The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-19 00:00:00

our rapacity of printers, received a mince pie or a d°llgs;
.nut this winter. We mention this with regre.t, bet's
we had hoped that the custom of- cheering the
heart through his stomach, so successfully inaugunie
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last winter, would be continued iudefinitely. g's •
mince pie season closed 2"
At a debating society this subject was coesidered;
That woman's suffrage would be a grracl
Cl 7-33 than whisky as it is.' Some twentY •
duals participated in the disci,ssion•
above tie rest wits Long Praitie M‘Kinneh
a good display of Ii brush on his chin•
iris
argtunents were - forcible, but not clear ; but
tt
was no damage to the debate, as Major 13r°".
jumped up and pitched into the assemblage.;
frightful amount of historical facts, in wiliof
Quetni Esther, Charlotte Corday, and J°,311,1,1,e
Arc, were brought out in full prominence.
„,
graceful John ,Galbraith, when he took the 3
knocked things endways, and the timid le3r,eQlop
row.; but ,t the graceful" was allowed to be,
Over" without harm to the debate. "-The ight
matical Wymar" threw in some problems wu lee
cooled things down that the judges arrived a. tiled
merits of the debate, and the question was den,
in the affirmative. The weather at St. Clold, e,
the 24th February was described as beautifully bnt
the sun shining brightly, and furs at a discount';
on March sit had become colder at Alexandria, a
lcz
the editor of the Post again urges loggers t 9
,t4beir
advantage of the late fall of snow to get „r•
work completed, as " the sledding season is.t3P4o
ing off," and no time should be lost:4.he4
up those engaged in ice cutting to has'eg 'A' he
work, as the snow was befinnindto melt.;
noticed the first flock of wild geese from tlie,s„°,l- use.
as having a few d iys before passed over his 1,1",-f,•
It is evident that Otter-Tail county is 6'lole
vourite just now in Minnesota; that the As
State is making rapid progress ; that the Pe°ras
are well satisfied with their prospects, and that o,
air of prosperity and content reigns through°,l,;
and we could have no better indicaticn of this til
through the inspection of such journals.
lie also

AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
pith
Mr. Cyrus Field has been here in companY
Lord Walter Campbell, a son of the Duke of Argo
and he was at the White House on WednesdaY4
introduce him to the President. Gen: Grant
.Pot,
left with his family to visit his son at West rfier
and he will not return till MOnday. A grew'
,11,
cursion has carried off Messrs. Boutwell. Cress"
..a
Hoar; Senators, Representatives, many ladies,
they
guests to Norfolk, on board a new steamer, and att.
will not be back till to-morrow. The Presiuese.
the Vice-President, and the entire New York
ciol
publican Delegation in Corgres had a grands,%et
entertainment here last Wednesday. No C3.`,;110.
meeting can be held tillthePresident's return•
ing the last, the route of the Winnipeg expeditietiS;p•
discussed at the instarce of Mr. Fish, who ha'', it
formally signified to the Mash Minister theouor
could not be permitted a right cf way through to
territory. In this he is upheld unanimously by
to
Cabinet; and General Sheridan will establish
,11.,
head-quartets at Pembina during the
avinnce it is expected he will have to direce/11,.
tary operations against the Sioux, who threatee the
alter Indian war in Montana and Dacoulh'ljr,
troops beingalready on the move for Minnesota. r ph
Orton, President of the Western Unioi Telei
Company, is here opposing Mr. Hubbard, "',l;
advocating a postal telegraph scheme. NV e con.lrof
to receive unsatisfactory accounts of-the vcori;iuTpc
the telegraph by the Government in England.
naval court-martial on COmmander Upcher has
eluded its work, and the impression is that he the
be acquitted. The Vice-President adds s;ed
Order of Oddfellows last Tuesday, when theYeeit
brated their fifty-first American au nivel sarYo``:
.
Manly, once agent of the Freedmen's Bu:
in Rielimon has been exittninel by the 601e111rill
which is investigating -the charges against ile",heer
Howard, as h.is been Simon Wolf and Dr.
lan I. Certain deeds are said to be !II
office of the Recorder, bearing Genera' 051
ward's name, and Manly cashed the Congregat4-,03)
lhurch Bonds. The Investigating Cominit tee mree
examined the latent brick was unable for
upon a ret,olt ; teat published not emanatiul, „der.
them. The Presilent is looking out for a siviTivSe
residence, and is said to be negotiating the per'ity,
of the Bartholomew Farm, Prince George Celor
in Maryland, near the District line. General the
gat of Ohio has proposed a Bill to reduce Atli
Navy to three Rear-Admirals, six Cow wodor,e'le
other ranks in proportion, on the same priociP but
is embodied.in the new Army Bill. There ;:1"°
three Commodores at
.sea, and there are ten ~r?
mirals employed in Washington ; but that therevillo
not more on the briny is no fanit of the offieell'o?
would be glad to be employed. For-days an" , 00,
a weary debate on the Tariff has been geittitO
and every one is getting heartily. sick of jute
pig iron, &c. The ventilation of the Hall of thebotO
presentatives was discussed, but, as usual, Wl;ratef
reaching a result. Telegraphs, the River arid t
Channel Communication, Steamship
,S111)141
Consolidation of the Laws relating to 11°
Office, and Laud Grants hare been considered "s,
second Louisiana contested election has been de% h'
invalid, and Mr. Stevenson was defeated 10Spa
strenuous effort to make another long speeehr,aige'
subject, which much annoyed that Represeil,-,0149
Tne Post-office Department is issuing $lOO 'l'o,l
daily of the new series of postage stamps. tl
can hardly imagine the sensation caused
Richmond calamity. You will, I know,
particulars, but at a distance you cannot real"-oe
feelings it has raised. Mrs. Brewis, wife of ° tire
the victims, has died of grief, and other ladle:105
in a critical state. General Schofield's brothe'
among the killed. R. H. Maury, jun., is the
n Y
of the well-known scientific naval officer. nor'
Aylett was alike distinguished as lawyer allulerr
nalist. Major Kelly, of Fredericksburg, Was el off,
ing with him when the crash commenced, au 'l'.
Aylett was killed by a beam from the gaderY;illfer
S. Bocock, who was severely hurt, had been 51)-colr,
in the House of Representatives and in the oro
federate Congress. The interest is absorbieg;otir
telegrams front all parts of the country keep tiove
ing into Richmond. Collectors of Cust,4ls„ioll
been informed that the new Dominion will e-etir
enforce the Fishery Laws, that the licenses her Are
fore granted have been revoked, and fisherve-offer
to be warned that the United States cannot"?'
protection in case they violate the
American Times.

001
The Musical World is responsible for the
cott
incredible statement that the Rev. C. Procter, of of
6,(1
Richmond, has refused to allow the choir to
parish church to sing at a concert in aid of the Itoed
Infirmary, on the ground that they might be req
sing secular music.
• The Gaulois publishes a telegram foul g 4
statirm that Madlle. Eugenie - and M. Auguste :001i
both well known in the literary world, have P:,;1;
suicide at that town. The cause assigned is lie' aovpr
at the gambling table at Monaco. They took 10, tine
but, as this did not act quickly enough, they 811
selves. The Oaulois suppresses the names. clg
(.1 01
The Rev. W. Harrison, rector of Birch, ar, ere,,aer
lain to H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge, de,,"v3TYOO.
addressyesterdaymorning at the Church of St. IN-Lttit„ .07
mary, Cannon-street, on the subject of 3.lorasslYe,rd
sions. These missions have been established -L,
and occupy 87 stations in Greenland, Labrador
Indies, &c.

BIRTHS.
wife -
On the 23d ult, at Barton, Staffordshire, the -oti'
,
B--riok oft" tU

Took, Esq., of Port Elizahetti, South Africa, moors'
On the 13th inst., at Egerton` House, Bolton-la"
wife of Edward Ashworth, jun., of a son.

111 A RRI AGES.
• 4)Bo''t?
On the 17th inst., at St. Mary's Church, L0w":-isje6blel
Caldwall Masters, Joseph ollins, Esq., herd (pug
Victualling Yiud, Malta, to Agness Ellen, ail'. 14
Gibson, Esq., Lewisham, Kent. fietjt',)
On the 17th inst. at St. Michael's Dawlish, Fran
Pauter, of 25, 'Maryland-road, St. Peter's Partiic'vsol
Mary Jane, only daughter of Mrs. Mathews, Jor
place, Dawlish.

DEATHS. 01)41
On the 16th inst., Wm.' Ward Abbott, Esq., ofsip
St. Neots, and 26, Bedford-row, London, aged .11,
On the 14th inst., at Bombay, from gastric fever, J.% Orie
liam Macnamara, commander in the Peninsular.a°
tat Company's service. sop J
On the 14th inst., at South Lambeth, Anne 3laria, 6e °r
Mr. Samuel George Redfearn, aged 33 Yefir,l',e'
daughter of Mr. Richard Carpenter, of May L°"'
tonstoue-road, Essex.

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Middlesex.---Thursday, ?Jay 1.9, 1870.