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R,empting Mortgages from Taxation.

Mr.. CREAMER's bill for exempting from
taxation rs personal property money loaned
on bond and mortgage on real estate in this
State has, we are sorry to learn, been defeat.
ed in the Assembly. The bill was so much
in accordance both with good sense and good
policy, that it ought to have become law.
Nine-tenths Of tho real estate in this city is
mortgaged for one-half or two-thirds Of its
value. The mortgages nro given either In
part payment on the purchase of the prop
eriy, or TO raise money TO be used in tho
owners business. To tax the property and
the mortgages both is so plainly contrary to
justice, that it has frequently been proposed
TO allow the owners to deduct the amount of
the mortgage from the assessed value Of the
property on giving up the name of the mort
gagee, or in como other way to mako tho
mortgngee pay his share Of tho tax The OBJ
capitalists from lending their money, thus
causing q greater mischief than it would
euro, and for that reason il has never been
adopted. If no money could be borrowed on
mortgage by owners Of real estate, they
could not in many cases become purchasers, or
If they did, they could not make the improve
ments they might desire to make Any re.
strction on the facility of obtaining loans of
this kind is too serious an evil TO be lightly
encountered.
Latterly, however, such restriction
has to q considerable extent been caused
by the execution of laws already in exist
ence. The Tax Commissioners, in the faith
full discharge of their duty, for which they
deserve great praise, have instituted system
by which the names Of lenders Of money on
mortgage are noted down as soon as the
mortgages are recorded, and an assessment
made against them of the amount. The effect
of this measure is to deter private individuals
residing in the State from making such loans,
and to throw the business entirely into tho
hands Of the life insurance companies, and of
residents of othor States and countries.
Had Mr.. CREAMERs bill been passed, II
would undoubtedly have resulted in bringing
much additional money into the loan market,
and also in reducing the rate of interest. Tho
United States will soon substitute five per
cent bonds for the present six per cent. issue,
relying upon their exemption from taxation
to commend them to capitalists. Let bonds
and mortgages be exempt in the same man.
ner, and they would readily be made at six
per cent. The city and State would lose
nothing, since the existing mortgages are
nearly all practically exempt from taxes,
while every man who desires to purchase real
property or improve it would get his money
at SIX per cent. instead of seven. Real
property itself would increase in value from
this facility in borrowing money upon it at a
low rate, and thus indirectly the resources
Of the city for taxation would be increased.
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From 81. Petersburg TO Pekin By Rail.

A correspondent writes to the Son from
Khstarinenbourg In the 9uberEinm OF Perno that a
trans European hlatic railway Is In contemplation
The Russian merchants who assemble every year at
the great fair OF Mini Novgorod have add ressed pc
uion to the Car praying the Government to estab-
lish railway line from 81. Petersburg to Pekin In
China trayersing tue southern line OF Siberia The
petitioners say that merchandise of small bulk, az
tea iurs, opium, &c, VIII inevitably take tho line
or the suez canal, which will be OF incalcuhble ad-
vantage 70 steamers. So long WIS the line round
Cape OF Good HOPE, aud 50 great tho deterioration
10 goods nom remaining In avcssets hold for ninety
days, that the Russian caravans yearly gaining
upon the ocean steamers Tor the transport OF light
articles. Kiahla, from small village had risen into
athriving commercial town as the depot for mer.
chandise, the mutual trading ground OF Chinese and
The petitioners showed that this inland tranic was
on the greatest consequence to Russia, supporting
her prestige among the Monaghan hordes Bnt
from The moment that this merch andlse can take
the line OF suez the Russian caravan traic Is seri
lishment Of railway from st. Petersbure 10 Pekin
Inc cabinet OF Russia has responded fayorably
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Even Scalping a Railroad Train Z

There was no public comment last year
upon very noteworthy fact witnessed by all
travelling upon the Union Pacific Railroad
from Cheyenne eastward-the guarding by
United States soldiers of the water stations
and bridges in the Platte Valley. Indeed
few of the passengers in the coaches realized
the truth that they were travelling in an
cnemy's country. The telegraph yesterday
brought startling evidence of it. The In
dams prepared dead-fall for a freight train
near the Antelope station In the darkness
Of night they cut the stringers of bridge.
The loaded cars came on this pitfall at one
o'clock in the morning Fourteen of them
were thrown from the track. The savages
sprnng from their ambush, and dashed for
the men in charge of the train. These
jumped on the engine and fed-all save
one, He fired upon the murderous thieves
and drove them off from the cars, some of
which they had broken open and plundered
1t was due to the courage, perhaps the des-
peration, of a single brakeman, that the en-
tire train, with its valuable freight, was not
burned after being robbed.
BY tho light of this experience, the senti-
mentalsts in Congress who sec duty in
petting and cuddling the human. tigers OF
the Plains, can, ntellgently vote on the bill
they have introduced to prohibit the Terrific
RIGS and States in the West and Northwest
from organizing militia for their defence
against the Indians The regular army has
been paralyzed for this defence. For de
stroying hostile Indians, officers have been
threatened with court martial, refused pro
motion, and denounced to the loathing and
horror of all Christendom. II only remains
TO pass law through Congress to make or.
gained selfprotcction in the Rocky Noun
tain States and Territories felony, to be first
suppressed by the military force of the Gov.
crnment, and aftcrward punished by indict.
ment, fine and imprisonment, to arrest emf,
grafton to the West, and to reduce railroad
communication with the Pacific coas. to o
question Of life or death.
This affair is becoming of the gravest con
sequence to the people of the United States
and to the world, We cannot permit Pacific
railroad travel and transportation to be put
in peril. We call upon the common sense
and tho manhood of the country to assert
themselves on this question. The existence
OF all the Indians that scalp and rob between
tho Missouri and the mountains should moi
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4 CURIOSITY OF ART.
The Fright that was Begged In n Gaming
House aud Palmed of upon the CiIy


The Fright thar was Begged In n Gaming
House aud PaImed of upon the Cuy
Fathers.
To ne Editor OF TIE sun.
SIR; My attention has been called to the fol-
lowing advertisement, which appears in the column
Of the Herald devoted TO amusements:
ID EMBRANDT PEALEs CELEBRATED PORTRAIT
~ OF Washington now on exhibition Cards OF adj.
street, 20 STEPHEN GEOGHEGHAN, corner TSTd
Avenue and Fortieh street, and TO Alderman BRIEN
at the Hail,
understand that II refers TO the portrait lately
purchased by the city, which formerly graced the
walls OF n gambling house on Broadway, and was
removed to the City Hal gallery because It was so
ugly that 1t scared the boys from betting Full par.
tculars OF Its sale to the city for $3.50 appeared In
THE Sun a lew days ago.
Allow me to say that am a respectable citizen,
not connected with the city government 1 sell
mugs" but not "ugly mugs" like this. give out
no cards except my visiting and business cards and
the lovers OF high art who wish to this beauti.
full gem can do so without expense by applying to
Mayor o'Hall, or any member OF the Fine Arts COM
mttee Of the Common Council, or 10 Mr. Roome,
the Wiskinkie OF the City Hall.
STEPHEN GEoGnEGAN.
THIRD Ay. AND FoRrIErH ST, April IS, 1870
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

LOUIS NAPOLEON was so successful In
1851 in taking advantage Of the ignorance of the
French peasantry and tradespeople who voted in
favor Of his usurpation, that he feels encouraged
to attempt by similar means TO secure the rsti-
icatiou Of his bogus Ple6iSchum In this contest
a nominal victory may again be recorded in favor
Of Bonapartism, but such victory would only
widen the gulf between the civilized portions Of
the nation and ruler who depends solely upon
sycophants, gamblers, aunkeys, soldiers, and
idiots for the support Of his illgotten power.
MoSrALENDERr used to say that Lours NAPOLEON
shrank instinctively from honest and enlightened
men, but exercised baneful influence by calling
to his assistance the powers Of darkness and
ignominy. No wonder that upright men like
Count DARu decline to degrade themselves by
remaining in the service Of an intrguer, whose
only hope of salvation is in the debauchery OF
the public mind.
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Big Six for Governor-An Important
AIIv.

Ally.
Has HARRY GENET sold out the Young
Democracy Has THE SUN gone back on
its friends with whom IL fought the great
fight of charter reform and got beaten
Nonsense
We say that Boss TWEED Is the proper
man for the Democracy 10 run for Governor
next fall and Harry GENET says 80 too.
The justice of this opinion no discreet poll
tician can dispute. Boss TWEED is great
man rich, generous, without prejudices,
spending freely the piles of money he ex.
tracts from the public treasury, making his
friends wealthy, and onriching o corrupt
Radical just as readily as an honest Irish
Democrat, and If anything, a little more 80.
Originally Know Nothing, and still infu.
entail among the Native Americans, he
has the hearty support Of the Irish and Ger.
mans. Besides, he is not q shy, maneu.
wiring recluse like the dark-browed SwEENY,
nor lightweight like the genteel tyrant
HOFFMAN, but bold, manly, strong, and pom.
derous He has also the finest stable in the
world. What more than this is wanted in q
Democratic candidate for Governors
As for HARRY GENET, nothing can be
more absurd than to say that he has aban.
doned the Young Democracy. In fact, he
could not do il without abandoning himself,
for at last he was the only Young Democrat
left all the rest had gone under Besides,
the man who fought the Ring to the bitter
end, and who voted against the TWEED
charter when 1t was worth a hundred thou.
sand dollars to vote for it, is not likely to
sell out after the battle is over.
1t is not by such suggestions of treachery
that the weight n Mr.. GENEr's advice can
BIO destroyed. Like the man of principle
that he is, he takes philosophical, unbiased
view Of the situation and when he says that
TWEED is the most suitable candidate for the
Democracy, he means, as TIE Sun means
that TWEED is the rightful leader and repre-.
sentative of the party, and ought to he recog.
nizeda as such in the approaching momentous
canvass
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OUR POLITICIANS ABROAD.
Enjoying the Hospitaiities OF the New
Haven Jail-The Periis of Prize Fight
ing in tho Land Of Stendy Habits,
Liam Ne LLrner En.a..lcr NJ AnslL

Ing In the Land OF Stendy HRbtfa,
From TIE Nep HaVen Courier ofApral5.
Yesterday 14th), the men arrested on Charles
bland, who had hiled to procure bonds were taken
from the police loctup TO tho superior Court room,
With having attended Prize dsbt in tl,e town OF
Milford, aiding and abetting the same. The number
mraigned was II, all of whom pleaded not guilty,
the county Jail unless they furnished $500 bail.
In the case Of the twoprincipas arrested, the bond
was fixed OF 800 for each. As each man was put
to plead be was asked by the Judge where he lived
what his business was, his age, and what he was do
ing on the island Tie answers were in all cases
Some said they were only walking along The shore.
and the guard forced them TO go over to the island
with the sherid's posse, and after getting on the
island were arrested. The following is a list OF
Tsos f He'll New s York, Martin Frederick New York;
Michael 0Tfel, aged ~ Pennls Canton. New York; Jos.
S se Ss~
arrived IN THIS country on the sh Of APr Richard Tur
Ninth street, New YORK.. boiler maSori Michel
hhRr SSqd SsT ss'rsss Rsa'GEn
SSsT New YORK GSsSney oSq9rSs FGse
mex Maoy aged So New YORK bartender s charged az a,
ss sSf has a. Veins e 5 f n%c.
Grimes, aged 10, New York; William Harris New York
$sgt %SE Nv 5u
$ssssi sscsfttSy: 30 s sss street, S!. Fs ss
Murphy. aged o. 2s Monroe street, New ork plumb.
John Mitchell, aged 49, l2d Grand street. New liza
ven, clerk James McEvoy, aged 49, sSi powery. New
street New YORK, conieetcnerj Rlchard o'Donneii,
aged IS, corner West Water and Columbus streets New
Haven carpenter Michael O'Connor aged 40 lio
North second street, WLllamsburgh gun maker, gave
Sps w f aga aoac ssa rfaa ;es PhS
street, New Haven, sailor John Murphy, aged 20 itg
Cherry street. New York, barber, bonds given by Z.
W. Bradley, William Ryan, aged n, 1l6 State street
New Haven John Smith aged a, corner o. Fourth aud
North Fourth streets, brooklyn. q nioulder; Charles
smith: aged q lis Dean street Brooklyn. butcher
9ystern.n John whitaker. aged q rs cherry street
Corner Srts bhom nSs wl Fonr,S aged -
brooklyn. liquor dealer Arthur r. Doyle, alias John
deofge Williams aged a. us Mott .,Tse Nexs S York
oricklaysr Joan Q, Cougbin, New Haycu. bonds civ
en- By Wnlinn Mcqurei James Calvin, bonds by c
W. Bradley VIM. Harris, New York; James O,Dono-
van, New Haven. bonds given.
The total number OF prisoners held Is seventy.
one, OF whom Twenty-Five are under bonds and
forty-two arc cent to jail. After the business was
over sixteen OF the parties were taken and car
Red TO jail In an omnibus, and the rest walked
Their cases win not DO disposed OF this term, as
they win have to be put over TO tie May Of the
court
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The Albany News Company.

News Company has been started in Albany
on the pausDf the great news companies OF this city,
TO supply the newsdealers North and West with the
periodical ana newspaper literature OF the day. The
concern Is joint stock one with abundant capital
Mr.. s. s. Blood, OF the New York News Company, is
President. and VIM. ID. Banker, OF the same Com.
pany, Secretary. The once is at $40 Broadway, un
der the immediate management Of Mr.. j. W. Robe,
as Treasurer and Superintendent. Dealers and in.
dlviduals who wish to procure The sUs-D ally,
seutweekly, or Weekly-will nhd it on sale at this
establishments
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THAr PoLITICTAN,s PLEDGES.
what a Friend OF tho Great Democratic
Senator Asscrts-Thc Only Chance "a
Save the Democratic Party in Duchess
and Columbia Counties.
From the POu0hIe eDsie Press.

Senator Asscrts-The Only Chance to
Save the Democratic Party in Duchess
and Columbia Counties.
From Me F0U0hIeepse Press
In The Sun Of the 9th, 1 noticed an article
headed "A Politicians Pledges, &c" Now, Mr..
Editor, am not willing to concede that the person
referred TO In that article Is politician Politics ~
the science ofgovernment and surely our senator
has furnished no proof either by word decd, that
he IL an adept In that science. had been acquaint
ed personally and by reputation for some years with
the person who now nominaliy represents the
Eleventh Senatorial District. and wanting CONF
dence In the man, was opposed TO Ills nomination,
and preferred an old and tried Democrat OF your
city whose character for integrity none would dare
question; but after the nomination did al that
honoraby could to promote the election Of the Sen.
ator who now disgraces us AZ Albany, OF wmch
have most sincerely repented.
Mr.. Editor, this Is matter that cannot be cover:
ed up tile Democrats Of both counties know ~ ana
Il must aud shall be publicly condemned. David
Warner, James II. Seaman, General Farrell, and
others, who make public statements Of the iniamy OF
the Senator, are well known throughout the district,
and will be believed. Aud II any Of the prominent
papers, attempt to up or apologize for the con-
duct Of the Senator, they will or injure the party
they profess to serve The duty, then. OF every
Democrat in the district and Of every Democratic
paper Ia to unhesiatingly denounce the person now
despsed and oathed by every honest voter OF either
party who has heard or known OF his conduct. III
this Ia not done, IL we keep silence and apparently
endorse bis course, tho Democratic party will be
held responsible and the sins Of It's Senator will be
visited upon II we shall lose the district, and DO
the hour OF repentance and bitter shame, we shan
once more recur 10 the first principles Of gen une
Democracy, and nominate no person as candidate
for Office, except We are, satisfied beyond doubt
that ne Is honest that he Is capable and nt ne WIN
nIBERSIA, April 10, 1870.
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If Boss TWEED is really going to run for
Governor, he should make haste and get on the
right side of the colored voters. His course in
going for the resembling of the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment IS something that he
should explain, or it will cut down his majority
Doesn't he wish now that he had emulated the
statesmanlike conduct Of the Hon. MICHAEL Non
TON, and made himself q champion of the color
ed citizensS However let Mr. TWEED repent
quickly and earnestly, and he may yet be for
given.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

The new postage stamps are great i'm
provement on any that we have had before.
They are Of the denominations Of one, two,
three, six, ten, twelve, fifteen, twenty four,
thirty, aud ninety cents; and they bear respec.
lively the heads Of FRANKLIN, JACKSON, WASH.
IsGroS, LINCOLN, JEFFERSON, CLAY, WEBSTER,
scorr, and PERRY. Each Of the heads is engraved
in profile after portrait made by some well.
known sculptor. No two are printed in the same
color. The portraits ere good, and the artistic
variety of the stamps does credit to the arts,
who designed them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
justice Fooled by shrcwd and Determined
Little Girl.

Several days ago q man giving his name as
John w. Mitchell, called upon Justice Jecko and re-
quested his immediate attendance In his Official ca
pacity az the Olive Street Hotel. The good-looking
Justice started on post haste, and being introduced
to the bride, found that she was q mere child not
more than Is or IA years OF age. Her name she said
was Maria +. Cosey, her residence Clinton county,
Illinois She had eloped with Mitchell with the do
berate intention OF marriage, which she desired per-
formed as speedily as possible.
The usually urbane Justice refused to act the parson
In such an evidently immature case, and ret ired.
Mitchell, however, was not to be thwarted in his
plans, and called upon Justice Lawrence TO do up
the little job. Meanwhile, the girl very shrewdly
came to her lovers relief by darkening the room.
and upon the arrival Of the Squire placed herself
upon stool, so that she looked fully as tall and q
great deal prettier than the nervous BRIDEGROOM.
The unsophisticated Justice was fairly caught In
loves trap, and speedily launched the pair into the
turbid and squally sea OF matrimony
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

Senator REvELs has been going about the
country on fancy lecturing tour, and we dare
say he does II very we'll But II would be better
for him to stay in the Senate and make an efica.
cious movement in behalf of the freedom Of half
a million OF coored people in Cuba. Everybody
else in the Senate seems quite ready to de-
liver them over to the fortunes of the Spanish
slave-traders; and CHARLES SUMNER, who used
to be an advocate Of freedom, is especially
efficient in this earsed business. Will not Mr..
REvELs say word for humanity and liberty that
will shake the dry bones of the Senate and make
Mr.. FIsH and Gen. GRANT blanch with fear at the
popular indignation that awaits themP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

Isn't 1t a strange thing that the Govern.
ment of the United States should be lending its
support to the extension of slavery over Para
quay, and the perpetuOtiOn of slavery and the
slave trade in Cuba, at the very time that the Fif-
teenth Amendment is destroying the last vestge
Of slavery in the United States This is what we
gain from having Mr. HAMILTON Fish in control
Of our foreign policy. How grateful we ought TO
be to Gen. GRANT for giving us such man to
rule over us
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
American Officers Going 10 Serve In Egypt
From he Spirh OF ne Times

But the most significant Of all the signs which
the Pasha has given Of the friend whounstgates and
counsels him Is to be found In the iacta not only
That lie has bought his arms in the United States hui
has sought among the Federal OH GERS who hgrred
10 the late rebellion the chiefans for his army
Prominent among tho Officers whom he has selected
10 Gen. Stone who, II will be recollccted command
ed at Bulls Bluff, and who takes ship this week IA
assume either the communicating OF his llghncss's
armies, or the rank next TO N. On tie Ilclyetia,
which sailed last Saturday. and which bore the new
Consul General OF Egypt, Col. Geo. II. Butler, and
his stan, were three or four young American officers
also en- route to EeyV, among whom We may men.
ton Col. Sparrow Purdy formerly Of Nowtons and
Franklins stats, who enters the Pasha's service
with the full rank OF Colonel Of Engineers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
A report comes from New Haven that two

Aldermen from Brooklyn were among the pugil-
lists captured in Connecticut last Tuesday. Gov.
JEWELL says he will execute the laws without
fear or favor; and should he do so, new election
may be necessary In Brooklyn TO fll the unex.
PRED terms Of those captive officials. Should a
few dozen Of the patrons of the art Of manly dis
iguration go to the peuitentiary, the sport Of
scientific head breaking will become unpopular. a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

The Pyramids, after having looked down
upon various events for the last six thousand
years, are at last 10 be treated 10 the sight of
nephew Of Gen. Butler who is to be installed as
American Consul General on IsMAn PAsHA' s staff
some time next month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

be- thought Of for moment in comparison
with the Importance othe, civilized world of
keeping the Pacific railroads perfectly safe
TO passengers and to freight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

The rumor of NJ. PREvosT. PARADoL's ap-
pointment as French Minister at Washington is
revived. Count DARU resisted, but NJ. GUIzor's
influence is said to have prevailed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

Now.that Boss TWEED has had the Office
ofSuporyisor abolished, let him turn his attention
to the Office of Chamberlain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
THIRD Av, AND FonrrEru ST, April is, 1870
The Free-Love Ladies OF the TrIbune-Mr
Greeley strikes Out In their Behalf
From. Me NelO York Tribune dpyfII5

Our readers will appreciate our forbearance to
comment during It's progress on the remarkable
phases presented by the Mcfarland trial When II
shall have been concluded We shall ask attention to
the questiOn-IIow far snail lawyers DO permitted
to oalumnate ladies who are not even legally
charged with any offence, wiHout the shadow OF OK
euse and without mourning judicial admonitlon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

Panehinelio grows better and better. It's wit
Is piouant, Its pictures are witty and Its wisdom is
best Of all.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

aggregate daily circulation last Ueek,
100000. Arerdgc daily circulation dur
ing tic Heek, 05,O5s. Daily acreage dur.
ing the precious rcek, ending ApTl .,
~ DAD.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16

They say in Washington that it is as easy
to humbug the Secretary of State as to land a
fish.