The Manly Matter

The long-expeeted statement of Capt. Hanly relative to the Soldiers' Home rouble was given to the public on Chursday last. He shows that under lis administration the running exenses had considerably decreased. He lolds that if he was guilty of extravajance the board of managers were equally guilty, for he always asked their opinión before he undertook any great improvement. It is very odd, he thinks, that the old joard sbould have asked $8,000 to make :he grade around the home, while he 3 ad nearly completed it for $3,000. Tbe board was guilty of eztravagance in raising the salary of the quartermaster to $1,000, inasmuch as he already worked only half the time. Quartermaster Shank's insubordinaron was treated at some length. He was also accused of appropriating sixty yards of the commandant's private carpet. Manly thus tells the story of bis resignation: After hearing his report the board adjourned and took dinner with Shank and Maj. Long. Then returning to the hall they paseed a resolution reinstating Shank. This Manly thought illegal, but he made no objection and withdrew to his office for the purpose of writing his resignation. When it was nearly completed the orderly suinmoned him before the board and Graves read a resolution asking for his resignation. Manly replied, "Aren't you a little fast; would it not be well to give me time to think of this matter?" "Yon can have till tomorrow morning." "Then you have decided thismattei?" "Ye,sir." The statement contains a letter written by L. A. Sprague to Manly June 10, in which he calis Shank an incompetent and says that he has no confidence in Rutherford. The members of the board heard the statement in silence, but hurled baek a ridiculous charge that Mr. Manly had appropriated $300.52 of transportation money belonging to the state. As the late commandant has a receipt for this, signed by Mr. Sprague, he is not in much danger of being prosecuted for larceny. The whole action of the board looks very much like a conspiracy against Mr. Manly.