All Sorts Of Pen-scratches

- All Ibis tiiue Buboock has been doitig business on borrowed capital. He has ii'it. been, and is uot, piivate aeoretary to thi President, but only assiütant to Lhví P. Luckoy, who holda thnt special office, ttuit Bubcock's duties at the White House are not to interfere with his office of Commissioner of Public Buildiugs and Superintendent of the Washington Aqueduct. How many salarios has Babcock Imen drawing ? that's the qtiestion. - The soft-rnoney men of Conneoticut, having beun iguored by both the Democrats and Kepublican, propose an aggressive cainpaign on their own hook. Well, we go for the policy of the d - 1 wlrnn an unwelcome stranger was found in his dominions, giving them a corner of their own. Ag a third party nobody will be reaponsible for their heresies. - Senator Hamlin is said to be holding the House postal - bill repealiug the third class doublé postage swiudle of last session - for a new bill increasing the rates ot' postage on papers and periodicals to regular subscribers and docreasing lettor postage. If the Senate shall be a party to such an outrage the people will know where to place the responsibility. - Gen. Baboock does.n't propose to resign his position as secretury to the President : few holderg of fat offices do give them up willingly. He also denies auy intention of renewing his request for a court of iuquiry. Wise : for the testimony produced at St. Louis is abundant to conviot liim of cooduct unworthy an officer and a gentleman. - Charles Foster, an Ohio (Republican) membur ot' Uougress with money teudonoies, is reported as being more than a little disgustad at the iinancial planks in the Indiana lïopublican platform, and saying : " Well, damn a country whure a nuiii can't teil what party he belongs to if he goes from one State into another." - Senator Sharon, of Nevada, took his seat for the flrst time on Monday, one year of his term of office hariug nearly expired. Though he has made no effort to earn the salary his firat business will probably be to draw arrearagos. California millionaires are not above that, especially when they have financial tight on their hands. - 1-iansing is worrying over an allcged defioitof $7,611.91 in the accounts of the late oity treasurer, L. C. Loomis, deceased. Just when and how it occurred is what no one is able to teil, or what particular fund is short. More careful aunual settlemonts would be in order. - The Washington Star is responsi ble for a statement that Mr. Holman does n't propose to run for (jovernor in Indiana, but will urge the nomination of Landers by the Demócrata. In which case Holman had botter with draw froiu the Democratie party. - The Sonate Committee on Appro priations comes to terms, and will agree to a reduction of salaries of mernbers to fl,500 ; of all subordinates 10 per cent. and to a large reduotion in the nuniber of subordinates. That is it : economy and retrenchment should begin a home. - The Senate Committee on Civi Service and Ilctrenchment reported a bilí on Monday tixing the salary of the President at $20,000 a year. If Grant has given uphis third-term pretensions he will probably let it be passed. - Commentiug it length on the verdict in the Babcock ease, the N. Y. Kcening Post concludes : " (ieneral Babcock takos the benefit of the doubt which rost upon the case ; but unfortunately the doubt goes with him out of the St. Louis court room." - Susan B. Anthony made an poiutment to address the Iowa Legislature a few days since ; but at the appointed hour 80 few of the wise men had gathorod that Susan objected to casting pearls (woman suffrage) before svrine, and left in disgust. - State Insurance Commissioner Bow has revoked the authority of the American Insurance Company of Chicago to issue new policies in this State, or to renew policiei now in force. Impairuc capital. - A Washington item says : " becretary Chandler during the presenl week has discharged forty-two clerks.' But it fails to say how many he appointed in the meantim . - Miss Anthony has boen caught ofl her guard : She knows all about the Beecher-Tilton scandal, - but "desires to avoid all publicity," and will nevor, never teil. - Gen. Custer don't believe in Quaker Indian agents, and says " you can't oivilize an Indian any more thun you oan teach a rooster to lay gooso-eggs." - A oolossal statue of Prince Bismarok is to be sent to the Centennial Exposition ? And uow won't there be a grand rush for Philadelphia ?