The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

BU; ZING A JEW.

Thcse who have the management of the work-
house funerals at Swindon seem to be terribly
orthodox. Jews are treated with an austerity worthy
of the age of Richard T. some conversation about
the pauper's grave at the recent meeting of the Board
of Cluardians led to the discovery of the circum-
stances connected with the burial, by the parish, of a
body whose owner when alive had been of the Hebrew
" persuasion." The porter who had to see that-the
last offices were properly performed was called in am'
interrogated, lie said that the coffin was placed it
the hearse and taken to Swindon. en its arrival
there three men were obtained, and they with him
(the porter) carried the coffin from the hearse and
put it into the grave, the dirt was at once thrown in
and they all left. A Mr. Morris seems to have beer
aranyed at such a very summary method of corn-
miLting a body to the earth. Was there, he
asked "no bell rung, no religious service—nothing
more, in fact, in the burying of this old man thar
there would have been had you been burying a log of
wood. Was he, in fact, buried, as we say, like
dog ? " To which latter question the porter Iva!
obliged to return the answer "yes.'' And what
More could a pauper Jew, " whom nobody owns,'
expect ?
THE DANGER OF THE LONDON STREETS.

London streets seenito be becoming more dan-
gerous than ever. A man who falls clown ill is
immediately thought to be drunk by the policeman
a stretcher is provided, and he is lodged in the police
court till the doctor can do nothing for him ; and
from a recent inquest, it seems that a man may even
go before a doctor at the hospital, be mar:fed off there
ts drunk witho:lt examination, and die before further
aid can be obtained. At least this was so in a
very recent cace. A cabman who, falling off his
cab; brO!:e several ribs, was taken to the hos-
pital. The doctor saw him, and would have that he
was drunk. This was, he said, the cause of his
incapability. A walk would do him good. The man
was made to walk from the hospital to the police-
statlon. The fractured ribs pierced his lungs.
The next day he was insensible in the cell
in which he had been placed, and before he
got to the hospital again he was dead. Nobody
was to blame—at least so the coroner's jury said.
But though one may escape such a fate as this, there
is the ruffian on the one hand and the lastly-driven
vehicle on the other, placing ono's property, limb,
and life in danger. What can be done when a
thief can snatch a watch from the pocket of
a hirer -of a hansom cab as it is bowling
full speed along the street. It is satis-
factory to know that the police have
caught the man who tried and succeeded in
accomplishing this clever trick; and it is equally
interesting to note the many suggestions and inven-
tions by whiclLcrossings may be rendered safe. The
engineers are just now discussing the advisability
of bridges. The late Sir Richard Mayne thought a
semaphore solved it; refuges in the middle of the
street are suggested by others.

MORE OF SENATOR SPRAGUE'S SAYINGS
AND DOINGS.

The rumour gained ground that Senator Abbott's
colleague, Pool, was to convey a message from
that gentleman demanding an explicit reply from
Senator Sprague whether he was the puppy ; and
if so, an apology. In the meantime the latter kept
two loaded pistols handy, declaring that he would
neither give nor accept a challenge, and the only
notice he would take of Mr. Abbott would be an
effective defence in case of attack, while Abbott,
still boiling over with wrath, refused to be com-

forted or to drop the affair, although Senator An-
thony begged he would do no personal violence to
Sprague. The next day Senators Sumner • and
Sherman called upon Senator Sprague, and while
discussing a basis of settlement Senator Pool ap-
peared, bearing this letter from his colleague :
" WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26.

"TO THE HON. WILLIAM SPRAGUE.

"Dear Sir,—On the 22d inst., in the United States Se-
nate, you uttered the following language :
"' Mr. President, —ln answer to the tirade of the Sena-
tor from Nevada and the Senator from North Carolina,
lam reminded of a little illustration. Iu my travels from
the centre here into the rural districts, through the worlds
and farms of the surrounding neighbourhood, chance at
or.e time brought me to a farm-house. I found, on look-
ing up, a large mastiff and a mongrel puppy dog. The
little dog moved on me with rapidity from behind, bit at
my heels, and, frightened at his temerity, ran howling
away, followed by his larger companion. The Senate
will observe that the mongrel, whining puppy, encouraged
by the mastiff, and emboldened to attack from the shadow
of his backer, ran rapidly away, alarmed at his temerity,
while the overgrown cur followed, with both oars lopped
and his tail between his legs, to a place of safety besiae
his menaced companion.'
" This language has been understood as meant, in part,
to be applied to me. lam not aware that I gave any oc-
casion in my remarks for you to wish to be offensive or
insulting in reply. I therefore deem it proper to ask that
you state distinctly whether you intended to apply any of
the above offensive language to myself.—l am, Sir, very
respectfully, "JOSEPH C. ABBOTT."

On this the mediators held a consultation, and the
following reply was to be placed in Mr. Abbott's
hand, on the understanding that the language used
by him in the Senate should be withdrawn

"TO THE HON. JOS. C. ABBOTT.

"Sir,—l
have no hesitation in at once replying, to your
note of this morning just received, that the paragraph of
my speech referred to was written and in manuscript some
time before it Was delivered is the Senate, and before you
participated in the debate, and therefore was not intended
to apply to you.—Your obedient servant, IV. SPRAGUE."
This letter was delivered on Mr. Abbott writing the
following :

"TO THE HOS. WU. SPRAGUE.
" Sir,—l have pleasure in acknowledging your letter of
this date, which shows that I had misconceived your lan-
guage. Mlfy own allusion to you afterward in the Senate
was founded on this misconception, and I ask you to con-
sider it as uusaid.—l am, sir, very respectfully, Jos.
ABBOTT."

But as the turmoil subsided in Washington it burst