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Corrupting the Young Men Of the
Country.


The example of President GRANT neces-
sarily has profound effect upon the public
mind and we do not believe that any Presi-
dent or any prominent public man has ever
done so much as he TO corrupt and break
down the conscience OF the people, and &C.
pecially to destroy the safeguards Of public
morality among our young men.
The great political crime Of our day is
bribery. 1t pcrvades our Legislatures, il up
proaches our courts, and the effects of it's
poison are visible in almost all departments
Of the public service. Unless it can be
checked and removed, il will certainly de
stroy the experiment. of republican form
of government. This crime of bribery Gen.
GRANT is now encouraging, approving, and
maintaining with all the weight of his char
actcr and his influence
JOHN BANCROFT DAVIS is now Acting
Secretary Of State of tho United States. He
has been convicted of bribery, not by any
mere unsupported allegation or public ru-
NOR; the charge has been proved by the
Official public investigations Of the Legisla-
ture of Massachusetts,. They have taken the
evidence which proves IL, and they have
published it to the world. DAVIS does not
even attempt to deny the accusation or TO
palliatc the force of the testimony. He ad-
mits by his eilencc, unbrokcn now for more
than four months, that he liz guilty of hav-
ing taken bride of 100000 to bctray the
constituents who had intrusted Inn with
their property, and the clients who coniidcd
their interests to his charge. 1t is a great,
glaring and shocking case of this most
dangerous crime. The facts are confessed.
The culprit pleads guilty but he also boldly
and insolcntly aiIlrns by his action that it
~ not such crime as disqualifes man
from holding one of the highest and most
Important Offices under the Government.
Gen. GRANT adopts this nsolence of BAN.
CnoFT DAVIS he keeps him in Office he still
ronides the keys Of power TO his corrupt
hands. Notwithstanding that the facts have
been notorious for nearly half a year, Gen.
GRANT still retains DAVIS as his Assistant
Secretary of State, and in the absence of the
Secretary places him at the head of the De
partment. He thus proclaims with all the
authority of tho Presidential Office that bri.
berry is, in his Judgment, not serious
offence; that a man may be bribed with
100000 to betray his trust, and still be per
foctly fit 10 hold the place and wear the
honors Of Acting Secretary of State. Can
there be anything more calculated to corrupt
tho minds of young men in regard to this
momentous subject than the action of Presi-
dent GRANT?
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Don't Cut on the soldiers Pay.
an. m

SIN When l enlisted the pay for private
soldier was $40 month. 1 had no reason to sup
pose that our pay would be cut down. No told
me. Soldiers don't read everything, nor know
every law Congress chooses To pass. How was to
know that after June, $50, my pay would be 50 less
now than be did in the war. They don't cut down
their own paw. When took the oath promised
to accept such pay, bounty rations, and clothing as
Government chose to give me but no one told me
about this Toss OF IS every month. won't DESERT
but there are plenty who will. There will be more
assertions this month than there have been an
month since the war ended. .r 7
Cannot Tine sun stir up Congress 10 continue our
pay at the old ratesf II will be cheaper for tho
Government IN the end. Soldiers are hurnar Just
like other people, and the best paid are the pest
soldiers and the cheapest. d..
You help the poor people. help us Uncle Sam
Is afraid Of you, particularly about election time.
Then use your power to protect TO elevate, and
cherish the soldlory. They will not be ungraletul.
Your friend, PRIVATE SOLDIER.
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large number of the public thorough
fares in the upper part of the city are being newly
paved, in some instances with wood and in others
with stone Evidently, IL the wooden pavements
are laid without perfectly solid foundation, they
will settle away here and there and gradually be-
come dccaycd and worthless. The enormous
taxes which the people of this city have to bear
should induce those whose duty it is to supcrin-
tend the paving of the Streets not to countenance
any pavement without a proper foundation.
Otherwise the greatest present cost Of the work
will not save from heavy expense hereafter to
keep il in repair
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To he Editor or The sun.
SIR: In your edition of to-day appears an ar
tcle headed PREPARATION for Riot" 1t purposts
to give truthful account Of the gathering OF law.
less men intent upon attacking q procession OF
orangemen.
In examining the editorial col umns OF THE SUN
and Herald ind no word OF remonsirance or con-
demnaton. Why is this Il the press frightened
from its true mission by numbers Let US hope not
Better. thousand times better that one thousand
or twenty thousand OF these lawless men perish in
our streets by grape and canister, than tor them 70
suppose that In free America any body Of men differ.
ing from them in religion politics are W be-
OF their rights and privileges by brute force and bru.
tai ignorance. am no Orangcman or Catholic bat
a native born American and as such say TO the
Irish American citizens, celebrate n you will the
wearing OF the Green" or the Orange and
Americans will to II that no lawiessness pre-
vents. With Orsneesm we have no sympathy, and
no personal acquaintance kno wingly, with any one
Of the order, but from the demons trations that
have been made they owe II 20 themselves as men,
ana as true adopted American citizens 20 parade
the streets Of New York from Battery to Harlem,
and the city Of New York has q duty at the same
time 20 iufl In fully and completely furnishina
protection. Once for all let lrishmen, Catholics or
OrpnEemen, understand that in this country Amer.
cans guarantee liberty and freedom TO ali regardless
vi religious erecas " political differences.
AN AMERICAN
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O'HaIl and ~. Paul.

ffIFTOT
SIR: A good provider is Mayor o'Hall He
has for his private secretary his uncle, an Old gen
tleman named o'Ilall, who never visits the Office
save once month, and then TO draw his salary,
whch-umounts TO three thousand fee hundred dOk
lars per annum. His cousin, Edward o'iIall, IS an
other pensoner. He is very young man, Is styled
third clerk" and though doing but little or no
work, each month draws portion Of yearly salary
OF two thousand Eve hundred dollars.
st. Paul says that man who does not provide for
his own Is worse than inadel. o'Hal agrees
with St Paul. his little understanding betweea
oIIall and St. Paul, however, costs the taxpayers
six thousand dollars year. That's Hall.
JAMES
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noring even the existence of such power
ne England Perheps no even dreams of
aveneing Waterloo and seeks to provoke
England by arbitrarily disposing of the
dcstinies of Europe without the slightest
regard Tor her approval or disOpprovol.
So far he has been decisivcly checkmated
only by the United States. We have driven
his lepions out Of Mexico, and we have
brought the BoNAPAHTE eaglc TO crouch
before the eagle of America And in tho
present war the Prussian sympathies OF
country which has dealt such fearful
blow to the pride of the BoNAPARTEs
must be especially CALLING to the Emperor.
1t is truo, he pretends that he does not mako
war upon the Prussinn people but only upon
BIsMARCK So, in this country, we are
friendly to the French we are hostile only
TO BoSAPARTE. What BISMARCK is to him,
he Ia TO US. Him, the crapulous ADVENTURE.
we ytan to see hurled from power and
caught in the pitfhll which he lays for others.
But thc French people we wish to see great,
glorious, and prosperous.
The desperate proceedings of LOUIS NAro'
LEON indicate desire on his part for conli-
ton against him. Very likely he would re.
joicc to see himself like his putative uncle,
immortnlizcd in history as the invinciblo
potentate, who could be resisted only by q
coalition Of all the great powers Of the world.
or course those powers arc fully aware that
they have 10 deal with a desperate, who
shrinks from no crime 10 satinte his ambition
and impose upon France fourth NAPOLEON
as his successor. Their policy, for the pres
ent at least. is TO leave him severely alone;
TO let him fight out bis duel with Germany.
Those who remember the sentimental e1fu.
slons which were exchanged last year be-
tween the monarchs of Russia, Austria, and
Prussia, must be convinced that these mon.
archs never had any love for this bastard Boz
NArARTE, however much Austria has been
obliged TO court his alliance. Russia, whose
action prompts that Of England, and who
thus controls the situation, In not in mood
to net rashly. She has the first French In
vasion and the Crimean war TO avenge; but
she is inspired by statecraft, not by resent
ment Her decision will finally determine
whether the war shall be local or general !;
but she will DC in no haste to make it.
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MANCHESTER COUNTY.

M John Council, welknown butcher of Ford.
ham, was thrown from Ills carriage saturday evening
on FUN street Morrsania His lacJ and head were
badly laceratcd.
At an election of officers Of Company b. Third
regiment, Capt John C. Gebnan held IN West Chester
Henry Hass was made First Lieutenant and Nm
schwartz Second Lieutenant
The cOl0red people OF FOrdham had high time on
FRIDAY night. In large dray, accompanied string
hand. and assisted by amateur yocalits they drove to
ionkers, 20 serenHde Their friends The party mum.
bered about thirtyhye persons, headed by Mr.. john
Colby. Mr.. Brodls, ana Mir. Squlres.
On Saturday afternoon dead man was found
washed ashore the beach OF the of Mr. Paul
spohord Hunts Poit. he body yerV much de,
composed. On the eft side ol ms breast was fastened
aHNer badge shaped IN the form OF paralelograni,
with the name w. H. Core engraved In Roman cAATac-
tegs, Coroner AaLhgAla held lac Inquest
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Enthusiastic Americans had best be care
fu how they bet their money on the yacht Amer
lea 10 to-dsy's rnccs We are informed that her
sails and her rig have been so misernbly botched
by the bunglcrs at the Navy Yard, that If she
wins, it will be by a miracle. Her sails are made
of soft duck, and belly badly, instead of being
fat like boards as they should DO; and not one
Of them can be shifted without moving half q
dozen things. Her ropes yesterday were all
lying around uncoilcd and unhaBdy, and tho
greatest confusion prevailed on her deck. It's
said that Admiral Porter and his two sons will
be on board, and that Of itself is unfavorublc I'd
success Both Capt. BRowS, who sailed her in
1851, and young STEERS have lefl her in disgust
at the way thugs have been mismanagcd.
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SPARKS PRoM rHE rrAhaRirA

North Carolina has gone Democratic
The election at salt Lake passed Oh D.. l'
Mo.mou women generally FHirh
Tie people NJ Wlitc-iouc Wil C..... .' INV
al OF the yachts to-day, masking II a hpl ...
william II. Hanna. . Hwyrr o. Elnun ''n' IA.
was kill,d u bed on Friday ulstt uy ,I-N.....
The Old Colony aud Newport lt. ip''
ton have purchased ta' Granite Raj '|t N"'
Tho coach from llrlcnl va. a'trs -
agents at lIttle Dry CrCok ln Haiuuaf INK
Cinnamon were rOJGgd vi RI,.lJ, tuA tt.
wa taken. -
DR. Ncwn,,n arrived in Sr't Lake ON sl'nriW,
ana informed brigham Young 10y cu'r d. p t.i s
C. proceed with DEBATE. Brigham l'I d. .. . l.y
NOT challenged Dr.. Newman ar any uht .'''N
. cuSrloA VI Tie question vi pOiygAmy'
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Ono Cause Of Descrtiou.


Sra: am pointer by trade. Ny mother lives
in GERMANY l was STRANGER In this conntry. ]
was told the army was a good place for me. They
said could be a soldier and when worked at my
trade ! would be paid something besdes my sol.
diors pay. l was In the army only three months
when they put INC at work painting. They called
me artiiicer Nv name came next the drummofsl
and hfers on the muster roll. 30 did my pay. got
two dollars more month when was artiiicer. This
was better. II lasted four months. They then made
another man, blacksmith, artihcer. tie got the
two dollars then, and | was paid private's pay
again. But still painted. They used 10 detail me
i've or six days ~ paiuter ON daily duty. Daily
duty was the same as extra duty only II did not last
30 long. Then, at the end OF six days they put me
Kuard, and the second day after that went TO
paint acuia. This was the way worked altogether
hny.two days in six months. I thint l an home
sick now. | do not feel like painting any more
Perhaps my letters did not please him. 10 not de-
sert. hut many do desert when they how II Ia In
the army. Tne officers do not think are TO blame.
The Government wants TO slve money. That N the
way explain IL. II they told recruits how II " in
the army, and all they might expect, and they tien
enlisted. they would have right TO DC dsf atished
Men can work without being In the army. They
should pay every who works at his trade
someth ng extra. Thea would send tor my mother
In Germany, as expected. i am disappointed,
Your servant, PRUSSIA.
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jumping match came of at Bughannon, on
saturday. Detwcsn Ned sOarles, OF sang Sing and
Bob Way of Olcan, fOry 50l \ side, ant Tie CHAM
Iionsbip Of America. fiero were tn be ten trials OF
single jump each, spirit level. Matt RYAN aud H.
ID. DAVIS we're the judges, aud Erastus Campbell was
referee. Soarlos tied the mark and, with an easy
spring. covered II feet fO4 inc,ies. WAY thea
threw himself out and coveted IL feet Al 4 inohTs
Betting was brisk On the thiTd trial. Shai YES gave
tremendous spring and cleared 10 iect inches
II IL the longest lump on record In the world md
was followed by prolonged cheers II caused Way
10 lose heart. After one more trial, wiAch rhe
cleared but u feet inches, he refused TO proceed.
and declared himself beaten
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1t is a curious fact that the home thrust at
the President made by Senator FESToN in his
letter yindcating his course in opposing the con-
frmation of Mr.. MURPHY as Collector Of the Port
should have been permitted to pass without
comment, Mr., FrNToN recalls "the assurances
which were understood to come from the Presi-
dent about the period of his inauguration, in
respect to retention in Office, as well as removal
from Office" 1t will be remembered that these
assurances were to the effect that faithful public
servants then in office should be retained, and
that no officer thereafter appointed would be re-
moved except for cause. 1t is superhuous 10
say that this pledge has been constantly violated.
Not one of GRNr's predecessors ever removed
one-hall as many Of Lis own appoMises w the
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RIOT IN BOSTON.

A Policeman Using his Revolver on Sevcn-
year-oId ChiIdren-The POpuiace En-
rnged-Brickbats ana Paving stones.
DosTos Aug. z, lST0.-Last night between 0 and
10 o'clock, in South Cove district near the Old Col.
ony Railroad Depot, there was disturbance, which
threatened to become a serious riot. Policeman
Clayton arrested young boy named Richard Burke,
when crowd collected and an attempt was made to
rescue him. Tho officer fred four shots into the
crowd, all Of which TOOK effect, wounding seriously
Hugh McShane, only seven yeai old, in The back Of
the neck, a boy named Hay in the thigh, Thomas
DrscOll, thirteen years old, in tho leg, and little
boy IN the lett breast. very large and excited
crowd rushed to tho scene, and brickhats and paw
ing stones began to fly freely, but force OF police
arriving the crowd dispersed
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A Police Captain Committed 20 Jail.

James Garland, Captain of Police in Elizabeth,
charge OF assault upon the City Hcanh Inspector
The plaintiff while In the police heAstquarars was
ordered out by ue defendant. On his reilBing to
90, tue latter forciby elected him Justice Prico
bound over the Captain To keep thu peace but d.
clined to take his own rocognizance. The CAPTAIN
declined w furnish any other bail. justice lnGe an
sisted on his point, and finally committed him to
the county jan. The Police Captain, hcliry well
Informed In the law, applied TO the Sheriff who ad-
United him to bali on his own rccognzlnco, JuLsa
Milford, OF the Circuit Court endorsing III, bill
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TIE CHARGES AGAIYsT CUTLER.
swindling the Soldiers widow-Obtninine
Pension for n Confederate soidier-The
Grecnvtile Grocery.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A letter from Green
Vile, Tennessee, Just received here, TO be submit
ted TO the Commissioner Of Pensions says that the
representative r. X. Butler OF that Congressional
district, began his pension and county speculatons
in October, 1867 and among the serious charges
against him is that he procured back pay and al
lowanccs to the amount OF 800. but gave only $40
to the widow in whose behalf It was obtained.
Further, that he made . business Of having bills
passed by Congress, the recipients OF the benefits
paving him onehalf Of the sum and that he bad OBJ
tanned pension for a man who had served as
Confederate soldier, never having been In the Union
army Butler and his son keen q store and compel
those for whom the father receives pensions to take
out the amount in groceries at large advance
the usual price
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THE NORTH CAROLINA ANARCHY.
Col. Kinks Victims TO be Rescued by a
Writ of Habeas Corpus.

RALEIGH, Aug Geo w. Brooks, Judge Of
the United States District Court in the District Of
North Carolina, has issued 4 writ Of haosds corpus
for all citizens now held by Col Kirk under order
OF Gov. Holden to appear before him at Salisbury,
where he opens his Court to morrow. The United
States Marshal leaves tonight to serve the writ.
j. Turner, editor of tie Raleigh Seafin6i, was ar
rested at lis home in siSLofo, Orange county,
which county has never been declared in a state Of
insurrection, by detachment Of Hoden's militia
from Alamance county.
The State has gone Democratic by q large major.
ity, and from MI appearance the Democrats lave a
two thirds majority in both branches OF the Lexis.
lsture. The Democrats also elected i've OF the
seven Congressman.
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The Olympic Theatre opens on Monday, the
22l inst, when lleryGs great and original comic
opera OF "Iitllo Faust will be produced. the
piece and copyright having bocn secured for the Oates
troupe and the Olympic by John Il, Macdouough,
Esq, under whose direction this msrVeliOusly cue
ccssful production viii be introduced to the New
tnne ana 49, 40 I,aHV' 1,aut ,tae w ,"s
prcssly Tor this p,sco, and that the getting up IT
" lie Petite Faust at The Olympic via by no means
lack any OF the European effects, The scenery is
be all new. Mrs Oates will represent hephise, and
cur glorious intend Goo. l.. Fox Ills character oi q
Lady named MuFthA
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The French Army Defeated and re-
treating.

Our latest cable kilograms inform us that
great battle was fought between the
French and the Germans on Saturday, Mt
Hagcnau, little west Of SaarbrHck. The
,Prussian official dispatches claim a victory,
with the capture of four Thousand prisoners,
thirty cannon, two stnndnrls and six mitrail-
ichrs The loss Of the Bathc is admitted by
The Emperor NAroIroS.
The appearance is that the whole French
army is falling back for the protection of
Paris.
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individual now 10 The Presidential chair The
cause Of these changes has been the hope Of
political advantage in most eases. In others,
removals have been made from mere caprice,
and in many instances in utter disregard Of the
public interest, II was inevitable that these pro
ceedings should result in the total demoralisa-
ton Of the Republican party, and the disgrace Of
the Administration. IN ali civil matters 0RASI
has neither sense. Judgment. nor discretion.
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UhS or LEISURE.
BROOk LIN.

Thomas NcGoldrick, OF Nv rite avenue anil SKIN
man street. was drowned saturday hale 800 LlIug a.
the foot ofClntou avenue,
Catharine OMEN aged ~ months, was burned 70
death saturday at 81 Hall street, her clothes hAug
taken IRE iron matches with which she was playing.
Mary Dunn aged Ii years. OF FiCteantl street,
Eleventh avenue, was accidentally shot IN Che right
Dy some unknown person while walang Aloug
Last
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How The sun shines w the River.

SIR; On the II O'clock trip Of the ferry from
this place To Fishkill this forenoon noticed 10 SUNS
TribuaeS, and Times. Your luminary Ia becom-
ing very popular in this place, as II ought every
where. In few minutes after tho papers arriN q
The SUN cannot be obtained. They 20 on like hot
cakes. Yours sc, CONSTANT READER
NEwBUR0u Aug, 5, 1870.
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Phil. Sheridan Appointed che Oaiciai Repre-
sentative of President Grant.

WAMISaruN, ABE. 6-When Gen. Sheridan
sailed for Europe he had Instructions, nor 10
invested with any Official duty. II said tonight
utat tue President winle here on Friday sent 70
Gen. Sheridan in London several OniCia papers,
couianng Instructions, and making HIN tho
Official representative Of President Grant Com
mander in Clief OF our armies He also srnt dts
patch order through the State Department TO Minis
ter Washburne in Paris aud Minister Bancroft IA
Berlin, informing item OF the ofhcill authority Vt
den. bhcI ilan.
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Rcars Exeourisuors Misstatements.

SIR: notice in your issue Of this morning
that Reals executioner, Robert simpson. mentions
my name as his son. / wish TO state that he is not
my father, nor relative. Please give this card
place In your valuable columns, as do not wish
any one TO have false idea OF me. The whole tning
Is a malicious ialsehood on the part OF Robert
simpson, the executloner, for what purpose know
not. Very truly yours, r. 3. SIMPSON,
Vice Commodore Oceanic Yacht Club.
JERSEY CITY, Aug. o, 1870
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TIE HALL AND B4T.

The Harvard Club beat tho Paslmy', w. p'i'1ie!'
phla, on Sat urday, ny eat 40.
The Athletics Of Phndel9hia beat lbD Forea
CITY cub at Cleveland. ono, ON SItu, itS, b. e ~
The Friendships were defeated ioTtlt 'lei umo
on Saturday by the Miner % 10 cv'1 iuur' A'9h
A note from the CVtpin o. the L1nr'"f 'us
contains challenge W ANY g.Up uul 10 aIl" ttNs
the match To be piaN cd IL blp',Nu foo. ... 10 lug
for The winning nine, the Latirltora' sm'. Ils "NA
out.
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LONG ISLAND.

The schooner Samuel Reiker at Kelley's Dock,
Hunters Point, was run into yesterday By the TUG
James johnson.
The alary Of the Suffolk county judges has been
raised from 81 200 to II 800 per year. and the salary OF
the District Attorney from $500 VI $500.
Mr.. Theodore Cook, aged %, paper box manufac-
turer OF Warren street New York was drowned In the
Auv
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THE LATEST LABOR NEWS.

The coiored workingmen OF this STATE viii meet
m Saratoga on the stn inst, William +. Butler rei
dent
A vote of sympathy was extended toward TIE
family OF Benjamin Nathan by the German tiilpis on
Saturday nlghL
Yesterday morning q nnmber OF Froneh-lpnakinE
worklngmen formed New York branch 90 lOr l1'er'
national workngmons Society OF Paris ana Lon4Ju'
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STATEN ISLAND.

Charles Carson died suddenly in New Brighton Of
heart disease on Saturday.
Two Of the crew Of the Dauntless are In the Sea-.
mems Retreat suffering nom dysenterY superlndueed
by hard Wolk ut sea.