-
tive in reaching
conclusions a n 4
terminating onn
icus upon the
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10
SRoN KrS0's HANDBOOK OF BOSTON"

gKOH KINGs .'HAND Book OP BOSTON"
'gThe next year a monument of brick,
sixty feet high and four in diameter, was
erected on is site, % the memory Of those
Who fell az Bunker Hill. and in 1911 this WIS
taken Gown, the mound being leveled
f"King's Hand Book OF Boston" Seventh
edition, thOrou Enly revised and enlarged" :"
Sec ?. 8 The inscriptions which wer~
upon the E,snument are not Published in
the volume: 1878. is79, 1881, 1sS3, 1855.
"ASTI0UE VIEWS or ~ TOwSE or BOSTON"
SIN 100 a monument Ot brick, sixty feet
IN height and four IN diameter, marked the
spot. II was erected % the memory OF
taose who fel az Bunker Hll, and was de-
signed By Charles Bulhnch." f"Antiqus
Views % yc Towne Of BostOn," p rs;
publ-shsd ~ % Photo ElectrotyPe En-
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

"Young man" sad the long haired
passenger 20 the occupant Of the seat
ahead. do you know that I've never spent
dollar for lQeo~ in my whole Hfeip
"Res.ly.1 responded the Young nan. turn.
ing halfway round, wl, I'd n iock Of great in.
terest "a bis fac. How do you work itr'
-Tffa
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

Iron Is rolled a. thia "a ths PIftshsryh
iron mills tbst 400 sheets are required !.
maze single hch IA thickness LEas
shines ihrouen ore Of hhese sheets - rssis
~ as IS eoss tzFousa sEessed t.ssss gsper.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

'My dear said a dying husband, 30
you think yoa vii marTF again when an
ganefi
4 d0ut ksow, john. rebEad ths la8F.
with a burst Ct tears II haveat gwen tbe
matter vers s..-l-r tFrnrrf ssv VEIN
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29

it they will get. 1t costs money to take
care Of the organization which distrib-
utes, and the more quickly this orgapi-
zation effects its purpose the greater the
percentage of this assured $1,000, 900
will reach its proper channel. We
would strongly urge you to consider the
plan we lay before you, and we would
beg of you unless you can suggest
something better, to at once come to
our aid with your fund Do not wait
longer on the proposed action of any
body else, but act at once and for your
self
IF you don't approve of our plan we
stand ready to change or amen1it We
stand ready to do anything Vat will
quickly bridge over the present suffer
ings OF this community. We urge you
to send funds here for local distribution,
and to send it with some trustworthy
representative whom we will add to our
committee, giving him full power to
speak for the fund you contribute. We
urge you to send some one prepared to
stay with us for at least sixty days; if
not a volunteer, then some one whom
you can employ and pay for his services.
We may add that our plan has been
submitted to a full meeting of the citi-
zens, and has met with their unqualified
and unanimous approval. Please let us
hear from you quickly"
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29
A Washington dispatch Of tn

A Washington dispatch OF the
26th says"
Ex-senator Bruce and Fourth Au
ditor Lynch headed delegation o.
c,lored republicans who waited Oh
the president this afternoon ana
presented an address adopted at the
Jackson, Miss conference OF June
10, in regard to the political sltua~
ton in the South, and expressing
the utmost confidence i'll the presl-
dents policy towards the col'red
people in that region. The presi-
dent thanked them for their conn
dence, and said that they could rest
assured that he would do the best he
could towards al classes. He com
mended the conservative sta I'D taken
by them, and said they would have
his assistance in every endeayor .
improve their political status"
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29
THE BLAIR BILL.
Importance of the Passage Jig
ed by Its Author.
Both Races and All Parties
Should Work for it.

MANCHESTER, M. H., June 18th 49,
Editor Gazette;
Your letter is received here to-
day. / am glad of your success.
The passage of the school bill is
the most important thing for the
benefit of both races in the South that
is pending or likely to be in our pub
lie affairs during the century. 1t is
almost equally important to the
whole country.
It is Of the utmost consequence
that all parties races and sections un>
ite in the next congress to secure the
enactment Of this measure into law.
It is a bill for the general welfare
which no party should oppose and
nothing but opposition to it can make
ia part,zan measure.
l earnestly wish that all Demo-
Gratis, as so many do, would vigor-
ously urge the passage of this bill.
/ hope that you will do all you csr
to impress upon all classes the uni
yersal good which will result from
the passage of the bill.
Pleas enforce upon all the neces-
si,y of being'in Washington next
Winter at the opening Of the session
to urge upon congress the absolute
necessity Of the provision for aid to
the states in the support of the state
schools, which can only be had by the
success of this measure.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29
WlFE-MURDERER HANGED.
Tuenis Liable Pays the Penalty of His
Crlme Mt Paferson

Tuenis Liable Pays the Penalty of His
C~Ime at Paterson, N. j.
PATERSON, N. J., June %. Tuenis
Table was hanged in the Jail here at
9:16 g. m. for the murder of his wife
After hanging some twenty minutes life
was declared extinct and the body was
lowered into coffin and handed over to
the friends of the dead man.
The crime for which Liable paid the
death penalty was committed on Feb
% last He came from Holland with his
wife about three months previous to
that and settled In Paterson He mar
ried her In Rotterdam Just previous to
sailing for America She was 10 years
of age Soon after Liable arrived at
Paterson he became dissipated and
abused his wife, finally forcing her to
leave him. He sought reconciliation,
made arrangements to meet his wife at
the house of friend on Vine street, on
the day Of the murder.
Before going to the house on Vine
street he stopped at a hardware store
and purchased long bladed knife.
When he arrived at the house he sent
out for some refreshments and began to
talk of reconciliation She made some
answer that enraged him, and he
plunged the knife several times into her
body, killing her almost instantly He
then fled from the house. and after hid
ing for several days, finally surrendered
to the police.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29
Shakes In the Sferras,

SAN Francisco, June Susanville,
the seat of Lassen county, far up in the
Sierras, has been having lively time
for a week with earthquakes On the 10th
occurred the heaviest shock ever felt
there, and since then no less than sew
enty-five distinct shocks have been felt
At the first shock, which was something
fearful, rocking buildings from side to
side and scattering crockery and glass
ware, people rushed out of their houses
in whatever clothes they happened
to be.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29

and Mrs David Watts, Gen. Simon
Cameron, the nonogenarian, passed
peacefully away Wednesday night at
o'clock His mind was clear to the end
The funeral will be held at Harrisburg
Sketch of His Life.
Ex-senator Cameron was born ninety
years ago, less than twenty-five miles
from the spot where his home has been
for many years. Reared in poverty,
used to hardships that the men to this
day can scarcely comprehend, he lived
to WELD a political power greater than
that of any single man in the nation.
His father was country tailor, who
could happily get bread and meat for
his family, and when Simon Cameron
was 10 years old the resolute, courage
GUS and fair mother was obliged to
give him to the care of the neighbors,
that he might be reared to something
useful.
He fell into the hands of doctor at
Sunbury, on the banks Of the Susque-
hanna river, and began learning the
trade of printer when printing was in
its infancy In 1891 he worked as a
journeyman on the congressional de
bates in Washington, setting type by
the light of tallow-dip. He got $40 a
week salary for twelve hours work. He
there became acquainted with James
Monroe, who was president and has
known every executive from that day to
this, and helped to make great many
of them. In 1891 he edited The Doyles-
town Democrat Two years later he
was elected public printer of Pennsyl-
vania, and in 1924 he went with the gov
ernor to receive Lafayette on his return
to this country. In 1926 he was ap-
pointed adjutant general of the state,
and began turning his attention to the
practical affairs of life.
He was engaged in the banking bust
ness and also as q canal contractor be-
fore entering upon his political career.
In 1847 he took his seat in the United
States senate as the successor of James
Buchanan He Was the contemporary Of
Webster, Clay and other great men of q
former generation He served out his
term and was elected again in 1855, and
held the Office until he resigned to be-
come Ldncoln's secretary of war. The
later Office he resigned and was subse-
quently appointed minister to Russia
He was elected to the United States
senate in 1647, and served until 1879.
He lived to see his oldest boy not only
United States senator. but secretary Of
war; and even richer in money than
himself. Even after he left the senate
his political power grew.
In the campaign of 1880, when the
fate Of the Republican party hung in the
balance, he set the machinery in motion
that made Gen. Garfield president of
fhp T1nifa1 Statao 0aip uhap hic cny,
was candidate for reelection, the wise
old man practically managed the cam
paign. he once said: Il had the ad-
vantage of starting poor in life, while
Don started rich" Within gunshot of
his mansion start four lines of railroad
he built He was at one time president
of all four The letters and kilograms
of congratulation that poured in on his
birthday referred to his wonderful expe-
rience in building the public improve
ments of the state, and also of the polit-
ical battles in which he had taken such
prominent part
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29

Miss Virginia G. Clay. Of this city. was
yesterday elected Secretary Of the Ala-
bama Prees Association for the ensuing
year. This was an honor entirely un.
sought for by Miss Clay and came as q
surprise. She will make an efficient
Secretary in every way and We heartily
congratulate the convention on the wise
choice and also Miss Clay on the high
compliment SO justly paid her.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-29
Jars OF Coins.

KEYsER, w. Va, June 2S.-William
H. Dawson, who lives ON what is known
as the old Hooper farm, situated about
six miles east Of this place, while plow-
ing an old field that has not been plow-
ed for several years, unearthed num-
Der OF jars containing $4,000 or 80, 500
in silver coins, mostly American and
Spanish dollars and half dollars. The
coins are 1870 years old and are in a fine
state Of preservation. 1t is supposed
they were buried during the war of
1Sia.