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Gen. Grant no Deadhead I

We have received from Troy prepaid tele
gram dated April 10, informing us that on the
return from Gen. TnoMAss funeral President
GRANT and his party paid their fare both
ways. This telegram does not come from
an officer Of the railroad, but from profes-
sionh gentleman Of great eminence.
Assuming that this information is correct,
and that the President and his compan.
ions have finally paid the Hudson River
Railroad Company for transporting them
from New York to Troy and back, the next
question ia, Why did they refuse to pay Con-
ductor STEVENS on their way up the river
on Thursday nightH Was 1t because they
then supposed they had an official right to
travel as deadheadsi Or was II because in
changing their clothes for the journey, they
had left their money at home by accident :
If the former was the reason, Il 10 encourag.
ing to find that reflection brought them to
the determination to pay their passage like
gentlemen. If the latter, we can imagine
that they borrowed at Troy the funds which
they had failcd to take with them, and thus
became able to pay for their tickets.
In either case, IL is agreeable to he told
that they paid at last; but it is unpleasant
to reflect that such ridiculous complication
occurred when the President was on bust.
meas 30 solemn as attending the funeral Of
GEORGE II. THOMAS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12
Boss Tweed for Governor.

We nominate the Hon WILLIAM MARCY
TWEED as the Democratic candidate for
Governor at the election of November next.
He is now the great man Of the Democratic
party in this State. He has saved il from
division and ruin. He has more brains and
more money than any other member of the
party. lie "a true TO his friends and
liberal with his resources He is full OF
life and energy and high honors are in store
for him. If the Democrats are wise. they
will unanimously follow our lead and select
him by reclamation for their candidate
Three cheers for Boss TWEED
There is another reason why the Democra
cy should rally around Mr.. TWEED. II he
runs, the Republican party will also 60 fol
him. He owns them. He owns their repre-
sentative men in the Legislature. He has
bought them and paid for them, at an aver
age far beyond the current market rates. o.
course they will all vote for him, and theil
friends and followers will vote for him
Indeed, IT may safely be calculated that. with
the exception of few grumblers and fools
the whole Republican party will probably
give him their sufrages.
Will the Democracy hear our advicef o.
don't they care for victory in November Il
they wish to win, let them nominate Mr.
TWEED
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12
Who FaisiGed the Record 2

The twenty second section of our new
election law, es originally prepared, reported,
and published, reads as follows:
IAN inspectors OF elections and poll clerks for
herein provided for shall be elected or appointed,
sha4 Be appointed as notr prorided BY idw."
In this form this section was printed in all
newspapers and pamphlets previous 10 the
passage of the act. We venture to say that
every member of the Senate and Assembly
suprfs ~ tho section stood in this shape when
they voted for il; and we have no doubt it
did 30 stand. According to these terms, in
pursuance Of existing laws, the inspectors
and poll clerks for the coming May election
would have been appointed by the Police
Commissioners.
But the twenty sccond section, as IL now
appears in the enrolled act, filed in the office
Of the Secretary Of State, reads as follows:
IAN inspectors OF elections and poll clerks for
any election, until the inspectors and poll clerks
herein provided for snail he elected or appointed
.hal z appointed by he Mayor Of Me city Of NetS
York"
In q word, then, as the new law was sup
posed by everybody to read, the inspectors
and poll clerks for the May election were to
be appointed by the Police Commissioners
but, as it actually turns out TO read, they are
10 be appointed by Mayor o'HALLl This
state Of the facts raises tho serious inquiry,
When wss this material alteration made,
who made it, and how and why was it done
Win Mr.. TWEED kindly cast some light on
the history OF this swindle?
The new charter gives to Mayor O'HALI
the appointment of nearly every important
officer whom it provides for. The new cleo
ton law in its ultimate form gives him also
the power to control the first election under
this charter. This is one of the most daring
exhibitions of the onc-man power ever wit
messed In this country. And 10 this the re
suit Of all the clamor of the last ten year
against legislative usurpatlon, and In favo
Of the restoration TO the people Of this city o
their long-withheld municipal rightsf Il
this the legitimate fruit of the Democrat,
victories of 1868 and 1907 Did the Democ
racy Of this city and this State expect I,
reap nothing moro from those magnifcen
victories thnn to wrest the control Of thi
metropolis from the Legislature and iron
the Governor and Senate, and then confer /
oil upon Mayor who dares not submit hi
claims TO continue in Office to his constitu
ents in the coming May2
Do JOHN T. HOFFMAN, WILLIAM NJ
TWEED, and PETER B. SwEENY imagin
that the Democratic party of New York
going to submit in silence to such jugglery a
thisf Let them set their houses in order
for their hour approaches.
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be merged the present Court Of Chancery, the
Court Of Queens Bench, the Court Of Com.
mon Pleas, the Court Of Exchequer, the
Court Of Probate and Divorce, and the Court
Of Admiralty. There are at present twenty
seven Judges in these courts-seven in the
Court Of Chanccry six each in the three
common law courts, the Queens Bench, the
Common Pleas and the Exchequer and one
each in the Court of Probate aud the Court
Of Admiralty.
The new Court 10 to have Eve divisions.
The Lord Chancellor, assisted by four other
Judges, will form ono Of these-thc equity
side of the Court. There will be three COM
mon law divisions, consisting Of Eve Judges
each, with Lord Chief Justice TO preside
over one Of them. and over the other two u
Lord President. The Judges Of Probate
and Of Admiralty, With an additional Judge,
making three in oil, will compose the fifth
division Of the High Court Of Justice. The
total number Of Justices will thus be twenty.
three.
A second bill has been introduced pro-
viding for the constitution Of a Court OF
Appeal 1t permits several Of the Judges of
the Court Of original jurisdiction to sit during
the same period in an appellate capacity,
and In this respect II seems TO us very OBJ
jectonable. Appeals to the House of Lords,
the Court of last resort, may hereafter be
argued before Judicial Committee, to be
chosen from among the members at the com.
mencement of every session, and with power
to sit and hear cases during vacations Of Par
Lament. The opinion of this Committee
will, of course be subject TO the vote Of the
House upon their report.
England is wise enough to pay her Judges
well. The Lord Chancellor in his speech on
the two Judiciary bills called attention To
the salaries TO be paid, and no one Of these
salaries is less than twenty-five thousand
dollars. There was once q Justice Of the
Supreme Court in Rhode Island who wa,
going to resign and engage In the umbrellas
business. as he did not like to remain on tn,
bench while the umbrella business was &c
much more profitable. There is little danger
Of such an occurrence in England, but here q
good lawyer cannot afford to remain on tn,
bench unless he has other income than hii
salary.
There is no attempt on the part Of Parlia
ment to enact code Of legal procedure, but
certain general principles are pointed out e
guide the Judges in framing one. The bill
provides, for example. that the procedure
shall DO asslmilated In all the divisions 8,
far as is possible that the High Court shal
be empowered to transfer business from one
division to another; and that matters ma,
be referred to referees. But the power o.
regulating the procedure Of the Court is fol
the most part left entirely 70 the Judges.
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The Judiciary system OF England-A
Great Change Proposed.

bill Is now under consideration in Par
lament providing for a complete change in
the English judiciary system, and a reorgan-
ization of the present long established courts
In that country, This bill will probably
pass both Houses aud become a law, though
1t may first be materially amended in some
respects. Its enactment will mark IN i'm.
portant epoch In the history of English tri-
bunals; and the provisions of the proposed
statute are Of particular interest to us in this
country, from the fact that 30 many features
Of our various legal systems have been de-
rived from the organization Of the courts in
England.
The distinction between courts Of law
and courts Of equity is TO be abolished.
II 10 not proposed, however, TO enact
that there shall be no distinction
between actions at law and suits in
equity, as has been done In this State but
while there ID to be only one Court, Of which
ell the Judges will be members, II will still
have common law side and an equity side,
and the same Judges will have power 70 hear
causes In both.
This comprehensive new tribunal 10 10 b.
Known asths High Court Of Justice. In Il will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

The system Of delivering letters by car
riers, which has now been in practice in our
large cities for several years, has failed to take
the place of that Of private boxes, as it was ex-
pected to do. report just made to the House
Of Representatives by the Postmaster General
shows that the rents paid for boxes, since the
delivery system was introduced, have increased
rather than diminished, thus proving that con-
siderable portion Of the public prefer the box
system. Perhaps one reason for this may be
found in the dilatoriness Of the carriers. As long
as 1t takes as it often does now, one two, or more
days for letter to find its way from one part of
the city to another, people will rather 20 to the
Post Office themselves than wait for the carriers
10 come TO them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

After many years service JOHN A. KEN
nDr is going out Of Office as General superin-
tendent Of Police. He has had great chances,
but his integrity has not been corrupted. He is
no richer to-day than when he first entered on
power. He has not stolen for himself and has
not allowed II among his subordinates. We hope
his successor will be equally honest during his
administration, and equally wor thy Of this high
praise when he leaves IL.
Capt JoHs JouRpAs, the new Superintendent,
is an old and efficient officer. The Sun first sug-
gested his name to the Commissioners. His
friends are confident that no will all the Office
with great credit to himself and 70 the Depart
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12
The Beauties Of the New Charter.

The new charter was drawn up In a hurry.
It was put through the Legislature and
signed by the Governor in such hot haste
that no one had time carefully TO examine 1t
before Il had been made law. Its beauties
are daily coming TO light.
Yesterday the Old Board Of Police turned
over their property TO themselves under the
guise of the New Board. When the New Board
came into power, one would naturally suppose
the Old Board dead. Such Is not the fact.
When a police officer is appointed In New
York city, he is commissioned by the New
Board Of Police, consisting Of HENRY SMITH,
JOSEPH g. BoswoRTH, MATTHEW T. BREN-
NAN, and b. FRANKLIN MANIERRE. But
when an appointment is made in Brooklyn,
the officer receives his commission through
the Old Board Of Police, whose members are
B. FRANKLIN MANIERRE, MATTHEW T.
BRENNAN, JOSEPH s. BoswoRTH, and HENRY
SMITH. In other words, the New Board Of
Police Is the Old Board OF Police, only 1t
amt; and the Old Board of Police is the New
Board of Police, only It isn't This
state of things will last until the
10Th INST, when the new brooklyn Polce
act is to go into operation. The taxpayers
will fully appreciate the beauty of this sys-
tenn when Mr.. b. FRANKLIN MANIERRE puts
in claim for double salary for his services
on the two Boards.
Meanwhile Westchester county and Staten
Island have been left out in the cold by the
police arrangements Of the new charter.
The Hon. BIO Six went TO Albany on the
boat last evening to put through some ad-
ditional Legislative measures for the relief
of the citizens OF those provinces. As the
matter stands, the Old Board claims juris.
diction over them, and Mr.. B. FRANK
LIN MANIERRE will probably go for a third
salary on the strength Of this claim
What = glorious instrument this new
charter isl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12
Mayor oHAIL hung all his banners on

Mayor O'HALL hung all his banners on
the outer wall yesterday in honor Of the new era
Of municipal rights, which began with the ope-
ration Of the TWEED charter. The grandeur Of
this consists in o'HALL's being obliged to ap-
point eight Republicans upon Commissions which
rightfully belonged To the Democratic party
What Democrat ever supposed when he was
working, talking, voting, and cheating for his
party, that he was only exertng himself to keep
HENRY SMITH and b. +. MASIERRE in rich Offices
This is funny world, and 0'HALL is q very
funny fellow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

vassers will be appointed by the Police Commits
sioners, challengers will not be protected at the
polls; candidates will not have the right
to be represented at the canvass; and
inspectors and canvassers will not be sub
ject to special penalties for receiving votes
which they know to be fraudulent, or for count
ing falsely those that have been received.
What chance will the Young Democracy have
at such an electioni
The journal goes on 70 say that the Repub-
licans Of the Legislature, TO whom the matter
was intrusted, have given them q splendid op-
portunity to recover from their present humili-
ating position" Yes, by handing them over
bound and gagged, TO be dealt with by their
enemies-who are also now the owners Of the
Republican party-ss they may choose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

We learn with sincere regret that Mr..
SAMUEL BowLrs, Of Springfield, Mass, editor Of
the Repubiioan, is seriously threatened with
softening Of the brain, II he is not already VIC
tim of that disease This accounts for his recent
strange course In defending adultery in his paper
and in bitterly and falsely assailing old friends
who have stood by him when he needed friends.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12
The Reward Of Long and Faithful Services
In the Democratic Ranks.

~ Me EdHoF " ING oM
Sin; As William Hitchman now holds three
otces, Speaker Of Assembly, Clerk OF the Board OF
Education, and one OF the Fire Commissioners (;
Richard NJ. Henry holds two ofnces, Tax Assessor
and one OF the Dock Commissioners; Wilson O..
Hunt holds two oniees, Quarantine Commissioner
and Dock Commissioner; Henry Smith two ofices,
Supervisor and Police Commissioner; John j. Brad
ley two onises, Senator ind Chamberlan-won't
you have the kindness TO ask one OF them to give
one Of their places 10 poor devil who has served
the Democratic party (never repeatedly honestly for
period Of twenty yearsf DO what you can for me.
ePLMTERA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

In another column we publish extracts
from late leading newspapers of Madrid on the
subject Of the cession OF the island of Cuba.
1t seems strange that capital that can boast Of
such talent and sound common sense as are
eyinced by the articles under notice, should be
cursed with such q set Of pompous bunglers as at
present disgrace the Spanish Cabinet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

We have private information from WASH
ington to the effect that Mr.. MosEs II. GRiSSELL
will shortly resign his place in the New York
Custom House, and will be succeeded either by
Mr.. THOMAS MURPHY or Mr.. WILLIAM ORros.
Either Of these gentlemen would make first
rate Collector; and that is something that tends
to weaken belief in the correctness Of the report.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

Isthe reappointment ofMr. B. F. MANIERRE
by Mayor 0HALL TO be taken as an expression Of
the Mayors official consent to Mammals keep
ing the $4,000 which he got illegally and fraudu-
lently from the funds Of the late Excise Boardf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

The Albany BVening Journal says that II
the Young Democracy are really majority Of
the party, "they can easily control its elections"
So they could, If the elections were fairly con-
Quoted but how will IL be at the next election
on the nth Of May. when the new Board OF
Aldermen and Supervisors and the new Judges
are shesenf In that election the new election
Ian does not snarsta- Ths inspector end can.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

JOHN J. BRADLEY, the present City Cham
berlain, is brother-in-law Of PETER d. SwErSr,
the late c. @. All in the family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

The Germans are at lagerheads now, not
with the Republicans, but with the Democrats
who have shame fully betrayed them. GENT
alone stood firm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

The Young Democracy Of New York will
yet ring the tnell Of the Ring. "wait a little
longer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

aggregate daily circulation last geek,
100000. Arerdgc daily circulation dur
ing the week, 05,o5s. Daily acreage dur
ing The precious Teek, ending april 2,
o. DAD.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

The daily circulation of THE Sun during
the last peek, ,chich ended on Saturday,
Aar,I q ,,os M foIlotrs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-12

Q. About how old . man was YOUR nther when b
died2 A. About ~ years old. Ny cousin CHE PRISON
err looks enough Ike him 10 be my father.
The Court-Answer only the questions addressed u
you, NM. Oliver. You need not volunteer any infoI
nation.
O. Do you know how long he was at the Asylum be
tore he dlod? A. don't recoect.
q. Do you remember watching with him during al
q. How did he diei A. Oh. very friEhtfui; he bl
his nesh and
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
Shaking and Burning.

It is not necessary to journey from the tropics
to Alaska in order to experience the extremes
of heat and cold. Thousands undergo ali the
Inconvenience of this thermometrical change
every day, or every other day, as the case may
be, without the trouble of moving over the
threshold. A word with these involuntary
shakers. What are they doing to expedite
their return to a medium temperature Ito
break the chills and Danish the fever Are
they dosing themselves with quinine, thereby
imperiling the soundness of their bones and i'm.
pairing the vigor of their brains and nervous
system Some Of them are, no doubt, but not
the majority Of them. 1t is believed. The value
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitrers as harmless
aud ce: rain specific for fever and ague is I'm.
derstood and appreciated in all parts Of the
country where intermittents prevail The res
idents of such localities begin to take il early
in tie spring as a protection against the MAS.
ma bN which they are surrounded; not all
OF them, perhaps, for blind adherence to error
Is the speciality Of so ne people, but the greater
number.
fthere is any fixed fact In therapeutics, it is
this: that the Bitters are a far better safeguard
against all the varieties OF periodic maladies
produced by unwhoesome exbalations than anv
drug or compound in the m4teria medica of the
profession. This assertion is made with all due
| respect to the faculty, but being an important
| truth, and one that nearly concerns the heal b
of large settlements in various parts of the
country an" indeed of the public at large IL is
mads4earlessly. Founded on ample and unim.
pcach2bfe testimony, IL defes dsprovsl.
To break UP chills and fevers, as well az tn
prevent them, there Is nothing 80 reliable as
this wholesome vegetable restorative.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
Stage sensntions.
From the New York World

The fire scene in Lost at Sea-" now
being played at Wizards, is veritable
sensation. Viewed from the front, il is
as vivid as flames and sparks and glare
can make it. The attic in which Walter
Coram is imprisoned, seen through the
borIed window, seems TO be- wrapped in
FIRE, and presently the whole frame
work of the hOuse gives way, and buru-
ing rsfteIs and walls come crashing TO
the earth together, in burst o.
smoke and sparks. So intensely real
is all tbis-so peri'ous, and so fea :
full to think of, with pa oked audierc-,
Mt the mel cy of sup Rand careless Car.
peIt rs-that one IF the moruing pa
per, has spoken brayeIy against It; Ia
deed. The Fire Commissioners, the po-
lice and the Insurance. OtfiG- ia impelled
by a iIveiy seuss of the + respective du-
ties, have waited upon Mr.. Moss and
demonstrated. Mr.. Moss, unm wed by
the patheric appeals OF thts, men in
behalf of life and properly, has invari.
ably invited them behn the scenes
TO witness the devonring element
from new and more Instructive
stand point. They have then stood in
the wings during fire scene with bated
breath, aud, from that vantage ground
the burning rafGers resolved them selves
into gas jets, and the sparks into 6yine
gold leaf, while the crash Uf falling
walls was ground out ha' mle.sly by a
man at a crank. Whereat fire wardeps
laughed, insurance men looked
ashamed, and the police SAID it was q
- good thing. But one er two brave
and outspoken journals continue to
warn the public against gold leaf and
the dangerous glare Of red FIRE,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18

The Liberian negroes are debating a
proposition for the annexation of the
United States to their Republic. The
only obstacle they perceive in the way
of the project is the provision of the
Liberia Constitution DISTINGUISHING
whites-a suffrage restriction which the
black Republicans don't like to abau-
don. As their friends on this side of
the water have already surrendered half
q dozen States to negro domination, and
are moving heaven and earth to extend
that sweet boon over q much broader
territory, the Liberiaus do not believe
that this objection will prove insnr-
mountable. They entertain confident
hope that the Radicals, under the lead
OF Sumner, Butler, Tilton and the other
white hieropbants of Youdouism, will
be able and willing to carry sixteenth
amendment, bringing what is left of
our Con ,titntion into harmony with
that of Liberia.