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The sun., 1870-12-26
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About the meanest thing in journalism that has
recen,Y under nutice is the treatment which
Mr.. Greeley receives at the hands OF John Russell
Young IL will he remembered that wnen Young
detected stealing the Associated Press despatch
es and sending them to ns "sick hahY," tie Poll.
adcli hia Pest, Greeley showed himself n staunch
iiend- loubted. when doubt seemed AZ impo-sibill-
ty. tile PROOFS presented OF oungs culpabiiy. and
would not discharge lin IRON the position ui
managing editor" until compclled to do so by his
partners aud the Associated Pfess. II man had
the least good sbout him, he would remember such
frientshiU as this. But Young must be, indeed all
IN THE sun says. for IN his paper, the lThteUes
O,Cn1 he daily nsssis MIR. Greeley. snetTing at and
a. enIotiug to poke iun al him. This Is Ar. Gree
ley's reward for kindness to n speoous rogue. Well
II only goes 10 prove that wnen man IL sneak in
one thing, be generally ~ q sneak In Ell things.
The sun., 1870-12-26
THE CRY or WEsrCHEs7ER.
One Of ibe Bones OF Contention In the next
Legislature -Westcbcster's Hostility ia
AhanrniInn hv New York.


One Of ibo Bones OF Contention in the next
Legislature -westcbcster's Hostility TO
Absorption bv New York.
A few property owners the lower part Of West
chester county assembled on sarrday in Arm
sirons's Hotel, Forjl'am. Mr. John Hunter oi
Yves, Chester occuuicd the chair. The committee
wi ch was appointed at recent meeting to draw up
bin for evisla " action in relation to a change OF
government IN the lower pad Of tue county handed
in A yoluniinous report TIC scheme OF annexation
was orposcd In any form, but especallv us popo-ed
in bill prorarcd by Mr.. Curson III New YORK, on
account Of It's talSiug In too muc o tho county.
bill for the Incorporation OF Morrisanla West Chestof
and West Farms was then read,
This bill provides that tne boundaries and divis-
ions shall not be altered Each Of the nihe wards
shall be rcpresented by one Alderman and two
Assistant Aldermen whose services shall be graiu-
itous out tao Mayor snail receive small salary.
BOARD of Commissioners Tho Town Hall in
Morrisania IL 20 be the city Hail. and tNefc the Com
mon Cuurcl will meet, and the CITY Juhgo huld nus
Court Eisl o the tnree towns IS to assume rs
debt as II stands wien the chartor IL grahteu,
and TO be assessed accordingly.
Justice S iels said he did not know where the
money was to come from, and was In iaVor oi an
neNaton TO Now York city .
The Hon. j. B. Haskin was surnrised that MT
Shiels was In favor OF plscing the poop ol West
chester under the control OF hall dozen New ofk
polit tician- knO~n as The Ring.
Mr. Ludlow said thatu G town OF West Chester
opposed any ange Tor Itself
motion to ad"rt the report in opposition to an.
nexatiot and a. favor Of creating the new city was
carried bv very small ajurity
The chair theu app oiutei the Hon John Il. Has
hin, of West Fms. II T. Dc GRAF, OF Morn ania
on the legislature in rei,tioo 10 any bill referring
to this subject.
The sun., 1870-12-26
RAILWAY C0NDUcroh'S JOKE.
Presentation TO an ola sport What Poppe
out OF the Wine Basket-A lly Chr St
mas Dinner.

Presentation TO an Ola sport W hat POppe l
out OF the Wine BRsket-A J IIy Chr st
mas DinHcr.
Railroad ucu are generally widc-awake, jolly
chaps, who take life tie 1Y and enjoy goo
JOKE Those who conrrcg.te at the Long DoeS
deoot of the Erie ai.d Northern New JERSEY Rd'-
road are no exception to tins rule. NJ. H. $ Hen
Gerson, the pOpuar train desp, p,teher o. the Erie
ard the dispatcher Of considerable game along tue
line Of the road is iavorite ~it6 the boys Mex
~ Dan Coooer, ae IS the safest man aud best shot
on the Etie stall. lie nas IakcR chir-e OF several
hunting parties, md always brought them hac, e..
he places his men a mile apart, there dan
ger OF TIER snooti"g e1ch otbtt' For lhls and
o her sagaciOus qualities Mr. Henderson WIS on
Frnay presented with . hne gun enclosed m a mo-
rocco case. With his monogram o" tae clver. Tie
in iocrous speech. Ar. Henderson tespobded
by Swing tta he ieit a. proud - CaUdc NJ rlnotte
did On shu~ ing hs prize To his mother; ard i'm 10
u iug the voice OF great trage'iian he CALCULATED
i q 10, bcauu ul c-u-n, bo.sf"
on che bows answering in the affirmative, Mr.
Henderson, Invited them TO sep ihIo restaurant
Leat hv Ard plr axe Oi some refreshments; an
thereby ha Q several tales.
Although the dorors had cndeavOrel to keen the
matter a secret, It had leaked and Mr. liender-
son Lld ordered basket oi Nino to be- sent - thc
restaurant. As the Nur'hcrn aud Erie men are aut
to play practical jukei he hil the basket securely
nailed % in . box. On arriving at tho restaurant
TIC part we're ~ own iut1 a Ire. We. furnished
private parlur The box lay on u long table In the
centre of the room. sqTroun lilg the box We're
Roblets, vino glasses, ard decanterH. Dan Cooper
Was sci tcted 10 open the box.
With oOmicd look hv seized hummer anil
chisel. and tied oda Woe board in tie centft o.
the box. Tie boy stood arouna exneclauL glasses
in hand. Dan gave tremendous anuc% ou tile COX
when out u, pped TWO fierce eats. j u Cooper 5
Mexican do was with him lhe dog went lor Tie
cats Tue glAsh ware was knocked over HenJer.
son rushed Tor the box. Tue wine basket was
'SiPt{i; aPI,i ,,ro .u,,,o, dollar. 70 oo, ,a,.
my wlne," shouted Henderson
"Cdll OF your dor, Dan Cooper yelled Blli
TRi lori "the d--d cats are iearuc my twu hun
The sun., 1870-12-26

The Blackmalcr JAMES b. MIX tried the
other day to levy bnckmail on us by means of q
publication which lie had inserted in the Tribune.
This publication was an elaborate falsehood, but
Nix thought he might perhaps get money to pre-
vent his publishing othcr falsohoods which Inc
threatened to publish. But instead of being met
with an offer of blackmail, as he was fool enough
to hope, he was met with an exposure of his
character and Of his vile practice Next on
Friday evening, be tried TO levy biackmail on u
well.Lnown railroad manager but being rather
more drunk than usual, hc got himself mpris-
oncd for the night in cell Of the Twentieth
street station house. Nix has now become u
worthless loafcr, and his attempts to extor black
mail must be about ended.
The sun., 1870-12-26

g, BROADWAY. .Nsw loES, Dec. u, 1871
DEAR hIH: ~ pleased 10 Iall to ether 4 few will
la, oIt, eers OF tie seventh WWd-tnen who would
.e c.r est aud ''tlrnt IN Tie laD1r and exercise
judgu nj and be systematic IN the distribution Of
ho iuuD-put ask hrm 20 accept rom Me, Hs
trustees Ottne pOor u The p.ocinVt the amount ind
cat 4 on the enclosed chect Have them organize
tocn ~ q, .- BILE Tor the ,mmcdilte rche' Of the
ueeuy. NuW ieud. WV NJ. TWEED
MlcHALL =. STANDBY. ORIENTAL CUB.
An associn ion, with Judge SHANDLEY at
ts head, Las be n formed to dispense the
bless ngs OF tbs mag ,iiceHt beneiaction to
the poor Of the Seventh Ward
No wonder the peoplJ are moving TO erect
on Tweed Plaza a statue of the hard work ing
D Dmocrat who thus gives away fortune in
u single act Of charity,
Sheriff o'BHEN, much poorer man than
Mr. TWEED, has just given 1900 tons Of coal
to be distr butcd among the poor people OF
,he Twenty first Ward. lie las done simi.
lar act ons for years
Nobody has proposed to erect statue to
JAMES O'BuiEN
The sun., 1870-12-26

through the Senate, at what cost any man
who is not a fool can understand.
All this grntuitous disturbance is due to
President GRANT alone. There was no reo-
son or occasion for any such outbreak. No
body cared for San Domingo except the
President aud the ring Of spectators who ex'
poet to get rich out of its annexation. When
Cen GRANT was nominated for the Presi-
dency, he said that, If elected, he should
ncv,r have any policy to enforce against the
will of the people. He would have done
Mcn 10 stick to TINT rule.
The sun., 1870-12-26

Ia il true that Gen GRANT lately said to
a wel-kuown statesman OF Massachusetts, that if
he were not President he would challenge Mr..
SUMNER to fight duel9
the il'.odorcd treaty with BAEz, which has now
been kicked overheard for good, has said that il
he were not connected with the White House, he
would serve SUMNER worse than PREsroS BnooEs
served him2
Why will not some one DENY these reports on
sufficient authority What says Gen. HESRr
WILSON, Has he any knowledge OK the subjects
The sun., 1870-12-26
\ Whale Navigating The Northwest Passage.

One Of the whale ships in this harbor recently
captured wna'e in the Arcuc seas Whcu had M it,
cai cass harroOu. This uarpOuu was NnuWn 90 he
long TO sp which Nas at tha time ciui,irc ~ The
NOT eru seas. on tue other size OF the continent.
The whale had evidently pisse from one open sea
to the other, by way OF the Pole. lie musi have
found opeu Vater. lOr eyeu a hale must come up
ut short Intervals TO blow Il Is certain thar the
Polar sea n uaviaaule Tor whales from one side OF
the continent 10 the other. but while IL does not
follow that ship- would follow the eanc tr.c, In.
fact cited ls one oi considerable interest Shipmls-
ter may hc aulc To navigate tie Polar scl when they
SupN as much about navigation in lin ltiiuIAs as
thi- Whale with h1rpoon stic6lug In mis- back
The sun., 1870-12-26

tosraphs. Tbusthat remarkable body songhs |"
elevate The standing Of the Bar In This city"
But for some unexplained reason the book was
not filled up quite rapidly enough to suit THE an
cient lawyer. A meeting OF the Association was
called few nights since, and on that occasion
he gave utie ancc TO his regrets on the subject,
and urged that lie plan BE- carried out at once.
And although the tcquiesccnce in his views
seemed general ono gentleman, who has been al
the Bar twenty years, had the temerity TO make
some objection, saying that the design would
strike the public as new Rogucs' Gallery.
This remark, though its author probably
thought IL witty, seems to us perfectly unjusti-
fable. volume containing the photographs Of
the Bar Association could not be properly de-
soribed as Rogues' Gallery even in joke. AT
the time this wretched witticism was uttered
there were but two photographs in the book.
One was that of some obscure personi the othci
represented that ardent udmirer Of TnE Sun
Mr.. IIENuY NicoLL
The sun., 1870-12-26

1t is charged that teachers in the primary
school in West Twenty eighth street permit chit
drcn to attend who are known TO reside in houses
infected with scarlet fever. If such is the fact
the Board Of Education aud the Board Of Health
should take action IN the matter. Teachers can
not be too careful in guarding the health Of their
pupils md parents for their own protection and
the public welfare, should keep their children
from school when any member Of their family
is suffering from any contagious or infectious
disorder.
The sun., 1870-12-26

To ne Eda0r or The Sun.
SIR: In regard to the attempt at removal of
prof j. A. Spencer, $. 7. d., Of the College OF the
CRY Of New York, which came up at tie las, meet
ing Of tie Board OF Trustees, It clear case OF
prosecutor and injustice for this distinguished
scho ar had already widespread reputation for his
eminent aiGity rs n discipnarian and teacher In
various cole and large schools. I he animus Of
TIE thing wa sho Sn by the fact that already weeks
before II was currently reported wi was 10 take his
place n. Y Il.
The sun., 1870-12-26

TO M EWIT7T DT TIT NNH'
SIn Will you have the kindness TO send mo
that letter which you published being found,
with other letters. In the possession o' Logan & Co.,
dealers In counterfeit money thereby making II ap-
pear that had ordered lot OF II, watch Is not
true as the letter itself will show II written by
II You will forward me the letter you will confer o
great favor who has had great justice done
i. sHRECKINGA
CniLLIcorTE. Ohio Dec. 10. 1870.
We are unable to comply with Mr.. shrcckingausts
request; because his letter, which he asks us to send
hlm, Is in the hands OF the criminal authorities.
The sun., 1870-12-26

We must not fail to express the utter disgust
of the pubc at the cohduc, Of some of tne Senators
WHO spent the night in brow beating Mi. sumner
Doubtless he had been Nu 'rn lent, hit ,r. aul nm
JUST nut at least he wa Nynntorr. Some OF u- Ill
tag u-ts apl ear to duyu behnved Ike boN,rS boys
nj Iunmauy primary. These Senators may turstt
WemselNes, Is &c LepubAc wa m tame forget
tucW; Tut neither Their m.olrntr nor his own mis-
takes can now permanent, affect Hc surc place ut
Charles sumner IN tine ostcom OF has teloW.tuzoA-
and lAe nls,Cry o! tho Couu ~.
The sun., 1870-12-26

The American schooner Georgia Todd, of
Calais, Me, commanded 10y Capt lli, sprung q lclk
IA gale on the ION inst. and soon tlcd. sue
hn0y went over GU her side, throwing all ON board,
mculing CAPT INNS wife, into the tea buur OF
tuom reglined the wreck aud made themselves fast
To II; but the others were drowned. Subsequently,
the British ship EuXine bore do ,n upon the wreck
took of those wno were cinging 10 IT, aud TOOK
them to boston
The sun., 1870-12-26

We call the attention Of any real philah
tsopists who may be at presest representing
Republican ideas in Congress to the following
faG.
Mr. J. NJ. hEsTag, Cuban Commissioner in
this country. has received letter from President
CrsPEpes, from which we extract tie following
- have obtained convincing proofs that the
Spaniards are selling into slavery free men Of
color whom they capture. On the Culdcra
sugar estate in the jurisdiction of Glbara, learn
that several have been sold for twenty five dol
lars each among these is one from Santiago de
Cuba, who is kept chained to a large log Of wood.
They are all treated with the utmost cruelty by
their purchasers because they will not acsnowl.
edge that they are slaves"
The sun., 1870-12-26

The Soldiers Orphans Fair will be con.
tinued at the same place Broadway and 1Lirty-
fifth street through he Ir,seat week. Il is the
best place in the city, we told, to b,sy ho.
iday presents; and one Of the best plrcos of
amusement to spend an evening in. Thus pea
sure and charity are combined Charity is pies
sure, aud pleasure is charity. Who can stay
HWuv ?
The sun., 1870-12-26

1t is not the Crispins only who are exer
cised in regard TO she apprehon led competition
with JoHN CHISANtS IA this csuntry. In San
Francisco the regular physicians complain bit
tcrly Of the inroads made upon their incomes by
the Chinese doctors, and they will make effort
At the next session OF the Legislature to keep the
healing business entirely m their own hands.
One Chinese doctor las amasscd greater for
tune than any other nedical praciii lucr in Cali
fornia. few years ego he reiusee an offer Of
$50, 600 and his expenses if he wou4 go TO New
York for four years, on the ground that he could
do better than that IA San Francisco DR.. JIM
another Celestial physician, has almoft "a large
an income, and adyertu es in English u the most
approved Mclean" style. lie cvea calls in
The aid Of poetry to cxllt his fame, anl sprcads
a shockingly bad woodclt of his own unovely
countenance broadcast through the ei'y His
published certificates ef cures are wonderful
liglts Of fancy.
The sun., 1870-12-26
Lochy Osiron's WiI.

PouGuKEEPsIE, Dee. 94,-In the famous Lochy
OstrOm Will case, Jemma MOkiOben has been dc
Clared NlministradS. Tho inyc ltury OF the estate
inots up $4,000, while the claims foot up $4,000, yil
Of which will DC contested.
The sun., 1870-12-26

Hdpe"' Weekly for the holidays surpasses
any previous number OF that brilliant Journl Each
Weekly now contans twenty-lopr pages OF ..cricnt
reading, interspersed with tho best illustrations.
lts proprIetors claim to print greater number
of original Illustrations than any other Journal u
America
The sun., 1870-12-26

A paragraph is going the rounds Of the
papers to the effect that the new scdotivc, hy-
dratc of choral ia likely to result mischievously,
as " il is said to form compound with the soda
of the blood, thus diminishing its eoagulaDility."
II is no new discovery that such a compound is
formed sincc the theory Of the acton produced
is that the soda of the blood lbcrutes chloro-
form from the hydr0tc Of chloral, and insensi-
bility is thus attained. II is possible that the
continuous administration o. the drug may, as
asserted, produce decomposition Of the blood
and diminished coagulability. SO that in case Of
- wound, or open blood vessel, the hcmorrhage
would be- very difficult 10 arrest but II IS rather
singular that precisely tho opposite action has
becn apprehended, aud that its use has not been
deemed desirable in cases Of pneumonia and
pulmonary Inflammation in consequence oiits sup
posed tendency TO produce excessive coarula,ion.
In view Of these conflicting opinions, it seems
probable that is effects arc various in different
individuals. The hydraic Of chloral was iir't in
troduced as hypnotic in July, 1869. Since then
i, has been thoroughly tried, and has proved OF
very great value in dclirium tremcns nervous
slceplessncss, acute pains, insanity commissions,
and the like. II produces quiet. natural sleep,
aud is given in doses varying from to 100 grains,
and sometimes even In much larger quantities.
| The fact that large doses can be taken without
airy immediate i'll effect that is pcrcept.ble has
| led to its general aud indiscriminate use by
people who have no medical knowledge; INT u
is evident that it is remedy which should moi
be administered excepting upon the prescription
Of physician. If the article is impure, or i'm
properly prepared Il ia undoubtedly dangerous.
The sun., 1870-12-26

The Missouri Democrat believes it mis-.
take to suppose that il President GRANr will con-
sent 10 couciliation, Republican Senator can
be elected to succeed Mr. DRAKE, or that other
wise his successor will be Democrat 1t says
that little party, claiming to be peculiarly
GRASrs iriends;seAn indeed elect Democrat if
they choose to take known TO be one Of his
most bitter and uncompromising opponents-a
man whose main business IN the Senate would be
70 denounce the President without stint or mea-
sure. But it is not probable that the Y will do
tbs or that they will be entirely governed in the
matter by Gcu. Gu,Nt's notion. as those who are
10. best friends kpoN that the President has done
more to make 1t impossible for him to carry Mis-.
sour than all the enemies he has In the State.
The sun., 1870-12-26
Tie Liberal Eand,

Tx Hon. w NJ. TWEED has sent the fol
iowi quote, with e check "a fifty thousand
doiian' to Judge SIA,NDLEYB lrotner:
The sun., 1870-12-26

Mis-. Eliza Clanson q "a hly RESPECTABLE and
Wealthy resident oi il3 West thirteenth street,
also tried. in the Special Scesiihs On ciar-e ol
klcptoman,. N VS. charge tnat she hal tried t.
steal book. orth tnrty cents, from r. II, Macy's
Clcik The testimony against her w"s very slight
and sic was a dlsrharged
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-27
ON THE CUBAN CUES
TTDN

It impossible to read without admra-
ti,n the utterances of CASTELAR,, the orator
and leader of the republican party of
Spain Hear him. for example, as he pro-
nounces himself ia favor Of better relations
between Cuba and the mother country. 1t
was in debate on the Cuba question in
the Cortc. March IL, that he said
For reasons ofpatriotsm and humanity
| desire the union of the Antilles with
spain. 10 the end that we may preserve the
records Of our naval glories, and of our
discovcric. and keep alive the national
.pirit. desire the union of the Antilles
hy these means First: An immediate
abolition If slavery, NJ n holocaust TO
universal conscience. Second The
abolition of custom-houscs, n II means eco
nomicnl and polite which will take away
from the United States all desire of annex
alton. and will Danish from the Antilles
all desire ofscparation. Third: Extension
e. those colonists of all the rights Of Span
i.h citizens Fourth, Autonomy in mimic
ipal rules, laws and regulations; autono-
NV Of the islands, but within the folds of
our nationality, TO the end that these col
oni.t- may cease to be strange and mon
strous exceptions.
The destiny Of spain might be prosper
Gus, fit were committed to republican
party, led by CASTELAR,. But-ev the OPP
pressed people, in state of chronic revolt
against CONSUMPTION and excessive TAKES,
donot yet know who are their true friends.
Spain is ruled by 'ring' ut Madrid,
whose constant aim is plumber, and who
are only strong in their ability TO buy up
their opponents, at the cost Of the country.
But perhaps the day Of CASTELAR, will yet
come. He would he the Cavour of Spain,
If she had but virtue enough to trust
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-27
TIE TIRTFF,

Congres, is now engaged in renodeling
the tariff. X was hoped that the party In
power would have seen the great wrong
aud injustice that has been perpe,rated on
the people by the high protection afforded
by the present law TO few northern
maGuiacturer,, and that in remodeling ii,
some reference would have been had Ia the
interest. Of the people.
Mr. Marshall representing the Flew
cu,h Congressional District of this State,
made the following statement in u late
speech, showing how the people are taxed
ON the absolute ncccssaries OF life.
Tho farmer starting to his work has q
shoe put on his horse, with nails taxed o,
Der cent, driven by n hammer taxed %
Der cent, cuts stick with a knife taxed
30 per cent. bitches his horse TO II pillow
taxed 30 per cent, with chains taxed %
per cent. He returns To his home at night
and laws hi. wcaricd limbs on sheet
taxed - per cent and covers himself with
II blanket that has paid 80 per cont lie
rise, ia the morning, puts on his humble
flannel shirt taxed - per cent his cont
taxed 80 per cent, shoes taxed 30 per cent,
and hat taxed 20 per cent opens
family worship by "a chapter
from his Bible taxed IS per cent, and
kncels to his God on an humble carpet
taxed 100 per cent. lie sits down 70 his
humble meal from II plate taxed 10 per
cent, with knife and fork 35 per cent
drink, hs cup OF coffee taxed ~ per cent,
or tca - per cent, with sugar 40 per cent
season, his food with salt taxed 100 per
cent, pepper 297 per cent, or spice $40 per
cent he looks around upon his wife and
children, all taxed the same way takes a
chew Of tobacco taxed 100 per cent, or
lights cigar taxed 800 per cent
aud then thanks hi stars that he lives IN
the frcest aud best government under
heaven, II on the fourth of July he
wants 10 have the star-spangled banner
on real bunting, he must pay tho Aneri-
can Bunting Company Of Massachusetts,
100 per cent. fur uis gluti priVilo So
No wonder, sir, that the Western farmer
g. struggling with poverty, and conscious
Of wrong somewhere, although he knows
not whence the blow comes that is chain
ing him to "A life of endless toll, and re-
ducing his wife and coildren to beggary.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-27
4 NEW NOVEL.

The season is fast upon us when good
works of fiction will be in demand as these
seem always more appropriate to the prop
or enjoyment of the hazy, lazy days ofsun,-
mer, than history, biography or other
works Of "stcrncr stuff
Among the novelties in such works arc
those of Friedrich Spielhagen, translated
from the German by Prot. Schele DE We're.
"The Hohcnstiens' the third of the Sc
rics, i one peculiarly interesting to Amer
lean readers, rs ii shows the desires and
struggles Of the lower classes in Germany
for Republic, u subject which can never
fail to enlist the heart and mind of every
transatlantic reader, g.. MN. ~.
The characters AFRO oil strongly drawn,
lacking neither tho virtues nor vices OF
real men aud women, and while reading
the book il is impossible to divest ones sell
Of deep feeling Of interest in each, which
decpcns toward the close Of the volume
and carries with IL the conviction that the!
are the handiwork Of powerful pen.
Published by Leypoldt 4 Holt, New
York, and for .alc by Rockwell 4 Co.