The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-17

,noton. Congressman Belknap is about to in
troduce a bill which has Tor She 'nrso vi i.1
existence the article on tnu ,v y ~.
Strength of the Contederate 49, 49, u.g. a. ~
CasseIman. in the March Century !MIagazine;;
Mr. CassaI,nan now a member OF the Board
of Pension Appeals, was formerly
snoo;al aos,t ~ tho Pension Bureau.
Durinr b,s Investigations in the South he
became convinced that the nuinericai strength
of the Confederate armies had never DeeH
correctly reported. perhaps pccause Vi
the imperfect records kep' c ~ .o of War
The bill provides that the secretary Oh war
shall cause 10 be enumerated the names borne
upon the muster rolls by the so-cailea Con
federate army. which are on ME IN nus depart
ment; 20 have the totals Thereon taouiateo o'
regiments and companies; ana 40 Iespect 70
such rolls as he may have reason 70 oeieve
ara defective TO procure through speclai
AGENTS and other efficient means trustworthy
information and supplemental evidence tend
inc 10 show the total number OF men VINO
served in that army during the late CIVIL war.
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The Sun has this 10 say of Ben. Butler: Our
instructive contemporary. the SUNDAY ZINES
and Messenger. says that General ben. Butter
has become decrepid and childish. We inter
from this remark that our viglaht cohtem,
porary has not recently observed the personal
style or the ways and doings OF General But
ler He did not seem to be az all decrepit on
Friday last when he stood before the Slassa-
chusetts Legislature making that tnunuel-
some assault upon the Australian ballot sys,
TEN. He did not seem 10 be aiiiicted
with decrepitude when he made his last
argument before the Supreme Court
in Washington, or even when, IN the
month of February. he went out 70 chicago 10
argue a case. There are certainly no signs o.
decrepitude in the volume that he has Just
10. Of
In fact. Ben Butler carries on his business as
though be were in the prime OF lie ana rs
though his vast powers Of mind were as Vlgor-
Gus as they were forty years ago. lie % naruiy
seventy-four years old yet, and be may be as
lively AT the opening OF the twentieth century
IA now is Mr.. Gladstone, who was porn ~
1909. 10 might not be safe for the veteran
editor Of the Sunday Times and Messenger %
stand up in Ben. Buffers presence and teh
him that he has become decreplt and childish.
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The World publishes a dispatch from Ma
comb. III reporting that the county board OF
supervisors has instructed that suit be brought
to recover damages from United states Sena-
tor John VI. Palmer They allege that he was
retained TO represent the county in damage
suit and did not appear and that the county
lost the suit which it would not have done
had be appeared.
NJ. jacques st. Ceres special cable to the
Herald, speaking OF the recent explosion.
says
As q matter Of fact Parisians have very lit
tie to fear. There are scarcely two hundred
Anarchists in the city and not twenty have
the courage Of their convictions. Within the
next forty-eight hours some arrests may be
looked for.
The best police in the world cannot prevent
some fools for doing such things The Alarm
lists would have it that the enemies Of France
are the authors of these outrages. but the
death Of one man will not constitute danger
to city of 1900. 900 souls.