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Judge THURMAN of Ohio is one of the
leading Democsaiic statesmen in the country
Though he has served but one session in the
Senate, he has gained great influence thrrc. lie
made speech in Ciucinnlu on Saturday last,
and Ills i. what he -ad about Cuba;
"lf there is a spot on The globe that oi5ht 10 Ne
ocean width hCt"ecu iG aud Spain. the hcrui-ti
of her " 'uc. their liberal stutueuts their capacity
Tor indcneudcut government, il cry aloud N nCr
favor, aud dcinanl hc- Independence. MGy has sne
failcd 20 achieve ~ Why though st.lt struggling.
toes the seem 10 struggle II y'in' ~ mg MIND
the answer seems pair. Had oar Government
manifested or the patriots Of Cuba that sympathy
that Is due frnn the grc republic 70 n brave peo
pie nshting and sufering for freedom, Cuha would
ere this have been free.
But they Lave received no srch sv na,liv worse
yet, tucy have ulet with 70 tive dlscou~lrcnent
Nne splin las been permit ted 20 provide herrclr
In New York win = for..d.'le navy 80 rut 10 gn
me Cuyans, every vessel leaving ler rorts 10 CTry
succor TO the lat er .s been seized sought 20 b.
sciz@i, h. onr Government EhHe he rcrsist,iiey
Of Spain IN holding tho tphans IN fuhjt elton against
lher Wi has met WIN no remonstrance rom our
Government, Presileh'0l mcssaEe las been seat
10 Congress "A d.1C'uruging IN ~ tone aq. rrrcts
upon the uatrio,s as II II had t0d u.em 10 so many
words 70 lay down titlr Prrs
Yes ic ow cat ,zens, thls s the Treatment that an
Amer can people-for Cubs ~ Au.rricln-s,rugglm.
for reprtlican government and nicrenlcnt eXi :.
eneo, have met with at the hands Of Rerub,lcan T.
minlstraiOn. THIS IL the treatment "a peOpio Wdose
prst act OF political existence was to abolish slavery
have met with at the !anas Of inc special men IL OF
the cO,orcd man.
And here must reTask-for 40 not mean to
be unJust-that u ID not for ooedie6ce 10 our uea
ira ity laws that censUro tie Administration. SO
long as hey are IN orCe 1t IL the duty NJ all TO obe
item: But why nave tAeJ not been modified ss the
occasion demanoely feel sure that no neinC-
cratic vote would have been given against ihoir
modification; but had every Democrat IN Congress
voted nay, there was still great Republican mn
Jority that coul1 mould them "a It pleased. Ana
when It was clearly perceived that their sole eneet
was to give aid to Spain and njure the Cause OF ,ho
patriots, why were they not changed? Le' tnose
upon whom Tests the resbOnribilitv answer.
" But whatever should 10 done with them, vile ther
they should be altered let alone. waat Oos~ible
excuse cur be givea or The attHuIe % The Admins.
Tauon IN this struggle II II would not sny one
word to aid, II might at least la refraiued from
saying words Of disccurta cement TO q gooi cause
II II Toud ntt freely bes,ow on the rRet the sun.
srnc o. its favor It might surely have withheld the
coiunesn Ci Its contempt"
This is ali true; ard in contrast with II, how
pcor, how petty, low contemplate is the Cuban.
resolution in the platform Of the Saratoga Con
vention
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We sTe friendly to the Young Democracy,
aud take asep interest in the mighty refor m
which they haze "a hand bu, is Gen. FRAvK
SProLA tho right man for them to put forward IS
an exponent Of their principles and pollcy9
They have plenty Of upright and spotless cham
pons, whom the people would listen 10 with
pleasure and with advantage. Let such mcl be
selected to advocate the good cause and me
work will go nobly forward
The sun., 1870-09-16

There is n paper called ~ LdJordnto pub.
lishcd in the interests Of the Cuban patriots AZ
Guanobaeoa, small place on the harbo; Of Ha-
vona, and Immediately opposite that city. From
late number We extract the following opinion
which Spanish superior officers, who had seen
service in Cu6s, have formed as to the possibility
Of their ever wipiug out the Cubans:
AT meeting in which, few days ago, sundrv
Spanish chie's ~ero taikn{ over various pana, one
" tom t1us expressed the views OF the Vhole
There Is no way Of putting an end TO them--no
possible way. IL We attack them IN heavy columns,
thoy Soiit up into ihdeaite particles. and shoot ~
down TOm sheltered spo,s-one saot here,
two there, tlIroe little further o. aud at
che end Of the day We shall have ics'
sight Of our enemv. For the purpose OF encouraging
our men, whenever we lose ono we order voiiey to
be drcd into the wooie. What is tie RESULT For
cartridge Which the enemy avails himself Of
waste sll ours, aud are safe not 10 have killed
one Of their men, On, this Is terrible Tho soldier
gets discouraged; be secs that all his efforts are
usoiess. and everything goes to the devil. II, on
the other hand, We adopt the cnemy's tactics. auI
divide ourselves into small bodies, then they con-
ccntra'e BY forced marches, aud gobble up every
smal bcdy oi Us that uey come across II wo re-
lect both these systems. ard shut ourselves up In
piy trains and then begins the game OF sczing our
convoys. flow often have our men In tho outlying
sa ms been Obliged, In order TO ave their lives, to
except by disciple OF Cambronrel There lie no
way of extermuatlng this rabUle."
That this is the unanimous opinion Of Spanish
army officers who have been fighting in Cuba,
must long since have been known to the Govern.
meEt in Madrid. Pax said months ago, CUBA
Is lost; is a mere matter Of time" Did he by
this mean the time when he could consum,nate
the job Of selling her through the Washington
Ring, and pockeiing his share Of the plunder ,
To Span she Is useless for any good
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nation for Governor has been in the way,
because the Bribe- taker might control some
Of tho delegates in the Convention; but that
is now oil over. Now let the British mission
be disposed of, and Mr.. GREELEY will no
longer he afraid of the Brbe-taker, but will
be free TO take hold and help rid his party
Of an incubus 10 shameful and 10 fatal.
The sun., 1870-09-16

PRrM, az might be expected, las no sym.
pathy with the French Repubnc, for freedom ia
France means proximnte Freedom in Spain. ln
any such atmosphere as a republic, PmH-once q
man OF the people, and now the direst enemy of
their liberties could not live. We are therefore
not surprised TO lear that he has recalled Seior
oLozAo,, the Spanish Minister at Paris, for hsv.
ing too hastily recognized the French Republic.
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1t good thing that the pcopl, nrc going
to pay due honors 10 our glorious hero TAgVtGur
Would that he could have known dnring his l'se-
time how the heart Of the nation rcseais the in
digniuc7 aud insults put upon bim BY President
GR,sT and Admiral Pourse. They eub,'tered
the last days of FARa,Gur; but he Is safe now
from all such ve,ty outragcs.
The sun., 1870-09-16

Judge BBDFoRDs sentence Of the thief
EGAs yesterday shows that he is superior to
the control of dsroputable politicians and darcs
to ad.uim.tcr justice with exclusive regud to the
law and the public welfare. Let him continue in
this course. 1t IS tight.
The sun., 1870-09-16

Nirpr's Aonth'y for October is out, which
will be welcome nows TO its hundreds OF thousands
OF readers. II is, as usual full OF interesting read
ing'na'tey, and profa' 'ly ilusr.,ed Il is meryel
how 'ts ono hundred and snty close printed oetavc
pages Of hne print can 10 Afforded for the price (, Is
The sun., 1870-09-16

What has become os GEoRGE Law? In
these degenerate days, when the Democratic party
Is cropping about without recognized leader aud
with no settled policy, the strong common sense
and greas practical wisdom of Mr.. law would be
invaluable to it, Ee is capable of shaping the
des'inles Of the Democracy and securing the ex.
pulsion Of the ir5eciles Of the GRAsr and DESr
families wi are keeping the President ia leading
strings ard rendering republican institutions the
laughing s'oc; e the world. We can wen
Imagine that Mr.. LAW Is tired and sick Of lecorous
mofiocrity' such as has ruled at Albany for the
last three years but he 10 man of patriotie
ieeiaR' and ought to have a sense Of publ, duty.
II would be a good thing for the State if Mr.. Law
would appear and make himself felt in the an
preaching Demo craft, Convention at Rochester,.
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correspondent inquiries if there Is any
law excluding coiorcd people from tho public
rormn' aud model schools. We are not aware
that there Is slch q law. but We. however have
The sun., 1870-09-16

That excellent journal the / -6s lie Com
ncrcial says tba' the nomination Of Gen wooo-
FoRD "is triumph for the friends of the Admin
istration in New York" This is as much as to
Soy that the nomination Of hr. GRgELuY. the only
other prominent candidate, would have been
defeat for the fiends Of the Administration. BIt
what viii the Commereirl think when /, lear /.
that money was employed to defoat GRSsLEY aud
secure the noulinltion Of WooDFoaD2 VIII it
say that the bribery & delegates to State Con
venton is all rgh with an Administration that
employs a y.thorsand-dola Brba.taker as
its Acting Secretary Of StateY Or win il declare
with US that WooDFoRD shouiI at once decline, 30
that some popular and able man without a taint
Of bribery may 1s nominated in his placef
The sun., 1870-09-16
The Ro,aats A,iaze.
Torrio eo,,cr E-oIo.,on IA Lc,,b.

Ihe hre IN tho woods ia Auburn Ne, is uEdor
tohun, u'ietn tIr.drel men having been employed
IN eAl'ngu'shinE g. The loss is very heavy,
The sun., 1870-09-16
Hsrdfs ParL Rnccs-Third Day.

WHhAHsPOGr, Pa, sept. l5--Tho first race
&. running horses. half milo, 2 in 3, was won by
Florence, .Hating " No nanc.' Time, ~ and b-x
The second race, for iunnng horses purse a., ,Oil
mhrhotts, Gin 8. The olioElNg is the summary:
gGcHgS.si5fr,'.".,"..." Gcg.i5 5Ccs.1.,Myc,,,o..."t a.
bpunW noone,,,r., 81
Time tN1, I;tI, and 100 The raro was vary
s'ul,d, Eo'ftc. Winning TIE list neat by only a
The sun., 1870-09-16

hsiTn' S[pt. l5.-By boilor explosion IN this
nave ~ go died
The sun., 1870-09-16

Hhc'6-m--l EiYc and leQu, itp 10 UA ,.ccu'o'a
hcryiu'icr almol tly sum 4 s,uy In hta oo uli
The sun., 1870-09-16

FJvth i ave End tcquetth TO my sit ter E,vlr,
wife OF ID n SIlis. tue sum of 600 thousand dol
lars, to Je paid 10 her within year a.or my do
cease and l give and bequeath unto my sistai
Nyrilln Ave one thousand dollar bonds of TIE Mind
Avenue Railroad Company aud to my slater he
becca. VIE Cf Albert Carivzo, Eve one thoussu,
dollar bonds OF tho FIRST mOrtaage b1nGs v til,
Chicago aud NofLlM estern RalIMay CompIny.
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r1vr ruorsAvp 10 nIs lsrrR n1a1AN.


FJnh.--I give aud b,Queath 10 my sistcr Miriam
widow ~ Bamuel n. judah, Ave thousand dollars
10 be paid TO her witIa one year after my dec,as,
The sun., 1870-09-16
nInEcrIoss TO ms EXECUTORS.

L'gHeeHm-l ureci that my eNecutrix and ar
N ~ lc 10 pay sad sums ort VI my estate 70 said ~.
United states Trust Company Of New York and
NV "nhou' 10y interest on said sums, and tlnt to
mee up sneh sums they may transfer 10 said Com.
rP y 9hv stocks or bOBds bClonging 10 nv ostata
AZ ne time ol my death which snid Orruany may ho
willing to rect7C, and Mt sucn price IA NAV bs
agreed ON with said Company.
FINE TnnnsANn TO ns rrprrnnna
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FGret-t direct tlat ail my iust debts -'funera
and testamontsry eh rges sud Expenses be paid ant
discharged by u executtix and cxecutUrs nrfingita
named as AEON after my decoaso as the same eai
conveniently be dOne.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27

B,GOT-Ip BROOKLYN Turssy Aug 25 the 3 fiber
NJ, wife ofrhos. BsgoL
nye TO attend the funeral from her lse ne
dene schermerhornst, Sunday the 2sth inst st3pn
BRpGFN-Sudienlv at Centre Morel T. weiDessy Aug -
Rufus Cameron oldest Rnfns ard Angqae Bergen ssos'
years, IL months aud u lays ..,,,.
on Sunday O'Clock from the residence Of his parents Ne
g. Madson-plsoe, Greenpoinl
BRDGMAN-At Clifton Staten Iluni Aug 25 Brau C. BddgnAa
Funeral services at his late residence Tonsenisye at O'Clock
day afternoon His remains s be taken TO Washington Mass fs
in,erment
BARBER-On Thursday Aug S ct bis residence Port Hn snea
d Theooie Barber Of the firm Of A. and Barbe 10 s Js
year Of his
Reyes fiend family Invited
vices Psus Church Tompkinsyle l., SATURDAY
Ot O'Clock N. without further invitation
BLAKLEYon THURSDAY morning Aug 25 at O'Clock MARY Bskiy
wire Of James Bakley, IN the 63i year of her
friends the family respectfully invited attend her fusers
saturday the Third Reformed Presbyterian Charch West rVsa
ty-thiri-st, at o'clock.
PELLows-n Brooklyn Friday morning Aug Emily
family ned attend the funeral MONDAY 2oA
at D. m from her late residence No 20 Lefess HssL
FOwLBR-In Brooklyn the 26h nst Charles Bivrd Pose
b, 45th year Of bis age.
LATHAMAt Orange j. Thurslay Aug 2S, Charles Lsihsa
in the 46th year ofhis age.
The relatives friends family respectfully invited ss<
the funeral services Monday the 18th n O'Clock m the
residence Of bis brOhernaw, n H. SOckHe, Hghst, OnnsA
Trains leave Barcllyst at 10 Chrsophers LIS m
MoODY-A Chatham Y 90 suderly Of congestion cf H.
BRAIN Julia NJ Pitch wife Of Moody Of Msrysle Cslo1is
Sacramento and Marysyle papers pleas cops.
yAIL-On Friday. Aug. %, Mrs Mary Vail, aged y
The family respectfully invited ss,<
her Monday 29t nst az the selce Of bes
son.in-aw, Harrison Hall, No. 37j LeIinston-sTe.
WILBUR-At Leeds Greene Co.. n Y, Warren oa eS Of H~
rick and Mary Wilbur aged years, months, days
WRIGHT-Sudeaiy on the ns Fslee Bergen Sos
George Wright 18th bis age Of James a.
the late Mary G. Wright Of Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
uFpRrNC,s sAFF-AGAIN.

A SEVERE TEsT.-ThOse who were present
at the recent fire at the sugar refinery Crown and Race
sts will remember the intense heat incident 10 the de-
strIction of the building. Firemen and spectators
were driven away to considerable distance in order
avoid the scOrch ng and the of flames met with no
impedment either from the Fire Department or the ma
teTia in the building until il had exhausted ITSELF be-
cause there nothing left to feed the fire. In
the very midst of this seethng, burning bsterDg and
destroying mass was of Herring Co.'S fre-proOf
safes Early in the progress of the fire 1t covered
BY the burning embers and remained In the furnace from
Tuesday until Friday, when it was extricated and
brought TO the sidewalk In its outward appearance it
subected The iron surface was blistered and warped
out shape but when the door opened ecery book
,dDer account and document OF the firm found in
tact Neither fire water had reached the interior,
and the contents Of the SAFE Uere in as good condition as
IL theu had not been pitin mile OF fire. Few fire.
proof safes have been subjected TO such test
ths and succeeded admirably Philadelphia Bule-
Tin
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

IRE re woodbury. Constitution urges the nOmina-
ZION s ~ Johh W Hazeton as the Republican candidate
'0 'o'Is'ess IN Tie LIST District OF New Jersey.
IN In .he Nth New-Jersey Congress District
sSrso names @ are mentioned Among them are Ira NJ
son. '''' H. n idheDoIh Vi nun
ne Erest NOMINATIONS for Congress in Indi-
ta1 . bOinan %, DJ, preseLa sember for
cue Iid District and rumor has il tbst Ina the XtI Dis
candidate nv" "o ah huepesuch
The veteran Democratic memhor &c Co,,-ross
from the IVth District Of Wisconsin hss 80 i,',r5
with denomination Few men in Con grrs ette
n their party and his recall 10 further ser,,i q; a
more than proper recognition Of what Inc has done m W
She past. " nus "'iic III
The indianapolis Sentinel tries to mako .be
voters Of the With Congress District in that Sftc Eo
NAs the stanch Republican COngre ssnan tohnro
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2G.-The Convention of
Deaf and Dumb Instructors that has been in session in
this city for the past three days. adjourned sine die this
evening The Convention considerably larger than
any previously held and the results Of its deliberations
promise TO be very important. Yesterday the subject
OF the establishment OF deafmute dayschools
in the large cities the subject OF much
discussion. Those already established at Pittsburgh
and Boston have proved TO be successful i'll accom-
plshing the desired result There considerable OppO
son TO the movement, but the general voice OF The
Convention in their favor. DR.. Gallaudet OF New
York City, and his brother the President OF Columbia
College, Isaac Lewis Peet, Principal of the New-IOrk
Institute and the Hon Dudley OF Boston, were among
those who spoke in favor Of the new system. paper
by r. G. Gett of the Illinois institution upon the or
ganizatOn of institutions received the universal ap
proval Of the Convention. Today's proceedings have
been principally upon the appointment OF the Executive
Committee, which created considerable discussion and
resulted in the appointment of the old Committee ana the
subject of Articulation" which produced very spirited
debate. The majority Of the Convention, although
willing to give IL further trial. very evidently Thought
il very near failure The Hon. NJ. Langlun OF Canada
and IS Hutton Of Nova Scotia took part In the proceed
ings yesterday and today The next Convention VIII be
held in 1878.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS CABLE DISPATCHES.

&c.. Immense quantities OF American cured
meats shipped from Liverpool to France
There is great activity in the British
and nayyyards IL Is ruInored that Blush ar
tillery has been ordered from Plymouth to Antwerp
.... Field-Marshal Sir Alexander WOOdford,
Governor OF Chelsea Hospital who Served In the Pen-
sular War; died in London yesterday aged So years
- Ole Bull has sailed from London for
America and Marie seebach. the tagedtnne leaves to-
day in the steamer European to uh her engagement i'll
this country.
-. The last company of French troops en-
barked at Ciyita Vecchia on sunday the 2lst Jests
still urge the Pope to withdraw from Rome and establish
himself at Malta.
..J. j. Weiss, who succeeded NJ. Provost
Paradol in the Chair Of Literature at AK and who
founded the journal de Paris is to be appointed Minis
ter Of France at Washington
Austria has asked the other great Powers
OF Europe TO give notice Of any individual attempt at
mediation between France and Prussia, and promises
herself to act in accordance with this suggestion
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
OHIO.
,,o p,NGuAMs LETTER ACCEPTING A kENoAl-
N" NATION.

,,R. RING1AM'S LETTER AUOEFIIN0 n 1'77'0
A" NATION. "
Oh:o Aug 02-GFNTLEMEN: Your
CAplH, 49,, - tho lsth inst has been received, IN
comm To4 notify e That the Republican tH ITS Ds
COnNen3i,, ~ ,ry,n,ted me for the FOrty-sHcohd Vo
@ and to nST% %a nasmGcG mS nGrGE as the the Re-
al N" 10Th Of july 9t dG o' not y GsE Srpoe r
Oominatioh iu1 N@ue @ ~ any one whom they might dc
20 ne J" rominatS there seems 10 he no reason son
SO doubt that 10y Mas not preseno ex-
Sonyea%Se % W OF the Republicans of the district wno
Constitute decided majority o. nine i who shall repre-
oet tSe district in the Congress iS ST1
~ the pe0pt a ~ honor NJ this nomination. not sought
alter nor solicited deem mt my GHy 90 "fSg heartily
AuoW ne ~ A. 1iora0n OF principles and policy maze
tbe Convenon in the hope thst IN tS event vent os
any ,,,i~t the Just expectations of the people.
nut 10 dsi ..,'iI1 vours JOHN A. BINGHAM.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
MICHIGAN.
Syu,r REPUBLICAN RULE HAS DONE WITH THE
PUBLIC DEBT.

III, Detroit Post gives the following facts
.about state finances:
within the last three and half years since the 1st Of
1pnary l-r7 MP and including the fret week cf the
,resent month, the state debt Of Michigan has been re-
dncej more than OHe-h.Td-nearly onehalf, or IRON
e1S5 81 10 S24l452S 80 In that period we nave Para
81 over ~ 100000 of State debt. Beside this, the
fhe war have also been cNtinguished TO very large
amount Beside these heavy reductions OF our ndebtd
ness taxation has also been largely reduced. In 1851 the
amount OF direct taxes appOtOncd by the state among
gne several counties VS. SS5Oi39 %. In lets thls
was reduced almost S400OOO, the apnOrtiOnment Tor
that year being S7l37F In 1869, there was sun
greater reduction, amounting 70 almost S25cuOO OF DuTdth
lifted the taxpayers the appOruOnnent Delhg Ie-
duCed TO S6526l With this reduction OF direct taAa
IiOn we have paid larger and larger amount OF our
It4 Il; 1o63 $J,OJO0 Up to Aug. I, we nave aedy
Produced debt during this year SO1sif ~ 1he t'to
derives its from direct taXaton ana also from
enecifC The specific taxes are pald Dy IdIohiH
mining companies, Masonic lodges Dahks, lhsuIdISc,
and press companies, These taxes yield annually
increasing revenue which does not come directly from
the pockets OF the people but from rich corporations
auu these devoted TO pay the interest anu
principal of the State indebtedness. Ine revenue from
these specific taxes in 1866 S2O 6O6 eS In 1861 III
S25 25 1865 $9S0952 o. In 1869, the law tax
ing National shares having been pronounced by the
courts Illegal it fell 10 $3.50 81. As the wealth OF tDe
State increases, the from these sources must
constantly grow unless the rates diminished ANA
the last report of the Auditor shows that within
another year, IL the Republican party and pOhcy Is con
Sinued power the specific taxes alone VIII N1eld SUM-
Client revenue provide the State debt SO that the
people may entirely relieved OF direct taxation on that
next November the Republican victory at the polls VIII
Oe followed by further reduction Of TAXATION and the
raud eXtincuishment of the state debt This, surely is
well worth the earnest effort Of every patriot Ill the state
New-York tribune., 1870-08-27
THE MURDER AT EXCELSIOR PARK, n. ].

The boy who was in attendance at the shoot
ing gallery at Excelsior Park brought to Jersey City
yesterday afternoon and identifies Turmval, arrested
there and Powers who is in custody at Paterson as the
leaders in the aray, and the who stabbed Herman
Schroeder the bartender Detective Carroll went to Pat
to Powers but upon the advice OF the Dis
tricAttorney they refused to give him although up
the warrant Of Judge Martndale c0untersigned by
Recorder OF Paterson 1t is alleged that there
were irregularities in the warrants they having
been in county for oense in another, and
the Oense having been stated to have taken place at
Jersey City, while it took place i'll Bergen County, " J
opposite YOnkers.
This difficulty unless arranged, will lead to the neces
sty OF two trials in two counties of men charged with
Oense In POwerss account of the trouble he
says that the bartender was unable TO use his revolver
Rooney, however, shot in the side and Murphy III
the head. a by the OF Brady also ar
rested Paterson, telegram from jersey CITY, but
discharged Ii found that he had not been on
the excursion The who committed the act did not
belong 10 the Vigilance Engine Company, who were on
the excursion but rOughs who had accompanied IT,
has served two terms in the State Prison. ana
was the time Of his arrest under bail to answer two
different charges Of assault and battery.