Down On The G. A. R.

New York, April 23.- Colonel Georgo E. Waring, tho ' commissiouer of street cieaning, has bccoiuc involvod in a bitter quarrel with a Grand Army veteran, and Inoidentally has brought the urath of tho entire organiza'tion on his hcad. In a conversación with Dr. John Wilson Gibbs, formerly of the hcalth departmont and commander of tho E. D. Morgan Grand Army post, the matter of employïng veterans in his department canie up. Colonel Waring became excitod, and in a report of the conversation is said to have called the G. A. Ii. veterans a "lot of drunken bums." Dr. Gibbs was exceedicgly angry and threatened to cali the colonel publicly to account. Colonel Waring saya he did not cali the veterans drunken bums, but admits in a card that he did say ho regarded "the G. Á. R. as a lot of pension bummers," which will be pretty nearly as bad for him so far as the vets are concerned. The Interview with Dr. Gibbs. In his card the colonel says that Gibbs called on him, told him, that he (Gibbs) had liad a bilí passcd by tho legislature compelling tho employmcnt of Union veterans, and then and thore made "ap plication for a L1,200 place, and he deruanded his appointment. Dr. Gibbs said that he was a captain of cavalry and that ho took John Morgan. The official certifícate of eteranship on which he bases his application for a position shows that ho was discharged f rom the service in January, 1806, as a sergeant of infantry and that he had entered as an enlisted man in April, 1S65." Thejcolonel then said to Gibbs that such legislation was an injury to veterans; he (the colonel) never appointed a veteran withDut telling him he did so with regret be;ause of the difficulty. of gotting rid of hini should he prove nnsatisfactory. Ho told Gibbs he (the colonel) was not a Grand Army man and would nob be. Tho colonel then closes as follows: "To avoid the necessity for recurring to this subject, I may as well say that my statement concerning the Grand Army of tho Republic was deüberately made; that organization has, in my judgment, sold itsclf for cash to the claim agents of Washington. Because of its uefarious action tho workingmen of this country are now pa ving annually 100,000,00) more in pensions than they ought to be paying." CommentH of Gen. Sickles. General Daniel E. Sickles was eeen at his home atü3 É'itth avenuo. Ho expressed himself as follows: "Colonel Waring ought to be ashamed of himself for using sucli language. It is a shame that such a creature should liold office in New York. Although he is called a colonel, his language would indícate that he has never been a soldier. At any rate, he does not seeni to have any of the instincts of a brave soldier. Thero is not anything in the street cleaning department or anywhere else too good for the men he slhnders. The policy he spits upon is part of the laws of tho United Statos and of the state of New York. He has taken an oath to support those laws and to eSfcninister his department in accordance with thom. Let him do so and shut his mouth."