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essary is not a material question.
When Port Hudson was surrendered
on July o, 1868, very little food was found
there, and the garrison had for several days
eaten mules and rats. There we're 6,95S
officers and men paroled, and the hospitals
further contained about 500 sick and wound
ed, so that the lack OF food might soon have
compelled the surrender even hal VicEs-
burg held out longer.
Perhaps Just solution OF the question
might be reached by Issuing simple
medal, avoiding extravagant eplthets and
reciting the exact facts, namely, that the re-
cipients OF the medal volunteered for
perilous task, which, happily was not re-
qulred of them. To this there should be the
less objection, as the issue Of medals of honor
for individual acts OF heroism was long ago
established under the resolution Of Congress
approved July IL, 1862, and under the
act of March 8, 1863. The former
authorized 1000 such medals, and the latter
$50, 900 for additional medals to
be struck from the same dies. Hundreds OF
such bronze medals have been awarded;
and though intrinsically Of small value they
are greatly priced If simple medal for
the Port Hudson storming party should Re
struck, care being taken not to convey by
It's inscription any erroneous impression,
there would no longer be n question as to
the pledge made by Gen. BANKS
had been fulfilled; and yet there need be no
sense OF undue discrimination among the
veterans OF other commands and campaigns
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RAPID Transit At 4 srANDsrI11.
The C0mnIssioners Appear 10 Have Como
to q Wall In EorIY.aecond ntraet

The COmnIssIoners Appear to Have Como
to Wall In Forty-second street.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners were
brought to a dead stop in their deliberations
yesterday BIZ the discovery by Commissioner
LanRdon OF clause in the law under which
they are acting which may. It is suggested.
render them powerless to lay out a route OF
any practical value. Under clause IN chap
ter SOC of the Laws Of New York OF 1s75.the city
was prohibited from using Fourth avenue
above Forty second street." In the amended
law OF 1881 the word "above" does not appear
at all. This seems now to prevent any use Of
Fourth avenue or. as the ommissioners In
terpret the law. even the crossing OF Folty-eec-
ond street at any point The meeting Yesterday
was Of tho Subcommittee, consisting OF VIM.
Stoinway. o. Is. Potter. and Mr.. Langdon. 1t
was held at Steinwsy Hail. and after long
discussion Of the new obstacles, messenger
wus despatched to Albany to tho Secretary of
State to learn whether there had not been
some clerical mistake in the printing Of the
act OF 1881. Another meeting will be held on
Monday.
AT a meeting held week ago the Commits
sioners decided upon route between the City
Hal and Forty second street. They would not
generally that at least part OF Fourth avenue
below Forty-second street was included In the
plans. The route between the City Hall and
Forty-second street was unofficialy declared
week ago to embrace Elm street, Lafayette
peco. and Fourth avenue. Madison avenue Is
said 10 be too narrow and the same objection
Is urged against Lexington avenue.
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Too Hot for tho Weather.

| These are sultry days, much too sultry for
such combat as some say Is contemplated
| between the valiant and valorous District
| Attorneys DAWSON and BEDFORD, who have
| recently had slight misunderstanding,
some OF the details Of which have come to
the public knowledge, while others have
been withheld.
Mr.. BEDFORD is jurist. and has been a
Judge; Col DAWSON is a warrior, and has
been commander. The subject Of the con-
troversy is a Major General named STEW
ART. and the sole gamer by it thus far, ex-
cluding the joyous-minded and fun-loving
public, is GERARDo CAMPoBAsso. an italian
civilian until lately a prisoner in the Tombs
Mr.. BEDFORD. who is public prosecu-
tor OF experience. was intrusted by
Col. FELLOWS with tho CAMPoBAsso case.
As far back as 1868 Mr.. BEDFORD was
elected Judge OF the Court of General
Sessions, and for four years he presided in
that tribunal, having Recorder HACKETT as
his associate. For several years past he has
been an Assistant District Attorney and has
tried as such very large number OF criminal
cases. His selection, therefore, to try this one
was natural. easy to be justified on public
grounds, and entirely appropriate byreason
OF his intimate familiarity with the details
OF similar cases, CAMPoBAsso being charged
with the crime OF murder In the first degree.
As before stated. Judge BEDFORD s an
Assistant District Attorney. whereas Col.
DAWSON, his present antagonist and critic,
is less distinguished. He Is Deputy AS
sistant District Attorney. 1t does not ap-
pear that he had anything to do, or that
anything was given him to do, with the
CAMPoBAsso case; but with quantity
original notion OF professional usage, he
wrote letter to his superior, Mr.. BEDFORD,
suggesting that II the latter desired to OBJ
tain conviction he should secure the SER
vices OF legal Southern gentleman, the
Major-General STEWART aforesaid. Judge
BEDFORD. being impressed with sense OF
his own ability to try the case and discern
ing no necessity for putting the city to tho
expense OF paying for such assistance, re-
fused, and went ahead unaided with the trial
OF the Italian civilian. The evidence was
strongly In the prisoners favor making out a |
clear case OF self-defence. ThereupOn, with
creditable courage and fairness, Mr.. BED
FORD advised tho jury to acquit the accused. |
The Judge charged them and their verdict |
was not guilty. Tho italian civilian was
now free man. ThereupOn Col. DAWSON |
addressed an open letter to the press. con-
talnlng accusations against his associate, |
and rejecting, In violent and somewhat |
unprofessional spirit, on the administration |
OF justice in New York. Judge BEDFORD |
answered. in spirit of levity, that Col. |
DAWSON should have his hair cut (the Col |
onel has locks like LIszTl. This affront Is
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constitutes the sole pretext for the advance
application Of Government money to the
appropriation OF landlords
In word, the BALFoUR Land Purchase
bill is In conception and execution an i'm
position upon the Irish community. 1t
squanders the only resources available for
the purpose Of creating n peasant proprie-
tary upon men who need no help; and 1t
leaves unredressed the grievances which lie
at the root OF agrariau disturbance. Pro-
Tossing to have a philanthropical aim, 1t is
really inspired by partisan motive. 1t is
intended, not to benefit tho rack rented
poor but TO crafty the landlords and
large tenant farmers who are steadfast ad-
herents Of tho Tory party. Even II the sum
OF $lG5,OOO,OOO appropriated by the bill were
restricted, as 1t should be. to advances to
small tenants In the conRested districts,
these tenants would be unable, under the
operation Of tho Coercion act, to properly
avail themselves OF the privilege offered.
They cannot arrange equitable terms OF
purchase with their landlords unless they
are free agents, and this they certainly are
not burdened as they now are with arrears,
when q landlord presents to them writs of
eviction on the one hand, and agreements
to pay exorbitant prices for their holdings
on the other.
Mr.. PARNELL does not fail to dwell with
emphasis on the guarantee provided by the
BALFoUR bill for the repayment OF the pur-
chase money advanced. For this purpose
the Irish Secretary hypothecates tho grants |
annually made by Parliament to Ireland for |
certain local purposes, such as education, |
the maintenance OF lunatics, and the supply |
Of medicines to the poor. Precisely such
grants are made to England and Scotland,
and the lately established county councils
are allowed to deal with them as they
please. When the Irish county councils
are created, they will find these grants
and yet they and tho voters
whom they represent will have had no voice
n distributing the borrowed money for
which the mortgage is security. II this Is
lot case Of glaring discrimination and In
ustice, we know Of none In history. We
earn by cable that the Gladstonians and
mean to offer an amendment pro-
'idlng that the distribution Of the purchase
money shall be intrusted to elective coun-
lis, but, of course, this will be rejected by
he Unionist coalition.
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,Iustice to Chicago.

In the wonderful speech Of advice and en-
couragement which DR.. DEPEw delivered tc
Chicago on Thursday night there Is one
massage In particular which will attract the
attention OF the whole world Of letters. Our
greatest philosopher carried to Chicago a
piece of literary news of prime Importance
| Three years ago in London A. dinner sat beside
RonEnr BRowSlNc tho poet. lie said to mo '"f all
the places In the world the which from Its literary
socetiea sends the most Intelligent and thoughttul
criticisms upon my poetry 10 Chicago
| This testimony is conclusive. The witness
| as to Mr. BRowNINGs real opinion OF Chicago
| criticism Is unimpeachable. DR.. DEPEw's
sense OF hearing is perfect, his apprehension
OF the exact value and meaning OF words is
not surpassed, his memory is as tenacious
as steel, and his unsworn and even unsup-
ported assertion OF a fact is as good as gold.
There can be no doubt in any mind that the
late ROBERT BROWNING did indeed confide
to DR.. DEPEw, under the rose and over the
soup or the saddle. his intimate conviction
OF the superiority Of the Chicago interpreta-
tion OF difficult passages in BRowNING's
own poems, as compared with that supplied
by any other town on the planet.
This is great news for Chicago. but de-
pressing intelligence for Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, London, East Orange, Bristol, Chestnut
Hills, Huddersfleld and many other towns
on both sides OF the wide Atlantic Even
Syracuse, which, In addition to making q
speciality Of hot breakfast cakes for the rail-
way traveller and chloride of sodium for the
continent, possesses the oldest BROWNING
Club in America, is nowhere in the contest
The award Is final. The laurel wreath passed
up from Elysium. we may almost say from
the hands OF the departed poet himself by
the politeness Of DR.. DEPEw, rests firmly
on the brow where it belongs.
Hereafter no rendering Of BROWNING no
new Interpretation Of his probable meaning,
will be worth two cents until 1t has been
tested and approved by the thoughtful and
intelligent BROWNING critics OF Chicago
and self-complacent critics elsewhere. but
so it has been decreed by the seer and the
singer whose eyes are closed and whose
voice is silent
We confess that We had not always re-
garded Chicago's contributions to Brown
ING criticism as Of the supreme Importance
which the poet attached to them during the |
period when his private estimate was known
only to himself and to DR.. DEPEw. Perhaps |
We have been Influenced by the sneers Of |
jealousy and literary rivalry. No matter
now. BROWNING is dead and DEPEw has |
spoken. We hasten toapologize to Chicago, |
and extend to her BROWNING Clubs our cor
lial and sincere congratulations. In return,
The least they can do will be to tell whether
he poem called "Sordello" has a mean
ng. and il any, what.
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Two Bills Better Than Ono.

Before tho Tariff bill was reported, the Re.
pubicans in the House OF Representatives
talked jauntily OF an early adjournment
Early in July, or about the middle OF July,
was to be the date for the breaking up OF Mr.
REEDS establishment. But with the length
enlng OF the mercury in the tube, comes q
lenRthenlng Of faces among tho melting
statesmen, and the prospect OF lengthen-
ing OF the session. I'VE will not adjourn,
IN my judgment, till late In August" says
enc Hon. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Tho SEN
ate will talk tariff for whole month,
presume, and 1t may be August before the
Tariff bill is finally passed."
Major MCKINLEY might have added that
the Tariff bill, that Is to say, his Tariff bill,
will probably not pass the Senate before
Aug. so. 1t would be very inconvenient to
60 before the country with Tariff bill. A
trust In tho continuing efficacy OF general
denunciations OF free trade, described rs the
Democratic policy, would pay bigger div
idend. But while tho Republicans may be
afraid to commit themselves to one Tariff
BILL there may be shrewdness in committing
themselves to two. that Is, to none. There
10 no doubt that Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa.
Kansas, Nebraska. and even part
Of Illinois are inclined to kick and
are kicking with more or less vehemence at
the MCKINLEY bill. Here observe the USE
fulness Of senator ALLISON. II he can per-
Suade the Senate Finance Committee into
patching up bill for use in his part of the
country, and II the Senate passes that bill
and the House holds out for Its own and ad-
5ourns In non-concurrence, there will be two
fine strings for the Republican bow. For
the highest protectionists there will be the
House bill. For the more moderate protec-
tionists there will be the Senate bill. Thus
tho Republicans will have something to suit |
all tastes. II you don't like heads, take tails. |
1t seems like great scheme. BY not full
filling their pledges about the tariff, the Re-
pubicans will be able to show that they
have more than fulfilled them. Instead OF
passing one bill. they will half have passed
two bills. Which shall become the law may
be left to the judgment Of the people. 1t Is
true that the people will probablydecide that
they don't want Republican House next
time, but the Republicans are thinking OF
1892 more than Of 1890. For use in 1892 no
bill may be a good deal handler than any
bill. So that II adjournment should come
without tho passage Of a Tariff bill, the Re-
publican leaders need not weep.
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TIE rouRzEErr4 REGIMENT lnnronY,
Col. Michel wants . BIoek Tor = site
with No other RuiIaings On iL

Col. l1lehol WANTS BLOCK Tor = site
with No Other RuiIaings On It.
The initlatory steps for the building Of
the new t450000 Rrmory OF the Fourteenth
Regiment In Brooklyn were taken yester-
day when the Commission met and or
RaniEed It Is composed OF Mayor Chaplin.
Supervisor at Large Kretzsohmar. County
Auditor Keller. City Auditor Rutan and Cal.
Michel Of the regiment Tho Mayor, who was
made Chairman OF the Commission, appointed
this committee to report on an available site,
for which tl5o.0o0 Of the appropriation may bo
expended: Col. Michel Supervisor. at Large
Kretzschmar. and City Auditor Rutan. Mayor
Chapin incurred how much land would be re-
auitsd Tor the RrmorY, and Col. Michel said:
AS near q whole block as possible. An
armory should be isolated. There should
pe no houses adjoining An Rrmory In o way
should be Ike garrison, with no approaches
building will be about 400 feet long. and II we
get block Of 625 foot the architect will have
opportunity for architectural effect Above
Al, don't want any gin mill on the same
block. do not object to drinking, but / tell
my men they must not get drunk in Uniform
Another meeting OF the Commission will be
held next Friday. and o site will then be sug-
gested; It will probably be In the Twenty
seoopd ward In the neighborhood OF Prospect
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NO POLICE AROUND THERE.
You Must Catch Your Thief Yourself ana
Then He VIII sauce You.

You Must Catch Your Thief Yourself ana
Then He VIII Sauce You.
A tall square-shouldered man, with fun
gray beard and n German cast OF features.
came out OF the Post Offioe about o'clock yss.
terday afternoon and started across Park row.
Ho was just stepping on the eastern curb
when tough-looktng young man In a flannel
shirt jerked hip watch out OF his pocket and
tearing It from the chain by . vicious tug
darted of. The old gentleman jumped after
him and caught him by tho collar of his coat.
Tho thief promptly returned the watch to Ito
owner and thon said:
nothin,"
crowd gathered of course and looked on
unconcernedy at the struggling thief aud tho
now highly excited old gentleman. The latter
yelled loudly for the police. but no bluecoat
appeared. and the situation was growing very
exciting whom the thief slid out of his coat
and dashinR across the street disappeared In
the Post Office. The old gentleman stood In 9
dazod condition. with his watch In ono hand
and the thiefs coat In the other Finally he
shook his head sadly. said a bad word, and
walked or down the street dragging the THERE
coat after him,
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MRS. CLErELAND,s NEW COTTAGE
She 10 Charmed with It's Twists and its
Seven Apple Trees.


FroH q Special Detpateh to tho Nelo Fork Herald
MARION. Mass. June b.-Mrs. Cleveland and suite
including Mrs. schuyler Van Rennsoaer and Mr. Rich.
ard W. Glider Of New York, arrived here in special
car at IL O'Clock this morning The journey with.
incident the terrific hail the Sound at
O'Clock last night.
No demonstrations were made along tho route, a.
Mrs ClevelandS arrival kept secret Mrs. CIeve-
land has taken the Kelly cottage Front street.
Marion. tho Hotel sippcAn and win arrange the
house for Dir. CevelAnd's arrival on Friday of next
week.
Mira Cleveland has brought her horse and phaoton
She IL charmed with the cottage which she ad not be-.
fore 1t is not built nush with the road and MIRA
Cleveland exclaimed:
Really. that's tho tWStodest house ever saw"
When she noticed the seven apple trees she cried en-
tbuSiRsticaly;
Who BayB we haven't got an orchArdt"
Mr.. elders three little children who adore Mrs
Cleveland came with her their house on Main street
The youngest year and half old is named Frances
ca, for Mrs. Cleveland. At Marion the United States
flag was displayed on the Post once. and, In passing
Mira Cleveland FIRST smiled and then bowed while Mr.
Glider uncovered his head
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From N, 7urt, Field and Farm


One OF the reasons" given by the Games
Committee in It's infamous report for rejecting
the entry OF Malcolm W. Ford was this: ''Wo
believe that six months after his trial he hired
himself to tho Hudson County IN. y. Cale-
donian Club. agreeing to compete in their pro-
ieSsional games against proi oiessionR athletes,
July 4. 1887. for, ~ specified sum Of money"
the committee simply DECLARES its convenient
belief that II is so. What do the Board of Man-
ayers OF the Amateur Athletic Union. who de-
cided In favor OF the report think Of this docu:
ment published in the Nrlr York Gamer. April
10. 1870. with the knowledge and consent OF
Curtis?
DEIn SIN All article of the New York Athletic
Climb In Your edition OF III" l2th inst, containing
SIing consdYa6y TAX among athletes as to whom the
honor OF cAer" hel"ngS a. M amount OF ohln"
from date OF your NJ ssuc that want Of time may be
no excuse for non Ao'eriAncr VII match william
Curtis Ggaius. any man ~ the world for trial Of
eide
!. Putting up one dumb bell
2 Pntng up two dumb lells At the same lime, ono In
s. Liitng with hands alone.
4. Lifting with hATresS
rsIs' 9ScsPns .y s99y' VIA nrS name Tn a%p0nt Es
athletes forming almost ptrect tea OF the strength
OF the entire body thougn II any olho' or better ores
wishing TO contest object 10 wager money Prize
the value in form Of IpeCb OF plate or other
appTonriAe memGTiai wi Se SEEetS6Le will wager
all Ihr foats attributed 70 The strong in the article
before alluded to. Finally. II DR. q Il WinShip Prot
hArness liinE VIII wager thejsams amount thai me-
an equivalent his weight on top OF Il and iii boIh
ChTistlanI' promptly Yours respectfully
h. f. bvlRHETRR, SO Murray street
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1cehouses Burned.

Troy, June o Tho ioshouses Of the asco Ice Com.
pauy at ColsviiIe Saratoga county, were strnck by
lightning last night and consumed. The houses con.
tanned more than aOOo tons of ice. They were par,
italy insured. Six mon went top of tho buildings
while they were enVeloped In DANES to throw water
upon the fIs The men Jumped 10 the ground, a dis
Wilson, was BADLY burned about the neck and face
owen Henderson, an employee Of the Ridg0wOod com.
pRny, terribly burned about the lace aud neck
that It Was necessary to enyelop his head In cotton
George BArbers back was badly hurt by Jumping,
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" Stop by Rtep the Alpine climber
Presses upward sure and slow,
Till his feet are hrmly planted
In thu realtna NJ an1lsa snOvv D.

That depends. II the patient Is climbing
to ascend a tall mountain. 1t is one thing. and
II he can hold out. he will finally get there.
But IL he Is climbing on a ScHwENNtNoER ma
chine under the order OF DR.. GIBBS or some
other adiposO specialist, the case is different.
He will not get there. but II he Is laborious
and careful he will reduce his obesity and per-
haps recover some portion OF his original rum
ming powers. 1t Is heavy and a painful task.
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TEE ER1HxD OF 11ANK1Nn
VIE, Philosophy, Instruetion. aad In
eourasenasAt for Chicago.

| eouraGemsut for Chicago.
Froy. Dr. CAd,sroev sftehen Depeos oraton er Jans
It ia the popularity OF every Individual thai
he wishes to be thought distinguished for
something other than that upon which he has
made his reputation.
The larger part OF every community have NO
| opinions until they have read their party and
| religious papers. For q man like myself VINO
| reads them all, the most curious OF studies 10
to gather the reflex OF the editors views in the
confident expressions of my friends.
Our first exhibition in New York in 1858 was
| opened by the President OF the United States
and closed by the Sheriff Of the county.
| The fair has been In all ages OF tho world
the promoter OF progress and the impulse OF
civilization.
In the middle ages. when might was right
and law had ceased to exist, the only traveller
who was protected by common consent in his
person and goods was the merchant going to
and returning from the fnir.
1t is not sacriege to say that the two events
to which civilization to-day owes its advanced
position are the Introduction Of Christianity
and the discovery OF America.
When Columbus sailed from Palos. types had
been discovered, but Church and State held
intelligence by the throat
Sustained enthusiasm has been the motor OF
every Z ovement In the progress OF mankind.
Genius. pluck. endurance. and faith can be
resisted by neither kings nor cabinets.
Columbus stands deservedly at tho head Of
that most useful band Of meD-the heroic
cranks In history
The persistent enthusiast whom one geners-
tion despises as a lunatic with ono idea sue
ceeding ones often worship as benefactor.
This whole country is ripe and ready for the
inspection Of the world.
The Dutch paid the Indians $24 for Manhat-
tan Island. That the Dutch played pitch
penny with poor Lo upon the Battery and won
back tho money. does not impair the COM
mercial integrity Of the transaction. 1t was
only an object lesson to the savage upon the
evils OF gambling.
Multitudes in the East believe the West
given up wholly to tho pursuit OF money and
deficient in tho culture and refinement OF long
organized and intelligent communities.
Mutitudes in tho West regard the people Of
the East as ofTete and weak-excrescence
upon the body polite. or leeches In the form Of
gold bugs and coupon cutters.
The press Of the South inculcatos q sectional
pride and seusitiveness which suspects an
enemy in the mildest critic, and hostility In
every other section.
The flOrce light Of universal publicity which |
will beat upon this Exhibition, and tho COM
minRling hero of citizens from every part Of |
he Union will do much to demonstrate that |
We are one people, with common interests and |
4 common destiny.
The sun., 1890-06-07
Fat Doesn't spoil "a Arau for shsr,n.

Prom the Brownsville Cosmopolitan
We had the pleasure OF oonvsrsinE with Pat Whalen
Sheriff OF Nueces county, yesterday We had to bo in
oduced to him. as be had put such aldermanic pro-
portions since we had met him years ago. Bus
Pat 10 tho same old jolly fellow that no years ago.
no change In his tovAl disposition although In corpo
rosity. which Is quite an improvement
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TTVV NuANINVTWN ITTTr
" Pray what Is your ARef" said yS census man SaRo
And 70 dGmse spoke never 4 word.
" Arc you foolish insane, deaf humpDacked or lAmSf'
And sue smiled ~ . thought so absurd.
" DO yoq powder or pAntt" aud her smile It grew
Do you snoIe, misS and have you cold fsStt"
Ye dsmoBOl spoke not ana yet you can bet
Thai Is man he lay dad IN Ys ATASL